Re: discovery plus

I had it for a day, didn't have any problem with the app. Decided it wasn't worth the money. Peggy & Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 21, 2021, at 12:55 AM, Shirley Healy wrote: > > is anyone subscribed to discovery plus? > I've just subscribed on my Iphone but the app isnt very

Re: What is TextEdit?

It's a word processing app that comes with the computer. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 31, 2021, at 11:02 PM, Fazil wrote: > > Hi, Group. > What is TextEdit? Is it a Mac app? If yes, how can I access this app, please? > Thanks! > > -- > The following information is

Re: Off Topic Free Matter for the Blind Shipping

The post office here tries to do the same thing to me. They said I needed to fill out an application for a permit. I have been using free matter ever since I was little. Show them the section of the postal code for free matter. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 19, 2020, at

Re: Accessibility issues inside the amazon application

r > devices. > karen > > > >> On Fri, 14 Aug 2020, 'Peggy' via MacVisionaries wrote: >> >> Have used amazon both with the app and on my computer and had no problem. >> The only time I had to type in a captcha was when I reset my password, but >> th

Re: Accessibility issues inside the amazon application

Have used amazon both with the app and on my computer and had no problem. The only time I had to type in a captcha was when I reset my password, but that was a while ago. Is your credit card and address stored in your account? If it isn't, maybe that's why the captcha is needed. No one else in

Re: Zoom Meetings

I used my regular land line phone. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 10, 2020, at 11:14 AM, Julie Rattray wrote: > > Hi, > > I think in many ways it depends what you want to do etc if you are the > meeting host then the Mac version gives more control and features so you >

Re: PDF reader for Mac?

Someone mentioned DocuScan also. It was a while ago, not sure if it was on this list or another one. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 30, 2020, at 10:34 PM, Dave Carlson wrote: > > Raoul, > Docuscan Plus, Abbey Fine Reader, or Prizmo. I think that’s it, unless you >

inaccessible web site

Just wondering if anyone uses the caremark web site? When I want to enter credit card info, voiceover doesn't read the field where the name on the credit card needs to be entered. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Re: Not All Apple Stores are Created Equally (Smile)

We have a good one here on Long Island too. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 19, 2019, at 7:36 AM, Marie Lyons wrote: > > We’ve got the Hawaii store here in Buffalo NY! Plus, we’ve got an excellent > class on iPhone and iPad! > > > Marie Lyons > > Sent from my iPhone >

Re: I've decided what brailleDisplay to Choose.

I'm still waiting for the Blitab. I know it will probably never come out. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 17, 2019, at 11:13 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > You have good reason to be afraid. $6,500. > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > ancient.ali...@icloud.com >

voiceover menu key not working

I thought that The Great Toy Robbery game had screwed up my computer. Wasn't just the m key that wasn't working, but 7, 8, 9, u, i, o, j,k, and l. My sister did a search and found that mouse keys had been enabled. That allows a sighted person to move the pointer and click the mouse using those

Re: Voiceover menu key not working

and speak > to someone there. > > >> On Apr 5, 2019, at 9:20 PM, 'Peggy' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >> >> Control f2 doesn't work, also reset voiceover. Really liked that game until >> today. >> >> Peggy and Dixie Marie >>

Re: Voiceover menu key not working

preferences to factory defaults? > > >> On Apr 5, 2019, at 8:07 PM, 'Peggy' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >> >> Did zap the pram, didn't help. >> >> Peggy and Dixie Marie >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Apr

Re: Voiceover menu key not working

Did zap the pram, didn't help. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 5, 2019, at 6:40 PM, John Panarese wrote: > > You are missing the shift key with that combination. > > >> On Apr 5, 2019, at 1:01 PM, 'Peggy' via MacVisionaries >> wro

Re: Voiceover menu key not working

rebooted the system? > > >> On Apr 5, 2019, at 11:36 AM, 'Peggy' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >> >> After playing The Great Toy Robery on my mac, I am unable to get to the >> Apple menu with Voiceover. Help! >> Peggy and Dixie Marie >> >&

Voiceover menu key not working

After playing The Great Toy Robery on my mac, I am unable to get to the Apple menu with Voiceover. Help! Peggy and Dixie Marie 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

Re: Grade 2 Braille Translation software for the Mac?

