Re: TO upgrade, or to change platforms entirelyWWYDWhat would you do?

2018-05-16 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Wouldn’t thunderbolt be faster than usb? I am not so good at the technical things but you should try to get a thunderbolt ssd if its not a money breaker for you. /A > 12 maj 2018 kl. 03:51 skrev Steve Matzura : > > Nick, > > > If a new Mini is on the near horizon, then I can hold my breath

Re: TO upgrade, or to change platforms entirelyWWYDWhat would you do?

2018-05-16 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi there No, a Thunderbolt external SSD wouldn’t be faster than a USB-3 one. Average SSD speeds are still way below the speeds which Thunderbolt or USB-3 are able to manage, so whether getting Thunderbolt or USB-3, the speed will be dictated by the SSD and not the interface. The only reason why

RE: cross platform journal apps

2018-05-16 Thread dan d.
All platforms have text editors which produce plain text. The files in turn can be read on any platform. On Tue, 15 May 2018, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: > Looking for more of a Journal than a blog. Want to be able to use it on all > platforms. > > > > Sarai D Bucciarelli

Global cut and paste feature

2018-05-16 Thread Phil Halton
For some reason, the global cut and paste feature, where are you can copy text on one device and paste it into another device has stopped working for me. I’m trying to copy from iOS to macOS and I’m signed into the same iCloud account on both devices. It doesn’t work either direction from Mac to

Re: Global cut and paste feature

2018-05-16 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Good luck, it's not worked for me for quite some time now, and I've not been able to get it working again. > On May 16, 2018, at 10:18 AM, Phil Halton wrote: > > For some reason, the global cut and paste feature, where are you can copy > text on one device and paste it into another device has

Security Vulnerabilities within Smart Speaker Technology

2018-05-16 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, I share this only as information. I'm certainly not trying to spread fear or say that these devices should not be used by folks in their homes. As noted often in these articles, and as many on this list have encouraged in the past, due diligence with respect to security on such devices is

Re: cross platform journal apps

2018-05-16 Thread dan d.
Google is your friend: The 10 Best Journaling Apps for 2018 https://zapier.com/blog/best-journaling-apps/ -- XB -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a

Re: Global cut and paste feature

2018-05-16 Thread Des Delgadillo
Same here. It worked occasionally for me but never reliably. I finally just gave up on it. Desmond Delgadillo Freelance Content Writer e: desdelgadi...@gmail.com > On May 16, 2018

Updating iCloud Keychain

2018-05-16 Thread E.T.
Today I signed out and back in on my iPhone. In the process I found a password autofill option. That gave me apple,com among other accounts. In looking at apple,com I discovered it had an old password. How can I update that in Keychain Access? From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@iclo

DIRECTV now updated and totally screwed

2018-05-16 Thread Phil Halton
It seems that DIRECTV NOW has updated and totally changed it’s interface. It completely sucks and I’m wondering if anybody else has figured out how to navigate through it. Any ideas? Just when you think you can cut the cord they going stick it to you by changing things around without accessibili

time machine weirdness

2018-05-16 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, tonight I did a time-machine backup of my MBP running Sierra. When I looked in Time Machine to make sure the backup was there, the date of the latest backup showed as May 2, the backup prior to this one. I did another backup, and still the same date. Anyone know what could be going o

VoiceOver, Apple Maps, Yelp, and Google Trips Make for a Fabulous Vacation

2018-05-16 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I just returned from a 4-day mini vacation to Seattle, Washington. I planned my entire sightseeing excursions using the Google Trips app. In addition, I used the Apple Maps transit directions and walking directions the entire time. All of this via VoiceOver. Oh, yes, I used Y