Thanks John. Unfortunately, it looks like this method won't work for me. The only thing I seem to have is "apple ID authentication", which shows password values of something like a hundred characters, which is definitely not what I typed in. Something is screwy on my machine. Not surprising. :)
Thanks, Teresa On Apr 21, 2013, at 6:40 PM, John Panarese <[email protected]> wrote: > You want the actual Apple ID only. > > Take Care > > John D. Panarese > Director > Mac for the Blind > Tel, (631) 724-4479 > Email, [email protected] > Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com > > APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION > > AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE > > MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > > > > On Apr 21, 2013, at 9:30 PM, Teresa Cochran <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi, John, >> >> Thanks. That's just it: I choose login in the first table, then passwords in >> the second. Maybe I don't have the right item. I try Apple ID and >> com.apple.assistant, do a command-i, put in my user account password, and >> both display something that looks like hexidecimal values in the password >> field. >> >> Thanks, >> Teresa >> On Apr 21, 2013, at 5:07 PM, John Panarese <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> You want to choose the login items from the first category and then >>> passwords from the second. When you have the correct item selected, choose >>> the, Get Info button. In the window that will open, there is a checkbox to >>> show the password. You will have to authenticate first. I've used this >>> trick a few times to find passwords to networks and such. >>> >>> >>> Take Care >>> >>> John D. Panarese >>> Director >>> Mac for the Blind >>> Tel, (631) 724-4479 >>> Email, [email protected] >>> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com >>> >>> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION >>> >>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >>> >>> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>> >>> >>> >>> On Apr 21, 2013, at 8:01 PM, Teresa Cochran <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I was hoping to find my Apple ID password through the Keychain app. When I >>>> go to what appears to be the "login" and press "show password", there is >>>> what looks like a hexidecimal number there instead. >>>> >>>> Am I lost? I had just reset it, and was hoping not to have to do it again. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Teresa >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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?hl=en. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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?hl=en. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> 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?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > 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?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- 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?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
