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Here is another tip for your iPod. If you ever feel like your iPod may be having a problem, or you just want to check its health then you should try accessing the iPod diagnostic panel. The Diagnostics are used by Apple to check what your iPod may require to be repaired if anything gets damaged. But you can also use it to check for yourself. I have prepared this video on both the iPod Nano 1st Gen and iPod Nano 2nd Gen.

Go ahead and try this on your iPod. I think the instructions are just the same for most other iPods, except the 1st and 2ng generations.

3rd Gen

Press and hold the Back button,Forward button and Center (Select) button

4th and 5th Gen

1.Press and hold the Menu and Center (Select) buttons simultaneously until the Apple logo appears.

2. When the Apple logo appears Press and hold down the Center (Select) and Back button simultaneously.

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My iPod won’t turn on? My iPod won’t turn off? Sometimes iPod’s “will not turn on” or will “lock up” and just freezes. But thanks to Apple we can fix this most of the time just by resetting it. Follow the steps below on how to get your iPod to turn or or unfreeze.Make sure that your iPod is paused or the Hold switch is in the Unlocked position (“away from the headphone jack”). Now try turning it on. If it still will not turn on, try to Reset or (reboot) the device.

How to reset iPod: 1Gen to 3Gen
1. Disconnect iPod from the computer (if connected).
2. Turn your hold switch is off by sliding the switch away from the headphone jack.
3. Press and hold the following combination of buttons simultaneously for approximately 6 to 11 seconds (Play/Pause and Menu buttons)(you my see a apple logo pop up).

How to reset an iPod with a Click Wheel, including:

Fifth Generation iPod (iPod with video)
iPod nano (Second Generation)
iPod nano
iPod with color display (iPod photo)
iPod (Click Wheel)
iPod mini
iPod mini (Second Generation)
iPod 4G+ (Photo, Nano, Video, and Mini)

1. Disconnect iPod from the computer (if connected).
2. Toggle the Hold switch on and off. (Slide it to Hold, then turn it off again.)
3. Press and hold the Menu and Center (Select) buttons simultaneously until the Apple logo appears, about 6 to 10 seconds. You may need to repeat this step.

How to reset an iPod Shuffle:

1. Disconnect from the computer (if connected).
2. Turn it off, (wait 6 seconds) Turn it on.

If you would like to see a video from the Apple site click this.

This is the first of a continuing series of tips on Macs. I recently made my computer dual boot with a Mac and I will cover that in a future post. These will be more aimed at the beginner user of Mac’s. Today I will be covering Spotlight.

Spotlight is a fantastic feature that is included in OSX. All you do is click a button and type what you’re looking for and Mac will search the whole entire PC for it. An example of this is that a user is searching for an mp3 but cannot find it. The user will type what they are looking for and Mac will spring into life and search the whole PC. The results are impressive, especially the speed.

This task requires your computer to have 5.1 surround capabilities

Hardware I used:

-Dell Dimension C521 W/ Windows Vista
-Integrated 5.1 surround sound

-CONNECTED TO-

-Logitech X-540 70 watt surround speaker system

(1) Connect speaker system to your computer as instructed by your system’s owners / installation manual.

(2) Left click the start button in the lower left hand corner of your desktop.

(3) On the right side of the resulting Start Menu, left click “Control Panel“. This should open the “Control Panel window”.

(4) On the left side of the Control Panel window Left click “Classic View” under “Control Panel Home”. (This makes things a little easier to navigate)

(5) The Control Panel window should contain an icon that looks like a little speaker and is labeled “Sound“. Double left click it. This should open a small widow titled “Sound”.

(6) Right click the “Speakers” listing on the playback tab opening a smaller window and left click “Configure Speakers”

(7) On the “Speaker Setup/Choose your configuration” window is a small box labeled “Audio Channels“, left click the listing “5.1 Surround“. Left click the “Test” button to ensure everything is connected properly. The Speaker Setup window will animate an on screen speaker diagram that will correspond with the appropriate satellite if the system is properly connected. When finished, left click the “Next” button.

VISTA will automatically set up the rest of the configuration, so keep left clicking the “Next” button moving through each window until you click the “Finish” Button. Be sure to take the time to read over each menu just so you know how everything is setup and where things are located.

When finished, close any windows or applications you might have running and restart your computer.