Re: What shall I get? Any recommendations?

I’m still on my 2010 15 MBP with 8 GB ram, cor i7 and 500 HD. No matter what you get, it will last! > On May 18, 2016, at 6:00 PM, Seyoon Choi wrote: > > I currently own a mid 2014 maxed out configuration MacBook Pro retina. > Personally I am liking it’s fluidity and speed

Re: I did it!

Thanks. I guess I ould take my Breeze, but I was just trying to take my phone. > On May 18, 2016, at 6:07 PM, Gabe Griffith wrote: > > Hi, > I haven't found a way that is accessible for you to be able to track your > actual location but if you keep the Uber app open

RE: What shall I get? Any recommendations?

Sarah, I was thinking of the same thing, especially after I read the other thread about the new releases. I was thinking that may be the current sixth generation macbooks price would go down to open the way for the sale of the seventh generation. While we are on this topic, Do you

Re: Consistently degrading lightning cables

Exactly. Electricity is no laughing matter. Most of us probably know what 110 AC feel;s like. I know what 220 fee;ls like. Then there was the 15-20,000 jolt I received one time. Not a pleasant experience. A 12 volt car battery can and does kill under the right conditions. So yes, this

Re: Next Product launch?

You can use an Apple TV and view the event or ou can simply browse there with your favorite browser and by there I mean apple and there is usually a link right on the home page > On May 18, 2016, at 5:31 PM, Helga Schreiber > wrote: > > Hey Kawal. I just a

music gear and accessibility was Re: Question about DJay for OSX

So hopefully this is on topic enough that Mark will permit the topic. I’m very interested in the music side of the discussions here. Chris, I know you’re an accomplished protools user and it sounds like a fair bit of other applications. It seems like others also are very involved. What’s the

Re: Consistently degrading lightning cables

Actually you’re both right.:) I think it’s good to be correct because there’s so much misinformation out there. After all with all the misinformation and garbage out there we end up with things like Trump and Hillary as our only options. hahaha (ok maybe a bit over stated) On the flip side,

Re: Consistently degrading lightning cables

Nah, no risk, it’s not like phantom power or anything you’re familiar with from the music side of course, it’s extremely low on both the voltage and amperage side. As someone else pointed out, it’s the amps that kill. I know personally I’ve been hit with more than a half million volts

Re: What shall I get? Any recommendations?

+1 to this point, I do not like the fact the laptops aren’t user upgradable any more either. I had a 2011 model that I put 32GB of memory in and a 1TB SSD and it’s still very useful today. I also bought the memory and SSD from a 3rd party for pennies on the dollar. This is probably the real

Re: What shall I get? Any recommendations?

The 15 inch Macbook pros I believe have the line in and out, mine does and it’s a 2015 model. The 13 inch pro has a single jack that handles both line in and headphones. > On May 18, 2016, at 5:30 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > well...nice to find you sharing your

Re: Changing default web browser?

Oh, awesome! Thanks Tim. That's easy enough to do. I figured it was somewhere in System Prefs, I just couldn't figure out where. Have a nice day. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message -

Re: Speaking of ITunes...

Good to know. LOL! Thanks for the confirmation. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: Joseph Hudson To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 7:10 PM

Re: Changing default web browser?

Hi, To change the default web browser, go into System Prefs, General, then choose your browser from the pop-up menu part-way down the pane. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On May 18, 2016, at 17:02, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: Is there a way that I

Re: What shall I get? Any recommendations?

I currently own a mid 2014 maxed out configuration MacBook Pro retina. Personally I am liking it’s fluidity and speed obviously from what I ‘ve pid for, but for easy web browsing the Air should do its finest job. The only concern that i have is that I had to get the large screen Mac as suppose

Re: Speaking of ITunes...

Well I think such an individual is definitely dreaming that it's broken. Joseph Hudson Email jhud7...@gmail.com I device support Telephone 2543007667 Skype joseph.hudson89 facebook https://www.facebook.com/joseph.hudson.9404

Re: Speaking of ITunes...

Hi Chris, Everything seems just fine on the Mac from my prospective. Haven't noticed any broken features. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On May 18, 2016, at 17:08, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: No, I'm talking about on the mac. I know it's broken

Re: Speaking of ITunes...

