Re: [MacGroup] The End of MacGroup

I'd vote strongly against anything on Facebook. Same for Google. I value privacy too much, as well as some modicum of ethics. Bill > On Feb 4, 2020, at 16:03, John Robinson wrote: > > My class has a page on FaceBook, the guy that started it has the authority to > allow folks to > join, if

Re: [MacGroup] The end of MacGroup

That's an idea, esp. since they just changed the rules to get rid of public groups (i.e. all groups are either by invitation or restricted to a moderator OK'ing membership). The public groups were spam-laden. Bill > On Feb 4, 2020, at 15:43, Pen Helm wrote: > > I run a mailing list at

Re: [MacGroup] The end of MacGroup

What a shame. I learn things way faster here than anywhere else. Bill > On Feb 4, 2020, at 14:25, Lee Larson wrote: > > The Instructional Technology people at the University of Louisville have > decided departmental mail servers are an unacceptable security risk. They are > going to block

Re: [MacGroup] free email (SMIME) certificates

s a tutorial > (slightly dated) at: > http://www.extinguishedscholar.com/wpglob/?p=1018 > > >> On Jan 13, 2020, at 10:01 PM, Lee Larson wrote: >> >> On Jan 13, 2020, at 6:03 PM, Bill Rising wrote: >> >>> I poked around for a bit and found that ever

Re: [MacGroup] free email (SMIME) certificates

. Cheers, Bill > On Jan 13, 2020, at 21:01, Lee Larson wrote: > > On Jan 13, 2020, at 6:03 PM, Bill Rising wrote: > >> I poked around for a bit and found that everyone was talking about using >> GPGTools. They want $24 for their plugin for Mail (or allow compiling from >

Re: [MacGroup] free email (SMIME) certificates

Hi Lee, > On Jan 11, 2019, at 13:23, Lee Larson wrote: > > On Jan 11, 2019, at 8:39 AM, Bill Rising wrote: > >> When I tried to do my annual download of an SMIME certificate from Comodo, I >> saw that Comodo had changed its name [1] and now charges for its >>

Re: [MacGroup] Dead Printer

Hi all, I ended up buying a Canon Pixma TS6320 for the following reasons: The printer itself was pretty cheap. It got pretty good ratings. The ink is stupidly expensive, but I think I need the printer just some printing here and there. The setup was a bit goofy and took a while (which

Re: [MacGroup] Dead Printer

Hi Jim, Thanks for this info. Just for grins I went to look upt the bit about not being able to change the print quality, and I found this: https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Printer-Multifunction-Support/TS9120-Print-Dialogue-options-1-Draft-quality-not-available-2/td-p/242946 It seems

Re: [MacGroup] Dead Printer

ave been hearing food things about them. > > > Brian > > > > > On Dec 15, 2019, at 2:44 PM, Bill Rising wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > My Canon Pixma mg5620 decided to stop turning on this morning. From all the > > searching, it seems that

[MacGroup] Dead Printer

Hi all, My Canon Pixma mg5620 decided to stop turning on this morning. From all the searching, it seems that this just happens, and it means that the printer is dead. So: Has anyone resurrected a Canon Pixma? If not, does anyone have a recommendation for an printer-scanner (don't need fax,

Re: [MacGroup] How to find a good USB-c to HDMI adapter

that Apple's filters think all mail coming from the users group is spam, even those I've sent. I keep forgetting to weed through spam. Cheers, Bill > On Dec 5, 2019, at 10:54, Lee Larson wrote: > > On Dec 5, 2019, at 9:26 AM, Bill Rising wrote: > >> I haven't been able to

Re: [MacGroup] How to find a good USB-c to HDMI adapter

YYTFIVPWUY6Q=duckduckgo-osx-20=xm2=2025=165953=B0034HQX8O > > > > >> On Dec 5, 2019, at 9:26 AM, Bill Rising wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I haven't been able to solve my problems with getting a decent image on my >> TV when hooking it up via a USB-C t

Re: [MacGroup] Linux

Just another note on Catalina: Rumors on the web have that installing Catalina also updated firmware which had to do with video. So... upgrading to Catalina and then having 2nd-monitor problems would not be fixed by downgrading back to Mojave. This, of course, is a rumor backed by people who

[MacGroup] How to find a good USB-c to HDMI adapter

Hi all, I haven't been able to solve my problems with getting a decent image on my TV when hooking it up via a USB-C to HDMI adapter. My guess is that Apple updated/fixed something and the weakness of my adapter have been exposed (or that the ever-shifting sands of HDMI have silted over its

[MacGroup] Oh, yet another bad thing about Catalina

Sheesh. Turns out that Catalina has all sorts of problems with external monitors (just google: external monitor "catalina"). At first: no signal whatsoever when I hooked my MacBook Pro on our Samsung TV (someting I have used without worry or bather for years). So, just as if I were using

[MacGroup] Oh, another bad thing about Catalina

FWIW, after I upgraded to Catalina, there was one big folder of mostly junk missing from my Desktop [1]. I had to go and copy it by hand from a backup. Makes me wonder how much else got destroyed. I'd advise not updating to Catalina until next year when it's successor gets announced. Bill

[MacGroup] Catalina and external drives

Hi all, I updated my laptop to Catalina, and now I'm having trouble with (at least one) of my external backup drives. After mounting fine once, the drive now asks for passwords (it has encrypted volumes), accepts the passwords, but does not mount the drives. If I pull the drive out and put it

Re: [MacGroup] iPhone Security & Safety

I found it at Settings > Cellular > SIM PIN, thanks to https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201529 The support page has some pretty stern warnings about finding out what your PIN is, even if you've never used it, because if it is already set, trying to set one will make your SIM card useless,

[MacGroup] Safari 13 and ad blocking

Hi all, I'm holding off on updating to Safari 13, because Safari 13 does not allow extensions, thus making AdBlock (for blocking ads) and Ghostery (for blocking web beacons and other nefarious gratuitous data-gathering tools) obsolete. Looking for substitutes wasn't too successful. What are

Re: [MacGroup] Switching Providers

> On Jun 11, 2019, at 17:05, Richard D. Meadows wrote: > > Call Iglou .. If you have AT you can probably have Iglou Internet FIBER… > $70 a month. Now that is not cable tv or such.. just internet at 1Gb UP & > DOWN. After playing around with pricing, splitting the cable and the internet

[MacGroup] Switching Providers

Hi all, This is only tangentially computer-related, because it has to do with internet services. [1] My 'special offer' with AT ended, so my cable+tv bill went up ~$60/month to ~$190/month (!). This could be lowered to $172/month by reducing the number of worthless shopping channels. I

Re: [MacGroup] APFS Volume vs Disk Image

don't feel the urge to rent a virtual storage unit. Not that this is a bad idea... I just have severe doubts about security. Bill > >> On Apr 12, 2019, at 11:05 AM, Bill Rising wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I use my laptop for both work and home. Because my w

Re: [MacGroup] Ahh, iCloud

ame thing happens to me with gmail. All of a sudden emails I have been > receiving long time show up in junk mail. Takes two or three times marking > them not junk before fixed. > > Tom > >> On May 31, 2019, at 5:57 AM, Bill Rising wrote: >> >> Hi all, >&g

[MacGroup] Ahh, iCloud

Hi all, Ever since I told Beth that I used iCloud for most all of my email, and that it worked pretty well, I stopped getting any email from the usergroup. Wouldn't you know, Apple's mail servers had suddenly decided that anything coming from the group was spam, so I just found a ton of

Re: [MacGroup] iCloud for email or other suggestions?

