Re: Has Yahoo Given Up On Improving Accessibility

2014-05-23 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
With this app can I manage all my groups then? Christopher Hallsworth Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu On 23/05/2014 02:21, Brian Fischler wrote: I think it sounds like the people who were doing a good job over year ago must have been let go, it's to bad, as I have

Re: MS Office accessibility on the Mac. Advocacy!

2014-05-23 Thread Kliphton -------
That is all fine and good. But it is more than accessibility. Even the sited community says that the office suite for the mac is clunky, and not very user friendly. So trust me if it were an accessibility thing, the suite wouldn't need an update. On May 21, 2014, at 8:51 PM, Chris Snyder

Re: a youtube downloader

2014-05-23 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi! It keeps stereo sound on all the ones I've converted! HTH Colin Chegh chew jaj Vam jaj Kak On 23 May 2014, at 06:59, Ray Foret Jr rforet7...@comcast.net wrote: Will it strip the stereo sound down to mono? IF so, that's not acceptable. Sent from my mac, the only computer with full

Others poker apps?

2014-05-23 Thread Gabriele Battaglia
Hi all, Theta Poker Pro is simply terrific! Do you know a classic poker app acessible as well? Thanks. Gabriel. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email

Re: Others poker apps?

2014-05-23 Thread isaac
There is a app called full deck poker solitaire but I don't know if it is accessible or not. The app is a payed app and it is 0.99. isaac isaac.heb...@gmail.com Skype gold_wildcat On May 23, 2014, at 7:46 AM, Gabriele Battaglia iz4...@libero.it wrote: Hi all, Theta Poker Pro is simply

Re: numbers voiceover: moving sheets?

2014-05-23 Thread Phil Halton
is placing tables strictly for sighted considerations? VO isn't affected in any way by the placement of tables as far as I know. That's one of the things I like about spreadsheeting with a screen reader, we don't have to bother with formatting unless we're going to be sharing with sighted

Re: Others poker apps?

2014-05-23 Thread Gabriele Battaglia
Thanks isaac but the accessibilty index of an app is the primary information we need to know: there are thousend of poker apps around the store. Gabriel. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

more type 2 phone issues

2014-05-23 Thread Rhonda Hornbacher
Hi Mac Friends, Still having issues using type 2 phone and hoping some can help me figure this out. I opened type 2 phone and as suggested turned off voice over on my Mac. Quicknav was on. For a brief few seconds I was able to arrow around my iPhone's home screen. When I opened an pp on my

Changing ownership of my MBP

2014-05-23 Thread Jenine Stanley
I inherited my MBP from my brother-in-law. He had a number of programs on it already and though I made myself the administrator, or at least I think I did, his Apple account still shows up in the app store updates. How do I get his presence totally off this computer without having to reload

Re: Changing ownership of my MBP

2014-05-23 Thread Teresa Cochran
You can go to System Preferences in the Apple menu, then choose users and groups. Find your brother's account in the 'users, groups and login options list. If you're an administrator, at this point, you can stop interacting with this list and press VO-end to navigate all the way down to the

Re: Others poker apps?

2014-05-23 Thread Robert C
As always there is Applevis which can sometimes uncover accessible apps. Until Apple adds some sort of rating system that would appear along with the rest of the information on apps, its word of mouth. Quote of the nanosecond . . . Laws change more slowly than custom, and though dangerous

Re: Changing ownership of my MBP

2014-05-23 Thread Teresa Cochran
Oops, that command is VO-shift-end, not VO-end. Teresa The golden age of science fiction is twelve.--Pete graham On May 23, 2014, at 8:11 AM, Teresa Cochran batsfly...@me.com wrote: You can go to System Preferences in the Apple menu, then choose users and groups. Find your brother's account

MacWorld iOS 8 Accessibility

2014-05-23 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
Just found this article on MacWorld. Speaks more towards low vision but still nice to find accessibility mentioned in a mainstream publication. http://www.macworld.com/article/2158121/ios-8-changes-wed-like-to-see-accessibility.html CB -- ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ -- You received this message because you

Re: Changing ownership of my MBP

2014-05-23 Thread Caitlyn and Maggie
You'd have to go into internet accounts, I think, or possibly i tunes /app store and take out his apple ID and replace it withyour own. Cait On May 23, 2014, at 9:59 AM, Jenine Stanley dragonwalke...@gmail.com wrote: I inherited my MBP from my brother-in-law. He had a number of programs on it

strange messages

2014-05-23 Thread Jean
Hello All: Ever since one of the most recent upgrades of Mavericks, I am getting messages that say image crisp, no faces. or something of the like. I tried turning off notification center but they still persist. What are these and how do I get rid of them? Jean -- You received this message

strange messages

2014-05-23 Thread Jean
Hello All: Ever since one of the most recent upgrades of Mavericks, I am getting messages that say image crisp, no faces. or something of the like. I tried turning off notification center but they still persist. What are these and how do I get rid of them? Jean -- You received this message

Re: strange messages

2014-05-23 Thread alia robinson
It's just got an image tag in there that voiceover is telling you about. If it is a picture of someone it will say one face or whatever. It seems cool to me, cool but useless. Alia On May 23, 2014, at 12:59 PM, Jean radiofore...@gmail.com wrote: Hello All: Ever since one of the most recent

Re: strange messages

2014-05-23 Thread Alex Hall
They are hints, like when VO says to enter text in this edit field, type or other hints about what to do. Mavericks introduced a cool new feature that tells you basic information about any image it is focused on. If you don't like these hints, you'll need to disable them in the verbosity

Re: strange messages

2014-05-23 Thread alia robinson
My hints are off, just checked. I still get these. Alia On May 23, 2014, at 1:21 PM, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com wrote: They are hints, like when VO says to enter text in this edit field, type or other hints about what to do. Mavericks introduced a cool new feature that tells you basic

Re: strange messages

2014-05-23 Thread Alex Hall
I do sometimes, but then I occasionally get hints for other things as well. I find that, oddly, if I hold down the command key for a couple seconds a hint is usually spoken. On May 23, 2014, at 1:22 PM, alia robinson ali...@gmail.com wrote: My hints are off, just checked. I still get these.

Re: type2phone question

2014-05-23 Thread Christina C.
1. Type2Phone is very economical. 2. You can copy and paste from your mac to your iPhone, which has really been handy for me. Christina On May 22, 2014, at 5:03 PM, Greg Kearney gkear...@gmail.com wrote: A much simpler and faster way to do this is to invest in an inexpensive bluetooth

Re: MacBook Air Model Confusion?

2014-05-23 Thread Kevin Barry
The mid 2013 Airs are the latest available. There is no 2014 model. At 11:53 PM 5/21/2014, Tristan wrote: Hi, When I got my MacBook, I got the early 2014 MacBook Air, custom configured. However, taking a brief glance at the serial number on Apple's product support, it reveals that it's a

Re: MacBook Air Model Confusion?

2014-05-23 Thread Kevin Barry
Correction, there is a 2014 model. Just released, very slight processor boost. Nothing significant. At 11:53 PM 5/21/2014, Tristan wrote: Hi, When I got my MacBook, I got the early 2014 MacBook Air, custom configured. However, taking a brief glance at the serial number on Apple's product

Re: strange messages

2014-05-23 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, You can turn this off in the VoiceOver Utility. Press VO-f8 to open the VO Utility, cmd-2 open the Speech pane, VO-space on the Hints tab then change the setting for what VO does when it encounters an item with a Help tag. If it is set to Do Nothing, this will not be announced. You will

Re: apple tv?

2014-05-23 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Totally permitted in my opinion. Go ahead, ask away. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On May 23, 2014, at 1:58 PM, Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona hank.smith...@gmail.com wrote: Hello are apple tv questions permitted or should I post to the vi phone list? -- You

Re: apple tv?

2014-05-23 Thread Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona
okay. wasn't sure because it does run ios I am trying to use the disney, and disney xd apps, ane, history channel, and there is one other one I am forgettig at the moment provider is cox cable when I on the disney apps it wants me to go to the disney website and inter in some codes for

Re: capchas on osx?

2014-05-23 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi Alex. I am happy that I am not alone with this problem. I can not get rumola set up correct, and now it has even stopped speaking. It would be nice if we could use web visum and firefox on the mac, but firefox is slow and difficult to work with. Best regards Annie. Den 23/05/2014 kl. 00.00

Update on my Focus 14

2014-05-23 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi guys At the suggestion of a Christal Vision representative, I went for that Genius Bar appointment today. Lo and behold, we got it to pair, twice. It wasn't easy, and I wouldn't have got it done by myself. He had to tell me when to press enter. It failed several times, but now I am writing

Re: capchas on osx?

2014-05-23 Thread Cheryl Homiak
I have used this captcha solution with rumola for over year and have had no problems. I also had no major problem setting it up and it has maintained the setup through upgrades but since I did it that longgo maybe it is more difficult now. I am not discounting the problems people have with it,

Re: capchas on osx?

2014-05-23 Thread Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona
I paid my 88 cents and haven't heard a thing as far as password or anything about my account getting set up this is making me kind of nervous On 5/23/2014 2:39 PM, Cheryl Homiak wrote: I have used this captcha solution with rumola for over year and have had no problems. I also had no major

Re: capchas on osx?

2014-05-23 Thread John Panarese
One thing to remember is you have to log into the account every once in a while. I've noticed that it stops working until I log into my account again. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website,

Problems with panels and windows in the new finder

2014-05-23 Thread Sauro Cesaretti
Hello all, A week ago I updated my macbook ari to mavericks. I'm experiencing a problem with the folders in finder. In particular, before I was able to open several folders in different windows and with command+w I could close them one by one keeping the history of all the opened windows. Now,

Re: capchas on osx?

2014-05-23 Thread Teresa Cochran
Yes, it was just a little tricky to set up, but once I got it set up, I've had no problems with it. I guess I'm lucky. :) teresa Everything is interesting if you go into it deeply enough.--Richard P. Feynman On May 23, 2014, at 3:31 PM, John Panarese jpanar...@gmail.com wrote: One thing to

Re: numbers voiceover: moving sheets?

2014-05-23 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi there It's a good thing too that we don't have to share a them all the time. I have a whole bunch of numbers files on my computer, and if I ever had to print the things, who knows what they look like. But they suit me just fine. Sincerely, Gigi Sent from my iPhone On May 23, 2014, at 8:03

Re: capchas on osx?

2014-05-23 Thread Devin Prater
I don't think we should have to pay for something sighted people can do for free. On May 23, 2014, at 18:02, Teresa Cochran batsfly...@me.com wrote: Yes, it was just a little tricky to set up, but once I got it set up, I've had no problems with it. I guess I'm lucky. :) teresa

Re: capchas on osx?

2014-05-23 Thread Robert C
Interesting viewpoint considering we pay for so many things on order to level the playing field to do what sighted people can do for free. Quote of the nanosecond . . . One good thing about Alzheimer's is you get to meet new people every day. Robert Annie Yanni ke7nwn E-mail-

Re: capchas on osx?

2014-05-23 Thread Deb Lewis
I only set it up a few weeks ago, about the last time this discussion came up. I had no problems setting it up, no problems using it, and I also don't want to discount anyone's problems, but there should be a way to get through this because you oat definitely can. Would be helpful to know what

Screenshots

2014-05-23 Thread Pamela Francis
Hi folks, Can someone please give me the keystrokes on my Mac to take a screenshot of a webpage in order to insert it into an email? Would appreciate any help. I'm going round and round with the company that I believe has committed fraudulent advertising. I want to show them a screenshot of

Re: Screenshots

2014-05-23 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi! If they are already checked under keyboard shortcuts in Keyboard in system pref's! Screen shot to desk top [Command+shift+3] Screen shot to clip board [Control+command+shift+3] HTH Colin Chegh chew jaj Vam jaj Kak On 24 May 2014, at 02:23, Pamela Francis gypsykitt...@gmail.com wrote: Hi

Re: Screenshots

2014-05-23 Thread Alex Hall
Google told me a way to only capture the active window. Note that I haven't confirmed with a sighted person that this works, but it should. 1. Open the window of which you want a screenshot. This will capture only that window, not *everything* on your screen. 2. Press cmd-shift-4, then the

Re: capchas on osx?

2014-05-23 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi! A suggestion that was made [A while ago] was if your worried about what someone might see at the other end, and you've got the time and not in a rush! If you know or find out you need a capture solved before filling in any personal stuff send the capture off to be solved and while your

Re: capchas on osx?

