I have to agree with you here. Poor Nicky was having a hard time with it
and frustration leads to anger and anger can lead into rash or less than
rational statements; we all do it, sometimes. Swearing is all about
irrational and meaningless statements; bet there's a good many here do a
good
Yes iOS 8.1 is a one way trip and no it is no longer possible to downgrade to
7.1.2 afterwards.
> On 26 Oct 2014, at 03:40, venky...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> So, if im correct, The upgrade to 8.1 (if i do it) will be a one way trip?
> Is there any way to downgrade back to 7.1.2?
>
>
> Sent from
According to MacWorld there is a problem for users of Yosemite which is
causing problems with wireless
As i use ethernet wired with my iMac I have no experience of thee problems.
See
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/mac-software/apple-mum-as-mac-owners-tussle-with-yosemite-over-wi-fi-problems-35
Hi,
The best way, in my opinion, is to place these items into a playlist, then sync
that playlist with your iDevice. This is accomplished from within iTunes when
you’ve brought focus to the configuration options of your iDevice.
Later…
Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada
> On Oct 25, 2014,
Hi,
In response to Pam’s question from way back in this thread, you’re absolutely
correct in that there should be a reasonable expectation for accessibility
within Apple’s stock apps. Apple has been put to task for this in the past
prior to iTunes becoming accessible and, with respect to their
Hi,
First, I’d try creating another account on your computer. Go under System
Prefs to Users & Groups, click to unlock the preference, then click on the Add
User button. After the user has been created, logout of your current user and
login as the new user. Try using Mail from within there a
It happens to me fairly often but I haven't specifically and systematically
tested it.
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Cheryl
I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf.
I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper
thrown in the trash!
Then God gave me a new heart and life:
His joy for my despairing tears!
And now, every day:
It happens with me regularly. Sometimes the delay is longer than others. I
wonder if it depends on how recently you’ve opened that type of file in a
different application, or how many applications you have that can open that
type of file.
Also, interested in whether anyone with good vision can
So, if im correct, The upgrade to 8.1 (if i do it) will be a one way trip?
Is there any way to downgrade back to 7.1.2?
Sent from my iPhone
> On 26-Oct-2014, at 7:10 am, Karen Lewellen wrote:
>
> oh sure it does far more than generalizations and projective stereotyping.
>
>
>> On Sat, 25 Oct
Hi,
I have written about this before, but basically the mail app is useless. it is
busy always. I have repaired disk permissions several times. Reboots of the
machine do not help. I have deleted my account and rebuilt it. I have no
problems with anything else. I have 16 gig of memory and this Mi
Hi,
Try using the Window Chooser, VO-f2-f2. I'll bet that there's the "What's New
in Pages" dialog there but focus was not initially brought to that
dialog/window. Once you locate that dialog/window and close it, you should be
able to Quit Pages as well.
Later...
Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray,
i do have the apogee mic and its so accessible for me. though i haven't tried
to connect to my moms iphone because i don't have one
> Il giorno 26/ott/2014, alle ore 00:38, Annie Skov Nielsen
> ha scritto:
>
> Hi all.
>
> I have been looking at some sound devices. I came across the duet 2 from
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I just tried it, and it happened once on an MP3 file, then not again for that
or a different MP3 file. On a file of a different type, it didn't happen. So,
after a very quick test, it seems either random, or like it only happens once.
> On Oct 25, 2014, at 9:24 PM, Nicholas Parsons
> wrote:
>
oh sure it does far more than generalizations and projective stereotyping.
On Sat, 25 Oct 2014, Cheree Heppe wrote:
Situational thinking doesn't build bridges.
Sent from my IPhone 4S
On 25 Oct 2014, at 15:50, Karen Lewellen wrote:
Perhaps the problem begins by assuming that there is such
Hi List,
Since upgrading to Yosemite, whenever I navigate to the “Open in” sub-menu of
the context menu when trying to open a file in a non-default application,
VoiceOver says “Fetching…”, and there is a second or so delay before the list
of applications appears. Are others experiencing this? I
Situational thinking doesn't build bridges.
