Re: Uninstalling Adobe Flash Player

even > come close to being accessible. > > Later... > > > Tim Kilburn > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Jamf Certified Associate > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Nov 3, 2019, at 13:54, Craig Werner wrote: > > Thank you, Tim.

Re: Uninstalling Adobe Flash Player

aller is one of them. Other than getting sighted assistance, > you're likely out of luck with the Adobe Uninstaller app. > > Later.,,,. > > > Tim Kilburn > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Jamf Certified Associate > Fort McMurray, AB Canada

Uninstalling Adobe Flash Player

Greetings, everyone. I am attempting to uninstall Adobe Flash Player on a MacBook Air running os 10.14.6. I open the Utilities folder under Applications and then open the Adobe Flash Player Uninstall Manager; but when I try to install the necessary helper file, VoiceOver goes busy, and I am

Re: Deleting an Email Address that Autocompletes Incorrectly

A question and many thanks. Now that I know how to delete previous recipients from the Mac end, is there a way to do this via an iPhone connected to the same Apple ID? Deleting a contact is easy, but what about a previous recipient? My thanks to everyone contributing to this thread. I don't

Re: Deleting an Email Address that Autocompletes Incorrectly

, down to Previous Recipients and removing it > from there. > > Later... > > > Tim Kilburn > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Jamf Certified Associate > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Sep 13, 2019, at 15:49, Craig Werner wrote: > > Hello,

Deleting an Email Address that Autocompletes Incorrectly

Hello, everyone. I am using the standard Mac Mail client under os 10.14.6. When I start typing a particular address into the "To" field of an email message, the application autocompletes to a bogus address that I once accidentally typed. How can I delete this address from the list of emails

Re: How to Get TextEdit to Display "Documents" Folder when Opening

u, you can find Recents which > will offer you the documents you’ve been working on lately. > Cheers, > > Anne > > > > > > On 28 Jul 2019, at 06:03, Craig Werner wrote: > > > > Hello, everyone. > > > > When I first got my Mac, and even when I brief

How to Get TextEdit to Display "Documents" Folder when Opening

Hello, everyone. When I first got my Mac, and even when I briefly experimented with iCloud Drive, I could have sworn that when I opened TextEdit, it displayed the files listed in the "Documents" folder. Of course, the option to open a new document with "Command-N" was also visible. Recently, I

Re: Question about Deleting Trash from a POP3 Mail Folder

do with Horizon's servers. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On May 27, 2019, at 09:48, Craig Werner wrote: > > Thank you, Tim, for your reply. > > I have only one act

Re: Question about Deleting Trash from a POP3 Mail Folder

I'm grasping > here. I suggest that you tell the Mail app to remove the messages from the > server. There should be a "Remove Now" button in the Account Information > pane of this screen. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recogn

Question about Deleting Trash from a POP3 Mail Folder

Hello, everyone, and Happy Memorial Day to U.S. readers. I use Apple Mail on a MacBook Air running Mojave 10.14.4. Under "Mail Settings -> Accounts -> Mailbox Behaviors," I have set mail to be deleted from the trash folder after one month. I recently went to the bottom of my Trash index,

Re: My Mac is Still Dead

Don't forget about the Apple Accessibility help phone number: 877-204-3930. Craig On 4/28/19, richr...@gmail.com wrote: > A while back, I wrote to this list to talk about a problem with my MacBook > Air. The problem occurred when I started the process to install High > Sierra. > I got

Increased "Busy" Incidents with Safari after OS Upgrade

Hello, everyone. After upgrading my mid-2015 MacBook Air from Yosemite OS X 10.10.5 to Mojave 10.14.4 (I know, quite a jump), I am noticing an increase in incidents where Safari goes busy with websites that have a good many controls. There are many sites where this is not a problem, but on

Re: Reading a PDF File by Word Using Preview

l didn‘t make Acrobat Reader accessible to > VoiceOver. But I‘m not absolutely sure about this. > > Hope this helps > Jürgen > > > > > Von meinem iPad Pro gesendet > > > Am 28.02.2019 um 05:22 schrieb Craig Werner : > > > > Greetings, everyone. > > > > I

Reading a PDF File by Word Using Preview

Greetings, everyone. I know there are multiple problems when using Preview to read Adobe Acrobat files with VoiceOver, and I am not skilled at messing about with these files. However, what I'm trying to do is so basic that I feel there must be a way to accomplish my purpose. Question: How do I

Re: macOS 10.14.3: VoiceOver Loading Slowly after Entering Password

Also, if you've just done the > upgrade, give your Mac about 24 hours or so to index everything and it > should start behaving better. Note, the indexing only happens when the Mac > is awake. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recogniti

Re: macOS 10.14.3: VoiceOver Loading Slowly after Entering Password

ehaving better. Note, the indexing only happens when the Mac > is awake. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Feb 25, 2019, at 16:06, Craig Werner wrote: > > Greetings to the list. > >

macOS 10.14.3: VoiceOver Loading Slowly after Entering Password

Greetings to the list. After a much overdo upgrade of my MacBook Air from OS X 10.10.5 to macOS Mojave 10.14.3, VoiceOver takes quite a bit of time to load after I type my Apple ID password. About fifteen seconds elapse between my entering the "login" command and VoiceOver's speaking the

Re: Recommendations for Mac Antivirus Software

the one account / > registration setup on the site. > > I use this on work machines both mac and windows and also personal > machines and have no issue with it in anyway. > > > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > On Behalf Of Craig Werne

Recommendations for Mac Antivirus Software

Hello, everyone. I have been using ClamXAV for my Mac antivirus protection. Since ClamXAV has recently gone to a subscription-based pay plan and since the product is not gaining the best reviews from the tech sites I read, I wonder what list users recommend. I am looking for reliable detection,

Re: Playing BBC World Service Content on My Mac

/mp_accessibility_help On 8/2/16, Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, David, and thank you for responding. > > I updated my Adobe Flash Player, and the iPlayer is now working well. > Oddly enough, when I looked at the Accessibility section of iPlayer > Help, I learne

Re: Playing BBC World Service Content on My Mac

o play a lot of BBC Radio content like BBBC Radio 4 simply > through ITunes using its internet radio capacity. > > > I have not done this for at least a year so I would have to go back and > check whether iTunes can still do this but it would be worth a look. > > > > David

Playing BBC World Service Content on My Mac

Hello, everyone. I am a U.S. listener running OS X 10.10.5 on a MacBook Air. I am trying to play live stream of the BBC World Service via the BBC iPlayer, but when I press the "Play" button on the iPlayer Radio screen, nothing happens. I have tried to activate the "Mute/Unmute" button and the

Re: I Need a Little Help in Safari

Kawal, the poster was just engaging in a little harmless friendly humor by pretending to worry that Mark was going to turn into an obsessive game player. Craig" On Sunday, July 17, 2016, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > Please can you tell me why you think Mark’s question was a

Re: Did I imagine

Hello, Martin. You may well know this, but interacting with the text with "VO-Shift-down arrow" before pressing "VO-A" may be helpful. Craig On 7/17/16, Martin Brown wrote: > Is it my imagination, that there used to be a key stroke to read > continuously using

Re: Playing "The Golden Wombat of Destiny" on a Mac

Thanks, Sabahattin, for your reply. I am not emulating Windows on my Mac, and since I have a Windows machine, perhaps I will try the Golden Wombat there. Playing a game is not high enough on my priorities list to make it work on the Mac, but it's good to know the functionality may be there.

Playing "The Golden Wombat of Destiny" on a Mac

Hello, everyone. I am wondering if anyone on this list felt a flush of excitement when reading the "Subject" field of this message. If anyone remembers the adventure game for early computers called "The Golden Wombat of Destiny," please let me know if it and other 1980s text games are playable

Re: Deleting an Item from the Safari "Favorites" List

uot; scroll area, and interact with the "Bookmarks" table. I can then press "Delete" after arrowing to the unwanted item. Surely, there must be a more efficient way of doing this. Thank you. Craig On 5/27/16, Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, everyone. >

Deleting an Item from the Safari "Favorites" List

Hello, everyone. I am running OS X 10.10.5 on a Macbook Air. How do I delete an item from my Safari "Favorites" list? Thank you for all help. Craig -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running

Re: adding a mailbox to favorites with yosemite

Jim' I'm coming into this thread late, so this may be old territory for you. You're familiar with Alex Hall's article "Mac Mail Explained" on Applevis, right? In that article is a good step-by-step guide to adding@ mailbox to the Favorites bar. Craig On Tuesday, May 10, 2016, Jim Gatteys

Re: Getting very irritated with editting text on I O S

Chris, have you tried forgetting the keyboard and then re-enabling the Bluetooth connection? I'll bet you have. Craig On Thursday, January 14, 2016, Christopher Gilland wrote: > Folks, I desperately could use some help. > > I am using a bluetooth keyboard with my IPad

Re: Low power mode?

Chris, if you don't want to turn off Power Mode in Settings, it will automatically disengage when your iDevice is charged to a certain point. Craig On Wednesday, January 13, 2016, Christopher-Mark Gilland < clgillan...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've accidentally turned on low power mode on my IPhone.

