Rainy day Monday in Boulder

View of the Flatiron mountain range from the Apple Store

I rode my bike to the Apple store in Boulder and spent the morning there with my three Apple devices.  I stumped the store staff (which was kinda fun) and they sent me to the next level up for phone support to try fix my problem.  I tried to update my Apple ID with my new GMail account and all three of my devices (my iPhone, iPad, and laptop) started sending me iCloud error notifications.  Evidently, you must log out of iCloud on all 3 devices before you update email address/Apple ID.  What a mess.  I must have spent an hour online with technical support with all 3 devices open in front of me.

While that was annoying and time consuming, I did realize that the Apple store is a good place to work if there is one close by for free wifi.  After I got the iCloud issue fixed, I went to the nearby AT&T store to try to determine the best solution for wifi while I'm on the road.  Of course they recommended Starbucks and McDonald's and even AT&T stores but I don't know that these options will exist in all the locations that I'll be visiting.  So, I'll use my iPhone as a personal hot spot (my own wifi) when I need it and I upgraded my service from 6 MB per month to 10 MB and learned how to monitor my usage so they'll be no surprises when the bill arrives.

Thanks to my friend Dennis Tardan's recommendation, I checked out Grace and Frankie on Netflix--a new series featuring Jane Fonda, Lilly Tomlin, Martin Sheen, and Sam Waterston.  It's quirky and fun so I like it.  Unfortunately, Netflix doesn't let me download programs for later viewing so I have to stream the show if I want to watch it which gobbles up my data minutes.  I'd love to know if anyone can recommend a better (and affordable option) for wifi while I'm on the road.

Reprise:  It turns out my bike suffered more damage than expected but it was all repairable.  Reid told me how to do my own chiropractic like adjustment so that I don't have to ride the bike in circles.   It worked.  It's gratifying to do my own repairs.  Just to be on the safe side, I took my bike to the repair shop 100 yards from where my Navi is parked behind the Millennium to give it a once over and bought new grips since mine were destroyed by the dragging incident.

Reid also recommended that I always put the bike back on the rack just to be on the safe side in the future.  Excellent idea.   I guess it's a good thing that I didn't back over it.  Then, I might be buying a new bike at the local bike shop instead.