AlphaDogg
Apr 29, 10:49 PM
I have dealt with Apple's warranty service and their "geniuses" on multiple occasions. To sum it up, Apple's employees will try to blame you if even the slightest thing is awry (ie a dent). I even remember hearing about a guy who brought in his PowerBook (in the PPC days) for warranty repair, and Apple denied him service because he had a sticker from an orange on the screen bezel.
I recently got a new hybrid bike (no, it is not partially electric or gasoline, it is 100% leg powered) at Sports Authority (SA for short). It was a big mistake purchasing it there instead of my local bike shop, but that's another story. SA put a Schwinn branded tire on the bike. That wouldn't be a problem if it was a Schwinn bike, and it matched the other tire. But no, my bike is a K2 bike. I took it to SA to replace the tire. Long story short: they made up some story as to why it was supposed to come with a Schwinn tire. They denied that it was even the wrong tire. Meanwhile, I contacted K2, who told me that they don't use Schwinn tires and they would be happy to replace the tires and send me better ones with reflective strips painted on the sidewalls of the tires. This was warranty service at its finest. The manufacturer of the product (the bike) not only sent me out replacement parts for something that their distributor screwed up, but they sent me nicer replacement parts than what the bike originally came with! They also expected me to replace the tires myself. This would have been a problem if I didn't have the tools and expertise to do so, but I had those so it was no problem at all. I don't recall ever having a company send me parts to fix my own product (computer, device, gadget, mechanical device, bicycle, etc).
http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx1/igesundheit/IMG_5570.jpg
Edit: forgot to mention that when I purchased the bike, the Schwinn logo was covered up my permanent marker, and I noticed the marker there and cleaned it off to reveal the logo. This means that someone purposely covered it up. The treads on both tires had the same pattern, but the Schwinn branded tire was 38mm wide while the rear tire was 35mm wide (correct to the bike's specs on K2's website).
I recently got a new hybrid bike (no, it is not partially electric or gasoline, it is 100% leg powered) at Sports Authority (SA for short). It was a big mistake purchasing it there instead of my local bike shop, but that's another story. SA put a Schwinn branded tire on the bike. That wouldn't be a problem if it was a Schwinn bike, and it matched the other tire. But no, my bike is a K2 bike. I took it to SA to replace the tire. Long story short: they made up some story as to why it was supposed to come with a Schwinn tire. They denied that it was even the wrong tire. Meanwhile, I contacted K2, who told me that they don't use Schwinn tires and they would be happy to replace the tires and send me better ones with reflective strips painted on the sidewalls of the tires. This was warranty service at its finest. The manufacturer of the product (the bike) not only sent me out replacement parts for something that their distributor screwed up, but they sent me nicer replacement parts than what the bike originally came with! They also expected me to replace the tires myself. This would have been a problem if I didn't have the tools and expertise to do so, but I had those so it was no problem at all. I don't recall ever having a company send me parts to fix my own product (computer, device, gadget, mechanical device, bicycle, etc).
http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx1/igesundheit/IMG_5570.jpg
Edit: forgot to mention that when I purchased the bike, the Schwinn logo was covered up my permanent marker, and I noticed the marker there and cleaned it off to reveal the logo. This means that someone purposely covered it up. The treads on both tires had the same pattern, but the Schwinn branded tire was 38mm wide while the rear tire was 35mm wide (correct to the bike's specs on K2's website).
eciytnim
Jul 10, 09:20 PM
I'm not there now but I heard that there are only about 10 people there. I may head over around 4 in the morning but I don't know if that's too late or not.
patp
Apr 6, 07:26 AM
Find a ton of front screen protectors. I just want a good cheap clear skin for the back only. Been rocking a Speck case pretty much from day 1 but really love the form factor of the iPod touch 4. Shame to keep the beauty of the design hidden.
Any good cheap choices for just the back?
Any good cheap choices for just the back?
morty192
May 4, 05:52 PM
mines prepared for shipment now as well hopefully it ships tomorrow.
JonnyFrond
May 2, 01:38 AM
Hi guys,
Can't figure this one out.
I have two macbook pro's, one is a 2009 13" macbook pro running leopard, the other a brand new i7 15" macbook pro running snow leopard.
I have them both configured as much the same as you can with the two operating systems and I swap them about a lot at the moment, when studying, I use the new one to work on, and the old one for internet and information. Kind of a geeky mission control thing going on.
But now the 13" won't connect to the internet.
Ethernet seems fine
Wireless connection seems fine
yet no internet.
This happened 2 days ago, and I managed to fix it by repairing permissions and restarting. Now this has happened again today but the same thing won't fix it.
Any pointers would be really helpful.
Kind regards
Jonny
Can't figure this one out.
I have two macbook pro's, one is a 2009 13" macbook pro running leopard, the other a brand new i7 15" macbook pro running snow leopard.
I have them both configured as much the same as you can with the two operating systems and I swap them about a lot at the moment, when studying, I use the new one to work on, and the old one for internet and information. Kind of a geeky mission control thing going on.
But now the 13" won't connect to the internet.
Ethernet seems fine
Wireless connection seems fine
yet no internet.
This happened 2 days ago, and I managed to fix it by repairing permissions and restarting. Now this has happened again today but the same thing won't fix it.
Any pointers would be really helpful.
Kind regards
Jonny
John901
May 3, 06:12 AM
I am the student. The bloke i am doing this for wants to be able to make his own cards on his own Mac. The guy just wants a simple program and after watching a demonstration on youtube i dont think it is for him! i have found only one other program which is much the same. I have recently just found a decent windows program so i may suggest this to him (no offence!)
kcmezza
Dec 28, 12:52 AM
I already have the hard drives connected to the PS3, and all my movies play off it, but, is there any way for me to access the hard drives through the network that the PS3 and Macbook pro are both connected on? sort of like a Media server
QuarterSwede
Apr 19, 07:32 PM
What is it with the large ads all of a sudden? I'd be having some major words with the provider.
Fishrrman
May 3, 08:57 AM
If there is nothing you absolutely need to save on the external, you might consider re-initializing it with Disk Utility into a single partition....
ViviUO
Apr 18, 09:50 PM
Hi guys.
I need your help! ))
but i very bad now English, if say something wrong, sorry! ))
I create a program for iOS, and i need to assign the action for home button (?).
How i can do it?
i need code or API for this.
The physical "home" button on the phone? There isn't anything, really.
Are you talking about a button you made? If so, just connect it to an IBAction in Interface Builder.
Sorry if this isn't helpful, but we need more information.
I need your help! ))
but i very bad now English, if say something wrong, sorry! ))
I create a program for iOS, and i need to assign the action for home button (?).
How i can do it?
i need code or API for this.
The physical "home" button on the phone? There isn't anything, really.
Are you talking about a button you made? If so, just connect it to an IBAction in Interface Builder.
Sorry if this isn't helpful, but we need more information.
Somian
May 4, 02:48 PM
the 6970 is definitely a lot faster but i wouldn't swap for what the one you were writing about. ;)
dcv
Dec 14, 07:33 PM
That's brilliant! Such a great character :)
UniPro
Apr 23, 12:45 PM
If you're just wanting to sync smaller files like documents I suggest using dropbox. That's what I use and it works great.
dalaw
Mar 24, 06:05 AM
Does anyone know when southgate mall will be open for people to start lining up? Not that I want to be the first one, but I have some meetings at 7 I need to go to so I just want to get in and out once it launches... hopefully.
kentop2
Nov 2, 06:19 AM
Ask him to place a piece of cardboard over the hole mounting pattern and punch holes from the opposite side of the rim through the center of the mounting holes. Then match it up to your rim.
Schtumple
Sep 9, 01:27 PM
I checked to see if the store would let me select the new $299 16GB iPod touch or the new nanos, but according to the "Get a Free iPod" screen,
"iPod models introduced on September 9, 2008 are not eligible for this promotion."
:(
Pointless thread 17...
This happens every year, if they allowed the new iPods to be a part of the promotion, do you think people would go ahead and get them, or would they just wait until the new stock came in?
Right. Isn't one of the main purposes of the back-to-school program to get rid of the old stock??? :eek:
Exactly, and it's a damn good tactic, you sell alot of technically old stock, which is then replaced by new hardware, that all the people who got the back to school promo will probably end up buying in February... Double sale win!
"iPod models introduced on September 9, 2008 are not eligible for this promotion."
:(
Pointless thread 17...
This happens every year, if they allowed the new iPods to be a part of the promotion, do you think people would go ahead and get them, or would they just wait until the new stock came in?
Right. Isn't one of the main purposes of the back-to-school program to get rid of the old stock??? :eek:
Exactly, and it's a damn good tactic, you sell alot of technically old stock, which is then replaced by new hardware, that all the people who got the back to school promo will probably end up buying in February... Double sale win!
laurenceteixeir
May 4, 12:42 PM
Hi guys, did a search but no luck related to restoring a win7 image.:(
Basically, I thought my HDD had died a week ago - many HDD's later found out it was the flex cable connecting the logic board to the drive. New one bought and installed and everything is okay.
I have bought a new WD 750gb scorpio black drive and restored my OSX using time machine, then used bootcamp assistant to make a new bootcamp partition.
