Re: Does anyone have OCR software they love? - 2 days ago

Quotejonny It's built into the new iOS... works pretty well. I used to use Acrobat, but this produces better results.

Re: Auto mechanics! Check engine light, ESC light, a wrench icon light come on and truck won't drive faster than idle... - 2 days ago

Quotemodelamac I'm bering a plugged catalytic converter. the exhaust gases cannot escape. The old "banana in the tailpipe" trick. I had an old Nissan that happened to. Took it to the mechanic, and he told me the "guts" of the cat had just failed and the pressure would push it against the outlet stopping it up. So the car wouldn't drive above a few mph. He told me I could bu

Re: help! emergency mac repair! - 6 days ago

I did all the command + r variations. They ALL brought up the internet recovery option, which only let me reinstall Sierra. Now. I will admit that after returning home, I immediately started futzing with it again. Very angry. Very frustrated. So then I posted here again. Then I set it aside and stepped away. Finally, I sat down at my table and collected myself. I did a little breathing and tri

Re: help! emergency mac repair! - 7 days ago

None of this makes any sense to me. Nothing works. Literally nothing.

Re: help! emergency mac repair! - 7 days ago

She WAS on Catalina. When I boot into recovery mode (the only place I can erase the drive) I erase it using the GUID partition scheme. Then I choose to install the OS. Sierra is the only option I have.

Re: help! emergency mac repair! - 7 days ago

QuoteTiangou Was this Mac ever in for a logicboard or Touch Bar replacement? Nope.

Re: help! emergency mac repair! - 7 days ago

So brought the computer back home with me. I'm at my wit's end with this @#$%&. I rebooted, holding down Command+R, which boots into internet recovery mode, which takes forever. Anyway, I re-erased the disk AGAIN. Then I choose to reinstall the system, which Sierra. But at this point, I could care less. So it takes like ten minutes, and I get this @#$%& screen. I mean. All I tried to do was up

Re: help! emergency mac repair! - 7 days ago

So after trying that multiple times to no avail. I shut down and rebooted into safe mode. Which ACTUALLY WORKED THIS TIME!. Got to login screen. Says safe boot up in the corner. Then I log in. Back to the good ole Mojave desktop. But I'm still in safe boot mode. If I restart now, I get that same critical error thing. I don't know what the fsck the software is that needs to download so I cannot

Re: help! emergency mac repair! - 7 days ago

Its a 2016 Macbook pro. The small one. I think. Can't really tell for sure b/c there's no way to get into the computer. Left last night while it was restoring. Came back this AM and had this lovely: A critical software update is required for your Mac, but an error was encountered while installing this update. Your mac can't be used until this update is installed. Shut Down. Try Again.

Re: help! emergency mac repair! - 7 days ago

Left last night with it restoring. Came back this morning. Got this error A critical software update is required for your Mac. But an error was encountered while installing this update. Your Mac can’t be used until this update is installed. So another dead end.

Re: help! emergency mac repair! - 8 days ago

Nope. Nothing sees the drive. But then I run the Apple Diagnostic and it says everything is AOK. So its all software. Booted into recovery mode and I can see Apple APFS Media with Preboot, Recovery, and VM underneath it. Its showing as uninitialized. And empty. I also see APPLE SSD AP0512J Media. Nothing underneath it. It shows as full. I want to erase one of them. Or try to. But I do

Re: help! emergency mac repair! - 8 days ago

Definitely have that chosen in finder prefs. just no dice. at this point id be happy to nuke and pave but I cant even do that

help! emergency mac repair! - 8 days ago

Tried to update my moms laptop to Monterrey. It crapped out at some point. Now I got nothing. Literally nothing. It boots. Then kernel panics. Then reboots. Then kernel panics. Again. And again. I tried safe booting. Kernel panic. Tried all the other boot options. Kernel panic. Finally tried restoring from network. Even though it would mean going back to Sierra. She WAS on Catalina. I got t

Re: TIL that you can pour dry concrete - 23 days ago

Quotegadje I am not sure why this showed up in my YouTube feed, but I did learn something new. How To DRY POUR CONCRETE SLAB I watched this one a couple of days ago, as it also popped up in my feed. My boss and I joke that YouTube thinks we're the same people b/c there are so many times when he'll tell me something he just saw, and I've already seen it. Or vice versa.

Re: Ram EV pickup sells out in a week - 4 weeks ago

Quoteztirffritz Quotebazookaman A coworker of mine told me they are expecting delivery of their cybertruck by July. They're wrong. Thats what I told them.

Re: Ram EV pickup sells out in a week - 4 weeks ago

QuoteN-OS X-tasy! Quotebazookaman A coworker of mine told me they are expecting delivery of their cybertruck by July. Of what year? This one.

Re: Ram EV pickup sells out in a week - 4 weeks ago

A coworker of mine told me they are expecting delivery of their cybertruck by July.

Re: This just started happening with my Outlook... - 5 weeks ago

QuoteTiangou Looks like a font cache problem. Intel? If so then try clearing your system font caches by doing a safe-boot. (Can also clear Office font caches, but that's a bigger pain.) Reboot. Hold down the Shift key on the keyboard immediately after the chime. Continue to hold down the Shift key until you see the progress-bar appear. Watch for it to get to the login window, a

Re: This just started happening with my Outlook... - 5 weeks ago

I will try that. I also just noticed this this morning as I was scrolling through some files in the Finder...

Re: This just started happening with my Outlook... - 5 weeks ago

Yes. I tried both of those. Neither works.

This just started happening with my Outlook... - 5 weeks ago

This is the latest Outlook for Mac. And if I reply or forward these messages, the text miraculously clears up. I could not find anything on Google. what the what?!?!?!

Re: well, A(i)N'T that a shame?!....'Ant-Man and the Wasp in Quantumania' reviews.... - 5 weeks ago

QuoteRolando Give the last two movies I've seen from Marvel, Wakanda Forever and Love & Thunder, I cannot say I'm too surprised. I expected a lighter tone from this one, tho. I will wait for the Disney+ premier. I am looking forward to the next Guardians of the Galaxy. Me too. I enjoyed Wakanda. Not as much as the first one. But I liked Namor. Love and Thunder? Ugh. I thoroughly enjoy

Re: RIP Internet Explorer - 5 weeks ago

QuoteArticle Accelerator I don't think so, bazookaman. Right. Because I'm obviously NOT referencing a graphic that's 20 years old. So I must be referring to the Safari of today. And not 20 years ago.

Re: My son was just diagnosed with Meniere's disease - 5 weeks ago

So I was diagnosed probably 20 years ago. I had horrible bouts of vertigo that would lay me out for a couple of hours. Just laying there, hoping I could fall asleep. Then I wouldn't be right for another week. Over the years, that faded, and I had a constant but milder form of dizziness. Sometimes with accompanying nausea, sometimes not. Along with the tinnitus and hearing loss. Anyway, I'd hav

Re: RIP Internet Explorer - 5 weeks ago

Re: Anyone using a laptop stand? - 5 weeks ago

Quotegadje I have this one, I really like it, but now I don't use it much. I have this one as well. Use it everyday at work. Its great.

Re: Cool tool to cut drywall for installing receptacles - 5 weeks ago

I convinced the boss we needed one at work since we're always doing remodeling. So I just borrow it when I need it.

Apple Reminders - 5 weeks ago

I have Reminders set up throughout the day to remind me to take all my Meniere's meds at the right times. I have iCloud on and syncing my Reminders on my phone. I also have iCloud on and syncing Reminders on my MacBook. So why in the name of all that is holy do I still need to check things off on my Phone AND my computer???

Re: Hilarious RamEV Commericial - 5 weeks ago

This is the best Dodge commercial I've ever seen. And I only saw it on an actual TV once, late at night. Then never again. Until the YouTubes...

Re: Wall mounting iPad, can I run the USB cable behind the wall? - 5 weeks ago

Since USB is low voltage, I don't see why not.