Help with insurance choice
When I purchased my iphone I didn't select any insurance option, right now I am trying to decide between Apple Care protection and the insurance that Verizon offers could someone please tell me the difference and what you all think is the best choice?
Johnita
shellzy57 wrote:
I emailed Verizon directly and this is that answer they gave me:
. If you purchase the Apple Care only, this Protection Plan provides advance troubleshooting and assistance with iPad or iPhone 4 features such as iTunes billing, MobileMe setup and use, and other potential App difficulties at no additional cost for two years. Below I have provided you with additional information regarding your concerns.
You have the option to purchase the Apple Care, as every iPad and iPhone 4 includes Apple's complimentary telephone technical support for 90 days after the purchase date and a one year limited warranty. Once the 90 days of complimentary telephone support has expired, calls to Apple technical support are $29 per incident. With the AppleCare Protection Plan, after initial registration (instructions provided in-box), complimentary technical telephone support and the limited warranty is extended to two years from the purchase date.
The AppleCare Protection Plan must be purchased within the first year of iPad or two years of iPhone 4 ownership. The AppleCare Protection Plan starts from the purchase date, not the purchase date of AppleCare Protection. The purchase date can be verified for customers by looking up their account.
The Total Equipment Coverage (TEC) insurance insures your device and covers lost, stolen, and damaged where the Apple Care does not. The TEC insurance is billed at $10.99 per month with a $199.00 deductible for the 32GB device, and $169.00 deductible for the 16GB device.
So basically, the answer is that you need to purchase BOTH......
The phone comes with a 1 year service through any apple store, do not pay extra just for phone support.. Just go to apple.com and set up an appointment at any apple store near you and go in its completely free for the first year.
Also you have until that year is up to purchase the extended 1 year Applecare Protection Plan.
In my opinion unless you are completely clumsy and know you will drop and break your phone, the TEC is unnecessary I've had every iPhone since the first one and I absolutely hate putting cases on anything I own and i've never broken one, just protect the $200 investment you made, no need to spend money on insurance than your $200 deductible iPhone are EXTREMELY easy to fix and I repair many in my community as a side job.
With a little help from eBay and www.ifixit.com anybody can repair an iphone.
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Hey everyone,
I know there were some other posts but I was a little confused.
What do you think is the best insurance for the Iphone?
I think I selected the Verizon one at check out that is $10.99 a month. Will this be good enough? Should I get Apple Care too? And what exactly is the Square one/where do you get it?
Thanks a lotHi. It depends all on your needs. Squaretrade is a great warranty. It covers all accident or problems with the phone for 2 years. It does NOT cover lost or stolen phones. It is also only $99 or about $4 per month and is cancellable if you do not have the phone for that long and then they will credit you back some cash. You DO NOT need Applecare if you but either one. Applecare is just extending the 1 year warranty you get for free from Apple to a 2 year. In review, the $10.99 covers everything including lost and stolen, or broken phones for as long as you are paying the $10.99. If you arent concerned about lost/stolen, then it is way cheaper to get the squaretrade warranty. You can get it here; http://www.squaretrade.com/pages/iphone-landing24?ccode=**_war_vc_090:HPother Hope this helps!
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New user needs help with HD choices
I just found this forum and it looks like something I am going to enjoy. I have Premiere Pro CS 5.0 and use it to process AVCHD video. My hardware is made up of Asus P9X79 Pro, i7 3930k, 16 GB memory, and GTX 470 vid card. I also have an SSD as my main boot drive - it is an OCZ Revodrive.
I would like help in setting up my hard drives for the Adobe software, so have listed my storage drives along with current usage and ATTO benchmark results:
Drive 0 - Revodrive - ATTO = 800 - Used for Win 7 -64 Pro and Adobe software
Drive 1 - WD Black 2TB - ATTO = 140 - Used for MTS file storage
Drive 2 - WD Black 2TB - ATTO = 140 - Used for Scratch Files
Drive 3 - Samsung 1TB - ATTO = 60 - Used for Finished files (Encore files and for saving MP4 files for web upload)
Drive 4 - WD Black 1TB - ATTO = 120 - Used for backup
Drive 5&6 - 2 each Hitachi 750GB in Raid - ATTO = 180 - Used for backup (Drives are attached to Marvel Raid port on Motherboard)
I realize that drive #3 is the slowest drive and should probably be used for other things. I am open to suggestions.Happy New Year and wecome to the forum!
Sounds like a strong system, and it should be just fine for AVCHD video.
Suggest:
Boot / OS / programs - Revodrive is fine; you can also assign media cache and media cache DB (CS5 setting) to this drive
Data drive - create a RAID 0 array from your current drives 1 and 2 - use this for projects and media, and pretty much whatever other data needs you have for your PC
scratch / output drive - use for current matching 5 & 6 Hitachi's in RAID 0 for scratc and render outputs
all others - use 3 & 4 for backups
You should probably run PPBM5 and report the 4 "scores" to the PPBM5 site and also back here to get a reality check that everything is configured and working properly for your system.
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Help with update choices please
Hey there. I just recently (today, in fact) got a shiny new 20GB Zen Touch. I bought it due to some favorable reviews I read about it, but they mentioned updating the firmware and software/drivers before actually using it.
I had no problem finding the page for the downloads, but I am a bit confused as to which ones I should be downloading, and which ones I really need. Its sort of important to minimize my downloads, as unfortunately I am still in the dark ages of dial-up, and 40MB+ files tend to take a while. Like all day. :smileyvery-happy:
So, I could use some helpselecting the updates I need. There appear to be 2 Firmware updates (one for PlaysForSure and one without), several applications, some drivers, etc. I'm no noob to computers (I just built an Athalon-64 Venice core system myself), but I am a COMPLETE noob when it comes to MP3 players and software.
What I really want to do is to rip my CD library to this computer and put it on the Zen. Simple as that. I'm not terribly concerned about tons of additional features, or downloading music from the web (dial-up...). Then I want to hit "Random" and cram my headphones in my ears, and make the world vanish for hours on end. Particularly at work.
So...after I charge my Zen, and install the software that came with it, what is recommended for updates for useage such as mine? Would it be a good idea to get the PlayForSure Firmware update even if I am not getting music from the web (in case I decide to later)? Which of the applications will be most useful for me?
