Scary.
10 days.
Well, it's been hectic. The UBs are out now, and 719 is coming along verrrry nicely.
Production graphics came through today, so I have a few days of stitching to do :)
I have some tidy tricks up my sleeve for this [that I'm importing from FreeG]... all that textbox<->control stuff is implemented by magic in FreeG, so we'll have editable textboxes for 719, with almost zero code to do it! :D I'm happy.
The final Lemony Snicket book came out today: "Book the Thirtheenth". I've been waiting excitedly for months. :D It was worth the wait.
My Macbook got fixed! It was doing the random shutdown thing.
I will relay my tail of woe and then great happiness! :)
Basically, it was shutting down at random. Earlier yesterday was the first time it crashed and took some work with it, so I decided enough was enough, and phoned Apple.
First A:"do you have applecare, 'cause there's a 35quid charge if it's not a fault with the machine".
ME:"It's a fault with the machine. It's a macbook. It's the same thing they all do. It shuts down at random."
A:"Ok, well, we'll arrange a collection, fix it, and courrier it back."
ME:"How long will that take?"
A:"7 to 10 days"
ME:"It's business critical, that's too long. How about I take it to the Apple store?"
A:"They have to send it away. still 7-10 days"
ME:"So... any other options?"
A:"Maybe you have a nearby Apple Authorised Repair Centre?"
ME:"Yes! I do! I know em! They're great! Can they fix it?"
A:"Yes"
ME:"Will it cost me money?"
A:"No. They have access to our database here, so they can see it's a warranted repair."
ME:"Great. Niceone. Bye"
*digs up the number for Computer Associated Decisions, my local Apple Repair Centre*
ME:"Hello, I have a macbook, serial number xyz, can you fix it?"
CAD:"Yes, we'll just order in the parts, then you can just bring it in and we'll fix it."
ME:"Ok, GREAT!"
-NEXT DAY!!!!-
CAD:"We got the parts. We can collect it if you want."
ME:"Really?"
CAD:"Yep, give us an hour and we'll have it back to you."
*knock at door*
*hands over laptop*
*1hr passes*
*laptop returns*
!!!!
So, there you go people! 1 hour to fix my macbook. UNREAL! :)
If you can get to Computer Associated Decisions, use them. They're GOLDEN. :)
I have been spending too much time on KvR. It's too easy. Lots of nice music people to chat to. Addictive.
Dave.
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Wow!
Service at it's best, maybe NI could learn a little from that company...
Congrats! Hope your puter works good now...
D.Don
Never got into Lemony Snickett myself but my girlfriend is a fan. Will have to try it. Harry Potter is my childrens series of choice (but I'm reading The Chronicles of Prydain series now) :)
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Dave? You Alive?
Yes, I am alive.
Working hard on 719. :)
Will post more soon... as soon as things clear up a little! :)
Dave.
Is that 719 coming soon?
I have 8 tasks on my list of things to do - all cosmetic tweaks and stuff that needs cleaning up.
We should be in beta any day now... and we all know what that means... :D
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