What's wrong with Apple Inc?

I gotta say I'm a little bit annoyed with Apple.

At home I use an iBook 14" G3 800Mhz circa 2002. This is the model that had the faulty logic boards that caused a worldwide free replacement programme. I'm pretty sure this particular one has had at least one replacement logic board, if not more. - My one I used when teaching went through 6 logic boards.

Anyway this 5 year old iBook, used to be used by my wife, until the screen started showing logic board problems, whereby I switched her to a desktop iMac and put this aside until I could take a proper look at it. So a couple of months down the track, I dig it out and boot it up - and no sign of a problem and my daughter and I have been using it steadily for the past 12 months (solely me the past 6 months).

Well yesterday I receive a text from my wife to say that my youngest daughter accidently knocked my iBook off the desk and now the screen is all funny and please don't be too mad at her when you get home. I'm already thinking - 'this is what I have insurance for!!!" So, no worries, I get home ring the insurance company, go through a few explanations and they say they'll send out the claim form. I'm thinking woohoo, new MacBook here I come.

Well tonight, in the process of getting some data off my broken ibook - I was booted into Target mode, connected to my G4 PowerMac via firewire - all of a sudden I notice the screen on the iBook looks normal (well at least normal for Target Mode). So I quickly unmount the iBook from the G4 and reboot into normal mode and wallah! here I am again using my iBook! Not a sign of a problem.

So my gripe is, why can't Apple make stuff that stays broke???
I can now see my new MacBook drifting away unless I can prove that this thing really is broke. And no, as much as I despise insurance companies, I don't have the urge to "fix" my iBook so it stays broke!!

What can I say?

Once again.......it's been a while.

Thought I'd just mention that I've linked to this blog from another great site I visit frequently - Nutterz, which is the reason I am posting again. Check it out - you won't be disappointed.

Been busy busy busy. I went on an Mac OS X Server (Tiger) course a couple of weeks back. Talk about filling your brain up with stuff. Very informative and well presented. We basically covered the course in 3 days which meant we had a day to play with Leopard Server and Client. Needless to say I can't wait to get my own copy of Leopard, so that I can further my education.

That's all for now. It's late on a Sunday night and I should be in bed.

I have a couple of ideas for some posts, which I'm looking at filling out soonish, I just need the time to sit down and get out, as I think they may be rather lengthy.

Cheers & blessings