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Originally posted by _EuG_ my ipod freezes sometimes, and i have to wait for the batteries to run out.

I had this problem, it's easy to fix...

you can find this in ipod help, but it takes a while to find, depending on your model of ipod:

1.slide "hold" slider to hold for about 3 seconds and then slide it back.
2.press and hold the center button and the "menu" button at the same time, till the ipod resets.

I use itunes, just because I'm not a great computer whiz, it gets the job done, but I can never, ever, ever find that "obscure" mix or track I want. It also seems that everything in itunes (or all apple products, for that matter) is "the hard sell" Geeeze! I don't want to buy, buy, buy! Everything is either buy, subscribe, or purchase upgrade. I feel like I'm in a car dealership sometimes.

I still like the old fashioned way of visiting your local record shop (not too many left) and spending some time in the used and import sections.

I will never buy an iPod. Apple can go eat a salty, swollen-dick sandwich.

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Originally posted by Tb. iPods are for nubs

Yeah, I guess that would be me

I had a WHORE of a time when I bought my Nano and went to iTunes 7.

Now that I have a 30 Gig Video, it *seems* to be working alright, but I'm still waiting for some monumental cock-up to completely shatter my faith.

All the sets I have on my iPod [few and far between, I might add] are single-length so I haven't had much of an issue yet and haven't had this scanning issue you speak of.

..Yet.

1) Don't use iTunes, use EphPod or one of the many other vastly superior alternatives out there
2) To get stuff from your iPod onto your computer, use CopyPod
3) If your iPod is freezing, slide the hold switch on, then off, then hold the Menu and select buttons down simultaneously until the Apple logo appears on the iPod screen.
4) Take it back or sell it and buy a Toshiba Gigabeat or a Sandisk Sansa E200 series player
5) ...
6) Profit

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Originally posted by phlog secondly, the reason i was so upset by this new feature was the fact that it was implimented WITHOUT ASKING ME FIRST. Am i expected to "go out and look for answers" every f*cking time they release a new version of their sh*tty software???? i think not.

Have you ever used OSx? Everything in there is like that. It never asks for Shit all it does is install crap to places you need not know. Not my cup of tea. It took me a while to get used to iTunes when I started using it a little under over a year ago but I have it trained down. But year hitting the X button does resolve that issue. The gapless playback does come in handy though when ripping mixed CDs such. But I do agree itunes 7 is a major downgrade from 6 but they force you to use it to use all these "functions" like firmware updates are now done directly through itunes.

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Originally posted by VERTiG0 1) Don't use iTunes, use EphPod or one of the many other vastly superior alternatives out there 2) To get stuff from your iPod onto your computer, use CopyPod 3) If your iPod is freezing, slide the hold switch on, then off, then hold the Menu and select buttons down simultaneously until the Apple logo appears on the iPod screen. 4) Take it back or sell it and buy a Toshiba Gigabeat or a Sandisk Sansa E200 series player 5) ... 6) Profit

EphPod has some issues with the new Ipod + Video. They even warn you when you download it form their site. People might want to try the Zune as well once they get over their 40 step software installation.

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Originally posted by Dieselbouy It's so funny always reading about people and there ipod's. It's never "go look for the answer" it's always just bashing. Start/Control Panel/TOOLS/Folder Options/View/Highlight Show Hidden Files. Then Start/My Computer/Ipod Destination/ipod Control/Music/All them folders. Drag em to folder. Not everything is gonna be right in front of ya your whole life, you might actually have to work a bit at it. bla

You keep that attitude and you're going places, if you haven't already!

Kudos!!!

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Originally posted by VERTiG0 1) Don't use iTunes, use EphPod or one of the many other vastly superior alternatives out there 2) To get stuff from your iPod onto your computer, use CopyPod 3) If your iPod is freezing, slide the hold switch on, then off, then hold the Menu and select buttons down simultaneously until the Apple logo appears on the iPod screen. 4) Take it back or sell it and buy a Toshiba Gigabeat or a Sandisk Sansa E200 series player 5) ... 6) Profit

installed ephpod and it seems to be working smoothly... thanks for the advice

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Originally posted by VERTiG0 5) ... 6) Profit

Nice underwear gnome reference...pussy, in your pussy village!


...what was phase 5?

First off, select all of your songs in iTunes "on your iPod" AND "those in your library", then right-click > Get Info, check the Gapless Playback option, and set it to "No".

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Originally posted by VERTiG0 2) To get stuff from your iPod onto your computer, use CopyPod

And to address this matter, connect your iPod, locate its drive letter in My Computer, right-click > Search for "*.mp3". Copy the results into a folder on your Desktop, then DL & install Tag & Rename and use it to rename the files using the ID3tag information ("%1 - %2" will rename them to "[artist] - [title]")