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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1776362" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p><span style="color: #111111"><span style="font-family: 'Roboto'">Join me at </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgY-ibzADpQ&t=420s" target="_blank">7:00</a><span style="color: #111111"><span style="font-family: 'Roboto'"> p.m.(1:00 a.m. Monday GMT) for the weekly <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgY-ibzADpQ" target="_blank">Mac-Forums Video Chat</a>. I'll have a forum roundup, we'll review some quick tips for those considering their drives to Apple's APFS file system, and some iPone X tips for those lucky enough to have their hands on one. I'll also give you some tips that may improve your search skills on the Internet.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #111111"><span style="font-family: 'Roboto'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #111111"><span style="font-family: 'Roboto'"><strong>Show Notes</strong></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">For some reason the video of tonights chat did not upload properly tonight. I tried to edit the backup copy on my Mac and upload that but QuickTime Player is having issues saving the resulting file. Even uploading the unedited video has failed. I'll try to upload a new video later this week. In the meantime here are the links to everything discussed tonight. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Forum users need to be sure they keep the email address that the forum has on file current. This is also important now that the forum asks for passwords to be changed periodically. Changing your email address is simple:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">1. Log into the forums</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">2. At the top right side of the plate click <strong>Settings</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">3. In the new page that appears</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">4. look on the left side and choose either Edit Profile then choose Email and Password in the next page or scroll down to Edit Email.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">If your utilities are identifying<a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/macos-operating-system/343922-smart-errors-hard-disk.html" target="_blank"> S.M.A.R.T errors it’s probably time for a new drive</a>. It’s hard to predict when the drive will fail since different utilities test different aspects of drive functioning. For a general overview of S.M.A.R.T and what it means give <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.M.A.R.T." target="_blank">this</a> a read. For a comparison of various utilities with some form of S.M.A.R.t status see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_S.M.A.R.T._tools" target="_blank">this chart</a>. The focus of the chart is mainly on other operating systems but there are a few OS X utilities mentioned.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Having trouble creating bookmarks in Safari? Try the steps in <a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/switcher-hangout/343927-trying-create-bookmarks-safari.html" target="_blank">this thread</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Normally I turn to Kirk McElhearn for iTunes information but this month he has <a href="https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/the-ins-and-outs-of-apples-new-file-system-apfs/" target="_blank">a lot to say about Apple’s switch to the APFS file system</a>. There can be millions of files on your Mac and you never interact with most of these files because the file system handles things for you. As storage capacity, file sizes and types, and the number of files on a typical Mac have increased dramatically, the 30-year-old HFS+ file system has started to show its age. By the time APFS was in made it to your Mac running High Sierra it was already in use on IOS devices running IOS 10. If you haven’t already made the switch here are some things to consider:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">1. When you install High Sierra SSDs or typical hard drives are converted to the new file system. Fusion drives are not currently supported under HFS+.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">2. No significant advantage to updating hard drives to APFS but the benefits are noticeable with SSDa. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">3. Don’t update drives to APFS if you are going to share them with Macs not running Sierra. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">4. Macs with APFS drives can read the same drive formats they could read before.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">5. Encryption, if enabled, occurs a the system level rather than at disk level which should make it more robust.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">6. Data can be copied from APFS drives to other drives.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">7. Disk utilities that perform maintenance operations will need to be updated to handle APFS disks. I’ve said it before <strong>don’t use your existing disk utilities on APFS drives unless you know they have been updated to work with the new file system. </strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">The release of watchOS 4.1 adds <a href="https://www.kirkville.com/stream-apple-music-to-your-apple-watch/" target="_blank">features for streaming music to the watch</a> from Apple Music or your iTunes Library to your watch. Go to the Music app then Library and select an album, artist, or playlist to start the music. Streaming music will affect your battery life and uses some data so keep an eye on that data plan. The article contains battery life estimates.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">If you’re among the lucky folks with new iPhone X the Cult Of Mac site has some<a href="https://www.cultofmac.com/389978/set-up-your-new-iphone-right-way/" target="_blank"> tips for getting it set up properly</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><a href="https://www.cultofmac.com/511619/new-iphone-x-gestures/" target="_blank">New gestures introduced with iPhone X</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><a href="https://www.komando.com/happening-now/421908/one-hidden-iphone-and-ipad-feature-youll-use-over-and-over-again" target="_blank">Using the Notes app in IOS 11 as a document scanner</a> I touched on this in the J<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itzVtR_0res" target="_blank">uly 30, 2017 video chat </a>and mentioned using a scanning app. If you don’t need a lot fo fancy features you can use the Notes app in IOS 11 to scan a document as described in the first article. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><a href="https://www.komando.com/tips/421674/ransomware-targeting-apple-users-do-this-now" target="_blank">Sane steps for avoiding malware on your Apple Gear</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">If you’re just getting into streaming or simply want to stay on top of what’s available you might find <a href="https://www.komando.com/" target="_blank">this article</a> and the links it contains helpful, When looking for streamed content half the battle is finding content you want to watch. This article’s comments about <a href="https://reelgood.com" target="_blank">Reelgood</a> <a href="https://www.justwatch.com" target="_blank">JusrtWatch</a> and <a href="http://www.canistream.it" target="_blank">Can I Stream It</a>.Check them out to see if any are right for you. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erZ3IyBCXdY" target="_blank">15 useful Google search tips</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Bonus: I don’t normally go to the KimKomando site for information but you might find <a href="https://www.komando.com/tips/421674/ransomware-targeting-apple-users-do-this-now" target="_blank">these security tips</a> helpful. I had intended to discuss this during the show but I think I missed it.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1776362, member: 131855"] [COLOR=#111111][FONT=Roboto]Join me at [/FONT][/COLOR][URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgY-ibzADpQ&t=420s']7:00[/URL][COLOR=#111111][FONT=Roboto] p.m.(1:00 a.m. Monday GMT) for the weekly [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgY-ibzADpQ']Mac-Forums Video Chat[/URL]. I'll have a forum roundup, we'll review some quick tips for those considering their drives to Apple's APFS file system, and some iPone X tips for those lucky enough to have their hands on one. I'll also give you some tips that may improve your search skills on the Internet. [B]Show Notes[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Helvetica]For some reason the video of tonights chat did not upload properly tonight. I tried to edit the backup copy on my Mac and upload that but QuickTime Player is having issues saving the resulting file. Even uploading the unedited video has failed. I'll try to upload a new video later this week. In the meantime here are the links to everything discussed tonight. Forum users need to be sure they keep the email address that the forum has on file current. This is also important now that the forum asks for passwords to be changed periodically. Changing your email address is simple: 1. Log into the forums 2. At the top right side of the plate click [B]Settings[/B] 3. In the new page that appears 4. look on the left side and choose either Edit Profile then choose Email and Password in the next page or scroll down to Edit Email. If your utilities are identifying[URL='http://www.mac-forums.com/macos-operating-system/343922-smart-errors-hard-disk.html'] S.M.A.R.T errors it’s probably time for a new drive[/URL]. It’s hard to predict when the drive will fail since different utilities test different aspects of drive functioning. For a general overview of S.M.A.R.T and what it means give [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.M.A.R.T.']this[/URL] a read. For a comparison of various utilities with some form of S.M.A.R.t status see [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_S.M.A.R.T._tools']this chart[/URL]. The focus of the chart is mainly on other operating systems but there are a few OS X utilities mentioned. Having trouble creating bookmarks in Safari? Try the steps in [URL='http://www.mac-forums.com/switcher-hangout/343927-trying-create-bookmarks-safari.html']this thread[/URL] Normally I turn to Kirk McElhearn for iTunes information but this month he has [URL='https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/the-ins-and-outs-of-apples-new-file-system-apfs/']a lot to say about Apple’s switch to the APFS file system[/URL]. There can be millions of files on your Mac and you never interact with most of these files because the file system handles things for you. As storage capacity, file sizes and types, and the number of files on a typical Mac have increased dramatically, the 30-year-old HFS+ file system has started to show its age. By the time APFS was in made it to your Mac running High Sierra it was already in use on IOS devices running IOS 10. If you haven’t already made the switch here are some things to consider: 1. When you install High Sierra SSDs or typical hard drives are converted to the new file system. Fusion drives are not currently supported under HFS+. 2. No significant advantage to updating hard drives to APFS but the benefits are noticeable with SSDa. 3. Don’t update drives to APFS if you are going to share them with Macs not running Sierra. 4. Macs with APFS drives can read the same drive formats they could read before. 5. Encryption, if enabled, occurs a the system level rather than at disk level which should make it more robust. 6. Data can be copied from APFS drives to other drives. 7. Disk utilities that perform maintenance operations will need to be updated to handle APFS disks. I’ve said it before [B]don’t use your existing disk utilities on APFS drives unless you know they have been updated to work with the new file system. [/B] The release of watchOS 4.1 adds [URL='https://www.kirkville.com/stream-apple-music-to-your-apple-watch/']features for streaming music to the watch[/URL] from Apple Music or your iTunes Library to your watch. Go to the Music app then Library and select an album, artist, or playlist to start the music. Streaming music will affect your battery life and uses some data so keep an eye on that data plan. The article contains battery life estimates. If you’re among the lucky folks with new iPhone X the Cult Of Mac site has some[URL='https://www.cultofmac.com/389978/set-up-your-new-iphone-right-way/'] tips for getting it set up properly[/URL]. [URL='https://www.cultofmac.com/511619/new-iphone-x-gestures/']New gestures introduced with iPhone X[/URL]. [URL='https://www.komando.com/happening-now/421908/one-hidden-iphone-and-ipad-feature-youll-use-over-and-over-again']Using the Notes app in IOS 11 as a document scanner[/URL] I touched on this in the J[URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itzVtR_0res']uly 30, 2017 video chat [/URL]and mentioned using a scanning app. If you don’t need a lot fo fancy features you can use the Notes app in IOS 11 to scan a document as described in the first article. [URL='https://www.komando.com/tips/421674/ransomware-targeting-apple-users-do-this-now']Sane steps for avoiding malware on your Apple Gear[/URL] If you’re just getting into streaming or simply want to stay on top of what’s available you might find [URL='https://www.komando.com/']this article[/URL] and the links it contains helpful, When looking for streamed content half the battle is finding content you want to watch. This article’s comments about [URL='https://reelgood.com']Reelgood[/URL] [URL='https://www.justwatch.com']JusrtWatch[/URL] and [URL='http://www.canistream.it']Can I Stream It[/URL].Check them out to see if any are right for you. [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erZ3IyBCXdY']15 useful Google search tips[/URL] Bonus: I don’t normally go to the KimKomando site for information but you might find [URL='https://www.komando.com/tips/421674/ransomware-targeting-apple-users-do-this-now']these security tips[/URL] helpful. I had intended to discuss this during the show but I think I missed it.[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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