As iBook lay dying

For the last couple of weeks I’ve been expecting the death of my iBook’s hard drive. After consulting with experts at home and abroad I realized it would be wise to purchase a new hard drive before I lose full use of the machine. The new hard drive arrived moments before I rushed out the door to attend last night’s Blind Date with Poetry event.

Here is a visual essay with brief comments.

So many screws; I hope I can put them back in the same place

Oh, like these instructions help

I know the hard drive is somewhere around here

Ah, that’s where the drive lay dying

Now that a new hard drive is installed I have to reload OS X Tiger and get back to the business of designing a magazine.