9/13/2013

[macsupport] Digest Number 9754

6 New Messages

Digest #9754
1a
Re: Yahoo Problems by "N.A. Nada"
2b
3.1
Re: Mac vs PC by "Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf
4a
Re: are any posts getting through? by "Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf
5
Yahoo Mail by "Rick" ballyrick

Messages

Thu Sep 12, 2013 10:21 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"N.A. Nada"

It almost seems that yahoo has changed the default to not seeing your own post. But not totally.

On Sep 12, 2013, at 6:35 PM, HAL9000 wrote:

It's been sporadic posting for three days now for me. I post and it posts several hours later, or it posts the next day, or it never posts.

Thu Sep 12, 2013 10:22 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"N.A. Nada"

That one made it to others on the list. It seems yahoo changed the default to not to see your own posts.

On Sep 12, 2013, at 9:15 PM, Denver Dan wrote:

Howdy. Another repeated response

According to several articles on the technology of the Fingerprint
Touch ID technology the iPhone 5S does not store an image of the
fingerprint but rather stores a mathematical set of coordinates for the
"ridges and valleys" and other aspects of fingerprint ID technology.

According to Apple the data for a fingerprint is stored only on the
iPhone 5S and not on an Apple server or on iCloud.

Here's an article on the topic that "touches" on other efforts to make
fingerprint ID work.

<http://readwrite.com/2013/09/11/goodbye-swipe-to-unlock-hello-touch-id#awesm=~oheARWZmVYuxYa>

Denver Dan

On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 10:40:30 -0400, Jim Saklad wrote:
>>> How are 3rd-parties prevented from storing, re-using, or selling
your fingerprint?
>>
Thats a good point, particularly where Androids are susceptible to
malware.

The Fingerprint sensor is just a gimmick, adds a minor efficiency
gain to those that lock phones. Its good marketing, and for some, a
nice feature, so it is a nice wee innovation.
>
As at least one publication has pointed out, solid fingerprint
technology make a device much more useful in business/government use.

--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jim Saklad

Fri Sep 13, 2013 12:22 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Dave C" davec2468

A message I posted to another Y! group at 5:30 pm arrived in my inbox.

I'll let you know about this message also.

Dave

Sent from my phone.
Please forgive auto-fill errors and typos.

On 12 Sep 2013, at 10:22 PM, "N.A. Nada" <whodo678@comcast.net> wrote:

That one made it to others on the list. It seems yahoo changed the default to not to see your own posts.

On Sep 12, 2013, at 9:15 PM, Denver Dan wrote:

Howdy. Another repeated response

According to several articles on the technology of the Fingerprint
Touch ID technology the iPhone 5S does not store an image of the
fingerprint but rather stores a mathematical set of coordinates for the
"ridges and valleys" and other aspects of fingerprint ID technology.

According to Apple the data for a fingerprint is stored only on the
iPhone 5S and not on an Apple server or on iCloud.

Here's an article on the topic that "touches" on other efforts to make
fingerprint ID work.

<http://readwrite.com/2013/09/11/goodbye-swipe-to-unlock-hello-touch-id#awesm=~oheARWZmVYuxYa>

Denver Dan

On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 10:40:30 -0400, Jim Saklad wrote:
>>> How are 3rd-parties prevented from storing, re-using, or selling
your fingerprint?
>>
Thats a good point, particularly where Androids are susceptible to
malware.

The Fingerprint sensor is just a gimmick, adds a minor efficiency
gain to those that lock phones. Its good marketing, and for some, a
nice feature, so it is a nice wee innovation.
>
As at least one publication has pointed out, solid fingerprint
technology make a device much more useful in business/government use.

--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jim Saklad

Fri Sep 13, 2013 3:34 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf

On 13 September 2013 04:11, Daly Jessup <jessup@san.rr.com> wrote:

>
>
> Windows 7. Thought I think this behavior has been forever.
>

Yes, I assume so, although the Windows Task Bar might not work the same in
all versions.

Otto

Fri Sep 13, 2013 3:42 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf

On 12 September 2013 20:58, David Brostoff <davbro@earthlink.net> wrote:

>
> They are, but to judge from recent ones I have sent, they are sometimes
> posted out of the order you send them in and with a delay of several hours.
>

This is an old problem with Yahoo's mail servers that recurs every so
often. It can certainly make threads hard to follow.

Otto

Fri Sep 13, 2013 4:43 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Rick" ballyrick

Unexpectedly, two days ago, the format and configuration of my Yahoo Mail pages changed in many ways. The most glaring being when I am reviewing "drafts" or "composing&quot; new mail.

Suddenly, all the "tools" normally located at the top of each page for "drafts" or a "new message" are found at the bottom, (ie; italics, emotions, bold, underscore, etc.) and there is no place to check, "save draft."

I have also lost about half the e-mails that I "sent" which neither reached their destination, nor ended up in "drafts" or "trash."

What is really confounding is a family member uses this same computer, (PowerBook G4- 10.5.8), same browser, has a separate Yahoo e-mail account but the same kind of account and nothing on his pages has changed.

Of course I can reach President Obama easier than Yahoo.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, even if someone has a way to e-mail Yahoo support and solicit some assistance from them.

Many thanks,