Mac Mini Now On Order

Thanks to everyone who responded about the builtin 2018 model Mac Mini speaker. It seems likely it's sufficiently usable for initial installation and configuration. I like to keep things as simple as possible when I bring up a new device for the first time. There's always the rest of my life with

Re: Mac Mini Now On Order

Hi! No need to worry. It will be detected as soon as you turn it on. But i’ll have a usb keyboard handy if it won’t work for some reason. You can just turn on VoiceOver with cmd f5 and follow the instructions. Good luck. /A > 25 mars 2020 kl. 09:53 skrev 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > : > >

how to make a screen recording on mac with sound?

Hello can anybody know how to record a screen on mac with sound? i can’t do it without my sight. I tried the quicktime but the stop loses when i started screen recording, so the problem is how to save the file, or does it have a sounds. thanks. -- The following information is important for all

Re: Drag and drop

Fab thanks will give it a go > On 24 Mar 2020, at 22:15, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > • Navigate to the item you wish to drag. > • Press VO-cmd-f5 to route the mouse to the VO cursor > • Press VO-cmd-shift-space to invoke the mouse-down action. > • Navigate to the dro

Re: Mac Mini Now On Order

The Mac mini requires that you have a monitor connected to it in order for it to work. If you either don’t have a monitor, or don’t want to use one, you can use a DVI to HDMI adapter to fool the Mac mini into thinking a monitor is connected. These adapters used to be included with a Mac mini,

Re: Mac Mini Now On Order

You may already know this, but when using a standard “Windows” keyboard on a Mac, the Windows key will be the COMMAND key, and the ALT key will be the OPTION key. Other than that little difference, you should get by until your Apple bluetooth keyboard arrives. So, tell us what configuration yo

Re: Mac Mini Now On Order

Note that even with a Windows keyboard, you can remap the keys so that Options and Command are correctly positioned. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you h

RE: Mac Mini Now On Order

Alsa, a slite correction, you do not need to connect a monitor. I am using a mac mini 2018 just fine without one. As for a usb keyboard, yes you should be fine. The windows key is your command key and your ault key is your opsion key. Outside of that, it will work. Matthew Sent from Mail

Re: Drag and drop

Hi Julie, Hope all is well over there in Durham for you. My daughter just got home late Saturday night, early Sunday morning from Durham and we're self-isolating her right now. Looks like the UK went from 10 to 100 rather quickly. Stay safe. Later... Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple T

Re: Mac Mini Now On Order

To clarify, you are using a 2018 Mac mini without a monitor. Are you using a DVI or VGA to HDMI adapter plugged into the HDMI port to simulate the presents of a monitor? I have been under the belief that either a monitor must be connected to a Mac mini, or an adapter must be plugged into the HD

Re: how to make a screen recording on mac with sound?

Hi, A screen recording is just that. It records the screen, nothing else. There are workarounds by using screen sharing services or apps like Reflector whereby you can have one computer take over the screen of another and use Movie Recording in QuickTime to record both video and audio. Later

Re: Drag and drop

Hi, Glad she got home safely - yes it has all been so odd it just seems to have moved so quickly and of course our PM is not great at much so I think the downplaying has created more panic. I have two kids who are off school now so we are adapting to new routines etc. How are things for you -

Cut and paste from Mac to iphone

Hi listers, Today, for the first time since upgrading I tried to copy text into my Mac clipboard and paste with my iPhone. I’ve done this a few times in the past and found it helpful. I have bluetooth on both Mac and iPhone turned on. I copy the text on the Mac. When I enter

Re: Mail in Catalina

Hi Tim, I did some additional experimentation. I don’t expect to solve this but here is something interesting. If I press the context menu and then try to go to move it is slow and usually says mail busy at least once. However, If I press the context menu and then close it and immed

Re: Cut and paste from Mac to iphone

Hi, You need more than just Bluetooth enabled. You need Hand-off turned on for both, Bluetooth on, and both on the same WiFi network of course. Hand-off is in the General pane of System Prefs on the Mac. It's also in General of the Settings app on iOS/iPadOS. Later... Tim Kilburn Jamf Cer

