Almost everyone by now knows that the battery inside every Apple iPod has a finite life.

Apple Computer will not leave you totally hanging – for $59 they will grudgingly accept your iPod and, after a few weeks, will send you a refurbished one back. Nevertheless, most people are not willing to give up the iPod that they have grown to love in exchange for a used one with an unknown history, so they rightly choose to replace the battery in their iPod by themselves.

This can be a very affordable and feasible option for most people – with decent do-it-yourself battery replacement kits selling in the $20 to $40 range. And in most cases, the 3rd-party battery that you install will give you much greater playtime than the original, stock battery that came inside your iPod – a big plus.

Find a vendor that not only sells iPod batteries, but can also provide you with good tools, great instructions, and even better support. Avoid eBay fly-by-nights and hokey websites that sell cheap batteries and offer zero support. Installing a battery in your iPod is not the same thing as popping a new battery in your TV remote control, so do not proceed without the right tools and guidance in case you get in a jam.

Make sure that you get the right battery for your iPod model. iPod batteries physically vary in size and are not compatible between models (a battery for 4th Generation iPod will not fit, for example, inside an iPod mini). When shopping online, pay close attention to the color of the iPod being shown, the location of the navigation buttons, and the color of the ScrollWheel.

Before you grab a tool to change the battery in your iPod, find a clean, bright working space that is located in a non-carpeted area. You are going to be working with small connections and touching electrical components, and you will want to minimize chances of static electricity zapping your player.

This might seem basic, but read the directions that come with your battery replacement kit all the way through before proceeding. You are going to be in a hurry so that you can play music on your iPod once again, but rushing through the battery replacement process is ill advised. Take you time; look at every picture and read every word on the page – if you are unclear about any point, contact your vendor immediately for clarification before starting.

Plan to perform the iPod battery replacement process in one fell swoop. Do not start the project and stop halfway through. This not only increases the likelihood that you will skip a step, but may also cause unintended consequences. The iPod mini battery replacement process, for example, requires that you remove the two white top and bottom end caps. These end caps have adhesive underneath, and leaving these exposed for more than 20 minutes could cause the glue to dry out and prevent the end caps from sticking back in place.

Moreover, once you have connected the new battery, do not rush to close everything back up. Just like a mountain climber that has just reached the top of the peak – you are really just halfway done. Take your time and do not force any of the parts back together.

Once you have successfully installed your new iPod battery, you will be back to hours and hours of uninterrupted playtime once again.

Every once in a while we need to relax and lose ourselves to something that can take us away to some other world. A place where we can forget everything that is around us and where we can get the feeling of having been able to escape everything for a while. So if you are looking for that other world then welcome to the world of iPods that seems to be more alluring than ever before with the rising number of facilities they provide you with.

Yes! Gone are the days when iPod was synonymous with music and only music. Now iPods have more to offer than ever before, and the new surprise is that your favorite digital accessory now allows you to download and enjoy your favorite games! What a rare combination. So, why miss it?

There are various kinds of games one can choose from. Though iPod games are quite a new concept, the variety of offers is huge. With experts thinking and planning new games day and night, you can well imagine the vast selection of games that are available nowadays. You can download all kinds of games like Tetris (that involves Rotation of falling bricks to proper rows), Bejeweled (where you can Match jewels so as to clear your board), Zuma ( where the player Slides similar colored balls together), and many more.

Certain iPod companies like the Apple offer a large number of games on their website. Though of course, you can get even better and more exciting games at various other places on the net. The price varies greatly, depending on the game as well as the site you may be downloading and buying your games from.

The games may vary greatly in their size too. For instance certain games require only a few hundred kb of space whereas others may need up to a few thousand kb. Therefore, before downloading or buying your game, make sure you are well aware of your iPods capacity.

Like many other digital games, often the iPod games too allow two or even more players to play together. These games are quite fun, since you can enjoy playing them not only with lifeless characters, but also with real life people!
The games may be animated or may have life-like figures, like all other computer and video games. However, in case you are under the impression that iPod games are the very same games that you have grown up (or growing up) playing, then you should better think again. There are a large number of iPod games that have been developed in the recent past, that the world has never seen or even heard of before.

So make the most happening accessory of the present times more happening with the most happening games! As already said, this is one way to go to the other world that you surly cannot afford to miss!

Attention to all iPod users. Try not to use your iPod in the bathroom. Is it that important to listen to Unchained melody while sitting on the toilet? A lot of iPod users reported iPod malfunctioning after accidentally dropping their iPod in the toilet. If the toilet was clean and empty before the drop, then the problem is recoverable, but you still have to act quickly.

Here is some advice if your iPod accidentally falls into the toilet water:

1. The following is really hard sometimes. Try to immediatelly pull your iPod out of the toilet water. Use some towel or cleaning material to quickly clean and dry the external parts of the iPod.

2. Quickly turn off your iPod. As you probably know, water and electricity just won’t mix. Water may seriously damage the electrical connections. Just turn it off as soon as you can!

3. Rinse your iPod. Use an air hose or something to blow air and remove any water that’s stuck inside the device. Shake the device well before blowing any air.

4. You might need to erase and restore all your data from the hard drive. The iPod hard drive is a quite sensitive hardware part.

5. Place your iPod in a safe and warm place. Try to forget and start praying. Hopefully, everything will be fine. Wait for a day or more before turning on your iPod. Do not use the device unless you are sure that it’s completely dry!

6. Chances are your iPod will also need a hardware check. Visit your local repair store and tell them that your iPod fell into your toilet. Be sure to warn those guys if the toilet water was not so clean.

If you are lucky your iPod will survive the water encounter and work again. A lot of electronic devices can be recovered from water immersion. Just remember to immediately turn off the power.