Re: Odd Navigation Results with Web Page under OS X 10.10.5

Hello, Sabahattin. I have indeed reported the link to Apple Accessibility with full particulars of the allegedly locked table. I pointed out that the page is navigable with the Tab and other keys but that results produced by pressing VO-left and VO-right arrow are disappointing and anomalous.

Re: Odd Navigation Results with Web Page under OS X 10.10.5

Thank you, Sabahattin, for your thoughtful reply. I checked and unchecked the "Group items within" checkbox under the "VoiceOver Utility -> Web -> Navigation -> Navigating Web Tables" item, and the little table was still locked. That is, pressing "VO-left" and "VO-right" produced no results. As

Odd Navigation Results with Web Page under OS X 10.10.5

Hello, everyone. I am a fairly new MacBook user who has run into a web page whose navigation looks odd to me. If I go to http://www.amherst.ny.us and press the VO-left and VO-right keys, I am told the only content of the page is a table with one column and two rows. Attempts to interact with

Re: Alex for the Mac and Correctness of Pronunciation

urday, December 12, 2015, Devin Prater <d.pra...@me.com> wrote: > To me, regards sounds more like “regardsh,” when used in a sentence. I’m > just listening too hard or not. > > On Dec 11, 2015, at 9:00 AM, Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com > <javascript:;>> wrot

Re: Alex for the Mac and Correctness of Pronunciation

; higher is unnatural. >>> >>> Shawn >>> Sent From My White MacBook >>> Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk >>> Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs >>> Skype username: bbstheblindrapper >>> Facetime: bbssh...@icloud.com >>> >>

Re: [Bulk] still no new message sound in Mail

guys know. > Katie >> On Oct 29, 2015, at 7:19 PM, Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I was one of the first people to report this problem to the VoiceOver >> community. All sound preferences were set properly, and no amount of mail >> sound to twe

Re: Alex for the Mac and Correctness of Pronunciation

downloading, you'll have access to them. >> On Dec 11, 2015, at 10:00, Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Thanks very much to all who have responded to my request for help. >> >> Shaun and Alex, I typically run my Mac OS voices at around 50 p

Alex for the Mac and Correctness of Pronunciation

Hello,everyone. As we all know, preference for one voice over another is a matter of subjective interpretation. However, it strikes me that one criterion is less subjective than the others: the ability of a synthesizer to pronounce a word correctly in the dialect and language the user has

Re: Quality of Nuance Voice Tom for the MacBook Air

com> wrote: > I'm thinking it's your imagination. Though I honestly never have liked > the nuance voices at all really, I've not heard any differences in the way > you're describing. > > Chris. > > - Original Message - From: "Craig Werner" <cof

Quality of Nuance Voice Tom for the MacBook Air

Hello, everyone. I am using a 13-inch MacBook Air running OS X 10.10.5. I recently downloaded the Nuance voice Tom using the VoiceOver Utility function, and I notice that the sample sentence spoken by Tom accessible without downloading the voice sounds more natural than the downloaded voice.

Re: T-Mobile selling 128GB iPhone for 16GB price

Mary, that's a wonderful idea, but I'm quite sure Verizon doesn't support GSM technology, the protocol in use by T-mobile. Craig On Thursday, December 3, 2015, Mary Otten wrote: > Well, if I had not just bought a 64gb iPhone, I would be running over to > T-Mobile right

Re: T-Mobile selling 128GB iPhone for 16GB price

s. > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 3, 2015, at 3:04 PM, Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','coffeeb...@gmail.com');>> wrote: > > Mary, that's a wonderful idea, but I'm quite sure Verizon doesn't support > GSM technology

Re: Unable to Logon to a Web Site

; having to allow cookies from everywhere. > > Nicolai >> On Nov 13, 2015, at 9:00 PM, Charlie Doremus <giantdolp...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> No worries my friend, both learned something new here. What sort of place >> a gym? >> >> Aloha, >>

Unable to Logon to a Web Site

Hello, everyone. I am using Safari on a MacBook Air running OS X 10.10.5. I am trying to logon to a web site whose username and password fields are not being spoken by VoiceOver. When I go to http://www.coreconceptsclarence.com and then activate the "My Account" link, the username and

Re: Unable to Logon to a Web Site

t; > On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 5:25 AM, Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello, everyone. >> >> I am using Safari on a MacBook Air running OS X 10.10.5. I am trying >> to logon to a web site whose username and password fields a

Re: Help from fellow academics out there? Desperate!

