unfreezing

In the last few weeks, I've had several questions about gadgets freezing, particularly iPods and cell phones. If you missed it, here is a simple tip to help you unfreeze your iPod. It's easy as pie, but good to know for future reference.

And for those of you who get frustrated when your cell phone freezes and disables key use, give this tip a try. When Gigglesugar had an unresponsive BlackBerry Pearl yesterday, the only thing that got her phone back-up and running again was taking the battery out for thirty seconds, then putting it back in and letting the phone restart. Hopefully this doesn't happen to you regularly. If it does, delete email or text messages since your memory might be full. It's often that easy.

Geeksugar readers often e-mail me frantically at all hours of the night asking me what to do when their iPod is frozen or on the fritz. Unless your iPod is completely out of commission, you can usually reset it. So, take a breath and keep reading.

To reset an iPod, iPod nano, or iPod mini, press and hold the Menu and Select buttons until the Apple logo appears, which takes about 6 to 10 seconds. You may need to repeat this step.

To reset an iPod shuffle, disconnect the iPod shuffle from the computer (if connected), and then move the switch on the back of the iPod shuffle to the off position. Wait 5 seconds, and then move the switch on the back to the play in order or the shuffle position.

If the above steps did not work, try connecting the iPod to a power adapter and plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet, or connect the iPod to your computer. Make sure the computer is turned on and isn't set to go to sleep. I know, it sounds obvious, but even my IT guy laughs at his simple mistakes sometimes!

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