Re: I need help with backing up my iphone on the mac

2016-09-28 Thread Joseph Hudson
Oh I definitely agree, I just restored for mine just the other day when I got my new phone and it was a success. Joseph Hudson Group administrator for the following groups chat http://list.ntxability.org/mailman/listinfo/chat_list.ntxability.org

Re: Mc Os 10.12 questions.

2016-09-28 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Yes. Send those logs to Accessibility. Shawn Sent From My White MacBook Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs Skype username: bbstheblindrapper Facetime: bbssh...@icloud.com > On Sep 28, 2016, at 8:24 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > >

Re: Apple kills my little mini with Sierra

2016-09-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
For one thing, braille support works fantastically. So much so, let me tell you something. I've got here an Alva Satalite 584 Pro. Tell me a screen reader in Windows may I add, a modern screen reader, that works with it straight out of the box, just by plugging it in via USB, not even

Re: Mc Os 10.12 questions.

2016-09-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Shawn wrote: I'll do that when I feel like crashing my computer which should be fun lol. ROFL! Uh, yee'eeah. That's about the size of it. But no, seriously, what e-mail do we then sent that diag to? Normally, when I've created those things, Apple sends me a website via e-mail where I

Re: Mc Os 10.12 questions.

2016-09-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Guys, Could this be a disk permissions thing? Is there a way in Disk Utility that we can check/repair? I know since El Capitan, they removed that option from Disk Utility, as it's kind a supposed to do that stuff automatically, isn't it? --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016.

Re: parallels access

2016-09-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Huh? Parallels is available for iOS? This is new news to me. LOL! I wonder what on earth it does? Now, you've got me curious. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. i...@gillandmarketing.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: mattias

Re: Apple kills my little mini with Sierra

2016-09-28 Thread E.T.
I am not sure that its practical to look into the future and wonder "how much longer". I think its self defeating. Without a doubt, more can be done especially with braille support. I prefer to keep plugging away at what I use now and do MY best to make it work for me. I do not think I

Re: Installing SSD on my mac mini, the os can not read it

2016-09-28 Thread Ramy Moustafa
Hello tim: when I'm in the disk utility, here is what I have exactly. outside the table, it says, selected disks row 2 or 3, disk 0 selected. when I interact with the table, I can see the disk 0 and mac os bass system, but the 1st item I can not access it, it says, space, and when I close the

Re: Apple kills my little mini with Sierra

2016-09-28 Thread David Chittenden
Rubbish, it is Samsung which has the reputation for seldom upgrading existing OS on mobile phones which are already in the market. Apple supports upgrades for several years, and does not charge for the upgrades. If you do not want the latest software, do not install it. And yes, the latest

Re: Apple kills my little mini with Sierra

2016-09-28 Thread Devin Prater
Well, using Linux in the console, if you can get used to it, is very accessible, but not moddern enough to be very productive in today's social media stuff. Yes, the Mac accessibility is usable, but for how much longer? How much more will it degrade? That's what I worry about. Sent from my

Re: Apple kills my little mini with Sierra

2016-09-28 Thread E.T.
Last shot at this for now. Show me another platform that rises above all. The next best enterprise we could look to would be advances in medical science. I will leave it at that. (smiles) From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 9/28/2016 3:43

Re: Installing SSD on my mac mini, the os can not read it

2016-09-28 Thread Ramy Moustafa
Thanks so much i have a hd without a name Ramy moustafa saber Musicc instructor at: faculty of musical education music arranger and sound engineer Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 29, 2016, at 12:42 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > Hi, > > If it was installed properly, you should only

Re: Apple kills my little mini with Sierra

2016-09-28 Thread Devin Prater
And unlike the big boys, you cannot improve Voiceover yourself. If something doesn't work, sorry. Beg the developer to fix it, or find some other program that works but may not work as well, such as Parallels, we must use VMWare. Also, if you need better braille support, you have to fiddle

Re: Installing SSD on my mac mini, the os can not read it

2016-09-28 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, If it was installed properly, you should only see a few items in the "Select a Disk" table. Try formatting the first item in that list. Make sure that you format it as MacOS Extended (Journaled). If that doesn't appear to work, you may need to use the Partition tab instead. In the

Re: Keychain and passwords.

2016-09-28 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, That wouldn't hurt. Probably is a good idea anytime you're going to do something that could have you lose data. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Sep 28, 2016, at 15:22, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! So this means i should do an encrypted backup on my

Re: Changed VO behaviour under Sierra with ReadKit

2016-09-28 Thread gs
I was optimistic that I would get this solved. However, it is not happening as of now. Has anyone else come up with a solution? On Sep 20, 2016, at 3:46 PM, Jonathan Mosen wrote: Hi everyone, the RSS reader ReadKit is one of my favourite MacOS apps. Since upgrading to Sierra,

Re: Downgrading to El Capitan

2016-09-28 Thread matthew dyer
Hi Andrew, If you have a bootable usb drive connected, holding down the option key for a few seconds then pressing left arrow once to select it should work. HTH. Matthew > On Sep 28, 2016, at 9:13 AM, Andrew Lamanche wrote: > > Hi Listers, > > Is it at all possible to

Installing SSD on my mac mini, the os can not read it

2016-09-28 Thread Ramy Moustafa
Hello all: Today, I did what I told you about, I put my 128 nGB ssd into my mac mini. the technition, does not have time to install system for me, he just blugged the mac mini to a screen, and he power the unit on, we listened to the chime, and he told me that if the mac didn't find the SSD or any

Re: parallels access

2016-09-28 Thread Anders Holmberg
Its not. /A > 28 sep. 2016 kl. 15:15 skrev mattias : > > Sounds intresting > But are it accessible? > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list,

Re: Keychain and passwords.

2016-09-28 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! So this means i should do an encrypted backup on my iphone first? Thanks. /A > 27 sep. 2016 kl. 19:52 skrev Tim Kilburn : > > Hi, > > Yes, they should be. Although, "should" is my favourite word I use when > helping people with tech issues. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn >

Re: Mc Os 10.12 questions.

2016-09-28 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Hey guys. I got a reply back from Apple Accessibility. So they say that if Voiceover crashes while using Alex, they want you to do something called a SysDiagnose command by pressing Control+Option+Command+Shift+Period and send them the logs as attachments. I'll do that when I feel like crashing

favorites no longer needed to by pass do not disturb

2016-09-28 Thread Kliphton Miller
Well, I was going threw old and new settings, to find out what was new or hidden, instead of buying a book, or asking someone else to figure it out for me. So, if you are editing a contact, and you do either the ring tone, or the text tone, there is a dialog that pops up when you go to select

favorites no longer needed to by pass do not disturb

2016-09-28 Thread Kliphton Miller
Well, I was going threw old and new settings, to find out what was new or hidden, instead of buying a book, or asking someone else to figure it out for me. So, if you are editing a contact, and you do either the ring tone, or the text tone, there is a dialog that pops up when you go to select

Re: Apple kills my little mini with Sierra

2016-09-28 Thread E.T.
And unlike the big boys, all accessibility tools are not only included, they work out of the box. At the end of the day, the initial high cost is just that. Also unlike the big boys and third party developers, there is no need of SMAs or added costs to keep up. From E.T.'s Keyboard...

Re: Apple kills my little mini with Sierra

2016-09-28 Thread christopher hallsworth
No bloatware as far as I am concerned. With every single mac you purchase, Apple Store or otherwise, comes no bloatware unlike the big PC boys like Acer or HP. > On 28 Sep 2016, at 14:55, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > Bloteware? Um, no offense, but I've not

Re: Hello Anne

2016-09-28 Thread christopher hallsworth
Wow! Grumpy indeed. I am always in the notion that Apple never “forces” users anything down their throats, upgrading to Sierra being one of them. It’s not even in Software Update; you have to grab it from the Mac App Store yourself. It isn’t just thrown at you like the other boys tried, at

Re: Downgrading to El Capitan

2016-09-28 Thread christopher hallsworth
Hi so on my girlfriend’s upcoming first ever mac will the c shortcut only work for USB? Asking as my late 2011 mac the c shortcut only boots from CD/DVD and not USB. Need to give her this information should she need to reinstall macOS. > On 28 Sep 2016, at 18:43, Jonathan Cohn

Re: Downgrading to El Capitan

2016-09-28 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Doesn't the C shortcut work for USB in addition to CD/DVD boots? On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 11:17 AM Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Andrew, > > > On 28 Sep 2016, at 15:13, Andrew Lamanche wrote: > > If a clean installation of El Capitan were to be necessary,

Re: Mc Os 10.12 questions.

