Re: Navigating with Braille Display

2019-03-29 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Jason, Here is another question. How to execute commands with the braille display such as cmd-q to close an app or cmd-c to copy. There are several commands on that list to map braille keys to command, option, etc. How are they used? Thanks again. From E.T.'s Keyboard...

RE: purchasing iPad

2019-03-29 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Tim, With the prospect of redundancy in a couple of months purchasing yearly will be a non event. Yeah was thinking of all those things but the price of 2300 nz dollars for the new 11 pro and folio smart keyboard is high when the mini with if I can find a keyboard approx. 1300 dollars,

RE: Possible explanation?

2019-03-29 Thread Simon Fogarty
But while the devic was shut as in screen down? And yeah while in the kitchen the double tap 3 fingers wont work. From: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries Sent: Saturday, 30 March 2019 3:39 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Possible explanation? Hi Simon,An update from High

RE: Job wantted

2019-03-29 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yeah I’d rather the penquin than the grizzly From: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries Sent: Saturday, 30 March 2019 2:40 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Job wantted Hi Simon, Interestingly enough, bears are occasionally a concern up here where I live. We've had to cancel

RE: Apple Watch Volume Gesture

2019-03-29 Thread Simon Fogarty
Use your watch app on the phone. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Jeff Berwick Sent: Saturday, 30 March 2019 3:33 AM To: 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries Subject: Apple Watch Volume Gesture Hi all, I have, for the second time, done something to

RE: Possible explanation?

2019-03-29 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Petrus, It is more difficult to do on the touch pad you have But it can be done. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Petrus Tuerlings Sent: Friday, 29 March 2019 9:43 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Possible explanation? Hi

VoiceOver And Number Pronounciation On iOS

2019-03-29 Thread Pete De Vasto
Hi all, I use BlindSquare to help me determine where I’m going when I both go out for long walks and when I travel to different destinations. It really is a big help telling me where I’m at. I’m not sure what happened, but when I moved over to my new iPhone 7 and started using BlindSquare, the

iTunes and podcasts

2019-03-29 Thread Lorie McCloud
I got an email that directed me to a website where there was a podcast I wanted to listen to. I don't want to subscribe. I just want to hear this one particular podcast. I tried to make it play on the site but that wasn't happening so I finally clicked on: "view in iTunes." I couldn't find it

Re: Web page loaded sound not playing?

2019-03-29 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Ok. I don't know what it sounds like but you can check in system prefs, sounds and under the sound effects tab, see if its in there. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 3/29/2019 11:51 AM, Matt

Re: Subscriptions

2019-03-29 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Thanks Des. That was the logical place to look, I need more coffee. Good to know as I have some renewals coming up. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 3/29/2019 11:48 AM, Des Delgadillo wrote:

Re: Web page loaded sound not playing?

2019-03-29 Thread Matt Turner
Yes the vo sound fx. Its the Web area loaded one. the wrapping to top/ bottom work fine. I've shut down the mac, and restarted it, but That didn't seem to fix it. > On Mar 29, 2019, at 2:31 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Are you referring to Voiceover speech or sound effects? I

Re: Subscriptions

2019-03-29 Thread Des Delgadillo
Hey there, You can manage your subscriptions in the Apple Id section. It's a little counter intuitive, but I access these settings through Apple Music under "my account." Then "View Apple ID." If there's a quicker way to get there, would love to know. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 29,

Subscriptions

2019-03-29 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
I had inquired about this before but did not get any feedback. With more app developers offering subscriptions, is there a way to track them? From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? -- The following

Re: Web page loaded sound not playing?

2019-03-29 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Are you referring to Voiceover speech or sound effects? I do not pay much attention to this so am curious. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 3/29/2019 9:52 AM, Matt Turner wrote: Hi, I've

Download iOS 12.2 Today and Try Out These New Features, LifeHacker.com

2019-03-29 Thread M. Taylor
Download iOS 12.2 Today and Try Out These New Features By David Murphy, Monday 5:30pm Right on cue-it being Apple announcement day and all-the services-oriented tech giant has released the latest version of its iOS operating system. If you don't already have it, or have yet to receive the

Can you pair one new AirPod with another?: iMore

2019-03-29 Thread M. Taylor
iMore - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch blog - Friday, March 29, 2019 at 5:00 AM Can you pair one new AirPod with another? Best answer: If you lose a single AirPod, you can purchase a new one from Apple. From there, you can pair the new AirPod unit to your existing one. However, the

Re: Apple Watch Volume Gesture

2019-03-29 Thread Jeff Berwick
No, I didn’t try restarting the watch, but I did try restarting Voiceover. I never think about turning this thing off. Well, I will have to add that into my thinking as it worked. Thank you for the suggestion! Jeff > On Mar 29, 2019, at 12:45 PM, Gerard Doody wrote: > > I suppose you

Re: Web page loaded sound not playing?

2019-03-29 Thread Matt Turner
Hi, I've restarted my mac mini, but the webpage VO loaded sound will not play. The rest of the Voiceover sounds play fine. Could I have maybe changed a sound somewhere? > On Mar 29, 2019, at 11:21 AM, John JD Denning wrote: > > > I updated my iMac right when the update came out. I just this

Re: Languages, the Orbit Reader and VoiceOver

2019-03-29 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Mike, Annoyingly, it seems that you have to switch the iPhone language to change the Braille. I have a Focus 14 paired with my iPhone and I tried changing the VoiceOver language and the input keyboard to French, but the only Braille options were English language choices. I know the

Re: Apple Watch Volume Gesture

2019-03-29 Thread Gerard Doody
I suppose you have tried turning your watch on and off? Sometimes I have trouble with this gesture. Can you get to settings and put your volume back there? Just some thoughts! Jerry Doody and Hugo jerrydood...@gmail.com Sent from my iPhone On Mar 29, 2019, at 10:33 AM, Jeff Berwick wrote:

Re: Web page loaded sound not playing?

2019-03-29 Thread John JD Denning
I updated my iMac right when the update came out. I just this morning had that symptom. I was on a website, went to a new page in the audio cut out. I quit Safari and opened it again and the Audi was back and didn’t give me any more problems that session. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 29,

Web page loaded sound not playing?

2019-03-29 Thread Matt Turner
Hi folks. I just updated to the latest version of the OS. using Safari, the sound use to play when a page was loaded. I don't think I changed any sound settings in VO. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns

Re: purchasing iPad

2019-03-29 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Simon, I love my Pro, and, I guess, so does my wife, as she has it right now instead of me :). Mine is the 2nd Generation model, not the newest. For me, if you already have an iPhone, that's what you can have for the portability factor, and the iPad Pro would be the more laptop-like machine.

Re: Possible explanation?

2019-03-29 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi Simon,An update from High Sierra to Mojave would not happen overnight, but incremental updates have the possibility of updating overnight. With Power Nap enabled, your Mac will check for updates, check Mail and such when it is sleeping. Yes, normally, you do have to click the Restart

Languages, the Orbit Reader and VoiceOver

2019-03-29 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, I recently purchased an Orbit Reader 20 and have successfully paired it with my iPhone. However, I have only read material in English thus far. If I switch VO to read German, will I automatically get German Braille, or do I need to download Braille tables from Orbit Research?

Apple Watch Volume Gesture

2019-03-29 Thread Jeff Berwick
Hi all, I have, for the second time, done something to my Apple Watch series 3 which prevents me from using the two-finger double tap and slide to adjust volume. Can anybody offer a suggestion, other than the nuclear one of resetting (used last time), to get this gesture working again? I wish

Re: Job wantted

2019-03-29 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi Simon, Interestingly enough, bears are occasionally a concern up here where I live. We've had to cancel the odd soccer game when there's been a bear on the other side of the fence eying the rolling ball. Sometimes we've even had to not let the students out for recess because a bear

Re: Accessible video converter

2019-03-29 Thread Julie Rattray
Haha didn’t try will have a go > On 29 Mar 2019, at 07:47, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Will itunes not open them for you? > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On > Behalf Of Julie Rattray > Sent: Friday, 29 March 2019 2:20 AM > To:

Re: Possible explanation?

2019-03-29 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
Hi Simon, I had forgotten about that one. That could explain it as I do remember doing that once before when I first got the Mac. I will have to try and remember that if it happens again. Sent from Petrus's iPhone > On 29/03/2019, at 21:09, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Petrus, > > Just

purchasing iPad

2019-03-29 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi team, I'm looking at purchasing a new iPad but not sure which one to go for. I've narrowed it down to 2 options, The ipad pro 11"and the new iPad Mini I'm trying to figure out which would be the better option face ID, or touch ID, The power and screen size of the Pro, Or the smaller size

RE: Sleep

2019-03-29 Thread Simon Fogarty
a couple of thoughts, under system preferences and then security / privacy there is a log out after time setting, and under another sys preferneces setting that starts with E but I can’t remember if it’s economy or environment but under hat there is a couple of options you can change in there.

RE: Possible explanation?

2019-03-29 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Petrus, Just wondering, You said audio ws still on as you heard pinging type noises, Could you have possibly hit 3 fingers on the touch pad twice quickly to have muted vo? It's a hard call but a possibility -Original Message- From: 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries Sent: Friday, 29

RE: How to update the firmware on your AirPods, iMore

2019-03-29 Thread Simon Fogarty
New ones or previous pods? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Friday, 29 March 2019 10:55 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: How to update the firmware on your AirPods, iMore Hello All, I just checked my AirPod firmware

RE: Possible explanation?

2019-03-29 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Tim, I believe Petrus’s machine would have been running Mojave already but may be not the latest version. But why would it be installing while asleep? I would have thought it started up first and then prompted the installation being in progress. From: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries

RE: Possible explanation?

2019-03-29 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Petrus, It wasn’t by any chance just warming up from being asleep? You say it had updates to instal but your not sure if it was installing something at the time? From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Petrus Tuerlings Sent: Friday, 29 March 2019 10:30 AM To:

RE: Using App Switcher On iPhone By Sighted People

2019-03-29 Thread Simon Fogarty
And it's an iPhone x, xs / xr? Does the device have a home button at all? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Pete De Vasto Sent: Friday, 29 March 2019 5:21 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Using App Switcher On iPhone By Sighted People

RE: Job wantted

2019-03-29 Thread Simon Fogarty
I don't know about that, We kiwi's are pretty cute little things, brown ball of feathers -Original Message- From: 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries Sent: Friday, 29 March 2019 4:04 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Job wantted Kiwis do not freeze well. They would turn

RE: Accessible video converter

2019-03-29 Thread Simon Fogarty
Will itunes not open them for you? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Julie Rattray Sent: Friday, 29 March 2019 2:20 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Accessible video converter Hi, I have a number of video files that are windows media

RE: Job wantted

2019-03-29 Thread Simon Fogarty
We have penquins at a local beach where I live, Yellow eyed penquins From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Julie Rattray Sent: Friday, 29 March 2019 2:10 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Job wantted Haha - me neither - the only people who can cope with that are

RE: Job wantted

2019-03-29 Thread Simon Fogarty
It’s not the cold I’m worried about It’s the bloody bears you guys have. From: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries Sent: Friday, 29 March 2019 2:09 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Job wantted Hi Julie, Simon is from New Zealand. He might be able to handle the climate over

RE: Job wantted

2019-03-29 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Julie, No a lot further south, Down in little New Zealand! Kind of east of Australia but we’re a lot better and nicer to people. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Julie Rattray Sent: Thursday, 28 March 2019 8:51 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Job