Re: buying digital music

2021-10-31 Thread Brad Snyder
I am referring to the Amazon iOS app, But I don't purchase music from Amazon. I'm just saying The app is a lot better than trying to navigate their website. - Brad - On Oct 31, 2021, at 22:57, M. Taylor wrote: Hello Brad, Can you be a bit more specific with regard to which Amazon app to

RE: buying digital music

2021-10-31 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Brad, Can you be a bit more specific with regard to which Amazon app to use in order to purchase a song? Are you referring to the Amazon Music app? Or the general Amazon.com shopping app? Thank you, Mark -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf

RE: buying digital music

2021-10-31 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Lorie, I completely agree with you; I always buy any song that I like, for the same purpose as you described. Also like you, I experience nothing but frustration when searching for songs on Amazon, these days. It's quite a shame because, once upon a time, Amazon made it so easy to

Re: A problem with Monterey

2021-10-31 Thread Brad Snyder
I’ve never found it necessary to do a clean install. I just do the regular update, and I’ve never had a problem, plus all my settings carry forward to the new version. - Brad - On Oct 31, 2021, at 20:30, 'Kristeen Hughes' via MacVisionaries wrote: I am using a Mac mini from 2019. I did not

Re: Battery Status Report By Siri in Monterey?

2021-10-31 Thread Brad Snyder
You should be able to find your current battery status in the Menu Extras area, accessed by pressing VO + M twice.. - Brad - On Oct 31, 2021, at 20:56, wrote: Hi. For me, Battery Status report By Siri in Monterey is not available, do you think so too? Thanks! -- The following

Battery Status Report By Siri in Monterey?

2021-10-31 Thread fzlmahmood30
Hi. For me, Battery Status report By Siri in Monterey is not available, do you think so too? Thanks! -- 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

Re: A problem with Monterey

2021-10-31 Thread 'Kristeen Hughes' via MacVisionaries
I am using a Mac mini from 2019. I did not do a clean install. Kristeen > On Oct 31, 2021, at 3:47 PM, matthew dyer > wrote: > > Hi, > > Not seeing this here. First off, what kind of Mac are you using? MBP? Air, > or something else. Also, are you using an intelligent or M1? I find that

Re: buying digital music

2021-10-31 Thread Brad Snyder
When using iTunes on your phone, select and do a one finger double tap on the price. That is the buy button. As for Amazon, try using the Amazon app for iOS on your phone. It's a lot less complicated than using the website. - Brad - On Oct 31, 2021, at 19:21, Lorie McCloud wrote: I still

Re: Yet another question; this time about calendar

2021-10-31 Thread Brad Snyder
I'm guessing you snoozed it instead of closing it. - Brad - On Oct 31, 2021, at 19:21, 'Kristeen Hughes' via MacVisionaries wrote: Thank you. What I don’t understand is why, no matter how many times we dismissed it, it keeps coming back. That’s the real issue. Kristeen > On Oct 31,

Re: Turning Voiceover On at startup

2021-10-31 Thread Brad Snyder
I wrote it. It's original content. - Brad - On Oct 31, 2021, at 19:11, 'Kristeen Hughes' via MacVisionaries wrote: Thank you very much for this. I’m wondering if you can tell me where you pasted it from. Kristeen > On Oct 31, 2021, at 9:59 AM, Brad Snyder wrote: > > See the following

Re: Yet another question; this time about calendar

2021-10-31 Thread 'Kristeen Hughes' via MacVisionaries
Thank you. What I don’t understand is why, no matter how many times we dismissed it, it keeps coming back. That’s the real issue. Kristeen > On Oct 31, 2021, at 3:43 PM, Greg Wocher wrote: > > Hello, > Use the command vo plus command plus spacebar when you hear the calendar > announcement.

buying digital music

2021-10-31 Thread Lorie McCloud
I still mostly buy my music. I like to have it in my computer and put it wherever else I want it. I looked up an album I want on Amazon and I just can't figure out that system any more. it's got so much clutter the only thing I can't find in there is what I'm looking for. it's just amazing how

Re: renaming playlists on monterey

2021-10-31 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, When in the scroll area for the playlist, interact with the Header group. There will be a text field with the current name of the playlist. This is an editable field. Rename it there. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Professional Learning Specialist Apple Teacher (with

Re: Turning Voiceover On at startup

2021-10-31 Thread 'Kristeen Hughes' via MacVisionaries
Thank you very much for this. I’m wondering if you can tell me where you pasted it from. Kristeen > On Oct 31, 2021, at 9:59 AM, Brad Snyder wrote: > > See the following to enable VoiceOver at the Mac’s log in screen. > > - Brad - > > > > Setting VoiceOver to Speak on the Mac's Login