No, I'm talking about on the mac. I know it's broken on Windows, apparently. Even Brian Hartgen confirmed this on Twitter this morning, and yes, I did test, and it was confirmed. And no. Brian's not the guy I'm initially referring to. I'll at least give you that much. Yeah, this other

Re: I did it!

Hi, I haven't found a way that is accessible for you to be able to track your actual location but if you keep the Uber app open while you are on the ride it should keep updating your ETA so you can see that. Also, if you tap on the trip options but then there is a button to share your ETA. You

Re: Speaking of ITunes...

Chris, the Mac side is not broken but the window side apparently is broken are you testing with the Windows side? If you are, then you will probably need to go over to the Jaws users group and enjoy name on the thread on there as well. because I having getting post over there about it being

Changing default web browser?

Is there a way that I can change my default web browser? Basically, I want it where if I click a link within an e-mail, IMessage, tweet, etc. instead of Safari openning, it'll open this other browser instead. Just in case you're wonderring which browser it is, it's called Lightning Web

Re: Speaking of ITunes...

BTW, the person who's telling me this is the same person who swore that Firefox was totally 100% accessible on the mac. Need I say more? No further comments. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message

Speaking of ITunes...

OK, I didn't want to hijack Larry's thread regarding podcasts just to ask this question. that wouldn't have been appropriate, so I'm therefore asking in a separate thread. There is a friend I know on Twitter. I'm not going to reveal his or her name, nor if they are on this list or not. I

Podcast client alternative to iTunes for the Mac

It amazes me that the company that basically launched the podcast does such a poor job at handling them. I used to think as a Windows user that it was just that Windows users weren’t a priority. I thought surely iTunes would behave better on the Mac. I’m not finding that to be the case. The

Re: What shall I get? Any recommendations?

Hi, I know for sure that the Late 2011 models still had the Line In and Headphone ports. I believe that the 2012 models did as well. After that, I'm not positive. I'd actually need to quit being so lazy and do some research on that one. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On

Re: Problems updating to the New Software updates

Hi, In this case, I really don't believe that you'll need to go to the Apple Store nor call Accessibility. 1. Open the App Store either by going under the Apple menu or through the About this Mac option. 2. Once the App Store is open, if VO just dings when trying to navigate around, press

Re: Consistently degrading lightning cables

You're right, good grief. I wasn't getting an attitude. Don't take it so personally. I was just giving you a hard time. Did you not see, I wrote, "LOL! Smile" in my message? --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010.

Re: Consistently degrading lightning cables

Good grief. The delete key is your friend. (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 5/18/2016 1:37 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: Shruggs. Aaaarg! I was trying, to make a point, ey? Do we

Re: I did it!

Gabe: Is there away to track your trip using the Uber app? Not onlyis Uber cheaper, but it is safer too. > On May 17, 2016, at 11:13 PM, Gabe Griffith wrote: > > Hi, > > In my opinion Uber is much superior to cabs. I won't bore anyone unless > someone asks but I

Re: Fantastical 2

Only $10 difference. Looking at the features for OmniFocus, methinks its more than what I am looking for. In essence, Fantastical pulls calendar and reminders into one. I have it on my iPhone but I still do most tasks from the computer. From E.T.'s Keyboard...

Re: I did it!

I was happy. > On May 17, 2016, at 9:57 AM, Scott wrote: > > Score one for the disrupters, glad to hear your Uber experience was a good > one. I’ve yet to try it but I will the next time the opportunity presents > itself. I’ve heard a lot of good things from both blind

Re: What shall I get? Any recommendations?

