Deal, free or paid vpn that works with Voiceover on Mac and iOS?

2017-04-04 Thread -dan d.
Current deal, $29 lifetime membership. ScienceAlert deal: TigerVPN can help protect your browsing history from ISPs http://www.sciencealert.com/sciencealert-deal-tigervpn-can-help-protect-your-browsing-history-from-internet-service-providers XB -- The following information is important for

When (and How) to Enable Safari Reader View

2017-02-16 Thread Dan D.
For reading purposes, removes much clutter leaving mostly text only on many web pages. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/technology/personaltech/safari-reader.html XB -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

Re: Installing a softrware on another HD

2017-01-31 Thread Dan D.
I creat this? Thanks On 1/30/17, Dan D. <dandun...@gmail.com> wrote: One possible solution is in terminal. One can create a symbolic link for an application or folder to another which resides at another location. This is done using the "ln" command in terminal. When the lin

Re: Installing a softrware on another HD

2017-01-30 Thread Dan D.
One possible solution is in terminal. One can create a symbolic link for an application or folder to another which resides at another location. This is done using the "ln" command in terminal. When the link is established the name of an app will appear in the applications folder but point

Re: Naming Your Personal Digital Assistant

2017-01-29 Thread Dan D.
Hal. On Sat, 28 Jan 2017, M. Taylor wrote: Hello Everyone, As some of you know, there are plans in the works to allow some popular digital assistants to respond to custom named prompts. While, as far as I know anyway, Apple as not yet disclosed plans to allow for this, it is my hope that

Re: Naming Your Personal Digital Assistant

2017-01-29 Thread Dan D.
Currently the only choices for each individual ecco type device trigger is: alexa ecco amazon On Sun, 29 Jan 2017, Chris G wrote: Yes, you would change it per device if you have say 2 dots, one could be called Alexa and the other can be called computer. Chris Grabowski Mystic Access

Re: Editing PDFs?

2017-01-24 Thread Dan D.
Why not convert it to text. Any editing would be eassy and audio output with the say command a breeze. With the pdf , cmd + a to choose all and cmd + c to copy will put the text into the clipboard from which it can be pasted into a text file. Chopping it into chapters and annotation should

Re: iPhone glucose meter recommendation

2017-01-15 Thread Dan D.
A google with: iphone glucose meter will get a ton of responses. They work by sending the result to the iphone/ipad where the app can voice and/or store the result. Make sure the app is voice accessable. One from the above google appears to be an apple product. One factor is the cost of

Re: changing voices

2017-01-14 Thread Dan D.
Make sure with the voice attributes menu, ctrl-opt-cmd + left or right arrow; tom is chosen. I very much prefer tom to alex on many levels too. On Fri, 13 Jan 2017, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: Hi: I have switched voices to Tom. The problem is Alex will read when I type, and read some other

Re: My Macbook Pro 2010 battery and HD

2017-01-01 Thread Dan D.
Why only a couple of years more? It is highly improbable that anything you do now on a computer will change in future. The keepping up with the os update rat race usually has little impact on the majority of what one does in reality on a computer. In principle unless some hardware problem

MacBook Pro buyers freaking out about battery life may want to try this tip

2016-12-23 Thread Dan D.
In short, dump safari for chrome. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/12/23/macbook-pro-buyers-freaking-out-about-battery-life-may-want-to-try-this-tip/ XB -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

MacBook Pro is the first Apple laptop to lack a recommendation from Consumer Reports

2016-12-23 Thread Dan D.
http://www.macworld.com/article/3153407/macs/macbook-pro-is-the-first-apple-laptop-to-lack-a-recommendation-from-consumer-reports.html#tk.rss_all XB -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running

Apple answers MacBook Pro battery gripes -- by yanking time-remaining estimate

2016-12-14 Thread Dan D.
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3150568/apple-mac/apple-answers-macbook-pro-battery-gripes-by-yanking-time-remaining-estimate.html#tk.rss_news XB -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Re: Mac OS safe mode

2016-11-26 Thread Dan D.
I don't know if it is possible, but if somehow you could start a linux session from a flash drive from the mac commandline, you could use speakup to get the mack work done. On Sat, 26 Nov 2016, Simon Fogarty wrote: Hi List, I've recently done a mac training course with a certification

