iOS 5 update bricked my iPod Touch

Upgrading my Touch to Apple's latest mobile OS bricked the device, forcing me to do a total restore, a complaint among many other users. What's the safest way to update your iDevice?<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/xfgD9BiNHi4" height="1" width="1"/> [More]