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Mon Sep 23, 2013 2:58 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf
Yes, it only affects the current tab or window. But really, it's so easy to
just try it.
I have tabs for each site I frequently visit and my tabs are saved so it
really is no problem to have only just one (or any) zoomed in.
Otto
On 23 September 2013 22:30, <jrswebhome@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> So every other website I visit is at normal viewing size? Only Yahoo
> Groups is tiny until I have to hit the dang zoom tool every time I visit
> here and leave here?
>
>
> What were Yahoo Groups Designer's thinking? Let's make our groups twice as
> small text in the new interface? It will please our Fashion Shoot Mama?
>
just try it.
I have tabs for each site I frequently visit and my tabs are saved so it
really is no problem to have only just one (or any) zoomed in.
Otto
On 23 September 2013 22:30, <jrswebhome@yahoo.
>
>
> So every other website I visit is at normal viewing size? Only Yahoo
> Groups is tiny until I have to hit the dang zoom tool every time I visit
> here and leave here?
>
>
> What were Yahoo Groups Designer'
> small text in the new interface? It will please our Fashion Shoot Mama?
>
Mon Sep 23, 2013 4:26 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
jrswebhome
If all the other sites on the web are at normal size, why should
I try your suggestion at their web sites?
--- In macsupportcentral@
<macsupportcentral@
Try it with a couple of sites you enjoy.
Sent from my iPad...
> On Sep 23, 2013, at 3:30 PM, jrswebhome@.
<mailto:jrswebho
>
> So every other website I visit is at normal viewing size?
Tue Sep 24, 2013 3:29 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf
To go back to the OP, I find the Yahoo Groups site to be no worse than many
others in terms of size of text. Perhaps you could put some screenshots in
<http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/macsupportcentral/photos/albums> or
<http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/macsupportcentral/files>
so we can see what you're seeing.
Do you use Safari for this or some other browser?
Otto
On 24 September 2013 00:25, <jrswebhome@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> If all the other sites on the web are at normal size, why should I try
> your suggestion at their web sites?
>
others in terms of size of text. Perhaps you could put some screenshots in
<http://groups.
<http://groups.
so we can see what you're seeing.
Do you use Safari for this or some other browser?
Otto
On 24 September 2013 00:25, <jrswebhome@yahoo.
>
>
> If all the other sites on the web are at normal size, why should I try
> your suggestion at their web sites?
>
Mon Sep 23, 2013 3:18 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jim Hamm" jimhamm90
If you have an iPhone or iPad you already know you could make a video call
on Facetime to someone who also had one of these devices. The call went
over wifi so there was no long distance charge on a landline or minutes
used on a mobile phone. Well, on iOS 7 there is a new feature: Facetime
Audio.
Now you can make a call via wifi on your iPhone or iPad to someone -- even
if they're overseas -- with audio only, if you so desire. The other party
does not have to have Facetime capability. That's right -- you're making a
'regular' phone call via wifi and bypassing cellular networks or normal
phone lines. I'm sure AT&T, et al, are so happy about this new
feature...(grin)...
This is but one of the new features in iOS 7. You might give it a try. If
you're on wifi your iPad has now become a phone...Jim
on Facetime to someone who also had one of these devices. The call went
over wifi so there was no long distance charge on a landline or minutes
used on a mobile phone. Well, on iOS 7 there is a new feature: Facetime
Audio.
Now you can make a call via wifi on your iPhone or iPad to someone -- even
if they're overseas -- with audio only, if you so desire. The other party
does not have to have Facetime capability. That's right -- you're making a
'regular&#
phone lines. I'm sure AT&T, et al, are so happy about this new
feature...(grin)
This is but one of the new features in iOS 7. You might give it a try. If
you're on wifi your iPad has now become a phone...Jim
Mon Sep 23, 2013 6:59 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
cookrd1
Not quite true. Both parties must have an iDevice. You won't be calling landlines or androids. Also, Facetime Audio is never the default, even if both ends have an iDevice. At least this is the way it works on my iPad.
There are plenty of free cross platform apps to allow free calling to other smartphone owners with the same app. AND, there are several free voip apps that allow you to call ANY US/Canadian number for free.
Bob
Sent from my Win8 tablet
From: Jim Hamm
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 6:18 PM
If you have an iPhone or iPad you already know you could make a video call on Facetime to someone who also had one of these devices. The call went over wifi so there was no long distance charge on a landline or minutes used on a mobile phone. Well, on iOS 7 there is a new feature: Facetime Audio.
Now you can make a call via wifi on your iPhone or iPad to someone -- even if they're overseas -- with audio only, if you so desire. The other party does not have to have Facetime capability. That's right -- you're making a 'regular' phone call via wifi and bypassing cellular networks or normal phone lines. I'm sure AT&T, et al, are so happy about this new feature...(grin)...
This is but one of the new features in iOS 7. You might give it a try. If you're on wifi your iPad has now become a phone...Jim
There are plenty of free cross platform apps to allow free calling to other smartphone owners with the same app. AND, there are several free voip apps that allow you to call ANY US/Canadian number for free.
Bob
Sent from my Win8 tablet
From: Jim Hamm
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 6:18 PM
If you have an iPhone or iPad you already know you could make a video call on Facetime to someone who also had one of these devices. The call went over wifi so there was no long distance charge on a landline or minutes used on a mobile phone. Well, on iOS 7 there is a new feature: Facetime Audio.
Now you can make a call via wifi on your iPhone or iPad to someone -- even if they're overseas -- with audio only, if you so desire. The other party does not have to have Facetime capability. That's right -- you're making a 'regular&#
This is but one of the new features in iOS 7. You might give it a try. If you're on wifi your iPad has now become a phone...Jim
Mon Sep 23, 2013 5:09 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"N.A. Nada"
Like Robert said, have you tried to contact your old friend to find out if he sent it? Some times email accounts get hacked, and if you alert your friend they can do something about it./
Or you could just ignore it (or delete it), not marking it as spam or junk, and see if another comes.
Brent
On Sep 19, 2013, at 6:17 AM, James Robertson 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's "this is bad stuff" keystroke shortcut).
Or you could just ignore it (or delete it), not marking it as spam or junk, and see if another comes.
Brent
On Sep 19, 2013, at 6:17 AM, James Robertson 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'
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"
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'
Mon Sep 23, 2013 6:32 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Julian Thomas"
On 23Sep 2013, at 5:39 PM, Denver Dan <denver.dan@verizon.
> If you plugged a regular cable into it you likely forced it past the
> tab. It can be removed but some force is needed and some care needs to
> be used so the cords aren't pulled out of the plastic connectors.
Someone clueless [not me!] plugged one end of the cable into the other.
>
> But Wait! There's more.
>
> You can defeat the little metal tab by using beak nose (electrician)
> pliers and just mash it down. Then a regular USB cable will plug in.
I won't give up yet.
tnx
--
jt@jt-mj.net http://jt-mj.
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Clarke's Third Law.
Mon Sep 23, 2013 6:57 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jim Smith" jimmacsmith
Thanks Dan.
Jim Smith
www.rvcarelogbook.com
On Sep 23, 2013, at 5:48 PM, Denver Dan <denver.dan@verizon.net> wrote:
> Howdy.
>
> Jim, MacPro towers have two Ethernet ports.
>
> Both can be used. They are designated as Ethernet 1 and Ethernet 2.
>
> If you plug an Ethernet cable into each of these networking ports, and
> something at the end of both Ethernet cables, then in your System
> Prefs>Network panel, in the Sources column on left, you should see
> Ethernet 1 and Ethernet 2 services (along with others like WiFi or
> FireWire).
>
> You might already see an Ethernet 2 but "Not Connected."
>
> If this works on an iMac, and it has TWO Ethernet ports, then you could
> keep your regular Ethernet cable plugged into iMac but you could plug
> in a 2nd Ethernet cable to the monitor and connect it to something like
> a NAS RAID Drive box via Ethernet.
>
> This arrangement might reduce traffic over your main Ethernet network.
>
> I have a Buffalo LinkStation Pro Mirrored RAID box on my main Ethernet
> switch but it seems I could also plug it into my MacPro's 2nd Ethernet
> port. The RAID is my iTunes Music Library and works with my Mac and
> with a whole house Sonos music system. So if I were to plug it into
> the MacPro's 2nd Ethernet port I'd have to keep the Mac on all the time
> in order for the Sonos system to access it. (I think . . . . - not
> having tried it . . .)
>
> Denver Dan
>
> On Sun, 22 Sep 2013 12:49:13 -0400, Jim Smith wrote:
> > On my iMac there is an Ethernet port. I have a second monitor with a
> > Ethernet port. I have my router connected to the port on the iMac and
> > the monitor port is empty.
> >
> > Can both port be used?
> >
> > Any advantage to using both?
