Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Back to work. SCWG meeting. BTS meeting. Reported cigarette smoke coming through the vent in my office. Lunch with Joel at Lime Tree. Helped students JE and QT with password change. Sent psychobauble this message today: "my mac crashed and won't get up. was really slow when i got home yesterday, then Apple Mail said mail was corrupted and it can rebuild if I quit Mail so I did but it hung on the rebuild. now the mac get past the gray screen with apple logo and spinning icon. it sits for 30+ minutes and won't start up. doesn't recognize techtools disc. doesn't recognize os x startup disc. is it time to call apple, or is there anything else you or i can try?" Helped student KL with email archiving and gmail. Terry McC confirmed our student lounge wap got upgraded the week of 8/25. Followup with Albert H on cdrom duplication. Checked in with Michelle P about alumni email. Small web updates. Helped student PY with cardkey problems. Dinner at home with Patrick: filet mignon, bread, Smart Balance Light, carrots with cumin.