12″ Powerbook + New Battery = Bliss
Let’s start with the backstory:
First of all, I have a 12“ powerbook G4 that I’ve had for 3 about years. It’s a champion, and I love it’s portability, it’s battery life, and it’s a conversation starter now-a-days because they don’t make them anymore. The battery it came with was great but then there was the battery recall, and so I waited till the last possible moment of when I could switch, and I moved to new one (for free, thanks Apple).
Well I got the second battery for almost 2 years, until today. However, for the last 3-4 months, I’ve had to have my laptop plugged in at all times because the battery life was, well, non-existant. The battery would last maybe 3-4 minutes without it’s umbilical cord sustaining its powerless excuse for a battery. I basically had a portable miniature desktop computer. It was an 130 dollar investment, but it just needed to happen, I couldn’t go any longer having to deal with that mess, so I just went for it and bought it.
Tomorrow I fly out to OKC to attend MinistryCOM for two days. I’ll keep you all posted as to how it went and see what I can do about snapping some pictures while I’m there. Am I happy that I can take notes with my laptop in the breakout sessions instead of rolling old-school with a notebook and paper? I think you know the answer to that…
So as I write this to you now, I’m sitting on my couch, feet up, and laptop on my lap–no power-cord. (Oh and I’ve been in this very spot for almost two+ hours.)
Ahhh bliss…
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