RE: Calculator for the Mac

2017-02-12 Thread Simon Fogarty
Excel or numbers? Just a thought! -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jürgen Fleger Sent: Monday, 13 February 2017 8:53 PM To: Mac Visionaries Visionaries Subject: Calculator

RE: Apple Watch questions

2017-02-12 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Scott, I’ve not actually tried my battery for more than a day, Migh have to give it a go and see how long it lasts. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Monday, 13 February 2017 6:10 PM To:

RE: Apple Watch questions

2017-02-12 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Scott, Yeah when they released the series 2 they also released a series 1 second gen which doesn’t have gps or I believe the water proofing but does have the same processor and features of the new series 2, At least I don’t believe they have the water proofing, They definitely don’t have

Calculator for the Mac

2017-02-12 Thread Jürgen Fleger
Hi, is anyone aware of a very sophisticated and accessible calculator for the Mac? A blind pupil asked for one which can draw curves on the fly based on the entered formular and can make changes on the fly. There seems to exist such an app for blind Windows users. Thanks and all the best

RE: Is there anyway to verify the model of an Apple Watch from the watch?

2017-02-12 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi donna, Use the watch app on your phone, It should give you the information that you are after, You can look under the watch appp, then general and then about, there is a model number You may need to search in google for the model number but that's the one I use when I need to find the

RE: Moving between Mac and Windows, a little help please?

2017-02-12 Thread Simon Fogarty
Sharon, Could you confirm this for me. Did it really say that boot camp was not installed on the windows machine? Bootcamp is a service within the Mac OS, Windows runs within bootcamp, bootcamp doesn't run within windows. What is it you are actually trying to do? -Original

RE: Apple Watch questions

2017-02-12 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Donna, The swimming feature / water proof features are the only ones I relly get any thing out of. Not that I'm currently swimming a lot at this time. As for gps I've only used it twice while walking around another city during xmas, Very coll but I'm not using it enough. As for the

RE: PC magazine review of 2017 bluetooth headsets

2017-02-12 Thread Simon Fogarty
Great article, It would appear from it that article that the Plantronics voyager 5200 is still the big boy on the block, Interesting that the earpods didn't yet get a real mention, Guess they need time to find their feet Cheers for the read. -Original Message- From:

Re: Apple Watch questions

2017-02-12 Thread Scott Granados
That battery difference is significant. I get 2 to 3 days on the series 2 where I got a day / day and a half tops on the original generation 1 version. > On Feb 12, 2017, at 11:52 PM, David Chittenden wrote: > > According to Apple, the only differences between the

Re: Apple Watch questions

2017-02-12 Thread David Chittenden
According to Apple, the only differences between the series 1 and series 2 are: Series 2 has slightly larger battery, GPS receiver, and the auto-clear function for water in the speaker. The series 1 has the same water resistance rating, the same memory, and the same chipset as the Series 2, oh

Re: Apple Watch questions

2017-02-12 Thread Scott Granados
What band did you go with? I have that metal one with the magnetic latch but I recently tried one of the regular buckled bands and I really liked it. > On Feb 12, 2017, at 9:49 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hi Alex, > > I went with the series 1. I'm definitely noticing that

Re: Apple Watch questions

2017-02-12 Thread Scott Granados
Hi Alex, this helps clear up. I think of the series 1 as the old original model I had and the series 2 the new model I have now with the GPS and waterproofing. I wasn’t aware the series 1 was as similar to the 2 as it is. The processor in the Apple Watch is fairly substantial. I’ve

Re: Apple Watch questions

2017-02-12 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Alex, I went with the series 1. I'm definitely noticing that it's snappier than my old watch. Cheers Donna > On Feb 12, 2017, at 8:39 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > > Just to clarify, the first generation is what I think of when I think of the > 2015 Watch. The series 1 and 2

Re: Apple Watch questions

2017-02-12 Thread Donna Goodin
Thanks, but too late. I got it at the Apple store. Thanks, though. Donna > On Feb 12, 2017, at 6:11 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli > wrote: > > Get the series 1 from Target. On sell right now, and if you get their red > card can take 5% off that price. > Sarai D.

