Re: Question About Navigation Commands for Mac

@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Monday, May 10, 2021 9:52 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Question About Navigation Commands for Mac Hi Rebecca, The following keyboard commands should work in most native Mac text editing applications: CMD + Left Arrow - Go

Re: experience with N1 MacBook Air

I know several VoiceOver users who have new MacBook Airs with the M1 processor, and none of them have experienced the issues you report. I think your issue stems from doing the Time Machine backup from your old Mac to the new M1 Mac. I don’t necessarily think the macOS update will make any

Re: experience with N1 MacBook Air

<mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Wednesday, May 5, 2021 4:31 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: experience with N1 MacBook Air I know sever

Re: Google Drive on a Mac

1. Go into your Application folder (CMD + Shift + A). 2. Look for Backup and Sync from Google.app, and press CMD +O, to restart the application. - Brad - On May 5, 2021, at 15:25, Lorie McCloud wrote: I had to restart my Mac mini running Catalina. when I did that my Google Drive folder

Re: experience with N1 MacBook Air

hard to make this computer work. Cheers, Donna > On May 5, 2021, at 3:31 PM, Brad Snyder <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: > > I know several VoiceOver users who have new MacBook Airs with the M1 > processor, and none of them have experienced the issues you report. > I thi

Re: experience with N1 MacBook Air

that the Apple tech guy did not believe my troubles are the result of the time machine backup. Personally, I don't know. I'm not convinced that you are right, but I am also not certain that you are wrong. Cheers, Donna > On May 5, 2021, at 8:37 PM, Brad Snyder <mailto:wb...@swbell.net&g

Re: Would love to hear from anyone who owns an M1 MBA

, 7 May 2021, Brad Snyder wrote: > Hi Donna, > > I am keeping my fingers crossed in the hope that you will have better luck > with your exchanged MacBook Air. > I am confident that you will have better luck setting up the new machine as a > new computer than doing a restoration f

Re: Apple I.D.

y 7, 2021, at 3:07 PM, Brad Snyder <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: > > Hi Lori, > > To enable or disable your iCloud email account, try the following: > > 1. Go to System Preferences > Internet Accounts. > 2. Select iCloud from the Internet Accounts table. >

Re: signing out of icloud on my Mac

Lori, Since I believe you are running Catalina: 1. Go to System Preferences > AppleID. 2. By default, you should find yourself in the Overview area. If you navigate to Near the end of this area, you should find a button to sign out of your AppleID. - Brad - On May 7, 2021, at 17:51,

Re: signing out of icloud on my Mac

Good to hear, Hopefully this got your iCloud email going again. - Brad - On May 7, 2021, at 20:47, Lorie McCloud wrote: woo-hoo! I got it going again. thanks for your help. > On May 7, 2021, at 6:03 PM, Brad Snyder <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: > > Lori, >

Re: Would love to hear from anyone who owns an M1 MBA

, but that doesn't mean it didn't. Take care, Donna > On May 6, 2021, at 9:12 PM, Brad Snyder <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: > > Donna, > > I am really puzzled by all the issues you have experienced trying to setup > your M1 MacBook Air. > While I don’t have

Re: Apple I.D.

Hi Lori, To enable or disable your iCloud email account, try the following: 1. Go to System Preferences > Internet Accounts. 2. Select iCloud from the Internet Accounts table. 3. Stop interacting with the Internet Accounts table, and navigate to the table of available iCloud services. 4.

Re: experience with N1 MacBook Air

starting from scratch makes little sense from that standpoint. Otherwise you end up having several computers. Just my thoughts, Karen On Wed, 5 May 2021, Brad Snyder wrote: > Donna, > Yes, I read Kliph’s comments, and I know he has done a number of new M1 > setups using Time Machin

Re: experience with N1 MacBook Air

ine > is so valuable. > therefore starting from scratch makes little sense from that standpoint. > Otherwise you end up having several computers. > Just my thoughts, > Karen > > > > On Wed, 5 May 2021, Brad Snyder wrote: > >> Donna, >> Yes, I read Kliph’s

Re: reading the time counter in a media player

Not sure about VLC media player, but it can definitely be done using QuickTime player on the Mac. once you reach a certain position in the audio file, just navigate to the time slider, interact with it, and VO should tell you where you are. - Brad - On May 15, 2021, at 17:28, Lorie McCloud

