Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's like the appliances in my house. We seem to have bought them all about the same time and they all run out of warranty and suddenly quit working - at the same time. You just can't win! Tina On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 1:34 PM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote: > Well, first my many-year-old USB hub must have had oxidized contacts, > because the slightest disturbance, like cat walking near it, caused fast > disconnects/reconnects to hard disk that has DNGs. Disk failed totally. No > problem; did a backup since last negs put on it. Ran to Fry's to buy new > hub. Almost immediately after installing hub, computer refused to boot. > This was Dec. 31. > > Called Apple Store, found to my surprise that they would be open Jan. 1. > Took it in and after brief diagnosis, was told that my hard disk had gone > south: $220 please and we'll call you when it's ready. > > Later that Jan. 1 afternoon, my wife announced that she'd lost the > internet. Phoned the ISP tech service and after a few directed experiments, > was told that my DSL modem had quit. $50 please plus $18 for USP ground > shipping and you'll probably get it on Wednesday. > > Now trying to catch up with the world. > > Herb > -- > Herbert Kanner > kanner at acm.org > 650-326-8204 > > Question authority and the authorities will question you. > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com