My MacBook died
I’m very sad – the logic board on my MacBook died on me several days ago. I’m very glad I bought the AppleCare extended warranty, though, as it was almost exactly one year and one month since I bought it (and would have been one month out of warranty had I not purchased the extended plan).
It’s currently being repaired now, which means I’m stuck using an old machine until I get it back (an aging Windows Pentium 4 I had). It’s tough going back to Windows now that I’ve been used to the Mac for so long, but I’m still able to get work done. I’m using Gmail for my email (I had set it up to automatically download all of my work email to Gmail before my Mac died, so I have most of my important messages there), the e text editor, which is very similar to TextMate, WinSCP (to replace Cyberduck), and Putty for my terminal.
When the MacBook died, I was getting very nervous, as I had a deadline (today) for a client. I brought the laptop to the Apple Store nearest me, and they helped me get the documents I needed off the drive before sending it in for repair (they pulled out the drive and inserted it into another MacBook, as I had FileVault turned on – big mistake – where I was able to plug in my external USB hard disk and trasfer the docs I needed). That was way cool, and extremely helpful, as I wasn’t able to get it to boot into target mode.
So, long story short, I should have it back early next week. First problem I’ve had with it, and luckily I had all my important documents backed up (and I met my deadline!). So the process was about as painless as it could have been, and I should have it back early next week.
Update: I got my Macbook back from Apple. It powered on and was working fine until I went to plugin the power adapter. Turns out the light on the power adapter (green or orange) doesn’t light up, and it doesn’t charge my battery. Very frustrating, so I brought it back to the Apple Store, which they are now repairing (again).