Re: question for those of you who do not use Time Machine to migrate data

As long as you've set up your mailboxes and accounts in Internet accounts in system preferences, they will show up automatically on your new Mac. You won't really have to do anything. - Brad - On May 10, 2021, at 11:48, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi all, As I have said, my

Re: experience with N1 MacBook Air

aking our generalization s something that cannot be said to apply uniformly to everyone else. Donna is sending her machine back. after all the issues, that, speaking personally, makes the most sense. On Thu, 6 May 2021, Brad Snyder wrote: > When restoring from a Time machine backup, you

Re: Mac Purchase Question and a Comment

I agree with Donna. Since you can’t upgrade either storage or RAM on current Macs, you are stuck with what you get when you purchase the device. Therefore, in order to future-proof your purchase, get as much RAM and storage as you can possibly afford, so you don’t end up with a device that

Re: Mac Purchase Question and a Comment

up sooner than the date they gave me which was June 8-10. Of course, it’s an estimate anyway. Best, Les From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Thursday, May 20,

Re: A basic Mail question

Try using OPT + UpArrow, to go to the top of a mailbox list, and OPT + DownArrow, to go to the bottom of the list. HTH. - Brad - On May 26, 2021, at 00:56, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, I've started using Mac Mail more frequently, but I'm not finding the keyboard shortcut

Re: A basic Mail question

CMD + OPT + Up/Down Arrow works only when interacting with the Mailbox table. OPT + Up/Down Arrow should work all the time. - Brad - On May 26, 2021, at 06:16, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries wrote: Yes, that's the magic! Thanks, Lorie! Janina Lorie McCloud writes: > to jump to the top,

Re: A basic Mail question

I can’t get this one to work. When I have interacted with the Mailbox table, this command moves one item at a time. When I have not interacted with the Mailbox table, this command does nothing. I am using Apple Mail on my Mac mini running Big Sur 11.4. I have my VO modifier set to be CMD + OPT

Re: A basic Mail question

Make sure you have Keyboard Commander turned off, or at least not set to use both Option keys. - Brad - On May 26, 2021, at 06:15, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries wrote: Not working, sorry to say. Brad Snyder writes: > > Try using OPT + UpArrow, to go to the top of a mailbo

Re: problem with my Mac mini

: You’re right, Brad, control Delete did not work on my Mac. However, another alternative to bringing up the Apple menu, besides VO+M, is Control+f2. Pete > On May 31, 2021, at 6:13 AM, Brad Snyder <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: > > Yes, of course. > In my experience, this

Re: problem with my Mac mini

your mac. > Thats it. :) > HTH > Chuck > PS you can explore the dialogue that comes up if you want to see the other > options but I think there is a time limit for the default action to happen. > > >> On May 31, 2021, at 12:45 AM, Brad Snyder > <mailto:wb...@swbell

Re: problem with my Mac mini

can explore the dialogue that comes up if you want to see the other options but I think there is a time limit for the default action to happen. > On May 31, 2021, at 12:45 AM, Brad Snyder wrote: > > Reboot your Mac, and see if you still hear the hiss. > If you do, then disconnect

Re: problem with my Mac mini

May 31, 2021, at 5:02 PM, Brad Snyder <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: > > Lori, > > Sounds like you had some sort of process running that was hanging up your > Mac. When this happens, a full shut down, and restart usually fixes whatever > is causing the problem.

Re: problem with my Mac mini

. it's behaving normally now. it's good to have alternatives to the usualy shut-down proceedure because I was having trouble with that. it would give me menu extras but not the menu bar. > On May 30, 2021, at 11:45 PM, Brad Snyder <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: > > Reboot

Re: touch typing

I believe this feature is called “Show Lowercase Keys”. It is found in Settings > Accessibility > keyboards. When enabled, it changes the Key-labels on the iOS software keyboard, to reflect whether the Shift/Caps Lock key has been pressed. - Brad - On May 31, 2021, at 11:15, Jonathan C. Cohn

