So last night I heard my N1 buzz and saw it had switched off. It wasnt doing anything and although the battery may have been low I dont remember it being low enough to just switch off. At least there were no warnings of being 15% etc.

I hit the power button, saw the battery was 1% so put it in the dock too. It came to the lock screen and everything was force closing and I mean everything. LauncherPro, SlideIT, Music the lot, every app I have installed, the phone just wouldnt start. The short story is I had no option but to restore to original but it turns out Ive lost my backups too.

So as Im starting from fresh Im wondering if its worth having a play with rooting and some ROMS. I love my N1 as it is and use it for a lot of non-phone things. Can I expect to be able to do all those things with a ROM? I assume so.

Any suggestions on what I should try? Im by no means a n00b with pc's and phones but havent bothered to look into rooting because Ive been able to do everything without it.

I could just reset it all back as it was, but of course there is always an itch to have a play :)