Well, I think I did all that.

I just started a new ward and don't have any home teachers yet.

I've decided to move to Chicago ASAP, so hopefully, I'll get there before June.

Jenny
On May 1, 2012, at 3:59 PM, Steve Holmes wrote:

> You can do it either way.  Look around the User options under System
> preferences. I forget what the option is called exactly but there is
> something to specify to Automatically login.  But in case this keeps
> acting up on you, you may want to check the VoiceOver at login option
> also.  I mentioned this in my last message but you may not have seen
> that one yet.
> 
> Oh, if I had that much transportation trouble, I'd give my home
> teachers a call (LDS right?) If they have the time and are any good at
> all, they should be able to help you out or refer someone to help you
> out.  that's one beauty of our church.
> 
> On 5/1/12, Jenny Keller <[email protected]> wrote:
>> What if you don't want to log in, you just want it to go to the desk top?
>> 
>> Jenny
>> On May 1, 2012, at 3:31 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote:
>> 
>>> You don't by any chance have file vault turned on do you?
>>> 
>>> Go to system preferences:
>>> Find the Security and Privacy panel.
>>> In this panel is a tab called "File Vault" It should list your disk and
>>> tell you that file vault is turned off/ or  on.
>>> 
>>> You are aware that for non-file vault systems, you can configure the login
>>> screen to use voice over and that you can even toggle voice over on/off
>>> with command-F5 in the standard login screen?
>>> 
>>> Best wishes,
>>> 
>>> JOnathan
>>> 
>>> Jonathan C. Cohn
>>> [email protected]
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On May 1, 2012, at 4:22 PM, Jenny Keller wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I know it would be a good thing to have an apple store look at it, but
>>>> the store is an hour away so I don't see that as an option.
>>>> 
>>>> I have had someone look at it and it's just the log in screen.
>>>> 
>>>> I log in and it still won't talk.
>>>> 
>>>> I'll see what I can do, but if I can't get someone to take me to have
>>>> surgery in another town, I doubt very seriously I can get someone to take
>>>> me to fix my computer.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for the info though.
>>>> 
>>>> Jenny
>>>> On May 1, 2012, at 3:19 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> If you think it is a problem that could be fixed at the Apple Store,
>>>>> then I suggest you beg one of your friends to take you there.  You have
>>>>> a one year warranty on the computer and if you didn't drop it or spill
>>>>> water on it, then 99/100 times it will be fixed for free at the Apple
>>>>> store in the first year of service.
>>>>> 
>>>>> So you might be saving several hundred dollars if you get there before
>>>>> June.
>>>>> 
>>>>> On the other hand, just getting somebody around who can see what is
>>>>> going on with your system at start-up might be all you need.  Though in
>>>>> some cases, hitting control-tab after a couple minutes gets things  in a
>>>>> normal state.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Jonathan
>>>>> 
>>>>> Jonathan C. Cohn
>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On May 1, 2012, at 12:33 PM, Jenny Keller wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Oh boy, that's not in my budget.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I guess I'll just have to deal with it.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I have a monitor and mouse connected to it so that isn't the problem.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I just got it last June, so I don't know what the deal is.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'll just have to deal with it as I've said cause I can't afford to go
>>>>>> to the town where the apple store is, and sure can't afford to pay for
>>>>>> them to look at it, uch less fix it.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Crap.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Jenny
>>>>>> On May 1, 2012, at 10:57 AM, Steve Holmes wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> You will probably not like my answer; I never get that problem on my
>>>>>>> Mac Mini.  Even back when I first got my Mini and did not have a
>>>>>>> monitor connected, VO wouldn't start automatically after I logged in
>>>>>>> but I got the same behavior every time I started my machine.  One
>>>>>>> thing different with my setup from yours is I intentionally have my
>>>>>>> machine set to require a login each time.  I also have VO enabled for
>>>>>>> the login screen.  After I hooked up a cheap monitor,VO starts up
>>>>>>> properly every time and since I have Terminal set as one of the apps
>>>>>>> to be started at login time, I have consistent focus to the desktop.
>>>>>>> All that is fine here.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> If your machine keeps doing this on a repeated basis, you ot to take
>>>>>>> it into the Apple store (if possible) and have a genius take a look at
>>>>>>> it; wonder if there is a hardware issue or something.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I remember you asking this question some time ago but I didn't recall
>>>>>>> anyone answering it either.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 5/1/12, Jenny Keller <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Every other time I turn on my computer I get the log in screen, and
>>>>>>>> the only
>>>>>>>> reason I know that is because I have just barely enough vision to see
>>>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Voice over is set to start during that screen but it doesn't.  I log
>>>>>>>> into
>>>>>>>> the system, which it's not supposed to ask me to do anyway because
>>>>>>>> it's set
>>>>>>>> to go directly to the desk top, and when I goes to the desk top,
>>>>>>>> there is a
>>>>>>>> box that since voice over won't come on either automatically or with
>>>>>>>> command
>>>>>>>> F5 I don't know what is going on.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> It will allow me to use VO M to access the apple menu to shut down
>>>>>>>> properly,
>>>>>>>> and then when I restart the computer the desktop pops up and all is
>>>>>>>> well.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> What on earth is going on?
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Jenny
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