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Thanks Harry!
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On Jul 29, 2024, at 9:36 AM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer via groups.io <hejb44@...> wrote:
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On Jul 27, 2024, at 7:52?PM, Jonathan Fletcher via groups.io <lists@...> wrote:
Tough question. Just some brainstorming here...
Everyone has a different risk aversion level. I never buy the AppleCare. If a machine dies it just gives me the excuse to buy the latest and greatest. YMMV. Jonathan, My last iMac lasted about 8 years. I never had an issue or needed a repair. I have always bought AppleCare whenever I purchase a new device. This is the first time Apple has offered to extend the policy.
If you are attached to that device and want to be sure you won¡¯t prematurely be without it, $60 isn¡¯t that much either.
I probably will not purchase the extended care - it would be $60 a year.
Another thing is that you don¡¯t use yours for work much, so even if the machine is getting a little long-in-the-tooth, it should still meet your needs for years to come. In that case the $60 might be worth it.
When the computer gets ¡°long in the tooth¡± I know I will get a new one - even though my wife will groan. ? The only repair I remember having to do on an iMac is replace a hard drive. That was two computers ago. Thanks for your input. Harry
Good luck with your decision, Harry.
Jonathan
On Jul 27, 2024, at 3:35 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <hejb44@...> wrote:
Three years ago I purchased an iMac with AppleCare. AppleCare has expired and Apple is now offering to continue AppleCare for $60.00 for one year.
Is this something I should or want to do?
Harry
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Tough question. Just some brainstorming here... Everyone has a different risk aversion level. I never buy the AppleCare. If a machine dies it just gives me the excuse to buy the latest and greatest. YMMV. If you are attached to that device and want to be sure you won¡¯t prematurely be without it, $60 isn¡¯t that much either. Another thing is that you don¡¯t use yours for work much, so even if the machine is getting a little long-in-the-tooth, it should still meet your needs for years to come. In that case the $60 might be worth it. Good luck with your decision, Harry. Jonathan On Jul 27, 2024, at 3:35 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <hejb44@...> wrote:
Three years ago I purchased an iMac with AppleCare. AppleCare has expired and Apple is now offering to continue AppleCare for $60.00 for one year.
Is this something I should or want to do?
Harry
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Three years ago I purchased an iMac with AppleCare. AppleCare has expired and Apple is now offering to continue AppleCare for $60.00 for one year.
Is this something I should or want to do?
Harry
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Re: The Courier-Journal E-Edition Article
Jonathan, who knew.
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On Jul 16, 2024, at 9:10?AM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer via groups.io <hejb44@...> wrote:
I was looking at that yesterday, Harry, and was thinking that they were the first company to $2T valuation, the first company to $3T valuation and I wouldn¡¯t be surprised if they are also the first to hit $4T.
Wish I hadn¡¯t sold mine. It¡¯d be worth almost $9.5 million today. All I would have had to do was just leave it and do nothing to it¡ªnot even add to it--for 25 years.
Too soon old and too late smart.
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On Jul 16, 2024, at 9:10 AM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <hejb44@...> wrote:
Follow the link below to view the article.
Apple shares at record high amid AI efforts
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I was looking at that yesterday, Harry, and was thinking that they were the first company to $2T valuation, the first company to $3T valuation and I wouldn¡¯t be surprised if they are also the first to hit $4T. Wish I hadn¡¯t sold mine. It¡¯d be worth almost $9.5 million today. All I would have had to do was just leave it and do nothing to it¡ªnot even add to it--for 25 years. Too soon old and too late smart. ?°À³å(¥Ä)³å/? Jonathan On Jul 16, 2024, at 9:10 AM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <hejb44@...> wrote:
Follow the link below to view the article.
Apple shares at record high amid AI efforts
Harry
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Apple shares at record high amid AI efforts
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Re: to buy or not to buy a modem
Thanks Lee, you help SO much. ?
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On Jul 4, 2024, at 12:44?PM, Lee Larson via groups.io <leelarson@...> wrote:
? On Jul 3, 2024, at 11:25?PM, John Robinson via groups.io <profilecovenant@...> wrote: Thanks, so the only control is to purchase your own modem?
It depends what kind of control you¡¯re looking for. If you use your own router, you might be able to keep miscreants out of your devices with a good firewall, but the ISP can always monitor all your traffic at their switch. Strong privacy apparently requires a VPN and maybe even Tor.
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On Jul 3, 2024, at 11:25?PM, John Robinson via groups.io <profilecovenant@...> wrote: Thanks, so the only control is to purchase your own modem?
It depends what kind of control you¡¯re looking for. If you use your own router, you might be able to keep miscreants out of your devices with a good firewall, but the ISP can always monitor all your traffic at their switch. Strong privacy apparently requires a VPN and maybe even Tor.
L^2
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Re: to buy or not to buy a modem
Thanks, so the only control is to purchase your own modem?
John
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?On Jul 3, 2024, at 8:47?PM, John Robinson via groups.io <profilecovenant@...> wrote:
So Bill, are you thinking locked down is a good thing, they can¡¯t get to your devices via a back door? Of course there¡¯s a back door known to the ISP. That¡¯s how they do remote upgrades and support. Who knows what else they can do through their back door?
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On Jul 3, 2024, at 8:47?PM, John Robinson via groups.io <profilecovenant@...> wrote: So Bill, are you thinking locked down is a good thing, they can¡¯t get to your devices via a back door? Of course there¡¯s a back door known to the ISP. That¡¯s how they do remote upgrades and support. Who knows what else they can do through their back door? L^2
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No, I'm thinking locked down means that they have locked me out of seeing things like activity over the modem etc. Out of ignorance, I wonder what could be built into the modem for snooping activity and selling to the highest bidder.
Bill
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So Bill, are you thinking locked down is a good thing, they can¡¯t get to your devices via a back door?
John
On Jul 3, 2024, at 8:20?PM, Bill Rising via groups.io <brising@...> wrote:
?OK... Spectrum brought a modem (the next day at 8am promptly), so I didn't buy a modem. When I went to look online about how to get into the modem to change any settings, all I could find was that Spectrum has the modems locked down so no end user can get into them. Even looking up the modem make and model yields nothing but references to locked-down Spectrum modems. Yay.
Bill
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On Jun 27, 2024, at 6:10?PM, Bill Rising via groups.io <brising@...> wrote:
Spectrum (the internet provider where my mom lives) told me today that my modem was no longer supported [1]. It's an Arris SB6141, which is DOCSIS 3.0.
They say they will let me have a modem to use for free, but I'm a bit worried that it really a gateway, and I don't want them to have their backdoors in the router. So... I went to look at DOCSIS 3.1 modems, and they are pricier ($150 to $200!) than I expected ($60). Clearly I haven't bought a modem in many many years.
So... should I take the free modem (which might be a gateway) or should I buy a modem? Any tips/arguments either way would be appreciated.
I have the Arris ONT (Optical Network Terminal) required by AT&T. It has a WiFi router built in. I put it in pass through mode and connected a Synology router downstream for WiFi and Ethernet. This should mitigate possible backdoors in the Arris box. The only problem I had doing this was AT&T gives almost no documentation about the device, so I had to find it on the Arris Website using the part number.
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I just ordered an item off the internet, on my wife¡¯s iPad. When I got to payment since there was no ApplePay I choose PayPal. Since I had never used her devise PayPal ask to use PassKey on another device, yes. I picked up the iPhone it did two face scans & PayPal opened on her iPad & completed the purchase. That was so cool!
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So Bill, are you thinking locked down is a good thing, they can¡¯t get to your devices via a back door?
John
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On Jul 3, 2024, at 8:20?PM, Bill Rising via groups.io <brising@...> wrote:
?OK... Spectrum brought a modem (the next day at 8am promptly), so I didn't buy a modem. When I went to look online about how to get into the modem to change any settings, all I could find was that Spectrum has the modems locked down so no end user can get into them. Even looking up the modem make and model yields nothing but references to locked-down Spectrum modems. Yay.
Bill
On Jun 28, 2024, at 10:45, Lee Larson via groups.io <leelarson@...> wrote:
On Jun 27, 2024, at 6:10?PM, Bill Rising via groups.io <brising@...> wrote:
Spectrum (the internet provider where my mom lives) told me today that my modem was no longer supported [1]. It's an Arris SB6141, which is DOCSIS 3.0.
They say they will let me have a modem to use for free, but I'm a bit worried that it really a gateway, and I don't want them to have their backdoors in the router. So... I went to look at DOCSIS 3.1 modems, and they are pricier ($150 to $200!) than I expected ($60). Clearly I haven't bought a modem in many many years.
So... should I take the free modem (which might be a gateway) or should I buy a modem? Any tips/arguments either way would be appreciated.
I have the Arris ONT (Optical Network Terminal) required by AT&T. It has a WiFi router built in. I put it in pass through mode and connected a Synology router downstream for WiFi and Ethernet. This should mitigate possible backdoors in the Arris box. The only problem I had doing this was AT&T gives almost no documentation about the device, so I had to find it on the Arris Website using the part number.
L^2
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Re: to buy or not to buy a modem
OK... Spectrum brought a modem (the next day at 8am promptly), so I didn't buy a modem. When I went to look online about how to get into the modem to change any settings, all I could find was that Spectrum has the modems locked down so no end user can get into them. Even looking up the modem make and model yields nothing but references to locked-down Spectrum modems. Yay.
Bill
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On Jun 28, 2024, at 10:45, Lee Larson via groups.io <leelarson@...> wrote:
On Jun 27, 2024, at 6:10?PM, Bill Rising via groups.io <brising@...> wrote:
Spectrum (the internet provider where my mom lives) told me today that my modem was no longer supported [1]. It's an Arris SB6141, which is DOCSIS 3.0.
They say they will let me have a modem to use for free, but I'm a bit worried that it really a gateway, and I don't want them to have their backdoors in the router. So... I went to look at DOCSIS 3.1 modems, and they are pricier ($150 to $200!) than I expected ($60). Clearly I haven't bought a modem in many many years.
So... should I take the free modem (which might be a gateway) or should I buy a modem? Any tips/arguments either way would be appreciated.
I have the Arris ONT (Optical Network Terminal) required by AT&T. It has a WiFi router built in. I put it in pass through mode and connected a Synology router downstream for WiFi and Ethernet. This should mitigate possible backdoors in the Arris box. The only problem I had doing this was AT&T gives almost no documentation about the device, so I had to find it on the Arris Website using the part number.
L^2
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Thanks Beth and thanks to all who have replied.
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On Jul 3, 2024, at 8:38?AM, Beth Phillips via groups.io <beth.phillips@...> wrote:
Hi Harry,
We¡¯ve had T-Mobile since they merged with Sprint a few years back and service has been excellent for us so far. We traveled to the Caribbean a year or so ago and we called them ahead of time to confirm service was available. We were on a cruise ship, so only made calls when we were in port, but it wasn¡¯t much and was worth it to be able to check in on my Mom while we were gone. I think it may depend on where you are traveling as to what the fee is, or if there even is one. Here is a link to check on service availability.
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We¡¯ve had T-Mobile since they merged with Sprint a few years back and service has been excellent for us so far. We traveled to the Caribbean a year or so ago and we called them ahead of time
to confirm service was available. We were on a cruise ship, so only made calls when we were in port, but it wasn¡¯t much and was worth it to be able to check in on my Mom while we were gone. I think it may depend on where you are traveling as to what the fee
is, or if there even is one. Here is a link to check on service availability.
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Hi John,
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I found this info on your error message. I didn¡¯t realize until reading these 2 articles that with the newer OS/File structures there is a hierarchy to how you should run Disk Utility.
Also read elsewhere, that if problems persist, you may need to do a clean install of the OS. Seems this happened to a lot of folks after the Sonoma upgrade.
Hope it is something Disk Utility will be able to resolve for you.
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