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Re: Happy Birthday 11/27 MR Forum Member archipirata - 9 days ago
archipirata Happy belated wishes on your Birthday! Hope it was great!by SKYLANE - Tips and Deals
Re: Happy Birthday 11/25 MR Forum Member Lew Zealand - 9 days ago
Lew Zealand... Happy belated Birthday! Any of the cake left? Looks good!by SKYLANE - Tips and Deals
Re: Jupiter tonight - 16 days ago
What lens/settings did you use for the photo? New to all this, but starting to understand it…. Nice photo…by SKYLANE - Tips and Deals
Re: Mac SE/30... Would like to refurbish / restore. - 18 days ago
I am anxious to hear as well how your SE/30 resurrection goes. A Macintosh SE FDHD was my first purchased Mac, good memories…by SKYLANE - Tips and Deals
Re: word processor choice - 30 days ago
Currently use Office 2019 on my MacBook Air. However, thinking of switching to Office 365 to support multiple devices.by SKYLANE - Tips and Deals
Re: word processor choice - 30 days ago
Quotejdc long time libreoffice user, but with the recent $40 deals on Office, bought it. Why not just google docs? Does it all... jdc... What $40 deals did you find on Office?by SKYLANE - Tips and Deals
Re: quick release?!…..Apple releases iOS/iPadOS 17.1__macOS Sonoma 14.1__watchOS 10.1__HomePod 17.1__tvOS 17.1….. - 6 weeks ago
...also... Monterey - macOS 12.7.1 - Safari 17.1 and... - iOS 16.7.2by SKYLANE - Tips and Deals
Re: Issue pulling data off of PowerBook G4 - 2 months ago
QuoteKen Sp. What type of format did you format the cards/drives to? I know we did Mac OS Extended, pretty sure we tried FAT too. QuoteTiangou Solution: (Pull the drive.) I already have that kind of gear for plugging drives into, I could try that if he’s open to it.by SKYLANE - Tips and Deals
Issue pulling data off of PowerBook G4 - 2 months ago
Another issue I am helping my friend out with is in regards to this computer: PowerBook G4 (10.5.8) I wish I had written this question several weeks back when he was showing me this problem, things we tried were a little fresher in my mind. Bottom line is though, when we try to copy his data (single files or groups of files) onto different media options (SD Card, external harddrive, etc),by SKYLANE - Tips and Deals
Re: Swapping SSD from one 2017 MacBook Air to another 2017 MacBook Air - 2 months ago
Everyone... Appreciate those inputs! Lots of good options to consider... Gareth, Thanks for pointing out the software license note. My movement of data from my 2017 MBA to my 2014 Mac Mini will require some thought as well regarding MS Office 2019. I am sure my friend has MS Office of some sort to contend with on his machine as well. I saw past threads where you and some othersby SKYLANE - Tips and Deals
Swapping SSD from one 2017 MacBook Air to another 2017 MacBook Air - 2 months ago
My friend has the following MacBook Air with a a damaged screen in upper right corner. It's usable, except for not being able to see a strip about 1/2 inch high by about 2 inches long. Damage probably from being dropped. MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017): 1.8 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 Monterey? I would have to ask him. I have the following MacBook Air MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017): 2.2 GHzby SKYLANE - Tips and Deals
Re: well, Sono(f)ma ‘itch?!…..Apple releases macOS Sonoma (14)__iOS/iPadOS 17.0.2__watchOS 10.0.2…… - 2 months ago
also... Monterey 12.7 (with Safari 17.0)by SKYLANE - Tips and Deals
Re: Listen up, snot nose! FDA says decongestant may not work - 2 months ago
QuoteTheTominator Say it snot true! That brought a quick laugh here!by SKYLANE - Tips and Deals
Re: Raspberry jam - with or without - 3 months ago
Quotefreeradical The seeds are fine in preserves, but I make raspberry sauce for chocolate ice cream senza seeds. That sounds very tasty!by SKYLANE - Tips and Deals
Re: Blue B*******s?!.....'Blue Beetle' seems to be underperforming.... - 3 months ago
Tomatometer 77% Audience Score 91% Blue Beetle is on my radar, I’ll give it a chance…by SKYLANE - Tips and Deals
Re: the fix is in?!.…Apple releases macOS Ventura 13.5.1 with fix…. - 3 months ago
WatchOS 9.6.1 update… Not sure if that’s new, I just noticed it this morning.by SKYLANE - Tips and Deals
Re: Why would Nabisco discontinue my favorite cookie? - 4 months ago
Never seen them before either. I’ll have to hit a few grocery stores tomorrow looking for them, so I can claim tasting them before they disappear.by SKYLANE - Tips and Deals
Re: come out and play?!.....Apple releases iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6__macOS Ventura 13.5__tvOS 16.6__watchOS 9.6..... - 4 months ago
Also... Monterey - macOS 12.6.8 - Safari 16.6by SKYLANE - Tips and Deals
Re: Prigozhin - 5 months ago
MSNBC has a one hour special on him and his group tomorrow night (7/7) at 11pm ET..by SKYLANE - Tips and Deals
Re: Almost 1 in 4 people in the US hadn’t gotten COVID by the end of 2022: CDC - 5 months ago
Never had COVID either, as far as I know. Have had all the vaccines and boosters, including my second omicron booster just last week. Also, still mask when out shopping, etc.by SKYLANE - 'Friendly' Political Ranting
Re: Can someone identify this brand of Ceiling Fan switch? - 5 months ago
Quotegadje Thanks. I wonder if I can vary the speed somehow. I don’t see a brand on the fan, I can climb a laser to check later Climb a laser? Video please…by SKYLANE - Tips and Deals
Re: macOS 14 Sonoma - 6 months ago
I have a friend from Barstow, was joking with him just last night that the new macOS would be called Barstow! I laughed when someone else above mentioned it here also! How about macOS Death Valley? Blythe? Baker? Actually, I hope one of the upcoming macOS versions will be called Sequoia Yes, I also noticed Craig’s skills utilizing the Force, he is a Jedi now?by SKYLANE - Tips and Deals
Re: Friend having power-up problems, 2014 MacBook Pro - 6 months ago
Thanks Tiangou I will circle back with him to see if they did a SMC reset along with battery disconnect/reconnect - regardless, will repeat that action. Will report back here on how how computer battery looks and whether it responds to the SMC reset.by SKYLANE - Tips and Deals
Friend having power-up problems, 2014 MacBook Pro - 6 months ago
2014 MacBook Pro 13.3” 2.8ghz dual core intel i5 Retina display Monterey He provided some answers to a few basic questions I had for him: Any signs of life pressing power button? EDIT: Clarification added in blue below to replace the strikeout text: I turned it on for the first time since March. Battery was dead so I had to charge to just get it to power on. It was up and runby SKYLANE - Tips and Deals
Re: Which Mac OS did you start with? (general range) - 6 months ago
My first computer was the Mac SE FDHD Based on the introduction date, looks like I purchased that machine right around 1990. Don't exactly recall where my entry point was on the OS though. However, I do recall System 6 and System 7 on it before the day of letting it go. I also had experience on SE and Plus at office before picking up my SE FDHDby SKYLANE - Tips and Deals
Re: High school baseball state championship game ends with premature celebration - 6 months ago
The second baseman realized what was happening and was trying to redirect attention from those already celebrating. The second baseman then came forward in front of the mound apparently looking for the baseball to try and tag runners, which (in case you missed it) the catcher had stuffed the baseball into his back pocket when he went out to prematurely celebrate with his team...by SKYLANE - Tips and Deals
Re: The average age of a passenger vehicle hit a record 12.5 years - 6 months ago
My family had a 1976 Dodge Van which I picked up in early 80s. Rebuilt engine in early 80s and kept that until until 1996. ~13 years in my possession, ~20 years old for the car when letting it go I picked up a low mileage 1991 4 Runner in 1993, kept that until ~320K miles, let it go in 2016. ~23 years in my possession, ~25 years old for the car when letting it go I picked up a low mileby SKYLANE - Tips and Deals
Re: E. Jean Carroll May Sue Trump a Third Time - 6 months ago
Rachel Maddow interviews both Carroll and her attorney on MAY 15 2023, their discussion pertinent to the discussion in the thread above.by SKYLANE - 'Friendly' Political Ranting
Re: Sisu: The latest movie sta'r'ring an old guy with 'a particular set of skills' is a winner! - 6 months ago
That link is a trailer? Since you recommend the movie, do you recommend not watching that trailer?by SKYLANE - Tips and Deals