Good afternoon all
I really hope I don’t have to say this all that often; but there will be some
new members on list who haven’t yet have the dubious pleasure of reading one of
my rants yet. So, in the hope that I can address that issue, and in the hope
and expectation that the core issue will
Hello everybody
Just a very gentle reminder. We are still in the protracted process of moving
over to new servers, in order to expand and enhance the services with which we
are able to provide to the sensory impaired, as well as to our commercial
clients – without whom we could not survive.
Hello everybody
Just a quick note to let you all know that I am almost ready to bring the new
servers on stream. This will probably result in your receiving new messages
confirming your subscription to the group. If this happens, please don’t
worry, you don’t kneed to do anything unless you
Hello everybody
I have been working at an increased pace on our long overdue server platform
changes. I am hopeful that they will take place within the next couple of
days. However, there is one thing which keeps distracting me from the task in
hand, and that is when people opt to leave the
Hello everybody
Right! I know, you’ve heard it all before! But I need to tell you that this
time, it is official, for definite, for sure, for certain, forever! Our current
E-Mail and WWW server will be officially decommissioned at 17:00 BST, (which
is 16:00 (UTC)) this afternoon. That is
Kind regards
Gordon
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issues.
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Hello everybody
Just to let you know that the Mac Access Server will be unavailable for a
period of time which I would estimate at around a couple of hours, from approx.
12:00 BST, (11:00 UTC) today, Monday 22 September 2014.
This is to permit us to perform essential work on the system which
Hello everybody
Just a quick reminder. As I am currently in the process of migrating our mail
services to a new system platform, I would much appreciate it if, in the event
that you opt to leave the group before the work is done, you would please
alert us to the change of status by way of
Hello everybody
Rather than us keep posting reminders on here, we are going to trial using our
Blog for some of them.
Accordingly, find the below link which you may wish to follow. It explains a
little of what we’re up too and why Gordon is working such long hours when he’s
supposed to be on
Hi all
Just a quick one on the subject of moving to the new server. If anybody still
needs to submit a request, would you mind please including the address you want
subscribed in the body of your message, please don’t just say “This is my
address”, as that way we have to go back to the sender
Hello everybody
Well, if you haven’t as yet advised us regarding your subscription intentions,
as in whether or not you want to stay long term, you’ve not got a lot of time
left to do so. I have just begun the configuration work on a new server
platform to run alongside of the ones I
Hello everybody
We are aware that there are some who are awaiting responses from Gordon
regarding support issues. He was taken into hospital following a panic attack
resulting in severe breathing [problems on Mondaynight and just got home this
afternoon under doctor's orders to rest for a
Hello everybody
We have been experiencing problems with some providers, primarily BT over here
in the UK, who insist on putting group mail with the precedence marked as 80
into spam folders, and adding the “Bulk” flag to the subject line of subsequent
messages.
This has been occurring quite a
hello everybody
You may recall that earlier this week I informed the group that I was compiling
a database of list members to ensure that those who wished to remain members of
this group will be imported into the new configuration when we move Mac Access,
lock, stock and barrel, to its new
Hello everybody
As many of you will know by now, Apple recently released a public beta for the
first time in over a decade. This is a beta version of the upcoming OS X 10.10
[Yosemite] release. I just wanted to clarify a point. If Apple has stipulated
that all discussion of the beta be in
Hello everybody
Firstly, the response to our recent request for confirmation from members who
wish us to remain on the service has been phenomenal, and we are very grateful
for that, thank you. However, there’s just one slight problem with the
responses we’ve received from some members. In the
Hello everybody
At this point it is a little difficult to know where to start with individual
responses. However, I shall respond to all of you who have taken the time to
respond to my request. This is excellent – and what is just as good is that you
all, absolutely unanimously, have expressed
Hello everybody
The responses are still flooding in with requests to remain subscribed. That is
just excellent, many thanks to all of you who have written to us.
This post is just to let you know what will happen when Gordon creates the new
group. As you’re subscribed to it, you will be sent
Hello everybody
As some of you may be aware, we have been planning for some time to migrate the
Mac Access server to a new physical server system and also to a new DNS host.
This involves a very great deal of work on our part and I’d like to tell you a
little bit about why that is the case.
Hi sara Actually, what I got wrong was the time zone. I said 10:00 Central,
rather than PST. Taking the correction into account, is that the same
timezone as where Apple is based? I always get US timezones mixed up. some
how many hours is PST behind UTC? Yes, I am aware of what you posted
Hello everybody
Whilst we appreciate that this thread is now quite old, it is an opportune
moment to remind everybody of list policy. The area of Windows on Mac has long
been one which has caused some debate. However, our policy on this is quite
clear; this group exists for the benefit of
Hello everybody
As you may be aware, from time to time, we here at Mac Access are able to offer
our members promotional deals which bring them discounted purchase prices on
software. In the very near future, CleanMyMac is headed for a major update.
We are pleased to be able to tell you that,
Hello everybody
This message applies to those of you who have purchased Take Control books via
Mac Access. Important: If you have purchased books on our 80% discount
promotion, but you purchased via Travis Siegal at SoftCon.com, this does not
apply to you unless you notified us of your
Hello everybody
Recently we have been receiving a number of complaints regarding the on-list
behaviour of certain members. I would like to point out a few small items
regarding the behaviour of group members because it would appear that list
policy is sometimes not at the forefront of members
We have been advised that the URL below leads to what I will call an unfriendly
website. I would remind the group that we take no responsibility for any
malicious activity on the part of other developers or providers.
I would, however, like to point out that Eloquance is still a licensed
Good Tuesday morning, everybody
Please read this message carefully, as it will impact on every single member of
this group to varying degrees. In other words, if you’re reading this message
and are, therefore, receiving Mac Access Dot Net traffic, you!
Firstly, we have been asked on several
Hello everybody
Some time ago, we were unfortunate enough to suffer a catastrophic systemic
failure on one of our servers. This meant that our file manager server went
down and we were unable to do anything about it owing to the extent of the work
required and also the significant hardware
Hello
Just for future reference, If you know something is off topic for this group,
please do not post it to the group without first asking the list owners, i.e.,
Mac Access Support, if it’s alright to do so. However, since your post is very
specifically related to Apple’s platform, it is
Hello everybody
You may have noticed, if you are an account holder here at Mac Access that our
file server has been out of action for a while. We actually were only made
aware of this problem 48 hours ago, but we traced it to a hardware failure.
Gordon has just put the server back on line, all
Members may like to read the following. We welcome any comment, maybe though
it would be best off list, at your discretion.
http://mac-ios-access.net/2013/11/30/new-partnership-announcement-saturday-30-november-2013-for-immediate-release/
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Hello all
I just thought I’d post to the group to apologise for our recent delays in
responding to your support requests. These have been due to a lot of activity
here at Mac Access home base regarding work commitments and contract
discussions.
We are aware of the requests, and we ask you to
Hello everybody
Would those members sending “Test, Please Ignore” please refrain from doing so.
The list is currently seeing rather too many of these, and they have to stop
as they have nothing whatever useful to contribute. Those who continue posting
such messages as of now may be
I’m sorry, we are miles behind on mail.
We state this in the list policy document. The configuration of everything on
the Mac side of things in Fusion is on topic. But the Windows configuration is
not. You might like to join our sister groups, Techno-Chat and Windows-Access
if you’d like
Phil
Your response is not entirely accurate, see my previous message. The policy
document which everybody is sent when they join is very clear on this point. I
will repeat what I said earlier, just so the message is clear in everybody’s
mind. The discussion of the Mac side of Fusion is on
Hello everybody
Please do not reply to this message on list. If you wish to comment, please
contact the new member personally.
It is traditional when new members join the Mac Access Dot Net email forum that
Gordon, Tracy and I try to welcome the new member(s) personally. In keeping
with that
Hello everybody
Please do not reply to this message on list. If you wish to comment, please
contact the new member or the support personnel directly.
It is traditional when new members join the Mac Access Dot Net email forum that
Gordon, Tracy and I tried to welcome the new member(s)
Hello everybody
An incident has arisen whereby a group member has had cause to complain
regarding the content off another member’s response to his post. There was a
remark in this response which cast doubt upon the intelligence of those who had
previously joined the thread.
Please be aware
Hello everybody
Please do not reply to this message on list. If you wish to comment, please
contact the new member or the support personnel directly.
Until quite recently, it was traditional when new members joined the Mac Access
Dot Net email forum that Gordon, Tracy and I tried to welcome
This is off topic for the Mac Access Group.
On 27 Sep 2013, at 17:18, meadowlark77 meadowlar...@cox.net wrote:
I'musing a Windows XPPro computer.
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Hi all
Finally, we have our servers properly up and running. Some of you we have
contacted already but those of you who have not yet heard from us, if you’re
still interested, would you please drop another line to supp...@mac-access.net
and accept our apologies for the prolonged delay.
