Re: Easy iPhone wireless charging hack

[David Chittenden]

These systems have been around for a few years now. Personally, I regularly use 
my iPhone's lightning port, so the charging card will not fit my needs.

I read an article last week which appears to indicate that Apple is 
significantly closer to the 15 feet wireless charging system. Given the time it 
takes to develop and add tech, I am hopeful we will see the distance wireless 
charging in next year's model.

Note: current wireless charging requires the device to be sitting on the 
charging plate. In other words, it is like the Apple Watch charging system.

David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone

> On 7/11/2016, at 16:13, michael babcock  wrote:
> 
> as it’s not ethical to just send a link to a list without information, let me 
> copy and paste the article below for your reference.
> Tired of waiting for Apple to add wireless charging to the iPhone? Here's how 
> you can do it yourself, no screwdrivers or soldering irons required.
> Here's how you can add wireless charging to your iPhone, quickly, cheaply, 
> and easily, and without risking your warranty.
> Here's what you need:
> • A wireless charging receiver card for your iPhone. A quick search of 
> somewhere like Amazon will turn up a number of solutions, such as 
> BEZALEL I6 Qi wireless charger receiver patch module
> http://amzn.to/2fS5XPY
> (price at publication is $16.25). 
> • A Qi-compatible charger. Any of the Ones listed here will work fine:
> http://www.zdnet.com/article/wireless-chargers-for-the-samsung-galaxy-s6-galaxy-s6-edge/
> , but there are many more you can choose from out there. 
> • A non-metallic flexible case or cover no thicker than 5mm (only required if 
> the receiver coil you've chosen doesn't come with a case). Apple's own 
> silicone cases work well (although they are expensive), as do the cheapo 
> versions you can pick up from eBay or Amazon. 
> Fitting the charging coil is easy. Just pop the wireless charging card into 
> your iPhone's connector, fold it over the back, and pop it into a case and 
> you're done.
> You do lose the port on your phone (unless you're willing to disconnect the 
> card) but if all you use it for is charging, then this won't matter much.
> With a compatible in-car charger (such as this one:
> http://amzn.to/2eDFUKC
> ) you can continue to charge your iPhone when on the move. 
> In my experience, these wireless charging systems work very well, and are far 
> more convenient than having to plug a cable into the handset every time. The 
> only time it isn't is when you want to use your iPhone while it's charging, 
> then a cable is easier.
> 
> 
> 
>> On Nov 6, 2016, at 3:47 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> I'd be careful with this. We really don't know who the source of this msg 
>> was from. All it says is, Easy iPhone, so yeah.
>> 
>> I'd be very very careful.
>> ---
>> Christopher Gilland
>> JAWS Certified, 2016.
>> Training Instructor.
>> 
>> i...@gillandmarketing.com
>> Phone: (704) 256-8010.
>> - Original Message - From: "-" 
>> To: ; ; 
>> ; "blind exchange" 
>> Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2016 6:30 PM
>> Subject: Easy iPhone wireless charging hack
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> http://www.zdnet.com/article/easy-iphone-wireless-charging-hack/#ftag=RSSbaffb68
>>> 
>>> XB
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Re: Easy iPhone wireless charging hack

[Scott Granados]

You know I’m not sure the point of the mod when you can buy cases with the 
charging card built in professionally made.

If I had brass ones Id figure a way to crack the iPhone open and wire it 
internally so you don’t lose the port but I don’t have the cash to throw at 
breaking iPhones.:)

> On Nov 6, 2016, at 11:20 PM, Kevin Chao  wrote:
> 
> Has anyone tried this? 
> On Sun, Nov 6, 2016 at 7:13 PM michael babcock  > wrote:
> as it’s not ethical to just send a link to a list without information, let me 
> copy and paste the article below for your reference.
> Tired of waiting for Apple to add wireless charging to the iPhone? Here's how 
> you can do it yourself, no screwdrivers or soldering irons required.
> Here's how you can add wireless charging to your iPhone, quickly, cheaply, 
> and easily, and without risking your warranty.
> Here's what you need:
> • A wireless charging receiver card for your iPhone. A quick search of 
> somewhere like Amazon will turn up a number of solutions, such as 
> BEZALEL I6 Qi wireless charger receiver patch module
> http://amzn.to/2fS5XPY 
> (price at publication is $16.25). 
> • A Qi-compatible charger. Any of the Ones listed here will work fine:
> http://www.zdnet.com/article/wireless-chargers-for-the-samsung-galaxy-s6-galaxy-s6-edge/
>  
> 
> , but there are many more you can choose from out there. 
> • A non-metallic flexible case or cover no thicker than 5mm (only required if 
> the receiver coil you've chosen doesn't come with a case). Apple's own 
> silicone cases work well (although they are expensive), as do the cheapo 
> versions you can pick up from eBay or Amazon. 
> Fitting the charging coil is easy. Just pop the wireless charging card into 
> your iPhone's connector, fold it over the back, and pop it into a case and 
> you're done.
> You do lose the port on your phone (unless you're willing to disconnect the 
> card) but if all you use it for is charging, then this won't matter much.
> With a compatible in-car charger (such as this one:
> http://amzn.to/2eDFUKC 
> ) you can continue to charge your iPhone when on the move. 
> In my experience, these wireless charging systems work very well, and are far 
> more convenient than having to plug a cable into the handset every time. The 
> only time it isn't is when you want to use your iPhone while it's charging, 
> then a cable is easier.
> 
> 
> 
>> On Nov 6, 2016, at 3:47 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > > wrote:
>> 
>> I'd be careful with this. We really don't know who the source of this msg 
>> was from. All it says is, Easy iPhone, so yeah.
>> 
>> I'd be very very careful.
>> ---
>> Christopher Gilland
>> JAWS Certified, 2016.
>> Training Instructor.
>> 
>> i...@gillandmarketing.com 
>> Phone: (704) 256-8010.
>> - Original Message - From: "-" > >
>> To: > >; > >; > >; "blind exchange" > >
>> Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2016 6:30 PM
>> Subject: Easy iPhone wireless charging hack
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> http://www.zdnet.com/article/easy-iphone-wireless-charging-hack/#ftag=RSSbaffb68
>>>  
>>> 
>>> 
>>> XB
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Re: Easy iPhone wireless charging hack

[Kevin Chao]

Has anyone tried this?
On Sun, Nov 6, 2016 at 7:13 PM michael babcock 
wrote:

> as it’s not ethical to just send a link to a list without information, let
> me copy and paste the article below for your reference.
> Tired of waiting for Apple to add wireless charging to the iPhone? Here's
> how you can do it yourself, no screwdrivers or soldering irons required.
> Here's how you can add wireless charging to your iPhone, quickly, cheaply,
> and easily, and without risking your warranty.
> Here's what you need:
> • A wireless charging receiver card for your iPhone. A quick search of
> somewhere like Amazon will turn up a number of solutions, such as
> BEZALEL I6 Qi wireless charger receiver patch module
> http://amzn.to/2fS5XPY
> (price at publication is $16.25).
> • A Qi-compatible charger. Any of the Ones listed here will work fine:
>
> http://www.zdnet.com/article/wireless-chargers-for-the-samsung-galaxy-s6-galaxy-s6-edge/
> , but there are many more you can choose from out there.
> • A non-metallic flexible case or cover no thicker than 5mm (only required
> if the receiver coil you've chosen doesn't come with a case). Apple's own
> silicone cases work well (although they are expensive), as do the cheapo
> versions you can pick up from eBay or Amazon.
> Fitting the charging coil is easy. Just pop the wireless charging card
> into your iPhone's connector, fold it over the back, and pop it into a case
> and you're done.
> You do lose the port on your phone (unless you're willing to disconnect
> the card) but if all you use it for is charging, then this won't matter
> much.
> With a compatible in-car charger (such as this one:
> http://amzn.to/2eDFUKC
> ) you can continue to charge your iPhone when on the move.
> In my experience, these wireless charging systems work very well, and are
> far more convenient than having to plug a cable into the handset every
> time. The only time it isn't is when you want to use your iPhone while it's
> charging, then a cable is easier.
>
>
>
> On Nov 6, 2016, at 3:47 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland <
> clgillan...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'd be careful with this. We really don't know who the source of this msg
> was from. All it says is, Easy iPhone, so yeah.
>
> I'd be very very careful.
> ---
> Christopher Gilland
> JAWS Certified, 2016.
> Training Instructor.
>
> i...@gillandmarketing.com
> Phone: (704) 256-8010.
> - Original Message - From: "-" 
> To: ; ; <
> blindt...@groups.io>; "blind exchange" 
> Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2016 6:30 PM
> Subject: Easy iPhone wireless charging hack
>
>
>
>
>
> http://www.zdnet.com/article/easy-iphone-wireless-charging-hack/#ftag=RSSbaffb68
>
> XB
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The end is near, AT shutting down 2G network

[Scott Granados]

This is an older article but it’s a good reminder that January 1 of 2017 will 
be the last drop dead dead for 2G devices.  These are devices that use GPRS / 
Edge connectivity on the AT network. The spectrum on the 1900 mhz band and 
850 mhz band will be reallocated to LTE .  Very old phones will no longer 
function and some newer phones will have issues on the voice portion of their 
function.  It goes to show you how far behind AT was in it’s VOLTE roll out 
in that in the beginning of 2016 they were still only barely supporting VOLTE 
and companies like T-Mobile (the first) and ah hem Verizon Wireless (you’re 
welcome haha) beat good ol T to the punch more than 1 - 2 years ahead of time.  
Also included are other networks 2 and 3G shutdown schedules, verizon 
projecting 2021 for full LTE only, T-Mobile pushing out the date to 2020 and 
Sprint with no idea what so ever when they will be fully LTE.  One of the hold 
ups on the T-Mobile side is how many alarms and vending machines they support 
on the 2G network.  Read more here

https://www.rvmobileinternet.com/the-end-is-coming-att-reminds-customers-about-upcoming-2g-network-shutdown/

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Re: deleting songs in a smart playlist

[Tim Kilburn]

Hi,

As Jonathan mentioned, the Smart Playlist is based on search criteria that you 
defined to have specific songs added to that playlist.  So, if you don't wish 
the current songs to be in that Smart Playlist, either delete the specific 
Smart Playlist, or edit the criteria to have it select new criteria.  To edit 
the criteria, use VO-shift-m on the playlist name to bring up the Contextual 
menu.  You should be able to edit the playlist from there.

