Mail distribution list vs. Comcast

[Bill Spencer]

Hi there: All of a sudden, a distribution list of about 100 addresses
won't go through Mail  Comcast. The message is something about cannot
deliver to... and includes about a dozen addresses. But if I split it
up into 3 smaller lists, they each go fine. Comcast tells me there is
no limit on the size of distribution lists, so I guess I can't blame
them this time. What might be going on?

Thanks in advance!


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Safari and the keychain

[Bill Spencer]

Hi again: Recently, when I migrated from the G3 to the Tiger iMac,
Safari all of a sudden decided it had to ask me for my password each
time for keychain access. This got old in a hurry, as you can imagine.
I haven't been able to find anything about this in Safari's Help
files. Any thoughts?

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NYT article on malware etc.

[Bill Spencer]

FYI.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/06/technology/internet/06security.html?_r=1hp

Note this sentence about halfway through:

For now, Apple’s Macintosh computers are more or less exempt from the
attacks, but researchers expect Apple machines to become a larger
target as their market share grows.

Sad but ultimately not so surprising, I think. And the bigger picture
the article emphasizes, that our vulnerability increases the more we
depend on the Internet, is dead-on and one that no OS can really
address. Credit-card numbers may be OK on my local machine but not so
OK journeying through cyberspace or residing on the bank's or a
merchant's system.

C'est la guerre.

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Another remote access option

[Bill Spencer]

Hi there: Anyone here have any experience with LogMeIn products? The
Free version apparently will run on Macs using 10.4 or later. Thanks!


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Re: Toner refills...?

[Bill Spencer]

On Jan 21, 8:29 pm, Steve from Raleigh s...@nc.rr.com wrote:
 On Jan 20, 8:58 pm, William Spencer wspen...@jhu.edu wrote:

  Hi there: I am seeing bottles of refill toner for laser cartridges  
  being offered, and would like to solicit views on how sensible a  
  route that might be, rather than try to find an increasingly rare  
  cartridge for my poor old Apple 12/640 PS. How feasible is it to put  
  new toner into old cartridges? Messy? Reliable? Complicated? Etc. etc.

 As you probably know, the Apple part number for that toner cartridge
 is M4683G/A, and using that or your model number, I found thousands of
 hits on Google for remanufactured/compatible cartridges, at least as
 low as $62+shipping (6,000 pages @ 5% coverage), and almost all of
 those I checked offered refilling.

 So, I don't think rare really applies, but you don't have the
 advantage my old Laserwriter Pro 630 has of having an HP equivalent.
 FYI, the other printers using your cartridge include: Xerox DocuPrint
 P12, GCC Elite 12/1200N,12/600,1212, IBM 4312, IBM Network Printer 12,
 and NEC Superscript 1260,1260N.

 BTW, believe it or not, toner is considered a toxic material and you
 need to take special care not to breathe in any of that fine
 polystyrene powder if you do undertake refilling yourself--and follow
 your communities' rules on disposal of household toxic waste.

Oh, I know there are cartridges out there, but if $62 plus shipping is
the low price that is still mighty steep for me. That's why I'm
wondering about buying the toner by itself. I have always understood
that it's messy stuff, which is another reason I'm asking...how simple
is the process of refilling and how tidy is it possible to be. Ink
cartridges are one thing, but laser seems like a totally different
kettle of fish. And I also have this notion (who knows where I got it)
that the cartridge itself begins to wear after a while and I wonder if
refilling one is worth it if the wear level is such that using a
refilled one could affect print quality.

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Just came across this...

[Bill Spencer]

MacHeist, an app bundle that not only looks like some good stuff at an
incredibly low price, but they give 25% of the profits to charity. You
may well already know about it, but I didn't, so just in case, here's
the link:

http://www.macheist.com/


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Slow bootup?

[Bill Spencer]

Hi there: The Leopard machine below (purchased new last summer) seems
to be getting slower and slower to start up. I run Cocktail monthly
and downloaded and ran OnyX just the other day, but with no apparent
improvement. What are some things I can do to help move it along,
short of pouring caffeine into the DVD slot? As usual my thanks in
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How to tell which kind of upgrade disk to use?

[Bill Spencer]

Hi there: I'm considering moving the one iMac (see below) to Leopard,
but it seems like there are bunches of different ways to do so.
Install discs, upgrade discs, retail discs, etc.etc. Could someone
please point me in the right direction for which options to look at
and which ones to avoid?

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Snow Leopard from Tiger...?

[Bill Spencer]

Hi there: I am hearing rumors that the $29 disk will install on any
Intel Mac, regardless of whether there's a previous installation of
Leopard.  Anybody know if that's true?

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Re: Getting Mail to work with two machines

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On Sep 6, 12:20 pm, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote:
 At 9:12 PM -0400 9/5/2009, William Spencer wrote:

 IMac Core Duo 2.4 ghz/1 g RAM/Snow Leopard
 IMac Core Duo 1.83 ghz/1 g RAM/Tiger

 I am hoping there's a way to get the newer machine (see details
 below) when it fires up Mail to do so using the mailboxes on the
 older machine. (This is because I generally use the older machine
 but occasionally it's not available to me.) It looks as though the
 Synchronize feature only works 1) if you have a .Mac account, which
 I don't, or 2) only if your mail server uses the IMAP protocols,
 which mine doesn't...they use POP. Is there some other technique I
 can use to achieve this? Mail on the older machine is version 2.1.3,
 and I don't know the version on the newer machine since I just
 installed Snow Leopard last night. As always, my thanks in advance!

 If you want to stick with POP3...

 On your main machine, set Mail to leave messages on the POP3 server
 for about 30 days.

 On the other machine, set Mail to leave messages on the POP3 server forever.

 So... On the other machine, it will happily grab messages it hasnt
 seen before.  On the main machine it will do the same, plus delete
 old stuff.

 Of course, this won't sync your outgoing messages  but it does ok.

 Another soln, that my housemate uses... Only do mail from the web
 interface on your other machine.  That way nothing is ever lost or
 deleted.

 - Dan.
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Well, I have no agenda regarding POP3 one way or the other, and no
choice that I know of unless I switch email providers. And the
outgoing messages would be a very nice thing to have...but I have this
notion that there's a way to get Mail to load everything from a remote
machine, something about telling it to go to the library of the other
machine rather than using the local library. Oh well, this is not a
big deal, just a convenience I was hoping to have. I'll just set them
up as you suggest. Thanks! Bill
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Re: Snow Leopard won't play with my printer...

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On Sep 11, 8:41 pm, William Spencer wspen...@jhu.edu wrote:
 Hi there: So it looks like Snow Leopard has eaten my dear old  
 LaserWriter 12/640 PS. It seems Apple has dropped AppleTalk as of  
 10.6...so, am I really out of luck? Or do I have to go back to 10.4 or  
 10.5? Or is there a way to get them all to play nicely together short  
 of asking me to become a gear-head coder? Wh!!

 *ahem*

 As always my thanks in advance!

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Never mind, I just found out about USB-to-parallel cables, so that
should do the trick...right? Bill
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Re: Snow Leopard won't play with my printer...

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On Sep 12, 9:35 am, Al Poulin alfred.pou...@gmail.com wrote:
 On Sep 11, 9:33 pm, Bill Spencer wspen...@jhu.edu wrote:



  Never mind, I just found out about USB-to-parallel cables, so that
  should do the trick...right? Bill

 That may put you part way there.  Cables deal with hardware issues.
 It seems your problem is also with the lack of an updated software
 driver.  I googled laserwriter Snow Leopard.  Find your printer
 here:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669#apple

 Also, check out the other hits on the same google search.  Hope this
 helps.

 Al Poulin

Many thanks, Al...the driver is actually there in SL according to
Apple, but then again I am hearing rumors that not all parallel-to-USB
cables are created equal. Anyone have any suggestions for cable brands
or models to look at (or avoid)? What I really am hoping for is the
simplest, cheapest, and most space-neutral solution. I actually have
an old G3 iBook that would work perfectly as a print server (thanks
Bruce, as usual), but alas I unintentionally murdered the motherboard
last spring, and the cost of getting someone who knows what they're
doing to replace same is astronomical. Maybe I can stick a new one in
myself, I dunno...something else to research in my copious free time.

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Re: Snow Leopard won't play with my printer...

[Bill Spencer]

On Sep 13, 1:13 pm, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu
wrote:
 On Sep 13, 2009, at 9:41 AM, Bill Spencer wrote:

   I actually have
  an old G3 iBook that would work perfectly as a print server (thanks
  Bruce, as usual),

 No, you misunderstand.

 The printer *itself* will work as a print server. It has an ethernet  
 port and connects directly to the network; and I KNOW they support lpd  
 (The manual has detailed directions on using it with Unix clients), so  
 no Appletalk is needed.

 Put  it on the network, give it a fixed IP address, and just point  
 your Macs to it to print.

 To do this you'll need a local area network set ; if your Mac is  
 connected directly to the cable/dsl box you'll need to get a cable  
 router or wireless access point with multiple ethernet connections on  
 the back.

 Print a self-test page to find out the Ethernet id: of the printer

 Connect the printer via ethernet cable to the router, and get into the  
 router's manual to find how to set the printer up with a fixed IP  
 address. Usually this requires setting the router to know a certain  
 Ethernet ID (or MAC address) is always set to get the same IP address  
 form the server. I haven't messed with an old laserwriter in years,  
 you MAY need to tell it to get it's IP address via DHCP; see the  
 printer manual.

 http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Manuals/printers/03...
  

 Once this is done, go into your Mac, get into Printer setup and choose  
 IP in the 'Add Printer' dialog.Enetr the IP address assigned to the  
 printer and choose the appropriate driver.

 Voila'...Printing on an old printer with Snow Leopard.

 --
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 Wherever you go, there you are B. Banzai,  PhD

Okay, thanks, and sorry to have gotten mixed up. I'm still a bit mixed-
up, unfortunately, since the (minimal) two-iMac network I have is all
from an AirPort Express whose only Ethernet port is being used to
connect it to the cable-modem. Do I have to get a second router into
the loop? I tried that once before some years back and couldn't get
everything to talk to everything else...something about the order of
what was wired to where, before the wireless part kicked in. Sorry to
be dense about this stuff. Bill
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Re: Snow Leopard won't play with my printer...

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After doing as much research as I have time for I'm thinking that I
can get the printer's IP address if I 1) install OS 9 and Panther on
the external FW drive I use for backups (I have disc images of 9 and
its updates, and install discs for Panther), 2) boot from there in
Panther (since I understand that I can't boot either iMac in 9 since
they're Intel machines), 3) launch Classic, and then 4) fire up the
Apple Printer Utility (or whatever it's called). That drive's about
85% empty right now so space isn't an issue, but I'm wondering about a
couple of things:

A) Can I partition this drive without deleting what's already there?

B) Would I need separate partitions for OS 9 and Panther?

C) Is creating OS partition(s) even necessary? I probably wouldn't
keep the OS stuff there long-term since I have no need for Classic,
let alone 9, except for this (I hope) one-time issue.

D) Would there be any reason to install OS 9 alone, then cart the
drive and the printer to a friend's house who has a G4 eMac which
could run 9 by itself? I'd rather not have to horse the stuff around
but if the main strategy is flawed I can certainly do so.

E) Can I install 9 from the images or would I have to burn discs and
install from those?

If there's anything I'm missing or forgetting, please give me a whack
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Re: Snow Leopard won't play with my printer...

[Bill Spencer]

On Oct 2, 1:03 pm, Bill Spencer wspen...@jhu.edu wrote:
 After doing as much research as I have time for I'm thinking that I
 can get the printer's IP address if I 1) install OS 9 and Panther on
 the external FW drive I use for backups (I have disc images of 9 and
 its updates, and install discs for Panther), 2) boot from there in
 Panther (since I understand that I can't boot either iMac in 9 since
 they're Intel machines), 3) launch Classic, and then 4) fire up the
 Apple Printer Utility (or whatever it's called). That drive's about
 85% empty right now so space isn't an issue, but I'm wondering about a
 couple of things:

 A) Can I partition this drive without deleting what's already there?

 B) Would I need separate partitions for OS 9 and Panther?

