Lord of the Castle

Yesterday, I tried to link to a post about my most recent problem with my MacBook Pro laptop computer. I didn’t succeed because I never told you the story!
I back up my entire computer semi-regularly onto my Time Capsule. However, that is still a hard drive and, therefore, is subject to failure. So, about twice a year, [...]

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I confessed something to my wife a few days ago…
“It might seem corny, but I REALLY like using my computer.”
Three weeks ago, while I was waiting for my MacBook Pro DVD drive to be replaced, I bought Apple’s latest operating system, “Snow Leopard”. It is faster and more powerful than the “Leopard” operating system that [...]

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I have a little catching up to do. I had problems with my computer. If you have been reading very long, you know that this is not new (click on the tag “MacBookPro”).
Anyway, it is all fixed now.
This time it was my fault. I decided to reorganize my application folder. It turns out that is not [...]

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After picking up my youngest daughter, Cakes, from work, I dropped off some bill payments at the Post Office and headed to the Apple store.
I want to finish reviewing the past year so we could continue our celebration of Thanksgiving and all of it is safely recorded on my laptop and my back up hard [...]

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It has been awhile since I have written about my computer. But, if you noticed, I went to Starbucks because I was waiting for my appointment at the Apple store. Recently, my wireless network stopped working and ALL of the equipment is new!
I went to my 11:00 appointment. I left about one half hour later with [...]

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That is what I told my wife when I took her to work and informed her of the fruit of my day’s labor! However, after I dropped her off, I got an idea!
I came home and tried it…
Same problems…
Then I got another idea…
and you will never guess what happened…
AppleWorks WORKED! I DON’T HAVE TO CONVERT ANY FILES!!!
I then [...]

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I showed up early for my appointment at the Apple store. The “Tiger” installation went smoothly while my wife and I walked and talked at the Country Club Plaza. I thought, “This is great. I am close.”
I came home and spent the next 5 hours p-a-i-n-s-t-a-k-i-n-g-l-y transferring each of my files, etc. from my old [...]

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I called Apple back to get authorization to return the computer since I am still within the 14 day window. A different guy asked me why I wanted to do that. I proceeded to tell him the story which grows longer with every single hour.
“That doesn’t sound right. I’m going to connect you to a [...]

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I called Apple and explained everything and then heard this…
“That computer won’t run Tiger. I don’t know what the “Genius” was thinking. It will only run Leopard.”
At this moment, I felt like the guy who asked for directions to the Houston Convention Center only to be told by the old man sitting on the front [...]

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Well, I went home to carry out the “really simple” instructions and somehow it turned into a major ordeal.
I put the disc in like I was told.
I restarted the computer like I was told.
I held down the “Option” key like I was told.
But I did not see what the “Genius” said that I would see. [...]

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