We had issue with Home Depot website yesterday. Husband called store and yes the site is not functional. A store sales person was very helpful to us and suggested the site to give him a good rating, and what we got was a bogus infected notice which is why my husband called. That is no way to run a huge business like Home Depot. He plans to tell the salesperson in person about the dysfunctional info on the receipt. I hope this gets fixed.
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On Aug 10, 2023, at 10:06 PM, Mark Holland via < mbholland96@...> wrote: I tried everything that everybody suggested and nothing worked. I was going to coll Home Depot support and magically today everything went back to normal and I am able to access those websites. I guess the problem was on their end and it was fixed somehow. Thank you to everyone for suggestions.
Mark B. Holland
On Monday, August 7, 2023 at 11:02:53 AM PDT, maclists < maclists@...> wrote:
Has that """ website ever worked for you? When I type that in, I get an immediate "redirect" to "" - note "httpS" instead of "http" Also try changing your IP address using a VPN. If you are already using a VPN either try without it or use a different VPN server. AG Monday, August 7, 2023, 4:18:37 PM, Mark Holland via mbholland96@... wrote: > I get the message Access Denied message for Home Depot and Lowes. I cleared the cookies and cache to no avail.
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Re: Migrate to new Apple TV
On Aug 12, 2023, at 03:07, Peter Rasmusen <peter@...> wrote:
I have just bought a new Apple TV to replace the old 2015 Apple TV HD. And now I am looking for at way to migrate everything over … my apps my subscriptions etc.?
I asked Google Bard this question and got this answer:
Yes, you can save all your choices when you move from an old Apple TV to a new Apple TV. Here are the steps you need to follow:
1. On your old Apple TV, go to **Settings > Users and Accounts > iCloud**. 2. If prompted, sign in to your Apple ID account. 3. Turn on **One Home Screen**. 4. Set up your new Apple TV. 5. When you sign in to your Apple ID account on the new Apple TV, it will automatically download your apps and rearrange your Home screen to match what's on iCloud.
**Note:** This feature is only available on Apple TV 4 or later. Older Apple TVs didn't use the App Store, so there's no way to transfer apps or settings from them to a newer device.
Here are some additional things to keep in mind when transferring your Apple TV settings:
* You will need to be signed in to the same Apple ID on both the old and new Apple TVs. * Make sure that you have enough iCloud storage space to store your apps and settings. * If you have any custom settings or configurations that are not stored in iCloud, you will need to manually recreate them on the new Apple TV.
I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.
Bob ——— “The more I practice, the luckier I get.” - Source uncertain
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Warning in Finder after TimeMachine is finished
Every time I wake up my 14” MacBook Pro running Ventura 13.4.1 ? after a reasonably long sleep time I’m shown warnings like these
The MacBook Pro is backing via up WiFi to 2 different hard drives (they’re RAID drives) connected to my 2012 Mac Pro which is running Monterey.
The RAID drives are shared as TimeMachine volumes from the Mac Pro. Both RAID drives are used by other computers too - one of them is shared with my wife’s MacBook Air M1, and the other (a 14TB RAID) is shared with my wife’s MacBook Air M1, my 13” MacBook Pro which is now my workshop computer, and the MacPro itself.
Has anyone ever seen this, and figured out why these warnings appear?
Thanks
Roger
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I have just bought a new Apple TV to replace the old 2015 Apple TV HD. And now I am looking for at way to migrate everything over … my apps my subscriptions etc.
Is there a way to do that or do I have to start from scratch with the new unit?
Kind reghards,
Peter
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Re: Do I need a bootable backup?