There is also a free demo version of Duxbury. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2018, at 10:33 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: That's probably because it costs $700. I've used it in Windows for years, and was very interested until I heard the price. Donna

Re: OT:Fwd: Braille for a New Digital Age - The New York Times

: It was just a guess, sense you told us you “preordered it." > On Sep 11, 2018, at 10:48 AM, 'Peggy' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Don't know where that came from, didn't see anything that said you had to buy > the product to be a tester. > > Peggy and Dixie Mari

Re: OT:Fwd: Braille for a New Digital Age - The New York Times

that don’t budge. > On Sep 11, 2018, at 9:44 AM, 'Peggy' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > > > Here is an article with the latest news about Blitab. I also applied to be a > tester and wanted to pre order, but never heard from them. It was supposed to > come out at th

Fwd: OT:Fwd: Braille for a New Digital Age - The New York Times

Here is an article with the latest news about Blitab. I also applied to be a tester and wanted to pre order, but never heard from them. It was supposed to come out at the end of last year. Hope it really does come out this time. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone

Re: Where to Buy MS-Office for Mac

Amazon has it too. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone On Jul 28, 2018, at 12:01 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: Office365.com -Original Message- From: 'Bill Gallik' via MacVisionaries Sent: Friday, 27 July 2018 2:28 PM To: MacVisionaries E-Mail List Subject: Where to Buy

Re: An alternative To Looktil Recognizer?

TapTapSee works great for me. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone On Jun 9, 2018, at 6:58 PM, Ramy Moustafa wrote: Hi all: I spent about 10 month of sadness after losing the Loktil recognizer, 1st of all i put all the Egyptian Currency on it, and it could see them better than any

Re: Braille Displays

I'm waiting for the Blitab if it ever comes out, or maybe the Canute. Would love a multi line display. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone On Apr 29, 2018, at 1:55 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: They're actually big enough to do what they say, that is true. But can and

Re: Trying out word and outlook on the Mac

Amazon has it too. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone On Apr 4, 2018, at 11:29 AM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries wrote: Daniel McGee wrote: > Hi all, any way of trying out microsoft's products on the Mac? Yes - buy an

Re: Amazon Web Dialog Interference

I have the same problem. Hitting the close button doesn't help. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone On Nov 26, 2017, at 9:24 PM, M. Taylor wrote: Hello Christine, I just performed a couple of searches on Amazon.com, after reading your post. I receive no such web dialog

Re: Refreshable Braille devices?

imited supply made specifically for conventions. They’re working on it, though, and hope to have more soon. To my knowledge, no dates or date ranges were given for when this might be. > On Jul 27, 2017, at 5:51 PM, 'Peggy' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Re: Refreshable Braille devices?

I am waiting for the Blitab to come out. It is supposed to display a full page of Braille and will also do graphics. The cost for the tablet is $500.00. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone On Jul 26, 2017, at 5:29 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: The orbit reader is coming

Re: Sirius xm app

t; On Apr 20, 2017, at 9:24 AM, Stacey Robinson <stacey...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > Thanks. > Do you have to have a radio or can you just use the app? > I have a free trial now. > Peace, > Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. > > mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net > &

Re: Sirius xm app

You can also do a 3 year subscription which makes it a little cheaper. The cheapest plan is mostly music, you can look at the web site or call them at 866-6352343 Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone On Apr 19, 2017, at 11:45 PM, Scott Granados wrote: Packages

Accessible games for Mac

Subject says it all, have tons of games on my phone. Are there any for the Mac? Peggy and Dixie Marie 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

Re: reading battery level in sierra, and a few other things

I have a Macbook Air. I didn't have a problem checking battery status until I updated my mac a couple of weeks ago. I use siri to check the battery, very easy to do. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone On Dec 30, 2016, at 4:02 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: Hey everyone,

Re: braille translation for the mac

Hi Becky, there is a free program called louis that should work with El Capitan. Braille Blaster is also free, but when I went to the site to try to download it a couple of weeks ago, the only way I could do it was if I was willing to be a beta tester. Duxbury Systems also has software for the

Re: Ios10 and accessibility

I just tried using a brailliant display on mail with ios10 update and it worked fine. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone On Sep 11, 2016, at 3:37 PM, Scott Granados wrote: Hi, I don’t make that claim I have no idea whether braille will work well but I will try it

Re: Duxbury for Mac and Embossers

The EmBraille model that I want does either single sheet or tractor-fed paper. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone On Sep 9, 2016, at 3:06 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! Send a message to supp...@indexbraille.com and ask them. I hope this was the right mailadress,

Re: Duxbury for Mac and Embossers

I want an EmBraille. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone On Sep 7, 2016, at 6:09 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! Yes you are absolutly right. Mine is sheet fed and the basic is tractor fed. THe basic is smaller in size though. I had one long ago. The downside is the

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

I never knew my Air had an SD card slot. I feel really stupid. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone On Jul 9, 2016, at 9:25 AM, Alex Hall wrote: There's also the updates to consider, Rumors have it that Apple will announce a new Pro, and maybe a new 12-inch retina

Re: For new, or majorly struggling Mac users: Please read

I would like this, I have been using a mac for a very long time, but think there is a lot that I don't know. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone On Jul 8, 2016, at 8:02 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: Guys, I have been using a mac now for just over 10

braille embosser

I am thinking about getting a braille embosser that is wireless so I can print from my phone. I know Index has printers that will do this, are their any other printers that I could look at? Only want it for personal use, so wanted something small and inexpensive. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent

Re: Looking for audio or even txt tutorials to get me started with VO and my new Mac

The Lighthouse for the Blind in San Francisco has books on using a mac also. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone On Jun 15, 2016, at 11:57 AM, Andy wrote: Hi again Kimber. Got it and for only $22.00 I'm going to start reading tonight or over the next few

Safari unexpectedly quitting

Subject says it all, safari quits on some sites. When VO is turned off, it works fine. Does it have something to do with settings in VO? One of the sites that this happens on is the social security site. Any thoughts? Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is

Re: Trekker Breeze units

<dragonwalke...@gmail.com> wrote: Wow, Peggy, is your original Trekker still working? I have the Breeze, first generation. Jenine Stanley dragonwalke...@gmail.com > On Mar 12, 2016, at 10:24 AM, 'Peggy' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > I h

Re: Trekker Breeze units

I have the original Trekker. The thing that I don't like is that with the one that I have is if the battery dies, the software needs to be reinstalled using a PC. I know they do not make that Trekker anymore but even if I just want to install maps you need a PC. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from

Re: response from SpeedDots

I did see that info on the site. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone On Mar 6, 2016, at 8:56 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: Hi all, Since I shared my negative opinions on SpeedDots yesterday, I also wanted to write and share some positive follow-up. As I wrote earlier, I

Re: Don't waste your money on Speed Dots screen protectors!

I have the speed dots screen protector on my phone and I have had no problems with it. I also have the tempered glass underneath. My sister put them on for me. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone On Mar 5, 2016, at 4:47 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: Hi Mary, In my case

Re: Romola captcha solver

Hi Jennine, I use it all the time, works great. Good to see you on this list. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone On Mar 3, 2016, at 11:12 AM, Jenine Stanley wrote: Maybe I’m not spelling it correctly but could someone give a link for more info on the Romola

Re: Choosing a Mac, getting started

I have a Mac Book Air, I love it. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone On Dec 31, 2015, at 5:19 AM, Scott Granados wrote: John, I wouldn’t really go Mini unless you have a specific reason. By the time you add the monitor and keyboard and other items you don’t save