I did in fact get my new iPhone. I guess I left the blog kinda hanging on that…

Let me just say, What a debacle! Getting a new phone should not be so hard! Seriously. That said I am so glad I went thru it. I like being one of the idiots out there “first”. LOL. So after my 3 hour wait the SECOND day I was finally next. I was so sure my activation would be fast. I knew which phone I wanted (8G, I have a brand new iPod Classic that is huge so no need for 16G), I knew I qualified for the upgrade, should be smooth. After another 20 minutes (I know, right?) a “specialist” approached me. We got to work. He fetched the phone, took my info, and entered it into the activation handheld thing. We waited. The result came back fast: “Error. Account does not qualify”

WHAT!?!

So like, he tried to be all sorry and “better luck next time” but I was NOT leaving without an iPhone. I became one of the customers that made the wait so long. I made him call AT&T. After 45 minutes of trouble shooting the account it turns out that there was some corporate discount that we didn’t even know we had that was the issue. Ugh. So we removed it and finally the phone was set up. Phew. So now I had to go back to a real AT&T to figure that out another day. Whatever. I had my iPhone!

One more step. Plug it in and make a call. I did. I called Richard. It didn’t go through. I tried again. No luck. It rang, but went to AT&T operators. Huh. I cringed. I dialed MY number. My old phone rang. Shit! They put the upgrade on the wrong phone! At this point I was politely told by a number of Apple people that I was SOL. It was an AT&T thing. AT&T told me it was an Apple thing. I was screwed!

Finally an AT&T supervisor told me to swap the SIM. After an hour on the phone, of course… But now all is welll and I am a happy boy! LOL

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daniel · early morning · 4 comments · ping it

Okay. Wow. Phew! Boy have I been a busy bee! In case you haven’t noticed, I did a little redecorating around here. Can you see a difference? CLICK HERE. Okay, okay. It’s not new actually. But we haven’t seen this look in a long time. Plus it took me 5 hours to drag it into the present with us okay? Sooo, what do you think? Is it okay for now? Are we feeling the retro style popup comments? Shall I leave a ‘skinner’ so you can pick and choose?

Inquiring minds wanna know..

(Maybe someday I’ll get a new design… I just don’t have the skills and don’t know where to turn. I know a designer, but something about mixing business and pleasure seems awkward about that. Or I am paranoid. I wish Julie was still in business.)

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daniel · lunch time · 4 comments · ping it

I don’t think this is new… but I just found it and I am hooked. Hooked!

Voyeur via Glubibulga’.

Apparently it’s a whole HBO thing… On demand or online?

Welcome to the HBO Voyeur Project - a multimedia experience that gives you a peek into what happens behind the countless windows we pass everyday. Whether you choose to experience it online or on HBO on Demand, the HBO Voyeur Project illustrates the underlying truth that sometimes the most revealing stories are the ones you weren’t meant to see. Visit HBO Voyeur.com now.

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daniel · evening · 2 comments · ping it

How come no one told me there was to be new Apple-y goodness today? Hmm? You all know how I love Apple and how I was at work or asleep for the past 7 days! Ah well, I cannot stay mad at you, internets. Besides, the folks in the Twitter chat room have brought me up to speed…

Besides, look at all the cool new stuff! , iLife (oooh iPhoto is all fancy!), and the new iMac!! I am absolutely drooling here. Drooling! I have to get to the Apple Store. Something inside of me is going to break if I don’t. First the iPhone came along to torture me. I want one. I do not need one. Especially the first version. But it hurts me. Now this.. A new iMac! Mine is not even quite a year old! This is torture… But they aren’t all that different, other that the thinness and added technololgy, right? No big shake up there… iWork is really nice, but I don’t like to work at home. LOL, seriously though I have only used that for my party invites lately. I make great invites with it, but I don’t need an upgrade to it.

I will get the new iLife though. That is one I DO use pretty regularly. Between iPhoto and Garageband it’ll be worth it for me to make the leap. I think I want more memory too. I was planning to get another gig when the new OS X comes out, but better to get it earlier. Hrm. Probably not this month though for any of it. Sigh.

See? I am tortured. 

tagged: iphone apple new os x imac ilihe ilife i want iphoto updates

daniel · lunch time · 2 comments · ping it