RE: Your Messages

2017-11-18 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Marshall, There could be a great many number of reasons why my messages are being sent to your Junk mail folder. It could be the frequency of my posts, the subject lines of the posts, etc. Personally, I don't like the mail client deciding which messages are junk and which are not.

RE: How To Download iPhone X Exclusive Reflection Ringtone And Then Set As Default On Any iPhone

2017-11-18 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Simon, As I posted in a separate thread, I guess it's a matter of opinion. I rather like the new ring tone. So much so that I have set it as my default on my iPhone 8 Plus. Once I get tired of it, I'll demote it to something used less frequently, say, new voicemail notifications.

Re: How To Download iPhone X Exclusive Reflection Ringtone And Then Set As Default On Any iPhone

2017-11-18 Thread Maria Reyes
Do I need a computer to do this? Get Outlook for iOS From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com on behalf of Shawn Krasniuk Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2017 12:41:29 AM To:

Re: How To Download iPhone X Exclusive Reflection Ringtone And Then Set As Default On Any iPhone

2017-11-18 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Hey guys. I clicked on the link in the article to download that reflection ringtone and everything in there was a clickable item. When I click on download, nothing happens. Has anyone been successful on downloading this ringtone and if so, can you share it? Thanks. Shawn Sent From My White

Re: Anyone using the Feelin' /Hallmark app on their Apple TV?

2017-11-18 Thread Mary Otten
Well, I was going to send him a reply and ask about timelines. It looks like you got yours sooner than mine and he already responded to you with his non-response. Thank you. I think I will be canceling my subscription, although I am going to write him and ask about timelines to see if he comes

Your Messages

2017-11-18 Thread Marshall Scott
Hi Mark, I don't know why but a number of your messages are being marked as junk messages on my MacBook Aire running High Sierra. They are then being moved to my Junk folder. This isn't happening to other messages. Any idea why this is happening to you and how to stop it? Thanks, Marshall --

Re: Anyone using the Feelin' /Hallmark app on their Apple TV?

2017-11-18 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Mary, I got the same response you did. I replied and asked about timelines. I got the following: "Unfortunately we do not currently have an estimated time of correction for the Voiceover function." Were I you, I would probably not renew my subscription. Cheers, Donna > On Nov 18, 2017,

RE: iPhone X face id for totally blind users

2017-11-18 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yes but it's more difficult to use with the attention requirement on . -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Sunday, 19 November 2017 2:09 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: iPhone

RE: iPhone X face id for totally blind users

2017-11-18 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi, I wrote about this lastnight and yes it does work for us It is a case of you need to turn off an attention needed feature under settings general and accessibility This feature turns off the need to have your eyes focus on the screen or camera to get face id to work correctly. And it

RE: Upgrade to High Sierra.

2017-11-18 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Donna, Have you looked at the notifications to see if it’s in there? I know I’ve turned off all my app store alerts which may be why I ‘m not ngetting it. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Sunday, 19 November 2017

RE: How To Download iPhone X Exclusive Reflection Ringtone And Then Set As Default On Any iPhone

2017-11-18 Thread Simon Fogarty
I've just had a look at this ring tone on my phone and Quite frankly it's not that impressive. I could barely hear it And I wont change from my nokia ring tone as the default to this for anything. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

Re: Anyone using the Feelin' /Hallmark app on their Apple TV?

2017-11-18 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Donna, I wonder if you got a response from Hallmark. I did. It said this was a bug that is being worked on. Not to definite, but they did acknowledge that it was a bug. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 17, 2017, at 3:23 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Gee, that's too bad.

RE: it's here, the X

2017-11-18 Thread M. Taylor
Lenron, The 10 is not faster than the 8, especially when VoiceOver is enabled. A sighted friend and I spent some time together, today. Me with iPhone 8 Plus and he, with iPhone 10. We spent about 20 minutes or so performing various speed tests and I can tell you that the 8 Plus and 10 are

Re: Reading EPUB books on the Mac

2017-11-18 Thread John JD Denning
And my apologies again. Yes clearly says Mac, and I was thinking iOS. I’ve read so many more books on my iPhone and iPad that I have on my back. On my Mac I have used iBooks. But I haven’t read for any length of time only look for parts of a document. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 18, 2017, at

RE: it's here, the X

2017-11-18 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Jonathan The 8 and x both use the same serious of chip the a11 bionic I’m not sure if they have a difference in speed but the x is a hell of a lot faster than the 7 From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan Cohn Sent: Sunday, 19

RE: iPhone X and face ID

2017-11-18 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Tim, Yeah I’m finding it very easy I did a small experiment lastnight with it I turned on the attention neded setting and tried again to use the face id. No matter what I did I could not unlock the phone using face id. Turning attention needed off again and even with the lights off it

RE: How to Force Restart iPhone X

2017-11-18 Thread Simon Fogarty
YeahI wish it did as well. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of lenron brown Sent: Sunday, 19 November 2017 2:11 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: How to Force Restart iPhone X I have always

RE: Flash player app

2017-11-18 Thread Jennifer Parry
Hi Simon I had not thought to try VlLC. Will try it out and let you know. Regards Jennifer Parry -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Simon Fogarty Sent: Saturday, 18 November 2017 10:18 PM To:

RE: it's here, the X

2017-11-18 Thread Jennifer Parry
Hi Simon Yes I was pleasantly surprised how snappy the phone was inthis set up process and as others have said, the general improvement in responsiveness with voiceover. Regards Jennifer Parry -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

Re: Getting to the top of the messages table in the mail

2017-11-18 Thread Arthur Gindin
I use a mouse with a dial in the middle to get to the top of the mail list. Would this help? I monitor this webspace for my blind g’daughter. A gindin > On Oct 29, 2017, at 1:44 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > Well, I'm sure they are correct that more people will use the

Re: External hard drive formating problem

2017-11-18 Thread Arthur Gindin
…or use SuperDuper. A gindin (I monitor this website for my blind granddaughter) > On Oct 6, 2017, at 3:43 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: > > Hi, > Sorry for cross posting but i need help with this strange problem. > I bought a 6 Tb hard drive and got it yesterday. >

Re: changing speech rate of system voice?

2017-11-18 Thread Arthur Gindin
Angus: I monitor this webspace for my blind granddaughter, Mandy Hall (see YouTube). She limps because the left leg doesn’t work well. She plays the full drum kit, bass guitar, piano and sings, even though she has only the use of the index finger on the right and the thumb plus three on the

Re: File Vault Nightmare

2017-11-18 Thread Arthur Gindin
Should be “accept” not “except” A visual monitor > On Oct 1, 2017, at 10:00 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > 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 >

Re: Reading EPUB books on the Mac

2017-11-18 Thread Devin Prater
Thanks. I'll have to work with iBooks a little more, as it usually stops reading, with Voiceover, after a few pages. MacBook early 2015 here, with SSD. Devin Prater Assistive Technology instructor in training, JAWS Sertified. > On Nov 18, 2017, at 7:14 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: >

Re: Upgrading my Mini

2017-11-18 Thread Arthur Gindin
Google saves pics for free. Use SuperDuper and a 2 or 3 TB backup Check to see how much can be erased. A gindin > On Sep 8, 2017, at 3:58 PM, Larry Thacker Jr. > wrote: > > I have a late ’14 Mac Mini. It is serving me well, but I notice that the 1TB > Fusion

Re: Reading EPUB books on the Mac

2017-11-18 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, The iBooks app is very usable with VO. Myself, I've turned off the notifications for Mail so that all I hear is the ding, not the preview of the message. This has stopped the interruptions for me. I guess I might still get some iMessage interruptions, but I've decided to leave those

Re: Free data recovery software for damaged memory card?

2017-11-18 Thread Alex Hall
Thanks, but I'm really not willing to pay. The only things on this card are a bunch of photos, but they're not critical. I hoped for a way to repair the card and recover the data, but it's not worth a lot of money to me or to the card's owner. Still, if you or anyone else can think of a free

Re: Free data recovery software for damaged memory card?

2017-11-18 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, It sounds like you'd need something like Data Rescue. It's not free though, so doesn't meet that part of your desires. I've used it quite a bit to recover data. It's not perfectly accessible, but I've been able to make it work. Sorry, no free options that I'm aware of. Later... Tim

Re: iPhone X face id for totally blind users

2017-11-18 Thread Mary Otten
Actually, if voiceover is on when you are setting up Face ID, the necessity to glance thing is turned off by default. You can turn it on, and some blind people can apparently use it. But it’s off by default. That is a little bit of a security risk, because if you’re somewhere, and someone

Re: iPhone X face id for totally blind users

2017-11-18 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Face ID can use either your face only, or for extra security, it can require eye contact. So, for the blind user, you would disable the requirement of the eye contact prior to Face ID setup and you'd be good to go. Best. Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Nov 18, 2017, at 15:05,

Re: Reading EPUB books on the Mac

2017-11-18 Thread Devin Prater
Voice dream, as far as I know, is not available for macOS. Devin Prater Assistive Technology Instructor in Training JAWS, Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and Powerpoint certified by World Services for the Blind > On Nov 18, 2017, at 6:26 PM, John JD Denning wrote: > >

Re: Reading EPUB books on the Mac

2017-11-18 Thread John JD Denning
Hi, I was recently turned onto voice dream. It works really well, it’s designed for visually impaired and dyslexic. It’s very customizable. As far as notifications can’t really comment I don’t get too many notifications that interrupt. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 18, 2017, at 18:47, Devin

Reading EPUB books on the Mac

2017-11-18 Thread Devin Prater
Hi all. What are ways that listers read EPUB and other eBooks on the Mac? I know about iBooks, but how usable is it with Voiceover and whole books? Also, how do people deal with reading when notifications come in and stop voiceover from reading further? Devin Prater Assistive Technology

Re: it's here, the X

2017-11-18 Thread Alex Hall
Kliff said it was, I believe. The X samples touches faster than other iOS devices, at 120 hertz if memory serves, so could provide a better experience. Touches could be interpreted in less space or time, for example, leading to a feel of snappier performance. It's hard to say for sure, since

Re: Free data recovery software for damaged memory card?

2017-11-18 Thread Alex Hall
Thanks guys. I finally have some time to play with this, plus access to the card. It won't mount at all. Not even Disk Utility can see it, and it's not in any disks listed in Terminal. I'm looking to mount and recover data, not un-delete, but thanks to Dan for the idea. I found some software

Annoying upgrade to High Sierra message is gone!!!!!!!!!!

2017-11-18 Thread Donna Goodin
Well, I managed to get rid of it. What I did, just in case this happens to anyone else, was to click on the Details button in the Dialog. That opened up the High Sierra page in the App store. From there I clicked Close, and the message hasn't come back since. Cheers, Donna -- The following

iPhone X face id for totally blind users

2017-11-18 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, Does face id work for blind users or is it looking for useable eyes? Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate,

Re: it's here, the X

2017-11-18 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Just because a system has the same CPU and Graphics processors does not mean that all processors or bus speeds are identical. It could be that the display is more sensitive or sends less feedback to the processor thereby reducing load and improving response time. I am not sure however if

Re: Can I make the annoying Upgrade to High Sierra message go away?

2017-11-18 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi John, That was the first thing I've tried. I've really never seen anything like this before. Cheers, Donna > On Nov 18, 2017, at 2:58 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > I never saw this message, so I don't know what it looks like. I would look > through the entire dialog

Re: Can I make the annoying Upgrade to High Sierra message go away?

2017-11-18 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Mark, I've got everything unchecked in App Store, and don't see anything relevant in Notifications, and I'm still getting the message. Thanks for the suggestion, though. Cheers, Donna > On Nov 18, 2017, at 12:37 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello Donna, > > I only updated to

Re: Upgrade to High Sierra.

2017-11-18 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Mark, I think I remember seeing something like that when iCloud first appeared in MacOS replacing me.com . Apple has redone its credentialing of Mail and other services over the past two to three years with most of that information now in System Preferences instead of individual applications.

Re: Upgrade to High Sierra.

2017-11-18 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Yes it was an upgrade, and I am usually more careful than I was with this upgrade. Usually I clone the current OS to a spare partition on my external, make a time machine backup after the install app has been downloaded but before actually starting the upgrade. But considering that most of my

Re: it's here, the X

2017-11-18 Thread lenron brown
The 8 and the X has the same processor. So please tell me how is the X so much faster? On 11/18/17, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > Looking at my  I really should put off replacing my iPhone 6 for another > year. However, I am seeing significant delays in the phone especially when

Re: it's here, the X

2017-11-18 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Looking at my  I really should put off replacing my iPhone 6 for another year. However, I am seeing significant delays in the phone especially when first using SIRI after boot or when switching back to VoiceOver after doing things in Siri. I am hoping that some adjustments to using older /

Re: Can I make the annoying Upgrade to High Sierra message go away?

2017-11-18 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I never saw this message, so I don't know what it looks like. I would look through the entire dialog and see if somewhere there is a checkbox to disable this notification. Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Nov 18, 2017, at 1:37 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello

Re: Your Apple ID is being used...