Later...

Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada

On Nov 6, 2016, at 18:29, Jonathan C. Cohn  wrote:

A smart playlist is based on the search criteria that you use. So I don't know 
how to answer this question . 

Best wishes,

Jonathan Cohn 

> On Nov 6, 2016, at 7:41 PM, aliFaisal  wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone,
> I have a smart playlist and I want to delete all the songs in it. Selecting 
> all the songs and pressing command backslash doesn’t appear to delete them. 
> How can this be done?
> Thanks
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Re: Easy iPhone wireless charging hack

[michael babcock]

as it’s not ethical to just send a link to a list without information, let me 
copy and paste the article below for your reference.
Tired of waiting for Apple to add wireless charging to the iPhone? Here's how 
you can do it yourself, no screwdrivers or soldering irons required.
Here's how you can add wireless charging to your iPhone, quickly, cheaply, and 
easily, and without risking your warranty.
Here's what you need:
• A wireless charging receiver card for your iPhone. A quick search of 
somewhere like Amazon will turn up a number of solutions, such as 
BEZALEL I6 Qi wireless charger receiver patch module
http://amzn.to/2fS5XPY 
(price at publication is $16.25). 
• A Qi-compatible charger. Any of the Ones listed here will work fine:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/wireless-chargers-for-the-samsung-galaxy-s6-galaxy-s6-edge/
 

, but there are many more you can choose from out there. 
• A non-metallic flexible case or cover no thicker than 5mm (only required if 
the receiver coil you've chosen doesn't come with a case). Apple's own silicone 
cases work well (although they are expensive), as do the cheapo versions you 
can pick up from eBay or Amazon. 
Fitting the charging coil is easy. Just pop the wireless charging card into 
your iPhone's connector, fold it over the back, and pop it into a case and 
you're done.
You do lose the port on your phone (unless you're willing to disconnect the 
card) but if all you use it for is charging, then this won't matter much.
With a compatible in-car charger (such as this one:
http://amzn.to/2eDFUKC 
) you can continue to charge your iPhone when on the move. 
In my experience, these wireless charging systems work very well, and are far 
more convenient than having to plug a cable into the handset every time. The 
only time it isn't is when you want to use your iPhone while it's charging, 
then a cable is easier.



> On Nov 6, 2016, at 3:47 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland  
> wrote:
> 
> I'd be careful with this. We really don't know who the source of this msg was 
> from. All it says is, Easy iPhone, so yeah.
> 
> I'd be very very careful.
> ---
> Christopher Gilland
> JAWS Certified, 2016.
> Training Instructor.
> 
> i...@gillandmarketing.com
> Phone: (704) 256-8010.
> - Original Message - From: "-" 
> To: ; ; 
> ; "blind exchange" 
> Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2016 6:30 PM
> Subject: Easy iPhone wireless charging hack
> 
> 
>> 
>> 
>> http://www.zdnet.com/article/easy-iphone-wireless-charging-hack/#ftag=RSSbaffb68
>> 
>> XB
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Re: Microphone Input Volume Changing

[Michael Babcock]

Thanks, i’ve changed   it and set the volume to 71% my preferred recording 
volume :)

> On Nov 6, 2016, at 5:10 PM, Brandon A. Olivares  
> wrote:
> 
> Well, I came up with a very hackish solution, but it works for me for now.
> 
> This script will set the input volume to 100, every second, and repeat until 
> you exit the script:
> 
> osascript -e repeat -e "set volume input volume 100" -e 'delay 1' -e 'end 
> repeat’
> 
> You can run this in terminal, or do what I did, and wrap it in a shell 
> executable.
> 
> Tested, and it works.
> 
> Brandon
>> On Nov 6, 2016, at 3:58 PM, michael babcock > > wrote:
>> 
>> Kinda glad to know that that checkbox doesn’t make a difference, Kinda in 
>> the fact that now i don’t have to test it, but not glad in the fact that the 
>> issue didn’t get fixed.
>> Your welcome for the link!
>>> On Nov 6, 2016, at 12:57 PM, Brandon A. Olivares >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> I tried unchecking that checkbox, and it is still happening. Thanks for the 
>>> link. :)
 On Nov 6, 2016, at 3:50 PM, Michael Babcock > wrote:
 
 I wonder if the checkbox directly to the right of the slider "Use ambient 
 noise reduction checked” has anything to do with it.
 I have not experimented with this but just saw it as i was exploring, see 
 i thought i was going crazy and was the only one with this issue. Then i 
 found this article:
 The mystery of OS X's haunted input volume slider - Six Colors
 https://sixcolors.com/post/2016/05/the-mystery-of-os-xs-haunted-input-volume-slider/
  
 
 after i red your posting this morning.
 If you do end up figuring it out, please let us know and i’ll do the same.
 best.
 michael
> On Nov 6, 2016, at 12:21 PM, Brandon A. Olivares 
> > wrote:
> 
> Where would I find this? I know in Skype there’s an option like that, but 
> I’m not usually using Skype for these calls.
>> On Nov 6, 2016, at 3:07 PM, Phil Halton > > wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> That sounds like "automatic gain control", Or AGC.
>> I don't remember there being an auto gain control switch in the sound 
>> settings, but somewhere in the chain there's automatic gain control, be 
>> it in your particular apps settings, or in the system sounds panel. Sent 
>> from my IPhone
>> 
>> 
>>> On Nov 6, 2016, at 11:15 AM, Brandon A. Olivares 
>>> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi everyone,
>>> 
>>> When I use my microphone for online meetings, I notice that the volume 
>>> will often adjust itself. Unfortunately this affects how I sound to 
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Re: deleting songs in a smart playlist

[Andrew Lamanche]

> On 7 Nov 2016, at 01:29, Jonathan C. Cohn  wrote:
> 
> A smart playlist is based on the search criteria that you use. So I don't 
> know how to answer this question . 
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Jonathan Cohn 
> 
>> On Nov 6, 2016, at 7:41 PM, aliFaisal  wrote:
>> 
>> Hello everyone,
>> I have a smart playlist and I want to delete all the songs in it. Selecting 
>> all the songs and pressing command backslash doesn’t appear to delete them. 
>> How can this be done?
>> Thanks
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Re: MODERATOR NOTE: RE: Wifi VS. Cellular?

[elayneh]

read this also.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey0fka-FwC8


On 11/6/2016 1:52 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:

Hi Donna,

  Are they really,
I thought one was democrat and the other republican?

Can you have 2 candidates from the same repugnant party in the one election?

  You yanks are crazy weird people.




-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Donna Goodin
Sent: Sunday, 6 November 2016 5:20 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: MODERATOR NOTE: RE: Wifi VS. Cellular?

Hi Chuck,

Sorry, just saw this and have already voted. Honestly there's nothing that you 
could show me about either of the candidates that would surprise me at this 
point. They're both repugnant.
Cheers,
Donna

Sent from my iPhone


On Nov 5, 2016, at 9:59 AM, CHUCK REICHEL  
wrote:

Hi Donna,
Check this out before you vote!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMHIAOJXNDM=desktop
Make sure you all have your "big boy pants on" before clicking.
And the emails just keep coming!
Freedom brought us the apple lets not loose it now!
Chuck


On Nov 5, 2016, at 9:36 AM, Donna Goodin wrote:

I'm with you, Scott!  I'll be going to early vote this morning, and I plan to 
vote for None of the Above.  I can't vote for Donald Trump, but nor can I vote 
for Hilary.  Even though I know no one will notice, I want my vote to be 
registered as not supporting either of those two whack jobs.
Cheers,
Donna

On Nov 5, 2016, at 5:36 AM, Scott Granados  wrote:

Well, you can’t say Hilary isn’t racist either.  Being outside the country you 
may not know but she calls young black men Super predators and her husband has 
a long racist history.  Also,  Hilaries mentor was a guy named Robert Bird from 
West Virginia.  Robert Bird was a Klu Klux Klan member and openly used the N 
Bomb on US television while Hilary was following in his foot steps.  So let’s 
not give her a pass either, she has a long checker history not only of criminal 
behavior, pay to play business dealings but anti black pro KKK dealings.  Both 
candidates are flawed and in full disclosure, I voted for neither option.

To answer your question, yes there are 3rd party options but none have any 
sizable following.  The Libertarians of which I am a member are best described 
as economically conservative and socially liberal meaning for example we want 
small government but also support Gay Marriage or pro choice viewpoints.  (just 
an example)  There is also the Green party this year which is a very left 
leaning group heavily environmentally focused and I believe has historical 
connections to the communist workers party.  To give you an idea of the 
percentage breakdown, about 45% of the population of the US will vote Democrat, 
about 45% will vote Republican and the remainder will vote 5 - 8% Libertarian, 
the remainder will be the Green party and the write in option.  Voters have the 
option to write the name of anyone they wish on the ballot as well instead of 
picking one of the listed options.  I know for example someone who is writing 
in Kermit The Frog.

