Apple of my i

Disaster struck me last night. While attempting to update the software on my popular multimedia 3G mobile telephone (I won’t bow down to sponsorship), it broke. Imagine my distraught. The same phone I use to while away the hours at work with distractions like Rubik’s cube, Words With Friends, Solitaire, Facebook and Twitter.

What the hell was I going to do all day at work?!

I briefly considered taking in an actual Rubik’s cube, Scrabble board, pack of cards and correspondence set, but decided that would be significantly more difficult to conceal (much less carry). I was genuinely concerned.

Apple’s support website brought new meanings to the word useless. Seemingly having support documents and downloads for any number of products… except any actually made by Apple.
Yes, Apple, so it’s obviously an iphone. Drat.

Searching the desolate wastelands that are technical forums, amidst my fellow geeks, I eventually stumbled upon a solution. Basically, I needed to remove any Apple software from my PC, restart and reinstall. It turned out that didn’t just include iTunes (which I had already tried), but a number of other apparently broken Apple sub-programs.

To cut a long story a little bit less long, it worked. My work day was saved, and I could continue in the manner to which I had become accustomed. God bless the geeks of the interweb. It was touch and go though, for a while.

In work-related news, I learned today that the bonus I was promised, but knew deep down would never materialise, will never materialise.

This wouldn’t have been such a blow, if not for the fact that the bonus itself was garnish, at best. In both size and intent. It was nothing more than a pity fuck, to distract me from the reality of my working life, and yet another promotional knockback.

I would say I’m right back where I started, but I haven't really got anywhere yet. So, I guess, more accurate would be “I remain at the start”. Bah.