Wondering about charging ipod...

i've just converted over to macs and i've never had a laptop so i'm not sure about this at all. i have an ipod that i normally hooked up to my old pc to charge..because i never bought the wallcharger(and now that i've bought this it would take me 2weeks til i have enough to buy one) and i'm wondering if i hook my ipod up to my iBook if it would kill my battery?

No it wont kill your battery. Yes it'll use the power from battery so it's recommended that you have the Power plug on the computer. You dont need the wall charger for the ipod (dont need a wall charger for the ipod but you need it for computer). does that help?

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    thank you for any help or guidance.

    I brought my Ipod and laptop with me to beijing this summer. the rule of thumb is that if the plug you use has some large blocky piece to it (think of the white wall plug adapter for your ipod, the blocky plug on your cell phone charger, or the big brick that is a part of your laptop power cord) then it should handle the different voltage (assuming the company was smart about designing their product). but if its just a tiny little plug (curling iron for example) then it is risky.
    the wall plugs can handle all types of plugs though, they look sort of like
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    Something that my Blackberry has, that would be
    wonderful to see on an iPod, is a Menu Option for
    "About this iPod" that a user can fill out in iTunes
    (for the iPod properties), and also would appear on
    the iPod menu (as a setting, or as a choice to add to
    the main menu).
    This would help with two things:
    1) It would give information about the iPod on the
    screen, such as useage, serial #, etc. right at the
    user's fingertips.
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    do you need a converter to charge Ipod Nano (5th gen) using a non-Apple wall charger/adapter plug in Switzerland? or is the Ipod Nano dual-voltage?

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    I am thinking of selling my iPod. Now I have already registered it with apple. I do have the applcare which I just bought, but was wondering about can everything be transfered overt to the new owner like registration and all of that stuff. I know applcares are transferable (at least on computers) but what steps should I take in preparing the ipod for sale (like making it like a new ipod when it is connected for the first time. ect ect)

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  • Hi, Just wondering whether the iPod Classic 3rd generation is compatible with current iPod docks. Thanks

    Hi,
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    Thanks for the help.

    Hey anster101,
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1380
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  • HT1476 Can we charge iPod/iPhone by the iPad power adapter?

    Can we charge iPod/iPhone by the iPad power adapter? And does it have any bad effect on the battery ?
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    Texas Mac Man's post about charging iDevices - https://discussions.apple.com/message/18379764

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  • Hardware diagnostic shows me a problem about charging battery. What about it ?

    Hi.
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  • I'm going to Spain and Italy in a week or so and wondered about taking my iPad 3. What do I need to do?

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  • I need help please!  Can pictures get on your icloud other ways?  Can something be put on there by someone other than yourself, liked public wifi or hacked?  Got a big problem h some **** on an iPod and I am to knowledgeble about the ipod...thanks

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  • I'm wondering about using Apple loops in music. Is it ok to do so to make music for people to hear, without it being sold. And how do you get permission to use them in music to sell?

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