Yup. I often tell my end users the same thing about their systems. "Why doesnt it misbehave for you?" "Because it knows I can kill it and make another just like it" :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "iMac List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 10:33 AM Subject: Re: CD drive missing...Solutions
> >Turn off the computer and let it cool down completely. Then turn it back > >on. If your iMac is dense enable Speech Recognition. Set out a > >caprenters claw-hammer and an assortment of large screw-drivers, > >slip-joint pliers and a knife and fork. Put them in front of the screen. > >Say loudly, "Well I don't know very much about how this thing operates > >but I guess its time to crack it open and find out. I wonder if I should > >just restart it one last time to make sure there's a serious problem..." > > > >Then you shut it down and give it a bit of time to contemplate the > >errors of its ways. Contrition should set in almost instantly. > > ROFL!!! > > I've long since joked about this idea. People always ask me to fix broken > things for them, and when I get to it, the device is working just fine. > They ask why it happens to often, and I always joke it is because the > items know I have the tools to rip them down into little pieces, and so > when they see my coming, they behave. > > I hadn't realized others have the same mind set :-) > > -chris > <http://www.mythtech.net> > > > -- > The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > >The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
