Re: [MacGroup] Bose SoundDock

Sure. Way better than what I'm using now. On Jan 5, 2020, at 5:36 PM, John Robinson wrote: > > I’m close to retirement, I had my office building sold and I had to quickly > downsize, taking what little needed to a temporary location for one more year. > > Since at home I’m using HomePods I

Re: [MacGroup] web host?

I'd love to be able to recommend Hostwinds, but I haven't been very impressed with them. They are inexpensive, though. Be aware that a lot of the small discount web hosts out there are owned by Endurance International Group, and although their headquarters is in Massachusetts, the servers and

Re: [MacGroup] Screenshot 2019-03-30 at 12.16.35 PM

They’re advertising it as 5G Evolution, which I’m fairly sure is their way of saying it’s not fully-implemented 5G, but the speed’s theoretically there. Mobile message; detail to follow if needed. Thanks. > On Mar 30, 2019, at 12:21 PM, John Robinson wrote: > > At First Watch Cafe in

Re: [MacGroup] Printing proofs

Most printers are happy with a press-quality PDF with bleeds (if needed) and crop marks. Everything necessary to print the job is already embedded. Just make sure you’re using CMYK photos and illustrations so you don’t get any rude color surprises. If the file’s extremely large, you might be

Re: [MacGroup] Download and alarms

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Re: [MacGroup] was I hacked

.com/macgroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu/> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> B. Eric Bradley • (502) 303-5199 • (502) 454-4207 land & fax ___ MacGroup mailing list Posting address: MacGroup@erdos.ma

Re: [MacGroup] uber vs. lyft

Not advocating one way or the other, but this came up in my email this morning. It's for new Lyft users and valid in Louisville.

Re: [MacGroup] uber vs. lyft

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 you get in the way of a driver. Uber caught political flak over the weekend

Re: [MacGroup] Is this legit?

No. That's as fake as it gets. On Nov 30, 2016, at 7:54 AM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > Last night I received an email from Apple Support > > It says: > > Dear Apple Customer, > > You have violated our terms and conditions of use, applied to our >

Re: [MacGroup] mysterious text

Agreed. Somebody's phone, laptop, tablet, *something* - maybe Nelson's, maybe not - has malware that's harvesting phone numbers from an address book and sending texts with malware links to other people's phones. > Don't click the link, just delete it, seriously. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On

Re: [MacGroup] Google halts expansion of Fiber in 11 cities amid layoffs, executive shakeup

rve neither liberty nor safety -Benjamin Franklin >> >> Read the Constitution - It's Interesting! >> http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.overview.html >> >> ___ >> MacGroup mailing list >> Posting address: MacGroup@erdos.m

Re: [MacGroup] MacBook

Getting the part's going to be tricky at this point if he doesn't have one already. Has he checked with MacAuthority or Best Buy? Alternatively, maybe a USB keyboard to get through the weekend (or longer)? On Aug 17, 2016, at 4:44 PM, Jeff @ SLYN Systems wrote: > Received a call today from

Re: [MacGroup] Charter will axe the Time Warner Cable brand

Dream on. I guess I'd better get with somebody there about returning the old cable modem and mini digital boxes I still have before I get stuck with that rental forever, though. On May 18, 2016, at 11:19 AM, tom wrote: > Here is hoping they also drop prices? lol > >> On May 18, 2016, at

Re: [MacGroup] New TWC modem,

I'm getting in the low 20's with one of their "approved" third-party modems that's supposed to handle up to 100Mb (I'm in the tier that's supposed to be getting 50Mb), so I don't think it's as rolled-out as they claim, at least not in the heavy usage neighborhoods. On May 11, 2016, at 5:46

Re: [MacGroup] not FaceBook

Since it's only happening on Firefox, I'd just clear my Firefox cache and see if that takes care of it. If you get that page again, check the URL and see if it's actually on the Facebook site. It sounds as though it might possibly come from them, but the typo on "sharing" makes me skeptical.

Re: [MacGroup] Any beer drinkers out there?

Amen to that. These days you can't swing a dead cat without knocking the craft beer out of a hipster's hand. On Apr 14, 2016, at 4:34 PM, Dan Crutcher wrote: > I’d be careful with them thar’ bears, especially after seeing The Revenant! > > (Sorry, couldn’t help myself.) > >> On Apr 14, 2016,

Re: [MacGroup] TimeWarner Speeds

t; Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 14, 2016, at 2:14 PM, B. Eric Bradley <e...@bericb.com> wrote: >> >> Hm. I just took out their Arris and put on a 343Mb capable Zoom and it's >> still just turning 17Mb. Maybe they haven't quite reached my block yet. They >

Re: [MacGroup] TimeWarner Speeds

> The modems I recommend getting are the Arris/ Motorola surfboard 6183 the > 6190. These are modems only not gateways. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 14, 2016, at 2:02 PM, B. Eric Bradley <e...@bericb.com> wrote: >> >> I'm assuming the new modems nee

Re: [MacGroup] TimeWarner Speeds

I'm assuming the new modems need to be DOCSIS 3.1, and so far I haven't found any available at retail. Unless somebody else knows where there are some hiding, you'll probably have to take theirs. You have theirs, John, yes? On Apr 14, 2016, at 1:24 PM, Dan Crutcher wrote: > I think there was

Re: [MacGroup] Mac keeper ?

Don't call those numbers. It's either Mackeeper, third-party optimization software that almost nobody needs, or a third-party security scam that promises to fix non-existent problems for a hefty fee, and usually wants you to download remote-access software that lets them access your Mac

Re: [MacGroup] compromised

Nelson, That number isn't Apple support. click4support.net places ads online identifying themselves as Apple support (and numerous other brands) and snags people as they browse, usually deciding that they need help when a page fails to load or an app crashes. You need to find that piece of

Re: [MacGroup] compromised

before somebody at click4support does. On Oct 21, 2014, at 7:28 AM, B. Eric Bradley wrote: Nelson, That number isn't Apple support. click4support.net places ads online identifying themselves as Apple support (and numerous other brands) and snags people as they browse, usually deciding

Re: [MacGroup] Mac repair

Access Technologies on Bardstown Road near Taylorsville Rd. will work on them, and Geeks Underground on Preston near U of L replaced the keyboard and screen on my Macbook Pro after an unhappy mishap about a year ago, with good results (mostly - the keyboard is from a different model year so it

Re: [MacGroup] Mac repair

. Thanks, Sandy On May 13, 2014, at 10:15 AM, B. Eric Bradley wrote: Access Technologies on Bardstown Road near Taylorsville Rd. will work on them, and Geeks Underground on Preston near U of L replaced the keyboard and screen on my Macbook Pro after an unhappy mishap about a year ago

Re: [MacGroup] example of spam/ phishing email

I'd ignore it just based on the bad English. Suspension access? On Aug 23, 2013, at 11:27 AM, William Micou wrote: Received this at my office, which made me suspicious- I have no Mac related accounts connected to that address. When I hovered over the link with the mouse, it showed me the

Re: [MacGroup] $10 power adaptors

Wonder if they have to be in one piece. We bought a couple of cheapies and the pins broke off the plugs in no time. On Aug 6, 2013, at 2:17 PM, Lee Larson wrote: This comes from Apple: USB Power Adapter Takeback Program Recent reports have suggested that some counterfeit and

Re: [MacGroup] Linked in email

Yes. I didn't really think anything about the MacGroup part until you mentioned it, but I don't usually indulge name collectors anyway so it was going into the dumper. On Aug 11, 2011, at 9:57 AM, Ed Wiser wrote: Anyone else receive a Email from a Chris Hoffman? With a MacGroup in the

Re: [MacGroup] Linked in email

To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers Subject: Re: [MacGroup] Linked in email I deleted mine right away Marta On Aug 11, 2011, at 10:18 AM, B. Eric Bradley wrote: Actually as I look at my LinkedIn page, there's no corresponding invite there so the email may

Re: [MacGroup] Linked in email

I've seen actual invitations from her on the LinkedIn site - I think she's just indiscriminately adding people, trying to pump up her real estate business. I've deleted two or three of those. On Aug 11, 2011, at 11:50 AM, Beth Phillips wrote: I’ve received a Linked in message supposedly from

