Restoring a Macbook Air to Factory Defaults

2013-09-22 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Hi everyone, I normally don't mind experimenting with things but I am a bit chicken to take this one on without asking for people's experiences. I have just upgraded from a 2012 Macbook Air to a 2013, and want to restore my old machine to the state it originally came in, IE erase all my data and

Re: Restoring a Macbook Air to Factory Defaults

2013-09-22 Thread Paul Erkens
Hi Jonathan, Yes, the process is accessible. I assume you won't need the details below, but I'm writing them down for anyone interested. If you start up your mac and you hear the initial sound right after turning it on, then press and hold both command and the letter r while the sound is still

Re: Question about mail in IOS7

2013-09-22 Thread Randy George
Thank you so much to everyone, I really appreciate the feedback so much. :-) Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 21, 2013, at 7:47 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > > Ah, that would be why you didn't see the option. My apologies, I was going > off memory and I'd only ever set that option twice. >> On Sep 21, 20

Re: Restoring a Macbook Air to Factory Defaults

2013-09-22 Thread Jonathan Mosen
This is absolutely brilliant thanks Paul. Much appreciated. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 22/09/2013, at 9:02 PM, Paul Erkens wrote: > Hi Jonathan, > > Yes, the process is accessible. I assume you won't need the details b

Re: A work around for calendar in IOS 7

2013-09-22 Thread Laura ann Grymes
Oh Thank you This works and is a huge help. Laura Ann On Sep 21, 2013, at 7:15 PM, Lisette Wesseling wrote: > Hi folks, > In IOS 7, the calendar has lost its list view which means you have to look at > each day where you will see each hour listed, whether it has an appointment > or not.

Re: Question about mail in IOS7

2013-09-22 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Just choose Archive. GMail likes to identify things differently and Archiving is similar to Trashing anyway. the Archive function removes the eMail but GMail servers will archive these messages for about 30 days then automatically remove them from Archive. HTH. Later... Tim Kilburn For

Re: Restoring a Macbook Air to Factory Defaults

2013-09-22 Thread Richard Ring
Actually, you can shortcut this process a bit. Restart the Macboook air and hold down command r. Wait a couple of minutes, then press command f5 to start VoiceOver. Everything else is quite easy. You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Boo

Voiceover User in Toronto Needed for Video on Friday, September 27

2013-09-22 Thread Kevin Shaw
Hello listers, Please forgive the quasi-related posting, but I need your help. I'm the founder of a tech startup in Toronto, Canada and we're shooting a short, corporate video this Friday, September 27 in the afternoon. I'm looking for a strong Voiceover user to use a Macbook Pro and possibly a

Re: A work around for calendar in IOS 7

2013-09-22 Thread Jessica Moss
How much better is it now about showing appointments you actually put into it? I haven't really played around with it sense I updated my phone, but remember the previous versions never kept my appointments, but have been meaning to create one just to see what it does. On Sep 21, 2013, at 8:15 P

AirDrop in iOS 7?

2013-09-22 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
Hi folks. Just like it says, I'm wondering how to use airdrop in iOS 7? I do not have dropbox, but I assume this is a different app? This is filesharing between contacts, I assume, but I see no way to place files in an airdrop queue similar to drop box. Thanks for all the information. I like

Re: AirDrop in iOS 7?

2013-09-22 Thread Edward Green
Hi Mark, Airdrop lets you transfer things between Apple devices. The version for iOS will only let you transfer between other Airdrop-enabled iOS devices. If you have enabled Airdrop, you can transfer data from some of the apps that have sharing ability such as Contacts and Safari. Cheers,

Re: Accessible FTP clients.

2013-09-22 Thread Daniel Miller
Hi Ed, I got cyber duck. There are a bunch of unlabeled buttons that have no help tags. Did you do any work on labeling them? Please email me off list if so. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 22, 2013, at 1:10 AM, Edward Green wrote: > > Hi Daniel, > > I like Cyberduck though I'd recommend getti

Re: mac not recognizing sd card

2013-09-22 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi there If I understand this correctly, I had a similar situation happened to me with my MacBook Pro. I was firmly convinced that it was my computer. I even went so far as to make a Genius Bar appointment. Lo and behold! I was informed that it was a card. This card has a little switch on it tha

Re: Accessible FTP clients.

2013-09-22 Thread Edward Green
Hi Daniel, No I haven't yet. So far I've just been using hotkeys to activate the functions I need such as opening a new connection, uploading files etc. Ed On 22 Sep 2013, at 19:16, Daniel Miller wrote: > Hi Ed, > I got cyber duck. There are a bunch of unlabeled buttons that have no help > t

Re: Battery Life on IOS 7

2013-09-22 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi again The other thing I did which I forgot to mention that saves battery power on my iPhone is to turn screen curtain on. That way my battery is not running my screen, and I only turn my screen on when I really need it. Regards, Gigi Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 21, 2013, at 7:22 PM, Eugenia

Re: AirDrop in iOS 7?

2013-09-22 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
Yes, thanks. This is about what I figured. But, if my girlfriend has an iPhone 4, which in fact she does, and if she is enabled in my contacts, I should be able to send files from my phone to hers, is that not correct? Can this be used to send Bard files? Thanks again. Sent from my iPhone Mes

Re: AirDrop in iOS 7?

2013-09-22 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, nope. Her device is too old. airdrop only works with the 5s, 5c, 5, iPad mini, iPad 4th gen, and 5th gen iPod touch. hth Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Sep 22, 2013, at 3:12 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > Yes, thanks.

Ripping a dvd using handbrake.

2013-09-22 Thread Jessica Moss
I did a google search on how to rip a dvd using handbrake, and found a whole list of instructions on how to do this, only for half the buttons/tabs they listed to be seemingly inaccessible, unless someone knows something about it I don't. I couldn't find the preset to convert it to a format to

how to create folders in iOS7?

2013-09-22 Thread Daniela Rubio
Hi all! I just have reconfigured my iPad as a new iPad, and now I have all my apps without folders. IS there a new gesture to create folders in iOS 7? I can move icons, but when I drop one on an other, it just says so, but it doesn't create a folder. Does somebody know how to deal with this? Tha

Re: Battery Life on IOS 7

2013-09-22 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, Turning screen curtain on does not save battery. This came straight from Apple btw. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Sep 22, 2013, at 2:37 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > Hi again > The other thing I did which I forgot to mention t

Re: how to create folders in iOS7?

2013-09-22 Thread Cait and Maggie
Hi Danielle, You have to put apps on top of one another, just as before. The trick is that sometimes you have to hold them there for a little while before the folder is created. I'm finding that you also have to have a light touch on the screen, this for me, seemed to work better then really p

Re: AirDrop in iOS 7?

2013-09-22 Thread Daniela Rubio
Hi! Airdrop appears when you want to share something like picture or a document. You just select the person who you want to send the file from a list and tab on it, then the file you are sharing goes to that person. It is really cool. Best Daniela Rubio T iPhone: +34662328507 El 22/09/2013,

Re: AirDrop in iOS 7?

2013-09-22 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Does the other person have to be in the same room as you or can you do it if you just put their contact information in. Kawal. On 22 Sep 2013, at 20:47, Daniela Rubio wrote: > Hi! > Airdrop appears when you want to share something like picture or a document. > You just select the person who y

Re: A work around for calendar in IOS 7

2013-09-22 Thread Daniela Rubio
Good idea! Daniela Rubio T iPhone: +34662328507 El 22/09/2013, a las 02:15, Lisette Wesseling escribió: > Hi folks, > In IOS 7, the calendar has lost its list view which means you have to look at > each day where you will see each hour listed, whether it has an appointment > or not. I use

Re: how to create folders in iOS7?

2013-09-22 Thread Daniela Rubio
I will play around with it again, because I am doing exactly that, and my dear iPad doesn't want to create anything, may be because it is Sunday? (Lol) Daniela Rubio T iPhone: +34662328507 El 22/09/2013, a las 21:45, Cait and Maggie escribió: > Hi Danielle, > You have to put apps on top of

Re: AirDrop in iOS 7?

2013-09-22 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, They have to be fairly close since it uses bluetooth but, not necessarily in the same room. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Sep 22, 2013, at 3:49 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > Does the other person have to be in the same room as

Re: how to create folders in iOS7?

2013-09-22 Thread Daniela Rubio
No success … I don't know what happened, I just can't create folders. It never tells me that a folder is created … I don't know if it is VoiceOver or my system … Thanks for any ideas! Daniela Rubio T iPhone: +34662328507 El 22/09/2013, a las 22:06, Daniela Rubio escribió: > I will play aroun

Re: AirDrop in iOS 7?

2013-09-22 Thread Cait and Maggie
I don't think anything below the i phone 5 can do airdrop.. this is a bummer for me as well, if this is correct since I have a 5 c and my husband has a 4 until his new one comes. Cait On 2013-09-22, at 3:12 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > Yes, thanks. This is about what I figured. > > Bu

Re: AirDrop in iOS 7?

2013-09-22 Thread Christine Grassman
Where/how does one enable Airdrop? Christine On Sep 22, 2013, at 5:50 PM, Cait and Maggie wrote: > I don't think anything below the i phone 5 can do airdrop.. > this is a bummer for me as well, if this is correct since I have a 5 c and my > husband has a 4 until his new one comes. > Cait > > O

Re: AirDrop in iOS 7?

2013-09-22 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, it can be found in the control center, and in the share button of whatever app you happen to be using that supports the feature. hth Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Sep 22, 2013, at 5:52 PM, Christine Grassman wrote: > Where/ho

Word Perfect App?

2013-09-22 Thread Jim Portillo
Howdy, Does anyone know if there's an app one can download that will read word perfect files? My friend would like to put some files on DropBox and then load them on to his IPad. The only problem is that his files were written in Word Perfect. Any ideas? Sent from my iPhone 5. -- You recei

Re: Battery Life on IOS 7

2013-09-22 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Can't recall if this was mentioned yet. If you set your iPhone to Push and/or Fetch Mail less often. Actually, I just have mine set to grab Mail when I go into the Mail app as I don't care for it giving me alerts constantly when in meetings and such. I tend to get 48 to 72 hours out of m

Re: AirDrop in iOS 7?

2013-09-22 Thread Christine Grassman
I am sitting in the same room as my husband. We have a Wi-Fi connection. I selected a photo, chose him as the contact. Both of us have air drop set. Nothing is happening. We both have iPhone five. Sent from my iPhone > On 22 Sep 2013, at 6:08 pm, Ricardo Walker wrote: > > Hi, > > it can be

finally made peace with the ITunes library system

2013-09-22 Thread Ray Foret jr
Okay, Well, in part thanks to IOS 7 and in fact t thanks to it having broken a third party app I used to use to transfer my music to my Iphone, I have, at last, made peace with the ITunes library system and need now only to refine my tagging. I'm using the new view which, frankly, I really lik

Re: finally made peace with the ITunes library system

2013-09-22 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, You should be able to trust both. In your Usage summary, double-tap on the Videos item to get more details about what actually resides on your iPhone. For example, my Music says that I have about 9 GB on my iPhone, but when I double-tap on the Music item within the Usage area, I can learn

Easier way, if any, to record VoiceOver in conjunction with your mic in Audio Highjack Pro?

2013-09-22 Thread Daniel Miller
Hello, I’m wondering if there’s an easier way to record Voiceover in conjunction with your mic in Audio Highjack Pro? I attempted to follow a guide someone posted on Applevis a while back, but to be brutally honest, it wasn’t exactly the easiest thing to figure out due to all the unnecessary wo

Re: Easier way, if any, to record VoiceOver in conjunction with your mic in Audio Highjack Pro?

2013-09-22 Thread Michael Babcock
I use screen flow and this is how i put videos up on vimeo and youtube with voiceover;; just remember to use headphones;; you want to check the "record system audio" from the new recording dialog, and then you have video to:D hear's a website for screen flow: that you can get a demo from http://w

Re: Easier way, if any, to record VoiceOver in conjunction with your mic in Audio Highjack Pro?

2013-09-22 Thread Daniel Miller
Michael, Does this app work only for videos? Say for example I wanted to record a demo of how to update my Jambox speaker, since the website isn’t exactly VoiceOver friendly, can it record in mp3 as well? On Sep 22, 2013, at 11:03 PM, Michael Babcock wrote: > I use screen flow and this is ho

Re: Easier way, if any, to record VoiceOver in conjunction with your mic in Audio Highjack Pro?

2013-09-22 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, What I do is hijack my mic, then hijack my system session and use a Apple script to start recording them simultaneously. Then, I take the 2 files, paste them into garageband then export them as 1 file. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.inf

Re: Easier way, if any, to record VoiceOver in conjunction with your mic in Audio Highjack Pro?

2013-09-22 Thread Michael Babcock
You can't do just audio that i know of; but i haven't explored the settings that much, however you could use audio hijack pro to hijack the audio from quicktime for say, and play the video in quicktime to get the audio from the video into an mp3 file, if you want… just a suggestion. michael On S