The Blog Splitter: March 2007

Don't Fence Me In

Is it me, or is this one of the most ironic things you have ever heard?

Apparently, a company hired to build a border fence to keep illegal immigrants out of the United States used illegal immigrants to build the damn fence!

Read all about it here.

Warranting A Warranty

I got my Macbook Pro back from the Apple Store yesterday, and I'll be damned if it isn't a quieter running machine than when I first bought it. Thanks to the Apple one-year warranty (which was ready to expire exactly one month from when I brought the computer in to be repaired), what would have been over $1300 in repairs cost me nothing.

I'm not very familiar with the warranty policies of many other retailers, but Apple offers the ability to extend the warranty to a full three years up until the last day of the one-year warranty (for between $200 and $350). With the end of my warranty in sight, I decided I'd preemptively pay for any future repairs and extended the warranty. If I have a problem anything like what I just dealt with, the investment will have paid for itself fourfold.

It's Funny Because It's True

Another hilarious installment of This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow.

Typical

Read on.

My Pants Are On Fire

I know, I know, I know. I said I'd write more often, but I have a really good excuse this time! I really do!

Just when I thought I'd have time to write again, I get a freelance gig that takes up most of my non-day job hours. And now my laptop is in the shop with a bad Superdrive and a faulty heat sensor and fan. Ironically enough, not having a computer allows me to not do work at home, so now I actually DO have time to write.

So what is happening these days, you ask?

A few good things: