Re: I think my Mac is broken

2014-08-17 Thread Timothy J. Meloy
Do a command R when powering up and it will boot in the recovery partition. Then you can use disc utility to scan your HD. You'll need to turn on VO manually. Don't think it will start automatically. Hope this helps. TJ On Aug 16, 2014, at 9:33 PM, Aleeha Dudley blindcowgirl1...@gmail.com

Re: iBooks

2014-08-17 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Anne Perfect, thanks ever so and my apologies for the repeated question. I did check the archives, (both our own and the public archives_ but I couldn’t find the thread to which you so very thoroughly responded. So again, many thanks. This, if I can find a way to do it, could save me

Re: iBooks

2014-08-17 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Travis This is most interesting and enlightening. I shall have to do some digging in our resources at work and have a word with the uni software development team at TeesSide University. They may be able to help us out. Not that I want to do anything illegal, of course. But they may be

App question

2014-08-17 Thread Kristeen Hughes
Is there an app for the Mac that will list folders and files contained on a hard drive? There were a few of these for the PC and I'd really like one, if possible. Thanks. Kristeen --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to

Re: App question

2014-08-17 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Kristine Could you not use a simple AppleScript to do this for you? I would imagine that you can simply add the could just embed the commands into the script and run it, simple as that. If you wanted to really develop this I’m pretty sure you could develop or have developed for you a more

Re: App question

2014-08-17 Thread Kristeen Hughes
This is correct. I've never used Apple scripts, although I've always wanted to learn. Maybe this is my impetus. Kristeen On Aug 17, 2014, at 10:53 AM, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote: Hi Kristine Could you not use a simple AppleScript to do this for you? I would imagine that you

Re: App question

2014-08-17 Thread David Griffith
I think it is all a lot simpler than that on the Mac compared to Windows If I want to make a list of all files in a Finder window I simply press command A to select them all, then command C to copy. I then open TextEdit. I the in a blank document go to the format menu and select make plai

Re: I think my Mac is broken

2014-08-17 Thread Sarah k Alawami
No it will not. Wait about 30 seconds and then start vo after holding down the key stroke cmd shift r and powering up the mac and then hit continue once you navigate to disk utility. from there select your drive and select repair disk. Take care. On Aug 16, 2014, at 11:12 PM, Timothy J.

Re: App question

2014-08-17 Thread Sarah k Alawami
You can short that with key strokes. 1 copy yoru file names. 2. launch text edit 3. hit cmd shift t once a new document window opens 4. cmd v to paste in the selection Take care. On Aug 17, 2014, at 9:32 AM, David Griffith daj.griff...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is all a lot simpler than