Do you know if you have the latest software installed in your shuffle?

To find out first hookup your shuffle and then select it  in the sourcelist/ device column of iTunes. Then in the main window where it shows all your songs you should see at the top of the window a tab showing either Contents or Settings. Click settings and you should see at the top iPod with Name information, Capacity, Software Version, and Serial number. Below that you should see Version which will tell you if your shuffles software is up to date. If you are experiencing problems with your iPod you can restore its original settings by clicking on the Restore button. Note that all your songs will be erased so make sure you have them backed up in your itunes library so you can restore the music after restoring your software in the shuffle.
 

Ever have trouble with your shuffle not showing up in the iTunes sourcelist column below the library and store categories? Sometimes you need to change the port where your shuffle is connected. You may have to plug directly into a usb port in your computer or laptop and not from your keyboard or hub. Another way to get a quick fix is to restart your computer and sometimes this automatically corrects your connection problem.

The New iPhones will be out July 11th and there are some new great features along with the new lower prices. The new 8GB model will sell for an incredibly low price of $199 and the 16GB model at $299.

Turns out that AT+T will help pay for the new phone by making up the difference with Apple for us so that we will sign up for the monthly service needed to use all the cool features of the iPhone. All I can say is thanks AT+T and it’s time to sign up.

New 3G iPhones offer greater speed and  a faster connection to the net and email over networks around the world. New High speed downlink packet access works twice as fast on 3G networks as on 2G edge networks. The iPhone switches between Edge, faster 4G and faster Wi-Fi so you get the best speeds at your disposal.
You can also amazingly talk on the phone while surfing the web, checkin your email or using maps. You get up to 5 hours of talk time over 3G networks.

iPhone 3G meets the worldwide standards for cellular communications, so you can make calls and surf the web from practically anywhere on the planet. And if you’re in an area without a 3G network, iPhone connects you via GSM for calls and EDGE for data.

Hey did you know you can add videos other than those purchased from iTunes to your iPhone, such as videos you create in iMovie on an Apple computer or videos you have downloaded from the Internet?
If you try to add a video from iTunes to iPhone and you get a message that says the video can’t play on iPhone, you can convert the video.
How do you convert a video to work with iPhone?
Select the video in your iTunes library and choose Advanced > “Convert Selection for
iPod.”Then add the converted video to iPhone.

Good news for everyone, Apple has cut the price of the popular iPod Shuffle by a whopping 38 percent. The 1 gig model will now sell for a reasonable $49, reducing the shuffle from $79. They also introduced a new model which is double the storage, yes now a 2 gig! And the great news is it is cheaper than the previous 1 gig pricetag, yes only $69.

The shuffle is just a must have for anyone on the go that wants to listen to music or an audio book and takes up no room in your pocket when not using. Works flawlessly within your iTunes software. which is a free download from Apple. Just a must have as I need to add it to my collection along with the 1 gig model. No word on the release date of the new model, just that it’s coming soon! Stay tuned.

New news from Apple which made the announcement that it will no longer accept cash for iPhone purchases and is now limiting sales of the cell phone to two per person as a way to stop people from reselling them. This new policy started this past Thursday,  Apple spokesperson Natalie Kerris said. Before this change a person was  able to purchase 5 iPhones at one time with cash and then act as an unauthorized reseller for these phones. Apple states that limiting iPhone sales to two per customer helps ensure that there are enough iPhones for people and to purchase for a gift. They are now requiring credit or debit cards for payments in the attempt to discourage unauthorized resellers.
More that 1.4 million iPhones have been sold since it debuted June 29th, of this year. It is expected to be a hot gift for the holidays.

If you are buying a new iPod and are worried about deactivating the old one before you can use the new one, here are the facts you may want to know.

The copy protection rules set by Apple allow for your downloaded music from the iTunes store to be stored and played on an unlimited number of iPods.

There is no deactivation needed on iPods but the copy protected songs and video rules do apply to your home computer or laptop. You are allowed up to 5 computers to view and playback your downloaded copy protected music or videos. If you are selling or retiring one of your computers then you would go to the store menu in your iTunes software and deauthorize that machine. If you don’t have 5 computers that you play your music on then don’t worry about this.

You can use iTunes and iPods without buying copy protected material or restrict your music and videos to the ones you copied  or bought legally from CDs or DVDs.

There are new backpacks on the market making it easier for kids to store electronics along with their books and other school needs.
 The latest come with iPod holders, cellphone pockets and laptop compartments.

The Jansport model lets you plug your iPod directly into the backpack and

then control the iPod thru a keypad sewn into the shoulder strap. It also comes with a pocket where you can store the iPod.

Apple has done it again, not only leading the industry with these newest models just released but continuously upgrading with each new model.

The newest member of the iPod family is the big screen iPod Touch. It has some of the newest features of the iPhone which both connect to the internet via Wi-Fi wireless networking. It also replaces the click wheel with an elegant touch screen. The two new models of the iPod Touch come with an 8 gigabyte or a 16 gigabyte storage capacity.

The iPod Touch is able to connect to the iTunes Wi-Fi music store and allows you to buy songs right on the iPod for the same price that you’d buy on your computer. This great wireless feature will soon be available on the iPhone as well.

The iPod Touch has one button on it’s face, the home button, which takes you to the main menu with several square icons that you touch to do different things. This elegant black thin rectangle iPod comes with a huge 3.5" color screen. Most everything is controlled by Apples new touch screen interface which includes a virtual keyboard for text entry.

There is also the Video playback which is flawless as well as viewing photos. The Wi-Fi  functions include a web browser, a You Tube video viewer and the new mobile music store.

Well by now you know that the iPhone doesn’t have a manual mode option which would allow you to drag songs on and off but there are other ways to accomplish this task.

The easiet way is to connect yor iPhone to your PC/Mac and allow it to sync. Then select iPhone in your left hand column of iTunes in order to bring up the iPhone settings functions in the large window at the right in iTunes. Click on the Summary tab and check the option called only sync checked items.This will limit the songs or videos your computer places on the iPhone by which boxes you have checked off. If you want to delete a song or video uncheck the box in your main library or playlist. The next time you sync your iPhone these songs will be eliminated.