Hi Tim, Thanks for the reply, you could be right as I’m a beginner. I think I tried all of those suggestions, and I have automatic updates turned off. But at least it is working again now. I’m glad I check the auto correct as I almost called you time.
> On 29/03/2019, at 10:44 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > It sounds like it was doing a big update and you just happened to open your > laptop in the middle of the process. If it was the Mojave update, then, yes, > it was a big one. When this sort of thing happens, Siri will be ineffectual. > Try turning on VO the old fashioned way. If I recall correctly, you have a > unit with the TouchBar. So, to turn on VO, hold down the cmd-key and press > the finger-print sensor/power button three times quickly. If the Mac is > busy, VO may take five seconds or so to turn itself on. If it's quiet, then > regular volume up actions may not work, use VO along with the plus sign to > increase volume. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Mar 28, 2019, at 15:30, Petrus Tuerlings <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi all, > Not sure if any one can give me a possible explanation for this as I can’t > really give you much information. I opened the screen to my MacBook this > morning and was faced with silence. I asked Siri to turn voice over off and > back on again that didn’t help. Anything I pressed on the keyboard came back > with a donk noise. I got my iPhone and opened Seeing AI and pointed it at the > screen, the main menu was on the screen and seeing AI told me there was 3 new > updates in the App Store. My Mac remained silent for about 10 minutes and > suddenly I was able to log in and now it is back to normal. I did go into the > App Store to install the updates and it asked me for my Apple ID password > that it normally doesn’t do. So I am suspecting the Mac was performing some > function that it didn’t want me to over ride. And I suspect it had something > to do with the updates? > Now I enjoy the song “the sound of silence” but not on my Mac. > Sorry for the long email. > Petrus > Sent from Petrus' MacBook > > > -- > 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, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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