I don't mind the updates from the Mac site but would rather get the full posting rather than just a half paragraph. I know that one reason updates come in this way is to encourage people to visit the actual site. But, I think its an extra and unnecessary step myself.
On Sep 4, 2009, at 7:56 PM, Maxwell Ivey Jr. wrote: > > Hello; I get a lot of email daily from the several lists I'm > subscribed to. I don't personally have a problem with the news > updates as long as they are really news. I think the more important > question with this one is does this mean they have or plan to fix the > regular facebook so mac users can start enjoying it again? I > understand the iphone is the current wave and all, but I hope that > doesn't mean the people at facebook have forgotten about how > unaccessible their site is with a mac. Let me know if you have heard > or experienced anything different regarding this issue. Thanks, Max > On Sep 4, 2009, at 6:03 PM, Scott Chesworth wrote: > >> >> Hi, >> >> I don't mean to come over as unsupportive Josh, because I'm 110% >> behind what you do with lioncourt and maccessibility, to the point >> where soon after Christmas when my schedule will have changed >> significantly I'd love to start contributing myself or at least >> figure >> out some way of supporting more actively. >> >> Having said all that, that wasn't the reply I expected James and Ben >> would get man. The kind chap who offers me very competitive deals on >> Viagra usually slightly less than once per day isn't of dissimilar >> mind when it comes to the actual principal here. It doesn't say >> anywhere to my knowledge that this list doubles up as a kind of >> newswire, so perhaps this would be a good point to have one of Cara's >> polls... she loves 'em! If it turns out that myself James and Ben >> are >> grouchy old men so be it, but if not then perhaps you could tweak the >> automation to deliver automatic posts to the most relevant list? My >> personal gripe here is that even when I don't pass over one of these >> automated posts, I only get a snippet of the story. As long as the >> subject lines are well thought out, which so far they always have >> been, I'll know whether I want to read a news story or not - having >> to >> load the extra page seems superfluous. >> >> Again, no treading on toes intended, I just think they have a point >> where the principal is concerned here and wanted to add a bit of >> weight. >> >> Scott >> >> On 9/4/09, Josh de Lioncourt <overl...@lioncourt.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> iPhone discussion has always been welcome here. :) The other list is >>> more strictly focused on the iPhone, but we would have to also ban >>> iPod, Airport Express/Extreme, and all sorts of other things from >>> this >>> list if we banned iPhone discussion. After all, the iPhone is used >>> in >>> conjunction with your computer, one of those computer types is the >>> Mac. >>> >>> Cara and I discussed posting the news updates to this list. They >>> have >>> pretty much always been posted by someone, usually me, manually. >>> We've >>> automated the process to give ourselves a little less work. Since >>> the >>> updates average less than a message a day, we feel they are of use >>> to >>> more people than to whom they are an irritation. >>> >>> You can also filter those messages, if you wish, using your mail >>> client's message rules. >>> >>> On Sep 4, 2009, at 12:02 PM, ben mustill-rose wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Why am I getting these? When the 3gs first came out, I seem to >>>> remember that Cara was quite adamant that discussion of it on the >>>> mv >>>> list was off topic so she created a new list for it. Surely, things >>>> like this would fit in better on the other list? >>>> >>>> Sorry if I spelt your name wrong btw Cara. >>>> >>>> On 04/09/2009, Maccessibility <nore...@maccessibility.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> FaceBook iPhone Application Updated With Accessibility Fixes >>>>> >>>>> The FaceBook.com iPhone application has been updated to version >>>>> 3.02. The >>>>> update focuses on VoiceOver compatibility, and accessibility >>>>> fixes. >>>>> The >>>>> rapidity >>>>> with which the developer has addressed the accessibility issues is >>>>> extraordinary, and we applaud FaceBook for this response. >>>>> The application is exceptionally usable now, with only a couple of >>>>> unlabeled >>>>> controls which can be quickly [...] >>>>> >>>>> You can read the rest of this news item at: >>>>> http://www.lioncourt.com/2009/09/04/facebook-iphone-application-updated-with-accessibility-fixes/ >>>>> >>>>> The Mac-cessibility Network >>>>> "...it's all within our reach..." >>>>> http://maccessibility.net >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Kind regards, BEN. >>>> >>>> email: bmustillr...@gmail.com >>>> msn: benmustillr...@hotmail.com >>>> web: http://www.bmr.me.uk (under construction) >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >>> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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