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Ok, I need Apple help. I've had an Apple ID since the beginning of time and hence, it's not an email address. I do have a verified email associated with the ID. So today a friend sends me a photo stream and I try to access on the ipad. Fucking iCloud won't let me log in. If I use my apple ID it tells me I need an email address ID for iCloud and when I try to use the email associated with my Apple ID it tells me the user ID or password is wrong. So I went to apple.com and logged in and I see that there's an option to change your ID to the email associated with your account but when I try to do that it doesn't work. What the fuck? Seems like there are still tons of issues for folks with non-email apple IDs and the fixes don't work. Any suggestions?

I'm with Dan, iMac for now. Get a decent BT keyboard for the ipad if you don't have one to tide you over.

Happy Birthday, Jacob!

Happy Birthday!

You have to be a member to see the deal. Do they have enough good deals to warrant joining?

Nice work, Mike. My yard is currently a very monochromatic white.

I can think of far, far better ways to burn $40 in the name of science.

Happy Birthday!

As someone who has suffered with multiple flakey sources I'm very happy for you.

I wouldn't call either of those small or nonsensical. The climb, in particular, sounds like a heck of a goal. I've driven it so I know what you're up against.

I forgot to add that I'd like to do at least one long ride with my older brother. I've got a route mapped out for us in northern NH that's a little under 80 miles with 4700' of climbing or so. Late July, early August would work out nicely from a training perspective.

Agreed, great thread and a good place for us to keep each other motivated and on track. For me: 1. 2,000 road miles. This is going to be tough since I'm not going to count anything ridden on the trainer this winter, just actually ass-on-pavement miles. I have, in a good year, 7 months of productive riding (April - October). 2. 12-18 good MTB rides. I'm hoping to get 1 a week in but that's unrealistic if I'm going to meet goal #1 and not end up divorced. 3. End this season a little faster over longer distances than I did this year. The record this year was essentially 20mph for 20miles. I don't have a target figure in mind. 4. I want to participate in at least one full century, would like to find a metric century for earlier in the season and maybe ride one day of the Trek Across Maine with a coworker. I'd love to do the whole ride but I don't think I'll have the time to commit to something like that this year. 5. Get 5+ pounds under 200. I cracked the 200lb barrier briefly last year, I'd like to do better this time around. I've had a really hard time finding time and energy to work out lately (been sick off and on since early November and so has most of the family) but I seem to be turning the corner on that front and will hopefully be able to get back on the trainer shortly to not lose every bit of strength/endurance I gained last year.

It was rain all night but appears to be changing over to snow now so we'll see what therest of the day holds. The kids are at daycare so we can try to clean up the post Christmas mess (and relax of course).

I transformed the tractor from summer to winter mode in prep for the 6-10" of white bullshit forecast for tonight.

Very nice review, Tyll.

Merry Christmas, Headcase.

Sweet Jebus, Jeff. They're highly regarded from what I've read, which isn't much. My object of lust is one of the titanium lugged, carbon tube bikes that Independent Fabrication makes. We'll see how many miles I manage to put on the Roubaix is year. The goal is 2,000, which is going to be tough but maybe the light will help with that.

Nice progress, Vicki. Me - got lots of cool bike stuff for Xmas including a new helmet to replace the horrible stinky one from last year and a Niterider 650 light.

Excelent. They're three of my favorite of the year and I thought you'd be likely to dig all 3.

Happy Birthday Guys!!

Thanks Pak.

in my world that's Hop, Skip and go Naked.

Happy Birthday Ken!

Don't know what I'm getting yet but I'm happy for your good fortune CJ.

I'm semi-delinquent in my gift giving, arg! But both exchanges are at least partially in progress despite the queen not sending me her address. Heh, I have my ways and she'll getting a package early next week, hopefully at least part of which will arrive before Xmas.