iPod followup
So my iPod return to Apple went better than I had expected -- the company sent a box via Airborne on Wednesday, a day earlier than the AppleCare guy expected it to get here, and it was returned yesterday. So a week from start to finish, basically.
Unfortunately, Apple didn't actually *do* anything to iPod. A letter enclosed with the iPod said that my original iPod was being returned to me since it was working within what Apple considered to be normal operating parameters. They'd blanked it out and restored the system image on it, so maybe they had better success than I did.
I charged the thing up last night and am going to dry to drain it try today to see how long the charge lasts. If it's where it was before -- about four hours or so -- I'm going to let the drained iPod rest for 24 hours then charge it back up, leaving it connected to the Mac for 24 hours. It's something Apple recommends for ornery iPods that don't seem to maintain a decent charge, and it's worth trying.
If that fails, I'll go back to Apple hat-in-hand again...