Re: [sussex_mug] Does anyone have opinions about Experian (“Identity Plus”)?

gt; Twitter: @robbeattie > Author of The Bluffer's Guide to Fishing > <https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bluffers-Guide-Fishing-Guides/dp/1909937207/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=bluffer%27s+guide+to+fishing&qid=1631092793&s=books&sr=1-3> > > and 101 Things to do in a Shed >

[sussex_mug] Does anyone have opinions about Experian (“Identity Plus”)?

My water supplier Southern Water has contacted me telling me that my personal details have been stolen from their servers. They then advise me to sign up to Experian (12 month free credit monitoring service). I’m dubious. Does anyone have advice about what I should do? Phil T -- You received

[sussex_mug] Google (and Apple )Photos

I expect everyone out there knows all about the problems of storing photos already, but can you point me to a good source that will simply explain the workings of Google Photos and its relationship with Apple Photos? Over the last few months I have been horrified by the things that Google has do

[sussex_mug] WD My Cloud Home failure

Hi Sam I wonder if you have time to advise me with my latest disaster? I have had a WD My Cloud Home drive for some time. Just this last week it cease to work. I can’t access my files through the usual means, in fact I can’t access them at all. I contacted WD and they said: *“We are curren

[sussex_mug] Thin, vertical black line on iMac screen

Hi I have been trying to get rid of a thin black line that has appeared slightly right of centre on my iMac screen. I have Googled it and tried all the recommended solutions - software update, reboot, reset SMC, reset NVRAM (both of which seem to be a complicated way of saying "turn it off and o

[sussex_mug] Using Time Machine, WD My Passport drive and NTFS for Mac

Good morning - Hope you are all well and coping ok in this worrying time. Has anyone used NTFS for Mac? I recently bought a new hard drive to use with Time Machine. It is a WD "My Passport for Mac". I'm pleased with the speed of backups but dismayed that I can't seem to use this 4TB drive for o

[sussex_mug] Tidying up redundant Apps

Can anyone tell me what "OS status error - 43" means and how I can get round it? I'm trying to get rid of unsupported apps from my Mac now I am using Bug Sur. I can't seem to delete them because of this error message. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[sussex_mug] Help! Completely messed up my Mail account

Dear SMUGs Can anyone advise me? For some time I have been tinkering with the Mail account on my iMac. It received mail via IMAP but he problem has been that it would not *send* mail. The error message used to read: Cannot connect to iCloud SMTP. The Apple advice told me to go to Account Prefs a

[sussex_mug] Using Terminal to attempt to fix Handbrake

Hi I wonder if anyone is familiar with the strategies you seem to have to employ to get Handbrake to continue to copy a DVD onto a drive? Since updating to Catalina, Handbrake has stopped being able to copy DVDs. (It may, of course, have absolutely nothing to do with Catalina). I have been tryi

[sussex_mug] Catalina

Anyone started to use Catalina yet? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to smug+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the we

[sussex_mug] Catalina

What opinions do people have about Catalina? Today my iMac has told me that it wants me to update its OS. I am apprehensive about my Canon printer working on it and aware that Adobe, BBC iPlayer, some Bluetooth aspects and Kindle, for example, won't work. I've looked at the table of apps that ar

[sussex_mug] Email & SMTP authentication

Dear SMUGGERS Can anyone explain this annoying email problem to me? I have been trying to send emails to a company. These emails get returned to me saying “550-Please turn on SMTP Authentication in your mail client. 550-st43p00im-zteg10073501.me.com

[sussex_mug] Wiping an iMac to give to someone

Dear SMUGs (Especially Sam) I’m trying to wipe my old iMac. It has an SSD in it replacing the original hard drive. I get to the Disk Utility, choose SanDisk SDSSDH, give it a name, click “erase” then get the message “erase process has failed” Can anyone advise? Thanks, Phil Sent from my iPad -

[sussex_mug] Handbrake and Mac

For some time now when I try to make a copy of one of my DVDs (usually as an m4v) so I can watch it on iPad, I get a scrambled up version. This doesn't always happen and I'm not sure what the difference is between those DVDs which copy successfully and those which don't. I searched online for s

[sussex_mug] Why is my iMac's name constantly changing?

I gave my iMac a name (let's pretend it was Bruce) Recently I noticed that in Finder that this name was being changed by the addition of a number in brackets. Tonight it has become Bruce (9). Can someone explain what's going on? I have a vague memory of this topic being broached before on the SM

[sussex_mug] Advice on new iMac and efficacy of Fusion Drive

Can people advise me? I am buying a new iMac. My old 2007 one had a very successful change from its original hard drive to an SSD carried out by Sam some years ago. Because this was so very effective, I wonder if I should pay the big price to have a new iMac with an SSD, or if the Fusion drive i

[sussex_mug] Is it the time to buy a new iMac?

Hi Everyone. I would welcome your informed opinions about 1. the current range of iMacs and 2. Current and future availability and prices. 1. I'm thinking of replacing my old 2007 iMac running El Capitan with a new one - maybe a 21.5 inch with a 1 TB SSD or Fusion Drive. Would the SSD be the be

[sussex_mug] Video Player Apps

Hi, Can people recommend a good video player app for iPad? I have some movies on my old iMac which reside in iTunes “Home Movies”. They do not appear on my iPad under “Movies”. The reason seems to be that they are in an old format. Is there a good app which will enable me to play them? -- You r

[sussex_mug] Fwd: Delivery Status Notification (Failure)

t Jun 7 > 2017)) with ESMTPSA id <0oxt00d16zuhr...@pv33p39im-ztdg10191601.me.com> for > smug@googlegroups.com; Sat, 14 Oct 2017 21:03:55 + (GMT) > X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:,, > definitions=2017-10-14_04:,, signatures=0 > X-Proofpoint-Spam

Re: [sussex_mug] Sending photos to iPad from a Canon DSLR

/ >> www.facebook.com/groups/ResilientGP/ >> -- >> >> On 4 September 2017 at 17:30, Tony Crooks > >> wrote: >> >>> Canon Camera Connect app? >>> >>> Regards, >>> >&

[sussex_mug] Sending photos to iPad from a Canon DSLR

Hi Does anyone know how to get my ipad to communicate with a Canon camera (EOS1300D)? I have attempted to get it to work by adding a NFC app to the iPad but to no avail. I'd like to see the photos I take on the iPad and store them in Photos. Phil -- You received this message because you are s

[sussex_mug] Fwd: Delivery Status Notification (Failure)

) with ESMTPSA id <0ovr003z9k3g4...@pv33p39im-ztdg10201601.me.com> for > smug@googlegroups.com; Mon, 04 Sep 2017 16:21:22 + (GMT) > X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:,, > definitions=2017-09-04_09:,, signatures=0 > X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=nots

[sussex_mug] iPad virus?

Can anyone advise me on how to respond to a message that flashed briefly across my iPad screen, telling me that I had a virus which would affect my battery..? (I didn’t catch all of the message) At the time this happened I was using a translation website that I have used many many times before:

[sussex_mug] Ethernet connection & "Self assigned IP"

In my continuing struggles, I have fixed the BT Hub so that I can now access the internet, but some devices and features aren't working. I can't access my WD My Book Live properly and my iMac no longer connects with my network by ethernet. The message reads .. "Connected Ethernet has a self-ass

[sussex_mug] Run out of ethernet sockets

Dear friends, Can someone advise what is best for me to do to get at least one more ethernet socket on my home network? Should I buy a new router with more than 4 ethernet sockets? Are there such things? Which is the best to buy? I use BT power adaptors round the house with ethernet sockets to s

[sussex_mug] App update unavailable

The App store tells me that I have an update available for Pages, but when I try to download it I get the message "This update is not available for this apple id because it was bought by a different user or the item was refunded or cancelled." The only explanantion I can think of is that perhap

[sussex_mug] Virus?

I seem to be unable to delete a file which my wife downloaded. She was seeking informatio about making a complaint to the civil aviation authority and downloaded 2 copies of a file entitled "letter template in the light of Huzar v2-2. doc”. When I try to delete it or drag it to Trash I get the f

[sussex_mug] Disk Utility warning

Hi Would someone explain the message below that I received after running Repair on disk utility? I was just going through some preparations to install El Capitain and thought I ought to do some housekeeping on my old iMac. Warning: SUID file “System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAge

[sussex_mug] Disk Utility warning

Hi Would someone explain the message below that I received after running Repair permissions on disk utility? I was just going through some preparations to install El Capitain and thought I ought to do some housekeeping on my old iMac. Warning: SUID file “System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManag

[sussex_mug] Time Machine verification

Dear SMUGs For a long time now my Time Machine has been working perfectly (A great achievement, for it wasn’t always so..!) Unhappily I have now received the dire message:- "Time Machine completed a verification of your backups… To improve reliability, Time Machine must create a new backup for yo

Re: [sussex_mug] Infinite Time Machine Backup mystery

ain > privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in > error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. > >> On 8 Dec 2014, at 09:45, Phil Tomlinson > <mailto:philip.tomlins...@btinternet.com>> wrote: >> >> I seem

[sussex_mug] Infinite Time Machine Backup mystery

I seem to have a backup underway that is never going to complete. After many problems backing up to a WD My Book I thought I had at last fixed things by using Disk Utility. (Thanks Sam for your advice - quite a while ago now) However, the backup has now lasted for a week. The most worrying featu

Re: [sussex_mug] Home network problems

Success! I turned off the iMac, having despaired of getting the ethernet to work. Some time later, went back, turned the iMac on and ethernet is now running! So.. Thank you. Phil > On 16 Nov 2014, at 12:08, Phil Tomlinson > wrote: > > Thanks for all your advice guys. > U

Re: [sussex_mug] Home network problems

ressed recipients and may contain > privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in > error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. > >> On 15 Nov 2014, at 13:39, Jason Davies > <mailto:ophioc...@me.com>> wrote: >> &g

Re: [sussex_mug] Home network problems

Ah yes… when I wrote iOS, of course I meant OSX. Mmm that Google thingummy eh? Thanks for your advice Phil > On 15 Nov 2014, at 13:24, Jason Davies wrote: > > On 15 Nov 2014, at 12:58, Phil Tomlinson wrote: > >> I’m using Yosemite. > > could be the problem... l

Re: [sussex_mug] Home network problems

via the System Prefs …" Phil > On 15 Nov 2014, at 12:07, Phil Tomlinson > wrote: > > I have an iMac upstairs which I want to connect to the home network via > ethernet through a BT powerline adaptor to the Home Hub downstairs. At the > moment it is connected via wi-fi.

[sussex_mug] Home network problems

I have an iMac upstairs which I want to connect to the home network via ethernet through a BT powerline adaptor to the Home Hub downstairs. At the moment it is connected via wi-fi. My wi-fi connection has begun to fail to work continuously, dropping off every few minutes. Question 1. Can anyone

[sussex_mug] Website creation

Our old village website, created with Drupal, needs remaking. (News has reached us of Drupal being compromised by hackers) Can anyone recommend a website creation tool or service that is not too technically demanding? We have quite a lot of information and sections to include, as well as a calen

Re: [sussex_mug] Yosemite...

Footnote - I spoke too soon. Daisy Disk doesn’t seem to be able to open folders……! > On 18 Oct 2014, at 14:10, Phil Tomlinson > wrote: > > I installed Yosemite on my 2007 iMac yesterday and, up to the moment, > everything seems to be working fine. There is no slow down o

Re: [sussex_mug] Yosemite...

I installed Yosemite on my 2007 iMac yesterday and, up to the moment, everything seems to be working fine. There is no slow down on opening on my elderly machine. All the Apps I use most often seem to work correctly In design terms I like the new system - gone is the peculiar representation of a

Re: [sussex_mug] 1 Password

Well I decided to sync via Dropbox rather than wi-fi and that procedure was easy to do once I'd configured my original 1Password app on my iMac to store info on Dropbox. On 16 Oct 2014, at 11:14, Phil Tomlinson wrote: > Hi. > I tried to join the string on this topic but can

[sussex_mug] 1 Password

Hi. I tried to join the string on this topic but can't for some reason. I too have just downloaded 1 Password for my iPad. I already have it for my iMac. However, I can't seem to get the new App going. I need to sync it with the version on my Mac. According to the instructions there's a choice

[sussex_mug] FaceTime crashes iPad

Hi Has anyone else experienced this very annoying phenomenon? (Or, perhaps can tell me if I need to do anything to avert it) I use FaceTime on my iPad very often. Lately it has begun to stutter and crash and seemingly to shut down the whole iPad operating system completely (leaving the screen bl

Re: [sussex_mug] Time Machine

I have a similar problem which I haven't solved yet, but Sam advised analysing the external disk, finding the sparse bundle for Time Machine and using disk utility to fix it. Phil T On 8 Oct 2014, at 09:53, NIGEL PROCTOR wrote: > I have a 2TB Seagate BUP Slim external disk attached via USB

[sussex_mug] Re: Repairing a backup disk

Hi Sam It didn't work. After many hours I got a message telling me that the disk couldn't be fixed and I should reformat it. Is this possible? Could you describe what I would have to do to use this Time Capsule as a backup again? Thanks, Phil T On Friday, 5 September 2014 17:21:28 U

[sussex_mug] Re: Time Machine crisis!

ies, and I want to erase the old backups from my computer that must still be on the old Time Capsule. I plan to simply connect the Time Capsule using the LAN socket on the TC via an ethernet cable to my iMac. On Tuesday, 19 August 2014 14:08:58 UTC+1, Phil Tomlinson wrote: > > Can anyone adv

Re: [sussex_mug] Time Machine crisis!

tain > privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in > error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. > > On 19 Aug 2014, at 14:08, Phil Tomlinson > wrote: > >> Can anyone advise? Recently my Time Machine backup to a WD My

[sussex_mug] Time Machine crisis!

Can anyone advise? Recently my Time Machine backup to a WD MyBook Live drive has gone disastrously wrong. I accidentally interrupted a backup just before it finished and this caused warning messages from Time Machine telling me that it would no longer make backups until a completely new backup w

[sussex_mug] Apple TV / HDMI cable problems

Is anyone knowledgeable about problems involving HDMI cables / "content protection" on TV and films?? After maybe a couple of years of effortlessly watching recorded films etc from my Apple TV box, BT box and DVD player I can now watch almost nothing. It all began when BT sent me their upgraded

[sussex_mug] iMovie update? Opinions

About every few years I have a sudden compulsion to make a little movie (of the "Home" variety - strictly amateurish and for the family only). I think that I have just successfully emailed a short film to my son in Japan. I'll find out tomorrow. The version of iMovie that I use is an old one - i

Re: [sussex_mug] Safari freeze

IMac 20 inch screen from 2007, Macintosh HD, 4GB memory, 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM OSX 10.9.2 The Open Office problem is now fixed since they released an update today. Hooray. Part of the problem might just have been be to do with a conflict with security - I have the box ticked for just trusting Apple

Re: [sussex_mug] Open Office freeze

gt; Thanks Graham - I've just left it unused for the time being, but will try > these strategies soon. It does seem strange that it still misbehaves after a > new installation! > > PT > > > On 9 Apr 2014, at 03:02, Graham Perrin wrote: > >> On Saturday, 29

Re: [sussex_mug] Downloading YouTube vids

Anyone recommend an app that can capture iPlayer video? PT On 29 Mar 2014, at 14:06, Davies Steve wrote: > Phil, > > Jaksta works very well. > > Steve. > > On 29 Mar 2014, at 13:26, Phil Ward wrote: > > Afternoon all, > > Can anybody suggest an OS X app for downloading YouTube videos? >

Re: [sussex_mug] Font size in received emails

Hi Benjamin, Not really - the recipient of my tiny emails has some kind of PC - probably running an elderly form of Windows. Phil Sent from my iPad > On 19 Mar 2014, at 06:50, Benjamin Phillips > wrote: > > Hi Phil, > I am going to guess we are talking about the font size on your ipad give t

[sussex_mug] Font size in received emails

I have had a complaint that the font size of emails I have sent is extremely small. Myself, I also have just one correspondent whose emails always seem to come out in a tiny font. I use Mail connected to BT internet. Can anyone advise how to ensure my emails are legible? Phil T Sent from my iP

Re: [sussex_mug] Re: Rubbish broadband

Hi Virginia It looks like you live just 3 miles from me. I have used BT for quite a few years and a couple of years ago I signed up to their "Infinity" deal. Happily I get a satisfactory speed that can stream movies, run BBC iPlayer, Apple TV etc. The speed is not at all the wonderful service ad

Re: [sussex_mug] getting rid of music on iPad

Good question Philippe - I have struggled with exactly the same thing and I'm not sure that I succeeded but here goes. Plug the iPad into your Mac and access the iPad through iTunes. Go to "On this iPad" on the top menu bar. Untick the songs you want to unload from your iPad and perform a backu

Re: [sussex_mug] Mysteries of Time Machine

ecipients and may contain >> privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in >> error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. >> >>> On 15 Feb 2014, at 09:36, Phil Tomlinson >>> wrote: >>> >>> It

