On 29 Jan 2025, at 17:17, Randy B. Singer via groups.io <randy@...> wrote:

On Jan 29, 2025, at 5:51 AM, ncoom gilbar via groups.io <ncoom@...> wrote:

Often when I come back to it, even after being away for hours, the lights are flashing like crazy and I hear what I assume are reads ?(and writes?) going on.

Why could this be? Shouldn’t everyone be asleep and home in their bed?

It could be a number of things.

The Mac OS does routine maintenance during down periods, including updating anti-virus definitions.

It could be that your Mac is exchanging data with iCloud, or executing a backup program.

Or software could be updating.

You can use the Console app to read your Mac’s log files to see what it has been doing:

https://www.howtogeek.com/356942/how-to-view-the-system-log-on-a-mac/

https://www.chriswrites.com/problem-with-your-mac-check-the-system-logs/


Also have a look at:

ProcessMonitor (free)
https://objective-see.org/products/utilities.html



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Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)

Essential But Hard To Find Macintosh Software and Advice
http://www.macattorney.com/welcome.html
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On 3 Feb 2025, at 21:55, John via groups.io <OceanCity@...> wrote:

On Feb 3, 2025, at 6:12?AM, Randy B. Singer via??<randy@...> wrote:

You can do a Google search for what those messages mean as well as I can.

Randy B. Singer

Exactly, and/or run an AI question.?

I'm finding as time goes on and I get my feet wet in AI that for questions such as this, i.e., the meaning of log nomenclature, that an AI search can be much more productive and time saving than running a search in your browser. This just one question. There are lots of other terms you can run an AI search on in your log. Maybe they will reveal a clue that makes sense with whatever is going on with your system.?

All the best,

On Feb 13, 2025, at 10:16, ncoom gilbar via groups.io <ncoom@...> wrote:

?Claude told me OS 15.3 doesn’t exist, and we sort of got bogged down there.

shalom,

ncoom

ncoom@...

???? ???????

small-odds-man

We’re all here because we’re not all there

On 3 Feb 2025, at 21:55, John via groups.io <OceanCity@...> wrote:

On Feb 3, 2025, at 6:12?AM, Randy B. Singer via??<randy@...> wrote:

You can do a Google search for what those messages mean as well as I can.

Randy B. Singer

Exactly, and/or run an AI question.?

I'm finding as time goes on and I get my feet wet in AI that for questions such as this, i.e., the meaning of log nomenclature, that an AI search can be much more productive and time saving than running a search in your browser. This just one question. There are lots of other terms you can run an AI search on in your log. Maybe they will reveal a clue that makes sense with whatever is going on with your system.?

All the best,

On 13 Feb 2025, at 20:26, Ben Rosenthal via groups.io <ben@...> wrote:

The current version of macOS is 15.3.1. Maybe Claude doesn’t have access to the latest info. Did you tell it to “search the internet.”

On Feb 13, 2025, at 10:16, ncoom gilbar via groups.io <ncoom@...> wrote:

?Claude told me OS 15.3 doesn’t exist, and we sort of got bogged down there.

shalom,

ncoom

ncoom@...

???? ???????

small-odds-man

We’re all here because we’re not all there

On 3 Feb 2025, at 21:55, John via groups.io <OceanCity@...> wrote:

On Feb 3, 2025, at 6:12?AM, Randy B. Singer via??<randy@...> wrote:

You can do a Google search for what those messages mean as well as I can.

Randy B. Singer

Exactly, and/or run an AI question.?

I'm finding as time goes on and I get my feet wet in AI that for questions such as this, i.e., the meaning of log nomenclature, that an AI search can be much more productive and time saving than running a search in your browser. This just one question. There are lots of other terms you can run an AI search on in your log. Maybe they will reveal a clue that makes sense with whatever is going on with your system.?

All the best,

On Feb 13, 2025, at 1:26?PM, Ben Rosenthal via groups.io <ben@...> wrote:

The current version of macOS is 15.3.1. Maybe Claude doesn’t have access to the latest info. Did you tell it to “search the internet.”

On Feb 13, 2025, at 10:16, ncoom gilbar via groups.io <ncoom@...> wrote:

?Claude told me OS 15.3 doesn’t exist, and we sort of got bogged down there.

shalom,

ncoom

ncoom@...

