Re: Drag and drop on the Mac?

2019-10-31 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, It depends on which Drag & Drop method you're using. The VO-comma can begin to drag an item and VO-period will drop that item. There are limitations to this method as once the item being dragged is out of the VO visible area, the drag will fail. The second method is a little more finger

Re: Reformating iMac and Installing Catalina

2019-10-31 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, There is no real need to do a reformat if you are going to use Time Machine to bring apps and data back to your iMac. This process is redundant. The benefits of a reformat are seen because you create a clean install of the MacOS and bring back apps and data via the App Store and other loc

Re: Two factor authentication

2019-10-31 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, I find that 2FA is very easy to deal with. You set it up once, and unless you're adding new devices, or accessing your Apple ID on numerous devices other than your own, it never asks for codes again. 2FA is different than Two-Step Verification which is more annoying. Later... Tim Kilbu

Re: Two factor authentication

2019-10-31 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
I agree, 2 fa is easy and you don’t really need to deal with it that often, the worst thing about it is spelling it. So what is two step verification? > On 1/11/2019, at 02:32, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > I find that 2FA is very easy to deal with. You set it up onc

Re: Two factor authentication

2019-10-31 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Two-Step Verification (2SV) is used by many sites like Google, FaceBook, Adobe and others whereby a six digit SMS message is sent to you that you need to enter. It is very similar, but has some distinct differences. Specifically, you need to have a mobile number where the 2SV code can be

Re: Two factor authentication

2019-10-31 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
Ah, thanks. I’ve not come across this yet, but then I haven’t got a Facebook account or Twitter or anything like that. I do have WhatsApp on my phone and even. Find that annoying. Suppose you could call me an anti social media person. > On 1/11/2019, at 07:55, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionarie

Re: Catalina upgrade

2019-10-31 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
Well I’m going to upgrade my wife’s Mac tomorrow so if it happens again I’ll get in touch with 2 degrees. > On 31/10/2019, at 14:32, Simon A Fogarty wrote: > > Yeah common but you might want to check that and if needed tell your ISP of > the disconnection. > > I did download the installer a

Hey Siri not working well on HomePod after update

2019-10-31 Thread Mary Otten
I was really looking forward to the update to 13.2 for the HomePod. And I finally got it after the first one was withdrawn and they introduced 13.2.1. Now it seems that at least half of the time, Siri is deaf. I can say hey Siri two or three times before I get any results at all. And she comes u

Re: Hey Siri not working well on HomePod after update

2019-10-31 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
I’m guessing one can turn it off and back on again? This works for most other things if it isn’t working the way you want? You probably tried this already? We don’t have the HomePod in New Zealand so I can’t test this. > On 1/11/2019, at 11:09, Mary Otten wrote: > > I was really looking forwa

Re: Hey Siri not working well on HomePod after update

2019-10-31 Thread Mary Otten
 Yes, I suppose one can do that. It’s just really started acting up today. Yesterday it seemed OK. I think I would actually like to reset the HomePod. But after the trouble people had with the update, I really don’t want to go there, even though they say everything is fixed. When my phone is r

Display brightens itself after Macbook wakes from sleep

2019-10-31 Thread Ibraheem Fakir
Hey list, An observation I’ve made with my new MacBook Air and Catalina. Every time my screen locks after a period of idleness or I put my computer to sleep and I return to unlock my screen or awaken my computer, the screen returns to a setting of full brightness. I always keep my screen’s brig

iTunes Store and Touch ID

2019-10-31 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
I was wondering if this was normal behaviour with Touch ID on the iPhone and the iTunes Store? After updating to 13.2 I wanted to purchase a couple of albums in the iTunes Store and my Touch ID wouldn’t work. I had to go back into the phone settings and turn off touch ID for the App Store and iT

RE: Catalina upgrade

2019-10-31 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Yeah if it is 2Degrees that the problems being caused by. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Petrus Tuerlings Sent: Friday, 1 November 2019 9:21 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Catalina upgrade Well I’m going to upgrade my wife’s Mac tomorrow so if it happens

RE: Two factor authentication

2019-10-31 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Hi Petrus, ANZ and kiwibank both use this So a number of other nz company ys also use this type of thing so it is used a lot here. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Petrus Tuerlings Sent: Friday, 1 November 2019 9:16 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Two fact

RE: Hey Siri not working well on HomePod after update

2019-10-31 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Yeah Petrus I’ve asked about that myself also. However after seeing the sonos move I’m not keen on the home pod, The sonos is very very cool and the same size and price as the pod. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Petrus Tuerlings Sent: Friday, 1 November 2019 11:17 AM To: mac

Re: iTunes Store and Touch ID

2019-10-31 Thread Mary Otten
I have heard of people having this problem. I have not had it. But I have been using either Face ID or touch ID, depending on the phone. Nothing seems to of changed with the update to iOS 13. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 31, 2019, at 3:55 PM, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: > > I was wondering if t

Re: Hey Siri not working well on HomePod after update

2019-10-31 Thread Mary Otten
Yes, you can turn hey Siri off and on. I have also tried holding down on the play button on the HomePod itself, which will activate Siri. It certainly helps with getting her attention, but the results are not wonderful sometimes. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 31, 2019, at 3:17 PM, Petrus Tuerli

Re: iTunes Store and Touch ID

2019-10-31 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
It only happened after 13.2, it was fine with all of the other iOS 13 updates . > On 1/11/2019, at 12:28, Mary Otten wrote: > > I have heard of people having this problem. I have not had it. But I have > been using either Face ID or touch ID, depending on the phone. Nothing seems > to of chang

Re: Reformating iMac and Installing Catalina

2019-10-31 Thread Angus MacKinnon
Simon Thank you. Is it CMD+R or Shift+CMD+R? And I shotdown the iMac and Cold Boot with the SD Card in the slot. What option should I choose? Angus MacKinnon, Personalism Student Charles Péguy said, “The revolution is moral or not at all” -- The following information is important for all memb

RE: Hey Siri not working well on HomePod after update

2019-10-31 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Crazy question, Have you simply restarted the home pod to see if things change? From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Friday, 1 November 2019 12:27 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Hey Siri not working well on HomePod after update Yes, you can t

RE: iTunes Store and Touch ID

2019-10-31 Thread Simon A Fogarty
I’ve got a phone with face id and I’ve not had this I do get prompted to double click the side button and once I do that everything is fine. I’ll have to give this a go with my iPad mini I’ve just purchased. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Friday, 1 Novemb

RE: Reformating iMac and Installing Catalina

2019-10-31 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Hi angus, Firstly both of those will work, but you will need to have a wifi network available to connect to as they need the internet to get to your installation media which in those cases comes from apple. As for your SD card, I’d try these 2 options. On start up if you can see enough Hold d

FW: AirPods Pro, AirTags, New Mac Pro Imminent? — MacRumors 🎃

2019-10-31 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Hi List, I’ve sent this on as there is a link to a You Tube video of Mac Rumours Airpod Pro unboxing / release. After watching it I’ve somewhat changed my mind regarding these airpod pro devices, It appears they have simple media controls on the stem of the airpods, Not toggle switchs but infa

Re: Hey Siri not working well on HomePod after update

2019-10-31 Thread Mary Otten
To be honest, no. I have not restarted the HomePod. There was that problem with HomePods be bricked. And even though supposedly the problem solved, just call me paranoid. It’s inconsistent. Sometimes it works and sometimes not. Somehow I wonder if maybe Siri is just being slammed or something. M

RE: Hey Siri not working well on HomePod after update

2019-10-31 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Hi Mary, Or could it simply be that apple have really dropped the ball on this years operating system versions and they don’t care! I’m starting to wonder! I know they have had bad days in the passed but I think this is the worst IOS release I’ve seen in a while for bugs. May be they need to

Re: Display brightens itself after Macbook wakes from sleep

2019-10-31 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I have better luck setting my screen brightness to 1-5%. Having Brightness set to 0 for sighted people is just as bad as having volume set to 0 for us, though I have to say there seem to be a lot more people who use their computers with sight. :-) > On Oct 31, 2019, at 6:31 PM, Ibraheem Fakir

Re: FW: AirPods Pro, AirTags, New Mac Pro Imminen t? — MacRumors 🎃

2019-10-31 Thread Robin
Here's Another Review of Apple's NEW AirPods PRO: Copy & Paste the URL into the InternetBrowser of YourChoice & Give it a Listen, if you so desire) URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YrgkV81Kdc At 05:07 PM 10/31/2019, you wrote: Hi List, I’ve sent this on as there is a link to a You

Re: Hey Siri not working well on HomePod after update

2019-10-31 Thread João de Sousa e Silva
I have that problem. Restarted, Siri off/on etc. Called to Apple and it is a general recognized problem. They said that a fix is on the go in the next few days. Ohhh I am so tired of these bloody updates… Às 00:22 de 01/11/2019, Simon A Fogarty escreveu: Hi Mary, Or could it simply be that

Screen waking up with earphones connected

2019-10-31 Thread João de Sousa e Silva
Hi, I have an iPhone 8 updated that when I am using the earphones the screen wakes-up right after locking. The iPhone 7 doesn’t have sucha problem. It is impossible to use the iPhone 8 to listen something once Voiceover is always saying the hours. Anyone else? Best, João -- The following