iPhone pitch app for singers I’m looking for an app that in essence, you can hum a note and it will identify the note you’re humming. I already have an app called Talking Tuner that I’ve used for year

2024-04-22 Thread Phil Halton
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Re: Voiceover frequently shutting off

2024-04-16 Thread Phil Halton
p of your settings first. > /A > >> 16 apr. 2024 kl. 16:30 skrev Phil Halton : >> >> I am running the latest Sonoma on a MacBook Pro M3. Lately, I find voiceover >> needing to be rebooted because it stops speaking. I don’t know if it has >> been shut off or

Voiceover frequently shutting off

2024-04-16 Thread Phil Halton
I am running the latest Sonoma on a MacBook Pro M3. Lately, I find voiceover needing to be rebooted because it stops speaking. I don’t know if it has been shut off or somehow muted itself but I can get no speech from any action. So, the solution has been to reboot voiceover with the command

Re: Voiceover menu navigation problem in latest Sonoma

2024-04-09 Thread Phil Halton
ow so that it ignores the > voiceover cursor. > Hopefully this will correct your issue with the menu bar. > > HDH. > > - Brad - > > On Apr 9, 2024, at 10:12, Phil Halton wrote: > > A few weeks back I upgraded Sonoma to the latest version, 14.4 or something > like th

Voiceover menu navigation problem in latest Sonoma

2024-04-09 Thread Phil Halton
A few weeks back I upgraded Sonoma to the latest version, 14.4 or something like that. In order to take advantage of the new rogue amoeba installations. After that upgrade I cannot navigate menu bars on any of my apps as expected. That is opening up the menu with VO M puts me at the Apple

Re: Piezo installation

2024-03-29 Thread Phil Halton
and continue. Sent from my IPhone > On Mar 29, 2024, at 6:58 PM, Phil Halton wrote: > > OK, I upgraded my Sonoma to 14.4.1 in order to take advantage of the new > installation for rogue amoeba apps, specifically the Piezo app. I got stuck > at the permissions window of the installati

Piezo installation

2024-03-29 Thread Phil Halton
OK, I upgraded my Sonoma to 14.4.1 in order to take advantage of the new installation for rogue amoeba apps, specifically the Piezo app. I got stuck at the permissions window of the installation. It required that I give permissions for system audio access and optionally microphone access but

Chrome browser on the Mac

2024-03-25 Thread Phil Halton
I installed chrome on my MacBook Pro today and made the mistake of turning on the screen reader during set up. It conflicts with voiceover, giving me double voices etc. How can I shut off the screen reader in Google’s chrome browser on my MacBook Pro. I think I heard something about control alt

Re: Zoom H1 essential recorder with voice guidance

2024-03-10 Thread Phil Halton
that fourth button from the left again to enable English plus beep.Please let us know if these directions do not assist.BestMichael - KJ7PAZPayown Media, LLCOn Mar 9, 2024, at 11:52 AM, Phil Halton wrote:I saw this new recorder from Zoom in the 80 guys bulletin and so I picked one up and it just

Zoom H1 essential recorder with voice guidance

2024-03-09 Thread Phil Halton
I saw this new recorder from Zoom in the 80 guys bulletin and so I picked one up and it just arrived. Unfortunately the manuals are crap. Although, I think I can suss out the various buttons and such. The problem is knowing how to operate the menu system. I think you first have to go in and

Re: Startup Security Utility

2024-03-04 Thread Phil Halton
Your message is unclear. What do you mean you’re unable to WIT command Our. What is WIT supposed to mean?. in order to get into recovery mode, you turn off your Mac. Then, you power on the Mac and immediately hold down the command and our keys for a while, a good while, and then release. You

Amadeus, reaper, or audacity?