I use iCloud for most of my mail. Seems fine to me, though I also have a add-in called MailSuite

[MacGroup] APFS Volume vs Disk Image

Hi all, I use my laptop for both work and home. Because my work stuff must be hidden from prying eyes, I put all my work stuff on some encrypted disk images which I eject at the end of the work day. The bad thing about encrypted disk images is that they have a size, and so they run out of

[MacGroup] APFS Volume vs Disk Image

Hi all, I use my laptop for both work and home. Because my work stuff must be hidden from prying eyes, I put all my work stuff on some encrypted disk images which I eject at the end of the work day. The bad thing about encrypted disk images is that they have a size, and so they run out of

[MacGroup] free email (SMIME) certificates

Hi all, When I tried to do my annual download of an SMIME certificate from Comodo, I saw that Comodo had changed its name [1] and now charges for its certificates. Any links to its pages from other articles redirect to pages which are all about buying antivirus or antispam software. Has

Re: [MacGroup] linked in

Those Linked in emails are just spew. I get them all the time, too, which is one reason I never joined. Networking is important, but not when it is being mined for marketing. Bill > On Nov 28, 2018, at 20:39, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > > Thanks John, bit the problem is I never subscribed.

Re: [MacGroup] Supreme Court deals a blow to Apple Pay

Hi John, Part of the difference could come from where she wears the fitbit. After some discussions in our family (back when there was a friendly competition about who could rack up the most steps), experimentation showed that many more steps got registered if the fitbit was on a sock/shoe than

Re: [MacGroup] apfs, volumes, partitions and disk images

> On May 8, 2018, at 18:15, Lee Larson <leelar...@me.com> wrote: > > On May 8, 2018, at 4:40 PM, Bill Rising <bris...@mac.com> wrote: > >> I use SuperDuper!, which is a careful front-end to rsync, as far as I know. > > Do you know if SuperDuper! can talk t

Re: [MacGroup] apfs, volumes, partitions and disk images

> On May 7, 2018, at 6:39 PM, Bill Rising <bris...@mac.com> wrote: > >> This must be the reason that Time Machine has often told me that it found >> problems and I would have to start from scratch. > > Who knows? I use it, but the belt and suspenders approach always s

Re: [MacGroup] apfs, volumes, partitions and disk images

This must be the reason that Time Machine has often told me that it found problems and I would have to start from scratch. I, too, have never really liked Time Machine (too unreliable), but I never had a reason other than anecdotal experience. Bill > On May 7, 2018, at 11:41, Lee Larson

Re: [MacGroup] apfs, volumes, partitions and disk images

I'll report the page to Apple as a bug. I'm sure that two months from now I'll hear back that my report is a duplicate, and the issue will be closed without repair. Thanks, Bill > On May 7, 2018, at 10:05, Lee Larson <leelar...@me.com> wrote: > > On May 7, 2018, at 8:59 AM, Bi

Re: [MacGroup] apfs, volumes, partitions and disk images

4O_KuapPgY=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs=zWoHuqNcNH5mmIqKaEfiTO-DegPba8W81mC0kldt9pY=LeRer089aKv64uIk-ZembK-CMRIqu6rDv3N4vRQbe_Y= > On May 6, 2018, at 21:03, Lee Larson <leelar...@me.com> wrote: > > On May 6, 2018, at 6:05 PM, Bill Rising <bris...@mac.com> wrote: > >> Enter APFS, with its con

[MacGroup] apfs, volumes, partitions and disk images

Hi all, In the past, I've used partitions on a single big drive [1] to allow backing up multiple computers using Time Machine. So... imagine using a 3TB drive to back up three different computers. The great Pondini time machine pages [2] state that it is best to partition a drive when using it

[MacGroup] Thunderbolt 3 -> Mini DisplayPort -> VGA/DVI/HDMI

Hi all, Has anyone tried to run a display (not anything really fancy or mac-specific) by going from the Thunderbolt 3 port on a newer MBP through a USB-C to Mini DisplayPort adapter through a Mini DisplayPort to any of a VGA, DVI, or HDMI display? Here is why I ask: I already have Mini

Re: [MacGroup] Keyboard going bad

Thanks to Harry and Pen for replying. Well... since it was a work computer and since I decided I don't really want to lug yet another thing in my bag when I travel, I got permission to get a new computer (probably 2 weeks before Apple announces another one). Luckily, there was a refurb which

Re: [MacGroup] Questionable purgeable space

> On Apr 19, 2018, at 19:11, Lee Larson <leelar...@me.com> wrote: > > On Apr 19, 2018, at 6:35 PM, Bill Rising <bris...@mac.com> wrote: > >> I don't see any swap files or any such thing. Wouldn't it be odd if the swap >> files were on a disk image aside fr

[MacGroup] Keyboard going bad

Hi all, The keyboard on my unibody MBP (mid-2012, non-retina) is going on the fritz. For about 3-4 months, the -g- key has been intermittent, but not in a horrendous way. Now the -asdfg- keys have become completely intermittent in horrible way [1]. Because these are all in a row, the hive

Re: [MacGroup] Questionable purgeable space

> On Apr 19, 2018, at 11:02, Lee Larson <leelar...@me.com> wrote: > > On Apr 19, 2018, at 9:16 AM, Bill Rising <bris...@mac.com> wrote: > >> So... why does macOS think that there are files it can delete at whim? >> Should I be worried that my irreplac

[MacGroup] Questionable purgeable space

Hi all, I have an encrypted disk image I use for storing work-related files on my laptop. Out of the blue, the 'available space' jumped from ~100MB to 2.88GB. I looked at Disk Utility, and saw that 2.78GB was listed as 'purgeable'. When poking around online, I found a couple things: 1.

Re: [MacGroup] Good Screen, Bad Touch ID

> On Jan 5, 2018, at 12:43, tom holloman wrote: > > Just in case u have assistive touch on, right? I don't have it on. If you're asking Jonathan about the pairing, my guess is that Apple does this so that an outside agent cannot crack into a phone simply by switching out

Re: [MacGroup] Good Screen, Bad Touch ID

tton or it will never work again. The button > is evidently paired somehow with the motherboard for security. > > Some new screens come with the button, some don’t, is why I ask. > > jonathan > > >> On Jan 5, 2018, at 10:28 AM, Bill Rising <bris...@mac.com> wrot

[MacGroup] Good Screen, Bad Touch ID

Hi all, I did manage to mostly repair my phone last night. Good news: with the new screen, the phone works better than id did ever since it's first crack in the screen 2 years ago. Way better than with a shattered screen. Bad news: Touch ID doesn't work. The Home button works fine, just no

[MacGroup] iPhone 6 replacement screen

Hi all, My iPhone 6 screen finally shattered, so I need to get a replacement. When looking online, it seems that many of the replacement screens (including iFixit's) have problems with color, stripes, etc. because the LCD panel is not so great. Replacing just the glass looks wy too hard.

Re: [MacGroup] Another recommendation needed: routers

Good. Bill > On Nov 27, 2017, at 09:53, Bill Rising <bris...@mac.com> wrote: > > > OK... I decided to go with Lee's suggestion because > > He has had a good experience > It got good reviews when it first came out > It has 3 bands instead of 2 > I don't think

[MacGroup] Fighting with Time Machine and APFS

Hi all, Quick story: Time machine has stopped backing up to a network drive, instead saying I do not have the correct permissions to use the time machine backup. Longer story: I have backed my laptop to a firewire drive attached to my mac mini for years. The backup is on one of three

Re: [MacGroup] iPhone 6s Battery woes

> On Dec 25, 2017, at 00:49, Jonathan Fletcher <li...@fletcherdata.com> wrote: > > >> On Dec 24, 2017, at 3:54 PM, Bill Rising <bris...@mac.com> wrote: >> >> What utility did you use? > > Good old Geekbench. As it does on the desktop version,

Re: [MacGroup] iPhone 6s Battery woes

> On Dec 24, 2017, at 15:03, Jonathan Fletcher wrote: > > You may have heard that there is significant gnashing of teeth (i.e, > lawsuits) over Apple’s decision to throttle back processor speed on iPhone > 6’s that have batteries nearing the end of their lives. > > In

[MacGroup] TWC is now Sputum!

