Reading an E-Mail Thread from Oldest to newest

2018-07-08 Thread 'Bill Gallik' via MacVisionaries
Does anybody know; is there a way to read an e-mail thread from original message, stepping one-by-one through the subsequent messages and winding it up with the most recent reply to the thread? I am using the “on-board e-mail client” for MacOS and have tried setting the order both ways, but

Re: Is It Possible to Connect a PC to a Mac via USB

2018-05-30 Thread Bill Gallik
hat's your most secure and streamlined process considering your resistance to putting printers on the network. Network printing is out.files over the network is out. I'm afraid it's either usb direct, or the shoe based network for you. Best, Erik On May 30, 2018 12:45:00 PM Bill Gal

Re: Is It Possible to Connect a PC to a Mac via USB

2018-05-30 Thread Bill Gallik
mini and ipad? Best, Erik On May 30, 2018 12:19:55 PM Bill Gallik wrote: A bit of background here; I have an old PC (Vista) I use for scanning documents and printing out whatever. This PC is not connected into the network router I’m using with my Mini Mac, iPhone and iPad because I don’t care

Is It Possible to Connect a PC to a Mac via USB

2018-05-30 Thread Bill Gallik
A bit of background here; I have an old PC (Vista) I use for scanning documents and printing out whatever. This PC is not connected into the network router I’m using with my Mini Mac, iPhone and iPad because I don’t care to deal with the anti-virus software so necessary when made vulnerable

Where Are Other Special Symbols Documenbted - Was: …

2018-05-18 Thread Bill Gallik
Where is this type of thing documented. I discovered that teaming the with other keys will render additional special symbols. This must be documented somewhere and I’d like to learn about them. BTW: This is cool for sure, thanks Shawn! - Bill from Ino, Wisconsin - "It is

Audio Play Buttons Not Functioning

2018-05-12 Thread Bill Gallik
I hope someone out here can offer some solution or, at least, some sort of explanation for my issue. I am subscribed to Miriam Webster’s “Word of the Day” and those e-mail messages contain an audio play link to open the web page to a section where a “Play Button” to pronounce the word can

Adding Events in an E-Mail Message to Calendar

2018-05-09 Thread Bill Gallik
I’ve received an e-mail message with a date and time included within the text for a scheduled telephone conference. While reading this message I noticed that “Event” is identified as such, but how does one activate that event information to add it to the calendar? - Bill

Re: Reading Threads In Order

2018-04-16 Thread Bill Gallik
Will give that a try, thanks Tim! 樂 - Bill from Ino, Wisconsin - “Last week I was diagnosed with Insomnia, now I’m just so tired of it.” - Contributor Unknown On Apr 16, 2018, at 2:39 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: Hi, Try going into Mail Prefs, under the Viewing tab

Reading Threads In Order

2018-04-16 Thread Bill Gallik
I wonder if anybody can suggest how to set up the native mail client (MacOS) so that a thread can be read one message at a time with the oldest (probably original message) being read first, the second oldest message read next and so on. I have configured my mail so that oldest messages are at

Re: Navigating messages inside the Mac mail app

2018-04-12 Thread Bill Gallik
ied it now, it’s there, and i tried it. but frankly i don’t like this view at all, so, is there a way to know the subject without using the classic view? thanks in advance > On Apr 12, 2018, at 1:20 PM, Bill Gallik <wfgal...@icloud.com > <mailto:wfgal...@icloud.com>> wrote: > >

Re: Navigating messages inside the Mac mail app

2018-04-12 Thread Bill Gallik
Hi Ramy, When you are in the mail application, use +<,> (That’s the COMMAND key along with the COMMA key)to place you directly in the Preferences dialog for mail. The ToolBar will have a number of buttons - “View” included. Select that button and you will find the “Classic View” check box as

Re: Connecting A Treks Titanium Bluetooth Headset

2018-04-03 Thread Bill Gallik
, at 5:52 PM, Bill Gallik <wfgal...@icloud.com> wrote: I have a Treks Titanium Bluetooth headset I’d like to connect to my Mac mini but I cannot seem to find an “ADD” nor “DISCOVER” button. Can anybody offer advice? - Bill from Ino, Wisconsin - "Clothes make the man. N

