Wah

My one year three month old Mac Mini died last week. Yesterday I brought it to the Genius Bar at my nearby Apple Store and my worst fears were confirmed: I need a new logic board. The cost? About two-thirds what it would cost to buy a brand new Mac Mini.

The problem is I didn't have a good backup system. My photos and music are stored on my iPod, and it is possible to extract them. I didn't have any important documents on the Mini so now I have to decide if it's worth paying for someone to transfer the contents of the dead Mini's hard drive onto whatever new computer I end up buying or if I should take the time to learn how to extract stuff off my iPod.

Needless to say, I am not a happy camper.