Your iPhone could save your life if you learn to use its emergency features, USA Today

How your iPhone could save your life By Kim Komando, Special for USA TODAY Updated 10 minutes ago It's hard to imagine leaving the house without a cell phone. Most of us feel naked and alone without our phones, disconnected from the world. We feel, in a word, unsafe. The truth is, your mobile

How to keep your phone (and fingers) from freezing this winter, iMore

How to keep your phone (and fingers) from freezing this winter By Luke Filipowicz, 5 Jan 2018 Although Christmas has come and gone and we are securely into 2018, many of us still have to deal with a few months of cold, snowy, and windy weather. Using your phone outdoors can be tricky - and

RE: keyboard/trackpad question

What, My notebook is like an American express card, I don't leave home without it, -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tim Kilburn Sent: Saturday, 6 January 2018 5:12 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

Is it possible to add a new MailBox via the iPhone?

Hi, Do I have to go to iCloud.com, or Is it possible to add a new MailBox via the iPhone? I created a new mailbox folder on the Mac, but its not showing on the iPhone. Thanks, Rob -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions

Re: alarms with calendar or alternative app?

I use calendar in the following way to create items: 1. type command-N to create a new item. 2. This brings up a smart insert fields. 3. Type something like Leave at 5:30pm and then hit enter 4. type command-i and use VoiceOver to review the calendar entry. There is a button to do recurrences

Re: Text rangler & Voice Over

Thanks Jonathan Sorry to hear that, but no matter. I shall use TextMate. Take care James > On 5 Jan 2018, at 20:36, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > Well, I contacted the vendor and found out two things: > > 1. TextWrangler has been replaced with the free version of BBEdit. >

Re: GPS on iOS

I wish somebody had been that positive when I was looking to purchase either Nearby Explorer or BlindSquared. Blind Squared does have some development going on which is good. When I use Blind Square, usually with just Streets and MY Places being announced it will tell me the direction I am

Re: Text rangler & Voice Over

Well, I contacted the vendor and found out two things: 1. TextWrangler has been replaced with the free version of BBEdit. 2. The main window will not work with VoiceOver and they have no plans to change that. BBEdit say they can't use the standard text tools in Cocoa and they seemed uninteresting

Re: Clipboard

I'm sure I have done that a time or two or used the wrong keystrokes. 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 (1934-1996), Contact

Re: Clipboard

Usually when this happens to me it is because I didn't really have something selected, or else keyboard focus was somewhere compeltely different from voiceover focus. If you notice this right away using the command-Z keystroke should restoer you to prior to the paste. I could make a 1 line

Re: Connecting usb devices in vmware fusion.

Hi! Not here fas it seems. /A > 5 jan. 2018 kl. 11:14 skrev Nickus de Vos : > > Hi > Yesterday I suddenly had the same issue, running the latest version of Fusion > and OS 10. I had to shut down my virtual machine, restart my Mac and then I > could Connect a USB device

Re: Clipboard

Are you using command-c and command-v to copy and paste? 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 (1934-1996), Contact E-mail:

Text rangler & Voice Over

Hi everyone Has anyone had any luck using the main edit window in Text Wrangler please? I am so far able to navigate every aspect of the app, except for this one crucial window. Thank you Take care James -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

RE: OT, safe and warm

Marie, take care. You were a great support to me in Jan. of 2013 and in succeeding months. David D. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Marie Lyons Sent: January 5, 2018 9:40 AM To: Macvisionaries

Clipboard

I’m not sure why that happened. I was replying so I’ll try a brand new message. I was saying that I have had things previouslye copied get pasted instead of the thing I just copied. Marie Lyons -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you

Re: GPS on iOS

Nearby explorer is by far the best GPS app available for blind people, none of the other ones even come close to what it provides, it's well worth the price. Original message: Hi folks, Can anyone recommend any GPS apps please? I am particularly looking for something that allows me to roam

Re: GPS on iOS

Hi James, I use a variety of apps. First, I use Google Maps in walking mode. Another one that I am quite fond of is called Nearby Explorer. I like the second app more as it addresses buildings as you pass them, name intersections, bus/train stops etc. HTH, Vaughn On 1/5/18, James Austin

alarms with calendar or alternative app?

Hi List, Looking for a way to utilize these steps on my mac book air for calendar or a more VO friendly application to accomplish these steps below: My Mac book air experience using the calendar app was very convoluted trying to execute these steps; Any recommendations? begin blurb; How to Set

Re: OT, safe and warm

I’m from Buffalo and I remember one February when we never got up to zero. After that 3 degrees F doesn’t feel so bad. I have appropriate clothing. I am not doing any walking with my guided. Marie Lyons > On Jan 5, 2018, at 12:38 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hey all

Re: Developer productivity tools/tips

Hi there, I use the mac on a daily basis and am also a full time developer. I never actually navigate xcode using voice over but a set of keyboard shurtcuts to get to where I want help me accelerate the moving around the IDE. You should google xcode important shortcuts or xcode productivity

GPS on iOS

Hi folks, Can anyone recommend any GPS apps please? I am particularly looking for something that allows me to roam freely, tells me when I am approaching an intersection/street, and if possible, the shape of the road. Thank you Take care James -- The following information is important for

Re: keyboard/trackpad question

Thanks Simon. Don’t have a Mac with me on this trip. Later... Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 4, 2018, at 7:19 PM, E.T. wrote: > > I think what he wants is simply to sit back and have access to keyboard and > trackpad on his lap. Methinks a lap tray would be a

Re: the clipboard

It appears there was no text in your email message Maria, Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Jan 4, 2018, at 10:30 PM, Marie Lyons wrote: > > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 4, 2018, at 1:01 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: >> >> Janet, >> >> what

Re: Is there a way to fast forward through a Netflix movie using a 4th Gen Apple TV?

Oh! Didn't even think about the rotor. Sorry, have a bad cold, so not firing on all cylinders. I was swiping to the right, but it was only moving me by ten seconds at a time, which was going to take forever! Thanks, Kliph. Donna > On Jan 5, 2018, at 4:42 AM, Kliphton Miller

Re: Is there a way to fast forward through a Netflix movie using a 4th Gen Apple TV?

Yes, set your rotter on the Siri remote to follow focus, and then swipe to the right, you can swipe up to 4 times to get faster speeds. > On Jan 4, 2018, at 10:00 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hi all, > > Question says it all. Is there some way to quickly fast forward

Developer productivity tools/tips

Hi all I am a full-time developer and have been using a macbook pro 15" for the past year. I currently have windows 10(bootcamp) install and do all my work from windows 10. I would like to get to a point where I can permanently switch to mac OS but feel like i'm way less productive using

Re: Connecting usb devices in vmware fusion.

Hi Yesterday I suddenly had the same issue, running the latest version of Fusion and OS 10. I had to shut down my virtual machine, restart my Mac and then I could Connect a USB device again. So this seems to be a bug, but at least it can be fixed with the quick restart of everything. Nickus

Re: OT, safe and warm

It really does seem like after having a year of bad hurricanes, we get pretty jacked up winters as well. I am in Louisiana and this winter so far has been a pretty cold one. On 1/4/18, Simon Fogarty wrote: > Hey all you American folks, > > Just watching a news clip about

Re: A Host of Recurring, Annoying Issues: Related or Not?

it sounds like some process that voiceover depends on is going defunct and finally resulting in voiceover resetting. I see that here a lot with chrome on my OS X Lion system. It turns out to be another process that depends on spottily and when that goes non-compus menus, voiceover locks up and