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Re: Sonos collecting personal information

2018-08-16 Thread Grant Hardy

Hi Donna, where did you read that HomePod can be used outdoors? According to 
this Apple support article “cleaning and taking care of HomePod”, HomePod is 
intended for indoor use only. Here is the link: 
https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT208435 
<https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT208435>

That said, the HomePod really is a terrific speaker and I’m very happy with how 
it performs.

Thanks,

Grant


> On Sunday, Jul 15, 2018, at 11:08:44 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
>  wrote:
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> That's my feeling, too.  I figured there will be people who don't care, but 
> any Sonos users should have the option of making an informed choice.  
> Interestingly, my husband and I have been researching alternatives.  I didn't 
> think you could leave a HomePod outdoors, but according to Apple, you can.  
> My husband also found a case for Homepods made by Catalyst, that says it will 
> protect the HomePod in up to six feet of water.  So, I think we're going to 
> be going with HomePods and ditching our Sonos.
> Cheers,
> Donna
> 
>> On Jul 15, 2018, at 12:40 PM, Karen Lewellen > <mailto:klewel...@shellworld.net>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Donna,
>> I will be sharing this article with those I know who might not be aware.
>> Personally speaking?
>> There is no way  in this universe that I would allow   that to happen..for 
>> speakers?
>> no.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Sun, 15 Jul 2018, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> I just thought I would post this for those of you using or thinking about 
>>> using Sonos speakers.  Sonos is now making it mandatory that users register 
>>> their devices, and has instituted a new privacy policy requiring that users 
>>> agree to allow them to collect users' data and information.  Below is a 
>>> link to an article I found that discusses that issue.  I was not able to 
>>> find the mentioned setting that allows you to disable usage data sharing, 
>>> maybe someone else will be able to do that.  But even so, the article gives 
>>> a good overview of these changes.
>>> https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flifehacker.com%2Fhow-to-stop-your-sonos-from-collecting-as-much-person-1798403771=02%7C01%7C%7Cef292d67cd46493fd42308d5ea7e0585%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636672749329211078=2uh6JG8QUIhFqg9tVj3puIXalUllHIcx1Nle4H1p5XU%3D=0
>>>  
>>> <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flifehacker.com%2Fhow-to-stop-your-sonos-from-collecting-as-much-person-1798403771=02%7C01%7C%7Cef292d67cd46493fd42308d5ea7e0585%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636672749329211078=2uh6JG8QUIhFqg9tVj3puIXalUllHIcx1Nle4H1p5XU%3D=0>
>>> 
>>> For Alexa users this may be nothing new.  But as for me, I don't see any 
>>> reason for them to get my information.  My Sonos speakers may be going on 
>>> Craig's list.
>>> Cheers,
>>> Donna
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Re: Question about making phone calls through FaceTime

2018-04-21 Thread Grant Hardy

This doesn’t work on Windows. It’s limited to iDevices and Macs.

Cheers,

Grant


> On Apr 21, 2018, at 12:37 PM, The wolf <hank.smith...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> any idea if this will work on windows as well as mac?
> 
> 
> On 4/21/2018 10:37 AM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries wrote:
>> Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote:
>>> There is another way, called wifi calling, where a non-iPhone Apple device
>>> can use wifi to make a cellular call directly, not touching the iPhone at
>>> all.
>> 
>> My carrier supports this and it works well. You are prompted for the address
>> to be used for emergency calls (i.e., your location) when you enable this
>> feature in FaceTime on the Mac.
>> 
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Re: Question about making phone calls through FaceTime

2018-04-21 Thread Grant Hardy

Brian—this works perfectly. Many thanks.

Cheers,

Grant


> On Apr 20, 2018, at 10:05 PM, Brian Hansen <ozark.bluesma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Once you’ve connected to your bank, hit VO-Shift-Space. This seems to get 
> focus, and then you can enter the numbers like normal.
> 
> Blessings,
> 
> Brian
> 
> 
>> On Apr 20, 2018, at 9:38 PM, Robert Cole <mr.robertc...@icloud.com> wrote:
>> 
>> This does not work.
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Apr 20, 2018, at 10:00 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I have not tried this but after you connect, press the mute button and you 
>>> should be able to enter numbers.
>>> 
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>>>> On 4/20/2018 6:55 PM, Grant Hardy wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> When making a phone call through my iPhone in FaceTime on my Mac, is there 
>>>> a way to use voicemail, banking and other systems that require numbers to 
>>>> be entered on the keypad?
>>>> It used to be possible to enter numbers on the number row on the keyboard, 
>>>> but it seems that in High Sierra this no longer works.
>>>> Thanks for any assistance.
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Grant
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Question about making phone calls through FaceTime

2018-04-20 Thread Grant Hardy

Hi all,

When making a phone call through my iPhone in FaceTime on my Mac, is there a 
way to use voicemail, banking and other systems that require numbers to be 
entered on the keypad?

It used to be possible to enter numbers on the number row on the keyboard, but 
it seems that in High Sierra this no longer works.

Thanks for any assistance.

Cheers,

Grant

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Re: Changing iTunes Audio Output

2018-03-16 Thread Grant Hardy

I believe you should be able to do this using the Audio Hijack app, which may 
be found here: https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/

It is not a free application, so be sure to test the trial version first 
thoroughly if you intend to buy it. However, if memory serves you should be 
able to pick a specific app’s audio that you want to capture, then re-route it 
through the device of your choosing.

Grant Hardy


On Mar 16, 2018, at 10:14 AM, Anders Holmberg 
<and...@pipkrokodil.se<mailto:and...@pipkrokodil.se>> wrote:

Hi!
You can’t do it.
I have tried my self with no luck.
/A

15 mars 2018 kl. 22:25 skrev Ramy Moustafa 
<ramy.moustaf...@gmail.com<mailto:ramy.moustaf...@gmail.com>>:

Thanks so much Tim, I tried but with no luck
Hope i can do that .


On Mar 15, 2018, at 7:04 PM, Tim Kilburn 
<kilbu...@me.com<mailto:kilbu...@me.com>> wrote:

Hi,

I've not seen that with an external card.  Not saying that it can't be done, 
but I've only seen things like bluetooth devices, Airport Express devices and 
such in the AirPlay area.  Does your Mac see the external sound card within the 
Output tab of the Sound pane of System Preferences?  If it does, but you do not 
see that choice in iTunes, then I suspect that it won't be configurable that 
way.  It never hurts to restart both iTunes and your computer though to see if 
options change after things have been reset by the restart action.

Later...

Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada

On Mar 15, 2018, at 10:52, Ramy Moustafa 
<ramy.moustaf...@gmail.com<mailto:ramy.moustaf...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Tim:

Ok, but it will change ll my system,
i know this, but what i need is after that, i need my iTunes to go out from 
another sound card.
THe recipe Is on Online sites, say that, i can do it from iTunes, but opening 
the airplay, and change it to desired sound card,
i opened the Airplay place, and i found only  a Volume fader.
so, is there a way to Force ITUNES to go from a sound card that i choose?

On Mar 15, 2018, at 4:22 PM, Tim Kilburn 
<kilbu...@me.com<mailto:kilbu...@me.com>> wrote:

Hi,

I believe what you'll need to do is go into the System Prefs, and change the 
output to the external card.  This will send all audio that direction.  If you 
wish to have VO remain in it's normal output location, then go to VO Utility, 
in the Sound category and change VO to go out of the built-in audio.

Later...

Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada

On Mar 15, 2018, at 06:07, Ramy Moustafa 
<ramy.moustaf...@gmail.com<mailto:ramy.moustaf...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Hi all:

I need to change the iTunes audio output from the mac default SOundcard to a 
new card, can i?
Thanks in advance

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Re: No problem with File Vault

2017-10-01 Thread Grant Hardy

Hi Donna,

Sorry to hear, that’s very frustrating. Could you try the following?

1. Navigate to System Preferences, Users and Groups.
2. In the “users, groups, and login options” list, navigate to “login options”.
3. Make sure the "Use VoiceOver in the login window” checkbox is checked.
If it’s unchecked and dimmed, activate the “click the lock to make changes”
button, and enter your password. Then try again.
4. Reboot the computer and test again.

Does this help at all Donna?

Thanks,

Grant

On Sunday, Oct 1, 2017, at 5:32 PM, Donna Goodin
<doniado...@me.com<mailto:doniado...@me.com>> wrote:

OK, for all of you who are saying everything is dandy, I could not turn VO on.
Cheers,
Donna
On Oct 1, 2017, at 5:46 PM, Alex Hall
<mehg...@icloud.com<mailto:mehg...@icloud.com>> wrote:

Just for the record, toggling VO on Touch Bar Macs does work. File Vault makes
me sign in, and I can turn VO on in the usual way if it isn't on already. It's
very slow and loud, but I imagine that's not specific to this model of Mac.

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On Oct 1, 2017, at 17:01, Grant Hardy
<grantha...@outlook.com<mailto:grantha...@outlook.com>> wrote:

I’ve used FileVault ever since getting my First MacBook in 2014 and can’t say
that I’ve ever had any major issues with it. The accessibility from a VoiceOver
perspective has been steadily improving with every release, too. In Mavericks,
you’d hear a series of beeps to indicate where you were in the login process.
Yosemite added actual speech feedback on supported machines. Now, I don’t even
have to press Cmd-F5 to turn VoiceOver on. The preference is saved. For me, I
can’t imagine not having FileVault on. It’s transparent, and I know if I ever
lost my computer my data would be safer.

That said, I am not sure how this works on newer Macs lacking function keys. I
know you can hold down Cmd and triple-tap the power button to toggle VoiceOver,
but I don’t remember if this works in the FileVault login window.

Grant Hardy

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 1, 2017, at 1:20 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu
<kgli...@icloud.com<mailto:kgli...@icloud.com>> wrote:

Hi.

I have tested File Vault on my Mac Mini as I set it up once I installed
everything.

Just in case you haven't done so Donna, go in to system preferences users and
accounts and find log in options where you can make sure voice over is turned
on at the log in screen. Also set your name and password option rather than a
list of users if you are the only person using your machine.

I am not at all technical but remembered what I needed to do from the last time
I set up File Vault.

Kawal.

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Re: VMware Fusion 8

2017-10-01 Thread Grant Hardy

Hello E.T.,

It was an upgrade over Sierra. Hopefully we’ll hear some reports from others 
who have tried using 8.5.8 after a clean install.

Thanks,

Grant


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> Grant,
>   Did you do a clean install or upgrade over Sierra? I did a clean install 
> and did not migrate anything. This is the only app I am having trouble with.
> 
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>> Hello E.T.,
>> I am currently running MacOS High Sierra with VMWare Fusion Pro 8.5.8 on two 
>> Macs. I’m not having any problems with my Windows 10 virtual machines. You 
>> could try rebooting your Mac to see if that clears up the issue?
>> Thanks,
>> Grant
>>> On Wednesday, Sep 27, 2017, at 8:13 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>   Is VMware Fusion 8.5.8 compatible with macOS High Sierra? I get an error 
>>> when I try to load the VM. Error message follows...
>>> 
>>> "Could not open /dev/vmmon: No such file or directory. Please make sure 
>>> that the kernel module `vmmon' is loaded"
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Re: No problem with File Vault

2017-10-01 Thread Grant Hardy

Hi Alex,

I find the FileVault speech volume is usually the same as my system volume, so
if it is set low when I reboot the Mac, then the speech feedback I hear sounds
quiet.

Thanks,

Grant

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Grant Hardy

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 1, 2017, at 1:20 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu
<kgli...@icloud.com<mailto:kgli...@icloud.com>> wrote:

Hi.

I have tested File Vault on my Mac Mini as I set it up once I installed
everything.

I am not at all technical but remembered what I needed to do from the last time
I set up File Vault.

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Re: No problem with File Vault

2017-10-01 Thread Grant Hardy

I’ve used FileVault ever since getting my First MacBook in 2014 and can’t say 
that I’ve ever had any major issues with it. The accessibility from a VoiceOver 
perspective has been steadily improving with every release, too. In Mavericks, 
you’d hear a series of beeps to indicate where you were in the login process. 
Yosemite added actual speech feedback on supported machines. Now, I don’t even 
have to press Cmd-F5 to turn VoiceOver on. The preference is saved. For me, I 
can’t imagine not having FileVault on. It’s transparent, and I know if I ever 
lost my computer my data would be safer.

That said, I am not sure how this works on newer Macs lacking function keys. I 
know you can hold down Cmd and triple-tap the power button to toggle VoiceOver, 
but I don’t remember if this works in the FileVault login window.

Grant Hardy

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Hi.

I have tested File Vault on my Mac Mini as I set it up once I installed 
everything.

Just in case you haven't done so Donna, go in to system preferences users and 
accounts and find log in options where you can make sure voice over is turned 
on at the log in screen.  Also set your name and password option rather than a 
list of users if you are the only person using your machine.

I am not at all technical but remembered what I needed to do from the last time 
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Re: watchOS 4: How to customize and use the new Siri face on Apple Watch

2017-10-01 Thread Grant Hardy

Hi Donna,

The time travel function allows you to see updated info for supported 
complications as though it was really a past or future time. So, if it is 10 
AM, your watch might display info for your next meeting and the current weather 
conditions. Spin the Digital Crown forwards and the time will begin to change.
 By the time you’ve traveled forwards to 9 PM, you’ll see different info for 
the forecasted weather conditions at that time, and perhaps your next meeting 
in the morning.

It’s a very useful feature. If it gets in your way, you can turn it off. To 
enable or disable time travel, look under the clock settings in the watch app 
on your phone, of all places.

Thanks,

Grant

> On Wednesday, Sep 27, 2017, at 3:07 AM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> I've never understood the whole timeline thing, either.  I seem to engage it 
> at odd times when I'm not trying to, but just now, when I tried to make it 
> work, I couldn't.
> Best,
> Donna
>> On Sep 27, 2017, at 3:32 AM, Krister Ekstrom <kris...@kristersplace.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> Either i have misunderstood something obvious and simple or there’s 
>> something wrong with my Apple watch series 2 because the time travel thing 
>> has never worked for me.
>> /Krister
>> 
>>> 27 sep. 2017 kl. 06:03 skrev M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu>:
>>> 
>>> 9to5Mac - Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 8:51 AM
>>> watchOS 4: How to customize and use the new Siri face on Apple Watch
>>> 
>>> watchOS 4 introduces a new Siri watch face on Apple Watch that intelligently
>>> updates to show you relevant content throughout the day. The Siri watch face
>>> pulls data from 14 different sources by default, but customizing these
>>> sources can help remove information from the timeline that you don't need
>>> and make the watch face more useful.
>>> 
>>> The Siri watch face includes a digital clock with a flashing second
>>> indicator (but no option for seconds), two customizable complications
>>> including a new Siri complication, and two dynamic tiles of information.
>>> These tiles will update depending on time of day, date, current events,
>>> activity progress, and more.
>>> Like other watch faces, swiping down from the top reveals Notification
>>> Center and swiping up from the bottom opens Control Center. Spin the Digital
>>> Crown on Siri face, however, and the timeline becomes a vertical carousel of
>>> information.
>>> Rotating the Digital Crown downward shows Recent and All-Day tiles like
>>> temperature highs and lows and Now Playing cards. The tap minimizes to the
>>> top right corner with a light background indicating that it's a button you
>>> can tap to return to the main view. You can also click the Digital Crown to
>>> leave the timeline and go back to the starting point.
>>> Rotating the Digital Crown upward shows you tiles for Up Next and Tomorrow.
>>> Siri face previews the first Up Next tiles by default, and scrolling here
>>> reveals more. Rolling the Digital Crown lets you move around the timeline
>>> too.
>>> 
>>> While these tiles change dynamically, Siri face features two complications
>>> that you set. My default, the new Siri complication is located in the top
>>> left (this is the only face with this complication) and the date is located
>>> above the digital clock.
>>> Tapping the Siri complication invokes the voice assistant just like holding
>>> the Digital Crown or saying 'Hey Siri' when the display is on. It's a
>>> visually satisfying complication, but you may get more use out of Siri face
>>> if you put something else here since you can invoke Siri with voice or a
>>> click.
>>> 
>>> Press the Siri face firmly, then select Customize to choose between
>>> Activity, Alarm, Battery, Breathe, Calendar, Date, Find My Friends, Heart
>>> Rate, Home, Mail, Maps, Messages, Moon Phase, Music, News, Phone, Reminders,
>>> Remote, Siri, Stocks, Stopwatch, Sunrise/Sunset, Timer, Weather, Weather
>>> Conditions, Workout, World Clock, and third-party complications.
>>> The top right complication is a bit smaller and can be set to Alarm,
>>> Battery, Calendar, Date, Heart Rate, News, Stocks, Stopwatch,
>>> Sunrise/Sunset, Timer, Weather, World Clock, and third-party complications.
>>> 
>>> After you personalize the two complications, consider customizing which data
>>> sources Siri face uses. You can't do this from the Apple Watch, however, so
>>> you'll need your iPhone. Open th

Re: VMware Fusion 8

2017-10-01 Thread Grant Hardy

Hello E.T.,

I am currently running MacOS High Sierra with VMWare Fusion Pro 8.5.8 on two 
Macs. I’m not having any problems with my Windows 10 virtual machines. You 
could try rebooting your Mac to see if that clears up the issue?

Thanks,

Grant

> On Wednesday, Sep 27, 2017, at 8:13 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> 
> wrote:
> 
>   Is VMware Fusion 8.5.8 compatible with macOS High Sierra? I get an error 
> when I try to load the VM. Error message follows...
> 
> "Could not open /dev/vmmon: No such file or directory. Please make sure that 
> the kernel module `vmmon' is loaded"
> 
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Re: 1Password Subscription

2017-09-26 Thread Grant Hardy

Hi E.t.,

1Password for Mac always stores a local copy of your data, so no matter if you 
sync with a 1Password account, Dropbox, or iCloud, you’ll still be able to 
access your data when you’re offline.

Thanks,

Grant

On Sep 26, 2017, at 9:40 AM, E.T. 
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Grant,
  Thanks for this feedback. The reason for my query is that there may be times 
(natural disasters, extended power outages, etc.) where I may need to access 
data I have stored in 1Password. I should probably test this with the current 
setup with my wifi disconnected.

>From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
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 our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
 and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com<mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com>

On 9/26/2017 9:29 AM, Grant Hardy wrote:
Hello E.T.,
I did try a 1Password account on a one-month trial basis, and it worked well. 
There were no issues with syncing or offline access.
However, after the trial ended I decided to go back to Dropbox for 1Password 
syncing as I didn’t think the subscription offered any benefits to me. One 
advantage is that you can use the Pro versions of 1Password on all platforms 
during your subscription, but since I already purchased 1Password for Windows 
and Mac, that wasn’t necessary.
Thanks,
Grant
On Sep 24, 2017, at 9:52 AM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com 
<mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com>> wrote:

  Believe it was last year that one can get a subscription for 1Password which 
eliminates the need for 3rd party services like Dropbox. For one person, not 
Family or Team, its $35 a year. Anyone using this and does it work well. Any 
issues with offline access to your data?

>From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
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Re: 1Password Subscription

2017-09-26 Thread Grant Hardy

Hello E.T.,

I did try a 1Password account on a one-month trial basis, and it worked well. 
There were no issues with syncing or offline access.

However, after the trial ended I decided to go back to Dropbox for 1Password 
syncing as I didn’t think the subscription offered any benefits to me. One 
advantage is that you can use the Pro versions of 1Password on all platforms 
during your subscription, but since I already purchased 1Password for Windows 
and Mac, that wasn’t necessary.

Thanks,

Grant

On Sep 24, 2017, at 9:52 AM, E.T. 
<ancient.ali...@icloud.com<mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com>> wrote:

  Believe it was last year that one can get a subscription for 1Password which 
eliminates the need for 3rd party services like Dropbox. For one person, not 
Family or Team, its $35 a year. Anyone using this and does it work well. Any 
issues with offline access to your data?

>From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
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 mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
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Re: getting rid of the annoying Do Not Disturb driving prompt?

2017-09-25 Thread Grant Hardy

Hi Donna, here’s what worked for me: while on the lock screen, when I saw the 
notification, I dismissed it. So, using the VoiceOver rotor, I swiped down 
until I heard “more”, then double-tapped. I then found the dismiss button and 
double-tapped on it to get rid of the notification. Since then, I haven’t seen 
it again. If the notification comes up again for you, you could try this.

Thanks,

Grant

On Sep 25, 2017, at 3:18 AM, Donna Goodin 
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Hi Mark,

Thanks Mark. But that is how it is currently set, and I'm still getting the 
prompt.
Cheers,
Donna
On Sep 25, 2017, at 1:18 AM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu<mailto:mk...@ucla.edu>> 
wrote:

Hello Donna,

>From within the Do Not Disturb settings area of your phone, set do not disturb 
>while driving to manual as opposed to automatic.  This should stop the 
>prompting for the feature.

Mark

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Hi all,

So, since upgrading to IOS 11 this morning, every time I get in the car, the 
next time I wake up my phone, I get that stupid message about turning on Do not 
Disturb while driving.  Given that I am never the driver, I'd really like to 
make that message go away.  Anyone know if this is possible?
TIA,
Donna

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A Trillian question

2017-04-08 Thread Grant Hardy

Hi all,

I use the Trillian app from the Mac App Store to chat with my Facebook 
contacts, and in general it works quite well.

I am having a problem figuring out how to change my status (e.g. from “away” to 
“available). I’ve literally looked everywhere I can think of within the app and 
can view my status, but can’t figure out how to change it.

Do any experienced Trillian users know the answer to this?

Thanks!

Grant

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Re: has anyone found a way to Connect to a wireless network in recovery using voiceover?

2017-02-25 Thread Grant

> Hi Jeffrey, normally as you mentioned, you would hit VO-M twice quickly to 
> move to the extras menu, then VO-Right to the Wi-Fi option. However there 
> seems to be a bug in the recovery mode where this does not work. I believe 
> what happens is that VoiceOver crashes and restarts every time you hit VO-M 
> for the second time. Speech comes back within a matter of seconds so no 
> issues on that front, but you aren’t taken to the extras menu and can’t get 
> there without sighted help.

In most cases your Wi-Fi settings are stored in NVRAM and you’ll automatically 
connect to the same network you’ve been using with MacOS (that even includes 
when you use Cmd-Option-R for internet recovery mode). However, on the off 
chance that you want to access Wi-Fi settings or the info has been erased, I 
know of no way to access Wi-Fi settings without sighted help.

Grant


> On Feb 24, 2017, at 5:39:21 AM, Jeffrey Shockley <jawswiz...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> I’m thinking on the last time I did this.
> If I remember right, I think I hit VO M twice to get in the top menu bar 
> where Wi-Fi is, and went right. I think VO said “Menu” or something like 
> that, and then, I think I pressed VO Space on it, and VO down arrow, and 
> then, I was able to read the choices and VO Space on them  to connect to the 
> network once I found the correct one. Or maybe there was some trick to it, I 
> don’t remember exactly but I think that’s how it worked.
> I could be wrong on this, but I hope this helps,
> Jeffrey
>> On Feb 24, 2017, at 8:15 AM, Scott Berry <sb356...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I know that my Mac still accepts an ethernet cable.  Good idea.   Thanks 
>> very much.
>> 
>> 
>>> On Feb 24, 2017, at 6:14 AM, David Griffith <daj.griff...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I know this may not be abailable to you but the awkwarrdness of this 
>>> situation is why I always use
>>> 
>>> a Ethernet cable connected to my router for the recovery process.
>>> 
>>> Plugging any cable between Mac and router should guarantee connection.
>>> I do this with my iMac. I do not know if on later Macs in Apples big drive 
>>> for thin devices whether the utility of the ethernet port has been lost for 
>>> this purpose. Someone else may know if an adaptor will be recognised in 
>>> Recovery Console.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> David Griffith
>>> On 24/02/2017 11:54, Scott Berry wrote:
>>>> Tim,
>>>> 
>>>> Yes I didn’t think about this.  Now another question so what if you wipe 
>>>> the drive clean and then want to do a full reinstall is that possible then 
>>>> through Command R?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Feb 23, 2017, at 9:07 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Actually, if your computer is connected to a specific network when in the 
>>>>> MacOS, after you restart it into Recovery Mode, it will be connected to 
>>>>> the same network.  So, if you were on your Mac connected to Bob's WiFi 
>>>>> Network, once you restart with cmd-r, it will remain connected to Bob's 
>>>>> WiFi Network.  There are Terminal commands that may allow you to connect 
>>>>> to a different network, but I haven't tested them in the Terminal in 
>>>>> Recovery Mode.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Later...
>>>>> 
>>>>> Tim Kilburn
>>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Feb 23, 2017, at 19:07, Michael Marshall <mightymaggie...@gmail.com> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> hey all,
>>>>> I was trying to do a clean install on my system this morning and i headed 
>>>>> to recovery and turned on VO, i wanted to download a clean copy of the 
>>>>> system..
>>>>> The problem is this, I could not connect to my Wi-Fi network, there was 
>>>>> no way using VO to accomplish this.
>>>>> No status menus that I could see, VO m twice, still nothing.
>>>>> Luckily I found a Time Machine backup that I was able to restore to.
>>>>> has anyone found a way to Connect to a wireless network in recovery using 
>>>>> voiceover?
>>>>> I find it extremely irritating that apple has not addressed this.
>>>>> any help would be fantastic.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Michael
>>>>> 
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> The following i

Re: iCloud Documents and Data that are hidden

2016-10-26 Thread Grant

Hey Tim,

I don't think app containers are removed when you uninstall an app from your 
iDevices, because that would defeat the purpose of having data stored in 
iCloud. For example, if you uninstall BlindSquare and then reinstall it, or 
install it on another device, your settings (such as favourite points) will be 
re-synced from iCloud. This is good and the way you would usually want things 
to work.

The way you would usually remove data from iCloud is to go into settings, 
iCloud, Storage, and choose "manage". The problem is not all data shows up 
there.

I thought I could remove this data using my Mac, as it shows up in the "mobile 
documents" folder. But this doesn't seem to be working. If I open up the alias 
for my mobile documents folder, get the path to a subfolder I want to delete, 
then run rm-R /PathName in the terminal, I get no error messages but the folder 
is not deleted. Even running this command with root privileges produces the 
same result. 

Cheers,

Grant

> On Oct 26, 2016, at 6:39 AM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Usually, if you create the alias, then place it on the Desktop, you can then 
> access the contents.  Those containers are usually removed if you remove the 
> app from your iDevices, but that's a "usually".  Regarding deleting of those 
> items, I suspect that you would both need root access and you'd need to 
> ensure that the app has been removed from all devices first.
> 
> Later...
> 
> Tim Kilburn
> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
> 
> On Oct 25, 2016, at 21:23, Grant <grant.li...@icloud.com> wrote:
> 
> Hey Tim,
> 
> Thanks so much for your reply! I’ve found that while I can create an alias to 
> the !/Library/Mobile Documents folder and view the top level of directories 
> in there, I can’t open any of those directories. I even tried creating 
> aliases to those subdirectories without success. And I can’t delete any of 
> the top level directories either—the Finder returns an unknown error, and 
> when I use the rm -R command in the Terminal I get no error message but the 
> folder is not deleted.
> 
> Looks like you really can’t mess around with that data—but there are a ton of 
> app containers in there for apps I’ve maybe only used once or twice, years 
> ago. It would be great if there was a solution for this, but if not, I’ll 
> move on *smile*.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Grant
> 
>> On Monday October 24, 2016, at 8:38:51 AM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I suspect that they're hidden so that we don't mess things up by accident.  
>> It is possible to see these files via the Terminal as well as creating an 
>> alias for the Mobile Documents folder on your Desktop.  Be careful though 
>> when it comes to deleting as this is a shared space.  That is, iCloud Drive 
>> is shared between all your Macs and iDevices.  Therefore, if you remove it 
>> from the iCloud Drive on your Mac, it is also removing access to it for any 
>> iDevices that depend on that data.
>> 
>> In the future, iCloud Drive may become more granular, similar to Google 
>> Drive, where you can configure what's placed locally vs what's left in the 
>> Cloud, but it's not there yet.
>> 
>> Later...
>> 
>> Tim Kilburn
>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
>> 
>> On Oct 23, 2016, at 20:05, Grant <grant.li...@icloud.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I’m wondering if anyone knows a way to see (and possibly delete) “hidden” 
>> iCloud data that doesn’t show up in the user interface. It would be great if 
>> one had the option of “starting over” so to speak.
>> 
>> For example, I think iCloud stores containers for every app I’ve ever 
>> installed, some of which aren’t visible in iCloud’s “manage storage” 
>> settings or in iCloud Drive on a Mac or PC. However, I can see traces of 
>> them here and there.
>> 
>> To give just one example, if I do a spotlight search on my Mac, I can see a 
>> folder under ~/Library/Mobile Documents/SE69VQ73SR~com~mipsoft~blindsquare. 
>> Presumably this is the container for the BlindSquare iOS app which would 
>> have my database of favourite points of interest and other settings. And, 
>> presumably the reason this is showing up on my Mac is because the Mac stores 
>> everything in my iCloud account.
>> 
>> Now, I definitely wouldn’t want to erase that particular container and I’m 
>> glad it’s there, but the point is I’d love to be able to view all the data 
>> stored in my account and have the option of deleting some of it. I’m not a 
>> developer, but I think developers have the option of hiding their ubiq

Re: iCloud Documents and Data that are hidden

2016-10-25 Thread Grant

Hey Tim,

Thanks so much for your reply! I’ve found that while I can create an alias to 
the !/Library/Mobile Documents folder and view the top level of directories in 
there, I can’t open any of those directories. I even tried creating aliases to 
those subdirectories without success. And I can’t delete any of the top level 
directories either—the Finder returns an unknown error, and when I use the rm 
-R command in the Terminal I get no error message but the folder is not deleted.

Looks like you really can’t mess around with that data—but there are a ton of 
app containers in there for apps I’ve maybe only used once or twice, years ago. 
It would be great if there was a solution for this, but if not, I’ll move on 
*smile*.

Cheers,

Grant

> On Monday October 24, 2016, at 8:38:51 AM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I suspect that they're hidden so that we don't mess things up by accident.  
> It is possible to see these files via the Terminal as well as creating an 
> alias for the Mobile Documents folder on your Desktop.  Be careful though 
> when it comes to deleting as this is a shared space.  That is, iCloud Drive 
> is shared between all your Macs and iDevices.  Therefore, if you remove it 
> from the iCloud Drive on your Mac, it is also removing access to it for any 
> iDevices that depend on that data.
> 
> In the future, iCloud Drive may become more granular, similar to Google 
> Drive, where you can configure what's placed locally vs what's left in the 
> Cloud, but it's not there yet.
> 
> Later...
> 
> Tim Kilburn
> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
> 
> On Oct 23, 2016, at 20:05, Grant <grant.li...@icloud.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I’m wondering if anyone knows a way to see (and possibly delete) “hidden” 
> iCloud data that doesn’t show up in the user interface. It would be great if 
> one had the option of “starting over” so to speak.
> 
> For example, I think iCloud stores containers for every app I’ve ever 
> installed, some of which aren’t visible in iCloud’s “manage storage” settings 
> or in iCloud Drive on a Mac or PC. However, I can see traces of them here and 
> there.
> 
> To give just one example, if I do a spotlight search on my Mac, I can see a 
> folder under ~/Library/Mobile Documents/SE69VQ73SR~com~mipsoft~blindsquare. 
> Presumably this is the container for the BlindSquare iOS app which would have 
> my database of favourite points of interest and other settings. And, 
> presumably the reason this is showing up on my Mac is because the Mac stores 
> everything in my iCloud account.
> 
> Now, I definitely wouldn’t want to erase that particular container and I’m 
> glad it’s there, but the point is I’d love to be able to view all the data 
> stored in my account and have the option of deleting some of it. I’m not a 
> developer, but I think developers have the option of hiding their ubiquity 
> containers if they so choose.
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Grant
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Re: Time Machine Encryption

2016-10-23 Thread Grant

If you encrypt your Time Machine drive, you can store the password in 1Password 
for your own reference. However, 1Password won’t be able to unlock the drive 
for you. That’s not really a huge deal though because you can store the 
password in the Mac’s keychain. This means your drive will be unlocked 
automatically and you won’t be prompted for the password again unless you 
connect the drive to a different computer or the keychain is erased.

I have both the drives I use for Time Machine encrypted, and can vouch for it 
being easy and convenient. Once the drive’s unlocked it’s totally transparent, 
so you can access files from your backups just as you did before.

Grant

> On Sunday October 23, 2016, at 4:34:49 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> 
> wrote:
> 
>   I am considering taking this step which means wiping the current TM drive. 
> So before I do this, I wish to know if one can still access files in the 
> backups.
> 
>   Also can 1Password work with this? So many passwords these days.
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard...
>  Without H2O there is no life!
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iCloud Documents and Data that are hidden

2016-10-23 Thread Grant

Hi all,

I’m wondering if anyone knows a way to see (and possibly delete) “hidden” 
iCloud data that doesn’t show up in the user interface. It would be great if 
one had the option of “starting over” so to speak.

For example, I think iCloud stores containers for every app I’ve ever 
installed, some of which aren’t visible in iCloud’s “manage storage” settings 
or in iCloud Drive on a Mac or PC. However, I can see traces of them here and 
there.

To give just one example, if I do a spotlight search on my Mac, I can see a 
folder under ~/Library/Mobile Documents/SE69VQ73SR~com~mipsoft~blindsquare. 
Presumably this is the container for the BlindSquare iOS app which would have 
my database of favourite points of interest and other settings. And, presumably 
the reason this is showing up on my Mac is because the Mac stores everything in 
my iCloud account.

Now, I definitely wouldn’t want to erase that particular container and I’m glad 
it’s there, but the point is I’d love to be able to view all the data stored in 
my account and have the option of deleting some of it. I’m not a developer, but 
I think developers have the option of hiding their ubiquity containers if they 
so choose.

What do you think?

Cheers,

Grant

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Re: Word to pages batch converter?

2016-09-27 Thread Grant

Sorry guys--I misread the message.

Other than avoiding the need to specify a name and location for the newly 
created Pages document upon first save, I'm not sure I see the advantage in 
doing a batch conversion given that Pages will read both file formats just 
fine. Word files tend to be smaller, and of course are compatible with a wider 
array of apps; so avoiding the conversion until necessary may be best. In any 
case I know that's not being helpful in answering the question, so my 
apologies. I wonder if the problem with the script lies in the fact that the 
newly created documents have never been saved before? I hope a solution is 
found.

Grant

> On Sep 27, 2016, at 6:57 AM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote:
> 
> Grant,
> 
> Good thought, but the idea here is that we're trying to open a Word document 
> and save it to Pages format.  So, if one has a Word document, manually opens 
> it in Pages, then chooses Save, the Save dialog will pop up and will be ready 
> to save the document as a Pages document.  The conversion was done on open so 
> that Pages could properly display the Word document.  This script automates 
> the open then save process, but does not properly follow through with the 
> save.  I suspect that it does have something to do with it being a Word 
> document, but running this script on a Pages document doesn't always do 
> things correct either.  I've even forced the save line to use the Pages 
> format by adding "as Pages Format" to the line, still with no joy.
> 
> Thanks for your ideas.
> 
> Later...
>   
> Tim Kilburn
> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
> 
> On Sep 26, 2016, at 19:01, Grant <grant.li...@icloud.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Tim,
> 
> This is just a guess on my part, but Pages of course doesn't "save" to Word 
> format; it "exports" to Word. Do you think that could be why your app doesn't 
> function as expected? It actually causes features like auto-save to work 
> differently, too.
> 
> Grant
> 
>> On Sep 26, 2016, at 1:21 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Jonathan,
>> 
>> Using the below Apple Script compiled as an application:
>> 
>> on open filist
>>  repeat with lvar in filist
>>  tell application "Finder"
>>  set thename to name of lvar
>>  end tell
>>  set x to the offset of "." in thename   set nuname to 
>> text 1 thru text item x of thename
>>  set nuname to text 1 thru text item x of thename
>>  tell application "Pages"
>>  activate
>>  set filname to (path to desktop folder as text) & 
>> nuname & "pages"
>>  open lvar
>>  save document 1 in filname
>>  close every window saving no
>>  end tell
>>  end repeat
>> end open
>> 
>> I'm having frustrations.  How this normally should work, is that you would 
>> drag and drop a Word file, or folder full of Word files on to my W2P app 
>> icon.  The app would then open the Word file, get rid of the .docx 
>> extension, change it to a .pages extension then save the file on the 
>> Desktop.  Doing this manually, everything works as it should.  Using the 
>> app, though, Pages spins its wheels for a bit then returns an error.  If I 
>> do the same action with a Pages document instead, then it works properly.  I 
>> have played with a number of variations of this with no real good results as 
>> of yet.
>> 
>> You, or anyone else is welcome to mess with it an d see if you can determine 
>> how to make it work properly.
>> 
>> Later...
>> 
>> Tim Kilburn
>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
>> 
>> On Sep 25, 2016, at 10:09, Jonathan Cohn <jon.c.c...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I don't see a automator library for Pages, but certainly I would expect that 
>> the standard save action in AppleScript should work. The question is how 
>> would you want your batch processor to work probably the easiest would be to 
>> create a folder and then create a folder action AppleScript for that folder. 
>> 
>> A lot of us use the folder action script that announces when a new file is 
>> placed in the downloads folder, so I could see modifying this. 
>> 
>> How much interest is there in this? 
>> 
>> . 
>> 
>> 
>>  Best wishes,
>> 
>> Jonathan
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Sep 25, 2016, at 6:41 AM, Anne Robertson <a...@anarchie.org.uk>

Re: Word to pages batch converter?

2016-09-26 Thread Grant

Hi Tim,

This is just a guess on my part, but Pages of course doesn't "save" to Word 
format; it "exports" to Word. Do you think that could be why your app doesn't 
function as expected? It actually causes features like auto-save to work 
differently, too.

Grant

> On Sep 26, 2016, at 1:21 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Jonathan,
> 
> Using the below Apple Script compiled as an application:
> 
> on open filist
>   repeat with lvar in filist
>   tell application "Finder"
>   set thename to name of lvar
>   end tell
>   set x to the offset of "." in thename   set nuname to 
> text 1 thru text item x of thename
>   set nuname to text 1 thru text item x of thename
>   tell application "Pages"
>   activate
>   set filname to (path to desktop folder as text) & 
> nuname & "pages"
>   open lvar
>   save document 1 in filname
>   close every window saving no
>   end tell
>   end repeat
> end open
> 
> I'm having frustrations.  How this normally should work, is that you would 
> drag and drop a Word file, or folder full of Word files on to my W2P app 
> icon.  The app would then open the Word file, get rid of the .docx extension, 
> change it to a .pages extension then save the file on the Desktop.  Doing 
> this manually, everything works as it should.  Using the app, though, Pages 
> spins its wheels for a bit then returns an error.  If I do the same action 
> with a Pages document instead, then it works properly.  I have played with a 
> number of variations of this with no real good results as of yet.
> 
> You, or anyone else is welcome to mess with it an d see if you can determine 
> how to make it work properly.
> 
> Later...
> 
> Tim Kilburn
> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
> 
> On Sep 25, 2016, at 10:09, Jonathan Cohn <jon.c.c...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I don't see a automator library for Pages, but certainly I would expect that 
> the standard save action in AppleScript should work. The question is how 
> would you want your batch processor to work probably the easiest would be to 
> create a folder and then create a folder action AppleScript for that folder. 
> 
> A lot of us use the folder action script that announces when a new file is 
> placed in the downloads folder, so I could see modifying this. 
> 
> How much interest is there in this? 
> 
> . 
> 
> 
>   Best wishes,
> 
> Jonathan
> 
> 
> 
>> On Sep 25, 2016, at 6:41 AM, Anne Robertson <a...@anarchie.org.uk> wrote:
>> 
>> Pages does not handle RTF, but opening a Word document in Pages and then 
>> saving it will convert the document to Pages format.
>> 
>> Maybe Automator could be used for batch conversion.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Anne
>> 
>> .
>> 
>>> On 25 Sep 2016, at 03:51, Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> What about using an RTF format document?
>>> 
>>> Surely RTF would be picked up by Pages 
>>> 
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kliphton Miller
>>> Sent: Sunday, 25 September 2016 12:28 AM
>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>> Subject: Word to pages batch converter?
>>> 
>>> So, I have searched the App Store, googled, and came up with nothing.  All 
>>> the apps that come up want to do pages to word, and pdf to word.  So is 
>>> there an app that does word to pages, or am I reaching here?  Thanks.
>>> 
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Re: AccessNote

2016-09-26 Thread Grant

I don't use AccessNote regularly,  but I recall that the sync process doesn't 
happen automatically.  If you tap the button labelled "Sync all notes to 
Dropbox" located near the top-right hand corner of the app's main screen, all 
notes will be synced.  I believe you need to do this every time you want your 
notes to be updated. Try this out and see if that works. Meanwhile I'm sure 
regular users of this app can provide additional clarification.

Grant

> On Sep 26, 2016, at 12:50 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:
> 
>   I installed this to make it possible to create notes and access them on the 
> computer via Dropbox where I usually edit them. Today I realized that those 
> changes do not make it to AccessNote on the iPhone. I looked at all the 
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Re: Bugs in Apple Mail with MacOS 10.12

2016-09-24 Thread Grant

Hi Kawal,

Correct, VO-Left and VO-Right work fine in the mail app. It’s just the tab 
order which is not working correctly. Since tabbing can interact automatically, 
it’s often a very efficient way to navigate through a MacOS application.

Grant

> On Saturday September 24, 2016, at 5:29:55 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu 
> <kgli...@icloud.com> wrote:
> 
> I locate the mailboxes table with VO left and right arrow with no problem.
> 
> I hardly use the tab and shift key when operating mail.  It's always vo left 
> arrow or VO right arrow.
> 
> I don't even use the command J for jump either.  I work in the modern view 
> and just expand messages and read that way.
> 
> Kawal.
>> On 25 Sep 2016, at 00:54, Grant <grant.li...@icloud.com 
>> <mailto:grant.li...@icloud.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello Kawal,
>> 
>> The bug is that you cannot locate the mailboxes table while navigating 
>> through the window with Shift-Tab. If you’re using the Tab key, you’ll be 
>> able to see it without any problem. Again, this only applies to MacOS Sierra.
>> 
>> Grant
>> 
>>> On Saturday September 24, 2016, at 4:18:36 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu 
>>> <kgli...@icloud.com <mailto:kgli...@icloud.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I can't find the bvug that people are talking about in Mail as I have no 
>>> problem locating the Mailboxes table at the left of messages.
>>> 
>>> Kawal.
>>>> On 24 Sep 2016, at 22:40, Agent086b <agent0...@internode.on.net 
>>>> <mailto:agent0...@internode.on.net>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I use the jump command VO + J. This jumps from either mailboxes to 
>>>> messages or the other way back.
>>>> Max.
>>>>> On 25 Sep. 2016, at 3:07 am, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com 
>>>>> <mailto:jpanar...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>Thank you. That’s a great, easy solution.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Take Care
>>>>> 
>>>>> John D. Panarese
>>>>> Director
>>>>> Mac for the Blind
>>>>> Tel, (631) 724-4479
>>>>> Email, j...@macfortheblind.com <mailto:j...@macfortheblind.com>
>>>>> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com <http://www.macfortheblind.com/>
>>>>> 
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>>>>> 
>>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE
>>>>> 
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>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Sep 24, 2016, at 1:05 PM, gs <geoffsli...@gmail.com 
>>>>>> <mailto:geoffsli...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Confirmed the can't shift tab to mailboxes but if you shift tab once and 
>>>>>> then tab, you can get to the mailboxes. This saves having to forward tab 
>>>>>> so much.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Sep 22, 2016, at 12:29 AM, Grant <grant.li...@icloud.com 
>>>>>> <mailto:grant.li...@icloud.com>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hey guys,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Wondering if you folks can confirm the following:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 1. You can't Shift-Tab to the mailboxes table as it will not appear in 
>>>>>> the tab order. So, for instance, if you are focussed in the messages 
>>>>>> list you need to tab several times until you wrap back around to the 
>>>>>> mailboxes table.
>>>>>> 2. If you are in the mailboxes table and press VO-Fn-Right Arrow (that’s 
>>>>>> VO-End), Mail freezes and needs to be restarted to continue using it.
>>>>>> 3. I’ll admit I haven’t exhausted all possibilities here, but can’t 
>>>>>> change the contents of the favourites bar via VO’s drag and drop or via 
>>>>>> the “mouse button locking” method that used to work.
>>>>>> 4. Unless you hide the favourites bar, each folder in the favourites bar 
>>>>>> now appears in the tab order. I’ll admit this is more of a “change in 
>>>>>> behaviour” than a bug.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Would love to hear your thoughts.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Grant
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -- 
>>&g

Re: Have any VMWare fusion users found workarounds for remapping their caps key now that Karabiner and Seal don't work on Sierra?

2016-09-24 Thread Grant

Hi Traci,

I don’t see why not as this is exactly the kind of use case for Karabiner. But 
I’m going to wait until the Sierra version is a little more mature before 
giving it a go as it’s only in the pre-release stage and everything has to be 
edited manually in configuration files. On their website, there is info that 
you can read through to learn how to build the configuration files.

