Well, yesterday I let it all hangout and bared my soul in a post. It was hard to admit that I wasn't half as smart as I thought I was.
Thanks to the people who made comments and suggestions as to what was wrong. Some of you will see that you were right. I was hoping to find someone with and ipod nano and the same problem.
So it was a very simple problem. There was absolutely nothing wrong with the ipod nano. The plugging in of the ear buds was the problem. I was too gentle with pushing the connection together into the ipod. It didn't look right or feel right and I didn't want to push too hard and break the fragile thing.
So how did it get fixed? My neighbor Tracey across the street , the one with the two teenagers , gave me a hot tip. I meet Tracey once in a while when she's walking her dog. I noticed one time that she had the same ipod. So the other day I said to her, "I'm going to give you my ipod and see if you can get it to work." So she asked me what was wrong with it and I told here that it usually would only play for a minute. She told me that she had exactly the same problem with hers. She had read and reread the manual and decided that the problem was with the connection and one day pushed it until it clicked. Immediately , I knew that that was the problem with mine. I went home right away and pushed the cord much harder and sure enough it clicked and the ipod never cut out again.
So my thanks to neighbor Tracey for giving me the hot tip. And I still didn't have to lower myself to get the teenagers to help me. No offense meant to the teenagers as they are great and wonder people to have for neighbors.
Ah...good to know! Glad it was a simple fix.
ReplyDeleteSimple fixes are at my level.
Deletei'm laughing. but thank goodness for your honest neighbor. :)
ReplyDeleteMy neighbor is the greatest!
DeleteIts the kids that sometimes can remedy a situation.
ReplyDeleteMy whole career was spent with kids. I know how super fast they are.
DeleteHow fortunate your neighbor had the solution. Glad yu're fixed up.
ReplyDeleteI really got lucky that I saw her with her ipod.
DeleteThere was I thinking you had a HiTech solution and all it needed was a bigger hammer.
ReplyDeleteI had a friend earlier in the year with a 500 series Hasselblad....he was choked because the lens shutter was sticky....I sucked my teeth and told him to pop back in an hour. Fifty actuations later it was back up to speed.
What you're telling me is that hi tech and manual are two different kinds of aptitude. I never thought of that before. Cool.
DeleteFigured it was either the earphones, or sometimes there is a small, very small device on the earphones that turns volume up n down. I would have tried those. I remember when I played my music and first time I put the plug in, I pushed it all the way and it seemed to click in place, nice n snug. Good to know about your sweet neighbour and I hope you remembered to thank her. NICE
ReplyDeleteI did thank her. I also like the sound on these little ipods as it's very clear and you hear all parts of the music.
DeleteHahaha! That was an easy fix, Red. I didn't get a chance to read your yesterday post until just now and would not have had a clue! :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear you say hahaha!
DeleteHey.. I got one! ;)
ReplyDeleteWell sometimes we get lucky. Maybe you should buy a lottery ticket.
Deleteyes..the teens are very smart with the latest technology...they are my first go to, before my friends and neighbors.
ReplyDeleteKids seem to have a certain ability that we adults lost I guess.
DeleteThat's awesome you've got it all sorted out, I never use the headphones, I plug mine in to the car or the speakers at home... I never would have guessed! lol And good for you to bare it all, doesn't that feel good? ;-)
ReplyDeletesounds like a great idea to plug into something with more umph. I do like the way you hear all parts of the music.
DeleteRed there's certain music that can caress my soul and massage my heart, but it has to be at a certain volume to do this! :-)
DeleteAh, easy fix!
ReplyDeleteTeenagers Red? My almost FIVE year old granddaughter does games on my iPad better than me. :)
Pretty scary. Kids just seem to have a sixth sense for this stuff.
DeleteThanks for visiting Red! You must be in North America with that bird list! Where actually is Hiawatha House? Oh ! and by the way, what is an i-Pod for? I use an i-Pad....
ReplyDeleteHiawatha House is your neighbor. I'm from Red deer Alberta. The ipod is for music and radio. It's not a phone or connected to the internet. I just download music and listen.
DeleteThanks for visiting Hiawatha House.
Lots of fun having a great learning curve!
ReplyDeleteA steep learning curve by the way! Steep for me to climb up.
DeleteGlad your problem was solved, Red. Young folks have their uses. I find 'em handy to have around when it's time to shovel snow.
ReplyDeleteYes, I had some snow shovellers at one time. If I remember correctly they took a lot of persuading and ate a lot too!
DeleteIt's what we keep those teenagers fed and housed, they do have their uses :o) We had one fix the computer in math class today.
ReplyDeleteWe may make fun of teenagers but they are great people. After all all of us were teenagers at one time.
DeleteHahahahaha! SOunds like something my hubby would have done. Glad you got it all sorted out.
ReplyDeleteSo each one of us has certain talents! Mine? Getting other people to do thing for me.
DeleteReminds me of my old Discman -- remember when you actually walked around with a spinning disc and headphones?! It kept turning off every time I stepped hard or hit a bump.
ReplyDeleteApparently there was a setting for that, to allow for smooth play. :-) Took a teenager to tell me!
Pearl
I've got news for you. I started out with the first transistor radios! I had a walkman but skipped the disc man. These little ipods have very clear sound that I like.
DeleteSometimes I have to ask my 10 year old grandson help me...then yesterday my 8 year old granddaughter had to "show me how"!
ReplyDeleteLinda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com
Yes grand kids are great at this stuff. what really gets me is when you see two year olds doing stuff on computers!!
ReplyDeleteSometimes it is the simplest things that are the most frustrating...I had the same thing happen to our connection in the car ..the cord has a bad spot..one time it worked..then just like that it didn't. I think you are tech savy..for an older guy:)
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