There I was, at the Apple store, getting ready to upgrade my Macbook. My girlfriend had bought me a $400 gift certificate and I was ready to go. I decided upon getting more gigabytes and upgrade my iPhoto, Garageband, etc… it was a package deal. As you may have guessed from that last sentence, I’m not techie. In fact, I really don’t know how computers even work, all I did know was that I wanted more gigs and I wanted a better Garageband, fuck the rest but I got it anyway. (package deal) The “Macologist” sold me two software packages containing two CD’s for the Garageband, iPhoto… etc, and told me how to install them. (Gigs installed in-store) I went home, installed the first disc and it went off without a hitch. Done. I inserted the next disc and again, it went off without any issues. Great! My Macbook is upgraded, the old girl is humming again and I’m happy. The next day, I try to burn a disc and some shitty error window comes up. I take it back to the store and they tell me that I shouldn’t have installed both discs one after the other because I WARPED the laser on the CD drive. What?! That fucking “Macologist” never told me to not install both at the same time! Listen Apple, please treat me LIKE A CHILD when I come into your store. Your employees have the ‘holier than thou’ attitude anyway, so hold my hand and explain to me EVERY FUCKING STEP. Unlike baristas, wait-staff and video rental clerks, you treating me like an idiot would have been MUCH APPRECIATED.
First World Problems… But Still.
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Wow, you really turned this one around on me! I was ready to tell you that your music was probably crap anyway, but you got me in the end.
I’m just a sucker for self-effacing humor, I guess…
Jesus man, learn to torrent. Talk about throwing $400 down the drain.
If I’m reading this correctly, Anonymous put two CDs into his drive at once? Jesus fuck.
Seriously, take an hour to learn how computers work.
It’s true anyone who thinks spending 400 bucks on that is retarded and has the IQ of a child.
You went to the Mac Store not an Apple Store. They are a third party reseller of Apple products and are notorious for being asshats with a chip on their shoulders. Next time go to a real Apple Store where they would’ve told you to just download GarageBand for $15 and are trained to walk you through complex computer problems in laymans terms.
I’ve actually had negative experiences at the Mac Store as well.
Thankfully, I don’t understand most of this
“Warped the laser”? What kind of Fisher Price laptop do you have there, kiddo?
There are too many mind-boggling things to comment about in this IA, to the point I have to believe it has to be fake. NO ONE IS THIS FUCKING STUPID!
Who is the idiot, the IA or some of you commenters? Maybe both, I don’t know. I installed the “iLife” update and my computer (THE LASER) got super hot. It took a long time to get it installed, and the drive just spun and spun. So, I’m assuming that since the IA stated he/she installed the two programs at the same time, perhaps it got hot enough to warp the laser. It makes sense, since he actually said it in his rant. No one told him to wait between installations to let the computer/drive/laser cool down, so it warped. Again, he stated this in his rant and I don’t see how it confused some of you. Looks like a few of you are “experts” at computers, but BAD at reading comprehension.
To clarify: “at the same time” means one after the other. I know how literal some of you people get.
some people shouldn’t be messing around i guess?!
People are free to be “messing around” all they want. Right, Chrissy Robbie? Oh, I mean Slappy…
Can’t comment, as I stopped reading beyond the cliched title.