Re: Absolutely at my wit's end with web browser busy nonsense

I have noticed that a lot of this happens on web sites that insist on putting a bunch of frames of advertisements on them, on those sites, safari is worse than chrome, but yes, it is very annoying when it happens. > On Aug 13, 2018, at 4:49 PM, 'Marshall Scott' via MacVisionaries > wrote: >

Re: upgrading my 2009 macbook memory?

I believe for most macs, they must be 2011 or later, the only exception is the mac pro from 2010. Looks like I will be upgrading my macbook and one of my mac minis later this year. I'm thinking of getting the macbook air since I don't need the retina display and I don't want the touch bar,

Re: upgrading my 2009 macbook memory?

While you could probably upgrade the memory, it may not be worth it. The 2009 macs will not be able to run any more new versions of Mac OS so it's probably not worth putting any more money in to them. Original message: This site will scan your machine and list any possible upgrades for

Re: apps to maintain the mac

Yes, I would suggest using Onyx, there's also cocktail, it's not free but it's pretty cheap and works very well. Original message:  thanks for any replieshello the subject speaks for it self is there any free apps to help maintain the mac -- The following information is important for all

Re: Making a fresh High sierra installation, but need my data, can i?

This is a good application, it will create a bootable install using an 8 GB drive, you can use a flash drive or an SD card if you have an internal or external card reader. > On Mar 24, 2018, at 1:47 PM, E.T. wrote: > > Yes link below. You also need the High Sierra

Re: More About Buying My First Mac

Based on what you said you wanted to do, you would probably be fine with the macbook air, I do similar things and that's what will be my next laptop, unless Apple discontinues them. > On Mar 4, 2018, at 10:32 AM, Rhanda Hasley > wrote: > > Hi All, > > Thank you

Re: Choosing my First MacBook, Air or Pro, and With or Without Touch Bar?

One limitation of the 12 inch macbook, unless they have changed it is that there is only one USB C port and that is also used for charging. So, if you want to charge your Mac and connect other devices, you have to purchase Apple's dock that provides port expansion. > On Mar 3, 2018, at 1:26

Re: Choosing my First MacBook, Air or Pro, and With or Without Touch Bar?

I would suggest the macbook air, one of the big advantages the macbook pro offers is the retena display which is meaningless for a blind person. If you decide to get the macbook pro, I would avoid the touch bar, it can allow you to do some things in some apps a bit faster but in my opinion it

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Re: Problem with a new external drive

Try highlighting the drive itself in disk utility, be sure that you are selecting the actual drive, not a volume on the drive. Then choose erase and choose a guid partition, you can choose mac OS extended or Mac os extended journaled for the format. This should partition the drive for use on

Re: GPS on iOS

h Google Transit and also can tell > you details about T intersections. Can anybody describe what it does with > traffic circles? ? > > On 5 January 2018 at 14:31, Mike Arrigo <n0...@charter.net> wrote: > Nearby explorer is by far the best GPS app available for blind people,

Re: GPS on iOS

Nearby explorer is by far the best GPS app available for blind people, none of the other ones even come close to what it provides, it's well worth the price. Original message: Hi folks, Can anyone recommend any GPS apps please? I am particularly looking for something that allows me to roam

Re: Skype for the Mac.

Yes, it is awful, fortunately I had the last version of skype 7 on my external hard drive and I went back to that, I'm sure there will come a time when this will no longer work, but I will use it until that happens, or until the new skype is more useable, right now it's very difficult, if not

Re: voiceover bug with mouse follows voiceover cursor

representation of the > Voiceover curser and didn’t connect the dots to why links weren’t > automatically expanding on websites. > > I’ve adjusted back and things are good now. > > Thanks again. > > Jeff > > >> On Dec 31, 2017, at 5:29 PM, Mike Arrigo <n

Re: voiceover bug with mouse follows voiceover cursor

ud.com> wrote: > > Good job, Mike. Perhaps it was a bug and was fixed in HS. There is an > easier way to set VO to defaults. Its on the VO Utility file menu. You can > also import and export VO settings there too. > > From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . > "God for you is whe

Re: voiceover bug with mouse follows voiceover cursor

, but it worked fine before high sierra. I always chose to hide the voiceover cursor since I couldn't see it anyway, but glad I found the answer, thanks to everyone who tried to reproduce it. > On Dec 31, 2017, at 1:39 PM, Mike Arrigo <n0...@charter.net> wrote: > > Very interestin

Re: voiceover bug with mouse follows voiceover cursor

away all the mysteries of the world, >> all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off >> and say God did it." --Carl Sagan (1934-1996), Contact >> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com >> >> On 12/30/2017 12:20 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: >>> Ar

Re: voiceover bug with mouse follows voiceover cursor

world, > all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off > and say God did it." --Carl Sagan (1934-1996), Contact > E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com > > On 12/30/2017 12:20 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: >> Are you using high sierra? If you have the

voiceover bug with mouse follows voiceover cursor

sweep away all the mysteries of the world, > all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off > and say God did it." --Carl Sagan (1934-1996), Contact > E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com > > On 12/29/2017 1:45 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: >> I find that high si

Re: Apple Apologizes After iPhone Battery Slowdown Controversy | Time

I find that high sierra works quite well. The only bug I know of, at least relating to voice over is that even when you set the mouse to follow the voiceover cursor, it does not work. Original message: Simon, if High Sierra is so buggy, why are you silent on the beta group? Its so quiet

Re: Connecting usb devices in vmware fusion.

I have not used fusion for a while, but when I did, I used to set it to always connect USB devices to the virtual machine. The reason I did it this way was, I would only have fusion open if I was using windows for something, so that's where the USB device should go. I always had the virtual

Re: OT: Mac Mini audio out via headphone jack while HDMI is connected

Yes, this will work fine. I don't have a screen connected but I use an adapter in the HDMI port that emulates a screen, otherwise voiceover is very sluggish. I have my speakers connected to the audio out jack, no problem at all. > On Dec 24, 2017, at 4:14 AM, Nickus de Vos

Re: Apple's iPhone slowdown sparks fraud lawsuit - CNET

I can't speak for anyone else, but what bothers me the most about the whole thing isn't that Apple did the slow down, but that they were deceptive about it, at first denying it, and then finally admiting that it was true, probably because the evidence was overwhelming. When the update was

Re: new skype interface

d.com > Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com > > APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer > > AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE > > MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > > > >> On Dec 3, 2017, at 5:59 PM, Mike Arrigo <n0...@charter.net

Re: new skype interface

if they actually released the new version to testers and got feedback about it, I couldn't even figure out how to add new contacts with the new version. > On Dec 3, 2017, at 4:59 PM, Mike Arrigo <n0...@charter.net> wrote: > > I am the opposite, I would not even think of getting another

Re: new skype interface

een doing their share of the >>> same thing recently. Microsoft is actually getting better, will apple is >>> going the other way. None of them is perfect. >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Dec 3, 2017, at 11:21 AM, Mike Arrigo

Re: new skype interface

Nice to know I'm not the only one who finds this annoying. This is a classic example of what happenes when you try to fix something that isn't broken, from Microsoft, it's not surprising though. > On Dec 3, 2017, at 4:36 AM, Anne Robertson <a...@anarchie.org.uk> wrote: > > Hel

new skype interface

Wondering if anyone else has tried the newest version of skype on the mac and if so, what do you think? Honestly I'm not too impressed, I've been able to figure it out but it takes much longer to find things now, there was nothing wrong with the previous interface, I'm not sure why the

Re: Apple will release a new and cheaper iPhone by July: Report

That is probably the phone I will get, I prefer the smaller screen size because it fits better in the pocket. Actually my 5 S runs IOS 11 just fine but I bet this will be the last major IOS version that this phone will run. Original message: Apple will release a new and cheaper iPhone by

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Re: Flash player app

Adobe flash is not accessible on the mac, and it's unlikely that this will be improved since Flash is a dying breed. Best thing to do is contact the web site and ask them to switch to HTML 5 and move away from relying on flash. Original message: Hello all Does anyone know of an accessible

Re: Performing A Mouse Click in High Sierra Now Working As Expected

there appears to be a bug in high sierra, even if you set the mouse to follow the voiceover cursor, it does not work, at this point you have to press vo+command+F5 to move the mouse to the voice over cursor. Original message: Probably should be Follow Voiceover cursor. Speak like

Re: Radium and Siriusxm

Yes, if you don't do anything with the app, it checks to make sure you are still there so it's not streaming unnecessarily, just unlock your screen and lock it again, no big deal. Original message: Hi Mike. Try being inactive for at least 2 or 3 hours. You'll see it time out. Maybe

Re: Alex, Compact? Is this Correct?

I've compared the compact and high quality versions of Alex and cannot really tell a difference, can anyone else tell a difference? Original message: Hi E.T., Well, I'll say this, the process is certainly not intuitive, at least, not in my opinion. Were it not for your quick reply to my

Re: Radium and Siriusxm

I use the native app and the web site all the time and do not have time out problems, might be an issue with the connection. Original message: Hey everyone. I'm sending this to multiple lists because this effects everyone. Last night I said to one of the lists that everything seems to be

update problem solved

Got the 10.13.1 update to install, looks like journaling needs to be enabled for the install to work, this was never an issue before but easy enough to fix. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

odd issue with updating to 10.13.1

For some reason, using the software update from the app store, this update will not install, wondering if anyone else has noticed this? After the system reboots, it still says that it's on 10.13, going t try running the newest installer to see if that works instead. -- The following

Re: Carbon Copy Cloner

It's a great app, very accessible, it will make a backup to an external drive that you can actually boot from, much better than time machine. Original message: Dear List, I have been having issues with time machine. It just wiped my capsule for no apparent reason. I have heard good things

Re: trouble with voiceover keystrokes

You use command+w to close a window and command+q to quit an application, these are not voiceover keystrokes at all. Original message: I am trying to help my friend with his mac. The problem we are having is that VO+w does not close a window. Likewise, VO+q does not close an app. Is this

Re: High Sierra install question

If you have a solid state drive it will automatically be converted to the new system. Regular hard drives will remain as they are, whether you reformat makes no difference. Having said that, I always prefer to reformat and do a clean install of any new major operating system release. Original

Re: Any advantages to using bootcamp over Fusion for windows?

The main advantage to boot camp is that all of the computer's resources are dedicated to Windows, so it will run a bit faster. You have already pointed out the largest disadvantages. Original message: hey all, Fusion the new version 10 and i are having shall we say some relationship

Re: SuperDuper vs Carbon Copy Cloner

ught about it. Do you use the program in conjunction with Time Machine? How would you restore a Mac cloned with this program? On 11 Oct 2017, at 3:05 am, Mike Arrigo <n0...@charter.net> wrote: Sounds like their development is falling behind, with high sierra, all SSD drives are converted au

Re: SuperDuper vs Carbon Copy Cloner

enges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off and say God did it." --Carl Sagan E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 10/10/2017 7:05 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: Cloning the recovery partition makes it much easier if you want to do a clean install on another mac, just boot from the clone

Re: SuperDuper vs Carbon Copy Cloner

well worth it. Original message: Thanks Mike. I am curious, what is the advantage of cloning the recovery partition? From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your min

Re: SuperDuper vs Carbon Copy Cloner

CCC 5 is fairly similar to version 4, it has more features than super duper and does work with APFS drives. CCC also has the ability to clone Apple's recovery partition which Super Duper does not do last I checked. Original message: I had been using CCC 4 for some time but switched to

Re: making a bootable installer for high sierra

Applications >> folder. >> • open Terminal and paste this command in. >> >> sudo /Applications/Install\ MacOS\ High\ >> Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled >> --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ MacOS\ High\ Sie

Re: making a bootable installer for high sierra

system when it is used. Original message: That makes sense. I have super duper will have to give cc a look. Thanks again. Was just wondering about it since it was something that had been used before. Matthew On Sep 28, 2017, at 8:49 PM, Mike Arrigo <n0...@charter.net>

Re: high sierra impressions

er doing a clean install of Sierra > some time ago, the problem fixed itself. Glad to hear it is fixed though. > > Matthew > > >> On Sep 28, 2017, at 5:04 PM, Mike Arrigo <n0...@charter.net> wrote: >> >> In Sierra it would just stop completely as if it was mu

Re: making a bootable installer for high sierra

ymusic...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Mike. Thanks for the article. I have bookmarked the URL so I can refer to > it as I am ho[ping to do the upgrade this weekend. BTW, Is it no longer > possible to copy the recovery from the internal partition as it was in el > caption? Just

Re: high sierra impressions

In Sierra it would just stop completely as if it was muted, only a reboot would bring it back. Original message: Mike, About the voice disappearing, does it fade out to near nothing? Or just stop working instantly? From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . "God for you is where you sweep awa

making a bootable installer for high sierra

Here are the instructions I used to make a bootable install, I used an 8 GB SD card, but a flash drive would work just as well. The application that is used is totally accessible with voiceover.

high sierra impressions

I made a bootable installer and installed on my 2010 macbook. So far it works well, it appears that the issue with Sierra where the speech would totally disappear when using Alex or another macintalk voice has been resolved. Other than that, it's pretty much the same as Sierra was, don't

Re: high sierra

I don't think High Siera has officially been released yet. Original message: hello after a fashion i have installed sierra but how do i know if i have high sierra please -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

Re: Zendesk accessibility with Voiceover

I use it every day, it's useable but yes, the accessibility falls short because many of the buttons are not labeled and some of the pop up menus are not standard. I had emailed them about this when we first started using Zendesk and the response was basically, the site was not really designed

Re: Which virtual machine software is accessible?

Fusion is the way to go, last I checked, virtual box and parallels were not accessible. > On Jul 15, 2017, at 11:17 AM, Nickus de Vos wrote: > > Hi all > I want to put Windows 10 on my MBP for very occasional use and because I have > a quad core i7 with 16 GB RAM, I think

Re: Safari Busy

> built-in > > Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, > > Still a very happy Comcast XFinity Voice Guidance, Mac, Verizon Wireless > iPhone7+ and Apple TV user! > >> On Jun 24, 2017, at 1:14 PM, Mike Arrigo <n0...@charter.net> wrote: >> >> Which voice did

Re: Safari Busy

ate with ChromeVox, although there are times >>> that I turn VO on to navigate tables more easily. That could be just me >>> not knowing all the proper CV tricks, or it could be that VO handles them >>> better, I'm not sure. >>> >>> Later... >

Re: Safari Busy

hromeVox, although there are times that I turn VO on to navigate tables more easily. That could be just me not knowing all the proper CV tricks, or it could be that VO handles them better, I'm not sure. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Jun 22, 2017, at 15:34, Mike Arrigo <n0...@ch

Re: Safari Busy

computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, Still a very happy Comcast XFinity Voice Guidance, Mac, Verizon Wireless iPhone7+ and Apple TV user! On Jun 22, 2017, at 8:58 PM, Mike Arrigo <n0...@charter.net <mailto:n0...@charter.net&g

Re: Safari Busy

I wonder if firefox will ever be useable on the Mac. They have made it accessible on windows, android and IOS, hopefully they will spend some time on the mac version as well. > On Jun 22, 2017, at 8:52 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > > I'm glad this came up. I was also still under

Re: Safari Busy

There is one major issue with using chrome and voiceover, when typing in text fields, the characters you type do not speak and the deleted character is not spoken when pressing backspace. The other current issue that I know of is that elements that are clickable but are not actually links are

Re: Safari Busy

When using chrome, do you use voiceover or chromevox? I find the access with voiceover similar in both browsers, but there are times when chromevox will allow access to a site that voiceover has a problem with. > On Jun 22, 2017, at 9:36 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > >

Re: iOS 11 will stop apps like Uber from constantly tracking your location - CNET

Yes, this is a good thing. If you are not using an app, there is absolutely no reason for it to be tracking your location, it serves no purpose and probably drains the battery faster. > On Jun 9, 2017, at 3:36 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > Wonderful. Hopefully they won't

Re: I'm really growing to hate this years crop of laptops

The mac mini uses a regular plug, it's not magsafe, at least it wasn't a few months ago when I got a new one. > On Jun 4, 2017, at 7:21 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > > I'm confused. When did the Mini get MagSafe? It's a tower, not a laptop. A > quick search shows no

Re: Midyear 2012 MacBook Pro Shutdown Issues

Oh good, glad you got it working, guess that my previous messages unnecessary as well. Not sure why it would take that SQL process 10 minutes to shut down, I would say for now, only run that when you need to, when doing web development. Original message: Okay, problem solved—or at least

Re: Midyear 2012 MacBook Pro Shutdown Issues

Do you have any software that runs in the background? In particular, any antivirus or security software? If so, that would be the first type of process that I would suspect in this case. Original message: The sudo shutdown -r nw command worked, but it took about ten minutes. As a result, I

Re: Midyear 2012 MacBook Pro Shutdown Issues

Resetting the P RAM is a good option, forgot about that one, I actually do that every time I install a new operating system. Original message: Hi, Also, this sort of thing usually happens, obviously, when some process is not allowing your Mac to shut down properly. I'd try to reset the

Re: Midyear 2012 MacBook Pro Shutdown Issues

I had this happen one time the other day after installing the 10.12.5 update, it was a one time thing though, after that it worked fine. I had a similar issue with my laptop back on Snow Leppard. Once I installed Lion, it resolved itself and I had done a clean install, I always do clean

Re: Soft Bank seeks talks to acquire T-Mobile

I agree, t-mobile is doing well, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Less competition is usually a bad thing. > On May 10, 2017, at 5:34 PM, Joseph Hudson wrote: > > Hi thanks, this worked. I'm honestly hoping that doesn't happen. As T-Mobile > is doing well on its own. And

Re: good news about sirius XM

flash will be gone completely. > On Apr 22, 2017, at 9:49 AM, Scott Granados <scott.grana...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Mike, thank you for this pointer. Nice to see flash slowly dying off like it > should. This is very good news and thanks for pointing it out to the group. > >

good news about sirius XM

They have finally gotten rid of their use of Adobe Flash, listening on the web site works really well with safari. I'm glad they finally made this change, it was long overdue. If you have a subscription, give it a try. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Re: Sirius XM app

Is there an app for the mac as well? I use the I O S app and it works fairly well, a few buttons have odd labels but definitely useable. I've found the best way to listen on a mac is to use the chrome web browser with the chrome vox screen reader, unless they have changed the site, it's very

Re: Reading pdf on the mac

Uswually preview works quite well, it's an application that comes with the Mac. > On Apr 18, 2017, at 4:17 PM, jennifer parry wrote: > > Hi all > Does anyone know what is an accessible pdf reader that is good for the Mac > with voiceover? > thanks > Jennifer Parry > >

Re: YouTube TV Release Date, Price and Specs

Certainly more competition is a good thing, although it sounds like youtube will need to offer more channels in order to compete with the other services, at this point, the channel list is rather lacking. Original message: Hello Everyone, Here is an article that I thought you may find

Re: A Question About Preview in Sierra

I would say that file is probably a scanned image, preview in Siera definitely still works with pdf files. You might consider purchasing docuscan plus from serotek, it works on the mac and can do OCR on those kinds of files. Original message: Hello Everyone, Am I missing something or can

Re: has anyone found a way to Connect to a wireless network in recovery using voiceover?

Sometimes the dialog prompting for the password is behind the main window, pressing vo+F2 twice to open the window chooser menu will usually allow you to access it. Original message: hey, that i did not know but when i hit reinstall the system it just hung there and i could not put in my

Re: Logos Bible Software

The app is somewhat useable, but accessing the table of contents has problems, again, I would just use the biblia web site on the iphone's web browser. > On Feb 18, 2017, at 12:34 PM, Brian Howerton <bshowert...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Great, thanks mike. How does the logos ap

Re: Logos Bible Software

There is another way to read logos content. Go to http://biblia.com The mobile version of the site works much better with screen readers, so as soon as you get to the site, click about biblia and then choose to switch to the mobile view. At this point, sign in with your email address and

Re: Unzipping Files on a Mac

Usually just opening the file does the trick, the files are extracted to a folder with the same name as the file. > On Feb 4, 2017, at 9:13 AM, Sharon Hooley wrote: > > Hi, > > How do you unzip files on a Macbook Air with Sierra? > > Thanks, > > -- > The following

Re: sierra and battery status

beta, the menu item is restored to functional. > It’s a little different wording and gives a bit more status about the charge > and such but it restores a spoken value to the on screen control like we had > previously. > >> On Jan 16, 2017, at 10:40 AM, Mike Arrigo <n0...@ch

Re: sierra and battery status

You can ask Seri to give you the battery level and it will, it's also in the system preferences under energy saver, not nearly as convenient as before, also this will only give you the percentage, Apple removed the time estimation completely. > On Jan 15, 2017, at 10:44 AM, Gabe Griffith

Re: Mac book pro touch bar

The one limitation is that this does not work to enable voiceover in recovery, think i will stick to regular function keys. > On Jan 14, 2017, at 10:05 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi listers, > > I just thought I’d pass on a little tip that I found today while playing

Re: Macbook pro 2012 running slow

I would try the clean install option, I do this every time a new operating system comes out. 4 GB should be enough memory for decent speed. I have a 2010 macbook with 4 GB and it runs fine, I would give the clean install a try. Original message: Listers, I'd like to ask your advise. A

Re: reading battery level in sierra, and a few other things

, there's more Apple could do here with better and more complex algarithms and models, but for now, this feels like a good solution and not the scandal some on Twitter and in the media want it to become. But that's just me. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 31, 2016, at 10:18, Mike Arrigo <