Re: problem with my Mac mini

. But that keystroke combo didn’t get me there. Sent from my IPhone > On May 31, 2021, at 6:23 PM, Brad Snyder wrote: > > The key-command CMD + OPT + Shift + Escape, will Force Quit the current > application. > If the current application is Finder, Finder will restart when the > key-co

Re: problem with my Mac mini

No, they are different. - Brad - On May 31, 2021, at 19:20, Lorie McCloud wrote: is locking your Mac the equivalent of putting it to sleep? > On May 31, 2021, at 7:18 PM, Brad Snyder <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: > > The key-command CTRL + CMD + Q, will lock you

Re: problem with my Mac mini

Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada > On May 31, 2021, at 6:20 PM, Lorie McCloud <mailto:lorice...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > is locking your Mac the equivalent of putting it to sleep? > >> On May 31, 2021, at 7:18 PM, Brad Snyder

shutting down my Mac

I have tried using CTRL + Delete on both my 2018 Mac mini, and my 2019 MacBook Pro 13, and have not been able to get this key-command to initiate a shut down on either machine. I am able to use CTRL + Eject, on my 2018 Mac mini, with an Apple wired USB keyboard, to bring up a shut down

Re: shutting down my Mac

ies@googlegroups.com> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Monday, May 31, 2021 10:53 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Subject: shutting down my Mac I have tried using CTRL + Delete on both my 2018 Mac mini, a

Re: Big Sur questions.

To add to Tim’s response, beginning with Big Sur, some alerts or dialogues cannot be acted upon as they were in earlier versions of macOS. In these situations, you may find it necessary to use the Actions menu in order to interact with the alert. To access the Actions menu, press VO + CMD +

Re: help with junk mail

I don’t think this issue has anything to do with your Mac's Mail client, rather this is an issue with your email provider who is marking the item as junk before the mail even reaches your Mac's Mail app. I suggest that you log in to your email provider’s web portal, where you can access the

Re: Direct Touch not coming on, (wasAnyone running Latest IOS and playing Audio Wizards?)

. - Brad - On May 30, 2021, at 08:01, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi Brad, Thanks. I don’t see a place to enable it in prefes on my iPhone, but it is selected in Rotor settings. And it does work in other games that I have. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPad > On May 29, 2021, at 4

Re: Direct Touch not coming on, (wasAnyone running Latest IOS and playing Audio Wizards?)

Make sure you have enabled Direct Touch in VoiceOver preferences, and that you have enabled Direct Touch in Rotor preferences as well. - Brad - On May 29, 2021, at 16:26, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi Again! Direct touch is in my rotor. SO i am not sure why its not on your phone. But there’s a

Re: email addresses

PM, Brad Snyder <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: > > Tim, When using Apple’s Mail app on Big Sur, your email address can not be > obtained by the method you describe. > Your email address remains hidden. > > - Brad - > > > On Jun 2, 2021, at

email addresses

Tim, When using Apple’s Mail app on Big Sur, your email address can not be obtained by the method you describe. Your email address remains hidden. - Brad - On Jun 2, 2021, at 14:32, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, Off topic to the question, but eMail addresses are not

Re: touch typing

. My guess is that this is the same thing as "show lowercase keys", but I can't confirm without bugging a family member. Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On May 31, 2021, at 19:00, Brad Snyder <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: > > I believe this featu

Re: Why does my iMac make a pinging sound every 30 seconds?

There should have been a Notification banner in the upper right corner of the Mac’s screen. You can access these Notification banners using VO + N, then using the up/down arrow keys, then pressing Enter to select and place focus on the Notification. You will then need to open the Actions

Re: shutting down my Mac

this list. I have numerous messages saved in a folder called Apple for reference as well. Best, Les From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 1:24 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: shutting down my Mac The TouchBar

Re: Working with multiple windows on the Mac help

As always, Tim provides a concise explanation. Yes, working with multiple windows is a little different on the Mac, but once you get use to it, this can be a powerful tool to manage your workflow. Using a combination of multiple windows and tabs within an application can be a useful tool to

Re: shutting down my Mac

ilable that are not easily found or published on the Net, but I’m thinking that the original suggestion may have had a typo. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Professional Learning Specialist Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada > On May 31, 2021, at 8:53

