Is iTunes Accessibility Now Partially Broken?

2014-05-17 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Hi Everyone, yesterday, I upgraded to Mavericks 10.9.3, and the new build of iTunes that was available at the same time. I have the source list activated, and now as I arrow through the options, whether I've interacted with the control or not, I get no speech. The problem can also be seen when

Excellent audio demos of useful products including RiVO

2014-05-17 Thread Ein Lee
Hi, Listen to excellent audio demos of useful products from a podcast, called iSee - How to use Apple Products from an Accessibility Perspective. Visit one of the following links: Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id423121261 PodBean: http://davidwoodbr.podbean.com/ Twitter:

Re: Turn off automatic spell checking

2014-05-17 Thread Anne Robertson
You may also have to turn it off in individual applications by going to the Edit menu and down toSpelling and Grammar. Just yesterday, I was working in Pages in French and couldn't get the thing to stop trying to correct spelling despite having the option turned off in System Preferences and

fixing iMessage errors on mac?

2014-05-17 Thread Maria and Joe Chapman
HI. not sure if this message should go to the mac or iPhone list. Basically sometimes if I start a new message from the mac to someone that I know has iMessage the mac will say that person isn't registered for iMessage. Why does it do this? and is there a way i can fix it? I'm usually

Re: fixing iMessage errors on mac?

2014-05-17 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
I had this once. Turned out the recipient's message couldn't be sent as iMessage for some reason as when I sent the same message on the iPhone it got sent as a text message instead. Christopher Hallsworth Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu On 17/05/2014 11:57, Maria and

Re: fixing iMessage errors on mac?

2014-05-17 Thread Kjsc Radio
I get the same error as well. But when I send the message from my phone it sends, as an iMessage. Jonnyboy! Iphones rock! On 17 May 2014, at 5:08, Christopher Hallsworth christopher...@gmail.com wrote: I had this once. Turned out the recipient's message couldn't be sent as iMessage for

Re: Is iTunes Accessibility Now Partially Broken?

2014-05-17 Thread alia robinson
No, not seeing this, all is fine with my itunes. Alia On May 17, 2014, at 2:38 AM, Jonathan Mosen jmo...@mosen.org wrote: Hi Everyone, yesterday, I upgraded to Mavericks 10.9.3, and the new build of iTunes that was available at the same time. I have the source list activated, and now as I

Re: Is iTunes Accessibility Now Partially Broken?

2014-05-17 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi Jonathan. I have just installed an update to itunes, I think it is from today. Please check if you have an update. I do not have problem with loosing the speech in this update. Best regards Annie. Den 17/05/2014 kl. 08.38 skrev Jonathan Mosen jmo...@mosen.org: Hi Everyone, yesterday, I

Re: A scanner for finereader pro on the mac.

2014-05-17 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
No not in my opinion, I also hate noisy scanners. Best regards Annie. Den 16/05/2014 kl. 23.11 skrev Dionipher Presas Herrera dionip...@gmail.com: does this scanner sound ver loud? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To

Question: How to get to mail tokens

2014-05-17 Thread Daniel K. Gartmann
Hi, In Mail 7.2 (OS 10.9.2), is there a way to get to the search tokens / terms when in the search box to look for messages (Cmd+options+f)? While typing in the search field, I can up and down arrow among suggestions, but I think I can also specify whether to look in any particular field. I

Re: Is iTunes Accessibility Now Partially Broken?

2014-05-17 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hello. No such problem on my machine either re iTunes accessibility. Kawal. On 17 May 2014, at 13:08, alia robinson ali...@gmail.com wrote: No, not seeing this, all is fine with my itunes. Alia On May 17, 2014, at 2:38 AM, Jonathan Mosen jmo...@mosen.org wrote: Hi Everyone, yesterday,

Re: Is iTunes Accessibility Now Partially Broken?

2014-05-17 Thread Barry Hadder
Hi Jonathan, Voiceover does not seem to track with keyboard focus. That is why when you arrow through a list, vo doesn’t announce any selection. However, the focus is moving because when I move vo away from the table and back, vo will announce the selection of the row number. I’ve found that

Re: Is iTunes Accessibility Now Partially Broken?

