Forgot to post that I have my iPhone. I have it for a month now and it is really the best phone i’ve owned ever! Some drawbacks… Only apps from the appstore can be installed without jailbreaking. There is not a free IRC client in the appstore. There is not a free SSH client in the appstore. When you want to develop your self, to get your app on the appstore, you’ll have to pay Apple $200 for a free app and $500 and 30% of all income for a payed app. No copy paste function (yet). Rest it is realy the best toy ever!

Update: check this article on Slashdot… “Apple Refusing Any BitTorrent Related Apps?”

My old iPod’s hard drive is broken. Here in the Netherlands a new hard drive for a iPod is about 70,- euro’s. Now on eBay (again) I found one for 10,- US dollars! Incl. shipment it’s 25,- dollars. Real cool. Now I have a iPod nano and a 20BG ;) If you are looking for a iPod disk, just browse eBay! I bought mine from this guy, will tell here if it arrived and if it worked. It is a used disk, so I’ll have to test it, but I’ve got hope ;)

Update: (23 jan 2007) It hasn’t arrived yet, but is has been send. I think that Dutch customs has it now… :(

Update: (24 jan 2007) It has arrived! Long live ebay! Tomorrow I will install it and check if it’s working or not. There is hope again!

Update: (25 jan 2007) I’ve installed the new one, but it doesn’t work. Have to test the disk more…

Wow, I want it! Real cool! It runs MacOSX! Here the specs and some real cool animations! I think this could be the best gedget ever! And this could turn the windows users over to our OS ;) Did I mention that I want it?

I droped my iPod :( Not a good idea. It fell on the left bottom corner of the iPod. It was broken! But testing it on my laptop it worked! It must be the battery… When I popped the cover, I saw nothing bad. The connector was connected as it should be. But when I removed the mainboard so I could remove the battery, I saw that one (red) of the wires (red, white, black) to the battery was cut in half by the mainboard. The wires go under the board with little room for the wires. I fixed the wire and secured it with some sticky tape ;) My favorite fixing tool ;) Now the wires are shorter, so I’ll have to go over the board. Placed the cover back, hit play and YES, we have that nice sound again! Please keep in mind, when popping the cover, you loose your warranty!

To reset iPod mini, iPod mini (Second Generation),
iPod photo, and iPod (Click Wheel)
Toggle the Hold switch on and off. (Slide it to Hold, then turn it off again.)
Press and hold the Menu and Select buttons until the Apple logo appears, about 6 to 10 seconds.
You may need to repeat this step.

Tip:

If you are having difficulty resetting your iPod, set it on a flat surface. Make sure the finger pressing the Select button is not touching any part of the click wheel. Also make sure that you are pressing the Menu button toward the outside of the click wheel, and not near the center.

If the above steps did not work, try connecting iPod to a power adapter and plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet, or connect iPod to your computer. Make sure the computer is turned on and isn’t set to go to sleep.

Resetting iPod (with dock connector)
Most problems with iPod can be solved by resetting it.
To reset iPod:

1. Connect iPod to a power outlet using the iPod Power Adapter.
2. Toggle the Hold switch on and off (set it to Hold, then turn it off again).
3. Press and hold the Play/Pause and Menu buttons for at least 5 seconds, until the Apple logo appears.

If Your iPod Won’t Turn On or Respond

• Make sure the Hold switch is off.
• If you’re using the iPod Remote, make sure the remote’s Hold switch is off.
• If that doesn’t work, connect iPod to the iPod Power Adapter and connect the adapter to a working electrical outlet. Your iPod battery may need to be recharged.
• If that doesn’t work, your iPod may need to be reset (see above).

Resetting iPod (with out dock connector)
If that doesn’t work, your iPod may need to be reset.While the iPod is connected to power, press and hold the Play and Menu buttons for at least 5 seconds, until the Apple logo appears.

Resetting iPod mini
Most problems with iPod mini can be solved by resetting iPod mini.
To reset iPod mini:

1. Connect iPod mini to a power outlet using the iPod Power Adapter.
2. Toggle the Hold switch on and off (set it to Hold, then turn it off again).
3. Press and hold the Menu and Select buttons for at least 6 seconds, until the Apple logo appears.

If Your iPod mini Won’t Turn On or Respond

• Make sure the Hold switch is off.
• If you’re using the iPod Remote, make sure the remote’s Hold switch is off.
• If that doesn’t work, connect iPod mini to the power adapter and connect the adapter to a working electrical outlet. Your battery may need to be recharged.
• If that doesn’t work, your iPod mini may need to be reset (see above).

I’ve got a brand new iPod (European version, 20Gb). But here in europe all the iPods have a limiter on it… It’s a dumb european law. Here’s a great tool to get rid of the limiter!! I’ve set it to boost the volume with 50% and now my neighbours are complaining about the music! ;)

Here’s something cool! Here’s a project to run the linux kernel and software on your iPOD. Read the FAQ! You’ll still be able to reboot the iPOD to run the original mac software. It’s a real cool project! All you linux lovers, try it!

What you can do with an iPod shuffle and a pair of headphones ;) This is cool! Shufflephones 2.0