2024-02-06 Thread Phil Halton
I currently make some use of Amadeus Pro, but I want to look around for a similar multitrack audio recorder/editor program. Is anyone have experience with reaper on the Mac? How about audacity? I’m looking for simple to use and highly accessible without a huge learning curve. Thanks for any

Re: Sound Effects

2024-02-04 Thread Phil Halton
It sounds like you’re getting the wooshing sound that you hear when you activate Mission control. Try pressing control up arrow or control down arrow and see if that’s the sound because control up arrow is the default Sonoma keystroke to activate mission control. If you are clicking a mouse and

Random generators for iOS I need an app that will beep randomly every 10 seconds or so in an interval that I can specify. For example if I wanted to beep somewhere within a window between 3 to 10 seco

2024-01-30 Thread Phil Halton
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Reviving an old iMac

2024-01-26 Thread Phil Halton
I'm trying to revive myold iMac from around 2011 or so, I'm pretty sure it was running El Capitan. I'm locked out and can't log in because of a password logon failure even though the same password always worked and is the same that I've used on every mac i ever had. No matter, Now I'm trying

Re: Shutting off series annoying back to back request feature

2024-01-14 Thread Phil Halton
Bingo! Sent from my IPhone > On Jan 9, 2024, at 11:49 PM, 'Sabahattin Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > But the problem of back-to-back requests isn't really that Siri doesn't go > away. It's that having made your request, you can't really review the output > because while Siri is

Re: What is the best recording app for aM2 Mac?

2024-01-13 Thread Phil Halton
Voice Memos, or even quick time video, are built-in to the OS and are good options for Just recording some raw audio files for later processing. I also also use Amadeus pro and it is a great app but there’s a bit of a learning curve and it ain’t free, though not too expensive, so you might

Re: Shutting off series annoying back to back request feature

2024-01-07 Thread Phil Halton
respond, "You're Welcome", and the SiriFollow-Up > feature is dismissed. > > - Brad - > > On Jan 7, 2024, at 12:22, Phil Halton wrote: > > The workaround according to Apple Accessibility to get Siri to stop > listening for additional requests as though you’re havi

Shutting off series annoying back to back request feature

2024-01-07 Thread Phil Halton
The workaround according to Apple Accessibility to get Siri to stop listening for additional requests as though you’re having a fluid conversation with her is to turn on the “type to Siri“ feature in Siri settings. Then, using hey Siri you will only get a single interaction with Siri and not a

Re: links in text messages

2024-01-01 Thread Phil Halton
unday, December 31, 2023 03:16 PM >> To: via MacVisionaries >> Subject: Re: links in text messages >> >> the problem I often have with this is that even though I have links in my >> rotor, they don't show up when I need them. >>>> On Dec 30, 2023, at

Re: Accidentally deleted App Library app on my iPhone

2024-01-01 Thread Phil Halton
Janina, which app library are you talking about? Personally I don’t know of any “app” library on the iPhone. I know that various apps have their own storage areas for example stream writer has a library app of its own but you’re not saying which app. Please elaborate. Sent from my IPhone >

Re: links in text messages

2023-12-30 Thread Phil Halton
Set your rotor to “link“ then flick up or down to the desired link and double tap. I had problems with this one at first too Sent from my IPhone > On Dec 30, 2023, at 10:17 PM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > What's the way to click a hyperlink that arrives in a text message

Microsoft copilot on the Mac

2023-12-30 Thread Phil Halton
Well, I now have Microsoft copilot installed on my dock on the Mac and so I thought I’d ask it a question. I asked her to write me a song about old blind banjo players and I was told that it couldn’t do that because the material was inappropriate. I was a little shocked because I am an old

Re: Using Parallels

2023-12-30 Thread Phil Halton
indows for ARM processors, the company has been contacted by several >> voiceover users about the lack of accessibility and it appears that the >> company has no plans to address it. >> >>>> On Dec 29, 2023, at 10:48 AM, 'Matt Turner' via MacVisionaries >>>> wrote:

Re: Ailing 2013 MacBook Air

2023-12-29 Thread Phil Halton
he Air. There's an old saying about software expanding to take advantage of newer, more powerful hardware. I've always thought those fans are illustrating that old principle. Best, Janina Phil Halton writes: > I have an older MacBook Air from 2013 that is exhibiting a heck of a lot of fan activity t

Re: Using Parallels

2023-12-29 Thread Phil Halton
'Matt Turner' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote:to set it up, I have to use VOCR to read the screen.My VO key is caps lock key.it’s like the VM doesn’t see the key.On Dec 29, 2023, at 11:44 AM, Phil Halton <philh...@gmail.com> wrote:Are you saying that parallels

Ailing 2013 MacBook Air

2023-12-29 Thread Phil Halton
I have an older MacBook Air from 2013 that is exhibiting a heck of a lot of fan activity these days. I upgraded to a MacBook Pro with the M3 Pro chip and I’m very happy with it but I’m trying to put some use to the old air. Last night I reinstalled the operating system after doing some first

Re: Using Parallels

2023-12-29 Thread Phil Halton
Are you saying that parallels is now accessible at least to some degree? I thought it was a complete black box for Mac voiceover usersSent from my IPhoneOn Dec 29, 2023, at 11:14 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote:As  strange as it seems, telling VoiceOver to use the CAPSLOCK key and keeping VoiceOver

Re: Installing and using Lennox excessively on an old MacBook Air

2023-12-28 Thread Phil Halton
. On Dec 27, 2023, at 2:15 PM, Phil Halton wrote: I’ve been hearing about people using Linux on this list for quite some time and I never really cared until now. I’m wondering, how are people using Lennox from an accessibility standpoint, what screen reader is out there for use. I did my college

Installing and using Lennox excessively on an old MacBook Air

2023-12-27 Thread Phil Halton
I’ve been hearing about people using Linux on this list for quite some time and I never really cared until now. I’m wondering, how are people using Lennox from an accessibility standpoint, what screen reader is out there for use. I did my college independent studies using Lennox And so I’m not

Re: Bug in Numbers

2023-12-26 Thread Phil Halton
Yes, I’ve been experiencing exactly this for a while now in numbers. My workaround has been too stop interacting with the table and re-interact, doing this several times until I can interact and move the cursor down. Usually when I try to interact with certain tables I get that bong sound when I

Re: Separating system volume and voice volume on Mac

2023-12-16 Thread Phil Halton
? Sent from my IPhone > On Dec 16, 2023, at 2:35 PM, Jürgen Fleger wrote: > > Press VO + CMD + Shift + right or left Arrow until you'll reach Volume. Then > press up or down Arrow while you're still holding the keys in your left hand. > > >> Am 16.12.2023 um 1

Re: YouTube audio downloading app

2023-12-16 Thread Phil Halton
ing app >> >> Hi, >> not free but very accessible: Downey 4 on the Mac and Tubecast for iPhone. >> >> >>>> Am 16.12.2023 um 19:58 schrieb Phil Halton : >>> >>> I’ve got some YouTube videos from an online seminar that I need to grab the

Re: Query re setting up a new Macbook Air from scratch using Voiceover?

2023-12-16 Thread Phil Halton
That’s how I just did it with my new MacBook Pro, as Brad says, just open the lid and it will power up. Then voiceover will eventually start up on its own, if not press the function key plus the command key plus the FN five key and it will bring it up. Smooth sailing from there. Sent from my

YouTube audio downloading app

2023-12-16 Thread Phil Halton
I’ve got some YouTube videos from an online seminar that I need to grab the audio from. Haven’t done this in a long time and don’t know what’s out there for software. Is there a good easy and free YouTube audio grabber for either Mac or iOS that you can recommend? Sent from my IPhone -- The

Separating system volume and voice volume on Mac

2023-12-16 Thread Phil Halton
Is there anyway to differentiate between system media volume and voiceover volume on the Mac like there is an iOS? I’m trying to record some YouTube video but in order to get the volume up high enough I have to blast my ears out with voiceover. Sent from my IPhone -- The following information

Re: Voice control on Mac running Sonoma

2023-12-08 Thread Phil Halton
Sometimes I do use "voice control" but I find that some of the word >> predictions because of using AI can be a bit tricky. The solution I'm using >> seems to be working well for the most part. Unfortunately, no dictation >> solution is going to be 100% accurate. >> Sincere

Re: Voice control on Mac running Sonoma

2023-12-06 Thread Phil Halton
and tap control again. > > > >> On Dec 6, 2023, at 2:42 PM, Phil Halton wrote: >> >> Is anyone successfully using voice control features to work with documents, >> creating, editing etc.? I can see how it might have possibilities although >> it’s for certa

