Re: Safari can't handle TaxActOnline.com

2015-03-04 Thread Eugenia Firth
Yes, I am saying that it is accessible and usable. I only had trouble of one page, and I figured that out. I hope TurboTax for 2015 is as good as this one. The line Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Mar 4, 2015, at 9:24 AM, Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com wrote: are you saying that the turbo tax

Re: Time Machine to the rescue

2015-03-04 Thread Phil Halton
I have no permanently connected hard drives other than the SSD in my MBA. periodically I do a SuperDuper backup to an external drive. Am I correct in recalling that one can retrieve a file from a superDuper backup by opening the sparse bundle and simply navigating and copying the file? In that

Re: Safari can't handle TaxActOnline.com

2015-03-04 Thread Phil Halton
are you saying that the turbo tax Mac app is accessible and usable? I’d like to use an off-line solution, but I’ve always used the taxactonline interface. Maybe I’ll try the local app next year if it works for us. On Mar 4, 2015, at 8:21 AM, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hi there

Re: Vario Ultra (wasRe: Mario Ultra braille display

2015-03-04 Thread erik burggraaf
Now that you mention it, I saw one of these and it had enormous battery use issues. The look, feel and feature set are well worth the extra 3-500 bucks you would bay vs a focus or a brailliant, but it does seem a bit querky on the software side. I was hoping it would be fixed by now. I

RE: Time Machine to the rescue

2015-03-04 Thread wayne17a
Hello could you give step by step instructions on how to do this because I would not have a clue thanks in advance From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan Mosen Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 5:27 AM To:

Re: Vario Ultra (wasRe: Mario Ultra braille display

2015-03-04 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Erik, Yeah, it looks really interesting! I have a HIMS BrailleEdge, and I like it a lot. But there are some features on the Vario that make it look interesting - the ability to read PDFs and the ability to act as an independent drive when connected to the computer. I also find the hand

can't find unread mail messages

2015-03-04 Thread Christina C.
Hello, I’m running latest version of MAC OS using mail in classic view. I have unread messages but I can’t find them. Is there a way to find them or sort by unread or something. I tried sorting via the status column but that didn’t work. Any ideas or help would be appreciated. Thanks so

Re: can't find unread mail messages

2015-03-04 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Christina, It sounds as though you have the preview pane visible. This means that when you navigate to a message, it opens automatically, so you never see an unread message. This is why I always disable the preview pane. If you read your messages by doing VO-j to get to the body, you

Re: VoiceOver Questions.

2015-03-04 Thread Dionipher Herrera
it can sometime if you turn your laptop to require password after sleep or screen saver. go to the system preferences ,then security and privacy setting then you can find it there. About the log in screen i dont know about that. why don’t you want to have your password to be entered? -- You

Re: Voice Over not saying the letter c

2015-03-04 Thread Christina C.
I to find this helpful, but the problem comes right back. :( On Mar 3, 2015, at 4:24 PM, Pablo Sandoval paulsandova...@gmail.com wrote: I also had this issue, but what fixed it for me was to switch VO voices and then switch back, and all was well again. I hope this helps someone. On Mar

Re: Best SIP Softphone for Mac

2015-03-04 Thread Daniel Chavez
The telephone app is only for connecting to things like a VoIP type PBX. It doesn’t do fax or anything of that nature. -- 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

Re: face time problem on mac

2015-03-04 Thread Tim Kilburn
Caitlyn, Is this a regular FaceTime call, or a call that was coming into your iPhone that you tried to pick up with FaceTime on your Mac? Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Mar 4, 2015, at 02:30, Caitlyn Furness caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com wrote: thanks for the thought, but

Re: Vario Ultra (wasRe: Mario Ultra braille display

2015-03-04 Thread Deb Lewis
You can read PDF on theBrailleEdge I think. I know you can on their other products. I do love the VarioUltra but it is taking a very long time to resolve its issues. Battery, no direct support from Apple yet but there are work arounds, and the issue of freezing and losing your work in the

