[MacDV] New G5 dies, mac servicing, photos altered, web design warning

[ptm at temple.edu]

My eMac, dual processor, brand new machine needed new speakers
in the first few months and I'd only used it in very limited
ways but it was repaired for free and quickly.

---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 18:38:23 -0400
>From: Richard Gilmore <rgilmor at uwo.ca>  
>Subject: Re: [MacDV] New G5 dies, mac servicing, photos
altered, web design warning  
>To: "A place to discuss digital video on Macintosh."
<macdv at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
>
>I've never had a Mac that needed servicing ever and I've
always bought used
>until now. I ordered a Dual G5 2.3 which died on you so I
hope when mine
>comes it'll be ok. I'll keep an eye on it. Has Apple replaced
your G5 yet?
>
>
>
>
>On 3/10/05 5:57 PM, "animal" <animal at cuug.ab.ca> wrote:
>
>> We love Macs, will continue to use Macs, but everyone we've
owned have
>> needed some kind of servicing.  G5 3 weeks, Emac 3 months
(+ 2 more
>> times, G4 12 months, Quadra 18 months (+ 2 more times,
Performa 8
>> months (+ 3 more times).  Maybe we just use them a lot more
than
>> others??   Plus, though polite, it took several phone calls
to the
>> Apple Tech line to diagnose the G5's freezing up problem. 
Finally
>> found someone who suggested a hardware test (on the install
disk)
>> Hopefully we'll remember this if there's a next time.
>> 
>> Just a heads up.
>> 
>> Our new G5 (2.3MHz) OS 10.4, Photoshop CS/ImageReady 8 
lasted 3 weeks
>> before the processor and or logic board went.  So back to
using a
>> 700MHz Emac with OS 10.39  Photoshop CS/Imageready 8. 
Photos prepared
>> on the G5, open on the Emac - but when we try to use them
in ImageReady
>> and export as a gif, the following warning appears:
>> 
>> Some names of the files being saved contain non-Latin
characters.
>> These file names will be incompatible with some Web
browsers and
>> servers.
>> 
>> I've tried changing the names, copying the photos to new
files and the
>> error still comes up.  Test photos prepared on the Emac do
not do this.
>>   As it will be 2-3 weeks before the G5 is fixed, this is
really
>> inconvenient!
>> 
>> Lynn
>> 
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