IPod shuffle switch could use a ridge or be non-slip

I almost crush my iPod shuffle trying to get the switch to slide. Could they not have put a single ridge or groove to get some traction on the switch slider? A rubberized texture would help as well. Other than that, I'm pretty happy with it so far.

I have the same problem. I end up licking my fingers to turn it on, like when I can't turn pages that are too slippery. I know that can't be good for the ipod. I really have problems when I am driving (I have it hooked to my car stereo)and am trying to turn it on or off. Sometimes I just can't make it budge. My fingers just slide over top of it. They must assume everyone who buys one is very young with naturally moist fingers.

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Thank you for signing up for iTunes Match! It sounds like you are not able to sync music to your iPod shuffle after signing up for iTunes Match. The songs you are trying to sync maybe on iTunes on the Cloud and not actually on your computer. You can play them directly from iTunes Match on your computer, but to sync them to your iPod shuffle, you will need to download them to your computer by clicking the little cloud icon.
You can find the steps to download these songs to your computer in the section titled "Apps, Books, Music, Movies, or TV shows on a computer" at the following link:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
Once you have downloaded them, you should be able to sync them over to your iPod shuffle. You can find the steps for syncing media to your iPod at the following link:
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I just received a first generation shuffle. Read the manual and am still confused about the on/off/shuffle/play in order switch. It appears to have only two slide postions - on and off. How do I tell the unit I want to either play in shuffle mode or "Play in Order" mode?
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when you slide it FULLY to the very bottom
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Try to connect in recovery mode, explained in this article:
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Almost same problem.
Using ipod shuffle, previously I have charged it on the same laptop, and have added songs using itunes.
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It's eject (not "reject"). It's the command for iTunes to unmount the iPod disk from the system, so that you can disconnect the iPod physically (without causing data errors). On an iPod with a screen, the iPod's screen says "Do not disconnect." On a shuffle, since it has no screen, the warning is the blinking amber light. When it's blinking, do not disconnect until it become solid.
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Another way to eject the iPod is using Windows Explorer or Finder on a Mac. Right-click on the iPod's disk icon, and select the command to "eject" it? On a Mac, it says "Eject [name of iPod's disk]." I'm not sure about the exact wording in Windows.

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Okay I just went to turn on my Ipod shuffle (Second generation) and it won't turn on! I tryed charging it and the green light was on but wasn't blinking.. then after like 10 minutes it went off and now it won't even go on. It still won't turn on and it's not that old. I got it at Christmas. Some one help me please. >_<. And if any one feels like it and gets time could you dfo me the big favor of e-mailing me the answer at [email protected]? Thanks a lot everyone.

Okay.. Well.... I wrote above (Second Generation).
And the LED light has always blinked green when I've
put it into the charger. The only time Ipod shuffle
isn't suppsoed to blink is when inserted into a non
high speed USB port. I'm using the same USB port I've
been using. So I have no clue what's wrong. It was
raining yesterday and it may have gotten a little wet
but not more then a few drops and I don't think that
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by accident before.
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User Manual iPod shuffle
manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1550/en_US/iPod_shuffle_4thgen_User_Guide .pdf
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iTunes is the free software application you use to set up, organize, and manage your content
on iPod shuffle.
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
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Brett L

HT1238 I have Windows 7 and need to reset my ipod shuffle??? Help

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in my opinion, you should download the newst iTunes,may be helpful for you. and reset your settings.

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Hey paralelopipak,
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