Ben Huson

My “How do I force quit or restart a frozen iPod?” post seems to be quite popular - I hope people are finding it useful.

I recently found some info on how to unlock your iPod if you have used a screen lock code (iPod nano, iPod nano 2G, and iPod 5G models) to lock your iPod and then forgotten the code. It seems like your options are:

1. Connect your iPod to the primary computer you use it with (the first one iPod synced with), and open iTunes. When you disconnect your iPod from the computer, it should no longer be locked.
2. You can restore your iPod to factory settings using iPod Updater. This will erase all data on your iPod (so ideally you want to try option 1 first)! Then, you can add your music and data back to your iPod - providing you have your data backed up of course.

You can read more in the article on EveryMac.com.

If you find any further options for unlocking the screen without the screen lock code, please post them as a comment below.

Have a go at Line Rider…
Create a scenario by drawing line for the little guy to ride along - it’s more tricky than it looks!

www.official-linerider.com

The BBC website today featured a photo of Ricky Gervais with his canvas at the Dog Project auction. The sale of his canvas raised £2,200 for Great Ormond Street Hospital.

You can visit the Hospital Gallery to view the entire collection of dog canvases, and bid on the remaining canvases at the gallery or via the Dog Project web site, until the 7th February.

www.dogproject.co.uk

(PS. You can still bid on my dog canvas until 7th February)

The Alive + Well Dog Project auction on Wednesday the 31st was a huge success, raising over £132,000 on the sale of 30 pictures. Kylie’s achieved £3,500 and Damien Hirst’s hit a whopping £27,000.

There are still 100 paintings available from the silent auction online that are at anything from £100 to £1,500 at present. Have a look and bid on the remaining canvases at:

www.dogproject.co.uk/dog-project-gallery.php

The online auction will end on Wednesday 6th February at 5pm. Bids will be updated online until 5pm on the 5th, any bids after that will be blind. The earliest, highest bid will win.

Here are some photos from the live event:

From the top: My Dog Canvas, The Gallery, Celebrity Dog Canvases (x2)

This is my painted canvas for The Alive + Well Dog Project for which we recently designed the web site at Camber. Check out the site to view the full gallery of canvases including some well-known artists and celebrities.

Alive + Well will be auctioning the contributed dog canvases to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity. If you would like to place a bid for my canvas, please click here.

You can find out more about The Dog Project in this previous post or by visiting the following web sites:

• www.dogproject.co.uk
• www.aliveandwell.co.uk