Amen to that! I love my Braille display and was rather disappointed when I couldn't use it properly, but I'll keep installing updates in the hopes they're fixing it!
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 28, 2015, at 10:21 AM, Matthew Dierckens <matt.dierck...@me.com> wrote: > > 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. Have a great day yall >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Yuma Antoine Decaux >>>> "Light has no value without darkness" >>>> Mob: +612102277190 >>>> Skype: Shainobi1 >>>> twitter: http://www.twitter.com/triple7 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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