A Great LV Story

I'm pushing this one pretty hard, but I think it is very funny and well written. Want to see what life is like (not) in the LV group? Check out the story written by one of our own LV developers.
http://detritus.blogs.com/lycangeek/2005/07/the_multiply_pr.html
Brian Tyler
http://detritus.blogs.com/lycangeek

Superb piece of SF and humor.
And a good example of the brain devastation resulting from excess coding
Anything else in store ?
Chilly Charly (aka CC)
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Super Great Lawyer Story! (not)

So my wife and I filed chapter 7 no asset, well, 92 days ago. We went through the 341 a couple questions from the trustee, but no big deal. And of course, I read just about everything on this board because, I didn't want to do this once, let alone ever again. I realize a lot of you have serious misgivings about reaffirming anything. I get it. And I understand why to some extent. In our case, when we filed, we had 2 payments left on another car that has a fair amount of value in it. On the reaffirmed car, we have a payment history that is good, we are not upside down on the car, and the interest rate stays the same as it was before the bk. So yeah, we reaffirmed. Or so we thought.The deadline for objections passed as of 8/3. I log into pacer on 8/4 and to my heart stopping suprise there it was plain as day! It was a fricken motion to delay the discharge for 30 days to allow for... wait for it... the filing of the reaffirmation agreement! I'm still rather heated so please, if I get out of hand and something profane slips out, forgive me. So, of course the next call is to the assistant for my attorney because he NEVER answers his phone, (he always calls back though, props on that) and she says: "yes I do remember sending the agreement to Ally. I sent it via fax and mailed it" ok great i say, did you get a return receipt or something? No we dont do it that way. Ok **bleep**? now i have to go outside because not even the house can contain this rage. Ok I say, have Bill call me. Next Call, of course to Ally, We can't file what we don't have the guy says. Oh man, suddenly the four cups of esspreso kick in. Hang up with Ally, get a call back from assistant, "I'm sorry i gave you bad info, we have another client with a name similar to yours and they also have an Ally account. We never actually sent the agreement to them" Now, my brain breaks things down. And if we take that last statement a make it a question of three parts, the answers would be Bull**bleep**, Bull**bleep**, and this is total Bull**bleep**! followed swiftly by FIX IT!Thanks for the rant folks, I really do appreciate all your advice,in fact you were right about not reaffirming. Just not for the same reason. Cheers!

brilowe88 wrote:
So my wife and I filed chapter 7 no asset, well, 92 days ago. We went through the 341 a couple questions from the trustee, but no big deal. And of course, I read just about everything on this board because, I didn't want to do this once, let alone ever again. I realize a lot of you have serious misgivings about reaffirming anything. I get it. And I understand why to some extent. In our case, when we filed, we had 2 payments left on another car that has a fair amount of value in it. On the reaffirmed car, we have a payment history that is good, we are not upside down on the car, and the interest rate stays the same as it was before the bk. So yeah, we reaffirmed. Or so we thought.The deadline for objections passed as of 8/3. I log into pacer on 8/4 and to my heart stopping suprise there it was plain as day! It was a fricken motion to delay the discharge for 30 days to allow for... wait for it... the filing of the reaffirmation agreement! I'm still rather heated so please, if I get out of hand and something profane slips out, forgive me. So, of course the next call is to the assistant for my attorney because he NEVER answers his phone, (he always calls back though, props on that) and she says: "yes I do remember sending the agreement to Ally. I sent it via fax and mailed it" ok great i say, did you get a return receipt or something? No we dont do it that way. Ok **bleep**? now i have to go outside because not even the house can contain this rage. Ok I say, have Bill call me. Next Call, of course to Ally, We can't file what we don't have the guy says. Oh man, suddenly the four cups of esspreso kick in. Hang up with Ally, get a call back from assistant, "I'm sorry i gave you bad info, we have another client with a name similar to yours and they also have an Ally account. We never actually sent the agreement to them" Now, my brain breaks things down. And if we take that last statement a make it a question of three parts, the answers would be Bull**bleep**, Bull**bleep**, and this is total Bull**bleep**! followed swiftly by FIX IT!Thanks for the rant folks, I really do appreciate all your advice,in fact you were right about not reaffirming. Just not for the same reason. Cheers!I totally feel your pain and your ability to express such a messup without having more bleeps in the post is laudable. Because of exactly the situation you are in, almost all of my posts regarding reaffirmation of a debt try to explain about the importance of the reaffirmation document. I always caution that, regardless of what anysone SAYS, followup to make sure they DO. Also, a buyer should always receive a copy of the reaffirmation agreement BEFORE an attorney's office sends it out. The lender would often generate the document. Also, attorneys should always be delivering case documents via Fedex or registered/return receipt. If an attorney cannot prove that something was actually completed, then that attorney should not be practicing law. Stay on top of them to get it resolved. Also make sure that the reaffirmation agreement requires the lender to report the final payments and "paid as agreed" status.

ATTN" GREAT SHORT STORY AT A BARGAIN PRICE The Accidental Hero Series Only $1.59

http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/the-accidental-hero-series/15670980 A very funny couple of short stories that will have you cheering for the unlikely hero. Here comes Mustard Man and Powder Puff to the rescue.

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Adobe Story application for iOS-based devices

This question was posted in response to the following article: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/story/cs/using/WSeffff8bffc802084-10c4f33d12eecb6f873-8000.htm l

Adobe has a great, different view on screenwriting (and soon, novel writing) applications. I really like the desktop browser-based versions; however, the desktop and iOS versions royally bite. I cannot even use the browser version on my iPad because of the Flash limitation - though, that wouldn't be a problem if Adobe had a really nice iPad Adobe Story app.
The iPhone version is only good enough to look something up right quick, like when an idea pops in my head and I want to verify where it might go... but not ever execute those changes on the iPhone because it's just not usable... and I probably wouldn't even want to do much on that smaller device.
Thus, I'm eager to see a great Adobe Story iPad app that does it all. Since I need that type of app NOW, I bought Final Draft Writer which does everything I wanted... and then, I saw the benefits of upgrading my Final Draft Mac desktop software to version 8 so they can interact with each other. These are purchases I would rather not have made, but needed to due to Adobe Story not being quite up to speed yet.
But, I know Adobe Story will get there. Looking forward to it... and to not endlessly upgrading FD anymore.

Great Battery on my iPod Shuffle 4th Generation (Late 2012)

Today i used my iPod Shuffle and Voice Over says Low Battery it alert me 2 times so i charge it and i see it after 2 or 3 minutes the indicator from orange to green after 2 - 3 minutes so i remove it from the charger and i check the battery and Voice Over says Battery Full and then after 30 Seconds i check again Voice Over Says Low Battery so i decided to continue listening to music then after 1 minute i check the battery and it says Low Battery again so i leave in our table and pause the music and i did not turn off my Shuffle after 5 minute i check it again and it says Battery Full then i play a music again then check the battery level and it says Battery 75% and after 30 minutes i check it again and it is stays at 75 Minutes and from now my iPod Shuffle Battery Level is at 75% and it is not changing even you play a music after 1-2 hours it is stays at 75%..
That's all Thank You For Reading i just Share my iPod Shuffle Great Battery Story
I hope it happen this to you
I Love my Great iPod Shuffle 4th Generation (Late 2012) Battery
Go Apple for Great Battery on iPod Shuffle 4th Generation (Late 2012)
Keep up the Good Work
Comment if this happen to you or not or just comment if you have a question.

If you did a Restore in iTunes, and it continues to have the problem, if it is covered under warranty or AppleCare, you should probably contact Apple tech support directly (not the users forum). If you have an Apple Store nearby, a good way to do this is to make a reservation at the store's Genius Bar and take it there. You don't have to have a reservation, but you can make one at the store's web page
http://www.apple.com/retail/

MacBook in fire, Light on 5 Hours!

