Update: Looks like the new motherboard is DOA which is funny to me because my past experience with Intel motherboards has been very positive. Oh well … can’t win them all. Now to RMA the board and get a new one from ZipZoomFly. Also it looks to me like the problems with my other board may have actually been heat related and not a problem with the chip. Not sure how to solve it but I will elaborate later when I have time.
Another poignant comic from Tim Buckley about the perils of MMO games.
Image Copyright | Tim Buckley | Ctrl Alt Del
… and we’ll follow that with a hilarious one from the guys at Penny Arcade.
Image Copyright | Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik | Penny Arcade, Inc.
While I have to say that the One to One care center left a less than palatable taste in my mouth the service center at Bob Moore Nissan performed as expected and in a very reasonable amount of time as well. When the SES (Service Engine Soon) light came on last week I initially thought, “Oh crap!”. I was calm though knowing that I had not only the factory warranty but and extended warranty I purchased with some of the discount money I was offered when I bought the
truck. I looked around the brochure about which warranty I bought and couldn’t find it. I did though find in my Nissan binder that One to One care card with the phone number to call if I had any problems. I called on a Saturday only to find out they are open M-F 8-5 MST. Wondering if the truck would make it through the weekend I took it on faith and called again on Monday. It was apparent at the beginning that I had reached an India based call center but the representative was well spoken and easy to understand. Unfortunately after talking with her for a few minutes it was apparent she had no idea about vehicles.
After confirming my information she asked for a description of my problem. I told her that I had a few:
1. The SES (Service Engine Soon) light was on.
2. A tire pressure indicator had lite up.
3. I had determined through trial and error that the right side roof rack bar was a little loose and vibrating.
After this short explanation of events she looked over my records for the closest dealer which happens to the one I purchased the truck from and told me that “… according to my records …” December 18th would be the “best” day for me to come in. I was silent for about 30 seconds thinking to myself:
Don’t insult the lady!
Don’t insult the lady!
Don’t insult the lady!
Don’t insult the lady!
You need something from the lady.
Don’t insult the lady!
Don’t insult the lady!
I politely responded that I would rather come in a little earlier to have the problems looked at before they got worse. She looked at her records again and suggested Friday, September 25th. Flabbergasted at the idea that this wasn’t her first option but considering it might be an opening that just appeared I ask for the time on Friday that I could come in. Her response was pricesless … “They are open from 7:00AM to 4:30PM. Anytime is fine!” Shocked and awed at the display of intelligence I just experienced I asked for 8:00AM.
Fast Forward to Friday …
I arrived at the service center around 8:00AM. I might have been a little late but within 5 minutes. The service representative greeted me with hearty welcome and took my information. He asked what I needed and then directed me toward the waiting area. About an hour later around 9:00AM I have my keys and an explanation that I had a bad tire pressure sensor, an update to the ECM programing was needed and they couldn’t “find” anything wrong with the 
roof rack but as I drove to work I have yet to hear the vibrating sound from the roof so we will see if they did something without telling me. The sound was very pronounced and if you’ve ridden with me in the truck I’m sure you have heard it. The lady working the counter indicated that they were having computer issues and would need to mail me a service packet regarding my vist which I indicated was acceptable and I was out the door costing me $0.
3 cheers for a factory warranty – Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah!
On a side note I decided while at the dealer that I would inquire about replacement paperwork detailing the extended warranty. Although no one was available to help till 8:45AM or so the lady at the information desk and the gentlemen that looked it up were able to provide me with the paperwork I requested. Overall I’m very satisfied with my visit and thankful that things were made to seem that easy.
– Andrew
Made level 10 last night and got my wings. Absolutely fantastic storyline in this game so far. The home city of the Elyos is amazingly drawn. Spent most of the night after getting level 10 exploring and learning the city as well as collecting quests to start either tonight or this weekend as I have the first of two Carry and Conceal classes tonight. Yes that’s correct world I will be “packing heat” soon all the time or at least when/where the law will allow anyway. Anyway back to the subject at hand…
If you are an MMO player and you haven’t tried Aion you should give it a go. If you are not an MMO player then Aion is also a good choice because even though theyworked to Westernize the game for us there is still very much a Korean/Asian aspect to the game that most people won’t/don’t get to experience very often.
– Andrew
HardOCP has got a review up on the new ATI video cards. The info they are showing is very juicy and if you are a hardware enthusiast you will like what you are seeing. Now its time for Nvidia to answer back and start a price war so we, the consumer, benefit.
Very talented group I’ve recently stumbled upon.
Well I’m pretty sure they want me back playing WoW especially if the subject of this cartoon is true. Thanks to Tim Buckley @ Ctrl+Alt+Del for the great laughs over the years and looking forward to many many more.
Having not been a rabid Michael Jackson fan his absence has been felt ’round the world and will continue to be so. He wrote songs that will last for hundreds of years, I think, inspiring and bringing people closer together. This video while a blatant attempt to capitalize on his tragic death will be something to not miss in my opinion. It looks as though it will not only showcase the preparations for the last series of concerts I think Michael probably would have performed but it looks like it will 
shine a light on his better side which most of the last generations of the kids have not been acquainted with due to the overshadowing negative presence he has been shown in through the media. I for one will be going to see it and I hope you do too.
