Re: Back to making Mac OS 10 as default again

Hi, If you restart your Mac with the X key held down, it should force it to boot into MacOS X. From there, you can use your familiar System Preferences and startup disk to set it to your good and trusty MacOS volume. You can do it from the PC side, as well, but let’s keep it simple for now

Re: the new Macbook

Hi, Had some hands on with this Mac recently. The keyboard is definitely odd to my touch. Granted, it’s probably something you will get used to over time. The processor in the MacBook is underpowered and I personally see no reason why a blind person would want it. The air is a far better

Re: How Do You Use iOS?

Hi, Hmm. I don’t use iOS. I use MacOS. Yep, this definitely is the Mac visionaries list. I didn’t get that wrong. Thanks for keeping this list on topic. —k Better to remain quiet and let them think you a fool, than post to a mailing list off topic and prove it. Modern Socrates translation.

Re: iCloud Mail Filters

Hi, If you set up the rule via the web interface, then yes, the folder and filtering will exist server side, and you will see that structure on all devices. Compare this to creating a rule on the Mac, where the Mac does the logic of filtering the mail and the rule will only be executed if

Re: How To Get a List of Available Printers to be Displayed When Adding a New Printer

Hi, You should never need to change the use driver software popup. Your first step is to pick the printer from the list assuming the printer is connected by USB or supports Bonjour. If it is an IP printer, you will need to know it’s IP address and enter it manually, but once that is done,

Re: Restoring from a Time Machine backup.

can > you tell me how to set that up? > Thanks much. > > Tony > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kayaker > Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 10:09 AM > To: macvisionaries@g

Re: Restoring from a Time Machine backup.

Hi, Sorry, but this is absolutely wrong. Do not boot into the recovery partition on a new Mac. This is the method for recovering the same machine not migrating to a new one. The first time you boot up your brand spanking new Mac, the instructions on screen will walk you through the entire

Re: Jumping to top or bottom of messages List in Mail

Hi, Don’t forget about VO Shift Home and VO Shift End. These generic VO commands jump to the first and last item within the currently interacted element. It works on everything across all apps. I find it is one of the more useful secondary commands in my VO arsenal, but I do use a full

Re: help with restoring iPhone6s+

Hi, Although this is a question best for the viophone list, your assertions are correct. You need to do that very very scary step of erasing all data and settings on the iPhone. That will allow you to set it up as a new device and you’ll have all the same options as you did originally,

Re: Startup disk not working.

Hi, JUSt FYI, holding down the C key during start up, will also tell the Mac to look for a CD, DVD or, yes, you hear it right, a USB thumb drive. Best, —k Faith doesn’t give you the answers, it merely stops you from asking the questions. On Apr 1, 2016, at 3:39 PM, E.T.

Re: Startup disk not working.

Hi, If it’s not visible in the system prefs, then odds are the drive was not made properly. I suggest you look at using Disk Maker X to create your boot thumb drive, it’s a lot easier than the terminal and will give you nice error messages if something goes wrong. —k Faith doesn’t give you

Re: question 1 where is my itunes folder?

Hi, You can find your current iTunes folder from the iTunes Preferences, advanced section. That said, by default it is in your home folder’s Music/iTunes/ directory. You will probably want to make sure the iTunes Media folder has all the music you expect to be there. And of course, that’s

Re: blue tooth headsets

Hi, I absolutely do not believe this bone conduction thing. I have a pair of the Blues as well, and there is no change in sound quality if I pull the headset apart enough so that nothing touches my face. Try it yourself and tell me if you notice a difference. That said, the speakers blasting

Re: List View or column view

Hi, Are you aware of the command arrow down shortcut to open the selected folder? And, command up arrow to return you to the parent folder while in list view? That’s my preferred method of navigating finder windows. This is normal Finder behavior and not unique to VO. Best, —k Faith doesn’t

Re: Cleaning IPhone screen, perhaps an obvious question

Hi, >From your iPhone manual: "To clean iPhone, unplug all cables and turn off iPhone (press and hold the Sleep/ Wake button, then slide the onscreen slider). Use a soft, slightly damp, lint-free cloth. Avoid getting moisture in openings. Don’t use window cleaners, household cleaners, aerosol

Re: filtering emails

Hi, You can access Rules from the Mail preferences section. You access it in the Preferences toolbar. You will probably want to create a rule that says something like: Criteria where If sender is somegroupaddr...@foo.com. And then in the Perform action section, select delete message. Hope

Re: iGrill thermometers accessability

Hi, Check out the archive: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/viphone/egvT5OyvpJU/N6qofVQkga0J It works great. Highly recommended. —k On Mar 13, 2016, at 8:30 PM, Phil Halton wrote: > > has anyone use the I grill meat thermometers that are sold through apples >

Re: Apple TV weirdness

Hi, It sounds as if your Apple TV is off your network. Can you see it from either an iOS device’s airplay option or from the airplay remote speakers option in iTunes? I would suggest power cycling the Apple TV by just yanking the power cord from the back and waiting a few seconds before

Re: Wanting to totally empty my macbook airs harddrive before trying to sell it.

Hi, In a nutshell, boot into the recovery partition. Go to Disk Utility and erase the HD. Then install MacOS X onto the newly erased volume. It’s the Disk Utility part that erases your drive and data. Consider using the secure erase option. Good luck. —K Faith doesn’t give you the answers,

Re: Seeking file management software for backup strategy

Hi, I’m doing something I shouldn’t and am answering the question I think you are asking rather than the one you did. I’m going to assume you really want a backup strategy and not necessarily copy the process you are using now. Both Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) and Super Duper (SD), offer an

Re: any tips for installing flash on osx?

Hi, Yes, I have a great tip. Don't install Flash. It is probably the single most security problem on the Mac. If you can't live without the very inaccessible Flash content out there, I would suggest using the Chrome browser for any site that needs Flash. By doing that, you limit your exposure

Re: Mail options

Hi, Look in Mail preferences, Accounts, Mailbox Behaviors. You have some controls for when to trash messages after a certain date. This is on a per account basis. Best, --k Faith doesn't give you the answers, it merely stops you from asking the questions. On Sep 16, 2014, at 12:27 AM, The

Re: Backup Strategies

Hello, Here is a basic strategy with increasing levels of commitment to your time. 1. The Absolute Barest of Barest Purchase an external drive that matches the capacity of your internal drive and use either Carbon Copy Cloner or Super Duper to perform a complete clone of the drive, making it a

Re: hard drive question

Hi, Yes. Unformatted drives will appear in Disk Utility. The hard drive was not installed properly despite what Geek Squad said. You may want to check system information app, to see if you see the controller in the SATA bus. It could be as simple as a loose connection, but fixing it will

Re: having problems removing items from the trash

Hi, I've had a slew of troubles with the trash over the years. In some cases, the Finder get's very confused. I've been able to reproduce the problem with certain applications that do a self update. The older application in the trash can never be deleted. The simple solution I've found is to

Re: advanced voice over?

Hi, So, you think you're ready to move up to the VO big leagues eh? I tend to go with self help. I often check out the VO-H command menus reading the command descriptions to see what I can do. I also look in the VO Utility application where you can assign actions to keys and see and control

Re: Fire Wire drive ports not identified in the System configuration utility

Hi, What Mac do you have. If system profile doesn't see any ports, are you certain your Mac has a firewire port? Apple stopped putting firewire on laptops a long time ago. I will say that firewire is supported on Mavericks just fine. I suspect one of the following is your problem: 1. Your Mac

Re: NFB store

. On Jul 6, 2014, at 9:24 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: So how do we add this to safaris list of trusted certificates? Sent from my iPhone On Jul 6, 2014, at 11:20 AM, Kayaker sea...@me.com wrote: Hi, Certificates are not as intuitive as they should be. If you get

Re: NFB store

Hi, Certificates are not as intuitive as they should be. If you get a certificate warning from a web site, it doesn't mean it is an invalid certificate. I will attempt to simplify what is happening at the cost of some technical accuracy, but I think this will help you all understand what is

Friendly Reminder: This is a Mac list, not iOS

Hi, Please do not post exclusively iOS related posts on the macvisionaries list. There is a sister list called viphone that is for iOS specific posts. Of course there are issues that deal with Mac and iOS together and those are totally appropriate on this list or even viphone. However, posts

Re: question about Mac book Air

Hi, I agree with David's comments below. I would absolutely upgrade the RAM. The SSD upgrade depends solely on your use case. Can you split both the Mac and PC data in that size? If not, upgrade. I'm not sure what the value added is for the Apple BT keyboard. It's about the same size as

Re: Brother Printers and Accessibility

Hi, I have two older Brother printers, the HL-5070N and the MFC-9840CDW. Both printers are hard wired ethernet, but they were set up with a web interface. SO, I could access all the controls via Safari. I would suggest you download the brother manuals for the printers your are interested in,

Re: Can't access system dialogs info

Hi, You will need to use the function key as well, that's the one on the bottom left of your laptop keyboard. Sounds as if in your Keyboard system preferences, you have checked the item that has the function keys performing the hardware controls. You can tweak it so either way will work

Re: unable to search mac mail

Hi, You are only searching within the current window. Please go to the Edit menu in Mail, then look for the Find sub menu, then explore your options there. What you probably want is the mailbox full search, not just the find command for the current message or window. I believe the shortcut is

Re: Setting pdf Files to Open in Preview?

Hi, The pdf file type is supported inline with Safari. Just like you don't have every image JPEG open in a graphics program, so is it with PDFs. There used to be a setting in Snow Leopard that allowed Safari to open PDF files in Preview, but that got cut with Lion, as I recall. I also miss

Re: Which Mac?

everything. Works for me, anyway. Cheers Dave On 4 May 2014, at 07:31, Tristan theblinddj...@gmail.com wrote: This was a great post. It really reopens the door to potentially getting a Mac Air -- thanks Kayaker. I'd even maybe go for the 13-incher, as it offers a longer battery life

Re: Moving playlist out of folder?

Hi, This is what I would call a non-elegant solution, but I assume this isn't a smart playlist. I would just go to the playlist, select all files from the table view, and create a new playlist from selection, then delete the old playlist in the folder. Clunky, but should do the trick. If it's

Re: network printer again

was discontinued. It was the 1505. We couldn't find drivers for it or anything. We went out and got a brother hl 2270 dw and now I have that connected to my mac via USB but would love to get it connected to our network through the extreme. Cait On May 3, 2014, at 10:28 PM, Kayaker sea

Re: How to sync two iTunes Libraries?

Hi, Short answer is no. You cannot easily keep a iTunes library synched across two computers. I know home sharing was suggested, but that is sharing, not synching. The two closest work arounds for this that I know of are these: 1. Use a library on a NAS, that both computers use. Lots of

Re: Which Mac?

Hi, There have been a lot of unsupported and non objective replies to your query. All Macs you can buy today are solid performers. We have reached the point in CPU performance that there's little difference between bottom of the line and top of the line machines for us who can't see, what's

Re: network printer again

Hi, When you say it is a network printer and you attached it to your airport extreme, did you do it by USB or by ethernet? It is hard to give you any feedback without the exact HP model number. If you plug the printer into the USB port, you need to configure it with the Airport Utility app. If

Re: Going back to mountain lion

Hi, I'll state this mantra. Always backup your hard drive before a major OS update. Repeat it daily. At least in the US, the access to Mountain Lion in the app store is not available Apple wants you to run Mavericks. SO, unless you have a version of the ML installer saved, or you have a

Re: Time Machine or what

really a case by case or personal needs sort of thing. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Apr 14, 2014, at 8:25 AM, Kayaker sea...@me.com wrote: Hi, Time machine and cloning serve two different use cases. It really depends on what your needs are. I personally use

Re: Time Machine or what

Hi, Time machine and cloning serve two different use cases. It really depends on what your needs are. I personally use a time machine drive and then I cycle two external drives which I clone weekly. Both are useful for some disaster scenarios. Since you already have a remote backup solution,

Re: bluetooth speaker question.

Hi, It's not just steel that's the problem. Is your house stucco or veneered brick or stone? What really stops wireless signals is wire mesh. Stucco usually is placed on a house with a wire mesh frame that might as well be a cellphone, wireless and bluetooth damping field. Also, if the door

Re: promp, asking for someone else.

Hi, Telnet is a remote text communication protocol. You use it to contact other computers or services. The username and password are for the machine your connecting to, not something within the telnet application. It sounds as if the person has no clue as to what they are doing, and may think

Re: copying data

Hi, Replacing all will always take the set of files you selected and copy them to new location, deleting any files of the same name. Keeping newer, will look at the dates of each file from the source and destination and only copy the file if the one you are copying has been modified after the

Re: Memory for a Mac Mini

for being so very precise and sharing the knowledge with me. So it will not hurt it to support 16 gig? Wold it be any better to just do eight? I do love this model as it does still have a C/DVD drive in it. Kristeen On Apr 7, 2014, at 9:47 PM, Kayaker sea...@me.com wrote: Hello

Re: Memory for a Mac Mini

Hello, Looks like the responses you got were superficial so far. I'm assuming you mean your Mac Mini has a model identifier of 4,1 and not a, there is no such thing as an a. This would make it an early 2010 MacMin, and what I consider the best Mac Mini out there. It still can run snow leopard

Re: keyboard app?

Hello, The app that I know that does this is called 1Keybaord. It basically requires a bluetooth enabled Mac and turns your Mac into a bluetooth keyboard. Here is a link to the app info at the developer's site: http://www.eyalw.com/1keyboard --k Faith doesn't give you the answers, it merely

Re: Hotkeys for spell checking.

