Answering a call on the Mac

2021-08-27 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, This has probably been answered before. How do you answer a call on the mac using VO? Chris -- 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

Re: adjusting volume and wpeaking rate on apple watch

2021-08-14 Thread Chris Moore
”, then swipe up/down to adjust. > > Later… > > > Tim Kilburn > Jamf Certified Tech > Apple Professional Learning Specialist > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > >> On Aug 13, 2021, at 12:51 PM, Chris Moore > <

adjusting volume and wpeaking rate on apple watch

2021-08-13 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, I can adjust volume and rate from within the settings app on the watch. Are there other ways to accomplish this? For example, when in the “Good Morning” screen, swiping up and down adjusts the rate. Are there some undocumented and perhaps quicker ways to change rate and volume

Kindle for Mac

2021-07-19 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, Is Kindle for Mac accessible? Thanks. Chris -- 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 contact the owners or

Re: Voice Over on Apple TV box

2021-04-25 Thread Chris Moore
Try holding the Siri button on the remote and say “turn voiceOver on”. Chris > On Apr 23, 2021, at 4:06 PM, Nebojsa Tasic wrote: > > > Hello! > How to turn on Voice Over on Apple TV boxes second and third generation? > TIA > > -- > The following information is important for all members of

VoiceOver transmitting in zoom meetings

2021-03-04 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, When using the mac with zoom, VO is transmitting to the meeting even when using headphones. The only way to stop this is to mute my audio. Has anyone else experienced this, and are there any other workarounds? TIA Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the

Re: Passcode on Apple watch

2021-03-04 Thread Chris Moore
A couple things: First, if your iPhone is handy, you can put your watch on your wrist and unlock your phone to avoid entering the passcode. Second, rather than swiping on your watch, you can simply move your finger on the watch face until you land on the digit, then double-tap. Chris -- The

music library question

2021-02-07 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, How can I distinguish between my own music and what has been added from Apple music? Chris -- 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

Re: Unable to back up iPhone, because “some files are not available“

2021-02-06 Thread Chris Moore
Mary, Is his iCloud full? What about logging out of iCloud and back in. If all else fails, contact Apple support. HTH Chris -- 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

Amadeus Pro - splitting album into tracks

2021-01-08 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, I’m working on splitting an album into tracks based on silence detection. This particular album has fades at the end of the tracks which throws off the silence detection. Fixing this involves changing the marker positions in the markers window. In Mosen’s book he indicated that this

Re: Amadeus pro playback question

2020-12-22 Thread Chris Moore
Brandon, Thanks for the help. I always like simple answers! Have a great Christmas. Chris > On Dec 22, 2020, at 4:04 PM, Brandon Olivares > wrote: > > I find it helps if you press esc first, then it seems to work reliably. > > Brandon > >> On Dec 22, 2020, at

Amadeus pro playback question

2020-12-22 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, When I open a song in Amadeus Pro, pressing space does not start playback. Do I need to be focused on a particular area on the screen? Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running

Re: Transfering music from iPhone to Mac laptop

2020-12-14 Thread Chris Moore
I saw a comment in this thread about library sync. How does this work if my mac music library would not fit on my iPhone? Chris > On Dec 12, 2020, at 10:58 PM, Brad Snyder wrote: > > If what you want to do is add new content to your Music library on your Mac, > do the following: > 1.

bookReader for mac

2020-07-26 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, Has anyone experimented with book readers on the mac other than iBooks? I saw bookreader on the app store but don’t want to spend the money if it doesn’t work. Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

finder moving to the bottom of a list of files

2020-06-15 Thread Chris Moore
Hello When navigating through a list of files with the arrow keys, the cursor periodically jumps to the bottom of the list for no apparent reason. Is there any way to stop this from happening? Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If

"just press record" on apple watch

2020-05-14 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, I’m trying to use Just Press Record on the watch but can’t figure out how to eliminate the voiceOver prompts from the recording. Any thoughts? Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

iPhone: strange voiceOver utterance

2020-05-01 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, When my iPhone is locked, I occasionally hear voiceOver say something like: “showing page 1 of 57”. I haven’t done much to investigate but would be glad to discover a way to shut it off. Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If

Re: Searching in mail

2020-02-21 Thread Chris Moore
ing to Catalina. > > Later... > > > Tim Kilburn > Jamf Certified Tech > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Feb 21, 2020, at 11:15, Chris Moore <mailto:chris.w...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Hello, >

Searching in mail

2020-02-21 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, I’m trying to search for messages in mac mail. I can’t figure this out using VO. Any help appreciated. Chris -- 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: Braille blaster - creating a braille file?

2020-02-14 Thread Chris Moore
ile' command is command plus n. Look on the menu bar. > > 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 2/14/2020 11:18 AM, Chris Moore wrote: >> Hello, >> I’ve just started playi

Braille blaster - creating a braille file?

2020-02-14 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, I’ve just started playing with braille blaster on the mac. I’d like to create a Braille file, but the only option seems to be to send it to an embosser, which I don’t have. I haven’t read the docs yet but was hoping someone on this list would have some suggestions. Chris

entering names in facetime on the mac

2020-02-14 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, When entering a name in FaceTime, VO doesn’t read the dropdown menu to select the person. Has anyone else experienced similar behavior? Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running

Orbit Reader feedback

2019-11-30 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, Is the Orbit Braille Reader available and does it connect to the Mac / iPhone? Any feedback would be helpful: good or bad. Chris -- 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,

Answering a call on the mac?

2019-10-11 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, When the phone rings, you want to answer it quickly without getting flustered! Is there an easy way to do this on the mac with VO? Thanks. Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Re: Is iTunes broken for VO users?

2019-08-12 Thread Chris Moore
>> Sent from Petrus's iPhone >> >>> On 12/08/2019, at 11:36, Chris Moore wrote: >>> >>> Hello, >>> I don’t use iTunes very often. I just went in to look for an album in my >>> library. Maybe it works, but VO shows me nothing useful.

Is iTunes broken for VO users?

2019-08-11 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, I don’t use iTunes very often. I just went in to look for an album in my library. Maybe it works, but VO shows me nothing useful. Maybe Apple is aware of this, but fortunately there are other music players we can use! Chris -- The following information is important for all members

highlighting text in screenshot

2019-06-20 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, I need to do some screenshots on a selected rectangular portion of the screen. I’m looking for suggestions. If a sighted person could help set hotspots, what sequence of voiceOver keys would I use to perform the highlighting? Would I need to use mouse keys? TIA Chris -- The

Re: Iphone XR.

2019-01-30 Thread Chris Moore
I’m pleased with the Otterbox. You also need a screen protector. Chris > On Jan 30, 2019, at 2:09 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > Any good protection for the Iphone XR. > I actually will get mine tomorrow or on friday maybe. > I got it on a data plan but i do want some good protection. >

Copying web links to your desktop

2018-12-09 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, How do you copy a web location to the desktop? I can save a bookmark but can’t locate the list of bookmarks. I use both chrome and safari. Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Re: Apple Watch - wake screen and siri

2018-12-09 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, What I’ve discovered is you need a special motion to activate siri. First, you raise your arm in front of you almost to mouth level keeping your elbow straight. Then you turn your wrist toward your mouth while you move the watch in that direction. Think of it as raising the watch out

Re: Deleting contacts from iCloud on the mac?

2018-12-01 Thread Chris Moore
Hi Matt, The first question I would ask is how did you get double contacts on your phone? You may have an extra source of contacts on your phone. If your mac and phone are pulling contacts ONLY from iCloud, then they should match. Your phone may be accessing an additional source of contacts.