2016-09-28 Thread Singing Sparrow
Well, here is a strange one for you, I switched to Tom, after downloading the voice and it started for like 2 to 4 seconds and then it went back to alex what in the world? On 9/28/2016 8:04 AM, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: If it's a 2010 Mac, yes. If it's a newer Mac you shouldn't have any

SV: parallels access

2016-09-28 Thread mattias
Ah my bad.. I should have writed parallels access for ipad Från: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] För Christopher-Mark Gilland Skickat: den 28 september 2016 18:50 Till: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Ämne: Re: parallels access My point was, you

Re: parallels access

2016-09-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
My point was, you asked about Parallels, which is a mac based program which runs on a mac. This is why I wrote and said it's not accessible, but to check out Fusion. How was I to know ahead of time you didn't have a mac, and just further for your info. No. Not everyone on here has a mac,

SV: SV: parallels access

2016-09-28 Thread mattias
Yes and ipads are from apple Parallels access But seems it are a rdp like client -Ursprungligt meddelande- Från: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] För E.T. Skickat: den 28 september 2016 18:21 Till: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Ämne: Re: SV:

Re: SV: parallels access

2016-09-28 Thread E.T.
Let's just say that this is a group for Apple prioducts. What was your question again? (smiles) From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 9/28/2016 9:15 AM, mattias wrote: What? So all here own a macbook? Don’t think so Some people here maybe

SV: parallels access

2016-09-28 Thread mattias
What? So all here own a macbook? Don’t think so Some people here maybe own a ipad only Or maybe only iphone.. Från: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] För Christopher-Mark Gilland Skickat: den 28 september 2016 17:56 Till:

Re: parallels access

2016-09-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Well, you did! ask about this on a mac based mailing list, so, the assumption was made. NO offense intended. I mean that with all due respect. Smile. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. i...@gillandmarketing.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message

Re: Hello Anne

2016-09-28 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi Martin, The release of Sierra has not rendered your Mini obsolete, thus also has not forced you to throw away a perfectly good machine, nor does it force your hand into purchasing a new computer. That Mini works very well with El Capitan and will likely continue working well for quite a

Re: Downgrading to El Capitan

2016-09-28 Thread michael babcock
How to downgrade from macOS Sierra back to OS X El Capitan | iMore http://www.imore.com/how-downgrade-macos-sierra-back-os-x-el-capitan > On Sep 28, 2016, at 6:13 AM, Andrew Lamanche wrote: > > downgrade

Re: Downgrading to El Capitan

2016-09-28 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Andrew, > On 28 Sep 2016, at 15:13, Andrew Lamanche wrote: > > If a clean installation of El Capitan were to be necessary, I have > instructions on how to create a bootable El Capitan usb drive. The only > question mark I have is - as you restart your mac with the

SV: parallels access

2016-09-28 Thread mattias
Yes if I owned a macbook Från: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] För Christopher-Mark Gilland Skickat: den 28 september 2016 15:59 Till: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Ämne: Re: parallels access Last I knew, no. Not in the least. You'd be way

Re: Hello Anne

2016-09-28 Thread E.T.
Totally skewed. Apple has not made the decision for you, you did, as we all do, to press the upgrade button or not to press the upgrade button. Good luck with the Ultra Book. Nothing will change with that, only the names. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe?

Re: Mc Os 10.12 questions.

2016-09-28 Thread Singing Sparrow
Strange Because When Alex works the Macbook mid 2010 white polly carbon works great when I am using it with alex, but the strange thing is if i walk away for a bit and come back, If i am playing music or something that keeps the system in working mode/ or making the hard disc do something

Hello Anne

2016-09-28 Thread Martin Brown
Yes Anne, I can live quite well with El Capitan. I think the only thing in Sierra that would have been useful was the removal of the focus bug along with a few others. Not a show stopper however. The thing that annoys me is, that Apple have decided to not even give me the opportunity to try the

Re: Apple kills my little mini with Sierra

2016-09-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Well said, Alex. No further comments, that's all I'm gonna say. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. i...@gillandmarketing.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: Alex Hall To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday,

Re: parallels access

2016-09-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Last I knew, no. Not in the least. You'd be way better off with VMWare Fusion. http://www.vmware.com/fusion --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. i...@gillandmarketing.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: mattias To:

Re: Apple kills my little mini with Sierra

2016-09-28 Thread E.T.
And we CAN get off that gravy train at any time. We are not being held hostage. Maybe I speak too soon for I will be installing Sierra this weekend but I have gone through 4 OSs now. What's one more? From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On

Re: Apple kills my little mini with Sierra

2016-09-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Actually, that phone you mention could! run Android 7, but that's not for this list. If you wanna know more, shoot me an e-mail off list. clgillan...@gmail.com --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. i...@gillandmarketing.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original

Re: Apple kills my little mini with Sierra

2016-09-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Bloteware? Um, no offense, but I've not seen any bloteware on the mac with Sierra or the like. Care to elaborate? --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. i...@gillandmarketing.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: "-dan d."

Re: Installing a new SSD Drive. what should i do to transfer my system?

2016-09-28 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Coming in lately here but would the dd command work from the terminal to do this? This is free and included in the osx. /A > On 26 Sep 2016, at 08:22, Portia Scott wrote: > > As far as your question about moving your old install to it, I think… and > someone can

parallels access

2016-09-28 Thread mattias
Sounds intresting But are it accessible? -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators

Downgrading to El Capitan

2016-09-28 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Hi Listers, Is it at all possible to downgrade from OS Sierra to El Capitan again? If yes, would it require a clean install of El Capitan and thus loss of all the data? Although my late 2010 Macbook air is listed by Apple as being capable of running Sierra, I wonder whether it is too much to

Re: Mc Os 10.12 questions.

2016-09-28 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
If it's a 2010 Mac, yes. If it's a newer Mac you shouldn't have any problems. Shawn Sent From My White MacBook Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs Skype username: bbstheblindrapper Facetime: bbssh...@icloud.com > On Sep 28, 2016, at 2:50 AM, Simon Fogarty

Re: Application for making ringtones for iphone & android phones using El Capitan?

2016-09-28 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, Just curious, what is the advantage of using an app like this over just creating the ringtone yourself in iTunes? Cheers, Donna > On Sep 28, 2016, at 12:21 AM, Bill Gallik wrote: > > First of all, I need to correct a minor error I made in my original post; the >

Re: Apple kills my little mini with Sierra

2016-09-28 Thread Saqib Hussain
Hi. May the processor can’t handle the latest OS. Unfortunately there seems to be a cut off point with hardware regardless of the OS in question. It is the same with phones. You probably wouldn’t be able to run the latest Android 7 on a 2011 phone like the Samsung Galaxy S2. In my opinion,

Re: Apple kills my little mini with Sierra

2016-09-28 Thread -dan d.
No, it is the apple gravy train at work with built in obsolescence as a marketing approach. Pushing bloatware out each year is no excuse and no favor for the end user. On Wed, 28 Sep 2016, Alex Hall wrote: You're not considering the resource needs of the OS itself. New operating

Re: Apple kills my little mini with Sierra

2016-09-28 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Martin, Is there anything in Sierra that you don’t want to live without, or are you quite happy with El Capitan? I’m quite sure that my MacBook Air will take Sierra with ease, but for the time being, I’m not going to bother because I don’t need all the bells and whistles. I have installed

Re: Apple kills my little mini with Sierra

2016-09-28 Thread Alex Hall
You're not considering the resource needs of the OS itself. New operating systems have animations, background tasks, throughput needs, and other requirements that must be met or the OS will run slowly and poorly. Apple has to decide where those problems become so great that the OS would not be

Apple kills my little mini with Sierra

2016-09-28 Thread Martin Brown
I have tried to download Sierra using my 2009 Mac Mini, but was informed that my device was not compatible. I am somewhat surprised at this because my Mini has 4GB of ram and a 500GB hard drive. I say somewhat surprised, but not totally. Perhaps Apple has applied the 7 year rule. Put simply the

Re: I need help with backing up my iphone on the mac

2016-09-28 Thread Helga Schreiber
Hi, you are welcome! We are here to help! Thanks and God bless! Helga Schreiber Group Moderator for the IPad help for the blind ipadhelpfortheblind+subscr...@groups.io Member of National Federation of the Blind and Florida Association of Blind Students. Member of the

Re: I need help with backing up my iphone on the mac

2016-09-28 Thread elayneh
I just want to say thanks for the help.I was able to use your information and backup my phone. thanks On 9/18/2016 3:58 AM, Helga Schreiber wrote: Hi Elayneh! How are you? So you just need to connect your phone,dn it will open iTunes automatically if you have it se t that way. So when

RE: Mc Os 10.12 questions.

2016-09-28 Thread Simon Fogarty
O As I'm about to update to 10.12 Am I picking here that I first need to download a few extra voices and 2 make sure I change from the old faithfull of alex to something else which is not going to screw up my machine? Cheers, Simon F -Original Message- From:

Re: Mc Os 10.12 questions.

2016-09-28 Thread christopher hallsworth
Nothing. Sounds like a serious bug with 2010 macs and agreed that everyone owning such macs should let Apple Accessibility know right away. Ok, it’s old hardware, but as you know with Apple, they have a history of supporting old hardware much longer than the competitors. Look at the iPhone 4s

Re: Mc Os 10.12 questions.

2016-09-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Yeah, but that could be playing the contributing factor. I'm not totally sure. I know Ben isn't having this issue. I just asked him, and hopefully in a bit, he'll write in with his thoughts. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. i...@gillandmarketing.com Phone: