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Digest #8971
| 1a Re: Safari address box disappeared! by "Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf 1b Re: Safari address box disappeared! by "Jim Saklad" jimdoc01 1c Re: Safari address box disappeared! by "pat412255" pat412255 1d Re: Safari address box disappeared! by "Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf 2a Re: Spotlight and Save As search by "Anna Larson" yovard@ymail.com 2b Re: Spotlight and Save As search by "Jay Abraham" kerala01212001 2c Re: Spotlight and Save As search by "Jay Abraham" kerala01212001 2d Re: Spotlight and Save As search by "Anna Larson" yovard@ymail.com 3a Major Storm and Apple #1 by "Denver dan" denverdan22180 3b Re: Major Storm and Apple #1 by "HAL9000" jrswebhome 3c Re: Major Storm and Apple #1 by "Doug Yelmen" dougyelmen 3d Re: Major Storm and Apple #1 by "Jim Saklad" jimdoc01 3e Re: Major Storm and Apple #1 by "Denver dan" denverdan22180 3f Re: Major Storm and Apple #1 by "T Hopkins" todhop 3g Re: Major Storm and Apple #1 by "James Robertson" jamesrob328i 3h Re: Major Storm and Apple #1 by "Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf 3i Re: Major Storm and Apple #1 by "Bill B." kernos501 4a Re: How do I make a computer use ENET vs WiFi? by "Bill B." kernos501 |
Sat Jun 30, 2012 12:55 pm (PDT) . Posted by: "Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf
It's a backslash. Command shift \ is Command | (the key just left of Send
and above the right shift key) on my old Apple kb.
Otto
On 29 June 2012 19:43, Marilu <greenmagpies@yahoo.com > wrote:
> I already tried that, and nothing happened :(
>
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and above the right shift key) on my old Apple kb.
Otto
On 29 June 2012 19:43, Marilu <greenmagpies@
> I already tried that, and nothing happened :(
>
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Sat Jun 30, 2012 5:28 pm (PDT) . Posted by: "Jim Saklad" jimdoc01
> It's a backslash. Command shift \ is Command | (the key just left of Send and above the right shift key) on my old Apple kb.
> Otto
Geek freaks:
The name of this character -- | -- is "Sheffer stroke"....
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> Otto
Geek freaks:
The name of this character -- | -- is "Sheffer stroke"....
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Sat Jun 30, 2012 5:32 pm (PDT) . Posted by: "pat412255" pat412255
This is from the Apple Support Community & is worth a try since it can't hurt anything:
"I fixed this a million times on Lion machines.
Go to the library --> preferences folder. Should be a file I think called com.apple.safari.plist
Drag that out to the desktop.
Re-open safari, and PRESTO, address bar is back."
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com , "Marilu" <greenmagpies@...> wrote:
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> I already tried that, and nothing happened :(
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> --- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com , Jim Saklad <jimdoc@> wrote:
> >
> > > My Safari (URL Box) has disappeared from my tool bar. I've tried 'View' then 'Customize tool bar' but the URL address box is not available there to drag. I've also tried holding down the 'command' key along with the 'shift' and the 'forward slash' at the same time. Nothing is working.
> > > Marilu
> >
> > Try <Shift><Command><\>
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> > Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@
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"I fixed this a million times on Lion machines.
Go to the library --> preferences folder. Should be a file I think called com.apple.safari.
Drag that out to the desktop.
Re-open safari, and PRESTO, address bar is back."
--- In macsupportcentral@
>
> I already tried that, and nothing happened :(
>
> --- In macsupportcentral@
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> > > My Safari (URL Box) has disappeared from my tool bar. I've tried 'View' then 'Customize tool bar' but the URL address box is not available there to drag. I've also tried holding down the 'command' key along with the 'shift' and the 'forward slash' at the same time. Nothing is working.
> > > Marilu
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> > Try <Shift><Command>
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Sun Jul 1, 2012 6:36 am (PDT) . Posted by: "Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf
On 1 July 2012 01:28, Jim Saklad <jimdoc@me.com> wrote:
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> Geek freaks:
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> The name of this character -- | -- is "Sheffer stroke"....
Also "pipe character" in Unix CLI.
