Re: unmuting a Mac

2019-01-03 Thread Lorie McCloud
I have a full size keyboard. repeatedly pressing F12 worked. I found the setting for closing windows when you close an app. isn't there another one for not opening previously open windows on startup? I think I've seen it before but don'tknow where to look for it now. can you tell me where it

Re: unmuting a Mac

2019-01-03 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Well, at least on the Mac a mute can be reversed with volume keys also. I believe F10 is mute, F11 is volume down and F12 is volume up on most Apple keyboards. Generally I have to use the Fn key with these. Also, in the sounds system settings area is a play tone while adjusting volume setting

unmuting a Mac

2019-01-03 Thread Lorie McCloud
I seem to have accidentally muted my Mac. something on the keyboard tray was too close and must've pressed a key when I moved it. how do I unmute it? Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

Re: Braille screen input

2019-01-03 Thread Jürgen Fleger
Thanks to you as well. Up to now I used the rotor gesture to leave braille input mode. Jürgen Von meinem iPad Pro gesendet > Am 03.01.2019 um 19:08 schrieb Eileen Scrivani : > > The scrub gesture is done with 2 fingers. It is like a lightening bolt or the > letter Z, except the last line is

Re: Braille screen input

2019-01-03 Thread Eileen Scrivani
The scrub gesture is done with 2 fingers. It is like a lightening bolt or the letter Z, except the last line is longer than the others. Eileen From: Jürgen Fleger Sent: Thursday, January 3, 2019 4:57 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Braille screen input Hi, could you help

Re: Braille screen input

2019-01-03 Thread Jürgen Fleger
Thanks a lot for the reminder. Jürgen Von meinem iPhone gesendet > Am 03.01.2019 um 19:00 schrieb Pablo Sandoval : > > Move two fingers back and forth as if you are scrubbing dust off of your > screen, this usually activates the back button if one is present. > > >> On Jan 3, 2019, at 2:57

Re: Braille screen input

2019-01-03 Thread Pablo Sandoval
Move two fingers back and forth as if you are scrubbing dust off of your screen, this usually activates the back button if one is present. > On Jan 3, 2019, at 2:57 PM, Jürgen Fleger wrote: > > Hi, > could you help me to remember which is the scrub gesture? > Thanks Jürgen > > > > Von

Re: Braille screen input

2019-01-03 Thread Jürgen Fleger
Hi, could you help me to remember which is the scrub gesture? Thanks Jürgen Von meinem iPhone gesendet > Am 03.01.2019 um 18:48 schrieb 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > : > > Oh yeah! I forgot about that gesture. Thanks! > Donna > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 3, 2019, at 3:47 PM,

Re: Braille screen input

2019-01-03 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Oh yeah! I forgot about that gesture. Thanks! Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 3, 2019, at 3:47 PM, Pablo Sandoval wrote: > > Donna, > > I generally use the scrub gesture to exit braille screen input mode. > Someone introduced this to me a couple of months ago, and it seems to help > with

Re: Braille screen input

2019-01-03 Thread Pablo Sandoval
Donna, I generally use the scrub gesture to exit braille screen input mode. Someone introduced this to me a couple of months ago, and it seems to help with the clunkiness some. > On Jan 3, 2019, at 2:43 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > This may be a dumb

Braille screen input

2019-01-03 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Hi all, This may be a dumb question, but how do you navigate around it in a document when you’re using braille screen input. I have found that Jonathan is correct. In putting text works quite well. But I seem to get hung up if I need to jump to another place in the document. Going into the

Re: iPhone accessory that may be of interest

2019-01-03 Thread Jessica Moss
I’m surprised they posted about that, sense it’s pretty old news. That came out about 5 or 6 years ago I think. > On Jan 3, 2019, at 8:42 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi all, > > This was in the Flying Blind newsletter. Not sure what I think about it, but > thought

1Password 7 for Mac

2019-01-03 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Curious to know if anyone is experiencing any strange behavior with this app. Loading at startup with VO announcing "application" several times while its loading. And are you able to access the menu bar with VO-m? From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we

Re: iPhone accessory that may be of interest

2019-01-03 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Have one. :) Like I said, I just thought it interesting, and thought that it might be attractive to some users. Cheers, Donna > On Jan 3, 2019, at 10:20 AM, lenron brown wrote: > > I would just get a bluetooth keyboard. Thanks for sharing this though. > I really hope someone get some good out

Re: iPhone accessory that may be of interest

2019-01-03 Thread lenron brown
I would just get a bluetooth keyboard. Thanks for sharing this though. I really hope someone get some good out of this for sure. On 1/3/19, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: > Hi Jonathan, > > That's really interesting. I haven't spent a lot of time with the braille > keyboard, because I

Re: Google drive on a Mac

2019-01-03 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Try signing out of Google Drive in the Menu Extras then signing back in. Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Jan 2, 2019, at 16:28, Lorie McCloud wrote: I'm trying to get a sharable link to something I uploaded to Google

Re: iPhone accessory that may be of interest

2019-01-03 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Hi Jonathan, That's really interesting. I haven't spent a lot of time with the braille keyboard, because I favor qwerty typing pretty strongly. But you've got me curious, so maybe I'll give it another try. Cheers, Donna > On Jan 3, 2019, at 9:03 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > Donna, > > I

Re: iPhone accessory that may be of interest

2019-01-03 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Donna, I find typing in Braille on the current IOS system has improved significantly. If Braille is your first roar item, then Braille typing will always be to the right of roar position when typing became available. There is a two finger swipe to change keyboard swiping in the other

Re: iPhone accessory that may be of interest

2019-01-03 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
No worries, Alia, it didn't come across that way. Yes, a good BT keyboard would do the same thing, but I've yet to find one of those that fits comfortably in my purse, whereas it looks like this device would. The other thought that occurred to me is that, now that iPhones cost more than some

Re: iPhone accessory that may be of interest

2019-01-03 Thread alia robinson
I wasn’t trying to imply you shouldn’t have sent it, hope that didn’t come across that way, just discussing it. as for the motor issues, maybe, but wouldn’t a good bluetooth keyboard work just as well? it’s also expensive. Alia On Jan 3, 2019, at 9:02 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries

Re: iPhone accessory that may be of interest

2019-01-03 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Hi Alia, Basically, I agree. If it provided a better typing solution I might have gone for it, but I'm perfectly comfortable using the touch screen, so have little interest in using a device such as this for iPhone operation. However, if someone has fine motor challenges or something like

Re: iPhone accessory that may be of interest

2019-01-03 Thread alia robinson
thanks. this is my opinion only. the idea that is so appealing about the iphone is I can use it as is. I don’t need anything “extra” to use it. same with mac. it’s why I moved from jaws to mac. so why would you buy a special accessory that makes you different again?! it’s just me, but that

iPhone accessory that may be of interest

2019-01-03 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Hi all, This was in the Flying Blind newsletter. Not sure what I think about it, but thought some might be interested. It seems to be a little hand-held device that replaces the touch screen on the iPhone. Podcast is here: 4) Using Your iPhone Without a Touchscreen Learn about the Rivo 2,

New media player for mac.

2019-01-03 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! I got a program tip from a swedish mac site. There is a new media player that is like Vlc but more modern and also imho more accessible. Its called Iina. You can find it here. https://iina.io -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you

RE: Boot camping windows 10

2019-01-03 Thread Simon Fogarty
Most likely yes while windows is installing as bt will be non existent. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Matt Turner Sent: Thursday, 3 January 2019 7:35 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Boot camping windows 10 Hi folks. just wondering

RE: Where can I find the Astreos app?

2019-01-03 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yeah I work with a lot of these so called smart people. Interesting how ignorant people without disabilities can be. I might just have to install this app now and look at the stars while at work! That will really flip some of my colleagues out. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf

RE: Curious things since the last watch update.

2019-01-03 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yeah I struck this same issue with regard to the missing aps but with some playing and customising of the complications I corrected the issues. Mind you my watch is only a S2 so speed isn't something I can really advise on as mine is slower anyway. -Original Message- From: