RE: beta testers?

Cheers for the clarification. I’ll try and get in to it, but you guys are on the other side of the planet, Time zones might be an issue to my sleep patterns From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Kliph Senior Sent: Monday, 29 June 2020 3:13 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

Re: beta testers?

If anyone has any feedback about the new VoiceOver recognition features, please let me know how it goes. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com Https://devinprater.github.io > On Jun 28, 2020, at 1:32 PM, Michael Marshall > wrote: > > Unfortunately the chat is in the middle of the night my time but I

Firefox on the Mac

I went ahead and gave the newest firefox, version 77 a try. Yes, it is definitely better than previous versions, voiceover is quite responsive with it. Is it ready to be used as someone's primary browser, not yet, there are still some issues with the voiceover cursor getting stuck and you have

Re: zoom presentation mode

Hi, I've never had it act like you're explaining. I've mostly just presented TextEdit agenda documents or other non-media style sharing. I have not yet presented Keynote or other media kinds of presentations. While attempting to show my sighted wife or kids something in iMovie, I have had

zoom presentation mode

Hi All, I wanted to ask if anyone here knows how to use the screen sharing mode and present slides from keynote or other applications. I've been having difficulties doing this, as it seems the screen just looks black on the other side when I have voice over on. I did turn screen curtain off

Re: whitch Macbook pro

Yes I do, I just find it easier to type on but then I’m unusual in that respect. > On 28/06/2020, at 21:01, Simon A Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Petrus, > > You also find the butterfly keyboard ok as well? > > From:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >

Re: Firefox on the Mac somewhat works now.

It is working much better than before. It’s a lot snappier and is, to me, quite usable now. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer

Re: Firefox on the Mac somewhat works now.

Nice, please try some more sites when you can and keep us posted, it would be awesome if firefox became as accessible on the mac as it is on Windows. > On Jun 28, 2020, at 1:37 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > I just downloaded Firefox 77 and Firefox 79 nightly on my system, and they > have

Re: Microsoft Edge on the Mac

If you like the compact version, you can download a better quality version of the voice if you wish. > On Jun 28, 2020, at 10:22 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > I am not a native inglish speaker but really like aron compact for reading > things on the internet. > That’s if i am lazy and

free conference call

has anybody here had experience with the Free Conference Call app? I tried the Mac app and it was completely inaccessible. so I installed the iPhone app. it looked like it might work but when I put in the meeting numbers it said the meeting couldn't be found. I know the numbers were correct.

Re: Vmware tools for linux.

If your distro packages it, install open-vm-tools. These are VMWare’s guest tools ported to particular distributions. VMware encourages this. -- 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

Re: Firefox on the Mac somewhat works now.

This is very encouraging. I hope they continue to work at this because it would be always nice to have another browser option. > On 29 Jun 2020, at 4:37 am, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > I just downloaded Firefox 77 and Firefox 79 nightly on my system, and they > have indeed made significant

Re: Why the Mac's migration to Apple Silicon is bigger than ARM | Appleinsider

I don’t take AppleInsider very seriously. I mean, they’re shameless apologists, which makes it very hard to tell how much is Apple worship and how much informed opinion. Much more important: they’ve censored some of my more sweary comments in the past, and there’s just no forgiving that. ;-)

Re: downloading with Safari on a Mac

What I did a long time ago… 1. Bring up the contextual menu on the Downloads folder and click "Folder Actions Setup …" 2. After you get to the dialog of scripts (you might need to click add button) Add the script "table Row 1 of 26 add - new item alert.scpt This will create a dialog anytime

Thanks for help with moving to Dock

Hi all, When I posted my last messages, I was kind of distracted because I was trying to monitor more things than my brain could hold. :) so apologies if they seemed a bit short. I wanted to say a more proper thanks to all of you for your input and suggestions. I figured out that the reason

Firefox on the Mac somewhat works now.

I just downloaded Firefox 77 and Firefox 79 nightly on my system, and they have indeed made significant strides in interacting with VoiceOver. I only had a chance to review two or three sites. Sometimes, voiceOver would say unknown button, but if I moved forward and back it could then read the

Re: Is there a braille command for moving to the dock in IOS?

I thought you could. You can on the Mac, but I don't see a way to do it in IOS. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 28, 2020, at 1:25 PM, alia robinson wrote: > > can’t you map a key for moving to mail? I did that once. > > On Jun 28, 2020, at 1:38 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via

Re: beta testers?

