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iPod turns on by itself — #4

Yeah. Saw it. Forgot. I think it impacts battery life; agree? disagree? Thanks for reminder�
MacNN Troubleshooting by ed phelan

iPod turns on by itself — #5

I haven't had any such problem with my 3G. Perhaps it's because I have a Contour Showcase on it, which makes it a little more difficult to activate the buttons. Try turning it off …
MacNN Troubleshooting by Big Mac

iPod turns on by itself — #6

I noticed that my iPod (4G) recently started turning itself on by itself around midnight as well, and was never turning itself back off. Turned out the problem was that I was chec…
MacNN Troubleshooting by mlkazar

iPod turns on by itself — #7

Could it be the alarm? I noticed my alarm was active and I had the same problem with the iPod turning on as well. I just shut it off now so I'm not sure if that is the fix but its …
MacNN Troubleshooting by mkkbhatia

Time to get a new iPod? — #1

My sister was thinking about getting an iPod- but is hesitant to do so because it has been a long time since the release of an update for the 4G iPods. She does not want to go out…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Ruahrc

Time to get a new iPod? — #2

If you use eBay, buy now, and as soon as a new one is released, sell on eBay then buy the new one. From experience the upgrade will cost you less than $10 and sometimes you will w…
MacNN Troubleshooting by PurpleGiant

Time to get a new iPod? — #3

Oh yes, blessed eBay... I have never paid more than $50 difference when upgrading my iPod thanks to the high resale value of these things on eBay -- it's amazing.
MacNN Troubleshooting by memory-minus

Time to get a new iPod? — #5

The 2 best cases for iPod are by far the iSee and the ShowCase by Contour. I have used alot of cases and the Showcase is the best. It does everything, it offers the iPod the maxi…
MacNN Troubleshooting by PaRaGoNViCtiM

Time to get a new iPod? — #6

If you're concerned that the next model will be better, you should always wait (of course, you could be waiting for a long time ... for example, the 6G will likely be better than t…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Wiskedjak

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #1

Is there anyway to turn this off or disable it. I have a work PC and a VERY slow home Mac and whenever I plug in the iPod it asks to link it to this itunes and wipes out whatever i…
MacNN Troubleshooting by jesset

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #2

I don't have a shuffle, but after you've plugged it in and it's synced, does it appear in the Source list on the left side of iTunes? If so, can you select the iPod, then click the…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Mithras

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #3

Yeah, I have a 2G iPod and use manual updating with that. There is an option to turn off auto syncing but whats different with this iPod than with any other iPod it has auto updati…
MacNN Troubleshooting by jesset

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #4

I thought the preferences to turn off auto-updating worked on the shuffle too. Have you looked? As for the switch? I'll have to get back to you - I'm not getting mine until next m…
MacNN Troubleshooting by hayesk

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #5

The option I find useful is to leave the shuffle in your iTunes menu/list even when it's not plugged in. It just sits there like a playlist so you can add/delete/autofill as much …
MacNN Troubleshooting by iMacfan

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #6

I don't understand. Just tell it not to sync when it asks you. My slider actually works pretty well. I think I am one of the few, although I'm surprised they didn't put a few groo…
MacNN Troubleshooting by kman42

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #7

Quote: Originally posted by kman42: I don't understand. Just tell it not to sync when it asks you. My slider actually works pretty well. I think I am one of the few, al…
MacNN Troubleshooting by mitchell_pgh

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #8

Quote: Originally posted by mitchell_pgh: I'm guessing he wants to copy the songs to the other computer... No, its not like that. Anyone who has a shuffle will kno…
MacNN Troubleshooting by jesset

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #9

The Preference Panes between the iPod Shuffle and the other iPods is totally different. Here a screenshot of the prefs: Standard iPod Prefs: ipodShuffle Prefs: Here is another…
MacNN Troubleshooting by b3t4

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #10

What happens if you check "keep this iPod in the source list" and "only update checked songs" before unchecking all the songs on the shuffle?
MacNN Troubleshooting by lavar78

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #11

Quote: Originally posted by b3t4: The Preference Panes between the iPod Shuffle and the other iPods is totally different. Here a screenshot of the prefs: Standard iPod …
MacNN Troubleshooting by jesset

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #12

Quote: Originally posted by jesset: Is there anyway to turn this off or disable it. I have a work PC and a VERY slow home Mac and whenever I plug in the iPod it asks to …
MacNN Troubleshooting by JHromadka

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #13

Quote: Originally posted by JHromadka: So you are using the iPod Shuffle with two different machines having two iTunes libraries? I imagine that like other iPods, it wi…
MacNN Troubleshooting by b3t4

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #14

Quote: Originally posted by b3t4: Sorry apple but this is really really bad UI Design. Really bad. 1.semester. 1.lesson. No Data Loss or miscommunication of this is ac…
MacNN Troubleshooting by JHromadka

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #15

so all in all this whole Shuffle thing doesn't feel round. I think there is some need to adjust some lil things here and there. hmmmm. me.
MacNN Troubleshooting by b3t4
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