music library question

2021-02-07 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, How can I distinguish between my own music and what has been added from Apple music? Chris -- 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 that a member's post i

Re: New Mac.

2021-02-07 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
On 6/2/21 10:07 am, Anders Holmberg wrote: Anyway I wonder how many USB ports and thunderbolt ports there are on the respective Mac mini or MacBook Air. The specifications for both products are easy enough to find with your preferred Web search engine (at Apple's Web site or elsewhere). --

accessible vpn

2021-02-07 Thread Lorie McCloud
I know this has been discussed before but can anybody recommend an accessible vpn for my Mac? I have one on my phone but it's only for phones. thanks. Lorie -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the r

RE: New Mac.

2021-02-07 Thread skipper8218
The problem with specifications is that it is hard to understand what will fit your needs long-term. I think any of the M1 macs will work okay, but if you are into video production or other tasks that require more computing needs, then you would know what specs you need. Rebecca Skipper skipper

Re: accessible vpn

2021-02-07 Thread jeff `greene
Hi Lorie, I use ExpressVPN and its very accessible on both mac and pc. I believe the company worked with the NFB to get their software up to snuff. It costs like $90 a year but they do have discount codes. Hope this helps Jeff On 2/7/21, Lorie McCloud wrote: > I know this has been discussed befo

Re: accessible vpn

2021-02-07 Thread Brad Snyder
I use encrypt.me VPN. Their apps are completely accessible on both Mac and iOS. I pay $99 a year for unlimited access on all my devices. I also liked that the company is based in Dallas. - Brad - On Feb 7, 2021, at 17:22, Lorie McCloud wrote: I know this has been discussed before but can anyb

Voiceover skipping punctuation

2021-02-07 Thread Brett Lewis
Hi All: Has anyone found a solution for the following: If I am in something like Text Edit and I have a line of code (in this case react). 
 This line actually says (I have inserted spaces to make punctuation speak). 
 This is with punctuation set to all. Missing the initial

Re: New Mac.

2021-02-07 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
On 7/2/21 6:24 pm, skipper8...@gmail.com wrote: The problem with specifications is that it is hard to understand what will fit your needs long-term. My personal solution to this problem is to buy a better device than I think I need, and then to make it last. My late 2013-model MacBook Pro

Re: accessible vpn

2021-02-07 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
On 7/2/21 6:22 pm, Lorie McCloud wrote: I know this has been discussed before but can anybody recommend an accessible vpn for my Mac? At least for a VPN that uses IPSec, it's already built into Mac OS. Apple's documentation is at https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/set-up-a-vpn-connect

Re: accessible vpn

2021-02-07 Thread Eric Oyen
Try private internet access. I use them on my Mac mini with very little trouble. -Eric > On Feb 7, 2021, at 4:22 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > I know this has been discussed before but can anybody recommend an accessible > vpn for my Mac? I have one on my phone but it's only for phones. > > t

RE: New Mac.

2021-02-07 Thread skipper8218
Well, Let's hope that the M1 does better. Rebecca Skipper skipper8...@gmail.com -Original Message- From: 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries Sent: Sunday, February 7, 2021 7:28 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New Mac. On 7/2/21 6:24 pm, skipper8...@gmail.com wrote: >

Creating links on the desktop

2021-02-07 Thread Kerryann Ifill
Good evening all: I’ve been trying to figure out how to create links to webpages directly to my desktop. If anyone could help that ouwld be so wonderful! Tjanks loads Kerry -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or c

Re: accessible vpn

2021-02-07 Thread Lorie McCloud
based in Dallas? I'm in the metroplex too. looks like they have a 2 week trial period which is great because I want to see if this addresses a problem I've been having. > On Feb 7, 2021, at 6:20 PM, Brad Snyder wrote: > > I use encrypt.me VPN. > Their apps are completely accessible on both Mac

Re: accessible vpn

2021-02-07 Thread Lorie McCloud
I'm trying to install encrypt.me . I keep getting the message that it can't run from a read-only disk. I tried putting into the apps folder but the message was repeated. what do I need to do? thanks. Lorie > On Feb 7, 2021, at 6:20 PM, Brad Snyder wrote: > > I use encrypt.

Re: Creating links on the desktop

2021-02-07 Thread Brad Snyder
Assuming you are using Safari on your Mac, do the following to create an Alias (link) on your desktop to a web page: 1. Open Safari, and go to the desired webpage. 2. While in the webpage in Safari, press VO + M, to place VoiceOver focus on the Mac’s MenuBar, and select the File menu. 3. Open

Re: accessible vpn

2021-02-07 Thread Brad Snyder
Download the installer to your Downloads folder, and run it like any other installer. - Brad - On Feb 7, 2021, at 19:46, Lorie McCloud wrote: I'm trying to install encrypt.me . I keep getting the message that it can't run from a read-only disk. I tried putting into the ap

Re: accessible vpn

2021-02-07 Thread Lorie McCloud
that's what I did but it kept giving me that message about not being able to run on a read-only volume. what's that abouat? > On Feb 7, 2021, at 7:51 PM, Brad Snyder wrote: > > Download the installer to your Downloads folder, and run it like any other > installer. > > - Brad - > > > On Feb

Re: accessible vpn

2021-02-07 Thread Lorie McCloud
it created an alias probably on the desktop that shows up among my volumes. I moved the app to my apps folder and made some progress but now it presents a popover that I can't do anything with. I wonder if anything's changed with the installer since you installed yours. I don't know what to do w

Re: accessible vpn

2021-02-07 Thread Brad Snyder
Sorry, it is not an installer. It is a DMG. See the below Dropbox link for the DMG. It will be available for 48 hours. https://www.dropbox.com/s/8069mvjedtafnrf/EncryptMe-4.3.0.dmg?dl=0 - Brad - On Feb 7, 2021, at 20:12, Lorie McCloud wrote: that's what I did but it kept giving me that messa

Re: accessible vpn

2021-02-07 Thread Brad Snyder
when you open the DMG, you are presented with 2 items, one is an alias and the other is the Encrypt.me application. You want to copy the application to your Applications folder. Once the application has been copied to your applications folder, you can put the alias on your de

Re: Creating links on the desktop

2021-02-07 Thread Kerryann Ifill
My goodness that was so easy B > On 7 Feb 2021, at 9:48 PM, Brad Snyder wrote: > > Assuming you are using Safari on your Mac, do the following to create an > Alias (link) on your desktop to a web page: > 1. Open Safari, and go to the desired webpage. > 2. While in the webpage in Safari, press

Re: Music app on Mac 11.2 after updating from 10.15

2021-02-07 Thread Muhammad Fayed
It still ass for music library when opening it. Note: I have 2016 15” MBP and I was using it since 2017 (when there was iTunes). Regards, Mohamed E. Fayed > On Feb 7, 2021, at 1:52 AM, Herbie Allen wrote: > > I would try deleting the 2017 playlists. > >> On Feb 6, 2021, at 14:19, Muhammad F

Re: accessible vpn

2021-02-07 Thread Karen Lewellen
Jason, Others might have shared this, but your link produces a 404 page not found error. Karen On Sun, 7 Feb 2021, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries wrote: On 7/2/21 6:22 pm, Lorie McCloud wrote: I know this has been discussed before but can anybody recommend an accessible vpn for my Mac

Re: accessible vpn

2021-02-07 Thread Lorie McCloud
I did that with the version I downloaded. as I said, it gave me some kind of inaccessible popover. now I can't delete it because it's open so I don't know how to get it out of there and start over. I did download the version you posted though. > On Feb 7, 2021, at 8:26 PM, Brad Snyder wrote:

Re: accessible vpn

2021-02-07 Thread Brad Snyder
I really have no idea what the pop-over you are experiencing could be. Try pressing VO + F1 twice, to open the Application Chooser, and look for a system dialogue in the list of open applications. This may be the pop-over. - Brad - On Feb 8, 2021, at 01:16, Lorie McCloud wrote: I did that wit