Ok, I'm now pretty certain that my recent problems (entire screen freezes - mouse no longer reacts, random memory access errors to 0x000000, and kernel panics), have been due to my 1GB RAM chip flaking out ( Read more... )

Dear self ( Read more... )

Danes 'prove' sudden iBook death syndrome* [ http://www.theregister.com/2007/05/03/danish_consumer_complaints_board_claim_ibook_defect/Read more... )

Well, iBook arrived yesterday. Overnight shipping, day after they called. Thank you, Apple, specifically, you guys at the Apple store in Montgomery Mall. There was also a FedEx envelope, asking me to sign the repair receipt (with $0.00 due circled, which was a relief, as there was a regular receipt attached that indicated $280.. I'm assuming ( Read more... )

The tub is now sparkling (sparklingly?) clean. Probably the cleanest it's been since we moved in ( Read more... )

Why do you insist on dying on me every 3-6 months ( Read more... )

"Step 2 - Service
On hold - Part on order (24-Oct-2006)"

Damnit, Apple, damnit.

Need to call in and see how long "on order" might mean.

Well, I guess it's a nice change from "Repair in progress (19-Oct-2006)".

http://www.applefritter.com/node/10193Read more... )

I woke up early (10 AM, for a saturday), and was up wandering around the apartment poking at the fridge when some part of my brain woke up and came to the conclusion that, hey, it might be nice to curl up in my blankets for a bit longer, because my feet were cold. So I did that, and somehow fell back asleep until 2 PM ( Read more... )

Went on the J-net barcrawl tonight. It was amusing and I guess... I dunno, still not all that fond of bars, but eh, the right ones are ok. Got pictures, and was surprised that the camera battery held out for so long, even with flash enabled. 60-ish pictures, most aren't all that great, since.. bars tend to be dim/badly lit places ( Read more... )