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I guess that means that Apple's quality is at best average compared to other laptop manufacturers...

I'm a little confused why external USB drives seem cheaper than comparable OEM 2.5" drives...

Or you could also try the free Sun VirtualBox. Works just as well.

One thing I hate about OSX is the way it replaces files/folders when an existing folder already exist. In Windows OS when this is done, the original content of the target folder would be preserved and new files would be appended to that folder. In OSX, the darn thing erases the whole folder (along with the contents) and replaces it. It takes an extra step or more to merge the contents of two similarly named folder into one (depends on how 'deep' the folder's location is).

I've seen that problem and it is usually caused by repeated torqueing of the case, i.e., when a racking force is exerted on the plastic case from lifting it on one end only. A racking force (sorry can't explain it here, but there is a wiki) acts like a lever and very little force is needed to cause a part failure. This is also true in the hinge area from the repeated opening and closing of the top case by exerting force on only one corner instead of the two front corners of the top case.

 

This is not a problem isolated to Macs. Old Compaqs especially are notorious for this problem as with the cheap notebooks with the flimsy hinges.

 

If these problems happen, you can argue it both ways. The end user can claim bad design or poor quality materials (implying that no matter how you chose to open a notebook case or handle it, it should hold up) and the manufacturer can claim equipment abuse. I know that Apple has installed several mechanical and even electronic sensors in their products that will indicate an overstressed case (a small tab breaks inside), or water immersion (a treated part gets discolored), or a dropped case (the accelerometer will log a measured impact force that Apple service can access) or a short circuit happening caused by a spilled liquid (logged as an electrical anomaly in the service log).

 

It is possible that a stress indicator broke in your laptop. Even storing it in a computer bag and then having something heavy go on top of the bag can cause a crack especially when jostled inside a moving vehicle. It has happened to me.

 

I'm not apologizing for Apple. I'm just trying to explain how they approach problems like this. Believe me, I don't even think the local service guys are that sophisticated.

Well I think we can rule out racking force on the hinge since the crack is actually starting to appear from the middle, not the edge where the force would have been concentrated on...

I haven't really "abused" my laptop... yet. That is, unless they consider having the laptop travel frequently as something abusive. No history of it being dropped, being banged up or any traumatic actions done to it. But it is a mobile computer (a laptop), therefore it should be resistant to everyday stress anyways.

Stress indicator? Has Apple already implemented this? Last I heard they recently filed a patent for it... didn't know it has been deployed already (the exception would be the accelerometer, of course).

I had it checked at an overseas Applecare Service Center, actually. They took pictures of the crack and forwarded the picture to their regional Tech Support Care Specialist (I'm guessing Singapore). Then they called back to say that the request to have it replaced has been denied. They didn't even have to take in my macbook for that so I guess, they found no signs of any stress indicator being triggered (I was there the whole time they were examining the exterior of the machine).

Oh oh oh! I have a white macbook now that has that cracking problem. It's near the plamrest area, though it's located on the bottomcase. Also see cracks appearing on the hinge itself. Scary...

Sana nga nag appear na lang sila sa topcase para mas madali palitan ng Apple. As it is now, one applecare center actually refused to replace the part.

I think Apple is already seeding the new version of Snow Leopard with the Guest account fix...

As for me, I think I'll just upgrade to Snow Leopard when it has matured enough that there are no more critical bugs like these...

I think the Time Capsule problem involves the power supply (or something inside the Time Capsule) conking out. The problem here is that people who wants to save their Time Capsule data before turning over the Time Capsule for repairs to an Apple Care Service Center won't be able to get to the data since it involves removing the hard disk inside it. Doing so will invalidate the warranty...

The above is just something I read a few weeks ago and I'm not sure if this is the problem he was referring to.

Why would people buy toys and never open/display/play with them? It's pretty baffling...

The iPhone is like any other cellphone after all - it loses half its value every six months or so...

I think that can be done, depending on your cellphone's capabilities... problem is ata newer cellphone models don't support this feature anymore.

Hmmm... the placement?

I may be wrong, but I think kinukuha talaga nila yun name at destination mo sa airport taxi, then they radio a cab for you. At least yun ang experience ko everytime I use the service (most of those times wala naman pila or hindi naman ako mukhang umaasta sa kanila or anything).

nah.

at a certain level of expertise and with enough training, it's not THAT impossible.

anyway, to keep on-topic and stop over-analyzing...

 

mano-a-mano, Bourne could probably k*ll Bond in 5 minutes or less.

I agree. Bond might even end up killing himself accidentally before Bourne even gets a chance to deliver the killing blow...

Between the Daniel Craig JB vs. Matt Damon's JB, Jason Bourne comes out the winner. The new James Bond is prone to making mistakes and usually comes out of a fight because of luck. Bourne's moves are calculated and precise, therefore more lethal.

This is just so cool!

Too bad there's no official kit for this one.

oooh! may available pa ba millennium falcon set? saan? tagal ko na di nakakakita nun... bili kaya ako... takes care of my star wars fix and my lego fix at the same time

Damn that Millennium Falcon set. Last I saw it was around 50K...

I recently bought a Darth Vader's TIE fighter (with figure) for about P2,500...

Well... I've always said that no OS was ever too secured...

Saw a preview of the latest issue (December). Much, much improved. Paper is top notch. Also had my artwork (the Hail UP Oblation ad) featured in it. heh heh.

Oh... and try to find the hidden Playboy logo on the cover...

I've recently been buying Star Wars Storm Troopers Lego sets (the one with the attack craft). Planning on building an army. Then, maybe an Imperial Shuttle with Darth Vader next...

Took me a while to build this. But here is mine:

They're apparently dropping FW support with these new macbooks...

You can check out in MARVEL.COM, if it's not there, then that means that they havent published it yet. so you just have to wait a couple more weeks.

 

I kinda agree with you with TPB and comics, but I really collect comics. And instead of TPB's, why not HARDCOVERS. Much better quality and pangmatagalan. Kkk. All for now

 

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Actually hardcovers nga. heh heh

Marvel.com doesn't list their complete lineup eh. I was searching their site (using their search engine) for New Universal and all it keeps churning out are Universal War, Captain Universe, and the Kree-Skrull War. But I know they already published a hardcover of the first six issues of New Universal.

How will I know when they'll release the TBP of New Universal: Shockfront. I think it's still ongoing pero I just want the TPB.

Sawa na ako mag collect ng single issues kasi. Takes up too much space (with the cardboard backing and all) and it doesn't look nice when displayed on a bookshelf.

Am I missing something here or isn't the author actually talking about Mac IT administrators and IT-personnel managed macs rather than "the average" desktop users?

I hope it gets resolved soon, but I heard Ynzal is having trouble with Apple and may risk losing their reseller status.