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Re: Anyone get an email from T-Mobile regarding a breach? - 16 days ago

I didn't get an email, they sent me a text. I have one of their post-paid unlimited plans.

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Re: This Old House Wifi... ugh... - 24 days ago

My nephew had the same problem with his walls and used TP-Link wi-fi over powerline modules. I don't remember which ones he has. TL-WPA7510 TL-WPA8630

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Re: What??! More ports!!?? Upcoming Mini to "have more ports" - 25 days ago

The return of SCSI

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Re: Question re thermostat wiring - 7 weeks ago

Did you download the Sensi iPhone App? It's suppose to to walk you through the setup. I did the wiring first, so I skipped that part. There's also setup info on their website. Here's a couple of links: Wiring Sensi Thermostat Sensi Smart Thermostat (scroll down a bit for a video and "Learn More"). I also downloaded installation and user manual pdfs from their site (sorry

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Re: Periodic posts: Just do it! - 2 months ago

I have a wall clock in the bathroom that displays time, day, date and temperature. Everything I need to know to start the day. Then I check my watch for a heartbeat and I'm good to go.

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Re: MR Forum inside jokes, phrases, and jargon - 3 months ago

Moran

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Re: POLL & SHARING - How many and what menubar apps do you use? - 3 months ago

Meteorologist XtraFinder WindowMizer CCC MenuMeters HWMonitor Sound Applescript Menu Itsycal Day/Time Spotlight Notifications

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Re: Attention NJ PSEG customers: free WiFi thermostat - 3 months ago

I got one in December when they had the same deal. Easy install and no complaints. I had to add a 24 vac transformer since my furnace did not have a "C" wire, which powers the thermostat. BTW, not totally free, you have to pay tax and shipping (just under $13).

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Re: I know I shouldn't expect too much of the USPS, but really? - 4 months ago

Quotewurm Today (a week later), i clicked the link to Report missing mail and am greeted with: Submit Missing Mailpieces - Link Expired Your link has expired. Mail images are only available in your mail dashboard for seven days.. That happened to me too. So, now I wait 5 delivery days from when I received the email and then report it. My current mail carrier is terrible. He's lost 14 p

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Re: Trying to Make Peace with Big Sur: Must I Click-Drag, like a savage? - 4 months ago

It's in System Preferences - Accessibility - Pointer Control - Mouse & Trackpad - Trackpad Options - Enable Dragging: Enable Double-Tap-Drag.

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Re: Ugh. Am I about to enter the black hole of OS Upgrades? - 5 months ago

What version of iTunes are you running? According to Wikipedia, an iPhone SE 2nd gen running iOS 14.4.1 should work with iTunes 12.8.2 on Mac OS 10.11.6. Maybe try an iTunes update first and if that doesn't work, upgrade Mac OS.

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Re: Whats the best way to run a virtual Mac OS machine? - 6 months ago

QuoteRobert M Where can I find step-by-step instructions for using an app like Virtual Box, Parallels or Fusion to create a virtual machine on a Mac to run a flavor of the Mac OS? I used these two articles from MacStrategy. These are for Snow Leopard, but there are other articles for other versions of MacOS. Virtualising Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (Server) Virtualizing a physical Mac/h

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Re: Whats the best way to run a virtual Mac OS machine? - 6 months ago

Running SL in VirtualBox v6 on an Intel NUC 8 with Sierra as the host. While I couldn't set up a shared disk between the two, I can do file sharing over the network (mount the Sierra volume in SL and the SL volume in Sierra) like with other "Macs" on the network.

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Re: How do you sleep? - 7 months ago

Pitch black with ambient music playing in the background.

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Re: What do you think long-term effects of so many people glued to their screens will be? - 8 months ago

Sticky screens.

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Re: What is some of your favorite soothing music or sounds? - 10 months ago

Some stuff I created.

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Re: POLL - WHAT OS X ARE YOU RUNNING, MACRESOURCERS? - 1 year ago

I voted Sierra because that's what my main desktop (NUCintosh) is running, but it is also running Snow Leopard in VirtualBox and I can can boot Linux Mint from an external drive. Server #1 (Mac mini) is running Snow Leopard. Server #2 (hacintosh) is running Sierra. A 2009 MBP is running Snow Leopard. A second Mac mini is running Sierra.

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Re: 24" monitors, redux - 1 year ago

QuotePeterB Interesting -- there's someone in the Amazon comments for the U2415 saying that you can do 1900 x 1200, or HDMI, but NOT both ... so is what they are saying incorrect? From my experience they are incorrect. I see another Amazon comment further down: " The screen looks beautiful at 1920x1200 via HDMI, which works perfectly and without me setting anything differently in Win

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Re: 24" monitors, redux - 1 year ago

I have a Dell U2415 connected to a NUC8 running Sierra, using an HDMI - HDMI cable and I’m getting 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz. I used to have it connected to a 2009 MBP running Snow Leopard using a mDP - HDMI cable and got 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz. Verified via the on screen display and About this Mac / Display Prefs. My sister also has the U2415, connected to a 2015 MBP running High Sierra via an HDM

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Re: Does blocking a call from a spoofed number work? - 1 year ago

QuoteRacer X why does it even need to be activated? just do it. Well, if they didn’t offer a choice, I’m sure some people would complain. Actually, T-Mobile has two services. Spam Block blocks the calls on their end and the other service lets the calls through, but tags them as spam. I guess the second service is for people that don’t trust T-Mobile’s blocking algorithms.

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Re: Does blocking a call from a spoofed number work? - 1 year ago

QuoteWags Won't help you, but T-Mobile is touting a new spam call blocker. Anyone tried it yet? I don’t know why they are touting it as new, I activated it when I set up a T-Mobile account about a year and half ago. It’s been pretty good, very few calls since I activated it. Lately, since they started the advertising blitz, I’ve gotten more calls than before (two calls in the

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Re: Anyone else own zero Macs that can run Big Sur? - 1 year ago

Neither of my Macs (2009 MBP & 2010 Mac mini) are capable of running Big Sur. Both of my Hacintoshes should be able to run it, but I’m not taking them past Sierra.

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Re: Who here is still rocking an iPod? - 1 year ago

Still using my iPod touch 4th gen for bike rides and occasionally accessing web apps.

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Re: I'm not gonna' be ignored, Dan?!......Apple will make it harder to put off macOS updates...... - 1 year ago

Removing OSXNotification.bundle from /Library/Bundles used to used to kill the “Upgrade to our newest OS” banners. Does this no longer work? I’m on Sierra and have never seen a nag for Catalina or Mojave.

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Re: What's The Most Terrifying Job You've Done For A Wage? - 1 year ago

Taught junior high math in Camden, NJ.

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Re: macOS Catalina and com.apple.WindowServer issue - 1 year ago

QuoteSarcany With a 2013 date on the CalDigit extension? Yup, I've seen that extension in Sierra, High Sierra and Catalina installs I've done.

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Re: macOS Catalina and com.apple.WindowServer issue - 1 year ago

Quotespace-time yes, there are some items that are old, but this is a fresh install of Catalina. Here is what I have: I took a look inside the macOS Catalina installer and found the exact same 10 kexts, located in the BaseSystem.dmg. So a fresh install can put those in /Library/Extensions.

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Re: Friday Funnies - 1 year ago

Military Advice: Don't draw fire; it irritates the people around you. If your attack is going well, you have walked into an ambush. If the enemy is in range, so are you. Tracers work both ways. Try to look unimportant; they may be low on ammo. A good landing is when you can walk away from the plane. A great landing is when you can reuse the plane. The only time you have too m

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Re: Any Successful Hackintosh Builders Here? - 1 year ago

In my experience, the key to building a hackintosh is research. Go to tonymacx86.com and look over the builds. If you find one that suits you: 1. Makes sure the parts are still available. 2. Read and understand the build/install instructions. 3. Read through the thread(s) for that build and make sure you are aware of any problems/glitches with that build and if there are solutions. 4. If t

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Re: I just downloaded 'InstallMacOSX.dmg' from Apple. - 1 year ago

Try Suspicious Package

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