Grant

> On Saturday September 24, 2016, at 5:13:02 PM, Traci Duncan 
> <our4p...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi, would this manual remapping work to remap the right command key into 
> right control?
> 
> Thanks,
> Traci
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Sep 24, 2016, at 4:43 PM, Grant <grant.li...@icloud.com 
> <mailto:grant.li...@icloud.com>> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Megan,
>> 
>> A new version of Karabiner is being developed for Sierra. Currently however, 
>> you have to remap the key by creating a configuration file manually. Here is 
>> the info in case you’d like to give it a shot: 
>> https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements 
>> <https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements>
>> 
>> Until it’s released, I’ve gone back to using the accent key as my screen 
>> reading key as E.T. has suggested. But I really do miss having the caps lock 
>> key working as the screen reading key.
>> 
>> Grant
>> 
>>> On Saturday September 24, 2016, at 10:34:59 AM, Megan Bening 
>>> <meben...@gmail.com <mailto:meben...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello all, 
>>> I did a stupid thing and upgraded to Sierra without properly checking to 
>>> see whether *everything* worked. I guess it never occurred to me that 
>>> karabiner and Seil would be the things that would break, but there ya go. 
>>> Ergo, functionally my virtual machines are broken, since now I can't use 
>>> the Mac's keyboard to interact with JAWS or NVDA, since my caps remapping 
>>> is gone. I also used Karabiner to remap my mechanical keyboard at work in 
>>> some very specific ways, since it's a very strange little keyboard and the 
>>> layout was just very fiddly, so that's not much fun either. But the upshot 
>>> is, has anyone found another solution that works for remapping? Ideally, 
>>> something that still allows me to remap caps lock, since I still actually 
>>> use some of the other commonly remapped keys like the tilde key, etc. I 
>>> know I can't be the only person who relies heavily on VMWare and Windows 
>>> along with Sierra, and someone else must be looking for a solution as well. 
>>> thanks for any advice! 
>>> Megan 
>>> 
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Re: Bugs in Apple Mail with MacOS 10.12

2016-09-24 Thread Grant

Hello Kawal,

The bug is that you cannot locate the mailboxes table while navigating through 
the window with Shift-Tab. If you’re using the Tab key, you’ll be able to see 
it without any problem. Again, this only applies to MacOS Sierra.

Grant

> On Saturday September 24, 2016, at 4:18:36 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu 
> <kgli...@icloud.com> wrote:
> 
> I can't find the bvug that people are talking about in Mail as I have no 
> problem locating the Mailboxes table at the left of messages.
> 
> Kawal.
>> On 24 Sep 2016, at 22:40, Agent086b <agent0...@internode.on.net 
>> <mailto:agent0...@internode.on.net>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> I use the jump command VO + J. This jumps from either mailboxes to messages 
>> or the other way back.
>> Max.
>>> On 25 Sep. 2016, at 3:07 am, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com 
>>> <mailto:jpanar...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>Thank you. That’s a great, easy solution.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Take Care
>>> 
>>> John D. Panarese
>>> Director
>>> Mac for the Blind
>>> Tel, (631) 724-4479
>>> Email, j...@macfortheblind.com <mailto:j...@macfortheblind.com>
>>> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com <http://www.macfortheblind.com/>
>>> 
>>> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer
>>> 
>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE
>>> 
>>> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Sep 24, 2016, at 1:05 PM, gs <geoffsli...@gmail.com 
>>>> <mailto:geoffsli...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Confirmed the can't shift tab to mailboxes but if you shift tab once and 
>>>> then tab, you can get to the mailboxes. This saves having to forward tab 
>>>> so much.
>>>> 
>>>> On Sep 22, 2016, at 12:29 AM, Grant <grant.li...@icloud.com 
>>>> <mailto:grant.li...@icloud.com>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hey guys,
>>>> 
>>>> Wondering if you folks can confirm the following:
>>>> 
>>>> 1. You can't Shift-Tab to the mailboxes table as it will not appear in the 
>>>> tab order. So, for instance, if you are focussed in the messages list you 
>>>> need to tab several times until you wrap back around to the mailboxes 
>>>> table.
>>>> 2. If you are in the mailboxes table and press VO-Fn-Right Arrow (that’s 
>>>> VO-End), Mail freezes and needs to be restarted to continue using it.
>>>> 3. I’ll admit I haven’t exhausted all possibilities here, but can’t change 
>>>> the contents of the favourites bar via VO’s drag and drop or via the 
>>>> “mouse button locking” method that used to work.
>>>> 4. Unless you hide the favourites bar, each folder in the favourites bar 
>>>> now appears in the tab order. I’ll admit this is more of a “change in 
>>>> behaviour” than a bug.
>>>> 
>>>> Would love to hear your thoughts.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> 
>>>> Grant
>>>> 
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Re: Bugs in Apple Mail with MacOS 10.12

2016-09-24 Thread Grant

Hey guys,

The jump command, VO-J, is useful but only works if you are either in the 
mailboxes table or the messages list. It won’t work if you are in any other 
part of the window. Still, it’s a great suggestion and I’ll work on retraining 
my muscle memory until the tab order bug is addressed. Again, thanks guys!

Has anyone tried doing VO-End, that’s VO-FN-Right arrow, while interacting with 
the mailboxes table? On my machines, this causes the mail app to lock up.

Grant

> On Saturday September 24, 2016, at 2:40:52 PM, Agent086b 
> <agent0...@internode.on.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> I use the jump command VO + J. This jumps from either mailboxes to messages 
> or the other way back.
> Max.
>> On 25 Sep. 2016, at 3:07 am, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com 
>> <mailto:jpanar...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>> 
>>Thank you. That’s a great, easy solution.
>> 
>> 
>> Take Care
>> 
>> John D. Panarese
>> Director
>> Mac for the Blind
>> Tel, (631) 724-4479
>> Email, j...@macfortheblind.com <mailto:j...@macfortheblind.com>
>> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com <http://www.macfortheblind.com/>
>> 
>> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer
>> 
>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE
>> 
>> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Sep 24, 2016, at 1:05 PM, gs <geoffsli...@gmail.com 
>>> <mailto:geoffsli...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Confirmed the can't shift tab to mailboxes but if you shift tab once and 
>>> then tab, you can get to the mailboxes. This saves having to forward tab so 
>>> much.
>>> 
>>> On Sep 22, 2016, at 12:29 AM, Grant <grant.li...@icloud.com 
>>> <mailto:grant.li...@icloud.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hey guys,
>>> 
>>> Wondering if you folks can confirm the following:
>>> 
>>> 1. You can't Shift-Tab to the mailboxes table as it will not appear in the 
>>> tab order. So, for instance, if you are focussed in the messages list you 
>>> need to tab several times until you wrap back around to the mailboxes table.
>>> 2. If you are in the mailboxes table and press VO-Fn-Right Arrow (that’s 
>>> VO-End), Mail freezes and needs to be restarted to continue using it.
>>> 3. I’ll admit I haven’t exhausted all possibilities here, but can’t change 
>>> the contents of the favourites bar via VO’s drag and drop or via the “mouse 
>>> button locking” method that used to work.
>>> 4. Unless you hide the favourites bar, each folder in the favourites bar 
>>> now appears in the tab order. I’ll admit this is more of a “change in 
>>> behaviour” than a bug.
>>> 
>>> Would love to hear your thoughts.
>>> 
>>> Thanks!
>>> 
>>> Grant
>>> 
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Re: Have any VMWare fusion users found workarounds for remapping their caps key now that Karabiner and Seal don't work on Sierra?

2016-09-24 Thread Grant

Hi Scott,

Unfortunately not, the caps lock key is not passed directly through to a 
virtual machine unless you use a third-party utility to remap it to something 
else. A few of us were using a couple utilities called Karabiner and Seal to do 
this, but those do not yet function under Sierra.

Grant

> On Saturday September 24, 2016, at 2:34:47 PM, Scott Granados 
> <sc...@qualityip.net> wrote:
> 
> Why wouldn’t you just use sharp keys?  Is that not effective for the changes 
> you mention?
> 
>> On Sep 24, 2016, at 1:34 PM, Megan Bening <meben...@gmail.com 
>> <mailto:meben...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello all, 
>> I did a stupid thing and upgraded to Sierra without properly checking to see 
>> whether *everything* worked. I guess it never occurred to me that karabiner 
>> and Seil would be the things that would break, but there ya go. Ergo, 
>> functionally my virtual machines are broken, since now I can't use the Mac's 
>> keyboard to interact with JAWS or NVDA, since my caps remapping is gone. I 
>> also used Karabiner to remap my mechanical keyboard at work in some very 
>> specific ways, since it's a very strange little keyboard and the layout was 
>> just very fiddly, so that's not much fun either. But the upshot is, has 
>> anyone found another solution that works for remapping? Ideally, something 
>> that still allows me to remap caps lock, since I still actually use some of 
>> the other commonly remapped keys like the tilde key, etc. I know I can't be 
>> the only person who relies heavily on VMWare and Windows along with Sierra, 
>> and someone else must be looking for a solution as well. 
>> thanks for any advice! 
>> Megan 
>> 
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Re: Have any VMWare fusion users found workarounds for remapping their caps key now that Karabiner and Seal don't work on Sierra?

2016-09-24 Thread Grant

Hi Megan,

A new version of Karabiner is being developed for Sierra. Currently however, 
you have to remap the key by creating a configuration file manually. Here is 
the info in case you’d like to give it a shot: 
https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements 
<https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements>

Until it’s released, I’ve gone back to using the accent key as my screen 
reading key as E.T. has suggested. But I really do miss having the caps lock 
key working as the screen reading key.

Grant

> On Saturday September 24, 2016, at 10:34:59 AM, Megan Bening 
> <meben...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello all, 
> I did a stupid thing and upgraded to Sierra without properly checking to see 
> whether *everything* worked. I guess it never occurred to me that karabiner 
> and Seil would be the things that would break, but there ya go. Ergo, 
> functionally my virtual machines are broken, since now I can't use the Mac's 
> keyboard to interact with JAWS or NVDA, since my caps remapping is gone. I 
> also used Karabiner to remap my mechanical keyboard at work in some very 
> specific ways, since it's a very strange little keyboard and the layout was 
> just very fiddly, so that's not much fun either. But the upshot is, has 
> anyone found another solution that works for remapping? Ideally, something 
> that still allows me to remap caps lock, since I still actually use some of 
> the other commonly remapped keys like the tilde key, etc. I know I can't be 
> the only person who relies heavily on VMWare and Windows along with Sierra, 
> and someone else must be looking for a solution as well. 
> thanks for any advice! 
> Megan 
> 
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Bugs in Apple Mail with MacOS 10.12

2016-09-21 Thread Grant

Hey guys,

Wondering if you folks can confirm the following:

1. You can't Shift-Tab to the mailboxes table as it will not appear in the tab 
order. So, for instance, if you are focussed in the messages list you need to 
tab several times until you wrap back around to the mailboxes table.
2. If you are in the mailboxes table and press VO-Fn-Right Arrow (that’s 
VO-End), Mail freezes and needs to be restarted to continue using it.
3. I’ll admit I haven’t exhausted all possibilities here, but can’t change the 
contents of the favourites bar via VO’s drag and drop or via the “mouse button 
locking” method that used to work.
4. Unless you hide the favourites bar, each folder in the favourites bar now 
appears in the tab order. I’ll admit this is more of a “change in behaviour” 
than a bug.

Would love to hear your thoughts.

Thanks!

Grant

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Re: Seil is not Sierra Compatible at this point

2016-09-20 Thread Grant

Hi Jonathan and list, a new version of Karabiner has been in the works for 
Sierra: https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements

When I last looked at it, the settings window wasn't functional so you had to 
add key bindings manually, and I didn't invest the time to learn how to do 
that; but it looks like the protopype has been updated since then so that may 
no longer be an issue. Looked like it had support for changing the caps lock 
key. Suffice it to say that we should be good to go soon. Meanwhile however 
folks should definitely bear this in mind if they choose to update to Sierra.

Grant

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 20, 2016, at 1:25 AM, Jonathan Mosen <jmo...@mosen.org> wrote:

Hi folks, the Mosen Consulting blog has a post on this, but for those who 
haven't seen it, many VMWare Fusion users enjoy the use of an app called Seil, 
which allows you to use the Caps Lock key as the JAWS key in Windows. 
With just a few hours to go as I write this until the release of Sierra, a 
Sierra-compatible version of Seil has not been released.
This means that you'll lose this functionality, at least for now, if you 
upgrade. You'll instead need to use something else like Sharp Keys or the key 
remapping functions of Fusion itself, neither of which allow you to use the 
Caps Lock key as a screen reader key.
I'm really hoping a Sierra-compatible version is in the works.

Jonathan Mosen
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Re: I hate Microsoft, VM fusion installation fails

2016-08-12 Thread Grant

Hi Scott,

I’ve never seen that error message before. I would recommend starting with 
fresh installation media (i.e. re-download the ISO file) and a freshly created 
virtual machine.

Again, what you’re describing definitely doesn’t sound normal.

Thanks,

Grant

> On Friday August 12, 2016, at 5:51:09 PM, Scott Granados 
> <sc...@qualityip.net> wrote:
> 
> So starting to play with windows again I remembered one reason I hate 
> microsoft so much.
> 
> I’m installing a new instance of windows 10, put in my key, start the 
> process, download the updates and after a while I get a very descriptive 
> helpful error.  It says “your installation of windows 10 has failed, click ok”
> 
> That’s so helpful in diagnosing the problem.
> 
> Has anyone else seen this and made heads or tails out of it?
> 
> Thanks
> Scott
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Re: Windows 10 Anniversary Update compatibility with VMWare Fusion

2016-08-05 Thread Grant

Hey Jonathan, thanks for the confirmation. I wasn’t able to locate any support 
notices either from Microsoft or the screen reader vendors at the time of 
upgrading, and as you noted, all information from the VMWare knowledge base 
pertained to upgrading from a previous version of Windows which makes sense due 
to how specific the issue is.

Still, at this point I’m running the Anniversary Update on two machines and all 
is running fine. I’ve essentially done a reinstall of Windows, but my data is 
intact so all's well that ends well.

Best,

Grant

> On Thursday August 4, 2016, at 10:30:16 PM, Jonathan Mosen <jmo...@mosen.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Grant, it's good that you managed to get the update to work. You've been 
> given a lot of advice here that, while applicable to upgrading from previous 
> versions of Windows to Windows 10, is unlikely to be the cause of the problem 
> you're having.
> As Noel correctly said, there are two ways you can update from the previous 
> version of Windows 10 to the Anniversary update. The first is to wait for it 
> to be pushed to you. Microsoft is rolling this out over time, and seems to be 
> pushing it to newer devices first.
> The second way is to check for updates, and upon finding that no updates are 
> available, choose the Learn More link. At that point, a web page will open, 
> and give you a link to download the Anniversary Update. This downloads a 
> small executable. When you run it, it will do a compatibility check. There is 
> a bug in this code, which Microsoft is now aware of, that erroneously flags 
> assistive technologies that use display drivers as incompatible, and this 
> will cause the process to exit.
> Microsoft engineers are working on a fix. This affects JAWS and Window-eyes, 
> and it probably affects magnification packages that use the same kind of 
> hooking.
> The work-arounds are either to wait until the update gets pushed to you, in 
> which case it will go smoothly although it's a long process, or you can 
> disable the display driver for your assistive technology, run narrator, 
> complete the upgrade and enable the driver after the upgrade.
> 
> Jonathan Mosen
> Mosen Consulting
> Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training
> http://Mosen.org <http://mosen.org/>
>> On 5/08/2016, at 11:16 AM, Grant <grant.li...@icloud.com 
>> <mailto:grant.li...@icloud.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> I have now managed to complete the upgrade by uninstalling the VMWare tools, 
>> mounting the ISO image, and running Windows setup. I was not prompted to 
>> re-enter a product key, and the upgrade finished smoothly. I have 
>> reinstalled VMWare Tools and everything seems to be in order.
>> 
>> Best,
>> 
>> Grant
>> 
>>> On Wednesday August 3, 2016, at 11:30:52 AM, Grant <grant.li...@icloud.com 
>>> <mailto:grant.li...@icloud.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Scott,
>>> 
>>> I believe this article applies to installing Windows 10 overtop of Windows 
>>> 7, 8 or 8.1. So I’m not sure it applies in this case? Still, I am 
>>> downloading the ISO file right now and will try installing overtop to see 
>>> if the process works. I’ve uninstalled VMWare Tools. Will keep you posted.
>>> 
>>> In terms of the product key though, that definitely shouldn’t be mandatory 
>>> to complete the installation. Have you tried just hitting the next button? 
>>> Assuming Windows is already activated, you should be able to continue using 
>>> your existing license. The procedure when installing Windows 10 on a device 
>>> that’s already been activated using a Digital entitlement (even if the 
>>> drive is freshly formatted) is to skip entry of the product key during 
>>> setup.
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> 
>>> Grant
>>> 
>>>> On Wednesday August 3, 2016, at 11:12:40 AM, Scott Granados 
>>>> <sc...@qualityip.net <mailto:sc...@qualityip.net>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi, let me say up front when it comes to windows I’m less than useless.:) 
>>>> so I may be not taking a step that’s obvious.  I’m thinking I should get 
>>>> better and caught up with windows just so I don’t lose the skills entirely 
>>>> which is my motivation here to give this a shot.
>>>> 
>>>> First of all, sorry for omitting the link, here you go.
>>>> 
>>>> https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US=displayKC=2126929
>>>>  
>>>> <https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US=displayKC=2126929>
>>>> 
>>>&

Re: Windows 10 Anniversary Update compatibility with VMWare Fusion

2016-08-04 Thread Grant

I have now managed to complete the upgrade by uninstalling the VMWare tools, 
mounting the ISO image, and running Windows setup. I was not prompted to 
re-enter a product key, and the upgrade finished smoothly. I have reinstalled 
VMWare Tools and everything seems to be in order.

Best,

Grant

> On Wednesday August 3, 2016, at 11:30:52 AM, Grant <grant.li...@icloud.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Scott,
> 
> I believe this article applies to installing Windows 10 overtop of Windows 7, 
> 8 or 8.1. So I’m not sure it applies in this case? Still, I am downloading 
> the ISO file right now and will try installing overtop to see if the process 
> works. I’ve uninstalled VMWare Tools. Will keep you posted.
> 
> In terms of the product key though, that definitely shouldn’t be mandatory to 
> complete the installation. Have you tried just hitting the next button? 
> Assuming Windows is already activated, you should be able to continue using 
> your existing license. The procedure when installing Windows 10 on a device 
> that’s already been activated using a Digital entitlement (even if the drive 
> is freshly formatted) is to skip entry of the product key during setup.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Grant
> 
>> On Wednesday August 3, 2016, at 11:12:40 AM, Scott Granados 
>> <sc...@qualityip.net <mailto:sc...@qualityip.net>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi, let me say up front when it comes to windows I’m less than useless.:) so 
>> I may be not taking a step that’s obvious.  I’m thinking I should get better 
>> and caught up with windows just so I don’t lose the skills entirely which is 
>> my motivation here to give this a shot.
>> 
>> First of all, sorry for omitting the link, here you go.
>> 
>> https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US=displayKC=2126929
>>  
>> <https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US=displayKC=2126929>
>> 
>> Let me know if you take home from that article the same thing I did.
>>   So on your second point, I was filling in the key I had from the first 
>> install thinking something had to be in the field to make the next button 
>> functional.  Is there another procedure from when that key box appears?  
>> Yes, it is a licensed copy that I set up with a key I’m upgrading from.
>> 
>> Let me know if you make heads or tales out of the article and if you get 
>> further.  I’ll play around with the setup screen again and see if there is a 
>> way to pass on entering the key.
>> 
>> Thanks  for your input, I always learn something reading these fusion 
>> threads.
>> 
>> Thank you
>> Scott
>> 
>> 
>>  
>>> On Aug 3, 2016, at 2:00 PM, Grant <grant.li...@icloud.com 
>>> <mailto:grant.li...@icloud.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Scott,
>>> 
>>> If your virtual machine is activated using a digital entitlement, can’t you 
>>> just skip entering the product key? That’s how it normally works when 
>>> reinstalling on the same device.
>>> 
>>> If you have to clean install to do the upgrade on a separate VM, then I 
>>> guess that’s another matter. I have to admit, I don’t see and can’t locate 
>>> the article you’ve found on installing the anniversary update in Fusion.
>>> 
>>> Grant
>>> 
>>>> On Wednesday August 3, 2016, at 10:38:57 AM, Scott Granados 
>>>> <sc...@qualityip.net <mailto:sc...@qualityip.net>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> So my problem is when I run the setup it wants a key code.  I have a 
>>>> windows key code for my existing version but not for the new upgrade.  I’m 
>>>> not using the free upgrade manager though as that fails the display test.
>>>> 
>>>> Does that make sense?
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you
>>>> Scott
>>>> 
>>>>> On Aug 3, 2016, at 1:28 PM, Grant <grant.li...@icloud.com 
>>>>> <mailto:grant.li...@icloud.com>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Scott,
>>>>> 
>>>>> What happens when you try those steps? Where is it getting hung up?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Grant
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Wednesday August 3, 2016, at 4:44:27 AM, Scott Granados 
>>>>>> <sc...@qualityip.net <mailto:sc...@qualityip.net>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> So the official VMWare position is to
>>>>>> Shutdown your VM
>>>>>> Change the type f

Re: Windows 10 Anniversary Update compatibility with VMWare Fusion

2016-08-03 Thread Grant

Hi Scott,

I believe this article applies to installing Windows 10 overtop of Windows 7, 8 
or 8.1. So I’m not sure it applies in this case? Still, I am downloading the 
ISO file right now and will try installing overtop to see if the process works. 
I’ve uninstalled VMWare Tools. Will keep you posted.

In terms of the product key though, that definitely shouldn’t be mandatory to 
complete the installation. Have you tried just hitting the next button? 
Assuming Windows is already activated, you should be able to continue using 
your existing license. The procedure when installing Windows 10 on a device 
that’s already been activated using a Digital entitlement (even if the drive is 
freshly formatted) is to skip entry of the product key during setup.

Best,

Grant

> On Wednesday August 3, 2016, at 11:12:40 AM, Scott Granados 
> <sc...@qualityip.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi, let me say up front when it comes to windows I’m less than useless.:) so 
> I may be not taking a step that’s obvious.  I’m thinking I should get better 
> and caught up with windows just so I don’t lose the skills entirely which is 
> my motivation here to give this a shot.
> 
> First of all, sorry for omitting the link, here you go.
> 
> https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US=displayKC=2126929
>  
> <https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US=displayKC=2126929>
> 
> Let me know if you take home from that article the same thing I did.
>So on your second point, I was filling in the key I had from the first 
> install thinking something had to be in the field to make the next button 
> functional.  Is there another procedure from when that key box appears?  Yes, 
> it is a licensed copy that I set up with a key I’m upgrading from.
> 
> Let me know if you make heads or tales out of the article and if you get 
> further.  I’ll play around with the setup screen again and see if there is a 
> way to pass on entering the key.
> 
> Thanks  for your input, I always learn something reading these fusion threads.
> 
> Thank you
> Scott
> 
> 
>   
>> On Aug 3, 2016, at 2:00 PM, Grant <grant.li...@icloud.com 
>> <mailto:grant.li...@icloud.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Scott,
>> 
>> If your virtual machine is activated using a digital entitlement, can’t you 
>> just skip entering the product key? That’s how it normally works when 
>> reinstalling on the same device.
>> 
>> If you have to clean install to do the upgrade on a separate VM, then I 
>> guess that’s another matter. I have to admit, I don’t see and can’t locate 
>> the article you’ve found on installing the anniversary update in Fusion.
>> 
>> Grant
>> 
>>> On Wednesday August 3, 2016, at 10:38:57 AM, Scott Granados 
>>> <sc...@qualityip.net <mailto:sc...@qualityip.net>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> So my problem is when I run the setup it wants a key code.  I have a 
>>> windows key code for my existing version but not for the new upgrade.  I’m 
>>> not using the free upgrade manager though as that fails the display test.
>>> 
>>> Does that make sense?
>>> 
>>> Thank you
>>> Scott
>>> 
>>>> On Aug 3, 2016, at 1:28 PM, Grant <grant.li...@icloud.com 
>>>> <mailto:grant.li...@icloud.com>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Scott,
>>>> 
>>>> What happens when you try those steps? Where is it getting hung up?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> 
>>>> Grant
>>>> 
>>>>> On Wednesday August 3, 2016, at 4:44:27 AM, Scott Granados 
>>>>> <sc...@qualityip.net <mailto:sc...@qualityip.net>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> So the official VMWare position is to
>>>>> Shutdown your VM
>>>>> Change the type from windows 7 or 8 to win10.
>>>>> Boot the VM, remove vm tools.
>>>>> Then install the upgrade to win10 using the media creation tool.
>>>>> Then reboot, reinstall vmtools and you’re done.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I haven’t gotten the steps to work yet but that’s direct from the VM KB 
>>>>> article.
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Aug 3, 2016, at 4:56 AM, Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com 
>>>>>> <mailto:si...@blinky-net.com>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Oh and you need to make sure you have installed the vm tools  
>>>>>> These give you better interaction between your vm and host machines as 
>>>>>> well as give you better / higher

Re: Windows 10 Anniversary Update compatibility with VMWare Fusion

2016-08-03 Thread Grant

Hi Scott,

If your virtual machine is activated using a digital entitlement, can’t you 
just skip entering the product key? That’s how it normally works when 
reinstalling on the same device.

If you have to clean install to do the upgrade on a separate VM, then I guess 
that’s another matter. I have to admit, I don’t see and can’t locate the 
article you’ve found on installing the anniversary update in Fusion.

Grant

> On Wednesday August 3, 2016, at 10:38:57 AM, Scott Granados 
> <sc...@qualityip.net> wrote:
> 
> So my problem is when I run the setup it wants a key code.  I have a windows 
> key code for my existing version but not for the new upgrade.  I’m not using 
> the free upgrade manager though as that fails the display test.
> 
> Does that make sense?
> 
> Thank you
> Scott
> 
>> On Aug 3, 2016, at 1:28 PM, Grant <grant.li...@icloud.com 
>> <mailto:grant.li...@icloud.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Scott,
>> 
>> What happens when you try those steps? Where is it getting hung up?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Grant
>> 
>>> On Wednesday August 3, 2016, at 4:44:27 AM, Scott Granados 
>>> <sc...@qualityip.net <mailto:sc...@qualityip.net>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> So the official VMWare position is to
>>> Shutdown your VM
>>> Change the type from windows 7 or 8 to win10.
>>> Boot the VM, remove vm tools.
>>> Then install the upgrade to win10 using the media creation tool.
>>> Then reboot, reinstall vmtools and you’re done.
>>> 
>>> I haven’t gotten the steps to work yet but that’s direct from the VM KB 
>>> article.
>>> 
>>>> On Aug 3, 2016, at 4:56 AM, Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com 
>>>> <mailto:si...@blinky-net.com>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Oh and you need to make sure you have installed the vm tools  
>>>> These give you better interaction between your vm and host machines as 
>>>> well as give you better / higher resolution settings etc.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -Original Message-
>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> 
>>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>] On Behalf Of Noel Romey
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, 3 August 2016 4:50 PM
>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: Windows 10 Anniversary Update compatibility with VMWare Fusion
>>>> 
>>>> It may be an issue with your screen reader video driver. To get it to work 
>>>> you will need tl either wait for the update to roll to you or manually 
>>>> uninstall the video driver and then run upgrade assisrNt. I don't think it 
>>>> has anything to do with VMware fusion. 
>>>> 
>>>> Noel
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Aug 2, 2016, at 4:41 PM, Grant <grant.li...@icloud.com 
>>>>> <mailto:grant.li...@icloud.com>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I hope that this isn’t off-topic, but has anybody had success installing 
>>>>> the Windows 10 Anniversary Update in a VMWare Fusion virtual machine?
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am using a Macbook Air mid-2015 (max specifications) and am receiving 
>>>>> an error stating that my display is not compatible with Windows 10.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am currently running Windows 10 build 10586 (the latest non-Insider 
>>>>> version). The update is being rolled out gradually and wasn’t showing up 
>>>>> for me, so I started the installation from this link: 
>>>>> https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/12387/windows-10-update-history?ocid=update_setting_client
>>>>>  
>>>>> <https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/12387/windows-10-update-history?ocid=update_setting_client>
>>>>> 
>>>>> During the process a compatibility check of my PC (i.e. virtual machine) 
>>>>> was done and it was at that point that I received the error).
>>>>> 
>>>>> I’d love to hear thoughts and suggestions if folks have them.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Grant
>>>>> 
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Re: Windows 10 Anniversary Update compatibility with VMWare Fusion

2016-08-03 Thread Grant

Hi Scott,

What happens when you try those steps? Where is it getting hung up?

Thanks,

Grant

> On Wednesday August 3, 2016, at 4:44:27 AM, Scott Granados 
> <sc...@qualityip.net> wrote:
> 
> So the official VMWare position is to
> Shutdown your VM
> Change the type from windows 7 or 8 to win10.
> Boot the VM, remove vm tools.
> Then install the upgrade to win10 using the media creation tool.
> Then reboot, reinstall vmtools and you’re done.
> 
> I haven’t gotten the steps to work yet but that’s direct from the VM KB 
> article.
> 
>> On Aug 3, 2016, at 4:56 AM, Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Oh and you need to make sure you have installed the vm tools  
>> These give you better interaction between your vm and host machines as well 
>> as give you better / higher resolution settings etc.
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Noel Romey
>> Sent: Wednesday, 3 August 2016 4:50 PM
>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Re: Windows 10 Anniversary Update compatibility with VMWare Fusion
>> 
>> It may be an issue with your screen reader video driver. To get it to work 
>> you will need tl either wait for the update to roll to you or manually 
>> uninstall the video driver and then run upgrade assisrNt. I don't think it 
>> has anything to do with VMware fusion. 
>> 
>> Noel
>> 
>> 
>>> On Aug 2, 2016, at 4:41 PM, Grant <grant.li...@icloud.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> I hope that this isn’t off-topic, but has anybody had success installing 
>>> the Windows 10 Anniversary Update in a VMWare Fusion virtual machine?
>>> 
>>> I am using a Macbook Air mid-2015 (max specifications) and am receiving an 
>>> error stating that my display is not compatible with Windows 10.
>>> 
>>> I am currently running Windows 10 build 10586 (the latest non-Insider 
>>> version). The update is being rolled out gradually and wasn’t showing up 
>>> for me, so I started the installation from this link: 
>>> https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/12387/windows-10-update-history?ocid=update_setting_client
>>> 
>>> During the process a compatibility check of my PC (i.e. virtual machine) 
>>> was done and it was at that point that I received the error).
>>> 
>>> I’d love to hear thoughts and suggestions if folks have them.
>>> 
>>> Thanks!
>>> 
>>> Grant
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Windows 10 Anniversary Update compatibility with VMWare Fusion

2016-08-02 Thread Grant

Hi all,

I hope that this isn’t off-topic, but has anybody had success installing the 
Windows 10 Anniversary Update in a VMWare Fusion virtual machine?

I am using a Macbook Air mid-2015 (max specifications) and am receiving an 
error stating that my display is not compatible with Windows 10.

I am currently running Windows 10 build 10586 (the latest non-Insider version). 
The update is being rolled out gradually and wasn’t showing up for me, so I 
started the installation from this link: 
https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/12387/windows-10-update-history?ocid=update_setting_client

During the process a compatibility check of my PC (i.e. virtual machine) was 
done and it was at that point that I received the error).

I’d love to hear thoughts and suggestions if folks have them.

Thanks!

Grant

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Re: Problems importing Feed into Readkit

2016-07-10 Thread Grant

Hi David,

I’ll admit, the screen that comes up when you initially open ReadKit is a bit 
confusing. It is asking you to add an account—any account, not necessarily 
Instapaper. You can fill in your Instapaper credentials, but there are also 
buttons in the dialog which allow you to select a different account type other 
than Instapaper. For example, your choices include Readability, Pocket, 
Inboard, and Feedly as well as others. Of course, you can add multiple accounts 
to ReadKit and every time you add a new account you get this same screen. One 
other choice is to enable ReadKit’s own built-in RSS engine, which you will 
need if you don’t plan to use any other type of account. You have to add at 
least one account, whether built-in RSS or a third-party one, in order for 
ReadKit to work properly. To add or delete accounts, you don’t use System 
Preferences. Instead, hit COMMAND-COMMA while ReadKit is open to access 
ReadKit’s preferences. Using standard VoiceOver commands, select the “accounts” 
tab in the window. Here you can see all the accounts you’ve added and remove 
any that you don’t want.

With all that said, are you syncing with a service like Feedly to access your 
subscriptions across multiple devices? If so, you need to import your OPML file 
via the website of the third-party account you are using. For example, with 
Feedly, visit http://feedly.com/i/discover and access the “import OPML” button 
at the very bottom of the page. You can only use ReadKit’s own “import” option 
if you’re using its local feed engine rather than a third-party account like 
Instapaper or ReadKit, and again, to use the local engine you have to enable it 
first by adding it as an account.

I know this sounds confusing, but I’m a pretty long-winded writer and wanted to 
provide all the detail I could. Once you get ReadKit set up the way you like it 
you should find it a dream to navigate and use.

Hope that helped,

Grant

> On Sunday July 10, 2016, at 10:26:45 AM, David Griffith 
> <daj.griff...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> After hearing some good reports on Readkit RSS Reader on the Mac I installed 
> it but have fallen at the first hurdle.
> 
> No matter what I seem to do I cannot import my existing OPML feed from Vienna 
> as this option is dimmed in the file menu.
> 
> Looking on Google it seems that loads of people complain about this problem 
> but the solution does not seem clear.
> 
> The app insisted that I log in with my Instant Paper account when it first 
> opened which may be screwing things up but when I tried  to remove this 
> account from system preferences it refused to proceed.
> 
> Has anybody found a way to make this app usable with a standard OPML RSS Feed 
> import?
> 
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Re: Update on my issueRe: Urgent Help! Voiceover on my Mac got muted!!!

2016-06-19 Thread Grant

Hi Simon,

The system mute function (F10) does not do the same thing. There is a specific 
“mute VoiceOver” toggle which is executed with the three-finger double-tap on 
the trackpad. To assign it to a keystroke, you need to use VO-F8 to open the 
Voice Over Utility, navigate to the Commanders section, choose the keyboard 
commander tab, and assign it to a hotkey.

Grant

> On Sunday June 19, 2016, at 1:25:31 AM, Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> Either use the mute key which should be the F10 key on the function key row 
> of your keyboard,
>  
> Or on your touch pad do a three finguer double tap such as you’d do on your 
> iPhone or iPad.
>  
>  
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Saqib Hussain
> Sent: Sunday, 19 June 2016 8:23 PM
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Update on my issueRe: Urgent Help! Voiceover on my Mac got 
> muted!!!
>  
> Hi. I don't have a trackpad but what is the key combination to turn 
> voice-over mute on and off?
> 
> On 19 Jun 2016, at 06:45, Grant <grant.li...@icloud.com 
> <mailto:grant.li...@icloud.com>> wrote:
> 
> For what it’s worth, I experience this occasionally as well. It always occurs 
> after I wake the computer from sleep, and I find that VoiceOver is running, 
> but muted. I am not sure what causes this problem but it is especially 
> difficult to work around. To help, I’ve assigned the “mute VoiceOver” command 
> to a hotkey using the VoiceOver keyboard commander preferences. At least this 
> gives another option if the trackpad gesture doesn’t work. It will not work 
> if you are at the lock screen in the password field, and the command to 
> toggle VoiceOver won’t work on the lock screen at all. Hearing the error tone 
> when you press COMMAND-F5 actually gives you one of the few indications that 
> are available at this point, which is that you are likely in the lock screen 
> meaning you need to get passed it before trying too much else. Once you are 
> passed the lock screen, using the commands to toggle VoiceOver and toggle 
> mute are sometimes effective, but not always. Sometimes if there are no apps 
> that need your attention, you can at least cleanly reboot the system by, say, 
> pressing the POWER button for a few seconds to bring up the shut down dialog, 
> then pressing r for restart.
>  
> I am not sure why this occurs, and it may be that it only occurs on some Macs 
> but not others. Would love to hear from others on this.
> 
> Grant
>  
> On Saturday June 18, 2016, at 4:51:25 PM, Helga Schreiber 
> <helga.schreibe...@gmail.com <mailto:helga.schreibe...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>  
> Hi All!!How are you again? I just  want to give you  an update on my issue. I 
> did manage to fix it!!! I did it this way guys! I ask my mom to turn off my 
> computer since I press the power button,and she did  it with the mouse. So 
> when I turn on my computer I was able to type my user name and password and 
> then I double tap on the go button. then Voiceover said Welcome to OS10, and 
> after that VO said speech off,and I tried for half and hour or perhaps more,  
>  before even my mom turn  off my computer to turn on speech on by doing a 
> triple finger double  tap on my trackpad,and I could not find the right place 
> to make it work  on the trackpad and I knew  I was doing correctly the 
> gesture! However, I went to a corner or somewhere in the trackpad and I tried 
> to perform  again the three fingers double tap and it finally work!  Thanks 
> so much guys for give ing me some suggestions! I look forward in hearing from 
> yu soon. Thanks and God bless! 
> 
> Helga Schreiber 
>  
> Member of National Federation of the Blind and Florida Association of Blind 
> Students.
> Member of the International Networkers Team (INT).
> Independent Entrepreneur of the Company 4Life Research.
> Phone:  (561) 706-5950 
> Email: helga.schreibe...@gmail.com <mailto:helga.schreibe...@gmail.com> 
> Skype: helga.schreiber26 
> 4Life Website: http://helgaschreiber.my4life.com/1/default.as 
> <http://helgaschreiber.my4life.com/1/default.aspx>px 
> INT Website: http://int4life.com/ <http://int4life.com/> 
>  
> "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever 
> believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16 
> Sent from my iPhone 6S running IOS 9.3.2
> 
> On Jun 18, 2016, at 6:26 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com 
> <mailto:kilbu...@me.com>> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
>  
> For the three-finger double-tap, you may need to make sure that the Trackpad 
> Commander is on.  Hold down the VO keys, then do a two-finger tw

Re: Update on my issueRe: Urgent Help! Voiceover on my Mac got muted!!!

2016-06-18 Thread Grant

For what it’s worth, I experience this occasionally as well. It always occurs 
after I wake the computer from sleep, and I find that VoiceOver is running, but 
muted. I am not sure what causes this problem but it is especially difficult to 
work around. To help, I’ve assigned the “mute VoiceOver” command to a hotkey 
using the VoiceOver keyboard commander preferences. At least this gives another 
option if the trackpad gesture doesn’t work. It will not work if you are at the 
lock screen in the password field, and the command to toggle VoiceOver won’t 
work on the lock screen at all. Hearing the error tone when you press 
COMMAND-F5 actually gives you one of the few indications that are available at 
this point, which is that you are likely in the lock screen meaning you need to 
get passed it before trying too much else. Once you are passed the lock screen, 
using the commands to toggle VoiceOver and toggle mute are sometimes effective, 
but not always. Sometimes if there are no apps that need your attention, you 
can at least cleanly reboot the system by, say, pressing the POWER button for a 
few seconds to bring up the shut down dialog, then pressing r for restart.

I am not sure why this occurs, and it may be that it only occurs on some Macs 
but not others. Would love to hear from others on this.

Grant

> On Saturday June 18, 2016, at 4:51:25 PM, Helga Schreiber 
> <helga.schreibe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi All!!How are you again? I just  want to give you  an update on my issue. I 
> did manage to fix it!!! I did it this way guys! I ask my mom to turn off my 
> computer since I press the power button,and she did  it with the mouse. So 
> when I turn on my computer I was able to type my user name and password and 
> then I double tap on the go button. then Voiceover said Welcome to OS10, and 
> after that VO said speech off,and I tried for half and hour or perhaps more,  
>  before even my mom turn  off my computer to turn on speech on by doing a 
> triple finger double  tap on my trackpad,and I could not find the right place 
> to make it work  on the trackpad and I knew  I was doing correctly the 
> gesture! However, I went to a corner or somewhere in the trackpad and I tried 
> to perform  again the three fingers double tap and it finally work!  Thanks 
> so much guys for give ing me some suggestions! I look forward in hearing from 
> yu soon. Thanks and God bless! 
> 
> Helga Schreiber 
> 
> Member of National Federation of the Blind and Florida Association of Blind 
> Students.
> Member of the International Networkers Team (INT).
> Independent Entrepreneur of the Company 4Life Research.
> Phone:  (561) 706-5950 
> Email: helga.schreibe...@gmail.com <mailto:helga.schreibe...@gmail.com> 
> Skype: helga.schreiber26 
> 4Life Website: http://helgaschreiber.my4life.com/1/default.as 
> <http://helgaschreiber.my4life.com/1/default.aspx>px 
> INT Website: http://int4life.com/ <http://int4life.com/> 
> 
> "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever 
> believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16 
> Sent from my iPhone 6S running IOS 9.3.2
> 
> On Jun 18, 2016, at 6:26 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com 
> <mailto:kilbu...@me.com>> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> For the three-finger double-tap, you may need to make sure that the Trackpad 
>> Commander is on.  Hold down the VO keys, then do a two-finger twist to the 
>> right, sort of like turning up a volume knob.  After ensuring that the 
>> Trackpad Commander is on, try the three-finger double-tap, then turn up the 
>> volume by pressing F12 a number of times.  You may need to also try these 
>> steps another time if VoiceOver has somehow been turned off during all your 
>> attempts.  So, try the instructions once, then if nothing improves, press 
>> cmd-f5 and try them again.
>> 
>> Later...
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Tim Kilburn
>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
>> 
>> On Jun 18, 2016, at 16:18, Helga Schreiber <helga.schreibe...@gmail.com 
>> <mailto:helga.schreibe...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all! how are you all? The subject line says it all! I wanted to use my 
>> mac computer, but I don't know what I press and my voiceover on my mac got 
>> muted,and I can't unmuted. I tried everything. I tried to press the function 
>> 11 key and I even shut down my computer and my Voiceover does not talk t 
>> all! And at home I'm the only one that has a Mac computer! I really don't 
>> know what I press guys! I wil really appreciate any help you guy scanoffer 
>> me regarding this matter!! I even treied the thre fingers double tap  on my 
>> trackpad in ordr to bring my VoiceOver again, b

Re: Microsoft Exchange settings for Outlook.com in Apple Mail?

2016-06-05 Thread Grant

Hi all,

I realize I never followed up on this so I just wanted to post an update.

It turns out that to set up your Outlook.com account using the Microsoft 
Exchange protocol, it’s as simple as opening System Preferences, going into 
Internet Accounts, interacting with the “new account types” table, and hitting 
VO+SPACE on “Exchange”. In the sheet that appears, fill in your name, Email, 
and password and everything else is auto-discovered.

If you use Outlook.com in the Mail app in OS X and configured it quite a while 
ago, I’d recommend reconfiguring it as Exchange as it gives the option of 
syncing contacts, calendars, notes and reminders in addition to mail. Plus, 
it’s a very stable protocol.

Hope this is of some use.

Grant

> On Saturday April 2, 2016, at 6:07:46 PM, Simon Fogarty 
> <si...@blinky-net.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Grant,
>  
> I use office 365  and have a exchange server controlling my mail.
>  
>  As for outlook.com <http://outlook.com/> I can’t honestly say if it should 
> or shouldn’t work.
> However office365  as a server address when setting up in mac mail I have to 
> put the server
> Outlook.office365.com <http://outlook.office365.com/>
>  
> I would suggest though that you go in to your webmail account of outlook.com 
> <http://outlook.com/> and check to see if there is a section on setting up 
> the account 
> I know office 365 does show settings for IMAP and POP3
> Configs in your mail clients.
>  
> As for in mac mail,
>  
> Have a look under system prefernces and then internet account, there should 
> be an exchange option there,
>  
>  
> Hope that’s of some help.
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Grant
> Sent: Sunday, 3 April 2016 6:47 AM
> To: MacVisionaries List <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
> Subject: Microsoft Exchange settings for Outlook.com in Apple Mail?
>  
> Hi all,
>  
> When I began using Outlook.com <http://outlook.com/> a few years ago, it 
> supported the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync protocol used on mobile devices. 
> This protocol isn’t supported in Apple Mail for OS X. But now, it looks like 
> Outlook.com <http://outlook.com/> works more like Office 365 in that in 
> addition to Exchange ActiveSync support, it supports desktop class Microsoft 
> Exchange. That’s certainly how my Outlook.com <http://outlook.com/> account 
> appears to work in Outlook 2016 for Windows.
>  
> But I can’t find any way to set up the account as Microsoft Exchange in OS X. 
> I am still just using IMAP. Does anyone know if this is possible, and if so, 
> what settings I’d need to use?
>  
> Thanks so much.
> 
> Grant
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Re: renaming photos again

2016-05-25 Thread Grant

Hey Donna,

I have discovered that the "title" and "description" fields are not treated 
consistently by VoiceOver across the Mac and iOS. In OS X, VoiceOver will 
announce the description field as you navigate from photo to photo, ignoring 
the name field. On the other hand, in iOS, the name field is announced. I'm not 
in front of my Mac right now so I may have that backwards, but if you want a 
consistent name to be spoken across all of your devices I have figured out that 
you need to fill in both the title and description with identical text.

Hope this helps!

Cheers,

Grant

Sent from my iPhone

On May 25, 2016, at 1:37 PM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote:

Hi again, Tim,

So when I went back into Photos, none of the titles I just added were spoken by 
VO.  Any idea why this would be?
thanks,
Donna
> On May 25, 2016, at 3:06 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> the photos themselves are packaged within the Photos Library, but I strongly 
> suggest that you do not change the file name as it can corrupt your Photos 
> Library database.  What you are actually doing is changing the Description or 
> title of the photo which is done in the Info window for each photo.  So, 
> first, while in Photos, go up to the View menu, under Meta-Data, and choose 
> Title.  Now, select the photo you wish to change the title of, press cmd-i to 
> Get Info, then press VO-f2-f2 to bring up the Window Chooser and choose the 
> Info window.  Change the data in the fields you wish and close the Info 
> window.  In iPhoto, there was a method by which you could batch change titles 
> and iPhoto would append a unique number after each title.  At the moment, 
> this is not an option in the Photos app.  You can change them all to the same 
> title if you wish, by doing a multiple select of the desired photos, then 
> pressing cmd-i to Get Info.  You could then change the title or description.  
> Again, they would all then have the same title or description info which may 
> or may not be what you wish.  In most cases, it is suggested that you change 
> the Description instead of the title as possessing a considerable number of 
> files with the same title isn't necessarily useful.
> 
> HTH
> 
> Later...
> 
> Tim Kilburn
> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
> 
> On May 25, 2016, at 13:49, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote:
> 
> I thought I remembered that, too, Vaughn.  thanks for helping.
> Cheers,
> Donna
> 
>> On May 25, 2016, at 2:34 PM, Vaughn Brown <jazzdress...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Donna,
>> 
>> Let me think about this. I remember there was a way to do it on IOS.
>> Vaughn
>> 
>>> On 5/25/16, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote:
>>> Hi Jeanine,
>>> 
>>> I thought there was a way to do it within photos.  when I first tried this,
>>> I just ended up renaming the VO label, so that is what I want to avoid.
>>> 
>>> I just took a quick look to see if I could locate the file outside of
>>> photos, and didn't have success.
>>> Cheers,
>>> Donna
>>> 
>>>> On May 25, 2016, at 1:43 PM, Jenine Stanley <dragonwalke...@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Donna,
>>>> 
>>>> Do you want to rename the file containing the photo or video, or do some
>>>> other type of renaming?
>>>> 
>>>> To rename any file, once you’ve figured out what it is of course, find the
>>>> file and go into the context menu with VO-=shift-m. Rename should be on
>>>> the list of possible actions.
>>>> 
>>>> This is how I do it on the Mac, which I’m assuming you’re talking about.
>>>> 
>>>> iOS is still a giant frustration so I rename photo and video files on the
>>>> Mac.
>>>> 
>>>> HTH
>>>> Jenine Stanley
>>>> dragonwalke...@gmail.com
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On May 25, 2016, at 2:33 PM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> 
>>>>> A while back we had a discussion about renaming photos and videos.  I
>>>>> can't remember what the out come of that discussion was.  I thought
>>>>> someone had come up with a way to do this, but I've searched my sent-mail
>>>>> and my Mac folder and can't find anything.  Can anyone refresh me on how
>>>>> to do this?
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Donna
>>>>> 
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Reorder playlists in iTunes

2016-05-23 Thread Grant

Hi all,

Does anybody know how best to reorder tracks in a playlist in iTunes? Not sure 
if there are keyboard commands to move tracks up or down, but VO’s drag and 
drop features do not appear to work.

Thanks!

Grant

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Re: Saving to Suvfolders

2016-05-22 Thread Grant

Here are three other tips which I use in open/save dialog boxes:

1. If you know what the default button is in a dialog box, such as “open” or 
“save”, you can also just press ENTER to activate it. You do not need to be on 
the button in question; in fact you can be on a totally different button or 
control.
2. As well as the popup menu, you can use any of a series of keystrokes to jump 
around in the file system. For example, to jump to your home folder, use 
COMMAND+SHIFT+H. To jump to your documents folder, press COMMAND+SHIFT+O. A 
list of these keystrokes can be seen in the Finder under the Go menu in the 
menu bar. Anyway, these keys can also be pressed no matter where you are in the 
dialog box. Since ENTER will activate a default button, such as the save button 
when saving a document, you can use these hotkeys to great effect. For 
instance, to save a file to your documents folder, just enter the name you’d 
like your document to have, press COMMAND+SHIFT+O to select the documents 
folder, then press ENTER.
3. If you need to pick a specific file or folder but the list view containing 
files and folders isn’t showing up, use VO+LEFT and VO+RIGHT ARROWS to move 
through the dialog until you hear “disclosure”. If it says “collapsed”, hit 
VO+SPACE to expand it. This controls whether the list is shown or not. And 
again, use the hotkeys like COMMAND+SHIFT+O to pick the folder where you want 
to start from, then you can drill down further using the list view control to 
pick, let’s say, a subfolder of the documents folder.

Hope this is of some use.

Thanks!

Grant

> On Sunday May 22, 2016, at 4:06:36 PM, Devin Prater <d.pra...@me.com> wrote:
> 
> A small but useful tip, if you press command+S, it will activate the save 
> button in any save document. Command+delete will discard (or delete) the 
> saved changes or file.
> Sent from my Mac.
> 
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> d.pra...@me.com <mailto:d.pra...@me.com>
> 
> 
> 
>> On May 22, 2016, at 5:59 PM, Jenine Stanley <dragonwalke...@gmail.com 
>> <mailto:dragonwalke...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> You should be able to select Documents from the sidebar then move to the 
>> scroll area and move to the folder you want and open it with command O. Once 
>> it’s open, stop interacting and do a Home (function) VO-right arrow to go to 
>> the Save button. 
>> 
>> that should work.
>> Jenine Stanley
>> dragonwalke...@gmail.com <mailto:dragonwalke...@gmail.com>
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On May 22, 2016, at 6:10 PM, Angus MacKinnon <floda...@gmx.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> John
>>> 
>>> I seem not be able to get into the browser. I can only seem to do is select 
>>> “Documents” from the Sidebar. I even have columns selected in the Browser.
>>> 
>>> Angus MacKinnon
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Re: RSS Reader

2016-05-21 Thread Grant

Hi Brandon,

There are several things which come to mind that I love about ReadKit:

1. The fact that it syncs with read later services like Instapaper, so I can 
view my saved Instapaper articles alongside my feeds.

2. That it syncs with Feedly, a service which you don’t have to pay for on an 
annual basis.

3. That with one hotkey you can fetch the full text of a selected article 
without having to open the full webpage for the article. This uses Readability 
to parse the text.

4. That the built-in keyboard shortcuts are very convenient, such as “m” to 
mark selected articles as read, “f” to star an article, “b” to open the 
selected article in your default web browser, and “g” to fetch the full text of 
an article.

5. The fact that you can set notifications only for articles which match 
certain criteria. Note: you may be able to do this in Vienna, but I don’t 
remember this capability.

6. I know this sounds a bit irrational, but I like the fact that ReadKit comes 
from the Mac App Store and is therefore signed and sandboxed. Of course, that 
doesn’t mean one should avoid software from other sources, and in fact the free 
and open source model of Vienna is fantastic; but I think all other things 
being equal, if two pieces of software worked identically and one was in the 
Mac App Store, I’d probably choose that one.

Since it’s been so long since I’ve used Vienna on a daily basis, I can’t really 
give a comparison about any difference in reliability between the two apps. If 
Vienna is working, and if you don’t rely heavily on a read later service, 
there’s probably no reason to switch.

Grant

> On Friday May 20, 2016, at 8:47:37 PM, Brandon A. Olivares 
> <thepianist2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks. I just downloaded Vienna. What do you like about Readkit over Vienna?
>> On May 20, 2016, at 7:31 PM, Grant <grant.li...@icloud.com> wrote:
>> 
>> That’s too bad to hear; my experience has been very positive so I’m not sure 
>> what is going on. Sometimes I find app reviews challenging as a metric for 
>> judging how “good” software is.
>> 
>> Anyway, the app I used to use is called Vienna RSS, and it’s free and 
>> open-source so there’s no harm in trying it. I found it to be fairly easy to 
>> use and I also had it syncing with Lire using BazQux Reader, which cost me 
>> an annual fee to maintain. But I have to tell you that once I discovered 
>> ReadKit, I downloaded it the same day and have never looked back.
>> 
>> Here’s the link to Vienna, not on the App Store: http://www.vienna-rss.org
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Grant
>> 
>>> On Friday May 20, 2016, at 12:46:15 PM, Brandon A. Olivares 
>>> <thepianist2...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Thanks. But looking in the App Store, it has horrible reviews. For the 
>>> current version, most of the reviews say it crashes a lot.
>>>> On May 20, 2016, at 2:30 PM, Grant <grant.li...@icloud.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Brandon,
>>>> 
>>>> I use ReadKit. It syncs with all kinds of third party services such as 
>>>> Feedly, Instapaper, and Pocket. It has a nice, simple list-based interface 
>>>> with lots of keyboard shortcuts. With one hotkey you can fetch the full 
>>>> text of a given article using Readability. I use ReadKit on a daily basis 
>>>> to manage my RSS feeds and my Instapaper account. I use Lire on my iPhone 
>>>> and both Lire and ReadKit are set up to sync with my Feedly account so 
>>>> once an article is marked as read on one device, I do not need to see it 
>>>> on my other devices. You can get it from the Mac App Store here: 
>>>> https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/readkit/id588726889?mt=12
>>>> 
>>>> Hope this helps,
>>>> 
>>>> Grant
>>>> 
>>>> On May 20, 2016, at 11:12 AM, Brandon A. Olivares 
>>>> <thepianist2...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi,
>>>> 
>>>> I’m looking for a good, accessible RSS reader. Any suggestions?
>>>> 
>>>> Brandon
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Re: RSS Reader

2016-05-20 Thread Grant

Outlook for Windows supports RSS feeds but Outlook 2016 for Mac does not. In 
the Windows version, articles in feeds can be viewed similarly to Email 
messages. It’s really quite elegant actually, and if you have a Microsoft 
Exchange account it’ll even sync the entries to your account so they can be 
viewed in the mail apps on a Mac or iOS device. But of course, you need an 
instance of Outlook open for the updates to happen.

Grant

> On Friday May 20, 2016, at 6:47:44 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland 
> <clgillan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Wo! Outlook has a build in RSS reader?  Since when!  Come? again?
> 
> Now this! I gotta hear more about!  Can you write me off list?
> 
> clgillan...@gmail.com
> 
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> - Original Message - From: "Junior Lolley KG4ITD" 
> <eagle...@fairpoint.net>
> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 8:03 PM
> Subject: RE: RSS Reader
> 
> 
> Grant, thanks very much it helps a lot.
> I have several rss feeds in my Microsoft outlook 7 email client on my windows 
> machine.
> I mostly use the Mac these days.
> I thank you again.
> 
> 
> Junior Lolley kg4itd
> Liberty County Emergency Coordinator
> "The 3 C’s of life: choices, chances, and changes. You must make a choice to 
> take a chance or your life will never change."
> Don't impress others with what you have; impress them with who you are.
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Grant
> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 7:49 PM
> To: MacVisionaries List
> Subject: Re: RSS Reader
> 
> Hello Junior,
> 
> In the ReadKit file menu there is an “add feed subscription” item which you 
> can also access by hitting the COMMAND+N shortcut. Here you can enter the 
> address to a feed--or, I believe, the URL to a website that links to a feed.
> 
> There is also the option to import an OPML file in the file menu within 
> ReadKit, but this option is dimmed for me. I think this is due to me syncing 
> with an external service, Feedly, which allows you to import OPML files via 
> the www.feedly.com website. An OPML file contains the addresses to a bunch of 
> feeds that you can subscribe to all at once. If you’ve used another feed 
> reader in the past, there’s a good chance you can export your subscriptions 
> to this format from that program.
> 
> Sorry this answer is a bit unclear, but I hope it helps somewhat. Let me know 
> if you’d like me to clarify any of this.
> 
> Grant
> 
>> On Friday May 20, 2016, at 12:24:27 PM, Junior Lolley KG4ITD 
>> <eagle...@fairpoint.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Grant, I am new to readkit and would like to know how to add a rss feed.
>> I have several I would like to add.
>> I appreciate any help thank you.
>> 
>> 
>> Junior Lolley kg4itd
>> Liberty County Emergency Coordinator
>> "The 3 C’s of life: choices, chances, and changes. You must make a choice to 
>> take a chance or your life will never change."
>> Don't impress others with what you have; impress them with who you are.
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Grant
>> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 2:31 PM
>> To: MacVisionaries List
>> Subject: Re: RSS Reader
>> 
>> Hi Brandon,
>> 
>> I use ReadKit. It syncs with all kinds of third party services such as 
>> Feedly, Instapaper, and Pocket. It has a nice, simple list-based interface 
>> with lots of keyboard shortcuts. With one hotkey you can fetch the full text 
>> of a given article using Readability. I use ReadKit on a daily basis to 
>> manage my RSS feeds and my Instapaper account. I use Lire on my iPhone and 
>> both Lire and ReadKit are set up to sync with my Feedly account so once an 
>> article is marked as read on one device, I do not need to see it on my other 
>> devices. You can get it from the Mac App Store here: 
>> https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/readkit/id588726889?mt=12
>> 
>> Hope this helps,
>> 
>> Grant
>> 
>> On May 20, 2016, at 11:12 AM, Brandon A. Olivares <thepianist2...@gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I’m looking for a good, accessible RSS reader. Any suggestions?
>> 
>> Brandon
>> 
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Re: RSS Reader

2016-05-20 Thread Grant

Hello Junior,

In the ReadKit file menu there is an “add feed subscription” item which you can 
also access by hitting the COMMAND+N shortcut. Here you can enter the address 
to a feed--or, I believe, the URL to a website that links to a feed.

There is also the option to import an OPML file in the file menu within 
ReadKit, but this option is dimmed for me. I think this is due to me syncing 
with an external service, Feedly, which allows you to import OPML files via the 
www.feedly.com website. An OPML file contains the addresses to a bunch of feeds 
that you can subscribe to all at once. If you’ve used another feed reader in 
the past, there’s a good chance you can export your subscriptions to this 
format from that program.

Sorry this answer is a bit unclear, but I hope it helps somewhat. Let me know 
if you’d like me to clarify any of this.

Grant

> On Friday May 20, 2016, at 12:24:27 PM, Junior Lolley KG4ITD 
> <eagle...@fairpoint.net> wrote:
> 
> Grant, I am new to readkit and would like to know how to add a rss feed.
> I have several I would like to add.
> I appreciate any help thank you.
> 
> 
> Junior Lolley kg4itd
> Liberty County Emergency Coordinator
> "The 3 C’s of life: choices, chances, and changes. You must make a choice to 
> take a chance or your life will never change."
> Don't impress others with what you have; impress them with who you are.
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Grant
> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 2:31 PM
> To: MacVisionaries List
> Subject: Re: RSS Reader
> 
> Hi Brandon,
> 
> I use ReadKit. It syncs with all kinds of third party services such as 
> Feedly, Instapaper, and Pocket. It has a nice, simple list-based interface 
> with lots of keyboard shortcuts. With one hotkey you can fetch the full text 
> of a given article using Readability. I use ReadKit on a daily basis to 
> manage my RSS feeds and my Instapaper account. I use Lire on my iPhone and 
> both Lire and ReadKit are set up to sync with my Feedly account so once an 
> article is marked as read on one device, I do not need to see it on my other 
> devices. You can get it from the Mac App Store here: 
> https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/readkit/id588726889?mt=12
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> Grant
> 
> On May 20, 2016, at 11:12 AM, Brandon A. Olivares <thepianist2...@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I’m looking for a good, accessible RSS reader. Any suggestions?
> 
> Brandon
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Re: RSS Reader

2016-05-20 Thread Grant

That’s too bad to hear; my experience has been very positive so I’m not sure 
what is going on. Sometimes I find app reviews challenging as a metric for 
judging how “good” software is.

Anyway, the app I used to use is called Vienna RSS, and it’s free and 
open-source so there’s no harm in trying it. I found it to be fairly easy to 
use and I also had it syncing with Lire using BazQux Reader, which cost me an 
annual fee to maintain. But I have to tell you that once I discovered ReadKit, 
I downloaded it the same day and have never looked back.

Here’s the link to Vienna, not on the App Store: http://www.vienna-rss.org

Cheers,

Grant

> On Friday May 20, 2016, at 12:46:15 PM, Brandon A. Olivares 
> <thepianist2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks. But looking in the App Store, it has horrible reviews. For the 
> current version, most of the reviews say it crashes a lot.
>> On May 20, 2016, at 2:30 PM, Grant <grant.li...@icloud.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Brandon,
>> 
>> I use ReadKit. It syncs with all kinds of third party services such as 
>> Feedly, Instapaper, and Pocket. It has a nice, simple list-based interface 
>> with lots of keyboard shortcuts. With one hotkey you can fetch the full text 
>> of a given article using Readability. I use ReadKit on a daily basis to 
>> manage my RSS feeds and my Instapaper account. I use Lire on my iPhone and 
>> both Lire and ReadKit are set up to sync with my Feedly account so once an 
>> article is marked as read on one device, I do not need to see it on my other 
>> devices. You can get it from the Mac App Store here: 
>> https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/readkit/id588726889?mt=12
>> 
>> Hope this helps,
>> 
>> Grant
>> 
>> On May 20, 2016, at 11:12 AM, Brandon A. Olivares <thepianist2...@gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I’m looking for a good, accessible RSS reader. Any suggestions?
>> 
>> Brandon
>> 
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Re: OS X 10.11.5 and CAPS LOCK KEY

2016-05-20 Thread Grant

VO is configured to use both the CTRL and CAPS LOCK KEYS, and in fact this is 
working. Pressing CAPS LOCK+K triggers VoiceOver’s keyboard help, as it should. 
The issue is the side effect of also having caps lock toggled on, which is 
unexpected behaviour. Perhaps this has something to do with my configuration in 
Karabiner and Seil, third-party keyboard remapping tools which I use. I think a 
few others probably use these utilities so I’d love to hear from them. Is 
anybody else noticing the same behaviour?

Thanks!

Grant

> On Friday May 20, 2016, at 3:57:12 PM, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Grant,
>Check your settings for this feature in VoiceOver Utility. I am not seeing 
> this behavior here and I have the option to use either the Caps lock or the 
> control-option keys.
> 
> 
> 
> Take Care
> 
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>> On May 20, 2016, at 6:54 PM, Grant <grant.li...@icloud.com 
>> <mailto:grant.li...@icloud.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I’ve noticed that every time I use the CAPS LOCK KEY as my VO modifier, the 
>> state of CAPS LOCK is also toggled. For example, if I press CAPS LOCK+K, 
>> keyboard help will be toggled on, but I’ll now be typing in upper-case. This 
>> isn’t correct behaviour as in the past you’ve had to hit CAPS LOCK twice to 
>> toggle its state while used as a modifier for any screen reader, including 
>> VO. Is this a problem others are experiencing? I’ll admit that I use 
>> Karabiner and Seil to remap the CAPS LOCK KEY for use in Windows under 
>> VMWare Fusion, so perhaps something in this configuration broke with the 
>> 10.11.5 update.
>> 
>> Thanks so much,
>> 
>> Grant
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2016-05-20 Thread Grant

Hi all,

I’ve noticed that every time I use the CAPS LOCK KEY as my VO modifier, the 
state of CAPS LOCK is also toggled. For example, if I press CAPS LOCK+K, 
keyboard help will be toggled on, but I’ll now be typing in upper-case. This 
isn’t correct behaviour as in the past you’ve had to hit CAPS LOCK twice to 
toggle its state while used as a modifier for any screen reader, including VO. 
Is this a problem others are experiencing? I’ll admit that I use Karabiner and 
Seil to remap the CAPS LOCK KEY for use in Windows under VMWare Fusion, so 
perhaps something in this configuration broke with the 10.11.5 update.

Thanks so much,

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Re: RSS Reader

2016-05-20 Thread Grant

Hi Brandon,

I use ReadKit. It syncs with all kinds of third party services such as Feedly, 
Instapaper, and Pocket. It has a nice, simple list-based interface with lots of 
keyboard shortcuts. With one hotkey you can fetch the full text of a given 
article using Readability. I use ReadKit on a daily basis to manage my RSS 
feeds and my Instapaper account. I use Lire on my iPhone and both Lire and 
ReadKit are set up to sync with my Feedly account so once an article is marked 
as read on one device, I do not need to see it on my other devices. You can get 
it from the Mac App Store here: 
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/readkit/id588726889?mt=12

Hope this helps,

Grant

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Hi,

I’m looking for a good, accessible RSS reader. Any suggestions?

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iCloud Drive changes?

2016-05-20 Thread Grant

Hi all,

I’ve noticed that since upgrading to OS X 10.11.5, there is a change in how the 
contents of my iCloud Drive is displayed in the Finder. Now, app specific 
folders like Pages, Numbers, Keynote, and Reader are hidden. This means, for 
example, that if I save a document into the Pages folder, I cannot open it from 
the Finder. It also means I can’t copy anything into Voice Dream Reader by 
placing it in the “loader” folder, because again the Reader folder is now 
hidden.

There are some other places where these folders still seem to show up such as 
open/save dialogs, but all in all that’s much more limited than using the 
Finder. Folders I create myself are showing up just fine.

Are others noticing the same behaviour, and is there any workaround besides 
always showing all hidden files and folders?

Thanks!

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App to monitor battery health

2016-05-13 Thread Grant

Hi all,

I normally do not cross-post, however a question was asked both on the Viphone 
and Mac Visionaries list about monitoring your battery's health information on 
an iOS device like total charge cycle count, temperature, and remaining battery 
capacity.

I've just downloaded the following app from the App Store and it looks like it 
provides this info. It also gives subjective info about whether it considers 
your battery to be healthy, but I'm not sure what this info is based upon. For 
example, it could consider that if your battery capacity is less than 80% of 
the design capacity, then the battery is no longer healthy; but I'm not sure. 
In any case, you can view the raw info so you can make your own determination. 
With an in-app purchase you can get a Notification Center widget and remove 
ads, but that's not necessary for seeing the info. Please see below.

Battery Life: check internal battery statistics by Robert Tkotzyk
https://appsto.re/ca/zeBBab.i

Grant

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Re: Formatting a USB drive from a virtual machine

2016-04-29 Thread Grant

Hi guys,

Just a follow up: coincidentally, a minor update to VMWare Fusion was released 
this week, I believe version 8.1.1. In the release notes there is specifically 
a mention of a fix for the issue of not being able to format USB drives from 
within virtual machines. I can verify that things now work as expected and the 
bug seems to be fully resolved.

Thanks!

Grant

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Hello all,

In a VMWare virtual machine, I’m trying to use the diskpart utility to format a 
USB drive so I can use it to install Windows.

When I try to do this, Diskpart gives an internal error and the drive unmounts 
from the VM.

Has anyone had success performing this kind of hardware function from a virtual 
machine? If not, is there a reason why it cannot be done? The device is, of 
course, set to “connect to Windows” rather than “connect to Mac”.

Thanks for any advice.

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Formatting a USB drive from a virtual machine

2016-04-24 Thread Grant

Hello all,

In a VMWare virtual machine, I’m trying to use the diskpart utility to format a 
USB drive so I can use it to install Windows.

When I try to do this, Diskpart gives an internal error and the drive unmounts 
from the VM.

Has anyone had success performing this kind of hardware function from a virtual 
machine? If not, is there a reason why it cannot be done? The device is, of 
course, set to “connect to Windows” rather than “connect to Mac”.

Thanks for any advice.

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Re: Left Control Conflict

2016-04-05 Thread Grant

Any global keyboard shortcut that is assigned in System Preferences will not be 
passed through to your virtual machine. You can view these shortcuts by opening 
up System Preferences, selecting the “Keyboard” button, then navigating to the 
“Shortcuts” tab. If there is a conflict with a shortcut key combination that 
you are trying to use with Windows, you need to reassign it or uncheck the 
checkbox next to it to disable it. The shortcuts in this preference pane are 
arranged by category. For example, in the “Mission Control” category you’ll see 
that both CTRL+UP ARROW and CTRL+DOWN ARROW are assigned to handle window 
management tasks. If you don’t use the features of Mission Control then you can 
deselect the checkboxes for these items. Otherwise, you need to reassign the 
commands to a different key combination. It would be nice if there was a more 
elegant solution, and maybe another lister will point one out that I haven’t 
thought of.

Cheers,

Grant

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> On my VMware, when using the left control and errows, they move me to
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Microsoft Exchange settings for Outlook.com in Apple Mail?

2016-04-02 Thread Grant

Hi all,

When I began using Outlook.com a few years ago, it supported the Microsoft 
Exchange ActiveSync protocol used on mobile devices. This protocol isn’t 
supported in Apple Mail for OS X. But now, it looks like Outlook.com works more 
like Office 365 in that in addition to Exchange ActiveSync support, it supports 
desktop class Microsoft Exchange. That’s certainly how my Outlook.com account 
appears to work in Outlook 2016 for Windows.

But I can’t find any way to set up the account as Microsoft Exchange in OS X. I 
am still just using IMAP. Does anyone know if this is possible, and if so, what 
settings I’d need to use?

Thanks so much.

Grant

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Re: Some Vmware questions, reading hard disks etc

2016-03-26 Thread Grant

You cannot remap the caps lock key using SharpKeys alone. Here are some 
directions I wrote about this topic a while back: 
https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/macvisionaries/EO_nu0uIy70

Best,

Grant

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Hello
I remap the  incert to tap lock amd i did the oposit but it didnt work

I remap different keys and thee r working ok. Any advice?

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> Of course it's possible to map the Jaws or NVDA modifier key to the caps lock 
> key using Sharkeys. You just simply do what you did to map it to the right 
> all except select caps lock instead of right alt. Careful using Sharkeys 
> Remy, if you're not sure what you're doing you can really mess up your 
> keyboard mappings. Don't forget you can always erase your mappings and reset 
> it to normal by deleting the list of remaps in Sharkeys and then going head 
> and updating like that. That will restore your key maps to the original 
> windows mappings.
> Another viable option for creating a Jaws or NVDA modifier key is by using 
> the key remap feature in VM itself. I'm not going to going to explaining how 
> it's done, but you can map the accent key for example to the insert key and 
> then use the accent key in Jaws or in NVDA.
> 
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>> Hello all:
>> 
>> i have some vmware questions and please accept my appologies.
>> 1- when incerting a new flash or external hard disk, el Capitan asks
>> me to open it on windows or mac.
>> but if i restart my windows or shut it down, and open it again, i can
>> not find my hard disk, how can i open my hard disk again without
>> ejecting it and then put it again?
>> 
>> 2- i followed your suggestins in using the sharp keys, i remap my
>> incert key and now it's teh right alt key,
>> but i need it to be the cap lock key like my original windows machine,
>> is it possible to  make the jaws or NVDA modifire key the cap lock key
>> instead of right alt?
>> 
>> 3- when using the jaws kersor, i can not navigate with my errows,
>> don't know why, but this is what happened here.
>> any ideas?
>> 4- when i need to use control errows to move bitween words on windows,
>> i found myself moving bitween the VMWare and my mac OS, can i disable
>> this?
>> 
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Re: Problem with imap gmail on Mac OS

2016-03-26 Thread Grant

Hello Paul,

The setting you need is in Mail’s preferences (COMMAND+COMMA to open it). 
Navigate to the accounts tab, and select your Gmail account in the accounts 
list. Select the “mailbox behaviours” tab, then uncheck “store draft messages 
on the server”. This will prevent drafts from being saved to Gmail.

Cheers,

Grant

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> 
> Hello, 
> I am using VoiceOver on my 2008 iMac with El Capitan 10.11.4 and Apple mail 
> to create a new Email for my gmail account which is set up as imap. Note that 
> the below problem has happened on every El Capitan release and also on every 
> Yosemite release. 
> 
> SO I start the Apple mail application and press command+n to create a new 
> message. I type the message text, and then edit it to correct errors. I then 
> send the message. If I then look at the contents of the trash mail box I see 
> numerous copies of the above Email. It seems that someone is saving the Email 
> after every edit action. This fills up my trash mail box and presumably also 
> fills up gmail and consumes network traffic. It also presumably uses needless 
> processing power to do all this and thereby slows down my machine. 
> 
> Do others see this problem and if so have you found a way to stop this 
> behaviour? 
> 
> Best regards….
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Re: filtering emails

2016-03-19 Thread Grant

Which criteria are you using for your Gmail filters? They should definitely 
work for situations like this, and in fact are your best bet if you’re a Gmail 
user. Filtering at the server level will, in my opinion, be much more efficient 
as your Mac won’t even have to process any mail that you want filtered out, 
plus the filters will apply across all of your devices. I used to subscribe to 
dozens of mailing lists with my personal Gmail account and had tons of filters 
that made managing the mail a breeze.

Grant

> On Mar 16, 2016, at 8:56 AM, Jean <radiofore...@gmail.com> wrote:
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Re: figured out how to add a title to a photo or vid

2016-03-14 Thread Grant

Hey Donna,

Are you able to read these labels on your iPhone? I too use the OS X Photos 
app, but none of the labels carry over to my iPhone so I'm only able to tell 
which album I'm browsing. It's becoming a significant issue for me.

Cheers,

Grant

Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 14, 2016, at 2:57 PM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote:

Hi all,

Based on ET's description, it may be that all of you won't have this problem, 
but I'm posting just in case.  For me, when I tried to get info on the photo, 
the info window was hidden.  So I had to select it with Window Chooser, CVO-F2. 
 Once I did that, I saw the same thing he described, the first option is to add 
a title.  Note that this was in the Photos app on the Mac.
Cheers,
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Re: Entering passwords for 1 password on Mac

2016-03-13 Thread Grant

Hey GS,

If you purchased 1Password through the iOS or Mac App Store and feel that the 
accessibility issues preclude you from using the app, you can request a refund 
from Apple. The easiest way to do this is through the receipt you received from 
the iTunes Store. I don’t have one in front of me but I believe you click on a 
“report a problem” link and that will begin the process.

Best,

Grant

> On Mar 12, 2016, at 4:23 PM, gs <geoffsli...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Well, we've been peppered with propaganda on this list about how wonderful 
> and absolutely perfect is 1Password until we go and spend the outrageous 
> funds to purchase it for multiple operating systems and determine that it 
> absolutely is not what some have declared. And then, we are told how 
> wonderfully responsive is the developer, only to find that the one feature it 
> is supposed to assist us with does not work and is not fixed with an update!
> 
> Quite pathetic if you ask me. Nobody did. But I have converted everything to 
> 1Password after all the evangelism and am quite unhappy at this point. What 
> should I do?
> 
> I do not have the time to liaise with the developer. As I said before, I 
> expect it to generally work.
> 
> 
> On Mar 10, 2016, at 9:36 PM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu <listse...@me.com> wrote:
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> I think it has something to do with the way VoiceOver handles cursor 
> movement.  It makes me very uncomfortable, because it will probably some day 
> lead to my ending up with corrupted passwords in the database when I type and 
> don’t check back, or fail to reverse correctly in my head, especially if 
> merely reversing the passwords is not sufficient to detect character 
> transpositions that sometimes happen with this bug.  Particularly bad when 
> you’re entering your existing passwords.
> 
> You can work around it, for now, by copy-pasting your secrets in.  And as has 
> been said, the Safari extension (and, incidentally, the iOS app) don’t have 
> this issue.
> 
> Why the sudden interest in password managers around here, anyway? :)
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Re: creating shortcuts

2016-03-13 Thread Grant

Hi Jenine,

You can do this using the favourites bar as well. If you explore the main 
window of the Mail application using VO+LEFT and VO+RIGHT, you’ll see that 
prior to the mailboxes table there is a section listing favourite folders. This 
is a horizontal bar that visually appears near the top of the window, and 
folders are arranged from left to right. There are built-in keystrokes that you 
can use once a folder is in the favourites bar. To jump to the leftmost folder, 
you’d press COMMAND+1. For the next folders, you’d use COMMAND+2, COMMAND+3 and 
so forth. And to move selected messages to any of these folders, simply use the 
CONTROL KEY along with these same keystrokes. For example, I have an archive 
folder in my favourites bar which is at position 2, so I can use 
COMMAND+CONTROL+2 to immediately archive a message.

AppleVis did a great tutorial on the Mail App which covers this feature, and I 
believe the instructions are still applicable. Here is the link: 
http://www.applevis.com/guides/mac-apps-mac-os-x-voiceover/macs-mail-app-explained

Hope this helps.

Grant

On Mar 13, 2016, at 8:46 AM, Jenine Stanley <dragonwalke...@gmail.com> wrote:

I’m fairly sure you can do this on the Mac but can anyone tell me how? 

I’m in Mail and I want a single key combination to move a message to a specific 
folder, saved, receipts, etc. 

How do I create that? I almost called it a macro…and that should tell you how 
long I’ve been using computers. 
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Re: Lost VoiceOver in Recovery Manager Not Sure If MacBook Air Is Doing a Cold Reboot from Scratch

2016-03-12 Thread Grant

Hi Christopher-Mark,

You’d potentially need sighted help to get past a screen that prompts you to 
connect to a Wi-Fi network. Then you’d be good to go. Of course, if you had no 
internet connection and/or no help available then yes, that would be a problem. 
Or as another poster pointed out you could potentially use trial and error to 
guess the order of Wi-Fi networks in the list.

Cheers,

Grant

On Mar 12, 2016, at 11:50 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland <clgillan...@gmail.com> 
wrote:

I was just about to say.
 
How would one do this, if either, you had no ethernet cable on hand, or had no 
way of connecting via a hard wired connection?  I’d think then, you’d be a bit 
screwed.
 
Chris.

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Re: Lost VoiceOver in Recovery Manager Not Sure If MacBook Air Is Doing a Cold Reboot from Scratch

2016-03-12 Thread Grant

Hi Mika,

Yes, once you’ve established a Wi-Fi connection and the recovery image has been 
downloaded, you can turn on VoiceOver with COMMAND+F5 as you normally would. Be 
aware that with internet recovery, you’ll be installing the version of OS X 
that originally came with your computer, so you’ll need to use the Mac App 
Store if you want to update to a later version of OS X.

And yes, booting from a USB drive will work exactly as it normally would, so if 
you have a USB drive with a recovery system or an OS X installer, go ahead and 
use it and it’ll work fine. Another workaround, if you have an Ethernet port, 
would be to connect directly to your router with an Ethernet cable which will 
eliminate the need to select a network and enter your password.

Hope this helps.

Grant

> On Mar 11, 2016, at 3:34 PM, Mika Pyyhkala <pyyhk...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> So once I get the network chosen, and internet recovery downloads,
> will VoiceOver work at that point?
> 
> Are there any other work arounds for this situation like booting from
> a usb drive?
> 
> I should  be able to use Be My Eyes, or my neighbor, or another
> sighted person; but I'm just wondering what other work arounds if any
> may be available?
> 
> I've seen this a lot on pcs, but never before on a Mac.
> 
> Best,
> Mika
> 
> On 3/11/16, Seyoon Choi <syc20...@gmail.com <mailto:syc20...@gmail.com>> 
> wrote:
>> Also, remember to wait awhile for internet recovery to be downloaded to your
>> RAM. Sense the partition doesn’t exist on the computer hard drive it’s
>> loading all the recovery files from the internet.
>> Hope this helps,
>> 
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>>> On Mar 11, 2016, at 5:12 PM, Carter Temm <crtbrai...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> What you're experiencing is Internet recovery. In Internet recovery,
>>> voiceover will not work in the select a network screen. You will have to
>>> either get sighted assistance using an app of your choice, or somehow
>>> figure out a combination of times to press the down arrow key. Once you
>>> find your network, press enter and then enter your password. Upon pressing
>>> enter again, you should be placed in your recovery partition. Now go ahead
>>> and install the operating system as you normally would
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>> On Mar 11, 2016, at 10:56 AM, Mika Pyyhkala <pyyhk...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi,
>>>> 
>>>> Normally after booting up with Command+R you can press Command+F5 as
>>>> usual to activate VoiceOver.
>>>> 
>>>> Recently on a 2014 MacBook Air 11, I booted up in this way and used
>>>> disk utility to erase the hard drive.  I was then going to use the OS
>>>> Install Utility, but due to most likely restrictions on my work Wi-Fi
>>>> network, it was not able to contact the app store.
>>>> 
>>>> Now when I boot up with Command+R and do Command+F5 it will not
>>>> activate VoiceOver.
>>>> 
>>>> This is the first time I've seen a Mac where VoiceOver would not
>>>> activate in this way.
>>>> 
>>>> Several times I've held the power button down for 10 seconds, and
>>>> rebooted, but VoiceOver will still not activate.
>>>> 
>>>> I've taken a picture of the screen using the KNFB Reader, and it
>>>> appears that is is booting up to the choose network screen.
>>>> 
>>>> I even tried to follow the instructions to do an SMC reset, but still
>>>> when I boot up, I cannot do Command+F5 to activate VoiceOver.  I even
>>>> tried plugging in a headset, but it still does not work.
>>>> 
>>>> Has anyone encountered this situation where it appears VoiceOver
>>>> somehow gets disabled in the recovery manager?
>>>> 
>>>> Is there any other reset procedure I can try?  It sseems odd that it
>>>> is coming up to the network choice instead of the normal choices where
>>>> you choose disk utility, OS reinstall utility, etc. So I'm wond

Re: deleting individual items from trash

2016-03-12 Thread Grant

Hi Christine,

Open the trash folder and hit COMMAND+2 to make sure you’re in list view.

To select contiguous items (items that are next to each other in the list 
view), navigate to the first file you want to select. Then use SHIFT with UP or 
DOWN ARROW to move through the list, selecting each file you pass.

To select non-contiguous items, make sure you’re interacting with the list view 
table. Use the VO KEYS with UP or DOWN ARROW to move through the list, and use 
VO KEYS along with COMMAND+ENTER to toggle whether an item is selected or 
deselected.

With all desired items selected, use VO+SHIFT+M to open the context menu, and 
select “delete immediately”.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,

Grant

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> On the PC side you could select an item or a group of items while in the 
> trash folder and delete just those items. I may be missing something, but I 
> don’t see a way to do this on the mac. Is this possible?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Kristeen
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Re: Follow up to my one password issue. I'm definitely making major progress.

2016-03-05 Thread Grant

Hey Chris, I stand corrected, I mostly just use 1Password to maintain logins 
but after reading your other thread I started trying to add other items like 
wireless base stations, and I’m seeing all the issues you reported in the 
details table such as being unable to edit passwords and unable to focus on all 
the controls. Unfortunately however, things didn’t improve for me once I turned 
on rich icons, so I’m not sure what could be going on here.

Grant

> On Mar 5, 2016, at 6:40 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland <clgillan...@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> OK, just got with a guy on Twitter over DM who uses 1Password with Voiceover. 
>  I think we found out a huge part of my problem.
>  
> Don't! and I repeat, don't! disable rich icons!  If you do, Oh God're you 
> gonna have a mess!  My logic of thinking was two things.
>  
> 1.  What is an icon gonna mean to me, being it's just an image?
>  
> 2.  It said we never send your personal data, but apparently it uses a 3rd 
> party source to get the images for the rich icons.  I'm a huge! believer in 
> security, and the less stuff I can have sent to an outsource, the better.  
> Therefore, when I heard that an outsourced system would generate the icons, I 
> said, Oh? no you don't!  Therefore, I turned rich icons off.  That was 
> apparently a mistake on my part.  I guess it kind a changes the user 
> interface when you do that, causing the details table on each item to be very 
> very difficuylt to navigate, if not nearly impossible.  So, yeah, if you've 
> done a stupid is, as stupid does, like I did, no worry.  Go into the app, and 
> unlock your valt with your master password.  Then, hit vo+M to go to your 
> menu bar.  In here go over to the view menu.  In the view menu, you can 
> toggle rich icons back on.  Just turn it back on, and then you should be able 
> to navigate the columns just fine.
>  
> Now, one bug I've found which my friend on Twitter also was able to reproduce 
> is, in each row of the table under your details for an item, there's a place 
> to obviously type in the data value.  So say you have a row called "User 
> name."  To the right of that label name, you'll see the text box to type in 
> the value.  Just beyond that, this is where the bug comes into play.  There 
> is a popup button apparently called, "type menu button."  For what ever 
> strange reason, I cannot no matter what I try get that button to gain focus.  
> Even using the mouse keys as Ray recommended isn't exactly working.  I can 
> get to the type menu button on the most bottom row that is for a new label 
> which you custom create, but past that point, if it's a label already created 
> by the app itself, then forget it.  I definitely will be writing the 
> developers regarding this bug, as apparently, from what my friend said, he's 
> not been too concerned about it, but it's apparently been around for a while 
> now.
>  
> So, yeah, I think for the most part, I've got it working, but I'll let you 
> all know if I get tripped up again.
>  
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Re: Follow up to my one password issue. I'm definitely making major progress.

2016-03-05 Thread Grant

Hey Chris, ironically, I’ve had rich icons disabled since the very beginning 
and 1Password has always worked fine including navigating the details table. I 
turned on icons just to see what would happen and the interface looks exactly 
the same. I don’t think this change has any consequential impact on the user 
interface beyond showing an icon next to some logins (at least on my machines). 
That said, I’m curious if you can try to reproduce the issue? Sounds very 
interesting. I’m using the version of 1Password downloaded from the Mac App 
Store.

As for your other issue I’m not seeing popup buttons for changing the types of 
default fields like username and password. I have a feeling you can’t do this, 
as it wouldn’t really make sense to do so. This would explain why you’re 
finding that you can change the type for fields that you custom create, but not 
default fields that are already present.

Cheers.

Grant

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> wrote:
> 
> OK, just got with a guy on Twitter over DM who uses 1Password with Voiceover. 
>  I think we found out a huge part of my problem.
>  
> Don't! and I repeat, don't! disable rich icons!  If you do, Oh God're you 
> gonna have a mess!  My logic of thinking was two things.
>  
> 1.  What is an icon gonna mean to me, being it's just an image?
>  
> 2.  It said we never send your personal data, but apparently it uses a 3rd 
> party source to get the images for the rich icons.  I'm a huge! believer in 
> security, and the less stuff I can have sent to an outsource, the better.  
> Therefore, when I heard that an outsourced system would generate the icons, I 
> said, Oh? no you don't!  Therefore, I turned rich icons off.  That was 
> apparently a mistake on my part.  I guess it kind a changes the user 
> interface when you do that, causing the details table on each item to be very 
> very difficuylt to navigate, if not nearly impossible.  So, yeah, if you've 
> done a stupid is, as stupid does, like I did, no worry.  Go into the app, and 
> unlock your valt with your master password.  Then, hit vo+M to go to your 
> menu bar.  In here go over to the view menu.  In the view menu, you can 
> toggle rich icons back on.  Just turn it back on, and then you should be able 
> to navigate the columns just fine.
>  
> Now, one bug I've found which my friend on Twitter also was able to reproduce 
> is, in each row of the table under your details for an item, there's a place 
> to obviously type in the data value.  So say you have a row called "User 
> name."  To the right of that label name, you'll see the text box to type in 
> the value.  Just beyond that, this is where the bug comes into play.  There 
> is a popup button apparently called, "type menu button."  For what ever 
> strange reason, I cannot no matter what I try get that button to gain focus.  
> Even using the mouse keys as Ray recommended isn't exactly working.  I can 
> get to the type menu button on the most bottom row that is for a new label 
> which you custom create, but past that point, if it's a label already created 
> by the app itself, then forget it.  I definitely will be writing the 
> developers regarding this bug, as apparently, from what my friend said, he's 
> not been too concerned about it, but it's apparently been around for a while 
> now.
>  
> So, yeah, I think for the most part, I've got it working, but I'll let you 
> all know if I get tripped up again.
>  
> Chris.
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Re: Trillian 3.4 has been released

2016-02-28 Thread Grant

You do, alas, need a Trillian account. But you can sign up from within the app, 
and if you have multiple devices it’ll sync your accounts between them; so it 
does have some usefulness.

Grant

On Feb 28, 2016, at 1:35 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland <clgillan...@gmail.com> 
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I'm trying to remember.  I actually have a friend who wants to get started 
using Trillian, but don't you have to get an account on the Trillion web site?  
I don't remember how that worked, as it's been ages since I set mine up.
 
Chris.

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Trillian 3.4 has been released

2016-02-28 Thread Grant

Trillian 3.4 is now available directly from the Mac App Store and it looks like 
accessibility has been completely restored. From my perspective as a VoiceOver 
user, it “looks” and works very similarly to the last accessible version of 
Trillain. I haven’t seen this mentioned on list yet, so thought I’d throw it 
out there!

Here’s a direct link: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/trillian/id412056820?mt=12

Looks like this is one of the few accessible apps left for using Facebook Chat.

Best,

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Re: one password for mac

2016-02-27 Thread Grant

1Password has worked out quite well for me, and with an iOS share extension and 
a plugin for all major browsers, it’s pretty easy. I have used the Windows, Mac 
and iOS editions and they’re all accessible aside from an occasional focus 
issue here and there. You could argue that using a third arty password manager 
like 1Password isn't quite as convenient as using a built-in password manager 
like iCloud Keychain, but on the other hand it’s quite a bit more flexible in 
terms of what info you can enter about your accounts. For example, sometimes 
you just want to enter a few notes about your accounts and 1Password allows you 
to sync these across desktop and mobile devices. iCloud Keychain allows you to 
enter notes, but you can’t view or update them on an iOS device. And of course, 
1Password is cross platform.

