Re: Playing audio media on my Macbook

2018-04-14 Thread lenron brown
;> >> >> And yes each one for some reason shows things differently. >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> On >> Behalf Of Steve Matzura >> Sent: Friday, 13 April 2

Re: Playing audio media on my Macbook

2018-04-14 Thread lenron brown
legroups.com <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> On > Behalf Of Steve Matzura > Sent: Friday, 13 April 2018 7:58 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Playing audio media on my Macbook > > Remember, drives don't show up in Finder by default. This is something about >

RE: Playing audio media on my Macbook

2018-04-14 Thread Simon Fogarty
@googlegroups.com <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Steve Matzura Sent: Friday, 13 April 2018 7:58 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 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

RE: Playing audio media on my Macbook

2018-04-14 Thread Simon Fogarty
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

RE: Playing audio media on my Macbook

2018-04-13 Thread Simon Fogarty
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

Re: Playing audio media on my Macbook

2018-04-13 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
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

Re: Playing audio media on my Macbook

2018-04-13 Thread Andrew Lamanche
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

Re: Playing audio media on my Macbook

2018-04-12 Thread Tim Kilburn
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

Re: Playing audio media on my Macbook

2018-04-12 Thread Steve Matzura
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

Re: Playing audio media on my Macbook

2018-04-12 Thread Tim Kilburn
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

Re: Playing audio media on my Macbook

2018-04-12 Thread Steve Matzura
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,

Re: Playing audio media on my Macbook

2018-04-12 Thread christopher hallsworth
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

Re: Playing audio media on my Macbook

2018-04-12 Thread Steve Matzura
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

Re: Playing audio media on my Macbook

2018-04-12 Thread Steve Matzura
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

Re: Playing audio media on my Macbook

2018-04-12 Thread Tim Kilburn
sionaries@googlegroups.com macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, 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 driv

Re: Playing audio media on my Macbook

2018-04-12 Thread 'andy' via MacVisionaries
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

Re: Playing audio media on my Macbook

2018-04-12 Thread 'andy' via MacVisionaries
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

Re: Playing audio media on my Macbook

2018-04-12 Thread Anne Robertson
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