Ipod Nano 4G

How do you change the name of the Ipod when you connect it to I-tunes? I bought this nano second hand and it shows a "totalrecordsmia" when it's connected. With my 80G Ipod I was able to label it with my name. If anyone knows how to change it on a 4G nano, please let me know. Thanks.

Wait, third time's a charm!
Use the mouse pointer to click two times on the name, then change it.
sorry.

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