This Space for Rent

Not the sound I want to hear from a brand new computer

My shiny new Macbook Air, which is not even three months old yet, woke up from a nap this afternoon and started making little “tick tick” “tick” “tick tick” noises. This is not good, because, in my experience, when a computer starts going “tick tick” that means the hard drive is about to become an ex hard drive.

I wonder if the damned thing is still under warranty or if I’m about to become the proud owner of an US$1800 boatanchor?