Re: Anyone running Big Sur on a 2013 Macbook Air?

2021-04-21 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
hear. > Cheers, > Donna > > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Apr 19, 2021, at 6:02 AM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > > wrote: > > > > Donna: > > > > I'm having no issues running Big Sur on my 2013 era Macbook Air. Mine > > is f

Re: Anyone running Big Sur on a 2013 Macbook Air?

2021-04-19 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Donna: I'm having no issues running Big Sur on my 2013 era Macbook Air. Mine is fully loaded as of the date of purchase. Except that I went for the smallest available screen, the 11 inch, I have 8Gb RAM and 512Gb HD. Best, Janina 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries writes: > Hi all, > > I have

Re: A big question how to get audio from a brand new mixing board to my MacBook Pro 20 2013 inch

2021-04-15 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Maurice: I hope you picked a audio mixer with a class compliant USB interface. If yes, you wire it up and set up your Mac software to use that connection. If not, well that's another story, I'm sorry to say. Using a line input is probably not what you want to do, though it would work. Your

Re: Apprising Uber drivers of blindness in advance of pick-up

2021-02-26 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Mike: I asked the CTO of Uber to add a feature to our Uber profiles that would notify drivers after they accepted the ride request. I made this request during a W3C Workshop that Uber hosted back in September 2019. Obviously, it didn't get done, but I think it's still the best solution, if we

Re: this freaking touchbar is the worse gimmick I have come across

2021-02-11 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
I have a touchpad on my Macbook Air, and I hate it. It causes me to hold my hands in an awkward elevated position when typing just to make sure I don't brush across it. On Windows 10 the touchpad can be turned off, but not on Mac. Very, very annoying. Best, Janina Brandon Olivares writes: >

Re: Zoom not working in Big Sur?

2021-02-01 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
There must be some magic to it, because it's working for me with no issues, but I don't access it via any command. I'm prompted after entering (or selecting) the meeting I'm joining about video and audio. I always turn off the video, which is perfunctory because I'm on a Mini with no camera. Good

Amadeus Pro -- Multi-track Panning

2021-01-31 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Hi, I have a couple multi-track recordings I made in Amadeus Pro. For the life of me I can't figure how to get to the individual tracks. I patiently named each to help withi mixing, and I need to pan them now. Any guidance would be most appreciated! Powerful as Amadeus Pro appears to be, I'm

Re: Is mail chimp accessible?

2021-01-05 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Accessible for whom? The recipient of emails sent by mailchimphas a better chance of recieving an accessible message than with some other mass marketing email platforms. At least Mailchimp tries to actively encourage its users to support accessibility in their messages as per this style guide:

Re: SSL Certificate Madness (Rant)

2020-12-28 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
been revoked, but that didn't seem to be enough to trigger an attempt to check for a newer cert as it should have. Best, Janina 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries writes: > > > Yes, I need to spout off. If you don't care, stop reading! > > I generally hold my Macs

SSL Certificate Madness (Rant)

2020-12-23 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Yes, I need to spout off. If you don't care, stop reading! I generally hold my Macs in high regard. But, at times they're downright stupid. I have a new SSL server certificate on my rednote.net server. It is correctly setup, and Linux validation tools find it fully acceptable. Thunderbird has

Re: Fast Way to Switch Voices?

2020-12-21 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
I created a quick html document using lang= tagging, but this doesn't appear to work as it theoretically should. Brandon Olivares writes: > Hi, > > Yes I have automatic language detection on, but it doesn’t really work if I’m > in a text document or just want to type in another language. > > I

Re: VoiceOver Preview for macOS Firefox - Mozilla Accessibility

2020-12-20 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Actually, CAPTCHA has become much more sophisticated than just solving puzzles, and there are both good things for a11y in the pipeline along with troubling things. I co-wrote and edited a recent W3C Note publication on CAPTCHA accessibility, which is published here:

Re: Numbers on EcoBee main screen on iPhone?

2020-12-19 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
ccessibility has gotten better as time has gone on to the point that I can’t > think of anything I can’t do when using the app. > I highly recommend the Honeywell accessible thermostat and the TCC system. > > - Brad - > > > On Dec 18, 2020, at 13:49, 'Janina Sajka' via Ma

Re: Yubikey?

