Question about Voiceover issue when starting my Macbook Pro

Hi everyone, Having a brain cramp on an issue starting my MacBook Pro with VoiceOver. Somehow my settings got changed so when I start my computer I hear VoiceOver on, then "speech off". What keystrokes do I use to get speech turned back on? Thanks. Bob Hill -- The following information is

Re: VO on new Mac stops speaking after I migrate my data using Time Machine

Hi Donna, What you might want to try is to hold down CTRl and option keys, and hit the power button 3 times. This should get you into a window where accessibility settings are checked or unchedcked. Use VO and right arrow to move through the options. VoiceOver should be the first option. It

Re: Command-Spacebar Doesn't Bring up Siri?

Spacebar Doesn't Bring up Siri? > > I would suggest reporting it to Apple, especially if others can reproduce it. > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> on behalf of Robe

Re: Command-Spacebar Doesn't Bring up Siri?

Hi all, I am also having issues with Big Sur Voiceover and Siri. When I hold Command-spacebar, I get the two chimes which lets me know Siri is ready. I speak my command, and let up on the spacebr. Siri starts to speak, and is cut off immediately. I have noticed that when attempting to use Siri

Re: Big Sur has my MacBook Pro hard drive held prisoner

t was with > Catalina, so things might have changed. > Best wishes, > > Jonathan Cohn > > > >> On Dec 4, 2020, at 13:08, Robert Hill > <mailto:molliesda...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I installed Big Sur

Big Sur has my MacBook Pro hard drive held prisoner

Hi all, I installed Big Sur on my MacBook Pro when it first came out. I was having some issues that I was hoping to resolve by erasing my drive and starting over. When I went into disk utilities, I wasn't able to erase my drive, that option was dimmed out. So I went into recovery mode hoping

Re: Disabeling Preview in Mac Mail Problems

Hi, Running Catalina, I check "use column view in the view menu, and that gets rid of the preview. Bob Hill > On Nov 17, 2019, at 3:10 PM, 'Danny Keys' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > I already have the preview lines set to 0. > Oh well. > Thanks. > > >> On Nov 17, 2019, at 11:49

Re: Cleaning my mac without Clean Install?

Hi, It was my mistake. I had some browser settings which got in the way of reading the web page. I have Onyx now. Thanks for setting me on the path to get it. Bob > On May 24, 2019, at 3:29 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > I don’t know but i’ve used the latest version on my mojave

Having trouble with the maccessibility podcast and iTunes in Mojave

Hi all, I am having trouble accessing the maccessibility podcast in iTunes on my Macintosh computer. I am running Mojave. I am using the following link to subscribe. http://maccessibility.net/feed-podcast.rss I can subscribe successfully, and can see the listing of episodes when expandint the

Re: DTMF entry during a FaceTime call

Hi to all, Thank you to Tim and Brian for providing a solution to this issue. I had been trying to work with Apple for quite some time to get this resolved with no success. Your work is much appreciated. Bob Hill. > On Jun 7, 2018, at 4:39 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > list -- The

Re: DTMF entry during a FaceTime call

Hi Jason, What I have experienced is that dtmf tones cannot be generated once a call has connected in facetime. What I have had to do is enter the number I want to call, then insert commas to create pauses in my dialing string until the system answers, then enter the desired number to

Re: Having issues with iTunes and the Maccessibility podcast on High Sierra

Hi Tim, Thanks. I'll try and get in touch with them. Bob > On Apr 22, 2018, at 11:11 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > Hi, > > If you're able to do everything normally on other Podcasts, then I would say > that there's some sort of problem with the Maccessibility podcast feed >

Just a test for settings change

Just sending an email to check settings change. If this works it's the only one. Thanks for indulging me. Bob -- 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

Having trouble accessing voiceover users guide

Hi all, I updated to High Sierra on Tuesday. I am having trouble accessing the VoiceOver User guide using the VoiceOver help menu. I can get to the web site, but am unable to read the guide. I can find a button to browse the table of contents, but nothing seems to happen when I press

Re: Mail Threading is working again and I love my Earpods.

Hi again, I want to appologize to Jonathan, I called you John in my previous message. Bob Sent from Bob's Braille Sense U2 - Original Message - From: Robert Hill <molliesda...@comcast.net> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com CC: Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2017 3:50 am Subje

Re: Mail Threading is working again and I love my Earpods.

visionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert Hill > Sent: Monday, April 03, 2017 1:56 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Mail Threading is working again and I love my Earpods. > > Hi all, > > I have one problem wi

Re: Mail Threading is working again and I love my Earpods.

Hi all, I have one problem with reading threaded messages this way. It seems that no matter which way I have the settings for displaying newest message on top, I always have the newest one on top. It seems like this setting doesn't take for me. Bob Hill Sent from Bob's iPhone 7 > On

Re: Question re Fruitpot on IOS

Hi, When I had this issue with the videos freezing the game, I wrote to the developer, and he said just quit the game. All of your settings and rewards will still be intact when you restart it. I haven’t had any videos to watch lately, so I am not sure if this is fixed in later updates. Bob

Re: OSX 10.12.2 released

Hello all, What I have done is to ask Siri what my battery charge status is. That works quickly. i did send an email to Apple Accessibility about the invisibility of the charge status, but haven't heard anything back yet. Bob Hill Sent from Bob's iPhone > On Dec 14, 2016, at 3:26 PM,

Re: Braille screen input

Are you trying to enter a full braille cell? If so, you can only enter 5 dots at a time. So what I do is press down 5 fingers, then lift up one, and complete the full cell, then lift up all fingers. I hope this is what you were looking for. Bob Hill Sent from Bob's iPhone > On Nov 25,

Re: Please Confirm a VoiceOver Bug in Native iOS 10 Mail App Regarding Threaded View

mplete with > your workaround. > > Thanks again. > > Mark > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert Hill > Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2016 1:07 AM > To: macvisionaries

Re: Please Confirm a VoiceOver Bug in Native iOS 10 Mail App Regarding Threaded View

Hi Mark, Yes, I can confirm this bug. I had posted to the v-phone list with this issue earlier this week. A work-around I found is to double tap on the thread to open it, not go to the actions and expand the thread. When I double tap to open the thread, then when I flick down with one finger,

Re: the 4-finger swipe

from Bob's iPhone > On Mar 23, 2016, at 6:45 AM, Robert Hill <molliesda...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Hi Rey and listers, > > I just tried the four-finger swipe on my iPhone 6 with 9.3, and it worked > just fine" > I did have to wait a bit for the apps to come i

Re: the 4-finger swipe

Hi Rey and listers, I just tried the four-finger swipe on my iPhone 6 with 9.3, and it worked just fine" I did have to wait a bit for the apps to come into focus, but I was able to cycle between messages, mail and NFB newsline. Bob Hill Sent from Bob's iPhone > On Mar 23, 2016, at 5:25

Re: Emails open and just say Message Content

Hi Frank, You might want to try hitting vo-j after you open the message. This should bring focus to the message content, and start reading it. Bob Hill - Original Message - From: Frank Ventura frank.vent...@littlebreezes.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com CC: Date: Monday, June

Re: VO Volum Flexuation on my brand new MBP 13 Inch

Hi, I have a new MacBook Pro, use Alex, and get the volume fluctuations as well. Bob Hill On Jan 17, 2015, at 3:40 PM, Joseph ablindvou...@icloud.com wrote: Hello list, Just curious. Have any of you noticed any slight VO volume fluctuation in Yosemite? This is a brand new MBP 13 inch

Re: Using super duper

Hi Matt, Super Duper is easy to use. You run the program, set up your source and destination drives using pop-ups. You can choose whether to do a smart backup wihch bcks up only newer files. It's set it and forget it and use it. Bob Hill On Sep 26, 2013, at 9:03 AM, Matt Dierckens

Re: Dimensions

Hi all, Being the packrat that I am, I have saved a couple of podcasts done by Darren Duff regarding Dimensions. Here's the link to these files. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/37074312/dimensions.zip I hope this will answer some questions about playing the game. Bob Hill On May 10,

Re: Dimensions

as to whether the game will actually do anything when you double tap; sometimes it works, sometimes it does not. On May 10, 2013, at 8:15 AM, Robert Hill molliesda...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Being the packrat that I am, I have saved a couple of podcasts done by Darren Duff regarding

iPod 4th generation froze during 6.1 upgrade

Hi all, I attempted to upgrade my wife's iPod 4th generation to iOS 6.1. The device froze after it was supposed to reboot, and now we can't do anything with it, no shut down, no reset, etc. I tried connecting it to my Macintosh , but iTunes doesn't recognize it. Is there any keystroke

Re: iPod 4th generation froze during 6.1 upgrade

: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert Hill Sent: January 30, 2013 6:55 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: iPod 4th generation froze during 6.1 upgrade Hi all, I attempted to upgrade my wife's iPod 4th generation to iOS 6.1

Re: iPod 4th generation froze during 6.1 upgrade

: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert Hill Sent: January 30, 2013 7:36 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: iPod 4th generation froze during 6.1 upgrade Hi Scott, My wife says the screen is blank. Itunes won't even recognize

Re: Bard download Question

What worked for me is not to have Safari open the downloaded file. Then when I go to the downloads folder, each zipped file has the correct name. I just unzip them, and put the folders where I want them. Bob Hill On Sep 5, 2012, at 9:23 AM, Richard Ring richr...@gmail.com wrote: Greetings,

Re: Accessible Fruitmachine is published

to score yet. On May 14, 2012, at 12:50 PM, Robert Hill wrote: Hi Jonathan and list, Got the game, having a great time with it. Thanks. Bob Hill On May 14, 2012, at 12:23 PM, Jonathan Chacón Barbero wrote: Good afternoon, Accessible fruitmachine is available in the App store

Re: Accessible Fruitmachine is published

for developing more features or new games Regards Jonathan Chacón El 15/05/2012, a las 11:42, Robert Hill escribió: Hi, It sounds like others have given good advice. As my wife will attest, I'm not good at casino games, have lost many shirts there grin. That's why I love

Re: Accessible Fruitmachine is published

Hi Jonathan and list, Got the game, having a great time with it. Thanks. Bob Hill On May 14, 2012, at 12:23 PM, Jonathan Chacón Barbero wrote: Good afternoon, Accessible fruitmachine is available in the App store for all countries Use this link to buy it

Re: A Question for NLS Web Braille Subscribers

Hi all, You need to put a / character at the end of the URL http://www.loc.gov/nls/braille/ That should get you where you want to be. Look for the online catalog link. Bob Hill On Apr 12, 2012, at 3:08 PM, M. Taylor wrote: Hello, While I can find my username and password, I cannot, it

Re: farily urgent! Regarding Flash Back

I didn't see anything new in updates, but when I went into the Utilities folder, then to Java preferences app, I was told that I needed to install a java runtime. When I installed it, I got it from software updates, and got it installed. Bob Hill On Apr 6, 2012, at 11:25 AM, Paul Erkens wrote:

Re: DVD's

One thing that has gotten me into trouble is when I forget that QuickNav is on. Turn it off and the arrow keys should do what they're supposed to. I've forgotten this more times than I want to remember :) Bob Hill On Mar 14, 2012, at 6:39 PM, Ezzie Bueno wrote: Hello Teresa and All, I'm