RIP AirPort? Apple may abandon wireless routers and Time Capsule

2016-11-21 Thread Dan D.
http://www.macworld.com/article/3143604/hardware/rip-airport-apple-may-abandon-wireless-routers-and-time-capsule.html#tk.rss_all XB -- 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

Apple offers free iPhone 6S battery replacement

2016-11-21 Thread Dan D.
https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-free-iphone-6s-battery-replacement-unexpected-shut-down/#ftag=CAD590a51e XB -- 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

Re: Removing Characters from file names

2016-11-20 Thread Dan D.
It can be done in terminal where such tasks are common. Using one command an entire folder with titles having a character in common can be changed Here is the first title of multiple google returns: how can I rename multiple files by removing a character or string

Re: Accessible ftp client for the mac.

2016-11-18 Thread Dan D.
All the things you do now in that remote shell are just a command away on your local mac's shell . On Thu, 17 Nov 2016, Karen Lewellen wrote: very much Scott, thanks for providing that information. Shellworld is a Linux /UNIX shell service. Currently I can log in here not from windows,

Re: Accessible ftp client for the mac.

2016-11-18 Thread Dan D.
If experienced in unix you know a simple alias will perform the entire ftp or sftp process. You can have as many as you wish for as many remote sources you want. On Thu, 17 Nov 2016, Nektarios Mallas wrote: Hi Scott. Well, i? d rather not. As much as I used to work with Unix in the past,

Re: Accessible ftp client for the mac.

2016-11-18 Thread Dan D.
Terminal has ftp and sftp. On Thu, 17 Nov 2016, Nektarios Mallas wrote: Hi guys. Well, the subject says it all. I need an FTP client that will work well with voice over. In windows many years ago, I used to use filezella and it was working very well with jaws. Any help is very much

Re: Installing SSD

2016-11-11 Thread Dan D.
Diskutil has different secure erase choices, A reformat is the fastest. . Others involve over writting the entire disk with random info. which takes longer. On Thu, 10 Nov 2016, E.T. wrote: Maybe what I will do is rename this drive with (_ ___) then beat it to pieces. (smiles)

Re: Global Warming

2016-11-11 Thread Dan D.
They don't output carbon inherently. Carbon sources are almost all living or fozzel past living sources. They do output other material that do have an effect, in particular blocking of sunlight. And to the question in particular, yes such things are well known and plugged into prediction

Re: VoiceOver Verbosity Problems

2016-10-11 Thread -dan d.
You might try vo+v which brings up a speech control menu. Verbosity is among the items. The changes persist in my experience. On Mon, 10 Oct 2016, Brian Hansen wrote: Hi Anne, Well, no luck on this end. I even tried restoring the VO default settings, and reset the PRAM a second time.

Re: the G Drive Mobile Thunderbolt is not working on mac mini but working on macbook pro

2016-10-04 Thread -dan d.
Does that drive have an external power supply or does it get its power from the port of the mac? I'm asking because I read a review of a drive that also had thunderbolt and usb 3. Because it used the power from the port the performance for the usb 3 was superior to the thunderbolt in

Re: Is Sierra Stable Concerning VoiceOver

2016-10-03 Thread -dan d.
Just curious, why install it if what you have works? On Mon, 3 Oct 2016, Bill Gallik wrote: All, I?d like to upgrade from Yosemite to Sierra but do have concerns regarding ?Show Stopper? issues with VoiceOver. Has there been any such serious VoiceOver issues? - Bill &

How to use Caps Locks in macOS Sierra to switch between keyboards that use different characters

2016-09-30 Thread -dan d.
http://www.macworld.com/article/3123735/macs/how-to-use-cap-locks-in-macos-sierra-to-switch-between-keyboards-that-use-different-characters.html#tk.r XB -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Start-up creates iPhone 7 analog headphone adapter, charger

2016-09-30 Thread -dan d.
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3126456/apple-ios/start-up-creates-iphone-7-analog-headphone-adapter-charger.html#tk.rss_news XB -- 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,

You can now use an iPhone to log into a Windows 10 PC,

2016-09-30 Thread -dan d.
http://www.cio.com/article/3126033/you-can-now-use-an-iphone-to-log-into-a-windows-10-pc-microsoft-says.html#tk.rss_all XB -- 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