Apple Watch - wake screen and siri

2018-12-01 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, I broke down and purchased a series 3 watch during the Apple sale. It is much more responsive than the series 0 which I am turning in for $25. What are the best settings for the wake screen? Raise to speak siri only works some of the time. Are there any tricks to getting siri to

Re: Selecting photos to add to an album?

2018-11-26 Thread Chris Moore
wift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Nov 25, 2018, at 19:11, Chris Moore <mailto:chris.w...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Hello, > I need to select some photos to add to an album. Is there a way to do this > with VO? > > Chris >

Selecting photos to add to an album?

2018-11-25 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, I need to select some photos to add to an album. Is there a way to do this with VO? Chris -- 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

Apple watch series 3 or 4 - accessibility?

2018-11-03 Thread Chris Moore
I’m looking for feedback on the new watches. How accessible are they? More specifically, is it easy to answer and make phone calls? Does the watch announce the name or number of the caller? I have some interest in getting either a series 3 or 4, but for the price, the accessibility will

pages - sorting a table

2018-11-03 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, How can I sort a table in pages? I have Ann Robertson’s book but couldn’t find an answer on a quick reading. Maybe there’s something in the appendices. Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns

Re: google chrome - entering passwords with VO

2018-11-02 Thread Chris Moore
Many thanks to Tim and Andrew. The tab key seems to do a good job of focusing on the text boxes. I found that the alexa web page is far more accessible than the alexa app on the iPhone. Entering contacts was a breeze whereas the alexa app was problematic. Chris -- The following

google chrome - entering passwords with VO

2018-10-31 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, I was trying o log into the alexa.amazon.com page. I landed on the password field but couldn’t type in the password. Do I need to click the mouse? TIA Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have

App Cleaner help

2018-10-23 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, Is app cleaner accessible? I downloaded app cleaner, but not sure whether it works with VO. They talk about dropping an application in the window, but drag and drop failed with VO. Has anyone had success with this app? Chris -- The following information is important for all

Making Chrome the default browser?

2018-10-15 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, How do I make Chrome the default browser on my mac? Do I need to change all the filetypes that Safari would otherwise use? Thanks Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of

Re: jaws, or NVDA with VMware fusion

2018-10-11 Thread Chris Moore
Maria, An external USB keyboard is the easiest approach. You can use it when in VMWare and switch back to your BT keyboard when on the Mac. Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running

Re: Running Ubuntu in vmware fusion.

2018-09-13 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, I haven’t tried this in vmware, but as I recall, there are keystrokes for switching between consoles. Unless it has changed, Ubuntu has six text consoles accessed with ctrl+alt+f1 through control+alt+f6 and the graphical console with ctrl+alt+f7 On the mac, ctrl+alt would equate to

Re: Boot from Windows disc in Fusion

2018-08-02 Thread Chris Moore
Can’t you bring up the windows disk in windows explorer and run the setup.exe program? Chris > On Aug 2, 2018, at 3:20 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > I need to do a repair on Windows 7 but am not able to boot from the Windows > disc. How is this done? Thanks. > > From E.T.'s

Re: Delay after "welcom to voicdOver" message

2018-07-17 Thread Chris Moore
when logging in, but then after >> the delay a warning dialog box appears stating that a network disk failed to >> connect. >>> On Jul 11, 2018, at 9:39 AM, Chris Moore wrote: >>> >>> Hello, >>> After I hear the welcome to voiceOver message,

Delay after "welcom to voicdOver" message

2018-07-11 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, After I hear the welcome to voiceOver message, there is a long delay (at least 2 minutes) before I can open apps or use the finder. I’d like to understand what is causing this delay and whether I can do anything about it. TIA Chris -- The following information is important for all

Audio Hijack and iTunes question

2018-06-24 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, I want to convert some iTunes music to different formats using audio hijack. My question is how to copy the tags from the existing files. Does audio hijack do this or would I need to use applescript? Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Re: You Tube downloader?

2018-03-24 Thread Chris Moore
Robert, There are installation instructions on the youtube-dl webpage. You basically copy and paste a couple commands into a terminal. Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of

Re: Reading the Bible on the mac

2018-02-24 Thread Chris Moore
Andrew, I use the BibleGateway website on the Mac. Chris > On Feb 23, 2018, at 4:04 PM, Andrew Lamanche wrote: > > Hi, > > I’d like to be able to read the Bible on my mac, search it, resume where I > left off, possibly copy some verses to a different app. Is this possible?

How to access youTube album information?

2018-02-23 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, When listening to albums on youTube, I can’t access the listing of tracks. I believe this used to be possible, but lately, all I can do is play the album with no accompanying album info. This is using safari. Has anyone figured out an accessible way to view the album info? Chris --

Re: Howto save web page to desktop?

2018-02-18 Thread Chris Moore
t we have been visited > in the past. What if it were true? > > On 2/17/2018 11:45 AM, Chris Moore wrote: >> Hello, >> I’m trying to save a link to a web page to my desktop. I think I’ve done >> this in the past but can’t remember how! >> TIA >> Chris > &

Howto save web page to desktop?

2018-02-17 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, I’m trying to save a link to a web page to my desktop. I think I’ve done this in the past but can’t remember how! TIA Chris -- 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

Re: SSH into my mac does not work properly.

2018-02-07 Thread Chris Moore
Did you allow your mac to accept remote logins? This is done in system preferences, sharing. It also shows the format of the ssh command. This command looks like”: ssh user@computer-name When prompted for the password you would enter the password for your mac user. HTH Chris > On Feb 7,

Re: Audio Hijack - deleting sessions

2018-01-07 Thread Chris Moore
> can also cancel if you want to. > > -- > Alex Hall > > > > >> On Jan 7, 2018, at 16:50, Chris Moore <chris.w...@gmail.com >> <mailto:chris.w...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> Has anyone found a way to delete sessions

Audio Hijack - deleting sessions

2018-01-07 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, Has anyone found a way to delete sessions in audio hijack? I have several which I no longer need but can’t figure out how to remove them with VO. Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about

Re: High Seria - everything in finder identified as a "group"

2017-12-11 Thread Chris Moore
gt;> 11 dec. 2017 kl. 02:27 skrev Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com>: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm not experiencing that issue. I don't recall having the issue either >>> when I first upgraded. Not sure what's going on for you though. Maybe a >>> res

High Seria - everything in finder identified as a "group"

2017-12-10 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, I just upgraded to HS and noticed something different in the finder. voiceOver identifies almost everything as a group rather than as a folder, application or other file type. Is there a setting to change/correct this behavior? Chris -- The following information is important for all

iPhone X face id for totally blind users

2017-11-18 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, Does face id work for blind users or is it looking for useable eyes? Chris -- 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,

Re: You Tube downloader?

2017-11-06 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, I just ran youtube-dl from the terminal to extract mp3. You don’t need homebrew to install it. The terminal command looks something like: youtube-dl —extract-audio —audio-format mp3 url You can get the url by going into youtube in safari, locating the desired song, use the copy link in

High Sierra install question

2017-10-25 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, If I upgrade my mac to high sierra, will I get the new apple filesystem? Or, do I need to reformat the drive with the new filesystem before doing the install. Thanks Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any

Copying music to iPhone?

2017-10-09 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, Any tips on copying music to the iPhone? I’m trying to do it manually from an iTunes library. How does one select albums and copy them to the iPhone? TIA Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

IOS 11 - deleting apps

2017-09-27 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, The old trick of double-tap and hold to move and delete apps doesn’t seem to work on IOS 11. Anyone else encounter this, and is there a work around? Thanks Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

Re: Apple Watch Series 3 Limited to 3G-Like Speeds on T-Mobile

2017-09-19 Thread Chris Moore
>From what I read, the slow speed was on the $10 per month plan. If you paid >$20, the speed would be greater. It depends on what you are doing with your >watch when away from your iPhone. Chris > On Sep 16, 2017, at 4:17 PM, lenron brown wrote: > > If this was or is

Add your music with Google Play Music Manager - Google Play Help

2017-07-05 Thread Chris Moore
Mary, Perhaps this might help although I have no idea whether the mac app is accessible. Chris > https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/1075570?hl=en > -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Re: Removal of 3D Touch app switching gesture in iOS 11 confirmed as intentional change

2017-06-30 Thread Chris Moore
Mary, When you go into a link from an e-mail, there is a return to mail button in the top left corner. As far as returning to a previous app is concerned, we have an app switcher for that. Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you

Adding carriage returns to text file

2017-06-20 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, I had the need to add carriage returns to a text file created on my mac so I could read it properly on my braille device. After several hours of experimentation from articles found on google, I discovered that the only way to accomplish this was using the “vi” program in terminal. Here

Selecting an application in audio hijack

2017-05-11 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, I’m trying to record audio from a single application but can’t figure out how to select the app. How do I get a list of apps to pick from? Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

how to remove system dialogs

2017-04-04 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, I have a couple system dialogs which I want to remove. They say “unknown”, and there are no close buttons. I thought that a reboot would help, but no. Are system dialogs part of the Mac, or are they unique to voiceOver? Thanks Chris -- The following information is important for all

Re: Some Questions Regarding Pages

2017-04-02 Thread Chris Moore
Randy, You need to interact with the are for those keystrokes to work. I’m very new to Pages, but I’ve noticed that reading line by line with the cursor will announce the page changes. Chris > On Apr 2, 2017, at 3:42 PM, Ramy Moustafa wrote: > > Hello anne: > I

Re: Monitoring Heart Rate in Real Time

2017-04-02 Thread Chris Moore
I use the workout app on my Apple Watch. Chris > On Apr 2, 2017, at 4:18 PM, E.T. wrote: > > Its been a while since I checked into this and since related apps have been > updated, I want to ask about it. Is it possible to get this data in real time > while working

Re: jumping to the top of an email box

2017-04-01 Thread Chris Moore
How about cmd-opt-up and cmd-opt-down Chris > On Apr 1, 2017, at 12:47 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > Hi, > > Use FN-VO-shift-left to go to the beginning, FN-VO-shift-right to get to the > end. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Apr 1, 2017, at

teamTalk and PTT key

2017-03-12 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, TeamTalk 5 is a chat client/server program. Although most people seem to run it either windows or IOS, there is also a mac os version which appears to have at least limited accessibility. My question is what key to assign for PTT. Windows computers use the control key, but I don’t

Pages on iCloud

2017-02-20 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, How accessible is pages under iCloud on the mac? When you log into iCloud, you can go into a web version of pages. I brought up a document but couldn’t do much of anything with VO. Any similar experiences? I’m trying to avoid buying pages since it didn’t come with my 2012 mac mini.

Re: Accessing a large zip file on an iPhone?

2017-02-14 Thread Chris Moore
Hi Mary, Why not download the file to your mac, send the pieces to dropbox and import them on your iPhone. Chris > On Feb 10, 2017, at 5:44 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > There is a large zip file on the web which I would like to download to my > phone, and then open using an

reading finereader documents

2017-01-28 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, Is there a way to read documents scanned into fine reader with voiceOver? I can export and read them in another program but haven’t figured out how to read the converted pages within the fine reader program. Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Re: Apple watch tutorials

2017-01-02 Thread Chris Moore
Thank your for your helpful replies. I’ll take another look at the applevis info now that I know it is still mostly applicable. Chris -- 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,

Apple watch tutorials

2017-01-02 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, Are there any voiceOver tutorials with watch 2.0? Applevis site is lacking anything recent! I borrowed my wife’s watch, but don’t have a clue on how to use it with VO. What do the digital crown and friends buttons do? Any help appreciated! Chris -- The following information is

