Does a mac Mini have to be plugged into a display at all times?

2019-05-07 Thread B G
Hi, Something else I read a while ago, that for a Mac mini to work well or to work at all it had to be plugged into a monitor which is rather superfluous for most VO users. I seem to remember also reading about a sort of adaptor, a dongle, which could be used instead of a monitor. Anyway, over to

Re: New Mac Mini and I love it!

2019-05-07 Thread B G
Could you elaborate please? ben. On 5/8/19, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > Be careful with narrater and VMWare. In my configuration VMWare hogs the > caps lock key. This makes it difficult to use narrater. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 7, 2019, at 1:29 PM, Pete De Vasto wrote: >> >> I’ve been

Re: New Mac Mini and I love it!

2019-05-07 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Be careful with narrater and VMWare. In my configuration VMWare hogs the caps lock key. This makes it difficult to use narrater. Sent from my iPhone > On May 7, 2019, at 1:29 PM, Pete De Vasto wrote: > > I’ve been running Windows 10 under VMWare for a few months now, and have not > had any

Re: Thinking of Downgrading Back to iPhone 8 Because of Lack of Touch ID - Finding Face ID not as Efficient and Slower

2019-05-07 Thread Mary Jo Partyka
Hi, Tim, I was looking at some responses to the face-id dilemma. I had someone from Apple Support help me reset my face-id and it worked. However, i tried to unlock it several times with no success. Is there a certain way I should be holding my phone to make it work? iI have my attention fe

Re: Music genres in iTunes

2019-05-07 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
Thanks Tim, What would we do without you. Take care, Petrus > On 8/05/2019, at 11:24 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > Totally doable. Simply select the song, songs, or titles within an album > then press cmd-i to Get Info on the songs. Either press tab until you f

Tips, tricks, and customizations for your new AirPods, Apple Insider

2019-05-07 Thread M. Taylor
AppleInsider - Front Page News - Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 9:30 AM Tips, tricks, and customizations for your new AirPods Here's how to get the most out of your AirPods -new or old -with AppleInsider's extensive list of tips, tricks, and customizations. Second generation AirPods AirPods basics Gett

Re: Music genres in iTunes

2019-05-07 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Probably lots. YOu'd of figured it out yourself. Just may have taken longer :). Have a good one.. Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On May 7, 2019, at 17:29, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: Thanks Tim, What would we do without you

Re: Music genres in iTunes

2019-05-07 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Totally doable. Simply select the song, songs, or titles within an album then press cmd-i to Get Info on the songs. Either press tab until you find the Genre field, or VO navigate to the Scroll area, interact with it and navigate to the Genre field. When focused on this field, you can VO

Music genres in iTunes

2019-05-07 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
Hi All, Not sure if this can be done, but is there a way of changing the genre of a song or album in my music collection in my iTunes library? I’ve ripped most of my CD collection to my Mac now but some of them clearly are not the genre that iTunes says they are. When I’m at work I like to choo

Re: Exporting Albums from iTunes

2019-05-07 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Hmmm. I don't believe so, but you could give it a try. I believe that the protections are different for Audio Books, but it wouldn't hurt anything to test it. Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On May 7, 2019, at 13:10, Matt

Re: Exporting Albums from iTunes

2019-05-07 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, I don't believe that a blank DVD will work for you. It needs to make the Audio CD formatted media. Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On May 7, 2019, at 13:13, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote: Will a blank DVD disc work? I

Re: Exporting Albums from iTunes

2019-05-07 Thread Matt Turner
hmm, I have and audiobook I bought from iTunes. It’s in the m4b format. Could I burnd that to a cd? > On May 7, 2019, at 2:58 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > If that were true, Apple would not offer these options ro do just that. > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > ancient.ali...@iclo

Re: Exporting Albums from iTunes

2019-05-07 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Will a blank DVD disc work? I have no CD discs. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 5/7/2019 12:06 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, From iTunes.  You'll need to go into iTunes Prefs

Re: Exporting Albums from iTunes

2019-05-07 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, >From iTunes. You'll need to go into iTunes Prefs, General, to the Import >Settings and change it to the AIFF decoder. Or, at least, tell it that you >want an Audio CD when you go to burn the playlist. I haven't done this in a >while, so hopefully I'm not forgetting any steps. Later...

Re: Exporting Albums from iTunes

2019-05-07 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
I have not done it yt yet. Which works better, do it from iTunes to burn a playlist, or from Finder? From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 5/7/2019 11:57 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: H

Re: Exporting Albums from iTunes

2019-05-07 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Unless they've changed the protection protocols, as long as you burn it to an Audio CD, not an mp3 CD, then these steps will work. Being that the process has you burning an Audio CDE, going directly to the stick isn't an option, again, unless things have changed lately. Later... Tim Kilb

Re: Exporting Albums from iTunes

2019-05-07 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
If that were true, Apple would not offer these options ro do just that. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 5/7/2019 11:54 AM, Matt Turner wrote: I could be wrong, but I don’t think you can burn drm

Re: Exporting Albums from iTunes

2019-05-07 Thread Matt Turner
I could be wrong, but I don’t think you can burn drm content to a cd. > On May 7, 2019, at 1:51 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > iTunes will not let you convert purchased music to mp3. Well, not directly > anyway. There is a workaround though. You would need to bur

Re: Exporting Albums from iTunes

2019-05-07 Thread Julie Rattray
Would the same work if you tried to put them on a stick instead of a CD? > On 7 May 2019, at 18:51, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> > wrote: > > Hi, > > iTunes will not let you convert purchased music to mp3. Well, not directly > anyway. There is

Re: Exporting Albums from iTunes

2019-05-07 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Oh I forgot about DRM. Ok I will work my way through the Audio CD method. If I had new Bluetooth headphones, I would forgo this and use the iPhone or iPad instead. Thanks Tim. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it

Re: New Mac Mini and I love it!

2019-05-07 Thread 'Dan' via MacVisionaries
hello, Thanks for that information. It's certainly worth knowing. I will be installing windows on a 2018 Mac mini and perhaps I will use a VM I'm not sure yet. Guess there's a lot to consider. just out of curiosity, and this is a general question to anyone. Is there anywhere I can get complete

Re: Exporting Albums from iTunes

2019-05-07 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, iTunes will not let you convert purchased music to mp3. Well, not directly anyway. There is a workaround though. You would need to burn it to an Audio CD, then re-import the tracks from your Audio CD,. The new imported tracks end up having the DRM stripped thus allowing for the conversi

Re: Exporting Albums from iTunes

2019-05-07 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Well the idea is to put these albums on a music player. I had been getting mu music from Amazon but decided to buy from iTunes. The music player still works so want to use that too but it does not support m4a. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have bee

Re: Exporting Albums from iTunes

2019-05-07 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Are you exporting them to CD, or to a stick? Later.. Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On May 7, 2019, at 11:31, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote: How do I export individual albums from iTunes on the Mac in mp3 format? Thanks. >Fro

Exporting Albums from iTunes

2019-05-07 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
How do I export individual albums from iTunes on the Mac in mp3 format? Thanks. 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 the Mac Visionaries lis

Re: Trouble learning face-id

2019-05-07 Thread Mary Jo Partyka
Thank you. Mary Jo Partyka choir...@gmail.com > On May 7, 2019, at 9:18 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > Attention should be off. It is usually off by default if VO is on. VO will > announce when your face is positioned correctly. As mentioned, hold the > iPhon

Re: New Mac Mini and I love it!

2019-05-07 Thread Pete De Vasto
I’ve been running Windows 10 under VMWare for a few months now, and have not had any trouble with it. The one thing to be sure of when you install is to be sure you go into Settings > Privacy, and make sure VMWare has permission to access resources on your machine. I struggled mightily with this

Re: Thinking of Downgrading Back to iPhone 8 Because of Lack of Touch ID - Finding Face ID not as Efficient and Slower

2019-05-07 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Attention is in Settings, Face ID & Pass-Code. Normally, Attention is off by default when VO is on, but that can be overrode. Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On May 7, 2019, at 11:00, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! That may be

Re: Thinking of Downgrading Back to iPhone 8 Because of Lack of Touch ID - Finding Face ID not as Efficient and Slower

2019-05-07 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! That may be the problem i have. Where do i turn off attention? /A > 7 maj 2019 kl. 17:08 skrev 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > : > > Hi, > > I don't have any real issues with Face ID. Do you have the Attention feature > disabled? Normally, I just pull out my iPhone, put it in a close

Re: New Mac Mini and I love it!

2019-05-07 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Windows works even with 8Gb of ram so it wont be of no problem using with 16GB. I have Windows7 here but i very seldom use it as the Osx fits my needs. I use Linux though because it has better braille support IMHO. /A > 7 maj 2019 kl. 14:50 skrev Tom Moore : > > I use jaws most of the time, a

Re: Airport devices and logging.

2019-05-07 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Fibre is what we call it. Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On May 7, 2019, at 10:43, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! Sad but true imho. But i did a restart of the extreme and it seems to have helped. Hopefully we will get rid of

Re: Airport devices and logging.

2019-05-07 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Sad but true imho. But i did a restart of the extreme and it seems to have helped. Hopefully we will get rid of the cable modem and get fiber or is it called that in english? /A > 6 maj 2019 kl. 23:21 skrev 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > : > > Hi, > > Not really. The Airport Utility

Re: New Mac Mini and I love it!

2019-05-07 Thread 'Danny Keys' via MacVisionaries
Hello, Thanks for the info regarding the sound card. At this point, I’m not sure it’s even worth it. I’ll have to do a little research and ask some additional questions before even attempting to install Windows. Do VMs work ok with the built-in sound card on the Mac Mini? > On May 7, 2019, at 7

Re: New Mac Mini and I love it!

2019-05-07 Thread 'Danny Keys' via MacVisionaries
Hi, NVDA is what I’ll be using as well as Narrator. But NVDA is my first choice. This is what I was using when I had Windows 10 installed on my older MBP. > On May 7, 2019, at 5:49 AM, B G wrote: > > Ah now that is interesting. What screen-reader(s) do you have on your Windows? > I am incident

Re: Thinking of Downgrading Back to iPhone 8 Because of Lack of Touch ID - Finding Face ID not as Efficient and Slower

2019-05-07 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi Mika, Just to clarify in case my post was at all misleading. 1. Pressing the side button will wake the iPhone, not necessarily unlock it. 2. Press the side button and hold the iPhone facing you a foot or more from your face. 3. If it does a double-haptic vibration, it is unlocked. If it d

Re: Thinking of Downgrading Back to iPhone 8 Because of Lack of Touch ID - Finding Face ID not as Efficient and Slower

2019-05-07 Thread Mika Pyyhkala
Hi Tim, Yes I have attention disabled. One thing I did not realize was that you can press the side button to initiate the unlock process. What I was doins was either: 1. Swiping up from the bottom to initiate the unlock which can be cumbersome if you are walking and carrying things etc.; or 2.

Re: Thinking of Downgrading Back to iPhone 8 Because of Lack of Touch ID - Finding Face ID not as Efficient and Slower

2019-05-07 Thread Jed Barton
Hey there, So, ehre's a trick, and believe me when i tell you, it has worked every single time. I thought the same thing until i found a solution that hasn't failed me yet. When ou are gonna unlock your phone i know this may sound kind of strange, but you think that if you put it right in front o

Re: Thinking of Downgrading Back to iPhone 8 Because of Lack of Touch ID - Finding Face ID not as Efficient and Slower

2019-05-07 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, I don't have any real issues with Face ID. Do you have the Attention feature disabled? Normally, I just pull out my iPhone, put it in a close enough proximity to normal position, then press the side button. Within a very short time, I feel the double-haptic vibration and I'm good to go.

Thinking of Downgrading Back to iPhone 8 Because of Lack of Touch ID - Finding Face ID not as Efficient and Slower

2019-05-07 Thread Mika Pyyhkala
I got the iPhone 10S around launch time, and while of course face id technically works with VoiceOver, I find its much less efficient and time consuming than touch id. It seems to take more effort than it did with touch id. At least a few to several times a day I have to manually enter my passcod

Re: New Mac Mini and I love it!

2019-05-07 Thread Matt Turner
Hi, also if your wanting to install windows viea bootcamp. you will need a class compliant sound card for having speech with narrator for the install. Apple did some changing of the audiocodic, so using the headphone jack for the narrator speech at start up won’t work either. > On May 7, 2019,

Re: Trouble learning face-id

2019-05-07 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Attention should be off. It is usually off by default if VO is on. VO will announce when your face is positioned correctly. As mentioned, hold the iPhone about a foot from your face with the screen facing you and you should hear VO announce all necessary steps to follow. Later... Tim K

RE: New Mac Mini and I love it!

2019-05-07 Thread Tom Moore
I use jaws most of the time, and nvda or narrator when I get stuck. Tom -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of B G Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2019 8:49 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New Mac Mini and I love it! Ah now that is interesting.

Re: New Mac Mini and I love it!

2019-05-07 Thread B G
Ah now that is interesting. What screen-reader(s) do you have on your Windows? I am incidentally totally new to Mac OS and all my knowledge comes from articles and anecdotes from forums like this.. Ben. On 5/7/19, Tom Moore wrote: > Windows will run just fine on a mac with 16 gb of ram. > I have

RE: New Mac Mini and I love it!

2019-05-07 Thread Tom Moore
Windows will run just fine on a mac with 16 gb of ram. I have an Imac mid 2013 here and I run windows on it every day with out any issues. The big key here for running any type of Vmware based operating system is that you'll want to have an ssd in the mac to give the best experience. Give windows