I've been a Mac user since 1984... yep, the first year Apple came out with the Mac... that funny-looking little all-in-one box. Since that time, I've owned many of their different models... done plenty of OS upgrades. This is the first time that the new operating system locked everything up. It took nearly two hours on the phone with Apple Support, and I had to do a complete erase of the hard drive. Yes, I had everything backed up, BUT... what a pain in the ass it is to have to reload all your favorites on the internet, AND try to remember all the different passwords. Not to mention all the software install discs that are at home.
On the bright side, it's one way to clean all the crap off the hard drive. Sigh. I figure it's going to take a very long time to rebuild everything back to close to the way I had it. On the really bright side, I archive all my photos and writing. Sure wish I had my Photoshop install disc.
And the reason for the OS upgrade: the new iPad. At this point, I haven't had time to mess with it. It may be a while. I did have a bunch of apps downloaded already, with the anticipation of putting them on the iPad... those are gone, so I'll get to start over again with that.
And what a day at work. There is something to the theory of people getting weird during the full moon... yeah, we're close to that time. Very busy day in the marina, and just lots of unusual happenings. I'm going to save the details for in-person, but there was one idiot boater who nearly caused an accident, got obnoxious with another captain, and was treated to an extended unpleasant visit with the National Park Service law enforcement folks. He tried to weasel out by going to another dock... one of the first mates and I stopped him and "escorted" him to the NPS.
So, back to the computer grind.
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