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Turn Your iPod into a Photographer’s Assistant

The iPod Photo was designed with photography in mind, so it doesn’t take much to turn it into an excellent companion for just about any digital camera with a USB connection (there’s a full compatibility chart on Apple.com).

1. Start with an iPod and a digital camera with a USB connection. 
2. Buy the Apple iPod Camera Connector, which will let you upload your photos from your camera to the iPod, thus turning it into a digital photo vault. (Test the connector before you leave, because many cameras are not officially supported but work fine; testing will avoid any surprises.) 
3. If you’ll be taking the iPod along on possibly rough-and-tumble location shoots, you’ll want to invest in a sturdy case.
4. If you like to give slideshows of your photos, you might want to invest in the naviPro eX remote control unit. This latest version of a dependable unit offers the ability to control slideshows as well as songs.
5. To keep up on the latest photo techniques, you can download the podcasts from www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com, which offer “tips & tricks for the digital photographer.”
6. Since you want to look like a real photographer, you might want to get a field vest and stuff it full of your camera gear and your iPod. Vests from Domke are reputable and contain a whopping 18 pockets; the jackets (with zip-off arms) have 16.

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Top 24 of American Idol Season 7

American Idol’s top 24 was announced February 13, 2008.

1. David Archuleta, 17, Murray, Utah
2. Colton Berry, 18, Staunton, Virginia 
3. Robbie Carrico, 26, Melbourne, Florida  
4. Jason Castro, 20, Rockwall, Texas  
5. David Cook, 25, Tulsa, Oklahoma  
6. Chikezie Eze, 22, Inglewood, California  
7. Garrett Haley, 17, Elida, Ohio  
8. David Hernandez, 24, Glendale, Arizona  
9. Michael Johns, 29, Los Angeles (born in Perth, Australia)  
10. Luke Menard, 29, Crawfordsville, Indiana  
11. Danny Noriega, 18, Azusa, California  
12. Jason Yeager, 28, Grand Prairie, Texas
13. Joanne Borgella, 25, New York 
14. Kristy Lee Cook, 24, Seattle  
15. Amy Davis, 25, Cedar Lake, Indiana 
16. Asia’h Epperson, 19, Joplin, Missouri  
17. Alexandréa Lushington, 17, Douglasville, Georgia  
18. Kady Malloy, 18, Houston 
19. Ramiele Malubay, 20,
20. Miramar, Florida (born in Saudi Arabia) 
21. Syesha Mercado, 21, Miami  
22. Amanda Overmyer, 23, Mulberry, Indiana 
23. Carly Smithson, 24, San Diego, California (born in Dublin)  
24. Alaina Whitaker, 16, Tulsa, Oklahoma  
25. Brooke White, 24, Mesa, Arizona

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Connecting Your iPod to a Home Stereo

Home stereo systems come in many shapes and sizes, from an audiophile’s monster component racks to a kid’s itty-bitty boom box. Component-style stereo systems typically include a receiver (which offers a preamp/amplifier with a volume control, and a tuner to receive FM radio). Some separate these functions into separate components - such as a preamp, an amplifier, and a tuner. To find a place to connect your iPod or computer to a home stereo, look for RCA-type connections that are marked AUX IN (for auxiliary input), CD IN (for connecting a CD player), or TAPE IN (for tape deck input).

You can connect a CD or tape player to most stereos with RCA-type cables - one (typically red or black) for the right channel, and one (typically white if the other is black, or white or black if the other is red) for the left channel. All you need is a cable with a stereo mini-plug on one end, and RCA-type connectors on the other, as shown in Figure 1. Stereo mini-plugs have two black bands on the plug, but a mono mini-plug has only one black band.

Connect the stereo mini-plug to the iPod dock headphone/line-out connection, or to the headphone/line-out connection on the top of the iPod. Connect the left and right connectors to the stereo system’s audio input - whatever connections are available, such as AUX IN (for auxiliary input); TAPE IN (for tape deck input); or CD IN (for CD player input).

You can control the volume from the iPod by using the scroll wheel, or from an iPod shuffle by using the volume control. This controls the volume of the signal from the iPod. Stereo systems typically have their own volume control to raise or lower the volume of the amplified speakers. For optimal sound quality when using a home stereo, set the iPod volume at less than half the maximum output and adjust your listening volume by using your stereo controls. By doing this, you prevent over-amplification, which can cause distortion and reduce audio quality.

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