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The third generation iPhone SE is a pretty good value.

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Myst

Regarding devices “you want”, the iPhone SE third generation also has the A15 chip.

The occasional syncing problem I referred to earlier has involved iMessage.

I don’t know how to go about answering that question.  However, this reply seems to have been accepted without going through moderation.

I have an iPhone, an iPad, and two Macs running under the same AppleID.  The syncing works well most of the time, but it is not always instantaneous, and there have been occasions when it did not occur at all.

What is the AskWoody policy now on moderation?  In days of yore, as I recall, registered members who were logged in could post without “awaiting moderation”.  That no longer seems to be the case.

I can’t view my login activity; I just get a spinning circle made of up  small dashes, per the attached screenshot.  Any suggestions?

Instead of seeing all of the postings on this topic, I am seeing only a few of them.  There’s a message saying that I am “Viewing 3 reply threads”, but where are they?  Instead of seeing the 29 replies that supposedly exist, I am seeing only 4.  Please see the attached screenshot.

Is there a solution to this mystery?

I updated two iPhones via WiFi from 13.x to 14.4. The first went without a hitch, but the second kept downloading the update repeatedly.  I finally rebooted that phone, after which things went smoothly.

Once you complete your tests, please share your findings.  Thanks.

[Marty]

So far I have resisted upgrading to iOS 14.x due to reports of problems with messaging and also with battery drain.  Have these issues now  been addressed?  Thanks.

• This reply was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by Marty. Reason: Omitted a couple of words in original post

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Nathan Parker

i 2 am stuffed.

I haven’t bought a Windows PC for more than 15 years. In 2011, however, I built my own Windows 7 machine because: (1) Win7 was a stable OS; (2) I could customize the hardware to my exact specifications; (3) I could run software that I found extraordinarily useful, especially Quicken 2010, Audiograbber, Audacity, and Nero.

Along came Windows 10, which did not interest me, and at that point I switched to a Mac. However, I still use my 2011 home-built rig — offline — because: (1) The Mac version of Quicken sucks, whereas the 2010 PC version is user-friendly and still functions perfectly; (2) I have occasion to copy CDs or DVDs, and the procedure for doing so is far easier on my old Win7 PC (with two CD/DVD drives) than on my Mac; (3) The Nero software on my PC has a nice Cover Design feature, so I can easily produce a finished-looking product for a jewel box; (4) Audiograbber still does a wonderful job of converting a CD to WAV or MP3 files, which go on a USB stick that plays through my car’s audio system; (5) My PC has a parallel printer port, which works with my ancient but perfectly serviceable HP Laserjet 6P.

For day-to-day use, I am satisfied with my Mac, but Apple is always pushing the envelope when it comes to new features, and abandoning traditional features (e.g., USB ports, phone jacks).  The world seems to be moving toward wireless connections (wi-fi, Bluetooth), but I use a Unicomp wired keyboard with my (late 2015) iMac, and I could not be happier with it.  Unicomp is the same brand of keyboard that I have used on my PCs for years.  IMHO, they can’t be beat.  And a USB stick in my car doesn’t require a battery, so there is no worry about battery depletion.

I’m not at all anti-progress, but sometimes an advance doesn’t really seem to be one.

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TaskForce141, doriel, HiFlyer, Myst, Charlie, wdburt1, Microfix, Cybertooth

I stocked up years ago.  Still have an unopened box from Office Depot from 2014.  They seem to keep forever in storage.

My home-built Windows 7 desktop machine is 9 years old, and running fine. I keep it offline, but it is excellent for burning CDs and DVDs with Nero, and for printing on my Laserjet 6P, which is over 20 years old and which requires a parallel port.

Not having wanted to adopt Windows 10, I switched to Macs for everyday use, and have never regretted that decision.