November 2007 Archives
The first season of WKRP in Cincinnati is now available on iTunes!
"WKRP" was a staple of daily after-school life for me for many, many years. Johnny, Les, Herb and Venus were shown in a back-to-back 90 minute chunk, spread across two channels every afternoon from 4:00 to 5:30. The show didn't have the longest run (5 years), so I probably saw every show in the series seven or eight times. I knew all of the plot lines (who can forget the fantabulous turkey-helicopter show?) and had an arsenal of one-liners like so many of my friends ("As God is my witness...I thought turkeys could fly."). I also had a slightly unhealthy crush on Jan Smithers.
So good to see these old shows showing up in a new format. I may have to buy one episode just to see if it was as good as my memory thinks it was. I'm sure it's not.
Booger!
I wrote about my hard disk troubles in my last post, and it's not looking good. I spoke to an entirely unhelpful Apple tech at 1-800-MY-APPLE and also the tech support folks at Other World Computing and confirmed my worst fears: replacing the iMac's hard disk ether means I pay a bunch of money to have someone do it for me, or void my warranty by doing it myself. To rub salt into the wound, if I want Apple to do it, I cannot bring my own hard drive with me (BYOHD) and must purchase one from Apple and pay their usual high component prices.
This is not good.
I'll be calling the Apple Store later today to get a quote on having them do it. I'm also toying with a "Plan B" which involves selling our brand new iMac and replacing it with a Mac Pro. Anyone know when the new desktops will be announced?
