Re: Steps when concerned about a security threat

2016-02-11 Thread Traci Duncan
; > > Sent from my Mac, The Only computer with full accessibility for the blind > built-in > > Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, > > Still a very happy Comcast XFinity Voice Guidance, Mac, Verizon Wireless > iPhone6+ and Apple TV user! > >> On Feb 11, 201

Steps when concerned about a security threat

2016-02-11 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, Okay, this is a first for me on my Mac. I went to the site IX Converter .com to convert a video, and all sorts of pop ups appeared when I clicked convert. I could not get out of them. An audible message kept repeating about a security threat & call this number. I forced shutdown my

Re: Unable to access mail via mac

2016-02-11 Thread Traci Duncan
Update… I decided to remove my gMail account & add it again. Lol! We’ll see how my settings have changed. I haven’t added a mail account for years. BTW, looks like 2 step verification doesn’t require the app passwords generator anymore. A code is sent to me via text. That works. :)

resizing partition external harddrive

2016-01-20 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, Successfully, since 2011, I have been backing up my Mac via time machine, onto an external hard drive. Well, the time machine partition on the drive is full. I have room on the second partition. Is there a way to resize the partitions? The problem I may run up against, I have

iTunes, automatic behavors

2015-12-29 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, When I start up iTunes, all of this automatic activity occurs, & I don’t know how to stop it. The Mac wants to open the store, it pops up my iPad, then my iPhone. I need to wait 30 seconds or so for it to run through it’s little routine before I can do what I want to do. Is there a

Amazon's website

2015-12-23 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, Could you tell me if maybe I have tweaked some safari setting & don’t realize it. Amazon’s website lately, is difficult to navigate. I’m not finding the usual headings to jump to descriptions or reviews, or what other customers might have purchased. When I find the link to read

Re: Amazon's website

2015-12-23 Thread Traci Duncan
teys <jgatt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Have you tried the http://www.amazon.com/access site? > It works a little better than the main site. > Jim > >> On Dec 23, 2015, at 12:49 PM, Traci Duncan <our4p...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> &g

Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac - VHS to DVD Conversion Software

2015-12-16 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, I have been thinking of my old VHS tapes in storage & would like to take another look at them. Possibly preserve some of them. Has anyone tried such a project on the Mac? It looks like the below software is the favorable option. Any thoughts? >

Most efficient way to read emails

2015-12-16 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, I’d like to here how people read their emails in Mac Mail. Personally, I’m finding it rather cumbersome & time consuming. Here is what I typically do… Hopefully, y’all have a better way. I use classic layout. Quick-nav is off & I hit right arrow to open the message thread. I

Spoken menus on Nano 5th gen

2015-11-14 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, I’m having trouble getting my iPod Nano 5th gen to speak everything. It is speaking the main menu & the settings menu etc., however it is when I go into playlists things begin to go silent. It speaks most of my playlists & playlist folders, but it isn’t speaking everything inside the

wired internet connection & speed

2015-10-20 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, a few questions here. If I am using a ethernet cable with my MBA, would I connect it to my Airport Extreme? Secondly, do you have a recommendation to track my upload/download speeds? I’m downloading some files for a friend & our modem is now conveniently located, so I thought I’d try

Extracting text from an image

2015-10-15 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, I am on a website looking up ingrediants for their products. On the plus side, it is a simple link to click on & read ingrediants. On the minus side, they pop up as an image. Is there an easy way to get the text from that image? I don’t have any kind of OCR software on Mac, but I

VO going haywire with El Capitan

2015-10-14 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, I’m noticing in iTunes & the App store, VoiceOver will stop responding to any keystrokes. I’ll try basic movements like VO-right-arrow or the command to interact with a page or table, & VO is silent. When I command-f5 to turn VoiceOver off, it does speak VoiceOver off. When I turn

Re: VO going haywire with El Capitan

2015-10-14 Thread Traci Duncan
A clean install sounds like a daunting task. I would need to Google step by step directions. :) Not to mention recovering all my data & files from Time Machine. My Mac’s Apple Care expired last year. Traci > On Oct 14, 2015, at 2:18 PM, Devin Prater wrote: > > But

Re: Network printer vs wireless printer?

