Tagged: Apple (AAPL)

Gimme back my language, Dude! (via peter A cross)

Is Marketing taking over language?

iMac, iPod, iPhone, iPad; I’ve had enough. When did icing become frosting? Why is the pavement not the footpath? How long have we been riding in elevators and not lifts and, when did we begin to use serviettes rather than napkins? We are so right to live in fear of invasion by foreigners; everything we hold dear is being consumed by the … Read More

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A cut above the rest… (via The IT Decorator)

iMac 27" Video display glitch - Menu bar ...
Image by Neil Boyd via Flickr

Guy gets a 27 imac because the Apple Store has too many issues with his 24 imac. Fantastic! It is service like that other companies need to offer to be competitive.

iMac Update! After the weekend, I figured I should call the Apple Store and see how my iMac was doing. The computer was still not done, and it had been there five days, albeit, through an iPhone launch. The manager was very nice and understanding, as I wasn’t even upset. My only real concern was how no one was really following-up with me when indicated. I did not want to be the annoying customer to keep calling and harassing the store, but I kind … Read More

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Pages and all other iWork 09 apps crashing on startup

Apple – Support – Discussions – Pages and all other iWork 09 apps ….  Seems to be a font conflict.  Has a great link to a free and legal version of the older software LFE.  thanks Peter!

Use Font Book to turn off all but the essential system fonts, then turn them on one by one.

To speed up the font selection you can divide them up into sets and turn the sets on until one triggers the problem. Then divide that set up again until you pin the culprit.

Font Management tools, like Linotype Font Explorer (free) can work some of this out for you.

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