groups on facebook

2023-09-17 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, How do I get to my groups on the facebook app?? any ideas are great! I access facebook on my mac via the m.facebook.com site and on my phone through the facebook app. thanks! Cait -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

Re: Concerned about the future Mac accessibility

2023-09-07 Thread Caitlyn Furness
At this point I'll never go back to windows. Even if the mac and VO has it's problems, windows has more and I hear all the time from friends and family how frustrating windows is to use... Cait, with the ten year old macbook air still working fine > On Sep 7, 2023, at 12:48 PM, Herbie Allen

bluetooth headset and th mac

2023-09-04 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, I am trying to use a bose headset withmy macbook air. when I turn it on, the headset says pairing with caitlyn's mac, not the macbook air. How do I fix this? The mac in question is dead and buried.. thanks, Cait -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

fit bit?

2023-07-20 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Anyone on here use a fit bit? If so, do you control it with an app or what? What's better, the apple watch or the fit bit? I am specifically wanting to have my health data, don't really care about phone calls or texting with the watch.. Thanks in advance! Cait -- The following information

Re: Bar Code Reader Apps

2023-06-30 Thread Caitlyn Furness
As far as I know, vd scanner is only ocr. I don't think it does bar codes. Seeing AI does do bar codes, and it works great for that when I use it. I use vd scan to read my mail and other paper items/documents and it works well for that. HTH, Cait > On Jun 29, 2023, at 7:25 PM, 'E.T.' via

Re: Problem with mailboxes in Mac Mail

2023-02-25 Thread Caitlyn Furness
If I'm not mistaken, you can also do a command f1 to get to the all mail boxes... HTH, Cait > On Feb 25, 2023, at 11:30 PM, joseph hudson wrote: > > Hi Max, hi just stop interacting with the mailboxes table once I've gotten to > all Lynn boxes. And then go down to where it says messages.

Re: variable vo volume

2023-02-25 Thread Caitlyn Furness
//devinprater.micro.blog > >> On Feb 25, 2023, at 3:23 AM, Caitlyn Furness >> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I've noticed lately that my vo volume tends to vary at times. It mostly >> happens when I am scrolling through a website. I am running big sur on a >>

variable vo volume

2023-02-25 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, I've noticed lately that my vo volume tends to vary at times. It mostly happens when I am scrolling through a website. I am running big sur on a 2013 macbook air. While this isn't a huge deal, it's very annoying to me so I'd like to fix it. Anybody know why this happens and what to do

Re: filling out forms on websites

2023-01-30 Thread Caitlyn Furness
I find that sometimes you have to interact with the edit box, then you can write in it. Cait > On Jan 30, 2023, at 3:31 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > I’m running Catalina on my old Mac Mini. lately I’ve had trouble entering > text into boxes on websites. vo will read me the label of where I

Re: DocuSign

2022-07-24 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Thanks for this news, Nikki! I'll definitely use it next time I have to fill out forms instead of my other option. Cait > On Jul 23, 2022, at 11:14 PM, 'Nichole Keck' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > I was able to do this just fine. In fact, there is a link when you click on > the

Re: DocuSign

2022-07-24 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Unfortunately, I found docusign to not be accessable. Ask your provider if they can provide a link for a fillable pdf on the web instead. This is what worked for me on the mac. HTH, Cait > On Jul 23, 2022, at 2:44 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Is anyone familiar with this?

