RE: Apple Health App

2024-05-30 Thread Jessica Barr
I'm not sure about heart attacks or stroke, but it will notify you if your resting heart rate goes above 120 BPM, you can do an ECG, and depending on which Apple Watch you have you could check your blood oxygen level. You can also use it to track your sleep. It isn't always accurate, but it

RE: Anyone have experience with the Orbit reader?

2024-03-24 Thread Jessica Barr
does have that, but the Mantis does not. Cheers, Donna > On Mar 23, 2024, at 10:04 PM, Jessica Barr wrote: > > Yes, I would rather pay more for a device that will work reliably for at > least a few years before having to be sent in than have a cheap display that > has to be sent

RE: Anyone have experience with the Orbit reader?

2024-03-23 Thread Jessica Barr
BrailleSense 6, so at least you weren't completely reliant on the Orbit Reader. Thanks for telling me about your experience. I have to say that has me leaning away from buying it. Best, Donna > On Mar 23, 2024, at 11:34 AM, Jessica Barr wrote: > > Hi Donna, > I tested several O

RE: Anyone have experience with the Orbit reader?

2024-03-23 Thread Jessica Barr
Hi Donna, I tested several Orbit Readers for my braille and talking book library, and they all broke down within a few months, if not sooner. I loved the braille cells when they were all in good working order, so I bought an Orbit Reader 20 Plus shortly after it was released, hoping that the

RE: Anyone else using Apple Pay or an Apple Card?

2024-03-07 Thread Jessica Barr
? This is true, unless you have enabled the new Stolen Device Protection feature. When Stolen Device Protection is enabled, then passcode bypass is disabled, and only biometric authorization is allowed. - Brad - On Mar 7, 2024, at 09:08, Jessica Barr wrote: You can also authenticate using your passcode

RE: Anyone else using Apple Pay or an Apple Card?

2024-03-07 Thread Jessica Barr
You can also authenticate using your passcode if Touch ID or Face ID isn't reliable. - Original Message - From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries Date: Thursday, March 07, 2024 09:02 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Anyone else using Apple Pay or an Apple Card? Hi

RE: Seeking help from someone who uses an Hable

2024-02-23 Thread Jessica Barr
no number sign, number sign plus upper > case numbers, number sign plus lower case numbers. I can activate the field, > but no text ever seems to be entered. > Cheers, > Donna > >> On Feb 23, 2024, at 10:19 AM, Jessica Barr wrote: >> >> Interesti

RE: Seeking help from someone who uses an Hable

2024-02-23 Thread Jessica Barr
Interesting. Are you using the number sign before the first digit? - Original Message - From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries Date: Thursday, February 22, 2024 10:06 PM To: via MacVisionaries Subject: Seeking help from someone who uses an Hable Hi all, Just got this device, and

RE: Any accessible games for the mac

2024-02-19 Thread Jessica Barr
There's also Brok the InvestiGator, which was nominated for a Golden Apple on AppleVis. I've thought about purchasing it but haven't yet. - Original Message - From: Jessica Moss Date: Monday, February 19, 2024 04:01 PM To: 'Jim Fettgather' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: Any accessible

RE: attaching a Zoomax e-reader to a Mac as a braille display

2024-02-11 Thread Jessica Barr
It wouldn't hurt to contact whoever is in charge of distributing the eReader and troubleshooting problems. My state has the Zoomax also, but I've heard things about it that make me hesitant to request one. Good luck. - Original Message - From: Lorie McCloud Date: Saturday, February 10,

RE: Mark on the Aftershock (Shock) Open Run Pro and Open Fit Bluetooth Headphones for iPhone

2024-02-09 Thread Jessica Barr
I'm glad you're enjoying both of your Shokz headsets. I've had the OpenComm headset for quite a while, but I haven't used them in a very long time because they don't seem to fit correctly. I feel like every time I move a muscle I have to adjust them so that they don't fall off. The OpenFit do

RE: Seeing AI

2024-01-14 Thread Jessica Barr
I had so much trouble with that that I gave up on that category a long time ago. I sometimes have better luck identifying products using the short text category. - Original Message - From: Lorie McCloud Date: Sunday, January 14, 2024 04:15 PM To: via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: Seeing

RE: What is the best recording app for aM2 Mac?

