New AT&T MIFI Sierra Wireless “UNITE”
MTTF about a week.
LOCKED in “shutting down”.
Not easy to get access to the battery. Pulled it and reinserted. Problem solved.
Then, I had to fix what I messed up floundering around.
I popped the SIM thinking that might break the “shutting down” lock.
No dice.
I guess when I put it back in I didn’t ram it home. Afraid of breaking it.
So when it came back up, it whined about “no sim card”.
Easy fix.
But strike one!
Argh!
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Posted by reinkefj
http://www.zdnet.com/windows-its-over-7000013964/
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Yes, we are entering a post-PC world. Tablets and smartphones are becoming more important… to sales. PCs are no more going to go away than mainframes did. We’re still going to be using them in offices and homes for the foreseeable future. They let us easily do things that we need to do every day that we can’t easily do with a tablet or a phone.
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I didn’t like Windoze when it started. I was a UNIX guy from AT&T. Then I saw the value of insulating Users for the operating system.
Now, I just focus on getting work done?
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Posted by reinkefj
Interesting.
From the natve GMAIL client on the IPAD, I can’t figure out how to save a contact.
Argh!
AND, it apparently doesn’t support the native IOS address book.
I am really getting tired of having to maintain addresses.
Plaxo had promise but all they wanted was to spam, charge, and interfere.
Maybe I should write an X500 directory service.
LinkedIn, Facebook, and everyone else has a different agenda.
I just want one synced address book!
Argh!
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Posted by reinkefj
MacBook Air
11-inch, Mid 2012
Processor 1.7 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 4000 512 MB
Serial Number C02JD02XF67K
Software OS X 10.8 (12A269)
Let’s see how long this stays out of the obsolete file.
Brought up all my standard software
Tonight I’ll put together a manifest
Need to figure out the old MacBook Air’s software that was bought from the App Store; it didn’t come over.
Scrivner is the only thing not over yet.
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Posted by reinkefj
Watch the Manhattan College Jaspers on ESPM3 over the internet.
“Threw it” from the IPAD to the Apple TV which puts it on the TV.
Neat!
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Posted by reinkefj
interesting. today, my whatever wanted to use the net from his itouch. so i turned on my hotspot on the ipad3. it was very slow. Sooooo, as a youngster, he moved on to other things.
I otoh was interested.
S i tried it with my itouch and it connected but gmail fails. and who knows what else. playing with it, but nothing productive.
wonder what it’s good for?
argh!
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Posted by reinkefj
I have never been happy with the “app store” concept. As usual, immoral, inefficient, and ineffective.
(this is, as readers of my blog will know, my standard meme for gripes. Stuff that’s immoral is always wrong. Ineffective is does it work. Inefficient is it easy and cheap.)
The “app store” concept is;
~ “immoral” in that it transfers control from the “buyer” to the “seller”
~ “ineffective” in that problems are insoluble; support is non-existent
~ “inefficient” in that it doesn’t work flawlessly
My current gripe is the GMAIL icon has disappeared from the front screen, but is running in the background. I get alert messages on new email.
Double clicking start does not show it in the task list.
A hard restart or a soft restart doesn’t recover it.
App store thinks it is installed.
Argh!
I have had problems with app store in the past that were never solved.
Argh squared!!
Loss of control of my device annoys me.
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Posted by reinkefj
Into the Apple store tonight for service. Luckily under contact. Argh!
There re no lights on the cable or the wart to tell you that’s failed.
Since it powered the IPad1, I pretty sure it’s the IPAD3.
And, tell me again how much better Apple hardware is?
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Posted by reinkefj
Watching the Yankee game live on Cox Cable. I have the cox app on the IPAD3. Interesting that the IPAD feed is at least a full minute behind the TV.
Go figure?
Hmm, “past posting” comes to mind.
LOL!
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Posted by reinkefj
why isn’t the loyalty card app on the ipad?
seems strange to me.
