Twitter Updates for 2010-08-20

  • Just been to the dentist, painless fillings, but really hurt my bank balance!! #
  • Does anyone know of a health cover that DOES NOT cover alternative therapies like Naturapathy and Acupuncture?? Why should I pay for these? #
  • I think it’s disgusting that I have to pay a health insurance premium to cover some other idiot’s belief if magic and voodoo. #
  • @monnie My girlfriend may be coming along too, if it’s not too late to RSVP on her behalf. #atub #
  • @Chris_Leese #ATUB is the Adelaide meeting up of Twitterati, read about it here: http://bit.ly/apmpTX #
  • If you’re voting below the line tomorrow consider The Secular Party of Australia, The Greens and The Australian Sex party! #ausvotes #
  • Great (if a year old) post on Young Australian Skeptics blog: http://bit.ly/aYfNc6 #
  • @monnie Monnie.. can you clarify what the entry is for? Is #ATUB charging? or is it some other event at same time? #
  • Just realised you can check in on FourSquare tonight at the HWY for a free drink #atub #
  • Bloody #Telstra sent my new HTC Desire to wrong address!!!! More waiting! Not Happy Jan! #
  • I’m at The Highway w/ @monnie @charlierobinson. http://4sq.com/5HnW2x #
  • @monnie great! See you tomorrow night. #
  • Great band, The Trans Atlantics at The Highway #atub #Adelaide http://twitpic.com/2gfxya #
  • #atub exit quietly stage left #

Twitter Updates for 2010-08-19

  • Taking photos of my eyeball with my iPhone! (and a lens from a DVD drive) #
  • @Bosun_McShiny yep.. will shortly, just gotta move my car 🙂 #
  • My eyeball! Taken with an iPhone 3GS and a lens from a DVD drive. http://twitpic.com/2g1yc5 #
  • Hmm the photo looks grainier on Twitpic than it does on my PC 🙁 Will try and get a better lit one later. #
  • @idrewthis A spelling mistake in the first sentence isn’t a good start for the reflexology article! #
  • #Adelaide traffic on Main North Rd at a crawl heading North #
  • Anyone know what the problem is on Main North Rd? #Adelaide #
  • Hardly moving at all 🙁 good thing I have Skeptics Guide podcast to listen to! #
  • Looks like traffic trouble may be near Grand Junction Rd heading north on Main North #Adelaide #
  • @Aanyankah yep still working on it. 2 lanes closed is nuts in peak hour. #
  • http://twitpic.com/2g3zij traffic trouble #Adelaide #
  • Number 1 factor for me is almost always social policies #myvote #ausvotes but Computers in Schools and NBN are critical issues for me too #
  • oooh storm is hitting in Salisbury! #
  • @monnie who do we RSVP to? I’m hoping to come along to meetup #
  • @eztephen those the woolworths ones? I eat way to many of those! #
  • @monnie great! See you tomorrow night. #

Twitter Updates for 2010-08-18

  • I’ve favourited a YouTube video — True Colors – Old technique, new style. http://youtu.be/XR09uA4Qq6I?a #
  • http://twitpic.com/2frhzy this was in my try at work today!!! But wait….. #
  • http://twitpic.com/2fri96 That’s me, 22 YEARS ago!! And the batteries are original too! Where has it been???? How did it find me??? #
  • More about the mystery calculator as it’s story unfolds. Who had it? Where was it? How did it find me again? #
  • @_Kel_ This one is 1988 vintage or earlier, and it’s been missing all those 22 years in between. #
  • @_Kel_ I have no idea!! It is a mystery as yet. #
  • and no… the 22 year old Eveready batteries aren’t working. They are however very cool and retro looking 🙂 #
  • Support The Greens, add a #twibbon to your avatar now! – http://twb.ly/cJ42At #
  • @tikilala Does your cat eat them,? They’re meant to do that you know! Good for them too, lots of nutrients! #
  • http://twitpic.com/2ftz3y Rogue visits the Vet #
  • I’m at Stephen Terrace Vetinary Clinic (Stephens terrace, Sixth ave, St Peters). http://4sq.com/dpmAXP #
  • @_Kel_ Yes, yes it is!!! I want one! #
  • I’ve favourited a YouTube video — Australian Sex Party TV Ad – JerkChoices http://youtu.be/tdEVVW_ahnE?a #
  • @adam1975 @_Kel_ I’ve been googling, but can’t find. # stormtrooper #poledancing #gruen #minifig #
  • I’ve favourited a YouTube video — Tokyo Dance Trooper http://youtu.be/bygdRMCwC6s?a #
  • The Chaser crew are awesome, love the debt graphs they harassed Abbot with #
  • The ABC does political satire so damn well! #ywc #ausvotes #
  • TV viewers in other countries must love our attitude to swearing here. They’re all fucked !! 🙂 #ywc #ausvotes #
  • RT @Bosun_McShiny: Best. Song. Evar. #ywc (Anyone grab it to post on YouTube I wonder??) #
  • Bedtime. Night twitterverse. and remember, friends don’t let friends vote Liberal! #ausvotes #
  • Truck rollover on main north rd. #Adelaide #

Twitter Updates for 2010-08-15

  • WTF ?!! Military chopper just screamed overhead in #Adelaide parklands!! #
  • @PremierMikeRann was that you tearing up the skies in a Blackhawk? #
  • @MissPurroxide what is this about cheap xboxs? I’d buy one at that price! #
  • @lala_lauren is that an Australian Mist? My girlfriend has 2. Beautiful cats. #
  • @lala_lauren does she have a little beard? Look up the breed, they’re gorgeous affectionate cats #
  • http://twitpic.com/2ewkyq #
  • http://twitpic.com/2ewl7x my little old man, Rogue, enjoying lap time in the sun #
  • @MissPurroxide Yes, i was very naughty and grabbed one, bargain price. #
  • Very dusty, very hungry, been crawling around my roof for 5 hrs now! #
  • @MenzFruChocs I’m excited! Must have showbag I’m sure 🙂 #

