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Tech / Re: macOS 27
« on: September 17, 2026, 01:59:14 PM »
I've removed BetterDisplay Pro. I was getting stuttering in YT vids in a normal download/stream. I was also getting weird mouse behaviors; a large square showing the actual pixels of the vid followed the cursor when over the vid image. Sound was normal. If I made the vid full screen, everything was normal, no stuttering, normal mouse without any background problems.

That app had so many settings, I probably caused the strange behavior, but I am too lazy to figure out what the exact setting that needed to be reset/edited. No complaints about the app nor the dev. It has more color controls than I knew what was what. And the dev was very quick to answer my question and offer help!

Basically, I surrendered to the less than perfect (to me) interface design. :sos: :notworthy: :notworthy:

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Tech / Golden Gate Impressions
« on: September 16, 2026, 07:41:08 PM »
I stupidly installed macOS 27 yesterday. Any comments about what you've noticed?

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Tech / Re: macOS 27
« on: September 16, 2026, 09:14:25 AM »
Yep, Maintain also has an update for GG. Had to re-install Rosetta for Intel apps. Need that for PS Elements, at least. Who knows if Adobe will ever catch up to Apple's chips. Lots of folks still use PS. Maybe it has been updated for "M" chips. IDKoc! :laughhard:

I finally got some better visibility for the Side Bar in Mail by using BetterDisplay Pro and adjusting the Gamma settings. It has several dozen display settings and a 14-day trial. It comes with a perpetual license when you actually buy it. :clap:

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Tech / Re: macOS 27
« on: September 15, 2026, 11:54:36 AM »
Yes, I 'upgraded' late last night. I have no idea why!!!  :wallbash:

I have already posted about a change in how Mail displays the mailbox list. There is the "normal" list in the top half of the Side Bar followed by another, smaller type and color list below that. Picture below.

Link to TidBITS post. No response yet.
[EDIT] Response came right after I posted here. Unfortunately, the suggestions had been tested before I had made my initial post at TBT.  :whistling:

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Community / Re: We need some Humor!!!
« on: September 04, 2026, 04:25:51 PM »
Where is the link to “Unsubscribe from this SPAM”? :doh: :wallbash: :laughhard:

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Tech / Re: Trashing KEYNOTE?
« on: April 30, 2026, 09:46:16 PM »
Thanks for your help, Kriss and Raven!

Looking at the messages I made with baAD links, I see that my Typinator abbreviation is wrong. The new versions of the app must have made some changes.

The Typinator abbreviation was:
Code: [Select]
[b][url = "{clip}"]LINK_TEXT[/url][/b]
However, looking at the text with those bad links, they have http:// added!
So the inserted text becomes:
Code: [Select]
[b][url="http://"https://tidbits"]LINK_TEXT[/url][/b]Obviously "http://"https://..." makes the link unusable.

Edited Typinator abbreviation:
Code: [Select]
[b][color=purple][url={clip}]LINK_TEXT[/url][/color][/b]
I think this works. :Thinking: :doh: :clap:
The elusive TB link!

I normally type the post with the proposed link text included. I then move the cursor to the beginning of that link text and type the Typinator abbreviation, a period and tsk. Four key presses and two copies and pastes.

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Tech / Re: Trashing KEYNOTE?
« on: April 28, 2026, 12:00:20 PM »
If you can't connect with TidBITS.com, you have a serious problem with your Safari. :wallbash: That is the site, of course, (the oldest?) Apple tech info "magazine"/ user base in the world. You should definitely register and get very useful knowledge and tips from their staff and users. :thumbup:

Perhaps this link will work, I reached it while even being logged OUT.

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Tech / Re: Trashing KEYNOTE?
« on: April 27, 2026, 10:09:09 PM »
NO! :nono:

Don't be a sheep! Do some investigation, even if it has to be on Google. :blink: There is no reason to "trash" the old versions of Pages, Keynote or Numbers. :no2:

Educate yourself. Please. :coolio:

I will give you one free link: TidBits Feb 6, 2026

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Tech / Re: reboot occasionally
« on: April 26, 2026, 07:20:05 PM »
Sooz: "I have to relearn about getting the thingies so I can use my “hefty size” pin drive and put some artsy-fartsy stuff on my new iMac from my old iMac."

