Re: [sussex_mug] Met office forecast not obtainable

2024-05-22 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
In my day we just had the weather we had, and talked about that! The website loads for me on Safari by the way so maybe it’s fixed? On 22 May 2024, at 10:46, 'andrew lancaster' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote: > And what can we talk about, if not the weather - he’s also disrupting our > very

Re: [sussex_mug] Threatening emails

2024-04-26 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
On 25 Apr 2024, at 19:50, nick_public1 via Sussex Mac User Group wrote: > I guess with AI developing apace Risking going off-topic but probably of general interest. A colleague (at my university) who works in digital education told us the other day about an interview (over Teams) that was

[sussex_mug] Eve homeplug not working with router extension

2024-04-04 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Hi folks I bought an Eve plug (Home-compatible) from Apple to connect to the TP link extender in my home office (garage). We have a Virgin router in the house. After a few failed attempts to get it paired/set up, I managed this easily in the house. But taking it back to the garage, it will

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

2024-02-26 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
I think it's now fairly standard. It basically means 'ok, you may now be subject to identity theft, so here you go, you keep an eye on things'. However cynical I might sound (and be), I do recommend keeping an eye on things;) Anything major relating to your finances (eg someone applying for

Re: [sussex_mug] Failing to revive MacBook Pro

2024-01-30 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Bit of a long shot but have you reset the SMC? On 30 Jan 2024, at 17:36, Ben Rubinstein wrote: > A MacBook Pro, probably approx 2014 model. > > On the shelf for perhaps a year, after many years of faithful service. > > Last week I started it up, cleaned off old users, installed a new admin user.

Re: [sussex_mug] Help pls

2024-01-30 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Email: jo.glapin...@baze.co.uk From: 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group Date: Tuesday, 23 January 2024 at 15:31 To: smug@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [sussex_mug] Help pls Dear Jo, My emailer has done that too, assigning SMUG to a particular user, I think it must be the way the list

Re: [sussex_mug] Apple Music is so confused...

2024-01-23 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
On 21 Jan 2024, at 14:47, 'Stephen Watson' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote: > It seems to be a lot better for me now but still manages to surprise me with > its idiocy from time to time. What confuses me is that the 'hard' bits (recognising which album or song I'm after) has been done, it's

Re: [sussex_mug] Help pls

2024-01-23 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Dear Jo, My emailer has done that too, assigning SMUG to a particular user, I think it must be the way the list configures messages it sends out. I know the notification you mean, and I had a look in Settings/Notifications and can't find anything that might affect this. Now I'm going to see

[sussex_mug] Apple Music is so confused...

2024-01-21 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Not a request for help, more a chuckle. I have two original Homepods but long ago gave up trying to get Siri to play my music. It would say that a song wasn't in my library even while it was actually playing, for instance. I gave up Apple Music after a brief period on a free trial because it

Re: [sussex_mug] 'copy item link' in Finder

2024-01-18 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
2024, at 17:07, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote: Hi Smuggers, In a lot of apps, there is a menu item under Edit 'Copy Item Link' or 'Copy as link'. This creates a URL for the file which will launch it from another app. Eg in Mailmate, Copy as Link means I can put the

[sussex_mug] 'copy item link' in Finder

2024-01-12 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Hi Smuggers, In a lot of apps, there is a menu item under Edit 'Copy Item Link' or 'Copy as link'. This creates a URL for the file which will launch it from another app. Eg in Mailmate, Copy as Link means I can put the URL in a mindmap, and when I click on it, it opens that specific email in

Re: [sussex_mug] USB C monitor, iPad...

2023-12-14 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
doesn’t work regardless of cable. You might try a thunderbolt cable but seems an expensive trial? Regards, Tony Sent from my iPhone Email: tcro...@duck.com Tel: +44 7428 706227 On 14 Dec 2023, at 10:53, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote:  On 14 Dec 2023, at 8:55, Tony

Re: [sussex_mug] USB C monitor, iPad...

2023-12-14 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
On 14 Dec 2023, at 8:55, Tony Crooks wrote: I’d go for a usb-c digital av multiport adaptor plus HDMI cable as the ‘safe’ way to go. Should work for all 3 devices I have been looking at these and it was my initial thought but my bag is so full of cycling bits and pieces, computer cables,

[sussex_mug] USB C monitor, iPad...

2023-12-13 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Hi folks, Currently a victim of USB-C connectors and cables all looking the same, would appreciate anyone who’s grasped it all better chipping in. I have three USB C Apple devices: - ipad Air 2020 - iPhone 15 - Macbook Pro 2022 At work we’ve shifted offices to ‘agile working’ ie you find

Re: [sussex_mug] iPhone 15 Pro and USB C speeds

2023-11-10 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
On 10 Nov 2023, at 10:45, 'Jason Kitcat' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote: So you do need to buy a cable for that. Which one I’m not sure as it’s so confusing now!! I have this writhing pile of old USB cables, I have no idea how I ended up with them all, and now they are increasingly USB C

Re: [sussex_mug] Email purporting to come from Norton Prime: ORDER#31438

2023-11-09 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
l for your advice. Gilly On 9 Nov 2023, at 15:47, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote: Dear Gillian, This looks like a scam. Firstly, you've never heard of it (always a good clue). But there are many others, for instance a US phone number for a UK person, the gmail address it's

Re: [sussex_mug] Email purporting to come from Norton Prime: ORDER#31438

2023-11-09 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Dear Gillian, This looks like a scam. Firstly, you've never heard of it (always a good clue). But there are many others, for instance a US phone number for a UK person, the gmail address it's sent from is gibberish, then the fact that they claim to have already taken the money. I think you

Re: [sussex_mug] Getting my 90yr old parents back online!

2023-11-09 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
It's really going to depend on what the iMac is more specifically. If you go to the Apple icon, select About This Mac, it should say what model, year and how much RAM it has (and which OS it's on). That would be useful information. What you're describing is 'old OS and software updates' as a

Re: [sussex_mug] how to nuke (locked) files from orbit?

2023-11-08 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
ssed recipients and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. On 3 Nov 2023, at 19:02, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote: Hi folks, In my Dropbox is a fo

[sussex_mug] how to nuke (locked) files from orbit?

2023-11-03 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Hi folks, In my Dropbox is a folder that was originally shared, now obsolete. It is owned by a different user (my spare admin account) for some reason. Dropbox on the web thinks it doesn't exist but is complaining it can't sync it. I can't change permissions, the lock icon is greyed out in Get

Re: [sussex_mug] Current admins?

2023-10-22 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Adam Field? He took over from me about 8,000 years ago, I didn't register a subsequent changeover. I do think he said at one point he was busy and not checking in as frequently as he'd like. Perhaps a direct email to the owner via https://groups.google.com/g/smug/about? Cheers, J On 22 Oct

Re: TRe: [sussex_mug] iMessage Sync, or not sync

2023-05-19 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
than I'll ever understand. Thanks again On Thursday, 18 May 2023 at 17:17:23 UTC+1 Jason Davies wrote: try this: 1. Open the Settings app. 2. Go to Settings > Camera > Formats. 3. Select Most Compatible, and you are done. All future images or videos you take wi

Re: [sussex_mug] iMessage Sync, or not sync

2023-05-18 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
t same conversation on Messages Mac, just get unopenable thumbnails?! On Thursday, 18 May 2023 at 15:16:30 UTC+1 Jason Davies wrote: I suspect this is the HEIC (or not) settings. How are you getting them *into* iMessage? Presumably they're arriving like that too? On 18 May 2023, at 14:56, ma

Re: [sussex_mug] iMessage Sync, or not sync

2023-05-18 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
I suspect this is the HEIC (or not) settings. How are you getting them *into* iMessage? Presumably they're arriving like that too? On 18 May 2023, at 14:56, mac98aop wrote: Friends I've asked before but never got too far so trying again. Why in sending some photos in Messages (iMessage, not

Re: [sussex_mug] Apple Watch card problems

2023-04-28 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
I don't think I've ever been asked for my AppleID on the watch. It always unlocks my laptop but we always laugh when it actually works on our old iMac (for telly) as it's so rare. Maybe it's something to do with the original way it was set up (?) I might try it though the scenario does sound

[sussex_mug] Apple Watch not paying for things by contact

2023-04-26 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Hi Smuggers, I got interested in using the Assistive Touch on my Watch. Normally, to pay for things, it's double press on the side button but I'm the kind of person who carries too many things and being able to do the same thing by pinching two fingers together seemed a nice refinement.

Re: [sussex_mug] Mac mini behaving weirdly

2023-03-03 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
is ca. 10 Gb (see attached screenshot). Is that too much? Philippe On 2 Mar 2023 at 14:33 +0100, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group , wrote: Rather wild guess – what's the RAM usage like? I have an 8gb MI Mac Mini and it does start stuttering slightly when RAM is under pressure (you can

Re: [sussex_mug] Mac mini behaving weirdly

2023-03-02 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Rather wild guess – what's the RAM usage like? I have an 8gb MI Mac Mini and it does start stuttering slightly when RAM is under pressure (you can watch this in Activity Monitor). (Note to anyone buying one - if you use more than a few apps, get 16+!) Cheers, J On 2 Mar 2023, at 9:54,

[sussex_mug] NVM rescue disastrous 13.1 update?

2023-01-05 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Of course as soon as I sent this, it rebooted into Recovery Mode so ignore but let me use this as a chance to remind people always to have a current back-up of their computer for these random disasters! Hi folks, My Mac mini M1 was due to update to 13.1 so I made sure TM was up to date and

[sussex_mug] rescue disastrous 13.1 update?

2023-01-05 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Hi folks, My Mac mini M1 was due to update to 13.1 so I made sure TM was up to date and set it off. That was yesterday afternoon. The progress bar got to about 2/3rds then stuck for several hours so in the end I booted from Recovery, which recognised no users. The only way forward was

Re: [sussex_mug] Help managing iCloud storage

2022-12-26 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
On 24 Dec 2022, at 12:56, mac98aop wrote: > Even then, how does one easily archive what's there? The word 'easily' does not feature in any possible strand of this conversation unless it includes buying a lot more iCloud storage... But you can create a new Photo library on a Mac and declare

Re: [sussex_mug] Help managing iCloud storage

2022-12-24 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
I gave up on the 'duplicate detection' software after trying a few. This might have improved (it was a few years ago) but they were hit and miss, and one corrupted the Photo library. But they're still out there. The catch is that they have to work with the library data not just the photos but

Re: [sussex_mug] Help managing iCloud storage

2022-12-23 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
All of these are 'it depends'. No one can accurately decide which photos to delete, for instance, except that person. I don't actually think they're using a lot... It's videos that will kill storage unless they're taking 100s of photos. You can set phones to take lower quality video and

Re: [sussex_mug] SD cards

2022-12-20 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
://www.flexxmemory.co.uk/storage/transcend-jetdrive-lite-330-removable-storage-expansion-card-for-macbook-pro-retina-early-2013-early-2015-and-m1-max-2021/ Cheers, J On 19 Dec 2022, at 20:26, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote: ah, thanks but this is SD not SSD;) The little stamp-size ones

Re: [sussex_mug] SD cards

2022-12-19 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
idea to use (any backup disk) it as your only backup destination. The only guarantee with any HDD/SSD is that one day they will fail. Paul Owen On 18 Dec 2022, at 19:50, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote: Hi Smuggers, I've only used SD cards occasionally but am now using

[sussex_mug] SD cards

2022-12-18 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Hi Smuggers, I've only used SD cards occasionally but am now using a Macbook Pro 14" a lot and could use extra loft space (ie leave it in permanently). Last time I used a 'high speed' one it was painfully slow and I see now they are still talking about how fast they are now (but this is

Re: [sussex_mug] HomePods seriously struggling

2022-11-14 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
On 14 Nov 2022, at 8:21, mac98aop wrote: So, anybody else noticed recent decline in HomePod performance? seems as reliably (utterly, *utterly*) useless at playing music via Siri but ok at getting the weather so I'd look at your internet first (is that better than them failing?) This is

Re: [sussex_mug] Riven

2022-11-04 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
On 4 Nov 2022, at 16:09, itsagroup via Sussex Mac User Group wrote: > For those of you that loved Riven (that includes me!) I came across this > today: https://cyan.com/2022/10/31/olttfor/ I was more of a Myth The Fallen Lords guy but remember Riven. It was quite amazing being there watching

Re: [sussex_mug] DisplayLinkUserAgent and Ventura

2022-10-25 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
On 24 Oct 2022, at 22:35, 'Stephen Watson' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote: > (something to do with external displays which I don’t have) it runs a second monitor over USB via specific hardware so I think you can lose it safely. Cheers, Jason -- You received this message because you are

Re: [sussex_mug] Silencing Siri

2022-10-20 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
ah, ok, thank you both. I had ended up in Siri/Spoken Responses (but now realise they are not the same). I had this turned off successfully so suspect iOS 16 sneaked it back on (the whole lot are turned off now!) Cheers, J On 19 Oct 2022, at 21:40, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: Have you

Re: [sussex_mug] 'credit' in the app store?

2022-10-06 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
ok, never mind. I quit app store and relaunched and I was broke again (so at least I'm not going mad) On 6 Oct 2022, at 11:53, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote: > Hi folks, > > I've done a fair bit of trading-in and getting a gift card with a purchase > etc in the

[sussex_mug] 'credit' in the app store?

2022-10-06 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Hi folks, I've done a fair bit of trading-in and getting a gift card with a purchase etc in the last year. I thought I had levelled it all but when I just went to the app store it has '£120' against my name in the bottom left corner. I can't find any way to redeem this or see what it can be

Re: [sussex_mug] Apple Watch and Find Items

2022-10-06 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
My SE has it under a separate app, 'Find Items' (shows Airtags) On 6 Oct 2022, at 8:54, Tony Crooks wrote: I’ve an Apple Watch 8 running WatchOS 9 and the Find My watch app seems to be working just fine. I’ve not done anything in Settings, etc. I assume you have Find My activated in your

Re: [sussex_mug] More problems

2022-09-23 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
On 23 Sep 2022, at 14:17, Virginia Routh wrote: > Thanks for replying, Jason. Nothing happens. Just sticks with gmail.com in > search bar. Infuriating. so - to be clear - the page is entirely blank? I would try another browser in the first instance. Then we know if it's something about your

Re: [sussex_mug] More problems

2022-09-23 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
On 23 Sep 2022, at 13:48, Virginia Routh wrote: > But now I can’t access gmail from Safari - my usual method. Can you give more details about what happens? Does it refuse to load the page? Reject the password? Simply not update? Could be a lot of things! Cheers, Jason -- You received this

Re: [sussex_mug] Photos vs iPhoto libraries

2022-07-29 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
At one point it did 'borrow' from the old one IIRC so unless someone knows better (more up to date) I would be cautious about deleting it altogether. Photos, iTunes/Music etc are not good at warning you stuff has got lost so things might quietly vanish. I'd create copies (even a cloned disk if

Re: [sussex_mug] stop Apple Music auto-playing on Mac

2022-06-29 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
intended solely for the addressed recipients and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. On 29 Jun 2022, at 12:10, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote: Hi folks, I si

[sussex_mug] stop Apple Music auto-playing on Mac

2022-06-29 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Hi folks, I signed up to Apple Music and it has one annoying feature I can't work out how to turn off. If I play an album, I don't want it to automatically create a station and start playing things it thinks are like the album I just played; I want it to stop because the album is finished. I

Re: [sussex_mug] retrieving data from completely busted iPhone?

2022-06-23 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
or please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. On 23 Jun 2022, at 12:58, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote: Hi folks, Backstory is complicated but I have my son's phone (SE 2nd edition) which won't start, charge or recognise a USB connection in any way. It's slightly

[sussex_mug] retrieving data from completely busted iPhone?

2022-06-23 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Hi folks, Backstory is complicated but I have my son's phone (SE 2nd edition) which won't start, charge or recognise a USB connection in any way. It's slightly bent so wireless charging doesn't work either. We want to retrieve the data on the phone and suspect it is going to require physical

Re: [sussex_mug] Mac OS Ventura - supported Macs

2022-06-16 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
and it works perfectly. Easy to do and worth doing Martin Sent from my iPhone On 16 Jun 2022, at 11:50, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote:  I've had decent results from starting older macs from SSDs even with USB 2 so it's worth a try as with USB 3 or 4/thunderbolt it ought

Re: [sussex_mug] Mac OS Ventura - supported Macs

2022-06-16 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
I've had decent results from starting older macs from SSDs even with USB 2 so it's worth a try as with USB 3 or 4/thunderbolt it ought to be okay. As for shares, I remember wondering about buyng a few (have never bought shares) in about 1997, when they were $11 IIRC! I've pretty much

Re: [sussex_mug] big pointer syndrome and new laptops

2022-06-07 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
r new Macbook Air? What am I missing, apart from a fan? cheers. J On 7 Jun 2022, at 10:28, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote: > Hi Smuggers, > > I know there are various ways to set this off but none of them seem to be > implicated. Apparently at random but frequ

[sussex_mug] big pointer syndrome

2022-06-07 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Hi Smuggers, I know there are various ways to set this off but none of them seem to be implicated. Apparently at random but frequently, my pointer suddenly goes from modest to massive (covering three lines of text as I write). When I go to the settings, it's still set to small. Just clicking

Re: [sussex_mug] iMac Rescue?

2022-06-05 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Not to argue with Sam but if it got wet in the rain, I wouldn't put it anywhere near the electric supply! On 5 Jun 2022, at 20:35, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: Apple will take it in for recycling yes, as will I  Try switching it on yes, see if it boots up, might be more than the display at

Re: [sussex_mug] Application not supported

2022-06-03 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Castle Street Wallingford OX10 8DL 01491 825178 07943 409403 On 30 May 2022, at 15:11, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote:  On 30 May 2022, at 10:18, Gillian Snoxall wrote: Yes, I have turned the iPad off and on again, several times. In fact, I have to do that to stop the not

Re: [sussex_mug] Application not supported

2022-05-30 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
On 30 May 2022, at 10:18, Gillian Snoxall wrote: Yes, I have turned the iPad off and on again, several times. In fact, I have to do that to stop the notice popping up. To tackle this one first, it sounds as if turning it on and off fixes it for a while? Have you noticed a pattern with what

Re: [sussex_mug] new T for iCloud endless loop

2022-05-29 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
this...) Cheers, J On 29 May 2022, at 20:35, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote: yes, I've done that about 17 times. I even did it really slowly in case it was checking I was actually reading;) On 27 May 2022, at 21:40, Pat Wilson wrote: Do you not have to scroll all the way down

Re: [sussex_mug] Application not supported

2022-05-29 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Hi Gilly, Have you turned it off and on again? If it won't let you, depending which one, there will be a way to force-restart it which might help (google for your model of iPad) Good luck! On 29 May 2022, at 17:24, Gillian Snoxall wrote: > Every time I open my iPad I am told "This

Re: [sussex_mug] new T for iCloud endless loop

2022-05-29 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
yes, I've done that about 17 times. I even did it really slowly in case it was checking I was actually reading;) On 27 May 2022, at 21:40, Pat Wilson wrote: Do you not have to scroll all the way down and before the OK button works? On 27 May 2022, at 21:06, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac

[sussex_mug] new T for iCloud endless loop

2022-05-27 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Hi folks, I think I know the answer but hoping there's a different one;) Updated my Mac Mini M1 to 12.4 and now it's nagging me to accept the new T for iCloud. Problem is that it won't accept I've clicked ok, I just go back to the window saying I need to accept them. The obvious thing to do

[sussex_mug] anti-glare for Apple display?

2022-04-07 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Hi folks, Continuing my tradition of being ten years behind on most Apple stuff, I've just got the old 27" Thunderbolt display, and didn'trealise how reflective the glass was. I feel like I'm looking at a mirror half the time. This is not pleasant. I've had a look and there are anti-glare

Re: [sussex_mug] no Universal control

2022-03-15 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Sorry, to Phil if that turned up with his address (as it shows here) as the 'To' person, I think auto-complete got carried away! On 15 Mar 2022, at 20:31, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote: Hi smuggers I was really keen to try Universal Control so of course it doesn't work

[sussex_mug] no Universal control

2022-03-15 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Hi smuggers I was really keen to try Universal Control so of course it doesn't work here. I have an m1 Mac Mini and also the very first 12.9" iPad Pro, *and* the latest 12.9" iPad Pro (M1). I can use either for Sidecar without any issues but neither will connect to the Mac mini for Universal

Re: [sussex_mug] Bluetooth Unreliability

2022-03-09 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
I reckon this is a candidate for SMC reset. On 9 Mar 2022, at 17:37, 'Phil Ward' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote: Evening all, I wonder if anybody else suffers from this….. The Bluetooth connections from my 2018 Mac Mini (running Big Sur) to my Magic Mouse, keyboard and trackpad are

Re: [sussex_mug] Another question about Mail

2022-02-03 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Dear Gilly, Try it holding down ALT before you click on the Go menu. This usually 'unhides' Library. Keep ALT down until you've clicked on Library then it should show a folder in the Finder where you can see Mail (and so on). cheers, J On 3 Feb 2022, at 16:03, Gillian Snoxall wrote: Sam,

Re: [sussex_mug] favourite monitor brand?

2022-01-16 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
d this email in error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. On 14 Jan 2022, at 14:19, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group < smug@googlegroups.com> wrote: I need a bigger monitor (about 27") and had settled on a Dell P2722H but just wanted to check if peop

Re: [sussex_mug] favourite monitor brand?

2022-01-16 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
gland & Wales, registration number 8466597 This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. On 14 Jan 2022, at 14:19, 'Jas

[sussex_mug] favourite monitor brand?

2022-01-14 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
I need a bigger monitor (about 27") and had settled on a Dell P2722H but just wanted to check if people think a particular company eg Samsung knock Dell monitors out of the park...? Cheers, Jason -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User

Re: [sussex_mug] Apple Music and what happens to my library....

2022-01-07 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
On 5 Jan 2022, at 21:14, Toby Leighton wrote: OR a 256kbps AAC file I think I've basically gone the same way as you (and this may have happened to me, I note the use of AIFF instead as shrewd but disk-expensive!). 256 AAC is not MP3 even at 320 (I can *always* tell an MP3, irrespective of

Re: [sussex_mug] Apple Music and what happens to my library....

2022-01-05 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
s, Stephen You meet your destiny on the road you take to avoid it. ~ Carl Jung On 3 Jan 2022, at 21:42, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group < smug@googlegroups.com> wrote:  This is useful, thanks. I didn't realise you could upload (you can with Match, I thought Apple Music just gave

Re: [sussex_mug] Apple Music and what happens to my library....

2022-01-05 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
ures and treats your music like a collection of … albums which is how I’ve always seen my collection. Cheers, Stephen You meet your destiny on the road you take to avoid it. ~ Carl Jung On 3 Jan 2022, at 21:42, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote:  This is useful, thanks. I didn't rea

Re: [sussex_mug] Apple Music and what happens to my library....

2022-01-05 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
road you take to avoid it. ~ Carl Jung On 3 Jan 2022, at 21:42, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote:  This is useful, thanks. I didn't realise you could upload (you can with Match, I thought Apple Music just gave you free access to their catalogue). My issue is that I

Re: [sussex_mug] Apple Music and what happens to my library....

2022-01-03 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote:  Hi folks This is one of those 'surely this is easy but no one talks about it on the web' questions. I have a carefully collected music collection, mostly lossless, often rare and hard to replace. I've had Apple Match for years to get stuff

[sussex_mug] Apple Music and what happens to my library....

2022-01-03 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Hi folks This is one of those 'surely this is easy but no one talks about it on the web' questions. I have a carefully collected music collection, mostly lossless, often rare and hard to replace. I've had Apple Match for years to get stuff on all devices and I've been wondering about

Re: [sussex_mug] Mouse isn’t working with M1 Mac mini

2022-01-03 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
On 2 Jan 2022, at 21:01, philippe chandless wrote: > > I saw all those pages as well, and followed the instructions without success. > I eventually found a site that suggested holding down shift, option and > command whilst starting up the Mac. About a minute after booting up a message >

Re: [sussex_mug] Mouse isn’t working with M1 Mac mini

2022-01-02 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
ok, wait, wait. I wrote out a message saying to reset the SMC then saw all kinds of webpages saying that you *can't* reset the SMC on M1 machines, so discarded it and now see it worked;) Do you mind saying what you actually *did* (eg hold down power button at start-up or leave it 30 seconds

Re: [sussex_mug] where are the cheap USB c hubs?

2021-12-24 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
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[sussex_mug] where are the cheap USB c hubs?

2021-12-23 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Hi everyone, I have an M1 Mac mini which has two USB C ports. I'm using both but would quite like to get one or two more as gradually things arrive with USB-C cables more and more. So - a hub seems in order. I can't find one anywhere that isn't hundreds, including a video out, SD card and so

Re: [sussex_mug] diacrtics in monteroy?

2021-12-20 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
at 12:01, 'andrew lancaster' via Sussex Mac User Group >> wrote: >> >> Éë. It is still working on my iPhone .. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On 20 Dec 2021, at 11:59, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group >>> wrote: >>> >>>

[sussex_mug] diacrtics in monteroy?

2021-12-20 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
A while ago, holding down 'e' on a Mac gave you eee... Then it switched to the iOS behaviour of showing a menu with various diacritics (accents and so on). Now it's back to eee Does anyone know if we can go back to the 'old new' behaviour, showing diacritics? (Yes, they can be

Re: [sussex_mug] keychain woes after re-install

2021-12-14 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
On 10 Dec 2021, at 22:08, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: > If your passwords are in the Login Renamed 1 keychain then you can drag & > drop them into the iCloud Keychain in Keychain Access, give it 10 mins to > sync, then delete the Login Renamed 1 Keychain Hi Sam Are you sure I should be able to

Re: [sussex_mug] keychain woes after re-install

2021-12-11 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
On 10 Dec 2021, at 21:03, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: You should be able to open the old keychain in the Keychain Access app, then drag & drop to the new keychain. Two issues there: firstly, the apps seem to already have access to the *old* but not the new, which makes me want to drag them to

[sussex_mug] keychain woes after re-install

2021-12-10 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Hi folks, I've had a persistent sound problem with my M1 Mac mini so ended up at the Apple Store just before the one year warranty ran out. They write a few tests and reset the firmware and handed it back so I've put everything back via time machine. Every time I start up a long list of

Re: [sussex_mug] Monteroy and slow Calendar

2021-12-07 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
pretty much instant on any timespan. Stephen You meet your destiny on the road you take to avoid it. ~ Carl Jung On 18 Nov 2021, at 13:25, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote: Hi folks, I'm on Monteroy on an M1 mac mini and my Calendar is really slow. Moving to a different week

[sussex_mug] Monteroy and slow Calendar

2021-11-18 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Hi folks, I'm on Monteroy on an M1 mac mini and my Calendar is really slow. Moving to a different week or month, getting info on an entry, all needs something like 3-5 seconds before anything happens (or longer). Is anyone else seeing this on Monteroy? (before I start troubleshooting under

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail receiving multiple copies

2021-11-10 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
large items. When I deleted them each one told me I was deleting many hundred items. Many thanks J. On 10 Nov 2021, at 17:20, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote: are these real? spoofing addresses? From you or someone else? Do you mean absolutely identical emails duplicated

[sussex_mug] using calendar on multiple devices, multiple replies sent

2021-11-10 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Yesterday at work I finally entered a new password on my iPad for the work Exchange Calendar that I meant to do months ago. The poor woman who sends out 95% of our diary invites said she got tens and tens of calendar responses in one go. I didn't realise that every device using a mac calender

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail receiving multiple copies

2021-11-10 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
are these real? spoofing addresses? From you or someone else? Do you mean absolutely identical emails duplicated endlessly ... and other questions. On 10 Nov 2021, at 14:32, j.sagues wrote: Hi All, I've been receiving a continuous stream of the same emails (mainly from four addresses,

[sussex_mug] failed shutdowns

2021-11-05 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Hi folks, Something which seems to be a lot more common with Monteroy than before is that my Mac (M1 Mac mini) is set to shutdown at midnight. I leave it running in the evening to sync with various things. But almost every day I come back and it's still saying 'App X interrupted shutdown'.

Re: [sussex_mug] Transcribing Zoom Meetings

2021-11-01 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
I have far more experience of this than any human should, and I recommend otter.ai. (https://otter.ai). but do you want timestamping (ie to create subtitles)? Because a transcript won't do that...You could also see what Youtube is like at this (I've used Zoom - which now uses otter anyway -,

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

2021-10-30 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
I suspect it's formatted for use with Macs (eg AFTP) but not a Windows compatible (eg FAT). Select it in the Finder and see what it says by Format (under Modified) and let us know. If it's not that, we can take it from there. This is a drive that connects directly via wifi, correct? or is it

Re: [sussex_mug] setting a pdf to iPhone lock screen on the fly

2021-10-22 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
or the addressed recipients and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. On 21 Oct 2021, at 12:02, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote: Hi Smuggers, Well, I'm b

Re: [sussex_mug] IOS 15

2021-10-22 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
no issues with iPad M1 Pro, iPad mini, iPhone here. Installed quite early, we're now on 15.02 I think. Had minor grievances with 15.0 that went away. I think it's safe now... On 22 Oct 2021, at 10:39, 'ARMS' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote: Hi, Im all Mac, iPhone 11 Pro MacBook Air M1 2020

[sussex_mug] setting a pdf to iPhone lock screen on the fly

2021-10-21 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Hi Smuggers, Well, I'm back to commuting and in the meantime my rail company have created the most cumbersome way to buy tickets on the iPhone imaginable. I get a QR code for each route. It's all a muddle (with bonus points that if I try to retrieve it while there's no signal in a tunnel, it

Re: [sussex_mug] iPadOS forcing updates

2021-10-08 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
referring to 'Manual'. Tony On Fri, 8 Oct 2021 at 16:11, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group < smug@googlegroups.com> wrote: Hi Smuggers, I noticed an app I use a lot was updated on my iPad Air yesterday and is very crashy, I discovered today. Checked my Mini and that had fortu

[sussex_mug] iPadOS forcing updates

2021-10-08 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Hi Smuggers, I noticed an app I use a lot was updated on my iPad Air yesterday and is very crashy, I discovered today. Checked my Mini and that had fortunately not updated so I turned off auto-updates for apps to tide me over til the bugs are fixed. An hour later, pick up the mini and it's

Re: [sussex_mug] Pages Annotation

2021-10-07 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
On 7 Oct 2021, at 14:57, Tony Crooks wrote: then click the tool again to get choice of ‘pen’ or ‘annotate’ and the thickness you want to use. This is the bit I had missed, thank you! I have Pages back:) Cheers, Jason -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [sussex_mug] using Pencil with Pages for writing notes

2021-10-07 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Not really. I looked up the apple pages on Pages and using a Pencil (grrr, so much fun googling that) and concluded that what it used to do has been changed, and never got to the bottom of it. In practice, whenever I try to do anything, it inserts a drawing box instead of letting me just write

[sussex_mug] using Pencil with Pages for writing notes

2021-09-15 Thread 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group
Hi smuggers, Haven't done it for a while but I used to use Pages on iPad to scribble notes in the margin, just my handwriting. Tried to do it just now and it won't let me do anything apart from highlight - everything else invites me to tap to add a drawing, which then creates a huge box for

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