Re: I've paired my game control with my Mac, but nothing is picking it up.

2024-04-08 Thread joseph hodge
I think it might be picky as the only thing I found that honestly works reliably is a PlayStation 4 controller wired in through my USB to USB-C. Everything else tends to just not ever really map correctly or get recognized. Especially running Bluetooth. When using my Xbox controller And trying

Re: Warning to anyone looking to buy a HomePod: apparently Apple thinks it's OK to sell paperweights disguised as Homepods

2024-04-05 Thread joseph hodge
For me the fact that HomePods do not have any sort of Bluetooth or casting capability is a no-go for me! In case I ever want to leave the Apple ecosystem I can't believe the only thing they let you do is airplay well I guess I can believe it lol! On Sun, Mar 31, 2024, 3:17 PM 'Donna Goodin' via

Re: Any accessible games for the mac

2024-02-20 Thread joseph hodge
My favs are change reaction which is in the appstore. Also choose your face is in the appstore too. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 19, 2024, at 4:26 PM, Jessica Barr wrote: > > There's also Brok the InvestiGator, which was nominated for a Golden Apple > on AppleVis. I've thought about

Re: Apple's Shazam can now identify songs playing inside other iPhone and iPad apps even while you're wearing headphones, iMore

2024-01-28 Thread joseph hodge
Lol music recognition from apple could already do this. > On Jan 28, 2024, at 7:43 PM, MacVisionaries > wrote: > > iMore - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch blog > Friday, January 26, 2024 > > Apple's Shazam can now identify songs playing inside other iPhone and iPad > apps even while

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-05 Thread joseph hodge
Thanks for this in-depth review! I have fascinations about this device, but a lot of your cons are what I was sort of thinking that might be for me as well! I do like what they're doing with the iPhone, though as for most people, they don't use anything more powerful so it makes a lot of sense!

Re: Adding Widgets on Mac OS

2023-12-27 Thread joseph hodge
ear how to drag or add to the Notification > Center. > I did try VO+ < and VO + . As well as vo+command+shift+space > To drag and then toggle the notification center and attempt to drop in the > widgets there, and that didn't work either. > > > Best > Michael - KJ7PAZ &

Re: Adding Widgets on Mac OS

2023-12-26 Thread joseph hodge
Hey Michael, if you wouldn’t mind sharing the recording, I’d like to hear that! Thank you so muchSent from my iPhoneOn Dec 26, 2023, at 1:40 AM, Michael Babcock wrote:Hey there,So first, if you haven’t yet, try checking under the actions menu, VO plus command plus space and see if there’s an

Re: What's going on with Audio Hijack.

2023-12-17 Thread joseph hodge
Me as well I’m not quite sure what the issue is!Sent from my iPhoneOn Dec 17, 2023, at 7:03 PM, Kliph wrote: I use audio hijack every day, and have adjusted these permissions, and have no issues at all. Another app I use pCloud, needs the same permissions, and again, have no issues.For free

Re: Portable keyboard for ipad mini 6th gen

2023-12-03 Thread joseph hodge
Its kind of wide the keys to go would more than likely. My wife uses a wider one but my mom can barely put a phone in hers so it depends lol. > On Dec 3, 2023, at 9:13 PM, > wrote: > > Will the 380 fit in a purse? > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On > B

Re: Portable keyboard for ipad mini 6th gen

2023-12-03 Thread joseph hodge
I personally like the Logitech K3 80. It has nice keys. There's also another one called logitech keys to go, but for me that one's too squishy. > On Dec 3, 2023, at 8:57 PM, > wrote: > > All: > I picked up an iPad mini 6th gen 256GB tablet for myself on Thanksgiving. > Merry Christmas to

Re: Need a new Braille display

2023-11-22 Thread joseph hodge
I do want to state that you were testing them for beta so something in beta is not the final product. I think they’ve kind of figured it out. Also, to be honest Piezo fails just as much it’s not discussed a lot, but dots do go bad on other cells that are more expensive! For example, focus has a

Re: Vän for Mac.

