by jphilo | Mar 13, 2015 | Daily Life
Three years ago this month, iPurchased the New Hot Thing iN the tech world: The iPad 3. iLoved iT, thought iT took a while to figure out how to turn iT on make full use of iT’s nearly unlimited features. But finally, iDid iT as today’s Fantastic Friday post reveals.
iDid iT.
On Tuesday, iBought an iPad 3. The news may shock peeps who read Monday’s post about feeling like an iPad iDiot. However my trip to the Apple Store was a rousing success. Much better than anticipated, thanks to the weekend’s frustrating research, which resulted iN the right list of questions to ask Doug,* a friendly iGenius in his perky blue shirt with a white apple on the front. iEven understood the iGenius’ answers and made my purchase iMmediately for one reason.
The Apple Store has an iPad Set Up Bench.
The bench was manned by Jon,* another friendly iGenius in a perky blue shirt, whose job was to help crazy middle aged women who think they can learn to use an iPad savvy consumers get their iPads up and running. Jon was patient, kind, and encouraging to me and the other two hopelessly confused middle-aged women savvy consumers trying to follow his directions. A wild look came iNto his eye shortly before he said iT was time for his break and Ben,* a third iGenius iN a perky blue shirt relieved him. Shortly thereafter, Ben shook my hand and said iWas ready to roll.
He wasn’t all wrong.
Once home, iRemembered how to turn my iPad 3 on. And iPanicked for only a few minutes when iCouldn’t find the iPad User Guide, which Jon and Ben downloaded while assuring me would answer all my questions. iT’s taken me two days to get to page 53. Out of 238 pages. At this rate, iMight finish the manual the day before Apple releases iPad 4.
iF that happens, iGive up.
*According to my iNformal research, iGeniuses are required to have one syllable names. Probably so their brains have room to remember iMportant stuff like how to humor delusional middle aged women savvy consumers while downloading iPad User Guides at the iPad Set Up Bench.
by jphilo | Mar 30, 2012 | Out and About
iDid iT.
On Tuesday, iBought an iPad 3. The news may shock peeps who read Monday’s post about feeling like an iPad iDiot. However my trip to the Apple Store was a rousing success. Much better than anticipated, thanks to the weekend’s frustrating research, which resulted in the right list of questions to ask Doug,* a friendly iGenius in his perky blue shirt with a white apple on the front. iEven understood the iGenius’ answers and made my purchase immediately for one reason.
The Apple Store has an iPad Set Up Bench.
The bench was manned by Jon,* another friendly iGenius in a perky blue shirt, whose job was to help crazy middle aged women who think they can learn to use an iPad savvy consumers get their iPads up and running. Jon was patient, kind, and encouraging to me and the other two hopelessly confused middle-aged women savvy consumers trying to follow his directions. A wild look came in his eye shortly before he said it was time for his break and Ben,* a third iGenius in a perky blue shirt relieved him. Shortly thereafter, Ben shook my hand and said iWas ready to roll.
He wasn’t all wrong.
Once home, iRemembered how to turn my iPad 3 on. And iPanicked for only a few minutes when iCouldn’t find the iPad User Guide, which Jon and Ben downloaded while assuring me would answer all my questions. It’s taken me two days to get to page 53. Out of 238 pages. At this rate, iMight finish the manual the day before Apple releases iPad 4.
If that happens, iGive up.
*According to my informal research, iGeniuses are required to have one syllable names. Probably so their brains have room to remember important stuff like how to humor delusional middle aged women savvy consumers while downloading iPad User Guides at the iPad Set Up Bench.
by jphilo | Jun 30, 2011 | Daily Life
Sunday afternoon, for the first time ever, I bellied up to the Apple Genius Bar.
Now don’t get the wrong idea, silly. I wasn’t on the genius side of the counter, though I’m flattered by your faulty thinking. No, I was on the side where the ignoramuses sit, the side upon which the rays of genius fall rather than emanate.
So why was I schlepping to the Genius Bar on a sunny June, Sunday afternoon?
Looking for some genius to perform some techie CPR on my MacBook Pro which was dead, dead, dead. I mean really dead. No lights twinkling anywhere. Not even on the power cord. No matter which outlet I plugged into. No matter how much I fiddled with the cord or pushed buttons. Yep, my sweet, little laptop was a goner. Until the genius at the Genius Bar (did I mention the nearest Apple Store is 45 minutes away) plugged it in. Then it started charging like crazy and powered up without a hitch.
Confirmation that I was appropriately seated on the ignoramus side of the Genius Bar.
The genius was really nice about it. He ran some diagnostics to be sure my turncoat of a laptop was functioning properly. It was. And he gave me a new prong thingy for my adaptor cord, since the prongs on the old one were acting funky. So the trip wasn’t a complete waste.
But I don’t think he’s going to recommend I join him on his side of the Genius Bar.
Which is perfectly fine by me. Because the Apple Store was absolutely packed, even on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon in June. Kids working the iPads, iPods, and computers with ease. Geeks in blue shirts patiently showing people our age how a touch screen works. Think Sesame Street and Big Bang Theory meet Grumpy, Old Men and The Golden Girls.
Who would want to work in a place like that anyway?
