Re: app for determining color

Hi, On the Envision app for IOS there is a colour detector - standard 30 and descriptive over 900 colours. This app is now free. Regards, ChrisMiles. > On 24 Nov 2022, at 15:46, Thomas Frank wrote: > > Really, as far as I can determine, there are no really accurate color > detectors on t

Answering a call on the Mac

Hello, This has probably been answered before. How do you answer a call on the mac using VO? Chris -- 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

Re: adjusting volume and wpeaking rate on apple watch

Thanks, Tim. I didn’t realize that apple watch had a rotor. Chris > On Aug 13, 2021, at 2:59 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > You can also do this in the rotor. Twist two fingers left or right until you > hear “Volume” or “Speaki

adjusting volume and wpeaking rate on apple watch

? TIA Chris -- 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 inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than po

Kindle for Mac

Hello, Is Kindle for Mac accessible? Thanks. Chris -- 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 inappropriate, please contact the owne

Re: Voice Over on Apple TV box

Try holding the Siri button on the remote and say “turn voiceOver on”. Chris > On Apr 23, 2021, at 4:06 PM, Nebojsa Tasic wrote: > > > Hello! > How to turn on Voice Over on Apple TV boxes second and third generation? > TIA > > -- > The following information is i

VoiceOver transmitting in zoom meetings

Hello, When using the mac with zoom, VO is transmitting to the meeting even when using headphones. The only way to stop this is to mute my audio. Has anyone else experienced this, and are there any other workarounds? TIA Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the

Re: Passcode on Apple watch

A couple things: First, if your iPhone is handy, you can put your watch on your wrist and unlock your phone to avoid entering the passcode. Second, rather than swiping on your watch, you can simply move your finger on the watch face until you land on the digit, then double-tap. Chris -- The

music library question

Hello, How can I distinguish between my own music and what has been added from Apple music? Chris -- 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

Re: Unable to back up iPhone, because “some files are not available“

Mary, Is his iCloud full? What about logging out of iCloud and back in. If all else fails, contact Apple support. HTH Chris -- 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

Amadeus Pro - splitting album into tracks

feature was not accessible. Well, I was able to access the location field by routing the mouse to the VO cursor with cmd + VO + f5, and clicking the mouse with VO + shift + space and increasing the locations as appropriate. The marker names can be added in a similar fashion. HTH Chris

Re: Big Sur 11.1 vs Catalina 10.15.7?

I am still having trouble with say all vo+a in vixler not stopping when the control key is pressed. Apple accessibility confirmed it on my machine and is going to look into it. On Sun, Jan 3, 2021 at 6:21 PM Brad Snyder wrote: > Adding items to the Dock is not a problem using CTRL + CMD + Shift

Re: say all in google chrome and other apps

Well in case anyone cares, I called apple accessibility today and they were just as perplexed as I was. Toggling track pad commander off and on again seemed to have fixed it. Not sure why, but it is behaving now. On Thu, Dec 31, 2020 at 7:13 AM Chris Westbrook wrote: > I was wondering if any

Re: confused with pages

In 2016 Anne & Archie Robertson had published a tutorial on Pages. I > can’t remember where you could buy it from but maybe googling might help? > It was a very good tutorial and it should still be relevant. > > > On 30 Dec 2020, at 20:19, Chris Westbrook wrote: > > I am

say all in google chrome and other apps

I was wondering if anyone has noticed that it is really hard to stop voiceover during a say all vo+a? I tried hitting control, but it just keeps on going. I've tried doing a two finger single tap on the trackpad with the same results. It seems like I have to do something like going to a new tab or

confused with pages

I am confused when I try to open a docs file in pages. I seem to have a document layout area that shows all of the pages, but I can't seem to edit text in that. I opened the document in text edit and it read fine as expected. Is there a good tutorial on pages or is there something I'm missing? Than

Re: additional voices?

one of the alex faults but perfectly intelligible and > does not draw attention to itself; like most of the other voices. > > On Mon, 28 Dec 2020, Chris Westbrook wrote: > > > I like Alex, and sort of like Daniel sometimes, but are there additional > > voices for purchase or fr

Re: I'm reading very long documents on my Mac?

I think you are looking for vo+a for read all. This should read from the cursor to the end of the document. Hope this helps. On Mon, Dec 28, 2020 at 8:43 PM Maurice Mines wrote: > I DES you are simply this, how do I read it in a document from beginning > to end. In this case it is a magazine. S

Re: additional voices?

equests System Utility to download the new voices > the next time it checks for updates. > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Jonathan Cohn > > > > > > > >> On Dec 28, 2020, at 09:53, Chris Westbrook > wrote: > >> > >> I l

Re: additional voices?

I meant to say is this something to do with the macbook air and the m1 chip? Probably so. On Mon, Dec 28, 2020 at 1:16 PM Chris Westbrook wrote: > I am really confused, because the help system says the same thing, but in > voiceover utility all I ihave is language and mute speech. No

Re: additional voices?

cepts any changes and requests System Utility to download the new voices > the next time it checks for updates. > > Best wishes, > > Jonathan Cohn > > > > On Dec 28, 2020, at 09:53, Chris Westbrook wrote: > > I like Alex, and sort of like Daniel sometimes, but are

additional voices?

I like Alex, and sort of like Daniel sometimes, but are there additional voices for purchase or free? Just wondering. I like Fred's voice, but he doesn't speak clearly. haha. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or conc

Re: Amadeus pro playback question

Brandon, Thanks for the help. I always like simple answers! Have a great Christmas. Chris > On Dec 22, 2020, at 4:04 PM, Brandon Olivares > wrote: > > I find it helps if you press esc first, then it seems to work reliably. > > Brandon > >> On Dec 22, 2020, at

Amadeus pro playback question

Hello, When I open a song in Amadeus Pro, pressing space does not start playback. Do I need to be focused on a particular area on the screen? Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running

Re: Transfering music from iPhone to Mac laptop

I saw a comment in this thread about library sync. How does this work if my mac music library would not fit on my iPhone? Chris > On Dec 12, 2020, at 10:58 PM, Brad Snyder wrote: > > If what you want to do is add new content to your Music library on your Mac, > do the fo

bookReader for mac

Hello, Has anyone experimented with book readers on the mac other than iBooks? I saw bookreader on the app store but don’t want to spend the money if it doesn’t work. Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

finder moving to the bottom of a list of files

Hello When navigating through a list of files with the arrow keys, the cursor periodically jumps to the bottom of the list for no apparent reason. Is there any way to stop this from happening? Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If

"just press record" on apple watch

Hello, I’m trying to use Just Press Record on the watch but can’t figure out how to eliminate the voiceOver prompts from the recording. Any thoughts? Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

iPhone: strange voiceOver utterance

Hello, When my iPhone is locked, I occasionally hear voiceOver say something like: “showing page 1 of 57”. I haven’t done much to investigate but would be glad to discover a way to shut it off. Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If

Re: Creating A temporary UrL?

No. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 27, 2020, at 8:37 PM, Daniel Chavez wrote: > > Good evening, > My name is Daniel. I run FirestarHosting.CC, a small web hosting provider. > If you need to discuss hosting needs, feel free to email: > supp...@firestarhosting.cc > > And we can work on something.

Re: Searching in mail

Hi Tim, I go into the toolbar, move to the far right, and vo says “search more items pop-up button” Then I hit VO + space and it says “menu”. Basically, I can’t find any text area to enter the search criteria. Chris > On Feb 21, 2020, at 1:18 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionar

Searching in mail

Hello, I’m trying to search for messages in mac mail. I can’t figure this out using VO. Any help appreciated. Chris -- 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

Re: Braille blaster - creating a braille file?

Hi ET, I’m converting txt files into brf files. You open the txt file witn cmd + o and locate the Save BRF/PEF in the file menu. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Chris > On Feb 14, 2020, at 2:40 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Standard

Braille blaster - creating a braille file?

Hello, I’ve just started playing with braille blaster on the mac. I’d like to create a Braille file, but the only option seems to be to send it to an embosser, which I don’t have. I haven’t read the docs yet but was hoping someone on this list would have some suggestions. Chris

entering names in facetime on the mac

Hello, When entering a name in FaceTime, VO doesn’t read the dropdown menu to select the person. Has anyone else experienced similar behavior? Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running

Orbit Reader feedback

Hello, Is the Orbit Braille Reader available and does it connect to the Mac / iPhone? Any feedback would be helpful: good or bad. Chris -- 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

Answering a call on the mac?

Hello, When the phone rings, you want to answer it quickly without getting flustered! Is there an easy way to do this on the mac with VO? Thanks. Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Re: Is iTunes broken for VO users?

Thanks for your input. I found myself in a situation where I had to hit the back button to restore the usual on-screen info. Chris > On Aug 12, 2019, at 1:16 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > It works fine for me in Mojave, High

Is iTunes broken for VO users?

Hello, I don’t use iTunes very often. I just went in to look for an album in my library. Maybe it works, but VO shows me nothing useful. Maybe Apple is aware of this, but fortunately there are other music players we can use! Chris -- The following information is important for all members

highlighting text in screenshot

Hello, I need to do some screenshots on a selected rectangular portion of the screen. I’m looking for suggestions. If a sighted person could help set hotspots, what sequence of voiceOver keys would I use to perform the highlighting? Would I need to use mouse keys? TIA Chris -- The

Re: Iphone XR.

I’m pleased with the Otterbox. You also need a screen protector. Chris > On Jan 30, 2019, at 2:09 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > Any good protection for the Iphone XR. > I actually will get mine tomorrow or on friday maybe. > I got it on a data plan but i do want so

Copying web links to your desktop

Hello, How do you copy a web location to the desktop? I can save a bookmark but can’t locate the list of bookmarks. I use both chrome and safari. Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Re: Apple Watch - wake screen and siri

side. Chris -- 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 inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posti

Re: Deleting contacts from iCloud on the mac?

. You can check this is your contacts app. Chris > On Dec 1, 2018, at 7:45 AM, Matt Turner wrote: > > Hi folks, subject says it all. > I have double contacts on my phone. > What I was thinking, is to delete the contacts from iCloud, then reimport > them in to the Mac, then I

Apple Watch - wake screen and siri

respond? Perhaps holding the digital crown is more reliable. TIA Chris -- 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 inappropriate, please co

Re: Selecting photos to add to an album?

I could use instructions for either ios or mac, but I’ll probably be doing it onthe mac. Chris > On Nov 26, 2018, at 11:13 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > On Mac or iOS? > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Apple Teacher &g

Selecting photos to add to an album?

Hello, I need to select some photos to add to an album. Is there a way to do this with VO? Chris -- 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

Apple watch series 3 or 4 - accessibility?

have to be very good. Chris -- 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 inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly r

pages - sorting a table

Hello, How can I sort a table in pages? I have Ann Robertson’s book but couldn’t find an answer on a quick reading. Maybe there’s something in the appendices. Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns

Re: google chrome - entering passwords with VO

Many thanks to Tim and Andrew. The tab key seems to do a good job of focusing on the text boxes. I found that the alexa web page is far more accessible than the alexa app on the iPhone. Entering contacts was a breeze whereas the alexa app was problematic. Chris -- The following

google chrome - entering passwords with VO

Hello, I was trying o log into the alexa.amazon.com <http://alexa.amazon.com/> page. I landed on the password field but couldn’t type in the password. Do I need to click the mouse? TIA Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If yo

App Cleaner help

Hello, Is app cleaner accessible? I downloaded app cleaner, but not sure whether it works with VO. They talk about dropping an application in the window, but drag and drop failed with VO. Has anyone had success with this app? Chris -- The following information is important for all

Making Chrome the default browser?

Hello, How do I make Chrome the default browser on my mac? Do I need to change all the filetypes that Safari would otherwise use? Thanks Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of

Re: jaws, or NVDA with VMware fusion

Maria, An external USB keyboard is the easiest approach. You can use it when in VMWare and switch back to your BT keyboard when on the Mac. Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running

Re: Running Ubuntu in vmware fusion.

+option which is the VO key. So I would try turning VO off in fusion before trying the above keystrokes to switch consoles. Chris > On Sep 12, 2018, at 10:08 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > Hello, > > I gave up on it two years ago and haven’t tired since. When I tried to star

Re: Boot from Windows disc in Fusion

Can’t you bring up the windows disk in windows explorer and run the setup.exe program? Chris > On Aug 2, 2018, at 3:20 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > I need to do a repair on Windows 7 but am not able to boot from the Windows > disc. How is this done?

Re: Delay after "welcom to voicdOver" message

Hello, Just for something to try, I reset the energy saver preferences to factory defaults and the situation improved considerably. I have a hard drive in this mac mini with no SSD. I’ll continue monitoring the situation. Thanks for all you responses. Chris > On Jul 11, 2018, at 11:58

Delay after "welcom to voicdOver" message

Hello, After I hear the welcome to voiceOver message, there is a long delay (at least 2 minutes) before I can open apps or use the finder. I’d like to understand what is causing this delay and whether I can do anything about it. TIA Chris -- The following information is important for all

Audio Hijack and iTunes question

Hello, I want to convert some iTunes music to different formats using audio hijack. My question is how to copy the tags from the existing files. Does audio hijack do this or would I need to use applescript? Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Re: You Tube downloader?

Robert, There are installation instructions on the youtube-dl webpage. You basically copy and paste a couple commands into a terminal. Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of

Re: Reading the Bible on the mac

Andrew, I use the BibleGateway website on the Mac. Chris > On Feb 23, 2018, at 4:04 PM, Andrew Lamanche wrote: > > Hi, > > I’d like to be able to read the Bible on my mac, search it, resume where I > left off, possibly copy some verses to a different app. Is this possibl

How to access youTube album information?

Hello, When listening to albums on youTube, I can’t access the listing of tracks. I believe this used to be possible, but lately, all I can do is play the album with no accompanying album info. This is using safari. Has anyone figured out an accessible way to view the album info? Chris

Re: Howto save web page to desktop?

item with VOO shift comma or VO shift period. 7. You can edit the description of the webpage by hitting enter and editing the filename. Your method probably works, but it involves creating a .wloc file (possibly using the terminal). Chris > On Feb 17, 2018, at 8:30 PM, E.T. wrote: > &

Howto save web page to desktop?

Hello, I’m trying to save a link to a web page to my desktop. I think I’ve done this in the past but can’t remember how! TIA Chris -- 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

Re: SSH into my mac does not work properly.

Did you allow your mac to accept remote logins? This is done in system preferences, sharing. It also shows the format of the ssh command. This command looks like”: ssh user@computer-name When prompted for the password you would enter the password for your mac user. HTH Chris > On Fe

Re: Audio Hijack - deleting sessions

Alax, Thanks. It works as advertised. Chris > On Jan 7, 2018, at 5:54 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > > Simply move to the session and press cmd-delete. You'll be prompted to > confirm; press enter to delete, as that is the default button. Of course, you > can also c

Audio Hijack - deleting sessions

Hello, Has anyone found a way to delete sessions in audio hijack? I have several which I no longer need but can’t figure out how to remove them with VO. Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about

Re: High Seria - everything in finder identified as a "group"

Gerry, Thanks for checking with Apple Accessibility. Switching to list mode does help. However, I’m so used to working with column view that I may just live with the annoyance for now. Chris > On Dec 11, 2017, at 2:17 PM, E.T. wrote: > > That I do get. Its normal because you can

High Seria - everything in finder identified as a "group"

Hello, I just upgraded to HS and noticed something different in the finder. voiceOver identifies almost everything as a group rather than as a folder, application or other file type. Is there a setting to change/correct this behavior? Chris -- The following information is important for all

iPhone X face id for totally blind users

Hello, Does face id work for blind users or is it looking for useable eyes? Chris -- 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 inapprop

Re: You Tube downloader?

the shortcut menu and paste it into the terminal command with cmd+v HTH Chris > On Nov 5, 2017, at 6:52 PM, Devin Prater wrote: > > You can find info at: > https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/ <https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/> > You can install it with Homebrew. >

High Sierra install question

Hello, If I upgrade my mac to high sierra, will I get the new apple filesystem? Or, do I need to reformat the drive with the new filesystem before doing the install. Thanks Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any

Copying music to iPhone?

