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« Last post by Xairbusdriver on October 31, 2024, 10:08:57 AM »Apple seems to want us to have less and less control of our 'real' computers. Part of the move to 'mobile' devices, I assume.
Being retired, I decided I didn't need to have my iMac open and ready to go at 6:30am. Especially if I had left a YouTube tab open in Safari, which is set to "Play when tab is opened". I'll just set an alarm if I need to wake up, thank you very much.
That's when I (thankfully) remembered that since Ventura, Apple has removed the simply scheduling portion of Energy Prefs. Actually, they have completely changed "System Preferences"; it's now "System Settings". In order to change the Startup/Shutdown times we must now use Terminal. And even then, we have to remember to add "sudo" before entering the required commands. And you should also remember that you won't be asked for your password directly, you will just see a flashing cursor waiting for you to type the password. Of course, you will remember from your last use of Terminal, you will not actually see characters appear as you type. You can never be too careful if your cats on on your shoulder!!
Fortunately, there are many sites that provide instructions, explanations and even copy and paste code. I'll list a few in a new Post (for some reason, a search here fails to find that post).
What ever happened to the "Friendly User Interface" Department?!
I'll likely never see Sonoma since it may be at least next year when I replace my 2017 iMac.
Being retired, I decided I didn't need to have my iMac open and ready to go at 6:30am. Especially if I had left a YouTube tab open in Safari, which is set to "Play when tab is opened". I'll just set an alarm if I need to wake up, thank you very much.
That's when I (thankfully) remembered that since Ventura, Apple has removed the simply scheduling portion of Energy Prefs. Actually, they have completely changed "System Preferences"; it's now "System Settings". In order to change the Startup/Shutdown times we must now use Terminal. And even then, we have to remember to add "sudo" before entering the required commands. And you should also remember that you won't be asked for your password directly, you will just see a flashing cursor waiting for you to type the password. Of course, you will remember from your last use of Terminal, you will not actually see characters appear as you type. You can never be too careful if your cats on on your shoulder!!
Fortunately, there are many sites that provide instructions, explanations and even copy and paste code. I'll list a few in a new Post (for some reason, a search here fails to find that post).
What ever happened to the "Friendly User Interface" Department?!
I'll likely never see Sonoma since it may be at least next year when I replace my 2017 iMac.
