How to get a dustplug dipstick out of iPhone earphone hole?

I dropped my phone and the decorative part of the plug came off with a part of the dipstick in it and the rest lodged in the iPhone earphone hole. I've used tweezers and the tip of a paperclip but it isn"t working. Any household items that could work or tricks err something? It's a iPhone 4S if that helps the idea.

How to transfer songs from my iPhone 5 to my new macbook air?

How do I transfer songs from my iPhone 5 to my new macbook air?

Added (1). I've already deauthorized all the old computers, but iTunes tells me my phone is already synced with another iTunes library and the only thing to do is delete all the songs on my phone and sync my phone with this new library. The issue is I have a lot of songs that I got from youtube, not iTunes, that are on my phone that I want to keep. Is there anyway to just copy all the songs that are on my iPhone 5 onto my new computer's iTunes library?

Good place to get an iPhone?

So I'm looking to get an iPhone where preferably I won't have to sign a 2 year contract with any phone companies. Only problem is that they're crazy expensive when you don't go for the 2 year contract… Any suggestions where I can find better prices?

My iphone is in recovery mode? - 2

I start charging my old iphone connecting it to the PC when i connected it to itunes it offered me to download the ios 4.2, the phone is a 3g but the problem is, when it was updating a message came out that there was an error downloading the software and the iphone start in recovery mode, then iTunes suggested me to restore and update the phone but when i do that the same error message shows up saying there was a problem downloading the software or restoring the phone… Please i really need help with this issue… And thanks by the way.

Iphone 4S running 7.1, how can I get through the activation lock?

Iphone 4S running 7.1, how can I get through the activation lock?

Added (1). I tried jailbreaking it with pangu but it says it needs to be activated first. Can I roll it back to a previous IOS? Do you have a good tutorial for redsnow, pangu, whatever I need to get through this?