Audacity on a Mac - Was: Editing Audio

2015-03-04 Thread Bill Gallik
OK, I've got some questions about audacity: - Presumably, audacity comes in a Mac flavor? - Is it reasonably accessible? - Bill Leader Dog Holland - Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society. - US Humorist, Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) - Original Message

Re: GarageBand podcast

2015-03-04 Thread Dionipher Herrera
no podcast for garage band yet. On 03 Mar 2015, at 19:59, Joe Quinn jdawg1...@gmail.com wrote: I know this has been asked countless times on the list, but where are the podcasts for the most recent version of GarageBand? And if no podcasts exist where are the latest podcasts for whatever

Re: can't find unread mail messages

2015-03-04 Thread Christina C.
Yes, this is true, I do have and juse the classic view with preview pane. That isn’t my problem though. :) My fault and all but I have tons of emails but I have unread messages in my inbox. I think they are hidden within threads but I can’t find them. :( Thanks, Christina On Mar 4, 2015, at

Re: Vario Ultra (wasRe: Mario Ultra braille display

2015-03-04 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Ed, I agree, I was disappointed to see that. As much as anything, I figured that since I was going to be at CSUN anyway, I'd take a look. However, based on our current snowstorm, I may not be going anywhere after all. :( Cheers, Donna On Mar 4, 2015, at 1:26 PM, Edward Green

Re: Vario Ultra (wasRe: Mario Ultra braille display

2015-03-04 Thread Edward Green
Hi all, I really liked the feel of the Vario Ultra, but on principle I refuse to buy something released in 2014 that is based on Windows C. Cheers, Ed On 4 Mar 2015, at 16:37, Donna Goodin doniado...@me.com wrote: Thanks for this, Doug, it's good to know. One question, it wasn't clear

Re: Vario Ultra (wasRe: Mario Ultra braille display

2015-03-04 Thread Edward Green
Hi Donna, I wish the Smart Beetle from Hims had more cells as it has a similar number of connection possibilities. That said, I’m not sure what that’s going to be running either. Cheers, Ed On 4 Mar 2015, at 19:29, Donna Goodin doniado...@me.com wrote: Hi Ed, I agree, I was

Re: Best SIP Softphone for Mac

2015-03-04 Thread Matthew Dierckens
There is also a great SIP client called Blink Lite or Blink Pro. Blink Lite is $20 and Blink pro is $50. God bless. :) Matthew Dierckens Certified Assistive Technology Specialist Macintosh, Windows and IOS Trainer Personal Email: matt.dierck...@me.com On Mar 4, 2015, at 11:56, Daniel Chavez

Re: Audacity on a Mac - Was: Editing Audio

2015-03-04 Thread Alex Hall
Yes to both. Go to audacity.sourceforge.net to download it. You'll mostly use shortcut keys and the menus; the visual interface is marginally usable at best. Once you know those keys, though, you'll do fine. On Mar 4, 2015, at 12:56 PM, Bill Gallik wfgal...@charter.net wrote: OK, I've got

Re: Vario Ultra (wasRe: Mario Ultra braille display

2015-03-04 Thread Donna Goodin
Thanks for this, Doug, it's good to know. One question, it wasn't clear from Baum's website whether the Vario connects as a display to the Mac and the iPhone, or just the iPhone. Have you used it as a display with your Mac? Thanks, Donna On Mar 4, 2015, at 8:56 AM, Deb Lewis

Re: Vario Ultra (wasRe: Mario Ultra braille display

2015-03-04 Thread Deb Lewis
It's a display only so it won't be running anything. On 3/4/15, Edward Green ergreen1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Donna, I wish the Smart Beetle from Hims had more cells as it has a similar number of connection possibilities. That said, I'm not sure what that's going to be running either.

Re: face time problem on mac

2015-03-04 Thread Caitlyn Furness
I was trying to pick up the call on my mac. I have cellular calls turned on on both the i phone and my mac.. Not sure what else to try.. Thanks, Cait On Mar 4, 2015, at 11:40 AM, Tim Kilburn kilbu...@me.com wrote: Caitlyn, Is this a regular FaceTime call, or a call that was coming into

Action Completed Sound Effect in iTunes

2015-03-04 Thread Bill Gallik
I've been helping a friend add songs to a playlist but something seems to be askew on her Mac Mini. I've been coaching her in using the Search Music Library for songs she wants to add to her specific playlist; when she selects the desired song from the resulting list she is placed into her

Re: iCloud drive and hard drive space?

2015-03-04 Thread Daniela Rubio
Thanks all for the clarification, and I will stop this here, because this has nothing to do with the topic of the list. How ever just to finish, I think that this is quite disappointing, there should be at least a property that a user could change in order for a specific content to be stored

Re: Vario Ultra (wasRe: Mario Ultra braille display

2015-03-04 Thread Donna Goodin
Smart Beetle? that's a new one on me. What is it? Donna On Mar 4, 2015, at 1:59 PM, Edward Green ergreen1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Donna, I wish the Smart Beetle from Hims had more cells as it has a similar number of connection possibilities. That said, I’m not sure what that’s going to

Re: face time problem on mac

2015-03-04 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, There are a couple of things that could be going on. First, it’s possible that your router has some of the necessary protocols blocked within its firewall settings. but, before diving into that sort of thing, I’d try turning the feature off on your iPhone, then back on and do the same on

Re: Vario Ultra (wasRe: Mario Ultra braille display

2015-03-04 Thread Deb Lewis
Competition for the Focus 14. About that price range and a 14-cell display with no other features except that it will pair with more than one BT device like the VarioUltra. I understand the economics of affording to purchase a display, but honestly I thought my RBD18 was too few cells and the

Re: Vario Ultra (wasRe: Mario Ultra braille display

2015-03-04 Thread Lisette Wesseling
It's a prototype HIMS braille display which has 14 cells and can apparently connect to six devices at once (1 USB and 5 bluetooth). It's not for sale yet and was shown at ATIA in prototype form only. Blind Bargains did a podcast about it last month, which is the only reason I know anything

Re: Vario Ultra (wasRe: Mario Ultra braille display

2015-03-04 Thread Donna Goodin
Hmm, I'm with you. I even find 32 cells to be too small. Cheers, Donna On Mar 4, 2015, at 4:35 PM, Deb Lewis deblewi...@gmail.com wrote: Competition for the Focus 14. About that price range and a 14-cell display with no other features except that it will pair with more than one BT device

apple mail issue

2015-03-04 Thread Juan Hernandez
Hi All, I have noticed with apple mail, often it doesn't show me the latest emails right away. I know that it has to download the headers, but that doesn't take that long. I have a friend that just got a mbp13, and I've sent him 4 emails today, but it doesn't show any email until yesterday

Re: face time problem on mac

2015-03-04 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, The Airport Extreme works perfect with this configuration, so that’s not your issue. Yes, in FaceTime on your Mac, in Preferences, uncheck the Cellular Calls checkbox and also disable it on your iPhone. Shutdown then restart your iPhone. Quit out of FaceTime on your Mac , then go back

Re: Numerous desktops

2015-03-04 Thread Eugenia Firth
I forgot to say that I also ended up with 16 desktops which we first thought was my problem. How can I make sure I only have one desktop since I don’t need numerous ones? Gigi again On Mar 4, 2015, at 7:22 PM, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hi guys Unexpectedly, my computer

Re: Audacity on a Mac - Was: Editing Audio

2015-03-04 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Yes at least when i tried it last time. I actually tried to record some programs from a swedish internet radio station. I found it reasonably accessible. /A 4 mar 2015 kl. 18:56 skrev Bill Gallik wfgal...@charter.net: OK, I've got some questions about audacity: - Presumably, audacity

Numerous desktops

2015-03-04 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi guys Unexpectedly, my computer ended up in the Apple intensive care unit because, we think, of my iCloud drive. Finder totally crashed, and they said I had a rolling ball or something like that across the screen. VoiceOver was running, but we couldn’t get to anything. I was in the Apple

Re: VoiceOver Questions.

2015-03-04 Thread Anita
Because I'm the only user of my computer. - Original Message - From: Dionipher Herrera dionip...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 12:44 PM Subject: Re: VoiceOver Questions. it can sometime if you turn your laptop to require password after

Re: apple mail issue

2015-03-04 Thread Alex Hall
If Mail simply stops checking for new messages, simply quit it and re-launch it. This happens every so often for me, and a few seconds to open it again seems to solve it. On Mar 4, 2015, at 6:47 PM, Juan Hernandez juanhernande...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All, I have noticed with apple mail,

Scripting (was: Talking Dashboard Probably Going Mavericks Plus Only)

2015-03-04 Thread Alex Hall
Mostly, the scripts rely on shell commands. For instance, I ask the top command for CPU information, and the memstat command for ram details, and iReg for battery, and so on. Once I get the results, I grab the bits I need, and return those (all this happens in the Get Info.scpt file, which is

Re: face time problem on mac

2015-03-04 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi tim, do you mean try turning off the cellular calls part in face time on both devices? I haven’t tried to use face time on my mac before, so will have to give that one a go. I am using an airport extreme for the router bit. Cait On Mar 4, 2015, at 5:26 PM, Tim Kilburn kilbu...@me.com

Re: face time problem on mac

2015-03-04 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, I can try this tomorrow. I don’t want to try it when both hubby and I are at home! Cait On Mar 4, 2015, at 7:09 PM, Tim Kilburn kilbu...@me.com wrote: Hi, The Airport Extreme works perfect with this configuration, so that’s not your issue. Yes, in FaceTime on your Mac, in

Re: Talking Dashboard Probably Going Mavericks Plus Only

2015-03-04 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Alex I am under Yosemite, and have the latest update. I know how to use the time and date file, and I know how to use the battery one. This is going to sound like a really dumb question, but could you give me and some others who are sort of in first grade when it comes to Apple script some

Re: Talking Dashboard Probably Going Mavericks Plus Only

2015-03-04 Thread David Chittenden
If you set it up for the latest OSX, I will start using it. I always upgrade to the latest when it comes out. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 5 Mar 2015, at 17:31, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com wrote: Hi all, Most of

Re: Talking Dashboard Probably Going Mavericks Plus Only

2015-03-04 Thread The Believer
Alex, Its all Greek to me indeed. But interesting. I am, and will for some time still, running Mavericks. From The Believer. . . . . . what if it were true? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 3/4/2015 8:31 PM, Alex Hall wrote: Hi all, Most of you know about what I (rather un-creatively) call

Talking Dashboard Probably Going Mavericks Plus Only

2015-03-04 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, Most of you know about what I (rather un-creatively) call Talking Dashboard, a set of Applescript files that give you access to information. There's a time/date one, one for battery, one for current wifi status, and more. Most of you also know I've wanted to add a script for upcoming

Re: Talking Dashboard Probably Going Mavericks Plus Only

2015-03-04 Thread Rachel Feinberg
Hi Alex, I recently discovered your Talking Dashboard collection, and am using it on Mavericks at this time. Thanks for keeping us informed of current and possible future plans for the project. Rachel. On Mar 4, 2015, at 9:01 PM, The Believer ancient.ali...@icloud.com wrote: Alex, Its all

Re: Time Machine to the rescue

2015-03-04 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
I use Time Machine to back up my virtual machines, but not from the active Virtual Machines folder, which I exclude in the preferences for speed. This is what VMWare recommends and it is a very good idea, because you don’t want Time Machine to back up a machine that is being used; you will end

Re: Time Machine to the rescue

2015-03-04 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Yes I like this strategy. The only reason I don't employ it is that I find I'm a bit pushed for space on the Macbook Air, and the VM files can get pretty large. For those without that problem, it's a great idea. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training

