Isn't the power button on the keyboard? Except for wireless
keyboards, that is. My G4 AGP tower has a power key on the
keyboard, as well as on the front of the box.
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Nope. It's on the back. My iMac is the "pre-intel" version. And I
don't use the Mac keyboard so I can't see (right now)
Roger, Apple replaced the power button on the keyboard with an eject
button (for the optical drive).
Mark Snyder
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Isn't the power button on the keyboard? Except for wireless keyboards,
that is. My G4 AGP tower has a power key on the keyboard, as well as on
the front of
Or to place it somewhere for pure aesthetic reasons.
Mike
On 5/9/07, Alvin Auerbach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Power button placement:
It is NOT a mistake. It DOES serve the user by reducing the
likelihood that a child or child-like adult will "experiment" with
the power switch.
***
Ahh, Another Mother -in- Law story .. She shuts off her flat
panel iMac with the wall switch that controls the plug the computer
gets its power from. The switch also controls the light in the room
so it makes perfect sense to her. She has been doing this for a
couple of years. Amaz
Power button placement:
It is NOT a mistake. It DOES serve the user by reducing the
likelihood that a child or child-like adult will "experiment" with
the power switch.
The manufacturer of a device as expensive and complicated as a
computer has a right to expect the purchaser to RTFM (Read T
At 10:53 AM -0400 5/9/07, Paula Minor wrote:
I have not visited Apple recently - are the
power buttons hard to find on the current models?
The power button on my iMac is on the back, the same white color as
the case. When I first got it I had to search a while for it.
Isn't the power butto
fficult to tell if the indicator is on or not. This has
long struck me as a design flaw - make the indicator larger or something, so
there is no doubt.
Randall
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From: "Paula Minor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 9:53 AM
Subject: R
$45 for 10 minutes to diagnose the trash was so full the computer
could not start up. Should have charged more just for time on the
road but it was interesting to experience the incredulity I felt at
someone owning a computer and not having grasped such a basic
concept. I later discovered
something, so
there is no doubt.
Randall
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From: "Paula Minor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 9:53 AM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] What should one charge?
I have not visited Apple recently - are the
power buttons hard to find on the curre
I have not visited Apple recently - are the
power buttons hard to find on the current models?
The power button on my iMac is on the back, the same white color as
the case. When I first got it I had to search a while for it.
Paula
IN/USA
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the inte
OS X is not, I think to blame for an ill-placed power button. My G5's
power button is on the front of the desktop chassis. My G4 Powerbook's
power button is to the right of the keyboard. The eMac, a reduced cost
iMac, is out of production. I have not visited Apple recently - are the
power butto
>All of this shows the fallacy of, I think, software-commanded power off.
>Most people think that in order to turn something off, you have to throw a
>switch. If no switch was thrown, it can't possibly be "turned off".
Instead, I think it shows the fallacy of giving designers too much input
a
All of this shows the fallacy of, I think, software-commanded power off. Most
people think that in order to turn something off, you have to throw a switch.
If no switch was thrown, it can't possibly be "turned off".
I seem to recall from the "dark ages" some Macs that had no power switch at
a
This reminds me of when I set up my mom (who was in her mid 80s at the
time) with a new eMac. I gave her a user account (I kept administrator
privileges for myself) and told her that she couldn't break it. Within
a week she called me to say "I killed it!" All she did was shut it
down. I ex
This reminds me of when I set up my mom (who was in her mid 80s at the
time) with a new eMac. I gave her a user account (I kept administrator
privileges for myself) and told her that she couldn't break it. Within
a week she called me to say "I killed it!" All she did was shut it
down. I ex
Remember - "A
job worth doing is worth getting paid for."
On May 8, 2007, at 11:42 AM, COMPUTERGUYS-L automatic digest system
wrote:
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: May 8, 2007 10:11:04 AM PDT
Subject: Re: What should one charge?
Thanks very much for the comments, everyone! What a thoughtful
I used to do that sort of work.
I think you did the right thing charging her just $25.
Consider it the cost of developing a new good customer.
Bart
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 10:11 PM
Subject: [CGUYS] What should one charg
>The thing that threw me about my client,
>though, was that she really didn't realize that there was an "on" switch.
>The computer was just always turned on.
Fantastic confirmation of just how well the Macs do run.
In contrast it would be a rare Windows user who did not know about BSOD,
the th
Thanks very much for the comments, everyone! What a thoughtful group!
In "real" life, when not turning on computers, I repair/replace chair seats
for customers. (Hence the e-mail name.) It took me many years, probably about
10 years in fact, to realize that I was giving away repairs which custo
David Turk sez:
>I struggle with this all the time when doing freelance work. I can do a
>portrait in my sleep, but does that mean since it's easy for me, it
>should be cheap? Most photographers feel they're charging for their
>expertise & skills
Exactly. It took me a long time to realize this.
For turning the computer on - $2.00
For round trip travel DC metro area- $60.00
For teaching the user about the on / off switch & the difference
between sleep and shut down - $150
This shouldn't be an issue of computer / technology anxiety, male vs
female, left brain vs right brain, old versu
Behalf Of g.knight
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 9:28 AM
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] What should one charge?
This is an interesting thread, especially the response about not
knowing someone's personal handicaps (including lack of knowledge).
The first thing that s
it's also your training and experience. BTW, Verizon bills at least $150
per hour to install and/or trouble shoot routing and switching gear on their
customer's site.
-Mike
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Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 10:11 PM
Subject: [CGUYS] What should one charge?
Client
COM
Subject: [CGUYS] What should one charge?
I got a call today from a sometime client. A Mac user, fwiw. She couldn't
get
her computer to turn on, having had to "force quit" something yesterday.
Since I couldn't understand her explanation of her difficulty, I arranged to
go
I got a call today from a sometime client. A Mac user, fwiw. She couldn't get
her computer to turn on, having had to "force quit" something yesterday.
Since I couldn't understand her explanation of her difficulty, I arranged to go
over and take a look at the machine.
Client has a very nice eMa
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