From: "Rich" 

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   My appliance manufactures and dealers will perform upgrades and =
maintainence on my appliances too if I wish.  I've never needed any.  I =
would say my appliances were successful.  Your's was not.

   If you don't want your failures at tinkering to be perceived as such =
you should stop describing them as such.

Rich

  "/m"  wrote in message =
news:8e4dc29gej4j1fudoql56a1vm9bf4shbf3{at}4ax.com...
  >  You just described how you felt compelled to perform an upgrade =
which by your description required skill.  That sure sounds that as an =
appliance it failed.


  The Apple store wanted to do the upgrade for me when I bought it.  I
  could have left the unit there that evening and picked it up the next
  morning.  There was no charge for the install.   I told them that I
  wanted to bring the unit home, read the manuals and start playing with
  it for a few days, and that I could bring it back the next weekend =
when
  it was more convenient to be without the system for a half day.  The
  sales dude said, ~that's fine, enjoy the MacMini, and don't be afraid =
to
  stop by if there are any problems.~

  There was no need for me to do the upgrade myself, nor would there be
  any need for someone who bought the MacMini to sit in their
  entertainment center to take the unit apart to install memory.  The
  MacMini is a successful appliance design.  A very successful appliance
  design.  I'm sorry if that bothers you.  Really I am.


  Regarding the rest of your message, your message seemed to have sunk
  into the usual ad hominem gutter-level attacks rather quickly this =
time.
  Once again, I'll choose not to join you there.

   /m









  On Mon, 24 Jul 2006 18:34:42 -0700, "Rich"  wrote:

  >   Do you even read what you write.  You just described how you felt =
compelled to perform an upgrade which by your description required = skill.
 That sure sounds that as an appliance it failed.
  >
  >   In you regard to your tinkering with computers running Windows, I =
would strongly suggest that you avoid this completely.  By your =
descriptions over time of the problems you have you are clearly not very =
good at this.  If you need something you should find someone skilled to =
do it for you.  It might help you become a happy person.
  >
  >Rich
  >
  >  "/m"  wrote in message =
news:5di4c258nbmt2u96h3epoke2ia92rnsiif{at}4ax.com...
  >
  >  I upgraded the memory on my MacMini.  It wasn't a nightmare.  But =
it did
  >  require a lot of patience, and rubber fingers.
  >
  >  I plan to never open up my MacMini again.  It's designed as an
  >  appliance, as such it is a very successful design. =20
  >
  >  If I want something I have to tinker with constantly in order for =
it to
  >  work properly, I'll stay with my Windows boxen.
  >
  >   /m
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   My
appliance manufactures =
and dealers=20
will perform upgrades and maintainence on my appliances too if I = wish. =20
I've never needed any.  I would say my appliances were =
successful. =20
Your's was not.
 
   If you
don't want your =
failures at=20
tinkering to be perceived as such you should stop describing them as=20
such.
 
Rich
 

  "/m" <mike{at}barkto.com>">mailto:mike{at}barkto.com">mike{at}barkto.com>
wrote=20
  in message news:8e4dc29gej4=
j1fudoql56a1vm9bf4shbf3{at}4ax.com...> =20
  You just described how you felt compelled to perform an upgrade which =
by your=20
  description required skill.  That sure sounds that as an =
appliance it=20
  failed.The Apple store wanted to do the
upgrade for me =
when I=20
  bought it.  Icould have left the unit there that evening and =
picked=20
  it up the nextmorning.  There was no charge for the=20
  install.   I told them that Iwanted to bring the unit =
home, read=20
  the manuals and start playing withit for a few days, and that I =
could=20
  bring it back the next weekend whenit was more convenient to be =
without=20
  the system for a half day.  Thesales dude said, ~that's fine, =
enjoy=20
  the MacMini, and don't be afraid tostop by if there are any=20
  problems.~There was no need for me to do the upgrade myself, =
nor would=20
  there beany need for someone who bought the MacMini to sit in=20
  theirentertainment center to take the unit apart to install =
memory. =20
  TheMacMini is a successful appliance design.  A very =
successful=20
  appliancedesign.  I'm sorry if that bothers
you.  Really =
I=20
  am.Regarding the rest of your message, your
message seemed =
to have=20
  sunkinto the usual ad hominem gutter-level attacks rather quickly =
this=20
  time.Once again, I'll choose not to join you=20
 
there. /mOn
Mon, =
24 Jul=20
  2006 18:34:42 -0700, "Rich" <{at}>
wrote:>   =
Do you=20
  even read what you write.  You just described how you felt =
compelled to=20
  perform an upgrade which by your description required skill.  =
That sure=20
  sounds that as an appliance it
failed.>>   In =
you=20
  regard to your tinkering with computers running Windows, I would =
strongly=20
  suggest that you avoid this completely.  By your descriptions =
over time=20
  of the problems you have you are clearly not very good at this.  =
If you=20
  need something you should find someone skilled to do it for you.  =
It=20
  might help you become a happy=20
 
person.>>Rich>> 
"/m" <mike{at}barkto.com>">mailto:mike{at}barkto.com">mike{at}barkto.com>
wrote in =
message news:5di4c258nbm=
t2u96h3epoke2ia92rnsiif{at}4ax.com...>> =20
  I upgraded the memory on my MacMini.  It wasn't a =
nightmare.  But it=20
  did>  require a lot of patience, and rubber=20
  fingers.>>  I plan to never
open up my MacMini =
again. =20
  It's designed as an>  appliance, as such it is a very =
successful=20
  design.  >>  If I
want something I have to =
tinker with=20
  constantly in order for it to>  work properly,
I'll stay =
with my=20
  Windows boxen.>>   =
/m

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