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Posted by reinkefj
Every computer user should have a Carbonite or it’s equivalent. Computers go toes up for many reasons. After your platform becomes a smoking hole, or even just a hole when it gets stolen, what are YOU left with? Other than a “woe is me” tale. Astonishing to me is how few people have ANY backup strategy. No “Plan B”. Having paid tuition at that particular division of the University of Hard Knocks, I have no intention of revisiting the panic, dismay, and frustration of losing it ALL. (Not my fault. My employer had an enterprise backup plan. My platform was ‘overlooked’. Good bye 6 months of work. Some irreplaceable.) I’ve experienced this personally — two hard drives, one power supply, and one theft. with minimal impact. So, I am a firm worshiper at the “Church of Belt and Suspenders”! I’ve got layers of recovery. All set on automatic pilot. YMMV! But don’t expect sympathy from me when yours spinns, crashes, and burns.
p.s., I’m not shilling for Carbonite but for 60$/year, why not?
>Manhattan College ITS Blog: Saving Files
>itsblog.manhattan.edu
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Posted by reinkefj
My IPAD1 is now an orphan. Like my original MACBOOKAIR, which was left behind as “obsolete” a few months ago. Aghh!
Victims of Apple’s planed obsolescence strategy.
argh!
(So why did I sign up for an IPHONE5? Pride, stupidity, ignorance!)
Of note, upgrade took over an hour.
Also, the “initialization sequence” happens in portrait mode while the screen was locked in landscape. The obligatory reading was in too a tiny font for these old eyes. And, like most “shrink wrapped licenses”, what choice does the User have at that point?
Stay tuned as the “adventure” continues.
Argh!
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Posted by reinkefj
http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/samsung-chromebox-series-3/4505-3118_7-35313576-2.html
Samsung Chromebox Series 3 review
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The Chromebox does support dual-display output, but right now it will only mirror the desktop image to both displays, rather than extending a single operating environment across multiple screens. Again, the system chooses the output resolution automatically, in this case opting for the highest common resolution between both monitors.
Along with connecting a monitor to the Chromebox, you must also provide your own mouse and keyboard. That opens up a larger discussion about device compatibility, which is less of an issue for the Chromebook considering its built-in Webcam and input devices.
Six USB 2.0 ports on the system (two in front, four in back) imply broad support for the vast ecosystem of USB devices. I did not expect the Chromebox to support every esoteric peripheral, but I was also surprised by how quickly I found devices that didn’t work.
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MY experience mirrors the review with one big positive and one surprising negative.
Positive: This puppy doing gmail is FAST. Like an idiot savant, it renders web pages quick like a bunny.
Negative: I never realized how much I depend upon text expansion utilities.
I’d buy a CHROMEBOOK to replace my obsoleted MACBOOKAIR. (That alone makes me a NEGATIVE Apple Fan Boy. What is the opposite of a FAN boy?)
So, I’m stuck. I am getting off the Apple “upgrade” treadmill. I’m burnt out on Microsoft problems. Not sure if Ubuntu will give me text expansion.
Welcome to the “glue trap” or worse whatever.
Sorry, but CHROMEBOOK isn’t ready for me. BUT, if you have kids or old folks, it’s perfect and cheap!
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Posted by reinkefj
http://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=31811.msg295493#msg295493
Should we pre-emptively retire old hard drives?
« on: August 02, 2012, 01:52:50 AM »
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We all know that hard drives can and will fail eventually, and often unpredictably and without warning. That’s why we make sure we back up regularly.
But here’s is a question I’ve been thinking about lately, and I don’t know the answer to:
Should we pre-emptively retire old but perfectly-working hard drives, and migrate data to a new drive? If so, after how many hours?
Or should we just run them into the ground until they fail?
Here’s a screenshot of one of my favorite tools (CrystalDiskInfo), showing smart data of my oldest drive, with 39,000 hours powered up:
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What a GREAT question?
I’ve have NEVER heard it asked before. (And, I’ve been in and around it for a LONG time!)
I’ve been burnt by hardware failures a few times. Couple of times the hard disk died. Couple of times it was the supporting hardware.
(The disk might have well died. Thanks, DELL, for using a proprietary motherboard / disk drive combination. Couldn’t just take the good drive from a dead mother and slap it in another DELL as a primary or secondary. That consumed a HUGE number of hours of me, my hardware savvy tech friend, and DELL “technical support”. That one HURT! Turns out most of the backups I’d taken were corrupt. Good thing I’m a “belts ‘n’ suspenders” kinda guy. Had PRINTED copies of data. Paperless society my <synonym for donkey>!]
Cloud is the ultimate backup.(Another great business idea missed thanks to my “huevos muchos pequeño”!) But even that cloud solution can fail. What do you do if you can’t connect?
Argh!
Two of my more SPECTACULAR failures were, both times in a corporate setting — different employers — where I was REQUIRED to depend on centralized IT back up service, when I depended upon those others and … (wait for it) … one time my platform was “overlooked” and at the other place “ALL my backups for THREE <synonym for the act of procreation in real time> YEARS were corrupt”.
Double Argh! or is that (Argh!)**2?
Just writing this I’m now getting crazed because my current employer is another of those “you must use the centralize backup service” kinda places.
(Note to self: ask them to restore some random file every week!)
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Posted by reinkefj
Confirmed: Mountain Lion sends some 64-bit Macs gently into that good night
Rage if you want, but it appears the reason is related to graphics drivers.
by Chris Foresman – July 11 2012, 8:30am EDT
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A very expensive love affair with the MacBookAir is over.
Apple has left me behind.
Time to cut my losses.
Apple is a dead end.
Planned obsolescence to the n-th degree.
Sorry, but APPLE has just gone on my NOTRECOMMENDED list.
Time to revisit UBUNTU.
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Posted by reinkefj
Well, it is time to play they exit from the MCBA. Then, salvage what value I can from this trek down a technology mistake. A very expensive lesson.
So, what has to be done and what direction to take?
*Strategically, back to wintel, chrome tops, on to the cloud platform agnostic, or Linux?
* Strategically, what cloud services are impacted by platform, if any
* Strategically, where do the iPads fit in the technology plan
* Strategically, glad I didn’t lock into an iPhone. Do I need a “smartphone”. Don’t think so.
* Strategically, the mifis look smart now!
* Tactically, what about iCloud?
* Tactically, what about @me @mac
* inventory the apps on the MCBA
* what gets left on the island until the platform dies
* inventory the hardware that supports it
* what functions does it support and what’s the transition?
* What can be salvaged and sold off?
Argh, more work!
******
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Posted by reinkefj
Home / Blogs / Cracking Open
Teardown shows Retina MacBook Pro is nearly impossible to upgrade, difficult to work on
By Bill Detwiler
July 5, 2012, 10:08 PM PDT
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Missing “Pro” features
And if all this wasn’t enough, Apple also dropped two features that set the MacBook Pro apart the thinner, but less “professional” MacBook Air–an Ethernet port and optical drive.
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For awhile I was an Apple fan boy. For a very very short time before that I was a Wintel fan boy. Both times I’ve quickly soured over “offerings”.
For Wintel, it was bloatware, crapware, feature creep, automatic updates, DRM, activation. But what really put the ultimate knot in my shorts was win rot. That almost mandatory bare metal restore every six to nine months was unacceptable.
A brief love affair with Linux, it was just too hard to install. Too many distributions to choose from. And, they really wanted you to be a hardware geek. Personally, I’m astonished that large organizations with dedicated IT staffs haven’t jumped on this as opposed to Microsoft and it’s upgrade treadmill.
That all led me to Apple. I jumped in with Mac Book Air. And, for the most part it’s served me well. Except, like Wintel, it has Mac Rot. I’ve got several problems that the Geniuses haven’t solved and requires fairly frequent reboot. A bare metal install without a Lion distribution disk scares me silly.
I don’t like the whole app store concept.
Personal computing has morphed into being a pawn or cash cow for the big guys.
Maybe it’s time to revisit Linux.
But, I’m going to try a Chromebox first.
Maybe I’ll be a Google fan boy next. I doubt. I always seem to find the man behind the curtain.
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Posted by reinkefj
and …
Perhaps, I haven’t explained myself well.
About the pogoplug and the disk drive.
You plug both into any power strip.
The disk drive plugs via usb into the pogoplug.
The pogoplug plugs via an RJ45 (local area network connection) (looks like a fat phone wire with bigger that a phone socket plugs on each end) into the ROUTER.
Note: it doesn’t plug into ANY computer.
(You can, but you don’t HAVE to. The value of this little 45$ linux box is that it is it’s own computer / appliance.)
Once you do that, I can give you a directory on the drive that you can:
(a) “mount” the drive on any computer on your home lan (wirelessly or wired) and use as you would the hard disk that’s internal to that computer. Including IPADs, ITOUCHs, IPHONES, and most smart phones.
(b) by correctly defining any path to the pogoplug via it’s web interface, it will give you a URL that you can “publish”, share, or use yourself.