Wait a month. New macs are coming! > On May 18, 2016, at 6:46 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hi Cris, > > the MacBook Air would be my recommendation. It's light and small, very easy > to carry around. It's plenty fast for browsing the web. I've had my Air > since 2013. I

Re: Question about DJay for OSX

I believe it's CMD + shift + M. I don't remember off the top of my head sense I use my board for everything from Djay. On 5/18/2016 2:47 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: Does anyone by chance know the keystroke in DJay for the mac to toggle on/off my microphone? I see the checkbox, but

Question about DJay for OSX

Does anyone by chance know the keystroke in DJay for the mac to toggle on/off my microphone? I see the checkbox, but surely there has to be an easier way than vo+right arrowing all the way down there and hitting VO+Space. Yes, I know that I could set up a hotspot, and I may wind up just doing

Re: Problems updating to the New Software updates

Hey Chris. yeah, I have always experience all the time the problem of command tabbing back to th e app store, when I update before th e prior update. I think my plan now is to perhaps pay a visit to the apple store and show them what I'm trying to do in order to update the software,adn

Re: What shall I get? Any recommendations?

well...nice to find you sharing your wisdom! A side question in this thread. am I correct that what makes a pro a pro these days is its power? processing speed that sort of thing? Oh and while I am at it, anyone remember the last mac laptop, pro or whatever, that still had line in line out

Re: Next Product launch?

Hey Kawal. I just a question, in order to watch this apple's event do I access it online, or do I hav eot watch it by an specific channel in TV? I'm just wondering! Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks and God bless! Helga Schreiber Member of National Federation of the Blind and Florida

Re: Problems updating to the New Software updates

Hi, I've also found that using the Window Chooser (VO-f2-f2) in the App Store instead of cmd-tabbing around also will bring focus back to the App Store. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On May 18, 2016, at 15:26, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: I'm not

Re: Problems updating to the New Software updates

I'm not totally sure what's going on, but what I can tell you is this: The issue with losing focus in the app store, then having to command+tab away from the window, then command tab again to go back and regain focus has been a bug for some time now. I'm not sure why Apple's not squashed it,

Re: What shall I get? Any recommendations?

Hi, The newer MacBook Pros aren't particularly heavy either. The older models with the spinning drive were considerably more heavy, but these new Retina units with SSD's are a lot nicer to cart around. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On May 18, 2016, at 14:58, Cris Ali

Re: Problems updating to the New Software updates

Hey Chris. This is what is occuring. When i go to the app store, Voiceover tels me open window, but wen I move around with VO right and left arrow, I can't see anything until I perform the command tab,and go back to the app store window,and it shows me everything dmd. After waiting for a

Re: Next Product launch?

Hello helga, thanks so much for replying and sending the link. Kawal. > On 18 May 2016, at 21:05, Helga Schreiber wrote: > > Hi Kawal! This is ehlga! How are you? I think apple's even tis going to be on > June 13 to June 17. The link is going to be below about it!

RE: What shall I get? Any recommendations?

Thanks for all of your replies folks, It is extremely hard to decide, since with the increase of ram and storage on the air would bring the price of the air up to relatively become the same as the pro. I liked the air because of their slim light weight form, however, since I do not carry my

Re: Consistently degrading lightning cables

Shruggs. Aaaarg! I was trying, to make a point, ey? Do we have to scientifically be so politically correct? The point I was trying to make was, if you're in doubt about getting shocked from a defected cord, don't risk it. LOL! Smile. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training

Re: Problems updating to the New Software updates

Helga, we need more info. You say it's not working. O, Kayyy? What is it doing when you try updating? --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: Helga Schreiber To: 'Adrian Leong' via

Re: Problems updating to the New Software updates

Hi, After pressing the "Update" button, you may get a message about some things needing to download first. If that dialog appears, press the "Download and Restart" button. If that dialog does not appear, then just be patient. It may take 5 to 10 minutes for the download to complete. Just

Re: transfering settings from mac to macbook pro

Hi, As mentioned, yes you can do this using WiFi. Make sure that you do it when first setting up the new machine though as it is far easier to manage. It is possible using Migration Assistant after the fact as well, but if you perform this during the initial setup process, it will be set up

Re: Fantastical 2

Yeah, and aside the obvious of price difference, which is incredibly significant, what's the difference in this over say, Omni Focus? --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: "E.T."

Re: Consistently degrading lightning cables

Voltage does not kill, current kills. 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 5/18/2016 1:09 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: Again, that said, I'd not chance it though. There's always that one in a

Re: iCloud email on Mozilla Thunderbird

Doesn't honestly surprise me. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: "E.T." To: Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 3:53 PM Subject:

Re: iCloud email on Mozilla Thunderbird

It's not. Ben was talking initially about on Windows, and that's why in the long run, he said he was taking it further off list. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: Sadam Ahmed

Re: Consistently degrading lightning cables

Again, that said, I'd not chance it though. There's always that one in a billion time glitch. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: Scott To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

Re: two-step verification

Well, you definitely are on to something there with it being better than a captcha, that's for sure. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: William Gallik To:

Re: Next Product launch?

Hi Kawal! This is ehlga! How are you? I think apple's even tis going to be on June 13 to June 17. The link is going to be below about it! With more information. I hope you arefering to that event! Hope this helps! I look forward in hearing from you soon. Thanks and God bless!

Re: Problems updating to the New Software updates

After you press the update button, what happens? Did you allow plenty of time for the process to complete? 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 5/18/2016 12:56 PM, Helga Schreiber wrote: Hi all!

Problems updating to the New Software updates

Hi all! How are you all? I tried to do last night my iTunes update,and my Mac update to OS10 11.5, but I'm not having so much success with it! I went to the app store many ways. I Perform VO with M to go to app store, or search app store in spotlight and to about my mac to access the app

Next Product launch?

Please could someone tell me when is Apple’s next event to unveil products please? I’m waiting to hear about the next generation of the Apple watch. Thanks. Kawal. I'm fundraising for RNIB. Please help me make a difference by making a donation to my Virgin Money Giving page. To find out

Re: two-step verification

Scott, While I consider doing this. on a personal level, is it relatively easy to do this? Maybe its similar to unlocking both the regular door lock and deadbolt on the front door? And you mention the bank. How do you sign in on the iPhone if you are out near your Mac? From E.T.'s

Re: transfering settings from mac to macbook pro

Hi! You can do this wifi but it will take some time. /A > On 18 May 2016, at 20:24, don bishop wrote: > > Hi everyone, > I have a mac and getting and macbookpro and I'd like to transfer things like > my email settings from the mac to the new machine as I have several

Chrome and vo oddities in latest osx.

Hi! I don’t know if its the page www.oppetarkiv.se or chrome or voiceover that has the problem. But i sometimes find voiceover freezing when watching a video on that site. Also voiceover restarts when pressing vo f to search on the web. This is with chrome. Safari works as it should except i can

transfering settings from mac to macbook pro

Hi everyone, I have a mac and getting and macbookpro and I'd like to transfer things like my email settings from the mac to the new machine as I have several mailboxes set up using filters and really don't want to have to crccte them again if I can help it. Can I do this using wifi or do I need

Re: two-step verification

I’m another Chris and I think it’s 110% worth it just to protect both your account and your sanity . I have it on both my Apple ID and Google account. > On 18 May 2016, at 14:14, Scott Granados wrote: > > I’ve enabled it everywhere, with my bank, credit card company, apple

Re: What shall I get? Any recommendations?

This is clearly dependent on what your needs are, and the answer is different based on who you ask. I concur with those suggesting the Air. The single-port MacBook has a strong probability of near-term obsolescence. Then again, the Air is probably due for obsolescence by the same MacBook, so

Re: What shall I get? Any recommendations?

Your air will run windows under VM fusion. you have the I7 processor which will help and you could assign 2GB or less to the virtual machine and it should work fairly well. If I were to buy a new air I’d max it out not just for windows but because once you buy it it’s a fixed configuration

Re: What shall I get? Any recommendations?

;) I’m not really in the market for a new Mac laptop, but I’m following this discussion with interest. Something y’all said that grabbed my attention, is running windows on the Air. This surprised me. What specs on an Air would you recommend to seamlessly run Windows? I have an Mid 2011

Re: What shall I get? Any recommendations?

I received both an email alerting me of the new notebooks and then like I said when in best buy the other day the guy pointed it out. Hope you find something good. Don’t worry about the divorce btw, swap him out for a Mac lover. haha Good luck > On May 18, 2016, at 9:18 AM, Donna Goodin

Re: What shall I get? Any recommendations?

thanks! Cait > On May 18, 2016, at 9:07 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hi Cait, > > Mostly the form factor. I find the Air to be fast enough for my needs, so > prefer the smaller, lighter unit. > > I agree about the missing control key. I also wish Mac laptop keyboards had

Re: What shall I get? Any recommendations?

