Re: Sierra

A, but what if I wanted to throw all caution to the wind and live vicariously??? No backup, just install and go,…and hope for the best!! Check things?? Pfftt,…nah,….I’m sure all will be good. :) hehehe. Ok,..so I joke. :) hehe. Though it was on my “test iMac” and if I have to erase it from

Re: Sierra

Hi WAMUG members, Daniel has given the link below for ‘How to get macOS Sierra’ which explains the Mac models and versions of OS X you can upgrade. So I will just reiterate my normal safety ‘Prepare' before upgrading any major version of OS X. Prepare to upgrade: 1. Make sure your computer can

Re: Virus Warning

Hi Blitto, W97M.Downloader is a malicious macro that may arrive as a Word document attachment in spam emails. When the Word document is opened, the macro attempts to download and execute malware from a remote location. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > On 22 Sep. 2016, at 5:26 pm, Rod

Virus Warning

Hi My wife’s macbook from DET has a Macafee warning: “Detected as W97M/Downloader.asi Action: Quarantined" It is running fine Anything to worry about? please ta Blitto Rod Blitvich - Amy & Sam’s Dad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Good Ideas 0409 681 256

Sierra

Dear WAMUG’ers, Wonder what your verdict is on Sierra? I have just installed it on one of my iMacs, the ‘secondary’ one, and so far everything seems to be working as they should. I did update from El Capitan. It took some time before the computer was running smoothly once Sierra was

Re: Sierra

I always follow RULE 1 with new Mac stuff. Rule 1: wait until the version 2 or 3 has been road tested by the mac using community. Bill > On 22 Sep 2016, at 18:53, Philippe Chaperon wrote: > > Dear WAMUG’ers, > > Wonder what your verdict is on Sierra? I have just

Re: Sierra

Hi Daniel, Stephen and Bill, Many thanks for the reports. I will wait a couple of weeks before updating my main machine and then not before my full bootable copy is done. Best regards, Philippe Chaperon On 22 Sep 2016, at 10:22 pm, Daniel Kerr wrote: Hi Philippe

Re: Sierra

I am with you Bill. I am going away next week for a while so hoping that when I get back Sierra will have come of age. > On 22 Sep 2016, at 7:52 PM, Bill Parker wrote: > > I always follow RULE 1 with new Mac stuff. Rule 1: wait until the > version 2 or 3 has been

Re: Sierra

Hi Philippe Sierra isn’t too bad, but yes, I’m not running it on my main machine just yet. I like to wait a few weeks or more, just to check it all on my “test machine” and make sure everything works correctly. Then just waiting a bit to make sure and read if anything needs updated or to iron