Personally, I know the candidate I voted for won’t win, I hope Hillary does not 
as I view her as more dangerous to the country over all being a complete gun 
grabbing criminal.  I do support Trump’s economic plan but like you Simon I 
don’t feel either candidate is a great option and in order to sleep at night I 
couldn’t in good conscience vote for either option, so I didn’t.



On Nov 5, 2016, at 5:20 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:

SO who do you vote for when your choices are both untrustworthy
lying scum are teere other unknown of parties that can be voted for?from the 
outside Hillary is the better of the 2 evils but even so I don't think she's 
the right person as for Donny His womanising sexist attitude and general racest 
ignorance makes me want to shoot myself.

And I don’t even live in that country but he's a bad representation of the male 
species  if he is actually a male!

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[mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Phil Halton
Sent: Saturday, 5 November 2016 11:33 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: MODERATOR NOTE: RE: Wifi VS. Cellular?

I get cited assistance from a poll worker. They take my ballot, read it to me, 
and Mark my selections for me, and then insert the ballot into the reading 
machine for me. I think of it as the same kind of relationship as that between 
priest and penitent. They don't judge me for my choices and I have complete 
faith that they are marking the selections I tell them. Sometimes just got to 
go on faith and don't be embarrassed to let another person know what you 
thinking.

Sent from my IPhone



On Nov 4, 2016, at 4:12 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu  wrote:

Those of you who vote, do you get templates on your ballot paper in a 

Re: deleting songs in a smart playlist

[Jonathan C. Cohn]

A smart playlist is based on the search criteria that you use. So I don't know 
how to answer this question . 

Best wishes,

Jonathan Cohn 

> On Nov 6, 2016, at 7:41 PM, aliFaisal  wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone,
> I have a smart playlist and I want to delete all the songs in it. Selecting 
> all the songs and pressing command backslash doesn’t appear to delete them. 
> How can this be done?
> Thanks
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Re: Accessible smart TV

[Marshall Scott]

Hi,
The model is the Samsung UN32J550AFXZA.  It is a 32 inch model.  I purchased 
two of them to get rid of my CRT TVs.  For convenience, I had a sighted friend 
set them up but according to the ham who put me onto these items, this isn't 
necessary.  Here is a link to a podcast describing the unit.  I hope it's still 
there.

http://buddy.brannan.name/blog/2016/09/audio-demo-samsung-tv-with-accessibility-features/
 


HTH
Marshall



> On Nov 6, 2016, at 12:08 PM, Paul Henrichsen  wrote:
> 
> Hi. Samsung has 2 models starting at around $230. One is not a smart TV, but 
> the higher price one is a smartTV with network capabilities. Got mine at Best 
> Buy for around $270. It is very accessible. Unfortunately, I don't know the 
> model numbers. But, there are two models.
> 
> Paul Henrichsen
> p...@pfhj.org
> 
>> On Nov 6, 2016, at 9:53 AM, Paul Hopewell  wrote:
>> 
>> Hello, 
>> Somewhat off topic but I hope you can help. I am looking for an accessible 
>> smart tV of around 32 inch screen size. I need audio description and the 
>> ability for a blind person to control the TV either through built-in voice 
>> guidance or via a VoiceOver accessible iPhone app. Can anyone offer any 
>> suggestions?
>> Many thanks.
>> 
>> Paul Hopewell
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FS:Full Logic and ProTools recording setup including a loaded Apple iMac, and magsafe charger for Mac Book air 11 inch...

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deleting songs in a smart playlist

[aliFaisal]

Hello everyone,
I have a smart playlist and I want to delete all the songs in it. Selecting all 
the songs and pressing command backslash doesn’t appear to delete them. How can 
this be done?
Thanks

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RE: MODERATOR NOTE: RE: Wifi VS. Cellular?

[M. Taylor]

That's quite funny, Scott (smile).

Okay, okay Everyone, enough with this, please close this thread and take the 
subject, off-list.

Thanks,

Mark

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On Behalf Of Scott Granados
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2016 2:40 PM
To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via
Subject: Re: MODERATOR NOTE: RE: Wifi VS. Cellular?

Does it count I used an Apple product to write it?

;)

> On Nov 6, 2016, at 9:44 AM, E.T.  wrote:
> 
>   How did this morph from a moderator's note to holiday wishes to 
> Political Science 101 all under the same subject? And nary an Apple 
> anywhere in sight. (smiles)
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard...
>  Without H2O there is no life!
> ancient.ali...@icloud.com
> 
> On 11/6/2016 3:53 AM, Scott Granados wrote:
>> Simon, only one candidate per party.
>> 
>> The primaries are held to elect the individual candidates per party so you 
>> have a selection process per party and then the general election where one 
>> representative of each runs against the other.
>> 
>>> On Nov 6, 2016, at 1:52 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Donna,
>>> 
>>> Are they really,
>>> I thought one was democrat and the other republican?
>>> 
>>> Can you have 2 candidates from the same repugnant party in the one election?
>>> 
>>> You yanks are crazy weird people.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin
>>> Sent: Sunday, 6 November 2016 5:20 AM
>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>> Subject: Re: MODERATOR NOTE: RE: Wifi VS. Cellular?
>>> 
>>> Hi Chuck,
>>> 
>>> Sorry, just saw this and have already voted. Honestly there's nothing that 
>>> you could show me about either of the candidates that would surprise me at 
>>> this point. They're both repugnant.
>>> Cheers,
>>> Donna
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
 On Nov 5, 2016, at 9:59 AM, CHUCK REICHEL 
  wrote:
 
 Hi Donna,
 Check this out before you vote!
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMHIAOJXNDM=desktop
 Make sure you all have your "big boy pants on" before clicking.
 And the emails just keep coming!
 Freedom brought us the apple lets not loose it now!
 Chuck
 
> On Nov 5, 2016, at 9:36 AM, Donna Goodin wrote:
> 
> I'm with you, Scott!  I'll be going to early vote this morning, and I 
> plan to vote for None of the Above.  I can't vote for Donald Trump, but 
> nor can I vote for Hilary.  Even though I know no one will notice, I want 
> my vote to be registered as not supporting either of those two whack jobs.
> Cheers,
> Donna
>> On Nov 5, 2016, at 5:36 AM, Scott Granados  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Well, you can’t say Hilary isn’t racist either.  Being outside the 
>> country you may not know but she calls young black men Super predators 
>> and her husband has a long racist history.  Also,  Hilaries mentor was a 
>> guy named Robert Bird from West Virginia.  Robert Bird was a Klu Klux 
>> Klan member and openly used the N Bomb on US television while Hilary was 
>> following in his foot steps.  So let’s not give her a pass either, she 
>> has a long checker history not only of criminal behavior, pay to play 
>> business dealings but anti black pro KKK dealings.  Both candidates are 
>> flawed and in full disclosure, I voted for neither option.
>> 
>> To answer your question, yes there are 3rd party options but none have 
>> any sizable following.  The Libertarians of which I am a member are best 
>> described as economically conservative and socially liberal meaning for 
>> example we want small government but also support Gay Marriage or pro 
>> choice viewpoints.  (just an example)  There is also the Green party 
>> this year which is a very left leaning group heavily environmentally 
>> focused and I believe has historical connections to the communist 
>> workers party.  To give you an idea of the percentage breakdown, about 
>> 45% of the population of the US will vote Democrat, about 45% will vote 
>> Republican and the remainder will vote 5 - 8% Libertarian, the remainder 
>> will be the Green party and the write in option.  Voters have the option 
>> to write the name of anyone they wish on the ballot as well instead of 
>> picking one of the listed options.  I know for example someone who is 
>> writing in Kermit The Frog.
>> 
>> Personally, I know the candidate I voted for won’t win, I hope Hillary 
>> does not as I view her as more dangerous to the country over all being a 
>> complete gun grabbing criminal.  I do support Trump’s economic plan but 
>> like you Simon I don’t feel either candidate is a great option and in 
>> 

Re: Easy iPhone wireless charging hack

[Christopher-Mark Gilland]

I'd be careful with this. We really don't know who the source of this msg 
was from. All it says is, Easy iPhone, so yeah.


I'd be very very careful.
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To: ; ; 
; "blind exchange" 

Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2016 6:30 PM
Subject: Easy iPhone wireless charging hack





http://www.zdnet.com/article/easy-iphone-wireless-charging-hack/#ftag=RSSbaffb68

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Re: Which ear phones/buds for excellent music on ipod/iphone?

[Scott Granados]

Hi Andrew, David’s recommendations are very good but i thought I might add 
another angle.

For the best headphones I have used, I am an AKG fan myself.  There used to be 
a reference standard pair called the AKG k240DF which were used in recording 
studios very heavily.  These are an over the ear model with a defused field 
type transducer which had great base response.  However, the qualifier is they 
require a lot of power to light up.  The iPhone 7+ with adapter do quite well 
at powering these headphones but previous iterations of the iPhone required a 
headphone amplifier to really get the most out of them.  (especially if you’re 
like me and are used to blowing your head off with the sound pressure level)

I have used a custom made to my ear pair of Stacks headphones but these would 
not be good for your application.  First of all they cost over $5000, they 
required being wired in line with the speaker terminals to power and used 
electrostatic film technology meaning they needed a high current power source 
so needed to be plugged in.  However, if you didn’t mind having thousands of 
volts near your head or being wired in with several cables to your stereo 
system they were mind blowing in their sound quality.  The AKG headphones I 
mentioned can be still had on Ebay and other music sites for about $100 to $200 
and AKG makes a modern version of these, I think they are 340 series but I’m 
not sure the exact part number.

