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

2023-12-14 Thread Tony Crooks
, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote: 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

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

2023-12-14 Thread Tony Crooks
Hi,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. Regards,TonySent from my iPhoneEmail: tcro...@duck.comTel: +44 7428 706227On 13 Dec 2023, at 22:31, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote: Hi folks, Currently

[sussex_mug] Online Apple Store and Apple Pay

2023-11-24 Thread Tony Crooks
Hi Smuggers, Had an interesting experience buying a new iPhone the other day. I placed an order for a new phone, case, and AppleCare on a Friday for delivery the following day. I paid for all this using Apple Pay, the card linked to this being a credit card. Late on Friday I got a notification

Re: [sussex_mug] WD My Cloud Home failure

2023-04-11 Thread Tony Crooks
WD was hacked. Try thisInstructions to Enable Local Network Access on a My Cloud Home, My Cloud Home Duo and SanDisk ibisupport-en.wd.comRegards,TonySent from my iPhoneEmail: tcro...@duck.comTel: +44 7428 706227On 10 Apr 2023, at 12:03, 'Paul R Owen' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote:Hi

[sussex_mug] Apple Passwords Deserve An App – cabel.com

2023-03-28 Thread Tony Crooks
Hi, Smuggers, I think this article is well worth a read. I didn’t know that Passwords imports/exports from 3rd party password management apps. And it sorts 2FA especially if using Safari. Much more to it than Apple lets on! https://cabel.com/2023/03/27/apple-passwords-deserve-an-app/

Re: [sussex_mug] Apple Watch and Find Items

2022-10-06 Thread Tony Crooks
and iMac. The watch will find devices and people but just keeps telling me to set up find items on my iPhone … which it has been since I bought my AirTag about 8 months ago!Jason and I confused …Stephen"The best things in life aren't things" - Unknown via LeoOn 6 Oct 2022, at 08:55, T

Re: [sussex_mug] Apple Watch and Find Items

2022-10-06 Thread Tony Crooks
and I confused …Stephen"The best things in life aren't things" - Unknown via LeoOn 6 Oct 2022, at 08:55, 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

Re: [sussex_mug] Apple Watch and Find Items

2022-10-06 Thread Tony Crooks
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 iCloud settings Regards, Tony On Wed, 5 Oct 2022 at 22:45, 'Stephen Watson' via Sussex Mac User Group <

Re: [sussex_mug] Messages

2022-07-14 Thread Tony Crooks
d an > email to smug+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/D63575BA-7502-4540-8497-CDF93388CCB6%40icloud.com > . > -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message bec

Re: [sussex_mug] OS Monterey

2022-01-26 Thread Tony Crooks
he web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/E40CE4A9-7859-4BFD-BD9A-312C7413A6CA%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/E40CE4A9-7859-4BFD-BD9A-312C7413A6CA%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706

Re: [sussex_mug] Looking for a 'paper' diary on an iPad with pencil?

2022-01-20 Thread Tony Crooks
to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to smug+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/61e9df90.1c69fb81.59f38

Re: [sussex_mug] Looking for a 'paper' diary on an iPad with pencil?

2022-01-15 Thread Tony Crooks
On Sat, 15 Jan 2022 at 18:04, Tony Crooks wrote: > > Have yo looked at this? > > https://diaroapp.com > > > On Sat, 15 Jan 2022 at 17:11, 'Stephen Watson' via Sussex Mac User Group < > smug@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> I remember reading an art

Re: [sussex_mug] Looking for a 'paper' diary on an iPad with pencil?

2022-01-15 Thread Tony Crooks
ceived this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to smug+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://

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

2021-12-24 Thread Tony Crooks
ser Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to smug+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/1A0B3EAF-1513-4D4B-B9B8-B94A05CC02E0%40mac.com > . > -- Tony

Re: [sussex_mug] All you ever wanted to know about USB, but were afraid to ask!

2021-12-04 Thread Tony Crooks
t, send an > email to smug+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/C123AF84-3722-4B88-BAC1-F663EE4334CA%40mac.com > . > -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because

Re: [sussex_mug] Hide my email

2021-11-04 Thread Tony Crooks
details from being spread around the inter web! Tony On Thu, 4 Nov 2021 at 15:47, Virginia Routh wrote: > Thanks, Tony. That should sort it. How careful should one be? Do you > have yours turned on? I’ve left on ‘hide it address’.Virginia > > On 4 Nov 2021, at 15:02, Tony C

Re: [sussex_mug] Hide my email

2021-11-04 Thread Tony Crooks
Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to smug+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/CAKZ9s6natNQssM1KkmM04%

Re: [sussex_mug] iPadOS forcing updates

2021-10-08 Thread Tony Crooks
ause you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to smug+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.c

Re: [sussex_mug] Involuntary restarts running Big Sur

2021-08-26 Thread Tony Crooks
receiving emails from it, send an > email to smug+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/177483AA-18B5-4A8C-98EE-0A2A09A9F5F5%40mac.com > . > -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 --

[sussex_mug] macOS updates

2021-07-22 Thread Tony Crooks
stalled. -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to smug+unsubscr...@googlegroups.co

Re: [sussex_mug] reinstall Big Sur

2021-07-06 Thread Tony Crooks
Not so sure about obvious or straightforward. I doubt many with Big Sur are aware about Recovery OS and what to do! -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubs

Re: [sussex_mug] reinstall Big Sur

2021-07-05 Thread Tony Crooks
Try - https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mchlp1599/mac -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving e

Re: [sussex_mug] Finding 'Spoken Word' in Apple Music

2021-06-30 Thread Tony Crooks
I suspect it is an historical thing from when iTunes existed and also listed audiobooks -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this grou

Re: [sussex_mug] Finding 'Spoken Word' in Apple Music

2021-06-30 Thread Tony Crooks
I tell a lie. These are all audiobooks released as CDs. I think you’ll find that more recent only downloadable audiobooks aren’t in Apple Music. -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User

Re: [sussex_mug] Finding 'Spoken Word' in Apple Music

2021-06-30 Thread Tony Crooks
Wishful thinking, Adam? There is an artist named Spoken Word and an album featuring George the Poet all music items. No audio books other than an artist - Audiobooks with albums listed all music. Nothing narrative. -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message

Re: [sussex_mug] loss of all sound settings on M1 Mac Mini

2021-06-23 Thread Tony Crooks
I wonder if Rogue Amoeba’s SoundSource might help? There is a free trial available. And they may be able to help with identifying the issue. -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User

Re: [sussex_mug] repair Studio 3 Beats?

2021-04-02 Thread Tony Crooks
In the Argos Q they answer your query. They do have the W1 chip. I note Argos now ask £190 -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this grou

Re: [sussex_mug] repair Studio 3 Beats?

2021-04-02 Thread Tony Crooks
Unfortunately this isn’t the case. It’s stock branded Beats by Dr Dre that is being reduced. These have the W1 chip. Amazon makes this quite clear in the case of stock sold and fulfilled by them. -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you

Re: [sussex_mug] repair Studio 3 Beats?

2021-03-29 Thread Tony Crooks
I think it is clearance of models branded as “Beats by Dr Dre” as same models from Apple Shop are branded “ Apple Beats”. Specs seem unchanged. -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User

Re: [sussex_mug] repair Studio 3 Beats?

2021-03-28 Thread Tony Crooks
I notice Amazon has them in white at a very similar price. And they are the latest with the W1 chip -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from

Re: [sussex_mug] repair Studio 3 Beats?

2021-03-28 Thread Tony Crooks
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/beats/repair/service But I note Argos are selling Studio 3 Wireless for £170 - https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8645546 -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Susse

Re: [sussex_mug] repair Studio 3 Beats?

2021-03-28 Thread Tony Crooks
with this I’d probably buy new headphones, not Beats, and in the £100-150 bracket getting something audibly superior. -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from

Re: [sussex_mug] VoiceOver on to off.

