Re: Portable Preferences and VO's activity message

2018-03-07 Thread Ramy Moustafa
Hi Alex: after using my mac mini for 2 days, the problem disappeared, without anything that i did. it disappeared. with strange VO Really. Thanks so much > On Mar 6, 2018, at 4:13 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > > Mine reverts to using Portable Preferences as well. In my case, though, the > problem r

Re: Urgent please, Voice over acting strange in safari

2018-03-07 Thread Ramy Moustafa
Hi alex: i did that, and it’w working. bt , the tea entery solved also. > On Mar 6, 2018, at 4:11 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > > Part of this sounds simple. Open the VO Utility with vo-f8, go to the > Commanders category, choose the Quick Nav tab, and find the checkbox for > "allow single key nav

an accessible app for unbar files

2018-03-07 Thread Ramy Moustafa
Hi all: I found a very very accessible app and free for extracting par files the link is here: https://theunarchiver.com -- 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: having mac not go to sleep when closing lid?

2018-03-07 Thread Alex Hall
That said, there is closed clamshell mode. If you connect power, a screen, and a keyboard to your Mac, it will stay active when closed, though presumably, its screen will turn off. Note that, if you don't have enough sight to need a screen, you can pick up a dummy unit that will trick the Mac in

Re: an accessible app for unbar files

2018-03-07 Thread E.T.
Yes this a very very nice app and well worth the price. I first installed it some years ago. Nice to see its still around. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 3/7/2018 2:03 AM, Ramy Moustafa wrote:

Re: an accessible app for unbar files

2018-03-07 Thread Ramy Moustafa
Yes exactly. and sorry for my spelling mistake. i ment .rar files. BTW, need to know how can i stop VOIce over auto correcting my words? > On Mar 7, 2018, at 7:42 PM, E.T. wrote: > > Yes this a very very nice app and well worth the price. I first installed > it some years ago. Nice to see it

Checking on running processes

2018-03-07 Thread Agent086b
Hi all, I have asked this question before but have lost the email with the answer. I often find the CPU running at say 70% 50% user & 20% system. How do I see what is running. Often at these times I am doing nothing on the Mac. Thanks for any help. Max. -- The following information is important

Windows Menu Shortcuts

2018-03-07 Thread E.T.
When the VM is running, some of the menu shortcuts work, some do not, such as ALT-f or ALT-v. Another instance is ALT-f (and CTRL-f) in Windows Explorer which normally would open the file menu but instead brings up the Find dialog. I've swapped the Mac option and command keys in Fusion a

Re: Windows Menu Shortcuts

2018-03-07 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Work computer at work right now, so can't verify, but there should be something in the keyboard setup about universal Macintosh keys. I believe I saw you had swapped the alt/windows keys tso that the alt key is actually the Macintosh's command key, and command F is a universal Macintosh key for

Re: Checking on running processes

2018-03-07 Thread Alex Hall
Open Activity Monitor, from Spotlight or the Utilities folder in you applications folder. Once it opens, vo-left to the toolbar, interact, then find and interact with the view buttons group. Here you can pick the information you want--memory, CPU, energy, etc. Get out of here and go back to the

Re: Windows Menu Shortcuts

2018-03-07 Thread E.T.
With Voiceover off and Mac Host keys disabled (is that what you are referring to?), its mostly working. And yes on the key swapping the Mac keyboard works as a Windows keyboard...almost. So the find dialog is Windows not Mac. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe

Re: Windows Menu Shortcuts

2018-03-07 Thread E.T.
Cmd-T is a Mac command but works in Windows (Alt-t) if there is a Tools menu. Alt-e correctly brings up the Windows Edit menu even though Cmd-e is a Mac command.. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? O

RE: More About Buying My First Mac

2018-03-07 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yeah same here. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Wednesday, 7 March 2018 12:17 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: More About Buying My First Mac I'm still not used to it, and I've had my MBP since August. I much prefer the keyboard on my 2

RE: Iphone question

2018-03-07 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yes and yes. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Stacey Robinson Sent: Wednesday, 7 March 2018 2:59 AM To: Macvisionaries Subject: Iphone question Hi, Can you use an iPhone like an iPod without a phone number? Can you purchase things from iTunes etc. Blessings,

RE: Iphone question

2018-03-07 Thread Simon Fogarty
And if your sick of the no sim card messge, just get an old inactive sim and put it in your phone, The phone then sees the sim even inactive and gets rid of the message. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Nickus de Vos Sent: Wednesday, 7 March 2018 4:06 AM To: macvisionaries@go

RE: Apple Pay and Touch ID

2018-03-07 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hell, that's crazy, It probably costs more to put the pin in. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of E.T. Sent: Wednesday, 7 March 2018 5:06 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple Pay and Touch ID Sadly, even $5 requires a PIN. Bumme

RE: having mac not go to sleep when closing lid?

2018-03-07 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yeah but then you have to be aware of heat disapation up through the keyboard Now if you close the machine and still have it running then you have heat hitting the closed screen and causing heat build up in the keyboard screen region of the device, It’s not something I’d vbe recommending. From

Re: an accessible app for unbar files

2018-03-07 Thread E.T.
Ramy, There are so many file types I would not have noticed. Look in the Mail app preferences under the Composing item to disable spell check. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 3/7/2018 4:23

RE: Windows Menu Shortcuts

2018-03-07 Thread Simon Fogarty
I know it's a pain in the ass but try when in the vm turning the vo off for your mac, -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of E.T. Sent: Thursday, 8 March 2018 3:18 PM To: MacVisionaries Subject: Windows Menu Shortcuts When the VM is running, some

Service Management software

2018-03-07 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Listers, Just wondering if anyone out there has ever used a software package for Service Management called "Oracle Service Cloud", It's a cloud based service management tool, Previously a desktop product I'm just wondering if it's been used by anyone using screen reading technology Mac OS

Re: Windows Menu Shortcuts

2018-03-07 Thread E.T.
Simon, I do that and I have that process down pat. The Windows shortcuts that do not work don't invoke the Mac commands. It looks like the behavior depends on the Windows app in use. I will poke around some more. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have