Re: PDF reader for Mac?

2020-01-30 Thread Dave Carlson
Raoul, Docuscan Plus, Abbey Fine Reader, or Prizmo. I think that’s it, unless you install VMWare Fusion and set up your Windows programs like Openbook in the operating system. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is

Re: Removing contacts on the Iphone.

2020-02-01 Thread Dave Carlson
Simon, I’ve found using thumb and three fingers works better for a four-finger tap. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns

Re: Removing contacts on the Iphone.

2020-02-01 Thread Dave Carlson
Brad, Only thing now with iOS 13 appears to be a vertical scroll bar and that needs to be swiped to near its maximum. Hard to work with. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Re: PDF reader for Mac?

2020-02-02 Thread Dave Carlson
Don’t keep all the goodies for yourself. Share the information with everyone, please. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns

Adjusting the Option+T Date/Time Announcement

2020-02-02 Thread Dave Carlson
When pressing Option+T an Apple script runs to announce the date and time. I would like the date to announce the day of week, in addition to the month, day, and year, followed by time. How do I edit the scripts to accomplish this? Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker, Musician

Re: Start/Stop Music with VO Minus; Was: How do I disconnect a Facetime call on my iPad?

2020-02-03 Thread Dave Carlson
Tim, I”ve tried VO Minus while playing music, and it does not start/stop playing. Even if iTunes is brought to the front there is no effect. Are you sure of this keystroke? Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is

Re: Start/Stop Music with VO Minus; Was: How do I disconnect a Facetime call on my iPad?

2020-02-03 Thread Dave Carlson
Okay, I missed the specificity to the iOS platform. Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker, Musician, and Oregonian -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or

Re: Adjusting the Option+T Date/Time Announcement

2020-02-03 Thread Dave Carlson
Tim, Holey Moley, never would have figured out what string to put in there. All else seems sensible, and of course not knowing I can’t edit an active script would have messed me up for quite a while. Thanks much for this. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and

Re: Adjusting the Option+T Date/Time Announcement

2020-02-03 Thread Dave Carlson
Tim, Just made the change, and also learned a bit about the scripting language. Again, thanks. Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker, Musician, and Oregonian -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

Re: Adjusting the Option+T Date/Time Announcement

2020-02-03 Thread Dave Carlson
Tim, As to including the year, no need. Although I’m retired and often forget the day of the week, I rarely forget what year it is. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

Mail Rule for Auto-Forwarding

2020-02-14 Thread Dave Carlson
removing and re-building. This message does have an attachment, which I want to have forwarded, but there seems to be no provision for anticipating this in my choice of actions. Has anyone else been able to construct a rule to do an auto forward? . Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker

Re: Mail Rule for Auto-Forwarding

2020-02-14 Thread Dave Carlson
Tim, Yes, they are in the inbox. How on earth would I manage to intercept them before they get there? Isn’t the presence of the “forward” action suggesting that there should not be some limitations to using it? Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician

Re: Mail Rule for Auto-Forwarding

2020-02-14 Thread Dave Carlson
Simon, It’s the mail app on the Mac. Or if you mean what provider, it’s sbcglobal.net <http://sbcglobal.net/>, which is AT&T/Yahoo. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac V

Re: Mail Rule for Auto-Forwarding

2020-02-14 Thread Dave Carlson
Simon, Yes, I understand, but I want to automate the forwarding process. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Re: Ringer and alerts volume on the iPhone

2020-02-21 Thread Dave Carlson
listening, Apple? or do you have your buds muted? Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker, Musician, and Oregonian -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you

Re: Refreshing iCloud Drive

2020-02-21 Thread Dave Carlson
ah-dah-boom! It’s working again. Thanks for pushing me in the right direction. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the r

Re: Bring back your Mac's startup chime with this simple terminal command, 9 to 5 Mac

2020-02-22 Thread Dave Carlson
Anything special I should know before trying this? I presume I use the terminal app and then pull down the new command menu. and simply paste? Don’t want to break anything. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is

Re: Bring back your Mac's startup chime with this simple terminal command, 9 to 5 Mac

2020-02-22 Thread Dave Carlson
, perhaps? Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's po

Re: Bring back your Mac's startup chime with this simple terminal command, 9 to 5 Mac

2020-02-22 Thread Dave Carlson
else having so much fun, and I’m not? Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel

Re: Bring back your Mac's startup chime with this simple terminal command, 9 to 5 Mac

2020-02-23 Thread Dave Carlson
my problem is right here. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member&#

Re: Bring back your Mac's startup chime with this simple terminal command, 9 to 5 Mac

2020-02-23 Thread Dave Carlson
volume of that sound? Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member&#

Re: Bring back your Mac's startup chime with this simple terminal command, 9 to 5 Mac

2020-02-23 Thread Dave Carlson
Hello, As reported earlier, I was able to bring up the Mac Startup sound. However, the volume is low. Where do I go to increase that particular channel volume/ Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker, Musician, and Oregonian -- The following information is important for all

Disabling the MacBook TouchPad -- Terminal Command?

