Off the Grid

Last week, my MacBook Pro died on me, as I wrote in my previous post. I started working on my PC, which is a very old and slow machine (a Pentium 4).  After a couple of hours I realized that it won't  work without upgrading my machine's memory. However, I couldn't upgrade the memory since my machine would not accept 1 GB memory modules. They told me it has something to do with the BIOS, which needs an update. So, I got the BIOS updating software, updated my BIOS and, as you might expect, ended up bricking my PC. Later that day I got a word from the lab that my MacBook Pro has toasted its' logic board and they're sending in a new one (which will take time).

Two machines. Two totaled logic boards. Two days. I'm off the grid.

I have no problem being disconnected from the net. I usually do that when I take a vacation: no internet, no e-mail, minimal phone calls. However, sitting at home with no computer was a strange feeling. Luckily, I could browse my Gmail from my 3G cell phone, although this wasn't very satisfying. Now, I got a spare machine from my brother and I'll do my best not to trash it. I should be getting my PC back today with a revamped processor.

Happy Passover everybody.