Several readers are reporting success in resolving various iPod Shuffle (first generation) issues with the aid of Apple's recently revised reset utility 1.0.1. In particular, a frustrating issue where ...

Using the latest versions of Java in Firefox MacFixIt reader Sam Sjogren notes a workaround that allows Firefox to use the latest Java releases from Apple, rather than being stuck at version 1.3.1: ...

January 11, 2005: Steve Jobs introduces the iPod shuffle, an entry-level music player that lacks a display. The device randomly shuffles the audio files it holds, but lets users easily skip songs they ...

Well, i went to the 5th avenue Apple store last night and after much hand wringing and vacillating, walked out with a 1GB Shuffle. I loved the size and design of the shuffle, but wasn't sure if i ...

It turns out the rumors were true regarding Apple’s release of a display-less, flash memory-based iPod (as were our observations on how Apple would present it). This morning, Apple announced and ...

Today marks the 14th anniversary of the unveiling of the first-generation iPod shuffle, presented by former Apple CEO Steve Jobs on stage at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco. On January 11, 2005, ...

I don’t know if I’ve ever received so many e-mails and phone calls as I did on the morning Apple released the third-generation iPod shuffle. Friends and readers were all wondering what Apple was ...

We call in Weekend Edition's Math Guy, Keith Devlin, to help NPR's Susan Stamberg answer a listener's question about how the shuffle feature works — or doesn't — in iPods. Lisa Forrest(ph), a listener ...