2015-10-13 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi, I change my wifi name & password a handful times a year. Hmmm, interesting on the IP of my printer. I wonder how I go that route? We have an HP wireless all-in-1 printer. Thanks for the support, Traci > On Oct 12, 2015, at 11:56 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > >

Re: Airport Utility, where's my Bay Station gone?

2015-10-13 Thread Traci Duncan
Hello, It shows network group. I interact with this & it says internet working normally. If I voSpace on this, a pop-over appears showing router address, DNS servers, domain name, etc. Beside the network group is the other wifi devices button. When I launch airport utility via iPad it

Airport Utility, where's my Bay Station gone?

2015-10-13 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, I was just looking around in Airport Utility, & I do not see my AE Bay Station. I’m still connected to my wifi network & everything seems fine, but I don’t see any wifi settings in Airport Utility. Has something changed? I use to be able to see wich devices were connected to the

Re: Airport Utility, where's my Bay Station gone?

2015-10-13 Thread Traci Duncan
PM, Traci Duncan <our4p...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > It shows network group. I interact with this & it says internet working > normally. If I voSpace on this, a pop-over appears showing router address, > DNS servers, domain name, etc. > > Beside the ne

Re: one password questions

2015-10-12 Thread Traci Duncan
Hello, Can onePassword automatically log you into iOS apps? Say, I need to reinter my details into the tv guide app or Twitterrific. I am not seeing this feature with iCloud Keychain. Thank you, Traci > On Oct 10, 2015, at 3:25 PM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > > Hi > >

Network printer vs wireless printer?

2015-10-12 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, We currently have our printer upstairs set up as a wifi printer. For the most part, this works out well. The biggest drawback is when I change our wifi password, I am unable to change it on the printer on my own. So, I’ve been wondering about connecting the printer to our airport

Re: question re setting up new iPhone

2015-09-25 Thread Traci Duncan
Donna, thanks for asking this question, I was wondering the same thing. Reading the Verizon directions; it seemed to indicate to set up as a new device, but I was questioning this. :) What is the point of having a back up if we cannot use it? Lol! We are all so excited for our new devices!

Re: question regarding Night Owl

2015-09-15 Thread Traci Duncan
Make sure quick nav is off, then the letter L should open up any links. As a side note, on the menubar under tweets & timeline, you’ll find many useful keyboard shortcuts. hth, Traci > On Sep 14, 2015, at 9:18 AM, May McDonald wrote: > > Press the letter l and if it

downloading on Mac for a Windows machine

2015-09-09 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, We have a Windows Laptop in the house without a screen reader. Is it possible to download NVDA onto a thumb drive via my Mac, to use on the Windows Laptop? I’m curious if I can do this on my own. Use my Mac, download the portable NVDA, then move over to the Windows machine to launch

Lost partial doc, iText Express

2015-09-04 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, This is a first for me. I have lost several paragraphs of a document I was working on. I cannot remember if I hit save or not, just as I closed my Mac into sleep. I have done this several times before & upon opening my Mac back up, my full document is there. Whether I saved it or

External hard drive Time Machine

2015-08-22 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, A few years back I bought a SeaGate external hard drive for my Macbook Air I have been very happy with it. I reformatted it right away: 2 partitions,, 1 for Mac, 1 for Windows. It was simple. Well, there is a new Mac in the house I’m shopping for an external hard drive again.

Keyboard Commanders

2015-08-13 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, For those of you that have both option keys for keyboard commanders, have you come across any issues? An app needing the option key? Currently, I only have it set for the right option key. This made sense for most of my commanders. Thanks, Traci -- You received this message

Re: Keyboard Commanders

2015-08-13 Thread Traci Duncan
ever need these and a keyboard commander conflicts, just turn the commander off with vo-shift-k, type what you need, then use the same command to turn the commander back on. On Aug 13, 2015, at 10:05 AM, Traci Duncan our4p...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, For those of you that have both

document reader

2015-08-13 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, On occasion, I have old Microsoft works documents to read. I believe the extension is WPS. Has anyone purchased this app? http://www.enolsoft.com/works-wpsreader-for-mac.html http://www.enolsoft.com/works-wpsreader-for-mac.html I can quickly convert these documents into rtf or txt.

iCloud Drive

2015-08-06 Thread Traci Duncan
Ok, it is becoming more more clear to me, that I need to switch over to iCloud drive. If I do this, I need to update my Macbook Air Mid 2011 to Yosemity. I have been reluctant, because I thought I have read on here there was some VoiceOver sluggishness. Before, I take the very late plunge…

Can't set up allowance for self

2015-07-29 Thread Traci Duncan
Lol! Just tried an experiment, which failed! The part of family sharing that bugs me is using 1 payment method. I wanted to see if I could dance around this by setting up my own allowance… FYI, that is not possible. The simplest solution I have come up with so far, is buying iTunes gift

Re: VoiceOver On, Speech Off, on a MacBook Pro

2015-07-25 Thread Traci Duncan
I wanted to add to this topic. When I do the 3-finger double tap on my trackpad, it also seems to bring sound effects back. Is there a way to mute unmute these to independently? I like VoiceOver sound effects always off. Thank you, Traci On Jul 22, 2015, at 1:35 PM, Denise Barajas

playing flash video in Chrome

2015-07-10 Thread Traci Duncan
Is there an accessible way to start a flash video playing? I’ve tried all sorts of things, but can’t manage to start playback. Any suggestions? Thanks, Traci -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and

Re: claarification wanted with respect to using Messages for Facebook

2015-06-11 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi, I have one more question… Is this Facebook chat or Facebook messages? There is a difference, correct? :) Traci On Jun 10, 2015, at 3:36 PM, Ray Foret Jr rforet7...@comcast.net wrote: Ah, thanks. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray Still a happy Mac, Verizon Wireless iPhone

Re: Advice on cleaning up other category storage

2015-06-02 Thread Traci Duncan
and such. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On May 31, 2015, at 12:25, Traci Duncan our4p...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I was really surprised to see my other storage has grown to 37GB, is there anything I can do to clean this up? With the goal of shrinking it of course

Advice on cleaning up other category storage

2015-05-31 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, I was really surprised to see my other storage has grown to 37GB, is there anything I can do to clean this up? With the goal of shrinking it of course. :) I’ve noticed that I have 49.43 GB free out of 120.47 GB. It would be nice to have a better understanding of what is taking up

Re: downloading videos

2015-05-30 Thread Traci Duncan
On May 29, 2015, at 4:58 PM, Traci Duncan our4p...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, since third party apps aren’t useable with youTube anymore, how do y’all download videos? I just tried the kiss method, unsuccessfully. Any suggestions. Thanks, Traci -- You received this message because you

downloading videos

2015-05-29 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, since third party apps aren’t useable with youTube anymore, how do y’all download videos? I just tried the kiss method, unsuccessfully. Any suggestions. Thanks, Traci -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe

Re: Can't Connect to Facebook with Third Party Apps on the Mac

2015-05-29 Thread Traci Duncan
and it gave me the same message that it needs permission. Shawn Sent from my White MacBook On May 28, 2015, at 10:41 AM, Traci Duncan our4p...@gmail.com wrote: No problems with MenuTab for Facebook — so far. ;) On May 27, 2015, at 7:50 PM, Shawn Krasniuk bbssh...@icloud.com wrote

Re: Can't Connect to Facebook with Third Party Apps on the Mac

2015-05-28 Thread Traci Duncan
No problems with MenuTab for Facebook — so far. ;) On May 27, 2015, at 7:50 PM, Shawn Krasniuk bbssh...@icloud.com wrote: Hey all. Subject line says it all. Let me start from the beginning though. As you all know, I use an app called Trillian for Facebook. Somewhere around midnight, I get

