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!