2023-10-29 Thread joseph hodge
Mac? > As I recall, when I tried it back in May or June, it was not a great > accessible experience. Or maybe I'm just missing something? > Thanks in advance for any help/advice. > -John > >> On Oct 27, 2023, at 22:17, joseph hodge wrote: >> >> I'm currently using som

Re: Vän for Mac.

2023-10-27 Thread joseph hodge
I'm currently using something called surf shark. It's really good. I use it for my Mac, iOS, and Android devices. They have something called dedicated IP and what this does is. It allows you to choose a country of your choosing, so I chose England and basically I'm the only one that has that

Re: Running Retroarch on an M1 Mac.

2023-09-18 Thread joseph hodge
Hey sorry for the long delay here. I just got my Mac back as the hard drive failed and Apple had to replace it. Yeah sadly it seems not to be working on my end either. It will load but I can’t figure out how to get speech running. I have an old cfg file that has speech running and I hear it

Re: Tables in Chrome in Ventura

2023-09-07 Thread joseph hodge
Yes this is about right. Mac has gotten worse and worse for basic web navigation. I am currently running the beta because I was hoping this would be fixed, but it has gotten worse. Tables are still broken plus now speech just randomly shuts off and I have to toggle voiceover off and on. Sorry

Re: Question regarding the BeMyAi feature.

2023-09-03 Thread joseph hodge
I brought this up on a thread on Apple’s and was told the devs are working on this feature and it should be implemented soon. I would still bring it up though as I’ve missed some cool photos not having this feature. > On Sep 2, 2023, at 5:35 PM, Jessica Moss wrote: > > I’ve just signed up for

Re: Apple iPod Touch

2023-08-18 Thread joseph hodge
No, they stop selling this. I believe a year or two ago! The best you could do now is to buy like an iPhone SE. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 18, 2023, at 7:01 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi all, > Is Apple still making this device? I did not find it doing a quick search >

Re: Connecting a PC to an iPhone mobile hot spot?

2023-08-02 Thread joseph hodge
Donna you have to do two things to have your hotspot show up on your pc. First is have the screen open to the hotspot screen on your ipHone also make sure that share hotspot with others is turned on your iPhone. If you screen goes to sleep during the session and your computer isn’t downloading

Re: Has Anyone Managed to Seamlessly and Consistently have VoiceOver Audio Switch Between Apple Watch and iPhone, via AirPods?

2023-07-22 Thread joseph hodge
Sadly, no this is one of my biggest frustrations with the AirPods and the ecosystem. It appears that they don’t view voiceover as an audio source or anything of importance. I say this because I can be using my Apple Watch and if I’m playing real media, then it never switches to my iPhone when

Re: fit bit?

2023-07-21 Thread joseph hodge
Just adding to this, Fitbit was bought out by Google recently and they’ve started turning a lot of Fitbit features into a premium charging service. Personally, I find the health features of the Apple Watch enough for me! Donna mentioned the Fitbit itself doesn’t have any accessibility last time

Re: Video journaling apps for iPhone?

2023-06-29 Thread joseph hodge
ght I would explore my options and try out possible apps > before we go. Like you, I usually just write text, but for this trip, I > thought a video journal might be kind of fun. > Cheers, > Donna > >> On Jun 29, 2023, at 4:17 PM, joseph hodge wrote: >> >> I use

Re: Video journaling apps for iPhone?

2023-06-29 Thread joseph hodge
I use Day One! I think they have a feature where you can do video. I typically do text and audio and it works. Super awesome! I like it because I can use it on the Mac iPhone, etc. I’m kind of curious to see what Apple does with their journal app so I’m a little hesitant in recommending

Re: Since upgrade to Ventura, unable to read tables in Safari

2023-06-24 Thread joseph hodge
s really hoping >> the day was coming when I could ditch the PC, but it doesn’t sound like >> that’s going to happen any time soon. It seems to me that Apple’s putting >> all of its energy into new products, when they ought to be working on >> tightening up the existing ones

Re: Since upgrade to Ventura, unable to read tables in Safari

2023-06-24 Thread joseph hodge
I’m actually having problems too. Usually what tends to happen is I can read it sometimes but then if I go right then move left on a particular row, it will completely mess up! From what I can see it tends to be a Safari thing I’ve used edge and it seems to be a bit better there although

Re: Does anyone know why voiceover voice volume fluctuates when using a Bluetooth speaker or CarPlay?

2023-05-11 Thread joseph hodge
Donna, I really wish this was true but I’ve been reporting this issue since iOS 13. I’ve long given up hope I actually left for android for a while so annoying. Android has its own problems, but Samsung especially has this thing called separate app. Sounds you can choose five apps and

Re: New HomePods?

2023-03-30 Thread joseph hodge
Room.I'm just using the Sonos assistant on the two Sonos ones that I have in the living room, and Siri for now is working though I'm hoping come WWDC in June there's some improvements To the entire experience with Siri!bestMichael - KJ7PAZOn Mar 30, 2023, at 9:56 AM, joseph hodge wrote:I bought one

Re: New HomePods?

2023-03-30 Thread joseph hodge
I bought one and brought it in and tested. I didn’t like it. Too much bass. Even when I turned off the base option in the Home app, it still just sounded tinny then. I much prefer what Sonos is offering. Also, Siri still does her miraculous things like on it still searching. It’s just not for me

Re: Pocket Cast Plus

2023-03-10 Thread joseph hodge
I have and use it! It's what I call usable it could use a little work, but you could at least resume episodes where you left off from your iPhone and do what you need to do at least for me. We all use things a little bit different so depending on what you're wanting to do, you may have mixed

Re: Accessibility on Mac OS with VoiceOver

2023-01-26 Thread joseph hodge
Just wanted to give my opinion here. The Mac is really good with Bluetooth and other devices! For example on Windows even using the Jaws cut off speech option Bluetooth is still flaky for me. I like the fact that I can just pick up my airpods and connect to them with my Mac it's seamless just like

Re: Here’s how HomePod 2 Compares to the Original and HomePod Mini, 9 to 5 Mac

2023-01-19 Thread joseph hodge
Stereo means that you’d have two speakers so to answer your question no. You can just have one HomePod and it would be mono but still have good sound and should be sufficient. That being said some folks like stereo and some folks don’t care so its a preference thing. > On Jan 19, 2023, at 6:34

Re: Anyone Having a Problem with Nightowl?

2023-01-16 Thread joseph hodge
Interestingly, for me, Twitterrific doesn't work on the iOS side, but on the Mac, it works fine! > On Jan 16, 2023, at 4:50 AM, Angie Nutt wrote: > > If it comes to it I’ll use the Twitter client for iPhone. > > All the best > Angie > > >> On 14 Jan 2023, at 22:23, Brandon Olivares wrote:

Re: Why does my Apple Watch tell me the wrong date

2022-12-31 Thread joseph hodge
My wife has this same issue. I do not. > On Dec 31, 2022, at 4:28 PM, 'Candie Bridges' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi all. > > My partner and I are using the modular face. > We both have experienced this, before and after trading our series 6 for the > series 8. Restarting the watch

Re: R.I.P Tim Kilburn

2022-12-17 Thread joseph hodge
Thanks for sharing Cliff. I enjoyed learning from Tim. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family. > On Dec 16, 2022, at 6:52 PM, Kliph wrote: > >> It is with a heavy heart that I inform all of you that our good Friend Tim >> Kilburn lost his battle with glioblastoma this past wednesday. He

Re: runningios apps on the mac

2022-11-12 Thread joseph hodge
Hi Mike I use several apps myself! One is called Sports alerts I love it because I'm able to use the same app on my iPhone and iPad to see sports scores and alerts which is awesome because before I had to go to websites that weren't as accessible and were riddled with ads. I also use a few games

Re: MacOs Ventura is Out.

2022-10-24 Thread joseph hodge
d and I’m already confounded by the messages app. When I go to a > different conversation, it tells me two conversations selected. I do love the > responsiveness of of Ventura. System settings is interesting with not having > to unlock. > >> On Oct 24, 2022, at 12:48, joseph

Re: MacOs Ventura is Out.

2022-10-24 Thread joseph hodge
I just updated and am checking it out now. Loving it so far. Finally can get rid of the apple scripts for time and battery plus now the Wifi option is cool. Joe > On Oct 24, 2022, at 1:27 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > For those of you who can update to Ventura I have just found out

Can you addd a website to the doc or desktop?