Here are a couple of images that show the adaptor I think you need. These things take the male plug on that pin drive and you put the male end of the adaptor into your laptop.

The first image is from M&H Photo ($4 each), second one from Amazon ($8 for two).

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Tech / Re: reboot occasionally
« on: April 26, 2026, 02:23:44 PM »
Onyx 4.9.6 has both "Start up or wake" and "Shutdown" settings: Utilities / Scheduling (see image). I'm about to update, let me see if it loses those capabilities. I'll save a copy of the current version just in case! :wallbash:

My mistake, Jon is right, there is not a "Restart" option in Ontx, just Shutdown or Sleep. :doh:  Furst Missteak uv thee yeer!!! :dntknw: I'm not sure if Shutdown/Start up does more than just Restart. :Thinking: I think the general opinion is that there is little useful difference on a Mac. The Shut down method does save a bit of electricity?  :p

Looks like Onyx 4.9.9 still has the Scheduling capabilities with Tahoe macOS 26.4.1. :thumbup: BTW, it's OnyX not Onyx :blink: :whistling:

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Tech / Re: reboot occasionally
« on: April 26, 2026, 12:24:17 PM »
1. What version of the Mac Operating System is on your laptop?
Click the 'Apple' menu on the far left-hand end of the top-most menu bar. The 'Apple" is normally black now instead of the multi-colored version of the past. (image one below) Here's what my wife's laptop shows (image two below). Please let us know what your About Dialog shows beside "macOS".

2. "How do I set up a reboot?" Apple went so far as disabling that capability for "normal" users.
   A. As long as you don't want to do that auto-magically, you must do that manually
        using the 'Apple' menu, again, as Jon described.
   B. There is a free app called Onyx that provides that removed capability very intuitively.
        I highly encourage you to download and install Onyx (for the appropriate OS).
   C. You can also do this the 'hard way' by typing in Terminal. You can get instructions
        on the interwebs for that.

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Tech / Re: reboot occasionally
« on: April 09, 2026, 12:24:00 PM »
Thanks, Jon! I've set my iMac to reboot every 48 days, 17 hours, two minutes and 46 seconds. I don't like odd numbers! U kant bee two safe! 🤯

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Tech / Re: Teeny tiny "port" on the back, and ....
« on: March 29, 2026, 09:12:18 PM »
"[If] I download Brave or DuckDuckGo...will they automatically go into my dock?"
They will go into the Dock when you run them, but they will only stay in the Dock if you want them to.
When they are running, you can ctrl-click their icon and select the Options item in the pop-up menu. There is a choice of "Keep in Dock" which is what you probably want. First image.

"Do I have an icon for my hard drive?" More importantly, I want that kind of stuff in a Finder Window. See second and third images.

Does this mean you don't have a free USB-C port on the Mac. (Apple saved you lots of money by not having enough ports! :thanx: :tears: :wallbash: ) So, with all that saved money, I'd suggest buying a small USB hub and some USB cables. The Hub will connect to one of your USB ports on the Mac. You can then connect other USB cables to the ports in the Hub and use them for additional external drives (including that pin drive) and any other USB device (Phone/iPad/Mouse/Touch Pad/etc.). Just make sure you know what types of ports are on the hub (older) USB A/B/3) or (newer) USB C. I assume (dangerous as that may be) the mouse uses a USB-C. The cable then needs to have whatever the Hub provides on one end and a USB-C on the other.

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Tech / Re: Teeny tiny "port" on the back, and ....
« on: March 26, 2026, 10:16:18 PM »
If you haven't bought an USB A to USB C adaptor, you might snag one of these:
OWC USB-A to USB-C Adapter Cable
New | Open Box
4.95

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Tech / Re: Teeny tiny "port" on the back, and ....
« on: March 25, 2026, 08:25:24 AM »
"took me a few times to post this photo!"

Looks like it wourkd at least twice! :clap: :thumbup:

"Sooooo, what exactly do I get?" Sorry, there is no 'prize' for uploading an image. :sweatingbullets: :wallbash: :dntknw:

Oh, you mean what to get to replace that old wooden analog ruler? :Thinking: I like the metal ones that include inches/feet along cm/mm and even different model railroad guage markings. :dntknw:

Or one of those USB A to USB C plug type things in my previous image post #4.
https://techsurvivors.net/forums/index.php?topic=29229.msg221446#msg221446"

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