Re: So what do we all think good or bad about the new home button?

2016-09-17 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
I love the button. It gives a lot of feedback and does feel a lot like a real button. Brandon > On Sep 18, 2016, at 12:51 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Wonder what people think about the new home button? I was skeptical. I had > a chance to hold the phone prelaunch but

So what do we all think good or bad about the new home button?

2016-09-17 Thread Scott Granados
Wonder what people think about the new home button? I was skeptical. I had a chance to hold the phone prelaunch but not use it for any length of time. It was attached to another device so we were testing from the PC and controlling the device remotely. Now that I’ve had a 24 hour period to

Re: Visual voicemail

2016-09-17 Thread Scott Granados
No problem on T-Mobile either. > On Sep 18, 2016, at 12:16 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > Chris, > > Not sure if that's actually an Apple issue or an AT & T issue. If other > carriers are not experiencing the problem, then might it not be an issue at > the AT & T end? I'm able

Re: Visual voicemail

2016-09-17 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Shrugs. Point? taken. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. i...@gillandmarketing.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: Tim Kilburn To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2016 12:16 AM Subject: Re: Visual

Re: Visual voicemail

2016-09-17 Thread Tim Kilburn
Chris, Not sure if that's actually an Apple issue or an AT & T issue. If other carriers are not experiencing the problem, then might it not be an issue at the AT & T end? I'm able to delete VoiceMail from my Visual VoiceMail just fine, although I'm in Canada and, of course, not with AT & T.

Re: battery issue after IOS update

2016-09-17 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, I had this for a bit as well. It seems to have got better now. I chalked it up to the downloading of apps and media that goes on in the background even after the initial update. It seemed so bad to begin with that my regular iPhone charger didn't seem to have the ump to charge the phone

Re: iPhone 7 very chatty?

2016-09-17 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi Simon, The 6S does it as well. I turned it off rather quickly as every time I got up out of my chair, climbed the stairs or anything of the sort, my iPhone started babbling away announcing notifications, the time and anything else on the screen that I had been ignoring. It can be turned

Re: Can not understand how to get the new window in Finderthe new window in findera

2016-09-17 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Both the methods mentioned by ET and Portia work for getting between windows. Using various VO navigation commands can get you to the various windows. For example, if you had two different folders on your Desktop, open one normally with cmd-o. then press VO-shift-d or cmd-accent to

Re: battery issue after IOS update

2016-09-17 Thread Pete Nalda
I can concur with this. Seems like the battery on my 6+ drains out after about 8 hours, where I used to get 12. Egun On, Lagunak! (basque for G'day, Mates Louie P (Pete) Nalda MySpace.com/musikonalda Facebook.com/lpnalda Linkedin.com/in/lpnalda Twitter: @lpnalda > On Sep 17, 2016, at 9:47 PM,

Re: battery issue after IOS update

2016-09-17 Thread Mary Otten
It certainly seems like it on my 6S. And I'm not sure on my iPad mini two. I use it a lot less and I use my success. And a lot of the time the screen is locked, since usually I'm using it for reading with voice dream or music. So battery drain might be less that way. Mary Sent from my iPhone

Visual voicemail

2016-09-17 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Looks like Apple's broken the AT wireless visual voicemail part of the phone app in iOS 10. I can't delete any of my messages. When I double tap on delete, nothing happens, they stay right there. When I try to upload a new greeting, it says unknown error. Boy! Apple's really dropped the

Re: Android was Re: Braille input with hands on an I phone podcast?

2016-09-17 Thread Scott Granados
I totally agree with you on the voices. I have eloquence on my droid device and enjoy that a lot. Much more open on the voice side than Apple. It’s nice that individual manufacturers can create their own TTS engines for android and you can simply install them. > On Sep 17, 2016, at 9:38

Re: Apple TV

2016-09-17 Thread Scott Granados
Yes, I think that’s correct. > On Sep 17, 2016, at 2:20 PM, christopher hallsworth > wrote: > > Oh, is this new in tvOS 10? >> On 17 Sep 2016, at 14:41, Scott Granados wrote: >> >> It shows up under about as well I believe. >> >> >>> On Sep

Re: How are you guys liking the new version of ITunes?

2016-09-17 Thread E.T.
Just worked in iTunes today, after adding some videos. I did not see a great deal of change and was able to do the Get Info and move those videos to my desired playlist. Maybe I am just pragmatic when it comes to changes everywhere but I find it easier most times to roll with the

Re: iPhone 7 very chatty?

