Re: [sussex_mug] Mail receiving multiple copies

2021-11-10 Thread j.sagues
pp (eg the web version). They're > obviously not being cleared out or marked as collected by the old version > (this stuff is not my strong point!). Does your old Mail have 'Rebuild > Mailboxes' or something similar as an option? Basically something is stuck > somewhere... > >

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail receiving multiple copies

2021-11-10 Thread j.sagues
> > 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, three of them Apple ones) today - sclose to 2,000 messages. Old > iMac (2008, system 10.9.5) but the same is happeni

[sussex_mug] Mail receiving multiple copies

2021-11-10 Thread j.sagues
Hi All, I've been receiving a continuous stream of the same emails (mainly from four addresses, three of them Apple ones) today - sclose to 2,000 messages. Old iMac (2008, system 10.9.5) but the same is happening on a 2010 Macbook, 10.13. It does not happen either on the iPhone or the iPad.

Re: [sussex_mug] Very Slow Laptop

2020-05-14 Thread J.Sagues
bulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & 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 an

Re: [sussex_mug] Very Slow Laptop

2020-05-14 Thread J.Sagues
I am going through the same process for my ancient April 2010 MacBook 13. Crucial suggest a BX500 or an MX500. Not too clear which to choose. What size screwdrivers will I need? I am assuming that an external unit would not be as fast with my USB version Regards John > On 14 May 2020, at

Re: [sussex_mug] TalkTalk scam

2019-07-31 Thread J.Sagues
; > >> On 31 Jul 2019, at 20:11, J.Sagues > <mailto:j.sag...@uclmail.net>> wrote: >> >> Hi Derek, >> >> Thank you for those consoling words. I would feel happier if I knew what >> they were trying to do. The sad thing is that TalkTalk who must h

Re: [sussex_mug] TalkTalk scam

2019-07-31 Thread J.Sagues
ote: > > Hi John > We’re all vulnerable to scams! > Shouldn’t this be reported to the police? > Cheers, > Derek > >> On 31 Jul 2019, at 08:14, J.Sagues > <mailto:j.sag...@uclmail.net>> wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> Help please. Does any

[sussex_mug] TalkTalk scam

2019-07-31 Thread J.Sagues
Hi All, Help please. Does anybody know anything about this? I’m normally ultra careful but this time have fallen foul of what seems to me now to be a very strange Talk Talk scam to do with very poor line speeds and the sending of ‘Talk Talk’ engineers to my home twice to ‘fix’ it (the first

Re: [sussex_mug] installing el Capitan on old Mac Mini

2016-12-08 Thread j.sagues
Word for word the problem I had a few months ago but with a 2008 iMac and a 2010 Macbook. I phoned Apple support and over the next day or so dealt with three or four people who helped me (including connecting to my Mac) to get round the problem. Don’t know what they did but it worked. They were

Re: [sussex_mug] Pages

2016-09-26 Thread j.sagues
Libre Office or Open Office? Regards John > On 25 Sep 2016, at 23:58, Virginia Routh wrote: > > I am exasperated by Pages. On my MacBookPro it is driving me to despair. I > waste time every day trying to get the programme to do what I want it to do. > I could

Re: [sussex_mug] Downgrade from El Capitan, preferably to 10.9

2016-08-01 Thread j.sagues
would lose all new files since the clone so don't charge ahead and do > it straightaway! You'll need to think about how to move the new files) > > On 31 Jul 2016, at 12:31, j.sagues wrote: > > Hi All, > > A few months ago I upgraded my 2010 MacBook (which had successful

Re: [sussex_mug] Downgrade from El Capitan, preferably to 10.9

2016-08-01 Thread j.sagues
Many thanks Sam. I think I'll postpone the SSD expenditure for a while (will contact you direct when I decide to go ahead) and will await the next upgrade. Regards John > On 31 Jul 2016, at 12:37, 'Sam - MacAmbulance' via Sussex Mac User Group > wrote: > > I’d

