Archive : ipod

I got this error, it means that your iPad / iPhone isn’t playing well with your Windows PC. Why it happens? You, most probably, didn’t let it do its shit while it was syncing (Ah, Backing up takes forever!) What you do now? 1) Connect your iPad / iPhone to your computer. 2) It’ll show up the error. 3) Now, switch off your iDevice without breaking connection means, don’t disconnect. [...]

When I tried to restore my iPod Shuffle. I got this error. It seems the my front USB port is not up for the job. So, I plugged it to the back of computer and it work just fine. Here’s is the official steps you can follow. Try connecting your iPod to a different USB port and then attempt to restore. Remove other USB Devices. Flash drives, printers. Re-register .dll files. iTunes displays -50 error [...]

Apple’s third-generation iPod Shuffle – The smallest MP3 Player in the World! The smallest thing in the world comes with a price – No screen (duh!), No FM radio, No Voice Recording.  Its has just one switch and an earphone port, that’s it! . The volume controls are integrated in the headphones. So, you can’t use the old headphones (Even, if you do, you can’t change the volume [...]

I tend to doze off while listening to music / audiobooks / podcasts in bed. Then, I would remember to shut it down the next day. I normally do this with my iPod but this could be a good alternative. I always wanted an app which would play audio files and then, shut down after sometime (like I do). I found this app which reduces the sound volume of your computer in a given amount of time and speed [...]

Apple is a company which is combating piracy by not letting people download songs from the Ipod. That’s really dumb, in my opinion. First of all, its ‘our’ songs that we are talking about, they won’t let us backup? Second, they aren’t really successful. Ok, today I am going to show you various ways to copy songs from your iPod. 1) Using a Free Application Download this app. You can Copy any [...]

At time, you might get annoyed with those irritating ear plugs and you would want to get a portable speaker. You go on Ebay and search for it….. and BAM! … it costs about $50!! You’re in the same position? Here’s the tutorial you are looking for: Disclaimer : This sounds fairly good but please don’t expect Sennheiser quality here. Better Speakers: [DIY] Stereo input for the Sony [...]

I was always wondering how you could listen to Audio books on an Ipod without a display because i was not sure about selecting the chapter. So I tried listening to the book (I am not a ‘reader’ kind of a person ), surprisingly the audio book support is very good. How it works: When you listen to a Book for some time, it bookmarks the spot. When you come back to listen to it, it starts the book [...]

You might hate iTunes because it’s a bit heavy or just because you might be allergic to it. Whatever the reason, don’t fret. Like always, we have a solution! You can use your iShuffle like USB Flash drive. 1) Download this file. 2) Extract this to your iShuffle. 3) Copy your favourite songs to your Ipod Shuffle. 4) Open rebuild_db.exe 5) Press enter. Perform Step no. 3-5 everytime you [...]