AppleBooks on IOS and OSX

2019-12-19 Thread Phil Halton
How is Applebooks for reading text and listening to audio books? I’ve just installed Catalina and am exploring Apple Books. It has many selections I am interested in, both books and audio, but before I buy anything I thought I’d ask about its accessibility. I’ve used Kindle for IOS, but,

Re: Problems trying to create bootable USB Drive

2019-12-19 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Easier? Maybe? I have used the app many times and it has never failed. Matter of fact I retrieved the latest package from the app store when 10.15.2 was released and I just created a new USB installer with it using the app. And it shows up in startup. So I do not think the terminal would

RE: Problems trying to create bootable USB Drive

2019-12-19 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Hi greg, If the USb flash drive doesn't have a bootable package on it Then no you wont see it in start up disks as there is nothing on the USB device to start up from. If you have the bootable Catalina installer the full package then it would be easier by far to create the installation media

RE: Upgrading to Catalina from high Sierra

2019-12-19 Thread Simon A Fogarty
So long as vo is running there should be no issues setting it up or using it. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Phil Halton Sent: Friday, 20 December 2019 3:26 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Upgrading to Catalina from high Sierra Thanks Brad, that’s very

: Hands-On With New Mac Pro, iOS 13 and AirPods Software Updates, and More — MacRumors

2019-12-19 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Morning all mac visionaries. I thought some folks might be interested in the section of this article re the tools for replacing iTunes. It might be useful with the questions I’ve seen recently on the sorting / / looking after media on or within the new Catalina os.

Re: iOS 13 and the Mail App

2019-12-19 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
Thanks, And I also think I have to try and slow down. I was so used to just opening a new email and swiping up with two fingers almost as one movement and getting the result I want. The same thing happens when I get a new email and I unlock the phone and find the mail app in the Doc and double

RE: Problems trying to create bootable USB Drive

2019-12-19 Thread matthew dyer
Hi, Are you by chance able to boot into recovery? If so, you will want to enable the ability to boot from external usb drives. I am running into the same similar problem whare booting into recovery does not work. Matthew -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On

Re: iOS 13 and the Mail App

2019-12-19 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I would suggest tapping in the middle of the screen and then doing your two finger swipe up. This should work. > On Dec 19, 2019, at 2:08 PM, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: > > Hi all, > Over all I’ve not had any of the issues with iOS 13 than a lot of other > people have had. However I’ve not been

Re: Problems trying to create bootable USB Drive

2019-12-19 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Hmmm, could be. I think mine are USB 3. I've never had trouble with them and have been using the same ones for probably 3-4 years. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 12/19/2019 11:01 AM, Greg

iOS 13 and the Mail App

2019-12-19 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
Hi all, Over all I’ve not had any of the issues with iOS 13 than a lot of other people have had. However I’ve not been very happy with the mail app since the release of 13 and I’m not sure if it’s a bug or if they designed it that way. I used to open a new email and then do a two finger swipe

Re: Problems trying to create bootable USB Drive

2019-12-19 Thread Greg Wocher
Hello, Well I downloaded install disk creator and it does have a much better interface than disk maker X. When I used it, it appeared to have worked. However when I go into system preferences/startup disk the flash drive is not listed. No matter what I do I cannot get this to work. I have a new

Re: Catalina's music app? Solved

2019-12-19 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Fantastic. :) From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 12/19/2019 10:31 AM, 'Robert Cole' via MacVisionaries wrote: I solved the problem by selecting the music app, Pressing VO+Shift+M. Then hold down

Catalina's music app? Solved

2019-12-19 Thread 'Robert Cole' via MacVisionaries
I solved the problem by selecting the music app, Pressing VO+Shift+M. Then hold down the option key while pressing Enter. Then I was able to choose the iTunes.itl file from my Mojave backup. So now my Playlists are now in the music app. Thanks, Rob - Dear List, I did not upgrade, I did a

Re: Problems trying to create bootable USB Drive

2019-12-19 Thread Brad Snyder
Hi Greg, I’m not familiar with the utility you are trying to use, however the link to the article below may provide a useful alternative. Keep in mind, that you will need to be using a USB flash-drive of at least 16 GB in order to create a bootable Catalina installer.

Re: Problems trying to create bootable USB Drive

2019-12-19 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
I would suggest this app, Install Disk Creator insteaa of DiskMaker X. I had trouble with that one so threw it out. Also, you need at least a 16gig stick. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On

Re: Upgrading to Catalina from high Sierra

2019-12-19 Thread Brad Snyder
Tim, thanks for the clarification. I stand corrected. - Brad - > On Dec 19, 2019, at 09:20, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > Hi, Just to clarify. When installing from the Internet Recovery option (cmd-option-r), yes, it would revert back to your original stock installation

Re: Upgrading to Catalina from high Sierra

2019-12-19 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Just to clarify. When installing from the Internet Recovery option (cmd-option-r), yes, it would revert back to your original stock installation version such as 10.8 Mountain Lion. Whereas if you use the local Recovery option (cmd-r), it will download and install the latest version of

Problems trying to create bootable USB Drive

2019-12-19 Thread Greg Wocher
Hello all, I have been trying for the last several days to create a bootable USB drive so I can do a clean install on my mac. I am using a 2015 MacBook air that I bought in 2016. It is running the latest version of Catalina. I am using a program called Disk Maker X to create the USB drive. I

Re: Upgrading to Catalina from high Sierra

2019-12-19 Thread Brad Snyder
Yes, your original email said you are running High Sierra on your MacBook Air. You should have no accessibility issues with the installation process. I have done this procedure many times, and it is all very VoiceOver accessible. BTW - installation of the OS using the Recovery menu (CMD + R),

Re: Upgrading to Catalina from high Sierra

2019-12-19 Thread Phil Halton
Thanks Brad, that’s very helpful because I am running high sierra. Sounds pretty straightforward, are there any glitches I might encounter like silent screens and places where VO isn’t talking but I have to enter something and so forth? Sent from my IPhone > On Dec 18, 2019, at 9:00 PM, Brad