I then went to restore my win7 winclone image but keep receiving the erros message. I have formatted it to FAT 32, and NTFS - with no luck on either. I have seen some XP specific forum posts with some really helpful log viewings, dissections and eventual resolutions, but these seem to be slightly different from mine. Here is the log output if anybody can help:
Wed May 4 18:20:07 BST 2011: Partition is : /dev/disk0s3
Wed May 4 18:20:07 BST 2011
Wed May 4 18:20:07 BST 2011: Restoring:
Wed May 4 18:20:07 BST 2011: '/Applications/Winclone.app/Contents/Resources/winclone.perl' -restore -copy_bcd '/Applications/Winclone.app/Contents/Resources/BCD' -disk_device /dev/disk0 -ntfs_partition /dev/disk0s3 -v -update_bootini -q -image_dir='/Volumes/Amy/LTAudio Macbook Pro Bootcamp 27.04.11.winclone' -gptrefresh_path='/Applications/Winclone.app/Contents/Resources' -ntfstools_dir=/Library/NTFSProgs >> ~/Library/Logs/Winclone.log 2>&1 &
restoring.....
getting fdisk info.....
validating partition type.....
checking image size.....
image size file exists, opening.....
reading image file.../Volumes/Amy/LTAudio Macbook Pro Bootcamp 27.04.11.winclone/size..
read image file.../Volumes/Amy/LTAudio Macbook Pro Bootcamp 27.04.11.winclone/size..
done calculating..
done checking size..
Unmounting /dev/disk0s3
/usr/sbin/diskutil unmount "/dev/disk0s3"return value of unmount is 0
==============mounting sparse image==============
/usr/bin/hdiutil attach -nomount "/Volumes/Amy/LTAudio Macbook Pro Bootcamp 27.04.11.winclone/Windows.sparsebundle"
diskimages-helper(1696,0x100781000) malloc: *** error for object 0x100608560: pointer being freed was not allocated
*** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug
hdiutil: attach failed - No child processes
disk device is
=====restoring image from disk image=============
justin bieber 2011 new haircut
justin bieber new haircut 2011
Basically, I thought my HDD had died a week ago - many HDD's later found out it was the flex cable connecting the logic board to the drive. New one bought and installed and everything is okay.
I have bought a new WD 750gb scorpio black drive and restored my OSX using time machine, then used bootcamp assistant to make a new bootcamp partition.
I then went to restore my win7 winclone image but keep receiving the erros message. I have formatted it to FAT 32, and NTFS - with no luck on either. I have seen some XP specific forum posts with some really helpful log viewings, dissections and eventual resolutions, but these seem to be slightly different from mine. Here is the log output if anybody can help:
Wed May 4 18:20:07 BST 2011: Partition is : /dev/disk0s3
Wed May 4 18:20:07 BST 2011
Wed May 4 18:20:07 BST 2011: Restoring:
Wed May 4 18:20:07 BST 2011: '/Applications/Winclone.app/Contents/Resources/winclone.perl' -restore -copy_bcd '/Applications/Winclone.app/Contents/Resources/BCD' -disk_device /dev/disk0 -ntfs_partition /dev/disk0s3 -v -update_bootini -q -image_dir='/Volumes/Amy/LTAudio Macbook Pro Bootcamp 27.04.11.winclone' -gptrefresh_path='/Applications/Winclone.app/Contents/Resources' -ntfstools_dir=/Library/NTFSProgs >> ~/Library/Logs/Winclone.log 2>&1 &
restoring.....
getting fdisk info.....
validating partition type.....
checking image size.....
image size file exists, opening.....
reading image file.../Volumes/Amy/LTAudio Macbook Pro Bootcamp 27.04.11.winclone/size..
read image file.../Volumes/Amy/LTAudio Macbook Pro Bootcamp 27.04.11.winclone/size..
done calculating..
done checking size..
Unmounting /dev/disk0s3
/usr/sbin/diskutil unmount "/dev/disk0s3"return value of unmount is 0
==============mounting sparse image==============
/usr/bin/hdiutil attach -nomount "/Volumes/Amy/LTAudio Macbook Pro Bootcamp 27.04.11.winclone/Windows.sparsebundle"
diskimages-helper(1696,0x100781000) malloc: *** error for object 0x100608560: pointer being freed was not allocated
*** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug
hdiutil: attach failed - No child processes
disk device is
=====restoring image from disk image=============
adamjay
Dec 4, 04:03 PM
pictures are on the way,
have to dig up the misses' digi camera.
have to dig up the misses' digi camera.
MacBytes
Sep 2, 02:11 PM
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robbieduncan
Feb 15, 01:57 PM
Fantastic, thanks Arn :) And a chance for me to use the Resolved prefix :D
Maxpej
Mar 30, 06:14 PM
I'm so lost. I have a white 16GB Wi-Fi only iPad 2 with a green smart cover. I only have 1.3 GB free on it. I need more memory but can wait for an iPad 2 32GB and save my money? Or get a iPad 3G 64 with some cash? I already have an iPhone and MBP. hmmmmm...
Roy Hobbs
Apr 15, 11:55 AM
64 gig minimum?? That all the indication I need to tell me this article is complete crap
henrikrox
May 5, 01:49 PM
sounds good thanks for the feedback hwangsta
iLikeMyiMac
Aug 17, 10:17 AM
That reminds me, I need to head over and check out the new Space exhibit and IMAX film. It's still going on, isn't it?
I think its still going on because they have a giant inflatable astronaut on the roof. :D
I think its still going on because they have a giant inflatable astronaut on the roof. :D