Re: shutting down my Mac

ort McMurray, AB Canada > >> On Jun 1, 2021, at 10:09 AM, Brad Snyder > <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: >> >> I suspect the original poster could have been mistaken in stating that the >> CTRL + Delete key-command could be used to initiate a shut down. >&g

Re: problem with my Mac mini

Reboot your Mac, and see if you still hear the hiss. If you do, then disconnect the speakers, and see if you still hear it when using headphones. Next time you need to shut down your Mac, try the following: 1. Press VO + M, to place focus on the Menubar. 2. VO focus should be on the Apple

Re: installing the Brave Browser

When you opened the DMG file, it placed a volume on your desktop. The volume contains 2 items, an application file called Brave.app, and an alias, that is a shortcut file you can place on your desktop if you wish. After you copy the Brave.app file to your applications folder, close the volume

Re: installing the Brave Browser on my Mac

Yes, you need to move the app file to the Applications folder. - Brad - On Jul 7, 2021, at 16:45, Lorie McCloud wrote: I opened it but absolutely nothing happened. do I need to put it in the apps folder or will it go there itself? > On Jul 7, 2021, at 12:09 AM, Brad Snyder <mai

Re: How to Best Access PDF Files

I have VoiceOver Recognition on both my 2018 Mac mini, and 2019 MacBook Pro 13. Both are Intel Macs, and both are running Big Sur 11.4. - Brad - On Jul 2, 2021, at 16:03, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, I believe that it is only available on the M1 Macs. It is the last item

Re: How to Best Access PDF Files

It is right where Tim said. In the VoiceOver Utility, last item at the bottom of the categories table. - Brad - On Jul 2, 2021, at 16:33, Lorie McCloud wrote: where is it on a Mac Mini? you probably remember I'm running Catalina. > On Jul 2, 2021, at 4:30 PM, Brad Snyder <mai

Re: How to Best Access PDF Files

I find is activities. > On Jul 2, 2021, at 4:43 PM, Brad Snyder <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: > > It is right where Tim said. In the VoiceOver Utility, last item at the > bottom of the categories table. > > - Brad - > > > On Jul 2, 2021, at 16:33, Lorie Mc

Re: How to Best Access PDF Files

2014 Mac. could it handle Big Sur? my other question is: is there any difference in how Big Sur handles podcasts from the way Catalina does? thanks. > On Jul 2, 2021, at 5:17 PM, Brad Snyder <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: > > Perhaps VoiceOver Recognition is not sup

Re: un-do

If you press CMD + Shift + Z, you will redo what you just undid. If you look in the Menu Bar > Editing menu in any application, you will find a list of editing actions, and corresponding keyboard commands. HTH. - Brad - On Jul 12, 2021, at 14:56, Lorie McCloud wrote: I discovered by making

Re: Brave Browser

Lori, I believe you have a 2014 Mac mini, which uses an Intel processor. - Brad - On Jul 6, 2021, at 15:05, Lorie McCloud wrote: I have a choice between the Intel Chip and the Apple Chip. which one do I want for my Mac mini running Catalina? thanks. Lorie -- The following information is

Re: installing the Brave Browser on my Mac

I just installed Brave. I didn’t have to do anything in System Preferences > Security & Privacy. I just opened Brave and it ran. I did get an alert about Notifications, which I denied permission to send notifications. I am running macOS Big Sur 11.4. - Brad - On Jul 6, 2021, at 23:53, Lorie

Re: Brave Browser

Open the Applications folder, then with focus on the Brave application, press CTRL + CMD + Shift + T. - Brad - On Jul 9, 2021, at 16:35, Lorie McCloud wrote: finally got the Brave Browser to run. how do I put it on the dock? thanks. Lorie -- The following information is important for all

Re: adobe flash player

See below article from Apple Insider on uninstalling Flash Player from your Mac: HTH. - Brad - https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/01/03/how-to-uninstall-the-adobe-flash-player-from-your-mac How to uninstall Adobe Flash Player from your Mac Jan 12, 2021 It's 2021, and Adobe is no longer

Re: Mac cleaner

That is exactly what Herbie said you needed to do And his email from this morning. - Brad - On Jul 9, 2021, at 22:13, ernest mccullough wrote:  Eric: I finally got onyx to work. Here’s what I had to do: Go to system preferences., Go to security and privacy. Then, interact with a table until

