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Have you had these problems going on with your iPod? Then this method just might make your iPod start working again!
Steps
1. Turn your iPod on. Make sure the battery is charged up enough to turn it on.
2. The sad iPod or sad folder should pop up on the screen.
3. Put your ear up against the iPod and you will hear the clicking sound inside (it sounds like a car trying to start up, whenever it takes a few tries turning the keys)
4. While the iPod is still making these sounds, take the iPod in one hand, open the palm of your other hand, and smack the narrow side of the iPod against the palm of your other hand. [WARNING: This method is proven to work as an effortless way to repair iPod hard drive misalignment, but it may result in future hardware problems. This is only a TEMPORARY solution to fixing an iPod, and the problem may come back (experiences vary). Other methods of reviving a dead iPod are available below and may be much safer]
5. Continue smacking it on its side for at least 6 times, while the iPod is trying to turn on. The key is to loosen the hard drive.
6. After this is should resume normal function. If it doesn't, read below.
7. There are several methods out there that have all successfully fixed iPods, so don't give up hope yet.
8. If, however, you are a more hands-on type of person and don't want to bother trying iPod aid through your computer, skip to the bottom of this steps page for info on how to open and repair internally.
9. The first reccomended steps are from Apple's support website.
1. Try to wait 30 minutes while iPod is charging.
2. Try another FireWire or USB through Dock Connector cable.
3. Try another FireWire or USB port on your computer .
4. Try to disconnect all devices from your computer's FireWire and USB ports.
5. Try to download and install the latest version of iPod software and iTunes. http://www.apple.com/ipod/download/
6. Try these five steps (known as the five Rs) and it would conquer most iPod issues. http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/
7. Try to put the iPod into Disk Mode if it fails to appear on the desktop. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93651
10. If none of the above has worked for you, then you should try the following:
1. Try to connect your iPod with another computer with the iPod updater pre-installed.
2. Still can’t see your iPod, put it in Disk Mode and connect with a computer, instead of doing a Restore on iPod Updater. Go and format the iPod instead.
1. For Mac computer:
1. Open the disk utility, hope your iPod appears there (left hand side), highlight it
2. Go to Tab “Partition”, click either “Delete” or “Partition”, if fails, skip this step and go to 3
3. Go to Tab “Erase” , choose Volume Format as “MAC OS Extended (Journaled), and click Erase, again if fails, skip it and go to 4
4. Same as step 3, but open the “Security Options....” and choose “Zero Out Data” before click Erase. It will take 1 to 2 hours to complete.
5. Eject your iPod and do a Reset
6. Open the iPod Updater and click “Restore”
2. For Windows computer:
1. Go to folder “My Computer”
2. Hope you can see your iPod there and right click on the iPod
3. Choose “Format”. Ensure the settings are at “Default” and that “Quick Format” is not checked
4. Now select “Format”
5. Eject your iPod and do a Reset
6. Open the iPod Updater and click “Restore”
7. In case you do not manage to do a “Format” on a window computer, try to use some 3rd party disk utility software, e.g.“Partition Magic”.
3. Windows users having trouble with their iPods should locate a Mac user. In many cases when an iPod won't show up on a PC that it will show up on the Mac. Then it can be restored. When the PC user returns to his computer the iPod will be recognized by the PC, reformatted for the PC, and usable again. By the way, it works in reverse too. A Mac user often can get his iPod back by connecting it to a PC and restoring it. Note:* It does not matter whether the format is completed or not, the key is to erase (or partly) the corrupted firmware files on the Hard Drive of the iPod. After that, when the iPod re-connected with a computer, it will be recognized as an fresh external hard drive, it will show up on the iPod updater.* It is not a difficult issue for a Mac user to find a window base computer, for a PC user, if they can’t find any Mac user, they can go to a nearest Apple Shop for a favor.* You may need to switch around the PC and Mac, try to do several attempts between “Format” and “Restore”
11. iPod still doesn't work? Keep going with these steps.
* Diagnostic mode solution:
o If you have tried trouble shooting your iPod to no avail after all the steps above, chances are your iPod has a hardware problem. The iPod's built-in Diagnostic Mode is a quick and easy way to determine if you have a "bad" iPod.
o You need to restart your iPod before putting it into Diagnostic Mode. Check that your hold switch is off by sliding the switch away from the headphone jack. Toggle it on and off to be safe.
o Press and hold the following combination of buttons simultaneously for approximately 10 seconds to reset the iPod.
+ iPod 1G to 3G: "Menu" and "Play/Pause"
+ iPod 4G+ (includes Photo, Nano, Video, and Mini): "Menu" and "Select"
o The Apple logo will appear and you should feel the hard drive spinning up. Press and hold the following sequence of buttons:
+ iPod 1G to 3G: "REW", "FFW" and "Select"
+ iPod 4G+ (includes Photo, Nano, Video, and Mini): "Back" and "Select"
