International Association of Certified Home Inspectors
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The thing is out of the box one day and I get a white screen when I turn it on. I take it out to the local Apple Store and on of the "Geniuses" [that's what they are called] fixes it by doing something to it on the keyboard.
Great. Next day, same thing. I call the store back and am transferred to someone in India. He gives me a couple of routines to run that involve variously, taking the battery out and restarting; holding down the shift key for a very long time, holding down the command, control and P ane R keys, all to no avail. He finally tells me that I need to reboot it from the disk that came with it. As far as I can tell, I don't have that disk. [Though, possibly [probably] I do.] He hangs up. So I run the goofy Command, Control, P and R key again. And ... the computer recovers. But now it has fallen off the wagon again. Any ideas? |
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I would be throwing it through the store window----
Other than that...nope--- Dale Duffy 602.402.5305 Inspect Arizona Companies, Inc. Phoenix Home Inspectors, Inc. Your Leaking House-- Your Leaking House Message Board InterNACHI 2007 U.S.A Member of the Year |
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You need to take it back to the Mac store, tell them it's happening every day and request a new MacBook. You shouldn't be having problems like that, something is up, probably with the video card.
2008 InterNACHI Member and Innovator of the Year
HOME INSPECTOR PRO HOME INSPECTION SOFTWARE $599 ($499 For InterNACHI Members) Easy to use, customizable Home Inspector Software that runs on Windows, Mac & Linux InterNACHI members receive 3 months of FREE home inspector website hosting List yourself in our Home Inspector Directory Free Watch our NACHI.TV Software & Search Engine Optimization videos! Dominic@HomeInspectorPro.com |
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Regards, Humberto Carvajal Jr. A Florida Inspection Company, LLC LEEDŽ Accredited Professional Member USGBC South Florida Chapter A Florida Inspection Company Property Inspector Serving Southeast Florida
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Joe...this can't be right can it? I have been led to believe Mac's work perfectly the first time, every time, right out of the box and never, ever break or even hiccup. Some even claim they emit a warm halo-like glow at times and a few have been known to purr. Are you sure that's a Mac you bought?
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Hey, just saw that commercial on television, you MUST be making this up.
In the world view we are all important and our mere existence effects all life. Jack Gilleland Home Inspection Services Clayton Commercial, Multifamily, and Residential jgilleland1@att.net Ohio_Commercial and_Home_Inspections activerain |
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Please Note:
ccurrins is a non-member guest and is in no way affiliated with InterNACHI or its members.
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On other threads I have opined profusely on the detriments of PDA's. Having owned a Mac Plus sometime in the 80's when a Mac was actually something of an engineering and computer marvel, I can safely say that, that may have been their technical Zenith.
Apples Suck. "Never ever threaten anyone in Camoflage" Tim Wilson "Not everyone follows the same path" Governor Sanford, musings on the Appalachian Trail
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Let's see, Joe.
Let's compare Apple and PCs to home inspector trade associations: Apple - PC 100 customers - 1 million customers ASHI - iNACHI 3,000 members - 9,000 members Now I regularly tell my Clients that I'm a member of iNACHI because it is three times larger than ASHI, so if I have a question, I have a much more active Message Board on which to post my question. Why, then, would I buy Apple? Because, dummy, as my wise old grandmother said, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." You need a doctor because your apple has a bug in it! As my wise old grandmother said, "Don't take an apple with a bug in it!"
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Some of us had this problem with our thermal imaging cameras. Removing and reinstalling the battery solved the problem! Too bad it wasn't that easy !
Our problem was the result of the program hanging when turning the camera back on after it had been recently shut off. I also had a problem On one of my computers with the screen to keyboard connection. It didn't turn white, but a bad connection blanked out the screen until you closed it and opened it back up. |
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This is the street in India you are directed to when you have tech problems. Makes you pause and think huh.
Last edited by dedwards; 9/8/08 at 12:16 AM.. |
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Wow, just wow....
2008 InterNACHI Member and Innovator of the Year
HOME INSPECTOR PRO HOME INSPECTION SOFTWARE $599 ($499 For InterNACHI Members) Easy to use, customizable Home Inspector Software that runs on Windows, Mac & Linux InterNACHI members receive 3 months of FREE home inspector website hosting List yourself in our Home Inspector Directory Free Watch our NACHI.TV Software & Search Engine Optimization videos! Dominic@HomeInspectorPro.com |
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Please Note:
bdoles2 is a non-member guest and is in no way affiliated with InterNACHI or its members.
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