2017-11-18 Thread E.T.
No I have not but it happens when I am in fact accessing my devices. 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 it." --Carl Sagan E-mail:

Re: Your Apple ID is being used...

2017-11-18 Thread Jonathan Cohn
ET, Have you changed your primary password for iCloud? If these actions are not being initiated by you then it pretty much means somebody else has your iCloud password. Jonathan Cohn > On Nov 18, 2017, at 1:07 PM, E.T. wrote: > > Tim, > Not sure really. Too

Re: Upgrade to High Sierra.

2017-11-18 Thread Donna Goodin
Thanks for posting this, Jonathan. The truth is that I'm kind of meh about High Sierra. I haven't heard anyone rave about how wonderful it is. If I can get rid of this stupid bloody notification, I may just delay a while. Cheers, Donna > On Nov 18, 2017, at 11:11 AM, Jonathan Cohn

Re: Magnifier?

2017-11-18 Thread John JD Denning
OK folks, this is weird! It was not in my accessibility shortcut list. I was not able to choose it. But I see why. You have to actually turn it on, enable it. Then that puts it in the list. You don’t selected from the list of other items you selected by turning it on. It’s not consistent with

How To Download iPhone X Exclusive Reflection Ringtone And Then Set As Default On Any iPhone

2017-11-18 Thread M. Taylor
How To Download iPhone X Exclusive Reflection Ringtone And Then Set As Default On Any iPhone By Paul Morris | November 2nd, 2017 Here's how you can download the official iPhone X exclusive Reflection ringtone and then set it as default on an iPhone. It was recently discovered that Apple's brand

Re: Magnifier?

2017-11-18 Thread E.T.
Ahh ok and yes I see it in there now and yes its listed in the Accessibility Shortcuts. 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 it." --Carl

RE: direct TV now updated

2017-11-18 Thread David Tanner
When it mutes all it is actually doing is turning your volume all the way down. You can easily solve that by turning up the volume on your phone with the volume buttons on your phone. Once you do that then go into settings in the app and close to the top of the settings you will find the

RE: Upgrade to High Sierra.

2017-11-18 Thread M. Taylor
Anne, Anne, Anne. (big smile) You know, I felt a pang of guilt as I read your post because I haven't performed a completely clean install of an OS, on my primary partition, since 2009. (big smile). I keep telling myself, "Okay, next time I'm going to wipe the disk and start from scratch";

Re: Magnifier?

2017-11-18 Thread John JD Denning
No, not zoom. I mean magnifier, that uses the camera to magnify something. Turns your iOS device into a CCTV. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 18, 2017, at 12:04, E.T. wrote: > > You do mean Zoom, do you not? > > From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . > "God for you is where you

RE: Upgrade to High Sierra.

2017-11-18 Thread M. Taylor
Wow! Sounds like you really had a time of it, John. I’m sorry to hear that. As for me, when I upgraded, my only problem was that the computer did not acknowledge that I had already signed into iCloud successfully. I am certain this had to do with issues with the video driver. In other

Re: Upgrade to High Sierra.

2017-11-18 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Jonathan, I presume this upgrade was just that, not a clean install? I always prefer to make a bootable USB key to install a new version of the OS and to take the opportunity to do a bit of housekeeping on my computer. It looks as though about a third of the people on my French list who’ve

RE: it's here, the X

2017-11-18 Thread M. Taylor
Jonathan, The 8 series and iPhone 10 have the same hardware processor and memory capacity so they run at the exact same speed. Mark From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan Cohn Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2017 8:54 AM To:

RE: Can I make the annoying Upgrade to High Sierra message go away?

2017-11-18 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Donna, I only updated to High Sierra this past week. Until that time, I did not see more than one prompt for High Sierra. Were I you, I would check in the App Store's system preferences to see if you can toggle off a switch or two. I would take a thorough look at the Notification

RE: Twitter for iOS Now 100% Accessible to the Visually Impaired, Via VoiceOver

2017-11-18 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Simon, While I have not done so, I'm almost certain the answer is yes. Mark -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Simon Fogarty Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2017 3:23 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

RE: How to Force Restart iPhone X

2017-11-18 Thread M. Taylor
You are very welcome, Simon. (big smile) What can I say, I love news and information. (smile) Mark -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Simon Fogarty Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2017 3:06 AM To:

Re: cool feature for folks that often use sudo from the terminal...

2017-11-18 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Yes, I believe this to be the case. Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Nov 17, 2017, at 4:40 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi > > I take it this is on the mac book pros with touch bar rather than just using > touch pad. > > From:

Re: Your Apple ID is being used...

