Conservative or liberal, Republican or Democrat, we all know the frustration of computer bugs and unanswered pleas for tech support. Case in point: conservative radio talk personality Rush Limbaugh made a public plea to Apple CEO (and Democrat) Steve Jobs on his broadcast last week for help with a problem he's encountered with his collection of networked, high-end Mac Pro computers.
"El Rushbo" (as his Web site calls him) relies almost exclusively on his e-mail application for all communication and even word processing. The problem is that the Mac Leopard operating system, which has an automatic file backup system called Time Machine, doesn't seem to want to back up his e-mail. Limbaugh has had his own Mac rep work on the problem and also called Mac tech support, all to no avail, with even a Mac tech support staffer saying they have the same problem with their machine.
Limbaugh broadcast this plea: "Mr. Jobs, please help me. I know we don't agree on anything. You love Al Gore -- and by the way, I've got no problem with him now, but can you put me to somebody that can get this going, because I know it's gotta work for most people. What am I doing wrong?"
Could his plea to Steve Jobs fall on deaf or maybe just unsympathetic ears? Limbaugh's producer jokingly suggests the Macs don't do what Limbaugh needs because of the political divide.
Still, Limbaugh is looking for help. He notes he's not alone with this dilemma and that "there's a whole thread at the Apple site of people having the same problem."
Limbaugh has been a long-time Mac supporter and has stated his computer preference on his show many times over the years. So, maybe it's not true that Macintosh lovers are all liberal after all?
Limbaugh is still waiting for a solution. He posted an update to the situation on his Web site, noting that some in the Mac community are offering suggestions for work arounds to the problem.
In the meantime, maybe we should all be satisfied the computer bugs and system gremlins don't discriminate based on status or political leanings. In front of a computer, we're all equal -- and equally frustrated.
From Vallywag.
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