From: thomas.e.elam@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/18/26 6:23 AM, David B. wrote:   
   > On 18/02/2026 04:58, Tom Elam wrote:   
   >> On 2/17/26 4:09 PM, Tom Elam wrote:   
   >>> On 2/17/26 2:36 PM, David B. wrote:   
   >>>> On 17/02/2026 18:55, Tom Elam wrote:   
   >>>> [....]   
   >>>>> Yesterday I took the next step and bought a MacBook Air. Probably   
   >>>>> just before the next update, but what the heck. Got almost   
   >>>>> everything up and running except 2 standalone utilites that are   
   >>>>> Windows-only. A few years back the poor state of Quicken and an M1   
   >>>>> MacBook Pro that failed to boot 13 days after purchase derailed the   
   >>>>> process. Quicken has been updated and now works OK. I have two   
   >>>>> Windows 11 machines around that can run those utilities. This is   
   >>>>> being sent on the Air/ Thunderbird.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Still a few kinks to work out, thanks to Google and YouTube I'm   
   >>>>> confident I'll not be needing Parallels.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> You won't be sorry, Tom. 🙂 It's a great machine. I have the first   
   >>>> one, an M1, which has hardly been used since I bought it for my wife!   
   >>>>   
   >>>> If you need any help, pop over to 'alt.computer.workshop' - you'll   
   >>>> always find me there.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Are you already familiar with the Apple Support Communities forums?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Loads of help and advice from other users of Apple products there!   
   >>>>   
   >>>> https://discussions.apple.com/learn   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Pretty much got all those kinks worked out. Setting up the HP printer   
   >>> manager was a bit of a nightmare, as HP software can be. I had to   
   >>> force- quit my browser to get it to let me sign-in. Got system-wide   
   >>> spell checking working. Next I need to find a utility that will   
   >>> buffer Copy to get past the Mac's primitive "just most recent   
   >>> algorithm."   
   >>>   
   >>> It is amazing that on my Windows machine the OS and data took up over   
   >>> 400 gb. On the Mac, with all data files copied over, it's half that.   
   >>>   
   >>> The most significant app difference is Quicken. Totally different   
   >>> apps. All the Windows functionality is in the Mac version, but very   
   >>> different arrangement.   
   >>>   
   >>> I'm sure I have a lot to learn to get the most out of this OS. But, I   
   >>> have my beautiful Dell HD screen, Logitech mouse and keyboard and 2   
   >>> external drives all up and running. Took this Air with me when I went   
   >>> to get an oil change this morning. Over an hour on the battery and   
   >>> the battery icon showed about 5% power use. Wow.   
   >   
   > Sounds like you are really pleased! 😅   
   >   
   >> That copy buffer is in Spotlight!   
   >   
   > Please explain.   
   >   
   > Ah! Maybe this is something new?   
   > I can't get passed (or is it past?!!) macOS Ventura on this old iMac!   
   >   
   A copy buffer is where copy command clips are stored for later use.   
   Windows has had that feature for years. Now I find that MacOS Spotlight   
   has a copy history too, but takes a little more work. In Windows it's   
   Start/V to bring up history, select an item, paste it. MacOS it's   
   Command/Space then without releasing Command press 4. I think Spotlight   
   was in Ventura but does it have Copy history? No idea here, I'm new to   
   this Tahoe version and very limited prior history.   
      
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