Apple Ipod Woes

Thanks for the warning on the new iTunes software. I haven't updated it yet, so maybe I'll wait-- I use an iPod classic. The one thing that drives me NUTS is occasionally when I try to sync some new music onto my iPod before heading out, and I get this message about "some data appears to be corrupt" and it wipes EVERYTHING off of my iPOD! Then I have to restore it and resync all over again, and it can take hours because of the amount of music I have.

One thing that surprised me though-- earlier in the year I was having problems with my 3 year old iMac which was past its warrantee. I made an appointment to go to the Genius Bar at the Apple Store to have them look at it (I couldn't get my browser to load, and I've been having horizontal lines on my screen). They looked at my computer thoroughly and gave me some advice. But it was totally free-- I didn't have to pay them anything like I would through a $29 phone call. Some of my issues got fixed, but I'm still having problems with my computer (lines, strange holes in the graphics--I don't know if it's a hardware or software program, and it locks up often, causing me to have to restart it). I'll probably just have to get a new one when I get the cash. Still, it was nice to be able to take it to the Apple Store and have them work with it-- so I do recommend that.


But back to your situation, mysticknot, I also had to set up a different user account to even access a browser. This went on for months-- everytime I was logged into my normal account if I clicked on Safari, it would hang up and I'd get the "infinite beach ball" until I shut it down. This went on for MONTHS. Then one day, I don't know why, but I tried again and it worked! I don't know how it happened, but it made me happy.

I buy a ton of music from the iTunes store. I just don't have time to run off to the record store to buy CDs-- but there's one thing that I think iTunes should offer-- since they have a record of everything you buy from them, they should offer you catastrophic insurance on your music investment should you lose your computer/backups. I think of the thousands of dollars worth of CDs that are covered by my renters insurance, but what happens if I lose every song I bought from iTunes store? There's got to be a way to restore lost music to the registered owner if something happens. Just something else I was thinking about.

Funny that I had the same kind of "can't restore" error as you, Mysticknot! I went to the Genius Bar (I'm lucky enough to have an Apple store practically within walking distance). They told me the hard drive on the iPod had died and essentially, it was a brick. As awful as this is, I didn't feel too too bad because I'd won it (an 80G "Classic") at a work thing. My iTunes, even the new version, worked fine.

For my trouble, I got 10% off a new iPod (a 5th generation 16G Nano this time). Another strange thing - the new nano with the video cam is great, but there are no cases/covers/skins, etc. compatible with it!! All the 4th gen cases available obscure the videolens/mic. Wouldn't one have thought that Apple would talk to the people that make the ancillary products? Sheesh!