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Deleting a video from your iPod Touch is not very apparent. Here’s how you can do it though:
1. Tap Videos to bring up the video list.
2. Rub your finger back and forth (left to right) across the file you wish to delete.
The video should then be removed from your iTouch.
So you want to be able to use your iPhone, iPhone 3G, or iPod Touch as a hard drive. Well, you can’t right out of the box. Fortunately, there are a couple of third party solutions available.
Both programs allow the transfer of files back and forth between the computer and the device.
How do you move the icons around on the home screen of the iPod Touch?
1. Touch and hold any icon on the Home screen. The icons will begin to wiggle.
2. Drag and drop the icons anywhere you like.
3. Press Home to save your changes.
Did you accidentally put too many words into your iPod Touch keyboard dictionary? You can reset it so that all of your changes are deleted.
1. Select General.
2. Select Reset.
3. Tap Reset Keyboard Dictionary.
The Keyboard Dictionary will then be reset to the factory default and all changes you made to it will be removed.
Want to take a picture of the screen on your iPod Touch? If you have version 2.0 or higher of the software you can.
Press the Home and On/Off buttons at the same time. The will flash. Then in your photo album you will have a photos added that are screen captures of your iPod Touch.
Are you getting the White Apple Logo Screen of Death on your iPhone or iPod Touch? Many people that hacked their devices to enable open source software to run on them. When upgrading to firmware version 2.01 though, many have found their iPhone or iPod Touch will not boot past the White Apple logo screen.
Unfortunately, the only thing you can do to remedy this problem is to reset and perform a full system restore.
1. Press and hold Sleep/Wake and Home until the iPhone resets.
2. When the Apple logo appears release Sleep/Wake. Do not release Home until you see the prompt to connect the iPhone/iPod Touch to iTunes.
You will then need to update the firmware, and proceed with restoring all of your applications and settings.
Free up some space on your iPhone 3G device by deleting videos. Sometimes figuring out how to do this can be tricky though.
1. Tap Videos.
2. Run your finger back and forth (left to right) across the video you wish to delete.
Months ago, I posted information about iPodExtract. It’s a great way to pull music off of your iPod if you have somehow lost your music library on your PC. The only problem is that it doesn’t work with many newer devices such as my 3rd generation iPod Nano.
Luckily I discovered a new method to save my precious music files. Music Rescue completely blew me away with the ease of use. When you install it, it detects your iPod automatically. You can then choose the folder you wish to extract the music to. Here’s the kicker. You’re files are rescued and restored to where you won’t know the difference. They will be in their original format as if they never were lost from your iTunes library.
I have only had a chance to play with the PC/Windows version, but there is a Mac version as well that I am sure is just as robust.
How to get music from your computer to your iPod music player.
1. Download iTunes and install it.
2. Launch iTunes and you can drag and drop the song files or folders with the music files to the iTunes window. The music files will then be added to the iTunes library.
3. Attach your iPod to the computer. You can then drag and drop the songs from the iTunes library over to the iPod device, which should be listed on the left side.
Note: The first time you connect an iPod to a computer, it may ask you to setup the device with a name and a few other preferences.
4. It can take a while for music files to transfer. You can see the progress of the file transfer at the top of the iTunes screen. When you are done moving files to the iPod, you can eject it by pressing the eject icon next to the device on the left side.
How to transfer specific songs or all songs from a CD to the iPod using iTunes.
1. Open iTunes and insert the CD that you wish to import.
2. You might get a prompt to import the CD. If you want to import every song on the disc, select Yes and skip to Step 5. If you only want to import specific songs from the CD, click No.
3. Select the CD on the left side. You can now uncheck the songs you don’t want to import.
4. Click Import CD in the lower right corner of the screen.
5. iTunes will start importing music from the disc.
6. Attach your iPod to the computer.
7. Click Library on the left side of the iTunes screen. Drag and drop the songs that have been imported over to your iPod device which should also be listed on the left side.
8. Eject your iPod when it’s done transferring the songs and enjoy.
How to change the volume on your iPod device.
On all iPod’s except for the Touch, the entire wheel can be used to increase or decrease the volume of the music. Simply slide your finger around the outside of the wheel. Slide it around counter-clockwise to turn the volume down, clockwise to turn the volume up.
So you decided to jump into the pool with your iPod on? Maybe your were listening to it while doing your business, then got up and it slid right into the toilet? Well, there is still hope for your iPod. Give your iPod the best chance with these tips:
Do not attempt to turn your iPod back on right away
It’s not so much the water that damages electronics, but the short that can happen if you power them on when they are still wet. Keep it off until you know it’s totally dry.
Remove all peripherals from the device
Take the case off, headphones and any other items that might be attached to your iPod.
Use a vacuum
Take then handheld part of a vacuum cleaner and run it around the device. Try to get as much of the water out of it as possible. DO NOT use an item like a blow dryer. That will only force air into other areas of your iPod and may cause more damage.
Leave the device in a well ventilated area
Place the device face up in an area where the water will evaporate out of it. What I like to do is put it in front of a low running fan. Leave it there for at least 3 days, longer if it’s really saturated.
The setting to toggle Shuffle mode on or off on the iPod Touch can be pretty difficult to find. Here’s how to enable or disable song shuffling.
1. Access the Now Playing screen.
2. Tap the album cover.
3. Tap the crossing arrows to enable or disable Shuffle (blue means it’s on).
My iPod Nano recently started skipping some songs here and there. I thought that maybe there was a problem with the music file, but it would play fine on the PC. I had purchased the song in iTunes, so it wasn’t a problem with a rouge file or anything like that. I tried these steps recommended by Apple here.
First I reauthorized my iTunes.
That didn’t work, so I had to restore my iPod to the factory settings. Finally that did it. It was kind of annoying to have to reload all of my music over again.
Prevent the iPod Touch from syncing just 1 time when you connect it to the computer.
1. Open iTunes.
2. Windows: Hold down Shift and CTRL until you see the device appear in iTunes.
Mac: Hold down Command and Option until you see the device appear in iTunes.
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