Where or Where are Karen and the herd???

Teresa · May 17, 2008, 07:14:17 PM

Doxie DooDad mentioned in the NDR section about sending out a twilight bark (from 101 Dalmations) for Karen. He was concerned since she has had some health problems in the past and we haven't seen her in a few days. It has now been 5 days without a post from Karen. Does anyone have her number or a way to get in touch with her. That is really a long time for her to go without checking in. I know a lot of people don't scroll down to the other sections, so I thought I would mention it here, too.

sollysmom · May 17, 2008, 07:32:01 PM

Karen and the herd are doing fine. I just got through talking with her on the phone and she told me her computer got sick and had to go to the repair shop. She should get it back tomorrow, and be back on line in a day or two.

She and the herd are going through WW withdrawal, but know all will be well when she gets her computer back. She appreciates all the concern we have had. Nothing like our WW family.

Darcel

Teresa · May 17, 2008, 08:22:39 PM

Thank you, Darcel. I thought it might possibly be a sick computer, mainly because last time she made sure to get in touch with tried so hard to get in touch with one of us and then we all made sure she had last names so she could find us if she needed again. It'll be good to have her back again soon. Can't believe her Mac was giving trouble. She hasn't had this one very long.

doxiedoodad · May 17, 2008, 09:33:09 PM

Great Job WW crew!
A Mac malfunction! For all that money and snooty-ness, they should be ashamed. I'm a PC at home, Mac at the office guy. Maybe Karen should get a backup PC when her apple has a tantrum. HaHa
Nice detective work Darcel
I am also missing a pair of reading glasses . . . .

Doxiedoodad

Doxherding Karen · May 18, 2008, 11:37:38 AM

Mac maflunction my eye!

It's not drop-proof, ya know!!

More later!

I'M BAAAACK!!!!!!

KAREN

sollysmom · May 18, 2008, 02:38:46 PM

Yeahhhhhhhhhh! You Were Missed. So glad you got your puter up and running. Hope it didn't cost too much.

Darcel

doxiedoodad · May 18, 2008, 03:41:55 PM

Funny that I hear that excuse from Mac owners ALL the Time!
I question the "uh yeah I dropped it see uh down a a volcano see while I was in uh uh Hawaii as the um elected king of the uh pineapples" (poor Jon Lovett impersonation)

Dropped it my foot!!!
What were you doing with it . . . polishing the silver? oh no, I'm sorry I forgot, it does that during sleep mode.
You MACevillians, admit the system has flaws!!!

I need some air after that rant

doxiedoodad

Doxherding Karen · May 18, 2008, 07:54:14 PM

Ahem!

I am replying to Dear Darling Darcel who called to make sure I hadn't fallen into the lava flow trying to retrieve my MacBook Pro.

Thank you for asking DDD, but all repairs to my MacBook Pro were completely covered under warranty. So while it did take from Monday afternoon until Saturday morning to repair, it is working beautifully, all the techs were pleasant and completely helpful, and it didn't cost a penny!

As for ranting DoxieDooDad, it was indeed one of the fans that died - but not a defective part. You could consider it a design flaw. By picking up my laptop with one hand positioned with my right thumb directly over the DVD slot, the bulk of the laptop weight then pressed down on the fan located in that general area. So I have learned a valuable lesson on how to handle my MacBook Pro in the future, It appears that dropping it only put a slight dent in the titanium housing just below the DVD slot, but did not affect the performance.

APPLE RULES - MICROSOFT DROOLS!!!

Karen

Remember the three engineers joke?

doxiedoodad · May 20, 2008, 03:00:19 AM

"apple rules Microsoft drools"

I can't even think of a quip

*head shaking in shame*

When my partner and I started our business, We WERE the two engineers joke! Now we have grown a bit and we are the 28 or so engineers joke.

Doxiedoodad

Doxherding Karen · May 20, 2008, 08:03:00 AM

Quote from: doxiedoodad on May 20, 2008, 03:00:19 AM
"apple rules Microsoft drools"

I can't even think of a quip

Doxiedoodad

How about: "I renounce thee, Microsoft, spawn of Satan. I bow before the benevolence of King Steven of Jobs, who graciously welcomes all those converts who leave the dark side and come to the light."

Whaddya think - too much?

Karen

doxielady5569128 · May 20, 2008, 04:09:54 PM

Quote from: Doxherding Karen on May 20, 2008, 08:03:00 AM
How about: "I renounce thee, Microsoft, spawn of Satan. I bow before the benevolence of King Steven of Jobs, who graciously welcomes all those converts who leave the dark side and come to the light."

Whaddya think - too much?

Karen

I love it Karen!! That was funny.

Marcia from MI · May 20, 2008, 04:50:52 PM

My laptop died a couple weeks ago and I went looking for a replacement. This time I vowed to get a Mac, but at the store(couldn't get to the Apple Store) no one would wait on me in the Mac Dept and when I finally found a rep they told me that if I had never used a Mac before to forget it and get a PC. So I got another PC. But next time it will be a Mac.

sollysmom · May 21, 2008, 01:18:39 PM

Quote from: Marcia from MI on May 20, 2008, 04:50:52 PM
My laptop died a couple weeks ago and I went looking for a replacement. This time I vowed to get a Mac, but at the store(couldn't get to the Apple Store) no one would wait on me in the Mac Dept and when I finally found a rep they told me that if I had never used a Mac before to forget it and get a PC. So I got another PC. But next time it will be a Mac.

What a

way to get treated. My nephew, who lives in Grand Rapids, is computer literate (he works for Myers in their IT dept.), and used to work for Comp USA. So when you get ready to purchase a new computer, in the not so near future, let me know and I will ask his advise on a good place to purchase one.

Darcel

Doxherding Karen · May 22, 2008, 12:15:58 PM

Quote from: Marcia from MI on May 20, 2008, 04:50:52 PM
My laptop died a couple weeks ago and I went looking for a replacement. This time I vowed to get a Mac, but at the store(couldn't get to the Apple Store) no one would wait on me in the Mac Dept and when I finally found a rep they told me that if I had never used a Mac before to forget it and get a PC. So I got another PC. But next time it will be a Mac.

WHY WOULD SOMEONE SAY THAT????!!!!?!?!?

I had Windows on a PC for years. Then the husband of an old friend who worked for Apple in Cupertino gave me his old laptop to use. WOW!! So simple, so basic, so well-written.

PCs are not the problem - Microsoft's software is. In fact, Microsoft's newest version, Vista, runs better on a Mac than on a PC!

Point in fact - I bought a new Hewlitt Packard printer. The installation instructions had 16 steps to install on Windows. It had one step to install on Mac: "Insert software disc. When finished, eject disc."

'nough said!

Karen