Re: [sussex_mug] Does anyone have opinions about Experian (“Identity Plus”)?

Thank you guys - I have taken up the offer!Phil TSent from my iPadOn 28 Feb 2024, at 15:30, Toby Leighton wrote:The company I work for had a databreach a year or two back (but just in america)  similar stolen identities and info., leaked by an HR person who fell for a very well targeted and

Re: [sussex_mug] Google (and Apple )Photos

Thanks for the information. Sam. Something funny is going on. When I finally discover its source I will let you all know! Phil > On 19 Jan 2024, at 08:58, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: > > Hi Phil > > Google Photos and iCloud Photos should be entirely separate collections, they > don’t sync as

Re: [sussex_mug] Happy Christmas!

Yes. Thanks for everything SMUG - may all your operating systems endure, your printers never disconnect and you apps function smoothly… Phil T Sent from my iPad > On 24 Dec 2023, at 11:00, Gillian Snoxall wrote: > > To all our dear SMUGGERS best wishes for a joyful Christmas, and a

Re: [sussex_mug] Printer problems

ooted and > re-set it. And now it works like a dream. I thought it was connected to > WiFi. But it was printing through the MBP which was connected to the printer. > Now it is standing alone and printing directly from iPad using WiFi. >> On 19 Nov 2023, at 15:54, 'Philip Tomlin

Re: [sussex_mug] Printer problems

Hi Virginia I have almost the same printer. It too has sometimes inexplicably gone “offline”. From memory, what I used to do to fix it was:- 1. unplug printer (or take out the power lead from the back of the printer) 2. plug it in again (or stick the power lead back in) 3. see if it reappears on

Re: [sussex_mug] Smug domain name and website

Very generous Sam. It would be very sad for it all to end. Does anyone know though, if SMUG has had fewer users / contributors in the latter days?Sent from my iPhoneOn 23 Oct 2023, at 19:02, Gillian Snoxall wrote:Fantastic, Sam! Well done – and thank you.GillyOn 23 Oct 2023, at 18:55, Sam -

Re: [sussex_mug] Thin, vertical black line on iMac screen

2023, at 06:07, 'Philip Tomlinson' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote::(  It’s a 21 inch.Nice to hear from you Sam. Hope all  is well with you and your lovely family.Phil TOn 31 Mar 2023, at 18:50, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote:Sounds like a hardware fault with the LCD, is it 21 or 27”?_RegardsSam Mullen+4

Re: [sussex_mug] Thin, vertical black line on iMac screen

:( It’s a 21 inch. Nice to hear from you Sam. Hope all is well with you and your lovely family. Phil T > On 31 Mar 2023, at 18:50, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: > > Sounds like a hardware fault with the LCD, is it 21 or 27”? > > _ > Regards > Sam Mullen > > +44 (0)7747778022 >

Re: [sussex_mug] Smuggers test 1

Got it. Phil T Sent from my iPad > On 8 Nov 2022, at 10:46, Derek Cross wrote: > > Good morning Smuggers > > I haven’t received any Smug messages recently. > > Maybe there’s an issue. > > To test it, can any members who receive this email kindly let me know please? > > Best wishes, >

Re: [sussex_mug] Setting up a new drive on my Network

Thanks Sam and JasonRe. Jason’s question it says "Format: Generic File System (macFuse)”It’s connected to the rest of my home network not by wi-fi but by ethernet cable to the Router (actually I’m not completely sure - I have so many things connected! It might be connected to the router via a “TP

Re: [sussex_mug] Setting up a new drive on my Network

Sam and JasonHiThe format of the My Cloud Home is macFUSE.In the Help files I have found this advice:- How to stream media content to your Smart TV or media player?To stream media content to your Smart TV or media player, you can choose to use the Plex Media Server or the Twonky DLNA Server to

Re: [sussex_mug] Using Time Machine, WD My Passport drive and NTFS for Mac

Tony /Jason / Stephen Many thanks guys for your help on this. Everything is working just fine now. In the end it was all very simple. My problem was knowing which “messages” to believe / respond to. You’re right Tony, the message about being read-only was a WD Utility message, presumably just

Re: [sussex_mug] Using Time Machine, WD My Passport drive and NTFS for Mac

Hello again Tony I’m very pleased to now have a partitioned area of my backup disk which I can use for extra storage as well as a Time Machine sector - Just what I wanted. However, I still have a query which I’m sure you will be able to answer for me. On the My Passport for Mac Time Machine

