RE: Locking a File

2018-12-19 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi ET, I can say yes in the case of a PDF file which can be locked but a word document or similar, Not sure, You could do it with a folder though. Or at least password / protected folder. But single file, I'd go PDF or now that I think about it, A file zipped using 7 zip or similar type ap

RE: iTunes not seeing iPod Touch

2018-12-19 Thread Simon Fogarty
Once you've trusted what happens if you close and reopen itunes Does the pod not show up? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Traci Duncan Sent: Thursday, 20 December 2018 11:08 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: iTunes not seeing iPod

Locking a File

2018-12-19 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Is it possible tp employ a method of locking a file with a password that works on both Windows and Mac? From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? -- The following information is important for all members of

Re: Modifying files inside Time Machine backups

2018-12-19 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Whether it's on an external drive or not makes no difference at all. The Time Machine backup is the backup wherever it resides. Regarding your other question, you can delete an instance of a pdf from your backups, but deleting one file isn't really going to make a difference for saving sp

Re: Mac harddisk odditie.

2018-12-19 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, If the Home folder is properly set within Users & Groups of System Prefs, then the iCloud Desktop and Documents syncing will also point towards the Home folder on the external. If this is a portable Mac, with Time Machine enabled, then there could be snapshots using up space. I'm willing

Re: Installing windows with bootcamp?

2018-12-19 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Everything I came across via Google indicates the removal of the chime was done at the firmware level starting with 2017 models. So it would make sense to contact Apple Accessibility as well as sending them feedback. I did not find any real reason why Apple did this. From E.T.'s Keyboard...

RE: 4 tb hd, what is the best backup plan?

2018-12-19 Thread Simon Fogarty
And to be safe or double safe the best ones to use are: Raid 1 mirroring, That way if a disk dies you have a copy. Raid 5, However I say minimum 5 disks that way if a disk dies you still have a functioning array if a second disk dies then your in a state of what’s known as stuffed.although stil

RE: Mac harddisk odditie.

2018-12-19 Thread Simon Fogarty
Get rid of any applications that you know you don’t need or use, as jonathan said, trash takes up space, iCloud also. Downloads folder doesn’t clean it’s self out. Other users that may have accounts on your machine that have large data sets From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Jo

RE: missing onscreen keyboard on iPhone

2018-12-19 Thread Simon Fogarty
I'm the only one of 4000 staff give or take a few hundred, I work in IT and still my colleagues can't figure out how to turn off jaws or VO Even funnier is on an iPhone or iPad I tend to get people asking why the device wont turn on, Easy it's already on, If you three finger triple tap it bl

RE: Mac harddisk odditie.

2018-12-19 Thread Simon Fogarty
Sorry what? What do you mean you moved your home folder to an external drive? Do you mean the content or the entire folder? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Anders Holmberg Sent: Wednesday, 19 December 2018 7:59 AM To: 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionar

RE: Installing windows with bootcamp?

2018-12-19 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yeah it use to be possible to get it back using a PRAM reset but that just now resets the PRAM It's seemingly gone from the firmware I believe someone posted something a while back about contacting apple accessibility about it as we use it to know where things are at with the devices, Not s

Re: Modifying files inside Time Machine backups

2018-12-19 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
You could but why? Unless you want to erase ALL instances of a particular file. In that case you could go into TM and starting with the most recent date of backup, open Finder and run down the file and delete it. As Tim says, TM will make incremental backups of any file that has been mod

Re: setting up a new macbook pro

2018-12-19 Thread Shirley Healy
Great! Thanks John! I appreciate that! the command key is the first on the left of the space bar? is that right? shirley - Original Message - From: "John Panarese" To: Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2018 1:43 AM Subject: Re: setting up a new macbook pro You should be verbally prompte

Re: Apple mail

2018-12-19 Thread Shirley Healy
Mine will be the mac book pro! A 13 inch model. shirley - Original Message - From: "Lorie McCloud" To: "'E.T.' via MacVisionaries" Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2018 1:45 AM Subject: Re: Apple mail I think it's a little more complicated on the Mac but it works great once it's up and

Re: Apple mail

2018-12-19 Thread Lorie McCloud
I think it's a little more complicated on the Mac but it works great once it's up and running. I hope you enjoy your Mac. I really like mine! it's a Mac mini. My Youtube Channel: "www.youtube.com/loriemccloud > On Dec 19, 2018, at 6:52 PM, Shirley Healy wrote: > > Tha

