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  • iPhone 3GS returns to life with South Korean carrier

    benji888benji888
    hmmm, they must have active 3G or Edge cell networks there. Still, phone, text, even maps work ok, some old apps might be ok, but not so good for browsing, shopping, etc. Some people would be just fine with this phone. Outside the US people aren't so enamored with having the latest and greatest, if it has basic functions it's fine for them, better than a flip phone or no phone.
    watto_cobra

  • Apple disallows developers from collecting and sharing Contacts data

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    maciekskontakt said:
    As soon as FB asked me if it could use my mobile number as contact displaying it I removed FB application from phone alltogether and it will not come back. I can use it on PC or iPad, but mobile phones will never see FB or similar apps. That went too far. Also I will never get why scam call detection apps ask question to access my contacts. They need to access blocked numbers on my phone in the first place - they are not getting any info about my contacts. I agree contacts should be secured additionally and apps should never ask for access to them in order to function properly. Now with GDPR in life since May some may be cwareful for abousinbg this information as it may end up in court in European Union... regardless if you ask for access in the USA or elsewhere.... so do not ask if you do not want to be forced to show up in court in EU.
    FYI: no one has to put in their phone number, nor address on FB, it is not required. I only have a city near me, not the actual city I live in and email listed. But, yeah, 3rd parties shouldn't have free access to contacts via FB.
    watto_cobra

  • All the new features in iOS 11.4: AirPlay 2, Messages in the Cloud, & much more

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    Andrew_OSU said:
    emoeller said:
    Can't get Messages on my Mac to sync via iCloud.  All of my iOS devices seem to work.  Anyone else have this issue?
    Looks like the Mac update isn't released quite yet. Probably still today though. 
    Actually, recently, Apple has been putting macOS updates out a day (or so) after other OS's. Typically, (if I'm recalling well), iOS (etc.) Tues. > macOS Thursday.
    watto_cobra

  • How to use an unsupported NAS or a spare Mac on your network as storage for Time Machine b...

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    So, again, what about encryption? I only do encrypted backups, and, as far as I know, you can only do that via either:

    1) Time Machine using an external drive.
    2) Time Capsule (which is just Time Machine using the drive in the airport).

    And, if you're not doing encrypted backups, why not? If you do any online purchases, banking, etc., then that information on your non-encrypted backup would be easily accessible if stolen. (I also use file vault.)
    watto_cobra

  • How to use an unsupported NAS or a spare Mac on your network as storage for Time Machine b...

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    I have a question:
    The end the AirPort product line could cause some issues in the future, when users want to back up their Mac's data using Time Machine but find their Apple network appliance has died completely, with no immediate replacement available. Here's how to set Time Machine to use a NAS or another Mac's storage elsewhere on a home network.


    volcan said:

    Time Machine works perfectly by simply attaching an external drive to your Mac.

    There are a 100 articles on the Apple website regarding Time Machine.

    https://www.apple.com/us/search/Time-Machine
    I've always done what volcan says, just connect an external drive to your mac, simple, works great, and you can do encrypted backups.

    I tried to connect a drive to the USB port on my Apple AirPort Extreme a/c, however, it will not recognize, (nor work with), encrypted time machine backup drives, that can only be done with an actual AirPort Time Capsule, one with the drive already inside.

    Does this process enable you to do encrypted time machine backups via the USB port?
    watto_cobra