Got Some AppleCare For Cheap
Posted by Stephen in Apple on 08. Dec, 2008 | View Comments
After my adventure with the green-light non-working keyboard, I decided I love my MacBook too much to risk losing it. Plus, in tight economic times, I’m not sure I’ll be able to justify the expense to replace it if it broke. So I decided to pony up for AppleCare, and I ended up getting a [...]
Apple Comes Clean on MagSafe Failures
Posted by Stephen in Apple on 20. Aug, 2008 | View Comments
Apple has finally fessed up to the terrifying failure (read smoke, sparks, fire) of their beautiful but fragile MagSafe power connectors. The combination of a slim, flexible cable, tiny but firm-gripping magnetic connector, and inadequate strain-relief causes the wires inside to burst their sheaths, short out, and burn. I suspect that Apple’s built-in winding “ears” [...]