Re: My Macbook Pro 2010 battery and HD

battery and HD I think the upgrade was well worth it! It was much cheaper than buying a new one, and If I can get another year oth of it then great! On Dec 30, 2016, at 8:33 PM, Mike Arrigo <n0...@charter.net <mailto:n0...@charter.net>> wrote: I've thought about upgrading to a

Re: reading battery level in sierra, and a few other things

o it on Mac too. >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> Eleanor >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>>> On 31 Dec 2016, at 05:00, 'Peggy' via MacVisionaries >>>>> <macvisionaries@googlegrou

Re: reading battery level in sierra, and a few other things

similar query) and it'll speak the battery level. > > -- > Alex Hall > > > > >> On Dec 30, 2016, at 21:28, Mike Arrigo <n0...@charter.net> wrote: >> >> Ah ok, so Apple broke it. Wonder why they messed with something that worked >> for s

Re: My Macbook Pro 2010 battery and HD

I've thought about upgrading to an SSD for my 2010 macbook, but I probably won't for a couple reasons. First, apparently upgrading the firmware on SSD drives that are not provided by Apple is next to impossible with mac OS, Apple does not provide the low level access to the hardware that

Re: reading battery level in sierra, and a few other things

30, 2016, at 3:51 PM, Daniel Miller <miller...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Mike. They took away the time remaining indicator on the status bar, which > messes it up for voiceover users since voiceover does not read the percentage > that's visually there. Urge everybody to w

reading battery level in sierra, and a few other things

Hey everyone, going to cover a few different things in one message. First, as the subject says, has anyone else had issues reading the time remaining or percentage of a macbook battery in sierra? This happens on my 2010 macbook, and my girl friend's 2015 macbook pro. While in the status menus,

Re: command for turning on VO on the new Macs?

I also had a chance to play with a macbook pro in an apple store the other day when I got my new mac mini. It is accessible, but I think having function keys is faster, some of this is personal preference, but I think for me, having the bar will slow me down. Original message: Hi David and

Re: my impressions with sierra so far

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Re: my impressions with sierra so far

Ok, using Samantha, so far so good. I wonder if this will be an issue when I upgrade my 2010 macbook as well, guess the only way to know is to try it. > On Dec 24, 2016, at 9:04 AM, Mike Arrigo <n0...@charter.net> wrote: > > I agree with you that this will probably be t

Re: How Apple alienated Mac loyalists

It may be that Apple is focusing more of their time on devices such as the iphone, apple watch, etc, but I agree that they do upgrade the macs much less frequently. Another thing I have heard, and I agree with is that Apple is making their computers much more difficult to upgrade yourself. With

Re: my impressions with sierra so far

gt; wrote: > > Hey Mike. It sounds like all Apple voices have this issue. The funny thing is > when I'm using either the Nuance or Acapela voices, this issue doesn't > happen. As for people saying that Apple is lacking in quality, everybody has > their own opinions and I don't agre

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

One thing you can do if you use safari is disable the use of plug ins in preferences unless you require them for a particular site, this also lets the browser run much faster. > On Dec 23, 2016, at 7:52 PM, Dan D. wrote: > > > In short, dump safari for chrome. > > >

Re: my impressions with sierra so far

will skip that for now, I would consider that a major bug, and I'm surprised it's still in 10.12.2, I'm starting to understand why people are saying Apple's software quality is not what it used to be, I would have to agree. > On Dec 23, 2016, at 2:51 PM, Mike Arrigo <n0...@charter.net&

Re: my impressions with sierra so far

will switch voices, a very strange bug indeed. > On Dec 23, 2016, at 1:27 PM, christopher hallsworth <challswor...@icloud.com> > wrote: > > Hi are you using Alex? If so, there's your answer. Only macs produced in 2010 > are affected though. >> On 23 Dec 2016, at 19:22, Mik

my impressions with sierra so far

Hey everyone, so, I decided to upgrade to sierra starting with my 2010 mac mini, also just upgraded the memory to 4 GB. I must say, so far I have had a few major problems. First, the recovery disk assistant does not seem to work with sierra to allow you to clone the recovery partition to an

Re: Information request about using flash in web pages

It's best not to use flash at all, instead use html 5, it provides all of the features of flash and is accessible. Original message: Flash does not talk to the Macintosh accessibility layer and from what it sounds like, it never will. If your institution is creating flash materials using the

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