This will be the beginning of the writeup for my macbook mod. It all began a year ago or so when I decided I wanted to start writing apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch. With this goal came a dilemma; I didn’t have a mac (at the time) to do any coding on and you need a mac to do any sort of development for the iPhone/iPod. To solve the problem, I decided I would buy a broken macbook and mod it into a new case and make it work again, although it would no longer be a laptop. I never really cared for laptops anyway, so it was no harm no foul, plus it would be pretty cool to get back into making things again.

A few weeks after I acquired all the parts and was beginning assembly, I came upon a mac mini from a friend, now partner. This was the kryptonite that nearly killed my beloved mod, as I had no reason to finish as I had a working mac. The months would go by and the mini would peddle away on top of my tower (oh yes, I should probably be using the really good computer I built last year-another expensive working paperweight) while the logic board of the mod would sit on my desk and stare back at me, the two chips staring back at me like a sad pair of eyes.

I would like to start out this expedition into a semi plausible scenario, by stating some obvious assumptions. The first of which is that a zombie outbreak could happen; seems logical with all the other medical things happening in the world. Another grand assumption is that I would somehow not become infected or stranded/immobile during the initial stages of the outbreak. I am also assuming that my friends will somehow avoid infection as well and we manage to meet up. With those three main assumptions taken care of, lets get started…

I believe that after the initial detection of the outbreak, most, if not all, governments would declare martial law and mandate that everyone stay in; life would come to a stand still as the governments of the world try to eradicate the plague of zombies. I assume it will start in one corner of the world and be spread by an airplane load of passengers. They would become infected just by touching an infected surface. If it is airborne, then this expedition ends here and now as the chances of a winnable solution become zero. I believe governments would probably end up destroying whole cities in an attempt to curb the spread of the outbreak and lawlessness would become paramount throughout the world as fear of being in the next destroyed city takes over.

Thursday was a normal day at work. I showed up twenty minutes early and started on my usual morning tasks. After I began to settle into my main desk and churn through the non busy work, a man and women show up from a website advertising cars for car dealerships (i’ll leave their web name out).

To start off the situation, they physically insist on coming into the office by trying the door handle several times. It didn’t turn the first go around, it probably isn’t going to turn the next time; unless you have herculean strength and bend the handle itself. After trying to barge into the office, they both stair in my direction (the joy’s of having the desk next to the door) because I didn’t click the door unlock. This was infraction number one and this started off the whole respect thy customer scenario. Needless to say, they were off to a great start.

Infraction two is when you get close to the windowed area that customers pass paper through and loudly announce your presence. I see you, there is no reason for you to cause a ruckus. After this audio violation, I turn around and look at my boss boss and get the OK to click them into the office. I decide to get up and open the door for them to let them know I mean business, lol.

The third infraction is when you enter an office and expect everyone to stop what they are doing and serve you. Just because you remember going one way to get to the head honcho’s office, doesn’t mean you are going to go that way again. Asking loudly and rudely if door number one is the right path and then attempting to go through it without waiting for an answer always seems like a poor course of action. My boss boss gave them directions and even she received attitude.

Their physical demeanor was harsh and rude while their communicative demeanor was brash and snobby. For a company that has no physical stores and that is based solely on the internet, I would expect a more grounded attitude. This is probably the only time your company will have to solidify their ‘perceived physical persona’. I guess it all boils down to the respect you give to your customers and the demeanor you convey. I know that for a semi cold call, I would not have received their pitch as well as I could have if their entrance had been better.