http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod The infamous iPod blog Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:01:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The new iTunes Plus songs do not have copy protection but still contain your email address and other private information.  This information is in the metadata in the music file. If one of your iTunes songs is placed on a P2P site, your personal information will be available for everybody ... http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/06/04/itunes-plus-remove-personal-information-and-email-address/ If you love shortcuts like I love shortcuts... you'll digg all of these iTunes time savers. Shortcuts for Mac Cmd+B - Show/Hide Artist & album columns Cmd+E - Eject CD Cmd+L - Highlight current playing song Cmd+M - Minimize iTunes Cmd+T - Show visualizer Cmd+Q - Exit iTunes Cmd+? - Show Music Store Help Cmd+^ - Increase volume Cmd+< - ... http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/04/15/itunes-shortcuts-for-apple-and-pc/ Just browsing YouTube when I came across this clever piece of video. Click here to see it. Hmm, I don't recall the iPod being spelled with a capital 'I'. Anyway, hope you enjoy it! http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/04/09/microsoft-re-designs-the-ipod-packaging/ It's as easy as 1, 2 and 3: At the bottom left-hand side of your iTunes window, click the button fourth from the left. Now go to: - Preferences > Playback - Choose "Play Videos In The Main Window" & click OK. Make sure you have a video clip in your library to view; ... http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/04/05/watch-videos-in-itunes/ I hear you say, what are Smart Playlists? Smart playlists are simple playlists that find songs of any attribute in your iPod and compile them into a playlist for you, thus saving you hours of finding specific songs manually. For example, if you only wanted to listen to your favorite songs, ... http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/04/03/taking-advantage-of-smart-playlists/ Just like I promised in the Mac post, here it is: - Connect the iPod to your PC. - Go to Control Panel > Portable Media Devices > iPod. - Go to Tools > Options. - In the View tab, check "Show Hidden Files & Folders". - Navigate to the music folder. - Select all music ... http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/04/02/transfer-songs-from-your-ipod-to-your-pc/ Every song has different volume levels (unfortunately), so you will want to adjust them to the same level for convenience. To achieve this, go to: - Preferences > Playback - Check the "Sound Check" option. Easy. Now, when you turn on your iPod, check: - Settings > Sound Check - Press the "Select" button. Double easy :) http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/03/29/same-volume-songs-on-your-ipod/ It may appear sometimes that music on your iPod has vanished. This can be due to your iPod's music database being faulty, or your iTunes settings need adjustment. On newer iPods, a "Hard Reset" should bring it back. Another option would be to run the latest version of iPod Updater on ... http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/03/29/is-your-ipod-music-missing/ The only thing that holds me back from doing this hack is being bothered to buy another iPod mini battery -_- - Use a flat-head screwdriver to pry the white plastic cover from the top and bottom of the iPod. - The covers should be attached to the case by a small ... http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/03/27/replace-your-ipod-mini-battery/ Never tried it, and never will... - All the file formats searched for must be set to be opened with iTunes. - In iTunes' Preferences under the Advanced tab, you should have the check box "Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library" checked. - Run the following "find" command: find /Volumes/iPod_name ... http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/03/26/transfer-songs-from-your-ipod-to-your-mac/