RE: Replace your dubious iPhone 7 headphone dongle with this $40 Lightning adapter - CNET

2017-07-15 Thread gary-melconian
Mary, I totally gree with you on this one. We will havet o test ot se hwo this one does do. I am a bit cautious when aany o these are testited out . -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent:

Re: Replace your dubious iPhone 7 headphone dongle with this $40 Lightning adapter - CNET

2017-07-15 Thread Mary Otten
Well, here's what I want to know. How about a blind test. How about the sighted guy doesn't know which adapter he's using, and can he still hear the difference? I have some very excellent wired headphones from B and W and Audese, and I think they're fine with the lightning adapter. Maybe

Re: Seeing AI app from Microsoft

2017-07-15 Thread Ryan Mann
You can actually save it if you use the document channel instead of short text. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 15, 2017, at 8:52 PM, Larry Thacker Jr. > wrote: > > It is awesome for quick reading. If you don’t need to save the text, it > walks all over KNFB. > >>

Replace your dubious iPhone 7 headphone dongle with this $40 Lightning adapter - CNET

2017-07-15 Thread M. Taylor
CNET News - Saturday, July 15, 2017 at 11:47 AM Replace your dubious iPhone 7 headphone dongle with this $40 Lightning adapter - CNET Let's say you dropped $300-plus on a nice set of wired AKG, Beats, Beyerdynamic, Bose, Bowers & Wilkins, Grado, Oppo, Sennheiser or Ultimate Ears headphones. Then

Re: Seeing AI app from Microsoft

2017-07-15 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
It is awesome for quick reading. If you don’t need to save the text, it walks all over KNFB. > On Jul 15, 2017, at 6:44 PM, David & his pack of dogs > wrote: > > They must work on its accuracy. It had me 18 years older then I really am > and my wife 6 years older.

Re: A Time Machine question

2017-07-15 Thread Angus MacKinnon
Tim Thank you. I am not sure why I can only see a 0KB version of the file and nothing else. Time to bring in a sighted friend that is very familular with TimeMachine. Angus MacKinnon -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any

RE: Seeing AI app from Microsoft

2017-07-15 Thread David & his pack of dogs
They must work on its accuracy. It had me 18 years older then I really am and my wife 6 years older. I am listed as a 76 years young man with grey hair and a beard. I’m greying at the temples but, only 58 years young. It is still a good app, though. Just question its accuracy in facial

Re: Lyric Honeywell Thermostat app.

2017-07-15 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Thanks for this Kawal. I've been considering the Lyra, but was unsure of the accessibility of their app. Good to know. Best. Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Jul 15, 2017, at 14:48, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: Hello. Just in case if anyone in the UK or other

Lyric Honeywell Thermostat app.

2017-07-15 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hello. Just in case if anyone in the UK or other countries were using the old Honeywell Total Comfort Thermostat, it has been replaced by the Lyric Honeywell Thermostat. Very accessible and now it is integrated with Apple's home kit. I prefer this one to the last and find both very

Re: Seeing AI app from Microsoft

2017-07-15 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, I don't believe that it's available in the UK yet. Below is pasted from the description in the Canada Store. Seeing AI is a free app that narrates the world around you. Designed for the blind and low vision community, this ongoing research project harnesses the power of AI to open up the

Re: Seeing AI app from Microsoft

2017-07-15 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
I can't find it in the App store in the UK. Please tell me what you put in to get it. Kawal. > On 15 Jul 2017, at 20:55, David & his pack of dogs > wrote: > > I loaded the app on my IPhone and took a picture of my wife. Being married to > me has aged her by 6 years,

Re: A Time Machine question

2017-07-15 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Try this first. 1. Open the document. 2. To the File menu and down to Revert to and choose Browse All Versions. 3. Press VO-f2-f2 to bring up the Window Chooser. 4. Choose View Browsing Controls. Any accessible previous revisions through TextEdit should be available. If the date or

RE: Seeing AI app from Microsoft

2017-07-15 Thread David & his pack of dogs
I loaded the app on my IPhone and took a picture of my wife. Being married to me has aged her by 6 years, according to the app. It had her age 6 years older then she really is. Well, it is good for a laugh. All joking aside, the app works for people shots and does recognize dogs as not people,

Re: A Time Machine question

2017-07-15 Thread Angus MacKinnon
Jonathan and Tim Yes pcqrb-Untitled copy.txt was created with Text Edit. I load the current document into text Edit. I then bring up Menu Extras and do VO F2 F2 and see three choices, Menu Extras, Viewing browwser controls and pcqrb-Untitled copy.txt. I click on Viewing Browser Controls and

Seeing AI app from Microsoft

2017-07-15 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
https://youtu.be/bqeQByqf_f8 Sent from my iPhone -- 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, please contact the owners or

RE: Which virtual machine software is accessible?

2017-07-15 Thread Matthew Dyer
Fusion is the best to work with at the moment.. At least that’s what I use on my imac with 8 gb of rram with no problem here. HTH. Matthew -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nickus de Vos Sent: Saturday,

Re: Outlook 365

2017-07-15 Thread Kevin Chao
I’ve been using mail.o365 in Mac, Chrome, and VoiceOver–the keyboard shortcuts and screen reader experience is pretty good. On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 9:24 AM Jonathan Cohn wrote: > When Microsoft updater pops up, it should have a set of radio buttons to > move you to the

Re: Which virtual machine software is accessible?

2017-07-15 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Most of the blind Macintosh community uses VMWare Fusion. There are two other readily available VM environments available both of which have some issues with accessibility of the settings/configuration screens. They are Virtual Box which is free and Parallel. The major issue once the VM is

Re: How to click mouse in fusion, jaw 8 doesn't work

2017-07-15 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Sounds strange, I have a Windows keyboard always attached, so I don't have to resort to the hack of migrating caps lock to a different key. What happens when you turn on keyboard help (jaws-1) does jaws-8 say left mouse click? Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Jul 13, 2017,

Re: Outlook 365

2017-07-15 Thread Jonathan Cohn
When Microsoft updater pops up, it should have a set of radio buttons to move you to the insider program. This is Microsoft's equivalent to the Apple public beta. checkboxes to move to either the Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Jul 9, 2017, at 4:24 PM, Scott Granados

Which virtual machine software is accessible?

2017-07-15 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all I want to put Windows 10 on my MBP for very occasional use and because I have a quad core i7 with 16 GB RAM, I think it will be fine if I run a virtual machine rather than Bootcamp. Which virtual machine software is most accessible for use with Voiceover and easiest to use? -- The

RE: Editing from an IPhone?

2017-07-15 Thread David & his pack of dogs
I have seen the share icon on my IPhone when looking at a website and I want to make a shortcut to a link. But, never thought it could be used for sharing videos. All this is new to me and I am stuck in the middle. As the visually challenged people I know, don’t do video, their sighted

Re: Editing from an IPhone?

2017-07-15 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I have no idea on a Windows platform. On a new macintosh, when you log your iPhone into the computer both iTunes and Photos applicationsopen and photos get transferred to the photo app and ApPs, ringtones, music and movies get transferred to iTunes. There is also the possibility that your

Voice dream reader and reading in braille

2017-07-15 Thread Mary Otten
Hi all, For those of you who use the VDR with a braille display, can you comment on the fluidity of reading? I know it's great with speech, you just hit the play button and it plays. Seamless reading. How about with braille? I assume you can't hit play, but would have to rely on voiceover

Re: A Time Machine question

2017-07-15 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, As Jonathan mentioned, if you created and edited this document using TextEdit, then previous edits are saved within TextEdit itself. You can look back through those archived versions to find the version you're looking for. If that doesn't work, the easiest thing to do would be to locate

Re: A Time Machine question

2017-07-15 Thread Jonathan Cohn
You might not even need to use time machine if the file is still present in your system. Was the file edited using textedit? If so, then there should be a mini-time machine interface in the editing window. If not, then instructions for using time machine have been given before on list. I

Re: How to update a brailliant 32 if you have a Mac

2017-07-15 Thread Mary Otten
My ridiculously old pc actually work for this. I was sure it would not. But it did. Enjoying Kindle books on the fire hd 8in braille now. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 15, 2017, at 6:04 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > I would do this buy running windows under fusion

Re: How to update a brailliant 32 if you have a Mac

2017-07-15 Thread Scott Granados
I would do this buy running windows under fusion but seems like a lot of work for little gain. > On Jul 14, 2017, at 5:28 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli > wrote: > > You can't. Has to be done with Windows. > > -Original Message- > From: