Apple Anti-Reflective Coating Display Recall

2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, Anti-reflective coating, Apple, Apple MacBook Recall, Kristin Bell, Mac, macbook pro retina

My damage looked kind of like this, but a bit worse.

Hi! I don’t know if anyone will find this useful, but if you happen to have a Mac laptop that has the anti-reflective coating coming off, Apple will replace your display for free! That will save you about $800!!! The not-very-publicized recall put into place by Apple is in response to what has been termed “Staingate.”

I didn’t know what was wrong with my screen. I thought I just couldn’t get it clean, so I looked it up online, and determined that it was the anti-reflective coating that had come off around where the keyboard hits the middle of the screen. Usually you can still use your display with the problem, but it can get REALLY annoying. The first time I looked up the issue I didn’t see any way to resolve it. Then about a week ago I was looking online and stumbled across this MacRumors article: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/11/17/apple-extends-free-staingate-repairs/ (Thank You MacRumors!). The article says that they will replace it up to three years from purchase date, but I believe it is up to four years from purchase date.

I was actually past the timeframe, and I was really bummed out (I had missed it by three months). Fortunately, a great service tech at CityMac told me I should contact Apple and see if they could make an exception. I contacted Apple, and they did! I’m pleased to say that I also had a good customer service experience with Apple this time. In the past I had had terrible customer service.

I’m now typing behind a shiny new AND CLEAR computer screen. Yay!

So, if you have this problem, you can take it into an Apple store, or go to an Authorized Retailer like CityMac. You can also contact Apple and mail your computer in if you prefer. Good luck and good computing!

Image from: http://www.iclarified.com/47788/retina-macbook-pro-users-complain-antireflective-display-coating-is-wearing-off-photos

Interactive Medial Brain

2016, Art, Body, Brain, Medial view of human brain

Hi! I just made an interactive MEDIAL view of the brain. You can check it out at this link: http://web.pdx.edu/~kristinb/Brains/brainmedialEX2.html

Interactive Lateral Brain Drawing

2016, Art, Biology, Brain, lateral, lateral view of brain

Hi Everybody! I made an interactive brain diagram of the lateral view of the brain that you can check out at this link: http://web.pdx.edu/~kristinb/Brains/brainlateralEX.html

“Voodoo Lounge” Video

2016, Americana, animation, Appaloosa, Art, artist, arts & crafts, Country, Folk, Kristin Bell, Music, Music Video, Roots, skeleton, voodoo, Voodoo Lounge

FREE Squirrel on a Fence Coloring Page

2016, Animals, Art, art journal, artist, arts & crafts, Color, coloring, coloring book, drawing, forest, Free, squirrel

We have a family of squirrels that run around in our backyard. This is one of them resting on top of the fence. They enjoy hiding nuts in all of my mom’s plants and drinking from the cat’s water dish! haha. Feel free to print and color. Will fit on an 8-1/2 x 11 piece of paper.

FREE Oregon Ducks Conquer All Coloring Page!

2016, Art, art journal, artist, arts & crafts, Beavers, Cartoon, Cheering, Color, coloring, coloring book, Ducks, Football Season, Free, go ducks, Huskies, Kristin Bell, Oregon, Oregon State University, rivalry, University of Oregon, University of Washington, Washington

I had to make this, because my parents are big Oregon Ducks fans. They were watching the Ducks WIN today, so I thought I’d poke the Oregon State Beavers and the University of Washington Huskies with this comic. LOL. Feel free to download and print it off to color. It will fit on an 8-1/2 x 11 piece of paper. I recommend borderless printing if your printer can do that, but it isn’t necessary. Enjoy! Go Ducks!

FREE New York-ish Coloring Page!

2016, Apple, Art, art journal, artists, arts & crafts, Buildings, Color, coloring, coloring book, drawing, Free, illustration, New York City, NYC, Statue of Liberty

Here’s my newest coloring page. This is an amalgamation of NYC. Feel free to download, print and color. It should fit on an 8-1/2 x 11 page, and if you can do borderless printing I’d recommend it. Cheers!

FREE Bike Coloring Page!

2016, Art, art journal, artist, artists, arts & crafts, bicycling, bike, Color, coloring, coloring book, Cycling, downloads, forest, Free, mountains, outdoors

I just made this bike coloring page for a special person, but you all can enjoy it if you like. Feel free to download and color. It can be printed on an 8-1/2 x 11 piece of paper. Borderless printing is best if you can do that with your printer. Enjoy! :)

FREE Kitty Coloring Page!

2016, Art, art journal, artist, arts & crafts, Cat Break, Cats, Color, Colorful, coloring, coloring book, Free, Illustrated, illustrator, Kitties, Kitty

Hi everyone! Long time no see. I just made this kitty coloring page for everybody. You can download it and print it off on an 8-1/2 x 11 piece of paper. I suggest borderless printing if your printer has the capability to do that. I hope you enjoy it! Feel free to post any coloring you do.