Ode to Howie and Mike

Last night was a gem of a night. Not only do I think I aced my mid-term in Org. Comm, but it only took me 30 minutes and the teacher decided to let us out after the test instead of teaching! Yeeha! Free night! PLUS, tonight I have an online lab which consists of me talking for an hour with my group via MSN Messenger. This is looking to be a fine education week.

But the cream of the crop came when I got home and was in good spirits and decided to tackle the problem which is Mike’s computer. Mike’s computer didn’t have iTunes working, which meant he couldn’t update his iPod.

After two grueling hours of trying out stuff and reading forums on the ‘net, I really couldn’t think of any other solutions other than a SYSTEM RESTORE. Now, if faithful readers don’t know much about a system restore, basically (if you have it set up right…actually, I think it’s defaulted to this setting) Windows XP takes snapshots of how your computer is setup…what programs are installed, what settings are in place and if you encounter a problem you can’t fix, then you can do a system restore to a previous point where your computer was actually working.

I had given up all other options and decided to attempt a system restore around October 3, 2006. Unfortunately, that didn’t work. So I tried October 5 and walked away from the computer to go watch some Grey’s Anatomy.

Disappointed, I let Mike know that I couldn’t fix the problem but then he comes back upstairs and says its working! I bluff and say I knew it was working all along, but then I tell him the truth that I had forgotten to check out the computer after the second system restore.

He may still be having trouble with the newest version of iTunes, but the old one seems to be fine. Perhaps he can give us an update on whether or not he got his iPod updated with the new Tenacious D album or not.

Oh yes…what’s the point of this story?

I’m the man. 😉

Speaking of the man, I’m applying to be on Deal or No Deal. Wouldn’t it be wild if I actually made it?!