 C) Is creating OS partition(s) even necessary? I probably wouldn't
 keep the OS stuff there long-term since I have no need for Classic,
 let alone 9, except for this (I hope) one-time issue.

 D) Would there be any reason to install OS 9 alone, then cart the
 drive and the printer to a friend's house who has a G4 eMac which
 could run 9 by itself? I'd rather not have to horse the stuff around
 but if the main strategy is flawed I can certainly do so.

 E) Can I install 9 from the images or would I have to burn discs and
 install from those?

I knew I forgot something. I find the Apple downloads page very hard
to use when you're trying to find old, outdated stuff like the Apple
Printer Utility. Could someone please point me to where to find it?


 If there's anything I'm missing or forgetting, please give me a whack
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Re: Snow Leopard won't play with my printer...

[Bill Spencer]

On Oct 2, 1:43 pm, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote:
 On Oct 2, 2009, at 10:08 AM, Bill Spencer wrote:



  I knew I forgot something. I find the Apple downloads page very hard
  to use when you're trying to find old, outdated stuff like the Apple
  Printer Utility. Could someone please point me to where to find it?

 Go to Apple.com  Support  Support Downloads, then Older Downloads  
 down on the lower left hand side of that page.

 Here's a direct link:

 http://support.apple.com/kb/TA48312?viewlocale=en_US

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Excellent, many thanks, Bruce, as usual. If anyone has answers or
thoughts on my other questions I'd appreciate it and maybe even report
success in my quest, and then finally leave y'all alone for a while.
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Re: So how much memory does it take?

[Bill Spencer]

On Mar 20, 12:02 pm, Al Poulin alfred.pou...@gmail.com wrote:
 On Mar 19, 9:48 pm, William Spencer wspen...@jhu.edu wrote:

  Hi there: I'm getting conflicting information about how far I can expand 
  the RAM in the earlier of the two machines listed below. Some sources say 
  2G, some say 3G, some say 4G. LEM says both 3 and 4 on different pages. 
  Who's right? Thanks!

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  IMac Core Duo 1.83 ghz/1 g RAM/Snow Leopard

 Not to be flip, but do you mean the first in the list of two or the
 first model built?  In any case, I'd look at the Apple specs on their
 web site.  That reflects the status of available RAM at the time of
 design.  I'd also look at what both Crucial, and Macsales (OWC) and
 maybe other reputable vendors are willing to sell for the maximum.
 That could more than the Apple spec.

 Al Poulin

Oops, sorry, I meant the older one, meaning the 1.83 ghz machine. I
had always understood that it can go to 2G, which is what Apple says,
but got thrown today when I saw LEM give both 3 and 4 on different
pages. And I have now downloaded MacTracker as Harry suggested, for
another perspective. So are you implying that it's possible to put in
more than Apple's stated maximum? How can that be?

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Re: iTunes and the firewall?

[Bill Spencer]

Never mind, I found the info I needed in the Apple support pages, so
it's all back to normal now.

On Apr 11, 9:43 pm, William Spencer wspen...@jhu.edu wrote:
 Hi there: For some days or weeks now, whenever iTunes opens up it insists on 
 asking me if it should accept incoming connections...even though the firewall 
 setting (in the Security system preference) is set to have iTunes accept 
 incoming connections. It would not be that big a deal except that once a week 
 I have things set up to launch iTunes automatically so I can listen to a 
 particular audio stream from a far-distant radio station and I'm tired of 
 answering the same question the same way. What's going on and why won't it 
 stop bugging me about this?

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Re: Printing inquiry

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On Aug 10, 12:36 pm, Walter Sheluk wshe...@shaw.ca wrote:
   I've done #3 for years except for the cartridges that have to have a
 chip reset gizmo.

 I usually do about 6 refills and then buy a new or replacement cartridge.


What's a chip reset gizmo, and how do I know if my cartridges have or
need it? Is that why the third-party ones often don't work for me at
all?


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Re: Printing inquiry

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On Aug 11, 12:35 pm, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote:
 At 7:39 AM -0400 8/10/2010, William Spencer wrote:

 Is there a consensus on ink? I have two ink-jets, a Canon Pixma
 iP6220D and an HP Photosmart C4400 series (as well as a laser
 printer), and have been finding it increasingly difficult to get
 replacement third-party cartridges that work, especially with the
 Canon.

 In what way don't they work?

Here's the message I get, from within the Canon print utility:

Canon IJ Printer Utility - iP6220D
Ink Info Number: 1686
The following ink may have run out: Color
The function for detecting the remaining ink level will be disabled
since the ink level cannot be correctly detected. If you want to
continue printing without this function, press the OK button.
Canon recommends to use new genuine Canon cartridges in order to
obtain optimum qualities.

But the only button that appears is Cancel. So it's impossible to get
the printer to print anything, including a test page.


 Have you tried other brands?  

The third-party cartridges I've gotten (from LaserMonks) used to work
but they don't seem to anymore. They haven't had a brand name of any
sort on them that I can see. I'm hunting around for a different
supplier and am glad to hear recommendations.

 Have you tried refirb carts from local ink/refill shops?

I have no idea if any such are around here. I suppose they must be but
I have no idea of names.

snip

 Donno what your print volume is, but given the per page cost of
 inkjets...  It might be worth dumping all your printers for a single
 color laser or a crayon pooper.


Crayon pooper? Whazzat?
I have a workhorse old LaserWriter 12/640 PS that I use for most
monochrome printing precisely because of the cost per page. My color
printing needs are pretty small so I don't feel a huge push to move to
color laser printing anytime soon, especially with a son about to
start college. (Holy mackerel, but that's a pricey endeavor nowadays.)

Bill

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Re: Can't print a PDF...

[Bill Spencer]

On Dec 4, 12:10 pm, Terry McCune tmcc...@shaw.ca wrote:
 On 12/4/10 8:53 AM, William Spencer wrote:



  Hi there: For some reason I cannot print a PDF (on the second machine
  listed below) from Acrobat Reader to the Laserwriter on the minimal
  network. The print dialogue shows the file spooling to the printer,
  the green light on the printer starts blinking, then everything resets
  as though the job is done...but nothing actually printed. I can print
  everything else to it (web pages, documents, etc.), and I can print
  PDFs to a direct-connected inkjet printer. This has just started
  happening in maybe the past month or so. Any ideas?

  As usual, my thanks in advance!



 Hi
 Have you tried opening the PDF in Preview and printing from there? That
 might help to isolate the issue. I'm curious to know the difference
 between your minimal and direct-connected networks.

 --
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I couldn't when I clicked Preview from the Acrobat Reader print screen
(got a message saying Preview is not supported), but I took Dan's
advice and uninstalled the Adobe reader, then opened the PDF directly
in Preview and everything's fine. I'll just stick with Preview, then.
And the minimal network just means two computers and a wireless
router. The direct-connected bit means the printer is hooked up
directly to this machine and is not on the network (except as a shared
printer). Thanks all! Bill

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Late 2006 iMac sudden-death

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Hi there: My late 2006 iMac (IMac Core 2 Duo 1.83 ghz/2 g RAMLion as of one 
week ago/purchased September 2006) figuratively blew up yesterday morning: 
screen freeze-ups, bizarre screen activity (that looked like what I'm 
guessing a bad LSD trip would be like) or no booting at all, just a black 
screen. (It also refused to boot from the 10.6 disc.) I had been in the 
midst of adding a commercial music CD to iTunes while simultaneously 
exporting an audio file from Audacity.

I did manage to get it to reboot normally, once. The audio CD import blew it 
up again, this time without my doing anything else.

I took it to the local Apple store where my genius said that because it 
wouldn't even bong for him, let alone begin the boot process, the logic 
board was the likely culprit, with a repair/replace pricetag of about $378. 
A local independent Mac repair shop quoted me about $500 (based on an 
emailed description), while also saying that given its age I should replace 
it and that trading in would give me some credit toward a new/second-hand 
machine

Yeesh. This I do not need. So I *think* I have four choices:

   1. Do nothing; double up on my wife's computer
   2. Repair it
   3. Extract the HD and get a second-hand machine
   4. Extract the HD and get a new machine

#4 is financially out of the question. #3 is also financially out of the 
question, though maybe not quite to the degree as #4. #2 may as well be 
financially out of the question. #1 is logistically out of the question.

So, what I'm wondering is:

   - Do I have any other options?
   - Is it possible there's some other problem instead?
   - Would there be a way to use the thing as a display if I could find 
   something like a Mini or whatever to do the functional bits? Or even get at 
   the data on the HD from an external source?
   - What might I expect to have to pay for the repair? Is the Apple Store's 
   $378 reasonable or not?
   - Do I have any other options?
   - Is anyone here handing out $100 bills? Or even a good big Scotch or 
   two?
   - Do I have any other options?

I'm reluctant to buy second-hand since I feel I'd be buying someone else's 
problems, and...well, I don't like any of the options I can think of.

As always my thanks in advance!


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Re: Late 2006 iMac sudden-death

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Hmm...turns out the shop couldn't reproduce the problem. He said he blew out 
several bagloads of dust and re-seated everything and it worked fine for 
him. Makes me think maybe I hadn't seated one of the new RAM sticks fully. 
But who knows. $100 gone and everything's fine. C'est la guerre.

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Failing router?

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Hi there: My son came home from college last night, and almost immediately 
told me that the router (basic Netgear wireless) is giving off a 
high-pitched whine or squeal or whistle or something, which he had not 
heard before. Neither my wife nor I can hear it so I have to take this on 
faith. They both have complained of pretty frequent and significant 
Internet slowness, too.


   1. Are these two things--noise and speed--related?
   2. Is the whine a symptom of something more problematic?
   3. Assuming it's much more cost-effective to buy another router than try 
   to have this one fixed, what's the conventional wisdom nowadays for brands 
   and capabilities? (I don't feel the need to spend boatloads of 
   (non-existent) cash so something under maybe $30 would be fine, I think...)
   

As always my thanks in advance!


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Re: Failing router?

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I hate to have to ask, bout what's a wall wart?

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Replacing the HD

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Hi there: The 1.83ghz machine below is five years old (the first of the 
late-2006 core 2 duo machines) and I'm beginning to notice a minor whine 
sound when it's running. I assume this is the (original 160gb) HD 
demonstrating some wear, so in order to avoid a headache later on 
I'm checking into replacement options. So my questions are:


   1. Is this replacement something I can do myself or would it be better 
   to pay someone to do so? The ifixit site has a guide but it's marked as 
   moderate for difficulty, so I'm glad to hear other opinions on the task.
   2. The drive type is 160 GB 7200 rpm Serial ATA drive...so will any 
   drive with these specs work? Or are there other constraints I need to 
   consider, e.g. specified as Mac-compatible? (I'd like to at 
   least double the capacity if my pretty limited budget can stand it.) 
   3. Are there manufacturers I should seek our or avoid? I've always heard 
   good things about Seagate and Western Digital but beyond that I'm 
   in the dark.
   4. About what might I expect to have to pay if I have someone else do 
   the installation?
   5. Anything else I should keep in mind?


As always my thanks in advance!


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Re: Ethernet printing via Airport Express?

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What if it's Verizon's FiOS wireless router (which just got installed 
yesterday, despite VZ's apparent determination to drive us off as potential 
customers)? Or could I then insert my own wireless router in between VZ and 
AEx, in true Rube Goldberg fashion? Like this:

===[WAN]===[VZ router] ((([Spencer router] ((([AP 
Express]=printer.

Or is it just not feasible (he asked, wearily)?

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Re: Ethernet printing via Airport Express?

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Turns out Verizon's network cannot be extended according to he popup. So 
that takes care of that. C'est la guerre. But I have just realized I don't 
even need the wireless piece, I can just run the cable up through the floor 
and into VZ's router. 

Sheesh. Duh, Spencer.

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Re: Replacing the HD

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On Tuesday, December 20, 2011 1:51:29 AM UTC-5, Dan wrote:

 ...To be honest, farking inside an iMac is such a 
 PITA, I've often told people to just boot/live off a chain of 
 external firewire drives and let the internal spin down.

This makes good sense to me. So to be certain I'm following you, a bootable 
external drive:

   - Requires a Firewire connection, not USB (will FW 400 work? I don't 
   think the machine does 800.)
   - Requires being formatted a certain way (which I saw in the Help files 
   last night but I forget right now what the acronym is)
   
Right? Anything else for this part? Next,


1. CCC to your an external.
2. Boot on the external - to make sure its fully functional.

 I take it I'd zero the internal at this point, and somehow set things up 
so the machine boots automatically from the external. Will this happen 
automatically if the internal has been zeroed, or do I need to do something 
specific to boot from the external automatically?

These next steps from Dan are now moot if I'm booting from the external 
(except #3):


1. Do yer HD replacement.
2. Boot on the external.
3. Use Disk Utility to zero and initialize your new internal.
4. CCC into the new internal.

 What about the following:

   - Does CCC take all partitions of the internal and put them on the 
   external or do I need to do that some other way? Unfortunately, I have to 
   retain Tiger for the time being for one app that's too old for Lion, so I 
   have a very small partition for that.
   - I plan to set up Time Machine on another external drive...will this 
   setup be OK for that? (And by the way, does Time Machine do OK going onto a 
   USB external or not?)
   
Again, many thanks! Bill

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Re: Ethernet printing via Airport Express?

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On Tuesday, December 27, 2011 12:34:16 AM UTC-5, flags wrote:

 On 12/26/11 8:03 PM, Bill Spencer wrote:
  On Tuesday, December 13, 2011 10:18:33 PM UTC-5, Bill Spencer wrote:
 

 snip

 The fellow told me that Airport Express cannot print using the
  Ethernet port at all, only via USB. But I've had another
  inspiration...isn't there a USB-to-Ethernet adapter available? Would
  that do the trick?
 
 Google says

 
 https://www.google.com/search?q=usb+to+cat+5ie=utf-8oe=utf-8aq=trls=org.mozilla:en-US:officialclient=firefox-a
 


All right, thanks! They exist. Would one work for what I need: printing 
wirelessly to my old Laserwriter, which has no USB port, only Ethernet? Or 
will the AXp still see it as Ethernet? --Bill 

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Re: Administrator question

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On Monday, January 16, 2012 6:26:00 PM UTC-5, Dan wrote:

 In general, there be only normal and super(root).  The latter can do 
 anything, of course.

 But if you're just looking to limit file access, then you can do 
 things with group IDs or even with access control lists...



The hope is to be able to keep parental controls in place but allow 
software-update-type actions. Bill 

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Re: Using MS Windows

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My thanks to all for the very valuable insights and suggestions. The 
fundamental problem resolved itself with no action required on my part, 
partly because I had misunderstood the original directive and partly 
because I awoke to the fact that my wife's work computer is only five miles 
away and fully accessible to me for the one thing I (thought I) had to do 
immediately. 

This list is the greatest! Again, thank you all, and an extra yodel to Dan 
Knight for doing it so well and for so long.

Bill

On Monday, July 15, 2013 11:10:51 PM UTC-4, Greg Bennett wrote:

 Personally, I wouldn't be spending any of my own money if these are 
 tasks required as part of my employment. 

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HD lifespan statistics

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In case anyone had any doubts...

http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/how-long-can-you-reasonably-expect-your-hard-drive-to-last

Bill

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RDC (etc.) question

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Hi there: Could someone please lay out options for remotely accessing 
another computer over the internet? I know that RDC does so over a network 
but I can't tell whether the term network extends to the full Internet. I 
also don't know what other ways there might be to offer remote support to 
my parents in another state. I have been using the free version of Logmein 
up to now, but that's no longer available, and I'd like to know what the 
choices might be before plunking down X amount of money either for their 
service or for something else. Thanks! 

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Slightly OT: File-sharing services?

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Hi there: I’m wondering if anyone has a recommendation for a more-or-less 
free file-sharing service that I can (very occasionally) use for sending 
around files that are too big to send via email? I’ve been using Hightail 
(a/k/a YouSendIt) but the freebie version has gotten extremely restrictive 
about file sizes, and as a triple-distilled cheapskate I don’t feel like 
spending something like $120 a year for a service I use maybe once a month, 
if that. 

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Re: Another DVD-conversion question

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On Sunday, January 25, 2015 at 9:26:05 PM UTC-5, tcora wrote:

 On 25 Jan 2015, at 9:01 PM, Bill Spencer wspe...@jhu.edu javascript: 
 wrote: 
  
  
  Thank you, Dan…these steps looks not too bad all told. I've purchased 
 the current MacThe Ripper Pro package (it looks like the last free version 
 won't work on 10.9.x) but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to 
 install Fairmount--which appears to be out of production anyway. (The 
 computer I'm trying to do this on is the newer Mac, using 10.9.5) I 
 downloaded the zip file from the github website you list but it's just a 
 bunch of (I assume) code-related files, no installer or user guide or 
 anything included that I can see. (It also doesn't appear on cnet's 
 download.com website so I assume the link above is the only way to get 
 it.) So what now? I'm sorry to be dense about this but I am not a techie, 
 just plain old me. Thanks! Bill 

 Bill: I was able to google the following - maybe it will help? 

 http://www.kwasi-ich.de/blog/fairmount/ 

 — 
 tom coradeschi 
 tc...@skylands.ibmwr.org javascript: 



Many thanks, Tom, this is very good to know for *using* Fairmount, but 
unfortunately it doesn't answer my question about how to *install* Fairmount. 
Bill

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Converting PAL to DVD?

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Hi there: I picked up a DVD while visiting England last summer, thinking 
that one of our players was region-free. Well, I was wrong on that...so how 
can I convert this PAL DVD to an NTSC DVD so we can watch it? I'm seeing 
lots of options in a quick online search but I know nothing about the 
reliability, ease of use, etc., of any of them. (FYI we also have a newer 
iMac than the one listed below, which as I recall is running Yosemite.)

As always, my thanks in advance!


***

Bill Spencer in Maryland
IMac Core 2 Duo 1.83 ghz/2 g RAM/Lion

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Re: Another DVD-conversion question

[Bill Spencer]

On Sunday, January 25, 2015 at 7:36:32 PM UTC-5, Dan wrote:

 On Jan 25, 2015, at 05:15 PM, William Spencer wspe...@jhu.edu 
 javascript: wrote:
 I have a single copy of a non-commercial and unavailable DVD that appears 
 to be copy-protected. I want to make a copy for myself that I can watch on 
 both the TV and the computer just as though I’m looking at the original, 
 meaning including whatever chapters might exist.


 To do this, I *think* I have to go through a conversion process…Disk 
 Utility refuses to make a disk image (this is why I think the disk is 
 copy-protected). So what’s the simplest way to do this?


 Simple is relative.  The key is in understanding the individual steps 
 required, I think.

 1.  Physically clean the DVD with water and a soft cloth!  Better to make 
 a clean rip than waste time listening to the DVD drive re-read track after 
 track after track, hoping to get it right.

 2.  Prepare to break the encoding/protection.  Until this is done, other 
 tools will simply t-rex (flap their wee hands uselessly).  Do this by 
 installing and launching Fairmount.
 https://github.com/pmetzger/Fairmount

 3.  Mount the (now dry) DVD and wait a minute or three for Fairmount to do 
 its magic.  

 4.  Rip the whole DVD using MacTheRipper.

 5.  Test the rip by opening and playing the resulting Video_TS folder with 
 VLC.

 6.  (optional) Transcode the desired title(s) in the Video_TS to something 
 else.  An mkv file containing h.264 is usually preferred because it 
 supports chapters and embedded subtitles etc.  My current fav tool for this 
 is Handbrake, but sometimes I wing it with raw ffmpeg commands.
 http://handbrake.fr/

 Technically, you should be able to skip steps 4  5, going directly to 6 
 and transcoding right off the optical media, but I’ve not had good luck 
 with that.  Handbrake and Fairmount don’t always seem to get along; 
 Handbrake crashes etc.  So I’ve found that doing things one step at a time 
 works best.  Also, transcoding with Handbrake from a Video_TS folder on 
 your hard drive is much faster than re-reading the DVD.  That makes it 
 easer to re-transcode after changing settings and such.

 HTH,
 - Dan.



Thank you, Dan…these steps looks not too bad all told. I've purchased the 
current MacThe Ripper Pro package (it looks like the last free version 
won't work on 10.9.x) but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to 
install Fairmount--which appears to be out of production anyway. (The 
computer I'm trying to do this on is the newer Mac, using 10.9.5) I 
downloaded the zip file from the github website you list but it's just a 
bunch of (I assume) code-related files, no installer or user guide or 
anything included that I can see. (It also doesn't appear on cnet's 
download.com website so I assume the link above is the only way to get it.) 
So what now? I'm sorry to be dense about this but I am not a techie, just 
plain old me. Thanks! Bill

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I get to buy a new computer!

[Bill Spencer]

Hi there: The tax refund came through and I have been given permission to 
replace my trusty elderly Lion machine (purchased new in September 2006; 
see end of this message) with a new iMac. It's obviously been a long time, 
so what do I look for? My needs are not especially taxing or unusual, I 
think, but I'd like to have a sense of where I could be a bit on the 
entry-level side and where I should focus on getting as much as I can. For 
example, I suspect that top-of-the-line processor speed would be less 
important than maxing the memory, and I don't think I need the more than 
the basic screen size. 

One of the things I could definitely use input on is the type of HD to 
get--they're showing something called a Fusion drive, and the little I've 
read about it makes it sound like a good thing, but...well, you get the 
idea.

Let's set a ballpark price limit of $1,250 or so.

My thanks in advance for your thoughts and suggestions!


Bill Spencer in Maryland
IMac Core 2 Duo 1.83 ghz/2 g RAM/Lion (10.7.5)

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Re: I get to buy a new computer!

[Bill Spencer]

On Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 11:43:01 PM UTC-4, 
joh...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote:


  On Apr 22, 2015, at 7:31 PM, Jim Scott jesc...@gmail.com javascript: 
 wrote: 
  
  Most standard Apple rotating disk hard drives are 5400 rpm units, which 
 are reliable but noticeably slower than a 7200-rpm unit. A Fusion drive 
 combines a 128 GB SSD (solid state drive) with a 5400-rpm spinning platter 
 drive, using Apple’s proprietary drive software. The theory and intent is 
 to load the most-used applications and operating system on the much faster 
 SSD and to use the SATA hard drive for storage. My experience with a 1.28 
 TB Fusion drive in a late-2012 27-inch iMac is that it compares favorably 
 to the 2 TB 7200-rpm hard drive I installed in a mid-2010 iMac, as well as 
 a “hybrid” (SSD + hard drive) 7200-rpm 2.5-inch unit I’ve used in a couple 
 of late model 13” MacBook Pros. 

 I just clocked my systems. the Mini (Mid 2011, 2.3Ghz i5, 8gb RAM), with a 
 Fusion drive boots power on to login in 32 seconds. 

 the MBA (13, Mid-2013, 1.3GHz i5, 4gb) power-on to login 14 seconds. 

 so shorter for both than I remembered (I rarely reboot either) but shows 
 the advantage of an ssd over even the fusion drive. 

 Again, from personal experience setting up mini's as lab workstations, the 
 base model hdd in these things are glacially slow in comparison. Even 
 downloading stuff off the internet was faster (This faculty member was 
 downloading ginormous 20-30 GB DNA restriction map datasets) because, it 
 turned out, that disk IO was the primary bottleneck on the system. 


  
  Where storage is concerned, be aware that any late-2012 or newer iMac 
 has four USB 3.0 ports, as well as two Thunderbolt ports. This means really 
 speedy read/write access to really huge external storage devices. I’ve 
 played around with a 240 GB SSD inside a USB 3.0 Mac with a 3 TB external 
 hard disk drive, and the combination can’t be beat as a speedy, inexpensive 
 consumer-level setup 

 Yes, I keep forgetting how insanely fast USB3 is. I helped a faculty 
 member set up Time Machine on her newish iMac plugged in the drive, and 
 told her Oh it may take up to a couple hours to finish the initial 
 backup. We talked about some other things for about ten minutes and it was 
 done. 

 Unless you're really set on an iMac, I still believe that your best value 
 for the budget will lie in getting a good Mini system (they also have 4 
 USB3 and 2 thunderbolt ports), along with a third party monitor. You'll get 
 a larger monitor with a matte screen (no shiny glass to reflect glare!) and 
 lower price.  Like the iMacs the memory isn't upgradeable so make sure you 
 get what you need up front. 

 -- 
 Bruce Johnson 

 Wherever you go, there you are. B. Banzai, PhD 



I am not *at all* dead-set on an iMac, it's just that's what I've been 
using for many years. The Mini+monitor idea sounds just fine with me, 
although since I already have a keyboard and mouse (I use the Logitech 
Trackball, M570, because of pain issues in my hand/wrist), would I really 
need to replace those? I will most likely get the best internal drive I can 
manage, because I've been increasingly unhappy with the molasses-like 
response of the standard-issue one. Also, since I haven't bought a monitor 
in probably 20 years, what suggestions do you have for models at around 
$150 or so? I assume a 24-inch (diagonal?) would be fine, I don't really 
need Cinerama on my desk.

Thanks again! Bill

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Re: I get to buy a new computer!

[Bill Spencer]

On Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 9:22:49 PM UTC-4, Bill Spencer wrote:



 On Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 11:43:01 PM UTC-4, 
 joh...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote:


  On Apr 22, 2015, at 7:31 PM, Jim Scott jesc...@gmail.com wrote: 
  
  Most standard Apple rotating disk hard drives are 5400 rpm units, which 
 are reliable but noticeably slower than a 7200-rpm unit. A Fusion drive 
 combines a 128 GB SSD (solid state drive) with a 5400-rpm spinning platter 
 drive, using Apple’s proprietary drive software. The theory and intent is 
 to load the most-used applications and operating system on the much faster 
 SSD and to use the SATA hard drive for storage. My experience with a 1.28 
 TB Fusion drive in a late-2012 27-inch iMac is that it compares favorably 
 to the 2 TB 7200-rpm hard drive I installed in a mid-2010 iMac, as well as 
 a “hybrid” (SSD + hard drive) 7200-rpm 2.5-inch unit I’ve used in a couple 
 of late model 13” MacBook Pros. 

 I just clocked my systems. the Mini (Mid 2011, 2.3Ghz i5, 8gb RAM), with 
 a Fusion drive boots power on to login in 32 seconds. 

 the MBA (13, Mid-2013, 1.3GHz i5, 4gb) power-on to login 14 seconds. 

 so shorter for both than I remembered (I rarely reboot either) but shows 
 the advantage of an ssd over even the fusion drive. 

 Again, from personal experience setting up mini's as lab workstations, 
 the base model hdd in these things are glacially slow in comparison. Even 
 downloading stuff off the internet was faster (This faculty member was 
 downloading ginormous 20-30 GB DNA restriction map datasets) because, it 
 turned out, that disk IO was the primary bottleneck on the system. 


  
  Where storage is concerned, be aware that any late-2012 or newer iMac 
 has four USB 3.0 ports, as well as two Thunderbolt ports. This means really 
 speedy read/write access to really huge external storage devices. I’ve 
 played around with a 240 GB SSD inside a USB 3.0 Mac with a 3 TB external 
 hard disk drive, and the combination can’t be beat as a speedy, inexpensive 
 consumer-level setup 

 Yes, I keep forgetting how insanely fast USB3 is. I helped a faculty 
 member set up Time Machine on her newish iMac plugged in the drive, and 
 told her Oh it may take up to a couple hours to finish the initial 
 backup. We talked about some other things for about ten minutes and it was 
 done. 

 Unless you're really set on an iMac, I still believe that your best value 
 for the budget will lie in getting a good Mini system (they also have 4 
 USB3 and 2 thunderbolt ports), along with a third party monitor. You'll get 
 a larger monitor with a matte screen (no shiny glass to reflect glare!) and 
 lower price.  Like the iMacs the memory isn't upgradeable so make sure you 
 get what you need up front. 

 -- 
 Bruce Johnson 

 Wherever you go, there you are. B. Banzai, PhD 



 I am not *at all* dead-set on an iMac, it's just that's what I've been 
 using for many years. The Mini+monitor idea sounds just fine with me, 
 although since I already have a keyboard and mouse (I use the Logitech 
 Trackball, M570, because of pain issues in my hand/wrist), would I really 
 need to replace those? I will most likely get the best internal drive I can 
 manage, because I've been increasingly unhappy with the molasses-like 
 response of the standard-issue one. Also, since I haven't bought a monitor 
 in probably 20 years, what suggestions do you have for models at around 
 $150 or so? I assume a 24-inch (diagonal?) would be fine, I don't really 
 need Cinerama on my desk.


Also, what about a CD/DVD drive? It looks like the Mini does not have one 
included. 


 Thanks again! Bill


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Re: I get to buy a new computer!

[Bill Spencer]

On Friday, April 24, 2015 at 1:39:33 PM UTC-4, joh...@pharmacy.arizona.edu 
wrote:


  On Apr 24, 2015, at 10:24 AM, Brandon Nichols brandon...@hotmail.com 
 javascript: wrote: 
  
  Would not recommend the Mac-Mini. It is really under powered and it is 
 believed to be in the beginning stages af a phase out by Apple 
  

 From personal experience the ‘under-powered’ thing is simply not true 
 (with the caveat that the basic HDD is teh suzxx0r and REALLY needs to be 
 an SSD), and the last time I saw the second point was just before Apple 
 refreshed the lineup, because ‘Apple hasn’t updated the mini in a while’. 
 The delay was predominately due not to Apple’ but Intel’s inability to get 
 the Haswell chipset out in time. You’ll notice Apple’s pushed out a bunch 
 of new and improved systems since then. 

 Bill’s $1250 budget is the limiting factor here; he can get a lot more 
 computer for that money out of a Mini than an iMac. 

 -- 
 Bruce Johnson 
 University of Arizona 
 College of Pharmacy 
 Information Technology Group 

 Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs 


All right--here's where this stands: I have ordered a Samsung external DVD 
writer (SE-218CB/RSBS), and I found a (nominally) 24-inch ViewSonic monitor 
(VX2452mh) on CL locally for $90, which I thought was a pretty good deal. I 
plan to order the middle of the three Mini models with a full SSD soon, but 
am waiting only to see if their Back-To-School education special adds 
anything useful to the regular education pricing (I think that 
starts sometime in June but am not certain). I know the price itself won't 
change, but as I recall they generally throw in something extra during that 
time. Or I may just lose patience and get the thing anyway, we'll see. 

My thanks for everyone's input! Bill

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Re: I get to buy a new computer!

[Bill Spencer]

On Friday, April 24, 2015 at 1:39:33 PM UTC-4, joh...@pharmacy.arizona.edu 
wrote:


  On Apr 24, 2015, at 10:24 AM, Brandon Nichols brandon...@hotmail.com 
 javascript: wrote: 
  
  Would not recommend the Mac-Mini. It is really under powered and it is 
 believed to be in the beginning stages af a phase out by Apple 
  

 From personal experience the ‘under-powered’ thing is simply not true 
 (with the caveat that the basic HDD is teh suzxx0r and REALLY needs to be 
 an SSD), and the last time I saw the second point was just before Apple 
 refreshed the lineup, because ‘Apple hasn’t updated the mini in a while’. 
 The delay was predominately due not to Apple’ but Intel’s inability to get 
 the Haswell chipset out in time. You’ll notice Apple’s pushed out a bunch 
 of new and improved systems since then. 

 Bill’s $1250 budget is the limiting factor here; he can get a lot more 
 computer for that money out of a Mini than an iMac. 

 -- 
 Bruce Johnson 
 University of Arizona 
 College of Pharmacy 
 Information Technology Group 

 Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs 


All right--here's where this stands: I have ordered a Samsung external DVD 
writer (SE-218CB/RSBS), and I found a (nominally) 24-inch ViewSonic monitor 
(VX2452mh) on CL locally for $90, which I thought was a pretty good deal. 
Soon I'll order the middle of the three Mini models upgraded to a full SSD 
(and I might or might not max the RAM to 16gb), but am only waiting to see 
if Apple's Back-To-School education special this summer adds anything 
useful to the regular education pricing. I know the price itself won't 
change, but as I recall they generally throw in something extra during that 
time. Or I may just lose patience and get the thing right away, we'll see. 

And it should all come in at a bit over a kilo-buck, including tax.

My thanks for everyone's input! Bill 

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Re: I get to buy a new computer!

[Bill Spencer]

On Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 1:49:22 PM UTC-4, Bill Spencer wrote:



 On Friday, April 24, 2015 at 1:39:33 PM UTC-4, joh...@pharmacy.arizona.edu 
 wrote:


  On Apr 24, 2015, at 10:24 AM, Brandon Nichols brandon...@hotmail.com 
 wrote: 
  
  Would not recommend the Mac-Mini. It is really under powered and it is 
 believed to be in the beginning stages af a phase out by Apple 
  

 From personal experience the ‘under-powered’ thing is simply not true 
 (with the caveat that the basic HDD is teh suzxx0r and REALLY needs to be 
 an SSD), and the last time I saw the second point was just before Apple 
 refreshed the lineup, because ‘Apple hasn’t updated the mini in a while’. 
 The delay was predominately due not to Apple’ but Intel’s inability to get 
 the Haswell chipset out in time. You’ll notice Apple’s pushed out a bunch 
 of new and improved systems since then. 

 Bill’s $1250 budget is the limiting factor here; he can get a lot more 
 computer for that money out of a Mini than an iMac. 

 -- 
 Bruce Johnson 
 University of Arizona 
 College of Pharmacy 
 Information Technology Group 

 Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs 


 All right--here's where this stands: I have ordered a Samsung external DVD 
 writer (SE-218CB/RSBS), and I found a (nominally) 24-inch ViewSonic monitor 
 (VX2452mh) on CL locally for $90, which I thought was a pretty good deal. 
 Soon I'll order the middle of the three Mini models upgraded to a full SSD 
 (and I might or might not max the RAM to 16gb), but am only waiting to see 
 if Apple's Back-To-School education special this summer adds anything 
 useful to the regular education pricing. I know the price itself won't 
 change, but as I recall they generally throw in something extra during that 
 time. Or I may just lose patience and get the thing right away, we'll see. 

 And it should all come in at a bit over a kilo-buck, including tax.

 My thanks for everyone's input! Bill 



Even better: the Refurb store has *exactly* what I was going to order at 
around $100 less, so I'm in…and almost exactly a kilo-buck. Happy spring! 
Bill

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Intego?

[Bill Spencer]

Is Intego a worthwhile product? A co-worker uses it, but then again he also 
uses MacKeeper, so I dunno...

Thanks! Bill in Maryland

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HD capacity needs for storing audio CDs

[Bill Spencer]

Hi there: I'm considering transferring all my commercial audio CDs to HD 
storage, and wonder if there's a rule of thumb about how many CDs would fit 
onto a drive of X capacity. For example, if I had say 100 CDs that each 
included 70 minutes of music, how big would the HD need to be to 
accommodate all those CDs (encoded in a lossless format)? I think I would 
prefer not to store them as data files since I would want to be able to 
play them back via iTunes, but I'm not necessarily wedded to that idea.

Or, is there a more efficient way to do what I want to do without 
compromising the audio quality? In short, what do I need to bear in mind if 
I decide to transfer them all?

As always, my thanks in advance!

Bill Spencer in Maryland
late 2014 Mini/256gb SSD/10.10.4 (I think)

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FW adapter choices?

[Bill Spencer]

Hi there: I want to connect an iSight camera to my Mini. Is there much of 
any difference in connection quality between a FW-to-Thunderbolt adapter 
vs. a FW-to-USB 3.0 adapter? Thanks!

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Re: CD won't import

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Doesn't play in iTunes. But I put it in my wife's older iMac and it 
imported into her iTunes fine (if slowly) so I just copied the files across 
and I guess I'm okay. Should probably burn a new disc just on principle. 
Thanks!

On Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 3:51:46 PM UTC-5, 
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>
>
> > On Feb 4, 2017, at 6:39 AM, William Spencer  > wrote: 
> > 
> > Hi there: I recently bought a used CD that plays fine in the car and 
> through the stereo, but when I try to import it into iTunes, the import 
> always fails about 80% of the way through. Any thoughts on why, and how to 
> fix the problem? Thanks! 
>
> I'm not sure, I’ve run across a couple CD’s like that; some error in the 
> encoding or disk damage that the players skip over but iTunes can’t. I've 
> got a couple others where the imported songs skip between tracks and back 
> during playback. 
>
> Does it play in iTunes? Maybe try importing it first via Audacity thence 
> into iTunes? Make a disk image of it and see if THAT imports? 
>
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Re: CD won't import

[Bill Spencer]

Yes it was. How would I check it, please?

On Sunday, February 5, 2017 at 12:06:49 PM UTC-5, 
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>
>
> > On Feb 4, 2017, at 3:12 PM, Bill Spencer <wspe...@jhu.edu > 
> wrote: 
> > 
> > Doesn't play in iTunes. But I put it in my wife's older iMac and it 
> imported into her iTunes fine (if slowly) so I just copied the files across 
> and I guess I'm okay. Should probably burn a new disc just on principle. 
> Thanks! 
>
> Was this on the same machine you had that DVD error on? Might be a failing 
> or dirty optical drive in the Mac. 
>
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Re: Error 36 while copying a file

[Bill Spencer]

The file would not copy to the flash drive any more than it would to the 
SSD on the Mini. My source has kindly placed a slightly lower resolution 
version on his Dropbox account, which I am downloading as we speak. We 
shall see...

Bill

On Friday, January 27, 2017 at 4:04:25 PM UTC-5, ValterV wrote:
>
> Il giorno 27/01/17 15.45, "Bill Spencer" ha scritto: 
>
> > The disc with one file kept failing with an error 36 message. 
>
> > P.S.: It plays fine on my Windows laptop at the office... 
>
> Then it's most likely the issue is the Mac's optical drive. 
> I know for sure many iMac optical drives are prone to failure after some 
> years. 
> My iMac (Early 2009) is having intermittent issues like that, so I bought 
> an 
> external Asus DVD drive on Amazon, for less than 25 euros, when the 
> internal 
> drive refuses to work. 
>
> I second the "copy to USB drive" suggestion, and then test your Mac 
> internal 
> drive reading several DVDs: if more than one fails, you know it's likely 
> the 
> drive. 
>
>
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Error 36 while copying a file

[Bill Spencer]

Hi there: I got two DVDs last night from a friend, which include three 
videos recorded last month. Two files on one DVD and one on the other. The 
disc with two files copied across fine. The disc with one file kept failing 
with an error 36 message. (I assume my source is a Windows user but am not 
certain.) My quick search brought up these two pages among many others:

https://www.macissues.com/2015/05/25/what-to-do-about-error-36-and-other-io-errors-in-os-x/

http://osxdaily.com/2015/02/21/fix-error-code-36-finder-mac-os-x/

Are these two pages on the right track? Is there some other method I can 
use to copy the file to my Mac for editing, one that avoids this error? 
This is a very time-sensitive project--it must be complete by Tuesday of 
next week at the very latest--and I will be very grateful for any thoughts 
or suggestions on this point. Thanks!

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Re: Error 36 while copying a file

[Bill Spencer]

P.S.: It plays fine on my Windows laptop at the office...

On Friday, January 27, 2017 at 9:45:30 AM UTC-5, Bill Spencer wrote:
>
> Hi there: I got two DVDs last night from a friend, which include three 
> videos recorded last month. Two files on one DVD and one on the other. The 
> disc with two files copied across fine. The disc with one file kept failing 
> with an error 36 message. (I assume my source is a Windows user but am not 
> certain.) My quick search brought up these two pages among many others:
>
>
> https://www.macissues.com/2015/05/25/what-to-do-about-error-36-and-other-io-errors-in-os-x/
>
> http://osxdaily.com/2015/02/21/fix-error-code-36-finder-mac-os-x/
>
> Are these two pages on the right track? Is there some other method I can 
> use to copy the file to my Mac for editing, one that avoids this error? 
> This is a very time-sensitive project--it must be complete by Tuesday of 
> next week at the very latest--and I will be very grateful for any thoughts 
> or suggestions on this point. Thanks!
>
> Bill Spencer in Maryland
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>

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Re: Error 36 while copying a file

[Bill Spencer]

The solution was for my source to add the file to his Dropbox account and 
then have me download it from there. Everything is now fine. Many thanks 
for everyone's suggestions! Bill

On Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 10:35:38 PM UTC-5, ValterV wrote:
>
> Il giorno 28/01/17 01.58, "Bill Spencer" ha scritto: 
>
> > The file would not copy to the flash drive any more than it would to the 
> > SSD on the Mini. 
>
> Oh. Odder and odder 
>
> If the file copied fine to your Windows PC, then the file in itself is 
> fine. 
>
> Regarding the flash drive, could it be that it's formatted as FAT ("MS-DOS 
> (FAT)" in Disk Utility) and the file is bigger than 4GB? That would 
> explain 
> this last problem. 
> FAT formatted disk cannot handle files bigger than 4 GB. Formatting the 
> flash drive as exFAT should resolve this issue. 
>
>
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iTunes won't burn a playlist in order

[Bill Spencer]

Hi there: Whenever I try to burn a playlist to CD via iTunes (12.5.5.5), it 
insists on burning the tracks in the reverse order from what I want. I am 
tired of wasting all those discs. How do I get it to burn in the right 
order? As always, my thanks in advance!

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Re: iTunes won't burn a playlist in order

[Bill Spencer]

Thanks, I searched and searched in the Apple support pages and got nothing. 
This did it. Merci! Bill

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>
>
> > On Feb 18, 2017, at 7:59 PM, Bill Spencer <wspe...@jhu.edu > 
> wrote: 
> > 
> > Hi there: Whenever I try to burn a playlist to CD via iTunes (12.5.5.5), 
> it insists on burning the tracks in the reverse order from what I want. I 
> am tired of wasting all those discs. How do I get it to burn in the right 
> order? As always, my thanks in advance! 
>
> Here’s a possible solution <
> https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2532221?start=0=0> (I vaguely 
> remembered doing this to fix one of mine, back in the day when I still 
> burned CD’s…) 
>
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Re: Feeling very stupid about printer setup...

[Bill Spencer]

Once I got home and could see for myself what was going on I could resolve 
it in a snap. Thanks to all! Bill

On Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 4:11:21 PM UTC-4, Russell Courtenay wrote:
>
> What's weird though is we have an older Epson wifi printer (older than 
> AirPrint) so we have been manually setting it up in the PrinterPro app on 
> the iPhones each time we use it (every time we reset the router - which is 
> A LOT- it reassigns up addresses, so we have to set it up manually again), 
> now suddenly, it automatically shows up as a Bonjour printer and WORKS! Not 
> sure if some slipped in a software update or something but it does work...
>
> Russell Courtenay
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 4, 2016, at 11:57 AM, Dan Cottler <dante...@gmail.com > 
> wrote:
>
> On Oct 4, 2016, at 12:43 PM, Bill Spencer <wspe...@jhu.edu > 
> wrote:
>
> A quick word of advice on how to get the printer onto the new network will 
> be much appreciated. Apologies, and thanks!
>
> Put the printer on the network.
> Wait a few mins for its name to broadcast.
> On your Mac, print a document.  In the print dialog, look in the bonjour 
> list.  Select the new printer.  Print!
> Then you can view the printer in the sysprefs, clean up its name etc.
>
> hth,
> - Dan.
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Feeling very stupid about printer setup...

[Bill Spencer]

Hi there: I got a new wireless router from Verizon the other day, and now 
the printer (Brother) and the new wireless network don't see each other. 
Tried to troubleshoot it with my wife over the phone but can't figure it 
out that way since I can't see the screen and she is not very comfortable 
with this stuff. There was an add-printer-to-network setting of some sort 
in there someplace but it was apparently grayed out. I can't get home to 
deal with it until late tonight. I've told her to send print commands as 
usual so they build up in the queue, and they will all print once I get it 
straightened out...I think.


A quick word of advice on how to get the printer onto the new network will 
be much appreciated. Apologies, and thanks!


***

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Re: Can't import a CD to iTunes

[Bill Spencer]

Well, I got it to work by (I guess) tricking the system somehow. I told 
iTunes to import it, at the same time as telling Audacity to open one of 
the tracks on the disc. So there we are. Bill

On Friday, October 14, 2016 at 3:10:10 PM UTC-4, Bill Spencer wrote:
>
> Yes, I can play it in the car, but I haven't tried it in another machine 
> yet...
>
> On Friday, October 14, 2016 at 2:30:16 PM UTC-4, 
> joh...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote:
>>
>>
>> > On Oct 14, 2016, at 10:16 AM, Bill Spencer <wspe...@jhu.edu> wrote: 
>> > 
>> > Hi there: Every once in a while my little Samsung CD drive won't be 
>> able to read a disc for import into iTunes. When it does happen (not very 
>> often), if I unplug its USB connector from the Mini and then reinsert it, 
>> all's well, but now I've got a disc where even that doesn't work. Any ideas 
>> on why, or on how to resolve this? As always, my thanks in advance! 
>>
>> I’ve run across a couple audio CDs that just won’t read properly from a 
>> CD-R/RW drive. At the time I had a weird portable CD player that had a USB 
>> port to allow you to use it as a CD-ROM drive and it worked. 
>>
>> Do the CD’s play in a normal CD player? Maybe it’s a damaged disk. 
>>
>> -- 
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>>
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Macs and viruses

[Bill Spencer]

Hi there: My wife has lately been getting spam emails, allegedly from her 
email provider, which include links to click to resolve "problems"--you 
know the drill. She has not taken the bait, but when I contacted the 
provider on her behalf to triple-check that her account is still in the 
clear, I got quite a lengthy sales pitch for all sorts of Mac-related 
anti-virus and security stuff that they want us to buy. I have never really 
worried about that sort of thing in the past, but times do change and I 
thought I would see what the received wisdom is nowadays about the need for 
such programs...and if there *is *a need, what to install. She's on 10.10.5 
and I'm on 10.11.something. 

(FYI, she does not want to switch email providers, even to save the $100 or 
so a year, because of the understandable headache of notifying everyone, 
changing her business cards, her website, etc., and needing/wanting to keep 
her old messages in one place.)

As always, my thanks in advance!

*****

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How to keep the thing from going to sleep

[Bill Spencer]

Hi there: I was using Audacity to digitize a couple of LPs over the 
weekend, and discovered the hard way that when the Mini goes to sleep 
Audacity stops capturing the signal. I went into system prefs and told the 
display not to sleep, and told the energy saver to stay awake, but neither 
change worked...I still had to jiggle the mouse from time to time to be 
sure it all went correctly. What was I missing? I (obviously) don't really 
want to have to babysit the system like that in the future when doing this. 
As always, my thanks in advance!

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Can't import a CD to iTunes

[Bill Spencer]

Hi there: Every once in a while my little Samsung CD drive won't be able to 
read a disc for import into iTunes. When it does happen (not very often), 
if I unplug its USB connector from the Mini and then reinsert it, all's 
well, but now I've got a disc where even that doesn't work. Any ideas on 
why, or on how to resolve this? As always, my thanks in advance!

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Re: Can't import a CD to iTunes

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Yes, I can play it in the car, but I haven't tried it in another machine 
yet...

On Friday, October 14, 2016 at 2:30:16 PM UTC-4, 
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>
>
> > On Oct 14, 2016, at 10:16 AM, Bill Spencer <wspe...@jhu.edu 
> > wrote: 
> > 
> > Hi there: Every once in a while my little Samsung CD drive won't be able 
> to read a disc for import into iTunes. When it does happen (not very 
> often), if I unplug its USB connector from the Mini and then reinsert it, 
> all's well, but now I've got a disc where even that doesn't work. Any ideas 
> on why, or on how to resolve this? As always, my thanks in advance! 
>
> I’ve run across a couple audio CDs that just won’t read properly from a 
> CD-R/RW drive. At the time I had a weird portable CD player that had a USB 
> port to allow you to use it as a CD-ROM drive and it worked. 
>
> Do the CD’s play in a normal CD player? Maybe it’s a damaged disk. 
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Re: MediaHuman Audio Converter?