2014-05-17 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, you will need to actually use the voiceover commands to move up and down, using the regular arrow keys will not work, hopefully Apple will have a fix for this soon. On May 17, 2014, at 1:38 AM, Jonathan Mosen jmo...@mosen.org wrote: Hi Everyone, yesterday, I upgraded to Mavericks 10.9.3,

Re: Is iTunes Accessibility Now Partially Broken?

2014-05-17 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Ho comes it's not broken for me then? I can Vo left arrow and VO right arrow with no problem even if I don't interact with the tables in iTunes also I can use up and down arrow and nothing is affected. Am I doing this wrong or something? Kawal. On 17 May 2014, at 16:09, Jonathan Mosen

one bug fixed in 9.3

2014-05-17 Thread Kevin Barry
I see Apple did fix one bug I reported. When entering in your password while logging in; previously the first keystroke was silent. Now, they all click as they should. Kevin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries

Re: booting from an external drive

2014-05-17 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Just to clear up some info here. Usually, if you have successfully installed the MacOS onto an internal or external drive, it is automatically bootable. The only expectation is that the partition map scheme is GUID. When in Disk Utility, when first setting up your drive, you can select

Re: fixing iMessage errors on mac?

2014-05-17 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, I never get this error unless the recipient has not actually turned on iMessage service. Just having an iPhone does not ensure that the user has set it up as an iMessage capable unit. The user must have turned on the iMessage feature with their Apple ID either on their iDevice or on

Re: fixing iMessage errors on mac?

2014-05-17 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
Very true and I suspect this is what happened in my scenario. Christopher Hallsworth Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu On 17/05/2014 16:44, Tim Kilburn wrote: Hi, I never get this error unless the recipient has not actually turned on iMessage service. Just having an

Re: one bug fixed in 9.3

2014-05-17 Thread Barry Hadder
Many of the problems with iBooks were also fixed. I still think it could be better, but I think it is totally usable with vo now. On May 17, 2014, at 10:19 AM, Kevin Barry krba...@gmail.com wrote: I see Apple did fix one bug I reported. When entering in your password

Re: Is iTunes Accessibility Now Partially Broken?

2014-05-17 Thread Barry Hadder
Just as a point of interest: I've been using the iTunes beta for some time, and this problem only showed up in the final release. On May 17, 2014, at 10:09 AM, Jonathan Mosen jmo...@mosen.org wrote: Thanks Barry and Mike. That work-around will do for now. It wasn't necessary before these

Re: Is iTunes Accessibility Now Partially Broken?

2014-05-17 Thread Jonathan Mosen
So you're confident it's in iTunes rather than the Mavericks update? Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 18/05/2014, at 4:54 am, Barry Hadder bhad...@gmail.com wrote: Just as a point of interest: I've been using the iTunes

Re: booting from an external drive

2014-05-17 Thread Cameron Strife
Hi. Yeah, that's what I had assumed... I still suggest simply trying a new/different cable to start with. Cameron. On 5/17/14, Tim Kilburn kilbu...@me.com wrote: Hi, Just to clear up some info here. Usually, if you have successfully installed the MacOS onto an internal or external

Re: booting from an external drive

2014-05-17 Thread Jeff Berwick
That is my plan. Since it is internal, I have to take it into the Apple guys. I was hoping to avoid that, but I think I've eliminated all other possibilities. Jeff On May 17, 2014, at 1:20 PM, Cameron Strife came...@cameronstrife.com wrote: Hi. Yeah, that's what I had assumed... I still

Re: Excellent audio demos of useful products including RiVO

2014-05-17 Thread Mike
I actually sort of want one of those Rivo keyboards now. I wish it had the old predictive text that was so popular on feature phones though. If it have that I would absolutely buy one. Thank you for sharing these links! Mike Malarsie www.malarsie.com On May 17, 2014, at 1:51 AM, Ein Lee

Re: Excellent audio demos of useful products including RiVO

2014-05-17 Thread Ein Lee
Thanks for taking the time listening to David's clear demo. RiVO doesn't support predictive text. It supports just ABC-style straightforward typing interface. We have found, however, that if the layout is changed from ABC to smallQWERTY, typing experience is dramatically enhanced. This cannot be

Re: booting from an external drive

2014-05-17 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Since it is an internal HD, there's not really a cable to deal with. It's possible that the drive was not seated properly when it was physically installed thus it's not being seen. If it is on warranty, then, for sure, take it to the Apple Store or Authorized Service Provider. If it's

