RE: Monterey?

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Hi Fazil, 

I do not believe Monterey has been released by Apple as of yet. 

I’ve been busy starting a new role at work as well as moving in to a new home, 
So if others have more recent news regarding this topic, I’m happy to be 
corrected. 

Sincerely, 

Sadam Mohamed Ahmed

  

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Sent: Friday, September 17, 2021 10:53 AM
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Subject: Monterey?

 

Hi, Group:

Is Monterey out?

Thanks!

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RE: MacBook, Voiceover, and Kindle

[skipper8218]

This is the first time I have heard support for Read Aloud on the Mac using 
text to speech from the Kindle app.

Unfortunately, the Kindle app is not accessible with VoiceOver on the Mac so I 
recommend using Windows, IOS, iPad OS, windows, or an amazon fire Tablet.

Some Kindle books can be read with the Echo and Echo Dots.

 

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Behalf Of Mauricio Molina
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2021 8:58 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: MacBook, Voiceover, and Kindle

 

Hello, 

 

Using Kindle on a MacBook, is there any way of accessing the actual text of the 
book for the purpose of selecting and copying text or for allowing Voiceover to 
read the text? The Kindle app on the MacBook allows for text to speech built 
into the app by pressing Command+T, but an individual I am attempting to assist 
would prefer that Voiceover read the text rather than the text to speech built 
into the app doing the reading. We have, of course, attempted to interact with 
the text without success. I know that this can be done on a Windows PC and hope 
it can also be done on a Mac. 

 

Thanks, 

 

Mauricio

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MacBook, Voiceover, and Kindle

[Mauricio Molina]

Hello, 

 

Using Kindle on a MacBook, is there any way of accessing the actual text of
the book for the purpose of selecting and copying text or for allowing
Voiceover to read the text? The Kindle app on the MacBook allows for text to
speech built into the app by pressing Command+T, but an individual I am
attempting to assist would prefer that Voiceover read the text rather than
the text to speech built into the app doing the reading. We have, of course,
attempted to interact with the text without success. I know that this can be
done on a Windows PC and hope it can also be done on a Mac. 

 

Thanks, 

 

Mauricio

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Monterey?

[Fazil]

Hi, Group:

Is Monterey out?

Thanks!

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A Question About Apple Fitness Plus for VoiceOver Users

[M. Taylor]

Hello Everyone,  

Question:  does anyone use or has anyone used Apple Fitness Plus?  If so,
how was / is your experience?  

So much of the content is video-based, at least, that is how it appears in
all of the Apple Keynote Presentations.  

I know that they mentioned something about adding more audio-based content
to the service but just wanted to get some feedback here in the forum.

I look forward to your replies,

Mark


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Re: Direct Access to Startup Disk Dialog in System Preferences

['Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries]

Hi,

You need to tell your Mac that the .sh file type is to open in Terminal instead 
of TextEdit.  I’ve sent you a note privately to help with this.

Later…


Tim Kilburn
Jamf Certified Tech
Apple Professional Learning Specialist
Apple Teacher
(with Swift Playgrounds Recognition)
Fort McMurray, AB Canada

> On Sep 16, 2021, at 8:15 AM, dan d.  wrote:
> 
> 
> In addition to creating a shell script textt file, it must be given 
> permissions to operate using this command:
> 
> chmod  file-name
> 
> The numbrs allow all permmission functions to be linked to the file, it can 
> use other numbers to limit which functions and to whom permission
> is given to use/modify it.
> 
> Also, an ".sh" extension is not required, in fact no extension is required.  
> But the ".sh" is the common one used to identify it as a shell
> script file.
> 
> . On Wed, 15 Sep 2021, Dave Carlson wrote:
> 
>> Tim,
>> You are a breath of fresh air and knowledge. Thanks for putting my mind at 
>> rest on how to do this. I???d never had known about this stuff.
>> 
>> Dave Carlson
>> Woodworker, Oregonian, Pioneer, Musician, Engineer, and Farfar
>> 
>> On Sep 15, 2021, at 10:08 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries 
>> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Dave,
>> 
>> To get quickly to Terminal, you can press cmd-shift-u when in the Finder, 
>> which will take you to the Utilities folder, then press t e r, as in the 
>> first three letters of the app named Terminal, then press cmd-o to open it.  
>> Alternatively, you could place a shortcut to the Terminal on your Dock.  
>> Just use the first two steps, then once Terminal is selected, instead of 
>> pressing cmd-o press cmd-ctrl-shift-t to place the selected item on the Dock.
>> 
>> To answer your second question, as the author notes in their instructions, 
>> normally, this is a permanent change unless you add some extra text to the 
>> commands as outlined in the article.
>> 
>> You could create a shell script by typing the commands into a plain text 
>> document, then saving it with a .sh extension.  Save this .sh document onto 
>> your Desktop, then simply VO-space on the .sh document to run it.  This 
>> would automatically run that command, or group of commands, in Terminal 
>> essentially having a shortcut to do the task for you.
>> 
>> Later???
>> 
>> 
>> Tim Kilburn
>> Jamf Certified Tech
>> Apple Professional Learning Specialist
>> Apple Teacher
>> (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition)
>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
>> 
>>> On Sep 15, 2021, at 9:46 AM, Dave Carlson >>  >> >> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Tim,
>>> Excellent information. Since I???m very new to any terminal stuff, may I 
>>> ask a couple more questions?
>>> 
>>> 1. How do I get to the terminal command line quickly?
>>> 
>>> 2. If I do use the pseudo bless command  string to designate my other 
>>> volume to be the next boot, will that be a permanent change, or will 
>>> everything go back to normal after a subsequent reboot?
>>> 
>>> Dave Carlson
>>> Oregonian, Engineer, Musician, Farfar, Woodworker, and Pioneer
>>> 
>>> On Sep 15, 2021, at 7:12 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries 
>>> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> 
>>> >> >> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> Using Terminal is probably your best bet.  See this link for more details:
>>> 
>>> http://www.robertopasini.com/index.php/2-uncategorised/556-osx-setting-the-startup-disk-using-terminal
>>>  
>>> 
>>>  
>>> >>  
>>> >
>>> 
>>> If you need any other assistance creating the shell script, let us know.
>>> 
>>> Later???
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Tim Kilburn
>>> Jamf Certified Tech
>>> Apple Professional Learning Specialist
>>> Apple Teacher
>>> (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition)
>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
>>> 
 On Sep 14, 2021, at 10:20 PM, Dave Carlson >>>  >> wrote:
 
