Re: iPhone 6S+ vastly improved cellular performance

0.x. If you’re not connected using LTE then the menu is a bit > different. > > Let me know if that helps. > >> On Sep 29, 2015, at 12:48 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Scott, >> I am new to T-Mobile, so I have no history with th

Re: iBooks with the Mac and iPhone6

Hi Eileen, Back in the good old days, it used to be possible to navigate within an iBook page buy whatever you had your rotor set two, such as lines. Then that lovely setting went away. I know that I have asked Apple accessibility after every iBooks upgrade to get this put back. Thus far, they

Re: iPhone 6S+ vastly improved cellular performance

populate the > settings. You got what you needed though from the output. > > Hope that helps. > > > >> On Sep 30, 2015, at 11:12 AM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Scott, I suppose this really is off-topic for most people on this

Garbled text when writing using a keyboard that is plugged in to an iPad running iOS 9.02

Hi all, I am familiar with the stories of folks who use Bluetooth keyboards and who have had problems with doubled characters while riding in edit boxes under iOS nine. I found a nice keyboard with a lightning connector that I like a lot, made by mac Ally. I hadn't used it a lot, but I haven't

Radium on the Mac

It has been a long time since I used radium on the Mac. I use it on my phone and my iPad quite a bit. I just went to the Mac app, which is up-to-date. I am not seeing any of the stations which I had previously saved. All I get is a scroll area that has a bunch of categories presumably for me to

Re: Radium on the Mac

s each time you want to get to your table of saved stations. > Very strange, but that's how it works. > > Sent from my IPhone > > >> On Sep 19, 2015, at 3:13 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> It has been a long time since I used radium on

Re: E-mail bug on IOS.

I have recently upgraded my phone, and I am happy to report that, thus far, I have not seen that bud where you hit delete and it thincs you hit reply. I hope this is not just a lucky fluke, but that this bug is in fact squashed. Good riddance! Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 19, 2015, at 3:55

iTunes back up questions

I just did a back up of my iPad preparatory to installing iOS 9. When I went to get the update, it told me I had purchased items which should be transferred, and did I want to continue anyway? So I canceled out and tried to find a way to get the purchased items to transfer over. I did a "sink".

Re: Voiceover When Connected to Bluetooth Speaker

Hi Jeff, If there is such a thing, where you can split voiceover off and haven't stay in the iPhone while the music goes to Bluetooth, I am not aware of it. I would love to be proven wrong. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 20, 2015, at 6:28 PM, Jeff Berwick wrote:

Bluetooth keyboards and commands for iPad

I saw a list of Bluetooth keyboards commands that they did from iOS 7 I believe. I wonder if there is something newer. I know there are many new commands in iOS nine, but apparently the popovers that show these are not accessible to us. Not too helpful there, Apple.also I wonder if anyone still

Re: Radium for mac question.

Hi Matthew, assuming you have the latest version of Radium for mac, you should find an unlabeled button among the things you can move around with the vo arrow keys. If you activate that then hit control option command tea and interact with the table that you should land on, you should find your

Still looking for a set of Bluetooth commands for my iPad

Someone suggested that, since I had been unable to find a recently updated set of available Bluetooth commands for use with iPads, I should try looking in iBooks for the iOS nine manual. I just did a search for iOS nine, and was surprised to find only two items, both of which cost money,

Improved speaker on iPhone 6s

Hi all, I just got my new 6S today, and it seems to me that the quality of the speaker is a bit better. Bye better, I guess I should say, there seems to be more base. I assume this is because of the larger size of the phone. I noticed the same thing on my friends six as compared to my 5S. Mary

Cooking with terabytes

Good old Alex has discovered a new cooking term. Did you know that when you're making short ribs in the slow cooker, you need to add one and a half terabytes of balsamic vinegar? When, when, will the folks who make the speech synthesizers stop trying to guess what abbreviations mean and leave

Slow speech with voices other than Alex

I just upgraded the iPad to iOS 9 and reinstalled the Russian voice. I also installed the mail Siri enhanced voice. Experimenting around, it would seem that both of these voices are speaking much more slowly than they should based on the speech rate that is set invoice over interestingly

Taking notes for meeting, Mac or iPad?

