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Introduction to IPOD Nano for complete idiots
Posted by sandamiano on 27 December 2009 - 5:18pm.
IS there such a thing? Guess who just got one for Christmas.
I'm sure there must be all manner of 'IPOD guide' type things on the web but crucially i'd like the WORD reccommended one if 'the massive' can advise me of the existence such a thing. I don't move without consulting you guys on such matters obviously.
Thanks, i really appreciate it.
Ps: Oh by the way i kind of know what i'm doing as i've been using MP3s for almost 10 years but never so much as looked at an IPOD before.
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iToonez
is hell brother!
there are plenty of experts here, fire away with a question you're bound to get a result
Try Here...
One of the best iPod/Phone sites around and plenty of idiot guides if you need them.
http://www.ilounge.com/
You don't need iTunes
I use Winamp which works fine with the Nano. Download the latest Winamp, plug in Nano, drag and drop mp3 files onto the nano. Press play.
The help menu in iTunes.
All iPod models come with a very basic quick start manual, which has enough to get the thing installed and working. Unfortunately it doesn't go much further than that.
However once up and running you can access a full manual from the iTunes Help menu, assuming you have web access. The manual will be up-to-date, reflecting any changes added to iTunes and/or the iPod firmware since the iPod was manufactured.
I wouldn't use something other than iTunes to update an iPod. It can lead to operation problems, and these third-party tools often have problems with more recent iPods (if they work at all). You also will miss any firmware updates that can get released in the future.
Don't read about it,
play with it. Most of all, listen to and enjoy the music - which is, after all, what it's supposed to be about.
Lesson 1...
it's called an iPod rather than an IPOD, I-Pod, IpOD. ;-)
Other than that; just install iTunes, connect the iPod using the supplied cable and you're good to go.
You will find
that it's the most wonderful little invention. Calling it 'life-enhancing' is no understatement.
Nano?
You can hardly fit the entire Beatles catalogue on there, let alone Bowie's, Blur's, Radiohead's and Buffalo Daughter's as well. And that's just the B's.
I have a 160GB classic. 29099 songs and counting. It's like a library in my pocket.
Also, the one time it went wrong, I found an online help place that solved the problem in 10 secs. Good times.
Bee error
Just noted I added Radiohead into the B's.
I am such a smeghead sometimes...
ok thanks this is all good stuff
especially about the Winamp.
is there a way you can bang up the volume to louder-than-the-default-maximum-volume?
better earphones?
I know people don't like in-ear headphones, but if you get some good ones, they cut out so much ambient sound, that its amazing how quiet you can have the volume. For example, I didn't like the in-ear phones, but when I borrowed a friend's to listen to a track, the difference was so good, I never want to go back. Plus, I listen to the iPod on about 1/3 volume most of the time. It goes up to half if the album or song is mastered quietly, but that's about it. If I have the iPod on full volume it hurts. It is that loud. Because the earphones aren't leaking sound.
Just a thought anyway.
And I always recommend these whenever the headphone debate comes up, because the sound quality and loudness / bass is, dare I say it, perfect. Especially when playing from an iPod. Works for me. And the in-ear shape, because it isn't a flat shape, fits into an ear much better than you think. I go to sleep with them in and don't notice they're there. I really do love these headphones!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-Ergo-Fit-Jewel-Headphones/dp/B002H9QVV...
EUPod used to remove the cap in the iPod firmware
Beware of those solutions that uplift the volume level on the mp3 files themselves - this is obviously undesirable.
Unfortunately it'll no longer work.
On the earliest iPods the volume lock was indicated by a single file - deleting this increased the volume.
With later models Apple changed the mechanism, adding it directly to the firmware. For these tools like EUPod would have to make changes to the relevant bytes in the firmware by patching files. Although tricky to do, it was still possible.
However the latest iPods have encrypted firmware, making such modifications impossible. The encryption was most likely introduced to prevent unauthorised clones from being manufactured, but also prevented mods like these from being introduced.