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[CortJstr]

I don't know if there are Apple stores in Brasil, but your last resort is always to force a reset.  I forget how to do it, though - it involves plugging it into a power source, holding two buttons together for a few seconds, etc.  It's not difficult but you have to do it exactly right.

For a Touch Wheel version you plug it in (preferrably to the wall) then hold Menu and Play/Pause for 5 seconds. I believe the same is true with Click Wheels.

Just as an aside, if you use Windows it's always preferrable to charge an iPod by plugging it into the wall instead of charging via USB or Firewire. Windows has a tendency to never let the hard drive spin down for the entire time it's plugged in which can drastically reduce the lifespan of the device. Some posters on iLounge insist that you even get a larger charge via plugging into the wall regardless of Win/Mac usage but I don't know how extensively that was tested.

[Roger]

I tried holding menu+the select button like Apple says, but not while plugged to the wall. Will do it when I get home tonight.

Thanks everyone!

[Nabubrush]

I also have already looked at iTunes, found it HORRIBLE and inadequate, and have uninstalled it already.  I will never use iTunes with my iPod.

thanks to Smart Playlists in iTunes, which I'm just starting to use more and more.

Isn't growth a wonderful thing?

I got one of those 60GB video Ipods. It's pretty neat. Anyone know any good places where I can get media that actually showcases the video capability? All I have so far is the Foo Fighters videos.

[jough]

To my credit, I was referring then to the iTunes music store, and not the iTunes library/application, which has gotten a lot better since the awful crash prone monstrosity that shipped with my first iPod.  So yes, growth - but growth from Apple, who improved their software.

I actually still don't use iTunes, to be honest - I just don't feel comfortable posting which pirateware that I do use.

I get my videos from Mininova.org.  Just search for "iPod" and you'll find movies, tv shows, and music videos, all formatted for your tiny low-res iPod's screen!

(I'm kind of a snob as I watch movies on my Palm T|X which is twice the resolution of the iPod on a screen that is 60% larger that costs $100 less and also is a computer, ebook reader, email client, web surfer, date book, games machine, and also plays mp3s.

I love my Palm T|X.  It's replaced my laptop.  My iPod is nice for when I go for a walk or something and don't mind carrying something small and easy to manipulate with one hand while it's still in my pocket. </aside>)

[Tangle]

(I'm kind of a snob as I watch movies on my Palm T|X which is twice the resolution of the iPod on a screen that is 60% larger that costs $100 less and also is a computer, ebook reader, email client, web surfer, date book, games machine, and also plays mp3s.

I hope you realize I will hold you fully responsible if I now go and spend all my savings on a Palm TX. Damn youse. 

Seriously though, I guess you have to buy memory cards for that thing also, right?

[jough]

You don't HAVE to, but yeah, I have a 2Gb SD card in mine that lets me carry around 5 movies, or 10 episodes of 24, or 3 movies, an episode of 24, and two episodes of The Boondocks, or... well, you get the idea.

[Nabubrush]

I get my videos from Mininova.org.  Just search for "iPod" and you'll find movies, tv shows, and music videos, all formatted for your tiny low-res iPod's screen!

Thanks for this.

(I'm kind of a snob . . .)

Yeah?

Also, anybody use allofmp3.com? I'm wondering if it's too good to be true.

[jough]

Dude, there's a search box above.

Yeah, as mentioned in this and other threads, AllOfMP3.com is awesome.  I have nothing but nice things to say about their service.

[acoxcae]

Also, anybody use allofmp3.com? I'm wondering if it's too good to be true.

I do, it's not.  They have basically everything, and most things you can get encoded how you want - I've never had a problem with sound quality or availability, there's no DRM, and per-CD prices are about $1.00.  The only downside is the dubious legality, but apparently (for now, at least), it's totally on the level.  And if it ever isn't on the level, your MP3s are un-DRMed, so who cares.

I use musicmp3.ru more though - it's half the price, with about half the selection, and no custom encoding.  192kbps MP3 is OK with me though, so I always look here first, then allofmp3 second.

Also, what Jough said.

[Nabubrush]

Apologies, I'm somewhat new here. Also, as has been pointed out somewhere, this new board has a shitload of buttons. Sorry again.

[Carlos del Vaca]

My car stereo just died, so I got a new one.  A fairly low-end model, but for $100 these days you can get a deck that plays regular CDs, discs with MP3, and throws in a place you can plug in your iPod or other MP3 player.  The latter two are big reasons why I chose this particular model.

I had it installed today.  And the douchebags didn't install the so-called "iPlug."  You have to plug it in the back of the stereo, then run a little cable out to the front, to which you can attach your MP3 playin' doo-hickey.  But there it is in the box, rather than attached to the fuck*ng deck like it's supposed to be.

SCREW YOU, MAN
entering enemy mode...

[wombat]

and throws in a place you can plug in your iPod or other MP3 player.

OMG I SO need this. Thank you for having a disaster that you had to post about before I spent money on some other solution to my problem!

[CortJstr]

I got the fancier kind that actually has dock connector. So it charges the iPod and shows the song title right in the display. I can even change playlists right from the deck. But if I had it to do again I'd go the cheaper route where the stereo just has a line-in plug in the front. It's not really that much more convenient to have the song in the stereo than  just looking in the cup holder and seeing the artist and album also. Plus this way I'm locked into iPod only.

[Tangle]

My car has an ass-old radio/cassette player, and I've been thinking of replacing it with a CD player that plays mp3s and stuff. However I've now decided to just buy a good portable mp3 player (probably an iPod) because then I can just plug it in with this. Nice!

[AlohaDawg]

So does the FM transmitter you can connect to the I-pod to make it play out a nearby radio suck? Seems like that is a pretty easy solution too.