It's Thanksgiving, and I am thankful for family, friends, andMacs.
![The power plug from the PowerBook G4](art/power-adapter-2.jpg)
The power plug from the PowerBook G4.
However, my 12"PowerBook G4 may be down for the count. I have a power adapterissue. My old power adapter plug broke off inside the DC in socketinside of the G4.
![Apple's yo-yo power adapter](art/power-adapter.jpg)
Apple's yo-yo power adapter.
I bought a new power adapter and took apart the PowerBook. I manageto fish out the broken piece of the power adapter tip, but when Ibuttoned the old gal up and tried to power up, nothing happened.
Now I should give it one more try, but taking the old PowerBookapart is not for the faint of heart. As the accompanying picturesdemonstrate, it is a major hassle. It's even a three ice cube tray job.(I sort the parts out in ice cube trays as I disassemble thecomputer.)
![Disassembled 12-inch PowerBook G4](art/power-adapter-3.jpg)
Disassembled 12" PowerBook G4.
I'm going to see if anything else in the power department is notkosher, but it has me making plans to pick up an Intel Mac.
![Ice cube trays are great for holding small parts](art/power-adapter-4.jpg)
Ice cube trays are great for holding small parts.
About time, right? Yes, it is. I have to buy at least a Intel Core 2Duo, since Apple requires at least that to run OS X 10.7 Lion. I'm not to sureabout upgrading from OS X 10.5Leopard to Lion, but I'm more than willing to give OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard ashot.
I have some misgivings about Lion, and it is a stubbornunwillingness to give up AppleWorks. I guess I'mnot all that excited about the touch interface on a Macintosh. I don'tuse Dashboard, whichhas been around since OS X 10.0, on Leopard, and I don't useSpaces so I can havemultiple desktops. I just am a real pedestrian computer user and don'tlike change.
I might like some of the iCloud features, but I don't thinkthat Apple is making a full effort for adoption of iCloud, whichrequires iOS 5 on your iDevices and Lion on your Macs. I've beenthinking all sorts of positive thoughts, but I really feel that Appleshould make an effort to bring iCloud to Snow Leopard. Right now, I canonly conclude that Apple is somewhat halfhearted about the iCloudservices. If you are going to do something, go all the way.
So on to the future, although with reservations.