Re: only want to back up a few items

2016-07-11 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
Crash plan can be set up to do this and it’s free unless you want the online backup feature. It is pretty accessible as far as I can remember. I am using it but it is one of those things you only open if you need it. I have a couple of complaints about it though. You can’t get at it from the

Re: Timer in iOS Camera?

2016-07-20 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I don’t know the answer to the timer question, but another solution is an app called SelfieX. It’s designed to use the back camera and give you verbal instructions on positioning it right. When it’s in the right spot it automatically takes the picture. Past versions had accessibility issues b

Re: [macvoiceover] [duxnews] DBT for Mac BETA now for sale

2016-07-22 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I was delighted with this news and very willing to buy in if it meant I could dispense with my cracked Windows machine. However, my first experience with the demo was not good. The show-stopper was not being able to send the translated document to my old Juliet Classic. DBT recognizes it but

Gmail question

2016-07-22 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
. Larry Thacker Jr. http://www.lionsrealm.net <http://www.lionsrealm.net/> http://twitter.com/lthackerjr <http://twitter.com/lthackerjr> http://facebook.com/larry.thacker.jr <http://facebook.com/larry.thacker.jr> -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Re: Question: How To Disable Auto-Complete in Safari in El Capitan?

2016-07-23 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
Even worse, I have a bookmark to a site I manage that as of v10.11.5 now will not work because Safari erroneously autocompletes the bookmark of all things so that it goes to another page on the site that happens to start with the same first characters. I have tried to purge the offending url fr

Re: Gmail question

2016-07-23 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
Macintosh supports and has continuity > enabled then there is no need to store drafts on the server. > > Best wishes > > Jonathan Cohn > , > > > >> On Jul 22, 2016, at 5:05 PM, Larry Thacker Jr. > <mailto:larry.thacker...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Re: Twitter links

2016-07-23 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
Interact with the individual tweet and then find the text with the link. Activating that should open it, but I had trouble with some tweets. Consider using Nightowl instead. It is missing some of the newer features but works well and all you have to do to open a link is press l. > On Jul 23,

Re: Accessible online banking

2016-07-26 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
Bank of America, though a bit complex, is useable and they actively work to keep it so. One thing to note is that the prompts refer to what one would do in Windows and sometimes you have to adapt a bit with Voiceover. For example, the drop-down menus tell you to press ctrl-space and then tab t

MS Word jumps to the top

2016-07-27 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
constantly switching between applications as I research what I’m working on. Larry Thacker Jr. http://www.lionsrealm.net <http://www.lionsrealm.net/> http://twitter.com/lthackerjr <http://twitter.com/lthackerjr> http://facebook.com/larry.thacker.jr <http://facebook.com/larry.thack

Re: help with voice memos

2016-07-27 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I believe at one time voice memos weren’t synced by default, so one had to go and turn this on in the sync settings for the iPhone within iTunes. This was the case for me, but it was an older version and it was windows. Just something to watch for. > On Jul 27, 2016, at 7:57 PM, Alex Hall wr

Re: MS Word jumps to the top

2016-07-28 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
ote: > > Hello Larry, > > I don’t use Word but this doesn’t happen to me in Pages. Is your mouse > following your other cursors? If so, try changing it to Ignore the other > cursors. > > Cheers, > > Anne > > > >> On 28 Jul 2016, at 00:48, Larry

Re: MS Word jumps to the top

2016-07-29 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
on. > By default this keystroke is set to next table I believe. > Best wishes, > > Jonathan Cohn > > > On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 5:44 PM Larry Thacker Jr. <mailto:larry.thacker...@gmail.com>> wrote: > I was having some other issues and ended up restarting the Mac.

NumPad Commander - Was Re: MS Word jumps to the top

2016-07-29 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
/ next image. > > Sorry about being off a line on the table jump commands, > > Best wishes, > > Jonathan Cohn > > > >> On Jul 29, 2016, at 8:28 AM, Larry Thacker Jr. > <mailto:larry.thacker...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> I thought about redefinin

Searching for sanity

2016-08-01 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
simply says kind is any, name contains Message by Larry. This search should return more than 60 files, but it returns 9. I looked at one of the file names that is not turning up and it matches case and all. What am I missing? Larry Thacker Jr. http://www.lionsrealm.net <http://www.lionsrealm.

In search of Voiceover friendly image editor

2016-08-01 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
not seem to be a way to do that without the mouse. Larry Thacker Jr. http://www.lionsrealm.net <http://www.lionsrealm.net/> http://twitter.com/lthackerjr <http://twitter.com/lthackerjr> http://facebook.com/larry.thacker.jr <http://facebook.com/larry.thacker.jr> -- The follow

Re: Twitter

2016-08-05 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I’m guessing that’s the best we can do, but I’m betting it doesn’t address the source of the annoyance. It happens in Nightowl too. When you’re scrolling through the tweets VO interrupts what is currently being spoken to say, “one row added.” If your feed is particularly active it can be a re

Re: Using MS Word and Excel on the Mac

2016-08-10 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I have recently made the switch myself. I don’t use Excel regularly but I do use Word. The good news is that all of the familiar formatting tools and tricks are available on the Mac version. The Bad news is you may have trouble figuring out how to get at them. On the one hand Microsoft may b

Re: Searching for sanity

2016-08-12 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
> set mmfiles to every media file whose Name contains "Sean" > > I am not sure this is the way to grab media files as it has been several > months since I did any Finder Applescripts. > > Take care, > > Jonathan > > Best wishes, > > Jonathan >

Re: Searching for sanity

2016-08-13 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
t bit by bit and see where you and the Mac > are not on the same page. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 12, 2016, at 23:18, Larry Thacker Jr. <mailto:larry.thacker...@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> Thanks for the reply. I found the instructions for rebuilding the i

AppleScript

2016-08-13 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
Are there resources you would recommend for learning AppleScript? I think that is the next step in my education if I want to become as efficient with the Mac as I was with Windows. As for my search for sanity. I think I have abandoned that. Larry Thacker Jr. http://www.lionsrealm.net <h

Mystery system dialog from Dropbox

2016-08-15 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
After what may have been the first time I used the Dropbox folder (as in the service not the shared Mac folder) VO reports a system dialog displayed. When I check to see what it is, it’s from dropbox, but once focused VO reads nothing and I can’t find anything on the screen. Is that a conseque

Re: AppleScript

2016-08-15 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
automation on the Macintosh but we never > got very far. If you have ideas and want to join, I will be glad to provide > any support needed. > > I am so used to doing things already, that I generally don't go for scripting > except at the shell script level > >

Re: Mystery system dialog from Dropbox

2016-08-15 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
t Wishes, > > Jonathan Cohn > > On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 8:22 AM Larry Thacker Jr. <mailto:larry.thacker...@gmail.com>> wrote: > After what may have been the first time I used the Dropbox folder (as in the > service not the shared Mac folder) VO reports a system dialog

Rearranging notes into folders

2016-08-21 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I want to move some of my notes into folders by subject, but I can’t seem to find a way to make this happen using Voiceover. Drag and drop doesn’t work because once the destination is highlighted the notes that were selected are no longer on the screen. Can I get to the folder without causing

Re: Rearranging notes into folders

2016-08-21 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
inally use the command drag to hotspot. I have not > specifically tried this process, but it should work. > > > Best wishes, > > Jonathan > > > >> On Aug 21, 2016, at 11:06 AM, Larry Thacker Jr. >> wrote: >> >> I want to move some of my no

Possible solution to Dropbox mystery window

2016-08-21 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
badge.” Change the dropdown there to Never show. Larry Thacker Jr. http://www.lionsrealm.net <http://www.lionsrealm.net/> http://twitter.com/lthackerjr <http://twitter.com/lthackerjr> http://facebook.com/larry.thacker.jr <http://facebook.com/larry.thacker.jr> -- The follow

Re: Replacing a local copy of a song in iTunes with the iCloud match?

2016-09-05 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I don’t really want Match, but I have considered using it because I have so much music that was ripped from CD at lower quality and it would be nice to replace it all without having to go through all the CDs again. One thing I wonder though, Is there some DRM component in the downloaded copies

Re: Replacing a local copy of a song in iTunes with the iCloud match?

2016-09-06 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
easily visible. However > if you use the free Mp3Tag utility under windows in boot camp or Fusion and > invoke the extended tag view you will easily be able to find what I am > talking about. > > > > David Griffith > > > On 05/09/2016 14:33, Larry Thacker Jr.

Re: Choppy voiceover with Apple TV

2016-05-07 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I have the same problem with my sound system. My guess is it has something to do with power saving technology that doesn't activate the speakers unless sound is being produced. The short bursts produced by Voiceover aren't enough to keep the system alive. I would love better suggestions if p

Re: Choppy voiceover with Apple TV

2016-05-08 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
gt; words, it's just an old earpiece with the microphone, not a real headset. > What headset do you have? > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 7, 2016, at 2:35 PM, Larry Thacker Jr. <mailto:larry.thacker...@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> I have the

Re: Ranges in Formulas in Numbers

2017-07-02 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I should probably just wait for someone who actually knows to answer, but based on my fiddling with the same template, Numbers seems to automatically make a range out of any row or column you assign a header to.The range is anything in the column that has the named heading. > On Jul 2, 2017

Re: Seeing AI app from Microsoft

2017-07-15 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
It is awesome for quick reading. If you don’t need to save the text, it walks all over KNFB. > On Jul 15, 2017, at 6:44 PM, David & his pack of dogs > wrote: > > They must work on its accuracy. It had me 18 years older then I really am > and my wife 6 years older. I am listed as a 76 years

Re: Seeing AI app from Microsoft

2017-07-16 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
play with it. There may not be a reason for me to bother with KNFB going forward. > On Jul 15, 2017, at 8:57 PM, Ryan Mann wrote: > > You can actually save it if you use the document channel instead of short > text. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 15, 2017, at 8

Re: iRobot iPhone app

2017-07-24 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I’ve been wondering about the usability of these. Is everything controllable with the apps? My vision is good enough to avoid bumping into things most of the time but not good enough to read anything that isn’t at least 24 point. I’ve seen demos of both vacuums online and the Neato made more

Re: FaceBook Info.

2017-07-25 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
My first advice would be avoid it if you have an alternative, but it is usable in Safari with patience. Navigating by various heading levels will help you get around. As with many sites, overlays can be a problem, but they can usually be located at the very beginning or very end of a page. Th

Re: bluetooth keyboard for iPhone

2017-07-30 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I have the K480 as well as two Amazon Basics keyboards. They are simple keyboards and easy to take along in a small bag. I sometimes have a little trouble with complex key commands using these keyboards, but they work well enough and are very inexpensive. The Logitech K480 is nice and connect

Voiceover is loaded, can it be detoxed?

2017-07-31 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I’ve seen this before on Amazon, but in the past it eventually settles down. Not today. I was not even on a shopping page, but trying to clean up old devices from my account. VO kept interrupting with “loaded.” Even if I switched tabs or applications, it kept saying, “loaded.” I agree! It’

Re: Voiceover is loaded, can it be detoxed?

2017-07-31 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
e is more accessible, but I haven't tried > using it in a while. > > Are you on current Safari version? > > Best wishes, > > Jonathan Cohn > > > >> On Jul 31, 2017, at 10:24 AM, Larry Thacker Jr. > <mailto:larry.thacker...@gmail.com>&

Mac Mail threads stop expanding

2017-08-05 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
This happens every so often and I have yet to detect a pattern. I become unable to expand collapsed message threads in Mail. I try quitting Mail and Voiceover and restarting but that usually doesn’t work. As a last resort I will restart the Mac. That’s not quite the pain it would be in Window

Re: Mac Mail threads stop expanding

2017-08-05 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
is. If you > interact with the thread itself, and use VO-right a few times, it'll say > “ message conversation, collapsed”. If you VO-space on that, it'll > expand. Just stop interacting before moving down into the thread. It's worked > for me every time. > >

Upgrading my Mini

2017-09-08 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I have a late ’14 Mac Mini. It is serving me well, but I notice that the 1TB Fusion drive I bought it with is filling up faster than I expected. I could go into iTunes and get rid of some videos and that would probably help a lot, but I may have need to install Windows and thus more disk space

Re: Upgrading my Mini

2017-09-10 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
es so you could buy more drive for less money. > > >> On Sep 8, 2017, at 4:58 PM, Larry Thacker Jr. > <mailto:larry.thacker...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> I have a late ’14 Mac Mini. It is serving me well, but I notice that the >> 1TB Fusion drive I bought

Re: Reorganizing inside playlist

2017-10-24 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I’ve never tried using the drag and drop to do it, but command-x/v works fine, at least in the latest iTunes under Sierra . > On Oct 24, 2017, at 1:50 PM, Traci Duncan wrote: > > Hi all, > > I’m having trouble moving songs around inside a playlist. I thought I use to > be able to delete the