Re: [MacGroup] Re(2): Re(2): Molokai

Except for the ones who are sitting. Sorry, somebody had to say it. On Nov 14, 2010, at 10:31 AM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: BTW, I do not have old friends, I have friends of long standing! Sunday, November 14, 201010:26 AMMarta ediemartae...@mac.com Harry, the philosopher. I don't know

Re: [MacGroup] E-mail today from usps

Yes it's malicious, and the return address is spoofed. On Sep 24, 2010, at 5:39 PM, Jane Blake Acree wrote: Today, I received this E-mail. I didn't send a package on September 19, and the label in question, when opened, turned out to be an exe file. This looks like a malcious E-mail to me.

Re: [MacGroup] Look at this!

.de is Germany (Deutschland). There is some Hebrew framing around the page Sandy referenced, but clicking on the video takes you back to the YouTube page where a German company is demoing the design; there are also related links on the YouTube page to a competing design by Sony. On Nov

Re: [MacGroup] Mac's MAC address

There are different MAC addresses for different pieces of hardware, but for a wireless connection you'll want the one that goes with the AirPort card, i.e. the AirPort ID number. On Nov 4, 2009, at 10:40 AM, Profile wrote: David, I want to jump in for clarification. On the Airport

Re: [MacGroup] Is this phishing, or real

If they get to the right people, phishing reports will usually generate some response, at least from the major online services - financial institutions are less good about it, which I suspect stems from them not really wanting to admit that this might possibly be a problem for them. I've

[MacGroup] WTB: Intel MacBook or MacBook Pro

My PowerBook's on pretty much its last legs, so if anybody's ready to update from a fully functional MacBook or MBPro and wants to sell their current one, drop me an email off list. I have my own software so no real need to have anything loaded on it, but will consider all offers.

Re: [MacGroup] TIFF

In my case, thank a combination of Google and the fact that I make most of my living off things like tiff files. On Jul 5, 2009, at 5:08 PM, Marta Edie wrote: Thanks, Eric, one more thing I did not know. How do you all know so much? Marta On Jul 4, 2009, at 18:22 PM, B. Eric Bradley

[MacGroup] Looking for power cord for 15 aluminum Powerbook

Mine fried itself over the weekend and I need to lay hands on one in order to test whether the laptop itself is still viable; if the PB works and you wish to sell, obviously I'd be interested. Email me off- list, I can pick up locally. ___ The next

Re: [MacGroup] phishing email from iTunes store

sonofknowle...@mac.com probably didn't send it - sender addresses on phishing emails are routinely spoofed. Apple probably has an ab...@apple.com box; send that email with full headers (you can access that under ViewMessageLong Headers) to them and to the admin at the website where the

Re: [MacGroup] Am I a dunce?

I dunno; I haven't been part of a user group since Randy Jarnagin shut down Art Software Group (which directly addressed my needs at the time anyway) and am mostly self-taught, so my informational needs are fairly modest, and frankly I'm just not that gung-ho these days about learning apps

Re: [MacGroup] macbook locking up

My PowerBook had that problem for the first year I had it (along with relentless kernel panics) and it actually was the RAM. MacMall sent the machine with a RAM upgrade that wasn't, as it turned out; the offbrand they installed didn't work, nor did the Viking or Kingston replacements I

Re: [MacGroup] No Subject

The usual suspect online is Crucial, and I've never had any problems with their product, but I also had a very good recent experience with memory-up.com, both in terms of pricing and service. They ask the right questions, offer compatibility guarantees and are accommodating about Macs.

Re: [MacGroup] Low email volume

And you're complaining? (Actually, my mail host has usually been pretty good about keeping the really low-end spam out of my mailbox so I haven't noticed a big difference.) On Aug 16, 2008, at 1:20 PM, Brian ONeal wrote: Has anyone else noticed that they have not been getting as much email

Re: [MacGroup] Low email volume

, at 1:29 PM, Brian ONeal wrote: I am talking about legitimate email. Some email lists are not showing their normal (what I think is normal) volume B.O' On Aug 16, 2008, at 1:20 PM, B. Eric Bradley wrote: And you're complaining? (Actually, my mail host has usually been pretty good about

Re: [MacGroup] Bellsouth drops newsgroups

Usenet is a segment of the Internet created for the pre-web purpose of establishing and sustaining text-only discussions...sort of a sprawling, anything-goes bulletin board. I'd guess that far more Internet users than not with less than 10 years experience have never heard of, or at least

Re: [MacGroup] How does it work?

Commercial sites don't have those limitations for the most part. If you're looking at a Yahoo or a YouTube, you'll pull the full benefit of Insight's 20.0 (less latency and load from other users; if there were a YouTube server in town, you'd likely get the full 20, but realistically you'll

Re: [MacGroup] How does it work?

What he's asking is, can the upload server outrun the download? The answer is in many cases, of course, yes, but servers don't upload faster than your computer (cable modem/router/etc.) is asking for the data. On a 20.0 connection, the upload machine will send data at the lesser of 20.0 or

Re: [MacGroup] Safari Locking Up CONSTANTLY!

Don't forget a full shutdown and restart. You might also look at what else you might have running; some apps have auto-update routines and something might have decided to stop playing nice with Safari. Also, just being on a page that's running a lot of Flash or Java for long periods can

Re: [MacGroup] Re(2): help with zip disk

touchy the OS9 Toast software and the burner could be.) I think this one's most likely to work. He'll be trying them out over the weekend. I'll post if I need to make adjustments to make his sampler happy. On Feb 6, 2008, at 1:35 AM, B. Eric Bradley wrote: I have the disk and am still working

Re: [MacGroup] wireless where there is no wireless

I carry a 20-foot ethernet cable on trips. Low-tech but I've beaten many badly-wired hotel rooms with it. On Feb 4, 2008, at 7:19 PM, Profile wrote: Harry, I use the Airport Express. John On Feb 4, 2008, at 6:02 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: I'm in a hotel room right now. There is

[MacGroup] Publisher or something like it?

You can track down an older copy of Adobe Pagemaker - it's been replaced in the Adobe line by InDesign so there should be people out there with surplus copies of Pagemaker they're looking to part with (start with eBay, I pulled up about a dozen listings by searching pagemaker mac, 7.0 was

MacGroup: Change PDF file

The full version of Acrobat (Acrobat Standard and above, I believe) allows it, within the limitations of the layout (text changes work best). Prices to download from the Adobe site start at $299 ($99 for upgrade), but there is a free demo of Acrobat Professional at http://

MacGroup: Change PDF file

I just looked at the download page and apparently the demo is only available for Windows. Sorry. On Jun 14, 2006, at 11:05 AM, B. Eric Bradley wrote: The full version of Acrobat (Acrobat Standard and above, I believe) allows it, within the limitations of the layout (text changes work

MacGroup: cable troubles

Yes, and oddly enough, the problem seems to be limited to my wireless Powerbook. The wired connection to the G4 seems fine, and my wife's wireless Windoze box doesn't seem particularly out of whack. Insight did email two days ago to the effect that they were performing system upgrades, and

MacGroup: label specialties loc: Louisville, KY

I'm seeing one of two scenarios here - One: Glenn is subscribed to the listserv at that email address, and his email account is sending out an autoresponder to anyone who sends an email to the list (and hence to his mailbox), with it programmed to respond to only the first email it receives

MacGroup: label specialties loc: Louisville, KY

Got the autoresponse just now. I'd say he's subscribed to the listserv and bonking people with the autoresponder as they post. On Apr 4, 2006, at 12:58 PM, B. Eric Bradley wrote: I'm seeing one of two scenarios here - One: Glenn is subscribed to the listserv at that email address

MacGroup: file identification conflict

You'll love this, Russ - really easy. Do Get Info on any of the old JPEGView files, and look toward the bottom of the window at Open with: Select Preview as the application to open the file, then click the button below the pulldown window where it says Use this application to open all

MacGroup: webcam

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MacGroup: Cable/DSL Router

I've used Linksys wired in the past and am currently running Netgear wireless on a mixed-platform network and have had good results with both. I would, however, warn you away from 3Com/USR; I intended to upgrade my network from 802.11b to the faster 802.11g protocol, only to find out that

