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  • Proposed law will force Apple, Amazon, Netflix to produce 30% of streamed video in the EU

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    Useless government intrusion.  Stop interfering with tech, losers.
    mike1mwhitelongpathhodarrandominternetpersonjbdragonmacseekerkingofsomewherehotboltsfan17watto_cobra

  • Apple officially discontinues AirPort router product line, available while supplies last [...

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    macwhiz said:
    If you want to replace your AirPort, I recommend Ubiquiti’s AmpliFi system. You can choose between a base system that includes a small cube-shaped router/base station, or packages that add one or two remote mesh access points. It can be configured via an iOS app or web browser. It has multiple Ethernet ports, as well as dual-band 802.11ac wireless. If Apple were going to go out and acquire a product to replace AirPort, I think AmpliFi would be a top contender; it’s very Apple-like.

    For Time Machine on a single desktop Mac, an external USB 3.0 or Thunderbolt hard drive has always been a much better solution than an AirPort. If you’ve got multiple Macs, one of which stays put, macOS High Sierra includes the ability to share a disk as a Time Machine volume—that used to be part of the extra-cost macOS Server product. This capability is hidden deep in the File Sharing preferences, but it’s probably the most reliable way to do a networked Time Machine.
    Well I’ve seen three recommendations here now for mesh systems, from three different vendors. Why should I choose one over the other?  Which is easiest to set up? Do any “just work”?  I’ve always read that mesh speeds weren’t that great, so as someone who has never owned a mesh network, I could use some valuable insight here from the other fellow gurus 

    also, I couldn’t find the Time Machine setting in File Sharing, only the SMB/AFP/CIFS stuff. A little more detail on where this setting is?
    watto_cobra

  • Apple officially discontinues AirPort router product line, available while supplies last [...

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    maury markowitz said:
    macxpress said:
    Apparently the AirPort Extreme is prone to fan failures...usually right around 12-16 months in. 
    It doesn't have a fan.

    I think the Time Capsule does tho. The Extreme does not. 
    watto_cobra