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. Scottsdale Home Inspectors Apocalypse Pest and Termite 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.
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Regards, Humberto Carvajal Jr. A Florida Inspection Company, LLC 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.
Those that have never made a mistake have never done anything. Jack Gilleland Home Inspection Services Commercial, Multifamily, and Residential economy@woh.rr.com Ohio_Commercial and_Home_Inspections activerain |
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"From the moment I could speak, I was forced to listen."
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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. "You got what it takes to keep the heads a-spinnin’ down by the old rim shack And you come across just like a fool grinnin’ in the back of a red Cadillac" ps some of the opinions I have posted here may or may not be factually based. AZ Cert # 39975 AZ Pest # 050898
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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....
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