[yoanna2269]

I have a white Mac notebook and, I love it, when it's working. A few months ago I had a hardware problem and I have to have the motherboard replace. Thank God I bought extended warranty. A couple of months ago I started having problems downloading up dates and, my computer began freezing up on me for no apparent reason. Two days ago when I went to use it to process some invoices, I was greeted by a screen of colourful vertical and horizontal lines????? I called for help and, after trying several things, I was told it was a hardware problem. I am trying to get my computer in to a technician to have it fixed. Has anyone else had this problem and, if you have, what was the solution and, how long were you without your computer? I manage and own several business and, I cannot be without my computer for any long period of time.

[Cold Warrior]

The lines sound like a hardware problem. When did you purchase this notebook and what is its processor (CPU) speed?

I would definitely send it back to Apple.

[Dual Porpoise]

If your business relies on your computer, you should consider a backup for just this kind of occasion - a cheap older mini or something would do, so that you could continue to operate if you main machine goes down.

[stevebez]

You, should, also, consider, a, few, less, commas, in, your, writing. It makes things hard to read. A clean short sentence always conveys your thought better. Adding "and," does not eliminate the run-on sentence. Come to think of it, I cant think of a situation where "and," is correct grammar.

Everything else being equal, honing your grammar will increase your income.

I hope I didn't come off as too much of a jerk. My intention is to help.

[calverson]

Originally Posted by stevebez 

Come to think of it, I cant think of a situation where "and," is correct grammar.

What about:

I want some apples, and, should they be fresh, some pears?

My grammer are bad so I might be wrong.

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PS: We must not forget our friend the period. Otherwise we run into things like this:

Yesterday I went and purchased a new iPod and I found it to be nice and then it broke and then I took it to the store and then they said that they needed to send it somewhere and this annoyed me and I think that they should give me a new one and I don't know what you guys think and I was hoping if anyone has had a similar experience and are you still reading this sentence?