Re: Voiceover says "verified" repeatedly on YouTube website

yes, and it’s majorly annoying. tabbing away and back usually fixes it. Alia > On Jul 13, 2023, at 8:13 AM, 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > I’ve noticed recently as soon as I load YouTube website, Voiceover keeps > repeating “verified” at leasst 10 times. This

Re: Ventura: System Settings is a Very New Experience

I highly recommend the search function in system settings. just put login items. I literally did this an hour ago. > On Nov 1, 2022, at 8:10 PM, Dave Carlson wrote: > > I wanted to review the place where I set up applications to automatically > launch after login. I can’t figure out where it

Re: Should I upgrade to Ventura?

seems okay to me, much more responsive. speech is much faster across the board. I think you’ll be fine. Alia > On Oct 28, 2022, at 8:13 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi all, > > As some of you may remember, I teach, so I am often hesitant to upgrade my > Mac during

Re: help with voices

rently a way to change this but hopefully that get’s fixed. I >> use Siri 4 and have the same issue. >>> On Oct 26, 2022, at 09:46, alia robinson wrote: >>> >>> Okay, with alex I guess I’m used to the weird pitch change, when announcing >>> different co

Re: help with voices

I know. I guess I just got used to alex doing it. it seems subtler than when Moira does it. I love this voice, but I can’t abide by it doing that. I want my voices the same through the whole computer experience. alia > On Oct 26, 2022, at 10:49 AM, Herbie Allen wrote: > > It’s something with

help with voices

Okay, with alex I guess I’m used to the weird pitch change, when announcing different controls but is there a way to stop this annoying change when announcing different controls etc. I’d like to change to a different voice, but this annoying practice is keeping me with alex, thanks. -- The

Re: MacOs Ventura is Out.

I was afraid of that, sigh. Alia > On Oct 26, 2022, at 10:18 AM, Herbie Allen wrote: > > As with iOS16, looks like many of the voices are now built int the system The > ones you can delete have a trash icon by them. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Re: MacOs Ventura is Out.

so am I missing something? how the do you remove voices you don’t want?! sorry, but I have three versions of some, enhanced premium etc, and I do not want them all, but where you used to just uncheck them and remove I don’t see that option now? alia > On Oct 26, 2022, at 9:59 AM, Jessica

Re: Opening a Contiguous Set of Text Files Into a Single Document

you just have to cut and paste the different documents into one file. > On Aug 25, 2022, at 9:38 AM, Dave Carlson wrote: > > Herbie, > Okay, then you’re saying that when I unzip, it will come out as a single > large text file? I don’t know how that is accomplished. > > Dave Carlson > Farfar,

Re: Converting kindle books on the Mac?

yep, calibre works, but you really need the serial number of a kindle device, and sighted help to set it up, but once it is it works great. > On Jun 21, 2022, at 8:26 AM, 'Mervin Keck III' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Someone asked me if it was possible to convert Kindle books on the Mac

Re: OT: A bit of personal news

I personally don’t want to see, but I would never fault those who do or want better vission. I hope it turns out like you want it to, good luck to you. I don’t think science will be fixing detached retinas anytime soon, so I suppose I’ll never have to grapple with this problem. > On Apr 4,

Re: Accessible VPN for all devices, plus 30 days free

I think this is highly inappropriate. where does this kind of thing stop? I don’t want promotional emails on this list. > On Feb 27, 2022, at 12:55 PM, Kliph via groups.io > > wrote: > > Ok, I have been using Express VPN for

Re: need help with VO pitch

Musician, Farfar, Woodworker, and Pioneer > > On Jan 20, 2022, at 9:50 AM, alia robinson <mailto:ali...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > thanks, I looked at that, and I see where you can change it all, and I did, > but it’s still awful. it’s like the voice I choose has a pitch

Re: need help with VO pitch

CMD + Shift modifiers, use the > right/left arrow keys to select Pitch, and then use the up/down arrow keys to > adjust Pitch to your desired setting. > > HTH. > > - Brad - > > > > > On Jan 20, 2022, at 11:27, alia robinson <mailto:ali...@gmail.com>&g