2016-09-17 Thread Scott Granados
No it opens the unlock screen so a sited person could raise their phone and not have to touch the button to see the notifications. I disabled the feature, couldn’t find much use for it. > On Sep 17, 2016, at 11:14 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > Is speaking the time the

RE: How are you guys liking the new version of ITunes?

2016-09-17 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yeah the new itunes I find a pain to work with, Trying to put meta data against my books or music files is just apinfull after being able to do it seamlessly in prior versions -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf

RE: iPhone 7 very chatty?

2016-09-17 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Donna, Not just the 7 but the 6s+ also. It's something to do with this new raise to speak It's starting to get annoying -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Sunday, 18 September 2016

Re: Audio of my iPhone 7 Plus unboxing/familiarisation

2016-09-17 Thread Scott Granados
Absolutely true, I went with the stainless steel version and I love wearing it. I get more fun out of my 500 dollar watches than my 250K watch. I can’t wait to hold a series 2 to see how they compare in feel and appearance. I haven’t warn any other watch for a year now put it that way and I

RE: IOS10 Mail app changes

2016-09-17 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yeah I must admit I look at my keyboard when I’m typing but then I can look at themonitor as well either way I can’t see anything From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John JD Denning Sent: Sunday, 18 September 2016 1:30 AM To:

Re: verizon wireless sucks!

2016-09-17 Thread Scott Granados
The Verizon phone is different from the t-mobile phone again. The 6 and 6s where the same on all networks and used the same single cell modem. The 7/7+ uses either Intel modems or qualcomm modems. The Intel version is GSM only, no CDMA, the Verizon and Sprint models still have a Qualcomm

Re: IOS10 Mail app changes

2016-09-17 Thread Scott Granados
What’s your opinion of Sprint today if you’re still on the network? I was a sprint fan up until they tried WIMAX and totally in my opinion screwed their attempt at 4G just to be first. Also had see a real fall off in the 3G network once they got the iPhone which hammered their network. They

Re: battery issue after IOS update

2016-09-17 Thread Scott Granados
Hi Simon, I have not experienced this personally but I have heard of there being issues on IOS 10 after update. You might try a restart but I’m sure you’ve tried all that obvious stuff. Anything else change like you recently update to 802.11AC or something? I have heard of the problem though

Re: Head of Google groups management.

2016-09-17 Thread Scott Granados
Google groups I think is run pretty hands off. I may be wrong on that but I think for the most part it’s pretty free spinning. You should try ab...@google.com though or google the abuse contact. They should be able to help you and all major businesses have one and

battery issue after IOS update

2016-09-17 Thread Simon Fogarty
Morning list, Just wondering if anyone else is noticing more of a battery drain on their device after IOS 10 updated to? I’ve got the 6+ and a iPad mini 4 after 36 hours for my iPad it’s down to just above 50% charge and the phone since this morning is down to 74% which is a lot more useage

Re: Braille input with hands on an I phone podcast?

2016-09-17 Thread Stacey Robinson
Thanks David for all the helpful commands. I’d been doing that with send. Looks like I’m doing pretty well with this. Peace, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net > On Sep 17, 2016, at 6:31 PM, David Chittenden

Re: Braille input with hands on an I phone podcast?

2016-09-17 Thread David Chittenden
The following gestures work in in braille screen input,any orientation, any mode, all devices. Space - single finger flick right Backspace - single finger flick left Enter/search/go/return - two-finger flick right delete word - two-finger klick left Spellcheck (cycle between suggestions -

Re: hotkey to start safari

2016-09-17 Thread Matthew Dierckens
Hi Press, VO shift K to activate keyboard commander. VO is either control plus option or caps lock. Then, press right option and S to activate safari. God bless. Matthew Dierckens Certified Assistive Technology Specialist Macintosh, IOS and Windows Trainer JAWS for windows Certified - 2016

Re: Braille input with hands on an I phone podcast?

2016-09-17 Thread David Chittenden
On the iPhone, touch and release the right side dots (dots 4 5 6), followed by the left side dots (dots 1 2 3). In other words, determine your input method, table-top mode or away mode. If Table top mode, make sure VO says the home button is on the side of the iPhone that it is actually

Re: hotkey to start safari

2016-09-17 Thread Daniel C
Hi, The setting mention is in voiceover utility preferences, it's called keyboard commander. Once you activate keyboard commander, the option plus S will start Safari. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 17, 2016, at 14:14, don bishop wrote: > > Hi all, > How do you activate

Re: Can not understand how to get the new window in Finderthe new window in findera

2016-09-17 Thread Portia Scott
Command plus your accent key can also switch between finder windows. Hth, Portia. > On Sep 17, 2016, at 1:57 PM, Ramy Moustafa wrote: > > Hello all: > > I read a very great article about how to use the finder, I will put > it's link here incase for any new user like

Re: Can not understand how to get the new window in Finderthe new window in findera

2016-09-17 Thread E.T.
When you open a new window, navigate to the desired folder as usual. To swap back and forth, use VO f2 f2. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 9/17/2016 4:05 PM, Ramy Moustafa wrote: ok, but if I need to take many things, and I need the 2

Re: Braille input with hands on an I phone podcast?

2016-09-17 Thread Stacey Robinson
David, I've been using braille screen input for quite a whileddI use screen away mode. If I'm writing a message, how do I rather, what I've writen? If it's a text message, how do I find the send button? Stacey and GEB dog Kirk. - Original Message - From: David Chittenden

Re: Can not understand how to get the new window in Finderthe new window in findera

2016-09-17 Thread Ramy Moustafa
ok, but if I need to take many things, and I need the 2 windows to be opened, what shall I do? On 9/17/16, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi, > > The cmd-n command opens a new Finder window, and by default, it usually > opens the All Files window. You really don't need both windows open

Re: Ios10 and accessibility

2016-09-17 Thread 'Peggy' via MacVisionaries
I just tried using a brailliant display on mail with ios10 update and it worked fine. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone On Sep 11, 2016, at 3:37 PM, Scott Granados wrote: Hi, I don’t make that claim I have no idea whether braille will work well but I will try it

Head of Google groups management.

2016-09-17 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Does anyone know how to get hold of head of Google groups management? Just that someone is trying to bully me on this list. And I want to get that person off this list, as the moderators sit and do nothing. Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the

Re: Braille input with hands on an I phone podcast?

2016-09-17 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hello David. How do you calibrate please? I don't know what to do. Sent from my iPhone > On 17 Sep 2016, at 10:59 pm, David Chittenden wrote: > > Hi, > > I use braille screen input all the time, for just about everything. > > I started teaching myself when it first

Re: Braille input with hands on an I phone podcast?

2016-09-17 Thread David Chittenden
Hi, I use braille screen input all the time, for just about everything. I started teaching myself when it first came out. Back then, I worked with it every day, several times per day, and could not get it reliably or consistently for about a week. In other words, as with everything else which

Re: iPhone and incoming calls

2016-09-17 Thread E.T.
I will try this the next time if the call I am on can stand to be put on hold. (smiles) From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 9/16/2016 3:03 PM, Scott Granados wrote: E.T. the way it should work is with voice over enabled you’ll hear incoming

Re: User Authentication is Required

2016-09-17 Thread E.T.
Is this necessary possibly because the login was not fully completed? It may not happen again for a long time but I will remember to try this keystroke. Thanks. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 9/17/2016 11:59 AM, Mr. Robert Cole wrote:

Re: IOS10 Mail app changes

2016-09-17 Thread Jonathan Cohn
After leaving Sprint mobileGeo was a survival tool while wandering the streets of Columbus, OHwhile working as a consultant. Most of you had left for iPhones by then but being qa Sprint user all the back to Sprint PCS , i had to wait until the 4s before using an iPhon I wish I still had my 1993

Re: Braille input with hands on an I phone podcast?

2016-09-17 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Alex, This sounds very much like the problem I was first having when I tried it out this morning. However when I went back in and tried it a second time the problem seem to have corrected it self. I haven't spent a lot of time with it today but I have tried subsequently several times to use

Re: Braille input with hands on an I phone podcast?

2016-09-17 Thread Blee Blat
Make that 5 friends. Bluetooth keyboards and touch typing are handy. Sure it eats a bit of battery but it works. -- 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

Re: Can not understand how to get the new window in Finderthe new window in findera

2016-09-17 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, The cmd-n command opens a new Finder window, and by default, it usually opens the All Files window. You really don't need both windows open at the same time to copy and paste between them. For example, if I had a file called "copy Me" in a folder named "Stuff" on my Desktop, I could

Can not understand how to get the new window in Finderthe new window in findera

2016-09-17 Thread Ramy Moustafa
Hello all: I read a very great article about how to use the finder, I will put it's link here incase for any new user like me. but what is strange for me now is the new window, when I press Command N, I got a window with all files, I need to close it, I hit command w, the window closed, and

Re: Braille input with hands on an I phone podcast?

