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Re: macsupportcentral members #MacSupportCentral

 

According to what I¡¯ve read on Yahoo! before deleting my account, email will still be available . . . at least for now. I don¡¯t know what Verizons plans are for Yahoo! beyond deleting the groups.

It is a shame for all this to just go away. Yahoo! has been a major player since the early days of the internet. (Think NetScape 1.0). I guess we will just have to wait and see what happens.

Since you do Apple stuff, you can use your xxxx@..., xxxx@... or your xxxx.xxx.com from Apple. Just kind of keep it in your mind in case email does go away at some point. I would venture to say MILLIONS of folks have xxxx@... addresses.

Good luck with all that and thanks for helping me these past 5 years or so.

On Oct 19, 2019, at 5:06 PM, Brent via Groups.Io <whodo678@...> wrote:

I joined several yahoo groups in an alternative manner, so I don't have a separate yahoo groups account. I do have a yahoo account that I use only to keep this eddy, email address.
Bob ¡¯The Beckster¡¯ Beckham
FCC RadioTelephone Licence P1-6S-2422 w/Radar endorsement.
Apple iMac 27¡± Late 2012 - macOS 10.15.0 - RAM 16 Gig
2016 Harley-Davidson FLHTKL
1993 Allen MDS Theater 2
Re: Printers #Printing

 

I still have one of those. It still works. An Epson LQ2500 wide carriage. Yes, noisy and S L O W ! I haven¡¯t used it in years. Don¡¯t even know if ribbons are available for it anymore. I hate to throw it away, but it has outlived its¡¯ usefulness.

On Oct 19, 2019, at 5:45 PM, robert morin <rbmorin11@...> wrote:

you think ink jet printers noisy and slow. In1991 I had my group¡¯s color printer in my office. This was pre ink jets. It used multiple colored films which sequently would move forward over the page to the colored print. It cost about $ 1200 at the time. Very noisy and took long time to complete. It was linked remotely and others could print to it.
Bob ¡¯The Beckster¡¯ Beckham
FCC RadioTelephone Licence P1-6S-2422 w/Radar endorsement.
Apple iMac 27¡± Late 2012 - macOS 10.15.0 - RAM 16 Gig
2016 Harley-Davidson FLHTKL
1993 Allen MDS Theater 2
Re: Toner for brother monochrome laser printer #Printing

 

That is what happened to me. I had the Epson Workforce printers. They did a decent job if I could keep the heads clean. The heads are not removeable like the Canon printers. The only down side to the Brother laser printer is that photos are not nearly as crisp as with the ink jet. However, pictures do render fast.

On Oct 19, 2019, at 4:56 PM, robert morin <rbmorin11@...> wrote:

I found that with three epsons ink jet printers. I have had to throw three away.
Bob ¡¯The Beckster¡¯ Beckham
FCC RadioTelephone Licence P1-6S-2422 w/Radar endorsement.
Apple iMac 27¡± Late 2012 - macOS 10.15.0 - RAM 16 Gig
2016 Harley-Davidson FLHTKL
1993 Allen MDS Theater 2
Re: corrupted from email addy #MacSupportCentral

 

I haven¡¯t seen any of that on this end. You can see in the quote below what I see. You are listed as ¡®Brent via Groups.Io¡¯. That is the way I see all messages.

However, I did get a login to iCloud message once when accessing Apple News app. I hit the CANCEL button and it went away and News ran as expected.

There were three 32 bit apps that I deleted. Nothing that I normally use anyway. So far, things are working incredibly well. Of course I reserve the right to change my mind in the future. 8-D

Hope you get the addresses figured out.

On Oct 19, 2019, at 4:20 PM, Brent via Groups.Io <whodo678@...> wrote:

I beg to differ. It seems that a little under 50% are still mangled.
Bob ¡¯The Beckster¡¯ Beckham
FCC RadioTelephone Licence P1-6S-2422 w/Radar endorsement.
Apple iMac 27¡± Late 2012 - macOS 10.15.0 - RAM 16 Gig
2016 Harley-Davidson FLHTKL
1993 Allen MDS Theater 2
Re: macsupportcentral members #MacSupportCentral

 

Thanks Dave. Case closed.

Otto

On Sat, 19 Oct 2019 at 22:33, Dave Kelly via Groups.Io <drkelly=[email protected]> wrote:
As of last night I invited the remaining members who were set to no mail and special notices with a custom invite explains why they were getting an invite. We shouldn¡¯t need to discuss this further. They¡¯ll either join or they won¡¯t.
Printers #Printing

 

you think ink jet printers noisy and slow. In1991 I had my group¡¯s color printer in my office. This was pre ink jets. It used multiple colored films which sequently would move forward over the page to the colored print. It cost about $ 1200 at the time. Very noisy and took long time to complete. It was linked remotely and others could print to it.

Bob
Re: Importing Database #MacSupportCentral

 

On Oct 19, 2019, at 12:29 PM, robert morin <rbmorin11@...> wrote:

?Was there a charge in transferring the group from yahoo to groups.io?

Bob
No. I manually transferred all the members and we are not transferring any of the archived conversations.

Dave
Re: macsupportcentral members #MacSupportCentral

 

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As of last night I invited the remaining members who were set to no mail and special notices with a custom invite explains why they were getting an invite. We shouldn¡¯t need to discuss this further. They¡¯ll either join or they won¡¯t.

Dave

On Oct 19, 2019, at 11:08 AM, Otto Nikolaus via Groups.Io<otto.nikolaus@...> wrote:

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On Fri, 18 Oct 2019 at 21:23, Dave Kelly via Groups.Io <drkelly=[email protected]> wrote:
based on this, should I send an invite to all those who were set to "No Email" also??

I think the issue is that web-only members who don't visit frequently will probably not be aware of what is happening. Is there a downside to inviting those? They still have?to pass moderation?if/when they first?post.

Otto
USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 #Hardware

 

Howdy.

I found an article that makes a better job of explaining the
similarities and differences between USB-C port and Thunderbolt 3 port.

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A "USB-C Thunderbolt 3" port is what folks might want to look for as
this specific type supports both USB-C and Thunderbolt 3.

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Re: macsupportcentral members #MacSupportCentral

 

I joined several yahoo groups in an alternative manner, so I don't have a separate yahoo groups account. I do have a yahoo account that I use only to keep this eddy, email address.


Brent

On Oct 19, 2019, at 1:33 PM, Bob Beckham via Groups.Io wrote:

That isn¡¯t bad. The 16k was probably the number of people that have ever registered with the group. Active numbers will be considerably lower than that.

Yes, probably some haven¡¯t got the word yet. In the next couple of weeks, everyone will have the word. I¡¯ve already deleted my Yahoo! account completely. Gone. Bye Bye.

I¡¯m working on finding out if anyone on the other group that I¡¯m with is interested in continuing on groups.io or some other host. Since I¡¯ve deleted my Yahoo! account, I had to glean a few addresses from saved messages. So far no reply.

Thx for the chatter.

On Oct 19, 2019, at 4:26 PM, Brent via Groups.Io <whodo678@...> wrote:

So I was mistaken. I though someone said that here. iomug has something over 14k, supposedly, but when I went to check the stats on the yahoo groups, I cold no longer find the page.

So we had a little under 10% move over, as of this morning. Not bad for 2 days. I am sure a lot will procrastinate.
Bob ¡¯The Beckster¡¯ Beckham
FCC RadioTelephone Licence P1-6S-2422 w/Radar endorsement.
Apple iMac 27¡± Late 2012 - macOS 10.15.0 - RAM 16 Gig
2016 FLHTKL
Re: Toner for brother monochrome laser printer #Printing

 

On Oct 19, 2019, at 3:47 PM, Bob Beckham via Groups.Io <rbeckhm@...> wrote:

?I went the laser printer (Brother MFC9130) route as I print so infrequently, the jets of ink jets dry out and render the printer a brick.
I found that with three epsons ink jet printers. I have had to throw three away. I also being retired for many years I do very little printing. I switched to canon printers as their printer heads are washable. Have not had to brick any. Canon also update software regularly. They do take some time as you mention and full set of inks often cost as much as the printer. However with printing only few times a week I can afford an few extra minutes.

Bob
Re: Creating an Outlook Rule for Macsupportcentral #Mail

 

Perhaps some didn't frequent the Yahoo site so are less likely to visit the one either?

Just go to </g/macsupportcentral>, sign in, then select?Subscriptions.?

Please also have a look around and see what else is there!

Otto


On Sat, 19 Oct 2019 at 21:22, Brent via Groups.Io <whodo678=[email protected]> wrote:
There have been at least 3 recent posts on how to since yesterday.?
Re: Toner for brother monochrome laser printer #Printing

 

I went the laser printer (Brother MFC9130) route as I print so infrequently, the jets of ink jets dry out and render the printer a brick. And . . . ink isn¡¯t cheap either. The toner powder doesn¡¯t clump up or get unuseable. When I need to print, I turn the printer on and print. No wasted toner/ink to ¡®clean the heads¡¯ or wasted time waiting for the cleaning cycle. Being old, time is one thing I don¡¯t have a lot of anymore! 8-D

On Oct 19, 2019, at 4:39 PM, Barry Austern via Groups.Io <barryaus@...> wrote:

I¡¯m not Randy, but I can put in my 2?. I don¡¯t know this printer per se, but laser printers often come with starter cartridges with very much less than a full charge of toner powder. If you use that little over two years then don¡¯t worry too much. If this truly is a starter cartridge, then a ¡°real¡± one will last you four years or more. Do you really have to aggravate yourself to save a pro rated cost of $5-10 a year? You can afford to wait, then, until you really need it and go to a local Staples or Office Despot and pay full price.
Bob ¡¯The Beckster¡¯ Beckham
FCC RadioTelephone Licence P1-6S-2422 w/Radar endorsement.
Apple iMac 27¡± Late 2012 - macOS 10.15.0 - RAM 16 Gig
2016 FLHTKL
Re: Toner for brother monochrome laser printer #Printing

 

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I¡¯m not Randy, but I can put in my 2?. I don¡¯t know this printer per se, but laser printers often come with starter cartridges with very much less than a full charge of toner powder. If you use that little over two years then don¡¯t worry too much. If this truly is a starter cartridge, then a ¡°real¡± one will last you four years or more. Do you really have to aggravate yourself to save a pro rated cost of $5-10 a year? You can afford to wait, then, until you really need it and go to a local Staples or Office Despot and pay full price.


On Oct 19, 2019, at 9:44 AM, jimrobertson via Groups.Io <jimrobertson@...> wrote:

I¡¯m hoping this draws the attention of Randy Singer. Randy, you¡¯ve been a proponent of Brother printers for years on this list, and many of us are happy campers because of your advice.

My own printing needs are modest, testified to by the first appearance of a ¡°low on toner¡± warning approximately two years after an enormous carton¡ªcontaining a new Brother LW5200-DW printer¡ªarrived. addressed to me, at the front desk of the hotel where I was refuged from the Tubbs Fire in Sonoma County in October 2017. Translation: I¡¯ve never purchased a toner cartridge for it.

Should I just call up Jeff Bezos and ask him to send the drone with a new cartridge suspended beneath it, or are there bargains in third party refilled cartridges that will serve me well for the next two years?

Any body else¡¯s thoughts and experiences would be equally welcome, of course,


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Barry Austern
Re: macsupportcentral members #MacSupportCentral

 

I find that 20% participate, but under 5% do all the work, more like 2%.

Well then, I think it is time for for you to step up with AOO, if only until someone else steps up to take the reigns. Post about the absentee owner, that yahoo groups is closing, that groups.io can make the transition easy if the owner, assuming he is still alive, can be reached. If not then someone has to jump in and start a similar group. yahoo will stop in about a week allowing new posts so do it today, or say good bye to AOO.

Yes, the admins and mods, along with the active members were interested in keeping it going.

Brent

On Oct 19, 2019, at 12:24 PM, Bob Beckham via Groups.Io wrote:

That is pretty much true for ALL groups. The general rule of thumb is that 20% of the population will accomplish 80% of the work. That is true of churches, social clubs, political organizations, and probably internet groups.

I originally joined this group to find answers to questions about my new iMac. Mostly operational stuff. Then I kind of lurked awhile, gleaning information by reading ALL the posts. Then I would occasionally comment where I felt I had something useful to add to a discussion.

The traffic on this forum has been somewhat heavy lately as the news of Catalina and the demise of Yahoo coincided.

My other group (Allen Organ Owners) which is on Yahoo, hasn¡¯t mentioned anything about the demise of the Yahoo group. I¡¯ve reached out to several folks, but the group owner has moved on and is the only one able to get to the data needed to transfer to another host. It appears, if that group is to continue, then it will have to start from scratch on another host. It is a relatively small group compared to the Mac forum and just might not survive beyond Yahoo. I¡¯m sure that is probably true for some other Yahoo groups.

I¡¯ve saved many messages from both groups and can email folks from those old posts to see if they are interested in rebuilding the forum.

Said all of that to say this: You are correct in that we are paired down from the supposed 16k members. However, if there are enough members that WANT to be active, they will discuss the issue and solve it. Of course, several folks on MacSupportCentral were interested enough to make it happen. I¡¯m so grateful for that. If other folks are interested enough in the MacSupportCentral forum, they will find us. That is how I found MacSupportCentral to begin with. I did a search of Mac forums and picked this one as a likely culprit. I made a good choice.

Thank you so much to everyone. I feel it a privilege to be here.

On Oct 19, 2019, at 3:04 PM, Brent via Groups.Io <whodo678@...> wrote:

Just my 2 cents, as along time member. I have also been an officer of several clubs, and there are a lot of hanger on-ers, and only a few active members who do all the heavy lifting.
Bob ¡¯The Beckster¡¯ Beckham
FCC RadioTelephone Licence P1-6S-2422 w/Radar endorsement.
Apple iMac 27¡± Late 2012 - macOS 10.15.0 - RAM 16 Gig















Re: macsupportcentral members #MacSupportCentral

 

That isn¡¯t bad. The 16k was probably the number of people that have ever registered with the group. Active numbers will be considerably lower than that.

Yes, probably some haven¡¯t got the word yet. In the next couple of weeks, everyone will have the word. I¡¯ve already deleted my Yahoo! account completely. Gone. Bye Bye.

I¡¯m working on finding out if anyone on the other group that I¡¯m with is interested in continuing on groups.io or some other host. Since I¡¯ve deleted my Yahoo! account, I had to glean a few addresses from saved messages. So far no reply.

Thx for the chatter.

On Oct 19, 2019, at 4:26 PM, Brent via Groups.Io <whodo678@...> wrote:

So I was mistaken. I though someone said that here. iomug has something over 14k, supposedly, but when I went to check the stats on the yahoo groups, I cold no longer find the page.

So we had a little under 10% move over, as of this morning. Not bad for 2 days. I am sure a lot will procrastinate.
Bob ¡¯The Beckster¡¯ Beckham
FCC RadioTelephone Licence P1-6S-2422 w/Radar endorsement.
Apple iMac 27¡± Late 2012 - macOS 10.15.0 - RAM 16 Gig
2016 FLHTKL
Re: macsupportcentral members #MacSupportCentral

 

So I was mistaken. I though someone said that here. iomug has something over 14k, supposedly, but when I went to check the stats on the yahoo groups, I cold no longer find the page.

So we had a little under 10% move over, as of this morning. Not bad for 2 days. I am sure a lot will procrastinate.?

Brent?


On Oct 19, 2019, at 12:20 PM, Otto Nikolaus via Groups.Io wrote:

Which group had 16k members in Yahoo? This one has 2717.?

Otto

On Sat, 19 Oct 2019 at 20:04, Brent via Groups.Io <whodo678=[email protected]> wrote:
[snip]

Or is it a numbers game and bragging rights? We currently have 206 members signed up in Groups, but yahoo had 16k. If they are not even occasionally ?active, then do we really have 16k members. I know I have changed eddys in the past, did I close the old ones, I don't remember.

Just my 2 cents, as along time member. I have also been an officer of several clubs, and there are a lot of hanger on-ers, and only a few active members who do all the heavy lifting.
Re: Creating an Outlook Rule for Macsupportcentral #Mail

 

There have been at least 3 recent posts on how to since yesterday.?


On Oct 19, 2019, at 10:28 AM, ballyrick via Groups.Io wrote:

If there is a daily digest available, instead of receiving numerous e-mails?
at various times during the day, would someone please walk me through?
the process, so I might set it up for myself?

I'm using Yahoo Mail and receiving far too many messages for this infrequent participant.

Many Thanks,
Ballyrick
Re: corrupted from email addy #MacSupportCentral

 

I beg to differ. It seems that a little under 50% are still mangled.

Brent

On Oct 19, 2019, at 9:05 AM, Bob Beckham via Groups.Io wrote:

It does seem that the FROM address and names are working more normally than the previous Yahoo groups. So far, I¡¯m pleased with this change. Sometimes change is a good thing.

A huge THANK YOU to the owners/moderators that made the change so quickly. As from a users point of view, the change was really easy and painless.

Again, THANK YOU!


On Oct 18, 2019, at 2:32 PM, Brent via Groups.Io <whodo678@...> wrote:

Testing

I am generally a minimalist as to posting private info to the net.

But to correct this issue of mangling the from shown on groups, I tried this:

- signed into groups.io
- clicked on (my name) in the upper right and chose account
- clicked Identity on the left column
- chose Edit under Account Profile
- under User Name, I entered a short user name.

This email is to test the results.

Brent
Bob ¡¯The Beckster¡¯ Beckham
FCC RadioTelephone Licence P1-6S-2422 w/Radar endorsement.
Apple iMac 27¡± Late 2012 - macOS 10.14.6 - RAM 16 Gig














Re: Creating an Outlook Rule for Macsupportcentral #Mail

 

As I posted yesterday:

To set your delivery prefs to digest or email or other:

- sign into your groups.io account
- click on Your Groups in upper tool bar
- on the line of the group you want to change, and click on the item under Delivery
- click on the Email Deliver format you want
- click on save

You can also reach this of this if you have it on the left column.

This also appears to be where you unsubscribe.


On Oct 19, 2019, at 5:21 AM, krtilton@... wrote:

I am receiving a daily digest.?

This was in the initial setup... I¡¯m not sure I can recreate the steps from this failing memory, but it is possible and it foes work.?
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