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How to Mount an iPod

Mounting an iPod to a computer is the way to get music, photos, and video from your iTunes playlist on your computer to your iPod media player. This involves using either an iPod USB cable or an iPod FireWire cable. By connecting these, the computer can recognize the iPod and mount it as a removable

How to Copy Audio Books on an iPod to iTunes

The iPod, a portable audio player made by Apple, is available in four models at the time of publication: the iPod Shuffle, iPod Nano, iPod Classic and iPod Touch. All iPods can play audiobooks, but only the iPod Touch can access Apple's iTunes Store over the Internet via Wi-Fi, enabling you to downl

How to Transfer Movies From iTunes to an iPod

Apple's iTunes store sells iPod-compatible versions of many movies and TV shows. You can purchase these files through iTunes using your AppleID and download them directly to your computer. Apple automatically adds these downloaded files to your iTunes library. Alternately, you can import MOV, M4V or

How to Troubleshoot the Language on a 3rd Generation iPod

If there is a problem with the language settings on your iPod, it can be frustrating to fix as you won't be able to read the menus to fix the problem. On older iPods, this issue is compounded by the fact that everything is text-based and there are no helpful icons to help you identify what the menus

Tom's Mac Software Pick For 01/17/2015: Default Folder X

Default Folder X is the open and save dialog box system that Apple should have invented. This app offers so many capabilities, such as favorite folders, recent folders, and search within a dialog box, that you'll wonder how you ever got along without it.

9 Mac Compatible Sites for Perfect Valentine's Day Ecards

Although romance is usually the order of the day on Valentine's Day, some people aren't entirely comfortable with sentiment, especially if the words were written by somebody else. It's not always easy to find a card (for any occasion, not just Valentine's Day) that says exactly w

How to Store DOCs on an iPhone

If you have ever been at work, or school, and realized you left your flash drive at home with your projects stored on it, you know it can create a huge problem. With the "FileApp" application on the Apple iPhone, you can store any file, including DOC files, right on your iPhone for easy access, emai

How to Add a Song to an iPhone

In addition to serving as a phone, game center and Internet browser, the iPhone also doubles as an iPod device. Download music right on your iPhone and listen to it through the device's speakers or by plugging earphones into the top of the phone. If you already have music in your iTunes library on a

How to Download Music to an iPod Nano From Windows Media Player

Windows Media Player is a well-known application that is included on PCs running a Windows operating system. It can store and play music and video files, in addition to performing other helpful tasks such as burning CDs. If you want to transfer the music that you have stored in Windows Media player

How to Move Music From CDs to the IPod

With storage capacities of up to 30,000 songs, iPods can hold a lot of music. Many people, however, don't have the kind of money it would take to fill that space with music exclusively purchased from the iTunes Store. The good news is that by using iTunes, you can add music from your personal CD col

How to Download a Library Onto an iPhone

The iPhone supports syncing information between your computer and the phone through the use of iTunes. You can download and sync many types of information, including contacts, applications, music files, photos and movies. You will use iTunes to select which libraries you want to transfer to the iPho

iPhone 16GB vs. 32GB

The iPhone 4 is a smartphone made by Apple. The 16GB and 32GB are its two models. It comes in both white and black. The iPhone 4 has a touch screen, an internal antenna, voice dialing, caller ID and a speakerphone. It also offers Internet access and supports a variety of multimedia applications.

How to Troubleshoot iTouch Not Connecting to WiFi

The iPod Touch, unlike other iPod models, allows you to use Web-based applications in addition to storing music and videos. Using the iTouch, you can surf the Web, get directions, keep up with recent weather forecasts and even download music straight from the iTunes Store. In order to take advantage

How to Copy an iPhone App

The iPhone is a smart phone and pocket computer that is manufactured and marketed by Apple Inc. You can customize your iPhone by downloading and installing applications (apps) from Apple's App Store. You can also copy any installed applications to the iTunes program on your computer by syncing your

How to Get My iPod Touch out of Recovery Mode Manually

After an update, your iPod Touch may display an error message and not allow you to perform any functions on the device. In this instance, the device is in a state called Recovery Mode. To remove your iPod from Recovery Mode, you must perform several troubleshooting steps to eliminate cause of confli

How to Clear an iTouch

The popularity of Apple's iPod has led the device to become virtually synonymous with portable media player. Since its launch in 2001, the iPod has progressively changed many times and been introduced in a number of different models. The iPod Touch features a multi-touch display and often doubles as