Re: alternative text only weather pages

2019-03-09 Thread Karen Lewellen
For an example of what Maurice references. mobile.weather.gov granted I am unsure what everyone seeks, speaking personally I remain thankful that Environment Canada still keeps good old fashioned weather hotlines...on the phone. Still, when I visited the site above with my latest edition o

RE: 5 hidden iPhone features even power users probably don't know about, BGR

2019-03-09 Thread Simon Fogarty
Mark, you do it again, These are really handy tips, and no had never heard of them. Cheers for a great article. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Sunday, 10 March 2019 3:20 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: 5 hidden iPh

RE: Boot camp authorisation prompt

2019-03-09 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yeah it's an ok set of speakers, It works fine on the mac book otherwise. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Matt Turner Sent: Sunday, 10 March 2019 3:47 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Boot camp authorisation prompt Are the USB s

RE: replacement arrow key

2019-03-09 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Tim, It's appearin to be the spring / device itself, It doesn''t want to press down correctly which makes me freel better. Shames it's come up now as our service agents don’t' work weekend. Cheers. -Original Message- From: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries Sent: Sunday, 10 March 20

5 hidden iPhone features even power users probably don't know about, BGR

2019-03-09 Thread M. Taylor
5 hidden iPhone features even power users probably don't know about, BGR Remember when Android phones first started to get popular? People who chose Android over iOS would constantly brag about how much more capable and versatile their smartphones were compare to iPhones. And back in those days, t

Re: alternative text only weather pages

2019-03-09 Thread Maurice Mines
Give Mila, the National Weather Service a.k.a. many of the National Weather Service is offices have just that they’ve invested time and effort and putting up text pages. Reason because of compliance with section 508 and the Americans With Disabilities Act. Chuck you’re a local weather service of

Re: alternative text only weather pages

2019-03-09 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Let's get the petition going now. That page had broken before. This time looks more serious. 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 3/9/2019 3:43 PM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries wrote: Actually,

Re: Got my space on the harddisk back.

2019-03-09 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! I use to use the windows choser for that purpose. /A > 9 mars 2019 kl. 19:45 skrev Eric Oyen : > > Onyx is nice, but how does one get passed the stupid initial opening screen > that presents no content? I try to navigate in that pane using tab, or > VO+right or left arrow and all I get for

Re: alternative text only weather pages

2019-03-09 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Actually, I'm fearful that Weather Underground may have brought braille.wunderground.com off line. Afaik, it was never an official project there, just someone a friendly employee put up for a personal friend who happened to be blind. The only reason I know that detail is because I met that Weather

Re: BootCamp Audio drivers

2019-03-09 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
I don't know, but your problem is a common one. Here's how to get around it. 1.) Rely on some kind of USB audio device during installation. USB headphones will work, or a USB speaker. 2.) After installation update your Bootcamp drivers for Windows. hth Janina 'Rob' via MacVisionaries w

Re: BootCamp Audio drivers

2019-03-09 Thread Maurice Mines
the only thing you forgot to tell us, is what model your Mac is this? Because the Boot Camp drivers are different for each model year. For instance I have the same Windows version the SU drew, but I am running a mid-2015 MacBook with Retina display. So the drivers that I use, may not work for

BootCamp Audio drivers

2019-03-09 Thread 'Rob' via MacVisionaries
Dear List, Using BootCamp, My iMac is using Cirrus Logic 4208 AB 129 audio driver. Windows 10 1809 64bit. Is there a driver that will allow me to record using the Stereo Mix, or What You Hear options? Thanks, Rob -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visiona

Re: Got my space on the harddisk back.

2019-03-09 Thread Eric Oyen
Onyx is nice, but how does one get passed the stupid initial opening screen that presents no content? I try to navigate in that pane using tab, or VO+right or left arrow and all I get for my troubles is the silly bonk. I suspect it’s waiting on permissions to be given, but the password dialog th

Re: Got my space on the harddisk back.

2019-03-09 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Well, yes and this is also one of the few accessible cleaning app existing for the mac. Onyx is also a very very good alternative. /A > 9 mars 2019 kl. 16:25 skrev 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > : > > Sometimes one must take those reviews with a grain of salt. I run the app > weekly, have b

Re: Got my space on the harddisk back.

2019-03-09 Thread John JD Denning
I just purchased the app after we were talking about it a week or so ago. I love it! I can’t believe the crap that I cleaned out of my system. Stuff from way back in Tygart days, 10.4. I wasn’t having any problems with my Mac. But it sure was nice to clean out really old extensions and a lot of

Re: Got my space on the harddisk back.

2019-03-09 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Sometimes one must take those reviews with a grain of salt. I run the app weekly, have been for probably 3-4 years; 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 3/9/2019 5:19 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi!

Force Tap

2019-03-09 Thread Michael Busboom
Hope everyone is enjoying (or enjoyed their weekend). Recently, M. Taylor sent an article to this list about the Apple Watch, and I found it to be quite informative. However, the writer referred a few times to the Force Tap feature. How does a Voice Over user accomplish this? One friend told

Re: Boot camp authorisation prompt

2019-03-09 Thread Matt Turner
Are the USB speakers a class device? Meaning do you need to install any drivers for them to work? On my 2018 Mac mini, I need to use a cheap Logitech sound card to get narrator to work, when installing windows 10. >From what someone told me, the audio codec has changed, so if your using nvda >on

Re: replacement arrow key

2019-03-09 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, If it’s the physical key that is a problem, as in it just isn’t springing properly, then the replacement key would do the job. If it is electronic, as in the up/down motion is fine, but it’s just not responding, then it will be the board, and you’ll need to replace the entire keyboard. La

Re: Got my space on the harddisk back.

2019-03-09 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! I read bad reviews on clean my mac x here in Sweden. But i seldom use clean my mac as my computer normally works quet well anyway. /A > 8 mars 2019 kl. 23:29 skrev 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > : > > The trash is always the suspect when space seems to be in short supply. If > CleanMyMac is

replacement arrow key

2019-03-09 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi List, I'm just wondering if anyone has ever had to get a mac book air keyboard repaired? Currently my down arrow key is dying if not already dead and I'm just wondering if it's a case of the arrow can be fixed or if it's a situation such as your key is stuffed, so the board needs replacing.

RE: Boot camp authorisation prompt

2019-03-09 Thread Simon Fogarty
yeah multiple times and it didn't work. I found it would come up fine if I quit the installation I managed to get around it with sighted assistance. Now believe it or not on my 2018 mac book pro using windows 10 1809 64bit I can't get narrator working using either the newish ctrl windows (co