Re: Yet another question; this time about calendar

2021-10-31 Thread Brad Snyder
I didn’t think banner notifications appeared in the notifications panel. - Brad - On Oct 31, 2021, at 15:21, Herbie Allen wrote: You can also do VO O at any time to bring up the notification center and dismiss it that way. > On Oct 31, 2021, at 14:43, Greg Wocher wrote: > > Hello, > Use

RE: how to download a youtube video

2021-10-31 Thread Rebecca Skipper
Hi, Try this link for a Mac version of Pontse Media Downloader. https://www.pontes.ro/en/scripts/#pmd -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Paul Hopewell Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2021 4:10 PM To: macvisionaries Subject: how to download a youtube video

RE: how to download a youtube video

2021-10-31 Thread Rebecca Skipper
Actually, Pontse Media downloader is a free app for the Mac and windows that can download YouTube videos and convert them to audio or allow you to download the original video. https://blindhelp.net/software/ponce-media-downloader the official page for this program is

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

2021-10-31 Thread Brad Snyder
There should have been no reason to purchase a mouse from Apple. Any mouse will do. I have several around the house. I just used one that was in my desk. It was no big deal once I figured out what I needed to do. - Brad - On Oct 31, 2021, at 14:34, matthew dyer wrote: Hi, I find this

Re: Yet another question; this time about calendar

2021-10-31 Thread Herbie Allen
You can also do VO O at any time to bring up the notification center and dismiss it that way. > On Oct 31, 2021, at 14:43, Greg Wocher wrote: > > Hello, > Use the command vo plus command plus spacebar when you hear the calendar > announcement. This will bring up a list of actions you can take

Re: how to download a youtube video

2021-10-31 Thread Herbie Allen
The easiest way if you want the actual video is to subscribe to Youtube premium. One of the benefits besides no commercials is the ability to download videos in the app for offline playback. It’s about $10 a month. You just open the video you want and there’s a download button. > On Oct 31,

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

2021-10-31 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Hello, This might be a major bug in your view, but it is by definition not a regression. This occurred for me in Big Sur, so it is not a issue brought on by the new Operating System. Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Oct 31, 2021, at 15:34, matthew dyer > wrote: > > Hi, >

how to download a youtube video

2021-10-31 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, I belong to a philosophy discussion group which meets in our local library. From time to time we would like to show a philosophy related youtube video in this location where we have no Internet access. Can anyone recommend a VO friendly way to download a youtube video to an iPhone or

Re: A problem with Monterey

2021-10-31 Thread matthew dyer
Hi, Not seeing this here. First off, what kind of Mac are you using? MBP? Air, or something else. Also, are you using an intelligent or M1? I find that if doing a clean install of any major os clears up; any problems that might come up. Matthew > On Oct 31, 2021, at 2:01 PM, 'Kristeen

Re: Yet another question; this time about calendar

2021-10-31 Thread Greg Wocher
Hello, Use the command vo plus command plus spacebar when you hear the calendar announcement. This will bring up a list of actions you can take on the notification. You can then arrow down to close and select it. This should make the notification go away. Greg Wocher > On Oct 31, 2021, at

Yet another question; this time about calendar

2021-10-31 Thread 'Kristeen Hughes' via MacVisionaries
Calendar continually comes up to tell me it’s Halloween. I can do nothing on the computer, because it is constant. Anyone got a suggestion? Kristeen -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running

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

2021-10-31 Thread matthew dyer
Hi, I find this an accessibility regression. I went ahead and bought a mouse from apple and connected it to my Mac mini and then did the install. It was a pain. I feel that having a mouse just to get things going is a regression in my book. Matthew > On Oct 31, 2021, at 12:41 PM, Brad

Re: Monterey Loses Voiceover?

2021-10-31 Thread matthew dyer
Hi, I have been using Monterey for a day and have not seen any major issues so far. I am using a 2018 Mac mini and a clean install if that matters. HTH. Matthew > On Oct 31, 2021, at 10:11 AM, Les Kriegler wrote: > > Hi, > Well, what I have noticed is that when I lift the lid of my

Re: Names of attached files aren't read by voiceover in Monterey

2021-10-31 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
Let’s report this. Andrew > On 31 Oct 2021, at 13:23, Herbie Allen wrote: > > Yes, I have noticed this as well. Rather annoying. > >> On Oct 31, 2021, at 06:06, Jürgen Fleger wrote: >> >> Hi Andrew, >> >> exactly the same behavior here in Monterey. >> >> All the best >> Jürgen >> >>> Am

A problem with Monterey

2021-10-31 Thread 'Kristeen Hughes' via MacVisionaries
I upgraded last night and all seems to be well with the exception of Music. When I try to go into a playlist from the sidebar, Music stops responding. Anyone see this and know what may be happening? Kristeen -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