Connecting A Treks Titanium Bluetooth Headset

2018-04-03 Thread Bill Gallik
I have a Treks Titanium Bluetooth headset I’d like to connect to my Mac mini but I cannot seem to find an “ADD” nor “DISCOVER” button. Can anybody offer advice? - Bill from Ino, Wisconsin - "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." - US

Re: Changing iTunes Audio Output

2018-03-15 Thread Bill Gallik
H; Gees Tim, you put it so much more clearly than I did. Hats off to you! - Bill from Ino, Wisconsin - "To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter." - Françoise Sagan, French Novelist, screen Writer & Dramatist, 1935-2004B On Mar 15, 2018, at 9:22 AM, Tim Kilburn

Re: Changing iTunes Audio Output

2018-03-15 Thread Bill Gallik
Hi Ramy, I have VoiceOver speech streaming through a USB headphone; that headphone also features a microphone. I mention this because I found that changing audio output is a bit confusing in that I want my input device to be the USB Headphone microphone and the system sounds streaming out

Re: 3-Finger Quadruple Tap

2018-02-15 Thread Bill Gallik
Hmmm, well shut my mouth; I’m not sure why, but I was laboring under the dilution that “Text Selection” was not available while reading an e-mail message. I just tried it on one in my InBox and — wahLah - it works just fine. I wonder what in the Sam Hell made me think “Text Selection” was

Re: 3-Finger Quadruple Tap

2018-02-14 Thread Bill Gallik
rotor to edit and vertical flick to copy, and double-tap. Kind regards, David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com <mailto:dchitten...@gmail.com> Mobile: +61 488 988 936 Sent from my iPhone On 15 Feb 2018, at 02:34, Bill Gallik <wfgal...@icloud.com <mailto:wfgal...@

Re: PDFReaderPro Free - How Do You ...

2018-02-14 Thread Bill Gallik
/robobraill.org/> i think it is. It may also be robobraille.com <http://robobraille.com/>. This is a danish site where you can convert any text format to any text format. SO you can convert pdf to html or word and so on. /A > 13 feb. 2018 kl. 22:08 skrev Bill Gallik <wfgal...@icloud.

Re: 3-Finger Quadruple Tap

2018-02-14 Thread Bill Gallik
I appreciate the responses to this inquiry, but that procedure is terribly inconvenient. It would be helpful if Apple were able to offer a toggle to silence the inclusion of element labels so this gesture could copy only the desired information into the paste-board. Now, I fully understand

3-Finger Quadruple Tap

2018-02-14 Thread Bill Gallik
When reading ME-mail message with a code that needs to be copied into a field for another app, the three finger quadruple tap seems to drag along extraneous data. For example, a friend of mine got a gift code from Amazon and when she tried to copy it to the Paste board she also got “table end.“

Re: PDFReaderPro Free - How Do You ...

2018-02-13 Thread Bill Gallik
e something like ABBYY Fine Reader to do the OCR part. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Feb 13, 2018, at 14:08, Bill Gallik <wfgal...@icloud.com> wrote: Can anyone using PDFReaderPro please offer some information as to how a person can, using the free version, conver

PDFReaderPro Free - How Do You ...

2018-02-13 Thread Bill Gallik
Can anyone using PDFReaderPro please offer some information as to how a person can, using the free version, convert a PDF Image document into a format that can be read via an app and VoiceOver. I opened one of the documents I need to read and — using the menu procedure — attempted to export

OCR Software Cost Comparison

2018-02-12 Thread Bill Gallik
After reading an e-mail that reminded me about FineReaderPro I went to the Mac App Store and did a search on said software. OCR Kit also came in the results and I can’t help notice that FineReaderPro costs $119.98 while OCR Kit costs $29.99; I’ve always one that believes you usually get what

Re: Adobe Reader & Image PDF Documents

2018-02-12 Thread Bill Gallik
OK, this is exactly what I was looking for! Thanks - Sent from Bill's iPhone 6 (iOS 11.2.5) via iCloud > On Feb 11, 2018, at 11:19 AM, Andrew Lamanche wrote: > > FineReaderPro. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

Adobe Reader & Image PDF Documents

2018-02-11 Thread Bill Gallik
Can anybody advise as to how to deal with a situation where I am sent PDF documents that have been scanned in as image files. When I try to open such PDF documents with Adobe Reader I get the message, “Alert, Empty Document” I have ABBY Fine Reader on my PC to process the image from a

Re: SSH into my mac does not work properly.

