Re: FTP using a Mac

2012-12-31 Thread harmony . neil
I haven't heard of transmit before. Is it free, or if not, how much does it cost? On 31 Dec 2012, at 1:29 AM, Arthur Barney abar...@personainternet.com wrote: Hi Roger, Transmit is the best. On 2012-12-30, at 10:55 AM, Roger Firman roger.fir...@btinternet.com wrote: Hello, What might

IOS safari query.

2012-12-31 Thread Dónal Fitzpatrick
Folks, I'm setting up a new iPad mini for my mum. Is there any way to have safari default to a home page (a la on mac) rather than reopening the last page visited? Thanks much, Dónal Dr. Dónal Fitzpatrick, School of Computing, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland Tel.

Re: IOS safari query.

2012-12-31 Thread Bryan Jones
Hi Donal, Not sure if this is the best or only way, but here's how I do it. 1. Launch Safari. 2. Enter the desired default URL in the address bar and go to that page. I use the standard about:blank. 3. Open the Safari Utilities menu and choose Add to Home Screen. You will be prompted to supply

Re: IOS safari query.

2012-12-31 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Dónal, Although Safari always opens to the last page used, what you can do is select Utilities when in Safari and add the page you want to the home screen. Cheers, Anne On 31 Dec 2012, at 13:21, Dónal Fitzpatrick dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie wrote: Folks, I'm setting up a new iPad

Two Questions about Pages

2012-12-31 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
1. In Pages, how do I format a line of text as a heading level 1, 2, 3, etc. I'm not talking about the header of the document. I'm talking about specifically wanting to format a line of text as a heading. This way, if I was to save the file, say as html, someone could then open up Safari,

Yorufukurou

2012-12-31 Thread harmony . neil
Has anyone tried adding a 2nd account on yorufukurou on the mac? I can add my main account just fine, but when I press the add button, nothing happens. The remove button works just fine though, which is weird. I've tied reinstalling etc with no success. I only really want the second accut

a few questions

2012-12-31 Thread Devin Prater
Hello. I, so far, am loving my new Mac Mini. Its truly all I've wanted from a computer. Only problem is, I don't have a monitor, I really don't want to need a monitor. I thought the mac might work with my PC monitor, but the mac doesn't have a serial port. Yes, that's what my PC monitor had,

Re: Yorufukurou

2012-12-31 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Odd. it should bring up the twitter page for you to authorize. It worked for me a few weeks ago and I just tried it with the latest update from the app store and it still works. Very odd indeed. On Dec 31, 2012, at 6:14 AM, harmony.n...@gmail.com wrote: Has anyone tried adding a 2nd account

Re: FTP using a Mac

2012-12-31 Thread Sarah k Alawami
I think it was like in the range of $20 to $30 when I bought it 2 years ago. It was recommended to me by a fellow mac user and i love it! Take care. On Dec 31, 2012, at 1:11 AM, harmony.n...@gmail.com wrote: I haven't heard of transmit before. Is it free, or if not, how much does it cost?

Re: a few questions

2012-12-31 Thread Sarah k Alawami
there's a hardware hack with an hdmi cable and something, but for the life of me I can't remember what it is. Tryt searching the list archives for it as it was discussed at length this year or shall I say in 2012. Happy holidays. On Dec 31, 2012, at 9:09 AM, Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com wrote:

Re: a few questions

2012-12-31 Thread Devin Prater
Thanks. How do I search the archive of the list? On Dec 31, 2012, at 12:45 PM, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: there's a hardware hack with an hdmi cable and something, but for the life of me I can't remember what it is. Tryt searching the list archives for it as it was discussed

Re: FTP using a Mac

2012-12-31 Thread Arthur Barney
It cost $39.00 On 2012-12-31, at 1:48 PM, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: I think it was like in the range of $20 to $30 when I bought it 2 years ago. It was recommended to me by a fellow mac user and i love it! Take care. On Dec 31, 2012, at 1:11 AM, harmony.n...@gmail.com

Re: FTP using a Mac

2012-12-31 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Oh wow really? I paid $20 for it 2 years ago. I had no idea the price had gone up. Interesting. Thanks for the heads up. On Dec 31, 2012, at 11:15 AM, Arthur Barney abar...@personainternet.com wrote: It cost $39.00 On 2012-12-31, at 1:48 PM, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: I

Re: a few questions

2012-12-31 Thread Sarah k Alawami
At the footer of every message is a link to the searchable archives page. click it and type what you want in the edit field, unless the mail archive changed their interface which I heard they were doing on the list I'm on with them. Good luck. On Dec 31, 2012, at 10:55 AM, Devin Prater

Re: Two Questions about Pages

2012-12-31 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
OK, I added you to Skype. I may need you over Skype to talk me through this, as it's not working over here. Everything worked, up until I selected the line of text that I wanted to reformat for heading level 1. Once selected, I hit F1, as you said. Yes, my keys are set up as software by

function keys as software keys

2012-12-31 Thread Cathy
Devin wrote: now, my function key settings don't stay like I put them, mine too and it is driving me nuts! Does anyone know why this is? is it a glitch in the Mac mini? Other settings I've changed stay changed, but not the function keys. Since I have a full apple keyboard I need these function

Re: function keys as software keys

2012-12-31 Thread John Panarese
If you are using the Mini without a monitor, this is one of the unfortunate side effects. I had the same issue with mine with system preference changes not sticking. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website,

Is there really any reason to get Flip4Mac?

2012-12-31 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
I have a copy of VLC, which definitely plays WMA files. So, really honestly, is there any reason for me to get a copy of Flip4Mac? Are there really any advantages of it? Thank you kindly, Christopher-Mark Gilland. Founder of CLG Productions --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To

Re: Is there really any reason to get Flip4Mac?

2012-12-31 Thread John Panarese
It might help with web content that uses Windows media player. If VLC handles that, then, no, but I have found that Flip4mac has been necessary to play some web streams. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website,

Re: Is there really any reason to get Flip4Mac?

2012-12-31 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
OK, thanks for the help. I found the download, but it just seemed to go, it didn't make me first buy it. I didn't think it was free, is it? Thank you kindly, Christopher-Mark Gilland. Founder of CLG Productions - Original Message - From: John Panarese jpanar...@mac-access.net To:

Re: Is there really any reason to get Flip4Mac?

2012-12-31 Thread Josh Gregory
There is both the free and the professional version. I got the free version because I needed to play notes for college classes that were in WMA format. I know there's a MediaPlayer called Kog, can that play those two? Sent from my iPhone On Dec 31, 2012, at 5:34 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland

Re: Is there really any reason to get Flip4Mac?

2012-12-31 Thread John Panarese
I believe there is a free version and a Pro version that costs $9 or something like that. It's been a long time, so I don't recall what the differences are. I use the free one and have upgraded to version 3 recently, which was still free. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the

Re: Is there really any reason to get Flip4Mac?

2012-12-31 Thread John Panarese
I've not heard of that one. I needed Flip4mac to play some streaming sports games years ago, and, on occasion, I know it's accessed to play other web content via Quicktime. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website,

Re: Is there really any reason to get Flip4Mac?

2012-12-31 Thread Josh Gregory
I saw it on Applevis, so I was just wondering if anyone heard of it. And if they knew if it could play those file types. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 31, 2012, at 6:01 PM, John Panarese jpanar...@mac-access.net wrote: I've not heard of that one. I needed Flip4mac to play some streaming

Re: a few questions

2012-12-31 Thread David McLean
Are you sure your monitor isn't using a VGA port? That can look somewhat like a serial port. If it is in fact a VGA port you just need a VGA adapter to connect it to your mini and you can buy those from Apple. On Dec 31, 2012, at 1:45 PM, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: there's a

Re: a few questions

2012-12-31 Thread Devin Prater
Oh, OK, thanks a lot! How much do these VGA things cost? And how can I verify that this is a VGA type monitor? On Dec 31, 2012, at 5:21 PM, David McLean david.mcl...@cox.net wrote: Are you sure your monitor isn't using a VGA port? That can look somewhat like a serial port. If it is in fact

Re: Is there really any reason to get Flip4Mac?

2012-12-31 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
So, what does the paid version do differently? Thank you kindly, Christopher-Mark Gilland. Founder of CLG Productions - Original Message - From: Josh Gregory joshkar...@gmail.com To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 5:50 PM Subject:

Re: Is there really any reason to get Flip4Mac?

2012-12-31 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
I've heard of Cog, but I don't know if it does w m A. I don't recall that it did, but I may be wrong. Thank you kindly, Christopher-Mark Gilland. Founder of CLG Productions - Original Message - From: John Panarese jpanar...@mac-access.net To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility

Re: Is there really any reason to get Flip4Mac?

2012-12-31 Thread Josh Gregory
Christopher, from what I can remember, the paid version allows extra video editing capabilities and stuff like that. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 31, 2012, at 6:26 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland ch...@clgproductions.com wrote: I've heard of Cog, but I don't know if it does w m A. I don't recall

Re: Is there really any reason to get Flip4Mac?

2012-12-31 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Oh, ok. So, yeah, I really don't plan to edit things, so I'd say I'd probably be ok then with the free version, wouldn't you? Thank you kindly, Christopher-Mark Gilland. Founder of CLG Productions - Original Message - From: Josh Gregory joshkar...@gmail.com To: Mac OSX iOS

Re: function keys as software keys

2012-12-31 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Hmm! That's very weird. Why would having a monitor or not effect things being applied or not in system prefs. I'm not doubting you, I'm just wonderring the logic of what would cause this glitch to begin with. That's really bizarre. Thank you kindly, Christopher-Mark Gilland. Founder of

Re: Is there really any reason to get Flip4Mac?

2012-12-31 Thread Sarah k Alawami
I use the free version and so far I'm a okay. and it works in vlc to play wma files, or that's how I got it to play wma files 2 years ago when I first got th emac. Tc and good luck. On Dec 31, 2012, at 3:50 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland ch...@clgproductions.com wrote: Oh, ok. So, yeah, I

Re: Yorufukurou

2012-12-31 Thread harmony . neil
For reasons known only to yorufukurou, it worked perfectly fine and let me add the account when I quit it and reopened it an hour or 2 later. thanks though. On 31 Dec 2012, at 6:46 PM, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: Odd. it should bring up the twitter page for you to authorize. It

RE: iTunes organization question

2012-12-31 Thread Marcia Yale
My only concern with taking a chance is that the collection is very large--each of the 8 folders involved has thousands of songs in it. Therefore, if it's not going to work, it'll be a real mess. I think I've decided to create a brand new library for all the stuff and then if it doesn't organize

Re: function keys as software keys

2012-12-31 Thread John Panarese
Your guess is as good as mine. It's just a common symptom a lot of people have reported. Then again, Apple is finally realizing that their claims that you can run a Mini without a monitor are not entirely accurate. It seems that the higher end models or the ones you custom order don't

Re: Yorufukurou

2012-12-31 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Maybe twitter was having issues. I was reading that other clients would not even log in. Ah well. it works, when it wants to that is. lol! On Dec 31, 2012, at 4:26 PM, harmony.n...@gmail.com wrote: For reasons known only to yorufukurou, it worked perfectly fine and let me add the account when

problem with mac mail

2012-12-31 Thread Michael Weaver
I don't seem to have this problem with my BT account as far as I know but with my Google accout, it seems like I get the same messages downloaded sso I think I am still having a large number of messages in my Google account. It is like my email is adding to the account all the time so I have

Re: problem with mac mail

2012-12-31 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Do you have pop 3 or imap. If it is pop 3 I can understand why it's happening. I'm not having this problem at all with gmail so this is a strange one. I have the imap settings to their defaults as well. Be blessed. On Dec 31, 2012, at 7:33 PM, Michael Weaver weavermi...@googlemail.com wrote: