Re: The Mac startup chime is making a return in macOS Big Sur

2020-06-24 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Yeah! They heard us! I used the terminal command to enable the boot chime on my new Mac Mini a few weeks back, but it's heartening to see this feature get added where it belongs. Now, those of us who need it can have it; and thems that hate it can be rid of it! How cool is that? Best, Janina

Re: New for voiceover and iOS 14 and Mac operating system big sur

2020-06-24 Thread 'Sabahattin Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries
Still no accessibility ratings or reviews in the App Store, of course. Privacy, sure. But not accessibility. We can hope that these changes make more apps accessible, but I can’t help thinking that the other guys are starting to make Apple’s commitment to accessibility look just a little bit

Re: WWDC Releases

2020-06-24 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! I come in late here as i haven’t had much time to answer. THe headphones seems nice but i haven’t checked things out. yet. We have a serious summer weather going on here which is not that normal so i feel like a fried Anders. /A > 23 juni 2020 kl. 10:57 skrev Simon A Fogarty : > > Ok so

Re: Vmware tools for linux.

2020-06-24 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Well i don’t know that yet but i dig into the docs./A > 23 juni 2020 kl. 06:05 skrev Simon A Fogarty : > > Normally this is a set of executable files that are or need to be installed > to your vm machine in your case a linux machine, > It sets up video / graphics and audio related drivers

Re: Parler Social in Safari accessibility

2020-06-24 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
HI Eric, I’ve tried to contact them via the usual web form, which may not be very effective. And then I thought I’d ask all my followers on Twitter to contact Parler as well. To my surprise many have done so. So if other visually impaired people are on Twitter and care about Parler in view

Re: Customer relationship Management software that is accessible with VoiceOver

2020-06-24 Thread Yolanda Thompson
I am so sorry, I did a horrible job of communicating. Civi CRM works with WordPress. It is not a stand-alone app. On 6/24/20, John Panarese wrote: > I’m trying to find the Mac version, but it doesn’t seem to be easy to > locate. If there is a Mac version, I am not finding it on their

Re: Customer relationship Management software that is accessible with VoiceOver

2020-06-24 Thread Yolanda Thompson
John, I have not tried Civi CRM on the Mac, but I was just teaching it to a blind person in the windows environment. On 6/24/20, John Panarese wrote: > Hi everyone, > Does anyone know of a CRM package for the Mac or iOS that is accessible > with VoiceOver. This would be for free lance

Re: downloading with Safari on a Mac

2020-06-24 Thread Lorie McCloud
I know how to get into my downloads folder. I regularly watch it to see when downloads have finished. I wanted to hear what was going on in Safari because sometimes downloads get hung up by interruptions in internet service and other things. > On Jun 24, 2020, at 4:32 PM, Brad Snyder wrote: >

Customer relationship Management software that is accessible with VoiceOver

2020-06-24 Thread John Panarese
Hi everyone, Does anyone know of a CRM package for the Mac or iOS that is accessible with VoiceOver. This would be for free lance people who need to schedule invoices and keep track of their business easily. I have a client looking for an accessible package and though I found an app called,

Re: Customer relationship Management software that is accessible with VoiceOver

2020-06-24 Thread John Panarese
I’m trying to find the Mac version, but it doesn’t seem to be easy to locate. If there is a Mac version, I am not finding it on their website. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com

Re: downloading with Safari on a Mac

2020-06-24 Thread Brad Snyder
Within Safari 13.1.1, the command CMD + OPT + L should still open the Downloads viewer. The shortcut does not seem to have changed. - Brad - On Jun 24, 2020, at 16:32, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, This shortcut may have changed. Try interacting with the Safari Toolbar, then

Re: downloading with Safari on a Mac

2020-06-24 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, This shortcut may have changed. Try interacting with the Safari Toolbar, then press VO-End (use FN+right arrow on a laptop) and the Downloads button should be near there. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada

Re: Why the Mac's migration to Apple Silicon is bigger than ARM | Appleinsider

2020-06-24 Thread dan d.
It includes the death of boot camp also. On Tue, 23 Jun 2020, Barry Hadder wrote: > I thought some might find this to be an interesting read regarding Apple???s > upcoming mac architecture. > > >

downloading with Safari on a Mac

2020-06-24 Thread Lorie McCloud
I'm still running Mojave. I'm downloading a file and I think it may have gotten stuck so I press command-option-l to check the status and I get things like "zoom out" and "make text smaller". seems like it might be a focus problem. how can I get it to show me what I want to see? thanks. Lorie

Re: Customer relationship Management software that is accessible with VoiceOver

2020-06-24 Thread John Panarese
Ok. That makes sense now. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER

zoom

2020-06-24 Thread Marie Lyons
I attempted to host a meeting but the participant couldn’t get into the meeting. He said I had to let him in. I looked through the menus but couldn’t figure out how to do this. What do I have to do as host to let people into the meeting? -- The following information is important for all

Re: zoom

2020-06-24 Thread Julie Rattray
I think there is also a command you can use to let them in that is a zoom shortcut it announces when someone enters the waiting room - only tired it once and someone spoke to me when it announced so can’t remember it but will see if I can find it > On 25 Jun 2020, at 00:24, 'Tim Kilburn' via

Re: Outlook on the Mac has been fixed for me!

2020-06-24 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
I just wanted to note that Microsoft Outlook for Mac has been very reliable for me - more so than the Windows version, which crashes too often. One of my accounts absolutely requires Outlook. On 6/24/20 6:46 PM, 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hello all. If you remember the other

Re: Customer relationship Management software that is accessible with VoiceOver

2020-06-24 Thread David Chittenden
Wave is an iOS app, and a web interface www.waveapp.com ZenDesk are a suite of apps which can be downloaded individually depending on need. I do not know if they have a web portal, but suspect they do. Try www.zendesk.com I do all my work on iOS, iPadOS, and Android. So, I have no idea if

Re: downloading with Safari on a Mac

2020-06-24 Thread Lorie McCloud
I apparently don't know anything about this.I thought it was the downloads folder in finder we were talking about. I found downloads in the toolbar but it says: "no title to interact" when I try. can you tell me how to interact with the downloads table and manage that way? thanks. Lorie > On

Re: downloading with Safari on a Mac

2020-06-24 Thread 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries
Hi. When I got my first Mac in 2010 it was snow leopard. I remember when I started downloading things, you could interact with the download viewer and you could hear the sound of the software downloading. Those were the days. I like the sound of software installing although they have taken

Re: Customer relationship Management software that is accessible with VoiceOver

2020-06-24 Thread David Chittenden
I use wave for invoicing and account tracking. I am not able to schedule appointments with it. Also, it only uses increasing numbers for invoices. That said, it is quite usable. And, it is free unless one uses it for credit card payments. Those are charged at a low rate. I am using Stripe for

Re: zoom

2020-06-24 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Make sure that the Participants panel is open. It’s not usually open by default. VO-space on the Participants button to open it. If someone is waiting in the Waiting Room, then there will be a table. You can use VO-cmd-t to quickly move to that table, then VO left a time or two and VO

Re: Why the Mac's migration to Apple Silicon is bigger than ARM | Appleinsider

2020-06-24 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
I read this article yesterday. It's the most informative commentary I've found so far on Apple's strategy. It also includes a virtualization solution supporting Linux (not sure about Microsoft Windows, however). As I only run Mac OS and Mac software on my Mac, I don't expect any downside to

Re: downloading with Safari on a Mac

2020-06-24 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
When I download a file in Safari and know it is going to take time, I do the cmd-option-l and VO-left (I think its left) to the download table and intaract with it. VO-shift-down arrow. Interact again with the download in progress. Thie table can have multiple downloads going such as TV

Outlook on the Mac has been fixed for me!

2020-06-24 Thread 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries
Hello all. If you remember the other day I sent an email of how to set up folders in Windows using Narrator and Jaws when using the ICloud App. Well, I did have outlook on the Mac and I deleted the account to see what would happen as I wasn’t getting all my sub folders as I had set my rules up

Re: Customer relationship Management software that is accessible with VoiceOver

2020-06-24 Thread John Panarese
Hi David, Thank you for the info. Is this a web interface application or is there a Mac app that one can download? Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT

Re: downloading with Safari on a Mac

2020-06-24 Thread Lorie McCloud
I just quite that one, started it again and interacted with the download as soon as I started it. this time I did get the progress indicator. > On Jun 24, 2020, at 5:17 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > > Good evening, > Did you check in the privacy and security and see what other site you’re >

Re: downloading with Safari on a Mac

2020-06-24 Thread Lorie McCloud
I can still get that if you mean the clicking sound that happens when a file is downloading. you press command-option-l. then I hear "clear downloads". it sounds like a command, like you're in history or something but actually you can vo-shift right or left and you have downloads and clear.

Re: downloading with Safari on a Mac

2020-06-24 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
It's a simple thing to open the download manager and interact with the table to monitor downloads. 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 6/24/2020 4:38 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: I just quite that

Re: zoom

2020-06-24 Thread Brad Snyder
Command plus U will open the participants panel. - Brad - On Jun 24, 2020, at 18:24, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, Make sure that the Participants panel is open. It’s not usually open by default. VO-space on the Participants button to open it. If someone is waiting in the

Re: zoom

2020-06-24 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, yes. Thanks for reminding me Julie, and thanks for pointing out the specific shortcut Brad. Using cmd-u to open the Participants panel does reduce the number of steps to admit people. I usually open it right after I start the session, so often forget about that shortcut. Later… Tim

Re: downloading with Safari on a Mac

2020-06-24 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Good evening, Did you check in the privacy and security and see what other site you’re trying to download from is allowing downloads? When Catalina came out last year, the safari that came out at the same time requires you to approve downloads from domains. Good luck! Jonathan Sorry for the

Re: downloading with Safari on a Mac

2020-06-24 Thread Lorie McCloud
oh! yeah. I do that too. I just didn't think of it as the downloads table. > On Jun 24, 2020, at 10:31 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > When I download a file in Safari and know it is going to take time, I do > the cmd-option-l and VO-left (I think its left) to the download table

Re: Why the Mac's migration to Apple Silicon is bigger than ARM | Appleinsider

2020-06-24 Thread lenron brown
Okay that sucks if no more bootcamp. I plan on replacing my mac book at some point but it for sure won't be brand new if that's the case. On 6/24/20, dan d. wrote: > It includes the death of boot camp also. > > On Tue, 23 Jun 2020, Barry Hadder wrote: > >> I thought some might find this to be an

Re: downloading with Safari on a Mac

2020-06-24 Thread Brad Snyder
Try doing CMD + Tab to make Finder the active application, then CMD + POT + L to open the Downloads folder. - Brad - On Jun 24, 2020, at 15:57, Lorie McCloud wrote: I'm still running Mojave. I'm downloading a file and I think it may have gotten stuck so I press command-option-l to check the