Re: Mac Mini Now On Order

Hi! I can use my old 2011 mac mini with no screen connected. There is a screen dummy adapter called something like headless screen or something you can buy. /A > 25 mars 2020 kl. 14:40 skrev Brad Snyder : > > You may already know this, but when using a standard “Windows” keyboard on a > Mac, t

Re: Cut and paste from Mac to iphone

Hi Tim, I double checked hand off and both are turned on. Mac and iPhone. I have a funny feeling I’m doing something silly like not pasting correctly or not looking for the correct rotor setting. I was copying from Pages on the Mac and trying to paste the content as a Facebook post i

Re: Cut and paste from Mac to iphone

I’ve been having issues with the Universal Clipboard as well. It had worked like a charm in the past, but it has been really inconsistent over the last few versions of iOS 13. I have all my settings as they should be, but I honestly haven’t had the chance to really investigate and troubleshoo

Re: Mail in Catalina

Hi, Strange indeed. Not particularly logical, but often inconsistent things like this don't have much logic to them. Later... Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Mar 25, 2020, at 12:06, Eric Caron wrote: Hi Tim,

Screen Sharing with Zoom

Hi List, Hope you’re well. I’m running into a strange issue when trying to setup my screen sharing with Zoom on Catalina. Upon trying to share my screen, I received the notification to grant screen sharing access to zoom in security and privacy settings of system preferences. When I get to the

Re: Cut and paste from Mac to iphone

Hi, sometimes, a boring old restart does the trick. When I updated to 10.15.4 on my MBP, the Extras Menus weren't working. Every time I did a VO-m-m, the first one went to the main Menubar, and the second went to my Desktop. I turned VO off and on, quit apps, all with no joy. I logged out t

Re: Cut and paste from Mac to iphone

I know simple things that have worked for me when something should work but doesn’t, is to turn it off and back on again. So disable handoff on both devices and restart them and then enable handoff again. You probably don’t need to restart the devices but it doesn’t do any harm. This may not hel

Re: Cut and paste from Mac to iphone

Hehehe, similar thought to mine, and I was still typing as you sent. Things sound very strange out of my window now as NZ is in total lock down and there is no traffic noise. > On 26/03/2020, at 08:26, John Panarese wrote: > >I’ve been having issues with the Universal Clipboard as well. It

Re: Cut and paste from Mac to iphone

I experience that same issue sometimes on my Mac mini that is still running High Sierra. I have learned to cycle VO off and then back on again. This usually fixes most gremlins. - Brad - On Mar 25, 2020, at 15:29, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, sometimes, a boring old restar

Zoom, and Voiceover accessibility information

Good afternoon guys. I haven’t written in a while so I thought I might field a question in hopes that somebody can help direct me where i need to go. I am a librarian for the Library for the blind and Physically Handicapped here in Alabama. I have a patron needing anything on voiceover and Zoom,

Re: Zoom, and Voiceover accessibility information

I did hear that Jonathan Mosen wrote a book on Zoom with accessibility in mind and it was free for a limited time I haven’t looked it up so can’t help you on where to find it, and I can’t guarantee it is what you’re looking for. Or if it is indeed free. > On 26/03/2020, at 10:39, Timothy Emmon

Re: Zoom, and Voiceover accessibility information

Jonathan Moses’s book on Zoom is indeed completely free now. You can download it at mosen.org. Hope that helps Dezman > On Mar 25, 2020, at 5:59 PM, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: > > I did hear that Jonathan Mosen wrote a book on Zoom with accessibility in > mind and it was free for a limited tim

OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

Hi, Does anybody on the list use Linux successfully either in virtual environment or on a separate computer? Please email off list if you wouldn’t mind sharing your experiences. Andrew -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any que

