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Archive for February, 2017
An error occurred while downloading the firmware.
Friday, February 3rd, 2017
I have my parents set up with an Airport Base Station (router) and a Time Capsule (backup hard drive). They have big green lights on them, usually. But those turning to big annoying flashing yellow lights when there is something wrong. I happened to be at their house, so attempted to fix the issue.
By opening Airport Utility, I was able to see the problem with both: out of date firmware. Easy enough fix. The utility has a little button to click to update it.
Except, I would get this:
Of course, I web searched everywhere trying to figure it out.
The solution I figured out on my own: Just keep clicking the button and letting it fail. After 20 tries or so, it would download without error.
As You Do
Friday, February 3rd, 2017
- Go on the road and bring microphone with you, because you have to record a podcast
- Realize it’s a USB mic, but your new laptop only has USB-C
- Buy adapters on Amazon, and have shipped overnight
- Realize you’ve set up mail forwarding, so adapters will be re-routed
- Buy adapters again, and ship to address that won’t forward but you can still recieve
- First adapters DO arrive. Forwarding only for USPS not UPS
- Realize they are the wrong adapters
- Try to cancel second order. Too late.
- Order correct adapters, send to second address.
- Realize those adapters will not arrive in time.
- Go to store to by FOURTH set of adapters
- Get home in time, have correct adapters
- Mail person comes with the correct apapters in time
All to record an unsponsored podcast like 10 people will listen to