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i'm back! in case you hadn't noticed, i've been without internet for about a week now. did you miss me? did you notice my absence?
the reason for my sabbatical is that my computer wasn't at all happy. i was downloading a system update, when i got a message saying that my hard drive was full up. i had checked that there was enough space before commencing the update, but apparently not. i tried to delete stuff to make more space, but the OS wasn't responding. the only thing i could do was to restart my computer. so i did. after relaunch, however, i found that i could not open any application. i tried opening disk utility to fix it, but it wouldn't open. i downloaded the update on![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
nixwilliams's compter, transfered it to mine, and tried to finish the update. but of course, the installation app didn't open. i called apple support, tried numerous fixes, none of which worked. last resort was to re-install the OS and start from scratch. i backed up my files, held my breath, and wiped my entire hard-drive. i have spent the last few days retrieving apps, info, passwords, files and all sorts, breathing life back into my ol' machine. i'm still not there yet, but slowly... slowly...
i have almost caught up with over 1100 unread items on my feed reader, and i feel ready to post.
( stuff i have read on the innerwebz today )
the reason for my sabbatical is that my computer wasn't at all happy. i was downloading a system update, when i got a message saying that my hard drive was full up. i had checked that there was enough space before commencing the update, but apparently not. i tried to delete stuff to make more space, but the OS wasn't responding. the only thing i could do was to restart my computer. so i did. after relaunch, however, i found that i could not open any application. i tried opening disk utility to fix it, but it wouldn't open. i downloaded the update on
nixwilliams's compter, transfered it to mine, and tried to finish the update. but of course, the installation app didn't open. i called apple support, tried numerous fixes, none of which worked. last resort was to re-install the OS and start from scratch. i backed up my files, held my breath, and wiped my entire hard-drive. i have spent the last few days retrieving apps, info, passwords, files and all sorts, breathing life back into my ol' machine. i'm still not there yet, but slowly... slowly...i have almost caught up with over 1100 unread items on my feed reader, and i feel ready to post.
( stuff i have read on the innerwebz today )
