RE: File Vault Nightmare

Hi Donna, Just a thought after what John suggested, Have you tried your apple id as your username? I’ve struck it a couple of times at work where the user has entered their apple id as their username rather than setting up an actual user account Just a thought. From:

RE: iOS 11 Maps App Card Grabber TimeOut VoiceOver Bug

Hey Donna, That’s pretty harsh that your hubby is directionally challenged, If you think you can do better why don’t you do the driving? We men have to put up with so much from you women, Can’t do anything right, Bet even sirii is a female voice as well! LOL. From:

RE: Use cases for full-size iPad and totally blind people

Hi Mary, Good points, Yes the mini 4 I'm sure has been around 2 years now, I know I'm waiting for an updated version of it, only because I don't believe I need to go to a Pro But yeah it must be an A8 chip, I'd love them to bring out an iPad mini Pro version, better processor, speakers

RE: File Vault Nightmare

HI Donna, If file volt is activated, why not go in and disable it? It’s easy enough to turn off From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan Cohn Sent: Monday, 2 October 2017 1:47 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: File

Re: VMware Fusion 8

Grant, Tried several times with clean installs of both Fusion 8 and 10. Then I found a blog that seems to suggest this will addressed in October, not clear if that means a High Sierra update but I am putting this on the back burner. From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . "God for you is where you

Re: Use cases for full-size iPad and totally blind people

There are a couple reasons I prefer the iPad for the forms. First, it is quite a large form. On my iPhone 7, VO has difficulty tracking table cells after page 1. On my iPad pro, this is not a problem. Second, on the iPad, I can write in 8-dot computer braille. Computer braille is the closest

Re: changing speech rate of system voice?

E.T. I have tried to flick up or down and nothing happens. I have poor tactile and motor control. Angus MacKinnon -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that

Re: No problem with File Vault

Hi Donna, Sorry to hear, that’s very frustrating. Could you try the following? 1. Navigate to System Preferences, Users and Groups. 2. In the “users, groups, and login options” list, navigate to “login options”. 3. Make sure the "Use VoiceOver in the login window” checkbox is checked. If it’s

Re: How to increase VO volume

Hi, That is normal behaviour. The F-keys do not work in the same manner when in Recovery mode. Use the router instead, VO-cmd-left or right until you hear "Volume", then VO-cmd-up to increase it. I guess that it's possible that shift may need to be added in High Sierra, but I haven't

Re: No problem with File Vault

OK, for all of you who are saying everything is dandy, I could not turn VO on. Cheers, Donna > On Oct 1, 2017, at 5:46 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > > Just for the record, toggling VO on Touch Bar Macs does work. File Vault > makes me sign in, and I can turn VO on in the usual way

Re: How to increase VO volume

Hi I think you add the shift key. > On Oct 1, 2017, at 7:09 PM, Agent086b wrote: > > Hi all, > when re-starting my mac and pressing Cmd + R. How can I increase VO volume? I > find the volume up & down don’t work on my iMac. > Thanks as always for any pointers. > Max.

How to increase VO volume

Hi all, when re-starting my mac and pressing Cmd + R. How can I increase VO volume? I find the volume up & down don’t work on my iMac. Thanks as always for any pointers. Max. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

Re: VMware Fusion 8

Hello E.T., It was an upgrade over Sierra. Hopefully we’ll hear some reports from others who have tried using 8.5.8 after a clean install. Thanks, Grant > On Oct 1, 2017, at 4:09 PM, E.T. wrote: > > Grant, > Did you do a clean install or upgrade over Sierra? I

Re: No problem with File Vault

Hi Alex, I find the FileVault speech volume is usually the same as my system volume, so if it is set low when I reboot the Mac, then the speech feedback I hear sounds quiet. Thanks, Grant On Oct 1, 2017, at 3:46 PM, Alex Hall > wrote: Just for

Re: changing speech rate of system voice?

Flick up or down. Or turn the rotor to speaking rate and do the same rather than going into settings. From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off and say God did

Re: changing speech rate of system voice?

