Hi Simon and all, Well I am still having trouble placing the VLC application into the applications folder. After cmd downarrowingon the VLC folder on my desktop, there is a file called VLC application. This file will not be copied into the applications folder. Someone on the list posted a short time ago on how to reveal file extensions. Can someone please repost this information? I wanna be sure what I'm trying to copy.
Thanks, johnny On Aug 31, 2011, at 4:44 PM, Johnny Angel! wrote: > Simon, > > Thank you very much. You are a wonderful help to the list! > > I will certainly follow your instructions here. > > > Thanks! > > johnny > > On Aug 31, 2011, at 4:04 PM, Simon Cavendish wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> Please do not feel offended by these basic questions but make sure, when >> copying n application from the downloads folder, that it has the extension >> .app after its name. Then - and I think only then - will the application be >> pasted into your application folder. If - once you have located your >> application in the downloads folder - you hear .dmg after its name, you need >> to open it first with command+down arrow. This will probably result in the >> following: go to your desktop where you will find a folder (usually having >> the word image in it) which has the name of your application. Interact with >> it, and you should find there the name of your application with the .app >> extension. Copy it with command+c and then paste into application folder. Be >> aware that some .dmg packets when they appear as image browser on your >> desktop may have application alias already included in them. This is just a >> shortcut to your application folder which, when you press command+downarrow, >> will open your application folder straight away. Som programmes when >> downloaded have extension .pkg. They also will be placed as image browser on >> your desktop when you open them with command+down arrow. These ,pkg things >> usually include an installer application which you have to run by pressing >> command+downarrow to open them, and follow onscreen instructions. >> >> Please forgive me if this is something you know, or if it has already been >> posted here. Just trying to be helpful. >> >> With best wishes >> >> Simon >> On 31 Aug 2011, at 20:46, Johnny Angel! wrote: >> >>> Chris, >>> >>> Thanks so much for this! >>> >>> Everything went smoothly except for copying the program into my >>> applications folder. Vo reports the copy process with a command C, but >>> after then going to the applications folder, command V does nothing, Vo is >>> silent, and nothing is copied. Any ideas on this last step? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Johnny >>> On Aug 31, 2011, at 1:07 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: >>> >>>> Assuming you haven't changed any preferences, the downloaded files should >>>> be in your Downloads folder. Downloads folder can be found a number of >>>> ways but one quick way is in your dock which is VO-D. Then do a VO-Shift-M >>>> for the contextual menu and choose open Donwloads by hitting the up arrow >>>> once. Once in there the actual installation process depends on what you >>>> downloaded. Most Mac apps come as DMG or DiskImage files which when opened >>>> appear as another drive on your desktop. Usually within there is some kind >>>> of installer package, setup program or just the app itself. In the last >>>> case you can just copy the app, go to your applications folder and paste >>>> it there. >>>> >>>> CB >>>> >>>> On 8/29/11 5:29 PM, Johnny Angel! wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> I tried asking this once before, but I don't think my question got >>>>> through to the list. At any rate, here goes: >>>>> >>>>> I need help understanding how to download programs from websites in >>>>> Safari. >>>>> >>>>> Would someone please be so kind as to offer me a detailed teaching on how >>>>> to do this? I would click on a download link, but to me nothing is >>>>> happening. When I navigate to the download button, I can see at least >>>>> one of the programs I have tried downloading, but I don't know what I am >>>>> to do to get the program onto my mbp from there. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks a lot everyone, >>>>> >>>>> Johnny >>>>> Johnny Angel! >>>>> beefca...@neo.rr.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> Johnny Angel! >>> beefca...@neo.rr.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > Johnny Angel! > beefca...@neo.rr.com > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. 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