iPod Tips and Tricks

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Shawyan sent me an email listing his top 5 tips and tricks for an iPod. It’s an excellent list, so I wanted to share it with everyone. Here are his tips, in order from last to first:

If you are concerned about your iPod’s battery limit, there are two factors that can affect how long a charge lasts: The brightness of the screen and the volume. The higher the volume and brightness are, the more battery life is consumed.
If you want to get a YouTube Video on your iPod, Wireless Device, or your own computer, you can do it all online. The website is vixy.net. All you have to do is copy and paste the YouTube URL, specify the format you desire, then download it and place on iTunes!
If you are really concerned about your iPod messing up after the 1 Year limited warranty, purchase an extended warranty!
Your iPod can be used as a storage device. So if you have a old or new iPod just laying around, why not make the most of it? Simply open iTunes and under the properties of your iPod, Select “Enable Disk Usage.” Once you plug your iPod in afterwards, you can just go to “My Computer” (PC) or “Find” (Mac)and open the iPod as if it were a hard drive. Wow!
The best thing I like about my iPod are the hacks available for it. If you have an iPod Video or Nano you can go to ipodwizard.net and “spoof up” your iPod. You can go to the forums and download iPod Wizard’s small-sized application. With their application, you can edit the text on your physical iPod! For example: I changed my “Now Playing” to “Now Rocking.” Another great feature is that you can edit the graphics theme on your iPod. There are various themes that vary from a Windows Vista theme to a Puma theme. They are all user-made, so if someone is nice enough, they can make you a custom theme.

I have one more tip of my own to add to this list. If you look closely at my iPod, you’ll see it is completely enclosed in a hard case. This protects everything but the scroll button. Most importantly, it protects the screen. If your screen breaks, your iPod is pretty well almost useless… except as an external storage device.

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24 Comments

Windows Vista Torrent

October 17th, 2007
at 9:07pm

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Music Player Source

October 18th, 2007
at 4:04pm

This Software Developer Kit will allow developers to create applications for the iPhone, as well as the iPod Touch. Of course, hackers have been developing iPhone apps pretty much since the day the device was released, but now we’re …iPod Tips and TricksIf you are concerned about your iPods battery limit, there are two factors that can affect how long a charge lasts: The brightness of the screen and the volume. The higher the volume and brightness are, the more battery life is

Music Player Resource

October 18th, 2007
at 12:04pm

has released an updated version of his iPod touch hacking utility: iJailBreak 0.3 offers an easy, automated way for users to crack Apple’s device and install third-party applications, well ahead of the …iPod Tips and TricksIf you are concerned about your iPods battery limit, there are two factors that can affect how long a charge lasts: The brightness of the screen and the volume. The higher the volume and brightness are, the more battery life is

Cell Thug

December 4th, 2007
at 5:41am

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bozez212

October 17th, 2007
at 12:38pm

yea chris

seanoc123

October 17th, 2007
at 12:39pm

Cool vid :)

lordytoo

October 17th, 2007
at 12:48pm

dickface

lordytoo

October 17th, 2007
at 12:49pm

i got a tech tip for you chris, go fuck yourself ass hole

cphellp

October 17th, 2007
at 12:55pm

i love my ipods i have 9 ipod i have have bought the newest one since the ipod photo

Goaltimer

October 17th, 2007
at 1:08pm

I don’t have an ipod. I’m using a different mp3 player band bud I may consider an ipod touch in the near future.

DMXell

October 17th, 2007
at 1:17pm

Here’s an iPod Tip – Replace the firmware with iPod Linux or Rockbox (a way to free yourself from iTunes).

corebore13

October 17th, 2007
at 2:34pm

…disk usage can be open by pressing menu and select button…then press select and play button…

iCHAINSAW

October 17th, 2007
at 4:59pm

hey, nice shawyn! you got on the chris pirillo show!

Jeff Roney

October 17th, 2007
at 1:53pm

Hey Chris, I’m a big fan (Still watch the almond video alot. Do I owe you video royalty fees?). Adding to your suggestions of certain factors that use up the Ipod battery life quickly, I’ve also found that if you forward through songs and folders (I would imagine any use or clicking on the wheel), and not let it play automatically through a music folder, the battery life is eaten up faster, as well..

Harlan

October 17th, 2007
at 2:16pm

Also if your ipod is showing a dead or sad ipod sign every time u power it up, and u tried to restore and the problem still exist, Bang the ipod on the table a couple of times, and it’s likely to work. i have a 4th Generation ipod and it had a similar problem to that and i just banged it on my desk and it instantly started to work. Hope this helps