Tidbits.com article about Apple Accessibility changes.

I will just give you a teaser, the tile should bring you to a the tidbits.com website where you can read the rest of the article. This week they also talk about Ulysses a simple but powerful text / markup editor that is supposed to be usable with VoiceOver. New Accessibility Features Coming

Re: I successfully instlal windows on my Mac computer!, but I just hve some questions

Hi, I have this problem as well. I do have laptop set under keyboard type and still no go with the cursor selection. Keyboard help doesn’t even recognize them but it does other jaws commands. I’m confused as well. > On Aug 15, 2016, at 3:47 PM, jeff `greene wrote: >

Re: Iphone Battery drain makes me worrid.

Do you have an app like the KNFB reader or something like it that leaves the light on? > On Aug 15, 2016, at 9:40 PM, Terje Strømberg wrote: > > Location services do not drain the battery power as much as having an GPS app > open. So, that is not the cause of this

Re: Iphone Battery drain makes me worrid.

Location services do not drain the battery power as much as having an GPS app open. So, that is not the cause of this error. Take care > 15. aug. 2016 kl. 09.50 skrev Simon Fogarty : > > Yes I do have location services on, > > I have always had location services on,

Casts question

Hello all, Has any of you used pocket casts for iOS? Once downloaded, voiceover will simply call it Casts. If so, how do you sort podcasts? Right now, they appear in the order in which I added them. Since I have a ton of podcasts, that means that things that start with a might be next to

Re: I successfully instlal windows on my Mac computer!, but I just hve some questions

Hi Jeff. How are you? I hve it set in lptop keyboard. And for my insert key on my mac, I hve it set my right command key to act as my insert key. Do you think If I get a numpad kyes it will work? You know a separate numpad keys. I look forward in hering form you soon. Thanks and God bless!

Focus 40 cell Blue braille display not connecting to Mac

Hello there, Are some people still finding that the Focus Blue 0-cell is not connecting to the Mac appropriately through bluetooth still? -- 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

Re: Missing Something with DropBox on Mac

The dropbox folder is usually within your home folder. I wouldn't even mess with the side bar here. Press command+shift+h to open your home folder, then open the drop box folder in the usual way. Original message: I’ve had a problem with using DropBox on my Mac Mini. It seems that whenever I

Re: Missing Something with DropBox on Mac

I am using the latest Dropbox on the Mac and have not seen any issues. I rarely need to access this service on menu extras, almost always I get what I need from accessing its folder in the Finder. Perhaps uninstalling the app and reinstalling it will cure whatever anomaly exists. From

Re: I successfully instlal windows on my Mac computer!, but I just hve some questions

Hi Helga, Go to your jaws window. Go into the menus and I think its under basics, choose your keyboard type as laptop instead of desktop. I think that will do it! Hope this helps! Jeff On 8/15/16, Helga Schreiber wrote: > Hi All! This is Helga. How are you all? As

Re: Iphone Battery drain makes me worrid.

Now, I have iOS 10 beta 6 on my iPhone 5s and iPad Mini 2. Will update the iPod Touch 6 later. > On 15 Aug 2016, at 08:54, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Chris, > > Could you advise what that beta version is on both devices? > > Cheers, > > > -Original Message- >

Re: IOS & watch beta question

I’m staying right where I am. Yes, I could, install watchOS 3.0 beta, but should there be any problems, I would have no clue on how to restore it back to version 2.22. Good luck. > On 15 Aug 2016, at 09:03, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Team, > > I just wondered what the

Missing Something with DropBox on Mac

I’ve had a problem with using DropBox on my Mac Mini. It seems that whenever I browse the Finder SideBar and land on the DropBox folder this terribly inaccessible DropBox app is launched rather than letting me open the DropBox folder and continue browsing. Can anybody offer some advice? I’d

I successfully instlal windows on my Mac computer!, but I just hve some questions

Hi All! This is Helga. How are you all? As the subjectline says I instlal windows on my Mac computer. I have VM ware fusion and I use windows with that. And yes on my windows side of my Mac, I have JAWS on it. It is working great for me so far. My only problem that I encounter is regarding

time machine error question

Hello All: Beginning yesterday, I began receiving messages from my time machine saying that backup failed because the external disk is read only. Nothing has changed with the external disk drive I am using. I went into time machine preferences but find nothing that would correct this. Any

Re: Mystery system dialog from Dropbox

Thanks for the keystroke. I did not remember seeing that one. Unfortunately it says “Unable to close system window” when I try it. VO is trapped in a window that only says “image.” I can command-tab away from it though. Doesn’t seem to cause any issue other than irritation. > On Aug 15,

Re: AppleScript

Thanks. I will start there. > On Aug 15, 2016, at 10:29 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > Larry, > > If you start up Script Editor on your macintosh, than under the help area is > an AppleScript guide. > Essentially you send messages to an application and they will send

Re: AppleScript

Larry, If you start up Script Editor on your macintosh, than under the help area is an AppleScript guide. Essentially you send messages to an application and they will send back replies that can then be stored in variables. In the more recent Apple OS's you can also use JavaScript for the base

Re: Mystery system dialog from Dropbox

I see that when I use my wife's account, but I have never seen it on mine, so I don't know exactly what causes it. I wonder if the close window command vo-command-escape will close that window. Best Wishes, Jonathan Cohn On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 8:22 AM Larry Thacker Jr. <

Mystery system dialog from Dropbox

After what may have been the first time I used the Dropbox folder (as in the service not the shared Mac folder) VO reports a system dialog displayed. When I check to see what it is, it’s from dropbox, but once focused VO reads nothing and I can’t find anything on the screen. Is that a

RE: IOS & watch beta question

Thanks that explainds why I can’t get it then. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Daniel Miller Sent: Monday, 15 August 2016 10:19 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: IOS & watch beta question Hi, No, watchOS 3 isn’t

Re: IOS & watch beta question

Hi, No, watchOS 3 isn’t available as a public beta. > On Aug 15, 2016, at 6:10 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > So this is not yet available for the public beta? > > Interestingly enough it allows you to download a profile on to your watch > but doesn’t seem to let it

RE: IOS & watch beta question

So this is not yet available for the public beta? Interestingly enough it allows you to download a profile on to your watch but doesn’t seem to let it install. Oh well Thanks anyway. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Daniel Miller

Re: IOS & watch beta question

Hi. 3.0 is the current beta version, which you need to have paid $99 for Apple developer program to access. You need to install the beta profile on your watch, and then check for software updates. But if you did not pay $99 for the developer program, you can't download the profile, nor can you

sonos and ios beta 10

Hi List, Is anyone using the IOS public Beta 10 with Sonos? If so can someone give me a yell off list, si...@blinky-net.com. Just wondering if anyone else is having config issues. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

IOS & watch beta question

Hi Team, I just wondered what the current Watch OS version is? I've currently got watch os 2.22 on my sport but I was trying to install the lwatch os beta version over the weekend and I don't believe it has yet installed and I can't see were the problem lyes or am I wrong in this and 2.22 is

RE: How to download and install files on Mac?

Hi Sharon, Once you have the application downloaded, Go into your downloads folder and highlight the file then do a command o on the file and this will either open up the dmg file somewhat like a zip file being opened, Then find the .app file fro the application and then again hit the

RE: Travel bluetooth keyboard recommendations?

On apples website you should be able to find it under accessories From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Stacey Robinson Sent: Monday, 15 August 2016 8:22 AM To: Macvisionaries Subject: Re: Travel bluetooth

RE: Iphone Battery drain makes me worrid.

Chris, Could you advise what that beta version is on both devices? Cheers, -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of christopher hallsworth Sent: Monday, 15 August 2016 7:17 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

RE: Iphone Battery drain makes me worrid.

Interesting, Yeah it appears that my public beta is 10.0.14 I think it was, Oh well I'll just wait and see what happens. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of christopher hallsworth Sent: Monday, 15 August 2016

RE: Iphone Battery drain makes me worrid.

Yes I do have location services on, I have always had location services on, since I've had an iPhone as it's been usefull -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Terje Strømberg Sent: Sunday, 14 August 2016 10:37

RE: Office 365 / 2016 August update.

Hi Becky, I can speak for the iPhone and iPad and activating it on all three devices but for using it on the mac I can’t really say. On the iPhone and ipad you need to download the installers from the app store, Once installed you can either use them un activated which gives you read only

RE: StoCard, The Rewards Card App, is Back and Better Than Ever!!

Jonathan, As has been stated, the native Apple Wallet app is extremely limited in its third-party reward card options. Stocard allows one to digitize virtually any rewards card so that one does not have to search around, at the checkout stand, for the correct card. In the past, even