On 12/30/2017 02:25 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
I was using a USB cable, unfortunately it was plugged into the wrong
computer! As Stephen P. points out, once I realized the connection
problem, shotwell found the iPad and extracted the photos.
Jerry Pournelle always said that the first thing you should do in
troubleshooting computers is to check the cables. I don't think this is
the sort of problem he was thinking of, and alas, I can't ask him.