It looks great if I actually needed to type an essay or anything formal I might even purchase some kind of printer for it. Downloading that was pretty straightforward. I figured out you have to drag the icon once installed to your applications folder. Basically it shows you a picture of an icon being dragged into the applications folder and after about a day instead of reloading from the download directory I figured it out.
Next problem is Syriac font. The mac maybe zuper zexy but there is something quite endearing about snow leopard that mythic hunter of the himalayas so spiritually advanced she has evolved to change her spots, not being able to recognize the new Syriac fonts because they have an otf extension instead of a ttf extension. Brain the size of a planet but it needs me to manually change the extensions which after some flawed attempts I succeeded, are you sure sir, wouldn't you rather but i must warn you sir changing the extensions yeah yeah trust me I am a Syriac Scholar. Then I had to download a Syriac Keyboard layout and icon for the keyboard layout folder. Maybe it's obvious but the geezer prof portsomething who made up the keyboard very kind of you sir, neglects to mention that you then have to activate the dual keyboard option in the I forgot the menu but luckily it's a mac you ask it it tells you, you need to activate the keyboard function and then it says would you like me to do that for you and I thinks for a second and I says if it's not too much trouble. So now I have a fully functioning keyboard that can type Syriac ܣܐܬ but there is the problem. I can type the letters various fonts, Serto, Estrangela and East Syriac, and if the software supports CTL well then it's a simple matter of getting the writing direction changed from left to right to right to left. Does Blogger support CTL. I dunno once I leave the safety of the Average White MacBook, and I am not just saying this because I find myself chief spokesperson, head Roadie and Impresario Manager of the AWMcB while on our South Asian Tour, it's just that there is no point asking Blogger do you support CTL because it won't even respond what's CTL let alone certainly sir to activate enter the widget in the dubree section and would you like me to do that for you now sir, well if it's not too much trouble, certainly sir why don't you go get some tea and some tiffin and it will all be set on your return. So I may have to purchase Mellel a shareware from some nice jewish gentlemen originally meant for Hebrew but since the Arabs are such a stingy lot its now the main programme for academics in Oriental Languages.
Then we come across the problem of the Maestro card. The really nice thing about it is it won't let me buy on a whim. I can get cash out of an ATM usually well eventually but I have to think about purchases on line which is no bad thing. Anyway I get a 30 day free download version. So that should keep me busy until the new year. I have emailed them about a simple way to pay but they'll probably suggest a small man handcuffed to a small suitcase which in the east is probably your cheapest option after plastic.
Pressing ahead with Galileo's daughter, frankly all this faffing is rather tiring I may just head down to Landmark and see if they'll let me have just the graphical novel of Meerabai as I don't want the 49 others it comes with and if they say no I shall save my money, plus I get a walk out of it.
Oh and now the battery life says its 8 hours. Yeah British Rail time. It's long enough either way.
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