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  Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-20 16:20 +0100
    Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-07-21 08:41 +0100
      Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad bob <email@domain.com> - 2020-07-21 12:01 +0200
        Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-07-21 14:42 +0100
        Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-21 18:42 +0000
          Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2020-07-21 22:05 +0200
            Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-22 15:05 +0000
            Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Mark <captain.black@gmail.com> - 2020-07-22 15:30 +0000
            Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2020-07-23 02:36 +0100
              Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> - 2020-07-23 07:06 +0000
                Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2020-07-23 17:12 +0200
                  Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2020-07-23 16:42 +0100
                    Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> - 2020-07-24 07:26 +0000
                      Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Elliott Roper <nospam@yrl.co.uk> - 2020-07-24 10:35 +0000
                      Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2020-07-24 11:51 +0100
                    Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2020-07-24 09:57 +0200
                      Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2020-07-24 11:53 +0100
                        Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2020-07-24 13:32 +0200
                      Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2020-07-25 02:03 +0100
                        Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2020-07-25 10:15 +0200
                          Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-07-25 10:13 -0400
                  Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2020-07-24 04:01 +0100
                    Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2020-07-24 09:57 +0200
                      Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2020-07-25 02:20 +0100
                        Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2020-07-25 10:15 +0200
                          Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) - 2020-07-25 10:09 +0000
                            Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2020-07-25 12:19 +0200
                              Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Graeme Wall <rail@greywall.demon.co.uk> - 2020-07-25 11:56 +0100
                                Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2020-07-25 13:36 +0200
                                  Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Graeme Wall <rail@greywall.demon.co.uk> - 2020-07-25 15:37 +0100
                                    Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2020-07-26 11:54 +0200
                                      Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Graeme Wall <rail@greywall.demon.co.uk> - 2020-07-26 11:05 +0100
                                        Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2020-07-26 15:23 +0200
                Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2020-07-24 03:49 +0100
                  Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> - 2020-07-24 07:03 +0100
                    Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2020-07-25 01:58 +0100
                  Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2020-07-24 09:57 +0200
                    Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2020-07-24 08:17 +0000
                      Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Ian McCall <ian@eruvia.org> - 2020-07-24 10:39 +0100
                      Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2020-07-24 10:32 +0000
                        Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2020-07-24 10:37 +0000
                        Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2020-07-25 02:37 +0100
                          Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-07-24 21:55 -0400
                        Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2020-08-04 13:08 +0200
                      Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2020-07-24 13:32 +0200
                    Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2020-07-25 02:23 +0100
    Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2020-07-21 10:25 +0000
      Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Graeme Wall <rail@greywall.demon.co.uk> - 2020-07-21 11:41 +0100
      Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-21 19:09 +0000
        Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2020-07-21 22:17 +0000
          Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-22 15:19 +0000
            Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2020-07-22 15:53 +0000
              Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> - 2020-07-22 19:21 +0100
                Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2020-07-22 23:14 +0000
              Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-22 20:48 +0100
                Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2020-07-22 23:16 +0000
                  Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2020-07-22 23:17 +0000
                    Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-23 16:02 +0000
                      Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2020-07-23 17:15 +0000
                  Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2020-07-23 02:54 +0100
                    Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-07-22 22:23 -0400
                    Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-07-22 22:20 -0400
                      Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> - 2020-07-23 07:09 +0000
                        Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Graeme Wall <rail@greywall.demon.co.uk> - 2020-07-23 08:11 +0100
                        Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-07-23 10:43 -0400
                          Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2020-07-23 16:07 +0100
                            Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-07-23 11:35 -0400
                              Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2020-07-23 17:07 +0100
                                Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-07-23 12:23 -0400
                                  Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2020-07-23 17:40 +0100
                                    Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-07-23 13:01 -0400
                                      Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2020-07-23 22:54 +0100
                                Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-23 16:34 +0000
                                  Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-07-23 13:01 -0400
                                    Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2020-07-23 17:47 +0000
                                      Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-07-23 14:20 -0400
                                      Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-23 20:39 +0000
                                        Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-07-23 16:47 -0400
                Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2020-07-23 02:48 +0100
                  Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-07-22 22:19 -0400
                  Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2020-07-23 10:13 +0000
                    Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-07-23 10:43 -0400
                    Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2020-07-24 03:58 +0100
                      Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-07-23 23:21 -0400
          Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2020-07-23 02:39 +0100
        Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad David Kennedy <davidkennedy@nospamherethankyou.invalid> - 2020-07-29 08:38 +0100
          Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-29 17:43 +0000
            Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad David Kennedy <davidkennedy@nospamherethankyou.invalid> - 2020-08-02 09:36 +0100
              Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-08-02 13:53 +0000
                Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-02 11:44 -0400
                Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad black.hole@jonbradbury.com (Jon B) - 2020-08-03 10:28 +0100
                  Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-08-03 17:42 +0000
                    Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-03 13:44 -0400
                    Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2020-08-03 18:03 +0000
                      Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-08-03 21:08 +0000
                    Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad black.hole@jonbradbury.com (Jon B) - 2020-08-04 12:48 +0100
                      Re: Well, finally made the decision to go iPad Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-08-04 14:53 +0000

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#145646 — Well, finally made the decision to go iPad

I've been mulling this over for quite some time now, and the addition of 
Files and attachment of external devices, reading from SD cards etc, has 
tipped me over.

I've just ordered a new iPad Pro 12.9" 512GB, from John Lewis (to get 
the 3 year warranty) a Pen 2 and a USB converter cable.

I'll be switching everything over and selling off the old iMac, and 
going mobile device only here.

I have all my photos on Adobe cloud, and everything else is already on 
iCloud, so it won't take much to make the switch.

A number of factors were responsible. I can't afford a new iMac 27" 
again. I did consider a laptop, but I find something appealing about the 
iPad. I have a 9.7" base model already, and have been amazed by how that 
performs. Lots of reviews show that the iPad Pro outperforms the MacBook 
Air by some margin too.

I already have an Apple wireless keyboard, and an older trackpad, and 
with the Pen, I think I have all that well covered for my own needs - 
the Magic Keyboard is just far too rich for my pocket.

I also feel that after a few years (say, four or five), there's more 
comparative residue value in the iPad than there has been in the iMac, 
so a future upgrade might not be so painful.

We also really need to get back the spare room, we have more need now 
(when we can) to use it as a spare visitor room, rather than an office. 
It's always been a pain for me when someone stays and I can't get to my 
computer at 5am when I wake up, and just want to browse a bit and edit 
some photos.

So, the question arises from that, how best to organise my external 
HDDs. I have 6 in total here, but once I go iPad only, they'll mostly 
become redundant, I'll obviously keep my photo archive drive to copy new 
photos onto as a backup, and probably find a way to clone that to a 
second copy. I think initially I'll just mothball most of them and keep 
them as is until such time comes they're clearly no longer needed, and 
maybe retask them as multiple copies of my photo collection, which could 
be kept with other family members (just a consideration at this point).

Anyway, I'm sure I'll have some head scratching moments, but overall I 
can't see anything being a real show stopper, it'll mostly be just 
getting my head around a new way of doing things.

Cheers.

-- 
Andy H

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#145672

On 20/07/2020 16:20, Andy Hewitt wrote:
> I've been mulling this over for quite some time now, and the addition of 
> Files and attachment of external devices, reading from SD cards etc, has 
> tipped me over.
> 
> I've just ordered a new iPad Pro 12.9" 512GB, from John Lewis (to get 
> the 3 year warranty) a Pen 2 and a USB converter cable.
> 
> I'll be switching everything over and selling off the old iMac, and 
> going mobile device only here.
> 
> I have all my photos on Adobe cloud, and everything else is already on 
> iCloud, so it won't take much to make the switch.
> 
> A number of factors were responsible. I can't afford a new iMac 27" 
> again. I did consider a laptop, but I find something appealing about the 
> iPad. I have a 9.7" base model already, and have been amazed by how that 
> performs. Lots of reviews show that the iPad Pro outperforms the MacBook 
> Air by some margin too.
> 
> I already have an Apple wireless keyboard, and an older trackpad, and 
> with the Pen, I think I have all that well covered for my own needs - 
> the Magic Keyboard is just far too rich for my pocket.
> 
> I also feel that after a few years (say, four or five), there's more 
> comparative residue value in the iPad than there has been in the iMac, 
> so a future upgrade might not be so painful.
> 
> We also really need to get back the spare room, we have more need now 
> (when we can) to use it as a spare visitor room, rather than an office. 
> It's always been a pain for me when someone stays and I can't get to my 
> computer at 5am when I wake up, and just want to browse a bit and edit 
> some photos.
> 
> So, the question arises from that, how best to organise my external 
> HDDs. I have 6 in total here, but once I go iPad only, they'll mostly 
> become redundant, I'll obviously keep my photo archive drive to copy new 
> photos onto as a backup, and probably find a way to clone that to a 
> second copy. I think initially I'll just mothball most of them and keep 
> them as is until such time comes they're clearly no longer needed, and 
> maybe retask them as multiple copies of my photo collection, which could 
> be kept with other family members (just a consideration at this point).
> 
> Anyway, I'm sure I'll have some head scratching moments, but overall I 
> can't see anything being a real show stopper, it'll mostly be just 
> getting my head around a new way of doing things.
> 
> Cheers.

All sounds good! :-D

How do you intend to read and contribute to Usenet groups on your iPad?

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#145675

On 2020-07-21 07:41:45 +0000, David_B said:

> On 20/07/2020 16:20, Andy Hewitt wrote:
>> I've been mulling this over for quite some time now, and the addition 
>> of Files and attachment of external devices, reading from SD cards etc, 
>> has tipped me over.
>> 
>> I've just ordered a new iPad Pro 12.9" 512GB, from John Lewis (to get 
>> the 3 year warranty) a Pen 2 and a USB converter cable.
>> 
>> I'll be switching everything over and selling off the old iMac, and 
>> going mobile device only here.
>> 
>> I have all my photos on Adobe cloud, and everything else is already on 
>> iCloud, so it won't take much to make the switch.
>> 
>> A number of factors were responsible. I can't afford a new iMac 27" 
>> again. I did consider a laptop, but I find something appealing about 
>> the iPad. I have a 9.7" base model already, and have been amazed by how 
>> that performs. Lots of reviews show that the iPad Pro outperforms the 
>> MacBook Air by some margin too.
>> 
>> I already have an Apple wireless keyboard, and an older trackpad, and 
>> with the Pen, I think I have all that well covered for my own needs - 
>> the Magic Keyboard is just far too rich for my pocket.
>> 
>> I also feel that after a few years (say, four or five), there's more 
>> comparative residue value in the iPad than there has been in the iMac, 
>> so a future upgrade might not be so painful.
>> 
>> We also really need to get back the spare room, we have more need now 
>> (when we can) to use it as a spare visitor room, rather than an office. 
>> It's always been a pain for me when someone stays and I can't get to my 
>> computer at 5am when I wake up, and just want to browse a bit and edit 
>> some photos.
>> 
>> So, the question arises from that, how best to organise my external 
>> HDDs. I have 6 in total here, but once I go iPad only, they'll mostly 
>> become redundant, I'll obviously keep my photo archive drive to copy 
>> new photos onto as a backup, and probably find a way to clone that to a 
>> second copy. I think initially I'll just mothball most of them and keep 
>> them as is until such time comes they're clearly no longer needed, and 
>> maybe retask them as multiple copies of my photo collection, which 
>> could be kept with other family members (just a consideration at this 
>> point).
>> 
>> Anyway, I'm sure I'll have some head scratching moments, but overall I 
>> can't see anything being a real show stopper, it'll mostly be just 
>> getting my head around a new way of doing things.
>> 
>> Cheers.
> 
> All sounds good! :-D
> 
> How do you intend to read and contribute to Usenet groups on your iPad?

When I read usenet on my iPad I use NewsTap.  It gets the job done well 
enough for me, YMMV.

Robin

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#145686

On 21/07/2020 11:01, bob wrote:
> On 2020-07-21 07:41:45 +0000, David_B said:
> 
>> On 20/07/2020 16:20, Andy Hewitt wrote:
>>> I've been mulling this over for quite some time now, and the addition 
>>> of Files and attachment of external devices, reading from SD cards 
>>> etc, has tipped me over.
>>>
>>> I've just ordered a new iPad Pro 12.9" 512GB, from John Lewis (to get 
>>> the 3 year warranty) a Pen 2 and a USB converter cable.
>>>
>>> I'll be switching everything over and selling off the old iMac, and 
>>> going mobile device only here.
>>>
>>> I have all my photos on Adobe cloud, and everything else is already 
>>> on iCloud, so it won't take much to make the switch.
>>>
>>> A number of factors were responsible. I can't afford a new iMac 27" 
>>> again. I did consider a laptop, but I find something appealing about 
>>> the iPad. I have a 9.7" base model already, and have been amazed by 
>>> how that performs. Lots of reviews show that the iPad Pro outperforms 
>>> the MacBook Air by some margin too.
>>>
>>> I already have an Apple wireless keyboard, and an older trackpad, and 
>>> with the Pen, I think I have all that well covered for my own needs - 
>>> the Magic Keyboard is just far too rich for my pocket.
>>>
>>> I also feel that after a few years (say, four or five), there's more 
>>> comparative residue value in the iPad than there has been in the 
>>> iMac, so a future upgrade might not be so painful.
>>>
>>> We also really need to get back the spare room, we have more need now 
>>> (when we can) to use it as a spare visitor room, rather than an 
>>> office. It's always been a pain for me when someone stays and I can't 
>>> get to my computer at 5am when I wake up, and just want to browse a 
>>> bit and edit some photos.
>>>
>>> So, the question arises from that, how best to organise my external 
>>> HDDs. I have 6 in total here, but once I go iPad only, they'll mostly 
>>> become redundant, I'll obviously keep my photo archive drive to copy 
>>> new photos onto as a backup, and probably find a way to clone that to 
>>> a second copy. I think initially I'll just mothball most of them and 
>>> keep them as is until such time comes they're clearly no longer 
>>> needed, and maybe retask them as multiple copies of my photo 
>>> collection, which could be kept with other family members (just a 
>>> consideration at this point).
>>>
>>> Anyway, I'm sure I'll have some head scratching moments, but overall 
>>> I can't see anything being a real show stopper, it'll mostly be just 
>>> getting my head around a new way of doing things.
>>>
>>> Cheers.
>>
>> All sounds good! :-D
>>
>> How do you intend to read and contribute to Usenet groups on your iPad?
> 
> When I read usenet on my iPad I use NewsTap.  It gets the job done well 
> enough for me, YMMV.

Thanks, Robin

That's what I use too. I was wondering if there is any alternative.

Perhaps there *IS* no alternative!

-- 
David

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#145701

bob <email@domain.com> wrote:
> On 2020-07-21 07:41:45 +0000, David_B said:
> 
>> On 20/07/2020 16:20, Andy Hewitt wrote:
>>> I've been mulling this over for quite some time now, and the addition 
>>> of Files and attachment of external devices, reading from SD cards etc, 
>>> has tipped me over.
>>> 
>>> I've just ordered a new iPad Pro 12.9" 512GB, from John Lewis (to get 
>>> the 3 year warranty) a Pen 2 and a USB converter cable.
>>> 
>>> I'll be switching everything over and selling off the old iMac, and 
>>> going mobile device only here.
>>> 
>>> I have all my photos on Adobe cloud, and everything else is already on 
>>> iCloud, so it won't take much to make the switch.
>>> 
>>> A number of factors were responsible. I can't afford a new iMac 27" 
>>> again. I did consider a laptop, but I find something appealing about 
>>> the iPad. I have a 9.7" base model already, and have been amazed by how 
>>> that performs. Lots of reviews show that the iPad Pro outperforms the 
>>> MacBook Air by some margin too.
>>> 
>>> I already have an Apple wireless keyboard, and an older trackpad, and 
>>> with the Pen, I think I have all that well covered for my own needs - 
>>> the Magic Keyboard is just far too rich for my pocket.
>>> 
>>> I also feel that after a few years (say, four or five), there's more 
>>> comparative residue value in the iPad than there has been in the iMac, 
>>> so a future upgrade might not be so painful.
>>> 
>>> We also really need to get back the spare room, we have more need now 
>>> (when we can) to use it as a spare visitor room, rather than an office. 
>>> It's always been a pain for me when someone stays and I can't get to my 
>>> computer at 5am when I wake up, and just want to browse a bit and edit 
>>> some photos.
>>> 
>>> So, the question arises from that, how best to organise my external 
>>> HDDs. I have 6 in total here, but once I go iPad only, they'll mostly 
>>> become redundant, I'll obviously keep my photo archive drive to copy 
>>> new photos onto as a backup, and probably find a way to clone that to a 
>>> second copy. I think initially I'll just mothball most of them and keep 
>>> them as is until such time comes they're clearly no longer needed, and 
>>> maybe retask them as multiple copies of my photo collection, which 
>>> could be kept with other family members (just a consideration at this 
>>> point).
>>> 
>>> Anyway, I'm sure I'll have some head scratching moments, but overall I 
>>> can't see anything being a real show stopper, it'll mostly be just 
>>> getting my head around a new way of doing things.
>>> 
>>> Cheers.
>> 
>> All sounds good! :-D
>> 
>> How do you intend to read and contribute to Usenet groups on your iPad?
> 
> When I read usenet on my iPad I use NewsTap.  It gets the job done well 
> enough for me, YMMV.
> 
> Robin

Well, yeah, this is my first reply using NewsTap, but I think it’ll do.

-- 
Andy H

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#145707

Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> wrote:

> >> How do you intend to read and contribute to Usenet groups on your iPad?
> > 
> > When I read usenet on my iPad I use NewsTap.  It gets the job done well
> > enough for me, YMMV.
> > 
> > Robin
> 
> Well, yeah, this is my first reply using NewsTap, but I think it'll do.

It will have to, since there is nothing else.
No match for MacSoup of course, but it works,

Jan

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#145725

J. J. Lodder <nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> wrote:
> Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> wrote:
> 
>>>> How do you intend to read and contribute to Usenet groups on your iPad?
>>> 
>>> When I read usenet on my iPad I use NewsTap.  It gets the job done well
>>> enough for me, YMMV.
>>> 
>>> Robin
>> 
>> Well, yeah, this is my first reply using NewsTap, but I think it'll do.
> 
> It will have to, since there is nothing else.
> No match for MacSoup of course, but it works,
> 
> Jan

I don’t think it’s too bad really. It at least has a thread tree view, and
seems to work well with the built in auto text and correct. Worth the
asking price anyway. 

-- 
Andy H

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#145727

J. J. Lodder <nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> wrote:
> Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> wrote:
> 
>>>> How do you intend to read and contribute to Usenet groups on your iPad?
>>> 
>>> When I read usenet on my iPad I use NewsTap.  It gets the job done well
>>> enough for me, YMMV.
>>> 
>>> Robin
>> 
>> Well, yeah, this is my first reply using NewsTap, but I think it'll do.
> 
> It will have to, since there is nothing else.
> No match for MacSoup of course, but it works,
> 
> Jan
> 

There are a couple of other Usenet apps that have been bubbling around in
the App Store for a couple of years (Newsy/yrNews). 

Don’t bother with them though.

-- 
Cheers ... Mark

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#145744

On Tue, 21 Jul 2020 22:05:00 +0200, nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J.
Lodder) wrote:

>Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> wrote:
>
>> >> How do you intend to read and contribute to Usenet groups on your iPad?
>> > 
>> > When I read usenet on my iPad I use NewsTap.  It gets the job done well
>> > enough for me, YMMV.
>> > 
>> > Robin
>> 
>> Well, yeah, this is my first reply using NewsTap, but I think it'll do.
>
>It will have to, since there is nothing else.


 I'm going to ask a really stupid question:

 Is there such an animal as a WINE, Parallels, VirtualBox or Crossover
type emulator, bottler or Virtual Machine that will run stuff on an
iPad? 

 

>No match for MacSoup of course, but it works,

 Could MacSoup be ported? 

                                                         J. 

>
>Jan

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#145751

On 23. Jul 2020 at 03:36:27 CEST, "John" <Man@the.keyboard> wrote:

> Could MacSoup be ported?

"Could" maybe, but according to it´s author it is dead and gone and will
never come back.
I really liked it too but I guess it´s time to move on.

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#145765

Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> wrote:

> On 23. Jul 2020 at 03:36:27 CEST, "John" <Man@the.keyboard> wrote:
> 
> > Could MacSoup be ported?
> 
> "Could" maybe, but according to it´s author it is dead and gone and will
> never come back.
> I really liked it too but I guess it´s time to move on.

Just don't upgrade the system.

There is a French MacSoup substitute in the making,
called MacCafé. It can import MacSoup databases.

It seems to have a lot of troubles,

Jan

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#145767

J. J. Lodder <nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> wrote:

> Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> wrote:
> 
> > On 23. Jul 2020 at 03:36:27 CEST, "John" <Man@the.keyboard> wrote:
> > 
> > > Could MacSoup be ported?
> > > 
> > 
> > "Could" maybe, but according to it´s author it is dead and gone
> > and will never come back.
> > I really liked it too but I guess it´s time to move on.
> > 
> 
> Just don't upgrade the system.
> 
 
Being utterly wedded to MacSOUP, that's the solution that 
I've adopted.  I keep a legacy machine just to run MacSOUP 
and screen-share into it from my main machine.  It's less 
than ideal (opening links means that they open on the remote 
machine so e.g. YouTubes are silent) but it's still better 
than all of the many alternative newsreaders I've tried.
 
> 
> There is a French MacSoup substitute in the making,
> called MacCafé. It can import MacSoup databases.
> 
> It seems to have a lot of troubles,
> 
 
I've dabbled with MacCafé and concluded that it isn't yet 
ready for prime-time.  I got the impression that the dev. 
was dabbling with it too.  
 
-- 
^Ï^     <https://youtu.be/_kqytf31a8E>

My pet rock Gordon just is.  
 

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#145805

On 23. Jul 2020 at 17:42:49 CEST, "Sn!pe" <Sn!pe> wrote:

> it's still better 
> than all of the many alternative newsreaders I've tried.

Try Usenapp (try it again, if you tried it some time ago).
It is getting better and better almost every day and if you miss anything,
just ask for it. The author is very responsive.

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#145814

On 24 Jul 2020 at 08:26:30 BST, "Bernd Froehlich" <befr@eaglesoft.de> wrote:

> On 23. Jul 2020 at 17:42:49 CEST, "Sn!pe" <Sn!pe> wrote:
> 
>> it's still better 
>> than all of the many alternative newsreaders I've tried.
> 
> Try Usenapp (try it again, if you tried it some time ago).
> It is getting better and better almost every day and if you miss anything,
> just ask for it. The author is very responsive.

+1
It is coming along beautifully. André is a star.
Click on Help, choose the forum. See how fast and how well the features and
fixes arrive.

-- 
To de-mung my e-mail address:- fsnospam$elliott$$
PGP Fingerprint: 1A96 3CF7 637F 896B C810  E199 7E5C A9E4 8E59 E248

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#145816

Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> wrote:

> On 23. Jul 2020 at 17:42:49 CEST, "Sn!pe" <Sn!pe> wrote:
> 
[MacSOUP]
> > it's still better than all of the many alternative 
> > newsreaders I've tried.
> 
> Try Usenapp (try it again, if you tried it some time ago). 
> It is getting better and better almost every day and if you 
> miss anything, just ask for it. The author is very responsive.  
 
Indeed.  I have updated and given Usenap another quick look 
just recently, I haven't written it off by any means!  I just 
haven't found the time yet to give it a proper trial. 
 
-- 
^Ï^     <https://youtu.be/_kqytf31a8E>

My pet rock Gordon just is.  
 

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#145806

Sn!pe <snipeco.2@gmail.com> wrote:

> J. J. Lodder <nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> wrote:
> 
> > Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> wrote:
> > 
> > > On 23. Jul 2020 at 03:36:27 CEST, "John" <Man@the.keyboard> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Could MacSoup be ported?
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > "Could" maybe, but according to it´s author it is dead and gone
> > > and will never come back.
> > > I really liked it too but I guess it´s time to move on.
> > > 
> > 
> > Just don't upgrade the system.
> > 
>  
> Being utterly wedded to MacSOUP, that's the solution that 
> I've adopted.  I keep a legacy machine just to run MacSOUP 
> and screen-share into it from my main machine.

That's what I have been saying here for some time.
The Mac Mini (headless) is ideal for the purpose, I think,
but other macs will also do.

> It's less 
> than ideal (opening links means that they open on the remote 
> machine so e.g. YouTubes are silent) but it's still better 
> than all of the many alternative newsreaders I've tried.

Can't you copy/paste the links?
  
> > There is a French MacSoup substitute in the making,
> > called MacCafé. It can import MacSoup databases.
> > 
> > It seems to have a lot of troubles,
>  
> I've dabbled with MacCafé and concluded that it isn't yet 
> ready for prime-time.  I got the impression that the dev. 
> was dabbling with it too.  

He really is trying, I think,

Jan

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#145817

J. J. Lodder <nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> wrote:

> Sn!pe <snipeco.2@gmail.com> wrote:
> > J. J. Lodder <nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> wrote:
> > > Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> wrote:
> > > > On 23. Jul 2020 at 03:36:27 CEST, "John" <Man@the.keyboard> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Could MacSoup be ported?
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > "Could" maybe, but according to it´s author it is dead and gone
> > > > and will never come back.
> > > > I really liked it too but I guess it´s time to move on.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Just don't upgrade the system.
> > > 
> >  
> > Being utterly wedded to MacSOUP, that's the solution that 
> > I've adopted.  I keep a legacy machine just to run MacSOUP 
> > and screen-share into it from my main machine.
> 
> That's what I have been saying here for some time.
> The Mac Mini (headless) is ideal for the purpose, I think,
> but other macs will also do.
> 
> > It's less 
> > than ideal (opening links means that they open on the remote 
> > machine so e.g. YouTubes are silent) but it's still better 
> > than all of the many alternative newsreaders I've tried.
> 
> Can't you copy/paste the links?  
 
Yes, you can, although for some reason links copied on MacOUP 
on the shared screen will not paste onto the main machine.  
I get round that by copying the link from MacSOUP to a Sticky 
note on the desktop of the legacy machine, then copy from that 
Sticky to the main machine.  It's convoluted, but it works.  
Opening the link in Safari on the legacy machine also works, 
then I can copy the link from that Safari to Safari on the main 
machine - equally convoluted.  

I've no idea why I can't just copy directly from MacSOUP to the 
main machine.  [shrug]  
 
[remainder snipped]

-- 
^Ï^     <https://youtu.be/_kqytf31a8E>

My pet rock Gordon just is.  
 

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#145818

Sn!pe <snipeco.2@gmail.com> wrote:

> J. J. Lodder <nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> wrote:
> 
> > Sn!pe <snipeco.2@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > J. J. Lodder <nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> wrote:
> > > > Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> wrote:
> > > > > On 23. Jul 2020 at 03:36:27 CEST, "John" <Man@the.keyboard> wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > > Could MacSoup be ported?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > "Could" maybe, but according to it´s author it is dead and gone
> > > > > and will never come back.
> > > > > I really liked it too but I guess it´s time to move on.
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Just don't upgrade the system.
> > > > 
> > >  
> > > Being utterly wedded to MacSOUP, that's the solution that 
> > > I've adopted.  I keep a legacy machine just to run MacSOUP 
> > > and screen-share into it from my main machine.
> > 
> > That's what I have been saying here for some time.
> > The Mac Mini (headless) is ideal for the purpose, I think,
> > but other macs will also do.
> > 
> > > It's less 
> > > than ideal (opening links means that they open on the remote 
> > > machine so e.g. YouTubes are silent) but it's still better 
> > > than all of the many alternative newsreaders I've tried.
> > 
> > Can't you copy/paste the links?  
>  
> Yes, you can, although for some reason links copied on MacOUP 
> on the shared screen will not paste onto the main machine.  
> I get round that by copying the link from MacSOUP to a Sticky 
> note on the desktop of the legacy machine, then copy from that 
> Sticky to the main machine.  It's convoluted, but it works.  
> Opening the link in Safari on the legacy machine also works, 
> then I can copy the link from that Safari to Safari on the main 
> machine - equally convoluted.  
> 
> I've no idea why I can't just copy directly from MacSOUP to the 
> main machine.  [shrug] 

No idea either. For me it just works.

