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Tech / More "Memories" Than I Can Remember?
« on: November 06, 2024, 09:26:24 AM »
Just got a "Notification" that I have a new collection/album of "Pets" on my iPhone. Uhmmmn... looks just like a previous album. Why am I getting another Notification? Have my cats grown an opposable thumb so they can access my iPhone camera?!

The first time I saw this "Pets" album, it was sort of amusing, semi-cute. Since then, I have started wondering more about these "Memories". Here is a link to an Apple page that describes what this "feature" is and controls you have in your Mac. Here is a page with much of the same info for iOS devices.

Now, where was I?! Oh yeah, how can I "forget" some of these "memories"! :wallbash:

1. You won't get any of these "reminders to remember" unless you have enabled them in the Notifications Settings (in whichever device).
2. Select the "Notifications" item in Settings.
3. Go to the "Photos" item in the list of things that can notify you.
4. Now you can turn OFF all Notifications (from Photos) OR select how/where you get notified (in iOS:Banner, Lock Screen, Notification Center, Mac: None, Banners, Alerts).
Can you remember when using a Mac was a two-step process?

Just remember, stopping Notifications does NOT mean stopping these "memories" from being created without your input/control. Apple knows you need these memories, you just forgot to create them. :doh: :Thinking: :whistling:

At least there is a way to delete these albums, see the linked Apple page(s) above.

When I decided to see these "memories" albums, I discovered I had ten duplicate albums on my Mac. On my iPhone there were at least 8 duplicates of "Pets" and another album had four duplicates. I'm pretty sure these duplicates are based on some time/date algorithm Apple uses to create/duplicate them. Deleting one of these "memories" albums does not delete the actual images. In other words, deleting all the duplicates won't gain any usable memory in your device.

Enjoy your memories ("whether you want to or not")! :coolio:

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Tech / Setting Startup/Shutdown Times After Ventura
« on: October 31, 2024, 10:31:01 AM »
Many may never want/need to change these times. Apple made it easy in all the OS' before Ventura. Then someone decided we should use a third-party app or Terminal to do that.

Third-party app (there may be others): Onyx

Terminal commands (Most mention Ventura but the instructions still apply to Sonoma and Sequoia):

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Tech / File Name Shows on Custom Desktop Picture
« on: October 29, 2024, 10:54:54 AM »
I finally got around to see if I could get rid of the text that always shows when I use a custom image as a Desktop Picture. I'm still on Ventura, still looking for a "roundtoit" for that update task, but I think this method will work for most any MacOS.

The fix is extremely simple. The 'text' is actually the 'path' to that image file, ifor example:
"bootVolume/Library/Desktop Pictures/fileName.type" that will appear in quite large System Font in the middle of you screen.

It does require using Terminal. Apparently, Apple doesn't you thinking THEY had provided the image? :wallbash:

To STOP the text that displays when you have added an image to your /Library/Desktop Pictures folder:
1. Open Terminal (usually in your Utilities folder)
2. Copy the following text:
   
Code: [Select]
defaults write com.apple.dock desktop-picture-show-debug-text -bool FALSE  && killall Dock3. Paste that copied text in Terminal at the (probably) flashing 'cursor'
4. Press Return
5. Quite Terminal (command-Q)

If you eventually long for the return of that very distracting text on your beautiful image, simply copy that same text above but change the FALSE to TRUE, as in:
   
Code: [Select]
defaults write com.apple.dock desktop-picture-show-debug-text -bool TRUE  && killall Dock
Source: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255241650

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Community / National Holiday Sale at Take Control Books
« on: July 01, 2024, 09:48:43 AM »
Quote from: Take Control Books
Today, July 1, is Canada Day, and during July, Morgen and I will also celebrate the national holidays of the other countries where we’ve lived: the United States (July 4) and France (July 14). So, for the next two weeks, we’re having a national holiday sale! In recognition of the national colo(u)rs of the three countries (red and white for Canada; red, white, and blue for the U.S.; and bleu, blanc, et rouge for France), all books with red or blue covers are 50% off.

So, Happy Canada Day!

And a early Happy 4th to the USA and Bastille Day to our allies in France!
:yahoo: :clap: :thumbup:

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Tech / NameDrop Confusion
« on: December 05, 2023, 11:55:29 AM »
Some of my friends have iPhones (or even iPads, earPods [or whatever they are called]) and are also "social" media and commercial "news" watchers. Some of them are excited/concerned/ignorant about a new function added in iOS 17 called NameDrop.

First of all, as Apple is want to do, it is enabled by default. The Settings are not in a unique/separate item in Settings. But as many of you will anticipate, it is the "AirDrop" settings:
   Settings->General->AirDrop
Scroll down a bit to find "START SHARING BY" section. There you will find "Bringing Devices Tog..." O know, why didn't they just call it "Allow NameDrop"?! :wallbash: All I can figure is that the menu designers don't use iPhones!

Second, when you hear people say "it transfers you Contacts" correct them, if you can, by stating that it dose not transfer "contactS", it only transfers a single contact, your "My Card".

Third, it even allows you to choose which items in your single, personal Contact can be transferred. My info includes only: first name, last name, mobile number and home email. How do I know? Go to your "My Card", scroll down to "Share Contact" and read the list. Uncheck any item you don't want to share.

Fourth, here is a list of links for further reading/learning:

If you are meeting a lot of new people and want to add them to your Contacts, I can see this as useful. Otherwise, being fairly anti-social and also retired, I have no need of this capability.

Note to designers/developers: Figure out a way to allow iOS to have a real, accessible filing system. And, while you are at it, add the control, option and/or Apple keys. Stop dumbing down the Mac OS and fix the iOS. :yahoo: :clap: :thumbup: :doh:

Next?!

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Community / If it flies, it spy's
« on: September 13, 2023, 09:02:12 AM »

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Community / New Exciting Game!
« on: September 11, 2023, 02:55:04 PM »
Do you get tired of having your data collected? Fight back by not accepting those Terms and Conditions!!
Terms and Conditions Game/Test

Here's how I did:
Thanks for visiting Evil Corp
  • We attempted to access your data 29 times
  • and you were kind enough to give it to us 10 times.
  • That's better than 32% of players
  • You took 348.49 seconds to complete the game
  • That's faster than 10% of players
  • You did particularly well with easy questions
  • We caught you out with logical questions
  • Thanks for playing Terms And Conditions Apply
  • Please share with friends so we can extract their data*
*Disclaimer: Game does not extract real data

I'll list failures tomorrow if you will simply accept my Terms & Conditions! :doh: :whistling:

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Community / IMPORTANT NEW SHOE TYING METHOD DISCOVERED!!!!
« on: August 16, 2023, 09:53:53 AM »
STAND UP for your rights
and lefts, too!!

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Tech / Important Information that Could Benefit Our Forum
« on: August 12, 2023, 09:35:50 PM »
I assume "Kriss" is the "Administrator" often posting info about TS and this forum. I think "Paddy" is also a volunteer sub-Admin. At any rate, I think it would serve our group well to investigate a recently released update to a security system/process. Please pass along the following link to anyone who might be administering this forum.

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Community / Taking bets on date of "X" legal action(s)
« on: July 25, 2023, 06:31:50 PM »
So the 24th letter of the Latin alphabet is now replacing the little blue bird. Have to find a new derogatory word for twits. I think Monty Python probably already has one. They did discuss an "X" bird some years ago. :Thinking: But another major "social media" company has claims on that letter after M$ sold it to Meta back in 2020. :doh: Of course, with Elon's legal skills, he will probably sue the Rome Empire. :WOW: :wallbash:

I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop! It's hanging by a thread!!! :scram:

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Tech / Shortcuts (iOS)
« on: May 10, 2023, 08:42:06 AM »
I somehow created a "Facebook" shortcut on my wife's iPhone (14). After buying the new phone, she didn't have a "Facebook" icon on any home screen. Apparently, I downloaded the Facebook app?!! EDIT: I did find a FB icon in a "Social" folder which I probably created some years ago. :blush-anim-cl:

I am attempting to get her to use Safari to access Facebook. The FB app is known to be an energy hog as well as probably having much better tracking capabilities than Safari would allow. Anyway...

I "assumed" that editing the shortcut would be the simplest way to change its behavior. Apple's "Intro to Editing Shortcuts" shows the following options:
  • Reorder shortcuts
  • Quickly duplicate a shortcut
  • Delete a shortcut
  • Share shortcuts
  • Sync shortcuts between devices
  • Create folders
Strangely, "Edit" seems to be totally missing! I don't even see a way to list the actual 'actions' the shortcut uses!

It appears that the only way to change the shortcut is to delete it and (hopefully) create a new one to open Safari to a FB web page? :wallbash:

I don't think my wife has ever "pinned" a tab on Safari. That's what I do if I want a site always available. Part of the problem goes back to not understanding what a 'web browser' actually is. :coolio: :whistling:

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Tech / New iPhone: What is this screen called?
« on: April 05, 2023, 05:07:04 PM »
Working with SWMBO's new iPhone...
more to follow, I'm sure :wallbash:

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Tech / Who Says YouTube Cannot be Educational?!
« on: December 30, 2022, 10:14:16 AM »

I rest my case
of Extra Virgin Olive Oil!

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Tech / How Good Comes from Terrible Events!
« on: November 20, 2022, 11:49:02 AM »
How monoclonal antibodies lost the fight with new COVID variants

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[R]esearch on and rapid development of antibody treatments has opened up possibilities beyond COVID. "It has improved the production of monoclonals for cancer, for immunologic diseases," says Dieffenbach, "It's going to be easier to produce monoclonals in the future because of the lessons learned from SARS-CoV-2. Nothing was wasted here."

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Tech / For Twitter Users
« on: November 20, 2022, 09:50:11 AM »
Like Facebook, Twitter doesn't believe you could ever want to delete your account. :wallbash: Somehow they both think you must have made some kind of mistake. :doh:

The following link explains what has to happen before your account is actually "deleted". It will take 30 days of complete inactivity before your account is "deleted". Be sure any other app that is using Twitter has completely eliminated its Twitter activity, especially any activity that would be using your username and/or password.
    How to deactivate your Twitter account

NOTE:
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Twitter may retain some information on your deactivated account to ensure the safety and security of its platform and people using Twitter. More information can be found here.



BTW, if you simply can't stand not knowing the trivia in the life of your "friends", here are some links to Mastadon:

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