Re: VO=X, Is this a VoiceOver Command?

2021-11-06 Thread Dave Carlson
Fazil, Yes, VO+x will bring up a list of activities for voiceover. If you’ve not created any, then the default will apply. But if you do have two or more activities created, you get a list so that you can instantly change to another set of vo conditions. Dave Carlson Farfar, Engineer

12 Watt Charger and MacBook Pro

2021-11-07 Thread Dave Carlson
Anyone know if I would be able to charge a MacBook Pro using the 12 Watt charger that comes with the newer iPhones? I would of course buy a USB C / USB C cable for this purpose. And I know that it would charge more slowly, but don’e know if the MacBook would complain. Dave Carlson Oregonian

Re: 12 Watt Charger and MacBook Pro

2021-11-07 Thread Dave Carlson
Joseph, oh, heck. I completely forgot to think about voltage. Pretty likely the MacBook requires something in the range of 12 to 16 Vdc, and the phone chargers are only around 5 Vdc. Thanks for the sanity realignment. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Engineer, Musician, Farfar, Woodworker, and Pioneer

Re: 12 Watt Charger and MacBook Pro

2021-11-07 Thread Dave Carlson
electrical engineer. Just hadn’t had enough caffeine before posting that. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Engineer, Musician, Farfar, Woodworker, and Pioneer On Nov 7, 2021, at 2:44 PM, Joseph Hudson wrote: Actually Dave, I just did some googling and it's actually lower than what we thought. Here&

Re: Notification About Mac Updates from the AppStore?

2021-11-23 Thread Dave Carlson
Fazil, I recommend you go to system preferences / software updates. There you can instruct to automatically update your apps and security and OS. I believe it will be under the advanced area, and you may need to use Touch ID or your password to enable those changes. Dave Carlson Woodworker

Re: Notification About Mac Updates from the AppStore?

2021-11-23 Thread Dave Carlson
True, but in system preferences under software update you can tell the Mac OS to automatically download app updates, in addition to security patches and other things — inside the advanced portion in software updates. Dave Carlson Woodworker, Oregonian, Pioneer, Musician, Engineer, and Farfar

Re: Notification About Mac Updates from the AppStore?

2021-11-23 Thread Dave Carlson
Fazil, That would require going to the App Store. Dave Carlson Farfar, Engineer, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer On Nov 23, 2021, at 12:24 PM, Fazil M. wrote: How can I see each individual app? Thanks! From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.

Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread Dave Carlson
actually hold both keys down at the same time. Hope that makes things clear. Dave Carlson Woodworker, Farfar, Oregonian, pioneer, engineer, and Musician On Dec 7, 2021, at 2:15 PM, Rebecca Skipper wrote:  If I understand correctly, you can lock the VO keys with capslock +semicolon. This

Alternate Browsers on Mac

2021-12-11 Thread Dave Carlson
Having trouble with MS-Edge lately. Not too thrilled with Safari and how chatty it is when filling in logon and passwords. What other browsers are you using with any success? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Engineer, Musician, Farfar, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important

Re: Alternate Browsers on Mac

2021-12-11 Thread Dave Carlson
Eric, Thanks for the suggestions. My problem with MS-Edge is that I can’t navigate tables at all. When one shows up all I hear is the Table with x rows and y columns. Dave Carlson Woodworker, Oregonian, Pioneer, Musician, Engineer, and Farfar On Dec 11, 2021, at 12:29 PM, Eric Oyen wrote

Re: Alternate Browsers on Mac

2021-12-11 Thread Dave Carlson
E.T. Interesting. I tried to find Firefox on the Mac App Store and it was not there. Should I have just gone to the internet and downloaded it from there? Dave Carlson Farfar, Engineer, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer On Dec 11, 2021, at 2:48 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionari

Re: Alternate Browsers on Mac

2021-12-11 Thread Dave Carlson
Okay, just installed Firefox on my Mac. Only major problem I have so far is that I cannot do a Option-Control-F find using Firefox. I think I remember this way back in the Windows/JAWS days. Is there a way to adjust Firefox so that I can use the VO find function? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Farfar

Re: Alternate Browsers on Mac

2021-12-12 Thread Dave Carlson
Greg, Interesting your observation on the bug in Edge. That could well explain why tabl navigation used to work, and now does not. As to Firefox, I’m using the version I downloaded last evening, version 95. How do I get my hands on a beta version? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Farfar, Engineer

Re: Alternate Browsers on Mac

2021-12-12 Thread Dave Carlson
Greg, I found a developers version. Is that what you meant by a beta version? Dave Carlson Engineer, Farfar, Woodworker, Pioneer, and Oregonian -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of

How to Finish Opening a DMG File

2021-12-12 Thread Dave Carlson
starting it? When I try to move it to my applications folder I get complaints that there are locked items in the Trash. What is all that about? A sighted friend just said all I need to do is to drag that .app file into my applications folder. Yeah, sure. Any tips? Dave Carlson Farfar, Pioneer

Re: Alternate Browsers on Mac

2021-12-13 Thread Dave Carlson
Greg, Okay, I found it. But it seems to have the same issues with not responding to a Cmd-Opt-F search on the page. Dave Carlson Engineer, Farfar, Woodworker, Pioneer, and Oregonian -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any

Re: Dropbox dmg won't open.

2021-12-13 Thread Dave Carlson
Anders, use Cmd-o or Cmd-Downarrow Dave Carlson Engineer, Farfar, Woodworker, Pioneer, and Oregonian -- 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&#

Re: Right AirPod Pro stopped working

2021-12-13 Thread Dave Carlson
Possible that your right AirPods didn’t get charged? Dave Carlson Woodworker, Oregonian, Farfar, Pioneer, and Engineer -- 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: XXXXX Is Not Responding

2021-12-14 Thread Dave Carlson
No, but often I get the “ busy” message. Dave Carlson Woodworker, Oregonian, Pioneer, Musician, Engineer, and Farfar On Dec 14, 2021, at 9:54 AM, Bill Gallik wrote: Has anybody else been experiencing a circumstance where after opening an application, upon trying to do anything at all in

Re: Messages suddenly disappearing in mail app.

2021-12-15 Thread Dave Carlson
Jessica, Make sure that your mail is being synched via iCloud, as well as your iPhone. Dave Carlson Farfar, Pioneer, Oregonian, Engineer, and Woodworker -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Re: Messages suddenly disappearing in mail app.

2021-12-15 Thread Dave Carlson
Jessica, On your Mac, it’s system preferences and then either iCloud or your name, depending on what OS you’re using. On your iPhone it’s settings, then your name. In both cases, make sure that your email account is connected to iCloud. Dave Carlson Farfar, Pioneer, Oregonian, Engineer, and

Re: Help with punctuation

2021-12-16 Thread Dave Carlson
Suggest you try to change your pitch or intonation when you say punctuation words. And I gave up on using the word period. I use the words “full stop”. Works every time. Dave Carlson Woodworker, Oregonian, Farfar, Pioneer, and Engineer -- The following information is important for all

Re: Help with punctuation

2021-12-16 Thread Dave Carlson
Full stop is also telegraph terminology. Dave Carlson Farfar, Pioneer, Oregonian, Engineer, and Woodworker -- 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

Re: Help with punctuation

2021-12-16 Thread Dave Carlson
Joseph, Yes, no ambiguity when using the term “full stop”. Dave Carlson Woodworker, Oregonian, Farfar, Pioneer, and Engineer -- 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

Re: Uploading to Overdrive

2021-12-18 Thread Dave Carlson
If you have installed dropbox, then in your context menu you should have a choice to copy a dropbox link that you can send to someone. As to actually putting a file in the folder, just use copy and paste in the finder app. Dave Carlson Woodworker, Oregonian, Pioneer, Musician, Engineer, and

Re: Uploading to Overdrive

2021-12-18 Thread Dave Carlson
Oops, realize after the fact that this is a conversation on Overdrive, and not dropbox. Ignore my previous outbursts. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Farfar, Engineer, Musician, Pioneer, and Woodworker On Dec 18, 2021, at 7:17 AM, Brad Snyder wrote: Hi Christine, Try the following, and see if it

Re: Changing Sim cards is changing a nano Sim card on an iPhone some thing that can be easily done? They seem like they’re pretty small and it might be difficult to do this without site. Anyone have e

2021-12-18 Thread Dave Carlson
Only one corner is notched, so it’s impossible to get the orientation wrong. Dave Carlson Farfar, Pioneer, Oregonian, Engineer, and Woodworker -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of

Re: Syncing iPhone contacts with MacBook Pro

2021-12-21 Thread Dave Carlson
You need to set up iCloud so that it synchronizes your contacts on each device. Dave Carlson Woodworker, Oregonian, Farfar, Pioneer, and Engineer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of

Amputating a Folder on External SSD

2021-12-27 Thread Dave Carlson
ff this folder and not get that message above? I suspect there’s a clever terminal command to do this, so looking forward to one of the real tech-heads on this list to point me in the right direction. Many thanks! Dave Carlson Woodworker, Oregonian, Farfar, Pioneer, and E

Re: Audio books in iTunes

2022-01-03 Thread Dave Carlson
Lorie, Pretty sure you cannot put an Audible book in iTunes. They are proprietary, and not like MP3 or M4B files. Dave Carlson Farfar, Engineer, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer On Jan 3, 2022, at 5:25 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: I'm trying to add an audible book I just bought to audio

Re: i phone going totally silent after phone calls and headphones are removed

2022-01-06 Thread Dave Carlson
Occurs to me that you may have either damaged the lightning port, or there is debris in the port that is fooling your iPhone into thinking there is still a headphone connected. Have you been able to clean the port, or made sure that nothing has broken off inside the port? Dave Carlson

Re: Scheduling Zoom meetings on Mac

2022-01-10 Thread Dave Carlson
Min, Have you tried interacting with the date picker, then right arrow to the next field, then up/down arrow to change. If this works, then right arrow to the next part of the date field, up/down again to change that part of the date. Same idea for the time picker. Dave Carlson Oregonian

Re: Scheduling Zoom meetings on Mac

2022-01-10 Thread Dave Carlson
Minh, And after you made the changes in the picker, you moved out of interaction with VO+shift+upArrow? Dave Carlson Farfar, Engineer, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer On Jan 10, 2022, at 8:06 AM, minh Tam ha wrote: Hi Dave, Yes, I tried doing that but when I uninteracted with the fields

Re: Conflict between sending mail from mac and receiving on a PC

2022-01-15 Thread Dave Carlson
Change your settings so that you are composing only inn plain text. Dave Carlson Farfar, Engineer, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer On Jan 15, 2022, at 8:20 PM, Gabe Griffith wrote: Hello all, I'll try to explain my situation and see if anyone has come across this or has any tho

How to Reduce Delay Between Successive Keypresses on Mac

2022-01-19 Thread Dave Carlson
from Mail. Thanks in advance. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Engineer, Musician, Farfar, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- 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&#

Re: need help with VO pitch

2022-01-20 Thread Dave Carlson
, look for the OK button before you leave. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Engineer, Musician, Farfar, Woodworker, and Pioneer On Jan 20, 2022, at 9:50 AM, alia robinson wrote: thanks, I looked at that, and I see where you can change it all, and I did, but it’s still awful. it’s like the voice I choose

Re: need help with VO pitch

2022-01-20 Thread Dave Carlson
Then you need to drill down further in that table. There are specific rows where the control types are named, and you can change the voice attributes for each type, before you click on the OK button. Dave Carlson Woodworker, Oregonian, Pioneer, Musician, Engineer, and Farfar On Jan 20, 2022

Cleaning out the Gmail All Mail Folder

2022-01-23 Thread Dave Carlson
Tim, On the topic of that folder, I also have almost 40,000 messages there. If I select a whole bunch and hit delete they go away, but then they always come back. How can they be permanently moved out of that folder and/or deleted forever? Dave Carlson Woodworker, Oregonian, Pioneer, Musician

Re: Cleaning out the Gmail All Mail Folder

2022-01-23 Thread Dave Carlson
Tim, Appears to work. So of course any messages I stored in folders will also be gone, but these go back to January 2021. Thanks for the help. Dave Carlson Farfar, Engineer, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer On Jan 23, 2022, at 6:36 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi

The LA Pronunciation woes

2022-01-24 Thread Dave Carlson
that it’s not saying that, but how can I un-train VO to stop saying El A for any all caps words starting with LA? LATER (yes LA Ter). Dave Carlson Woodworker, Oregonian, Pioneer, Musician, Engineer, and Farfar -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list

Re: The LA Pronunciation woes

2022-01-25 Thread Dave Carlson
Dan, in my case I am using Tom Compact and that is what it’s doing. Are you using regular Tom? Dave Carlson Farfar, Engineer, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer On Jan 25, 2022, at 11:25 AM, dan d. wrote: These kind of things tend to be voice specific. I use tom and it doesn't

Re: The LA Pronunciation woes

2022-01-26 Thread Dave Carlson
Hmmm. If I can stand using Standard Tom I may give it a try. Thanks for checking. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Engineer, Musician, Farfar, Woodworker, and Pioneer On Jan 26, 2022, at 6:35 AM, dan d. wrote: Yes, the regular tom. I just checked to make sure, LAST with all caps speaks the word as

Re: Microsoft edge has new window.

2022-01-27 Thread Dave Carlson
make it work. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Engineer, Musician, Farfar, Woodworker, and Pioneer On Jan 27, 2022, at 4:00 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! Every now and then I VoiceOver is saying that microsoft has new window. It annoys me both with speech and braille as it interrupts my reading. Can I get

Re: Apple ID's

2022-01-29 Thread Dave Carlson
Yes. You can keep your Apple ID even if you cancel your email address. They are not connected. Dave Carlson Woodworker, Farfar, Oregonian, pioneer, engineer, and Musician On Jan 29, 2022, at 4:08 AM, Stan ZA wrote: Hi 1&All, My Apple ID, which I have had now for more than fifteen years

Re: All text files that cannot be read

2022-02-08 Thread Dave Carlson
Steve,Are you on a Mac? If so, try using Preview, or just pressing the spacebar on the filename for the quick look. Dave Carlson Woodworker, Oregonian, Farfar, Pioneer, and Engineer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have

Re: How can I update my new iPad through the USB port on my MacBook Air 2013?

2022-02-13 Thread Dave Carlson
USB A to USB C adapters are readily available. Dave Carlson Farfar, Engineer, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer On Feb 13, 2022, at 8:35 AM, 'Eleanor Roberts' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi all Hoping that some of you may be able to advise me on this. I have a MacBook Air 2013

Re: Does anyone know a good podcast or demo

2022-02-16 Thread Dave Carlson
Joe, Take a look at www.appleviz.com <http://www.appleviz.com/>. Lots of self-help material there on VO commands, etc. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Farfar, Engineer, Musician, Pioneer, and Woodworker On Feb 16, 2022, at 6:26 AM, joseph hodge wrote: I’d like to learn more about using VoiceO

Re: Accessible VPN for all devices, plus 30 days free

2022-02-27 Thread Dave Carlson
Kliph, I think you’re treading on thin ice. You are going to benefit by any of us using that link you sent along. So that is a solicitation. Dave Carlson Woodworker, Oregonian, Pioneer, Musician, Engineer, and Farfar On Feb 27, 2022, at 10:05 AM, Kliph wrote: Its not a promotion, its a

Re: Accessible VPN for all devices, plus 30 days free

2022-02-27 Thread Dave Carlson
Joseph, You moderators need to take your gripes off list. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Farfar, Engineer, Musician, Pioneer, and Woodworker On Feb 27, 2022, at 7:36 PM, joseph hudson wrote: Absolutely not true about me. Don't spread information that you're not for sure about anymore i

Re: Accessible VPN for all devices, plus 30 days free

2022-02-27 Thread Dave Carlson
Kliph, And to you as well, being a moderator yourself, take your gripes to Joseph off line, please. Dave Carlson Farfar, Engineer, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer On Feb 27, 2022, at 8:34 PM, Kliph wrote: I know its true, because I was that member. And I have been in bits, so I know that

Re: In app purchases on iOS apps

2022-03-01 Thread Dave Carlson
Phil, Basically you get the app for free or very cheap, but it’s trimmed down to just a few features. You find out what the full features cost after you run the app. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Farfar, Engineer, Musician, Pioneer, and Woodworker On Mar 1, 2022, at 11:49 AM, Phil Halton wrote

Where do All These Extra Volumes Come From?

