http://www.macbetagroup.com When The Apple Bites Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:52:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I, like so many loyal users of .Mac (dotmac), watched with disappointment as Apple Computer, Inc. allowed what was supposed to be the launch of a service that they finally "got right" to fall apart at the infrastructure level. A vision of the Vista launch debacle continued to cross my ... http://www.macbetagroup.com/2008/08/mobileme-mac-becomes-the-mobile-wreck/ Please remember that you can save a life at the Crimson Foundation website.  Without your support we will be unable to break the current barrier of $54.27.  This is a very dangerous and volatile situation for Joaney.  June 1st is approaching with great speed and less than 10 kind souls ... http://www.macbetagroup.com/2008/05/senior-citizen-cellulitis-fund-at-crimson-foundation/ The Crimson Foundation site is nearly completed. This will be the first time the Thompson Family has publicly requested aid and support for the foundation's initiatives. One that is particularly close to the heart of the family has been discussed on this site previously. The Senior Citizen Cellulitis Fund, and ... http://www.macbetagroup.com/2008/05/the-crimson-foundation/ I just visited the very sweet lady that I'm attempting to help by raising money; and she is not doing as well today as she should be.  The truly frustrating aspect about this whole affair - there are no funds to help someone in her situation and I haven't been ... http://www.macbetagroup.com/2008/04/senior-citizen-cellulitis-fund-update/ Even from the title, you'll immediately realize this post won't be about less-than-stellar customer service. Instead, I have a more pressing, and far more important, topic to cover.  I met a senior citizen today who does not fall into a series of specific categories that would have enabled her to ... http://www.macbetagroup.com/2008/04/senior-citizen-cellulitis-fund/ As promised, I'll continue the "Great iMac Odyssey" with the two hours of dis-enjoyment prior to calling Apple once again.  I'm sure you can imagine that I was tickled pink to have yet another iMac with upgraded specs, but that little feeling was tempered with the fear of what could ... http://www.macbetagroup.com/2008/04/2-hours-later/ Seven months ago, I received what I had hoped to be the last Advanced Replacement from Apple until I purchased a new system. That hope crumbled last week when the Hard Drive failed. Things had been getting progressively worse over time, but the drive failure was the last ... http://www.macbetagroup.com/2008/03/seven-months-later/ While on the phone with AppleCare on Friday I attempted to record, via GarageBand through the internal microphone, the sound of the fans chirping. I believe I was successful. Keep in mind, this recording was accomplished by using the internal microphone, not an external mic. It stands in ... http://www.macbetagroup.com/2007/08/chirping-fans-in-imac-intel-core-2-duo/ Apple today, in a private discussion with this Editor, confirmed the development of a software update that should correct issues users have been experiencing with the internal speaker volume after installing the Mac OS X 10.4.9 update.  Although no ETA was given, an Apple Representative did say the "fix" should ... http://www.macbetagroup.com/2007/05/apple-confirms-update/ Apple, on April 19, 2007, released Security Update 2007-004 , correcting multiple vulnerabilities within Mac OS X 10.4. However, no update has been released for the unexpected increase in volume for internal speakers. As we, and many others have reported, a recent software update resulted in an unexpected increase in ... http://www.macbetagroup.com/2007/04/apple-releases-security-update-still-no-update-for-internal-speaker-volume/