[Bill Spencer]

Yes, I use Audacity all the time...but not when the FLAC has been "encoded" 
(is that the right word?) via a cue sheet. In that case it just gives me 
one immense track, not the individual tracks on the disc itself. If I 
double-click the cue file, it opens in VLC, which then has some 
mind-numbing process for converting the cued track(s) to something else, 
but I cannot make head or tail out of how to do so...you hit one of those 
later zero-birthdays and this is what you get, apparently. Bill

On Thursday, January 5, 2017 at 4:04:46 PM UTC-5, 
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>
>
> On Jan 5, 2017, at 1:19 PM, William Spencer  > wrote:
>
> Hi there: Does anyone here know anything about this freeware? I need to 
> convert FLAC audio images that include a cue sheet to Apple Lossless for 
> storage in iTunes. Thanks in advance, as always!
>
>
> Dunno about that program, but Audacity can do this. I know it imports FLAC.
>
> 
>
> ffmpeg is a simple install on the Mac; they have an OS X installer : 
> https://ffmpeg.org/download.html
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Re: How to create a "video" out of an audio clip and a still image?

[Bill Spencer]

I found TunestoTube.com and that did the trick. But thanks also for the 
hints, I will use them in the future! Bill

On Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 9:19:57 AM UTC-5, tiik wrote:
>
> It's pretty easy.
>
> Just Import or DRAG a photo jpeg to iMovie. 
> It can be related to your audio file...you know...whatever you'd want 
> peeps to look at for the duration.
> Or, create a file...like a black background and white type with info about 
> the audio and whatever else you want on it.
> If you know how long your audio file is, make the still pic the same 
> length. You do that in iMovie.
>
> Then drag or IMPORT the audio file.
>
> Then SHARE (in the menu at top) as whatever file you need it to be.
>
> *Blue Skies,*
>
> * Tiik*
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: W.Adrian D'Alessio <fluxst...@gmail.com >
> To: imaclist <imac...@googlegroups.com >
> Sent: Tue, Dec 27, 2016 10:53 pm
> Subject: Re: How to create a "video" out of an audio clip and a still 
> image?
>
> While I am not an iMovie guy I am definitely video guy.
> You could look in the help file for extending still. You could feel around 
> on the menus for "proerties. but try just grabbing the edge of it on the 
> timeline and dragging it until it fills the timeline.
>
> You could also probably find 100 tutorials online. Or maybe Creative Cow 
> has an iMovie forum.
>
> It should not be hard at all really.
>
>
>
> Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer
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>
>
>
>   
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 9:47 AM, Bill Spencer <wspe...@jhu.edu 
> > wrote:
>
>> Hi there: I have a radio clip from around 2000 that I want to post on 
>> YouTube...but I obviously have to make it into a "video" file first. So I 
>> found a still image to use (I've seen plenty of such on YT), but durn if I 
>> cannot figure out how to get iMovie to display the image for the full 12 
>> minutes it takes to play the audio. I have never used iMovie before and the 
>> tutorials I have come across up to now are not helping at all. Anyone have 
>> advice on how I can proceed? As always, my thanks in advance!
>>
>> 
>>
>> Bill Spencer in Maryalnd
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How to create a "video" out of an audio clip and a still image?

[Bill Spencer]

Hi there: I have a radio clip from around 2000 that I want to post on 
YouTube...but I obviously have to make it into a "video" file first. So I 
found a still image to use (I've seen plenty of such on YT), but durn if I 
cannot figure out how to get iMovie to display the image for the full 12 
minutes it takes to play the audio. I have never used iMovie before and the 
tutorials I have come across up to now are not helping at all. Anyone have 
advice on how I can proceed? As always, my thanks in advance!

****

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Re: Touch-screen monitor question

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Thanks, Bruce, as always! Unfortunately, my wife does not want a wide 
screen; she wants a 19" at either 4:3 or 5:4. I think this stems from the 
amount of linear space available in the very unusual spot where the monitor 
will live. This seems to limit the choices a good deal from what I can 
gather. Based on that Newegg search it seems that +/- $500 is the lowest 
price we'll find...? Bill

On Friday, March 31, 2017 at 2:12:08 PM UTC-4, joh...@pharmacy.arizona.edu 
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>
> Also, looking for 17-20” models brought up a whole bunch at around $500…I 
> think the pricing difference is that those seem to be geared towards 
> commercial/industrial use, whereas the cheaper ones are geared towards home 
> use; not as rugged. 
>
> But if your use case is not severe one of those 21” $199 ones would work, 
> I’ll bet.
>
>
> On Mar 31, 2017, at 11:08 AM, Bruce Johnson <joh...@pharmacy.arizona.edu 
> > wrote:
>
> Newegg has a bunch of them: 
>
> <https://www.newegg.com/Touch-Screen-Monitors/SubCategory/ID-514>
>
> Most are 16:9 aspect ratio, though...
>
>
>
> On Mar 31, 2017, at 9:32 AM, Bill Spencer <wspe...@jhu.edu > 
> wrote:
>
> Hi there: What choices are there for a 19" 5:4 (or could be 4:3...) 
> touchscreen monitor? Is there anything below around $500? That's all I can 
> find but I may well be looking in the wrong places or the wrong ways. As 
> always, my thanks in advance!
>
> ***
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Re: Touch-screen monitor question

[Bill Spencer]

Man, I looked and looked on their site and got nothing. What's your magic 
formula, anyway? This should do the trick perfectly. Thanks! Bill

On Friday, March 31, 2017 at 6:27:25 PM UTC-4, joh...@pharmacy.arizona.edu 
wrote:
>
> Yeah, I suspect so. 16:9 is pretty much the standard aspect ratio for 
> screens these days; but I did find one at Monoprice that was cheaper. It 
> looks like what you’re looking for. Monoprice is a good supplier, we’ve 
> gotten a lot of stuff from them. 
>
>
> https://www.monoprice.com/Product?p_id=15483=CP6q-OjjgdMCFc9hfgodIncNUQ
>
> They used to be just cables and such but they’ve grown tremendously, 
> everything from guitars to 3D printers now...
>
>
> On Mar 31, 2017, at 11:47 AM, Bill Spencer <wspe...@jhu.edu > 
> wrote:
>
> Thanks, Bruce, as always! Unfortunately, my wife does not want a wide 
> screen; she wants a 19" at either 4:3 or 5:4. I think this stems from the 
> amount of linear space available in the very unusual spot where the monitor 
> will live. This seems to limit the choices a good deal from what I can 
> gather. Based on that Newegg search it seems that +/- $500 is the lowest 
> price we'll find...? Bill
>
> On Friday, March 31, 2017 at 2:12:08 PM UTC-4, joh...@pharmacy.arizona.edu 
> wrote: 
>>
>> Also, looking for 17-20” models brought up a whole bunch at around $500…I 
>> think the pricing difference is that those seem to be geared towards 
>> commercial/industrial use, whereas the cheaper ones are geared towards home 
>> use; not as rugged. 
>>
>> But if your use case is not severe one of those 21” $199 ones would work, 
>> I’ll bet.
>>
>>
>> On Mar 31, 2017, at 11:08 AM, Bruce Johnson <joh...@pharmacy.arizona.edu> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Newegg has a bunch of them: 
>>
>> <https://www.newegg.com/Touch-Screen-Monitors/SubCategory/ID-514>
>>
>> Most are 16:9 aspect ratio, though...
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mar 31, 2017, at 9:32 AM, Bill Spencer <wspe...@jhu.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Hi there: What choices are there for a 19" 5:4 (or could be 4:3...) 
>> touchscreen monitor? Is there anything below around $500? That's all I can 
>> find but I may well be looking in the wrong places or the wrong ways. As 
>> always, my thanks in advance!
>>
>> ***
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Re: Digest for imac...@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

[Bill Spencer]

To clarify: I'm using a FW to Thunderbolt adapter to connect.

On Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 8:11:27 AM UTC-4, Colin Yarwood wrote:
>
> Bill
>
> Q. Aren't you short a FireWire socket on the mini to connect the iSight 
> camera?
>
> Other Mac Mini users seem to use Logitech web cams for FaceTime without 
> problems.
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> Colin
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> Bill Spencer <wspe...@jhu.edu >: Apr 22 06:30PM -0700 
>
> Hi there: I am just now beginning to experiment with using FaceTime with 
> the machine below; I bought a second-hand iSight camera not long ago to 
> use 
> with it, but am baffled by some things. So I'm sorry to ask what may well 
> be obvious questions, but...well, here goes.
>  
> - The attached screen shot shows the message about no camera being 
> available etc., but the camera is there, the computer shows me moving 
> around on-screen, the little green light is lit, and I can't find any 
> on-off switch to turn it on. What's up with that?
> - I'm apparently supposed to enter my Apple ID and password in order to 
> activate FT but I cannot for the life of me find where to do so.
> - Are there network configurations I need to set to use FT? I don't see 
> any but maybe that's part of the issue.
> - Am I right in remembering that the camera has a built-in microphone?
> - My parents' iPad is what I tried calling; I heard the dialing/ringing 
> sound but they show no indication that I tried contact them. I assume that 
> will change once I get the above resolved...?
>  
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> As always, my thanks in advance!
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FaceTime/iSight question(s)

[Bill Spencer]

Hi there: I am just now beginning to experiment with using FaceTime with 
the machine below; I bought a second-hand iSight camera not long ago to use 
with it, but am baffled by some things. So I'm sorry to ask what may well 
be obvious questions, but...well, here goes.

   - The attached screen shot shows the message about no camera being 
   available etc., but the camera is there, the computer shows me moving 
   around on-screen, the little green light is lit, and I can't find any 
   on-off switch to turn it on. What's up with that?
   - I'm apparently supposed to enter my Apple ID and password in order to 
   activate FT but I cannot for the life of me find where to do so.
   - Are there network configurations I need to set to use FT? I don't see 
   any but maybe that's part of the issue.
   - Am I right in remembering that the camera has a built-in microphone?
   - My parents' iPad is what I tried calling; I heard the dialing/ringing 
   sound but they show no indication that I tried contact them. I assume that 
   will change once I get the above resolved...?


As always, my thanks in advance!

***

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Touch-screen monitor question

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Hi there: What choices are there for a 19" 5:4 (or could be 4:3...) 
touchscreen monitor? Is there anything below around $500? That's all I can 
find but I may well be looking in the wrong places or the wrong ways. As 
always, my thanks in advance!

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Re: Extracting audio-only from DVD audio

[Bill Spencer]

Thank you for the link...but it seems to be in French, and thus not 
accessible to my mono-lingual brain. FYI the recording specifies 5.1 Dolby 
Digital AC-3 and DTS Surround Sound, and that it plays on all DVD-Audio and 
DVD-Video players. Am I out of luck? 

Thanks! Bill

On Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 3:59:51 AM UTC-4, Seth Jones wrote:
>
> DVD-Audio (aka DVD-A) is a high fidelity audio format that competed with 
> SACD.  Both are pretty much dead audio formats (have been for about 10 
> years now).  DVD-A doesn't have video.  It is audio only.  It may be 
> recorded at 24 bits per sample at a bit rate as high as 192 khz, though 96 
> is more common.  DVD-A recordings may be in 5.1 surround.  The only way to 
> hear the full quality of this recording is to play with a DVD-A player.  
> You can play these discs in a regular DVD player if they have a separate 
> track that plays in the standard DTS 5.1 format that your movies have.  
> This forum post may be helpful.  
> http://forum.macbidouille.com/index.php?showtopic=204337=DVD+Audio
>
> On Oct 17, 2017 8:52 PM, "William Spencer" <wspen...@gmail.com 
> > wrote:
>
>> Hi there: I have a commercial recording of some music, which was issued 
>> as DVD-audio rather than CD-audio. There’s video material included, which I 
>> guess accounts for that. My question is this: I want to export the audio so 
>> that I can store it in iTunes, but I have no idea how to do so. (DVD Player 
>> is the app that launches automatically when I insert the disc.) Is there a 
>> reasonably simple way to do so?
>>
>> As always, my thanks in advance!
>>
>> ***
>>
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Re: Reconfiguring AirPort Express?

[Bill Spencer]

I've connected it to the Mini via an ethernet cable and it is not showing 
up in either AirPort Utility or Network settings that I can see. Grrr.

On Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 12:29:06 PM UTC-5, Clark Martin wrote:
>
> The Airport Express I used had an Ethernet port on it you should be able 
> to connect a cable directly from that to a computer and access that way.
>
>
> Clark Martin
> A designated driver on the information Super Highway
>
> On Dec 28, 2017, at 8:20 AM, William Spencer  > wrote:
>
> Hi there: This is the kind of thing that drives me batty. I decided I 
> wanted to stream iTunes (version 12.7.2.58) over the home stereo via our 
> (pre-existing) FiOS wifi network, so I picked up an A1264 AirPort Express 
> on eBay. It still has the prior owner’s network running on it, so I tried 
> using a straightened paperclip to push the reset button (I held the button 
> in while plugging the unit in, like the book says). The unit is flashing 
> amber, the old network is still showing up, and AirPort Utility is not 
> seeing the unit at all.
>
> Did I tell you that I hate dealing with networking issues?
>
> I found a PDF of the setup guide, but I cannot find the AirPort Setup 
> Assistant it mentions. All I want to do is get the thing to join the 
> existing home network so I can stream iTunes to the home stereo.
>
> Did I tell you that I hate dealing with networking issues?
>
> I am very sorry to be so dense, and I appreciate all offers of assistance 
> (as well as of a nice Scotch). Thank you very much!
>
>
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Re: Reconfiguring AirPort Express?

[Bill Spencer]

Never mind the last reply I made, I think I'm on the right track...for now.

On Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 12:29:06 PM UTC-5, Clark Martin wrote:
>
> The Airport Express I used had an Ethernet port on it you should be able 
> to connect a cable directly from that to a computer and access that way.
>
>
> Clark Martin
> A designated driver on the information Super Highway
>
> On Dec 28, 2017, at 8:20 AM, William Spencer  > wrote:
>
> Hi there: This is the kind of thing that drives me batty. I decided I 
> wanted to stream iTunes (version 12.7.2.58) over the home stereo via our 
> (pre-existing) FiOS wifi network, so I picked up an A1264 AirPort Express 
> on eBay. It still has the prior owner’s network running on it, so I tried 
> using a straightened paperclip to push the reset button (I held the button 
> in while plugging the unit in, like the book says). The unit is flashing 
> amber, the old network is still showing up, and AirPort Utility is not 
> seeing the unit at all.
>
> Did I tell you that I hate dealing with networking issues?
>
> I found a PDF of the setup guide, but I cannot find the AirPort Setup 
> Assistant it mentions. All I want to do is get the thing to join the 
> existing home network so I can stream iTunes to the home stereo.
>
> Did I tell you that I hate dealing with networking issues?
>
> I am very sorry to be so dense, and I appreciate all offers of assistance 
> (as well as of a nice Scotch). Thank you very much!
>
>
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Re: Catalina vs. iTunes: some questions

[Bill Spencer]

On Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 12:07:53 PM UTC-4, 
joh...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote:
>
>
>
> On Oct 23, 2019, at 10:48 AM, Bill Spencer > 
> wrote:
>
>
>>- 
>>Will my classic iPod (the last model they made) still work with 
>>Catalina and the replacement for iTunes?
>>
>>
>> No idea, but if it works with iTunes in OS X 10.14, I expect it might. 
>> I’d definitely do some research first!
>>
>
>
> I found this info yesterday: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210611 No 
> mention of what models are supported. 
>
>
>>
>>- I back up iTunes (& everything else) to another separate, external 
>>partitioned HD using Carbon Copy Cloner because I have been under the 
>>impression that Time Machine can't handle the separate HD for iTunes, 
>>though I forget why that’s the case
>>
>>
>> ISTR Time Machine can only back up HFS+ or APD volumes, so if it’s a 
>> MS-DOS volume it won’t work.
>>
>
> The backup drive isn't MS-DOS so on that score it should be okay. But I 
> have a dim memory that because the backup is partitioned (one for the HD, 
> one for the iTunes drive) Time Machine wouldn't work...something about 
> having to select the "drive" at the time of backup, but again it's been 
> quite a while so I'm not sure.
>
>
> This is older info https://www.baligu.com/pondini/TM/32.html and this is 
> newer but is the same instructions, so I”ll bet it works: 
> https://www.macworld.com/article/3153995/how-to-make-sure-time-machine-backs-up-external-drives.html
>


This looks good, thanks. I'll check when I get home.
 

>
> Also if your Mini is a 2012 model it has an additional SATA connector on 
> the logic board to support the server configuration Apple sold; you can get 
> this from OWC to install a second drive. 
> https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/DIDIMM11D2/  I did this on my old 
> 2011 model to make a DIY Fusion drive with a 1TB HDD and a 128GB SSD. 
> Worked great until the HDD went south. 
>
> Sadly (and infuriatingly), while the pads are present on the logic board 
> in a 2014 to host a socket for the PCIe SSD’s such as used in Macbook Air’s 
> , the socket itself is missing :-( so on a 2014 you’re limited to a single 
> drive.
>

I'm pretty sure my Mini is a later 2014 version; I got it from the Apple 
store online (as a refurb) in spring 2015.
 

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Re: Catalina vs. iTunes: some questions

[Bill Spencer]

Thanks! Some minor amplification below.

On Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 1:04:43 PM UTC-4, 
joh...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote:
>
>
>
> On Oct 23, 2019, at 3:41 AM, William Spencer  > wrote:
>
>
> Hi there: I have not yet installed Catalina and need to know a couple of 
> things first, please: 
>
>
>- I currently keep iTunes on a separate, external HD due to the fact 
>that there’s not enough room for it on the main HD (capacity 250GB, but 
>iTunes currently uses a bit over 500GB)
>- Will Catalina understand and maintain that separation?
>
>
> I see no reason why it shouldn’t. This information is stored in the iTunes 
> database, presuming you’re running the current pre-Catalina version.
>
> That said, if you’re speaking of the Mac Mini in your sig, it’s only 
> moderately difficult to swap in a 1 Tb SSD (currently ~$100) which neatly 
> solves the whole space issue. 
>

I should have specified: the Mini's HD is 100% SSD...and I also thought 
that the machine was sealed and could not be upgraded. But maybe I'm 
thinking of something else. If it can be upgraded then I might consider 
doing so later on (that $100 just isn't in the picture for now).

 

>
>
>- Will my classic iPod (the last model they made) still work with 
>Catalina and the replacement for iTunes?
>
>
> No idea, but if it works with iTunes in OS X 10.14, I expect it might. I’d 
> definitely do some research first!
>
>
>- I back up iTunes (& everything else) to another separate, external 
>partitioned HD using Carbon Copy Cloner because I have been under the 
>impression that Time Machine can't handle the separate HD for iTunes, 
>though I forget why that’s the case
>
>
> ISTR Time Machine can only back up HFS+ or APD volumes, so if it’s a 
> MS-DOS volume it won’t work.
>

The backup drive isn't MS-DOS so on that score it should be okay. But I 
have a dim memory that because the backup is partitioned (one for the HD, 
one for the iTunes drive) Time Machine wouldn't work...something about 
having to select the "drive" at the time of backup, but again it's been 
quite a while so I'm not sure.

 

>
>
>- Will that backup strategy continue to work with Catalina, or will 
>Time Machine be the way to go? Or will backing up be handled differently 
>now?
>
>
> I’ve seen no indication that Apple’s abandoning Time Machine any time soon 
> (although there have been under-the-hood changes with Catalina ) but 
> external drive backups like you’re describing are straight forward Finder 
> disk copies, so that’s not going away either.
>
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Re: OT: iPod upgrade question

[Bill Spencer]

Thanks, I will. To clarify, I will *not* be doing this myself, but asking a 
shop or a techie with experience to do it. Bill

On Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 8:08:54 PM UTC-4, John from Wisconsin wrote:
>
> I would check with Other World Computing at www.macsales.com. Thy might 
> even have a video tutorial or do it for you. Good people.
> John G Greenwood
> Mineral Point, Wisconsin.
>
> On Apr 28, 2020, at 2:58 PM, William Spencer  > wrote:
>
> Hi there: First, my apologies in advance for asking at all. I’m asking 
> this question here because I have no idea where else I can ask it aside 
> from the Apple communities—which I have already done. I have an iPod 
> classic, last generation, with the stock 160gb HD installed. It is 
> completely full so I cannot add anything to it anymore. Apparently it is 
> technically possible to replace the HD with a bigger SSD one. My question 
> is this: Has anyone here actually had this done? If so, did it work okay 
> and how much did it cost?
>
> Thanks very much in advance!
>
> ***
>
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Re: OT: iPod upgrade question

[Bill Spencer]

And is there a better place for me to ask iPod-related questions and get 
advice, since after all this is an iMac list? Thanks--Bill

On Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 6:22:31 PM UTC-4, Bill Spencer wrote:
>
> Thanks, I will. To clarify, I will *not* be doing this myself, but asking 
> a shop or a techie with experience to do it. Bill
>
> On Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 8:08:54 PM UTC-4, John from Wisconsin wrote:
>>
>> I would check with Other World Computing at www.macsales.com. Thy might 
>> even have a video tutorial or do it for you. Good people.
>> John G Greenwood
>> Mineral Point, Wisconsin.
>>
>> On Apr 28, 2020, at 2:58 PM, William Spencer  wrote:
>>
>> Hi there: First, my apologies in advance for asking at all. I’m asking 
>> this question here because I have no idea where else I can ask it aside 
>> from the Apple communities—which I have already done. I have an iPod 
>> classic, last generation, with the stock 160gb HD installed. It is 
>> completely full so I cannot add anything to it anymore. Apparently it is 
>> technically possible to replace the HD with a bigger SSD one. My question 
>> is this: Has anyone here actually had this done? If so, did it work okay 
>> and how much did it cost?
>>
>> Thanks very much in advance!
>>
>> ***
>>
>> Bill Spencer in Maryland
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Re: Remote acess question

[Bill Spencer]

He is on 10.10.5, and my version of TeamViewer says his is too old. Does 
that mean I have to back out to a prior version...is that what you're 
saying? Sorry to be dense, but...well, there we are. Thanks! Bill

On Monday, March 23, 2020 at 10:28:17 AM UTC-4, Skyvalley Higher Praise 
wrote:
>
> Hi Bill,
>
> Does your father currently have TeamViewer installed on 10.5?  If you're 
> attempting to install, older versions of the application can be found at 
> the oldapps website: Old Version of TeamViewer for Mac for Mac OS X 10.5 
> Leopard (PowerPC) Download 
> <http://www.oldapps.com/mac/teamviewer.php%3Fsystem=mac_os_x_10.5_leopard_powerpc>
>
> Patrick 
>
> On Sunday, March 22, 2020 at 7:25:38 PM UTC-7, Bill Spencer wrote:
>>
>> Hi there: I’ve been using TeamViewer to access my father’s computer but 
>> he is on 10.10.5 and I am as shown below. TeamViewer tells me that his 
>> version is too old but he can’t upgrade because of the OS that his machine 
>> is stuck on (a Mini from some years back). Apparently there’s a Chrome 
>> extension that does the same thing: anyone here know about it? Or is 
>> TeamViewer still the way to go but how do I get around the outdated-version 
>> block?
>>
>> Thanks in advance! Bill
>>
>> ***
>>
>> Bill Spencer in Maryland
>> Mac Mini 2.6 GHz i5/10.15.3
>>
>>

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Re: Remote acess question

[Bill Spencer]

My father is on TEN-point-TEN-point-FIVE. Sorry if there was any confusion.