> I go to Settings/General/Accessibility/Speech and down to Speaking Rate on my > iPhone 5S. And hear "Adjustable”. How do I Adjust the Speaking Rate, so the > Speaking Rate increases? Thank you. Angus MacKinnon -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

Re: VMware Fusion 8

Grant, Did you do a clean install or upgrade over Sierra? I did a clean install and did not migrate anything. This is the only app I am having trouble with. From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, all the challenges to our

Re: No problem with File Vault

Just for the record, toggling VO on Touch Bar Macs does work. File Vault makes me sign in, and I can turn VO on in the usual way if it isn't on already. It's very slow and loud, but I imagine that's not specific to this model of Mac. -- Alex Hall > On Oct 1, 2017, at 17:01, Grant Hardy

Re: No problem with File Vault

I’ve used FileVault ever since getting my First MacBook in 2014 and can’t say that I’ve ever had any major issues with it. The accessibility from a VoiceOver perspective has been steadily improving with every release, too. In Mavericks, you’d hear a series of beeps to indicate where you were in

No problem with File Vault

Hi. I have tested File Vault on my Mac Mini as I set it up once I installed everything. Just in case you haven't done so Donna, go in to system preferences users and accounts and find log in options where you can make sure voice over is turned on at the log in screen. Also set your name and

Re: My experience of updating went like a charm.

Hi Matthew. My problem is that if I try to see what I have written, the focus is not where my cursor is. However, it does behave sometimes. Kawal. > On 1 Oct 2017, at 14:36, matthew dyer wrote: > > Hi, What behavior are you referring to in mail. Does it have

Re: How to Stop iOS from Prompting for an Update on your iOS Device

Hi Mark. I did this today as I will not update the phone I have as I am ordering the X soon. Kawal. > On 1 Oct 2017, at 06:39, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > A week or so ago, some people were asking how to stop iOS from prompting for > the latest update. I do not

Re: making a bootable installer for high sierra

They do basically the same thing, but using install disk creator avoids the need to risk mistyping commands in the terminal. > On Sep 30, 2017, at 8:02 AM, Gerry Cook wrote: > > Hi tim and all, is it better to use the terminal than install disk creater > just

Re: watchOS 4: How to customize and use the new Siri face on Apple Watch

Hi Donna, The time travel function allows you to see updated info for supported complications as though it was really a past or future time. So, if it is 10 AM, your watch might display info for your next meeting and the current weather conditions. Spin the Digital Crown forwards and the time

Re: VMware Fusion 8

Hello E.T., I am currently running MacOS High Sierra with VMWare Fusion Pro 8.5.8 on two Macs. I’m not having any problems with my Windows 10 virtual machines. You could try rebooting your Mac to see if that clears up the issue? Thanks, Grant > On Wednesday, Sep 27, 2017, at 8:13 PM, E.T.

Re: changing speech rate of system voice?

You were right. I was in VO prefs. Thanks for the tip. System speech still seems a little anemic, but it's definitely better. Cheers, Donna > On Oct 1, 2017, at 11:57 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > Donna, > > Was that in the VoiceOver area or the Speech area of

Re: iOS 11 Maps App Card Grabber TimeOut VoiceOver Bug

No, there aren't either. Also, this problem didn't occur under IOS 10. Cheers, Donna > On Oct 1, 2017, at 11:12 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > Hm, I had seen things like this in IOS 9 when the phone thought I was 300 > yards from where I actually was. Likewhen BlindSquare

Re: changing speech rate of system voice?

Donna, Was that in the VoiceOver area or the Speech area of accessibility? It sounds like you are talking about VoiceOver but you should be in the Accessibility -> Voices area of system preferences. Good Luck! Jonathan Cohn > On Oct 1, 2017, at 11:36 AM, Donna Goodin

Facebook / hint.

Not sure how many people know this, but in Facebook one can often type j to view the next item. In VoiceOver / Macintosh / Siera this does not work very well in some cases. So, what is happening? The actual contents of the post are being marked by ARIA-DESCRIBEDBY which makes them appear to

Re: iOS 11 Maps App Card Grabber TimeOut VoiceOver Bug

Hm, I had seen things like this in IOS 9 when the phone thought I was 300 yards from where I actually was. Likewhen BlindSquare would show me two blocks from where I knew I was. Are there tall buildings or bodies of water around that might distort the GPS signal? Best

Re: changing speech rate of system voice?

Hi, Tim, That’s exactly what I did. But I didn’t seem to be able to change the rate on the system voice. I could change it for the content voice, and I could change which voice was used, but not for any of the other voices. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 1, 2017, at 9:55 AM, Tim

Re: changing speech rate of system voice?

