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Ever have your iPod charging on a computer that didn’t have any music on it? You probably wish you could play your iPod on the computer speakers don’t you? Well guess what, you can. Read on for quick tips to have you rocking like an iPod guru.

How to Play iPods on the Computer: You’ll love this. Open iTunes and click on your iPod from the left-hand menu (the device list). The main part of the iTunes screen should show your iPod and a bunch of tabs. Make sure the “Summary tab is selected. You should see a checkbox called “Manually manage music and videos” on the screen — click the checkbox. Ready to play? Select the song or playlist you want to hear (from the list below your iPod on the left-hand menu) and hit iTunes play button. Okay, this may all sound a little confusing. I’ve put some pictures on my website to help you out if you’re still not quite sure.

Turn Your Nano into an Alarm Clock: Remember the last time you were in a hotel and HAD to be up at a certain time? How many times did you wake up and stare at the ceiling, worrying you wouldn’t wake up? No more. I use my iPod nano for an alarm clock. Here’s how.

Use your click wheel to select Extras > Clock > Alarm Clock. Toggle Alarm to On if it isn’t already. Set the time by choosing Time and scrolling the click wheel until you see the time you want. Use the Repeat menu to decide how often you want the alarm to go off (daily, weekly, weekdays, every year, etc). Choose your alarm sound by clicking Sound and choosing either Beep or one of your play lists. With a Beep, you get a loud sound played only on the iPod’s internal speakers. Playlist alarms will go through the head phones or external speakers. You can also assign the alarm to a label (like Appointment, Dinner, and so forth) by using the Label section. That’s it! Your alarm is set up and ready to go.

Lulling to Sleep: While we’re in the extras section (and talking about sleep) check out the sleep timer. Use it to select how long you’d like the iPod to play before turning itself off automatically. If you like falling asleep to music or a little background noise this is a great feature.

Bump up the Volume: Wish you could rock out a little louder? Check out the Volume Limit option on the Settings menu. Use this option to dial your iPod’s maximum volume up or down. You can also adjust the sound style from the EQ (equalizer) menu.

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