Back from a 3 day ‘holiday’ in the capital. Although more of an excuse of a holiday as my partner was at a conference- the Future of Web Design 09- it was definitely brilliant none the less. I am only female; the shopping was immense. Seeing Canary Wharf lit up from where we were staying in Greenwich was absolutely lovely, such a smart set of buildings- maybe I’ll work there one day

Shopping and sights aside, my main query to this point was my trip to the Apple Store. Great as it was- the biggest one I’ve been in yet- I don’t know if their advice was fully correct. My main reason for visiting was to try and get a weekend slot at the Genius bar, as my battery seems to be dying out slowly. However, there were no slots left while I was there so I asked one of the store assistants if I took a battery to the counter and said I had Apple care, would it be free?

My answer has left me in a state of slight concern. I was told that my Apple Care does not cover ‘natural causes’ of breakdown so I would have to buy a new battery, which are in the region of £70. Fair enough if age has worn the battery down, but surely natural causes were the same reason my charger fizzled out, which they replaced free of charge for a new one?

Well tomorrow I intend to visit the Apple Store in Meadowhall, armed with a broken charger (I have more than one now….), a dying battery and a macbook that turns on twice, re-indexes the hard drive whenever switched on and is generally very slow when using applications. Could be a long time Im macbook-less altogether….