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.Lucky you checked first.
If you want to use subscription music e.g. Napster to Go, Real Rhapsody, Yahoo Unlimited, and/or you want driverless support with Windows XP, then you need to upgrade to the v2 firmware.
If you don't want this, then leave well alone and don't upgrade even to the v firmware. The v firmware upgrades have bugs with the equaliser.
You may want to get the latest drivers though, and the MediaSource software as follows. These are LARGE downloads though, so best done with broadband:
. Creative Zen and Jukebox Driver Upgrade version .30.03
2. Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer 3.30.2
3. Creative Zen and NOMAD Jukebox plugin 2.00.9 for Creative MediaSource
Install . then connect the player to the PC. Then install 2. and 3. (the player must be connected for 2. to verify you have a Creative product). -
Ok, Ihad a G3 iBook, and while I loved it I was dissapointed when the G4 iBooks debuted 2 weeks later at the same price...or cheaper I forget. In either case I've had it for the last 3 years and its seen me through college. I need to get my graphics portfolio together and the iBooks died on me. Now, I use Photoshop and Illustrator and I'm sure you've heard of the problems facing the intels when it comes to Adobes non-universal binary coding. Well apparently I could run the windows version of CS2 if I installed Windows XP on an intel mac, however I prefer OS X as an operating system. I've heard that the intel Power Macs are coming out in August and with two hard drives or Processors (I forget which) I could install OX X on one and Windows on the other and switch between them solving the problem until CS3 ships early next year. But I dont know if I can wait until Apple actually releases the intel Power Macs, so what do you guys suggest?
Intel Imac now and just install Windows XP
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Wait until the intel power macs come out
Any other opinion would be awesome too. Thanks.
Sorry about my long post g'day.I've installed Photoshop 7, CS1, and CS2 on my MacBook, not to mention the two OS X versions of Office (no, I'm not crazy, I work for an Apple reseller part time and teach at a community college and high school - maybe that does make me crazy! Anyway, my MacBook and Mac mini are test beds for work) so unlike many people who are spreading FUD about Rosetta, I can talk with some authority.
Rosetta is truly amazing. Yes, every version of Photoshop starts more slowly - they take about 30-50% longer to load. But once they are running they run well. Even my large collection of filters are well behaved. Does Photoshop run slowly on an Intel Mac? Well yes, but speed is relative and when is the speed slowdown significant? Simply put, you are moving from an iBook G3. Any version of Illustrator and Photoshop you install on your MacBook is going to run faster. If you were moving from a G4 iBook I'd tell you that you'd notice the difference only if you were running a filter on a large file. In short, don't hesitate to buy now.
But - max out your RAM. I ordered 1GB thinking that would be plenty based on the months I'd put in on my Mac mini. But I soon began wishing I'd gotten 2GB and the last two or three weeks I've been cursing my penny pinching ways. I'm working on some new brochures for the college so ordinarily I'd have Indesign and Photoshop running, along with Mail, Safari, and a few other things. But I've found my MacBook ain't happy about that. Switching between apps was just too slow, so I've had to pare down to just ID and PS and Mail. -
No Creative Cloud in Croatia - need help with choices
HI everyone,
I've been working in varous agencies all my work life so I never really bothered with software purhcases, but now that I'm about to open my own small one-man company, I have some tough choices in front of me.
I create newspapers and magazines (paper-based designs), but I started fiddling with web design and I'm really excited about the prospect of offering my clients mobile and tablet publications.
When I saw Creative Cloud I was really excited because it:
a) offers me a reasonable monthly subscription fee
b) offers help with hosting and distribution of e-content
Unfortunately, Creative Cloud is not available in Croatia, so I'm thinking about purchasing Design Standard (short on cash, hm).
If I do that, I'm not sure if I'll be able to use all the nifty web-based features of Creative Cloud in the future, except if I purchase both Design Standard Now, and sign a 1-year Contract for the Cloud once it becomes available in Croatia.
Is there a way to combine Creative Cloud web solutions (not talking about software, but rather storage, web hosting, fonts etc.) with purchaing a regular CS6 Design Standard licence?The web hosting features included in Creative Cloud, Business Catalyst and TypeKit can be purchased separately.
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Help with complex Acrobat forms
Hi Everyone,
Background: I worked with another developer and completed a form for one of our clients but I need to know if the below change requests are even possible and if so if anyone would like to help with finishing the form. I am definitely willing to pay for an experts services as long as this can be done in a timely manner.
What the form is - Our client wants a form that has text fields, drop down boxes and pages where images can be placed into the file and arrows drawn on it to point where the images are located on other images (some images are store layout maps). They would like to send this file out to their store managers, have them fill it in and then they would like the completed forms sent back so all of the information that was filled in (names, store names, addresses, square footage, etc) can be gathered into a database or excel file.
What is completed so far
- Cascading drop down boxes (user clicks on first drop down and whatever is selected changes the second drop down options, etc)
- Most of the text fields for information gathering including city, state, store manager etc
- Metric unit conversion boxes
- Header text fields (read only) are used on several of the pages and are a combination of choices made in the drop down boxes and text fields.
- Page footer info including page number
- The over all layout of the pages is set
Requested changes/additions
Major must have:
- Page Addition - There is a product page in the form (page 10) and the different stores will have a different number of these products to enter into the form so is there a way to add an ADD PAGE button on the page that when pressed will copy the product page to make a new product page? Now the product page has cascading drop down form fields on it so I would want to make sure the form fields are separate iterations of the form fields not just a duplicate of what was on the product page.
- Footer adjustments - If we can do the above of adding pages then is it possible to at that point adjust the footer to reflect the page number changes? The footer shows the current page number then the form name and date.
- Gather info - What is the best way to distribute these forms so that when returned completed the information can be gathered? I tried distributing via email which seems to work ok but the files might end up being too large for email so what is the best way to gather the completed info if say the files were ftp'd back?
Minor:
There are several minor change requests that I know are doable or that if not possible we can disregard. One that I am not sure about is if the color of the arrows in Acrobat can be changed from the default red?
At first I was assuming that the Clients that get the forms needed Acrobat Standard or Pro 8 or 9 because I thought that the only way to add images was to use the Touch-Up Tool under advanced tools and right click to Place images. However I am pretty sure that if Reader Rights is enabled that images can be copy pasted into the file too if this is incorrect please let me know.