So, for example, Luddite can upload his corny spam megabyte movie files to is and any one who has the link can look at it. ANd, would CLOG everyone’s mail systems with HUGE files.
So, for example, MIX2 can put the that big video on the “platform” and only allow certain people to see it. (Even if someone has the link, they can’t see it. I think it comes back “404 url not found” or something like that.)
SO, you can think of pogoplug as a “personal / group / public” cloud solution.
I’d like to deploy them at all my favorite people’s routers so that I can have off-site storage. (The power is use is about 8$ per year I’m told.)
I think it’s a neat device.
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Posted by reinkefj
Six scenarios where the iPad is trouncing the PC
TechRepublic’s Jason Hiner has little use for an iPad. But he’s pinpointed six areas where it’s become people’s preferred device and is disrupting the PC market.
by Jason Hiner May 7, 2012 9:00 AM PDT
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6. The kid machine
For the past couple generations, kids have taken to computers and technology with almost no trouble and with few exceptions. However, with the iPhone this phenomenon started to go a step further — or younger. Suddenly, 2-year-olds could figure out how to swipe to unlock the phone, touch the photo app, and flick their little fingers across the screen to flip through photos. Once we got a big screen version of this experience with the iPad, the sky was suddenly the limit for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. They had a computer that required no training from their parents. Apps like Intro to Math, by Montessorium took advantage of the iPad interface to deliver software that was inexpensive, easy to learn, fun, and effective.
On the other end of the spectrum, the iPad is easy enough to figure out that plenty of elderly people who never felt comfortable with a computer have been able to use an iPad to do a few basic things. The key to this scenario is the iPad’s multitouch interface, which requires no user manual and no instruction to get started.
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Ever since I saw the YouTube video of a baby trying to stroke a magazine to make the “screen” turn, I knew Apple had a winner.
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Posted by reinkefj
OK!
I was thanks to DRIVESLIM ($, not free) able to free enough space on the slender MACBOOKAIR which I cam McBahh1.
I was then able after 3 password resets finally get an MAC APP STORE id that would work.
I was then able to download the LION MAC OSX UPGRADE ($). That I had already paid for. Thankfully, I didn’t have to pay for it again.
I was then able to perform the UPGRADE.
An hour later, while I was doing other things, McBahh1 dinged like an oven timer and it was done.
Observation: McBahh1 is now running “sprightly”. No more performance like a nursing home resident. We’ll see if any of the old problems return (i.e.: “I’m too tired to compute; I’m taking my union break for as many minutes as I feel like”; “There’s no free disk space; deal with it.”, or my perennial favorite “Year, I rebooted; what of it?”)
Casualties: NVU (free) no longer runs; I quickly found BLUE_GRIFFON (free) to replace it.
Observation: BLUE_GRIFFON doesn’t do file transfer like NVU did. (Argh!)
New method: FILEZILLA dusted off to upload. New version of FILEZILLA installed. Works.
Casualties: MAC OSX 10.7.3 aka LION in the FINDER utility no longer displays the amount of free space. (Or it’s not obvious how to do it.)
Opinion: Well worth it. But what a hassle. Months of hassle to get to this point. Exponential number of Arghs.
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Posted by reinkefj
I received the package. Opening it the packing slip. says “… ipad3 …”. However the instructions say “… ipad2 …”. Did you ship me the wrong one or are they interchangeable. If “interchangable”, then why did I wait and pay extra for the “ipad3″ model? This has me wondering …
I await you answer.
fjohn
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I’m not happy because when I ordered there was no “back order”. After my order was in and sitting for a couple of weeks, then magically it was backordered. Since the ship date was a couple of days, what choice did I have? But even that slipped.
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On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 12:01 PM, The ZAGG Team – Matthew G. <questions@zagg.com> wrote:
Hello,
Thank you for contacting ZAGG, where we are Zealous About Great Gadgets! My name is Matthew G. and I appreciate the opportunity to assist you.
The tracking number you have, 9405510200828351438398, is a USPS tracking number. You can look this up on USPS.com and find more information about your package. Please note that USPS tracking numbers are more of delivery confirmation numbers and do not provide actual tracking like UPS and FedEx do.
<<< Nothing like that is on the website. The confirm email points to those two vendaor to “track your shipment”!>>>
Please note also that USPS can take anywhere from 24 to 72 hours to update shipping information. Since your order only shipped as of the 23rd of April, USPS would not have any information in their system about your tracking number. I would check over the next few days for any updated information on your delivery confirmation number.
I hope this helps! Please feel free to contact us back with any questions or concerns.
Thank you for choosing ZAGG! We appreciate your business.
All the best,
Matthew G.
Customer Service Representative
ZAGG Inc.
3855 S 500 W STE C
SLC, UT 84115
800.700.ZAGG(9244) (toll free)
801.263.0699 (o)
Nasdaq Symbol: ZAGG
ZAGG.com
— Original Message —
From: “reinke (reinke cc)” <reinke@reinke.cc>
Received: 4/23/12 6:45:59 PM MDT
To: The ZAGG Team – Darren S. <questions@zagg.com>
Subject: Re: order IC5629043
9405510200828351438398
I got this tracking number. But neither UPS or USPS find it.
Help?
fjohn
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On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 2:15 PM, The ZAGG Team – Darren S. <questions@zagg.com> wrote:
Hello Keith,
Thank you for contacting ZAGG, where we are Zealous About Great Gadgets! My name is Darren S. and I appreciate the opportunity to assist you.
I apologize for any confusion you may have experienced regarding your order. I see that order IC5629043 was placed on April 2nd, 2012. Orders placed through ZAGG.com orders typically take 1-2 business days to process and ship. This may vary depending on product demand, however. In order to assist you with determining the current availability of a given product, the expected shipping date for an item has been included on the product page itself.
Having said that, I see that the expected ship date for this order was is April 23rd, 2012. The ZAGGfolio on this order is currently experiencing inventory issues which has caused a delay in the shipping of this order. Our processing facility is working as quickly as possible to fulfill each affected order, and we expect inventory for this item to become available around April 25th, 2012. Nevertheless, we regret any inconvenience to you and acknowledge the difficulty this has caused.
Once an order leaves our facility we will send a shipping confirmation email. You can also check the status of your orders on demand via ZAGG.com. Log in to your User Account Manager to check the status of your most recent orders and view a snapshot of your order history. You can also update your account information. Take advantage of this service by visiting our website at http://www.zagg.com/support/account.
We apologize for any inconvenience and we appreciate your interest in ZAGG. However, please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions or comments. If you prefer assistance via a live customer service representative, our phone number is (801) 263-0699 or toll free at (800) 700-ZAGG(9244). Our office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5:30 PM, Mountain Time.
Thank you for choosing ZAGG! We appreciate your business.
All the best,
Darren S.
Customer Service Representative
ZAGG Inc.
3855 S 500 W STE C
SLC, UT 84115
800.700.ZAGG(9244) (toll free)
801.263.0699 (o)
Nasdaq Symbol: ZAGG
ZAGG.com
— Original Message —
From: reinke <reinke@reinke.cc>
Received: 4/18/12 11:52:51 AM MDT
To: “questions@zagg.com” <questions@zagg.com>
Subject: order
status on ic 562 9043?
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I think I was scammed. What’s your opinion?
ZAGGS is definitely “NOTRECOMMENDED”!
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HERE’S THEIR AUTORESPONDER:
Hello reinke (reinke cc),
Thank you for contacting ZAGG, home of the invisibleSHIELD! We appreciate hearing from you and your email is very important to us. We will reply to your inquiry as quickly as possible. Most emails are replied to within 1-2 business days, but please allow up to 3 business days. Our hours of operation are Monday thru Friday, 8am – 6pm, Mountain Time.
If you need a replacement for your ZAGG product, please follow the below link for a quick instructional video: http://www.zagg.com/support/contact.php#hidden_replacementVideo
You can also visit our Frequently Asked Questions page below for information on our warranties, shipping, products, refunds, etc.:
To help track your inquiry we have generated a reference number. Your message id 349264. Please add @zagg.com to your address book to prevent our messages from going to your spam folder.
Sincerely,
The ZAGG Team
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Posted by reinkefj
One of the many petty annoyances.
* The Ghost of Hard Disk Space Past, when all the free space disappears and needs a reboot to recover the 4 or 5 gig.
* Fails to resume from hibernate
* Firefox fails to close
* Random app crashes
* The screen has a finger goo straight line of grease on it corresponding to, I guess, the CVBNM keys. Argh!
* The Apple App Store, Mobile Me, and ICLOUD can “lose their memory of you” when Aplle decides to “improve” stuff. Double Argh!
So I’m coming to the decision that Apple is as bad as Windoze.
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Posted by reinkefj
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/penultimate/id354098826?mt=8
Penultimate
By Cocoa Box Design LLC
** The original, easiest-to-use, best-selling handwriting app for iPad. On sale.
**Penultimate gives you the fast, tactile gratification of writing on paper, with digital power and flexibility. Take notes, keep sketches, or share your next breakthrough idea — in the office, on the go, or home on the sofa.
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Caught it n sale and recommended it to the other “kids” in the family.
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Posted by reinkefj
(1) Apple APPSTORE told me I forgot my password three times yay. Anyone who knows me and my tools knows that didn’t happen.
(2) Syncing my ipad3 to mcba (macbookair1) left it with about half the apps eternally waiting.
(3) Music files are “there” but unplayable.
Meanwhile ipad1 is stuck with updates that can’t be applied.
So much for moving to Apple because my problems with Microsoft!
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Can’t use my IPAD1 apple id?
(I’m not buying all the stuff over again. Starting the issues list. May have to return it.)
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Apple id is mobile me.
It’s forcing me up to icloud.
icloud requires lion.
lion needs a lot of space.
made space
now if’s forcing me into “forgotten password”
forcing me to authenticate the id’s emil by clicking a link
now it’s still forcing “forgotten password” and not sending the link.
argh!
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ipad3!. May have been a mistake. All sorts of initialization issues. Apple may be overwhelmed and using “forgotten password” to throttle use.
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Forces verification of email address.
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Dear fjohn reinke,
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DO that and it forces me into password reset and never sends the email.
Argh!
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Comparing Taylor Swift HD on IPAD1 and IPAD3 — don’t see much difference.
Trying to think of other comparisons.
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THE SAGA CONTINUES
from: Apple appleid@id.apple.com
to: apple@reinke.cc
date: Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 7:51 AM
subject: How to reset your Apple ID password.
mailed-by: mdn-txn-msbadger0204.apple.com
Arrived in Google mail box about 9AM. Google posts within seconds to receipt. I know I send stuff from different account into gmail account often. Sometimes Google posts it before I can ALT TAB or TAB SELECT from the sending website over to the GMAIL window. Google’s fast; I’m faulting Apple on this one. Either deliberately or not. Argh!
Finally the link comes through, password reset. I know that I didn’t “forget” any of my passwords, I use LASTPASS, a text file, and a spreadsheet. ARGH!
Now onto try to upgrade MACBOOKAIR to LION. Then I can move from MOBILEME to ICLOUD. Then, finally I can rename my apple id from the old format of a simple name to the new required format of an email address. Then I can connect the IPAD3 to my old apple id and get to try it.
(If you think this all been a big mistake, I agree. What idiot enforces a new rule (i.e., an apple id has to be an email “for security purposes”. Someone needs to explain that one to me. I’m going to bounce this off Bruce S. Maybe it’ll give him some blog fodder.)
I STILL think they deliberately did this to control load. Yeah, I’m a cynic with a tin foil hat!
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SAGA <synonym for excrement>
Going back to the APPSTORE on the MACBOOKAIR tells me that “too many incorrect passwords”. Forces me to say “I forgot it”. (All for MY protection, of course.) And, then if forces up something that opens NVU to edit the page. Are you kidding me?
And Apple is “user friendly”? ”barbara streisand”
So, I have uninstall NVU, do this non-sense, wait for another email, buy LION, reinstall NVU, install LION. Then I can move from MOBILEME to ICLOUD. Then, finally I can rename my apple id from the old format of a simple name to the new required format of an email address. Then I can connect the IPAD3 to my old apple id and get to try it.
To quote Taylor Swift: “This is begining to look like tragedy now.” An epic poem worthy of Homer who wrote the Odyssey!
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Maybe I am seeing network issues. It could be Verizon. But both Verizon Filos and Verizon vwbbie (Verizon’s wireless broadband hooked thu the mifi2200) are failing to play Taylor Swift videos. (yes, I know a terrible loss to western civilization!) but could it be a conspiracy to sell ipad3s and 4g service. If I was the cynical type, I suspect Verizon want folks to upgrade to 4g and may have degraded the 3G performance to pop sites. I’m sure that biz, who uses it for DR and salesforce automation, will not have any problems. But that’s cynical. After all, not like anyone would collude to fix prices on ebooks? Or anything else! Argh!
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