Selecting text in emails and documents

Hi all, I know this question has been asked before and I’ll try and keep the answer this time. I know how to select all by command A and copy with cmd C and so on, but I’ve just copied the body of an email into another email and I want to delete all of the footers and header, short of deleting i

Re: Selecting text in emails and documents

Sorry, please ignore my last email as I did a search with google and found the answer. Thanks, > On 26/03/2020, at 12:01, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: > > Hi all, > I know this question has been asked before and I’ll try and keep the answer > this time. I know how to select all by command A and co

Re: Zoom, and Voiceover accessibility information

Hi Tim,, Zoom is very accessible, and super easy to use. It is my understanding that they have gone out of their way to make the Zoom platform accessible. Here is a list of keyboard commands: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/205683899-Hot-Keys-and-Keyboard-Shortcuts-for-Zoom

Re: Hard Drive Buffering

Tim, I may have resolved this. I suspect that even with sleep after is set to 15 minutes, the screen saver kept things going causing the ATV to get too warm. So now the screen saver is off and the ATV goes to sleep. Wondering, does your ATV 4k go to sleep? Mine doe not and thinking it g

Re: Zoom, and Voiceover accessibility information

Hi, To use Zoom client with MacOS Catalina you will be prompted to authorize the Zoom Desktop Client to use the microphone, camera and screen recording because of increased security and permissions with Mac OS. You will also be prompted to allow the Zoom Desktop Client to allow others to remotely

Re: Hard Drive Buffering

Hi, I have my ATV set to sleep after 5 hours, and screen saver after 15 minutes I believe. Turning your TV off at the same time is normal if your TV has HDMI-CEC enabled. With this enabled, which is on most newer TV's, pressing the Home button to wake the ATV should power up your TV and putti

Re: Screen Sharing with Zoom

Hi Ibraheem, Due to increased security and permissions with Mac OS Catalina, you will be prompted to authorize the Zoom Desktop Client to use the microphone, camera, and screen recording. You will also be prompted to allow the Zoom Desktop Client to allow others to remotely control your desktop. Y

Re: Mac Mini Now On Order

Thanks, Brad. I was actually unaware that the standard PC keyboard's Windows key would map to Command, and Alt to Option. My only other Mac to date has been my Airbook where all that stuff is builtin! So, thanks for much for this datum. It's precisely the kind of thing I didn't know. I was also

Re: Mac Mini Now On Order

Ah, fascinating. I expect I will rework my setup to be directly driving at least three, possibly four separate machines. I expect to put a modern, HDMI enabled KVM in the path, and I've done shome KVM shopping but haven't ordered anything yet. It'll be interesting whether I end up with a PC keybo

Re: Mac Mini Now On Order

OK, Matthew. Thanks! While I plan to provide a monitor for my sighted assistant, I'm happier not needing one, especially at the first. Best, Janina matthew dyer writes: > Alsa, a slite correction, you do not need to connect a monitor. I am using a > mac mini 2018 just fine without one. As for

Re: Mac Mini Now On Order

Apropos monitor or not, I note that a number of the high end reviews of the 2018 Mini, and I think Apple itself talk in terms of some industrial applications where a stack of Minis provide some kind of aggregate service. So, if these Minis are stackable in a server environment, it's highly unlikel

Re: Zoom, and Voiceover accessibility information

Jonathen Mosen is offering a free audio book about using Zoom with screen readers. His setup uses JFW, but also IOS and Voice Dream. Here's the link: https://mosen.org/zoom/ Zoom is considered one of the more accessible teleconference platforms out there. And, they have a corporate policy support

Re: Zoom, and Voiceover accessibility information

Does anyone know whether the rather nasty security flaw in the 2019 Mac Zoom client has been thoroughly fixed? I should hope it's now all in the past as the news is about a year old, but I prefer caution to assumkption. Threat report is here: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13450 Her

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

Several of us on this list are long time Linux users. What are you looking for? 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries writes: > Hi, > > Does anybody on the list use Linux successfully either in virtual environment > or on a separate computer? Please email off list if you wouldn’t mind sharing >