Re: adobe flash player

for those? thanks. Lorie > On Jul 9, 2021, at 5:01 PM, Brad Snyder wrote: > > See below article from Apple Insider on uninstalling Flash Player from your > Mac: > > HTH. > > - Brad - > > > https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/01/03/how-to-uninstall-th

Re: Connecting an iPhone to a TV

Apple sells a Lightning to HDMI Video adapter for $49 USD. Check it out at the link below. https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MD826AM/A/lightning-digital-av-adapter?cid=mail+share - Brad - On Jul 10, 2021, at 14:17, Paul Hopewell wrote: Hello, I have an iPhone SE 2020 running IOS 14.6. I

Re: Let's talk apple!

I believe Germany is 6 hours ahead of US Eastern time. If that is correct, then 1:00 PM US Eastern would be 7:00 PM in Germany. That seems like a very suitable time to me. - Brad - On May 19, 2021, at 09:17, Jürgen Fleger wrote: Hey, sounds great. Thanks for the invitation. Unfortunately it’s

Re: Problem screen-sharing with Apple Accessibility

My original instructions stated that that before accessing the Accessibility Options button, the Unlock to Make Changes item must be selected, and the administrator’s password entered, before continuing to the Accessibility Options button. - Brad - On May 19, 2021, at 11:38, John Panarese

Re: Problem screen-sharing with Apple Accessibility

Tim is correct, pressing VO + F1 twice, will reveal a System dialogue box, if one exist. - Brad - On May 19, 2021, at 11:47, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, Another option may be that you need to use VO-f1-f1 to see if there’s a System dialog asking you whether you’ll allow

Re: Problem screen-sharing with Apple Accessibility

My instructions also stated that you needed to select Login Options from the User Accounts table. - Brad - On May 19, 2021, at 12:25, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: John, Thank you! That was exactly what I needed. Instead of interacting with my user account, I was going

Re: Problem screen-sharing with Apple Accessibility

@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2021 10:32 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Problem screen-

Re: Best bookkeeping software for VoiceOver?

“Best” is a very subjective term. I suggest you check out FreshBooks.com. It is a web-based subscription accounting/invoicing service that is accessible using VoiceOver on both iOS and Mac. It has been a while since I’ve used the service, but if I remember correctly, I think there is an iOS

Re: Anyone have a password set for their watch?

; I’m very careful about security on my phone, but have been less so on my >>>> watch. I mostly use it for ancillary things like monitoring activity and >>>> such. So, I’ve never been as worried about security on the watch as on my >>>> phone. But your point is well-taken. >

Re: copy and paste on a Mac

Try copying the files one at a time, and see if that makes a difference. You may also want to make sure the Write-protect switch on the SD card is disabled, though that should cause you to get a dialogue box warning, not a “bonk” alert. - Brad - On May 2, 2021, at 15:27, Lorie McCloud wrote:

Re: How to get Voiceover to go to a bluetooth speaker,

Nope. This has no effect on changing this situation on either of my devices. Been there, tried that. - Brad - On Apr 21, 2021, at 15:37, Herbie Allen wrote: Try audio destination in the rotor. > On Apr 21, 2021, at 15:20, Doug Wakefield <10dogd...@gmail.com > >

Re: How to get Voiceover to go to a bluetooth speaker,

I believe this is a function of the firmware in a particular model of Bluetooth speaker. Beginning with iOS 13, certain brands of Bluetooth speakers began to not play VoiceOver through the speaker while playing music or other content. For example, I have a Bose Bluetooth speaker, that when

Re: About Mail Filters and Rules

Mail rules you create on one Mac, are transferable to another Mac using the same AppleID, but not to iOS devices. - Brad - On Apr 21, 2021, at 13:19, Steve Matzura wrote: Yup, mail rules are implemented locally, so I took care of the job on the mail server side. On 4/21/2021 1:29 PM,

Re: bluetooth and vo

, such as your Aftershokz or even Bose headphones, both music and VoiceOver speech, should play through the headphones. - Brad - On Apr 28, 2021, at 15:16, Lorie McCloud wrote: this sounds like a Mac. how can I do it for my phone? > On Apr 27, 2021, at 11:53 PM, Brad Snyder <mai

Re: Anyone have a password set for their watch?

Once you have set a password on your watch, you can make it so that when you unlock your iPhone, your watch will also unlock. This way, you never have to actually enter the passcode into the watch. There are many advantages to having a passcode on your watch. The ability to use your watch to

Re: bluetooth and vo

1. Open VoiceOver Utility. 2. Select Sound from the Utilities Categories table. 3. Navigate to Output Device, and make sure System Default is selected. - Brad - On Apr 27, 2021, at 23:13, Lorie McCloud wrote: on mine it hasn't. only the sound of whatever I'm playing comes through there.

Re: Anyone have a password set for their watch?

it, but I don’t have wallet, Apple card, or any other financial information on my watch. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPad > On Apr 27, 2021, at 11:22 PM, Brad Snyder wrote: > > Once you have set a password on your watch, you can make it so that when you > unlock your iPhone

Re: mac os big sur + mbp 16 2020: feel totally ripped off by the touch bar

Sorry to hear you are having such a difficult time adjusting to the TouchBar on your MacBook Pro. I have a 2019 MacBook Pro 13, and while I don’t find the TouchBar useful, I don’t have a problem with it because I rarely need to use it. Perhaps you are not aware that there are other ways to

Re: mac os big sur + mbp 16 2020: feel totally ripped off by the touch bar

Try using CMD + Shift + D, when you need to send mail using the Apple Mail app on your Mac. - Brad - On Apr 25, 2021, at 07:22, 'Mervin Keck III' via MacVisionaries wrote: I have the m1 13 inch MacBook Pro 2020 with the Touch Bar. I have only one issue which Apple Support is not able to

Re: Safari busy on Instacart

Have you tried using the iOS app on an iPhone or iPad? I usually find that a dedicated app is much simpler then trying to navigate a webpage with a browser. - Brad - On Apr 25, 2021, at 09:39, Traci Duncan wrote: Hi all, I’m trying, or at least trying to try instacart for the first time.

Re: Voice Over on Apple TV box

2nd and 3rd Generation Apple TV does not have Siri, so this is not possible. It has been a long time, but if memory serves correct, I think you can triple press the Play button to toggle VoiceOver on/off on 2nd and 3rd Generation Apple TVs. - Brad - On Apr 25, 2021, at 16:07, Chris Moore

Re: Message list in Apple Mail on Bigsur

On my 2019 MacBook Pro 13, running macOS 11.3 big Sur, I am using Column layout, and I do not experience the issue you describe. You might consider changing to Column Layout, and see if this works better for you. - Brad - On May 3, 2021, at 12:48, Paul Hopewell wrote: Hello, I am running

Re: Anyone know anything about a green and yellow spinning thing that replaces the cursor?

Donna, This is also called a “spinning pizza”. It means the Mac is processing something. If it doesn’t go away on its own after a while, you can press and hold the TouchID button until the computer shuts down. - Brad - On May 4, 2021, at 17:34, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: So

Re: Anyone know anything about a green and yellow spinning thing that replaces the cursor?

, it came right back. Cheers, Donna > On May 4, 2021, at 7:14 PM, Brad Snyder <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: > > Donna, > This is also called a “spinning pizza”. It means the Mac is processing > something. > If it doesn’t go away on its own after a while, you can pr

Re: Any Experiences with the MB Air m1?

The higher end 13 inch MacBook Pros, the ones with 4 USB-C ports, and the 16 inch MacBook Pros, are still only available with Intel processors. - Brad - On May 5, 2021, at 02:49, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! I haven’t seen any intel Macs in the apple store. Only the m1 Macs. So if that’s the

Re: Any reason not to migrate data to a new Mac using a Time-machine backup rather than having it migrate directly from the old Mac?

I prefer to migrate my data manually rather than using either a Time Machine backup, or the Migration Assistant. This way I know I have transferred only the data and not any of the accumulated garbage from the old Mac. Since I keep most of my files in iCloud drive, this is a very simple

Re: Saving attachments within text messages.

Try going back to the message that contains the attachment, then open the attachment, look for a Share button. You should find several options for sharing the attachment. - Brad - On Apr 27, 2021, at 09:07, Jessica Moss wrote: It isn’t unfortunately. > On Apr 27, 2021, at 10:06 AM, B

Re: Saving attachments within text messages.

