RE: New iPod touch announced

[Simon Fogarty]

Yeah almost twice that aamount in nz dollars here,
 The iPad 5 256GB wifi is only $900 plus / minus,
  
Although it could be simply time to purchase a 512GB phone  
One device to rule them all 

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Sent: Monday, 3 June 2019 3:50 AM
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Subject: Re: New iPod touch announced

Well I’ll agree they’re bloody expensive (£399 here). But if I have to get an 
iPhone I’d rather it be plus-sized. Data connectivity is not critical to me, 
but remember, it represents an extra burden (radio you may not be using, and 
the need for a SIM card). If Apple could just make a slightly smaller iPad Mini 
…

Ironically, I just looked at the current iPad Mini and it fits the bill almost 
exactly, except the size.  Also, it has the E-SIM—so it works, even without a 
SIM card, and gets you extra flexibility when you’re out and about.

Apple is just trolling me now.  I’ll do what I can with this iPod (arriving two 
days time), and I’ll find a nice drawer for it if it ends up nothing more than 
an iOS testing device.  Either way it’ll be useful.  Maybe if I spent some 
money on a new bedside shelf?

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RE: new mac books

[Simon Fogarty]

Yeah Hi Tim,

I kind of guessed as much but thought there might be something we don’t know of 
down under,
Hell Petrus and I have no access to apple stores like you guys or even 
Australia have.

If I can’t get it replaced via insurance then I’ll have to splash out and 
purchase a customised 2017 MBA with the older and nicer keyboard style,

Although the Pro is a nice machines.


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Subject: Re: new mac books

Hi,

I've not heard of such a thing and I really doubt that it will ever be an 
option.  They may design a new non-butterfly option at some point, but I 
believe, from history, that once they move forward with something like the new 
design, you're out of luck with them going back.

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On Jun 2, 2019, at 05:12, Simon Fogarty 
mailto:si...@blinky-net.com>> wrote:

Hi Listers,

It’s looking like I’m going to have to replace  my mid 2013 11” MacBookAir,

Currently the closest replacement would be the still currently available 2017 
version of the mac book air,
Apart from only being able to have 16GB ram in them it’s an ok machine if 
spec’ed out completely,

However what I’m really wondering is if it’s really possible for apple to put 
the older non butterfly keyboard in to something in the mac book pro range?

I’ve been using a mac book pro 2018 for almost a year and I still can’t get use 
to the keys on the keyboard.
Preferring my 11” MBA keyboard.
Does anyone know if there is such a customize option for the mac book line?

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Re: new mac books

['Jason White' via MacVisionaries]

If you buy a Mac, you’re committing yourself to Apple’s hardware design 
decisions. You’re also acquiring a well integrated combination of hardware and 
software that is generally reliable at the operating system level, and which 
supports a good variety of applications. If you like this  trade-off, then 
that’s fine – otherwise, it’s time to look elsewhere, at least until Apple’s 
next redesign, when you’ll have another chance to evaluate whether the hardware 
is to your liking.

 

Unfortunately, the other options have trade-offs too…

 

Windows-based systems have good software support, good accessibility, and a 
greater variety of hardware options from multiple manufacturers. However, in my 
experience, they take more work to maintain (especially so far as security is 
concerned). I also don’t like Microsoft’s approach to hardware drivers, which 
are developed by each of the hardware manufacturers. If drivers or hardware 
components cause system crashes, these can be very difficult to diagnose – I’ve 
been in that situation. I’ve also encountered more screen reader and 
application crashes under Windows than elsewhere.

 

Linux-based systems tend to be reliable, and support a variety of hardware from 
various sources. The accessibility of the graphical user interfaces (there are 
several of them) isn’t as comprehensive as what you’ll find under Mac OS or 
Microsoft Windows, and there are plenty of those “rough edges” to make work 
difficult at times. The accessibility of the Linux command line and console 
interfaces is superb, however, so for those of us who can work with command 
line/console applications and a graphical browser, it’s a very good 
environment. Hardware drivers tend to be community maintained and centrally 
managed, which in my view is a positive attribute.

 

Chrome OS is a variant of Linux that primarily runs a Chrome browser. If you 
can do what you need using Web-based applications, it could be an option. The 
accessibility seemed quite good when I last tested it, but I haven’t spent much 
time with Chrome OS recently.

 

The conclusion: they all have benefits and shortcomings. Choose the trade-offs 
that best suit your situation and purchase accordingly.

 

From: Macvisionaries 
Reply-To: Macvisionaries 
Date: Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 10:25
To: Macvisionaries 
Subject: Re: new mac books

 

Hi,

 

I've not heard of such a thing and I really doubt that it will ever be an 
option.  They may design a new non-butterfly option at some point, but I 
believe, from history, that once they move forward with something like the new 
design, you're out of luck with them going back.

 

Later...

 

Tim Kilburn
Apple Teacher

(with Swift Playgrounds Recognition)



 Jamf Certified Associate

Fort McMurray, AB Canada

 

On Jun 2, 2019, at 05:12, Simon Fogarty  wrote:

 

Hi Listers,

 

It’s looking like I’m going to have to replace  my mid 2013 11” MacBookAir,

 

Currently the closest replacement would be the still currently available 2017 
version of the mac book air,

Apart from only being able to have 16GB ram in them it’s an ok machine if 
spec’ed out completely,

 

However what I’m really wondering is if it’s really possible for apple to put 
the older non butterfly keyboard in to something in the mac book pro range?

 

I’ve been using a mac book pro 2018 for almost a year and I still can’t get use 
to the keys on the keyboard.

Preferring my 11” MBA keyboard.

Does anyone know if there is such a customize option for the mac book line?

 

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Re: Unmountable Partition

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   Based on what I read. fsck allows one the opportunity to recover 
data. I didn't dig much deeper but am surmising that fsck could not 
repair the partition. TM transfer will soon be done...in about 9 hours. 
:) I probably could have deleted some of it first. Oh well.


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On 6/2/2019 12:33 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote:

Hi,

FSCK is a File System check.  Not sure why it rendered your partition 
read only, but I don't see any reason why changing the Time Machine to a 
different partition would cause you any problems.  Of course, you need 
to ensure that the partition is formatted MacOS Extended Journaled.


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On Jun 2, 2019, at 08:58, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
> wrote:


   After hour of moving another pile of data to/from other partitions in 
an effort to find a new home for TM, I got a dialogue from TM saying it 
cannot access the read only partition.


   Based on what I read online, fsck had been running all those hours 
and when it completed. it left the partition in read only mode. 
Apparently fsck is an invisible process.


   So now I ask, if I move the TM backup to a new partition, will TM be 
ok with that when I point it there?


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Hi,
Turn Time Machine off from within System Preferences.  With TM turned 
off, you should be able to erase the partition.  TM puts a lock on the 
volume, which is why you cannot erase that partition.  It is possible 
that there's a bad sector or block on that partition, but we'll only 
go there if things continue to fail.

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On Jun 1, 2019, at 13:56, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
 
> wrote:
  There are 4 partitions on a USB drive. The one Time Machine uses 
will not mount. The other partitions seem fine but I am unable to 
eject any of them. Other drives work fine.
  First Aid fails and I cannot erase the TM partition. Any way to 
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Re: Unmountable Partition

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Hi,

FSCK is a File System check.  Not sure why it rendered your partition read 
only, but I don't see any reason why changing the Time Machine to a different 
partition would cause you any problems.  Of course, you need to ensure that the 
partition is formatted MacOS Extended Journaled.

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On Jun 2, 2019, at 08:58, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
 wrote:

  After hour of moving another pile of data to/from other partitions in an 
effort to find a new home for TM, I got a dialogue from TM saying it cannot 
access the read only partition.

  Based on what I read online, fsck had been running all those hours and when 
it completed. it left the partition in read only mode. Apparently fsck is an 
invisible process.

  So now I ask, if I move the TM backup to a new partition, will TM be ok with 
that when I point it there?

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> Hi,
> Turn Time Machine off from within System Preferences.  With TM turned off, 
> you should be able to erase the partition.  TM puts a lock on the volume, 
> which is why you cannot erase that partition.  It is possible that there's a 
> bad sector or block on that partition, but we'll only go there if things 
> continue to fail.
> Later...
> Tim Kilburn
> Apple Teacher
> (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition)
>  Jamf Certified Associate
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> On Jun 1, 2019, at 13:56, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> 
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>   There are 4 partitions on a USB drive. The one Time Machine uses will not 
> mount. The other partitions seem fine but I am unable to eject any of them. 
> Other drives work fine.
>   First Aid fails and I cannot erase the TM partition. Any way to resolve 
> this? Thanks.
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Re: New iPod touch announced

['Sabahattin Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries]

Well I’ll agree they’re bloody expensive (£399 here). But if I have to get an 
iPhone I’d rather it be plus-sized. Data connectivity is not critical to me, 
but remember, it represents an extra burden (radio you may not be using, and 
the need for a SIM card). If Apple could just make a slightly smaller iPad Mini 
…

Ironically, I just looked at the current iPad Mini and it fits the bill almost 
exactly, except the size.  Also, it has the E-SIM—so it works, even without a 
SIM card, and gets you extra flexibility when you’re out and about.

Apple is just trolling me now.  I’ll do what I can with this iPod (arriving two 
days time), and I’ll find a nice drawer for it if it ends up nothing more than 
an iOS testing device.  Either way it’ll be useful.  Maybe if I spent some 
money on a new bedside shelf?

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Re: https://www.macrumors.com/2019/05/31/goodbye-itunes/

['Sabahattin Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries]

Agreed; seems much more likely that this will be Apple’s opportunity to move us 
all into the streaming world. Never say never, I suppose, but at best iTunes 
will be in the Utilities folder or something. I can’t imagine them trying to 
keep any aspect of the local library management stuff, ripping, syncing, and 
all that, around for longer than is absolutely necessary for Apple to carry out 
its master plan to get iOS and Macs supping from the same streams. Maybe 
they’ll keep iTunes Match or something, but even then, seeing as how that’s 
part of Apple Music …

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Re: Unmountable Partition

['E.T.' via MacVisionaries]

   Update: I found that it is doable so am going to move the backup now 
and sleep all day while waiting. :)


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Hi,

Turn Time Machine off from within System Preferences.  With TM turned 
off, you should be able to erase the partition.  TM puts a lock on the 
volume, which is why you cannot erase that partition.  It is possible 
that there's a bad sector or block on that partition, but we'll only go 
there if things continue to fail.


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On Jun 1, 2019, at 13:56, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
> wrote:


   There are 4 partitions on a USB drive. The one Time Machine uses will 
not mount. The other partitions seem fine but I am unable to eject any 
of them. Other drives work fine.


   First Aid fails and I cannot erase the TM partition. Any way to 
resolve this? Thanks.


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Re: Unmountable Partition

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   After hour of moving another pile of data to/from other partitions 
in an effort to find a new home for TM, I got a dialogue from TM saying 
it cannot access the read only partition.


   Based on what I read online, fsck had been running all those hours 
and when it completed. it left the partition in read only mode. 
Apparently fsck is an invisible process.


   So now I ask, if I move the TM backup to a new partition, will TM be 
ok with that when I point it there?


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Hi,

Turn Time Machine off from within System Preferences.  With TM turned 
off, you should be able to erase the partition.  TM puts a lock on the 
volume, which is why you cannot erase that partition.  It is possible 
that there's a bad sector or block on that partition, but we'll only go 
there if things continue to fail.


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   There are 4 partitions on a USB drive. The one Time Machine uses will 
not mount. The other partitions seem fine but I am unable to eject any 
of them. Other drives work fine.


   First Aid fails and I cannot erase the TM partition. Any way to 
resolve this? Thanks.


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Re: Unmountable Partition

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Hi,

Turn Time Machine off from within System Preferences.  With TM turned off, you 
should be able to erase the partition.  TM puts a lock on the volume, which is 
why you cannot erase that partition.  It is possible that there's a bad sector 
or block on that partition, but we'll only go there if things continue to fail.

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On Jun 1, 2019, at 13:56, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
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  There are 4 partitions on a USB drive. The one Time Machine uses will not 
mount. The other partitions seem fine but I am unable to eject any of them. 
Other drives work fine.

  First Aid fails and I cannot erase the TM partition. Any way to resolve this? 
Thanks.

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Re: System dialogue displayed?

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Hi,

Use the Application Chooser, VO-f1-f1.  If there is indeed a System dialog, it 
will be available to view from there.

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I get this behaviour as well.  For some time, there’s a mysterious window 
appearing on the screen.  If you activate windows chooser menu with vo+f2 
pressed twice, you will find an untitled window.  If you press vo+spacebar or 
enter to go to it, you will find that there doesn’t appear to be anything in 
it.  I have no idea what it is and ignore it now but I do agree the constant 
reference to it by vO is somewhat irritating.

Andrew
> On Jun 2, 2019, at 2:44 AM, John JD Denning  wrote:
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> Every time I wake my Mac, or Boudet, voiceover tells me, system dialogue 
> displayed.
> 
> But I can’t find any dialogue. Any idea what this might be? Or how do I get 
> focused to this mysterious hidden dialogue?
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Re: new mac books

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Hi,

I've not heard of such a thing and I really doubt that it will ever be an 
option.  They may design a new non-butterfly option at some point, but I 
believe, from history, that once they move forward with something like the new 
design, you're out of luck with them going back.

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On Jun 2, 2019, at 05:12, Simon Fogarty  wrote:

Hi Listers,
 
It’s looking like I’m going to have to replace  my mid 2013 11” MacBookAir,
 
Currently the closest replacement would be the still currently available 2017 
version of the mac book air,
Apart from only being able to have 16GB ram in them it’s an ok machine if 
spec’ed out completely,
 
However what I’m really wondering is if it’s really possible for apple to put 
the older non butterfly keyboard in to something in the mac book pro range?
 
I’ve been using a mac book pro 2018 for almost a year and I still can’t get use 
to the keys on the keyboard.
Preferring my 11” MBA keyboard.
Does anyone know if there is such a customize option for the mac book line?

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Re: make 2 contacts for personal and business use,

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Hi,

If you wish to sync the contacts through iCloud, then you'll need two separate 
Apple ID's.  If you turn off Contacts within iCloud, then you should be able to 
maintain just one Apple ID, but the business iPhone would not have it's 
contacts syncing or saved in iCloud.  The second option works fine, but you'll 
need to make sure that you maintain a good backup routine as those contacts 
would only reside on the iPhone.

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On Jun 1, 2019, at 17:29, Ramy Moustafa  wrote:

Hi all:

I have all my Iphones macs etc, But i am using 1 Iphone for Personal use, and 
the other 1 is for Business, I need to put my contacts on the Business Phone 
are not the same as on my Personal 1, Because on my business i need to add more 
than 5000 Contact, but i need to sync them etc, so
must i use a new Apple ID for this  or what can i do to creat Seprate Contact 
lists?
Thanks in advance 

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Re: Any Greek speakers on this list?

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Ok, Ben, but have you tried to use Greek voice to read Greek text?  I’ve been 
having the same bug for a few years now in that VO voice for Greek but also 
InfoVoxivox Dimitris Greek voice spell the text letter by letter rather than 
read it by words or sentences.  Have you experienced it too?

Andrew
> On May 29, 2019, at 10:44 PM, B G  wrote:
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> Ναι, καταλαβαίνω λίγο ελληνικά.
> But I've just sent the MacBook Air back to be replaced by a Mini soon.
> Ben
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>> Greek voice problem.  Apple has been ignoring my bug reports since then.
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Re: System dialogue displayed?

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I get this behaviour as well.  For some time, there’s a mysterious window 
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reference to it by vO is somewhat irritating.

Andrew
> On Jun 2, 2019, at 2:44 AM, John JD Denning  wrote:
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> Every time I wake my Mac, or Boudet, voiceover tells me, system dialogue 
> displayed.
> 
> But I can’t find any dialogue. Any idea what this might be? Or how do I get 
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Re: System dialogue displayed?

