Re: Article: Apple on target for October MacBook Release

Hmmm I run a usb hub and wireless headphones that run on usb. Will there be adaptors available to still be able to run devices? Maria > On 19 Oct 2016, at 4:03 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Found this article on redmond pie and it seemed totally on topic to discuss.

Re: IOS team Viewer

Sounds great! May look into the mac version in the future so I can pilot my girlfriend’s first ever mac she will be receiving for Christmas if and when necessary. > On 24 Oct 2016, at 06:51, Anne Robertson wrote: > > Hello Simon, > > Forget about TeamViewer for iOS, it’s

Re: What does enable Message Filter actually do?

Hi I have a question, does the new message filtering not even work in classic view? It says it’s enabled when I press command-l or do it from the view menu, but can I find it? Can I heck. I did see it in standard view though. Cheers for any responses. > On 23 Oct 2016, at 21:57, Jonathan

RE: IOS team Viewer

Hi Anne, So your saying that team viewer for the mac will allow me to connect to my mac mini at work from my MBA and let me start up VO on the mini and run it from the team viewer connection? Giving me the ability to do what I can do from my windows machine to my servers using Jaws! Thanks

Re: IOS team Viewer

Hello Simon, You have to get the password from the slave machine before a connexion can be established. We use TeamViewer for distance training. The ID always remains the same, but the password changes for each connexion. A session is limited to three hours. Cheers, Anne > On 24 Oct 2016,

A way to play chess online

Hi there folks, I use to play on the FICS chess server using Winboard in Windows, that is, when I still had a dedicated Windows computer; something I do not gaqve any more. Is there a way to do so in macOS? I tried using telnet, but that is not a practical solution for various reasons. among

Re: Any one have any news on GPG for Sierra?

Mailmate is supposed to support Gpg, however it didn’t quite match my workflow, too bad since it was a nice mail client. /Krister > 24 okt. 2016 kl. 00:35 skrev Michelle Hurdt : > > Scott, > > I know there is Alpine, but if you want something with a Gui, I don't

Stress testing the MacBook Pro

Hi there folks, Just a quick question, if you over heat the MacBook Pro, will it shut it self down like some of the other laptops out there? I know my old HP ProBook 4510S use to do so whenever it got to hot. Warm regards, Brandt Steenkamp Sent from my Macbook Pro Contact: Phone: Private:

Re: Stress testing the MacBook Pro

Hi there, all Intel chips I’m aware of have such a cutoff. In fact all modern microprocessors I’m aware of have this feature. Certainly an I5 will be fine and if anything less warm than an I7 do to the power requirements. You should be good to go. > On Oct 24, 2016, at 6:28 PM, Brandt

Saving a document under many folders, and input short cut

Hello all: I have 2 questions: 1- if i need to save a document from pages or text edit, on my downloads but not on the root of my downloads, let’s say that i created a folder inside downloads called docs, and i need to save y document inside it, There is no way to do this from pages or text

Re: Switching iPhone carriers from AT to Verizon

So for you what you want is an unlocked iPhone 7 / 7+. You need one with the Qualcomm modem which I understand the unlocked versions are. You can’t use a GSM model only with Sprint as Sprint’s outdated network still uses CDMA for the voice channel and to fill in where there’s no LTE which is

VMware with MacBook 2015

Hello all: I have my MacBook 2015 13 inch, the only windows app that i need is called sibelius for writing down my music notes. i installed Vmware v7.5 with windows 7 64 bitand i have only 2 issues: 1- after i start up my windows, i can not do anything until i tern off my Voice over, is it

Switching iPhone carriers from AT to Verizon

Here's a question for the techies on the list. I have an I phone 6S plus that I purchased through the Apple store, and with AT as a carrier, and I'm thinking about switching to Verizon wireless. Can IPort this phone over to Verizon, or is the whole GSM/CDMA thing still happening? Sent

Re: Braille Navigation annoyances

Hi there, I cannot state my hate for UEB strongly enough. In South Africa it is called UBC, for unified Braille code, instead of Unified English Braille. All 11 official languages in this country was hit by this cluster f*** of a system. Let me rather shut up now. Hope you all have a grate

Re: VMware with MacBook 2015

Hi there, one thing you can do is make sure you have enough cores dedicated. On a 13 inch MacBook pro I’d probably go 4 GB for the VM and at least 2 cores for the CPU. Remember it’s 2 cores in software per every real core do to hyper threading. If you have the I5 processor then you have 2

Re: Stress testing the MacBook Pro

What I! wanna know is, how! can one stress test a Macintosh based computer, regardless the model. I got one over here who's battery might be on the way out along with other things. I'd just like to really see how much it can take at this point, but that said, I don't wanna over! stress it. I

Re: Stress testing the MacBook Pro

There is a thermal cutoff built in to the I7 as well as one on the battery. You should be good to go. Just remember that MacBook 15 tends to get very toasty. I brought it up to 16 virtual machines the other day each dedicated with a core and between 256 and 512 MB and the fan never shut off

Re: Switching iPhone carriers from AT to Verizon

Hi Phil, with a 6S+, as long as the phone is unlocked, you can port it to where ever you wish. This is not the case with the 7 as Apple went through unifying the hardware on the 6 / 6s series but started using different modems again with the 7 / 7+. However insure the phone is unlocked.

Re: Switching iPhone carriers from AT to Verizon

With the iPhone 7, if I got it from Apple with the upgrade plan, would those be unlocked as well, or would I be basically signing my life away to Sprint forever doing that? My plan was to get that and then eventually try out a TMobile sim in there to see what their coverage is like in areas I

Re: Stress testing the MacBook Pro

Hi tgere, Does the I5 also have the thermal cut off? That is all I have, though no problems here. Warm regards, Brandt Steenkamp Sent from my Macbook Pro Contact: Phone: Private: +27 (0)60 525 9181 For technical support with iOS: +27 (0)78 120 5013 Email: brandt.steenk...@gmail.com

Re: Anything new, good or bad, related to voiceover in the new update for Sierra

Unlock with Watch is more reliable. Aside from other small stability improvements, I've not noticed anything for VoiceOver in 10.12.1. On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 3:48 PM Scott Granados wrote: > I haven’t noticed anything sideways with the new release. I am noticing > for

Re: Braille Navigation annoyances

I only prefer dots 7 8 for the blinking cursor. I don't even like it to represent the Voiceover cursor. I, like you, and not a very good braille reader. I mean, I'm decent, but definitely am not where I should be! It takes me about 5 minutes to read an entire 8X11 sheet of braille paper single

Re: Braille Navigation annoyances

I don't think I'd really mind UEB per sé, and face it, like it or not, we may as well get used to it, as it's not going anywhere. I didn't say it's pretty, don't get me wrong, but yeah. Now, again, we're really! veering off topic from mac related things, so I'm gonna therefore ask that this

Re: Formatting a document in pages

Hello all: I think i can find the solution, i found all the formatter etc, inside the tool bar. so, it’s ok now, but my big issue that i searched but can not find a solution is the input source, i need to change my input source between arabic and english keyboard, pressing Command space opens

Re: Saving a document under many folders, and input short cut

Hi there, What I usually do, check the disclosure checkbox, Then make sure you are in column view, you will then be able to browns to the folder where you want to save your document. Warm regards, Brandt Steenkamp Sent from my Macbook Pro Contact: Phone: Private: +27 (0)60 525 9181 For

Anything new, good or bad, related to voiceover in the new update for Sierra

On one of these two lists, and I don't remember which one, there was a cryptic comment not too long ago from someone saying that they were unhappy with something about the Sierra beta, which is now the official Sierra update. Because they were running a beta, they didn't want to comment on what

Re: Anything new, good or bad, related to voiceover in the new update for Sierra

I haven’t noticed anything sideways with the new release. I am noticing for example the unlock with watch feature is far more reliable and some small things like that. Also very stable but nothing pro or conn accessibility wise. I don’t recall the post off hand to comment on the specific

Re: Formatting a document in pages

Hello, All the formatting information is in the scroll area of the Formatter. Cheers, Anne > On 24 Oct 2016, at 23:57, Ramy Moustafa wrote: > > Hello all: > I think i can find the solution, i found all the formatter etc, inside the > tool bar. > so, it’s ok now,

Re: Saving a document under many folders, and input short cut

Hello, The command to change your input source can be changed in System Preferences, Keyboard, Shortcuts. Select Input Sources in the first table, then go to the next table and change the shortcuts. Cheers, Anne > On 25 Oct 2016, at 00:49, Ramy Moustafa wrote: >

Re: Anything new, good or bad, related to voiceover in the new update for Sierra

The serie bug where it does not read your message if you ask to post to Twitter is still there. > On 25 Oct. 2016, at 9:48 am, Scott Granados wrote: > > I haven’t noticed anything sideways with the new release. I am noticing for > example the unlock with watch

Checking how much data has been downloaded.

Hi all, is it possible to check how much data has been downloaded on my Mac today? Thanks for any answer. Max. -- 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

Re: Braille Navigation annoyances

Hi there Christopher, Most people, when reading standard 6 dot Braille, use their fingertips to do so. years of experience have taught me that the easiest way to read 8 dot Braille is to use the flat part of your finger, just behind the tip. Yes, it is rather awkward in the beginning, but a

Re: IOS team Viewer

Anne this is big news, thank you. This actually could help a lot of us in the tech space and if true could open up a new class of jobs. Very good news, thanks for updating us. > On Oct 24, 2016, at 2:13 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > > Hello Simon, > > You have to get the

Re: IOS version

Hi, going to the beta will not erase your content and settings. What you’ll find with the Beta is it runs a lot smoother than the production version, not many other differences. The stability is worth it, especially on beta 5. > On Oct 24, 2016, at 1:51 AM, Simon Fogarty

Re: What does enable Message Filter actually do?

Well, it does something. lol I still use Classic view. Cheers, Donna > On Oct 24, 2016, at 1:54 AM, christopher hallsworth > wrote: > > Hi > > I have a question, does the new message filtering not even work in classic > view? It says it’s enabled when I press

Re: ogg files in latest itunes on osx siera?

Hi, Deedra: You can play any of the Ziph/Vorbis codecs, opus, flac, ogg, etc., using either mplayer or vlc. Yes, Apple is, and has always been, quite allergic to these open source codecs, but I suspect this is one battle they do not win. I've found vlc quite accessible on my Airbook. Mplayer

what in the world is up with all these crazy Safari menus

Okay, Using the latest version of Safari and I noticed that every single time I open a web page, I get all kinds of crazy pop up menus which don’t seem to last long enough for me to try to understand what in the name of sanity they are supposed to be for. Anybody got any idea wha all this is

Re: Activity Popover Button

I need to work with this some more so I know I am really getting all my content. Which I have not. After 2-3 hours last night, I expected all of it to be on my Mac. So I will have another go at this activity popup. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Without H2O there is no life!

Re: iCloud Documents and Data that are hidden

Hi, I suspect that they're hidden so that we don't mess things up by accident. It is possible to see these files via the Terminal as well as creating an alias for the Mobile Documents folder on your Desktop. Be careful though when it comes to deleting as this is a shared space. That is,

Re: Activity Popover Button

Interesting key stroke, command plus shift plus L. I will try to remember this. Thanks for the keystroke. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 24, 2016, at 09:52, E.T. wrote: > > I should have waited until I tried this. Decided to start new downloads > while busy

Re: Activity Popover Button

I should have waited until I tried this. Decided to start new downloads while busy elsewhere. Command-shift-L does work for this. It also brought up a dialog asking if I wanted iTunes to automatically download content. I said yes. This should take care of it. From E.T.'s Keyboard...

Re: Tapback Messages

Maybe in the next update. Thanks. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Without H2O there is no life! ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 10/23/2016 12:55 PM, Daniel Miller wrote: Tapbacks aren't currently accessible. Sent from my iPhone 6S Plus On Oct 23, 2016, at 1:00 PM, E.T.

Re: Activity Popover Button

Ooops. Let me try that again. Command-option-L. I better run out and get my coffee. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Without H2O there is no life! ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 10/24/2016 8:57 AM, Daniel C wrote: Interesting key stroke, command plus shift plus L. I will try to remember this.

Still cannot delete mail messages

Hi all, I’m frustrated over here. I am still unable to delete messages like I always use to be. They just keep reappearing. What I have just tried and it seems to work is select all the messages I want to delete, then go through the sub menus and move to trash. The messages finally left the

Apple software release day, iOS 10.1, watch os 3.1, tvOS 10.1

Looks like Apple is pushing out public updates today. These include IOS 10.1, watch OS 3.1, TVOS 10.1 and Mac OSX 10.1. Redmond pie is the source and I’m already upgrading my devices. Flash em if you got em. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

Re: What does enable Message Filter actually do?

Lol! Yes, it does something, but there is no way to change exactly what it does, not in classic view anyway. > On 24 Oct 2016, at 12:20, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Well, it does something. lol I still use Classic view. > Cheers, > Donna >> On Oct 24, 2016, at 1:54 AM,

Re: T-Mobile carrier update available

This might be for people using the beta and not for people not using the beta. I am using the beta, and I just checked and the update was there. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 24, 2016, at 1:21 PM, Daniel C wrote: > > Are you sure this carrier update is for all

Formatting a document in pages

Hello all: I start Reading the My mac pages, and i created a new document, and i checked the document setup inside the inspector under the view menu, but i followed the book, it said that i will find a place to choose the page size, printer name etc, i can’t find this menu at all. did i miss

Re: T-Mobile carrier update available

Are you sure this carrier update is for all iPhone's? Or for certain one's? I have an iPhone 6 and the update didn't install for my phone, which is an iPhone 6 on T-Mobile. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

T-Mobile carrier update available

For folks using an iPhone on T-Mobile, a carrier update was pushed today. The number is 26.1. Causing an update is easy. Open settings, general and hit about. If an update is available you’ll be prompted to install, hit OK and wait about 30 seconds. Your cellular settings will reset. To

Moving an item to the dock.

I’m running El Capatan and cannot figure out how to move things to the dock. Can someone please help. Peace, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Re: Moving an item to the dock.

CTRL + CMD + Shift + t All the best Jürgen > Am 24.10.2016 um 21:46 schrieb Stacey Robinson : > > I’m running El Capatan and cannot figure out how to move things to the dock. > Can someone please help. > Peace, > Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. >

Re: Moving an item to the dock.

If you opened the app, look for it on the dock then right click it and select options then select keep in dock. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Without H2O there is no life! ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 10/24/2016 12:46 PM, Stacey Robinson wrote: I’m running El Capatan and cannot figure out how

Re: Moving an item to the dock.

Thanks so much. That did the trick. Peace, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net > On Oct 24, 2016, at 2:48 PM, Jürgen Fleger wrote: > > CTRL + CMD + Shift + t > > All the best > Jürgen > >> Am

Re: Answering calls on Skype?

Wow Doug, I had totally forgotten about that one. Thanks! On Sun, Oct 23, 2016 at 3:11 PM Doug Lee wrote: > In case it's still useful here... > > I still maintain a program called Clisk, which stands for Command Line > Interface for Skype. Among its > features, it allows

Re: T-Mobile carrier update available

Hi Mary, this is for all customers not just the beta as it was sent over the air, not as part of the download package. Daniel, as for whether it’s for the iPhone 6, I am not sure of that. Most carriers unify their iPhone releases but with the fractured state of modems on GSM networks now I am

Re: Braille Navigation annoyances

Folks, since my braille reading is still way too slow, I only use Braille devices to verify if they behave with our web content. My understanding is that JAWS uses dots 7/8 to indicate text attributes but that UEB braille has in line 6 dot ways of indicating these attributes. What are people's