Fix that iPod!

Earlier today, I was dumbfounded once again when my 4th Generation iPod froze up on me. Usually when I’m playing along with my guitar, I’ll be fast forwarding if I didn’t feel like playing the song at that moment. But too much of anything, as always, is bad right? So what happens? My iPod suddenly has a mind of its own and starts fast-forwarding itself. After resetting the darned thing three times (MENU + Center button), my iPod gave up and showed me the sad icon. So what to do? I searched for the best iPod fix I could find and found this link. Were they ever correct! I tried all the methods the posters in that site suggested and the two best suggestions were as follows: (1) the frisbee – I threw my iPod on my bed whilst spinning it wildly for two times; then (2) gave it a good smack (like beating a red-headed stepchild) twice at the back (I don’t know the scientific correlation of two spins and two smacks) but it worked! It’s funny how you fix things sometimes. Sometimes you take things apart and reassemble them back again. Sometimes, you become the dummy and take the faulty item to the service center and get robbed in the process. Oftentimes, you just give it a little smack, and all is fine and dandy.