Uncrashing My Touch

I believe I have mentioned that after installing the 1.3.1 OS for the iPod Touch it was extremely unstable, to the point of being unusable. I therefore feel that it is my duty to inform you that resetting my iPod seems to have resolved all but the rarest instability. That is, the thing almost never crashes these days and I've been so busy using my Touch for important stuff (like watching Ocean's 13 on a recent trip) that I've neglected to report my reset success here.

If you don't know how to reset, here's the scoop.

1. Press and hold the Home button.

2. While still holding the Home button, press and hold the power/lock button at the top of your Touch until the "swipe to shut down" message comes up.

3. Swipe.

After your iPod shuts down, you've successfully reset your iPod and you're ready to start it up and test it out. No guarantees, of course. But it worked for me.