Tips From Tony Blog

Sometimes equipment fails, and we need to bring it in for repair.

Nowadays, the repair centers are swamped - Macs and iPods are selling
faster than ever before, and the Apple Stores can be quite crowded.
If you just walk in, expecting to be able to get help, you’re in for
a LONG wait, if you can get helped at all. You can wait as much as
four hours!

Luckily, Apple has come up with a nice system for making an
appointment. At midnight every night, the appointment-making software
resets itself so that all time-slots are open. If you get up in the
morning and immediately make an appointment online, then you are 95%
certain of getting an appointment at the time that you would like,
but only on that same day:

• Apple Store Fashion Valley

• Apple Store University Towne Centre

• Other Apple Stores

Just log in as a guest. Then, make your appointment. Then, bring in
the ailing hardware a few minutes early. They will probably still
make you wait a bit, but it’s a breeze compared to the alternative.