Re: direct TV now updated

2016-12-03 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, What I can’t figure out is how to terminate a stream once it is playing. Also we can’t get it to work on a Mac. After logging in, all we get is a black screen. Chris > On Dec 2, 2016, at 8:13 AM, Kliphton Miller wrote: > >> Okay, so I have tried this app on

Re: The control-G vm fusion question again

2016-11-17 Thread Chris Moore
ScottI don’t know about control + g. What sometimes helps is to switch to full screen mode with cmd + control + f. Then turn it off with the same keystroke. I also tend to disable voiceover once I am safely in the VM with cmd + control followed by cmd + f5. HTH Chris > On Nov 17, 2016, at

Re: Have any VMWare fusion users found workarounds for remapping their caps key now that Karabiner and Seal don't work on Sierra?

2016-10-16 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, The simplest approach for now is to plug in a windows style USB keyboard. Chris > On Oct 12, 2016, at 2:36 PM, Megan Bening wrote: > > > > On Sunday, September 25, 2016 at 12:18:07 AM UTC-5, Jonathan Mosen wrote: > I've taken a read of what's available about the new

Re: Nasty mail issue solved!

2016-10-15 Thread Chris Moore
Hello Brant, AFAIK, unless you have a trash folder, deleted messages will remain on your gMail account forever. Chris -- 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: My plan for a clean install of Sierra

2016-10-12 Thread Chris Moore
After you reformat the drive, can’t you restore from the time machine backup? This should eliminate the need to reinstall applications and files. Chris > On Oct 12, 2016, at 10:55 AM, Blee Blat wrote: > > That looks sane, just be careful that you don't accidentally erase

Re: Braille input with hands on an I phone podcast?

2016-09-22 Thread Chris Moore
Hello David, I’ve started using braille input. How do you enter capital letters, numbers and special characters? Thanks. Chris > On Sep 18, 2016, at 5:16 PM, David Chittenden wrote: > > On the iPhone, five separate events can be detected at one time. Therefore, > the

how to use spell checker.

2016-09-21 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, I should know the answer to this, but how do we use the spell checker? How do I choose from a list of suggestions or revert to the way I typed the word? Maybe there is something on apple-vis but I haven’t looked yet. Chris -- The following information is important for all members of

Re: VO threw a bluetooth speaker

2016-09-02 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, This is doable without the audio/midi setup utility. When you connect the bluetooth speaker, all sound will be routed thru it. You can reset this in the sounds submenu for your BT device to route all sound to the mac speakers. Now VO should be coming through the mac. The go to the

Re: Ad Blockers

2016-08-07 Thread Chris Moore
Hello Adrienne, try adblock plus Chris > On Aug 5, 2016, at 5:01 AM, Adrienne Chalmers wrote: > > Hi > > I have one of these running on my iPhone, but was wondering if anyone had any > recommendations for an ad blocker for my MBP? > > One of my favourite sites has just

google chrome help

2016-08-06 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, I just started using chrome. Are there any keyboard shortcuts which will help me navigate the screens? Also how can I click the menu in the upper right with VO? Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

Re: Windows 10 Anniversary Update compatibility with VMWare Fusion

2016-08-04 Thread Chris Moore
Hi Scott, I successfully upgraded to windows 10 on vmware fusion 8. I followed the steps mentioned in this thread. One important thing they left out was to make sure that you need to first run windows update until you are fully up-to-date. This may take several hours. Chris > On Aug 4,

Re: using Sonos with multiple controllers?

2016-08-01 Thread Chris Moore
ep. But since I know there are several people on this list > who use that system, I thought I'd ask here first. > > By the way, in case others are interested, I've been thoroughly impressed by > how accessible the Sonos app is. > Cheers, > Donna >> On Aug 1, 2016, at 7:49

Re: using Sonos with multiple controllers?

2016-08-01 Thread Chris Moore
Donna, You may want to get in touch with Sonos tech support. Chris > On Jul 31, 2016, at 9:26 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hi all, > > Happily, I was able to solve the problem I was having last night. It seems > that the problem was on my phone. For some reason it thought

Re: Songs not finding files on my iPhone?

2016-07-30 Thread Chris Moore
donna, I’m not sure whether Sonos can play content from Apple Music. It should play songs in your personal collection. There are many ways to play and stream on your Sonos, so don’t give up just yet. Chris > -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

Re: Accessible online banking

2016-07-26 Thread Chris Moore
rray, AB Canada > > On Jul 26, 2016, at 09:25, Jeff Berwick <mailingli...@berwick.name> wrote: > > I use the Royal Bank for my online banking and find it accessible with > Voiceover. > > Jeff > >> On Jul 26, 2016, at 10:49 AM, Chris Moore <chris.w...@gm

Accessible online banking

2016-07-26 Thread Chris Moore
I'm looking for recommendations on accessible online banking website with voiceover. Chris -- 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

Re: Remapping and/or pressing the applications key in VMware Fusion

2016-07-22 Thread Chris Moore
hello, shift + f10 works in fusion for me. Of course, you need to change the function keys to not need the FN modifier in your keyboard prefs. Chris > On Jul 21, 2016, at 6:00 AM, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: > > Hi Josh. If you have Sharp Keys on your Windows VM, you can remap

Re: requesting help with running OS 10 as a virtual machine using VMware Fusion

2016-07-22 Thread Chris Moore
I haven’t tried boot mac os from fusion, but I would want to turn VO off on the host before attempting to enable it on the guest. Chris > On Jul 21, 2016, at 7:47 PM, Michael Marshall > wrote: > > hey all, > i have a question about making a mac virtual machine in

Re: music gear and accessibility was Re: Question about DJay for OSX

2016-05-25 Thread Chris Moore
hello, I recently purchased pianoteq 5 stage. Their included app is not very accessible. However, they include audio unit plugins. I got them to work with GB so hopefully they would work with PT and logic. Chris M > On May 25, 2016, at 6:54 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: >

Re: Help needed navigating iTunes on a Mac

2016-05-24 Thread Chris Moore
Hi Chris, I listened to your iTunes podcast and commend you for the effort. My question is when I am in the edit box VO + down just beeps and does not leave the edit field. This is different behavior from what you described. Any thoughts? Thanks Chris M > On May 24, 2016, at 9:00 AM, Kimber

Re: How to emulate numeric keyboard in a Macbook air keyboard?

2016-03-21 Thread Chris Moore
I have karabiner installed on my mac. One of the things you can do is to emulate a numeric keypad. Maybe it sounds a bit geeky, but it does work! Chris > On Mar 21, 2016, at 4:39 AM, Daniela Rubio wrote: > > Yes, that is what we are going to end up doing. It seems that

Re: List View or column view

2016-03-19 Thread Chris Moore
If you’re in column view, position yourself on the folder in which you want the files to appear before pasteing them. Chris > On Mar 16, 2016, at 10:44 AM, Seyoon Choi wrote: > > Also realized that this shortcut works with other Mac apps system wide to > expand and

Re: converting mp4 videos to mp3 audio only

2016-03-19 Thread Chris Moore
I found a build of ffmpeg for the mac. Chris > On Mar 17, 2016, at 4:03 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > So i can install apt-get to m my mac? > Or isn’t that a package manager? > /A >> 15 mars 2016 kl. 08:23 skrev Sabahattin Gucukoglu : >> >> And as

VirtualBox questions

2016-03-19 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, I have a few questions before diving into VBox. 1. Is there a build for el capitan, or do I need to build from sources? 2. Is the GUI accessible with VO? 3. Assuming I can build a virtual machine either with the GUI or box-manage, will it talk? 4. How is the VBox experience compared

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