I did it! (followup)
 

On 12/4/2013 11:24 AM, Hank© wrote:
On 12/4/2013 10:40 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/4/2013 10:31 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:



Sounds like you guys were using the Apple MAIL app. I tried it a couple
of times and found it absolutely unsuitable for prime time. Too complex,
too many cute features, too much grabbiness.



It must be. She hasn't installed any new programs or apps other than
what Apple told her to install to get the full setup.

Mrs.E. is actually enjoying the learning process and transition from her
PC to the Mac. She was just telling me that she now sees how similar
things are to her iPhone and iPad that she uses. She just installed
"iPhoto", opened it and it appears that all the photos that are on her
iPad and iPhone now show up on the iMac.

She's becoming a geek.



It's a smartphone on steroids. You can tell her I said that.



Wait a minute!

You mean I just spent $1,962.56 for a "smart phone" ?

I did it!
 

On 12/4/2013 11:37 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/4/2013 11:20 AM, Hank© wrote:


I, a fellow luddite, just had cable installed for the first time. When I
went into Thunderbird to set up for Comcast email, I entered the email
address and password. Thunderbird did the rest. I was very pleased.
Getting used to Comcast was a different story.



Come to think of it, the same happened to me on my PC.

After you bitched enough to me about getting a "decent" newsgroup reader
for this computer, I installed Thunderbird.

You are right. It retrieved and setup the Comcast email account by itself.

Thunderbird must be controlled by the NSA, huh?

BTW ... I had used Thunderbird in the past on other computers but had
not installed it on the two newest. Should have. It works great for
both mail and newsgroups.


I had a hell of a time signing onto my router with the various devices
We have lying around. The installer set up one of my laptops as I was
looking over his shoulder. Everything seemed OK. Got online and surfed a
bit. I can take it from here, I thought. I couldn't link anything to the
router. Turns out you have to set up an Email account with Comcast
before it lets you add devices. I screwed around for an hour before I
decided to become acquainted with the Comcast support help pages.

--
Americans deserve better.

I did it!
 

On 12/4/2013 11:39 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/4/2013 11:22 AM, Hank© wrote:
On 12/4/2013 10:50 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/4/2013 10:42 AM, KC wrote:
On 12/4/2013 10:28 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/4/2013 9:54 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:

On 12/4/13, 9:45 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


More than one "solution" apparently involves removing "Comcast" as
the
name of the email account. I haven't tried anything yet.

I also found some references to Thunderbird being no longer
supported on
Macs. That may not be the case however. I planned on installing
Thunderbird on her iMac if I can't get her Comcast account
working, so
I'll check into that further before proceeding.


Hmmm.

I use my name as part of the name of my email accounts, as in
" Try or whatever the
family user name is there.

Thunderbird works just fine on the newest iMacs. On my last visit to
the
Apple store, I installed it on one of the store's demo iMacs, and
then I
erased it.

If you need English speaking tech support for setting up the email,
call
me. Someone here must speak English.



Thanks. I just posted that the problem is resolved. Mrs.E. called
the
Apple support line and someone walked her through the setup.
Apparently
it took a couple of tries because at first his instructions
resulted in
the same problem. They then changed some settings (apparently *not*
port settings or anything -- they were changes to what the default
fields in the name of the account) and it now works.

I wish I knew exactly what was changed because I've been trying to
figure it out for a day. I was in the middle of gathering more info
when I received an email from her telling me it works.



Seriously, look at the "POP server" settings in the main account
area...
That is the most common problem we find with folks setting up new email
clients/new machines or new internet services, or in your case, both...



Again, the POP server worked fine from the get go. Pop is for *incoming
mail*.

The problem was with outgoing and the settings associated with it.
We checked our PCs and the settings we used in the iMac were exactly the
same initially. The Apple guy had her change a couple of them and it
now works.





You need to set up STMP. Thunderbird should have taken care of that for
you.



Pay attention down there. We are not talking about Thunderbird. We are
talking about Mrs.E.'s new iMac that does not have Thunderbird on it.

:-)


Well! What are you going to do about it?

--
Americans deserve better.

I did it! (followup)
 

On 12/4/2013 11:43 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/4/2013 11:24 AM, Hank© wrote:
On 12/4/2013 10:40 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/4/2013 10:31 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:



Sounds like you guys were using the Apple MAIL app. I tried it a couple
of times and found it absolutely unsuitable for prime time. Too
complex,
too many cute features, too much grabbiness.



It must be. She hasn't installed any new programs or apps other than
what Apple told her to install to get the full setup.

Mrs.E. is actually enjoying the learning process and transition from her
PC to the Mac. She was just telling me that she now sees how similar
things are to her iPhone and iPad that she uses. She just installed
"iPhoto", opened it and it appears that all the photos that are on her
iPad and iPhone now show up on the iMac.

She's becoming a geek.



It's a smartphone on steroids. You can tell her I said that.



Wait a minute!

You mean I just spent $1,962.56 for a "smart phone" ?


It seems so. ;-)

--
Americans deserve better.

I did it!
 

On 12/4/2013 12:10 PM, Hank© wrote:
On 12/4/2013 11:37 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/4/2013 11:20 AM, Hank© wrote:


I, a fellow luddite, just had cable installed for the first time. When I
went into Thunderbird to set up for Comcast email, I entered the email
address and password. Thunderbird did the rest. I was very pleased.
Getting used to Comcast was a different story.



Come to think of it, the same happened to me on my PC.

After you bitched enough to me about getting a "decent" newsgroup reader
for this computer, I installed Thunderbird.

You are right. It retrieved and setup the Comcast email account by
itself.

Thunderbird must be controlled by the NSA, huh?

BTW ... I had used Thunderbird in the past on other computers but had
not installed it on the two newest. Should have. It works great for
both mail and newsgroups.


I had a hell of a time signing onto my router with the various devices
We have lying around. The installer set up one of my laptops as I was
looking over his shoulder. Everything seemed OK. Got online and surfed a
bit. I can take it from here, I thought. I couldn't link anything to the
router. Turns out you have to set up an Email account with Comcast
before it lets you add devices. I screwed around for an hour before I
decided to become acquainted with the Comcast support help pages.


Do you want Mrs.E. to come down there and straighten everything out?

She's all proud of her newly found "geekiness".

I did it! (followup)
 

On Wed, 04 Dec 2013 11:43:06 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 12/4/2013 11:24 AM, Hank© wrote:
On 12/4/2013 10:40 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/4/2013 10:31 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:



Sounds like you guys were using the Apple MAIL app. I tried it a couple
of times and found it absolutely unsuitable for prime time. Too complex,
too many cute features, too much grabbiness.



It must be. She hasn't installed any new programs or apps other than
what Apple told her to install to get the full setup.

Mrs.E. is actually enjoying the learning process and transition from her
PC to the Mac. She was just telling me that she now sees how similar
things are to her iPhone and iPad that she uses. She just installed
"iPhoto", opened it and it appears that all the photos that are on her
iPad and iPhone now show up on the iMac.

She's becoming a geek.



It's a smartphone on steroids. You can tell her I said that.



Wait a minute!

You mean I just spent $1,962.56 for a "smart phone" ?


No. $200 for the smartphone, $1,762.56 for the steroids.

John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!

I did it! (followup)
 

On 12/4/2013 12:29 PM, John H. wrote:
On Wed, 04 Dec 2013 11:43:06 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 12/4/2013 11:24 AM, Hank© wrote:
On 12/4/2013 10:40 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/4/2013 10:31 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:



Sounds like you guys were using the Apple MAIL app. I tried it a couple
of times and found it absolutely unsuitable for prime time. Too complex,
too many cute features, too much grabbiness.



It must be. She hasn't installed any new programs or apps other than
what Apple told her to install to get the full setup.

Mrs.E. is actually enjoying the learning process and transition from her
PC to the Mac. She was just telling me that she now sees how similar
things are to her iPhone and iPad that she uses. She just installed
"iPhoto", opened it and it appears that all the photos that are on her
iPad and iPhone now show up on the iMac.

She's becoming a geek.



It's a smartphone on steroids. You can tell her I said that.



Wait a minute!

You mean I just spent $1,962.56 for a "smart phone" ?


No. $200 for the smartphone, $1,762.56 for the steroids.

John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!