Voice control on Mac running Sonoma

2023-12-06 Thread Phil Halton
Is anyone successfully using voice control features to work with documents, creating, editing etc.? I can see how it might have possibilities although it’s for certain that you have to wear headphones or take some precautions so that voiceover output isn’t bled in and mistaken as your commands

New Sonoma user has questions I’ve been using Catalina on a MacBook Air and my iOS device with iOS 17 for the longest time. Now I have a new MacBook Pro with Sonoma and I love the thing except for the

2023-12-04 Thread Phil Halton
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Re: Old dinosaur looking to upgrade

2023-12-03 Thread Phil Halton
a AIR with M2 and a Pro with M3 would better be placed in shared memory or additional storage.   Best wishes,Jonathan Cohn On Dec 2, 2023, at 8:35 AM, Phil Halton <philh...@gmail.com> wrote:Jonathan, thanks for answering. Do you have anything more substantial to say about the reasons w

Re: Old dinosaur looking to upgrade

2023-12-02 Thread Phil Halton
tracing or a few more cores in  the processor.But then I’m still running a 2015 Mac Book Air 11. Best wishes,Jonathan Cohn On Dec 1, 2023, at 12:21 PM, Phil Halton <philh...@gmail.com> wrote:I currently use a MacBook Air 2013 and maybe it's the season, but I'm thinking of upgrading. I'm l

Old dinosaur looking to upgrade

2023-12-01 Thread Phil Halton
I currently use a MacBook Air 2013 and maybe it's the season, but I'm thinking of upgrading. I'm looking at a base model MacBookPro 14 inch with the m3 chip. I'm not a power user anymore so I'm thinking this will do fine. I'm just wondering about a few things such as, is the M2 chip in the 15

Side button behaviors in iOS 17

2023-11-22 Thread Phil Halton
OK, in iOS 17 it seems they’ve changed the behavior of the side button for use with Siri. It used to be that you would hold the button and wait for the sound and then speak to Siri. You would have to do this for each request of Siri. Now, it seems that you press the button and you don’t get the

iOS 17 double tap sensitivity problem

2023-11-19 Thread Phil Halton
Since upgrading to iOS 17 I’m having a lot of trouble with the one finger double tap gesture. It’s really overly sensitive and precise now and often my old double tap gesture does not work. Is anyone else noticing this? I was looking for some setting where you can set the sensitivity level but

Re: Recording the screen in QuickTime Player.

2023-11-15 Thread Phil Halton
If I remember from my time working with QuickTime, the stop button is on labeled. It should be in the place where the record button was, so, if you don’t move around after pressing record, then just pressing enter again will effectively press the stop button. Sent from my IPhone > On Nov 15,

Re: Recommendation needed for iPhone external microphone

2023-11-08 Thread Phil Halton
I’m using 813, why, does it matter what model? Sent from my IPhone > On Nov 8, 2023, at 10:28 AM, Herbie Allen wrote: > > Which model iPhone? > >> On Nov 7, 2023, at 18:50, Phil Halton wrote: >> >> It’s really hard to sift through all the advertisements out

Recommendation needed for iPhone external microphone

2023-11-07 Thread Phil Halton
It’s really hard to sift through all the advertisements out there for iPhone external mics so I’m asking here hoping someone is using a great product. What I am looking for: it must be an Omni directional microphone, not a cardio and pattern. Hopefully a good quality omnidirectional condenser

Re: My first ever Zoom call on a mac and I'm really worried

2023-10-30 Thread Phil Halton
I’m not a regular zoom user, but my last zoom there was a problem with voiceover bleeding in to my audio channel. It was a distraction for the other meeting members. You might want to think about perhaps muting voiceover, or using some in your earbuds so only you hear the voice over. Sent from

Reducing or eliminating ad interruptions on iOS safari

2023-09-26 Thread Phil Halton
Add interruptions on safari using iOS are making Safari almost unusable when searching through a Google search. When I load a page I’m constantly interrupted with ad loading. I’ve tried turning off pop-up blocking in Safari settings and I have tried using the reader in page settings both are

