Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 29-1-2019: The Raven

29th January, 2019.

Right, I’ve officially spoken to Apple Support and put a complaint in.

About — yes, you’ve guessed it — the situation with iMovie.

Remember that, over the past few days?   My copy has been … misbehaving since updates installed last Thursday.

I do have a work-around that gets it functioning for me: today’s intro was made after using it.

I have to hold down Command (⌘) and Option (⌥) whilst starting iMovie: which deletes the preferences.

I’m going to have to see how that goes.

I’m not happy about it: and may have to give Apple support another call.

We’ll have to see.

~≈§≈~

Just to make things a little worse for Apple?

It seems using FaceTime on your iPhone … is a security issue.

As there’s a possibility that you can be eavesdropped on, whilst using the feature … or even NOT using the feature … 

As far as I’m concerned … ?

The company’s having a bad week … 

~≈§≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Badwolf†, Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with all three scoring five out of five.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the How To, License and video … 

Q1) Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven was first published on 29th January.   Of which year?

Q2) It was originally published in a what: newspaper, anthology or magazine.

Q3) The unnamed narrator of The Raven is often said said to be a what: student, teacher or lecturer?

Q4) The narrator is mourning his lover.   What was her name?

Q5) Finally … “Quoth the raven” … what?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) Who made his first TV appearance on Stage Show, on 28th January, 1956?

A1) Elvis Presley.

Q2) 28th January, 2016, saw the World Health Organisation announce an outbreak of which disease?

A2) The Zika virus.

Q3) 28th January, 1896, saw Walter Arnold become the first person in human history to be convicted of what?

A3) Speeding.   (He was doing 8mph, in a 5mph zone.)

Q4) Henry 8th died on 28th January, 1547.   Who succeeded him as monarch?

A4) Edward 6th.

Q5) Finally … 28th January, 1833, saw the birth of Charles George Gordon.   Between 1877 and 1879, General Gordon was Governor General of where?

A5) The Sudan.

Here’s a thought …

“There comes Poe, with his Raven, like Barnaby Rudge,

Three-fifths of him genius, and two-fifths sheer fudge.”

A Fable for Critics, James Russell Lowell.

And a video …

Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.

Have a good day.

*        You know, Olga, it’s not that often I check Rotten Tomatoes.   IMDb and Wikipedia, on the other hand … (The Wikipedia entries seem to have good summaries of the various critic sites.)

†        Morning, @Badwolf.   Looks like Mongrels is on iTunes, if that’s any help … 

‡        That you did, Debbi.   Although I’m getting the feeling this is going to take a LONG time … !