In April ‘07 I bought the Nike+ kit which attaches to my iPod Nano, which I bought just for this purpose. It keeps track of total distance, pace, time and if you tell it your weight it will also figure out the number of calories you have burned.

I began to pick up my running again in February ‘08, with just a few runs to start getting back to the hang of it. By the time March came around I was able to really get moving and have been doing so ever since.

My current routine is 5-7 miles 3-4 days a week.

• Current stats: (Since April ‘07)
• • Total Distance: 393.66 miles
  • Total Time: 2.9 days
  • Total Calories Burned: 53843
  • Longest Run: 13.26 miles
  • Fastest Mile: 9 minutes 24 seconds

Even though these stats include last years runs, a majority of this was done this year. Since I started running I have dropped over 25lbs. and still working towards losing more. I never thought I would be able to run a half marathon, but it just shows you never know what you can do until you try.

This leads me to the point of this post. By default the address bar now only shows the top 12 addresses arranged by number of visits with the top results at the top. For me having just 12 items in the address bar is not enough for me, so I checked the preferences and I saw no way of changing this. Next, I checked the about:config page by typing about:config and hit enter.

(Warning: You can really screw up your Firefox install if you do not know what you are doing.)

The setting you are looking for to change the number of items in the address bar is browser.urlbar.maxRichResults. If you double click on this setting a dialog will pop up and you can change the number to anything you desire, I went with 25.

On Saturday I had the iPod on at work and it was working just fine, then I ran to get lunch and had it on in my car, once again no problems. After lunch I went to use it and nothing happened when I tried to press play, so I figured I had the hold button on. I looked and it was off, so I toggled it off and on a few times, but no luck the screen stayed blank. Next up I thought maybe the battery had died, so I plugged it in, but once again, nothing. When I got home I plugged it into my computer, but it was not recognized. I opened it to check for loose wires, but all seemed to be okay.

I did some searching and the basic conclusion I came to is that the iPod is dead. If it was the battery then it should have still worked plugged into a power source. I believe it is probably the logic board. One thing I am trying is leaving it plugged in and just waiting to see if it comes back to life, which is the only real suggestion I found. Although I am not holding my breath.

I will most likely be getting a new iPod fairly soon. I am thinking the 80GB Classic. I have been wanting a new iPod, so that I can play videos, but I was hoping that my current one lasted a little while longer.

Update: After leaving my iPod plugged into a wall outlet for a few days it came back to life. I disconnected it from power after a few days and tried to reset it one last time and I finally saw the apple logo, but it would not get past the apple. Next, I plugged it into the wall outlet again and reset it. This time it booted up just fine. I have been using it for the past few days and it seems to be working just fine. So, if your iPod wont do anything I highly suggest just leaving it plugged in for a few days before you fork over the cash to replace or repair it.