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iLost: Wade Roush's iCloud Tale of Woe

Apple's new iCloud service caused several eager early adopters like Wade Roush heartache when they signed up for the service on Wednesday.

wroush @wroush
The hurt begins with iOS 5. Error message: "The iPhone 'iPHone' could not be restored. An internal error occurred."
Wed, Oct 12 2011 12:08:28
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wroush @wroush
Well, iTunes has successfully bricked my iPhone. It won't even restore - error 3401. This better be the LAST time we ever have to do this.
Wed, Oct 12 2011 13:31:30
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wroush @wroush
So to use Photostream on the Mac, I have to pay $14.99 to upgrade to iPhoto 9.2, when I just bought Lion? Really?
Wed, Oct 12 2011 15:59:57
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wroush @wroush
Okay, it looks like iPhoto 9.2 is available as a free download at t.co/zoeAzAzp , but iPhoto 9.1.5 doesn't know there's an update.
Wed, Oct 12 2011 16:10:41
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wroush @wroush
iOS 5 hijinx Part 17: System Prefs says I'm already using 4.4 GB of my free 5 GB of iCloud storage. Interesting, if accurate.
Wed, Oct 12 2011 16:15:03
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wroush @wroush
So far, "upgrading" iCal to #iOS5 seems to mean creating 4 duplicates of every appointment.
Wed, Oct 12 2011 17:27:57
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wroush @wroush
I'm in iCal hell. iCloud has created 22 calendars, 6 copies of each appointment on each iOS device, & iCal on Mac is in endless crash loop.
Wed, Oct 12 2011 22:27:28
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wroush @wroush
Using old e-mails, I've reconstructed my calendar for Oct and Nov. I think. If u have a mtg with me, please confirm it asap. #iOS5disasters
Thu, Oct 13 2011 00:01:38
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wroush @wroush
Is there a page in the Worst Case Scenario Handbook for "All your calendar data is gone"? Thanks #iOS5
Wed, Oct 12 2011 23:00:05
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