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Create A Custom Blacklist To Exclude Songs From iPod Syncing

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You can easily control what gets synced onto your iPod (or iPhone) by using playlists or excluding specific tracks, but the former isn’t comprehensive and the latter stops you playing the full contents of your iTunes library on your computer. Blogger Scott Buckley details a clever use of playlists that lets you blacklist specific tracks and sync everything else to your iPod.


February 2, 2011
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Liquid Damage May Not Kill Your Replacement Chances With Apple Products

There’s a small light-coloured dot inside many gadgets, including iPods, that turns pink or red if the device’s internals seem to have been exposed to water or significant moisture. Generally, they’re put there so that a service technician can end their search for the cause right there.


December 29, 2010
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How To Make The Best Of Your Crappy iPod Earbuds

No one likes the earbuds that come with iPods and iPhones, but sometimes you just have to make do with what you have. Reader uscdb shows us one way to make music sound a bit better on old iPod earbuds.


September 22, 2010
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Replace A Dead iPod Hard Drive With A Compact Flash Card

If the hard drive on your iPod video bit the dust, you can replace the old platter-based drive with a compact flash drive for lighter, faster, drop-proof music and media playback.


September 20, 2010
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Turn A 1950s Radio Into A Portable iPod Speaker

1950s wireless into Portable Stereo from sladekious on Vimeo.

We’ve shown you a few ways to make your own portable speaker systems, but DIYer Sladekious adds a bit of style, turning an old 1950s radio into a retro, iPod-capable stereo.


September 2, 2010
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New iPods And Apple TV: Price And Availability In Australia

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Our gadget-loving siblings at Gizmodo are all over Apple’s new gear announcements. Here’s the key local price and release details for when the new iPod Touch, Nano and Shuffle, plus the Apple TV, hit Australian shelves.


August 7, 2010
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Sprint Anycom Receiver Wirelessly Connects Bluetooth Devices To iPod Speaker Dock

Whether you’ve moved on from your iDevice to something else or you just want to be able to change the tunes from far away, this super cheap Bluetooth receiver will dramatically increase the usefulness of your iPod speakers.


June 29, 2010
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How To Enable Multitasking, Home Screen Wallpaper On iPhone 3G, iPod Touch 2G

If you’re upset that your iPhone 3G is missing the coolest features of iOS 4 — namely multitasking, screen orientation lock and background wallpapers — you’re one quick and a simple jailbreak away from enabling them. Here’s how it works.


April 27, 2010
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Make Your Own iPod Stand From Lego

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We’ve shown you plenty of ways to make your own iPod stand, but this one is pretty cool: a stand built entirely from Lego. Woo-hoo!


December 23, 2009
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Fill Every Last Megabyte Of Your iPod’s Free Space

When you sync your iPod/iPhone in iTunes 9 and you’ve got space left, check off the “Automatically fill free space with songs” box on the Music tab to use every last free megabyte.