iPod Tips: Play the iPod on Your Computer’s Speakers
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.
Play iPod on Computer Speakers: In iTunes, click on your iPod on the device list (left-hand side of the screen). Select the “Summary” tab in the main screen and click the “Manually manage music and videos” checkbox. Now for the easy step: choose the song or play list you want from the list for your iPod and hit the iTunes play button. (Still confused? I have pictures on my website to help you out.)
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.
Navigate to the Extras menu and choose Clock > Alarm Clock. Your first step is to make sure the Alarm is toggled on. Next, choose Time and scroll to set when the alarm should ring. Now choose the Repeat menu and decide if the alarm should go off once, daily, weekdays, weekends, once a month, and so forth. Now for the bigger decision: Sound. You will set the iPod to Beep or to a Playlist. Playlist sends the sound through earphones or an external speaker — which is what I use at night. Beep uses iPod’s built-in speaker. Ok, your alarm is set up and ready. Enjoy!
Using the Sleep Timer: If you like to fall asleep to music, there’s another section in Extras you’ll like: the sleep timer. When I go to bed I plug my iPod into speakers in the bedroom and set the sleep timer for 60 minutes. Now you have music to fall asleep by.
Another Tip — the Volume Limit: Do you wish your iPod would play louder? (Or does it play too loud?) On the Settings menu check out the Volume Limit option. You can adjust the maximum volume up or down here with your click wheel. You can also adjust the sound mix by choosing EQ (equalizer) on the Settings menu.