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Welcome to the Raytheon/Boeing/Hughes/DirecTV Employees Mac User Group, at machacers.org

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DENNIS KANE

Apr 18

Microphone Voice Isolation (Eureka!) AirPods and other mics

My wife makes a lot of Airpod calls to her buddy, oddly she never calls me, and her buddy often

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Microphone Voice Isolation (Eureka!) AirPods and other mics

My wife makes a lot of Airpod calls to her buddy, oddly she never calls me, and her buddy often

Apr 18

jlla...@verizon.net, … Mario Obejas24

Mar 4

OneDrive, Time Machine, and Backblaze cloud storage

Jim, here's a few answers to your many questions, HTH: [snip] You wrote: I also bought an 8 TB WD

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OneDrive, Time Machine, and Backblaze cloud storage

Jim, here's a few answers to your many questions, HTH: [snip] You wrote: I also bought an 8 TB WD

Mar 4

Dennis Kane, … Mario Obejas10

Jan 24

Migrating MacBook Pro to M2 MacBook Air

I migrated my 2012 MacBook Pro on wired ethernet to my M2 Macbook Air on wired ethernet using this

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Migrating MacBook Pro to M2 MacBook Air

I migrated my 2012 MacBook Pro on wired ethernet to my M2 Macbook Air on wired ethernet using this

Jan 24

Dennis Kane

Jan 5

Conference call on iPhone

Am I imagining this or has making a conference call with an iPhone goten much harder to do? You have

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Conference call on iPhone

Am I imagining this or has making a conference call with an iPhone goten much harder to do? You have

Jan 5

Dennis Kane, … Joan Machock4

Jan 3

MacBook Air 15" 16 GB 1TB

I have had good results with refurbs. I've gotten them at LA Computer in Anaheim. Unfortunately,

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MacBook Air 15" 16 GB 1TB

I have had good results with refurbs. I've gotten them at LA Computer in Anaheim. Unfortunately,

Jan 3

Steve and Carol Soloski, … Mario Obejas9

12/17/23

New Laptop

keep it simple. Go get the nicest display that fits your workspace and you can afford. (Costco FTW)

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New Laptop

keep it simple. Go get the nicest display that fits your workspace and you can afford. (Costco FTW)

12/17/23

Dennis Kane

11/19/23

Creating an account with paid subscriptions sites

Hello MacHACers, Just realized something that took me many years to figure out. Some websites, rather

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Creating an account with paid subscriptions sites

Hello MacHACers, Just realized something that took me many years to figure out. Some websites, rather

11/19/23

William Stovall, Bradford Miller3

8/13/23

Looking to donate old Macs into collector community

Bradford, Sorry, you are right, I should have noted that I'm currently in the north Dallas (

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Looking to donate old Macs into collector community

Bradford, Sorry, you are right, I should have noted that I'm currently in the north Dallas (

8/13/23

Bill Boyd2

7/20/23

ISP Switch Causing Trouble

Thanks! That looks like exactly what I need. It had so long since I needed to deal with this sort of

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ISP Switch Causing Trouble

Thanks! That looks like exactly what I need. It had so long since I needed to deal with this sort of

7/20/23

Dennis Kane, … all...@podfeet.com3

7/8/23

Watch, what size?

Dennis - I know women who wear the Ultra that's 49mm. I know men who prefer the 41mm and both in-

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Watch, what size?

Dennis - I know women who wear the Ultra that's 49mm. I know men who prefer the 41mm and both in-

7/8/23

all...@podfeet.com

4/26/23

2016 13" MacBook Pro for Sale

Hi everyone - the 15” MacBook Pro sold (congratulations Diana!) but I still have the 13” for sale.

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2016 13" MacBook Pro for Sale

Hi everyone - the 15” MacBook Pro sold (congratulations Diana!) but I still have the 13” for sale.

4/26/23

all...@podfeet.com

4/25/23

Selling two MacBook Pros

Hi everyone - I'm selling two 2016 MacBook Pros in two different sizes. They have different

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Selling two MacBook Pros

Hi everyone - I'm selling two 2016 MacBook Pros in two different sizes. They have different

4/25/23

Manhattan Beach Little League, … Mario Obejas4

4/5/23

Mac mini speed-up

TL;DR: If you can recompile your code to be Apple Silicon native, the speed up could be dramatic.

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Mac mini speed-up

TL;DR: If you can recompile your code to be Apple Silicon native, the speed up could be dramatic.

