Re: Too many passwords

[Ronni Brown]

Hello Stephen, 

I have used and recommended 1Password for years, I think from when it was first 
released.
ALL my passwords including all software purchased details and passwords are 
stored in 1Password.
As a matter of interest, why don’t you have your Apple ID, Banking, and PayPal 
stored in 1Password?

Kind regards,
Ronni

 Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 


> On 3 Dec 2018, at 2:37 pm, Stephen Chape  wrote:
> 
> Hello Pat.
> 
> I can thoroughly recommend buying 1Password for your Mac.
> I have used it for a few years and could not get by without it.
> 
> All my passwords (except Apple ID, Banking and Paypal) are stored in there.
> All I have to remember is my Master Password.
> I also keep all my Application Keys and other details there.
> 
> 
>> On 3 Dec 2018, at 12:31 pm, Daniel Kerr  wrote:
>> 
>> oops sorry the Apple link should have been appleID.apple.com
>> Silly auto correct!
>> 
>> Kind regards
>> Daniel
>> 
>>  Sent from my iPhone XS 
>> 
>> ---
>> Daniel Kerr
>> MacWizardry
>> 
>> Phone: 0414 795 960
>> Email: 
>> Web:   
>> 
>> 
>> **For everything Apple**
>> 
>> NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and 
>> as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of 
>> MacWizardry. Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of 
>> warranty or accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any 
>> information in this email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that 
>> permission by the author be requested. 
>> 
>>> On 3 Dec 2018, at 12:29 pm, Daniel Kerr  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Pat
>>> 
>>> If you enter the AppleID (which is also used for iCloud, as they are 
>>> generally one and the same thing), more then 3 times, then yes it will 
>>> generally want you to reset it.
>>> You can do this by a few options - some are automated, and don’t require 
>>> calling Apple.
>>> If you have access to the email address, you can request an email that will 
>>> step you through resetting your password.
>>> Generally if I want to “Test” a password for a client to see if it’s 
>>> correct or not, then I will use the “main” Apple site - applied.apple.com
>>> By putting in the email address and password then it will ensure if it’s 
>>> correct or not. If it logs in - the password is correct. If it advises it 
>>> isn’t correct then a few tries before the option of resetting it (normally 
>>> via the email option). It’s very rare to have to call Apple for this at all 
>>> I find. It’s all automated.
>>> 
>>> *Generally* (and I use this term lightly) the computer password will be 
>>> different to the AppleID password. Though,…in some of the later systems, 
>>> this can be reset by the same AppleID.
>>> In System Preferences - Users & Groups - “username” (on the left hand 
>>> side). On the right hand side there is a tick box that says “Allow user to 
>>> reset password using Apple ID). If this is ticked, then the AppleID can be 
>>> used to change the computer password. And then (generally) these are one 
>>> and the same.
>>> I personally prefer to keep these different, so the computer password is 
>>> completely different to my AppleID. (for security reasons).
>>> 
>>> This could be where (if you had ticked) some of the issue could have 
>>> happened in your last post to the list where you went through with Apple 
>>> resetting the password.
>>> (I probably would have used the Terminal thing as a last resort, as yes it 
>>> resets Keychain and this makes a whole other issue where passwords stored 
>>> there are a) lost of b) almost non-retrievable. And even if retrieved via a 
>>> TimeMachine backup they will be locked away under the “original” password.
>>> 
>>> As Peter has mentioned unfortunately these days everything has to be a lot 
>>> more secure. The flip side to this would be a lot more hacking of details, 
>>> a lot more social engineering of personal details and a lot more user data 
>>> out in the open. So with things like 2-factor authentication, recovery via 
>>> email of forgotten details, and stronger passwords Apple (and others) are 
>>> doing as much as they can do to protect personal data.
>>> I’d personally prefer it this way, then people having access to my data. I 
>>> like the security of 2-factor authentication knowing that even if someone 
>>> got my AppleID password they can’t access it without physical access to my 
>>> iPhone. (which is also locked, and 10 wrong attempts will just wipe my 
>>> device). I’d rather know my data is as secure as possible and harder for 
>>> others to try and get then a lot less security and easier ways to try and 
>>> get my data. (only have to look at the 4 years that yahoo accounts got 
>>> hacked for example with no notification to their users). And we see a lot 
>>> more of these where some companies seem to be a bit less “slack” about some 
>>> things, and more personal data gets “hacked”.
>>> (I know where two of my spams come from as they 

Re: Too many passwords

[Stephen Chape]

Hello Pat.

I can thoroughly recommend buying 1Password for your Mac.
I have used it for a few years and could not get by without it.

All my passwords (except Apple ID, Banking and Paypal) are stored in there.
All I have to remember is my Master Password.
I also keep all my Application Keys and other details there.


> On 3 Dec 2018, at 12:31 pm, Daniel Kerr  wrote:
> 
> oops sorry the Apple link should have been appleID.apple.com
> Silly auto correct!
> 
> Kind regards
> Daniel
> 
>  Sent from my iPhone XS 
> 
> ---
> Daniel Kerr
> MacWizardry
> 
> Phone: 0414 795 960
> Email: 
> Web:   
> 
> 
> **For everything Apple**
> 
> NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and 
> as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of MacWizardry. 
> Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of warranty or 
> accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any information in this 
> email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that permission by the 
> author be requested. 
> 
>> On 3 Dec 2018, at 12:29 pm, Daniel Kerr  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Pat
>> 
>> If you enter the AppleID (which is also used for iCloud, as they are 
>> generally one and the same thing), more then 3 times, then yes it will 
>> generally want you to reset it.
>> You can do this by a few options - some are automated, and don’t require 
>> calling Apple.
>> If you have access to the email address, you can request an email that will 
>> step you through resetting your password.
>> Generally if I want to “Test” a password for a client to see if it’s correct 
>> or not, then I will use the “main” Apple site - applied.apple.com
>> By putting in the email address and password then it will ensure if it’s 
>> correct or not. If it logs in - the password is correct. If it advises it 
>> isn’t correct then a few tries before the option of resetting it (normally 
>> via the email option). It’s very rare to have to call Apple for this at all 
>> I find. It’s all automated.
>> 
>> *Generally* (and I use this term lightly) the computer password will be 
>> different to the AppleID password. Though,…in some of the later systems, 
>> this can be reset by the same AppleID.
>> In System Preferences - Users & Groups - “username” (on the left hand side). 
>> On the right hand side there is a tick box that says “Allow user to reset 
>> password using Apple ID). If this is ticked, then the AppleID can be used to 
>> change the computer password. And then (generally) these are one and the 
>> same.
>> I personally prefer to keep these different, so the computer password is 
>> completely different to my AppleID. (for security reasons).
>> 
>> This could be where (if you had ticked) some of the issue could have 
>> happened in your last post to the list where you went through with Apple 
>> resetting the password.
>> (I probably would have used the Terminal thing as a last resort, as yes it 
>> resets Keychain and this makes a whole other issue where passwords stored 
>> there are a) lost of b) almost non-retrievable. And even if retrieved via a 
>> TimeMachine backup they will be locked away under the “original” password.
>> 
>> As Peter has mentioned unfortunately these days everything has to be a lot 
>> more secure. The flip side to this would be a lot more hacking of details, a 
>> lot more social engineering of personal details and a lot more user data out 
>> in the open. So with things like 2-factor authentication, recovery via email 
>> of forgotten details, and stronger passwords Apple (and others) are doing as 
>> much as they can do to protect personal data.
>> I’d personally prefer it this way, then people having access to my data. I 
>> like the security of 2-factor authentication knowing that even if someone 
>> got my AppleID password they can’t access it without physical access to my 
>> iPhone. (which is also locked, and 10 wrong attempts will just wipe my 
>> device). I’d rather know my data is as secure as possible and harder for 
>> others to try and get then a lot less security and easier ways to try and 
>> get my data. (only have to look at the 4 years that yahoo accounts got 
>> hacked for example with no notification to their users). And we see a lot 
>> more of these where some companies seem to be a bit less “slack” about some 
>> things, and more personal data gets “hacked”.
>> (I know where two of my spams come from as they come to two email address I 
>> used for Dropbox and Adobe. So I know those two accounts that get spammed 
>> where two email addresses I used where “taken” in a list from both of those 
>> companies.). The spam comes addresses to those two email addresses which I 
>> then went and closed off and changed.
>> This was another interesting site where I could check which “places” my 
>> email address may have been taken from - https://haveibeenpwned.com
>> This came from an article I read ages ago here - 
>> 

Re: Popup window in Safari

[Peter Curtis]

Hi Ronnie
I’ve done that and the first time it woke instantly, I’ll see how it goes over 
the next couple of days. Hopefully that has fixed it.
Many thanks Ronnie
Kind regards
Peter

> On 3 Dec 2018, at 12:17 pm, Ronni Brown  wrote:
> 
> Hi again Peter and Pat,
> 
> Boot into the Recovery volume (boot with the Command + R keys held down), 
> select Disk Utility and run First Aid on your boot drive.  
> Reboot normally and see if there's any improvement.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
> 
> 
> On 3 Dec 2018, at 10:56 am, Ronni Brown  wrote:
> 
>> Hi Peter,
>> 
>> Safari 12 for MacOS
>> 
>> Block or Allow All Websites by Default
>> 
>>  • Select “Safari” > “Preferences“, then select on “Websites” at the top 
>> of the window.
>>  • Select “Pop-up Windows” on the left side.
>>  • Use the “When visiting other websites” drop-down menu to one of the 
>> following:
>>  • Block and Notify
>>  • Block
>>  • Allow
>> Block or Allow Single Website
>> 
>>  • Visit the website you would like to block or allow.
>>  • Select “Safari” > “Preferences“.
>>  • Select on “Websites” at the top of the window.
>>  • Select “Pop-up Windows” on the left side.
>>  • The website should be listed where you can select a setting in the 
>> drop-down menu.
>>  • Block and Notify
>>  • Block
>>  • Allow
>> When Safari is set to “Block and Notify”, you can allow pop-up windows right 
>> after they have been blocked by selecting the two boxes in the address bar.
>> 
>> To answer why your laptop is taking longer to ‘wake from sleep’, we need 
>> more details on your computer.
>> Have you tried a shutdown and then startup...?
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
>> 
>> 
>> On 3 Dec 2018, at 10:34 am, Peter Curtis  wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi all
>>> I have a couple of queries someone may be able to assist with. 
>>> I’m trying to Export a PDF in Safari but when I go to Export is says Pop Up 
>>> Window Blocked! In macOS Mojave in Preferences there is no longer the 
>>> ability to block or unblock Pop Ups? Is it somewhere else?
>>> Since upgrading to macOS Mojave it takes many many attempts to wake up my 
>>> laptop, usually I used to touch the keyboard or mouse and the computer 
>>> would wake up, now it takes up to 30 attempts to get it to wake up, even 
>>> pressing the start button doesn’t wake the computer! It always eventually 
>>> does wake up but it’s a pain as it is. Any suggestions?
>>> Kind regards
>>> Peter
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Re: Too many passwords

[Daniel Kerr]

oops sorry the Apple link should have been appleID.apple.com
Silly auto correct!

Kind regards
Daniel

 Sent from my iPhone XS 

---
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MacWizardry

Phone: 0414 795 960
Email: 
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NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and as 
such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of MacWizardry. Any 
information provided does not offer or warrant any form of warranty or accept 
liability. It would be appreciated that if any information in this email is to 
be disseminated, distributed or copied, that permission by the author be 
requested. 

> On 3 Dec 2018, at 12:29 pm, Daniel Kerr  wrote:
> 
> Hi Pat
> 
> If you enter the AppleID (which is also used for iCloud, as they are 
> generally one and the same thing), more then 3 times, then yes it will 
> generally want you to reset it.
> You can do this by a few options - some are automated, and don’t require 
> calling Apple.
> If you have access to the email address, you can request an email that will 
> step you through resetting your password.
> Generally if I want to “Test” a password for a client to see if it’s correct 
> or not, then I will use the “main” Apple site - applied.apple.com
> By putting in the email address and password then it will ensure if it’s 
> correct or not. If it logs in - the password is correct. If it advises it 
> isn’t correct then a few tries before the option of resetting it (normally 
> via the email option). It’s very rare to have to call Apple for this at all I 
> find. It’s all automated.
> 
> *Generally* (and I use this term lightly) the computer password will be 
> different to the AppleID password. Though,…in some of the later systems, this 
> can be reset by the same AppleID.
> In System Preferences - Users & Groups - “username” (on the left hand side). 
> On the right hand side there is a tick box that says “Allow user to reset 
> password using Apple ID). If this is ticked, then the AppleID can be used to 
> change the computer password. And then (generally) these are one and the same.
> I personally prefer to keep these different, so the computer password is 
> completely different to my AppleID. (for security reasons).
> 
> This could be where (if you had ticked) some of the issue could have happened 
> in your last post to the list where you went through with Apple resetting the 
> password.
> (I probably would have used the Terminal thing as a last resort, as yes it 
> resets Keychain and this makes a whole other issue where passwords stored 
> there are a) lost of b) almost non-retrievable. And even if retrieved via a 
> TimeMachine backup they will be locked away under the “original” password.
> 
> As Peter has mentioned unfortunately these days everything has to be a lot 
> more secure. The flip side to this would be a lot more hacking of details, a 
> lot more social engineering of personal details and a lot more user data out 
> in the open. So with things like 2-factor authentication, recovery via email 
> of forgotten details, and stronger passwords Apple (and others) are doing as 
> much as they can do to protect personal data.
> I’d personally prefer it this way, then people having access to my data. I 
> like the security of 2-factor authentication knowing that even if someone got 
> my AppleID password they can’t access it without physical access to my 
> iPhone. (which is also locked, and 10 wrong attempts will just wipe my 
> device). I’d rather know my data is as secure as possible and harder for 
> others to try and get then a lot less security and easier ways to try and get 
> my data. (only have to look at the 4 years that yahoo accounts got hacked for 
> example with no notification to their users). And we see a lot more of these 
> where some companies seem to be a bit less “slack” about some things, and 
> more personal data gets “hacked”.
> (I know where two of my spams come from as they come to two email address I 
> used for Dropbox and Adobe. So I know those two accounts that get spammed 
> where two email addresses I used where “taken” in a list from both of those 
> companies.). The spam comes addresses to those two email addresses which I 
> then went and closed off and changed.
> This was another interesting site where I could check which “places” my email 
> address may have been taken from - https://haveibeenpwned.com
> This came from an article I read ages ago here - 
> https://www.businessinsider.com.au/new-email-scam-uses-old-password-fake-porn-threats-webcam-video-bitcoin-2018-7?r=US=T
> 
> The downside to all the security obviously is having a lot more (different) 
> passwords. This is where things like Keychain Access, 1Password etc come in 
> very handy to store all the passwords in for me. (even things like the WAMUG 
> mailing list, and the WAMUG committee mailing list I have stored to access so 
> I can look after the behind the scenes things for it. And a lot 

Re: Too many passwords

[Daniel Kerr]

Hi Pat

If you enter the AppleID (which is also used for iCloud, as they are generally 
one and the same thing), more then 3 times, then yes it will generally want you 
to reset it.
You can do this by a few options - some are automated, and don’t require 
calling Apple.
If you have access to the email address, you can request an email that will 
step you through resetting your password.
Generally if I want to “Test” a password for a client to see if it’s correct or 
not, then I will use the “main” Apple site - applied.apple.com
By putting in the email address and password then it will ensure if it’s 
correct or not. If it logs in - the password is correct. If it advises it isn’t 
correct then a few tries before the option of resetting it (normally via the 
email option). It’s very rare to have to call Apple for this at all I find. 
It’s all automated.

*Generally* (and I use this term lightly) the computer password will be 
different to the AppleID password. Though,…in some of the later systems, this 
can be reset by the same AppleID.
In System Preferences - Users & Groups - “username” (on the left hand side). On 
the right hand side there is a tick box that says “Allow user to reset password 
using Apple ID). If this is ticked, then the AppleID can be used to change the 
computer password. And then (generally) these are one and the same.
I personally prefer to keep these different, so the computer password is 
completely different to my AppleID. (for security reasons).

This could be where (if you had ticked) some of the issue could have happened 
in your last post to the list where you went through with Apple resetting the 
password.
(I probably would have used the Terminal thing as a last resort, as yes it 
resets Keychain and this makes a whole other issue where passwords stored there 
are a) lost of b) almost non-retrievable. And even if retrieved via a 
TimeMachine backup they will be locked away under the “original” password.

As Peter has mentioned unfortunately these days everything has to be a lot more 
secure. The flip side to this would be a lot more hacking of details, a lot 
more social engineering of personal details and a lot more user data out in the 
open. So with things like 2-factor authentication, recovery via email of 
forgotten details, and stronger passwords Apple (and others) are doing as much 
as they can do to protect personal data.
I’d personally prefer it this way, then people having access to my data. I like 
the security of 2-factor authentication knowing that even if someone got my 
AppleID password they can’t access it without physical access to my iPhone. 
(which is also locked, and 10 wrong attempts will just wipe my device). I’d 
rather know my data is as secure as possible and harder for others to try and 
get then a lot less security and easier ways to try and get my data. (only have 
to look at the 4 years that yahoo accounts got hacked for example with no 
notification to their users). And we see a lot more of these where some 
companies seem to be a bit less “slack” about some things, and more personal 
data gets “hacked”.
(I know where two of my spams come from as they come to two email address I 
used for Dropbox and Adobe. So I know those two accounts that get spammed where 
two email addresses I used where “taken” in a list from both of those 
companies.). The spam comes addresses to those two email addresses which I then 
went and closed off and changed.
This was another interesting site where I could check which “places” my email 
address may have been taken from - https://haveibeenpwned.com
This came from an article I read ages ago here - 
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/new-email-scam-uses-old-password-fake-porn-threats-webcam-video-bitcoin-2018-7?r=US=T

The downside to all the security obviously is having a lot more (different) 
passwords. This is where things like Keychain Access, 1Password etc come in 
very handy to store all the passwords in for me. (even things like the WAMUG 
mailing list, and the WAMUG committee mailing list I have stored to access so I 
can look after the behind the scenes things for it. And a lot more passwords 
linked to different things for even those that need passwords as well).
So without having to remember them all, that’s where the above programs become 
“life savers”. (and I have them stored in 2 different programs should one 
“fail”).
The other I’ve set it up for clients who may not want to use the “written down 
password” books is to have a locked Excel spreadsheet. Lock it with a main 
password and give the file a name that doesn’t say “Passwords” (e.g. Wine List, 
Book List, My Boring Notes file). Then they put all their passwords in that.
Others write them down in books obviously as well. Not one I tend to recommend 
as if someone gets the book they have all the passwords. But it depends on how 
clients are worried about their data really. Some might not have things they 
are worried about.

But back to your 

Re: Popup window in Safari

[Ronni Brown]

Hi again Peter and Pat,

Boot into the Recovery volume (boot with the Command + R keys held down), 
select Disk Utility and run First Aid on your boot drive.  
Reboot normally and see if there's any improvement.

Cheers,
Ronni

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> On 3 Dec 2018, at 10:56 am, Ronni Brown  wrote:
> 
> Hi Peter,
> 
> Safari 12 for MacOS
> 
> Block or Allow All Websites by Default
> 
> Select “Safari” > “Preferences“, then select on “Websites” at the top of the 
> window.
> Select “Pop-up Windows” on the left side.
> Use the “When visiting other websites” drop-down menu to one of the following:
> Block and Notify
> Block
> Allow
> Block or Allow Single Website
> 
> Visit the website you would like to block or allow.
> Select “Safari” > “Preferences“.
> Select on “Websites” at the top of the window.
> Select “Pop-up Windows” on the left side.
> The website should be listed where you can select a setting in the drop-down 
> menu.
> Block and Notify
> Block
> Allow
> When Safari is set to “Block and Notify”, you can allow pop-up windows right 
> after they have been blocked by selecting the two boxes in the address bar.
> 
> To answer why your laptop is taking longer to ‘wake from sleep’, we need more 
> details on your computer.
> Have you tried a shutdown and then startup...?
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
> 
> 
>> On 3 Dec 2018, at 10:34 am, Peter Curtis  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all
>> I have a couple of queries someone may be able to assist with. 
>> I’m trying to Export a PDF in Safari but when I go to Export is says Pop Up 
>> Window Blocked! In macOS Mojave in Preferences there is no longer the 
>> ability to block or unblock Pop Ups? Is it somewhere else?
>> Since upgrading to macOS Mojave it takes many many attempts to wake up my 
>> laptop, usually I used to touch the keyboard or mouse and the computer would 
>> wake up, now it takes up to 30 attempts to get it to wake up, even pressing 
>> the start button doesn’t wake the computer! It always eventually does wake 
>> up but it’s a pain as it is. Any suggestions?
>> Kind regards
>> Peter
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Re: Popup window in Safari

[Pat]

Hi, Peter,

Your laptop is not alone in being slow to boot up. My desktop ‘puter can take 
as long as 3 minutes to get there. I think it is a flaw in Mojave.

Cheers,
Pat

> On 3 Dec 2018, at 10:34, Peter Curtis  wrote:
> 
> Hi all
> I have a couple of queries someone may be able to assist with. 
> I’m trying to Export a PDF in Safari but when I go to Export is says Pop Up 
> Window Blocked! In macOS Mojave in Preferences there is no longer the ability 
> to block or unblock Pop Ups? Is it somewhere else?
> Since upgrading to macOS Mojave it takes many many attempts to wake up my 
> laptop, usually I used to touch the keyboard or mouse and the computer would 
> wake up, now it takes up to 30 attempts to get it to wake up, even pressing 
> the start button doesn’t wake the computer! It always eventually does wake up 
> but it’s a pain as it is. Any suggestions?
> Kind regards
> Peter
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Re: Too many passwords

[Pat]

Thanks, Peter and Susan,

One thing I read while I was thrashing around trying to fix things, was that if 
you enter a password incorrectly 2 times, you have to (I forget the exact 
words) sort it out with Apple (which isn’t easy to do, as you are only given a 
limited number of topics that you can choose from.) 

But for now, everything is working reasonably well, but I still haven’t tackled 
iCloud. Will do, soon.

Cheers,
Pat

> On 3 Dec 2018, at 08:03, Peter Hinchliffe  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On 1 Dec 2018, at 11:31 am, Pat  wrote:
>> 
>> I have a functioning password to open the computer and other ones to send 
>> and receive mail. But I have just discovered that Apple has a clutch of 
>> others that I don’t know. I have never voluntarily used iCloud, so as far as 
>> I am concerned, it has no password. How do I find out how to find it or 
>> create it, because apparently I need it?
>> 
>> It looks like I may need other passwords for functions about which I have no 
>> idea. Security gone mad.
>> 
>> I was just trying to transfer something to one of my external disks. 
>> Couldn’t do it by drag and drop without the damn password. The one that 
>> opens my computer used to do it, but it was rejected.
>> 
>> I hope someone can help. 
>> Pat
> 
> As frustrating as all this is, it’s an unfortunate reality in today’s 
> computing world that you must keep track of your accounts and passwords. The 
> only way to avoid this is to turn off all access to the internet, which has 
> now become almost impossible.
> 
> Whether or not you are using iCloud (and if you use a Mac you probably are 
> whether you think so or not) you are actually being asked for the password 
> for your Apple ID. Your Apple ID is generally just your regular email 
> address. Many people go through the motions of creating an Apple ID when they 
> first set up a new Mac or upgrade their OS, then either forget about it or 
> don’t realise the significance of what they’ve been asked to do. 
> 
> In any event, if you don’t know what your Apple ID password is, you’ll have 
> to reset it. The most direct way to do this is simply to go to System 
> Preferences on your Mac and choose iCloud. You will be asked to type a 
> password. If you type something and it’s not recognised after 3 attempts you 
> will see a link appear which you can click if you “can’t remember your 
> password”. If you click that a message will be sent to your email address 
> showing you the steps to follow to create a new password.
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
> Perth, Western Australia
> Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948
> 
> Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.
> 
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Re: Popup window in Safari

[Ronni Brown]

Hi Peter,

Safari 12 for MacOS

Block or Allow All Websites by Default

Select “Safari” > “Preferences“, then select on “Websites” at the top of the 
window.
Select “Pop-up Windows” on the left side.
Use the “When visiting other websites” drop-down menu to one of the following:
Block and Notify
Block
Allow
Block or Allow Single Website

Visit the website you would like to block or allow.
Select “Safari” > “Preferences“.
Select on “Websites” at the top of the window.
Select “Pop-up Windows” on the left side.
The website should be listed where you can select a setting in the drop-down 
menu.
Block and Notify
Block
Allow
When Safari is set to “Block and Notify”, you can allow pop-up windows right 
after they have been blocked by selecting the two boxes in the address bar.

To answer why your laptop is taking longer to ‘wake from sleep’, we need more 
details on your computer.
Have you tried a shutdown and then startup...?

Cheers,
Ronni

 Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 


> On 3 Dec 2018, at 10:34 am, Peter Curtis  wrote:
> 
> Hi all
> I have a couple of queries someone may be able to assist with. 
> I’m trying to Export a PDF in Safari but when I go to Export is says Pop Up 
> Window Blocked! In macOS Mojave in Preferences there is no longer the ability 
> to block or unblock Pop Ups? Is it somewhere else?
> Since upgrading to macOS Mojave it takes many many attempts to wake up my 
> laptop, usually I used to touch the keyboard or mouse and the computer would 
> wake up, now it takes up to 30 attempts to get it to wake up, even pressing 
> the start button doesn’t wake the computer! It always eventually does wake up 
> but it’s a pain as it is. Any suggestions?
> Kind regards
> Peter
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Popup window in Safari

[Peter Curtis]

Hi all
I have a couple of queries someone may be able to assist with. 
I’m trying to Export a PDF in Safari but when I go to Export is says Pop Up 
Window Blocked! In macOS Mojave in Preferences there is no longer the ability 
to block or unblock Pop Ups? Is it somewhere else?
Since upgrading to macOS Mojave it takes many many attempts to wake up my 
laptop, usually I used to touch the keyboard or mouse and the computer would 
wake up, now it takes up to 30 attempts to get it to wake up, even pressing the 
start button doesn’t wake the computer! It always eventually does wake up but 
it’s a pain as it is. Any suggestions?
Kind regards
Peter
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Re: Too many passwords

[Susan Hastings]

Hi Pat, with regard to the externally disk, if you have a folder on it, you can 
drag and drop your files into the folder without a password. If you don’t have 
a folder there you can easily create one. I would endorse Peter’s comment about 
the importance of keeping track of your passwords. I have a physical notebook 
which I guard with my life. Cheers, Susan.

Sent from my iPad

> On 3 Dec 2018, at 8:03 am, Peter Hinchliffe  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On 1 Dec 2018, at 11:31 am, Pat  wrote:
>> 
>> I have a functioning password to open the computer and other ones to send 
>> and receive mail. But I have just discovered that Apple has a clutch of 
>> others that I don’t know. I have never voluntarily used iCloud, so as far as 
>> I am concerned, it has no password. How do I find out how to find it or 
>> create it, because apparently I need it?
>> 
>> It looks like I may need other passwords for functions about which I have no 
>> idea. Security gone mad.
>> 
>> I was just trying to transfer something to one of my external disks. 
>> Couldn’t do it by drag and drop without the damn password. The one that 
>> opens my computer used to do it, but it was rejected.
>> 
>> I hope someone can help. 
>> Pat
> 
> As frustrating as all this is, it’s an unfortunate reality in today’s 
> computing world that you must keep track of your accounts and passwords. The 
> only way to avoid this is to turn off all access to the internet, which has 
> now become almost impossible.
> 
> Whether or not you are using iCloud (and if you use a Mac you probably are 
> whether you think so or not) you are actually being asked for the password 
> for your Apple ID. Your Apple ID is generally just your regular email 
> address. Many people go through the motions of creating an Apple ID when they 
> first set up a new Mac or upgrade their OS, then either forget about it or 
> don’t realise the significance of what they’ve been asked to do. 
> 
> In any event, if you don’t know what your Apple ID password is, you’ll have 
> to reset it. The most direct way to do this is simply to go to System 
> Preferences on your Mac and choose iCloud. You will be asked to type a 
> password. If you type something and it’s not recognised after 3 attempts you 
> will see a link appear which you can click if you “can’t remember your 
> password”. If you click that a message will be sent to your email address 
> showing you the steps to follow to create a new password.
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
> Perth, Western Australia
> Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948
> 
> Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.
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Re: Blocker

[Peter Hinchliffe]

I’m happily using "AdBlock for Safari" from the App Store, on the advice from 
Daniel Kerr. Apple have changed the security settings in Safari which make the 
use of third party ad blockers a difficult experience, so the safest place to 
get them from is now the App Store because they are guaranteed to work. AdBlock 
For Safari is working very well for me.


> On 1 Dec 2018, at 2:06 pm, Juliet Kitson  wrote:
> 
> Hello
> Has anyone used Adguard Add Blocker, is it safe or is it another Mackeeper.
> Regards Bill
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Kind regards,

Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948

Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.

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Re: Too many passwords

[Peter Hinchliffe]

> On 1 Dec 2018, at 11:31 am, Pat  wrote:
> 
> I have a functioning password to open the computer and other ones to send and 
> receive mail. But I have just discovered that Apple has a clutch of others 
> that I don’t know. I have never voluntarily used iCloud, so as far as I am 
> concerned, it has no password. How do I find out how to find it or create it, 
> because apparently I need it?
> 
> It looks like I may need other passwords for functions about which I have no 
> idea. Security gone mad.
> 
> I was just trying to transfer something to one of my external disks. Couldn’t 
> do it by drag and drop without the damn password. The one that opens my 
> computer used to do it, but it was rejected.
> 
> I hope someone can help. 
> Pat

As frustrating as all this is, it’s an unfortunate reality in today’s computing 
world that you must keep track of your accounts and passwords. The only way to 
avoid this is to turn off all access to the internet, which has now become 
almost impossible.

Whether or not you are using iCloud (and if you use a Mac you probably are 
whether you think so or not) you are actually being asked for the password for 
your Apple ID. Your Apple ID is generally just your regular email address. Many 
people go through the motions of creating an Apple ID when they first set up a 
new Mac or upgrade their OS, then either forget about it or don’t realise the 
significance of what they’ve been asked to do. 

In any event, if you don’t know what your Apple ID password is, you’ll have to 
reset it. The most direct way to do this is simply to go to System Preferences 
on your Mac and choose iCloud. You will be asked to type a password. If you 
type something and it’s not recognised after 3 attempts you will see a link 
appear which you can click if you “can’t remember your password”. If you click 
that a message will be sent to your email address showing you the steps to 
follow to create a new password.

Kind regards,

Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948

Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.

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