Looking for a parking place at WalMart today, the first spot I might have taken was occupied by a shopping cart. The space immediately across the aisle also had a cart but it was sufficiently off to one side such that I could squeeze in. Now, the first space mentioned was immediately adjacent to the […]
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Ho De Do
Most people appreciate having the door held. Some will thank me, some just nod. Older people seem the least surprised, non-whites the most surprised (I’m white.)
My MS SYNC Saga Episode VI – Return Of The Help Desk
Well, naturally, the email address used by the Ford SYNC Help desk guy to send me the zipped installer to update my MS SYNC equipped navigation system was no longer valid. When I replied to it asking how to tell if the update took, I received: Thank you for contacting the Business Assistance Center. You […]
My MS SYNC Saga Episode V – The Installer Strikes Out
As had been promised by my latest contact at the Ford SYNC Help desk, I received an email with an attached zipped file containing an updater for my MS SYNC-equipped navigation system. Then the fun started. Absent the preparation of my USB drive by the Java applet, had the SYNCMyRide.com web site worked properly, I […]
My MS SYNC Saga Episode IV – A New Hope
Their tech people tell me that I need Mac OS X 10.4+: Firefox 2.x, Safari 2.0.4+ in order to use their site to download updates. I explained that I has OS X 10.5.8 with Safari 5.0.5 and they said it was not compatible, despite meeting the requirements they stated.