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    From Matthew Munson@1:218/109 to All on Fri Nov 21 17:21:53 2025
    * ipad air m2
    * iphone 17 pro
    * apple macbook air m4

    Im getting tired of Microsoft and Google and that led to my increased movement towards Apple.

    I just need to learn how to setup Mystic/Mac when I get a mac mini m5.


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  • From Rug Rat@1:135/250 to Matthew Munson on Sat Nov 22 09:49:46 2025
    On Fri 21-Nov-2025 5:21p, Matthew Munson@1:218/109.0 wrote:

    Im getting tired of Microsoft and Google and that led to my increased movement towards Apple.

    I am getting tired of them ALL. Microsft, Apple, Google, Samsung.

    I should NOT have to provide an email address to use a piece of hardware PERIOD!


    I just need to learn how to setup Mystic/Mac when I get a mac mini m5.

    You will love the Mac Mini, it is a very powerful computer in a small package, and Apple silicon is a very capable processor. My only complaint with Apple moving away from the x86 archetecture was the loss in versatility of being able to run ANYTHING ina VM.

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  • From Matthew Munson@1:218/109 to Rug Rat on Sat Nov 22 10:09:11 2025
    BY: Rug Rat (1:135/250)

    I am getting tired of them ALL. Microsft, Apple, Google, Samsung.

    I should NOT have to provide an email address to use a piece of hardware PERIOD!
    Or don't put your eggs in one basket. I ended up divorcing myself from Microsoft Office and just only have the web based version this year and then next June i will cancel that subscription.

    Right now I am trying to find a good archiver for my mac.



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  • From Sean Rima@2:263/1.95 to Matthew Munson on Sat Nov 22 19:01:44 2025
    Hello Matthew!

    22 Nov 25 10:09, you wrote to Rug Rat:

    I am getting tired of them ALL. Microsft, Apple, Google, Samsung.

    I should NOT have to provide an email address to use a piece of
    hardware PERIOD!
    Or don't put your eggs in one basket. I ended up divorcing myself from Microsoft Office and just only have the web based version this year
    and then next June i will cancel that subscription.

    I find that Numbers does for my spreadsheets. Not a bit word processor user

    Right now I am trying to find a good archiver for my mac.

    I find the builtin ok
    Sean


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  • From Kurt Weiske@1:218/700 to Rug Rat on Sat Nov 22 12:29:13 2025
    Rug Rat wrote to Matthew Munson <=-

    Im getting tired of Microsoft and Google and that led to my increased movement towards Apple.

    I am getting tired of them ALL. Microsft, Apple, Google, Samsung.

    I should NOT have to provide an email address to use a piece of
    hardware PERIOD!

    I was going to say to matt, talk about jumping from the frying pan into
    the fire!

    Tempting to get a cheap PC that doesn't support Windows 11, load NetBSD
    on it and call it a day.

    You will love the Mac Mini, it is a very powerful computer in a small package, and Apple silicon is a very capable processor. My only
    complaint with Apple moving away from the x86 archetecture was the loss
    in versatility of being able to run ANYTHING ina VM.

    They are tempting, as is the whole ecosystem. I've been tempted by
    iPhones - the rest of my family has them, and Apple has successfully
    roped people into iMessage, Apple Pay, and FaceTime - this generation
    of kids is completely Apple-centric.

    I'd like to be able to send my daughter money through Apple Pay, and
    use the Share Location feature in iMessage. But then, I'd be tempted to
    get an Apple watch, which won't connect to my Android Phone, then why
    not get a Mac Mini along with it all?

    It's a slippery slope. But, it's pretty...



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  • From Scott Tompkins@1:229/112 to Rug Rat on Sat Nov 22 16:31:41 2025
    You will love the Mac Mini, it is a very powerful computer in a small package, and Apple silicon is a very capable processor. My only
    complaint with Apple moving away from the x86 archetecture was the loss
    in versatility of being able to run ANYTHING ina VM.

    This is a frustration of mine and led to me purchasing a beefed up i9 MBP in the last intel series. While annoying, at least there are ARM releases of most Linux distros and now Windows 11. Killed my ability to trst and support kegacy Windows outside of emulation vs virtualization options. Still a very happy Apple user though. :)

    -toz

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  • From Rug Rat@1:135/250 to Matthew Munson on Sat Nov 22 16:24:37 2025
    On Sat 22-Nov-2025 10:09a, Matthew Munson@1:218/109.0 said to Rug Rat:

    Right now I am trying to find a good archiver for my mac.

    What is wrong with the built in .zip support? Just right click on the file, multiple files, or folder and select Compress.

    If you are feeling adventurous you can always use .tar/gzip from the command line.

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  • From Rug Rat@1:135/250 to Kurt Weiske on Sat Nov 22 16:28:19 2025
    On Sat 22-Nov-2025 12:29p, Kurt Weiske@1:218/700.0 said to Rug Rat:
    It's a slippery slope. But, it's pretty...

    I was an Apple user for DECADES.... Still have my Mac Mini, and still use a Macbook PRO for my daily laptop.

    Went AMD about 6 years ago for my daily driver because I was bitten by the flight sim bug again, and if I am going to shell out 4k for a desktop, I am going to use it for everything.

    It does make a good platform for VMs for cert study and as interim machines while I am upgrading my Windows Servers.

    The only thing I am still in the process of trying to find is a good vido editing platform besides an Adobe product. They have really fallen out of favor with me since they no longer have an stadalone / non subscription based product.

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  • From Scott Tompkins@1:229/112 to Matthew Munson on Sat Nov 22 20:11:20 2025
    Right now I am trying to find a good archiver for my mac.

    I am a large fan of Keka for macOS. While it costs money when obtained via the App Store, you can get it for free from their website via direct download.

    -toz

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  • From Matthew Munson@1:218/109 to Scott Tompkins on Sat Nov 22 18:10:47 2025
    BY: Scott Tompkins (1:229/112)

    Right now I am trying to find a good archiver for my mac.

    I am a large fan of Keka for macOS. While it costs money when obtained
    via the App Store, you can get it for free from their website via direct download.

    Keka for 5.99 wasnt too bad as a donation to the programmer, and archiver seemed too overpriced for what it does.

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