Re: Another senior with problems.
Hahaha!?
How long does he go without restarting? I may go months, but the first thing I do if I have an issue is to restart.?
Hahaha! Shades of slapping the side of the TV set to fix it.?
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On Jul 20, 2023, at 04:48, Bob Gerard <rowerbob@...> wrote:
? Well, problem solved on his computer…and thanks again for all the input and suggestions from this group.
He took a deep breath and starting working through that very long list of troubleshooting suggestions I sent him.
This morning, I found this in my inbox:
I can’t believe this, but after a restart just now, the MBP is back to normal. ?A few minutes ago I had started the Apple Diagnostics listed at Macintosh Slowdown Solutions but had to abort to get the wifi password. ?Restarted just now the usual way and lo, a miracle.?
I swear these damned things lay awake at night planning ways to mess with you.
For now, anyway, we’re on course and on the glide path.?
Can’t tell you how much I appreciate your help.
Bob
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“They say the Lord?answers all our?prayers, it’s just that?sometimes he?answers no.”
- Amor Towles
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On Jul 20, 2023, at 10:15, Otto Nikolaus via groups.io <otto.nikolaus@...> wrote:
Just the usual: sticking stuff like posters and cards to the wall or fridge (no magnet required!).
I’ve only just tried it on the phone for the first time. I had an idea that it *might* work so I tore off a piece about the size of a pea.
Many thanks, Otto!
Bob
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- Blanche?DuBois?A Streetcar?Named Desire
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Re: Cleaning out iPhone ports
I had never heard of WhiteTack or BlackTack until I tried searching for Blue Tack on Amazon. I was also surprised to see various versions of Blue Tack itself there.
I tend to make lists of multiple items for Amazon orders rather than one thing at a time. I will add all the variants of Blue Tack to my list.
AG
Thursday, July 20, 2023, 3:03:20 PM, Otto Nikolaus via groups.io otto.nikolaus@... wrote:
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I’ve just tried White Tack on my iPhone XS. If you push it against the speaker holes, it goes in and any dirt sticks to it; pull it away and the dirt comes with it, without leaving any behind that I could see. In the UK we would buy this sort of thing at a stationers or office supplies before Amazon came along.
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On 20 Jul 2023, at 15:02, Bob Gerard <rowerbob@...> wrote:
That’s amazing. That’s what I am going to order. Thanks for that additional info, Otto. Much appreciated.
Just for fun: what other uses have you found for White Tack? Just the usual: sticking stuff like posters and cards to the wall or fridge (no magnet required!). I’ve only just tried it on the phone for the first time. I had an idea that it *might* work so I tore off a piece about the size of a pea. Otto
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On Jul 20, 2023, at 09:03, Otto Nikolaus via groups.io <otto.nikolaus@...> wrote:
I’ve just tried White Tack on my iPhone XS. If you push it against the speaker holes, it goes in and any dirt sticks to it; pull it away and the dirt comes with it, without leaving any behind that I could see.
That’s amazing. ?That’s what I am going to order. ?Thanks for that additional info, Otto. ?Much appreciated.
Just for fun: ?what other uses have you found for White Tack?
Bob
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“They say the Lord?answers all our?prayers, it’s just that?sometimes he?answers no.”
- Amor Towles
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On Jul 20, 2023, at 05:33, Otto Nikolaus via < otto.nikolaus@...> wrote:
I meant to add that I have some Uhu White Tack.?
The ?White Tack and Blue Tack are indeed available on Amazon; after watching the video for WhiteTack, I wonder if one managed to stick it in that tiny speaker orifice, could you get it back out again??
BTW, that’s a great Wikipedia article on Blu Tack. ?I can think of lots of uses for it.
Thanks so much for all the input.
I’ve just tried White Tack on my iPhone XS. If you push it against the speaker holes, it goes in and any dirt sticks to it; pull it away and the dirt comes with it, without leaving any behind that I could see.
In the UK we would buy this sort of thing at a stationers or office supplies before Amazon came along.?
Otto
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On Jul 20, 2023, at 05:33, Otto Nikolaus via groups.io <otto.nikolaus@...> wrote:
I meant to add that I have some Uhu White Tack.?
The ?White Tack and Blue Tack are indeed available on Amazon; after watching the video for WhiteTack, I wonder if one managed to stick it in that tiny speaker orifice, could you get it back out again??
BTW, that’s a great Wikipedia article on Blu Tack. ?I can think of lots of uses for it.
Thanks so much for all the input.
Bob
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“They say the Lord?answers all our?prayers, it’s just that?sometimes he?answers no.”
- Amor Towles
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Re: Another senior with problems.
Well, problem solved on his computer…and thanks again for all the input and suggestions from this group.
He took a deep breath and starting working through that very long list of troubleshooting suggestions I sent him.
This morning, I found this in my inbox:
I can’t believe this, but after a restart just now, the MBP is back to normal. ?A few minutes ago I had started the Apple Diagnostics listed at Macintosh Slowdown Solutions but had to abort to get the wifi password. ?Restarted just now the usual way and lo, a miracle.?
I swear these damned things lay awake at night planning ways to mess with you.
For now, anyway, we’re on course and on the glide path.?
Can’t tell you how much I appreciate your help.
Bob
———
“They say the Lord?answers all our?prayers, it’s just that?sometimes he?answers no.”
- Amor Towles
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Re: Cleaning out iPhone ports
I meant to add that I have some Uhu White Tack.
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On 20 Jul 2023, at 10:29, Otto Nikolaus via groups.io <otto.nikolaus@...> wrote:
There’s a section on similar products in the Wikipedia article, which is why I included the link.
Otto
On 20 Jul 2023, at 09:21, maclists <maclists@...> wrote:
Surely BluTack must exist outside the UK. But I have not been able to find it in physical shops on the European mainland and in Africa to date. But it does exist on Amazon Germany (another thing to add to the list)
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There’s a section on similar products in the Wikipedia article, which is why I included the link.
Otto
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On 20 Jul 2023, at 09:21, maclists <maclists@...> wrote:
Surely BluTack must exist outside the UK. But I have not been able to find it in physical shops on the European mainland and in Africa to date. But it does exist on Amazon Germany (another thing to add to the list)
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Surely BluTack must exist outside the UK. But I have not been able to find it in physical shops on the European mainland and in Africa to date. But it does exist on Amazon Germany (another thing to add to the list)
AG
Thursday, July 20, 2023, 12:31:07 AM, Otto Nikolaus via groups.io otto.nikolaus@... wrote:
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How about Blu Tack? I don’t know if you have that particular product over there, but there must be something similar.
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Re: Another senior with problems.
Ben, correct.?
One is not a replace for the other, but both will get you to similar destinations. One involve more time and human intervention.?
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On Jul 19, 2023, at 15:11, Ben Rosenthal <ben@...> wrote:
? I disagree. If you have a full Time Machine backup of the computer with nothing excluded on a reliable drive, you can safely boot to Recovery, erase your internal drive, reinstall macOS, and restore your data from the backup.
Having a clone is a good secondary backup, but since Randy wrote that article in 2018, macOS has shifted to sealed startup volumes that cannot directly be cloned. The only way to make a clone today is to install macOS on an external drive first and then using a tool like Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper to copy all your data to the Data volume.
On Jul 19, 2023, at 15:38, Brent via < whodo678@...> wrote:
So, my guess is what Randy said previously ?stands.
Thanks, Brent. ?
Then I guess we are not going to do a clean install and…nope, it’s not a heat issue.
Bob
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“They say the Lord?answers all our?prayers, it’s just that?sometimes he?answers no.”
- Amor Towles
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How about Blu Tack? I don’t know if you have that particular product over there, but there must be something similar. <>
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On 19 Jul 2023, at 17:43, Ben Rosenthal < ben@...> wrote:
I have not used that gunk. My recommendation for cleaning iPhone ports is PurePort (). The company also makes AirSquares, which are good for removing earwax and such from earbuds.
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I disagree. If you have a full Time Machine backup of the computer with nothing excluded on a reliable drive, you can safely boot to Recovery, erase your internal drive, reinstall macOS, and restore your data from the backup.
Having a clone is a good secondary backup, but since Randy wrote that article in 2018, macOS has shifted to sealed startup volumes that cannot directly be cloned. The only way to make a clone today is to install macOS on an external drive first and then using a tool like Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper to copy all your data to the Data volume.
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On Jul 19, 2023, at 15:38, Brent via < whodo678@...> wrote:
So, my guess is what Randy said previously ?stands.
Thanks, Brent. ?
Then I guess we are not going to do a clean install and…nope, it’s not a heat issue.
Bob
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“They say the Lord?answers all our?prayers, it’s just that?sometimes he?answers no.”
- Amor Towles
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On Jul 19, 2023, at 14:28, marji pomposini <Msp.gml@...> wrote:
This may sound crazy, but what about using a vacuum cleaner hose attachment to clean out all of the ports. I've never tried it, so I cant say if it would be successful. Just a thought.?
Would’t work, ?The speakers holes are so tiny and so placed that it would be impossible to focus the suction of a vacuum on them. ?We need the reverse of compress air in a can ?:-)
Bob
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“They say the Lord?answers all our?prayers, it’s just that?sometimes he?answers no.”