Otto
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> Geek freaks:
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> The name of this character -- | -- is "Sheffer stroke"....
Also "pipe character" in Unix CLI.
Otto
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Sat Jun 30, 2012 2:23 pm (PDT) . Posted by: "Anna Larson" yovard@ymail.com
Hi Jay,
On 30.06.2012, at 01:51, you wrote:
>
> I have a city water bill that I print out and save as pdf after I pay the bill and then I save this in the Shared Folder within a folder called Receipts.
>
> When I type the word water (in the Save as dialog search window) so I can see just those files in the Folder Receipt, no files show up. (...)
>
> Any thoughts appreciated.
I assume the original water bill is an electronic document, and is not paper sent to you thru snail mail.
Is the original water bill searchable? -- If it is an image, then no text can be searched. Saving it as PDF does not make it searchable. You would have to use OCR software first to make it searchable.
If on the other hand, the PDF you placed into the Receipts folder inside the Shared Folder inside your Users folder IS searchable there is no reason why the string "water" should not be found by Spotlight. In that case you should send a screenshot to the list. Going to http://minus.
Anna
Sat Jun 30, 2012 2:36 pm (PDT) . Posted by: "Jay Abraham" kerala01212001
Hi Lou,
I can find the files when I search using Spotlight but that isn't the issue.
You know when you are trying to print a file and use save as PDF you can click on an existing file and the name of that file will be placed in the Save As field. I want to name this water bill using the same convention each time so I want to click on an existing water bill file and get the naming convention and then just change the last 6 digits which are the date of the bill.
I tried the search filter and it doesn't help. It does work from the Spotlight search but not the search dialog when you bring up Save As PDF.
Jay
On Jun 29, 2012, at 8:41 PM, LouisD wrote:
> Jay,
>
> I've been struggling a bit with Spotlight searches in the last few weeks. I find it to be a bit temperamental and less than intuitive at times.
>
> To find the word "water", start typing in the search box. Then click the small "+" sign to add a search filter. In the left-most drop down box, select "Name", then to the right "contains" and then type in "water". If you are searching for a File Name, then be sure to click the File Name button. If searching for the word "water" in the file contents, click the Contents button. You'll probably have to remove the original text you typed into the Spotlight search window. As long as you are not searching for a hidden file or in a hidden folder, it should show up in your search.
>
> If you anticipate doing this search regularly, Save the search by clicking the Save button under the Spotlight search window. Name it and it will show up in the Sidebar.
>
> Better yet, download the free EasyFind application from MacUpdate. It's much more intuitive and it can find nearly anything.
>
> Not sure if I understood or answered your question, but I hope so.
>
> Lou
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I can find the files when I search using Spotlight but that isn't the issue.
You know when you are trying to print a file and use save as PDF you can click on an existing file and the name of that file will be placed in the Save As field. I want to name this water bill using the same convention each time so I want to click on an existing water bill file and get the naming convention and then just change the last 6 digits which are the date of the bill.
I tried the search filter and it doesn't help. It does work from the Spotlight search but not the search dialog when you bring up Save As PDF.
Jay
On Jun 29, 2012, at 8:41 PM, LouisD wrote:
> Jay,
>
> I've been struggling a bit with Spotlight searches in the last few weeks. I find it to be a bit temperamental and less than intuitive at times.
>
> To find the word "water", start typing in the search box. Then click the small "+" sign to add a search filter. In the left-most drop down box, select "Name", then to the right "contains" and then type in "water". If you are searching for a File Name, then be sure to click the File Name button. If searching for the word "water" in the file contents, click the Contents button. You'll probably have to remove the original text you typed into the Spotlight search window. As long as you are not searching for a hidden file or in a hidden folder, it should show up in your search.
>
> If you anticipate doing this search regularly, Save the search by clicking the Save button under the Spotlight search window. Name it and it will show up in the Sidebar.
>
> Better yet, download the free EasyFind application from MacUpdate. It's much more intuitive and it can find nearly anything.
>
> Not sure if I understood or answered your question, but I hope so.