Re: [sussex_mug] Producing a Symlink

2014-01-13 Thread j.sagues
Dragging a file from Dropbox folder to the desktop while holding down Alt produces a copy and not an alias and hence Dropbox sees no connection between the original in its folder and the copy on the desktop. Regards John On 13 Jan 2014, at 11:30, Diana Hart true.spi...@me.com wrote: Hi,

Re: [sussex_mug] iPad and Talk Talk

2013-03-18 Thread j.sagues
I solved a similar problem, but with my MacBook and not the iPad, (TalkTalk support was no help at all) by modifying the Wireless Lan settings on the router changing the auto-select channel setting to a fixed one. My first random choice of channel solved the problem. Regards John On 18

[sussex_mug] Elite 600 laser printer FREE

2013-01-01 Thread j.sagues
Hi all, I have a GCC Elite 600 laser printer available free. The toner has just run out. Printer needs Appletalk, ie works fine on OS 10.3, don't know about 10.4, but there is no Appletalk 10.5 on. If interested could collect north Chichester or we could meet somewhere near Chichester.

Re: [sussex_mug] keyboard key not working

2012-07-19 Thread j.sagues
Hi Sam, Many thanks, as usual. Regards Jean On 19 Jul 2012, at 18:26, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: Hi John You can buy a new keyboard : http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MB110LB/B Or any USB keyboard will do really, even a PC one will work fine but with the cmd alt buttons swapped

[sussex_mug] Time machine partition locked

2012-06-01 Thread j.sagues
My time machine is on one partition of an external disk drive. Sometime in the last day (I don't know what I have done to produce this) a padlock has appeared on the disk icon, and I cannot make any changes. On the Get Info window it shows custom in the privilege column, ignores all my attempts

Re: [sussex_mug] Time machine partition locked

2012-06-01 Thread j.sagues
Thank you, Sam. Disk utility's verify/repair claims there is nothing wrong. I tried three experiments. Producing a disk image with disk utility gives me a locked disk I cannot open. Carbon Copy Cloner found errors and produced only a partial copy. As I have a back-up copy I'll erase the disk

Re: [sussex_mug] Apple Mail question

2011-12-19 Thread j.sagues
On 18 Dec 2011, at 19:48, j.sagues wrote: Hi All, I am trying to send emails with a photo embedded in the text using Apple Mail (greetings card with a home photo). Whether sending or receiving it invariably turns into an icon. I have done tests using Thunderbird, Outlook Express

[sussex_mug] Apple Mail question

2011-12-18 Thread j.sagues
Hi All, I am trying to send emails with a photo embedded in the text using Apple Mail (greetings card with a home photo). Whether sending or receiving it invariably turns into an icon. I have done tests using Thunderbird, Outlook Express and Entourage and in all of them the photo remains as

Re: [sussex_mug] Apple Mail question

2011-12-18 Thread j.sagues
So far they had all been jpg. I have just tried with pdf, no luck and the image size menu does not even appear. Regards John On 18 Dec 2011, at 22:53, Ranulph Glanville wrote: I'm not sure, but might the problem be the file format? If your image is not pdf or jpeg, perhaps you should

[sussex_mug] Anti-Virus

2011-11-07 Thread j.sagues
Any thoughts on using Clamx, Sophos, both, neither, would be much appreciated. Regards John -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Sussex Mac User Group group. To post to this group, send an email to smug@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this

Re: [sussex_mug] Anti-Virus

2011-11-07 Thread j.sagues
Thanks, Paul, no I don't do anything risky. Regards John On 7 Nov 2011, at 15:00, Paul R Owen wrote: I would suggest neither unless you do things with your Mac that put you at particular risk. Paul Owen Sent from my iPhone On 7 Nov 2011, at 14:56, j.sagues j.sag...@uclmail.net

Re: [sussex_mug] Anti-Virus

2011-11-07 Thread j.sagues
Many thanks, Sam. Regards John On 7 Nov 2011, at 15:11, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: The only thing you really need to do is be careful typing in your password and turn 'automatic opening of safe files' off in Safari's preferences. Regards Sam MacAmbulance Providing affordable Apple

Re: [sussex_mug] *old* laser printer, free to a good home, ideal match for old Mac or Windows machine...

2011-09-30 Thread j.sagues
Mine is working(with help fromGCC) with the following settings on the printer: IP class B IP address169.254.237.025 Subnet FF.FF.00.00 Broadcast address 255.255.255.255 Router address169.254.237.1 Hope this helps Regards John

Re: [sussex_mug] *old* laser printer, free to a good home, ideal match for old Mac or Windows machine...

2011-09-30 Thread j.sagues
) drivers not supporting it. What OS are you using with it? thanks, Ben On 30/09/2011 13:17, j.sagues wrote: Mine is working(with help fromGCC) with the following settings on the printer: IP class B IP address 169.254.237.025 Subnet FF.FF.00.00 Broadcast address 255.255.255.255

Re: [sussex_mug] Re: Season's Greetings

2010-12-23 Thread j.sagues
Very best wishes to all. By far the best MUG in which I have been involved. Regards John -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Sussex Mac User Group group. To post to this group, send an email to s...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this

Re: [sussex_mug] Macbook won't boot from external drive or from CD

2010-08-29 Thread j.sagues
much again. Regards John On 29 Aug 2010, at 00:51, Jason Davies wrote: j.sagues wrote: Resetting the SMC (using left hand Shift-Ctrl-Alt-power keys held down simultaneously and then released simultaneously) doesn't make any difference. sorry, something bugged me and I realised I had

Re: [sussex_mug] Macbook won't boot from external drive or from CD

2010-08-29 Thread j.sagues
Thanks, Jason, makes me feel better. Regards Jean On 29 Aug 2010, at 11:39, Jason Davies wrote: j.sagues wrote: Very red face at this end! I was using the �25 disk I bought to upgrade the iMac. Works fine with the Macbook Pro disk. Very embarrassing. I have noted your views

[sussex_mug] Macbook won't boot from external drive or from CD

2010-08-28 Thread j.sagues
Hi, My five month old Macbook Pro (10.6.4) is refusing to boot from the clone I have on the external drive (which also has the time machine on another partition) or from my Disk Warrior CD. If I hold either the alt key or the C key I just get a blank screen. It boots perfectly from the

Re: [sussex_mug] Macbook won't boot from external drive or from CD

2010-08-28 Thread j.sagues
Thanks, Jason.Please see answers below Regards John On 28 Aug 2010, at 21:19, Jason Davies wrote: j.sagues wrote: First time I have had this problem in many years of Mac use. Any ideas please? what are you using to clone the hard drive in the first place? I used Carbon Copy

Re: [sussex_mug] Macbook won't boot from external drive or from CD

2010-08-28 Thread j.sagues
Thanks, Sam. Resetting the PRAM solved one problem — the alt key at startup now works and I can select my startup disk. Very many thanks. Starting up from a CD/DVD is still a problem. If I try it with my Snow Leopard Install disk whether using the alt key and selecting the DVD or using the C

Re: [sussex_mug] iMac fan running very fast

2010-06-28 Thread j.sagues
Thanks, Jason. Hope it'll behave now. Regards Jean On 28 Jun 2010, at 15:16, Jason Davies wrote: j.sagues wrote: Many thanks, Sam. What puzzles me is that the iMac had been shut-down and the mains off all night. Hope it won't happen again! I've seen them do that occasionally. It's

[sussex_mug] Re: External hard drive

2009-11-08 Thread j.sagues
Many thanks again. Regards John On 7 Nov 2009, at 18:33, Jason Davies wrote: On 7 Nov 2009, at 17:36, j.sagues wrote: Many thanks, Jason. Any makes to be avoided? Regards The opinion on other lists is that Lacie lost the plot some time ago. I think I settled for Western Digital

[sussex_mug] Re: External hard drive

2009-11-07 Thread j.sagues
Many thanks, Jason. Any makes to be avoided? Regards John On 6 Nov 2009, at 16:22, Jason Davies wrote: On 6 Nov 2009, at 16:11, j.sagues wrote: I am thinking of buying a 500GB external disk drive on which I plan to have a Time Machine partition, a general storage partition