And I forgot to mention the Drone will drop a treat for the dog….
John > On Jul 31, 2017, at 11:30 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Nah I only use self check out if I am getting one or two things. Mostly large > order or do the click list service. Click list is nice unless you are buying > meat or produce that you like to look at before you purchase. > > From: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of John > Robinson > Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 10:30 AM > To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers > Subject: Re: [MacGroup] This and that..... > > Ed, > > I got to thinking maybe you were talking about Self Checkout, if so the > scanner WON’T scan the phone…it’s not calibrated for anything other than the > product barcodes….I would have to use the Kroger card on my keychain if I > went through self checkout. In line they use a different hand scanner that > will work for the phones. > > John > > > On Jul 31, 2017, at 10:04 AM, [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: > > John how do you use the Kroger Plus card with the scanner? > > From: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of John > Robinson > Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 10:00 AM > To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers > Subject: Re: [MacGroup] This and that..... > > Jim, > > Stay with it…sometimes it’s awkward….but you’ll get used to it…. > > I also found another great addition to ApplePay….most of you may already know > this… > > For my birthday I always ask for Apple, the family gets so sick and tired of > this..but it’s better than socks or a tie…. > > The usual iTunes, then a couple for Apple, one came from an email, when > received it gave me several choices…I could print and take the paper to the > Apple Store, I could use the email OR I could add to my Wallet… > > I’ve never done this before but here’s how it works. > > From the email I chose add to Apple Wallet but for the one that was an actual > gift card I discovered that all I had to do was click on the “Passes” and > then the camera opens and it grabs the QR Code off the back of he card > > <image002.png> > > and instantly adds the amount to my wallet….so look at the Wallet now……I have > the credit and debit cards above (some are behind others, not all show) then > at the bottom I have the Passes listed, so my rewards card to Walgreens, same > with Kroger the old Starbucks card I no longer use since they take ApplePay > and at the top you see a “gray” Apple Store” and a small “tan” card behind > the Apple Card, which is another Apple Store card. So shopping on line or in > the store now I have everything on the iPhone…. > > > > <image003.png> > > > > > > > > I’m hoping that one day the restaurants will come into the 21st century and > allow their gift cards to be added to our Wallets so payment can be made for > the charges even if they don’t accept ApplePay. I’ll start the push with > their managements. All this is so much easier, and safer than giving the > server our card….Apple is striving to make our lives easier and more > secure….we need to show we approve by using their system every chance we can. > > > John > > > > On Jul 31, 2017, at 2:45 AM, James Bennett <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > I used Apple Pay at the Walgreens at Frankfort Ave & Ewing Friday. Wouldn’t > accept it the first few tries. Finally worked on the 3rd or 4th attempt. > Don’t know if it was me holding the phone wrong or the reader, ‘cause I’ve > only used Apple Pay a few times so far. > Jim > > On Jul 28, 2017, at 1:21 PM, tom holloman <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > John > Agree. Did remind clerks. I suggested have tech check reader to Walgreens and > she just gave me a blank look. Starbucks said they didn't have it. The reader > was old kind. Worked perfect at ace hardware too. Didn't work at our local > grocery store and clerk said I was only one that had tried.they could care > less.only two places that have on our island are the grocery store and ace, > so most my use off island. Yesterday was first time I had so much trouble. > Had over $100 in cart at Walgreens. Would have left but we are on tight > schedule because late planes were all full so I paid cash. > Tom > > On Jul 28, 2017, at 7:12 AM, John Robinson <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Tom, > > Most all the Starbucks take ApplePay, the one here was not on the top of the > list so other stores had it long before we did…now when I purchase a drink I > have to remind the clerk, especially if they are new, to hit the CREDIT > button before handing the reader through the window…if I’ve tried to lower > the watch to quickly it won’t work, I have to raise the watch and then go to > the reader a second time…it then always works. Walgreen’s is a perfect read > every time, so your store needs to work on this. > > John > > > On Jul 28, 2017, at 1:07 PM, tom holloman <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > That's good news especially after my experience on Maui yesterday. First one > great at Whole Foods held watch up and bang, done. Next one Walgreens reader > didn't take watch or iPhone. Has to be reader because it had just worked at > Whole Foods. Also tried at different machine in their pharmacy, same result. > Next stop Starbucks because I thought they took it but they said no. > These merchants need train clerks or keep machines working. > I really hate to hand my card to a stranger. > Tom > > On Jul 28, 2017, at 5:54 AM, John Robinson <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > > 1st > > Last night my wife found the nail polish she had been looking for ever so > long. Amazon didn’t have it….”out of stock, didn’t know if it would ever be > offered”. > > Then she found a company