Re: setting up a new macbook pro

2018-12-19 Thread John Panarese
You should be verbally prompted to start VoiceOver with command-F5. At least, this is what normally happens. If you don’t get prompted, just press command-F5 after about fifteen or twenty seconds of turning on the machine. From there, you will have speech and you can follow the on screen prom

setting up a new macbook pro

2018-12-19 Thread Shirley Healy
so can anyone tell me when I turn on my new mac, what happens? how do I set it up? I am a totally new mac user. I dont know anything about the mac at all. I need to be able to turn on vo. can I do that before setting the mac up? or do I need sighted assistance to set it up? what do I need to kno

Re: Apple mail

2018-12-19 Thread Shirley Healy
Thanks, Lori! I am getting a new mac soon! It works on my phone, so I am assuming it works the same on the mac? shirley - Original Message - From: "Lorie McCloud" To: "'E.T.' via MacVisionaries" Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2018 12:51 AM Subject: Re: Apple mail I did it quite awhile

Re: Apple mail

2018-12-19 Thread Lorie McCloud
I did it quite awhile ago and I didn't set up any rules. but I think in general, Apple mail works with gmail pretty well. My Youtube Channel: "www.youtube.com/loriemccloud > On Dec 19, 2018, at 6:47 PM, Shirley Healy wrote: > > when you set up mail in apple mail, can

Re: Apple mail

2018-12-19 Thread Shirley Healy
when you set up mail in apple mail, can you set up gmail automatically? how easy is it to make rules in gmail? shirley - Original Message - From: "Lorie McCloud" To: "'E.T.' via MacVisionaries" Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2018 12:33 AM Subject: Apple mail I set up mailbox behaviors

Apple mail

2018-12-19 Thread Lorie McCloud
I set up mailbox behaviors for my gmail account. I have started to use iCloud now. will my icloud mailbox behave the same way my gmail box does without me having to do anything or are they separate? thanks. Lorie My Youtube Channel: "www.youtube.com/loriemccloud -- T

Re: Modifying files inside Time Machine backups

2018-12-19 Thread Traci Duncan
I am noticing I failed to mention my back up is on an external disk. Does that make a difference? Traci Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 19, 2018, at 3:07 PM, Traci Duncan wrote: > > Interesting… > > So I could go in and delete an entire back up, but not necessarily a file or > folder? For exa

Re: Modifying files inside Time Machine backups

2018-12-19 Thread Traci Duncan
Interesting… So I could go in and delete an entire back up, but not necessarily a file or folder? For example I could delete July 2014 back up, but not a specific PDF file? Thank you, Traci Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 19, 2018, at 2:25 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi,

Re: Mac harddisk odditie.

2018-12-19 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Hello, Sorry, but I don’t have the answers to this. I know the general concepts but I have never tried to move a home directory with a system as managed as MacOS is. > On Dec 19, 2018, at 10:25 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > The trash has been empty but the Icloud thing you mentioned is

Re: append feature

2018-12-19 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I just played a bit with automator and it is very frustrating to set up. I have an idea of how to do things, but won’t be able to test anytime soon. In the meantime grab a copy of Keyboard Maestro demo and see if it has what you need. > On Dec 19, 2018, at 12:17 AM, Hemachandran Karaha wrote: >

Re: Modifying files inside Time Machine backups

2018-12-19 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, A backup is not something that you should manually change. If you wish to make changes to a file, then it should be done in the current version. Then the changes are recorded properly, and the backup can be used to get at versions before the change was made. If you no longer have the fil

Modifying files inside Time Machine backups

2018-12-19 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, I am not super familiar with Time Machine. I just started playing around with searching inside old backups. I want to modify some old files. Probably delete some older backups of files. I have some dmg protected folders. Outside of Time Machine, I open these like normal. They are treate

Re: iTunes not seeing iPod Touch

2018-12-19 Thread Traci Duncan
I had a message to trust this computer, but there was no pin. Once I tapped trust, the iPod never showed up in iTunes. Thanks, Traci > On Dec 13, 2018, at 10:40 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Tracey, > > Did you have a message on your iPod to trust the computer or on the computer > to unloc

Re: Mac harddisk odditie.

2018-12-19 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! The trash has been empty but the Icloud thing you mentioned is something to considder. Can i check this somewhere in the system prefs? THe home directory is changed in the system prefs so i won’t try the suggested mount command as of yet. Thanks for your response. /A > 18 dec. 2018 kl. 22:53