Jan

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#145843

On Fri, 24 Jul 2020 09:57:13 +0200, nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J.
Lodder) wrote:

>Sn!pe <snipeco.2@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> J. J. Lodder <nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> wrote:
>> 
>> > Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> wrote:
>> > 
>> > > On 23. Jul 2020 at 03:36:27 CEST, "John" <Man@the.keyboard> wrote:
>> > > 
>> > > > Could MacSoup be ported?
>> > > > 
>> > > 
>> > > "Could" maybe, but according to it´s author it is dead and gone
>> > > and will never come back.
>> > > I really liked it too but I guess it´s time to move on.
>> > > 
>> > 
>> > Just don't upgrade the system.
>> > 
>>  
>> Being utterly wedded to MacSOUP, that's the solution that 
>> I've adopted.  I keep a legacy machine just to run MacSOUP 
>> and screen-share into it from my main machine.

 I keep a Windosed 7 box just for Forté's Agent, though I do use it
for loads of other stuff, too. 

 It has the added advantage of keeping my Windosed skills somewhat
oiled. 

>
>That's what I have been saying here for some time.
>The Mac Mini (headless) is ideal for the purpose, I think,
>but other macs will also do.
>
>> It's less 
>> than ideal (opening links means that they open on the remote 
>> machine so e.g. YouTubes are silent) but it's still better 
>> than all of the many alternative newsreaders I've tried.
>
>Can't you copy/paste the links?



 While that probably works, it is tedious. Well, slightly more tedious
than just clicking on them. 

>  
>> > There is a French MacSoup substitute in the making,
>> > called MacCafé. It can import MacSoup databases.
>> > 
>> > It seems to have a lot of troubles,
>>  
>> I've dabbled with MacCafé and concluded that it isn't yet 
>> ready for prime-time.  I got the impression that the dev. 
>> was dabbling with it too.  
>
>He really is trying, I think,

 Does he need money to help him have time to do the work? Would "we"
help him with money if he did? 

                                                    J. 

>
>Jan

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#145851

John <Man@the.keyboard> wrote:

> On Fri, 24 Jul 2020 09:57:13 +0200, nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J.
> Lodder) wrote:
> 
> >Sn!pe <snipeco.2@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> J. J. Lodder <nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> wrote:
> >> 
> >> > Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> wrote:
> >> > 
> >> > > On 23. Jul 2020 at 03:36:27 CEST, "John" <Man@the.keyboard> wrote:
> >> > > 
> >> > > > Could MacSoup be ported?
> >> > > > 
> >> > > 
> >> > > "Could" maybe, but according to it´s author it is dead and gone
> >> > > and will never come back.
> >> > > I really liked it too but I guess it´s time to move on.
> >> > > 
> >> > 
> >> > Just don't upgrade the system.
> >> > 
> >>  
> >> Being utterly wedded to MacSOUP, that's the solution that 
> >> I've adopted.  I keep a legacy machine just to run MacSOUP 
> >> and screen-share into it from my main machine.
> 
>  I keep a Windosed 7 box just for Forté's Agent, though I do use it
> for loads of other stuff, too. 
> 
>  It has the added advantage of keeping my Windosed skills somewhat
> oiled. 
> 
> >
> >That's what I have been saying here for some time.
> >The Mac Mini (headless) is ideal for the purpose, I think,
> >but other macs will also do.
> >
> >> It's less 
> >> than ideal (opening links means that they open on the remote 
> >> machine so e.g. YouTubes are silent) but it's still better 
> >> than all of the many alternative newsreaders I've tried.
> >
> >Can't you copy/paste the links?
> 
>  While that probably works, it is tedious. Well, slightly more tedious
> than just clicking on them. 

It is a good idea anyway. Many sites nag about older Safaris,
or even refuse to open at all for them.
('negotiated an insufficient level of security' and things like that,
  while they mean 'too old to push our advertisements' on)
And anyway they look better on your main screen.

> >> > There is a French MacSoup substitute in the making,
> >> > called MacCafé. It can import MacSoup databases.
> >> > 
> >> > It seems to have a lot of troubles,
> >>  
> >> I've dabbled with MacCafé and concluded that it isn't yet 
> >> ready for prime-time.  I got the impression that the dev. 
> >> was dabbling with it too.  
> >
> >He really is trying, I think,
> 
>  Does he need money to help him have time to do the work? Would "we"
> help him with money if he did? 

Don't know, but I don't think that's the problem,


Jan

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