Here's an interesting little test you can do - go to www.miscrosoft.com, and type the word VIRUS into their website search window..
Who are miscrosoft?
Vista is Khazakstanhi for "utterly pants bloatware that will take your hi-spec laptop and make it run like a brick through custard". Netsvcs that eat all your memory at an ever greater rate? That will be the Vista I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
8th Jun 2009 8:01 am
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
Posts: 13710
after 18 months still can't get my lads Macbook to work with our wireless printer
no problems (according to him) with anything elseSteve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
I have a MacBook Pro - 18 months old, which refuses to boot.
I need an independent repairer, not Apple (who are VERY expensive), preferably in Hampshire or West Sussex - (I live near Petersfield) recommendations welcome.Am I Gammon or Woke ? - I neither know nor care.
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1973 MG B GT V8 - 3.9L John Eales engine, 5 speed R380 gearbox, since 1975.
1959 MGA roadster - 1.9L Peter Burgess Engine - 5 speed gearbox
Past LRs - Multiple FFRs, Discos & a Series I - some petrol, some diesel,
none Electric or H2 fuel cell - yet.
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8th Jun 2009 9:22 am
Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
Posts: 15496
I take it you didn't take out Apple Care? Rapid Group are based in Fleet, Solutions have a store in Chichester and there is a company called Macwiz who do over the phone trouble shooting. I've never used any of these (except buying stuff from Solutions ) but they all advertise regularly in Macformat. HTHDS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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Don't forget this applies to you all you Mac users....
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8th Jun 2009 9:55 am
Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
Posts: 15496
DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
8th Jun 2009 10:04 am
ad15
Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: up that tree
Posts: 4866
NJSS, have you tried cancom? failing that there are two guys down here in kernow that are not expensive but very good,,
and as for you slimer, you're just jealous that we get laid more than you
8th Jun 2009 11:00 am
discoboy
Member Since: 30 Jan 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 155
Mac's are definately the donkey's in comparison to PC's.
I use Parallels to run my few remaining PC apps in XP (don't bother with Vista and upgrade to W7 when available), it comes with Kaspersky AV and Anti-spam already installed for Windows, haven't got any AV or anti-spam on my Mac and in 6 months have had no probs.
A couple of major differences I've found coming from PC's:
1. Macs can be put to sleep and woken many many times for weeks on end with very few problems, I've never known a PC to reliably be put to sleep more than a couple of times. All the PC machines I have fall over and need rebooting within a couple of weeks anyway.
2. The apps appear to be more stable, there have been a couple of times when the machine has frozen and this has been mainly attributable to Parallels running - guess what....windoze
Parallels have updated v4 and it is really stable now. If I could get rid of all my PC's and replace with Macs, I would.
17" MBP
8th Jun 2009 2:02 pm
ad15
Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: up that tree
Posts: 4866
another clear example of how mac and pc compaire is just look how many people use iphones compaired to windows based phones, can't even name one.....
8th Jun 2009 2:47 pm
Wex
Member Since: 16 Apr 2007
Location: Knackeragua
Posts: 5173
Macs , they went out in the 80's FFS , especially the ones with the waist belts.I prefer something with a hood and a pocket for my notebook , binoculars & pencil
but to be brief they just work......
Bloody awesome...
.....speed of Safari 4.0 is incredible
I use VM Fusion rather than Parallels (have both) but VM is sat there one button click & 1 second later WINDOWS.....YukBREXIT - done properly.
Right now ...We need Government - not Politics
Save the Dipstick Flagbearer-keep it simple, less likely to fail campaign-agenda items:Starting Handles, Acetylene Lamps.
Founder: Dipsticks-R-Us Inc
D3 HSE-perfectly formed, passenger friendly...has real DIPSTICK
Jag XK-but sadly no DIPSTICK...HUGE design fault
FL2 has DIPSTICK..."real comfort in rear seats"
VW Golf wondermobile (?)..has real DIPSTICK
Morris Minor..original DIPSTICK technology..and a real KEY.
Thank-you everyone - posted from my MacBook Pro now working again.
NJSSAm I Gammon or Woke ? - I neither know nor care.
2016 Discovery 4 Landmark
2011 Mercedes Benz SL350 (R230)
1973 MG B GT V8 - 3.9L John Eales engine, 5 speed R380 gearbox, since 1975.
1959 MGA roadster - 1.9L Peter Burgess Engine - 5 speed gearbox
Past LRs - Multiple FFRs, Discos & a Series I - some petrol, some diesel,
none Electric or H2 fuel cell - yet.
There are 10 types of people in this world: Those who understand binary, and those who don’t.
8th Jun 2009 9:24 pm
ad15
Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: up that tree
Posts: 4866
FYI the mac WWDC is on at the moment, they just announced the iphone 3gS as well as new macbook pro's etc etc etc....
iphone now available to 32gb with video and other whistles and bells,,,
8th Jun 2009 11:03 pm
ad15
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