RE: some more questions about streams and macs

2010-06-14 Thread Dave Taylor
can't think of anything the stream can do that Apples can't provided you have a Daisy player app. The media player control knocks spots of anything in any gadget apart from the Stream, and in some ways is much better. Cheers Dave -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@g

RE: some more questions about streams and macs

2010-06-14 Thread Dave Taylor
If I didn't have a stream now, and I liked the way the apple products work, which I hope I will when I get my hands on them in a few weeks, I would say a 64 GB iPhone 4G would meet so many needs that a Stream would not be worth the money. Given that I bought one a couple of years ago when VO wasn't

RE: Victor Stream

2010-06-14 Thread Dave Taylor
I have a 32 GB card in mine Cheers Dave -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ana G Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 6:26 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Victor Stream The nice thing about a Victor

RE: How To Get VoiceOver To Read Mail Messages Automatically

2010-06-16 Thread Dave Taylor
Must admit, from every demo I've heard, the lack of automatic reading of certain items is one of my concerns about switching over. Whereas a sighted person can just look anywhere on screen, requiring more keystrokes or gestures than needed is counterproductive and could even contribute to RSI in ex

RE: How To Get VoiceOver To Read Mail Messages Automatically

2010-06-16 Thread Dave Taylor
Hi Does tabbing around not make VO automatically interact? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joel Zimba Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 6:00 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: How To Get VoiceOve

RE: How To Get VoiceOver To Read Mail Messages Automatically

2010-06-16 Thread Dave Taylor
Robertson Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 6:09 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: How To Get VoiceOver To Read Mail Messages Automatically Hello Dave, You can set VO to interact automatically when you tab to a field where this is appropriate, but tabbing isn't always the best w

RE: How To Get VoiceOver To Read Mail Messages Automatically

2010-06-17 Thread Dave Taylor
te. I very much want to know what's possible, not seem in opposition. Cheers Dave -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kimberly thurman Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 1:31 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

RE: Prospective Mac User

2010-06-17 Thread Dave Taylor
Here are some specific questions on areas where it appears Jaws is ahead. 1. In messenger programs, is it possible to have a set of keystrokes that will read messages and stay within the history area while being able to type in the edit area at the same time and review that typing? I would want to

RE: Prospective Mac User

2010-06-17 Thread Dave Taylor
This is what Mac demos never tell us though, and Mac users seem similar. Navigating to between two areas could either be really simple or really straightforward, depending whereabouts on the screen they are, looks like VO is a recipe for RSI to me! Please discuss! Cheers Dave -Original

RE: Prospective Mac User

2010-06-17 Thread Dave Taylor
some sites from refreshing automatically when that's inconvenient, have higher verbosity on some and lower on others etc. I don't need to change that every time I visit! Cheers Dave -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On B

RE: Prospective Mac User

2010-06-17 Thread Dave Taylor
e is a better way. I think iChat supports VO +J but as I was about to try it Safari 5 seemed to mess up my iChat experience. I have seen JAWS use MSN Messenger for Windows and it is far superior, if we keep the pressure up with Apple hopefully iChat will work just as well. As for other IM application

RE: How To Get VoiceOver To Read Mail Messages Automatically

2010-06-17 Thread Dave Taylor
even care, but I want to try to ensure I could be pretty efficient when I switch before I do it, and so far, efficiency is not something I hear from Mac users. Cheers Dave -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott H

RE: How To Get VoiceOver To Read Mail Messages Automatically

2010-06-17 Thread Dave Taylor
links menu and items menu. and if you have the newer ones and are familiar with using a mouse you can do a lot of things with the track pad commander feature. good luck with your decision, max On Jun 17, 2010, at 4:27 AM, Dave Taylor wrote: > Here is where I think one of the biggest issues

RE: How To Get VoiceOver To Read Mail Messages Automatically

2010-06-17 Thread Dave Taylor
w in order to maximise the effectiveness of the day should many people's fears about the presenters be proved right. I don't know who they are but know the people sourcing them will be finding the best they can. Cheers Dave -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

RE: How To Get VoiceOver To Read Mail Messages Automatically

2010-06-17 Thread Dave Taylor
y Hi Dave; What you'd like to do in Mail on the Mac in Snow Leopard 10.6.4 with VO, is certainly doable. :) First, simply move to the messages table and then just use plain arrow keys (no VO keys necessary) to move through your message headers. This will read the sender and subject etc. as y

RE: Prospective Mac User

2010-06-18 Thread Dave Taylor
ghted, switching to VO would be much easier for them than learning Jaws or NVDA. Cheers Dave -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Laura M Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 12:44 AM To: MacVisionaries Subject: Re: Prospectiv

RE: other voices for the macintosh computers

2010-06-26 Thread Dave Taylor
ersion is better than the Windows version like with the Nuance voices on iPad etc. Cheers Dave -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Josh Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 11:01 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subj

RE: Frequent crashes of VoiceOver since the release of Mac OS X 10.6.4

2010-06-28 Thread Dave Taylor
Hi Do bear in mind that it can be the speech synth dying. Try another speech synth and see if you still have the same problems. Cheers Dave From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nicolai Svendsen Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 1:26 PM To

USB issue

2009-03-03 Thread Dave Wright
Good evening all, Just recently I had my iTunes library become corrupted and I was forced to rebuild it. Thank goodness for backups. Anyway, I was adding music to my library from my 500GB drive and everything seemed to go ok until it was time to find album artwork. At this point, I noticed that

Upgrading VMWare Fusion

2009-03-24 Thread Dave Wright
Good evening all, I'm writing to inquire as to any preliminary steps I need before upgrading my VMWare Fusion as I'm still running version 1... Should I uninstall this version before upgrading? If I uninstall, are my current Vm's going to be affected? Any advice would be much appreciated.

Re: Upgrading VMWare Fusion

2009-03-24 Thread Dave Wright
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 7:09 PM Subject: Re: Upgrading VMWare Fusion Hi Dave, You do not have to do anything special before upgrading. When you run the version 2 installer, it automatically removes version 1. Also, after installing version 2, you may get a message from within

Re: Hard Drive Access.

2009-03-31 Thread Dave Wright
Just out of curiosity, do you void any warranties by installing a new drive or upgrading ram? Best Regards: Dave Wright Work Phone: 651-636-5184 X803 Email: dwri...@gmail.com WebPage: http://www.knfbreader.com - Original Message - From: "Chris Blouch" To: Sent: Tuesday

Re: IBook Adapter was Re: Hard Drive Access.

2009-04-01 Thread Dave Wright
Has anyone been brave enough to put an SSD in their Macs? I've got a Mac book pro that I'd like to possibly alter. Best Regards: Dave Wright Work Phone: 651-636-5184 X803 Email: dwri...@gmail.com WebPage: http://www.knfbreader.com - Original Message - From: "Alex

Re: iTunes un_resolved, looking for another...

2009-04-05 Thread Dave Wright
Good morning, I've also thought about downgrading my version of iTunes as I feel that this latest version runs much more sluggish. If I decide to do this, how would I go about getting this prior version to work with my iTunes library? Best Regards: Dave Wright Work Phone: 651-636-5184

iPod has gone corrupted

2009-04-09 Thread Dave Wright
however, I can't seem to see the area for the iPod settings in order to perform the restore. Any ideas would really be appreciated. I really don't want to purchase another iPod just quite yet. Best Regards: Dave Wright Work Phone: 651-636-5184 X803 Email: dwri...@gmail.com WebPage: http:

Re: iPod has gone corrupted

2009-04-09 Thread Dave Wright
erase, or did you zero out the drive? Best Regards: Dave Wright Work Phone: 651-636-5184 X803 Email: dwri...@gmail.com Webpage: http://www.knfbreader.com - Original Message - From: Ryan Dour To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 10:38 AM Subject

Re: iPod has gone corrupted

2009-04-09 Thread Dave Wright
n access the restore button. I'll attempt to use the steps you mentioned for performing a reset to see if that works. Thus far, I've tried rebooting the device with no results. I really don't want to take this to the genius bar if I don't have to. Best Regards: Dave Wright W

Re: iPod has gone corrupted

2009-04-09 Thread Dave Wright
them though. Best Regards: Dave Wright Work Phone: 651-636-5184 X803 Email: dwri...@gmail.com Webpage: http://www.knfbreader.com - Original Message - From: Ryan Dour To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 12:40 PM Subject: Re: iPod has gone corrupt

Re: iPod has gone corrupted

2009-04-09 Thread Dave Wright
Sure, my skype is: dynasty86 Thanks Best Regards: Dave Wright Work Phone: 651-636-5184 X803 Email: dwri...@gmail.com WebPage: http://www.knfbreader.com - Original Message - From: Ryan Dour To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 1:10 PM Subject

Re: iPod has gone corrupted

2009-04-09 Thread Dave Wright
Yes definitely resolved successfully. Thanks Ryan. Best Regards: Dave Wright Work Phone: 651-636-5184 X803 Email: dwri...@gmail.com WebPage: http://www.knfbreader.com - Original Message - From: Ryan Dour To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 2:51

Re: iPod has gone corrupted

2009-04-09 Thread Dave Wright
Best Regards: Dave Wright Work Phone: 651-636-5184 X803 Email: dwri...@gmail.com WebPage: http://www.knfbreader.com - Original Message - From: Esther To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 3:25 PM Subject: Re: iPod has gone corrupted Hi Guys,

CapsLock key in virtual machine

2009-04-15 Thread Dave Wright
Good morning all, I'm writing to see if any of you have advice on a possible solution for getting my capsLock key to work in a virtual machine? I noticed that after I upgraded my VM Vusion past V2.0, I'm unable to get my CapsLock key to pass through to my VM's. Any information would be much app

Re: CapsLock key in virtual machine

2009-04-15 Thread Dave Wright
dilemma. Thanks, John On Apr 15, 2009, at 8:05 AM, Dave Wright wrote: Good morning all, I'm writing to see if any of you have advice on a possible solution for getting my capsLock key to work in a virtual machine? I noticed that after I upgraded my VM Vusion past V2.0, I'm

Re: Support for braille wave display from handytech

2009-05-01 Thread Dave Wright
using blue tooth. We didn't install the braille update version 1.0 from apple, since the braille wave wasn't mentioned on the list for supported devices. So any ideas will be greatly appreciated! Best regards, Jesper. - Original Message - From: Dave Wrig

Re: Support for braille wave display from handytech

2009-05-01 Thread Dave Wright
Good afternoon, The BrailleWave is indeed supported under voiceOver. Al you need to do is to plug it in and you shouldbe set to go. Please feel free to give me a call if you have any trouble. Best Regards: David Wright Email: dwri...@gmail.com Mobile: (512)203-2474 Webpage: http://www.kn

Introductions

2009-05-04 Thread Dave Wright
Good morning all, The following message is from a new Mac user who is having trouble with messages getting to the list. Any ideas would be much appreciated. > not sure if my prior attempt at posting to the list went through. My > appologies if it did... > ** > Hello Ever

Re: Issues with New iPod Shuffle

2009-05-21 Thread Dave Wright
Good afternoon Mark, What kinds of issues are you experiencing? Perhaps members of the list might have some ideas? I think as a whole we make the best accessibility department there is. Best Regards: Dave Wright Work Phone: 651-636-5184 X803 Email: dwri...@gmail.com WebPage: http

Re: Podcast about VO in Snow Leopard

2009-06-14 Thread Dave Wright
This would be a great message were it to have a link to click on for the supposed podcast. Best Regards: Dave Wright Work Phone: 651-636-5184 X803 Email: dwri...@gmail.com WebPage: http://www.knfbreader.com - Original Message - From: "ben mustill-rose" To: Sent: Sunda

