The ‘Music’ Archives
Posted November 18, 2007 by

Zune Software: Reimport full collection (audio/video/pictures)

This recipes explains how to reimport your collection in the Zune software. If you delete a song/video/photo, you cannot add it by just removing the folder and readding the folder in the Settings > Collections screen.

Category Zune

Posted November 16, 2007 by

How to Put A Zune Card on Your Facebook Profile

Got a Zune Card but all your friends are on Facebook? Put your Zune Card on your Facebook Profile so you can easily share your listening interests. Here’s how.

Category Zune

Posted November 16, 2007 by

Zune Software: How to Edit the Song Data

It never fails, due to a typo or software snafu, some songs in your collection have incorrect information for the artist, album, genre, etc. This can make it difficult when you are trying to find that song you are looking for, setting up a playlist, or sharing music (not to mention that it doesn’t look [...]

Category Zune

Posted November 14, 2007 by

Zune Software: Display the Now Playing Interface While Listening to Music

If you use the Zune software to listen to music on your PC, the normal interface is rather boring to look at. There is an alternate interface that is much more pleasing to the eye. The Now Playing interface displays the album cover of the current song set on a backdrop of the album covers [...]

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Posted November 13, 2007 by

Zune: Modify the Number of Current Podcast Episodes to Keep

By default, the Zune software is set to keep 3 episodes of each podcast (not counting items marked In Collection). You can set the software to keep 1 to 10 or even All of the podcast episodes. Here’s how:

Category Zune

Posted November 13, 2007 by

Zune: Sync Device with Your PC Over Your Wireless Network

While your Zune syncs easily with your PC via the USB connector, sometimes it is quite convenient to sync over your wireless network. After configuring your wireless sync to hook up to your router, you can update the media on your device without plugging the Zune into your PC.

Category Zune

Posted October 23, 2007 by

iTunes: Change Video from Movies to TV Shows

Most ripped videos will come into iTunes into the Movies category. This tutorial will show you how to change the category so it will appear correctly in your iPhone, iPod, or AppleTV. This technique works in all versions of iTunes including 8, 9, and 10.

Category Music

Posted July 11, 2007 by

Zune: Speed Up Zune Software by Disabling the Marketplace Catalog Updates

There is a significant delay in the Zune software as it updates the Zune Marketplace Catalog. Since it is doubtful that you use the Marketplace each time you open the Zune software, you can eliminate this delay by disabling the Marketplace by renaming the dll file associated with it.

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Posted June 20, 2007 by

Top Ten Ways to Increase iPod Battery Time

Several methods exist for increasing your ipod’s battery time and life. Here are the ten most important ones.

Category iPod

Posted April 18, 2007 by

Restore Hacked iPod to Default Firmware

I love to hack my iPod, but sometimes I go too far. However, it is easy to restore a hacked iPod back to the safety of the original firmware.

Category iPod