Bad luck, Jude! ?Our two sons started the New Year with C-19 but each is recovering. ?We’re remaining cautious and wary.
But here’s to a happier year overall. ?I plan to get myself a iPad Pro to replace my 2019 Air, but the keyboard adds a bit of a sting to the price – perhaps I don’t need one . . .
Happy New Year to all.
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I'm not happy with 2022 -- the pool filter has blown its stack and there goes $2000 to fix, and I think the fridge is starting to fail and I discovered there is a world wide shortage of fridges!!
Apart from that all good down here. ?I am still awaiting consult with an immunologist as to whether I can have vax or not. My poor opthalmologist suffered rather badly with Pfizer vax. First one a giant headache. Second one put him in bed for a fortnight and still not well, and he's even talking retirement. ?So I may lose yet another opthalmologist.
But we're still here to talk about it, and I have the iPad Pro to play with. I installed Paprika and been converting a stack of printed recipes into its database.
Hope you've made a good start to the year !?
Regards
Jude?
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I'm not happy with 2022 -- the pool filter has blown its stack and there goes $2000 to fix, and I think the fridge is starting to fail and I discovered there is a world wide shortage of fridges!!
Apart from that all good down here. ?I am still awaiting consult with an immunologist as to whether I can have vax or not. My poor opthalmologist suffered rather badly with Pfizer vax. First one a giant headache. Second one put him in bed for a fortnight and still not well, and he's even talking retirement. ?So I may lose yet another opthalmologist.
But we're still here to talk about it, and I have the iPad Pro to play with. I installed Paprika and been converting a stack of printed recipes into its database.
Hope you've made a good start to the year !?
Regards
Jude?
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Re: The Devil makes work for idle hands
Hello John and a happy Christmas too. ?I’m afraid I don’t seem to have succeeded in getting you back into the Cafe group, even though I did try, and I am still unsure what I did wrong! ?Try Tag, if you have access to his email. All the best,
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I think you are more right than you know!. Only those who love without desire will be given strength in the darkest hour. All you give me strength, because you love me without desireJohnOn 22 May 2021, at 23:01, Purler <susan.platter@...> wrote:
I think a lot of people in the UK are feeling paranoid and with justification because it feels as if our current “government” is out to get us!
Best
Susan
On 22 May 2021, at 19:53, John Miller via <johnmiller051118@...> wrote:
Dear All,
I’ve figured it to be a good investment to get anti-malware software. Everyday I get at least one virus in the bin & I’m beginning to wonder if it will get into the double figures & scams too are proliferating.
Dr Henry Kissinger Nobel laureate said, as regards President Richard Nixon:
“Even paranoids have enemies.”
Be on your guard friends!
Hugs John
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My MBPro has the T2 chip but my ageing iMac does not so no dubious updates going onto that.
Best
Susan
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On 20 Nov 2021, at 21:10, Judith Hall <glenidol@...> wrote:
I am sitting on Big Sur for the time being. There have been reports of iMacs being bricked by Monterey particularly the ones with the T2 chip — which mine is.
Our President of local group has put it on the club’s Mac Mini and had no problems. He did it to get a look and keep it up to date for if/when we manage to get back into a hall meeting post covid.
I like everyone else to figure the bugs. It all seems rather rushed and Apple used to be more thorough it seems to me before they let things loose on us — now we seem to get a lot of updates like things are half -baked in the first place.
Jude
On 21 Nov 2021, at 2:31 am, Purler <susan.platter@...> wrote:
?Monterey seems to be the name of the latest MacOS - has anyone tried it yet? My iMac is still on Mojave and, for fear of backwards compatibility being nonexistent, will probably stay that way unless it gives out totally and irrevocably.
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Susan
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My MacBook Pro does have a T2 chip. Best Susan
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OK but I’ll have to look up what a T2 chip is! My iMac will be ten next year and I still love it to bits!Best Susan I’m holding back because of T2 chip. If you Google you’ll find stories of macs with T2 chips being bricked.?JudeOn 21 Nov 2021, at 9:51 pm, zuiko <ftog@...> wrote:
?Susan, Jude
I’ve had Monterey on my 2019 iMac and 2017 MacBook for three weeks now with no ill effects. ?All works as it should and the new gizmos are decent.
Chris
On 20 Nov 2021, at 21:10, Judith Hall <glenidol@...> wrote:
I am sitting on Big Sur for the time being. There have been reports of iMacs being bricked by Monterey particularly the ones with the T2 chip — which mine is.?
Our President of local group has put it on the club’s Mac Mini and had no problems. He did it to get a look and keep it up to date for if/when we manage to get back into a hall meeting post covid.?
I like everyone else to figure the bugs. It all seems rather rushed and Apple used to be more thorough it seems to me before they let things loose on us — now we seem to get a lot of updates like things are half -baked in the first place.
Jude
On 21 Nov 2021, at 2:31 am, Purler <susan.platter@...> wrote:
?Monterey seems to be the name of the latest MacOS - has anyone tried it yet? My iMac is still on Mojave and, for fear of backwards compatibility being nonexistent, will probably stay that way unless it gives out totally and irrevocably.
Best
Susan
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OK but I’ll have to look up what a T2 chip is! My iMac will be ten next year and I still love it to bits! Best Susan
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I’m holding back because of T2 chip. If you Google you’ll find stories of macs with T2 chips being bricked.?JudeOn 21 Nov 2021, at 9:51 pm, zuiko <ftog@...> wrote:
?Susan, Jude
I’ve had Monterey on my 2019 iMac and 2017 MacBook for three weeks now with no ill effects. ?All works as it should and the new gizmos are decent.
Chris
On 20 Nov 2021, at 21:10, Judith Hall <glenidol@...> wrote:
I am sitting on Big Sur for the time being. There have been reports of iMacs being bricked by Monterey particularly the ones with the T2 chip — which mine is.?
Our President of local group has put it on the club’s Mac Mini and had no problems. He did it to get a look and keep it up to date for if/when we manage to get back into a hall meeting post covid.?
I like everyone else to figure the bugs. It all seems rather rushed and Apple used to be more thorough it seems to me before they let things loose on us — now we seem to get a lot of updates like things are half -baked in the first place.
Jude
On 21 Nov 2021, at 2:31 am, Purler <susan.platter@...> wrote:
?Monterey seems to be the name of the latest MacOS - has anyone tried it yet? My iMac is still on Mojave and, for fear of backwards compatibility being nonexistent, will probably stay that way unless it gives out totally and irrevocably.
Best
Susan
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I’m holding back because of T2 chip. If you Google you’ll find stories of macs with T2 chips being bricked.
Jude
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On 21 Nov 2021, at 9:51 pm, zuiko <ftog@...> wrote:
?Susan, Jude
I’ve had Monterey on my 2019 iMac and 2017 MacBook for three weeks now with no ill effects. All works as it should and the new gizmos are decent.
Chris
On 20 Nov 2021, at 21:10, Judith Hall <glenidol@...> wrote:
I am sitting on Big Sur for the time being. There have been reports of iMacs being bricked by Monterey particularly the ones with the T2 chip — which mine is.
Our President of local group has put it on the club’s Mac Mini and had no problems. He did it to get a look and keep it up to date for if/when we manage to get back into a hall meeting post covid.
I like everyone else to figure the bugs. It all seems rather rushed and Apple used to be more thorough it seems to me before they let things loose on us — now we seem to get a lot of updates like things are half -baked in the first place.
Jude
On 21 Nov 2021, at 2:31 am, Purler <susan.platter@...> wrote: ?Monterey seems to be the name of the latest MacOS - has anyone tried it yet? My iMac is still on Mojave and, for fear of backwards compatibility being nonexistent, will probably stay that way unless it gives out totally and irrevocably.
Best
Susan
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Susan, Jude
I’ve had Monterey on my 2019 iMac and 2017 MacBook for three weeks now with no ill effects. All works as it should and the new gizmos are decent.
Chris
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On 20 Nov 2021, at 21:10, Judith Hall <glenidol@...> wrote:
I am sitting on Big Sur for the time being. There have been reports of iMacs being bricked by Monterey particularly the ones with the T2 chip — which mine is.
Our President of local group has put it on the club’s Mac Mini and had no problems. He did it to get a look and keep it up to date for if/when we manage to get back into a hall meeting post covid.
I like everyone else to figure the bugs. It all seems rather rushed and Apple used to be more thorough it seems to me before they let things loose on us — now we seem to get a lot of updates like things are half -baked in the first place.
Jude
On 21 Nov 2021, at 2:31 am, Purler <susan.platter@...> wrote:
?Monterey seems to be the name of the latest MacOS - has anyone tried it yet? My iMac is still on Mojave and, for fear of backwards compatibility being nonexistent, will probably stay that way unless it gives out totally and irrevocably.
Best
Susan
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I am sitting on Big Sur for the time being. There have been reports of iMacs being bricked by Monterey particularly the ones with the T2 chip — which mine is.
Our President of local group has put it on the club’s Mac Mini and had no problems. He did it to get a look and keep it up to date for if/when we manage to get back into a hall meeting post covid.
I like everyone else to figure the bugs. It all seems rather rushed and Apple used to be more thorough it seems to me before they let things loose on us — now we seem to get a lot of updates like things are half -baked in the first place.
Jude
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On 21 Nov 2021, at 2:31 am, Purler <susan.platter@...> wrote:
?Monterey seems to be the name of the latest MacOS - has anyone tried it yet? My iMac is still on Mojave and, for fear of backwards compatibility being nonexistent, will probably stay that way unless it gives out totally and irrevocably.
Best
Susan
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Monterey seems to be the name of the latest MacOS - has anyone tried it yet? My iMac is still on Mojave and, for fear of backwards compatibility being nonexistent, will probably stay that way unless it gives out totally and irrevocably.
Best
Susan
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Re: adding a sketch in ios mail
I’m sure a “Michelle Angela” would do just as well! :D Best Susan
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I discovered yesterday you could add a sketch into emails in IOS on the new iPad.... somewhat hilarious... but could see it might be useful for the odd diagram
Problem is it only gives you the bare sketch tools like you might get in Notes - so not like you can do a "Michael Angelo -blow you out of the water" art work :-)?
Jude
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Oh gosh, sorry, I had not noticed that John was stranded yet again! I usually get an email that I respond to but that has not happened this time. ?I’ll have to check. ?Thanks for the alert! Best Susan
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On 27 Oct 2021, at 19:00, zuiko < ftog@...> wrote:
Susan, Tag
Can you help John get back into the group?
Cheers
Chris Begin forwarded message:
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Date: 23 October 2021 at 16:24:54 BST
My Mac crashed again & lost some keychain access to email accounts. I there anyway I can be helped back into Mac group John Richard Miler
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adding a sketch in ios mail
I discovered yesterday you could add a sketch into emails in IOS on the new iPad.... somewhat hilarious... but could see it might be useful for the odd diagram
Problem is it only gives you the bare sketch tools like you might get in Notes - so not like you can do a "Michael Angelo -blow you out of the water" art work :-)?
Jude
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I sent some instructions about Keychain on his Mac ?and heard back from him by email --- but not sen him post. ?Did it get sorted ?
Jude
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Susan, Tag
Can you help John get back into the group?
Cheers
Chris Begin forwarded message:
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Date: 23 October 2021 at 16:24:54 BST
My Mac crashed again & lost some keychain access to email accounts. I there anyway I can be helped back into Mac group John Richard Miler
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I’m actually looking at the latest Kindle, after all. ?I can part-exchange my old one for a song ("up to ?15"); the new one is not quite out yet so there is no rush. I still have my original packaging, believe it or not; we tend to squirrel that sort of thing away in the loft. I do note your comment about DRM but that has not been a hindrance so far, so I shall probably just hold my nose and go for it some time this week. Yes, Bezos has *far* too much money and pays his employees poorly, from what I have read, but I don’t see *this* “government” coming down on exploitation or tax avoidance. /sigh Best Susan
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Thank you kindly! ?One thing I don’t know is whether you can download any book to any machine but that is something I can check. ?My Kindle was not an expensive one for the time, ?80 from Staples, so not even purchased from Amazon.Best Susan On 18 Oct 2021, at 16:26, zuiko < ftog@...> wrote: Susan
I have the Kobo H20, bought after Barnes and Noble stopped supporting the Nook. ?I’ve had it for a couple of years and it works well. ?It’s waterproof, so it’s not a risk to use it for reading in the bath :-)
The backlight is subtle enough to use in bed at night with the lights out and I therefore don’t disturb my wife if I can’t sleep.
And it’s not giving Bezos more money that he doesn’t need ;-)
Cheers
Chris
Hello folks,
I am looking at replacing my Kindle, which I used ti keep in my shoulder bag for reading when we were out for a meal. ?There are so many models now! ?I do have the app (also Kobo and the Apple one that I hardly use) on my iPad but that is too big and heavy to carry about. ?I just want, primarily, good battery life and ease of reading, with capacity in third place but not sure what else I should look for. ?Any recommendations? TIA!
Best
Susan
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Kindle is locked DRM files. Nuisance. I bought a book about Pages thinking it might further my knowledge at the time -- but can't move it from the Kindle app. But I'm way past that book now anyway.
Jude
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I would feel the same but I do have three different apps on my iPad, so if I chose one make and it was not supported as far as I’d like I would still have those apps available. ?I’m not going to rush into a purchase anyway but I appreciate all your comments. Best Susan
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I refuse to do ebooks locked to a program -- though I know there is a way of converting formats but when they're locked is a damned nuisance.?
Jude
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I refuse to do ebooks locked to a program -- though I know there is a way of converting formats but when they're locked is a damned nuisance.?
Jude
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Thank you kindly! ?One thing I don’t know is whether you can download any book to any machine but that is something I can check. ?My Kindle was not an expensive one for the time, ?80 from Staples, so not even purchased from Amazon. Best Susan
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On 18 Oct 2021, at 16:26, zuiko < ftog@...> wrote: Susan
I have the Kobo H20, bought after Barnes and Noble stopped supporting the Nook. ?I’ve had it for a couple of years and it works well. ?It’s waterproof, so it’s not a risk to use it for reading in the bath :-)
The backlight is subtle enough to use in bed at night with the lights out and I therefore don’t disturb my wife if I can’t sleep.
And it’s not giving Bezos more money that he doesn’t need ;-)
Cheers
Chris
Hello folks,
I am looking at replacing my Kindle, which I used ti keep in my shoulder bag for reading when we were out for a meal. ?There are so many models now! ?I do have the app (also Kobo and the Apple one that I hardly use) on my iPad but that is too big and heavy to carry about. ?I just want, primarily, good battery life and ease of reading, with capacity in third place but not sure what else I should look for. ?Any recommendations? TIA!
Best
Susan
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