Re: battery life in my MacBook Pro
Hi folks, Someone please tell me what the command is for me to hear what the battery level is at currently on my 13" MBP? Thanks all, Johnny On Jul 24, 2011, at 3:06 AM, Shen wrote: > OK, before any of you are a bit trigger happy with the reply button, let me > preface this message by saying that I understand battery life is not > something that is easy to calculate. Each minute your MacBook can be doing > different things and the power draw from the battery is not consistent. > > Having said that, I am somewhat convinced the battery life for my MacBook > using Lion is now somewhat less than when I had Snow Leopard. I cannot prove > it of course with easily reproduced steps. But at the moment, as I am writing > this email, my battery status says 20-percent, an hour and 18 minutes > remaining. > If we calculate this up to 100-percent, we know this battery will last 390 > minutes. > I of course don't know what the battery life would calculate to be if > everything is the same, and I am writing this email under SL instead of Lion. > But what I do know is that under SL, my battery can give me 10 plus hours of > nonstop usage. > This is doing anything but running Safari. I have mid-2010 MacBook Pro. > Again, I am not saying the battery life is definitely less, but it certainly > feels that way. Especially when my laptop seems to run a little more warm > than it has been in the past. > > I am not seeking any answers. I just want to bring this to your attention so > you can be aware of your MacBook's battery life under Lion. > I imagine this has a lot to do with what some people are saying about the > Spotlight. Lion probably has a new way of indexing the files in your system > and is caching it more actively than SL. I am not in panic mode yet. I am > quite sure Apple will come out with an update to improve the battery life. > For the meantime, I cannot expect the 10-hours of battery life I had before > running SL. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: IMPORTANT: To MacBook Pro Lion Users
Hi! How does one enable and disable the screen curtain? Thanks, Johnny On Jul 24, 2011, at 6:22 PM, Missy Hoppe wrote: > Hi! Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, I've already confirmed more > than once that my keyboard's backlight is > completely turned off. I have light perception, and am about 95 percent > definite that the backlight is not glowing at all. > Same with the screen. I keep brightness at 0 and also enable the screen > curtain. > It's an excellent suggestion, though, and I hope it helps someone. > Missy > > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor > Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 5:49 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: IMPORTANT: To MacBook Pro Lion Users > > Hello Everyone, > > After posting my last message to the list regarding the increase in heat > generated on my MBP since installing Lion and the definite lessening of > battery life, I took a closer look at my MBP and discovered what I hope will > prove to be useful to you. > > F Y I: Until yesterday, I was running Lion on an external FireWire drive > and did not notice the increase in heat since the computer is always sitting > on my desk when running Lion. Additionally, when I have the FireWire > connected, I also have the power cable connected. > > Anyway, and I have confirmed this twice on my MBP and I called a friend who > installed Lion this morning and she confirmed the same, said same being: > The backlight on the MBP keyboard is set to on when Lion is first installed. > > > Now I want to be clear, I keep my keyboard backlight off and so it was when > I upgraded to Lion. However, when I looked closely at my keyboard, today, I > discovered that while it was dimmed, it was not set as it had been before > the upgrade. > > After I turn the backlight off/or to its lowest setting, the increase in > heat went away. > > So, I recommend that those of you noticing a change in heat/battery drain > confirm that your MBP keyboard backlights are set as they were before > upgrading/installing Lion. > > F5 and F6 decrease and increase keyboard backlight, respectively. > > Mark > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: single letter navigation
Hi there! I don't know if anyone has given answer to your question as I am quite behind in my mail reading, but, to do what you are asking about, simply interact with the message or document test area and use ctrl option shift and left or right arrow. Best, Johnny On Jul 20, 2011, at 8:20 PM, chad baker wrote: > hi is there a way to do single letter navigation can't find it > thanks > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Data Detector!
Can someone please tell me how to stop VO from exclaiming this? Thanks, johnny -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: bible desk top clients?
Hi guys, Please be so kind as to publish your help using Eloquent as I am also a minister of the Gospel and in need of a good computer based Bible study program for my MBP. Thank you very much! Johnny On Jul 17, 2011, at 11:23 PM, Kliph&Sharrie wrote: > I can't find nothing to download for different translations. All it gives me > is the KJV, witch is fine since that's what my theology class uses. But > sometimes I need to look up different things in different translations, and > sometimes comintaries would be nice. When I try to search for other > versions, and other materials, it says nothing found, or source table empty. > so if you could help with this that would be great. If you'd like email me > privately. > skhleirpehctcoens7...@gmail.com > Thanks. > > > Sent from Minister Miller's IPhone > > On Jul 17, 2011, at 8:08 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: > >> Kliff, >> >> Before you give up on Eloquent, can you let us know what problem you're >> having? I'm using it, quite successfully, on my MBP for the same purposes >> you describe. I'd be glad to help if I can. >> >> CJ >> >> On Jul 17, 2011, at 5:07 PM, Kliph&Sharrie wrote: >> >>> So what bible apps are out there that will work with voice over? I have >>> tried elloquent, but no go. Someone gave me some instructions that just >>> didn't work out. I have tried word search on the PC side, but don't feel >>> like buying that for the mac just to see if it will work. All I want to do >>> is to be able to study, read and search the bible, and access commentaries >>> if available. Thanks. And before anyone says it, I've already googled it. >>> Just trying to see if there is anything someone else has tried. >>> >>> Kliphton SR >>> (twitter) http://twitter.com/kliphton72 >>> (Marriage Blog) http://cm-i-t-real-world.blogspot.com >>> Sent from my IMac >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Spellchecker in mail.
Hi good folks, Thanks so much to everyone who has replied to all of my questions with friendly helpfulness. You guys are the best! My latest concern has to do with the relentless spellchecker in Lion mail. How do I shut it off? I am conscientious enough to to manually check my spelling if I deem it necessary to do so when needed. As it is, the spellchecker is interrupting my reading or writing and constantly telling me that a word or name is misspelled. I'm virtually pulling my hair out! I have gone into the menus to try to shut off the spellchecker, but it keeps coming back. Oh my! Thanks in advance everyone for all of your very kind helpfulness. Johnny misspelled Chilelli -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Not another question from this guy!
Hi everyone, Sorry about all the questions about mail, but I'm banking on your kind understanding as I am a new Mac user and I need you guys to help me get my head around the Apple Lion mail way of doing things. I wish to save a message and place it in a newly created mailbox. I went to the message menu, down arrowed to the move sub-menu, downarrowed to the new mailbox and hit enter. Aback in the list view, I am still seeing the same post I wanted to move. i also tried hitting the spacebar on the new mailbox name, but still no go. What am I doing wrong? Thanks, Johnny -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Focus jumps to the top of the list in mail
Hi folks, I'm wondering if anyone else is experiencing the following: Your on row 29. You read a post and then you delete the message. Mail moves VO focus to the first message every time you do this. Is there a fix for this? I wish to stay where I am currently in the list. Help needed indeed! Thanks, Johnny -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: Getting to the top or bottom of a list
Hi Doug and all, I own a Mac Book Pro 13" laptop Does anyone know the commands for home and end on this little puppy? Thanks, Johnny On Aug 3, 2011, at 11:49 PM, Doug Lowlier wrote: > Hi Paul, > You must interact with the messages column then interact with the messages > table. When you interact with the messages column you see two items, Sort by > date and messages. Just interact with the messages table then go+shift+home > will take you to the top and go+shift+end will take you to the bottom. > > Doug > > On 2011-08-04, at 1:08 AM, Paul Henrichsen wrote: > >> How does one get to the top of a list of email messages? VO shift home puts >> me on the sort item. >> Thanks. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
VO speech rate in Lion mail
Hi all! Can someone please tell me what I need to do to speed up the speech rate in mail? Using the VO hot quick keys, ctrl+opt+cmd and the arrow keys speeds up speech for menus and ;the like, but does nothing for reading mail or typing rates. Thanks, Johnny -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: MOVING Mail
Hi Ann, Perhaps I need to figure out where my fingers are, , because when I press vo shift M I merely highlight the word in the message I currently am on. Oh do I need help! grin More help perhaps in setting up things with vo is needed? Johnny On Jul 31, 2011, at 5:03 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Johnny, > > To move a message to a different mailbox, place yourself on the message and > press VO-Shift-m to get a contextual menu. Then type "mo" for "move", press > right arrow then locate the desired mailbox, and press Return. You can type > the first letter of the mailbox to save time. > > Cheers, > > Anne > > > On 31 Jul 2011, at 10:41, John Chilelli wrote: > >> HI EVERYONE, >> >> THANKS FOR THE HELP IN LION MAIL. BUT WHAT I NEED TO KNOW IS HOW DOES ONE >> MOVE POSTS YOU WISH TO SAVE INTO OTHER MAILBOXES? >> >> JOHNNY >> On Jul 30, 2011, at 8:22 PM, Chris Moore wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I am interested to know how everyone is now using Lion Mail? >>> >>> At first, I was using the classic view, but now I have switched to the new >>> standard 3 column layout. >>> >>> I have my messages grouped by conversation (collapsed) and I used to hit >>> enter to open all of the conversations (previously known as threads) in >>> various windows. The oldest message would appear at the front, but in Lion >>> the newest window opens in the front. So I have stopped using this method. >>> >>> >>> I then listened to Mark Taylor's podcast on how he uses Mail. He simply >>> just uses the tab key to jump between each of the 3 columns. I tried this >>> method and found it ok, but I felt it did not always auto read the message. >>> However, it is not a bad approach if you only want to use one key on the >>> keyboard. Whilst Mark is in the message contents view, he then uses the >>> arrow keys to move back and forth (left and right) between the messages >>> within the thread). interesting approach, but I think I have found a >>> better way. >>> >>> I looked to see if Apple had uploaded the VO online help file yet, and >>> indeed they have. Apple suggest using VO+J to jumps between the messages >>> list and the content of the message. I tried this and it works great. >>> >>> So now I just scroll down my messages list, if I see a thread or >>> conversation I like the look of, then I just expand it by pressing the >>> right arrow and then move to the first message in the thread/conversation >>> and then press VO+J, VO will then start reading the message immediately and >>> skips reading the mail header (who the message is from) and to jump back to >>> the messages list, just either hit backspace to delete the message or press >>> VO+J again which will take you back to the messages list to where you were >>> in the list. >>> >>> I find this approach works really well, and I might implement the >>> favourites function in lion mail to quickly jump between mail boxes and >>> folders by holding down the command key and a number. For more information >>> about the new favourites feature in mail,, then check out Ricardo Walker's >>> excellent podcast. >>> >>> I would be interested to know how others are now using mail, and what about >>> using it with the track pad? I have not done it that way yet as I have >>> mainly been using Lion on my iMac with a full keyboard. >>> >>> However, I still really miss being able to jump to the top or bottom of my >>> messages list (VO+command and either up or down arrow), this no longer >>> works. >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit
Re: MOVING Mail
HI EVERYONE, THANKS FOR THE HELP IN LION MAIL. BUT WHAT I NEED TO KNOW IS HOW DOES ONE MOVE POSTS YOU WISH TO SAVE INTO OTHER MAILBOXES? JOHNNY On Jul 30, 2011, at 8:22 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > Hi all, > > I am interested to know how everyone is now using Lion Mail? > > At first, I was using the classic view, but now I have switched to the new > standard 3 column layout. > > I have my messages grouped by conversation (collapsed) and I used to hit > enter to open all of the conversations (previously known as threads) in > various windows. The oldest message would appear at the front, but in Lion > the newest window opens in the front. So I have stopped using this method. > > I then listened to Mark Taylor's podcast on how he uses Mail. He simply just > uses the tab key to jump between each of the 3 columns. I tried this method > and found it ok, but I felt it did not always auto read the message. > However, it is not a bad approach if you only want to use one key on the > keyboard. Whilst Mark is in the message contents view, he then uses the > arrow keys to move back and forth (left and right) between the messages > within the thread). interesting approach, but I think I have found a better > way. > > I looked to see if Apple had uploaded the VO online help file yet, and > indeed they have. Apple suggest using VO+J to jumps between the messages > list and the content of the message. I tried this and it works great. > > So now I just scroll down my messages list, if I see a thread or conversation > I like the look of, then I just expand it by pressing the right arrow and > then move to the first message in the thread/conversation and then press > VO+J, VO will then start reading the message immediately and skips reading > the mail header (who the message is from) and to jump back to the messages > list, just either hit backspace to delete the message or press VO+J again > which will take you back to the messages list to where you were in the list. > > I find this approach works really well, and I might implement the favourites > function in lion mail to quickly jump between mail boxes and folders by > holding down the command key and a number. For more information about the > new favourites feature in mail,, then check out Ricardo Walker's excellent > podcast. > > I would be interested to know how others are now using mail, and what about > using it with the track pad? I have not done it that way yet as I have mainly > been using Lion on my iMac with a full keyboard. > > However, I still really miss being able to jump to the top or bottom of my > messages list (VO+command and either up or down arrow), this no longer works. > > Chris > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
List ordering and jumping around in mail
Hi all! A couple of things in mail to ask you guys about: First of all, I tried reordering list order in mail as desending so that when I deleted a message the next message in order would automatically be the next message vo sees. But when I did that, I wasn't able to delete anything at all and vo would lost focus. Then, when I went back to reset the list order to ascending, even though vo reported that there was 19 items in the I think it was the message menu, only the first 12 items were shown. I mean, the rest of the menu items just disappeared. Can someone please give some pointers on how to set mail up so mail processing is easier expedited? For now, just one more question: Where do I go to disable automatic spell checking in mail? More questions to come of course, Lovin' my Mac BP! Johnny "Cakes"Chilelli -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Hello from a new MBP owner.
Well I'm a new MBP owner with lots to learn! Using the mail program in Lion.. Can someone please send me a short list of VO commands for making it easier to navigate in mail to open, close single and threaded messages, or moving messages to mailboxes for saving and future reference? Thank you folks much, Johnny Chilelli Erie, PA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