Sent from my IPhone 4S
On 25 Oct 2014, at 15:50, Karen Lewellen wrote:
Perhaps the problem begins by assuming that there is such a thing as "the
blind," uniformly using choosing and personifying a single individual.
There will be people who find th
I have never used Pages before, and I cannot for the life of me find the text
of a document it opened, nor can I quit out of pages. I keep getting an error
noise, and in the menu, the "quit pages" option is dimmed.
Christine
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Thanks again for all your help. Things seem to be working just fine now, and I
was able to erase the applications. I just wonder what will happen when I try
to use iTunes but forget to plug in my drive. Until I can get tons if
iCloud or Dropbox storage, this is a great way to do things, and now
OK, call me sheltered but I’ve never actually done this before.
I have several songs I want to transfer from my MBP to my iPhone. How do I do
this? I want to be able to access them as part of my music.
Jenine Stanley
dragonwalke...@gmail.com
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Perhaps the problem begins by assuming that there is such a thing as
"the
blind," uniformly using choosing and personifying a single individual.
There will be people who find the upgrade very wonderful for them, there
will be, are clearly, individuals who do not.
that has zero to do with blind
Whatever did blind people do in the Dark Ages, before accessibility
became part of the language? As long as you have owned Apple products,
have you ever had a product with zero defects in hardware, software,
accessibility features?
From The Believer. . .
. . . what if it were true?
ancient
What I find interesting is this notion that we are rewarding or punishing a
company, as if it makes a major difference. The difference is actually five
years ago, we wouldn't be having this discussion at all. The fact we even have
access to a touch interface and we've come so far without ha
Hi all.
I have been looking at some sound devices. I came across the duet 2 from
apogee, that can run on both macs and IPad/IPhone. I have looked a little on
the IPhone software in simulation mode, and as far as I can tell, it looks
rather accessible. Does anyone know how accessible the macsoft
Rewarded? Oh, you mean, by buying more Apple goodies. I'd venture a
guess that Microsoft and Google would suffer the same. Maybe not?
Perhaps they are better?
As I said before, I am running 8.1 and notice little difference.
Maybe my own expectations are too low.
From The Believer. . .
Drops in performance should not be rewarded, especially when they have done
better in earlier IOS releases.
Sent from my IPhone 4S
On 25 Oct 2014, at 12:56, The Believer wrote:
My take on this is this. Tim mentioned 'reasonable expectations'. Not only do
we need to keep our expectations to a
What happens if we can't use more and more while sending fix requests? Didn't
someone say a while back that the blind aren't a buying majority and should
gratefully accept what we are handed?
Sent from my IPhone 4S
On 25 Oct 2014, at 15:03, Shawn Krasniuk wrote:
Hi. Well said Tim. Nothing go
Oh sorry, I could have sworn I heard mac mini! i must have been thinking about
mac minis for some reason :-)
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I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf.
I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper
thrown in the trash!
Then God gave me a new heart and life:
His joy for my despairing tears
Hi. Well said Tim. Nothing good will come if we're not reasonable. For example,
when I received the first public beta of Yosemite, for some reason Text Edit
wouldn't open any files ending with the .docx extension. I immediately launched
the Feedback Assistant app and reported this bug to Apple.
Drops in performance should not be rewarded, especially when they have done
better in earlier IOS releases.
Sent from my IPhone 4S
On 25 Oct 2014, at 12:56, The Believer wrote:
My take on this is this. Tim mentioned 'reasonable expectations'. Not only do
we need to keep our expectations to
Thanks Tim.
it looks like that worked. The Mac wasn't the only thing that was getting
confused.
Max
> On 26 Oct 2014, at 1:26 am, Tim Kilburn wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Try restarting your computer. It looks like something is confused and not
> getting started for you.
>
> Later...
>
> Tim Kilbur
I most say I really like pages with the Mac and the 5S together. I just tried
tables, and I finally figured out how to do it. To get out of the cell, you
have to go to the button done button. My next test will beto see if I can
figure out numbers.am I right that if you copy your documents folder
Hi there folks,
My fiancé is experiencing a rather odd issue with one particular email on her
Macbook Air, latest. The subject line is as expected, but the text in the body
is from a totally different message.
The expected attachments is also missing.
I sorted the issue by getting the attachme
My take on this is this. Tim mentioned 'reasonable expectations'.
Not only do we need to keep our expectations to a level that is not
UNreasonable, it also means that when we encounter issues, we also keep
them to a reasonable level when seeking help. Expressing displeasure is
reasonable if
Never mind. I just got the software updated, then did a reset so can now just
back up from my last iCloud backup.
Donna
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Thanks Tim.
There are no updates available and the problem is completely random. I could
be in my mail getting messages, switch to Safari and then it goes out.
Sometimes I can get it back by selecting my network from the menu extras, and
sometimes I have to shutdown and it comes back. It is
Got the voice enhancements now and this helped.
Sent from my IPhone 4S
On 25 Oct 2014, at 11:19, Tim Kilburn wrote:
Hi Cheri and All,
In my opinion, you have made some inaccurate assertions here. The quality of
the voices that you’ve expressed is likely due to your iDevice defaulting back
t
Hi Tim,
Your position is fair. I don't disagree, other thanThe complaints being
registered within bothIOS and Yosemite concern the apps that are shipped on
each respective product. Do we not have reasonable expectation for the
same accessibility for the stock apps included within Apple OS
Hi all,
I just edged up to the iPhone 6. Where do I go to set sync Options in the
latest version of iTunes. I see a Summary Option, but no way to tell it with
music movies etc I want to Sync.
Thanks,
Donna
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Hi,
Check for any Software Updates. Sometimes there are ones related to your
Airport card or firmware that will remedy those occurrences. If you're
up-to-date already, then it's likely something different. Is it happening in
the middle of use or only upon Sleep or that sort of thing?
Later.
Hi Ray,
With all those factors in mind, I’d tend to agree with you. Some repairs or
modifications just aren’t worth it.
Have a good one.
Later…
Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada
> On Oct 25, 2014, at 11:44 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote:
>
> Quite true Tim: however, this baby has a major issue
Hi Cheri and All,
In my opinion, you have made some inaccurate assertions here. The quality of
the voices that you’ve expressed is likely due to your iDevice defaulting back
to the low quality, non-enhanced version of the voices. Normal behaviour
during the update process. If you download th
Quite true Tim: however, this baby has a major issue which would, once I paid
for the repairs, cost much more than a new mini modified to my liking. The
issue is this. ON the built in keyboard, the following keys are not working:
x s w 2 escape tilda and tab. In order to fix that, I'd have t
Yes, it’s an MBP15 from about 2008. Most troublesome right now is Safari’s
continued odd behavior with my banking website; it behaves fine when going
through the user-name and ID-shield questions, then when I put in my password,
I get “empty HTML content.”
• Mark BurningHawk Baxter
http://M
Hi,
What I mean by Retina Display one is the Retina Display model of MBP. The
Retina Display units came with a built-in SSD, no CD/DVD optical drive and,
when in the Energy Saver pane, there is an option called Power Nap which allows
your Mac to do things like Time Machine backups while the li
Hi!
I can’t find a “retina display one,” but I did change my graphics settings from
“better battery life,” to “power performance.” Not sure if this is what you’re
talking about, but it’s in Prefs/Energy Saver. Also, another repair
permissions and restart may have fixed at least the network acq
Hi All
is the apollo twin solo audio interface accessible with VoiceOver.
Thanks in advance
Best regards
Jørgen
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Hi Ray,
That model of MBP is quite easy to upgrade RAM in and doubling your RAM to 8 GB
would likely see marked improvement in performance. The upgrade in RAM would
also be a fraction of the cost of a new Mini or other Mac. I’ve upgraded a
couple of MBP’s this way with SSD’s and maxed out the
Hello again.
I realize that this thread is about your problems with iTunes, but I feel that
something I suggested needs correction.
