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>> And yes each one for some reason shows things differently.
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> Subject: Re: Playing audio media on my Macbook
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> Remember, drives don't show up in Finder by default. This is something about
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Behalf Of Steve Matzura
Sent: Friday, 13 April 2018 7:58 AM
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Subject: Re: Playing audio media on my Macbook
Remember, drives don't show up in Finder by default. This is something about
which I have never fully
Cmd is short for command.
Or in windows you cmd hit enter and it opens the command prompt.
From: 'andy' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Friday, 13 April 2018 6:11 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Playing audio media on my Macbook
Hi agai
Hi Andy,
Hold the keys
Shift, command and press the letter c to open computer,
Then I find it easier to tab through the list of devices connected to the
machine, one of them you will find is your thumb drive,
Stop tabbing on this and then do a Command + o to open the thumb drive,
Then you can
Steve makes an important point. If you want to be able to play any kind
of media, you need something other than what Apple provides by default.
VLC is a great choice. Get it here:
https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html
Quick Explanation: There's been a kind of war between the big
Hello Andy,
I live in the UK and have used mac computers and other Apple products for 10
years now, If I can be of any help via facetime or Skype, email me off list
and perhaps we can arrange a session during which I could talk you through the
some of the issues. I am not a certified Apple
Hi,
Yeah, I totally understand. I don't use the Sidebar much at all myself. I
much prefer those sorts of items to reside on my Desktop. My sighted daughter
prefers the Sidebar. I guess that is why they are called preferences.
Later...
Tim Kilburn
Apple Teacher
Fort McMurray, AB Canada
On
You are correct, I misstated, because I never think about the sidebar,
which does not appear on my screen.
On 4/12/2018 4:29 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
Hi,
This is actually not a valid statement. The drives and other external
media always show up in the Finder, it is simply the location or
Hi,
This is actually not a valid statement. The drives and other external media
always show up in the Finder, it is simply the location or style of "Showing
up" that is handled by the Finder Preferences. By default, these items show up
in the Sidebar of any open Finder window as opposed to
Remember, drives don't show up in Finder by default. This is something
about which I have never fully comes to intellectual grips. If one were
to buy a Mac, bring it home, turn it on, and start using it, drives
appear in Finder; if one were to install the Mac operating system from
scratch,
Hi Andy let's start with the basics, in the Finder you should see any external
media by default, thumb drives included. Unlike Windows, macOS automatically
mounts these external disks and places them in the Finder. Once you have
located this, press command-o to open the volume. Note I will not
Oh, and how could I possibly have forgotten to answer your main
question! Get the newest VLC Media Player for Mac OS, a fine and
accessible replacement for iTunes.
On 4/12/2018 6:54 AM, Anne Robertson wrote:
Hello Andy,
First of all, when you plug in your thumb drive, it should show up on
First off, it's time to get a really good instruction book which will
take the fear outa using a very different operating system. I know, I
had it, too, and these books really did the job. Get
http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/MAC-BASICS.html and then
http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/MAC-HIGHSIERRA.html The
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> Hello Andy,
> First of all, when you plug in your thumb driv
I correct and can I give it a go.
Very best wishes.
Andy.
an
- Original Message -
From: Anne Robertson
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2018 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: Playing audio media on my Macbook
Hello And
day, April 12, 2018 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: Playing audio media on my Macbook
Hello Andy,
First of all, when you plug in your thumb drive, it should show up on your
desktop. If it doesn’t, press Cmd-comma to open Finder Preferences. Interact
with the tool bar and select General. Stop interact
Hello Andy,
First of all, when you plug in your thumb drive, it should show up on your
desktop. If it doesn’t, press Cmd-comma to open Finder Preferences. Interact
with the tool bar and select General. Stop interacting and navigate right to
Show these items on the desktop: then check the four
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