Great stuff! This particularly hit home because my LappeToppe was fabricated before the advent of electricity, apparently, and I expect it to succumb to a similar fate as yours soon, especially since I have no idea, technically speaking, what a back up is or how one accomplishes this feat of skill(?). For me the best thing about this article was that it was grounded in your philosophy of sustainability, so much so that you offer some truly great tips at the end. Throwing away good laptops or parts of laptops is a tragedy for the reasons you mentioned, but also because of the lithium battery issue, which more people should be aware of and respect. Well done! Now if you'll excuse me.I have to go dongle my Walkman...
Hi Steph! Great to hear! It is available globally - check 'Get' page for listings of books - as it is mostly shared by word of mouth, we need to enlist others in the community. Use the 'neighborhood' setting to localize it to your area or apartment building, or use 'city' to expand the scope. DM me if need help! Thanks! Jayshree
Very interesting article, thanks. I too own a 2015 MBPro which is now my back-up. I live in Vietnam and last year, during a trip to the US, I bought a 2023 with 2TB hard drive because I was worried that if my 2015 crapped out, it'd be too difficult to get it fixed. They have Apple Authorized Retailers in VN, but it's almost impossible to get a HD bigger than 1TB. Here, the Authorized Repair shops send almost everything to Singapore, so you're down two weeks or more. I've never been to India, so when the locals can't fix my Apple something, I'll be requesting the name and address of your new-found shop and making a trip to Bangalore.
That makes sense! I like the new HD sizes as well. Nice to have the backup. Oh, the Singapore factor -super annoying option some other companies (like Nike!) employ here.
I embedded the store link in the above post now under 'local business.' Thanks for the reminder and sharing! Ping me for any other info if you decide to visit! :-)
I spent many years with Apple, from the Apple II+, to the first boxy Macs through the Mini until 2010, then I moved to Linux.
I was disappointed early on when they stopped legacy support, assuring software and data from earlier models could be ported to the newest ones but Macs were still, in my opinion the best choice.
With Maclink plus I never had any problem interfacing with dos machines in the business world so I never had to do Windows.
Come 2010 finding it harder and harder and far more often impossible to port stuff from my old thing to the best new thing I moved to Linux where such isn't always easy but is most often doable.
One lament about today's wonders; books on the shelf from hundreds, thousands of years ago are still readable. Floppy disks from fifty years ago, not so much. Mac Hypercard files/records from twenty five years ago, , not so much either.
Backup your data, cloud it, disk it but if you feel it's important that your grandchildren will be able to access it, perhaps the best bet is to print it on paper.
I agree on the Apple comment - I started programming on the Mac at school - they hook you early, but I love the user experience they deliver in the details. I own old laptop data drives - Toshiba laptops allowed for removal of HDs but now the data is inaccessible. Nice analogy with books!
It almost makes me think we need vintage tech stores that can cater to 'restoration' of data needs, not just for the precious raw materials tech gadgets embed.
Sometimes, in India, which is famed for refurbishment, and fixer-upper stores, you can get odd stuff sorted as long as they find parts for it. In this case , the owners had bought 2015 laptops to service and resell - and so were able to replace the Retina display!
Glad you were able to get your laptop repaired without too much trouble. It was also beneficial you were able to support a small local business that obviously appreciated you.
I have never used Apple products partly because I felt the company pushed you to own all Apple products and partly because I felt they pushed you to keep replacing perfectly good products. This isn't specific to Apple though.
It reminds me of the fridge in my grandmother's basement that is from the 1950s. Works like it is brand new and would probably survive a nuclear blast. For all the advances, I think company make products that simply don't last as a means of keeping the market moving.
Lol on the fridge story. Someone I know also owns a Whirlpool fridge from 20 years ago that works perfectly well.
Confession: I like Apple a lot, and own many of their devices but I was surprised by their seven year rule though and would have preferred if they had at least enabled repair services with third-party partners. Yes, supporting a local business was a side benefit! Thanks for sharing, Matthew!
I just switched back to a Mac after several years of PC hell. You just reminded me that I need to figure out how to back up my new laptop. That’s the one thing the Microsoft account was good for- until I got hacked.
