a look inside » goodbye MacBook Pro http://blog.ajmartinez.com my life, my thoughts, my world. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:06:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 One step forward, two steps back http://blog.ajmartinez.com/2009/06/06/one-step-forward-two-steps-back/ http://blog.ajmartinez.com/2009/06/06/one-step-forward-two-steps-back/#comments Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:35:58 +0000 Anthony http://blog.ajmartinez.com/?p=525 Yesterday’s trip down to the University of Houston was somewhat productive. Actually speaking to a staff member is so much more effective than going through the motions on the phone with a student-worker. By the end of Monday I should have my decision and be able to start moving to either Houston, or Arlington.

Earlier this morning, I determined that my MacBook Pro has met its end. The beer I spilled in it last Monday would appear to have damaged it enough that another resurrection is unlikely, or at least cost-prohibitive. The machine made it through a tour in Iraq, and three years of heavy use. Not quite as impressive as the Fujitsu P5020D on which I am typing this post. It has made two trips to the sandbox, and been physically abused beyond the norm for a laptop over the last six years.

Losing the MacBook Pro hurts, but at least the iMac is easy enough to take with me. I brought it home this weekend without much trouble. At least everything of any importance that I had on the MBP has been transferred to the iMac.

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