Re: attachments in mail on an iPhone

2023-09-13 Thread Phil Halton
Usually I find them at the very end of the email message. A move to the toolbar is at the bottom of the screen and then start flicking left until I enter the message and there it usually is. Sent from my IPhone > On Sep 13, 2023, at 2:09 PM, Mohammad Fazil wrote: > > Lately, it has become

Re: iOS recording app

2023-08-10 Thread Phil Halton
and stop recording and all recordings are available to play right in the app. It also has a great Apple watch app that literally starts recording as soon as you open it.On Wed, Aug 9, 2023 at 6:34 PM Phil Halton <philh...@gmail.com> wrote:Yes Lori, I use RecUp too. But I want to be able to pla

Re: iOS recording app

2023-08-09 Thread Phil Halton
r it to work. it’s extremely easy to use. > >> On Aug 9, 2023, at 3:24 PM, Phil Halton wrote: >> >> I’m looking for a simple, no-frills recording app for the iPhone. Just a >> straightforward record/playback type of app that is easy and uncomplicated >>

iOS recording app

2023-08-09 Thread Phil Halton
I’m looking for a simple, no-frills recording app for the iPhone. Just a straightforward record/playback type of app that is easy and uncomplicated to use. Any suggestions? Sent from my IPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have

Siri dictation on iPhone

2023-06-28 Thread Phil Halton
With some recent release, Siri has become, comma happy. When I dictate things to her, she automatically inserts commas and probably other punctuation. I’m not aware of into my text. There’s got to be a setting to turn this off somewhere, any help? Sent from my IPhone -- The following

Re: Reading pdf books

2023-06-26 Thread Phil Halton
t; Becky > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 25, 2023, at 7:55 PM, Phil Halton wrote: > > You didn’t say what app you are using to read the PDF. Personally, I always > use voice dream reader for all my reading. It seems to be the best most > accessible interface for

Re: Reading pdf books

2023-06-25 Thread Phil Halton
You didn’t say what app you are using to read the PDF. Personally, I always use voice dream reader for all my reading. It seems to be the best most accessible interface for reading most types of documents. Sent from my IPhone > On Jun 25, 2023, at 6:18 PM, Rebecca Sabo wrote: > > Hi, all,

Item chooser in iOS

2023-06-23 Thread Phil Halton
Has anyone else noticed that the item chooser in iOS, activated with a two finger triple tap, is very unreliable? I find that it rarely works in webpages with a lot of links. Or, sometimes it will work once, and no more while on that same page. is item chooser unable to handle a large number of

App accessible dehumidifiers

2023-06-05 Thread Phil Halton
I need a dehumidifier that I can control either by an iOS app or through Alexa. Does anybody have experience with dehumidifiers? There are brands like Honeywell, midea, homelabs, etc. Thanks for any help you can offer. Sent from my IPhone -- The following information is important for all

Re: Face ID has stopped working systemwide on iPhone 13

2023-05-30 Thread Phil Halton
y done this. > > Best of luck! > > Cheers! > > Cara > > >> On May 30, 2023, at 8:20 AM, Phil Halton wrote: >> >> For some reason the Face ID feature on my iPhone 13 has stopped working >> throughout the system, and on all apps that use it. I have don

Face ID has stopped working systemwide on iPhone 13

2023-05-30 Thread Phil Halton
For some reason the Face ID feature on my iPhone 13 has stopped working throughout the system, and on all apps that use it. I have done the following: rebooted the phone, always a good first step. Then I went into Face ID settings and reset Face ID, and made sure that requires attention was not

Annoying sound effect in Mac music app

2023-05-02 Thread Phil Halton
When playing a music app radio station, between songs, I get that annoying happy sound, three rapid ascending beeps, just like you get on the iPhone. This sound effect just showed up today so probably an update? Any way to shut off sound effects, indicating transition to new song in the Mac

PayPal on Mac safari

2023-04-30 Thread Phil Halton
What the heck is wrong with PayPal using Safari on the Mac? I just sent the payment. Got all the way to the end, selecting the proper payment source, and there was no send button anywhere to be found. I had to cancel out of it and make the payment on my iPhone. At least there there is a send

Can’t downgrade iCloud storage

2023-04-07 Thread Phil Halton
I’m trying to downgrade my iCloud storage from the 50 GB back to the free 5 GB. I’ve deleted all the data in excess of the five gig limit and I can select the 5 GB plan in iOS settings under manage iCloud storage, but I can’t complete the action because the done button is grayed out. It will

Re: A good translation app for iOS

2023-04-02 Thread Phil Halton
Thanks Andrews, I think I’ll probably try that Google translate app.Sent from my IPhoneOn Apr 2, 2023, at 2:44 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote:Hi!She can not translate to Swedish anyway so I use google translate./A31 mars 2023 kl. 20:45 skrev Phil Halton :That’s not true Anders. I used to do this all

Re: A good translation app for iOS

2023-03-31 Thread Phil Halton
/character.MinhOn Thu, Mar 30, 2023 at 2:33 PM Phil Halton <philh...@gmail.com> wrote:I want to be able to ask my iPhone, “how do I say XXX or whatever, in Spanish“. And then I want to be able to review on screen word by word or character by character the response. I don’t wanna use a desktop app. Sent f

Re: A good translation app for iOS

2023-03-31 Thread Phil Halton
and you can use rotor gestures to read by word/character.MinhOn Thu, Mar 30, 2023 at 2:33 PM Phil Halton <philh...@gmail.com> wrote:I want to be able to ask my iPhone, “how do I say XXX or whatever, in Spanish“. And then I want to be able to review on screen word by word or character by cha

Re: A good translation app for iOS

2023-03-30 Thread Phil Halton
> I solely rely on Google Translate for all my translation needs. > > > Minh Ha > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 30, 2023, at 11:40 AM, Phil Halton wrote: >> >> Is there a good and accessible translation app for iOS? I find the stock >> tran

A good translation app for iOS

2023-03-30 Thread Phil Halton
Is there a good and accessible translation app for iOS? I find the stock translation app that comes with iOS to be a bit lame and unusable. 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

Re: Finding out which song is playing in the music app

2023-03-28 Thread Phil Halton
And, you can always ask Siri “what song, or what album, or what artist, is this “.Sent from my IPhoneOn Mar 27, 2023, at 2:03 PM, Herbie Allen wrote:You can also find out on the lock screen.On Mar 27, 2023, at 12:32, Patrick Ford wrote:Hi, when the now playing screen is optimized song titles

Re: Dropbox media files mess

2023-03-12 Thread Phil Halton
nced with DB on the Mac And did you > then sync whatever you want to use with iCloud Drive? > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible > will make violent revolution inevitable." > --John F. Kennedy > My e-Mail: > ancient.ali...@iclo

Re: Dropbox media files mess

2023-03-11 Thread Phil Halton
ng correctly in Dropbox. Have you tried reinstalling > Dropbox? > >> On Mar 11, 2023, at 11:44, Phil Halton wrote: >> >> I planned to cancel my dropbox subscription and made a copy of everything in >> dropbox and place it in iCloud. It totals less than 30gb. But, media fi

Dropbox media files mess

2023-03-11 Thread Phil Halton
I planned to cancel my dropbox subscription and made a copy of everything in dropbox and place it in iCloud. It totals less than 30gb. But, media files like mp3, m4a, etc are problematic. Trying to open any media file in either iCloud or the local dropbox folders is most likely to result in an

Re: Dropbox syncing issues

2023-03-09 Thread Phil Halton
bie Allen wrote: > > I have not had this issue, but I wonder if the folder fully downloaded? Do > you keep the app running on the Mac? Also, what happens if you access the > folder by going to the Dropbox app in the Apps folder? > >> On Mar 9, 2023, at 08:28, Phil Halton

Dropbox syncing issues

2023-03-09 Thread Phil Halton
OK, I re-synced several folders from dropbox.com back down onto my max hard drive. I am able to access the contents of these files if I use the dropbox iOS app, but if I use the max file browser and try to open them, I can’t get them to open. I have tried opening them with a different apps,