In your iCloud drive, you should find a Downloads folder. See if the item you attempted to save is in this folder. - Brad - On Apr 27, 2021, at 08:52, Jessica Moss wrote: I’ve just been sent several attachments via text message that I’d like to save and transfer to a folder on my hard drive.

Re: accessible vpn

I use encrypt.me VPN. Their apps are completely accessible on both Mac and iOS. I pay $99 a year for unlimited access on all my devices. I also liked that the company is based in Dallas. - Brad - On Feb 7, 2021, at 17:22, Lorie McCloud wrote: I know this has been discussed before but can

Re: Creating links on the desktop

Assuming you are using Safari on your Mac, do the following to create an Alias (link) on your desktop to a web page: 1. Open Safari, and go to the desired webpage. 2. While in the webpage in Safari, press VO + M, to place VoiceOver focus on the Mac’s MenuBar, and select the File menu. 3. Open

Re: accessible vpn

that message about not being able to run on a read-only volume. what's that abouat? > On Feb 7, 2021, at 7:51 PM, Brad Snyder <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: > > Download the installer to your Downloads folder, and run it like any other > installer. > > - Brad - >

Re: accessible vpn

that with the version I downloaded. as I said, it gave me some kind of inaccessible popover. now I can't delete it because it's open so I don't know how to get it out of there and start over. I did download the version you posted though. > On Feb 7, 2021, at 8:26 PM, Brad Snyder <mai

Re: accessible vpn

ows up among my volumes. I moved the app to my apps folder and made some progress but now it presents a popover that I can't do anything with. I wonder if anything's changed with the installer since you installed yours. I don't know what to do with this. > On Feb 7, 2021, at 7:51 PM, Brad Sny

Re: accessible vpn

utting into the apps folder but the message was repeated. what do I need to do? thanks. Lorie > On Feb 7, 2021, at 6:20 PM, Brad Snyder <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: > > I use encrypt.me <http://encrypt.me/> VPN. > Their apps are completely accessible on both Mac and iOS.

Re: accessible vpn

n start over but I can't because it's open. wondering if there's another way to get to it. > On Feb 8, 2021, at 1:31 AM, Brad Snyder <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: > > I really have no idea what the pop-over you are experiencing could be. > Try pressing VO + F1 twice

Re: Mannually Checking the Spellings in TextEdit?

Highlight the mis-spelled word, and open the Shortcut menu, using VO + Shift + M. You can also go the MenuBar, select the Edit menu, and arrow down to the Spelling and Grammar submenu. - Brad - On Feb 8, 2021, at 15:09, Fazil wrote: Hi, Group. I have turned off the option of checking the

Re: accessible vpn

still open when I try to delete it. > On Feb 8, 2021, at 3:09 PM, Brad Snyder <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: > > Yes, now I know what you are referring to. > When you go to the MenuExtras area, and select the Encrypt.me > <http://encrypt.me/> item, it opens an

Re: Mail often hangs in Bigsur 11.2

This is not a new issue, and is not unique to Big Sur. I currently experience this on Catalina, and other versions of macOS and iOS going back a while. I believe this is a server-side issue, and not anything you can do about it. - Brad - On Feb 9, 2021, at 12:31, Paul Hopewell wrote: Hello,

Re: accessible vpn

et a menu. I can't navigate anywhere. I hear that sound you hear when a popover comes up. it's apparently not completely installed although it comes up in menu extras. I don't think it's actually running. how would I test that to make sure? > On Feb 8, 2021, at 3:28 PM, Brad Snyder <mailt

Re: accessible vpn

should restart though. > On Feb 8, 2021, at 4:48 PM, Brad Snyder <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: > > I think if it is in the MenuExtras area, it is running. > Once you have gone to MenuExtras, and put focus on Encrypt.me > <http://encrypt.me/>, I assume you

Re: A VoiceOver Command?

Rather than posting a question to the list, you can use VO + K, to turn on Keyboard Help, which will tell you what a keyboard command does. Additionally, if you go to the Menu bar in any application, and go through the pull down menus, you will find many keyboard commands for various actions

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