About two months ago an iPad app I loved, Print Central, Unlike so many others I tend to READ THE INFORMATION ON WHAT’S BEEN CHANGED.  with version 1.8.2 the developer clearly stated they removed the ability to print through Apple’s AirPrint function.  That told me everything I needed to know.  So I backed up the app BEFORE updating just to see what the real impact would be.  In short I didn’t like it at all and rolled back to my saved copy.

I am very glad the developers clearly informed us instead of trying to hide the change required by Apple.  That’s why I gave it full marks in my appstore review.  Also, the app still did what it was designed to do which is print to any printer.  Yes, the updated version became clunkier now but the dev’s only alternative was to remove it from the app store even though some might still find it a useful app.

Update: The App’s greatest feature had now been crippled by Apple.  Maintaining backup old version of PrintCentral no longer preserves ability to print directly from other enabled apps. Even though it’s still showed up as a valid printer option if you wait two seconds it will vanish.   Apple effectively removed function via latest iOS release.  Thus proving once and for all the folks at Euro Smartz Ltd were force to make detrimental changes to their app in order to continue selling it via the iTunes App Store.

Update: If you do have the app here’s how you’ll now have to print documents and such.  Gone are the good old days where you could just select the app as defined printer.  *sigh*

This morning while I was trying my hand at making pancakes for breakfast my little girl walked in the kitchen and was bursting at the seams to share with me the best thing that happened at school on Friday.

She stays in school for their daycare program which includes an extra snack, activity and recess period. They finish the day with a movie. Apparently Friday’s feature was a Scooby Doo cartoon.

Here’s how she started telling me about it. Mind you, she’s all of five years old. –

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“And daddy, guess what we saw!! A Scooby Doo movie!!”

“Oh? Was it good?”

“Yeah!! It was great!! It was his virgin story too!!”

As you can imagine she now had my full attention.

“What?” I managed to downplay my shocked surprise. I think I did. Anyway, I tried, ok? “What was it about?”

“It was their virgin story. You know — when they were all kids and just getting started.”

“Oooohhh. Their origin story.”

“Yeah.”

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She went on talking and telling more about the movie and her day. Honestly, I didn’t hear a single word of it. All I kept thinking was situation avoided. Plus I didn’t burn any of the pancakes.

One other thing. When I say “trying my hand at making pancakes” understand that I can make them just fine. Learned how ages ago in sixth grade Home Ec class. She, however, likes hers shaped like Mickey Mouse. I’ve failed miserably on very attempt thus far to the point she’s made it known that only mommy can do it. That changed after this morning. I figured it out.

So the morning was a victory on multiple fronts.

Today marks the 25th Anniversary of the tragic loss that gripped America and much of the world. 73 seconds after liftoff everyone watched in stunned silence as the symbol of space exploration exploded bringing a long pause to the US manned space flight program.

I’ve been told racism still exists.  I’m not sure why I’ve been told this or reminded of this.  When this info has been passed on to me it’s come in one of two forms.  The first is almost a whisper, like some special secret.  Almost as if the teller is letting me in on something only a few are privileged to know.   I nod in return in a manner that lets them understand just how grateful I am to now be part of some inner circle.