Re: Books on Numbers from a blind perspective?

Hello Cait, All the VoiceOver commands can be found by doing VO-h-h but very few people take the time to go through them. Most people can get by with a basic set of navigation commands, but if you’re doing complex word processing, you need much more information and sophisticated navigation.

Re: Future technology gifts for my girlfriend

Hi David. Thanks so much for letting me know. So what computer then can the ram be upgraded? I'm just wondering. I look forward in hearing from you soon. Thanks and God bless! Helga Schreiber Group Moderator for the IPad help for the blind ipadhelpfortheblind+subscr...@groups.io

Re: Future technology gifts for my girlfriend

According to Apple, the MacBook Air's RAM cannot be upgraded after manufacture. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 13/09/2016, at 1:45 PM, Helga Schreiber > wrote: > > Hi Simon and all! How

Re: Only Apple could do this.

New york is another 5hours flying from la. A friend of mine is there at moment Sent from my iPhone 6S+ On 13/09/2016, at 3:21 PM, Scott Granados > wrote: I’m on the other coast so probably add another 8 hours on to that trip. Farthest I’ve

Re: Future technology gifts for my girlfriend

Hi helgar no not in a mba. U would have to get a main board with updated spexs. Sent from my iPhone 6S+ On 13/09/2016, at 1:45 PM, Helga Schreiber > wrote: Hi Simon and all! How are you all? I have a Macbook Air 11 inches

Re: walkie-talkie app recommendation

Sounds like push to talk which was afeature of cdma devices back in the day. Sent from my iPhone 6S+ On 13/09/2016, at 8:45 AM, Shawn Krasniuk > wrote: Roger is a good app. It supports Bluetooth and if you use it without Bluetooth, you can talk

Re: Only Apple could do this.

I’m on the other coast so probably add another 8 hours on to that trip. Farthest I’ve flown from my home country is when I did some business in the middle east several years back. > On Sep 12, 2016, at 9:16 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > You could swim! And it’s a 12

Re: new Mac

I know, I wish the ram was upgradable in my 15.4 inch MacBook Pro now, I don’t believe it is. It’s funny apple only supports 2 memory sizes now 8 or 16, would be nice to be able to go to 32, more is probably to much of a space problem. > On Sep 12, 2016, at 9:18 PM, Simon Fogarty

Re: Future technology gifts for my girlfriend

Hi Simon and all! How are you all? I have a Macbook Air 11 inches computer. Is it possible to increase my ram of my Mac? I hve a 4 gis ram on my Mac. I look forward in hearing from you soon. Thanks and God bless! Helga Schreiber Group Moderator for the IPad help for the blind

RE: Using Siri on a Mac Mini with sierra

Well concidering the phone comes out 3 days in the states after the IIOS 10 release Yeah I’d say so. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of E.T. Sent: Tuesday, 13 September 2016 6:36 AM To:

RE: Using Siri on a Mac Mini with sierra

IOS 10 is released the 13th and the phone has been pre selling since the 9th, full release is the 16th to the world markets -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Tuesday, 13 September 2016

RE: Using Siri on a Mac Mini with sierra

Well concidering they only meni=tioned IOS 10 and watch OS 3 I guess everything is tomorrow / today. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Tuesday, 13 September 2016 6:35 AM To:

RE: Using Siri on a Mac Mini with sierra

The only thing mentioned last week was IOS 10 and watch OS 3, there was no mention of tv OS or Mac OS sierra -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Tuesday, 13 September 2016 6:11 AM To:

RE: Future technology gifts for my girlfriend

Hi Chris, As of Yesterday my time they were I got a quote for an 11 inch air with upgraded specs to max for both ram and HD + processor. They didn't say anything about not being possible -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com]

RE: Using Siri on a Mac Mini with sierra

I didn't realise that was being released today also. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Tuesday, 13 September 2016 6:00 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com; mac4thebl...@freelists.org;

RE: Future technology gifts for my girlfriend

The air comes in an 11 and 13 inch models and the keyboard is the same on both models nfact I believe the keyboard is the same on the air as on the pros The 12 inch mac book is a very different feel to the keyboard, I personally didn’t like it however I’ve really only used it for 30 minutes give

RE: new Mac

Yeah you can, just looking at one in a store here, as for 32, would be tempted to buy one if I could do the 32gig ram, From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Tuesday, 13 September 2016 2:29 AM To:

RE: Only Apple could do this.

You could swim! And it’s a 12 hour flight from LA to Auckland, From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Tuesday, 13 September 2016 2:27 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Only Apple could do this. Would

RE: IOS 10 release

Yeah looks like it might be. It’s not the prod release otherwise my ipod would be wanting to update. Just the way it was being prompted on the software update Wasn’t clear what it was other than a ver 10 update,. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On

Re: walkie-talkie app recommendation

+1 on Roger. > On Sep 12, 2016, at 4:44 PM, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: > > Roger is a good app. It supports Bluetooth and if you use it without > Bluetooth, you can talk without holding a record button. > > Shawn > Sent From My White MacBook > Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk

Re: IOS 10 release

Hi! I think its a release candidate. Not sure though. I just installed it on friday. /A > On 12 Sep 2016, at 12:16, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Morning all, > > I know that this isn’t meant to happen until the 13th, > > But I’ve just had a look at something on my iPad 4

Re: walkie-talkie app recommendation

Or Zello. If anyone wants my contact info over there, e-mail me off list at: clgillan...@gmail.com and we'll exchange. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. i...@gillandmarketing.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: "Shawn Krasniuk"

Re: walkie-talkie app recommendation

Roger is a good app. It supports Bluetooth and if you use it without Bluetooth, you can talk without holding a record button. Shawn Sent From My White MacBook Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs Skype username: bbstheblindrapper Facetime: bbssh...@icloud.com > On

Stop speaking imbed level in Aple Mail on iMac

Hello, I am running the latest El Capitan on my late 2008 iMac. I use Apple Mail in classic mode. I often hear VoiceOver say “level 0” and “level 1” on alternate lines when reading the text of a forwarded Email. This detracts from the message text and I would thus like to get rid of it. So

Re: Using Siri on a Mac Mini with sierra

Hi, My sources say Sierra on the 20th and iOS 10 on the 13th. That would make it so that when the iPhone 7 is release, iOS 10 is already out. My sources aren't always right, but this sounds logical. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Sep 12, 2016, at 13:02, Scott Granados

Re: Using Siri on a Mac Mini with sierra

nO I think you’re right. I googled after you mentioned this and E.T> and found an article straight away confirming the 20th. Think you’re correct. > On Sep 12, 2016, at 2:47 PM, christopher hallsworth > wrote: > > Sorry, just this particular blog post didn’t mention

Re: Using Siri on a Mac Mini with sierra

Sorry, just this particular blog post didn’t mention anything about when tvOS 10 will be released. I will therefore take yours and Mr Cook’s words for it smile. > On 12 Sep 2016, at 19:34, Scott Granados wrote: > > I wonder why he said during the keynote that everything

Re: Using Siri on a Mac Mini with sierra

Great headset. Feels kind of cheap construction wise but ends up they last and last and last. > On Sep 12, 2016, at 2:44 PM, Joseph Hudson wrote: > > Hello, yes you are correct. The one that you were referring to, is the H 800 > Joseph Hudson > Group administrator for the

Re: Using Siri on a Mac Mini with sierra

No doubt. The newest iPhone will always ship with the newest iOS. > On 12 Sep 2016, at 19:35, E.T. wrote: > > I would hazard a guess that the iPhone 7 will ship with iOS 10. > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > Are We Alone in the Universe? > ancient.ali...@icloud.com >

Re: Using Siri on a Mac Mini with sierra

Hello, yes you are correct. The one that you were referring to, is the H 800 Joseph Hudson Group administrator for the following groups chat http://list.ntxability.org/mailman/listinfo/chat_list.ntxability.org blind apples

Re: Using Siri on a Mac Mini with sierra

I would hazard a guess that the iPhone 7 will ship with iOS 10. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 9/12/2016 11:35 AM, Scott Granados wrote: That doesn’t make sense, the phone is released for general sale friday, how are you going to

Re: Medical Data

It might but unless I can access or update the information on the Mac, it will not do. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 9/11/2016 9:23 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: Hi ET, Wht about the apple health app now part of the IOS platform?

Re: Using Siri on a Mac Mini with sierra

That doesn’t make sense, the phone is released for general sale friday, how are you going to release the phone with out the OS? :) > On Sep 12, 2016, at 2:21 PM, E.T. wrote: > > Official release date for non beta testers/developers is 9/20. > > From E.T.'s

Re: Using Siri on a Mac Mini with sierra

I wonder why he said during the keynote that everything would be released on the 13th then. Everything and I mean everything I’ve read has indicated the 13th. > On Sep 12, 2016, at 2:15 PM, christopher hallsworth > wrote: > > Not according to what I read on

Re: Using Siri on a Mac Mini with sierra

Official release date for non beta testers/developers is 9/20. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 9/12/2016 11:11 AM, Scott Granados wrote: Sierra publicly is available tomorrow and is only available now through the developer or public beta

Re: Using Siri on a Mac Mini with sierra

Not according to what I read on Idownloadblog, Sierra will be released to the public next Tuesday 20 September. I have no idea of the release date for tvOS 10. > On 12 Sep 2016, at 19:11, Scott Granados wrote: > > Sierra publicly is available tomorrow and is only available

Re: Using Siri on a Mac Mini with sierra

I really hope tvOS comes out tomorrow. I am so looking forward to that feature where you can move VoiceOver to a different output then the actual TV sound. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 12, 2016, at 11:11 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Sierra publicly is available tomorrow

Re: Using Siri on a Mac Mini with sierra

Oh OK. Maybe I do have the release date wrong. I guess Apple has to stretch this stuff out for the sake of their servers. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 12, 2016, at 11:08 AM, maurice.mines wrote: > > Good morning, I believe OS X Sierra is released on the 20th. I

Re: Using Siri on a Mac Mini with sierra

Sierra publicly is available tomorrow and is only available now through the developer or public beta programs. Watch OS also releases tomorrow I believe. (and TV OS) I think tomorrow is a big update day. > On Sep 12, 2016, at 2:08 PM, maurice.mines wrote: > > Good

Re: Using Siri on a Mac Mini with sierra

Good morning, I believe OS X Sierra is released on the 20th. I don’t own a mini, but a full Mac, so I can’t help you with microphone suggestions, but I would try to find a low-cost USB microphone, and/or headset and try them out and see which one you like. I think that would be the best

Re: Future technology gifts for my girlfriend

I haven’t heard a thing about the air being discontinued, maybe others have but no such rumor here. I had a best buy guy try to tell me the air was 6th gen intel but I don’t buy it, I don’t think the product line has been updated yet but that was the claim in the store anyway. > On Sep 12,

Re: Using Siri on a Mac Mini with sierra

Logitech in my opinion makes great headsets for desktop computers. I think it’s the 800 series, I may have my series number wrong but theres one for about $70 we used all the time for videoconferencing and phone applications at Fidelity on the PC and Mac. They are wireless. . > On Sep 12,

Re: Future technology gifts for my girlfriend

Hi thank you. But can I ask, is Apple still upgrading hardware for the Air? Asking as thought I heard somewhere they were no longer upgrading hardware on the Air and instead focus on the new Macbook. If they are still upgrading hardware on the Air, this could be an avenue to explore. > On 12

Using Siri on a Mac Mini with sierra

I guess I am sending this in anticipation of the release of Sierra tomorrow. I have a Mac Mini, which does not come with any sort of microphone. I really would like to use Siri on my Mac Mini. What sort of options are out there for the Mac Mini with a microphone or a combination headset with

Re: Books on Numbers from a blind perspective?

ann, How would a person go about finding about these voice over commands which aren’t apparent?? Cait > On Sep 12, 2016, at 2:54 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > > Hello Simon, > > We’re not writing a book on Numbers at the moment. We keep thinking about it, > but it takes

Re: Future technology gifts for my girlfriend

Hi! Remember that the Air still is a very small unit. So if you don’t get the macbook with retina display and get the air she will have a very small and compact and very lightweight unit. One thing i do love with the mac is the magnetic plug for the electrical chord. So if you happen to stumble

hoping for some help with recovering a Google account

Hi all, I'm having a strange problem and I'm hoping someone can help. I'm trying to recover an old google account. Since I used that account, my cell phone number has changed, so I request that a verification code be sent to my email address, which is the same one associated with the Google

walkie-talkie app recommendation

I need a blutooth walkie-talkie app for my iPhone. There is only like a million of them on the app store. Any recommendations? -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if

PDF expert on the Mac

Hi all, There is an application called PDF expert for the Mac. Apple insider has it noted on sale for 50% off, making the price just under $30. My question is, is it usable with VoiceOver? I haven't had very much luck reading PDF files on the Mac. I still use windows for that. But I'm wondering

Re: new Mac

I wonder if you can still crack that one open. I’m looking on the apple site, ah yes, at the end there’s a 13 inch non retina option. interesting You can probably still put 32 GB and 2 SSD drives in them.;) (not officially of course but with a screwdriver and a half hour) > On Sep 11, 2016,

Re: Only Apple could do this.

Would love to visit someday, or move there when Trump or Hillary run the country in to the ground. I know you beat us in the best places to do business category this year. Awful long way to fly though. I’m not sure I could stand 20+ hours in a plane, even a gulf stream feels like a tin can

Re: AirPods hands-on: They stayed in my ears and sounded awesome

I think it all depends on when things get sourced, parts are finished and assembly takes place. Apple likes to build up a big supply before they let something go. You have a very good point I just figure something in the supply chain held something up and they didn’t want to stall on the

Re: AirPods hands-on: They stayed in my ears and sounded awesome

Looks like they work with non apple devices also. Very cool. > On Sep 12, 2016, at 12:18 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > I was talking to ssomeone at apple today about these and asked them if they > worked on the earlier devices such as 6 and 6s range, > > Seemingly the

Re: thinking about getting a GoogleVoice number

Do remember the google option is free though just so you compare correctly on the financial side. You are right though, Skype to Skype has a wide band codec and the Skype to PSTN gateways aren’t bad. Of course a lot depends on your network connection, congestion and so forth. Good luck and

Re: Safari & credit cards

Kinda does Simon, if you’re discussing financial issues and fraud you need to know if one of the persons giving advice is a felon or not. In the US you can’t register as a financial adviser if you have felonies and you lose your constitutional protections. You can’t even vote. You need to

Re: Safari & credit cards

Do remember it does work at places that don’t think they support it. Walmart was such a place. They specifically said they did not support it because they were / are working on an alternate system however, their registers do support it since it’s widely included in hardware and as long as you

Re: Safari & credit cards

Hi Andrew, What you do is quickly double press your home button on the phone or double press the side button on the watch to enter in to a payment mode. You do not have to and really should not unlock your phone I don’t believe at this stage. When I’ve used it I’ve removed the phone

Re: thinking about getting a GoogleVoice number

Hi Donna, 1. The apps on both platforms are very accessible. Android and IOS both support google voice very nicely. 2. Yes, voice quality is somewhat less than the PSTN network but completely acceptable. 3. Other options include Evoice with their second line option, Vonage with their cell

Re: thinking about getting a GoogleVoice number

Hey Scott, Yep, there are a lot of options there. :) Thanks for all this info. I already have a Skype number, so maybe I should just look into what it would cost to add a second line. I certainly find the call quality on Skype to be far superior to what I experienced with GoogleVoice.

Re: Safari & credit cards

Hi, the apple product is a wallet so you can put all your cards in and select at time of payment which you wish to use. It’s very clever. > On Sep 11, 2016, at 8:07 PM, Gabe Griffith wrote: > > Hi, > Can you enter more than one card into Apple Pay or do you have to

Re: IOS 10 release

That would be the gold master. It shows up automatically on your phone but you must request it specifically by hand for the Mac side using the beta.apple.com mechanism and a app store code. > On Sep 12, 2016, at 6:16 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >

thinking about getting a GoogleVoice number

Hi all, I have a need for a second phone number, and am thinking about getting a GoogleVoice number. My questions: 1. How blind friendly is GoogleVoice these days? 2. Last time I had a GoogleVoice number, the voice quality wasn't great. Is that still the case? 3. Anyone have any

Re: IOS 10 release

That's what I'm running here. I just did a check and no new updates here. Doug Sent from my iPad > On Sep 12, 2016, at 6:45 AM, Daniel Miller wrote: > > Yes, that's the gold master build. That releases tomorrow. However, I have a > feeling they will be releasing

Re: IOS 10 release

Yes, that's the gold master build. That releases tomorrow. However, I have a feeling they will be releasing another gold master bill today, since that build it gives the number of 10.0.1, not 10.0. Sent from my iPhone 6S Plus > On Sep 12, 2016, at 6:38 AM, David Chittenden

Re: IOS 10 release

Is it the gold master? The update is not yet available as I do not have a beta account. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 12/09/2016, at 10:16 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Morning all, > > I know

RE: Books on Numbers from a blind perspective?

Hi Anne, Thanks for that update, It’s good to know your thinking of it, Yes I understand the having had sight to now visualising things having had sight myself until 22 Thanks for the info. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anne

IOS 10 release

Morning all, I know that this isn't meant to happen until the 13th, But I've just had a look at something on my iPad 4 mini and while in general / settings opened software updates to find an update of IOS 10 waiting for install. I have been Public beta testing but this gives a list of a

Re: Safari & credit cards

Exactly, and at least on the Watch, you can choose which card you want to use once you bring up Apple Pay and before you put your device up to the reader. I believe iOS lets you do the same. No, your phone doesn't unlock. Once you double press the home button, you're in the Apple Pay screen

Re: Keynote questions

Okay, thanks. I'm a bit surprised that the usual way of performing multiple selections doesn't work for this, but at least there's a way. Is your book on iBooks, by the way? Have you, or anyone, ever encountered this situation? I have an image container, and sighted people told me my image was

Re: AirPods hands-on: They stayed in my ears and sounded awesome

Hi david. I knew that. Which is why i knew u would understand the h ref. As for going to oz. understandable. Wi look that myself in december when in melbourne Sent from my iPhone 6S+ On 12/09/2016, at 6:33 PM, David Chittenden > wrote:

Re: Safari & credit cards

Oh this is excellent. Thank you so much. So when you put your phone close to a card reader, do you unlock your phone? I understand from the various pages I've read that you have to have your finger on the home button to use touch ID. But do you unlock your phone? Thanks again Andrew > On

Re: Books on Numbers from a blind perspective?

Hello Simon, We’re not writing a book on Numbers at the moment. We keep thinking about it, but it takes so much time which is in short supply right now. People don’t realise how much work goes into writing a book about a complex application. There are so many VO commands that most users know

Re: Keynote questions

Hello Alex, Once again, all this is explained in my Pages book. To select more than one object using VoiceOver, turn cursor tracking off (VO-Shift-F3), navigate and bring the mouse to each object in turn, and shift-click using the physical mouse or trackpad. Use VO-F6 to check that the right

Re: AirPods hands-on: They stayed in my ears and sounded awesome

Simon, I also live in NZ. Fortunately, I go to Australia regularly, so will go to the local Apple Store over there and get a hands-on from an Apple rep after they are released. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 12 Sep

Re: Typing Echo and ChromeVox

I’m using Mac OS. Could use Windows but why should I if it’s available on Mac? Also yes, I did get the “No Typing Echo” confirmation. > On Sep 12, 2016, at 2:29 AM, Chris G wrote: > > Did you get the confirmation that the setting was changed, IE characters, >

Re: Typing Echo and ChromeVox

Did you get the confirmation that the setting was changed, IE characters, characters and words, words etc. Also did you have VoiceOver running at the same time? I just tried this under Windows Chrome and Chromevox and the keyboard echo was respected. Chris Grabowski Mystic Access Where

Re: Typing Echo and ChromeVox

I just tested it on a Google Docs document and no way to disable it there, or a workaround? I just set it to no typing echo, but Google Docs still speaks typing echo. > On Sep 12, 2016, at 2:04 AM, Chris G wrote: > > Hi, > Try Chromevox+e then T you need to rotor

Re: Typing Echo and ChromeVox

Hi, Try Chromevox+e then T you need to rotor through the settings. Depending on the setting you want, you may need to press chromevox+e, then T multiple times. Chromevox+e, then T. Chromevox+E, then T. Chromevox+E then T. etc. Chris Grabowski Mystic Access Where the magic is in learning.