Below is a link to 4 pictures from a MacBook that was in a house fire that I had. The fire department tossed my beloved MacBook out into the yard and I thought it was dead. We were standing around and I looked over and to my amazement the power light had come on. I dug the MacBook out of the rubble and again threw it on the driveway (I wasn't real happy) and we went about dealing with the fire department. A little bit later we heard something and the MacBook began to beep. I again was amazed. When we left the house that night I grabbed the melted beloved MacBook and took it with me to where we were staying. It finally died 5 hours after the fire had occurred. Just to let you know the extent of the fire that this piece of wonderful Apple hardware went through, we are out of our house for 4 to 6 months, it's a complete gut and remodel. Anybody who says that Apple doesn't make durable products needs to take a look at this.
http://gallery.me.com/scrod008#100032
Rod

Hi Scrod008 and Welcome to the Apple Discussion Boards! (tho I'm very sorry for the circumstances!)
Wow! Unbelievable! Would make a great testament for durability right? I can't help but wonder if the Fire Department wouldn't have tossed it if it would have still run? Even if it did look like toast. Thanks for sharing your story, and I hope that everyone is safe and well. As much as we love our macs, our family and pets are what's important. Great little story.
All The Best To You and Yours-
mwn

Auto Model 2 - Constant forecast 1 historical period

I have a composite forecast (100% each) consisting of 5 univariate models that should select the best model based on MAD. I have a product that has only 1 historical period of actuals in the last 36 months. I would have expected the Auto Model 2 to forecast "zero" but it has recommended a constant forecast of the same value as the 1 historical period for the next 24 months.
Is there a parameter that should be modified in order to improve the forecast. Any help on optimizing the parameters would also be very helpful. I have yet to hear of a great success story with Auto Model 2.
Thank you.

Hi,
You need at least 3 historical periods and 2 seasonal cycles (if valid) to initiate the model. Since the model is not initialized, the procedure used copy history model i.e. historical data used as forecast data for the entire forecast horizon.
Thanks,
Rajesh

E51i review

dear all
kindly i need your kind help
in Gsmarena they said that mobile (E51i) is going heat when itis in charging mode or if you talk on it more than a few min
can any one whom using that mobile tell me is this true or not and please nokia tell me the truth
coz iam afried to by it coz it miught explode when using it
so i need yout rapid reply
khaled shams

thats why i will buy it soooooooooooooooooon
just can't wait till the 1st of march to buy it
i will be crazy till the first of march please people help me .... hahahahah
realy
if mobile so it must be nokia
realy guys I have since 10 lastyears a very great nokia story from one nokia to other passsing by all models almost realy nokia all the time is the best
love you nokia and never change your brend ever even i want to buy an windows modile but this mobile wont miss it
and if nokia made an widows mobile it will beet HTC and I mate
please nokia i want a windows mobile and touch screen also
and see how meny people will buy that phone
love you nokia
khaled shams
P.S.
becouse i recomend nokia for every one people nick name me as khaled nokia not khaled shams
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THE FULTON FILES. Great story at a bargain price $1.59

http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/the-fulton-files/16881712 The Fulton Files may no longer be a free story but is still a great read at a bargain price, $1.59. The link provided above will take you to the story and enable you to read it.
The Fulton Files is a detective story about one man who tries to bring a murderous crime spree to an end and bring the killer to justice.

http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/the-fulton-files/16881712 The Fulton Files may no longer be a free story but is still a great read at a bargain price, $1.59. The link provided above will take you to the story and enable you to read it.
The Fulton Files is a detective story about one man who tries to bring a murderous crime spree to an end and bring the killer to justice.

A Great Story.

Hey everyone!
     I've had my fair share of Apple products, and have grown to love them. I wanted to share a pretty great story about how I accidentally tested the durability of my iPod shuffle (3rd generation).
      So I consider myself fairly active, I am running a lot, I longboard, I snowboard (soon to be skier), and often enough I find myself dropping my iPod. The 3rd generation, as you may know is a very simple and in my opinion rugged design. It is solid metal, with only a single 3 position switch for OFF, SHUFFLE, PLAY in order ; the remainder of the controls are found on the headphones. So dropping the iPod was not big deal, with a rubber Lego block case covering the entire thing, it was always good to go. The testing first started when alcohol was mixed heavily with the situation, I woke up not remembering a whole lot, but I was sure of one thing; I dropped my iPod (will be referred to as Green Lightning from now on) somewhere between the car and my house. Unfortunately, there was a massive storm the night before, which I obviously failed to acknowledge in my poisoned state. I looked for about an hour and gave up, the next night it rained as well. The day AFTER THAT, my mom calls me downstairs to show me Green Lightning! I was pleasantly surprised, but I knew it couldn't be useable; but it proved me wrong and it somehow still played and all functions worked.
     The next phase of my testing involves 2 days worth of snow, and a snowblower that looks much like the one pictured below. Except it was all blood red, and wanted Green Lightening.
     I was snowblowing the driveway one day, with my music playing. The driveway is around 100 feet long and takes some considerable time to complete the chore. So it was essential to have some good music to get me in the groove. After I was done, I put the machine away and placed both Green Lightning and my gloves down on the front steps and went around back to help my mother. Apparently on the way back in, Green Lightning was knocked down infront of the steps, which to make very clear, needs some serious snowblowing after a big snow fall. As you may expect, I did not notice it was missing until a few days later, in which time, much snowing and snowblowing took place. At first, I accepted it's sad death, however once again the iPod cheated death and sometime in March (a month after I lost it) I found it sitting on the ground, looking a bit dented and scratched from the snowblower. Although I cannot prove it survived a snowblower attack, it certainly seems that is the only thing during the winter near that location that could serve out such harm. Guess what, it worked still, blew me away.
     Since I had already tested Green Lightning against rain, snow, and a snowblower, there was obviously only one more thing to do; toss that sucker in the laundry machine. I decided subconsciously that it made sense to clean my pants, and everything in the pocket too. After I took out my clothes, I quickly discovered the iPod and a soggy looking 5 dollar bill. This had to be the end of Green Lightning, and sure enough, it didn't turn on. I was incredibly angry, but then again, at this point I had owned it for a couple years and had been through ALOT, so I accepted defeat.
     Just for the **** of it, a couple weeks later I tried it out again. (I had broken my headphones, so controlling the iPod was impossible and made using it pretty much redundant) And whammo! IT WORKED! So it died, and then decided to **** with me and start working again! AWESOME! I ordered 10 pairs of iPod / iPhone headphones with the controls on the side (retail for $60 or something insane) , but I paid like 20 cents for possibly knock offs but equally as good sounding ones from China.
     That's my story, hope you enjoyed it!
     , Miles

Correct - as much as I'd like to find some sort of problem and ask for help; I strongly believe sharing good news is just as important.
If they don't want to read- get of a forum (I heard a bit of reading is sometimes involved)

A VERY ORIGINAL STORY AT A GREAT PRICE. A DON'T MISS. $1.59. REUNION.

http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/reunion/15532935 Reunion is a very original and new story about a man whose marriage falls apart and he loses contact with his wife and son as they disappear. He spends the longest time in searching for them to no avail. Years pass before he finally finds them and then he has to get to know a son who he last seen when he was a little kid.

What carrier are you on? I have ATT and spent hours with them yesterday looking for a fix. No luck. They suggested I go to Apple. I have another friend on ATT with the same problem.

Hurry, A Great Story at a BARGAIN PRICE. $1.59... The Travelers

http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/the-travelers/14811569 This link will take you to another one of my very wonderful stories about adventure, suspense, survival. It is a story for children of all ages.

I just plugged the old phone into my daughters mac, clicked restore, and set it up with her media. I took it the the ATT store; they replaced the SIM card and did whatever they had to do to reactivate it under her phone number. I had to add the $30 data plan to her number and I had to set up the visual voice mail. No problem other than the extra trip, apparently the apple store couldn't transfer the number.

Ok, logic x is super glitchy. 9 works great. what's the story...

Brand new Mac 6 core desktop with 16 gigs of ram. All legit updated software. Gitchiest program I've ever dealt with. Logic 9 runs absolutely fine on this machine. I've head all these nightmare stories about X and i'm starting to see why. Might make the Ableton switch unless I can figure out how to get this platform running smoothly. Really frustrated and disappointed.

Are you working for a guerrilla marketing agency? I saw very similar messages like this across some forums ...
DaCaptain

Adobe Story Script integration with Premiere Pro Doesnt allow me to embed the script

Goal: Embed an Adobe Story Script into Premiere Pro. (mac)
Method: I have a video with a verbatim transcript.
I inport the transcript into Adobe Story and save it in the proper Adobe Story File extension (.astx)
I save it to the Adobe cloud and I have also exported it to my desktop.
I launch Premiere Pro and import the video that I have transcribed.
The I try one of 3 ways to get the script to the video in PP.
The first steps are the same as below:
I go to Adobe Story and log in from within PP.
I locate the file.
I add a Scene.
I make sure the scene is the same as it is within PP
then...
1.
I drag and drop it onto the Movie file.
Nothing appears within the Embed Adobe Story Script Meta Data field.
2.
I click on Analyze and the Embed Adobe Story Script script checkbox remains greyed out (Unable to select it)
If I click Analyze then PP will analyze the script (does a decent job) but this is NOT what I want. I want to attach the verbatim script to the video which is why I have it transcribed.
3.
Right click on the movie file within PP and the contextual menu allows me to attach a script.
I locate my downloaded .astx file on my Mac and select it.
Still nothing appears within the Embed Adobe Story Metadata field.
I have worked with Anand from support who suggested I post this question here.
I dont know if there are only certain Adobe templates for which this will work (ie TV script, Film etc)
He suggested that this would most likely work only for the .mov file formats, but then discovered that it should work even for .mp4 files.
In any case - if anyone has any thoughts, ideas, or has experience with this It would be greatly appreciated.
Jon
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You need to ask in Adobe Story and/or http://forums.adobe.com/community/premiere/content
The Cloud forum is not about using individual programs
The Cloud forum is about the Cloud as a delivery & install process
If you will start at the Forums Index https://forums.adobe.com/welcome
You will be able to select a forum for the specific Adobe product(s) you use
Click the "down arrow" symbol on the right (where it says All communities) to open the drop down list and scroll

My Many Irritations (story) and a New Solved Problem (video playback)

