iPhone headphone adapter surgery

The adapter for iPhone headphones is recessed, and wouldn't allow me to put in my regular headphones.

Bummer. I'd read warnings about this in various articles, but hoped it wouldn't happen to me. Then I found this page suggesting how to correct the problem surgically.

Yet another Exacto project. I sawed the adapter as that article recommended:

Soon the circumcision was complete:

Success!

I'm Moving On.

First photo sent from my iPhone

First photo sent from my iPhone
Originally uploaded by thane