I haven’t looked in iTunes on the Mac yet as I couldn’t remember seeing
anything in there regarding ringtones or alert tones. It is the sound effect on
the mail app on the Mac that I wanted to change
Sent from Petrus's iPhone
> On 3/09/2019, at 17:15, Simon A Fogarty wrote:
>
> Can you find i
Hi Mark,
Had a similar situation with my series 2 watch after swimming in a pool.
But mine lasted 3 days before correcting itself.
I ended up not getting it replaced and sticking with the original.
Weird I know, but hey what do you do.
As for more of a concern,
Why did the apple genius bar
Can you find it under itunes on your notebook?
Or is it on your phones mail app you wish to change the tone?
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On
Behalf Of Petrus Tuerlings
Sent: Tuesday, 3 September 2019 5:04 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: new mail sound on the mac
I g
Hi Gents,
I just ran that speed test on a wired machine and got a
Ping of 22milli seconds,
Download:192.57 Megabits
Upload: 171.32 megabits
So as showing wired is faster than a wifi test
But alsoalso the wifi router and type of connection makes a big difference also.
From: macvisionaries@googleg
I got it through the iTunes store.
Sent from Petrus's iPhone
> On 3/09/2019, at 15:08, Simon A Fogarty wrote:
>
> Hi Petrus,
>
> If the tone is on your phone,
> Where did you get it from or is it a default tone on the phone?
>
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On
> Behalf Of Petrus
Yes, I was a bit unsure on that one too.
> On 3/09/2019, at 3:40 PM, Dave Carlson wrote:
>
> Simon and Tim, and Petrus,
> I’m still not sure what the units are for this speed test. Since they only
> give the numbers, but no mention of whether they are megabits or megabytes.
>
> Dave Carlson
>
Hello All,
As the following makes absolutely no sense to me or any of the Apple Techs
with whom I discussed this matter, I will simply list what happened earlier
today:
1.
With Apple Watch powered off, ran tiny stream of water over device to clean.
At the same time, a visiting friend, with an ide
Hi Dave,
I used chrome and in the line prior to the speed record is a line that tells
you what the upload / download on that same line is an mb/ ps
So it is there.
My ping speed is what I’d expect a snail to have when running backwards on ice.
26 milli seconds.
From: macvisionaries@googlegroup
Well that’s a shock to the system,
I go back on what I said to you Dave and Petrus,
Tim I’m guessing it’s a problem with nz’s fibre seeing my download is 72.000
And upload is 86.32
And after checking a couple of times to be sure,
That is Mega bits.
I pay for speeds that should be 10 times fas
>From one of his last emails,
I think it is dyslexia
No he hit the wrong key on the keyboard but really has a speed similar to
yourself
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Sent: Tuesday, 3 September 2019 3:10 PM
To: 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Subject: Re: Speed Test
Hey Petrus,
Don’t sit on the fibre box,
They don’t like it when we sit or stand on them.
You wanna buy half a fritz box?
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On
Behalf Of Petrus Tuerlings
Sent: Tuesday, 3 September 2019 1:00 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Double-Tapping
Simon and Tim, and Petrus,
I’m still not sure what the units are for this speed test. Since they only give
the numbers, but no mention of whether they are megabits or megabytes.
Dave Carlson
Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker, Musician, and Oregonian
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Hi Petrus and Tim,
That is why WiFi speed testing is not a recommendation but using wired can be a
difference if you have that ability.
Petrus
Any chance you have a wired adapter for your notebook.
From: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Sent: Tuesday, 3 September 2019 12:12 PM
To: macvisionari
Oh and there is a speed test app for the iPhone which I find fery useable
-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On
Behalf Of Petrus Tuerlings
Sent: Tuesday, 3 September 2019 12:06 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Double-Tapping to Send Mail?
i f
Hi Petrus,
I'm assuming that is bytes rather than bits?
-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On
Behalf Of Petrus Tuerlings
Sent: Tuesday, 3 September 2019 12:06 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Double-Tapping to Send Mail?
i finally got it to work
Hi Tim,
Hell that’s a big difference.
Now if we divide that by 8 we get a number closer to that of what dave is
getting.
I’m still dreaming of that speed in megabytes though,
That would be so fast when downloading.
From: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Sent: Tuesday, 3 September 2019 11:50
Hi Petrus,
Could you flick me the url to this speed site,
I’ll check it from here and see if I get the same result,
Possibly as Tim said it’s a site restricted to us in NZ.
Cheers,
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On
Behalf Of Petrus Tuerlings
Sent: Tuesday, 3 September 2019 11:28 AM
To
I know your not dumb,
Although confused I’ll take your word for it,
Although you do live in Auckland which is built on how many volcanoes again?
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On
Behalf Of Petrus Tuerlings
Sent: Tuesday, 3 September 2019 11:20 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sub
Yeah, just what does Tim have that we don’t? 100T? F/O? Maybe I need to
complain to my cable provider to see what they can offer.
Dave Carlson
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Hi Petrus,
If the tone is on your phone,
Where did you get it from or is it a default tone on the phone?
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On
Behalf Of Petrus Tuerlings
Sent: Tuesday, 3 September 2019 11:16 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: new mail sound on the mac
Thank
I'm definitely getting it here.
-Original Message-
From: 'Robert Cole' via MacVisionaries
Sent: Tuesday, 3 September 2019 11:11 AM
To: Email Groups
Subject: sending mail to group
Hi,
Testing mail.
This is my 4th time trying to send mail to Mac Visionaries.
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Hi Dave,
That sounds very much like megabytes to me.
The download speed is the one that really matters unless your uploading a lot
of data to other sites.
But that would be similar to what I’m getting here in NZ,
But yes much slower than Tim is getting in Canada
From: macvisionaries@googlegro
I've used a Mac for a good 7 or more years. Int time, I've used
Windows, the Mac, and several forms of Linux. The Mac, nor VoiceOver, is
perfect, but for me, especially for reading Mail, writing documents, or even
dabbling in code, the Mac is great for beginners, and advan
Yes, well I am in the dining room at the other end of the house and it is in
the middle of the day. I could try it again in the middle of the night sitting
right on top of the fibre box. But it’s good enough for me.
> On 3/09/2019, at 12:12 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
> wrote:
>
> Hi
Jealous.
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Hi,
Excellent ping time, and if you're on fibre like Simon mentioned, that's not
particularly quick, but really not that bad for most uses. Where you are in
your house, where you are in relation to the WiFi transmitter and other devices
that could be interfering with the signal are all factors
i finally got it to work and this is what I got. Your speed test has completed.
Your download speed is 84.66, Your upload speed is 17.73, and your ping time
took 5 milliseconds. Thank you for using Ookla Speedtest
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Hi Simon,
Oops, sorry. Should have used proper abbreviations. Yeah, 268 Mbps this
evening. Bytes would be better, of course. This is on a WiFi connection.
Later...
Tim Kilburn
Apple Teacher
(with Swift Playgrounds Recognition)
Jamf Certified Associate
Fort McMurray, AB Canada
On Sep 2, 20
Hi,
If this is on a Mac, don't worry about where to type anything, just type the
word "start".
Later...
Tim Kilburn
Apple Teacher
(with Swift Playgrounds Recognition)
Jamf Certified Associate
Fort McMurray, AB Canada
On Sep 2, 2019, at 17:28, Petrus Tuerlings wrote:
Well that didn’t work ei
Well that didn’t work either, I opened the site, pressed VO I for the item
chooser and couldn’t find anywhere to type start. It said something about 19
items. I am definitely opening the link you sent.
> On 3/09/2019, at 11:04 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> How ab
OK Thanks,
For a while my mail was returned as if I was not a member. It seems to be fixed
now.
> On Sep 2, 2019, at 7:15 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Got it. Also got the one a few minutes ago regarding Mail sounds.
>
> Later...
>
>
> Tim Kilburn
> Apple Tea
Ha ha, I didn’t think you liked the Touch Bar? And I don’t think I’m dum, just
a little dazed and confused. I might need a coffee as I can’t work out why I
can’t find the start button on the speed test. I’ll go try Tims Item chooser
idea in a minute.
> On 3/09/2019, at 10:45 AM, Simon A Fogart
Thanks Robert,
I still think it sounds too hard. I don’t even know how to copy the sound from
my iPhone so I can paste it? I am ready for a few more coffees this morning.
> On 3/09/2019, at 11:06 AM, 'Robert Cole' via MacVisionaries
> wrote:
>
> Dear Petrus,
> I am sorry for scaring you.
> It
Hi,
Got it. Also got the one a few minutes ago regarding Mail sounds.
Later...
Tim Kilburn
Apple Teacher
(with Swift Playgrounds Recognition)
Jamf Certified Associate
Fort McMurray, AB Canada
On Sep 2, 2019, at 17:11, 'Robert Cole' via MacVisionaries
wrote:
Hi,
Testing mail.
This is my 4th
Hi,
Testing mail.
This is my 4th time trying to send mail to Mac Visionaries.
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Dear Petrus,
I am sorry for scaring you.
It seems that you can change the mail sounds easily.
Its only the empty trash and move to trash sounds that makes you jump through
hoops.
Again, I am sorry for the confusion.
So try this, I just did it . I pasted in a new .aiff file and it worked. I also
t
Hi,
How about using the Item Chooser instead. Once you've opened the linked page,
press VO-i to bring up the Item Chooser, type the word "start", then press
return. That should land you on the Start button. The only reasons I can
think why it's not working for you is if that site is not avai
Simon, here’s what I copied:
Your speed test has completed. Your download speed is 48.63, Your upload speed
is 3.08, and your ping time took 13 milliseconds. Thank you for using Ookla
Speedtest.
Dave Carlson
Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker, Musician, and Oregonian
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Hi Dave,
3 Mb as you reported is quite slow,
Possibly you did get it mistaken
Or Tim confused bytes for bits vise versa.
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On
Behalf Of Dave Carlson
Sent: Tuesday, 3 September 2019 10:45 AM
To: 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Subject: Re: Speed Test Results - Wa
Hey Petrus,
I’ll flick you my address off list and you can send it to me,
Shipping within nz is cheaper than giving it to someone else.
And don’t tell your wife,
Sdhe already has a notebook if I remember.
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On
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Sent: Tuesday, 3 Sep
Simon, I’m not sure if I reported the appendix correctly. I’ll have to go back
and do an actual copy and paste.
Dave Carlson
Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer
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I haven’t got the correct cables to do that and I can’t even work out how to
start the speed test anyway regardless of weather I’m on a cable or wifi.
> On 3/09/2019, at 10:33 AM, Simon A Fogarty wrote:
>
> Hi Petrus,
>
> If possible try the speed test using a wired connection rather than a
Hi Tim,
For Petrus and I
We’re both on fibre connections mine is meant to be download of up to 1 Gb but
that’s top speed,I’m lucky if I get half that on a good day.
Petrus I’m not sure of his speeds but would be getting upwards of similar to
mine,
The difference simply due to location and a pl
Hi Petrus,
If possible try the speed test using a wired connection rather than a wifi
connection
It can be different.
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On
Behalf Of Petrus Tuerlings
Sent: Tuesday, 3 September 2019 7:52 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Speed Test Results
Hi dave,
Tim gave his speed in megabytes and you have given yours in mega bits,
So there does seem like a big differences but if you work out your speed in
megabytes it will be higher
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On
Behalf Of Dave Carlson
Sent: Tuesday, 3 September 2019 6:23 AM
To: '
Hi Tim,
Maybe I don’t deserve a Mac as I’m obviously too dum to use one. I opened the
link and VO right but could not find a button or anything that would clearly
ask me to start the speed test. Either on the Mac or the iPhone. How many times
did you have to VO right until you found the start bu
Hi Tim,
Really your getting megabytes downloads?
Hell I’m meant to have gigabit speed but very rarely see anything higher than
60MB down.
From: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Sent: Tuesday, 3 September 2019 1:32 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Double-Tapping to Send Mail?
Hi,
It kind of depends on a number of factors. If doing this on an iOS device, it
may display slower results. On a Mac, it depends on whether your ISP is a
cable provider or ADSL or something more like fibre. I suggest you run it two
or three times to see if the results differ.
Later...
T
I’m hoping it will become simpler again when the new OS comes out soon
I’ll go check out that podcast as well.
Thanks,
Petrus
> On 3/09/2019, at 8:09 AM, KliphnShari Miller wrote:
>
> It use to be as simple as just pasting the sounds in the root of the Mac, and
> they would show up, they sinc
It use to be as simple as just pasting the sounds in the root of the Mac, and
they would show up, they since changed that. And like you it’s not that
serious, will just leave well enough alone.
Come checkout the stur it up podcast, where we discuss technology, sports, have
special guests, and i
Hi all,
Maybe I should explain myself. I think I got lost after I opened the link as I
was still in bed on a Sunday morning and I was using the iPhone. I will try it
again on the Mac today.
Petrus
> On 3/09/2019, at 6:23 AM, Dave Carlson wrote:
>
> Bill,
> I ran it also. My upload is only 3
Hi Anders,
It’s okay, I decided not to change the sounds on my Mac in the mail app, aside
from the ones that are already available. I was hoping it would be easy to
install the sounds on my Mac that I purchased through the iTunes Store on my
iPhone so I could use them. It doesn’t look like it is
I use to Xcode 11 beta 7.
Tibor Niesner
> 2. 9. 2019 v 20:31, Barry Hadder :
>
> Tibor,
>
> What version of Xcode are you using? You can get the Xcode beta with a free
> account. You might want to consider using SwiftUI instead of interface
> builder. The only problem being is that it is st
Hello,
No, I don't know how to do it. Is it possible to do something like that in a
classic Swift? Please tell me privately the procedure. Thank you very much.
Tibor Niesner
> 2. 9. 2019 v 20:31, Barry Hadder :
>
> Tibor,
>
> What version of Xcode are you using? You can get the Xcode beta wi
Tibor,
What version of Xcode are you using? You can get the Xcode beta with a
free account. You might want to consider using SwiftUI instead of
interface builder. The only problem being is that it is still very young.
Let’s take one thing at a time.
In interface builder, you can imbed a v
Bill,
I ran it also. My upload is only 3 Mbps and download 43 Mbps. Pretty pathetic,
compared to Tim. But we don’t pay for any upgrades on our cable, so that may be
typical.
Dave Carlson
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I am using a loner at the moment but know it would be advantageous to be signed
in to my Apple user, so a couple of questions.
Will the settings I have already made here transfer to the new user login or,
are they tied to the User?
If I make the switch to my Apple ID, is it as easy to reset to fa
OK, I ran the speed test and the results appear to be significantly slower
than what I am supposedly paying for from my ISP.
Is this a normal characteristic or am I being overcharged for service?
- Bill from Ino, Wisconsin
- “The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse ge
Hi Petrus!
Where are you lost?
Maybe if we can help you out things can be easily done.
/A
> 2 sep. 2019 kl. 04:54 skrev Petrus Tuerlings :
>
> Hi Robert,
> I was with you as far as “try adding your new email sound” and then I was
> totally lost. Sorry, but I’ll think I’ll leave it as it is.
> Th
Well I need to correct myself again.
‘@‘ does mean command, but you don’t want to use that. Use control-space to
set a mark. The first definition shouldn’t be there.
> On Sep 2, 2019, at 08:47, Barry Hadder wrote:
>
> Hi,
> “^\@“ means control-space. In other words \@ is a code for the spac
Hi,
“^\@“ means control-space. In other words \@ is a code for the space character.
FOR SOME REASON, IT IS DEFINED TWICE.
You have to press control-x twice to select the text from the mark.
Once again, I can confirm that it does work.
Yank and select is a functionality from the emacs text editor w
Hmmm. I just tried it for fun. VO-space on the link I provided. In the
HTML/Web area, VO-right to find the "Start Speed Test" button and VO-space on
it, VO should announce "Download Test has started". It will announce another
time when the download test is about 50% done then the same for th
These are the keystrokes as they have been defined in the dict file:
control plus Y, yank and select.
control plus backslash plus command, set mark.
control plus w, delete the mark.
control plus x, select the mark.
control plus space, set mark
Apparently, there are two keystrokes that perfo
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