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Updatey ramblings and old photos
Sep. 2nd, 2018 08:10 pmI have some backup access, though sadly my external drives haven't been updated very recently... dammit. My online auto-backups show 1 million files backed up but I can only access ones in folders from 2015 - not very useful. I'm waiting for the company to come back to me on this issue - I'm assured it can be fixed. We'll see! In the meantime, the Apple retailer have pronounced a time of death for my hard drive and said if I get an Apple replacement then I don't get my old hard drive back to take to a data recovery specialist. However, if I can get my backups online, then I probably don't need to try and salvage anything anyway. Argh.
My ex work colleague is a Mac expert, and tells me I should replace the drive with a solid state one, and he could do that for me. Since the machine is out of warranty, I'd have nothing to lose. So tomorrow afternoon I'm going to pop into the local shop and see if they can put in a SSD instead and how much they'd charge me. If it's too much dosh, I'm going to get Jim to do it for me and buy the drive on Amazon.
In the meantime, I've installed a trial version of Photoshop CC to tide me over while I'm using my Mum's laptop she kindly lent me. I have no idea how people manage to work on iPads - I NEED laptop functionality! Even though these new Macbooks are a pain in the arse not having old style USB ports or any other interfaces apart from the stupid thunderthingy. So I've had to buy an add on with two USB ports so I can use my Wacom tablet, charge my phone etc.
Oops that went on longer than I intended. I really came on to post a few old photos I found and to give y'all a good laugh.
My wedding day, way way back in the mists of time, when I was half the woman I am now.( Read more... )
My ex work colleague is a Mac expert, and tells me I should replace the drive with a solid state one, and he could do that for me. Since the machine is out of warranty, I'd have nothing to lose. So tomorrow afternoon I'm going to pop into the local shop and see if they can put in a SSD instead and how much they'd charge me. If it's too much dosh, I'm going to get Jim to do it for me and buy the drive on Amazon.
In the meantime, I've installed a trial version of Photoshop CC to tide me over while I'm using my Mum's laptop she kindly lent me. I have no idea how people manage to work on iPads - I NEED laptop functionality! Even though these new Macbooks are a pain in the arse not having old style USB ports or any other interfaces apart from the stupid thunderthingy. So I've had to buy an add on with two USB ports so I can use my Wacom tablet, charge my phone etc.
Oops that went on longer than I intended. I really came on to post a few old photos I found and to give y'all a good laugh.
My wedding day, way way back in the mists of time, when I was half the woman I am now.( Read more... )
