Re: a new macvisionaries list

2015-08-26 Thread Pamela Francis
Hello, I have a list question. First, as helpful as this list has been through the years, there are times it does disintegrate into childish arguments. How is creating another list going to alleviate that issue?Second, does this list have a digest mowed therefore cutting down on the traffic? I b

Re: Where are the documents that we save?

2015-08-13 Thread Pamela Francis
If the document was given a file name, I would think one can find it by doing a spotlight search. Press command key & spacebar then type in the box the file name you're looking for. Pam Francis On Aug 13, 2015, at 8:48 AM, Phil Halton wrote: When you save a document, you have the opportunity

Re: dropbox on the mac

2015-08-07 Thread Pamela Francis
Dropbox is a program on the Mac and/or windows is usable. However, the site is crap! Whoever designed that piece of crap website, needs to be reminded they are designing for everyone, not just a certain few. I get more done with the app on my phone than I do on my computer. You can create and sh

Re: Menu extras keystroke

2015-08-06 Thread Pamela Francis
I certainly appreciate that folks. I feel like an idiot. For whatever reason, I drew a complete blank. No, not having a stroke. Just a senior moment. :-) Pam Francis On Aug 6, 2015, at 3:13 AM, Chris wrote: VO-m-m or control-f8. > On 06/08/2015 06:33, Pamela Francis wrote: > Folks, f

Menu extras keystroke

2015-08-05 Thread Pamela Francis
Folks, forgive my ignorance. I am drawing a blank on the keystroke to get me into menu extras. Thanks much Pam Francis -- 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

Re: youtube to mp3 no longer seems to work.

2015-08-02 Thread Pamela Francis
Try this one, youtube-mp3.org Pam Francis On Aug 2, 2015, at 7:07 AM, Aleeha Dudley wrote: YouTube is blocking a lot of these converters. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 1, 2015, at 9:04 PM, Jessica Moss wrote: > > I've been using mediahuman's youtube to mp3 converter for ages, and love it,

Re: Pros and cons of a Mac mini

2015-07-24 Thread Pamela Francis
ssor more RAM more storage. > So, unless portability is a big deal, I think the mini is a better thing. > Maybe I'm prejudiced, because I have one. I would not trade it for an air, > unless I needed that portability. > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul

Re: Pros and cons of a Mac mini

2015-07-24 Thread Pamela Francis
nless I needed that portability. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 24, 2015, at 5:49 AM, Pamela Francis wrote: > > Hi everyone, > I have a friend who is considering purchasing a Mac mini. The basic reason > for wanting the Mac Mini is cost. He also does not want to take the time to

Re: Pros and cons of a Mac mini

2015-07-24 Thread Pamela Francis
> On Jul 24, 2015, at 8:49 AM, Pamela Francis wrote: > > Hi everyone, > I have a friend who is considering purchasing a Mac mini. The basic reason > for wanting the Mac Mini is cost. He also does not want to take the time to > learn windows eight or windows 10. He's been st

Re: Pros and cons of a Mac mini

2015-07-24 Thread Pamela Francis
should just stick with Windows if they aren’t comfortable with big change. Windows 8/10 is a smaller change than moving to a mac would be. HTH, Aleeha > On Jul 24, 2015, at 8:49 AM, Pamela Francis wrote: > > Hi everyone, > I have a friend who is considering purchasing a Mac mini. The

Pros and cons of a Mac mini

2015-07-24 Thread Pamela Francis
Hi everyone, I have a friend who is considering purchasing a Mac mini. The basic reason for wanting the Mac Mini is cost. He also does not want to take the time to learn windows eight or windows 10. He's been stuck on Windows XP since long before support stopped last year. His only dealings with

Re: Using your iPhone as an iPod

2015-07-09 Thread Pamela Francis
Hi, I have been doing the same thing for quite a while. My iPhone is now my iPod/Web viewer etc. you can still use iMessage or FaceTime with your email address. Pam Francis On Jul 9, 2015, at 7:19 PM, Stacey Robinson wrote: I am now just using my iPhone 5S like an iPod. I was getting dropped

Re: PSA: Don’t cancel your iTunes Match subscription if you deleted your matched music

