Mac Guru In Bkk

[deadman]

hi guys

anyone know of a mac guru in BKK?

i have some bugs that need fixing plus need some help with I-tunes, ideally a farang but a thai would be ok assuming he could speak reasonable english.

cheers

dm

[Sarge]

hi guys

anyone know of a mac guru in BKK?

i have some bugs that need fixing plus need some help with I-tunes, ideally a farang but a thai would be ok assuming he could speak reasonable english.

cheers

dm

always happy to help a fellow Mac user. Here's a list of dealers and service centres in Thailand:

(Apple Authorised Service Provider) Macintosh Center Co., Ltd. -

989 Siam Discovery Center, Room 404, 4th Floor, Rama 1 Road,

Phathumwan Bangkok

Thailand 10330

Tel: 662-658-0476~77

Fax: 662-658-0478

Email: [email protected]

Web: http://www.maccenter.co.th/map.html

Opening hours: 1. Service Date: Every day 2. Service Hour: 10:30 AM to 07:30PM

(Apple Authorised Service Provider) Macintosh Center Co., Ltd. -

149/4 Modern Home Tower,

Nonsee Road, Chongnonsee, Yannawa, Bangkok

Thailand 10120

Tel: 662-681-2054~55

Fax: 662-681-2053

Email: [email protected]

Web: http://www.maccenter.co.th/map.html

Opening hours: 1. Service Date: Monday to Friday (not included public holiday) 2. Service Hour: 08:30 AM to 05:30 PM (Monday to Friday)

(Apple Authorised Service Provider) Macintosh Center Co., Ltd. -

7 IT Mall, Fortune Town Building, Rm. 4P79, 4th Floor

Ratchadapisek Rd, Dindaeng, Bangkok 10400

Thailand

Tel: 662-642-0400~01

Fax: 662-642-0402

Email: [email protected]

Web: http://www.maccenter.co.th/map.html

Opening hours: 1. Service Date: Every day 2. Service Hour: 10:30 AM to 07:30PM

(Apple Authorised Service Provider) MacZone Chiangmai -

24-24/1 Sirimanklajarn Rd., Suthep

Chiangmai

Thailand 50200

Tel: 053 224 058 to 9

Fax: 225 568

Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Web: http://www.maczone.co.th

(Apple Authorised Service Provider) Phuket Alpha Engineering Co.,Ltd -

Phuket Town: 261 Thalang Road

Muang, Phuket

Thailand 83000

Tel: 66-0 7621-5796

Fax: 66-0 7621-8603

Email: [email protected]

Web: http://www.phuketalpha.com

(Apple Authorised Service Provider) SPV Advance Corp Ltd (Head office) -

1213/58-59 Sriwara Road, Lardprao 94

Wangthonglarng,

Bangkok 10310

Tel: 662 559 2901

Fax: 662 559 2488

Email: [email protected]

Web: http://www.spv.co.th/

Office hours : Monday to Friday, 8:30AM to 5:30PM

(Apple Authorised Service Provider) Uficon Co.,Ltd. -

604/3 Pantip Plaza, Room#162/171, Ground floor

Petchaburee Rd., Rajchatewee, Bangkok

Thailand 10400

Tel: 662-256-0807 to 9

Fax: 662-656-6937

Email: [email protected]

Web: http://www.uficon.com/

Office hours: Monday to Saturday, 10.00 am to 7:00pm

(Apple Authorised Service Provider) Unity Progress Co Ltd -

2210/26-27 Narathiwat-Ratchanakhari Road

Chongnonsi, Yannawa

Bangkok 10120

Tel: 662 678-2566

Fax: 662 678-2560 to 1

Email: [email protected]

(Drop Point) iShop by SPV Advance Corp Ltd -

Pantip Plaza, 3rd. Floor, Room 386-387, Petchaburi Rd.

Rajthewee

Bangkok 10400

Tel: 662 256-0397-8

Fax: 662 256-0398

Email: [email protected]

Web: http://www.spv.co.th

Office hours : Monday to Sunday, 10:30AM to 7:30PM

(Drop Point) iStudio by SPV Advance Corp Ltd -

99, Esplanade 2nd Floor., Rm.223

Rachadaphisek Road, Dindaeng,

Bangkok 10400

Tel: 0-2660-9259-61

Fax: 66-2642-0-2660-9261

Email: [email protected]

Web: http://www.spv.co.th/

Office hours : Monday to Sunday, 10:30AM to 7:30PM

(Drop Point) iStudio by UFicon (Fashion Island) -

Fashion Island Shopping Center, 2nd fl. Room #2066B,

Ramindra Rd., Kannayao, Bangkok

10230

Tel: 662-947-5275 - 6

Fax: 662-947-5276

Email: [email protected]

Web: http://www.uficon.com

Office hours : Monday to Sunday, 11.00 AM to 8.00 PM

(Drop Point) iStudio by UFicon (Pantip Ngamwongwan -

Pantip Plaza Ngamwongwan, 2nd Floor, Room 2027,

Bangkhen, Nonthaburi

11000

Tel: 662-953-5722 - 23

Fax: 662-953-5724

Email: [email protected]

Web: http://www.uficon.com

Office hours : Monday to Sunday, 11.00 AM to 8.00 PM

(Drop Point) iStudio by UFicon (Pantip Pratunam) -

Pantip Plaza, 3rd. Floor, Room 3102-3,

Petchaburi Rd. Rajthewee Bangkok

10400

Tel: 662 256-0419-20

Fax: 662 656-6040

Email: [email protected]

Web: http://www.uficon.com

Office hours : Monday to Sunday, 10:30AM to 7:30PM

(Drop Point) Computer & VDO Lab Co Ltd -

318-320 Thamanoonvithee Road, Hatyai

Songkla

Thailand 90100

Tel: 074 237 254 to 6

(Drop Point) Copper Wired Co.,Ltd. (J-Avenue) -

323/1 J-Avenue 1st Fl.,Room A4, Sukhumvit 55,

Thonglor, Klongtonnue Wattana Bangkok

10110

Tel: 712-7620-2

(Drop Point) Copper Wired Co. Ltd (Siam Paragron) -

991 Siam Paragon Shopping Center

Room 315, 3rd Floor, Bangkok

Tel: 610 9315 8

Fax: 610 9319

Email: [email protected]

(Drop Point) iShop by SPV Advance Corp., Ltd. -

IT Square, Laksi Plaza Buiding, 1st Floor, Rm.A47

Chaengwatana Road, Laksi,

Bangkok 10220

Tel: 0-2576-0808, 0-2576-0512

Fax: 0-2576-0513

Email: [email protected]

Web: http://www.spv.co.th

Office hours : Monday to Sunday, 10:30AM to 7:30PM

(Drop Point) iStudio by SPV Advance Corp Ltd -

7 IT Mall, Fortune Town Building, Rm. 3C96, 3rd Floor

Ratchadapisek Rd, Dindaeng, Bangkok

Thailand 10400

Tel: 662-642-0827~9

Fax: 662-642-0829

Email: [email protected]

Web: http://www.spv.co.th/map/

Office hours : Monday to Sunday, 10:30AM to 7:30PM

(Drop Point) IT City Co Ltd (Tawanna Branch) -

3500 Tawanna Building Ladprao Road

Bangkapi, Bangkok

Thailand 10240

Tel: 02 7340180 to 88

(Drop Point) IT City Co Ltd (Zeer Rangsit) -

99 Moo 8 Zeer Rangsit 2nd Floor

Phaholyotin Road, Kukot, Lamlookk, Pathumtani

Thailand 12130

Tel: 02 992 6800

(Drop Point) KomKaen Thailand Part Ltd -

378 Srichan Road, Mung

Komkaen

Thailand 40000

Tel: 043-224-145 to 6

(Drop Point) MacSurat -

22/162 Raduthid Road,

Talad, Muang Suratthani

Thailand 84000

Tel: 077-287338

Email: [email protected]

(Drop Point) Phuket Alpha Engineering Co.,Ltd -

Central Festival Phuket: 3rd Floor, Room 307 (next to Fuji Restaurant)

74-75 Moo5, Muang,

Thailand 83000

Tel: 66-0 7624-9750

Email: [email protected]

Web: http://www.phuketalpha.com

(Drop Point) Support Center Co. Ltd (Silom Complex 3rd. floor) -

Unit 317, 3rd Fl., Silom Complex, 191 Silom Rd., Silom, Bangkok 10500

Tel: +662 2313934-5

Fax: +662 2313934

Email: [email protected]

Web: http://www.support.co.th

(Drop Point) Support Center Co. Ltd (Silom Soi 9) - (Drop Point)

28/13 Soi Suksavittaya (Silom Soi 9), Silom Road, Silom, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500

Tel: +662 2332920-3

Fax: +662 6350904

Email: [email protected]

Web: http://www.support.co.th

(Drop Point) Z 29 Co. Ltd -

989 Siam Discovery Center, 4th Floor, Room 426

Ramal, Pathumwan, Bangkok

Thailand 10330

Tel: 02-6580447 to 8

and if you can't still find help, write directly to Apple's Thailand MD:

Phakpoom Setarath

Country Manager

Apple Computer (Thailand) Ltd.

Tel. (662) 627-9092

Fax. (662) 627-9001

HP. (661) 835-1284

e-Mail: [email protected]

[anotheruser]

What exactly is wrong with your Mac? I am not in Bkk but have pretty thorough knowledge of iTunes and OS X. Alternatively you can try going to this website:

http://forums.macrumors.com/

It is also my experience with iTunes that unless you invest the time yourself to learn to use it properly there will always be something wrong with it. So you can take it to a pro but if you continue to use it the same way you will most likely get the same frustrating results.

Edited October 28, 2008 by anotheruser

[deadman]

thanks for the feedback guys.

actually i just switched to mac, and gotta say i shoulda done it years ago.

i'm a bit of an IT buffalo, so ideally i wanted someone to come over and guide me through some of difficulties i'm having. I saw an add on the villa mart board a few months ago, some farang offering just such a service, but that was before i switched.

If all else fails i could check with one of the I-studio's, but thought i'd ask around first.

cheers

dm

[nikster]

I'd be happy to help out but I am in Chiang Mai. It's a good idea to ask a Mac guru because they'll know the 10 or so things that make life on the Mac so much easier. Little things that make a big difference.

Of course this is the age of the internet, so you could just ask things in this very forum or in the notebookreviews Apple and OS X forums, there's lots of macheads there.

[deadman]

hopefully someone may be able to help me,

1. the first problem i'm having concerns I-tunes. I bought a CD with about a dozen 10 mp3 files from pantip, drogged from the cd to desktop, then to my playlist. They go to my playlist OK, however they don't appear on the album artwork section. Hence i can see the tracklist, but there is no artwork. I have tried to get it via ;get album artwork', but this doesn't work because even the usual blank album does not appear.

2. another bug concerning album artwork, some files seem to randomly get artwork from my hard drive when i add them to a playlist, and it seems to get stuck there, i go to 'get info' > artwork> 'add' ect, but it will not replace the original one it chose at random with the one i want??

any help u can offer would be appreciated

cheers

dm

[rijb]

Sarge: Thank you for the list. My Macbook battery just died with only 100 charges on it. I live near Chiang Rai. Is Chiang Mai my best bet for a replacement?

Deadman: hope you enjoy your Mac as much as I do

[Sarge]

Sarge: Thank you for the list. My Macbook battery just died with only 100 charges on it. I live near Chiang Rai. Is Chiang Mai my best bet for a replacement?

Deadman: hope you enjoy your Mac as much as I do

yes CM would be the best bet. Battery performance is an issue especially with MBP, I have had same problem mainly because I kept the notebook plugged in the mains when I'm at home. Apple notebook computers use lithium-polymer (MacBooks and MacBook Pros) or lithium-ion (PowerBooks and iBooks) batteries as a portable power source. The following tips should help you get the most use out of your battery, and help with troubleshooting if you are experiencing problems.

Do’s & Don’ts

DO use your battery frequently and lightly, ideally completing 1-2 charge cycles per week (minimum one charge cycle per month).

DO properly calibrate your battery when new and approximately every two months thereafter.

DON’T fully discharge your battery frequently (the infrequent, periodic calibration is an exception).

DON’T store your battery (or your computer) in a high temperature environment, such as the trunk of a car, especially a fully-charged battery.

DON’T run your MacBook or MacBook Pro on AC power with the battery removed.

Also you may want to update your battery's firmware: HERE

Some more advice on calibrating your battery: HERE

[rijb]

The firmware didn't work. I think the battery is FUBAR. I didn't know about the need to calibrate the battery - maybe that was the cause. Thanks again Sarge!

[Thaddeus]

hopefully someone may be able to help me,

1. the first problem i'm having concerns I-tunes. I bought a CD with about a dozen 10 mp3 files from pantip,

And this is where your problems start..... if you have an original CD, or a bit to bit copy of an original CD, I-Tunes will access an on-line database and gather the information about it, artists, track names, genre etc.....

Buy a Pantip Special and all you get is Track 01, Track 02, Track 03 etc.... and no artwork, well, none that can be matched with what you have bought.

The only time that you will get the track listings as they should appear, is when a CD has been copied while the computer was on-line and then copied back out as a compilation, but the unique ID of the original CD is then lost.

Edited November 4, 2008 by Thaddeus

[sleepyjohn]

Sarge: Thank you for the list. My Macbook battery just died with only 100 charges on it. I live near Chiang Rai. Is Chiang Mai my best bet for a replacement?

Deadman: hope you enjoy your Mac as much as I do

You will get a replacement under 300 cycles

[sleepyjohn]

hi guys

anyone know of a mac guru in BKK?

cheers

dm

Deadman

Learn the keyboard shortcuts for your own sake!

A lot of shortcuts are done with the thumb on the left apple key and a digit or digits to the second, and sometimes third, keys.

example

apple+

z undo

x delete but keep

c copy

v paste

a all

s save

d bookmark

I am writing to Apple to suggest they collaborate w firefox, safari for:

apple+g=put cursor in google box

and here's a great one

apple+shift+3=full screenshot

apple+shift+4=drag the screenshot then click

Then you can try using the top row to see what the F keys do, you'll be surprised.....and while you're at it enable active corners in prefs.....indispensable!

You can always learn by looking at the shortcuts on an apps toolbar dropdowns and here's a more comprehensive list:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1343

Then I suggest you Google for Mac tips......

cheers John

[sleepyjohn]

Oh and don't forget this indispensable left hander

apple+tab=show apps (thru which you can scroll)

release apple+tab=bring highlighted app to front

apple+Q=and quit highlighted app

[sleepyjohn]

...and never be without

apple+shift++ =zoom

apple+0 =reset size

(sometimes no shift necessary and can use + and "minus" sign for zoom/de-zoom)

Basically never use the mouse unless you have to.

.........there now you're a Macspert!

Edited November 5, 2008 by sleepyjohn

[sleepyjohn]

dam_n I forgot a great one

apple+spacebar=highlight spotlight

(you do know about spotlight I hope.......top right corner little blue spyglass finds everything in yr computer)

[sleepyjohn]

apple+T=new tab (you gotta use tabs instead of windows)

apple+1,2,3,4,5 etc= goes to that tab or you can arrow left or right too

[Sarge]

guys, just visit Dan Rodney's webpage and print it out. It'll be a useful reference point, you can get loads of info, tips and recommended 3rd party programs. It's nice & neatly laid out. Enjoy

[anotheruser]

Here is my list of essential and free apps for a Mac. With these you shoulod be able to do almost anything you want with out paying.

adium- multi-protocol instant messaging app http://www.adiumx.com/

disk inventory x- tool for seeing through a GUI what is actually on your hard drive http://www.derlien.com/

flip4mac- add on wmv codecs for quicktime player. http://www.flip4mac.com/

gimme some tune- App for finding lyrics and album art for your music

http://www.eternalstorms.at/gimmesometune/...stdownload.html

handbrake- app for converting DVD to avi files etc. http://handbrake.fr/

needle drop- App for playing itunes library in short loop which if you have gimme some tunes going will add art and lyrics to your entire library if you leave it on over night. Follow the instructions from the site for this one i am too lazy to type it out.

neo office- free open source office suite to replace MS office http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/download.php#download

quicksilver- read from the site what it does.... very handy and simple to use but hard to explain http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/22549

senuti- tool for getting songs from your ipod to your mac http://www.fadingred.org/senuti/

isquint- tool for converting video and audiio file to ipod formats (visualhub is the paid version and worth the money if you are into this sort of thing) Just looked and it has been discontinued but you can find it if you know where to google.

Azureus- full featured torrent client. http://azureus.sourceforge.net/download.php

VLC- media player that plays files that are problematic in quicktime. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

perian- more codecs for quicktime http://perian.org/

All of these are free apps and I have used them extensively, there isn't much else I can think of that most people would need being a newbie to a Mac.

My only other advice about using a Mac is if something isn't what you are used to always check the system preferences. If you are wondering how to right click etc..... it is in there. Good luck with your new Mac.

[glyph]

"I bought a CD with about a dozen 10 mp3 files from pantip, drogged from the cd to desktop, then to my playlist. They go to my playlist OK, however they don't appear on the album artwork section. Hence i can see the tracklist, but there is no artwork. I have tried to get it via ;get album artwork', but this doesn't work because even the usual blank album does not appear."

I bet that you bought a counterfeit CD, and the barcode is missing from the CD surface.

[patrickq]

One more suggestion for an excellent program Speed Download. I find it invaluable here in Thailand, as I'm using Edge via mobile connection, which is fairly slow and disconnects often. It enables the successful download of large files (eg 50Mb, 300Mb) which previously I could never manage.

I was using the version 4 on free trial, about to buy the version 5 ($25), think you can trial it for a week or month.

It is written for Mac

[anotheruser]

"I bought a CD with about a dozen 10 mp3 files from pantip, drogged from the cd to desktop, then to my playlist. They go to my playlist OK, however they don't appear on the album artwork section. Hence i can see the tracklist, but there is no artwork. I have tried to get it via ;get album artwork', but this doesn't work because even the usual blank album does not appear."

I bet that you bought a counterfeit CD, and the barcode is missing from the CD surface.

You can try rename the tracks using the real name and artist, then try get the artwork. If nothing else just google "artist name & album name" Then drag the picture onto the window that says "album artwork" when it is playing.