iBUG Mac-N-Talk

Facilitator: Chanelle Allen

Topics:   iBUG Mac Training class start date; what to do when Finder  is not responding after logging on;   How to keep USB-C AirPods Pro  from being treated as a wired Mac headset and still connected via  Bluetooth to iPhone while plugged into the Mac for charging; Zoom  Workplace layout differences between Windows and Mac; how to  select non-consecutive items in Finder; how to select multiple  messages in Mac mail for deletion; how to search for Mail; how to set  up junk mail filtering on Mac; iBUG emails not coming through to  Gmail addresses; trying to use Zoom and Apple USB-C EarPods but  input and output keep changing; how to DJ on Internet radio using the  Mac and Audio Hijack;    Mac case is not necessary and keyboard  over may warp screen; conversation and messages lists are now in  reverse order in latest macOS 26.2 Messages app; how does Spotify  fit into Internet Radio discussion; option to search within toolbar is  back in Apple Music in macOS 26.2;  In Apple music, spacebar works  to pause but not always to re-play; cannot open an album with VO- Spacebar in Apple Music; how to read received messages in messages app; can you turn off Bluetooth on Mac; how to get to the  info dialog in Finder; how to write accents on the Mac.

Facilitator: Chanelle Allen

Topics:   Does MacBook Pro come with a case; Shortcut for completely shutting down the Mac so that it is not toggled on by  extraneous key presses or movement; Is the macOS 26 Tahoe  Reference Card from National Braille Press useful; where to find the  BRF copy of the  VoiceOver User Guide, and is it available in hard  copy braille; How to  move a file from Documents into a new folder;  Accessibility of AI  programs on the Mac such as Claude and Sora;  Perspective Intelligence from Techopolis Online Solutions; has anyone used Slack on the Mac; How to use the universal clipboard to paste  something from the Mac into Slack; How to search for a Mac case;  what is the Trackpad; understanding how to use the ports on the Mac  mini; What to do when activating links in emails shows webpages as images; Workaround for testing things without VoiceOver; how to use VO-Shift-L and what section of the screen does it recognize; How to make changes in a Mac popover such as in Calendar or Reminders  without exiting and losing the changes; How to find and dismiss a  pages dialog about font substitutions; What is Perky Duck and is it  accessible on the Mac; what is a good OCR program for the Mac;  Voice Dream Reader on Mac; lower-priced Mac apps offered around  Black Friday.

Facilitator: Chanelle Allen

Topics: How to have emails not be automatically marked as read when arrowing through the message list; what does Inbox warning sign mean?; can't get out of Messages list; how to deal with Mail or Finder not responding or VoiceOver being sluggish; Amadeus not responding problem when using Right Arrow to fast forward; Mail freezes when using quick navigation keys to navigate a message, cannot quit or do anything for up to 30 seconds; Mail seems to jump when going down the list deleting messages; updated Mac to Tahoe, has anyone added widgets to Desktop;  2019 Mac is not able to update to Tahoe, is it time for a new Mac; what can you do on the Mac with Apple intelligence; what's new with Tahoe; what is Clipboard History; how to copy a link when it is on a line with other text; use VO-M-M to go to Menu extras; couldn't get universal clipboard to work when trying to paste text from Mac to Facebook Messenger on iPhone; use Bluetooth keyboard VoiceOver commands as alternatives to rotor gestures on iPhone; how to fetch something sent via AirDrop to Mac; use VO-F7 to check WiFi signal; how to play a playlist in Apple Music on a new Mac; does everyone pay for Apple Care on Mac; look for continuity under AirDrop and AirPlay in System Settings; setting List Preview to none in Mail Settings > Viewing causes no message text to be spoken even when Use Column Layout is disabled.

Facilitator: Chanelle Allen

Topics:   How to resolve previous remapping of Control, Option, and Space to start using VoiceOver; no longer able to use context menu in Excel to rename sheets; difference between Action Menu when it says actions available and context menu; correct options are not given for Actions Menu when viewing Dropbox notifications; VO-N versus VO-O; using macOS Sonoma effectively; how to navigate podcasts on the Mac; how to navigate and make sense of rearranged Music app in Tahoe: cannot type in desired search terms or add songs to playlists; opening links in Safari sometimes causes VoiceOver to say image and the webpage doesn't seem to load properly; how to quickly get to podcast chapters in Downcast; are there VoiceOver Tutorial improvements in Tahoe; VoiceOver friendly apps for writing; truth of story that Google Chrome should not be used on Apple devices; where to go with Mac navigation and using it every day; what is a tab group within a website; bugs to be aware of in Tahoe; something blocks an edit box from loading on a banking website in Safari; difference between sound volume and VoiceOver volume.

Facilitator: Chanelle Allen

Topics:  when using Messages, contacts on iPhone only show as phone numbers on Mac; best technique for using Mac keyboard where right side doesn't have Control key; best keyboard to work with all devices; reverb/echoey audio when using Farrago, Loopback, and Vocaster; good place to start learning VoiceOver commands; since Sequoia 15.6.1, Zoom links don't open and prompt for using the Zoom Workplace app; volume was very low while sharing Loopback audio in Zoom despite sound in file being normalized: disabling audio ducking suggested as solution; what does Farrago do; difference between Audio Hijack and Loopback; is Piezo like Amadeus Pro; Using VLC and not having files open in the Music app; no way to set default app by group, must be done by file type; will copying VoiceOver settings to iCloud transfer to another Mac;  adjusting hints: turning them on/off temporarily or increasing delay; truth of rumors that Apple will create a budget MacBook running on the A18 Processor; recommendation for Mac geek Gab and VoiceOver Learning Lounge podcasts.

