Re: Is there any way to force a HomePod to play episode 1 of a podcast you've never listened to before?

2020-01-26 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Oh, I hadn't thought about Handoff, I so rarely use it. Thank you, Tim, that's a great suggestion. Cheers, Donna > On Jan 25, 2020, at 4:57 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi Donna, > > "First" episode was what I was going to suggest. Alternatively, you could > start the p

Re: Disappearing Extras Menu

2020-01-26 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Depends on the kind of restore that you do. A Clean Install would restore back to a brand new clean Mac, and you would need to re-add everything manually. A simple re-install of Mojave would retain all settings and data, but really wouldn't accomplish anything. I'd stay with my original

Re: Non-Appearing Extras Menu - Revisited

2020-01-26 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Overlay wouldn't be an issue. The windows from the various apps are independent of the menus. If there's an app, or agent, running in the background that keeps taking focus, that may cause the issue. These would be special apps though, ones that do not normally have any menus as a part o

Re: How do I delete ringTones?

2020-01-26 Thread KliphnShari Miller
If you go into sounds, and pick a category, you can delete the ring tones right from there, just swipe up and that will be an option Checkout our new Podcast called “Reality Check” on various issues. Married couple bringing everything to the table. We want you the audience involved and on the s

Re: Disappearing Extras Menu

2020-01-26 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Dave, what third party apps have you installed? From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 1/26/2020 7:07 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, Depends on the kind of restore that you do.  A Cle

Re: Disappearing Extras Menu

2020-01-26 Thread Dave Carlson
Adobe, Sibelius, Carvewright, Drop Box, Office 365, Turbo Tax 2019 - these are still “active” meaning I use them once in a while. Docuscan, Fine Reader, Epson Scan, Quicken - these are still in my Applications folder, so I guess still “installed” but I don’t use them any more. Dave Carlson E

Re: Disappearing Extras Menu

2020-01-26 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, It sounds like most of these are just apps you use, not necessarily that they are actually active. Maybe take a look in Activity Monitor to see if any of those happen to be active. Activity Monitor is in your Utilities folder. Later... Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Teacher (with

Re: Disappearing Extras Menu

2020-01-26 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Another place to look might be the Login Items tab in the user account of System Preferences. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 1/26/2020 10:19 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, It

Re: Disappearing Extras Menu

2020-01-26 Thread Dave Carlson
Tim, Yes, they shouldn’t be anything that is a “stay resident” application. And the only apps running besides Finder are Mail, Calendar, Messages, and Textedit. I did run the Activity Monitor to see what active processes were running. Most seemed to be kernel items but one I was not sure about: W

Re: Disappearing Extras Menu

2020-01-26 Thread Dave Carlson
E.T., Yes, I have looked there, and have even hidden some. I have my usual Mail, Calendar, Messages and then my network volumes Mac Backup connected to my Apple Airport Extreme, and three ASB volumes on my Windows PC. Those PC volumes might be the next thing I’ll try to completely disable. Dave

Re: Disappearing Extras Menu

2020-01-26 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
A long shot. You can export your VO settings in Voiceover Utility from the menu bar then reset to defaults. If you still experience issues you can easily restore those settings simply by doing a command down on the file you exported. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many

Re: Disappearing Extras Menu

2020-01-26 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Do you connect to your Mac from another Mac or PC? If not, then you really have no need to have File Sharing turned on. The Windows Server in Activity Monitor is not what it sounds like. It is actually just the process handling all the windows you open and close. That cycle of VO-m's ce

Re: How do I delete ringTones?

2020-01-26 Thread 'Robert Cole' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Please remember I’m still using IOS 12. Nothing happens when I swipe up or down on the list of RingTones. > On Jan 26, 2020, at 11:36 AM, KliphnShari Miller > wrote: > > If you go into sounds, and pick a category, you can delete the ring tones > right from there, just swipe up and that wi

Re: Disappearing Extras Menu

2020-01-26 Thread Dave Carlson
Tim, First, I don’t connect to my Mac from another Mac or PC right now. So I lose nothing by turning off File Sharing. I’ll do that. What you say about using Escape to close the Extras Menu — I do that, and still I can’t reopen either the Menu bar nor the Extras menu after escaping from the extr

Re: How do I delete ringTones?

2020-01-26 Thread Brad Snyder
Make sure you set the rotor to Actions, then swipe up or down to Delete, and then double tap. - Brad - > On Jan 26, 2020, at 14:10, 'Robert Cole' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > Hi, Please remember I’m still using IOS 12. Nothing happens when I swipe up or down on the list of RingTones. >

Lost my "Selected" Highlights

2020-01-26 Thread Dave Carlson
During all my attempts to modify the display and desktop characteristics, I managed to turn off something. Let’s say I’m in the System Preferences, and in one of the areas there are Tabs or Checkbox items in a row as I move across. Used to be, that I would hear “selected” when I landed on the on

Re: Lost my "Selected" Highlights

2020-01-26 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Tale a look at the verbosity setting with VO plus v. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 1/26/2020 2:44 PM, Dave Carlson wrote: During all my attempts to modify the display and desktop characteristi

Re: Lost my "Selected" Highlights

2020-01-26 Thread Dave Carlson
Wow. That did it. Was set to “low” so moved it up to “medium”. Thanks 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