Gadget weblog CrunchGear posts a "five-point plan" for fixing an iPod that won't boot. The first two steps are pretty standard fair - namely resetting or restoring your iPod. Steps 3-5,on the other ...

When your iPod Touch is stuck in recovery mode, you can use the iTunes application to restore it and update its software. The application uses your backup files to get your iPod out of recovery mode.

Apple has created a winning combination with iTunes and the iPod—products that are both fun and easy to use. But even these well-designed feats of Apple software and hardware engineering can cause a ...