Facilitator: Chanelle Allen Topics: how to select a Mac with optimal portability, storage, and processing power; suggestions for Mac training opportunities; potential benefits to Pages and spreadsheet apps on Mac when iPhone/iPad versions are clunky; advisability of using Mac Fuse with the Brailliant and uncertainty about operating Disk Utility; how to get VoiceOver focus on the incompatible fonts warning or window in Pages when opening a Word document; how to read a Word document if you don't have Word on the Mac; meaning of words such as Yosemite when coming from a Windows background; exploring possibility of switching to the Mac for simple word processing tasks like keeping lists; Mac Mail question: how to show the unified inbox and expand Favorites and All Inboxes with VoiceOver; cost of a good Mac; does the MacBook Air have a touch pad for gestures; availability of iOS apps on Mac; tips for cleaning off keyboard and laptop screen or knowing when and how to have it inspected by Apple; activating the Add button next to Favorites in order to unhide unified mailboxes; how well do Siri and Dictation work on the Mac; what does VO mean and how to use it on a Windows keyboard; how to use Apple Music and Podcasts with VoiceOver; work arounds for Safari not opening an HTM file; tip for adding Mac app keyboard shortcuts and function of Option key when pressed in combination with certain letters and symbols; Mac USB keyboard for Amadeus Pro.

Facilitator: Chanelle Allen

Topics:   Amadeus Pro: trouble with keyboard shortcuts for editing and navigation; work around for Amadeus Pro: mouse pointer should follow VoiceOver  Cursor; how to take advantage of Send Later feature in the Mac Messages app; trying to set up an activity using different voices for different apps still uses default VoiceOver voice; best method for silencing unwanted speech in Zoom other than turning off VoiceOver; latest Apple Magic keyboards have FN key in bottom left corner; positive recommendation for Matias USB keyboard ; notification that keyboard will operate as wireless when plugged in via USB doesn't pop up anymore and attempt to turn off Bluetooth warns about no longer having a keyboard; can you get away with not using an FN key; for different voices in activities: make sure primary voice is set to desired voice and don't worry about adding rotor languages; will Amadeus Pro work after macOS 26; macOS 26 will be the last to run on Intel Macs; are Rogue Amoeba apps working as expected on Tahoe; considering the purchase of a new computer: how does Mac mini compare to other Macs;  traveling with Mac minis and laptops; do current Mac minis require a dongle; how to adjust playback speed in the podcast app rather than in the menu; when typing in password at logon, there is no alert that it is incorrect; why does Music app launch even without a file, and force quit does not close it.

Facilitator: Chanelle Allen

Topics: noticeable difference or things missing on a four-year-old Mac; difference between VoiceOver and JAWS and Mac and Windows; Mac keyboard layout differences; purpose of keys above six pack on Extended Apple keyboard for Windows; has interacting behavior changed on the Mac; how to copy files to the same drive from several locations; differences in keyboard commands for Mac and iPad; further classes and resources to explore after Mac training course; difference between MacBook Pro and MacBook Air; how do Macs work with Office; how does Microsoft Office 365 compare to the Apple iWork suite; Home, End, Page Up and Page Down keys: locations on a MacBook keyboard and purposes for Mac and VoiceOver navigation; other commands you can perform with holding down the FN key; Changes to new extended Apple Magic keyboard with touch ID; assigning keys for Apple Intelligence; how to change touch bar so that it displays F1 through F12 keys; how to use ChatGPT on the Mac; how to make better use of the calendar on the Mac; does it make a difference whether the Zoom URL is in the location field or in the URL field of a calendar event; what is KeyNote equivalent to in the Office suite; how easy are Google suite applications to use on Mac

Facilitator: Chanelle Allen

Topics:  How difficult or easy is it to switch to a Mac from Windows: advantages of using the Mac; Resources for learning VoiceOver on the Mac; can you tell Siri to turn VoiceOver on when booting up a new Mac; is VoiceOver as compatible with Mac as JAWS is with Windows; how to learn the Mac while listening to learning resources on the same or a different device; can you have multiple windows open in Mail; how to represent Command and other keyboard keys when writing notes; program for controlling the Mac and typing text with your voice; why no audio when connecting to Zoom on Mac mini; how to expand a conversation in Mail on Mac; Mac application for people to collaborate on the same document for note taking; can you trade in a Mac or do you have to keep the same one; how long can you use your Mac before having to purchase a new one; important considerations for choosing a computer for returning to college.

Facilitator: Chanelle Allen

Topics: How to capture audio from WhatsApp using Loopback; navigating among and reading messages in the Mac mail app; cannot find an installed app in the Applications folder but App Store says open rather than download; do TextEdit documents open in Duxbury on Mac; how to show file extensions; how to read an email that just says text; accessing the iBUG Mac Training videos; quickest way to get to the main region when you open a webpage in Safari; does using Print with Command-P automatically connect to a wireless printer; keyboard command to mute and unmute speech on VoiceOver; new layout in VoiceOver utility for command customization; VoiceOver Option key commands to adjust rate and volume now work after latest macOS update; problem with old USB-A Apple keyboard being sporadically recognized by the Mac; user Authentication message has gone away after latest update; work arounds for VoiceOver saying application when display turns off; working with files on an external drive is slow because the drive has to wake up; general recommendations on local Mac backup.