Comments on: MacInferno Part II: The full story of how the cable company incinerated my Powerbook. http://www.macwork.com/2006/12/09/macinferno-part-ii-the-full-story-of-how-the-cable-company-incinerated-my-powerbook/ The Mac Experience in Business & Home: Help, Tips, Discussion & Radio Show Notes Fri, 16 May 2008 04:46:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: jeff http://www.macwork.com/2006/12/09/macinferno-part-ii-the-full-story-of-how-the-cable-company-incinerated-my-powerbook/#comment-26290 jeff Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:03:03 +0000 http://www.macwork.com/2006/12/09/macinferno-part-ii-the-full-story-of-how-the-cable-company-incinerated-my-powerbook/#comment-26290 you got hit by lightning. blame god. you got hit by lightning. blame god.

]]> By: gray http://www.macwork.com/2006/12/09/macinferno-part-ii-the-full-story-of-how-the-cable-company-incinerated-my-powerbook/#comment-26159 gray Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:44:47 +0000 http://www.macwork.com/2006/12/09/macinferno-part-ii-the-full-story-of-how-the-cable-company-incinerated-my-powerbook/#comment-26159 Yes, and the moon walk was faked, too. ;) This was real folks, even if it could have been described better. Yes, and the moon walk was faked, too. ;) This was real folks, even if it could have been described better.

]]> By: Yeah, right http://www.macwork.com/2006/12/09/macinferno-part-ii-the-full-story-of-how-the-cable-company-incinerated-my-powerbook/#comment-25997 Yeah, right Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:57:28 +0000 http://www.macwork.com/2006/12/09/macinferno-part-ii-the-full-story-of-how-the-cable-company-incinerated-my-powerbook/#comment-25997 I'm callin bullsh*t on this one. I hate Comcast as much as the next guy but theres no way that connecting it wrong would do that. If anything, it would just fry the modem. I’m callin bullsh*t on this one. I hate Comcast as much as the next guy but theres no way that connecting it wrong would do that. If anything, it would just fry the modem.

]]> By: Cable guy http://www.macwork.com/2006/12/09/macinferno-part-ii-the-full-story-of-how-the-cable-company-incinerated-my-powerbook/#comment-24935 Cable guy Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:59:23 +0000 http://www.macwork.com/2006/12/09/macinferno-part-ii-the-full-story-of-how-the-cable-company-incinerated-my-powerbook/#comment-24935 Heres what most likely happend, From my 14 years in the cable company. Coax hardline cares 87-90Volts AC to power the many line extenders and optical nodes along the way. When a cable is to be connected to this energized system it is done with a tap. A tap lowers the signals on the main line and removes the voltage from the ports. Some taps allow this 90vts to pass thru the ports. For the reason of powering up phone termanals and addressable taps. These ports can have the voltage turned on and off by the movement of a jumper. If the technician could not get a good signal he most likely tried a direct connection to the tap without checking for voltage (or the jumpers placement) And BOOOM goodby computer Heres what most likely happend, From my 14 years in the cable company. Coax hardline cares 87-90Volts AC to power the many line extenders and optical nodes along the way. When a cable is to be connected to this energized system it is done with a tap. A tap lowers the signals on the main line and removes the voltage from the ports. Some taps allow this 90vts to pass thru the ports. For the reason of powering up phone termanals and addressable taps. These ports can have the voltage turned on and off by the movement of a jumper. If the technician could not get a good signal he most likely tried a direct connection to the tap without checking for voltage (or the jumpers placement) And BOOOM goodby computer

]]> By: Dr. Tran http://www.macwork.com/2006/12/09/macinferno-part-ii-the-full-story-of-how-the-cable-company-incinerated-my-powerbook/#comment-5950 Dr. Tran Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:30:45 +0000 http://www.macwork.com/2006/12/09/macinferno-part-ii-the-full-story-of-how-the-cable-company-incinerated-my-powerbook/#comment-5950 Just an observation, but when you move into an apartment, and they tell you the cable is on, do you check for current first? Or do you just plug your tv into the wall and pray? Playing devil's advocate a bit here, but this technician just won the lottery. One in a million shot. Just an observation, but when you move into an apartment, and they tell you the cable is on, do you check for current first? Or do you just plug your tv into the wall and pray? Playing devil’s advocate a bit here, but this technician just won the lottery. One in a million shot.

