BREAKING NEWS: Apple Maps is projecting Hurricane Sandy will strike California around midnight tonight. (Seriously, I hope all my friends in the path of that storm come through safely.)
Not much to talk about today. Yesterday was my day for football....college football in my case. I had the unpleasant experience of watching my Texas Tech Red Raiders have their head handed to them by Kansas State, 55-24. Disappointed yes, but surprised, no. KState is really good. Solid all the way around, a true Heisman contender at QB, and expertly coached. They should be #2 in the BCS poll after this weekend, which means they very well could be playing for the national championship in early January.
K and I went to Starbucks for our weekly coffee and read, then went to the mall near our home to just walk around and people watch. I never tire of people watching. Apple, Microsoft, and Samsung all had kiosks set up hawking their newest gadgets. I asked the Samsung guy why my Galaxy Tab(let) 7.0 didn't come with an owners manual? His response: *deer in the headlights look* It seems it's available online, but it's 100+ pages long....no way I'm gonna print it all out.
I want a simple little booklet like every other gadget in the world comes with. While at the mall I stopped in to Barnes and Noble and found a "How-to" booklet which will answer my basic questions and is dumbed down to something I might understand. (Wonder if it knows how technologically dumb I really am?) Wish me luck.
That's enough drivel for now. Have a nice Sunday evening everyone.
S
Skip the "howto" booklet and hire a ten year old!
ReplyDeleteJoeh is right; a kid is your best bet. Have a good Sunday.
ReplyDeleteI have to tell you California (at least Southern) had beautiful weather today so no hurricaine headed our way, but am concerned about safety of friends/family on the East Coast so hoping it is a milder storm than predicted. It is for the very reason that the instruction manual is over 100 pages for your Samsung tablet that I refuse to get a smart phone or anything else in that type of class; I just know it will be all jumble trying to figure it out; I'm with the other two commenters; a kid is your best bet indeed!
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Alright, your post had me totally confused until you mentioned Starbucks.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on the "dumbed-down booklet" - however, download the online version, too. They usually come in PDF form and are searchable. I found that quite helpful with my 220-page camera manual.
Sorry to confuse everyone, but the joke is the new Apple Maps are grossly inaccurate. Apple has a dispute going with Google, and therefore the new iPhone5 comes loaded with their maps.
ReplyDeleteS
Yup, a 10 year old is your best bet. Used to be a 12 year old but time marches on. (and backward, apparently.) And yes I've heard those new Apple maps are seriously f---ed!
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