[John JD Denning]

Hi, I have a 27 inch iMac running Mojave. No logon password. It builds right 
into the iOS. This is something that just started happening about a month or so 
ago.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jun 1, 2019, at 22:23, Petrus Tuerlings  wrote:
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> What sort of Mac have you got? Do you use a password or Touch ID to unlock 
> your Mac? 
> 
>> On 2/06/2019, at 1:44 PM, John JD Denning  wrote:
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>> Every time I wake my Mac, or Boudet, voiceover tells me, system dialogue 
>> displayed.
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A few questions?

[Matt Turner]

Hi folks.
Just wondering if this could be done?
is there a way to customize the way mail reads?
For example, I might want VO to say subject, from, unread.
also is there a way to change how vo says _?
I’ve set the punctuation to none, but it still says _.

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new mac books

[Simon Fogarty]

Hi Listers,

It's looking like I'm going to have to replace  my mid 2013 11" MacBookAir,

Currently the closest replacement would be the still currently available 2017 
version of the mac book air,
Apart from only being able to have 16GB ram in them it's an ok machine if 
spec'ed out completely,

However what I'm really wondering is if it's really possible for apple to put 
the older non butterfly keyboard in to something in the mac book pro range?

I've been using a mac book pro 2018 for almost a year and I still can't get use 
to the keys on the keyboard.
Preferring my 11" MBA keyboard.
Does anyone know if there is such a customize option for the mac book line?

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RE: https://www.macrumors.com/2019/05/31/goodbye-itunes/

[Simon Fogarty]

I’d be surprised if the replacement has a ripping tool in it,


From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com  On 
Behalf Of Petrus Tuerlings
Sent: Sunday, 2 June 2019 3:20 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: https://www.macrumors.com/2019/05/31/goodbye-itunes/

Interesting, I find Ripping something with iTunes really really easy and I hope 
it is just as easy with whatever they replace it with.


On 2/06/2019, at 1:42 AM, Anders Holmberg 
mailto:and...@pipkrokodil.se>> wrote:

Hi!
Itunes has never been a problem for me exept when i have to rip something.
BUt maybe and hopfully the new app will be easier.
/A


31 maj 2019 kl. 21:15 skrev 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>>:

 And just when I have become quite intimate with iTunes, spent a lot of time 
tweaking my music and am now satisfied.

>From E.T.'s Keyboard...
 ancient.ali...@icloud.com
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On 5/31/2019 12:00 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote:

Wow! I never thought I'd see the day.  Definitely watching WWDC on Monday.
Cheers,
Donna

On May 31, 2019, at 1:46 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> wrote:

 Yup. I may try to "attend" WWDC next week. A week or so ago, there was a 
change on my Apple TV 3rd when I found the Computers app relegated to the 
bottom and I found myself in the TV app. Probably part of the change. I think 
too I will spend much more time in the 10.15 beta when its released next month 
and come up t speed on this.

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On 5/31/2019 11:32 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote:

Hi,
Interesting indeed.  I wonder if Audio Books will remain in the Music app or if 
they will update the Books app to now handle audio as well.   This announcement 
should cause a bit of a stir, both from the pro and con sides.
Later...
Tim Kilburn
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(with Swift Playgrounds Recognition)
Jamf Certified Associate
Fort McMurray, AB Canada
On May 31, 2019, at 12:18, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
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iTunes Expected to Be Retired After Over 18 Years

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RE: Buying a mac: back to the drawing board

[Simon Fogarty]

The ram and processor I like but the storage is my concern unless your running 
your vm
S off external devices.

Otherwise  yeah that's nice and will give you the ability to provide reasonable 
specs to your virtual machines while  still leaving your host machine with 
resources to keep working 


-Original Message-
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Behalf Of B G
Sent: Sunday, 2 June 2019 2:52 PM
To: macvisionaries 
Subject: Buying a mac: back to the drawing board

apple have just confirmed the refund for the MacBook by email. I decided that a 
mac Mini would meet my use-cases more wholesomely than a MacBook. Initially the 
plan was to stick to the same hardware parameters - 16GB ram, 256GB ssd and an 
i5 processor. The nice man from Apple however is offering me a much more 
impressive machine for a very reasonable price. it has a 32GB ram, 256GB ssd 
and an i7 processor. yes, plenty oomf there ladies and gentlemen but my 
question is, do I need that much power given what I would use it for? To recap, 
my two main use-cases are: (a) running copies of MS Windows simultaneously on 
VMWare Fusion and (b) programming for Mac OS and iOS.  At a later date I might 
even decide to load it with Logic pro and N.I. for making music, but that 
really is not a priority at this point in time.
In short, will a machine of that description offer marked, significant 
improvement over one with the specification I previously had in mind?
Thoughts from everyone and specially the more experienced hacks would be 
gratefully received.
Incidentally, I am typing this in the web box which offers me no spell-check; 
so apologies for any spelling error.
With thanks, Benji

