One final note, the TimeWarner folks told me to call the same number that I called for their modem and they would set up my own modem to be sure it’s working. Not sure if they can set this modem to Bridge mode, we’ll see.
John > On Mar 29, 2016, at 7:11 PM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Chris, I am ordering now….so appreciate your help. > > John > > > >> On Mar 29, 2016, at 7:09 PM, Chris Denny <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> <image1.JPG> >> >> My Time Capsule and Arris work well together >> I get a 300 meg connection over wifi with my TC. >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Mar 29, 2016, at 7:00 PM, John Robinson <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >>> In looking at the back of the NetGear modem/Router there is no COAX >>> connection, which is how TimeWarner brings connectivity TO the >>> modem…outbound is through ethernet or wireless but at first blush this unit >>> won’t work. >>> >>> John >>> >>> >>> >>> <PastedGraphic-3.png><PastedGraphic-5.png> >>>> On Mar 29, 2016, at 4:27 PM, Lee Larson <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> On Mar 29, 2016, at 2:15 PM, John Robinson <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> My 2009 MacBook Pro (with the removable battery) is needing a new drive, >>>>> it’s slower than watching corn grow. I want to get a new Macbook but >>>>> will wait until the new models come out later this year. My daughter is >>>>> wanting a laptop so I might be able to fix this one for her to use. >>>> >>>> That’s still a pretty capable machine, even seven years later. I still use >>>> one as my main machine for writing and email because it’s got a good >>>> display, nice keyboard and dual-core 2.4 GHz processor. The newer machines >>>> often seem faster, not because their hardware is so much better, but >>>> because of the SSD drives. >>>> >>>> >>>>> Any suggestions as to what is a good brand, where to purchase? >>>> >>>> Pretty much any 2.5” SATA drive should work. My solution, a little more >>>> than a year ago, was to compromise with a Seagate ST1000DX hybrid drive. >>>> This is a 1 TB spinning drive with a built-in 8 GB solid-state cache. It’s >>>> kind of like Apple’s Mechanical/SSD Fusion drive combo. The firmware on >>>> the drive watches which files you use most often and keeps them in the >>>> cache, so it’s pretty fast loading the programs you always use — after it >>>> learns what they are. You can pick up such a drive for $75 or so. >>>> >>>> A year ago, SSDs were still pretty expensive, but they’ve come down in >>>> price so much over the last year, that I’d probably go with one of those >>>> now. Before buying one, do a little research to get a drive supported by >>>> the TRIM in El Capitan and learn how to turn it on. Otherwise, the >>>> performance of your SSD will degrade over time. >>>> >>>> Don’t expect spectacular SSD performance off that machine because it’s got >>>> a slower SATA bus than the newer machines. You may be able to improve it a >>>> lot by making sure you’ve installed Apple’s firmware patches which raised >>>> the link speed from 1.5 Gb/s to 3.0 Gb/s. It made a real difference on my >>>> machine. The upgrades weren’t available on all the 2009 machines. >>>> >>>> L^2 >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> MacGroup mailing list >>>> Posting address: [email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>> >>>> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/ >>>> <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacGroup mailing list >>> Posting address: [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>> >>> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/ >>> <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> Posting address: [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>> >> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/ >> <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>> >
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