2020-12-18 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
from my iPhone > > > On Dec 18, 2020, at 11:57 AM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > > wrote: > > > > Hi, Donna: > > > > I use a Yubi key regularly to access my employer's VPN network and all > > relevant services on that network. It works for me as fo

Re: Numbers on EcoBee main screen on iPhone?

2020-12-18 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Brad: Would you give your Honeywell and its app high marks for accessibility? I'm currently on the latest NEST (from October of this year), but recovering from errors is a concern. I switched from the earlier Nest Learning thermostat because of error recovery accessibility. The latest generation

Re: Yubikey?

2020-12-18 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Donna: I use a Yubi key regularly to access my employer's VPN network and all relevant services on that network. It works for me as follows: 1.) I log into my Windows laptop computer; 2.) I access the Cisco VPM application and press enter on the Connect button; 3.) When the

Re: Now how about accessible modems

2020-12-13 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
The trick to getting a modem on your own is to match your Internet Service Provider's (ISP) protocols properly, eg. Xfinity/Comcast in my area of the planet now requires Docsis 3.1. Beyond that's there's not much to it: 1.) Plug the BX cable from your ISP into the modem; 2.) Plug a Cat

Re: The Psychology of technology

2020-12-10 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
To my mind an Ipad with an attached keyboard is more comparable to a laptop than to an Iphone. Am I wrong about that? Best, Janina 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries writes: > Why I like it is precisely the question I’m having trouble answering. One > thing, I think, is the attached keyboard.

Re: The Psychology of technology

2020-12-10 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Thanks for your thoughts on blind folks using Ipads, Donna. I've often wondered about that. Personally, I've never owned one and have no particular desire to get one for exactly the reason you cite. I can only see two arguments in favor: * Potential superior speakers for better room

Re: notifications on my Mac

2020-12-09 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Thanks, Andrew. I was also having a problem with calendar notifications reappearing and reappearing on my Mini running Big Sur. Your suggestions appears to work! Much appreciated. Best, Janina 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries writes: > Michael, > > Are you running Big Sur? If you do,

Re: Can anyone recommend a router that is more accessible and user friendly than the Netgear Orby?

2020-12-05 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Absolutely, but in my experience, best means the operating system that runs on the hardware, not the hardware itself. If you want maximum accessibility, you'd be hard pressed to do better than Open WRT whose web page is: http://openwrt.org Currently, I'm using the Linksys WRT1900AC which comes

Re: live streams on youtube with a mac

2020-11-29 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
I join a fair number of live events on YouTube, and my audio is never muted when I access YouTube. Far more frequently I access before the event has started. If you VO left/right around the screen you'll find a countdown clock showing time remaining before the event's scheduled start. Perhaps

Re: mac OS big sur: repeating ping sound

2020-11-20 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
w.dropbox.com/s/d86etaiungfma41/repeated_ping.wav?dl=0 > <https://www.dropbox.com/s/d86etaiungfma41/repeated_ping.wav?dl=0> > > When I mean ping, I don't mean the CL tool to ping servers, but a ping sound. > > Thanks, > > Yuma > > > > > On 18 Nov 2020,

Re: mac OS big sur: repeating ping sound

2020-11-18 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Hi, I don't see the link. Could you maybe paste it into the body of the message? Alternative, you might want to search running processes for an instance of ping and kill the process id. The following terminal command may help: sudo killall ping Best, Janina Yuma Decaux writes: > Hi All, >

Re: Am I write and thinking that the Mac mini from 2018 does not have a headset jack?

2020-11-18 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
d - > > On Nov 17, 2020, at 01:17, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Janina > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of t

Re: Time for a new Mac

2020-11-18 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
20, at 01:09, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > My 2020 vintage Mac Mini has a hardware ethernet port, ie. RJ45 > connector, and it's definitely a 1Gbps port. > > There's an option for 10Gbps connector, as I recall from when I was > shopping last spring. >

Re: Time for a new Mac

2020-11-18 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
om the Apple store, and I do not experience this issue with the > Belkin hub. > This makes me feel the issue is with the USB hub you were using, and not the > Mac mini. > > - Brad - > > On Nov 17, 2020, at 01:06, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > 

Re: Am I write and thinking that the Mac mini from 2018 does not have a headset jack?

