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Return of the Zune
05.Feb.08 | Leave a Comment
We got the daughter a Zune for Christmas. She managed to brick it shortly afterwards. I had a positive experience calling Zune’s support, at which time they told me to allow 20 business days for the entire cycle of return and fix/replacement.
The Zune showed up today — by my count it took 23 business days, but [...]
Dang it, Best Buy Can Tick Me Off
10.Nov.07 | 7 Comments
Two weeks ago I took my monitor to Best Buy to have it repaired. Originally I thought I had a video card issue, but a bit more digging showed it to be a problem with the LCD. We don’t normally buy extended warranties, but on this one we had so figured I should avail [...]
Laptop Repair
24.May.07 | 2 Comments
Check out this picture (apologies for quality… my cell camera isn’t all that great in dim light). It sums up my evening:
A neighbor (and father of one of my son’s best friends) brought over a laptop for me to look at. It didn’t take long to realize it was hosed up pretty bad [...]
3-in-One
04.Apr.07 | Leave a Comment
Where would repair folks be without the wonder that is 3-in-One oil? Years ago, my father taught me the trick for repairing or improving most computer fans. Peel off the little adhesive “bearing cover” (aka sticker), use a drop of 3-in-one, allow it some time to penetrate. Wipe clean, reattach sticker and [...]
