(How quickly we turn...)
I've come to the unavoidable conclusion that essentially, all computers suck. It doesn't matter what you've got, they'll always find a way to get you when you need or want 'em most. Everyone says Macs are much more stable than PCs. I'll grant that PCs aren't all that stable, but I've found programs closing nearly as often with my Mac. I've had a program close three times on me today, and it was reaching one of those points where I was ready to chuck this computer out the nearest window.
Cooler thoughts prevailed, and I thought I'd head on over to my blog and vent a little bit as a way to blow off steam.
In attempting to navigate my way to Blogger, I discovered that Safari was momentarily crippled. I was met with an error message, followed by a request to email Apple and tell them what the problem was.
The computer was almost launched into space again.
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Ouch. Sorry, man. Maybe you bought a lemon.
On the other hand, that response sounds rather insensitive.
There are other possibilities: Is the application you're trying to run too large for your laptop - or are you trying to run several large applications at once, thus overwhelming your processor? I've had an intermittent problem with my desktop that has required me to open her up a couple of times and reset her because sometimes she won't wake up from Sleep (less of a problem for a machine than a man). So I'd contact Apple, especially if your laptop is still under warranty, for troubleshooting.
Of course listening to me is a little like following a blind man, but just in case . . .
Oh, and one last thing as I head to bed: With a Mac, 90 percent of the problems can be resolved simply by restarting your machine.
So if I have an application close on me and I re-open it, only to have it crash again, I'll restart the computer and . . . Voila! Problem solved.
And that, I believe, is the extent of the help/non-help I can give you in your time of blasphemy.
Man, you're SO insensitive. And it took you over three hours to realize it. :-)
I appreciate the suggestions. I'm definitely going to be calling Applecare, or stopping in at the Apple store. I do wonder if I have a lemon, because this sounds like an uncharacteristic trait of Apples.
As to blasphemy, I am definitely the prodigal son right now. I've gone over to another country, and I'm looking wistfully back at what I left behind. Sure, the new scenery is nice, but I don't know the lay of the land. Up is down, and down is up. I'm easily perturbed by some Apple idiosyncracies which are easy to do on PC's. For example, I used the "show desktop" icon on the bottom of PC's all the time, and really prefer seeing the tabs of everything I have open vs. the Dock. The Dock is COOL, but I don't find it as efficient as the tabs in windows. I want to be able to click on a button, or touch a few keys and see the desktop now. As it stands now, I have to go through every program I have open and hide them all. Oh...and that's another burning issue. Once I've hidden something, and then scroll through the open programs using command-tab, if I'll land on a program that I've hidden, it still stays hidden. I have to go back down to the dock, and click on the stupid thing. ARGH!
And man...how I hate the email program. I often will have several emails open at once, and it's not insanely easy to flip from one to the other like it is on Windows. It's so maddening to me that I just downloaded Eudora and will probably mess with that.
And another thing...when I upload photos onto blogger, the thumbnails on the "choose file" dialog box are MINUSCULE! I can't usually decipher what the stupid picture is. I've attempted to find an easy way to change the size in that dialog box, but no go. That's enough for me to sell the stupid thing and go back to a PC.
Of course, I'm sure there are ways to fix these things, but they're not as intuitive as Apple wants us to believe.
OH...and another thing...everybody raves about iPhoto...Pshaw.
I don't like the program yet at all.
My software that came with my camera is much better, and more user friendly.
I modified a photo in iPhoto, and clicked on "Done." There's no "Save" or "Save As" in the edit menu. What the heck! How crazy is that? I wanted to save it as an edited file to the desktop, but saw no option to do so. And when I dragged the modified photo to the desktop, the image on the desktop reverted back to the original. I had even renamed the file in iPhoto, and the name reverted. I also attempted to copy the original file and place a second copy into iPhoto, but it wouldn't let me. On a PC, cut and paste anywhere, and you're done.
I want to be a believer, but my faith is waning, and as of now, I'm pining for the Motherland.
Ironically, this morning my Finder started freaking out on me. It would crash anytime I tried to open an application from it. So I humbly headed over to Apple's support forum and got the problem solved in about an hour. Now Spotlight isn't working, but that might be due to my upgrade from OS X 10.4.7 to 10.4.8. Sheesh.
I still haven't gotten that problem resolved (mostly because of the kids) - not that I use Spotlight all that much . . .
Now I've heard of some longtime PC users have trouble switching to Macs - if that's your problem, just send me your PowerBook and go shopping. : )
Hey Dan,
Though I don't use them much (because I forget about them), check out the F9 through F12 keys. Pretty cool. You can also set things up so when you move your mouse to screen corners it does the same thing.
Also, get with Steve about pointers on upgrading your OS. There is something about verifying/checking your "permissions" that is wise to do before upgrading. I think I had that problem a while ago and need to re-do an update. Have had my PowerBook for almost 3 years (or is it 2?) and not until 10.4.5 did I have a situation where I had problems from an upgrade.
See yah.
Dave
Just read a bit more. (Really should be helping to get the kids to bed).
If you're going to use iPhoto, better get a manual and plan out how you are going to use it. iPhoto is basically a database package with added features. It is powerful but to maximize its use I am convinced that getting "The Missing Manual" is a very good idea. I've just purchased a new iMac for home and am buying the iPhoto manual so I can build my structure before importing the 5000 digital pictures and quicktime movies from my digital camera we have on the old machine.
More another time.
It IS a better platform** and, to my way of thinking, worth the learning curve. The best thing I did was to buy a two button mouse (track ball) for mine though. :-)
Dave
** I have an HP tablet PC for work and, using it in the same way I use my PB I have to reboot it weekly. I have had my PB running for weeks without crashing - just close it up, open it up and back to work.
Thanks for the suggestions, Dave. I guess I do know enough Apple guys to get some of my questions answered. Right now, I'm just irritated that I don't understand the Mac as well as a PC. I can pretty much do anything I need to do on a PC, and that's certainly not the case for me with Apple.
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