iPod Update

I'm still under the spell of the Kaballah curse. Resetting and restoring did not work yesterday. My advice to anyone that finds themselves in a position to restore their iPod (i.e. send it back to factory settings, thereby losing your library): reformat the unit first. It'll give you the cleanest possible starting point, and it's a step that I wish I had taken when I could still do so.

Fortunately there's been progress and I've made two iPod discoveries today. First, my iPod is still under warranty. Therefore, for $30 in shipping and handling, I can send my iPod to Apple and have them fix or replace the unit. I have to admit that I was sort of looking forward to buying a new video iPod but, alas spending another $300 is not to be.

The second discovery that I've made is that for a pedestrian city like Chicago, where the majority of people take public transportation (at least in my neighborhood), your music player is like your car. You have individual make and models just like in automobiles. Headphones are like rims, cases are paint jobs, and just like cars you can have an number of features on the inside.

For iPods alone this comparison is apparent. You have the compact cars (Shuffles), the Cooper Minis (Nano's), various mid-size (full size iPods with grey screens, color screens, photos, etc) and the luxury class (video). Don't even get me started on the old school hoopties that you see out there.

So, if it seems like I'm a little wrapped up in my CrackPod, just substitute the word car and you'll know what I mean.