On Aug 8, 2023, at 2:11 PM, Paul Lundgren <pflundgren021@...> wrote:
I’m retired, not a power user and have no need for different or “other” systems. Besides, smart people (Randy & others) are saying that it is highly unlikely that my silicon Mac’s SSD will fail, and even if it does, I won’t be able to use a bootable backup anyway. I’ve just spent way too much time trying to “make it work” and I just don’t need it. Normal backups (I have 2) will have to be sufficient. I still think that a bootable clone of one's Apple Silicon-based Mac is EXTREMELY useful. You can't use an external clone to boot an Apple Silicon-based Mac whose internal SSD is dead, because an Apple Silicon-based Mac with a dead internal SSD is simply a dead Mac for all purposes. But when your Apple Silicon-based Mac's internal SSD dies, you can still use your external clone to: 1. Attach to another Macintosh that supports APFS. In which case you have access to all of your data while your main Macintosh is being repaired (or replaced) and you can use all of the applications that are supported by the OS on the Mac you attach to 2. Boot another Apple Silicon-based Mac, requiring only that you enter the administrator password 3. Recreate your deceased internal SSD exactly as it was onto a healthy empty internal SSD in another Apple Silicon-based Mac 4. Restore all of your data to your Mac once it has been repaired. To reiterate, if your internal SSD fails in your Apple Silicon-based Mac, you can no longer boot that Mac from a clone backup and keep on working on the same Mac. (Actually, if your internal SSD fails in your Apple Silicon-based Mac, your Mac is completely dead for any and all purposes.) However, a clone allows your data to remain saved and unharmed, useable while your Mac is being repaired, and used to restore your data in your original or another Mac. History has shown that maintaining a backup (of some sort) of your data is crucial. Of the two types (clone or versioned), I think that a bootable clone is far more useful. __________________________________________________ Randy B. Singer Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) Essential But Hard To Find Macintosh Software and Advice __________________________________________________
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Yex!?
The notification thing … problem solved.
Thanks a million!?
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Peter
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Just home from 2 weeks holiday, and I turn om my Mac and the first thing I see is a notification that my Mac has been infected. ?
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Image attached here - I hope it works. It’s in Danish, but it will tell you what it looks like.?
A second later, the notification is gone.?
But only for a few minutes, then it returns with a new text; My iCloud has been hacked!?
It’s obviously some kind of malware.?
I have checked the browsers for weird unwanted extras but there’s nothing there.?
I have checked the LaunchDaemons and LaunchAgents folders on system level and user level.Nothing suspicious there.
So I ran downloades and ran Malwarebytes. It found at PUP that I removed.?
So I downloaded at ran AVG. It didn’t find anything.
So I downloaded at ran DetectX Swift. It didn’t find anything.
So I downloaded at ran Into VirusBarrier. It didn’t find anything.?
And the annoying notifications continue …?
I wonder where they come from - I don’t visit questionable websites. I’m careful what emails I open. And why is it suddenly there, when I return from holiday? A “sleeper”??
But most of all … how doing I get rid of it??
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Re: MacBook Air 15” M2 chip (2023)
On Aug 11, 2023, at 6:07 PM, Steve Bee <buytcfhe@...> wrote:
Roger, did you get your refurb. from Apple? Yes from the Apple Refurbished Store. My 14” MacBook Pro 2023 with M2 Pro chip, 2TB, and 32GB RAM was $2549. A 15” MacBook Air with 24GB RAM and 2TB prices out at $2599 right now. Take off $200 for 16GB RAM. I had to have 2TB, and figured that for this to last a long time (my 13” MacBook Pro was 8 years old), more memory was better. Roger
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Re: MacBook Air 15” M2 chip (2023)
I’m considering the 15”. I did buy a 13” about 3-4 months ago and it a great machine. I found one at the refurb shop with 16gb of ram and 512gb of storage (I don’t need a lot ?of storage
on this machine). Great machine, is never hot, and I think a good bargain at the Apple refurb site.
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The issue with the upgrade to 15 is the price swap. Apple provides little trade-in value on their m2’s. They want to offer less than half-price on a device less than 6 months old.
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Has anyone gotten the new 15" MacBook Air?? We are about to get one and would like to hear of people's personal experiences.
Have you found any problems with it? Any Pros or Cons?
Am about to order it today and since I like to keep things a long time, until I'm practically forced to upgrade; I want to make a wise choice.
Thanks, Steve
BTW, this computer would be replacing a 15" MacBook Pro from 2012 !