Re: Voiceover doesn't announce presence of comments in Numbers

2017-10-31 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
Unless you have since resolved the issue, I advise reporting it. My experience trying to get spreadsheet questions answered suggests we don’t have a lot of people using them so your confirmation may not be forthcoming. When I eventually upgrade I will have to remember to try this and see what

Apple TV and sound systems revisited

2017-12-11 Thread larry . thacker . jr
This has come up before, but it has been a few months, so I’ll ask again in case something new and beter has come up. As we know, some sound systems do not work well with Voiceover because of the way they process HDMI input. I have been putting up with such a system for a while now. I bought

Re: Apple TV and sound systems revisited

2017-12-12 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I gave your configuration a try to see if it made things any better. It does, but there’s still a tendency to clip off the first bit of sound after a pause in navigation. My wife likes the system so I may make due with it. Running everything through the TV at least seems to have cured the uni

Re: fonts in text edit and sharing documents with iPhone

2016-12-14 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
Those commands adjust the size respective to the existing size, so everything would stay proportionally the same, just smaller or larger. To make it all uniform you will want to open the font dialog with Command-T. Or at least that’s a way I know that would do it. However it will also probab

Re: Key Features of GoodSync

2016-12-15 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I have GoodSync. It’s accessible, and at first it worked pretty well, but then something went wrong and it doesn’t seem to be working at all. Setup was overly complicated, and you can’t bypass any part of it or the program won’t work properly. It doesn’t make that clear while you’re setting i

Re: itunes help, please!

2016-12-17 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
Mine is doing the same thing. The first thing I did was try to search for an explanation, but none of the terms I tried yielded anything useful. I don’t have time to chase the problem any further, so I just closed it down for fear it was doing something i really would not like. > On Dec 16, 2

Re: itunes help, please!

2016-12-19 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
Mine also stopped after some time. However, it resumed again when I plugged my iPhone into power. I have wifi sync turned on. Still no indication from iTunes other than the chiming that it’s doing anything, but that may at least explain where the activity is being generated. It chimed severa

Re: ChronoSync 4.7.2

2017-01-03 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I presume from it being shared here that it is accessible. This is exactly what I have been looking for. There is nothing good about Goodsync, which I have been trying to use. Thanks for sharing. > On Jan 2, 2017, at 5:14 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > >> http://tidbits.com/article/16969?rss

Re: Gesture in zoom?

2017-01-03 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
It’s under Zoom in the accessibility panel. Click the options button near the bottom right. I do not recommend the center tracking. That would be my preference, but when I tried it, the response became extremely sluggish. I have a 2014 Mini with a Core i7 and it became unusable with that set

Re: Microsoft office

2017-01-03 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
The single most annoying problem with Word is that when you move from page to page or perform some other functions it will sometimes jump back to the very top of the document. That is super annoying if it’s a big document. I’m not sure that’s entirely a Microsoft bug though, as I have had othe

Re: Small email problem

2017-01-25 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
Until or unless they fix the root cause, I believe your only option is to turn off mail notifications. More than one of us have written to Apple regarding the issue of VO interrupting reading to deliver notifications, which would not be so bad if it would resume where it left off afterwards. P

Web site help text overload

2017-01-25 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
rearranging the order so that the menu item comes first. Am I missing it somewhere? Larry Thacker Jr. http://www.lionsrealm.net <http://www.lionsrealm.net/> http://twitter.com/lthackerjr <http://twitter.com/lthackerjr> http://facebook.com/larry.thacker.jr <http://facebook.com/l

Re: Web site help text overload

2017-01-25 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
dom or group, one has to interact with > the article to read the contents. Have you tried an interact command and if > so what difference does that provide? > > Best Wishes, > > Jonathan Cohn > > On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 10:26 AM Larry Thacker Jr. > mailto:larry.th

Re: Quickly Identifying the Currently Playing Track In iTunes

2017-02-08 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I don’t remember the source, but a friend sent me a collection of Voiceover scripts, among which was one that does just that. With Keyboard commander on I can hit option-i and hear the currently playing track. I’ll bet someone on here knows the origin of those scripts. I believe they were wri