 I use the Startup Disk Dialog often to switch back and forth between 
 Mojave and Catalina. Is there a way to put a shortcut or alias on my 
 desktop to quickly access this dialog? Or even better a rapid way to 
 switch between the OS options? They are on separate partitions on my hard 
 drive.
 
 Dave Carlson
 Farfar, Engineer, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer
 
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Re: Direct Access to Startup Disk Dialog in System Preferences

[dan d.]

In addition to creating a shell script textt file, it must be given permissions 
to operate using this command:

chmod  file-name

The numbrs allow all permmission functions to be linked to the file, it can use 
other numbers to limit which functions and to whom permission
is given to use/modify it.

Also, an ".sh" extension is not required, in fact no extension is required.  
But the ".sh" is the common one used to identify it as a shell
script file.

 . On Wed, 15 Sep 2021, Dave Carlson wrote:

> Tim,
> You are a breath of fresh air and knowledge. Thanks for putting my mind at 
> rest on how to do this. I???d never had known about this stuff.
>
> Dave Carlson
> Woodworker, Oregonian, Pioneer, Musician, Engineer, and Farfar
>
> On Sep 15, 2021, at 10:08 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries 
>  wrote:
>
> Hi Dave,
>
> To get quickly to Terminal, you can press cmd-shift-u when in the Finder, 
> which will take you to the Utilities folder, then press t e r, as in the 
> first three letters of the app named Terminal, then press cmd-o to open it.  
> Alternatively, you could place a shortcut to the Terminal on your Dock.  Just 
> use the first two steps, then once Terminal is selected, instead of pressing 
> cmd-o press cmd-ctrl-shift-t to place the selected item on the Dock.
>
> To answer your second question, as the author notes in their instructions, 
> normally, this is a permanent change unless you add some extra text to the 
> commands as outlined in the article.
>
> You could create a shell script by typing the commands into a plain text 
> document, then saving it with a .sh extension.  Save this .sh document onto 
> your Desktop, then simply VO-space on the .sh document to run it.  This would 
> automatically run that command, or group of commands, in Terminal essentially 
> having a shortcut to do the task for you.
>
> Later???
>
>
> Tim Kilburn
> Jamf Certified Tech
> Apple Professional Learning Specialist
> Apple Teacher
> (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition)
> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
>
> > On Sep 15, 2021, at 9:46 AM, Dave Carlson  > > wrote:
> >
> > Tim,
> > Excellent information. Since I???m very new to any terminal stuff, may I 
> > ask a couple more questions?
> >
> > 1. How do I get to the terminal command line quickly?
> >
> > 2. If I do use the pseudo bless command  string to designate my other 
> > volume to be the next boot, will that be a permanent change, or will 
> > everything go back to normal after a subsequent reboot?
> >
> > Dave Carlson
> > Oregonian, Engineer, Musician, Farfar, Woodworker, and Pioneer
> >
> > On Sep 15, 2021, at 7:12 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries 
> > mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> 
> > wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Using Terminal is probably your best bet.  See this link for more details:
> >
> > http://www.robertopasini.com/index.php/2-uncategorised/556-osx-setting-the-startup-disk-using-terminal
> >  
> > 
> >
> > If you need any other assistance creating the shell script, let us know.
> >
> > Later???
> >
> >
> > Tim Kilburn
> > Jamf Certified Tech
> > Apple Professional Learning Specialist
> > Apple Teacher
> > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition)
> > Fort McMurray, AB Canada
> >
> >> On Sep 14, 2021, at 10:20 PM, Dave Carlson  >> > wrote:
> >>
> >> I use the Startup Disk Dialog often to switch back and forth between 
> >> Mojave and Catalina. Is there a way to put a shortcut or alias on my 
> >> desktop to quickly access this dialog? Or even better a rapid way to 
> >> switch between the OS options? They are on separate partitions on my hard 
> >> drive.
> >>
> >> Dave Carlson
> >> Farfar, Engineer, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer
> >>
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