The Budcozys I posted the other day got an overwhelming "Leave It" response, so I figured I'd share an old Lifehacker tip on how to keep your iPod cords untangled, no new product to buy or anything. I like to call it the "Lifehacker Devil Horn Hand Wrap." And trust me, the title's much more complicated than the technique. You make a devil horn with your fingers as in the diagram, hold the earbuds Read more

The iLoad sat on my desk for a good week before I decided to take it out of its box. It wasn't that it didn't look sleek, (while it's a little heavy it does match the regular iPod and my MacBook) but more that as a 21st century woman, I find the idea of it a bit confusing. When I eventually tried it out, I did realize the device's use, but still don't think I'm its target customer. The iLoad Read more

Geeksugar readers often e-mail me frantically at all hours of the night asking me what to do when their iPod is frozen or on the fritz. Unless your iPod is completely out of commission, you can usually reset it. So, take a breath and keep reading. To reset an iPod, iPod nano, or iPod mini, press and hold the Menu and Select buttons until the Apple logo appears, which takes about 6 to 10 seconds. Read more

Readers have been e-mailing me asking about managing multiple iPods on one computer, so I figured it was time I address the question with you all. For a time my boyfriend and I were managing both our iPods off his computer, simply because I was so excited the day I got it I didn't stop to consider I should do it on my own computer (yes, even geeks have such moments). While it worked, it became Read more

Many of you have been asking for help solving your iPod dilemmas - like How to Sync Your iPod to Two Computers or for those of you that work on PCs and Macs, how you can sync your iPod between different operating systems - a problem that can cause more than a few headaches. The first setback is that traditionally, Apple doesn’t support using a Mac-formatted iPod on a Windows PC. The good news Read more

La_clique recently posed an all too familiar question: I have a desktop PC with my iTunes library on it, but yesterday I bought a new laptop and wanted to be able to sync my iPod on there as well. Others have asked about managing multiple iPods on one computer, or dealing with controlling your music via your home Mac and a Windows PC at work. How does a geek manage his or her music without Read more

One of my favorite things about working in an office with a group of people is the fact that I can listen to most of their music through our shared iTunes folder. It gives me a chance to sample music that isn't part of my regular playlist, and make sweeping assumptions about my co-workers' hipness based on their music taste. When your computer is on a network, iTunes’ built-in “sharing” Read more

Besides the fact that iPods are fashionable, user-friendly and keep us rockin' and b'boppin' all day long, there are many hidden (and not-so-hidden) functions of our beloved gadgets that I surmise many of us don't use. I recently started using mine as an alarm clock, but if you're traveling this holiday season, and want to use it as a storage device, it's plenty easy. With iPod storage sizes Read more