RE: VPN questions

[David Diamond]

The thing is, it did work for the longest time.  Now, it prevents me from 
getting on the internet.  Or, it could be the updates through the mac.  Who 
knows.  All I know is apparently, VPNs has compatibility issues with the mac.  
Or, so I have been told by Best buy and the apple support help line. However, 
PIA works fine with my IPhone 6S plus.   

-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of E.T.
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2017 7:56 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: VPN questions

Ok, good. Another David said that PIA did not give him internet access on 
his Mac so question is, are there specific settings I need to deal with? I am 
leaning at VPN Unlimited and will read up on that before I make the decision.

 From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
   "God for you is where you sweep away all the
   mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
   our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
   and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

On 4/10/2017 7:02 PM, David Chittenden wrote:
> Correct, the app puts the appropriate information into the VPN system. The 
> info can always be entered manually. Paying grants access to the particular 
> VPN service networks.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
> Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
> Mobile: +61 488 988 936
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On 11/04/2017, at 08:21, E.T.  wrote:
>>
>> David,
>>   Thanks. If manually set up on all platforms (Windows, iOS, macOS), 
>> software is not needed, right? Just set up manually.
>>
>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>>  "God for you is where you sweep away all the  mysteries of the 
>> world, all the challenges to  our intelligence. You simply turn your 
>> mind off  and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>>
>>> On 4/10/2017 1:55 PM, David Chittenden wrote:
>>> I use BetterNet and VPN Unlimited. BetterNet has better accessibility with 
>>> iOS VoiceOver.
>>>
>>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
>>> Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
>>> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
 On 11/04/2017, at 04:33, E.T.  wrote:

  Eric is the only one who provided a reasonable answer. I still would like 
 to see what others use for VPN services.

 From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
 "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the 
 world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your 
 mind off and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
 E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

> On 4/10/2017 9:23 AM, Scott Granados wrote:
> Actually didn’t morph as much as you think.  Simon is wanting to have a 
> private connection back to his work.  In fact, his solution is a good one 
> geography willing.  I used the same thing in Florida an antenna on a 
> tower back to the office.  Since WiFi has a strong cryptographic feature 
> set it’s not that different at all.
>
>> On Apr 10, 2017, at 10:36 AM, E.T.  wrote:
>>
>> Interesting how this VPN thread morphed into something totally unrelated 
>> and totally unhelpful.
>>
>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the 
>> world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn 
>> your mind off and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>>
>>> On 4/10/2017 3:09 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:
>>> Yeah they told me I could get my network at work, Haven't yet 
>>> been able to do that, not sure why as maxed out the settings to 
>>> try and reach the office which is only 1.5 Km in a straight 
>>> line,
>>>
>>> And the antenna is on the side of the house as couldn't put a 
>>> post in without upsetting the neighbours or council by laws,
>>>
>>> I do wonder if the houses and multistory buildings between my 
>>> place and the office might be the signal issue,
>>>
>>> Problem is I've been told I'm not allowed to knock them over so 
>>> that leaves putting the antenna on the neighbours end of the 
>>> property by the street,
>>>
>>>
>>> Guess I'll keep trying,
>>>
>>> They told me this gear would do what I wanted and other uses had 
>>> got 24 Km distance from the radio and directional antenna  over 
>>> rural property. b
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott 
>>> Granados
>>> Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 10:00 PM
>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>> Subject: Re: VPN questions
>>>
>>> Simon, I’ve gotten 50 miles point to point with Ubiquiti gear.;)
>>>
>>> Here’s another pointer though, I found a place to get 25 watt 2.4 and 5 
>>> GHZ bidirectional amplifiers / preamps.  I’m thinking 100 foot mast, 
>>> omni directional a

RE: VPN questions

[Simon Fogarty]

What's the cost with Better net please David?



-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of David Chittenden
Sent: Tuesday, 11 April 2017 8:56 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: VPN questions

I use BetterNet and VPN Unlimited. BetterNet has better accessibility with iOS 
VoiceOver. 

David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone

> On 11/04/2017, at 04:33, E.T.  wrote:
> 
>   Eric is the only one who provided a reasonable answer. I still would like 
> to see what others use for VPN services.
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>  "God for you is where you sweep away all the  mysteries of the world, 
> all the challenges to  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off  
> and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
> 
>> On 4/10/2017 9:23 AM, Scott Granados wrote:
>> Actually didn’t morph as much as you think.  Simon is wanting to have a 
>> private connection back to his work.  In fact, his solution is a good one 
>> geography willing.  I used the same thing in Florida an antenna on a tower 
>> back to the office.  Since WiFi has a strong cryptographic feature set it’s 
>> not that different at all.
>> 
>>> On Apr 10, 2017, at 10:36 AM, E.T.  wrote:
>>> 
>>>  Interesting how this VPN thread morphed into something totally unrelated 
>>> and totally unhelpful.
>>> 
>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, 
>>> all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind 
>>> off and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>>> 
 On 4/10/2017 3:09 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:
 Yeah they told me I could get my network at work, Haven't yet been 
 able to do that, not sure why as maxed out the settings to try and 
 reach the office which is only 1.5 Km in a straight line,
 
 And the antenna is on the side of the house as couldn't put a post 
 in without upsetting the neighbours or council by laws,
 
 I do wonder if the houses and multistory buildings between my place 
 and the office might be the signal issue,
 
 Problem is I've been told I'm not allowed to knock them over so 
 that leaves putting the antenna on the neighbours end of the 
 property by the street,
 
 
 Guess I'll keep trying,
 
 They told me this gear would do what I wanted and other uses had 
 got 24 Km distance from the radio and directional antenna  over 
 rural property. b
 
 -Original Message-
 From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
 [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott 
 Granados
 Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 10:00 PM
 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
 Subject: Re: VPN questions
 
 Simon, I’ve gotten 50 miles point to point with Ubiquiti gear.;)
 
 Here’s another pointer though, I found a place to get 25 watt 2.4 and 5 
 GHZ bidirectional amplifiers / preamps.  I’m thinking 100 foot mast, omni 
 directional antenna fed by a LComm 25 watt Amplifier with a WiFi radio set 
 with 20/40 hz coexistence mode disabled so you blanket the frequencies 
 nicely.
 
 With Ubiquiti gear though unmodified on towers I was able to get 
 signals and a decent lock from Port Saint Lucie Florida down to 
 Palm City.  Regular 802.11N
 
 
> On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:41 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:
> 
> And if your like me and want to P off the neighbourhood, Get an 
> omnidirectional antenna  and an outdoor wifi radio unit and boost 
> the power up to 75% max and start it up,
> 
> Ubiquity rocket M2 and 15DBl antenna I have seem to ensure I'm 
> connected to my network even when I'm 100M down the street,
> 
> Can't say what the neighbours see, but my networks always at the top of 
> my list.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott 
> Granados
> Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 12:25 PM
> To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via 
> 
> Subject: Re: VPN questions
> 
> So if you hide from your neighbors then your router can’t avoid your 
> networks around you’s interference nearly as effectively.
> 
> If everybody is broadcasting then there are scheduling systems that kick 
> in that avoid collisions. If every body isn’t then you’ll slam in to 
> their network traffic and it can degrade performance.
> 
> 
>> On Apr 9, 2017, at 6:54 PM, E.T.  wrote:
>> 
>> Interesting discussion. Much food for thought. I will study the VPN site 
>> you suggested.
>> 
>> One thing you mentioned to Jonathan was that you disabled SSID in your 
>> router. How does that affect your Wifi network. Can your devi

RE: VPN questions

[Simon Fogarty]

You a Terrorist or something?

An ET trying to phone home?

It's just radio frequency related laws I have to worry about and the neighbours 
concerned about the pole in the ground or off the top of the house,


-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Scott Granados
Sent: Tuesday, 11 April 2017 4:23 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: VPN questions

Put the antenna on your roof on a mast like a television antenna mast.

I don’t know about there but here in the states laws protect your right to do 
this.  If you’re a ham radio operator you have even greater protections.  I had 
a condo / home owners association mess with me once about putting a TV antenna 
on my place.  I responded by installing a 200 foot crank up tower with a 4 band 
YAGI on top.  Yes, I included arial lighting.;). They tried to bring me to 
court and it was thrown out.  At which point I also added a 5 meter Dish in the 
back yard that I was experimenting with trying to build my own home radio 
telescope.  My house looked like an uplink facility by the time I was done and 
all I wanted to do was add a bowtie antenna to get HD over the air.;)

To answer your question, yes, this is your problem.  You can’t have anything 
in-between both sides of the connection.  Trees, buildings, mountains, etc all 
will disrupt the signal.  You have to get the signal over the top of what’s in 
the way.



> On Apr 10, 2017, at 6:09 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:
> 
> Yeah they told me I could get my network at work, Haven't yet been 
> able to do that, not sure why as maxed out the settings to try and 
> reach the office which is only 1.5 Km in a straight line,
> 
> And the antenna is on the side of the house as couldn't put a post in 
> without upsetting the neighbours or council by laws,
> 
> I do wonder if the houses and multistory buildings between my place 
> and the office might be the signal issue,
> 
> Problem is I've been told I'm not allowed to knock them over so that 
> leaves putting the antenna on the neighbours end of the property by 
> the street,
> 
> 
> Guess I'll keep trying,
> 
> They told me this gear would do what I wanted and other uses had got 
> 24 Km distance from the radio and directional antenna  over rural 
> property. b
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
> Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 10:00 PM
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: VPN questions
> 
> Simon, I’ve gotten 50 miles point to point with Ubiquiti gear.;)
> 
> Here’s another pointer though, I found a place to get 25 watt 2.4 and 5 GHZ 
> bidirectional amplifiers / preamps.  I’m thinking 100 foot mast, omni 
> directional antenna fed by a LComm 25 watt Amplifier with a WiFi radio set 
> with 20/40 hz coexistence mode disabled so you blanket the frequencies nicely.
> 
> With Ubiquiti gear though unmodified on towers I was able to get 
> signals and a decent lock from Port Saint Lucie Florida down to Palm 
> City.  Regular 802.11N
> 
> 
>> On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:41 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:
>> 
>> And if your like me and want to P off the neighbourhood, Get an 
>> omnidirectional antenna  and an outdoor wifi radio unit and boost the 
>> power up to 75% max and start it up,
>> 
>> Ubiquity rocket M2 and 15DBl antenna I have seem to ensure I'm 
>> connected to my network even when I'm 100M down the street,
>> 
>> Can't say what the neighbours see, but my networks always at the top of my 
>> list.
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
>> Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 12:25 PM
>> To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via 
>> 
>> Subject: Re: VPN questions
>> 
>> So if you hide from your neighbors then your router can’t avoid your 
>> networks around you’s interference nearly as effectively.
>> 
>> If everybody is broadcasting then there are scheduling systems that kick in 
>> that avoid collisions. If every body isn’t then you’ll slam in to their 
>> network traffic and it can degrade performance.
>> 
>> 
>>> On Apr 9, 2017, at 6:54 PM, E.T.  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Interesting discussion. Much food for thought. I will study the VPN site 
>>> you suggested.
>>> 
>>> One thing you mentioned to Jonathan was that you disabled SSID in your 
>>> router. How does that affect your Wifi network. Can your devices still see 
>>> the network? I certainly would not mind hiding from the neighbors.
>>> 
>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the  mysteries of the 
>>> world, all the challenges to  our intelligence. You simply turn your 
>>> mind off and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>>> 
>>> On 4/9/2017 1:35 PM, Eric Oyen wrote:
 not a problem. there are other reasons to use a VPN. However, 2 
 things I do w

RE: Has setting up email accounts changed in Sierra

[Simon Fogarty]

Hi Donna,

 I did this today with a machine at work and it was fine,

Exchange isn't a provider it is  service 

>From memory you hit enter on exchange and it should open another window with 
>boxes to fill in with your account details 


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From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Donna Goodin
Sent: Tuesday, 11 April 2017 3:59 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Has setting up email accounts changed in Sierra

Hi all,

I'm trying to set up a new exchange account.  I'm in Internet Accounts, but Add 
new account is dimmed, and there doesn't seem to be any way to get it to 
activate.  I've tried highlighting Exchange in the provider list, but that 
doesn't help.  Has something changed in Sierra that I don't know about?  Any 
help is much appreciated.
TIA,
Donna

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RE: Here is an Informative Article on How To Extend Battery Life on iOS and Android Devices

[Simon Fogarty]

Hi Donna,

 Yeah looking at it I'm thinking I might chuck the windows app on my media 
server and use that then I don't have to worry about battery power, or may be 
one of my iPods,

Shame there isn't a apple tv app for sonos 

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From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Donna Goodin
Sent: Tuesday, 11 April 2017 12:02 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Here is an Informative Article on How To Extend Battery Life on 
iOS and Android Devices

Hey Simon,

I find Sonos to be a HUGE battery drain.  My battery on my iPhone 7 goes down 
about 10% after just an hour or so of usage.  I love the app, but if I plan on 
using it for an extended period of time, I plan to re-charge my phone.
Cheers,
Donna 
 
> On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:03 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:
> 
> Hey Mark,
> 
> Thanks for this,
> It's a great article,
> 
> Just gone through my background apps having a look, In the day to now  
> my sonos app has used 53% of my battery useage,
> 
> Crazy how it's gone from 60% to 17% in les than 12 hours.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor
> Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 8:04 AM
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Here is an Informative Article on How To Extend Battery Life 
> on iOS and Android Devices
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> The following article, the link to which is located at the end of the text, 
> is an Informative piece on how to extend battery life on iOS and Android 
> devices.
> 
> Enjoy,
> 
> Mark
> 
> How I added four hours of battery life to my smartphone every day for 
> free By Jennifer Jolly, Special for USA TODAY, April 9, 2017
> 
> Phone constantly dying? Here's how to get back battery life
> 
> Columnist Jennifer Jolly describes how to check if emails and apps are 
> draining your smartphone way too fast and what measures won't help. 
> Jennifer Jolly for USA TODAY
> 
> I've had big-time battery drain issues on my last three iPhones. I just 
> figured it was my fault - maybe I'm too addicted to apps, take too many 
> photos, or just use my phone too much?
> 
> It's an issue I've gone to Apple for help with many times. But the 
> Genius's
> - Apple's retail support - were flummoxed, too. After the typical
> troubleshooting: Update iOS? Check. Adjust screen brightness? Check. Use 
> Wi-Fi when possible, turn off location services, and tone down notifications? 
> Check, check, and check again. Nothing seems to solve the issues. Maybe I got 
> the phone wet?
> 
> It was time to kick things up to the next level. I enlisted experts like 
> Scotty Loveless, a former Apple Genius and iOS tech who told me this would 
> not be another, "turn off every useful feature of iOS posts." because those 
> "really grind my gears." Finally, someone speaking my language!
> 
> With that said, here's how I finally beat the worst of my battery battles - 
> and now you can, too.
> 
> #1 Start with your own battery test
> 
> Your battery should only be doing its heavy lifting when you're actually 
> using your iPhone, and the rest of the time it should be relaxing in standby 
> mode. Sometimes an app prevents your phone from going into standby and wreaks 
> havoc on your battery life.
> 
> Here's how to test it:
> 
> Go into Settings > Battery. Scroll all the way down to the bottom and you'll 
> find two numbers, one for Standby and one for Usage. Your Usage number should 
> be way, way lower than your Standby number. If it's not, you might have a 
> problem, and you can confirm it by jotting down your Standby and Usage times 
> and then clicking the lock button on your phone. Let it sit for about five 
> minutes and then check the numbers again. If your Standby time is five 
> minutes higher, you're in good shape, but if your Usage time has bumped up by 
> a more than a minute it's a sign that your phone isn't resting like it should.
> 
> On Android, you can get the same information under Settings > Device > 
> Battery (or Settings > Battery if you have a newer version of Android). The 
> information on this menu is essentially the same as it is on an iPhone, and 
> lists "Device Idle" which is the same as standby mode.
> 
> If you find that your phone isn't "resting" when you're not using it, there's 
> likely a very clear reason, which brings us to #2.
> 
> #2 Don't push me
> 
> When an app is doing things even when you're not using it, it could be 
> malfunctioning, and stuck in an endless loop that's draining all your power.
> That's what happened to me, with, of all things, one of the email accounts I 
> had connected to my phone. Loveless picked up on this right away. "This 
> happens unbelievably often, especially with Exchange push email," he said.
> "I knew when you told me your phone typically dies within six hours of being 
> off the charger, and the Standby and Usage are the same. Sometimes, these 
> 

Re: VPN questions

[Eric Oyen]

I already acquired that kit. Also, as a ham, I have some modifications and 
equipment here that will boost the output to 1 watt. btw, thats 1 watt to the 
antenna (not effective radiated power). Once I put up that antenna, add the 
other stuff and park it over on channel 11, I will pretty much be able to walk 
up to the store 1/2 mile up and still use it (I also have a portable war 
driving kit capable of extended range operation, so no issues with getting back 
to my base).

