I’ve got a Generation 4 20gb iPod that I’ve had since late last year. It is a pretty cool device and is built well. But I always had the problem of it crashing on me once or twice a week. Worse than my Windows box!



Now I also used to charge it via Firewire on either the PC or the Mac laptop. But anyway a few months ago I decided to setup my dock for it properly. I didn’t want to have to turn the computer on to listen to music. So I decided to play everything through my iPod.



The dock is connect via the lineout to my amplifier and also connected to the 240v AC to Firewire power converter.



Since I’ve been charging my iPod through the mains power it hasn’t crashed since. It’s the same Firewire cable as I used to charge with on the computer. I also charged the thing on two different computers.



So for some very odd reason, the iPod crashes every now and then if you don’t charge it at least once a week through mains power.



So now my iPod is as stable as my Mac. Cool.