Re: PDFpen

2022-06-22 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Can you fill in forms with this?? I tried the demo and didn't have any luck..? Thanks, Cait > On Jun 22, 2022, at 10:06 AM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Ok good, I will save my pennies. What confused me was that the app changed > hands shortly after I bought the Mac version. It

displaying volume size on the desktop

2022-05-10 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, Several os's ago, I was able to have the size of my various volumes appear next to the volume name when on the desktop. Now I am running Big Sur and it's not displaying this info anymore, I have to do a command i to get that info. Anybody know how to get the old behaviour back? I've

Re: notifications

2022-02-28 Thread Caitlyn Furness
12 AM, Devin Prater > <mailto:r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Use VO + Alt + Space, and you'll see a menu for acting on the notification. >> Devin Prater >> r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com <mailto:r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com> >> >> >> >> >

Re: notifications

2022-02-28 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Thank you! Cait > On Feb 28, 2022, at 10:12 AM, Devin Prater wrote: > > Use VO + Alt + Space, and you'll see a menu for acting on the notification. > Devin Prater > r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com <mailto:r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com> > > > > > On Mon, Feb

notifications

2022-02-28 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, When I get a notification, VoiceOver seems to be stuck on it. How do I dismiss the notification window? Command w doesn’t seem to work for me. Also, is there a way to keep the notifications to pop up again later? I am running Big Sur on a MacBook Air. Thanks! Caitlyn -- The

Re: Files stop g

2022-02-27 Thread Caitlyn Furness
ing the space Barr interrupted the stream and took me back to the files > list. Give that a shot and see what happens. I thought I needed to hit the > space Barr to start playback, but that actually stopped it. Hope this helps. > Best, > > Les > >> On Feb 26, 2022, at 10:12

Files stop g

2022-02-26 Thread Caitlyn Furness
dHi, I use the quick look option with my MacBookair regularly. Lately, the files stop playing after only a flutes of me hitting the space bar. Most of the files I am veg are mp3 files. What am I doing wrong? This used to Amy iMac, but now that I am on a laptop it seems to not work as

Re: Log in window problem

2022-02-23 Thread Caitlyn Furness
AC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > > > > >> On Feb 23, 2022, at 9:35 AM, Caitlyn Furness >> wrote: >> >> Oh, wow! No, the situation as you describe is the same as I am having. If >> I push any key when it says login Caitlyn Furness it’s

Re: Log in window problem

2022-02-23 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Oh, wow! No, the situation as you describe is the same as I am having. If I push any key when it says login Caitlyn Furness it’s fine. I still wonder if there’s any way to stop this, perhaps by making the sleep time longer?? Thanks, Cait > On Feb 23, 2022, at 9:07 AM, Phil Halton wr

Log in window problem

2022-02-23 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, I am running Big Sur on my MacBook Air. Every 5 minutes or so, it says login Caitlyn Furness.. when I try and access the 2window, I just can’t!! I have tried the window chooser and the running applications. When I use my track pad, I can see that the password field is dimmed

Re: speaker phone

2022-02-18 Thread Caitlyn Furness
t; you might try turning your phone completely off, by that I mean pressing and > holding the power button for a few seconds and double tapping power off, then > turn the phone back on after waiting about 10 or 20 seconds. > > Pete De Vasto > >> On Feb 18, 2022, at 7

speaker phone

2022-02-18 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, Is anyone else having the problem of the i phone not going to speaker phone when it’s not near your head?? Mine seems to never go into this mode! I am running ios 15.2. Using an i phone 8 +. thanks! Cait -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

Re: adding to the dock

2022-02-12 Thread Caitlyn Furness
INING AND SUPPORT > > > > >> On Feb 12, 2022, at 1:12 PM, Caitlyn Furness >> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> How do you add an item to the dock on the mac? I am using high sierra >> still. I’ve looked in the vo help menu and can’t find i

adding to the dock

2022-02-12 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, How do you add an item to the dock on the mac? I am using high sierra still. I’ve looked in the vo help menu and can’t find it. I googled it and it said to do command shift t, but when I tried this, all I got was to hide or unhide the tab bar.. Thanks! Cait -- The following

Re: conversation view

2022-02-09 Thread Caitlyn Furness
lbar and make > sure that the checkbox that reads "Show most recent message at the top” is > not checked. > > Later… > > > Tim Kilburn > Jamf Certified Tech > Apple Professional Learning Specialist > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fo

conversation view

2022-02-09 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, Right now I have my mail set to put the oldest message on top. I also have conversations turned on. When I open a conversation, the newest one is on top with the oldest being at the bottom of the list. How can I make the conversation messages sort with the oldest one on top? Have

Re: Can anyone recommend a good blood pressure monitor that works with iPhone?

2022-01-08 Thread Caitlyn Furness
gt; come on. > Cheers, > Donna > > >> On Jan 8, 2022, at 9:37 AM, Caitlyn Furness >> wrote: >> >> the qardio arm works great! There is an app called qardio which handles all >> their devices. Basically, once you have the qardio arm paired to the

Re: Can anyone recommend a good blood pressure monitor that works with iPhone?

2022-01-08 Thread Caitlyn Furness
the qardio arm works great! There is an app called qardio which handles all their devices. Basically, once you have the qardio arm paired to the phone through bluetooth, all you have to do is open the app, select qardio arm, then put the cuff on your arm properly and it automatically takes

Re: i phone going totally silent after phone calls and headphones are removed

2022-01-06 Thread Caitlyn Furness
t; 1. Press the Volume Up button, followed quickly by the Volume Down button. > 2. Now immediately hold down the Side button for about 20 - 30 seconds. > 3. This should restart the device. > > - Brad - > > > > > On Jan 6, 2022, at 17:55, Caitlyn Furness &l

Re: i phone going totally silent after phone calls and headphones are removed

2022-01-06 Thread Caitlyn Furness
ith the iPhones. > > Sent from my IPhone > > >> On Jan 6, 2022, at 6:55 PM, Caitlyn Furness >> wrote: >> >> Not sure. I have an 8 plus.. >> >> Cait >> >> >>> On Jan 6, 2022, at 6:27 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionari

Re: i phone going totally silent after phone calls and headphones are removed

2022-01-06 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Web search and may depend on the model of your phone. > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com on > behalf of Caitlyn Furness > Date: Thursday, January 6, 2022 at 11:10 > To: 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > Subject: i phone going totally silent after phone calls and headphones

Re: i phone going totally silent after phone calls and headphones are removed

2022-01-06 Thread Caitlyn Furness
t; Tim Kilburn > Jamf Certified Tech > Apple Professional Learning Specialist > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > >> On Jan 6, 2022, at 14:22, Caitlyn Furness > <mailto:caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com>> wrote: &g

Re: i phone going totally silent after phone calls and headphones are removed

2022-01-06 Thread Caitlyn Furness
r > > On Jan 6, 2022, at 1:22 PM, Caitlyn Furness <mailto:caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > No, absolutely no Siri to speak of. It’s a brick. Now when I plug it into > my mac there is no response whatsoever. I am thinking about just leaving it > for a time, le

Re: i phone going totally silent after phone calls and headphones are removed

2022-01-06 Thread Caitlyn Furness
t; > Does Siri respond in a way that you hear her? > > Later… > > > Tim Kilburn > Jamf Certified Tech > Apple Professional Learning Specialist > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > >> On Jan 6, 2022, at 0

Re: i phone going totally silent after phone calls and headphones are removed

2022-01-06 Thread Caitlyn Furness
t; All the best > Jürgen > > >> Am 06.01.2022 um 17:41 schrieb Caitlyn Furness : >> >> that’s just it, I am getting absolutely no audible feedback! I’ve tried >> asking siri to turn on vo, have triple clicked the home button, hit the up >> volume b

Re: i phone going totally silent after phone calls and headphones are removed

2022-01-06 Thread Caitlyn Furness
ler wrote: >> >> Hi Kate, >> >> Did you try powering off your phone and restarting it? Perhaps that might >> clear everything out and your phone will hopefully come back to normal. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jan 6, 2022, at 1

Re: i phone going totally silent after phone calls and headphones are removed

2022-01-06 Thread Caitlyn Furness
ou try powering off your phone and restarting it? Perhaps that might >> clear everything out and your phone will hopefully come back to normal. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jan 6, 2022, at 11:10 AM, Caitlyn Furness >>> wrote: >>> >>>

i phone going totally silent after phone calls and headphones are removed

2022-01-06 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, Today I was on hold on a phone call using my i phone 8 plus. After being on hold for over an hour the phone suddenly went silent and I haven’t been able to get it to make sounds or get vo to work! I was using lightning connected headphones on the phone call so I could easily punch in

Re: bible software/app

2021-12-31 Thread Caitlyn Furness
thanks! Cait > On Dec 31, 2021, at 5:54 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > You can try out the app e-sword x. > I use it to read the Bible. > It works really well with voiceOver. > Its a payed app but I don’t remember the cost. > /A > >> 31 dec. 202

bible software/app

2021-12-31 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, I am looking for an accessible bible study software for my mac. I used to use Online Bible, but it doesn’t work on anything higher then high sierrra.. Logos seems to be popular.. Any suggestions? thanks! Cait -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Re: How To Use Preview?

2021-12-13 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Will vo read continuously? Cait > On Dec 13, 2021, at 9:23 PM, Herbie Allen wrote: > > It’s simple, interact with the document and you will see page numbers. > Interact with the page you want to start with and you can begin reading. > >> On Dec 13, 2021, at 16:39, 'Joy Cyr' via

Re: accessible FTP client?

2021-08-14 Thread Caitlyn Furness
You could try Transmit. I think I got it from the app store. HTH, Caitlyn > On Aug 14, 2021, at 6:41 PM, Frank Ventura > wrote: > > Hi all, can anyone recommend an accessible (voiceover) FTP client that can > upload and download from a FTP server? Prefer a GUI program not a command > line

Re: Disk Cleaners for Mac

2021-07-12 Thread Caitlyn Furness
I’m not Tim, but have a look under utilities/disk utility.. Cait > On Jul 12, 2021, at 11:19 AM, Les Kriegler wrote: > > Hi Tim, > > Yes, I suspect you’re right in light of what you just shared. Are these tools > in the utilities folder? I’d like to take a look at them. Thank you. > Best

Re: Login window keeps popping up!

2021-06-09 Thread Caitlyn Furness
t;mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> Well, that’s odd. That usually happens when an MDM, or some sort of >>>>>> Parental Controls has limited your access.

File attirbutes

2021-06-08 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, On my old I Mac, I had it so that the size of a folder was announced next to it’s name…. How can I get this on my new MacBook Air? For example, it would say, “casts Mac 300 g available) Thanks, Cait -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list.

Re: Moving files from old drive to new drive using terminal

2021-06-07 Thread Caitlyn Furness
t; > Jonathan > > Best wishes, > > Jonathan Cohn > > > >> On Jun 7, 2021, at 13:05, Caitlyn Furness > <mailto:caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> No, it’s an external drive. Also, I should’ve specified that I want to move

Re: Moving files from old drive to new drive using terminal

2021-06-07 Thread Caitlyn Furness
the same Mac? > /A > >> 7 juni 2021 kl. 18:37 skrev Caitlyn Furness : >> >> Hi, >> >> What is the terminal command for moving files from one volume to another? >> >> I know there is “mv” in there, but don’t remember the spaces and other >> stuf

Moving files from old drive to new drive using terminal

2021-06-07 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, What is the terminal command for moving files from one volume to another? I know there is “mv” in there, but don’t remember the spaces and other stuff.. Thanks, Cait -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

Re: Login window keeps popping up!

2021-06-03 Thread Caitlyn Furness
> > Later… > > > Tim Kilburn > Jamf Certified Tech > Apple Professional Learning Specialist > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > >> On Jun 3, 2021, at 11:02 AM, Caitlyn Furness > <mailto:caitly

Re: Login window keeps popping up!

2021-06-03 Thread Caitlyn Furness
nds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > >> On Jun 3, 2021, at 10:17 AM, Caitlyn Furness > <mailto:caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> No, the choice for login options in the advanced tab was dimmed.. I am >> really stumped! >> &g

Re: Login window keeps popping up!

2021-06-03 Thread Caitlyn Furness
ognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > >> On Jun 3, 2021, at 9:18 AM, Caitlyn Furness > <mailto:caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> It’s dimmed out.. >> >> Cait >> >> >>> On Jun 3, 2021, at 11:13 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVis

Re: Login window keeps popping up!

2021-06-03 Thread Caitlyn Furness
> inactivity. > > Later… > > > Tim Kilburn > Jamf Certified Tech > Apple Professional Learning Specialist > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > >> On Jun 3, 2021, at 9:09 AM, Caitlyn Furness > <mailto:caitly

Re: Login window keeps popping up!

2021-06-03 Thread Caitlyn Furness
e lid of >>> the laptop? Just a bit more detail to figure out the best way forward. >>> >>> Later… >>> >>> >>> Tim Kilburn >>> Jamf Certified Tech >>> Apple Professional Learning Specialist >>> Apple Teacher >>&g

Re: Login window keeps popping up!

2021-06-03 Thread Caitlyn Furness
way forward. > > Later… > > > Tim Kilburn > Jamf Certified Tech > Apple Professional Learning Specialist > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > >> On Jun 3, 2021, at 8:14 AM, Caitlyn Furness > <mailto:ca

Login window keeps popping up!

2021-06-03 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, I am having issues on my Mac.. Basically, the login window for the current user keeps popping up. This is incredibly annoying! How can I stop this from happening? Running Big Sur on a late 2013 MacBook Air. Thanks! Cait -- The following information is important for all members of the

layout pane for braille on mac

2021-04-26 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, Just thought I’d update you all on my braille layout pane problem.. For a time now, the layout pane in the braille section of the vo utility was not showing up. I’d click on the layout tab and nothing would happen. The type of display was showing up, though, and I could pick things like

Re: Printing Via Mac?

2021-04-09 Thread Caitlyn Furness
personally, I had a brother printer and had unending problems with it and printing from my mac.. I eventually got rid of it and bought an epson. Cait > On Apr 9, 2021, at 12:24 AM, Fazil wrote: > > Hi, Group. > Today I have attempted to print something via Mac for the first time. I went >

Re: terminal command for installing an app?

2021-03-26 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Thanks I got that part! Very helpful, though Cait > On Mar 26, 2021, at 6:43 PM, Barry Hadder wrote: > > I should point out that you can just copy the file from finder and paste it > into terminal. That will paste the full path. > > >> On Mar 26, 2021, at 17:32

Re: terminal command for installing an app?

2021-03-26 Thread Caitlyn Furness
few characters and hit the tab. > >> On Mar 26, 2021, at 14:58, Caitlyn Furness wrote: >> >> Just tried this and keep on getting errors. Do I have to type the entire >> path to my applications folder instead of typing “target”? >> >> Thanks in advance!

Re: terminal command for installing an app?

2021-03-26 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Applications > >> On Mar 26, 2021, at 12:07, Caitlyn Furness wrote: >> >> So how would I open the pkg file? when I have tried this before, it just >> opens into a regular installer and not something I could paste into the >> terminal.. >> >> I have a

Re: terminal command for installing an app?

2021-03-26 Thread Caitlyn Furness
thanks, I’ll try this. Cait > On Mar 26, 2021, at 1:49 PM, Barry Hadder wrote: > > Try using the installer command. > sudo installer -pkg -target /Applications > >> On Mar 26, 2021, at 12:07, Caitlyn Furness wrote: >> >> So how would I open the pkg fil

Re: terminal command for installing an app?

2021-03-26 Thread Caitlyn Furness
-and-paste from > the disk image (.DMG) into the Application folder. > > > On 3/26/2021 12:50 PM, Caitlyn Furness wrote: >> Is there a terminal command for installation of an app? >> >> Thanks, >> Caitlyn >> > > -- > The following infor

terminal command for installing an app?

2021-03-26 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Is there a terminal command for installation of an app? Thanks, Caitlyn -- 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 member's post is inappropriate, please

Re: tables in preview

2021-03-25 Thread Caitlyn Furness
es and other structures) >> regardless of what operating system or reading tool you use. If you can >> obtain the information in HTML, or in a word processor format, you'll have >> greater success. >> >> >> If it isn't a PDF file, then you should be able to n

Re: tables in preview

2021-03-24 Thread Caitlyn Furness
mmand-p to open the print dialog and choosing > open in preview or save to PDF from the PDF menu. > >> On Mar 24, 2021, at 14:28, Caitlyn Furness wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Has anybody figured out a way to read tables properly in preview on the >> m

tables in preview

2021-03-24 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, Has anybody figured out a way to read tables properly in preview on the mac?? righ now it’s doing one column then the next column to the right. I need it to read across.. is this possible? Thanks, Cait -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

Re: braille on Mac

2021-03-16 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi Donna, Have you gone into the braille settings under voiceover utility, then layout, then choose the braille table you’d like? That’s all I can think of for the one issue. Not sure about the mail question. Luck, Cait > On Mar 16, 2021, at 5:37 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >

Re: vo volume versus system volume

2021-02-21 Thread Caitlyn Furness
This is on the mac, not the i phone.. Thanks, Cait > On Feb 21, 2021, at 4:16 PM, Brad Snyder wrote: > > As I already said, you go to VoiceOver settings > Rotor, and add Volume to > the Rotor. > > - Brad - > > > On Feb 21, 2021, at 14:43, Caitlyn Furness <

Re: vo volume versus system volume

2021-02-21 Thread Caitlyn Furness
tor, you can go to voiceover settings and add it to the rotor. > > - Brad - > > On Feb 21, 2021, at 14:06, Caitlyn Furness wrote: > > Hi, > > I want to set my volume for voiceover to be lower then my system sounds. How > do I do this? If I remember correctly, th

vo volume versus system volume

2021-02-21 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, I want to set my volume for voiceover to be lower then my system sounds. How do I do this? If I remember correctly, there used to be a rotar one could access to change vo volume and the particular voice you chose. Anybody know what I am talking about? I’ve looked in voiceover help and

Re: Is mail chimp accessible?

2021-01-05 Thread Caitlyn Furness
I suggest convert kit versus mail chimp. I had massive problems with mail chimp from the marketing side. HTH, Cait > On Jan 5, 2021, at 7:52 AM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Accessible for whom? The recipient of emails sent by mailchimphas a > better chance of recieving

Re: Not Finding Network in System Preference?

2020-12-04 Thread Caitlyn Furness
rom: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On > Behalf Of Caitlyn Furness > Sent: Friday, December 04, 2020 12:00 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Not Finding Network in System Preference? > > Hi, > > Do a vo plus m twice. Arrow over to the right and you will fi

Re: Not Finding Network in System Preference?

2020-12-04 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, Do a vo plus m twice. Arrow over to the right and you will find a menu called wifi. Arrow down to your network’s name and vo space on it. If you have a password, it will ask for it if you’ve never logged your mac onto your wifi. HTH, Cait > On Dec 4, 2020, at 2:50 PM, Fazil wrote: >

Re: I think my Mac is dying!

2020-09-30 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Could you need a new battery? Good luck finding out to fix this! Cait > On Sep 29, 2020, at 8:54 PM, Kerryann Ifill wrote: > > Hi list: > > Should I be panicking? My Mac 2015 (the one with only one usb port) has > started exhibiting from odd behaviour. > > I can’t work with t unplugged

Re: muting system voice

2020-08-17 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi Jean, Not sure if you have a desktop or a laptop. You can mute and unmute voiceover by doing a three finger double tap on the track pad. Was this what you are wanting? If you are also using braille, the braille still works without vo chattering away at you. Caitlyn > On Aug 17, 2020,

Re: external hard drive

2020-08-12 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi Lori, When this has happened to me, I always unplug the drive from everything, wait a few seconds, then plug everything back in again. That’s what works here… Cait > On Aug 11, 2020, at 8:46 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > I have a 2tb external hard drive connected to my Mac with a wire.

Re: bookReader for mac

2020-07-26 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Which type of book files are you talking about? Personally, I use either preview or docuscan plus for pdf’s and i text express for .rtf and epub files. HTH, Cait > On Jul 26, 2020, at 4:25 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > > Hello, > Has anyone experimented with book readers on the mac other than

Re: Is there a braille command for moving to the dock in IOS?

2020-06-27 Thread Caitlyn Furness
I think it’s chord d… Cait > On Jun 27, 2020, at 10:13 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi all, > > Subject says it all. Is there a command that will take you directly to the > dock on a braille display? I know the dot-456 chord will take you to the > bottom of the

Re: Microsoft Edge on Catalina

2020-06-23 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Is there no import function in the ms edge settings? Cait > On Jun 23, 2020, at 12:30 PM, Paul Hopewell wrote: > > Hello, > I am running the latest Catalina on my iMac and have been trying the > Microsoft Edge web browser. It looks good so far. It is fast and I have not > seen much busy. >

Re: a good recording app?

2020-04-22 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Shirley, I use piezo. You can record from different sources on the mac. So far, I haven’t had any problems with it. I am running High Sierra, though and don’t know if piezo will work with catalina.. HTH, Caitlyn > On Apr 22, 2020, at 6:26 PM, Shirley Healy

Re: facebook on the mac

2020-04-02 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Shirley, Have you tried to use m.facebook.com on your mac? This is the mobile website and is way easier to navigate then the facebook website itself. If you want to chat with people, facebook messenger app for the iphone works well here. HTH, Caitlyn > On Apr 2, 2020, at 1:18 AM, Shirley

Re: Anyone know if Pinterest is accessible on either the Mac or IOS?

2020-02-26 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi Donna, >From the little fooling around I’ve done with pinterest it’s not all that >accessable. Like instagram it’s picture based. HTH, Caitlyn > On Feb 26, 2020, at 8:59 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi all, > > I’m thinking about working with Pinterest in my

Re: Moving Around Mac Mail Message Lists

2020-02-22 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Try option up or down arrow. Cait > On Feb 22, 2020, at 5:57 PM, Kelly Ford wrote: > > Hi, > > This seems like it should be obvious so maybe I’m missing something. When > using the Mail app on the Mac, how do you jump to the start or end of the > message list? I was thinking Home and End

Re: Dropbox has no windows

2020-01-05 Thread Caitlyn Furness
s changed recently and is more difficult for me to configure. I’ve already > reported it to Dropbox team. > > Andrew >> On 3 Jan 2020, at 22:40, Caitlyn Furness wrote: >> >> I’ve been trying to work on my laptop since my beloved I Mac is dead. Drop >> box po

Dropbox has no windows

2020-01-03 Thread Caitlyn Furness
I’ve been trying to work on my laptop since my beloved I Mac is dead. Drop box popped up and said I needed to upgrade, so I followed the prompts and downloaded it from the drop box site. When I tried to install it, it said dropbox has no windows. When I tried a second time, I got the message

Re: limitations of an unlocked iphone?

2019-11-18 Thread Caitlyn Furness
You can do everything you can do with a locked i phone except make phone calls. I think somebody also said that you’ll need wifi if you want to connect to the internet… HTH, Cait > On Nov 18, 2019, at 4:24 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > Hi folks, > Am hoping to get a basic answer without

Re: No More Window Chooser in TextEdit

2019-10-17 Thread Caitlyn Furness
I think the windows versus tabs deal can be found in the finder prefs.. HTH, Caitlyn > On Oct 17, 2019, at 12:21 PM, Dave Carlson wrote: > > Don’t know what setting changed. I used to be able to use the Window chooser > in TextEdit (Options+W) to scroll through open files in TextEdit and

Re: sound loss in iOS 13.1.2

2019-10-15 Thread Caitlyn Furness
I had this happen to me today on an outgoing call. I wasn’t using headphones, just the i phone itself. I had to reboot the phone to get sounds and speech back… I hope they fix this bug soon! Caitlyn > On Oct 15, 2019, at 9:20 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > I

Re: airdrop

2019-01-25 Thread Caitlyn Furness
rs, > Donna > > >> On Jan 25, 2019, at 4:49 AM, Caitlyn Furness >> wrote: >> >> Because when I go into the document area in voice dream reader, the only >> option I have in there for sharing is air drop.. I would dearly love to use >> drop bo

Re: airdrop

2019-01-25 Thread Caitlyn Furness
re still having issues, I can try it again. What exactly are you wanting the > outcome to be? Are you trying to transfer a PDF to your Macintosh? > > Thanks, > Jonathan > >> On Jan 24, 2019, at 6:43 AM, Caitlyn Furness >> wrote: >> >> Hi, >>

Re: airdrop

2019-01-25 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Why not use Dropbox or iCloud? > Best, > Donna > > >> On Jan 24, 2019, at 5:43 AM, Caitlyn Furness >> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I am trying to share a document from voice dream reader on the phone to my >> mac. Airdrop is the only choi

airdrop

2019-01-24 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, I am trying to share a document from voice dream reader on the phone to my mac. Airdrop is the only choice, but I can’t seem to get this work-any hints? Thanks, Caitlyn -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

Re: Braille Blaster

2018-08-11 Thread Caitlyn Furness
I joined the list as well and will also try braille blaster. I can’t afford dux for the mac, and I really want tto start using my giant paperweight of an index basic 4 before I just decide to try and sell the drat thing.. Cait > On Aug 10, 2018, at 5:23 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries >

Re: blood pressure cuff that is accessible on iPhone?

2018-08-04 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Where do you get this Qardio, and does it > have special instructions on where to place it, etc.? > > Thanks much, > > Rhanda > > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On > Behalf Of Caitlyn Furness > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2018 5:18 PM

Re: blood pressure cuff that is accessible on iPhone?

2018-07-31 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Donna, We use the qardio(note the spelling) cuff. It has a totally accessable i phone app. the cuff was easy to pair and easy to use. You do have to make sure to place the cuff in the right place, which isn’t the usual upper arm place for doing bp’s, but other than that it is great! they

Re: Braille Displays

2018-04-29 Thread Caitlyn Furness
I used my husband’s focus 80 a few years ago. It was actually kind of clunky. My fav is 40 cells, although I got used to using 32 when I used my braille sense plus for book reading. Now I just have my brailliant bi 40. the BSP is still here, but the charger is broken so I can’t get it

Re: OT: Aftershokz Trekz Air and other headphones

2018-04-11 Thread Caitlyn Furness
I use the treckz titanium model. they work well and I don’t notice any delay.. Cait > On Apr 11, 2018, at 2:01 PM, Nickus de Vos wrote: > > Hi all > I’ve been using Aftershokz bone conducting headphones for a couple of years > now, I’m on my second set, the wired model.

Re: Word Processing on the mac

2018-04-04 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, I use pages, i text express, and scrivener.. Cait > On Apr 4, 2018, at 7:32 AM, Brian Howerton wrote: > > Hello folks, > What accessible word processors do you recommend for the mac? This is > particularly for writing papers with paragraph styles, headings,

Re: Get rid of mission control from f10 key.

2018-01-04 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Try going into system prefs, under the keyboard option, then shortcuts tab. Under the shortcuts tab, there should be a choice to disable f10 for mission control.. HTH, Caitlyn ps-mission control is something for sighted people to see all the windows they have open at once. I always turn it

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