iBUG Mac-N-Talk

Facilitator: Chanelle Allen

Topics:  Can you buy external Numpads;  Recommendations for external hard drives;  Can you access content on an external drive using both Mac and Windows;  Music from an external drive doesn't  play on Mac;  Can you change FN-F8 to use a different media player;  file converter for converting music on the Mac;  Has anyone heard of or tried Whisper Flow for Mac;  Foot pedal to move line by line when  reading by text;  How to transfer information from Mac to iPad Pro;  VoiceOver reads report when arrowing around and trying to close TextEdit; Trying to save a file and something is locked;  Can you  navigate using quick keys in TextEdit;  How to go to the top of the  message list in Mail;  Can you download or transfer your iPhone apps  to the Mac;  How to find apps that have disappeared; Is it better to use  an app other than Music for listening to class recordings;  How to mute and unmute in Zoom;  Are there any courses for learning the Mac terminal.

Facilitator: Chanelle Allen

Topics: new Siri voice on Mac also became active on iPhone; checking system specs  now says iMac instead of Intel; how to mute and unmute on the Mac in Zoom; focus is  never at the top when checking email; Mail app does not populate with the same accounts that are on iPhone;  sometimes Option-Up Arrow doesn't work in Mail; should  one update to macOS 27; why do some updates not come to computers with the Intel  chip; how to open a folder in the Dock;  newly created folder ended up on the Desktop;  VoiceOver equivalent for dragging; is there an easy way to shut down your computer;  what is an alias; would bump dots on function keys mess up the Mac; how to copy  YouTube links; how to select text in Safari; is there a time limit on copy and paste.

Facilitator:  Chanelle Allen

Topics:  Chess app broken on M2 Mac mini, are there alternative solutions; how  to open a link in a text message with VoiceOver on Mac; automatic updates on  Mac don't update software; deciding when to upgrade the operating system; VO- A always starts in the top of a document in TextEdit even when returning to the  same open file later; using VO-F followed by the arrow keys does not move to  the desired location; turning on VoiceOver in VMWare Fusion crashes the virtual machine; how to create a script to turn offVoiceOver and turn on a virtual  machine; when to use Microsoft Word or Apple software; can you save RTF as  DOCX in TextEdit; messages on Mac are not syncing with messages on iPhone;  email account syncing problems.

Facilitator:  Chanelle Allen

Topics:  How to download rather than play an audio file in Safari;   Problems with Mac fully updating; Items disappeared from the Desktop after doing an update; Widgets  appear on the Desktop and how to remove them; Which class explains the new  features of the Notes app;   Pressing Enter after recording in Amadeus Pro doesn't work  to stop the recording;   Why do people use Amadeus Pro;   No option to remove a widget when using VoiceOver actions menu; Option-Up Arrow and Option-Down Arrow do not  work in Mail to go to the top or bottom of the message list; Why can't you use Enter to dismiss a widget;  VO-F8 goes to Notification Center instead of VoiceOver Utility;   Trouble using non-Apple keyboard with MacBook Air;   Disabling Trackpad is possible in the VoiceOver Utility under the Commands category;   Trackpad is useful for toggling  speech and screen curtain or interacting; threads no longer grouped in Mac mail;   How  to set up your iPhone or Apple Watch to log into your computer; Advantages of  unlocking Mac with Apple Watch;   Can the Apple Watch be used to authenticate  something on the Mac;   When to adjust password and login settings;   Is there a benefit to  upgrading an M2 Mac;    How is Siri AI doing on macOS Golden Gate.

Facilitator: Chanelle Allen

Topics: Mac doesn't save passwords on sites like YouTube after updating to Tahoe;  how to drag and drop with VoiceOver compared to using the Trackpad; feedback to  new Mac users and participants on the class; Option-Up Arrow doesn't work right away  to go to the top of the email list; what are the key commands for page down,  specifically how to go down a page in Numbers;  Can you set a default file when you  open a new TextEdit document; how to get around lots of ads in YouTube videos from  the Mac training class; recommended reading for the Mac training class and class  archives; is the MacBook Neo a good option or would the MacBook Air be  better; how to create a link to a website on your Desktop; will Mac Safari mirror favorites and bookmarks from iPhone; receiving an authentication required message  after 10-12 minutes of playing a file in QuickTime player; computer randomly goes to  sleep when idle and starts saying authentication application window content is empty;  how to turn on screen curtain; turning screen curtain on still shows a band on the  screen; Fn key is not to the left of Control on the old extended Mac keyboard; layouts for other Mac keyboards; how to deal with system notifications;  several widgets  appear on the Desktop when restarting; how to remove desktop widgets; what is the quickest way to answer a FaceTime call when it comes in on your Mac.

Facilitator: Chanelle Allen

Topics:  troubleshooting Mac and printer connection problems; difficulty finding buttons  for screen sharing with Apple accessibility; how to turn off mouse pointer and Trackpad  when using VoiceOver; how to make sure the mouse cursor is out of the way; can you  mirror your iPhone to the Mac; anything comparable to Keyboard Help for learning Mac  commands; can you get a Mac without a touch bar; is Boot camp still supported on  Macs; music producing apps that work well on the Mac; best environment or tasks for  using the Mac; what does "Desktop" mean in Notification settings; can you use the  iPhone on your Mac as a webcam; process for clearing all notifications; Num Lock key on external keyboard goes to the Dock.

Facilitator: Chanelle Allen

Topics: what to look for when purchasing an external drive; thumb  drive where Windows files were copied is read only on Mac; when to  use VO-Space versus Enter; keyboard command alternatives to VoiceOver commands for accessing the shortcut menu; can VO-Shift- K always stay on; what is VO; can keyboard shortcuts replace VoiceOver; sometimes Caps lock doesn't work for VO commands;  How can you use a keyboard without a function key; does command- k work on the Mac to create a link; differentiating between letters in  commands and how to activate commands that use the same letter twice; how to prevent Caps lock from being activated when doing  VoiceOver commands; does key repeat apply only to letters or  modifiers as well; examples of useful Numpad commands; problems  editing in Pages after the latest Pages update; how to get started  learning the Mac; can you change an old Intel-based Mac to a Linux configuration; Card World app made by developers of Dice World works well on the Mac; how to play games on the Mac; how to screen  record on Mac using Zoom.

Facilitator: Chanelle Allen

Topics:  How to easily jump through and use the Mac Podcasts app; how accessible is  navigating around Garage Band for recording a presentation; is there a VO shortcut to  shut down the Mac;  tricks for shutting down and starting up your Mac; what are  thoughts on the necessity of shutting down the Mac; how to download a playlist in the  Music app; does anyone make use of Siri on the Mac and how useful is it; triggering  Siri and Dictation; advantages of the new Apple Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad  and function key at the bottom left; what is the advantage of getting a Mac cleaning  app and can you perform maintenance manually; trouble getting the latest Mac security  update; VoiceOver can be hard to use with AirPlay and the volume fluctuates; can you  get Perplexity on the Mac and how do you use Apple Intelligence; can you label  inaccessible items on the screen with VoiceOver; do Silicon Macs have Visual intelligence; have you encountered nutrition accessibility labels on Mac App Store  apps; is there an audible indicator on the Mac to let you know Caps lock is on; is there  anything major with macOS 26.4 specifically related to Gemini.

Facilitator: Chanelle Allen

Topics:  Advancing the Rotor doesn't work on the Mac;   Mac and braille display don't  connect over Bluetooth;   How to locate files on a Thumb drive in Mac Finder;   How to  share an iCloud Drive folder; Experiences with the new Zoom interface on Mac:   Original buttons for Mute/Unmute, Original Sound, and other controls do not appear;   Avoid trouble in Zoom participants table by setting VoiceOver to ignore Mouse pointer; Is it  better to have VoiceOver ignore the Mouse pointer;   Quick Nav must constantly be toggled on and off on many webpages with latest version of Safari;    Can you update Safari separately from macOS; is it easy to learn Mac commands;   Opinions on new budget Mac to be released soon;   Recommendation for external storage of at least 20 gb;

Facilitator: Chanelle Allen

Topics: Experience updating to Tahoe; how to add an event to Calendar from Gmail website; can you use Trackpad independently of or in conjunction with VoiceOver for people  transitioning to using a screen reader; what Trackpad commands are available for  VoiceOver; how to generate better passwords; some websites do not like strong  passwords suggested by Safari; how to open a PDF attachment from Mail and read it  in Preview; alternate methods for reading PDFs; how to start using Safari instead of  Chrome; how to install Google Chrome on the Mac; how to install something in a DMG  file; why use Chrome and Safari; what keyboard command represents the right mouse  click with VoiceOver; how to right click on the Trackpad; can you press Command-Delete to delete a photo; how to change the behavior of function keys; what is the  Image descriptor command; update for Amadeus Pro fixes issues with Tahoe;  recommendations for where to get Amadeus Pro; how to write or copy text in the edit  field of a message; does learning VoiceOver require familiarity with the keyboard.