Sinology router accessibility

2017-02-10 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
. The complexity is a red flag for me, but I could be pleasantly surprised. Larry Thacker Jr. http://www.lionsrealm.net <http://www.lionsrealm.net/> http://twitter.com/lthackerjr <http://twitter.com/lthackerjr> http://facebook.com/larry.thacker.jr <http://facebook.com/larry.thack

Re: Sinology router accessibility

2017-02-10 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
t; MSN; mmus...@bigpond.net.au <mailto:mmus...@bigpond.net.au> > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 11 Feb 2017, at 2:16 am, Larry Thacker Jr. <mailto:larry.thacker...@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> I recently came across a glowing review for a Synology router. According to

Re: Cross Posting Ubuntu info

2017-02-13 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
If you don’t already know about it, Vinux may be an option here. I don’t think they use the server version but there’s lots of expertise there to help. I had a system up and running briefly but never learned enough to be really competent with it. http://vinuxproject.org > On Feb 13, 2017, a

Re: Reading tables in pdf documents with Voiceover

2017-02-13 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
Yes, they are generally much better in Windows. This is one place where Apple has really fallen short. The topic of PDF reading comes up here from time to time, but I have not seen a good solution to this. Simple documents are somewhat manageable, but I too have the issue with statements. >

Firefox

2017-02-14 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I use firefox basically for one plugin I need on occasion and as a fall-back when something doesn’t work in Safari. However, lately I can’t get Voiceover to go into the web content in Firefox. Can’t say if Apple or Mozilla broke it. Anyone else see this and have a way around it? -- The foll

Re: Firefox

2017-02-14 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
ibility know-how with macs. >> On 15 Feb 2017, at 4:52 am, Larry Thacker Jr. >> wrote: >> >> I use firefox basically for one plugin I need on occasion and as a fall-back >> when something doesn’t work in Safari. However, lately I can’t get >> Voiceover to g

Re: Firefox

2017-02-19 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
> paid option, but it's not necessary. And with the softorino one, you get > either a week demo or a 2-week demo, I can't remember offhand. > I hope this helps. > Moop > > Moop > > On Feb 14, 2017, at 6:05 PM, Larry Thacker Jr. <mailto:larry.thacker.

Re: We are getting Lyft

2017-02-20 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
LYft does a couple of nice things that Uber doesn’t. You can set an additional destination when you first set up the ride. Of course with either you can work with the driver, but it is nice to have that laid out to begin with. Also, it tells you the color of the car as well as the make. That

Help with spreadsheets

2017-02-27 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
preferences panel was rather sparse and didn’t offer any hope. Larry Thacker Jr. http://www.lionsrealm.net <http://www.lionsrealm.net/> http://twitter.com/lthackerjr <http://twitter.com/lthackerjr> http://facebook.com/larry.thacker.jr <http://facebook.com/larry.thacker.jr> -- The fol

Re: Possible new FTP client for Mac

2017-02-28 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
It doesn’t have natively the one thing I really needed, but it does appear to be a very capable dual pain file manager and the developers are very accommodating. If I had not already purchased Transmit, I would probably be using it as my FTP client. > On Feb 28, 2017, at 8:06 AM, Alex Hall wr

Re: Nearby Explorer vs. Blind Square?

2017-03-01 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I am not a heavy user, but I have both apps. It may come down to how you want to use the app. If you are comfortable with one of the free options for turn-by-turn navigation such as Google or Apple Maps, BlindSquare may do just fine. That would be my choice on a budget. It may come down to p

Navigating Finder

2017-03-04 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I did my homework, but I haven’t found the answer to this one. If I want to move quickly through a list of files in Windows, I can simply press Page down. The focus will move with me. Not so in Finder. Focus stays where I left it at last arrow press. Is there any way to make focus travel wi

Re: Navigating Finder

2017-03-06 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
ace click mouse at current mouse location. > > > > If you are in a finder window with list view active and hit page up even > > if VoiceOver follows mouse is enabled, you will notice with vo-F5 vs > > vo-F3 that the mouse and VO cursor are not in the same place. >

Re: Saving Files in Text Edit

2017-03-14 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
Move through until you hear “Disclosure.” Activate that and the dialog will expand to the full panel where you can navigate the folder structure. > On Mar 14, 2017, at 8:02 PM, Kat DeNicola wrote: > > There is probably a simple answer to this that I knew at one time, but my > brain is fried,

Re: contacting Uber?

2017-04-03 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I believe you can do it through the web site, but I don’t think you will get anywhere. Part of Uber’s appeal and business model is that there is no need for cash. Though they have had to make allowances in some markets, they even discourage tipping. Lyft does allow for tipping, but again the

iMovie and Voiceover

2017-04-03 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
This may seem like a strange request, but I have the need to do some very basic video editing. All I really need to do is cut pieces of the video out. I’ve figured out how to trim off the front, but selecting sections in the middle to cut out or even splitting the clip so that I can cut off th

Re: iMovie and Voiceover

2017-04-04 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Larry Thacker Jr. > Sent: Monday, April 03, 2017 12:37 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: iMovie and Voiceover > > This may seem like a strange request, but I have the need to do some very > basic video editing. All I r

Re: Outlook 2016 or Apple mail

2017-04-09 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I use Word on the Mac just because I’m more familiar with it, having used it on Windows for nearly 20 years. You have to make some adjustments for apple keystrokes, but it is usable. Item chooser is a good way to get to the ribbon controls. Some of them you work with by VO-shift-M and other’s

Re: Outlook 2016 or Apple mail

2017-04-09 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
Oh and yes the office installer will allow you to install only the programs you want. I don’t know if they sell the programs themselves separately anymore and suspect that may not be the most economical solution if available. Could be wrong on that though. > On Apr 9, 2017, at 8:39 AM, Donna

Commander gets all turned around

2018-01-30 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
This may or may not be common knowledge, but it was a strange enough thing I thought it worth sharing. I have a Windows keyboard attached through a KVM switch to a Mini. I finally decided it would be helpful to switch the functions of the Command and Option keys so that they match a Mac keyboa

Re: Facebook question

2016-10-18 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I think there is a way, but I’ve been using this custom URL for years and so far it still works. I keep expecting them to break it. https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf > On Oct 18, 2016, at 9:36 AM, Stacey Robinson wrote: > > Hi all, > I’m using

Re: Issue with iOS Messages app: Is anyone else also seeing this problem?

2016-10-20 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I have not tried that, but I have had the same thing happen on the setup for the notification screen. It wasn’t consistent though. Next time I got to that section it worked fine and it was fine just now. Maybe it has something to do with first use? > On Oct 20, 2016, at 12:10 PM, Christopher

Re: Strange behaviour when loging-in in OS Sierra

2016-10-28 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I have had this happen. It does not happen every time. I do not have my computer lock upon sleeping, so it has only been 1 or two times when restarting. Unfortunately because it has not been often I can’t point to a particular condition that existed at the time. I would think though that a r

iTunes update issue

2016-11-01 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
New problem today and I am having no luck with a Google search to turn up the answer. Either nobody else is seeing this or it’s too new I guess. When I try to update iTunes, I get the message "“iTunes.app” can not be updated because its extensions are in use by “Notification Center.app”. Click

Re: iTunes update issue

2016-11-01 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
Thanks. “Extension” should have been the key. Still learning my way around. I found it in the “today” section and once unchecked I was able to install. > On Nov 1, 2016, at 5:54 PM, Blee Blat wrote: > > Did you check the "extensions" pane in system preferences to see if the > iTunes widget

Re: iTunes update issue

2016-11-02 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I re-enabled it after, but who knows what happens with the next update. I am on Sierra so that could be a difference. > On Nov 1, 2016, at 9:59 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > The odd thing is, that widget doesn't seem to be in my widgets area under > extensions in the first place.

Re: interesting observation, potentially a voiceover bug

2016-11-08 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I can replicate this. I did not see it before Sierra. VO will just say how many rows are selected without saying what’s in them. The good news is this is easy to overcome. I think the bug may be in Voiceover focus not always properly tracking where you are. If you use the VO keys to make sur

How to research a problem after forced shutdown

2016-11-12 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
upgrading itself in the past week or so. Larry Thacker Jr. http://www.lionsrealm.net <http://www.lionsrealm.net/> http://twitter.com/lthackerjr <http://twitter.com/lthackerjr> http://facebook.com/larry.thacker.jr <http://facebook.com/larry.thacker.jr> -- The following informatio

Re: How to research a problem after forced shutdown

2016-11-12 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
dle: shawnk_aka_bbs > Skype username: bbstheblindrapper > Facetime: bbssh...@icloud.com <mailto:bbssh...@icloud.com> >> On Nov 12, 2016, at 9:44 AM, Larry Thacker Jr. > <mailto:larry.thacker...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Twice in the past week, I have come i

Re: Aftershockz bluez 2s headset

2016-11-16 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
Same here. I recommend spending the extra to get the Trekz Titanium. The Blues I have had all broke or stopped working. Aftershokz was good about replacing them, but that gets old. The Titaniums are made differently and are much more durable. I wear mine around the house and leave them on m

Re: Aftershockz bluez 2s headset

2016-11-17 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
ppe wrote: > > How do those differ and why are they more durable? > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 16, 2016, at 16:27, Larry Thacker Jr. >> wrote: >> >> Same here. I recommend spending the extra to get the Trekz Titanium. The >> Blues I

Re: Podcasting on the Mac?

2016-11-17 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
There are plenty of ready-made solutions for publishing your audio file as a podcast. You should not have to generate the XML for yourself unless you’re planning to write all your own software for publishing. A web search on the topic will turn up all kinds of solutions, but accessibility is a

Re: Aftershockz bluez 2s headset

2016-11-18 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
i get a serious headache and in my not so humble > opinion the sound quality just isn’t fit for music with only midrange and no > bass or treble at all. > That’s me though and the mileage may vary. > /Krister > >> 18 nov. 2016 kl. 00:50 skrev Larry Thacker Jr. : >&g

Re: Good sound bar that will work well with an Apple TV and voiceover

2016-11-25 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I have the same issue with my AV receiver. In my case, I know it’s because of the sound “sleeping” when there’s no input. Voiceover doesn’t generate enough sound to keep it alive. If there’s a setting to change this behavior there’s nothing in the manual to indicate it. I doubt there’s enoug

Finding special characters in Text Edit

2016-11-26 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I need to be able to find formatting characters in a text document and change or remove them. I’ve found that I can copy them to the clipboard and then paste them into the search and replace fields, but I wonder if there’s a better way. For example, I frequently want to change something Voiceo

Re: Finding special characters in Text Edit

2016-11-26 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
IPhone > > >> On Nov 26, 2016, at 5:13 PM, Larry Thacker Jr. >> wrote: >> >> I need to be able to find formatting characters in a text document and >> change or remove them. I’ve found that I can copy them to the clipboard and >> then paste them into

Re: Finding special characters in Text Edit

2016-11-26 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
d most likely >> option return or perhaps shift return or some combination thereof will >> insert the line separator character. I know you can get linefeed with option >> return. >> >> Sent from my IPhone >> >> >>> On Nov 26, 2016, at 5:1

Re: Finding special characters in Text Edit

2016-11-27 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
That worked. thanks. > On Nov 26, 2016, at 8:51 PM, Brandon A. Olivares > wrote: > > Option-tab will insert a tab in the find dialog. Ctrl-enter will insert a > line separator. Option-enter will insert a newline. >> On Nov 26, 2016, at 9:44 PM, Larry Thacker Jr. >&g

Re: How To Generate a Randomly Sorted Playlist In the Latest iTunes

2016-11-28 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I was hoping someone with a little more experience would answer you, but I’ll give it a try. I am not aware of any process to randomize the actual playlist, but one can always use the shuffle feature to achieve the same thing. I resigned myself to that when I first moved to iTunes. As for qui

Notify me but stop interrupting!

2016-12-07 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I’m wondering if I have missed a setting somewhere. I don’t remember this happening before the last Sierra update. I don’t want to turn off notifications, but I am getting really tired of having them interrupt what Voiceover is currently reading and making me restart or in the case of newly o

Re: Notify me but stop interrupting!

2016-12-07 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
> ding at me, but does not announce anything. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Dec 7, 2016, at 11:57, Larry Thacker Jr. > wrote: > > I’m wondering if I have missed a setting somewhere. I don’t remember this > happeni

Re: File transfer for mac and Voiceover.

2017-04-13 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
If VO is doing what it seems to be doing and simulating an actual drag and drop, then both locations would have to be visually accessible for the operation to complete. My suspicion would be that the windows are overlapping and thus the source and destination are not visible at the same time.

Re: File transfer for mac and Voiceover.

2017-04-13 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
; 13 apr. 2017 kl. 15:34 skrev Larry Thacker Jr. : >> >> If VO is doing what it seems to be doing and simulating an actual drag and >> drop, then both locations would have to be visually accessible for the >> operation to complete. My suspicion would be that the win

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