Re: Apple Watch questions

2017-02-12 Thread Alex Hall
Just to clarify, the first generation is what I think of when I think of the 2015 Watch. The series 1 and 2 were released in fall 2016. Both the new models have identical internals in terms of speed and power, so should respond pretty much the same, which is faster than the old first generation

Re: help with audio hijack.

2017-02-12 Thread Alex Hall
You can. Find the VOIP application block, hit vo-space, and you'll be in a popover to control this block. Find the popup button of applications, activate it, and choose FaceTime instead of Skype. That should do it. -- Alex Hall > On Feb 10, 2017, at 09:35, Anders Holmberg

Single Letter Navigation

2017-02-12 Thread E.T.
Anyone have a list of the single letters that work in Safari? Some work as expected but I may not be using all the correct ones. Examples, d, j, and t. In tables and lists, what works for navigating inside these? Thanks. From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . I have seen the truth and it makes

Re: Apple Watch questions

2017-02-12 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Get the series 1 from Target. On sell right now, and if you get their red card can take 5% off that price. Sarai D. Bucciarelli www.linkedin.com/in/SaraiDBucciarelli > On Feb 11, 2017, at 4:19 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hi all, > > Well, since I don't have AppleCare, it's

Re: Learn VoiceOver spanish

2017-02-12 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
www.studyspanish.com is good. Sarai D. Bucciarelli www.linkedin.com/in/SaraiDBucciarelli > On Feb 12, 2017, at 5:47 AM, Jürgen Fleger wrote: > > Hi spanish speaking Folks, > > > could you provide me with material to learn VoiceOver on

Re: Word count scripts

2017-02-12 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi Jonathan, I shared scripts for this sort of counting in a different post. I'm thinking that Brian was simply commenting on these scripts, not asking for them. I could be mistaken though. In either case, here's the gist of the script I shared: if application "TextEdit" is running then

Word count scripts

2017-02-12 Thread Jonathan Cohn
This should be a one line script, but I believe that in some some applications it will not work. A general script would be tell frontmost application set CharacterCount to the count of characters of document 1 end tell set spokenText to "The character count is " & CharacterCount tell

Re: Is there anyway to verify the model of an Apple Watch from the watch?

2017-02-12 Thread Donna Goodin
Thanks, Tim. I'm in transit, so wasn't able to get online and spend time researching this. Appreciate your effort on my behalf. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 12, 2017, at 12:00 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > Hi, > > According to Apple, do the following: > >

Re: Learn VoiceOver spanish

2017-02-12 Thread Jürgen Fleger
Hello Andrew, thanks for the hint. There is some stuff available but maybe someone here has more different information or training material. All the best Jürgen > Am 12.02.2017 um 17:58 schrieb Andrew Lamanche : > > Hi Jürgen, > > I wonder whether Apple would actually have all

Re: Is there anyway to verify the model of an Apple Watch from the watch?

2017-02-12 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, According to Apple, do the following: https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT204507 Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Feb 12, 2017, at 10:44, Donna Goodin wrote: Hi all, So I have my new Apple Watch. It is

Is there anyway to verify the model of an Apple Watch from the watch?

2017-02-12 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, So I have my new Apple Watch. It is supposed to be a second GEN series one. I'm trying to confirm this. I have gone into settings and about on the watch but there seems to be no way to tell if in fact I was sold the watch that I think I was sold does anyone know how to determine that

Re: Learn VoiceOver spanish

2017-02-12 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Hi Jürgen, I wonder whether Apple would actually have all the relevant Voiceover support guides and materials in Spanish and other languages on their accessibility website? Best wishes Simon > On 12 Feb 2017, at 11:47, Jürgen Fleger wrote: > > Hi spanish speaking

Learn VoiceOver spanish

2017-02-12 Thread Jürgen Fleger
Hi spanish speaking Folks, could you provide me with material to learn VoiceOver on Mac and iPhone in spanish? Any information is highly welcomed. Thanks and all the best Jürgen -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions