RE: Apple watch & bluetooth headset

2019-04-16 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Andrew, I do not have Apple AirPods, Series 2 so cannot comment as to how they work with regard to switching between iPhone and Apple Watch. However, I can tell you that with the series 1 version, switching seamlessly between your phone and your watch, where VoiceOver is concerned

RE: A TTS Engine instead of a Human Voice for Reading a Novel? Maybe

2019-04-16 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Lorie, You know, you make an interesting point. While of course I can multitask while listening to human narrators, after reading your post, I realize that I find it easier, this is to say, less taxing, to listen to a TTS engine when multitasking. In fact, now that I think about it,

RE: A TTS Engine instead of a Human Voice for Reading a Novel? Maybe

2019-04-16 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Karen, Well, now that I think about it, I use Eloquence most of the time, on all of my Windows computers; with Alex coming in as a close second as I use him on my Mac computers and on my Apple TV. My hearing is such that I can hear lower frequencies more easily than middle or upper

Re: A TTS Engine instead of a Human Voice for Reading a Novel? Maybe

2019-04-16 Thread Maria Reyes
I would say I'm used to reading with TTS (Eloquence on the computer, and Voice Dream Reader on the phone.) Since Samantha is the only option the Apple Watch, I've gotten used to her voice, but on a lot of novels I read in VDR I use the Alex voice. > On Apr 16, 2019, at 5:54 PM, Lorie McCloud

earpods gen 2

2019-04-16 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi list, Just wondering if anyone else that has the earpods gen 2 has any thoughts on how to know if your pods are charging wirelessly and even more so How to know if they are fully charged? The little LED on the front really doesn't do it for me. Cheers for any thoughts. -- The following

Re: Contacts Duplicates

2019-04-16 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
I went ahead with the merge because I could not figure out how to find the culprits. Everything looks good now and the iDevices are too after I turned contacts off then on again to refresh them. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in

Re: Contacts Duplicates

2019-04-16 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Either interact with the table with the card info to view, or press cmd-l to edit it. Sometimes, I find editing easier as you can just press tab to navigate through the fields. Then just press Done when finished. The card info table is a few VO-lefts front he bottom of the screen.

Re: Kindle for Mac

2019-04-16 Thread Julie Rattray
Hi, I have been playing and if I use the track pad I can sort of get it to work but it is a bit of a faff and not sure if it is worth it unless anyone has any good tips or tricks up their sleeves? > On 16 Apr 2019, at 23:10, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > I don't think Kindle for Mac is accessible

Re: Kindle for Mac

2019-04-16 Thread Lorie McCloud
I don't think Kindle for Mac is accessible unless it's been improved lately and I don't know about it. Lorie > On Apr 16, 2019, at 4:21 PM, Julie Rattray wrote: > > Hi all, > > After looking at the thread about Kindle reading voices decided to give the > kindle app for Mac another try - but

Re: A TTS Engine instead of a Human Voice for Reading a Novel? Maybe

2019-04-16 Thread Lorie McCloud
I've read tons of Kindle books on my iPhone. I'd prefer braille probably but Samantha isn't bad and I can do things while I'm listening. Lorie > On Apr 15, 2019, at 11:26 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > I love the iOS Kindle App because it works so well with my Focus 40 Blue >

Kindle for Mac

2019-04-16 Thread Julie Rattray
Hi all, After looking at the thread about Kindle reading voices decided to give the kindle app for Mac another try - but am having some trouble getting it to work - can anyone give me some quick getting started tips - I have installed it and signed in but I have 39 books in my library and can

Re: A TTS Engine instead of a Human Voice for Reading a Novel? Maybe

2019-04-16 Thread Sandi Jazmin Kruse
tts for me , all the way. faster reads, easier on the space needed On 4/16/19, Anders Holmberg wrote: > Hi! > Yes i agree with you. > I use that when reading on english webpages. > I hope they put it into the Mac too. > /A > >> 16 apr. 2019 kl. 11:31 skrev Raymond Foret Jr : >> >> Well, for

Re: A TTS Engine instead of a Human Voice for Reading a Novel? Maybe

2019-04-16 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Yes i agree with you. I use that when reading on english webpages. I hope they put it into the Mac too. /A > 16 apr. 2019 kl. 11:31 skrev Raymond Foret Jr : > > Well, for me, the inhanced US Tom is best all around. Now the Male Siri US > voice (actually known as Aaron inhanced but which

Re: A TTS Engine instead of a Human Voice for Reading a Novel? Maybe

2019-04-16 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! If its a facts book like Science or history it really is a great alternative. BUt not when it comes to NOvels for me. Here in Sweden we have some Daisy books which are read by Ivona Astrid in swedish. Its great for those who need it. /A > 16 apr. 2019 kl. 06:26 skrev M. Taylor : > > Hello

Chrome for Mac OS: How do I select text

2019-04-16 Thread Daniel Gartmann
Hi, Does anyone know how to select text from a web page in GoogleChrome for MAC? I am on the latest Canary build and still can’t get it to work. I tried with the Up and Down Arrow keys as well as VO+Enter to start VoiceOver text selection. Thanks a lot for any input as to what I am doing

Contacts Duplicates

2019-04-16 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
On the Mac, I checked contacts for duplicates. There are 3. I want to look at those before I merge then, How? From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? -- The following information is important for all

Re: Safari

2019-04-16 Thread Jonathan Cohn
hello, If you go into the Safari Preferences, and open the tab for privacy. You should see a button labeled: "Manage Website Data” when you click on this you will get a searchable table with all cookies and local caches from different web sites. If you search for amazon.com you will probably

Re: Apple watch & bluetooth headset

2019-04-16 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
Sounds good to me, Simon. Thanks a lot. Andrew > On Apr 16, 2019, at 12:30 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Andrew, > > The best option here then would be the apple earpods, > > Wireless > Sync between all devices you have on the one apple id > And so far after a week I've had nothing but

RE: Apple watch & bluetooth headset

2019-04-16 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Andrew, The best option here then would be the apple earpods, Wireless Sync between all devices you have on the one apple id And so far after a week I've had nothing but great response from my series 2 earpods. They can be costly but well worth it to me. Other than that, any Bluetooth

Re: A TTS Engine instead of a Human Voice for Reading a Novel? Maybe

2019-04-16 Thread d.prater via MacVisionaries
This being the Mac list, well in name only now, lol, I do wish the Books app worked better when doing VO-a for read from current to bottum, like the iPhone does, turning pages as it reads and such.Now that that's out of the way, though, as I've said on the viphone list, I

Apple watch & bluetooth headset

2019-04-16 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Once my first ever Apple watch has arrived, in order to be able to use it quietly & unobtrusively, I shall want to get a reliable bluetooth headset which I could hopefully use with both iPhone & Apple watch. Can you recommend such a headset? I’d want to use it relaxing in a chair but

Re: Apple watch series 4 question on cellular

2019-04-16 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
Hi Simon, I did have a long think about the cellular side of things and decided to go with GPS only as it is cheaper and it would be cheaper to run. I’m not a great talker so this facility would certainly be under-used in my case. It’s arriving tomorrow. Hurrah!. Andrew > On Apr 16, 2019,

Re: My Apple watch series 4 is arriving tomorrow

2019-04-16 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
Dear Mark, Thank you and Simon for the vital info. Mark, there’s no need to feel bad about anything. After all, the watch hasn’t arrived yet, and I now have the correct steps to take and I feel well-prepared. We all make mistakes one time or another. :) I’m sure I’ll be boring everyone

Re: A TTS Engine instead of a Human Voice for Reading a Novel? Maybe

2019-04-16 Thread Angie Nutt
I have used various voices on my iPhone to read Kindle books ever since this was possible. Since getting a braille display I use that mostly but there are times when I still use speech. Samantha is a particularly good voice for reading I think. I tend to choose a voice I feel will best fit the