Can't charge shuffle because I can't properly eject

I understand that the shuffle doesn't charge if the orange light is blinking and that you have to eject from iTunes to get it stop blinking.
When I eject from iTunes, I get the message that it can't be ejected from iTunes because files on the shuffle are being used by another application.
So, I use the "Safely Remove Hardware" function to disconnect the device AND SO I CAN'T CHARGE IT!!! I don't want to completely disconnect from the computer or I can't charge.
Any ideas?
Thanks, SM
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You misunderstand... and I have no idea where you
got that understanding from except a few clueless
posters here whom I've tried to educated
Well, I did get that idea from some of the posters here. But also, the wording is not completely clear on the page that shows what each of the status lights means. It only says that a solid orange light = charging and does not address everything that a blinking orange light means. It just says not to disconnect from the computer.
The Shuffle charges while displaying an orange
status LED, whether steady or blinking. When you
EJECT or UNmount it using safely remove hardware, it
should still charge but display a steady orange.
Ultimately that steady orange WILL turn green to
indicate that it's fully charged.
My lights go off after I use the safely remove hardware function so I can't charge it then. I don't understand why I have to use the function - why other processes are using my shuffle. I have not enabled the disk function on the shuffle.
Do you know why this happens? The only posts I've seen here about this just say how to disconnect and don't explain why it gets tied up with other applications. I'd like it to stop. My windows programs show it to be a mass storage device under USB ports, iPod, then a drive letter F: mass storage device.
I am concerned that I have created a problem because I have my big iPod docked on a separate USB port and the shuffle dock plugged into another, and serve 3 shuffles off that port. I'm off to try and find the posts that talk about permanently eliminating problems of having more than one USB dedicated to an iPod.
Note that IF you leave it to charge while blinking,
you won't know when it's fully charged since the LED
will NOT turn green from blinking orange. 5-6 hours
without interruption should get you close to fully
charged state.
Thank you. It's too bad that I can't get myself a green light - I'd like the reassurance.
The e-mail that I got notifying me of your response said that I could rate the question as partly answered but I don't see how - I now know that I'm charging but I'd like to eliminate the conflict on the shuffle. So, I'll rate it as answered and maybe repost the question about the conflict in a separate post?
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