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Re: Is there something like Skype but Apple based?

Rick
 

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Sadly, Firefox Hello has been discontinued by Mozilla.



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On Mar 16, 2020, at 6:04 AM, Randy B. Singer <randy@...> wrote:

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On Mar 15, 2020, at 6:40 PM, Julian Thomas wrote:

Also:
zoom
gotomeeting

And if you use Firefox:

Firefox Hello
<https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2015/01/13/firefox-hello-makes-connecting-by-video-as-simple-as-in-person/#more-8614>

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Re: Is there something like Skype but Apple based?

 

On Mar 15, 2020, at 6:40 PM, Julian Thomas wrote:

Also:
zoom
gotomeeting
And if you use Firefox:

Firefox Hello
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Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)

Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance

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Re: Is there something like Skype but Apple based?

 

On Mar 15, 2020, at 21:00, Randy B. Singer <randy@...> wrote:

What'sApp


Google Hangouts


Portal from Facebook


Tango


WeChat

Also:
zoom
gotomeeting

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Julian Thomas -


?Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish - Julius Caesar? ??



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Re: Is there something like Skype but Apple based?

 

On Mar 15, 2020, at 5:21 PM, Joan Sax via Groups.Io wrote:

I used to hold meetings using Skype but when I tried to log in they wanted all sorts of info about me I didn’t want to provide. Is there an app that allows face to face meetings with others without using a Microsoft app?
Apple's Facetime


What'sApp


Google Hangouts


Portal from Facebook


Tango


WeChat


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Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)

Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance

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Re: Is there something like Skype but Apple based?

 

FaceTime. Audio?+ video. Of course all participants need to be using Apple devices.

Otto

On Mon, 16 Mar 2020 at 00:21, Joan Sax via Groups.Io <jsax=[email protected]> wrote:
I used to hold meetings using Skype but when I tried to log in they wanted all sorts of info about me I didn’t want to provide. Is there an app that allows face to face meetings with others without using a Microsoft app?


Re: Is there something like Skype but Apple based?

 

Thanks, Pat, why didn’t I think of that?

Joan


Re: Is there something like Skype but Apple based?

 

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Pat

On Mar 15, 2020, at 6:21 PM, Joan Sax via Groups.Io <jsax@...> wrote:

I used to hold meetings using Skype but when I tried to log in they wanted all sorts of info about me I didn’t want to provide. Is there an app that allows face to face meetings with others without using a Microsoft app?

Joan




Is there something like Skype but Apple based?

 

I used to hold meetings using Skype but when I tried to log in they wanted all sorts of info about me I didn’t want to provide. Is there an app that allows face to face meetings with others without using a Microsoft app?

Joan


Re: External SSD?

 

Howdy

I like OWC. They honor their warranties. They have good tech
support. They have good prices. Their external drive cases/enclosures
are excellent.

I've bought a number of things from OWC and only had a problem with a
defective Pioneer DVD burner (internal) and OWC replaced it with no
questions asked and even cross shipped. Cross shipping means they
shipped the replacement to me and when I received it I used the same
box and shipped the defective one back with a no cost shopping label
from OWC.

Denver Dan



On Sun, 15 Mar 2020 11:44:02 -0700, Bev in TX wrote:
I would like to purchase an external SSD for my new 16" MBP, for
running VMs (Virtual Machines).

I found the following at OWC (Other World Computing):


Is this a good drive? Does anyone have recommendations for this?

Thanks,
--
Bev in TX
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Re: Does anyone use Bear?

 

Pat Taylor wrote:
Same here and I use folders for a number of things in addition to much of what?Dan mentioned.

At different times I read rave reviews of DropBox, and got it, and of Evernote, and got it.

I never got entirely used to either of these, and eventually moved everything into Notes, and have been entirely happy with it since, and removed all trace of the other software.

--?
Jim Saklad
jimdoc@...


Re: Does anyone use Bear?

 

Same here and I use folders for a number of things in addition to much of what Dan mentioned.

Pat

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On Mar 15, 2020, at 1:47 PM, Julian Thomas <jt@...> wrote:

?works for me also.

On Mar 14, 2020, at 22:01, Daniel Settles <denver1.dan1@...> wrote:


I use Notes daily. It syncs/shares with other Macs/iPhones/iPads and with other computer users. .

It has bold, underline, italic, title, header, subtitle, body text, bullet and number and checklists.

I keep shopping lists, prescriptions, vaccinations and inoculations (like flu shots), household items and personal items I have to re-order, author and book lists. Computer info. Even lists of lightbulb types.
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Julian Thomas -


?When you come to a fork in the road ... take it. - Yogi Berra? ?



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Re: External SSD?

 

Bev wrote:
I would like to purchase an external SSD for my new 16" MBP, for running VMs?(Virtual Machines). ?

I found the following at OWC (Other World Computing):


Is this a good drive? ?Does anyone have recommendations for this?

I have no experience with *this* drive, but I have gotten many things from OWC, including a half-dozen drives, a Thunderbolt 4-drive external case, a Thunderbolt 2-drive external case, and 2 different USB-3 cases for the drive removed from my machine when I upgraded the internal.

ALL of these have been flawless, with excellent responsiveness from OWC to any questions I had.

The 4 drive box was in my house for the house fire. No fire/heat damage where it was, but it was soaked by fire hoses and then frozen. When I finally got it out, I had trouble getting it open to take the drives out (which OWC helped with). Eventually I got everything apart, cleaned, dried – and both the drives and the box with its controllers and wiring worked fine.

I still have it but tend to not use it for anything critical.

--?
Jim Saklad
jimdoc@...


Re: Does anyone use Bear?

 

works for me also.

On Mar 14, 2020, at 22:01, Daniel Settles <denver1.dan1@...> wrote:


I use Notes daily. It syncs/shares with other Macs/iPhones/iPads and with other computer users. .

It has bold, underline, italic, title, header, subtitle, body text, bullet and number and checklists.

I keep shopping lists, prescriptions, vaccinations and inoculations (like flu shots), household items and personal items I have to re-order, author and book lists. Computer info. Even lists of lightbulb types.
----
Julian Thomas -


?When you come to a fork in the road ... take it. - Yogi Berra? ??



???


External SSD?

 

I would like to purchase an external SSD for my new 16" MBP, for running VMs (Virtual Machines). ?

I found the following at OWC (Other World Computing):


Is this a good drive? ?Does anyone have recommendations for this?

Thanks,
--
Bev in TX


Re: Does anyone use Bear?

KarenP
 

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Thanks - I’ll look at this option also.
-Karen

On Mar 15, 2020, at 2:19 PM, Gerry Sair <gerrysair@...> wrote:

One app you might consider is Drafts. It is free and extremely powerful plus has an option to dictate to Text. I find it extremely useful to create a first or other day of an email or a document or a list. The idea behind it is to allow to to create and then copy and paste into Word, Pages, an email, a list app etc.?
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On an iPad with split screen it works great.?
?
The ductal function is amazing. Because the information for dictation likely goes over a server you have to modify what you say if your clients (in my case) are concerned with privilege or confidentiality. But then you just used a generic name and change it after the dictation is done and inserted.?
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Gerry


Re: Does anyone use Bear?

 

One app you might consider is Drafts. It is free and extremely powerful plus has an option to dictate to Text. I find it extremely useful to create a first or other day of an email or a document or a list. The idea behind it is to allow to to create and then copy and paste into Word, Pages, an email, a list app etc.?
?
On an iPad with split screen it works great.?
?
The ductal function is amazing. Because the information for dictation likely goes over a server you have to modify what you say if your clients (in my case) are concerned with privilege or confidentiality. But then you just used a generic name and change it after the dictation is done and inserted.?
?
Gerry


Re: Contacts not syncing

 

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On Mar 12, 2020, at 2:20 PM, floridabouvs <floridabouvs@...> wrote:

Thanks for the suggestions. Unfortunately, on all my devices, Contacts are turned on for the Cloud. Still, the ones on my Mac do not all show up on my i-devices.

Mac running Catalina 10.15.3
iPhone 11 Pro Max running iOS 13.3.1
iPad Pro running 13.3.1

Carol

The ones that are “on my Mac” are only on the Mac and they don’t get synced. If you want them to sync they have to be on iCloud also.

Dave



Re: Does anyone use Bear?

 

Notes is *very* flexible. Text, images, tables, just?add what you want. This is for 10.15 but I don't think it's changed much recently.
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You can also password-protect notes.

Otto

On Sun, 15 Mar 2020 at 02:01, Daniel Settles <denver1.dan1@...> wrote:
Howdy

I use Notes daily. It syncs/shares with other Macs/iPhones/iPads and with other computer users. .

It has bold, underline, italic, title, header, subtitle, body text, bullet and number and checklists.

I keep shopping lists, prescriptions, vaccinations? and inoculations (like flu shots), household items and personal items I have to re-order, author and book lists.? Computer info. Even lists of lightbulb types.

I attached a copy of my Notes item for a book series by James S. A. Corey now also a TV series


Re: Does anyone use Bear?

 

On Mar 14, 2020, at 11:01 AM, KarenP wrote:

Aesthetically, it pleases me quite a lot! I'm considering using it in place of Apple Notes.
All of these notes-type apps are basically the same. Some offer slightly different organization than others.

Before you play for a subscription to Bear, check out:

Growly Notes (free)


NoteTaker ($25) (related to the defunct but much loved Circus Ponies)



Notebooks by Alfons Schmid ($36)


TopXNotes ($40 from Mac App Store/$30 from Web site)

Nine Reasons TopXNotes beats Apple Notes


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Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)

Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance

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Re: Does anyone use Bear?

KarenP
 

Thanks, Daniel. I also use Notes almost daily. But I have always been frustrated by its limiting formatting. My graphics design background cringes.
It is a very useful app and integrates with everything Mac and is free, so I do appreciate it. But when I saw the Bear interface, I got excited by the possibility of having all the functionality of Notes with a beautiful interface as well. I will have to look into the free version of Bear and see how it compares to Notes and then give feedback to the group of what I learned.

– Karen

On Mar 14, 2020, at 10:01 PM, Daniel Settles <denver1.dan1@...> wrote:

Howdy

I use Notes daily. It syncs/shares with other Macs/iPhones/iPads and with other computer users. .

It has bold, underline, italic, title, header, subtitle, body text, bullet and number and checklists.

I keep shopping lists, prescriptions, vaccinations and inoculations (like flu shots), household items and personal items I have to re-order, author and book lists. Computer info. Even lists of lightbulb types.

I attached a copy of my Notes item for a book series by James S. A. Corey now also a TV series



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On Mar 14, 2020, at 9:02 PM, Bev in TX <countryone77@...> wrote:

The stuff I don’t like about Notes is the lack of formatting. It’s basic to the point of making it less functional. I also saw that Bear has Tags, which is great. I can’t imagine why they would make you pay for syncing, though. Doesn’t the Cloud take care of that?


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