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Re: This Wrigley Field show off is the best one yet. - Yesterday

That was a fun video! Thanks for sharing. I spent most of my career traveling (mostly) to Chicago area for business so I have been to a handful of games at Wrigley Field. Seeing some of the areas that are typically not seen by spectators was pretty cool! Looking for more drone fun?

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Re: My mom at 15 - 13 days ago

Vision63... Thanks for sharing your mom's memory with us. That is indeed a treasured photograph! Jeff

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Re: Mac Mini upgrade question - 13 days ago

I got this 2014 mini used from OWC to get me out of 2011 mini just awhile back. Runs Monterey too... Hope that link works, otherwise go to "Macs" in drop-down menu at . At the link, can play around with different configuration options... I had my own 2.5" 1TB SSD to swap out the 5400RPM HD that the 2014 mini came with. Then decided to get a NVMe 1TB Aura Pro X2 for i

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Re: Questions for APFS Encryption on SSD for Monterey (for 2014 Mac mini) - 26 days ago

Looks like my answer is here: I plan to do this unless someone here suggests otherwise: - Format APFS, load Monterey, create User, then use File Vault for encryption. So, still same question (2) above: (2) Curious then how this works with multiple Users. Does each User have their own encryption password that uses File Vault?

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Questions for APFS Encryption on SSD for Monterey (for 2014 Mac mini) - 26 days ago

I have a 2014 Mac mini (3GHz i7) with a 1TB Aura Pro X2 blade ready for a fresh install of Monterey. Been awhile since doing a fresh install. Questions: (1) Do I format the SSD with "APFS encrypted" before loading Monterey? Or, do I format in "APFS", load Monterey, and then perform encryption within the User with File Vault? (2) If the latter, curious how that w

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Re: FU: Progress migrating to 2014 Mac mini (from 2011 Mac mini Server) - 28 days ago

btfc Thanks for the tip on the SMC Fan Control, I will install it. What are good operating temp ranges to look for? I will look online as well for insights...

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FU: Progress migrating to 2014 Mac mini (from 2011 Mac mini Server) - 28 days ago

Reference: (Some good advice/answers at link above when I was first contemplating moving data from 2011 machine to the 2014 machine.) Providing information below as an FYI. A few questions here and there... (I might follow-up again after installing NVMe blade) COMPUTER - "New" Used machine Mac mini (Late 2014) Macmini7,1 CPU: 3.0 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7 GPU:

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Re: Belt-drive vs Direct-drive turntables - 28 days ago

I still have a belt driven Technics SL-B2, not used it in years. I think I need to put a new belt in it... However, my only experience is with belt driven, so I voted for belt driven

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Re: OMG PSA?!….hey, PYT, PSL returns to Starbucks ASAP…. - 4 weeks ago

Had my green ice tea with pumpkin scone this morning at Starbucks! Yummo!

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Re: Shingles vax 1 of 2 - done! - 4 weeks ago

Had my Shingles #1-DEC/2020 & #2-FEB/2021, was glad to get those behind me. At the arm for any of those mentioned below, slightly sore but no issues for any of them. Shingles Shot#1 - had no noticeable reactions. Shingles Shot #2 - had mild fever 99.X (never hit 100) about 24 hours after receiving it, nothing that caused me to stop what I was doing. Lasted about four-ish hours a

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Re: sign language?!...Apple stopped signing iOS 15.6..... - 5 weeks ago

What is meant by the term "signing" here? QuoteNewtonMP2100 Apple Stops Signing iOS 15.6 Following iOS 15.6.1 Release, Downgrading No Longer Possible

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Re: TiVo, Spectrum, cable cards (failed?)... - 5 weeks ago

Spectrum is sending out cable card and USB adapter two swap out with my suspect gear. They said they were happy to do so since they still have them on hand. However, they did tell me to prepare that in the not so distant future that cable cards will be harder to come by. Will post back with follow-up when all is up and running...

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Re: TiVo, Spectrum, cable cards (failed?)... - 5 weeks ago

I bought two TiVo Bolts a few years ago, one for me and the other for my Mom. The TiVo Bolt model for me is black with more storage space -- came with CABLE connectivity only... The TiVo Bolt model for her is white and came with less storage -- came with both CABLE and OTA connectivity... So, different connectivity capabilities depending on Bolt model selected. I went to Spectru

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TiVo, Spectrum, cable cards (failed?)... - 5 weeks ago

I have three TiVo Units with lifetime, trying to get them as far as I can get. TiVo Priemier (2 units, life time on each) - connected to OTA antenna TiVo Bolt (1 unit, life time) <-- current challenge with cable card and/or USB adapter - connected to Spectrum (Anaheim, CA) - this particular TiVo Bolt is cable only, no OTA connectivity Had an intermittent power interruption a w

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Re: Top-Down, Bottom-Up window shades - FAIL pics - 6 weeks ago

I have these types of blinds now for five-plus years in a two story house, I put them in 17 of the 23 windows (most of which are 34” wide with some that are wider). Bought mine at Bed Bath & Beyond since they were relatively inexpensive with the 20% discount coupons. Over the five years, I think I have had to replace 5 of them. A sixth one is starting to show problems. For the cost of r

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Re: Update Zoom for Mac now to avoid root-access vulnerability - 6 weeks ago

Thanks for this note, I just did the manual update as well from within the program. So ending up on Zoom 5.11.5 (9788) is where we want to be, as mentioned above? Auto updates in future should be OK now?

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Re: FU: New Envoy Pro 1A enclosures solved my issues! Thanks OWC! - 8 weeks ago

Error correction to my first thread above! EDIT: My error, the person that helped me with this RMA activity was Randy G. (not Brian G, his named got a little morphed in my head when I wrote this thread.) So, thanks Randy G.!

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Disney+ "behind the scenes" stuff: "Light and Magic" etc... - 8 weeks ago

If you like "behind the scenes" stuff, I recommend these mini-series for watching: "Light and Magic" This series recently released follows the beginnings of "Industry of Light and Magic" through to present day. I was in high school when Star Wars released, I remember reading a lot of special effects magazines learning highlights about techniques and the person

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FU: New Envoy Pro 1A enclosures solved my issues! Thanks OWC! - 2 months ago

Thanks Randy G. at OWC! I purchased two 1TB Aura Pro X SSD blades for two 2017 MacBook Air computers a while back, two Envoy Pro enclosures came with the purchase. I removed the two stock Apple 128GB SSD blades from the MBAs and installed them into the Envoy Pro enclosures. I had numerous issues trying to get this configuration to work. OWC Tech Support's Randy G. helped me a few weeks ago,

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Re: Hailing Frequencies Closed... RIP Nichelle Nichols. :-( - 2 months ago

Quotejonny RIP. I never get tired of hearing her tell the story about how Dr. Martin Luther King convinced her to not leave the show. That story is captured here at the Star Trek website:

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Re: Understanding storage "rules" inside 2014 Mac Mini - 2 months ago

Thanks everyone! Love the resources here! I will pay careful attention to connector type if I should decide to use a blade...

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Re: Understanding storage "rules" inside 2014 Mac Mini - 2 months ago

Thanks Lew Zealand... Terrific inputs! I will see if OWC has flex cable for the blade if I need it... Maybe even spring for a bigger blade... If OWC does not have the flex cable, where did you get yours? Side Note... I was using Win10 on separate drive inside my 2011 Mac Mini server. Maybe this configuration was allowed since both those drives were internal. Not sure...

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Understanding storage "rules" inside 2014 Mac Mini - 2 months ago

Having some issues with my 2011 Mac Mini Server, thinking of maybe moving over to a 2014 3.0GHz i7 Mac mini (provided I get my hands on it, has 16GB RAM, 5400rpm HDD in it, I don't think it has SSD blade in it). Currently... on my 2011 Mac Mini Server: 10.15.7 Catalina (Dosdude1 software patch) Bay 1 - 1TB 2.5" SSD for MacOS Bay 2 - 1TB 2.5" SSD for Windows 10 (I also have

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Re: So, who's voting by mail this time around? - 2 months ago

QuoteRgrF In CA I get an email acknowledging receipt and another about processing - so it's tracked every step of the way. In CA here as well, I get my ballot in early enough so that I can see if it processes (which it always has). If for some reason it does not process, then I have time to make alternate plans to fix that with the Vote Center.

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Re: shower plumbing question - 2 months ago

How recent was this installation? Is the installer in a position to fix it at their cost?

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Re: Trying to get Safari 15.6 on Catalina 10.15.6 - 2 months ago

Thanks everyone, I was wondering if being on 10.15.7 is likely the key. I know a few additional security updates are also included in 10.15.7. The inputs are all very good. Since my MacBook Pro is more of an on-the-go machine for me, I like having WiFi capability on it. I will have to go explore if DosDude1 was able to resolve the WiFi issue. He did a pretty good job getting many loose end

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Trying to get Safari 15.6 on Catalina 10.15.6 - 2 months ago

I have two 2011 Macs running Catalina (DosDude1) as follows: MacBookPro8,2 (Late 2011) - Catalina 10.15.6 (with DosDude1 software) - Safari 14.0.2 NOTE: The MacBook Pro is on 10.15.6 since the WiFi will not work on 10.15.7 MacMini5,3 Server (Mid 2011) - Catalina 10.15.7 (with DosDude1 software) - Safari 15.6 The Mac Mini gets updates for Safari, currently on Safari 15.6.

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Re: How many here use/have a VPN and why? - 2 months ago

Any compatibility issues to manage while using a VPN?

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Re: Can scratches on an Apple Watch be buffed out. - 2 months ago

I had a decent scratch on my Apple Watch. I bought a few screen protectors made for the Apple Watch, after applying I could not see the scratch at all. The "touch operation" of the watch with the screen worked just fine. The inexpensive protectors I bought for the watch lasted for a good few months before starting to peel up slightly on edges, I then just pulled screen off and applie

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Re: first Webb Telescope image at 5:30pm Monday - 2 months ago

First image here:

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