Hello, Sarah. I'm afraid I don't know of any software package that handles numerous styles accessibly, but I can offer you a small dose of encouragement. I had an academic career that ran from 1978-2011, and I hand-generated citations and bibliographies as I went along without the benefit of

Re: still no new message sound in Mail

I was one of the first people to report this problem to the VoiceOver community. All sound preferences were set properly, and no amount of mail sound to tweaking restored the new mail sound. I reported the problem to Apple and was told by a rep that he had run into the problem with some users, but

Re: still no new message sound in Mail

I am convinced that this is indeed a bug for some people. There are several threads of : : conversation on the web devoted to this subject, and some of the users reporting the problem appear quite experienced. An App Apple rep told me he has heard of the problem, but it is not on the list of

From Yosemite to El Capitan and Back: One New User's Story

Hello, everyone. As a MacBook Air user of just under three months, I am posting a little tale about my brief experience upgrading to El Capitan. I do this for two reasons: to acquaint new users thinking of upgrading with one rookie's experience and perhaps to generate a bit of commentary from

Re: problem with mail sounds on my Mac

Hello, Katie and everyone. When I first reported this issue to Apple, reps denied knowledge. I hope this is still not the case. Craig On Wednesday, October 21, 2015, Katie Zodrow wrote: > Hi, CJ. Thanks for letting me know. I thought I had something set up wrong > when I

Re: problem with mail sounds on my Mac

Katie, I have been doing more web reading about this bug and have discovered that some users are experiencing it on POP3 accounts but not on IMAP accounts. Is your email set up for POP3 protocol? Mine is, and before I rolled back to Yosemite, I didn't get an incoming mail sound either. Craig

Re: Mail sounds gone in El Capitan

olding > up remarkably well. > > Cheers, > > Anne > > >> On 18 Oct 2015, at 04:55, Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hello, Anne. >> >> A day or two after the public release of El Capitan, another user and >> I posted either

Re: Mail sounds gone in El Capitan

Hello, Anne. A day or two after the public release of El Capitan, another user and I posted either on MacVisionaries or Peel-the-Apple that our incoming mail sound disappeared after the upgrade from Yosemite to El Capitan. In fact, I believe any sounds associated with the Mac Mail app

Re: Two Interesting Things That Occurred During My Installation of El Capitan

t; > Craig, well done on your installation and, if I have not expressed the > sentiment earlier, welcome to the family. > > Mark > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <javascript:;> [mailto: > macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <javascript:;>] On Behalf Of Craig Wer

Re: Two Interesting Things That Occurred During My Installation of El Capitan

Mark, the installer progress bar lingered for me as well. I did the same thing as you did: turn off the machine and then turn it back on. I don't know know how El Capitan installed itself, but it did. This odd behavior is especially disturbing to me as a new Mac user of two months. I am

Re: Learning Pages for the Mac

or column width. > > Cheers, > > Anne > > >> On 20 Sep 2015, at 00:05, Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com >> <mailto:coffeeb...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Very true, Anne, but I'm afraid I want something more specific. If I could >>

Re: Migrating iTunes Library from PC to MacBook Air

Keep us posted if you have further questions. That’s what the list is for! > > Cheers, > > Grant > > > On Sep 19, 2015, at 5:50:30 AM, Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','coffeeb...@gmail.com');>> wrote: > > Thanks for the reassur

Re: Learning Pages for the Mac

perspective of an iOS user, but it’s > full of useful information. And, of course, it’s free! > > Cheers, > > Anne > > >> On 13 Sep 2015, at 21:54, Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com >> <mailto:coffeeb...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Hel

Re: Migrating iTunes Library from PC to MacBook Air

://Mosen.org <http://mosen.org/> >> On 19/09/2015, at 10:15 AM, Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com >> <mailto:coffeeb...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Greetings to the list. >> >> Presently,my iTunes library lives on my iPhone 5 and my

Re: Learning Pages for the Mac

t cuts. > > Cheers, > > Anne > > > On 19 Sep 2015, at 14:36, Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','coffeeb...@gmail.com');>> wrote: > > Thank you, Anne, for your response. I should have mentioned that I have > Tim Sniffen’s boo

Re: Learning Pages for the Mac

gt; > On 19 Sep 2015, at 16:39, Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','coffeeb...@gmail.com');>> wrote: > > Hello, Anne. > > Right now, I'm doing pretty well wisth Pages. The only problem I'm having > now is not being able to tell where I a

Migrating iTunes Library from PC to MacBook Air

Greetings to the list. Presently,my iTunes library lives on my iPhone 5 and my Windows 7 PC. I would like to put the library on my new MacBook Air. I’m under the impression that the Windows Migration Assistant is the best way to transfer the library. If I use this approach, is the software

Learning Pages for the Mac

Hello, everyone. I am about to start learning Pages for the Mac. For now, I seek only a basic understanding: creating a document; changing type styles; finding and replacing text; writing a basic header, etc. Can anyone recommend articles or podcasts that might be helpful? Even supplying general