Apple sad face

The display on my MacBook Pro died yesterday. I dropped it off at Small Dog today and I’m typing this on a loaner machine from work.

The guy at Small Dog looked at my machine’s stats (17″ MBP, hi-res display, 7200 RPM 160 GB HD, 2.4 ghz Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM) and even though the machine is a year and a half old he was all, “whoa, what do you do with this machine?” It almost made the display breaking worth it. Almost.

The timing isn’t great. I have an article deadline in a couple of days and this loaner machine doesn’t have a word processor on it. I’ll figure something out. Hey, Obama still won, so there’s that.

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On November 9, 2008, Alex Chaffee said:

TextEdit FTW (or Notepad on Windows)

Or!!! use feather quill + your own blood on bleached old newspapers.
On November 10, 2008, Alex W. said:

Actually, I’ve become quite the convert of NeoOffice lately. This might be the perfect time for you to give it a try. Open source (based on OpenOffice but for OS X specifically) and free.
On November 10, 2008, Jim B said:

Google Docs. Resistance is futile.
On November 10, 2008, billsimmon said:

yes, I think Google Docs is the answer. I’m hesitant to install new software on this machine, though I have experience with Open Office and I like it just fine.

Just now I’m being frustrated by my bluetooth keyboard and mouse not being recognized by the MacBook.