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For the record, here’s how I set the MAC address on my MacBook Pro. As I write this it is running Leopard 10.5.6 and this has been working successfully with every version of Leopard. In fact, it has worked so well I’d forgotten how I did it, so I’m basically writing this post so, if it ever stops working, I will know how to fix it. If it helps you, all the better. If it hurts you… well… don’t blame me. Continue reading »

Apple

The hard drive in my Mac has failed.  Again.  For those of you keeping track, this is the third time.

It’s a hassle, but it is usually okay, since:

• TimeMachine is always there, making backups and keeping them up to date.
• Apple support is wonderful.  We can’t send back the hard drive, but they let me open the case and remove the drive without voiding the warranty.

Sadly it is also a pain because:

• The MacBook Pro is some of the most poorly designed hardware I have ever encountered for maintenance.

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Over the past month my hard disk failed in my MacBook Pro (again), my wife’s MacBook, and our old Dell laptop.  The Macs are both still on warranty, but the Dell’s not.  Odd, you know?  Anyway, this shows the general usefulness of two things: external hard disks and Apple’s Time Machine software.  I’m currently running my Mac off of an external hard disk until I can get it back to Apple.  Fun!