2016-09-17 Thread Alex Hall
To anyone who can't get BSI to work: are you all having the same problem, where dots appear completely out of order or are missing altogether? I saw that briefly during one of the iOS8 incremental update betas, but never since. I don't recall what worked, save several calibrations in a row,

verizon wireless sucks!

2016-09-17 Thread Kliphton Miller
So, best buy, sams club, and even target had verizon iPhone 7 s still available today. But they wouldn’t let me just buy it, said I had to be a customer. I guess T-mobile stopped partnering with the 3 companies mentioned above, cause non of them offered t mobile service. Sucks too, cause I

hotkey to start safari

2016-09-17 Thread don bishop
Hi all, How do you activate the hotkey (command so) to start safari? I think it's a setting in system preference but not sure which one. Thanks, Don -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

My inbox keeps disappearing on my I phone.

2016-09-17 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hi. I keep losing my inbox for my mail when using my I phone. It’s happened twice now and even though I have restarted the phone, it’s not coming back. It was fine all day until this afternoon. Even if I send myself a test message, it’s not showing up. Any one else had this problem? I'm

Re: Audio of my iPhone 7 Plus unboxing/familiarisation

2016-09-17 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
I’d never buy the Apple Sports watch again from Apple. My very first watch lost it’s power too many times after touching it. So hence I think the steel ones will be better. I hope to get my Series 2 in October a day after my birthday. > On 17 Sep 2016, at 19:21, christopher hallsworth

Re: to those of you who use braille input, how on earth do you do it?

2016-09-17 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Dictation, I can do no problem. It's the braille input that CF's me over. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. i...@gillandmarketing.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: "Blee Blat" To:

Re: to those of you who use braille input, how on earth do you do it?

2016-09-17 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
I totally agree, and yes, I have calibrated the dots. It doesn't seem to help in the least. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. i...@gillandmarketing.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: "Donna Goodin" To:

Re: Braille input with hands on an I phone podcast?

2016-09-17 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
I heard that podcast, and you did an excellent job with it. I still however to this very day cannot get it to work regardless how closely I follow the tips you provided, and honestly, about 4 of my other friends can't seem to get it either. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016.

Got an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus? Do these 10 things first

2016-09-17 Thread -dan d.
http://www.macworld.com/article/3120859/apple-phone/got-an-iphone-7-or-iphone-7-plus-do-these-10-things-first.html#tk.rss_all XB -- 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

iPhone 7 scratch test raises serious durability concerns

2016-09-17 Thread -dan d.
http://www.zdnet.com/article/iphone-7-scratch-test-raises-serious-durability-concerns/#ftag=RSSbaffb68 XB -- 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

iOS 10 Bug Report: Please Join Me in Sending a VoiceOver Bug Report to Apple Regarding the Fact That the Native Mail "Most Recent Message on Top", Toggle Setting, Does not Function as Expected

2016-09-17 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, Please join me in sending a VoiceOver feedback report to Apple regarding the fact that the iOS 10 native Mail "Most Recent Message on Top", Toggle Setting, Does not Function as Expected I have already written the report, complete with a workaround, so all you need to do is to

Re: User Authentication is Required

2016-09-17 Thread Mr. Robert Cole
Press VO Shift Space. You should now be able to log in Normaly. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 17, 2016, at 2:49 PM, E.T. wrote: > > That sounds logical. When I try to get the Windows Chooser, there are no > windows. This happens rarely so its hard to figure out

Re: User Authentication is Required

2016-09-17 Thread E.T.
That sounds logical. When I try to get the Windows Chooser, there are no windows. This happens rarely so its hard to figure out what is behind it. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 9/17/2016 11:19 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: Hi, This usually

Re: watch os 3 powering off

2016-09-17 Thread christopher hallsworth
Don’t think so but could be wrong and no not trying it for the hell of it . > On 15 Sep 2016, at 21:57, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > > Is the SOS feature only for the US? I’m buying my watch series 2 tomorrow > and hope the watch is faster than the last Generation. I’m going

Re: 100+ iOS 10 Hidden / Secret Features For iPhone And iPad [

2016-09-17 Thread Donna Goodin
Plus one to that! Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 17, 2016, at 1:45 PM, Blee Blat wrote: > > I'd do that if it actually removed the files from the phone. That's really > what I'm after. I figure if you're not using it it should disappear. :) Seems > silly to

Re: 100+ iOS 10 Hidden / Secret Features For iPhone And iPad [

2016-09-17 Thread Blee Blat
I'd do that if it actually removed the files from the phone. That's really what I'm after. I figure if you're not using it it should disappear. :) Seems silly to just remove icons while wasting the storage. Presumably you didn't want to use the storage either. -- The following information is

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

2016-09-17 Thread Alex Hall
I think they both work the same way. The difference is that focus lands on the oldest message when you open a thread, so you have to swipe up, whereas it lands on the newest when you expand, so you have to swipe right to go down. That is, the order seems the same, but your position and

Re: Audio of my iPhone 7 Plus unboxing/familiarisation

2016-09-17 Thread christopher hallsworth
I have the sports watch and have been told it’s very snazzy indeed. So you don’t need to pay an arm and a leg to get a snazzy watch. > On 17 Sep 2016, at 14:41, Scott Granados wrote: > > I am not against expensive watches by any means, I have a Patek that’s north > of 200

Re: Apple TV

2016-09-17 Thread christopher hallsworth
Oh, is this new in tvOS 10? > On 17 Sep 2016, at 14:41, Scott Granados wrote: > > It shows up under about as well I believe. > > >> On Sep 17, 2016, at 2:27 AM, christopher hallsworth >> wrote: >> >> To check the battery level go to

Re: User Authentication is Required

2016-09-17 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, This usually happens because the OS or some app is trying to make changes that require authentication. It's odd that the message doesn't re-appear upon reboot. We need to determine if there is a password field or some other dialog that is present when this is heard before we can come up

Re: 100+ iOS 10 Hidden / Secret Features For iPhone And iPad [

2016-09-17 Thread Kevin Chao
My favorite feature is the ability to remove stock Apple apps. On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 9:36 PM Anders Holmberg wrote: > Hi! > I have a bit of a problem to hear him on my iphone. > I think he must be stuck in my phone because he sounds a bit muffled. > /A > > On 15 Sep

Re: to those of you who use braille input, how on earth do you do it?

2016-09-17 Thread Donna Goodin
thanks for the tip, Devin. Take care, Donna > On Sep 17, 2016, at 11:16 AM, d.pra...@me.com wrote: > > You may have to fiddle with the orientation. There’s a good guide on Applevis > about it, but put your phone in landscape, flat, then put the phone so that > it’s on one side, and see if it

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

2016-09-17 Thread Robert Hill
Hi Mark, The thing that puzzles me is the different behaviors between opening the thread, where the message order is from oldest to newest, and where you expand the thread, and the messages appear newest to oldest. Just curious about why that works that way. Bob Sent from my iPhone >

User Authentication is Required

2016-09-17 Thread E.T.
Sometimes I get this message after booting El Capitan. I have to force a shut down as I cannot access the menu bar to do a restart and if I try to invoke the Application Chooser, that is when I hear the above message. What causes this and can it be fixed? From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We

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

2016-09-17 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Bob, Thank you for the confirmation and, most of all, for the workaround. It has really saved the day, for me. I will submit a bug report via Apple's Bug Reporter portal, complete with your workaround. Thanks again. Mark -Original Message- From:

RE: iPhone 7 very chatty?

2016-09-17 Thread d . prater
No, it actually wakes up the phone. Speaking the time is the result of that. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 Devin Prater From: Jonathan Cohn -- 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: to those of you who use braille input, how on earth do you do it?

2016-09-17 Thread d . prater
You may have to fiddle with the orientation. There’s a good guide on Applevis about it, but put your phone in landscape, flat, then put the phone so that it’s on one side, and see if it says “home button to the right” or however you have it. If not, turn it to the other side. When it has the

Re: to those of you who use braille input, how on earth do you do it?

2016-09-17 Thread Donna Goodin
I think the thing where you don't get character feed back has changed. At least, I got it when I was messing around with it. Cheers, Donna > On Sep 17, 2016, at 10:31 AM, Blee Blat wrote: > > Well, the whole thing feels a little weird actually since you don't know > when

Re: iPhone 7 very chatty?

