Re: A broken button on Mac

2021-06-09 Thread Muhammad Fayed
First, no need to apologize. You did care, so you replied to my thread and tried to help me. I’m mad with the idea itself, that navigating through arrow keys is very good for productivity and not good for durability of the keyboard which we use almost for everything. If it is a trade off to m

Re: Help with new external hard drive

2021-06-09 Thread Eric Oyen
Believe me, it’s not all that complicated. In fact, what I detailed is actually fairly simple. Now, if you want complicated, try partitioning that drive with multiple logical partitions, then formatting them for a different Filesystem each and then mounting them under Linux. *THAT* gets complica

Re: Zoom

2021-06-09 Thread Brad Snyder
You can also find many keyboard commands for most applications on the Mac, by going to the Menu Bar, and browsing through the pull down menus. In Zoom for example, most common keyboard commands can be found in the pull down menus of the menu Bar. HTH. - Brad - On Jun 9, 2021, at 16:01, 'Tim K

Re: Login window keeps popping up!

2021-06-09 Thread Matthew Janusauskas
It’s my pleasure Tim. It’s great to see that it appears Apple has improved the accessibility of the process significantly. > On Jun 9, 2021, at 4:00 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > Yes, I guess that it is possible. The M1 architecture is different than that > of

Re: Zoom

2021-06-09 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, If you open Zoom on your Mac, then press cmd-comma to bring up Zoom Preferences, interact with the table and navigate down to Keyboard Shortcuts, they’ll all be listed there. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Professional Learning Specialist Apple Teacher (with Swift Playground

Re: Login window keeps popping up!

2021-06-09 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Yes, I guess that it is possible. The M1 architecture is different than that of the Intel and thus they may have improved that functionality. Thanks for the heads-up, I’ll look into using VO in Safe mode on one of the M1’s here. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Professional

Zoom

2021-06-09 Thread Lorie McCloud
I've been using Zoom on my old iPad mini but it won't log into facebook any more because it only goes up to IOS9. is there some place where I can find keyboard commands for using it with a Mac? thanks. Lorie -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list

Re: Login window keeps popping up!

2021-06-09 Thread Matthew Janusauskas
Hi Tim, Is it possible that safe mode functions differently on M1 machines? I followed the steps I found via Google search that involved booting to the startup / recovery menu, selecting the normal startup drive and holding down the Shift key to make the Continue button change to continue in sa

Re: touch ID location on latest macbook air

2021-06-09 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi Tim, Thank you very much for your comments. Yes, I just touch it. No need to press on it. Attach it and it go right to the desktop. Best regards, Les Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 9, 2021, at 4:07 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > Great explanation Les. The only

Re: touch ID location on latest macbook air

2021-06-09 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Great explanation Les. The only thing that I’d add, is that it only requires a touch on the button, no need to press on it. If you wish to add a second finger, go to System Preferences, Touch ID. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Professional Learning Specialist Apple Teacher

Re: touch ID location on latest macbook air

2021-06-09 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi Andrew, You will find the touch ID button at the very top right corner of the MacBook Air. I think I’ll be referred to it as the power button which it might be, but I haven’t had to use that button to start the machine. Basically what happens is when you lift the lid you hear the start of so

Re: touch ID location on latest macbook air

2021-06-09 Thread Herbie Allen
Wouldn’t it be on the power button? > On Jun 9, 2021, at 14:41, 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > It sounds naive to ask but where would i find touch ID on latest macbook air? > Is it readily identifiable? I’ve searched on the internet but found no > indication as to

touch ID location on latest macbook air

2021-06-09 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
Hi, It sounds naive to ask but where would i find touch ID on latest macbook air? Is it readily identifiable? I’ve searched on the internet but found no indication as to where you put your finger for your print to be read. Andrew -- The following information is important for all members of th

Re: Help with new external hard drive

2021-06-09 Thread FIOGKOS
Once again thank you very much Tim, I will save your instructions and hopefully everything goes well. Regards Zoe God the father chose her God the sun dwelt in her God the spirit overshadowed her Most holy mother of God save us through your intercessions Twitter @FiogkosZoe Love Isn't butterfli

Re: Help with new external hard drive

2021-06-09 Thread FIOGKOS
Thank you very much Eric, for a beginner user like me that sounds terrible and complicated. Having said that I will save your instructions and hopefully I will not run into any problems. Thank you for all your help. Regards Zoe God the father chose her God the sun dwelt in her God the spirit ov

Re: A broken button on Mac

2021-06-09 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, I apologize if I gave you the impression that I didn’t care about your situation. I definitely was not suggesting in any way shape or form that you should choose Windows over Mac. I’m not sure where those comments are coming from. Yes, it is totally possible for an Apple certified Tech t

Re: Login window keeps popping up!

2021-06-09 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Safe mode is not accessible to VO so I wouldn’t go there. The values are definitely configurable in the regular GUI interface. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Professional Learning Specialist Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada > On Ju

Re: Reinstalling big sur on macbook air

2021-06-09 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
Thank you, Jonathan, for the warning. The mackbook air I am passing onto somebody else is the 2017 edition. I will be cautious and I hope i won’t do anything stupid. Andrew > On 9 Jun 2021, at 01:48, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > Hello, > Be careful when erasing a Big Sur volume, especially on a

Re: sysadminctl commands

2021-06-09 Thread Jonathan Cohn
TIm, Thanks for the additional referenc. I had a "system health check" yesterday with my IT department. They used the sysadminctl to ensure that admin had a token, changed the admin password, installed code 42 crash plan ( it was in self service, so I suppose the install itself I could have done

Re: Login window keeps popping up!

2021-06-09 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Can you outline the steps to boot up into safe mode and then change the sleep values, please? Thanks, Cait > On Jun 8, 2021, at 11:37 PM, Matthew Janusauskas > wrote: > > > The only way I was able to change the display sleep value in battery > preferences and get it to stick was to boot in

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2021-06-09 Thread Tibor Niesner
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iPad OS 15 and IOS 15 are available for older devices

2021-06-09 Thread Tibor Niesner
Hello, IOS and iPad OS 15 are available for iPhone Se 1ST generation and iPad Mini 4. Tibor -- 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 ina

Re: Help with new external hard drive

2021-06-09 Thread Eric Oyen
Well, The answer should be yes, that it is relatively easy. Sometimes, However, things don’t work quite that way. So, if the drive doesn’t come up as it should, you can go into DiskUtility, choose the drive from the sidebar, press VO+SHIFT+M and choose erase. Name it in the edit box, choose the