it's just a matter of using it for what it's good for
I use my aircurve so that my iphone can function as an alarm clock, and so I can listen to XM sports and comedy while I work.
put a drive on it, set up time machine, then he can restore easily.
Sign him up for mobile me, then you can easily remote control him via "back to my mac" or ichat.
Recovery is a giant pain in the ass, and is only worth it if the data's REALLY worth it.
grado's using small business economics. Grado doesn't sell the only headphones, they just sell their own. Amazon is trying to control the entire electronic book market, not just the books they produce themselves.