that offered the product…who are they? Are they a > front for my info? Are they simply mining credit card numbers, addresses, > email addresses? > > But, if she wants it, I better take the chance and order…(been married 54 > years, I’ve learned my position)…. > > In the cart and now to checkout….once in checkout I was so hoping PayPal > would be there..and fantastic, it was! Whew, now no info to this > firm…however right beside PayPal wasApplePay!!! Goodness the Gods are > smiling… > > Hit ApplePay, the next process was to authenticate with the fingerprint…game > over, I was done…not a single other thing to do, Apple completes the entire > transaction. I hear the ping on the iPhone from Apple, seconds later another > ping from the company thanking me for the order, giving me the order number > and date of delivery… > > No being transferred to PayPal, putting in my password to PayPal and picking > the institution I want them to use for the payment… > > Folks, this ApplePay is amazing, using it on the internet is even better than > at a Point Of Purchase checkout at a store….You owe it to yourself to utilize > this system… > > > 2nd > > Just how good is Siri? Lots of comparisons by the rag writers, for me the > answer lies in does Siri do what I want? > > This morning on the way to work I was beside a Sone Container Semi, I > wondered if the company was publicly traded…”Siri, is Stone Container > Corporation a publicly traded company”? > > Here is what she sent….now you see why I talk as much to this lady as I do my > wife…before you protest, remember, we’ve been married 54 years!! > > Stone Container Corporation > > SSCC was formed in November 1998, with the merger of Jefferson Smurfit > Corporation (JSC) and Stone Container Corporation (Stone). JSC’s roots go > back to 1974, when Dublin, Ireland-based Jefferson Smurfit Group (JSG) > acquired partial interest in Time Industries, a Chicago-based paper and > packaging company. > > > > JSG established a major presence in the United States with the 1981 > acquisition of the Alton Box Board Company and the 1982 acquisition of > Diamond International’s packaging operations. In 1983, JSG’s U.S. operations > reorganized and the majority of these operations became subsidiaries of JSC. > JSC went on to establish a leadership position in the U.S. paper and > packaging industry with its 1986 acquisition of 50 percent of Container > Corporation of America (CCA) from Mobil Corporation. > > > > Morgan Stanley Leveraged Equity Fund II (MSLEF II) purchased the other half > of CCA. JSC restructured as a privately held company in 1989, jointly owned > by JSG and MSLEF II. > > > > As part of the restructuring, JSC acquired the remainder of CCA. In 1994, JSC > recapitalized as a publicly traded company. > > > 3rd > > This one is hard to understand, why would anyone be buying the iPhone 7 when > the 8 is just a couple months away? Maybe the Android users are reading the > same news the rest of us see, a new Android virus every 10 seconds, > expecting 3.5 million this year alone….for some reason they are moving NOW > instead of waiting for the 8….good news for Apple but unexpected. > > The iPhone 8 isn't even here yet and Android owners are already switching to > Apple > > A Message from Sears > <http://eb2.3lift.com/pass?tl_clickthrough=true&redir=http%3A%2F%2Fcat.ny.us.criteo.com%2Fdelivery%2Fckn.php%3Fcppv%3D1%26cpp>Published > July 25, 2017 > > <1501002431322.jpeg> > > File photo: Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of software > engineering, speaks during an announcement of new products at the Apple > Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, Calif., Monday, June 5, 2017. > (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All > rights reserved.) > > In a report published on Tuesday, market research firm CIRP revealed that > Apple attracted more Android switchers in the most recent quarter than at any > other time in the past year. > > While over 75% of iPhone buyers were upgrading from the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6 > or iPhone 6s (as well as the SE, 5c and Plus models), 20% of consumers > surveyed said that they were switching over from an Android device. > > "The good news for Apple is that relative to earlier quarters, they attracted > a higher percentage of iPhone buyers from Android phones," said CIRP partner > and co-founder Josh Lowitz. "In the past three quarters before the June 2017 > quarter, Android owners had represented 14% to 17% of iPhone buyers. With > lengthening upgrade cycles and a growing percentage of owners with the most > recently released models, continued platform switching will be important to > the success of the next iPhones." > > In addition to the increased rate of Android switchers, far more iPhone > buyers elected to upgrade to the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus in the quarter > ending in June than the previous quarter. The percentage of 7 or 7 Plus > buyers didn't quite crack 70% last quarter, but this quarter, the number > jumped to 81%. > > Additionally, legacy models sold in the same quarter last year (when the 6s > was the latest iPhone model) accounted for 34% of all iPhones sold in the US. > This year, that number fell to 19%. Even with the iPhone 8 set to be unveiled > in the next two months, consumers are still buying the latest, greatest > iPhones. It'll be interesting to see how this affects iPhone 7s and iPhone 8 > sales later this year. > > _______________________________________________ > 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/>> > _______________________________________________ > 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/>> > > _______________________________________________ > 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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