If you drag and drop files into the local queue they should add to the local queue instead of add to the library. This would be good if you want to just listen to some podcasts but you don't want to add them to your library (so you don't get podcasts when you have library on shuffle).

You should have the option to sync your ipod with your library, or just update the ipod tab in banshee (ie, drag and drop some files into ipod tab with ipod tab update option on would just add those few files I dragged and dropped into the folder instead of adding all the files I have in my library. This is nice because some people like to have only specific things on their ipod. This is esp true for nano users. 

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