Re: need help with VO pitch

esired setting. > > HTH. > > - Brad - > > > > > On Jan 20, 2022, at 11:27, alia robinson <mailto:ali...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > I sort of want to use a different voice beside alex, but I have found on > other voices when it reads certain things, lik

need help with VO pitch

I sort of want to use a different voice beside alex, but I have found on other voices when it reads certain things, like controls are links and other items the pitch is way way lower. I know alex does it too, but not to this awful degree. I can’t find anywhere to tell it to just read everything

Re: How to change Voiceover voice on Apple Watch

donna, you’ll see voiceover on, tap that, and scroll down. there is a toggle to enable siri voice for your watch there. it’s right before the braille settings. > On Jan 15, 2022, at 8:30 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > No, that just changes the language, it doesn’t change

Re: Apple mail in Monterey

nothing should change too much if you upgrade. go to the view menu to disable conversations. > On Dec 29, 2021, at 10:43 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi all, > > So I have a couple of questions related to this thread. > > 1. I’m still running Big Sur. I do not have

weird voiceover problem

I just got a new mac and all was working fine until a few days ago. now when I’m in safari and hit command w to close a window it closes it visually, but my voiceover is saying open whatever link I was focused on in a new tab. on the screen it’s closing the window, but it’s saying something

Re: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

right, I knew it was you this happened to. I’m not the best at any of this to begin with and my husband does IT on windows, so has no clue. > On Jul 20, 2021, at 9:41 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Alia, > > I know that using Migration assistant has worked for some

getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

the subject says it all. what’s the best way. I want to use the migration tool, but everyone is saying it breaks voiceover, ideas, thoughts? alia -- 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: experience with N1 MacBook Air

LOL, I should have read farther. I just said the same thing. > On May 5, 2021, at 6:34 PM, Pete De Vasto wrote: > > Donna, > > I so totally understand and feel terrible about all the frustrations you’ve > been going through with this setup. I know, through talking with you on > another list,

Re: experience with N1 MacBook Air

can you not try to get speech on with your braille display? I know I had to do that once, did a read all then used the display to turn up my VO volume, maybe speech volume got muted or turned down. > On May 5, 2021, at 6:42 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Update finished,

Re: Endding the RE: article on Firefox accessibility on the mac

and my point is made. we just lost a good member of the list as opposed to this piece of trash who is spouting this shit and staying. I too am gone. I can get mac support anywhere. I am ashamed of what I’ve seen here, and to those who were supportive you rock. to people like ray, phil and chuck

Re: Endding the RE: article on Firefox accessibility on the mac

religious and political sigs have no place on a mac list. the only thing we should be speaking about are our macs. if white racists want to start their own group go ahead. funny how you bigots tout free speech until someone calls you out on your hate, and then we need to shut up! free speech

Re: Endding the RE: article on Firefox accessibility on the mac

other than it’s bigoted and racist, and disrespectful and insensitive, no there’s not a *thing* wrong with that! *rolling eyes* On Jul 1, 2020, at 5:27 PM, Robin wrote: Don'tThink: There's AnyThing Wrong with Mr.BarefootRay's Signature, so He shouldn't Be Forced to Change or Alter

Re: Endding the RE: article on Firefox accessibility on the mac

I wasn’t going to speak up again, but mark is obviously not going to in a timely manner, take this shit off list. I don’t need to be dared to look up wackadoo conspiracy theories. take your shit off list. no one wants to hear it. On Wed, 1 Jul 2020, CHUCK REICHEL wrote: > Hi Simon, > OK. >

Re: article on Firefox accessibility on the mac

and things like this is why crap like that signature shouldn’t be allowed. it brings out the crazy conspiracy theroists. LMAO turn off alex jones. On Jun 30, 2020, at 11:02 AM, CHUCK REICHEL wrote: Amen Ray! The whole thing including the "Communist Chinese Biological weapon attack" is just

Re: article on Firefox accessibility on the mac

when you are held down by the neck by a racist cop, you can talk until then shut up! there is absolutely no comparison *at* all, and whites have no clue. how absolutely and totally disgusting. white male privelege is real people. you don’t have to stand up for yourself. society does it for you!

Re: Is there a braille command for moving to the dock in IOS?

can’t you map a key for moving to mail? I did that once. On Jun 28, 2020, at 1:38 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: Not yet. I kinda like the dock how I have it, so I guess I’ll have to decide what is more important, keeping the dock in its current configuration or changing it up

Re: Question regarding the Doc on Mac.

I don’t get anything like that, but I set up where command n will open my downloads so I never use the doc, not for anything honestly. On Jun 27, 2020, at 9:52 AM, 'Gary Price' via MacVisionaries wrote: Yo everyone! This is Gary here. Please can anyone tell me if they have noticed something

Re: Silencing VoiceOver with the control key

it is, works everytime, but you need to just press it once. if you press it again it will resume. you must be pressing it twice. On May 3, 2020, at 8:57 PM, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: Hi all, I know this was discussed a few weeks back but can’t remember if there was a solution? If I use the VO+A

Re: New display, new buttons.

you have to map them. if you do command b your display will ask you to choose them. On Apr 25, 2020, at 11:32 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! Its here the problem is. I can’t even add those keys because they don’t appear in the table. -- The following information is important for all members

Re: New display, new buttons.

the mac has unmapped those keys for panning. I finally figured this out with my actilino. you have to remap them. On Apr 25, 2020, at 10:28 AM, Pete De Vasto wrote: Not sure what’s going on here. If you’re not in keyboard help mode, but anywhere else, does pressing D2 or D5 pan the display?

Re: Non contiguous selection.

you have to put command in too, so for me that’s the bottom three keys before the space bar. On Apr 21, 2020, at 6:01 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! >From what i have understood things in regards to the subject i should use the >VO+arrow keys to go through a list of files and then press

Re: Transfer files with Finder

go to your sidebar table. if your phone is plugged in it should be there. On Mar 1, 2020, at 4:00 AM, Nebojsa Tasic wrote: I can't find Devices in Finder in order to transfer files to iPhone. Any advice? -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list.

Re: Outlook On IMac

the most accessible app with mac is applemail, nothing else comes close. On Feb 7, 2020, at 1:30 PM, J. Cyr wrote: Good day, I recently switched from a (Older) Microsoft PC to my new IMac. To put it mildly I'm just fumbling around at the moment. I was wondering, is there a guide for how to

Re: Possible Switch To VarioUltra Braille Display

me either, I love my actilino. wouldn’t go back if I could. VU had its chance with me, too many repair issues for my liking. On Feb 5, 2020, at 2:37 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! I did the oposit so i switched from VarioUltra to Actilino. There were at that point no other sollution for me.

Re: Using a Focus braille display with Mac and IOS?

what it comes with is 16 gb. I am not sure if that’s the limit. I can’t find anything that says for sure. On Jan 5, 2020, at 4:25 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: Alia, Is there a limit to the size of SD card it will take? Donna -- The following information is important for all

Re: Using a Focus braille display with Mac and IOS?

yes, you can. sometimes you have to restart voiceover or the unit to get mac to see it, but I think that’s more apple stuff than actilino, but once it’s there as a drive it’s exactly what you expect. I never got my VU to show up as a drive, you can also just take out the SDCard and put them on

Re: Using a Focus braille display with Mac and IOS?

it remembers your place unless it has an issue where you had to shut it down, also if you suspend the editer you have to remember and press a cursor routing button or it will go back a bit, but if you close a file and open it again your place is kept. I couldn’t deal with that either. the HTCom

Re: Using a Focus braille display with Mac and IOS?

well, hims is selling their displays for now, and hims customer service hasn’t been great historically, but when I asked a question last week I got a reply in two days, and that was right on new year’s eve when I asked, so I was impressed. I worry about any company for the blind or visually

Re: Using a Focus braille display with Mac and IOS?

Just for accuracy sake it’s 16, and it scrolls so seamlessly I haven’t noticed. unless you are trying to control your computer I don’t think it would. I absolutely love mine, and it’s battery life is amazing 30 to 40 hours. On Jan 5, 2020, at 3:28 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote:

Re: Using a Focus braille display with Mac and IOS?

I have the actilino, and if you mostly read I can’t recommend it enough. you can scroll without touching a button, in it’s stand alone mode, and with mac and iphone. the software sucks, but if you contract your braille first, and put it on it’s a pleasure to read with, and because of the

Re: Catalina how to clean up music library

honestly the best way to do this is erase your library file and reimport those songs to music. On Jan 3, 2020, at 1:34 PM, Paul Hopewell wrote: Hello, Many thanks for prior help on setting up iTunes Music Library. On my iMac running the latest Catalina I have several dozen songs listed in

Re: Editing Id3 Tags with Catalina

you can do the same thing you did in itunes in the music app. it literally works the exact same way. On Dec 7, 2019, at 6:52 PM, Robert Carter wrote: Hi, Prior to Catalina, I used iTunes to edit the ID3 tags when I created a podcast. Now that we don’t have iTunes, I am looking for a VoicOver

Re: Update prompt

LOL macbook pro! On Oct 20, 2019, at 7:43 PM, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: No, mainly because I don’t no what you are talking about. MBP? > On 21/10/2019, at 12:32, Simon A Fogarty > wrote: > > Hi Petrus, > > I’ve been lucky and not get this yet, > > But have you

Re: catalina question passwords

that’s it. I don’t get choices. I have to open passwords lock and choose manually. there are no longer choices. On Oct 8, 2019, at 2:31 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, Just arrow down through the choices. Press return on the one you want to use. -- The following

Re: catalina question passwords

command space and arrow down. doesn’t work now. On Oct 8, 2019, at 2:11 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, Which method did you use in the past? -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about

Re: catalina question passwords

don’t have that. On Oct 8, 2019, at 1:44 PM, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries wrote: I just press Down Arrow and, in my case, use the Touch ID button -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

catalina question passwords

Okay, everytime there’s a new update I can’t autofill passwords. the way I used to do it doesn’t work. -- 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: Status bar solution in iOS 13

this helps. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 29, 2019, at 11:07 AM, alia robinson wrote: > > the status screen is just much smaller. you have to start at the very top > corner. donna is right, you find the time easily from the right corner. it’s > the easiest to find, alth

Re: Status bar solution in iOS 13

the status screen is just much smaller. you have to start at the very top corner. donna is right, you find the time easily from the right corner. it’s the easiest to find, although everything is there. On Sep 29, 2019, at 12:02 PM, Phil Halton wrote: Donna is that under all conditions, within

Re: created dot files?

I delete them on my braille display *all* the time, have never had an issue. On Aug 9, 2019, at 11:01 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, The dot files are usually found when you have an MSDOS or Windows formatted drive connected to your Mac. These files are in visible on a Mac

Re: Brailleblaster was Re: In the market for a new laptop- your advice

I don’t. I remember I had to wipe my computer and it took me literally ages to find it again! I just looked and I cannot find it *anywhere* On Jul 24, 2019, at 8:21 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote: Do you happen to have the link to the developer's site? -- The following information is

Re: Brailleblaster was Re: In the market for a new laptop- your advice

Louis-3.0.0 On Jul 24, 2019, at 8:17 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote: What version is your copy of Louis? >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 7/24/2019 3:34 PM, alia robinson wrote: >

Re: Brailleblaster was Re: In the market for a new laptop- your advice

tell that to Mojave a because that’s what I’m using it on. On Jul 24, 2019, at 6:08 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote: Is Louis still being developed? It is not compatible with Mojave and sure won't be with Catalina. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Re: Brailleblaster was Re: In the market for a new laptop- your advice

it works just fine to me, but I use louis on mac. it is super simple, and super easy. On Jul 24, 2019, at 4:57 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hey Erik, I haven't. The things I heard about it weren't very positive, and since I already owned Duxbury and had a PC, I've just

