Hi, As John aptly said, it is a System dialog alert that is trying to tell you to pay attention to it. It will continue to do this until you attend to it. Use VO-f1-f1, the Application Chooser, to find this alert. The Window Chooser, V(-f2-f2, does not usually reveal System alerts.
Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Professional Learning Specialist Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada > On May 25, 2021, at 7:55 AM, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > You might have a system dialog that is bugging you. Try using the window > chooser and app chooser menus to find the dialog and deal with it. It’s > probably asking you permission to do something or warning you about an > incompatible app. > > > Take Care > > John D. Panarese > Director > Mac for the Blind > Tel, (631) 724-4479 > Email, j...@macfortheblind.com > Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com > > APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer > > AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE > > MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > > > > >> On May 25, 2021, at 9:48 AM, Paul Hopewell <hopew...@hopewell.org.uk> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> I am running Bigsur 11.4 on my 2019 iMac. The iMac makes a pinging sound >> about every 30 seconds or so and has done this at least for the entire >> Bigsur release. This is beginning to annoy me and I would like to stop it. >> Has anyone any idea why the iMac does this and what I can do to stop it? I >> am connected to the Internet via wifi and use a bluetooth keyboard. >> Many thanks forany tips. >> Best … Paul Hopewell >> >> -- >> 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: >> mk...@ucla.edu 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 view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/6DD3EEBD-9B43-4EDE-88D2-DE43F4C73242%40hopewell.org.uk. > > -- > 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: > mk...@ucla.edu 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/9D3A73BE-23FB-4A0B-947B-63B155176662%40gmail.com. -- 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: mk...@ucla.edu 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/5B6E6725-6DA1-4868-B61E-973FB62AF714%40me.com.