- Amor Towles
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On Jul 19, 2023, at 15:38, Brent via groups.io <whodo678@...> wrote:
So, my guess is what Randy said previously ?stands.
Thanks, Brent. ?
Then I guess we are not going to do a clean install and…nope, it’s not a heat issue.
Bob
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“They say the Lord?answers all our?prayers, it’s just that?sometimes he?answers no.”
- Amor Towles
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Bob, Time Machine is an incremental back up. Migration Assistant us the mechanism that takes those increments and moves the latest pieces over.?
A clone is a whole, “snapshot” back up.?
So, my guess is what Randy said previously ?stands.
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On Jul 19, 2023, at 07:33, Bob Gerard <rowerbob@...> wrote:
? Question for Randy Singer.
I saved your instructions for a clean install which were dated Jan 4, 2018.
They began:
I HIGHLY recommend a clean install and not an install-in-place. Here are instructions: This is different than what most of the articles on the Web suggest doing. It requires that you have a clone external backup of your internal hard drive. But you should probably have one of those in any case. (I can explain why in detail, if you like.)
My pal having the problem has a?MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), a TM backup but no clone.
Do your requirements that he have an external clone in order to follow those instructions still apply?
Many thanks.
Bob
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“They say the Lord?answers all our?prayers, it’s just that?sometimes he?answers no.”
- Amor Towles
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Scroll down farther and graphics with links can be opened.
Brent
On my iPhone Xr
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On Jul 18, 2023, at 20:41, maclists <maclists@...> wrote:
?Hello Bob,
I don't see any URLs in your post. Just those strange characters with three lines that on first glance look like an equals sign. However there are four attachments with the ".webloc" extension.
How did simply typing in a URL get converted from plain text in the mail body to a .webloc attachment? Strangely, your post also has an HTML part, but that just has completely blank lines between "for the record" and "I was considering"
AG
Wednesday, July 19, 2023, 3:38:47 AM, Bob Gerard rowerbob@... wrote:
For the record, an in case anyone would like to save those troubleshooting URLs, here they are: ? ? ? ? I was considering
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Ah! I see the problem. He doesn’t have the patience to troubleshoot and fix the problem. They he needs to either take it to a shop or buy a new one. Just like if it was a car. There is no snap your fingers and it is fixed. ?
You never replied back if it was a heat issue.?
You miss the concept, turn on Migration Assistant and let it move over the stuff.?
OR the alternative is a lot of work, which he already indicated he doesn’t want to do. Do a clean install, and move over only his Docs. Then have him go thru and adjust the Settings. (The defaults change as the OS change, to highlight the new eye candy,) He’ll have to re-install his third party apps and reset their settings. He might have to replace some apps, and possibly hardware.?
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On Jul 18, 2023, at 18:39, Bob Gerard <rowerbob@...> wrote:
? To continue with this thread, he was finally able to run Rmember to check his RAM and it passed with flying colors.
So, he is stuck with that most perplexing of all situations: ?his computer is running slow, he has beachballs, and apps jump in the Dock multiple times before launching.
He has an SSD, not a HDD.
He simply does not have the patience to walk through every suggestion on Randy’s and other troubleshooting pages.
For the record, an in case anyone would like to save those troubleshooting URLs, here they are:
I was considering, since he has a TM backup, having erase his SSD, reinstall the most up-to-date macOS his 2013 can handle, and then - here’s my question - what should he migrate from his TM?
Welcome any suggestions, especially easy to accomplish ones.
Bob
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“They say the Lord?answers all our?prayers, it’s just that?sometimes he?answers no.”
- Amor Towles
<10 Ways To Speed Up a Slow Mac.webloc> <Mac Troubleshooting Summary ? The Eclectic Light Company.webloc> <Macintosh OS X Beachballs!.webloc> <Macintosh Slowdown Solutions.webloc>
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Hello Bob,
It's not an issue. I was just curious why it happened as it was the first time I have ever seen a "webloc" extension. I don't click on attachments in e-mail anyway, but I saved them to my hard disk and opened them with a text editor. They seem to be xml files with the following "doctype" line:
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" ">
The actual URL is a bit further down between two "<dict>" delimiters and they are definitely worth bookmarking for possible future use.
AG
Wednesday, July 19, 2023, 2:56:31 PM, Bob Gerard rowerbob@... wrote:
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Sometimes I will highlight the URL in the address bar of a browser and drag and drop it to my desktop as a visual “nag” to go back to that site and finish reading something there. I did that with all the URLs to which I went seeking solutions to my friend’s problem. I dragged and dropped those .weloc icons into the bod of the email I posted here but apparently that does not work.
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