2022-07-25 Thread joseph hodge
I have of course did some googling on this and it says you can drag and drop the address from the address bar to the desktop or doc to create a place marker to launch the app you'd like. However with voiceover I'm unsure of how to do this exactly. Does anyone know if we can take a website and

Re: P-cloud on a Mac

2022-07-09 Thread joseph hodge
Hi Lory, Once you click download press function shift control option right arrow to move to the bottom of the window. Here you should see download as zip or download to my cloud choose the zip option so it starts downloading. Its basically a pop up that doesn’t capture Voiceovers focus. > On

Re: VOiceDream Reader is out for Mac.

2022-05-02 Thread joseph hodge
> i take it m4b files can be read? > >> On 3 May 2022, at 9:41 am, joseph hodge wrote: >> >> My issue with it here is that it's sort of brakes with voice dream really >> brought to the table and that is multiple text to speech engines. I >> understand t

Re: VOiceDream Reader is out for Mac.

2022-05-02 Thread joseph hodge
My issue with it here is that it's sort of brakes with voice dream really brought to the table and that is multiple text to speech engines. I understand this is sort of a Mac limitation but still if that's the case it's not worth it. Speech central is already on the Mac and does most of what it

Re: Anyone have any experience with the Airpods Max?

2022-04-29 Thread joseph hodge
I love mine as well! They have a great sound and are some of my favorite noise canceling headphones! The build is just outstanding. I do wish Apple had made a better case for them I ended up buying a hardshow case on Amazon for them but ultimately they're a great pair of headphones! The ability

Re: Frndly TV

2022-04-20 Thread joseph hodge
I tried it around a year ago. It was okay but viewing the guide for channels was problematic. I think if you just want to pull a channel up and watch its fine but for other features it was a struggle. That being said maybe in a year things have changed. Also I never tried using screen

Re: Does anyone use Chromecast?

2022-04-11 Thread joseph hodge
Filebrowser has chromecast support as does Netflix. It all depends what your wanting to watch. Filebrowser would give you the ability to watch files from your device. On Sun, Apr 10, 2022, 11:18 PM 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries < macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > The

Re: OT: A bit of personal news

2022-04-06 Thread joseph hodge
Hi Donna I wish you great luck and for you have a positive outcome! I’ll be thinking about you and hoping things go well! Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 5, 2022, at 12:22 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi Christine, > > Thanks so much! So far only one of the participants

Re: Updated Audio Hijack Released

2022-03-31 Thread joseph hodge
I have found a few unlabeled buttons that I reported but overall its a nice upgrade. > On Mar 31, 2022, at 7:38 PM, Kelly Ford wrote: > > Hi, > > I just recently started using the Audio Hijack program and found it solid > previously. They released a major update today that adds a lot more

Re: Plain Text Sports

2022-03-31 Thread joseph hodge
I looked at this with Android and chose NBA I was able to see scores but had a lot of random text like you said. Honestly with the m1 macs I use sports alerts just like my iPhone and it works awesome. On Wed, Mar 30, 2022, 6:48 PM Jonathan Cohn wrote: > This is an interesting web site. It seems

Re: The Apple Event. What do people think?

2022-03-08 Thread joseph hodge
For me the Mac studio is only that wouldn’t appeal to me anyway it’s meant for really professional folks that need top of the line computing. Probably 100% of us on this list that doesn’t apply for. The iPhone SE is not my preferred line but for those folks who need 5G and wanna cheap solution

Re: Accessing Download Folder?

2022-02-27 Thread joseph hodge
Not sure where you did your Covid vaccination but I did mine at Walgreens and in the Walgreens app was a place where I could export to Apple wallet. I know the same is true if you can view it through your my chart as well if you have that. Not sure about actually downloading it and trying to

Re: Seeing AI on M1 Mac?

2022-02-16 Thread joseph hodge
It used to be on the M1 version before Apple patched it! You could’ve installed it with the imazing sweet however that way is now blocked unfortunately. When I tried it though it didn’t work as expected I had high hopes back in the day for it but the FaceTime camera was not very good! Sent

Does anyone know a good podcast or demo

2022-02-16 Thread joseph hodge
I’d like to learn more about using VoiceOver to follow mouse or keyboard separately and best cases for this. Does anyone know any podcasts or trainings that look at this in detail? Joe -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any

Re: Braille on IOS

2022-02-15 Thread joseph hodge
Hi Kawal, Using braille on the Mac with a topical display with the Perkins keyboard is quite challenging as they don't have a lot of commands to jump around the operating system. However using something like the Mantis from APH and Humanware is much easier as it is a full qwerty keyboard with

Having trouble getting the battery slider for screen time out to stick

2022-02-15 Thread joseph hodge
If I go to system preferences and then battery and choose to have the screen not fall asleep for let's say 12 minutes as soon as I back out of that option move down to power then back up the battery it goes back to the default of two minutes. Does anyone know how to make this setting stick with

Re: Has anyone else noticed that since the last update, their Homepods are a hot mess?

2022-02-09 Thread joseph hodge
I agree this sounds awful. It’s honestly one of the reasons I’ve kind of given up on voice assistance for now you never know what you’re going to get. Alexa is often OK but then randomly it doesn’t work. I guess we could say the same for operating systems to appoint but I like the old way of

Re: Has anyone else notied that since the last update, their Homepods are a hot mess?

2022-02-08 Thread joseph hodge
What happens if you just use Siri on the phone and not try to go to the HomePod does it play it then? In other words just using your phone and asking Siri to play the album does it play the album in question? I would troubleshoot there first because if I can play it on the iPhone then yes

Discovered something I hadn't found online recently on my Apple TV

2022-01-28 Thread joseph hodge
I know this list is primarily for the Mac but we also sometimes talk about other products from Apple. Hoping this helps someone out there that may have found themselves in the same situation I was in. I recently bought an Apple TV with a new Siri remote. I didn't really like the touch gestures

Re: Apple Pay

2022-01-28 Thread joseph hodge
I asked my sister this yesterday because she works for Walmart in their Internet portion and it’s still that way here. The crazy thing for me is that she told me in their stores they are literally using iPhones to do their stocking of shelves now they no longer use separate scanners. So I love

Re: Moderator Note - The Next Generation of VIPhone

2022-01-27 Thread joseph hodge
lease feel free to email me directly if you’d like. > > Thanks everyone and please have a lovely day / evening! > > Cheers! > > Cara > > > >> On Jan 27, 2022, at 4:56 PM, joseph hodge wrote: >> >> My only question is since Google kicked you guys off the

Re: Moderator Note - The Next Generation of VIPhone

2022-01-27 Thread joseph hodge
My only question is since Google kicked you guys off the first time what makes the second group any different? I’m just worried that people are going to sign up just to have the same issue arise who knows when! It would just be interesting to know why Google did this so the second time around

Re: Apple Pay

2022-01-26 Thread joseph hodge
Just chiming in here greg is correct. Walmart is trying to push their own app and agenda for payments so they don’t allow for Apple Pay. It’s so ridiculous but that’s America. I forget what they called there app but when I last heard about it it was doing a lot of tracking. That’s what makes us

Re: Recording radio programs on an iPhone

2022-01-19 Thread joseph hodge
I’m not sure of any iPhone app that can work with this maybe screen recorder. The only way I would know how to do this is to hook it up to like a Mac and use audio hijack. iOS is pretty restrictive when it comes to recording app content. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 19, 2022, at 11:38 AM,

Re: Conflict between sending mail from mac and receiving on a PC

2022-01-16 Thread joseph hodge
Dave suggestion is really good and that could be the cause although I’m not sure if you did that and sent that message just a bit ago. The other thought I had was it could be a font issue. I have this issue come up once when using Mac while at work while others were on windows. I had a font

Re: HBO max?