4/5/23

Dennis Kane, … Mario Obejas9

3/30/23

Connecting to a local Mac

Dennis: If you have a 2012 Mac Mini as I do, Catalina is the end of the line 2014 Mac Minis max out

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Connecting to a local Mac

Dennis: If you have a 2012 Mac Mini as I do, Catalina is the end of the line 2014 Mac Minis max out

3/30/23

Dennis Kane

3/4/23

Google Storage

Because I have been using Gmail and Google Drive forever, my 15 GB is finally filling up to a level

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Google Storage

Because I have been using Gmail and Google Drive forever, my 15 GB is finally filling up to a level

3/4/23

Art Newman, Allison Sheridan2

1/8/23

how can I connect a VGA Mac (blue and white) to 27" Studio display (USB-C)

I wrote a blog post when I tried to do something similar https://www.podfeet.com/blog/2018/01/

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how can I connect a VGA Mac (blue and white) to 27" Studio display (USB-C)

I wrote a blog post when I tried to do something similar https://www.podfeet.com/blog/2018/01/

1/8/23

Dennis Kane, … Mario Obejas14

7/4/22

Mobile Phone carrier

I'll add one more crowdsourced coverage map to the mix: nperf . This one allows you to zoom in

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Mobile Phone carrier

I'll add one more crowdsourced coverage map to the mix: nperf . This one allows you to zoom in

7/4/22

Dennis Kane, Dan2

5/14/22

Adding signature to Mac Preview

Maybe a low-end digital tablet? I just purchased a small Wacom Intuos. There are others on the market

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Adding signature to Mac Preview

Maybe a low-end digital tablet? I just purchased a small Wacom Intuos. There are others on the market

5/14/22

Dennis Kane2

5/14/22

Trouble adding new Google email to Mac Mail

Nuts… I sent the wrong link. https://www.howtoisolve.com/cannot-add-authenticate-gmail-google-account

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Trouble adding new Google email to Mac Mail

Nuts… I sent the wrong link. https://www.howtoisolve.com/cannot-add-authenticate-gmail-google-account

5/14/22

Dennis Kane

5/14/22

Unlimited Google Drive, not so much

I just read on reddit that students and alumni may be losing unlimited google storage in July. UCLA,

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Unlimited Google Drive, not so much

I just read on reddit that students and alumni may be losing unlimited google storage in July. UCLA,

5/14/22

Niraj Shah

5/2/22

Metro WiFi too big on iPhone

Marian had recently said the words were too big on her iPhone 7. ( I lost her original email to reply

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Metro WiFi too big on iPhone

Marian had recently said the words were too big on her iPhone 7. ( I lost her original email to reply

5/2/22

Mar Do

4/30/22

my Iphone 7

Today is 2nd time in2 days. My Iphone has Metro Wi Fi -in huge letters - I can't use my phone.

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my Iphone 7

Today is 2nd time in2 days. My Iphone has Metro Wi Fi -in huge letters - I can't use my phone.

4/30/22

Dennis Kane

4/27/22

Machine Learning and AWS

This is a bit off topic but I thought you might find this interesting. I gave a talk on machine

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Machine Learning and AWS

This is a bit off topic but I thought you might find this interesting. I gave a talk on machine

4/27/22

Dennis Kane, … Dennis Kane4

4/26/22

Spotify running automatically at restart

Did not see the “advanced settings” until I contacted the list. Thanks, gang! Denni On Apr 20, 2022,

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Spotify running automatically at restart

Did not see the “advanced settings” until I contacted the list. Thanks, gang! Denni On Apr 20, 2022,

4/26/22

Dennis Kane, … Mario Obejas9

4/6/22

iCloud Backup, actually syncing

1. Move a file to some other folder. 2. Go into your backup/restore system (Time Machine, BackBlaze,

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iCloud Backup, actually syncing

1. Move a file to some other folder. 2. Go into your backup/restore system (Time Machine, BackBlaze,

4/6/22

Dennis Kane, … Dennis Kane4

4/2/22

Discount at Apple Store

All good points, Mike. I bought it for a friend who's Going on a big trip so there's a time

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Discount at Apple Store

All good points, Mike. I bought it for a friend who's Going on a big trip so there's a time

4/2/22

Dennis Kane3

4/1/22

Mac recovery

Sure enough… the power button was stuck in the pushed position. on the new MacBook Air, holding down

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Mac recovery

Sure enough… the power button was stuck in the pushed position. on the new MacBook Air, holding down

4/1/22

Chuck Roast, Carl Cullings3

2/16/22

Office for max

Seems too good to be true. What's the catch? Carl Cullings On Feb 16, 2022, at 4:55 PM, '

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Office for max

Seems too good to be true. What's the catch? Carl Cullings On Feb 16, 2022, at 4:55 PM, '

2/16/22

Dennis Kane3

2/6/22

Exchange Internet Account stuck on login

My account came back in the preferences list as inactive, so I was able to activate it again. I

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Exchange Internet Account stuck on login

My account came back in the preferences list as inactive, so I was able to activate it again. I

2/6/22

jlla...@verizon.net, … MIKE SHULMAN9

1/23/22

Mac - PC & HP printer configuration issue

Folks, Thanks for the prior suggestions. I still haven't been able to print. In fact now I can

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Mac - PC & HP printer configuration issue

Folks, Thanks for the prior suggestions. I still haven't been able to print. In fact now I can

1/23/22