Re: Secure USB Drive

2015-05-20 Thread Traci Duncan
. And,if someone tries to guess your password, the drive is erased after a number of times. Also, TrueCrypt is no longer being developed/supported. HTH Marshall On May 17, 2015, at 2:37 PM, Traci Duncan our4p...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I have been googling on various options for having a cross

Re: Secure USB Drive

2015-05-18 Thread Traci Duncan
encrypted. It's open source software and therefore is always being vetted for security holes. On 5/17/2015 9:37 PM, Traci Duncan wrote: Hi all, I have been googling on various options for having a cross platform secure USB drive. What do you recommend? If possible, I’d like a solution

Secure USB Drive

2015-05-17 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, I have been googling on various options for having a cross platform secure USB drive. What do you recommend? If possible, I’d like a solution that utilizes my existing USB stick. Though, I’m open to purchasing a new USB drive with security built-in. Thank you, Traci -- You

How to Open a DMG File in Windows

2015-05-11 Thread Traci Duncan
To all of you that use both Mac Windows… Have you used either of these methods to open a DMG file on your Windows machine? I have some password protected DMG folders, and I’m curious, if I ever needed to in the future, could I open access the files within, on a Windows machine? Thank you,

Re: Is MacTubes broken?

2015-05-07 Thread Traci Duncan
! Big frown! Traci On May 7, 2015, at 8:35 AM, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com wrote: Here's the AppleVis entry, which gives links to the MacUpdate.com site and the actual site. http://www.applevis.com/apps/mac/social-networking/youview On May 7, 2015, at 11:23 AM, Traci Duncan our4p...@gmail.com

Re: Is MacTubes broken?

2015-05-07 Thread Traci Duncan
me switch to YouView instead, which is almost the same thing and is also free. The only limitation is that you have to donate if you want to unlock downloading videos. Sent from my iPhone On May 6, 2015, at 19:23, Traci Duncan our4p...@gmail.com wrote: The subject says it all. I did

Is MacTubes broken?

2015-05-06 Thread Traci Duncan
The subject says it all. I did some searching in MacTubes, could not get any video results. Looking in my search history, the list came up, but playing any video resulted in a youTube help link. It’ll be a bummer, if this app is no more. I use it often. Traci -- You received this message

Re: Toggle Bluetooth Script

2015-04-23 Thread Traci Duncan
it seems to be different on your’s. Are you using Yosemite? Thanks. On Apr 22, 2015, at 11:17 PM, Traci Duncan our4p...@gmail.com wrote: I ended up putting beep3 after the line: click button 6 of window 1 It is working like a charm. I think the only thing I would add to improve

Toggle Bluetooth Script

2015-04-22 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, I’ve needed to update my toggle bluetooth script thankfully I found one on the web. My question is, in the below script, where would I add in a sound effect? Beep 3, something like that. tell application System Preferences reveal pane com.apple.preferences.Bluetooth end tell

Re: Toggle Bluetooth Script

2015-04-22 Thread Traci Duncan
to button 3. On Apr 22, 2015, at 10:22 AM, Traci Duncan our4p...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I’ve needed to update my toggle bluetooth script thankfully I found one on the web. My question is, in the below script, where would I add in a sound effect? Beep 3, something like that. tell

DMG as protected folder

2015-03-25 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, Last year I learned how to create a disk image and treat it as a password protected folder. Well, I have successfully enjoyed this for a while now, but I decided I should resize the disk. It all looked straight forward, and I enlarged it from 6MB to 128MB. The weird thing is, when I

Re: Safari on the Mac

2015-03-17 Thread Traci Duncan
Maybe my following question will fit in here. I am having a heck of a time with the website sky scanner.net I cannot type in the date fields. I have tried VO-spacebar, routing mouse over clicking, I tried enter, but nothing so far. I encountered the same results on Google Chrome. Any tips?

Creating a slideshow

2015-02-24 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, I looked back in the archives, but didn’t find any answers. I want to create a short slideshow, with 6 photos and a music track. I also want to set the order of the photos. How do y’all do this? Which apps etc.? A couple years ago, I successfully did part of this via iPhoto, however

Reading columns in pdfs

2015-02-20 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, I’m sending this to both lists, because I’m reading this pdf on my Mac my iDevices. I have a recipe booklet in PDF and many of the recipes are in 2 columns. For example chicken rice is beside potato soup. When I attempt to read the individual recipe, they get all confused via

Giving an app permission

2015-02-12 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, I’m using iText Express a lot lately, but I don’t remember how to tell my Mac this app is trusted. Every time I go to open a document, I need to jump through a couple hoops to say it is ok. Isn’t there a setting where I don’t need to do this anymore? Thanks, Traci Ready set CLIMB ,

Re: Am I nuts, or is Alex way better now?

2015-02-08 Thread Traci Duncan
I take it, this new Alex is in Yosimity only? I have consistently used Compact Samantha on my Mac. I have mostly found Alex difficult to understand after long periods of reading. He seems to blur his words together. I was using him on my iPad mini for a while, but ended up going back to

Re: finally upgraded to 10.10

2015-02-03 Thread Traci Duncan
This slightly less responsiveness, does the age of the Mac make a difference? I have a Macbook Air Summer 2011, I’m running Mavericks with no noticeable problems. Traci On Feb 3, 2015, at 7:28 AM, Mike Arrigo n0...@charter.net wrote: Hey everyone, well I decided now that apple has released

I haven't updated, should I?

2014-12-29 Thread Traci Duncan
Hello, I have a Macbook Air Summer 2011. I am running Mavericks, what are your thoughts on updating to Yosemitie? Really, the only reason I’m thinking of updating, is because the Mac app store won’t let me update any apps. Otherwise, I don’t know what Yosemitie has to offer me, and I hate

VO hot keys in iTunes

2014-11-05 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, I thought I’d pass this along. I am using iTunes 12, however I am still on Mavericks. I decided to try to create VoiceOver hotkeys for the radio buttons my music, playlist, match, etc. in iTunes 12. I wanted to report so far it has been a great success. Even when I am in the store,

Re: iTunes how in the world do you find summary/info for your iPhone

2014-10-19 Thread Traci Duncan
for the summary or info options it is nowhere to be found. Where are you seeing the summary info options? Thanks, On Oct 17, 2014, at 11:29 PM, Traci Duncan our4p...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, are you familiar with the new radio buttons my music, playlists, etc.? When I VO-left-arrow from my music

Re: Launchbar for OS X

2014-10-19 Thread Traci Duncan
Yes, I use Launch Bar 5 under Maverick. I really like the app, and I know I'm not using it to it's full potential. :) I haven't tried Launch Bar 6 yet. Traci On Oct 18, 2014, at 10:29 AM, The Believer ancient.ali...@icloud.com wrote: When in Applevis the other day, I came across an

Re: Launchbar for OS X

2014-10-19 Thread Traci Duncan
: Traci, Sounds promising then. If version 6 is current, tha tis probably what I will end up with. It could be my answer to deal with certain Windows habits that are hard to break. From The Believer. . . . . . what if it were true? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 10/19/2014 3:25 PM, Traci

Re: More about audio output

2014-10-17 Thread Traci Duncan
, 2014, at 11:36 AM, Traci Duncan our4p...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I'll attach a file with my instructions. :) Hope they are clear helpful. Keep in mind if you have your system speak announcements or the time, they will continue to be heard through your bluetooth speaker. I have also

Re: Yosemity Itunes

2014-10-17 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi, maybe I can offer some tips on navigating the new layout. :) Keep in mind, I've only been playing with it today. You can navigate between music, movies, podcast, tones, etc. by command-1, command-2, and so on. Go to the view menu bar to learn the command-number options. I just learned

Re: iTunes how in the world do you find summary/info for your iPhone

2014-10-17 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi, are you familiar with the new radio buttons my music, playlists, etc.? When I VO-left-arrow from my music, there is a pop up button saying iPhone. I select that and begin VO-right-arrow, there is the name of my iPhone. VO-right-arrow a couple times till you get to the playlist table.

