go to meeting

2017-06-28 Thread jean parker
Hello Donna and all: I convinced all the webinar hosts I deal with to use Zoom instead of Go To Meeting. Oh well, their loss. Jean Dr. Jean Parker, Ph.D. Senior Research Fellow Trans4m Center For Integral Development Geneva, Switzerland -- The following information is important for all

Re: Full Article: iOS 11 public beta: What it does for the iPhone - CNET

2017-06-28 Thread David Chittenden
Yes, I had one of the receivers for a few years whilst living in SF. The iPhone becomes the receiver. The marked GPS coordinates becomes the transmitter. The clear speech occurs when the iPhone is directly aligned, and becomes static as the iPhone's alignment changes in relation to the

Re: How to use terminal?

2017-06-28 Thread E.T.
I do as little as possible in Terminal, One instance where I used my password was when creating an installer. From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off and say

Skype groups

2017-06-28 Thread Brad Frenette
does any buddy have any Skype groups that I can join. if so please send the link. -- 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 you feel that a member's post is inappropriate,

Re: Go to meeting?

2017-06-28 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi John, I do have a dial-in number, so that will have to do, I suppose. It's unfortunate, b/c they wanted a video call. I also have a test link. I've spent some time trying to access it from MY PC, but no joy. So no need for you to spend your time tomorrow trying to connect, but thank you

Re: Upgrading to IOS Public beta 11

2017-06-28 Thread Nimer Jaber
This is broken… just saw this thread. > On Jun 28, 2017, at 16:21, Portia Scott wrote: > > Okay, a friend is trying to figure it out, but it looks like > downloading apps is broken. > > On 6/28/17, Jenine Stanley wrote: >> Haven’t tried that

Re: file volt weirdness

2017-06-28 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Yes, but we have folks on the list that get a list of users when starting up a system with File Vault. It is my opinion, that they are actually still using File Vault 1 with per a user encryption rather than File Vault 2 with full disk encryption. Sorry, I tend to not write enough background

Re: How to use terminal?

2017-06-28 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Ah, be very careful of any command in terminal that requires your password. These are commands that are using the "sudo" command. Sudo essentially says run this as root which is the most privileged user on a UNIX system. While you can not break system files in Sierra due to extra security

Re: file volt weirdness

2017-06-28 Thread David Chittenden
Hello, It is a hardware difference. Macs older than 2012 or 2013 can only beep during log-in when using firevault. Kind regards, David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +61 488 988 936 Sent from my iPhone > On 29/06/2017, at 02:19, Tim Kilburn

Re: Go to meeting?

2017-06-28 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Donna, While the web page is not very accessible, Go To Meeting always has the option for doing call in to the meeting. I believe I have to Go To Meetings tomorrow, so I could try to connect via Mac and/or Windows if you like for the second meeting. I believe most screen sharing services for

RE: Full Article: iOS 11 public beta: What it does for the iPhone - CNET

2017-06-28 Thread gary-melconian
Thanks mary, for the explanation of this one. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 4:11 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Full Article: iOS 11 public

RE: Adobe Improves Support for Accessible PDF Documents on Mobile Devices | Adobe Document Cloud

2017-06-28 Thread gary-melconian
Thanks mary for the cross post. Will be checking this one out on both I o s and android. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 2:43 PM To: mac4thebl...@freelists.org;

Re: Full Article: iOS 11 public beta: What it does for the iPhone - CNET

2017-06-28 Thread Mary Otten
You got that right about the military signals. Not going to happen. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 28, 2017, at 4:19 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > > I had the exact same thought. I wonder if they use the gyro or something to > help. Plus you have the regular

Re: Full Article: iOS 11 public beta: What it does for the iPhone - CNET

2017-06-28 Thread Scott Granados
I had the exact same thought. I wonder if they use the gyro or something to help. Plus you have the regular deviation in the GPS signal depending on signal conditions. I wish we could get access to the military encrypted signals, sub meter way finding would be nice. > On Jun 28,