Re: Apple kills my little mini with Sierra

2016-09-28 Thread -dan d.
No, it is the apple gravy train at work with built in obsolescence as a marketing approach. Pushing bloatware out each year is no excuse and no favor for the end user. On Wed, 28 Sep 2016, Alex Hall wrote: You're not considering the resource needs of the OS itself. New operating

Secret Hack To Get Headphone Jack on the iPhone 7

2016-09-27 Thread -dan d.
Secret Hack To Get Headphone Jack on the iPhone 7: duration 1:25 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tqH-Un9SFU XB -- 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

Teardowns Reveal Apple's Thinking on iPhone 7 Design

2016-09-19 Thread -dan d.
http://www.eweek.com/mobile/slideshows/chipworks-ifixit-teardowns-reveal-iphone-7s-inner-workings.html XB -- 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

Got an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus? Do these 10 things first

2016-09-17 Thread -dan d.
http://www.macworld.com/article/3120859/apple-phone/got-an-iphone-7-or-iphone-7-plus-do-these-10-things-first.html#tk.rss_all XB -- 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

iPhone 7 scratch test raises serious durability concerns

2016-09-17 Thread -dan d.
http://www.zdnet.com/article/iphone-7-scratch-test-raises-serious-durability-concerns/#ftag=RSSbaffb68 XB -- 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

Apple's iOS 10 update goes wrong on some iPhones

2016-09-13 Thread -dan d.
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/196359440/0/usatoday-techtopstories~Apples-iOS-update-goes-wrong-on-some-iPhones/s XB -- 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

Re: thinking about getting a GoogleVoice number

2016-09-13 Thread -dan d.
Hi Scott, What do you know about the obi device used with google voice described here? https://www.obitalk.com/info/googlevoice Thanks. On Mon, 12 Sep 2016, Scott Granados wrote: Hi Donna, 1. The apps on both platforms are very accessible. Android and IOS both support google voice

Looking for big iPhone changes? Wait till next year

2016-09-03 Thread -dan d.
http://www.cnet.com/news/looking-for-big-iphone-changes-wait-til-next-year-apple-iphone-7-event-september-7/#ftag=CAD590a51e XB -- 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

RE: accessible app recommendation needed please

2016-08-13 Thread -dan d.
Hi, To do what you mention in your post below use this. To hear the address of a link, while on it use shft-vo + u to have it spoken. To copy the address just spoken use shft-vo + c and it will be saved to the clipboard and voiceover will say "last phrase copied to pasteboard". Pasteboard

Re: accessible app recommendation needed please

2016-08-13 Thread -dan d.
That and many other applications and other kinds of software are available by useing macports or home brew. On Fri, 12 Aug 2016, Scott Granados wrote: Anders, well done, sox it is. Not included but I?m sure you could compile a copy locally. On Aug 12, 2016, at 4:08 PM, Anders Holmberg

Re: Mac OS warning when in Upper Case

2016-08-10 Thread -dan d.
A keyboard shortcut to adjust this and other speech parameters when working with tex : vo + v The "capitols" item has choices for what you want. Escape to leave the speech choice menu. On Tue, 9 Aug 2016, Paul Hopewell wrote: Hello, I am running the latest El Capitan under VoiceOver on

Re: Is there a keyboard command to bring the mouse?

2016-07-30 Thread -dan d.
In vo utility navigation you can have combinations of cursors track each other, or all doing so as one. On Fri, 29 Jul 2016, Donna Goodin wrote: Hi all, I know that may be a dumb question, but I'm thinking there is one and I can't remember what it is. I'm trying to force the mouse to

Re: Question: How To Disable Auto-Complete in Safari in El Capitan?

2016-07-24 Thread -dan d.
Often when some feature or function disappears from os10 it is still available to change in terminal. This is often covered in articles soon after a new os10 comes out and those in the know of how the innards of the os works because they don't like some choice apple has made. Almost all

Nanny os, was"Question: How To Disable Auto-Complete in Safari in El Capitan?"

2016-07-24 Thread -dan d.
When choices appear and disappear with no user control, this kind of thing is what I call a nanny os. It means the os developer decides how the user is to encounter applications. This is a product of the graphical user interface. The most obvious form of it is determining for the user the

Ten tricks to speed up your laptop's performance

2016-07-21 Thread -dan d.
http://www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/text/Business/Saving-Money/2016/0720/Ten-tricks-to-speed-up-your-laptop-s-performance XB -- 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

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