THe only issue I am going to see with the new setup is that I can't run 
encrypted (violates part 97). so, I am going to have to figure out how to keep 
everyone else out (guess its up to mac address filtering at the firewall). so, 
with 1 watt and high gain antennas on each end, I could probably reach more 
than a mile or so.

-eric

On Apr 10, 2017, at 2:41 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:

> And if your like me and want to P off the neighbourhood,
> Get an omnidirectional antenna  and an outdoor wifi radio unit and boost the 
> power up to 75% max and start it up,
> 
> Ubiquity rocket M2 and 15DBl antenna I have seem to ensure I'm connected to 
> my network even when I'm 100M down the street,
> 
> Can't say what the neighbours see, but my networks always at the top of my 
> list.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
> Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 12:25 PM
> To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via 
> Subject: Re: VPN questions
> 
> So if you hide from your neighbors then your router can’t avoid your networks 
> around you’s interference nearly as effectively.
> 
> If everybody is broadcasting then there are scheduling systems that kick in 
> that avoid collisions. If every body isn’t then you’ll slam in to their 
> network traffic and it can degrade performance.
> 
> 
>> On Apr 9, 2017, at 6:54 PM, E.T.  wrote:
>> 
>>  Interesting discussion. Much food for thought. I will study the VPN site 
>> you suggested.
>> 
>>  One thing you mentioned to Jonathan was that you disabled SSID in your 
>> router. How does that affect your Wifi network. Can your devices still see 
>> the network? I certainly would not mind hiding from the neighbors.
>> 
>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the  mysteries of the world, 
>> all the challenges to  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off  
>> and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>> 
>> On 4/9/2017 1:35 PM, Eric Oyen wrote:
>>> not a problem. there are other reasons to use a VPN. However, 2 
>>> things I do when using google:
>>> 1. I am not signed in
>>> 2. I always use a VPN when searching.
>>> 
>>> Also, of late, I have been having some trust issues with my current ISP.
>>> It seems that they sent me a notice of copyright infringement about a 
>>> shared file. only problem, I was not sharing anything. So, I had to 
>>> do a full blown security audit of my machines and network. I did, 
>>> eventually, found where the issue was (the Lingsys router I have here 
>>> had a security vulnerability that couldn't be easily closed. As a 
>>> result, one of my neighbors was using it to share files. so, even 
>>> though I had the thing password protected, it was still using a 
>>> number of items that made breaking the password trivially easy with 
>>> the right software. I finally managed to get a handle on the 
>>> situation by turning off the PIN the device had, turning off SSID 
>>> broadcast and engaging MAC filtering. I still can't completely trust 
>>> the device, so I use a VPN pretty much all the time now.
>>> 
>>> I am looking to upgrade the hardware though. A kit from Routerboard 
>>> that I can install an image of OpenBSD on would make things a lot 
>>> better here. THere are optional add-ons like WiFi B/G/A/N, a bridged 
>>> set of LAN ports, an all weather housing, etc. Once that is done and 
>>> installed, I can install the VPN package for OpenBSD on there, set it 
>>> up to handle that and not worry too much. Then, if I want to be ultra 
>>> secure, I would continue to use a VPN tunnel from my machine, thus doubling 
>>> the protection.
>>> 
>>> Now, as to why I would want to use a VPN for other than just security?
>>> It's simple. there are some programs hosted on the web that might be 
>>> regionally restricted (like sports events). So, I would want to be 
>>> able to listen legally and not be caught up in a blackout zone. Thus, 
>>> VPN allows me to place my end point elsewhere (like NYC, 
>>> Sanfransisco, Detroit, Dallas, or even a foreign country). A VPN also 
>>> gets around what my ISP does when I am viewing something like Hulu or 
>>> Netflix (they try to lower the QoS for video streaming on content 
>>> that directly competes with their cable programming).  With a VPN, 
>>> they can't see the type of traffic, so they can't change its 
>>> priority. They have yet to start doing so on encrypted tunnels. 
>>> Besides, 

Re: VPN questions

[Eric Oyen]

well,
there are other access points around the neighborhood, although none of them 
are within close range (signal strengths less than 30%) and mine is only a 
single device in the house.

Also, most ordinary users are appliance users, which means their knowledge will 
not be sufficient enough to determine this. The one who was sharing via my 
connection was more than just an appliance user, so making the SSID invisible 
to him wouldn't work.

btw, I did a channel audit here and the channel I am using is pretty clear all 
around me. most folks seem to default to either 1 or 9. I am using 6 right now. 
I will break out the other machine and do another audit this next month and see 
if I need to change things here.

btw, I was using WPA-PSK when my network was compromised. I have since switched 
to WPA2-TKIP-AES, turned off the PIN and changed the passphrase to something a 
lot more complex. As far as I am concerned, anything with a -PSK is just too 
easy to crack (I know, Reaver can crack it in under 10 minutes).

anyway, I might decide to reinitialize WPS and keep the network congestion 
around here to a minimum.

-eric

On Apr 9, 2017, at 8:05 PM, Scott Granados wrote:

> That’s not my point though.  My point is even with out putting in your 
> particulars I can still pull that information out of the air with out having 
> to enter anything.  The SSID is also used for avoiding interference.  The 
> networks are really indicated with their MAC addresses so your access point 
> broadcasts it’s MAC address as part of the packet.  That’s present no matter 
> what.
> 
> I guess what I’m saying is not broadcasting the SSID has no security value at 
> all and has the effect of causing additional congestion.  Unless of course 
> you’re out in a rural area with very few networks.
> 
> 
> Over all, turn of that WPS if it’s enabled, the Mac filtering is a good 
> policy but turn that SSID back on so you and your neighbor’s routers play 
> nice.  With the changes I suggest and if you’re using WPA2PSK with a good key 
> you’ll be very secure.
> 
>> On Apr 9, 2017, at 10:56 PM, Eric Oyen  wrote:
>> 
>> well, when I turned off SSID broadcast, it was a little harder to get new 
>> devices to connect. basically, it takes inputting the SSID and other 
>> particulars manually. once connected, there is no trouble.
>> 
>> -eric
>> 
>> On Apr 9, 2017, at 3:54 PM, E.T. wrote:
>> 
>>> Interesting discussion. Much food for thought. I will study the VPN site 
>>> you suggested.
>>> 
>>> One thing you mentioned to Jonathan was that you disabled SSID in your 
>>> router. How does that affect your Wifi network. Can your devices still see 
>>> the network? I certainly would not mind hiding from the neighbors.
>>> 
>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the
>>> mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
>>> our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
>>> and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>>> 
>>> On 4/9/2017 1:35 PM, Eric Oyen wrote:
 not a problem. there are other reasons to use a VPN. However, 2 things I
 do when using google:
 1. I am not signed in
 2. I always use a VPN when searching.
 
 Also, of late, I have been having some trust issues with my current ISP.
 It seems that they sent me a notice of copyright infringement about a
 shared file. only problem, I was not sharing anything. So, I had to do a
 full blown security audit of my machines and network. I did, eventually,
 found where the issue was (the Lingsys router I have here had a security
 vulnerability that couldn't be easily closed. As a result, one of my
 neighbors was using it to share files. so, even though I had the thing
 password protected, it was still using a number of items that made
 breaking the password trivially easy with the right software. I finally
 managed to get a handle on the situation by turning off the PIN the
 device had, turning off SSID broadcast and engaging MAC filtering. I
 still can't completely trust the device, so I use a VPN pretty much all
 the time now.
 
 I am looking to upgrade the hardware though. A kit from Routerboard that
 I can install an image of OpenBSD on would make things a lot better
 here. THere are optional add-ons like WiFi B/G/A/N, a bridged set of LAN
 ports, an all weather housing, etc. Once that is done and installed, I
 can install the VPN package for OpenBSD on there, set it up to handle
 that and not worry too much. Then, if I want to be ultra secure, I would
 continue to use a VPN tunnel from my machine, thus doubling the protection.
 
 Now, as to why I would want to use a VPN for other than just security?
 It's simple. there are some programs hosted on the web that might be
 regionally restricted (like sports events). So, I would want to be able
 to listen legally and not be caught up in a blackout zone. Thus, VP

For folks with broken 3rd party VPNs under IOS 10.3.1

[Scott Granados]

For anyone having problems with 3rd party VPNs like Open VPN on IOS 10.3.1 it 
appears this is fixed in IOS 10.3.2 beta 2.  This should be pushed for the 
public Beta very soon.  Read more here from redmondpie.


http://www.redmondpie.com/ios-10.3.2-release-notes-and-changes-whats-new/

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Re: VPN questions

[E.T.]

   Ok, good. Another David said that PIA did not give him internet 
access on his Mac so question is, are there specific settings I need to 
deal with? I am leaning at VPN Unlimited and will read up on that before 
I make the decision.


From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
  "God for you is where you sweep away all the
  mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
  and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

On 4/10/2017 7:02 PM, David Chittenden wrote:

Correct, the app puts the appropriate information into the VPN system. The info 
can always be entered manually. Paying grants access to the particular VPN 
service networks.

Kind regards,

David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +61 488 988 936
Sent from my iPhone


On 11/04/2017, at 08:21, E.T.  wrote:

David,
  Thanks. If manually set up on all platforms (Windows, iOS, macOS), software 
is not needed, right? Just set up manually.

From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
 "God for you is where you sweep away all the
 mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
 our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
 and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com


On 4/10/2017 1:55 PM, David Chittenden wrote:
I use BetterNet and VPN Unlimited. BetterNet has better accessibility with iOS 
VoiceOver.

David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone


On 11/04/2017, at 04:33, E.T.  wrote:

 Eric is the only one who provided a reasonable answer. I still would like to 
see what others use for VPN services.

From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
"God for you is where you sweep away all the
mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com


On 4/10/2017 9:23 AM, Scott Granados wrote:
Actually didn’t morph as much as you think.  Simon is wanting to have a private 
connection back to his work.  In fact, his solution is a good one geography 
willing.  I used the same thing in Florida an antenna on a tower back to the 
office.  Since WiFi has a strong cryptographic feature set it’s not that 
different at all.


On Apr 10, 2017, at 10:36 AM, E.T.  wrote:

Interesting how this VPN thread morphed into something totally unrelated and 
totally unhelpful.

From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
"God for you is where you sweep away all the
mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com


On 4/10/2017 3:09 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:
Yeah they told me I could get my network at work,
Haven't yet been able to do that, not sure why as maxed out the settings to try 
and reach the office which is only 1.5 Km in a straight line,

And the antenna is on the side of the house as couldn't put a post in without 
upsetting the neighbours or council by laws,

I do wonder if the houses and multistory buildings between my place and the 
office might be the signal issue,

Problem is I've been told I'm not allowed to knock them over so that leaves 
putting the antenna on the neighbours end of the property by the street,


Guess I'll keep trying,

They told me this gear would do what I wanted and other uses had got 24 Km 
distance from the radio and directional antenna  over rural property. b

-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Scott Granados
Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 10:00 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: VPN questions

Simon, I’ve gotten 50 miles point to point with Ubiquiti gear.;)

Here’s another pointer though, I found a place to get 25 watt 2.4 and 5 GHZ 
bidirectional amplifiers / preamps.  I’m thinking 100 foot mast, omni 
directional antenna fed by a LComm 25 watt Amplifier with a WiFi radio set with 
20/40 hz coexistence mode disabled so you blanket the frequencies nicely.

With Ubiquiti gear though unmodified on towers I was able to get signals and a 
decent lock from Port Saint Lucie Florida down to Palm City.  Regular 802.11N



On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:41 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:

And if your like me and want to P off the neighbourhood, Get an
omnidirectional antenna  and an outdoor wifi radio unit and boost the
power up to 75% max and start it up,

Ubiquity rocket M2 and 15DBl antenna I have seem to ensure I'm
connected to my network even when I'm 100M down the street,

Can't say what the neighbours see, but my networks always at the top of my list.

-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
[mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 12:25 PM
To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via

Subject: Re: VPN questions

So if you hide from your neighbors then your router can’t avoid your networks 
around you’s interference nearly as effectively.

If everybody is bro

Re: VPN questions

[David Chittenden]

Correct, the app puts the appropriate information into the VPN system. The info 
can always be entered manually. Paying grants access to the particular VPN 
service networks.

Kind regards,

David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +61 488 988 936
Sent from my iPhone

> On 11/04/2017, at 08:21, E.T.  wrote:
> 
> David,
>   Thanks. If manually set up on all platforms (Windows, iOS, macOS), software 
> is not needed, right? Just set up manually.
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>  "God for you is where you sweep away all the
>  mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
>  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
>  and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
> 
>> On 4/10/2017 1:55 PM, David Chittenden wrote:
>> I use BetterNet and VPN Unlimited. BetterNet has better accessibility with 
>> iOS VoiceOver.
>> 
>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
>> Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
>> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On 11/04/2017, at 04:33, E.T.  wrote:
>>> 
>>>  Eric is the only one who provided a reasonable answer. I still would like 
>>> to see what others use for VPN services.
>>> 
>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the
>>> mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
>>> our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
>>> and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>>> 
 On 4/10/2017 9:23 AM, Scott Granados wrote:
 Actually didn’t morph as much as you think.  Simon is wanting to have a 
 private connection back to his work.  In fact, his solution is a good one 
 geography willing.  I used the same thing in Florida an antenna on a tower 
 back to the office.  Since WiFi has a strong cryptographic feature set 
 it’s not that different at all.
 
> On Apr 10, 2017, at 10:36 AM, E.T.  wrote:
> 
> Interesting how this VPN thread morphed into something totally unrelated 
> and totally unhelpful.
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
> "God for you is where you sweep away all the
> mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
> our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
> and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
> 
>> On 4/10/2017 3:09 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:
>> Yeah they told me I could get my network at work,
>> Haven't yet been able to do that, not sure why as maxed out the settings 
>> to try and reach the office which is only 1.5 Km in a straight line,
>> 
>> And the antenna is on the side of the house as couldn't put a post in 
>> without upsetting the neighbours or council by laws,
>> 
>> I do wonder if the houses and multistory buildings between my place and 
>> the office might be the signal issue,
>> 
>> Problem is I've been told I'm not allowed to knock them over so that 
>> leaves putting the antenna on the neighbours end of the property by the 
>> street,
>> 
>> 
>> Guess I'll keep trying,
>> 
>> They told me this gear would do what I wanted and other uses had got 24 
>> Km distance from the radio and directional antenna  over rural property. 
>> b
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
>> Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 10:00 PM
>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Re: VPN questions
>> 
>> Simon, I’ve gotten 50 miles point to point with Ubiquiti gear.;)
>> 
>> Here’s another pointer though, I found a place to get 25 watt 2.4 and 5 
>> GHZ bidirectional amplifiers / preamps.  I’m thinking 100 foot mast, 
>> omni directional antenna fed by a LComm 25 watt Amplifier with a WiFi 
>> radio set with 20/40 hz coexistence mode disabled so you blanket the 
>> frequencies nicely.
>> 
>> With Ubiquiti gear though unmodified on towers I was able to get signals 
>> and a decent lock from Port Saint Lucie Florida down to Palm City.  
>> Regular 802.11N
>> 
>> 
>>> On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:41 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:
>>> 
>>> And if your like me and want to P off the neighbourhood, Get an
>>> omnidirectional antenna  and an outdoor wifi radio unit and boost the
>>> power up to 75% max and start it up,
>>> 
>>> Ubiquity rocket M2 and 15DBl antenna I have seem to ensure I'm
>>> connected to my network even when I'm 100M down the street,
>>> 
>>> Can't say what the neighbours see, but my networks always at the top of 
>>> my list.
>>> 
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
>>> Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 12:25 PM
>>> To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via
>>> 
>>> Subject: Re: VPN questions
>>> 
>>> So if y

Using Lame encoder in Mac with Audacity

[Sharon Hooley]

Hi,

I want to install Lame Encoder on my latest version of Mac, and use it with 
Audacity 2.11 screen reader version.  Do I use the same lame encoder download 
file that I would use in Windows?  And how do I install/use it?

Thanks,

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RE: VPN questions

[David Diamond]

I will have to try it as Private Internet Accessibility does not allow me to 
get on the internet with my mac

-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of David Chittenden
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2017 1:56 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: VPN questions

I use BetterNet and VPN Unlimited. BetterNet has better accessibility with iOS 
VoiceOver. 

David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone

> On 11/04/2017, at 04:33, E.T.  wrote:
> 
>   Eric is the only one who provided a reasonable answer. I still would like 
> to see what others use for VPN services.
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>  "God for you is where you sweep away all the  mysteries of the world, 
> all the challenges to  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off  
> and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
> 
>> On 4/10/2017 9:23 AM, Scott Granados wrote:
>> Actually didn’t morph as much as you think.  Simon is wanting to have a 
>> private connection back to his work.  In fact, his solution is a good one 
>> geography willing.  I used the same thing in Florida an antenna on a tower 
>> back to the office.  Since WiFi has a strong cryptographic feature set it’s 
>> not that different at all.
>> 
>>> On Apr 10, 2017, at 10:36 AM, E.T.  wrote:
>>> 
>>>  Interesting how this VPN thread morphed into something totally unrelated 
>>> and totally unhelpful.
>>> 
>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, 
>>> all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind 
>>> off and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>>> 
 On 4/10/2017 3:09 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:
 Yeah they told me I could get my network at work, Haven't yet been 
 able to do that, not sure why as maxed out the settings to try and 
 reach the office which is only 1.5 Km in a straight line,
 
 And the antenna is on the side of the house as couldn't put a post 
 in without upsetting the neighbours or council by laws,
 
 I do wonder if the houses and multistory buildings between my place 
 and the office might be the signal issue,
 
 Problem is I've been told I'm not allowed to knock them over so 
 that leaves putting the antenna on the neighbours end of the 
 property by the street,
 
 
 Guess I'll keep trying,
 
 They told me this gear would do what I wanted and other uses had 
 got 24 Km distance from the radio and directional antenna  over 
 rural property. b
 
 -Original Message-
 From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
 [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott 
 Granados
 Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 10:00 PM
 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
 Subject: Re: VPN questions
 
 Simon, I’ve gotten 50 miles point to point with Ubiquiti gear.;)
 
 Here’s another pointer though, I found a place to get 25 watt 2.4 and 5 
 GHZ bidirectional amplifiers / preamps.  I’m thinking 100 foot mast, omni 
 directional antenna fed by a LComm 25 watt Amplifier with a WiFi radio set 
 with 20/40 hz coexistence mode disabled so you blanket the frequencies 
 nicely.
 
 With Ubiquiti gear though unmodified on towers I was able to get 
 signals and a decent lock from Port Saint Lucie Florida down to 
 Palm City.  Regular 802.11N
 
 
> On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:41 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:
> 
> And if your like me and want to P off the neighbourhood, Get an 
> omnidirectional antenna  and an outdoor wifi radio unit and boost 
> the power up to 75% max and start it up,
> 
> Ubiquity rocket M2 and 15DBl antenna I have seem to ensure I'm 
> connected to my network even when I'm 100M down the street,
> 
> Can't say what the neighbours see, but my networks always at the top of 
> my list.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott 
> Granados
> Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 12:25 PM
> To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via 
> 
> Subject: Re: VPN questions
> 
> So if you hide from your neighbors then your router can’t avoid your 
> networks around you’s interference nearly as effectively.
> 
> If everybody is broadcasting then there are scheduling systems that kick 
> in that avoid collisions. If every body isn’t then you’ll slam in to 
> their network traffic and it can degrade performance.
> 
> 
>> On Apr 9, 2017, at 6:54 PM, E.T.  wrote:
>> 
>> Interesting discussion. Much food for thought. I will study the VPN site 
>> you suggested.
>> 
>> One thing you mentioned to Jonathan was that you disabled SSID in your 
>>

Re: something seems to be pulling on my Mac resources

[Terje Strømberg]

Try the app menu bar stat. Don’t remember if it is in app store. I have posted 
about it before here in macvisionaries. Search the archive.

Take care


> 10. apr. 2017 kl. 11.12 skrev Ray Foret jr :
> 
> Okay,
> 
> Every once in a while, and just now too, my Mac’s fan goes up to full speed, 
> and I’m not doing anything demanding on it or anything.  How can I use the 
> actividty monitor to try to determin what could be pulling so hard on my Mac 
> that my fan is going up to full speed and stop it?
> 
> 
> Sent from my Mac, The Only computer with full accessibility for the blind 
> built-in
> 
> Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray,
> 
> Still a very happy Comcast XFinity Voice Guidance, Mac, Verizon Wireless 
> iPhone7+ and Apple TV user!
> 
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Re: Text Edit question

[Tim Kilburn]

Hi,

That sounds like a rather convoluted method.  I am a huge fan of keyboard 
shortcuts, but this one sounds more trouble than it's worth.  Alternatively, 
you can insert a page break by going up to the Edit menu, down to Insert, then 
choose Page Break from the sub-menu.  You could also create your own keyboard 
shortcut for this fairly easily.

1.  Go to System Preferences.
2.  Open the Keyboard pane.
3.  Select the Shortcuts tab.
4.  Interact with the table and navigate down to the Apps item.
5.  Stop interacting with the table and navigate right past the Application 
Shortcuts table to the Add button and press it.
6.  Choose TextEdit from the Applications pop-up menu.
7.  Enter "Page Break" exactly as quoted here in the menu item field.
8.  Choose a keyboard command for the shortcut.  I chose cmd-return since 
that's what I've used in other apps.
9.  Press OK or Add or whatever it is to confirm.
10.  Close System Preferences.

The shortcut is now ready to be used.

Later...

Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada

On Apr 10, 2017, at 16:01, daj.griff...@gmail.com wrote:

I had to look this up myself once and this is what I found on Google.
 
To insert a page break, choose Format > "Wrap to page" (or press 
Command-Shift-W) so the break is visible. Position the cursor where you want to 
place
the page break. Press Control-Q, then press Control-L. To remove the page 
break, press Delete.
 
This is a little weird as it uses the control rather than the command key but 
it certainly used to work for me. I have not tried it recently though.
 
David Griffith
 
 
 
From: Linda 
Sent: 10 April 2017 22:44
To: MacVisionaries 
Subject: Text Edit question
 
I researched but can't find the answer.  In text Edit, what is the keyboard 
shortcut to creat a New Page?  In Page it is command-entr but that doesn't seem 
to work in Text edit.  Many thanks.
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Re: something seems to be pulling on my Mac resources

[Matthew Dyer]

Ray,


I don't have the problem whare my imac's fan goes up but I do find that 
my mac becomes really slugush if left on for more than 1 day at a time.  
I there for try to poqweroff at night before i go to bed and the next 
day I find that it runs just fine.  I would try rebooting to see if the 
problem continues.



Matthew




On 04/10/2017 05:12 AM, Ray Foret jr wrote:

Okay,

Every once in a while, and just now too, my Mac’s fan goes up to full 
speed, and I’m not doing anything demanding on it or anything.  How 
can I use the actividty monitor to try to determin what could be 
pulling so hard on my Mac that my fan is going up to full speed and 
stop it?



Sent from my Mac, The Only computer with full accessibility for the 
blind built-in


Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray,

Still a very happy Comcast XFinity Voice Guidance, Mac, Verizon 
Wireless iPhone7+ and Apple TV user!


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Re: VPN questions

[E.T.]

David,
   Thanks. If manually set up on all platforms (Windows, iOS, macOS), 
software is not needed, right? Just set up manually.


From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
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  mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
  and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

On 4/10/2017 1:55 PM, David Chittenden wrote:

I use BetterNet and VPN Unlimited. BetterNet has better accessibility with iOS 
VoiceOver.

David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone


On 11/04/2017, at 04:33, E.T.  wrote:

  Eric is the only one who provided a reasonable answer. I still would like to 
see what others use for VPN services.

From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
 "God for you is where you sweep away all the
 mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
 our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
 and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com


On 4/10/2017 9:23 AM, Scott Granados wrote:
Actually didn’t morph as much as you think.  Simon is wanting to have a private 
connection back to his work.  In fact, his solution is a good one geography 
willing.  I used the same thing in Florida an antenna on a tower back to the 
office.  Since WiFi has a strong cryptographic feature set it’s not that 
different at all.


On Apr 10, 2017, at 10:36 AM, E.T.  wrote:

 Interesting how this VPN thread morphed into something totally unrelated and 
totally unhelpful.

From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
"God for you is where you sweep away all the
mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com


On 4/10/2017 3:09 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:
Yeah they told me I could get my network at work,
Haven't yet been able to do that, not sure why as maxed out the settings to try 
and reach the office which is only 1.5 Km in a straight line,

And the antenna is on the side of the house as couldn't put a post in without 
upsetting the neighbours or council by laws,

I do wonder if the houses and multistory buildings between my place and the 
office might be the signal issue,

Problem is I've been told I'm not allowed to knock them over so that leaves 
putting the antenna on the neighbours end of the property by the street,


Guess I'll keep trying,

They told me this gear would do what I wanted and other uses had got 24 Km 
distance from the radio and directional antenna  over rural property. b

-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Scott Granados
Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 10:00 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: VPN questions

Simon, I’ve gotten 50 miles point to point with Ubiquiti gear.;)

Here’s another pointer though, I found a place to get 25 watt 2.4 and 5 GHZ 
bidirectional amplifiers / preamps.  I’m thinking 100 foot mast, omni 
directional antenna fed by a LComm 25 watt Amplifier with a WiFi radio set with 
20/40 hz coexistence mode disabled so you blanket the frequencies nicely.

With Ubiquiti gear though unmodified on towers I was able to get signals and a 
decent lock from Port Saint Lucie Florida down to Palm City.  Regular 802.11N



On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:41 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:

And if your like me and want to P off the neighbourhood, Get an
omnidirectional antenna  and an outdoor wifi radio unit and boost the
power up to 75% max and start it up,

Ubiquity rocket M2 and 15DBl antenna I have seem to ensure I'm
connected to my network even when I'm 100M down the street,

Can't say what the neighbours see, but my networks always at the top of my list.

-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
[mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 12:25 PM
To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via

Subject: Re: VPN questions

So if you hide from your neighbors then your router can’t avoid your networks 
around you’s interference nearly as effectively.

If everybody is broadcasting then there are scheduling systems that kick in 
that avoid collisions. If every body isn’t then you’ll slam in to their network 
traffic and it can degrade performance.



On Apr 9, 2017, at 6:54 PM, E.T.  wrote:

Interesting discussion. Much food for thought. I will study the VPN site you 
suggested.

One thing you mentioned to Jonathan was that you disabled SSID in your router. 
How does that affect your Wifi network. Can your devices still see the network? 
I certainly would not mind hiding from the neighbors.

From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
"God for you is where you sweep away all the  mysteries of the world,
all the challenges to  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind
off and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com


On 4/9/2017 1:35 PM, Eric Oyen wrote:
not a problem. there are other reasons to u

RE: Text Edit question

[daj.griffith]

I had to look this up myself once and this is what I found on Google.

To insert a page break, choose Format > "Wrap to page" (or press 
Command-Shift-W) so the break is visible. Position the cursor where you want to 
place
the page break. Press Control-Q, then press Control-L. To remove the page 
break, press Delete.

This is a little weird as it uses the control rather than the command key but 
it certainly used to work for me. I have not tried it recently though.

David Griffith



From: Linda
Sent: 10 April 2017 22:44
To: MacVisionaries
Subject: Text Edit question

I researched but can't find the answer.  In text Edit, what is the keyboard 
shortcut to creat a New Page?  In Page it is command-entr but that doesn't seem 
to work in Text edit.  Many thanks.
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Text Edit question

[Linda]

I researched but can't find the answer.  In text Edit, what is the keyboard 
shortcut to creat a New Page?  In Page it is command-entr but that doesn't 
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Re: Can I get my mackbook to be a little more patience when waiting for a command

[Tim Kilburn]

Hi Andy,

I believe that Anne was suggesting that you maybe are just accidentally 
brushing your hand or thumb on the TrackPad itself.  Not that you're 
necessarily doing anything with the TrackPad commander.  The TrackPad can often 
be quite sensitive and, thus, react to inadvertent touching by moving the mouse 
pointer due to that touch or brush.  If you have a USB mouse, there's an option 
whereby you can turn off the Trackpad when this is connected.  The setting is 
in System Preferences, Accessibilityy.  Select the Mouse & TrackPad from the 
Accessibility features table then check the box that tells the MacBook to 
ignore the TrackPad when an external mouse or TrackPad is present.

HTH.

Later...

Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada

On Apr 10, 2017, at 14:56, Andy  wrote:

Hi Ann.
 
Thanks for your support.
 
 
 
Although it may be possible that I am activating Trackpad Commander commands 
without being aware of it, I doubt that this is my problem, as I believe I 
would need first, to turn my Tracpad Commander on.
 
My problem just seemes to be like I simply timed out as it was taking me too 
long to make the changes I wanted to make.
 
 
Here is the text that I'm trying to follow:
 
Configuring Your Mac to Work Well with VoiceOver
Changing some factory default settings will enable your computer to work better 
with VoiceOver. Plus, making these changes gives you some practice with 
frequently used VoiceOver commands. The first two adjustments involve the 
keyboard.
 
Keyboard Changes
By default, the function keys are set to control hardware (such as changing the 
volume and screen brightness) rather than to work with software. If you use 
this setting, you'll have to add the FN key to any function key (F1 through 
F12) that is part of a VO command. Fortunately, you can reverse this behavior, 
so that you use only the FN key when you want to control the hardware. Here's 
how:
 
* From anywhere on the Mac, press VO-M to get to the menu bar. You will be in 
the Apple menu.
* Press VO-Down Arrow until you reach System Preferences, and press VO-Spacebar 
to open that item.
* Press Tab until you find Keyboard, and press VO-Spacebar to open its menu.
* Find the keyboard tab by using VO-Right Arrow, and press VO-Spacebar to 
select it.
* Press VO-Right Arrow until you get to a checkbox that says, “Use all F1, F2, 
etc. keys as standard function keys,” and press VO-Spacebar to check it.
 
The next change will allow the Tab key to go through all controls in a dialogue 
box:
 
* While still in the keyboard section in System Preferences, press VO-Left 
Arrow until you hear "Keyboard Shortcuts,” and select it with VO-Spacebar.
* Now press VO-Right Arrow until you hear "Full Keyboard Access: In windows and 
dialogs, press Tab to move keyboard focus between.”
* There are two radio buttons from which to choose. VO-Right Arrow twice to the 
button that says, "All controls," and check it with VO-Spacebar.
* Close the Preferences window with Command-W.
 
List View
For many people, VoiceOver is easier to use when items are displayed in a list 
view. To do this, type Command-2.  This will put you in List View in any 
application that supports it.
 
Column View
Another option is to use Column view. This option will display files in a 
manner similar to the Windows Tree view. Press Command-3. Depending on what 
information I need, I will sometimes switch between views.
 
You can set the view globally for all Finder windows, including Documents and 
Downloads. Here’s how to do it:
 
* Go to the Desktop with Shift-VO-D.
* Open one of the Finder windows. We’ll open the Documents window with 
Command-Shift-O.
* Press Command-J to go to View Options.
* Use the tab key to find the checkbox that says “Always open in column view” 
and the checkbox labeled “Browse in column view.” If these boxes are not 
checked, check them with VO-Spacebar.
 
Making VoiceOver Keep Your Place
By default, when you switch between windows in an application, such as TextEdit 
(Apple's word processor), the VoiceOver cursor jumps to the top of the active 
window. To have the cursor remain where you left off in each window, do this:
 
* Open the VoiceOver Utility with VO-F8.
* Interact with the Categories table with Shift-VO-Down Arrow and VO-Down Arrow 
to Navigation.
* Stop interacting with categories by pressing Shift-VO-Up Arrow.
* Press VO-Right Arrow to the initial position of VoiceOver cursor pop-up 
button. Pop-up buttons are very much like combo boxes in Windows.
* If the menu button doesn’t say, “Keyboard focused item,” open it with 
VO-Spacebar. Use the arrow keys to find “Keyboard focused item,” and select it 
with VO-Spacebar.
* Close the window with Command-W.
 
Making Web Pages Easier to Navigate
Here's how to make VoiceOver read all controls on a web page, so you can just 
press Tab and Shift-Tab to move through the page. This is similar to the 
setting you changed earlier, enabling you to tab through all items in a dialog 
box.
 
* Go t

Re: Can I get my mackbook to be a little more patience when waiting for a command

[Andy]

Hi Ann.

Thanks for your support.



Although it may be possible that I am activating Trackpad Commander commands 
without being aware of it, I doubt that this is my problem, as I believe I 
would need first, to turn my Tracpad Commander on.

My problem just seemes to be like I simply timed out as it was taking me too 
long to make the changes I wanted to make.


Here is the text that I'm trying to follow:

Configuring Your Mac to Work Well with VoiceOver

Changing some factory default settings will enable your computer to work better 
with VoiceOver. Plus, making these changes gives you some practice with 
frequently used VoiceOver commands. The first two adjustments involve the 
keyboard.

 

Keyboard Changes

By default, the function keys are set to control hardware (such as changing the 
volume and screen brightness) rather than to work with software. If you use 
this setting, you'll have to add the FN key to any function key (F1 through 
F12) that is part of a VO command. Fortunately, you can reverse this behavior, 
so that you use only the FN key when you want to control the hardware. Here's 
how:

 

* From anywhere on the Mac, press VO-M to get to the menu bar. You will be in 
the Apple menu.

* Press VO-Down Arrow until you reach System Preferences, and press VO-Spacebar 
to open that item.

* Press Tab until you find Keyboard, and press VO-Spacebar to open its menu.

* Find the keyboard tab by using VO-Right Arrow, and press VO-Spacebar to 
select it.

* Press VO-Right Arrow until you get to a checkbox that says, “Use all F1, F2, 
etc. keys as standard function keys,” and press VO-Spacebar to check it.

 

The next change will allow the Tab key to go through all controls in a dialogue 
box:

 

* While still in the keyboard section in System Preferences, press VO-Left 
Arrow until you hear "Keyboard Shortcuts,” and select it with VO-Spacebar.

* Now press VO-Right Arrow until you hear "Full Keyboard Access: In windows and 
dialogs, press Tab to move keyboard focus between.”

* There are two radio buttons from which to choose. VO-Right Arrow twice to the 
button that says, "All controls," and check it with VO-Spacebar.

* Close the Preferences window with Command-W.

 

List View

For many people, VoiceOver is easier to use when items are displayed in a list 
view. To do this, type Command-2.  This will put you in List View in any 
application that supports it.

 

Column View

Another option is to use Column view. This option will display files in a 
manner similar to the Windows Tree view. Press Command-3. Depending on what 
information I need, I will sometimes switch between views.

 

You can set the view globally for all Finder windows, including Documents and 
Downloads. Here’s how to do it:

 

* Go to the Desktop with Shift-VO-D.

* Open one of the Finder windows. We’ll open the Documents window with 
Command-Shift-O.

* Press Command-J to go to View Options.

* Use the tab key to find the checkbox that says “Always open in column view” 
and the checkbox labeled “Browse in column view.” If these boxes are not 
checked, check them with VO-Spacebar.

 

Making VoiceOver Keep Your Place

By default, when you switch between windows in an application, such as TextEdit 
(Apple's word processor), the VoiceOver cursor jumps to the top of the active 
window. To have the cursor remain where you left off in each window, do this:

 

* Open the VoiceOver Utility with VO-F8.

* Interact with the Categories table with Shift-VO-Down Arrow and VO-Down Arrow 
to Navigation.

* Stop interacting with categories by pressing Shift-VO-Up Arrow.

* Press VO-Right Arrow to the initial position of VoiceOver cursor pop-up 
button. Pop-up buttons are very much like combo boxes in Windows.

* If the menu button doesn’t say, “Keyboard focused item,” open it with 
VO-Spacebar. Use the arrow keys to find “Keyboard focused item,” and select it 
with VO-Spacebar.

* Close the window with Command-W.

 

Making Web Pages Easier to Navigate

Here's how to make VoiceOver read all controls on a web page, so you can just 
press Tab and Shift-Tab to move through the page. This is similar to the 
setting you changed earlier, enabling you to tab through all items in a dialog 
box.

 

* Go to the Dock by pressing VO-D.

* Type the letter S, for Safari, and press VO-Spacebar to open it.

* Press Command-, to open Safari preferences. You will land on a Toolbar. 
Interact with Shift-VO-Down Arrow.

* Tab to the Advanced tab and select it with VO-Spacebar. 

* Tab till you hear “Press tab to highlight each item on a web page." Check 
that option with VO-Spacebar.

* Close the window with Command-W. 

 

Another way to get to the Advanced button is to use the Item Chooser by 
pressing VO-I. This will bring up all the elements on the page. Type the first 
few letters of the word “advanced” and you will land on the word. The Item 
Chooser is a useful tool for locating information. Try it on websites and in 
documents.



This is rather a

Re: VPN questions

[David Chittenden]

I use BetterNet and VPN Unlimited. BetterNet has better accessibility with iOS 
VoiceOver. 

David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone

> On 11/04/2017, at 04:33, E.T.  wrote:
> 
>   Eric is the only one who provided a reasonable answer. I still would like 
> to see what others use for VPN services.
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>  "God for you is where you sweep away all the
>  mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
>  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
>  and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
> 
>> On 4/10/2017 9:23 AM, Scott Granados wrote:
>> Actually didn’t morph as much as you think.  Simon is wanting to have a 
>> private connection back to his work.  In fact, his solution is a good one 
>> geography willing.  I used the same thing in Florida an antenna on a tower 
>> back to the office.  Since WiFi has a strong cryptographic feature set it’s 
>> not that different at all.
>> 
>>> On Apr 10, 2017, at 10:36 AM, E.T.  wrote:
>>> 
>>>  Interesting how this VPN thread morphed into something totally unrelated 
>>> and totally unhelpful.
>>> 
>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the
>>> mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
>>> our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
>>> and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>>> 
 On 4/10/2017 3:09 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:
 Yeah they told me I could get my network at work,
 Haven't yet been able to do that, not sure why as maxed out the settings 
 to try and reach the office which is only 1.5 Km in a straight line,
 
 And the antenna is on the side of the house as couldn't put a post in 
 without upsetting the neighbours or council by laws,
 
 I do wonder if the houses and multistory buildings between my place and 
 the office might be the signal issue,
 
 Problem is I've been told I'm not allowed to knock them over so that 
 leaves putting the antenna on the neighbours end of the property by the 
 street,
 
 
 Guess I'll keep trying,
 
 They told me this gear would do what I wanted and other uses had got 24 Km 
 distance from the radio and directional antenna  over rural property. b
 
 -Original Message-
 From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
 [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
 Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 10:00 PM
 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
 Subject: Re: VPN questions
 
 Simon, I’ve gotten 50 miles point to point with Ubiquiti gear.;)
 
 Here’s another pointer though, I found a place to get 25 watt 2.4 and 5 
 GHZ bidirectional amplifiers / preamps.  I’m thinking 100 foot mast, omni 
 directional antenna fed by a LComm 25 watt Amplifier with a WiFi radio set 
 with 20/40 hz coexistence mode disabled so you blanket the frequencies 
 nicely.
 
 With Ubiquiti gear though unmodified on towers I was able to get signals 
 and a decent lock from Port Saint Lucie Florida down to Palm City.  
 Regular 802.11N
 
 
> On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:41 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:
> 
> And if your like me and want to P off the neighbourhood, Get an
> omnidirectional antenna  and an outdoor wifi radio unit and boost the
> power up to 75% max and start it up,
> 
> Ubiquity rocket M2 and 15DBl antenna I have seem to ensure I'm
> connected to my network even when I'm 100M down the street,
> 
> Can't say what the neighbours see, but my networks always at the top of 
> my list.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
> Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 12:25 PM
> To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via
> 
> Subject: Re: VPN questions
> 
> So if you hide from your neighbors then your router can’t avoid your 
> networks around you’s interference nearly as effectively.
> 
> If everybody is broadcasting then there are scheduling systems that kick 
> in that avoid collisions. If every body isn’t then you’ll slam in to 
> their network traffic and it can degrade performance.
> 
> 
>> On Apr 9, 2017, at 6:54 PM, E.T.  wrote:
>> 
>> Interesting discussion. Much food for thought. I will study the VPN site 
>> you suggested.
>> 
>> One thing you mentioned to Jonathan was that you disabled SSID in your 
>> router. How does that affect your Wifi network. Can your devices still 
>> see the network? I certainly would not mind hiding from the neighbors.
>> 
>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the  mysteries of the world,
>> all the challenges to  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind
>> off and say God did it

Re: VPN questions

[E.T.]

   Eric is the only one who provided a reasonable answer. I still would 
like to see what others use for VPN services.


From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
  "God for you is where you sweep away all the
  mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
  and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

On 4/10/2017 9:23 AM, Scott Granados wrote:

Actually didn’t morph as much as you think.  Simon is wanting to have a private 
connection back to his work.  In fact, his solution is a good one geography 
willing.  I used the same thing in Florida an antenna on a tower back to the 
office.  Since WiFi has a strong cryptographic feature set it’s not that 
different at all.


On Apr 10, 2017, at 10:36 AM, E.T.  wrote:

  Interesting how this VPN thread morphed into something totally unrelated and 
totally unhelpful.

From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
 "God for you is where you sweep away all the
 mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
 our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
 and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

On 4/10/2017 3:09 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:

Yeah they told me I could get my network at work,
Haven't yet been able to do that, not sure why as maxed out the settings to try 
and reach the office which is only 1.5 Km in a straight line,

And the antenna is on the side of the house as couldn't put a post in without 
upsetting the neighbours or council by laws,

I do wonder if the houses and multistory buildings between my place and the 
office might be the signal issue,

Problem is I've been told I'm not allowed to knock them over so that leaves 
putting the antenna on the neighbours end of the property by the street,


Guess I'll keep trying,

They told me this gear would do what I wanted and other uses had got 24 Km 
distance from the radio and directional antenna  over rural property. b

-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Scott Granados
Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 10:00 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: VPN questions

Simon, I’ve gotten 50 miles point to point with Ubiquiti gear.;)

Here’s another pointer though, I found a place to get 25 watt 2.4 and 5 GHZ 
bidirectional amplifiers / preamps.  I’m thinking 100 foot mast, omni 
directional antenna fed by a LComm 25 watt Amplifier with a WiFi radio set with 
20/40 hz coexistence mode disabled so you blanket the frequencies nicely.

With Ubiquiti gear though unmodified on towers I was able to get signals and a 
decent lock from Port Saint Lucie Florida down to Palm City.  Regular 802.11N



On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:41 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:

And if your like me and want to P off the neighbourhood, Get an
omnidirectional antenna  and an outdoor wifi radio unit and boost the
power up to 75% max and start it up,

Ubiquity rocket M2 and 15DBl antenna I have seem to ensure I'm
connected to my network even when I'm 100M down the street,

Can't say what the neighbours see, but my networks always at the top of my list.

-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
[mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 12:25 PM
To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via

Subject: Re: VPN questions

So if you hide from your neighbors then your router can’t avoid your networks 
around you’s interference nearly as effectively.

If everybody is broadcasting then there are scheduling systems that kick in 
that avoid collisions. If every body isn’t then you’ll slam in to their network 
traffic and it can degrade performance.



On Apr 9, 2017, at 6:54 PM, E.T.  wrote:

Interesting discussion. Much food for thought. I will study the VPN site you 
suggested.

One thing you mentioned to Jonathan was that you disabled SSID in your router. 
How does that affect your Wifi network. Can your devices still see the network? 
I certainly would not mind hiding from the neighbors.

From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
"God for you is where you sweep away all the  mysteries of the world,
all the challenges to  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind
off and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

On 4/9/2017 1:35 PM, Eric Oyen wrote:

not a problem. there are other reasons to use a VPN. However, 2
things I do when using google:
1. I am not signed in
2. I always use a VPN when searching.

Also, of late, I have been having some trust issues with my current ISP.
It seems that they sent me a notice of copyright infringement about
a shared file. only problem, I was not sharing anything. So, I had
to do a full blown security audit of my machines and network. I did,
eventually, found where the issue was (the Lingsys router I have
here had a security vulnerability that couldn't be easily closed. As
a result, one of my neighbors was using it to share files. so, even
though I had the thing password protected, it was still

Re: Jaws very choppy in VMWare fusion

[Anders Holmberg]

Hi!
Deppends on how much ram you’ve given the virtual windows machine.
And also how much harddisk space you’ve given.
/A
> 9 apr. 2017 kl. 20:14 skrev Eric Brinkman :
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I've always been disappointed by how choppy and breaky Jaws is when
> running in VMWare fusion.  I just upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows
> 10 and Jaws is still choppy.  I will be reading a line and Jaws will
> suddenly stop, sometimes with a bit of a stutter, and will resume but
> miss a few words.  Do I need to switch to Bootcamp or can anything
> else be done?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> Eric
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Re: Has setting up email accounts changed in Sierra

[Jeffrey Shockley]

Hi,
What you have to do is find the “Exchange” button in the “New Account Types” 
table. Then, Interact with that table, and then, interact with that button, and 
VO space on it.
Hope this helps,
Jeffrey
> On Apr 10, 2017, at 11:58 AM, Donna Goodin  wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm trying to set up a new exchange account.  I'm in Internet Accounts, but 
> Add new account is dimmed, and there doesn't seem to be any way to get it to 
> activate.  I've tried highlighting Exchange in the provider list, but that 
> doesn't help.  Has something changed in Sierra that I don't know about?  Any 
> help is much appreciated.
> TIA,
> Donna
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T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint make upgrades ahead of the Samsung S8 release

[Scott Granados]

I mention this here because these network changes benefit everyone.  Apple is 
also mentioned in the article about supporting some of these upcoming features. 
 T-Mobile is making the most and most exciting changes, AT&T plans on catching 
up sometime next year when everyone will have passed them again (pitiful) and 
Sprint is doing a bunch of nothing adding a higher power transmission system 
but not greatly improving their network performance.  Also mentions some roll 
out of initial 5G features on AT&T’s part in limited markets.  Read more here.

http://www.rcrwireless.com/20170330/carriers/t-mobile-sprint-and-att-unleash-network-enhancements-with-latest-samsung-s8-tag2

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T-Mobile to launch LTEU (LTE unlicensed) later this spring

[Scott Granados]

Interesting article about T-Mobiles roll out of unlicensed LTE or LTE on the 5 
GHZ band.  The first 20 MHz of the 5 GHZ spectrum will be used to augment the 
network with unlicensed spectrum.  Also interoperates with WiFi to avoid 
collisions.

Read more here.

http://www.tmonews.com/2017/02/t-mobile-launching-lte-u-spring-2017-increase-lte-capacity/

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Re: VPN questions

[Scott Granados]

Actually didn’t morph as much as you think.  Simon is wanting to have a private 
connection back to his work.  In fact, his solution is a good one geography 
willing.  I used the same thing in Florida an antenna on a tower back to the 
office.  Since WiFi has a strong cryptographic feature set it’s not that 
different at all.

> On Apr 10, 2017, at 10:36 AM, E.T.  wrote:
> 
>   Interesting how this VPN thread morphed into something totally unrelated 
> and totally unhelpful.
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>  "God for you is where you sweep away all the
>  mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
>  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
>  and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
> 
> On 4/10/2017 3:09 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:
>> Yeah they told me I could get my network at work,
>> Haven't yet been able to do that, not sure why as maxed out the settings to 
>> try and reach the office which is only 1.5 Km in a straight line,
>> 
>> And the antenna is on the side of the house as couldn't put a post in 
>> without upsetting the neighbours or council by laws,
>> 
>> I do wonder if the houses and multistory buildings between my place and the 
>> office might be the signal issue,
>> 
>> Problem is I've been told I'm not allowed to knock them over so that leaves 
>> putting the antenna on the neighbours end of the property by the street,
>> 
>> 
>> Guess I'll keep trying,
>> 
>> They told me this gear would do what I wanted and other uses had got 24 Km 
>> distance from the radio and directional antenna  over rural property. b
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
>> Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 10:00 PM
>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Re: VPN questions
>> 
>> Simon, I’ve gotten 50 miles point to point with Ubiquiti gear.;)
>> 
>> Here’s another pointer though, I found a place to get 25 watt 2.4 and 5 GHZ 
>> bidirectional amplifiers / preamps.  I’m thinking 100 foot mast, omni 
>> directional antenna fed by a LComm 25 watt Amplifier with a WiFi radio set 
>> with 20/40 hz coexistence mode disabled so you blanket the frequencies 
>> nicely.
>> 
>> With Ubiquiti gear though unmodified on towers I was able to get signals and 
>> a decent lock from Port Saint Lucie Florida down to Palm City.  Regular 
>> 802.11N
>> 
>> 
>>> On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:41 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:
>>> 
>>> And if your like me and want to P off the neighbourhood, Get an
>>> omnidirectional antenna  and an outdoor wifi radio unit and boost the
>>> power up to 75% max and start it up,
>>> 
>>> Ubiquity rocket M2 and 15DBl antenna I have seem to ensure I'm
>>> connected to my network even when I'm 100M down the street,
>>> 
>>> Can't say what the neighbours see, but my networks always at the top of my 
>>> list.
>>> 
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
>>> Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 12:25 PM
>>> To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via
>>> 
>>> Subject: Re: VPN questions
>>> 
>>> So if you hide from your neighbors then your router can’t avoid your 
>>> networks around you’s interference nearly as effectively.
>>> 
>>> If everybody is broadcasting then there are scheduling systems that kick in 
>>> that avoid collisions. If every body isn’t then you’ll slam in to their 
>>> network traffic and it can degrade performance.
>>> 
>>> 
 On Apr 9, 2017, at 6:54 PM, E.T.  wrote:
 
 Interesting discussion. Much food for thought. I will study the VPN site 
 you suggested.
 
 One thing you mentioned to Jonathan was that you disabled SSID in your 
 router. How does that affect your Wifi network. Can your devices still see 
 the network? I certainly would not mind hiding from the neighbors.
 
 From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
 "God for you is where you sweep away all the  mysteries of the world,
 all the challenges to  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind
 off and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
 E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
 
 On 4/9/2017 1:35 PM, Eric Oyen wrote:
> not a problem. there are other reasons to use a VPN. However, 2
> things I do when using google:
> 1. I am not signed in
> 2. I always use a VPN when searching.
> 
> Also, of late, I have been having some trust issues with my current ISP.
> It seems that they sent me a notice of copyright infringement about
> a shared file. only problem, I was not sharing anything. So, I had
> to do a full blown security audit of my machines and network. I did,
> eventually, found where the issue was (the Lingsys router I have
> here had a security vulnerability that couldn't be easily closed. As
> a result, one of my neighbors was using it to share files. so, even
> though I had the thing password protected, it was st

Re: VPN questions

[Scott Granados]

Put the antenna on your roof on a mast like a television antenna mast.

I don’t know about there but here in the states laws protect your right to do 
this.  If you’re a ham radio operator you have even greater protections.  I had 
a condo / home owners association mess with me once about putting a TV antenna 
on my place.  I responded by installing a 200 foot crank up tower with a 4 band 
YAGI on top.  Yes, I included arial lighting.;). They tried to bring me to 
court and it was thrown out.  At which point I also added a 5 meter Dish in the 
back yard that I was experimenting with trying to build my own home radio 
telescope.  My house looked like an uplink facility by the time I was done and 
all I wanted to do was add a bowtie antenna to get HD over the air.;)

To answer your question, yes, this is your problem.  You can’t have anything 
in-between both sides of the connection.  Trees, buildings, mountains, etc all 
will disrupt the signal.  You have to get the signal over the top of what’s in 
the way.



> On Apr 10, 2017, at 6:09 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:
> 
> Yeah they told me I could get my network at work,
> Haven't yet been able to do that, not sure why as maxed out the settings to 
> try and reach the office which is only 1.5 Km in a straight line,
> 
> And the antenna is on the side of the house as couldn't put a post in without 
> upsetting the neighbours or council by laws,
> 
> I do wonder if the houses and multistory buildings between my place and the 
> office might be the signal issue,
> 
> Problem is I've been told I'm not allowed to knock them over so that leaves 
> putting the antenna on the neighbours end of the property by the street,
> 
> 
> Guess I'll keep trying,
> 
> They told me this gear would do what I wanted and other uses had got 24 Km 
> distance from the radio and directional antenna  over rural property. b
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
> Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 10:00 PM
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: VPN questions
> 
> Simon, I’ve gotten 50 miles point to point with Ubiquiti gear.;)
> 
> Here’s another pointer though, I found a place to get 25 watt 2.4 and 5 GHZ 
> bidirectional amplifiers / preamps.  I’m thinking 100 foot mast, omni 
> directional antenna fed by a LComm 25 watt Amplifier with a WiFi radio set 
> with 20/40 hz coexistence mode disabled so you blanket the frequencies nicely.
> 
> With Ubiquiti gear though unmodified on towers I was able to get signals and 
> a decent lock from Port Saint Lucie Florida down to Palm City.  Regular 
> 802.11N
> 
> 
>> On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:41 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:
>> 
>> And if your like me and want to P off the neighbourhood, Get an
>> omnidirectional antenna  and an outdoor wifi radio unit and boost the
>> power up to 75% max and start it up,
>> 
>> Ubiquity rocket M2 and 15DBl antenna I have seem to ensure I'm
>> connected to my network even when I'm 100M down the street,
>> 
>> Can't say what the neighbours see, but my networks always at the top of my 
>> list.
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
>> Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 12:25 PM
>> To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via
>> 
>> Subject: Re: VPN questions
>> 
>> So if you hide from your neighbors then your router can’t avoid your 
>> networks around you’s interference nearly as effectively.
>> 
>> If everybody is broadcasting then there are scheduling systems that kick in 
>> that avoid collisions. If every body isn’t then you’ll slam in to their 
>> network traffic and it can degrade performance.
>> 
>> 
>>> On Apr 9, 2017, at 6:54 PM, E.T.  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Interesting discussion. Much food for thought. I will study the VPN site 
>>> you suggested.
>>> 
>>> One thing you mentioned to Jonathan was that you disabled SSID in your 
>>> router. How does that affect your Wifi network. Can your devices still see 
>>> the network? I certainly would not mind hiding from the neighbors.
>>> 
>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the  mysteries of the world,
>>> all the challenges to  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind
>>> off and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>>> 
>>> On 4/9/2017 1:35 PM, Eric Oyen wrote:
 not a problem. there are other reasons to use a VPN. However, 2
 things I do when using google:
 1. I am not signed in
 2. I always use a VPN when searching.
 
 Also, of late, I have been having some trust issues with my current ISP.
 It seems that they sent me a notice of copyright infringement about
 a shared file. only problem, I was not sharing anything. So, I had
 to do a full blown security audit of my machines and network. I did,
 eventually, found where the issue was (the Lingsys router I have
>

disregard last message, mail is configured

[Donna Goodin]

I was able to do it directly from mail.  I thought they had changed this so it 
had to be done from Internet accounts, but apparently I was wrong.
Cheers,
Donna

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Has setting up email accounts changed in Sierra

[Donna Goodin]

Hi all,

I'm trying to set up a new exchange account.  I'm in Internet Accounts, but Add 
new account is dimmed, and there doesn't seem to be any way to get it to 
activate.  I've tried highlighting Exchange in the provider list, but that 
doesn't help.  Has something changed in Sierra that I don't know about?  Any 
help is much appreciated.
TIA,
Donna

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Re: something seems to be pulling on my Mac resources

[Scott Granados]

Best way is to take the process that’s most using the resources and if you 
don’t know what it is google it.  Youshould then learn what’s going on, also 
post to the list maybe one of us here would have heard of what’s using up your 
resources.

> On Apr 10, 2017, at 11:42 AM, Ray Foret jr  wrote:
> 
> Okay, but, how can I use that table?  I did give it a try and could make 
> almost nothing of what it was telling me.  Next time it happens, I’ll try 
> again.  I could make out that what ever it was, at least fiftey percent of my 
> processor resources were being used.
> 
> 
> Sent from my Mac, The Only computer with full accessibility for the blind 
> built-in
> 
> Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray,
> 
> Still a very happy Comcast XFinity Voice Guidance, Mac, Verizon Wireless 
> iPhone7+ and Apple TV user!
> 
>> On Apr 10, 2017, at 8:49 AM, John Panarese > > wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Ray,
>>When the fan seems to spin up, check Activity Monitor and the processor 
>> list table. That will show you what is actually eating resources best. I've 
>> used this a few times to find out that a specific app or process was 
>> cranking up and chewing up a lot of overhead.
>> 
>> 
>> Take Care
>> 
>> John D. Panarese
>> Director
>> Mac for the Blind
>> Tel, (631) 724-4479
>> Email, j...@macfortheblind.com 
>> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com 
>> 
>> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer
>> 
>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE
>> 
>> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:12 AM, Ray Foret jr >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Okay,
>>> 
>>> Every once in a while, and just now too, my Mac’s fan goes up to full 
>>> speed, and I’m not doing anything demanding on it or anything.  How can I 
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Re: something seems to be pulling on my Mac resources

[Ray Foret jr]

Okay, but, how can I use that table?  I did give it a try and could make almost 
nothing of what it was telling me.  Next time it happens, I’ll try again.  I 
could make out that what ever it was, at least fiftey percent of my processor 
resources were being used.


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Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray,

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> On Apr 10, 2017, at 8:49 AM, John Panarese  wrote:
> 
> Hi Ray,
>When the fan seems to spin up, check Activity Monitor and the processor 
> list table. That will show you what is actually eating resources best. I've 
> used this a few times to find out that a specific app or process was cranking 
> up and chewing up a lot of overhead.
> 
> 
> Take Care
> 
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>> On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:12 AM, Ray Foret jr > > wrote:
>> 
>> Okay,
>> 
>> Every once in a while, and just now too, my Mac’s fan goes up to full speed, 
>> and I’m not doing anything demanding on it or anything.  How can I use the 
>> actividty monitor to try to determin what could be pulling so hard on my Mac 
>> that my fan is going up to full speed and stop it?
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my Mac, The Only computer with full accessibility for the blind 
>> built-in
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Re: VPN questions

[E.T.]

   Interesting how this VPN thread morphed into something totally 
unrelated and totally unhelpful.


From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
  "God for you is where you sweep away all the
  mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
  and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

On 4/10/2017 3:09 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:

Yeah they told me I could get my network at work,
Haven't yet been able to do that, not sure why as maxed out the settings to try 
and reach the office which is only 1.5 Km in a straight line,

 And the antenna is on the side of the house as couldn't put a post in without 
upsetting the neighbours or council by laws,

 I do wonder if the houses and multistory buildings between my place and the 
office might be the signal issue,

 Problem is I've been told I'm not allowed to knock them over so that leaves 
putting the antenna on the neighbours end of the property by the street,


Guess I'll keep trying,

 They told me this gear would do what I wanted and other uses had got 24 Km 
distance from the radio and directional antenna  over rural property. b

-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Scott Granados
Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 10:00 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: VPN questions

Simon, I’ve gotten 50 miles point to point with Ubiquiti gear.;)

Here’s another pointer though, I found a place to get 25 watt 2.4 and 5 GHZ 
bidirectional amplifiers / preamps.  I’m thinking 100 foot mast, omni 
directional antenna fed by a LComm 25 watt Amplifier with a WiFi radio set with 
20/40 hz coexistence mode disabled so you blanket the frequencies nicely.

With Ubiquiti gear though unmodified on towers I was able to get signals and a 
decent lock from Port Saint Lucie Florida down to Palm City.  Regular 802.11N



On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:41 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:

And if your like me and want to P off the neighbourhood, Get an
omnidirectional antenna  and an outdoor wifi radio unit and boost the
power up to 75% max and start it up,

Ubiquity rocket M2 and 15DBl antenna I have seem to ensure I'm
connected to my network even when I'm 100M down the street,

Can't say what the neighbours see, but my networks always at the top of my list.

-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
[mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 12:25 PM
To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via

Subject: Re: VPN questions

So if you hide from your neighbors then your router can’t avoid your networks 
around you’s interference nearly as effectively.

If everybody is broadcasting then there are scheduling systems that kick in 
that avoid collisions. If every body isn’t then you’ll slam in to their network 
traffic and it can degrade performance.



On Apr 9, 2017, at 6:54 PM, E.T.  wrote:

 Interesting discussion. Much food for thought. I will study the VPN site you 
suggested.

 One thing you mentioned to Jonathan was that you disabled SSID in your router. 
How does that affect your Wifi network. Can your devices still see the network? 
I certainly would not mind hiding from the neighbors.

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On 4/9/2017 1:35 PM, Eric Oyen wrote:

not a problem. there are other reasons to use a VPN. However, 2
things I do when using google:
1. I am not signed in
2. I always use a VPN when searching.

Also, of late, I have been having some trust issues with my current ISP.
It seems that they sent me a notice of copyright infringement about
a shared file. only problem, I was not sharing anything. So, I had
to do a full blown security audit of my machines and network. I did,
eventually, found where the issue was (the Lingsys router I have
here had a security vulnerability that couldn't be easily closed. As
a result, one of my neighbors was using it to share files. so, even
though I had the thing password protected, it was still using a
number of items that made breaking the password trivially easy with
the right software. I finally managed to get a handle on the
situation by turning off the PIN the device had, turning off SSID
broadcast and engaging MAC filtering. I still can't completely trust
the device, so I use a VPN pretty much all the time now.

I am looking to upgrade the hardware though. A kit from Routerboard
that I can install an image of OpenBSD on would make things a lot
better here. THere are optional add-ons like WiFi B/G/A/N, a bridged
set of LAN ports, an all weather housing, etc. Once that is done and
installed, I can install the VPN package for OpenBSD on there, set
it up to handle that and not worry too much. Then, if I want to be
ultra secure, I would continue to

Re: Jaws very choppy in VMWare fusion

[Jonathan Cohn]

Also, are you using standard I/O or USB for sound output? I have had issues
with my plantronics USB headset when connected to the VM and not to the
Macintosh.

On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 5:45 AM Simon Fogarty  wrote:

> Try dropping yoru ram amount to a max of 8gig
>  Crazy I know but I've had issues with windows playing games
>
> -Original Message-
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:
> macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Eric Brinkman
> Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 1:01 PM
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Jaws very choppy in VMWare fusion
>
> I have 16 gigs of RAM and have dedicated 12 to the virtual machine. I
> previously only had eight allocated to the VM but thought allocating more
> might fix this. Clearly it's not an allocation issue. How do I go about
> updating the drivers? Might this problem have to do with me having upgraded
> from Windows 7 to Windows 10 within the VM? Once I did that, I edited the
> settings in fusion setting my machine from Windows 7 to Windows 10. I am
> tempted to just back up my Mac, wipe it, then start from scratch but I am
> trying to avoid doing that.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Apr 9, 2017, at 8:52 PM, Scott Granados 
> wrote:
> >
> > How much memory?
> >
> > This sounds like a good config so far.  I asked Eric because usually
> when I check these people have 1 core dedicated with 512 megs of memory.
> Clearly you’re a more power user than that and have more experience.
> >
> > SSD is also a good thing to check off that you’ve done.  I get 0 chop
> with 4 cores, SSD and 4 GB of assigned memory.
> >
> > I’m also using eloquence for the speech engine.  Both win 7 and 10
> perform well.
> >
> > Make sure you’ve upgraded the hardware drivers for VM fusion as well for
> each VM.
> >
> >> On Apr 9, 2017, at 8:48 PM, Eric Brinkman 
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I am using an SSD and have eight cores. Four are dedicated to the
> virtual machine. Fusion does not recommend I dedicate any more than four
> cores to Windows.
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >>> On Apr 9, 2017, at 8:37 PM, Scott Granados 
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Are you using an SSD or rotating disk?  Also, how many cores do you
> have and how many cores and memory do you have dedicated to the VM?  Most
> people don’t edit the default settings and they are under powered.
> >>>
>  On Apr 9, 2017, at 2:14 PM, Eric Brinkman 
> wrote:
> 
>  Hello all,
> 
>  I've always been disappointed by how choppy and breaky Jaws is when
>  running in VMWare fusion.  I just upgraded from Windows 7 to
>  Windows
>  10 and Jaws is still choppy.  I will be reading a line and Jaws
>  will suddenly stop, sometimes with a bit of a stutter, and will
>  resume but miss a few words.  Do I need to switch to Bootcamp or
>  can anything else be done?
> 
>  Thanks in advance.
>  Eric
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Re: Outlook 2016 or Apple mail

[Rebecca Sabo]

Hi all
I have a MacBook air 2013 model but some reason it is very sluggish the sound 
keeps fading in and out if you move your hand in a certain way on the 
microphone button and also I cannot load windows 10 on the computer is there a 
way to get more ram or should I upgrade if so what kind of Mac should I get??
Becky

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 10, 2017, at 6:43 AM, Donna Goodin  wrote:

Hey Simon,

As for why Word, because that is what they use, and I'd rather be using the 
same application.  Also, I'll need to make heavy use of the Track Changes 
feature, and I don't know how well that will work on the Mac.  Sounds like I 
probably just need to give it a try.

>From all years of being a PC user, I own Jaws, so that's no big deal.  But I 
>may start out with Office for Mac, and see what I think.  I have some time, 
>because I have an old PC that is still running.  I'm just looking at options, 
>so that I know where I'm going on the day that the PC finally gives up the 
>ghost.
Cheers,
Donna
> On Apr 10, 2017, at 1:56 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:
> 
> Hi Donna,
>  
> I have to admit I’m more  a windows user than a mac user,
> But the times I have tried to use word 2016 on the mac,
> I’ve found it more of an issue than the windows version,
> Part of this I think is familiarity  of the product,
> But my question would be why do you have to use word when pages can do pretty 
> much the same thing now days?
>  
> As for windows on your mac,
> you need to go with what is going to work for you the best.
> Office 2016 needs jaws 18  where as vo will work with office 2016 on the mac.
> Probably not that helpful but I think for most usage you’d be fine with 
> office for the mac
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin
> Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 1:39 AM
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Outlook 2016 or Apple mail
>  
> Hi John,
>  
> Thank you. This is really helpful and good to know.  I'm hoping I can just 
> install Word, and not have to deal with the whole office suite, but I am not 
> sure about that yet.
>  
> Just curious, is there anyone on list who has experience with both using Word 
> for the Mac, and running Word in Windows using Fusion?  Which gives the 
> better experience in Word?  That's obviously another option.  I have no 
> interest in polluting my Mac by putting Windows on it, but if there is a good 
> reason to, I would consider it.
> Cheers,
> Donna
>  
> On Apr 8, 2017, at 4:42 PM, Jonathan Cohn  wrote:
>  
> Donna,
>  
> I have certainly used Word 2016 on the Macintosh with no major issues. I have 
> not tried anything complex however.  Office 2016 has both Macintosh style 
> menus and also a ribbon, I believe there are more options embedded in the 
> ribbon, though the ribbon is not as keyboard interactive as it is on Windows. 
> You have to interact with the ribbon, select the category from the top row, 
> then move down and interact one more time to get to all the controls there. I 
> expect that one could use the item chooser in two quickly get to a ribbon 
> item, but I have only tried that in Outlook where even in my 2016 15 inch Mac 
> Book Pro I escape out of the item chooser before it brings up a list of items 
> because it is too slow.. (500 messages in inbox)
>  
>   
> Best wishes,
> 
> Jonathan Cohn 
> 
> 
>  
> On Apr 8, 2017, at 8:39 AM, Donna Goodin  wrote:
>  
> Hi all,
> 
> On a related note, can anyone give me the current status of Office, 
> specifically Word, on the Mac?  I'm looking at some contract work that would 
> require me to use Word, so trying to figure out whether to do it on a PC, or 
> whether I could just use my Mac.
> Cheers,
> Donna
> 
> On Apr 8, 2017, at 7:31 AM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries 
>  wrote:
> 
> David Diamond  wrote:
> 
> MY fault.  I should have looked at the group I was responding too.
> However, I have outlook 2016 on my IPhone and, do find it a lot easier to
> use then the apple mail app.  
> 
> I find that it conveniently separates mailing list messages from messages
> addressed directly to me, and it does so automatically. The notifications it
> creates on the lock screen are also useful. I think Microsoft Outlook for iOS
> demonstrates that programmers in Redmond have been paying attention to
> accessibility.
> 
> I have it installed on the Mac as well, but I haven't had enough experience
> with that version to comment. Basic accessibility is present, but I don't know
> how good it is or what limitations may exist.
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Re: something seems to be pulling on my Mac resources

[John Panarese]

Hi Ray,
   When the fan seems to spin up, check Activity Monitor and the processor list 
table. That will show you what is actually eating resources best. I've used 
this a few times to find out that a specific app or process was cranking up and 
chewing up a lot of overhead.


Take Care

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> On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:12 AM, Ray Foret jr  wrote:
> 
> Okay,
> 
> Every once in a while, and just now too, my Mac’s fan goes up to full speed, 
> and I’m not doing anything demanding on it or anything.  How can I use the 
> actividty monitor to try to determin what could be pulling so hard on my Mac 
> that my fan is going up to full speed and stop it?
> 
> 
> Sent from my Mac, The Only computer with full accessibility for the blind 
> built-in
> 
> Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray,
> 
> Still a very happy Comcast XFinity Voice Guidance, Mac, Verizon Wireless 
> iPhone7+ and Apple TV user!
> 
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Re: Mac want shutdown or restart

[Georgina Joyce]

Hello Robert,

Well for me this raises a number of questions please don’t take offence:

Are you giving it enough time to shut down?
Have you installed something recently?
What has changed recently?
Is it following an upgrade / update?
Have you looked at the force quit applications dialog? (CMD+OPT+ESC)

Regards,

Gena

> On 10 Apr 2017, at 00:48, Robert Cole  wrote:
> 
> Thanks, I used the
> Activity monitor to quit  apps like box, drop box,   And a few more, but the 
> system will not shut down.
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Apr 9, 2017, at 6:49 PM, Georgina Joyce  > wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> Here are some options to see what’s running.
>> 
>> http://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/mac/how-find-background-tasks-on-mac-3635406/
>>  
>> 
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Gena
>>> On 9 Apr 2017, at 21:55, Robert Cole >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Is there a command to show me all the apps that are running in the 
>>> background?
>>> 
 On Apr 7, 2017, at 7:18 PM, Michael Marshall >>> > wrote:
 
 that i did not know.
 thanks a lot.
> On 8 Apr 2017, at 8:39 am, Matthew Dierckens  > wrote:
> 
> Hi, you can also force a shutdown by pressing control command and the 
> power button.
> 
> God bless.
> Matthew Dierckens
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>> On Apr 7, 2017, at 18:37, Eric Whitten > > wrote:
>> 
>> try a hard reboot. Hold down the power button until your mac shuts down. 
>> And then restart.
>>> On Apr 7, 2017, at 5:36 PM, Robert Cole >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Dear list,
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>>> It just says finder has no windows after choosing shutdown or restart 
>>> from the Apple Menu.
>>> I have to press and hold the power button.
>>> any suggestions
>>> Thanks,
>>> Rob
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Re: Outlook 2016 or Apple mail

[Donna Goodin]

Hey Simon,

As for why Word, because that is what they use, and I'd rather be using the 
same application.  Also, I'll need to make heavy use of the Track Changes 
feature, and I don't know how well that will work on the Mac.  Sounds like I 
probably just need to give it a try.

>From all years of being a PC user, I own Jaws, so that's no big deal.  But I 
>may start out with Office for Mac, and see what I think.  I have some time, 
>because I have an old PC that is still running.  I'm just looking at options, 
>so that I know where I'm going on the day that the PC finally gives up the 
>ghost.
Cheers,
Donna
> On Apr 10, 2017, at 1:56 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:
> 
> Hi Donna,
>  
> I have to admit I’m more  a windows user than a mac user,
> But the times I have tried to use word 2016 on the mac,
> I’ve found it more of an issue than the windows version,
> Part of this I think is familiarity  of the product,
> But my question would be why do you have to use word when pages can do pretty 
> much the same thing now days?
>  
> As for windows on your mac,
> you need to go with what is going to work for you the best.
> Office 2016 needs jaws 18  where as vo will work with office 2016 on the mac.
> Probably not that helpful but I think for most usage you’d be fine with 
> office for the mac
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
>  
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
> ] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin
> Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 1:39 AM
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
> Subject: Re: Outlook 2016 or Apple mail
>  
> Hi John,
>  
> Thank you. This is really helpful and good to know.  I'm hoping I can just 
> install Word, and not have to deal with the whole office suite, but I am not 
> sure about that yet.
>  
> Just curious, is there anyone on list who has experience with both using Word 
> for the Mac, and running Word in Windows using Fusion?  Which gives the 
> better experience in Word?  That's obviously another option.  I have no 
> interest in polluting my Mac by putting Windows on it, but if there is a good 
> reason to, I would consider it.
> Cheers,
> Donna
>  
> On Apr 8, 2017, at 4:42 PM, Jonathan Cohn  > wrote:
>  
> Donna,
>  
> I have certainly used Word 2016 on the Macintosh with no major issues. I have 
> not tried anything complex however.  Office 2016 has both Macintosh style 
> menus and also a ribbon, I believe there are more options embedded in the 
> ribbon, though the ribbon is not as keyboard interactive as it is on Windows. 
> You have to interact with the ribbon, select the category from the top row, 
> then move down and interact one more time to get to all the controls there. I 
> expect that one could use the item chooser in two quickly get to a ribbon 
> item, but I have only tried that in Outlook where even in my 2016 15 inch Mac 
> Book Pro I escape out of the item chooser before it brings up a list of items 
> because it is too slow.. (500 messages in inbox)
>  
>   
> Best wishes,
> 
> Jonathan Cohn 
> 
> 
>  
> On Apr 8, 2017, at 8:39 AM, Donna Goodin  > wrote:
>  
> Hi all,
> 
> On a related note, can anyone give me the current status of Office, 
> specifically Word, on the Mac?  I'm looking at some contract work that would 
> require me to use Word, so trying to figure out whether to do it on a PC, or 
> whether I could just use my Mac.
> Cheers,
> Donna
> 
> On Apr 8, 2017, at 7:31 AM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries 
> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> 
> wrote:
> 
> David Diamond mailto:myguidedo...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
> MY fault.  I should have looked at the group I was responding too.
> However, I have outlook 2016 on my IPhone and, do find it a lot easier to
> use then the apple mail app.  
> 
> I find that it conveniently separates mailing list messages from messages
> addressed directly to me, and it does so automatically. The notifications it
> creates on the lock screen are also useful. I think Microsoft Outlook for iOS
> demonstrates that programmers in Redmond have been paying attention to
> accessibility.
> 
> I have it installed on the Mac as well, but I haven't had enough experience
> with that version to comment. Basic accessibility is present, but I don't know
> how good it is or what limitations may exist.
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Re: Here is an Informative Article on How To Extend Battery Life on iOS and Android Devices

