iBUG fall Mac Training course announcement
We are pleased to announce that iBUG Today will be offering a 12-week Mac course beginning Tuesday, September 5, 2023. Sessions take place every Tuesday evening on Zoom from 7:00 to 8:15 PM Central Time. There is also a review/Q session every Thursday from 5:30 to 6:30 Central time. The course requirements and topics are listed below. 1. Participate in all classes with no more than one absence. 2. Attend at least half of all review sessions. 3. Complete homework assignments, which include reading, Mac practice, and providing oral answers to some of the focus questions from each lesson. 4. Attend the monthly iBUG Mac-N-Talk conference call. Three are included in this course. 5. Must be able to follow classroom instruction consisting of lecture and live demonstrations. 6. All course sessions are conducted in a group format; one-on-one training will not be provided. 7. Basic knowledge of Windows, iOS, and/or other operating systems may be useful as a reference point but is not required. 8. The course will be most beneficial for students who have Macs newer than 2017 that are compatible with macOS 13 Ventura. 9. Enrollment is only available to first-time students; please do not apply if you have previously completed the course. All sessions will be conducted via Zoom remote conferencing, a free application available for both computer and phone that may be found at http://zoom.us and in the iOS and Android app stores. Lecture recordings will be made available to review class material between sessions. The recorded sessions may also be posted to the iBUG Today website and social media for use by interested individuals who are not otherwise able to take the course. Please do not sign up if you are uncomfortable being recorded. During the class, you will be part of an email list for the receiving of announcements and discussion of course material. Topics September 5: Getting Started with the Mac Part 1: VoiceOver Basics and Mac Layout September 12: Getting Started with the Mac Part 2: Accessibility Settings and VoiceOver Utility September 19: Siri, Dictation, and System Settings September 26: Mac-N-Talk October 3: Finder October 10: Safari Part 1 October 17: Safari Part 2 October 24: Mac-N-Talk October 31: TextEdit November 7: Mail Part 1 November 14: Mail Part 2 November 21: Additional Topics and Wrap-up November 28: Mac-N-Talk If you are interested in enrolling, please complete the course application at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-bXX_38CWIS7sUY0nC_7IDAqUfAXKb9LG4jt4ihQd6lPT1A/viewform?usp=sf_link. Please direct course inquiries to the iBUG Today team at mactraining.ibugto...@gmail.com. The RSVP deadline is Tuesday, August 22, 2023. Due to the high level of interest, please complete your application right away. Enrollment is first come first serve based on eligible applications. Regards, The iBUG Today Team http://ibugtoday.org -- 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: mk...@ucla.edu 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/5B01E62B-5F22-4B68-ABEA-31B9EC59AD42%40gmail.com.
Thunderbird for Mac
After installing Thunderbird 115 and clearing up some missteps, I am playing with its navigation commands. Its layout is quite similar to the Windows version. Curious if anyone else is taking a look at Thunderbird too. From E.T.'s Keyboard... "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." --John F. Kennedy My e-Mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com -- 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: mk...@ucla.edu 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/32f55e38-f9d4-c21d-ea29-3a3be1d66dcf%40icloud.com.
Scanning & ocr options?
Hi all, I don’t know much about full scanning OCR options. I was just reading a bit about pearl and open book from Jaws. Does the Mac have solutions like that? One main thing I want is the ability to know if my reading material is right side up. I also like the idea of the layout of the page remaining intact. Tables, columns, etc. Thanks for educating me. :) Traci -- 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: mk...@ucla.edu 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/2C253074-694C-4DDD-944E-67BA6C3CEE2B%40gmail.com.
Re: Editing PDF's with Voiceover
Yes, that’s probably a similar issue. Whoever creates the PDF file has to turn on tagged PDF (which, one hopes, will also solve these problems) in whatever tool is used to create the PDF file. Some tools don’t support it.The real solution is to distribute in a format other than PDF, such as HTML, alongside the PDF file. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com on behalf of Jessica Moss Date: Friday, August 4, 2023 at 18:17To: 'Jim Fettgather' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: Editing PDF's with VoiceoverOk, so would the same apply to a privacy policy which is supposed to state the following “to fight the funding of terrorists” but the word “fight” looks like “y(umlaut symbol)ght? I can’t figure out how to type the umlaut symbol correctly, so that’s why it’s spelled out, but it wasn’t in a privacy policy I was sent to audit, and I was like “what?" > On Aug 4, 2023, at 6:06 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries wrote: > > > >> On Aug 4, 2023, at 08:27, Jessica Moss wrote: >> >> Ok, all I’m really wanting to do at this point, is correct the spelling errors I’m constantly finding in these PDF’s I’m sent, a perfect example I’m always finding is the I is always left out of the word “financial,” so Voiceover will always pronounce it “financal”. > This probably isn’t a spelling error in the PDF file at all. The most likely cause is that the “fi” ligature is being used in the typeset text, and the PDF isn’t properly accessible, so your screen reader isn’t > Receiving the correct characters, even though both “f” and “I” are present in the text as shown on screen or printed. > You could convert the PDF file to text and then edit, I suppose. Editing the original PDF wouldn’t help, as it’s most likely correct as is. > > -- > 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: mk...@ucla.edu 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/68157B64-15B2-4F83-AF8C-5F8EB91834C1%40jasonjgw.net. -- 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: mk...@ucla.edu 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/058470DD-9CC5-4DC1-ADB4-13C25BD09CEA%40gmail.com. -- 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: mk...@ucla.edu 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/E0BB234A-E6EE-3043-9459-5A19A0D37AE4%40hxcore.ol.
Re: Just Appreciating the Accessibility of Apple Home Kit
Hi Mark, Thanks so much for this information. We have an Ecobee, and the problem is precisely the one you describe. It’s a touch surface, so when our internet goes out, which has been frequent lately, I am unable to access the thermostat at all. Cheers, Donna > On Aug 4, 2023, at 10:57 AM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello Donna, > > Okay, I am posting the info to the model I purchased, below. This model was > suggested by V iPhone list member, James. It was the best purchase I've made > in years. > > Mark > > Original Post: > I’ve had a Sensi model st55 for 2 years now.Be sure you get this cheaper > $80.00, model available from Amazon. It has buttons that control selecting > heat or air conditioning and changing the temperature and more. It also > works with Alexa and there is an app for I Phone and I think, Android. > Note, the more expensive model is flat screen only. No buttons. The buttons > are important for a blind person to use the thermostat in case your internet > goes down. > > The $80.00, thermostat with buttons is model ST55. Here is an Amazon link. > https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NB1OB0I/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8=16b53869f5473df1c2e96eaa091b5ae3_cr_id=1865675060401_rd_plhdr=t_rd_r=a4851b0d-8d87-4199-8c2b-32c4437daff2_rd_w=8kn92_rd_wg=ViTHK_=sbx_be_s_sparkle_mcd_asin_0_bkgd > > HTH, > > James B > > -Original Message- > From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > Sent: Friday, August 4, 2023 6:12 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Just Appreciating the Accessibility of Apple Home Kit > > Mark, > > Just curious, which thermostat did you choose? We’ve got the Ecobee, but I’m > considering replacing it. > Cheers, > Donna > >> On Aug 4, 2023, at 12:19 AM, M. Taylor wrote: >> >> Hello Everyone, >> >> During the winter, I had a Home Kit compatible thermostat installed in >> my house. >> >> I continue to truly appreciate the temperature control I now enjoy via >> iOS and iPad OS. >> >> Until I installed this thermostat, I either had to turn the A/C either >> on or off. The old legacy thermostats was simply not accessible to me >> as a blind person. >> >> However, I recently began having Siri keep the house between 2 >> temperature set points such as 78 to 82 degrees. It is wonderful. Now >> I know this is not a big deal for sighted people but, until now, I >> have not enjoyed this capability, completely independent of a sighted person. >> >> When I am away from the house for any significant period of time, with >> the A/C off, I tell Siri to turn the A/C on before I get home and the >> house is already nice and cool. >> >> Now I know this can be done with both Alexa and the Google assistant >> so I am not promoting Siri over anything; I just continue to be amazed >> at the level of accessibility that I never would have dreamed of 30 years >> ago. >> >> Mark >> >> >> -- >> 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: mk...@ucla.edu 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 view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/006701d9c693%24333c9200%2499b5b600%24%40ucla.edu. > > -- > 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: > mk...@ucla.edu 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/0C8FF72A-0094-4555-AE5E-3AD21E013C6D%40me.com. > > -- > The following information is important for all
