And that I set it up, yesterday: with about the expected amount of swearing!
Pairing my Android phone with the new machine involved searching through System Settings, to change two different Bluetooth settings.
Copying my Photos and iMovie library to the new machine was simple: although getting my AppleTV 4K to recognise that Home Sharing was on, and my media library was over here … involved changing the name of my media library.
Oh, and the power button … ?
Is in the bottom left hand corner to the machine.
Literally!
As for the new keyboard?
The old keyboard has a FN key in the upper left hand side, and an eject button.
The new one, by contrast?
Has a finger-print key instead of the eject button, and moves the FN key to the bottom left.
The new one has a fingerprint sensor, instead of the Eject button.
And puts the FN button in the bottom left hand corner.
That’s … well, as wonderfully tactile as this new keyboard feels — you can lock your screen by pressing the fingerprint button, the FN button calls up the character viewer, the button marked ‘What’s This’ doesn’t do much beyond call up context menus— that does mean re-learning a few keyboard shortcuts.
So I keep my eyes on any news about it, and type one.
Recently?
It seems that a new medication for type one diabetes has been approved for use in the US.
One that — if I’ve understood the news report correctly — helps stops a body’s immune system attacking the pancreas: boosting the body’s production of insulin* in the process.
It sounds like it could be very use for those who have the condition.
Can it be used for type two?
I don’t know: but suspect not.
If I’ve understood things correctly, the two conditions are very different to each other: and to gestational diabetes.
So I’d not be surprised if it can’t.
But? Hopefully, there’s something equally radical around the corner for us.
I notice — for example — that Jeremy Corbyn’s announced that — should Labour get into government — they will scrap the Universal Credit benefit I’m on.
I’m thinking I couldn’t vote for them, giving that.
Partly? Because they haven’t said what they’ll replace it with.
And partly because the change from Universal Credit to its replacement will come with the same sort of delays that happened with the change from Job Seeker’s Allowance to Universal Credit.
And from the old Unemployment Benefit to Jobseekers Allowance.
All of which saw delayed payments: at least to me.
And, I’m assuming, to others.
I’m ALSO very aware the Greens are planning what they call a Universal Basic Income of some £89 a week.
One that seemingly doesn’t include housing costs.
As someone planning to vote Green in this election … ?
That’s a concern … and also why I contacted the local Green candidate.
I’ve a meeting at the new and improved Job Centre.
What’s called a Commitments Review meeting.
In other words, one where my work coach and I go over what I need to do, in order to keep claiming money.
It should go well.
Although, as ever? There’s things I want to chew over.
The last time I had an extended period of joblessness, I ended up having to sign on for the privately run Work Program.
Something that the then government was heavily promoting as a jobhunting cure-all … and something that, as it turned out, was about as useful as a chocolate teapot.
Actually … ? Less useful. You could eat the teapot.
You’ll know, of course, that both Hollywood and Westminster have seen allegations of various shades of sexual misconduct.
Something that — as far as I knew — hadn’t hit the technology world.
Until I saw the news — on the BBC’s news site — that hacking legend, and original phone phreak, John Draper — better known as Captain Crunch — has been accused by several people: of unwanted sexual behaviours.
The man’s role in creating the Blue Box, that let you make free phone calls?
Made him a legend.
But finding Draper’s involved in this sort of behaviour?
