Tech Goodies Under The Tree?
December 22nd, 2006
If you’re like me, you are hoping to receive some tech goodies and gadgets this Christmas. If you do happen to get a new iPod, Zune, or Wii under the tree, Tech-Recipes has some helpful tutorials on how to start enjoying your gadget right away:
Nintendo Wii
If you find a Wii under the trii, then you should feel very blessed. The popular console is packed full of all kinds of fun. Recipes by Davak and seamonkey420 aid you in your quest for Wii knowledge:
- Sending Photos On a SD Card to Your Wii Friends
- Sync a New Controller to the Console
- How To Find Your Wii Number and Register Friends
- Send Photos to Friends (video)
- Turning Off/On Wii-Spelling (Dictionary/Word Complete)
- Adjusting Wiimote Volume/Rumble, Rearranging the Main Menu/Channel Screen, How Friends Work, Rearranging Messages on Your Message Board, Mii Channel Tips and Photo Channel Tips
- How To Control your PCs Winamp with the Wii Opera Browser
Also be sure to check out seamonkey420’s blog for even more on the Wii!
Apple iPod
If you found an iPod in your stocking, then consider these tidbits:
- How To Copy Music from your iPod to Your PC or Mac
- Put Your 4th Generation iPod into Diagnostic Mode
- Use Your iPod Headphones as a Microphone
- How To Enable iPod Video Screensaver or Kiosk Mode
- Sync Your iPod Calender and Contacts with Outlook
- How To Reset Your nano if it Locks Up
- How To Use Your iPod as a Drive
- How To Store Full Resolution Images on Your iPod
Microsoft Zune
Maybe Santa felt you were more of a Microsoft person and gave you the new media player. If so, you’ll find these useful:
- Increase the Quality of Converted Files
- How To Remove All Content from Your Zune
- How To Change the Background Image
- How To Manually Add Album Art
- How To Reset Your Zune
- How To Change Your Zune’s Device Name
- How To Prevent Zune Software from Sending Your Usage Data
- Re-Register WMDM if Zune Software Cannot Detect Your Zune
- How To Transfer Your iTunes Music Store Songs to Your Zune
- Zune to Zune Picture Sharing
Additionally, if you did get a media player for Christmas, you will need some free music and videos for it. Check these out:
December 23rd, 2006 at 2:12 am
Great roundup!
December 23rd, 2006 at 11:41 am
Love it!
December 23rd, 2006 at 11:58 am
Wii under the trii.. he he..
Geeky Christmas everyone!
December 23rd, 2006 at 12:20 pm
very nice! great for those soon-to-be gadget owners..
too bad i got all of my xmas toys, guess i’ll be doing the zelda xmas.. hehe.
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July 30th, 2008 at 2:16 am
So many iPod tips and tricks. I may use my iPod as a microphone to sing. I am interesting in the iPod techniques and my blog is always concerned with the iPod.(http://wayne23.blogspot.com).
Thanks for tech-recipes to let me know much about iPod, Zune, Cellphones, etc.