I’ve been working with computers since I started university in 2001, and since then my eyesight has gradually been deteriorating! :( I don’t wear glasses or lenses, even though I probably should, and the reason is that I just don’t want to be burdened with them.

I can still see quite well even if I have to squint every now and then, but as soon as I get my eyes tested and have to start wearing specs, I’ll have no chance of being able to do stuff I take for granted at the min, like waking up at the weekend and grab a book to read.

Anyway, a friend of mine recommended me some zinc based cream he’d used on his eyes to keep them fresh, but it turned out I was allergic to it and ended up with a horrible rash on my face! :(

I read a bunch of Eye Cream Reviews and found a people talking about a different cream with an Aloe Vera base that really helped clear my eyes up and make me feel more fresh and awake! The website has loads of input and comments from real people on it. To make things easy, it also links to the places you can get all the creams it talks about! :)

If you’re struggling with your eyes, it’s important to do some research and choose the right product – reading other people’s reviews and seeing their results is probably the best way to find the product you need – I just wish I’d done some research from the beginning – the useful reviews I found on that site would have made things much easier for me!

This happened to me a few days ago, so I did some searching – most people seem to think it’s only just started happening in the latest versions of iTunes and on iPhones/iPod Touches with the 2.2 firmware on – I didn’t notice it happening before I upgraded my firmware, but then I only noticed it happening now by chance, so I can’t really say if what these people are saying is true.

Anyway, it’s a solution you came here for, so here goes.

I tried resetting my iPod, incase it was just something dodgy going on on the file system, or another process interfering. No Joy. :(

I’ve tried clearing all my album artwork in iTunes and then finding the images again using a combination of the “Get Album Artwork” feature in the iTunes store and some Amazon.co.uk searches, then syncing the device again. Again, no joy.

Finally, I decided to just delete the offending albums from my iPod and upload them to it again. To do that without losing the albums from your iTunes library, just plug your iPhone/iPod in, start iTunes, click on the device name in the list on the left and tick the box that says “Manually manage music and videos”. That will allow you to browse the library on your device, select the albums in question and delete them. When you’ve done that, untick the box you just ticked, hit OK in whatever dialogue box iTunes pops up and let it sync your device again.

This should copy the songs/albums from your computer’s library back to the device, and hopefully send the album artwork along with them!

Well, that’s what worked for me – if anyone has any better method of restoring artwork on an iPhone/iPod Touch, please leave a comment and let me know what you did!