Unfortunately the chat is in the middle of the night my time but I wish to talk to anyone off list obviously that is running a test version of the new Mac operating system. I'm deciding if I should test or not and any major problems I would be grateful for any assistance. > On 29 Jun 2020, at

Re: Is there a braille command for moving to the dock in IOS?

Yes, that did work. Nice to have options. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 28, 2020, at 1:01 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > When I put containers in my rotor and then switched over to them, space with > dots 6 did indeed move me to the beginning of my dock. > Best

Re: Apple podcast app alternative

Yeah that’s really cool features for that app. :-) Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 28, 2020, at 2:25 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > I use overcast on a regular basis, and I know that they have a web > interface, but not sure about a Mac app. There are two things I really like > about overcast.

Re: Is there a braille command for moving to the dock in IOS?

Great job. :) 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 6/28/2020 11:01 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: When I put containers in my rotor and then switched over to them, space with dots 6 did indeed move me to

Re: Is there a braille command for moving to the dock in IOS?

can’t you map a key for moving to mail? I did that once. On Jun 28, 2020, at 1:38 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: Not yet. I kinda like the dock how I have it, so I guess I’ll have to decide what is more important, keeping the dock in its current configuration or changing it up

Re: Apple podcast app alternative

I use overcast on a regular basis, and I know that they have a web interface, but not sure about a Mac app. There are two things I really like about overcast. 1. I have it configured so that pressing next will skip ahead 30 seconds, and not to the next track. In most cases, this allows me to

Re: Is there a braille command for moving to the dock in IOS?

Doing that as I type. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 28, 2020, at 12:47 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > >  It won't take you long at all to test this and see. > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > Many believe that we have been visited > in the past. What if

Re: Microsoft Edge on the Mac

Hi Karen, Sadly, the last time I tried out edge chromium on my Mac, these neural voices didn’t show up in the list to pick a voice when reading aloud. So, I am assuming they are not available yet for mac users. Personally, in my windows PC I always read articles on the NY times using the male

Re: Is there a braille command for moving to the dock in IOS?

Hi Pete, I just did. I figure I'll live with it fora while and see what I think. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPad > On Jun 28, 2020, at 1:03 PM, Pete De Vasto wrote: > > Just a thought, Donna: Unlike Mac OS where the dock is always present, > unless I’m missing something, the only way you

Re: downloading with Safari on a Mac

You can still get the old Downloads window back, if you want it badly enough. But it’s a fiddly thing: you have to drag and drop the Downloads button out of the toolbar, and doing that with VO is still surprisingly hard because you’ll usually activate it in the process. It’s easier just to

Re: Apple podcast app alternative

I have never tried it before on iOS and on the mac. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 28, 2020, at 1:49 PM, 'Sabahattin Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > I’d use Downcast because it has a Mac app, but it has (had?) a distressing > habit of destroying its synchronisation state database

Re: Is there a braille command for moving to the dock in IOS?

Just a thought, Donna: Unlike Mac OS where the dock is always present, unless I’m missing something, the only way you can make the dock visible on the iPhone is to get back to the home screen from whatever app you are in. Maybe there’s a way you could creat some sort of script to do a VO+H to

Re: Is there a braille command for moving to the dock in IOS?

When I put containers in my rotor and then switched over to them, space with dots 6 did indeed move me to the beginning of my dock. Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Jun 28, 2020, at 1:38 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Not yet. I kinda like the dock how I

Re: Apple podcast app alternative

I’d use Downcast because it has a Mac app, but it has (had?) a distressing habit of destroying its synchronisation state database on a fairly regular basis. How are things nowadays with that app. Are there really any other choices for users of both iOS and macOS, besides Apple Podcasts and

Re: Is there a braille command for moving to the dock in IOS?

It won't take you long at all to test this and see. 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 6/28/2020 10:38 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: Not yet. I kinda like the dock how I have it, so

Re: Is there a braille command for moving to the dock in IOS?

Hi Pete, Yeah, I think dots 456-chord is as good as it gets. It just surprises me. Moving to the dock is such a common thing on i-devices that I would think there would be a command for it. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPad > On Jun 28, 2020, at 12:11 PM, Pete De Vasto wrote: > > Hi Donna

Re: Is there a braille command for moving to the dock in IOS?

Not yet. I kinda like the dock how I have it, so I guess I’ll have to decide what is more important, keeping the dock in its current configuration or changing it up so that I can quickly move to Mail when using a braille display. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPad > On Jun 28, 2020, at 12:03 PM,

Re: Is there a braille command for moving to the dock in IOS?

Hi Donna and all, I’m very late to the party with this thread, and my suggestion may have already been posted. I have an older Focus 40 Blue display, and when I’m on the home screen I can press Space + dots 4, 5 and 6, and focus lands on the right-most icon of the dock. Since there are only

Re: Is there a braille command for moving to the dock in IOS?

Donna, did you move the mail app to the very far right on the dock? 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 6/28/2020 9:54 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: Thanks, Anders, but I’m looking

Re: Is there a braille command for moving to the dock in IOS?

Thanks, Anders, but I’m looking for a braille display command, not a qwerty command. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPad > On Jun 28, 2020, at 10:20 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > Or you could use the command m to open mail without going to the doc. > Its the right command key though. > /A

Re: Apple podcast app alternative

I just started using Overcast again more often not too long ago. It is great. :-) Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 28, 2020, at 11:30 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > DownCast can be used on the mac too. > But i check if the other ones can. > /A > >> 28 juni 2020 kl. 15:11 skrev Phil Halton

Re: whitch Macbook pro

Hi Greg, To raise or lower the volume on your new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, try using VO and the minus/equal keys, located immediately to the left of the backspace key. HTH - Brad - On Jun 28, 2020, at 11:22, Greg Wocher wrote: Hello, The only issue I am reading about with the new

Re: whitch Macbook pro

Hello, The only issue I am reading about with the new MacBook airs is that they run hot. Especially with the i7 versions. This is why I recently purchased the 13 inch MacBook Pro. I got the version with the 10th gen quad core i5, 16gigs of ram and a 1TB SSD. It is running very well. I am a

Re: Apple podcast app alternative

Hi! DownCast can be used on the mac too. But i check if the other ones can. /A > 28 juni 2020 kl. 15:11 skrev Phil Halton : > > thanks, I’ll give overcast a try. Anything is got to be better than Apple’s > podcast > > Sent from my IPhone > > >> On Jun 27, 2020, at 11:44 PM, Matthew Whitaker

Re: Microsoft Edge on the Mac

Hi! I am not a native inglish speaker but really like aron compact for reading things on the internet. That’s if i am lazy and don’t wanna poke with my braille display. /A > 27 juni 2020 kl. 21:52 skrev Leo Bado : > > I find neural voices far more natural when reading large articles. For me >

Re: Is there a braille command for moving to the dock in IOS?

Hi! Or you could use the command m to open mail without going to the doc. Its the right command key though. /A > 27 juni 2020 kl. 20:33 skrev 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > : > > An idea. If the dock qualifies as a container then you can assign commands > to move to the top ot bottom of the

Re: whitch Macbook pro

Hi! You will manage with an Air i think. And a good usb hub. /A > 27 juni 2020 kl. 18:38 skrev 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > : > > Based on much of the comments to this thread, the MBP will stay on my list. > I run VMware Fusion plus I have a media library. > > If I don't like the keyboard

Re: Apple podcast app alternative

Downcast on my I phone. I did use it on the Mac but it had issues so I use it on my phone. I must have been using it for over 7 or eight years since Downcast came out. > On 28 Jun 2020, at 14:11, Phil Halton wrote: > > thanks, I’ll give overcast a try. Anything is got to be better than

Re: beta testers?

In general, any beta you use qualifies. For 14 and Big Sur, developer beta’s but for iOS 13 you can discuss in the group any time Are you testing an apple beta? want to discuss bugs with other testers? Then come join a friendly, helpful, laid back community where we can squash these bugs

Re: beta testers?

Yes donna, this group has been active for the last 3 years. I only use beta’s now because they are so stable. The group info is below. Also for anyone running the dev beta and wants to chat about it just email me at sturi...@icloud.com I will be hosting a zoom

Re: whitch Macbook pro

Hi! Unless you do very heavy gaming or picture or video work you can just go for a macbook Air. I would do that but i would get more space than the standard. /A > 27 juni 2020 kl. 05:41 skrev Simon A Fogarty : > > Andy, > > Why do you need a pro? > > I have been playing around with the 2020

Re: Zoom breakout rooms?

Oh, good! Thank you! Donna Sent from my iPad > On Jun 28, 2020, at 9:54 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > I've done a little of this, mostly just in testing mode. Everything was > accessible to me, although I didn't try it with more than about four >

Re: Zoom breakout rooms?

