Topic: AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' (Read 1983 times)

George · « **Reply #120 on:** July 31, 2025, 02:56:41 PM »

Quote from: Jane on July 31, 2025, 08:05:16 AM

Keith got Wordle in three.

Congrats to Keith!

George · « **Reply #121 on:** July 31, 2025, 02:56:52 PM »

PAGE FIVE DANCE!!

George · « **Reply #122 on:** July 31, 2025, 02:59:50 PM »

Quote from: bk on July 31, 2025, 11:26:52 AM

Good news at last. Proofs arrived, all is well, I approved everything and am just waiting for the sign-off sheet and as soon as that's done, off it goes to the printer.

Hoo and Ray!

George · « **Reply #123 on:** July 31, 2025, 03:01:48 PM »

Quote from: KevinH on July 31, 2025, 01:54:28 PM

Good Wordle scores, DR George and Keith.

Thanks, Kevin!

George · « **Reply #124 on:** July 31, 2025, 03:03:06 PM »

Quote from: bk on July 31, 2025, 01:36:35 PM

Back from the Apple Store. I went for the Mac Mini with 2tb. They don't carry those, of course, so it will be delivered here sometime before the tenth of August.

Congrats on the new Mac, BK!

George · « **Reply #125 on:** July 31, 2025, 03:03:37 PM »

Quote from: bk on July 31, 2025, 01:40:18 PM

Of course, always unexpected things - I had to get a few adapter cords from USBA (my old computer) to USBC (the new ports). A new wireless keyboard because to charge you need the USB C cord, and a new trackpad for the same reason. Can't wait for the thing to arrive and then the guy in the back house will help me set it up. He'll come before that and get everything on the computer into the cloud - I now have 2tb of storage there and the computer has a bit less than 1tb. That way, everything can be ported quickly from the cloud. In case something goes awry we can always wipe it and do computer to computer and I have THAT cord, too.

Miracles of Modern Technology!

bk · « **Reply #126 on:** July 31, 2025, 03:05:24 PM »

Have started to back up the entire computer, all 785 GB of it. After five minutes it's done 4 GB. It seems to be having difficulty even calculating how long this will take, but I'd guess about six hours. If we end up transferring to the new computer from this backup disc, which we will, I believe we'll be able to use a thunderbolt cord to do that and it will go MUCH faster.

MichaelG · « **Reply #127 on:** July 31, 2025, 03:06:10 PM »

Quote from: John G. on July 31, 2025, 02:13:25 PM

Discreet charm is great. Don’t go hungry.

bk · « **Reply #128 on:** July 31, 2025, 03:06:30 PM »

As it turn out, you can't actually back up the entire computer to the cloud - so I'll cancel the 2 TB and go back to what I had.

bk · « **Reply #129 on:** July 31, 2025, 03:07:10 PM »

Had Panda Express for food.

bk · « **Reply #130 on:** July 31, 2025, 03:07:18 PM »

Pill two taken.

bk · « **Reply #131 on:** July 31, 2025, 03:08:03 PM »

Still calculating time remaining. Now that I'm actually looking at it, it could potentially take all night.

bk · « **Reply #132 on:** July 31, 2025, 03:09:38 PM »

For the keyboard, I got the big boy one - everything is easier to see on it, which is good, it has touch ID, and the keys are black instead of white - white shows every bit of dirt and this new one won't. For the trackpad, I got the black version.

singdaw · « **Reply #133 on:** July 31, 2025, 03:10:21 PM »

Congratulations on the book progress and the new computer, BK.

bk · « **Reply #134 on:** July 31, 2025, 03:10:40 PM »

Time has finally been calculated - 13 hours remaining. That should put as at three in the morning.

singdaw · « **Reply #135 on:** July 31, 2025, 03:11:12 PM »

bk · « **Reply #136 on:** July 31, 2025, 03:11:14 PM »

But it just went down to twelve hours so it could be sooner than that.

bk · « **Reply #137 on:** July 31, 2025, 03:11:54 PM »

I assume if the computer goes into sleep mode it will still keep doing the backup. I think I'll Google that to make sure.

bk · « **Reply #138 on:** July 31, 2025, 03:12:10 PM »

Just went down to eleven hours - much better.

MichaelG · « **Reply #139 on:** July 31, 2025, 03:12:33 PM »

Is your backup disk mechanical or a newer SSD disk. SSD is way faster. If it’s mechanical, that’s probably where the slowdown is. The latest USB-C cables are very fast.

MichaelG · « **Reply #140 on:** July 31, 2025, 03:13:41 PM »

A bunch of small files also takes longer than a few large files for the same amount of disk space.

Freddie · « **Reply #141 on:** July 31, 2025, 03:14:17 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on July 31, 2025, 03:11:12 PM

LOL!

singdaw · « **Reply #142 on:** July 31, 2025, 03:15:59 PM »

What about a bunch of small fries?

singdaw · « **Reply #143 on:** July 31, 2025, 03:16:45 PM »

Early selfies...

MichaelG · « **Reply #144 on:** July 31, 2025, 03:16:56 PM »

Oh wait, it’s probably your old computer that’s the slow point. 7 hours for that disk size sounds about right. I’ve been cleaning u some old disks lately.