The local library service de-amalgamated from its previous conglomerate with one in another municipality leaving me with a library card that couldn’t be used in the local branch. They had formed a new amalgamation with another regional library service for which I did gave a viable card.
I tried to use it today, the scanner rejected it as “unknown user.” This is because the old card’s number starts with the letter A and the new scanners can’t read the barcode.
So I got a new card isdued then was told the system said there was a duplicate card in the system. Turns out that was the one from the discontinued amalgamation. The lady behind the help desk was able to reset the duplicate card so it worked with the other library. Convoluted but fixed mow.
@japchap Once upon a time car registration labels were adhered to the inside of the windscreen. The initial run (of several decades) was a type that needed to be soaked in water to activate the adhesive. Once dried it was very hard to remove and had to be replaced annually. These were discontinued and the next lot that lasted about 15 years were self-adhering. Both type were very hard to remove easily but eucalyptus oil just sucked the life out of the glue and they'd come away easily.
Whilst in a meeting today I received a phone call and voice message from my sister. The iPhone did its best to provide a transcript of her message. She asked for proof of continued signs of life, so I used the data synced by the blood glucose meter’s iOS app to send her a week’s worth of my blood sugar diary.
There was a stubborn scrap of adhesive from a label on my new stainless steel kettle. Wouldn’t come off with fingernails or steel wool.
A quick squirt of eucalyptus oil spray soon shifted that.
Waited much of the day for notification from Apple that the new MagSafe cable was ready for collection so I drove to the store concerned anyway, a trip of some 45 minutes duration.
I checked my email and lo and behold! There was the notification, sent about two minutes after I set out on my trek.
This new cable works properly, the old one is quite useless.
Properly annoyed. Had to order a new MagSafe 3 to USB-C cable for the MacBook Air, when I returned home from my sightseeing outing down memory lane I discovered the MagSafe end of the cable was submerged in the dregs of an almost finished cup of tea on the floor of the loungeroom.
I thought I had dried it out successfully but once the laptop's charge reached 73% the LED on the MagSafe ent was alternating between orange (charging) and off (doing nothing). In reality, the charging had stopped, enough delicate circuitry was frazzled that it was no longer capable of delivering a full charge.
Fortunately one can charge such a machine via USB-C/Thunderbolt as well.
The earliest I can get one is Tuesday if I pick it up from an Apple store or Thursday if it's delivered.
Added chopped carrot and broccoli to a tub of prepared tomato and beef pasta sauce, thinned out with water then simmered to reduce the consistency and cook the veggies. Once satisfied with the sauce I broke an egg into the sauce and simmered it again for six minutes to poach the egg. The yolk was still runny, and it was served on wholemeal toast with a ladle of the sauce over the top. Healthy and tasty dinner.
@japchap It’s just a hobby machine now. There are certain games that never made it past the 64-bit barrier and aI just love the keyboard on those pre-Unibody Macs. I do have an M1 Mac mini and an 15-in M3 MacBook Air for modern computing.