Wonderful walking weather returns!
Homie and I had a 4-mile walk today! This hasn't been possible for at least a month. We set out about 5:30 am, temp 82, thick cloud cover, humidity in the 60's. I checked the temperature again when we got home about 7:30 and it was still the same. Wow.
Sometimes this "monsoon" season brings a treat. Last night we got wind and lightning but no rain. This morning the clouds were so thick the sunlight was weak, still tolerable even at 7:30 am. Of course I was sweating streams, could feel it running down my neck, face, and back. But it was so cool I didn't mind the sweat. Homie did some fast running in big circles, a sure sign of change. I was planning to drive to Flagstaff for a hike today, but there was no need.
I am in iPhone heaven. This gizmo makes me gush with adolescent raves (awesome! cool! wow!). Last night I downloaded an app called "Distance" which tells how far you have walked or run or skipped using the phone's GPS. It works great! That's how I know we walked 4 (actually 3.93) miles this morning.
Of course the iPhone has some limitations. Yesterday I applied for admission to ASU so I could take a couple of courses fall semester. I went to the admissions office and was told that one could only apply online. Damn, here I'd driven over here, was standing in the office, and had to go back home and do it online? I made unhappy noises, then "Wait! I can use my iPhone!" I flopped down in the lounge area outside the admissions office and went to work.
Well, I tried, but the small screen and clumsy thumb-typing were just too much for such a challenge (three pages of application). I kept getting thrown back to the starting screen. Sad, I returned to the admissions office to ask why it wasn't working (probably because I couldn't manage to type my password twice without errors). At this point the surly, unhelpful, unfriendly young lady decided to tell me about the four computers I had failed to notice in the admissions office which were sitting there for prospective students to use for their online applications for admission. (She was probably one of my former unsuccessful students at the community college getting her revenge!)
I also had trouble getting my email synched between iPhone and iMac. The main problem was my stubbornness. Instead of immediately switching to a google mail account like the brilliant person I belatedly morphed into, I spent an entire day trying to synch my cox mail account. In my defense, the iPhone support website did have instructions for doing so. They didn't work.
But there is one thing I can blame on Apple. The cleaning cloth that came with it left so much lint on the face of the iPhone that it was impossible to install the plastic shield that came with the Belkin carry-case I selected. Plain air bubbles were easy to push out, but the air bubble surrounding each bit of lint was impossible to move. Again, much time spent trying to do the impossible was followed by surrender.
Everything else about the iPhone is a joy. The other day I rushed off to meet friends at a movie across town. I wasn't going to make it in time, so I asked the iPhone to show me the nearest Starbucks. I got 5 pins on the map and went to the nearest, where I ordered a fruity scone and ate it while looking for other movie theatres and showtimes on the iPhone so my trip would not be in vain. I found one, enjoyed it, and went home happy.
Sometimes this "monsoon" season brings a treat. Last night we got wind and lightning but no rain. This morning the clouds were so thick the sunlight was weak, still tolerable even at 7:30 am. Of course I was sweating streams, could feel it running down my neck, face, and back. But it was so cool I didn't mind the sweat. Homie did some fast running in big circles, a sure sign of change. I was planning to drive to Flagstaff for a hike today, but there was no need.
I am in iPhone heaven. This gizmo makes me gush with adolescent raves (awesome! cool! wow!). Last night I downloaded an app called "Distance" which tells how far you have walked or run or skipped using the phone's GPS. It works great! That's how I know we walked 4 (actually 3.93) miles this morning.
Of course the iPhone has some limitations. Yesterday I applied for admission to ASU so I could take a couple of courses fall semester. I went to the admissions office and was told that one could only apply online. Damn, here I'd driven over here, was standing in the office, and had to go back home and do it online? I made unhappy noises, then "Wait! I can use my iPhone!" I flopped down in the lounge area outside the admissions office and went to work.
Well, I tried, but the small screen and clumsy thumb-typing were just too much for such a challenge (three pages of application). I kept getting thrown back to the starting screen. Sad, I returned to the admissions office to ask why it wasn't working (probably because I couldn't manage to type my password twice without errors). At this point the surly, unhelpful, unfriendly young lady decided to tell me about the four computers I had failed to notice in the admissions office which were sitting there for prospective students to use for their online applications for admission. (She was probably one of my former unsuccessful students at the community college getting her revenge!)
I also had trouble getting my email synched between iPhone and iMac. The main problem was my stubbornness. Instead of immediately switching to a google mail account like the brilliant person I belatedly morphed into, I spent an entire day trying to synch my cox mail account. In my defense, the iPhone support website did have instructions for doing so. They didn't work.
But there is one thing I can blame on Apple. The cleaning cloth that came with it left so much lint on the face of the iPhone that it was impossible to install the plastic shield that came with the Belkin carry-case I selected. Plain air bubbles were easy to push out, but the air bubble surrounding each bit of lint was impossible to move. Again, much time spent trying to do the impossible was followed by surrender.
Everything else about the iPhone is a joy. The other day I rushed off to meet friends at a movie across town. I wasn't going to make it in time, so I asked the iPhone to show me the nearest Starbucks. I got 5 pins on the map and went to the nearest, where I ordered a fruity scone and ate it while looking for other movie theatres and showtimes on the iPhone so my trip would not be in vain. I found one, enjoyed it, and went home happy.
posted by Cranky Ol' Lady at 10:33 AM
1 Comments:
I had the same problem with air bubbles on my I Phone. Annoying!!!
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