tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-13:52751 Don't mourn, organize Redbird 2011-10-29T17:13:34Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-13:52751:1303666 2011-10-29T17:13:34Z 2011-10-29T17:13:34Z public 12 I have been using Stanza to read ebooks, and carelessly said "yes" when iTunes suggested an upgrade to iOS 5. It turns out that kills Stanza; any thoughts on other good iPod ereaders?<br /><br />I googled a little yesterday, and since it seems as though they all cost at least a few dollars, I'd rather not just download randomly, and advice from people I know seems somehow more useful than from random strangers on a comment thread somewhere.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=redbird&ditemid=1303666" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-13:52751:1271536 2011-05-01T19:28:50Z 2011-05-01T19:28:50Z public 9 In the last few days, my iPod Touch has started giving the error message "charging is not supported on this device" when I plug it in to my Mac. When I google, what I find is that (a) a lot of other people have been puzzled by this message in the last few years and (b) it's what the device is supposed to say when attached to a FireWire port. <br /><br />I am not using a FireWire port. I am plugging the iPod Touch either directly into the Mac, or via a USB hub, with the USB charging cable that came with the device. This is how I've been charging it, successfully, for the last couple of months.<br /><br />The current situation is that the iPod will charge happily when plugged into <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='https://cattitude.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://cattitude.dreamwidth.org/'><b>cattitude</b></a></span>'s Linux/Windows box. It also syncs to my Mac as it should. And after a couple of days of giving me that message every time I plugged it into my Mac (though sync'ing when I told it to via the iTunes desktop), it now alternates between charging and displaying the exclamation-point-in-yellow-triangle symbol and the error message.<br /><br />Cattitude has suggested that this may be a result of having, a couple of weeks ago, used the charger that came with his iPad (which plugs into the wall) to charge the iPod and that, if so, letting the battery run down a bit may help. So I am leaving it unplugged for the instant, and will see about running the battery down a bit. <br /><br />However, I am puzzled. The Apple Website goes no further than "this will happen if you try using FireWire," and nothing else has told me even that much. Thoughts? Similar experiences? Chocolate?<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=redbird&ditemid=1271536" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments