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So iTunes apparently decided to crap out and destroy its own library.

What does it do? It crashes on loading its XML backup, overwrites it preventing me from reimporting it, and then proceeds to wipe my iPod clean.

Leaving me with absolutely no way to restore my playlists.

You'd think they could import the metadata from the iPod, but of course not. It just deletes everything.

Thanks a lot, Apple.

My iPod won't shut off. Holding down the Play button does nothing. It just won't turn off. A quick Google reveals that this isn't exactly a new thing, and comes up with several articles that explain how to fix it: reboot the thing.

How do you reboot an iPod? Well, Apple has the answer. Toggle the Hold switch to Hold and then back off again, and then hold down Menu and Select (the center button) for six to ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears. The Apple logo displays while the iPod is booting.

After having searched for a Boondock Saints soundtrack and not being able to find it, I finally found that they do, in fact, list most of the songs in the movie on their official website (Flash warning) on the about the film section (Flash again).

It's worth noting the "official soundtrack" is Release the Hounds (iTunes link), which only contains a few songs that actually appear in the film. When I checked Jeff Danna's website, it was essentially an "under construction" page.

My officemate was looking up something about her Apple computer, and stumbled across an ad for the iPod Shuffle boldly declaring "Enjoy Uncertainty!"

Which immediately raised the question: WTF is an "iPod Shuffle?"

Well, apparently it's an iPod where Apple has engineered out the display. The only display element it has is a little green power LED.

In other words, it plays random music and you can't know what's next because it has no way to tell you. (Well, that's not strictly true - you can tell it to play the playlist straight through, so you can follow along.)

Found this while wandering around the 'net, trying to get my ID3 tags in order, it's Eric Idle's the FCC Song (download here).

I guess it started due to fines he received from the FCC.

Oh, and be warned that it contains the F-word, and there's no fucking way I'd want to accidently expose some young innocent web surfer to such language. No fucking way.