I suggested that it is a good idea to leave your Mac on over night in order for
certain maintenance scripts to run or to run them manually. It turns out that
you
Hi,
Retina Display one. The reason I’m asking is that if it is the Retina Display
unit, you could make sure Power Nap is enabled from within your Energy Saver
pane of System Prefs. This will ensure your WiFi connection is maintained. I
was having ann issue like that with some MBA 11” at work
I have a friend who had a similar experience both with the OS and and
accessibility representative.
He wrote a letter to accessibil...@apple.com I also wrote my own letter to
them expressing my displeasure with their most recent update. I don't think
either of us got a response, however you mig
To the person that is not happy with IOS 8.1 and chose to cancel getting the
iPhone 6. Did you send your note to Apple so they are aware of this and will
fix these issues?
Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 25, 2014, at 9:19 AM, Cheree Heppe wrote:
>
> Cheree Heppe here:
> Even with the problems l
Like I said, a 2009 Mac book pro: therefore, No monitor.
Thanks for susggestion.
Sincerely,
the Constantly Barefooted Ray, Still a very happy Mac and iphone user!
Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind
built-in and fully protected by ClamXav Antivirus!
> On
Cheree Heppe here:
Even with the problems listed over a wide range of applications, I updated one
of my iOS devices last night. If what I am learning about 8.1 is symptomatic,
I think blind users can kiss good Apple access good-bye.
One area: I remember getting my first iPhone and, in extreme sk
Hi I have a mid 2012 mbp with 8gb of ram and have vm running win7 pro but
since the update my win 7 is very laggey and this has happened from the
update I have done a disc clean up with no difference so any help please and
I have not used a clean install since lion so do you all think I should do
o
Hi there,
I upgraded to Yosemite and am having a pretty good time of it, but I lose
wireless connection from time to time.
I have tried starting my computer with command option p r pressed, I have tried
starting it with control shift power button pressed, but nothing has made a
difference.
An
iCloud pricing has come down. If memory serves it is now:
5GB: $0 per month
20GB: $0.99 per month
200GB: $3.99 per month
500GB: $9.99 per month
1TB: $19.99 per month
This is more expensive than Dropbox, but it does let you keep everything in one
place, from your iOS cloud backups to emails to fi
Whenever I put my Macbook Pro15 (4G RAM) to sleep after upgrading to Yosemite,
when I wake it up, my WIFI menu extra panel says “looking for network …” The
only way to fix this seems to VO-space-bar on the network which already has a
check mark by it, E.G. my wireless cable Netgear modem. Any
If it takes a long time, you may want to repair permissions more than once. And
if it gives you an error or still is sluggish after repairing permissions,
maybe do it from another drive or from within your recovery partition. I didn't
go that far but I did repair permissions two or three times a
Hi!
I normally interact with the mail so i can click on links with no problem.
/A
> 24 okt 2014 kl. 11:02 skrev David Griffith :
>
> Seeing the contradictory experiences of clicking links in Yosemite Mail
> messages I have noticed the following.
>
> 1. If I open a mail by pressing enter I find I
I don't do mine by conversation. It didn't really bother me but I thought I
would post since others were having problems while some couldn't find some
buttons, let alone be bothered by them.
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Cheryl
I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf.
I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper
thrown i
Hi Ray,
Did you try running a permissions check? If necessary, I'd even run it from
recovery mode. This has fixed sluggishness with a few people I know who were
experiencing it, including myself on a 2011 Mac Mini.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
Director
Mac for the Blind
Tel, (631) 724-4479
So,
How expencive is Icloud drive compared to Drop box for say 1TB of space per
year?
And, do I have to have two copies of each file on my drive: 1 for the drive
itself and the other on Drop box for example?
Sincerely,
the Constantly Barefooted Ray, Still a very happy Mac and iphone user!
Se
But what? The sluggishness is about to drive me batty. I don't see, however,
that there is much if anything I can do. Using a Mac book pro from November of
2009 with 4GB ram on it. Already done disk permitions repair and restart.
Almost time to really think about getting me a new Mac Mini I
Hi,
Ahh, got it. I seemed to be looking for those buttons when I was opening a
conversation. They don’t appear for me when opening a group of messages, only
when I open a message that is alone. Interesting though, that it took me that
much work to find something that was bothering many. I g
Hi,
Try restarting your computer. It looks like something is confused and not
getting started for you.