On the ear bud side, the ones that come with the iPhone aren’t bad for the 
money.  In my local mall there’s a company that will scan your ear with a laser 
and 3D print you a set of headphones for about $300.  These aren’t bad either 
and the fit is obviously fantastic do to the fact they are custom made.
I’d also support David’s suggestion of waiting a month for the wireless 
EarPods.  These should be about $159 or so.

Hope that helps.


> On Nov 6, 2016, at 1:56 PM, Andrew Lamanche  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Could you share your experiences with best possible ear phones/buds that I 
> could use with ipod and iphone with good base to listen to music?  Quality is 
> important for me even if I were to save up to get them.  I'd prefer the 
> earbuds that sit in your ear rather then go into the ear canal.  I guess 
> since I have no sight, I like to be able to hear some ambient sounds, or if 
> somebody approaches me in a café; it's awkward if I don't respond.
> 
> Many thanks
> 
> Andrew
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Re: MODERATOR NOTE: RE: Wifi VS. Cellular?

[Scott Granados]

Does it count I used an Apple product to write it?

;)

> On Nov 6, 2016, at 9:44 AM, E.T.  wrote:
> 
>   How did this morph from a moderator's note to holiday wishes to Political 
> Science 101 all under the same subject? And nary an Apple anywhere in sight. 
> (smiles)
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard...
>  Without H2O there is no life!
> ancient.ali...@icloud.com
> 
> On 11/6/2016 3:53 AM, Scott Granados wrote:
>> Simon, only one candidate per party.
>> 
>> The primaries are held to elect the individual candidates per party so you 
>> have a selection process per party and then the general election where one 
>> representative of each runs against the other.
>> 
>>> On Nov 6, 2016, at 1:52 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Donna,
>>> 
>>> Are they really,
>>> I thought one was democrat and the other republican?
>>> 
>>> Can you have 2 candidates from the same repugnant party in the one election?
>>> 
>>> You yanks are crazy weird people.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin
>>> Sent: Sunday, 6 November 2016 5:20 AM
>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>> Subject: Re: MODERATOR NOTE: RE: Wifi VS. Cellular?
>>> 
>>> Hi Chuck,
>>> 
>>> Sorry, just saw this and have already voted. Honestly there's nothing that 
>>> you could show me about either of the candidates that would surprise me at 
>>> this point. They're both repugnant.
>>> Cheers,
>>> Donna
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
 On Nov 5, 2016, at 9:59 AM, CHUCK REICHEL 
  wrote:
 
 Hi Donna,
 Check this out before you vote!
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMHIAOJXNDM=desktop
 Make sure you all have your "big boy pants on" before clicking.
 And the emails just keep coming!
 Freedom brought us the apple lets not loose it now!
 Chuck
 
> On Nov 5, 2016, at 9:36 AM, Donna Goodin wrote:
> 
> I'm with you, Scott!  I'll be going to early vote this morning, and I 
> plan to vote for None of the Above.  I can't vote for Donald Trump, but 
> nor can I vote for Hilary.  Even though I know no one will notice, I want 
> my vote to be registered as not supporting either of those two whack jobs.
> Cheers,
> Donna
>> On Nov 5, 2016, at 5:36 AM, Scott Granados  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Well, you can’t say Hilary isn’t racist either.  Being outside the 
>> country you may not know but she calls young black men Super predators 
>> and her husband has a long racist history.  Also,  Hilaries mentor was a 
>> guy named Robert Bird from West Virginia.  Robert Bird was a Klu Klux 
>> Klan member and openly used the N Bomb on US television while Hilary was 
>> following in his foot steps.  So let’s not give her a pass either, she 
>> has a long checker history not only of criminal behavior, pay to play 
>> business dealings but anti black pro KKK dealings.  Both candidates are 
>> flawed and in full disclosure, I voted for neither option.
>> 
>> To answer your question, yes there are 3rd party options but none have 
>> any sizable following.  The Libertarians of which I am a member are best 
>> described as economically conservative and socially liberal meaning for 
>> example we want small government but also support Gay Marriage or pro 
>> choice viewpoints.  (just an example)  There is also the Green party 
>> this year which is a very left leaning group heavily environmentally 
>> focused and I believe has historical connections to the communist 
>> workers party.  To give you an idea of the percentage breakdown, about 
>> 45% of the population of the US will vote Democrat, about 45% will vote 
>> Republican and the remainder will vote 5 - 8% Libertarian, the remainder 
>> will be the Green party and the write in option.  Voters have the option 
>> to write the name of anyone they wish on the ballot as well instead of 
>> picking one of the listed options.  I know for example someone who is 
>> writing in Kermit The Frog.
>> 
>> Personally, I know the candidate I voted for won’t win, I hope Hillary 
>> does not as I view her as more dangerous to the country over all being a 
>> complete gun grabbing criminal.  I do support Trump’s economic plan but 
>> like you Simon I don’t feel either candidate is a great option and in 
>> order to sleep at night I couldn’t in good conscience vote for either 
>> option, so I didn’t.
>> 
>> 
>>> On Nov 5, 2016, at 5:20 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:
>>> 
>>> SO who do you vote for when your choices are both untrustworthy
>>> lying scum are teere other unknown of parties that can be voted 
>>> for?from the outside Hillary is the better of the 2 evils but 

Re: Accessible smart TV

[Scott Granados]

All the high end Samsung televisions have accessible features as well.  
Anything over 55 inches includes some sort of voice guidance.

> On Nov 6, 2016, at 2:08 PM, Paul Henrichsen  wrote:
> 
> Hi. Samsung has 2 models starting at around $230. One is not a smart TV, but 
> the higher price one is a smartTV with network capabilities. Got mine at Best 
> Buy for around $270. It is very accessible. Unfortunately, I don't know the 
> model numbers. But, there are two models.
> 
> Paul Henrichsen
> p...@pfhj.org
> 
>> On Nov 6, 2016, at 9:53 AM, Paul Hopewell  wrote:
>> 
>> Hello, 
>> Somewhat off topic but I hope you can help. I am looking for an accessible 
>> smart tV of around 32 inch screen size. I need audio description and the 
>> ability for a blind person to control the TV either through built-in voice 
>> guidance or via a VoiceOver accessible iPhone app. Can anyone offer any 
>> suggestions?
>> Many thanks.
>> 
>> Paul Hopewell
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Re: Which ear phones/buds for excellent music on ipod/iphone?

[David Chittenden]

Apple announced the Air Pods during their September special event when they 
announced the iPhone 7 and 7+. Apple distributed beta units to various tech 
reviewers, all of whom have given very good to excellent reviews. Try searching 
on Google for Air Pod review to locate some.

The Airpods autosync between all devices on the same Apple ID when paired with 
one device. They do not have any wires. Each AirPod has an IR sensor on the 
inside to automatically know when it is in an ear. When in the ear, the AirPod 
activates. If both are in both ears, one gets stereo, whilst if one is in an 
ear, one gets mono. The device auto selects. Each AirPod has a mic, so 
reviewers state that when both are in, Siri works well, even in noisy 
environments. Double-tapping the outside of the AirPod, whilst it is in the 
ear, activates Siri. Reviewers state that one cannot adjust volume on the 
AirPod directly; it must be adjusted on the iDevice, Mac, or Apple Watch. 
Battery life is around 5 hours. Recharge for 3 hours of use takes 15 mins in 
the case. Case provides enough battery for 5 recharges, or up to 24 hours of 
usage before case must be recharged. AirPods can be paired with non-Apple 
devices. Apparently, all paring occurs in the case, so the case manages the 
initial pairing set-up protocols. One reviewer stated range of 800 feet with an 
iPhone, in the person's yard. I have not seen any official statement of 
distance from Apple.

David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone

> On 7/11/2016, at 10:06, Andrew Lamanche  wrote:
> 
> Hello David,
> 
> The earbuds that came with my iphone are acceptable for now.  Can you share 
> more light on the new earpods coming?  Is there a page I could look at?
> 
> Many thanks for getting back to me on this.
> 
> Andrew
>> On 6 Nov 2016, at 20:26, David Chittenden  wrote:
>> 
>> Wat is your opinion of the earpods which came with your iPhone. If they are 
>> acceptible, I would wait another month or so for the new Air Pods to come 
>> out" They really look interesting. I plan to get a pair.
>> 
>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
>> Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
>> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On 7/11/2016, at 07:56, Andrew Lamanche  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> Could you share your experiences with best possible ear phones/buds that I 
>>> could use with ipod and iphone with good base to listen to music?  Quality 
>>> is important for me even if I were to save up to get them.  I'd prefer the 
>>> earbuds that sit in your ear rather then go into the ear canal.  I guess 
>>> since I have no sight, I like to be able to hear some ambient sounds, or if 
>>> somebody approaches me in a café; it's awkward if I don't respond.
>>> 
>>> Many thanks
>>> 
>>> Andrew
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Re: Which ear phones/buds for excellent music on ipod/iphone?

[Andrew Lamanche]

Hello David,

The earbuds that came with my iphone are acceptable for now.  Can you share 
more light on the new earpods coming?  Is there a page I could look at?

Many thanks for getting back to me on this.

