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Over the past few days, I came under a light attack. I was frozen out of my iTunes account after someone gained access to it. You all know I’m not an Apple basher. I love my iPhone. When anything works well, I will say so. When something doesn’t work, I will say that as well. I don’t care what company it is. So tonight, it’s Apple’s turn.

Earlier, I was syncing my iPhone to update some apps, when the syncing just stopped. I didn’t think much of it at first. I thought the iPhone had just reset itself. However, an hour later… the logo was still in the middle of the screen. I tried a hard reset, which of course didn’t work. Some friends recommended that I follow a few steps, and so far that has seemed to work. So how did I reset it?

  • Plug the iPhone into your computer.
  • Hold onto both the Home button, and the power button… and keep holding on. After it reboots, keep holding on and let it reboot again. Still do not let go.
  • The next thing you will see is the restore screen. You’ll see the iTunes logo, and a little cable. At that point, you’ll be restoring a backup.
  • Restore the last full backup that you have.

I’m looking forward to being able to use my phone again. Unfortunately, I have to reset a couple of passwords, and reinstall some apps. So yeah. The iPhone isn’t perfect. Yes, it’s great. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t chinks in the armor. I’ve never liked iTunes, for instance.

In this instance, I was lucky. The phone works again. What experiences have you had with your tech gadgets crashing. Were you able to restore and still use them? How difficult was it to do, in comparison to this?

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Over the past few days, I came under a light attack. I was frozen out of my iTunes account after someone gained access to it. You all know I’m not an Apple basher. I love my iPhone. When anything works well, I will say so. When something doesn’t work, I will say that as well. I don’t care what company it is. So tonight, it’s Apple’s turn.

Earlier, I was syncing my iPhone to update some apps, when the syncing just stopped. I didn’t think much of it at first. I thought the iPhone had just reset itself. However, an hour later… the logo was still in the middle of the screen. I tried a hard reset, which of course didn’t work. Some friends recommended that I follow a few steps, and so far that has seemed to work. So how did I reset it?

  • Plug the iPhone into your computer.
  • Hold onto both the Home button, and the power button… and keep holding on. After it reboots, keep holding on and let it reboot again. Still do not let go.
  • The next thing you will see is the restore screen. You’ll see the iTunes logo, and a little cable. At that point, you’ll be restoring a backup.
  • Restore the last full backup that you have.

I’m looking forward to being able to use my phone again. Unfortunately, I have to reset a couple of passwords, and reinstall some apps. So yeah. The iPhone isn’t perfect. Yes, it’s great. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t chinks in the armor. I’ve never liked iTunes, for instance.

In this instance, I was lucky. The phone works again. What experiences have you had with your tech gadgets crashing. Were you able to restore and still use them? How difficult was it to do, in comparison to this?

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I’m always looking for your top 5 ideas, tips and tricks. Sonya sent me an email with the top 5 things you can with a bricked iPod. Let’s face it, wouldn’t you want to keep it around and use it for something else? It’s a fashion statement!

  • Use it as a stress reliever. This works for non touch-screen iPods only. When I’m stressed, I like to repeatedly click buttons and things. You can push and punch buttons to your hearts’ content with a bricked iPod.
  • Use it as a wallet. Gut it, and use the docking port as the money slot. Of course, people think iPods are worth stealing anyway. Imagine them thinking they stole a working iPod, find it broken, then toss it in the trash with your money inside! Still, a fun idea.
  • Use it as a fancy mirror. The back of it would make a good mirror. Impress your friends by whipping out an iPod mirror, instead of a boring compact.
  • Play iPod Frisbee. Well, you may not be able to play it more than once or twice. But still, it could be quite entertaining.
  • Use it as an expensive paper weight. Great idea! We all have papers on our desk. At least by having the iPod laying on the desk, you’ll look cool!

Do you have an iPod? I know of people whose iPods have broken. They went out and bought a cheap mp3 player, gutted their iPod, and put the cheaper one inside. They still have the “appearance” of using an iPod. Would you do that? Have you done it already?

What are your tips for reusing old technology of any sort? Leave me a comment to let me know, or send me an email to chris@pirillo.com.

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I’m always looking for your top 5 ideas, tips and tricks. Sonya sent me an email with the top 5 things you can with a bricked iPod. Let’s face it, wouldn’t you want to keep it around and use it for something else? It’s a fashion statement!

  • Use it as a stress reliever. This works for non touch-screen iPods only. When I’m stressed, I like to repeatedly click buttons and things. You can push and punch buttons to your hearts’ content with a bricked iPod.
  • Use it as a wallet. Gut it, and use the docking port as the money slot. Of course, people think iPods are worth stealing anyway. Imagine them thinking they stole a working iPod, find it broken, then toss it in the trash with your money inside! Still, a fun idea.
  • Use it as a fancy mirror. The back of it would make a good mirror. Impress your friends by whipping out an iPod mirror, instead of a boring compact.
  • Play iPod Frisbee. Well, you may not be able to play it more than once or twice. But still, it could be quite entertaining.
  • Use it as an expensive paper weight. Great idea! We all have papers on our desk. At least by having the iPod laying on the desk, you’ll look cool!

Do you have an iPod? I know of people whose iPods have broken. They went out and bought a cheap mp3 player, gutted their iPod, and put the cheaper one inside. They still have the “appearance” of using an iPod. Would you do that? Have you done it already?

What are your tips for reusing old technology of any sort? Leave me a comment to let me know, or send me an email to chris@pirillo.com.

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