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Re: Trying to decide on new IMac or Mac Mini M1 - 3 years ago

I'm driving a 32" 4K Samsung monitor with my M1 Mini. Works swimmingly! ~A

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Re: Password manager recommendations? - 3 years ago

Count me in as a "third" for Enpass. There is a fee which provides the ability to sync from one device to another, but using whatever service you choose. I'm just getting started implementing that on my QNAP NAS so my file is still entirely on hardware I control. ~A

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MacPro power supply (5,1/2010 and beyond) - 3 years ago

Came home to find the MacPro off and with no explanation as to why. When I hit the power button to restart I smelled that terrible 'electronic burning' smell so I simply diagnosed a dead power supply (which doesn't seem far-fetched on a now 11-year old computer!). Has anyone had good experience with a particular supplier? There's lots of online options, though few New PS options, so who's m

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Re: Getting HDs and SSDs into classic Mac Pro-latest brainwave - 4 years ago

That won't be a problem! I'm running two or three cables into the 5.25" drive bay (can't remember now, but I've had three for sure at one time). They come from both the extra motherboard SATA cable and a SATA controller card. QuotePeterW For hard drives, does it matter if the connection is SATA II or SATA III? For SATA SSDs, same question.

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Re: Pic of new 2020 MacBook Air for wife - 4 years ago

Leader! Though I can't wrap my head around this one... Quotetuqqer - speakers sound like Bose. Serious dynamic range I still subscribe to, "No highs, muddy lows, must be Bose." ~A

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Re: What do we like for screen recording - 4 years ago

I've been using for years and swear by it. ~A

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Re: Use iPad as second monitor? - 4 years ago

I've also used Duet for a few years, mostly with a MacBook Air (i7 2015 model) and 1st gen iPad Pro. I've always been very happy with it! ~A

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Re: Hulu+Live TV? YouTube TV? Sling TV Blue? - 5 years ago

Here's one of the best guides based on what you want to watch: Suppose.tv ~A

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Re: Upgrading from Office 2011 for Mac (3 user)... curious about 365 vs 2019 - 5 years ago

QuoteSKYLANE (3) With regards to Office 365: I see this one works on computers and devices with up to 6 users (on one of the versions). So, what is one user? Is that one physical person regardless of how many devices they have? Or, is one user one physical installation on a device? Can one swap users/devices in-and-out of the mix of what is allowable? Just curious how this activation

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Re: Anyone shop at Guitar Center? 20% off... - 5 years ago

Nice, it worked. Thanks! Along with getting 5% back via Chase quarterly bonus category using PayPal! ~A

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Re: dancing on the ceiling?!.....Billie Eilish on SNL 'dancing on the ceiling'..... - 5 years ago

QuoteNewtonMP2100 no one here probably knows.....who Billie Eilish is...... Speak for yourself..... you old fuddy-duddy!

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Re: I dumped Sprint - 5 years ago

QuoteGareth I'm on a year of free service for being a "new" customer. Once that's over, I'm dumping them too, b/c the service is pretty bad where I am. But for ~$3/month in fees, I'll make it work for a year. Haha I did the same thing! Granted, it took me an additional 2-3 months to transition elsewhere (so I did pay $65-ish for those 2-3 months) but I'm now on a Verizon MVNO (Chart

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Re: PSA :: Lay 2 fingers on your applWatch. It will speak TheTime. - 5 years ago

Apple Watch Series 3 here... It doesn't actually tell me the time until I "remove" my fingers. Not sure if that's the correct functionality or a processing delay... ~A

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Re: UPDATED RYF: TP-Link 8 Port Gigabit Switch $15.99+FS - 5 years ago

Anyone know if this supports link aggregation? The description says it supports QoS but a question in the listing suggests it doesn't support link aggregation fully. I'd like to link aggregate on my Mac Pro and QNAP NAS. ~A

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Re: Instapaper Safari extension no more. Anyone using an Instapaper alternative - 5 years ago

Evernote Even with the free version you can install the web clipper. The benefit of the web clipper is that you can save the URL as a bookmark, OR you can capture a "simplified article," which is basically the same thing as 'reader view' in browsers, so you can just read the article later on evernote and either throw it away, or mark it up with additional notes if you need it. ~A

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Re: I think Iger is right. Disney & Apple - 5 years ago

Quotesamintx Merger of equals...it says COMBINED not bought. Iger's a dreamer! I guess if by "combine" Iger means he'd be shown the door the second the deal was done then fine... At this point it's Iger's lie and he can tell it however he wants!

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Re: I think Iger is right. Disney & Apple - 5 years ago

It's amazing how people allow history to be re-written! Apple COULD HAVE bought Disney while Jobs was leading Apple. It didn't happen because Jobs knew it was a horrible deal and was a bad move for Apple strategically. There's NO UNIVERSE in which Apple would, or should, have bought Disney. ~A

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Re: Death of the wagon :-( - 5 years ago

Start saving your pennies, I know I have!!!

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Re: leaves of grass?!.....if you have ever left a 'bad' job.... - 5 years ago

I'm very curious to hear other's experience here... I'm dealing with the same issue (toxic corporate culture) and just biding my time until I leave. I don't want to give two weeks, but everything you read says you should. I'd prefer to just walk out, but thinking that I should at least give 1 week. ~A

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Re: Any DropBox paid account users? - 5 years ago

I was a long-time paid Dropbox user. I absolutely HATE their web interface! Maybe it can be customized and I never found that capability, but I hated it. So if users will need to access files via their website, DON'T DO IT! My company uses a paid Box.com plan as we're an all-MSFT shop. I actually like box.com better. It's just simple and makes sense. ~A

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Re: Apple Watch Poll - Cellular or Not ? - 5 years ago

Quotetestcase Don't carriers charge an EXTRA ~ $10/month to get that cellular feature? If so, then over and above the cost of the watch, add $120/year EVERY year you use it (plus taxes. fees, surcharges etc). Yes, but you don't have to activate it. I have the Cellular v3, which I bought so I can activate it for those months I'm using the watch heavily for training (and I hate carrying my pho

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Re: Mojave 10.14.6 is out - there's the combo installer link - 5 years ago

What do you have to be running for the combo update to work? Any version of Mojave?

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Re: What's a custom T shirt printing company of good quality? - 5 years ago

CustomInk They have a service center here in Reno, I know a few people who've worked there. We've used them every year for our 'relay race' team shirts... so they've been worn, sweat in, wrung out, dried in the sun, washed on HOT, dried in the dryer and then reused several years in a row and most are still in great shape. As well, if you actually order in advance and get a shirt that's b

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Re: HELP - MacOS High Siera suddenly tells me my boot drive isn't recognizable and needs to be initialized! - 5 years ago

Quoterjmacs Your problem description is incomplete: please detail what Mac model is in use, which iteration of MacOS High Sierra is installed (if known). whether the machine will boot into recovery mode, the format of the boot volume (HFS, APFS?), and any other details you may have omitted during your frantic initial post. For those who didn't pick up on my likely too subtle inferences (

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HELP - MacOS High Siera suddenly tells me my boot drive isn't recognizable and needs to be initialized! - 5 years ago

Obviously it boots, but as soon as the OS starts up I get the "you've inserted a drive/volume that can't be recognized" and offers me the options to initialize, ignore or eject. Ultimately, within minutes I get kernel panics. The computer was fine on Thursday when I shut it down before leaving for vacation over the weekend. Today this all started at the first boot! Anyone have

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Re: Blink XT2, Ring or Arlo... Home security. - 5 years ago

I have two friends with different systems: Ring and Arlo. The Arlo system beats the Ring system hands down - features, video clarity, etc. Given what I've seen, I'd never waste my money on a Ring system! ~A

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Re: Anyone doing this - one headset for talking on both iPhone & Mac? - 5 years ago

Air Pods. They really are your solution here. I've been using mine for 2 years for work and personal: Skype, GoToMeeting webinars, Adobe Connect webinars, phone convos, Zoom, etc. And I do all those things on varioius devices: iPhone, iPad, MacBook Air, Mac Pro. ~A

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Re: Apple Watch 3... Does it work like a fitbit even when your phone isn't with you??? - 5 years ago

As others have said: yes, but even better than Fitbit. Apple Watch includes GPS location data. So while the FitBit will only count your steps, heart rate, etc., if you don't have your phone it can't also overlay GPS location data (helpful for runners and other activity tracking). Last I knew, Fitbit was a closed system and will NOT exchange step data with Apple Health (this is part of why I

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Re: the mirror has 2 faces?!....so Facebook was just hit with that massive $5b fine and YET..... - 5 years ago

I should say, many analysts made this call - I simply read their rationale and believed their analysis was correct. The stock has born this out since the rebound in January. They crossed the 50-day moving avg. to the positive in early Jan and reversed the 50-day avg. in late Jan. ~A

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Re: the mirror has 2 faces?!....so Facebook was just hit with that massive $5b fine and YET..... - 5 years ago

Active users were up "bigly" in the past quarter, something FB has been battling. I made a decent 'bet' on this exact thing this past quarter... thankfully the bet played out well and I'm riding the wave all the way back up to $200/share. ~A

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