Andrew
> On 6 Nov 2016, at 20:26, David Chittenden  wrote:
> 
> Wat is your opinion of the earpods which came with your iPhone. If they are 
> acceptible, I would wait another month or so for the new Air Pods to come 
> out" They really look interesting. I plan to get a pair.
> 
> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
> Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On 7/11/2016, at 07:56, Andrew Lamanche  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Could you share your experiences with best possible ear phones/buds that I 
>> could use with ipod and iphone with good base to listen to music?  Quality 
>> is important for me even if I were to save up to get them.  I'd prefer the 
>> earbuds that sit in your ear rather then go into the ear canal.  I guess 
>> since I have no sight, I like to be able to hear some ambient sounds, or if 
>> somebody approaches me in a café; it's awkward if I don't respond.
>> 
>> Many thanks
>> 
>> Andrew
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Re: Microphone Input Volume Changing

[michael babcock]

Kinda glad to know that that checkbox doesn’t make a difference, Kinda in the 
fact that now i don’t have to test it, but not glad in the fact that the issue 
didn’t get fixed.
Your welcome for the link!
> On Nov 6, 2016, at 12:57 PM, Brandon A. Olivares  
> wrote:
> 
> I tried unchecking that checkbox, and it is still happening. Thanks for the 
> link. :)
>> On Nov 6, 2016, at 3:50 PM, Michael Babcock > > wrote:
>> 
>> I wonder if the checkbox directly to the right of the slider "Use ambient 
>> noise reduction checked” has anything to do with it.
>> I have not experimented with this but just saw it as i was exploring, see i 
>> thought i was going crazy and was the only one with this issue. Then i found 
>> this article:
>> The mystery of OS X's haunted input volume slider - Six Colors
>> https://sixcolors.com/post/2016/05/the-mystery-of-os-xs-haunted-input-volume-slider/
>>  
>> 
>> after i red your posting this morning.
>> If you do end up figuring it out, please let us know and i’ll do the same.
>> best.
>> michael
>>> On Nov 6, 2016, at 12:21 PM, Brandon A. Olivares >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Where would I find this? I know in Skype there’s an option like that, but 
>>> I’m not usually using Skype for these calls.
 On Nov 6, 2016, at 3:07 PM, Phil Halton > wrote:
 
 
 That sounds like "automatic gain control", Or AGC.
 I don't remember there being an auto gain control switch in the sound 
 settings, but somewhere in the chain there's automatic gain control, be it 
 in your particular apps settings, or in the system sounds panel. Sent from 
 my IPhone
 
 
> On Nov 6, 2016, at 11:15 AM, Brandon A. Olivares 
> > wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> When I use my microphone for online meetings, I notice that the volume 
> will often adjust itself. Unfortunately this affects how I sound to 
> others, as I’ll go from a normal volume, to very faint. I have to go into 
> System Preferences / Sound and turn the input volume back up.
> 
> This happens both with the built-in microphone, as well as my USB 
> microphone.
> 
> How can I stop this from happening? It is incredibly annoying.
> 
> Thanks,
> Brandon
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Re: Microphone Input Volume Changing

[Brandon A. Olivares]

I tried unchecking that checkbox, and it is still happening. Thanks for the 
link. :)
> On Nov 6, 2016, at 3:50 PM, Michael Babcock  wrote:
> 
> I wonder if the checkbox directly to the right of the slider "Use ambient 
> noise reduction checked” has anything to do with it.
> I have not experimented with this but just saw it as i was exploring, see i 
> thought i was going crazy and was the only one with this issue. Then i found 
> this article:
> The mystery of OS X's haunted input volume slider - Six Colors
> https://sixcolors.com/post/2016/05/the-mystery-of-os-xs-haunted-input-volume-slider/
>  
> 
> after i red your posting this morning.
> If you do end up figuring it out, please let us know and i’ll do the same.
> best.
> michael
>> On Nov 6, 2016, at 12:21 PM, Brandon A. Olivares > > wrote:
>> 
>> Where would I find this? I know in Skype there’s an option like that, but 
>> I’m not usually using Skype for these calls.
>>> On Nov 6, 2016, at 3:07 PM, Phil Halton >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> That sounds like "automatic gain control", Or AGC.
>>> I don't remember there being an auto gain control switch in the sound 
>>> settings, but somewhere in the chain there's automatic gain control, be it 
>>> in your particular apps settings, or in the system sounds panel. Sent from 
>>> my IPhone
>>> 
>>> 
 On Nov 6, 2016, at 11:15 AM, Brandon A. Olivares > wrote:
 
 Hi everyone,
 
 When I use my microphone for online meetings, I notice that the volume 
 will often adjust itself. Unfortunately this affects how I sound to 
 others, as I’ll go from a normal volume, to very faint. I have to go into 
 System Preferences / Sound and turn the input volume back up.
 
 This happens both with the built-in microphone, as well as my USB 
 microphone.
 
 How can I stop this from happening? It is incredibly annoying.
 
 Thanks,
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Re: Microphone Input Volume Changing

[Michael Babcock]

I wonder if the checkbox directly to the right of the slider "Use ambient noise 
reduction checked” has anything to do with it.
I have not experimented with this but just saw it as i was exploring, see i 
thought i was going crazy and was the only one with this issue. Then i found 
this article:
The mystery of OS X's haunted input volume slider - Six Colors
https://sixcolors.com/post/2016/05/the-mystery-of-os-xs-haunted-input-volume-slider/
 

after i red your posting this morning.
If you do end up figuring it out, please let us know and i’ll do the same.
best.
michael
> On Nov 6, 2016, at 12:21 PM, Brandon A. Olivares  
> wrote:
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> Where would I find this? I know in Skype there’s an option like that, but I’m 
> not usually using Skype for these calls.
>> On Nov 6, 2016, at 3:07 PM, Phil Halton  wrote:
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>> That sounds like "automatic gain control", Or AGC.
>> I don't remember there being an auto gain control switch in the sound 
>> settings, but somewhere in the chain there's automatic gain control, be it 
>> in your particular apps settings, or in the system sounds panel. Sent from 
>> my IPhone
>> 
>> 
>>> On Nov 6, 2016, at 11:15 AM, Brandon A. Olivares  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi everyone,
>>> 
>>> When I use my microphone for online meetings, I notice that the volume will 
>>> often adjust itself. Unfortunately this affects how I sound to others, as 
>>> I’ll go from a normal volume, to very faint. I have to go into System 
>>> Preferences / Sound and turn the input volume back up.
>>> 
>>> This happens both with the built-in microphone, as well as my USB 
>>> microphone.
>>> 
>>> How can I stop this from happening? It is incredibly annoying.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Brandon
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Re: Which ear phones/buds for excellent music on ipod/iphone?

[David Chittenden]

Wat is your opinion of the earpods which came with your iPhone. If they are 
acceptible, I would wait another month or so for the new Air Pods to come out" 
They really look interesting. I plan to get a pair.

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> On 7/11/2016, at 07:56, Andrew Lamanche  wrote:
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> Hi,
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> Could you share your experiences with best possible ear phones/buds that I 
> could use with ipod and iphone with good base to listen to music?  Quality is 
> important for me even if I were to save up to get them.  I'd prefer the 
> earbuds that sit in your ear rather then go into the ear canal.  I guess 
> since I have no sight, I like to be able to hear some ambient sounds, or if 
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Re: Microphone Input Volume Changing

[Brandon A. Olivares]

Where would I find this? I know in Skype there’s an option like that, but I’m 
not usually using Skype for these calls.
> On Nov 6, 2016, at 3:07 PM, Phil Halton  wrote:
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> 
> That sounds like "automatic gain control", Or AGC.
> I don't remember there being an auto gain control switch in the sound 
> settings, but somewhere in the chain there's automatic gain control, be it in 
> your particular apps settings, or in the system sounds panel. Sent from my 
> IPhone
> 
> 
>> On Nov 6, 2016, at 11:15 AM, Brandon A. Olivares  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi everyone,
>> 
>> When I use my microphone for online meetings, I notice that the volume will 
>> often adjust itself. Unfortunately this affects how I sound to others, as 
>> I’ll go from a normal volume, to very faint. I have to go into System 
>> Preferences / Sound and turn the input volume back up.
>> 
>> This happens both with the built-in microphone, as well as my USB microphone.
>> 
>> How can I stop this from happening? It is incredibly annoying.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Brandon
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Re: Microphone Input Volume Changing

[Phil Halton]

That sounds like "automatic gain control", Or AGC.
I don't remember there being an auto gain control switch in the sound settings, 
but somewhere in the chain there's automatic gain control, be it in your 
particular apps settings, or in the system sounds panel. Sent from my IPhone


> On Nov 6, 2016, at 11:15 AM, Brandon A. Olivares  
> wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> When I use my microphone for online meetings, I notice that the volume will 
> often adjust itself. Unfortunately this affects how I sound to others, as 
> I’ll go from a normal volume, to very faint. I have to go into System 
> Preferences / Sound and turn the input volume back up.
> 
> This happens both with the built-in microphone, as well as my USB microphone.
> 
> How can I stop this from happening? It is incredibly annoying.
> 
> Thanks,
> Brandon
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Re: Accessible smart TV

[Christopher-Mark Gilland]

Tell that to Time Warner Cable. Need I say more! They've been, since probably 
2007 denying to make this happen, and to this very day! are still denying it! 
Just to put this back on topic, that's why I finally said F*** it, and got me 
my Apple TV.
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  From: Jonathan Cohn 
  To: Macvisionaries 
  Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2016 1:42 PM
  Subject: Re: Accessible smart TV


  Paul,


  Not sure of your country of origin, but recent laws in the United States are 
requiring TV's to be more accessible. I believe the law goes into full effect 
in December


  The 
  21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act
  requires in . 
  ■ Article 2 includes:
  Requires user controls for TVs and other video programming devices to be 
accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired, and requires TVs and 
other video programming devices to have a button, key, icon, or comparable 
mechanism designated for activating closed captioning and video description


  and


  ■ Requires on-screen text menus and program guides displayed on TV by set-top 
boxes to be accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired and 
requires set-top boxes to have a button, key, icon, or comparable mechanism 
designated for activating closed captioning (when built-in to the set-top box


  .  