Re: Full Article: iOS 11 public beta: What it does for the iPhone - CNET

2017-06-28 Thread Mary Otten
I remember that portable receiver as well. I will be curious if you try it. The problem I see with this approach is that the actual GPS Mark, so to speak, is often some ways away from the actual building you're trying to go to. It might be in a parking lot for instance. Or so I have heard from

Re: How Apple is squeezing more photos into your iPhone

2017-06-28 Thread Scott Granados
That’s very cool. One of the things I like about Apple is they are willing to take risks and push standards. > On Jun 28, 2017, at 6:30 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > > FAQ: Apple's newest iPhone software attempts to move the world out of the > JPEG era. CNET decodes the technology >

Re: Full Article: iOS 11 public beta: What it does for the iPhone - CNET

2017-06-28 Thread Scott Granados
Good ol Smith-Kettlewell, I remember building some of their projects when I was in school. I will definitely check out this app. The physical talking signs unit was very simple but effective. You pointed a small IR receiver that converted the IR signal to speech and the clearer the

Re: Go to meeting?

2017-06-28 Thread Donna Goodin
thanks, David. Cheers, Donna > On Jun 28, 2017, at 6:00 PM, David Chittenden wrote: > > No, Go To Meeting is not accessible. > > Kind regards, > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +61 488 988 936 > Sent from my iPhone > >> On

Re: Go to meeting?

2017-06-28 Thread David Chittenden
No, Go To Meeting is not accessible. Kind regards, David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +61 488 988 936 Sent from my iPhone > On 29/06/2017, at 04:57, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hi all, > > Can anyone tell me if Go to Meeting is accessible either

Re: How to use terminal?

2017-06-28 Thread Scott Granados
Just for the less experienced on the list, terminal is just dropping you to a unix shell. When you hear people talk about unix this is simply a flavor of it that the pretty pictures part of Mac OS runs over. It’s an extremely powerful environment and also a well paying career path if you

Re: mac beta still coming soon was: Upgrading to IOS Public beta 11

2017-06-28 Thread Michael Marshall
I just wish apple would tell users what is going on. Why can't they put a message on the beta site saying we are having problems with APFS, just sit tight. instead we have to rely on secondary sources. It is the only bugbear I have with the apple beta setup. I hope they fix this quickly. > On 29

How Apple is squeezing more photos into your iPhone

2017-06-28 Thread M. Taylor
FAQ: Apple's newest iPhone software attempts to move the world out of the JPEG era. CNET decodes the technology Apple will cram more photos into your iPhone. Here's how Back in 1992, Bill Clinton was elected US president, Microsoft released Windows 3.1 and digital photo experts created the JPEG

Re: mac beta still coming soon was: Upgrading to IOS Public beta 11

2017-06-28 Thread Michael Marshall
ahh, That does make sense. > On 29 Jun 2017, at 4:13 am, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: > > The reason why they haven't released a High Sierra public beta is because > according to sources, Apple is still having issues with the APFS system -- The following information is important

Re: mac beta still coming soon was: Upgrading to IOS Public beta 11

2017-06-28 Thread Scott Granados
And I would whole heartedly support that delay. Squash the known bugs before you push it out the door. > On Jun 28, 2017, at 2:13 PM, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: > > Hey guys. The reason why they haven't released a High Sierra public beta is > because according to sources,

Re: I Mac Pro.

2017-06-28 Thread Scott Granados
If I’m going to gamble I’ll play a game with good odds like Blackjack. I made a decent pay a few years ago between jobs playing Blackjack at one of the local casinos. > On Jun 28, 2017, at 5:00 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > > All we have to do is buy and buy Lottery

Adobe Improves Support for Accessible PDF Documents on Mobile Devices | Adobe Document Cloud

2017-06-28 Thread Mary Otten
Sorry for the cross posting, but I thought this could be of interest to folks on these lists who havei-devices. It looks like there are some improvements for reading PDF documents on these devices, but no tables yet, unfortunately. Let's hope it doesn't take them too long to get that

Re: Upgrading to IOS Public beta 11

2017-06-28 Thread Portia Scott
Okay, a friend is trying to figure it out, but it looks like downloading apps is broken. On 6/28/17, Jenine Stanley wrote: > Haven’t tried that one yet. Need to seriously clean out my apps so might be > a good reason to try it. >> On Jun 28, 2017, at 3:19 PM, Portia

Re: I Mac Pro.