[Donna Goodin]

Hey Simon,

I find Sonos to be a HUGE battery drain.  My battery on my iPhone 7 goes down 
about 10% after just an hour or so of usage.  I love the app, but if I plan on 
using it for an extended period of time, I plan to re-charge my phone.
Cheers,
Donna 
 
> On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:03 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:
> 
> Hey Mark,
> 
> Thanks for this,
> It's a great article,
> 
> Just gone through my background apps having a look,
> In the day to now  my sonos app has used 53% of my battery useage,
> 
> Crazy how it's gone from 60% to 17% in les than 12 hours.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor
> Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 8:04 AM
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Here is an Informative Article on How To Extend Battery Life on iOS 
> and Android Devices
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> The following article, the link to which is located at the end of the text, 
> is an Informative piece on how to extend battery life on iOS and Android 
> devices.
> 
> Enjoy,
> 
> Mark
> 
> How I added four hours of battery life to my smartphone every day for free By 
> Jennifer Jolly, Special for USA TODAY, April 9, 2017 
> 
> Phone constantly dying? Here's how to get back battery life
> 
> Columnist Jennifer Jolly describes how to check if emails and apps are 
> draining your smartphone way too fast and what measures won't help. Jennifer 
> Jolly for USA TODAY
> 
> I've had big-time battery drain issues on my last three iPhones. I just 
> figured it was my fault - maybe I'm too addicted to apps, take too many 
> photos, or just use my phone too much?
> 
> It's an issue I've gone to Apple for help with many times. But the Genius's
> - Apple's retail support - were flummoxed, too. After the typical
> troubleshooting: Update iOS? Check. Adjust screen brightness? Check. Use 
> Wi-Fi when possible, turn off location services, and tone down notifications? 
> Check, check, and check again. Nothing seems to solve the issues. Maybe I got 
> the phone wet?
> 
> It was time to kick things up to the next level. I enlisted experts like 
> Scotty Loveless, a former Apple Genius and iOS tech who told me this would 
> not be another, "turn off every useful feature of iOS posts." because those 
> "really grind my gears." Finally, someone speaking my language!
> 
> With that said, here's how I finally beat the worst of my battery battles - 
> and now you can, too.
> 
> #1 Start with your own battery test
> 
> Your battery should only be doing its heavy lifting when you're actually 
> using your iPhone, and the rest of the time it should be relaxing in standby 
> mode. Sometimes an app prevents your phone from going into standby and wreaks 
> havoc on your battery life.
> 
> Here's how to test it:
> 
> Go into Settings > Battery. Scroll all the way down to the bottom and you'll 
> find two numbers, one for Standby and one for Usage. Your Usage number should 
> be way, way lower than your Standby number. If it's not, you might have a 
> problem, and you can confirm it by jotting down your Standby and Usage times 
> and then clicking the lock button on your phone. Let it sit for about five 
> minutes and then check the numbers again. If your Standby time is five 
> minutes higher, you're in good shape, but if your Usage time has bumped up by 
> a more than a minute it's a sign that your phone isn't resting like it should.
> 
> On Android, you can get the same information under Settings > Device > 
> Battery (or Settings > Battery if you have a newer version of Android). The 
> information on this menu is essentially the same as it is on an iPhone, and 
> lists "Device Idle" which is the same as standby mode.
> 
> If you find that your phone isn't "resting" when you're not using it, there's 
> likely a very clear reason, which brings us to #2.
> 
> #2 Don't push me
> 
> When an app is doing things even when you're not using it, it could be 
> malfunctioning, and stuck in an endless loop that's draining all your power.
> That's what happened to me, with, of all things, one of the email accounts I 
> had connected to my phone. Loveless picked up on this right away. "This 
> happens unbelievably often, especially with Exchange push email," he said.
> "I knew when you told me your phone typically dies within six hours of being 
> off the charger, and the Standby and Usage are the same. Sometimes, these 
> times are not the same because the 'firmware is bad or corrupted,' but this 
> time it's because push email is keeping the phone from sleeping properly."
> 
> The fix was simple.
> 
> Go into Settings > Mail > Accounts> Fetch New Data. Mine was automatically 
> set to Push. Loveless recommended that I set it turn that off temporarily and 
> set it to Fetch every 15 to 30 minutes instead. You can also use the Manual 
> mode, which only scans for new messages when you actually open the email app.
> 
> You can also tweak the push settings 

RE: VPN questions

[Simon Fogarty]

Yeah they told me I could get my network at work, 
Haven't yet been able to do that, not sure why as maxed out the settings to try 
and reach the office which is only 1.5 Km in a straight line,

 And the antenna is on the side of the house as couldn't put a post in without 
upsetting the neighbours or council by laws,

 I do wonder if the houses and multistory buildings between my place and the 
office might be the signal issue,

 Problem is I've been told I'm not allowed to knock them over so that leaves 
putting the antenna on the neighbours end of the property by the street,

  
Guess I'll keep trying,

 They told me this gear would do what I wanted and other uses had got 24 Km 
distance from the radio and directional antenna  over rural property. b

-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Scott Granados
Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 10:00 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: VPN questions

Simon, I’ve gotten 50 miles point to point with Ubiquiti gear.;)

Here’s another pointer though, I found a place to get 25 watt 2.4 and 5 GHZ 
bidirectional amplifiers / preamps.  I’m thinking 100 foot mast, omni 
directional antenna fed by a LComm 25 watt Amplifier with a WiFi radio set with 
20/40 hz coexistence mode disabled so you blanket the frequencies nicely.

With Ubiquiti gear though unmodified on towers I was able to get signals and a 
decent lock from Port Saint Lucie Florida down to Palm City.  Regular 802.11N


> On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:41 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:
> 
> And if your like me and want to P off the neighbourhood, Get an 
> omnidirectional antenna  and an outdoor wifi radio unit and boost the 
> power up to 75% max and start it up,
> 
> Ubiquity rocket M2 and 15DBl antenna I have seem to ensure I'm 
> connected to my network even when I'm 100M down the street,
> 
> Can't say what the neighbours see, but my networks always at the top of my 
> list.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
> Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 12:25 PM
> To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via 
> 
> Subject: Re: VPN questions
> 
> So if you hide from your neighbors then your router can’t avoid your networks 
> around you’s interference nearly as effectively.
> 
> If everybody is broadcasting then there are scheduling systems that kick in 
> that avoid collisions. If every body isn’t then you’ll slam in to their 
> network traffic and it can degrade performance.
> 
> 
>> On Apr 9, 2017, at 6:54 PM, E.T.  wrote:
>> 
>>  Interesting discussion. Much food for thought. I will study the VPN site 
>> you suggested.
>> 
>>  One thing you mentioned to Jonathan was that you disabled SSID in your 
>> router. How does that affect your Wifi network. Can your devices still see 
>> the network? I certainly would not mind hiding from the neighbors.
>> 
>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the  mysteries of the world, 
>> all the challenges to  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind 
>> off and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>> 
>> On 4/9/2017 1:35 PM, Eric Oyen wrote:
>>> not a problem. there are other reasons to use a VPN. However, 2 
>>> things I do when using google:
>>> 1. I am not signed in
>>> 2. I always use a VPN when searching.
>>> 
>>> Also, of late, I have been having some trust issues with my current ISP.
>>> It seems that they sent me a notice of copyright infringement about 
>>> a shared file. only problem, I was not sharing anything. So, I had 
>>> to do a full blown security audit of my machines and network. I did, 
>>> eventually, found where the issue was (the Lingsys router I have 
>>> here had a security vulnerability that couldn't be easily closed. As 
>>> a result, one of my neighbors was using it to share files. so, even 
>>> though I had the thing password protected, it was still using a 
>>> number of items that made breaking the password trivially easy with 
>>> the right software. I finally managed to get a handle on the 
>>> situation by turning off the PIN the device had, turning off SSID 
>>> broadcast and engaging MAC filtering. I still can't completely trust 
>>> the device, so I use a VPN pretty much all the time now.
>>> 
>>> I am looking to upgrade the hardware though. A kit from Routerboard 
>>> that I can install an image of OpenBSD on would make things a lot 
>>> better here. THere are optional add-ons like WiFi B/G/A/N, a bridged 
>>> set of LAN ports, an all weather housing, etc. Once that is done and 
>>> installed, I can install the VPN package for OpenBSD on there, set 
>>> it up to handle that and not worry too much. Then, if I want to be 
>>> ultra secure, I would continue to use a VPN tunnel from my machine, thus 
>>> doubling the protection.
>>> 
>>> Now, as to why I would want to use a VPN for other than just security?
>>> 

RE: Here is an Informative Article on How To Extend Battery Life on iOS and Android Devices

[Simon Fogarty]

Hey Mark,

Thanks for this,
It's a great article,

 Just gone through my background apps having a look,
 In the day to now  my sonos app has used 53% of my battery useage,

 Crazy how it's gone from 60% to 17% in les than 12 hours.

 


-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of M. Taylor
Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 8:04 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Here is an Informative Article on How To Extend Battery Life on iOS 
and Android Devices

Hello All,

The following article, the link to which is located at the end of the text, is 
an Informative piece on how to extend battery life on iOS and Android devices.

Enjoy,

Mark

How I added four hours of battery life to my smartphone every day for free By 
Jennifer Jolly, Special for USA TODAY, April 9, 2017 

Phone constantly dying? Here's how to get back battery life

Columnist Jennifer Jolly describes how to check if emails and apps are draining 
your smartphone way too fast and what measures won't help. Jennifer Jolly for 
USA TODAY

I've had big-time battery drain issues on my last three iPhones. I just figured 
it was my fault - maybe I'm too addicted to apps, take too many photos, or just 
use my phone too much?

It's an issue I've gone to Apple for help with many times. But the Genius's
- Apple's retail support - were flummoxed, too. After the typical
troubleshooting: Update iOS? Check. Adjust screen brightness? Check. Use Wi-Fi 
when possible, turn off location services, and tone down notifications? Check, 
check, and check again. Nothing seems to solve the issues. Maybe I got the 
phone wet?

It was time to kick things up to the next level. I enlisted experts like Scotty 
Loveless, a former Apple Genius and iOS tech who told me this would not be 
another, "turn off every useful feature of iOS posts." because those "really 
grind my gears." Finally, someone speaking my language!

With that said, here's how I finally beat the worst of my battery battles - and 
now you can, too.

#1 Start with your own battery test

Your battery should only be doing its heavy lifting when you're actually using 
your iPhone, and the rest of the time it should be relaxing in standby mode. 
Sometimes an app prevents your phone from going into standby and wreaks havoc 
on your battery life.

Here's how to test it:

Go into Settings > Battery. Scroll all the way down to the bottom and you'll 
find two numbers, one for Standby and one for Usage. Your Usage number should 
be way, way lower than your Standby number. If it's not, you might have a 
problem, and you can confirm it by jotting down your Standby and Usage times 
and then clicking the lock button on your phone. Let it sit for about five 
minutes and then check the numbers again. If your Standby time is five minutes 
higher, you're in good shape, but if your Usage time has bumped up by a more 
than a minute it's a sign that your phone isn't resting like it should.

On Android, you can get the same information under Settings > Device > Battery 
(or Settings > Battery if you have a newer version of Android). The information 
on this menu is essentially the same as it is on an iPhone, and lists "Device 
Idle" which is the same as standby mode.

If you find that your phone isn't "resting" when you're not using it, there's 
likely a very clear reason, which brings us to #2.

#2 Don't push me

When an app is doing things even when you're not using it, it could be 
malfunctioning, and stuck in an endless loop that's draining all your power.
That's what happened to me, with, of all things, one of the email accounts I 
had connected to my phone. Loveless picked up on this right away. "This happens 
unbelievably often, especially with Exchange push email," he said.
"I knew when you told me your phone typically dies within six hours of being 
off the charger, and the Standby and Usage are the same. Sometimes, these times 
are not the same because the 'firmware is bad or corrupted,' but this time it's 
because push email is keeping the phone from sleeping properly."

The fix was simple.

Go into Settings > Mail > Accounts> Fetch New Data. Mine was automatically set 
to Push. Loveless recommended that I set it turn that off temporarily and set 
it to Fetch every 15 to 30 minutes instead. You can also use the Manual mode, 
which only scans for new messages when you actually open the email app.

You can also tweak the push settings to fetch new emails only every hour or so, 
which is also a big help. You don't sacrifice timely email updates either, 
though you'll still save the most power by disabling push emails altogether.

On an Android phone, you can manage the push notification settings for any apps 
that use it by heading into Settings > Apps and then picking an app and 
tweaking its individual settings.

#3 When background apps are the killer

There are other times too when an app is running when you're not using it and 
that's called "B

Re: VPN questions

[Scott Granados]

Simon, I’ve gotten 50 miles point to point with Ubiquiti gear.;)

Here’s another pointer though, I found a place to get 25 watt 2.4 and 5 GHZ 
bidirectional amplifiers / preamps.  I’m thinking 100 foot mast, omni 
directional antenna fed by a LComm 25 watt Amplifier with a WiFi radio set with 
20/40 hz coexistence mode disabled so you blanket the frequencies nicely.

