Blogging while traveling

I have a new found respect and appreciation for people that blog while travelling, and especially if the blog using an ipad. Blgging via ipad2 is not easy, in fact it is quite frustrating.

First is the issue of finding the time. One nice thing is I can write on the ipad notepad without being connected to the web. A lot of my posts are written there and then posted when possible. Typograpgical correcetions are one of the biggest pains, I am using the on screen touch keyboard and it requires a very specific touch and constant monitoring. To light a touch, to close to an adjoining key, and you have an indeciferable mess, then to correct, you must touch till the curser appears then drag the curser to where you need the correction then place the curser to the right of the correction as there is only backspace for correcting.

Oh and lots not even get started on photos. I purchased an app, Blogsy, it works, which is HUGE, but it is tedious. Add to that that I have not aken, made the time to figure out exactly how it works.

So most of my posts about the trip will be updated, augmented, and photos attached, later!

iPad2 update, UPDATED

So if you read my previous post you know that I had to turn my less than 5mth old iPad2 in for replacement.

I called this AM about 11:30 and was told that the replacement wasn't in, and that No, they didn't know when or if it would be. Now I must point out that the guy I had worked with, and asked for was 'Busy' so this info came from someone else.

I called again about 1:45 and was put through to My Service Guy, Jose Luis - SHAZAMMMMM
my iPad2 is in, and I can pick it up before 2, or after 4. I hit the road!




My replacement iPad2 is busy charging right at this moment, and in a few hours I will start all over with the whole initialize and setup procedure, so stay tuned, check back, fingers and toes crossed!!!!!

My iPad2, an update!

There's an Apple in Merida!

An Apple Authorized Service Center that is! -







The Store is called Avante,

and this is their web link





I was just there! The staff were all friendly, and many of them speak English. Well at least as well as I speak Spanish, so most anyone with some Spanish can work it.
You've got to be able to help out some!

I can't take credit for this discovery, Barry and Yesenia found it -
Barry told me, now I'm telling you!


The map on their web link is pretty good, but for more concise directions write this down;
calle 23 x 16 y 18 #107B, Col Chuburna. Since most everyone knows where CostCo is here in Merida that is where I'll start - if you are heading North on Technologia you make a U turn at the retorno right at the CoctCo, Now the instructions will be the same if you are coming South on Technologia, You make a Right on 23A, go till you get to the stop sign, then make a Right, then at 23 go Left, The store front is on the Right just at the corner by the Stop Sign - this is what it looks like.







Now for the sad news, sort of! My iPad2, that I got in July while in Houston, is being replaced. I'm not sure I'm happy. First, they have to keep it in order to get me the replacement, so I am Ipad-less right now. While waiting and pondering my decision I sat and emailed myself a bunch of stuff from the iPad, Notes, Photos, etc. Then I did a RESET - sort of like a computer FORMAT command -I hope - to erase all my personal info.

Now that I am home, the note things I sent made it - but no photos came???Did I not give them enough time between sends, who knows, the photos are gone!

I probably should have come home with it, tried to sync it all to my computer then erased it, but the last time I tried a sync the iPad to the computer the iPad froze - I could turn it off, couldn't get any response when once again attached to the computer. Finally after letting it sit for 24 hours I got it started by doing a hard reboot, which involved three things pushed simultaneously for some determined length of time. Of course I lost all my stuff.

In telling Tom about the event I was telling him, This is what I think happened, and what I think will be happening...He hates that kind of stuff, but hey, I am trying to conduct business in Mexico with knowing proper Spanish!

So what I think is - They can't repair the iPad, It's under warranty, I'll get a new one, an English one, should be in tomorrow, or Monday, maybe Tuesday, call him to check if its here/there!


Lots of people ask me if I LOVE the iPad. No, I don't love it, I do like it quite a bit. I probably would prefer an iPhone, or iTouch, now that I know what I know. The iPad is great if you travel alot. But for everyday carryin around it gets heavy, and bulky. And I do like the everyday carryin around part.

Well, here we are in Houston. Our annual pilgrimage to attend to maintaining Tom's VA medical benefits.

While in Houston we stay with friends who also have a house in Merida, but need to work 2 more years before retiring so only visit their Merida home 2-3 times per year.

This time HIGH on my list of things to get was an ipad2. Not that I 'needed' it so much, as I just 'wanted' it. Now don't get me wrong, I can argue a strong case as to why I need the ipad2.

I'm having great fun with it. Quite novel this touch screen technology; in fact Tom held the netbook up to me last night to ask a question on how to do something and I kept touching the screen and couldn't figure out why it wasn't responding.

I haven't purchased any accesories yet not knowing just what I want to do with it! Well I did get a little quilted case with a strap to haul it around in. Tom, and our friends here keep admonishing me for not yet buying the screen protector; but geesh, 30USD for a screen protector!

Well, there's always tomorrow. There aer some cool fun things about ipad, and apple technology, but also some serious deficiencies. I will need more time to figure it all out.