Re: audio message, full screen warning
On May 6, 2025, at 3:53?PM, Willi Miller <caribsea@...> wrote:
Got a full screen, audio message telling me Apple had disconnected my Internet and that I should not shut down my computer. I'm going to shut down shortly, hoping it's not legit. Is anyone else getting this?
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Willi Miller
iMac 21.5 2017 Mojave
MacBook Air
2 iPad Air 2s
iPhone i6s
various older desktops and laptops, including a couple of G4s
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audio message, full screen warning
Got a full screen, audio message telling me Apple had disconnected my Internet and that I should not shut down my computer. I'm going to shut down shortly, hoping it's not legit. Is anyone else getting this?
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Willi Miller
iMac 21.5 2017 Mojave
MacBook Air
2 iPad Air 2s
iPhone i6s
various older desktops and laptops, including a couple of G4s
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Re: How to access a Memory Stick Pro
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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Keith
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Re: How to access a Memory Stick Pro
Have you asked at camera websites?
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On May 6, 2025, at 2:58?AM, Keith Parr via groups.io <kg.parr@...> wrote:
IIRC it was for an old Sony video camera, long since defunct. I have no idea what, if anything, is on the memory stick and I'm looking for a way to read it. I looked for a suitable reader but failed miserably. I found readers for Memory Stick Pro *Duo* but not for the non-duo version. Does anyone have any suggestions, please, on how I might access the contents?
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Bev in TX
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Re: How to access a Memory Stick Pro
I hadn't thought to ask AI, thanks for that David.
Looking at the prices I suspect you may be right that binning it is the way to go.
I'll have a look on ebay and ask at a camera store I know.
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Keith
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Re: How to access a Memory Stick Pro
No I don't, unfortunately, but it might be an interesting line of enquiry on the second (third, fourth, ...) hand market.
Thanks, Otto!
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Keith
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Re: How to access a Memory Stick Pro
Hi Keith, It looks like your best bet is a Sony Vaio notebook. Do you have access to one?
Otto
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On 6 May 2025, at 08:58, Keith Parr via groups.io <kg.parr@...> wrote:
? I've just come across an old Sandisk Memory Stick Pro MagicGate - see photo
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IIRC it was for an old Sony video camera, long since defunct.? I have no idea what, if anything, is on the memory stick and I'm looking for a way to read it.? ?I looked for a suitable reader but failed miserably.? I found readers for Memory Stick Pro *Duo* but not for the non-duo version.? Does anyone have any suggestions, please, on how I might access the contents?
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Keith
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Re: How to access a Memory Stick Pro
Hello Keith
I had no idea …… so I asked ChatGPT
Here’s the answer! ?
I strongly suspect you’ll bin the memory stick! ?
Warm regards,
David
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On 6 May 2025, at 08:58, Keith Parr via groups.io <kg.parr@...> wrote:
I've just come across an old Sandisk Memory Stick Pro MagicGate - see photo
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IIRC it was for an old Sony video camera, long since defunct.? I have no idea what, if anything, is on the memory stick and I'm looking for a way to read it.? ?I looked for a suitable reader but failed miserably.? I found readers for Memory Stick Pro *Duo* but not for the non-duo version.? Does anyone have any suggestions, please, on how I might access the contents?
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Keith
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How to access a Memory Stick Pro
I've just come across an old Sandisk Memory Stick Pro MagicGate - see photo
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IIRC it was for an old Sony video camera, long since defunct.? I have no idea what, if anything, is on the memory stick and I'm looking for a way to read it.? ?I looked for a suitable reader but failed miserably.? I found readers for Memory Stick Pro *Duo* but not for the non-duo version.? Does anyone have any suggestions, please, on how I might access the contents?
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Keith
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Re: YouTube Premium to download videos
On May 5, 2025, at 2:48?PM, Christopher Collins via groups.io <maclist@...> wrote:
JDownloader2 is my way to download YouTube and many other sorts of videos.
I didn’t have LOTS of time to look at those 3rd party programs, but I did read that technically, using them to download YouTube videos is not permitted by intellectual property laws.
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I too noticed that latest Brave would no longer run under
Mojave, but for some reason I got it to work while using a
"Private Window" instead... Good as before.
This is what version I have:
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Re: Ad blocker for Chromium
I use Adblock Plus across all my browsers that require an adblocker.
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On 6 May 2025, at 6:23?am, Patsy Price via groups.io <beyondwords@...> wrote:
What's the best & cheapest ad blocker for Chromium? Where & how do I get the right version? I'm gradually switching from Brave to Chromium for sites that no longer work with Brave on High Sierra. (Unfortunately I've already discovered a couple of sites don't work in Chromium either.) Brave has served me well, and has spoiled me with no ads.?
(I believe I have a free version of AdBlock on Safari. I don't know how to find out, except the next time I get a window asking me to subscribe to a paid version.)
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Re: YouTube Premium to download videos
JDownloader2 is my way to download YouTube and many other sorts of videos.
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On 6 May 2025, at 2:02?am, jimrobertson via groups.io <jimrobertson@...> wrote:
On May 5, 2025, at 8:07?AM, Bev in TX via groups.io <countryone77@...> wrote:
In one of the YouTube Prime approved browsers, while online open YouTube. ?Then when you are disconnected, open YouTube again.
I did exactly that, and the YouTube.app just complained that I was offline. I’m thinking that the “download” just retains what I’ve streamed and perhaps makes it available AFTERWARDS, but that it doesn’t download anything faster than actual initial streaming. So, I’ll leave my Mac connected to the internet for 2 hours while I’m away, then see if I can do better on the plane while disconnected from the internet this evening.
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Jim Robertson
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What's the best & cheapest ad blocker for Chromium? Where & how do I get the right version? I'm gradually switching from Brave to Chromium for sites that no longer work with Brave on High Sierra. (Unfortunately I've already discovered a couple of sites don't work in Chromium either.) Brave has served me well, and has spoiled me with no ads.?
(I believe I have a free version of AdBlock on Safari. I don't know how to find out, except the next time I get a window asking me to subscribe to a paid version.)
Patsy
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Re: YouTube Premium to download videos
Did you click the download button? ?
- Below the video, click?Download.
Once the video is downloaded, the download icon will turn black below the video.
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On May 5, 2025, at 11:03?AM, jimrobertson via groups.io <jimrobertson@...> wrote:
I did exactly that, and the YouTube.app just complained that I was offline. I’m thinking that the “download” just retains what I’ve streamed and perhaps makes it available AFTERWARDS, but that it doesn’t download anything faster than actual initial streaming. So, I’ll leave my Mac connected to the internet for 2 hours while I’m away, then see if I can do better on the plane while disconnected from the internet this evening.
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Bev in TX
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Re: YouTube Premium to download videos
On May 5, 2025, at 8:07?AM, Bev in TX via groups.io <countryone77@...> wrote:
In one of the YouTube Prime approved browsers, while online open YouTube. ?Then when you are disconnected, open YouTube again.
I did exactly that, and the YouTube.app just complained that I was offline. I’m thinking that the “download” just retains what I’ve streamed and perhaps makes it available AFTERWARDS, but that it doesn’t download anything faster than actual initial streaming. So, I’ll leave my Mac connected to the internet for 2 hours while I’m away, then see if I can do better on the plane while disconnected from the internet this evening.
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Jim Robertson
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Re: YouTube Premium to download videos
In one of the YouTube Prime approved browsers, while online open YouTube. Then when you are disconnected, open YouTube again. You should be able to access the hamburger icon on the top left as noted earlier. I tried it in Google Chrome (not the video part, just accessing the YouTube website offline).
This does NOT work in Safari, in which you would get an error about not being connected to the Internet.
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On May 5, 2025, at 9:21?AM, jimrobertson via groups.io <jimrobertson@...> wrote:
One thing I’ve not sorted out yet is just HOW I can watch a “downloaded” video from YouTube Premium without an internet connection, which YouTube’s own discussions say is possible (they specifically talk about doing it while traveling; e.g., on a flight, without signing up for the paid WiFi service for that flight.
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Bev in TX
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Re: YouTube Premium to download videos
Sorry. ?That’s only for mobile devices.
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On May 5, 2025, at 9:42?AM, Bev in TX via groups.io <countryone77@...> wrote:
Have you tried their app?
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Bev in TX
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Re: YouTube Premium to download videos
Have you tried their app?
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On May 5, 2025, at 9:21?AM, jimrobertson via groups.io <jimrobertson@...> wrote:
One thing I’ve not sorted out yet is just HOW I can watch a “downloaded” video from YouTube Premium without an internet connection, which YouTube’s own discussions say is possible (they specifically talk about doing it while traveling; e.g., on a flight, without signing up for the paid WiFi service for that flight.
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Bev in TX
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Re: YouTube Premium to download videos
On May 5, 2025, at 6:57?AM, todhop via groups.io <hoplist@...> wrote: I believe the “download” function is an "off-line" viewer function, not a file download. Hence their ability to delete the files after the fact. They are cached for off-line playback, not downloaded as playable files. You must still play the files via the YouTube interface either in a browser or in the app.
Here is Google’s support page explaining off-line playback.
Thanks so much for that. One thing I’ve not sorted out yet is just HOW I can watch a “downloaded” video from YouTube Premium without an internet connection, which YouTube’s own discussions say is possible (they specifically talk about doing it while traveling; e.g., on a flight, without signing up for the paid WiFi service for that flight.
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Jim Robertson
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