Re: face time problem on mac

2015-03-04 Thread Caitlyn Furness
thanks for the thought, but Rogers is fine with face time. We’ve used it before with no issues.. Cait On Mar 2, 2015, at 3:41 PM, Karen Lewellen klewel...@shellworld.net wrote: Hi there, Just a wandering through the room thought. Some providers block this application. If yours does

Re: How to answer a call from iPhone on the Mac

2015-03-04 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Hi, As soon as hear the call come through, it's best to suspend any activity on the keyboard, wait a second and then you should be able to use vo+arrow keys to move through options to answer or reject the call. It's a bit tricky because as you said, it is to do with the focus. Andrew On 4

Re: Best SIP Softphone for Mac

2015-03-04 Thread Kliph
what does this phone do? Is it free, can you send and receive faxes with it? Is it like magic jack? On Mar 4, 2015, at 8:57 AM, Daniel Chavez topdog2...@gmail.com wrote: The only one I use for OS X at least, is telephone. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Downloading video content to iPhone to play at a later time?

2015-03-04 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, I have an email with a link to a talk. I would like to download the talk to my iPhone so I can listen to it tomorrow, while on an airplane, and thus without a data connection. anyone know the best way to accomplish this? thanks, Donna -- You received this message because you are

Re: VoiceOver Questions.

2015-03-04 Thread Anita
Can this be prevented, and if so, how? - Original Message - From: Dionipher Herrera To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 11:02 AM Subject: Re: VoiceOver Questions. is that on the log in? yes it will automatically go to your password area to

Re: iCloud drive and hard drive space?

2015-03-04 Thread John Panarese
Actually, iCloud does store copies of your files on the local Mac. Copies have to be kept locally so that synchronization can occur if you go without a network connection and then are connected again. It keeps all files up to date on the local system. Take Care John D. Panarese Director

Vario Ultra (wasRe: Mario Ultra braille display

2015-03-04 Thread Donna Goodin
Hmm, sorry, auto-correct got the better of me. :) That should have been Vario Ultra. Donna On Mar 4, 2015, at 6:49 AM, Donna Goodin doniado...@me.com wrote: Hi all, I'll be heading out to CSUN tomorrow, and while there, thought I'd take a look at the Vario Ultra. Just wondered if

Re: Safari can't handle TaxActOnline.com

2015-03-04 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi there You are lucky if you got Internet Explorer to work, although some people on this list have gotten Tax Act to work. When I tried them, I not only crashed Safari, but I crashed JAWS for Windows three times. I have finally decided that I do not like doing my taxes online where their

Best SIP Softphone for Mac

2015-03-04 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Hi everyone, if anyone's had experience with any SIP softphones in OS X, I'd be keen to hear what you'd recommend. Thanks. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Mario Ultra braille display

2015-03-04 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, I'll be heading out to CSUN tomorrow, and while there, thought I'd take a look at the Vario Ultra. Just wondered if anyone has used that display with either the Mac or an iPhone? thanks, Donna -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: Best SIP Softphone for Mac

2015-03-04 Thread Daniel Chavez
Glad I could help. It’s why I use Telephone, works like it should. Simple, right out of the box. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

Re: Best SIP Softphone for Mac

2015-03-04 Thread Daniel Chavez
The only one I use for OS X at least, is telephone. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this

Re: Best SIP Softphone for Mac

2015-03-04 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Thanks a lot for such a quick reply Daniel. That's the easiest SIP phone I've ever set up. Simple, elegant, does the job and free. Sweet. Really appreciate the help. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 5/03/2015, at 2:57 am,

Re: Vario Ultra (wasRe: Mario Ultra braille display

2015-03-04 Thread Deb Lewis
Well I love my VarioUltra, but I have to say it has very major problems which Baum doesn't seem to be resolving very quickly at all. They've had significant difficulty shipping products at all and now the current firmware version locks up and requires frequently resetting the device. I know the