2020-02-26 Thread Dave Carlson
a simpler solution. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's

Re: Contacts on my iPhone aren't syncing with my mac

2020-02-28 Thread Dave Carlson
needed a kick in the butt. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member&#

Re: Keychain

2020-03-04 Thread Dave Carlson
Lorie, (Interesting spelling of your name, by the way)). Keychain Access is an app on your Mac. You can manage logon, system, iCloud passwords and logons. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members

Re: Keychain

2020-03-04 Thread Dave Carlson
Lorie, Go to your Applications folder. It’s either there, or in the Utilities folder under Applications. Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker, Musician, and Oregonian -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any

Re: viewing battery status of BT keyboard with iPad?

2020-03-05 Thread Dave Carlson
Donna, Not all BT devices send their battery status across the connection, so it may not be available. Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker, Musician, and Oregonian -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any

Re: Deleting a contact on IOS

2020-03-06 Thread Dave Carlson
Paul, Yes that hidden delete button has been a PIA ever since it was introduced. Why can’t they just put it at the top when in edit mode, like many other apps? And while on that rant, who designed the Contact app for the Mac? It’s very hard to figure out. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian

Re: Deleting a contact on IOS

2020-03-06 Thread Dave Carlson
Not sure right now. But for example, why does it bother with the initials? That’s an unnecessary distraction, I think. Then when I do find a contact in the list, it’s a pain to find the field I need to edit or add. Maybe it’s just me, but it’s definitely not as intuitive as other apps. Dave

Re: Member returning Eric Caron

2020-03-07 Thread Dave Carlson
Eric, Your message came through. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a

Re: New member start up glitches

2020-03-07 Thread Dave Carlson
You’re coming through loud and almost clear. Post your questions and you should see responses. This is a list with sporadic traffic. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Getting Access to What SIRI is Showing Me

2020-03-07 Thread Dave Carlson
I ask SIRI “Show me contact information for John Smith”. SIRI tells me “Here’s contact information for John Smith”. But of course it’s not the Contact app, open to John Smith. How do I use VO to get access to what SIRI is trying to show me on the screen? Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar

Re: Getting Access to What SIRI is Showing Me

2020-03-08 Thread Dave Carlson
Tim, Sorry, that was not the question. I do get a response from SIRI, telling me “here’s the information for John Smith”. But I don’t know how to get at what have been placed on the screen. It just disappears when I try to use VO to read it. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker

Re: Getting Access to What SIRI is Showing Me

2020-03-08 Thread Dave Carlson
Sorry, this is on the MacBook Pro. If I ask “What is John Smith’s home phone number, SIRI will tell me. But if I ask for John Smith’s home address, SIRI says “Here is John Smith’s home address”. So I’m supposed to be looking at my screen to see what SIRI is showing me. Dave Carlson Engineer

Re: Getting Access to What SIRI is Showing Me

2020-03-08 Thread Dave Carlson
to 15 digits of precision. Egads. Sometimes the Mac is just not a friendly beast, is it? Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns

Re: Getting Access to What SIRI is Showing Me

2020-03-08 Thread Dave Carlson
Eric, Yes, sometimes the iOS is a lot easier than OSx. Definitely I like editing a contact in iOS more than OSx. Also there are many web sites that are more easily managed using iOS Safari than OSx Safari, due to the simpler mobile interface imposed by iOS. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar

Re: Wi-Fi Extenders

2020-03-16 Thread Dave Carlson
gave mine the name networkname.ext You set it up while connected to your computer with a network cable, and then it’s completely remote. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Catalina: How Would I Put Audio Books on my iPHone?

2020-03-20 Thread Dave Carlson
Have not yet gone over to Catalina, and I understand iTunes goes away. I put a lot of audio books (.M4B format) on my iPhone for listening. Without iTunes, how would this be done with Catalina? . Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following

Re: Catalina: How Would I Put Audio Books on my iPHone?

2020-03-21 Thread Dave Carlson
I don’t like to work that way. I use audio book binder to create a m4b file that I can put in my iTunes library. Then I don’t fall victim to the 21-day limit for library loans. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is

Re: Catalina: How Would I Put Audio Books on my iPHone?

2020-03-21 Thread Dave Carlson
audio book player on my iPHone? Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a

Re: Catalina: How Would I Put Audio Books on my iPHone?

2020-03-22 Thread Dave Carlson
Tim, Yes, I suppose that iOS is already trending that direction. My audio books show up in the books app automatically after sync from iTunes on the Mac. Just wanted to know that I would not lose that capability to sync .M4B files to my iPhone after Catalina. Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer

Re: Catalina: How Would I Put Audio Books on my iPHone?

2020-03-22 Thread Dave Carlson
Anders, This is Dave. I use Audio Book Binder. Works very well. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of

Re: Catalina: How Would I Put Audio Books on my iPHone?

2020-03-23 Thread Dave Carlson
does that for you. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's po

Re: Catalina: How Would I Put Audio Books on my iPHone?

2020-03-23 Thread Dave Carlson
Donna, I don’t get audio books in text format. They are usually MP3. These can be played like any music file, but need to be processed into M4B in order to play properly in the books app or on an iPod. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The

Re: Catalina: How Would I Put Audio Books on my iPHone?

2020-03-24 Thread Dave Carlson
this way I ensure that my books don’t expire before I get the chance to listen to them. Usually the borrow limit time is 21 days via the Overdrive system. Check with your local library for an online presence. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer

Re: Catalina: How Would I Put Audio Books on my iPHone?

2020-03-24 Thread Dave Carlson
Donna, Forgot the obvious. I also borrow audio books in physical audio CD format. I rip them down to MP3 files and then process as previously mentioned. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members

Re: Catalina: How Would I Put Audio Books on my iPHone?

2020-03-24 Thread Dave Carlson
Donna, And lastly I do not share these M4B books with anyone, since they are copyrighted content. Once I’ve listened to them I delete them from my devices and computer. I added this comment in case the audiobook police are listening in. Bob Smith -- The following information is important

Re: Where is icloud in terminal

2020-03-24 Thread Dave Carlson
How about simply pressing Cmd+Shift+I? Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel

Re: Mac Mini Now On Order

2020-03-25 Thread Dave Carlson
Note that even with a Windows keyboard, you can remap the keys so that Options and Command are correctly positioned. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you

Re: Finding system dialogues on Mac 10.15.4

2020-03-26 Thread Dave Carlson
Options+W opens your Window Chooser. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel

Re: Finding system dialogues on Mac 10.15.4

2020-03-26 Thread Dave Carlson
Cool, yet another VO hotkey combination that I never used. But I think he needs to use Options+W to open the Window Chooser. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list

Re: Finding system dialogues on Mac 10.15.4

2020-03-26 Thread Dave Carlson
Yet one more way. Got to love the Mac. Also with a keyboard that has a full number pad, the forward slash button above the “8”. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

Re: Finding system dialogues on Mac 10.15.4

2020-03-26 Thread Dave Carlson
Strange, Options +W works fine on my keyboard. Why is that? Ah. perhaps I’ve set this up in my keyboard preferences….sorry about that. Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker, Musician, and Oregonian -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Re: Finding system dialogues on Mac 10.15.4

2020-03-26 Thread Dave Carlson
Egads. Yet anohter VO hotkey I never used. My brain is starting to hurt… Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker, Musician, and Oregonian -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Re: the 3rd USB flash drive with the same issue

2020-03-27 Thread Dave Carlson
Ramey, On a Mac, go to applications/utilities and open the disk utility app. There you can wipe your drive. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any

Re: Question please regarding the option-t time check

2020-03-27 Thread Dave Carlson
We in Washington, Oregon, and California are seriously considering applying to the Federal Government to stop the madness and just go to Daylight Savings Time all year round. I’m looking forward to it happening in my lifetime. Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker, Musician, and

Re: Question please regarding the option-t time check

2020-03-28 Thread Dave Carlson
Morris, So it’s standard time that California voted on? Didn’t know that. But I do know that all three states need to get together and agree before the Fed will allow it to happen. I’d hate to have to switch time driving north/south across the borders. Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar

Re: thermometers?

2020-03-31 Thread Dave Carlson
Long time ago I bought a talking fever thermometer (presume you’re talking about that type) from Ann Morris. Likely ILA or Maxi-Aids will have one. Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker, Musician, and Oregonian -- The following information is important for all members of the

Re: thermometers?

2020-03-31 Thread Dave Carlson
Not at all surprising. Sort of like toilet paper. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if

Vertical Separators: Basic Definition

2020-04-01 Thread Dave Carlson
I run across these all the time, and if I interact, I can adjust their percentages. I suspect they are dividers for sections of a window, but can anyone shed more light than that? How would a non-VO person manipulate them? What is the visual result when messing with them? Dave Carlson Engineer

Re: Vertical Separators: Basic Definition

2020-04-01 Thread Dave Carlson
Seems like if I change percentages too far one way or another, things disappear. If I like the effect, how do I save that setting for future openings of that app? Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for

Single-Letter Searching for Filenames

2020-04-02 Thread Dave Carlson
the next file starting with “b””. Instead I need to type more of that filename in order to come up with it. I really miss just being able to tap the same key to jump from one to another. Is there a setting somewhere that could make this happen? Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian

Re: Single-Letter Searching for Filenames

2020-04-03 Thread Dave Carlson
Tim, Yes, that does work. But old habits are hard to break from 30 years of MS-Windows. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

Keeping Finder Windows Open

2020-04-03 Thread Dave Carlson
one closes. How do I open new windows without closing the current window? Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker, Musician, and Oregonian -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Re: Keeping Finder Windows Open

2020-04-04 Thread Dave Carlson
Lorie, I know about the Command+~ to switch between open windows. My problem is keeping them all open. It’s rare that I ever have more than two open. When I try to open a third, the previous one closes. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The

Re: Stopp ads loading

2020-04-04 Thread Dave Carlson
Not sure I understand where I can find this file. Did I miss something? Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Re: Stopp ads loading

2020-04-04 Thread Dave Carlson
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 important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any

Re: Touch ID Issue

2020-04-05 Thread Dave Carlson
I have to make new fingerprints about once a month. Dry, wet, lightly sanded, full of glue, are all reasons for failure. And not to mention when I get a cut or nick in the shop. Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker, Musician, and Oregonian -- The following information is

Forwarding a Text Message on the Mac

2020-04-06 Thread Dave Carlson
I can do it on the iPhone, but cannot figure out how to forward a message transcript to someone else. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any

Re: Forwarding a Text Message on the Mac

2020-04-06 Thread Dave Carlson
Yes, if you mean the VO+Shift+M. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a

Re: Forwarding a Text Message on the Mac

2020-04-07 Thread Dave Carlson
Kawal, That may be relevant, but I know at least one of the messages was an iMessage and not SMS. Still a mystery. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you

Re: Mac asking for my password when it's supposed to be asleep

2020-04-07 Thread Dave Carlson
I think you have it set to wake from external bluetooth devices. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of

Re: Installing Zoom on the Mac

2020-04-07 Thread Dave Carlson
Petrus, Go to system preferences/security. Look for an area for downloading apps and select App store and trusted providers. Then you can allow installation from a trusted internet site. And Zoom is pretty darn VO-friendly, too. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker

Re: Forwarding a Text Message on the Mac

2020-04-07 Thread Dave Carlson
E.T. — no. The only context that comes up is “Clear chat transcript”. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running

Re: Mac asking for my password when it's supposed to be asleep

2020-04-07 Thread Dave Carlson
Go to the extras menu, arrow to bluetooth. VO+space to open menu. VO arrow down to Open bluetooth preferences. There in System preferences, click on the advanced button. Arrow to a checkbox talking about allowing bluetooth devices to wake your computer. Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar

Re: Installing Zoom on the Mac

2020-04-07 Thread Dave Carlson
Petrus, If you put zoom.com <http://zoom.com/> in the Safari search field, you will ring up the page. Find a link for downloading the app for a Mac, and proceed from there. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following informat

Re: Mac asking for my password when it's supposed to be asleep

2020-04-07 Thread Dave Carlson
Lorie, Another place where an external signal can wake your Mac is in System Preferences/Energy Saver. There you tell whether Wi-Fi network can wake your computer while connected to power or on battery. See if unchecking this makes a difference. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar

Re: Microsoft word on the Mac.

2020-04-09 Thread Dave Carlson
Kawal, I still have some issues with MS-Word on the Mac, and wonder if you can share some of the adjustments you made to help? Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker, Musician, and Oregonian -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

Re: Microsoft word on the Mac.

2020-04-09 Thread Dave Carlson
Morris, You say your version is not the on line version? So you mean you are not using Office 365? Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any

Re: Microsoft word on the Mac.

2020-04-09 Thread Dave Carlson
Morris, Okay, thanks. I have an Office 365 subscription, but the actual apps are installed on my Mac. They would just be updated automatically from the internet. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all

Converting a USB flatbed scanner to a Wireless Scanner

2020-04-09 Thread Dave Carlson
A port on it and needs to connect to our home network wirelessly. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of

Re: VoiceOver via BT2 inductive neckloop

2020-04-13 Thread Dave Carlson
the computer microphone, and all received audio come through your inductive neck loop. BTW very clever idea, isolating Voiceover to the neck loop. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Re: How to unmute accidentally muted VoiceOver?

