my powerbook is gone. it hasn't been able to use blank cds lately, and there are some dim spots on the display so i took it in. the apple store guy thinks the cd thing is a software issue, but they'll probabbly replace something on the display. that didn't really bother me much, but i figure it will probably just get worse, so it's better to fix it now. i worry that they'll replace the display with one which has some bad pixels. if this goes well i might get apple care on it, since i have to decide witin this month.
but things could be worse.
while i was waiting for some diagnostics to run, some guy came in with his eMac. he said it didn't boot, and he really needed it since it had his thesis on it. oh and his thesis is due monday.
the tech there said there wasn't much he could do right then, and the guy was pretty angy. but not at the tech - at apple.
now, if i was the tech, and i wanted everyone to love my company (something i used to feel back in the day), then i would have done anything i could to get this guy's computer going. as it is, he will never buy another mac again. but, if they get it fixed, or get his thesis off and give him a loaner, then he'll probably not only get macs later on, but recommend them to his friends.
howver, throughout my life, conversations starting with "i'm not telling you how to do your job, but..." generally don't go so well.
phik said he was no longer cup crazy, so we didn't watch any hockey. however, when i was flipping through channels on my pc, i came across the ducks game while it was in 3OT. we caught quite a it of hockey even though we started that late.