Have you ever wished you could capture the screen of your iPod Touch, right at any given moment? Say, to memorialize an epic moment in Doodle Jump, or to snap a photo of a webpage. Well, actually, you can–and it’s really simple.

1. Press and hold the power button (on top of the device).
2. While you’re holding down the power button, hit the Home key (the black, circular button) once. You will hear a “snapshot” sound (like a shutter).
3. Release both buttons.  In order to find your iPod Touch screenshot, just go to your Photo library.

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It’s pretty frustrating when you’re in the middle of something, grooving to your music, and suddenly your iPod runs out of batteries. Whether you’re in the middle of the yard mowing your lawn or on an overnight train to Amsterdam, this can put a kink in your whole day (or night). Luckily, there are quite a few things you can do to ensure your iPod battery doesn’t run out sooner than it should.

Here are a few battery-saving tips for the iPod Shuffle, Nano, and Classic: 1. Turn your backlight off. While you can set your backlight to turn off automatically in a number of seconds, it’s better to turn it off completely. The drawback, of course, is that you won’t be able to see the screen unless you’re somewhere that’s well-lit. 2. Turn off the equalizer. You can find this under “Settings.” Chances are, your equalizer will already be turned off, but check it just to make sure. 3. Try not to switch your songs as often. When you switch songs, your iPod will “wake up”–not only will the screen/backlight come on (using battery life), but the iPod will have to access the hard drive, which uses battery life. 4. Go through at least one charge cycle per month–that is, let your battery completely die at least once a month before recharging it. This will keep the lithium battery in better shape and it will hold its charge for longer. 5. If you have an iPod Nano, don’t use the video camera or video-editing program until you’re near a plug. 6. When you’re not using your iPod, switch on the “hold” button–this will keep the iPod from accidentally waking up in your bag and using unnecessary battery life. 7. Don’t use your iPod in extreme temperatures. Extremely cold temperatures can cause the iPod to think it has less battery life (it might not wake up if it’s too cold), and extremely hot temperatures can make the iPod overheat. Neither is ideal for the lithium battery, so keeping your iPod at room temperature or at least between 32 and 95 degrees Fahrenheit (0 to 35 degrees Celsius) will ensure that your battery lasts as long as possible.

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Conserve your iphone battery with just these few simple tips.

Sarah Jacobbson Purewell | TiPS

So you’re about to take that big around-the-world trip, and you only have one problem–your iPod Touch keeps dying mid-plane ride. Unless you’re flying Virgin America, there’s no chance of recharging until you hit the ground. So what should you do, next time, in order to keep your battery from running out of juice?

Here are some battery-saving tips, specifically for the iPod Touch:

1. Turn your screen brightness all the way down. This should be pretty obvious–the brighter your screen is, the more battery life it uses. Assuming you’re in a well-lit (or very dark) area, you’ll still be able to see your way around the iPod Touch enough to change songs.

2. Turn your passcode lock off. In order to conserve battery life, it’s imperative that you spend as little time as possible getting from point A to point B on your iPod Touch, and having to enter a passcode every time you want to do something definitely hinders this.

3. Turn off Wi-Fi. Another fairly obvious measure–Wi-Fi eats up a lot of battery life searching for networks and once it’s connected to them.

4. When you’re not using your iPod Touch, don’t turn it off. Instead, put your iPod Touch in “sleep” mode (screen lock, essentially)–it takes more energy to turn the iPod on and off than it does to leave it in sleep mode.

5. Turn off push notifications. Anything that updates in the background and “pushes” or notifies you is a battery-life suck.

6. Let your iPod Touch die once a month. Unlike older rechargeable batteries, the iPod’s lithium-based battery needs to go through a full cycle at least once a month before you recharge it.

7. Don’t use a lot of apps. If you want your iPod Touch battery to last as long as possible, use as few applications as necessary.

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Sarah Jacobsson Purewal TiPS

Why waste your money on an external hard drive or a flash drive when you already have one? One that you carry around with you all the time as it is?

Using your iPod, iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle, or iPod Touch as a portable external hard drive is useful and easy. All you have to do is plug your iPod into your computer and open iTunes. Click on your iPod and check the box that says “Enable Disk Usage.” Once this box is checked, you’ll be able to open your iPod (if you’re on a PC, go to “My Computer”; if you’re on a Mac, it should appear on the desktop) as an extra hard drive, and drag and drop files onto it.

Now all you have to do is tote your iPod to your next office meeting and voila! Plug in your iPod and open ‘em up. And don’t forget to bring your iPod’s USB cord with you.

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Sarah Jacobsson Purewal TiPS

Let’s say you’re in transit when you suddenly decide that you really want to listen to three songs, in succession, over and over again. Well, you can manually find and select each of those songs, over and over again… or you can create a playlist. In fact, you can create a playlist right on your iPod, even if you’re nowhere near your computer:

1. Find and highlight the song you would like to add to your new playlist.
2. Press and hold the center button until the song title begins to flash. It has now been added to your “On-the-go” playlist.
3. Go to “Playlists” and select “On-the-go.” Your playlist will be called “On-the-go” unless you change the name in iTunes. If you don’t change the name, a number will be appended to “On-the-go.”

This is also handy for combining playlists–if you want to add an entire playlist of songs to your on-the-go list, just highlight the playlist title and press and hold the center button.

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Signing on for the inaugural iPod Spot TiP of the day… so thought I’d start with the Grandaddy of all iPod TiPS, for when all else fails, and you need to reboot:

How to Reset Your iPod

So, your iPod is frozen. As in, not responding. It’s okay–don’t freak out! Here’s how to reset your iPod if it’s frozen, not responding, being slow, not turning on, not turning off…basically if it’s doing anything out of the ordinary.

iPod Shuffle: Super-easy! Just turn it off using the switch (this is the only iPod that has a physical switch that can be put in an “on” or “off” position). Wait at least five seconds before turning it back on. iPod Nano: Make sure your iPod Nano’s hold switch is off. Hold down the “Menu” button (on the clickwheel) and the center button (inside the clickwheel) at the same time for at least ten seconds. You will be able to tell this is working because the screen will go blank and then the Apple logo will appear. If this doesn’t work, your iPod Nano may be out of batteries–plug it in and try again. Pod Classic: If your hold switch is off, turn it on and then turn it off again. If your hold switch is on, just turn it off. Hold down the “Menu” button (on the clickwheel) and center button (inside the clickwheel) at the same time for at least ten seconds. The screen will go blank and the Apple logo will appear. If this doesn’t happen, your iPod Classic may be out of batteries–plug it in and try again. iPod Touch: Press and hold the power button (located on top of the iPod Touch) and the Home button (the only button on the face of the iPod Touch) at the same time for at least ten seconds. The screen will go blank and the Apple logo will appear. If this does not work, you may need to repeat the process but hold the buttons down for longer–15 to 20 seconds. You may also need to connect the iPod Touch to a power source.

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