Re: Finding Serial Number and other detailed specs for your Mac [was Re: Key Identfication]

2009-04-04 Thread Mark Baxter
I actually tried the method you suggest here first, before doing it the original way. I got a different serial number than the one I needed which, when I plugged it into the on-line assistant, gave back a "sorry, that serial number is invalid." Most likely, I had the wrong table entry sel

Re: Key Identfication

2009-04-04 Thread Ryan Dour
Hello, The second thing that appears when you click is actually the OS build identifier. That would be nice if it was the born on date, but I don't think that's stored anywhere in EFI or elsewhere. The builds, like 9A581 (Leopard 10.5.0) are references for developers. Ryan On Apr 4, 2009,

Finding Serial Number and other detailed specs for your Mac [was Re: Key Identfication]

2009-04-04 Thread Esther
Hi Mark, > MB: Wow, thanks a lot! I learned something by following your steps, > even > though I don't have this problem. I'd have never found that serial > number without this. Esther: That particular way of finding the serial number was something that I learned on list. Here's the origin

Re: Key Identfication

2009-04-04 Thread Mark Baxter
Wow, thanks a lot! I learned something by following your steps, even though I don't have this problem. I'd have never found that serial number without this. Mark BurningHawk Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ --~

Re: Key Identfication

2009-04-04 Thread Esther
Hi Tiffanitsa, > > Okay. It's the function key that I'm missing on this new keyboard. > This is very very bad. You said in a post in another thread that you bought this USB keyboard from the Apple Store? If it is a full size keyboard the Fn key is in the second bank of keys, between the nu

Re: Key Identfication

2009-04-04 Thread Justin Harford
Pardon but is this a netbook? J "Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia." Charles Schultz, creator of the Peanuts comic strip. On 04/04/2009, at 18:44, Tiffany D wrote: > > Okay. It's the function key that I'm missing on this new keyboard. >

Re: Key Identfication

2009-04-04 Thread Mark Baxter
VO K will turn on the keyboard tutorial. Is this what you need? Hope so. Mark BurningHawk Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because

Re: Key Identfication

2009-04-04 Thread Tiffany D
Okay. It's the function key that I'm missing on this new keyboard. This is very very bad. On 04/04/2009, Esther wrote: > > Hi Tiffanitsa, > >> Can anyone please tell me the key to hit so that I can hear the name >> of a key spoken? > > Use VO-K to enter keyboard practice mode. Pressing keys wi

Re: Key Identfication

2009-04-04 Thread Esther
Hi Tiffanitsa, > Can anyone please tell me the key to hit so that I can hear the name > of a key spoken? Use VO-K to enter keyboard practice mode. Pressing keys will announce their name in this mode. Press the escape key (top left key in a U.S. keyboard) to leave keyboard practice mode. C