Re: Beerbook Part II

2002-12-03 Thread Ian Haddock
Hey Matthew, You may have posted this info but what type of beer cost you the dear amount of cash? :-) Luckily I was drinking diet coke when I spilled on my pismo... so far (wow ... how many years has it been?) other than a prematurely deceased hard drive (recently) not a single problem... -I

Beerbook Part II

2002-12-02 Thread Matthew B. Dwyer
Susan, I had a beer spill on my Titanium a couple of weeks ago that these listers are tired of hearing about... Bt... The spills aren't covered by warranty, and I had to have my logic board replaced, along with the keyboard and some other parts. Luckily, I live in NYC where we've got Tekserve

Re: Beerbook/Spill Damage

2002-11-23 Thread Andrew Main
Some years back a friend/client tried washing his keyboard in water; when it didn't work afterward he gave it to me. I put it in a box with some other junk, and a year later found it worked fine. Just needed to dry out. Most important, I think, if anything gets wet, is to _immediately_ remove a

Re: Beerbook/Spill Damage

2002-11-23 Thread wappling
RE; perhaps, but I should mention lightning damage(florida) homeowners policy and insurance on lightning protection devices cover such a low (used) percentage amount,also at the cost of a raised insurance rate,coverage for electronics damage is poor at best,theft and fire are quite a bit better.but

Re: Beerbook

2002-11-22 Thread Paul Nicholson
At 2:22 PM -0500 11/22/02, Matthew B. Dwyer wrote: >Just in case you want follow-up info, the tech from Tekserve called back >today. He did two severe alcohol washes on it, and still no response (it >won't start at all) so he's replacing the logic board. He should really do a water wash, as alcoho

Re: Beerbook/Spill Damage

2002-11-22 Thread Bruce Mitchell
on 11/22/02 2:19 PM, Donald Keenan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Is it common for both homeowners AND apartment insurance to cover > mishaps other than fire or theft > when it comes to replacing computers? > How strict is the burden of proof? If someone spills beer, water, etc on > a computer, thi

Re: Beerbook/Spill Damage

2002-11-22 Thread P . F . Grenier
On Friday, Nov 22, 2002, at 17:19 US/Eastern, Donald Keenan wrote: > Is it common for both homeowners AND apartment insurance to cover > mishaps other than fire or theft > when it comes to replacing computers? > How strict is the burden of proof? If someone spills beer, water, etc > on > a compu

Re: Beerbook/Spill Damage

2002-11-22 Thread Donald Keenan
Is it common for both homeowners AND apartment insurance to cover mishaps other than fire or theft when it comes to replacing computers? How strict is the burden of proof? If someone spills beer, water, etc on a computer, this is considered a valid claim? This makes me think I should consider apa

Re: Beerbook/Spill Damage

2002-11-22 Thread Bruce Mitchell
Been following the thread and thought I should share this story. My brother hangs out in coffee shops, writing on his laptop and engaging customers in political discussions whenever possible, working to change the world one mind at a time. About a year ago he was pounding away at his PB5300 when

Beerbook

2002-11-22 Thread Matthew B. Dwyer
Hi folks, Thanks for your responses about my spill issue. Paul was right, I could've probably saved the Tibook if I'd been quick about removing the battery, my instincts were incorrect. Just in case you want follow-up info, the tech from Tekserve called back today. He did two severe alcohol washe