>
> Lou
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Sat Jun 30, 2012 2:39 pm (PDT) . Posted by: "Jay Abraham" kerala01212001
Hi Anna,
The original is a screen print of the receipt I get when I pay my water bill. I'm not looking to find the contents of the receipt but the name of the pdf file. I keep a copy of all the printed out receipts in a receipts folder and instead of having to type the name over again. I just want to get to the latest version, click on it to replace the name of the file in the Save As dialog box and then just change the six digit date.
Unfortunately the file won't come up when searched in the search box under the Save As Pdf. -- it will show up if searched using the Master spotlight search.
Jay
On Jun 30, 2012, at 4:23 PM, Anna Larson wrote:
> Hi Jay,
>
> On 30.06.2012, at 01:51, you wrote:
>
> >
> > I have a city water bill that I print out and save as pdf after I pay the bill and then I save this in the Shared Folder within a folder called Receipts.
> >
> > When I type the word water (in the Save as dialog search window) so I can see just those files in the Folder Receipt, no files show up. (...)
> >
> > Any thoughts appreciated.
>
> I assume the original water bill is an electronic document, and is not paper sent to you thru snail mail.
>
> Is the original water bill searchable? -- If it is an image, then no text can be searched. Saving it as PDF does not make it searchable. You would have to use OCR software first to make it searchable.
>
> If on the other hand, the PDF you placed into the Receipts folder inside the Shared Folder inside your Users folder IS searchable there is no reason why the string "water" should not be found by Spotlight. In that case you should send a screenshot to the list. Going tohttp://minus.com/ is the easiest way (requires 2 seconds; and the service is free, as I have already explained before).
>
> Anna
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The original is a screen print of the receipt I get when I pay my water bill. I'm not looking to find the contents of the receipt but the name of the pdf file. I keep a copy of all the printed out receipts in a receipts folder and instead of having to type the name over again. I just want to get to the latest version, click on it to replace the name of the file in the Save As dialog box and then just change the six digit date.
Unfortunately the file won't come up when searched in the search box under the Save As Pdf. -- it will show up if searched using the Master spotlight search.
Jay
On Jun 30, 2012, at 4:23 PM, Anna Larson wrote:
> Hi Jay,
>
> On 30.06.2012, at 01:51, you wrote:
>
> >
> > I have a city water bill that I print out and save as pdf after I pay the bill and then I save this in the Shared Folder within a folder called Receipts.
> >
> > When I type the word water (in the Save as dialog search window) so I can see just those files in the Folder Receipt, no files show up. (...)
> >
> > Any thoughts appreciated.
>
> I assume the original water bill is an electronic document, and is not paper sent to you thru snail mail.
>
> Is the original water bill searchable? -- If it is an image, then no text can be searched. Saving it as PDF does not make it searchable. You would have to use OCR software first to make it searchable.
>
> If on the other hand, the PDF you placed into the Receipts folder inside the Shared Folder inside your Users folder IS searchable there is no reason why the string "water" should not be found by Spotlight. In that case you should send a screenshot to the list. Going tohttp://minus.
>
> Anna
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Sun Jul 1, 2012 8:45 am (PDT) . Posted by: "Anna Larson" yovard@ymail.com
Hi Jay,
On 30.06.2012, at 23:35, Jay Abraham wrote:
> when you are trying to print a file and use save as PDF you can click on an existing file and the name of that file will be placed in the Save As field. I want to name this water bill using the same convention each time so I want to click on an existing water bill file and get the naming convention and then just change the last 6 digits which are the date of the bill.
>
> I tried the search filter and it doesn't help. It does work from the Spotlight search but not the search dialog when you bring up Save As PDF.
It works by me without any problem, so I guess you are not taking the right steps; but as long as you don't send screenshots we will never know what steps you are really taking and the details that are causing the failure.
Anna Larson
OS X 10.7.4
MacBook Pro 17''
On 30.06.2012, at 23:35, Jay Abraham wrote:
> when you are trying to print a file and use save as PDF you can click on an existing file and the name of that file will be placed in the Save As field. I want to name this water bill using the same convention each time so I want to click on an existing water bill file and get the naming convention and then just change the last 6 digits which are the date of the bill.
>
> I tried the search filter and it doesn't help. It does work from the Spotlight search but not the search dialog when you bring up Save As PDF.
It works by me without any problem, so I guess you are not taking the right steps; but as long as you don't send screenshots we will never know what steps you are really taking and the details that are causing the failure.
Anna Larson
OS X 10.7.4
MacBook Pro 17''
Sat Jun 30, 2012 3:15 pm (PDT) . Posted by: "Denver dan" denverdan22180
Terrible storm last night. My power out from 10 pm on. Still out 20 hours later.
Power still out for about 400,000 customers in Northern Virginia.
Now at Tyson's Corner Mall in Fairfax County enjoying the air conditioning on this 100° F day where Apple opened Store Number 1. That store was so packed with people I couldn't get in.
iPhones have been great during emergency but even some cell and Internet problems.
Micro$loth took 10 years to crank up the copy machine and now has a Micro$loth store here at Tyson's Corner – usually pretty empty. But today it has a bit of a crowd and I heard someone say it takes a great catastrophe to bring customers in. :-).
!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i
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Power still out for about 400,000 customers in Northern Virginia.
Now at Tyson's Corner Mall in Fairfax County enjoying the air conditioning on this 100° F day where Apple opened Store Number 1. That store was so packed with people I couldn't get in.
iPhones have been great during emergency but even some cell and Internet problems.
Micro$loth took 10 years to crank up the copy machine and now has a Micro$loth store here at Tyson's Corner – usually pretty empty. But today it has a bit of a crowd and I heard someone say it takes a great catastrophe to bring customers in. :-).
!i!i!i!i!i!i!
iSent from iDan's iPhone
Sat Jun 30, 2012 4:25 pm (PDT) . Posted by: "HAL9000" jrswebhome
109 here for the first time since records in middle TN. The yard is brittle hay. We have till mid September until rain usually comes in any measure. Glad we have rivers here. Smaller ones will be bone dry if this keeps up by September. May 1-3, 2010 we received 19+ inches rain. Strange times we live in. jr
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com , Denver dan <denver.dan@...> wrote:
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> Terrible storm last night. My power out from 10 pm on. Still out 20 hours later.
>
> Power still out for about 400,000 customers in Northern Virginia.
>
> Now at Tyson's Corner Mall in Fairfax County enjoying the air conditioning on this 100° F day where Apple opened Store Number 1. That store was so packed with people I couldn't get in.
>
> iPhones have been great during emergency but even some cell and Internet problems.
>
> Micro$loth took 10 years to crank up the copy machine and now has a Micro$loth store here at Tyson's Corner â€" usually pretty empty. But today it has a bit of a crowd and I heard someone say it takes a great catastrophe to bring customers in. :-).
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>
> !i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i
> iSent from iDan's iPhone
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--- In macsupportcentral@
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> Terrible storm last night. My power out from 10 pm on. Still out 20 hours later.
>
> Power still out for about 400,000 customers in Northern Virginia.
>
> Now at Tyson's Corner Mall in Fairfax County enjoying the air conditioning on this 100° F day where Apple opened Store Number 1. That store was so packed with people I couldn't get in.
>
> iPhones have been great during emergency but even some cell and Internet problems.
>
> Micro$loth took 10 years to crank up the copy machine and now has a Micro$loth store here at Tyson's Corner â€" usually pretty empty. But today it has a bit of a crowd and I heard someone say it takes a great catastrophe to bring customers in. :-).
>
>
> !i!i!i!i!i!i!
> iSent from iDan's iPhone
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Sat Jun 30, 2012 4:38 pm (PDT) . Posted by: "Doug Yelmen" dougyelmen
"the times they are achanging." or words to that effect. mother earth can only handle so much.
speaking of microsloth, i had bought office 2011 for home. had so much trouble with it, i discarded, and am
using OOo-dev. how that came about, i don't know. when i am on a mission, i can get carried away.
speaking of missions, with this new SSD, on my 27" 2010 iMac, it is like a new mac, and i am having fun
almost non-stop. my new 0 RAID (performance) will be here shortly. i am also getting a new second
monitor (out with the old CRT-in with the new LG LED).
gotta have some fun while i still can.
doug
Doug Yelmen
dougyelmen@earthlink.net
http://www.flickr.com/photos/riverrat68/
http://www.postmodernart.com/
On Jun 30, 2012, at 4:19 PM, HAL9000 wrote:
> 109 here for the first time since records in middle TN. The yard is brittle hay. We have till mid September until rain usually comes in any measure. Glad we have rivers here. Smaller ones will be bone dry if this keeps up by September. May 1-3, 2010 we received 19+ inches rain. Strange times we live in. jr
>
>
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> --- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com , Denver dan <denver.dan@...> wrote:
>>
>> Terrible storm last night. My power out from 10 pm on. Still out 20 hours later.
>>
>> Power still out for about 400,000 customers in Northern Virginia.
>>
>> Now at Tyson's Corner Mall in Fairfax County enjoying the air conditioning on this 100° F day where Apple opened Store Number 1. That store was so packed with people I couldn't get in.
>>
>> iPhones have been great during emergency but even some cell and Internet problems.
>>
>> Micro$loth took 10 years to crank up the copy machine and now has a Micro$loth store here at Tyson's Corner �" usually pretty empty. But today it has a bit of a crowd and I heard someone say it takes a great catastrophe to bring customers in. :-).
>>
>>
>> !i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i
>> iSent from iDan's iPhone
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speaking of microsloth, i had bought office 2011 for home. had so much trouble with it, i discarded, and am
using OOo-dev. how that came about, i don't know. when i am on a mission, i can get carried away.
speaking of missions, with this new SSD, on my 27" 2010 iMac, it is like a new mac, and i am having fun
almost non-stop. my new 0 RAID (performance) will be here shortly. i am also getting a new second
monitor (out with the old CRT-in with the new LG LED).
gotta have some fun while i still can.
doug
Doug Yelmen
dougyelmen@earthlin
http://www.flickr.
http://www.postmode
On Jun 30, 2012, at 4:19 PM, HAL9000 wrote:
> 109 here for the first time since records in middle TN. The yard is brittle hay. We have till mid September until rain usually comes in any measure. Glad we have rivers here. Smaller ones will be bone dry if this keeps up by September. May 1-3, 2010 we received 19+ inches rain. Strange times we live in. jr
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> --- In macsupportcentral@
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>> Terrible storm last night. My power out from 10 pm on. Still out 20 hours later.
>>
>> Power still out for about 400,000 customers in Northern Virginia.
>>
>> Now at Tyson's Corner Mall in Fairfax County enjoying the air conditioning on this 100° F day where Apple opened Store Number 1. That store was so packed with people I couldn't get in.
>>
>> iPhones have been great during emergency but even some cell and Internet problems.
>>
>> Micro$loth took 10 years to crank up the copy machine and now has a Micro$loth store here at Tyson's Corner �" usually pretty empty. But today it has a bit of a crowd and I heard someone say it takes a great catastrophe to bring customers in. :-).
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>> !i!i!i!i!i!i!
>> iSent from iDan's iPhone
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Sat Jun 30, 2012 5:51 pm (PDT) . Posted by: "Jim Saklad" jimdoc01
> Terrible storm last night. My power out from 10 pm on. Still out 20 hours later.
Search on "derecho storm" or read here:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derecho >
> Power still out for about 400,000 customers in Northern Virginia.
Best of luck -- we were out for 6 days with Irene last year. Had our well (separate power) hooked up to the generator.
> Now at Tyson's Corner Mall in Fairfax County enjoying the air conditioning on this 100° F day where Apple opened Store Number 1. That store was so packed with people I couldn't get in.
This one also took down a major Amazon server.
> iPhones have been great during emergency but even some cell and Internet problems.
And of course, you have to recharge them.
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Search on "derecho storm" or read here:
<https://en.wikipedi
> Power still out for about 400,000 customers in Northern Virginia.
Best of luck -- we were out for 6 days with Irene last year. Had our well (separate power) hooked up to the generator.
> Now at Tyson's Corner Mall in Fairfax County enjoying the air conditioning on this 100° F day where Apple opened Store Number 1. That store was so packed with people I couldn't get in.
This one also took down a major Amazon server.
> iPhones have been great during emergency but even some cell and Internet problems.
And of course, you have to recharge them.
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Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@me.com
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Sat Jun 30, 2012 5:56 pm (PDT) . Posted by: "Denver dan" denverdan22180
I'm charging one iPhone in car and have one of my UPS battery boxes recharging another.
Prefer the car – it has AC!
Amazon, Netflix, Pinterest, and I hear some AOL Internet stuff is back up.
!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i
iSent from iDan's iPhone
On Jun 30, 2012, at 8:51 PM, Jim Saklad <jimdoc@me.com> wrote:
>> Terrible storm last night. My power out from 10 pm on. Still out 20 hours later.
>
> Search on "derecho storm" or read here:
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derecho >
>
>> Power still out for about 400,000 customers in Northern Virginia.
>
> Best of luck -- we were out for 6 days with Irene last year. Had our well (separate power) hooked up to the generator.
>
>> Now at Tyson's Corner Mall in Fairfax County enjoying the air conditioning on this 100° F day where Apple opened Store Number 1. That store was so packed with people I couldn't get in.
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> This one also took down a major Amazon server.
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>> iPhones have been great during emergency but even some cell and Internet problems.
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> And of course, you have to recharge them.
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Prefer the car – it has AC!
Amazon, Netflix, Pinterest, and I hear some AOL Internet stuff is back up.
!i!i!i!i!i!i!
iSent from iDan's iPhone
On Jun 30, 2012, at 8:51 PM, Jim Saklad <jimdoc@me.com> wrote:
>> Terrible storm last night. My power out from 10 pm on. Still out 20 hours later.
>
> Search on "derecho storm" or read here:
> <https://en.wikipedi
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>> Power still out for about 400,000 customers in Northern Virginia.
>
> Best of luck -- we were out for 6 days with Irene last year. Had our well (separate power) hooked up to the generator.
>
>> Now at Tyson's Corner Mall in Fairfax County enjoying the air conditioning on this 100° F day where Apple opened Store Number 1. That store was so packed with people I couldn't get in.
>
> This one also took down a major Amazon server.
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>> iPhones have been great during emergency but even some cell and Internet problems.
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> And of course, you have to recharge them.
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Sun Jul 1, 2012 6:26 am (PDT) . Posted by: "T Hopkins" todhop
Good luck to all those in the outage. Thats 1.2 million people in MD, DC, and VA as of yesterday, though I know first hand that BGE is working diligently and the number is coming down. And I must add that Verizon FIOS went the extra mile on my house yesterday as well.
More appropo, while both ATT and Verizon cellular were "up" the whole time as far as I could tell, 3G was down for both services for hours in some places. That means phone and text okay, but no Internets. If you have not learned this already, fiber-optic phones services require power, unlike old-fashioned traditional phone services that are being phased out. That means no "land line" phones either in a long outage.
It pays to have as many available "channels" as possible in a crises. Ham radios anyone? ;)
And on a lighter note, the Verizon FIOS tech carries an ATT phone. Why you ask? Because ATT is union and Verizon Wireless is not. To further complicate issues, Verizon FIOS (as opposed to "Wireless") is union, which is why this solidly union guy will work for Verizon FIOS but won't carry a Verizon Wireless phone.
This is just FYI and not intended to provoke an OT discussion about unions. ;)
cheers,
tod
Tod Hopkins
Hillmann & Carr Inc.
todhopkins-at-hillmanncarr.com
On Jun 30, 2012, at 6:15 PM, Denver dan wrote:
> Terrible storm last night. My power out from 10 pm on. Still out 20 hours later.
>
> Power still out for about 400,000 customers in Northern Virginia.
>
> Now at Tyson's Corner Mall in Fairfax County enjoying the air conditioning on this 100� F day where Apple opened Store Number 1. That store was so packed with people I couldn't get in.
>
> iPhones have been great during emergency but even some cell and Internet problems.
>
> Micro$loth took 10 years to crank up the copy machine and now has a Micro$loth store here at Tyson's Corner � usually pretty empty. But today it has a bit of a crowd and I heard someone say it takes a great catastrophe to bring customers in. :-).
>
> !i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i
> iSent from iDan's iPhone
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More appropo, while both ATT and Verizon cellular were "up" the whole time as far as I could tell, 3G was down for both services for hours in some places. That means phone and text okay, but no Internets. If you have not learned this already, fiber-optic phones services require power, unlike old-fashioned traditional phone services that are being phased out. That means no "land line" phones either in a long outage.
It pays to have as many available "channels" as possible in a crises. Ham radios anyone? ;)
And on a lighter note, the Verizon FIOS tech carries an ATT phone. Why you ask? Because ATT is union and Verizon Wireless is not. To further complicate issues, Verizon FIOS (as opposed to "Wireless") is union, which is why this solidly union guy will work for Verizon FIOS but won't carry a Verizon Wireless phone.
This is just FYI and not intended to provoke an OT discussion about unions. ;)
cheers,
tod
Tod Hopkins
Hillmann & Carr Inc.
todhopkins-at-
On Jun 30, 2012, at 6:15 PM, Denver dan wrote:
> Terrible storm last night. My power out from 10 pm on. Still out 20 hours later.
>
> Power still out for about 400,000 customers in Northern Virginia.
>
> Now at Tyson's Corner Mall in Fairfax County enjoying the air conditioning on this 100� F day where Apple opened Store Number 1. That store was so packed with people I couldn't get in.
>
> iPhones have been great during emergency but even some cell and Internet problems.
>
> Micro$loth took 10 years to crank up the copy machine and now has a Micro$loth store here at Tyson's Corner � usually pretty empty. But today it has a bit of a crowd and I heard someone say it takes a great catastrophe to bring customers in. :-).
>
> !i!i!i!i!i!i!
> iSent from iDan's iPhone
>
>
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Sun Jul 1, 2012 6:37 am (PDT) . Posted by: "James Robertson" jamesrob328i
On Jul 1, 2012, at 6:26 AM, T Hopkins wrote:
> If you have not learned this already, fiber-optic phones services require power, unlike old-fashioned traditional phone services that are being phased out. That means no "land line" phones either in a long outage.
My Comcast terminal adapter contains battery backup. I have no idea how long it's supposed to work in a local power outage, but that may be irrelevant if there's a need for power to keep the voice traffic (which I assume is digital, not analog) streaming to/from servers in the event of a power interruption bigger than just in my home.
Is aDSL voice service any less prone to interruptions under similar conditions? Since Cell Towers (more and more, they're not towers but rooftop installations, it seems) often or always have integrated generators that kick in if needed, perhaps we're at the point where the most reliable service is no longer the last vestiges of POTS, but multi-band cellular.
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Sun Jul 1, 2012 7:08 am (PDT) . Posted by: "Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf
On 1 July 2012 01:51, Jim Saklad <jimdoc@me.com> wrote:
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> And of course, you have to recharge them.
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> Good reason to have a car charger. ;)
Otto
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> And of course, you have to recharge them.
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> Good reason to have a car charger. ;)
Otto
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Sun Jul 1, 2012 8:15 am (PDT) . Posted by: "Bill B." kernos501
At 6:15 PM -0400 6/30/12, Denver dan wrote:
>Terrible storm last night. My power out from 10 pm on. Still out 20 hours later.
>
>Power still out for about 400,000 customers in Northern Virginia
Hope you are doing OK. We saw images of the damage. Being rural we're ustage to outages with almost every storm so have good power backup. One hopes your electronics are well protected from surges.
BIll B.
>Terrible storm last night. My power out from 10 pm on. Still out 20 hours later.
>
>Power still out for about 400,000 customers in Northern Virginia
Hope you are doing OK. We saw images of the damage. Being rural we're ustage to outages with almost every storm so have good power backup. One hopes your electronics are well protected from surges.
BIll B.
Sun Jul 1, 2012 8:18 am (PDT) . Posted by: "Bill B." kernos501
At 10:20 AM -0400 6/28/12, Denver Dan wrote:
>Howdy.
>
>A good question and an easy but perhaps not obvious answer.
>
>Ethernet or WiFi?
Thanks Dan for your clear explanation. I also have the problem of 3 dialup modems to add to the complexity. I had been turning off Airport, but think I'll set up locations. I did not know they appeared in the Apple menu which makes this convenient.
Bill B.
>Howdy.
>
>A good question and an easy but perhaps not obvious answer.
>
>Ethernet or WiFi?
Thanks Dan for your clear explanation. I also have the problem of 3 dialup modems to add to the complexity. I had been turning off Airport, but think I'll set up locations. I did not know they appeared in the Apple menu which makes this convenient.
Bill B.
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