Nor did we "fall back" last fall.
Arizona is a rebel. Well, that, or the voters decided to not participate in all that "springing and falling" years ago. For the record, Arizona tried it. Didn't see any point in it. I'm good with that.
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Long In The Tooth...
You, Jim? Yes. There is dirt out there that isn't as old as I am. We have had that discussion - I am grateful for all these "bonus days."
I am talking about an early Apple device. I bought an iPad Mini when they first came out in late 2012. Going on 14 years. I have used it almost daily since then. Here's a shot from 2013, using it as a music prompter with OnSong loaded on it...
I've had podcasts loaded on it since those early days. I play those every night on that iPad. I've used it to internet surf and do email. I have set it up to control the "sleep pods" I wear at night. And through all that, the battery has continued to work like a champ. I am amazed.
That said, Apple quit supporting that first iPad Mini years ago: no updates. It has gotten to the point where some of my apps no longer work because they have updated, requiring the ever-updating operating systems. A 14 year old Apple device would be the equivalence of a 118 year old person. Probably.
After some regular urging from Joan, I picked up a new iPad Mini today. It is a unique form factor (niche?) that works well for me. Significantly smaller than my iPad Air 4, and especially my MacBook Pro M4. But, bigger than an iPhone. I use that size to read and/or play simple games like Ten-Ten or Solitaire while I get sleepy. The old Mini has been needing to be restarted somewhat regularly, recently, due to the screen freezing.
Apple is good about having a means to load apps and data from an older device to a new one. Rather than load from the original Mini, I loaded from the more recently (like 4 years ago) purchased iPad Air 4. Faster than reloading apps and data - especially all the music data I have in there (like charts for about 400 songs). I didn't use the old Mini much for photos or videos, but that may be an option with this new one.
These devices are kinda like a "factor of 2": the iPad Mini7 is about twice the size of my iPhone. The iPad Air 4 is about twice the size of the Mini. And, each of them serves a function. If the new Mini lasts as long as the first one, it will probably outlive me.
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I spent most of the evening messing with the new iPad Mini. I tried to find a way to save about 100 podcasts I have on the old Mini that are no longer posted on Apple Podcasts. No way to upload or save them on that ancient machine. So, I started downloading several new series of podcasts - I like to listen to them to fall asleep.
I am guessing it will take several days to find out what didn't transfer well, what didn't retain the passwords, and what apps I will want to add. The old iPad Mini had 32 gig of storage; this new one has 256 gig. I have already put close to 80 gig of apps and data on it. When I am done figuring out what is missing, I will go through it and delete apps and data I no longer use. You update technology to make your life easier... it rarely works out that way. ;-)
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