Mac User Group has been informed that unless mains-attached equipment used by the group or by presenters has undergone compulsory 12-monthly electrical testing & tagging for safe usage, it will not be permitted to be connected. Thus far, it only applies to the main monthly meeting. In my case that would be the charger for the MacBook Air.

I'd be able to manage without that, the Mac has good battery life & can also be run/charged from a thing called a ChugPlug Image

The Men's Shed has their own internal Test & Tag equipment & personnel but due to insurance issues, can't test & tag for use outside the shed environment.

After costs, it's not financially viable for someone set up as an electrical safety test & tagger to charge less than $15 per item tested.

2017-09-10T16:05:36Z

My 80 GB iPod Classic is still usable even though the screen is leaking fluid inside. Somewhere I have a 16 GB 5th Gen iPod Nano but I haven't seen that for about three years…… The 6th Gen iPod Touch is OK but the battery life sucks compared to the Classic.

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2017-09-10T00:43:35Z

Just downloaded & installed Google's Backup & Sync app on my iMac & MacBook Air. It replaces the Google drive app, which in turn is converted to an alias pointing back to Backup & Sync app. I have chosen to backup & sync my Google Drive folder so nothing really changes.

2017-09-09T04:13:33Z

Apparently an encoding issue with an openssl upgrage.

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2017-09-09T01:09:09Z

That was unexpected. Friendly nudge by a wet cat wot snuck up behind me. It's raining & she's been outside to do her business.

2017-09-09T01:03:53Z

it's working now, but had to be fixed to be so.

2017-09-09T01:00:26Z

Seems the backend servers to pnut.io are down.

2017-09-08T21:15:56Z

Former Mexican president Vicente Fox announces candidacy for president of the United States https://youtu.be/-ukv9v7IGZw

2017-09-08T21:02:47Z

Headed out to do essential shopping, took the precaution of turning on the kettle & selecting the "Hold" button. The temperature is maintained at or very near the chosen setting. Ergo, tea, Earl Grey, hot!

2017-09-08T10:09:24Z

Received an email that said a Mahjong game I used to use on iOS will be updated on Sunday to work on iOS 11. Good. I like that game.

2017-09-08T08:49:45Z