I don't know how much info is really on an iPod unless you've used it as an external drive... right? But I definitely feel your pain in regards to iPod repairs. I have never been more furious with a company in my life. Conveniently my iPod's drive died just weeks after the warranty expired. When I found out how much repairs were going to cost, I figured why buy a hard drive for $150+ when I can get the new video iPod for a bit more? My friend suggested buying a drive online and doing it myself. Sounded brilliant so I went bidding, got a drive, and popped it in my iPod. Bad move... (Just so ebay doesn't get a bad rep or whatever, the guy offered a full refund if the drive didn't work).
My iPod still didn't work, so I figured I could take the iPod to the Apple Store (I have an hour drive to get to one, mind you). To make sure I wasn't driving up there for no reason, I explained my problem to an Apple rep on the phone. They told me to bring it down, and they'd take care of it. After waiting for a half hour or so, the tech guy called my name. I walked to the counter optimistically, and handed him the iPod. He told me my drive was bad, as expected, and I pulled out the other drive to ask him about it. He looked at it disapproval. I asked if he could at least test it for me or something. He asked me if I had taken the iPod apart ever, and I had to answer with an honest "Yes, I did." He looked at me as if I had just handed him the plague. He set the iPod on the counter immediately, and basically told me it might make a good paper weight. I argued to no avail, and ended up selling my dead iPod on ebay in case anybody needed parts. *sigh* a mere $50 for a $300 electronic device... have to love the tech industry.
Alright... so what all will this Service Pack entail besides the number generator fix? Will Mac Boot Camp users run into any problems with this update? I'm just curious if it affects anything seeing as Mac claims only Service Pack 2 can be installed on the Boot Camp partition.
*Definitely does not raise hand*
Ha ha, I definitely do not use gmail to the max in a sense of using the storage. I like to think I get the most out of gmail otherwise (using POP forwarding, etc.). I have had my account since the days of people bidding a handsome sum of money on ebay for a gmail account. I have used a mere 290 MB, and mind you, I have never deleted a single message (besides maybe facebook alerts). How ridiculous is that? Granted I am not using this email as anything more than my personal email...
People can borrow my space until they need it, ha ha.
I know this is why I dislike Vista and am planning to "downgrade." I have a MacBook Pro (more than enough power) running Vista Business using BootCamp, and I'm ready to switch to XP Pro. I know I'm probably not the best example to use (seeing that I'm not running a computer with Vista pre-installed)...
Besides the amount of space Vista takes up on my hard drive, I have had problems using my bluetooth keyboard, mouse, my 2nd monitor (driver is needed, and I simply can't find it).
All the other quirky things (programs won't update, etc.) are enough to drive me away from Vista. I love the look and feel of Vista, but similar to other Vista users, I just can't tolerate all the inconveniences of performance. Thankfully, I have XP Pro available to me for free (*sigh* the benefits of being a college engineering student.) I really wished I liked Vista... I really do.
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I don't know how much info is really on an iPod unless you've used it as an external drive... right? But I definitely feel your pain in regards to iPod repairs. I have never been more furious with a company in my life. Conveniently my iPod's drive died just weeks after the warranty expired. When I found out how much repairs were going to cost, I figured why buy a hard drive for $150+ when I can get the new video iPod for a bit more? My friend suggested buying a drive online and doing it myself. Sounded brilliant so I went bidding, got a drive, and popped it in my iPod. Bad move... (Just so ebay doesn't get a bad rep or whatever, the guy offered a full refund if the drive didn't work).
My iPod still didn't work, so I figured I could take the iPod to the Apple Store (I have an hour drive to get to one, mind you). To make sure I wasn't driving up there for no reason, I explained my problem to an Apple rep on the phone. They told me to bring it down, and they'd take care of it. After waiting for a half hour or so, the tech guy called my name. I walked to the counter optimistically, and handed him the iPod. He told me my drive was bad, as expected, and I pulled out the other drive to ask him about it. He looked at it disapproval. I asked if he could at least test it for me or something. He asked me if I had taken the iPod apart ever, and I had to answer with an honest "Yes, I did." He looked at me as if I had just handed him the plague. He set the iPod on the counter immediately, and basically told me it might make a good paper weight. I argued to no avail, and ended up selling my dead iPod on ebay in case anybody needed parts. *sigh* a mere $50 for a $300 electronic device... have to love the tech industry.
Alright... so what all will this Service Pack entail besides the number generator fix? Will Mac Boot Camp users run into any problems with this update? I'm just curious if it affects anything seeing as Mac claims only Service Pack 2 can be installed on the Boot Camp partition.
Ha ha, that's kind of funny. Vista just doesn't get any breaks on this site... ever...
Ha ha, I'd never seen those videos before. I like that Photoshop quote. Thanks for sharing!
*Definitely does not raise hand*
Ha ha, I definitely do not use gmail to the max in a sense of using the storage. I like to think I get the most out of gmail otherwise (using POP forwarding, etc.). I have had my account since the days of people bidding a handsome sum of money on ebay for a gmail account. I have used a mere 290 MB, and mind you, I have never deleted a single message (besides maybe facebook alerts). How ridiculous is that? Granted I am not using this email as anything more than my personal email...
People can borrow my space until they need it, ha ha.
I know this is why I dislike Vista and am planning to "downgrade." I have a MacBook Pro (more than enough power) running Vista Business using BootCamp, and I'm ready to switch to XP Pro. I know I'm probably not the best example to use (seeing that I'm not running a computer with Vista pre-installed)...
Besides the amount of space Vista takes up on my hard drive, I have had problems using my bluetooth keyboard, mouse, my 2nd monitor (driver is needed, and I simply can't find it). All the other quirky things (programs won't update, etc.) are enough to drive me away from Vista. I love the look and feel of Vista, but similar to other Vista users, I just can't tolerate all the inconveniences of performance. Thankfully, I have XP Pro available to me for free (*sigh* the benefits of being a college engineering student.) I really wished I liked Vista... I really do.