9/19/2013

[macsupport] Digest Number 9770

Mac Support Central

15 New Messages

Digest #9770
1a
Another spam question by "James Robertson" jamesrob328i
1b
Re: Another spam question by "Robert Buscaglia" rbuscag
3.1
Re: 14 Mac Tips by "Jim Hamm" jimhamm90
5a
Re: Intel/Snow Leopard/Rosetta by "Denver Dan" denverdan22180
6a
iOS 7 Installed on iPhone 5 & iPad 3 by "Denver Dan" denverdan22180
8a
New IOS by "Jeannie" chloe898
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Re: New IOS by "Paul Smith" waldonny
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Re: New IOS by "Jeannie" chloe898
8d
Re: New IOS by "Mark Milbourne" m2mediadesigns
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OS 7 Update by "Jim Hamm" jimhamm90

Messages

Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:17 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"James Robertson" jamesrob328i

I just received an email, ostensibly from an old friend whom I'd not heard from in a long time. All it contains is a "how's it going" subject line and a non-parsable Vimeo link.

I'm no expert on decoding headers, but my ISP puts in some information about what THEIR spam filter thinks about incoming messages. The obviously disgusting stuff typically gets 10-30 points, the default threshold for passing a message on to me but labeling it as "graymail"; is 5 points, but this message is rated 0 points (clean).

I have SpamSieve installed now, and it didn't trap the message. My bet is that this message is NOT really from my old friend, but VIMEO is a major sponsor of a famous Sonoma County bike ride, and we used to cycle together, so I'm tempted to click the link just to see what it shows. The link ends in ".php"

If I "teach" SpamSieve that this is a spam message, I'm assuming SpamSieve will divert future messages from this address, which WAS my friend's address (@pacbell.net) several years back.

I'd hate to miss a message from an old friend.

Would you click the message's embedded link, or would you invoke <COMMAND-OPTION-S> (SpamSieve&#39;s "this is bad stuff" keystroke shortcut).

Thu Sep 19, 2013 10:16 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Robert Buscaglia" rbuscag

I would ask your friend if he sent the email before doing anything.

Bob

Sent from my iPad

On Sep 19, 2013, at 8:17 AM, James Robertson <jamesrob@sonic.net> wrote:

> I just received an email, ostensibly from an old friend whom I'd not heard from in a long time. All it contains is a "how's it going" subject line and a non-parsable Vimeo link.
>
> I'm no expert on decoding headers, but my ISP puts in some information about what THEIR spam filter thinks about incoming messages. The obviously disgusting stuff typically gets 10-30 points, the default threshold for passing a message on to me but labeling it as "graymail"; is 5 points, but this message is rated 0 points (clean).
>
> I have SpamSieve installed now, and it didn't trap the message. My bet is that this message is NOT really from my old friend, but VIMEO is a major sponsor of a famous Sonoma County bike ride, and we used to cycle together, so I'm tempted to click the link just to see what it shows. The link ends in ".php"
>
> If I "teach" SpamSieve that this is a spam message, I'm assuming SpamSieve will divert future messages from this address, which WAS my friend's address (@pacbell.net) several years back.
>
> I'd hate to miss a message from an old friend.
>
> Would you click the message's embedded link, or would you invoke <COMMAND-OPTION-S> (SpamSieve&#39;s "this is bad stuff" keystroke shortcut).
>
>

Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:30 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Julian Thomas"


On 18Sep 2013, at 6:26 PM, Ralph Russell <upnatm24@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I have a 27" iMac Late 2012 and since updating to 10.8.5 it takes a while to wake up from sleep, starts off with a silvery screen and the wireless mouse and keyboard take a bit of clicking etc. to become active. When the screen returns I get the message "! The disk was not ejected properly. If possible, always eject a disk before unplugging it or turning off. …" I have not had any disks inserted. I did get this message occasionally in the past (after connecting cameras) but now it happens every time the IMac wakes.
>
> Does anyone know why this is happening? Up until now I was very happy with my new iMac but this is annoying and time wasting.

Hard drive on its last legs? Could be slow to spin up.

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Two wrongs are only the beginning.

Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:34 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Jim Hamm" jimhamm90

Thanks. Interestingly enough, it just now worked for me also. The other
links didn't. Hmmmm? Now, off to read the 14 Mac tips I need...(grin)...

To answer Otto's question below, when I tried the links previously all I
got was a notice and error: page not found. Apparently it was lost until
this morning...(grin)...Jim

On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 9:52 PM, Randy B. Singer <randy@macattorney.com>wrote:

> **
>
>
>
> On Sep 18, 2013, at 7:41 PM, Jim Hamm wrote:
>
> > Randy, thanks for the thought, but neither link works for me
> either....Jim
>
> I just tried this one, and it worked perfectly:
>
> http://is.gd/aaQXBk
>
>
> ___________________________________________
> Randy B. Singer
> Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
>
> Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
> http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html
> ___________________________________________
>
>
>

Thu Sep 19, 2013 8:08 am (PDT) . Posted by:

bbinsun

I had written before about auto complete not working in iOs
devices when composing a message. I said I'd post when resolved.
iOS 7 took care of it :-) Don't you love it when problems go
away. BarbB in AZ

Thu Sep 19, 2013 9:29 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Denver Dan" denverdan22180

Howdy.

Since you don't mention the exact model of your new used MacBook no one
can really answer your question.

Try downloading the shareware app MacTracker. It lists ALL Apple
products ever made and provides specific info about what versions of
the OS can run on them and a lot of other into.

If your new used MacBook can run Snow Leopard and you install it, then
you can do a separate install of Rosetta after doing the Snow Leopard
install. It should be on the Mac OS X Snow Leopard install DVD.

However, if you needed Rosetta to run an older PowerPC compiled
application in Snow Leopard, If I recall correctly, when you first try
to launch the PPC application Snow Leopard will prompt you to do an
automatic install of Rosetta if connected to the Internet.

Rosetta is invisible. It just installs and lets PPC apps run via the
Rosetta emulator. It takes a small speed hit but it's not all that
much of a speed decrease to run the app in Rosetta.

Denver Dan

On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 19:54:41 +0000, caribsea@bellsouth.net wrote:
> I understand that if I install Snow Leopard on my new used MacBook,
> I'll be able to use some of the apps that got shelved after PPCs. I
> have the Leopard/iWorkiLife bundle and am wondering if a downloaded
> Snow Leopard upgrade will allow for choosing Rosetta or do I have to
> install Snow Leopard from a disc. Does anyone here have experience
> with this?
>
> Willi
>

Thu Sep 19, 2013 9:36 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Denver Dan" denverdan22180

Howdy.

I've just finished installing iOS 7 on my iPhone 5 and iPad 3.

The process was faster than it has been in the past and went
flawlessly.

Both devices working just fine. No lost data.

Last night I read an article online by someone who installed iOS 7 on
his iPhone and then had to re-do, re-sort, re-arrange ALL of his icons
and folders.

I didn't experience that problem at all and both devices look just like
they did before the upgrade (except for the new "flat" style.

The new flat style seems just fine. The smaller/thinner screen fonts
are probably a bit easier for me to read (and I have some vision
problems) so they are welcome.

I read in several online mainstream media outlets that many, many
college and university WiFi networks were brought to a screeching halt
yesterday because so many students all over the US were upgrading to
iOS 7 but this resolved itself fairly rapidly.

Also read that after 24 hours of being available that 29% of eligible
iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch devices had been updated to iOS 7 while the most
recent version of Android, released almost 4 months ago, has been
installed only on less than 1% of Android devices.

Good news from one early adopter.

Denver Dan

Thu Sep 19, 2013 9:48 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Jim Harry" jnharry

On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:36 PM, Denver Dan <denver.dan@verizon.net> wrote:

> The new flat style seems just fine.

My only complaint of the new style/interface is with the iPad. iOS7
restricts the number of icons to show and now groups are paged through.
Probably extends the total number of apps available in a group, but
artificially limiting the number of icons visible at once is a waste of the
extra screen real estate.

> Also read that after 24 hours of being available that 29% of eligible
> iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch devices had been updated to iOS 7 while the most
> recent version of Android, released almost 4 months ago, has been
> installed only on less than 1% of Android devices.
>

I wonder what the point of this statement is (not just you, but in general
when people quote it). It's a bit of comparing apples to oranges. Apple's
tighter control over both hardware and software certainly makes it much
easier to manage a transition like this, and in some cases you don't really
have a choice. Google manages the core software, but leaves it up to the
various manufacturers to decide on their own flavor, features,
compatibility, etc. As an early adopter, I like to have the latest and
greatest, but for the vast majority of the population, it just doesn't
matter that much.

Jim H.

Thu Sep 19, 2013 12:12 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"Jeannie" chloe898

I only wish it were a bit darker. I found the old interface easier to see

Jeannie

On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 10:36 AM, Denver Dan <denver.dan@verizon.net> wrote:

> Howdy.
>
> I've just finished installing iOS 7 on my iPhone 5 and iPad 3.
>
> The process was faster than it has been in the past and went
> flawlessly.
>
> Both devices working just fine. No lost data.
>
> Last night I read an article online by someone who installed iOS 7 on
> his iPhone and then had to re-do, re-sort, re-arrange ALL of his icons
> and folders.
>
> I didn't experience that problem at all and both devices look just like
> they did before the upgrade (except for the new "flat" style.
>
> The new flat style seems just fine. The smaller/thinner screen fonts
> are probably a bit easier for me to read (and I have some vision
> problems) so they are welcome.
>
> I read in several online mainstream media outlets that many, many
> college and university WiFi networks were brought to a screeching halt
> yesterday because so many students all over the US were upgrading to
> iOS 7 but this resolved itself fairly rapidly.
>
> Also read that after 24 hours of being available that 29% of eligible
> iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch devices had been updated to iOS 7 while the most
> recent version of Android, released almost 4 months ago, has been
> installed only on less than 1% of Android devices.
>
> Good news from one early adopter.
>
> Denver Dan
>
>
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>
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>
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>
>
>
>

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Thu Sep 19, 2013 10:33 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Paul Smith" waldonny

If you are using Apple Mail on a Mac, turn on the "All Headers" setting for the message. Without detailed knowledge, it is still pretty easy to trace back the message path to its originating IP address. Then google that address to see if it matches up with your friend.
--
PSmith
MacBook Pro w/ Mac OS 10.8.5, iPhone 4S 64 GB and iPad 4 32 GB w/ iOS 7.0

Begin forwarded message:

> From: James Robertson <jamesrob@sonic.net>
> Subject: [macsupport] Another spam question
>
>
> I just received an email, ostensibly from an old friend whom I'd not heard from in a long time. All it contains is a "how's it going" subject line and a non-parsable Vimeo link.
>
> I'm no expert on decoding headers, but my ISP puts in some information about what THEIR spam filter thinks about incoming messages

Thu Sep 19, 2013 10:47 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Jeannie" chloe898

I just up dated my iphone, and will be doing the same to my ipad.

I have one question..How do I close the apps now?

I used to hit the button twice, see the open apps, put my finger on each
one I wanted to close. That doesn't happen now..so what do I now do to
close those apps?

Jeannie

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Jeannie
View my images :
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Thu Sep 19, 2013 10:52 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Paul Smith" waldonny

After you double click the Home button, you will see mini-windows of the open apps, with icons under them. Swipe a window upwards to close its app.
--
PSmith
MacBook Pro w/ Mac OS 10.8.5, iPhone 4S 64 GB and iPad 4 32 GB w/ iOS 7.0

> On Sep 19, 2013, at 1:47 PM, Jeannie <nikonjeannie@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I just up dated my iphone, and will be doing the same to my ipad.
>
> I have one question..How do I close the apps now?

Thu Sep 19, 2013 11:11 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Jeannie" chloe898

Thank you very much..and I have passed it along.

Jeannie

On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 11:52 AM, Paul Smith <kullervo@nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> After you double click the Home button, you will see mini-windows of the
> open apps, with icons under them. Swipe a window upwards to close its app.
> --
> PSmith
> MacBook Pro w/ Mac OS 10.8.5, iPhone 4S 64 GB and iPad 4 32 GB w/ iOS 7.0
>
>
>
> > On Sep 19, 2013, at 1:47 PM, Jeannie <nikonjeannie@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I just up dated my iphone, and will be doing the same to my ipad.
> >
> > I have one question..How do I close the apps now?
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Group FAQ:
> <http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/macsupportcentral/files/faq.htm>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

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Jeannie
View my images :
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Thu Sep 19, 2013 11:17 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Mark Milbourne" m2mediadesigns

double click the home button , the slide the apps you want to close UP

On Sep 19, 2013, at 10:47 AM, Jeannie <nikonjeannie@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> I just up dated my iphone, and will be doing the same to my ipad.
>
> I have one question..How do I close the apps now?
>
> I used to hit the button twice, see the open apps, put my finger on each one I wanted to close. That doesn't happen now..so what do I now do to close those apps?
>
> Jeannie
>
> --
> Jeannie
> View my images :
> http://www.pbase.com/nikonjeannie
>
>
>

Thu Sep 19, 2013 12:58 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"Jim Hamm" jimhamm90

Realizing that it's better to wait for some time before updating to a new
iOS, I, of course, ignored my own advice and went ahead just now and
updated my iPhone 5, iPad 2, and iPad Mini to iOS 7.

All went well, and so far no problems or bugs noted, but discovery still
underway. iOS 7 is quite different visually, functionally, and
aesthetically -- but so far I like it quite well. I'm listening to the new
iTunes Radio as I type this, and I'm gonna appreciate this as I enjoy
listening to music as I surf the net on my computer. I suspect iTunes Radio
may well put a little hurt on Pandora and other radio apps. My wife was
showing me a few tips after her update and one she liked was telling Siri
to play James Taylor -- which Siri obligingly did. And she asked Siri "what
is the weather in Prescott?" -- which Siri kindly told her. Kinda cool.

I did the update by plugging my devices into my MacBook Air, and the
process went much quicker than my wife's updates, which she was doing via
wifi only and not plugged into her Mac. If you decide to update to iOS 7,
don't forget to do a backup first, just in case. I backed up both to iCloud
and my MacBook Air -- belt and suspenders, don't you know...(grin)..Jim
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