2022-03-12 Thread Dave Carlson
the Monterey volumes is correctly identified as the latest version, and the Mojave is correct at 10.14.6. All these extra volumes show up in Disk Utility, and also on the startup disks list in System Preferences. Can I just delete the extra volumes I don’t need nor want? Is this typical? Dave

Re: Where do All These Extra Volumes Come From?

2022-03-12 Thread Dave Carlson
Jonathan, So you suggest I first update to Catalina, then Big Sur, and then finally Monterey? Each upgrade overlaying the previous? Where can I get a full installer of Catalina and Big Sur these days? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Engineer, Musician, Farfar, Woodworker, and Pioneer On Mar 12, 2022

Re: Where do All These Extra Volumes Come From?

2022-03-14 Thread Dave Carlson
a meaningful project for another weekend? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Engineer, Musician, Farfar, Woodworker, and Pioneer On Mar 14, 2022, at 7:50 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, Definitely do not delete the other volumes. Catalina and newer have changed the volume st

Re: Where do All These Extra Volumes Come From?

2022-03-14 Thread Dave Carlson
bring back Big Sur from hiding using your idea. Sad that VO is not active during that process. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Engineer, Musician, Farfar, Woodworker, and Pioneer On Mar 14, 2022, at 8:57 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, I might be fun to try for practice, b

Re: Where do All These Extra Volumes Come From?

2022-03-14 Thread Dave Carlson
of Monterey for the purpose of installing Mojave be a sensible solution? Or is it that VMWare is a more protective barrier for the transition of those widely-variant operating systems? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Farfar, Engineer, Musician, Pioneer, and Woodworker On Mar 14, 2022, at 7:02 AM

Switching Between Mojave and Big Sur: Process That Works for Me

2022-03-14 Thread Dave Carlson
... Hold down Option key during startup 1. Arrow right and press Enter Switches to other OS 2. Arrow right twice and Enter (or just Enter) Same OS Simple, and no need to have VO active Dave Carlson Oregonian, Pioneer, Farfar, Engineer, Musician, and Woodworker -- The following information is

Getting Voiceover to Speak at Logon Screen

2022-03-14 Thread Dave Carlson
Okay, I forgot. Just installed Monterey, and VO is not speaking at the logon prompt. Where do I go to make this work? Dave Carlson Engineer, Farfar, Woodworker, Pioneer, and Oregonian -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any

Re: Getting Voiceover to Speak at Logon Screen

2022-03-15 Thread Dave Carlson
Thanks, Tim! It worked just as advertised. And now you know that I’ve finally installed Monterey. Dave Carlson Farfar, Pioneer, Oregonian, Engineer, and Woodworker -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns

Re: Problem with Text Edit on latest Monterey

2022-03-18 Thread Dave Carlson
Herbie, Check the version of textedit.app in your applications folder. It should be version 5 or higher. If not, maybe download a new copy from the App Store. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Farfar, Engineer, Musician, Pioneer, and Woodworker On Mar 18, 2022, at 10:08 AM, Herbie Allen wrote

Location of Audio Book Files

2022-03-19 Thread Dave Carlson
Sorry, but I neglected to save the information. Someone (likely Tim) gave the folder and path to where audio books are stored on a Monterey OS. I need to clean out files, and wanted to just delete them directly. Any help? Dave Carlson Woodworker, Oregonian, Farfar, Pioneer, and Engineer

Re: Location of Audio Book Files

2022-03-19 Thread Dave Carlson
Herbie, This is a Monterey OS, so there is no iTunes. Only the Book app. Dave Carlson Engineer, Farfar, Woodworker, Pioneer, and Oregonian -- 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

Re: Location of Audio Book Files

2022-03-21 Thread Dave Carlson
Tim, Thanks again. Saved it as a text file now. Dave Carlson Engineer, Farfar, Woodworker, Pioneer, and Oregonian -- 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

Where to Change Computer Name on a Mac

2022-03-24 Thread Dave Carlson
Forgot, it’s been so long. I want to change the computer name for my Mac on the Monterey OS. This is the name that shows up when in Apple ID sections on Mac and iOS settings. Thanks. Dave Carlson Engineer, Farfar, Woodworker, Pioneer, and Oregonian -- The following information is important

Re: 1Password on Mac

2022-03-24 Thread Dave Carlson
I have the same difficulty — Wondering if I should just not subscribe in the future. Dave Carlson Farfar, Pioneer, Oregonian, Engineer, and Woodworker -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

How to Read Entire Message Thread

2022-03-28 Thread Dave Carlson
I’m using Monterey, the message app. I have a conversation highlighted. How do I get to a list of the previous messages and replies for that conversation? Dave Carlson Engineer, Farfar, Woodworker, Pioneer, and Oregonian -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Re: How to Read Entire Message Thread

2022-03-29 Thread Dave Carlson
Thanks! I wasn’t un-interacting with the conversation list before trying to get at that message thing. Appreciate the pointer. I’m really not happy with the message app on the Mac. Dave Carlson Farfar, Pioneer, Oregonian, Engineer, and Woodworker -- The following information is important

Re: How to Read Entire Message Thread

2022-03-29 Thread Dave Carlson
Tim, Thanks. I did know about that need to select correctly, especially after I replied to the wrong sender a couple weeks ago. I’ve got it now. Dave Carlson Farfar, Pioneer, Oregonian, Engineer, and Woodworker -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

Re: HEIC converter

2022-04-17 Thread Dave Carlson
I found that attaching them to an email will automatically convert them to jpg format. Has this been discussed? Dave Carlson Farfar, Pioneer, Oregonian, Engineer, and Woodworker -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions

Import/Export of Safari Passwords

2022-04-17 Thread Dave Carlson
equivalent in the Mojave System Preferences. Does anyone know how I can export my Mojave Safari stored passwords so that I can import them into Monterey Safari? Dave Carlson Woodworker, Oregonian, Farfar, Pioneer, and Engineer -- The following information is important for all members of the

Re: Import/Export of Safari Passwords

2022-04-17 Thread Dave Carlson
Darn if that wasn’t it. No idea why or when the keychain was unchecked, but it was. Thanks, and hoping that this fixes it. Dave Carlson Farfar, Pioneer, Oregonian, Engineer, and Woodworker -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have

Starting Safari Without All Those Tabs/Windows

2022-04-17 Thread Dave Carlson
be on Amazon. I have to close the tab before Amazon will appear. Is there a setting for Safari that does not insist on opening all those previous tabs or windows upon launching?> And by the way, this behavior happens even if I just open Safari using Option+S. Dave Carlson Engineer, Far

Re: Starting Safari Without All Those Tabs/Windows

2022-04-17 Thread Dave Carlson
utton Homepage New tabs open with: pop up button Homepage The Homepage edit field is blank Dave Carlson Farfar, Pioneer, Oregonian, Engineer, and Woodworker -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the runni

Re: Starting Safari Without All Those Tabs/Windows

2022-04-17 Thread Dave Carlson
Sorry, but the two choices I listed are the only ones. Regardless of moving up or down through the Pop up box. It just cycles around those two. Dave Carlson Farfar, Pioneer, Oregonian, Engineer, and Woodworker -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

Re: Good VPN option?

2022-04-18 Thread Dave Carlson
VPN Express seems to work well for me. If you have Verizon, they have something called digital secure that works on an iPHone. But VPN Express (or is it Express VPN?) works on all devices, and can even work directly on a Wi-Fi router and Smart TV. Dave Carlson Engineer, Farfar, Woodworker

Re: Good VPN option?

2022-04-18 Thread Dave Carlson
Yes, agree with the support available. They helped me with initial download and install. Dave Carlson Farfar, Pioneer, Oregonian, Engineer, and Woodworker -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Re: Good VPN option?

2022-04-18 Thread Dave Carlson
Don’t think you can get a VPN without paying. Dave Carlson Farfar, Pioneer, Oregonian, Engineer, and Woodworker -- 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

Re: Starting Safari Without All Those Tabs/Windows

2022-04-18 Thread Dave Carlson
. Maybe the next OS will make things better. Dave Carlson Woodworker, Farfar, Oregonian, pioneer, engineer, and Musician On Apr 18, 2022, at 3:58 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries wrote:  On 17/4/22 22:44, Dave Carlson wrote: > Sorry, but the two choices I listed are

Need to Repair TextEdit on Monterey OS

2022-04-18 Thread Dave Carlson
new installation file for TextEdit? The version that comes with Monterey is 1.17. Or perhaps there is a configuration file somewhere in the system that is corrupted and needs to be deleted or rebuilt? Dave Carlson Engineer, Farfar, Woodworker, Pioneer, and Oregonian -- The following

Re: Upgrading from Catalina

2022-04-18 Thread Dave Carlson
Phil, In my experience, upgrading from Catalina to Monterey is pretty painless, and it works as well as Catalina. However the text message app is quite different and takes a bit of getting used to. Dave Carlson Woodworker, Oregonian, Farfar, Pioneer, and Engineer -- The following

Re: Need to Repair TextEdit on Monterey OS

2022-04-19 Thread Dave Carlson
the trick — fingers crossed. Dave Carlson Farfar, Pioneer, Oregonian, Engineer, and Woodworker -- 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

Re: Starting Safari Without All Those Tabs/Windows

2022-04-19 Thread Dave Carlson
Tim, With respect, I do not have those three choices in 1. Safari opens with: A New page. I only have two choices, as outlined in previous correspondence. My version of Monterey is 12.3.1 My version of Safari is Safari Version 15.4 (17613.1.17.1.13) No idea why, but there it is. Dave

Re: Starting Safari Without All Those Tabs/Windows

2022-04-19 Thread Dave Carlson
Nice thought, but deleting that file did not do it. Do you think I can safely delete all the other Com.Apple.Safari list files? Dave Carlson Engineer, Farfar, Woodworker, Pioneer, and Oregonian On Apr 19, 2022, at 10:33 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi Dave, I am

Re: Starting Safari Without All Those Tabs/Windows

2022-04-19 Thread Dave Carlson
Sort of what I was thinking Dave Carlson Woodworker, Farfar, Oregonian, pioneer, engineer, and Musician On Apr 19, 2022, at 12:18 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, I really haven’t messed with some of the other plist files, so can’t know for sure if they auto-

Re: Voice Dream Reader is out for Mac.

2022-05-03 Thread Dave Carlson
I am mainly interested in this to use as a converter for PDF files, converting them into readable text. Has anyone else thought about this aspect to make it worthwhile? Dave Carlson Woodworker, Farfar, Oregonian, pioneer, engineer, and Musician On May 3, 2022, at 2:22 PM, Herbie Allen wrote

Re: Read all and horrible tones.

2020-12-18 Thread Dave Carlson
Jonathan, Have had this problem with Safari all along. I’m now using MS-Edge, and find it very responsive and not prone to the annoying beeping during a read all. Recommend anyone who has not tried MS-Edge, to download and give it a test drive. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Engineer, Musician, Farfar

Re: Fast Way to Switch Voices?

2020-12-26 Thread Dave Carlson
On Dec 21, 2020, at 10:08 AM, 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries wrote: No, I don’t think there is. I assume you run Big Sur or Catalina? It used to be very easy to do so but since Sierra, you have to arrow through a myriad of other voices to change back between two different languages.

Re: Big Sur, Time Machine and VoiceOver Problems

2020-12-30 Thread Dave Carlson
Steve, As to seeing TM in the Extras menu, is there a checkbox in TM preferences that needs to be selected? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Farfar, Engineer, Musician, Pioneer, and Woodworker On Dec 30, 2020, at 7:24 AM, Steve Matzura wrote: First off, what's up with Time Machines disappearing

Re: Notes on Access to Login Applications Table

2021-01-05 Thread Dave Carlson
What about the shortcut Command+3 to use column view? Dave Carlson Woodworker, Oregonian, Pioneer, Musician, Engineer, and Farfar On Jan 5, 2021, at 6:59 AM, John Panarese wrote: I just went through your steps. I can switch to column view by way of a popup menu. It will show the current view

Re: What has happened to the PayPal mobile app?

2021-01-06 Thread Dave Carlson
Sounds like you need to set up PayPal again. Or log int using your original account. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Farfar, Engineer, Musician, Pioneer, and Woodworker On Jan 6, 2021, at 12:38 PM, Phil Halton wrote: I just deleted and re-downloaded the PayPal app with the same result, no send or

Re: Mac mail, stopping the message from being read?

2021-01-08 Thread Dave Carlson
Mail Preferences Viewing List Preview - Set to None Dave Carlson Oregonian, Farfar, Engineer, Musician, Pioneer, and Woodworker On Jan 8, 2021, at 7:41 AM, 'Stur It Up Productions' via MacVisionaries wrote: > Can’t never remember how this is suppose to be done. I have pr

Re: Navigation category in VoiceOver Utility?

2021-01-23 Thread Dave Carlson
Interact with the Category item, and a list will appear. Arrow down, and then close the list, VO-arrow to the items in that category. It’s all about interacting with items when you’re in the Mac world. Takes time to figure it out, but then it becomes easier. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Farfar

Re: Force Quit Application, Voiceover Utility

2021-01-25 Thread Dave Carlson
VO right arrow and interact with the force quit button. Then you will need to interact again with another force quit button. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Engineer, Musician, Farfar, Woodworker, and Pioneer On Jan 25, 2021, at 9:53 PM, Fazil wrote: Hi, Group. I am trying to force Quit Application

Re: Question about updating my iPhone using the Mac

2021-01-30 Thread Dave Carlson
Rena, First, what version of Mac OS do you have? Mojave, Catalina, Big Sur? Dave Carlson Woodworker, Oregonian, Pioneer, Musician, Engineer, and Farfar On Jan 30, 2021, at 6:17 AM, Rena wrote: Hello, I connected the iPhone 6S to the mac, and I open finder, but I don’t know what to do next. I

Re: A VoiceOver Command?

2021-02-09 Thread Dave Carlson
No, CMD+ and CMD- They are not specific voiceover commands. They are Mac keyboard commands. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Farfar, Engineer, Musician, Pioneer, and Woodworker On Feb 9, 2021, at 10:17 PM, Fazil wrote: Isn’t it VO plus and Vo-Minus to increase and decrease font size? Thanks! From

Re: this freaking touchbar is the worse gimmick I have come across

2021-02-12 Thread Dave Carlson
Connect a mouse to your Mac, either wired or bluetooth. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Farfar, Engineer, Musician, Pioneer, and Woodworker On Feb 11, 2021, at 11:52 PM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries wrote: I have a touchpad on my Macbook Air, and I hate it. It causes me to hold my h

Re: podcasts on Mac

2021-02-15 Thread Dave Carlson
Brad, I presume that this cross-platform synch of apps is related to Catalina or Big Sur? Dave Carlson Woodworker, Oregonian, Pioneer, Musician, Engineer, and Farfar On Feb 15, 2021, at 5:38 AM, Brad Snyder wrote: If you have it on your iPhone using the native podcast app, I believe that

Re: Web sites maxing resources in Safari.

2021-02-21 Thread Dave Carlson
Have you considered using Microsoft Edge? I find it a lot more responsive than Safari. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Engineer, Musician, Farfar, Woodworker, and Pioneer On Feb 21, 2021, at 9:54 AM, Jessica Moss wrote: This is actually the company I work with that I’ve been posting about off and on

Re: Chrome is still a memory hog on macOS compared to Safari

2021-02-21 Thread Dave Carlson
Again, why not Microsoft Edge? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Farfar, Engineer, Musician, Pioneer, and Woodworker On Feb 21, 2021, at 10:11 AM, Brad Snyder wrote: https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/02/21/chrome-is-still-a-memory-hog-on-macos-compared-to-safari <https://appleinsider.com/artic

Re: Best OCR solution for the mac with VoiceOver?

2021-03-04 Thread Dave Carlson
Seems like Docuscan, Abbey Fine Reader, or one other I can’t recall. All are software versions for the Mac that will work with scanned documents or PDF files. But not cheap. I miss Openbook with its handy camera. Dave Carlson Woodworker, Oregonian, Pioneer, Musician, Engineer, and Farfar On

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