Re: Anyone using a Logitech MX keyboard for Mac?

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Re: Anyone using a Logitech MX keyboard for Mac?

I would love to use the app but have not found it to be accessible. I’m not even sure if the Mac has one. But it is not accessible on Windows. Merv > On May 12, 2024, at 7:35 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi Mervin, > > So you don’t use the app at all? I ask because

Re: Any vloggers here?

ut it. > Cheers, > Donna > >> On Mar 15, 2024, at 4:47 PM, 'Mervin Keck III' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >> >> I know you can add graphics. I honestly would have to look but it is a >> pretty powerful program. I will have to take a look this weekend. Ther

Re: Any vloggers here?

that’s very cool! The block thing in Wordpress kinda hurts my head. Lol. > Can you also add video, or does it only work with written content? > Cheers, > Donna > >> On Mar 15, 2024, at 3:35 PM, 'Mervin Keck III' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >> >> Mars edit

Re: Any vloggers here?

tuitive if > you can see and figure out how to arrange the blocks, but I’m not sure how to > work with that if you can’t visually arrange them. > Cheers, > Donna > >> On Mar 15, 2024, at 2:24 PM, 'Mervin Keck III' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >> >> I love

Re: Any vloggers here?

I love Mars Edit on my Mac. If there are any tutorials out there I would love to know. I get the feeling I am not nearly using it to its potential. It was recommended to me about three months ago and I am still teaching myself how to use both WordPress and Mars Edit. Merv > On Mar 15, 2024,

Re: Bar Code App

I used to use a Quest for bar codes. Since that went by the wayside years ago I use super Sense which as everyone knows is hit or miss. Mostly miss. I hear the Pen friend 3 is pretty good but haven’t wanted to make the investment. I also would love to find an app that is good like the quest in

Re: Remote Desktop

Remote Incident Manager gives you 30 minutes a day free and allows you to connect between a Windows machine and a Mac. If you are also a member of Blind Information Technology specialists, BITS, you get an extra 30 minutes a day free. RIM also has other plans such as weekends for a certain

Re: Microsoft Word for Mac

I use Word, Excel, and OneDrive on the MacBook Pro M1. I have not had any issues with accessibility. I have Office 365 but have not played with the other Office Apps even though they are on my Mac. I did put both word and Excel on my Dock for faster access. And removed Pages, and Numbers since

Re: Unsure what Mac to get

 PM, 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > > On 13/11/23 13:23, 'Mervin Keck III' via MacVisionaries wrote: >> You said 36GB Ram? I’m not questioning you. However, that is an unusual >> number for Ram. I’m accustomed to seeing 16, 32, 64, etc. Is that correc

Re: Unsure what Mac to get

Brad, You said 36GB Ram? I’m not questioning you. However, that is an unusual number for Ram. I’m accustomed to seeing 16, 32, 64, etc. Is that correct that 36 GB is the new normal? And what is the new recommended storage option these days. I’m still very happy with my M1, 16 GB, 1TB and Nicki

Re: Email Providers

I use Fastmail. They have three paid plans depending on how much you want to administrate, store, micro manage, etc. Plans can be very simple or very professional depending on your needs. And if you decide you want a domain you can also have that and purchase it right from www.fastmail.com

Re: Board Game Arena

I haven’t heard of that one. Is it accessible board games similar to Quentin’s and RS? Or something else altogether? Merv > On May 17, 2023, at 1:10 PM, Traci Duncan wrote: > > Hi, has anyone played on Board Game Arena via their Mac? :) I thought I’d ask > around here before registering. >

Re: Inaccessible Twitter app

; would work on the mac that way? They have also come out with a similar type > app for Mastodon. > >> On Apr 29, 2023, at 12:22, 'Mervin Keck III' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >> >> Not that I have ever seen. I usually use my iPhone where Spaces show up on >>

Re: Inaccessible Twitter app

PM, Herbie Allen wrote: > > Can you access Twitter spaces on the Wb? I have not played with them much. > >> On Apr 29, 2023, at 11:55, 'Mervin Keck III' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >> >> Shame about that too. Twitter seems pretty accessible on Safari on the Ma

Re: Inaccessible Twitter app

Shame about that too. Twitter seems pretty accessible on Safari on the Mac. And I like Spaces. Especially since clubhouse is getting to be such a bother. Merv > On Apr 29, 2023, at 12:34 PM, Herbie Allen wrote: > > I don’t think we can get to spaces on our Macs. I believe that is a design >

Re: Strange Apple Music phenomena.

I remember when Spotify did this and Apple Music did not. I used to hate this feature until I started using YouTube Premium which comes with YouTube Music. I became very accustomed to it and now I like it and use it frequently on both YouTube Music and Apple Music. Merv > On Apr 17, 2023, at

Re: Switch for the Mac?

use Fission, from Rogue Ameba. > I have been using it for several years, and find it converts all kinds of > file formats. I use it on both my current M1 Macs. > > - Brad - > > On Apr 8, 2023, at 10:53, 'Mervin Keck III' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > >

Switch for the Mac?

Hi, I am looking for an application that will convert audio formats on my Mac. I have Amadeus Pro but I am still learning that app. I’m looking for an app that is more specialized like Switch. According to the website which may or may not be a little out of date, the Mac version of Switch may

Re: VO f7

Thanks Brad. I had not heard of this before and my right option T never did work on my M1 MacBook Pro. Always glad to find new things to do on the Mac. Merv > On Mar 22, 2023, at 6:23 PM, Brad Snyder wrote: > > It should just work as long as you are running macOS Ventura. > > - Brad - > >

Re: An announcement about an upcoming Mac Training course

that are held in the Central time zone.Regards,Chanelle From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Anders HolmbergSent: Monday, February 20, 2023 9:30 AMTo: 'Mervin Keck III' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: An announcement about an upcoming Mac Training course Hi!And I guess this is for US

Re: Logic Pro and VOiceOver.

There are tutorials available for download at logic.band. Merv > On Jan 30, 2023, at 3:52 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hello! > I want to learn Logic Pro so I have opened the manual of it. > However I was wondering if there are any VoiceOver tutorials for Logic Pro? > I see that there

Re: Accessibility on Mac OS with VoiceOver

I have a MacBook Pro M1 16 GB, 1TB and a Windows i7 9th Gen 32GB, 1TB SSD Windows 11 Pro running Jaws 2023. I feel as if VoiceOver is continually improving and has not lost accessibility. Although this is my first Mac I have been exposed to the Apple environment for years as a retired

Re: certified apple teacher?

I always thought Apple Certified meant Apple Certified. As was Swift Playground pretty obvious. I have an iPad Pro specifically for learning Swift but have never quite got around to learning it. Yet another unfinished goal. However, I always wanted to ask Tim what Jam Certified was. I asked

Re: runningios apps on the mac

I have a couple of apps including Dice World running on my iPhone, iPad, and Sillicon M1 Mac. It works great. That app is one example of an app that will not load on an Intel based Mac but runs great on my MacBook Pro. Merv > On Nov 12, 2022, at 11:45 AM, Herbie Allen wrote: > > I know

Re: File Converter for Mac?

Thanks Kliph. Merv > On Sep 2, 2022, at 11:09 AM, Kliph wrote: > > Adapter for Mac, its free and open source, but will convert anything. > >> On Aug 30, 2022, at 7:40 PM, 'Mervin Keck III' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> I am interested

File Converter for Mac?

Hi, I am interested in a file converter for my M1 MacBook Pro. It can be free or paid as long as it converts a number of formats including M4B, Mp3 etc. And I would like to do it with an app not online. Thanks in advance, Merv -- The following information is important for all members of the

Re: Spectrum/Charter

A few years back, when Spectrum absorbed Brighthouse where we were living near Clearwater, Florida we had the same issue with our road runner .rr.com accounts. After going back and forth with local and non-local Brighthouse and spectrum techs it was finally decided that they

Re: Bluetooth Speakers

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Re: Bluetooth Speakers

t; husband posted our experience to the Sonos user list, we very quickly >> learned that we aren’t the first people that that has happened to. >> Cheers, >> Donna >> >>> On Jul 6, 2022, at 7:07 AM, 'Mervin Keck III' via MacVisionaries >>> wrote: >>

Re: Bluetooth Speakers

a hefty price tag. And I will say that when my >> husband posted our experience to the Sonos user list, we very quickly >> learned that we aren’t the first people that that has happened to. >> Cheers, >> Donna >> >>> On Jul 6, 2022, at 7:07 AM, 'Mervin Keck III'

Re: Bluetooth Speakers

I absolutely love the sound and quality of my Sonos S1 Gen 2 speakers. We have four pair of them plus a Sonos Beam plus a Sonos Roam. Everything works well together. We use a combination of Lady A and Hey Sonos to do everything we want to do and have been using Sonos for years. We have the apps

Cleaning out Downie

I have three downloads in Downie right now that seem to be stuck. They begin downloading but do not finish every time I open the app on my MacBook Pro. This keeps me from starting any new downloads. I have tried clearing inactive downloads but the app thinks they are active. But they begin but

Re: YouTube audio grabber

Downie works well on the Mac. It costs $20 but is well worth it. Merv > On Jul 3, 2022, at 11:49 AM, Phil Halton wrote: > > I just took out a YouTube premium free trial for purposes of downloading > YouTube video material. Unfortunately, I found that it only makes it > available off-line

Re: Youtube music, Apple Music, Spotify.

I have Apple Music but also have YouTube Premium which includes YouTube music. I like having access to YouTube Music on my Mac, iPhone and Toshiba Fire TV. Merv > On Jul 2, 2022, at 12:06 PM, Herbie Allen wrote: > > My preference is now Apple Music. It has an easy interface on the phone and

Converting kindle books on the Mac?

Someone asked me if it was possible to convert Kindle books on the Mac in a similar fashion as they do with Codex on Windows. So they can archive their books. Is there such an app out there for converting Kindle books on the Mac? Merv -- The following information is important for all members

Re: Periodic Beep Is Back After Upgrade

Hi, When I hear the beep which indicates that there is a system alert I need to attend to I go to the application chooser by hitting option F. I made a keyboard commander because it was quick and easy and these system alerts often show up on my M1 MacBook Pro. Merv > On May 28, 2022, at 3:29

Re: Voice Dream Reader is out for Mac.

Do you use Chrome on the Mac to view PDFs? Merv > On May 3, 2022, at 5:59 PM, Herbie Allen wrote: > > Preview and Chrome already work well for me. > >> On May 3, 2022, at 16:32, Dave Carlson wrote: >> >> I am mainly interested in this to use as a converter for PDF files, >> converting

Re: VOiceDream Reader is out for Mac.

I jumped off the beta after my book share account on all devices kept getting locked. The second I would remove VoiceDream from my Mac my account would unlock. I prefer the app on the phone and iPad as well. I have the JBL Boombox which sounds absolutely fantastic for reading books. I can also

Re: opening a .rar file on my mac m1

I use an app on my M1 called the unarchiver which is free. It does a good job. I use 7zip on my windows machine and in fact just had to settle for 920 because I went to the 7zip web site to get 2106 and had issues downloading it so just used version 920 on my windows 11 Pro. I do like the

Re: Getting Voiceover to Speak at Logon Screen

They don’t stick. This is happening on some machines. I have had at least four instructors go through these steps and I have done this myself several times. I think there may be an issue with this feature at this time. Merv > On Mar 15, 2022, at 12:11 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries >

Re: Getting Voiceover to Speak at Logon Screen

> Thanks! > > > -Original Message- > From: 'Mervin Keck III' via MacVisionaries > Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2022 4:53 AM > To: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > Subject: Re: Getting Voiceover to Speak at Logon Screen > > Yes once the MacBook Pro boots I tap

Re: Getting Voiceover to Speak at Logon Screen

ou do double-tap with one finger when Voiceover kicks in? > Thanks! > > -Original Message- > From: 'Mervin Keck III' via MacVisionaries > Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2022 4:11 AM > To: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > Subject: Re: Getting Voiceover to Speak at Logon S

Re: Getting Voiceover to Speak at Logon Screen

track pad and touch pad the same thing? > Thanks! > > -Original Message----- > From: 'Mervin Keck III' via MacVisionaries > Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2022 3:58 AM > To: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > Subject: Re: Getting Voiceover to Speak at Logon Screen > > I wonde

Re: Getting Voiceover to Speak at Logon Screen

I wonder if that is a bug? I’ve had several experts walk me through this and all settings are correct. Still my VO will not work on startup on my M1 MacBook Pro. However, if I tap the track pad VoiceOver will kick in and I can enter my password. Merv > On Mar 15, 2022, at 3:07 AM, 'Harry

Re: To All iOS VoiceOver Users, Twitter Spaces is Accessible, Give It a Try

access from it there > so i can do my podcast live there if it works. > > >> On Mar 5, 2022, at 10:31 AM, 'Mervin Keck III' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >> >> Hi Mark, >> I have been using Twitter Spaces on my iPhone 12 Pro Max as well. I found it >&g

Re: To All iOS VoiceOver Users, Twitter Spaces is Accessible, Give It a Try

Hi Mark, I have been using Twitter Spaces on my iPhone 12 Pro Max as well. I found it to be very easily accessed in my Twitter app. I have a Sony WH1000XN4 and did not experience the spacial audio that I did in clubhouse but perhaps there is a setting I have not tweaked yet. I did however find

Re: Using VO without a Function Key

Thanks Brad. I was just wondering today what the equivalent to Home and End, Page up and Page down was on my M1 MacBook Pro. I was performing a few tasks and running back and forth between my Windows 10 machine and my Mac. I had planned on looking it up tomorrow in one of my resources. Merv >

Re: MacBook Pro m1.

I love my Touch Bar. I use it as often as I can for as many things as I can. I have the M1 MBP and it performs well with the Touch Bar. Merv > On Feb 5, 2022, at 12:16 PM, Brad Snyder wrote: > > I don't like the TouchBar either. That's why I traded my 2019 MacBook Pro for > one of the new 14

Re: VO Jumping Out of Mail: Was - Improving music app experience

Follow the show you like, or the entire channel > <https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/sturitup-coast2coast/id6442517757> to > be entertained on demand! > >> On Feb 4, 2022, at 12:37 PM, 'Mervin Keck III' via MacVisionaries >> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> &g

Re: VO Jumping Out of Mail: Was - Improving music app experience

This has started happening to me on my M1 MBP ever since MonteRay. I don’t even have the track pad enabled because I do not generally use it. I like the Touch Bar and use it often but have never made a practice of using the track pad. I also never had this focus issue before MonteRay. I just

Voice Dream Reader Beta on the Mac?

Hi, I installed Test flight on my M1 MacBook Pro running the latest MonteRay. However, I do not have a personal invitation from Winston to beta test VDR so I am not sure if I will be permitted to beta test on the Mac. I have the link that is going around all the lists:

Re: Logos Bible Software Accessibility Status

Hi, I used Logos many years ago when I still had some vision in my left eye. I had well over 3000 resources and really hated losing Logos Platinum Plus additional resources when I lost the rest of my vision a few years ago. There are a few Pastors like myself who worked with them in an attempts

Re: Mac's Appeal to New Switchers?

I purchased my M1 MacBook Pro after using Windows since 1995 for the express purpose of leaving Windows and third party screen readers behind. I love Jaws and retired from teaching assistive technology in 2018 in order to go back to my chosen profession. I still have a seven year old Windows

Re: mac os big sur + mbp 16 2020: feel totally ripped off by the touch bar

I appreciate your wisdom and experience when it comes to the Mac. I bought my Mac in hopes of transitioning away from Windows once and for all. I once had vision and was more than a casual PC user. However, the last few years I have struggled with being productive on Windows 7 and `10. I am

Re: mac os big sur + mbp 16 2020: feel totally ripped off by the touch bar

disabled? I'm certain I will have other questions, but this is good for > starters. Thanks. > Best, > > Les > > -----Original Message- > From: 'Mervin Keck III' via MacVisionaries > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 8:23 AM > To: 'Robert Cole' via MacVisionaries >

Re: mac os big sur + mbp 16 2020: feel totally ripped off by the touch bar

I have the m1 13 inch MacBook Pro 2020 with the Touch Bar. I have only one issue which Apple Support is not able to resolve. The Sen button is not functional in Mail. Other than that I use the Touch Bar extensively with no problems. I understand the keyboard is small and I have long skinny

Re: Download Complete Sound on MacBook Pro?

d is on by default, and I don’t believe the sound can be either >> enabled or disabled. >> >> - Brad - >> >> >> On Mar 9, 2021, at 12:14, 'Mervin Keck III' via MacVisionaries >> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >> wrote: >&

Download Complete Sound on MacBook Pro?

Hi, Is there a place in my system preferences or elsewhere where I can turn on a sound so that I know when a download completes? If I start a download in Safari on Open Drive or somewhere VO will often say download started. But I have to guess when it is finished. Thanks in advance. Merv --

Send on the Touch Bar in Mail?

Although I am new to the Mac, I use the Touch Bar on my new M1 MacBook Pro quite a bit. However, I do have one issue when in mail. I can usually just double tap on the bar for pretty much anything I want from anything from Siri to Compose to Emoji. However, I can double tap on send forever and