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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1680494" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p>Join me tonight for the <a href="https://plus.google.com/" target="_blank">Mac-Forums Sunday Chat</a>. Look for the forum roundup, a Mac tip or two, and probably an IOS tip or two. I'll also complete my thought on the pros and cons of using smart devices as remote controls for various devices.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Members 281,487 Welcome to our newest member, <span style="color: #e4af09"><a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/member.php?u=361755" target="_blank">wk390107</a></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><span style="color: #454545">Sometimes <a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/apple-notebooks/328689-slow-connecting.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09">significant changes in network equipment leads to significant delay in connecting to networks</span></a>. Clear old network settings and re-enter info for your networks of choice. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><span style="color: #454545">Good <a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/switcher-hangout/328599-user-backup-questions.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09">discussion of backup procedures / questions </span></a></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/os-x-operating-system/328693-filevault-el-capitan.html" target="_blank">FileVault issues continue under El Capitan</a></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/2987673/streaming-media/the-different-ways-to-play-music-on-an-apple-watch.html" target="_blank">Methods for playing Music on the Apple watch</a></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Macworld points out two different methods of playing music using your Apple watch. The Now Playing glance acts as a controller. Swipe up, then swipe sideways until you see it. (If you don't see it, add it to your Apple Watch in the Watch app on your iPhone, in the Glances settings.)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong>Use Siri</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">A quicker way to launch music—and a better one if you're running, for example, and can't tap your watch's tiny display—is to use Siri. If you have "Hey Siri" enabled (<em>Settings > General > Hey Siri</em>, on the Apple Watch), just hold your watch up and say "Hey Siri, play Grateful Dead." Or, press the digital crown to activate Siri, and give a command. Siri searches your iPhone—this can take a few seconds—and starts playing the artist, album, song, or playlist you requested.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">One problem with Siri is that it searches both your iPhone and Apple Music, <a href="http://www.mcelhearn.com/you-cant-turn-off-apple-music-on-ios/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09">even if Apple Music is not visible on the iPhone</span></a>. So you may start playing music that's not on your device, and use data without any warning.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><a href="http://www.mcelhearn.com/display-a-downloads-window-in-itunes-12/?utm_source=Kirkville+weekly+newsletter&utm_campaign=93dab472aa-Kirkville_Weekly_Newsletter1_9_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3bb8b3b0bc-93dab472aa-298436589" target="_blank">Return the downloads window to iTunes 12</a></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">iTunes 12.3 now has an Activity Window, which is, for all intents and purposes, the same as the previous Downloads window (with a slightly different display). To view this window, choose Window > Activity Window. When you start a download, you’ll see it in the window.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1680494, member: 131855"] Join me tonight for the [URL='https://plus.google.com/']Mac-Forums Sunday Chat[/URL]. Look for the forum roundup, a Mac tip or two, and probably an IOS tip or two. I'll also complete my thought on the pros and cons of using smart devices as remote controls for various devices. [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]Members 281,487 Welcome to our newest member, [COLOR=#e4af09][URL='http://www.mac-forums.com/member.php?u=361755']wk390107[/URL][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545]Sometimes [URL='http://www.mac-forums.com/apple-notebooks/328689-slow-connecting.html'][COLOR=#e4af09]significant changes in network equipment leads to significant delay in connecting to networks[/COLOR][/URL]. Clear old network settings and re-enter info for your networks of choice. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545]Good [URL='http://www.mac-forums.com/switcher-hangout/328599-user-backup-questions.html'][COLOR=#e4af09]discussion of backup procedures / questions [/COLOR][/URL][/COLOR] [URL='http://www.mac-forums.com/os-x-operating-system/328693-filevault-el-capitan.html']FileVault issues continue under El Capitan[/URL] [URL='http://www.macworld.com/article/2987673/streaming-media/the-different-ways-to-play-music-on-an-apple-watch.html']Methods for playing Music on the Apple watch[/URL][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]Macworld points out two different methods of playing music using your Apple watch. The Now Playing glance acts as a controller. Swipe up, then swipe sideways until you see it. (If you don't see it, add it to your Apple Watch in the Watch app on your iPhone, in the Glances settings.) [B]Use Siri[/B] A quicker way to launch music—and a better one if you're running, for example, and can't tap your watch's tiny display—is to use Siri. If you have "Hey Siri" enabled ([I]Settings > General > Hey Siri[/I], on the Apple Watch), just hold your watch up and say "Hey Siri, play Grateful Dead." Or, press the digital crown to activate Siri, and give a command. Siri searches your iPhone—this can take a few seconds—and starts playing the artist, album, song, or playlist you requested. One problem with Siri is that it searches both your iPhone and Apple Music, [URL='http://www.mcelhearn.com/you-cant-turn-off-apple-music-on-ios/'][COLOR=#e4af09]even if Apple Music is not visible on the iPhone[/COLOR][/URL]. So you may start playing music that's not on your device, and use data without any warning. [URL='http://www.mcelhearn.com/display-a-downloads-window-in-itunes-12/?utm_source=Kirkville+weekly+newsletter&utm_campaign=93dab472aa-Kirkville_Weekly_Newsletter1_9_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3bb8b3b0bc-93dab472aa-298436589']Return the downloads window to iTunes 12[/URL][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]iTunes 12.3 now has an Activity Window, which is, for all intents and purposes, the same as the previous Downloads window (with a slightly different display). To view this window, choose Window > Activity Window. When you start a download, you’ll see it in the window.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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