Technical Difficulties—Suggestions Welcomed

Tanner Ranch, Honey Lake Valley, March 18, 2017

This is. a most unusual post, where I am thinking out loud, where may be some one might provide a provocative perspective or suggestion.

First, I realize it was just a matter of time when my old computer equipment would reach a point of no return. So here is my dilemma. I use my old MacBook Pro (2009) with an old Epson (2007) scanner to scan the old photographs. However, I can no longer transfer the photographs from the MacBook via email attachments to my IPad which I use to maintain the website and compose the daily posts. Since I am not a tech person, it makes that more challenging. I am not sure for a short term to fix if there is an IPad adapter to use a USB drive to transfer photographs?

Of course the long term to replace everything would be spendy if done all once,, and this site does not generate those kinds of funds. All points to ponder. Is there an alternative I am overlooking? Equally important, there will not be any disruptions since I have posts scheduled through mid June, which should provide enough time to right the port. It should be noted, that first and foremost, I am not soliciting donations, but solutions.

In the meantime, I will muddle through it and some how a solution will transpire. Thank you for your understanding.

Tim

On the bright side I came across an 1892 photograph of the Susan River that has calendar potential. However, that is problematic as MacBook and the Epson printer are not longer communicating at the moment.  This is a necessity for the initial calendar layout. I guess this this falls under the old time category “when it rains, it pours.”

It may be odd to some about printer quandary, let me explain, after all there are some who do not want a computer. Last September a dear friend of mine Karen B. Martin passed away. For many years she was a gracious host at Aspen Campground at Eagle Lake  among other things. She wanted me to reprint my Eagle Lake, which was not going to happen, another story.  Anyhow, I put together a binder of Eagle Lake material, which included all  my posts about Eagle Lake, which I would provide updated printed copies of posts when they made their debut. Those went into the binder. Karen then shared the binder with fellow campers who had an interest and brought joy to many.

An NCO passenger car at Wendel being prepared to move, 1974—Tom
Armstrong

Another example is David Martin, a Bay area resident, who like Karen, and no relation to her, has no computer and no desire. A Lassen College graduate he became interested in the area’s history and that especially of the NCO Railroad. When I sent him a print out about the NCO’s Lakeview car, he wrote me letter with information that I did not have. In addition,  Dave also sent me letter in which Tom Armstrong provided him information about the NCO passenger car at Wendel. I will provide that material in a future post.

In the meantime, enjoy the weekend, whatever kind of weather will transpire.

Tim

3 thoughts on “Technical Difficulties—Suggestions Welcomed”

  1. Tim, Having come to technology late, I sympathize but don’t have an answer…other than continuing as a supportive subscriber.

  2. Hi Tim. I’m not an Apple computer user but here is a link that might help:

    https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/sync-files-to-your-device-mchl4bd77d3a/mac

    If you can connect, via cable, (USB or USB-C cable), your mac book pro to your ipad, then this should be simple if you follow the steps in the link I provided. You can simply move files from the Macbook to the ipad. If your old Mac Book Pro doesn’t have a usb port, then this won’t work, but I think that is unlikely even though it is an older computer. Essentially, finding the right cable is all you need, if I understand your question correctly.

  3. If both machines are signed in to your Apple ID, you may be able to use iCloud/iCloud Drive storage to move files.

    https://support.apple.com/guide/icloud-ipad/icloud-drive-on-icloudcom-overview-mmd0b4a7f5e8/icloud

    If the included 5GB storage isn’t enough, the upgrade to 50GB (iCloud +) is only $12/yr.

    You don’t mention the generation of your iPad, but if it has a lightning port, I had good luck using this adapter to move a file from a flash drive to the “files” area of the iPad:

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08LQ2K8RL/

    If your website management tool on the iPad pulls photos from the iPad’s Photos app, there may be some extra steps involved in importing photos from the Files app to the Photo app. The Photos app seems to have its own, protected storage. If you search for “import photos from files app to photo app” you should find a fair amount of information on the topic.

    Hope this helps. Enjoy and appreciate your work!

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