There are Braille display issues as well. I am awaiting the day when we can type normally on the display, and not have the device lock up if you are a fast Brailler. God bless. Matthew Dierckens Certified Assistive Technology Specialist Macintosh, Windows and IOS Trainer U.S. number: 573-401-1018 Personal Email: matt.dierck...@me.com
> On Mar 28, 2015, at 11:10, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > It was certainly broken when 8.0 was initially released for sure. As they > have updated the software, there have been bug fixes. There are still > Bluetooth keyboard problems and a few strange navigation issues still > present. However, my understanding is that 8.3 has specific VoiceOver bug > fixes in it. > > > Take Care > > John D. Panarese > Director > Mac for the Blind > Tel, (631) 724-4479 > Email, j...@macfortheblind.com > Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com > > APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX 10.7 LION and 10.8 Mountain > Lion > > AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE > > MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > > > > >> On Mar 28, 2015, at 8:49 AM, mário navarro <mario....@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> shut your mouth silly! >> everything is still unresolved ... >> think first before you talk... >> >> cheers. >> Em 28/03/2015 03:06, Christopher-Mark Gilland escreveu: >>> Whatever people. I'm telling you that Apple did break it, yes, but that is >>> the key word... Did! >>> >>> Things work very well now, and if you don't believe me, tell me what you >>> had an issue with, and I'll make an audio demo showing it's been fixed. >>> Maybe then, you'll believe me. >>> >>> Chris. >>> --- >>> Check out my web site at: >>> http://www.clgproductions.net >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Pamela Francis >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 10:48 PM >>> Subject: Re: starting to get irritated by IOS 8 >>> >>> I too have an Ipad 2. No way would I put IOS 8 on it. I am a firm believer >>> in if it isn't broken don't fix it. Apple broke it. >>> >>> On Mar 27, 2015 12:53 PM, "Jon Solitro" <jon.soli...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I still haven't upgraded to iOs 8 on my iPad 2. I'm still running iOs 7. I >>> found a handwriting recognition app that needs iOs 8 to install. Should I >>> update, or can I expect slower operation? >>> >>> On Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at 3:38:48 PM UTC-4, Yuma Decaux wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I don’t know about yall, but I have an iphone 6 with IOS 8 and I have to >>> say that the experience is less than stellar. Bugs everywhere, slower than >>> on my iphone 5s, siri cut off midway then voice over not working, hang like >>> slowness when getting out of an app. I have to say that I have started >>> looking for alternatives as I feel like apple is trying to nudge things too >>> much into the “let big brother figure out for you what you should like and >>> do”. Point in case, that U2 debacle. Last weekend I was camping with some >>> mates and I was going through some tracks after lunch, and those damn U2 >>> tracks kept popping up like annoying ads. Really don’t want some band >>> pushing their crap on my life experience when I shelled out 1200 dollars >>> for a phone that is supposed to do things for me. Not the other way around. >>> Sure, U2 has some great songs. But their current 50’s midlife crisis moans >>> aren’t my style, nor inspire me. I can listen to that when I go into an >>> apple store and wait for a genius to tell me my future. >>> >>> Seriously folks, I’m not just going off on a rant, and for those of you who >>> want to reply by being defensive for apple, just remember a few basic >>> things: >>> 1-You are customer. Customer is king, you are not serving apple. Apple >>> makes money off you, take 30 percent of the cut on your music production or >>> app developement with their platform. They serve you. Not the other way >>> around. >>> 2-Apple is not god almighty. Apple has great people that collectively >>> create experiences. At the helm, a few individuals decide on the direction >>> of that experience. Personally, I don’t trust Tim Cook that much in giving >>> us a good experience. That Johnny Ive sounds like a pompous marketing guy >>> with design skills I cannot trust as head of human interface, a software >>> division, coming from someone who used to make toilet seats. The only one >>> or ones I can trust in this are frederici and some of the younger engineers >>> presented at the last apple showcase. but they don’t have enough say yet, >>> so we’re stuck with all that flash graphical transition animation style >>> crap instead of truly clean, efficient and snappy interfaces. >>> 3-There are other choices out there, but I have no idea what. Sometimes I >>> wish I was sighted again so that I can really be part of the process of >>> creating real interfaces for everyone. It’s frustrating to know that most >>> companies follow what is standard and forget that standards are meant to be >>> broken and updated. Not broken at the cost of the buyer, no. If it’s >>> broken, it should be free, such as what google offers. Buying a 3000 dollar >>> piece of hardware to get clunky experiences and moments where you want to >>> throw that damn thing out the window and never touch it again is clearly >>> not what I call good experience on a computer. More and more of my friends, >>> mac users, both sighted and visually impaired, agree with me that apple is >>> starting to rot in terms of presenting it’s image. It’s not an underdog but >>> a huge bulky oil tanker that can now only manuver slowly with a battalion >>> of lawyers behind murmuring at the chief’s ears, the latter being probably >>> more complacent than should be, thus giving us this weird awkward show each >>> year now with a barely straight talking TIm Cook who sounds like he never >>> had a girl friend chill time or something seems amiss in him. Some soul? >>> Something. Whatever the case, I don’t really dig the style apple is >>> portraying. It’s becoming a disney world presentation with oooohs and aaahs >>> when the tech behind is quite literally lagging. No visionary stuff, when >>> this qualification should by now, from all the sci fi, the research and the >>> graduations of bright people, should lead us much farther in terms of >>> actual interaction with a computer, and let’s not forget screen readers. >>> >>> Anyway, off for my morning coffee. 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