Re: Facebook clients

2014-10-16 Thread Traci Duncan
I use menu Tab for Facebook. You can hit the sort button and choose most recent. Overall, it's a pretty good app. Traci On Oct 16, 2014, at 9:27 AM, Michael Malver mmal...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I want to use facebook on my macbook, and I don't want to use the mobile website. On the

More about audio output

2014-10-16 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, So, I'm completely successful loving voiceOver through my headset iTunes via my bluetooth speaker. Is there a way to customize this further? I wanted to play a RS Game, but I wanted that game to come through my headset, not along with the music on my bluetooth speaker. My quick

iMovie

2014-10-12 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, I was going through my applications and I had them listed from largest to smallest. Boy, was I surprised to see iMovie is nearly 3GB. For those of you that use this app, could you tell me more. What do you do with it? What is your experience with it and voiceover? Does anyone use

2 things I've learned in Safari searches

2014-09-28 Thread Traci Duncan
2 keyboard commands I use most in Safari are option-command-F and option-command-S. I learned today that these commands are tied to Safari, not to any search engine. With Safari 7.1, I have changed my search engine to Duck Duck Go and was delighted to realize my 2 fave keyboard commands are

Photo backup organization

2014-09-24 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, What is your solution for photo back up organization? I have my photos from my iPhone backup into iPhoto, however this is frustrating because the name/label doesn't backup as well. I don't know of a way to keep photos both backed up and organized. This is one aspect of windows

Re: Item chooser menu doesn't list all the elements on a website in mavericks 10.95

2014-09-23 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi, do you ever use the browser Chrome? A while back now, I was having a similar issue with my bank's website in Safari. Using the bank's website via Chrome fixed the issue. HTH, Traci On Sep 23, 2014, at 4:59 AM, Andrew Lamanche ioani...@me.com wrote: Listers, I've just been on the

Re: how to expand a list with vo?

2014-09-19 Thread Traci Duncan
Hello, do you mean, for example, if you are focusing on a mail conversation with say 6 messages, you want to expand them into a row? I just hit VO-spacebar. This opens it up for me. Hope I'm understanding what you want to accomplish. :) Traci On Sep 19, 2014, at 8:44 AM, Ray Foret Jr

iTunes playback options

2014-09-19 Thread Traci Duncan
Ok, I feel like a dork for asking this, but (shrugs) I don't know how to fix it. I've been listening to iTunes on my Mac lately via bluetooth speaker, and I notice my playlists never play in the order I think they will, or sometimes they loop around and play again. Where are settings that I

Safari option-command-F

2014-09-16 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, I decided I want to try duck duck go for a while, as my search engine. I'm wondering is the keyboard shortcut option-command-F a Safari specific shortcut, can it be changed, or is it a google specific shortcut? Lol, it will take me a while to not use option-command-F, if it is tied to

Re: Accessible website for booking flights

2014-09-15 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi, I was trying to use Kayak on the Mac earlier today. How do you enter your departure return date? I could never get into an edit box. Thanks, Traci On Sep 15, 2014, at 1:15 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I usually use Kayak, or expedia, travelosity, or sometimes

Re: Blue-tooth speaker recommendations

2014-09-07 Thread Traci Duncan
I just bought the UE Boom. In the states it is around $180-$200. So far I really like it! Great sound features. The only drawback at this time, is the Mac app to update the speaker is not accessible. Fingers crossed that is fixed. Traci On Sep 7, 2014, at 6:48 AM, matthew Dyer

Household iMac

2014-09-06 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, I'm looking for tips on a household sharing a Mac. My guess is having 2 user accounts may be the easiest way to do this. Am I correct? There would be 2 primary users, then a guest account. I know for sure we would want separate iTunes libraries separate iCloud accounts. We don't

2 outputs volume

2014-09-06 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, I'm currently enjoying listening to Pandora on my bluetooth speaker, and keeping VoiceOver system sounds in my headset. I have a question... Is there a way I can adjust the separate volumes? I needed my VoiceOver a bit louder, but the volume keys adjusted the bluetooth speaker.

iMessages drive me nuts sometimes!

2014-09-02 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, Am I doing something wrong, or is there a flaw in the concept. iMessages on Mac iOS don't seem to sync up. If I message people on my Mac, it opens a second message window on their iDevice. All of their replies go to my Mac. I think I assumed I could start a conversation on my Mac,

Re: iMessages drive me nuts sometimes!

2014-09-02 Thread Traci Duncan
or number is used when you start a new conversation with anyone. It is in the same place as where you enabled everything in the above steps. On Sep 2, 2014, at 2:30 PM, Traci Duncan our4p...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Am I doing something wrong, or is there a flaw in the concept. iMessages

Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter: Computers Accessories

2014-08-07 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, I was doing some research this morning about connecting directly to my Comcast modem. It occurred to me, that I can't do this with my Macbook Air. Is this the cable I'd need? I'm not sure if my network is gigabit fast, how much does this matter? Thank you, Traci

Re: Reading iMac specs

2014-08-04 Thread Traci Duncan
these components talk to each other and there are numerous processors within the computer, so, more graphics processing means more info to the main CPU thus better processing power is recommended. HTH. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Aug 3, 2014, at 9:56 AM, Traci Duncan our4p

Reading iMac specs

2014-08-03 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, I'm reading used iMac listings, and I'd like some help figuring out specs. Intel Core I5/3.6 GHz, 4 GB of Ram Intel Core I5/2.7 GHz, 16 GB of Ram Intel Core I3/3.2 GHz, 16 GB of Ram That is just a very small sampling. In which order of importance should I pay attention to the numbers?

Re: Express VPN -

2014-07-26 Thread Traci Duncan
. The answer is simple. A close friend set up a very good and reliable VPN server, so I use it now. Nevertheless, I can truthfully say that both Strong VPN and HotSpot Shield did an excellent job of meeting my needs. All the best from Austria, Mike On 25,Jul,2014, at 19:19, Traci

Express VPN -

2014-07-25 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, I'm reading about VPNs this morning. I'm familiar with Tunnel Bear Cloak, however the below service was ranked the best for 2014. Have any MacVisionary or viPhone users used Express VPN? How did you find ease of use/accessibility? How was your connection speed? Do you recommend a

rdio

2014-07-11 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, Do you have an all-in-one solution for streaming radio on the Mac. Spotify, rdio, etc.? Thank you, Traci -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email

Re: Issue with the latest Launch Bar

2014-07-11 Thread Traci Duncan
I can't remember if this has been brought up, but have you contacted the developers? When I first discovered Launch Bar, I contacted them about accessibility, and they seemed quite responsive. Traci On Jul 11, 2014, at 11:10 AM, Brian Fischler brianfisch...@me.com wrote: Thanks wish that

Re: Issue with the latest Launch Bar

2014-07-09 Thread Traci Duncan
I agree that launch bar doesn't usually pop up out of nowhere. Which version are you using? I haven't upgraded to version 6, because it is a paid upgrade for me. Traci On Jul 9, 2014, at 6:00 AM, ROBERT CARTER nc5rn...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Brian, Launchbar never does anything for me

Re: Service to stream only songs I want?

