Hello SVMUG and SMUG members, I have forwarded the latest news from O'Reilly below. There are several items that I had not previously known about. First, an...
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Jose F. Medeiros
josemedeiros007
May 5, 2012 2:38 pm
Hi Pondurenga, OWC sold you the wrong memory. OWC should absolutely replace them with the correct PC2-5300 ECC DDR2667 memory modules. What was their excuse as...
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Jose F. Medeiros
josemedeiros007
May 5, 2012 3:05 pm
Hi Ben, I have always heard good things about OWC, but any company with a bad return policy should be boycotted. I also suggested that Pondurengaask to speak...
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Jose F. Medeiros
josemedeiros007
May 5, 2012 4:01 pm
Hi Ben, Regardless if an item is on clearance, a sales clerk has the responsibility to sell his or her costumer the correct item, as well ask the costumer the...
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Jose F. Medeiros
josemedeiros007
May 5, 2012 4:44 pm
Hi Pondurenga, I agree with you that OWC should exchange them. Ebay is much better then Craigs list to sell such items. I am sure that they will easily sell...
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Christopher Price
powermacg4_1999
May 7, 2012 4:56 am
Have to say, I've had trouble with the returns/RMA department at OWC myself. It's surprising, considering how much they specialize in Apple products... where...
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R.G. Smalley
gsmalley...
May 7, 2012 2:59 pm
Should OWC be informed that MUGs in the SF Bay area have suggested boycotting because of their non-return policy? How else will we change their attitude?...
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Len
macyawhoo
May 7, 2012 3:33 pm
I've always been wary of an email that asks me to log in with my credentials. This morning, I was prompted (in iTunes?) to choose Apple ID security questions...
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Len
macyawhoo
May 7, 2012 4:00 pm
I would never, ever suggest a group boycott, as this is generally a violation of Federal anti-trust law, with huge penalties. At least, I wouldn't do so...
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Robert Lawson Brown
robertlawson...
May 7, 2012 4:30 pm
Hello Len and everyone, Apple has been upgrading the ID security. If you got the original message from within iTunes, it is okay. To determine if the link is...
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Len
macyawhoo
May 7, 2012 4:51 pm
Robert, many thanks for the quick reply! The email address was appleid@... , so I went ahead and logged on and got a confirmation from within the...
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Charles Gousha
cgousha
May 7, 2012 5:11 pm
Changing your password is a good practice. The best passwords in the world can still be hacked. So anytime you have a suspicion about an account of yours --...
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Len
macyawhoo
May 7, 2012 7:19 pm
Charles, all is well, now. However, I had some difficulties in changing my Apple ID password. First, I was prompted for my birthdate, and I never give the...
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Jose F. Medeiros
josemedeiros007
May 7, 2012 8:16 pm
Len, While I normally agree with you, boycotting is not a violation of federal law. Unions do it all the time. People have a right to organize and protest,...
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Jose F. Medeiros
josemedeiros007
May 7, 2012 8:34 pm
Hi R.G. Here is Pondurenga's response, and I agree with you that they should be notified, I can only find a snail mail address, and no email to any of the...
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Ilana Braun
ilanabraun@...
May 7, 2012 10:06 pm
Oy vey, I also had to choose and answer security questions and rescue email address when using iTunes on iPad & iPod and updating apps! I was on wifi in a...
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danielt3@...
danielt32000
May 8, 2012 4:51 pm
Have you seen this? Steve must have had a lot of fun making this. Dan Tuerk Apple Mac in 1944...
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Len Walther
macyawhoo
May 8, 2012 5:28 pm
Yes, I saw it, and it was great! Lot's of old legacy technology here, with a lot of nostalgia! Len Walther, CDPE Advanced, e-PRO, GRI Certified Distressed...
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Roger Smith
exdotcom2001
May 8, 2012 6:29 pm
That was amazing, considering that it is what, nearly 30 years old? Back in similar times I saw another great video, made for an internal sales meeting also,...
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Jose F. Medeiros
josemedeiros007
May 8, 2012 9:06 pm
Can any one recommend how to transfer files between an Ipad 2 and a Mac laptop, with using iCloud or emailing attachments? Has any one used Istorage? Is their...
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Jose F. Medeiros
josemedeiros007
May 8, 2012 10:08 pm
Can any one recommend how to transfer files between an Ipad 2 and a Mac laptop, without using iCloud or emailing attachments? Has any one used iStorage? Or is...
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Jose F. Medeiros
josemedeiros007
May 8, 2012 11:53 pm
Hi Joe, Thank you for the reply. It's a friends Ipad and it is a local transfer to his Mac on his internal home newtork. I'll mention your suggestion to him,...
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Jose F. Medeiros
josemedeiros007
May 10, 2012 2:18 pm
I just met one of the presenters at Network Interop who works for Sopho's Anti-Virus. Sopho's also acquired Comodo several months ago, and still offers a free...
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Robert Lawson Brown
robertlawson...
May 11, 2012 12:09 am
Hello SVMUG members, Do my eyes deceive me? No, it is true! Today Adobe Lightroom has been released in the Apple App Store. It is a little surprising (to me at...
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irish.masms
irishmasms
May 11, 2012 1:31 am
... I would venture to say yes; unless it is just a big sales pitch with the usual FUD. Can they provide detailed revere engineering analysis, details on how...
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Len
macyawhoo
May 11, 2012 3:12 pm
Yes, it's a timely topic. Many Mac users are in denial about malware affecting Macs. On the other hand, many anti-virus vendors tend to overhype the threat...
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Jose F. Medeiros
josemedeiros007
May 11, 2012 8:41 pm
Hi Len, The presenters name is Chester Wisniewski at Sophos. His email is chesterw@... Phone: 604-484-6818 Chester mentioned that he often visits...
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ILANA BRAUN
ilanabraun@...
May 12, 2012 12:23 pm
I just saw that to undo an action on an iPad, at least on Notes and Mail, you shake the iPad and then choose the action from a dialog box. I just did it. How...
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ILANA BRAUN
ilanabraun@...
May 12, 2012 12:26 pm
Thanks to the input of several members, especially Len, I got the SuperDuper Program and am very happy with it. However, I want to just copy some...
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Len
macyawhoo
May 12, 2012 12:50 pm
Ilana, the free version will make a bootable clone. However, to use the fast Smart Update feature, which keeps your bootable clone up to date, without...
