The Modern Lament
My house needs its own IT department. I just wasted an hour getting one of my laptops’ reinstalls of iTunes to recognize a dozen songs that the Wife had just purchased under a different iTunes account than her iPod is registered under. This comes after getting the laptop’s XP drivers to recognize the iPod (2 out of 3 USB ports wouldn’t recognize the iPod – so I wasted another 15 minutes on that). That problem came hot on the heels of discovering that the 3rd power cord I’ve bought for the laptop is failing (Toshiba plugs are straight instead of “L” shaped like on most units. This puts the wires under tension when they are curved – leading to failure about every 4-6 months). Oh, and that don’t forget the reinstall of the laptop two days ago after several reboot freezes caused by a corrupted boot file somewhere.
Steve Jobs: I demand that 1 hour fifteen minutes back…
Pj:
I don’t know why you hassle with Windows for what sounds like a simple home laptop for iTunes and stuff. Just get a Mac and be done with it!
28 December 2008, 8:14 amliamascorcaigh:
Pj’s on the button. Get a Mac. After 20+ years with Windows I got two (iMac 24” and a MacPro) and have never looked back. Installed parallels for Windows. Never use it. Once you’ve had Mac you never go back.
28 December 2008, 1:25 pmScott Kirwin:
PJ & L
28 December 2008, 9:10 pmI’m a Windows man (started with DOS 3.0) but I have nothing against Macs. In fact I’m recommending that the Wife buy one.