Switch the ipod to manual update and enable disk use: This is the first and most basic step for how to transfer music from ipod to itunes.

1. Open itunes on your old computer.

2. Connect your ipod to your old computer and wait for it to appear in itunes.

3. Select your ipod in the Source pane under the Devices section to display your ipod preferences in the main library window.

4. Click the Summary tab in the main itunes window.

5. Click the Manually manage music button. Changing from automatic updating to manual puts a check mark by Enable disk use. A message says “Disabling automatic update requires manually unmounting the ipod before each disconnect.”

6. Click OK in the message window.

7. Click Apply in the ipod preferences section of the itunes window.

2. Is there enough room on the ipod? ipod shares its hard disk space between the songs that itunes puts on it and any files you’ve added when using its disk mode. To transfer music with your ipod, you need enough free space to hold a copy of all your music files in addition to any copies that may already have been placed by itunes (this is because non-purchased songs placed on the ipod by itunes cannot be copied off the ipod while in disk mode). To figure out how much space you have on your ipod:

1. Open itunes on your old computer.

2. Click on Music in the Source pane. The size of your library appears at the bottom of the itunes window.

3. Connect your ipod to your old computer and wait for it to appear in itunes.

4. Click the ipod under the Devices section of the Source pane. The amount of free space on the ipod appears near the bottom of the itunes window.

3. Copy itunes folder to ipod To copy all your music files (including the library file that holds all your playlists and other settings) to your ipod:

1. Quit itunes.

2. Locate your ipod:

? Mac OS X: On the desktop

? Windows: In My Computer

3. Locate your itunes folder:

? Mac OS X: /Users/username/Music

? Windows: Documents and SettingsusernameMy DocumentsMy Music

4. Drag the itunes folder to the ipod. This can take a while if you have a lot of songs.

5. When the copy completes open itunes.

6. Click on the ipod in the Source pane

7. Click the Eject button in the lower right corner of the itunes window.

8. Disconnect the ipod from the computer when the “Do not disconnect” message no longer appears on the ipod screen.

4. Get itunes ready on your new computer To get itunes ready to accept all your music on your new computer:

1. Download and install the latest version of itunes.

2. Open itunes on your new computer. If this is your first time to open itunes on your new computer you will need to choose your options in the itunes Setup Assistant.

3. Connect the ipod to your new computer.

5. Copy music from ipod to new computer To copy all your music files (including the library file that holds all your playlists and other settings) to your new computer:

1. Locate your Music folder (Mac OS X) or your My Music folder (Windows) on your new computer:

? Mac OS X: /Users/username/Music

? Windows: Documents and SettingsusernameMy DocumentsMy Music

2. Drag the itunes folder in this location out to the desktop.

3. Locate the ipod on the new computer:

? Mac OS X: On the desktop.

? Windows: In My Computer.

4. Double-click on the ipod to open it.

5. Drag the itunes folder from the ipod to the Music folder (Mac OS X) or My Music Folder (Windows) on your new computer. This can take a while if you have a lot of songs.

6. Open itunes.

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Located in the northern part of South America, the Amazon is shared by nine different countries; and one of which is Brazil. Its vast landmark stretches out to almost 60% of the Brazilian lands. Full and rich of 120 feet tall trees, and equipped with species both known and unknown to man, the Amazon forest is a home to both the human race and the animal kingdom.

It also does much in the absorption of carbon dioxide and is the largest contributor to the prevention of greenhouse gases accumulating in the surfaces of our atmosphere. However, with the rising rate of deforestation in the Amazon, the world can be cupped in fatal hands.

Imagine how the trends would run if the Amazon forest dies? Its accumulated carbon dioxide will eventually be exhausted back to the air; and the abrupt negative changes of greenhouse effect will likely take place. Our wildlife resources would soon be depleted and the biggest source of natural life would undoubtedly come to an end.

The Roots Of Deforestation In The Amazon

Annually, gigantic land areas of the Amazon forest are being destroyed for the sole purpose of agricultural use; and the main culprits are underprivileged farmers and huge companies. Clearing smaller areas of the forest is a form of feeding the impoverished population while larger tracts are being emptied for the conversion of forest areas to soybean vegetation. Statistically speaking, these companies would reach heights up to the level of the American Midwest soybean plantation; and they would gradually be covering the entire Amazon if not stopped.

Logging is also one of the leading causes of barren areas in the Amazon. Local people depend on wood for building small houses and generating fire. These actions do not do much damage to the forest since the needed raw materials are only small in quantity. However, with large corporations leading the way, and with the massive demand for timber, the Amazon forest would undoubtedly be depleted of its sources. The chances of recovering after an “attack” are therefore lessened. Also, wildlife grazing over these forests cannot adapt to the change thereby leading to extinction. One wrong move of the humans can cause enormous and drastic changes over the environment.

The Outcomes of Deforestation In The Amazon

The forest is the home of many living creatures; it is also the source of many human essential needs. If the vast lands of the Amazon forest will vanish, the world will be deprived of a balanced ecosystem, and this interruption would result to the following: homes of thousands of plants and animals will be destroyed, the world’s climate will change, human sources of medicine and food will be terminated.

Humans will no longer be protected against catastrophes such as flood, erosion and drought, tribal people will lose their habitat, and lastly, there would be no nice and natural forests to explore in.

The future is truly hard to see and predict. It takes a while to convince and drive people to change. Perhaps, with the ongoing rise of deforestation in the Amazon, it isn’t unlikely for the world to fall into pieces with just a snap of our fingers.

It is definitely hard to appreciate something while it’s still there. Remember, regrets usually come last. So even before nature backfires on us, we must strive to become the leaders to change.