  That is unless some official thinks this is too pesky of a regulation. 




  Best wishes,

  Jonathan Cohn






On Nov 6, 2016, at 12:52 PM, Paul Hopewell  wrote:


Hello, 
Somewhat off topic but I hope you can help. I am looking for an accessible 
smart tV of around 32 inch screen size. I need audio description and the 
ability for a blind person to control the TV either through built-in voice 
guidance or via a VoiceOver accessible iPhone app. Can anyone offer any 
suggestions?
Many thanks.

Paul Hopewell

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Re: Accessible smart TV

[Paul Henrichsen]

Hi. Samsung has 2 models starting at around $230. One is not a smart TV, but 
the higher price one is a smartTV with network capabilities. Got mine at Best 
Buy for around $270. It is very accessible. Unfortunately, I don't know the 
model numbers. But, there are two models.

Paul Henrichsen
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> On Nov 6, 2016, at 9:53 AM, Paul Hopewell  wrote:
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> Hello, 
> Somewhat off topic but I hope you can help. I am looking for an accessible 
> smart tV of around 32 inch screen size. I need audio description and the 
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> guidance or via a VoiceOver accessible iPhone app. Can anyone offer any 
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> Many thanks.
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Which ear phones/buds for excellent music on ipod/iphone?

[Andrew Lamanche]

Hi,

Could you share your experiences with best possible ear phones/buds that I 
could use with ipod and iphone with good base to listen to music?  Quality is 
important for me even if I were to save up to get them.  I'd prefer the earbuds 
that sit in your ear rather then go into the ear canal.  I guess since I have 
no sight, I like to be able to hear some ambient sounds, or if somebody 
approaches me in a café; it's awkward if I don't respond.

Many thanks

Andrew

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Re: Accessible smart TV

[Jonathan Cohn]

Paul,

Not sure of your country of origin, but recent laws in the United States are 
requiring TV's to be more accessible. I believe the law goes into full effect 
in December

The 
21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act

requires in . 
■ Article 2 includes:
Requires user controls for TVs and other video programming devices to be 
accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired, and requires TVs and 
other video programming devices to have a button, key, icon, or comparable 
mechanism designated for activating closed captioning and video description

and

■ Requires on-screen text menus and program guides displayed on TV by set-top 
boxes to be accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired and 
requires set-top boxes to have a button, key, icon, or comparable mechanism 
designated for activating closed captioning (when built-in to the set-top box

.  

That is unless some official thinks this is too pesky of a regulation. 


Best wishes,

Jonathan Cohn




> On Nov 6, 2016, at 12:52 PM, Paul Hopewell  wrote:
> 
> Hello, 
> Somewhat off topic but I hope you can help. I am looking for an accessible 
> smart tV of around 32 inch screen size. I need audio description and the 
> ability for a blind person to control the TV either through built-in voice 
> guidance or via a VoiceOver accessible iPhone app. Can anyone offer any 
> suggestions?
> Many thanks.
> 
> Paul Hopewell
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Re: Question Concerning Scheduling Time Machine

[Bill Gallik]

Thanks to each of you for your suggestions.  After I sent out the e-mail I 
decided that I would keep automatic backups turned off and rely on the Extras 
Menu/Time Machine to initiate backups at my discretion.

Again, thanks much!



Bill & Leader Dog Holland
- "A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents."
- German Aphorist, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742 - 1799)

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Accessible smart TV

[Paul Hopewell]

Hello, 
Somewhat off topic but I hope you can help. I am looking for an accessible 
smart tV of around 32 inch screen size. I need audio description and the 
ability for a blind person to control the TV either through built-in voice 
guidance or via a VoiceOver accessible iPhone app. Can anyone offer any 
suggestions?
Many thanks.

Paul Hopewell

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Re: 2016 Macbook Pro

[Tree Mabry]

I would have loved to get more storage, and I might live to regret my decision. 
However I couldn't afford any more upgrades. I'm hoping I can make it work with 
external drives. I plan on looking into turning my old mac book pro to a super 
slow network drive. 

> On Nov 6, 2016, at 2:02 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:
> 
> Cheers for this, it’s interesting reading,
>  
> I’m surprized about the storage size though, I would have gone more but up to 
> the individual
>  
>  
>  
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tree Mabry
> Sent: Saturday, 5 November 2016 3:56 PM
> To: MacVisionaries 
> Subject: Re: 2016 Macbook Pro
>  
> I ordered the 13 inch, non touch bar model, with the 2.0 processor, 256 gigs 
> of storage, and 16 gigs of ram. A few days ago I wrote an extensive post on 
> Apple Vis, about what went into this decision; I have copied and pasted some 
> of that post below; I’m sorry that it’s a bit long. You can read the full 
> post at this link.
> http://www.applevis.com/forum/hardware-accessories/why-i-just-ordered-2016-mac-book-pro-function-keys
>  
> I think that the people who have expressed a desire to stay on top of the 
> latest trends in user interface might be especially interested in my 
> paragraph about Apple’s official touch bar user interface guidelines.
> First let me say that I was pretty open to the idea of the touch bar last 
> week as I watched the Apple event. I felt pretty confident that Apple would 
> make sure that this new interface worked with voice over. In the days after 
> the event I hungrily tried to find any information about how exactly Voice 
> Over accessibility would work with the touch bar. Ironically when I did come 
> across some specifics they both encouraged me, and at the same time helped me 
> decide that I have no interest in the touch bar. The best info I have found 
> so far about Voice Over and the touch bar comes from I accessibility, here is 
> a link to the relevant article.
> http://iaccessibility.net/index.php/2016/10/28/voiceover-at-the-bar/
> The main takeaways are, you can use the number keys as function keys, there 
> are keystrokes for raising and lowering volume, and to interact with sliders 
> on the touch bar you have to double tap and hold, wait for a tone, and then 
> slide your finger. I think the volume keystrokes, and the number keys acting 
> as function keys makes a lot of sense, and I'm really glad Apple is doing 
> things that way. However, as soon as I realized how relieved I was about 
> these changes, I realized the relief was based around me being able to avoid 
> using the touch bar.
> Basically I do not believe that the touch bar is going to make many things 
> more efficient or easier for voice over users. Take the sliders I previously 
> mentioned. I would much rather turn down brightness by simply holding down a 
> key, instead of the three step process voice over users will have to navigate.
> To some up my thoughts about touch bar and accessibility, I believe the 
> experience will be fine, but I do not think it will be better then what we 
> already have.
> I know this post is getting very very long, but I want to now get into the 
> primary reasons I have decided to pass on the touch bar, and they have little 
> to do with voice over Accessibility.
> 1. I do not believe the touch bar will offer anything to power users who know 
> there keystrokes.
> If you are an IOS user who wants to get into the mac, the touch bar might be 
> a good way for you to uncover features you didn't know about. But as a long 
> time mac user who knows the keystrokes by heart, it doesn't seem like the 
> touch bar is going to do much that keystrokes can't already do. One of the 
> best list of touch bar features I know about comes from I more.
> http://www.imore.com/mac-touch-bar
> I have gone through this list, and almost everything in it is either doable 
> with keystrokes, or does not interest me. Here are a few examples of touch 
> bar features and the corresponding keystrokes.
> Activate Siri, hold down command space, activate dictation, hit function key 
> twice, new folder in the finder, shift command enter, Reply to email, command 
> r, compose new email, command N, send email, command shift d, new tab in 
> Safari command t, Etc. Etc. Etc. you get the picture.
> Now if you read the entire I more list, you might accuse me of cherrypicking 
> features to make my point. It's true that I'm leaving out a lot of features, 
> but that is because it would be tedious for me to list them here, and 
> rotating photos or using final cut do not matter to me. Just to be fair, the 
> one and only feature of the touch bar, that we do currently know about, and 
> does interest me is predictive typing. I have long believed that the native 
> mac spell checker is a joke, and I struggle with spelling, so predictive 
> typing on the mac could be 

Microphone Input Volume Changing

[Brandon A. Olivares]

Hi everyone,

When I use my microphone for online meetings, I notice that the volume will 
often adjust itself. Unfortunately this affects how I sound to others, as I’ll 
go from a normal volume, to very faint. I have to go into System Preferences / 
Sound and turn the input volume back up.

This happens both with the built-in microphone, as well as my USB microphone.

How can I stop this from happening? It is incredibly annoying.

Thanks,
Brandon

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Re: connection logging enabled message

[Jonathan Cohn]

OK, I think I have this figured out.

1. Open Windows menu and select"Connection Doctor"
2. In the table select your Gmail Map account.
3. Below the table is a check box for connection logging, uncheck this.

Best wishes,

Jonathan Cohn 




> On Nov 5, 2016, at 6:24 PM, jean parker  wrote:
> 
> connection logging enabled.

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Re: fading out a song in Logic Pro

[Jonathan Cohn]

 don't know anything about Logic Pro, but I believe there were a set of 
AppleScripts recently posted to help with using it. I saw postings on Top Ten 
Tidbits and on the Apple Accessibility Developers mailing lists.

It would be great if somebody summarized what these scripts do either here or 
provided a link. 
 
Best wishes,

Jonathan Cohn 



> On Nov 3, 2016, at 9:02 AM, Scott Berry  wrote:
> 
> Hello there,
> 
> Does anyone know the steps using VO to fade out a song in Logic Pro?
> 
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Re: MODERATOR NOTE: RE: Wifi VS. Cellular?

