I apologize for this post so early in the month, it was not planned! But the staff of TBB (me) was hit with some major technical difficulties last night in both the desktop and the laptop. All on just a three hour sleep the night before due to the late Delta flight arriving back to Detroit from San Francisco (and the 3 hour jet lag and being on catch up mode all day yesterday!). I had the material for another Buzz post here but the tech Gods just did not cooperate!
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Nice exercise bike! I should try that.
7 am and the phucking Windows Update is still going, WOW!
15 hours long and going…
I think this is a message it is time to get a new desktop PC. I think these assholes in Seattle are doing this on purpose…
You all have a great day!
Don’t be angry 🙂
An Apple a day….
I was in a hotel recently, about to check out, when I shut down my laptop and decided to accept the ‘update and shut down’ prompt.
It then launched a 90 minute upgrade. Unfortunately I was checking out and couldn’t shut down my laptop for fear of corrupting it. I had to go the front desk, negotiate a late check out (inconvenient as I had to double back on myself to return to the hotel) and then let the darn thing do its stuff for an hour and a half.
After 5 years, I bought a new MacBook last week. Hooked it up to my back-up drive, and two hours later it was all set-up.
Years ago when we switched to Apple, It took a while to find software for Apple that does what our old PC software did. Very worthwhile investment in time. Few worries about viruses too (so far).
What’s the best hotel point bargain in NYC?
I don’t need access to lemon poppyseed pancakes.
Must be a 15k Wyndham deal somewhere.
Just saw the latest SPG Hot Escapes list, maybe you have Barclaycard Arrival points?
http://www.spghotescapes.com/en
W New York
541 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY, United States
Was USD 179
SPG Member rate:
USD 136
Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel
811 7th Avenue 53rd Street, New York, NY, United States
Was USD 209
SPG Member rate:
USD 169
When I started my Windows PC yesterday, it took its time starting because it said it was restoring the previous version of windows. There was a update to be installed after I went to bed the previous night. So you aren’t the only one who had problems with these recent updates.
Update:
The phucking Windows Update is now going…25 hours strong!
I am starting to wonder if it is upgrading from Windows 7 to 10?
At least it has now finished 2 of 2 updating and it is now “Shutting down”.
To Mac fans: Please, I am no mac guy. Used one once and thought we were never meant to be together!
This last desktop PC has been a workhorse. Thought I could squeeze one more year out of it
Amazing life, really!
There will be a post tomorrow.
But this month has been too deflating here and perhaps it is indeed time to move on. At Starbucks early this morning going through Feedly was watching the regular dude with a sign down the stteet who probably made more than me in an hour than I have this month, SAD!
Daughter is 15 today. Went for lunch to score her a free entry at Northside Grill and off for dinner at Yotsuba for sushi!
Pray for my PC 🙂