Tag Archives: computer_repair
Saving my Macs’ OS from being rebuilt
I installed some shareware about 2 months ago that totally destroyed permissions on my home and work Macs. Yes, I installed it in both places.
I had finally resolved to rebuilding both machines because standard Disk Utility only repairs permissions for those files that have receipts in your /Library/Receipts and ~/Library/Receipts folders. That is a [...]
Ben describing Wear and Tear on his Powerbook 12″
The following is some video I took while interviewing Ben about the wear and tear of his Powerbook. He acknowledges that continued use of a computer can cause failure of the keyboard. That is a difficult repair on the notebook computer.
Ben describing problems with his Powerbook 12″
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Ben’s Mac Powerbook power adapter frayed and fried
So the day after I found out the problem with Ben’s keyboard and found a used Powerbook 12″ keyboard on macrecycling.com, Ben brought up his power adapter and showed me a bit of a disaster. It was unusable, and it could no longer power his computer.
You may notice that it had finally died when it [...]
Mac Recycling & Old Computer Repair
Apple’s recycling program
A couple of years ago, Apple announced that they would be recycling their old computers. However, it did not even dawn on me that they would be recycling computer parts. Today while looking for a part for Ben’s computer, I stumbled upon the Mac recycling website. They offer used Adapters, Batteries, Boards/Sound, Casing/Body, Displays, Fan/Cooling, Hard Drives, Keyboards, Logic Boards, Memory, Modems, Optical Drives, Screws, Software, Tools, [...]