Solved!

Right … 

That title … ?

Happen’s to be appropriate!

You might have noticed my earlier post: here.

Basically, what’s happened?

Is the original hard drive that Daniel — as I’ve nickname this machine — shipped with?

Gave up the ghost, and died.

On a day I was due to go to work, as well.

That ominous clicking sound was the stylus of the drive, skipping over assorted bad sectors.

Understandably?

Staring at blank screens did not do my stress levels much good,

Continuously having to reboot into Recovery Mode didn’t help, either.

I managed it, though.

And managed to use that mode to install Mac OS onto the spare hard drive I bought a few weeks ago.

From the on-board back-up, kept by Time Machine.

Hopefully?

Hopefully the new drive will last long enough: at least to let me save up for a new Mac.

Or win the lottery.

Or marry a rich woman with a terminal disease.

Or …

Um …

Has any one got £2699 going spare … ?

I know a hard working blogger who’d LOVE to met you … !

House of Cards — Series 2: Episodes 4 and 5

You know, I have to confess to being in a funny mood, today.

I’ve spent some time on the phone to BT, this morning, complaining about my broadband usage, has left something of a taste in my mouth.

Basically?   Basically, my broadband usage seem suspiciously high for the past couple of months: and as part of trying to deal with it?

My internet service provider has help me change passwords on my router, today: to see if that helps stop any potential hijackers.

On top of THAT … ?

Time Machine, my back up programme … ?   Told me it couldn’t fit anymore back ups on to the internal drive I use as my back up drive.

Leading me to about it on Apple’s support communities.

Hopefully … ?

Someone will be able to make a suggestion or two.

At any rate … ?   Having the day off, I felt I deserved a treat of some description.

Even if it is a couple of episodes of a TV show.

And, yes, since you ask.

Yes: it WAS two episodes of the second series of House of Cards … 

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In The Mouth Of Madness: That’s An Experience … !

In The Mouth Of Madness

5th January, 2015.

Hmmm … 

That’s … frustrating … 

I’ve been watching a movie, tonight: and patient letting my computer back up to an internal hard drive.

Which — for some reason — is now, suddenly full!

Oh, at least, not backing up, as Time Machine suddenly need more space than it used to, under Snow Leopard.

Money being what it is … ?

I can’t actually afford the £60 to buy a new internal drive of the size my machines telling me it needs.

It’s FRUSTRATING!

Especially when you consider I HAD the money … 

And had to spend it on the extra drive — and the associated carrier — in the first place … !

Effectively, if you’ve got £60 you can spare … ?   I’d LOVE to hear from you … !

That’s if moving my iPhoto library doesn’t work*!

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