If the above is not doable or if there is a better solution other than Acrobat forms to gather client information including allow the client to add images and place arrows then please let me know your thoughts.
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated and again id like to commission this out to anyone who is up for the challenge.
Thanks in advance
JasonPerhaps a better question is does anyone know a good developer?
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I need your help with a decision to use iPhoto. I have been a PC user since the mid 1980’s and more recently have used ACDSee to manage my photo images and Photoshop to edit them. I have used ProShow Gold to create slideshows. I am comfortable with my own folder and file naming conventions. I currently have over 23,000 images of which around 60% are scans going back 75 years. Since I keep a copy of the originals, the storage requirements for over 46,000 images is huge. 180GB plus.
I now have a Macbook Pro and will add an iMac when the new models arrive. For my photos, I want to stay with Photoshop which also gives me the Bridge. The only obvious reason to use iPhoto is to take advantage of Faces and the link to iMovie to make slideshows. What am I missing and is using iPhoto worth the effort?
If I choose to use iPhoto, I am not certain whether I need to load the originals and the edited versions. I suspect that just the latter is sufficient. If I set PhotoShop as my external editor, I presume that iPhoto will keep track of all changes moving forward. However, over 23,000 images in iPhoto makes me twitchy and they are appear hidden within iPhoto. In the past, I have experienced syncing problems with, and database errors in, large databases. If I break up the images into a number of projects, I loose the value of Faces reaching back over time.
Some guidance and insight would be appreciated. I have a number of Faces questions which I will save for later.Bridge and Photoshop is a common file-based management system. (Not sure why you'd have used ACDSEE as well as Bridge.) In any event, it's on the way out. You won't be using it in 5 years time.
Up to this the lack of processing power on your computer left no choice but to organise this way. But file based organisation is as sensible as organising a Shoe Warehouse based on the colour of the boxes. It's also ultimately data-destructive.
Modern systems are Database driven. Files are managed, Images imported, virtual versions, lossless processing and unlimited editing are the way forward.
For a Photographer Photoshop is overkill. It's an enormously powerful app, a staple of the Graphic Designers' trade. A Photographer uses maybe 15% to 20% of its capability.
Apps like iPhoto, Lightroom, Aperture are the way forward - for photographers. There's the 20% of Photoshop that shooters actually use, coupled with management and lossless processing. Pop over to the Aperture or Lightroom forums (on the Adobe site) and one comment shows up over and over again... "Since I started using Aperture/ Lightroom I hardly ever use Photoshop any more..." and if there is a job that these apps can do, then the (much) cheaper Elements will do it.
The change is not easy though, especially if you have a long-standing and well thought out filing system of your own. The first thing I would strongly advise is that you experiment before making any decisions. So I would create a Library, import 300 or 400 shots and play. You might as well do this in iPhoto to begin with - though if you’re a serious hobbyist or a Pro then you'll find yourself looking further afield pretty soon. iPhoto is good for the family snapper, taking shots at birthdays and sharing them with friends and family.
Next: If you're going to successfully use these apps you need to make a leap: Your files are not your Photos.
The illustration I use is as follows: In my iTunes Library I have a file called 'Let_it_Be_The_Beatles.mp3'. So what is that, exactly? It's not the song. The Beatles never wrote an mp3. They wrote a tune and lyrics. They recorded it and a copy of that recording is stored in the mp3 file. So the file is just a container for the recording. That container is designed in a specific way attuned to the characteristics and requirements of the data. Hence, mp3.
Similarly, that Jpeg is not your photo, it's a container designed to hold that kind of data. iPhoto is all about the data and not about the container. So, regardless of where you choose to store the file, iPhoto will manage the photo, edit the photo, add metadata to the Photo but never touch the file. If you choose to export - unless you specifically choose to export the original - iPhoto will export the Photo into a new container - a new file containing the photo.
When you process an image in iPhoto the file is never touched, instead your decisions are recorded in the database. When you view the image then the Master is presented with these decisions applied to it. That's why it's lossless. You can also have multiple versions and waste no disk space because they are all just listings in the database.
These apps replace the Finder (File Browser) for managing your Photos. They become the Go-To app for anything to do with your photos. They replace Bridge too as they become a front-end for Photoshop.
So, want to use a photo for something - Export it. Choose the format, size and quality you want and there it is. If you're emailing, uploading to websites then these apps have a "good enough for most things" version called the Preview - this will be missing some metadata.
So it's a big change from a file-based to Photo-based management, from editing files to processing Photos and it's worth thinking it through before you decide. -
The best way to get help with logic
I was posting in a thread on support for logic which appears to have been deleted. anyway, what I was going to say I think is useful info for people, so I'm going to post it anyway. to the mods - it doesn't contain any speculation about policies or anything like that. just an explanation of my views on the best way to deal with issues people have with logic, which I think is a valuable contribution to this forum.
I think there's a need for perspective. when you buy an apple product you get 90 days of free phone support to get everything working nice and neat. you can call them whenever, and you could actually keep them on the phone all day if you wanted, making them explain to you how to copy a file, install microsoft office, or any number of little questions no matter how simple - what is that red button thingy in my window for?.. on top of that, you've got a 14 day dead on arrival period (or 10 days I can't remember) in which if your machine has any kind of hardware fault whatsoever it's exchanged for a totally new one, no questions asked. a lot of people complain that applecare is overpriced.. and if you think of it just as an extended warranty, then it is a little pricey. but if you are someone that could use a lot of phone support, then it's actually potentially a total bargain. the fact that 2 or more years after you bought a computer, you could still be calling them every single day, asking for any kind of advice on how to use anything on the machine, is quite something. many people on this forum have had problems when they made the mistake of upgrading to 10.4.9 without first creating a system clone or checking first with their 3rd party plug in vendors to make sure it was ok. so, with apple care, you could call them and keep a technician on the phone _all day_ talking you through step-by-step how to back up all of your user data, how to go through and preserve your preferences and any other specific settings you might not want to lose, and then how to rollback to an earlier OS version.. they'll hold your hand through the whole thing if you need them to.
as for applecare support for pro apps like logic, I'd be the first person to agree that it's not great for anyone except beginners and first time users. if you look at what it takes to get even the highest level of logic certification, it's all pretty basic stuff. and logic doesn't exist in a vacuum, there is an entire universe of 3rd party software and hardware, as well as studio culture and advanced user techniques that are going to be totally invisible to some poor phone support guy at apple that did a logic 101. but it's not hard to see that apple are trying to promote a different kind of support culture, it's up to you to decide whether you want to buy into it or not.
the idea is that they are able to provide basic setup support for new users, including troubleshooting. because it's a simpler level of support, at least they can do this well. so there's no reason why any new user with say a new imac and logic can't get up and running with the 90 days of phone support they get for free.
but the thing is, for extremely high end pro users it's a different matter altogether. pro use of logic within the context of say, a studio or a film composition scenario is a very different world. it's almost a nonsense to imagine that apple could even hire people capable of giving useful support for this end of the spectrum, over the phone. there are so many variables, and so many things that require a very experienced studio person or in-work composer to even begin to understand the setup, let alone troubleshoot it. and it's a constantly evolving world, you actually have to be working in it and aware of developments on 3rd party fronts as well as changes in hardware.. not to mention even changes in the culture of studio production and the changed expectations that come from that. there's no way some poor little guy sitting at a help desk at apple can even hope to be privy to that kind of knowledge. it's already good enough that they don't outsource their support staff to india, let alone go out to studios and hire the very people with the skills that should be staying in the studio! not answering phones for apple.
so, given this reality.. companies have two choices. they can either offer an email based support ticket system, which others do. but in my opinion.. this can just be frustrating and only a half-solution. sure you 'feel' like you are getting a response from the people that make the software and therefore must know it.. but it's not really the case due to what I said above. DAWs don't exist in a vacuum, and so much of what you need to understand to help people requires an intimate knowledge of the music industry in which they are working. you still won't get that from steinberg, even if they sort of answer your emails. the other problem is that this kind of system can mean sporadic answers, a lot of tail-chasing, and quite often you won't get an answer that helps you in the end anyway.
the other model is to foster a strong user support culture. some people react in the wrong way to this idea.. they just think it's a big brush off from the manufacturer, saying we don't care, go sort it out yourselves.. but this isn't true. apple has a classification for pro resellers called 'apple solutions expert - audio'. what this means is that these dealers are recognised as audio specialists and they can receive extra support and training from apple for this. but more importantly than this.. most of them are music stores, or pro gear dealerships that are also mac and logic dealers. they already employ people that have worked or do work in the music industry, and are constantly on top of all of this stuff. apple encourages these dealers to run workshops, and to provide expert sales advice in the very niche area that logic is in, which they can do far better than some generic apple store ever could. but most importantly, they are encouraged to offer their own expert after-sales support and whatever other value-adding expertise they can, to get sales. because margins in computer gear are so tight nowadays, discounting is not really a viable option for these dealers to guarantee getting musicians to buy computers and logic setups from them. the only companies that can entice people with a lower price a big online wholesalers or big chain stores. so the best idea for these niche expert stores to get sales is to offer you their own experts to help with configuration, ongoing support and to generally make it a better idea that you bought your system from them rather than from some anonymous online store. I can see the wisdom of this.. it puts the support back out there on the ground where it's needed, and also where it can work best. apple could never hope to offer the same level of expertise in helping a film composer work through some issues with a specific interface or some highly specific issue they have with getting a task done. no big software manufacturer could do this anywhere near as well as people out there that have worked in studios or currently do work in studios. so in my opinion it's a far better model to foster this kind of support culture, along with training courses, books and training video support. also user forums like this one are possibly one of the most valuable ports of call anyone could ask for. apple couldn't replicate this with their own staff, even if they tried. and even if they made a system where some of the people close to logic development were able to answer emails, it would still be nowhere near as useful, as rapid or as capable of being up to speed with logic use out in the real world with 3rd pary gear, as any of these other methods are.
the only thing I think they could do better would be to publish a list of known bugs which are officially recognised. this would help everyone and put an end to a lot of wasted time and speculation on if something is a bug totally to do with logic, or if it's a specific issue raised by a particular configuration.
but really, in my view, a 3rd party support and training culture through a combination of specialist dealers, consultants that literally run a business setting up computers for pro-users and helping them keep it all working, online user-to-user forums and published materials really are the way forward.In all honesty this is currently the 3rd "logicboard" (motherboard)
in my powerbook due to a design flaw regarding the 2nd memory slot....
Yep. Mine failed five weeks after I bought it. However, I bought it for work and couldn't afford being without it for four weeks while they fixed it, so I had to live with it. My serial number did not entitle me to a replacement either, post Applecare.
My firewire ports have burnt out from a third-party defective device (no hot-plugging involved)
My screen is blotchy (my PW serial number did not entitle me to a replacement).
My battery serial number did not entitle me to a replacement, and is not that good these days.
My guaranteed Powerbook-compatible RAM is actually not, causing RAM related problems, most notably these days meaning that as soon as I switch to battery power, the laptop crashes, so I can only use mains power. The company I bought it from stopped taking my calls and wouldn't replace it after they replaced it once, so I'm stuck with it. And of course, only one ram slot is working, so I can't even use my original stick in the first slot, which would shift the dodgy stuff away from the lower system area.
My power supply failed at the weak spot and caught fire. I managed to break apart the power supply and recable it so I didn't have to buy a new power supply, although the connection at the laptop end is loose (all the more fun that as soon as power is lost, the laptop crashes - see above). The power supply is held together with gaffa tape. Silver gaffer tape though, so it's still kind of 'Appley"...
My internal hard drive is dying - four or five times now it clicks and won't power up, causing the laptop to die.
One foot has fallen off (but glued back on).
The lid is warped.
The hinge is loosish.
The S-Video adaptor cable is intermittent.
But aside from all that, I have looked after it well, and I love it to death. Just as well, because it doesn't look like it will be that long...
But it still "just works". Apart from the battery power obviously. And the ram slot. And the ram. And the screen. And the hard drive. And the firewire ports. And the feet.
But everything apart from the main board, the screen, the case, the hard drive and the power supply works fine. So thats... er..
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Can anyone help with iPlayer and Sky Mobile?
Ok, I'm so close to giving up with this useless phone. There are 3 apps on my N97 which give me a constant headache.
BBC iPlayer
Sky Mobile*
YouTube
*I should point out that I only use Sky Mobile to set recordings on my Sky+. I do not use it for, nor have any desire to use it for actually watching Mobile TV.
All of these apps work absolutely fine over my home WiFi network. It's when I try to use them over 3G (my Vodafone Live! connection) that I start running in to trouble.
All 3 give me connection problems, errors, and simply refuse to load half the time when on 3G. I got so annoyed I just did a hard reset the other week, and magically all three started working again. However, now 2 of them are failing me again. YouTube (touch wood) is working fine at the moment, but iPlayer and Sky Mobile just aren't.
iPlayer sometimes works. But sometimes I get script errors (unable to load content), and sometimes it says something about checking my connection settings. I wouldn't mind but it's not actually possible to access any options for the iPlayer. Even in application settings there are no options you're able to set.
Sky Mobile simply flat out refuses to work ever on 3G. But it did after I did a hard reset for a couple of weeks, now it just stopped working! It wont even load. It just gives the error message 'Unable to connect to network - please check connection settings" or something along those lines.
I've tried so many different things. Tried setting my internet connections to 'always ask', tried setting it to default to Vodafone Live! all the time, tried setting my video streaming settings to WAP, all sorts. Every combination I can think of.
I just can't wait to get rid of this phone. I've put so many people off buying one. They see it and think it's all swish and cool, and I just say 'Don't. You'll regret it'. I can't wait for my contract to be up so I can upgrade to an iPhone now Vodafone have got them.
Can anyone help with these problems? Thanks in advance, but I don't hold out much hope...About iPlayer.
Have a chat with Vodaphone. Streaming iPlayer over 3G IS allowed on Vodaphone contract, unlike my O2 contract. As long as your contract allows it, and you have the correct AP address, it should be fine. Vodaphone should be able to give you the setting.
Mine only works over Wlan.
FWIW, "... streaming over 3G is not currently available on iPhone handsets on any mobile network".
p.s. Just to be clear. You say "Tried setting my internet connections to 'always ask', tried setting it to default to Vodafone Live!".
iPlayer uses the Nokia browser "Web". So that's where you should make the setting "Ask when needed". It should then offer you the choice of whatever you've set in Destinations> Internet> then select whatever you've chosen as your GPRS connection.(as advised, or sent to you by Vodaphone). -
Need help with calculator project for an assignment...
Hi all, I please need help with my calculator project that I have to do for an assignment.
Here is the project's specifications that I need to do"
"""Create a console calculator applicaion that:
* Takes one command line argument: your name and surname. When the
program starts, display the date and time with a welcome message for the
user.
* Display all the available options to the user. Your calculator must include
the arithmetic operations as well as at least five scientific operations of the
Math class.
-Your program must also have the ability to round a number and
truncate it.
-When you multiply by 2, you should not use the '*' operator to perform the
operation.
-Your program must also be able to reverse the sign of a number.
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only enters valid input. Make use of the String; Character, and other
wrapper classes to help you.
* Your program must be able to do conversions between decimal, octal and
hex numbers.
* Make use of a menu. You should give the user the option to end the
program when entering a certain option.
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current time, and calculate and display how long the user used your
program.
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* Use the SDK to run your program."""
When the program starts, it asks the user for his/her name and surname. I got the program to ask the user again and again for his/her name and surname
when he/she doesn't insert anything or just press 'enter', but if the user enters a number for the name and surname part, the program continues.
Now my question is this: How can I restrict the user to only enter 'letters' (and spaces of course) but allow NO numbers for his/her surname??
Here is the programs code that I've written so far:
{code}
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;
public class Project {
private static String nameSurname = "";
private static String num1 = null;
private static String num2 = null;
private static String choice1 = null;
private static double answer = 0;
private static String more;
public double Add() {
answer = (Double.parseDouble(num1) + Double.parseDouble(num2));
return answer;
public double Subtract() {
answer = (Double.parseDouble(num1) - Double.parseDouble(num2));
return answer;
public double Multiply() {
answer = (Double.parseDouble(num1) * Double.parseDouble(num2));
return answer;
public double Divide() {
answer = (Double.parseDouble(num1) / Double.parseDouble(num2));
return answer;
public double Modulus() {
answer = (Double.parseDouble(num1) % Double.parseDouble(num2));
return answer;
public double maximumValue() {
answer = (Math.max(Double.parseDouble(num1), Double.parseDouble(num2)));
return answer;
public double minimumValue() {
answer = (Math.min(Double.parseDouble(num1), Double.parseDouble(num2)));
return answer;
public double absoluteNumber1() {
answer = (Math.abs(Double.parseDouble(num1)));
return answer;
public double absoluteNumber2() {
answer = (Math.abs(Double.parseDouble(num2)));
return answer;
public double Squareroot1() {
answer = (Math.sqrt(Double.parseDouble(num1)));
return answer;
public double Squareroot2() {
answer = (Math.sqrt(Double.parseDouble(num2)));
return answer;
public static String octalEquivalent1() {
int iNum1 = Integer.parseInt(num1);
String octal1 = Integer.toOctalString(iNum1);
return octal1;
public static String octalEquivalent2() {
int iNum2 = Integer.parseInt(num2);
String octal2 = Integer.toOctalString(iNum2);
return octal2;
public static String hexadecimalEquivalent1() {
int iNum1 = Integer.parseInt(num1);
String hex1 = Integer.toHexString(iNum1);
return hex1;
public static String hexadecimalEquivalent2() {
int iNum2 = Integer.parseInt(num2);
String hex2 = Integer.toHexString(iNum2);
return hex2;
public double Round1() {
answer = Math.round(Double.parseDouble(num1));
return answer;
public double Round2() {
answer = Math.round(Double.parseDouble(num2));
return answer;
SimpleDateFormat format1 = new SimpleDateFormat("EEEE, dd MMMM yyyy");
Date now = new Date();
SimpleDateFormat format2 = new SimpleDateFormat("hh:mm a");
static Date timeIn = new Date();
public static long programRuntime() {
Date timeInD = timeIn;
long timeOutD = System.currentTimeMillis();
long msec = timeOutD - timeInD.getTime();
float timeHours = msec / 1000;
return (long) timeHours;
DecimalFormat decimals = new DecimalFormat("#0.00");
public String insertNameAndSurname() throws IOException{
boolean inputCorrect = false;
while (inputCorrect == false) {
while (nameSurname == null || nameSurname.length() == 0) {
for (int i = 0; i < nameSurname.length(); i++) {
if ((nameSurname.charAt(i) > 'a') && (nameSurname.charAt(i) < 'Z')){
inputCorrect = true;
else{
inputCorrect = false;
break;
try {
BufferedReader inStream = new BufferedReader (new InputStreamReader(System.in));
System.out.print("Please enter your name and surname: ");
nameSurname = inStream.readLine();
inputCorrect = true;
}catch (IOException ex) {
System.out.println("You did not enter your name and surname, " + nameSurname + " is not a name, please enter your name and surname :");
inputCorrect = false;
System.out.println("\nA warm welcome " + nameSurname + " ,todays date is: " + format1.format(now));
System.out.println("and the time is now exactly " + format2.format(timeIn) + ".");
return nameSurname;
public String inputNumber1() throws IOException {
boolean inputCorrect = false;
while (inputCorrect == false) {
try {
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader (new InputStreamReader(System.in));
System.out.print("\nPlease enter a number you want to do a calculation with and hit <ENTER>: ");
num1 = br.readLine();
double number1 = Double.parseDouble(num1);
System.out.println("\nThe number you have entered is: " + number1);
inputCorrect = true;
} catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
System.out.println("\nYou did not enter a valid number: " + "\""+ num1 + "\" is not a number!!");
inputCorrect = false;
return num1;
public String calculatorChoice() throws IOException {
System.out.println("Please select an option of what you would like to do with this number from the menu below and hit <ENTER>: ");
System.out.println("\n*********************************************");
System.out.println("---------------------------------------------");
System.out.println("Please select an option from the list below: ");
System.out.println("---------------------------------------------");
System.out.println("1 - Add");
System.out.println("2 - Subtract");
System.out.println("3 - Multiply");
System.out.println("4 - Divide (remainder included)");
System.out.println("5 - Maximum and minimum value of two numbers");
System.out.println("6 - Squareroot");
System.out.println("7 - Absolute value of numbers");
System.out.println("8 - Octal and Hexadecimal equivalent of numbers");
System.out.println("9 - Round numbers");
System.out.println("0 - Exit program");
System.out.println("**********************************************");
boolean inputCorrect = false;
while (inputCorrect == false) {
try {
BufferedReader inStream = new BufferedReader (new InputStreamReader(System.in));
System.out.print("Please enter your option and hit <ENTER>: ");
choice1 = inStream.readLine();
int c1 = Integer.parseInt(choice1);
System.out.println("\nYou have entered choice number: " + c1);
inputCorrect = true;
} catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
System.out.println("You did not enter a valid choice number: " + "\""+ choice1 + "\" is not in the list!!");
inputCorrect = false;
return choice1;
public String inputNumber2() throws IOException {
boolean inputCorrect = false;
while (inputCorrect == false) {
try {
BufferedReader br2 = new BufferedReader (new InputStreamReader(System.in));
System.out.print("\nPlease enter another number you want to do the calculation with and hit <ENTER>: ");
num2 = br2.readLine();
double n2 = Double.parseDouble(num2);
System.out.println("\nThe second number you have entered is: " + n2);
System.out.println("\nYour numbers are: " + num1 + " and " + num2);
inputCorrect = true;
} catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
System.out.println("You did not enter a valid number: " + "\""+ num2 + "\" is not a number!!");
inputCorrect = false;
return num2;
public int Calculator() {
int choice2 = (int) Double.parseDouble(choice1);
switch (choice2) {
case 1 :
Add();
System.out.print("The answer of " + num1 + " + " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
break;
case 2 :
Subtract();
System.out.print("The answer of " + num1 + " - " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
break;
case 3 :
Multiply();
System.out.print("The answer of " + num1 + " * " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
break;
case 4 :
Divide();
System.out.print("The answer of " + num1 + " / " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
Modulus();
System.out.print(" and the remainder is " + decimals.format(answer));
break;
case 5 :
maximumValue();
System.out.println("The maximum number between the numbers " + num1 + " and " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
minimumValue();
System.out.println("The minimum number between the numbers " + num1 + " and " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
break;
case 6 :
Squareroot1();
System.out.println("The squareroot of value " + num1 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
Squareroot2();
System.out.println("The squareroot of value " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
break;
case 7 :
absoluteNumber1();
System.out.println("The absolute number of " + num1 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
absoluteNumber2();
System.out.println("The absolute number of " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
break;
case 8 :
octalEquivalent1();
System.out.println("The octal equivalent of " + num1 + " is: " + octalEquivalent1());
octalEquivalent2();
System.out.println("The octal equivalent of " + num2 + " is: " + octalEquivalent2());
hexadecimalEquivalent1();
System.out.println("\nThe hexadecimal equivalent of " + num1 + " is: " + hexadecimalEquivalent1());
hexadecimalEquivalent2();
System.out.println("The hexadecimal equivalent of " + num2 + " is: " + hexadecimalEquivalent2());
break;
case 9 :
Round1();
System.out.println("The rounded number of " + num1 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
Round2();
System.out.println("The rounded number of " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
break;
case 0 :
if (choice2 == 0) {
System.exit(1);
break;
return choice2;
public String anotherCalculation() throws IOException {
boolean inputCorrect = false;
while (inputCorrect == false) {
try {
BufferedReader br3 = new BufferedReader (new InputStreamReader(System.in));
System.out.print("\nWould you like to do another calculation? Y/N ");
more = br3.readLine();
String s1 = "y";
String s2 = "Y";
if (more.equals(s1) || more.equals(s2)) {
inputCorrect = true;
while (inputCorrect = true){
inputNumber1();
System.out.println("");
calculatorChoice();
System.out.println("");
inputNumber2();
System.out.println("");
Calculator();
System.out.println("");
anotherCalculation();
System.out.println("");
inputCorrect = true;
} else {
System.out.println("\n" + nameSurname + " thank you for using this program, you have used this program for: " + decimals.format(programRuntime()) + " seconds");
System.out.println("the program will now exit, Goodbye.");
System.exit(0);
} catch (IOException ex){
System.out.println("You did not enter a valid answer: " + "\""+ more + "\" is not in the list!!");
inputCorrect = false;
return more;
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
Project p1 = new Project();
p1.insertNameAndSurname();
System.out.println("");
p1.inputNumber1();
System.out.println("");
p1.calculatorChoice();
System.out.println("");
p1.inputNumber2();
System.out.println("");
p1.Calculator();
System.out.println("");
p1.anotherCalculation();
System.out.println("");
{code}
*Can you please run my code for yourself and have a look at how this program is constructed*
*and give me ANY feedback on how I can better this code(program) or if I've done anything wrong from your point of view.*
Your help will be much appreciated.
