Personal Audio

Apple has made many improvements to the software running on the iPhone and iPod Touch since their debut in 2007. Unfortunately for iPod Touch owners, each incremental upgrade to the software comes...

You can sync contacts from Microsoft Outlook e-mail software to your iPod using the iTunes for Windows software. This will give you easy access to your address book whenever you have your iPod...

Every portable device can encounter an error and lock up from time to time, and the Microsoft Zune audio player is no exception. In the event that your Zune freezes, however, there are several...

MP3 players have added a lot of fun to our daily lives. They can make even long car rides great, because you can listen to all of your favorite songs or recorded radio programs on a device that...

MP3 players are considered by many to be the most convenient devices for listening to music on the go. Most MP3 players require users to transfer digital music from their computer to the player...

If you have purchased a Microsoft Zune audio player, the Zune software will be your way of interfacing with the device. During the initial setup of the Zune, the software will ask you what types...

One of the best-loved features of the Microsoft Zune audio player is the ability to customize the experience of using it, and a simple aspect that can be customized is the name of the device....

MP3 players get more advanced every day, but they still occasionally have bugs and problems. Identify your problem, and you can have your MP3 player up and running again.

iPods run on software that controls what they can do, just like a computer. If you are having trouble with your IPOD, first update the iPod's software and use the Run Diagnostic tools in iTunes...

Microsoft's Zune software is required for syncing and transferring files to your Zune. This software maintains a huge selection of music and other multimedia from the Internet for you to download...

Downloading music from a computer to an iPod isn't difficult. It's just a matter of installing the Apple iTunes software and getting used to the interface. Install the software from the disc...

The Microsoft Zune is a personal media player capable of music and video playback, as well as Internet browsing (in the HD series of models.) However, to get any functionality from your Zune, it...

Adobe's Acrobat is the software of choice for creating and reading PDF files, but to just view these files, the free Acrobat Reader software is all you need. Because Apple's iPod Touch can access...

Archiving files from an iPod is a way to back up all of your songs, videos and pictures in case your device crashes or needs to be restored. The simplest way to archive iPod files is to create...

The Zune software enables access to the Zune Marketplace from your computer. From the marketplace, you can download or stream music, rent or buy movies, buy episodes of TV shows, watch free...

Because they have a screen that allows you to view photos and videos, iPods also allow you to get the most out of your digital music by adding album art to go along with your music. Through your...

In the digital age, portable music is becoming less of a luxury and more of a common reality. Computer users everywhere are transporting music with them on iPods, phones, PDAs and personal MP3...

The coby brand of MP3 player offers users a no-nonsense, inexpensive, and easy-to-use personal media experience. Although the coby interface can best be described as minimalist, if you are having...

Samsung MP3 players are some of the most advanced and feature-rich digital players available. They offer high sound quality and ample memory for your music library. Not only that, they connect...

The portable media player known as the Zune can be used to play music, videos, podcasts and pictures. This media is arranged in the Zune's Media Manager software and then transferred onto the...

The Zune is Microsoft's portable media player and a competitor to Apple's iPod. Both devices can play video files from each company's respective online store or from the user's private collection....

The Zune is a portable MP3 and video player. Designed by Microsoft, it only works with Windows-based computers. The Zune comes with Windows-based software that is used to sync music, video, photos...

Karaoke is a great pastime to enjoy with friends, and a great activity for any get-together. But unfortunately, many karaoke songs are outdated and overplayed, and participants get tired of...

Reboot your iPod. If your iPod is not connected to your computer, this is achieved by flipping the power switch on your unit from the "on" position to the "off" position. Depending on which...

iPods are, without a doubt, one of the most popular personal audio devices since the Walkman. From the start, iPods have been flying off store shelves left and right with new generations of the...

The iPod is one of the most popular portable music devices available. Putting music onto an iPod may be a frustrating task to a newcomer if you do not know how to navigate your way through the...

The Microsoft Zune is a popular digital media player and rival to the Apple iPod line. Before use of the Zune, the Zune software must be installed on your PC and the Zune must be properly set up....

The ease and portability of MP3 players has attracted many people. Where people once listened to extensive CD music collections, the trend now is to create playlists on a computer or MP3 player...

As with any piece of electronics equipment, occasionally users may start to experience problems with their iPod. Many of these problems will be software based, like when a song won't play or the...

Now that you have just brought a Zune, it’s time to set it up. Today, I’m going to setup my Zune. So let’s get started, just follow the steps below to continue.

MP3 players vary in their features and complexity. Some music players will also play video and almost all of them can serve as mass storage devices for documents and photos. Regardless of their...

Most people don't travel with a stack of DVDs in their back pocket. However, they seldom leave home without their iPod. The convenience of having hours of music and movies available in the compact...

The Apple iPod line of products includes features that allow them to shuffle your selections. Using the shuffle option, your player will randomly select the next song that plays after a song ends....

iPods are portable multimedia players that allow you to play back music, photos and videos, depending on the player. They are generally managed using iTunes (default management program), where...

Frostwire is a peer-to-peer file sharing software program and is written in the Java computer language. It can let you download free music videos and music to your computer, which can then be...

The Zune media player uses "cookies" when interacting with a web browser on the computer. These cookies are tiny bits of software information that consist of data about what the Zune is doing...

Zune players are portable multimedia devices that allow you to playback music, photos and videos on the go. They come in a variety of designs and features, and work with the Zune software to...

The iPod is a portable MP3 playback device designed by Apple. The most popular personal audio players in the world, iPods boast a lot of impressive features. If you have not owned an iPod before,...

Zune is the name of Microsoft's line of portable media players, on which users can listen to music and podcasts, watch videos and play games. Zune owners use the device in conjunction with Zune...

The iPod is one of the most complex innovations in personal audio ever created. Although these miracles of engineering are praised, there are just as many who deride them as pieces of junk that...

Have you ever wondered how people are able to play games on their iPhones or iPod Touches? I have, and I have figured it out. You can enjoy many fun, free games. You will never be bored with...

A Zune is a portable media device that allows you to keep all your favorite music, videos and podcasts in your pocket. Whether you have home videos or movies bought from the Zune marketplace,...

The only way to transfer songs from someone's iPod to your computer is to use some kind of iPod transfer software, also known as iPod ripping software. This applies to songs originally purchased...

The Apple iPod is the most popular model of MP3 player. Songs are added to iPods via computer. The computer keeps track of all the songs, so in case the iPod crashes, the computer could easily...

Though Sony's Walkman is usually associated with the cassette-tape model that was ubiquitous in the 1980s and 1990s, Sony has brought the brand into the digital-music era. While the Walkman was...

The iPod's days of being simply a portable music player are a thing of the past. As consumers' lives have become more mobile and technology has improved, Apple has added the capability to view...

Because of its small stature the iPod Shuffle lacks some of the features of other iPod models, such as a LCD screen. The Shuffle also lacks the overall storage capacity of other iPods. But because...

As more and more digital audio and video players are introduced to the market, there is a growing demand for files to be available in multiple formats to be compatible with a number of different...

The iPod Nano is an exceptionally popular MP3 player used by millions of people. The compact personal audio player is a smaller version of the traditional iPod, offering many features of the...

Apple iPods are one of the most popular MP3 players in the world. The personal audio players are great for listening to your favorite tunes as well as watching television shows or movies and...