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184? As The Tablet Turns

     Hey, everyone. I just got my I-Pad 3 from the Fed-Ex guy. He said they had 168 of them to deliver out of their local office. I unboxed it and had a moment of near panic when I punched the home button and felt no response. To my relief, when I plugged it into my PC, it started talking to me.
    As you may know, there is a limited amount of IOS devices you can have registered on your PC. Earlier today I went on I-Tunes and unregistered my I-Pad 1. That was a bit traumatic, as we have been through a lot together. Did I hear a whimper as I cut ties to it and 'wiped' it? Yes, I think so. "You fell for the newer model and another pretty face, CE! How could you?"
By the way, if you want to wipe yours clean, your device I mean, just do the following:
1) Go to settings.
2) Tap General
3) Tap reset
4) Tap 'erase all content and settings'.
     Let me say that I got these directions from a guy over at ZD Net.Com.
     When I connected the New I-Pad, I had to go through the registration and selection process. For instance, I chose to sync and store data from my PC, rather than the I-Cloud. It asked me if I wanted to register the device as a new device or from an existing back-up. Well, I chose my I-Pad 2 as a format, so that I wouldn't have to go through all my stuff and download things one at a time. When the device started to load up it informed me that it was loading app #1 of a paltry 184. 184? Really? How long will that take? Can it be possible that I have placed that many games and apps on this slender piece of metal? Will the PC see me as having two I-Pad 2's now? Can I change the name of the new one to "The New I-Pad'? Wow, the pressure is intense!
     Hey, I just minimized my blog screen and checked on the sync. I am now downloading #8 of 184, Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf. I don't even have all my music on the I-Pads. There are about 2200 songs on the library but I typically just listen to an I-Pod. I also have about 2500 pictures which will have to sync. I love to play with pictures with all those goofy apps like Color Splash and Crazy Booth.
     As a plus(?) I am drinking beer and it is a mistake for an old guy to delve into technical matters when indulging in alcohol. Maybe that bunch of people who put out those idiots' guides can do one for " An Idiots Guide For Elderly Dudes Under The Influence To Interact With An I-Pad 3".
     I just checked the progress and guess what? It is now on #9 of 184, Shadow Guardian. Obviously, I cannot expect you to see me through this entire process. Perhaps I can come back later and tell you about the camera and the High Res screen and the speed of this tablet.
     What really worries me right now is if my I-Pad 2 will still be a viable entity. We shall see about that in Chapter 2 of...As The Tablet Turns.
    From the author's green retreat, I'm CE Wills.
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