I never posted any pics of when I bought my new MacBook Pro. Here they are.

I'm still using it. It runs like a beast. It's a rockstar. I still haven't heard back from Lenovo even though I sent them my computer over a week ago. So they have my computer and my $1,700 still. They suck.

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I just bought me some MediaTemple hosting. For the past several years I have been hosting all my sites on my own server. It's been co-located in downtown Lexington with Intelliwire which is a sister company to eLink Design where I had worked for five years. Intelliwire has been awesome to me - providing super-fast connectivity for my server....

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Lenovo finally approved my request to return my broken laptop after going through PC Hell. Now, ladies and gentlemen, Samuel "SammyK" Powers has now officially made the switch. I am now the proud new owner of a MacBook Pro. It's something that I have been wanting to do for a long time, but have never done. Mainly because of the fact that I...

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ARRRRRRRRRRRGH!! I am so.... argh! I can't believe this farce. I now officially hate Lenovo because of this, this, this, this, this, this, this, and finally this. And now THIS:

This is to inform you that your request to return system in order number has been approved contingent of a rebook or replacement order. You may place a new order in...

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I had really hoped that all my troubles with my Lenovo were over. I sent it in and they replaced the motherboard, but just a few moments ago it completely locked up again. I forsaw this from the very beginning of all the drama - "I have read many posts from users who have sent their laptops in to get them fixed only to get them back in the...

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I got my Lenovo laptop back today. It was very strange. I sent it off to them several days ago and never received a phone call or email or anything of that nature. Then suddenly today it shows up on my doorstep. They replaced the motherboard. I really hope that fixed the issue. I won't know until I work on it for a few hours if it's fixed. Part...

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The return box for my broken laptop came in from Lenovo this morning. Wow - it was here less than 24 hours from when I called Lenovo. That's some fast shipping on DHL's part. I packaged the laptop in it and dropped it off at a DHL shipper. So now I'm just waiting on a Lenovo technician's phone call or email.

Let's make some predictions about...

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Last night I was feeling pretty good about my brand-new dysfunctional Lenovo laptop because it looked like things were finally starting to take a turn for the best. After formatting and restoring the laptop back to the factory defaults completely, I began installing all the software I needed. I used it all night last night without even a hint...

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After sleeping on it and cooling off from my outrage with Lenovo, I have decided to give Lenovo another chance. I called up their tech support and got some lady who attempted to fix my Blue Screen of Death error I was getting when Windows was booting.

The first thing she had me do was reset the BIOS to the original settings. "That'll do a...

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After all the IBM Thinkpad drama I have been going through, trying to return my laptop that doesn't even work, I just got the following email from Lenovo support.

"In regards to your recent return request pertaining to order #******, our returns team has researched the situtation and at this time has denied a return for your Lenovo 6459CTO...

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After much frustration with my new IBM Thinkpad Lenovo T61, I called up their returns people again today and got a lady named Jessica who said that she'd have to send the return request to some committee that would make the decision of whether or not to take the laptop back without charging me a restocking fee. They were going to be notifying...

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CONSUMER WARNING: DO NOT PURCHASE AN IBM Thinkpad Lenovo T61.

I just purchased a pimped-out laptop from IBM that has all the latest and greatest hardware. And I don't know why I didn't see this before I purchased it. Review after review on that page tells the story of someone who purchased the Lenovo T61 and immediately had problems with it -...

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As most of you know, I have been working on the new XXXChurch.com website with el Clinto. I thought I would give you a special sneak-peak at the new site in this VLOG before the site launches this weekend. In the VLOG I also show a run-down of my process for web development.

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So, the site will be down for a little longer than I thought... you see, we originally went into the co-loc room to replace a hard drive that was starting to go bad. Rick went with me to help config my box on my old hard drive that came with the server.

Here is my Dell PowerEdge server with his other...

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Hey guys. My server has more problems than I thought. Until we can fix her, I am fee-loading on my company's server. I am at work now and can't talk, but I'll post more details tonight... with some pictures. :)

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Sorry I haven't updated. I had some more good stories from Europe, but I am too tired right now to type them all out. I apologize for my lethargy. What has happened since Germany that is significant and worthy of an update? Lots in fact. Am I going to write about them? Perhaps... but I don't think I will right now. I am too busy...

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Yes I know, an update has been long past due, but in the real world, there is a little thing called life, and I have been living it. :D I haven't been on my computer at home for 2 days and had nearly 40 emails, 10 of which were junk. I used to NEVER get junk mail. How the heck do I get this junk? I mean, usually you can tell by the...

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