I've used Dirtex on mine. It didn't get it as sparkly white as new, but it took a lot of grime off.

Fantastik or Zoom works great on cables and other computer plastics.

throw those things away and get some decent earbuds so you can enjoy your music. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...goods&n=507846 or http://www.buy.com/retail/product.a…

get a hi-built lacquer white spray paint... then apply another layer of lacquer if u really want to play it safe...

Quote: Originally Posted by Simon OK, here's the deal. I have three iPods (two shuffles and a 60GB photo) and on all three of them the headphone cable is no longer the nice cris…

Soft-scrub.

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. It even took ink off the outside of my iBook when no amount of elbow grease and soap, windex, or anything else would cut it.

A damp paper towel did wonders for me.

http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?t=266930 The easiest solution always eludes

When I still had my iPod shuffle, I really liked that Autofill button that came with iTunes... but now that I've upgraded to a 4GB iPod mini, it seems pretty weird not having that …

If your music library is larger than 4GB, you can.

Quote: Originally Posted by Randman If your music library is larger than 4GB, you can. Err, how do I go about doing that? Thanks.

ya an autofill option would be great right now i have multiple random playlists that i sync, but i have to "re-random" each ramdom play list, and picking by least played or other …

Hey everyone, it's my first post and I come in times of distress lol Anyhow, I dropped my 3rd gen iPod from the top of my 6 foot locker. I did the HDD test and it turned in negati…

Sorry to hear you come our way having problems but let's see what we can do to help you out of your predicament. So, your 3rd gen. iPod fell about 6ft. What HD test? You mean you…

oh wow I forgot to tell you guys what kind of iPod I had! it's a 3rd gen 15GB. i used the rewind+forward+select combination to get the iPod to the disgnostic state... then I ran …

When you reboot it, and put it up to your ear, does it click?... if so, that's not good. Do you get a folder with an exclamation mark? Bad Hard Drive.

You should be able to find an iPod hard drive someone's salvaged for sale somewhere. I have a 2nd gen 20G iPod that's seen better days but is not ready to part out just yet.

ya there's that forsaken folder with exclamation mark. almost sure its the hard drive that's dead. after browsing through that website and a few others... 150$ USD to repair my iP…

well on eBay they go for 15$ each... but it's AS IS. apparently, after checking out the feedback there were A LOT of positive feedback (or neutral) citing "didn't work but fast shi…

Yes, you can go the other way and salvage what's good out of your iPod and make some money back. Apple also has a 'recycle' program where they'll give you a 10% trade-in discount …

I am in a similar situation, as my 3G 10GB iPod bit the dust yesterday after it fell on a hard floor from off the counter. Folder with exclamation point, and click-click-click sou…

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/ipod/...-service/#1424 its intended for battery replacement but the videos might help you guys crack them open and see whats there. hope it helps.

Quote: Originally Posted by dpfenninger I am in a similar situation, as my 3G 10GB iPod bit the dust yesterday after it fell on a hard floor from off the counter. Folder with e…