how to get keyboard commands to work on mac VM was Re: VMware Fusion: When the keyboard commands are not being sent to WIndows

2016-07-15 Thread Michael Marshall
i want to install a mac virtual machine from the recovery partition as you can in Vm Fusion. what i want to know is how to get the commands to switch to the VM instead of the main mac? Michael > On 16 Jul 2016, at 2:00 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > > you can tab over to unity then alt tab I beli

Re: HP's radical new computing design or Singularity here we come!

2016-07-15 Thread Scott Granados
Since this is on IOS I think it’s on topic, it’s also installed more frequently than twitter and tinder combined so it’s a major factor, in less than a week mind you since release. I’m not sure about programming, what I find more interesting is that the cameras and microphones are always on and

Re: To Devon, (was This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread David Chittenden
Wow, I would definitely take that MIT position. My understanding is the MIT courses tend to be rather interesting. I recently applied for a position which would have put me into a PhD track. Unfortunately, I did not get the position. That said, I have finally figured out what my PhD research wil

Re: HP's radical new computing design or Singularity here we come!

2016-07-15 Thread E.T.
I cannot resist. Pokemon = subliminal programming. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 7/15/2016 8:40 PM, Scott Granados wrote: Absolutely startling developments at HP that may impact us all. It dwarfs what Apple is doing in the cloud or even

Re: VMware Fusion: When the keyboard commands are not being sent to WIndows

2016-07-15 Thread Scott Granados
you can tab over to unity then alt tab I believe it is back and focus drops in to the VM. Also, command F5 and shut off voice over while in the VM, that helps me greatly but might not meet your needs. Just my $.02 > On Jul 15, 2016, at 8:49 PM, Joshua Tubbs wrote: > > Hi everyone, > I was a

Re: Mac Mini and wireless headphones

2016-07-15 Thread Scott Granados
So my guess here is that the interference is 60 cycle hum is that correct, 50 for you folks across the pond. Would you say that’s the case? I’m wondering if the jack size is different enough and or you’re plugging the line in and out in the wrong place type of thing. I’m just trying to think o

Re: To Devon, (was This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread Scott Granados
Hi Donna, you’re right of course. It is something I would like to eventually succeed at though, I’m fairly good at looking at failure as just another data point and trying something else but that’s one that has personal significants. On Jul 15, 2016, at 11:26 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Scott

Re: To Devon, (was This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread Scott Granados
David, that’s a lot to think about there but all very true. I actually did attempt some college classes during period while I was floundering before I started my first business and did very well with them. I was lucky to live near a small very high end liberal arts college and took some very i

HP's radical new computing design or Singularity here we come!

2016-07-15 Thread Scott Granados
Absolutely startling developments at HP that may impact us all. It dwarfs what Apple is doing in the cloud or even the idea of the cloud. It’s also probably one of your m ore frightening advertising videos. It’s tied in with Star Trek believe it or not but basically they’re using the idea of

Re: To Devon, (was This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread Donna Goodin
Scott, you're plenty smart, and you've done quite well for yourself besides. School just isn't for everyone. Cheers, Donna > On Jul 15, 2016, at 7:04 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Wow, I wish I was smart, I could never get the whole education school thing > down. I tried college, dropped out

Re: To Devon, (was This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread Ryan Mann
Another thing I like about community college is that the general classes are a lot smaller, at least at my community college. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 15, 2016, at 2:57 PM, Katie Zodrow wrote: > > I went to a community college too for my first semester of college after I > graduated high

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-15 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
I'm still on an the old "cheese grater" case Mac Pro but I just found out that the 2008 model will no longer be supported on the next iteration of OSX, at least from the lists of supported hardware Apple put out. Eight years is a pretty good run but I guess I'll finally have to get the thing up

RE: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-15 Thread Simon Fogarty
Ah yes, the great classics of rock. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kimber Gardner Sent: Friday, 15 July 2016 11:32 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini So glad to

RE: Mac Mini and wireless headphones

2016-07-15 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi martin, Interesting, I would assume you've tried moving the base station away as far as possible to reduce any chance of interfearence from the mac mini to the base?possibly the mac mini is running at a similar type frequency to that of the operating freq of the base or headphones. -

Re: To Devon, (was This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread David Chittenden
Scott, You always have time to go back and attend university. I went to a university directly after high school and flunked out. I never reported that year to any other education institution. This way, I escaped the C- GPA drag. I then attended community college for a few years part-time, only

VMware Fusion: When the keyboard commands are not being sent to WIndows

2016-07-15 Thread Joshua Tubbs
Hi everyone, I was able to install Windows 10 as a Virtual Machine. I pressed command, which is Windows key, and suddenly tab or any other command was being sent to the Mac tabbing to suspend, Unity etc. Is there a way to avoid this? Furthermore, when this happens, how do I start sending keys to

Re: old time machine not deleting

2016-07-15 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Yes, in system Prefs you'll find only the name of the computer. On your external HD, where the backup is stored, will be what Time Machine uses as it's backup format, a Sparse Disk Image. It will be named the same as your computer name. If you Trash that, restart your Computer, then you

Re: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread Scott Granados
David, when that business grows large enough you need an IT department, you let me know. Would be nice to have a post hillary escape strategy.:) haha Good luck, sounds like interesting and rewarding work. > On Jul 15, 2016, at 12:34 AM, David Chittenden wrote: > > It is an expansion of my cu

Re: To Devon, (was This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread Scott Granados
Wow, I wish I was smart, I could never get the whole education school thing down. I tried college, dropped out and started a business, tried again, lost focus, started another business and moved on. I’ve always felt guilty about it. My poor mother wanted to see me graduate college with a degr

Re: old time machine not deleting

2016-07-15 Thread E.T.
System prefs, Time Machine. That will give you the name of the current drive holding your TM backups. If you want to start over, use Finder and open that drive then the folder and inside that you will find a folder with the computer name. Mine says Macbook Pro. Open that folder and you w

old time machine not deleting

2016-07-15 Thread Jean
Hi Tim: Thanks for the reply. In system preferences it just has the name of my computer. I do not see the name of my external drive. I don’t know what a sparce disk is or how to find it. Could you please clarify what needs to be deleted and how it is to be deleted? Many thanks, Jean -- The fo

Re: Downloading VMware FUsion

2016-07-15 Thread Georgina Joyce
Hello, Look in your downloads folder, you’ll see the downloaded file. Gena > On 15 Jul 2016, at 21:32, Joshua Tubbs wrote: > > Hi all, > I just purchased VMware Fusion 8. When I try and download the app, I get an > empty HTML area. Has anyone gotten this before? How can I get it? > Thanks. >

Re: To Devon, (was This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread Donna Goodin
Good luck, Devin. Best, Donna > On Jul 15, 2016, at 2:42 PM, Devin Prater wrote: > > Wow, pretty cool. Well I finally got to talk to my counsellor, and she told > me that the Lionsworld training is in October or somewhere around there, so I > haven’t missed it. In the meantime, I’ll try to go t

Downloading VMware FUsion

2016-07-15 Thread Joshua Tubbs
Hi all, I just purchased VMware Fusion 8. When I try and download the app, I get an empty HTML area. Has anyone gotten this before? How can I get it? Thanks. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the r

Re: Talking tuner app

2016-07-15 Thread Dionipher Herrera
change the volume that hear your guitar strings. try adding to 4 or 3 > On 15 Jul 2016, at 20:03, Eileen Scrivani wrote: > > I use talking tuner and for some time now from time to time, it will not > announce the note played aloud. If I touch the screen near the top it does, > however, display

Re: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread Katie Zodrow
That sounds great David. Congratulations! Hope your new business goes well for you! Katie Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 14, 2016, at 9:34 PM, David Chittenden wrote: > > It is an expansion of my current business. I am now contracted to do some > government work with those who are disabled. How

Re: To Devon, (was This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread Devin Prater
Wow, pretty cool. Well I finally got to talk to my counsellor, and she told me that the Lionsworld training is in October or somewhere around there, so I haven’t missed it. In the meantime, I’ll try to go through college prep, or at least some of it, to try and learn to study better and things l

Re: Deleting a Time Machine Backup in the trash

2016-07-15 Thread Jonathan Cohn
If you don't want to get a larger disk, another possibility would be to use one of the Network Based backup systems. The folks at Tidbits usually recommend having three types of backups. 1. Off-site (network based) so if everything in your house is irrecoverable you have a backup. 2. Time Machine

Re: To Devon, (was This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread Katie Zodrow
I went to a community college too for my first semester of college after I graduated high school. I took a couple classes during the fall semester before I started attending Berklee in Boston for the spring semester. Its a great way to transition from high school to college life and classes be

Re: Deleting a Time Machine Backup in the trash

2016-07-15 Thread E.T.
I use both Time Machine and Carbon Copy Cloner and each will back up to completely separate external drives so if one dies I still have the other. I also do not put anything else on those drives/partitions. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On

Re: Deleting a Time Machine Backup in the trash

2016-07-15 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, If you restart your Mac, you should be able to empty the trash. Regarding a better backup solution, others may disagree, but I believe that Time Machine is your best option. How much of your 2 TB internal is free? The recommendation of a drive being twice the size of what it's backing up

Deleting a Time Machine Backup in the trash

2016-07-15 Thread Joshua Tubbs
Hi everyone, I am wondering how to delete a time machine backup in the trash? I delete the trash, tell it that I want to remove all items, including locked ones, but then it tells me that some of the backup folders, such as the user folder, which is now on this new Mac, my home folder and someth