2024-01-14 Thread Jessica Barr
Glad to know Just Press Record is in the Mac App Store too. I have it on my iPhone and Apple Watch, and I think it's well worth the price. - Original Message - From: Brad Snyder Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024 06:27 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: What is the best

RE: links in text messages

2023-12-31 Thread Jessica Barr
That happens to me sometimes too. Someone texted a link to me, and although Links didn't show up in the rotor, I was able to activate the link by double-tapping on it. I'm not sure whether that will always work or I was lucky, but try that and see if it works. - Original Message -

RE: Here Are The Steps to Get Your iOS 17.2 iPhone / iPad to Automatically Announce When the Battery Level Falls Below or Rises Above a Certain Percentage

2023-12-18 Thread Jessica Barr
Thank you for these instructions, Mark. It worked well. - Original Message - From: MacVisionaries Date: Sunday, December 17, 2023 03:41 PM To: MacVisionaries Subject: Here Are The Steps to Get Your iOS 17.2 iPhone / iPad to Automatically Announce When the Battery Level Falls Below or

RE: Mark's Update to iOS and iPad OS 17.2: An Extremely Positive Experience

2023-12-15 Thread Jessica Barr
I'm very happy with iOS 17.2; however, when I updated my Apple Watch to 10.2, the VoiceOver voice reverted to Samantha, and I cannot change it back to Zoey enhanced. I spent almost two hours on the phone with Apple Accessibility and the problem still hasn't been resolved. I know some people

RE: Genres in Music

2023-12-09 Thread Jessica Barr
I didn't know you could change the genre classifications in the Music app. I would be interested to know how you did that, as well as the answer to your question about syncing those changes across devices. - Original Message - From: "'E.T.' via MacVisionaries" Date: Saturday, December

RE: A Happy Thanksgiving Day to Everyone

2023-11-23 Thread Jessica Barr
Happy Thanksgiving to you, too, and thank you for running these lists and giving us a space to ask questions and share experiences. - Original Message - From: MacVisionaries Date: Thursday, November 23, 2023 02:14 PM To: MacVisionaries Subject: A Happy Thanksgiving Day to Everyone

RE: Re: Need a new Braille display

2023-11-22 Thread Jessica Barr
ovember 22, 2023 07:01 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com;Jessica Barr Subject: Re: Need a new Braille display On 22/11/23 17:58, Jessica Barr wrote: > The Brailliant is quite a bit more expensive, but I think it's a great > product. I've had good luck with the first two display

RE: Re: Need a new Braille display

2023-11-22 Thread Jessica Barr
. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 22, 2023, at 4:51 PM, Jessica Barr wrote: > > I know there are people who have had good luck with Orbit displays, but I > don't recommend them. I beta tested several of the original Orbit Reader 20s > for my regional braille and talking library, and all

RE: Re: Need a new Braille display

2023-11-22 Thread Jessica Barr
I know there are people who have had good luck with Orbit displays, but I don't recommend them. I beta tested several of the original Orbit Reader 20s for my regional braille and talking library, and all had dot issues within a few months if not weeks. Sometime after the Orbit Reader 20 Plus

question about downloading music from my Apple Music library

2023-09-22 Thread Jessica Barr
Hi. I want to download my music to my Mac, and have already started. I have a huge library, though, so going into each album, activating the Download button, going back to the list of albums and repeating the process with the next one is very tedious. Is there a faster way to do this? -- The

RE: Re: new member and new to the Mac

2023-09-22 Thread Jessica Barr
023, at 7:04 PM, Jessica Barr wrote: > > Hello. My name is Jessica (or Jess). I recently got a MacBook Air, which is > my first Mac. For quite a while I relied on just my iPhone or my braille > notetaker to do things, but I decided it would be good to have a Mac as well. > I

new member and new to the Mac

2023-09-21 Thread Jessica Barr
Hello. My name is Jessica (or Jess). I recently got a MacBook Air, which is my first Mac. For quite a while I relied on just my iPhone or my braille notetaker to do things, but I decided it would be good to have a Mac as well. I'm looking forward to learning from the people on this list. --