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Installed MacOS Mojave and so far so good. - Today

Mac Pro (Late 2013) So far, no jet pack feature.

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Walmart selling 11" MBA for $520, free shipping. - 6 days ago

128GB SSD and 4GB memory. Plus extra charger.

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Re: Mac malware - 16 days ago

Upvote this. Ditto. Over and over again, every 6 months. Quotejdc wake me when something actually happens. We seem to have this same go around every 6 months or so, and it always ends the same. The whole "apple has a larger marketshare now so hackers are coming after them..." is as old as time... and still nothing of any substnance.

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Re: tires at costco-thoughts? - 16 days ago

Get the price at Costco (including everything) and then go to Discount Tires and tell them you're about to purchase at Costco, can they beat it? So far, they've always been happy to beat them.

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Re: wipe on, wipe off?!....don't use toilet paper.... - 25 days ago

Bidets! All the way. I've been using one in my homes since 1993, and wouldn't go without them. Once you get the knack, you'll find everything else half-assed when it comes to cleanliness and ease. And now they're cheap and easy to install. This one is the one I recommend and use.

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Re: I admit that I am somewhat overwhelmed by technology. Gym + Apps + iPhone + Apple Watch + more apps and I am lost - 25 days ago

QuoteRAMd®d I've been thinking about joining a gym though. Rain and heat make me lazy. I totally relate, RAMd. Took me years to finally check out the gym scene, and I'm so glad I did. I've been to a few memberships, paid lots, and finally settled on LA Fitness, which are big in my new home here in Florida. And damn, what great prices: for both myself and my wife, it's $52/month. Very cle

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Re: I admit that I am somewhat overwhelmed by technology. Gym + Apps + iPhone + Apple Watch + more apps and I am lost - 26 days ago

Quotejimmy d Quotemrlynn I'm glad I don't have to spend time with Conflict Catcher for Extensions any more. /Mr Lynn Good one mrlynn. I'd all but forgotten about that one. Restart. Restart. Restart. Restart. Restart. Restart. Etc. Those were the days. Ay yi yi! Yeah, that reference got me to chuckle out loud I always remember the *4 minutes* it took to load Word 6. I remember s

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Re: I admit that I am somewhat overwhelmed by technology. Gym + Apps + iPhone + Apple Watch + more apps and I am lost - 26 days ago

QuoteBixby This is why I put on a pair of running shoes, step out the door and time myself with my 20-year-old Timex watch. Ok, this should be illegal.

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Re: SSD On The Way from OWC !! - 28 days ago

If you're interested in peak performance, I would plead for the clean install. It's worth the 4-5 hours, and there's something deeply satisfying, knowing that there are no files on your brand new Mac that aren't supposed to be there. Here's the process and article I've used for years. Others may have different methods, here's mine:

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Re: Bored? Here's a fun read: How To Survive A 10,000-Foot Fall - 4 weeks ago

Quotemikebw TLDR; so basically don't land on anything too hard?) Correct. On the way down, be scanning for soft things.

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Re: Scroll the Calendar with a mouse? - 4 weeks ago

I think I'm seeing the same thing on my Mac that you're describing, modelmac. There's a whole other scrolling possible with trackpads, and that's being able to scroll all 52 or 100 weeks in one long scroll, or 12 months in one long scroll. You can even stop and see half of one month on the top and half of the next on the bottom. I just heard back from the creator of a mouse utility called Ste

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Scroll the Calendar with a mouse? - 4 weeks ago

Has anyone ever been able to get the month view to scroll by using a mouse? I've been using a mouse for so long that when my wife scrolled her month view in Calendar on her MacBook, I almost lost it. I don't think it works with anything but the track pad, but just checking to see if anyone figured out how to do it with a mouse scroll wheel. (I use a Logitech M-510 wireless)

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Re: Suggestions on new router plus exender - 5 weeks ago

Great ideas all. I'm looking at both the Orbi and the Google Wifi now. Had no idea that google had a wifi system now.

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Suggestions on new router plus exender - 5 weeks ago

Replacing all my router gear and looking for a new non-Apple router. House is too long for one, so need an extender that is compatible with the router. Looking at the NetGear AC1750 and the others but no idea which of the 6 should do the job, and which extender is the best match. Any ideas, please pass the along. Many thanks.

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iCloud can restore Calendar, well dang - 5 weeks ago

File under "I Didn't Know This" and am glad it's a feature. This morning I noticed that I had an iCloud calendar (on the left side) that I didn't think I was using, so I deleted it. A message came up and asked if I wanted to merge it with another existing calendar, chose yes, and then waited. And bam, got an error message. And then saw that about 50% of all my calendar Events were n

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Re: Drive speeds are pretty fantastic these days - 6 weeks ago

Impatience with start up times, apps opening, transferring data, etc, were just a part of my computer experience... until the moment of that first SSD. I'll never forget a friend showing me how fast restart was on his SSD. Game over. No more impatience. Ok, 100M Internet helped, too.

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Re: Wife end husband's life because he bought porn - 6 weeks ago

I vote this thread Best of 2018 So Far. We could keep this one going for months with new quips. I do hope NewtonMP2100 weighs in multiple times.

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Shreds - 6 weeks ago

Your Tuesday Afternoon chuckle break. If you haven't discovered the "Shreds" videos, well then. Be prepared for a treat. Just the first minute should do you in. This is one of my faves, Hall and Oates Man Eater.

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Re: What is your confectionary weakness? - 7 weeks ago

QuoteMaddog Can't resist Almond Letters. These are handmade, baked letters from the Amish bakery. Think of a big "S" or "J". Flaky pastry stuffed with marzipan. We recently moved to Sarasota and much to our surprise, it's a haven for the Amish and their bakeries. I have to resist getting their pastries every day. They run the best grocery store here; feels like a 70s hippy h

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Re: What is your confectionary weakness? - 8 weeks ago

Quotefreeradical I need to point out that "white chocolate" really isn't chocolate; it's just sweetened fat. Damnit man. You're bumming me out. Let me live with my illusions!

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Re: What is your confectionary weakness? - 8 weeks ago

White chocolate does me in. but also covfefe.

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Re: Where was I? - 8 weeks ago

Southern Colorado.

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Re: If someone starts collecting Social Security at 62 and continues to work, will they be penalized so much for every dollar earned? - 2 months ago

I'm pretty sure you can make unlimited income at 66.5 years, too, Speedy. I think the feature if you wait until 70, is a larger SS check each month.

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Re: If someone starts collecting Social Security at 62 and continues to work, will they be penalized so much for every dollar earned? - 2 months ago

QuoteSpeedy As long as they are working, best to wait until full retirement ~66. What Speedy said. I just went through this myself, as my now 62. Was shocked to find out that if I made $17k or more a year, they'd basically not pay me anything. The good news is that at 66years 6 months (or there abouts, it's a moving target), you get paid about 40% more each month, and it doesn't matter if y

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Re: So, My Friend Who Was on America's Got Talent... - 2 months ago

well done, graylocks. Congrats to your friend. That is very inspiring.

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Re: iCloud users: how exactly does the Photo backup work? - 2 months ago

Extremely helpful, MartyStickle. thank you, I'm going to follow your steps on this. Much appreciated.

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iCloud users: how exactly does the Photo backup work? - 2 months ago

Never used iCloud beyond the free 5 gigs before, so I've never used its backup methods. My partner in crime, though, is a model and takes just under 3 billion images and videos a month, and her clean up and deletion skills are not what they should be. Her 256G MBAir has reached its limits and iCloud seems the easiest solution. She's never migrated from iPhoto, so currently iCloud says the

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Re: For you insane Isle of Mann TT fans - 2 months ago

Quotejdc AC/DC ruined it, but watching on mute felt like I was missing something. . I hear you, jdc. Check out this version. It's got the soundtrack of Faster, by Within Temptation:

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For you insane Isle of Mann TT fans - 2 months ago

Worth the watch, even if you can’t relate to AC/DC. And check out the wheelie starting around 1:48.

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Re: LBJ, the movie. - 2 months ago

I didn't say I liked him.

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