my gf's shuffle shows up on my mac until iTunes pops up and tells me to reformat the shuffle to Mac (from windows) I can't see the hidden file for some reason so I just want to kno…

Get yourself a cheap set of speakers just for your shuffle at work or use the PCs speakers for it. You don't ever need to hook up the shuffle to the PC at work to listen to it. Y…

Daughter wants an Ipod. Went to Circuit City salesman suggested a non Ipod brand of mp3 player would be better as accessories would be cheaper. I think I'd rather stick with the …

1) There always is , but AFAIK there aren't any big deal rumors floating around. 2) If you get a normal iPod or an iPod Photo, get the biggest one you can. If you get a mini, get …

1. Apple updated the iPod line relatively recently, so there shouldn't be any revisions for a little while. 2. Get the largest one you can reasonably afford. Song collections are…

Quote: Originally posted by SpaceMonkey: That said, there are still original first-generation 5 GB iPods running around out there with their original batteries, so yours…

get her a mini... they are kinda "girly" if you wanna call it that especially if you get her pink and from apple.com you can get it personalized with engraving on the back, those a…

Quote: Originally posted by Oldbutsmart: 9) If a painter and a half can paint a room and a half in a day and a half, home many painters does it take to paint 5 rooms in…

I think all of the iPods are great values, and now is a great time to buy any of them. Apple has the whole line really spread out well, it just depends how your daughter wants to …

How old is she? How computer savvy? I'd suggest a pink Mini, maybe the new 6GB one.

Everyone has made very good suggestions so far. Knowing your daughter's age and knowledge of computers will only help to further aid you. As far as deals go, if you do decide to g…

Quote: Originally posted by Oldbutsmart: I can't imagine needing one that holds 10,000 songs. don't forget the ipod is also an external harddrive, and as such, i…

I have my iPod which is formatted for the PC that I do not have anymore. All of my mp3's are on my powerbook now. How do I go about erasing the current songs and formatting to the…

Warning: this procedure WILL erase EVERYTHING on the iPod. Do it at your own risk, I accept no responsibility. Plug the iPod into your powerbook. Go to your /Applications/Utilitie…

... the 'Update' button will be grayed out if you plug a PC formatted iPod into a Mac or vice versa.

I've got a 4erMac silicon skin (one of the OEMs I guess) which appeared way before the rest of the "iPod accessory players" came out with theirs. Heh. I've also got myself a new p…

Already had the Sonys. I've bought the Apple sport case and it rocks. The build is wonderful, it doesn't add too much weight and the color does work well. Perfect for hitting Plane…

Quote: Originally posted by Randman: Already had the Sonys. I've bought the Apple sport case and it rocks. The build is wonderful, it doesn't add too much weight and the…

irks, not erks lah. For what is was designed to do, it does it perfectly. Well worth the investment, imo.

Quote: Originally posted by Randman: irks, not erks lah. For what is was designed to do, it does it perfectly. Well worth the investment, imo. Oops

Quote: Originally posted by andretan: Oops Next time you get the stick icon.

Bang & Olufsen A8 earphones.

Is it just me or are there very few shuffle owners here in MacNN?

the only accessory I have is two rubber bands that hold it onto the back of my running hat. I have the sony earphones from my other ipod and use those, as they stay in my ears bett…

Damn that airplay shuffle might be my next purchase! I just have the Shuffe 1 gig and no accessories. I'm not going to use that ghey lanyard thing. I'd rather have some sort of cli…