[E.T.]

   How did this morph from a moderator's note to holiday wishes to 
Political Science 101 all under the same subject? And nary an Apple 
anywhere in sight. (smiles)


From E.T.'s Keyboard...
  Without H2O there is no life!
ancient.ali...@icloud.com

On 11/6/2016 3:53 AM, Scott Granados wrote:

Simon, only one candidate per party.

The primaries are held to elect the individual candidates per party so you have 
a selection process per party and then the general election where one 
representative of each runs against the other.


On Nov 6, 2016, at 1:52 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:

Hi Donna,

Are they really,
I thought one was democrat and the other republican?

Can you have 2 candidates from the same repugnant party in the one election?

You yanks are crazy weird people.




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On Behalf Of Donna Goodin
Sent: Sunday, 6 November 2016 5:20 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: MODERATOR NOTE: RE: Wifi VS. Cellular?

Hi Chuck,

Sorry, just saw this and have already voted. Honestly there's nothing that you 
could show me about either of the candidates that would surprise me at this 
point. They're both repugnant.
Cheers,
Donna

Sent from my iPhone


On Nov 5, 2016, at 9:59 AM, CHUCK REICHEL  
wrote:

Hi Donna,
Check this out before you vote!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMHIAOJXNDM=desktop
Make sure you all have your "big boy pants on" before clicking.
And the emails just keep coming!
Freedom brought us the apple lets not loose it now!
Chuck


On Nov 5, 2016, at 9:36 AM, Donna Goodin wrote:

I'm with you, Scott!  I'll be going to early vote this morning, and I plan to 
vote for None of the Above.  I can't vote for Donald Trump, but nor can I vote 
for Hilary.  Even though I know no one will notice, I want my vote to be 
registered as not supporting either of those two whack jobs.
Cheers,
Donna

On Nov 5, 2016, at 5:36 AM, Scott Granados  wrote:

Well, you can’t say Hilary isn’t racist either.  Being outside the country you 
may not know but she calls young black men Super predators and her husband has 
a long racist history.  Also,  Hilaries mentor was a guy named Robert Bird from 
West Virginia.  Robert Bird was a Klu Klux Klan member and openly used the N 
Bomb on US television while Hilary was following in his foot steps.  So let’s 
not give her a pass either, she has a long checker history not only of criminal 
behavior, pay to play business dealings but anti black pro KKK dealings.  Both 
candidates are flawed and in full disclosure, I voted for neither option.

To answer your question, yes there are 3rd party options but none have any 
sizable following.  The Libertarians of which I am a member are best described 
as economically conservative and socially liberal meaning for example we want 
small government but also support Gay Marriage or pro choice viewpoints.  (just 
an example)  There is also the Green party this year which is a very left 
leaning group heavily environmentally focused and I believe has historical 
connections to the communist workers party.  To give you an idea of the 
percentage breakdown, about 45% of the population of the US will vote Democrat, 
about 45% will vote Republican and the remainder will vote 5 - 8% Libertarian, 
the remainder will be the Green party and the write in option.  Voters have the 
option to write the name of anyone they wish on the ballot as well instead of 
picking one of the listed options.  I know for example someone who is writing 
in Kermit The Frog.

Personally, I know the candidate I voted for won’t win, I hope Hillary does not 
as I view her as more dangerous to the country over all being a complete gun 
grabbing criminal.  I do support Trump’s economic plan but like you Simon I 
don’t feel either candidate is a great option and in order to sleep at night I 
couldn’t in good conscience vote for either option, so I didn’t.



On Nov 5, 2016, at 5:20 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:

SO who do you vote for when your choices are both untrustworthy
lying scum are teere other unknown of parties that can be voted for?from the 
outside Hillary is the better of the 2 evils but even so I don't think she's 
the right person as for Donny His womanising sexist attitude and general racest 
ignorance makes me want to shoot myself.

And I don’t even live in that country but he's a bad representation of the male 
species  if he is actually a male!

-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
[mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Phil Halton
Sent: Saturday, 5 November 2016 11:33 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: MODERATOR NOTE: RE: Wifi VS. Cellular?

I get cited assistance from a poll worker. They take my ballot, read it to me, 
and Mark my selections for me, and then insert the ballot into the 

Re: MODERATOR NOTE: RE: Wifi VS. Cellular?

[Scott Granados]

Simon, only one candidate per party.

The primaries are held to elect the individual candidates per party so you have 
a selection process per party and then the general election where one 
representative of each runs against the other.

> On Nov 6, 2016, at 1:52 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:
> 
> Hi Donna,
> 
> Are they really, 
> I thought one was democrat and the other republican?
> 
> Can you have 2 candidates from the same repugnant party in the one election?
> 
> You yanks are crazy weird people.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin
> Sent: Sunday, 6 November 2016 5:20 AM
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: MODERATOR NOTE: RE: Wifi VS. Cellular?
> 
> Hi Chuck,
> 
> Sorry, just saw this and have already voted. Honestly there's nothing that 
> you could show me about either of the candidates that would surprise me at 
> this point. They're both repugnant.
> Cheers,
> Donna
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Nov 5, 2016, at 9:59 AM, CHUCK REICHEL  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Donna,
>> Check this out before you vote!
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMHIAOJXNDM=desktop
>> Make sure you all have your "big boy pants on" before clicking.
>> And the emails just keep coming!
>> Freedom brought us the apple lets not loose it now!
>> Chuck
>> 
>>> On Nov 5, 2016, at 9:36 AM, Donna Goodin wrote:
>>> 
>>> I'm with you, Scott!  I'll be going to early vote this morning, and I plan 
>>> to vote for None of the Above.  I can't vote for Donald Trump, but nor can 
>>> I vote for Hilary.  Even though I know no one will notice, I want my vote 
>>> to be registered as not supporting either of those two whack jobs.
>>> Cheers,
>>> Donna
 On Nov 5, 2016, at 5:36 AM, Scott Granados  
 wrote:
 
 Well, you can’t say Hilary isn’t racist either.  Being outside the country 
 you may not know but she calls young black men Super predators and her 
 husband has a long racist history.  Also,  Hilaries mentor was a guy named 
 Robert Bird from West Virginia.  Robert Bird was a Klu Klux Klan member 
 and openly used the N Bomb on US television while Hilary was following in 
 his foot steps.  So let’s not give her a pass either, she has a long 
 checker history not only of criminal behavior, pay to play business 
 dealings but anti black pro KKK dealings.  Both candidates are flawed and 
 in full disclosure, I voted for neither option.
 
 To answer your question, yes there are 3rd party options but none have any 
 sizable following.  The Libertarians of which I am a member are best 
 described as economically conservative and socially liberal meaning for 
 example we want small government but also support Gay Marriage or pro 
 choice viewpoints.  (just an example)  There is also the Green party this 
 year which is a very left leaning group heavily environmentally focused 
 and I believe has historical connections to the communist workers party.  
 To give you an idea of the percentage breakdown, about 45% of the 
 population of the US will vote Democrat, about 45% will vote Republican 
 and the remainder will vote 5 - 8% Libertarian, the remainder will be the 
 Green party and the write in option.  Voters have the option to write the 
 name of anyone they wish on the ballot as well instead of picking one of 
 the listed options.  I know for example someone who is writing in Kermit 
 The Frog.
 
 Personally, I know the candidate I voted for won’t win, I hope Hillary 
 does not as I view her as more dangerous to the country over all being a 
 complete gun grabbing criminal.  I do support Trump’s economic plan but 
 like you Simon I don’t feel either candidate is a great option and in 
 order to sleep at night I couldn’t in good conscience vote for either 
 option, so I didn’t.
 
 
> On Nov 5, 2016, at 5:20 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:
> 
> SO who do you vote for when your choices are both untrustworthy 
> lying scum are teere other unknown of parties that can be voted for?from 
> the outside Hillary is the better of the 2 evils but even so I don't 
> think she's the right person as for Donny His womanising sexist attitude 
> and general racest ignorance makes me want to shoot myself.
> 
> And I don’t even live in that country but he's a bad representation of 
> the male species  if he is actually a male!
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Phil Halton
> Sent: Saturday, 5 November 2016 11:33 AM
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: MODERATOR NOTE: RE: Wifi VS. Cellular?
> 
> I get cited 

Re: A Mac alternative for Radium?

[Shawn Krasniuk]

Hi Brandt. I wouldn't worry about Radium no longer being developed. If it still 
works for you, just use it until it doesn't which doesn't seem unlikely that it 
won't if they're still keeping their database active. You know what they say, 
if it ain't broke, don't fix it. I love Radium because I'm a Sirius XM 
subscriber and I've heard that their website isn't accessible for streaming and 
I'm not too crazy about the 90 minute BS that the native app has when you don't 
use your phone. At least when I'm out and about or listening to an away game of 
an NBA team, I know I can listen to it without interruptions.

Shawn
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> On Nov 6, 2016, at 2:02 AM, Brandt Steenkamp  
> wrote:
> 
> Good morning folks,
> 
> I have been using Radium since I discovered the app in mid 2013. The news 
> that it is not being actively developed any more is; not good.
> 
> On iOS I really love Tunein Radio, but there is no Tunein Radio for Mac.
> 
> Is there any alternative Apps for streaming radio? I know you can do so using 
> iTunes, but, I prefer a dedicated app.
> 
> If anyone can help I would be grateful.
> 
> Warm regards,
> 
> Brandt Steenkamp
> 
> Sent from my Macbook Pro
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A Mac alternative for Radium?

