Hi folks, I have become so used to someone using my Apple ID in Wembley that I ignore it now. It seems to always be Wembley. Which is probably not good !
> On 5 Sep 2017, at 5:57 pm, Daniel Kerr <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Tony > > You shouldn’t need the code for the Mac App Store on the computer. > To re-downoad it - > Open Mac App Store. > Along the top of the window where you see Featured, Top Charts etc,…click on > “Purchased”. > It should then either a) log you in to your purchases and show you everything > or b) have a spot click here to sign in to see your purchases. (And you click > on the underlined text). > It will then have your email address showing, and just a box to type in your > AppleID password. Type it in and click to log in. > You should then get a list of all the Applications available to download you > had bought before. And you can click Install. > > The other way to do it, is just from “Featured” type in Affinity. Then click > on it and choose to Download. It should say “you’ve purchased it before” and > let you then download it again. > > Either of those should hopefully get it working for you. > > Kind regards > Daniel > > Sent from my iPhone 7 > > --- > Daniel Kerr > MacWizardry > > Phone: 0414 795 960 > Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> > Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> > > > **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 5 Sep 2017, at 2:33 pm, Anthony (Tony) Francis <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Thank you Ronni >> >> I understand the process of the notification Ronni and enjoy having it. My >> question was that the e-mail box and the Password box are on the desktop, >> but when I receive the numeric code there is no where to put it. There is no >> other box. I am just trying to get to Purchased Apps, Products to hopefully >> download Affinity Photo again. It seems as if I am stuck in a loop, e-mail, >> Password, done, notified that someone is attempting to log in to my account, >> allow, up comes the e-mail box, Password box, my iPhone chimes and there is >> the numeric code, but no box on the desktop to put the number into?? >> >> Thanks Ronni >> >> Tony >> >> Boddington >>> On 5 Sep 2017, at 12:32 pm, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Pat and Tony, >>> >>> When you attempt to sign in with an Apple ID that has 'two factor >>> authentication', this may result in a message appearing on your other Apple >>> device/s. >>> >>> This is designed to alert you if your Apple account is being accessed by >>> someone you don't know, on a device that you have not authorised. (This is >>> to protect your security! ) >>> >>> If you have just signed in to iCloud, iTunes, iMessage or FaceTime by >>> entering your Apple ID and password (or just your password, if your Apple >>> ID was already filled in), and almost immediately get a message on another >>> device about someone in your city trying to access your account, you can be >>> pretty confident it is you who have generated this message. >>> >>> Definitely choose the 'Allow' option to continue the authentication and >>> sign-in process. >>> If you don't, then you will not be able to use the account or service that >>> your device was trying to access. >>> >>> What do I do with the numeric code that appears when I choose 'Allow' >>> >>> Once you choose 'Allow', that same device will then give you a numeric code >>> that will then need to be entered on the other device (ie the device on >>> which you originally attempted the sign-in), to complete the sign-in >>> process on that device. >>> >>> (The numeric code is just a one-off code that does not need to be saved >>> away.) >>> >>> For Pat: >>> But why is the location shown different to my own location? >>> >>> The reason your other device shows some strange location in the pop-up >>> message is that the location shown is not actually your device's location. >>> It is an approximation of the address of your device's 'IP Address'. The >>> IP address of your device is what allows it to access the internet, and is >>> allocated by your Network Provider when you connect to their network. >>> >>> However, if you ever see a notification that your Apple ID is being used to >>> sign in on a new device and you're not the one signing in, tap Don't Allow >>> to ensure the sign in attempt is blocked. >>> >>> So don't stress if the authentication message always shows 'St Kilda' (or >>> some other location) - unless you didn't just attempt to sign in to your >>> Apple ID. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) >>> 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz >>> 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM >>> 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage >>> >>> macOS Sierra 10.12.6 >>>> On 5 Sep 2017, at 11:38 am, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, Tony, >>>> >>>> I’m sure other people who know more will get back to you. I had exactly >>>> this same experience 2 weeks ago. A message from Apple saying someone was >>>> using my account in Wembley — which is a long way from where I live. >>>> Still, I couldn’t be sure it wasn’t true. You probably get the same map >>>> marked with the location and the options to allow or disallow. I kept >>>> clicking ‘disallow’ and the cycle would begin again. After losing quite a >>>> lot of hair, I pushed the button for a live chat. This person explained >>>> that the map was very inaccurate and should be ignored, and I should have >>>> clicked ‘allow’. >>>> >>>> The person who answered said that the solution would use 2 of my ‘trusted’ >>>> devices. For me, that was the iPhone and the iPad; the number that comes >>>> up on one device, needs to be entered on the other one in order to prove >>>> that you are you. I don’t remember the gnarly details. >>>> >>>> So I would recommend the live chat to sort to sort it out. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Pat >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 5 Sep 2017, at 10:32, Anthony Francis (Tony) <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi all >>>>> >>>>> I am getting ready to punch the Computer Screen. >>>>> >>>>> Somehwo I lost the Affinity Program, I can’t find it anywhere in my >>>>> system, so as I purchased it through iTunes I thought that I would go to >>>>> Purchased and down load it again. >>>>> Now, my problem starts from signing in with my Password, I receive a >>>>> warning on my iPhone to let me know that “someone” is using my account, >>>>> fine, click ok, my phone goes off again, this time with a passcode >>>>> number, where do I put the number, there is only my e-mail address and >>>>> the space for my Password on the desk top. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks all >>>>> >>>>> Frustrated am I. >>>>> >>>>> Tony >>>>> >>>>> Boddington >>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> Regards, Stephen Chape
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