The Mac Whisperer

The Topologist needed me to help him figure out how to get his Nokia n800 to connect to the internet through an Airport Extreme Base Station; the two devices were not on speaking terms at all. I made minimal progress by changing the security from WPA to WPA2: the Nokia could connect to the router, but it couldn't actually load web pages or do anything useful.

I asked why he was so interested in the Nokia all of a sudden. He explained the situation. This morning his MacBook started revving its fans on maximum, so he shut it down. After letting it cool off a bit, he tried to turn it back on, and it wouldn't turn on.

I pressed the power button on the MacBook. It booted. I suggested that he should back up everything.

Note to self: I should call Apple and get AppleCare on my MacBook.