2020-04-13 Thread Dave Carlson
Paul, Another method to mute and unmute is using a touchbar, if you have one. double tap with a single finger just to the left of where SIRI is located. Or double tap SIRI and ask to turn speech on, should also work. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician

Re: How to unmute accidentally muted VoiceOver?

2020-04-13 Thread Dave Carlson
Paul, Sorry didn’t think this through. Double tapping the touchbar just left of the SIRI position mutes all sounds, including Voiceover. Voiceover speech on/off is via the touchpad with the three-finger double tap as previously reported. Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker

Re: VoiceOver via BT2 inductive neckloop

2020-04-14 Thread Dave Carlson
Paul, Quite possibly the microphone is designed to be half duplex, so does not pick up speakers. This would be almost essential to prevent feedback loops. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members

Re: Two specific bugs in numbers OS X

2020-04-15 Thread Dave Carlson
I can confirm the row headers issue. However on my installation it stops reading row headers at row 50. Not sure of where the column headers stops. I’m on latest Mojave, not Catalina. Have not tried the move to end functions, as I didn’t know they had ever been available. Dave Carlson

Re: Two specific bugs in numbers OS X

2020-04-15 Thread Dave Carlson
Phil, Those keystrokes do nothing, but then I’m using an external Windows keyboard so the mapping may not be correct. Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker, Musician, and Oregonian -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If

Re: The libby app

2020-04-15 Thread Dave Carlson
Petrus, Interesting. I use Overdrive on the web with no problems. Once I download the file.odm file, I click on it and a Safari window opens with Overdrive, and then I download the book. I don’t see the need for a separate app. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker

Editing Formulas in Excel for the Mac

2020-04-17 Thread Dave Carlson
I was a power-user with Excel on the PC, but feel like a total idiot in the Mac version. I have a cell with a formula. How in heck do I open the ability to edit that formula, or even just read it? Maybe I’m missing the obvious, and hope someone can push me in the right direction. Dave Carlson

Re: Editing Formulas in Excel for the Mac

2020-04-18 Thread Dave Carlson
Tim, That does not work. Do I need to have any specific settings enabled to edit formulas? Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

Re: Editing Formulas in Excel for the Mac

2020-04-19 Thread Dave Carlson
Nope, Option + Return only moved the focus to the cell below. What did work was good old F2. It then positioned the cursor to the immediate right of the last character in the cell. but thanks for pushing me in that direction. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and

Re: Editing Formulas in Excel for the Mac

2020-04-19 Thread Dave Carlson
Tim, I was talking about Excel. Did I fail to mention that? Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker, Musician, and Oregonian -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this

Re: Editing Formulas in Excel for the Mac

2020-04-20 Thread Dave Carlson
I notice that VO does not play well with Excel. When I do tap F2 to edit a cell, the formula displayed is always the previous one I visited for editing. I consistently need to press Esc and then F2 again to have the current cell formula in the edit field. Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer

Re: Editing Formulas in Excel for the Mac

2020-04-20 Thread Dave Carlson
in a Windows environment, even if VO tends to get confused or lag behind in reporting what’s going on. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any

Re: world time clock

2020-04-21 Thread Dave Carlson
Jurgen, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, are all in Pacific time zone. Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker, Musician, and Oregonian -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Re: How do I change my Wifi network password?

2020-04-21 Thread Dave Carlson
Donna, You need to use the actual IP address of your router to get access using Safari. There you should find your Wi-Fi network settings. Usually the default ID and password are “Admin” if you haven’t changed them already. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and

Re: world time clock

2020-04-21 Thread Dave Carlson
Jürgen,Ojai is certainly not a very common or well-known California town. Any of those larger cities will provide a good measure of Pacific time. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the

Re: A couple of questions for the list concerning contact cards on the Mac and I phone and Skype on the Mac.

2020-04-23 Thread Dave Carlson
? Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inapprop

Re: A couple of questions for the list concerning contact cards on the Mac and I phone and Skype on the Mac.

2020-04-23 Thread Dave Carlson
Tim, that’s why I asked. I didn’t find any table to interact with, except for one, and that did not have any items listed to give me any warning. Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker, Musician, and Oregonian -- The following information is important for all members of the

Re: A couple of questions for the list concerning contact cards on the Mac and I phone and Skype on the Mac.

2020-04-23 Thread Dave Carlson
Kawal, It’s in the menus, under Card, a couple down from the top. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of

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