2022-01-02 Thread joseph hodge
I just started a subscription would be happy to help just let me know what your looking for. > On Jan 1, 2022, at 10:26 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > Happy new year everyone, > This may or may not be slightly off topic. > Still, does anyone here subscribe to HBO max, enough so they could

Re: Voice Dream Reader Coming To Mac

2021-12-25 Thread joseph hodge
I'm thinking this may not be possible. It seems like the IOS version has a lot of exclusive content that hes never ported over to the the android version either. I also remember talking to the developer of speech central when it comes to the Mac and I believe you have to have voices that are

Re: Sonos and Apple Music

2021-10-09 Thread joseph hodge
You're not doing anything wrong! The issue is Google try to steal things from Sonos as far as how they do Mesh networking and trade secrets. And retaliation from Sono suing them they have pretty much neuter the Google assistant on Sonos devices. It's often happens though in third-party devices

Re: Using an older Macbook, with Audio Hijack

2021-08-19 Thread joseph hodge
One other option that you could do that I have done in the past with other apps now spectrum could block this there are a few Apps that do. You could plug in your iPhone open up QuickTime and choose new audio recording you turn the volume up to 100% and you go and open the spectrum app you’re

Re: Remote controlling a Mac with Voiceover

2021-08-14 Thread joseph hodge
You can also try jump desktop I’ve been playing with it and it really is good on your own net work! when you’re using it though you’ll want to turn off voiceover on iOS and it will just act as if you’re on your Mac! There are a few weird things but overall to do quick adjustments like you’re

Using the MacBook with the lid closed

2021-07-24 Thread joseph hodge
Hi I’ve never change the settings to use the MacBook with the lid closed has anyone done this and does it work pretty well? My use cases thinking I would listen to media and just shut the lid and continue listening to media kind of like an iPad. My hesitation is I just don’t know if it gets

Re: Change Reaction

2021-07-22 Thread joseph hodge
now noticed this. Guess I lost it too, when I moved over to the > new Mac. If you find a way to get it, I’d love it if you would send it to > me. And I’ll do the same for you. > Cheers, > Donna > >> On Jul 21, 2021, at 11:03 PM, joseph hodge wrote: >> >> Thi

Change Reaction

2021-07-21 Thread joseph hodge
This appears to be gone from the App Store I had purchased it along time ago but just never saved it does anyone by chance have the application they would share for this game? I really love it! Thank you so much if you can provide some guidance on this. Dumb me for thinking it would always just

Re: Mac app for playing internet radio feeds

2021-06-21 Thread joseph hodge
Tune an actually has a desktop client where you can do command up and down and it will raise and lower the volume. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 21, 2021, at 9:02 PM, Herbie Allen wrote: > > Tunein is its own website. One problem I have had with playing streams in > Safari though is no

Re: OT Sonos, google assistant and apple music

2021-06-02 Thread joseph hodge
Its possible this isn’t supported by Sonos and Google. Third party speakers work differently. I know Alexa and Apple Music work but Sonos is fighting with Google because Google stole some patons. > On Jun 2, 2021, at 8:32 AM, Ian Harrison wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > I can’t get the google

Re: Running iPhone Apps on the Mac

2021-05-22 Thread joseph hodge
In the case of some I’ve actually heard it’s that when you use their app they don’t get as much data from you as using the browser. Because of iOS limitations and privacy that they give the user the app has to illuminate certain things based on the users choices. Through the browser it’s much

Re: Feedback update Mantis Q40

2021-03-03 Thread joseph hodge
I wrote this last night but it keeps coming back trying to post again. Full disclosure I work for APH. However I am totally blind myself and I would not try to miss lead anyone. The Mantis for me is a great keyboard. I like that I can switch from my Mac, to my Windows, to my iPhone easily all

Re: Feedback update Mantis Q40

2021-03-02 Thread joseph hodge
Full disclosure I work for APH. However I am totally blind myself and I would not try to miss lead anyone. The Mantis for me is a great keyboard. I like that I can switch from my Mac, to my Windows, to my iPhone easily all one keyboard. I mention this in my demos but I used to work in

Re: Feedback update Mantis Q40

2021-03-02 Thread joseph hodge
Full disclosure I work for APH. However I am totally blind myself and I would not try to miss lead anyone. The Mantis for me is a great keyboard. I like that I can switch from my Mac, to my Windows, to my iPhone easily all one keyboard. I mention this in my demos but I used to work in

Re: Any Audio Hijack users?

