Error msg 'attached accessory uses too much power' ??!

WOW...HELP!!
I get an error message:  'attached device uses too much power' virtually every time I attach ANYTHING.  Really?  Is this related to my distressingly sophisticated cyber-stalker- from- ****?  All I want to do is download some pics from my camera, for heaven's sake!  As a bonus, it would be cool if the apps I've purchased would actually function; scratch that - if they'd just show up in the apps list in my settings, even...that would be progress!
I love Apple; my issues are NOT the result of the product, nor a lack of patience (and kindness) on Apple's part.  However, I refuse to accept 'statistically impossible error' as my lot in life...especially not as the result of some idiot stalker.
BUT....
I am woefully outclassed by this hacker jack***
HELP!

I get an error message:  'attached device uses too much power' virtually every time I attach ANYTHING.
What are you trying to attach?
As a bonus, it would be cool if the apps I've purchased would actually function; scratch that - if they'd just show up in the apps list in my settings, even...that would be progress!
If there are no user settings in the app, it will not show up in Settings since there is nothing you can set.

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