Later...
Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada
> On Oct 24, 2014, at 11:35 PM, Agent086b wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I have been waiting for several hours now and Still Time Machine is still
> prepar
Oh, interesting. It works just like you say if you type the name in the Too
field, but not if you type it in the search field. Well, at least I know now.
thanks, Alex.
Donna
> On Oct 25, 2014, at 8:54 AM, Alex Hall wrote:
>
> I just tried it, and it works exactly like it does in Mail. Type a
It uses the iCloud storage every Apple ID receives, sharing that with iCloud
Mail, iOS backups, and anything else.
The way iCloud used to work was as a syncing service, letting, say, Text Edit
access any documents stored in iCloud by Text Edit, or Pages get to any files
stored by Pages. The pro
I just tried it, and it works exactly like it does in Mail. Type a name, and
Messages will pull it from your contacts, offering a list of matches to what
you typed. Up or down arrow through them, enter to select one.
> On Oct 25, 2014, at 8:55 AM, Donna Goodin wrote:
>
> Well, I'm trying to do
Hi folks,
Please pardon my ignorance. What is the difference between iCloud drive and
iCloud the way it was? Does one have to pay in order to have file stored there
or does one still get the five gigs one got with iCloud? Thanks much
Pam Francis
On Oct 25, 2014, at 8:01 AM, Deb Lewis wrote:
I
It creates an ICloud drive folder under your user just like Dropbox does.
> On Oct 25, 2014, at 4:57 AM, Jeff Berwick wrote:
>
> Where do the files get stored on a Windows machine? I have signed up, but
> haven't transferred my files over from Dropbox yet, because I'm just not sure
> I've loc
Well, I'm trying to do it on the Mac, not on an IOS device. I've never had
trouble adding recipients on an i-device. To do that, you just move to the
contact you want in the list, double tap them, and when their contact opens up,
just select the number or email you want to use.
Cheers,
Donna
>
,
I hope someone gives you a better answer than this, but when I was using iOS7,
I found that starting in Notes and Sharing that note worked far better than
ever bothering with messages.
John S
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To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent
Hi all,
How do I add a recipient from contacts when composing a new message in the
messages app? What I've done is:
1. Click Add recipient.
2. Type the first letters of the contact name in the search field.
3. Arrow over and interact with the list of suggested names.
4. this is where I get st
Where do the files get stored on a Windows machine? I have signed up, but
haven't transferred my files over from Dropbox yet, because I'm just not sure
I've located where they will be on my Windows machine.
Thx,
Jeff
> On Oct 24, 2014, at 11:08 PM, Deb Lewis wrote:
>
> I like it on the Mac a
Hi All,
Just incase you may not like the default sound that skkype uses for its
event’s like incoming call you can change it with the following method you will
have to have a sound with an M 4 A extension which can be from you ringtones by
making a copy of it and changeing the exxtension
Thank you so very much for this. Though I am not an AT&T customer, I know
people who are; therefore I could share this article and make them aware.
Pam Francis
On Oct 24, 2014, at 4:28 PM, Barry Hadder wrote:
Hello all:
Be ware of using Apple’s new universal SIM with ATT.
http://www.macrumors.
Its disappointing to know that the issues are not fixed in 8.1.
Thanks.
Sent from my iPhone
> On 23-Oct-2014, at 4:34 am, Jessica Moss wrote:
>
> I had those same issues with my 4S, which I unfortunately didn't realize I
> was going to before I updated it, due to the fact that it's an older ph
Use a three finger vertical swipe until the last page of the email is on the
visible screen. Double-tap or split-tap on the attachment button.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone
> On 25 Oct 2014, at 17:51, Eleanor Roberts
> wro
Hi all
Just wondered if anyone could help me. A colleague has e-mailed me a document
as an attachment, but I can't seem to be able to open the attachment on my iPad
mini since upgrading to IOS8.1. Could anyone remind me/give me some guidance on
how to do this please??
Many thanks.
Eleanor
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