Hey all, Just for comparison, TWC/Sputum decided to raise my TV/Internet bill by $23/month (~15%) for no change in service. Monopoly has its advantages. Good thing a tax bill is in the works to help out these poor folks. Must be rough. Bill smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic

Re: [MacGroup] Mac Mini hard drive replacement

> On Nov 27, 2017, at 11:31, John Robinson wrote: > > Bill, > > I just went through the steps in #1 below, on my older Mini’s 2009 and 2011 > it’s not ear this complicated, Yeah... I'd done a replacement on a mac mini in the past, and it was painful. The 2014

Re: [MacGroup] Mac Mini hard drive replacement

> On Nov 27, 2017, at 10:10, John Robinson wrote: > > Bill, > > I’ve replaced several drives in the Mini’s both the kind where you had to use > two putty knives to spread the sides apart and the more recent models where > the bottom comes off. > > I did all of

[MacGroup] Mac Mini hard drive replacement

Hi all, I finally got sick of my 2014 mac mini and its abhorrently slow performance (likely due to the crappy stock 5400rpm stack of spinning rust). So... I'm getting and SSD to replace the internal drive. When looking on iFixit for the repair instructions [1], I saw that iFixit says that I

Re: [MacGroup] Another recommendation needed: routers

OK... I decided to go with Lee's suggestion because He has had a good experience It got good reviews when it first came out It has 3 bands instead of 2 I don't think I need a wave 2 (MU-MIMO) router quite yet The router has been on the market for a while without complaints about major

[MacGroup] Another recommendation needed: routers

Hi all, I'm thinking of upgrading my router. The main reason for this is that the (old) Airport Extreme doesn't have the greatest range, and I was hoping that a directed beam ac router would work better. Here are the things which are important: Simultaneous dual (or better) band (which is

[MacGroup] Advice needed for USB-C madness

Hi all, I just ordered a refurb 2017 Macbook for my wife to replace her 2006(!) Macbook, which is starting(?) to feel slow. Of course, the 2017 Macbook comes with one and only one USB-C port. From what I can see [1], it seems that all that would be needed would be something with some USB-A

[MacGroup] arrrghhh itunes

Hi all, I finally updated my wife's iPhone to iOS 10.3.3. After updating, I tried to update the apps on her iPhone via iTunes and a USB cord from a mac mini. This has worked in the past, and it was the way that I updated the software on her iPhone. When I tried to sync the updated apps, I get

Re: [MacGroup] spell catcher

> On Aug 8, 2017, at 10:32, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > > Hi, > > I learned about the spell checker app SpellCatcher from Lee. The developer > died in 2012 and the app hasn’t been upgraded for any OS since, however it > still works. Lee, do you still use it? Is there a more

[MacGroup] Worried about a logic board

Hey all, Last month, after a 2-day drive to New Hampshire, my mid-2012 MBP started running its fans wildly [1] and randomly shutting down and rebooting without any kernel panic screen. The sensors were often showing >100ºC. Googling suggested that perhaps the RAM modules were loose [2]. So...

Re: [MacGroup] An Unbelievable Phishing

I was curious about this because the links all pointed to 'value.sears.com', which doesn't seem all that bad that is, until you see that every single link points to the same place with the same tag. A quick google search on 'sears phishing' says that this attack, complete with links

Re: [MacGroup] favorite apps?

Oh, and after seeing Lee's answer, I forgot. Being a cheapskate, I also use aText which is a cheap, no-so-feature-rich text expansion app. Has just enough for what I need. Bill > On Jun 27, 2017, at 10:17, Bill Rising <bris...@mac.com> wrote: > > >> On Jun 27, 201

Re: [MacGroup] favorite apps?

> On Jun 27, 2017, at 09:35, Pen Helm wrote: > > Dear Macgroup, > > What are your favorite programs? > > I like: > RDM (Retina DisplayMenu,) which lets me run my Mac at higher than legal > resolutions; > MenuMeters, which shows CPU, disk, and network meters; > Smart

Re: [MacGroup] Private internet access

> On Jun 8, 2017, at 17:43, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > > So Bill right the larger the number the longer it takes to ping. > > Is a faster ping time better than a slower one? Yep. It's the time it takes for a message to get from you to the responding server and back. Think

Re: [MacGroup] Private internet access

> On Jun 8, 2017, at 12:22, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > > I’ve been using PIA for about a month now. One thing I have noticed is that > locations outside the U.S. have much faster speeds than the U.S. At least > that’s what I assume. For instance, If I connect via Singapore

Re: [MacGroup] Apple's Another First

On May 3, 2017, at 09:25, Bill Rising <bris...@mac.com> wrote: > > On May 3, 2017, at 09:07, John Robinson <profilecoven...@me.com> wrote: >> >> >> Apple has reached another First…..charge on…. >> >> This is why Buffett is now the largest stock

Re: [MacGroup] Apple's Another First

On May 3, 2017, at 09:07, John Robinson wrote: > > > Apple has reached another First…..charge on…. > > This is why Buffett is now the largest stockholder of Apple, he loves to > purchase stocks that pay him a cashflow to invest….personally I would have > loved for

Re: [MacGroup] What would happen to our records with an EMP disaster from a high-altitude blast?

I think that in event of a nuclear war, the last thing I would care about is keeping my computer data safe. Ok, maybe the second to last thing just ahead of making sure that the rose bushes don't get crisped. > On Apr 26, 2017, at 14:58, Pen Helm wrote: > > Yes, I

Re: [MacGroup] Contacts

> On Apr 14, 2017, at 17:26, Anne Cartwright wrote: > > Nothing else syncs with my iMac. I don’t even sync with it half the time. > > Also having a popup frequently saying “A keychain cannot be found.” two > buttons: Cancel and Reset to Defaults. What’s with this? Ok... now

Re: [MacGroup] Contacts

> On Apr 13, 2017, at 17:08, Anne Cartwright wrote: > > Any idea what happened to my Contacts. > > Tried looking up someone’s phone number and there was virtually nothing there. > > Use Time Machine to replace and got 400+ cards back but lost groups, etc. > > Any idea

[MacGroup] iOS 10.3.1 update quirky for me

Hi all, The iOS 10.3.1 update was been quirky for me: multiple times through the loop of 1. Clicking Update 2. Using touch id to enter my passcode Getting the error 'There was a problem downloading the software for the iPhone "...". An unknown error occurred (4037)' This error

[MacGroup] iOS 10.3.1 update quirky for me

Hi all, The iOS 10.3.1 update was been quirky for me: multiple times through the loop of 1. Clicking Update 2. Using touch id to enter my passcode Getting the error 'There was a problem downloading the software for the iPhone "...". An unknown error occurred (4037)' This error occurred

Re: [MacGroup] Weather App

> On Apr 5, 2017, at 18:45, Richard D. Meadows wrote: > > I must have gotten the wrong one… it is out of date and won’t work on my up > to day os. > > can you send me the link to the one you are using or give me the name of the > developer so I can find it that way? I

[MacGroup] New laptop particulars

Hi All, In the recent discussions about Mac laptops, Lee said that he doesn't always buy Macs but when he does, he buys refurbs from Apple. Does anyone know if Apple sells refurbs of the next-to-last model? So... if a new MacBook came out in the next month, would they drop the price, but still

Re: [MacGroup] Congress votes against privacy

> On Mar 31, 2017, at 19:41, Pen Helm wrote: > > Verizon, Comcast and AT have now said they will not sell browsing histories. H they don't sell _personal_ browsing histories, but that doesn't keep your browsing history from being reconstructed:

Re: [MacGroup] Congress votes against privacy

Hi all, For them that like it, here is a pretty detailed explanation of levels of (lack of) privacy, VPNs and all that other fun stuff: https://consumerist.com/2017/03/30/without-internet-privacy-rules-how-can-i-protect-my-data/ Big Brother is watching you, it's just privately owned with

Re: [MacGroup] HDDs killed by TimeMachine?