MacGroup: firmware explanation

Jiggleware: Britney Spears. Probably the same folks who came up with wetware for organic computers. There oughtta be something called jelloware (or jiggleware) which works only when the box is shaken around. Bill | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be April 27. The

MacGroup: Speaking of printer issues

More fun with printers: Swapped out my 802.11b wireless router for a USR 802.11g model a few weeks ago and now my G4 doesn't recognize my Lexmark. Initially, I thought it was some weirdness with the router but my old Performa 6400 prints with no problem; I can also print from the G4 to the

MacGroup: good bad software site

I'd suggest Exploring that line of thought but it seems to have been discontinued. Maybe we should organize a safari... On 2/13/04 14:06, Rob Kersting wrote Very cool, Bill, but I thought the worst of the worst came from http://www.mactopia.com How can you Exchange such bad Words about such

MacGroup: How to open .exe?

Toss it, Suzanne; it's a Windows executable. I've only talked to Insight twice in two years and my broadband service runs fine without anything they've got... Insightbb wants me to install their patch, which is a .exe file. It's on my desktop, but how do I open it? It tried Quicktime, but

MacGroup: Fwd: Computer Warning

Only if they're using Virtual PC, in which case it will cause their machines to initiate denial-of-service attacks on the Pentagon and the Office of Homeland Security, and begin generating spam emails soliciting assistance in smuggling $50 million out of Nigeria. But this doesn't affect Mac

MacGroup: Lightning

Not since I hooked 'em all up (cable connection included) to surge protection/battery backups. APC battery backup units start at around $40 and I sleep much easier. Does anyone in the group besides me unplug their computer during an electrical storm? Anne | The next meeting of the

MacGroup: Lightning

So -that's- what Rob was doing with the can of gasoline and the empty G4 case... Not since I started carrying a large sum of Renters' Insurance. Backup, backup, backup. Rob Anne Cartwright wrote: Does anyone in the group besides me unplug their computer during an electrical storm?

MacGroup: Trying to play .avi with Quicktime?

. Eric Bradley, graphic designer and doer of stuff P.O. Box 4904, Louisville, KY 40204 USA The nicest guy you know. | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be July 22. The LCS Web page is http://www.kymac.org. | This list's page is http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup.

MacGroup: winmail.dat

Computer Society will | be March 25. The LCS Web page is http://www.kymac.org. -- B. Eric Bradley, graphic designer and doer of stuff P.O. Box 4904, Louisville, KY 40204 USA The nicest guy you know. http://members.aye.net/~bericb | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society

MacGroup: E-book reader?

Good old Adobe - Acrobat EBook Reader is a free download. Go here: http://www.adobe.com/products/ebookreader/register.html Hello All, A friend sent me a cd with an e-book he has written, the problem is I can read it on the pc at work, but OSX(10.2) gives me a message that it can't recognize

MacGroup: Your input is needed. LCS domain name.

I'd be for maclouisville.whatever, myself. Or even macgroup.whatever. (That'd go nicely with the mailing list, anyway) Hello every one, I am looking into buying a domain name for the LCS web site. I have ran into some trouble. It would be nice to have WWW.LCS.COM its short and sweet, but

MacGroup: [Fwd: Message from www.macuser.co.uk]

the latest Celine Dion CD in a new iMac will result in the machine having to be sent for repair. B. Eric Bradley, graphic designer and doer of stuff P.O. Box 4904, Louisville, KY 40204 USA The nicest guy you know. http://members.aye.net/~bericb The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society

MacGroup: Attachments

information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers. B. Eric Bradley, graphic designer and doer of stuff P.O. Box 4904, Louisville, KY 40204 USA The nicest guy you know. http://members.aye.net/~bericb The next meeting of the Louisville Computer

MacGroup: RCA Camera

Don't despair - it just means, in all probability, that Stuffit's trying to unstuff the file and write the new folder to the CD-ROM, which of course it can't do. Copy the .sit file to your hard drive and unstuff it from there and it should work just fine. Then you can delete the .sit folder from

MacGroup: problems with Netscape

First and most important, Dave: which version of Netscape? The NAV shield you see when using Netscape just means that it's checking the various html and image files you're downloading for viruses. Nothing to worry about. Similarly, there's nothing to worry about with the disk activity; it just