2017-06-28 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
All we have to do is buy and buy Lottery tickets (been doing that for a long time and I don't win anything). So how do people win the lottery? I just need a new gadget to play with and may be the new I Mac will have your finger print to unlock it. > On 27 Jun 2017, at 12:13, Anders Holmberg

Re: mac os server

2017-06-28 Thread Tim Kilburn
Simon, There is likely a "Take Control of MacOS Sierra Server" eBook out there. The Take Control series are usually quite good books. Other than that, there's good stuff just on the Net. Just do a search on what service you wish to get more detail on, along with MacOS Server in the search

Re: Go to meeting?

2017-06-28 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi, Thanks. Unfortunately, this is work related, so I don't have any choice in the platform. Cheers, Donna > On Jun 28, 2017, at 3:30 PM, michael dailey wrote: > > No I have never had luck with GTM on either. > > Try Zoom.us , I only messed with it a bit

Re: How to control playback speed in VLC

2017-06-28 Thread Andrew Lamanche
It's not alt+minus or equals sign but commmand +option plus minus or equals sign. > On 28 Jun 2017, at 18:50, Paul Hopewell wrote: > > Hello, > I recall a recent discussion on how to slowdown playback. VLC seemed to be > the answer so I have been trying that as my

Re: Go to meeting?

2017-06-28 Thread michael dailey
No I have never had luck with GTM on either. Try Zoom.us, I only messed with it a bit but it worked great on my Mac and Windows computers. Mike Dailey 905 Live Oak St. Beaufort, NC 28516-1722 720-341-6427 mpd...@gmail.com > On Jun 28, 2017, at 2:57 PM, Donna Goodin

Re: VoiceDream Writer

2017-06-28 Thread Stacey Robinson
Thanks, I’ll do that. Peace, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net > On Jun 28, 2017, at 12:32 PM, Phil Halton wrote: > > Then I would suggest contacting the developer through the app itself. He's > very

Re: Upgrading to IOS Public beta 11

2017-06-28 Thread Jenine Stanley
Haven’t tried that one yet. Need to seriously clean out my apps so might be a good reason to try it. > On Jun 28, 2017, at 3:19 PM, Portia Scott wrote: > > When you have apps in your app store that you have purchased, but not > installed onto your iPhone, do you see a

Re: Disk Warrior

2017-06-28 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I used it five years ago or so. At that time there were two uses. 1. periodic monitoring of the disk. This just used Apple controls and I seem to remember it being slightly accessible, but that some things required some work to access. The second use was when your disk was entirely messed up

Re: Upgrading to IOS Public beta 11

2017-06-28 Thread Portia Scott
When you have apps in your app store that you have purchased, but not installed onto your iPhone, do you see a download button when going to install them? Someone on Twitter was saying you have to install purchased apps that you want on your iPhone from iTunes. On 6/28/17, Jenine Stanley

Go to meeting?

2017-06-28 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, Can anyone tell me if Go to Meeting is accessible either on the Mac or on Windows? I'm trying to connect to a test session on my Mac and not having any luck. TIA, Donna -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions

Re: mac beta still coming soon was: Upgrading to IOS Public beta 11

2017-06-28 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Hey guys. The reason why they haven't released a High Sierra public beta is because according to sources, Apple is still having issues with the APFS system. So rather than you guys getting stuck with it, they'd rather squash those bugs before it gets released as a public beta. Shawn Sent From

Re: Upgrading to IOS Public beta 11

2017-06-28 Thread Jenine Stanley
I was moving the new Files app into a folder. Now if you do the 1-finger flick down with actions selected in the rotor, instead of “Arrange Apps” it will say “Edit Mode”. If you double tap on this, you will find an action called Drag and Drop where it used to say Move App. Double tapping on