Re: [sussex_mug] Using Time Machine, WD My Passport drive and NTFS for Mac

Thanks Tony. Sent from my iPad > On 3 Feb 2021, at 11:40, Tony Crooks wrote: > >  > You can do it all in Disk Utility. First use the Erase function setting > format to APFS. Then use the Partition function. Should take a few minutes. > Then in the Time Machine preferences the WD drive

Re: [sussex_mug] Using Time Machine, WD My Passport drive and NTFS for Mac

Hello Tony, Many thanks for the reply. The work you did on your WD drive sounds exactly like what I want to do. I have never portioned a drive myself. I previously had a WD My Book which had the facility to create what it called “shares” built into it. I will search for instructions how to do

Re: [sussex_mug] Greetings

Ditto. Happy New Year everyone in this treasured group of people who keep the free, open, generous and curious spirit of earlier days in computing. Especially (as all agree) Sam, the Gandalf of Smugdom. Sent from my iPad > On 3 Jan 2021, at 09:25, Gillian Snoxall wrote: > > Yes indeed.

Re: [sussex_mug] Big Sur on a Fusion Drive

That’s very interesting Sam. Are you saying that you can replace a fusion drive in an iMac by installing a second SSD? Phil Sent from my iPad > On 21 Nov 2020, at 15:32, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: > > The annoying thing about recent Macs, especially 21.5” models, was that the > SSD part of

Re: [sussex_mug] Big Sur on a Fusion Drive

Hi This is interesting. I have a Fusion drive iMac  I’ve very recently installed Big Sur and I was pleased with the result. It seems to be marginally faster at opening up apps and performing most operations. I didn’t know that Catalina had a bad reputation running on a Fusion drive, but I was

Re: [sussex_mug] Re: ADMIN: New admin sought

Can’t believe it’s 7 years! I joined this group when Jason Kitkat was looking after it. Thank you for all your dedication and good sense. Phil Tomlinson Sent from my iPad > On 8 Oct 2020, at 11:55, Michael Simpson wrote: > >  Me too, you’ve done a great job in the past 7years. Sorry to see

Re: [sussex_mug] Re: Help! Completely messed up my Mail account

Thanks Adam - I will have a go! Phil Sent from my iPad > On 28 Aug 2020, at 08:44, mac98aop wrote: > > Sorry to hear this, Phil. > > As it's working on iPad/iPhone, you know that the issue is with your > tinkering on the Mac, not your email provider. > > Is it your btinternet email, that's

Re: [sussex_mug] Catalina/Big Sur on Fusion Drive

Hi I updated my fusion drive iMac some time ago and have been running Catalina and all its updates happily. Good luck with yours! Phil T Sent from my iPad > On 23 Aug 2020, at 13:35, mac98aop wrote: > > Hello everyone > > Read the Very Slow Laptop thread and wondering if anybody else has

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail 13 behaving badly

I’ve experienced glitches with Mail too. Usually it doesn’t open immediately. The app appears in the bar but a page doesn’t open. It has also just disappeared sometimes and has to be opened again. Mysteriously, I don’t get the expected message from Apple asking if I want to report the problem.

Re: [sussex_mug] Catalina Installed

This is an interesting topic. I haven’t installed Catalina yet. I use Malwarebytes. How about installing it again and seeing if the problem reoccurs? Good wishes, Phil Sent from my iPad > On 7 Nov 2019, at 08:15, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: > > Was it an old version of MalwareBytes? It’s

Re: [sussex_mug] Catalina

Thanks Sam Phil Sent from my iPad > On 28 Oct 2019, at 20:20, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: > > I’m avoiding it completely, bugs galore in Apple Mail and it cuts off 32bit > apps. I’ve advised/assisted with 5 Mojave downgrades in the last week. > > Always have a time machine backup, always. >

Re: [sussex_mug] Catalina

Thanks Sam Sent from my iPad > On 18 Oct 2019, at 21:52, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: > > I’d avoid for the moment, there are some serious issues with reliability and > data loss in Apple Mail under Catalina > > Sam > > MacAmbulance Ltd. > Providing Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web

Re: [sussex_mug] Catalina

Thanks Derek - I wonder if any of us responded to all those Apple promptings to contact software companies and I wonder if there were any helpful outcomes? Phil Sent from my iPad > On 18 Oct 2019, at 20:32, Derek Cross wrote: > > Yes, ensure your important apps will work under Catalina, for

Re: [sussex_mug] Wiping an iMac to give to someone

> On 27 Feb 2019, at 20:00, 'Philip Tomlinson' via Sussex Mac User Group > wrote: > > Thanks Jason, > I’ll try that tomorrow. > > Sent from my iPad > >> On 27 Feb 2019, at 19:00, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group >> wrote: >> >> Is it

Re: [sussex_mug] Wiping an iMac to give to someone

Thanks Jason, I’ll try that tomorrow. Sent from my iPad > On 27 Feb 2019, at 19:00, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group > wrote: > > Is it that you want to ensure your data is erased? You could partition the > disk, creating a small extra one and install macOS onto that, then start up

Re: [sussex_mug] Wiping an iMac to give to someone

email in error please notify the sender and delete > the email immediately. > > >> On 27 Feb 2019, at 17:24, 'Philip Tomlinson' via Sussex Mac User Group >> wrote: >> >> I’m starting from recovery disk. >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>

Re: [sussex_mug] Wiping an iMac to give to someone

I’m starting from recovery disk. Sent from my iPad > On 27 Feb 2019, at 17:23, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group > wrote: > > Hang on, are you trying to erase the drive you started up from? It won' > t let you do that;) > > Or are you starting from the Recovery Disk set up? >

Re: [sussex_mug] Why is my iMac's name constantly changing?

Thanks Paul - very interesting. I think that in my case it may be due to BT cloud and /or Time machine. Phil Sent from my iPad > On 13 Oct 2018, at 17:01, 'Paul R Owen' via Sussex Mac User Group > wrote: > > > > Paul Owen >> On 12 Oct 2018,

Re: [sussex_mug] iPad update

I agree Virginia! Phil T Sent from my iPad > On 2 Oct 2018, at 07:22, Virginia Routh wrote: > > Infuriating update on iPad. Several things have been put in a different > place - the keyboard is different, the time and date, the control centre. > Why do they do it? I can’t see any

Re: [sussex_mug] Time Capsule

I have an ancient time capsule A1254 - going free if anyone can use it. Phil T Sent from my iPad > On 17 Aug 2018, at 12:08, 'Diana' via Sussex Mac User Group > wrote: > > Does anyone have a redundant Time Capsule A1409 (4th generation flat square) > they would like to get rid of by any

Re: [sussex_mug] Re: Advice on new iMac and efficacy of Fusion Drive

Thanks Derek - I fear I might have given you an exaggerated idea of my age! Nevertheless- sensible advice. Phil Sent from my iPad > On 1 Aug 2018, at 13:18, Derek Wright wrote: > > If you are getting on, you owe yourself to get nice kit that is a pleasure to > use, if you fancy an SSD or two

Re: [sussex_mug] Is it the time to buy a new iMac?

018, 15:50 +0100, Paul R Owen , wrote: >> You seem a little confused or was that a typo. >> >> iOS doesn’t work on Macs - perhaps you meant MacOS. >> >> Paul. >>> On 3 Jun 2018, at 10:53, 'Philip Tomlinson' via Sussex Mac User Group >>> wrote: >&

Re: [sussex_mug] Re: Is it the time to buy a new iMac?

nalogy seems a description of how it’s going. > > Cheers, > > Stephen >> On 3 Jun 2018, 10:53 +0100, 'Philip Tomlinson' via Sussex Mac User Group >> , wrote: >> A valid point - just like cars. >> What aspects of the more recent mac innovations in iOS or hardware

Re: [sussex_mug] Re: Is it the time to buy a new iMac?

A valid point - just like cars. What aspects of the more recent mac innovations in iOS or hardware are most important to try to get? Sent from my iPad > On 3 Jun 2018, at 10:38, Derek Wright wrote: > > Buy a recent used one or refurbished one from the Apple store. If you buy a > new one it

Re: [sussex_mug] Is it the time to buy a new iMac?

Good idea already! Sent from my iPad > On 2 Jun 2018, at 22:25, Stephen wrote: > > Given that it’s WWDC on Monday, I’d at least wait for announcements made > there before making any decisions. > > Stephen >> On 2 Jun 2018, 19:43 +0100, 'Phil Tomlinson' via Sussex Mac User Group >> , wrote:

Re: [sussex_mug] Can I resuscitate an iMac from 2008?

Just endorsing Sam here. I have a 2007 iMac on El Capitan which has an SSD put in it by Sam some years ago - maybe 3 years? It has worked perfectly although obviously it won’t install the latest OS. Phil Tomlinson Sent from my iPad > On 26 May 2018, at 08:35, Sam - MacAmbulance