Life Without Begins…

It would appear that I was over optimistic in suggesting that smashing my iBook on the floor had not impaired vital functions.  The hard drive has started making a sound like maracas.

It would be tempting to blame the upgrade to 10.4.8, or Apple’s crummy SyncServices, for bringing the machine to a rattling, clacking halt.  It did work fine for 24 hours after the incident, after all.  But what with the noises and the fact it won’t boot FC5 either, I think that so soon after a massive impact I can’t really ignore the possibility that this was maybe the cause of physical HD damage.

One things is clear: whilst I try to hold out for the new MacBooks, this morning life without OSX begins…

About Simon Wood

Lecturer in medical education, lapsed mathematician, Doctor Who fan and garden railway builder. See simonwood.info for more...

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