- Ask The Experts: My Audio Device Only Plays the First 10 Seconds of a Song
- TechLore - January 13, 2005
- Question: My wife has a Sylvania Mp3 player when I download songs it only plays about ten seconds of each song. I'm using windows media player 10. please help -submitted by maf Answer: Many audio products have playback feature known as "intro/scan" m...
- Making Business Trips Easier with Consumer Electronics
- TechLore - January 9, 2005
- It was time for one of those dreaded business trips again. However, this time I thought that I would make the trip a little more interesting by using my gadgets more than normal just for fun. I would keep a kind of diary along the way and keep track ...
- Ask The Experts: MP3s Have Breaking-Up Sounds When Played
- TechLore - January 5, 2005
- Question: I have a bunch of MP3's that, not so long ago, started playing with (bad) sound. The sound is similar to shaking a radio real hard while it is playing. Real shaky, breaking up sounds. I thought it might be my sound card, so I bought a new o...
- Ask the Experts: Play All Music on iPod at the Same Volume
- TechLore - January 4, 2005
- On an Apple iPod, is there a way to set the volume so that every song plays at the same volume level? Seems like burned CD's vs. Downloads can play at much different volume levels.
- Ask The Experts: Can't Download Wal-Mart Songs Into MyMusix MP3 Player
- TechLore - January 3, 2005
- I purchased a MYMusix WMA MP3 Digital Music Player for my 12 year old and have been unable to download music onto it successfully. I purchased songs from WalMart.Com and attempted to transfer thame. The titles transferred to the player but the only...
- Getting Started with an RCA Lyra MP3 player
- TechLore - January 1, 2005
- I recently received a call from my 80 year-old mother-in-law proclaiming her excitement that she bought an MP3 player. While I was excited for her, and anxious to get her started, my first reaction to her was asking how she could purchase an MP3 play...
- Ask The Experts: Using an AudioKey MP3 Player on Windows 98
- TechLore - December 30, 2004
- Question i brought my daughter an mp3 player audiokey 128mb and cannot find out how to download the music from cd to the mp3 player i have taken it back to dixons and they showed me but they have got windows xp and i have got microsoft 98 second edit...
- Understanding Digital Music Formats
- TechLore - December 29, 2004
- Since the introduction of the Compact Disc in the 1980's, digitally encoded audio has become the most popular method of playing audio in history. Today, a new evolution in audio is quickly changing the way the world buys, distributes, and listens to ...
- How to Transfer Music onto a Portable MP3 Player
- TechLore - December 29, 2004
- You have finally taken the plunge with your first MP3 player and are so excited to use it for the first time. You break it out of the box and your excitement turns to dismay as your realize that you have no idea how to...
- Ask The Experts: Finding an MP3 Player in My Computer
- TechLore - December 28, 2004
- Hi, I purchased the DFP70/DFP72 MP3 player AVC Technology and need help transferring files. The manual says that once I plug in the USB that the "removable disk" should load and a folder should than open. I do not see the folder...
- How to Fix a Frozen iPod
- TechLore - December 21, 2004
- The 4Gb versions (minis) seem to freeze more than the regular ones. You need to reset the iPod in order to get it functioning again. To reset: Hold the...
- Ask The Experts: The iPod Battery
- TechLore - December 17, 2004
- Question: Will partially recharging my ipod battery reduce the total life of the battery over time? Also, what is the deal on recharging the battery before it is fully drained? Does this also reduce the life? -submitted by LizR Answer: So far, all iP...
- Playing Portable MP3 Music in the Car Using Wireless FM Transmitters
- TechLore - December 16, 2004
- Playing music from a portable MP3 player in the car has always seemed obvious but for early adopters, it's been a struggle until recently. One increasingly popular alternative is using...
- How Much Storage Do I Need for a Portable MP3 Player?
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- Are you thinking about buying an MP3 player but confused about how much storage you need for your songs? Or have you run out of storage and need to buy more but don't know how much? Understanding digital memory and the basics of MP3s is essential bef...
- Replacing an old iPod Battery
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- Like many people, I love my iPod and use it frequently. However, my original iPod (first generation) is already a couple of years old and the battery life has suffered tremendously...