I have been asked to substitute as a minutes take her for an upcoming meeting. I used to do this on a PC laptop in MS Word with complete confidence and competence. However, that laptop is long since gone and buried. At this point, my choices are to use my eye pad with a Bluetooth keyboard and

Up to date Bluetooth keyboard commands for iOS

I am looking for a complete list of the Bluetooth keyboard commands available in iOS nine. Ideally, this would include all those inaccessible commands that were newly introduced. But, since that is not so likely, how about a place to find the general commands available for the OS? The ones I

Importing files into voice dream writer

I have voice dream writer. I admit that I haven't used it all that much, I basically got it because I wanted to support Winston and liked the idea of a word processor that was made with blind folks in mind. Anyway, I did do a reading of the help file recently, and the one thing I note that is

Microsoft word for the Mac

I have used an old version of Microsoft word for windows for many many years. I know this is going away, as soon as my old PC dis. I understand that the Mac version is rather accessible. But I know nothing about it. Does it use the ribbon? Do I have to have an office 365 subscription? Or do I

Re: question re setting up new iPhone

I am planning to restore from an iTunes backup. I have everything all backed up and ready to go. If you plan on having your new one set up a lot differently from your old one, you might not want to do that. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 24, 2015, at 5:48 PM, Donna Goodin

Chrome and it's excess ability on the Mac and iOS

I recently saw that there is an update for chrome for iOS. I don't know about the Mac side. But I am sending this to both lists because I am interested in the current state of the excess ability of this browser on both platforms. I am not interested in learning chromevox, as I think it is

Re: EmacsSpeak

Hi Jonathan, My problem with Emacs speak, which are used to use at work, was that it seemed to be it's own thing and it's own environment. If you were an Emacs user, you could stay in that system all day long. And Emacs speak would work. But if you also had to do DOS, and then windows, and then

Question about third generation Apple TV

Generation Apple TV. Once upon a time, I looked up the differences between it and the third generation. It seemed they all had to do with video, so I wasn't interested. However, it seems that there may be some things available on the third that are not available on the second. And I have one

Re: Chrome and it's excess ability on the Mac and iOS

chrome, but not on safari. Most often, if something doesn't >>> work on one, it won't work on either, but the instances of one working but >>> not the other are high enough to justify the hellatious nuisance of >>> juggling two browsers. >>> >>> I'

Re: T-Mobile selling 128GB iPhone for 16GB price

iPhone > On Dec 3, 2015, at 3:04 PM, Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Mary, that's a wonderful idea, but I'm quite sure Verizon doesn't support GSM > technology, the protocol in use by T-mobile. > > Craig > >> On Thursday, December 3, 2015, Mary

Re: T-Mobile selling 128GB iPhone for 16GB price

ith all the > streaming options. I spoke to someone in the Dallas office. > > Your milage may very but it sounds promising anyway. > >> On Dec 3, 2015, at 1:29 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> http://9to5mac.com/2015/12/03/verizon-t-mobile-promo

Re: T-Mobile selling 128GB iPhone for 16GB price

anyone can call up and get this deal, it’s not restricted to > customer type. I haven’t tried to call them to order one though. > >> On Dec 3, 2015, at 1:18 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Is that for new customers, switchers? Sweet deal. Too bad

Re: T-Mobile selling 128GB iPhone for 16GB price

Is that for new customers, switchers? Sweet deal. Too bad it's not just an unlocked phone. That would be pretty awesome. Mary Sent from my iPad > On Dec 3, 2015, at 9:58 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Hi, just a heads up that Redmond Pie is announcing that T-Mobile is

