Re: metal chipping on the IPhone, is this normal?

2013-07-29 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Wait until the next phone comes out and see what your options are. On 29 Jul 2013, at 01:40 AM, Jessica Moss wrote: > Ok, interesting, how will that end up affecting my phone in the longrun? > Wound I be better off at this point getting it replaced, and if so, would it > be best for me to upg

Re: moving VM to another computer

2013-07-29 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
How about if you put it in your Drop box so when you have another machine, give it access to your drop box, will it work? As my VMWARE is in my Drop box folder. Mind you you have to have a lot of space in your drop box. Kawal. On 29 Jul 2013, at 06:38 AM, kliphton wrote: > I have never done i

finding out wifi b, g or n type

2013-07-29 Thread Mark Furness
I am thinking about purchasing an apple router. They have the new "ac" aclass, nd I am sure my Mac I3 does not. How do I find out what class (if that is the name). our Macs have? Mark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsub

Re: finding out wifi b, g or n type

2013-07-29 Thread Chris Blouch
I thought it was only the latest MacBook Air which came out last month which had ac wireless support. CB On 7/29/13 8:37 AM, Mark Furness wrote: I am thinking about purchasing an apple router. They have the new "ac" aclass, nd I am sure my Mac I3 does not. How do I find out what class (if tha

Re: moving VM to another computer

2013-07-29 Thread Chris Blouch
You should be able to just grab your virtual machine file and copy it over. When you first open it VMWare might ask if you moved it or copied it. I don't think I would use dropbox or the like to move it as the file is huge. Flinging the file to the internet and back will take much longer than a

RE: moving VM to another computer

2013-07-29 Thread wayne coles
Hello cliffton sorry this is a bit off this topic but does concern v mi am using a mac book pro 13in with 500gb hd and 4 gb memory but i cant get vm to load using a external hd would that help in vm loading thanks in advance From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvision

Cloning one Mac onto another?

2013-07-29 Thread Phil Halton
Is there any reason why I couldn't transfer the bootable image of my late 2011 iMac onto my new, soon to arrive MBA? are these boot images (created with SuperDuper) hardware specific? I have the iMac setup the way I want it and, if possible, it would save alot of time and trouble setting up the MB

Re: Cloning one Mac onto another?

2013-07-29 Thread Kliphton
Why not use time machine for this? I was able to install my iMac bought back in 2011 onto my 2013 mac mini with no issues at all! Kliphton (iMessage ) kliph...@icloud.com - (Email) kliph...@gmail.com (Twitter,instagram,foursquare&Skype) kliphton72 [Text only] 914-820-2298 (Personal blog-read at

Re: moving VM to another computer

2013-07-29 Thread Phil Halton
Thanks Kliphtonand Chris, That sounds great! So, to recap, I just need to copy the .vmwarevm file from documents/virtual Machines to the corresponding folder on the MBA, then from inside Fusion, hit Command O to locate and open it? Man, that's a lot easier than what I had in mind thanks On 7/29/13

Re: Cloning one Mac onto another?

2013-07-29 Thread Phil Halton
I've never used Time Machine before, I'll look into it. On 7/29/13, Kliphton wrote: > Why not use time machine for this? I was able to install my iMac bought > back in 2011 onto my 2013 mac mini with no issues at all! > > Kliphton > (iMessage ) kliph...@icloud.com - (Email) kliph...@gmail.com

Re: Cloning one Mac onto another?

2013-07-29 Thread Chris Blouch
Wonder if you can do the old 'target mode' thing on the MB Air (hold down T during startup) to make it into the world's most expensive external hard drive. Then connect it via USB to your old Mac and it should show up as a drive. Then you could use SuperDuper to clone your current drive onto th

Re: moving VM to another computer

2013-07-29 Thread Chris Blouch
The .vmwarevm file is actually a package which you can copy as though it's a single file. If you open it up you'll find it contains one or more .vmdk files along with files ending in .nvram, .vmdk, .vmx and .vmxf (at leas on my Fusion 4). If you just fling that package to another Mac through wh

Re: GPS app suggestion

2013-07-29 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Paul I'm sorry but that's a new one on me. You see, I didn't have to load any map for Dallas. It was already on there somehow. I think you had to load any maps like on say the StreetTalk version of the Sendero software. When I did it, I think I had to choose my mode, and it started automatica

Safari and clickable elements

2013-07-29 Thread Edward Green
Hi, Apologies if this seems like a silly question, but if Voiceover announces that something is clickable on a web page, in OSX how do I click/activate it? I've tried VO space as well as return, but haven't had any joy. Many thanks, Ed -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: Off Topic: Question to australiens

2013-07-29 Thread Maria and Joe Chapman
HI write me offlist i will try to answer any questions i can. Maria and Joe Chapman bubbygirl1...@gmail.com On 29/07/2013, at 3:31 PM, Jürgen Fleger wrote: > Hi Folkes, > > I'm planning to visit Australia next year for two or three months. I'm going > to stay near Melbourne. I'm very excite

Re: Safari and clickable elements

2013-07-29 Thread Maria and Joe Chapman
HI. try routing the mouse to the vo cursor with vo command f 5 and doing a vo shift space twice to double click the mouse. Maria and Joe Chapman bubbygirl1...@gmail.com On 30/07/2013, at 6:37 AM, Edward Green wrote: > Hi, > > Apologies if this seems like a silly question, but if Voiceover

pop-up button?

2013-07-29 Thread Vivianna
hi. could someone tell me, what is the difference between a button and a pop-up button? thanks. Vivianna -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mac

Re: pop-up button?

2013-07-29 Thread Janet Ingber
Hi Vivianna, A button is a single control such as the Send button on a form. A Pop-Up button or pop-up menu is a menu which you can activate with VO-Spacebar. Once the pop-up is open, use VO and the up or down arrow keys to review what's in the menu. Then make your selection with VO-Spacebar

Re: pop-up button?

2013-07-29 Thread Teresa Cochran
A popup button brings up a menu or drop-down. In a application other than Safari, it will bring up a menu to arrow through. On a webpage in a web browser, a menu will come up on some part of the page. Web popups are a bit tricky, but most of the time, you can press VO-shift-end to go directly to

Re: Safari and clickable elements

2013-07-29 Thread Teresa Cochran
Clickable elements can be very tricky, depending on how the web designer has implemented Javascript. For example, on the concertwindow.com site, There are several elements on the front page that rarely do anything when clicked. I find that i have to try various methods on different sites, includ

Re: Safari and clickable elements

2013-07-29 Thread Maria and Joe Chapman
HI. when you turn track pad commander off how do you figure out where you are? thanks Blessings! maria and Joe chapman Email, iMessage & fb: bubbygirl1...@gmail.com twitter: bubbygirl On 30/07/2013, at 7:06 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > Clickable elements can be very tricky, depending on how

Re: pop-up button?

2013-07-29 Thread Mike Arrigo
A button is just something you select, such as ok or cancel. A pop up button usually opens a menu of choices, much like a drop list in windows. Original message: hi. could someone tell me, what is the difference between a button and a pop-up button? thanks. Vivianna -- You received this

Re: Safari and clickable elements

2013-07-29 Thread Esther
Hi Ed, To add to what Teresa said, when you use VO-Space this is a VoiceOver-specifc software shortcut that means "perform the default action" for a given situation -- which could be to click on an element. VO-Shift-Space is another VoiceOver specific software shortcut for clicking your mouse

Re: accessible efficient msp-supporting mud client for os x?

2013-07-29 Thread Maria and Joe Chapman
Hi not sure what those things are, but mudder is also accessible. hth Blessings! maria and Joe chapman Email, iMessage & fb: bubbygirl1...@gmail.com twitter: bubbygirl On 28/07/2013, at 10:20 AM, Yolanda wrote: > On 7/26/2013 8:08 PM, Anouk Radix wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> When i was a mac us

Alternative options to VMwareFusion

2013-07-29 Thread Keith Hinton
Hi, folks: I'm curious if any of you actually use VirtualBox. If any of you on this list are the command line geek type, and have delbt with VBoxManage to setup and configure, a VM. I'd be curious, once ht emain VM is powered up, how you've delbt with things like: Grabbing your keyboard input, so t

Re: Safari and clickable elements

2013-07-29 Thread Esther
Hi Maria, Hopefully, when you turned TrackPad Commander off, you didn't move position when you use the rotor gesture. If you use Mouse Keys to click, there's an option you can check to ignore built-in trackpad when mouse keys are being used. Also, presumably you can also check position on the

Re: Safari and clickable elements

2013-07-29 Thread Maria and Joe Chapman
thanks ester. helpful post as usual. You're a gem. Warm regards and blessings Maria, Joe and FurBabies Email: iMessage:bubbygirl1...@gmail.com On 30/07/2013, at 8:07 AM, Esther wrote: > Hi Maria, > > Hopefully, when you turned TrackPad Commander off, you didn't move position > when yo

Gmail on my Iphone stopped working due to password hacking

2013-07-29 Thread Mark Baxter
Someone apparently tried to hack my Gmail account, and I had to go reset the password on the Gmail site, which I did successfully. However, my Iphone STILL won't log me in, even though my Macbook Pro will, and I've obviously reset the password on my phone. What's up with this, how do I fix it?

Is anyone else having problems with Gmail?

2013-07-29 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
This message serves partially as a test of my iPhone and Gmail, having gone through the rigmarole of changing passwords. It also is a chance for me to ask whether anyone else's observing problems with Gmail? Be well. Sent from my iPhone Messengers and Skype: BurningHawk1969 My home page: http:/

Re: Is anyone else having problems with Gmail?

2013-07-29 Thread arthur gindin
i monitor the group for my blind grandchild. periodically gmail just won't work. the last time it wouldn't let me send emails for a few days. the genius group at the local apple store tells me this is "normal" behavior for gmail. it appears they are spreading the "wealth." art On 7/29/13

Re: Is anyone else having problems with Gmail?

2013-07-29 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
Thank you very much for sending me this message. This is the first mail I have gotten some hours. I should just wait, then, and see if it resolves itself in a while. At least my password is no you and stronger. You need? Sent from my iPhone Messengers and Skype: BurningHawk1969 My home page: ht

Re: Is anyone else having problems with Gmail?

2013-07-29 Thread eric oyen
so far, I haven't seen any problems. I use both mail.app here on the macbook as well as iOS mail on the iPhone. I manage 2 gmail accounts on there and a yahoo account as well. For good security, it is recommended to change the password about once per month (for the truly paranoid, once per week

Re: Gmail on my Iphone stopped working due to password hacking

2013-07-29 Thread Wayne Coles
hello mark i had the same problem and had to remove my account from the phone and then set google up again hope this helps On 29 Jul 2013, at 18:44, Mark Baxter wrote: > Someone apparently tried to hack my Gmail account, and I had to go reset the > password on the Gmail site, which I did

Re: Is anyone else having problems with Gmail?

2013-07-29 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
The problem with changing your password so often, even if you use a mnemonic, as I do, to remember several different passwords, is it there are so many of them. Also, there are several variations within the Numonics paradigm which can lead you to strike out on login sites that don't allow you mo

Re: Is anyone else having problems with Gmail?

2013-07-29 Thread eric oyen
I use a program here called pwgen to generate 20+ character strings that have numbers, letters and symbols. These can be very strong. Also, in order for someone to check all possible variations on a 20 character password would take more than the available lifespan of the planet thus far. -eric