Re: Maps is positively useless under iOS 11.

2017-10-14 Thread sandi sørensen
Donna, maybe this is a really stupid question, but, if , for example you are in a car, your husband is driving , why, not just have it on turn by turn? I realize this does not solve your problem, but might it work for the time you are traveling? I have absolutely never ever heard about such beha

iPod touch fifth gen

2017-10-14 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi List, I thought I'd ask this here as there are some that might have tried what I'm thinking. I have a 5th gen iPod touch that the battery is starting to die on, I wondered if anyone has taken one apart to replace the battery themselves? And I thought while I'm taking the battery out to chan

RE: Hello all:

2017-10-14 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yes using command R at start up to get into the recovery console / utilities you can use vo Note though that you have to make sure you have the alert volume up So that means if someone has muted the start up tone on your machine then you wont hear the tones, you also wont hear the vo speech at

problems copying files

2017-10-14 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, So, after going through my computer coughing and spluttering, I now have it back and it’s working great! I am having problems copying a folder of files from one external to another, though. when I try and copy the entire folder, I get an error that says the operation can’t be completed bec

Clean Install

2017-10-14 Thread Lee Jones
Dear List I want to do a clean install of High Sierra. I have never done one before, which is embarrassing as I have been using a mac for years. Can you do a clean install direct from the recovery partition without an external drive. On apple support it gives instructions for how to wipe your

Re: To update or not to update, that is the question!

2017-10-14 Thread Donna Goodin
Well, since it seems that I can’t roll back. I think that’s exactly what I’m going to do. :-) Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 13, 2017, at 5:52 PM, Robert Cole wrote: > > If it was me, > I would update to see if it fixes your problems, and if that doesn’t help, > Then reset the pho

Re: Maps is positively useless under iOS 11.

2017-10-14 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Sandie, I’m glad to hear that you have never seen such behavior in maps, it gives me hope that my problem might be solvable someday. :-) That was what really weirded me out. Having it on turn by turn didn’t help. I’m about to install the update to 1103, so hopefully that will fix the problem

Re: Maps is positively useless under iOS 11.

2017-10-14 Thread sandi sørensen
Do we know if an IPad with IOS 11 have turn by turn, finding a Gf with a car is workable, but i dont have an IPhone with IOS 11, and not even for yall am i going to update mine to IOS 11. Donna says her self she changes between overview and turn by turn, so okay her focus might change, but this

Auto-mount DMG on boot?

2017-10-14 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, For quite a while now, I've kept my VO preferences on a DMG stored in my iCloud Drive. This makes it very easy to use my prefs on beta drives or if I switch Macs. The only problem is that I lose my prefs on boot until I mount the DMG. It's only a few steps (Finder, cmd-shift-i, type v o

Twitter client on the Mac

2017-10-14 Thread Saqib Hussain
Hi. For some reason I can no longer reply to a tweet as the option is dimmed. I cannot like a tweet either. Has anyone experienced this? -- 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,

Speech Rate

2017-10-14 Thread Saqib Hussain
Hi. How do I adjust the speech rate as I can no longer do this as the option isn’t in the roster and how do I stop VO from telling me that something is miss spelt? -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns abo

RE: Twitter client on the Mac

2017-10-14 Thread ilovecountrymusic483
This has been a problem for a while at least with my mac. Matthew -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Saqib Hussain Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2017 8:30 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Twitter c

Off-list inquiry about a perhaps questionable topic

2017-10-14 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello Mark, I hope that wherever you live, and wherever you are, you are having a nice weekend. Before asking my question, please let me once again tell you how much I enjoy many of your postings on the list. I believe that they perform a real service to all of us. So here’s my question: Yo

Re: Off-list inquiry about a perhaps questionable topic

2017-10-14 Thread sandi sørensen
Hi, lets start with your question, obviously if your friend can remove DRM from a book you should be able to do it , too. Find out how he do it , and we can take it from there. I too am educated a RN, registered nurse, so me and all sorts of aids in that regard is really close. I live in Europe D

Re: Off-list inquiry about a perhaps questionable topic

2017-10-14 Thread Michael Busboom
Thanks for answering my question, Sandy. This is very embarrassing because I thought I was posting a private message to the list owner. I don’t even know if it is permissible to discuss this topic on the list. However, thanks for your input, and all the best. By the way, I don’t want to go t

Re: Off-list inquiry about a perhaps questionable topic

2017-10-14 Thread sandi sørensen
Okay? I mean if you just wanna use a few sentences, surely you can remember them, and just write them? Sandie. Sent from my iPad > On 14 Oct 2017, at 15.43, Michael Busboom wrote: > > Hello Mark, > > I hope that wherever you live, and wherever you are, you are having a nice > weekend. >

Re: Off-list inquiry about a perhaps questionable topic

2017-10-14 Thread Michael Busboom
Not always possible, and memorizing several sentences and then writing them precisely, including punctuation, isn’t always easy. That is why copy and paste functions exist. Mike > On 14 Oct 2017, at 16:02, sandi sørensen wrote: > > Okay? > I mean if you just wanna use a few sentences, surely

Re: Hello all:

2017-10-14 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, To add to Simon's comments, if you don't hear VO when in the Recovery partition, you can use VO-cmd-left or three times, then VO-cmd-up to raise the volume. Don't know for sure if this rotor command has changed in the High Sierra version of the Recovery partition. If so, then you'll need

Re: Auto-mount DMG on boot?

