Mac video problem

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Jul 15, 2009 3:08 pm Post subject: Mac video problem

So ive been watching lost, its mad freakin good... at least the first season was. 2nd season got a bit dull and drawn out. Im attempting watch the first ep. of the 3rd season, but sadly im in a predicament involving a piece of shizzle mac. My g/f wanted to go to her parents place for dinner, they are not here yet, because they are at work till 5, so i figured id get an episode in while we wait. She was bringing her mac, so i threw the first episode on from my external hard drive, then ejected and we were off. I get here and quicktime cant freakin play it... and i donno how to make it... it says its not able to play it.... piece of crap. So i went to try to get VLC player and that is taking over an hour to download, and its not the internet here because it is fast, its gotta be this trash can of a comp, cuz on my comps it only takes a second or 2.... God i hate macs, no1 even has to respond to this.... /rant.

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Jul 15, 2009 3:15 pm Post subject:

LOL, ya so im trying to update some crap on it... but apparently this crapbook has to be "attached to a power source" to update....

Laughing

scott a · "a" is for angel Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 4126

Don't blame Apple. It's not their fault that you're girlfriend is too retarded to update her sh*t.

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Jul 15, 2009 3:21 pm Post subject:

alright! got a power cord from her lil sis.... now its gunna take 2 hours to do some apple updates....

Macs....Fail..... So hard......

no lost for me... thanks to Apple being crappy. Neutral

breakin out the vodka....

just made a lil concoction up Vodka + Tonic water + Cranberry Blackberry Northland Juice... So good... wow.

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Jul 15, 2009 3:28 pm Post subject:

i never have to update that stuff on my pc....

mr.foonis · Posted: Jul 15, 2009 3:36 pm Post subject:

i love lost!!!!!!

scott a · "a" is for angel Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 4126

Microsoft has as many updates as Apple does, you just might have it set to do it automatically.

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Jul 15, 2009 3:45 pm Post subject:

still doesnt rectify the fact that it has to be plugged in to do the updates... that doesnt make a lick of sense... lol

scott a · "a" is for angel Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 4126

What if your computer is more than a year or two old and has a battery that lasts only 45 minutes under load? It would likely die about halfway through that 2 hour long update and probably f*ck up a whole bunch of stuff. So they've added a dialog box to remind all the idiot users to plug it in before proceeding.

That said, I don't think it REQUIRES a power cord to be plugged in before you update. I usually don't even bother plugging my laptop in before I run updates...

JeffKnox · Posted: Jul 15, 2009 4:16 pm Post subject:

it just reminds you to plug it in... and you have to do is click proceed anyway and it will download without a power source... but im sure in your hatred of macs you decided not to read the whole dialog box... lol

pc users are retarded lol

Guy · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Jul 2006 Posts: 842 City: Orillia

-=AlexXx=-, quit stirring shizzle. knob

Cyclone268 · Posted: Jul 15, 2009 4:53 pm Post subject:

the internet being slower on a mac? that makes no sense. the internet is the internet. well unless youre on a PC bogged down with spyware/malware/viruses from tons of pr0n sites

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Jul 15, 2009 4:59 pm Post subject:

Its just funny how ive never had any of these said problems on my mac, yet almost every time i hop on this thing out of pure convenience; thing sucks.

Soulprogression · Posted: Jul 15, 2009 5:17 pm Post subject:

daniel · Back Big Joined: 26 Apr 2004 Posts: 3669 City: Duncan

I'm a PC.

DRAGON88 · Dragoon Joined: 01 May 2004 Posts: 1020 City: Portland

I saw this thread, and knew it was going to be INSTANT LOL.

It was instant LOL.

Alexxx, I think it's pretty darn cute that you're just like my grandma when it comes to computers. (apparently PC's as well, since you don't even know that windows frequently has updates, many that ask you to restart your computer.) "What?! I TRIED THAT!" or "That wasn't an option when I was looking at it earlier." You can blame the "piece of crap" all day long, but every single one of your "OMG MACS are TERRIBLE!!!11eleventy111!!" posts have been due to user error. Precious. Laughing

scottyb · Posted: Jul 15, 2009 6:33 pm Post subject:

I'm a PC too...and ive never had a problem with macs, i just perfer PC.

-=AlexXx=-, Most likely it's because you cant take a file from a PC and put it onto a mac...i am a PC user and you know that...but Microsoft is the reason for your problem...Apple is trying to work and make it more convenient for everyone...microsoft just makes it a beach for us to work with apple.

scott a · "a" is for angel Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 4126

tad · 360 flip Joined: 07 May 2006 Posts: 5031

scott a, that's too confusing for him, he just needs to ask Santa for one of these this winter..

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Jul 15, 2009 10:57 pm Post subject:

scott a, Ya thats exactly why. Ive taken stuff off hers comp though and put it on my harddrive... that was never a problem :/

I realize these are all user errors, but still ive NEVER had a error like that on my PC....

All im saying is Macs are not as "easy" as the commericals and the media make them out to be. Im sure after getting used to them they would be fine, but honestly there is alot that is just annoying. no left right click? gotta hit control or w/e.... Finder?? wtf? w/e... I knew i would get a bunch of hate and thats half the reason i made the thread. Soulprogression, lol miss type... sorry.