Re: IPod touch sixth generation and Bluetooth or airplay

gt; From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten > Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 11:34 > To: VIPhone 'Carol Pearson' via <viph...@googlegroups.com>; > macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: IPod touch sixth generati

IPod touch sixth generation and Bluetooth or airplay

I am sending this to both lists because it is possible there are some iPod touch users on the Mac visionaries list who are not on the VI phone list. I am interested in your experiences with iPod touch sixth generation using Bluetooth or airplay. Using my iPhone, I have noticed some strange

Re: Apple music on the Mac

on the Mac very much lately. I find myself doing more and more on my eye devices and less and less on the Mac itself. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 14, 2015, at 7:57 AM, Pablo Sandoval <paulsandova...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Did you get this figured out Mary? > >> On Dec 1

Re: my impressions of El Capitan

I am still on Yosemite. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this new way of interaction simply a choice? If so, that would seem to be the best of all worlds, since people who like it can have it, and those who can't don't have to. I can certainly see times when it would be better to do the new

Re: IPod touch sixth generation and Bluetooth or airplay

; On Dec 16, 2015, at 12:34 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I am sending this to both lists because it is possible there are some iPod >> touch users on the Mac visionaries list who are not on the VI phone list. I >> am interested in your expe

Airplay weirdness with iPhone running iOS 9 .2

I was using my phone to play radio tunes via airplay through my stereo, which as an airport express connected. I had turn voiceover off, because I believe that the quality of the airplay is better when voiceover is not there. When I was done playing radiotunes, I wanted to turn voiceover back

Re: iPhone versus iPad

The iPad battery life is really good. If you find yourself using your phone a lot, and you would like to have a second I device, you could consider an iPod touch, if the larger real estate of the iPad does not interest you. But the battery life is good, and the sound is better. Whether that's

Re: Most efficient way to read emails

I know it takes time to write up guides, but I would be interested in your method, Mark. And I think a short step-by-step guide would be more helpful than a podcast or a conference call, which all might not attend. I like written guides, because I can access them and start and stop or review or

Re: Most efficient way to read emails

w what the subject is. > Jonathan Mosen > Mosen Consulting > Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training > http://Mosen.org > >> On 18/12/2015, at 11:03 AM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I know it takes time to write up guides, but I would

Language switching, what makes that happen?

I sometimes get emails that have mixed Russian and English. The language switching is wonderful on the iPhone. It just reads the Russian, then reads the English, then goes back to Russian. It is really great. So today, I got an email that had English and German. I don't have German in my

Re: Language switching, what makes that happen?

age set as default in settings, general, accessibility, > voiceover, languages. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 16 Dec 2015, at 13:58, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: &g

Really disgusted with iBooks this evening

Hello all, Today, I purchased two cookbooks in the iBooks store. I could have purchased them on Kindle, but because I have generally had better luck navigating the specifics of a book and iBooks, I spent my money there. Neither book is readable on my iPad or my iPhone. After I get rid of the

Re: Cutting the cable

Hi Scott, Wasn't that T-Mobile unlimited lines a special deal that they offered last spring? When we switched this fall, it wasn't available. And I think I looked at it and saw that it was a limited time offer last spring perhaps into summer. If it's back again, I'd love to switch. Mary Sent

Re: Really disgusted with iBooks this evening

recipes rather than the >> text of the recipes. Therefore, that particular cookbook is not accessible, >> and Apple will probably refund your money. >> >> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >> Email: dchitten...@gmail.com >> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >> Sent fro

Re: Really disgusted with iBooks this evening

> Could you please provide the titles of these books. Thank you. > >> On Saturday, 2 January 2016 23:21:54 UTC-8, Mary Otten wrote: >> Hello all, >> Today, I purchased two cookbooks in the iBooks store. I could have purchased >> them on Kindle, but because I

Changing the view in a collection in the Kindle app

I am sending this to three lists, because I know there are unique individuals on each one who have I-devices. I am looking for a way to change the view you get when you open a collection in the Amazon Kindle app on an iPad. Grid view seems to be the only choice. It's easy to miss things in a

Re: Instant pot multi use appliance with accessible iPhone app

> wrote: > > Wow! Now how cool is that! > > How much do these babies go for? > > Chris. > > - Original Message - From: "Mary Otten" <motte...@gmail.com> > To: <viph...@googlegroups.com>; <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>; >

Instant pot multi use appliance with accessible iPhone app

Hi all, There has been a lot of talk on certain cooking related websites this past year about an appliance known as an instant pot. It is a multi use appliance, which combines the functionality of slow cooker, pressure cooker, rice cooker, sauté pan, and some other stuff. I was interested in

Re: Instant pot multi use appliance with accessible iPhone app

sics but if you’re in to cooking I bet this is a cool gadget. > I like this off the shelf stuff you can adapt with the right app or a well > placed browser request etc. And how cool is it to have a crockpot with WiFi? > >> On Dec 24, 2015, at 9:13 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.co

Re: Text selection rotor

her-Mark Gilland <clgillan...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Aa, OK. Then, I guess the final step is, go to the text field, turn to edit, > flick down with one finger to paste, then double tap? > > Chris. > > ----- Original Message - From: "Mary Otten"

Re: Text selection rotor

Find the beginning of the text you want to select. Use the rotor to navigate to the text selection item and then flick up or down to set the item such as character, word etc. that you want to select by. Flick to the right to select by your chosen word, character etc. until you reach the end of

Re: Airplay weirdness with iPhone running iOS 9 .2

several times to fix this crap but they don’t prioritize it. > I begin more and more to think of an android phone as an alternative as > things seems to work much better on android. > /A >> 17 dec. 2015 kl. 04:47 skrev Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com>: >> >> I was u

Re: Amazon's website

months and then fixed. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 23, 2015, at 4:42 PM, Kevin Chao <kevincha...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Principal Accessibility @Amazon is pkorn@ >> On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 2:21 PM Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Both the access site an

Re: Amazon's website

if > i were in a position to do as much. > Still if they do not hear from people they will not know to make changes. > Kare > > >> On Thu, 24 Dec 2015, Kevin Chao wrote: >> >> Principal Accessibility @Amazon is pkorn@ >>> On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 2:21 PM

Re: Amazon's website

Both the access site and the mobile site don't show full reviews. If you want to see a review, you have to click a link. I sort of understand it for the mobile site, but not for the so-called access site. That thing is a travesty and an abomination. They should've got rid of it along time ago

uE mega boom in stereo

I am wondering if anybody on these lists has two make a boom speakers and has had success using them as a pair. I see that this is supposed to be a possibility in the iPhone app. I have one speaker. But I am anticipating the possibility of black Friday deals. And the chance to get another and

Re: The Mac and Braille

I think you can find pricing on the baum USA site. But note, no windows 10 support at all, and I don't think it supports Windows 8 I might be wrong on that one. But for sure, no windows 10. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 25, 2015, at 12:46 PM, E.T. wrote: > >

Apple music on the Mac

Does anyone know of documentation or even a podcast, if push comes to shove, that explains using Apple music on the Mac? I have no problem with it on my phone or my iPad. But I am having fits trying to do searches on the Mac in Apple music. I can search in the iTunes Store without problem. But

Easiest way to get my iTunes library onto a thumb drive

I would like to get all of the media that is in my iTunes library on to a 128 GB thumb drive, which I have. I see that there is an export under the library in the menu. But it looks like that might just be an XML file. At least the title says that it's an XML file. I want to export the media.

