RE: VPN questions

2017-04-10 Thread David Diamond
The thing is, it did work for the longest time. Now, it prevents me from getting on the internet. Or, it could be the updates through the mac. Who knows. All I know is apparently, VPNs has compatibility issues with the mac. Or, so I have been told by Best buy and the apple support help line

RE: VPN questions

2017-04-10 Thread Simon Fogarty
What's the cost with Better net please David? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden Sent: Tuesday, 11 April 2017 8:56 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VPN questions I use Better

RE: VPN questions

2017-04-10 Thread Simon Fogarty
You a Terrorist or something? An ET trying to phone home? It's just radio frequency related laws I have to worry about and the neighbours concerned about the pole in the ground or off the top of the house, -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@

RE: Has setting up email accounts changed in Sierra

2017-04-10 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Donna, I did this today with a machine at work and it was fine, Exchange isn't a provider it is service >From memory you hit enter on exchange and it should open another window with >boxes to fill in with your account details -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups

RE: Here is an Informative Article on How To Extend Battery Life on iOS and Android Devices

2017-04-10 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Donna, Yeah looking at it I'm thinking I might chuck the windows app on my media server and use that then I don't have to worry about battery power, or may be one of my iPods, Shame there isn't a apple tv app for sonos -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mail

Re: VPN questions

2017-04-10 Thread Eric Oyen
I already acquired that kit. Also, as a ham, I have some modifications and equipment here that will boost the output to 1 watt. btw, thats 1 watt to the antenna (not effective radiated power). Once I put up that antenna, add the other stuff and park it over on channel 11, I will pretty much be a

Re: VPN questions

2017-04-10 Thread Eric Oyen
well, there are other access points around the neighborhood, although none of them are within close range (signal strengths less than 30%) and mine is only a single device in the house. Also, most ordinary users are appliance users, which means their knowledge will not be sufficient enough to d

For folks with broken 3rd party VPNs under IOS 10.3.1

2017-04-10 Thread Scott Granados
For anyone having problems with 3rd party VPNs like Open VPN on IOS 10.3.1 it appears this is fixed in IOS 10.3.2 beta 2. This should be pushed for the public Beta very soon. Read more here from redmondpie. http://www.redmondpie.com/ios-10.3.2-release-notes-and-changes-whats-new/ -- The fol

Re: VPN questions

2017-04-10 Thread E.T.
Ok, good. Another David said that PIA did not give him internet access on his Mac so question is, are there specific settings I need to deal with? I am leaning at VPN Unlimited and will read up on that before I make the decision. From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . "God for you is where you sweep a

Re: VPN questions

2017-04-10 Thread David Chittenden
Correct, the app puts the appropriate information into the VPN system. The info can always be entered manually. Paying grants access to the particular VPN service networks. Kind regards, David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +61 488 988 936 Sent from my iPhone > On

Using Lame encoder in Mac with Audacity

2017-04-10 Thread Sharon Hooley
Hi, I want to install Lame Encoder on my latest version of Mac, and use it with Audacity 2.11 screen reader version. Do I use the same lame encoder download file that I would use in Windows? And how do I install/use it? Thanks, -- The following information is important for all members of th

RE: VPN questions

2017-04-10 Thread David Diamond
I will have to try it as Private Internet Accessibility does not allow me to get on the internet with my mac -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden Sent: Monday, April 10, 2017 1:56 PM To: macvis

Re: something seems to be pulling on my Mac resources

2017-04-10 Thread Terje Strømberg
Try the app menu bar stat. Don’t remember if it is in app store. I have posted about it before here in macvisionaries. Search the archive. Take care > 10. apr. 2017 kl. 11.12 skrev Ray Foret jr : > > Okay, > > Every once in a while, and just now too, my Mac’s fan goes up to full speed, > and

Re: Text Edit question

2017-04-10 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, That sounds like a rather convoluted method. I am a huge fan of keyboard shortcuts, but this one sounds more trouble than it's worth. Alternatively, you can insert a page break by going up to the Edit menu, down to Insert, then choose Page Break from the sub-menu. You could also create y

Re: something seems to be pulling on my Mac resources

2017-04-10 Thread Matthew Dyer
Ray, I don't have the problem whare my imac's fan goes up but I do find that my mac becomes really slugush if left on for more than 1 day at a time. I there for try to poqweroff at night before i go to bed and the next day I find that it runs just fine. I would try rebooting to see if the

Re: VPN questions

2017-04-10 Thread E.T.
David, Thanks. If manually set up on all platforms (Windows, iOS, macOS), software is not needed, right? Just set up manually. From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your min

RE: Text Edit question

2017-04-10 Thread daj.griffith
I had to look this up myself once and this is what I found on Google. To insert a page break, choose Format > "Wrap to page" (or press Command-Shift-W) so the break is visible. Position the cursor where you want to place the page break. Press Control-Q, then press Control-L. To remove the page

Text Edit question

2017-04-10 Thread Linda
I researched but can't find the answer. In text Edit, what is the keyboard shortcut to creat a New Page? In Page it is command-entr but that doesn't seem to work in Text edit. Many thanks. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have an

Re: Can I get my mackbook to be a little more patience when waiting for a command

2017-04-10 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi Andy, I believe that Anne was suggesting that you maybe are just accidentally brushing your hand or thumb on the TrackPad itself. Not that you're necessarily doing anything with the TrackPad commander. The TrackPad can often be quite sensitive and, thus, react to inadvertent touching by mo

Re: Can I get my mackbook to be a little more patience when waiting for a command

2017-04-10 Thread Andy
Hi Ann. Thanks for your support. Although it may be possible that I am activating Trackpad Commander commands without being aware of it, I doubt that this is my problem, as I believe I would need first, to turn my Tracpad Commander on. My problem just seemes to be like I simply timed out as

Re: VPN questions

2017-04-10 Thread David Chittenden
I use BetterNet and VPN Unlimited. BetterNet has better accessibility with iOS VoiceOver. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 11/04/2017, at 04:33, E.T. wrote: > > Eric is the only one who provided a reasonable answer. I

Re: VPN questions

2017-04-10 Thread E.T.
Eric is the only one who provided a reasonable answer. I still would like to see what others use for VPN services. From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off and s

Re: Jaws very choppy in VMWare fusion

2017-04-10 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Deppends on how much ram you’ve given the virtual windows machine. And also how much harddisk space you’ve given. /A > 9 apr. 2017 kl. 20:14 skrev Eric Brinkman : > > Hello all, > > I've always been disappointed by how choppy and breaky Jaws is when > running in VMWare fusion. I just upgrade

Re: Has setting up email accounts changed in Sierra

2017-04-10 Thread Jeffrey Shockley
Hi, What you have to do is find the “Exchange” button in the “New Account Types” table. Then, Interact with that table, and then, interact with that button, and VO space on it. Hope this helps, Jeffrey > On Apr 10, 2017, at 11:58 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hi all, > > I'm trying to set up a n

T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint make upgrades ahead of the Samsung S8 release

2017-04-10 Thread Scott Granados
I mention this here because these network changes benefit everyone. Apple is also mentioned in the article about supporting some of these upcoming features. T-Mobile is making the most and most exciting changes, AT&T plans on catching up sometime next year when everyone will have passed them a

T-Mobile to launch LTEU (LTE unlicensed) later this spring

2017-04-10 Thread Scott Granados
Interesting article about T-Mobiles roll out of unlicensed LTE or LTE on the 5 GHZ band. The first 20 MHz of the 5 GHZ spectrum will be used to augment the network with unlicensed spectrum. Also interoperates with WiFi to avoid collisions. Read more here. http://www.tmonews.com/2017/02/t-mob

Re: VPN questions

2017-04-10 Thread Scott Granados
Actually didn’t morph as much as you think. Simon is wanting to have a private connection back to his work. In fact, his solution is a good one geography willing. I used the same thing in Florida an antenna on a tower back to the office. Since WiFi has a strong cryptographic feature set it’s

Re: VPN questions

2017-04-10 Thread Scott Granados
Put the antenna on your roof on a mast like a television antenna mast. I don’t know about there but here in the states laws protect your right to do this. If you’re a ham radio operator you have even greater protections. I had a condo / home owners association mess with me once about putting a

disregard last message, mail is configured

2017-04-10 Thread Donna Goodin
I was able to do it directly from mail. I thought they had changed this so it had to be done from Internet accounts, but apparently I was wrong. Cheers, Donna -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Has setting up email accounts changed in Sierra

2017-04-10 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, I'm trying to set up a new exchange account. I'm in Internet Accounts, but Add new account is dimmed, and there doesn't seem to be any way to get it to activate. I've tried highlighting Exchange in the provider list, but that doesn't help. Has something changed in Sierra that I don't

Re: something seems to be pulling on my Mac resources

2017-04-10 Thread Scott Granados
Best way is to take the process that’s most using the resources and if you don’t know what it is google it. Youshould then learn what’s going on, also post to the list maybe one of us here would have heard of what’s using up your resources. > On Apr 10, 2017, at 11:42 AM, Ray Foret jr wrote:

Re: something seems to be pulling on my Mac resources

2017-04-10 Thread Ray Foret jr
Okay, but, how can I use that table? I did give it a try and could make almost nothing of what it was telling me. Next time it happens, I’ll try again. I could make out that what ever it was, at least fiftey percent of my processor resources were being used. Sent from my Mac, The Only compu

Re: VPN questions

2017-04-10 Thread E.T.
Interesting how this VPN thread morphed into something totally unrelated and totally unhelpful. From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off and say God did it." --C

