This was my initial response as well. However, it works quite nicely with Bluetooth; the Braille is excellent; it is comfortable to use, and most importantly for me, it has automatic tactile control which allows for reading without having to manually go backwards and forwards (although one can, if one wishes). I am an extremely fast Braille reader and I have tendinitis in my dominant hand, so any extra repetitive motion is a no-no. I am also quite confident that the manufacturer will get around to making Actilino as compatible with Mac as with Windows. For my purposes, it is worth the inconvenience. Now, for the update regarding the original problem: Apparently, none of the USB cables I have appear to be the correct one for connecting the Actilino to the MacBook. I require a male-to-male USB 3.0, which is no longer standard, and Apple doesn’t carry it, nor any adaptors for it. I’ve ordered a couple. Meanwhile, the Genius Bar member, Mike, who was assisting me stated that I should ascertain that people copy and paste between the Actilino and a MacBook this way, as he said he was not certain it would work even with the correct cable. He suggested it might be more feasible to copy my files onto a drive from the MacBook, then connect that drive to the USB port and read on the Actilino. So I am off to the Handy Tech list to clarify what others are doing. Apparently, my computer and all ports are in tip-top shape, and the MacBook was reacting to a different USB cable connection than it liked, as it was happening merely with the insertion of the various cables, even without the Actilino attached. Christine
> On Nov 11, 2017, at 3:26 PM, alia robinson <ali...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I looked at the actilino. I decided against it because it uses all windows > software. there isn’t even a way to update it with a mac. that made it > absolutely unfeasible for me. > > On Nov 11, 2017, at 1:54 PM, Christine Grassman <cgrassman1...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hello all: > For the past two days, I have attempted to connect an Actilino Braille > display for the purpose of transferring BRF files to read on the Actilino. > However, each time I connect it to my 2014 Macbook Air, I receive a “USB > accessories disabled; remove the USB device which is drawing too much power”. > I’m paraphrasing. I’ve tried connecting with the MacBook and the Actilino > with and without AC power. I tried simply ignoring the message and checking > system information to see if the Actilino was being read as an available > device. Nope. Any ideas would be appreciated. Headed to the Apple store later > for something entirely different, but I’m not sure if they can help with > this: the question is: is this a glitch in the MacBook or the Actilino, or > neither? Can’t see how it’s user error, but . . . you never know. :) It was > also suggested that I hold down left shift, control, option, and the power > key for at least ten seconds with the MacBook plugged in and all USB devices > unplugged, then try again. No luck. I’ve tried rebooting. I’ve checked my > disk. I suspect it isn’t worth attempting resetting the PRAM, but what do I > know? I’m not nearly as technically savvy as a bunch of you folks. > Thanks in advance for any assistance. > Christine > > P.S. Otherwise, after a two-and-half-month quest to find the Braille display > which is ideal for me, Actilino fits the bill . . . so I would love to > resolve this soon. > > -- > 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 directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you > can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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 directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
