Apple warns: Holding the Volume Down button while docking iPod shuffle may cause iTunes to ignore it.

I have experienced this issue many times in the week I've had the thing. Even after installing the suggested bug fix when I first plugged it in (os x newest version). I've also experienced many "disc not recognized" pop-up errors when adding and deleting songs to the shuffle. Needless to say I'll try docking it without hitting the "-".

I think I just had this happen to me. Followed the reset and voila! Many thanks.

This might explain why sometimes my shuffle seems to disappear after docking it... maybe it never appeared in the first place cus I was holding the vol button...

Why is the photo of the volume key still there? Misinterpretation of a "tiny little detail" is forgivable. Misleading others and thereby ruining the credibility of a respected blog is not.

Guillermo, I hope you don't think the headphone port thing is some magical feat that could only be pulled off by Apple. This is same way the Mobibu Cube charges and transfers data. In fact I wonder if one could sync/charge the Shuffle using the Cube's cable.

Hmm.. Its proably because the volume control is hard wired to let zero voltage through the headphone port on the lowest setting.

I dont want to go all jupiter and beyond the infinite with you, but imagine having a headphone splitter that let you 'hear' the sounds of the data going through the usb.. maybe you could hook it up to a cassete recorder 80's style and back up all your music and data to a compact cassette then play it back into the computer!!

You know folks, misinterpreting the knowledge base article is not exactly something worthy of scorn and derision. I'm sure everyone has misinterpreted some tiny little detail publicly before.

Thanks to the author of the article for the information, and to those commentors who provided useful supplemental information.

The rest of you should try interacting civily with other people for a change. Your comments wasted my time and others'.

"warns"?

I call this a feature. Now that apple doesn't include AC adapters with their iPods, it would be nice to control whether or not the computer mounts the disk or not, or if it just charges (and plays through line output if you want).

I wish my iPod did this.

Isn't there a key yo can hold down to make iTunes not sync the iPod when you plug it in?

What happened in your head that made you even think they were talking about the volume button on the keyboard? Did you skip over the (-) ? (it's not a new emoticon.) Perhaps you shouldn't write articles when you feel your brain is addled.