2016-09-17 Thread Donna Goodin
Excellent! Thanks! Donna > On Sep 17, 2016, at 10:07 AM, Aleeha Dudley > wrote: > > You can turn that off by going into display and brightness settings, and > turning off raise to wake. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 17, 2016, at 9:58 AM, Donna Goodin

Re: to those of you who use braille input, how on earth do you do it?

2016-09-17 Thread Blee Blat
Well, the whole thing feels a little weird actually since you don't know when you have brailled an actual character as it were. It's probably something that we're not getting that is fairly simple since coordination and hand strength isn't an issue here. It'd be neat to make it work though,

Re: iPhone 7 very chatty?

2016-09-17 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Is speaking the time the only functionality of Raise to wake? On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 11:07 AM Aleeha Dudley wrote: > You can turn that off by going into display and brightness settings, and > turning off raise to wake. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 17, 2016, at

Re: iPhone 7 very chatty?

2016-09-17 Thread Aleeha Dudley
You can turn that off by going into display and brightness settings, and turning off raise to wake. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 17, 2016, at 9:58 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Interesting. I just assumed it was the phone. I kind of like it, but > wouldn't mind a little

Re: to those of you who use braille input, how on earth do you do it?

2016-09-17 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
People who would write with a stylus would write backwards. I find that disorienting. What really amazed me was when I went to India many years ago to stay there for six months at a blind school I used a Perkins Brailler to transcribe for them but everyone said to me that they did not know

Re: Braille input with hands on an I phone podcast?

2016-09-17 Thread Donna Goodin
Kawal, I got best results from Screen Away mode, for whatever that's worth. Cheers, Donna > On Sep 17, 2016, at 9:37 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > > I have now listened to the podcast but I can’t seem to put my fingers in the > right place to get dots one two and three etc to

Re: to those of you who use braille input, how on earth do you do it?

2016-09-17 Thread Donna Goodin
Well, my second attempt was a little better, but it's still slow. I now understand why some people want to reverse the dots, it feels like all the letters are backwards, even though you're using the same fingers you would use on a keyboard. For me that's kind of disorienting. Cheers, Donna >

Re: to those of you who use braille input, how on earth do you do it?

2016-09-17 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
I use my Focus 14 if I want to type something long or dictation if I’m in a private place. But if anyone has a method of doing braille please share with us as I can’t do it. If I try and do dots 1 and 3 to do C it comes out as colon and if I try and find an I as I make the shape of an I in

Re: iPhone 7 very chatty?

2016-09-17 Thread Donna Goodin
Interesting. I just assumed it was the phone. I kind of like it, but wouldn't mind a little less. :) Cheers, Donna > On Sep 17, 2016, at 9:29 AM, Les Kriegler wrote: > > Donna, I have a 6S plus and the same thing happens. It has to be related to > iOS 10. Perhaps there

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

2016-09-17 Thread Arnold Schmidt
I can confirm your findings, but I don't know that I would consider it to be a bug. When you expand the thread, it is as it was in the old mail app. It always put the newest message first. In the new app, when I want to read a thread, I don't expand it first. I tap the collapsed thread, it

Re: Braille input with hands on an I phone podcast?

2016-09-17 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
I have now listened to the podcast but I can’t seem to put my fingers in the right place to get dots one two and three etc to do the combinations. I want to know if you can do the chords as if you were in Duxbury or using a Braille machine so for instance I could do the th sign and once I did

Re: to those of you who use braille input, how on earth do you do it?

2016-09-17 Thread Blee Blat
I wonder the same thing. I gave up on braille input and dictation and just use a bluetooth keyboard if I really need to type something longer on the phone. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Re: How are you guys liking the new version of ITunes?

2016-09-17 Thread Blee Blat
Yup. They really should do that because I only ever use the music portion. I'd use it for podcasts, except downcast does that better. They should have file management and syncing in another app as well. The only reason I bother with iTunes is to sync or update the phone and listen to music. It

Re: iPhone 7 very chatty?

2016-09-17 Thread Les Kriegler
Donna, I have a 6S plus and the same thing happens. It has to be related to iOS 10. Perhaps there is a setting where that can be changed. I percent like it, because when I wake up, and I did just grab the phone and hear the time. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 17, 2016, at 10:23 AM, Donna Goodin

to those of you who use braille input, how on earth do you do it?

2016-09-17 Thread Donna Goodin
So, seeing Kawal's post, I decided to give this another go. Nothing I do seems to work. the dots all seem to be in the wrong places, and I can't get a dot 2 to save my soul. When I type an O it comes out as a U. When I type a period, it comes out as WH (dots 1-5-6. Also, I'd be curious to

iPhone 7 very chatty?

2016-09-17 Thread Donna Goodin
Is anyone else noticing that their iPhone 7 is very chatty? When locked, it seems that all I have to do is have my hand somewhere in the vicinity of the phone and it pipes up and speaks the time. Cheers, Donna -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

Re: How are you guys liking the new version of ITunes?

2016-09-17 Thread matthew dyer
Hi, So far I can say that things work well here. I really wish apple would break everything up into smaller apps though as it would make things alot easyer. Just my thougghts. Oh yes sound is better here in the latest vesion. I use wirless headphiones and they work just find. Matthew

Re: Braille input with hands on an I phone podcast?

2016-09-17 Thread Donna Goodin
You're welcome! I never got that proficient at it, but you have inspired me to play around with it again. :) I am well, hope you are, too. Cheers, Donna > On Sep 17, 2016, at 8:52 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > > Thanks so much Donna. Hope you are well. >> On 17 Sep 2016,

Re: Digital touch in Messages?

2016-09-17 Thread Donna Goodin
I don't see well enough to use it either, but it does sound cool. Cheers, Donna > On Sep 17, 2016, at 8:42 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > The sketching option is kind of interesting as well. Not for me totally > blind but I like the concept. > >> On Sep 17, 2016, at 9:29

Re: Braille input with hands on an I phone podcast?

2016-09-17 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Thanks so much Donna. Hope you are well. > On 17 Sep 2016, at 14:40, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hi Kawal, > > Here you go: > http://www.applevis.com/guides/braille-ios-voiceover/guide-braille-screen-input-ios > >

Re: App store is in the process now of being fixed: was: Re: Search tab in iOS app store seems totally busted!

2016-09-17 Thread Erik Burggraaf
Not to be quarilous, but it seems to me that a similar debacle with the App Store took place in an early version of iPhone / iOS. I also seem to recall something about an iPhone being released under Steve Jobs with a hardware defect which would cause all Wireless signals to drop if the phone

Re: Apple TV

2016-09-17 Thread Scott Granados
It shows up under about as well I believe. > On Sep 17, 2016, at 2:27 AM, christopher hallsworth > wrote: > > To check the battery level go to settings>remotes and devices. >> On 17 Sep 2016, at 01:37, Brandon A. Olivares >> wrote: >> >>

Re: Digital touch in Messages?

2016-09-17 Thread Scott Granados
The sketching option is kind of interesting as well. Not for me totally blind but I like the concept. > On Sep 17, 2016, at 9:29 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > I knew about the heartbeat of course, from Apple presentation some years > back. But I didn't know about the rest

Re: Braille input with hands on an I phone podcast?

2016-09-17 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Kawal, Here you go: http://www.applevis.com/guides/braille-ios-voiceover/guide-braille-screen-input-ios Have fun, Donna > On Sep 17, 2016, at 7:48 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > > Please could someone do a podcast on how to use Braille output on their I > phone please?

Re: Audio of my iPhone 7 Plus unboxing/familiarisation

2016-09-17 Thread Scott Granados
I am not against expensive watches by any means, I have a Patek that’s north of 200 grand US but it’s a very limited addition and has 20 karats of diamonds so you feel like you got something. 17 grand for a little gold that’s only worth $1330 per ounce round numbers seems excessive. Give me

Android was Re: Braille input with hands on an I phone podcast?

2016-09-17 Thread Erik Burggraaf
Hello, I use Android on a regular basis. there are several Braille keyboards for Android. the problem is that they require you to turn off explore by touch. explore by touch is critical for navigating your phone using gestures. so, I have never wanted to install one of these keyboards and try

Re: Braille input with hands on an I phone podcast?

2016-09-17 Thread Alex Hall
I don't have a link handy, but I did one a year or two ago that will still be relevant. You can find it on Applevis; I'd search for "mehgcap braille screen input" which should find you my podcast and guide. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 17, 2016, at 08:48, Kawal Gucukoglu

Re: IOS10 Mail app changes

2016-09-17 Thread Donna Goodin
That's so true, Kawal. I think the first thing that gave me iPhone envy was seeing those old App store commercials, remember? "There's an app for that!" :) Cheers, Donna > On Sep 17, 2016, at 7:28 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > > But you all remember using mobile speak

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