Grant

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Oh cool!  Do you by chance have a more direct link to that tutorial, or is it 
pretty obvious if you go to that page?  I've been incredibly interested in 
looking more into this software, both on the Windows, and! on the mac side of 
things.

Chris.

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Re: What to do when cmd-f5 just dings?

2016-02-21 Thread Grant

I actually see this issue regularly on both my Macs. It happens when the 
computer needs your password after a period of inactivity, and VoiceOver isn’t 
on. For example, when I’m using VMWare Fusion and allow the computer to go to 
sleep, I can’t turn VoiceOver back on until I correctly enter my password and 
hit ENTER. I suspect this is a bug in OS X.

Grant

> On Feb 21, 2016, at 7:48 AM, Anne Robertson <a...@anarchie.org.uk> wrote:
> 
> Hello Alex,
> 
> In that situation, I would shut down the computer and reinitialise the PRAM 
> as something is clearly very wrong.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Anne
> 
> 
> 
>> On 21 Feb 2016, at 16:40, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I did, yes. Sorry, I should have said that.
>>> On Feb 21, 2016, at 10:28, gs <geoffsli...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Did you try Function CMD F5?
>>> 
>>> On Feb 21, 2016, at 10:15 AM, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I wondered about that, but I had a sighted person check. The Mac was 
>>> waiting for the password, since it's set to automatically log into the only 
>>> account on the machine, so cmd-f5 definitely should have done something.
>>>> On Feb 21, 2016, at 09:54, Jonathan Cohn <jon.c.c...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hello,
>>>> 
>>>> I believe that when the login screen does this, it means it is really the 
>>>> lock screen and not the login screen.
>>>> 
>>>> If there switch users is enabled, you might be able to get to the full 
>>>> login screen, though I can’t remember where the button for that is, or if 
>>>> there is a keyboard shortcut. 
>>>>> On Feb 21, 2016, at 09:11, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hey all,
>>>>> I've run into this from time to time on 10.11: hit command-f5, and you 
>>>>> get the error ding instead of VoiceOver. Right now, I'm seeing it on my 
>>>>> sister's Air, at the logon screen, but I've seen it on my machines as 
>>>>> well. I figured it was a beta thing, but the Air in front of me doesn't 
>>>>> run any betas. Has anyone found any way of getting VO to come on, 
>>>>> especially at the logon screen where you can't access System Preferences 
>>>>> or Terminal? Thanks.
>>>>> 
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>>>>> Alex Hall
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Re: Keyboard Commands

2016-01-31 Thread Grant

Hello E.T.,

The full keyboard access setting can also be changed in system preferences. 
Select the keyboard button, choose the shortcuts tab, then use VO+LEFT and 
VO+RIGHT to navigate through the window and you’ll eventually find the full 
keyboard access setting. As well, you might want to set how the TAB KEY moves 
through web pages in Safari. That setting can be adjusted in Safari’s 
preferences under the advanced button.

As for your query about paging up and paging down, this has been a concern for 
me, too, since I started using OS X. I’m not sure what the best solution is 
either. As Alex mentioned, holding down an ARROW KEY will at least move you 
through a list or text field at a pretty good clip.

Grant

> On Jan 30, 2016, at 9:11 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:
> 
> Alex,
>   The arrow keys do their thing, as do th4 Option up and down arrows.
> 
>   In Windows you can page up or down a long list of items. I may not know 
> what I am looking for or may just want to skip around these long lists. If 
> the Mac's Page Up and Page Down buttons don't work this way, what are they 
> for?
> 
>   Its been a while since I played with full keyboard access in Yosemite but I 
> remember that I could use the Ctrl f7 combination to toggle it on and off. 
> That shortcut is still in El Cap and is enabled, just does not seem to work.
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard...
>   ancient.ali...@icloud.com
> Many believe that we have been visited
> in the past. What if it were true?

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Re: I found a accessible fb client for the Mac.

2016-01-30 Thread Grant

Hi Shawn,

It simply uses the Facebook web interface and offers a choice between the 
desktop and mobile websites. I only spent a few minutes with this app so I’m by 
no means an expert, but I noticed it immediately disappears from the 
COMMAND+TAB order when you move focus out of the app and the only way to get 
back in that I found, apart from finding the app in spotlight or the 
applications folder and running it, was by simulating a mouse click on the 
app’s icon in the menu bar.

There are several unlabelled buttons, two of which had the same help tag “show 
the settings menu” or something to that effect. When I pressed one such button, 
it caused the whole app to disappear. I believe this was a full screen button 
which creates a new full screen space in Mission Control, but I found that 
there was no way to bring VoiceOver’s focus to the app in full screen mode. The 
other button really does open a popup menu where you can do things like open a 
preferences window to adjust notification settings.

I don’t think this will turn out to be a practical solution to using Facebook 
Chat on the Mac for me. I still have an older version of Trillian which seems 
to work fine, but I’m sure it’ll eventually break with changes to Facebook’s 
API. It certainly would be nice if the developers would maintain accessibility 
in Trillian.

Cheers,

Grant

> On Jan 28, 2016, at 7:04 AM, BBS <bbssh...@icloud.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Adrian. Does this app use a web interface or does it just pull up a simple 
> contact list? I'm looking for an app that just has the contact list. Let us 
> know.
> 
> 
> Shawn
> Sent from my White MacBook
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> Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk
> Skype Username: bbstheblindrapper
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> 
> -Original Message-
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> 
> I found a accessible fb app for the Mac it is called go for face book. It is 
> accessible with voice over. And plus it has short cut keys to post a status 
> too and the preferences dia log is very accessible
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Re: I found a accessible fb client for the Mac.

2016-01-30 Thread Grant

You can’t—unless you already have it. For example, if you’ve used Trillian 
before, you may have a Time Machine backup where the older version lives. If 
that’s the case you can simply copy that into your Applications folder and it 
should work.

Grant

On Jan 30, 2016, at 2:29 PM, Walter Harper <walterharp...@gmail.com> wrote:

How can I get a older version of trillion?

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Re: The Martian Released on iTunes, Audio Described

2016-01-26 Thread Grant

I’ve observed something interesting. When I search for this movie in the iTunes 
Store either on my Mac or iPhone, and bring up its details, the following is 
listed under the Languages heading for the primary language: "English (Dolby 
5.1, Subtitles, CC, AD)”. Presumably, CC stands for closed captioning while AD 
stands for audio description. So it looks like when a movie is described, it’ll 
be tagged with AD. I’m totally open to corrections if this is wrong.

I’m not sure how to tell for TV episodes, though, if in fact there are any 
described TV episodes on iTunes.

Cheers,

Grant

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Re: Question about Learning Alley L A Book Manager

2016-01-24 Thread Grant

I don’t think this preference has to do with VO, despite being labelled as 
“accessibility”. In fact, I don’t believe it has anything to do with whether or 
not an app is going to be accessible, or with what we normally consider to be 
“accessibility features".

I think this setting simply authorizes, or not, apps to control your computer 
using certain scripts and commands which happen to also be used for 
accessibility purposes. The setting would probably be less confusing if the 
word “accessibility” was taken out of the name, and it was renamed something 
like “advanced control” or something much more generic.

Here are a couple examples of what I mean:

-Karabiner, an app many of us use to remap keys on our keyboards, supports 
per-application key mappings. It it needs access to those accessibility 
permissions  in order to do things like observe when the window title changes. 
Regardless of who uses Karabiner, they need to grant those permissions in order 
for the app to work correctly.

-Dropbox also requests access to these controls. I’m not sure what it uses them 
for, but you can find much discussion about this on Dropbox’s forums.

Here’s a slightly outdated Apple support article explaining these controls: 
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202802

Now, why a book management application needs access to these features is a bit 
beyond me, but I’m sure it serves some purposes. Hope this all makes sense!

Grant

On Jan 24, 2016, at 11:10 AM, Brent Harding <br...@hostany.net> wrote:

I thought I remember back in those early days that it was recommended to turn 
that preference on if you were going to use VO. I think some of that kind of 
thing might come down to a copyright thing to make sure that only blind people 
can use the app. If they use the api's directly instead of making a normal app, 
they can make sure the wrong people hopefully don't use it, but then if they 
don't have a login and password, there'd be no way for them to download.
 
> - Original Message - 
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> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2016 12:55 PM
> Subject: Re: Question about Learning Alley L A Book Manager
> 
> Normally, yes, I’d agree.  The only reason I don’t agree with you in this one 
> case is, I think it’s needing to somehow grab API’s from both Voiceover and 
> from, most likely, Apple Script.  It can’t do that though being those are 
> different components than what are built into the app to start with.  For 
> this reason, OSX is actually doing you a favor by not allowing it by default.
> 
> I see where you’re coming from, trust me, I do.  Again, in most 99.999 cases, 
> I’d agree with you whole heartedly.
> 
> I’d beg to say in this case though, it’s most likely a harmless thing.  Now, 
> that also being said, why Learning Alley in the first place thought they had 
> to make the app this way?  I’m sure there is a reason we don’t get, but I 
> agree it seems a little odd.
> 
> Anyway, I’m not the programmer, so who am I to judge?
> 
> Chris.
> 
>> On Jan 24, 2016, at 1:39 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn <jon.c.c...@gmail.com 
>> <mailto:jon.c.c...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> This was a change made in Yosemite announced in summer 2014. It is 
>> inexcusable that there is not at least a daw listing this change. I also 
>> consider this a security risk that this needs to be enabled. 
>> 
>> 
>> Jonathan Cohn 
>> 
>> On Jan 7, 2016, at 3:59 PM, Sharon Hooley <shoole...@gmail.com 
>> <mailto:shoole...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>> 
>>> I guess it'll take a lot of people to call the attention to the techies 
>>> over there to keep up with all the devices blind users like to work with.
>>> 
>>> Sharon H.
>>> 
>>> On Jan 7, 2016, at 12:20 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland 
>>> <clgillan...@gmail.com <mailto:clgillan...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Guys,
>>>>  
>>>> I just renewed my Learning Alley membership, as I've not been current now 
>>>> for quite some time, probably since 2011.  A lot seems to have changed 
>>>> since then.
>>>>  
>>>> I see that they have a mac version of the Learning alley Book Manager.  I 
>>>> know it's not necessary for downloading books, but if I want to play them 
>>>> on my mac, I'll need it, no doubt, being the books are incrypted.
>>>>  
>>>> After installing the book manager, and launching it, I get a message 
>>>> saying I need to go into System Preferences, and then tab down to the 
>>>> checkbox to enable access for assistive devices within Univer

Re: Karabiner

2016-01-23 Thread Grant

Hello E.T.,

Well, that works too. :) The link I posted instructs on how to essentially pass 
the CAPS LOCK KEY through to Windows, so it’ll work as your screen reading key 
as it’s supposed to. If you follow this solution, you don’t need to use the 
grave accent key. But your solution works too and in fact doesn’t require 
Karabiner, as VMWare supports what you’re doing  right out of the box.

Cheers,

Grant

> On Jan 17, 2016, at 8:18 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:
> 
>   Took a while until I could work on this. Ended up being simple. Using 
> VMware Preferences to remap the insert key to the grave key. I think this 
> will work great as that grave key is just a couple keys above the capslock. 
> Thanks much.
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard...
>   ancient.ali...@icloud.com
> Many believe that we have been visited
> in the past. What if it were true?
> 
> On 1/9/2016 8:02 PM, Grant wrote:
>> Hello E.T.,
>> 
>> Check out this thread from a while back for one great use of Karabiner: 
>> https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/macvisionaries/EO_nu0uIy70
>> 
>> Best,
>> 
>> Grant
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone

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Re: Question about Learning Alley L A Book Manager

2016-01-23 Thread Grant

Hi Christopher-Mark,

I know this is a very late reply to this thread.

If you go into system preferences>security and privacy, there’s an 
accessibility category under the privacy tab. Here you can, as the UI puts it, 
"Allow the apps below to control your computer.” I know nothing about the 
Learning Alley Book Manager app, but do you think that’s maybe the place where 
you need to go to give it permission? I believe this authorizes apps to control 
your Mac using certain scripts and commands.

Cheers,

Grant

> On Jan 7, 2016, at 11:20 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland <clgillan...@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> Guys,
>  
> I just renewed my Learning Alley membership, as I've not been current now for 
> quite some time, probably since 2011.  A lot seems to have changed since then.
>  
> I see that they have a mac version of the Learning alley Book Manager.  I 
> know it's not necessary for downloading books, but if I want to play them on 
> my mac, I'll need it, no doubt, being the books are incrypted.
>  
> After installing the book manager, and launching it, I get a message saying I 
> need to go into System Preferences, and then tab down to the checkbox to 
> enable access for assistive devices within Universal Access.  Well, 
> obviously, there is no such thing in El Capitan as Universal Access.  Yeah, 
> under System prefs, there is the accessibility payne, but even under there, 
> none of the categories within the table give you the option to allow access 
> to assistive devices.  I definitely do see 3 buttons in that message given by 
> the Book Manager.  I have an option to continue anyway, to quit, or of corse, 
> to open System Prefs, which does absolutely no good in this case.
>  
> If I elect to continue anyway, then I'm given to items on the  screen of 
> which both just say unknown, and interacting with them does entirely nothing. 
>  I can't even access About window to tell you all what version of the manager 
> is running.  Again, I just get two unknowns.  I don't honestly even think the 
> About window is even popping up, period.
>  
> Yes, this is the most recent version of the software.  It has to be, as I 
> just downloaded it from the Learning Alley web site this morning.
>  
> Suffice it to say, if L A can't get their crap together more than this, I'm 
> probably gonna cancel my membership.  When I called their support, they were 
> incredibly unhelpful.  They told me they had no user guide for the mac 
> client, which I later after looking myself found out wasn't true.  The pdf 
> for the guide however is only images, with no text.  Therefore, I'd have to 
> find a way to O C R the blasted thing.
>  
> When I called and asked to speak to someone who was in tech support that 
> could help me with the mac side of things, they not only said they were doing 
> away with the mac software eventually, but that they had no one on staff at 
> all either in office or not who knew Voiceover, and for that mind, not only 
> this, but they'd never even heard of Voiceover and didn't even know it 
> existed.  Finally, after some research, the lady I spoke with came back on 
> the line and goes, OK, sir.  You're running OSX 10.5 Leopard, right?  I'm 
> like, uh... Not? freaking, hardly!  Try El Capitan 10.11.2!  She's like, oh, 
> I didn't realize they'd come out with something so much newer.
>  
> Needless to say, I'm not even slightly! impressed.
>  
> I'd be incredibly curious if anyone of you all have gotten the manager to 
> work, and if not, then how the hell are you playing your books on the mac, or 
> do you simply not.  Yeah, I have both my IPhone, and my Nexus 6, and both on 
> the Apple side of things with Voiceover, as well as on the Android side with 
> Talkback, things in both cases seem to work quite well, but it would be nice 
> to not always have to rely on a mobile device just to listen to things.  Ya 
> know?  Yeah, I also do have my Bard Enhanced NLS player, but again, I might 
> not always want to rely on that thing.
>  
> Suggestions, aside from the obvious of screaming at the top of my lungs?
>  
> Chris.

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iCloud backup can't be turned on

2016-01-23 Thread Grant

Hi all,

I’m having some issues with iCloud Backup. I’m using a freshly restored iPhone 
6S Plus and the latest version of iOS.

When I go to settings>iCloud>Backup and try to turn iCloud Backup on, I get a 
generic error message: “there was a problem enabling iCloud backup”. This error 
message is mentioned in this Apple support article: 
https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT204058. The support article instructs to wait 
about 10 minutes, which I have done. It also advises to check the iCloud system 
status, which I’ve also done. In addition, I’ve rebooted the phone and reset 
network settings. When I go into settings>iCloud>storage>manage storage, no 
entries for backups are listed so there’s nothing to delete. On my Mac, if I 
open system preferences>iCloud and open the manage storage window, there’s 
actually a backup category—but there are no backups listed under that category 
so nothing can be deleted.

Does anybody have any ideas as to how this issue can be resolved?

Thanks so much,

Grant

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Re: How to stop automatic downloads of IOS updates?

2016-01-20 Thread Grant

Hey Donna,

My bad. I did miss the fact that your friend is using a cellular provider as 
his ISP.

Blocking all Apple domains at the router level definitely should do the trick, 
but he may wish to test his devices as I’d guess tons of other critical Apple 
services won’t work either. I wonder if there’s a subdomain he could block 
instead that might not be so drastic. It certainly would be nice to have a way 
of turning off automatic downloads of iOS updates.

Cheers,

Grant


> On Jan 19, 2016, at 8:44 PM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote:
> 
> Grant,
> 
> With all due respect, read the earlier messages in this thread.  The problem 
> is that my friend's cellular provider is also his ISP.  He has a shared data 
> pool for both wifi and cellular.  So theoretically, yes, he could run around 
> the house every night turning wifi off on all his devices so that nothing 
> ever downloaded, but that's a really dumb solution to a problem that wouldn't 
> exist were Apple not trying to force people into something they didn't want 
> to do.  Actually, Sabahattin's article helped.  What my friend did do was 
> block all Apple domains from his home IP.  It's a pretty radical solution 
> that should not be necessary, but hopefully one that will work for him.
> Cheers,
> Donna

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Re: How to stop automatic downloads of IOS updates?

2016-01-19 Thread Grant

I don't think iOS updates download over cellular networks, do they? I've always 
been advised that I need to connect to Wi-Fi to download a new version of iOS, 
even when I try to initiate the update myself. Therefore cellular data usage 
should not be a problem. As well, once the update finishes downloading it 
should show up under settings, general, storage and I cloud usage where it can 
be deleted. Once it is removed, it should not re-download.

I hope this helps somewhat!

Grant

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> On Jan 19, 2016, at 8:46 AM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Anne,
> 
> Thanks.  Unfortunately, the setting you're talking about only pertains to 
> purchased content, not to IOS itself.  The problem that my friend is having 
> is that his ISP is also his cell carrier, so whether he's on wifi or using 
> cellular data, it all comes from the same pool, and he has a data cap.  There 
> are approx six i-devices and Macs in his household, so the auto download of 
> the operating system is chewing through his data.  I'm sure that to all those 
> happily living in Cupertino, this seems like a ridiculous problem, and it is. 
>  But, there are a lot of people living in rural U.S.  with less than 
> desirable connectivity.  It really seems to me that Apple should make not 
> downloading a new IOS an option.
> Cheers,
> Donna
>> On Jan 19, 2016, at 10:06 AM, Anne Robertson <a...@anarchie.org.uk> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello Donna,
>> 
>> On my iPhone, in Settings/iTunes & Appstores, under the heading Automatic 
>> Downloads, I have the following items turned off:
>> Music, Apps, Books, Updates.
>> I manage everything from my Mac and back up to my Mac.
>> I had to restore my iPhone the other day as it was behaving erratically and 
>> the process was really easy because everything was safely stored on my Mac.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Anne
>> 
>> 
>>> On 19 Jan 2016, at 15:29, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Shawn,
>>> 
>>> Yep, he knows that, but he's hoping for another solution. :) thanks, though!
>>> Cheers,
>>> Donna 
>>> 
>>>> On Jan 19, 2016, at 8:26 AM, BBS <bbssh...@icloud.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Donna. There is no setting to stop iOS updates. However, if your friend 
>>>> fills up his or her phone, there wouldn't be any room for the updates to 
>>>> download.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Shawn
>>>> Sent From My White MacBook
>>>> 
>>>> Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk
>>>> Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs
>>>> Skype Username: bbstheblindrapper
>>>> Facetime username: bbssh...@icloud.com
>>>> 
>>>> -Original Message-
>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
>>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 7:56 AM
>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>>> Subject: How to stop automatic downloads of IOS updates?
>>>> 
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> 
>>>> I'm actually posting this for a friend who lives in a rural area.  He has 
>>>> lousy internet connectivity, and wants to stop automatic download of IOS 
>>>> system updates.  anyone know of a way to do this?  The setting to disable 
>>>> app downloads in iTunes?App Store settings only applies to purchased apps, 
>>>> not to IOS upgrades. 
>>>> thanks,
>>>> Donna
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Ad blocking extensions for OS X El Capitan

2016-01-18 Thread Grant

Hi all,

I’m sure you all know that with iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan came new content 
blocking extensions.

With iOS, it is clearly stated that content blocking extensions are only 
filters and can’t send any information about what was blocked back to the app. 
However, with OS X I’m not sure what the situation is. There are lots of new ad 
blocking extensions that you can download from the Safari extensions gallery, 
some of which seem to include web components, toolbars, and the like.

Which ones have people found to be worthwhile? Is there any way to tell what 
data they can collect and what else they might be installing? Is there 
somewhere I can read up on how the new content blockers for OS X work and what 
they’re permitted to do?

Thanks so much,

Grant

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Re: Karabiner

2016-01-09 Thread Grant

Hello E.T.,

Check out this thread from a while back for one great use of Karabiner: 
https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/macvisionaries/EO_nu0uIy70

Best,

Grant

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> On Jan 9, 2016, at 7:14 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:
> 
>   The other way around. At least a couple keys are swapped in Windows when 
> using a Mac keyboard. Also the keys that normally works with NVDA in Windows 
> need to be mapped.
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard...
>   ancient.ali...@icloud.com
> Many believe that we have been visited
> in the past. What if it were true?
> 
>> On 1/9/2016 7:11 PM, Sharon Hooley wrote:
>> So, do you mean that you want your Mac to use the same keystrokes as Windows 
>> to be less of a hassle learning to get around?
>> 
>> Sharon H.
>> 
>>> On Jan 9, 2016, at 8:05 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>   Karabiner is a key remapper for OS X. I am running Windows under VMware 
>>> so need to remap some keys. Cannot review it yet. (smiles)
>>> 
>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard...
>>>   ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>>> Many believe that we have been visited
>>> in the past. What if it were true?
>>> 
>>>> On 1/9/2016 6:56 PM, Sharon Hooley wrote:
>>>> What exactly is a Karabiner, and Sharp Keys?
>>>> 
>>>> Curious Sharon wants "to know. Thanks,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Sharon H.
>>>> 
>>>>> On Jan 9, 2016, at 5:09 PM, Scott Granados <sc...@qualityip.net> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Not sure about that one but i would check out sharp keys.  It’s free and 
>>>>> totally accessible under windows.  Works very well.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Jan 9, 2016, at 5:47 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  Now that I completed one project, its on to the next one. I will be 
>>>>>> using NVDA in the Windows installation under VMware.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  Is Karabiner a good app for remapping keys?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard...
>>>>>>  ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>>>>>> Many believe that we have been visited
>>>>>> in the past. What if it were true?
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Re: Installing braille embosser

2016-01-04 Thread Grant

Have you tried using a virtual machine to operate your embosser using your 
Windows application of choice? It's not an ideal solution per say, but it's 
precisely this kind of task to which a VM is most suited. And since you can 
share data between Windows and OS X, no data duplication should be required.

Best,

Grant

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> On Jan 4, 2016, at 1:20 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:
> 
>   Yes, have a Dell laptop. I don't have the space in here to keep both it and 
> the Mac running. I have been thinking about this and keep coming back to 
> going full time with the Mac. Really only have two tasks that I need Windows 
> for. I could do without one and with a new (or newer) embosser, Windows would 
> be out of a job.
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard...
>   ancient.ali...@icloud.com
> Many believe that we have been visited
> in the past. What if it were true?
> 
>> On 1/4/2016 1:12 PM, Scott Berry wrote:
>> I’ll probably get one too soon.  Do you have a Windows computer around at 
>> all if so you wouldn’t have to justify anything cause you could send the 
>> document to the Windows computer and just hook the embosser up there.  Even 
>> better, put your Mac and Pc on a network together and then you may be able 
>> to send it directly over to the Pc.
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jan 4, 2016, at 2:09 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>   Got a response from Enabling and its simple, OS X is not supported on the 
>>> old Juliet Classic. So I will look around and see if I can find a newer 
>>> embosser that needs a home. For what I do, I cannot justify a new one.
>>> 
>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard...
>>>   ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>>> Many believe that we have been visited
>>> in the past. What if it were true?
>>> 
>>>> On 12/31/2015 4:39 PM, Scott Berry wrote:
>>>> We will just have to see.  We need more people who have these printers to 
>>>> write in.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Dec 31, 2015, at 4:07 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>   Thanks. If they did, it would be a helluva lot cheaper for me. Hope we 
>>>>> do not have to wait long for an answer.
>>>>> 
>>>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard...
>>>>>   ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>>>>> Many believe that we have been visited
>>>>> in the past. What if it were true?
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 12/31/2015 2:57 PM, Scott Berry wrote:
>>>>>> Yeah probably will.  I did the same so there is two of us.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Dec 31, 2015, at 10:52 AM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>   Ok, I looked again and the only output Louis can send to is a 
>>>>>>> Bluetooth device which I do not have. Maybe Anders is on to something 
>>>>>>> here in regard to Index embossers?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>   Just sent email to Enabling, thanks. Might have to put this on the 
>>>>>>> shelf until next week.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard...
>>>>>>>   ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>>>>>>> Many believe that we have been visited
>>>>>>> in the past. What if it were true?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On 12/31/2015 8:56 AM, Scott Berry wrote:
>>>>>>>> Hello there,
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I would also suggest sending a suggestion to Enabling Technologies at:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> i...@brailler.com
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> and ask them to make their drivers for the Mac.  I also have a FS 
>>>>>>>> product but they are as reluctant as hell to do anything like that.  I 
>>>>>>>> have already asked.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On Dec 31, 2015, at 9:26 AM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Scott,
>>>>>>>>>   I got curious so opened the Louis braille app. It looks like one 
>>>>>>>>> can send output to /dev/null. Since documents can be set up on a per 
>>>>>>>>> basis, the question I have is, how do I know if /dev/null is the 
&

Macbook Pro and external HDD

2015-12-29 Thread Grant

Hi all,

Is it unheard of to have issues with removable drives after waking a Macbook 
Pro? I’ve noticed on occasion my external hard drive appears to be unmounted 
after my Macbook Pro wakes from sleep, and I need to disconnect then reconnect 
it for it to show up in the Finder. Obviously, this is undesirable as there is 
the chance of data loss or corruption, but I wanted to check if others have 
experienced this and if there’s anything you guys would recommend checking—for 
example, to rule out a hardware issue.

Thanks.

Grant

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Re: Getting to the dock

2015-12-28 Thread Grant

Hi George,

The VO KEYS are CONTROL+OPTION, and/or CAPS LOCK if you’re running El Capitan. 
So writing VO D is likely an abbreviation, meaning she is pressing D while 
holding down her VoiceOver modifier keys.

As for the original question, it’s difficult to say what may be going on here. 
What happens if you press VO+K to turn on keyboard help, then press VO+D to 
hear the description of the command?

Cheers,

Grant

> On Dec 28, 2015, at 2:53 PM, george b <gbma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> You can because it is control option d  not v o d
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Marie Lyons
> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 14:41
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Getting to the dock
> 
> I can no longer get to the dock using v/o D.  Is there another way of getting 
> there?  Does anyone have any ideas on why this is happening?
> 
> Marie Lyons

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Re: does a mac need both VM Ware and bootcamp to run windows

2015-12-27 Thread Grant

Hi Matt,

One example would be PDF files. I use JAWS which allows me to move through the 
PDF with arrows or other quick navigation commands, select and copy chunks of 
text, and often see how the PDF file is marked up (e.g. headings). One can also 
fill out accessible PDF forms in the same way that one would fill out forms on 
the internet.

There are also still a few times when I fall back to JAWS and Internet Explorer 
for web browsing. For example, I have JAWS set up to change the voice when 
reading quoted text on some discussion groups. Via Flexible Web, I’ve also set 
it up to jump me straight to the first new post when I open up a discussion 
topic, and to hide whole elements that I’m not interested in so that the layout 
on these discussion groups is much simplified.

That’s all I can think of for the moment. I use OS X to accomplish almost all 
of my other personal tasks. But I love that I have access to both operating 
systems, and indeed I think it’s one of the most compelling aspects of the Mac!

> On Dec 27, 2015, at 10:31 AM, Matthew Dierckens  wrote:
> 
> I'm just curious to know what apps you use on windows that you can't use on 
> the Mac? Also, if you ever need any training let me know. I have very 
> affordable prices.
> 
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Re: messages app not connecting to Facebook anymore.

2015-12-27 Thread Grant

Hi Matthew,

Yep, it appears that we won’t be able to use Facebook Chat from within the 
Messages App as XMPP support is being deprecated. I finally removed my account 
the other day. This is extremely unfortunate as it is by far the most 
accessible experience I’ve ever found for chatting with Facebook friends, on 
any platform.

> On Dec 27, 2015, at 7:33 AM, Matthew Dyer  
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> Hi  all.
> 
> I think this has to do with face book shuting dow the 3rd party api  which 
> allows app t9o connect with the facebook service.  HTH.
> 
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Time Machine backups and permissions

2015-12-21 Thread Grant

Hi all,

The other day I discovered that I had lost permission to read the directory 
containing my Time Machine backups. I am not sure why as I am not aware of 
having done anything unusual that would have corrupted the permissions. I ran 
first aid on my hard drive, but this did not resolve the issue.

After researching this a bit on the internet, I decided that for a “quick fix” 
I would simply grant myself read and write permissions to the entire Time 
Machine directory via the Finder’s get info dialog under the sharing and 
permissions section. I added read/write permissions for myself but the 
permissions did not take. I did so again, this time applying these permissions 
to all contained items using the action popup menu.

This worked and I’m now able to read the directory containing my Time Machine 
backups. However, I’m curious about a few things. Does anybody have any idea 
what may have been going on as to why I suddenly lost read/write permissions? 
Also, would it be best to simply format the drive or erase the backups 
directory so backups can proceed afresh, or should I let them continue for a 
while and see what happens? I don’t think I’d ever restore my entire system 
using a Time Machine backup; I’d probably only use it to replace individual 
files and folders. However, it’s interesting because I would now have 
permission to read and write every single file in the backup whereas this 
should not be the case. You would usually only have read-only permission for 
system directories. I could have probably applied more granular permissions to 
the items. Not sure if this will make any practical difference and I suspect 
that it won’t unless I did an entire system restore.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

Cheers,

Grant

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Re: Switching between VoiceOver and NVDA

2015-12-15 Thread Grant

There’s a pane in System Preferences called Startup Disk where you can choose 
which disk your Mac boots from. You can find it through Spotlight Search as 
well (do a COMMAND+SPACE, enter “startup”, and you should be taken right to the 
result you want). You will then be in an accessible dialog box where you can 
change the startup disk from OS X to Windows. There is then a button which will 
cause your change to be applied and the Mac to restart. To change it back to OS 
X, you can bring up a similar preference pane from within Windows. I don’t use 
Boot Camp at the moment, but from memory it’s in the boot camp control panel 
under the startup tab. This will avoid your having to memorize a key sequence 
that doesn’t speak as you described.

Cheers,

Grant

> On Dec 15, 2015, at 5:28 PM, Sharon Hooley <shoole...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Ok, I understand you have to restart and then decide which OS you want, but 
> can I wait until NVDA or VoiceOver comes up, or is it just a matter of going 
> through the motion with the keyboard commands that we know? Speaking of the 
> keyboard command, what is it again please?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> Sharon H.
> 
>> On Dec 15, 2015, at 5:55 PM, Phil Halton <philh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> You cannot switch between these two screen readers when using Boot Camp 
>> because Boot Camp only allows one operating system to be live at any given 
>> time. You'll either be using voice over we're NVDA but you won't have the 
>> option to switch between the two.
>> 
>> Sent from my IPhone
>> 
>> 
>>> On Dec 15, 2015, at 3:53 PM, Sharon Hooley <shoole...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi
>>> 
>>> I was able to go online from Windows OS and have NVDA installed, so I have 
>>> both that and VoiceOver on mac OS.  Is there a way to switch between  the 
>>> screen readers seamlessly without losing speech when using Bootcamp?
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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Re: Files Question.

2015-12-12 Thread Grant

Hi Eileen,

I agree with David’s explanation and I’ve also seen these files from time to 
time after using Microsoft Word for Windows. They are typically not left behind 
but every so often you’ll see one or more of them if Word or Windows was 
terminated improperly or experienced a problem. I would not worry about copying 
over your stuff and you should be able to safely delete the files. Your iTunes 
media folder should copy over just fine if you decide to transfer it.

Cheers,

Grant


> On Oct 19, 2015, at 4:05 PM, Eileen Scrivani <etscriv...@verizon.net> wrote:
> 
>  
> I’ve never seen them on my windows computer which is where I use MS Word.  I 
> don’t have Word or Office on the Mac and think I’d only ever invest in 
> getting it if & when the Mac gives me the ability to do Braille work /reading 
> .BRF files.
>  
> Thank you for the explanation.
>  
> Eileen
>  
> From: David Griffith <mailto:daj.griff...@gmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 19, 2015 6:24 PM
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
> Subject: Re: Files Question.
>  
> The files beginning with ~ are typically temprary Word or Office files which 
> are created when you open an MS Word document in Word for editing. Normally 
> these files are deleted when you close a document or shut down Word. However 
> if you for any reason shut down your computer without closing Word or if your 
> computer crashes then these files remain on your disk. Word can use them on 
> Windows for document recovery. I do not believe that similar document 
> recovery is possible if they are simply ported across to the Mac.
> 
> David Griffith
>  
> 
> On 19/10/2015 23:00, Eileen Scrivani wrote:
>> Although I have not inspected them for a one-to-one correspondence (there 
>> are too many of them), they all appear to be in the folder with the standard 
>>file type.   I have not brought my Itunes stuff over to the Mac since I 
>> am still leary of it. 
>>  
>> I normally connect my phone to my Windows computer.
>>  
>> Eileen
>>  
>> From: Jonathan C. Cohn <mailto:jon.c.c...@gmail.com>
>> Sent: Monday, October 19, 2015 5:42 PM
>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
>> Subject: Re: Files Question.
>>  
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Jonathan Cohn
>> 
>> On Oct 19, 2015, at 5:03 PM, Eileen Scrivani < 
>> <mailto:etscriv...@verizon.net>etscriv...@verizon.net 
>> <mailto:etscriv...@verizon.net>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi,
>>>  
>>> I had my Mac Book restored to Yosemity last week.  I’ve recopied my files 
>>> back onto the computer, but have a question about the files I copied over 
>>> from a USB drive. 
>>>  
>>> I copied 3 folders from my  Windows 8 computer.  The files are a 
>>> combination of .DOC (MS Word) .TXT & .PDF files.  They are in the folders 
>>> on the Mac.  However, before I get to the file names I recognize, I have a 
>>> series of files that all seem to begin with ~$ then the file name.  Some 
>>> say they are MS Word docs, but others indicate they are Unixe executable 
>>> files.  I have no idea why they are there or where they came from.  Can 
>>> anyone please explain what they are, why they are there and can I delete 
>>> them from the folders?  Below the list of all the ones that start with ~$ 
>>> is the real file list of names I am able to open in Text Edit and read.
>>>  
>>> Thanks for any input.
>>>  
>>> Eileen
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>> disk partition though copying the files back to the m

Re: el capitan upgrade pod cast

2015-12-10 Thread Grant

Installing from the recovery partition (CMD+R upon rebooting) should install 
the same version of OS X that’s currently installed on the computer. Installing 
from internet recovery (CMD+OPTION+R) should install the version of OS X that 
originally shipped with the computer.

Grant

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> Hi Mike,
> 
> I was under the impression that if re-installing the OS from the recovery 
> partition, the latest Version of the OS would be installed. So, even if, as 
> I’mn my case, you were running Yosemite and you reinstalled from the yosemite 
> recovery partition, it would bring down and install El Capitan, not Yosemite. 
> Am I mistaken? if so, is that why you needed first to install El Cap as an 
> upgrade to get the updated recovery partition?
> 
> 
> 
>> On Dec 10, 2015, at 2:11 PM, Mike Arrigo <n0...@charter.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Hey everyone, for anyone who is interested, I didd a pod cast on how to 
>> upgrade to El Capitan and hopefully avoid the issues that some users have 
>> had, so far it's working well for me, here is the link.
>> http://media.blubrry.com/blindgeekzone/p/www.blind-geek-zone.net/wp-content/uploads/gravity_forms/3-98839556b66feeea5fbbaaad6c392a4c/2015/12/el-capitan-upgrade.mp3
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Re: secret folders for passwords

2015-11-26 Thread Grant

I use 1Password also and love it. But as a "test run" of sorts just to get the 
feeling of how password managers work, or if one has very basic requirements, 
you can always try the Keychain Access app found in the utilities directory 
under  your Mac's applications folder. It'll let you manually enter and review 
passwords and secure notes, either locally or using iCloud Keychain.

Grant


> On Nov 24, 2015, at 5:56 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:
> 
>   1Password is a great choice for a password manager. Windows, OS X and iOS 
> are supported and kept in sync. If you also use Windows they offer a package 
> deal and they will throw in a free upgrade for iOS.
> 
>   This app also supports credit card support so you do not need to enter your 
> card every time you use it. Lots to look at,  but you get I think a 30 day 
> trial.
> 
>   Oh and you use a secure password to unlock the app every time you use it, 
> easier to remember just one password.
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard...
>   ancient.ali...@icloud.com
> Many believe that we have been visited
> in the past. What if it were true?
> 
>> On 11/24/2015 5:34 PM, Marie Lyons wrote:
>> Does anyone know about this?  With the length and alphanumeric  nature of 
>> passwords I have difficulty remembering them.  Something like this would be 
>> very helpful.  There are a couple of youtube videos but I can’t understand 
>> either speaker.  A podcast might work better for me.
>> 
>> Marie Lyons
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Re: time-machine problem

2015-11-26 Thread Grant

Hello William,

I believe this has something to do with losing connectivity while your Mac is 
performing a backup to your NAS. Since your Mac uses disk image files to 
perform backups over the network, my understanding is that these can become 
corrupted under certain circumstances. Unfortunately, I don’t think there’s 
really anything you can do besides recovering any files that you need from the 
old backup, then allowing Time Machine to proceed and start fresh. As you say, 
this is the second time it’s happened and I don’t think there’s much you can do 
to prevent it from happening a third time beyond trying to mitigate how often 
the connection drops (e.g. try to connect to the internet via ethernet rather 
than wirelessly). I’d be interested in hearing others’ perspectives on this but 
according to this support article, Apple puts it right out there that there 
could be corruption when using a NAS not manufactured by Apple.

Grant

> On Nov 26, 2015, at 12:53 PM, William Windels <william.wind...@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I have a nas from qnap to make time-machine backups and mostly it works fine
> But Since I use this nas for Time-machine since january 2015, it’s the second 
> time, now and one tim 
> e in july, that all backups from the past are deleted.
> 
> I receive the followingg message:
> :application alert system dialog Time Machine completed a verification of 
> your backups on “BackupSchijf(TimeMachine)”. To improve reliability, Time 
> Machine must create a new backup for you. Click Start New Backup to create a 
> new backup. This will remove your existing backup history. This could take 
> several hours.”
> 
> I found no specific reason of this problem on the internet and also, the 
> macbook of my wife is also connected to the nas for time-machine and she 
> makes backups since january without any problem.
> 
> My macbook is running 10.11.1 and my wife runs 10.10.5.
> But, since my problem was also there in july , with 10.10.5 I think, it 
> doesn’t matter which version of osx is installed.
> 
> All idea’s are very welcome.
> 
> Kind regards,
> William Windels
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Re: how to setup facebook to work with Imessage

2015-11-14 Thread Grant

I’m currently using Facebook in the default Messages App so this should 
definitely still be possible. You need to do the following to add the account:

1. Open the messages app and enter its preferences (COMMAND COMMA) and choose 
the accounts tab.
2. Choose the add account button.
3. Choose the “other messages account” radio button then hit continue.
4. A new window will open. In the account type popup menu, choose Jabber.
5. Enter your Facebook username and password. You need to add 
@chat.facebook.com as a suffix to your username. For example, if your username 
is hello, then you would enter he...@chat.facebook.com. If you don’t know what 
your Facebook username is, visit www.facebook.com/username.

Note: If you have Facebook set up to require a code in addition to your 
password when you sign in, you need to visit your Facebook security settings 
and generate an “app password”. You would then use this app password rather 
than your Facebook password when adding the account as described above.

These instructions were written quickly so I know they’re pretty brief. Let me 
know if there are any problems.

Cheers,

Grant

> On Nov 12, 2015, at 8:50 PM, Walter Harper <walterharp...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> There was a time where I could use Facebook in the messages app.  My online 
> friends would appear in the list an it was accessible. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Nov 12, 2015, at 4:12 PM, Vaughn Brown <jazzdress...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Walter,
>> 
>> I've been experimenting with Facebook apps for the Mac and finding
>> that they are not accessible. I was hoping to find an app because I
>> find the FB web site to be tricky to use.
>> I use Messenger for Facebook on my iPhone when communicate with FB
>> friends privately. Often times I was use my computer to type while
>> using my iPhone messenger to read messages.
>> I hope this helps.
>> Vaughn
>> 
>>> On 11/12/15, Walter Harper <walterharp...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hello all,
>>> How would I setup facebook to work with I message?
>>> Walter
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Re: El Capitan - Upgrade or Clean Install

2015-11-14 Thread Grant

Just to add my two cents, I’ve upgraded to OS X 10.11 within 24 hours of it 
coming out and I didn’t do a clean install. One of my machines is a late 2013 
Macbook Pro that originally came with Mavericks, and I’ve yet to erase that 
machine since getting it as I’ve never needed to. OS X El Capitan is working 
well for me and I honestly haven’t really experienced any major problems. I 
also love many of the new features such as the ability to use CAPS LOCK as my 
VoiceOver key natively, plus the ability to have finer control over how 
interaction works. My Macs do daily Time Machine backups so I know that if I 
ever had an issue, I could independently reinstall the OS and then I could get 
my data from a Time Machine backup.

Just wanted to throw that out there. I’m not saying that an upgrade install is 
necessarily the best option, but I bet a lot of folks download it from the App 
Store when it comes out, install over-top, and have no issues.

Cheers,

Grant

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Focus issues in Pages

2015-11-14 Thread Grant

Hi all,

In the latest release of Pages, under Mac OS X El Capitan, what’s the most 
reliable way of navigating past a table to land on the text that immediately 
follows it and continue editing? I am still finding lots of focus issues when I 
try to get in and out of a table with VoiceOver. Not sure if these are 
accessibility issues or if I’m missing something obvious. Thanks for any info!

Cheers.

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Re: transferring folders revisitied

2015-11-08 Thread Grant

Hello,

My bad; I appreciate the correction!

Cheers,

Grant

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 7, 2015, at 3:59 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:
> 
>   Apple Mail will open .eml files. Right click (VO shift m), select Open With 
> and select Mail. Just confirmed this works.
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard...
>   ancient.ali...@icloud.com
> Many believe that we have been visited
> in the past. What if it were true?
> 
>> On 11/7/2015 3:00 PM, Grant wrote:
>> I’m fairly certain Apple Mail doesn’t open .eml or .msg files. You’d likely 
>> need a third-party program to access those files unless you can save them in 
>> another format from the source. For instance, in Outlook 2013 for Windows 
>> you can save messages in HTML or plain text format, and your Mac will open 
>> these files with no problem.
>> 
>> Grant
>> 
>> On Nov 6, 2015, at 9:06 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:
>> 
>>   Perhaps they are not .exe but .eml? You can save emails in that format and 
>> Mac Mail should be able to open them.
>> 
>> From E.T.'s Keyboard...
>>   ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>> Many believe that we have been visited
>> in the past. What if it were true?
>> 
>>> On 11/6/2015 8:46 PM, Marie Lyons wrote:
>>> Well I didn't save them that way. Why would an email be characterized as
>>> an exe?
>>> 
>>> Marie
>>> Fixed income, hell mine is broken Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> On Nov 6, 2015, at 5:14 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>>> <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>>  Executable (.exe) are Windows only files.
>>>> 
>>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard...
>>>> ancient.ali...@icloud.com <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com>
>>>> Many believe that we have been visited
>>>> in the past. What if it were true?
>>>> 
>>>>> On 11/6/2015 1:29 PM, Marie Lyons wrote:
>>>>> I have done this only to find I can’t open the files in one of my
>>>>> folders.  I can open others.  In the ones I can’t they are classified
>>>>> as executables which I don’t understand.  I know they are emails
>>>>> someone sent me.
>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Marie Lyons
>>>>>> On Nov 3, 2015, at 3:51 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>>>>>> <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Marie,
>>>>>>  How many files or folders are you wanting to move? If not tons,
>>>>>> best bet is to copy to a thumb drive or whatever media you wish to
>>>>>> use, then connect to the Mac and do a paste. If you paste to
>>>>>> desktop, you can organize better from there. You will be done in no
>>>>>> time if you do this. If your media is large enough, you can do it in
>>>>>> one step. Forget compressing the files.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard...
>>>>>> ancient.ali...@icloud.com <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com>
>>>>>> Many believe that we have been visited
>>>>>> in the past. What if it were true?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 11/3/2015 12:46 PM, Marie Lyons wrote:
>>>>>>> I have gone into Windows to attempt to zip the folders; however
>>>>>>> only came across 2 options, either compress and mail or compress as
>>>>>>> rar and mail.  There wasn’t an option just to compress.  I am not
>>>>>>> sure how to proceed.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Marie Lyons
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