OMG Carlo, Let it go, the query has been responded to. If you wish to read between the lines, why would people call out another consultant if they were happy with the first consultant?
That's it, no more comments from me. Regards, Ronni On 13/08/2012, at 11:13 AM, "wa...@realworldcomputing.com.au" <wa...@realworldcomputing.com.au> wrote: > Hi Ronni, > > Daniel's post seems to imply that he has heard that Techstatic is > incompetent. On the other hand the post also talks of some other unnamed > consultant. > > Daniel could you post please and let the group know definitively if you have > heard bad things about Techstatic. > > I should add that I am not familiar with Techstatic and, as far as I know, do > not know any of the employees. > > Regards, > Carlo > > > On 13/08/2012, at 11:03 AM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > >> Hi Carlo, >> >> A careful reading of Daniel's posts says & I Quote: >>>>>>> From what I know of them, they're a consulting firm. I bit like me. >>>>>>> I only know of them from what clients have told me after I've been >>>>>>> there after them. >> >> He has only mentioned that he knows what clients have told him after he was >> called out after them.... >> He also never named the other Mac Consultant that did not know what a Apple >> Time Capsule was. >> >> Look after your long standing WAMUG Corporate Member & long time committee >> member. >> >> Daniel replied to the query, he does not need to justify his response... and >> neither do I. >> >> Regards, >> Ronni >> >> On 13/08/2012, at 10:45 AM, wa...@realworldcomputing.com.au wrote: >> >>> Hi Ronni, >>> >>> That's not quite the case. A careful reading of Daniel's post says he was >>> called out after a *different* unnamed outfit. It's probably best that it >>> be made clear that we do not have any experience with Techstatic. >>> >>> Daniel could clear this up please. Were you called out to clean up after >>> Techstatic because they had failed to complete a task? Did they then charge >>> the client for work that was not properly done? If so that is indeed worth >>> posting and I would not have problem with that sort of feedback being >>> posted. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Carlo >>> >>> On 13/08/2012, at 10:32 AM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Carlo, >>>> >>>> We don't forget this is a public forum. The original poster asked if >>>> anyone knew anything about them. >>>> Yes we do; and Daniel rightly posted his experience of being called out >>>> after these people. >>>> >>>> I'm all for loyalty, if I can not give support to someone who contacts me >>>> as they are out of my travel area, or expertise, I immediately have no >>>> hesitation in recommending they contact MacWizardry as I know that >>>> Daniel's standard of service is excellent and his knowledge of all things >>>> related to Apple & Macs is above anyone else I know of (& I know a lot of >>>> Mac Consultants)! >>>> >>>> How about supporting our own Consultants that give so much of their time >>>> and knowledge to give support to WAMUG for free. >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Ronni >>>> >>>> >>>> On 13/08/2012, at 10:12 AM, wa...@realworldcomputing.com.au wrote: >>>> >>>>> It's probably best to remember that this is a public forum. We shouldn't >>>>> pass judgement on a company until we have had some actual experience of >>>>> them. The business climate is fairly tight at the moment so in my opinion >>>>> if they are trying to make an honest go of it they deserve a chance. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Carlo >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 13/08/2012, at 9:37 AM, Daniel Kerr <dan...@macwizardry.com.au> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> From what I know of them, they're a consulting firm. I bit like me. >>>>>> I only know of them from what clients have told me after I've been there >>>>>> after them. >>>>>> >>>>>> There's a lot more places "popping up" like them now. >>>>>> >>>>>> I had another client tell me about another "Mac consultant" (not these >>>>>> guys) that came out and had never heard of an Apple Time Capsule and >>>>>> spent the first 30mins of the appointment studying up on it then telling >>>>>> the client that a Canon printer couldn't be made wireless because of it. >>>>>> Needless to say the 2 hours they spent there weren't fairly productive. >>>>>> I fixed all her issues in 30mins and then had other things working as >>>>>> well. Oh, and the printer WAS a wireless printer itself. Set it to join >>>>>> the network and all her computers could print and have telling her about >>>>>> Printopia and she bought it then and there and I set it up, she could >>>>>> print from her iPad and iPhone. >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't like to sound like I'm blowing my own trumpet, but some of these >>>>>> places are a worry. They say they can deliver all this "Mac expertise" >>>>>> then never deliver, charge the client then "disappear" and are hard to >>>>>> get hold of again. I'm not saying I know everything, but at least I'll >>>>>> say that up front and advise of other options. lol >>>>>> >>>>>> Hope that helps >>>>>> >>>>>> Kind regards >>>>>> Daniel >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone 4s >>>>>> >>>>>> --- >>>>>> Daniel Kerr >>>>>> MacWizardry >>>>>> >>>>>> Phone: 0414 795 960 >>>>>> Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> >>>>>> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> **For everything Apple** >>>>>> >>>>>> On 13/08/2012, at 8:21 AM, Peter Hinchliffe <hinch...@multiline.com.au> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 12/08/2012, at 6:37 PM, Susan Hastings <susanhasti...@mac.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi, a friend has seen a website for this business, and I'm wondering >>>>>>>> if anyone knows anything about it. There is only a mobile number as >>>>>>>> contact, no street address. There is quite a good website. Regards, >>>>>>>> Susan >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Yes, very intriguing. It would be nice to have some idea of physical >>>>>>> presence though. The only clues are in the footer, which has the tag >>>>>>> line "Perth · Subiaco · West Perth · Claremont · Nedlands · Dalkeith". >>>>>>> Leads one to think there is one location somewhere in the general >>>>>>> Subiaco-Claremont area. Never heard of them before... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services >>>>>>> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer >>>>>>> Perth, Western Australia >>>>>>> Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 >>>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