[Brandt Steenkamp]

Good morning folks,

I have been using Radium since I discovered the app in mid 2013. The news that 
it is not being actively developed any more is; not good.

On iOS I really love Tunein Radio, but there is no Tunein Radio for Mac.

Is there any alternative Apps for streaming radio? I know you can do so using 
iTunes, but, I prefer a dedicated app.

If anyone can help I would be grateful.

Warm regards,

Brandt Steenkamp

Sent from my Macbook Pro

Contact:

Phone:
Private: +27 (0)60 525 9181 
For technical support with iOS: +27 (0)78 120 5013 

Email: brandt.steenk...@gmail.com 

Twitter: @brandtsteenkamp 

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Numbers on iPad

[Jürgen Fleger]

Hello,

Is there anyone here who uses Numbers in iOS 10 really productively? Navigating 
seems to be not really possible in larger documents. I set the Rotor to 
vertical navigation but still it didn't work out very well in my table with 271 
rows and 17 columns. 

Would you say Numbers is not that accessible at the moment to really use it in 
a productive way? Or how do you use it?

Thanks and all the best
Jürgen



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RE: 2016 Macbook Pro

[Simon Fogarty]

Cheers for this, it’s interesting reading,

I’m surprized about the storage size though, I would have gone more but up to 
the individual



From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Tree Mabry
Sent: Saturday, 5 November 2016 3:56 PM
To: MacVisionaries 
Subject: Re: 2016 Macbook Pro


I ordered the 13 inch, non touch bar model, with the 2.0 processor, 256 gigs of 
storage, and 16 gigs of ram. A few days ago I wrote an extensive post on Apple 
Vis, about what went into this decision; I have copied and pasted some of that 
post below; I’m sorry that it’s a bit long. You can read the full post at this 
link.

http://www.applevis.com/forum/hardware-accessories/why-i-just-ordered-2016-mac-book-pro-function-keys



I think that the people who have expressed a desire to stay on top of the 
latest trends in user interface might be especially interested in my paragraph 
about Apple’s official touch bar user interface guidelines.

First let me say that I was pretty open to the idea of the touch bar last week 
as I watched the Apple event. I felt pretty confident that Apple would make 
sure that this new interface worked with voice over. In the days after the 
event I hungrily tried to find any information about how exactly Voice Over 
accessibility would work with the touch bar. Ironically when I did come across 
some specifics they both encouraged me, and at the same time helped me decide 
that I have no interest in the touch bar. The best info I have found so far 
about Voice Over and the touch bar comes from I accessibility, here is a link 
to the relevant article.

http://iaccessibility.net/index.php/2016/10/28/voiceover-at-the-bar/

The main takeaways are, you can use the number keys as function keys, there are 
keystrokes for raising and lowering volume, and to interact with sliders on the 
touch bar you have to double tap and hold, wait for a tone, and then slide your 
finger. I think the volume keystrokes, and the number keys acting as function 
keys makes a lot of sense, and I'm really glad Apple is doing things that way. 
However, as soon as I realized how relieved I was about these changes, I 
realized the relief was based around me being able to avoid using the touch bar.

Basically I do not believe that the touch bar is going to make many things more 
efficient or easier for voice over users. Take the sliders I previously 
mentioned. I would much rather turn down brightness by simply holding down a 
key, instead of the three step process voice over users will have to navigate.

To some up my thoughts about touch bar and accessibility, I believe the 
experience will be fine, but I do not think it will be better then what we 
already have.

I know this post is getting very very long, but I want to now get into the 
primary reasons I have decided to pass on the touch bar, and they have little 
to do with voice over Accessibility.

1. I do not believe the touch bar will offer anything to power users who know 
there keystrokes.

If you are an IOS user who wants to get into the mac, the touch bar might be a 
good way for you to uncover features you didn't know about. But as a long time 
mac user who knows the keystrokes by heart, it doesn't seem like the touch bar 
is going to do much that keystrokes can't already do. One of the best list of 
touch bar features I know about comes from I more.

http://www.imore.com/mac-touch-bar

I have gone through this list, and almost everything in it is either doable 
with keystrokes, or does not interest me. Here are a few examples of touch bar 
features and the corresponding keystrokes.

Activate Siri, hold down command space, activate dictation, hit function key 
twice, new folder in the finder, shift command enter, Reply to email, command 
r, compose new email, command N, send email, command shift d, new tab in Safari 
command t, Etc. Etc. Etc. you get the picture.

Now if you read the entire I more list, you might accuse me of cherrypicking 
features to make my point. It's true that I'm leaving out a lot of features, 
but that is because it would be tedious for me to list them here, and rotating 
photos or using final cut do not matter to me. Just to be fair, the one and 
only feature of the touch bar, that we do currently know about, and does 
interest me is predictive typing. I have long believed that the native mac 
spell checker is a joke, and I struggle with spelling, so predictive typing on 
the mac could be great for me. However, that one feature is not enough for me 
to want the touch bar, and there is nothing inherent about predictive typing 
that necessitates a touch bar; it could easily be accomplished through 
keystrokes.



It’s not an accident that many of the touch bar features can be accessed 
through key strokes; Apple’s’ official user interface guidelines for the touch 
bar state, "Don’t expose functionality solely in the Touch Bar. Not all devices 
have a Touch Bar, 

RE: MODERATOR NOTE: RE: Wifi VS. Cellular?

[Simon Fogarty]

Hi Donna,

 Are they really, 
I thought one was democrat and the other republican?

Can you have 2 candidates from the same repugnant party in the one election?

 You yanks are crazy weird people.




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From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Donna Goodin
Sent: Sunday, 6 November 2016 5:20 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: MODERATOR NOTE: RE: Wifi VS. Cellular?

Hi Chuck,

Sorry, just saw this and have already voted. Honestly there's nothing that you 
could show me about either of the candidates that would surprise me at this 
point. They're both repugnant.
Cheers,
Donna

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 5, 2016, at 9:59 AM, CHUCK REICHEL  
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Donna,
> Check this out before you vote!
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMHIAOJXNDM=desktop
> Make sure you all have your "big boy pants on" before clicking.
> And the emails just keep coming!
> Freedom brought us the apple lets not loose it now!
> Chuck
> 
>> On Nov 5, 2016, at 9:36 AM, Donna Goodin wrote:
>> 
>> I'm with you, Scott!  I'll be going to early vote this morning, and I plan 
>> to vote for None of the Above.  I can't vote for Donald Trump, but nor can I 
>> vote for Hilary.  Even though I know no one will notice, I want my vote to 
>> be registered as not supporting either of those two whack jobs.
>> Cheers,
>> Donna
>>> On Nov 5, 2016, at 5:36 AM, Scott Granados  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Well, you can’t say Hilary isn’t racist either.  Being outside the country 
>>> you may not know but she calls young black men Super predators and her 
>>> husband has a long racist history.  Also,  Hilaries mentor was a guy named 
>>> Robert Bird from West Virginia.  Robert Bird was a Klu Klux Klan member and 
>>> openly used the N Bomb on US television while Hilary was following in his 
>>> foot steps.  So let’s not give her a pass either, she has a long checker 
>>> history not only of criminal behavior, pay to play business dealings but 
>>> anti black pro KKK dealings.  Both candidates are flawed and in full 
>>> disclosure, I voted for neither option.
>>> 
>>> To answer your question, yes there are 3rd party options but none have any 
>>> sizable following.  The Libertarians of which I am a member are best 
>>> described as economically conservative and socially liberal meaning for 
>>> example we want small government but also support Gay Marriage or pro 
>>> choice viewpoints.  (just an example)  There is also the Green party this 
>>> year which is a very left leaning group heavily environmentally focused and 
>>> I believe has historical connections to the communist workers party.  To 
>>> give you an idea of the percentage breakdown, about 45% of the population 
>>> of the US will vote Democrat, about 45% will vote Republican and the 
>>> remainder will vote 5 - 8% Libertarian, the remainder will be the Green 
>>> party and the write in option.  Voters have the option to write the name of 
>>> anyone they wish on the ballot as well instead of picking one of the listed 
>>> options.  I know for example someone who is writing in Kermit The Frog.
>>> 
>>> Personally, I know the candidate I voted for won’t win, I hope Hillary does 
>>> not as I view her as more dangerous to the country over all being a 
>>> complete gun grabbing criminal.  I do support Trump’s economic plan but 
>>> like you Simon I don’t feel either candidate is a great option and in order 
>>> to sleep at night I couldn’t in good conscience vote for either option, so 
>>> I didn’t.
>>> 
>>> 
 On Nov 5, 2016, at 5:20 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:
 
 SO who do you vote for when your choices are both untrustworthy 
 lying scum are teere other unknown of parties that can be voted for?from 
 the outside Hillary is the better of the 2 evils but even so I don't think 
 she's the right person as for Donny His womanising sexist attitude and 
 general racest ignorance makes me want to shoot myself.
 
 And I don’t even live in that country but he's a bad representation of the 
 male species  if he is actually a male!
 
 -Original Message-
 From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
 [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Phil Halton
 Sent: Saturday, 5 November 2016 11:33 AM
 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
 Subject: Re: MODERATOR NOTE: RE: Wifi VS. Cellular?
 
 I get cited assistance from a poll worker. They take my ballot, read it to 
 me, and Mark my selections for me, and then insert the ballot into the 
 reading machine for me. I think of it as the same kind of relationship as 
 that between priest and penitent. They don't judge me for my choices and I 
 have complete faith that they are marking the selections I tell them. 
 Sometimes just got to go on faith and don't be embarrassed to let another