Thanks again Randy
I installed Brave on my iPad & iMac. ?
As with different browsers, differences in functions & abilities, located under different names, in different locations.?
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Being a "stranger" to long used sites, no saved credentials.
Fortunately, I still use an old standalone version of 1Password on an older, standalone iPad. ?So all accepted me. ?
I was surprised to receive security alert emails, advising a stranger with a Chrome browser had logged in.
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Re: YouTube Premium to download videos
JDownloader2 allows you to download mp4, mkv & any other sort of media to your Mac by posting the video address into it.
It can change the format, change the name, change where it saves and many other things that I don’t really use.
It is a separate program from any browser, and can stay that way or you can link it to your browsers with MyJDownloader.
Simple & easy.
cjc
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On 9 May 2025, at 2:44?am, jimrobertson via groups.io <jimrobertson@...> wrote:
On May 8, 2025, at 9:51?AM, todhop via groups.io <hoplist@...> wrote:
This is a complicated grey area depending on what content you are downloading and for what purpose, and I am NOT A LAWYER.
Neither am I. I don’t think I could stand the ambiguities.
An example from a totally different sphere (buying a home). We just spent 5 days in another city where there’s a simply exploding population of retirees who want to live without winter. We “think” we purchased a to-be-built home in a 55+ retirement community just LOADED with facilities for people who want to stay active and involved.
However, the purchase process is a joke. Yes, I’m familiar with the endless boilerplate “licenses” that entitle software publishers to sacrifice your firstborn (OK, that’s a bit hyperbolic, but endless 6 pt type clearly is read by almost no one), and the practical import of a license violation or the protection of the publisher from stupid kinks in their word processor is usually small potatoes compared with the consequences of errors in the process of purchasing your retirement home.
We signed a letter of intent and then were told we’d need to do a DocuSign on legal documents presented to us in a pdf 352 pages long, which of course reminds ?us to seek legal counsel before signing to make certain we understand it, AND claim by signing that we DO understand it in ?detail, but of course we’re given only 24 hours to do so and if we don’t they’re free to sell the property to someone else and make veiled threats that they’ll do just that. Meanwhile, I can read quickly enough to know that we’re agreeing they can stop building their 900 planned homes in the middle of pouring my foundation and exit the state with me having no recourse other than getting a refund of my deposits—but of course if ***I*** discover that there’s some issue that makes me change my mind about purchasing somewhere in that 7 month process they get to keep all the money they’ve collected from me. All this while their glossy brochures claim they’re “THE most trusted retirement community developer on the planet.” And, of course, that “developer” is actually a whole bunch of interlocking companies that are legally protected from me if one of them fails to do what all of them should be cooperating to do.
I’d hate to hear stories about “less” trusted developers.
There’s even legal boilerplate reminding me NEVER to trust verbal assertions made by the sales staff, even while they’re saying, “oh, nobody ever reads all that stuff; it’s just what the state statutes require us to put in there to prove we’re complying with the law."
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I’ve yet to be able to make YouTube Premium’s downloader work in Google’s “let’s seen what personal information we can scour from you” Chrome browser, so if I’m not at risk for prosecution by archiving YouTube videos on my Mac in MP4 format that the Finder understands, the question is no longer “how do I make YouTube’s downloader work, but rather "which 3rd party software actually DOES work?" I’ve read elsewhere that many of them do NOT, so I’m interested in any reports regarding software I can obtain from the Apple App Store that will do just that.
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Jim Robertson
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Re: iPhone pictures with apologies
?FrankRP wrote: I have a number of pictures on my iPhone that I’ve transferred to my MBP. Instead of a trash can icon, the bottom right corner of the screen has three bars. When I click on them I get a pop-up that says these photos are not editable and did I want to copy them and edit the copy. NO. I want to delete them I see that for images that originate on my Mac which I have synced to my iPhone. If I don't want them on my iPhone, I go back to my Mac and remove them from the selection that are synced.
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On 8 May 2025, at 23:02, FrankRP via < frank@...> wrote:
I’ve lost the address for the iPhone group, so I’m posting this here hoping one of the photographers on the site can help me. After I copied and deleted hundreds of photos on my iPhone I swore I would keep the number down to the minimun I want to share.
I have a number of pictures on my iPhone that I’ve transferred to my MBP. Instead of a trash can icon, the bottom right corner of the screen has three bars. When I click on them I get a pop-up that says these photos are not editable and did I want to copy them and edit the copy. NO. I want to delete them.
Any advice is appreciated.
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iPhone pictures with apologies
I’ve lost the address for the iPhone group, so I’m posting this here hoping one of the photographers on the site can help me. After I copied and deleted hundreds of photos on my iPhone I swore I would keep the number down to the minimun I want to share.
I have a number of pictures on my iPhone that I’ve transferred to my MBP. Instead of a trash can icon, the bottom right corner of the screen has three bars. When I click on them I get a pop-up that says these photos are not editable and did I want to copy them and edit the copy. NO. I want to delete them.
Any advice is appreciated.
Frank Parth
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Re: New alert from Cybersecurity Insider
On May 8, 2025, at 2:05 PM, Paul via groups.io <paul@...> wrote:
The trick? Fake Google CAPTCHA prompts that urge users to open Terminal and paste a “verification” command that installs the AMOS stealer malware. How stupid does a user have to be to do such a thing? This almost sounds like a late April Fool’s joke. __________________________________________________ Randy B. Singer Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) Essential But Hard To Find Macintosh Software and Advice __________________________________________________
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New alert from Cybersecurity Insider
Over 2,800 Hacked Sites Target macOS Users with AMOS Malware |
A new campaign, called MacReaper, is targeting Apple users?. The trick??Fake Google CAPTCHA prompts?that urge users to open Terminal and paste a “verification” command that installs the AMOS stealer malware. This malware can swipe Keychain passwords, browser logins, crypto wallets, and files from the Desktop and Documents folders. Even more dangerous: the attack infrastructure hides malicious instructions inside blockchain transactions using EtherHiding. Remember:?Don’t trust CAPTCHAs that ask for Terminal input.?And if you’re managing a macOS fleet, start monitoring clipboard activity and Terminal executions.
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++++++++++++++++++++++++ Helping Los Angeles area computer users since 1988?
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Re: YouTube Premium to download videos
On May 8, 2025, at 2:08?PM, todhop via groups.io <hoplist@...> wrote:
I’ve used “4k Video Downloader+” for a long time. I have not had any issues and it does what it's supposed to well. I use it in its free mode which is fairly generous.
Will it work with Safari?
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Jim Robertson
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On May 8, 2025, at 12:44?PM, jimrobertson via groups.io <jimrobertson@...> wrote:
"which 3rd party software actually DOES work?" I’ve read elsewhere that many of them do NOT, so I’m interested in any reports regarding software I can obtain from the Apple App Store that will do just that.
Well, there’s the rub. Downloaders are in the less reputable class of software for the reasons we have been discussing. This is not the kind of software that makes it into the App store.
I’ve used “4k Video Downloader+” for a long time. I have not had any issues and it does what it's supposed to well. I use it in its free mode which is fairly generous.
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On May 8, 2025, at 9:51?AM, todhop via groups.io <hoplist@...> wrote:
This is a complicated grey area depending on what content you are downloading and for what purpose, and I am NOT A LAWYER.
Neither am I. I don’t think I could stand the ambiguities.
An example from a totally different sphere (buying a home). We just spent 5 days in another city where there’s a simply exploding population of retirees who want to live without winter. We “think” we purchased a to-be-built home in a 55+ retirement community just LOADED with facilities for people who want to stay active and involved.
However, the purchase process is a joke. Yes, I’m familiar with the endless boilerplate “licenses” that entitle software publishers to sacrifice your firstborn (OK, that’s a bit hyperbolic, but endless 6 pt type clearly is read by almost no one), and the practical import of a license violation or the protection of the publisher from stupid kinks in their word processor is usually small potatoes compared with the consequences of errors in the process of purchasing your retirement home.
We signed a letter of intent and then were told we’d need to do a DocuSign on legal documents presented to us in a pdf 352 pages long, which of course reminds ?us to seek legal counsel before signing to make certain we understand it, AND claim by signing that we DO understand it in ?detail, but of course we’re given only 24 hours to do so and if we don’t they’re free to sell the property to someone else and make veiled threats that they’ll do just that. Meanwhile, I can read quickly enough to know that we’re agreeing they can stop building their 900 planned homes in the middle of pouring my foundation and exit the state with me having no recourse other than getting a refund of my deposits—but of course if ***I*** discover that there’s some issue that makes me change my mind about purchasing somewhere in that 7 month process they get to keep all the money they’ve collected from me. All this while their glossy brochures claim they’re “THE most trusted retirement community developer on the planet.” And, of course, that “developer” is actually a whole bunch of interlocking companies that are legally protected from me if one of them fails to do what all of them should be cooperating to do.
I’d hate to hear stories about “less” trusted developers.
There’s even legal boilerplate reminding me NEVER to trust verbal assertions made by the sales staff, even while they’re saying, “oh, nobody ever reads all that stuff; it’s just what the state statutes require us to put in there to prove we’re complying with the law."
[/rantmode]
I’ve yet to be able to make YouTube Premium’s downloader work in Google’s “let’s seen what personal information we can scour from you” Chrome browser, so if I’m not at risk for prosecution by archiving YouTube videos on my Mac in MP4 format that the Finder understands, the question is no longer “how do I make YouTube’s downloader work, but rather "which 3rd party software actually DOES work?" I’ve read elsewhere that many of them do NOT, so I’m interested in any reports regarding software I can obtain from the Apple App Store that will do just that.
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Jim Robertson
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This is a complicated grey area depending on what content you are downloading and for what purpose, and I am NOT A LAWYER. First, it is a violation of YouTube’s TOS. Downloading via any means other than those explicitly permitted by YouTube is a TOS “contract” violation. Not illegal, a breach of contract. Does YouTube care? There is zero evidence that YouTube cares. The DMCA explicitly absolves streamers from the actions of their users.
Copyright: Any copying of copyrighted materials is de facto illegal unless there is a legal exception or a grant of license from the copyright holder. The grant of license can be broad, such as a Creative Commons license, or specific, “I hereby allow you to." Copyright is inherent and does NOT need to be asserted (since 1979?). The principle exceptions that allow use of copyrighted materials without permission are those granted by Fair Use, the DMCA, and a lot of complex case law.?
Not all material is copyrighted, but most is. There are works for which copyright was never established, has expired, or has been otherwise placed in the "Public Domain" by the creator. For instance most video created and funded by the US government is in the Public Domain by law.
The DMCA and downloaders: Downloader software should not be confused with software whose purpose is to circumvent copy protection like DeCSS. Circumventing copy protection, and creating software to do so, was made illegal by the DMCA. However, downloaders don’t necessarily do this. They don’t have to.?The consensus appears to be that streaming technology does not, by itself, constitute "copy protection" for purposes of the DMCA.?I was unable to find any legal precedent that has tested this assertion. YouTube does not employ active means of copy protection.?
Cheers, ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? tod
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On May 7, 2025, at 4:41?AM, Otto Nikolaus via groups.io <otto.nikolaus@...> wrote:
Thanks for that, Bev. I’ve not heard of EXO or BLOB before. We live and learn…
Otto
From what I've read, the videos are not downloaded in a format directly usable by you. ?YouTube downloads the videos as EXO (video chunk) or BLOB (Binary Large Object) files, depending on your device.??For each of these, the videos are broken into multiple binary files, only accessible through YouTube.
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Re: How to access a Memory Stick Pro
That’s good to know. I’ve found that, in general, (UK) ebay sellers will accept returns if the item isn’t as described and, if required, ebay will step in.
It’s not megabucks anyway, and the other connections might be useful.
(Years ago I thought Compact Flash was a “standard” to settle on. Some years later I’ve settled on ?SD as surely, they can’t get any smaller!)
Otto
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On 7 May 2025, at 22:43, Keith Parr via groups.io <kg.parr@...> wrote:
Thank you for looking, Otto.
The first one you found was the one I found on AliExpress and I think it will do the job - one of the cards in the picture is the right Memory Stick. And at that price it's worth a punt.
The other two links you found match the Memory Stick *Duo* which is a later model and not the same as the non-duo version.
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Thank you for looking, Otto.
The first one you found was the one I found on AliExpress and I think it will do the job - one of the cards in the picture is the right Memory Stick.? And at that price it's worth a punt.
The other two links you found match the Memory Stick *Duo* which is a later model and not the same as the non-duo version.
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On May 7, 2025, at 12:16, Brent via groups.io <whodo678@...> wrote:
I have never had a gmail account. I do have an Apple email account that uses (unique user name) as an Alias. Why was it not rejected by the email server
Sounds like a question that should be directed to Apple’s support folks. At least in my case, they were behaving as intended, but of COURSE they’re doing something wrong if they deliver mail addressed to uniquename@... to your uniquename@... (or some other Apple domain. Of course, it’s also puzzling how the messages even REACHED Apple’s servers in the first place
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No, that is not it. CC or BCC is old hat and gets deleted if it manages to get to me.?
This had only one recipient, the gmail corruption of one of my Apple email accounts.?
And I’ve had some jerk in Scandinavia enter one of my emails for his rail service account. So the rail service was sending his notifications to me. Like Jim Robertson getting notifications for another Jim Robertson in Scotland, for his groceries. Only Brent does not translate into any other language, and the spelling of my last name looks German, but is a Jewish name from a Slavic country, unless was a corruption during immigrations.?
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On May 7, 2025, at 11:43, Bev in TX via groups.io <countryone77@...> wrote:
? I'm not sure if the following is what you're seeing. ?My husband has received quite a few phishing emails recently in which his email address was in the cc or bcc lists. ?It's another way of confusing people. On May 7, 2025, at 1:16?PM, Brent via groups.io <whodo678@...> wrote:
I am curious. I just received several spam emails, that were addressed to (unique user name)@gmail.com and delivered into my Apple email account Junk folder.?
I have never had a gmail account. I do have an Apple email account that uses?(unique user name) as an Alias. Why was it not rejected by the email server, ?before even getting to the filters, then deposited into the iCloud Junk folder?
-- Bev in TX
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I'm not sure if the following is what you're seeing. ?My husband has received quite a few phishing emails recently in which his email address was in the cc or bcc lists. ?It's another way of confusing people.
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On May 7, 2025, at 1:16?PM, Brent via groups.io <whodo678@...> wrote:
I am curious. I just received several spam emails, that were addressed to (unique user name)@gmail.com and delivered into my Apple email account Junk folder.?
I have never had a gmail account. I do have an Apple email account that uses?(unique user name) as an Alias. Why was it not rejected by the email server, ?before even getting to the filters, then deposited into the iCloud Junk folder?
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Bev in TX
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Question about delivery of junk mail
I am curious. I just received several spam emails, that were addressed to (unique user name)@gmail.com and delivered into my Apple email account Junk folder.?
I have never had a gmail account. I do have an Apple email account that uses?(unique user name) as an Alias. Why was it not rejected by the email server, ?before even getting to the filters, then deposited into the iCloud Junk folder?
Brent??
On my late 2012 Mac mini running?10.15.7?
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Re: How to access a Memory Stick Pro
Sorry, here’s the ebay US link?
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This looks like a better buy<>
Otto
Found this, but I’m not sure if the MS is the exact same type. Might be handy anyway, for all the other formats (Compact Flash doesn’t seem so compact now, does it? ;-) ). <>
Search ebay for "Memory Card Reader Mini 26-IN-1 USB 2.0 High Speed For CF xD SD MS SDHC”
if the link?doesn’t work.
Otto
i On 6 May 2025, at 19:04, Keith Parr via ??< kg.parr@...> wrote:
Not yet, Bev, and thanks for the thought. ? I found??which was helpful.? I then spent a happy (?) hour or so looking at AliExpress where the prices were somewhat more affordable than ChatGPT had found - more �10 than �100. ? I'm going to ask around locally and see whether I can find either an antique card reader or Sony device.
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This looks like a better buy <>
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Found this, but I’m not sure if the MS is the exact same type. Might be handy anyway, for all the other formats (Compact Flash doesn’t seem so compact now, does it? ;-) ). <>
Search ebay for "Memory Card Reader Mini 26-IN-1 USB 2.0 High Speed For CF xD SD MS SDHC”
if the link?doesn’t work.
Otto
i On 6 May 2025, at 19:04, Keith Parr via < kg.parr@...> wrote:
Not yet, Bev, and thanks for the thought.
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I found which was helpful.? I then spent a happy (?) hour or so looking at AliExpress where the prices were somewhat more affordable than ChatGPT had found - more �10 than �100.
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I'm going to ask around locally and see whether I can find either an antique card reader or Sony device.
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Re: How to access a Memory Stick Pro
Found this, but I’m not sure if the MS is the exact same type. Might be handy anyway, for all the other formats (Compact Flash doesn’t seem so compact now, does it? ;-) ). <>
Search ebay for "Memory Card Reader Mini 26-IN-1 USB 2.0 High Speed For CF xD SD MS SDHC”
if the link?doesn’t work.
Otto
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On 6 May 2025, at 19:04, Keith Parr via < kg.parr@...> wrote:
Not yet, Bev, and thanks for the thought.
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I found which was helpful.? I then spent a happy (?) hour or so looking at AliExpress where the prices were somewhat more affordable than ChatGPT had found - more �10 than �100.
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I'm going to ask around locally and see whether I can find either an antique card reader or Sony device.
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