Thanks in advanceSmirre wrote:
Now my question is this: How can I restrict the user to only enter 'letters' (and spaces of course) but allow NO numbers for his/her surname??You cannot restrict the user. It is a sad fact in programming that the worst bug always sits in front of the Computer.
What you could do is checking the input string for numbers. If it contains numbers, just reprompt for the Name.
AND you might want to ask yourself why the heck a calculator needs to know the users Name. -
Need help with Berkeley XML DB Performance
We need help with maximizing performance of our use of Berkeley XML DB. I am filling most of the 29 part question as listed by Oracle's BDB team.
Berkeley DB XML Performance Questionnaire
1. Describe the Performance area that you are measuring? What is the
current performance? What are your performance goals you hope to
achieve?
We are measuring the performance while loading a document during
web application startup. It is currently taking 10-12 seconds when
only one user is on the system. We are trying to do some testing to
get the load time when several users are on the system.
We would like the load time to be 5 seconds or less.
2. What Berkeley DB XML Version? Any optional configuration flags
specified? Are you running with any special patches? Please specify?
dbxml 2.4.13. No special patches.
3. What Berkeley DB Version? Any optional configuration flags
specified? Are you running with any special patches? Please Specify.
bdb 4.6.21. No special patches.
4. Processor name, speed and chipset?
Intel Xeon CPU 5150 2.66GHz
5. Operating System and Version?
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Relase 4 Update 6
6. Disk Drive Type and speed?
Don't have that information
7. File System Type? (such as EXT2, NTFS, Reiser)
EXT3
8. Physical Memory Available?
4GB
9. Are you using Replication (HA) with Berkeley DB XML? If so, please
describe the network you are using, and the number of Replica’s.
No
10. Are you using a Remote Filesystem (NFS) ? If so, for which
Berkeley DB XML/DB files?
No
11. What type of mutexes do you have configured? Did you specify
–with-mutex=? Specify what you find inn your config.log, search
for db_cv_mutex?
None. Did not specify -with-mutex during bdb compilation
12. Which API are you using (C++, Java, Perl, PHP, Python, other) ?
Which compiler and version?
Java 1.5
13. If you are using an Application Server or Web Server, please
provide the name and version?
Oracle Appication Server 10.1.3.4.0
14. Please provide your exact Environment Configuration Flags (include
anything specified in you DB_CONFIG file)
Default.
15. Please provide your Container Configuration Flags?
final EnvironmentConfig envConf = new EnvironmentConfig();
envConf.setAllowCreate(true); // If the environment does not
// exist, create it.
envConf.setInitializeCache(true); // Turn on the shared memory
// region.
envConf.setInitializeLocking(true); // Turn on the locking subsystem.
envConf.setInitializeLogging(true); // Turn on the logging subsystem.
envConf.setTransactional(true); // Turn on the transactional
// subsystem.
envConf.setLockDetectMode(LockDetectMode.MINWRITE);
envConf.setThreaded(true);
envConf.setErrorStream(System.err);
envConf.setCacheSize(1024*1024*64);
envConf.setMaxLockers(2000);
envConf.setMaxLocks(2000);
envConf.setMaxLockObjects(2000);
envConf.setTxnMaxActive(200);
envConf.setTxnWriteNoSync(true);
envConf.setMaxMutexes(40000);
16. How many XML Containers do you have? For each one please specify:
One.
1. The Container Configuration Flags
XmlContainerConfig xmlContainerConfig = new XmlContainerConfig();
xmlContainerConfig.setTransactional(true);
xmlContainerConfig.setIndexNodes(true);
xmlContainerConfig.setReadUncommitted(true);
2. How many documents?
Everytime the user logs in, the current xml document is loaded from
a oracle database table and put it in the Berkeley XML DB.
The documents get deleted from XML DB when the Oracle application
server container is stopped.
The number of documents should start with zero initially and it
will grow with every login.
3. What type (node or wholedoc)?
Node
4. Please indicate the minimum, maximum and average size of
documents?
The minimum is about 2MB and the maximum could 20MB. The average
mostly about 5MB.
5. Are you using document data? If so please describe how?
We are using document data only to save changes made
to the application data in a web application. The final save goes
to the relational database. Berkeley XML DB is just used to store
temporary data since going to the relational database for each change
will cause severe performance issues.
17. Please describe the shape of one of your typical documents? Please
do this by sending us a skeleton XML document.
Due to the sensitive nature of the data, I can provide XML schema instead.
18. What is the rate of document insertion/update required or
expected? Are you doing partial node updates (via XmlModify) or
replacing the document?
The document is inserted during user login. Any change made to the application
data grid or other data components gets saved in Berkeley DB. We also have
an automatic save every two minutes. The final save from the application
gets saved in a relational database.
19. What is the query rate required/expected?
Users will not be entering data rapidly. There will be lot of think time
before the users enter/modify data in the web application. This is a pilot
project but when we go live with this application, we will expect 25 users
at the same time.
20. XQuery -- supply some sample queries
1. Please provide the Query Plan
2. Are you using DBXML_INDEX_NODES?
Yes.
3. Display the indices you have defined for the specific query.
XmlIndexSpecification spec = container.getIndexSpecification();
// ids
spec.addIndex("", "id", XmlIndexSpecification.PATH_NODE | XmlIndexSpecification.NODE_ATTRIBUTE | XmlIndexSpecification.KEY_EQUALITY, XmlValue.STRING);
spec.addIndex("", "idref", XmlIndexSpecification.PATH_NODE | XmlIndexSpecification.NODE_ATTRIBUTE | XmlIndexSpecification.KEY_EQUALITY, XmlValue.STRING);
// index to cover AttributeValue/Description
spec.addIndex("", "Description", XmlIndexSpecification.PATH_EDGE | XmlIndexSpecification.NODE_ELEMENT | XmlIndexSpecification.KEY_SUBSTRING, XmlValue.STRING);
// cover AttributeValue/@value
spec.addIndex("", "value", XmlIndexSpecification.PATH_EDGE | XmlIndexSpecification.NODE_ATTRIBUTE | XmlIndexSpecification.KEY_EQUALITY, XmlValue.STRING);
// item attribute values
spec.addIndex("", "type", XmlIndexSpecification.PATH_EDGE | XmlIndexSpecification.NODE_ATTRIBUTE | XmlIndexSpecification.KEY_EQUALITY, XmlValue.STRING);
// default index
spec.addDefaultIndex(XmlIndexSpecification.PATH_NODE | XmlIndexSpecification.NODE_ELEMENT | XmlIndexSpecification.KEY_EQUALITY, XmlValue.STRING);
spec.addDefaultIndex(XmlIndexSpecification.PATH_NODE | XmlIndexSpecification.NODE_ATTRIBUTE | XmlIndexSpecification.KEY_EQUALITY, XmlValue.STRING);
// save the spec to the container
XmlUpdateContext uc = xmlManager.createUpdateContext();
container.setIndexSpecification(spec, uc);
4. If this is a large query, please consider sending a smaller
query (and query plan) that demonstrates the problem.
21. Are you running with Transactions? If so please provide any
transactions flags you specify with any API calls.
Yes. READ_UNCOMMITED in some and READ_COMMITTED in other transactions.
22. If your application is transactional, are your log files stored on
the same disk as your containers/databases?
Yes.
23. Do you use AUTO_COMMIT?
No.
24. Please list any non-transactional operations performed?
No.
25. How many threads of control are running? How many threads in read
only mode? How many threads are updating?
We use Berkeley XML DB within the context of a struts web application.
Each user logged into the web application will be running a bdb transactoin
within the context of a struts action thread.
26. Please include a paragraph describing the performance measurements
you have made. Please specifically list any Berkeley DB operations
where the performance is currently insufficient.
We are clocking 10-12 seconds of loading a document from dbd when
five users are on the system.
getContainer().getDocument(documentName);
27. What performance level do you hope to achieve?
We would like to get less than 5 seconds when 25 users are on the system.
28. Please send us the output of the following db_stat utility commands
after your application has been running under "normal" load for some
period of time:
% db_stat -h database environment -c
% db_stat -h database environment -l
% db_stat -h database environment -m
% db_stat -h database environment -r
% db_stat -h database environment -t
(These commands require the db_stat utility access a shared database
environment. If your application has a private environment, please
remove the DB_PRIVATE flag used when the environment is created, so
you can obtain these measurements. If removing the DB_PRIVATE flag
is not possible, let us know and we can discuss alternatives with
you.)
If your application has periods of "good" and "bad" performance,
please run the above list of commands several times, during both
good and bad periods, and additionally specify the -Z flags (so
the output of each command isn't cumulative).
When possible, please run basic system performance reporting tools
during the time you are measuring the application's performance.
For example, on UNIX systems, the vmstat and iostat utilities are
good choices.
Will give this information soon.
29. Are there any other significant applications running on this
system? Are you using Berkeley DB outside of Berkeley DB XML?
Please describe the application?
No to the first two questions.
The web application is an online review of test questions. The users
login and then review the items one by one. The relational database
holds the data in xml. During application load, the application
retrieves the xml and then saves it to bdb. While the user
is making changes to the data in the application, it writes those
changes to bdb. Finally when the user hits the SAVE button, the data
gets saved to the relational database. We also have an automatic save
every two minues, which saves bdb xml data and saves it to relational
database.
Thanks,
Madhav
[email protected]Could it be that you simply do not have set up indexes to support your query? If so, you could do some basic testing using the dbxml shell:
milu@colinux:~/xpg > dbxml -h ~/dbenv
Joined existing environment
dbxml> setverbose 7 2
dbxml> open tv.dbxml
dbxml> listIndexes
dbxml> query { collection()[//@date-tip]/*[@chID = ('ard','zdf')] (: example :) }
dbxml> queryplan { collection()[//@date-tip]/*[@chID = ('ard','zdf')] (: example :) }Verbosity will make the engine display some (rather cryptic) information on index usage. I can't remember where the output is explained; my feeling is that "V(...)" means the index is being used (which is good), but that observation may not be accurate. Note that some details in the setVerbose command could differ, as I'm using 2.4.16 while you're using 2.4.13.
Also, take a look at the query plan. You can post it here and some people will be able to diagnose it.
Michael Ludwig -
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I have finally decided that since I am planning a trip to US it would be a wonderful opportunity to purchase a Mac and fulfill my dream!
Despite the fact that I was thinking of purchasing an iMac for a desktop computer (my office laptop is a windows 8) I ended up in selecting a MacBook Pro 15 retina as a desktop replacement combining increased portability and enhanced specifications. The use is strictly personal meaning transferring and listening to music, home movies editing, watching movies, Internet and generally transferring all my home staff to apple ecosystem using also external drives.
Now the serious staff: since I have a one time opportunity ( the trip is not repetitive) I would extremely appreciate your help in the following:
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My true apologies for the length of my message but any help is invaluable to solve my confusion
Many thanks in advance.- my current selection is with 2,7 ghz quad core i7 with 8 gb ram and 512 flash. How is this configuration compared to the basic one? Basically I chose the 2.7 because of the relatively small price difference and the increased hard drives because of future programs installations (all storage will be done in time capsule and external drives)
- since I have to purchase it now when Mavericks are released will the update require payment (based on your experience from the past)
- how do the above compare to the new MacBook Air (if it is worthwhile I would go to an enhanced version of the 13")
My true apologies for the length of my message but any help is invaluable to solve my confusion
Many thanks in advance.
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Hello all, I had purchase the HP G6 pavilion note book previous year in july 2013. Which is still in warranty and Accidental cover is also there. Some days ago I found that my numeric key 1 next to function keys is popout not completely but from the