I'm currently in China and not able to sync my ipod with the online account. My university has a wifi system that requires users to down load a program. Sufficed to say, I can't download that onto the ipod.

I'm hoping I can get to an internet bar to sync and drop my new words there, but I might not be able to. If this comes to be the case, is there anyway to add my new words directly into the app itself on the ipod?

AS a side note: I was thinking that it would be really useful to be able to plug our idevices into our computer and do a "hard line" update if other methods fail. Do you guys think this could be possible in a future update?

Ah, the wonders of unnecessary software in China. I can't help you with your request, but it did remind me of the time I spent something like 14 hours trying to get online banking working on my Mac (involving getting a copy of windows and reinstalling it twice -- and even then the software was so flaky it only worked with a full moon, and when the sky was just the right shade of green).

I've never heard of being able to download data for an app through such a connection. I don't think it's possible given the way Apple has set up the system, I'm afraid. I would suggest talking with the IT staff at your university; sometimes they have alternative ways to allow devices onto the network, such as whitelisting your MAC address.

just get a 3G card from china unicom 1G is around 80-100 RMB per month. if you have a non 3G device there are small 3G wireless routers 6-800RMB which will allow you to share the 3G uplink to phone pad and laptop.
Alex

Many cities in China have coffee shops with wifi these days, unless you are in a very small town. You might be able to go someplace like that every now and then to sync?