Re: Easiest way to get my iTunes library onto a thumb drive

Thank you. Yes, I have the alias for convenience. Easy access to the music collection. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 18, 2015, at 11:14 PM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: > > You want to take a complete copy of your iTunes library. Quit iTunes, then > copy the folder

Re: Can't delete apps from my iPad mini

H! > Rachel. > >> On 1/11/2016 8:53 AM, Mary Otten wrote: >> I recall seeing on one of these lists a thread regarding the inability to >> delete apps from phone which also has the 3D Touch. However, I don't have >> that problem with my iPhone. I have been able to del

Re: Daring Fireball: The New App Store: Subscription Pricing, Faster Approvals, and Search Ads

Yes, stuff used to cost more, and office is a good example. On the other hand, since I did not have to worry about keeping up with upgrades and collaborating in an office from home, I used my very old version of office for over a decade and didn't have to pay for it except one time. Not a bad

Re: Daring Fireball: The New App Store: Subscription Pricing, Faster Approvals, and Search Ads

ngs again. My > daughter’s kids some day will say wow this cloud thing sucks, how did people > live with things the way they were. They will be working with quantum > computers or stuff we have no idea about. It’s like our Parents, we’ll never > work with computers, computers suck,

Re: Daring Fireball: The New App Store: Subscription Pricing, Faster Approvals, and Search Ads

even imagine and totally change things again. My > daughter’s kids some day will say wow this cloud thing sucks, how did people > live with things the way they were. They will be working with quantum > computers or stuff we have no idea about. It’s like our Parents, we’ll neve

Re: Daring Fireball: The New App Store: Subscription Pricing, Faster Approvals, and Search Ads

Hi Donna, You have hit the nail on the head regarding why I like to own things rather than just subscribe and keep paying. I know Apple has said they are not considering getting rid of iTunes music purchases that you can download for now. The rumor persists. And I think it would be an

iTunes for windows and problem getting playlist

I'm posting this to both lists, even though I know one of them is specifically for Mac, because I know there are people on one that aren't on the other, and one of you may have the answer. This is for a friend, who has a Windows 7 machine running the latest version of iTunes. He has access to

Re: IPad: I am in blyss heaven with this thing!

The 9 inch iPad Pro is said to have the same speaker array as the 12th. So you would get a little bit less separation, but it should sound the same. I haven't heard either one. But that 12 inch monster is just too darn big as far as I am concerned. But to each their own. My cited husband is

Re: IPad: I am in blyss heaven with this thing!

d is desired, the i'pad Pro 12.9 is the only game in town. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 10 Jun 2016, at 09:01, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> The 9 inch

Re: Daring Fireball: The New App Store: Subscription Pricing, Faster Approvals, and Search Ads

Cloud is a good thing? In its place, yes. But who remembers mainframes? Maybe you are not old enough for that, Scott. When the mainframe goes down, life stops. Or at least computer life stops. And you are at the mercy of the mainframe or in this case cloud, operators. No update. Well yeah there

Re: Daring Fireball: The New App Store: Subscription Pricing, Faster Approvals, and Search Ads

For me, the big question is going to be whether or not this model will be limited to in app purchases, and will they be able to make the apps so that they really don't function well without in app purchases? I have some apps, such as newsify, for which I happily pay the yearly subscription,

Re: I thought Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac was suppose to be accessible

There was never any claim made for the accessibility of office 2013 on the Mac. Unless you misspoke and meant 2016, your complaint has no basis in reality, since the inaccessibility of all previous office versions on the Mac was well known and much complain about. Mary Sent from my iPhone

Developers can gate apps behind subscriptions, within limits, Apple says

Developers can gate apps behind subscriptions, within limits, Apple says AppleInsider Incoming App Store policies will not only allow any app to offer a subscription, but in many cases enable developers to gate all of their content behind one, according to Apple. Users can be immediately

Re: I thought Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac was suppose to be accessible

:25 AM, Cheree Heppe <che...@dogsc4me.com> wrote: > > Cheree Heppe here: > That's not what the Microsoft reps who sold me the MS Office product said. > Apparently, they had also been mis-led. > > Regards, > Cheree Heppe > > > Sent from my iPhone > >

Re: question about remotely accessing a Citrix VDI?