Hi, When I spell check in an app like Text Edit, my process is to use the inline rather than the dialog box. Consider using the Command semicolon to jump to the first instance of a misspelled word. At that point, I will often use the speak selected text to confirm the word (that's just option

Re: joining mp3 files

Hi, There are two applications that do this quite nicely. I'm more familiar with the first, and I've been a long time user of it. 1. Audio Book Builder (shareware was $5 US when I got it years ago). This app is accessible on a Mac and allows you to import files from your drive, iTunes, or

Re: transferring from mac mini to macbook

Hi, The other replies I read are lacking a few key details or making assumptions. If you are getting a Macbook Air for example, it will not have an ethernet port so you cannot hard wire it to the Mac Mini. You definitely want to use migration assistant. If it is a new Mac, you will be

Re: Recommendations For BT Keyboard For Mac Air With Page Up/Down Home/End Keys

Hi, Do not waste a gray hair on worrying if the keyboard will wear out. Your SSD will die before that happens. In regards to the logitech K750, that is NOT a bluetooth keyboard. It uses a proprietary USB dongle and requires a free USB port. Not to mention, the reviews of that model are horrid

Re: Installing Bootcamp On MBA: Any Tips For Success

Hi, Yes. Find me on zello. But you need to assign a part of your precious internal SSD to be dedicated to Windows. There is no getting around this to my knowledge. You can certainly use your thumb drive as extra storage, but windows needs it's own partition on your internal drive. As for

Re: Printopia

to try. --k I do not have pages. On Feb 9, 2014, at 10:58 PM, Agent086b agent0...@bigpond.com wrote: Hi, I don't see my printer from Pages on the iPad. Can you suggest what is missing? Thanks. Max On 10 Feb 2014, at 10:27 am, Kayaker sea...@me.com wrote: Hello, Yes. I've set up

Re: Printopia

Hello, Yes. I've set up Printopia and it works well. Obiously your Mac has to be on and not asleep, and you have to be on the same subnet. When you have any application that supports printing via AirPrint, you will see your computer name and printer listed as a print option. For example, in

Re: do new Mac Minis have CD ROM drives anymore?

Hi, All those answers are correct. In regards to the CD/DVD question, I'll add a bit more. You can either add an external USB DVD drive, or use the Remote Disk option. This option allows you to use a drive on another Mac or a PC and mount it as if it were a CD on your mini. This assumes you're

Re: System preferences and creating new user issue

Hi, No, this is a known bug. I reported it to Apple hours after Mavericks was released. You can use the terminal app as a work around or have sighted assistance. This is only an issue when Voice Over is running. Really makes you question apple's VO QA team. --k On Feb 4, 2014, at 2:25 PM,

Re: how to open hard disk

Hi, I'm not sure you mean what you say. You format disk drives in disk utility, located in /applications/utilities/. The method is identical and has nothing to do with seeing or mounting the disk on your desktop. In fact, you cannot format a drive with encryption. You can write encrypted data

Re: How can I make a backup of my homefolder.

Hi, I cannot recommend carbon copy cloner enough. Not only can it clone your entire hard drive, provide timed backups, it can also copy and back up selected folders and it will work around all the problems you will have using a finder copy. If you do not want to get that app, you can use the

Re: An accessible text editor for programming

Hi, The best text accessible editor I've found is called Smultron. It is available in the app store and I like it for all pure text editing. There are several versions for various MacOS versions. I believe Smultron 5 is the last one for Mountain Lion, while the latest Smultron 6 only works

Re: Ftp client for the mac.

Hello, Transmit is what I use most of the time, but it does have a few VO quirks in the native UI. I like it because you can mount the ftp volume on the desktop and interact with it like you do any mounted volume. That said, also check out cyberduck, a java based cross platform client that is

Re: Need help with time machine on network.

Hello, You have set up a proper peer to peer network. There is no need to add a router into the mix. Macs are able to auto detect ethernet signals without the need of a crossover cable. Obviously, you can see that it works properly as you said you can see the shared disk on the other Mac. You

Re: Is The SlingBox Accessible?

Hi, My iPod Touch 5th gen is currently playing my TV on the Slingbox app as I type. My use case is relatively simple. I like to have access to occasional TV audio in my home office, so I use it within the same local network. The app is partially accessible, and it does have some unlabeled

Re: My external hard drive attached to airport extreme often disappears

Hi, Unless this is the newest Airport Extreme, using an external USB drive off an Airport Extreme is not supported with time machine. That said, the dismounting of the drive from the finder is the real problem. I have an Other World Computing Mercury Elite Pro Al enclosure hooked up to an

Re: some questions about harddrive cloning please help kind regards trey.

Hi, The two options are Super Duper and Carbon Copy Cloner. Both interfaces are very accessible and easy to use. I give Carbon Copy Cloner the edge, but I also used to give Super Duper the edge many years ago. As for how it works, you need to provide an administrator password before you

Re: can't share my library on the network

Hello, You have fallen into another iTunes interface trap. There are two different ways to share a library. The Sharing toolbar button you find in your iTunes preferences is the old way and in my opinion, a far better interface than the new way called “home sharing”. In order to have your

Re: User account settings security

Hi, Here are some general notes on security: 1. Physical security trumps any electronic security. Bottom line, if someone has access to your computer, your data can be compromised. It makes no difference if your in a home or hotel, if someone has your computer in hand, you are in trouble.