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<\/a><\/p>\nWithin minutes last night I got a dozen notes on how to update the iPad \u2013 I had to go to a computer that has iTunes on it, connect to that, and let it happen that way. I suppose that is obvious to Mac users but it wasn\u2019t to me.<\/p>\n
I still can\u2019t get my mail. Attempts get a demand for a password for smtp.me.com for username, and I have that in my log book, but it won\u2019t accept that, and does not offer me any alternatives than endlessly trying to retype a password that it rejects. It looks as if I\u2019ll have to go to an Apple store anyway. This whole shift to \u2018cloud\u2019 has been handled badly. For those who use only Macs I suppose it all went smoothly enough, but during the critical period I was distracted and Apple apparently never thought there would be anyone who didn\u2019t live and breathe with Apple only.<\/p>\n
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Anyway there has to be a procedure for forgetting a password, but I have no idea what it is, and Apple isn\u2019t offering me anything. I don\u2019t use or need Apple mail much, but I can\u2019t think it was smart of them to put us through the mobile.me mess and then drop us on our heads when they decided to get out of it.<\/p>\n
I\u2019d appreciate advice from people who know what\u2019s going on.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s time for our morning walk. Outside it\u2019s gloomy but it\u2019s not raining. Sable has decided that whatever was wrong with her, it\u2019s cruel and unusual punishment not to take a Husky for at least a mile walk, and if we don\u2019t do it we\u2019ll regret it\u2026 Back later.<\/p>\n
Incidentally, the iPad still won\u2019t access Safari. It brings up a big red sign telling me that mobile.me is dead, please go away. Very user friendly, these Apple people. I suppose I\u2019ll have to do something through the iMac but I have no clue as to what that should be. I suspect I need something new to replace mobile.me which went away \u2013 I can\u2019t say without warning, but I didn\u2019t realize that if I didn\u2019t act fast I\u2019d be stranded without recourse. Simplest thing to do is wait until Tuesday or so when things would be slow and go to the Apple Store. I\u2019m hoping to revive Chaos Manor Reviews and that\u2019s a good place to start.<\/p>\n
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I still haven\u2019t looked under the bandages; that happens tomorrow. It\u2019s pretty clear that it won\u2019t look like much. I still have my nose, and it looks as if what was skin which will grow back. It\u2019s a little painful, but nothing to worry about. Now to catch up.<\/p>\n Eris was over just after lunch and we set up Swan, the newest machine at Chaos Manor. I intend to revive Chaos Manor Reviews \u2013 it has been long enough \u2013 and the two new machines, Alien Artifact and Swan will be featured. Both use Thermaltake cases and power supplies. Thermaltake is expensive compared to Anrec and some other rivals, but they are also elegant; and I am coming to the conclusion that if you\u2019re going to go to the trouble of building your own computer, you should have elegance. Our newest has a \u2018toaster\u2019 type external drive port on top \u2013 take any old hard drive and push it in, and lo! you are connected and can see what\u2019s on it. It\u2019s also quiet and runs cool. Swan and Alien Artifact will replace a couple of the older machines here. And Swan runs Windows 8. I like it. Much more coming up. I really am trying to catch up. But that of course means working on fiction too. But there\u2019s nothing like finding that you’ve got cancer beat to get you moving again. <\/p>\n View 745 Friday, October 12, 2012 The Wall Street Journal had an editorial entitled \u201cThe Bully vs. the Wonk\u201d, which about summed up what happened last night. Nothing unexpected. And Benghazi was all the fault of the Intelligence Community, which appears to be an entity completely independent of the Office \u2026 Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"