Scott, If you have office for windows, you can get window eyes free. No dollars. Also, I am not sure about Citrix and how much it might change. I remember years ago when window eyes started supporting it. That was a long time ago, and since I know nothing about Citrix and the changes that have

Re: Finder

Macintosh Computer and it is free from the > iBook store. > >> On 6/22/16, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Where did you find that book and what is its name? >> Mary >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On Jun 22, 2016, at 4:55 AM, Saqi

Re: Finder

ly written with VO users in mind. In > fact the misunderstanding is totally my bad. The title of the book is > Mastering the Macintosh computer with voice-over. The author is Tim > Sniffen. > > Sorry about that. > >> On 6/22/16, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrot

Re: Finder

Where did you find that book and what is its name? Mary Sent from my iPad > On Jun 22, 2016, at 4:55 AM, Saqib Hussain wrote: > > Hi. Thanks. I have downloaded a book on using the Mac which is by Tim > Sniffen. The book concentrates on using the trackpad with VO

Can't delete apps from my iPad mini

I recall seeing on one of these lists a thread regarding the inability to delete apps from phone which also has the 3D Touch. However, I don't have that problem with my iPhone. I have been able to delete apps. However, this morning I went to delete some apps from my iPad mini, which is running

Re: Can't delete apps from my iPad mini

It does appear that the iCloud option is the only one that will work for me. I have tried rebooting. I have made sure to be locked in portrait mode, which I don't think should be necessary, but it is locked. These are not stock apps. So, I cloud here I come. I know this did not used to be

iOS 9.3 welcomes all-new 3D Touch shortcuts

And for 3D touch lovers: http://www.cultofmac.com/406446/ios-9-3-welcomes-all-new-3d-touch-shortcuts/ Sent from my iPhone -- 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

The great features tvOS 9.2 will bring to Apple TV | Cult of Mac

Bluetooth keyboard support is coming. . http://www.cultofmac.com/406342/the-great-features-tvos-9-2-will-bring-to-apple-tv/ Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of

Accessing excel and PowerPoint on the iPhone, iPad or Mac

I do not have office 365 or any of the office programs, like PowerPoint or Excel. I do have the need to read, but not right in a PowerPoint presentation and Excel spreadsheet. Is there anyway to do that, preferably on and I device, but the Mac would be OK too I suppose. My old windows XP

Re: Why Is The Mac Better Than Windows?

Hi Hank, What are the things that you want to do with your mat? What prompted you to purchase the Mac in the first place? What are you dissatisfied with regarding windows? I think all of those things which depend on you are the real questions that need answering regarding whether a Mac is a

Re: does any one know how i can get them with out paying for them?

Devon, The law just happens to disagree with you. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 13, 2016, at 12:30 PM, d.pra...@me.com wrote: > > Piracy isn't stealing, it's copying. Sure, it's illegal, but it's not > stealing, as the original person still has a copy. Stop with the sensational > crap and

Re: Recently purchased iBook will not download to my iPad

erable. Thanks for raising this and sharing with the list. I got so > fed up with various accessibility issues of late so I just shut my ipad and > left it for a while to calm my nerves. :) > > Andrew >> On 31 Jan 2016, at 04:13, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >&

Recently purchased iBook will not download to my iPad

This morning, I purchased a book on my iPhone, having first downloaded the sample to make sure the book was going to cooperate with voiceover. It did, so I bought the book using my phone. The book downloaded just fine. But I really want to read the book on my iPad, since I try to use my iPad

Re: Scanning program for the Mac

That program scans in the cloud and recognizes in the cloud. And it costs more than fine raider. If you don't mind relying on the Internet, I guess it's OK. The learning curve is probably less. But I don't care for the whole cloud aspect. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 3, 2016, at 10:20

