The Eyes Have it
An eye scape…
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Protect Yourself
You never know when you’ll need a little protection. I’m not sure I’ll ever need a bulletproof jock strap, but you can never be too safe.
Mobile phone service providers
I find it ridiculous that mobile phone providers have free reign to tweak their policies to their benefit on a constant basis.
Sprint sent out a postcard to customers stating that they will be dropping a few surcharges from future bills, but replacing them with some new fees. Many assume these changes are in response to a recent class action suit regarding Sprint’s surcharges. In any event, allowing these companies to flip flop and tweak fees is just unfair. Especially when the companies deny the customer the opportunity to withdraw from a contract when it is changed for the worse.
SprintUsers has a conversation revolving around this contract change and the possibility of getting out of contract without an early termination fee. In most cases, the company says it’s not sufficient grounds to avoid the ETF, but I feel customers shouldn’t stand for such unfair practices.
I, for one, will be keeping an eye on the topic to see how folks make out.
Sprint sent out a postcard to customers stating that they will be dropping a few surcharges from future bills, but replacing them with some new fees. Many assume these changes are in response to a recent class action suit regarding Sprint’s surcharges. In any event, allowing these companies to flip flop and tweak fees is just unfair. Especially when the companies deny the customer the opportunity to withdraw from a contract when it is changed for the worse.
SprintUsers has a conversation revolving around this contract change and the possibility of getting out of contract without an early termination fee. In most cases, the company says it’s not sufficient grounds to avoid the ETF, but I feel customers shouldn’t stand for such unfair practices.
I, for one, will be keeping an eye on the topic to see how folks make out.
The Machine Girl
Kataude mashin gru (a.k.a. The Machine Girl) nibbles a bit from Grindhouse, but it will be a must see!
Change of scenery.
Yeah. You may have witnessed a slight change in the site. I wanted to give Blogger a spin, so here we go!
Apple MacBook - Stuck pixels?
Update: Well, I took the MacBook back to the Tyson’s Apple store, and after a short chat with “Tim,” I was on my way back home with a replacement. Just got back, set it up, and it’s “good to go.” No dead pixels to be seen - yet! And no blemishes. I’m pleased! Thanks, “Tim!”
Yesterday was Black Friday, and I decided to take Apple up on their BF discount. Since I’d rather deal with a retail store than wait for my product to get shipped, my wife and I packed up our youngest and headed 2 hours to the Tyson’s Apple store.
Of course, I did my research online, noting that the online store would provide me a Federal Employee discount and the holiday discount. Figuring this would be the case in the B&M retail store, I chatted with one of the Apple reps. He said I could get either discount, but they could not be stacked. I asked a few more of the reps, and they provided the same answer. Why would the online store allow the stacked discounts, but not this store. Ugh!
Oh well. I was so set on getting the laptop and getting it now, I agreed to accept only one discount and picked up a black MacBook (I know the white is cheaper, but I like the look of the black and was willing to pay the premium).
Finally, it’s mine! I get home, plug it in and let it charge a bit. Then I crank it up. I fill in all the config info and up comes the pretty Leopard screen. Keep in mind, this is my first Mac. I gaze in wonder. And then horror. I have a dead pixel right in the center of the screen. Oh wait, I have another near the bottom. More Ugh!
Now what to do!? I decided to sleep on it. I did some research this morning, and it appears this is a common trend. Unfortunately, there is no clear guidance on what to do. I called the Apple retail store I purchased from, and they said there should be no problem exchanging it since it is within the 14 day return period. I just have to take it to the Genius Bar for them to check out.
This requires another 2 hour trip, so it will probably have to wait a day or two, but things are not working out as I had hoped.
Yesterday was Black Friday, and I decided to take Apple up on their BF discount. Since I’d rather deal with a retail store than wait for my product to get shipped, my wife and I packed up our youngest and headed 2 hours to the Tyson’s Apple store.
Of course, I did my research online, noting that the online store would provide me a Federal Employee discount and the holiday discount. Figuring this would be the case in the B&M retail store, I chatted with one of the Apple reps. He said I could get either discount, but they could not be stacked. I asked a few more of the reps, and they provided the same answer. Why would the online store allow the stacked discounts, but not this store. Ugh!
Oh well. I was so set on getting the laptop and getting it now, I agreed to accept only one discount and picked up a black MacBook (I know the white is cheaper, but I like the look of the black and was willing to pay the premium).
Finally, it’s mine! I get home, plug it in and let it charge a bit. Then I crank it up. I fill in all the config info and up comes the pretty Leopard screen. Keep in mind, this is my first Mac. I gaze in wonder. And then horror. I have a dead pixel right in the center of the screen. Oh wait, I have another near the bottom. More Ugh!
Now what to do!? I decided to sleep on it. I did some research this morning, and it appears this is a common trend. Unfortunately, there is no clear guidance on what to do. I called the Apple retail store I purchased from, and they said there should be no problem exchanging it since it is within the 14 day return period. I just have to take it to the Genius Bar for them to check out.
This requires another 2 hour trip, so it will probably have to wait a day or two, but things are not working out as I had hoped.