Re: Jaws very choppy in VMWare fusion

2017-04-10 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Also, are you using standard I/O or USB for sound output? I have had issues with my plantronics USB headset when connected to the VM and not to the Macintosh. On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 5:45 AM Simon Fogarty wrote: > Try dropping yoru ram amount to a max of 8gig > Crazy I know but I've had issues

Re: Outlook 2016 or Apple mail

2017-04-10 Thread Rebecca Sabo
Hi all I have a MacBook air 2013 model but some reason it is very sluggish the sound keeps fading in and out if you move your hand in a certain way on the microphone button and also I cannot load windows 10 on the computer is there a way to get more ram or should I upgrade if so what kind of Mac

Re: something seems to be pulling on my Mac resources

2017-04-10 Thread John Panarese
Hi Ray, When the fan seems to spin up, check Activity Monitor and the processor list table. That will show you what is actually eating resources best. I've used this a few times to find out that a specific app or process was cranking up and chewing up a lot of overhead. Take Care John D. P

Re: Mac want shutdown or restart

2017-04-10 Thread Georgina Joyce
Hello Robert, Well for me this raises a number of questions please don’t take offence: Are you giving it enough time to shut down? Have you installed something recently? What has changed recently? Is it following an upgrade / update? Have you looked at the force quit applications dialog? (CMD+OPT

Re: Outlook 2016 or Apple mail

2017-04-10 Thread Donna Goodin
Hey Simon, As for why Word, because that is what they use, and I'd rather be using the same application. Also, I'll need to make heavy use of the Track Changes feature, and I don't know how well that will work on the Mac. Sounds like I probably just need to give it a try. >From all years of

Re: Here is an Informative Article on How To Extend Battery Life on iOS and Android Devices

2017-04-10 Thread Donna Goodin
Hey Simon, I find Sonos to be a HUGE battery drain. My battery on my iPhone 7 goes down about 10% after just an hour or so of usage. I love the app, but if I plan on using it for an extended period of time, I plan to re-charge my phone. Cheers, Donna > On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:03 AM, Simon Fog

RE: VPN questions

2017-04-10 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yeah they told me I could get my network at work, Haven't yet been able to do that, not sure why as maxed out the settings to try and reach the office which is only 1.5 Km in a straight line, And the antenna is on the side of the house as couldn't put a post in without upsetting the neighbours

RE: Here is an Informative Article on How To Extend Battery Life on iOS and Android Devices

2017-04-10 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hey Mark, Thanks for this, It's a great article, Just gone through my background apps having a look, In the day to now my sonos app has used 53% of my battery useage, Crazy how it's gone from 60% to 17% in les than 12 hours. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.c

Re: VPN questions

2017-04-10 Thread Scott Granados
Simon, I’ve gotten 50 miles point to point with Ubiquiti gear.;) Here’s another pointer though, I found a place to get 25 watt 2.4 and 5 GHZ bidirectional amplifiers / preamps. I’m thinking 100 foot mast, omni directional antenna fed by a LComm 25 watt Amplifier with a WiFi radio set with 20/4

RE: Emergency SOS

2017-04-10 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Scott, Yeah not something I've seen here in NZ either betas or production, -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 9:45 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subjec

Re: Emergency SOS

2017-04-10 Thread Scott Granados
Simon, it was a feature in the betas for a while. I want to say in the 10.1 train but I forget exactly. It was removed in later releases so it could be included and seems to be in some markets but not here. > On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:43 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Scott and ET, > > Yeah I

RE: Jaws very choppy in VMWare fusion

2017-04-10 Thread Simon Fogarty
Try dropping yoru ram amount to a max of 8gig Crazy I know but I've had issues with windows playing games -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Eric Brinkman Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 1:01 PM To: macvisionaries@g

RE: Emergency SOS

2017-04-10 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Scott and ET, Yeah I know this is a feature of watch OS 3 and came out last year with the series 2 watch, Have not heard anything about tit with IOS on the phones But then could someone have an app that allows for this which is being used in india as was stated earlier? -Original Mes

RE: VPN questions

2017-04-10 Thread Simon Fogarty
And if your like me and want to P off the neighbourhood, Get an omnidirectional antenna and an outdoor wifi radio unit and boost the power up to 75% max and start it up, Ubiquity rocket M2 and 15DBl antenna I have seem to ensure I'm connected to my network even when I'm 100M down the street,

RE: Jaws very choppy in VMWare fusion

2017-04-10 Thread Simon Fogarty
Can you increase your resources as in increase the ram within the vm your machine is running. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Eric Brinkman Sent: Monday, 10 April 2017 6:14 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.c

something seems to be pulling on my Mac resources

2017-04-10 Thread Ray Foret jr
Okay, Every once in a while, and just now too, my Mac’s fan goes up to full speed, and I’m not doing anything demanding on it or anything. How can I use the actividty monitor to try to determin what could be pulling so hard on my Mac that my fan is going up to full speed and stop it? Sent fr