But that’s a discussion for another blog entry, one more focused on business and marketing. To make a genius bar appointment there are a number of different solutions, including a very slick Apple Store app for the iPhone that makes it a breeze. If you have an iPhone, that is!įortunately, you can use the Apple Web site too. To make your life easier, start here: Apple Store: Genius Bar. I’ll demonstrate by making an appointment at the Twenty Ninth Street store in Boulder, Colorado, the closest to our offices:Ĭhoose a state, and you can see all the Apple Stores located there: On that page, you’ll see a quick way to pick your closest Apple Store. Now it’s time to sort yourself into the correct bucket: Apple has geniuses who specialize in particular hardware… There’s our closest Apple Store: Twenty Ninth Street Mall. I’m seeking an appointment for my MacBook Pro battery, so I’ll click on “Mac” here.

Of course, you should already have a reliable backup program, whether we’re talking about an iPod or an iMac… Now it offers up a warning which should be taken seriously: I have indeed had Apple wipe my hard drive as part of its maintenance program. As you can see, my store isn’t very busy this time of year – rather surprisingly – so there are a lot of options: Now you can pick a time slot that’ll work best for you. I want the first available appointment, so I’m going to click on “Morning” in the top left. Clicking “Next” here then prompts for my name and contact information:Īt this point, your appointment is set up and you’re ready to roll:

Keep track of the time and try to show up 5-10 minutes early. In my experience, they keep pretty well to schedule so with a 10am appointment, I do expect to be done by 10.30 the latest, and possibly quite a bit faster than that.

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