
A couple of months ago I had an unfortunate accident - a baby bottle full of formula spilled on the keyboard and screen. Yes, sticky, stinky baby formula. The favorite food of my now 8 month old son...

Now... I have replaced keyboards, screens, screen hinges, RAM, and other things on Windows laptops. Those were fairly easy and - because Windows laptops are generally cheaper - not as risky...not as much at stake. I watched the Macbook how-to videos and all seemed to say "We don't recommend that you try this." Thanks a lot! Made me feel comfortable and confident...
My keyboard finally arrived last Wednesday and I set aside Thursday morning to do the swap. Ha! I was hoping it would take an hour or so. I did a Windows laptop screen and hinge replacement during a project conference call a couple of years ago. Well, 8 hours later my Macbook was cleaned (of dust and residual baby formula) and running properly with a new keyboard in place. The collateral damage was two extra screws when I was done and a non-working internal microphone (I must have damaged the cable at some point or possibly left it disconnected...found out on a skype call with a client the next day). Was it easy? Not even close. I closed it up and re-opened it and fully disassembled it two more times because I couldn't get the screen to display anything at one point. Talk about a scary moment for me! But there is no way that I am going back in to try to fix the internal mic that I only use for those rare skype calls. I have an iPhone that will do just fine for those.
Would I do it again? Yes. But I don't recommend that you try this... Where have I heard that before? Ok, but enter at your own risk. Or ask me...I am happy to try to talk you through it...