Positive note - this should work to solve the DELL problem. I agree that XP is crap but no need to reinstall. Go the ControlPanels->System->DeviceManager and DELETE the drive…

Quote: Originally Posted by kymacman My powerbook is a dream, and looks like a new dual 2.3 powermac may have to be the answer to my problems. Anyone else have similar problem…

Quote: Originally Posted by Cadaver With Dell's volume, they could really do some damage to the general PC industry if they straighten out their customer service. It really is a…

time to whip out the good'ole dell poster ... .

Quote: Originally Posted by meelk "hey I havent had anything but crap product from Apple recently, but man am I happy about it!" Did you actually read what you wrote? I k…

Quote: Originally Posted by discotronic I know exactly what I said. How many Macs have you owned? I have owned a Mac since the early 90's. I am usually on an (at most) 2 year up…

Dell's market share is huge, and they market to people who have trouble tying their shoes-or even closing the velcro straps on their shoes. So Dell gets a LOT of tech support call…

Quote: Originally Posted by foo2 Why would that make him a troll? What makes him a troll is other comments he has made. I'm not going to say that the price of Apple's ha…

Quote: Originally Posted by oyno This form of research is absolutely pointless unless all computer makers had exactly the same market share, so please stop it. I am pretty …

I haven't had your exact problem, but I have got issues with ARD running on Panther server (Xserve) at work. I connect to the Xserve using Chicken of the VNC and it regularly stops…

Quote: Originally Posted by siMac On an slightly unrelated topic, I have keyboard mapping issues over VNC. I want to control OSX Server (French) from OSX (French) but it seems t…

Quote: Originally Posted by siMac I have now installed OSXvnc on the server too since I need an VNC connection to be able to remotely (the Xserve has no video card) stop and res…

Very interesting indeed. I'm surprised Apple caved on this one. Doesn't this set a very dangerous precedent that could expose Apple to liability over other claims of reduced batter…

It is nice to see they recognise the problem, and even taking in to account the 'floodgates' argument, people have been caught out and should be reimbursed. A recent holiday showe…

Not all iPods have crappy battery life. My new 3G 40GB is 18 months old and seems to last about 6 hours. Not great, but not too bad. My wife's 3G 30GB refurb was getting 2.5 hou…

As you say 1/8 battery. You are only looking at the indicator. That is software based and not acurate all the time. It can jump up and down depending on what the iPod's doing. If y…

I bought a new battery for $25 online and installed it myself. Honestly, $25 on a battery every two years isn't a bad deal. Though I'll gladly take $50 credit from Apple. Any …

I just got the claim form in the mail. My 2nd generation iPod's battery died, but I don't have it any more and I never wrote down the serial number. It sucks because I can't claim …

My 1st gen iPod had problems with battery life because it drained too often. I realize batteries don't last for a lifetime. Although, they are marketed that way sometimes. I bought…

Quote: Originally Posted by Albert Pujols I just got the claim form in the mail. My 2nd generation iPod's battery died, but I don't have it any more and I never wrote down the s…

do we have to run any tests to get the credit/battery/new ipod, or is it up to the user on if the battery life is inadequate? i got my form, but my ipod is ok at around 5-6 hours,…

Quote: Originally Posted by bbales If you still have the ipod and can prove that, do you have to provide the battery serial number? We had to replace it. Never occurred to me to…

And why AGAIN is this only for US people. I mean, even people outside of the US have bought 1/2/3G iPods. Yeah, I'm really sure!

Does anyone know what i would get if i traded in my 30gb 3G ipod? the iPod photo is the only one in the 30gb flavor and it wouldn't be nice to get downgraded to the 20g. I'm hoping…

Quote: Originally Posted by Jerommeke And why AGAIN is this only for US people. I mean, even people outside of the US have bought 1/2/3G iPods. Yeah, I'm really sure! I wou…