Hello, Any tips on copying music to the iPhone? I’m trying to do it manually from an iTunes library. How does one select albums and copy them to the iPhone? TIA Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

IOS 11 - deleting apps

Hello, The old trick of double-tap and hold to move and delete apps doesn’t seem to work on IOS 11. Anyone else encounter this, and is there a work around? Thanks Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

Re: Apple Watch Series 3 Limited to 3G-Like Speeds on T-Mobile

>From what I read, the slow speed was on the $10 per month plan. If you paid >$20, the speed would be greater. It depends on what you are doing with your >watch when away from your iPhone. Chris > On Sep 16, 2017, at 4:17 PM, lenron brown wrote: > > If this was or is

Fwd: Your unsubscription to macvisionaries was successful.

Odd. I never sent an unsubscribe request. Can you please add me back to the list? Thanks! CB Forwarded Message Subject:Your unsubscription to macvisionaries was successful. Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:04:42 + From: MacVisionaries To: cblo...@aol.com Your

Re: Smart TV

The original question was about auto switching HDMI inputs. If that's all you're missing you might want to consider and external switcher. I got a unit similar to this one from Sewell for our family home entertainment setup: https://sewelldirect.com/switchdeck-hdmi-switch-by-sewell-3x1-distrib

Re: How iPhone 8 could change the wireless charging landscape - CNET

I can't attest to the quality but Harbor Freight has a 5 watt solar charger for $40. The small cube AC converters are 5 watts (last I checked) so this should give a similar charge time in strong sun. https://www.harborfreight.com/5-watt-foldable-solar-panel-charger-60449.html CB On 8/10/17 11

Re: How iPhone 8 could change the wireless charging landscape - CNET

. Just amazing we’re even having this discussion. I can’t wait until I have a phone with no ports what so ever. No charging port, no headphone port, nothing but wireless interconnection. On Aug 10, 2017, at 11:22 PM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries wrote: Of course Tesla al

Re: How iPhone 8 could change the wireless charging landscape - CNET

Of course Tesla also like to talk to pigeons :) I assume the basic idea is that the phone becomes the secondary coil of a basic transformer setup and then needs to have some kind of internal rectifier to change the power back to DC. I always thought transformers and capacitors were heavy bulky

Re: Huawei came really close to selling as many phones as Apple - CNET

Scott Granados wrote: Actually you know more about them than you think probably. They manufactured the Nexus 6P I believe and they make many processors and other components. They have manufactured several phones sold in the uS though and they are quite good. On Aug 4, 2017, at 12:09 AM, &#x

Re: Huawei came really close to selling as many phones as Apple - CNET

Huawei may make a fine phone, but I know nothing about it. In the end it's two different markets. I'm sure Nissan sells a whole lot more cars than BMW. Last I heard, roaches outnumber people as well :) CB On 8/3/17 7:50 PM, M. Taylor wrote: CNET News - Thursday, August 3, 2017 at 12:12 AM Hua

Re: iRobot iPhone app

] On Behalf Of Chris G Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 7:29 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: iRobot iPhone app I had a neato a few years ago, my dog didn't like it. He could care less about the Roomba. Wonder if there was a sound or something he just didn't like. The

Re: iRobot iPhone app

I had a neato a few years ago, my dog didn't like it. He could care less about the Roomba. Wonder if there was a sound or something he just didn't like. The Roomba needs no sighted assistance to set up. Chris Grabowski Mystic Access Where the magic is in learning. https://www.Mystic

Re: Can i make Mouse left click using my magic trackpad?

While there might be some gesture to do that, holding down the control key and clicking is the same as a right click. CB On 7/24/17 3:09 AM, Ramy Moustafa wrote: Thanks so much Dear, and the right click sorry? On 7/23/17, Anne Robertson wrote: Hello Ramy, You can perform a physical mouse

Re: mac HTML editor suggestion?

If you are just modifying the content then a simple text editor will work fine. In the end, unless there is some complex content management system behind the scenes, HTML files are just text. So you could open up the text file, wade through (and otherwise ignore) all the markup and just modify

Re: Which virtual machine software is accessible?

I have been using Fusion for a long time and, as others have said, copying a virtual machine from one computer to the other has no impact. Now if I have that same virtual machine running concurrently on multiple physical desktops, the Windows license manager might get upset that it sees the sam

Re: Conversation about Accessibility w/ Tim Cook of Apple | #GAAD

I tried it with the Tim Cook interview and it seemed to work fine. The download took a while but it otherwise seemed to work. CB On 7/10/17 1:25 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi Chris, Now that looks like a handy on line tool. Worth a test effort to be sure. Thanks, Kare On Mon, 10 Jul 2017

Re: Windstream versus Cox?

Sounds like you'll feel right at home with a larger service provider :) Can't speak to Windstream but I've had Cox for years and they have generally been solid. I bought my own cablemodem so I didn't have to pay the rent for that and plugged that into an Apple AirPort. Had hiccups whenever the

Re: Conversation about Accessibility w/ Tim Cook of Apple | #GAAD

Could you use an online tool like https://www.onlinevideoconverter.com/mp3-converter and then download the mp3 it generates? CB On 7/9/17 4:30 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi, Would someone mind doing me a favor? I believe many here realize I am not fully an apple user for other physical reason

Re: upload speed very low

What most people have is ADSL and the A stands for Asymmetric because there is greater bandwidth dedicated to stuff coming to you rather than outbound. It's a reasonable thing because most people send a small request like an URL and get back megabytes of data. How fast depends on how much you p

Re: HTML Stream in iTunes

Can you open the URL http://direct.sharp-stream.com/original106.mp3 in iTunes to play the same thing? CB On 7/8/17 11:48 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: Hi, Yes, an app would do the trick, as the app would be designed to deal with the html streaming, whereas iTunes is designed to use different proto

Add your music with Google Play Music Manager - Google Play Help

Mary, Perhaps this might help although I have no idea whether the mac app is accessible. Chris > https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/1075570?hl=en > <https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/1075570?hl=en> -- The following information is important for all member

Re: Removal of 3D Touch app switching gesture in iOS 11 confirmed as intentional change

Mary, When you go into a link from an e-mail, there is a return to mail button in the top left corner. As far as returning to a previous app is concerned, we have an app switcher for that. Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you

Adding carriage returns to text file

” 6. Now save the file with “:wq” Remember that the quotes around the above commands are NOT to be entered. There may be other approaches, but this one is quite simple once you use it a few times. Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If

Re: Blume Wifi

I have Gb internet at work and the only thing I've found that will fill the pipe is Apple updates. I think it's peaked at 112MB/s download getting an iOS update. Everything else seems to have bottlenecks elsewhere the cap the throughput. CB On 6/11/17 9:53 PM, Scott Granados wrote: It’s hard

Re: deleting old time machine backups

This is somewhat by design. Time Machine assumes it owns whatever volume you point it to and will continue to make incremental backups until the volume is full. At that point it will begin to cull old backups. That's why it's generally not a good idea to try and share space on a volume with tim

Re: I'm really growing to hate this years crop of laptops

My Apple II+ had the shit key mod that hooked a wire from the keyboard into the game controller plug so I could actually type upper and lower case. I also had discovered $C030 was the address of the speaker to make it click. Do that often enough and you get a tone. Turned out $C020 was the "cas

Re: I'm really growing to hate this years crop of laptops

Back in the day when I switched from Apple II to Mac I bought a discontinued Mac IIcx which had no hard drive, no monitor and a full megabyte of RAM on four 256K DIMMs. If I recall it was about $1600. I quickly added a hard drive as running from floppy disk was horrible. It was a huge 105MB uni

Re: So what do we think of the WWDC new hardware?

They added "native core bluetooth" to connect to devices including glucose monitors from dexcom. This was at 19:57 in the presentation. https://www.apple.com/apple-events/june-2017/ CB On 6/6/17 11:26 AM, Mary Otten wrote: I did hear something about the gym equipment. But I didn't hear anythi

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