Friday, September 29, 2017

MacWise 16.0.8 Compatible with Mac OS High Sierra and telnet

Apple, in their infinite wisdom, has removed Telnet from Mac OS High Sierra 10.13

If you have been using MacWise version 16.0.6 or earlier with telnet and upgrade to High Sierra, you will not be able to connect to your host because the telnet command is missing from High Sierra.

The solution is to install Kermit.
MacWise version 16.0.7 or later includes a Kermit Installer.
Version 16.0.8 has the Kermit Installer built into MacWise.

Run MacWise and select Kermit Installer from the Help Menu.

Put a checkmark on Kermit under the Connection Menu in MacWise

You will now be able to open a Telnet Connection with MacWise.

Saturday, January 28, 2017

MacWise Function Keys with Touch Bar on MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar does not have real function keys.
Instead, it displays function keys in the Touch Bar.
By default, the function keys are not displayed in the Touch Bar when you run MacWise.

You can get around this problem in four ways:

1. Since function keys are displayed at the bottom of the MacWise window, you can click on them with the mouse.

2. If you hold down the Fn key, the function keys will appear temporarily on the Touch Bar if you have the following option set in your Keyboard Preferences...
(You must always press Fn in combination with a Touch Bar fkey)

Select System Preferences from the Apple Menu.

In System Preferences, choose Keyboard.
Then click the Keyboard tab.

Change "Press Fn key to" Show F1,F2,etc. Keys

3. You can use the Option key in combination with number keys for function keys.
For instance Option 1 is Fkey 1

4. (Requires MacWise version 15.4 or later).

Select "Activate Touch Bar on Startup" from the Connection Menu.
Then follow the instructions.

Note: "Activate Touch Bar on Startup" menu item will only be available on Touch Bar MacBooks.

Now, each time you run MacWise, the FKEYS will appear in the Touch Bar and you do not need to hold down the Fn key.