Actually Alex, I have an Applescript which presents a dialog when stuff is being downloaded and again when it completes. I can't remember the name of it off by heart though.
Shawn Sent From My White MacBook Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs Skype username: bbstheblindrapper Facetime: [email protected] > On Aug 17, 2015, at 12:44 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > > Open it--it's a DMG file--and you get a new folder. In there you'll find > Skype.app. Cmd-c to copy it, cmd-shift-a to open your Applications folder, > cmd-v to paste. It's now installed. Technically, you don't need to even put > it in the Applications folder, but it works better if you do simply because > it keeps things organized and in a known, central place. > > As to downloading, you can check if a download is working by pressing > cmd-option-l. This opens a popover with a table of all current and recent > downloads, as groups. Interact with the table, then with the group holding > the download you're wondering about, and you can see download status, speed, > and so on. If you don't see your download n the table, it hasn't started yet. > Of course, you can check your downloads folder in Finder (open it with the > same keystroke). If you find a file with a .download extension, that's a > download in progress. If you find he file with its normal extension, that's a > completed download. Currently, there's no way of getting a notification or > sound when a download completes, which is sad. Let me know if any of this > doesn't make sense. >> On Aug 17, 2015, at 9:23 AM, [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I went to the Skype page to download Skype. I tried several times because >> the computer never told me that it downloaded the program. Later I >> discovered that Skype was in the download folder. What is the right way to >> install it? >> Also, what should I do to know when I succeed to download a program? >> Thanks, >> Rena >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.greenpathtowellness.com/ <http://www.greenpathtowellness.com/> >> Author of Dear Suzie, Rivers Of Light and Annie's Journal >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries > <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