Re: I've decided what brailleDisplay to Choose.

pretty much, minus the audio through the display thing I think, but imo that’s useless, but it could have that too. On Apr 18, 2019, at 3:06 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: Do you know if it has the same features as the Actillino? I couldn't tell.Donna -- The following

Re: I've decided what brailleDisplay to Choose.

isn’t it funny how different people are. I had 40 for a bit. it was too big. it hurt my shoulders to read on it. I think the actilino is amazing. if you’re trying to control a computer then really 40 isn’t even enough IMO. I just read, and the tactile scrolling is heaven. autoscroll is annoying

Re: I've decided what brailleDisplay to Choose.

it’s worth it. it’s amazing. On Apr 17, 2019, at 7:59 PM, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries wrote: The Actilino? $2700, with 16 cells. -- 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

Re: New braille Display for my Ipad Mini.

the voice thing you can just not use. as for what you spend and on what that is a very personal thing, but imo. the tactile scroll for me is worth the price increase, and with it you don’t miss those four cells just when reading. On Apr 11, 2019, at 7:40 PM, Mary Otten wrote: I wonder what

Re: New braille Display for my Ipad Mini.

you don’t activate it on the apple side, you activate it on the display with a key combination once you connect it with the phone. all I meant is apple still doesn’t have autoscroll, but yes, once activated on the display it works with kindle on the iphone. On Apr 11, 2019, at 10:47 AM, Mary

Re: New braille Display for my Ipad Mini.

it doesn’t work on the apple side, but you activate it on the display itsself, and it works beautifully. it’s 16 but the small size doesn’t matter to me the autoscroll is so good. On Apr 11, 2019, at 10:32 AM, Mary Otten wrote: That is interesting about the auto scroll. I had evidently

Re: New braille Display for my Ipad Mini.

I freaking love my actilino for one simple reason. it has tactile scrolling. if mine broke tomorrow and it couldn’t be repaired I’d buy another. I got mine used for an awesome price a year ago, and have never looked back. My VU is in a box! if you enable tactile scrolling it moves to the next

Re: bluetooth headphone issue since latest software update

well at least I’m not alone! hope they do something about it. it’s becoming impossible. On Apr 3, 2019, at 8:53 PM, Brett Campbell wrote: Yes, I periodically have this experience with both my AirPods and Bose QC30. Sometimes I have to put my Mac to sleep, turn off the headphones, and try

Re: bluetooth headphone issue since latest software update

it does. On Apr 3, 2019, at 6:30 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: There was a firmware update for the AIrPods that came out this week, does your Beats also have a W1 chip? -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns

Re: bluetooth headphone issue since latest software update

yeah, I should have said I already tried that. I could have explained myself better. :) thanks though. this is getting annoying. I had huge issues with breaking up sound, and beats stopped that totally, now it’s doing this. I’m not sure what is even causing it. like it’s random. On Apr 3,

Re: bluetooth headphone issue since latest software update

beats solo 3 running the latest software. On Apr 3, 2019, at 6:13 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: What type of headphones are they? I haven't noticed this with my bose over ear or my earpods. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any

bluetooth headphone issue since latest software update

since the latest Mojave update my voiceover randomly stops working through my bluetooth headphones. I can still hear sound effects from vo and other sounds, but to get vo back I have to turn off and on the headphones again, anyone else having this issue. -- The following information is

Re: Test Drive an Orbits Reader Display Anyone? I Don't think so

I am baffled at this device. they never have enough when you order you have to wait months. those of us with macs are told to suck it up, and buy a cheap windows computer to update our devices! I seriously cannot believe that was their advice, or go to the library. so I am supposed to get a

Re: airdrop

I love air drop. I used to use those things, but imo they’re just complications. air drop works great for me. On Jan 24, 2019, at 7:49 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: I'd second Ariel's recommendation. Why not use Dropbox or iCloud? Best, Donna > On Jan 24, 2019, at 5:43 AM,

Re: Scrod?

you need to let it if you use apple scripts for voiceover like announcing the time etc. On Jan 20, 2019, at 2:49 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi all, Last week I updated to Mojave. I'm now getting prompted that something called Scrod wants access to Voiceover as well as a

Re: iPhone accessory that may be of interest

I wasn’t trying to imply you shouldn’t have sent it, hope that didn’t come across that way, just discussing it. as for the motor issues, maybe, but wouldn’t a good bluetooth keyboard work just as well? it’s also expensive. Alia On Jan 3, 2019, at 9:02 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries

Re: iPhone accessory that may be of interest

thanks. this is my opinion only. the idea that is so appealing about the iphone is I can use it as is. I don’t need anything “extra” to use it. same with mac. it’s why I moved from jaws to mac. so why would you buy a special accessory that makes you different again?! it’s just me, but that

Re: orbit reader and mac?

they basically told me no plans were being made; it would be too expensive, and when I pointed out if it was a display for all there should be a universal way to update not tied to an operating system they told me that was too bad this was the way it was, and to stop complaining. put me off the

deleting edit menu dimmed in applemail

is anyone having this issue? in mail deleting works for a while, but then nothing will delete until I quit mail and open it again. all the edit menu is dimmed. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about

Re: Youtube in safari.

youtube is working fine for me. On Oct 11, 2018, at 2:49 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi folks! The paranoid company called Apple seem to have made it impossible to play youtube videos inside safari. At least on my computer even though i have gone through the autoplay settings and allowed

Re: Urgent help needed. How do I disable voiceover keys locked.

you use vo+; On Aug 22, 2018, at 7:52 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: Sent from my iPhone hi all, I was typing an email message and I heard the message on voiceover say control option lock. Figured out that my voiceover keys are locked on. Mac rendered completely unusable, at

Re: Happy Independence day USA!!!

if you think the US isn’t the laughing stock of the rest of the world because trump the incompetent is president you are the one who is uneducated! -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Charlie Doremus Sent: Thursday, 5 July 2018 9:10 PM To:

Re: upgrade to High Sierra successful, but still no joy with the Option key in edit fields

I have a feeling when she enabled dictation she made her option key do something different in edit fields. On Jul 3, 2018, at 10:25 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: Hello Donna, This means that it has something to do with the preferences in your account and not with the computer itself. Does your

Re: Once and for all, is there a darned thing I can do to stop all my web browsers from the "busy" refrain?

I have an air with 4 gb of ram, not a single issue here. it’s a 2015. On Jun 12, 2018, at 6:16 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries wrote: It’s happening under both Chrome and Safari for me – Macbook Pro (late 2013 model), 8GB RAM, running High Siera. I’ve reported it to Apple and to

Re: Verification Schemes

LOL, this is the funniest thing I have ever read in my life!if you put out your email address to a public list you can be contacted by whomever whenever. you can choose to respond or not, yes, but just like junkmail at your home you are not afforded the ability to pick who contacts you. if your

Re: cost of Active Braille displays?

the actilino is $2800 not $4,000 On Apr 29, 2018, at 9:42 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: OMG!!! That is seriously expensive. And for all that money, there is no internal memory? Just one thing I would correct. the Braille Edge has forty cells, and i believe comes in right

Re: Braille Displays

the scrolling works great with iphone, and mac. On Apr 29, 2018, at 3:49 PM, Mary Otten wrote: I would actually be interested in hearing more about that with the active braille devices. I was under the very strong impression, based on interviews I had heard with Earl

Re: Braille Displays

Nope, micro sd cards aren’t going anywhere. On Apr 29, 2018, at 1:39 PM, Mary Otten wrote: I don’t think those cards are going to disappear anytime soon. It may not be a full-size SD card. It’s some kind of ST card, and I’m not sure what kind. Certain flavors of SD cards

Re: Braille Displays

I’m not jason, but here is my two cents. you do have to use a sd card to transfer, but I had to use a usb stick for vu so that’s no problem to me. no I cannot use the file transfer program, but I have no problem converting documents to brf and putting them on the card. It does remember your

Re: Braille Displays

frankly all I do is read books either on kindle, bookshare, or in standalone mode. even with the VU I never am able to get an adequate picture of a document. I’ll have to wait for a full page display for that. On Apr 29, 2018, at 1:26 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: What do you do

Re: Braille Displays

it really isn’t that big a deal with the way it scrolls. I don’t miss them. On Apr 29, 2018, at 1:12 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: Yikes! Having only sixteen cells would be an immediate deal-breaker for me. Cheers, Donna -- The following information is important for all members

Re: Braille Displays

I got the actilino used. I wanted something in case my VU died. the dots on it are becoming *very* soft. some of them hardly come up at all. I thought I would use the actilino as a backup, but I am using it exclusively now. I still love the vu, but the ability of the actilino to scroll based on

Re: iTunes Notifications

turn update phone over wifi off. On Mar 24, 2018, at 8:52 AM, Brandon A. Olivares wrote: Not really sure how to describe this one. Just starting a day or two ago, iTunes has started playing the tritone alert sound, every couple of minutes. -- The following

Re: OT: Anyone else having issues accessing bookshare site?

no issues here. On Feb 26, 2018, at 10:36 AM, Christine Grassman wrote: I’ve tried Safari and Chrome with no luck; I am receiving a “Safari cannot find the server” from Safari and a “try. . . “ list from Chrome such as checking diagnostics, settings, and connections.

Re: From Moderator Mark: Happy New Year, Everyone

agreed. it’s why us economy posts shouldn’t be on the list in the first place. It had nothing to do with anything, and stirs up political unrest. you got hit back then whined onlist like a baby instead of having the guts to talk with the poster privately. don’t post political/religious content

Re: From Moderator Mark: Happy New Year, Everyone

Talk about trying to stir up drama onlist, sad. Alia On Jan 1, 2018, at 12:42 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: Agreed. Sharing with the entire group was unnecessary. Individually with Mark if you felt it offensive, but Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Jan 1,

Re: To Me, Braille is Beautiful in iOS 11.x

It has not gotten better!it is truly awful. you have to change input as well as output on your display, and if you touch the wrong things it changes volume or page or forgets where you left off. I can make it work but it’s hardly worth the trouble. in fact the book I’m reading now has the

Re: To Me, Braille is Beautiful in iOS 11.x

because navigation on bard is ridiculous. I *hate* it. On Dec 9, 2017, at 11:13 AM, Devin Prater wrote: How is Kindle with Braille better than BARD Mobile? Just wondering, as BARD Mobile shows pure Braille, and I doubt Kindle can put in things like Braille italics and such.

Re: To Me, Braille is Beautiful in iOS 11.x

no, braille has worked great on kindle for a few years now. On Dec 9, 2017, at 9:49 AM, Anouk Radix wrote: Hi, Is this since ios 11? When trying it with 10 i just got an empty braille display and could only use speech by swiping down with 2 figners from top but no luck

Re: To Me, Braille is Beautiful in iOS 11.x

kindle in braille is the best, much better than any other app like bard in the us or ibooks. On Dec 9, 2017, at 9:44 AM, Anouk Radix wrote: Hi, I did not know that you COULD read kindle books with braille. I thought that was not possible. Now I will have to retry it,

Re: New IPhone X and Setup.

Mine was having issues, and hubby, sons etc were pulling it out of my hands to help. I finally said let me deal with this, googled it, and found my error was because the cable I was using wasn’t good enough, got the cable that shipped with the unit and all was well, totally blind from birth. My

Re: Focus 40 with gen?

topped production, and took a long time to even reply to my inquires, so I went with the fifth gen, it’s more durable and protects against drops and bumps. > On Dec 1, 2017, at 6:05 AM, alia robinson <ali...@gmail.com> wrote: > > just imo, but I don’t like focus displays. they don

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