For those of us technically challenged

Thanks to the myriad of writers who had responded to my subtle plea for help I had figured out what the problem with my iPOD's battery cradle was. I'm sure it's a problem that has plagued many of you at one stage of your life's journies, so without going in to too many of the technical details, I'll just include the brevities:

The switch needs to be in the ON position.

Now I just need to listen to some more of Bill Bryson's audiobook of his meanderings througout Australia to exhaust batterys of their go-go juice so I can try the thing out.