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Re: Safari 14 Woes Continue - 4 years ago

I'm not using it, but my bank warned me that if I updated to Safari 14 that their site would not work. They recommended staying with what I have or switching browsers- ie. Chrome. I'm not making the move. I'm on Mojave (resisting Catalina).

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Re: Which CCC backup is the newest? - 4 years ago

Thanks Sarcany and hal for the tip.I'll give that a shot.

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Re: Which CCC backup is the newest? - 4 years ago

I'm using one job. I am not using safety net. That might be a mistake, but that's the way I currently have it set up. What happened is that I backed up the drive and misplaced the drive, so I grabbed a different one, used the same name and backed it up again, a few weeks later. I then found the other drive but they are identical drives- so after a few weeks (I just had bypass surgery), I want

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Which CCC backup is the newest? - 4 years ago

I've searched multiple places but can't find the answer. I have two drives used to backup my MBP using Carbon Copy Cloner. They were backed up at different time. How can I find out which one contains the latest backup?

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Advice on trading up to a new iPhone SE - 4 years ago

My wife has been using an old 6s and wants a new SE. Verizon career. We're going to pay in full with the order- no monthly payment. Options ordering directly from Apple: - Verizon specific phone - Unlocked phone I've never bought a phone outside of Verizon and I'm not totally sure how it all works. Any input from anyone? Thanks. I'm home recovering a week since having quad bypas

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Re: MacPro 5,1 Firmware did not update with Mojave - 4 years ago

Well, I reinstalled Mojave. Didn't help anything. I then removed the PCI SSD card in my office Mac Pro 5,1. It's a different brand than the Apricorn Velocity Solo x2. This one is a Sedna PCI Express (PCIe) SATA III (6G) SSD Adapter (also from Amazon). Guess what? It worked. The problem apparently was the card not working with the Option key. Thanks to all who helped me trouble shoot this one.

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Re: MacPro 5,1 Firmware did not update with Mojave - 4 years ago

I'm stumped. This is the second GPU. The seller shipped me a second one in case there was a problem with it. Same exact situation. Anyway to rebuild the Mojave EFI? I admit, I'm into some tech, but not necessarily with that level. I'm willing to investigate and learn, just don't know where to start.

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Re: MacPro 5,1 Firmware did not update with Mojave - 4 years ago

MrNoBody- Thanks for the questions. Sorry, I was away from the Mac and couldn't do the research you had asked. In answer to your questions: 1. At the time of the experiment to see if the option key worked after doing the firmware update, there were no bootable drives on the SATA-II bus. When I put everything back together and tried again, the only bootable drive was the SSD on the PCI card.

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Re: Where do I get Mac OS installer? - 4 years ago

JoeH- your tip work great. I got the installers I needed. I ended up installing High Sierra on an external drive and booted from it with everything else removed- all internal drives, my USB 3 PCI card and my PCI Mojave PCI boot drive. When it booted, I downloaded the Mojave installer and proceeded with the "upgrade". The installer reported that I needed the firmware upgraded, so I we

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Re: MacPro 5,1 Firmware did not update with Mojave - 4 years ago

I ended up installing High Sierra on an external drive and booted from it with everything else removed- all internal drives, my USB 3 PCI card and my PCI Mojave PCI boot drive. When it booted, I downloaded the Mojave installer and proceeded with the "upgrade". The installer reported that I needed the firmware upgraded, so I went through that process. I rebooted the High Sierra drive

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Re: Where do I get Mac OS installer? - 4 years ago

Thanks, Joe. I did a search but missed that one somehow. Much appreciated.

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Re: MacPro 5,1 Firmware did not update with Mojave - 4 years ago

Thanks, Joe. So many hoops to jump through just to get what should easily be accessible if Apple trusted us enough to make our own decisions on what we need.

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Where do I get Mac OS installer? - 4 years ago

This question is related to an issue I am dealing with in a thread down a few regarding a Mac Pro 5,1 firmware update. Since some people won't read that one, I started this new thread concerning OS installer files. So, anyone know where I can get an installer for Mojave. Apple seems to be playing hide and seek with this stuff. I'm currently running Mojave but want to reinstall it on another dr

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Re: MacPro 5,1 Firmware did not update with Mojave - 4 years ago

So, anyone know where I can get an installer for Mojave. Apple seems to be playing hide and seek with this stuff. I'm going to install Mojave onto another disk to see if I can get the firmware updated. Assuming I can locate a Mojave installer, should I just do an install on the drive, or should I first install High Sierra on the drive and then do an update on it to Mojave to try to catch the f

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Re: MacPro 5,1 Firmware did not update with Mojave - 4 years ago

Thanks Peter, that sounds like a good possibility. I will give that a try and see what happens.

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MacPro 5,1 Firmware did not update with Mojave - 4 years ago

So, I've been running Mojave for some time now but have some boot problems raise it's head recently. I did some checking and it appears that the firmware on my Mac Pro 5,1 did not update when I went to Mojave. I am running Mojave (and the previous OS from which I upgraded to Mojave) on an SSD attached to an OWC PCIe card. I don't know if that is the cause or not. Anyway, I checked my firmware

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Re: 2010 MacPro not showing boot options with Option key at startup - 4 years ago

PC video card is gone, only the flashed card. There is no menu bar to select drives or even choose network.I know what that looks like- I did the option boot on my MBP. Worked fine there. I already tried it without the external drive. Should still get the drive option start up screen (like I did on the MBP). All I get is the white screen and the mouse cursor with or without the external drive.

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Re: 2010 MacPro not showing boot options with Option key at startup - 4 years ago

Nothing happens when I get to the white screen. The only way out of it is to hit the power button for a forced power down. No drive options show up.

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Re: 2010 MacPro not showing boot options with Option key at startup - 4 years ago

Ooops. Thanks for mentioning that Robert. I am using a wired Apple extended keyboard.

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2010 MacPro not showing boot options with Option key at startup - 4 years ago

Well, I want to boot from either Mojave on an internal SSD or Sierra on an attached HD. I can use the startup disk option in System Preferences to select the Sierra disk while in Mojave, but I can't select Mojave from the Sierra startup disk option because the Sierra OS can't see the APFS formatted drive. So, I figured I could just hold down the option key on startup to select my operating sys

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Re: WOW! It looks like Applecare is dead - only Applecare + (that must be purchased w/in 60 days) remains - 4 years ago

QuoteRAMd®d I'm not surprised by the time limit of Apple Care + and the disappearance of Apple Care. I have seen no mention of Apple Care at Apple's sited in a long time. Apple wants to prevent people buying Apple Care only if and when they need it sometime within the standard one year period. That's like only buy car insurance after a collision. So buy it at the time of purchase, or

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Re: WOW! It looks like Applecare is dead - only Applecare + (that must be purchased w/in 60 days) remains - 4 years ago

hal, if you find out otherwise, please let me know. the two I talked with were no help.

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Re: WOW! It looks like Applecare is dead - only Applecare + (that must be purchased w/in 60 days) remains - 4 years ago

I have a 2018 Mac mini that is still under the 1 year warranty until the end of July. I am giving it to my son and his family and decided to buy AppleCare for it just to give him some protection.It's in perfect condition but I don't want him to deal with things down the road. Anyway, when I inquired by talking to an Apple rep, actually two of them, I was told that AC+ is only available for purcha

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Apple AirPods with wireless charging case- $149 Amazon - 4 years ago

Just noticed that Amazon has the AirPods v2 with the wireless charging case for $149. I was looking at them last week and they were $169. I ordered a pair. $10 more than the AirPods with the standard case.

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Re: AirPod Pros $215 - 4 years ago

$235 when I went there. Must be over already? SlickDeals didn't provide a code, just a link to the AirPods Pro. O hell, maybe next time.

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Re: ?? Regarding the stimulus checks - 4 years ago

I'm glad (for me) to report that I had success tonight. On a fluke I decided to try again tonight (Fri). I entered my SSN, Address, etc just like before, but this time rather than getting the "cannot process" message, it took me to a page to enter my information. Since I paid before, it asked for my adjusted gross income for 2018, the amount I had to pay, then my banking info. I hit ent

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Re: Anyone not using direct deposit for their stimulus/tax relief check? - 4 years ago

I started a thread a week ago when this all started. previous thread I'm glad (for me) to report that I had success tonight. On a fluke I decided to try again tonight (Fri). I entered my SSN, Address, etc just like before, but this time rather than getting the "cannot process" message, it took me to a page to enter my information. Since I paid before, it asked for my adjusted gross i

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Re: ?? Regarding the stimulus checks - 4 years ago

Thanks, Michael. I understand that's where people can enter account information. But, as it says, it's for people who don't need to files their taxes. My situation is different as I mention in the original post. I am required to file, I did file, it just happens that I owed taxes the past couple of years, so they don't have my bank information. And that's the crux of the issue I'm facing along wi

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Re: ?? Regarding the stimulus checks - 4 years ago

Thanks Carm. While I understand that part of it, I'm referring to the 5 different links in the body of the IRS text not the links in their posts. Sorry, I wasn't very clear on that. The IRS links: "GET MY PAYMENT", "Filing requirement", "Non-Filers: Enter Payment Info Here", "Get My Payment Frequently Asked Questions page", "Economic Impact Pa

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Re: ?? Regarding the stimulus checks - 4 years ago

I'm not finding those links applicable or taking me to where I can enter my account into. Which link specifically are you using or referring to RJ and Kurtzie?

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