Hi, Go in to System Prefs, Accessibility and select Speech from the table. You can choose the voice and adjust the speaking rate here. I've actually made it so that my System voice is different than my VO voice so that I am aware of who's talking to me. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray,

changing speech rate of system voice?

Hi, all, So my system voice is quite a big slower than my content voice, and frankly, it sounds like she's about to keel over and have a heart attack. I've looked in VO prefs, but am not finding a way to change the speech rate. Anyone know if you can do this? TIA, Donna -- The following

Re: making a bootable installer for high sierra

Simon, The problem with your suggestion is that if you are not an Admin to begin with, whether you use sudo or not, you're hooped. Without the initial Admin rights, the sudo command is refused. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Oct 1, 2017, at 01:09, Simon Fogarty

Re: File Vault Nightmare

Hi, John, You may be right. I was taken aback when FileVault didn't except my login credentials, and it kind of weirded me out when I got no feedback when entering my username. That made me wonder if my username had been entered at all, so I may well have paused to try and figure out what

Re: iOS 11 Maps App Card Grabber TimeOut VoiceOver Bug

Hi John, I don't do much public transit, it's pretty much nonexistent where I live. However, my husband is directionally challenged, and we just moved to a new city last April. So our general MO is that he drives, and I use my phone as our GPS. This worked quite well under IOS 10, but seems

Re: Use cases for full-size iPad and totally blind people

Hi Simon, I suppose what's wrong with getting a mini 4 is that it is already kind of old and the price is still kind of up there. I mean, if I'm going to spend more money getting an iPad, I would like it to be one that will last for a few years. I'm not sure I see the mini 4 in that light.

Re: My experience of updating went like a charm.

Hi, What behavior are you referring to in mail. Does it have to do with deleting mail conversations which are expanded? If so, I have seen this in Sierra but it never got fixed. I have reported this, but to no avail. Thanks. Matthew > On Sep 30, 2017, at 3:25 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu

Re: High Sierra Speech

Oh, just for error dialogs? I seem to remember a speak dialog checkbox in system settings I wonder if that is getting in your way. Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Sep 30, 2017, at 12:24 PM, E.T. wrote: > > No that does not do it. This happens

Fwd: [WebAIM] New WebAIM Screen Reader User Survey

Please consider filling out this survey I believe the Macintosh blind computer group is under considered when developing accessible web sites. This survey is referenced by web developers in determining what issues to focus accessibility on. Last year there was a big jump in WindowEyes users

Re: File Vault Nightmare

NO, it would not be worth re-installing the OS. It is fairly easy to turn off File Vault, but by default when getting a new Macintosh with any of the latest 3 OS's one of the set up prompts is for File Vault and it is on by default. Fairly easy to skip past when all excited about getting a

Re: iOS 11 Maps App Card Grabber TimeOut VoiceOver Bug

Donna, In my issues with the public transit apps locking the phone helped is this the case with the navigation app for you also? Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Sep 29, 2017, at 4:27 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hi, Mark, > > Interesting. In my

Re: File Vault Nightmare

Donna, How frustrating. I have heard there are other options on the screen during the file vault login process but you were the first to give some of the details. I wonder if it is possible at that prompt to use your AppleID credentials or what exactly happens when you use the recover password

Re: Use cases for full-size iPad and totally blind people

David, I'm curious why you use the iPad for this. The newer iPhones are quite powerful, and also run the iWork apps. Do you find the larger screen more comfortable? Does it display things your phone doesn't? I'm constantly tempted by the urge to purchase an iPad of some kind, but have never

RE: Use cases for full-size iPad and totally blind people

Hi Mary, What's wrong with just getting an iPad mini 4? And yes I use a bt keyboard with my mini 4 but for the life of me now I can't remember what I do to change between mail boxes and back a screen to the accounts list. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

RE: making a bootable installer for high sierra

yeah put the word "sudo" at the beginning of your terminal command and see if that changes what your doing. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Caitlyn F Sent: Sunday, 1 October 2017 2:36 AM To:

RE: making a bootable installer for high sierra

Hi Jerry , As for better I personally couldn’t say but a lot simpler and easier to do. I’ve just used it for mavericks Yosemite el capitan sierra and high sierra installers which I’ve setup on a USB3 SSD I use for work. Takes less than 5 minutes per installer so long as you have the installer