2015-07-05 Thread Pamela Francis
Thank you so much for the clarification. Pam Francis On Jul 5, 2015, at 3:34 AM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: Essentially, what this is saying is that if you have turned on Apple Music, and also uploaded tracks using iTunes Match, then it is now possible that songs you download from the cloud,

Re: Netflix

2015-06-05 Thread Pamela Francis
015, at 5:16 AM, Pamela Francis wrote: > > Does anyone have a link to the Netflix site that will direct us to the > described shows? > > Pam Francis > > On Jun 2, 2015, at 2:23 PM, Bill Holton wrote: > > Yes, some of the shows, it is only the latest season that h

Re: Netflix

2015-06-05 Thread Pamela Francis
Does anyone have a link to the Netflix site that will direct us to the described shows? Pam Francis On Jun 2, 2015, at 2:23 PM, Bill Holton wrote: Yes, some of the shows, it is only the latest season that has description. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googleg

Re: Creating a folder to burn from my Mac to a CD

2015-05-19 Thread Pamela Francis
and makes it readable by CD players. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On May 19, 2015, at 20:29, Pamela Francis wrote: is there a way to create the cd as an audio cd As The files are audio? Pam Francis On May 19, 2015, at 9:01 PM, Jeff Greene wrote: Hi Pam, Well, its been a w

Re: Creating a folder to burn from my Mac to a CD

2015-05-19 Thread Pamela Francis
May 19, 2015, at 9:35 PM, Pamela Francis wrote: > > Hello everyone, > This may have been discussed previously, however I need some easy steps for > creating a burn folder on my mac comprised of MP3 files from an audiobook > that deals with the program I will ultimately use in wind

Creating a folder to burn from my Mac to a CD

2015-05-19 Thread Pamela Francis
Hello everyone, This may have been discussed previously, however I need some easy steps for creating a burn folder on my mac comprised of MP3 files from an audiobook that deals with the program I will ultimately use in windows. I need the CD to be able to transfer to my Windows machine in order

Re: dropbox site

2015-05-11 Thread Pamela Francis
Also very good information. Jonathan thanks very much. Pam Francis On May 11, 2015, at 1:15 PM, Jonathan Mosen wrote: Hi, it isn't always the case that anything in your Dropbox is duplicated on your computer. You can specify which folders you would like to sync using the selective sync option

Re: dropbox site

2015-05-10 Thread Pamela Francis
Hi Jean, Information is very helpful. I certainly do appreciate it. I am in the process of gaining a couple of external hard drives for the purpose of working with radio. I need the extra space for the music. Also the people I work with use that paid account to exchange files. Fortunately, it's a

Re: Website navigation question

2015-05-10 Thread Pamela Francis
a happy Mac, Verizon Wireless iPhone 6+ and Apple TV user! Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in > On May 10, 2015, at 3:33 PM, Pamela Francis wrote: > > Hi everyone, > I went to the dropbox.com website to except an invitation to share a

Website navigation question

2015-05-10 Thread Pamela Francis
Hi everyone, I went to the dropbox.com website to except an invitation to share a folder with someone. While up there, I decided I wanted to upgrade my account. I got to the screen that wanted my payment method. Needless to say that site is not very user-friendly with a screen reader. I was able

Converting from pages to office for submission in college classroom

2015-04-16 Thread Pamela Francis
Hi folks, I'm asking this question in my daughters behalf. She has had a Mac for the past three years recently purchased a new computer in order to have access to office in order to submit her schoolwork online to her respective teachers. My question is twofold Does office for Mac come in

Re: new macbook user making the trancision from windows

2015-04-07 Thread Pamela Francis
Go to http://maccessibility.net That is a good resource. Pam Francis On Apr 7, 2015, at 12:59 AM, Caitlyn Furness wrote: Pam, Can you please give the mac visibility link again? It doesn’t work here on my end as posted below. thanks! Caitlyn > On Apr 1, 2015, at 3:01 PM, Pamela Fran

Re: Keystroke form muting voiceover

2015-04-05 Thread Pamela Francis
ndard command. Note that you'd have to assign the script to a keystroke just as you would the mute command, so you wouldn't save anything there. > On Apr 5, 2015, at 9:27 PM, Pamela Francis wrote: > > Hello Robert, > If and when you get time and get back to your Mac, plea

Re: Keystroke form muting voiceover

2015-04-05 Thread Pamela Francis
een using it for months I will give you more info on how to find it when I get back on my Mac Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 5, 2015, at 7:19 PM, Pamela Francis wrote: > > Hello all, > I'm certainly thankful for all the feedback my question generated. Chris is > correct, I did

Re: Keystroke form muting voiceover

2015-04-05 Thread Pamela Francis
Over off and toggle it back on with command+f5 when the service is over. Robert Carter > On Apr 5, 2015, at 7:49 AM, Pamela Francis wrote: > > Hi everyone, > I plan to listen to a continuation of the services I was listening to > yesterday, this morning. Prior to going to the si

Re: Keystroke form muting voiceover

2015-04-05 Thread Pamela Francis
> double tapping with three fingers to mute it on an iPhone. If I'm wrong >>> about this, someone correct me. >>> >>> Shawn >>> Sent From My White Macbook >>> - Original Message - From: "Pamela Francis" >>> To: &

Keystroke form muting voiceover

2015-04-04 Thread Pamela Francis
Hi everyone, I was attempting to listen to a service over the Internet this afternoon. In so doing Alex continually seemed to want to give me every notification I would never have gotten had I been doing something I could've gotten away from or been able to repeat. Normally I don't mind. However

Re: Skype for mac

2015-04-03 Thread Pamela Francis
wrote: It never was in the Mac App Store. You download it from Skype's website located here www.skype.com you will then download it as either a disk image (DMG), a single app file or even a compressed (zip) archive. Let us know if you need further help. > On 03/04/2015 17:37, Pamela

Skype for mac

2015-04-03 Thread Pamela Francis
Hello folks, I have an interesting dilemma. Was attempting to access my skype program from my doc as I had placed it there when I installed it. As it wouldn't open, I was curious as to why. Looked in my applications folder, not there. I went to the Mac App Store, could not find my Skype program t

Re: new macbook user making the trancision from windows

2015-04-01 Thread Pamela Francis
Hello and welcome, First let me say this group is invaluable. Second, I would advise initially for you to almost totally concentrate on using your Mac for whatever you normally would have used windows for. None of us here our windows bashers, we all respect the fact that it has its place. Howev

Re: starting to get irritated by IOS 8

2015-03-27 Thread Pamela Francis
I too have an Ipad 2. No way would I put IOS 8 on it. I am a firm believer in if it isn't broken don't fix it. Apple broke it. On Mar 27, 2015 12:53 PM, "Jon Solitro" wrote: > I still haven't upgraded to iOs 8 on my iPad 2. I'm still running iOs 7. I > found a handwriting recognition app that nee

Re: Terminal command to concatenate all files in a folder

2015-03-26 Thread Pamela Francis
Hi, Can you do the same thing with a straight text file? Or a downloaded audio file? I have an audio file of a book that was separated by chapter. It came to me as a zip file. Can I somehow merge those files into a folder to save to my desktop? I need to use this book in order to study for some

Re: best compression utility for the mac

2015-03-26 Thread Pamela Francis
Hello everyone, I have a reverse question on the same topic. I was sent an audio file large enough to have to be zipped. I do not know how to open it and read it. Is there utility built in to my Mac software that will allow me to do this; or do I need to purchase from the App Store? It is not mu

Re: Online Colegge degrees

2015-03-16 Thread Pamela Francis
Hello folks, I hope I'm not straying too far off topic here, however, are there no standards in place for colleges that would guarantee at least minimal accessibility to their materials online? I have wanted to go back to school to finish my degree, if for no other reason then posterity. I'm als

YouTube app for Mac accessibility

2015-03-14 Thread Pamela Francis
Hello all, Has anyone had any experience with the YouTube app for Mac? I saw it in the Mac App Store, was wondering if it was worth paying for per its accessibility or lack there of. Pam Francis -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" gr

Re: Preview pane

2015-03-09 Thread Pamela Francis
Hello, Thank you for your detailed instructions. However I have one question. Is there a keystroke to disable trackpad commander without having to going to VO utility? Pam Francis On Mar 5, 2015, at 12:14 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: Hello Stacey, I replied to you on this subject a couple of

Re: accessible youtube downloader

2015-02-15 Thread Pamela Francis
Hi David, I understand you did a podcast regarding the specific app you mentioned in your email. Can you either outline the steps used within your podcast or point me in the direction of your podcast in order that I might make use of this app as much as possible with it's inaccessibility taken i

Re: where to download google chrome on mac?

