Liquid spilled on MacBook Pro?

Today learnt the scary fact after getting my new Mac from my company that the Macbook pros are not covered for liquid spillage under the warranty.

Doesn't seem scary until you know few more facts listed below.

1. Macbook has five sensors which turn from white to red color as soon as they come in contact with any form of liquid. (Even the moisture from high AC in your room with sudden increase in tempearture can cause the Mac sensors to turn Red)

2. The cost of logic board (Mother board is Rs.40000/-). Cost of display unit is approximately Rs.25000/-

3. If you are unable to prove that the defect in your machine is accidental and not intentional then you are looking at some grim financial near future.

4. Below is the pic of sensors on MacBook pro.


Image courtesy: ispillrepair.com

Few first-aids:

1. Do not plug-in the charger or switch on the Macbook pro if a liquid has just spilled over.

2. Turn the Macbook pro upside down and place the device on sheet of absorbing paper or cloth.

3. Leave this setup for 10 - 12 hours.

4. Pray to God and take hair dryer and slowly but thoroughly dry you machine.

5. Now switch on the device and wait for the eureka moment!!

Hope all is well!

Experiences in a startup organisation

Working in a startup organization in India.

These experiences may be some thing generic or few of them may be specific to me

1. Your role is never defined and you should be ready to work in a wide variety of Job roles.

You would not be able to go in with a mindset that for next one year I will concentrate on this and polish my career. No you should have a open mind to accept things as they come along.

2. Friends change everyday.

In a span on three months an entire team would have swapped for fresh faces. So do not be discouraged or demotivated when you see people leaving. Probably at the end of one year you might be one of the oldest employees of the organization.

3. Your location is never constant.

Based on the on the responsibilities you have taken up your place to sit will be varying and never have settled approach in a startup. You would need to be dynamic and quick thinker.

4. Jobless days.

There might be a brief amount of time where in you might not be doing anything and sitting idle. Do not let your mind fool you and take control of your thoughts. Stay calm and focus, look around and think of how you can improve things which are in your purview. 

Hope this helps.

Good bye!

Five Myths about Marriage relationship

Hi Guys, Today wanted to discuss some of the myths about the marriage life.

1. Love marriages are more than often unsuccessful.

I believe any relationship is unsuccessful if  the people involved in it do not have the intent to have a strong understanding. So this myth is a serious Joke!

2. All the wives are generally low on intellectuality.

The way each other perceive their opinions is a matter of great importance. I believe if one of the two has control over his/her emotions then intellectuality is a subjective topic.

3. Over time sexual arousing declines between couples declines after marriage.

If you "Loved" him/her and not "Liked" him/her then this is a myth else this is true!

4. 'Love' is a quantitative substance that declines overtime after marriage.

If an individual assumes that he/she is one in there biological and mental anatomy then this myth doesn't apply. For all others who feel this myth is true are either faking or just liking their partners.

5. Children are a hindrance and hence you should not conceive early in married life.

Actually it is exactly opposite. You would deprive you kid to be part of the great life you have just started and your kids would actually make your life merrier.

Good bye!

User research in depth

Some take aways from what I have learnt:

1. Theories on the user's responses should always suit and be oriented towards user's real experience than the other way around.

2. Always write down the research questions "?"

3. No assumptions, thorough homework (historical research reports, existing knowledge, streamlined approach by having a clear path on research questions, background details..)

4. Opinions are not facts, and speculation is not evidence. key="CAREFUL OBSERVATION"

5. Open minded with no predefined filters is the way forward for an user interview. all the filtering and relevance questions come later.

6. "Cognitive walk-through" - Formalized  way of imagining the user's thoughts and actions when they use an interface  for the first time.

    a. Happy path - simple and straight forward way of accomplishing a task

    b. Will the customer realistically be trying to do this action?

    c. Is the control for the action visible?

    d. Is there a strong link between the control and the action?