Replaced my macbook keyboard
by Dushyant on Jul.20, 2013, under Personal
A couple of months back, I had “cleaned” my macbook with Colin and ended up destroying my keyboard 🙁
Also, my extended warranty had expired just a few days back; so when I went to the Apple support centre – they gave me an estimate of ~15,000 INR. Considering that the macbook is >3 years old, and that I have 2 other laptops at home, the cost was not justified.
I searched the net for options and finally came up with the following:
Keyboard from: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-US-Keyboard-For-apple-MacBook-Unibody-A1342-MC516LL-A-MC207-2010-Free-Shipping/617432777.html
And Instructions from:
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Unibody+Model+A1342+Upper+Case+Replacement/2185/1
As these instructions are for replacement of the entire upper case – there were a few more steps and brute force required to pull out the old keyboard and replace the new one – in the process – I broke a few plastic parts – but the new one works like a charm 😀
Brainbench Games
by Dushyant on Mar.14, 2012, under Personal
Got the highest score in the WORLD for Financial Management (U.S.) in the Brainbench Games – check the link below… you’ll have to search for my name – but its there 🙂
http://www.brainbench.com/xml/bb/landing/offer/promotion.xml?contentId=2944
DIY Digital Photo Frame v3
by Dushyant on Jan.24, 2012, under Computers
For those who have just come directly to this page – please view my blog post on construction of the original photo frame:
https://dushyant.ahuja.ws/2010/07/diy-digital-picture-frame/
and
https://dushyant.ahuja.ws/2011/06/diy-digital-photo-frame-v2/
Now why v3:
Chicken with Mushroom and Wine Sauce
by Dushyant on Aug.08, 2011, under Recipes
Most of my recipes are copied from the net, however this one has been changed sufficiently to make it an original recipe.
The base was: http://southernfood.about.com/od/skilletchicken/r/r90912c.htm
DIY Digital Photo Frame v2
by Dushyant on Jun.21, 2011, under Computers
For those who have just come directly to this page – please view my blog post on construction of the original photo frame:
https://dushyant.ahuja.ws/2010/07/diy-digital-picture-frame/
Now, you may ask – Why v2:
v1 had the following problems:
- It was controlled using my blackberry – unfortunately the anyremote application on BB drains the battery really fast. Also, if someone called while the music / video was playing – there was no way I could shut down the system
- Was overheating
- I got bored with MythTV and was looking at a better interface; more importantly I was just bored with the setup and had to tinker around
Meet Avin Ahuja
by Dushyant on Jun.03, 2011, under Personal
Have been busy – here’s why:
