Re: Twitterrific busy

I will give it a shot also . Ben Constantini bennnyconstant...@gmail.com > On Jul 30, 2020, at 1:23 PM, Traci Duncan wrote: > > I contacted the developer and he suggested I clear cashe. *Fingers crossed, > this helps. > > Traci > > >> On Jul 28,

Re: Smart Cooking Thermometer

Hi, Mine has been off by about 50 degrees for about a week now . I pretty much use it every day . I will probably replace it with another iGrill . It is about 8 years old like I said . Thanx, Ben Constantini bennnyconstant...@gmail.com > On Aug 23, 2022, at 6:27 PM, Agent086b wr

Re: Any way to empty the junk folder without sending the messages to the trash?

I use Option +Command + J . Ben Constantini bennnyconstant...@gmail.com > On Mar 14, 2024, at 9:12 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi all, > > So when I empty the Junk folder, it just sends the messages to the Trash. > Then I have to go

Re: Adding an app to the Dock

Thanks Matt, I will give that a try. On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 9:41 PM, Matt Dierckens wrote: > Hi Ben. > The new keystroke is Control Command Shift T. > Hth > > Matt Dierckens > Macintosh Trainer > Blind Access Training > www.blindaccesstraining.com > 1-877-774-7670 ext. 4 > > > > > On Mar 27, 20

Re: updating adobe flash player on the Mac

also have to close your Safari browser also. Just wanted to add my two cents in. Ben Constantini ben.n2...@verizon.net Sent from my Mac > On Mar 24, 2015, at 10:41 AM, Juliette Swiler wrote: > > Hello, > I am stumped on this one. Can anybody tell me what is the best way to upd

Re: Strange problem on Safari

I will try that and let you know if it works . Ben Constantini ben.n2...@verizon.net Sent from my Mac > On Mar 24, 2015, at 8:45 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > > Open System Preferences, then Internet Accounts. Find Facebook in the > Accounts table, and make sure it's set to you

Re: Strange problem on Safari

Well ,it worked. You just made my day! It was more of an annoyance than a problem. Ben Constantini ben.n2...@verizon.net Sent from my Mac > On Mar 24, 2015, at 8:52 PM, Ben Constantini wrote: > > I will try that and let you know if it works . > > Ben Constantini > ben

Re: Trouble with iTunes

Hi Chris , Thanks but I tried command + the left and right arrows too and that only took me to the next album. The volume , mute ,pause controls all seem to work okay. I am sure it is something simple that I am not doing . Thanks , Ben C. > On Jun 27, 2015, at 8:34 PM, Christopher-Mark Gil

Re: Trouble with iTunes

Hi guys , thanks for all the suggestions . I will try them today and report back later . Thanks , Ben C > On Jun 27, 2015, at 8:42 PM, Ben Constantini > wrote: > > Hi Chris , Thanks but I tried command + the left and right arrows too and > that only took me to the next alb

Re: Trouble with iTunes

t;> On 28 Jun 2015, at 3:26 pm, Ben Constantini > <mailto:bennnyconstant...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Hi guys , thanks for all the suggestions . I will try them today and report >> back later . >> >> Thanks , Ben C >>> On Jun 27, 2015, at

Re: Answering a call on the mac

Thanks Kawal , I will try that . Ben C. > On Mar 12, 2016, at 3:52 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > > I just used right arrow and where it says accept button would press VO space. > Never have I pressed enter. Has that changed? > > Kawal. >> On 12 Mar 2016, at 14:11, N2KPV >

Re: Suggestions for anti-virus

Thanks Phil ,Jeff and Ray for the suggestions . I withheld the name of the company because I do not want to trash them . It may only be a conflict that I am having . Like I said I had no problem with them until the upgrade .. The program that I was using was Kaspersky , I am sure others are us

Re: Suggestions for anti-virus

e efficient and less false positives. That being said nothing, no > program or package beats good quality common sense safe computing. > > Thanks > >> On Feb 1, 2016, at 10:09 AM, Ben Constantini > <mailto:bennnyconstant...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Than

Re: Suggestions for anti-virus

Hi All , thanks for all the great input . Last night I tried installing Sophos . It seemed very simple to install and easy to use . I will report back after using it for a while . Thanks again , Ben C > On Feb 2, 2016, at 2:32 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > www.sophos.com

Re: Custom Voice Settings

Hi Tony , just saw your post . Not sure if you got an answer , But it you Go to accessibility / voiceover Utility / speech , than toggle to voices and enter on Custom , you can scroll through some voices . You can than sample and check off the ones you like . Hope this makes sense . Nice to see

Re: Problem with Messages after updating

I will give it a try. > On Oct 18, 2015, at 8:44 PM, Jeffrey Shockley wrote: > > Hi, > I have seen this problem. I think, if I remember right, all I had to do was > sign out of iMessage on the Mac, and sign back on. Then, I >> turned iMessage on my phone off and back on again. Same steps for

Re: YoruFukurou short cut keys

I believe the command to retweet is "command shift v “ and than press Enter to confirm. On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Patricia Solis wrote: > Hello: Can someone please tell me how to open a link on *YoruFukurou. > Also, how to retweet?* > > * Thanks Patricia* > > > > > -- > You receive

Re: VoiceOver stopped working on Facebook

Micheal, thanks for the reply. What I normally do on Facebook is , I go to the web rotor , go to headings and than use the up and down keys to scroll through the posts. For some strange reason this ceased working yesterday. All other programs seem to be working fine. Maybe you can enlighten

Re: VoiceOver stopped working on Facebook

get social on Facebook: > http://facebook.com/empoweringtheblind/ > ~~~-If your looking for a real way to make daily money online, contact me > personally, i've got something you should see… oh yeah, it's real, and free! > > empoweringthebl...@icloud.com > > >

Re: Keyboard command for adding an application to the dock

Well, that's great ,thanks again. Ben Constantini ben.n2...@verizon.net Sent from my Mac On Feb 26, 2013, at 7:59 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > The command is cmd-shift-t. It will work on applications, files, folders, > anything you want really. > On Feb 26, 2013, at 7:51 PM

Re: New to Group

Thaks Paul, she does email, newspapers, facebook ect. , and I think she is beginning to get annoyed with the Jaws works with vista. I will have to let her play with my mac to see how she likes it. Ben Constantini ben.n2...@verizon.net Sent from my Mac On Sep 3, 2012, at 7:05 PM, Paul

New to Group

Hi Chris , thanks for the info and good luck with your new mac. Ben Constantini ben.n2...@verizon.net Sent from my Mac -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegrou

Re: Downloading from Bard site

Thanks, although It does the same on all my thumb drives. It is more of an annoyance , whereas I have no trouble reading the books. Ben Constantini ben.n2...@verizon.net Sent from my Mac On Oct 12, 2012, at 4:13 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > Hi there > No, and I've downloaded

Re: best antivirus for mac?

I use Kaspersky anti virus.The basic commands are easy for me to access using the voice over keys . At least for me they are. I am sure that others on the list have other suggestions. Ben Constantini ben.n2...@verizon.net Sent from my Mac On Oct 20, 2012, at 12:03 AM, John D

Re: IOS6 and iPhone4?

My wife and I both have the iphone 4 along with iso6 and we are very happy with the performance. Ben Constantini ben.n2...@verizon.net Sent from my Mac On Oct 24, 2012, at 9:49 AM, Kliphton wrote: > Hello, how is the performance of IOS6 on the iPhone 4? I have a iPhone5, so > I hav

Re: Flash Player

Hi, I am kind of new to the mac , but I had to download FlashPlayer to my mac when I first bought it. Now it is located in my system preferences. Every once in a while a window appears and asks me to update. I hope this is some help to you. Ben Constantini ben.n2...@verizon.net Sent from

Re: Backing up the Mac

I know with the Passport I didn’t have to format it . I am not so adept in formatting . I tried going into disk utility but was not sure where to go from there . I may go to staples this morning and try another drive . > On Jul 24, 2017, at 9:40 AM, E.T. wrote: > > Are the drives formatted

Re: Backing up the Mac

ONAL and Trainer > > AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE > > MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > > > >> On Jul 24, 2017, at 10:01 AM, Ben Constantini > <mailto:bennnyconstant...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> I know with the Passport

Re: Backing up the Mac

on Fogarty wrote: >>> >>> If you find the drive in your computer volume listing, >>> And then do a command I to get info, >>>Then find the details that say format. See what it says. >>> >>> If you need to format the device to the mac

Re: Backing up the Mac

g, >>And then do a command I to get info, >> Then find the details that say format. See what it says. >> >>If you need to format the device to the mac os journaled then please >>ask and we can advise you of how to do this. >> >>-Origina

Re: Finder Window Problem

Okay thanks Jonathan, it seems to have gone back to normal . I will try what you said if it happens again . Ben C. > On Jul 31, 2017, at 1:15 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > The keystroke you mention is used to toggle full screen mode. You should also > be able to use the vo-shift-accent VoiceOv

Re: Finder Window Problem

Thanks Tim , If it happens again I will try it . Ben C. > On Jul 31, 2017, at 4:03 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > Hi, > > One other item you could add to your repertoire would be to find the Zoom > button. If the window is not in Full Screen mode, stop interacting with > everything and navigate

Re: Magnification and VoiceOver at the same time

They do work together . I use them together on my new mac as well as my 2011 mac . Ben C. > On Aug 25, 2017, at 11:00 PM, Ryan Mann wrote: > > I thought it was possible to use VoiceOver and zoom at the same time. > However, my friend says that when she has VoiceOver turned on, she cannot use

Re: Looking for a pdf reader

Thanks Anne , I will give that a try . I have a feeling I may have to try an OCR app. Ben > On Oct 21, 2017, at 10:27 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > > Hello Ben, > > Preview is the default PDF reader on the Mac. You have to go to the last item > on the screen and interact twice to be able to

Re: Audible and the NLS player

Thanks Ray, Actually I am getting it for my wife who is an avid reader . She does have the iPad and iPhone . Her birthday is coming up . > On Jan 16, 2017, at 3:32 PM, Ray Foret jr wrote: > > Forget it. Audible books are in a specially packed mp3 format and you cannot > play them on any dev

Re: Audible and the NLS player

Thanks Arnold , She does have a victor reader but it is is one of the original ones and it hasn’t been used in years . > On Jan 16, 2017, at 3:33 PM, Arnold Schmidt wrote: > > Unfortunately, NLS players cannot play Audible books. The Victor Reader > Stream can play them if it is authorized

Re: Accessible Thermostats

Thanks for the info . Ben > On Jan 19, 2018, at 11:19 PM, Daniel Miller wrote: > > Hi > We just got the Ecobee 4. The thermostat works with HomeKit, and allows the > use of room sensors, unlike the nest. The app isn’t the greatest, but once > you have it set up with HomeKit, you don’t reall

Re: Accessible Thermostats

Thanks I will check it out . > On Jan 19, 2018, at 9:01 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > > > Hi Ben, > > We use the nest thermostat. I like it very well, the iPhone app is quite > accessible. Setting up the schedule can be a bit of a trick, but otherwise it > works well.Cheers, > Donna Sent fro

Re: Accessible Thermostats

That is good to know . > On Jan 20, 2018, at 6:53 AM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > My buildings hvac contractor was in my condo the other week over an > unrelated issue. Because I'm considering a wifi enabled thermostat, I > asked him about Nest. He was frustrated by them not

Re: Accessible Thermostats

Okay ,I will let you know . > On Jan 20, 2018, at 8:49 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Janina, > > I agree about the scheduled temperature changes. It doesn't work as well as > it might. Post back and let us know what you decide to get. I've been > overall happy with the Nest, but it's not wit

Re: Accessible Thermostats

ly touch > screen only. > > I also have 3 of the Nest smoke/CO detecters installed here. > > I don't know how I would ever go back now, now that I can adjust the > thermost laying in bed or on my way home, and also monitor the house > temperature. > > Best, > Mika >

Re: Problem with Safari and Facebook

Thanks John , I think that worked , I have a feeling it got changed in the last update . Ben C, > On Mar 4, 2018, at 1:43 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > There is a way to disable quicknav, but unless you are using activities this > would disable it on the entire system. > > In the VoiceOver

Re: VoiceOver Settings Activity

I am curious to see what the problem is also . I am kind of having the same issue . Ben C. > On Mar 5, 2018, at 3:41 AM, Ramy Moustafa wrote: > > Hi Jonathan: > I find how to send my `Voiceover settings. > will attach them to you to see if there is anything wrong in my settings. > Thanks in ad

Re: Few questions regarding my Mac laptop

Hi Terri, I used to use Zoomtext on my old PC , but I found that the Zoom on the mac works much better . It has been awhile since I set it up but once you turn Zoom on in the settings ,you can go into the Trackpad preferences and turn on the trackpad gestures setting . Once you do this all you

Re: Trouble Sharing Photos to Facebook and Twitter

Yes , it is on my Mac. Thanks , is there another way to post photos from Mac to FB or Twitter ? I have no problem doing it from the Phone . Ben C. > On Oct 20, 2018, at 7:31 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > Is this on a Mac or an iOS device? I believe that this f

Re: Wireless food thermometer

I will have to check them out . Ben Constantini bennnyconstant...@gmail.com > On May 11, 2019, at 6:21 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > > AT Guys sold 1 a few years ago. I haven't seen it mentioned recently. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 11

Re: Wireless food thermometer

I saw that one . Thinking about it . Ben Constantini bennnyconstant...@gmail.com > On May 12, 2019, at 12:56 AM, Mary Jo Partyka wrote: > > Hi, Ben, > > I think Stan got ours from Idevices. I don’t know how much he uses it these > days. > > > Mary Jo P

Re: iBooks

Thanks Anne , I just tried it on my mac with an old book I had purchased awhile back and it seemed to work okay . I am anxious to see how it works on my iPhone xr . Thanks again , Ben Constantini bennnyconstant...@gmail.com > On Jun 9, 2019, at 11:48 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > &

Re: Weird Safari Problem

Okay Mathew , I tried that , but will try it again . Ben Constantini bennnyconstant...@gmail.com > On Jun 12, 2019, at 10:05 AM, 'Matthew Dierckens' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi there, the one thing I can suggest is possibly clearing your cookies and > cac

Re: Parallels ?

Thanks Anders .I guess I have some homework to do . Ben Constantini bennnyconstant...@gmail.com > On Aug 13, 2019, at 1:18 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > Yes and its not accessible. > So you have to stick with Vmware or Bootcamp or if you’re into command promt >

Re: Parallels ?

Tnx Maurice , I will have to investigate VMware fusion. Ben Constantini bennnyconstant...@gmail.com > On Aug 13, 2019, at 12:03 PM, maurice.mines wrote: > > Hi, as far as Pino parallels is not really usable unless something has > changed. But VMware fusion is very usable. B

Re: Parallels ?

Thanks Simon , I may look into vm fusion . Ben Constantini bennnyconstant...@gmail.com > On Aug 14, 2019, at 3:27 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Parallels is a vm environment, > > Doesn’t work well for us if you use a screen reader, > Or at least it didn’t > Virtual

Re: Sirius XM app

Hi Stacy , my wife and I have been using the Sirius app for quite a while now on our mac , iPhone and iPads . It is very blind friendly . You can probably get a 30 day free trial to check it out . Ben C. > On Apr 19, 2017, at 9:49 AM, Stacey Robinson wrote: > > Hello all, > Is this app acce

Re: Sirius xm app

Stacy, I believe when you download the app , they will offer you the free trial before you sign in I have been using Sirius since 2005 . I originally just had the radio and was paying $13 per month . Last November I upgraded to ALL ACCESS and I think I am paying about $229 per year . With A

Re: Sirius xm app

to it. I would like to be able too listen without being tied to > just the internet. HTH. > > Matthew > > > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ben Constantini > Sent: Sunday

Re: Sirius xm app

. HTH. > > Matthew > > > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ben Constantini > Sent: Monday, April 24, 2017 5:00 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Sirius xm app &g

Re: Items marked as junk

Max ,If you go to Junk and go too the email in question , just press Command Option j and that should change it to “not junk mail “ . I hope this helps . Ben C. > On May 7, 2017, at 10:45 PM, Agent086b wrote: > > Hi all, > I have a message marked as junk that is not junk. How do I change

Re: Items marked as junk

Oops , I made a mistake . the command is “Shift Command j . Sorry about that one . Ben C. > On May 8, 2017, at 8:17 AM, Ben Constantini > wrote: > > Max ,If you go to Junk and go too the email in question , just press > Command Option j and that should change it to

Re: Need a good guitar tuning app

Hi Phil, I have one on my mac called Free Guitar Tuner .It is very basic . I downloaded it about 5 years ago . Ben C. > On May 28, 2017, at 10:49 PM, Phil Halton wrote: > > Looking for something that will generate string tones that I can match the > guitar strings to. Something like a pitchp

Re: Twitter app.

I use the native Twitter app , but my wife loves Twitterific . Ben C. > On Jun 8, 2017, at 5:51 PM, Jim Noseworthy > wrote: > > Hi Gang: > > What’s the most accessible Twitter app for the iPhone? > > Thanks. > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Re: NLS Bard Question

Thanks Delores I will give it a try . > On May 16, 2016, at 4:29 PM, Dolores Myers wrote: > > Hi, > > I don’t know if this will help you, but I was getting the same message when > trying to put books on an NLS cartridge, which was empty. A friend told me > to empty the trash on my Mac and t

Re: NLS Bard Question

Christopher , I will try that if emptying the trash does;t work . > On May 16, 2016, at 5:26 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > It's possible, but most likely no. It sounds more like the MBR got > corrupted. As long as there isn't anything on the drive that you need, I'd > personall

Re: Anyone Use Magnification and Zoom

Hi Brian , I have been using zoom for about 5 years and here is what I do. I have my mac set up so when I hold down the control key and swipe up with 2 fingers on the track pad it will zoom in . And when I am done logging in I hold down the control key and swipe down with 2 fingers it zooms out