2018-02-07 Thread Bill Gallik
I wonder, are you using the key after typing in your password? My thought is that you may need to terminate the password string with a line feed rather than a carriage return (M rather than J). It’s been a lot of years since I worked on a UNIX system, but if memory serves me correctly the

How to Change Personal Name As Listed in E-Mail

2018-01-04 Thread Bill Gallik
As I go through my message list I notice that e-mail I’ve sent is attributed to “William Gallik.” Now, true, that is my given name but it’s so darn formal and I’d prefer that “Bill Gallik” appear as the source of origin. Certainly, my signature tags and the return e-mail address is labeled

Where Are Safari Favorites Stored

2017-10-07 Thread Bill Gallik
Can anyone out here tell me where the Internet Favorites are stored? I need to delete several folders and rename a few others and I find the Safari management procedures incredibly tedious (just as I found the Microsoft procedures to be when I used a PC). - Bill from Ino,

E-Mail Signatures

2017-10-06 Thread Bill Gallik
I have three e-mail accounts and a number of signatures; some I’d prefer to be available for only one of the accounts and many that I would like to be available to all three accounts. Perhaps I misunderstand the concepts of signatures in Mac OS, but I thought a person could create a number of

My Verbosity - Was: Turning Speaking on

2017-09-19 Thread Bill Gallik
Ah Heck, ET; don’t mind my long-winded dissertation - I’m just like that! ;-) - Bill from Bayfield County, Wisconsin - "A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin." - US Editor and Satirist, H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956) -- The following information

Re: Turning Speaking on

2017-09-16 Thread Bill Gallik
Not to be contrary nor disagreeable, but the statement " 3 finger double tap toggles Voiceover” is not exactly correct. It does togle speech on/off and this a bit different from toggling VoiceOver on/off. The difference between toggling speech and VoiceOver is very useful when working with

How Do I Enable "Hand Off" on Mac

2017-09-15 Thread Bill Gallik
Given the discussion on copying text on one device and pasting it on another device; I presume that “Hand Off” needs to be enabled. Where in “System Preferences” is this done? - Bill from Bayfield County, Wisconsin - Dear Optimist, Pessimist, and Realist, While you guys were

Response to Keyboard Events Excessively Slow

2017-09-11 Thread Bill Gallik
A couple of issues here, although I believe they are likely related. First, while typing messages in an e-mail I find the key entry feedback to be very slow, at times not keeping with my typing lagging by a number of lines. Second, when I issue the “Send” command (++D) I find that I must

Test Message - Don't bother to open.

2017-09-01 Thread Bill Gallik
Just want to see if a message addressed to MacVisionaries is getting through. - Bill from Wisconsin - "To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter." - Françoise Sagan, French Novelist, screen Writer & Dramatist, 1935-2004 -- The following information is important for

Sluggish Response to Keyboard

2017-09-01 Thread Bill Gallik
dCan anybody offer any suggestions as how to resolve an issue where VoiceOver is announcing the letter(s) I’ve just typed with an unacceptable lag? - Bill from Wisconsin - "Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint." - US Humorist, Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)

Getting Radio Streams Recognized in iTunes

2017-08-31 Thread Bill Gallik
On my iPhone, using ooTunes, it was relatively simple to search for various streaming radio stations and add them to your favorites. How does one do this with iTunes on a Mac OS system? I enjoy listening to “old time radio” and have found several sites that provide this genre and would like to

Re: Changing the name of a mailbox I created

2017-08-17 Thread Bill Gallik
im Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Aug 17, 2017, at 04:26, Bill Gallik <wfgal...@icloud.com> wrote: > > Good Morning Mike, > > Have you tried positioning your cursor on the folder in question while > perusing the folder list, hitting VO+SHIFT+DOWN-ARROW

Re: Must Execute SEND Command Twice

2017-08-17 Thread Bill Gallik
? Can anybody better versed in the Mac OS e-mail client offer any explanation? - Bill from Wisconsin - "To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter." - Françoise Sagan, French Novelist, screen Writer & Dramatist, 1935-2004 > On Aug 17, 2017, at 5:45 AM, B

Re: Must Execute SEND Command Twice

2017-08-17 Thread Bill Gallik
I did check the mail preferences and could not find anything there that might suggest a setting to require issuing the send command more than once. Of course, this isn’t a “show stopper,” but it sure is annoying! HELP!!! - Bill from Wisconsin - "Last week I was diagnosed

Must Execute SEND Command Twice

2017-08-17 Thread Bill Gallik
I too have an e-mail question; when I’ve completed composing an e-mail message I find that I need to hit the “SEND COMMAND” key sequence (COMMAND+SHIFT+D) twice now. Now that I think about it, I believe this started after the latest Mac OS update installed. I suppose I should go into “Mail

Re: Changing the name of a mailbox I created

2017-08-17 Thread Bill Gallik
Good Morning Mike, Have you tried positioning your cursor on the folder in question while perusing the folder list, hitting VO+SHIFT+DOWN-ARROW; this should place you interacting with that text field, although I haven’t tried this myself I think that should allow you to delete unwanted

Re: When Scanning a Document, How to Know If It's Right Side Up?

2017-08-08 Thread Bill Gallik
I’m not sure just what problem you’re trying to have addressed here. Once you scan in a document and the OCR application has processed it, the file will be properly aligned. Are you talking about working with the actual hardcopy document? If that be the case, simply position the first or

Re: Multiple Devices for Audio Output

2017-05-09 Thread Bill Gallik
I was able to figure what I needed to do to have VoiceOver directed through my USB headphones while all other sounds are routed to the speakers connected via the audio jack. For those that might be interested (and to help set this in my memory by enumerating the following steps) here’s how it’s

Multiple Devices for Audio Output

2017-05-09 Thread Bill Gallik
I’ve done this several times, but for the life of me I cannot recall how I did what I’m about to describe. I have a USB headset that I want to use for VoiceOver output and for any audio input I may want to use. However, I want system sounds directed through the headphone jack on my Mac mini

Re: KNFB For The Mac

2017-04-25 Thread Bill Gallik
Thank you so much for this post; I for one will be firing an e-mail off to KNFB Reader support requesting that a MacOS version of this software be developed. - BillLeader Dog Holland - "All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny

Re: Elon Musk is developing human machine interfaces

2017-03-29 Thread Bill Gallik
Scott et al, I’d like to offer a couple of observations in reply to your e-mail message: First, The University of Wisconsin Health Sciences Department (and I do mean THE University of Wisconsin in Madison) has been conducting some quite successful experiments with they refer to as “Brain Port”

Looking for a Check Printing App

2017-03-06 Thread Bill Gallik
VoiceOver accessibility with Checkbook Pro, but it does not meet all my needs as I do want an app that will let me print out checks as well as provide a great online check register! Bill - "That I have no sight, does not mean I have no vision." - Bill Gallik, Northern

Re: Super Battery

2017-02-19 Thread Bill Gallik
There was a very interesting article in the late January science news discussing the various battery technologies that are expected to become available by the end of 2017. If anybody is subscribed through NFB-Newsline unfortunately, that magazine is no longer issue available. -

Re: FineReader OCR Pro vs. OCR Kit

2017-02-13 Thread Bill Gallik
Thanks to Ray and Andrew for their posting to this thread. They’ve made a very good case for choosing FineReader! - Bill - "That I have no sight, does not mean I have no vision." - Bill Gallik, Northern Wisconsin Curmudgeon, 1952-20?? (I am NOT delusional)?? -- The

FineReader OCR Pro vs. OCR Kit

2017-02-13 Thread Bill Gallik
I’m looking to install an OCR package on my Mac Mini to facilitate scanning paper documents and photocopy generated PDFs. In searching in the MacOS store for “FineReader” I got two results. The first is “FineReader OCR Pro” ($119.95) and “OCR Kit” ($35.95); my question to this list is this;

Re: Setting Up Document Scanning with Epson XP 420 All-in-One

2017-02-11 Thread Bill Gallik
erences? Go to system preferences after > you've plugged in your scanner and switched it on, choose printers and faxes > and add your scanner to your system. > > Hope this helps a little. >> On 11 Feb 2017, at 17:55, Bill Gallik <wfgal...@icloud.com >> <mailto:wfgal...@ic

Setting Up Document Scanning with Epson XP 420 All-in-One

2017-02-11 Thread Bill Gallik
I have an Epson XP 420 Series printer/scanner/copier and have no clue as how to configure this device so I’ll be able to scan documents with it. I’ve opened the “Epson Scan Setting app” only to discover there isn’t much I can do within this program. On the off-chance that the scanner

Re: How Do I Send An Invitation to Share A DropBox Folder

2017-02-03 Thread Bill Gallik
>px > INT Website: http://int4life.com/ <http://int4life.com/> > > "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever > believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16 > Sent from my iPhone 7 running IOS 10.1.1 &

How Do I Send An Invitation to Share A DropBox Folder

2017-02-02 Thread Bill Gallik
I’m trying to send an invitation to a friend to share a DropBox folder in my folder structure but can’t figure out how to do this. Can anybody help? I should add that on my Windows PC the menu includes a “Share” option, but because my Windows software is so out-dated DropBox will not allow me

Re: Need to Learn Pages

2017-02-01 Thread Bill Gallik
of this list, has written a comprehensive >>> manual for Pages on the mac. You need to buy it but it is not expensive. >>> I cannot remember the web site from which you could purchase. it. I hope >>> somebody else on the list will chip in. >>>> On 31 Jan 2017,

Need to Learn Pages

2017-01-31 Thread Bill Gallik
Can anybody suggest a blind-friendly tutorial for the Pages app? For now, I’m more interested in learning the app on MacOS than iOS. Thanks in advance! Bill - "It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place." -

Re: Imessage strangeness.

2017-01-27 Thread Bill Gallik
It used to be the case with my AT service (that the Contact needed to identify “iPhone” rather than simply “Mobile”), but I’ve noticed over the past year or so the system seems to identify iPhone addressees whether or not I’ve identified their mobile phone as an iPhone or not. I’m certain this

Looking for High Quality PDF App

2017-01-24 Thread Bill Gallik
Pardon me for asking this question once again, but this old brain doesn’t remember as well as it once did; I’m looking for a high quality PDF app for my Mac Mini and cannot recall the several that were recommended in my last inquiry. Would anybody please be kind enough to remind me of these

Strange Issue with Mail Preferences

2017-01-20 Thread Bill Gallik
I’m looking for any suggestions to resolve an unusual problem in setting the “Spell-Check” property in Mail Preferences. A friend had the property set to “As You Type” and wanted to change it to “Never.” I walked her through the “Mail Preferences” sheet; having her select the “Composing

Re: Erasing everything from a USB flash drive

2016-12-10 Thread Bill Gallik
Thank you for your kind words, but in all honesty I cannot claim any credit for the incredibly well thought UNIX operating system. The people that designed and implemented uNIX are far more intelligent than I and it goes without saying their combined intellects are truly remarkable. Not only

Re: Erasing everything from a USB flash drive

2016-12-09 Thread Bill Gallik
Hi Eric, I want to thank you for putting that DD commandline out there, I worked for many years at AT Bell laboratories were all development work was done on UNIX systems and I completely forgotten about the DD command. Nice to have a refresher. Paul, Eric is making a very sound suggestion

Re: Erasing everything from a USB flash drive

2016-12-09 Thread Bill Gallik
? Bill & Leader Dog Holland - "That I have no sight, does not mean I have no vision." - Bill Gallik, Northern Wisconsin Curmudgeon, 1952-20?? (I am NOT delusional)?? > On Dec 9, 2016, at 4:41 AM, Paul Hopewell <hopew...@hopewell.org.uk> wrote: > > Hello, >

Is There A Way To Stop Interruptions While Reading An E-Mail?

2016-12-02 Thread Bill Gallik
While trying to read a thread on iDentifi I’d get about a third through the currently reading message and a new e-mail would come into my InBox. The annoying thing about this is that VoiceOver would start reading the newly arrived message interrupting the e-mail I was trying to complete. Is

Any Way to Disable Signatures

2016-11-26 Thread Bill Gallik
With the Christmas Season upon us I would like to include several seasonal signatures in my catalog of signatures. What I’m looking for is a way to have the Christmas signatures enabled while disabling the non-seasonal signatures. And then, of course, after the Holidays disabling the

Re: new file system

2016-11-26 Thread Bill Gallik
I honestly didn’t get the impression that Simon was “getting hot under the collar.” Rather, seems to me he was merely manifesting some concern that tools he uses might no longer be available. It’s improbable that those that are uncomfortable with change will not have such concerns; there’s no

Re: new file system

2016-11-26 Thread Bill Gallik
I can’t imagine that Windows would be unable (BootCamp) to run on a non-Intel architecture. The user interface software typically does not interact with the platform hardware; the connection between the user interface (Windows/MacOS/Unix) and the hardware architecture is implemented via

Re: From Moderator Mark, to the List

2016-11-11 Thread Bill Gallik
Dog Holland - “Within the fruit of recent victory is born the seed of future failure.” - Bill Gallik, Northern Wisconsin Curmudgeon, 1952-20?? (I am NOT delusional)?? -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns a

Re: Question Concerning Scheduling Time Machine

2016-11-06 Thread Bill Gallik
Thanks to each of you for your suggestions. After I sent out the e-mail I decided that I would keep automatic backups turned off and rely on the Extras Menu/Time Machine to initiate backups at my discretion. Again, thanks much! Bill & Leader Dog Holland - "A person reveals

Question Concerning Scheduling Time Machine

2016-11-04 Thread Bill Gallik
Good Friday Morning All; As suggested by the subject line, I have a question concerning scheduling automatic Time Machine processes Specifically, while parusing the Time Machine Preferences I located a check box for turning on automatic backups, but I wasn’t able to figure how to select a

Re: Apple Guides for Installing New MacOS

2016-10-21 Thread Bill Gallik
“Thank you” to both Dolores and Phil for your helpful responses. My plan is to execute a “clean install” and since I’ve never installed a MacOS before I want to procede with all due caution! - Bill & Leader Dog Holland - "The problem with people who have no vices is that you

Apple Guides for Installing New MacOS

2016-10-21 Thread Bill Gallik
Good Morning All; I’ve been searching AppleVis.com for guides/documentation for installing a new OS (e.g., Sierra in this case) but have been frustrated in my efforts. I’m not interested in a podcast, I want to read an actual document. Can anybody offer me a link or other suggestions?

Using Audacity when totally blind

2016-10-12 Thread Bill Gallik
All, I am asking for some advice trying to use Audacity on my Mac. I am trying to cut out a 5.23 second snippet of an audio file but am having difficulty trying to get those start and links fields appropriately filled in. Can anybody offer me any suggestions? I was hoping that I could simply

Re: Is Sierra Stable Concerning VoiceOver

2016-10-04 Thread Bill Gallik
To all replying to my original inquiry, thank you all very much. I have a Mac Mini 2014 so, given some replies, I’m going to upgrade! - Bill & Leader Dog Holland - "The problem with people who have no vices is that you can be pretty sure they are going to have some pretty

Is Sierra Stable Concerning VoiceOver

2016-10-03 Thread Bill Gallik
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: Application for making ringtones for iphone & android phones using El Capitan?

2016-09-27 Thread Bill Gallik
First of all, I need to correct a minor error I made in my original post; the name of the app is ringtone maker Pro. As to the question about where it will begin creating the ringtone from a sound source, it does begin at the very beginning. However, there are very accessible features to allow

Follow-Up on Recent Bluetooth Speaker Connectivity

2016-09-27 Thread Bill Gallik
First, thanks to the folks that offered their insights as how to pair a bluetooth speaker to my Mac Mini! Your help is very much appreciated. The crux of the issue was that I still had the speaker paired with my iPhone 6 and once I removed that pairing the speaker readily appeared in the device

Re: Application for making ringtones for iphone & android phones using El Capitan?

2016-09-26 Thread Bill Gallik
friend that said you can get an app. and do it directly on the > iphone, is this true? > > How much? > Chuck > > On Sep 26, 2016, at 6:51 PM, Bill Gallik wrote: > >> I use an iOS app named ring maker Pro from the Apple App Store. You execute >> this app on the iPhone or

Re: Application for making ringtones for iphone & android phones using El Capitan?

2016-09-26 Thread Bill Gallik
I use an iOS app named ring maker Pro from the Apple App Store. You execute this app on the iPhone or iPad and then send it to your Mac as an email or text message attachment. You then open it on the Mac (or PC) and iTunes will load it into your iTunes folders where it will then be available to

Paring a Blue Tooth Speaker to Mac Mini

2016-09-25 Thread Bill Gallik
I’m trying to connect a Blue Tooth speaker to my Mac Mini, but cannot seem to identify the appropriate steps to do this. Can anyone on this list advise me as to what steps I must execute to do so? I have opened “System Preferences/Bluetooth” but can’t seem to locate any add or pair

Re: Apple in talks for take over bid of McLaren

2016-09-21 Thread Bill Gallik
AHah, Apple is obviously going to give google some competition for the self driving automobile – the ACV! I can just see it now; an iBuick, an iChevy, an iMustang, an iF150 or an iRam? 螺 - Sent from Bill's iPhone 6 (iOS 9.3.5) > On Sep 21, 2016, at 1:26 PM, Scott Granados

Re: Head of Google groups management.

2016-09-18 Thread Bill Gallik
I would think, like all Google groups, there is a designated moderator email address. That address is as follows: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com - Sent from Bill's iPhone 6 (iOS 9.3.5) > On Sep 18, 2016, at 1:13 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland

Re: thought anyone getting an iPhone 7 would be interested in the new belkin lightening adapter

2016-09-13 Thread Bill Gallik
Isn't Apple including such an adapter along with the iPhone 7? If so, why would anybody want to waste money on buying one from Belkan? - Sent from Bill's iPhone 6 (iOS 9.3.5) > On Sep 13, 2016, at 5:43 AM, Michael Marshall > wrote: > > hey, > i just

More Questions Concerning Express VPN

2016-09-02 Thread Bill Gallik
To those recommending “Express VPN,” I have some further questions on the matter. Does Express VPN serve as a general anti-malware utility? If I install Express VPN will I be able to get rid of any and all Avast software? Is Express VPN reasonably accessible via BoiceOver? Is Express VPN a

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

2016-08-31 Thread Bill Gallik
When all the “hubbub” concerning Apple removing the earphone jack first appeared I was certain they (Apple) was going to provide an adapter so potential customers would be able to use their existing earphones with the iPhone 7. This coming to light does not surprise me in the least.

Searching for Express VPN

2016-08-28 Thread Bill Gallik
OK, I’ve had my interest piqued concerning “Express VPN.” But when I open “App Store” for Mac and search for “Express VPN” I get the following: - VPN Shield - Red VPN Now, of course, I’m looking for a replacement for Avast on my Mac and not my iPhone 6. Are either of the above what I want to

How Are "Home Made" Ringtones Installed

2016-08-26 Thread Bill Gallik
I’ve created some “Home Made Ringtones” (via Ringtone Maker Pro) and want to install them on my iPhone. When I was using my Windows PC as the support computer for my iPhone this was fairly straight-forward - at least with that version of iTunes. I am now using my Mac Mini as the support

Re: Avast SecureLine VPN

2016-08-25 Thread Bill Gallik
ng too many things in turkish. He wasn't doing the posting, then > he found out it was those avast cirts. > Jeff > > >> On 8/25/16, Bill Gallik <wfgal...@icloud.com> wrote: >> Can anybody tell me the pros/cons of “Avast SecureLine VPN?” >> >> What is it an

Avast SecureLine VPN

2016-08-25 Thread Bill Gallik
Can anybody tell me the pros/cons of “Avast SecureLine VPN?” What is it and what is it supposed to do? - Bill & Leader Dog Holland - "The problem with people who have no vices is that you can be pretty sure they are going to have some pretty annoying virtues." - Elizabeth

Re: App for DropBox

2016-08-21 Thread Bill Gallik
Thanks for the help! - Bill & Leader Dog Holland - "The problem with people who have no vices is that you can be pretty sure they are going to have some pretty annoying virtues." - Elizabeth Taylor, 20th Century Screen Actress, (1932-2011)-- -- The following information is

App for DropBox

2016-08-21 Thread Bill Gallik
All, After opening the “Preferences Dialog” for this “App for DropBox” I believe the trouble I’m having is that this element is a third party piece of garbage that I now want to uninstall from my Mac mini. How does one go about uninstalling unwanted software? How do I go about getting the

Re: Here is the Text of the User Manual for the Nearby Explorer, for iOS, GPS Navigation App

2016-08-21 Thread Bill Gallik
To all our friends living outside the United States and Canada, I believe this was developed and is provided by the American Printing House for the Blind (APH). Perhaps I’m naive, but I have to believe that arrangements could be made so that similar organizations in other countries could be

Re: System dialogues, how do I get rid of them.

2016-08-20 Thread Bill Gallik
What Stacy is ask you about is the problem I am likewise having, when I bring up the dropbox app I get a screen that is nothing but a series of unlabeled buttons. I do believe Stacy – as I – M asking, "what in the world do you do with this?" - Sent from Bill's iPhone 6 (iOS

Missing Something with DropBox on Mac

2016-08-15 Thread Bill Gallik
I’ve had a problem with using DropBox on my Mac Mini. It seems that whenever I browse the Finder SideBar and land on the DropBox folder this terribly inaccessible DropBox app is launched rather than letting me open the DropBox folder and continue browsing. Can anybody offer some advice? I’d

Re: Two Devices On The Same Apple Id Questions

2016-07-03 Thread Bill Gallik
To answer your e-mail concern; the answer is that you can indeed direct each device to interact with only one of the accounts set up per device. On the iPhone, it’s simply a matter of deactivating the account you do not want that device accessing. I haven’t looked at the e-mail settings on my

Re: Apple leaves IOS kernel unencrypted in most recent release

2016-06-22 Thread Bill Gallik
Of course, I’m only speculating but I suspect Apple did not strip the executable which would render that software much more vulnerable to “reverse engineering.” That seems to me to be very intentional! - Bill & Leader Dog Holland - "The problem with people who have no vices

Re: checkbook pro

2016-06-18 Thread Bill Gallik
Any chance you have an automatic transaction enabled? - Bill & Leader Dog Holland - "The problem with people who have no vices is that you can be pretty sure they are going to have some pretty annoying virtues." - Elizabeth Taylor, 20th Century Screen Actress, (1932-2011)-- >

Signatures Created in "All Signatures"

2016-05-31 Thread Bill Gallik
I created a signature in the “All Signatures” category and now want to activate that new signature for one of my accounts. The Help discussion instructs to drag and drop this signature onto the desired account, but how is this accomplished when one is totally blind? * * * * * * * * * Bill

What To Do About Constant "Mail Busy"

2016-05-31 Thread Bill Gallik
advice? * * * * * * * * * Bill Gallik wfgal...@icloud.com -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners

How to Route Calls Through Headphones

2016-04-30 Thread Bill Gallik
do I accomplish this? * * * * * * * * * Bill Gallik wfgal...@icloud.com -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please

Re: phones in your pants pocket

2016-04-21 Thread Bill Gallik
Hey Gang, I did not get the impression anybody was suggesting that this thread is “Off Topic” for the MacVisionaries list. I got the impression the comment was being made so those of us who do read some of our e-mail via a Mac would have that understanding - that the message had been

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