IP Convergence: Beyond VoIP, Beyond Cost Savings

I so wish I wasn’t typing this.  If you are a new iMAC user – then you might be aware of a certain problem that Apple is denying left and right.  The symptoms started manifesting itself a couple of weeks after we got the machine.  I think that it’s important to recall the situation I was in that led me to a MAC in the first place – it’s a struggle I went through with myself and my family, who were all used to PCs and Windoze.

So this is what’s going on – the darn machine just freezes for no apparent reason.  This was first reported by my better half.  I did some investigation after rebooting and didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary.  As the machine came with 90 days of free technical phone support, I called Apple.  They introduced me to the “Kernel Panic”.  For those not in the know, it’s the Apple equivalent of the Blue-screen of death (BSOD) in the Windoze world.  The tech on the line told me it’s most likely due to software I installed, so I removed a bunch of stuff that I downloaded – but still the problem occurs.  Lately, it’s gotten worse.  So much so that there’s a significant return in a simple Google search on this topic.  At the time of this writing, there are approximately 352k returns to that search.  I bet all the money in my front right pocket that this number will only grow in time.

The culprit, at least according to the peanut gallery, seems to be Video Card related, but without Apple stepping up to the plate and stating such – it’s all speculation.  I am going to have to drop my brand new 20-inch aluminum iMAC off to the store that I got it, and hope that it doesn’t take too long to get fixed, AND that it gets fixed. 

Consider this either a warning, or a plea for help – either way, it is what it is.

Adam “voiploser” Uzelac

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