]]> By: PDYP http://www.macwork.com/2006/12/09/macinferno-part-ii-the-full-story-of-how-the-cable-company-incinerated-my-powerbook/#comment-4500 PDYP Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:31:16 +0000 http://www.macwork.com/2006/12/09/macinferno-part-ii-the-full-story-of-how-the-cable-company-incinerated-my-powerbook/#comment-4500 “Have you tried rebooting?” "That only fixes Windows…" Exactly! With Macs, just plug it in, and it works! “Have you tried rebooting?”

“That only fixes Windows…”

Exactly! With Macs, just plug it in, and it works!

]]> By: Ryan http://www.macwork.com/2006/12/09/macinferno-part-ii-the-full-story-of-how-the-cable-company-incinerated-my-powerbook/#comment-2690 Ryan Sun, 11 Feb 2007 05:31:14 +0000 http://www.macwork.com/2006/12/09/macinferno-part-ii-the-full-story-of-how-the-cable-company-incinerated-my-powerbook/#comment-2690 I particularly got a kick out of the "Give This To Your Computer" caption on what I think is the CD case, LOL I particularly got a kick out of the “Give This To Your Computer” caption on what I think is the CD case, LOL

]]> By: john c http://www.macwork.com/2006/12/09/macinferno-part-ii-the-full-story-of-how-the-cable-company-incinerated-my-powerbook/#comment-528 john c Wed, 27 Dec 2006 18:44:30 +0000 http://www.macwork.com/2006/12/09/macinferno-part-ii-the-full-story-of-how-the-cable-company-incinerated-my-powerbook/#comment-528 wow what a noobish comcast guy. i usually do these things myself , or follow the guy around till he leaves so i dont need to worry wow what a noobish comcast guy. i usually do these things myself , or follow the guy around till he leaves so i dont need to worry

]]> By: joe http://www.macwork.com/2006/12/09/macinferno-part-ii-the-full-story-of-how-the-cable-company-incinerated-my-powerbook/#comment-526 joe Wed, 27 Dec 2006 18:02:38 +0000 http://www.macwork.com/2006/12/09/macinferno-part-ii-the-full-story-of-how-the-cable-company-incinerated-my-powerbook/#comment-526 I have yet to see a cable installation that didn't have at least 25-50v potential in the drop line. I have yet to see a cable installation that didn’t have at least 25-50v potential in the drop line.

]]> By: Stephen Jones http://www.macwork.com/2006/12/09/macinferno-part-ii-the-full-story-of-how-the-cable-company-incinerated-my-powerbook/#comment-523 Stephen Jones Wed, 27 Dec 2006 16:18:30 +0000 http://www.macwork.com/2006/12/09/macinferno-part-ii-the-full-story-of-how-the-cable-company-incinerated-my-powerbook/#comment-523 In my house in Lanka the problem is lighting. The internal modem on my laptop got fried because the telephone connection got hit by lighting. Also finished off my mate's TV, and the coconut tree next to my house. Less spectacuarly, you can completely destroy a laptop by choosing the wrong bios update out of two to use. Local Acer dealer refused to do anything, and demanded $500 for a new motherboard. I choose to buy a new computer and keep the HD, memory and battery (at least I've got a spare sreen). In my house in Lanka the problem is lighting. The internal modem on my laptop got fried because the telephone connection got hit by lighting. Also finished off my mate’s TV, and the coconut tree next to my house.

Less spectacuarly, you can completely destroy a laptop by choosing the wrong bios update out of two to use. Local Acer dealer refused to do anything, and demanded $500 for a new motherboard. I choose to buy a new computer and keep the HD, memory and battery (at least I’ve got a spare sreen).

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