April 8, 2006
Dr. Dave reassures listeners that they are not alone because nearly everyone struggles with the same technology problems, even when each person feels like the only one. He calls computer users involuntary beta testers and says computers are not yet appliances, using unreliable written CDs to show why people must pay attention instead of assuming a failure means the drive should be replaced. The show records Apple’s release of Boot Camp, which allowed Windows XP to run natively on Intel based Macs, while Dr. Dave carefully separates a recent cluster of hard drive failures from enough evidence to condemn an entire brand. He also recounts a three year fight for a promised rebate and gives a clear lesson on why emptied recycle bin files may still be recoverable until their disk space is overwritten.
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