Mark,
In terms of your Lighting port, it is probably lint in the port. If you bring
it to the Apple store, they can take a pair of tweezers and remove the material
blocking the Lighting port. This happened to me about two months before my
iPhone 6S went for a swim in the Potomac River. (Well, I went for that swim too
and was in the ER 30 minutes later.
I've been thinking about providing shortcuts for VOiceOver Macintosh users that
can be used with Siri and/or Voice Control. There was a good discussion on the
Automaker's podcast this week about how OmniGroup has a set of Voice Control
scripts for nearly all parts of their OmniFocus project tracking software.
That discussion can be found at: Automators #107: Control with your Voice, with
Sal Soghoianhttps://www.relay.fm › automators
<https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj6gebo0LX5AhXSEGIAHcnwC94QFnoECA0QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.relay.fm%2Fautomators%2F107&usg=AOvVaw2WsWJTJ233Lt5REw4SztTX>
Today, I just finished a shortcut to save safari web pages to the desktop which
is essentially the AppleScript I mentioned recently on this list wrapped in a
shortcut. I'll be doing some testing and then will share with the group.
Best wishes,
Jonathan Cohn
> On Aug 7, 2022, at 15:36, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote:
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> Just wanted to check in with everyone and wish you all a happy Apple
> accessibility summer. I cannot believe that August 2022 is already
> underway.
>
> You know, it's kind of funny, I use my Apple devices more and more and yet I
> have less and less to say about them as they continue to get better and
> better. (smile)
>
> A few things that I have been intending to post but have not:
>
> 1.
> In addition to my wired EarPods, I now use both AirPods, third gen, and
> Airpods Pro, on a regular basis. While I would have to say that my Airpods
> Pro offer better sound quality, I like the Airpods third gen, because they
> offer an easier / lighter listening experience. I know that sounds crazy
> but, for me, it is true.
>
> 2.
> My poor old 8 Plus is truly on its last legs. The lightening port can no
> longer hold a cable, unassisted. This is to say, in order for me to keep a
> cable inserted, the phone must be on a horizontal plain or the cable will
> fall out. I do use a wireless charger with it but . I am going to try to
> make it last until the next iPhone release which, hopefully, will offer some
> form of touch ID. However, If touch ID is not included in the next release
> I will either purchase the biggest best new phone or I will get an S E. One
> way or another, my beloved 8 Plus is on its way out (smile.)
>
> 3.
> My iPad 10.5 2017 is going strong; it runs like a champ. However, I am
> definitely going to get a new MacBook Pro after I purchase my next iPhone.
> I have a MacBook Air, M1, in the house but I really don't like the fact that
> it automatically powers on at the touch of any key. This is quite annoying.
>
> 4.
> As for software? I find that I am using fewer and fewer apps. I am not
> sure why.
>
> All of the apps that allow me to easily manage my finances continue to be my
> favorite apps, of course. However the Amazon apps continue to be at the top
> of my must have list. I noticed some kind of a glitch between VoiceOver and
> Alexa on an iPhone 11, the other day. Interesting as this glitch does not
> occur on my beloved 8 Plus. My solution? Delete and then reinstall the
> Alexa app.
>
> Pill Reminder, My Chart, CA Lottery, and Yelp also head-up my favorite apps
> list, these days. Of course, I am omitting all of the native Apple apps as
> their significance to my accessible life is unparalleled
>
> While I continue to be a big fan of Twitter, for some reason, the app, and
> the service itself, for that matter, feel less streamline and unencumbered,
> these days. Just my opinion, of course.
>
> Uber, Lift, and Insta Cart are amazing, as always.
>
> And of course, all of the book reading apps remain dear to my heart.
>
> While I would love to list some games that I enjoy on either iOS or iPad OS,
> alas, I cannot. I do not know of any onboard (not requiring an internet
> connection) VoiceOver accessible card games and / or board games; a sad
> reality, to be sure.
>
> All replies to this post are welcome and, in fact, greatly appreciated.
>
> I hope this finds you all happy and well.
>
> Mark
>
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