R.I.P. Sweaty Memory

August 11th, 2010

Last summer, I laid the Apple G4 Powerbook I bought in October 2003 haphazardly on the couch. When I got up to walk away, it fell off the couch and landed square on the power jack. At the time, the computer was nearly six years old, and it had definitely seen better days. I made do with the computer for another full year.

As I wrote about in this space last week, I bought a table for my rehearsal studio so I could spend more time away from home working on web design, music, drawing and writing. The studio has internet access, and I brought the Powerbook with me, hoping I could get a little more life out of it, although by this point, it had become more of a nuisance than a joy to use. The urge to buy a new computer continually nagged me, but I wasn’t ready to throw down the money. The temporary solution, I thought, was to buy a replacement battery for the laptop so I wouldn’t have to rely exclusively on AC power to get anything done.

The new battery came today. I ordered it on Amazon.com from a company called PCMicroStore. It didn’t work. Impulse finally got the better of me, and I’m writing this entry from a brand new 21.5″ Apple iMac.

It’s beautiful, and I’m already visualizing the many opportunities for productivity. There’s just one last obstacle in the way – the waiting. I hope these files will transfer before long…

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