2021-02-19 Thread joseph hodge
Its called take control of Audio Hijack. Here is the link https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/ > On Feb 19, 2021, at 10:11 AM, Brad Snyder wrote: > > So, what’s the name of the book, and where did you get it? > > - Brad - > > > On Feb 19, 2021, at 06:49, joseph

Re: The 40-Cell Question: A Comparison of 40-Cell Braille Displays | AccessWorld | American Foundation for the Blind

2021-02-19 Thread joseph hodge
Really good riding Scott! i Enjoyed your take on this! Sent from my iPad > On Feb 19, 2021, at 12:39 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Nice write-up, Scot. > Cheers, > Donna > > >> On Feb 19, 2021, at 10:18 AM, Traci Duncan wrote: >> >> A good clear-cut read for some 40

Re: Any Audio Hijack users?

2021-02-19 Thread joseph hodge
Are use this app every day but mainly to record Safari chrome edge all the same time I can put together a podcast or talk about what I know but I’m just trying to figure out what it is you guys all want to know? i’m also not too in depth with recording different things I mainly use it to

Finding the URL of a radio station

2021-01-26 Thread joseph hodge
Hi all I was wondering if anyone knows any software that will allow you to grab the URL of a radio station when you're playing it? I would like to take a radio station and put it into a player that does not have access to it however it allows me to add URLS. Everything I find is windows only

Re: problems with IOS 14.4 and braille displays?

2021-01-26 Thread joseph hodge
Just a Mantis because it’s using the new hid Standard the older braille displays should be fine! Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 26, 2021, at 3:34 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi all, > > I just received the message below on the Mantis mailing list. Does anyone > know

Re: Apple mail on a mac

2021-01-22 Thread joseph hodge
It sounds like you closed the window just press the command for New Viewer Window which is command plus option plus n. Hope this helps. Joe > On Jan 22, 2021, at 1:59 AM, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > I accidentally did something to my mail. I think what I did was press > command-l thinking I

Re: To Joseph Hodge, video on loading iPhone apps onto the new Macs?

2021-01-19 Thread joseph hodge
sale of one new > Mac. That was one of the primary attractions for me of upgrading. Without > that, I think I'll just stick with my 2017 MBP. > > Thanks for the info, Joseph. > Cheers, > Donna > > >> On Jan 19, 2021, at 8:44 AM, joseph hodge wrote: >>

Re: To Joseph Hodge, video on loading iPhone apps onto the new Macs?

2021-01-19 Thread joseph hodge
Hi Donna, Well Apple actually removed the ability to do this last week unfortunately. If you had done it your apps stay so I still have Bard Mobile but they blocked any new ways to do this with Amazing. Sorry the recording is irrelevant now since they blocked it on the server side. See this

Re: Home Pod Mini tomorrow.

2021-01-04 Thread joseph hodge
It's kind of hit and miss but you can also tap your Iphone on the mini and it will automatically transfer your audio to it from your phone which is neat. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 3, 2021, at 4:38 PM, 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi. > > I’m receiving my Home Pod

Re: Your favourite apps

2020-12-27 Thread joseph hodge
Hi Jen! Congratulations on the new Mac! Personally audio hijack is one of my favorite abs of all time because you can record literally anything from any source. And you can record multiple things at one time. Airfoil and airfoil satellite or another one of my favorites because you can airplay

Re: converting english to Spanish app

2020-12-14 Thread joseph hodge
Hi Chuck in iOS 14 there is a translation app that allows you to write text and then have it translated into the language of your choosing. You may give that a go. > On Dec 14, 2020, at 7:25 PM, CHUCK REICHEL > wrote: > > Hi List, > I'm looking for recommendations on how to convert english

Re: Audio Hijack sale

2020-12-14 Thread joseph hodge
I love Audio Hijack it really is the reason the Mac is much more powerful than Windows for me. I like the fact I can record Safari and Chrome doing things at the same time and you have no way of knowing on a recording. Its a wonderful program and I highly recommend it if you don’t have it. I

