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Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list?

From Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list?
Date 2015-02-06 18:54 +0000
Organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
Message-ID <cjkgvfFf83aU3@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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On 2015-02-06, Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
> On 2015.02.06 12:24 , Matt Simpson wrote:
>> Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> And then they'll come back on the desktop, too, when it syncs to the
>>> cloud. There's probably no way to keep the SSID list on the desktop
>>> clean.
>>
>> I think there is a way.  I believe the SSID syncing is a part of the
>> iCloud Keychain sync which can be disabled in iCloud preferences.  If you
>> disable it, it will also disable syncing of other passwords.  That may or
>> not be a problem, depending on how much you rely on that feature.  It
>> would be nice if there was additional control over what kind of keychain
>> entries get synced,
>
> A checkbox for SSID's would be quite welcome even if it's against the 
> simplicity ethos of Apple.  (Actually things have gotten quite so crazy 
> complex of late ...)

They have, but to be fair, we're in the middle of several large
transitions and the introductions of new technologies like iCloud,
Continuity and so on. It'll take a bit for things to level out,
naturally.

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Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-05 13:33 -0500
  Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2015-02-05 10:47 -0800
  Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-05 19:51 +0000
    Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-02-05 21:46 +0000
      Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-05 23:44 +0000
        Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-02-05 19:00 -0500
          Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-06 00:05 +0000
            Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-02-05 19:11 -0500
              Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-06 00:18 +0000
                Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-06 08:49 -0500
                Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-06 14:23 +0000
                Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-06 13:46 -0500
              Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-06 08:47 -0500
              Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Matt Simpson <usenet@news.jmatt.net> - 2015-02-06 17:24 +0000
                Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-06 13:50 -0500
                Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-06 18:54 +0000
            Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-06 08:46 -0500
              Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-06 14:21 +0000
        Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-06 08:45 -0500
          Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-06 14:20 +0000
      Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-06 08:44 -0500
    Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-06 08:50 -0500
      Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-06 14:24 +0000
        Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-06 13:47 -0500
          Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-06 18:52 +0000
            Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-06 15:55 -0500
              Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-02-07 04:41 -0800
  Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-02-05 21:45 +0000
    Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-06 08:45 -0500
  Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-02-05 16:30 -0800
    Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-06 08:50 -0500
      Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-02-06 08:52 -0800
        Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-06 13:49 -0500
          Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-02-06 15:25 -0800
            Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-06 23:41 +0000
              Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-02-06 20:04 -0500
                Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-07 02:00 +0000
                Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2015-02-06 18:49 -0800
                Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2015-02-06 21:41 -0800
                Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2015-02-06 21:57 -0800
                Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2015-02-07 14:41 -0800
                Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-07 14:09 +0000
              Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-02-06 20:41 -0800
                Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-02-07 18:13 +1300
                Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-02-07 06:18 -0800

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