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Tech / Re: Amortization calculator/schedule

« on: March 19, 2026, 06:14:49 AM »

I would think that Numbers could do that for you. A basic spreadsheet. There seem to be many templates for that kind of need. Just search for something like "spreadsheet to track loan payments". Most will be for Excel but Numbers can use those if the math is not too complicated. I'd look for one that tracks payments (Yes/No) in one column, of course, you might want to add a column for 'date of payment' (if not included in the template.

A search turned up this link:  https://iworkcommunity.com/content/personal-loan-amortization-schedule/
I'll experiment with it later today and see if it'll work for me.

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Tech / Amortization calculator/schedule

« on: March 18, 2026, 10:57:58 AM »

I've been poring through the App Store. I don't really want to spend $50 or $60 on an app.
I recently sold a business. I financed the sale. I'm looking for an amortization app for my Mac desktop. Other than the obvious functions that use the amount/interest/term to calculate the payment and remaining term I'd like to find something to let me keep a running total of transactions as well as recalculate and let me save the data if the borrower makes extra partial payments here and there.
Even something online is OK if I can perform the functions I need. Has anyone found and used something for this?

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Tech / Re: Mac Mail problem - Yahoo only

« on: December 23, 2025, 06:15:27 AM »

OK, got into Keychain Access and found Imported Private Key. I added the Mail app to the access for Imported Private Key and I seem to be able to use Yahoo Mail normally within the Apple Mail app again.
An odd problem for sure but maybe the information will help someone if they run into something similar someday.

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Tech / Mac Mail problem - Yahoo only

« on: December 21, 2025, 08:54:29 AM »

Lately I keep getting the box to sign into "Imported Private Key" in the keychain while trying to reply to an email. This is only when replying to an email in the Yahoo account within Apple Mail. It doesn't happen in non Yahoo accounts in Apple Mail.
I've gotten into Keychain and tried every Yahoo connected password I could find. No luck. I deleted Yahoo from Apple Mail and added the account back in. It worked briefly and then reverted to this behavior.
Suggestions anyone? I can use Yahoo mail via the browser in the meantime. I just like having all my email accounts available in one location like Apple Mail.
Thanks!

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Tech / Re: New iPhone?

« on: October 30, 2025, 10:19:13 AM »

I just got a new iPhone 17 Pro. Gave my wife my 16 traded her old 12. Got $140 for it toward the new phone.
I don't like being locked into a carrier. So I just bite the bullet right off and buy an unlocked phone from Apple. Then I can shop carriers if the need arises.

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Tech / Re: Sync Mail across devices

« on: November 14, 2024, 06:34:13 AM »

However, they remain on the Mac desktop.

Don't forget, the Mac runs on a real computer with lots more power for user-made rules than iOS. For example, Mail on the Mac allows you to set how long junk and deleted emails remain in the 'trash'. You might want to adjust your settings in Mail; "Erase deleted messages: After one day/After one week/After one month". Same for junk messages.

I only have iOS 17.7.1 on my iPhone. I do have the above choices for my Comcast (Xfinity) mail account, but not for (iCloud) Mail.

Things are a breeze on the Mac and Apple Mail with SpamSieve. SS filters and sends to the trash automatically the vast majority of spam. And there are usually well over 100 from the overnight hours when I check mail in the morning. From there it's just a matter of selecting Mailbox/Erase Deleted Items/In All Accounts and everything in the Trash folder is gone in one operation. But that doesn't remove those same spam emails on the mobile devices.
On the mobile devices I use 2 fingers and it grabs everything as far down as I scroll. Then it's Edit/Select All/move to trash. Then on to Trash to delete from there. But that operation does indeed remove all of the offending emails from both the iPad and the iPhone.
Too bad SpamSieve doesn't have a mobile option. 

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Tech / Re: Sync Mail across devices

« on: November 13, 2024, 07:00:16 AM »

The solution in the opening lines of the quote from Paddy appear to be a fix for the majority of the issue. If I manually select all of the offending emails and send them to the trash on either the iPad or the iPhone and then empty the trash, those emails are gone on both of the devices. However, they remain on the Mac desktop.
Not sure if this is because on the Mac, SpamSieve automatically sends offending messages to the trash to await my final disposition but there is no SpamSieve for the mobile devices.
At any rate it's a step in the right direction and I'll take it.

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Tech / Re: Sync Mail across devices

« on: November 12, 2024, 06:06:28 AM »

Thanks Paddy. I haven't had the opportunity to try anything yet, bet a little hectic around here lately.
Edit: I just went in and changed the accounts over to manual on the mobile devices. We'll let it run a day or so and see what happens.

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Tech / Sync Mail across devices

« on: November 06, 2024, 04:03:17 PM »

After several years of using Airmail on my Mac I've gone back to Apple Mail. It seems to work much better with SpamSieve.
I also view mail on my iPhone and iPad. Like everyone I get tons of spam every day. SpamSieve does a heck of a job keeping it out of the Inbox but I still need to get into Trash or Junk to get rid of it.
I'd like to have the discarded emails disappear from all 3 devices when I discard them on one device. As it is now I have to go to Mac and delete them. Then to the phone, then the iPad.
If I forward the 4 email accounts that I have ( 2 Gmail and 1 Yahoo along with another private business email) to iCloud Mail, will deleting the offending messages from iCloud remove them from every device and save me doing it in triplicate?
OS 15.1 Sequoia on the Mac, iOS 18.0.1 on the phone and iPad.

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Tech / Re: Best ad blocker

« on: January 19, 2024, 08:24:06 AM »

Of course I've only used this on my Mac desktop. Not sure if there are versions for other devices. But the best I've found for Facebook is FB Purity. It's a free browser extension. I no longer see ads. And you can set it up to filter all kinds of stuff out.

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Tech / Re: iOS 17

« on: December 15, 2023, 09:28:38 AM »

Even with  7.1.2...battery life decrease   

I really don't seem to notice any difference between before and after the update. No complaints here.

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Tech / Re: iOS 17

« on: November 15, 2023, 07:34:13 AM »

I held out until 17.1.1 came out. No problems with any apps and no noticeable shortening of battery life. So far, so good.

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Tech / Re: iOS 17

« on: November 05, 2023, 08:52:20 AM »

Just made the update to my old iPad yesterday. iPhone 13 still at 17.0.3. I'll just wait a while.

I think I'm on hold for a little while longer myself.

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Tech / iOS 17

« on: November 03, 2023, 06:28:20 AM »

Has anyone done the update and suffered the battery life decrease I see mentioned so frequently? I went as far as 16.7.2 and stopped on my iPhone 13.
I see that 17 has gone through a couple of .0.x updates and is now at 17.1. But many reports are that the battery issue is not fixed.
Any experiences here?

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Tech / Re: Sonoma

« on: September 27, 2023, 03:43:40 PM »

With rare exceptions, most Mac apps seem happy with Sonoma Read this carefully. "Rare" does not mean that it won't bite you.

Thanks for the link. It would appear that I have none of the apps mentioned that are having difficulties. Always a plus.
I think I'll ride it out a bit for now with the current OS.