Why iPod such a valuable tool?

2007-04-23T22:33:00.000-07:00

"iPod" here is used as a term for a system of storing and using music and video, rather than why "iPods are important". Here I'm refering to the hardware.

Read this quote from the Edinburgh, Scotland Herald as to how important iPod is to one of their young actors in Great Britain:

"Music - The best-value thing I have ever bought is an iPod because I spend a lot of time living away from home.
I don't think they are that expensive, considering you can take all your music with you. I buy a few CDs every now and then so I do tend to spend money on music. It's usually the latest stuff from the album chart. The last album I bought was The Kooks and in my car at the moment I have The Kaiser Chiefs, Franz Ferdinand and Johnny Cash."

BAM - It's the storage size and ease of use that makes an iPod such a useful little tool.

Tags: apple, nano, ipod, movies

How to Reset or Restart Your iPod

2007-04-23T22:17:00.000-07:00

So you didn't do anything "wrong", yet your iPod is sitting there with a dark screen (with the evil "apple shadow" logo mocking you) or it's frozen on the last thing you were trying to do.

Well, here's the easy way to get back to happy iPodding again:

First of all, make sure the "hold" switch on the top (the oval button that shows a hint of orange when your iPod is on "hold" or locked) is not LOCKED! Slide it so no orange is showing - I've been fooled by this one myself a couple times - even though they show a little "lock" icon on the screen, it can't be seen if your screen is black, eh Apple?

Next, you have two choices, depending if you have a "Scroll Wheel" iPod, or "Click Wheel" iPod.

SCROLL WHEEL

1. Turn the Hold/Pause switch from off to on to off again. (No hold, to hold, to no hold)
2. Press and hold the "Menu" and the "Select" buttons for 6-10 seconds until the apple logo
appears, or some other sign of life happens. The "Menu" button is the top part of your scroll
wheel, and the "Select" button is the round button in the middle of your scroll wheel.

CLICK WHEEL

1. Turn the Hold/Pause switch from off to on to off again. (No hold, to hold, to no hold)
2. Press and hold the "Play/Pause" and the "Menu" buttons for 6-10 seconds until the apple
logo appears, or some other sign of life happens.

That should do it. You can also try connecting your iPod up to a power source like your computer or a charger if the button tricks fail. Fire up iTunes if you're connecting to a computer, and sometimes that wakes your iPod up!

Tags: apple, nano, shuffle, shuttle wheel, click wheel, reset, restart, ipod

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