Question
How Do You Get Started With an IPOD?
My dad got one for Christmas, and none of us are very computertech savvy. Is there an easy way to get started? Its an apple IPOD if that makes any difference.....
Answer
first of all, all ipods are manufactured by apple, i have a nano.brthe first thing to do is go to www.apple.comipodstart you can install itunes onto your computer from there. bryou should have also gotten a USB cable with the ipod.br if your ipod is a fist generation shuffle the bigger shuffles then there should be a USB drive at one end see picturebrbrhttpen.wikipedia.orgwikiImageIpodabrbrif you have a shuffle like this, then you can directly plug the USB drive to the USB port onto your computer, the port looks something like thisbrhttpwww.mazzetti.deeditorshotspicsabrbrotherwise, you would have gotten a USB cablebrbrhttpimages.auctionhelper.comimagesabrbrplug the wider USB drive to the ipod and the narrower one to your computer to a USB port mentioned above.brafter youve done this, a wizard should pop up on the computer screen and a quotdo not dissconectquot screen should pop up on the ipod unless it is a shuffle.brfollow the wizard on the computer , then click on the itunes icon on your desktop it should have appeared when you installed the itunes. from there, you need to create an itunes account. then register your ipod. brnow, you can download music by clicking on the songvideo you want, the computer transfers them to the ipod automatically. then, after you are done, there is an eject button next to the link that says file name ipod it dosent really say quotfilenamequot, what is in that space depends on which file it loads to, but it does say ipod. click on the eject button next to that link, the quotdont disconnectquot screen on the ipod should go back to normal and then you can disconnect the ipod from the computer to enjoy your music. you can also automatically charge the ipod by connecting it to your computer at anytime. brbrnote there is also a space near the top right of the itunes window that shows how much money you have left on your account. brbrif you have anymore questions, you could always refer to the instruction manual you get with the ipod.brbrhope this helps, good luck with you ipod the screens are fragile, be careful with them