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RE: Unmountable Partition

[Simon Fogarty]

So ET,
Are you wanting to wipe the entire flash drive or just the 3 partitions 

I'm thinking if the entire flash drive then terminal using the diskutil command 
line might do it 

-Original Message-
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There are 4 partitions on a USB drive. The one Time Machine uses will not 
mount. The other partitions seem fine but I am unable to eject any of them. 
Other drives work fine.

First Aid fails and I cannot erase the TM partition. Any way to resolve 
this? Thanks.

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RE: New iPod touch announced

[Simon Fogarty]

With these new iPods it's cheaper for me to buy the iPhone 8 and get the phone 
as well as mobile data connectivity  
Not just wifi connectivity 
The 256 GB iPod is bloody costly here in nz,

I might have to get one from the states when someone I know is over there in 2 
months.

-Original Message-
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Subject: Re: New iPod touch announced

I reluctantly bought it. I hope I don’t get buyer’s remorse, even though I’m 
almost sure I will. My problem is that my current iPod is an iPhone 6S Plus, a 
great device at the right size and with Touch ID, but with inadequate storage.  
An iPod Touch is a clear upgrade—or it would be, if not for the loss of Touch 
ID and the smaller size.  But at least it’s grabable, fits on my bedside shelf 
(unlike an iPad Mini), and you don’t need a SIM to activate the bloody thing 
every time.  Plus of course it’s a general-purpose device in a way that the 
iPad or iPhone isn’t, can be used tethered as well as on Wi-Fi, and runs iPhone 
applications I like and in the right format.

Let’s face it, Apple is only keeping the iPod alive for the benefit of existing 
buyers here.  They don’t like it because it stands in the way of their quest 
for world domination through their indispensable iOS devices, like iPhones and 
iPads, for which they don’t want competition from a combination of an iPod with 
some other device.  The Touch is for the kids, and ageing pack rats like 
myself.  And us, of course.

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Re: Buying a mac: back to the drawing board

[lenron brown]

If the price is right I would say get the machine with more power.

On 6/1/19, Petrus Tuerlings  wrote:
> Personally I’d go for the bigger oomf, but that is just my opinion. I see it
> as more future proofing, I’m certainly not an expert. But I do remember
> getting my first iPhone and going for the smaller memory and regretting it
> later. I probably got more power than I need with my MacBook now, but I
> might need it later.  And if it is a reasonable price then I’d go for it.
>
>> On 2/06/2019, at 2:52 PM, B G  wrote:
>>
>> apple have just confirmed the refund for the MacBook by email. I
>> decided that a mac Mini would meet my use-cases more wholesomely than
>> a MacBook. Initially the plan was to stick to the same hardware
>> parameters - 16GB ram, 256GB ssd and an i5 processor. The nice man
>> from Apple however is offering me a much more impressive machine for a
>> very reasonable price. it has a 32GB ram, 256GB ssd and an i7
>> processor. yes, plenty oomf there ladies and gentlemen but my question
>> is, do I need that much power given what I would use it for? To recap,
>> my two main use-cases are: (a) running copies of MS Windows
>> simultaneously on VMWare Fusion and (b) programming for Mac OS and
>> iOS.  At a later date I might even decide to load it with Logic pro
>> and N.I. for making music, but that really is not a priority at this
>> point in time.
>> In short, will a machine of that description offer marked, significant
>> improvement over one with the specification I previously had in mind?
>> Thoughts from everyone and specially the more experienced hacks would
>> be gratefully received.
>> Incidentally, I am typing this in the web box which offers me no
>> spell-check; so apologies for any spelling error.
>> With thanks, Benji
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