Well it's been a week and my computer is still in the shop. It's very frustrating. I've still been able to get online every day, at the Apple Store, or the Cleveland Park library, or a friend's house, but it's not the same.
In other news, the Saints play tonight. Go Saints!
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Holy S**t!!!
It's here!!! It's really real!!! Introduced today: the iPhone! This thing is unbelievable! Normally things don't quite live up to the rumors, but this thing meets and exceeds them. Phone, ipod, movies, web browsing, email, camera, wifi/cellular/bluetooth, widgets, light/proximity/orientation sensors, and more! It's everything in one. At $499/$599, it seems expensive at first glance, but look at the whole picture. It's not just a phone or ipod, it's in the Treo/Blackberry class (and at the top of it). It's a mini-computer, running Mac OS X. With shocking new touch-screen technology. Yes, I'M CRAZED!!!!
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Sad Day
Once again, I'm reporting in from an Apple Store (Arlington, VA), but this time, I'm not here for leisure. I'm here for a crisis.
Last night my computer started acting funny, freezing on me. I'd never seen anything like it before, having had a year and 5 months of flawless performance. The freezing was intermittent, so I was able to go online and schedule an appointment with the Genius Bar (in-person tech support) for this afternoon. When I woke up this morning, the computer worked fine for awhile and I thought I might have nothing to show them at my appointment. Alas, right before I came over here, it started acting up again. I was able to surf around enough beforehand to find out that it was a recurring kernal panic. Got here to the Apple Store, they confirmed the "KP," troubleshot it, and determined that I'm having logic board failure. Not good. Computer needs to be sent off for repair. Booooooooooo! And I still had never really backed up in my life, and I've been meaning to, so I just bought a LaCie 250gb drive. They're transferring my data now, and the iBook will be sent to repair tomorrow.
Lisa says it should be back in 4-6 days. Let's hope all goes well. In the meantime, obviously, my access will be less frequent. Luckily I can plug the external drive into a friend's computer to get at my stuff if I need to. That's all for now.
Last night my computer started acting funny, freezing on me. I'd never seen anything like it before, having had a year and 5 months of flawless performance. The freezing was intermittent, so I was able to go online and schedule an appointment with the Genius Bar (in-person tech support) for this afternoon. When I woke up this morning, the computer worked fine for awhile and I thought I might have nothing to show them at my appointment. Alas, right before I came over here, it started acting up again. I was able to surf around enough beforehand to find out that it was a recurring kernal panic. Got here to the Apple Store, they confirmed the "KP," troubleshot it, and determined that I'm having logic board failure. Not good. Computer needs to be sent off for repair. Booooooooooo! And I still had never really backed up in my life, and I've been meaning to, so I just bought a LaCie 250gb drive. They're transferring my data now, and the iBook will be sent to repair tomorrow.
Lisa says it should be back in 4-6 days. Let's hope all goes well. In the meantime, obviously, my access will be less frequent. Luckily I can plug the external drive into a friend's computer to get at my stuff if I need to. That's all for now.
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Hearst Tower
Here's another scene from New York a couple of weeks ago. You may know that I've become an architecture buff. Here I am checking out the new Hearst Tower, by Norman Foster. It's built atop Hearst's original pre-Depression headquarters. Neat.
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