Using iBook in London for 20 days (Part 1)

Last few weeks, I had gone to London for the on-site support duty for 3 weeks. Since the company notebook was not in a very ideal condition, I decided to bring my lovely iBook for my 3-week trip. But ironically I found that my iBook still needed to upgrade two parts before I brought it to London with ease:

• Battery - The battery is dead, there is only 5 mins life-time. As the the current iBook model is opaque white, the color of the battery is not exactly match the old one of mine, which is semi-transparent white. I have no choice but to buy a new one as time did not allow me to order one the match my iBook. Luckily, after replacing the new battery, color mismatch of the battery and the base is not very obvious.
• Power Adapter - The power adaptor bundled with my iBook is very bulkly. It contains two parts: a round base with cord and DC connector to the iBook and an extra AC cord connecting the base and wall-mount power socket. The new one is different, a single main adaptor unit with DC cord and connector to the iBook. It also comes with two parts you can choose to plug into the main adaptor unit: an AC wall adaptor or an extension AC cord. If you use the AC wall adaptor you can plug the main adaptor into the wall-mount power socket all in one piece. The is a good design by Apple as most of the cases I use the wall adaptor. Otherwise, I use the AC extension cord to provide maximum cord length.

At last, I double checked the installed software. The most important software is Word, Excel, Cisco VPN client and Microsoft Remote Desktop. Finally, I copied all necessary documents to a Compact Flash from PC and put it into the iBook via and USB adaptor. So, that is what I prepared my iBook for my trip! See the 2nd part for my experience of iBook in London!