That's probably about right. A smart phone with a 27" HD screen.

I did it!
 

On 12/4/2013 12:22 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/4/2013 12:10 PM, Hank© wrote:
On 12/4/2013 11:37 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/4/2013 11:20 AM, Hank© wrote:


I, a fellow luddite, just had cable installed for the first time.
When I
went into Thunderbird to set up for Comcast email, I entered the email
address and password. Thunderbird did the rest. I was very pleased.
Getting used to Comcast was a different story.



Come to think of it, the same happened to me on my PC.

After you bitched enough to me about getting a "decent" newsgroup reader
for this computer, I installed Thunderbird.

You are right. It retrieved and setup the Comcast email account by
itself.

Thunderbird must be controlled by the NSA, huh?

BTW ... I had used Thunderbird in the past on other computers but had
not installed it on the two newest. Should have. It works great for
both mail and newsgroups.


I had a hell of a time signing onto my router with the various devices
We have lying around. The installer set up one of my laptops as I was
looking over his shoulder. Everything seemed OK. Got online and surfed a
bit. I can take it from here, I thought. I couldn't link anything to the
router. Turns out you have to set up an Email account with Comcast
before it lets you add devices. I screwed around for an hour before I
decided to become acquainted with the Comcast support help pages.


Do you want Mrs.E. to come down there and straighten everything out?

She's all proud of her newly found "geekiness".


That would be nice. You're welcome to tag along.

--
Americans deserve better.

I did it!
 

On Wed, 04 Dec 2013 14:41:08 -0500, Hank© wrote:

On 12/4/2013 12:22 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/4/2013 12:10 PM, Hank© wrote:
On 12/4/2013 11:37 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/4/2013 11:20 AM, Hank© wrote:


I, a fellow luddite, just had cable installed for the first time.
When I
went into Thunderbird to set up for Comcast email, I entered the email
address and password. Thunderbird did the rest. I was very pleased.
Getting used to Comcast was a different story.



Come to think of it, the same happened to me on my PC.

After you bitched enough to me about getting a "decent" newsgroup reader
for this computer, I installed Thunderbird.

You are right. It retrieved and setup the Comcast email account by
itself.

Thunderbird must be controlled by the NSA, huh?

BTW ... I had used Thunderbird in the past on other computers but had
not installed it on the two newest. Should have. It works great for
both mail and newsgroups.


I had a hell of a time signing onto my router with the various devices
We have lying around. The installer set up one of my laptops as I was
looking over his shoulder. Everything seemed OK. Got online and surfed a
bit. I can take it from here, I thought. I couldn't link anything to the
router. Turns out you have to set up an Email account with Comcast
before it lets you add devices. I screwed around for an hour before I
decided to become acquainted with the Comcast support help pages.


Do you want Mrs.E. to come down there and straighten everything out?

She's all proud of her newly found "geekiness".


That would be nice. You're welcome to tag along.

He forgot to tell you that the horse goes too.

John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!

I did it! (followup)
 

On 12/4/2013 11:43 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/4/2013 11:24 AM, Hank© wrote:
On 12/4/2013 10:40 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/4/2013 10:31 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:



Sounds like you guys were using the Apple MAIL app. I tried it a couple
of times and found it absolutely unsuitable for prime time. Too
complex,
too many cute features, too much grabbiness.



It must be. She hasn't installed any new programs or apps other than
what Apple told her to install to get the full setup.

Mrs.E. is actually enjoying the learning process and transition from her
PC to the Mac. She was just telling me that she now sees how similar
things are to her iPhone and iPad that she uses. She just installed
"iPhoto", opened it and it appears that all the photos that are on her
iPad and iPhone now show up on the iMac.

She's becoming a geek.



It's a smartphone on steroids. You can tell her I said that.



Wait a minute!

You mean I just spent $1,962.56 for a "smart phone" ?



Are you kidding me... Is that what folks are paying now to post pictures
of their cats and check facebook? I do all my work on a three year old,
450 dollar laptop, my wife's "monster" desktop for work was replaced
this year, with three year warrante, for less than a grand...

--
On 12/3/2013 1:00 PM, Hank© wrote:
Be mindfull of Donnie waving the brown finger. It has the essence of
Harry on it. ;-)