2021-03-19 Thread Tony Crooks
I agree with Jason. Search is really good at getting you to what you are looking for - that is providing your question is not convoluted! -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group&q

Re: [sussex_mug] Rotating an email

2021-03-17 Thread Tony Crooks
the version of iOS/iPadOS you have on the iPad. And the OS version you have is? -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving e

Re: [sussex_mug] Rotating an email

2021-03-17 Thread Tony Crooks
Access Control Centre by swiping down from top right hand corner of your iPad -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiv

Re: [sussex_mug] Rotating an email

2021-03-17 Thread Tony Crooks
In the Control Centre - look for icon that is a circular arrow with a padlock inside -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

[sussex_mug] Webcams

2021-03-16 Thread Tony Crooks
I think it is pretty clear that you can use Camo with other apps, not just Zoom. You may need some additional steps in the Camo Studio app to integrate Camo with the video chat app of choice. There is a long status list of apps that have been shown to work with Camo on their web site. Importantly

Re: [sussex_mug] Webcam

2021-03-15 Thread Tony Crooks
All roads lead to Logitech - models to suit all pockets -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, sen

Re: [sussex_mug] Understanding Apple Keychain

2021-03-15 Thread Tony Crooks
As I’m primarily an iPhone/iPad user these days the Passwords bit in Settings I find useful as it both identifies passwords that have been compromised as well as those that you might benefit from using a stronger one. And its easy to find and syncs across devices. -- Tony Crooks tcro

Re: [sussex_mug] Understanding Apple Keychain

2021-03-15 Thread Tony Crooks
Like what Sam said minus the 1Password bit. -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an emai

[sussex_mug] Devolo Mesh WiFi

2021-03-13 Thread Tony Crooks
as the conventional mesh mechanisms to distribute the best performance. And I think it compatible with their other signal extension products - I assume for management purposes. -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [sussex_mug] Big Sur software update password request (daily)

2021-03-12 Thread Tony Crooks
overnight updating to work at all. By way of contrast I’ve just updated our Raspberry Pi 400 to Big Sur and that happened like lightning compared to macOS updates. Actually updating Twister OS from 1.9.7 to 2.0.0 which includes a Big Sur UI option. -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227

Re: [sussex_mug] Big Sur software update password request (daily)

2021-03-12 Thread Tony Crooks
Jason, I remember having this irritant on our M1 mac mini. What I can't recall is how we disappeared it. I think had something to do with iCloud asking for password but I may be confused as at the time I was trying to get the Mac mini running from an external SSD. I'll check my notes later today

Re: [sussex_mug] reformatting external drive

2021-03-04 Thread Tony Crooks
mily members and much reduced copy times over the non-M1 predecessor. -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails

Re: [sussex_mug] reformatting external drive

2021-03-04 Thread Tony Crooks
My own observations of Time Machine on a M1 Mac is that it is much faster than before. Watching this I felt sure that APFS was a factor in reducing time for the backup - something to do with containers? -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you

Re: [sussex_mug] reformatting external drive

2021-03-04 Thread Tony Crooks
Jason asked the question going through my mind. Going forward or going back? -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiv

Re: [sussex_mug] Help with Terminal command please

2021-03-03 Thread Tony Crooks
strategy to the group recently because of all the changes. -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails fro

Re: [sussex_mug] Sending large file

2021-03-02 Thread Tony Crooks
Virginia, I hadn't seen that you were using a GMail address, so I'm guessing that you can make use of GDrive for which you have 5GB of space? You can share files and this Google Support article tells you how; https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2494822?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop=en

[sussex_mug] Sending large file

2021-03-01 Thread Tony Crooks
Hi, https://www.idropnews.com/mail-drop/how-to-apple-mail-drop/32278/ Apple Mail has a mail drop feature that operates for files larger than 20MB up to 5GB in size. However the file is only held for 30 days. I thought this was active by default but you seem to have seen this. Mail drop

[sussex_mug] Big Sur and Backups

2021-02-24 Thread Tony Crooks
ckly after an internal drive failure? Have you been stressing about bootable duplicates in Big Sur? How would you respond to your Mac failing entirely? -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac U

Re: [sussex_mug] Migration to new laptop

2021-02-21 Thread Tony Crooks
I suggest you might also read this - https://www.macworld.com/article/3597993/how-to-quickly-move-everything-from-your-old-intel-mac-to-your-new-m1-macbook.html -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [sussex_mug] Synching photos

2021-02-14 Thread Tony Crooks
off then on the iCloud photos feature in Settings. -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

Re: [sussex_mug] Synching photos

2021-02-14 Thread Tony Crooks
If you have iCloud Photos switched on on both devices in the Photos settings in the Settings app then this should happen automatically -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group&q

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

2021-02-03 Thread Tony Crooks
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 should show up as a a volume you can use for TM -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227

[sussex_mug] Big Sur on External SSD

2021-02-03 Thread Tony Crooks
isn’t the fastest in the world but is a bit smaller than two credit cards put together, reasonably priced, and very portable. -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To u

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

2021-02-03 Thread Tony Crooks
the non-Time Machine portion for other purposes, e.g. a Photo App Library destination. -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

Re: [sussex_mug] Photos

2021-02-03 Thread Tony Crooks
slides too but I wasn’t bothered about quality that much and bought a 5Mp 'middle of Lidl' slide scanner for £19. Did the job but required a computer - wouldn’t work directly to either iPad or iPhone. -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you

Re: [sussex_mug] Raspberry Pi 400

2021-01-22 Thread Tony Crooks
to make font substitutions as you might expect). Bottom line - reasonably familiar. The system seems very stable with no crashes to date (and I have overclocked the processor to nearly 3 times the factory setting and it remains stable and cool after several hours of use). -- Tony Crooks tcro

Re: [sussex_mug] Raspberry Pi 400

2021-01-21 Thread Tony Crooks
On Thu, 21 Jan 2021 19:42:16 + "'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group" wrote: > On 21 Jan 2021, at 19:28, Tony Crooks wrote: > > > Anyone else given a Raspberry Pi a go? > > I think it's been used a lot in education to teach people about > coding and pr

Re: [sussex_mug] Re: HomePods, Siri and Apple TV

2021-01-18 Thread Tony Crooks
to? In a slightly different case use I found this to work where two HomePods were linked to play from the same source. And, of course, checking the Apple Support forums might yield some help? -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[sussex_mug] Loosely connected to OneDrive

2021-01-17 Thread Tony Crooks
for the 'group'. If no member of the 'group' has the appropriate technical expertise then it questions whether sharing between group members is at all reliable? I think the Met could use a Time Machine process right now? -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message

Re: [sussex_mug] MS OneDrive on macOS - reliably unreliable?!

2021-01-14 Thread Tony Crooks
I’ve read this is a known problem on Big Sur - something of concern for businesses that operate a BYOD policy. You’d need to check a Windows forum that has OneDrive threads for workarounds. I believe that MS is working on new universal version of the app for macOS -- Tony Crooks tcro

Re: [sussex_mug] 'detect monitors'

2021-01-07 Thread Tony Crooks
Not sure if this helps - https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/11/24/m1-mac-mini-can-drive-six-displays-with-peripherals---but-you-shouldnt-bother but adaptor support may be the issue -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: [sussex_mug] Greetings

2021-01-03 Thread Tony Crooks
Happy 2021. Fewer issues, better accessibility, improved ease of use are my hopes not just for IT -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from

Re: [sussex_mug] Re: Setting up a 'new' Mac

2021-01-03 Thread Tony Crooks
When you wrote ‘new’ what did you mean by this? A model number might help? -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving e

Re: [sussex_mug] Mac Mini USB Hub

2021-01-01 Thread Tony Crooks
adaptor. Working just fine -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to smu

[sussex_mug] M1. Mac Bootable Backups

2020-12-28 Thread Tony Crooks
did notice that with APFS the latest version of CCC can also do version recovery, which I presume is because of the snapshot mechanism that APFS uses. Let’s hope that 2021 is full of good surprises - we need some! -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message

Re: [sussex_mug] Google Chrome Problems?

2020-12-16 Thread Tony Crooks
I note that Google have taken up the issue. Probably going to release a new version of Chrome that uses a different update mechanism. Not certain that the install of the new version will remove all the bits that cause problems. We will see soon enough. -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428

[sussex_mug] Google Chrome Problems?

2020-12-15 Thread Tony Crooks
If you’ve sometimes had performance issues with your Mac and you have Google Chrome browser installed you probably should read this, https://www.imore.com/google-chromes-updater-killing-mac-performance Deleting the Chrome app just isn’t enough! -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227

Re: [sussex_mug] webcam

2020-12-07 Thread Tony Crooks
with a glass lens at lowest price. May now be called C922. -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an emai

Re: [sussex_mug] Big Sur on a Fusion Drive

2020-11-20 Thread Tony Crooks
has finished. But we all do clean installs every time, don’t we? I’m sure that was a Sam recommendation. -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from

Re: [sussex_mug] Big Sur on a Fusion Drive

2020-11-20 Thread Tony Crooks
Community Forum in Apple's Support pages. -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to smu

Re: [sussex_mug] New Mac mini? Benchmark

2020-11-18 Thread Tony Crooks
Apart from the £300 premium you might consider that the Air has no fan and the mini does. Therefore the mini more resistant to thermal throttling. Depends on how important portability is for your needs. -- Tony Crooks tcro...@gmail.com +44 7428 706227 -- You received this message because you

[sussex_mug] Speeding Up a 1.4GHz Mac mini

2019-10-26 Thread 'Tony Crooks' via Sussex Mac User Group
Hi, I probably made a mistake buying a refurb 2014 model 1.4GHz Mac mini earlier in the year but its predecessor, a 2011 model, was worrying me with persistent overheating, fans continuously at full blast. Plus I didn’t fancy spending a lot of money on what is essentially a home server sitting

Re: [sussex_mug] Wireless printer server

2019-07-11 Thread 'Tony Crooks' via Sussex Mac User Group
Can you not use a wireless extender that has an Ethernet socket to connect the printer? Would be a cheaper alternative if you prefer the Lexmark printer. Regards, Tony Sent from my iPhone Email: tcro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 7428 706227 > On 11 Jul 2019, at 09:28, Graham Street > wrote: > > I

Re: [sussex_mug] PDF book to E-BOOK format

2019-04-16 Thread 'Tony Crooks' via Sussex Mac User Group
Try https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/how-to-convert-a-pdf-to-epub/ Regards, Tony Sent from my iPhone Email: tcro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 7428 706227 > On 3 Apr 2019, at 14:12, Tony Westby-Nunn wrote: > > Is there a way or program that can convert PDF book with many pics to an > E-BOOK.

Re: [sussex_mug] Re: Question re Facebook

2018-12-30 Thread 'Tony Crooks' via Sussex Mac User Group
Unfortunately being a FaceBook member, even if dormant, doesn’t stop FaceBook from accumulating data - text, images, location, web sites visited and so on - about yourself as recent disclosures have confirmed.

Re: [sussex_mug] Question re Facebook

2018-12-29 Thread 'Tony Crooks' via Sussex Mac User Group
Hi, Gilly, You need to find out the ID and password for the Facebook account your daughter set up for you, log into Facebook and delete the account. Otherwise you will continue to get ‘marketing’ stuff linked to the Facebook account. Your daughter might be able to do this for you? Regards,

Re: [sussex_mug] Airport Utility

2018-12-04 Thread 'Tony Crooks' via Sussex Mac User Group
Yeah, that’s really old. Try this web site - https://zcs.zyniker.org/airport-utility-v5-6-1/ which might give you what you want. I gather you can have more than one version of Airport Utility installed at the same time. Regards, Tony Sent from my iPhone Email: tcro...@gmail.com Tel: +44

Re: [sussex_mug] Upgrading to IOS 12

2018-10-07 Thread 'Tony Crooks' via Sussex Mac User Group
Gilly, I’ve upgraded. My iPhone 6S Plus has definitely benefited from it. I haven’t seen any downside, although I’m slowly getting on top of new things, including new gestures on our iPads. Slightly faster, better use of memory, Siri Shortcuts really useful. Beginning to believe that voice

Re: [sussex_mug] help with GIS data

2018-01-24 Thread Tony Crooks
This may be helpful https://mangomap.com/gis-data Regards, Tony Sent from my iPhone Email: tcro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 7428 706227 > On 24 Jan 2018, at 14:57, Jason Davies wrote: > > Does anyone here have good experience of working with GIS data? We are > moving, and trying

Re: [sussex_mug] Web Cam for OS X

2017-12-16 Thread Tony Crooks
I use a Logitech webcam which seems to work well with our Mac mini. Use it for FaceTime calls in our living room. Regards, Tony Sent from my iPhone Email: tcro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 7428 706227 > On 16 Dec 2017, at 17:59, Diana wrote: > > Would welcome suggestions for a

Re: [sussex_mug] Video Player Apps

2017-10-20 Thread Tony Crooks
Plus 1 - VLC seems to cover most video file types Regards, Tony Sent from my iPhone Email: tcro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 7428 706227 > On 20 Oct 2017, at 10:08, Jason P. Davies wrote: > > VLC handles pretty much anything, I find. Or go to File->Convert and see if > it offers

Re: [sussex_mug] iOS 11 really slow here

2017-10-17 Thread Tony Crooks
I haven’t noticed sluggishness on our various iOS devices. However in the case of Safari it does seem to dwell on occasions with some web sites. As I also have the iCab app when trying to load sites that dwell in Safari mostly iCab comes up with a warning which you can choose to ignore. I

Re: [sussex_mug] iOS 11 AirPrint

2017-09-27 Thread Tony Crooks
The iOS 11.0.1 update appears to have fixed the problem. Regards, Tony Sent from my iPhone Email: tcro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 7428 706227 Regards, Tony Sent from my iPhone Email: tcro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 7428 706227 > On 25 Sep 2017, at 18:21, Tony Crooks <tcro...@me.com&

[sussex_mug] iOS 11

2017-09-19 Thread Tony Crooks
I updated my iPhone 6S Plus this evening. The download was 2.05GB which took about 5 minutes on our fibre connection. Installation was about 25 minutes. Early impressions are good. App loading seems a bit more snappy. General activities seem a bit speedier. Haven’t found anything untoward as

Re: [sussex_mug] Dropbox randomly deleted thousands of files for no... - Dropbox Community - 17751

2017-09-07 Thread Tony Crooks
Could be something as simple as the hard disks need to be formatted as HFS+ drives? Regards, Tony Sent from my iPhone Email: tcro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 7428 706227 > On 7 Sep 2017, at 12:17, Catherine Hunt wrote: > > Hello All - > > Latest update is that Dropbox have

Re: [sussex_mug] Sending photos to iPad from a Canon DSLR

2017-09-04 Thread Tony Crooks
Canon Camera Connect app? Regards, Tony Sent from my iPhone Email: tcro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 7428 706227 > On 4 Sep 2017, at 17:25, Phil Tomlinson > wrote: > > Hi > Does anyone know how to get my ipad to communicate with a Canon camera > (EOS1300D)? I

Re: [sussex_mug] Rapport anti-virus? software

2017-08-08 Thread Tony Crooks
As I understand it it has more to do with iOS ring fencing both the app and its data which makes less prone to hacking. Not saying it would be impossible but clearly compared to the way macOS has been constructed iOS is less vulnerable. Like NatWest there are transactions where you need to use

Re: [sussex_mug] Rapport anti-virus? software

2017-08-08 Thread Tony Crooks
My father-in-law had Rapport installed on his top range iMac and it reduced to a crawl. NatWest didn't want to know, and Trusteer, an IBM subsidiary, didn't respond to him either. Removed Rapport and, lo, iMac restored to normality. I do all my banking, First Direct, via an iOS device, as I

Re: [sussex_mug] iOS Safari Tips

2017-07-31 Thread Tony Crooks
certainly better malware protection. Printing is a weak area - much inconsistency from app to app. > On 31 Jul 2017, at 20:20, Michael Simpson <mikesimpson2...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Are you sure it an iPad Air and not an Air 2. Regards, Tony

[sussex_mug] Linked text boxes are back!!

2017-06-14 Thread Tony Crooks
Some significant updates to the iWork Suite for both Mac & iOS just released. But for me the most significant are; Linked text boxes are back Export as fixed format EPub docs has been introduced And I assume that the changes apply to the iCloud versions as well but haven't checked as yet.

Re: [sussex_mug] Sending a photo as a clickable link from iPhone

2017-03-30 Thread Tony Crooks
Regards, Tony Sent from my iPhone Email: tcro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 7428 706227 > On 30 Mar 2017, at 12:50, Tony Crooks <tcro...@me.com> wrote: > > It asks for email addresses and then sends a URL for the created shared > album. As far as I know it has worked for non-iClo

Re: [sussex_mug] Sending a photo as a clickable link from iPhone

2017-03-30 Thread Tony Crooks
It asks for email addresses and then sends a URL for the created shared album. As far as I know it has worked for non-iCloud users, at least it did the last time I used it. Regards, Tony Sent from my iPhone Email: tcro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 7428 706227 > On 30 Mar 2017, at 12:46, Sam -

Re: [sussex_mug] Sending a photo as a clickable link from iPhone

2017-03-30 Thread Tony Crooks
I think you want iCloud Photo Sharing. Select the photos you want to share and find the sharing option. Then send the URL generated to whoever you want to see the photos. Regards, Tony Sent from my iPhone Email: tcro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 7428 706227 > On 30 Mar 2017, at 12:23, Gillian

Re: [sussex_mug] A new subscriber

2017-02-24 Thread Tony Crooks
 Regards, Tony Sent from my iPhone Email: tcro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 7428 706227 > On 24 Feb 2017, at 17:13, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: > > Hi all > > At the risk of flooding the list, look who turned up on Weds. 2 weeks early > and with both parents suffering from

Re: [sussex_mug] events in my calendar which I didn't put there

2016-11-17 Thread Tony Crooks
Just to be clear this is in the Apple Calendar app? Have you checked the settings for the specific calendar to see if it is a public one or if anyone can add/edit the calendar? Regards, Tony Sent from my iPhone Email: tcro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 7428 706227 > On 17 Nov 2016, at 09:45, andrew

Re: [sussex_mug] WiFi connectivity issues

2016-11-14 Thread Tony Crooks
My own experiences with network operator supplied routers is that the DHCP server that is built-in is rubbish. Although a bit of an effort I found it better to allocate IP addresses manually as this has proved more, but not totally, reliable. For some reason a power cut resulted in my having to

[sussex_mug] Above Avalon: Apple Is Placing a Big Bet with the New MacBook Pro

2016-11-05 Thread Tony Crooks
Wondering what the future for the Mac is? This article gives one possibility. If the new MacBook Pro models receive real usage thumbs up then expect an update on the iMac but with a touch panel keyboard. Still expect the Mac Pro to be EOL'd. Remain unsure about the Mac mini.

Re: [sussex_mug] MacOS Sierra on non-eligble systems

2016-11-01 Thread Tony Crooks
e my Logitech c210 web cam as it's built > in mic is not good enough, had it for years, does the job on FaceTime but mic > not good enough. Regards, Tony -- Tony Crooks -- Mob: 07428706227 2, Summer Meadow, Lympstone Devon EX8 5BQ -- You received

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