With Ubiquiti gear though unmodified on towers I was able to get signals and a 
decent lock from Port Saint Lucie Florida down to Palm City.  Regular 802.11N


> On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:41 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:
> 
> And if your like me and want to P off the neighbourhood,
> Get an omnidirectional antenna  and an outdoor wifi radio unit and boost the 
> power up to 75% max and start it up,
> 
> Ubiquity rocket M2 and 15DBl antenna I have seem to ensure I'm connected to 
> my network even when I'm 100M down the street,
> 
> Can't say what the neighbours see, but my networks always at the top of my 
> list.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
> Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 12:25 PM
> To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via 
> Subject: Re: VPN questions
> 
> So if you hide from your neighbors then your router can’t avoid your networks 
> around you’s interference nearly as effectively.
> 
> If everybody is broadcasting then there are scheduling systems that kick in 
> that avoid collisions. If every body isn’t then you’ll slam in to their 
> network traffic and it can degrade performance.
> 
> 
>> On Apr 9, 2017, at 6:54 PM, E.T.  wrote:
>> 
>>  Interesting discussion. Much food for thought. I will study the VPN site 
>> you suggested.
>> 
>>  One thing you mentioned to Jonathan was that you disabled SSID in your 
>> router. How does that affect your Wifi network. Can your devices still see 
>> the network? I certainly would not mind hiding from the neighbors.
>> 
>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the  mysteries of the world,
>> all the challenges to  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
>> and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>> 
>> On 4/9/2017 1:35 PM, Eric Oyen wrote:
>>> not a problem. there are other reasons to use a VPN. However, 2
>>> things I do when using google:
>>> 1. I am not signed in
>>> 2. I always use a VPN when searching.
>>> 
>>> Also, of late, I have been having some trust issues with my current ISP.
>>> It seems that they sent me a notice of copyright infringement about a
>>> shared file. only problem, I was not sharing anything. So, I had to
>>> do a full blown security audit of my machines and network. I did,
>>> eventually, found where the issue was (the Lingsys router I have here
>>> had a security vulnerability that couldn't be easily closed. As a
>>> result, one of my neighbors was using it to share files. so, even
>>> though I had the thing password protected, it was still using a
>>> number of items that made breaking the password trivially easy with
>>> the right software. I finally managed to get a handle on the
>>> situation by turning off the PIN the device had, turning off SSID
>>> broadcast and engaging MAC filtering. I still can't completely trust
>>> the device, so I use a VPN pretty much all the time now.
>>> 
>>> I am looking to upgrade the hardware though. A kit from Routerboard
>>> that I can install an image of OpenBSD on would make things a lot
>>> better here. THere are optional add-ons like WiFi B/G/A/N, a bridged
>>> set of LAN ports, an all weather housing, etc. Once that is done and
>>> installed, I can install the VPN package for OpenBSD on there, set it
>>> up to handle that and not worry too much. Then, if I want to be ultra
>>> secure, I would continue to use a VPN tunnel from my machine, thus doubling 
>>> the protection.
>>> 
>>> Now, as to why I would want to use a VPN for other than just security?
>>> It's simple. there are some programs hosted on the web that might be
>>> regionally restricted (like sports events). So, I would want to be
>>> able to listen legally and not be caught up in a blackout zone. Thus,
>>> VPN allows me to place my end point elsewhere (like NYC,
>>> Sanfransisco, Detroit, Dallas, or even a foreign country). A VPN also
>>> gets around what my ISP does when I am viewing something like Hulu or
>>> Netflix (they try to lower the QoS for video streaming on content
>>> that directly competes with their cable programming).  With a VPN,
>>> they can't see the type of traffic, so they can't change its
>>> priority. They have yet to start doing so on encrypted tunnels.
>>> Besides, I am paying for a specific level of service and I hate it
>>> when the ISP decides that my traffic needs to be shaped. I don't have
>>> video here, so I expect full service. btw, I have already filed a
>>> number of complaints over this issue with both the FCC and the FTC.
>>> each time, my service gets maxed out

RE: Emergency SOS

[Simon Fogarty]

Hi Scott,

 Yeah not something I've seen here in NZ either betas or production,

 



-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Scott Granados
Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 9:45 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Emergency SOS

Simon, it was a feature in the betas for a while.  I want to say in the 10.1 
train but I forget exactly.  It was removed in later releases so it could be 
included and seems to be in some markets but not here.

> On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:43 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:
> 
> Hi Scott and ET,
> 
> Yeah I know this is a feature of watch OS 3 and came out last year 
> with the series 2 watch,
> 
> Have not heard anything about tit with IOS on the phones But then 
> could someone have an app that allows for this which is being used in india 
> as was stated earlier?
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
> Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 12:39 PM
> To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via 
> 
> Subject: Re: Emergency SOS
> 
> The watch has this and I know it’s showed up in the betas before but I 
> haven’t seen it recently you’re right.
> 
>> On Apr 9, 2017, at 1:08 PM, E.T.  wrote:
>> 
>>  No. 10.2 introduced this feature in India and perhaps other regions. Press 
>> the sleep/wake button 5 times and you get connected to 9-1-1 even if the 
>> phone is locked. I very much want this.
>> 
>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the  mysteries of the world, 
>> all the challenges to  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind 
>> off and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>> 
>> On 4/9/2017 10:00 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote:
>>> Not sure exactly what you are talking about. IOS 9 and 10 do have 
>>> government alerts for tornado and amber alerts, along with 
>>> Presidential alerts.
>>> 
>>> But I believe you might be talking the other direction something 
>>> like the petronas app?
>>> Jonathan Cohn
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
 On Apr 9, 2017, at 12:44 PM, E.T. >>> > wrote:
 
 Is this still planned for the US under iOS 10?
 
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Re: Emergency SOS

[Scott Granados]

Simon, it was a feature in the betas for a while.  I want to say in the 10.1 
train but I forget exactly.  It was removed in later releases so it could be 
included and seems to be in some markets but not here.

> On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:43 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:
> 
> Hi Scott and ET,
> 
> Yeah I know this is a feature of watch OS 3 and came out last year with the 
> series 2 watch,
> 
> Have not heard anything about tit with IOS on the phones
> But then could someone have an app that allows for this which is being used 
> in india as was stated earlier?
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
> Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 12:39 PM
> To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via 
> Subject: Re: Emergency SOS
> 
> The watch has this and I know it’s showed up in the betas before but I 
> haven’t seen it recently you’re right.
> 
>> On Apr 9, 2017, at 1:08 PM, E.T.  wrote:
>> 
>>  No. 10.2 introduced this feature in India and perhaps other regions. Press 
>> the sleep/wake button 5 times and you get connected to 9-1-1 even if the 
>> phone is locked. I very much want this.
>> 
>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the  mysteries of the world,
>> all the challenges to  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
>> and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>> 
>> On 4/9/2017 10:00 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote:
>>> Not sure exactly what you are talking about. IOS 9 and 10 do have
>>> government alerts for tornado and amber alerts, along with
>>> Presidential alerts.
>>> 
>>> But I believe you might be talking the other direction something like
>>> the petronas app?
>>> Jonathan Cohn
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
 On Apr 9, 2017, at 12:44 PM, E.T. >>> > wrote:
 
 Is this still planned for the US under iOS 10?
 
 From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
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RE: Jaws very choppy in VMWare fusion

[Simon Fogarty]

Try dropping yoru ram amount to a max of 8gig
 Crazy I know but I've had issues with windows playing games 

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From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Eric Brinkman
Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 1:01 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Jaws very choppy in VMWare fusion

I have 16 gigs of RAM and have dedicated 12 to the virtual machine. I 
previously only had eight allocated to the VM but thought allocating more might 
fix this. Clearly it's not an allocation issue. How do I go about updating the 
drivers? Might this problem have to do with me having upgraded from Windows 7 
to Windows 10 within the VM? Once I did that, I edited the settings in fusion 
setting my machine from Windows 7 to Windows 10. I am tempted to just back up 
my Mac, wipe it, then start from scratch but I am trying to avoid doing that.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 9, 2017, at 8:52 PM, Scott Granados  wrote:
> 
> How much memory?
> 
> This sounds like a good config so far.  I asked Eric because usually when I 
> check these people have 1 core dedicated with 512 megs of memory.  Clearly 
> you’re a more power user than that and have more experience.
> 
> SSD is also a good thing to check off that you’ve done.  I get 0 chop with 4 
> cores, SSD and 4 GB of assigned memory.
> 
> I’m also using eloquence for the speech engine.  Both win 7 and 10 perform 
> well.
> 
> Make sure you’ve upgraded the hardware drivers for VM fusion as well for each 
> VM.
> 
>> On Apr 9, 2017, at 8:48 PM, Eric Brinkman  wrote:
>> 
>> I am using an SSD and have eight cores. Four are dedicated to the virtual 
>> machine. Fusion does not recommend I dedicate any more than four cores to 
>> Windows.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Apr 9, 2017, at 8:37 PM, Scott Granados  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Are you using an SSD or rotating disk?  Also, how many cores do you have 
>>> and how many cores and memory do you have dedicated to the VM?  Most people 
>>> don’t edit the default settings and they are under powered.
>>> 
 On Apr 9, 2017, at 2:14 PM, Eric Brinkman  wrote:
 
 Hello all,
 
 I've always been disappointed by how choppy and breaky Jaws is when 
 running in VMWare fusion.  I just upgraded from Windows 7 to 
 Windows
 10 and Jaws is still choppy.  I will be reading a line and Jaws 
 will suddenly stop, sometimes with a bit of a stutter, and will 
 resume but miss a few words.  Do I need to switch to Bootcamp or 
 can anything else be done?
 
 Thanks in advance.
 Eric
 
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RE: Emergency SOS

[Simon Fogarty]

Hi Scott and ET,

Yeah I know this is a feature of watch OS 3 and came out last year with the 
series 2 watch,

Have not heard anything about tit with IOS on the phones 
 But then could someone have an app that allows for this which is being used in 
india as was stated earlier?


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From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Scott Granados
Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 12:39 PM
To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via 
Subject: Re: Emergency SOS

The watch has this and I know it’s showed up in the betas before but I haven’t 
seen it recently you’re right.

> On Apr 9, 2017, at 1:08 PM, E.T.  wrote:
> 
>   No. 10.2 introduced this feature in India and perhaps other regions. Press 
> the sleep/wake button 5 times and you get connected to 9-1-1 even if the 
> phone is locked. I very much want this.
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>  "God for you is where you sweep away all the  mysteries of the world, 
> all the challenges to  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off  
> and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
> 
> On 4/9/2017 10:00 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote:
>> Not sure exactly what you are talking about. IOS 9 and 10 do have 
>> government alerts for tornado and amber alerts, along with 
>> Presidential alerts.
>> 
>> But I believe you might be talking the other direction something like 
>> the petronas app?
>> Jonathan Cohn
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Apr 9, 2017, at 12:44 PM, E.T. >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>>  Is this still planned for the US under iOS 10?
>>> 
>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, 
>>> all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind 
>>> off and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com 
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RE: VPN questions

[Simon Fogarty]

And if your like me and want to P off the neighbourhood,
 Get an omnidirectional antenna  and an outdoor wifi radio unit and boost the 
power up to 75% max and start it up,

 Ubiquity rocket M2 and 15DBl antenna I have seem to ensure I'm connected to my 
network even when I'm 100M down the street,

 Can't say what the neighbours see, but my networks always at the top of my 
list.

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From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Scott Granados
Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 12:25 PM
To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via 
Subject: Re: VPN questions

So if you hide from your neighbors then your router can’t avoid your networks 
around you’s interference nearly as effectively.

If everybody is broadcasting then there are scheduling systems that kick in 
that avoid collisions. If every body isn’t then you’ll slam in to their network 
traffic and it can degrade performance.


> On Apr 9, 2017, at 6:54 PM, E.T.  wrote:
> 
>   Interesting discussion. Much food for thought. I will study the VPN site 
> you suggested.
> 
>   One thing you mentioned to Jonathan was that you disabled SSID in your 
> router. How does that affect your Wifi network. Can your devices still see 
> the network? I certainly would not mind hiding from the neighbors.
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>  "God for you is where you sweep away all the  mysteries of the world, 
> all the challenges to  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off  
> and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
> 
> On 4/9/2017 1:35 PM, Eric Oyen wrote:
>> not a problem. there are other reasons to use a VPN. However, 2 
>> things I do when using google:
>> 1. I am not signed in
>> 2. I always use a VPN when searching.
>> 
>> Also, of late, I have been having some trust issues with my current ISP.
>> It seems that they sent me a notice of copyright infringement about a 
>> shared file. only problem, I was not sharing anything. So, I had to 
>> do a full blown security audit of my machines and network. I did, 
>> eventually, found where the issue was (the Lingsys router I have here 
>> had a security vulnerability that couldn't be easily closed. As a 
>> result, one of my neighbors was using it to share files. so, even 
>> though I had the thing password protected, it was still using a 
>> number of items that made breaking the password trivially easy with 
>> the right software. I finally managed to get a handle on the 
>> situation by turning off the PIN the device had, turning off SSID 
>> broadcast and engaging MAC filtering. I still can't completely trust 
>> the device, so I use a VPN pretty much all the time now.
>> 
>> I am looking to upgrade the hardware though. A kit from Routerboard 
>> that I can install an image of OpenBSD on would make things a lot 
>> better here. THere are optional add-ons like WiFi B/G/A/N, a bridged 
>> set of LAN ports, an all weather housing, etc. Once that is done and 
>> installed, I can install the VPN package for OpenBSD on there, set it 
>> up to handle that and not worry too much. Then, if I want to be ultra 
>> secure, I would continue to use a VPN tunnel from my machine, thus doubling 
>> the protection.
>> 
>> Now, as to why I would want to use a VPN for other than just security?
>> It's simple. there are some programs hosted on the web that might be 
>> regionally restricted (like sports events). So, I would want to be 
>> able to listen legally and not be caught up in a blackout zone. Thus, 
>> VPN allows me to place my end point elsewhere (like NYC, 
>> Sanfransisco, Detroit, Dallas, or even a foreign country). A VPN also 
>> gets around what my ISP does when I am viewing something like Hulu or 
>> Netflix (they try to lower the QoS for video streaming on content 
>> that directly competes with their cable programming).  With a VPN, 
>> they can't see the type of traffic, so they can't change its 
>> priority. They have yet to start doing so on encrypted tunnels. 
>> Besides, I am paying for a specific level of service and I hate it 
>> when the ISP decides that my traffic needs to be shaped. I don't have 
>> video here, so I expect full service. btw, I have already filed a 
>> number of complaints over this issue with both the FCC and the FTC. 
>> each time, my service gets maxed out for a few months and then they start 
>> the games again.
>> 
>> Now, I am paying for 50 megabit/second service here and when the VPN 
>> is active, I can still get 40 through. Thats not bad, all things 
>> considered. Since I started using the VPN a year ago, the bandwidth 
>> shaping games have pretty much stopped. However, lately, I have been 
>> catching RST packets being sent from 2 hops upstream from me. That 
>> causes the VPN to drop and I have to reconnect. looks like its time 
>> to complain again.
>> 
>> anyway, thats a lot of how and why I use one.
>> 
>> Is it more secure? yes.
>> is it absolutely secure? not a chance! A very determi

RE: Jaws very choppy in VMWare fusion

[Simon Fogarty]

Can you increase your resources as in increase the ram within the vm your 
machine is running.

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Subject: Jaws very choppy in VMWare fusion

Hello all,

I've always been disappointed by how choppy and breaky Jaws is when running in 
VMWare fusion.  I just upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows
10 and Jaws is still choppy.  I will be reading a line and Jaws will suddenly 
stop, sometimes with a bit of a stutter, and will resume but miss a few words.  
Do I need to switch to Bootcamp or can anything else be done?

Thanks in advance.
Eric

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something seems to be pulling on my Mac resources

[Ray Foret jr]

Okay,

Every once in a while, and just now too, my Mac’s fan goes up to full speed, 
and I’m not doing anything demanding on it or anything.  How can I use the 
actividty monitor to try to determin what could be pulling so hard on my Mac 
that my fan is going up to full speed and stop it?


Sent from my Mac, The Only computer with full accessibility for the blind 
built-in

Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray,

Still a very happy Comcast XFinity Voice Guidance, Mac, Verizon Wireless 
iPhone7+ and Apple TV user!

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