Re: Recording an emailing

2020-03-15 Thread Brad Snyder
Tim, I don’t think changing the file extension will damage the file, but it definitely does not change the file’s format and the file will not work. I think if one does change a file’s extension, the file extension can be changed back to the original extension, and all is as it was in the

Re: Recording an emailing

2020-03-15 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, No. You cannot change the extension from m4a to MP3. That could damage the file and make it unusable, and that will not change it to an MP3 anyway. You will need a converter to change to MP3. Later… Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 15, 2020, at 9:32 PM, Angus MacKinnon wrote: > > Tim >

Re: Recording an emailing

2020-03-15 Thread Angus MacKinnon
Tim Thank you. I had to read the instructions a couple of times. I have the App and have done a test recording. I see my test recording has a .M4A extension. Is it safe to rename .M4a to .Mp3? Angus MacKinnon, Personalism Student Ghandi said, “ It is better to have a heart without words than

Re: Silencing Voice over

2020-03-15 Thread Brad Snyder
Hi Eric, Your memory is correct. Pressing the CTRL key while VO is speaking will silence speech, and pressing it again will resume speech. This has not changed in recent and current versions of the macOS. Sometimes VO misbehaves and it is necessary to toggle VO off and back on to correct its

A VoiceOver friendly SFTP program

2020-03-15 Thread Donald Goosens
I am looking for a very friendly SFTP program for the Mac. I used to be able to use terminal but now with the ZSH shell the SSH and SFTP does not seem to be working. If there is a program that works well just using VoiceOver I would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks, Donald -- The

Re: backblaze and voiceover

2020-03-15 Thread Eric Caron
Hi Robert and others. I just found I still had this thread in my messages so I wanted to add that I don’t have experience with Super Duper but if I were starting over I’d use that app over Carbon Copy Cloner. The reason is the VO support Robert mentions. I’ve had good luck

Silencing Voice over

2020-03-15 Thread Eric Caron
Hi listers, I remember in the past using the control key to stop VO from talking. Than a second press to start speech again. In the last two operating systems I don’t seem to be able to do this any longer. Am I missing something? In most cases when I press the control key VO just

Re: Group wisdom on upgrading to Catalina?

2020-03-15 Thread Eric Caron
Hi folks, I did the upgrade and all went well. No longer able to use my 32 bit version of Microsoft word. But, for my purposes Pages seems to be working out very nicely and I have Text Edit as well for some things. I am not sure I want to add more to my learning curve right

Re: Recording an emailing

2020-03-15 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Wouldn't say "expert". Just "experienced" instead. I also seem to have a knack for understanding where people might be going wrong. I believe that Angus was just having difficulty knowing what to do to actually perform the purchase. Later... Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple

Re: Recording an emailing

2020-03-15 Thread Brad Snyder
Thanks Tim. Sounds like the same as the US AppStore experience. - Brad - On Mar 15, 2020, at 19:09, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, When using the Canadian Mac App Store on your Mac, the app "Just Press Record" is indeed there and is $6.99 CAD. Do the following to download

Re: Recording an emailing

2020-03-15 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
New I should have waited for the expert to reply, I might keep your email anyway incase there is something I want from the App store one day. I’ve never had to purchase anything with it on the Mac yet. The only apps I’ve installed so far have come directly from web-sites. > On 16/03/2020, at

Re: Recording an emailing

2020-03-15 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
Have you interacted with the results? Once I’ve typed in my search and pressed enter it tells me No results selected, but as soon as I press V O shift down arrow it will give me the results. > On 16/03/2020, at 12:09, Angus MacKinnon wrote: > > Brad > > I am using the Canadian App Store and

Re: Recording an emailing

2020-03-15 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, When using the Canadian Mac App Store on your Mac, the app "Just Press Record" is indeed there and is $6.99 CAD. Do the following to download and install if you wish. 1. Open the Mac App Store. 2. Press cmd-f to bring focus to the Search field. 3. Enter "press record". That's close

Re: Recording an emailing

2020-03-15 Thread Brad Snyder
That is strange. I have always found the Mac AppStore to be accessible using VoiceOver. If you find the price, place focus on it and press VO + SHIFT to initiate a purchase. You will need to repeat this action to confirm that you really want to make a purchase. - Brad - On Mar 15, 2020, at

Re: Recording an emailing

2020-03-15 Thread Angus MacKinnon
Brad I am using the Canadian App Store and VoiceOver will not select anything. Using sited assistance will only select Screenshots. Angus MacKinnon, Personalism Student Ghandi said, “ It is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.” -- The following information is

Re: Recording an emailing

2020-03-15 Thread Brad Snyder
I just check in the Mac AppStore and Just Press Record is there. Of course, I am using the US AppStore, so it is possible it is not in your AppStore, but if you found it in your iOS AppStore, I would assume it would be available in your Mac AppStore as well. I can’t see the price because I

Re: Recording an emailing

2020-03-15 Thread Brad Snyder
I have Just Press Record on my Mac. Have you looked in the Mac AppStore. - Brad - On Mar 15, 2020, at 12:38, Angus MacKinnon wrote: Thank you. Just Press Record is only available for the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch no iMac. So, any programs like WAV Pad for the iMac? Can VLC be used for

Re: Recording an emailing

2020-03-15 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
Well I managed to do a small recording with Voice memos on my Mac, but haven’t worked out how to attach it to an email if one can at all that is? So that could be an option if it is possible. > On 16/03/2020, at 06:38, Angus MacKinnon wrote: > > Thank you. Just Press Record is only available

Re: Ms teams

2020-03-15 Thread Julie Rattray
Thanks very useful - if I am honest not sure if the issue is really vo or just teams and me trying to get my head round it in such a hurry. > On 15 Mar 2020, at 18:03, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > When I last used Microsoft Teams on the Mac, it seemed to be accessible, but

Re: Ms teams

2020-03-15 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
When I last used Microsoft Teams on the Mac, it seemed to be accessible, but I didn't work with it extensively. I've been using it under Windows recently. My understanding is that it is an Electron application, so the user interface is the same across multiple operating systems. When you're in

Re: Recording an emailing

2020-03-15 Thread Angus MacKinnon
Thank you. Just Press Record is only available for the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch no iMac. So, any programs like WAV Pad for the iMac? Can VLC be used for Audio Recording? Angus MacKinnon, Personalism Student Ghandi said, “ It is better to have a heart without words than words without a

Re: Ms teams

2020-03-15 Thread Julie Rattray
Hi, Basically because of the coronavirus the university has decided to move all teaching online - given we are a university not geared up for this and are having to literaerally do it overnight we are having to use what we have access to and one of these things is teams. So I have managed to

Re: google notification re apple event

2020-03-15 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Yes sadly but true. I actually was in the Apple Store we have here in Stockholm and checked the Earpods pro and i was really impressed by the look and feel of them. /A -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

Re: (Auto-reply) Apple Support

2020-03-15 Thread Jonathan Cohn
There is also a Apple support IOS app which includes a chat functionality. Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Mar 12, 2020, at 11:46 PM, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: > > Hi all, > I wanted to email apple to asked if there was a way I could put my purchased > alert tones on on to

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2020-03-15 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Hi Anne, I’m sorry to hear that but yes this is an interesting time and world we are now living in. I can not remember ever being in this type of situation before Mind you at 50 we’ve had things pretty quiet here in NZ during that time. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Anne

Re: Coronavirus impact: Apple moves WWDC to online format, citing 'current health situation' | Fox News

2020-03-15 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Simon, Well, things are much worse here now. All restaurants, bars, cafés, cinemas and theatres are closed as of midnight last night. Only essential travel is permitted. However the local elections are going ahead. We are certainly living in interesting times. Cheers, Anne > On 15