2017-11-18 Thread E.T.
Tim, Not sure really. Too often and usually when I do not want the distractions. I have enabled 2FA as well. That generally only kicks in when I sign out of something then sign back in. But I am not adding new devices so receiving those alerts makes on sense. From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .

Upgrade to High Sierra.

2017-11-18 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Well, the upgrade to High Sierra for me was not as smooth as the last two upgrades. Basic information: mid 2015 MacBookAir 11 inch with all upgrades possible. File Vault installed. I started the upgrade but was on a network that was not performing well at first so I believe most of my issues

Re: email address to provide feedback re the Hallmark app

2017-11-18 Thread Mary Otten
Yes, you can cancel. But you’re not going to get a refund of the remaining money on your subscription. At least if you do, that would be a unique experience in iTunes. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 18, 2017, at 8:57 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Mary, > > When I

Re: Magnifier?

2017-11-18 Thread E.T.
You do mean Zoom, do you not? 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 it." --Carl Sagan E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 11/18/2017 8:58

Re: email address to provide feedback re the Hallmark app

2017-11-18 Thread Donna Goodin
Mary, When I subscribed, they said you could cancel at any time. don't know if that's true with the new pricing, but it used to be. Cheers, Donna > On Nov 18, 2017, at 10:26 AM, Mary Otten wrote: > > Well, since the subscription is for year, if you re-up, you’re stuck for

Re: Magnifier?

2017-11-18 Thread John JD Denning
Odd, I don’t have magnifier as a choice for the triple click. AssistiveTouch zoom invert colors voiceover and a few others, but no magnifier. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 18, 2017, at 11:52, E.T. wrote: > > The OP is talking about iOS which has a control center. >

Re: Magnifier?

2017-11-18 Thread John JD Denning
Thanks, I’ll do that. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 18, 2017, at 11:47, Matthew Dierckens wrote: > > Hi John, > You can set up your accessibility shortcut to do both voiceover and magnifyer. > Go to settings, general, accessibility, accessibility shortcut. > > God bless.

Re: Magnifier?

2017-11-18 Thread John JD Denning
My apology, I assumed everybody would know what I’m thinking of. No I’m talking about the iPhone. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 18, 2017, at 11:33, Pete Nalda wrote: > > I’m assuming you mean settings if this is on a Mac? If so, here are all the > keyboard shortcuts for

Re: it's here, the X

2017-11-18 Thread Jonathan Cohn
OK, so when I upgrade, it sounds like I should not consider the 7 series of phones. It would be nice to know if the 10 is somehow snappier than the iPhone 8. I'll probably have to pick a day to drop by the Apple store before normal folks would be there so I can try out both models. It certainly

Re: Magnifier?

2017-11-18 Thread E.T.
The OP is talking about iOS which has a control center. 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 it." --Carl Sagan E-mail:

Re: Magnifier?

2017-11-18 Thread Matthew Dierckens
Hi John, You can set up your accessibility shortcut to do both voiceover and magnifyer. Go to settings, general, accessibility, accessibility shortcut. God bless. Matthew Dierckens Certified Assistive Technology Specialist Macintosh, IOS and Windows Trainer JAWS for windows Certified - 2016

Re: Magnifier?

2017-11-18 Thread Pete Nalda
I’m assuming you mean settings if this is on a Mac? If so, here are all the keyboard shortcuts for Zoom: Turn on- cmd+option+8. Increase magnification-cmd+option +, or - to decrease. Egun On, Lagunak! (basque for G'day, Mates Louie P (Pete) Nalda MySpace.com/musikonalda Facebook.com/lpnalda

Re: email address to provide feedback re the Hallmark app

2017-11-18 Thread Mary Otten
Well, since the subscription is for year, if you re-up, you’re stuck for a year. I wouldn’t necessarily unsubscribe if I got A positive response from them that in the next update, voiceover fixes would be made. I’d be willing to give them the benefit of the doubt once. But if I hear absolutely

Re: Your Apple ID is being used...

2017-11-18 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi ET, How often are you getting this notification? Between family devices and a few work devices that I'm signed into, I have close to 20 devices using my Apple ID for some purpose or other. I almost never receive notifications unless I sign into a new device that was not ever used before.

Re: email address to provide feedback re the Hallmark app

2017-11-18 Thread Donna Goodin
I don't blame you. As I wrote in my message, if i can't use it, there's certainly no point in paying for it. I didn't put a date on it, but I did say that if the app wasn't made accessible, I would unsubscribe. Hopefully they'll fix it. Cheers, donna > On Nov 18, 2017, at 9:26 AM, Mary Otten

Re: Flash player app

2017-11-18 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Flash works fine on the Mac. The limitation is mostly for VO users due to the poor accessibility of the product. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Nov 18, 2017, at 04:17, Simon Fogarty wrote: I'm not sure but yeah as stated flash isn't working on

Re: iPhone X and face ID

2017-11-18 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Thanks for this Simon. I kept hearing all sorts of people lamenting that the Face ID would be more cumbersome than the Touch ID. It's good to hear from a blind user as to its ease of use and setup. I realize that you're just one opinion out of many, but good to hear actual use-case

Re: email address to provide feedback re the Hallmark app

2017-11-18 Thread Mary Otten
Thanks, Donna. I will send them feedback and give them a few days to respond. If I haven’t heard something by November 29, the day before my subscription renews, I’m getting out. Too bad, because I love Hallmark films. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 18, 2017, at 6:37 AM, Donna Goodin

Can I make the annoying Upgrade to High Sierra message go away?

2017-11-18 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, So every time I open my Mac, I now get a message that says "Upgrade to High Sierra Now." I do plan to upgrade, but I want to do it when I have time, and I don't want to see that stupid notification every time I open my Mac. Is there some way to make it go bye-bye? Cheers, Donna --

email address to provide feedback re the Hallmark app

2017-11-18 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, For anyone who wishes to do so, the email address to send feedback regarding the lack of accessibility in the Hallmark app is supp...@hmnow.com. Best, Donna -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns

Magnifier?

2017-11-18 Thread John JD Denning
Greetings, I like the built in magnifier that you reach from the control panel. Does anybody know if there is another way to open it? So you don’t have to first open the control panel control center. A quick way to get Addit. Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for

Re: Your Apple ID is being used...

2017-11-18 Thread E.T.
I feel the pain. (smiles) 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 it." --Carl Sagan E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 11/17/2017 10:31 PM,

Re: How to Force Restart iPhone X

2017-11-18 Thread lenron brown
I have always wished the IPhone had a start up sound like the mac use to. On 11/18/17, Simon Fogarty wrote: > Hi Mark, > > Do you spend al day finding these articals? > > You have so many and they are great value. > > Thanks for this. > I like to know these things as

RE: Twitter for iOS Now 100% Accessible to the Visually Impaired, Via VoiceOver

2017-11-18 Thread Simon Fogarty
HIMark, Can you sign up to twitter through this app? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Saturday, 18 November 2017 2:42 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Twitter for iOS Now 100%

RE: it's here, the X

2017-11-18 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Alex, >From the iphone 7+ side of things, Yes the x is far faster and quicker response time I can’t say anything about the 8 or 8+ but I would assume again that it’s quicker mainly due to the processor and ram in the devices From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

RE: Flash player app

2017-11-18 Thread Simon Fogarty
I'm not sure but yeah as stated flash isn't working on mac computers these days, But does VLC let you play flash videos? I use vlc on both windows and mac pretty much for everything. But I can't say flash related videos is something I really look for . -Original Message- From:

RE: it's here, the X

2017-11-18 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Jennifer, Yes I set mine up to day and it is very straight for ward And quick when you have time to sit and do it. And once you use the face id to unlock the device it's bloody easy and quick. Much quicker I think than touch ID. -Original Message- From:

RE: Your Apple ID is being used...

2017-11-18 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Tim, Yeah this would be correct, Would explain why it's being shown as well north of me but still they could do their geographical locations better than they are. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tim

RE: How to Force Restart iPhone X

2017-11-18 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Mark, Do you spend al day finding these articals? You have so many and they are great value. Thanks for this. I like to know these things as they come in handy for work if need by. And yeah the differences between all the models is crazy, I had to use the factory reset on my iPhone 7+

iPhone X and face ID

2017-11-18 Thread Simon Fogarty
FYI an addition to the iPhone X I setup the face id today and I started by turning off the attention settings so it doesn’t require me to look directly at the screen or camera I don’t know about anyone else but a totally blind person looking at a specific point on a small screen seems to me to

Re: it's here, the X

2017-11-18 Thread Kliphton Miller
yes, vo is much snappyer and gestures register a lot quicker than they have in the past. Sometimes I have to go a little slower because vo is keeping up with my jestures better than on any phone I had in the past. > On Nov 17, 2017, at 8:22 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > > One