Suddenly my macs will only show some webpages

google.com is ok. apple.com wont show.
My windows laptop works fine on the same network.

I just want to repeat what an earlier poster wrote about a possible fix for this problem. I too had the same problem. I had a DVD that was stuck and would not eject. When I tried to restart I would get the grey screen and it would try to load the CD, then it would continuously spin the disc up and down and OSX would not load.
I called AppleCare and they had my try all the usual fixes (hold down trackpad button while booting, hold down CommandOption+PR while booting, doing a system Reset, etc, etc). None of these worked. Eventually the guy told me that I had to bring it in to an AppleCare shop to get the disc removed.
I refused to accept this so I just left the computer sit with a grey screen for about 10 minutes and it eventually booted to OSX. The disc would still not eject but after pressing the eject button and waiting another 10 minutes or so, it just came out.
SO THE BOTTOM LINE IS:
Before trying to shake your macbook and sticking things in the slot (which could void your warranty) and before taking it in for service, let it sit for a while and you may be surprised to see what happens!!

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