Re: Talking tuner app

2016-07-15 Thread Eileen Scrivani
I use talking tuner and for some time now from time to time, it will not announce the note played aloud. If I touch the screen near the top it does, however, display the note value. I can usually get it talking again by doing a swipe right/left until its says “enable automatic speach”. Then e

Re: To Devon, (was This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread Devin Prater
There is a dual enrollment program at the adult learning center I go to. I’ll talk with my rehab counsellor about it soon, assuming she’s in today. Sent from my Mac. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com > On Jul 15, 2016, at 3:51 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Donna and Devin, > > Devin, if your

Re: To Devon, (was This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread Vaughn Brown
I loved attending my community college. It was a great way to ease into a college life, meet new people. Vaughn On 7/15/16, Simon Fogarty wrote: > Hi Donna and Devin, > > Devin, if your as sheltered as you make it sound, Donnas suggestion of a > community college would be a great idea, you would

iOS 10 is a total mess

2016-07-15 Thread -
http://www.zdnet.com/article/ios-10-is-a-total-mess/#ftag=RSSbaffb68 XB -- 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 c

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-15 Thread Scott Granados
Frank was the best. Dial your favorite vegetable and it will respond to you! > On Jul 15, 2016, at 7:31 AM, Kimber Gardner > wrote: > > So glad to know I'm not the only one who immediately thought of Frank. Lol! > > On 7/15/16, Simon Fogarty wrote: >> Joe’s Garage? What is that other than a

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-15 Thread Scott Granados
Frank is right, Joe’s Garage was the name of his studio and rehearsal space.:) And yes a great album. > On Jul 15, 2016, at 4:37 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Joe’s Garage? What is that other than a great album by Frank zapper! > > Yeah it's a full on computer > At the time we priced it th

Re: old time machine not deleting

2016-07-15 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Go into System Prefs, in the Sharing pane. the computer name will be there. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Jul 15, 2016, at 09:41, Joshua Tubbs wrote: Hmm. How can I find out my computer name? I think right now it is just “iMac”. I am not sure what my old computer name

Re: old time machine not deleting

2016-07-15 Thread Joshua Tubbs
Hmm. How can I find out my computer name? I think right now it is just “iMac”. I am not sure what my old computer name was though which the backups are from. > On Jul 15, 2016, at 10:42 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > Hi, > > On the backup drive, there should be an item named Computer_Name which wou

Re: Cannot Join Wifi

2016-07-15 Thread E.T.
Think its fixed. Trashed all the related plist files and let the Mac recreate new ones. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 7/15/2016 2:07 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: Hi ET, When you say Stubbin what do you mean? Have you checked your mac net

Re: old time machine not deleting

2016-07-15 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, On the backup drive, there should be an item named Computer_Name which would be a Sparse Disk Image bundle. This is where backups for Time Machine reside. This is an openable item. If you wish to remove it and start from scratch, just throw it in the Trash. The next time Time Machine go

Talking tuner app

2016-07-15 Thread Phil Halton
Has anyone had problems with the Talking tuner? Suddenly it won't auto announce the note pitches when I play a tone. I've checked all the settings and everything is as it should be. It always worked fine until just recently. The note display on the screen is correct, but sometimes it's off by ma

Re: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread Donna Goodin
And also to take either the ACT or the SAT exam. Different schools have different minimum score requirements for those tests before one can be admitted. Cheers, Donna > On Jul 15, 2016, at 3:26 AM, David Chittenden wrote: > > In the US, it is necessary to either graduate from high school, or pa

Re: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread Donna Goodin
Very cool. Good luck! Donna > On Jul 14, 2016, at 11:34 PM, David Chittenden wrote: > > It is an expansion of my current business. I am now contracted to do some > government work with those who are disabled. However, it lines me up for > something which will be coming up in a couple years aro

Re: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread David Chittenden
That depends on the university. Most community colleges will let you in. They have programs specifically targeted toward their community. And, as a person improves, they can work to develop an appropriate GPA for university. However, in most cases, one must either graduate from high school, or e

Re: Mail - Strategies for finding messages

2016-07-15 Thread Alex Hall
I find cmd-option-f works far better. As you type, it auto-completes with suggested contact names, mailbox names, "subject contains", and more. You can then press enter, or down arrow to choose another option and press enter. Left arrow back onto the term to choose the search type (contains, fro

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-15 Thread Kimber Gardner
So glad to know I'm not the only one who immediately thought of Frank. Lol! On 7/15/16, Simon Fogarty wrote: > Joe’s Garage? What is that other than a great album by Frank zapper! > > Yeah it's a full on computer > At the time we priced it there was 64gb ram, > 12 core xeon processor, > 2 6 gb

RE: Mac Mini and wireless headphones

2016-07-15 Thread Martin Brown
There is indeed Simon. Sadly I get the same interference on all frequencies. My reason for trying these instead of Bluetooth is quite simply to find a use for a very nice and comfortable pair of headphones. And, equally, my curiosity has been peaked as to why I only get this problem on my Mac M

Mail - Strategies for finding messages

2016-07-15 Thread Anatoliy Popko
Hello! What's my best step-by-step strategy if I want to find a particular message in the selected folder? (talking about Mail using El Capitan). I go to folder, focus on message list, press Command+f, type a search term - what's next? Thanks! -- Best regards, Anatoliy Popko mailto:adpo...@i

RE: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread Simon Fogarty
Interesting, Can you not attend a college after 21 if your high school grades weren’t high enough? You can here in NZ. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden Sent: Friday, 15 July 2016 8:27 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.

RE: Mac Mini and wireless headphones

2016-07-15 Thread Simon Fogarty
Does the base station for the headset have a frequency selector on the base of it? Possibly you need to select a new channel for it to work from your mac. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of William Gallik Sent: Friday, 15 July 2016 8:23 P

RE: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hey David, Great work, hope it pays off. So long as our Gov doesn't screw things up for you. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden Sent: Friday, 15 July 2016 4:35 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroup

RE: Cannot Join Wifi

2016-07-15 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi ET, When you say Stubbin what do you mean? Have you checked your mac network settings for static DNS entries which would stop you getting to the outside world or even IP addresses. , -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] O

RE: Cannot Join Wifi

2016-07-15 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi ET, Are you getting any error messages or possible hints to where the issue might lye? Below the wifi on / off button under system prefs / network, Do you have a button that if you tap the space bar on will drop down a list of networks? Is the network listed under the advanced network opt

RE: To Devon, (was This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Donna and Devin, Devin, if your as sheltered as you make it sound, Donnas suggestion of a community college would be a great idea, you would also get to meet many other people from all walks of life. I’ve met truckloads of people from my studies at University I would tell my family where to

RE: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi David, Good luck with the new business. If you need staff let me know, I'm looking to get out of what I'm currently doing. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden Sent: Thursday, 14 July 2016 10

RE: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread Simon Fogarty
Interesting, I think it really comes down to 2 main things here in nz at least, 1. Blind persons attitude towards finding a job and hopefully bettering their lifestyle. 2. The attitude of the employer and their willingness to give people a chance. Part of it will also have to do w

RE: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hey Tim, You may not have schools for the blind, but dude you guys have great ski fields in BC. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tim Kilburn Sent: Thursday, 14 July 2016 5:42 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: This b

RE: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-15 Thread Simon Fogarty
Joe’s Garage? What is that other than a great album by Frank zapper! Yeah it's a full on computer At the time we priced it there was 64gb ram, 12 core xeon processor, 2 6 gb graphics cards, And the max number of ssd drives we could put in it. All a dream but hey it was worth while the reacti

RE: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread Simon Fogarty
Dear I say it but graphics design tend to use macs, With the swift playground software development might come in to its own on the IOS platform. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Thursday, 14 July 2016 5:30 PM To: m

RE: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread Simon Fogarty
It’s great to hear different peoples life experiences I seem to be one of few that come from a sighted background and have had to learn life again from a different angle But what I have learnt from my experiences is that it doesn’t matter what you do or try there is always someone out there t

Re: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread David Chittenden
In the US, it is necessary to either graduate from high school, or pass the GED, Graduate Equivalency Deploma, a series of exams that one completes to prove that one is college (higher edudation) ready. If one did not earn high enough grades in high school, the only path into university is to at

Re: Mac Mini and wireless headphones

2016-07-15 Thread William Gallik
Pardon me if you've tried this, but why not Hook your Bluetooth earphones up to your Mac Mini directly using the Bluetooth services on the Mac Mini? - Sent from Bill's iPhone 6 (iOS 9.3.2) > On Jul 15, 2016, at 2:56 AM, Martin Brown wrote: > > Hi Scott. > Connecting my Mac Mini t

RE: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread Simon Fogarty
I’d like to talk to her now, she sounds like a pretty smart lady. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Katie Zodrow Sent: Thursday, 14 July 2016 9:51 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Cc: Katie Zodrow Subject: Re: This blind Apple engi

RE: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

2016-07-15 Thread Simon Fogarty
Devin, I don’t know the situation with colleges in the USA but if you have the will then there will be a way, If you wished to study at college and showed you could work at it surely it must be possible Good luck From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] O

RE: Mac Mini and wireless headphones

2016-07-15 Thread Martin Brown
Hi Scott. Connecting my Mac Mini to a base station using the 3.5 headphone jack on the back of the Mini. I suspect that it could be the close proximity of that headphone jack to the USB outputs that could be the problem. If so, not sure how the problem might be got around. Pity, because the head