Re: [WAMUG] Fwd: Users Group Meeting

2022-09-28 Thread Kaye and Geoff via WAMUG
Hi Graham and Maureen, > At the next week’s meeting could we discuss the following new features > on Safari: > * tab group enhancements; > * tabs in the side bar; > * website settings sync; and > * strong password editing. If you are going to discuss Safari, how about adding

Re: [WAMUG] Decision time: MacBook Pro battery

2022-09-28 Thread Tim Law via WAMUG
Thanks as always Daniel for your response I tried the SMC reset by holding down the power button for ten seconds, then a normal restart push. No change. It is a late 2013 Retina. The anti reflective coating has gone off the screen but a plastic film has resurrected it and I can work with it

Re: [WAMUG] Decision time: MacBook Pro battery

2022-09-28 Thread Peter Crisp via WAMUG
Hi Tim, I had a very similar experience in the last couple of weeks for an MBA (Mid 2012) I am selling - (daughter's ex-school used MBA). I thought the battery was fine and when a potential buyer came over, it wouldn't boot into the setup screen (I had previously erased it). When I

[WAMUG] Fwd: Users Group Meeting

2022-09-28 Thread Maureen Smith via WAMUG
Hello Graham, Sounds like a plan. Or to paraphrase Black Adder 'Your plan is as cunning as a fox who’s just been appointed Professor of Cunning at Oxford University" Cheers, Maureen Begin forwarded message: From: Graham Rabe <[1]gra...@rabe.com.au> Subject: Re:

Re: [WAMUG] Decision time: MacBook Pro battery

2022-09-28 Thread Daniel Kerr via WAMUG
Hi Tim On a new Apple Silicon machine you’ll have a bit of a nightmare getting VMWare to work - as we tried to do one for another client and it was a nightmare. You definitely can’t use the same “VM File” you have - you have to start from scratch. (And it will only work with a insider

Re: [WAMUG] Users Group Meeting

2022-09-28 Thread Graham Rabe via WAMUG
Hi Maureen, Thanks for your email. At the next week’s meeting could we discuss the following new features on Safari: * tab group enhancements; * tabs in the side bar; * website settings sync; and * strong password editing. Thanks. Cheers, Graham

[WAMUG] Decision time: MacBook Pro battery

2022-09-28 Thread Tim Law via WAMUG
Good morning A1502 late 2013 MacBook Pro. Still suitable for purpose. Couple of days ago I got a ‘service required’ warning saying the battery was at the end of its life. Now the machine won’t start up, even if the power supply is plugged in. Interestingly the power charger brick is not at

[WAMUG] Users Group Meeting

2022-09-28 Thread Maureen Smith via WAMUG
Hello Fellow WAMUGgers, Our next Users Group Meeting will be this coming Tuesday, 4 October, via Zoom. As mentioned in a post on the list on 5 September, the committee often needs help to come up with topics for our meetings, which is certainly the case this time. So …… we are asking our