On Monday, March 23, 2020 at 2:28:05 PM UTC-4, Skyvalley Higher Praise 
wrote:
>
> Hi Bill,
>
> Even though you haven't stated if he has the T.V. software installed, it 
> sounds like Team Viewer is not supporting 10.5 anymore.  I'd reach out to 
> the T.V. support directly and query them about it. Team Viewer Support 
> <https://www.teamviewer.com/en-us/support/>
>
> Patrick
>
> On Monday, March 23, 2020 at 11:17:12 AM UTC-7, Bill Spencer wrote:
>>
>> He is on 10.10.5, and my version of TeamViewer says his is too old. Does 
>> that mean I have to back out to a prior version...is that what you're 
>> saying? Sorry to be dense, but...well, there we are. Thanks! Bill
>>
>> On Monday, March 23, 2020 at 10:28:17 AM UTC-4, Skyvalley Higher Praise 
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Bill,
>>>
>>> Does your father currently have TeamViewer installed on 10.5?  If you're 
>>> attempting to install, older versions of the application can be found at 
>>> the oldapps website: Old Version of TeamViewer for Mac for Mac OS X 
>>> 10.5 Leopard (PowerPC) Download 
>>> <http://www.oldapps.com/mac/teamviewer.php%3Fsystem=mac_os_x_10.5_leopard_powerpc>
>>>
>>> Patrick 
>>>
>>> On Sunday, March 22, 2020 at 7:25:38 PM UTC-7, Bill Spencer wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi there: I’ve been using TeamViewer to access my father’s computer but 
>>>> he is on 10.10.5 and I am as shown below. TeamViewer tells me that his 
>>>> version is too old but he can’t upgrade because of the OS that his machine 
>>>> is stuck on (a Mini from some years back). Apparently there’s a Chrome 
>>>> extension that does the same thing: anyone here know about it? Or is 
>>>> TeamViewer still the way to go but how do I get around the 
>>>> outdated-version 
>>>> block?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance! Bill
>>>>
>>>> ***
>>>>
>>>> Bill Spencer in Maryland
>>>> Mac Mini 2.6 GHz i5/10.15.3
>>>>
>>>>

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Mail vs. Gmail...?

[Bill Spencer]

Hi there: In the past month or so, I've begun having some problems with 
Mail and its interaction with my Gmail account:

   - When I launch Mail, it brings in the messages from Gmail as usual but 
   after I open them or delete them, they don't get marked as opened or 
   deleted in the Gmail web interface. If I select the "unread" ones there and 
   mark them as read, they switch back to unread the next time I go in. Mail 
   will show them as read, but the web interface doesn't. This only applies to 
   messages received on or after the 4th of August.
   - The items in the Spam folder in the web interface don't get brought 
   across to Mail at all (with very few exceptions). Not that I care so much 
   about my spam collection, but I want to see what's there in case something 
   got flagged that shouldn't have.
   - Some messages, but not all, refuse to display their content when I 
   open them in Mail--I just get the header and a blank screen, so I have no 
   idea what they contain. Occasionally if I close and reopen them repeatedly 
   the content eventually appears, but not very often. They display fine in 
   the web interface, just not in Mail.

The web interface issues apply regardless of whether I use Chrome or Safari.

Any ideas will be gratefully received. Thanks in advance!

*******

Bill Spencer in Maryland
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Re: Mail vs. Gmail...?

[Bill Spencer]

OSX version is 10.15.6--is there more we need to know? IMAP is set as 
account access, and I can't find anything about synching spam (or other) 
folders but there was never an issue until a few weeks ago.

On Friday, August 7, 2020 at 2:48:06 PM UTC-4, joh...@pharmacy.arizona.edu 
wrote:
>
> Version of OS X? The way Mail has handled GMail accounts has changed over 
> the versions. 
>
> Is Gmail set to be accessed as an IMAP account? <<
> GMail lets you select folders to NOT synch with desktop clients, this 
> might be the issue with your spam folder.
>
>
> On Aug 7, 2020, at 6:22 AM, Bill Spencer > 
> wrote:
>
> Hi there: In the past month or so, I've begun having some problems with 
> Mail and its interaction with my Gmail account: 
>
>- When I launch Mail, it brings in the messages from Gmail as usual 
>but after I open them or delete them, they don't get marked as opened or 
>deleted in the Gmail web interface. If I select the "unread" ones there 
> and 
>mark them as read, they switch back to unread the next time I go in. Mail 
>will show them as read, but the web interface doesn't. This only applies 
> to 
>messages received on or after the 4th of August.
>- The items in the Spam folder in the web interface don't get brought 
>across to Mail at all (with very few exceptions). Not that I care so much 
>about my spam collection, but I want to see what's there in case something 
>got flagged that shouldn't have.
>- Some messages, but not all, refuse to display their content when I 
>open them in Mail--I just get the header and a blank screen, so I have no 
>idea what they contain. Occasionally if I close and reopen them repeatedly 
>the content eventually appears, but not very often. They display fine in 
>the web interface, just not in Mail.
>
> The web interface issues apply regardless of whether I use Chrome or 
> Safari.
>
> Any ideas will be gratefully received. Thanks in advance!
>
> ***
>
> Bill Spencer in Maryland
> Mac Mini 2.6 GHz i5/10.15.6
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Re: Time Machine configuration...?

[Bill Spencer]

I have reformatted the backup drive and set TM to back up the internal HD 
to it, but how do I point the live external iTunes folder to the backup 
drive also? I can't see any way to do that. Thanks again! me

On Sunday, January 17, 2021 at 3:16:29 PM UTC-5 
john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote:

>
>
> On Jan 17, 2021, at 8:39 AM, Bill Spencer  wrote:
>
> Thank you both for this information. Unfortunately I am not in a position 
> to buy another external HD so I will have to manage with what I have. In 
> reading through your comments, I realized that there's no need for the 
> iTunes backup to be in a separate partition (at least, I think this is so); 
> I have no idea why I set things up that way originally. (I continue to 
> refer to "iTunes" even though it's not called that anymore...one cannot 
> usually teach old dogs new tricks.) Here's what I think I'll do, subject to 
> your better advice: 
>
>1. Reformat the backup drive to APFS without a partition
>2. Set up Time Machine to back up the main HD to the newly-formatted 
>external HD
>3. Copy the contents of the current iTunes drive to the 
>newly-formatted backup drive.
>4. Reformat the current iTunes drive to the new format
>5. Copy the backed-up iTunes material back to the newly-reformatted 
>external iTunes drive
>6. Set up Time Machine to back up the external iTunes drive to the 
>newly-formatted external HD
>
> Will this approach work? Or, what do I need to change in that proposal? 
> Again, my thanks for your input. Bill
>
>
> To re-aquaint myself with the original problem: you have your iTunes stuff 
> on an external drive by itself, and a backup drive that was used by CCC to 
> back up the iTunes volume and internal HD’s as separate volumes? You never 
> actually specified what was on each external volume.
>
> if it’s like this:
> external Disk 1: iTunes
> external Disk 2:Partition 1  existing CCC internal backup, partition 
> 2 existing CCC itunes backup 
>
> 1) reformat backup drive as a single partition. I do not know if the OS 
> lets you format hard drives as APFS, but it will be offered as an option if 
> so. (Remember, drive reformats like this are done at the Physical disk 
> level in Disk Utility the one named Seagate or WD something something, not 
> the Volume level)
>
> 2) Set this newly formatted volume as your Time Machine volume and point 
> both the internal HD and external iTunes **folder** to it for backing up.
>
> No need to be copying back and forth like you were planning.
>
> OTOH if the partition drive is your internal backup and your ‘live’ iTunes 
> volume, I’d reformat the remaining one copy the live iTunes to it and then 
> reformat the whole new backup drive as a single volume and then point the 
> internal HD and the iTunes folder on the (now) external iTunes volume to 
> Time Machine.
>
> Time machine isn’t picky about the drive formatting it’s backing up, just 
> the formatting of it’s drive.
>
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Re: Time Machine configuration...?

[Bill Spencer]

Well, I have no idea how it happened, but the iTunes drive is already 
getting backed up. So I bothered you for nothing, more or less. Thanks! Bill

On Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 1:45:49 PM UTC-5 
john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote:

>
>
> On Jan 18, 2021, at 3:05 PM, Bill Spencer  wrote:
>
> I have reformatted the backup drive and set TM to back up the internal HD 
> to it, but how do I point the live external iTunes folder to the backup 
> drive also? I can't see any way to do that. Thanks again! me
>
>
>
> The directions are here: 
> https://www.macworld.com/article/3153995/how-to-make-sure-time-machine-backs-up-external-drives.html
>  
>
> Time Machine automatically puts external HD’s on the exclusion list, so 
> you have to remove the iTunes drive from there before you can include the 
> iTunes in the backup.
>
>
> -- 
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> University of Arizona
> College of Pharmacy
> Information Technology Group
>
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>
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Re: Time Machine configuration...?

[Bill Spencer]

Thank you both for this information. Unfortunately I am not in a position 
to buy another external HD so I will have to manage with what I have. In 
reading through your comments, I realized that there's no need for the 
iTunes backup to be in a separate partition (at least, I think this is so); 
I have no idea why I set things up that way originally. (I continue to 
refer to "iTunes" even though it's not called that anymore...one cannot 
usually teach old dogs new tricks.) Here's what I think I'll do, subject to 
your better advice:

   1. Reformat the backup drive to APFS without a partition
   2. Set up Time Machine to back up the main HD to the newly-formatted 
   external HD
   3. Copy the contents of the current iTunes drive to the newly-formatted 
   backup drive.
   4. Reformat the current iTunes drive to the new format
   5. Copy the backed-up iTunes material back to the newly-reformatted 
   external iTunes drive
   6. Set up Time Machine to back up the external iTunes drive to the 
   newly-formatted external HD

Will this approach work? Or, what do I need to change in that proposal? 
Again, my thanks for your input. Bill

On Friday, January 1, 2021 at 9:39:07 PM UTC-5 Centrisman wrote:

> I hope these two articles from Seagate and Apple helps. BTW, TM is for 
> backups not archiving.
>
> Formatting a drive to be used with Time Machine:
>
> macOS requires that a drive be formatted with a specific file system to be 
> used with Time Machine
>
>- For Big Sur use Apple File System (APFS) when setting up a new backup
>- For macOS versions for 10.6 (Snow Leopard) to 10.15 (Catalina) use 
>Mac OS Extended (Journaled) also referred to as HFS+ when setting up a new 
>backup
>
> Backup disks you can use with Time Machine
>
> Time Machine can back up certain external storage devices connected to 
> your Mac or available on your network.
>
> To use Time Machine to make a backup of your Mac, you need one of these 
> types of storage devices:
>
>- External USB, Thunderbolt, or FireWire drive connected to your Mac 
>
> 
>- Network-attached storage (NAS) device that supports Time Machine 
>over SMB 
>
> 
>- Mac shared as a Time Machine backup destination 
>
> 
>- External drive connected to an AirPort Extreme Base Station 
>(802.11ac) or AirPort Time Capsule 
>
> 
>- AirPort Time Capsule 
>
> 
>
> --
> External drive connected to your Mac
>
> Time Machine can back up to an external drive connected to a USB, 
> Thunderbolt, or FireWire port on your Mac. If the disk isn't using the 
> correct format, Time Machine will prompt you to erase it. 
> --
> Network-attached storage (NAS) device that supports Time Machine over SMB
>
> Many third-party NAS devices support Time Machine over SMB. For details, 
> check the documentation for your NAS device. 
> --
> Mac shared as a Time Machine backup destination
>
> To use another Mac on your network as a Time Machine backup destination, 
> complete these steps on the other Mac:
>
>1. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Sharing.
>2. From the list of services on the left, select File Sharing.
>3. From the Shared Folders list on the right, click the add button 
>(+), then choose a folder to use for Time Machine backups.
>4. Control-click the folder that you added, then choose Advanced 
>Options from the shortcuts menu that appears.
>[image: macOS Sharing System Preferences Shared Folders options]
>5. From the Advanced Options dialog, select “Share as a Time Machine 
>backup destination.”
>
> When setting up Time Machine on your other Mac computers, you should now 
> be able to select the shared folder as a backup disk.
> --
> External drive connected to an AirPort Extreme Base Station (802.11ac) or 
> AirPort Time Capsule
>
> Time Machine can back up to an external USB drive connected to an AirPort 
> Extreme Base Station (802.11ac model) or AirPort Time Capsule.
>
>1. Connect the drive directly to your Mac, then use Disk Utility to 
>erase it 
>
> 
>.
>2. Connect the drive to a USB port on your AirPort base station, then 
>turn it on.
>3. Open AirPort Utility, then select your base station and click Edit 
>to view its settings.
>4. Click the Disks tab in the settings window.
>5. Select your backup disk from the list of