Computer Crash
Last wednesday I was trying to hook up my computer to my friends computer. Now, supposedly it is a coincidence that at that exact time my computer decided that it was going to screw me over and not start up like normal but I am not convinced. I called the Apple support people the next day, they ran me through all the computer fix-it things in their book and then asked my to click on an icon that is on the screeen, to which I responded:

Me: There is no icon
Computer guy: There is no icon?
Me: Nope, there is no icon.
Computer guy: hmmm.. let me put you on hold for a few minutes
The “hmmm” is the sign that you are screwed. When the support guy makes a sound that implies “That ain’t right” or “uh oh” you are basically being flagged in to assume the worst and come to the conclusion that all hope for having your computer back the way it was is now lost.
He told me that I could erase everything right then and he would walk me through it over the phone or I could take it to the Apple Store and have them check it out. I chose the second option, now keep in mind that the nearest Apple Store is in Novi Michigan. (2 hours away) I waited till Saturday and left that morning. when I got there, he booted it up and made a similar sound to the guy on the phone. he said that my hard drive wouldn’t mount and that if it wouldn’t mount I really couldn’t get the files off unless I wanted to spend $600-$1000 and have some company read the hard drive plates themselves. I declined that option and then swore and then gave him the go-ahead to erase my hard drive and make it like I just took it out of the box.

So let this be a lesson to us all BACKUP!!!! get an external hard drive or burn it on DVD’s because sooner or later your computer is gonna screw you over like no person ever has!