> >
> > Any disadvantage to using both?
> >
> > Jim Smith
>
Jim Smith
www.rvcarelogbook.
On Sep 23, 2013, at 5:48 PM, Denver Dan <denver.dan@verizon.
> Howdy.
>
> Jim, MacPro towers have two Ethernet ports.
>
> Both can be used. They are designated as Ethernet 1 and Ethernet 2.
>
> If you plug an Ethernet cable into each of these networking ports, and
> something at the end of both Ethernet cables, then in your System
> Prefs>Network panel, in the Sources column on left, you should see
> Ethernet 1 and Ethernet 2 services (along with others like WiFi or
> FireWire).
>
> You might already see an Ethernet 2 but "Not Connected."
>
> If this works on an iMac, and it has TWO Ethernet ports, then you could
> keep your regular Ethernet cable plugged into iMac but you could plug
> in a 2nd Ethernet cable to the monitor and connect it to something like
> a NAS RAID Drive box via Ethernet.
>
> This arrangement might reduce traffic over your main Ethernet network.
>
> I have a Buffalo LinkStation Pro Mirrored RAID box on my main Ethernet
> switch but it seems I could also plug it into my MacPro's 2nd Ethernet
> port. The RAID is my iTunes Music Library and works with my Mac and
> with a whole house Sonos music system. So if I were to plug it into
> the MacPro's 2nd Ethernet port I'd have to keep the Mac on all the time
> in order for the Sonos system to access it. (I think . . . . - not
> having tried it . . .)
>
> Denver Dan
>
> On Sun, 22 Sep 2013 12:49:13 -0400, Jim Smith wrote:
> > On my iMac there is an Ethernet port. I have a second monitor with a
> > Ethernet port. I have my router connected to the port on the iMac and
> > the monitor port is empty.
> >
> > Can both port be used?
> >
> > Any advantage to using both?
> >
> > Any disadvantage to using both?
> >
> > Jim Smith
>
Mon Sep 23, 2013 8:44 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"caribsea@bellsouth.net" caribsea@bellsouth.net
I need advice on what to say to ATT about my Internet connection. It's been slow the past few days and, in checking, I can see that there are now nine nearby networks in the network dropdown menu, where there used to be three at the most. I could be completely wrong but I'm assuming that's what's causing the problem.
What can I expect to be told and how do I resolve this problem? I hope it's an easy and quick solution.
Willi
What can I expect to be told and how do I resolve this problem? I hope it's an easy and quick solution.
Willi
Mon Sep 23, 2013 9:03 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Bob Cook" cookrd1
I assume you are talking about WIFI. The easy solution is to get off the
2.4 GHz band and onto the 5 GHz band, but not all of your equipment may be
compatible, and also distance/walls may limit your ability to use 5 GHz.
With so much congestion in the 2.4 GHz band, you need software to scan and
see if there is a channel that would work better for you, at least until
someone else starts using it. Channels 1, 6 and 11 are the only
non-overlapping channels, and are your first choice. However, many routers
use Channel 6 by default, you most certainly don't want to be on channel 6.
Can you use your browser to access your router's control/management panel?
If so, just try changing the channel and see if it makes it any better.
If your router supports channel bonding on 2.4 GHz, turn it off, you have
way too much congestion for this to provide any benefit and will likely
slow you down.
Also, ATT may very well have a congestion issue in their network, and your
speed problems may not be entirely a wifi issue at all. This is totally
out of your control, and they will probably blow smoke at you. Make some
speed tests very early in the morning and compare them to the evening
speeds. This will help make your case, but be forewarned that almost every
ISP has wording to the effect "up to" whatever speed they advertise. Gives
them an easy way out. However, if you are paying for "up to 50 Mb/s" down,
and you are only getting 20 at best, you certainly have something to
complain about. Perhaps they inadvertently made a change that affected
your speed. In most cases, the speed you pay for is controlled by your
modem...which is controlled by your ISP.
Good luck,
Bob
-Bob
On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 11:44 PM, caribsea@bellsouth.net <
caribsea@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> **
>
>
> I need advice on what to say to ATT about my Internet connection. It's
> been slow the past few days and, in checking, I can see that there are now
> nine nearby networks in the network dropdown menu, where there used to be
> three at the most. I could be completely wrong but I'm assuming that's
> what's causing the problem.
> What can I expect to be told and how do I resolve this problem? I hope
> it's an easy and quick solution.
>
> Willi
>
>
>
2.4 GHz band and onto the 5 GHz band, but not all of your equipment may be
compatible, and also distance/walls may limit your ability to use 5 GHz.
With so much congestion in the 2.4 GHz band, you need software to scan and
see if there is a channel that would work better for you, at least until
someone else starts using it. Channels 1, 6 and 11 are the only
non-overlapping channels, and are your first choice. However, many routers
use Channel 6 by default, you most certainly don't want to be on channel 6.
Can you use your browser to access your router's control/management panel?
If so, just try changing the channel and see if it makes it any better.
If your router supports channel bonding on 2.4 GHz, turn it off, you have
way too much congestion for this to provide any benefit and will likely
slow you down.
Also, ATT may very well have a congestion issue in their network, and your
speed problems may not be entirely a wifi issue at all. This is totally
out of your control, and they will probably blow smoke at you. Make some
speed tests very early in the morning and compare them to the evening
speeds. This will help make your case, but be forewarned that almost every
ISP has wording to the effect "up to" whatever speed they advertise. Gives
them an easy way out. However, if you are paying for "up to 50 Mb/s" down,
and you are only getting 20 at best, you certainly have something to
complain about. Perhaps they inadvertently made a change that affected
your speed. In most cases, the speed you pay for is controlled by your
modem...which is controlled by your ISP.
Good luck,
Bob
-Bob
On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 11:44 PM, caribsea@bellsouth.
caribsea@bellsouth.
> **
>
>
> I need advice on what to say to ATT about my Internet connection. It's
> been slow the past few days and, in checking, I can see that there are now
> nine nearby networks in the network dropdown menu, where there used to be
> three at the most. I could be completely wrong but I'm assuming that's
> what's causing the problem.
> What can I expect to be told and how do I resolve this problem? I hope
> it's an easy and quick solution.
>
> Willi
>
>
>
Mon Sep 23, 2013 10:02 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"James Robertson" jamesrob328i
On Sep 23, 2013, at 8:44 PM, "caribsea@bellsouth.
> in checking, I can see that there are now nine nearby networks in the network dropdown menu, where there used to be three at the most. I could be completely wrong but I'm assuming that's what's causing the problem.
I don't think it's a foregone conclusion that too many nearby WiFi networks is the cause of your problem.
I just spent 2 days at a meeting in NYC in a business-intensive hotel. In addition to the hotel's SSID in my room, I could see at least 2 dozen or more other WiFi networks (most of them secured, but obviously disseminating and collecting radiofrequency "stuff" in my vicinity.
I was not aware of ANY reduction in WiFi transmission rate in comparison to other 802.11n networks, nor did the "stuff" you can see by option-clicking on the WiFi icon in the menubar suggest there were such problems.
Where I've noticed horrible WiFi performance typically is on public networks in busy airport terminals; i.e., JFK, LAX, or SFO, where there may be only 2 or 3 SSIDs visible, but where I assume there may literally be THOUSANDS of people trying to share that bandwidth.
Jim Robertson
Mon Sep 23, 2013 10:38 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Randy B. Singer" randybrucesinger
On Sep 23, 2013, at 8:44 PM, caribsea@bellsouth.
> I need advice on what to say to ATT about my Internet connection. It's been slow the past few days and, in checking, I can see that there are now nine nearby networks in the network dropdown menu, where there used to be three at the most. I could be completely wrong but I'm assuming that's what's causing the problem.
> What can I expect to be told and how do I resolve this problem? I hope it's an easy and quick solution.
Connect your Mac directly to your Internet modem, or your router, via Ethernet cable. Are things a lot faster? If they aren't, then it isn't a Wi-Fi congestion problem. If they are, try this to fix the Wi-Fi problem...
http://www.howtodot
Scroll down to: "Here&#
____________
Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattor
____________
Tue Sep 24, 2013 12:53 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Charles Lenington" fooltouse2
Apple Military Store???
More info please. This sailor has never heard of it.
More info please. This sailor has never heard of it.
Tue Sep 24, 2013 2:50 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Mark Mahabir" maccymaccomms
http://store.apple.com/us_epp_55499
Mark
On 24 September 2013 08:53, Charles Lenington <macsonly@brightok.net> wrote:
> **
>
>
> Apple Military Store???
> More info please. This sailor has never heard of it.
>
>
Mark
On 24 September 2013 08:53, Charles Lenington <macsonly@brightok.
> **
>
>
> Apple Military Store???
> More info please. This sailor has never heard of it.
>
>
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