Hi, I've done a little of this, mostly just in testing mode. Everything was accessible to me, although I didn't try it with more than about four participants. I expect it would be much different though Later... Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds

Re: Question regarding the Doc on Mac.

Hi! I don’t get this either. I use the doc sommetimes but he can open his download folder when he’s at the desktop by pressing cmd option l. /A > 27 juni 2020 kl. 15:56 skrev alia robinson : > > I don’t get anything like that, but I set up where command n will open my > downloads so I never

Re: Apple podcast app alternative

thanks, I’ll give overcast a try. Anything is got to be better than Apple’s podcast Sent from my IPhone > On Jun 27, 2020, at 11:44 PM, Matthew Whitaker > wrote: > > I use the Apple Podcasts app and Overcast... whatever I feel like using I > guess What’s the difference between

Re: beta testers?

One personal invite I got from Apple had as subject header “ AppleSeed: You're Invited to test macOS Bug Sur!” - do you think their mid-spelling of the name is an ominous sign? Harry > On 28 Jun 2020, at 09:54, Simon A Fogarty wrote: > >  > Cheers, > Ignore my previous message. > > From:

RE: whitch Macbook pro

Don't ask as it's kind of scary -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen Sent: Sunday, 28 June 2020 10:48 AM To: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: whitch Macbook pro Actually Donna, your posts generate a question...perhaps

RE: whitch Macbook pro

Hi Petrus, You also find the butterfly keyboard ok as well? From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Petrus Tuerlings Sent: Sunday, 28 June 2020 10:03 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: whitch Macbook pro Yes, I like my MacBook Pro with the Touch Bar. Although the

RE: beta testers?

Cheers, Ignore my previous message. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Kliph Senior Sent: Sunday, 28 June 2020 7:31 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: beta testers? I am sorry, meant dev beta for 14 On Jun 27, 2020, at 2:25 PM, Kliph Senior

RE: beta testers?

Cliff Is this for IOS / iPadOs 14 or in general? As yet I’m still running IOS 13 PB and don’t expect that to change until Appple drop the PB in July. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Kliph Senior Sent: Sunday, 28 June 2020 7:25 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

RE: whitch Macbook pro

The 2020 mba now have the new keyboard which is not the butterfly, I believe the pros now have the newer keyboard also. That started I believe with the 16" mac book pro devices last year. -Original Message- From: 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries Sent: Sunday, 28 June 2020 5:02 AM To:

RE: whitch Macbook pro

Hi Brad, The new 2020 have 2 but both on left edge where ac power was. Headphone jack is on the right hand edge at back corner. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Sunday, 28 June 2020 3:57 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: whitch Macbook pro

RE: whitch Macbook pro

Janina 2 in the one I was using. Usb-C on the back left hand edge, Note that one of those USB-C ports is also for power as well. I highly recommend a Usb-C hub if you can as they normally have power pass through From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries Sent: Sunday, 28 June 2020 3:37 AM To:

RE: Microsoft Edge on the Mac

Totally separate download. Nothing to do with office 365 or currently windows as it’s not yet in the windows os installation. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Dave Carlson Sent: Sunday, 28 June 2020 3:26 AM To: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: Microsoft Edge

RE: whitch Macbook pro

You could get a usb DvD drive and connect that to a USb hub or USB-C hub so you have only one connection to the computer and everything is connected to the hub such as the keyboard and mouse ethernet etc. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Dave Carlson Sent: Sunday, 28 June

RE: whitch Macbook pro

And as for the function keys, I believe there is a way to use the number row as function keys But I never spent enough time working with that type of machine to try that function. -Original Message- From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries Sent: Sunday, 28 June 2020 12:08 AM To:

RE: whitch Macbook pro

Sorry yes Andrew Anne is correct, There is no optical drive in any of the mac computers now. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Anne Robertson Sent: Saturday, 27 June 2020 11:45 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: whitch Macbook

RE: whitch Macbook pro

Yeah I wish I had have waited til now rather than purchasing a 2018 MBP 13” I’m really not a fan of the butterfly keyboards, Not to mention the new devices seem to be a smaller size yet keep the same screen size, The 2020 mac book air I was working with wasn’t allot larger than my 2013 11” mac

RE: whitch Macbook pro

Hi Andrew, Yes I actually prefer the older machines that I could rplace the ram and HDD / ssd to larger sizes but oh well all those times have gone. And thanks, We’ve had a few cases turn up over the last couple of weeks but we’re doing pretty well. I personally think we’ve done well and had