Friday, November 9, 2012

My confession is Needed

     About two years ago I made some posts on my great expertise with some electronic products. I proudly announced that I could set my digital watch. I could also set my bicycle speedometer. To top all this I could use my ipod nano!
Here I was two years ago smiling smugly about my accomplishment

     I did two posts on the ipod. I posted about how I would master the ipod and not go to the teenager across the street. Then I posted that I had successfully mastered the ipod. I had found out how to download music, tune in the radio, set the pedometer, load pictures and get pod casts.

    Now here's what really happened and I didn't tell you. The darn ipod would only run a minute or so. A couple of times it ran 20 minutes. I went through the manual several times to see what the problem might be.
I tried setting everything there was to set. I checked the timer. I asked my friend Tony to take it home and check it. Tony returned it a week later and said it works fine and by the way I took some of your music. I tried the ipod again and it was the same.

    I asked my daughter as she has an ipod. She had given me this one. She couldn't help me. I asked my son and he said he couldn't help me unless he could have it to work with.

    I was  confused, angry and frustrated. Here I thought I had mastered the tough things and now the thing only plays a minute.

    So there's my confession. I was not going to tell anybody this little secret.

   I finally found out what was wrong and I've enjoyed my ipod ever since.

    So can you tell me what was wrong with my ipod and how my problem was solved. The next post will have all the answers.

20 comments:

  1. nope. don't own an ipod so have no idea. but i'm guessing there's some sort of 'sample' button you were pushing instead of 'play'. :)

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    1. With me your guess could be right! Thanks for the idea though.

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  2. Congratulations om working iPod magic.

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    1. The touch screens are pretty cool once you get used of them.

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  3. No good asking me...I'll wait till tomorrow.

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    1. And you were the guy I was really counting on with all your electronic experience!

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  4. Your confession - your highly enjoyable confession - has been noted. I would write more but the battery on my wireless keyboard keeps running out all o........

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    1. Good one! And there are all kinds of quotes about the value of confession.

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  5. I'm not sure either. I don't have an ipod...I use iTunes on my phone. But interested in hearing the answers. My husband uses a Walkman and has a similar problem.

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    1. Amazing how many different devices there are which do amazing things.

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  6. So the mystery continues...your photo is good!

    Linda
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    1. WEll, to me it was a mystery. But then mysteries aren't my favorite novels!

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  7. I'm glad you've mastered your iPhone and figured out the problem. I'm wondering if the ear buds were not securely inserted into the device?

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    1. You nailed it! It's a common problem with a lot of things but I just didn't catch it.

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  8. Way above my head! How then did you ever survive as a teacher in the freezing cold of northern Canada?
    Technology and all the new tripe, will drive us mad. The young ones these days depend on it.
    Pity these things can't teach them good manners, how to spell and add up.
    Good luck with your "thingy".
    Colin (Brisbane.Australia)

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    1. In the north we were treated like kings. everything was supplied and done for us...part of the package.
      Before you die you will have to master a tremendous amount of technology or move out in the bush and get lost!

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  9. I have mastered my musical device and enjoy it all the time, when walking, hiking, just listening. H-m-m-m-m-m,pass the manual my way and I will figure it out. I love to figure things out, but then you are going to tell me in next post, so will look forward to whatever the little answer is. I find these answers are usually the simpest things. he,he

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    1. Older people will always look at the book first.

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  10. Hmmm now I'm thinking, I have fun with my iPod as well, well not really fun but once it works I love it. I find that sometimes I hit pause by accident, I might press something which I haven't intended to, and other times it runs without an issue at all. So nope, I have to find your next post!

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  11. I really like the touch screen.

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