How to control playback speed in VLC

2017-06-28 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, I recall a recent discussion on how to slowdown playback. VLC seemed to be the answer so I have been trying that as my first use of VLC. While the track of interest is playing I can get to the playback menu where I can find a slider with options for slower and faster. If I interact with

Re: VoiceDream Writer

2017-06-28 Thread Phil Halton
Then I would suggest contacting the developer through the app itself. He's very responsive although I would suggest that you be as specific as possible with all the details you can give. Sent from my IPhone > On Jun 28, 2017, at 11:05 AM, Stacey Robinson wrote: > >

Re: Upgrading to IOS Public beta 11

2017-06-28 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Anders, have you hear d the new swedish siri voice? I thought it was quite nice. Wonder if you can only use it with Siri. One bug i noticed in earlier iOs versions has apparently been fixed, you can now add posts to calendar using Siri. I’m not quite sure what i like or don’t like about the app

Pages shortcut

2017-06-28 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
You should be able to make any menu item a keyboard shortcut, if you need to. This has been discussed on the list before. Also, please don't just reply to a message especially if you don't change the subject. You need to modify application shortcuts in the keyboard panel of System

Re: Disk Warrior

2017-06-28 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! >From what i remember it should work but it was a bit complicated. I really don’t remember what it could do but i remember trying it out. /A > 28 juni 2017 kl. 17:42 skrev Marshall Scott : > > Hi Folks, > First of all, forgive me if this message is duplicated. I had a little

Re: Upgrading to IOS Public beta 11

2017-06-28 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! How do one drag and drop? And where did you find about that feature? I haven’t read the article yet that was posted here but sure will do. /A > 28 juni 2017 kl. 16:39 skrev Jenine Stanley : > > I’m finding a few things that may not necessarily be bugs but operate >

Re: Upgrading to IOS Public beta 11

2017-06-28 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! A bit of a lag is there but it is so small i don’t find it irritating. But this is on an Iphone Se. SO far Ios 11 does not impress me. SOme new things in the control center makes it more usable ofcourse but i thought they should add more voices to swedish but sadly not. /A > 28 juni 2017 kl.

Re: file volt weirdness

2017-06-28 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, I believe that you are correct, in that it is a hardware difference. I have an MBP Late 2011 and I only enabled File Vault a couple of months ago. So, you'd expect it to be the newest version of File Vault. My machine only does the single beep when I attempt to turn VO on, double beep

weirdness with iPhone wake-up screen?

2017-06-28 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, So I woke up this morning to find that the wake-up screen on my iPhone contains all kinds of junk that wasn't there before. Has anyone else experienced this? Anyone know if there's a way to change it back? I liked it better the other way. :) TIA, Donna -- The following information

Disk Warrior

2017-06-28 Thread Marshall Scott
Hi Folks, First of all, forgive me if this message is duplicated. I had a little trouble with my network this morning. My question is: Does Disk Warrior work with Voiceover? I tried calling Alsoft and couldn't get any reliable information. Thanks, Marshall -- The following information is

Re: VoiceDream Writer

2017-06-28 Thread Stacey Robinson
I’ve tried this and the dropbox button just says off over and over each time I tap. Peace, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net > On Jun 28, 2017, at 8:32 AM, Phil Halton wrote: > > You have to give

Re: Upgrading to IOS Public beta 11

2017-06-28 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, I am having trouble with pages. There is supposed to be a keyboard shortcut, command enter, which makes a page break. when I hit this, my mac makes a bonking noise, and I am unable to perform the keyboard shortcut. If I go to the insert section on the menu bar, and choose insert page

Re: Upgrading to IOS Public beta 11

2017-06-28 Thread Jenine Stanley
I’m finding a few things that may not necessarily be bugs but operate differently. 1. The 4-finger swipe to change apps no longer works. It takes me to a sign in screen and asks for my device password then kicks me back to the home screen. This is frustrating as I use that gesture all the

Re: Upgrading to IOS Public beta 11

2017-06-28 Thread Scott Davert
here are some bugs I have found. I'm not noticing my touch screen on my 6S behaving any differently. 1. The messages rotor option has disappeared from mail. There is an actions rotor option, but no effective way to jump between messages. 2. When editing using a braille display, the cursor jumps

Sound Forge 3 with VO

2017-06-28 Thread Jürgen Fleger
Hello, is anyone working with the new updated Sound Forge 3 with VO? My impressions are: • no real new features • if I press Space or Enter to play or pause it takes round about 3 seconds to complete the action Can anyone confirm this or is it just on my machine? Thanks Jürgen -- The

Re: Upgrading to IOS Public beta 11

2017-06-28 Thread E.T.
Exactly Simon. This is what beta testing is for. From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off and say God did it." --Carl Sagan E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com On

Re: VoiceDream Writer

2017-06-28 Thread Phil Halton
You have to give Ryder access to your dropbox account. Do it in the following way. One, select Add document. Two, select import from external location. Three. Select the "more" option. Under the more options you will find manage locations. Tap the "dropbox" switch and it should activate the

Re: file volt weirdness

2017-06-28 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Could this be what you need to do? • bullet If you're using FileVault in Mac OS X Snow Leopard, you can upgrade to FileVault 2 by upgrading to OS X Lion or later. After upgrading OS X, open FileVault preferences and follow the onscreen instructions to upgrade FileVault. group with 2 items.

VoiceDream Writer

2017-06-28 Thread Stacey Robinson
Hi all, I recently bought VoiceDream Writer. Using it with VO I cannot get the dropbox setting to turn on. It just says off each time I double tap. Is there a podcast or guide that could help with this? Peace, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk.

Re: Problem selecting dates in diary online with Voiceover in Safari

2017-06-28 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Hard to tell without personally playing with the site. I often do find that as long as I am in the main navigation area of the screen, using either find, VoiceOver find or item chooser will help with sites. First thing to discover is if there is a lot of hiding and unhiding of the some HTML

Re: How to use terminal?

2017-06-28 Thread -dan d.
The say command alone plus a word will be spoken using the voice one uses in vo.Using the -v with a voice name uses that voice. If more then one word enclose them in quoatation marks. Using -f plus the name of a text file will speak the contents of the file. The -v plus voice works if

file volt weirdness

2017-06-28 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Listers, A few weeks ago we had a discussion on file volt not speaking at the log in prompt or vise versa I've just put sierra on to a mac mini I've obtained from work, I thought I'd secure things more with file volt and low and behold it only beeps when trying to log in, or at least it

mac os server

2017-06-28 Thread Simon Fogarty
Does any one know of a good tech manual on OSX server in the current case it is ver: 10.12.x sierra server. Cheers for any info people might have. Simon f -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about

Problem selecting dates in diary online with Voiceover in Safari

2017-06-28 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Hi, Here is my problem: I need to book slots for online lessons in a tutor's diary. The dates and the times are not reported by VoiceOver as links or any clickable elements, and yet a sighted person can select them using the mouse. I've tried every trick I've learnt for the 10 years of using

RE: Upgrading to IOS Public beta 11

2017-06-28 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yeah sure but one of the main gestures not working correctly wasn't something I expected. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of E.T. Sent: Wednesday, 28 June 2017 2:07 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

RE: apple configurater / MDM

2017-06-28 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Tim, Thanks for that, yes configurator 2 is the current one I guess an update / beter version Yes I have approx. 10 iPhone 4 / 4s devices that I want to lock down so that if someone uses one they can’t add in their own apple ID and forget to unlock it from that id before giving it back

RE: Upgrading to IOS Public beta 11

2017-06-28 Thread Simon Fogarty
No it will over write the existing profile. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Krister Ekström Sent: Wednesday, 28 June 2017 3:58 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Upgrading to IOS Public beta 11 Thanks for that info. Do

RE: Upgrading to IOS Public beta 11

2017-06-28 Thread Simon Fogarty
Try a two finger double swipe up or down and tell me what you think! My phone doesn’t seem to be liking swipes up / down with two or three fingers, I’m finding that sensitivity seems to be lacking currently but might be just a first release issue. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com