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Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."

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Sean K - Jul 11, 2008 7:32:55 am PDT #6961 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

I'll get you, missy.

And your little dog, too.


Sean K - Jul 11, 2008 7:39:33 am PDT #6962 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

iPhone is finally updating to 2.0.

Reading over the features for 2.0, it seems like the only things I'd be missing by *not* buying a new iPhone is the full 3G functionality and full GPS.

Can't decide if that's worth it or not.


Theodosia - Jul 11, 2008 7:43:01 am PDT #6963 of 25501
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

:: despondently clicks the Update button a couple more dozen times ::


tommyrot - Jul 11, 2008 7:43:26 am PDT #6964 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Both my bosses are in line for iPhones. So I had to debug all this complex SQL that one of my bosses wrote (that I'd never looked at before) using a very slow remote connection to the client's office in Washington DC, while my boss talked to me on his cell, explaining what to look for in the stored procedures. Periodically our conversation was interrupted by the cheering of the folks in the iPhone line (every time someone walked out with a new iPhone, those in line cheered).

But I managed to find all the bugs, and the client is happy. The end.


Tom Scola - Jul 11, 2008 7:47:27 am PDT #6965 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Both my bosses are in line for iPhones.

Are they in this picture?


tommyrot - Jul 11, 2008 7:51:24 am PDT #6966 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Are they in this picture?

Nah. They went to an Apple store in some suburb, as it was closer than downtown Chicago .


Sean K - Jul 11, 2008 8:00:05 am PDT #6967 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Well, I've completed the install of the new software on the phone, but now something is not seeing something....

iTunes can see the phone is connected, but can't actually see the phone itself, or the phone can't see the iTunes store through the iTunes interface, or something...

basically, the actually phone settings page won't show up in iTunes, and, as yet, I can't actually put new stuff on the phone. Or something.

Might have to eject again and restart the computer. Let's hope that does the trick.


Stephanie - Jul 11, 2008 8:01:12 am PDT #6968 of 25501
Trust my rage

Well, after being down for a few hours, my iPhone is working again. eta: i had to plug my phone in and then disconnect it. Eventually, it worked.


Sean K - Jul 11, 2008 8:02:05 am PDT #6969 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Yeah, I've unplugged my phone and tried to start it up, but I'm basically getting an "Unactivated iPhone" screen.

It will only let me make an emergency call, and wants me to connect to iTunes, which isn't connecting the phone to the store.


Jessica - Jul 11, 2008 8:02:22 am PDT #6970 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Dear Buffistas,

Please stop making Jess want an iPhone. Jess does not need a new phone, and she already has an iPod Touch which can be upgraded w/ the new software.

Kthxbye,

Jess' Lizard Brain