Glennalicious: New Sparky of the Swanktuary

May 10, 2004

New Sparky of the Swanktuary

I've managed to resist the super-sexy new powerbooks from Apple. I'm just strong that way, or maybe I'm just broke. My ancient toilet lid iBook has been with me for some time, but I'm not sure how much longer.

For some time, the screen has had this nice lurid red glow. It is still workable, but only in lower light situations. I like to call it moodlighting, rather than the accident of some random radiation. On the positive side, the same accident gave me the mutant ability of lasers shooting from my uvula.

Now my power supply shorted out. I noticed little arcs of electricity on the plug a few days ago, it got all melty and soft, and I had to replace it with one from eBay. I was tempted to try to fix it myself, but burning down the loft by accident would probably make roommate Michael fussy.

I'll keep it running for a little longer, but eventually it will become a stylish doorstop.

Posted by G at May 10, 2004 09:09 PM

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My clamshell iBook had the same power-supply problem...three eBay yo-yo adapter replacements later, my beloved turquoise workhorse died a horrible death laced with blue arcs of electricity. Apparently it's a common problem with that power adapter model, but Apple refuses to acknowledge the design flaw. Sigh.

Posted by: Jen at May 10, 2004 10:50 PM

My power adaptor frayed its cord, but no sparks yet. I have to twist it just so - how much did you spend on a replacement on eBay?

Posted by: sam at May 12, 2004 01:24 AM

$75, $60, and finally $35. Three of 'em.

Posted by: Jen at May 13, 2004 12:21 AM