An Unusual Technical Problem
I had a computer meltdown the other day. My computer locked up and I rebooted. Well…..I tried to reboot. When I turned the machine back on, it wouldn’t go through it’s boot sequence. In fact, it wouldn’t even start the boot sequence. I couldn’t even bounce out to the BIOS menu. Ouch.
It turns out I had an iPod Nano who’s screen was broken. Ironically enough, it was broken when I put my MacBook Pro in my briefcase with the Nano. I don’t seem to have good luck with the screens of Apple products. The iPod worked for a few days and then conked out.
For some unknown reason, my computer was trying to boot to my corrupted iPod. Thank heavens for tech guys. I don’t think I would have figured that one out by myself.
MacBook Pro, I thought you gave up on the Mac.
Grant,
I still have the MacBook Pro. I had to pay $1,500 (maybe $1,800) to replace the screen as it wasn't covered under warranty.
Apparently a lot of other people have had the same problem. Anyways, I didn't want a real expensive paperweight and got the screen fixed.
Apple didn't give me horrible service. I just got the same service I would expect from Dell.
But I still have the laptop and enjoy it. (I need to get it set up better for blogging, though).
What software is used most commonly in the legal field? I am preparing to expo at the SC Computers & Technology Expo on the 23rd and have reviewed Legal Case manager, Iradia, and other open source solutions. These are OK for starters but not full solutions. The expo is in Columbia and the website is http://www.techsingularity.org. Feel free to drop by the Serviza booth if you come. BTW, I think Apple was genius to jump on the Linux/Unix bandwagon. The end of the year will clearly see them pitted against Novell (softie acquisition underway?), Redhat, and a few other Linuces.
