Tip #3044 - iPod Tricks
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Q:
Can you give me any simple tricks I can do with my iPod? I know there
are so many things you can do with them, but I just don't know how. Any
suggestions would be wonderful!
A:
Along with the one up above in the Quick Tip section (deleting songs from
your iPod), there are several other things you can do with an iPod. Some
of them may even amaze you and since we have a little iPod theme going
on for today, I might as well share some knowledge with you! Below are
just a few of the coolest tricks I could find that you can practice with
on your iPod. And who knows, I may have more for you in the future!
1.) Worried about
using up all the battery power on your iPod? Well, then just learn to
conserve it a little. The iPod does offer approximately 14 hours of battery
life, but why not make it more? When you're not using your iPod, make
sure you switch the Hold button into the locked position.
This will prevent the iPod from being turned on accidentally and it will
save some power. You can also salvage some battery life by turning off
the background light on your player and by not skipping between songs
too often.
2.) Did you know that
you can use your iPod as an alarm clock to wake you up in the mornings?
Well, you surely can! Go to the main menu and choose Extras,
then select Clock, then Alarm Clock.
Choose Alarm to turn it on and then set it for the time
you want to wake up. You can also choose your very own sound to wake up
to, from the options available. If you really want to go all out (maybe
you have trouble waking up), you can set your iPod up with a speaker set
and be awakened by a playlist of some of your favorite songs.
3.) Don't have time
to read your e-mail on your computer? Then check it with your iPod! You
are able to synchronize your iPod with your e-mail client so you can check
your messages on the go. In order for this to work, you need to install
the free K-Pod program (find it on Google) onto your
computer. You can then download and view your e-mail from the Notes
feature on the Extras menu. Mac users can try the program
called PodMail to do this as well.
4.) In a hurry to
create a song playlist for your iPod? Well, you can use the "On-the-Go"
feature that comes with your iPod to create a quick playlist while you're
away from your PC. All you need to do is highlight a song from the music
menu and hold down the Select button until the song's
name flashes on the screen. The flashing indicates that the song was added
to the "On-the-Go" playlist. You can then access the new playlist
from the main Playlists menu on your iPod.
5.) Don't have enough
time to read through the morning news? Well, forget the newspaper and
forget the computer. Do it with your iPod! A Web based utility called
iPodulator allows you to convert Web material into a
form that is compatible to be read right from your iPod. All you have
to do is visit this Web
site and enter in a Web address for one of your favorite Web pages
or RSS feeds. When you're finished doing that, click on the iPodinate
button and then save the results. Make sure you copy the file onto your
iPod so you can look at it regularly.
Well, there you have
it. How cool is all that?! Now, go and have even more fun with your nifty
iPod!
~ Erin
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