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Re: MacBook Air 15” M2 chip (2023)
On Fri, Aug 11, 2023 at 02:33 PM, Roger Moffat wrote:
I ended up with a refurbished 14” M2 Pro MacBook Pro with 2TB and 32GB for less than I could get a 15” MacBook Air with 2TB.
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Roger
Roger, you certainly got a good deal. Right now at the Apple refurbished store there is a 2023 14.2-inch (diagonal) 16GB memory 1TB SSD for more than a new 15" Air with 2TB Thia refurb is $2119 plus. Of course it is 12-core CPU? & 19-core GPU A new 15" Air with 8GB memory & 2TB SSD is $2099 plus tax, etc. ( $1699 with 1TB) Wife wants big & light. She doesn't need graphic artist power. Roger, did you get your refurb. from Apple?
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Yes, he did.?
And I don’t remember the specifics, but gave him a point in the correct direction.?
Randy has posted posted the solution for one of our female members twice, and IIRC, you saved his reply. I didn’t save it.?
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On Aug 11, 2023, at 08:02, Bob Gerard via groups.io <rowerbob@...> wrote:
? On Aug 10, 2023, at 6:04 PM, Brent via < whodo678@...> wrote:
I don’t think you are infected. Research “McAfee malware”. It is techniquely not malware, but a exploitation of a browser extension.?
His question was: ?How do I get rid of it?
Bob —— If you always do what you always did, You’ll always get what you always got.
Bob ——— “The more I practice, the luckier I get.” - Source uncertain
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Re: loading background pictures
I load the images as needed, like Al, if I trust the email.?
In a similar vein, on F*c*book, i just got two posts, where someone posted to friends pages, that there was a terrible accident, and to click on a short url to find out what. The sense of urgency was there, but resist. It was a link to a virus.?
The two popped up within a minute of each other.?
The same thing happens on the phone. I’m a senior, in need of assistance, and with medical issues. I have to answer some calls from unknown numbers. I answer with caution. I don’t answer personal questions. My first thought is, am I expecting a call, and the second is what does this stranger trying to scam be out of. If I am not expecting a call, I let it go to VM. My outgoing message is that I don’t answer unknown calls, to leave a message. Most scam calls don’t leave messages, and if the robocall does, I only get part of the message.?
If a human scammer does get me, I am socially starved, so I play with them. They usually hang up on me. Recently, I had an honest number to call them. I called it three times. You should have heard the baloney they were trying to feed me. Finally, the last one said, we don’t sell extended warranties on 23 year old vehicles. I said good, than take me off your list.?
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On Aug 10, 2023, at 19:49, Al Varnell via groups.io <alvarnell@...> wrote:
? Do you have a recommendation for a similar tool that works on iOS/iPadOS?
Sorry, I do not, and I have been watching for one. I simply block all remote content on my iPhone & iPad and use the "Load All Images" in messages where absolutely necessary to understand it and I trust the sender.
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Re: MacBook Air 15” M2 chip (2023)
On Aug 11, 2023, at 5:25 PM, Steve Bee < buytcfhe@...> wrote:
Thanks John; yeah I know that (and hate that). I have twice changed the storage in the old MacBook.
I am hoping to get away with a 1TB because the 2TB is so damn expensive.
Are you wedded to the idea of the 15” MacBook Pro? I was in the market for something to replace my 2015 MacBook Pro with 16GB and 2TB (I put that in myself) and looked at the 14” MacBook Pro and 15” MacBook Air.
I ended up with a refurbished 14” M2 Pro MacBook Pro with 2TB and 32GB for less than I could get a 15” MacBook Air with 2TB.
Roger
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Re: MacBook Air 15” M2 chip (2023)
On Fri, Aug 11, 2023 at 12:26 PM, John Hay wrote:
Just remember, the internal SSD is soldered in, so get the largest one possible as you'll be stuck with it for the life of the machine.
All the best,
John?
Thanks John; yeah I know that (and hate that). I have twice changed the storage in the old MacBook. I am hoping to get away with a 1TB because the 2TB is so damn expensive.
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Re: MacBook Air 15” M2 chip (2023)
On Aug 11, 2023, at 2:07 PM, Steve Bee <buytcfhe@...> wrote: Am about to order it today and since I like to keep things a long time, until I'm practically forced to upgrade; I want to make a wise choice.
Thanks, Steve Just remember, the internal SSD is soldered in, so get the largest one possible as you'll be stuck with it for the life of the machine. All the best, John?
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MacBook Air 15” M2 chip (2023)
Has anyone gotten the new 15" MacBook Air?? We are about to get one and would like to hear of people's personal experiences.
Have you found any problems with it? Any Pros or Cons?
Am about to order it today and since I like to keep things a long time, until I'm practically forced to upgrade; I want to make a wise choice.
Thanks, Steve
BTW, this computer would be replacing a 15" MacBook Pro from 2012 !
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Vineland, NJ
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Just home from 2 weeks holiday, and I turn om my Mac and the first thing I see is a notification that my Mac has been infected. ?
Image attached here - I hope it works. It’s in Danish, but it will tell you what it looks like.?
A second later, the notification is gone.?
But only for a few minutes, then it returns with a new text; My iCloud has been hacked!?
It’s obviously some kind of malware.?
I have checked the browsers for weird unwanted extras but there’s nothing there.?
I have checked the LaunchDaemons and LaunchAgents folders on system level and user level.Nothing suspicious there.
So I ran downloades and ran Malwarebytes. It found at PUP that I removed.?
So I downloaded at ran AVG. It didn’t find anything.
So I downloaded at ran DetectX Swift. It didn’t find anything.
So I downloaded at ran Into VirusBarrier. It didn’t find anything.?
And the annoying notifications continue …?
I wonder where they come from - I don’t visit questionable websites. I’m careful what emails I open. And why is it suddenly there, when I return from holiday? A “sleeper”??
But most of all … how doing I get rid of it??
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Some of this relates to Windows rather than MacOS and Linux, but there may be something there you haven't tried yet.
There is also this: which mentions "Notifications" in Safari
I am not sure about this, but there is also
AG
Friday, August 11, 2023, 5:57:35 PM, Peter Rasmusen peter@... wrote:
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That was the first thing that came to mind, but I have no browser extensions .. so I am really lost here. Also … the notifications are not browser-dependent, they come without any browser running.
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If you haven’t already, take a look at System Preferences>Notifications to see if you can find a fix.
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On Aug 11, 2023, at 9:57 AM, Peter Rasmusen <peter@...> wrote:
That was the first thing that came to mind, but I have no browser extensions .. so I am really lost here. Also … the notifications are not browser-dependent, they come without any browser running.
It really is annoying that I can’t get rid of it
:-)
Peter
Den 11. aug. 2023 kl. 17.23 skrev maclists <maclists@...>:
In that case, uninstall all browser extensions and put them back one at a time to find which one is the cause and then uninstall that and don't install it again.
AG
Friday, August 11, 2023, 12:04:40 AM, Brent via groups.io whodo678@... wrote:
I don’t think you are infected. Research “McAfee malware”. It is techniquely not malware, but a exploitation of a browser extension.
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That was the first thing that came to mind, but I have no browser extensions .. so I am really lost here. Also … the notifications are not browser-dependent, they come without any browser running.
It really is annoying that I can’t get rid of it
:-)
Peter
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Den 11. aug. 2023 kl. 17.23 skrev maclists <maclists@...>:
In that case, uninstall all browser extensions and put them back one at a time to find which one is the cause and then uninstall that and don't install it again.
AG
Friday, August 11, 2023, 12:04:40 AM, Brent via groups.io whodo678@... wrote:
I don’t think you are infected. Research “McAfee malware”. It is techniquely not malware, but a exploitation of a browser extension.
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In that case, uninstall all browser extensions and put them back one at a time to find which one is the cause and then uninstall that and don't install it again.
AG
Friday, August 11, 2023, 12:04:40 AM, Brent via groups.io whodo678@... wrote:
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I don’t think you are infected. Research “McAfee malware”. It is techniquely not malware, but a exploitation of a browser extension.
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