2015-02-14 Thread Pamela Francis
I use the Chrome browser on my Mac I assume that's what you're talking about. Have had it loaded on my Mac since I've had it couple of years ago. Is it no longer works, that's news to me. On Feb 13, 2015 2:18 PM, "Dionipher Presas Herrera" wrote: > tried searching the google chrome on google sear

Re: Color schemes

2015-02-09 Thread Pamela Francis
Your friend can customize her desktop background. Not sure whether or not she can customize the Font color. Command option F5 will take you to the accessibility menu where toward the bottom of that menu is an invert colors checkbox. I personally like that feature they recently implemented give

Re: Am I nuts, or is Alex way better now?

2015-02-09 Thread Pamela Francis
Hi folks, I guess I'm way behind the times. I've used Alex for the most part. I do enjoy him. However at times he freaks me out when he breathes. I didn't realize one could put another companies voices on a Mac. I thought anything that was in voices under speech, was Apple's property. How does

Basic rules for interacting

2015-02-07 Thread Pamela Francis
Hi folks, I know this is an elementary question, I should know it, however there are times I screw it up. A friend was working with me to help me make rules for a mailbox. There are times I know when to interact and when not to. Is there a basic rule of thumb one can follow in order to know when

Re: Creating a new mailbox a from making sure it's right.

2015-02-04 Thread Pamela Francis
lters you could create if you were really inclined, such as filtering mail based on the mailing list headers and so forth. But the basic filter I described should work for your needs. Hope this was clear. Best, Grant On Feb 4, 2015, at 6:09 AM, Pamela Francis wrote: Thank you ever so much for

Re: Menu bar issue resolved but it brings up a larger issue

2015-02-04 Thread Pamela Francis
Hi Jeff, Though I do not have an immediate answer to your immediate question, I have a question regarding your question. Was the menu issue within the OS itself or did it have to do strictly with voiceover? Why would the OS allow for more menu items than voiceover could read? That makes no sens

Re: Creating a new mailbox a from making sure it's right.

2015-02-04 Thread Pamela Francis
ure these days. No doubt there'll be GMail users on here who will know. Worst case scenario, you can certainly do it on the Mac side in Mail Preferences. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org > On 5/02/2015, at 2:24 am, Pamela F

Re: Creating a new mailbox a from making sure it's right.

2015-02-04 Thread Pamela Francis
ining http://Mosen.org > On 5/02/2015, at 1:49 am, Pamela Francis wrote: > > Hi everyone > I've had my mac for a while, yet have not seen the need to create another > mailbox for a given set of email addresses until now. > I belong to this list along with an android list;

Creating a new mailbox a from making sure it's right.

2015-02-04 Thread Pamela Francis
Hi everyone I've had my mac for a while, yet have not seen the need to create another mailbox for a given set of email addresses until now. I belong to this list along with an android list; both of which are very high traffic. I work with an Internet radio station that does not have quite the tr

Re: Can anyone tell me how to delete music from Itunes which I no longer want?

2015-01-24 Thread Pamela Francis
T instructions you gave might get the music out of your iTunes playlist, however how do you get them out of iTunes match? Pam Francis On Jan 24, 2015, at 10:00 AM, Barry Hadder wrote: It occurred to me that those instructions were for iTunes 12. What ever you are using though, you just want

Re: number for apple accessibility?

2014-12-27 Thread Pamela Francis
Hello, Here is the number to Apple accessibility. Apple accessibility 877-2043930 Though I'm not sure, I think they open at 8 o'clock West Coast time. Not sure when they close. Pam Francis On Dec 27, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi all, I seem to recall there is one. Does someone min

Re: a program like Station Playlist on the Mac

2014-12-23 Thread Pamela Francis
Though I am not a broadcaster, I do work for an Internet radio station. I have heard of something called nice cast for Mac. Pam Francis On Dec 23, 2014, at 5:28 PM, Scott Berry wrote: Hey guys, I remember some talk a while back about a program that worked similar to SPL on the Mac. I though

Re: newbie any help from members with a little vision

2014-12-12 Thread Pamela Francis
Hi, You have a means to reverse the colors on your screen. I think the keyboard command is option command F5. That takes you to accessibility screen. Close to the bottom of that screen there is a checkbox that says invert colors in the check it run check it. If the command doesn't work or if some

Re: Slacker radio redesigned their app again

2014-12-10 Thread Pamela Francis
Hi Christine and anyone else interested, I will attempt to describe and what I've seen through a cursory look. There are four heading at the top of the app, station, custom station, artist, and song. As you scroll across the top of the screen it says button. On the homepage, you can scroll down

Re: Slacker radio redesigned their app again

2014-12-10 Thread Pamela Francis
Hi Christine, will see if I can put the app under my machine and try to read what buttons are not labeled and right back to tell you. Pam Francis On Dec 10, 2014, at 9:11 AM, Christine Grassman wrote: Pam, could you be a bit more specific so that I can make a phone call during lunch? I cannot

Slacker radio redesigned their app again

2014-12-10 Thread Pamela Francis
Hello everyone, Slacker radio did another redesign of their iPhone app. They are generally fairly responsive to those of us who use voiceover. However not sure if their new design will not allow them to label their graphics properlyor they made an oversight. There are several unlabeled b

Re: David Woodbridge's book from iBooks

2014-12-05 Thread Pamela Francis
I searched for him as an author within the iBooks store. Could not find him. What is the title of his book? What does it cost? Thanks much Pam Francis On Dec 4, 2014, at 10:02 PM, Nicholas Parsons wrote: I thought that books created with iBooks Author, as David Woodbridge’s book is, can onl

Re: Is there any accessible way to sign up to Sirius XM?

2014-11-26 Thread Pamela Francis
Hi folks, Currently, I am not subscribe to serious XM. However when I was, the sign-up form on the app was accessible. That doesn't say much for the rest of their app. However to actually get signed up is relatively easy. It was my experience when signed up that their iPad app was a little more

Re: Latest Serotek blog post and the comment I left them.

2014-11-24 Thread Pamela Francis
ry IS changing and much of it is not good. The bottom > line is what they need to go on to continue. > > From The Believer. . . > . . . what if it were true? > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > >> On 11/24/2014 10:11 AM, Pamela Francis wrote: >> Hello, >> Yes, I ha

Re: Latest Serotek blog post and the comment I left them.

2014-11-24 Thread Pamela Francis
AM, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: Hi Pamela. I agree with everything you said. Have you considered saying what you've said to Serotek directly? Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 24, 2014, at 3:30 AM, Pamela Francis wrote: > > Revving Up for the Road Ahead > > > > Serotek

Latest Serotek blog post and the comment I left them.

2014-11-24 Thread Pamela Francis
Revving Up for the Road Ahead Serotek is undergoing some changes to better meet your needs as a digital consumer. The assistive technology industry has been shifting for a while now, and it would be foolish to believe yesterday’s formula will continue to work in today’s age of wearable tec

Re: A little off topic, yet maybe relevant to some

2014-11-22 Thread Pamela Francis
ially resigned. > That being said, it's unlikely this was done under favorable terms. The end > result is still the same. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 21, 2014, at 11:45 PM, Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona >> wrote: >> >> can you please p

Re: A little off topic, yet maybe relevant to some

2014-11-21 Thread Pamela Francis
ially resigned. That being said, it's unlikely this was done under favorable terms. The end result is still the same. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 21, 2014, at 11:45 PM, Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona > wrote: > > can you please post the link to the article? > >>

A little off topic, yet maybe relevant to some

2014-11-21 Thread Pamela Francis
Hello folks, For those who don't know and our listeners to the Serotalk podcast, their main team has been fired. If you follow blind bargains on Twitter, they have the article posted there. There is nothing on the Serotalk page or the Serotek page to say anything about the most recent move.

