Hi, Sandie: All I can say is that anyone who has known me over the years knows how devoted a Linux evangelist I've been. Heck, I'm officially a Linux Fellow of the Linux Foundation--for real.
Having said that, I want to add that I've found it highly revealing how differently different web browsers handle various web pages. I can show you sites that only work under Chrome, or that work best under Safari, or best under Firefox. The differences are quite astonishing, actually. So, for professional reasons, as a Working Group Chair in the W3C, I'm likely to try to keep a multi OS environment going. Beyond that I've found there are some things I want to do with music and audio that I can't do on Linux, and I'm tired of waiting for the day I can do them there. Still, It's the OS I'm using right now, as I write this email. I'm on an Arch Linux tower machine running Speakup in a console with Mutt as my email client. While I also have Thunderbird open, and Apple Mail on my laptop, I default to mutt unless there's some reason to move to one of the other clients. Usually the reason that gets me to move is the need to clink on embedded links in an email message. When it comes to hardware though, I may agree with you. I'm not sure I like the idea of no physical function keys, and I certainly don't like the idea of no boot chime. That would make using a more modern Apple laptop a real nuisance in a triple boot environment. So, much as I like using Safari and several other Apple software apps, I'm unlikely to get another Airbook. Best, Janina Sandie Jazmin Kruse writes: > Janina, let this be proof to you that Linux, always ... not just sometimes > but always works... > i have i believe in public so i cant even run from it said “Linux is cute” > And one thing is sure, next computer is not going to be a Apple product. > Ive had the same issue when going to England, it is not acceptable. Going to > the us everything works cutely as one would expect. > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > On 10 Feb 2019, at 09.17, Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com> wrote: > > > > Not really something people do. > > > > Hiding the ssid would be something but a different software shouldn't hide > > the ssid or change the frequency of the network signal. > > > > The signal would be still in the 2400 or 5G range for the device to see. > > > > Connectivity is a different situation again. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > > Sent: Saturday, 9 February 2019 3:06 AM > > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > > Subject: Re: Wait, what happened to my wifi? > > > > It would be a possibility were there a radio signal to attach to, but there > > isn't. The only way this could be possible is if they were using a > > nonstandard radio frequency for which the Apple hardware isn't tuned. > > I'm not even sure you could retune via software alone. Maybe. > > > > Pete Nalda writes: > >> I know that you’re having the same problem at other places, but is it > >> possible the university has a piece of software you’d need to download to > >> use their wi-fi? I had to do that to use the WiFi on my MacBook Air 2018 > >> here at Austiin Community college. > >> > >> Egun On, Lagunak! (basque for G'day, Mates Louie P (Pete) Nalda > >> MySpace.com/musikonalda Facebook.com/lpnalda Linkedin.com/in/lpnalda > >> Twitter: @lpnalda > >> > >>> On Feb 7, 2019, at 7:35 AM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > >>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi, Jonathan: > >>> > >>> Yes, I tried searching online for > >>> +wifi +"no signal" > >>> > >>> But that yields so many, many results that are far more prosaic. In > >>> the time I spent looking at those results, I didn't find anything > >>> that actually seemed pertinent. > >>> > >>> Janina > >>> > >>> Jonathan Cohn writes: > >>>> Sorry, I can’t look up WiFi standards right here and now, but I believe > >>>> that UK uses different frequencies for WiFi than Macintosh. I have not > >>>> done any international travel since ethernet switched from primarily > >>>> coaxial to primarily RJ45 connectors, so I have no direct experience. > >>>> Perhaps if you had changed your Region to UK maybe the Radio would be > >>>> properly programmed? I kind of doubt it, since usually it is just the > >>>> base stations that need to be configure and the devices will pick up the > >>>> signals from there. > >>>> Did you try a web search? > >>>> > >>>> Best Wishes, > >>>> > >>>> Jonathan Cohn > >>>> > >>>>> On Feb 6, 2019, at 7:55 AM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > >>>>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Hi, I'm befuddled by losing wifi while in the south of England > >>>>> this last week. Thankfully, I had a Bootcamp hosted Windows 10 > >>>>> available which was able to use wifi. > >>>>> > >>>>> What could the the explanation possibly be? And, more importantly, > >>>>> what's the fix? I expect to travel again with my Airbook, and I > >>>>> certainly can't accept having wifi access be a crapshoot. > >>>>> > >>>>> Let me be clear: > >>>>> > >>>>> 1.) Wifi has been working perfectly at home and on the go in the > >>>>> States. I should note I'm fully updated with Mojave. > >>>>> > >>>>> 2.) I travel to the University of Southampton in the U.K., and I get > >>>>> "no signal." But, > >>>>> if I boot to Windows or to Linux, I have wifi. > >>>>> > >>>>> 3.) I return home to the States, and wifi is working again in Mojave. > >>>>> > >>>>> All thoughts on this conundrum most welcome. > >>>>> > >>>>> Janina > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> > >>>>> Janina Sajka > >>>>> > >>>>> Linux Foundation Fellow > >>>>> Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup: http://a11y.org > >>>>> > >>>>> The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) > >>>>> Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures http://www.w3.org/wai/apa > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac > >>>>> Visionaries list. > >>>>> > >>>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, > >>>>> or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact > >>>>> the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list > >>>>> itself. > >>>>> > >>>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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