Hi all
This is just a reminder, but please consider it formal. When somebody asks a
question, if you only have a comment to make such as “Haven’t you heard of
whatever”, it really would be better if you simply don’t post at all. That
kind of remark is hardly helpful and does nothing to
Hello everybody
Those of you awaiting accounts on our software server will be pleased to hear
that Gordon has now resolved the issue which was preventing us from offering
the service. This was primarily due to an issue which prevents administrators
from totally disabling web functionality in
Hello all
Owing to the fact that our server has developed a small problem, I need to
take Mac Access and all other services off line for a short period early this
morning whilst I work to rectify the issue. This is not, incidentally, related
to our file manager although I’m planning to
Hi all
Firstly, to those awaiting account configuration on our servers, our apologies.
Apple Server is giving us a bit of a hard time at the moment in quite a few
ways. But we will get things fixed up for you eventually. Of course, if you
wish to discuss this or need further information
Hello Dane
This is a Mac and iOS group, not a general technology group. Please be more
careful when posting to lists. :)
On 31 Jul 2013, at 06:45, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote:
Last week I wrote a brief introduction to the Sangean WRF-28D Dab/FM/Internet
Radio, I've been
Good Friday morning all
Recently we have noticed an alarming increase in the number of posts to this
group which we are having to process because they are too large. This is
because people are being lazy and, once again, an item in the list policy is
being overlooked or forgotten. Because we
Hi all
Just a quick note to let you know that, if you are awaiting credentials for
access to our software archives, I've been snowed under with employment
contract talks until yesterday. I will have more time today so I will get some
of the backlog sorted I hope. My apologies.
Kind regards
Hi all
This is just one of those occasions when I really wish I could just bury myself
under a rock and disappear. it's an error on my part which was probably due to
a typo when I created the database entry way back in 2010.
Unfortunately, tomorrow it seems that our SSL certificate for the
Hello everybody
Those of you who know us will be aware that we always set aside the Wimbledon
tennis fortnight for our annual holidays. That fortnight has just ended and
what a fortnight it has been! But aside from that I'd like to take this
opportunity to welcome all of our new members, and
Hello everybody
Regarding the new software updates service; Gordon and I were supposed to be
heading off back to London this morning. However, a second medical appointment
has just been confirmed by telephone and we are now obligated to postpone our
departure until Wednesday evening. This
Good afternoon as it is here, everybody. We are just home from London for a
couple of days as Gordon has an appointment on Monday morning, then it's strait
back down there for the tennis on Monday afternoon. Anyway, to the point.
We have decided to implement a little idea which we've been
Hello again everybody
I forgot to tell you that, if you subscribe to our updates service we will
automatically send you an email when an update is added to the system so you
won't have to continually keep checking in. This way we think we can do the job
more efficiently. We could also utilise
Hi all
Please read all of this message if you're interested in the software service
I'm going to set up.
Alright. Those interested in the software backup service, if you'd like to
join it now, send us a unique user ID that you'd like to use. The user IDs are
case sensitive, and the
Hello everybody
Please do not reply to this message on list. If you wish to comment, please
contact the new member or the support address directly.
It is traditional when new members join the Mac Access Dot Net email forum that
Gordon, Tracy and I try to welcome the new member(s) personally.
Hello everybody
Please do not reply to this message on list. If you wish to comment, please
contact the new member personally.
It was, until a little while ago, traditional when new members join the Mac
Access Dot Net email forum that Gordon, Tracy and I tried to welcome the new
member(s)
Hello everybody
Gordon and I are seriously behind on mail at the moment. But despite what feels
like millions of times reminding the group we are still seeing a degree of
inappropriate subject line selection. For instance, things like Odd
behaviour, Yes, tell nobody anything. When composing
Hi Desi
Just a gentle remoinder, plea keep your subject lines topical. Tips Please,
doesn't tell people what you're asking about so they have to open every message
even if they cannot help you. Again , just a gentle reminder.
Gordon
On 27 Apr 2013, at 00:57, Desi Noller desiandca...@q.com
I have great pleasure in being able to announce that Zachary Cline and Roger
Firman are now assistant list controllers of this group. Roger and Zach very
kindly offered a couple of weeks ago but this has been the first free day I've
had to do anything about it.
I hope that one other will
respond, please accept our apologies, understand that our lives are
now very hectic indeed, and feel free to contact one of the above.
Kind regards
Gordon, Lynne And Tracy;
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, and expect to get away
with it. I'm tired of warning people so this is where it stops, you have been
warned for the very last time. ;-)
Kind regards
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that
is the courteous way forward, and we are anxious not to offend.
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I'm forwarding this on behalf of George.
I'm having trouble with apples 2 step verification.
I've gone to the my apple site, and logged in.
I've than clicked on password and security.
I can't see the link for 2 step verification.
Is this a topic I can post to the list?
Or can you please
in. Does anybody have any issues with that? If so, please feel free to
raise them off list when I respond to your message.
Many thanks yet again.
Lynne
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MacWorld Superguide.
If any of these interest you, please do let us know via the usual channels. By
the way, the Mountain Lion book and the working with your iPad books are rather
more expensive than the majority of titles for whatever reason.
Lynne
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that kind of
action. But be aware please that, if we have to take it, then take it we will!
Thank you for your time and understanding.
Lynne
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Hello everybody
We at Mac Access would love to be affiliated with this group.
I am posting this on behalf of Marcy who contacted us yesterday. Marcy, I
apologise for the delayed response. Life is incredibly hectic for us now that
Gordon is back in employment and we are finding it quite a
Hi all
I'm posting this on behalf of the owner because it looks as though she CC's
this message to another group, which you cannot do when posting to Mac Access.
So, a gentle reminder. Please do not CC other destinations when sending to
this group. It will result in a bounce which will
appreciated.
Kind regards
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a little harder for the benefit
of your fellow members, and follow the instructions within your digest packet.
Your cooperation will be very much appreciated.
Gordon
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This question is off topic for this group. Please do not continue this thread.
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Hello everybody
Please refrain from discussing Windows material on this list. Be aware that
this is a Mac group and, as is clearly stated in the list policy document which
every member was sent upon subscription to this group, we do not accept the
discussion of Windows configurations or any
importantly, thank you for your
cooperation.
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Hi Donø
Unfortunately, I have so far seen absolutely nothing which I can honestly say I
like about what Apple has done to iTunes.In fact, I am finding myself even
lowering myself and going over to W*s gto do simple things like play music.
Again, my views may change radically over time, it
Hi Phil
I agree that one can keep moving the radio buttons to change the lighlighed
options. But to be honest, at this time, I would go so far as to say that it
isn't an upgrade, it is a significant downgrade.
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Hi Zack
OK, perhaps one of these people who say they like the interface better now
might care to explain how one would do things like search for items. When I
tried that, it failed to find the item even though I knew it was present in my
library.
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Phikl
Whose site are you referring too here?
Gordon
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Hi
Just to remind the group before anybody does respond to this, we don't discuss
Jaws and Windows configurations here. However, it is safe to tell you that
when in Windows you do as you do on a PC. Forget Parallels andm, in my
opinion, Boot Cam as well. Fusion will probably give you the
understanding.
Gordon
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, but at least consider it. I think you'll find, much as you
both hate admitting it, I do have a very very valid point.
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deleted or simply
didn't read that document and you'd like too, you can always find the latest
revision of it here:
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Meanwhile, I will redouble my efforts to enforce compliance unilaterally.
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of the group. As one of the
characters in a favourite movie of Gordon's once said: The needs of the many
outweigh the needs of the few; or the one!. Thank you kindly for your
cooperation and understanding.
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them. We define list policy; nobody else has that function.
Thank you.
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of members recently because of this problem so we are keen to see it
resolved. Thanks for your understanding.
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William
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You have a very misguided or missinformed impression of what we have to offer.
If you look at the catalogue you will understand that you do not download the
books or buy them from the TC website, you buy them them from us. You also get
an 80 percent discount, and you download them from outr
membership options periodically by visiting the
list website at:
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Hi Chris
Unfortunately no, it isn't available as trialware any longer because it's in
the Mac App Store. It uses yaour iTunes library and playlists which gives you
to ability to mix and play your music collection like a professional. For just
£13.99 I considder it a total bargain!
Gordon
regardless of whether
you're in the US or anywhere else.
Lynne
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efficient level. After all, it is a
free phone number, for the caller. We pay for the call, so it is in our
interests to make sure it is used to the maximum efficiency.
Thanks for your understanding.
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People
This thread is in serious danger of exceeding the 40K message sized limitation.
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of Windows. By all means join
our sister groups, Techno-Chat and Windows-Access and discuss these topics if
you wish.
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Hi Zack
I doubt it, but it's possible. The domain hasn't been registered in quite a
while now according to the whois databases.
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