Stormy Weather

Purchased a movie (Pineapple Express) over Apple TV and was at a critical moment when "iTunes Store Temporarily Unavailable", which just goes to show owning a DVD might have an advantage over streaming video. It really didn't matter because it was indicative of the forceful storm approaching the 'Burg. Power soon began blinking on and off and the wind picked up. I descended to the laundry cubbie and assumed the position. The Verizon FiOS box kept beeping with it's battery backup kicking in. Eventually the lights went out completely. So much for emergency preparedness! Flashlight in the car, with dead batteries. Went to bed and still no power this morning. Dominion said it could be several days, which is awful because temps will be in the 100's today, at least. Thankfully the coffee shop has power and at least I can charge the cell phone. Time to see if the retailers have power. Might be time to shop and see a movie. Or play the drum kit, or the accordion, or the acoustic bass, or the bagpipes. The only power they require is my own.

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Techno Times

2012 is shaping up to be a landmark year for my technological progress. I've just received an invite to join Pinterest (thanks Ken!) after suffering the humiliation of having my requests ignored by Pinterest. Such is life! Today I'll be installing Apple TV and hoping my old cable box can at least work with the new flat screen TV (until Verizon can send a box for HD TV). I received the flat screen for free (nothing is free) with my new Prius. Since I drastically overpaid for the Prius, the TV was indeed not free. I let the TV sit in the box for several months, but now that I've decided to catch up on some TV, and get the Apple TV gizmo, I thought if worth installing. I also snapped up a Belkin USB expander for the iMac. I love my iMac and it is stylish and 'all that', but it only has 4 USB ports hidden in the back, and at this point I have data strewn across four external drives (I know...very disorganized) and now an ION slide scanner, an HP All-In-One  and a Logitech trackball. I wouldn't be using the trackball, but I found the iMac sometimes didn't correctly manage it's power, and found the Bluetooth keyboard and mouse and tracker would keep losing their connection. It got so bad, I went and got a Microsoft keyboard that also wasted a USB slot. I'm back to using the Mac Bluetooth keyboard but am still using the trackball. Just thinking about all this stuff is making me sleepy. Might be time for a nap. Before I snooze, I also finally received the solar-powered iPad case to go in it's special bag, so theoretically I can go about 8 days with one charge on my iPad. That is awesome.

Starbucks

Starbucks Indivisible Blend is delicious!

Sent from Stacie's "super hot" new iPad
"Stay Positive and Love your Life!"-Nick Hexum

Father's Day

Today I give my Dad an iPad! I hope he actually uses it. I think it will keep his mind active and keep him more connected. He certainly can call me if he gets stuck, but he tends to give up easily. We'll see how it develops! I already set up all his email, Facebook, Skype and a few sports apps. The best part is the free maintenance (from me) and the fact that I will pay for all his downloads. He even has Downton Abbry Seasons 1 & 2.

Sent from my iPhone