Saturday, March 1, 2014
Successfully installed OS 10.9.2. (Forgot to do it earlier this week even though I reminded everyone else to.) Following the restart, my iMac again exhibited the problem I encountered (but didn't document) following my upgrade from OS 10.8.5 to 10.9.1 which was that after logging in my autostarted applications autostarted as expected and the computer appeared to be locked or frozen in that no menu bar appeared (not even Finder's), four-finger swipe would not activate App Expose, and four-fingers-up would not activate Mission Control. Command+Tab still activated the display but wouldn't switch when a different application was selected. Command+Option+Esc still worked, but it was unclear how to resolve the problem by killing apps. I could see that Setup Assistant was running, and it was clear to me that it was overriding certain behaviors to ensure that the update process was completed in a certain way, but Setup Assistant did not appear on my screen, and I could find no way to switch to it. For both occasions, I restarted the computer, and the problem did not recur. I was disappointed at how Apple presented the 10.9.2 security update because it resolved an enormous security problem but Apple provided no indication of urgency. For information technology people it's not a big deal because they are following the news, but most other people won't realize the urgency needed to install 10.9.2. I also realized that I have a problem with Apple Mail since upgrading from Mountain Lion to Mavericks. Sometimes I will send a message and it will successfully send but Apple Mail incorrectly leaves a copy of the sent message in my Drafts folder, which I can delete. Not a big issue, but it seems to be a problem with Apple Mail, possibly new with Mavericks. This has happened to me I think 3 times following the upgrade before I recognized the pattern. Laundry. Unchecked "Store Draft Messages on the Server" in Apple Mail for the problematic account to see if it will help. Shower. Folded laundry. Recently Patrick determined that he has the best way to heat premade taco shells so that the shells don't close during heating. 1. Place a suitable wire rack on a cookie sheet. 2. Place each taco shell upside down so that the edges are separated by at least 2 wires. 3. Heat normally. The wire rack has the be the right kind. For example, it cannot be a grid. Spent today with the Honmas. The girls celebrated Girls' Day with Auntie Kris. The boys visited the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center. We took photos with the building and Mark di Suvero sculptures at Crissy Field, an exhibition from May 22, 2013 to May 26, 2014. Back to Kris's, stayed for a bit. Dinner with the Honmas at Kiki Japanese Restaurant. They dropped me off. Recharge Spa work. Late snack: the last of the double chocolate cookies, hot 2% milk.