April 2, 2009

Not another technological fiasco

I've just been bumming around on the computer and felt like listening to some itunes. Well, the program wouldn't open and the Task Manager didn't work. Probably at the One of a Kind Show checking out Carmi's cards. I couldn't turn off the computer, not even by pushing the button a hundred times. I finally unplugged it. I had the ipod connected to recharge it and I noticed the the screen was frozen on an image. It wouldn't budge. This is the exact same thing my last nano did before I declared it dead which was at least 2 and a half years after the purchase. This is only two months old and at least I had the foresight into buying a replacement warranty but I think it kicks in only after you send it off to Apple for an assessment. What am I going to do without it......

When I plugged in the tower, I had a message that Windows wouldn't start up but whoever is talking to me said it would find a way. Bless him. And so the startup was completed. Except that it won't recognize some of my programs. And I'm ignorant when it comes to analyzing anything on the computer. Might have to call Dell.

Thank god Amber seems much better. The virus clearly has been spreading around the apartment.

5 comments:

nancy said...

when my i-pod "froze" i took it to the apple store in the eaton centre and they just pushed 2 buttons at once and it was
un-stuck! Nancy

Sharon said...

Oooh, now there's an idea. If Future Shop offers me a new one, I'll take it. But, failing that, I will go to the Apple store. Thanks for the tip, Nancy.

Leslie Jane Moran said...

I hope you got your "pod" fixed. I took a great interest in mine after this post and went in and uploaded and charged etc. I recently got a Bose dock because I love my tunes so much and this really cuts down on burning CD's. I'll know you're back on the air when I see you bopping down the street.

Sharon said...

Well, I was in total shock when I awoke the next day to find a message on the screen to recharge the battery. Never mind that the plug-in to the computer did something to the pod. I plugged it into the wall socket. After the recharge everything was in order. Thank heavens. Wonder what really happened.

Susan Williamson said...

I'm so glad Amber is feeling better. She reminds me of my late marmelade cat Aslan, so I was rooting for her.