Not getting mail/calendar alerts

[Connor Shannon]

Hi.

My MacBook doesn't put up little alerts on the screen for calendar reminders or mail. At least mail beeps but it doesn't put up a little window. THE Calendar doesn't do anything.

I'm using up to date Sonoma.

I've looked at the settings in the pgms and in Mac settings and can't figure out what's wrong. I think a while back if I changed it from short alerts to staying on the screen until I clicked it it worked, but now even that isn't working.

any ideas??

[Percival John Hackworth]

On Dec 1, 2023 at 9:20:43 PM PST, "Connor Shannon" <cshann...@gmail.com>
wrote:

Usually, not getting Notifications is a function of the app not having
permission in the Notification System Preference. I recently deleted and
re-installed an app that mirrors the text messages sent to my phone. It
woudn't display a "badge" of the number of texted recieved nor display a
banner or alert when I got a text. Once I went into the System
Preferences>Notifications option, selected the App and enabled banners and
badges, it worked as before.

Check that option out. I'll bet it's disabled.
--
DeeDee, don't press that button! DeeDee! NO! Dee...

[Alan Browne]

Review Mac System Settings | Notification Settings | Calendar

Review Calendar Settings | Alerts

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[Sn!pe]

Alan Browne <bitb...@blackhole.com> wrote:

> On 2023-12-02 00:20, Connor Shannon wrote:
> > Hi.
> >
> > My MacBook doesn't put up little alerts on the screen for calendar
> > reminders or mail. At least mail beeps but it doesn't put up a little
> > window. THE Calendar doesn't do anything.
> >
> > I'm using up to date Sonoma.
> >
> > I've looked at the settings in the pgms and in Mac settings and can't
> > figure out what's wrong. I think a while back if I changed it from short
> > alerts to staying on the screen until I clicked it it worked, but now
> > even that isn't working.
> >
>
> Review Mac System Settings | Notification Settings | Calendar
>
> Review Calendar Settings | Alerts
>

I find that many odd glitches like this respond well to a reboot.
MacOS is no longer bomb-proof the way it used to be back in
iSteve's day.

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[Connor Shannon]

On Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 9:37:24 AM UTC-8, Sn!pe wrote:
> Alan Browne <bitb...@blackhole.com> wrote:
>
> > On 2023-12-02 00:20, Connor Shannon wrote:
> > > Hi.
> > >
> > > My MacBook doesn't put up little alerts on the screen for calendar
> > > reminders or mail. At least mail beeps but it doesn't put up a little
> > > window. THE Calendar doesn't do anything.
> > >
> > > I'm using up to date Sonoma.
> > >
> > > I've looked at the settings in the pgms and in Mac settings and can't
> > > figure out what's wrong. I think a while back if I changed it from short
> > > alerts to staying on the screen until I clicked it it worked, but now
> > > even that isn't working.
> > >
> >
> > Review Mac System Settings | Notification Settings | Calendar
> >
> > Review Calendar Settings | Alerts
> >
> I find that many odd glitches like this respond well to a reboot.
> MacOS is no longer bomb-proof the way it used to be back in
> iSteve's day.
>

Hi everybody like I said I checked all the settings. In the pgms the Alerts settings just say WHEN to make them you actually turn alerts on and off in macOS settings. I have them turned on for Mail and Calendar and I say I want both little banners plus sounds but I only get sounds on Mail and no banners on either pgm.

Snipe yes I've restarted the MacBook sometimes and that has worked for a while but we were out of town for Thanksgiving so it was completely turned off and I just started it up again a few days ago. I guess I could try that again...

[Alan Browne]

On 2023-12-02 12:37, Sn!pe wrote:
> Alan Browne <bitb...@blackhole.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2023-12-02 00:20, Connor Shannon wrote:
>>> Hi.
>>>
>>> My MacBook doesn't put up little alerts on the screen for calendar
>>> reminders or mail. At least mail beeps but it doesn't put up a little
>>> window. THE Calendar doesn't do anything.
>>>
>>> I'm using up to date Sonoma.
>>>
>>> I've looked at the settings in the pgms and in Mac settings and can't
>>> figure out what's wrong. I think a while back if I changed it from short
>>> alerts to staying on the screen until I clicked it it worked, but now
>>> even that isn't working.
>>>
>>
>> Review Mac System Settings | Notification Settings | Calendar
>>
>> Review Calendar Settings | Alerts
>>
>
> I find that many odd glitches like this respond well to a reboot.
> MacOS is no longer bomb-proof the way it used to be back in
> iSteve's day.

MacOS bomb-proof at any time? ROFL!

I actually find it far more stable now than when I first got a Mac in
2007 (or 008). The OS was Tiger IIRC.

[Sn!pe]

Alan Browne <bitb...@blackhole.com> wrote:

> On 2023-12-02 12:37, Sn!pe wrote:
> > Alan Browne <bitb...@blackhole.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On 2023-12-02 00:20, Connor Shannon wrote:
> >>> Hi.
> >>>
> >>> My MacBook doesn't put up little alerts on the screen for calendar
> >>> reminders or mail. At least mail beeps but it doesn't put up a little
> >>> window. THE Calendar doesn't do anything.
> >>>
> >>> I'm using up to date Sonoma.
> >>>
> >>> I've looked at the settings in the pgms and in Mac settings and can't
> >>> figure out what's wrong. I think a while back if I changed it from short
> >>> alerts to staying on the screen until I clicked it it worked, but now
> >>> even that isn't working.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Review Mac System Settings | Notification Settings | Calendar
> >>
> >> Review Calendar Settings | Alerts
> >>
> >
> > I find that many odd glitches like this respond well to a reboot.
> > MacOS is no longer bomb-proof the way it used to be back in
> > iSteve's day.
> >
>
> MacOS bomb-proof at any time? ROFL!
>
> I actually find it far more stable now than when I first got a Mac in
> 2007 (or 008). The OS was Tiger IIRC.
>

I started with Panther. Yes, I found that and most later versions very
rarely needed a reboot until quite recently. I do think that standards
have dropped since iSteve died.

[Alan Browne]

On 2023-12-02 14:48, Sn!pe wrote:
> Alan Browne <bitb...@blackhole.com> wrote:
>

>> On 2023-12-02 12:37, Sn!pe wrote:
>>> I find that many odd glitches like this respond well to a reboot.
>>> MacOS is no longer bomb-proof the way it used to be back in
>>> iSteve's day.
>>>
>>
>> MacOS bomb-proof at any time? ROFL!
>>
>> I actually find it far more stable now than when I first got a Mac in
>> 2007 (or 008). The OS was Tiger IIRC.
>>
>
> I started with Panther. Yes, I found that and most later versions very
> rarely needed a reboot until quite recently. I do think that standards
> have dropped since iSteve died.

I would say it crested around 2018 - when it seemed they were always
rushing to get all the products up to new features by the fall and they
were shipping poorly tested code.

Since then (IMO) s/w quality has improved. On my prior iMac I would go
upwards of 90 days between re-boots. Yet to be seen on the new (M3)
iMac - and my UPS needs a new batt so crashed Thursday during some line
voltage glitches.

[Jolly Roger]

On 2023-12-02, Sn!pe <snip...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Alan Browne <bitb...@blackhole.com> wrote:
>> On 2023-12-02 00:20, Connor Shannon wrote:
>> > Hi.
>> >
>> > My MacBook doesn't put up little alerts on the screen for calendar
>> > reminders or mail. At least mail beeps but it doesn't put up a little
>> > window. THE Calendar doesn't do anything.
>> >
>> > I'm using up to date Sonoma.
>> >
>> > I've looked at the settings in the pgms and in Mac settings and can't
>> > figure out what's wrong. I think a while back if I changed it from short
>> > alerts to staying on the screen until I clicked it it worked, but now
>> > even that isn't working.
>>
>> Review Mac System Settings | Notification Settings | Calendar
>>
>> Review Calendar Settings | Alerts
>
> I find that many odd glitches like this respond well to a reboot.
> MacOS is no longer bomb-proof the way it used to be back in
> iSteve's day.

macOS was never bomb proof.

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I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

JR

[Jolly Roger]

On 2023-12-02, Sn!pe <snip...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Alan Browne <bitb...@blackhole.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2023-12-02 12:37, Sn!pe wrote:
>> > Alan Browne <bitb...@blackhole.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> On 2023-12-02 00:20, Connor Shannon wrote:
>> >>> Hi.
>> >>>
>> >>> My MacBook doesn't put up little alerts on the screen for calendar
>> >>> reminders or mail. At least mail beeps but it doesn't put up a little
>> >>> window. THE Calendar doesn't do anything.
>> >>>
>> >>> I'm using up to date Sonoma.
>> >>>
>> >>> I've looked at the settings in the pgms and in Mac settings and can't
>> >>> figure out what's wrong. I think a while back if I changed it from short
>> >>> alerts to staying on the screen until I clicked it it worked, but now
>> >>> even that isn't working.
>> >>
>> >> Review Mac System Settings | Notification Settings | Calendar
>> >>
>> >> Review Calendar Settings | Alerts
>> >
>> > I find that many odd glitches like this respond well to a reboot.
>> > MacOS is no longer bomb-proof the way it used to be back in
>> > iSteve's day.
>>
>> MacOS bomb-proof at any time? ROFL!
>>
>> I actually find it far more stable now than when I first got a Mac in
>> 2007 (or 008). The OS was Tiger IIRC.
>
> I started with Panther. Yes, I found that and most later versions very
> rarely needed a reboot until quite recently.

I started with the Mac SE.

I have machines running the latest that haven't had reboots in months
and months, and run without issue.

> I do think that standards have dropped since iSteve died.

Nope. Apple's client base has grown exponentially, and small bugs
naturally affect more people as a result.

[Jolly Roger]

Do you have a Focus / Do Not Disturb turned on?

[David Ritz]

On Saturday, 02 December 2023 10:03 -0800,
in article <0bf937e6-ba4a-4f7a...@googlegroups.com>,

Connor Shannon <cshann...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi everybody like I said I checked all the settings. In the pgms the
> Alerts settings just say WHEN to make them you actually turn alerts
> on and off in macOS settings. I have them turned on for Mail and
> Calendar and I say I want both little banners plus sounds but I only
> get sounds on Mail and no banners on either pgm.

One is not looking for "Alerts." One is looking for the Notifications
pane in the System Settings. It is here where one is able to control
how various applications handle notifications, including Mail.app and
Messages.app. Here one is able to turn notifications on and off, and
select the type(s) of notifications one wishes to receive, both
visual and audible..

--
David Ritz <dr...@mindspring.com>
Be kind to animals; kiss a shark.

[Connor Shannon]

On Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 2:27:17 PM UTC-8, Jolly Roger wrote:
> On 2023-12-02, Connor Shannon <cshann...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi.
> >
> > My MacBook doesn't put up little alerts on the screen for calendar
> > reminders or mail. At least mail beeps but it doesn't put up a little
> > window. THE Calendar doesn't do anything.
> >
> > I'm using up to date Sonoma.
> >
> > I've looked at the settings in the pgms and in Mac settings and can't
> > figure out what's wrong. I think a while back if I changed it from
> > short alerts to staying on the screen until I clicked it it worked,
> > but now even that isn't working.
> >
> > any ideas??
> Do you have a Focus / Do Not Disturb turned on?

Thank you, that was the problem! I found it and it was on so I turned it off and then set a Calendar task for two minutes from now and said "At time of event" and it pinged a couple of minutes later.

But now I wonder how Do Not Disturb got turned on??? I have it set for 10 pm to 8 am everyday and I know that works b'cuz if I'm reading on my iPad at 10 pm a little note comes up. So why was it on at 7 pm??

[Connor Shannon]

No it's both. In the program Settings there is Alerts and in the System Settings there is Notifications. Like I said I had Alerts turned on in Calendar and Calendar and Mail turned on in Notifications (I mentioned macOS settings). Also some other pgms have Notifications on but mostly I wanted Mail and Calendar to work so I haven't looked at the others recently.

[John]

On Fri, 1 Dec 2023 21:20:43 -0800 (PST), Connor Shannon
<cshann...@gmail.com> wrote:

>Hi.
>
>My MacBook doesn't put up little alerts on the screen for calendar reminders or mail.

Nor does mine.

>
> any ideas??

Have someone actually send you some emails?

Use your keys and mousey to put lots of "events" into your calendar
at future times then wait for the passage of Time to trigger them?

Have friends and family who like you and want to communicate with you
and to make plans that include you?

I actually found a way to turn off the notifications thingie once but
I'm not entirely sure how nor why I bothered as I never got any and
I'm sure I don't know how to turn it back on; it's been a few years.

I could, of course do the second suggestion above quite easily even
without the dubious pleasures of planning some interacting with humans
and I suppose I could always surprise myself with emails I sent myself
on delay but even *I* don't want to talk to me so I don't bother.

I'm not being very helpful, am I?

Sorry. I think I need breakfast. Also, it's Winter.

J.


N.B. "Events" can be as simple as "Take your pills", "Eat something",
"There's flavoured drinks in the fridge", "Shopping might be an idea",
"The sheep need more rutabagles" and "Have you thought of getting some
sleep?", they don't have to involve hugely complicated panning
sessions with multiple organisations and individuals. The Calendar
program doesn't care and the Mac is fairly agnostic. They can even be
fake, unreal, made-up stuff! Honestly, they can.

[John]

On Sat, 2 Dec 2023 19:10:32 -0800 (PST), Connor Shannon
<cshann...@gmail.com> wrote:

Timezone issue?

Regionalisation setting changed by something?

J.

[Sn!pe]

John <M...@the.keyboard> wrote:

> User-Agent: Jane Bond Girl Of Next Millennium

Interesting.

Does Forte Agent permit altering headers (other than X-Headers)?

[subject changed]

[Jolly Roger]

On 2023-12-03, Connor Shannon <cshann...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 2:27:17 PM UTC-8, Jolly Roger wrote:
>> On 2023-12-02, Connor Shannon <cshann...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi.
>> >
>> > My MacBook doesn't put up little alerts on the screen for calendar
>> > reminders or mail. At least mail beeps but it doesn't put up a
>> > little window. THE Calendar doesn't do anything.
>> >
>> > I'm using up to date Sonoma.
>> >
>> > I've looked at the settings in the pgms and in Mac settings and
>> > can't figure out what's wrong. I think a while back if I changed it
>> > from short alerts to staying on the screen until I clicked it it
>> > worked, but now even that isn't working.
>> >
>> > any ideas??
>
>> Do you have a Focus / Do Not Disturb turned on?
>
> Thank you, that was the problem!

Welcome.

> I found it and it was on so I turned it off and then set a Calendar
> task for two minutes from now and said "At time of event" and it
> pinged a couple of minutes later.
>
> But now I wonder how Do Not Disturb got turned on??? I have it set for
> 10 pm to 8 am everyday and I know that works b'cuz if I'm reading on
> my iPad at 10 pm a little note comes up. So why was it on at 7 pm??

Maybe you accidentally enabled it, or maybe just a glitch.