Apple Music and Siri versus Amazon Music with Alexa, Just Listen

2021-10-29 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, First, the following is just my musings as to my recent discovery regarding using Homepod with Siri and Echo with Alexa. Second, this is the first time, since September 27th, that I have felt calm enough and comfortable enough to write anything other than tech support questions

Re: Monitors for Mac mini

2021-10-29 Thread Brad Snyder
You should be able to get a decent monitor for under $200 USD pretty much anywhere. - Brad - On Oct 29, 2021, at 17:10, Phil Halton wrote: Thanks Brad, it’s been so long since I used a computer monitor that I didn’t even know they were making them anymore. I was considering the mini just

Re: Monitors for Mac mini

2021-10-29 Thread Phil Halton
Thanks Brad, it’s been so long since I used a computer monitor that I didn’t even know they were making them anymore. I was considering the mini just as a way to save a few dollars on a new Mac but the cost of the monitor and speakers will probably negate any savings. Probably just as well to

Re: Monitors for Mac mini

2021-10-29 Thread Brad Snyder
Pretty much any monitor will work. Be aware that the Mac mini has an HDMI port, so if the monitor you choose has something other than an HDMI port, you will need an adapter/dongle to connect the monitor to the mini’s HDMI port. For example, Apple sells a DVI to HDMI adapter for $29. (see link

Monitors for Mac mini

2021-10-29 Thread Phil Halton
I realize a monitor is not necessary for the mini, but I think I would like to have a monitor attached just for cited persons assistance on occasion. My question, what monitor can I get for a mini and I’m talking cheap as possible. Thanks for any help. Sent from my IPhone -- The following

RE: A New Mac Mini

2021-10-29 Thread ilovecountrymusic483
Hi, IMO, but if you need to have a mouse or trackpad just to get things setup then that is a major flaw. With that being said, I have ordered a majic mouse from aapple and should be getting within a few days. My entition is to upgrade my 2018 mac mini to Monterey, but want to do a clean

Re: Changing Default braille table on IOS?

2021-10-29 Thread Jonathan Cohn
OK, very convoluted. First press the edit button and delete the US braille table, and then go back to the list of braille tables. Now double tab Unified English keyboard and select US braille. Finally, press back. It is a bit weird that the first braille table in the system can't be

Re: Apple Silicon vs Intel x86 for Voiceover users on Mac

2021-10-29 Thread Muhammad Fayed
BY THE WAY, I use terminal utilities to do whatever I want with open source software. I don’t need Windows nowadays at all. I’m totally blind, so it is expected not to generate good view word documents or presentations. According to me, not being able to run windows on a Mac machine is not a

Re: Apple Silicon vs Intel x86 for Voiceover users on Mac

2021-10-29 Thread Muhammad Fayed
I won’t buy a new device soon. I just want to know the different user experience between Apple Silicon and Intel Mac. I want to know how much does it affect Voiceover user experience. Regarding running windows on Mac, you can now tell “it is an optional thing”. I wrote my last email because I

Re: Changing Default braille table on IOS?

2021-10-29 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Hi Jonathan, I can add and remove tables, but you can’t remove the table that is set as default. So, in order to remove the UEB table, I need to change the default to English US. That’s what I can’t seem to accomplish. Cheers, Donna > On Oct 29, 2021, at 8:57 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > >

Re: Changing Default braille table on IOS?

2021-10-29 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Hello, Right now, my braille tables have English UEB and Hebrew. You need to go to Settings then Accessibility then VoiceOver then braille then braille tables. Here you should be able to add and remove tables. It looks like for the popular braille codes, there is both system translation and

Changing Default braille table on IOS?

2021-10-29 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Hi all, I would like to change my default braille table from English UEB to English US. Is there a way to do this? I can change the braille table in the rotor, but I’d actually like to make the US braille table the default, and hopefully just delete the UEB table. Thanks in advance for any

Re: A New Mac Mini

2021-10-29 Thread dan d.
Sounds like a question to be addressed to apple disability, use this number: 877 204 3930On Thu, 28 Oct 2021, 'Kristeen Hughes' via MacVisionaries wrote: > I???m helping a friend who just got her new Mini with the M1 chip. She has it > plugged in and turned it on. Is there a special key

RE: A New Mac Mini

2021-10-29 Thread dan d.
Not since the introduction of the 2014 model line has that been an issue. On Thu, 28 Oct 2021, Rebecca Skipper wrote: > Is a monitor connected to the Mini? > > If not, a dongle that emulates a monitor should work. > > I???ve heard of blind users having trouble if a monitor or adapter was not

Re: Apple Silicon vs Intel x86 for Voiceover users on Mac

2021-10-29 Thread 'Sabahattin Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries
I just reinstalled a Windows VM to run a firmware update utility for the Focus 5 display. Says it all, really. I did not even bother entering a product key, password, or account. It was the shortest-lived Windows VM imaginable. I agree that your situation is deeply grim, but much as it pains me

Re: Can the Mac OCR an image file?

2021-10-29 Thread 'Sabahattin Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries
Abbyy FineReader was replaced by FineReader PDF, but I’ve not yet bought that to discover its accessibility. Of course, though not using the same intelligence present in macOS, it is very good at turning documents into formatted text and is made for the purpose. You’ll probably want to use a

Re: Major problem with Monterey installer if you use vo.

2021-10-29 Thread 'Sabahattin Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries
Yup, this has been the case for a while now, at least Big Sur. Connect or make available a trackpad or mouse in pairing mode, and the blocker will disappear. You can then proceed without. It’s a bloody nuisance, but fortunately I have a trackpad on hand. A new buyer of my Mac Mini didn’t,

RE: YouTube Command to Play ?

2021-10-29 Thread Fazil
I see, I would try that. Thanks! From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 10:23 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: YouTube Command to Play ? Spacebar will do a play slash pause, regardless of where you are on the