2014-05-23 Thread Deb Lewis
Yes, and you can also disable Rumola quite easily for the site you're on if you're concerned about something in particular. It solves then really fast usually. You could even disable it until you are needing it, but I don't do that. On May 23, 2014, at 6:52 PM, Red.Falcon

Re: Problems with panels and windows in the new finder

2014-05-23 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
There are piles of discussion about this in various forums but the short version is Apple decided to take that feature away. There are folks madly hacking around to try and figure out a way to get it back but I wasn't really interested in adding somebody's experimental plugin just to restore

question about VM ware fusion and using windows on a mac book pro

2014-05-23 Thread Brent Harbolt
Hi all. I am using vm ware fusion and windows 7 on a mac book pro. My question is this. When I am on the windows side and go to network, I can't seem to get it to see other computers on my home network. If I am on the Mac side it sees those computers fine. It is just when I am on the vm ware

Re: Screenshots

2014-05-23 Thread Teresa Cochran
Also, if you have keyboard commander enabled, and use scripts to control Voiceover, you can use right-option-x to take a screen-shot of the contents of the VO cursor. this also attaches the screenshot to a new mail message, which you can send to whichever recipient you wish. HtH, teresa On

Re: capchas on osx?

2014-05-23 Thread Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona
did it take u a while to get your password cause I paid the company but never got a password sent and itnever asked me to. On 5/23/2014 6:11 PM, Deb Lewis wrote: I only set it up a few weeks ago, about the last time this discussion came up. I had no problems setting it up, no problems using

Re: Screenshots

2014-05-23 Thread Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona
does it take a screen shot of the intire window or just what is visible in focus? On 5/23/2014 6:32 PM, Red.Falcon wrote: Hi! If they are already checked under keyboard shortcuts in Keyboard in system pref's! Screen shot to desk top [Command+shift+3] Screen shot to clip board

RE: question about VM ware fusion and using windows on a mac book pro

2014-05-23 Thread Tristan
Hi Brent, This is unfortunately the case. I cannot even see my real local IP by running a 'ipconfig' command in the Windows command prompt. I believe this is because a network card cannot be used by two OSes at once, in this case - OS X and Windows. Instead, VMWare has their own virtual

Syncing Podcasts Between Mac Mini and iPod?

2014-05-23 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, guys, I've been slow in getting around to this. I just downloaded Podcasts for iOS. I'm wondering if there's a way to sync Podcasts? I already subscribe to several in iTunes on my Mac. I assumed they'd be stored in iCloud, or their data might be, but I see none in the Podcasts app on my

Re: capchas on osx?

2014-05-23 Thread Teresa Cochran
Something went wrong, I think. Try going to skipinput.com and resetting your password. i think they have one of those standard I forgot form fields. Hth, Teresa Teresa Cochran batsfly...@me.com Facebook On May 23, 2014, at 8:29 PM, Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona hank.smith...@gmail.com

Re: Screenshots

2014-05-23 Thread Teresa Cochran
My assumption is that the Voiceover cursor is displayed visually and it takes a screen-shot of what's visible. I'm not entirely sure, though. Teresa Slow down; you'll get there faster. On May 23, 2014, at 8:31 PM, Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona hank.smith...@gmail.com wrote: does it

Re: Syncing Podcasts Between Mac Mini and iPod?

2014-05-23 Thread Alex Hall
I haven't tried this personally, as I use Downcast on iOS, but a quick Google search gave me this article: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6202 On May 24, 2014, at 12:10 AM, Teresa Cochran batsfly...@me.com wrote: Hi, guys, I've been slow in getting around to this. I just downloaded Podcasts

Re: Screenshots

2014-05-23 Thread Pamela Francis
Thanks everyone, I'm wondering, if there is a way for me to copy the screenshot into the body of the email versus sending in attachment since I don't know whether or not the server to whom I am sending will handle a download. Some companies have restrictions on downloads due to all of the crap

Re: Syncing Podcasts Between Mac Mini and iPod?

2014-05-23 Thread Teresa Cochran
Thanks, Alex. That article was quite useful. In the meantime, my podcasts suddenly appeared and synced. I did learn some things from that article, though. Teresa We're made of star stuff.--Carl Sagan On May 23, 2014, at 9:31 PM, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com wrote: I haven't