Re: Demoing Amazing appp

2020-12-12 Thread joseph hodge
; blind: >> >> Sincerely, >> >> The constantly barefooted Ray >> >>> On Dec 12, 2020, at 1:40 AM, Dennis Westphal >> <mailto:dennisianwestp...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks for sharing >>> >>>> Am 12.1

Demoing Amazing appp

2020-12-11 Thread joseph hodge
This was asked for earlier in the week here is a demonstration of how to move apps from your iPhone to your Mac if not offered in the App Store. Sidenote I did try Amazon Alexa after recording this demonstration I did not get it to work it would never let me sign in it made me do a caption but

Re: The Psychology of technology

2020-12-09 Thread joseph hodge
t; involve more typing—such as writing emails like this—on my iPad (hence my >>>> interest in the Mantis.) My brain just doesn’t formulate complex written >>>> responses when I’m dictating. I’m fine with short things like brief emails >>>> or FB posts, but if

Re: The Psychology of technology

2020-12-09 Thread joseph hodge
Man I’ve made so many mistakes when it comes to iPads. I like having a secondary IOS device. I bought the pro but really feel its got so many drawbacks. I blame marketing for this, because they do make it out to be a replacement for a laptop which I just find farce. I mean 300 dollars for a

Re: Recorded demo on my M1

2020-12-09 Thread joseph hodge
020, at 7:54 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi Joe, > > What do you mean by side loading? How does one do that? > TIA, > Donna > > >> On Dec 8, 2020, at 2:59 PM, joseph hodge > <mailto:josephlho...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> &

Re: Recorded demo on my M1

2020-12-08 Thread joseph hodge
gt;> >> >> >>> On Dec 8, 2020, at 12:22, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >>> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> That's interesting. I had an Air, then upgraded to the Pro, and have since >>>

Re: Recorded demo on my M1

2020-12-08 Thread joseph hodge
my iPad. I tend to think of my Mac as a work >>> device and my iPad as a fun device, so was glad to see you focus on how >>> iPad apps work on the Mac >>> >>> One question. Does the 13-inch pro have a touch bar oor function keys? If I >>> upgrade my Mac,

Recorded demo on my M1

2020-12-08 Thread joseph hodge
I thought you guys may be interested to hear some performance of my MacBook Pro M1. The battery life on this thing is amazing I woke up today and it's still at 54% and I used it all day yesterday! It is pretty neat! Here's a video on YouTube where I demonstrate using a few iPad OS apps!

Re: mantis, best commands for working with an iPhone?

2020-12-06 Thread joseph hodge
I’m also assuming that this list here is roughly what you got from Apple but it’s worth checking out https://pauljadam.com/demos/voiceovercommands.html Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 6, 2020, at 11:10 AM, joseph hodge wrote: > > Hi John there’s nothing specific relating to the manti

Re: mantis, best commands for working with an iPhone?

2020-12-06 Thread joseph hodge
Hi John there’s nothing specific relating to the mantis and iOS due to the fact it’s just a Bluetooth keyboard! So any of the commands that you may have found out from Apple with using a Bluetooth keyboard will work on the mantis. just mentioning though if you happen to have a document that

Re: Can anyone recommend a router that is more accessible and user friendly than the Netgear Orby?

2020-12-04 Thread joseph hodge
Something similar that is really. Nice is the Eero. I would go basic at this point do to wifi 6 not being in every device and most won’t benefit at this time. > On Dec 4, 2020, at 4:21 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi all, > > I'll spare you the rant, but I'm really

Re: mac OS big sur: repeating ping sound

2020-11-20 Thread joseph hodge
If you do vo f1 twice do you have a system notification? Mine was doing this and I realized it was trying to get me to confirm something. Once I did f1 twice told it whatever it is gone. > On Nov 20, 2020, at 4:22 PM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > I can understand

Re: Battery status on Big Sir?

2020-11-19 Thread joseph hodge
ppreciate that. Thanks > > Traci > > >> On Nov 16, 2020, at 7:04 PM, joseph hodge wrote: >> >> It was a downloaded one. I can post it if you need. >> >>> On Nov 16, 2020, at 5:32 PM, Traci Duncan wrote: >>> >>> Can you remind me, was th

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