In a previous post I asked about how to deal with quirky Bluetooth (Bt) in that it would not operate with more than one external device at a time. In order to utilise both Minis with one monitor I tried using an HDMI splitter to move back<>forth from 64-bit on the Mini '23 (Sonoma) to 32-bit on the Mini '18 (Mojave), in the hope that Bt would also move seamlessly, but a) Bt did not transition, and b) the monitor did not like it one bit. Most times I need to shut down any external Bt... Read more ..read more

My daughter told me she uses Google to do AI searches of here photo library. Cool. I want something like that for my library but it has to be like iTunes/Music and work with my existing photo library, which is on a detachable 4Tb drive and organized according to my own criteria. All the apps I've seen either require the library to be in iCloud or to be re-organized to fit the app. Years ago I had a photo cataloging app [name forgotten] that did work with my library, but of course, this... Read more ..read more

We have just had an email supposedly from an old family friend. She claimed that she couldn't talk on the phone because of a bad bout of laryingitis. Quote "I'm unable to speak over the phone due to a serious throat pain caused by laryngitis. Let me know once this gets you, I need a favour to ask. Best wishes, Pam" It came originally with the friends full name and what looked like the correct address. Correct apart from '0101@gmal.com when it should have been... Read more ..read more

Hi, I would like to know if people shut of their Macs at night. I always left my iMac on. The studio display is what concerns me. I don't want to shorten the life span of the display. FWIW, the display on my 27" iMac was just as good as the studio display. Thank you ..read more

My wife's Mac Mail flashes and disappears with "Quit Unexpectedly". She can look at any and all Flagged emails without problems. She can look at any emails before 2 weeks ago without a problem, but as soon as she scrolls down past April 8 Mail disappears and gives the error. At first I focused on trying to figure out which one but never could nail a specific email. One suggestion was to delete the cache so I followed the directions to ~/Library/Mail/ and moved both Vx that were there to... Read more ..read more

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On my iMac running Sonoma 14.4.1 both devices have become ultra sensitive, they select and drag items on the desktop that I haven’t selected and stick on others and will not let go! I have adjusted the tracking speed and disabled Tap to click without a result and DetectX hasn’t found any malware. This is very frustrating as it’s nearly impossible to control anything. Any ideas pleas ..read more

My HP 3035 printer does good photocopies ... but I have to get some 30 or more photocopies for something. I'm inclined to think that using the HP 3050 will probably work out more expensive than going to the local copyshop for that number of copies. I think that "printer photocopies' are quite greedy on the ink cartridge. Comments appreciated ... M ..read more

I am linking to an excellent article from Intego which bears the title shown above. Although it may not relate to many of us, I feel it's worth people reading it - just in case. There is useful info on how to spot these sort of things and deal with them. How to spot fake Apple security alerts via text, phone, email, or web - The Mac Security Blog What should you do if you receive an email, text message, or phone call purporting to be from Apple? Is it legitimate? How can you find know for sure? We’ve got the answers. www.intego.com I have absolutely no affiliation of any sort with Integ ..read more

So, I have been using gmail for several years and it works, however the last few years... mainly since the 2020 election have been getting overloaded with bs emails about how we have to stand with the clown in the White House in 2024... ok enough about the actual emails to not turn this into a political thing.... Does anyone have any options for free email accounts that actually keep the trash away ..read more