The one thing I get repeatedly is the system log in messages. I’m using a watch to unlock though so that could be why.
I’m not sure about the other issue you raise. SSD drives just make things load faster, much faster so reading form the disk is much more efficient. That’s the best way to think of it. > On Oct 19, 2016, at 2:59 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote: > > Scott, > Something that occurred to me here is that Voiceover speaks elements its > still focused on until a new app or window is opened. > > In other words, say I boot up and wait a while, then open Finder. VO does > not immediately refocus quickly, it will speak what it is still focused on a > desktop item. Would this be improved on with an SSD? > > Now this may not be related as its new in Sierra. When I close Finder, VO > will speak the first item on the desktop 3 times. I have not seen this when > closing other apps. > > VO can be too verbose for me. Its set to medium. Low is too little. high is > too much. > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > Without H2O there is no life! > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > > On 10/17/2016 11:36 AM, Scott Granados wrote: >> I have a TB drive running and it’s blazingly fast. >> >> I wonder about the memory as well. The Mac Pro can be upgraded considerably >> maybe that’s the product they want to move but you’d think they would give >> more memory options to the laptops. >> >>> On Oct 17, 2016, at 2:34 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote: >>> >>> Its too bad Apple does not consider memory above 16 to be worthy. Well I >>> am putting a 1tb SSD drive on my Santa wish list. >>> >>> From E.T.'s Keyboard... >>> Without H2O there is no life! >>> ancient.ali...@icloud.com >>> >>> On 10/17/2016 11:29 AM, Scott Granados wrote: >>>> Hi E.T, I would highly recommend the SSD upgrade. Will make a massive >>>> difference. >>>> >>>> On the memory side, I believe it was 2013 when the change took place. >>>> The Laptops are all built this way, I believe the IMac is still >>>> upgradable via a small door on the back. >>>> >>>>> On Oct 17, 2016, at 2:25 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com >>>>> <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Scott, >>>>> When did Apple switch to non removable memory and does this apply to >>>>> all Mac models? >>>>> >>>>> I have a mid 2012 which I upgraded to 16 but at the time did not >>>>> know I could go higher. >>>>> >>>>> At this point, if I do anything, it would be an SSD drive. >>>>> >>>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard... >>>>> Without H2O there is no life! >>>>> ancient.ali...@icloud.com <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com> >>>>> >>>>> On 10/16/2016 2:46 PM, Scott Granados wrote: >>>>>> Kevin, I’m with you and I wish you could take the MacBook pro up higher >>>>>> as well. >>>>>> >>>>>> When the memory was removable I was able to upgrade a 2011 model to 32 >>>>>> GB. Would be nice to have 32 or 64 in the current line. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Oct 16, 2016, at 5:43 PM, Kevin Chao <kevincha...@gmail.com >>>>>>> <mailto:kevincha...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> <mailto:kevincha...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I wish the MBA's, whether it be 11" or 13" could accept 16GB RAM. I'm >>>>>>> replacing this 13" Air with 8GB RAM for Pro with 16GB RAM. Janky >>>>>>> performance with loud fan/excessive heat got old :( >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 10:49 AM christopher hallsworth >>>>>>> <challswor...@icloud.com >>>>>>> <mailto:challswor...@icloud.com><mailto:challswor...@icloud.com>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Screen size doesn’t bother me since I am a full time VoiceOver >>>>>>> user. My Macbook Pro is 13 inches anyway so don’t need another 13 >>>>>>> inch mac at this time. >>>>>>> > On 3 Oct 2016, at 09:41, Portia Scott <portia.sc...@gmail.com >>>>>>> <mailto:portia.sc...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> <mailto:portia.sc...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Aww that is so awesome. I have the base 13 inch model from 2014, >>>>>>> and yeah, they are awesome. I have a feeling you will love it. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Portia. >>>>>>> >> On Oct 3, 2016, at 1:25 AM, christopher hallsworth >>>>>>> <challswor...@icloud.com >>>>>>> <mailto:challswor...@icloud.com><mailto:challswor...@icloud.com>> wrote: >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> Hello everyone. >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> Well just thought to let you know that for Christmas I will be >>>>>>> treating myself to the new 11 inch Macbook Air with base >>>>>>> configuration: 4 GB RAM, 1.6 GHZ processor with turbo boost up to >>>>>>> over 2 GHZ, Intel Core i5, 128 GB pcie-based flash storage. Since >>>>>>> I have an old, but very much usable, 13 inch Macbook Pro this >>>>>>> should suit me fine. >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> -- >>>>>>> >> The following information is important for all members of the >>>>>>> Mac Visionaries list. >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this >>>>>>> list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please >>>>>>> contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on >>>>>>> the list itself. >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can >>>>>>> reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com> >>>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries%2bmodera...@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> <mailto:2bmodera...@googlegroups.com>> and your >>>>>>> owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >>>>>>> caraqu...@caraquinn.com >>>>>>> <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com><mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >>>>>>> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >>>>>>> >> --- >>>>>>> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the >>>>>>> Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from >>>>>>> it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> <mailto:2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com>>. >>>>>>> >> To post to this group, send email to >>>>>>> macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >>>>>>> >> Visit this group >>>>>>> at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>>> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > -- >>>>>>> > The following information is important for all members of the >>>>>>> Mac Visionaries list. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this >>>>>>> list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please >>>>>>> contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on >>>>>>> the list itself. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can >>>>>>> reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com> >>>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries%2bmodera...@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> <mailto:2bmodera...@googlegroups.com>> and your >>>>>>> owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >>>>>>> caraqu...@caraquinn.com >>>>>>> <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com><mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > The archives for this list can be searched at: >>>>>>> > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >>>>>>> > --- >>>>>>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the >>>>>>> Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from >>>>>>> it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> <mailto:2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com>>. >>>>>>> > To post to this group, send email to >>>>>>> macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >>>>>>> > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>>> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>>>>>> Visionaries list. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this >>>>>>> list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please >>>>>>> contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on >>>>>>> the list itself. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach >>>>>>> mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com> >>>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries%2bmodera...@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> <mailto:2bmodera...@googlegroups.com>> and your >>>>>>> owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >>>>>>> caraqu...@caraquinn.com >>>>>>> <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com><mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The archives for this list can be searched at: >>>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >>>>>>> --- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>> send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> <mailto:2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com>>. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>>>> macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >>>>>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>>>>>> Visionaries list. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, >>>>>>> or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact >>>>>>> the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list >>>>>>> itself. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark >>>>>>> at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com> >>>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com> and your owner is >>>>>>> Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >>>>>>> <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> >>>>>>> <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The archives for this list can be searched at: >>>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >>>>>>> --- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>>> an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >>>>>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>>>>> Visionaries list. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>>>>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>>>>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>>>>> >>>>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark >>>>>> at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com >>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com> and your owner is Cara >>>>>> Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >>>>>> <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> >>>>>> >>>>>> The archives for this list can be searched at: >>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >>>>>> --- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>> an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >>>>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>>>> Visionaries list. >>>>> >>>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, >>>>> or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact >>>>> the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>>>> >>>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach >>>>> mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com >>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com> and your owner is >>>>> Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >>>>> <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> >>>>> >>>>> The archives for this list can be searched at: >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >>>>> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >>>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> <Ancient_Aliens.vcf> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>>> Visionaries list. >>>> >>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>>> >>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark >>>> at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara >>>> Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >>>> >>>> The archives for this list can be searched at: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>>> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>> Visionaries list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners >>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >>> macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - >>> you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >>> >>> The archives for this list can be searched at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >>> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> <Ancient_Aliens.vcf> >> > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you > can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > <Ancient_Aliens.vcf> -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