Re: Turning voiceover on and off quickly

2021-10-31 Thread Mickey Quenzer
You need to set up the accessibility shortcut to be voiceover if you have it set up correctly when you see the accessibility shortcut it should say “Accessibility ShortcutAccessibility Shortcut, VoiceOver” If it doesn’t say that, you need to go double tap on that and look down until you see the

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

2021-10-31 Thread Brad Snyder
By the way, this is not just an issue with macOS Monterey. The 24 inch M1 iMac I was setting up was running macOS Big Sur. Not sure when Apple began requiring that a mouse be connected when setting up or upgrading a Mac, but it was definitely before macOS Monterey. - Brad - On Oct 31, 2021, at

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

2021-10-31 Thread Brad Snyder
Any mouse or trackpad will work. It could be USB, Bluetooth or any thing else. Just so it connects to the Mac and is recognized by the Mac. Recently, when setting up a 24" M1 iMac, once I realize that I needed a mouse, I G grabbed a Logitech wireless mouse, with one of those little dongle

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

2021-10-31 Thread Phil Halton
What kind of mouse are we talking about here? Well any off the rack an expensive USB mouse do the trick or does it need to be some kind of Apple Bluetooth mouse? I haven’t used one in so long I don’t know what’s out there anymore or what would be required here. Sent from my IPhone > On Oct

Eureka! renaming playlist found

2021-10-31 Thread Patrick Ford
ok I simply clicked on the current name of the opened playlist and there it was - the edit field to change the name - yay! Come and See scripturepassage-subscr...@groups.io -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

renaming playlists on monterey

2021-10-31 Thread Patrick Ford
Hi, There used to be in previous systems a rename option within the more button at the playlist - but now with monterey this option is absent - does anyone use playlists on apple music on a mac and know where the rename iption is located now? Thanks. Patrick Come and See

Re: Monterey Loses Voiceover?

2021-10-31 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi, Well, what I have noticed is that when I lift the lid of my MacBook Air, I no longer hear anything from VoiceOver about entering my password. I just touch the power button as I have Touch I.D enabled, and then VoiceOver comes on. I spoke with Apple Accessibility on Friday, and many

Re: Monterey Loses Voiceover?

2021-10-31 Thread Jeff Berwick
Hi there, Since Big Sur, on an Apple M1 chip computer, I have had Voiceover crash all the time. I have gone into Voiceover preferences and reset all Voiceover preferences and it has solved that issue. A new issue, in Monterey is that, when your computer goes to sleep and requires a password,

Re: Turning Voiceover On at startup

2021-10-31 Thread Brad Snyder
See the following to enable VoiceOver at the Mac’s log in screen. - Brad - Setting VoiceOver to Speak on the Mac's Login Screen Note: If you want VoiceOver to speak at the Log On screen, you must first go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy, and disable File Vault, then do the

Monterey Loses Voiceover?

2021-10-31 Thread fzlmahmood30
Hi, Group. I am having a lot of problems with Voiceover ever since I have upgraded to Monterey. One of them is that Monterey does not keep voiceover active for long. After few hours of inactivity, Voiceover does not come back and I have to restart. Sometimes voiceover does not start with

Re: Names of attached files aren't read by voiceover in Monterey

2021-10-31 Thread Herbie Allen
Yes, I have noticed this as well. Rather annoying. > On Oct 31, 2021, at 06:06, Jürgen Fleger wrote: > > Hi Andrew, > > exactly the same behavior here in Monterey. > > All the best > Jürgen > >> Am 31.10.2021 um 11:28 schrieb 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries >> : >> >> Hi, >> >> I’ve

Re: Names of attached files aren't read by voiceover in Monterey

2021-10-31 Thread Jürgen Fleger
Hi Andrew, exactly the same behavior here in Monterey. All the best Jürgen > Am 31.10.2021 um 11:28 schrieb 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries > : > > Hi, > > I’ve just sent a couple of attachments in an email to a friend. I noticed > that when I have pasted the file into the body of the

Names of attached files aren't read by voiceover in Monterey

2021-10-31 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
Hi, I’ve just sent a couple of attachments in an email to a friend. I noticed that when I have pasted the file into the body of the email - something which I would normally do in Mail - voiceover doesn’t read the name of the pasted ffile. It now says “group”,, which is rather unhelpful.

Re: Trying to restore a MacBook Pro

2021-10-31 Thread 'Shawn Krasniuk' via MacVisionaries
Hi Dave. That crash sounds very scary. Hopefully it doesn't do that to you again. I haven't upgraded to Monterey but I would think Voiceover would start talking at startup like it always has. As for me, I'm still on Big Sur 11.2.3 as I like the way the Siri female voice sounds. In future