On Feb 10, 2017, at 15:46, Nelsn Helm wrote: > SO I open the Terminal to follow instructions ^, > but the HDDs and volumes do not mount, > and my terminal window does not look like theirs. > > I don't know much about Time Machine wasting drives (I've never had

Re: [MacGroup] uber vs. lyft

On Jan 29, 2017, at 19:19, Richard D. Meadows wrote: > > Tipping is NOT done inside the App. If you ride Uber then you can tip in cash > if you want. Lyft has the tip ability IN their app. Oh, my bad. I guess the few times that I rode with people using Uber they didn't

Re: [MacGroup] uber vs. lyft

> On Jan 29, 2017, at 18:11, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > > As a user. Technically, you do not have to tip. BUT, if you don't tip, then you'll get written up as a poor ride, and Uber drivers will just opt not to pick you up. The tipping is done inside the app, so no cash

Re: [MacGroup] uber vs. lyft

On Jan 29, 2017, at 18:03, B. Eric Bradley wrote: > > Either way, you're getting an unlicensed freelance cab driver. If you're > comfortable with that, you're probably fine either way. Customers rate > drivers and drivers rate customers, so lack of history may figure into > what

Re: [MacGroup] Missing file?

On Jan 29, 2017, at 17:07, Anne Cartwright wrote: > > Why would a Pages document require an xml file and is that the same as an > “index.xml file”? From discussions.apple.com: "On Yosemite with Pages v5.5.1, its default file save format is a Single File (compressed folder

[MacGroup] cssm exceptions in console

Hey All, I've been getting a pile of CSSM Exception: CSSMERR_CSP_ messages in the Console. After about an hour of googling and finding advice about the Keychain which seemed irrelevant, I thought I'd ask if anyone else is seeing this and/or has fixed it. Thanks for any insight, Bill

Re: [MacGroup] Sierra

On Dec 15, 2016, at 19:27, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > > Should I update to sierra? It depends. > Any downside? If you markup PDFs using anything other than Adobe Acrobat, then don't update yet. Apple introduced a brand-new completely bug-filled PDFKit for rendering

Re: [MacGroup] Sierra

On Dec 16, 2016, at 14:02, ANDREW ARNOLD wrote: > I came to work this am, and all 6 Macs were auto-updated to 10.12.2 I never > select the auto-update option, as I like to give other users the chance to > find the problems, since I can’t afford to have our systems go

Re: [MacGroup] Streaming TIVO

On Dec 14, 2016, at 22:46, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > > Yeah, my point exactly. If I can stream to my computer when I’m on my home > network what’s to stop me from doing > exactly as you say, John. So why can’t I stream to my computer from > everywhere? > > Oh well. When

Re: [MacGroup] TWC price surge---should I switch?

On Dec 14, 2016, at 22:41, John Robinson wrote: > > Bill, > > I am one of those people that simply can’t stand AT…I fight with them ALL > the time, AND just last night I had to call because my U-Verse bill had > jumped from $76.00 a month to $125.00…since I fight with

Re: [MacGroup] TWC price surge---should I switch?

On Dec 14, 2016, at 22:43, Jonathan Fletcher wrote: > > Bill, > > I haven’t seen any price increases lately, including this month’s. Did you > have a promotion that went off? Just call them and ask them to renew it. This is pretty much what I've done in the past. This

[MacGroup] TWC price surge---should I switch?

Hi all, I just got my latest TWC/Spectrum bill, and lo and behold, it was 30% higher than the month before, and included a sports programming fee, an extra DVR service charge, an extra charge for a settop box that my wife was told was free [1] when she got it. Anyways, all in all, if I pay

Re: [MacGroup] Is unlocking a phone good or bad?

On Nov 23, 2016, at 08:52, Lee Larson <leelar...@me.com> wrote: > > On Nov 23, 2016, at 7:52 AM, Bill Rising <bris...@mac.com> wrote: > >> The Consumerist had an article pointing out how easy it is to unlock phones >> [1]. This could be a good thing for me be

[MacGroup] Is unlocking a phone good or bad?

Hi all, The Consumerist had an article pointing out how easy it is to unlock phones [1]. This could be a good thing for me because I travel out of the country for work, and it would be nice to drop a replacement SIM card in my phone instead of paying highway-robbery prices for even minimal

[MacGroup] Apple software (un)reliability

Hi all, I'm spending a foolish amount of time dealing with what seems to be unreliable Apple software, such as * Time Machine corrupting backups, and needing backups to be deleted and remade [1]. * Safari crashing pretty often [2]. * Errors when backing up my iPhone requiring me to throw out

Re: [MacGroup] iOS 10

On Oct 7, 2016, at 09:17, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > > So, has anyone installed iOS 10 on their phone or tablet? > > Should we upgrade to 10 now, or wait? I have it on my iPhone and my wife's iPhone. There are a few things I like better than previous iOS's, all of which

Re: [MacGroup] Safari 10 is buggy

;> On Sep 22, 2016, at 8:57 AM, Bill Rising <bris...@mac.com> wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> >> Like a complete idiot, I updated to Safari 10.0 instead of waiting for >> Safari 10.0.1. As should be expected from recent major number updates, >> Safari 10.0 is

[MacGroup] Safari 10 is buggy

Hi All, Like a complete idiot, I updated to Safari 10.0 instead of waiting for Safari 10.0.1. As should be expected from recent major number updates, Safari 10.0 is buggy: it can crash when going to harmless websites. [1] I'd advise not upgrading until Apple does a bit more testing and fixing.

[MacGroup] Restart without kernel panic; odd console messages

Hi all, I was working along on my 15 inch MBP late 2012 today, when the mouse pointer disappeared, and shortly thereafter the computer spontaneously rebooted. Typically, when this type of thing happens, I would expect there to be a kernel panic. Nope. No kernel panic. I looked through the

Re: [MacGroup] Apple Mail

On Aug 11, 2016, at 09:42, Anne Cartwright wrote: > > Why must they put the Delete selected messages button next to the Archive > selected messages? > > Why must the put the Send button next to the brightly lit red/yellow/green/ > buttons? > > Why can’t I ever select the

Re: [MacGroup] printers and wireless extenders

On May 31, 2016, at 20:53, Lee Larson <leelar...@me.com> wrote: > On 05/31/2016 06:24 PM, Bill Rising wrote: > >> I'm having a vexing problem... I got a Netgear N300 wireless extender. It >> works fine except for printing. >> >> To make using the exte

[MacGroup] printers and wireless extenders

Hi all, I'm having a vexing problem... I got a Netgear N300 wireless extender. It works fine except for printing. To make using the extender as seamless as possible, it has the same SSID as the router in the basement. This way, all computers and phones will pick up on the strongest available

Re: [MacGroup] OS and search suggestions

> On May 31, 2016, at 10:08, John Humphries wrote: > > I have OS X El Capitan, 10.11.5 on my iMac. > > Which is "better" - Chrome or Safari? Or another suggested over either? I prefer Safari for most things, but use Chrome for sites which force me to use Flash. This

[MacGroup] Timers vs wireless

Hi all, My reliable use-more-power-than-a-cfl motor-driven outlet timers are all starting to bite the dust after about 20 years of use. When I looked on-line and in stores I was excited at first, because they were digital and had no motors to wear out. Unfortuately, reviews paint them to be

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