2020-11-18 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
lse for sure. Will have to see whart I can come up with. > Anyqway. I'm sure I will see what I can do. > > Matthew > > > > -----Original Message- > From: 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 2:31 AM > To: macvisionaries@

Re: Am I write and thinking that the Mac mini from 2018 does not have a headset jack?

2020-11-18 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
years ago, that I am now using on my 2018 seriesMac mini, which was purchased > new in 2020. > > - Brad - > > On Nov 17, 2020, at 01:31, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Don't bother replacing the speakers. The same thing will happen. Unless > they ha

Re: Wiring Discrepancies in 3.5 mm Jacks

2020-11-18 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Farfar > > > On Nov 16, 2020, at 11:28 PM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > > wrote: > > > > Janina > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or conc

Re: Am I write and thinking that the Mac mini from 2018 does not have a headset jack?

2020-11-16 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Don't bother replacing the speakers. The same thing will happen. Unless they have a model specificallyh designed for Apple Mac or IOS devices, I would simply return them for a refund and look for a different option. Best, Janina matthew dyer writes: > Hi Brad and all, > > Just tried pair of

Re: Am I write and thinking that the Mac mini from 2018 does not have a headset jack?

2020-11-16 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
I should have read further into this thread. I'm now willing to bet I'm correct in pointint to a wiring difference. This has been a bone of contention between Apple on the one hand, and Windows and Android on the other for some years. It has been less of an issue with 3.5 ports disappearing, but

Re: Am I write and thinking that the Mac mini from 2018 does not have a headset jack?

2020-11-16 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
There are several such devices out there. I first encoutered them with a Senheisser headset some years ago. The headset cable terminated in a pair of 3.5 mm plugs, one for headphone, one for microphone. Senheisser also included a USB dongle with two 3.55 mm jacks for those cables so that one

Re: Am I write and thinking that the Mac mini from 2018 does not have a headset jack?

2020-11-16 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Could be the wiring of your 3.5 mm connecting cable. Have you tried swapping cables? matthew dyer writes: > Peet, > > I still have sound through the internal speeker even wile the speakers > connected. Other headphones work far as I know. I am guessing it is the > speakers themselfs but not

Re: Am I write and thinking that the Mac mini from 2018 does not have a headset jack?

2020-11-16 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
It also shows on my 2020 generation Mac Mini under both Catalina and now Big Sur. Janina Brad Snyder writes: > Well, I have no explanation for this. The external audio jack shows up on my > 2018 Mac mini with or without anything connected. > I am running macOS Catalina 10.15.7. > > - Brad - >

Re: Time for a new Mac

2020-11-16 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
My 2020 vintage Mac Mini has a hardware ethernet port, ie. RJ45 connector, and it's definitely a 1Gbps port. There's an option for 10Gbps connector, as I recall from when I was shopping last spring. Steve Matzura writes: > I don't remember seeing anything about an ethernet port, which concerns

Re: Time for a new Mac

2020-11-16 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Steve: Janina here ... I purchased a fully loaded Mac Mini earlier this calendar year and I'm generally quite pleased with it. I added a BT keyboard to my order, and it's the keyboard I use most often though I have also added the Mini to my USB based KVM. The KVM also works well with a

Re: Fusion 12 Released

2020-09-25 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Yes, I understand how things can slip through--even such basic things. There's a reason the opening tech support question is so often: "Is it plugged in?" I appreciate your prompt and positive response. Janina Sheri Byrne Haber writes: > This is our general "forgot password" link which we

Re: Fusion 12 Released

2020-09-25 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Sheri: I run into the CAPTCHA here: https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/forgot-password I'm probably well beyond upgrading, so my account may be deleted. Nevertheless, I thought I should try as much of my data hasn't changed. Thanks for the awesomely prompt response! Janina Sheri Byrne

Re: Fusion 12 Released

2020-09-25 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Sheri: The "Forgot my password" page requires a CAPTCHA which is visual only. Did someone miss a checkbox in the site upgrade? Janina Sheri Byrne writes: > Hi folx, > > Been lurking on this group for a couple of months. I was VMware's first > accessibility manager and have recently moved into

Re: Fusion 12 Released

2020-09-23 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Sheri: Janina from the Silver W3C work here. I recall you mentioning this release was coming. It sounds good enough to have me reaching for my wallet! I hope I'm still an upgrade--though I'm several versions back now. Best, Really happy to see you on this list following up with the

Re: Accessible count-down app?

2020-09-07 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
There's probably a graphical application for calendrical calculations, but I do mine using a bash script I'm attaching. Hope attachments are allowed. If not, and anyone's interested in the "days-between" script, let me know, and I'll come up with another way to share it. With this script in hand

Re: Zoom

2020-09-06 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
My problem with Zoom is that it seemingly can't comprehend someone might want to use Zoom audio only--with no camera. I'm forever getting a Zoom popup asking me to enable the video camera. I don't have one, of course, on my Mini. Best, Janina 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries writes: > Did

Re: MacBook 2014 upgrades.

2020-07-20 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Hi, I have a Macbook Air late 2013 vintage, I believe. I purchased in January of 2014. The machine has 8Gb RAM and 512 HD It has no issues running latest Catalina. Best, Janina Jonathan Cohn writes: > Hello, > I am helping somebody who owns a MacBook Air 2014 with Leopard on it. If they >

Re: Improving Voice Over in Zoom meetings

2020-07-14 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
> > > > Oh, Robert, how is the sound quality? > > Janina, if you find other models, please share. > > Kare > > > > > > > > On Sat, 11 Jul 2020, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries wrote: > > > >> I like the notion of dual DACs on a h

Re: Amazon.com: SteelSeries Arctis 5 - RGB Illuminated Gaming Headset with DTS Headphone:X v2.0 Surround - For PC and PlayStation 4 - Black: Computers & Accessories

2020-07-12 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Robert, Do you know the differences between these numerically identified models, 1, 3, 5, 7, and the three different Pro models? I see the Pro models support up to 96Khz sampling at 24bits which kind of sound persuasive. Are they also dual DACs? I like that there's both wifi and bluetooth

Re: Improving Voice Over in Zoom meetings

2020-07-11 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
rom a podcast that David Woodbridge did about > it. > > Robert Carter > > > > > On Jul 9, 2020, at 2:35 PM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > > wrote: > > > > Hello All: > > > > Like many of you I spend a lot of time each week

Improving Voice Over in Zoom meetings

2020-07-09 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Hello All: Like many of you I spend a lot of time each week in Zoom meetings. I find there are many ways by which Zoom notifications read aloud by Voice Over enhance the experience. I very much appreciate knowing who just entered the meeting, and who just left. This is only one example. But

Re: Frustrated with captcha.

2020-07-02 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Good luck, and let us know, Anders. Janina Anders Holmberg writes: > Hi! > Or perhaps safari cluttered things up. > Will try on another browser lately this weekend. > /A > > > 2 juli 2020 kl. 15:37 skrev 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > > : > > > >

Re: Frustrated with captcha.

2020-07-02 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
I have two github identities and don't recall any problems signing up. That probably means I found the audio captcha workable. But, I also don't recall that you need to solve two of them. Are you sure there are actually two? Perhaps they've written the screen prompts in a confusing way? Best,

Re: whitch Macbook pro

2020-06-27 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
I understand the attraction of the new platform. Then there's the competing concern that says: "Never buy 1.0 of anything." Best, Janina 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries writes: > Mine is a late 2013 model MacBook Pro. It just makes the compatibility list > for Mac OS Big Sur, if I’m reading

Re: whitch Macbook pro

2020-06-27 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
FYI: Apple offered me $160 for my 2013 era 11' Air when I bought my Mac Mini a couple months ago. I declined and kept the Air. At the moment it's a handy sized laptop I sometimes use in bed, when I'm too lazy to head down the hall. Hey, I can cast from it, so why not? Where I to get serious and

Re: Why the Mac's migration to Apple Silicon is bigger than ARM | Appleinsider

2020-06-25 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
One of the glories of homebrew apps on Mac hardware is that you can still send output to your various media devices. Life is not so on Microsoft under WSL. Though I wouldn't be without my Ubuntu on my office provided Windows machine, I do see this demarcation as a serious barrier. Presumably,

Re: The Mac startup chime is making a return in macOS Big Sur

2020-06-24 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Yeah! They heard us! I used the terminal command to enable the boot chime on my new Mac Mini a few weeks back, but it's heartening to see this feature get added where it belongs. Now, those of us who need it can have it; and thems that hate it can be rid of it! How cool is that? Best, Janina

Re: Vmware tools for linux.

2020-06-23 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Anders: It's been quite a while, but I did successfully install VMware on my Airbook a few years ago using just Voice Over. I don't recall the details. PS: I have it on pretty good authority a more fully accessible VMware is slated for release around September timeframe. Best, Janina Anders

Re: Zoom Meetings

2020-06-11 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
I also generally get away with letting my screen reader chatter on my Bose Q700. It's testimony to it's noise cancellation which phones have to try and improve voice pickup and minimize environmental sounds for any user. If there are lots of mics on the headset, the noise cancellation can be quite

Re: OT Credit Services

2020-06-08 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
E.T. ... The one you can go to to avoid dealing with all three individually is known as your attorney. Now, I'm not rich enough for that option, so one by one is the best I can do. I remind you there's no free lunch on this planet with the arguable exception of the local soup kitchen. If you're

Re: Zoom on the mac?

2020-06-04 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
I have to eat my words. Just in the past couple days I've experienced several bluetooth interruptions during Zoom calls. I suppose we should color me blue. Janina 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries writes: > Hi, Anders: > > Good to know there have been issues with Bose bluetooth in

Re: Zoom on the mac?

2020-05-27 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
eadphones. > They might sound as good as whatever but the bluetooth connectivity from them > are crap Imho. > /A > > > 25 maj 2020 kl. 07:25 skrev 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > > : > > > > I started using Zoom via my Mac Mini last week. I used it with my Bose &g

Re: Zoom on the mac?

2020-05-24 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
I started using Zoom via my Mac Mini last week. I used it with my Bose Q700 bluetooth headset for several business teleconferences with excellent results. It took some setting up, and there seem to be several key gotchyas to be mindful of. At least, that's my experience. Here's what I learned: *

Re: Oddities using a PC USB Keyboard with my Mini

2020-05-24 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
the exclamation point we typed the apostrophe, backspaced, and added the period. Now, how could I forget all that??! Best, Janina 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries writes: > Hi, > > I have a standard, very standard (no extra keys) 104-key PC USB keyboard > hooked up to my new Mac Min

Re: Oddities using a PC USB Keyboard with my Mini

2020-05-17 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
: > Have you tried connecting the keyboard directly to the Mac mini, and not > going through the hub unit? > Just a thought. > > - Brad - > > On May 17, 2020, at 15:31, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > I have a standard, very standard (no

Oddities using a PC USB Keyboard with my Mini

2020-05-17 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Hi, I have a standard, very standard (no extra keys) 104-key PC USB keyboard hooked up to my new Mac Mini. I'm using a StarTech KVM switch to control the Mac, my Linux desktop, and a Windows laptop with this keyboard. Working the Mac with this keyboard works mostly, but the exceptions are

Re: Controlling Audio Output

2020-05-05 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
t; > But this controls audio for the hole system. > > Can the aplication set its own audio output? > > /A > > > >> 4 maj 2020 kl. 21:36 skrev 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > >> : > >> > >> Hi, All: > >> > >> I'm looking fo

Re: Controlling Audio Output

2020-05-05 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
ols audio for the hole system. > Can the aplication set its own audio output? > /A > > > 4 maj 2020 kl. 21:36 skrev 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > > : > > > > Hi, All: > > > > I'm looking for a way to direct audio output from a particular > > ap

Controlling Audio Output

2020-05-04 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Hi, All: I'm looking for a way to direct audio output from a particular application to a particular audio device. I currently have two audio devices on my Mini, and a third one coming soon. So, I want certain applications to output to a particular one of those three devices. I seem to recall

Re: Learning Terminal

2020-05-04 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
the “brew cask” commands to install even Mac apps, like Google > > Chrome or Github Desktop, if you ever get into that. > > > > I know, a lot of these are resources that you may use when you’re more > > comfortable with the basics, but I figured

Re: About Oracle virtualBox

2020-05-03 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Interesting you should ask. I'm currently trying to setup Windows 10 on my new Mac Mini using VirtualBox. I've been surprised that the initial VB setup appears quite accessible with Voice Over. I think this is fairly new. In chicking my status via the VB CLI, I do seem to have my machine

Re: Learning Terminal

2020-05-03 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
I don't know about the particular podcast or the book that was suggested by others. I'd suggest checking out those resources, though. Any starting point should help. I do have some more generic advice that will serve you forever, because you'll never learn everything there is to know about the

Re: world time clock

2020-04-24 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
rote: > > Again: Thanks to you both. Great App and a great web side. > All the best > Jürgen > > > > Am 21.04.2020 um 18:46 schrieb 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > : > > > > I've not done time conversions on my Mac, but this kind

Re: world time clock

2020-04-21 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
I've not done time conversions on my Mac, but this kind of feature is a common need for anyone working with colleagues around the globe. I'd be very surprised if this was difficult to accomplish this on Apple. I know my Android Clock app allows me to quickly see current time any of dozens of

Re: How can one selectively silence Mail notifications?

2020-04-11 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
gt; > with the notifications table, then move up once to get to the controls, > > then interact with that group to reach the individual switches. > > > >There may be a quicker way to toggle it though. > > > >On 4/11/20, 06:18, "'Janina Sajka' via MacVisiona

Re: How can one selectively silence Mail notifications?

2020-04-11 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
ing new Mail, and displaying a Badge App icon alert for new mail. > > HTH > > - Brad - > > > > > On Apr 11, 2020, at 05:17, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi All: > > I'm trying to give Apple's Mail application the old college try

Re: How can one selectively silence Mail notifications?

2020-04-11 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
re may be a quicker way to toggle it though. > > On 4/11/20, 06:18, "'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries" > wrote: > > Hi All: > > I'm trying to give Apple's Mail application the old college > try--having > heard people say how mu

How can one selectively silence Mail notifications?

2020-04-11 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Hi All: I'm trying to give Apple's Mail application the old college try--having heard people say how much they like this app over the years. I have mine configured and working. It's sending and receiving as I would expect. Here's my problem: It's far too chatty. It wants to notify me of every

Re: Converting a USB flatbed scanner to a Wireless Scanner

2020-04-10 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Dave: I believe you're going to be disappointed on this one. It's not a matter of a hardware device or dongle. It's a matter of software device drivers, and Epson is very proprietary about their's. I'm expecting to pick up a flatbed scanner sometime in the coming months, and I will be looking to

Re: Networking my printer, can I go through my Mac?

2020-04-10 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Tim is right about how things are supposed to work. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, Brother wants you to do things there way. You get the same result in the end. It's just setup that's different. Best, Janina Eric Caron writes: > Hi Tim, > > Hoping for a few more tips. > > I

Re: Networking my printer, can I go through my Mac?

2020-04-10 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Eric: Especially if you have a wired ethernet port on your Brother printer, you can happily share it across all your networked devices. This is exactly what I do with mine, currently an HL2395DW. Use Safari to access the relevant resources on support.brother.com. You will likely need to

Re: Stopp ads loading

2020-04-04 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Dave: try: /private/etc Dave Carlson writes: > Dan D, > Okay, need help here. Where is the ETC folder? I vaguely recall seeing it > somewhere, but not now. > > Dave Carlson > Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer > > > > > > -- > The following information is

Re: Stopp ads loading

2020-04-04 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
> loaded and ads will disappear. > > On Sat, 4 Apr 2020, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries wrote: > > > Dan: > > > > You didn't explain the rest of it. Let me try for those who don't know > > what Dan is talking about. > > > > There's a simple AS

Re: Mac Mini Now Here

2020-04-04 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Anders Holmberg writes: > Hi! > Happy you get things going. > Strange that it didn’t went back to speakers when you disconnected the cable > from the headphone jack. > /A > > > 4 apr. 2020 kl. 13:11 skrev 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > > : > > > > A

Re: Mac Mini Now Here

2020-04-04 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
ur problem of not having speech when logging in. > > > > By the way, I hadn’t responded to your last message when discussing OT > > Linux because I couldn’t identify your off-list email address anywhere and > > of course I didn’t want to continue on list. > > > > Good

Re: Mac Mini Now Here

2020-04-04 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
o go into a Finder window to manually change the name of > your existing Home folder to continue using it with a new name as opposed to > creating a new folder. > > HTH > > - Brad - > > > On Apr 4, 2020, at 07:59, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > mailto:mac

Re: Mac Mini Now Here

2020-04-04 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
gt; I use an older Mac USB keyboard from 2006 on my mini, but my wife has a > >>> newer version on her iMac with the same layout as the newer full-size > >>> bluetooth keyboards. > >>> The Qwerty area is pretty much the same as on your MB Air, with a few &

Re: Mac Mini Now Here

2020-04-04 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
ectory: > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201548 > > On 4/4/20, 08:59, "'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries" > wrote: > > Thanks for the pointer, Andrew. I was there before, but didn't realize I > needed to adjust the browser to show applications. It doesn't

Re: Mac Mini Now Here

2020-04-04 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
uldn’t identify your off-list email address anywhere and of > course I didn’t want to continue on list. > > Good luck with your mini. > > Andrew > > On 4 Apr 2020, at 12:11, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > > wrote: > > > > And, she's on line on

Mac Mini Now Here

2020-04-04 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
> Lightning cable, it will automatically pair. Same is true for a bluetooth > mouse. > > HTH > > - Brad - > > > On Mar 28, 2020, at 05:37, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, Bard: > > I got the full ekyboard with numeric keypad. Despite t

Re: Single-Letter Searching for Filenames

2020-04-04 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Old habits are indeed going to get in the way of productivity. It'd probably not go very high on the list, but this feature seems a reasonable RFE for accessibility support on any OS. It's also additive, so everyone with the habit of the single char followed by arrow navigation will still find

Re: Stopp ads loading

2020-04-04 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Dan: You didn't explain the rest of it. Let me try for those who don't know what Dan is talking about. There's a simple ASCII text file on the Mac, and pretty much on every other OS that supports Internet access at /etc/hosts. This is the oldest, the very first implementation of how to find

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-04-02 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
ederation of the Blind Deaf-Blind Division, a proud division > of the National Federation of the Blind, is a community of members and > friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation's blind. Every day > we work together to help blind people live the lives they want. > >

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-04-02 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
munity of members and > friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation's blind. Every day > we work together to help blind people live the lives they want. > > > > On Mar 31, 2020, at 02:20, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > > wrote: > > > > Well,

Re: A couple Terminal questions

2020-04-02 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
avirus tends to kill older people in greater numbers than the > young, the teenagers in British schools have nicknamed the coronavirus the > “boomer remover’. I thought it was hilarious as I came across it but of > course it isn’t because they really mean it. > > Best, > > Andrew

Re: A couple Terminal questions

2020-03-31 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
t; and spoke of having to do something with pulseaudio. > > Have a good day. > > Andrew > > On 31 Mar 2020, at 10:30, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > > wrote: > > > > Hey, Andrew. Good morning of another day to you from the U.S. East > > Coast! >

Re: A couple Terminal questions

2020-03-31 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
on > > > is that it is one of the programming languages, I thought I’m too > > > green around the gills to even attempt to play around with TDSR in > > > case I mess up my mac. Would you agree? > > > > > > Andrew > > >>

Re: A couple Terminal questions

2020-03-31 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
your help. I’m a bit anxious having > > imposed on you and your time so do feel free to let me know if it’s too > > much. > > > > > > Well, back to Joe Kissell’s Tutorial on Mastering the Command line in > > MacOS. Oh, one more thing. I tried to change the shell

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-31 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
gon to write this email. > > > On Mar 30, 2020, at 18:18, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > > wrote: > > > > Hi, Maurice: > > > > VoiceOver won't speak your Linux in a vm. For that you'll want either > > good old Speakup or the newer Fenrir. > >

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-30 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
buntu is getting some kind of > software speech out of it. Since I certainly cannot rely on VoiceOver, or is > there a way to make this work? > > Sincerely Maurice Mines. > > > On Mar 29, 2020, at 22:23, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > > wrote: > > >

Re: A couple Terminal questions

2020-03-30 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
ne of the programming languages, I thought I’m too > > green around the gills to even attempt to play around with TDSR in > > case I mess up my mac. Would you agree? > > > > Andrew > >> On 30 Mar 2020, at 06:32, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > >> wro

Re: A couple Terminal questions

2020-03-30 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
much. > > Well, back to Joe Kissell’s Tutorial on Mastering the Command line in MacOS. > Oh, one more thing. I tried to change the shell in Terminal from Bash to Zsh > with chsh /bin/zsh but it didn’t take. Is it because I’m still running this > Terminal on Sierra/. I’ve

Re: A couple Terminal questions

2020-03-30 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
. Janina 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries writes: > Hi, Andrew: > > Homebrew should be fine with Sierra. It's possible the link in the page > you got from me was old. That would explain the error you got. > > So, I'm thinking good clear instructions, but an old, out of date web &g

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