Been there, done that! It works perfectly, and for 1/4 the price that the local Apple store was asking for just the wall-wart, never mind the cable and the car adapter.

I kinda suspected that I could unplug the iPod from my computer when it was just charging (I mean, it is USB, right?) and the one time I did it didn't explode or set the house on fire or anything.

tanstaafl.