This topic is just going to ramble through the many things that have irritated me about my iPod since the purchase only three weeks ago. Don't get me wrong, though, I still love the thing. For the most serious problems, check out Numbers 3 and 11.
Lets see... where to begin...
I originally had no interest in the iPod, but some time after the unveiling of the fifth generation's new capabilities a friend of mine started talking about it quite a lot. And so, some time in early November, my hype for the video iPod had grown greatly. I downloaded Videora iPod converter and started converting music videos like crazy.
By the time December rolled in I had successfully converted almost all of my 150 or so music videos and imported them into iTunes. With Christmas coming up I was wondering if I should just ask for it as a gift, but impatience set in and I bought it on the fifth of December, and have greatly enjoyed it since.
Sounds peachy, but there's a fair bit that I left out.
Number 1. I love viewing movie trailers on Apple's website. But with the recent update to the quicktime software, it was required to get the updated version. With that came iTunes, a program that was at the time unwanted and an irratation.
Number 2. Videora iPod Converter has it's fair share of bugs. While I successfully converted many a video with it, I found it would 100% of the time fail to convert files of the .wmv format (Windows Media). As well, I would later find a more serious problem.
Number 3. On the first day of using the iPod I had a serious error. I had been watching videos just fine all day, and the iPod was working perfectly. I then chose a video to play and inexplicably the iPod froze. These are the symptoms: black screen, backlight on, no responce from controls.
Tired, as it was the end of the day, I was unwilling to go to the computer room and attempt to find a solution online. And so, I gambled that the backlight would drain the battery and hoped that upon a recharge, everything would be fine. As the backlight was illuminating my bedroom, I put the iPod in it's sleeve to dim it a bit and went to sleep.
As you can imagine, this was kind of scary. I was afraid that I had bricked my iPod on it's first day.
In the morning, the battery had died and I was able to recharge it by syncing it with my computer. After charging, I tried a few videos and then tried the offending video. Again it froze, but this time I was confident that the backlight would drain the battery and it would be fine.
I then looked at the folder wherin I had saved the converted video. Among all my other videos was the offending one. I played it in Quicktime 7, and everything was fine until I realized the length of the video was double what it should be. After what should be the end of the music video came two minutes of a white screen. The file size was also abnormally large, compared to the other videos.
It turns out that Videora iPod Converter can sometimes produce corrupt files, and these corrupt files will not be detected by iTunes as corrupt. Such files can be trasferred to iTunes and to your iPod without any error or problem, but will lock up your iPod when played. Now, when converting batches of videos with Videora, I scan the file-sizes to see if any are abnormally large; after all, using the same settings on a batch of similar in length videos should produce files of similar size.
It occurs to me now that the method for resetting the iPod might have worked as an alternative to draining the battery.
Number 4. I should mention that the battery life on this thing was (for me) unexpectedly low when playing videos. I'm not saying that mine is defective or anything, but I just found that the battery runs down pretty quick when playing videos; quicker than I had thought it might. Not a big problem, though.
Number 5. In a search to find something to convert my .wmv videos to an iPod compatible format I found the ImToo converter. It works quite well, but the trial version is limited to videos of five minutes or less in length. I'm considering paying for the full version, but if someone knows of another reliable .wmv converter, I'd be glad to try that. For now, ImToo is good enough as most music videos are less than five minutes long, but I do have some other videos in the .wmv format that I would like to transcode.
Number 6. In mid December I went out of town for three days. Of course, I brought along my new favorite portable media player. Not surprisingly, the battery soon ran low and I was without my computer to recharge it. So I went out to a store and bought Apple's official USB Power Adapter. I thought it was kind of expensive, especially considering that they used to be BUNDLED with the older iPod models, but I was happy to find I would now be able to charge my iPod. Wrong. Something that was not made obvious to me by the package description (if it is even mentioned there) is that the darn thing needs the USB cable that came with the iPod. It does not come with one, and so if all you have is a wall socket, the USB Power Adapter, and an iPod, you're screwed. Unless it's the iPod shuffle, which apparantly is the only thing that works with the USB Power Adapter out of the box. As far as portability goes, I feel this hurts. I would have liked to keep my USB cable attached to my computer. After all, it is a pain to get to the back of my computer and keep plugging it in or unplugging it.
Number 7. I'm rather irritated with certain aspects of the iPod's interface considering music videos and regular song files. I spent a good amount of time adding artist and album tags to all of my music videos. These tags make sorting the videos in iTunes much easier.
First, the iPod's interface does not allow for the search of videos through album tags, but does through artist tags.
Second, going to Music>Albums> gives a long, cluttered list of Albums because of all of my music videos and one-hit songs that belong to only one album each.
I suppose there is a workaround.
Number 8. I recently bought another accessory for my iPod. The LOGiiX Amplified Fold-Up Speakers. A very attractive and portable set of speakers for the iPod. It comes with a little stand that holds the iPod in place, and works off of either 4 AAA Batteries or AC Power. Yet again, this is a product that DOES NOT come with the power adapter. Now, I think I MAY have one somewhere in my house... perhaps the power adapter that CAME WITH my SONY MD that is being replaced with the iPod will work....
Oh, and that little clip-on stand I mentioned? I expect it to be lost soon because when I fold up my portable speakers there is no way to clip the stand onto the outside of the speakers.
Now, as far as portability goes, I have to carry with me (at the most) seven things: the iPod, the headphones, the USB connector, the USB power adapter, the fold-up speakers, the little stand, and an AC power adapter.
Number 9. Minor irritation in my control of the clickwheel. After this long, I still accidentally select the wrong thing, and often take a fair time to get the highlight where I want. Meh, this one I'll figure out eventually.
Number 10. There was something irritating about entirely forgetting my login for my Apple ID and having to create this brand new one for today.
Number 11. Just today, I have come across a problem with the video not playing. I watched one video just fine, went to the Videos>Movies> tab and, as mentioned above, accidentally highlighted a video I did not wish to play and hit the Select button. Normally when this happens I wait until the video has loaded - when the screen goes black and the white Play symbol appears in the top left. But this time, I immediately hit the Menu button to go back to the Movies tab. The video's loading was interrupted and I went back to the Movies tab.
Now, when I select and play ANY video, after a noticable but short wait the screen goes black, another noticably longer wait and the play symbol appears, and then a black screen for a few seconds and the iPod skips ahead to the next video, which behaves in the exact same way.
I have powered down the iPod using the method of holding the pause button, but the problem persits.
My music videos can be played as songs by finding them under the Music tab, but no videos play as videos.
I am not at my home computer, and so running iPod updater or just trying to sync is not an option right now.
I will soon try to reset the iPod using the method described on Apple's support website.
EDIT Okay, the reset did the trick. Videos are playing fine now. I still want to share my iPod story, so I'll leave this here, but have changed it from being a question. Below are the instructions I followed for the reset.
RESETTING THE IPOD
1. Toggle the Hold switch on and off. (Slide it to Hold, then turn it off again.)
2. Press and hold the Menu and Select buttons until the Apple logo appears, about 6 to 10 seconds. You may need to repeat this step.

Nice Rant session:
"It turns out that Videora iPod Converter can sometimes produce corrupt files, and these corrupt files will not be detected by iTunes as corrupt. Such files can be trasferred to iTunes and to your iPod without any error or problem, but will lock up your iPod when played. Now, when converting batches of videos with Videora, I scan the file-sizes to see if any are abnormally large; after all, using the same settings on a batch of similar in length videos should produce files of similar size."
What did you expect for freeware? Nice effort but because it's free everyone thinks it's a gem. It's not. This web site has been flooded with questions that should be directed at the authors website. Video conversion and editing is not for the beginner. Sounds to me that you have a bunch of badly converted videos that are causing a lot of problems. Videora problems:
Known Bugs
Audio/Video sync
Problem - Output files can be out-of-sync. While no set pattern has been established, it seems to be more frequent with input files of 23.976 fps, non-DVD rips, and WMV/MPG filetypes.
Workaround solutions - Try the custom option '-async 1'. If the disconnect gradually increases over time, setting 29.97 fps sometimes gets rid of the problem regardless of the input fps. You can also use AviSynth to assume the FPS and have the audio sync to that. If it's a sudden disconnect, check your VOB Cell settings in DVD Decrypter settings per this thread. Otherwise, test with an AviSynth script per the DaProphecy's method in the FAQ. For non-DVD files, PSPVideo 9 may be a good short-term solution until the converter stabilizes some more or try something like AviDemux.
Audio track not getting picked up
Problem - The IFO stream rip is fine, but the converted file has no sound. The debug info showed to audio track getting picked up. The most obvious case with this is the Madagascar DVD.
Workaround solution ideas - Test with an AviSynth script per the DaProphecy's method in the FAQ (untested). Use a different DVD ripper.
Program doesn't start (.NET issue?)
Problem - Converter errors upon starting with an extended dump.
Solution ideas - Update .NET framework (in all languages you're using!) to most recent solution. Clean out registry. Neither of these have worked for some.
Progress meter incorrect
Problem - During transcodes, the progress meter can be incorrect; thus, transcoding continues after the meter hits 100% and time remaining is zero. People have been seeing this more often with VOB files and/or the H.264 codec.
Workaround - Figure out the length of your movie in seconds and compare that to the 'Processed' field. A 2-hour movie will not finish until Processed hits 7200 seconds.
Artifacts (bad video quality) in darker scenes
Problem - Scenes with darker background colors tend to have more artifacts (blocked video). It's much more obvious on the iPod, so this may be an Apple firmware problem.
Workaround ideas - Use a VBR setting (FQ->VBR, two-pass A->VBR) to improve video quality. The custom option '-mbd 2' might help.
Desktop icon
Problem - When installing, the desktop icon does not appear/stick when using lower color setups.
Workarounds - Select a 32-bit color scheme in your desktop settings, or change the icon in the shortcut.
Profile changes don't always stick
Problem - If you make a change to a profile, click apply, and immediately trancdoe with that profile, the transcode might not use the new settings.
Workarounds - Once you click apply, swtich to another profile and back again to make sure the change is still there. If that doesn't work, create a new profile.
Can only install/use with admin rights
Problem - There have been reports of non-admin users not being able to use the converter.
Workarounds - Separate installs or give all users admin rights.
Who in their right mind would use a program that has these many critical bugs to convert files for the IPOD. People who are cheap, kids with no money and people who are just plain gullably.
A little research and downloading a trial from this site would have solved your video problems early on;
http://www.divmm.com/
The 5th Gen IPOD was designed to support video content that was purchased on the ITunes web site. For everything else, you are on your own.

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