That's a good move to make, Tim! I have not worried about hacks for a long time. Check out their time machine software which works great for auto backups. https://support.apple.com/en-in/104984
Great stuff! This particularly hit home because my LappeToppe was fabricated before the advent of electricity, apparently, and I expect it to succumb to a similar fate as yours soon, especially since I have no idea, technically speaking, what a back up is or how one accomplishes this feat of skill(?). For me the best thing about this article was that it was grounded in your philosophy of sustainability, so much so that you offer some truly great tips at the end. Throwing away good laptops or parts of laptops is a tragedy for the reasons you mentioned, but also because of the lithium battery issue, which more people should be aware of and respect. Well done! Now if you'll excuse me.I have to go dongle my Walkman...
lol. Thanks for the valuable feedback, Jack! I like the 'LappeToppe" moniker! Yes, the lithium battery issue is a key one.
LOL...my desktop from 2000 finally "died" in the spring.
I am wondering which regions/countries Kindeeds is available in? I am in Europe and would love to see it here!
Hi Steph! Great to hear! It is available globally - check 'Get' page for listings of books - as it is mostly shared by word of mouth, we need to enlist others in the community. Use the 'neighborhood' setting to localize it to your area or apartment building, or use 'city' to expand the scope. DM me if need help! Thanks! Jayshree
Very interesting article, thanks. I too own a 2015 MBPro which is now my back-up. I live in Vietnam and last year, during a trip to the US, I bought a 2023 with 2TB hard drive because I was worried that if my 2015 crapped out, it'd be too difficult to get it fixed. They have Apple Authorized Retailers in VN, but it's almost impossible to get a HD bigger than 1TB. Here, the Authorized Repair shops send almost everything to Singapore, so you're down two weeks or more. I've never been to India, so when the locals can't fix my Apple something, I'll be requesting the name and address of your new-found shop and making a trip to Bangalore.
That makes sense! I like the new HD sizes as well. Nice to have the backup. Oh, the Singapore factor -super annoying option some other companies (like Nike!) employ here.
I embedded the store link in the above post now under 'local business.' Thanks for the reminder and sharing! Ping me for any other info if you decide to visit! :-)
I spent many years with Apple, from the Apple II+, to the first boxy Macs through the Mini until 2010, then I moved to Linux.
I was disappointed early on when they stopped legacy support, assuring software and data from earlier models could be ported to the newest ones but Macs were still, in my opinion the best choice.
With Maclink plus I never had any problem interfacing with dos machines in the business world so I never had to do Windows.
Come 2010 finding it harder and harder and far more often impossible to port stuff from my old thing to the best new thing I moved to Linux where such isn't always easy but is most often doable.
One lament about today's wonders; books on the shelf from hundreds, thousands of years ago are still readable. Floppy disks from fifty years ago, not so much. Mac Hypercard files/records from twenty five years ago, , not so much either.
Backup your data, cloud it, disk it but if you feel it's important that your grandchildren will be able to access it, perhaps the best bet is to print it on paper.
I agree on the Apple comment - I started programming on the Mac at school - they hook you early, but I love the user experience they deliver in the details. I own old laptop data drives - Toshiba laptops allowed for removal of HDs but now the data is inaccessible. Nice analogy with books!
It almost makes me think we need vintage tech stores that can cater to 'restoration' of data needs, not just for the precious raw materials tech gadgets embed.
Sometimes, in India, which is famed for refurbishment, and fixer-upper stores, you can get odd stuff sorted as long as they find parts for it. In this case , the owners had bought 2015 laptops to service and resell - and so were able to replace the Retina display!
Glad you were able to get your laptop repaired without too much trouble. It was also beneficial you were able to support a small local business that obviously appreciated you.
I have never used Apple products partly because I felt the company pushed you to own all Apple products and partly because I felt they pushed you to keep replacing perfectly good products. This isn't specific to Apple though.
It reminds me of the fridge in my grandmother's basement that is from the 1950s. Works like it is brand new and would probably survive a nuclear blast. For all the advances, I think company make products that simply don't last as a means of keeping the market moving.
Lol on the fridge story. Someone I know also owns a Whirlpool fridge from 20 years ago that works perfectly well.
Confession: I like Apple a lot, and own many of their devices but I was surprised by their seven year rule though and would have preferred if they had at least enabled repair services with third-party partners. Yes, supporting a local business was a side benefit! Thanks for sharing, Matthew!
I just switched back to a Mac after several years of PC hell. You just reminded me that I need to figure out how to back up my new laptop. That’s the one thing the Microsoft account was good for- until I got hacked.
That's a good move to make, Tim! I have not worried about hacks for a long time. Check out their time machine software which works great for auto backups. https://support.apple.com/en-in/104984