, at 8:37, 'Bill Gallik' via MacVisionaries wrote:
I am not able to work with my iCloud account on my Mac; however, it is working
fine on both of my iPhones and my iPad.
When I try to call my-Apple, I get some screwy outfit called something or
other.
Can anybody give me the telephone
I am not able to work with my iCloud account on my Mac; however, it is working
fine on both of my iPhones and my iPad.
When I try to call my-Apple, I get some screwy outfit called Kix something or
other.
Can anybody give me the telephone number for Apple support?
- Sent from Bill
So, what is the syntax to direct an OSX app to read data in from a shell script
(or any other UNIX command for that matter)?
- Bill from Ino, Wisconsin
- “Dear Optimist, Pecimist and Realist”
- “While you were arguing over whether the glass was half full or half empty, I
drank it.”
I cannot remember which of you folks was having difficulty locating the
“START” button on the Speed Test web site, but whomever it was (and, for that
matter, all of us) can always enable “Quick Nav” and then press the “B” key to
locate buttons including that ever evasive button to launch the sp
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
It is quite likely that “Hand Off” is appropriately configured in Settings.
But, there are times when the handshake between devices is interrupted and this
incredibly useful feature fails to work. It has happened to me while updating
a note via my Mac Mini; then when I open the file on my iPho
Removing the Avast app had occurred to me, but I am reluctant to leave my Mac
vulnerable to network mischief.
- Bill from Ino, Wisconsin
- “The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.”
- Contributor Unknown
Bill Gallik
wfgal...@icloud.com
--
The follow
To anybody who has a solution; after my Mac has been on for 10 hours or so I
find that my e-mail connections have been blocked. I’m not even able to move
e-mail messages to several of the iCloud auxiliary folders I’ve created for
same purpose - i.e., I like to store online order messages in a
wfgal...@icloud.com
On Jun 20, 2019, at 8:36 AM, 'Bill Gallik' via MacVisionaries
wrote:
I would prefer to have Quick Time be the default program for opening MP3 files.
How to I go about changing the current default from iTunes to Quick Time?
- Bill from Ino, Wiscon
I would prefer to have Quick Time be the default program for opening MP3
files. How to I go about changing the current default from iTunes to Quick
Time?
- Bill from Ino, Wisconsin
- “The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.”
- Contributor Unknown
Bi
On the Mac, I’m using an app named Checkbook Pro from Splasm Software. There
is a Checkbook Pro available for iDevices, but this is not connected with the
Mac version to the best of my knowledge. There are other iOS check writing
apps.
If you want to use the app to actually print filled out ch
For Your Information: I bought my Mac Mini in February, 2014; I used it for at
least six months before I bought a video monitor for it. It worked just fine,
with no don-gal or any such item.
- Bill from Ino, Wisconsin
- “I’ve been dealing with insomnia, I’m just so tired of it.”
Hmmm, the fact that initial set-up for a Wi-Fi printer is not accessible is not
so much an issue so much as what happens to the configuration after a power
outage. If I need to ask a friend for help setting up a printer the first time
- well, that’s is not such a big deal. But if the set-up ne
I opened the App Store this morning hoping to check out the Microsoft Office
suite for Mac. What the heck happened to this app. I used to be able to
search for a specific product or category of products, but now I don’t have a
clue what is expected in those fields and groups.
Can anybody she
I bought my first iPhone (5) in 2012; then in 2014 I upgraded to an iPhone 6.
That iPhone 6 continues to meet my needs insofar as a mobile pocket computer
goes - including serving as a mobile telephone.
I would like to break down and buy the XR but I really don’t get what the
benefit as a bli
Janina’s recommendation is "spot on;” keep in mind though that the output file
(myfiles.txt in this case) will also appear in the list, if it doesn’t matter
then so be it.
But, if you don’t want myfiles.txt to be listed in itself you might want to use
the line:
ls -1 >../myfiles.txt
This
Customization to consider when employing multiple e-mail accounts.
I suggest that you open the Preferences from your e-mail application and take
note of the following items in the “Tool Bar.”
ACCOUNTS
Naturally, this particular tab will let you make some custom settings per
e-mail account. At
!
- Bill from Ino, Wisconsin
- “The Early Bird may get the worm, but the Second Mouse gets the cheese!”
- Contributor Unknown
On Dec 17, 2018, at 5:41 PM, 'Bill Gallik' via MacVisionaries
wrote:
I am experiencing a rather annoying phenomenon on my Mac mini (latest MacOS
version) when
I am experiencing a rather annoying phenomenon on my Mac mini (latest MacOS
version) when executing various commands in the native e-mail client.
First, for a bit of platform information. I am using a USB Logitech headset
and have VoiceOver routed to this component. Other sounds are directed t
I have also run into this problem. Quite often I can get around this issue by
using + and then, once in the mode this tends to work.
- Bill from Ino, Wisconsin
- "To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter."
- Françoise Sagan, French Novelist, screen Writer & Dramatis
• Yes John!
I just used +8 for the first character in this very message!
- Bill from Ino, Wisconsin
- "Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint."
- US Humorist, Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
--
The following information is important for all members of the Mac V
wishes,
Jonathan Cohn
> On Nov 18, 2018, at 2:32 AM, 'Bill Gallik' via MacVisionaries
> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>>
> wrote:
>
> Couple of thoughts here.And
>
> Isn’t an “alias” in fact a symbolic link to a “real component?”
>
> The ot
Couple of thoughts here.
Isn’t an “alias” in fact a symbolic link to a “real component?”
The other thought is, does the “rm” Terminal command delete a folder? I recall
using the “rmdir” command to delete folders/directories in AT&T UNIX.
- Bill from Ino, Wisconsin
- "A person r
1910)
On Nov 8, 2018, at 12:19 AM, M. Taylor wrote:
Hello Bill,
I have not encountered this problem. However, I use the standard view.
Which view do you use, the standard or the classic?
Mark
-Original Message-----
From: 'Bill Gallik' via MacVisionaries [mailto:macvisionar
I have a Mac Mini with Mojave MacOS, but the issue I’m addressing here was
happening in previous versions of MacOS.
While reading an e-mail I often delete that message while in the message pane.
Inexplicably, doing this quiet often kicks me out of the message list so I need
to re-issue the ++
I’m running into a situation where VoiceOver mispronounces the word defeat
whenever I encounter it in an e-mail subject line or e-mail message body. It
seems to be pronouncing it as “defeaturing” or something akin to that.
In fact, as I review this very message before sending it off to the e-ma
minal
command.
tccutil reset AppleEvents
Robert Carter
> On Oct 17, 2018, at 6:17 AM, 'Bill Gallik' via MacVisionaries
> wrote:
>
> Hmmm, how the random tag line is below. Speaking of things I’ve lost —
> besides m mind — the Time of Day commander is failing; this a
Hmmm, how appropro the random tag line is below. Speaking of things I’ve lost
— besides m mind — the Time of Day commander is failing; this after I installed
Mojave. I have opened the VoiceOver Utility to ascertain that the commander is
still in force, it is. And other commanders are working
1 comma).
- Bill from Ino, Wisconsin
- "A book is a mirror. If an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to
look out."
- German Aphorist, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742 - 1799)
On Oct 9, 2018, at 2:51 PM, 'Bill Gallik' via MacVisionaries
Hi Angus (and all else on the list),
I’m presuming that you are asking how to create a telephone number with all
prompts pre-answered so as to place directly into the conversant system. I
will present the way I do this in order to get directly into my BMO-Harris
checking account (inaccurate nu
I have a couple of questions concerning what appears to be e-mail corruption.
What is happening is that a subject line may read something that I find quite
interesting, but when I hit the key to read the message is completely
unrelated to the corresponding subject line. As if that isn’t bad e
OK Gang,
I managed to figure it out - seems you need to use the TAB key to move into the
substitution field, not the VO.
- Bill from Ino, Wisconsin
- "A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin."
- US Editor and Satirist, H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
I’ve been trying to add a couple of entries to the VoiceOver Pronunciation
table. However, when trying to type in the substitution for the new addition I
run into an issue where as soon as I key in a letter that begins an existing
entry, I get popped into the field of that already-entered word
Pardon me for asking question that has been, i am sure, answered numerous
times on this list; but where can I buy a copy of the MS-Office suite for Mac?
Many Thanks, for your patience as well as answering my question!
- Bill from Ino, Wisconsin
- "A person reveals his characte
This is not just about money so far as I’m concerned; the “Canned Ring Tones”
frequently are an unwanted snippet cut from a song (or other source) whereas
I’d much rather use a different snippet from the same source.
For example, a song named “Don’t Tell Mama I’ve Been Drinkin’” by Alan Jackson
Is anyone on this list able to use the “Free Conference Call” app on their Mac?
I’ve launched this program - both from the Dock and by way of the FCC web page
and all it does is “click at me” when I type in key-strokes.
This is likewise the issue on iOS as well.
Does anybody have any suggestio
Does anybody know; is there a way to read an e-mail thread from original
message, stepping one-by-one through the subsequent messages and winding it up
with the most recent reply to the thread?
I am using the “on-board e-mail client” for MacOS and have tried setting the
order both ways, but it
37 matches
Mail list logo