Re: Optical character recognition for iPhone

2009-06-14 Thread Dave Wright
other devices on the market to determine their potential. Best Regards: Dave Wright Work Phone: 651-636-5184 X803 Email: dwri...@gmail.com WebPage: http://www.knfbreader.com - Original Message - From: "Cara Quinn" To: Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 6:30 PM Subject: Re: Optical charac

Re: MacBook Pro Speakers

2009-07-24 Thread Dave Wright
Best Regards: Dave Wright Work Phone: 347-422-7085 Email: dwri...@gmail.com WebPage: http://www.knfbreader.com - Original Message - From: "Scott Howell" To: Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 2:35 PM Subject: Re: MacBook Pro Speakers > > That speaker facing down is a subwoo

Re: My MacBook Pro Has Arrived

2009-09-08 Thread Dave McLean
Tiger Direct has a sale on cheap monitors, $69 for an Acer 15 inch. I bought one just to hook to my new Mini. - Original Message - From: "Mike Arrigo" To: Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 5:58 PM Subject: Re: My MacBook Pro Has Arrived > > You don't need to use apple monitors, any

Re: VoiceOver on the Nano: TTS or not?

2009-09-09 Thread Dave Wright
processor. Should I wait??? Best Regards: Dave Wright Work Phone: 347-422-7085 Email: dwri...@gmail.com WebPage: http://www.knfbreader.com - Original Message - From: "Scott Chesworth" To: Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 7:34 PM Subject: Re: VoiceOver on the Nano: TTS or not?

Question on Initial Set-up of a Mac Mini

2009-09-10 Thread Dave McLean
Hello, I am in the process of setting up my mac mini and it is also my first mac. I reached a point where it is asking me for my apple id. Is that something that is written on the cd box does anyone know? Or is there a way to just bypass that dialog entirely? Thanks for any help. Dave

Am I still On This LIst?

2009-09-11 Thread Dave McLean
Sorry folks, just checking, seems all of a sudden I'm not getting messages from this list. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@go

Question on Using the Digital Coax Output with the Mac Mini

2009-09-12 Thread Dave McLean
headphones according to the systems preferences menu and I don't get any sound from my digital device. Has anyone done this and if so how? Thanks in advance. Dave --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google G

Re: braille display works great and a question

2009-09-13 Thread Dave Wright
Good afternoon ERik, How are you initiating Braille input on your Mac? I would also love to be able to input. Best Regards: Dave Wright Work Phone: 347-422-7085 Email: dwri...@gmail.com WebPage: http://www.knfbreader.com - Original Message - From: "erik burggraaf" To: Se

Question on Mail Settings on the Mac

2009-09-13 Thread Dave McLean
messages I had just read on the Mac. Thanks for any help. Dave --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubs

Re: VLC does not work on Snow Leopard at the moment

2009-09-13 Thread Dave McLean
I installed vlc today on my mini with Snow Leopard and it does seem to stutter at the beginning of a song. Does anyone know if there is a buffer setting somewhere? On Sep 13, 7:20 pm, kaare dehard wrote: > I had a problem when going to install where the dmg file wouldn't   > open. It said unrec

Re: iPod Nano Charity Auction

2009-09-15 Thread Dave Wright
$50 is my bid... Best Regards: Dave Wright Work Phone: 347-422-7085 Email: dwri...@gmail.com WebPage: http://www.knfbreader.com - Original Message - From: "Chris Hofstader" To: ; ; Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 7:32 AM Subject: iPod Nano Charity Auction >

Synchronizing Files in iCloud Drive Between Mac and iPhone

2019-08-15 Thread Dave Carlson
I have files in the iCloud Drive that show up on my iPhone in the files app. They are hopelessly out of date. Why do I think these files should automatically synchronize between the iPhone and Mac, as I make changes to them using either device? Where am I going wrong? Dave Carlson Oregonian

Re: Synchronizing Files in iCloud Drive Between Mac and iPhone

2019-08-15 Thread Dave Carlson
would I be able to have files that reside on my Mac hard drive be available to view and edit on my iPhone, that would allow them to always be synchronized? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Email Messages Getting Stuck in Bulk/Junk

2019-08-15 Thread Dave Carlson
not sure if the Mac is doing it, or the iPhone is. Any suggestions? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, 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

Re: Synchronizing Files in iCloud Drive Between Mac and iPhone

2019-08-15 Thread Dave Carlson
Time Machine? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, 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's post is inapprop

Re: Synchronizing Files in iCloud Drive Between Mac and iPhone

2019-08-15 Thread Dave Carlson
Simon, Answering your question on how did I add folders to my files app…They appear there because they are copied to the iCloud Drive. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list

Re: Synchronizing Files in iCloud Drive Between Mac and iPhone

2019-08-15 Thread Dave Carlson
on my Mac Desktop for rapid access. Re-built other alias for individual files so that they pointed to the correct locations. Thanks very much for helping with this. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of

Re: Synchronizing Files in iCloud Drive Between Mac and iPhone

2019-08-16 Thread Dave Carlson
Tim, now that’s cool. If I can remember those keystrokes it sure does make it easier to get at the files and folders. However it appears that those keystrokes are only relevant within Finder. Any way that I can set up global keystrokes to do the same, regardless of where I am on the Mac? Dave

How to stop getting Mac Visionaries Messages in Bulk Mail Folder

2019-08-16 Thread Dave Carlson
Hello, I continue to find my messages from this list in the Bulk folder on the Mac and in the Junk folder on my iPhone. How do I change rules/filters/junk so that they appear in my inbox? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following information is

Moving Around in Numbers -- Keystrokes on a Mac

2019-08-19 Thread Dave Carlson
Starting to open and edit old Excel files in Numbers. Moving around in the spreadsheet is not easy, moving one cell at a time. Are there keystrokes to allow quick movement to the last populated cell in a column or row, for example? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and

The iBook "Mastering the Macintosh with Voiceover"

2019-08-19 Thread Dave Carlson
This iBook was being offered for free by the author back in 2014. I was also mentioned on Applevis as being a good resource for using numbers and pages on the Mac. It’s no longer available in the U.S. App Store. Does anyone have a copy they can post to dropbox? Dave Carlson Oregonian

Importing Blocked Callers List from iPhone to Mac

2019-08-19 Thread Dave Carlson
Just received a spam call on my Mac, which did not ring on the iPhone — just the Mac. In addition to importing my blocked callers list to the Mac, how do I turn on the Do Not Disturb feature on the Mac? It does not appear in the Facetime app preferences. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker

Re: Importing Blocked Callers List from iPhone to Mac

2019-08-19 Thread Dave Carlson
Found the DND, and yes, Contacts are enabled in iCloud on both devices. BTW do you find the Contacts app to be very difficult to use? The Calendar was a bit strange, but I finally figured that one out pretty well. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The

Re: Moving Around in Numbers -- Keystrokes on a Mac

2019-08-19 Thread Dave Carlson
one. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, 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's post is inappropriate, p

Re: Importing Blocked Callers List from iPhone to Mac

2019-08-19 Thread Dave Carlson
W/r spam callers, yes, they are always a random number. But I do have some numbers specifically blocked, as well. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any

Re: The iBook "Mastering the Macintosh with Voiceover"

2019-08-20 Thread Dave Carlson
Simon, Apple ID is dgcarl...@sbcglobal.net <mailto:dgcarl...@sbcglobal.net>. Thank you! Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns abo

Book "Mastering the Mac"

2019-08-21 Thread Dave Carlson
Simon, Not sure if you got my reply, but the Apple ID is dgcarl...@sbcglobal.net Please let me know where I can find the book once you’ve sent it over. Thanks again. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members

Synchronizing Messages Between Mac and iPhone

2019-08-22 Thread Dave Carlson
Seems not to be working. Mac messages are way out of date. I thought this was handled by iCloud? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have

Re: Synchronizing Messages Between Mac and iPhone

2019-08-22 Thread Dave Carlson
Have verified that login and pw are same for both, and iCloud includes messages on both devices... Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns

Killing the Touch Pad

2019-08-22 Thread Dave Carlson
. FINALLY NO UNWANTED REACTIONS. BUT I’D LIKE A MORE ELEGANT SOLUTION. Is there a way anywhere in the OS to completely remove power or function to the touch pad? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Re: Synchronizing Messages Between Mac and iPhone

2019-08-22 Thread Dave Carlson
Just went and did that. Almost at once, I saw a couple messages pop up. Sent a test message and now it seems to be working. Maybe that did it. Thanks, and if it continues to work, I’ll not complain any more about it. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The

Don't Do This!

2019-08-22 Thread Dave Carlson
current generated when there’s a metal sheet covering the track pad. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, 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

Re: Don't Do This!

2019-08-22 Thread Dave Carlson
Well, that does sound intriguing. I’ll have to look at the cost to see if it makes sense. Is it Bluetooth? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions

Re: Synchronizing Messages Between Mac and iPhone

2019-08-23 Thread Dave Carlson
removal of items in the Messages or Contacts. In my experience, both Mail and Calendar work fine and are always in sync — so why not the others? And I’ve not even started looking at Notes and Voice Memos to see if there are any concern there. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician

Re: Synchronizing Messages Between Mac and iPhone

2019-08-24 Thread Dave Carlson
all updates are the same on all devices. I think Apple dropped the pie on this one. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Re: Synchronizing Messages Between Mac and iPhone

2019-08-24 Thread Dave Carlson
not updating. But why they do not update is the question. I would expect them to do so via iCloud, and those older ones are not. The Mac has no idea that they are much newer. The conversations I do have on the Mac were originally gathered when I first set up the Mac. Something is not right. Dave

Re: Synchronizing Messages Between Mac and iPhone

2019-08-24 Thread Dave Carlson
Yes, and yes to both. As I said, any current messages are now synched, but everything in the past never updates, and deletions of those old ones do not carry over. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members

Re: Synchronizing Messages Between Mac and iPhone

2019-08-24 Thread Dave Carlson
BTW there is no “Sync Now” button in the Messages Preferences pane, neither General nor iMessages. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

Re: Synchronizing Messages Between Mac and iPhone

2019-08-24 Thread Dave Carlson
Yep. Same behavior for me. And to me that is definitely not expected behavior. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, 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

Automatic Capture of iPhone Pictures on Mac

2019-08-24 Thread Dave Carlson
iPhone and stored to my archive drive on the Mac, like it used to happen on my Windows PC? Or is that possible at all? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any

Re: Synchronizing Messages Between Mac and iPhone

2019-08-24 Thread Dave Carlson
Sorry, I did exactly that. No “Sync Now” button. Two tabs, Settings and Blocked, and that button shows up nowhere. Not in the Toolbar, either, BTW. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Re: Synchronizing Messages Between Mac and iPhone

2019-08-24 Thread Dave Carlson
That’s where the difference list. I do not have a checkbox mentioning iCloud at all. Just enable this account, a table to allow me to select my phone number or email to use, but nothing about iCloud in the iMessage settings. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer

Re: Synchronizing Messages Between Mac and iPhone

2019-08-24 Thread Dave Carlson
this is checked…, [phone number[ start new conversations from dim, pop up button help button. That’s it. . Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

Re: Synchronizing Messages Between Mac and iPhone

2019-08-24 Thread Dave Carlson
Two-factor is definitely enabled. I’ll check on the Key Chain. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, 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

Re: Synchronizing Messages Between Mac and iPhone

2019-08-24 Thread Dave Carlson
Eureka! Key Chain did it! Hard to believe that something seemingly so unrelated could have such an impact. I’ll bet that some other nagging issues will suddenly be resolved, as well. Thanks for doing that extra digging. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer

Re: Need to reset voiceover often on iPhone eight

2019-08-25 Thread Dave Carlson
Phil, By any chance are you using a BlueTooth device to listen to Voiceover? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, 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

Putting an Alias on the Desktop

2019-08-25 Thread Dave Carlson
Okay, I’ve managed to do this a few times, but it’s always seemed to be a hit-and-miss proposition. I’d like to have an alias to a file show on my Desktop so I can quickly open it. Creating the alias is simple. Finding where to paste it is not. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer

Re: Putting an Alias on the Desktop

2019-08-25 Thread Dave Carlson
Tim, Okay, then it’s not clear to me just how to get to the desktop. I can select desktop in the Finder, but cannot paste the alias there. Where exactly (or how exactly) is the desktop to be found? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following

Re: Putting an Alias on the Desktop

2019-08-25 Thread Dave Carlson
Mac. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, 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's post is inappropriate, p

Re: VMware fusion 11 pro or Home?

2019-08-25 Thread Dave Carlson
Simon, Okay, $80 is less than the price for Pro. The web site says it can handle up to Windows 10. I have the source for Windows 7. Do you know if Windows 7 will still run on a VMWare session? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following information

Re: Mastering the Macintosh E- Book

2019-08-26 Thread Dave Carlson
Simon, Thank you for trying. Too bad it’s out of print. Anyone found a way to copy the content and paste into a text format, perhaps? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If

Re: VMware fusion 11 pro or Home?

2019-08-26 Thread Dave Carlson
Simon, Good to hear. Am I also hearing that the $79 is an annual license? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, 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

Audio Book Downloaded -- Have No Idea What to do Nextq

2019-08-26 Thread Dave Carlson
Sorry for all the ongoing messages, but I downloaded what I thought was an MP3 file from my library via Overdrive, and have this file: NightAgentANovel-6537.odm Pressing Cmd+O only creates another file. How do I get the MP3 file from this? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician

Re: Audio Book Downloaded -- Have No Idea What to do Nextq

2019-08-26 Thread Dave Carlson
of poking and struggling, but I got it to work. This whole Mac experience is becoming just a slight bit less confusing as I keep poking at it. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

Re: IOS 12.4.1

2019-08-26 Thread Dave Carlson
Okay, I’m downloading now as I write. Thanks for the endorsement. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, 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

Re: VMware fusion 11 pro or Home?

2019-08-27 Thread Dave Carlson
Tom, So you’re saying that each time I update my Mac OS, I need to update VMWare Fusion, and pay another $79? Or that $49 update price I saw on their web page? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the

Hearing Row and Column Titles When Using Numbers

2019-08-28 Thread Dave Carlson
In a spreadsheet using Excel in Windows with JAWS, I was able to hear the top row and left column titles read as I navigated through the sheet. How do I get that same behavior using Numbers? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following

Re: Hearing Row and Column Titles When Using Numbers

2019-08-29 Thread Dave Carlson
to set Numbers as the default app. Is this a difficult thing to accomplish on the Mac? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Re: Hearing Row and Column Titles When Using Numbers

2019-08-29 Thread Dave Carlson
Devin, Not sure I’m getting started on the right track. In Finder, I’m positioned on a file.xlsx and when I press Command+A all it does is to select all the files in that folder. Can you point out where I’m getting off the track? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and

Re: Hearing Row and Column Titles When Using Numbers

2019-08-29 Thread Dave Carlson
Oh, heck. There goes my hearing impairment, getting in the way again. Off I go to give it another try. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

Re: Hearing Row and Column Titles When Using Numbers

2019-08-29 Thread Dave Carlson
E.T., Thanks. I do not often go to the upper menus. But I think you meant Cmd-Option-Shift-M for that context menu? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any

Moving Quickly from Cells Populated w/ Data in Numbers

2019-08-29 Thread Dave Carlson
, skipping over all the blanks and stopping at the next one with data. Do these keystrokes exist, or is it possible to create activities (like scripts) to do that? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the

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