’tis the season for broken laptops. Last month, I took in my laptop-turned-server with the broken video chip and expired AppleCare. Fortunately, it was a known defect and they covered it, even with the expired warranty. My main computing device, an older-model (Rev. B) MacBook Air (also with expired AppleCare) has been slowly deteriorating over … Continue reading I should probably have that looked at
Tag: laptop
Atop the lap
When the lap is occupied by the laptop, Ebenezer is forced to be creative. I think he’s the only cat I know that enjoys being upside-down. On a related note: in the same situation, I am forced to be a little creative in how I type. Posted in:
Laptop Woes
My laptop currently seems to be f’ed in the a. It has been behaving a little flaky in the past week or so (perhaps since the latest OS and graphics update.) I would come back to my desk and notice the screensaver had locked up and the screen had a number of pixels with the … Continue reading Laptop Woes
My XO OLPC!
My new XO laptop! Let me show you it! I’m still figuring it out and seeing what 3rd party apps can be installed, so I really do not have much to say yet. The keyboard takes a little bit of getting used to. For me, the size was not difficult to adapt to, but the … Continue reading My XO OLPC!
Leopard Scorecard
Here are the result of installing OS X Leopard: My Laptop – Success MacBook Pro, hardware is a few months old and consequently the installed OS is equally old. I used the “upgrade” install (as opposed to the “archive and replace” install, as I didn’t realize there were two different places in the installer to … Continue reading Leopard Scorecard
Sewers, Laptops, and Moneys
Last weekend, our neighbor held the first ever neighborhood potluck. Going into it, I was a little skeptical of the outcome because no neighbor really talks all that much to any other neighbor — but at the same time, I had high hopes that it would be a great time. And it ended up being … Continue reading Sewers, Laptops, and Moneys
iMagritte
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Customer Replacement Unit
Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal. To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2005/05/The squeaky wheel gets the worm! Thanks, hensatc! I called, complained, complained, and complained some more. It seems like this most … Continue reading Customer Replacement Unit
Applecare
Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal. To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2005/05/AT PRESENT, I AM QUITE UNHAPPY WITH MY APPLECARE SERVICE AND AM CONSIDERING JUST BUYING A NEW LAPTOP AND SELLING THE … Continue reading Applecare
Carmel Sutra
Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal. To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2005/04/Yesterday, at the coffee shop I was in, I was the only one without a laptop, although the phone and fold-out … Continue reading Carmel Sutra