My files don’t show up in the iOS files app on iCloud

2023-03-08 Thread Phil Halton
OK, so I upgraded to a 50 GB storage plan on iCloud, and then I transferred a slew of files into the iCloud Drive. I made a new folder, called my stuff, not that that’s important, and just copied an entire directories structure from my local dropbox files into that iCloud folder. Well, From the

Ditching dropbox for iCloud Drive

2023-03-06 Thread Phil Halton
My dropbox subscription is coming up for renewal and I'm thinking about cancelling and just going with iCloud drive storage. I have less than 30Gigabyte of files that I want to keep and that'll cost me .99 cents instead of $10 per month for fropbox's 2 terabyte. Question: I see a handful of

Re: Mac os

2023-02-20 Thread Phil Halton
Karen, did you really mean to say make uninformed decisions? Maybe you should turn off the auto spellchecker☺️. Perhaps you could dial back the snootyness a little bit too. There was nothing condescending in Brad’s remark. The perception of condescension is in your mind only. It really sucks

Siri sound on iOS 16

2023-02-19 Thread Phil Halton
I just upgraded to iOS 16 and it seems to have changed the sound for Siri when you press the side button to get her attention. I really don’t like this sound, in fact, when I’m out and about I can’t really hear it because of ambient noise. The same goes for the sound when double tapping for

Re: An announcement about an upcoming Mac Training course

2023-02-19 Thread Phil Halton
I didn’t see any price information. Is this a free course?Sent from my IPhoneOn Feb 18, 2023, at 10:21 PM, Herbie Allen wrote:Yes. The course has a focus on methods of navigation as well as understandning how the mac works.On Feb 18, 2023, at 20:53, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries wrote:Would

Re: iOS upgrade to 16.3?

2023-02-14 Thread Phil Halton
anything. We're already half way to iOS 17! >> >> From E.T.'s Keyboard... >> "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible >> will make violent revolution inevitable." >> --John F. Kennedy >> My e-Mail: >> ancient.ali...@icloud.com >>

iOS upgrade to 16.3?

2023-02-14 Thread Phil Halton
I am still using iOS 15. Have they shaken the bugs out of iOS 16 with version three yet or is it still not a good idea to upgrade?. I don’t want to lose accessibility or sensitivity of the screen or any functionality for that matter. Sent from my IPhone -- The following information is

Re: How much ram and storage should i get?

2023-02-07 Thread Phil Halton
It all really depends on what you use the machine for. If you’re doing heavy audio and video processing then yeah, load up on the ram and the SSD. Me, I could get by on the bare-bones configuration because I only do email, Spreadsheet, and a little Text and sometimes and sometimes audio

Accessible blood pressure monitors

2023-01-20 Thread Phil Halton
My doctor says I have high blood pressure and wants me to monitor it. I’m looking on Amazon and I see a lot of monitors some of them Bluetooth enabled. I’m wondering, does anyone know of a really good and accessible blood pressure monitor that I can read the results on my iPhone? Otherwise

Re: How does one compensate for PageUp and PageDown keys or Home and End keys on a MacBook Pro without an external full keyboard?

2023-01-08 Thread Phil Halton
Hi ET, true they are off topic, but a good pissing contest helps to brighten an otherwise dreary Sunday afternoon. don’t you agree?  Sent from my IPhone > On Jan 8, 2023, at 2:00 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > With all due respect, it has to do with the list

Re: Ring Update

2022-12-28 Thread Phil Halton
Thanks for the heads up I’m sticking with iOS 15 for a good while at least until they shake all this out. Sent from my IPhone > On Dec 28, 2022, at 4:29 PM, sarai.bucciare...@gmail.com wrote: > >  > Hi all: > So for months the Ring app was broken with iOS 16 all builds. Worked fine in > 15.