???? ???????

small-odds-man

We’re all here because we’re not all there

On 3 Feb 2025, at 21:55, John via groups.io <OceanCity@...> wrote:

On Feb 3, 2025, at 6:12?AM, Randy B. Singer via??<randy@...> wrote:

You can do a Google search for what those messages mean as well as I can.

Randy B. Singer

Exactly, and/or run an AI question.?

I'm finding as time goes on and I get my feet wet in AI that for questions such as this, i.e., the meaning of log nomenclature, that an AI search can be much more productive and time saving than running a search in your browser. This just one question. There are lots of other terms you can run an AI search on in your log. Maybe they will reveal a clue that makes sense with whatever is going on with your system.?

All the best,

On 14 Feb 2025, at 3:08, Roger Moffat via groups.io <rogerkiwi@...> wrote:

Why would you ask Claude, and not just ask Software Update?

Roger

On Feb 13, 2025, at 1:26?PM, Ben Rosenthal via groups.io <ben@...> wrote:

The current version of macOS is 15.3.1. Maybe Claude doesn’t have access to the latest info. Did you tell it to “search the internet.”

On Feb 13, 2025, at 10:16, ncoom gilbar via groups.io <ncoom@...> wrote:

?Claude told me OS 15.3 doesn’t exist, and we sort of got bogged down there.

shalom,

ncoom

ncoom@...

???? ???????

small-odds-man

We’re all here because we’re not all there

On 3 Feb 2025, at 21:55, John via groups.io <OceanCity@...> wrote:

On Feb 3, 2025, at 6:12?AM, Randy B. Singer via??<randy@...> wrote:

You can do a Google search for what those messages mean as well as I can.

Randy B. Singer

Exactly, and/or run an AI question.?

I'm finding as time goes on and I get my feet wet in AI that for questions such as this, i.e., the meaning of log nomenclature, that an AI search can be much more productive and time saving than running a search in your browser. This just one question. There are lots of other terms you can run an AI search on in your log. Maybe they will reveal a clue that makes sense with whatever is going on with your system.?

All the best,

On Feb 13, 2025, at 10:26, Ben Rosenthal via groups.io <ben@...> wrote:

?

The current version of macOS is 15.3.1. Maybe Claude doesn’t have access to the latest info. Did you tell it to “search the internet.”

On Feb 13, 2025, at 10:16, ncoom gilbar via groups.io <ncoom@...> wrote:

?Claude told me OS 15.3 doesn’t exist, and we sort of got bogged down there.

shalom,

ncoom

ncoom@...

???? ???????

small-odds-man

We’re all here because we’re not all there

On 3 Feb 2025, at 21:55, John via groups.io <OceanCity@...> wrote:

On Feb 3, 2025, at 6:12?AM, Randy B. Singer via??<randy@...> wrote:

You can do a Google search for what those messages mean as well as I can.

Randy B. Singer

Exactly, and/or run an AI question.?

I'm finding as time goes on and I get my feet wet in AI that for questions such as this, i.e., the meaning of log nomenclature, that an AI search can be much more productive and time saving than running a search in your browser. This just one question. There are lots of other terms you can run an AI search on in your log. Maybe they will reveal a clue that makes sense with whatever is going on with your system.?

All the best,

On Feb 13, 2025, at 17:08, Roger Moffat via groups.io <rogerkiwi@...> wrote:

?Why would you ask Claude, and not just ask Software Update?

Roger

On Feb 13, 2025, at 1:26?PM, Ben Rosenthal via groups.io <ben@...> wrote:

The current version of macOS is 15.3.1. Maybe Claude doesn’t have access to the latest info. Did you tell it to “search the internet.”

On Feb 13, 2025, at 10:16, ncoom gilbar via groups.io <ncoom@...> wrote:

?Claude told me OS 15.3 doesn’t exist, and we sort of got bogged down there.

shalom,

ncoom

ncoom@...

???? ???????

small-odds-man

We’re all here because we’re not all there

On 3 Feb 2025, at 21:55, John via groups.io <OceanCity@...> wrote:

On Feb 3, 2025, at 6:12?AM, Randy B. Singer via??<randy@...> wrote:

You can do a Google search for what those messages mean as well as I can.

Randy B. Singer

Exactly, and/or run an AI question.?

I'm finding as time goes on and I get my feet wet in AI that for questions such as this, i.e., the meaning of log nomenclature, that an AI search can be much more productive and time saving than running a search in your browser. This just one question. There are lots of other terms you can run an AI search on in your log. Maybe they will reveal a clue that makes sense with whatever is going on with your system.?

All the best,