For Apple ipod firmware version 1.2 and above, you should be able to access the brightness control. You can go then iPod Menu, then select Settings and lastly Brightness. By reducing the brightness, it can help to reduce the power drain from the iPod battery. Before I start, it is important to update your iPod firmware to the latest version. For example the iPod firmware version 1.2 provides better power management features for your iPod battery. To put new music, songs and videos from CDs and DVD to Zune 2, you can just use conversion tool: For CDs, Windows Media Player will do the job perfectly because it can directly rip CD music to MP3. For DVDs and regular video files, there are even more choices. I have been using a conversion tool named Wondershare Zune Video Suite, and everything has been working smoothly so far.