Re: It's finally here, a comprehensive guide to Pages on the Mac with VoiceOver

As soon as the people who spend all of their time and resources to make this stuff available don't have to buy groceries or pay rent or utilities, then I will agree with you. Until then, pay the 35 bucks or stop complaining. Why is it that there are so many blind people who think they are owed

Excess ability and usability of sign-up genius

I just learned that, as part of our new website, my church is going to use something called sign-up genius when people are being asked to sign up for things such as helping out with programs at Cetera. I gather it is fairly widely used, but I have never run across it. Does anyone have

Re: The Martian Released on iTunes, Audio Described

ll do it, provided that the content be described. > > Ben > - Original Message - From: "Mary Otten" <motte...@gmail.com> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 15:27 > Subject: Re: The Martian Released on iTunes, Audio Described

Re: The Martian Released on iTunes, Audio Described

Is there a way to get audio description in iTunes on the iPad or on the AppleTV fourth-generation or for that matter, prior generations? Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 25, 2016, at 12:34 PM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: > > If you say in System Preferences, Accessibility

Re: Headphone bug still exists on the I phone.

Hi Scott, Is the legend a current device? What I like about my old Voyager is that behind that ear loop. It feels very secure. And I don't have to stuff the tip into my ear. For me, that is a big deal. I'm not thrilled about the proprietary charging, but maybe that case would make it worth it.

Re: Headphone bug still exists on the I phone.

nd pick the winner for you.:) > > >> On Jan 26, 2016, at 11:15 AM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Scott, >> Is the legend a current device? What I like about my old Voyager is that >> behind that ear loop. It feels very secure. And I don't

Re: To The List About The Recent Spam

It seems the only thing this affects is the Alex voice. So even on a Mac, if you have other voices, I would think it should be possible to solve the problem. This is rather like the stupid juvenile trick people were playing with jaws a few years ago. I think it was eloquence that had a string

Re: Apple's iOS 9.3 has more bugs, and you better get used to it

Contrast that article with the one I saw earlier today, which stated that 9.3 was the most stable iOS release to come out in a long time. I wish I had saved that one. I think all the stuff is in the eye of the beholder. The one I read did it knowledge the glitch that was referred to here with

Re: OT: comparing: Openbook vs K1000

Well, I certainly can't speak to the merits of open book, as I have been a K 1000 user for many years. However, unless you use some of the many specific features that are unique to K 1000 and possibly open book, I'm just not sure, your funding organization might be better off paying for Abby

Airmail's productivity-oriented email app comes to the iPad

This is not a free app. I am curious if anyone has used it and about it's excess ability. Mary Airmail's productivity-oriented email app comes to the iPad TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog / Steve Dent Airmail is a popular Mac and iOS email app among power users, as it lets you use nearly

Re: A question for people who have both an iPad and an iPhone

I have an iPad mini and an iPhone. I like the iPhone for male much better than the iPad, because I like the smaller footprint. The layout for mail is simpler, and the mail program in the iPhone opens straight into the list of messages. On the iPad, it opens to the last opened message, which is

Re: Can't install iOS 8 update on my iPad

need to delete the old update before installing the new one. > Go to settings, general, storage and iCloud usage, manage storage (in the > section for the device, not iCloud) and delete from there. > > Bill >> On Mar 21, 2016, at 10:19 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wr

Re: Can't install iOS 8 update on my iPad

E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote: > > Try a reboot? > > 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 3/21/2016 7:05 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> I ha

Can't install iOS 8 update on my iPad

I have the iOS 9.2.1 update downloaded on my iPad courtesy of Apple. I never installed it. Just recently, I went to see if the 9.3 update was available. I am told I have one update available and downloaded, which is the 9.2.1. So I thought I would install it, in case it was necessary to have

Re: the 4-finger swipe

I just tried before finger gesture for the first time when in mail. It flipped to Safari. First shot. There was a bit of a delay, but it work. Mary PS, running an iPhone 6s. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 22, 2016, at 12:20 PM, Jenine Stanley wrote: > > It allows you,

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