Look at my new Apple product! I call it iGotnothing.

Well kids. I am a little down today. I showed up at my Apple Store bright and early, like a good little Mac-boy. I was expecting the line, since I opted for sleep last night. 8:00 was when I stepped into place. In fact, it all started out really hopeful! The plan, according to the Apple associates was this: 40 people let in at a time, 10-15 minutes each. I was about number 300, but I do exaggerate. Could have been a lot less in front of me. Still, at 15 minutes each group I figured about 2 hours. Seems logical, right? We have been through the lines with Apple before. They usually don’t screw up too bad.

After about 2 hours I really was getting discouraged. I had definitely moved up, but not much. And we had been at a standstill for a really long time. Twitter kept me appraised of the issues as we went. Servers down! Servers up! Servers DOWN! Richard came over with a snack. I finally got to go look at the entire line. Wow. He waited with me for 30 minutes. When it finally looked like I was moving again he took off to get ready for work. I waited, chatted with the gal next to me, and questioned the Apple folk. They were saying all systems were a go! Twitter linked me to more stories that it was bad. iTunes servers were the issue, and folks have been having trouble with iPhone 2.0 updates as well as the Apple Store activation parade…

It was when I was reading about how folks were sent home with NO WORKING phones (after Apple DE-activated old iPhone, but could NOT activate the new one) that a woman came past the line with her 2 new phones and a warning. “Don’t let them activate you here! I have been inside since 8:15 trying to get activated!” I decided screw it. I, like so many before me, left the line. After 3 hours.

I figured dude. 3 hours and I am not even halfway… Plus my current iPhone is working fine. Rocking iPhone 2.0 too! So I can wait. I waited this long… Right?

tagged: work richard iphone apple twitter time itunes issues warning

daniel · late morning · 1 comment · ping it

Capricorn: Aligning yourself with a social outcast could be a mistake. There is something dark about this man’s psyche.

Creepy! Who is it? How would I know if it’s an online acquaintance? 

tagged: horoscope warning capricorn social outcast

daniel · terribly early · say it · ping it

So I got this in my email. Seems like something to pass on. Plus I got nothin’ else today kids. Nada. So, enjoy the following P.S.A. from dp.com…

JURY DUTY SCAM:

This has been verified by the FBI and Snopes (their links are included below).

Please pass this on to everyone in your email address book. It is spreading fast so be prepared should you get this call.  Most of us take that summons for jury duty seriously a new and ominous kind of fraud has surfaced.

The caller claims to be a jury coordinator. If you protest that you never received a summons for jury duty, the scammer asks you for your Social Security number and date of birth so he or she can verify the information and cancel the arrest warrant. Give out any of this information and bingo; your identity was just stolen.

The fraud has been reported so far in 11 states, including New York, Oklahoma, Florida, Illinois, Texas and Colorado. This (swindle) is particularly insidious because they use intimidation over the phone to try to bully people into giving information by pretending they are with the court system. The FBI and the Federal Court System have issued nationwide alerts on their web sites, warning consumers about the fraud.

Snopes site: says this is real fraud.
http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/juryduty.asp

FBI site: warns about the fraud.
http://www.fbi.gov/page2/june06/jury_scams060206.htm

So there you go. Love you. Kisses. Mean it.

tagged: email fraud warning security jury p.s.a.

daniel · the wee hours · say it · ping it

A must-see for children everywhere.... Cooties.

tagged: funny you tube warning children cooties

daniel · late morning · 1 comment · ping it

I cannot sleep. Stupid brain. I am totally tired but there is too much going on in my mind. Listening to the iPod probably doesn’t help. I know. But that is not the point. My mind is all over the place! I am so pissed about so many little things that I just need to let go. And one major thing.

And let’s hint about that. Only hint, as I am not ready to blog about it outright. But… Take warning: Not everyone you meet on the internets is real. Or sincere. What you get in real life can sometimes be amazingly different than your new online friend. And even if you end up okay with that person you have met, and you become friends, even that personality can be fake.

tagged: member content warning insomnia real life internet friends

daniel · the wee hours · 6 comments · ping it