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"all 900+ pages of Pogue's book"So there's at least 900 pages of stuff that I don't know (and haven't missed...yet). :shrug:
Thanks for responding, and with the key info, no less.
As I suggested, even a thumb drive might not be the real deal, because it wouldn't include the bundled apps that I assume came with your iMac. (And that assumes that an Internet Restore will read your configuration and include them.)
I just dunno... It looks like Apple actually
is telling a percentage of the world that their only option in the event of catastrophe is to unplug their Macs and carry them next door to a neighbor's house, or across town to a cousin's, or to work, to, so to speak,
"borrow a cup of Internet."And they're telling an additional percentage of the world to whom broadband just plain isn't available that they don't really want a Mac any more.
That is, of course, unless paying US$69 for a (
Edit: possibly incomplete) thumb drive is considered to be a reasonable fix. (You'd think they'd at least give people in your position a
major break on the price.)
On a lighter note... I'm happy to hear that you've apparently overcome your initial reluctance to embrace your new iMac and have gotten into the swing of things; I hope you're enjoying it.