o You will hear an audible chirp sound (3G models and higher) and the Apple logo should appear backwards. You are now in Diagnostic Mode. Navigate the list of tests using "REW" and "FFW". The scroll wheel will not function while in diagnostic mode. For further details on Diagnostic mode can be found at http://www.methodshop.com/mp3/ipodsupport/diagnosticmode/
o Try to do the 5in1, HDD R/W and HDD scan tests. Some successful cases have been reported after the running the few tests under the Diagnostic mode. In case it does not work in your case, and the scan tests reports show some errors then it proves your iPod has a hardware problem and it needs a repairing service.
* Format your iPod with a start disk:
o I have not tried this solution myself, I heard that there were few successful cases that the users managed to get their iPod (you must put your iPod in disk mode before connecting with a computer) mounted by the computer, which was booted by a system startup disk. For Mac, you can use the Disk Utility (on the Tiger OS system disk), for PC user, you can use the window OS system disk. Try to find a way to reformat your iPod, again it does not matter which format (FAT32, NTFS or HFS+) you choose, the key is to erase the corrupted system files on the iPod. Then eject your iPod and do a Reset to switch out from Disk Mode. Reboot your computer at the normal way, connect your iPod back with it, open the iPod updater, and hopefully your iPod will appear there for the Restore.
12. The next tutorial will teach you how to open up your iPod and attempt to fix it. This should probably be done as a last resort, for opening your iPod will most likely void your warranty. In addition, if executed wrong, your iPod may sustain permanant damage while your problem may have ben easily aided by other processes.
* The best tutorial I've read on how to open an iPod is here: http://forums.ipodlounge.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=93789/
13. That tutorial is how to open a 3rd/4th Generation iPod, although most are similarly done. Google it if you're not satisfied and want more detail; there are a lot of great sites out there.
* Once inside, there are a number of methods you can use that have all been used to fix iPod problems. Make sure the hold switch is on! You don't want to hit a button and mess something up! The methods will be listed in order of how successful I believe they are.
14. Disconnecting the Hard Drive and Booting Method.
1. Now that your iPod is open, you should see your hard drive lying flat on top. The ribbon cable attached to the hard drive is detachable, so don't be scared.
2. Gently pull the hard drive away from the cable in which it's connected, while holding the cable lightly in hand. You don't want to rip it out the motherboard.
3. Your hard drive should easily break free. Now that it's out, you can play with it, look around, but the point is to give it a little rest.
4. Next, now that the hard drive is out, carefully flip your iPod over so you're looking at the screen. Be careful not to rip the ribbon cable by the hold switch.
5. Take the iPod off of hold function, thus enabling the buttons once again.
6. Turn the iPod on. You may recieve an error message, and you may be able to access menus.
1. If you get an error message, try restarting the iPod.
7. Now turn the iPod off.
8. Reactivate the hold switch. Your experiment is complete.
9. Reconnect the hard drive as found before, and carefully replace the back cover. Hope it works.
15. Business Card Method.
1. Now that your iPod is open, you should see your hard drive lying flat on top.
2. Take a regular business card and fold it in half.
3. Place the folded business card on top of the hard drive. (The idea is that your iPod's hard drive is too loose and the folded business card will put pressure on it when enclosed for a successful spin and no click. This works often). Don't fold it more than once unless you have a reason, because more pressure on the hard drive may keep it from spinning, causing even more problems.
4. Carefully place the lid back on the iPod, making sure the card is in place correctly.
5. Close up your iPod and hope it works.
16. Time to Spend Some $$ Method.
1. Get a job.
2. You probably have a hardware problem (like me), and you probably need a new hard drive. Google it. eBay it. A regular replacement hard drive isn't as much as a new iPod, but you'll have to shell out a couple bucks if you want it fixed.
3. Look at it as an opportunity to upgrade. Maybe look into buying a bigger hard drive to hold more useless shit. It'll still cost less than a new iPod.
4. Read above for info on how to replace your hard drive. It's not hard.
5. Pray it's a hard drive problem after you bought one and can't return it.
17. If you've read this far, you've tried everything, and your iPod still isn't fixed, then ask someone else already. You've been up all night reading this tutorial and trying my methods and you're probably sick of this anyway. Or just steal your friend's iPod.
Tips
* Make sure that the iPod has enough battery power to turn on.
* An alternative is open up your iPod (which voids the warranty) and squeeze the drive and it's enclosing padding. There is apparently some grounding that can come loose and this can fix things up again. This worked for me and a friend and if you are very careful when you open the case, it is less violent than smacking it around.
* You can also go to an Apple store and ask to replace the battery! They are happy to help you!
* Don't steal your friend's iPod.
Warnings
* Before trying these methods, contact Apple and see if you can get your iPod replaced for free.
* This method should only be as a last resort. If Apple's suggestions do not work, first try running a chkdsk function on your iPod.
* Do not break the hard drive!

The style of the new iPod video

Technical devices are, firstly, devices which provide a practical usage. Still, an increased concern in how these devices should look and what their particular style expresses is not insignificant, either.

The design of the new iPod video is rather unique and different from all the other models of the iPod series, which basically includes 4 generations of this device. Firstly, the design of the new iPod had to be adapted to the optimized features of the product. Secondly, the most important factor when designing this item was the fact that it had to have a large and colored screen, in order to provide the video feature at a high level. Even more, even though it is a technical device, the iPod always had a fashion of its own, which made the item, besides a provider of music (photos and now, videos), a trendy accessory, which young people preferred to wear. Considering this, the design engineers of the Apple team managed to pay an increased attention to all the aesthetical features of the device and took care of all the tiny details which actually made the iPod look great at the end.

The iPods were found on the market in various colors since their appearance. From the intense and bright pink iPod of the first generation to the elegant and popular white, the iPod managed to keep the same style, even through different colors. Even more, the most famous iPod ads were always focused on bright colors, such as orange, green, intense turquoise and lots of shiny pink. The iPod video is found on the market today in two basic colors: white and black and the choice of these colors is owed to the fact that, on one hand, the previous iPod nano had the same colors and it was a big hit product since it was launched and, on the other hand, the fact that with the new iPod video, the marketers and the advertising team wanted to promote a more serious look of this device, with a subtle and more elegant style. Still, the ear buds for this device are kept in the same color, white, as they have been since the first appearance of the iPod on the market in the year 2001.

The reviews that regard the aspect and design of the new iPod video mention the fact that some black ear buds were expected, as well, in other to fit better with the elegant look of the black iPod video. Even more, regarding the colors of the new iPod video, the reviews mention the fact that, while people expected the white iPod video to require more maintenance than the black one, the reality shows the fact that the dirt is much more visible on the black device. At the same time, Apple offers in the large package which includes the iPpod a protecting sleeve for the video device. This sleeve is colored in light grey and manages to protect the iPod and keep it clean, at the same time.

The new package of the iPod video brings many new aesthetic and stylish features: the text and the Apple logo on the box are embossed with silver, which makes the black package look elegant and elitist, which is exactly what the company wanted.