[sussex_mug] Mysteries of Time Machine

It's happened again (see posts from 2009 to 29/10/2013). Time Machine, which seems to have been working just fine for me for months, has now decided to do a big backup of 263.05 GB, and is now operating so slowly (just 1.94GB overnight) that it will probably take a week to complete it. Once agai

Re: [sussex_mug] Odd phenomenon on 10.9.1 desktop

en at all on my iMac. We're both running Mavericks and he > never had it happen on Snow Leopard. > > He's also had occasional application windows which go UNDER the menu bar. > Again, a Mavericks thing only. > > http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html :) > >

[sussex_mug] Odd phenomenon on 10.9.1 desktop

Has anyone else experienced this odd behaviour? On occasions an application (most often Mail) appears squashed up into a narrow rectangular shape at the top left corner of the desktop screen. Despite attempts to move it to the centre of the desktop and to stretch it to a normal, readable dimens

Re: [sussex_mug] Calendar Sync

rning off calendars in iCloud and turning it back on again. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Sam >>> >>> -- >>> MacAmbulance >>> Sam Mullen >>> 07747778022 >>> i...@macambulance.co.uk >>> >>>> On 30 Dec 2013,

[sussex_mug] Calendar Sync

Can anyone advise me? Today, for an unknown reason the iCal on my main computer is not showing the events stored on iCloud. It used to do this. I can still see the iCal events on my iPad. I have looked at Preferences and in all the obvious places and the correct boxes seem to be ticked to show i

Re: [sussex_mug] Admin: on admin

Good luck Adam (I can only dimly imagine what the Admin role involves!) and thanks again Jason for the faultless supervision of this happy User Group! Phil T On 21 Dec 2013, at 08:15, Tony Phillips wrote: > Well done Adam…and Jason thank you for everything you’ve done to make this > probably

Re: [sussex_mug] Time for a new list admin

Have we run out of Jasons ? Well done and thanks for the chore of all the work in the background management of this absolutely priceless Mac list... PT Sent from my iPad > On 10 Dec 2013, at 07:50, andrew lancaster wrote: > > Also like to add my thanks for Jason's years of acting as administra

Re: [sussex_mug] Time Machine is very keen

An interesting discussion - I very much agree with Toby. TM is excellent as a retrieval device (and great fun to operate) but I wonder how many people leave it "on" for automatic backup? I have stopped doing that for about a year now. I had hoped that a new backup disk would improve its grinding

Re: [sussex_mug] Am I being Hacked?

> Regards > > Sam > > -- > MacAmbulance > Sam Mullen > 07747778022 > i...@macambulance.co.uk > >> On 8 Nov 2013, at 20:08, Phil Tomlinson >> wrote: >> >> Something very strange is happening. I have noticed that in Finder a new >> item is in the &quo

[sussex_mug] Am I being Hacked?

Something very strange is happening. I have noticed that in Finder a new item is in the "Shared" list. There is my router bthub3 and my drive "mybooklive" but also an item that is called "philtomonsonimac9" - that is an imac that I haven't got, with my name spelled wrongly. How do I get rid of t

Re: [sussex_mug] Time Machine, time taken (was: Problems with Time Machine & WD My Book)

Perrin wrote: > On Wednesday, 6 November 2013 15:16:11 UTC, Phil Tomlinson wrote: > > … It is still a mystery to me why this epic backup had to happen > (Mavericks??) … > > Not specific to Mavericks. Some Time Machine backups *can* take an > extraordinarily long time to

[sussex_mug] Re: Problems with Time Machine & WD My Book

appen (Mavericks??) I still don't know why the WD drive thought I had installed the "Time Machine Editor" App... On Tuesday, 29 October 2013 11:26:08 UTC, Phil Tomlinson wrote: > > I've recently bought a WD "My Book Live" to both store movies and to serve >

Re: [sussex_mug] About Mavericks & Java

Cheers Tony - it was a series of problems. A first installation and backup went o.k., although slowly. (I didn't know what true slowness was at this point) I then received a message when automated backups took place saying there was a conflict between Time Machine Editor and Time Machine. I

Re: [sussex_mug] WiFi on the blink

ould also use powerline networking which is more robust than wifi, > assuming your speakers have an Ethernet socket. > > Sam > > -- > MacAmbulance > Sam Mullen > 07747778022 > i...@macambulance.co.uk > >> On 19 Oct 2013, at 22:59, Phil Tomlinson >> wr

Re: [sussex_mug] WiFi on the blink

Oct 2013, at 22:27, Ray Packham wrote: >>> >>> >>> I had a very similar if not exact same problem with my laptop the wifi kept >>> searching continuously eventually it gave up completely & I got Sam to >>> take a look and fit a new w

[sussex_mug] WiFi on the blink

I have a Libratone wi-fi speaker which I am very happy with, however, my wi fi connection seems to have developed a bad habit of going off and returning after about a few seconds. Looking at the icon in the menu bar at the top of the page I see that it frequently reads "Looking for Networks". It

Re: [sussex_mug] Re: sussex_mug] A blast from the past, and future meetings

Re. Lament over lack of photos - I seem to have some photos of some of us Smuggers. I think they're from a year or so ago when the group last had a desire to "bond"! Happy to post them on the list when I get back home from Japan, if people want them... Phil T Sent from my iPad > On 10 Oct

Re: [sussex_mug] quitting in ios7

I have closed multi tasking Apps simply by swiping up from the bottom of the screen with several fingers (in landscape mode) - no need to double click the Home button? Phil Sent from my iPad > On 21 Sep 2013, at 16:09, Virginia Routh wrote: > > It took a bit of time for me to realise that af

Re: [sussex_mug] Overstuffed iPad

t; window) at first it should "pause" and on second tap it should start > reloading again > > Paul Owen > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 9 Sep 2013, at 18:06, Phil Tomlinson > wrote: > >> Can anyone advise with this problem? >> The App store i

[sussex_mug] Overstuffed iPad

Can anyone advise with this problem? The App store icon on my iPad showed that I needed to update two Apps - Kindle and BT Wi Fi. The update got stuck, and knowing that the iPad was overcrowded (it's only the 16Gb version) I started to delete data and Apps. Despite deleting a number (regretfully

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail misbehaviour

long (e.g. when the mail server is temporarily down, or > heavily loaded) and this is interpreted by OS X Mail as an authentication > failure, so it pops up a dialog asking for your password. Annoying, but > relatively harmless. > > Paul > > On 24 Jun 2013, at 11:08, Phil To

Re: [sussex_mug] Backup

This is an interesting thread - If you live in rural Sussex I believe that there is some sort of "super fast broadband" installation on the way according to an East Sussex publication. I too am saving up for a backup solution. I have used Time Capsule for several years now. It's never been very

[sussex_mug] Making iPad discoverable

I've been struggling for a few days with the connection between iTunes and my iPad. I want to manage the photos I can show on iPad. The problem is, that when I go into the iTunes menu on my iMac computer, the iPad contents are visible (including all my photos) but I can't apply the changes I m

Re: [sussex_mug] The next big thing?

New iPod? Sent from my iPad On 10 Apr 2013, at 12:00, Chris Webb wrote: > > Close, I'll give it a couple of hours and post the next picture. > > Chris Webb . Principal > MacService > Woodside, Brightling Road > Robertsbridge, East Sussex, TN32 5EL > t: 01580 881212 > f: 01580 881313 > m: 07

Re: [sussex_mug] New equipment, elderly Mac & Connectivity

viding affordable Apple & PC services > > Sam Mullen > 07747 778022 > http://www.macambulance.co.uk > i...@macambulance.co.uk > > > On 1 Apr 2013, at 14:14, Phil Tomlinson > wrote: > >> Don't the connectors look different? Would I need to get a &qu

Re: [sussex_mug] New equipment, elderly Mac & Connectivity

Don't the connectors look different? Would I need to get a "3 to 2" adaptor of some sort? P On 1 Apr 2013, at 14:06, Phil Tomlinson wrote: > Wo! - just re-read your post and understand now. > > On 1 Apr 2013, at 13:35, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: > >> I&

Re: [sussex_mug] New equipment, elderly Mac & Connectivity

t; Providing affordable Apple & PC services > > Sam Mullen > 07747 778022 > http://www.macambulance.co.uk > i...@macambulance.co.uk > > > On 1 Apr 2013, at 12:19, Phil Tomlinson > wrote: > >> Dear SMUGs >> Can anyone advise on the prudent purchasing

Re: [sussex_mug] New equipment, elderly Mac & Connectivity

e.co.uk > i...@macambulance.co.uk > > > On 1 Apr 2013, at 12:19, Phil Tomlinson > wrote: > >> Dear SMUGs >> Can anyone advise on the prudent purchasing of new equipment for someone >> with an elderly mid 2007 iMac? For example, the firewire in the Mac simply &

