[geeks] [JuliaSacks930 at hotmail.com: [janglo] INFO4U: My Ipod Broke My Computer]

[Lionel Peterson]

Well, assuming there is an "element" of truth to her assertion, I suspect it 
went something like this:

She had a computer that was working fine (don't they always say that? ;^)

She attached an iPod to her computer, got a message about a USB device being 
attached, and asked her if she wanted to install the drivers.

She likely said yes, but didn't bother to pay attention to what she was 
doing, and messed up her OS install.

After she messed up her OS install, her computer didn't work like it used 
to, so she called her cousin "Kenny," who knows all about these things (He's 
the smartest kid in the 7th grade, after all).

He told her that her computer was messed up, and that she should replace the 
hard drive (since it was only a 20 Gig HD, and she has a 30 Gig iPod).

She resented having to upgrade/repair her perfectly fine computer (it's 
worked fine since she bought it 7 years ago), and decided to catch the 
entitlement bus and get a few $$ from "Apple Mac", so, among other things 
she can afford a mail client with spell-checking.

Glad I don't have to deal with these types of folks...

Lionel

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoffrey S. Mendelson" <gsm at mendelson.com>
To: "geeks list" <geeks at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 3:12 AM
Subject: [geeks] [JuliaSacks930 at hotmail.com: [janglo] INFO4U: My Ipod Broke 
My Computer]


> WTF? Anyone have any idea of what she is talking about? I've been involved
> with computers since the late 1960's and I can not figure out how.

<snip>

> Geoff.
>
> ----- Forwarded message from dlgrapeda <JuliaSacks930 at hotmail.com> -----
>
>> Subject: [janglo] INFO4U: My Ipod Broke My Computer
>>
>> If you know anyone or if you are dealing with ipod issues (ex:
>> breaking your computer / hard drive), please contact me, Julia at:
>> ipodbrokemycomputertoo at hotmail.com
>> I am writing a letter to Apple Mac and filing a report with the
>> Federal Trade Comm. / Consuper Protection in Washington, D.C.
>> I am collecting names, numbers, and emails of anyone who like myself
>> delt with thier ipod breaking thier hard drive- in which I had to have
>> a new one installed.
>> Please pass this info on to anyone who you can!
>> -Thanks,
>>
>> Julia