2014-07-05 Thread Traci Duncan
Does lastFM do what you want? On Jul 5, 2014, at 7:00 AM, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: What's that? I've never heard of it, sounds interesting though. On Jul 5, 2014, at 5:43 AM, Terje Strømberg terjestrmb...@gmail.com wrote: Have any of you tried the Beats streaming

Trouble with my Wifi Network

2014-06-26 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, I'm hoping for some help. I am not understanding the small details of my wifi network. Let me try to explain things. I live in a 2 story townhouse, the comcast motem apple airport extreme are in the bedroom directly above the living room. Where we spend most of our time use our

Re: Trouble with my Wifi Network

2014-06-26 Thread Traci Duncan
Oh my gall, some of your message made me laugh. :) And yes, it was confusing. I suppose if we can't get the CC to work reliably, we were only out $35, but still Another option I can try is to connect it to the TV upstairs which is right beside the modem and airport. Onto my thoughts

Re: Launch Bar Audio Question

2014-06-25 Thread Traci Duncan
I hope you grow to find Launch Bar more useful. I bought it sometime last year and have enjoyed it ever since. My apologies I can't help with the audio issue, I have my sound through my headset only. Here are 3 quick ways I use launch bar the most. ;) Only 3, I use it for a whole lot more.

Apple Care about up

2014-06-25 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, it is hard to believe, but I have had my Macbook Air long enough, that my Apple Care is nearly over. Are there any tips or suggestions you guys can think of before it ends? Any tests I should put my Mac through to make sure it is healthy? Only curious. I cannot believe it has been 3

Re: Apple Care about up

2014-06-25 Thread Traci Duncan
. On 6/25/14, Traci Duncan our4p...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, it is hard to believe, but I have had my Macbook Air long enough, that my Apple Care is nearly over. Are there any tips or suggestions you guys can think of before it ends? Any tests I should put my Mac through to make sure

Apple Time Capsule vs. AirPort Extreme vs. AirPort Express - which router should you choose? | iMore

2014-06-22 Thread Traci Duncan
I came across this article the other day and thought Apple Fans interested in such things may enjoy it. http://m.imore.com/apple-time-capsule-vs-airport-extreme-vs-airport-express-which-should-you-choose?utm_source=dlvr.itutm_medium=twitter -- You received this message because you are

Exploring a future destination

2014-06-16 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, Let me begin, I cannot get the hang of Mac Maps. Is it possible to explore the map? Pretend I'm standing on Front street then walk along it? We are going on vacation next Month and the town is suppose to be very walkable. I wanted to enter the hotel address, then plan some future

Re: selecting items all the way to the end of an list?

2014-06-09 Thread Traci Duncan
When I'm doing this for a list of email messages, I use Option-Shift up or down arrow. Not certain if this works in other applications. Traci On Jun 9, 2014, at 4:37 AM, Kliphton --- kliph...@outlook.com wrote: Okay, I have a huge list of items, and I need to select from the middle all

Re: Accessible Open VPN

2014-06-05 Thread Traci Duncan
Have you tried tunnel Bear or Cloak? They both had their accessibility issues, but I found them doable. Since I'm a light user of VPNs, I'll stick with Tunnel Bear. If you tweet about them each Month, I think you get a free extra gig. Both apps have iPhone apps as well. Traci On Jun 5,

Non-contiguous events calendar

2014-06-03 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi, is there a way to add new events that happen non-contiguously? For example, I have events this Summer that happen Mondays Tuesdays for about 3 weeks. This same event title occurs Monday-Thursday for 1 week in the middle of the Summer. Is there some way I can select days, then create the

Re: new to the list

2014-05-29 Thread Traci Duncan
Welcome to the list. :) When you get your Mac Mini do you plan on having windows on it as well? This is my eventual goal. I've been a happy Mac user for nearly 3 years, but I don't want to completely forget my Windows knowhow. Traci On May 29, 2014, at 8:47 AM, Carlos Taylor

Re: Is DeTunes accessible?

2014-05-29 Thread Traci Duncan
I used dTunes quite a while ago. If memory serves, it was doable, but a bit of a pain. Either way, I was successful transferring some songs from an old iTouch onto my Mac. It is free, isn't it? Traci On May 29, 2014, at 9:02 AM, Christopher Hallsworth christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Got

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