Another I pod ?
Race Director
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From: Duvall, WA
The Mac magazines have an article every year or so on how to replace the battery yourself. Looks pretty easy. We have a bazillion iPods floating around our house, so a week of down time on one is no big deal.
Safety Car
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From: San Diego CA
So why doesn't apple include instructions with it on how to replace it, if it's so simple? 
It should be as easy as popping the cover off, disconnecting a connector and popping in a new one and reconnecting it.
It should be as easy as popping the cover off, disconnecting a connector and popping in a new one and reconnecting it.
Le Mans Master
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From: Boca Raton Florida
Thats about all there is to it. Apple always Threatned to Void the Warrenty if you open the thing up. But after 3 or 4 yrs and the battery dies its not warrented anymore anyway. I have rebuilt a couple of them, new displays, drives, batteries. Nuthin to it
Team Owner
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From: Columbia Missouri
Sounds like a lot of trouble when you already paid twice as much for it as equally proficient MP3 players.
Race Director
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From: Duvall, WA
Le Mans Master
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From: Boca Raton Florida
Any idea what software is available to string audio files together in one big file? I rip audio books and load them on the ipod, but some of the cd's come with as many as 99 small files that I woule prefer to glue together in a single file, easier to manage
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Burning Brakes
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From: San Antonio Texas
like it or not Ipod has become the 800 pound gorilla of mp3 players. whether or not they actually are the best, worst or somewhere in between is irrelevant now.
anyone old enough to remember "Beta" format? it was always better than VHS hands down. but VHS got the jump and captured the market and Sony's Beta died a slow painful death.
Internet Explorer did the same thing to Netscape.
FM radio was available a few years after AM was first commercially broadcast. but everyone sunk money in to AM equipment. it took FM more than 50 years to gain the advantage although it was clearly always the superior technology.
Ipod's got the market and has captured the public's imagination (and wallets). American business know how wins again.
anyone old enough to remember "Beta" format? it was always better than VHS hands down. but VHS got the jump and captured the market and Sony's Beta died a slow painful death.
Internet Explorer did the same thing to Netscape.
FM radio was available a few years after AM was first commercially broadcast. but everyone sunk money in to AM equipment. it took FM more than 50 years to gain the advantage although it was clearly always the superior technology.
Ipod's got the market and has captured the public's imagination (and wallets). American business know how wins again.
Safety Car
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From: San Diego CA
Honestly one of the main things that really annoys me with ipods is the need for itunes. I prefer just being able to drag and drop with explorer and organizing them like that. I also like the ability to use microSD cards, which you can transfer data on and off quickly.
