MacBook Pro power cable splits and frays

14 Jan 2009: The power cable on my MacBook Pro started to show a few problems after about six months. Firstly, the little charging light didn’t come on properly until you waggled the ‘MagSafe’ connector around a bit in its socket. Then, eventually, you could see the cable cover was beginning to come away from the plug, exposing the wire underneath. Not good, especially as I’d treated the power cord with as much care at the MacBook itself. A bit of research revealed that this has happened to loads of people, and apparently Apple did acknowledge the problem last year, although I can’t find any official reference to it now. With the MacBook about 10 months old, I took the power brick into [...]

Compilation of 2008

8 Jan 2009: And so we wheel out the picture of the best album of 2008 for one last time, as I bring you my Compilation of 2008 – a CD of (mostly) sheer joy which I have imposed on some of my less fortunate friends over Christmas. The order was chosen to mix them all nicely into one another (seriously) although the best is saved until last. Ghosts by Laura Marling from Alas I Cannot Swim (03:01) Perfect Symmetry by Keane from Perfect Symmetry (05:12) Nylon Smile by Portishead from Third (03:20) Le Temps Perdu by Carla Bruni from Comme Si De Rien N’Etait (02:46) Tiger Mountain Peasant Song by Fleet Foxes from Fleet Foxes (03:29) Human by The Killers from Day [...]