Comments on: Take Off, eh? http://magicjewball.com/2007/02/12/take-off-eh/ all signs point to no Wed, 09 May 2012 22:00:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Becca http://magicjewball.com/2007/02/12/take-off-eh/#comment-4733 Becca Sun, 18 Feb 2007 21:55:39 +0000 http://magicjewball.com/2007/02/12/take-off-eh/#comment-4733 kb, I did try that and alas it was the same. Several other annoying things have happened since. Can an Apple be a Lemon? kb, I did try that and alas it was the same. Several other annoying things have happened since. Can an Apple be a Lemon?

]]> By: kb http://magicjewball.com/2007/02/12/take-off-eh/#comment-4726 kb Sat, 17 Feb 2007 05:18:46 +0000 http://magicjewball.com/2007/02/12/take-off-eh/#comment-4726 next time that happens, try this first: close the cover, wait three seconds, then open it again. Strangely, that works for me almost always. next time that happens, try this first: close the cover, wait three seconds, then open it again.

Strangely, that works for me almost always.

]]> By: Becca http://magicjewball.com/2007/02/12/take-off-eh/#comment-4718 Becca Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:13:31 +0000 http://magicjewball.com/2007/02/12/take-off-eh/#comment-4718 Alex, haaaa. There's one about the Microsoft car as well. If it stops for no particular reason, you close all the windows, turn it off, turn it back on, and open all the windows again. Julia, I hear Vista is quite fast on the Mac. However, since I got my Mac to get away from spyware I'm really at a loss as to why I'd ever use it. Alex, haaaa. There’s one about the Microsoft car as well. If it stops for no particular reason, you close all the windows, turn it off, turn it back on, and open all the windows again.

Julia, I hear Vista is quite fast on the Mac. However, since I got my Mac to get away from spyware I’m really at a loss as to why I’d ever use it.

]]> By: Julia http://magicjewball.com/2007/02/12/take-off-eh/#comment-4717 Julia Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:11:31 +0000 http://magicjewball.com/2007/02/12/take-off-eh/#comment-4717 Has anyone else noticed that there is alternating Mac marketing that either 1. hates on Vista or 2. brags about the fact that you can run Vista on a Mac? A little something for everyone, I suppose. Has anyone else noticed that there is alternating Mac marketing that either 1. hates on Vista or 2. brags about the fact that you can run Vista on a Mac? A little something for everyone, I suppose.

]]> By: Alex http://magicjewball.com/2007/02/12/take-off-eh/#comment-4716 Alex Wed, 14 Feb 2007 21:29:35 +0000 http://magicjewball.com/2007/02/12/take-off-eh/#comment-4716 Joke stolen from the Car Talk web site: A small plane bound for Seattle was delayed because of fog at the airport. The plane circled and circled above the cloud bank until the pilot began to worry about running out of fuel. He saw a small hole in the overcast below, and decided to take a chance. He pointed the plane through the hole and emerged below the low overcast, but he had no idea where he was. He spied a nearby office building with an open window. As he passed the window, he hollered out the window of his plane, "Where am I?" He circled the building, and when he came around the other side, the fellow in the office shouted back, "You're in an airplane!" With that, the pilot wheeled the plane around, flew straight to the airport, and landed safely as the fuel supply dwindled to fumes. Safely on the ground, his passengers asked, "How did you manage to find the airport like that?" The pilot answered, "Simple. The answer from that man in the office was 100% factual, but completely unhelpful. Obviously, that was the office for Technical Support at Microsoft. From there, it's 11 miles due east to the airport." Joke stolen from the Car Talk web site:

A small plane bound for Seattle was delayed because of fog at the airport. The plane circled and circled above the cloud bank until the pilot began to worry about running out of fuel. He saw a small hole in the overcast below, and decided to take a chance. He pointed the plane through the hole and emerged below the low overcast, but he had no idea where he was.

He spied a nearby office building with an open window. As he passed the window, he hollered out the window of his plane, “Where am I?” He circled the building, and when he came around the other side, the fellow in the office shouted back, “You’re in an airplane!”

With that, the pilot wheeled the plane around, flew straight to the airport, and landed safely as the fuel supply dwindled to fumes.

Safely on the ground, his passengers asked, “How did you manage to find the airport like that?”

The pilot answered, “Simple. The answer from that man in the office was 100% factual, but completely unhelpful. Obviously, that was the office for Technical Support at Microsoft. From there, it’s 11 miles due east to the airport.”

]]> By: Becca http://magicjewball.com/2007/02/12/take-off-eh/#comment-4715 Becca Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:28:18 +0000 http://magicjewball.com/2007/02/12/take-off-eh/#comment-4715 I am actually one of the few people who don't think the Mac is the greatest computer ever. Apropos of nothing, the computer did the same thing to me yesterday. YaY! Barbara, I'm not sure he bought it. ;-) Soxy, at least you buy him popcorn. MB, thanks! Probably so that you won't go shoot him if things don't work out. I am actually one of the few people who don’t think the Mac is the greatest computer ever. Apropos of nothing, the computer did the same thing to me yesterday. YaY!

Barbara, I’m not sure he bought it. ;-)

Soxy, at least you buy him popcorn.

MB, thanks! Probably so that you won’t go shoot him if things don’t work out.

]]> By: mb http://magicjewball.com/2007/02/12/take-off-eh/#comment-4714 mb Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:07:08 +0000 http://magicjewball.com/2007/02/12/take-off-eh/#comment-4714 This truly made me snort and choke on my coffee. The responses are great, as usual. We had that with Comcast customer support - "Where are you located?" "Somewhere in the midwest" "Oh, so you're not local" "No, not really - but I'm not supposed to give out the location". wtf? This truly made me snort and choke on my coffee.

The responses are great, as usual.

We had that with Comcast customer support – “Where are you located?” “Somewhere in the midwest” “Oh, so you’re not local” “No, not really – but I’m not supposed to give out the location”. wtf?

]]> By: Soxy http://magicjewball.com/2007/02/12/take-off-eh/#comment-4713 Soxy Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:10:55 +0000 http://magicjewball.com/2007/02/12/take-off-eh/#comment-4713 Nah. He just made a PB & J sandwich. He couldn't believe the guy kept asking though. Clearly he didn't know how it works in Casa de Sox Nah. He just made a PB & J sandwich. He couldn’t believe the guy kept asking though. Clearly he didn’t know how it works in Casa de Sox

]]> By: Barbara http://magicjewball.com/2007/02/12/take-off-eh/#comment-4712 Barbara Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:49:00 +0000 http://magicjewball.com/2007/02/12/take-off-eh/#comment-4712 Thanks for my first lowell of the day, Becca. I am still laughing at your quick recovery, 'I meant North America'. That was beautiful! Thanks for my first lowell of the day, Becca. I am still laughing at your quick recovery, ‘I meant North America’. That was beautiful!

]]> By: Sarpon http://magicjewball.com/2007/02/12/take-off-eh/#comment-4711 Sarpon Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:09:36 +0000 http://magicjewball.com/2007/02/12/take-off-eh/#comment-4711 Yes, we've seen the commercials with the cool guy represeting the Mac and the notcool guy representing the PC. Sadly for Steve, we also know which guy is smart enough to write his own material for his appearances on the Daily Show. Nice try, though. Yes, we’ve seen the commercials with the cool guy represeting the Mac and the notcool guy representing the PC. Sadly for Steve, we also know which guy is smart enough to write his own material for his appearances on the Daily Show.

Nice try, though.

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