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| From | Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: Apple Store appointment today |
| Date | 2026-10-21 18:04 -0400 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <11bbct6$bed1$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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On 10/21/26 3:36 PM, CrudeSausage wrote: > On 2026-10-21 3:22 p.m., Tom Elam wrote: >> On 10/21/26 11:31 AM, CrudeSausage wrote: >>> On 2026-10-21 9:15 a.m., Tom Elam wrote: >>>> On 10/16/26 3:39 PM, Alan wrote: >>>>> On 2026-10-16 11:38, Tom Elam wrote: >>>>>> On 10/15/26 12:22 PM, Alan wrote: >>>>>>> On 2026-10-15 03:49, Tom Elam wrote: >>>>>>>> On 10/14/26 8:10 PM, Alan wrote: >>>>>>>>> On 2026-10-14 15:27, Tom Elam wrote: >>>>>>>>>> On 10/14/26 4:24 PM, Alan wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> On 2026-10-14 12:59, Tom Elam wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> On 10/14/26 11:22 AM, Tom Elam wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> I have a 2:40 reservation to have my iPad examined. Might >>>>>>>>>>>>> just be a dirty charging port, but this morning it will not >>>>>>>>>>>>> charge. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Results later. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Love the Apple Store folks. It was just a dirty port. But, >>>>>>>>>>>> the tech also informed me that the battery is a 82%, and to >>>>>>>>>>>> expect a message to bring it back in a few months for a new >>>>>>>>>>>> battery. Since Apple does not actually replace batteries >>>>>>>>>>>> that actually means a replacement iPad. All covered under >>>>>>>>>>>> AppleCare+ For $20 a month for my iPhone 14 Pro, iPad 9th >>>>>>>>>>>> gen and the MacBook Air. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> An old guy across from me at the store had a 10 year old >>>>>>>>>>>> iPad the same charging issue. He left with a working iPad >>>>>>>>>>>> too, no charge for fixing it. The wife's 7 year old iPad 7 >>>>>>>>>>>> is now done with full update service. Not seeing any need to >>>>>>>>>>>> buy another any time soon. I did not have a single Android >>>>>>>>>>>> tablet that lasted more than 3 years. Hers with not be under >>>>>>>>>>>> AppleCare+ in about a year, but so what? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Thank goodness your "life" wasn't "disrupted"... >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> <eyeroll> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Yep, no need to go back in a week or so, pickup a replacement, >>>>>>>>>> restore, and tweak settings. Replacement is much easier than >>>>>>>>>> Android, but still takes some time. That will happen fairly >>>>>>>>>> soon though when the battery (in truth, the whole iPad) will >>>>>>>>>> be replaced under AppleCare+. That will likely not be the last >>>>>>>>>> such incident until it runs out of AppleCare+ coverage. Since >>>>>>>>>> it was sold by Apple until May 2024 AppleCare+ should last >>>>>>>>>> until April 2031. Am I right about that? Almost 5 more years? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Would you like a fan to prevent you from getting the vapours? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Just another dose of Fakerboy's abusive rhetoric. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Oh my, you are such a fragile little flower, aren't you? >>>>>> >>>>>> OMG, the lengths you have gone to to support your inflated opinion >>>>>> of your FF racing days! Fragile little flower aren't you? >>>>> >>>>> What in the world is that dodge, Liarboy? >>>>> >>>>> I have no inflated opinion. >>>>> >>>>> I have the respect of my peers. >>>>> >>>>> That's why they made me an instructor after only 4 seasons of racing. >>>>> >>>>> :-) >>>> >>>> There is an old saying attributed to George Bernard Shaw: "Those who >>>> can, do; those who can't, teach" that is true in this instance. >>> >>> It's insulting to a lot of teachers who simply chose the field >>> because they do like to be around kids and want to play a part in >>> training the next generation. Nonetheless, I think that it is true of >>> many of us. A lot of us are jacks of all trades, masters of none and >>> bad at getting projects off the ground. >>> >> Actually doing and teaching are different skill sets. Some people are >> skilled doers and not so great at teaching. I am one of those. I had >> some incredible teachers in my life. This is not meant to disparage >> those folks who shaped my life and career. > > Absolutely. I can easily demonstrate this by contrasting with my wife. > She is knowledgeable about everything in her field and is not likely to > make a single mistake when applying her knowledge. However, when it > comes to transferring her knowledge to others, she has no patience and > expects people to read whatever material she sends and remember > everything, re-reading what was written if there are any doubts. In my > case, I have way too much patience, and try to find tricks and patterns > that can make tasks easier because I routinely try to put myself in the > shoes of the learner. Transferring knowledge comes easily, but don't ask > me to write a full manual about everything. > Which is EXACTLY why I was never a excellent college instructor.
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Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 11:22 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-14 10:27 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 16:01 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-14 13:23 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-15 07:16 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-15 10:15 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 15:59 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-14 13:24 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 18:27 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 19:30 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-14 19:52 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 21:16 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 18:32 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-14 21:59 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 22:26 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-15 08:10 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-14 19:50 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-14 17:10 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-15 06:49 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-15 09:22 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-16 14:38 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-16 12:39 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 09:15 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-21 11:31 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 15:22 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 12:27 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-21 15:36 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-21 12:47 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 18:04 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 15:34 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-21 18:52 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 16:36 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-21 12:35 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 18:02 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-21 15:30 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 16:48 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-22 08:10 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2026-10-22 08:54 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-22 09:23 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2026-10-22 13:33 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-22 16:47 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-22 14:18 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-10-22 16:14 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-23 05:22 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-23 08:28 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2026-10-23 06:44 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-23 05:24 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2026-10-23 06:44 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-22 09:15 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-15 11:53 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-15 12:16 -0400
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