so Apple released a firmware fix for the macbookPro yesterday, but neglected to test it....so me and 100's of other mac nerds installed it only to find that it has killed our puters, cant do a thing with them, soke to tech support for an hour who denied there were any problems with it even though there are hundreds of posts on their own official message boards.
I remember when Apple were great....

wow....sorry to hear there is trouble in paradise

That so sucks! Sorry to hear that!

uhohh they may have to revise their snooty ads ^_^

I have always used apple but since the launch of the ipod it has steadily gone down the crapper! I havent backed up my files for months (my fault) so i stand to lose all my t shirt designs everything........

i have to admit those are pretty funny, but I do have issue with how lame the PC guy is portrayed.

Man that reminds me !!!

Not half as bad as you but my power adapter shit the bed on me sunday. Not usually a big deal but I had 2 papers on my laptop ready for print which where due monday.

My grade is now lowered and apple has the adapters back ordered for a month !!!

Had to go to ebay for help getting a pack because apple them selves have a horrible web store

the firmware update should not put any of your data on your HD at risk. I know currently you can't get to it but it should be there... can you start from a install disk?

tried...no good ! hopefully i can use this 'extra' upgrade they snuck out tonight , i burnt it to disc at work if not gotta head to the busiest apple store in the UK at 8 in the morning to get in line, i panicked so much this morning! but now i know my data is ok i have chilled a little, but only a little! it 's more the frustation that you can't use your computer because the people you purchased it from are bloody morons !

dude..I just went thru a month of bullshit getting my new dual processor to run the cs2 suite w/o total fuckage.

its not the computers, its the software. they jumped the gun on releasing the new processor it is a fucking nightmare.

I actually had some dudes from adobe ( they are near my studio and I have contacts)
using my shit problems to try and fix the CS2 pathfinder crash bug.

ugh.

I wish I had Adobe contacts like that... sigh...

Uh oh. Im in need of a new desktop should i get the new Mac Pro or a PC??? Any Advice?

Mac or PC??? hmmmm, locomoco can chime in, but I think there is some new fangled Mac that allows you to run both Mac and PC OS at the same time? Sounds like Voodoo witchcraft to me...

the dual mac pro is fucking AWESOME once you get it running correctly,and next year they should release 'real' software that runs properly so I recommend getting that architecture if your patient.

it IS nice to be able to run my graphics MAC programs then switch over to PC to play
online games. ( Im obsessed with Call of Duty United Offensive), but be prepared for a lot of bullshit getting it set up.


gaming on a 30" flatscreen is a pimp experience.

CS2 also has an occasional postscript bug that prints out gibberish instead of proper files.

but..they are suppossed to fix all that shit soon.

So regarding the hardware you recommend Mac, but the software sux.

What do you use to switch to PC? Parallels? Bootcamp?

have u seen the send-ups of those ads on youtube? really funny

And now, they have Japanese equivalents doing commercials...

my girlfriend's G5 just died yesterday! AHHH!!!

Adobe apparently doesn't plan full support for intel macs till next year when the new CS is released. Total shit.

CS 3 will be out in March. Full Intel.

This is a fun topic for me on here as Apple is my employer...

And here come the "Can you get me a cheap iPod" PMs...

My girlfriend and I just got the intel dual Mac Pro a few months ago, and we love it! So far I haven't had any problems with cs2.

Only one thing...our 30' cinema display showed up with one stuck pixel. Can anyone here tell me the right way to go about unsticking it? It's bugs the shit out of me!

I've heard that the best way to try and remedy a stuck pixel is to sort of massage the area of the stuck pixel and hope it gets unstuck. Get some of those screen wipes, and gently rub the area in little circles.

can't you get programs that flash quickly in order to 'unstick' the pixel?

Yeah, I've tried that a few times but it didn't work. I'm afraid if I apply too much pressure I'll make it worse.