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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Feb 21, 2020, at 10:52 AM, Fred Levine via Hidden-discuss <<a href="mailto:hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net" class="">hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)" class=""><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" class=""><div class="WordSection1"><div class="MsoNormal">Yes now charges $79 to take a look, and they won’t refund for not being able to diagnose it. <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">I used to take everything to the Apple Store, then I stopped after I brought in my daughter’s laptop and they wanted $600 for a new logic board, or whatever, I took it down the street to Dancer, and he fixed it for $50. What a huge loss that he’s no longer around!<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div class="MsoNormal">Fred Levine<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Small Batch Books<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">493 S. Pleasant St.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Amherst, MA 01002<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">413.230.3943<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in" class=""><div class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">From: </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Deborah Chandler <<a href="mailto:debchandler411@gmail.com" class="">debchandler411@gmail.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Date: </b>Friday, February 21, 2020 at 10:48 AM<br class=""><b class="">To: </b>Fred Levine <<a href="mailto:fred@smallbatchbooks.com" class="">fred@smallbatchbooks.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Cc: </b>Hidden-Tech Tech <<a href="mailto:Hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net" class="">Hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject: </b>Re: [Hidden-tech] Mac Help<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class="MsoNormal">Fred,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class="MsoNormal">Last time Yes had a computer of mine and couldn't manage to get any data off a crashed harddrive, they expected me to pay their <span class="money">$69</span>. (I think it was) intake fee anyway.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class="MsoNormal">I paid it.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class="MsoNormal">Then, I brought the computer over to Core Solutions Group and they were able to retrieve about 95% of my data, and charged me a very reasonable fee. <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class="MsoNormal">I went back to Yes, and asked Mark for my money back, and told him Core succeeded in doing the work. Mark started to refuse, and was so completely unethical in what he said to me then, but I told him I wasn't leaving until I got my money back. After about an hour, he handed me a check. I have not stepped foot in his shop ever since. And that was back when he was still on Main Street. <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class="MsoNormal">Best to you,<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class="MsoNormal">Deb<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Feb 21, 2020, 10:27 AM Fred Levine via Hidden-discuss <<a href="mailto:hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net" class="">hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net</a>> wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in" class="" type="cite"><div class=""><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Yes has had it for a week and can’t figure out what’s wrong. <o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p class=""></o:p></p><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Fred Levine<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Small Batch Books<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">493 S. Pleasant St.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Amherst, MA 01002<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">413.230.3943<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p class=""></o:p></p><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><img border="0" width="71" height="72" style="width:.7395in;height:.75in" id="m_7486092231683481212Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D5E89C.A919F310" alt="signature_14293741" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p class=""></o:p></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b class=""><span style="" class="">From: </span></b><span style="" class="">JACQUELINE SHERIDAN <<a href="mailto:js1965@icloud.com" target="_blank" class="">js1965@icloud.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Date: </b>Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 6:48 PM<br class=""><b class="">To: </b>Fred Levine <<a href="mailto:fred@smallbatchbooks.com" target="_blank" class="">fred@smallbatchbooks.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Cc: </b><<a href="mailto:hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net" target="_blank" class="">hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject: </b>Re: [Hidden-tech] Mac Help</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p class=""></o:p></p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Left click gets my vote! <o:p class=""></o:p></p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">And Yes computers. <o:p class=""></o:p></p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><o:p class=""> </o:p></p><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt" class="" type="cite"><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt">On Feb 20, 2020, at 18:38, Fred Levine via Hidden-discuss <<a href="mailto:hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net" target="_blank" class="">hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net</a>> wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt" class="" type="cite"><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Hi All,<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I’m sure it’s been asked before, but I need an excellent repair person for my iMac. <o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Thanks,<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Fred<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Fred Levine<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Small Batch Books<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">493 S. Pleasant St.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Amherst, MA 01002<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">413.230.3943<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p class=""></o:p></p><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p class=""></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">_______________________________________________<br class="">Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: <a href="http://www.hidden-tech.net/" target="_blank" class="">http://www.hidden-tech.net</a><br class=""><a href="mailto:Hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net" target="_blank" class="">Hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net</a><br class=""><br class="">You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list.<br class="">If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members<br class="">page on the Hidden Tech Web site.<br class=""><a href="http://www.hidden-tech.net/members" target="_blank" class="">http://www.hidden-tech.net/members</a><o:p class=""></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div><div class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br class="">Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: <a href="http://www.hidden-tech.net/" target="_blank" class="">http://www.hidden-tech.net</a><br class=""><a href="mailto:Hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net" target="_blank" class="">Hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net</a><br class=""><br class="">You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list.<br class="">If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members<br class="">page on the Hidden Tech Web site.<br class=""><a href="http://www.hidden-tech.net/members" target="_blank" class="">http://www.hidden-tech.net/members</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div></blockquote></div></div></div>
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