Twitter Updates for 2010-08-13

  • @iPaulie I finished Naomi Novik’s “His Majesty’s Dragon” overnight and it was also full of awesomeness! #
  • I intend to be a part of unlocking the FourSquare Swarm badge.. help me achieve it! #AdelSwarm See details here: http://bit.ly/cSP77G #
  • I’m at The Wakefield Hotel (Wakefield st, Divett Place, Adelaide). http://4sq.com/cYTxGD #
  • I’m at Saracen’s Head (Moore Street, Wakefield Street, Adelaide). http://4sq.com/9C5co3 #

Twitter Updates for 2010-08-12

  • RIP Claude – http://www.zoossa.com.au/fun-stuff/blogs/births-deaths-and-marriages?article=140364&postid=140364 #
  • @hussykitten I like that photo of the bottle and reflections. #
  • @3xl A rubber duck sounds perfect #
  • Heading home, had enough for one day. #
  • @lilyroseallen Morning #
  • @missmonnie No don’t go! 🙂 #
  • @missmonnie Yeah, just being dramatic 🙂 #
  • @3xl Thanks for the links, interesting works. and I hadn’t come across them before. #
  • Ordered Pizza delivery an hour ago or more, and still not here. grrrr #
  • I knew it would rock up if I tweeted! Modern equiv to having a cig while waiting for taxi. #
  • This is extra mushroom? Poor pizza Dominos! http://twitpic.com/2dyhpw #
  • Really crap pizza from Domino’s. Cold, and rubbery. Delivery took way too long. Not happy Jan. #pizza #dominos #
  • @shaunau I did. 2 freebies but I’ll take them on a quiet night! #
  • @lala_lauren I normally dont mind Dominos pizza, for what you pay. But tonight’s was just as cold as the cardboard box. #
  • @atub BTW .. I’m hoping to get along this month, what are the details? #atub #
  • @evilpookie What about the chilli!!? Better than a pizza any day! #
  • Just finished a 2hr music survey! I think my tastes may be a bit slanted towards the 80’s 🙂 #
  • @anepiphany Get the mushroom pizza, OMG best pizza in Adelaide! and yay for the FourSquare win!! #
  • wow, the helpdesk software I’ve been using for years (SysAid) is all over YouTube and Google ads today. Even iTunes and Facebook! #
  • hey SysAid.. targeting right market, but we already use you!!! #
  • @raven_wyld ooooh you got the Xperia? Nice! I was thinking about it, but opted for HTC Desire instead. (and am still waiting for delivery!) #
  • @sara_ferguson what phone are you trying to use Twitpic with? #
  • @raven_wyld I’ll be interested to hear how you find the X10. Probably will be jealous, I always had SonyEricson phones in the past. #
  • I’ve favourited a YouTube video — Cute baby tiger http://youtu.be/idRc_KkInds?a #
  • @MissPurroxide With the PS3 it takes ages to update, and sometimes does a batch much later (like next day) #
  • @MissPurroxide mmm I dont ‘think’ PS3 can directly update Twitter. Just thinking it may be a delay thing for XBox. #
  • RT @abcnews: Breaking news: Magnitude 7.2 quake hits Ecuador (That’s pretty damn big isn’t it??) #
  • @sara_ferguson I think you’ll like the flexibility of FlickR, I’ve been using it for years and it’s great. Like your ink too. #
  • OK, that’s enough from me for tonight. Off to bed with a new book tonight. G’night Twitterverse. #
  • What am I doing up!!?? It’s 4am and I have to be at work in 4hrs #
  • Though I did start, and finish His Majesty’s Dragon since I went to bed. #
  • @RubyTombstone I have heard the #abc won’t let the Greens have it 🙁 #ausvotes #gruen #

iTunes – Error 5000 and Netware – A Solution

This is a bit of a digression from the norm here, although I haven’t really shown any particular focus on this blog yet, so why start now! I’ve been having an ongoing problem with iTunes and certain apps. When I try to download or update certain iPhone apps with iTunes I get the following error: stopped (err = -5000)

Originally this was only occurring with one app, and since downloading it via the app store on my iPhone worked OK I didn’t let it bother me. However, gradually more apps starting exhibiting the same behaviour. The error dialogue box seems to give a bit more information: There was a problem downloading “Camera+ .. the ultimate photo app”. You do not have enough access privileges for this operation.

So now I have four iPhone applications, all with the same problem.  They are:

Can you pick the common denominator? All these applications use non standard characters in their file names. Characters that some file systems aren’t going to be happy about.

This all twigged for me after I read the official Apple iTunes troubleshooting guide, it told me to look for the path:  “\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\Downloads\” and delete the downloads folder. But this is my work computer, and we remap our home directories to a network drive, and to be specific, to a Novell Netware NSS volume. When I looked there other apps had entries, but these particular apps didn’t, and that’s when I had a hunch.

I tried creating files and folders using those application names. You just can’t do it! You can use those characters in Windows, but not on a Novell volume, even with long filename support etc.

So there you have it, if you are getting that error, and you’re using iTunes at work, have a think about where your downloads are being saved, where your My Documents folder actually resides, and if it’s a network drive it may just be that it’s not accepting these non standard characters.

The solution is to either download using you phone, or move the iTunes download folder to a local Windows drive.