Re: research papers with Pages

Hello Ryan, We cover everything you need for formatting a research paper in our book “My Mac Pages”, available from: http://mosen.org/mymacpages/ Cheers, Anne > On 4 Oct 2016, at 03:23, Ryan Mann wrote: > > Hello. I’ve started a Master’s program and I’m think about

Re: Trillion question.

Vo+M pressed twice brings you to the status menus. Shawn Sent From My White MacBook Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs Skype username: bbstheblindrapper Facetime: bbssh...@icloud.com > On Oct 3, 2016, at 8:02 PM, Jessica Moss wrote: > >

Re: Is Sierra Stable Concerning VoiceOver

Yes. Like I said, only 2010 Macs have this issue. Newer Macs don't have the problem. Shawn Sent From My White MacBook Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs Skype username: bbstheblindrapper Facetime: bbssh...@icloud.com > On Oct 3, 2016, at 2:07 PM, John Panarese

Re: Can not find guest account on Mac

Hi, Sometimes after the MacOS upgrade, the checkbox does not register its state properly. Unlock the lock in the Users & Groups pane, select the Guest user from the Users, Groups & Login Options list then VO-space on the checkbox, whether it is checked or not. Close System Preferences then

Re: the G Drive Mobile Thunderbolt is not working on mac mini but working on macbook pro

Hi, The Late 2012 Mini has USB 3 whereas the 2011 model has USB 2. I'm thinking that it would be worth a try to leave the video connected to your Mini and connect the drive with the USB cable instead. If things work well, then that should suffice. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB

Re: research papers with Pages

I use pages for university and work. When sharing word doc files with others, formatting gets strange. However, if all editing is done in pages and only the final product is exported to word, I have not had any problems. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21

research papers with Pages

Hello. I’ve started a Master’s program and I’m think about using Pages on my Mac to do the research papers. Has anybody done this? If so, did you have any trouble with formatting? I will need to upload it in Word format. Thanks. -- The following information is important for all members of

Re: Trillion question.

Ok, in other words, I’m not sure how to access the status menus, sense I’m really new to the system, and haven’t used it that long. > On Oct 3, 2016, at 5:56 AM, Jeffrey Shockley wrote: > > Hello, > > In my response I wrote on October 1, I already explained that you

Re: mini disk

Actually, Karen, if you have the manual to the model I listed in txt or html format, then yes, that would be very helpful. I don't mind the pdf, but it would be so nice to be able to read the txt on the go with my Pac Mate braille display, so yes, if you could send it, I'd really really

Minidisk issue resolved

Well, it's not exactly what I was hoping for, but... no. I can't find anything for the mac, try as I may, but the lady who donated the unit to me found the original CD that came with the unit after much looking around her place. She dropboxed it to me in the mingtime, but she's also sticking

Can not find guest account on Mac

Dear List, I am using the latest Mac OS. After booting, I can only see my user account. I can not find the option to log on to the guest account. I have doubled checked the user prefs. to be sure guest account is checked. Do you have any ideas of whats going on? Thanks in advance. Robert Cole --

Re: the G Drive Mobile Thunderbolt is not working on mac mini but working on macbook pro

it does have USB 3 also, but am not sure if my mac mini has USB 3 or 2, the USB sign is not found . and I checked the system report inside about my mac, and I don't know if I have USB 2 or 3, I found the two models On 10/3/16, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi Ramy, > > Yes, that is

Re: the G Drive Mobile Thunderbolt is not working on mac mini but working on macbook pro

Hi Ramy, Yes, that is entirely possible. I'm still concerned though that it is causing that much of an issue. I've worked with quite a number of Minis without a monitor connected without that drastic of a performance drop. Is the G-Drive thunderbolt only, or does it have USB-3 as well?

Re: mini disk

Hi Chris, Good luck with this. My google of our unit produced a copy of the manual if you require it I can provide. Still my minidisc recorders are digital units, and I always use analog to digital cables, so have never encountered a need to involve USB for my work at all. it is possible

Re: Stop automatic update to SIerra, how?

aha, thanks all, now I will sleep in piece that I will not find Sierra on my studio mac. Thanks again On 10/3/16, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi, > > As mentioned, the MacOS Sierra update requires you to actually download it. > After the initial deluge of downloads, the AppStore now

Re: the G Drive Mobile Thunderbolt is not working on mac mini but working on macbook pro

Hello tim: I think I know the reason: I was using my screen through a converter b between the VGa screen and Many display, port, now, I need to use the mini display port to blug the thunderbolt, in windows, I can use my computer without a screen at all, but seems that on mac, it';s not possible,

Re: mini disk

Chuck, I agree with Kerin. I'd even be willing to purchase one of them, if you make me a good price off list. Kerin, as for your questions, I said multiple times, no hard feelings intended, as you said, you may a nimssed this factor. Yes, it has USB. That's kind of the whole point of this

Re: Trouble with iTunes since latest update

I’m replying to myself. I’m thinking that this must be something weird going on because I can’t connect with my mac either. Peace, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net > On Oct 3, 2016, at 3:37 PM, Stacey Robinson

Trouble with iTunes since latest update

Hi all, I am unable to access iTunes on my iPhone six since the latest update. I tried getting on with cellular data while in town and that worked. I cannot access it with my wifi so far. Has anyone else had this problem? Peace, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk.

Re: mini disk

Chris, does the mini disc unit you are using have a USB port? By contrast does our mac have both line in and line out jacks, and the mini disc have both ports? I ask because I use mini disks regularly as a reporter and move content back and forth for editing. I am not sure why your transfer

Re: mini disk

Chuck, you wrote this on list, therefore, I'm gonna keep it on list. With all due respect, I didn't ask if it was worth the time. I have certain reasons why I need to be able to use these recorders. I can't really go into much on nor off list due to company confidentiality, but regardless if

Re: mini disk

Hi I have 3 sony mini disc sitting in my rack in the studio collecting dust! :) I'll make this short. Its not worth the time because the quality is not there! We use to use them for live shows back in the day! but the technology has gone by the way side. Contact me off list if you want the full

Re: mini disk

Gene, Thanks for the reply, but I think you misunderstood my question. I'm not trying to transfer minidisks to! my mac. I'm trying to go the other way. I'm trying to go from the mac to! minidisk. Might I add, that I'm totally familiar with monitorring levels and patching things via line in

Re: Emailing a Twitter account

I'm afraid that you will have to be a Twitter user in order to get in touch with such account. Joseph Hudson Group administrator for the following groups chat http://list.ntxability.org/mailman/listinfo/chat_list.ntxability.org

Emailing a Twitter account

I have a 2013 iMac with OS 10.11.6 and not a twitter user. Their is a Twitter accountt that I would like to send a message to. Is it possible to send an email to? Or do I need to be a Twitter user to send a message to a Twitter account? Thank you. Angus MacKinnon -- The following information

Re: Is Sierra Stable Concerning VoiceOver

What bug is this with Alex? I use Alex all of the time and I’ve never had a crash. Is this specific to older models of the Mac? Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED

Re: Dash vs Minus

Hi ET, How about setting up a vo activity for your financial app? I've done this in pro tools and it helps much. :) It would be nice just to have vo say minus or negative with out all the other verbosity stuff though. Talk soon Chuck On Oct 3, 2016, at 2:51 PM, E.T. wrote: > What led me to

mini disk

Hi Chris: The mini-disk machines sure do have a nice clean signal compared with some of the inexpensive digital recorders. If you want to use it as a recorder and can not figure out how to either use it as an external drive or transfer the files via USB to your computer, I would upload in real

Re: Dash vs Minus

What led me to start this topic is that I noticed some shortcomings in Checkbook Pro. When I knew there were some entries with negative numbers, I was not hearing the indicator. So I changed the punctuation verbosity level from some to most and VO then spoke those entries with 'dash'.

Re: hyperlinks in PDF

Hi Paul, This does work for me. The problem is though, that VO does not recognize, or at least announce, that it is indeed a HyperLink. So, after exporting to pdf from Pages, interact with the text area of the pdf and locate the link. If you physically click the mouse/Trackpad or use the

Re: Is Sierra Stable Concerning VoiceOver

It depends on what Mac you have. If you have a 2010 Mac and if it's a must that you use Alex, I don't recommend updating to Sierra. There's a major bug at present that Alex crashes Voiceover and you need to restart your computer with the power button. But if you have a newer Mac or you don't

Re: Siri and research

Yes especially pinning your results to the notification centre, something that can’t be done with Siri on any other platform at this time. > On 3 Oct 2016, at 19:09, Hannah wrote: > > HI Chris oh wow sounds awsum . > > On 03/10/2016 19:07, christopher hallsworth wrote:

Re: Siri and research

HI Chris oh wow sounds awsum . On 03/10/2016 19:07, christopher hallsworth wrote: Hello everyone. For the purposes to see if Siri on the mac would work for things like asking how to cook a meal, something Hannah does very frequently, it worked like a charm. But lol! The voice output faded

Siri and research

Hello everyone. For the purposes to see if Siri on the mac would work for things like asking how to cook a meal, something Hannah does very frequently, it worked like a charm. But lol! The voice output faded into obscurity towards the end. Not sure why but anyway. You just interact with the

Re: Dash vs Minus

Hi, You could also set up a keyboard shortcut for this. If you open the Emoji & Symbols dialog with cmd-ctrl-space, enter a dash in the Search field, then you should be able to locate the Math symbol for "⁻" (minus). Now, in the Text tab of the Keyboard System Preferences, create a

Re: Questions about Two-Factor authentication

Ok so two factor authentication uses both your password and a code sent to one of your trusted devices to sign into your Apple ID from a new device, to make changes to your Apple ID over at appleid.apple.com or you use the services over at www.icloud.com this replaces the security questions you

Re: New Macbook Air for Christmas

Screen size doesn’t bother me since I am a full time VoiceOver user. My Macbook Pro is 13 inches anyway so don’t need another 13 inch mac at this time. > On 3 Oct 2016, at 09:41, Portia Scott wrote: > > Aww that is so awesome. I have the base 13 inch model from 2014, and

Re: Is Sierra Stable Concerning VoiceOver

Same here. Best release since at most Mavericks. > On 3 Oct 2016, at 15:41, michael babcock wrote: > > yes it is, i’ve personally not noticed bugs in my every day use of voiceover > and in fact find it to be more stable then previous versions of OS X > >> On Oct 3,

Re: the G Drive Mobile Thunderbolt is not working on mac mini but working on macbook pro

Hi, Upon further investigation at http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/mac-mini-aluminum-unibody-faq/differences-between-late-2012-mac-mini-mid-2011-mac-mini-aluminum.html

Re: the G Drive Mobile Thunderbolt is not working on mac mini but working on macbook pro

Hi, When looking at https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT202638 which explains all the ports on the Input/Output panel on the back of your Mini, it looks to me that the Thunderbolt port on that model of Mini is only for display port purposes, not for

Re: the G Drive Mobile Thunderbolt is not working on mac mini but working on macbook pro

And i found its espisifications https://support.apple.com/kb/sp659?locale=en_US Ramy moustafa saber licturer at: faculty of musical education music arranger and sound engineer Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 3, 2016, at 6:30 PM, Ramy Moustafa wrote: > > Mine is late

Re: the G Drive Mobile Thunderbolt is not working on mac mini but working on macbook pro

Mine is late 2012. Ramy moustafa saber licturer at: faculty of musical education music arranger and sound engineer Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 3, 2016, at 5:36 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > Hi, > > What model year is your Mac Mini again. Some of the older Minis have the >

Re: Sierra and User Name

(Smiles) Its easy to make me talk, too easy sometimes. Well I found information to do this but since I am not totally happy with the Migration Assistant results, for, will start over. Perhaps then too, I will not bungle the user account. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the

Re: Sierra and User Name

Hi, No, do not change the folder name manually. If you really can't live with it, there are ways of making you talk, oops, I mean that there are ways of doing this but you'll need to make sure that you have a good backup first. Later.. Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Oct 2, 2016, at

Re: the G Drive Mobile Thunderbolt is not working on mac mini but working on macbook pro

Hi, What model year is your Mac Mini again. Some of the older Minis have the Thunderbolt port, but this port is only for use as a display port, therefore it would not be visible to the Mini. This would be a hardware thing, thus no drivers would help. You should be able to restart your Mini

Re: Questions about Two-Factor authentication

I think as long as you have the code sent to a device, apple or otherwise, it should not matter. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 3, 2016, at 07:35, Faisal ali wrote: > > I also had a question about that. From what I know, it sends a code to > another device that you

Re: Stop automatic update to SIerra, how?

Hi, As mentioned, the MacOS Sierra update requires you to actually download it. After the initial deluge of downloads, the AppStore now has the Sierra update on your updates page. You can choose to hide the update by locating the "Free Update" button for MacOS Sierra, then pressing

Re: Is Sierra Stable Concerning VoiceOver

Just curious, why install it if what you have works? On Mon, 3 Oct 2016, Bill Gallik wrote: All, I?d like to upgrade from Yosemite to Sierra but do have concerns regarding ?Show Stopper? issues with VoiceOver. Has there been any such serious VoiceOver issues? - Bill &

Re: Is Sierra Stable Concerning VoiceOver

yes it is, i’ve personally not noticed bugs in my every day use of voiceover and in fact find it to be more stable then previous versions of OS X > On Oct 3, 2016, at 5:44 AM, Bill Gallik wrote: > > All, > > I’d like to upgrade from Yosemite to Sierra but do have concerns

Re: Questions about Two-Factor authentication

I also had a question about that. From what I know, it sends a code to another device that you have logged in with your apple ID. you then enter that code into what ever is asking to you authenticate for it to work. However, the only apple devices I have are my mac and iPhone. If I am not at

Is Sierra Stable Concerning VoiceOver

All, I’d like to upgrade from Yosemite to Sierra but do have concerns regarding “Show Stopper” issues with VoiceOver. Has there been any such serious VoiceOver issues? - Bill & Leader Dog Holland - "The problem with people who have no vices is that you can be pretty sure

Re: New Macbook Air for Christmas

Ok thanks for advice very much appreciated. > On 3 Oct 2016, at 11:23, Alex Hall wrote: > > If you can, try to get 256GB instead of 128GB. I've used a 64GB, and my > sister currently has a 128GB. The space just isn't as much as you'd think; a > couple movies or a season of

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

Right, but that's still using headphones. Often, especially if I'm listening to audio books, I don't use headphones. I wouldn't want to do that using the tiny speaker that's on the watch. Cheers, Donna > On Oct 3, 2016, at 2:45 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Apple ear

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

Simon, Depending on what your next upgrade path is, you might want to just use an old iPhone, or even by one used. If you get an iPod, it'll have the A8 chip, as opposed to the A10 that is in the current model. It also won't have the W1 chip--or whatever it's called.) It'll also have a

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

Right, but you can't put nearly enough on the watch to make it worthwhile. Cheers, Donna > On Oct 3, 2016, at 2:39 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi, > > Actually you can put music on to your watch, they have about 5 gig of space > available but it that is also for

Re: Stop automatic update to SIerra, how?

Oh, Thanks, I have never know that. I was afraid of this. Thanks for letting me know. On 10/3/16, David Griffith wrote: > Unlike Windows I have never known of a Mac OS installing unless I have > explicitly requested that I do this. > > > I think you will find that you

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

You mean the new wireless earpods? Yeah, I could see it. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. i...@gillandmarketing.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: "Simon Fogarty" To: Sent:

Re: Stop automatic update to SIerra, how?

Unlike Windows I have never known of a Mac OS installing unless I have explicitly requested that I do this. I think you will find that you will have to search out Sierra in the App Store if you want to install the OS and you will need to give the usual passwords etc. In short I don't

Re: New Macbook Air for Christmas

If you can, try to get 256GB instead of 128GB. I've used a 64GB, and my sister currently has a 128GB. The space just isn't as much as you'd think; a couple movies or a season of a TV show and suddenly you're getting the "startup disk is almost full" warning all the time. It's just me, but I'd

Re: Trillion question.

Hello, In my response I wrote on October 1, I already explained that you have to go into the Status Menus at the top of the screen and change it, and I gave instructions on how to accomplish this. Please let me know if anything needs clearing up, and I'll try my best to explain better.

the G Drive Mobile Thunderbolt is not working on mac mini but working on macbook pro

Hello: after dealing with Apple trade line here, I decided to buy a newHard disk for recording, I bought the G drive Mobile that I can connect through thunderbolt cable, on my MacBook pro 2015, it's working very great. but when I connect it to mac mini, my mac goes crazy, it stops speaking,a dn

Stop automatic update to SIerra, how?

Hello all: Now and with all your support, I installed el Capitan, and am updating my Mac software like I tunes etc. but I don't want my machine to be updated to Sierra, and I don't want the appsotre to download it at all. so, is there a way to hide updating to SIerra? or it will not download it

Re: New Macbook Air for Christmas

Aww that is so awesome. I have the base 13 inch model from 2014, and yeah, they are awesome. I have a feeling you will love it. Portia. > On Oct 3, 2016, at 1:25 AM, christopher hallsworth > wrote: > > Hello everyone. > > Well just thought to let you know that for

New Macbook Air for Christmas

Hello everyone. Well just thought to let you know that for Christmas I will be treating myself to the new 11 inch Macbook Air with base configuration: 4 GB RAM, 1.6 GHZ processor with turbo boost up to over 2 GHZ, Intel Core i5, 128 GB pcie-based flash storage. Since I have an old, but very

Re: Leaving beta

Aha, Great, I did and now I am on 10 going to go to, thank you so much for your advices, Ramy moustafa saber licturer at: faculty of musical education music arranger and sound engineer Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 3, 2016, at 9:56 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Ramy, >

RE: Installing SSD on my mac mini, the os can not read it

Hi Ramy, No thanks needed, I was happy to help when I could. That's what we're here for. Good luck and hope the install went well. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ramy Moustafa Sent: Monday, 3 October

RE: Leaving beta

Hi Ramy, You will need to back up your phone to your computer and itunes And then yes you need to wipe it completely to restore the OS to factory defaults. Once that is done you should be able to reinsall everything from your last backup of your phone Good luck. From:

RE: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

Apple ear pods will work on your watch I belive. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher-Mark Gilland Sent: Monday, 3 October 2016 10:56 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple

RE: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

Hell that's not enough, I have more than that on one of my 64gig ipod touchs of audio books and that's only a mear portion of what I have. I think I might look at buying a couple of 128 gig touchs -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

RE: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

Hi, Actually you can put music on to your watch, they have about 5 gig of space available but it that is also for applications as wel. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Monday, 3 October

RE: AirPods hands-on: They stayed in my ears and sounded awesome

So hang on, Beets have released a set of headphones with the W1 chip in them? Crazy that apple would allow beets to release their headphones before apple release their ear ods first, I know they are the same company but still I would have thought apple would be releasing theirs first. From:

RE: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

Yeah I noticed that also, The ipod isn't showing in the list of devices or should I say primary devices. I did a search for iPod and found them that way I hope that they aren't doing away with them in favour of the watch, I can't run some of my apps on the watch which is why I need the iPod

Re: Leaving beta

Hi Ramy. I don't think you need to restore your device, but if you read on the link of restoring your iPhone or Mac, they will give you steps in how to erase the beta adn install the current update. Hope this helps! Helga Schreiber Group Moderator for the IPad help for the blind

Re: Leaving beta

And must I use the back up that I created on iTunes or or I can use as a back up that I created on iCloud? Thank you Ramy moustafa saber licturer at: faculty of musical education music arranger and sound engineer Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 3, 2016, at 8:50 AM, Ramy Moustafa

Re: Installing SSD on my mac mini, the os can not read it

Hello Simon: Thank you so much, it was not in its place and I think is a power cable was not properly seat belt this is bull I think.thank you again for helping and now, I am in installing el capitan thank you Ramy moustafa saber licturer at: faculty of musical education music arranger and

Re: Leaving beta

Thanks so much for this information.but must I restore my device to its factory defaults and erase all my data or is there an easier way of doing this? Thank you Ramy moustafa saber licturer at: faculty of musical education music arranger and sound engineer Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 3,

Questions about Two-Factor authentication

Hi all! How are you all? I heard about two-factor authentication guys. My questions are, what is two-factor authentication? And what is for? And how do I activated? I'm just wondering. I look forward in hearing form you soon. Thanks and God bless! Helga Schreiber Group Moderator for

RE: Installing SSD on my mac mini, the os can not read it

Hi Ramy, Great to hear, Did he give you an idea of what the issue was? Great to hear you've got the installation going. Simon f -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ramy Moustafa Sent: Monday, 3 October

Re: Leaving beta

Hi Ramy. How are you? Below will be the two links that will help you unenrolled and to install the current update. Hope this helps. I look forward in hearing from you soon. Thanks and God bless! https://beta.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/unenroll https://beta.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/restore

Re: Leaving beta

Just uninstall the beta profile. Shawn Sent From My White MacBook Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs Skype username: bbstheblindrapper Facetime: bbssh...@icloud.com > On Oct 3, 2016, at 12:53 AM, Ramy Moustafa wrote: > > > > Hello all,