Re: Change mail-order on the iPhone.

That doesn’t work. Never has. Very frustrating. > On Dec 8, 2024, at 11:09 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > >  Go to settings, apps, mail. Scroll down to message list I think. You will > find the option there. > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > Ambivalent? Well yes and no. > My e-Mail:

Re: Making a Screen Recording

ng go to the extras menu,  VO+Shift+MM, You will find the stop button.HTH,Rob On Dec 11, 2024, at 9:05 AM, Steve Matzura <numb...@noisynotes.com> wrote: I set this up, but I'm having a strange situation. I went into System Settings, Privacy & Security, and scro

Making a Screen Recording

I set this up, but I'm having a strange situation. I went into System Settings, Privacy & Security, and scrolled down to near the bottom of that table, and added the QuickTime Player application to the allowed list. Then I opened QuickTime Player and selected "New screen recording (CTRL-Command

Re: Change mail-order on the iPhone.

c 10, 2024, at 1:14 PM, Steve Matzura wrote:  Good golly Miss Molly but there are a lot of footers - more footers than messages on this one! And ... um ... why are we discussing iOS devices on a MacOS group anyway? Or is that part of this group's purvue and I'm just behind the

Re: Change mail-order on the iPhone.

Good golly Miss Molly but there are a lot of footers - more footers than messages on this one! And ... um ... why are we discussing iOS devices on a MacOS group anyway? Or is that part of this group's purvue and I'm just behind the times? Anyway, to answer the question and kick in with my

Re: John Panarese, please pray!

Sorry, I am late to respond to this. I don’t know John, although I know of him; I met him a time or two at a blindness convention, but I have friends who have worked with him extensively. Most notably was Dave Durber who lives in England now, but he always used to talk about loving to work with

Re: Recording Interactive Computer Activity

:41 AM, Steve Matzura wrote: I am interested in finding an application that will record what I’m doing on my screen for purposes of demonstrating various applications with and without accessibility. The application should record what’s on the screen and display it as

Recording Interactive Computer Activity

I am interested in finding an application that will record what I’m doing on my screen for purposes of demonstrating various applications with and without accessibility. The application should record what’s on the screen and display it as if the user were watching me do it live. I should also be

Re: OCR package for the latest macOS

VOCR version 2 is all I've ever known or used. https://theideaplace.net/vocr-belongs-in-your-mac-voiceover-toolbox/ On 12/6/2024 4:45 PM, Brian Hansen wrote: Hi everyone. I’m looking for a really good OCR package for my new Mac, that will work really well with VoiceOver, and do all of the OC

Re: ios 18.1.1 update

I didn't have trouble updating, but after the update, things that should work the same in 18.1.1 qas they did in 17.7.1 do not. To wit, the Volume selection on the VoiceOver rotor now adjust ducking ratio, not VoiceOver volume, and when ducking is turned off, the Volume item on the rotor does n

Re: Out with the old, in with the new

Thank you. Good to know. I'll let you know when I try it, which will likely be tomorrow morning. On 11/29/2024 3:53 PM, 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries wrote: On 29/11/24 15:11, Steve Matzura wrote: Did I forget anything? No. However, note that there's a new Re

Re: First Boot On the New Mini

On 11/29/2024 4:54 PM, 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries wrote: On 29/11/24 15:27, Steve Matzura wrote: I've always done this with a USB keyboard connected, then set up a Bluetooth keyboard afterward. I can't do that any more because I no longer have a USB Mac key

First Boot On the New Mini

I've always done this with a USB keyboard connected, then set up a Bluetooth keyboard afterward. I can't do that any more because I no longer have a USB Mac keyboard, and even if I still had the old one, it had a USB-A connector, and the new machine is all USB-C and Thunderbolt. If I look in my

Out with the old, in with the new

I am retiring a late-2020 Mac Mini and replacing it with one of the new zippy-doo M4 models. The new one's already in the house, but before I put it on the network and set it up, which I'm fairly sure I know how to do, having done it many times before for myself, my wife and others, I just want

Re: The iPhone Dial Pad, Back on Top, After All These Years!

They haven't been phones for like ever. Put one single piece of non-telephone-call-related software on a device that was built to make phone calls, and it's not a telephone any more. Maybe putting a clock on a telephone is going a little overboard in that judgment because it's common to want to

Re: accessible wordle

es in order to play on their site? Thanks in advance. On Sep 19, 2024, at 1:22 PM, Steve Matzura wrote:  I play it every day with the "NYT Games" application. Works great! I didn't know there was a specific Wordle application. On 9/19/2024 12:36 PM, Gabe Griffith wrote

Re: accessible wordle

I play it every day with the "NYT Games" application. Works great! I didn't know there was a specific Wordle application. On 9/19/2024 12:36 PM, Gabe Griffith wrote: Hi all, I have a student who wants to play Wordle on his iPhone using VoiceOver. It appears the iOS version of the app is not

Re: Apple Watch Series 9

S/M = small to medium, typically 130-180mm; M/L mean medium to large, typically 150-200mm. 1 inch equals 25mm, so if you have an eight-inch wrist, you'll want the M/L band. On 6/4/2024 12:12 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote: Going through the choices on the Apple store app, some of them say

Re: Apple Watch Series 9

As to whether to get a cellular version or not, that one is strictly up to you. The cellular version will allow you to make and receive phone calls without needing your iPhone on your person. Otherwise, without the cellular option, if you have your iPhone within Bluetooth range nearby, it does t

Re: 2020 Mini Stuck on Sonoma 14.2.1

eller My e-Mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 5/1/2024 6:06 AM, Steve Matzura wrote: I keep hearing about updates to 14.4, but I never actually receive them. If I go to "About this Mac," it does not show that there are any updates. Did I do something wrong and accidentally disable this

2020 Mini Stuck on Sonoma 14.2.1

I keep hearing about updates to 14.4, but I never actually receive them. If I go to "About this Mac," it does not show that there are any updates. Did I do something wrong and accidentally disable this somewhere along the way? -- The following information is important for all members of the Ma

Re: Apple Pay on Apple Watch?

On 3/7/2024 10:01 AM, Brad Snyder wrote: Unlocking your watch can be done by entering the passcode on the watch, or unlocking your iPhone. I have mine setup to unlock using my iPhone, and rarely have to actually enter the passcode on the watch. Where is that set up? Or is it just that way auto

Re: Learning MacOS with VoiceOver for Visually Impaired Not Legally Blind Users

God bless, and look forward to seeing you take part in this free Course. Trainer Kliph On Feb 9, 2024, at 8:04 AM, Steve Matzura wrote: Every resource I've found for learning to use a Mac with VoiceOver is screenreader-centric. The iBook by Tim Sniffen is hopelessly out of date

Learning MacOS with VoiceOver for Visually Impaired Not Legally Blind Users

Every resource I've found for learning to use a Mac with VoiceOver is screenreader-centric. The iBook by Tim Sniffen is hopelessly out of date--from 2014--and there have been so many changes and enhancements to VO since then as to make this book almost useless. It's a good book for what it is a

Re: Anker USB Hub

ing a device to each port to see if the computer recognized it. When I first received mine and didn't yet know about the drawn border around the charge-only ports, that's how I figured out which ones were which. HTH On 12/6/2023 10:14 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: this is for Steve Mat

Re: new Mac Mini

It's not. It's still called Alex. On 12/2/2023 4:35 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: still. looking for Alex. I did follow your instructions. would it be in siri compact voice 1 or 2? I’m sure it’s not elloquence. thanks. On Dec 1, 2023, at 8:06 PM, Steve Matzura wrote: To download m

Re: new Mac Mini

e voices will now be downloaded. list end On 12/1/2023 8:15 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: can you tell me how to download Alex? I should probably get a mixer. I’d probably only need about 8 channels. I’m just a folkie after all. On Dec 1, 2023, at 6:50 PM, Steve Matzura wrote: Alex must be do

Re: new Mac Mini

w I didn’t have a mic on my old Mac but I did have an input jack and I don’t think I do on this one. On Dec 1, 2023, at 6:50 PM, Steve Matzura wrote: Alex must be downloaded. The problem with your audio isn't the Mac, it's probably your Y adapter. You are correct that Mac Mini'

Re: new Mac Mini

headphones. that isn’t working very well on this one. is there a way to have both plugged in to this computer? there’s no place for a microphone either I suppose I’ll have to use a usb mic. the voices available are different. did they do away with Alex and if not, where is he? thanks. On Nov

Re: new Mac Mini

Yes. On 11/30/2023 8:47 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: I was wrong about the dongle. it fits perfectly. so are the thunderbold ports the small ones? Sent from my iPhone On Nov 30, 2023, at 7:16 PM, Steve Matzura wrote:  Oh, I forgot, Anker makes great hubs. Their ten-port 65-watt hub is

Re: new Mac Mini

, and one in my computing go-bag with lots of cables for when I go out on repair jobs and sometimes training. 3 On 11/30/2023 8:09 PM, Steve Matzura wrote: Lorie, If the Mini from today is anything like mine from 2020, it has two USB-A ports and two USB-C/Thunderbolt ports, all along the

Re: new Mac Mini

Lorie, If the Mini from today is anything like mine from 2020, it has two USB-A ports and two USB-C/Thunderbolt ports, all along the back just above the heat dissipation vent, with the HDMI port in between. By the way, if you're not going to be using your Mini with a monitor, get yourself a

Re: Siri no longer plays a sound when activated with the side button on my iPhone

And that’s not all. I told Siri to open, Mail, and it probably asked me, “which app, phone or mail?“ I didn’t said mail. I thought Sharon, but I can’t do that right now, or, from such private message. iOS 17.1 apparently is still very broken. Oh boy. P > On Oct 26, 2023, at 2:55 PM, Anders Holm

Re: Restoring MacBook Air To Factory Settings And VoiceOver

Yes it does. I just did this with my 2020 M1 Mini, and it works wonderfully well. On 8/8/2023 1:51 PM, pdevasto0...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I’ve not been using my early 2015 11-inch MacBook air very much lately, so I’ve decided to try and find a new home for it. Before I do that, I need t

Re: Reinstalling the operating system accessibly

Wow, that'd be super if it's true. I also just made a USB installer drive, so I can just boot from that if I can get VoiceOver to run on that boot menu. On 7/4/2023 6:50 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries wrote: On 4/7/23 18:27, Steve Matzura wrote: Apple has a fine

Reinstalling the operating system accessibly

Apple has a fine article on how to do this on an M1 or M2 Mac at: https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/macos-recovery-a-mac-apple-silicon-mchl82829c17/mac , but the first thing you have to do is click a CONTINUE button you can't possibly do accessibly. Anyone know how to get around this?

Does anyone know about multi-channel audio devices and the Audio MIDI application?

I'm literally at my wit's end about how to figure out the following. I have a Behringer X32 rack mixer. It's a wonderful piece of gear, great for everything from pro-am home recording to live stage work. It interfaces with Windows and Mac via USB and shows eight ports in both directions--that

Re: Accessible password managers

I haven't tried this on other platforms than MacOS, but Bit Warden looks pretty good. I just have a fundamental objection to subscriptionware and storing a password container in the cloud. That's one of the reasons I've stuck with 1Password version 4 for as long as I ha

Re: Selecting Noncontiguous Files to Copy?

The phrase "let up on" is English slang  or colloquial for "release". In other words, hold down the CONTROL and OPTION keys, which are the VoiceOver modifiers, while you move up and down through the file list table. When you find a file you want to select, add the COMMAND key to the first two,

Re: Reviewing the Terminal window

ious shell commands. On 8/31/2022 8:26 AM, Brandon Olivares wrote: Interact with the part that says “shell, text”. I use terminal every day and it works fine for me. On Aug 31, 2022, at 8:25 AM, Steve Matzura wrote: And I do that how? On 8/30/2022 7:18 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVis

Re: Reviewing the Terminal window

And I do that how? On 8/30/2022 7:18 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries wrote: On 30/8/22 18:32, Steve Matzura wrote: Has something changed in Terminal? I used to be able to review the screen contents simply by interacting with the window and moving the cursor around. Now, I can

Reviewing the Terminal window

Has something changed in Terminal? I used to be able to review the screen contents simply by interacting with the window and moving the cursor around. Now, I can't get the cursor off the title bar any more. What, if anything, has changed? TIA -- The following information is important for all

Re: Question about Books

; via MacVisionaries wrote: Steve, I don’t read books on the Mac, so I could be wrong, but I would think VO-A would do the job. Cheers, Donna On Jul 23, 2022, at 8:06 AM, Steve Matzura wrote: On iOS, the two-finger swipe down will read continuously, advancing to the next screen/page as th

Question about Books

On iOS, the two-finger swipe down will read continuously, advancing to the next screen/page as the reading progresses; what's the equivalent on MacOS? -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running

Strange display bug

Definitely do try this at home. 1. Create a new file by pasting the following two lines of text into a blank TextEdit or Pico buffer: 1  2  3  4 1        2        3        4 The first line has the four digits separated by two spaces. The second line has the four digits separated by two T

Re: Something very interesting I just learned about menus and VoiceOver

Thanks. Maybe that's what my wife meant by a wavy line. But wait! That's not the caret shape. On 4/4/2022 5:03 PM, Yolanda Thompson wrote: Control is like a caret On 4/4/22, Steve Matzura wrote: My wife, who uses a Mac without VoiceOver because she can, pointed out something i

Something very interesting I just learned about menus and VoiceOver

My wife, who uses a Mac without VoiceOver because she can, pointed out something interesting today. Apparently, VO announces menu access shortcuts in a different order than the symbols are presented on the screen. For instance, in Mail, for Forward (on the Message menu) VO says Command-Shift-F,

Sort Order in Mail Attachments Window Solved

If you're sending a file via an email attachment from a Mac and are having trouble getting the directory to sort in the order you want, do the following: 1.In Mail, create a new message. 2. Open the Attach Files dialog (Shift+Command-A). 3. Navigate (browse, if you prefer) to the directory c

More password weirdness

After I changed the password for the email account via CPanel on my domain (discussed in a previous thread), I went to enter it and restart mail fetching on the three devices associated with the account--an iMac with up-to-date Monterey, an iPad with whatever the latest iPadOS version is, and a

Re: Lost Passwords, a Cautionary Tale

info on another device. On Feb 25, 2022, at 07:19, Steve Matzura wrote: I had the occasion to have to replace an email account on an iPad last night. At first I thought I could just change the in and out server addresses and passwords, but then I thought why not just rip out the old one,

Lost Passwords, a Cautionary Tale

I had the occasion to have to replace an email account on an iPad last night. At first I thought I could just change the in and out server addresses and passwords, but then I thought why not just rip out the old one, which hadn't been used in a year and a half, and add it again. So I did--or tr

Re: Interesting problem with attaching files to email messages

u so that they can see what the problem is. On Feb 24, 2022, at 9:10 AM, Steve Matzura wrote: I had the occasion to send out about sixty files attached to email messages. They were all JPeg images scanned from paper. Please no comments about how I could have or should have used a file transfe

Interesting problem with attaching files to email messages

I had the occasion to send out about sixty files attached to email messages. They were all JPeg images scanned from paper. Please no comments about how I could have or should have used a file transfer facility like Dropbox, OneDrive, WeTransfer, Google Drive, etc.--the recipient demanded them i

Print to Text

What's popular and usable on MacOS for scanning paper and turning it into plain text--e.g., with a handheld camera or a flatbed scanner? -- 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,

Re: Dock Icon Behavior When Application Is Open

AB Canada On Jul 3, 2021, at 5:45 AM, Steve Matzura <mailto:numb...@noisynotes.com>> wrote: If you activate an icon on the Dock for an application that's already open, what really happens? Does (1) the application's last open window simply reopen and focus is placed thereon,

Dock Icon Behavior When Application Is Open

If you activate an icon on the Dock for an application that's already open, what really happens? Does (1) the application's last open window simply reopen and focus is placed thereon, or (2) does the application restart? Based on what I know, which admittedly (quite often) isn't as much as I th

Re: Lossless Apple Music

Good grief! This message had more tails than message text! I cut 'em all off. LOL. And I thought email clients were supposed to do that automatically. Seems most never do. Double LOL! Why does Apple offer only Airplay? Probably because it's their product, their patent, their trademarked thing

Re: Latest Big Sur update issues

What's interesting about the relocated aliases folder is that, on my machine, it's full of empty folders. I removed the whole mess. Not that it was a strain on my disk or anything, LOL, but totally unnecessary since it was empty. It must be automatically created by some update in case some othe

Re: email addresses

Tim's right, but man oh man, you have to go digging with a long shovel to find it. It's the line in the rather lengthy header section beginning with "Original-address. And this brings up another interesting point. Email lists that show addresses of posters in the form &qu

Re: Should I trade in my MacBook Pro Intel fore a M1 Mac?

Since email addresses are hidden, so I can't ask privately, where do you broadcast? On 6/2/2021 2:59 PM, Herbie Allen wrote: What reasons do you have for hesitating? Th=e two big turnoffs that I am aware of with these new Macs is lack of money and Window’s support. The latter seems to be som

Re: Instructions for Running Windows on M1 Machines

It must be, because I can get a build of Windows that runs on a Raspberry Pi, and that's an ARM processor. On 5/9/2021 4:51 PM, Rajiv Shah wrote: Hi, There is one caveat to all this. No Windows screen reader is yet compiled to run on Arm architecture, unless NVDA is compiled to do so? Raj

Re: Would love to hear from anyone who owns an M1 MBA

What gets me about these things is, one person, or maybe a dozen, or even a hundred, have a very specific problem, but ten million don't. So, what went wrong in those hundred people's machine manufacture? Here's hoping the next update will fix yours. On 5/6/2021 6:54 PM, Jeff Berwick wrote:

Re: Is it my imagination, or did buttons change position?

, Steve Matzura wrote: After updating from Big Sur 11.2.3 to 11.3, I have noticed two distinct changes in Messages. One is definite, one is questionable as to whether what I noticed is real or my imagination. 1. When sending a message either as new or reply, I seem to remember two controls after

Re: What Happens when a Time Machine Drive Isn't Present

to look at. You can also find this command under the “go” menu HTH Chuck On Apr 30, 2021, at 2:30 PM, Steve Matzura wrote: I currently have all disks showing in Finder on my wife's machine, but somehow, and nobody seems to know how this happens, drives get renamed to strange things. I s

Is it my imagination, or did buttons change position?

After updating from Big Sur 11.2.3 to 11.3, I have noticed two distinct changes in Messages. One is definite, one is questionable as to whether what I noticed is real or my imagination. 1. When sending a message either as new or reply, I seem to remember two controls after the edit field, now

What Happens when a Time Machine Drive Isn't Present

I currently have all disks showing in Finder on my wife's machine, but somehow, and nobody seems to know how this happens, drives get renamed to strange things. I suspect a cat is involved, walking on the RETURN key, pressing more keys, then walking on the RETURN key again to effectively rename

Re: About Mail Filters and Rules

Yup, mail rules are implemented locally, so I took care of the job on the mail server side. On 4/21/2021 1:29 PM, Steve Matzura wrote: My thoughts as well. I suppose the only way to find this out is to test it, which I will now go and do. On 4/21/2021 1:26 PM, Dave Carlson wrote: I don’t

Re: About Mail Filters and Rules

, Engineer, Musician, Pioneer, and Woodworker On Apr 21, 2021, at 10:16 AM, Steve Matzura <mailto:numb...@noisynotes.com>> wrote: Let me start by saying I'm not an Apple user--really--and I'm not even a fan. Really. So why am I here, and why amn I on my fourth Macintosh computer? B

About Mail Filters and Rules

Let me start by saying I'm not an Apple user--really--and I'm not even a fan. Really. So why am I here, and why amn I on my fourth Macintosh computer? Because my wonderful and long-suffering wife is hip-deep into the Apple ecosystem with a phone, Mac and iPad, which means I, of course, am her f

Re: A big question how to get audio from a brand new mixing board to my MacBook Pro 20 2013 inch

That's exactly what the USB port on your board is for--connecting to a computer. If you're lucky, which you probably will be, no device driver will be required and Apple supports it as part of its core audio system. Try it. If it works, it will appear in the list of audio devices in System Pref

Re: looking for a tutor for a friend to learn the iPhone

I've done this several times, all virtually thanks to the pandemic. Zoom is preferable, but a regular telephone type connection is really all that's needed. Details upon request. On 4/10/2021 1:52 PM, rhonda.part...@att.net wrote: My friend dpoesn’t have a computer presently. *From:* macvis

Re: terminal command for installing an app?

r 26, 2021, at 12:59 PM, Steve Matzura wrote: Many applications come with a file with a .PKG extension. That's a text file inside of which are all the terminal commands for installing that application. Some applications, though, are just a simple copy-and-paste from the disk image

Re: terminal command for installing an app?

Many applications come with a file with a .PKG extension. That's a text file inside of which are all the terminal commands for installing that application. Some applications, though, are just a simple copy-and-paste from the disk image (.DMG) into the Application folder. On 3/26/2021 12:50 PM

Re: How to delete the stuff in the trash or bin on the Mac please?

don’t believe me, get a sighted person to look at it for you. - Brad - On Feb 26, 2021, at 07:33, Steve Matzura <mailto:numb...@noisynotes.com>> wrote: The following may seem pedantic, but if you don't get it right, it won't work: Please people, it's BACKSDPACE, not DELET

Re: Looking for Terminal command to create Catalina install disk

This article tells it all. On 2/26/2021 10:21 PM, 'Robert Cole' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hello List, Do any of you have the terminal command to create a bootable installer for Catalina? Thanks -- The following information is important for all memb

Re: How to delete the stuff in the trash or bin on the Mac please?

The following may seem pedantic, but if you don't get it right, it won't work: Please people, it's BACKSDPACE, not DELETE. They are not the same key, and you can mash the DELETE key until you're blue in the face but it won't work. BACKSPACE is located on the QWERTY part of a keyboard, while DEL

Re: FTP on Mac.

While that's absolutely correct and true, I don't know about you of course, but I'd much prefer a GUI than a command-line client. I find it a lot easier to browse lists than to remember commands and filenames, not to mention remembering to type backslashes before spaces in those filenames when

Re: FTP on Mac.

I think it's supposed to be, but I've never seen it work. On 2/2/2021 2:23 AM, Nebojsa Tasic wrote: Is it possible to connect to server with Finder? On 2.2.2021. 01:17, Steve Matzura wrote: Filezilla. Works just like it does on Windows, and it's free, unlike Transmit, which i

Re: FTP on Mac.

Filezilla. Works just like it does on Windows, and it's free, unlike Transmit, which isn't. On 2/1/2021 12:22 PM, Herbie Allenhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I00TG7j5 wrote: What do you all recommend for accessing FTP servers on the Mac? -- The following information is important for all me

Re: What is TextEdit?

It's so much more than just a text editor. Here's the user guide for it. Once you get into using it, you'll probably want it on your Dock where it's handy. On 2/1/2021 10:43 AM, 'Nancy Badger' via MacVisionaries wrote: Text Edit is a mac a

Re: Allow VoiceOver To Be Controlled With Apple Script?

The link in this message which is supposedly to be used for sending an email to the MacCafe group does not open a new-email-message window; rather, it opens a Web browser, asking if I want to log in to iCloud with the username SturItUp, which doesn't require a password. THe link is in fact a We

Re: Something to Watch Out For in Big Sur

hread 7 (the eight thread ) crashed. But it doesn't even say what the process name was . Or was this a kernel crash? Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn On Jan 18, 2021, at 19:33, Steve Matzura <mailto:numb...@noisynotes.com>> wrote: Yes, my thoughts exactly. Taking it in to a real

Re: Something to Watch Out For in Big Sur

1/18/2021 4:50 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries wrote: On 18/1/21 4:27 pm, Steve Matzura wrote: More bad news. Now, even after switching back to a wired mouse, the system did it again. I'm starting to think there's a real live hardware problem in there. It's probably

Re: Something to Watch Out For in Big Sur

Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT On Jan 18, 2021

Something to Watch Out For in Big Sur

After upgrading a 2016 iMac 21.5" i5 machine from Catalina to Big Sur, an interesting problem has reared its quite ugly head. When a Kensington Expert Mouse trackball is connected via Bluetooth and the system is shut down in the normal way, it goes almost all the way down to black, then an erro

Re: Backup system for my Studio, what is the best solution?

ver or something like that? and the raid system will get them back? or what? On Jan 14, 2021, at 3:04 PM, Steve Matzura wrote: I don't know what G-RAID is, but you'll definitely be using RAID of some form. That's your data protection system right there. If a disk goes bad, you do

Re: Backup system for my Studio, what is the best solution?

I don't know what G-RAID is, but you'll definitely be using RAID of some form. That's your data protection system right there. If a disk goes bad, you don't lose anything; you just swap out the bad disk for a new one and tell the network-attached storage device how to deal with the new volume.

Re: Backup system for my Studio, what is the best solution?

3 AM, Ramy Moustafa Saber wrote: Ok, thanks so much but what is it? is it a wireless rack or what? On Jan 14, 2021, at 4:04 AM, Steve Matzura wrote: Go for a NAS. Wastes no USB ports, is faster than USB, accessible by anything on your local area network, and properly configured, Time Machine won&#

Re: Backup system for my Studio, what is the best solution?

Go for a NAS. Wastes no USB ports, is faster than USB, accessible by anything on your local area network, and properly configured, Time Machine won't know the difference. On 1/13/2021 4:46 PM, Ramy Moustafa Saber wrote: Hi all: I have more than 10 TB ddivided into several Hard disks, and i n

Re: Proper Setup of Mail with VoiceOver

<http://www.macfortheblind.com> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT On Jan 13, 2021, at 8:22 AM, Steve Matzura <mailto:numb...@noisynotes.com>> wrote: Considering this person has one mailbox and t

Re: Proper Setup of Mail with VoiceOver

RIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT On Jan 12, 2021, at 7:14 PM, Steve Matzura <mailto:numb...@noisynotes.com>> wrote: Apparently it's more than just hiding things. The vertical and horizontal sliders have to be positioned just right, or

Re: Proper Setup of Mail with VoiceOver

blind.com> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com <http://www.macfortheblind.com> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT On Jan 12, 2021, at 4:02 PM, Steve Matzura <mailto:numb...@nois

Re: Proper Setup of Mail with VoiceOver

gtwoc...@gmail.com>> wrote: Hello, I use command plus option plus up or down arrows to move to the top or bottom of the list of messages. I find that option plus the arrow keys does not work. Greg Wocher On Jan 12, 2021, at 10:37 AM, Steve Matzura <mailto:numb...@noisynotes

Re: Proper Setup of Mail with VoiceOver

Just tried it. THANK YOU! On 1/12/2021 1:12 PM, Greg Wocher wrote: Hello, I use command plus option plus up or down arrows to move to the top or bottom of the list of messages. I find that option plus the arrow keys does not work. Greg Wocher On Jan 12, 2021, at 10:37 AM, Steve Matzura

Proper Setup of Mail with VoiceOver

I'm not a major Mac user. In particular, I don't use Safari or Mail. I prefer the user experience provided by other operating systems and screenreaders. However, last night I had to work on someone's Mac that was having email problems. I ironed out the problems, but along the way, discovered th

Re: Notes on Access to Login Applications Table

RT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT On Jan 5, 2021, at 9:10 AM, Steve Matzura <mailto:numb...@noisynotes.com>> wrote: I finally got around to adding the three applications I like to have running as soon

Re: Notes on Access to Login Applications Table

Email, j...@macfortheblind.com <mailto:j...@macfortheblind.com> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com <http://www.macfortheblind.com> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT On Jan 5, 2021, at 9

Re: Notes on Access to Login Applications Table

INESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT On Jan 5, 2021, at 9:10 AM, Steve Matzura wrote: I finally got around to adding the three applications I like to have running as soon as my machine starts--Clock Chimes, VOCR, and SoundNotes. I opened System Preferences and immediately we

Notes on Access to Login Applications Table

I finally got around to adding the three applications I like to have running as soon as my machine starts--Clock Chimes, VOCR, and SoundNotes. I opened System Preferences and immediately went to the Users and Groups button, then to the login applications table, unlocked it by clicking the lock

Re: Big Sur, Time Machine and VoiceOver Problems

Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT On Dec 30, 2020, at 10:24 AM, Steve Matzura wrote: First off, what's up with Time Ma

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