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iPods 101: How To Get The Most From Your iPod

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MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR IPOD CONTROLS

Press any button your iPod to activate it so that the main menu displays. You will quickly learn to use the click wheel in combination with the select button to move through the menus on the screen. You will also use the wheel and button to look at information, change the settings of your iPod, and play music. Use your thumb to move the wheel and highlight a menu option. When you want to select a menu option all you have to do is press the select button. If you want to return to the previous menu selection simply use the wheel to press on the menu option.

iPOD Controls

Wheel Functions

Following are some basic wheel functions that you will want to get the hang of using:

Tuning the iPod: Press any button.
Turning off the iPod: Press the play/pause button and hold down.
Selecting an item on the menu: Use the wheel to scroll to the menu item. Press and hold the select button.
Return to the previous menu: Press and hold the menu button.
Searching for a song: Choose the music option which is found on the main menu.
Playing a song: Make sure the song that you want to play is highlighted. Press the play/pause button or select. Remember that your iPod must be disconnected from your computer before you can play any songs.
Playing an entire album: Make sure that the album, or playlist, that you want to play is highlighted. Press the play/pause button.
Changing the volume: This is done when you are on the now playing screen. Use the wheel to turn the volume up or down. For most iPods there is an optional iPod Remote that you can buy to remotely change the volume.
Pausing a song: When you want to pause a song that is currently playing press the play/pause button.
Deactivate the buttons: This is a good thing to do if you don’t want to accidentally press the button and make changes to what you are listening to. You will want to use this option if you are carrying your iPod around in your pocket. Set the hold switch to “hold”. You will find the hold switch at the top of your iPod. An orange bar will appear if you have done this correctly.
Scrolling through your photos: Go to the photo viewing screen. Use the wheel to move back and forth through your digital photos.
Using the photo slideshow: Choose an album or a single photo. Press the play button.

Liven Up Your iPod With Great iPod Games

Many people have declared ipods to be the most entertaining thingamajig of this generation ... and they are, but not just because of the music it plays. iPods also allow you to download and access some great games that can relieve you of your boredom. Ipod games are very good and entertaining and do things that no other game can.

Once you start playing an ipod game, you may get hooked and find it hard to last the day without playing it again, as many of the available ipod games are very addictive. Once you start playing an ipod game, it suddenly becomes part of your system. Or rather, your system becomes a part of the game.

Ipod games have their own way of transporting you to another world. This doesn’t necessarily pertain to anything cosmic, these ipod games bring you to a different world; a world of fun and enjoyment, and sometimes, for survival; fighting for your life. You run away from your own nightmares (though it is very hard to understand how you can run away from your own dreams, just think Freddie Krueger); you can be an amateur Sherlock Holmes and crack a murder case.

You can also become an exotic hero, with only a tattered piece of cloth wrapped around your hips, probably living in the deep jungle, talking to apes and other exotic creatures. There are also ipod games that relate to office work. If you’re not the office worker you wanted to be, you can be your ideal self in this game.

There are also ipod games involving architecture and construction work. There are iPOD games involving beaches and airplanes, where you get to play the role of a tycoon and build your own beach resort or your own airstrip. There is certainly a wide variety of ipod games that cater to most iPod enthusiasts. Ipod games range from reality to fantasy. You can play anything available that strikes your fancy.

Since ipods are portable, you can play your favorite game anywhere. iPod games can be played while waiting in a line, when you’re in the loo, lying in bed ... in fact, you can play ipod games just about anywhere.

If your fingers get tired from all the pressing and clicking of buttons, you can just exit then and there and then continue playing later when you feel like embarking on another epic journey again.

There are quite a number of companies that have released great ipod games. One of the best known iPod gaming companies is Malinche.

Malinche has released several games, including a highly acclaimed iPod game called The First Mile. Experiencing horror fiction interactively? Cool. Have you ever been in a horror story? Listening to it gives you goosebumps. Can you imagine what playing a role in it can do to you?

The first part of the game makes horror fiction an understatement. According to iPod gaming afficionados, those who have played it claim they were half scared to death after playing The First Mile.

This is only one of the many ipod games that you can play and enjoy. Your choice, your game.

Another great feature of playing iPod games is that you can play them while swinging to the beat of your favorite track on the background. “Music adds an extra dimension to an already incredible experience”.

Apple was very pleased and quite impressed with these ipod games. The Apple creators felt flattered that their invention was used in such an entertaining and unique manner. In debt of gratitude, they featured the game, The First Mile, in their Apple Product Guide.

Another reason for their thanks to Malinche, is that you do not need to graduate from elementary school to know how to download an ipod game. Their device was used as a medium for kids, who are not music lovers, to enjoy them too. It just takes a few seconds, but the fun and experience can last for hours on end.

So, if you enjoy a good gaming experience, download an ipod game and be part of the hottest trend in the ipod world today.

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