tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post7796143103648869043..comments2023-12-11T16:47:48.512-06:00Comments on Three O'Clock in the Morning: Genius Bar? I don't think so.FletcherDodgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00870340800475532887noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post-73276418363018420002007-11-20T21:32:00.000-06:002007-11-20T21:32:00.000-06:00A Recent and Enlightening Scene from My Own Experi...<B>A Recent and Enlightening Scene from My Own Experience -</B><BR/><BR/>Me: Thanks for letting me use your iBook. <BR/><BR/>Friend: No problems.<BR/><BR/>Me: Hmmm... this keyboard is a little uncomfortable.<BR/><BR/>Friend: Yeah, it is. That's why I got this great little wireless keyboard. Isn't it cool? This is just another reason why you should get a Mac.<BR/><BR/>Me: So Apple designed an uncomfortable keyboard on their laptop, forcing you to go out and spend premium dollars on an optional wireless keyboard, and you still think they're great?<BR/><BR/>Friend: Er...<BR/><BR/>Me: You do realise that if Microsoft designed a laptop with a keyboard so uncomfortable that you needed buy an optional wireless keyboard, your scorn would be visible from orbit?<BR/><BR/>Friend: Yes, but this is an Apple.<BR/><BR/>Me: ...<BR/><BR/>Friend: ...<BR/><BR/>Me: Tell me, when Steve Jobs implanted your loyalty chip, did it hurt much?Blandwagonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02500489676224676731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post-35231858479330663622007-08-22T11:10:00.000-05:002007-08-22T11:10:00.000-05:00It should stress you out. Terrorists, Mac Geniuses...It <I>should</I> stress you out. Terrorists, Mac Geniuses, and the Geek Squad agree that Macs are like shiny, pretty ticking time-bombs, waiting to pop and blow up all the money in your bank account. Totally unlike those 100% reliable consumer PC's I've been reading about in <I>Pot Smoking Hippie Monthly,</I> with their invulnerable hard drives and fail-safe components. Don't those cost like a dollar? I need to grab one off the gum rack the next time I'm standing in the check-out lane at Wal-Mart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post-53925697057060810432007-08-22T07:26:00.000-05:002007-08-22T07:26:00.000-05:00This post really stressed me out.This post really stressed me out.pom.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01586426633612449976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post-58629661494748060332007-08-21T17:03:00.000-05:002007-08-21T17:03:00.000-05:00FWIW, I did buy the hard drive myself. It took abo...FWIW, I did buy the hard drive myself. It took about 10 minutes to install. I formated it and began the process of replacing all of my data (mostly the aforementioned photos and all of my music files). <BR/><BR/>The computer is much quieter now and seems to be running a lot faster.FletcherDodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00870340800475532887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post-59233156688204426512007-08-21T16:26:00.000-05:002007-08-21T16:26:00.000-05:00I currently own 3 Macs and have a hive mind of PC'...I currently own 3 Macs and have a hive mind of PC's sitting in my house (I mainly use them for storage now). I have had a motherboard issue in my iMac. But depending on the age of your mac (pre-intel), it was a known issue, and thus the extension of his warranty. Buy the hard drive yourself and let me know if you need help installing it. The genuis bar is just a nice way of saying take a number. The techs are in the back.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, I have burned up more motherboards then I care to remember. I tend to push them a bit hard. <BR/><BR/>Faith: it was an Apple ][e. I started on the Vic20, and a ][e. Then bought the 8086 when it came out. I went back to Apple when OSX came out. Windows can kiss my big toe. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post-77643177842039604972007-08-21T13:35:00.000-05:002007-08-21T13:35:00.000-05:00Hey, I admit it. Good industrial design isn't impo...Hey, I admit it. Good industrial design isn't important to everyone. Some people like Apple products, others prefer peecees. <BR/><BR/>Just like some people like a nice rare steak over a quarter pounder with cheese. Some of us would rather drink a fine Cab Sauv instead of a diet coke. We'd rather drive a Mercedes instead of a Yugo. <BR/><BR/>It's just a matter of personal preference, really. I'm certainly not here to make character judgments.FletcherDodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00870340800475532887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post-45575079405214896942007-08-21T12:46:00.000-05:002007-08-21T12:46:00.000-05:00I'm w/ XO. I've never lost a motherboard, either. ...I'm w/ XO. I've never lost a motherboard, either. I'm a PC fan through and through ever since the Apple IIe crapped out on me in the 6th grade...(at least I think it was an Apple IIe. I always thought it was, but someone told me they don't exist when I told them this story once. I remember it as a IIe, and dammit, its how the story will stay!) I needed to print out a "paper" that I had written for class, and decided to do so 10 minutes before we needed to leave for the bus. Of course, the only thing the Apple would print out was a bunch of jibberish code instead of my paper. And it's not like it was a laptop I could take to class with me to show the teacher that my "paper" did indeed exist. It was an old, original, first home-computer bitch that existed in the early 80's. <BR/><BR/>So I started using typewriters after that for everything I wrote. I did that until I was actually required by my teacher during my junior year in college to use the computer to write and print my papers. In 1995.<BR/><BR/>Apple can suck my big left toe.Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13586875268181033533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post-15039009303841491392007-08-20T21:48:00.000-05:002007-08-20T21:48:00.000-05:00Haha, "stoned hippies." I love propping up stereot...Haha, "stoned hippies." I love propping up stereotypes. Here's one: An eskimo with a harpoon. <BR/><BR/>In the on-deck circle: "fast-talking city slickers" and "those fat cats in Washington." Ohsnap, I've been told.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post-62546554092669162322007-08-20T19:46:00.000-05:002007-08-20T19:46:00.000-05:00I use PCs. I've never lost a motherboard or any d...I use PCs. I've never lost a motherboard or any data.<BR/><BR/>Microsoft may be The Borg, but at least my shit wasn't designed and maintained by a bunch of stoned hippies in a garage somewhere.Xavier Onassishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345787343828318445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post-51950328964174383312007-08-20T16:55:00.000-05:002007-08-20T16:55:00.000-05:00I'm still a big believer in Apple products and, es...I'm still a big believer in Apple products and, especially, the OS. I've had tons of problems with the PC s I use at work. <BR/><BR/>I just can't believe they (Apple) would think I would pay $150 out of my porn surfing fund for a hard drive that only costs about 40 bucks. They're making a tidy profit there.FletcherDodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00870340800475532887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post-86122509468968491712007-08-20T16:41:00.000-05:002007-08-20T16:41:00.000-05:00I have also lost two Apple motherboards in the las...I have also lost two Apple motherboards in the last few years. I think they're made out of copper wire and graham crackers, but my experience with Apple's customer service pretty much maps with yours. In that it was good service, but I bitched about it anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post-39986329875667721612007-08-20T16:01:00.000-05:002007-08-20T16:01:00.000-05:00Thanks for justifying my boycott of Apple products...Thanks for justifying my boycott of Apple products.Chimpotlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12506150226934602028noreply@blogger.com