Uh-oh! I'm soo in trouble. OK, if I end up in divorce court, it's your fault. :) Have to go check out the new models. I assumed they wouldn't be out till after WWDC. Cheers, Donna > On May 18, 2016, at 8:15 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Donna, not sure if you mean

Re: What shall I get? Any recommendations?

Donna, not sure if you mean the generation after this one but the new laptops just hit the market which is why I’m heading down this road. So if you’re holding out for the6th Gen hardware, it’s out.:) > On May 18, 2016, at 9:11 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Yeah, I know what

Re: two-step verification

I’ve enabled it everywhere, with my bank, credit card company, apple and of course at work. Chris mentioned it’s not worth it, I very strongly disagree. I think it’s a good point for the security value speech.;) That is that you should evaluate the value of what you’re trying to secure and

Re: What shall I get? Any recommendations?

Yeah, I know what you mean. I don't know what I'd do if the Air and the Pro were the same price (I'm going to wait till the next gen comes out, so they probably won't be then.) I find that the Air really meets my needs just fine, so I'm not sure I'd choose the bigger, heavier Machine.

Re: two-step verification

Yes with the caveat that you understand these are major enterprise focused products. I use RSA Security, that’s the name of the app, it works with the RSA suite of products. It’s integrated with our VPN. There is also Entrust which is part of the Intrust suite and includes

Re: What shall I get? Any recommendations?

Hi Cait, Mostly the form factor. I find the Air to be fast enough for my needs, so prefer the smaller, lighter unit. I agree about the missing control key. I also wish Mac laptop keyboards had Home and End Keys - I find those keystrokes ridiculously impossible to perform. Cheers, Donna >

Re: What shall I get? Any recommendations?

Hey Scott, One caveat I would add here is that it depends on how important portability is. the Air is much nicer to carry around, especially if you're also hauling a braille display. Just something to consider. I chose the Air over the Pro for its portability, not due to cost. Cheers, Donna

Re: What shall I get? Any recommendations?

I find this interesting, I was thinking of refreshing my laptops as well and was looking at that air. They had a pro for the same price though so I’m having a hard time justifying the air but boy I’m with you I like the super thin form factor. Especially with the recent refresh of the

Re: What shall I get? Any recommendations?

So I’m not sure what country you’re in or store options you have, Best Buy in the US is running laptop deals right now and I think it’s $100 or more off Apple Laptops. That aside, with your requirement I’d probably go with an Apple Macbook pro and you could go with a 13 inch model to save on

Re: What shall I get? Any recommendations?

donna, What do you like about the air over the pro?? Just wondering. I myself own a macbook air, with maxed out specs, and I love the thing! I do miss the control key on the right, though, sometimes, but none of the apple laptops have that, so I’ve just gotten used to not having it.. Cait >

Re: What shall I get? Any recommendations?

Hi! A macbook air might be what you want. Its not that pricey and has enough power to not drive you crazy in any case. Get one with 8 gb ram and you’ll be fine. /A > On 18 May 2016, at 13:33, Cris Ali wrote: > > Hello Folks, > I have never used the OSX system before. I

Re: What shall I get? Any recommendations?

Hi Cris, the MacBook Air would be my recommendation. It's light and small, very easy to carry around. It's plenty fast for browsing the web. I've had my Air since 2013. I may replace it this year or next, but as much as anything that's because I like new toys. :) It is in no way obsolete.

What shall I get? Any recommendations?

Hello Folks, I have never used the OSX system before. I have always been a windows user. However, now is the time for me to buy a new laptop. I decided to give the apple mac a try. I do not know what apple laptop to buy. I am looking for a machine powerful enough to keep for a number of years

Re: Hermes Update Possibly Fixes Login Problems

It's free from macupdate.com. Here's the exact link: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/51255/hermes > On May 16, 2016, at 21:53, Mary Otten wrote: > > Hi Alex. I have not use that app. Along time ago I had another app that I > like, but that was in Snow Leopard. Did I say a