Geek Swagger.
Apple
That takes care of that.
Jul 18th
Well I sent my macbook in for repair since Apple saw it fit to brick my superdrive with their firmware update, and I'm now posting this from the very same macbook that was broken just one week ago. Overall I'm extremely impressed with Apple's handling of the issue.
I called Apple Wednesday night of last week to have my macbook fixed and I was only on hold for about 10 minutes before I spoke to a nice English bloke who helped me out quickly. I was maybe on the phone with him for 15 minutes after which he let me know that a box would be sent to my house to be shipped off for repair. He said that the repairs could take up to 10 days but generally don't take quite that long. To say the least I was skeptical. This is Apple we're talking about, a huge company that, despite their supposed devotion to customer service, would probably be slow to solve my problem.
The next day I received the box for my macbook, and last Friday I sent it back down via a DHL pickup. Then, just yesterday, I was surprised to see my Macbook was back already. It took a total of 6 days from the day I talked to customer service for them to return my repaired machine to me. So all in all I have to say that even though it was technically their fault the drive broke I'm satisfied with the experience. Apple really does have great customer service and I didn't have to spend a nickel.
Yesterday I installed the 2 gigs of RAM and 160 gig hard drive. After that I re-installed OS X and everything is running great right now. I have most of my previous applications back, iTunes is rocking, and for the most part I'm good to go on the OS X side. I still have to install Windows and get it up to speed but other than that I'm just enjoying the additional speed and hard drive space. The macbook is really easy to upgrade and I had everything installed in about 5 minutes.
Currently Listening To: Brad Sucks - Making Me Nervous
Currently Playing: Resident Evil 4, TQIT, Gears
So, the Macbook upgrade.
Jul 11th
Installing the 2 gigs of RAM was very easy, I had no problems with getting them installed and both sticks work wonderfully. Once it came time to install the HDD I ran into a small problem: I didn't have the tiny T8 Torx screwdriver required to pull apart the HDD housing. I was able to borrow one though, and the HDD installation went fine.
Then, with the new hard drive and RAM in the machine I booted it hoping to install OS X followed by Windows. This is where things became very messed up. I noticed that when I tried to slide the OS X installation disc into the Macbook's supderdrive it wouldn't physically pull the disc in. I can literally shove it all the way inside but the drive won't grab ahold of it to start reading from it.
Of course I instantly assume that I goofed something up when I was installing the RAM and hard drive, so I switch back to the old hardware and everything boots correctly but again, the superdrive won't accept discs. After researching the problem I found out that Apple pushed out a firmware update for the superdrive (2.1) and it bricked a TON of people's superdrives...including mine. I just never really used it so I didn't notice the problem until now. I do remember noticing that the superdrive wasn't making the whirring sound on startup for the past week since the update however.
So now I'm going to have to either drive to Buffalo (which is the nearest Apple Store) or send in my Macbook to Apple for them to fix. I'll probably send it in. It's a good thing I still have a few months left on my warranty or I'd be completely screwed right now.
Anyways...I said I would post an update about how the upgrade went so here it is. Let's just say it didn't exactly go as planned.
iDay + 1
Jun 30th
This will be my last post about the iPhone, I promise.
So now that it's out and people everywhere have had time to play with it, what do they think? Well it seems that the keyboard takes a little time to get used to...I've heard people say that you have to "trust" it. What that means is that you need to just let yourself make mistakes and trust the iPhone's software to correct it for you. The other thing that people seem to dislike is AT&T's Edge data network is slower than most. There's no 3G here, but it runs great off of wifi.
Other than that most reviews seem to be positive, the iPhone delivers on the hype. Check some of the videos after the text to see it in action.
The last thing I have to touch on before I stop talking about the iPhone has to do with my shrinking desire to own one. The best way I can describe it is when I first saw the 2005 Mustang with the old-school grill. I loved the car and thought it was awesome...until I started seeing a lot of them around town. Now it just seems like an average car that I see everywhere so it kind of loses its appeal. I guess I've heard and seen so much about the iPhone in the last month (or more) that I'm OD'ing on information about it. That's not to say that if someone offered me an iPhone I wouldn't take it, but now that it's out I'm sort of "over it."
That's all I have to say really, check out some of the links below if you want to know more.
http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/30/iphone-first-hands-on-video/
http://www.pcworld.com/video/id,545-page,1-bid,0/video.html
http://daringfireball.net/2007/06/iphone_first_impressions
The biggest consumer electronics launch…ever.
Jun 26th
Move over and , the is coming to town and
About a half an hour ago I was sitting on the couch watching ESPN's and when they came back from the break I noticed that one of the stalwart panelists, , had written a little note about the iPhone on his signature mini-blackboard that always occupies the space behind him. The message read "iWoody Phones Home." Not ten minutes later I caught the introduction to the 6 o'clock news where the anchorwoman announced that tonight's top story was the iPhone and that people are already lining up to get one 3 days in advance.
The iPhone is on our doorstep and it will soon either make history or become an ...but let's be honest, the chances of it failing aren't all that great, and there's one major reason for that: its mass appeal.
I've experienced launches like this before because I'm a gamer, and every time a new game console comes out (Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PS3) all of the gamers go crazy with camping out to be the first to enjoy the next-gen goodness. Massive lines are formed, people camp out for days and days, hysteria ensues. The only difference with the iPhone launch is you don't have to be a gamer to want an iPhone...all you have to be is a human being between the ages of 13 and 70!
The iPhone appeals to the gadget lover inside all of us, literally all of us, so there's no doubt that it will sell out in a flash come Friday night. No one knows just how huge the turnout would be but I'm going to guess it will be unbelievably huge. The only question we have left is will the iPhone continue its success once the initial hype is gone? When people start reviewing the iPhone and revealing its flaws will everyone still want one? Being a gadget-lover I hope so, because the thing is damn cool and I can't wait to get my hands on one.
Here's to the iPhone 2.0.
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