Re: Adding Safari bookmarks to my dock

2014-11-15 Thread Pamela Francis
https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/02uu48 Adding an RSS Feed from Safari to QFeed. https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/tr5unm > On 15/11/2014 19:17, Pamela Francis wrote: > Hello folks, > I have a couple of sites I regularly use involving an Internet radio station > I work with. > Rather than sifti

Adding Safari bookmarks to my dock

2014-11-15 Thread Pamela Francis
Hello folks, I have a couple of sites I regularly use involving an Internet radio station I work with. Rather than sifting through my Safari bookmarks, I want to know if there is a way I can place the icon leading me to that page on my dock without having to go into Safari bookmarks etc. also,

Re: very very new mac user

2014-11-05 Thread Pamela Francis
Hello, Have you checked out applevis.com They have exceent content up there. You can introduce topics & get feedback similar to this list. However, do not forsake this list. There are some truly helpful people on here. Hope it all works out. Pam Francis On Nov 4, 2014 11:34 PM, "Deedra Waters"

ttttttwitter clients for mac

2014-11-02 Thread Pamela Francis
Hi folks, I have a question concerninng accessible twitter clients for my mac. Currently, I use Yurofukurow. I like it, though I have a second account I need to add to it. I do not want the accounts merged as one deals with an Internet radio station for which I am responsible for their promotions.

Re: Searching in iTunes store on Yosemite

2014-10-27 Thread Pamela Francis
hearing the popup window sound. It's tricky but have a go and see how it goes. I successfully found some music I wanted and I was able to purchase it it. Hope this will help. Andrew > On 27 Oct 2014, at 20:15, Pamela Francis wrote: > > I think I can someone please tell m

Searching in iTunes store on Yosemite

2014-10-27 Thread Pamela Francis
I think I can someone please tell me if there is a bug or a workaround to being able to search for music within the iTunes store? I can't seem to make my edit box except typed keys. Pam Francis -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" gro

Re: sorting in iTunes 12

2014-10-26 Thread Pamela Francis
I can't figure out how to get my library into focus in order to get to the correct menu. Does one's library have to be in focus? If so how do you get it there? I pray in a future update they fix the iTunes mess. Pam Francis On Oct 26, 2014, at 10:04 AM, David Griffith wrote: This happened to

Re: iOs 8.1 performance on iPhone 4S

2014-10-25 Thread Pamela Francis
Hi Tim, Your position is fair. I don't disagree, other thanThe complaints being registered within bothIOS and Yosemite concern the apps that are shipped on each respective product. Do we not have reasonable expectation for the same accessibility for the stock apps included within Apple OS

Re: iOs 8.1 performance on iPhone 4S

2014-10-25 Thread Pamela Francis
I have a friend who had a similar experience both with the OS and and accessibility representative. He wrote a letter to accessibil...@apple.com I also wrote my own letter to them expressing my displeasure with their most recent update. I don't think either of us got a response, however you mig

Re: Impressions of iCloud Drive so far?

2014-10-25 Thread Pamela Francis
Hi folks, Please pardon my ignorance. What is the difference between iCloud drive and iCloud the way it was? Does one have to pay in order to have file stored there or does one still get the five gigs one got with iCloud? Thanks much Pam Francis On Oct 25, 2014, at 8:01 AM, Deb Lewis wrote: I

Re: AT&T Locking Apple Interchangeable SIMs in iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 [Updated] - Mac Rumors

2014-10-25 Thread Pamela Francis
Thank you so very much for this. Though I am not an AT&T customer, I know people who are; therefore I could share this article and make them aware. Pam Francis On Oct 24, 2014, at 4:28 PM, Barry Hadder wrote: Hello all: Be ware of using Apple’s new universal SIM with ATT. http://www.macrumors.

Re: unlabelled buttons in yosemti mail

2014-10-24 Thread Pamela Francis
Hello everyone, With reference to the unlabeled buttons in mail earlier in life and Yosemite do you think this was a simple oversight on the part of Apple accessibility or do you think this is something we as voiceover users are going to have to learn to deal with? Pam Francis On Oct 23, 2014

Re: iOs 8.1 performance on iPhone 4S

2014-10-24 Thread Pamela Francis
Hi everyone, I too have a 4s. It was time for me to upgrade, I chose to move to android, primarily because it was going to be cheaper along with my accessibility on my chosen phone was similar to what I get with voiceover. I kept my phone relegating it to airplane mode in order to continue to u

Re: Showing sources list view in latest itunes

2014-10-23 Thread Pamela Francis
I think they did away with that feature. On Oct 23, 2014 5:35 AM, "Andrew Lamanche" wrote: > Hi, > > I've just updated my itunes in Mavericks to the latest 12.01. My sources > list view has disappeared after this update and I can't remember now how to > get it back. I don't like this new layout

Re: yosemite and spotlight search

2014-10-20 Thread Pamela Francis
m Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX 10.7 LION and 10.8 Mountain Lion AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > On Oct 20, 2014, at 6:42 PM, Pamela Francis wrote: > > I'm glad to hear I&#

Re: yosemite and spotlight search

2014-10-20 Thread Pamela Francis
I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one having this issue. Jim, do you also here something to the effect of either button or image? When I have attempted to use spotlight in its current iteration, I get everything but what I'm looking for. I have been raked over the coals on this list for complaining

Re: mail in 10.10

2014-10-19 Thread Pamela Francis
. okt. 2014 kl. 09:11 skrev Pamela Francis : Hi guys, Through my involvement with this list, I have constantly heard people referred to classic view in mail. What is it, how do you get there? Is it different than the junk they released with this most recent OS? Pam Francis On Oct 19, 2014, at 1:

Re: osx 10.10

2014-10-19 Thread Pamela Francis
I don't make a statement like that unless I can back it up. I will write you off list. Will not be tonight, I have to get my ducks in a row before I can send them to you. I guarantee you, it won't matter. As much as we would like to think they do they truly don't care anymore. Why can't somethin

Re: osx 10.10

2014-10-19 Thread Pamela Francis
fic. If you can't be specific, don't bother, because no one can fix bugs without specific ways to reproduce them. -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA Phone: 814-860-3194 Mobile: 814-431-0962 Email: bu...@brannan.name > On Oct 19, 2014, at 7:09 PM, Pamela Francis wrote: >

Re: osx 10.10

2014-10-19 Thread Pamela Francis
ll not get one very far. No one is glossing over anything. On the other hand, some are over the top downright unreasonable. >From The Believer. . . . . . what if it were true? ancient.ali...@icloud.com > On 10/19/2014 2:02 PM, Pamela Francis wrote: > Hi, > I'm normally not

Re: osx 10.10

2014-10-19 Thread Pamela Francis
:04, Krister Ekstrom wrote: >>>> I can't agree with you more Juan. I don't know if i'm grumpy, tired or >>>> what, but it seems to me some times we like to complain just for the sake >>>> of complaining. I really do hope that when and if we

Re: Apple's QA (was: voice commands on yosemite)

2014-10-19 Thread Pamela Francis
On Oct 19, 2014, at 7:54 AM, Pamela Francis wrote: > > I have an artist on my machine called the Eagles. Spot light would not pull > it up. It gave me everything but, including any email I had relating to any > threat I had having to do with computers. I should be able to type in &

Re: osx 10.10

2014-10-19 Thread Pamela Francis
Hi, I'm normally not one to complain for the sake of complaining. I am a realist. I know that we as a market are a minority within Apple's customer base. I will give them credit where it's due. They did take the lead in accessibility. However, mainstream society has caught on to the fact that Ap

Re: osx 10.10

2014-10-19 Thread Pamela Francis
ng in your opinion? Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 19, 2014, at 12:26 PM, Pamela Francis wrote: > > Like an idiot, I did update. I have one word to say to you about updating. > Don't, under any condition. > > Pam Francis > > On Oct 18, 2014, at 6:41 PM, The Believe

Re: osx 10.10

2014-10-19 Thread Pamela Francis
Like an idiot, I did update. I have one word to say to you about updating. Don't, under any condition. Pam Francis On Oct 18, 2014, at 6:41 PM, The Believer wrote: My philosophy is to wait. If you want to help with the bugs and all that, go for it. If your Mavericks experience is smooth and

Re: Apple's QA (was: voice commands on yosemite)

2014-10-19 Thread Pamela Francis
ity is more >> difficult. >> >> I'm not saying Apple is perfect, and I'm not saying they don't have worse >> quality assurance than they have in the past (look at iOS8, or the simple >> bugs not caught in Yosemite). I'm not saying Windows is a wor

Re: Apple's QA (was: voice commands on yosemite)

2014-10-19 Thread Pamela Francis
27;t have music stored locally, but if I search for other files, they come up. Have you explored the Spotlight preferences (under System Preferences)? You can uncheck items you don't want searched, and sort the order of result types. > On Oct 19, 2014, at 10:17 AM, Pamela Francis wrote

Re: Apple's QA (was: voice commands on yosemite)

2014-10-19 Thread Pamela Francis
n is more reliable and it pulls in far more information), and I have found no show-stopping bugs in this release. > On Oct 19, 2014, at 2:28 AM, Pamela Francis wrote: > > Apple has so much broken this OS. I have no idea why they would think of > releasing it without having paid more att

Re: Has Applevis Published The New VO Features Of Yosemite Yet?

2014-10-19 Thread Pamela Francis
With this most recent release, I have lost all faith in Apple. In my opinion, both iOS 8 and OS 10 10 are very sloppy. They seem to be more concerned about release date, what looks pretty, along with how many units they can move out of the store That is no different than Target or Walmart. They se

Re: mail in 10.10

2014-10-19 Thread Pamela Francis
Hi guys, Through my involvement with this list, I have constantly heard people referred to classic view in mail. What is it, how do you get there? Is it different than the junk they released with this most recent OS? Pam Francis On Oct 19, 2014, at 1:27 AM, Nicholas Parsons wrote: Mail 8.0 i

Re: voice commands on yosemite

2014-10-18 Thread Pamela Francis
yet I know what I am getting. Premium prices should reflect premium quality in every sense of the word. Pamela Francis Pam Francis On Oct 18, 2014, at 8:47 PM, Alex Hall wrote: It's now called Dictation Commands, and is coupled with Dictation. Enable it in accessibility preferences

Re: Yosemity & Itunes

2014-10-17 Thread Pamela Francis
They are sliding backwards very fast. I never thought I would say that about Apple. I've always trusted them. Their most recent iOS releases garbage, this release for their Mac doesn't seem to be a whole lot better. I would almost rather fight with windows then deal with a company I am suppose

Re: Best way to save important email

2014-09-23 Thread Pamela Francis
Antivirus! > On Sep 23, 2014, at 11:03 PM, Pamela Francis wrote: > > If I were to save an email in documents, what will be it's file format? > What is the difference and saving it in documents versus putting it in > TextEdit? I hope you're not stupid questions. I never even t

Re: Best way to save important email

2014-09-23 Thread Pamela Francis
ty for the blind built-in and fully protected by ClamXav Antivirus! > On Sep 23, 2014, at 10:31 PM, Pamela Francis wrote: > > Hello all, > I need some opinions from the list on the best way and/or media format in > which to save important email. > On-the-fly, I have flagged w

Best way to save important email

2014-09-23 Thread Pamela Francis
Hello all, I need some opinions from the list on the best way and/or media format in which to save important email. On-the-fly, I have flagged what I wanted to save. Some of it has to do with various instructions that I've been given on this list or through other means to accomplish various thing

Re: Handoff on iPhone 4s

2014-09-22 Thread Pamela Francis
like. >> Something I'm confused about though, does this "people," feature that >> always runs in the background consume your battery life, sense it runs in >> your app switcher and there's no way to close it? >>> On Sep 22, 2014, at 2:40 AM, Pamela F

Re: Handoff on iPhone 4s

2014-09-21 Thread Pamela Francis
s for which features are supported on which devices if you don't want to only have some features but not all? > On 22 Sep 2014, at 5:33 am, Pamela Francis wrote: > > Hi, > I am becoming very disenchanted with iOS and its fragmentation when they > release an update, th

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