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] Safari

Tom, What Mac OS are you using and what version of Firefox? Thanks. It’s nice to know one is not the only one in the leaky boat. Anne > On Feb 10, 2017, at 1:39 AM, tom wrote: > > Anne, I’ve had lots of trouble with Safari lately. I am switching over to > Firefox, it

[MacGroup] HDDs killed by TimeMachine?

I set TimeMachine to not back up partitions I use for back-ups. I changed the name of one of those partition. The OS changed the partition name in Disk Utility, but not in the TimeMachine do not copy list/ Time machine tried to copy. Now, the partition does not mount. TechTool Pro 9 does not

Re: [MacGroup] Google Chrome

On Feb 10, 2017, at 11:27 AM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer > wrote: > > IX charges $49.95 for an SSL certificate. > > I don’t plan to purchase a certificate for any of my sites. None of them > collect money. The Let’s Encrypt site

Re: [MacGroup] What about converting Kindle to ePub?

Thanks so much Lee, I had looked at Calibre, but unless I can get a backup from someone such as yourself I am uneasy trusting a firm I know nothing about. I’ll give it a try, I have maybe 20 books I need to convert, I haven’t bought an Amazon book since iBooks became available due to the way I

[MacGroup] Google Chrome

I maintain several web sites on IX Hosting. Today I received this message from them about Google Chrome. > Hello, > > Google has announced that the latest Chrome browser version will warn users > on websites not using SSL (https). Chrome will present a message in the > address bar that reads

Re: [MacGroup] What about converting Kindle to ePub?

On Feb 9, 2017, at 11:23 PM, John Robinson wrote: > I mentioned that I found a program to convert PDF to various formats, ePub > being what I need. > > Prior to getting iBooks I had purchased several book from Amazon for their > Kindle software for the Mac. Not a bad

Re: [MacGroup] Safari

I use Chrome, and I like it. Sandy On Feb 10, 2017, at 4:12 AM, preston@twc.com wrote: > Perhaps you could turn off your Safari extensions, then try some of the > similar tasks again you’ve seen Safari freeze with. Or, do a re-boot in Safe > Mode (Mac Help), then try Safari again.

Re: [MacGroup] Safari

Anne, Work through this, call Apple Care, they are so helpful. Normally when there is a problem Apple needs to fix we get an update without undo delay, other companies not always so. AND for me being able to use ApplePay from within Safari is worth its weight in gold. Last month one of my

Re: [MacGroup] Safari

Perhaps you could turn off your Safari extensions, then try some of the similar tasks again you’ve seen Safari freeze with. Or, do a re-boot in Safe Mode (Mac Help), then try Safari again. Just a couple of thoughts. -russ > On Feb 9, 2017, at 11:30 PM, Anne Cartwright