[sussex_mug] New equipment, elderly Mac & Connectivity

Dear SMUGs Can anyone advise on the prudent purchasing of new equipment for someone with an elderly mid 2007 iMac? For example, the firewire in the Mac simply says '"up to 800Mbps". Googling "Firewire" there seems to be various types. My Mac is,of course, too old for "Thunderbolt". My question i

Re: [sussex_mug] External HD recommendations

de sure I wouldn't buy a > "desktop" disc from them again. However, their little portable discs do seem > ok. > > Western Digital and Seagate seem ok, too. > > Ranulph > > > On 9 Feb 2013, at 08:46, Phil Tomlinson wrote: > >> Many thanks for t

Re: [sussex_mug] External HD recommendations

Many thanks for the advice everyone - an amazing degree of unanimity! Phil Sent from my iPad On 9 Feb 2013, at 00:55, Toby Leighton wrote: > I wouldn't get a Lacie, they are rubbish > > > On 8 February 2013 23:02, mac98aop wrote: >> Another vote for an Iomega it's well put together and i

[sussex_mug] External HD recommendations

I've reached the end with my old Time Capsule which is now too small for my backups. Was thinking of trying to get a terrabyte sized hard drive which might connect with a wireless DVD player too and thus enhance my TV watching experience too? Is this realistic? Any recommendations? Phil T --

Re: [sussex_mug] Trojan on my Mac

been targeted? Is there a connection with this Trojan? What should I do? Phil On Wednesday, 30 January 2013 23:23:32 UTC, Phil Tomlinson wrote: > > Thanks Ray. > > > On 30 Jan 2013, at 20:34, Ray Packham wrote: > > HI > > If it were a Mac trojan I would be surprised but usin

[sussex_mug] Trojan on my Mac

Advice please guys! My son has installed Vuze on my Mac. I thought I ought to check if there was any danger of viruses emanating from it, so I then installed ClamXav. Clam Xav is now indicating that I have a Trojan in an email. In the guide to Calm Xav it says:- "If the file in question is an e

Re: [sussex_mug] Password saving

's iPad and >>> iPhone apps too. All share the same info and there's new version in final >>> beta that synchronises with DropBox too. >>> Graham >>> >>> on 16/01/2013 13:39 Phil Tomlinson sent the following: >>>> Can anyone recomm

[sussex_mug] Password saving

Can anyone recommend an App which can store password and other information securely? Phil T Sent from my iPad -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to smug@googlegroups.com. To unsubscri

[sussex_mug] Purchasing a DVD player & recorder

Does anyone have any advice about purchasing a new DVD player + hard- drive TV recorder? My old Sony DVD player/ hd recorder has hit the dust. There seem to be many many varieties of Blu-Ray, "wireless" network PC compatible devices out there, not to mention those with Smart & 3D features etc. e

Re: [sussex_mug] botched/stalled upgrade to iOS 6

I upgraded using iTunes and also had a period of time where the progress bar seemed to freeze. I had unplugged the iPad from my iMac because I'd thought it had finished. I plugged it back in, went to make a cup of tea and it righted itself eventually. Before upgrading I had to initially delete a

Re: [sussex_mug] Locked out of security

> wrote: > >> Dear All >> This morning I was able to access the lock. Don't understand why, but at >> least I can now control my own iMac... >> >> Phil >> >> >> On 18 Sep 2012, at 20:11, Phil Tomlinson >> wrote: >> >>&g

[sussex_mug] Locked out of security

I downloaded an application which my iMac won't allow me to install so I went to System Prefs and Security & Privacy, but the little padlock won't open when I click on it. I am the Admin person for my own computer yet I can't seem to change any settings any more in Preferences. The lock is stuck

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail flood freezes iMac

ard drive, is > everything else working ok without the spinning beachball of doom? > > Regards > > Sam > MacAmbulance > > Providing affordable Apple & PC services > > Sam Mullen > 07747 778022 > http://www.macambulance.co.uk > i...@macambulance.co.uk &

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail flood freezes iMac

g ok without the spinning beachball of doom? > > Regards > > Sam > MacAmbulance > > Providing affordable Apple & PC services > > Sam Mullen > 07747 778022 > http://www.macambulance.co.uk > i...@macambulance.co.uk > > > On 8 Sep 2012, at 12:31, Phil

  1   2   3   >