{"id":129,"date":"2006-09-07T15:59:00","date_gmt":"2006-09-07T22:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mccambridge.org\/blog\/2006\/09\/battery-recall\/"},"modified":"2022-09-11T00:40:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-11T00:40:46","slug":"battery-recall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mccambridge.org\/blog\/2006\/09\/battery-recall\/","title":{"rendered":"Battery Recall"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, it only took 3 attempts, but DHL and I finally connected today to deliver my new PowerBook battery. This one replaces the recalled one my computer is currently discharging into a safe-for-shipment state.<\/p>\n

An interesting note about the recall shipment process: the new battery arrived via DHL. In the box was a FedEx prepaid shipping label, and directions that indicated I should use the FedEx sticker in the US, while Canadian recall participants would be provided with a UPS sticker. Who would have thought you could get all three (DHL, FedEx, UPS) in one transaction? Impressive.<\/p>\n

From the letter accompanying my replacement battery:<\/p>\n

Tips for faster discharge:<\/strong> Play a DVD movie, a CD in iTunes (turn on the Visualizer), or the Chess game (set to play computer vs. computer).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Haha, awesome: Apple just instructed me to play computer vs. computer chess as part of a battery recall.<\/p>\n
As a matter of fact, I think I shall… as well as enjoying as much of Inside Man<\/em> as I can watch in the remaining 12 minutes of this battery’s life.<\/p>\n
Au revoir, my somewhat-abused-and-less-than-loved-for-being-ridiculously-hot Sony-manufactured debacle of a battery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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