I worked on my MP3 player all last night. I unscrewed the cover (and the long expired warranty). There was a surprising amount of coffee in the workings. I had only a small amount of hexane and some isopropyl alcohol to clean it, but I set about the task.
I used a whole pack of cotton swabs to clean the works.
Long and the short is that my player now seems to operate. It turns on like normal. The buttons still work and don’t stick, but for whatever reason the track advance buttons still change the volume and the volume buttons advance the tracks. It appears to work – Thank God!
I don’t know how long it will last, so an iPod is in the near future!
Deadly Hallows has arrived. I spent time as I worked with the MP3 player transferring the CDs. I think I will convert them to MP3s and copy them to a DVD. Could take it to work to play and enjoy. Hence, I have hours of not having to think while at work.
Right now I am playing the files through my network. The files are on my desktop, but are being played through my Tivo, and thus my stereo. It’s really cool. I also have access to the files on this computer and could transfer them to my Xbox 360. Technology is a nice thing.
I want to get some time on my Xbox 360 and a little chance to play Guitar Hero II. I have a couple of songs from GH1 downloaded on my Xbox and would live to give that a try. Of course that means I have to stop listening to HP:DH.