Re: booting from an external drive

2014-05-17 Thread Cameron Strife
Ah okay, I see. Sorry about that. I thought you said you were having issues booting from an external drive... That's what I get for checking my mail before having any coffee! On 5/17/14, Tim Kilburn kilbu...@me.com wrote: Hi, Since it is an internal HD, there's not really a cable to deal

Re: setting up gmail and mail in Mavericks

2014-05-17 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
In the original Mavericks there were issues if you had hidden the archive OR All Mail folder from IMAP. There were also issues for folks that had several folders. If you never hid any folders from IMAP syncing then a simple upgrade to 10.9.3 should be fine with no special setups. If you find

Re: Anyone use run keeper?

2014-05-17 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I wonder if it is the same pedometer I tried before purchasing a fitbit. I found that the numbers were high, I did not see any way to use GPS as you mentioned, and there was a slide here to stop area that I could not find any VO swipe to use. The one I used also created a temporary account on

Re: Viewing Email Attachments | Since When Did They Become So Easy?

2014-05-17 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I have often used preview with multiple attachments you just need to find an area near the top that lists the attachments Best wishes, Jonathan On May 14, 2014, at 9:13 AM, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com wrote: It does, so long as there is only one attachment. I've never had much luck

Re: Anyone use run keeper?

2014-05-17 Thread Jessica Moss
Ok, I did a search in the app store for the pedometer app, and came up with several under the same name, so have no idea which one to download. The one I did try though, was pretty much anything but accessible, so I ended up getting rid of it. On May 17, 2014, at 5:06 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn

Re: Is iTunes Accessibility Now Partially Broken?

2014-05-17 Thread Barry Hadder
Yeah I think it's iTunes. It looks like they threw some things in at the last minute and it appears to have messed up vo a little bit. On May 17, 2014, at 12:02 PM, Jonathan Mosen jmo...@mosen.org wrote: So you're confident it's in iTunes rather than the Mavericks update? Jonathan Mosen Mosen

Re: Anyone use run keeper?

2014-05-17 Thread Mike
I'm a somewhat serious runner and so far my favorite activity tracker is iSmoothRun. Its the bomb, and though it costs like five bucks its the most accessible one I've found so far. It is much less of a battery hog than Run Keeper and most of the stats can be viewed without much difficulty. I

using Team Viewer?

2014-05-17 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, I'm trying Team Viewer. I have it installed on a Macbook and a Mac Mini, but the Mini shows an empty window. The Macbook displays the usual screen about sharing/entering an ID and all that, but the Mini has nothing whatsoever. I installed the same file on both, at least I downloaded it

Re: Is iTunes Accessibility Now Partially Broken?

2014-05-17 Thread Kristeen Hughes
Yes, it is broken and I hate it. I can't do a lot of things I used to be able to do. Kristeen On May 17, 2014, at 11:00 AM, Mike Arrigo n0...@charter.net wrote: Yes, you will need to actually use the voiceover commands to move up and down, using the regular arrow keys will not work,

Playing movies in iTunes

2014-05-17 Thread George Cham
with the new update to iTunes on the mac,10.93 i’m finding that when i play a movie on the mac, voiceover does not put me in the focus were i can see the controls at the bottom of the screen. For example , i have files of a tv series, while playing a episode , i press shift vo down arrow to

Re: Anyone use run keeper?

2014-05-17 Thread Jim Gatteys
This one is called Pedometer pro GPS +, ARAWELLACORPORATION, VERSION 3.4.3 I don't believe it creates an account anywhere and it is very easy to switch to and from gps and if you are using the accelerometer you can tell it you are on a treadmill or nordic walking and several other options. I

Re: Anyone use run keeper?

2014-05-17 Thread Jim Gatteys
This one is called Pedometer pro GPS +, ARAWELLACORPORATION, VERSION 3.4.3 I don't believe it creates an account anywhere and it is very easy to switch to and from gps and if you are using the accelerometer you can tell it you are on a treadmill or nordic walking and several other options. I

Re: Playing movies in iTunes

2014-05-17 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, There are likely keyboard shortcuts for most of the controls you're speaking of. For example, pressing cmd-option-right arrow moves about 10 seconds forward, cmd-option-left arrow moves about 10 seconds back, spacebar will pause/play. If there are other controls you've got access to, I'd