Venturing even further into Apple World

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Guthlac

Well I have taken an even bigger step into Steve Jobs clutches – I’ve signed up for MobileMe.   There were a few teething problems in the set up – the latest is that the default time zone is West Coast USA – which I suspect says a lot about Apple’s world view.

So I have started my 60 day free trial.  I wonder how it will all end.

One final thing.  The iPad is now behaving itself.  I am not sure whether it was the restore to factory settings or the latest iTunes/OS upgrade that has sorted it or perhaps some, as yet, undiscovered reason.  Whatever it was it has worked and the iPad is better than before – although I am not sure I like the folders facility much.  Computers Huh – who’d have em?
 

Simon Marchini LRPS

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Resorted to Restore

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Guthlac

Well nothing was happening with the iPad so I have restored it to factory settings.  this is going to be a bit of a bind but hopefully I will be able to control what does and does not go on the iPad and make it work properly with iTunes on my PC.  Well that is the plan and I have every confidence that it will go wrong along the way.  I thought Apple products were supposed to be superior to anything else!  Ah this is an old argument which I know is worthless to pursue.
 

Simon Marchini LRPS

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Updating the iPad software

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Guthlac
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Well I have taken the plunge and decided to update the iPad software.   All seems to have been going fine until the update procedure started to backup the iPad.  As I write this things seem to have stopped – perhaps I am suffering from paranoia but this has been the problem with the iPad all along.   We’ll just have to see what happens.   If this stalls then the only thing left is to restore to factory settings which I am prepared to do.  I have been clearing out all my Brushes drawings so that if I have to restore I don’t loose anything.  Lets just hope it doesn’t come to this.  

Simon Marchini LRPS

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All worn out

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Guthlac

On my way back to the car – tired but satisfied. Now just got the drive home to look forward to – deep joy.

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God the noise!

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Guthlac

Well the restaurant maybe a feast for the eye but it assaults the ears! It is like having lunch in swimming pool with a 1000 young kids playing in the pool. Deafening! To top it all someone is murdering the piano in the corner. Whilst this a great idea in principle in practice it just makes a bad situation worst. Clearly the Victorians weren’t too concerned with acoustics – form triumphs over function.

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Here we go

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Guthlac

So we are fortified and refreshed. Now for the hardwork !

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Coffee and muffins at the V&A

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Guthlac

After a brisk walk across Green Park and down Knightsbridge Road we have made it to the V&A and a well earned coffee and muffin. This us the first time I have been to the V&A and first impressions are that it is vast vault of the strange and wonderful. Let’s hope it doesn’t disappoint.

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Making progress and taking my time

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Guthlac
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Well I finally got up enough courage to work on the drawing I started a couple of days ago.   After one or two false starts I think it is working out really well.  Of course there are many things I am not happy with it, some I suspect a product of the material I am using and some my lack of technique.   Both of these deficiencies I hope will be overcome with time and practice.  Well I suppose you have to live in hope.

I am also letting the whole process take time.  Not too long ago I would have rushed in and called the drawing finished but I am learning that speed is possibly one of my greatest problems.   Just take my time and keep thinking about what I am doing and hopefully things will get better.

Anyway, I am feeling pretty good with myself.  Let’s hop this continues.
 

Simon Marchini LRPS

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One final distraction

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Guthlac
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This is it – I really must be brave and work on the drawing.  Still it has been a very fruitful and creative distraction.
 

Simon Marchini LRPS

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Playing around with an idea…

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Guthlac

I am currently working on a drawing at the moment and I am worried that I may spoil things so I am looking for other things to distract me.  Here are three variations on a theme – they distracted me.
 

Simon Marchini LRPS

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