P versus Z II

Since the latest instalment of Plants versus Zombies was incompatible with the first generation iPad, my boys had been using my Retina iPad since. So, I now have no iPad. The game was that addictive. No chance for me to catch the big since ny boys had been using them since yesterday.

It looks like Idlan would be using Anita's old second generation iPad as well, since Irfan had been conquering my device. Sigh!

At least the game was free .......

Happy Friday Evening

It was finally Friday, which meant iPads were out from their hiding place for the weekend. Apparently there had been an update to their favourite game, Minecraft. Quick update, and fir the last hour they had been in front of their iPads.

I never quite understand Minecraft, possibly because I never had the time to get into it. But my boys and their friends in school were really into it. Idlan and Irfan could even log onto the WiFi network and play together. Still I couldn't figure out what the excitement was all about.

According to Irfan, with the latest update, he could bake cake, milk cows and built more stuffs. Idlan's favourite seemed to be the lava tiles.

Never mind then, I need to chill out since I would be on call tomorrow. Anita had been in the kitchen for the last 30 minutes. And it smelt nice ........

Worth the Update?

Updated to iOS 6 in the early hours of today. And as expected, some of the old apps may not work. In fact, the main app unused for blogging and putting my thoughts together - Day One - crashes completely. There was an update later in the afternoon, but that too crashed. No joy!

But I was sure a path will come along soon for all the apps.

My iPhone 4S did feel significantly faster. Everything seems to zip along very quickly. The Facebook integration was particularly handy. My RSS program worked OK, as well as my SquareSpace app. The apps which tended to crash were the ones relying on iCloud integration.

The camera app worked fine. I have yet to try the panorama feature, but the samples I've seen on the Internet looked impressive.

To be honest, I have always been an early adopter when it comes to updates and software on my iDevices. Yes, it has it problems, but eventually things sort themselves out. Apart from the fact that I was not able to update my iMac to Lion since the P1 software - the main Internet source for my study in Gombak - is not compatible with the new OS. P1 never thought that their Mac user were significant enough to make the investment. Shane on them.

I spent the rest of the afternoon waiting for update downloads for the apps. But on the whole, the extra speed alone was worth the update.

Irfan and his Dragons

I had a transfer from abroad landing at the Casualty just after six, and I thought I would be late for dinner. I was late alright but early enough to catch what my boys were up to.

Idlan was preparing for hai assessment next week, while Irfan was with his iPad again. He was busy showing me his collection of dragons from one of the games. Over the weeks, I had been spending money buying him top ups. And it appeared that he had been building a town in the game.

Buying games for them on the iPad was not the problem, but the in game top ups were. They could be seriously expensive, at least USD4.99 per go. Not cheap! And the boys could be addicted to them. And over the months, it could soon add up.

Downton Abbey Done for Now

It was close to 2 in the morning, and I have just finished watching the Christmas edition of Downton Abbey. It would be along day tomorrow - luckily I have only got a couple of patients in the ward, plus a few coming to clinic. So, hopefully it won't be too bad.

So, I was finally finished with the first couple of seasons. The third would be out some time in September. I would be getting the season pass off iTunes when it was finally out. Looking forward to that. Now, off to bed ...