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I nearly flipped out this morning. After a long day working outside Sunday, I stuck my iPod in the dock and went to bed. My plan was to grab it in the morning before I left for work. But when I went to do so, I had a screen full of errors and could not disconnect it properly. I tried ejecting manually, rebooting, etc. Finally I gave in and pulled it from the dock. I reset, and in return, was given the “sad iPod of death”.

I’ve heard of this little bugger, but always thought “it won’t happen to me… I take care of my stuff!”. Wrong. There it was, with it’s little frowny face, staring back at me like an iPod with x’s for eyes will do. My first thought, of course, was “AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS, MY $350 IPOD IS DEAD!!”

I could’ve screamed. Every account I’ve ever read of this has translated into serious $$ for repairs or a new iPod. Of course, I had to get to work, so I sat it aside for tonight. I finally got to look at it around 11pm. I went through all the Apple troubleshooting tips and advice, to no avail. The final recommendation was “take it in for service”. Yeah, right. So I can pay $200 to fix it? There MUST be something else I can try, I thought. I Googled, and most links took me back to the Apple site or regurgitated the same advice as if it were new content.

That is, until I found THIS SITE. Folks there were advising I drop my iPod on purpose! I was skeptical, since that’s the very thing I’ve worked hard to avoid doing for 3 years. Finally, I decided I had nothing to lose. A nice “slap” on the back might suffice. Tried it once… nothing. Twice… and… my iPod spun back to life and was working again!! I can’t believe it. My thanks to the guy named “Remy” for his advice, whomever he is. I wonder how many people have paid Apple hundreds to fix this problem?!

That aside, it’s time for another Song of the Week. This week, I dug through the archives in search of something “patriotic” for the holiday. It was a close draw, but Ray Charles won out with his version of “America the Beautiful with the Voices of Jubilation Choir”. It’s classic… enjoy, and though he’s gone now, be sure to pay Ray’s website a visit! And now, you can listen to previous SOTWs for at least a few weeks after the current song finishes playing! It just keeps getting better… =)

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Note: In celebration of Independence Day, we’re going “red” this week! Happy 4th!
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