2017-10-14 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, I don't see why this wouldn't work. Go into System Prefs, Users & Groups. Make sure that you've unlocked the padlock and that your user is selected in the Users, Groups & Login Options table. Select the Login Items tab, then press the Add button. In the Open dialog, press cmd-shift-i to

Re: To update or not to update, that is the question!

2017-10-14 Thread Ramy Moustafa
Wha tphone do you have? On 10/14/17, Donna Goodin wrote: > Well, since it seems that I can’t roll back. I think that’s exactly what I’m > going to do. :-) > Cheers, > Donna > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Oct 13, 2017, at 5:52 PM, Robert Cole >> wrote: >> >> If it was me, >> I would update to se

Re: To update or not to update, that is the question!

2017-10-14 Thread Donna Goodin
I have the seven, and I performed the update this morning. Seeing some improvement in Maps. It’s better, but still not as good as it was under iOS 10. However on our last outing, it did get us where we needed to go, which is definitely an improvement. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Oct

Re: problems copying files

2017-10-14 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, There's likely either a permission error or some other error with specific files within the folder that is causing them to appear "in use" to the system. Yes, you could go one by one, or two by two in attempts to finish things and determine the culprit or culprits, but that would indeed be

RE: Off-list inquiry about a perhaps questionable topic

2017-10-14 Thread David & his pack of dogs
I know nothing about what you are talking about however, have posted your query on another list. Stripping out all the headers of course. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Busboom Sent: October 14, 20

Re: Off-list inquiry about a perhaps questionable topic

2017-10-14 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, I'm wondering if the "Copy Last Phrase to the Clipboard" would work for small passages in this situation. Let's say that VO read a paragraph, then you stopped it, then press VO-shift-c to copy the last phrase uttered by VO, then pasted that phrase in into a TexEdit document, if that would

Re: apple tv 4K

2017-10-14 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi Simon, I'm certainly not a lawyer but believe that this sort of thing is not totally the fault of Apple or any other provider. Different regulations within each country, different levels of tax levels and such cause things to be priced much different in each area. We, in Canada, also pay m

Content Caching

2017-10-14 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Content caching is now a part of High Sierra. Content Caching used to be available only through MacOS X Server but has now been integrated into the regular MacOS experience. What does this do, you ask? Basically, it can considerably speed up downloads of certain updates and content from

Re: Off-list inquiry about a perhaps questionable topic

2017-10-14 Thread Michael Busboom
Your thought about copying is one that I have had as well, Tim, and it sometimes works okay. I called my original posting an off-list inquiry because at the bottom of every message on this list, we are told how to reach the list owners. I did not know that when I used that e-mail address, it w

Re: Off-list inquiry about a perhaps questionable topic

2017-10-14 Thread Lois Butterfield
Well Mike, I enjoyed learning about you and your life. There is a program called codex that will do what you want. I use it for my Kindle books because I want to read them in Voice Dream. I convert them to EPub, but there are choices. I don't have a link to it, but I'm sure if you google it,

RE: Off-list inquiry about a perhaps questionable topic

2017-10-14 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I am posting this to let you all know that I replied to Mike’s very kind and gracious email, off-list. In my private response, I informed him that requests for app/application recommendations do not violate any list policies. As a side note, I truly do appreciate the extrem

Why you need to upgrade from this older version of Windows 10 - CNET

2017-10-14 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I am cross-posting this to both the V iPhone and Mac Visionaries mailing lists for those who, like me, use both Windows and Mac. Mark Why you need to upgrade from this older version of Windows 10 - CNET CNET How To - Thursday, October 12, 2017 at 2:00 AM Why you need to u

Re: Off-list inquiry about a perhaps questionable topic

2017-10-14 Thread Mary Otten
Wow! I did not know there was a program for Mac. The last I looked, It was only for windows. Interesting. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 14, 2017, at 10:37 AM, Lois Butterfield > wrote: > > Well Mike, I enjoyed learning about you and your life. > > There is a program called codex that wi

Re: Off-list inquiry about a perhaps questionable topic

2017-10-14 Thread Lois Butterfield
Hi Mary, I stand corrected, there isn’t a version for the Mac. I was apparently thinking of another program, and I apologize. Since I went to the site, I will paste the link here: http://jscholes.net/project/codex/ Take care, Lois From: Mary Otten Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2017 5:38 PM To

Re: Off-list inquiry about a perhaps questionable topic

2017-10-14 Thread Mary Otten
Thanks, Lois. Sorry you were thinking of a different program, perhaps the caliber program, which I believe is on both Windows and Mac. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 14, 2017, at 2:50 PM, Lois Butterfield > wrote: > > Hi Mary, > > I stand corrected, there isn’t a version for the Mac. I

Re: Twitterrific returns to the Mac as a modern Twitter client w/ themes, muffle syncing, more

2017-10-14 Thread Brian Fischler
Hey all, very exciting about this, but can anyone let me know what the benefit is to using this app over Night Owl which I currently use? Debating the $20 is worth it. Thanks > On Oct 11, 2017, at 3:23 PM, christopher hallsworth > wrote: > > Hello, have just purchased this app, love the iOS c

terminal work

2017-10-14 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, so I’ve been trying to move files from one place to another with the terminal. I am screwing this up royally, so any help would be great. Here’s what I’ve been typing: mv Volumes/Library Disk /Volumes/My Book/books What am I doing wrong, please? This is trying to move files from one exte

Re: Twitterrific returns to the Mac as a modern Twitter client w/ themes, muffle syncing, more

2017-10-14 Thread Alex Hall
Having happily backed this project, and having used the betas since backers got them months ago, here are the differences I see. * If you use Twitterrific for iOS, position syncing via iCloud works nearly perfectly. Tweet Marker has never worked once for me. * Night Owl shows only short links i

Re: terminal work

2017-10-14 Thread Alex Hall
First, I think you need quotes if you're going to use paths with spaces. Put each path--origin and destination--in quotes and see if that helps. Second, if you want to move all the files and folders in origin, use the -R flag (note that the R is capitalized). Third, you start with Volumes. Unle

Re: Auto-mount DMG on boot?

2017-10-14 Thread Alex Hall
Tha's a great idea, thanks! I've set it up, but don't feel like fighting with File Vault to test it. Still, I'll see if it worked next time I restart. You're right, though, I see no reason it shouldn't I always forget about this option to start things on boot, since I have my Mac set to re-open

Re: Twitterrific returns to the Mac as a modern Twitter client w/ themes, muffle syncing, more

2017-10-14 Thread Brian Fischler
Thanks Alex. I am going to make the dive considering Twitterrific excellent track record with accessibility. Thanks for the info. > On Oct 14, 2017, at 7:22 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > > Having happily backed this project, and having used the betas since backers > got them months ago, here are the

Re: Twitterrific returns to the Mac as a modern Twitter client w/ themes, muffle syncing, more

2017-10-14 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Alex, I haven't got this app yet although I intend to once I get around to updating my Mac. Shutter. Anyway, if you do save searches in the iOS app, which certainly is possible, they don't sync across? Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 14, 2017, at 4:22 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > > Having hap

Re: terminal work

2017-10-14 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, In addition to Alex's comments, you will encounter the same issues you had in the GUI since the level of authority of the user performing the move action is still you. You may wish to use the "sudo" command in front of the "mv" command. Also, a trick you can use to ensure you have the cor

Re: Twitterrific returns to the Mac as a modern Twitter client w/ themes, muffle syncing, more

2017-10-14 Thread Alex Hall
Good point. Yes, they do sync, I believe. I almost never use saved searches so can't talk about this in much detail, but I do recall seeing a table of saved searches alongside the search field when I hit cmd-shift-f to do a global find. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 14, 2017, at 19:52, Mary Otte

Re: Twitterrific returns to the Mac as a modern Twitter client w/ themes, muffle syncing, more

2017-10-14 Thread Caitlyn Furness
So, I get the impression that twitterific is way more powerful and user friendly then Night Owl? Cait > On Oct 14, 2017, at 7:49 PM, Brian Fischler wrote: > > Thanks Alex. I am going to make the dive considering Twitterrific excellent > track record with accessibility. Thanks for the info. >

Re: terminal work

2017-10-14 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, can I do this copy and paste deal with the destination as well? I did try your other trick with the root account, but I got a bunch of stuff you didn’t mention, so got a little bogged down in all of it For example, I couldn’t find where to edit things after I clicked on file analysis or wha

Re: apple tv 4K

2017-10-14 Thread David Chittenden
In addition to Tim's comments, in most states in the US, it is necessary to add sales tax to the stated amount. There are only 2 or 3 states which do not add sales tax. Otherwise, sales tax can be up to 10% or more. In NZ, GST is 15%, and it is almost always included in the published price. Whe