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Guru's Guide to Play the iPod on Computer (and other iPod tricks)


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Sometimes you want to fill the room with your iPod's music but don't have any speakers. If there's a computer with iTunes handy you can play your iPod on computer speakers -- problem solved! Read on for quick how-to tips and tricks for living with your iPod.

Ready? Play the iPod through Computer Speakers: This sounds more complicated than it is. If you start getting confusued when you read it go to my website (link's at bottom of this article) and look and the pictures I've made. You'll be fine, I promise. In iTunes, select your iPod from left-hand side of the screen. Choose the "Summary" tab in the center of iTunes and click on the "Manually manage music and videos" checkbox. You're ready to go: just choose a song or play list from the left-hand list for your iPod and hit the iTunes play button. Still confused? Remember, I have pictures on my website to help you out.

Who Needs an Alarm Clock Anymore? My old alarm clock lives in the bottom of my dresser drawer now. It's been replaced by my iPod nano and a good set of speakers. My nano's alarm clock does everything I need, and travels with me wherever I go. Here's how to turn your nano into your alarm clock.

Navigate to the Extras menu and choose Clock > Alarm Clock. Your first step is to make sure the Alarm is toggled on. Next, choose Time and scroll to set when the alarm should ring. Now choose the Repeat menu and decide if the alarm should go off once, daily, weekdays, weekends, once a month, and so forth. Now for the bigger decision: Sound. You will set the iPod to Beep or to a Playlist. Playlist sends the sound through earphones or an external speaker -- which is what I use at night. Beep uses iPod's built-in speaker. Ok, your alarm is set up and ready. Enjoy!

Fall Asleep to Music: Now that you've figured out how to wake up, let's talk about falling to sleep with sound. I like soft music in the background, but don't want it playing all night. Use the iPod sleep timer (also in the Extras section) to set an automatic shutoff. I set mine to play for 60 minutes. This obviously works best if you have a set of speakers in your room. I've reviewed iPod speakers on my website.

Another Tip -- the Volume Limit: Do you wish your iPod would play louder? (Or does it play too loud?) On the Settings menu check out the Volume Limit option. You can adjust the maximum volume up or down here with your click wheel. You can also adjust the sound mix by choosing EQ (equalizer) on the Settings menu.
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Need help? Lydia has pictures of how to do all these tasks on her website. Check out Lydia's Nanos Reviewed website for more tricks and hacks for living the iPod nano life. Don't reprint this exact article. Instead, reprint a free unique content version of this same article.

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