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Unlimited Ipod Movies is the fastest download site I have used to date. The site makes it very easy to find any movie or song fast. It is quick and easy to find all of the your favorite ipod movies and songs. Once you've download you choice or choices you can quickly begin to play you movie or song.
There are no hidden cost or any extra fees once you join. I have yet to find a site that offers this kind of quality service. There is no per song download fee, so you can download as many as you wish in the best MP3 format. Most of the other sites that offer similar memberships don't have this size database for selection.
I absolutely love this site over all the other ones that I have tried, for ipod movies and music. I give this site a perfect 10 score. You'll find that I never give any site that kind of rating.
The unlimited ipod movies site gives you all the information you need to know before singing up along with a full demo to see how the site can work for you. They only charge a one-time membership fee, which is very cheep for what you are getting.
You can make that money back after creating two or three cds or DVD movies. I have seen many sites that are competitive among each other but this one clearly stands out from the rest. In just one week I have doubled the size of ipod movies database and the same with my music database.
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Did you ever see that movie with Sir Anthony Hopkins when he was a primatologist and he was doing work out in the jungle when he befriended a group of silverbacks? Well, what happens is that these bastard gorilla poachers come by and attack the group.
What do you know but, the gorillas and Hopkins(!) fight back and kill a couple of the poachers. He goes to an insane asylum and the great silverback goes to the zoo. Mind you, this thing was fierce and desired freedom more than any star and stripe waving, apple pie eating red-stater could even fathom. But, once he’s in the zoo for so long, when they finally open his cage, he’s too broken to attempt to walk out.
Well, that’s like me. Blinking is sometimes too much effort. But, just today I ran across something that has put the glimmer back in my eye. If you like movies and you ave an ipod photo, then let’s talk.
Ipod movies are now within the reach of us serfs and peasants, albeit with a little work. Because, the fact of the matter is, ipod movies are not in the realm of ipod photo, no, basically it’s for photos. But some tenacity and a desire to watch oddly paced, effort draining clips and you’ve got yourself a movie night.
You’ll need to get yourself set up with quicktime pro, itunes and your ipod, of course. Now you’re going to take your movie, I would probably start with something short, like those clips you download from the internet.
Get it in your computer and export the clip. Put the sound in your itunes, and then (here’s the great part) put all the thousands of individual frames in your ipod photo.
Now you get the volume rolling and use the click wheel to scroll through all the frames…and you are watching ipod movies my friend. Technology is beautiful, take advantage, man, take advantage.

The advertising campaigns of iPod and iPod video

The ipod presents, besides an interesting technical evolution, an original and innovative way of promoting and advertising, which differs in style and slogans from the first ads of the first generation of iPods, to the most recent iPod video advertising campaigns.

The first campaigns concentrated upon the new product promoted both the iPod and iTunes brands. These advertising campaigns were leaded by the slogan A thousand songs, in your pocket, which was launched in November 2001. The colors which were selected for the first iPod campaigns were brisk and full of live: turquoise, cyclamen, bright grass green and other joyful nuances were chosen to represent the idea of both music and video, meaning both visual and auditory sensations. The wrap advertising was used, at the same time with the other and more traditional types of BTL advertising: there were various light rail wraps in busy centers or midtowns, using the same visual message as the banners. Large banners and billboards were displayed in various busy centers, with high visibility. The promotion was intense, forward and dynamic, with only intense and optimum quality for all the elements: the colors were vivid, the actual ads were large and the represented images were dynamic. The TV ads were concentrated upon the idea of music, dancing and mobility and the text of these was just limited to the slogan of the product and of the Apple brand (Think clear).

In 2003, the new advertising campaign that Apple introduced was due to the conjunction with the launch of the iTunes music store. The campaign concentrated mostly on the interpretation of popular songs by different persons wearing iPods. This campaign was a big hit, due to the fact that it was based on famous pop, rock and hip hop songs, belonging to artists such as Eminem or Pink.

Later that year, in October 2003, iPod released a new series of ads, based on the silhouette campaign, which was the base for most of the print ads, like banners, billboards and wraps, even from the appearance of the first generation of iPods: the images basically showed black silhouettes of people dancing while wearing iPods. This new campaign was realized based on the same intense colors and dynamic images like the first campaign. Even more, the success of the campaign was owed to the popularity of the performed music, such as The Vines' Ride, The Caesars' Jerk it Out, Gorillaz' Feel Good Inc., Steriogram's Walkie-Talkie Man, Jet's Are You Gonna Be My Girl, Propellerheads' Take California, Ozomatli's Saturday Night, N*E*R*D's Rock Star (Jason Nevin's Mix), Franz Ferdinand's Take Me Out or Daft Punk's Technologic.

With the release of the new iPod video, the image of the product and its promotion began to change. The slogan of the new product was One more thing..., meaning the new and expected video feature, which was a big plus comparing with the latest model of 2005. The ads for this new product were focused on the video playing capabilities of the device. Actually, the ad featured U2's Original of the Species from the Vertigo: Live From Chicago DVD. Based on the same idea, there were 2 more videos which featured Eminem and Wynton Marsalis. Still, at the same time, the ad which was presenting the dancing silhouettes continued, but it was modified into something more representative for the new video device: the backgrounds were not simple vivid colors anymore, they were textured and had various patterns, symbolizing the evolution concerning the image and the video properties of the new model of iPod. The 2 variants of the videos featuring the 2 popular artists ranged from an orange urban theme of the hip hop music to a cool blue one of the jazz look.

The latest iPod ad, released in March 2006 is not based on the silhouette style anymore; instead, the producers opted for a video showing various CD covers, integrating in an iPod nano, under the same older slogan A thousand songs, in your pocket.

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Download free Ipod song. This is more involved than you may think! It is not hard to download stuff onto your Ipod. A simple search engine search will bring up a lot of free sites, but did you find doing so may brick your Ipod or land you in jail? In this article there is a list of tips to assist you in downloading free Ipod songs safely and legally!
Situation 1-
A lot of the free download sites can be very unsafe when it comes to security. I'm sure you would not want to see your beloved Imac or Apple Macbook ruined by a virus, or have to put up with your Ipod becoming a non functioning brick? With your keenness to find free music downloads, it is easy to become over enthusiastic, which plays right into the hands of these unscrupulous sites. Their downloads are often corrupted with spyware and adware, or often something even worse! You will also often download something from one of these sites and then find that it in no way matches what it was supposed to be. The site is only interested in getting access to your computer, and they probably achieved this with your download. You would be well advised to check your computer if you have ever downloaded from these kind of sites!
Situation 2-
It’s against the law! If you look at these download sites, they don't look legitimate, and they try to offload spyware and malware onto peoples computers. Would legal and ethical sites behave like this? It has to be stated quite categorically that downloading from P2P sites is illegal. Period. The US government is making the law on this tighter on an ongoing basis, and people are going to prison for these offences! You have to decide whether it is worth risking being sent to jail just for downloading a free song or free film.
Situation 3-
It is probably really easy to set up an illegal P2P download site. I say this because you certainly see enough of them. One of the biggest pitfalls with wanting to download a free Ipod song, is that it is not that easy to find the legitimate sites. None of the illegal sites are going to have that fact plastered all over their website. As their main source of revenue is people clicking ads, they try to attract as many visitors to the site as they can..
Don't let all of this put you off if you really want to download a free Ipod song, as it can be done safely.We are now seeing the emergence of a few legal download sites, which proves that Itunes does not have a monopoly. These are very useful sites. When you find one you like you can probably use it for life. I’ll show you where you can find the best ones in a second. There is one small downside, in that these sites have to charge a small membership fee. The proceeds from this go toward upkeep of their servers, and also help pay the music licenses etc. It’s usually around $20 to $50, and once you are a paid up member, you have unlimited access to high speed downloads. These include music, films, games, music videos and even TV shows. It is impressive value for the price, and there is no limit as it is a lifetime membership, so your $20 will get you thousands of downloads. Much cheaper than Itunes.
This article will have illustrated how dangerous it is to patronise the shady free download sites which are all too common on the internet. There is a better way to download free Ipod song! As I mentioned earlier, check out some links to the best free download sites below.