Apple servers getting bogged down

2022-12-06 Thread Phil Halton
Fairly often I get a situation where Siri cannot process requests such as identifying a song, doing basic math calculations, or even just telling the time. I am assuming that it is on Apple servers and that they must be getting bogged down from heavy traffic. Is anyone else experiencing a

Re: Real book for blind musicians

2022-12-03 Thread Phil Halton
that’s fairly convincible. Lots of features and options. And you can download pla playlists of pre-programmed charts off of the website via the app. Great resource for anyone who needs a real book. A real pro Sent from my IPhone > On Dec 3, 2022, at 12:34 PM, Phil Halton wr

Real book for blind musicians

2022-12-03 Thread Phil Halton
Is there a such a beast? Any musician should know what I’m talking about. It’s a fake book with the chords and melody for various jazz standards. All I can find are graphical images of the chord symbols which obviously voice over makes no sense self. Is there anything where they actually write

Re: Getting rid of auto/smart punctuation introduced in IOS 16?

2022-12-01 Thread Phil Halton
On a sidenote have the bugs been shaken out of iOS 16 yet? I’m being prompted to upgrade but if I recall there were some problems. Is it safe to go upstairs yet? Sent from my IPhone > On Nov 29, 2022, at 10:46 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Thanks, Brad. I had turned

Re: Dropboxon the Mac

2022-10-29 Thread Phil Halton
Have they finally fixed the status of the check/unchecked folders in the selective sink window? It used to be that you never know if you were checking around checking a folder because the check box was not spoken. I remember it was a real problem for a long time with a lot of people

Accessible security cameras

2022-10-08 Thread Phil Halton
I’d like to get a security camera that I can plug into the light socket on my front porch and access on my iPhone. I also make increasing use of Alexa, so any that work well with Alexa also would be welcome recommendations. Looking for simple, easy to connect, accessible on iPhone. Thanks in

Re: Help with the Mac book .

2022-09-11 Thread Phil Halton
It does definitely sound like a sleep issue. Which is not an issue at all, that’s the way it’s made to conserve battery power. Although, you can change the amount of time that elapses before the Mac will go to sleep. It’s in settings somewhere, I don’t have a Mac in front of me but I’m sure you

Re: Coding apps for accessibility

2022-09-07 Thread Phil Halton
erg wrote: > > Hi! > Dev.apple.com/accessibility I think. > Try that and if it doesn’t work I can check things out for you. > /A > >> 6 sep. 2022 kl. 19:06 skrev Phil Halton : >> >> My bank has been hassling me to help them to make their app accessible for

Coding apps for accessibility

2022-09-06 Thread Phil Halton
My bank has been hassling me to help them to make their app accessible for the blind. Where can I direct them in the Apple website for their coding department to find all they need about how to code an app for Accessibility. I know Apple has information on the developers website for coding for

Re: Removing the Tips from the AirPods Pro.

2022-08-21 Thread Phil Halton
A simple Google search for “removing tips from iPods Max“ will give you the information. I tried to paste it in but ran into trouble. I guess you’re supposed to pinch the rubber/silicon insert on either side and then pull it straight out until it pops off. But check Google for more

Re: YouTube premium subscription

2022-08-18 Thread Phil Halton
d you signup? > Through Apple, or Google? > By the way, Apple charges about $15 where as going directly through Google is > $11.99 per month. > Rob > >> On Aug 18, 2022, at 6:46 PM, Phil Halton wrote: >> >> >> >> Well, same options from the laptop as from th

Re: YouTube premium subscription

2022-08-18 Thread Phil Halton
18, 2022, at 1:30 PM, mr.robertcole via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > I don’t believe you can cancel on the mobile app. > Try from a computer. > Rob > > >> On Aug 18, 2022, at 12:02 PM, Phil Halton wrote: >> >> I signed up for a free trial an

YouTube premium subscription

2022-08-18 Thread Phil Halton
I signed up for a free trial and it’s about to expire. I want to make sure I don’t get clipped for a auto renewal fee. I went into settings and found my subscription there and it gave only an option to renew. Does this mean they’re not going to auto renew? Any experience with auto premium

Re: Question about Books

2022-07-23 Thread Phil Halton
I really wish we could read by sentence or even by paragraph in the Books app. Line by line doesn’t really cut it, and continuous reading isn’t all that natural either. Sent from my IPhone > On Jul 23, 2022, at 9:14 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Steve, > > I don’t

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