If you set it up for the latest OSX, I will start using it. I always upgrade to
the latest when it comes out.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
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> On 5 Mar 2015, at 17:31, Alex Hall wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> Most of you know about w
Mostly, the scripts rely on shell commands. For instance, I ask the "top"
command for CPU information, and the "memstat" command for ram details, and
iReg for battery, and so on. Once I get the results, I grab the bits I need,
and return those (all this happens in the Get Info.scpt file, which i
Hi Alex
I am under Yosemite, and have the latest update. I know how to use the time and
date file, and I know how to use the battery one. This is going to sound like a
really dumb question, but could you give me and some others who are sort of in
first grade when it comes to Apple script some i
Hi Alex,
I recently discovered your Talking Dashboard collection, and am using it on
Mavericks at this time.
Thanks for keeping us informed of current and possible future plans for the
project.
Rachel.
On Mar 4, 2015, at 9:01 PM, The Believer wrote:
> Alex,
> Its all Greek to me indeed. But
Alex,
Its all Greek to me indeed. But interesting. I am, and will for some
time still, running Mavericks.
From The Believer. . .
. . . what if it were true?
ancient.ali...@icloud.com
On 3/4/2015 8:31 PM, Alex Hall wrote:
Hi all,
Most of you know about what I (rather un-creatively) call Ta
Hi all,
Most of you know about what I (rather un-creatively) call Talking Dashboard, a
set of Applescript files that give you access to information. There's a
time/date one, one for battery, one for current wifi status, and more. Most of
you also know I've wanted to add a script for upcoming rem
If Mail simply stops checking for new messages, simply quit it and re-launch
it. This happens every so often for me, and a few seconds to open it again
seems to solve it.
> On Mar 4, 2015, at 6:47 PM, Juan Hernandez wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I have noticed with apple mail, often it doesn’t show
I forgot to say that I also ended up with 16 desktops which we first thought
was my problem. How can I make sure I only have one desktop since I don’t need
numerous ones?
Gigi again
> On Mar 4, 2015, at 7:22 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote:
>
> Hi guys
> Unexpectedly, my computer ended up in the A
Hi guys
Unexpectedly, my computer ended up in the Apple intensive care unit because, we
think, of my iCloud drive. Finder totally crashed, and they said I had a
rolling ball or something like that across the screen. VoiceOver was running,
but we couldn’t get to anything. I was in the Apple stor
Hi,
I can try this tomorrow. I don’t want to try it when both hubby and I are at
home!
Cait
> On Mar 4, 2015, at 7:09 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> The Airport Extreme works perfect with this configuration, so that’s not your
> issue. Yes, in FaceTime on your Mac, in Preferences, unch
Because I'm the only user of my computer.
- Original Message -
From: "Dionipher Herrera"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 12:44 PM
Subject: Re: VoiceOver Questions.
it can sometime if you turn your laptop to require password after sleep or
screen saver. go to the system preferen
Hi,
The Airport Extreme works perfect with this configuration, so that’s not your
issue. Yes, in FaceTime on your Mac, in Preferences, uncheck the Cellular
Calls checkbox and also disable it on your iPhone. Shutdown then restart your
iPhone. Quit out of FaceTime on your Mac , then go back in
Hi All,
I have noticed with apple mail, often it doesn't show me the latest emails
right away. I know that it has to download the headers, but that doesn't
take that long. I have a friend that just got a mbp13, and I've sent him 4
emails today, but it doesn't show any email until yesterday mo
Hi tim,
do you mean try turning off the cellular calls part in face time on both
devices?
I haven’t tried to use face time on my mac before, so will have to give that
one a go.
I am using an airport extreme for the router bit.
Cait
> On Mar 4, 2015, at 5:26 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
Hi!
Yes at least when i tried it last time.
I actually tried to record some programs from a swedish internet radio station.
I found it reasonably accessible.
/A
> 4 mar 2015 kl. 18:56 skrev Bill Gallik :
>
> OK, I've got some questions about audacity:
>
> - Presumably, audacity comes in a "Mac f
Hmm, I'm with you. I even find 32 cells to be too small.
Cheers,
Donna
> On Mar 4, 2015, at 4:35 PM, Deb Lewis wrote:
>
> Competition for the Focus 14. About that price range and a 14-cell
> display with no other features except that it will pair with more than
> one BT device like the VarioUltr
It's a prototype HIMS braille display which has 14 cells and can apparently
connect to six devices at once (1 USB and 5 bluetooth). It's not for sale yet
and was shown at ATIA in prototype form only.
Blind Bargains did a podcast about it last month, which is the only reason I
know anything abo
Competition for the Focus 14. About that price range and a 14-cell
display with no other features except that it will pair with more than
one BT device like the VarioUltra. I understand the economics of
affording to purchase a display, but honestly I thought my RBD18 was
too few cells and the Beetl
Hi,
There are a couple of things that could be going on. First, it’s possible that
your router has some of the necessary protocols blocked within its firewall
settings. but, before diving into that sort of thing, I’d try turning the
feature off on your iPhone, then back on and do the same on
Smart Beetle? that's a new one on me. What is it?
Donna
> On Mar 4, 2015, at 1:59 PM, Edward Green wrote:
>
> Hi Donna,
>
> I wish the Smart Beetle from Hims had more cells as it has a similar number
> of connection possibilities. That said, I’m not sure what that’s going to be
> running ei
Yes to both. Go to audacity.sourceforge.net to download it. You'll mostly use
shortcut keys and the menus; the visual interface is marginally usable at best.
Once you know those keys, though, you'll do fine.
> On Mar 4, 2015, at 12:56 PM, Bill Gallik wrote:
>
> OK, I've got some questions about
There is also a great SIP client called Blink Lite or Blink Pro. Blink Lite is
$20 and Blink pro is $50.
God bless. :)
Matthew Dierckens
Certified Assistive Technology Specialist
Macintosh, Windows and IOS Trainer
Personal Email: matt.dierck...@me.com
> On Mar 4, 2015, at 11:56, Daniel Chavez
I was trying to pick up the call on my mac.
I have cellular calls turned on on both the i phone and my mac.. Not sure what
else to try..
Thanks,
Cait
> On Mar 4, 2015, at 11:40 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
>
> Caitlyn,
>
> Is this a regular FaceTime call, or a call that was coming into your iPhone
It's a display only so it won't be running anything.
On 3/4/15, Edward Green wrote:
> Hi Donna,
>
> I wish the Smart Beetle from Hims had more cells as it has a similar number
> of connection possibilities. That said, I'm not sure what that's going to
> be running either.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ed
>> O
Hi Donna,
I wish the Smart Beetle from Hims had more cells as it has a similar number of
connection possibilities. That said, I’m not sure what that’s going to be
running either.
Cheers,
Ed
> On 4 Mar 2015, at 19:29, Donna Goodin wrote:
>
> Hi Ed,
>
> I agree, I was disappointed to see tha
Hi Ed,
I agree, I was disappointed to see that. As much as anything, I figured that
since I was going to be at CSUN anyway, I'd take a look. However, based on our
current snowstorm, I may not be going anywhere after all. :(
Cheers,
Donna
> On Mar 4, 2015, at 1:26 PM, Edward Green wrote:
>
>
Hi all,
I really liked the feel of the Vario Ultra, but on principle I refuse to buy
something released in 2014 that is based on Windows C.
Cheers,
Ed
> On 4 Mar 2015, at 16:37, Donna Goodin wrote:
>
> Thanks for this, Doug, it's good to know. One question, it wasn't clear from
> Baum's web
Yes, this is true, I do have and juse the classic view with preview pane. That
isn’t my problem though. :) My fault and all but I have tons of emails but I
have unread messages in my inbox. I think they are hidden within threads but I
can’t find them. :(
Thanks,
Christina
> On Mar 4, 2015, at
Thanks all for the clarification, and I will stop this here, because this has
nothing to do with the topic of the list. How ever just to finish, I think that
this is quite disappointing, there should be at least a property that a user
could change in order for a specific content to be stored loc
I've been helping a friend add songs to a playlist but something seems to be
askew on her Mac Mini. I've been coaching her in using the "Search Music
Library" for songs she wants to add to her specific playlist; when she
selects the desired song from the resulting list she is placed into her
q
Hello Christina,
It sounds as though you have the preview pane visible. This means that when you
navigate to a message, it opens automatically, so you never see an unread
message. This is why I always disable the preview pane.
If you read your messages by doing VO-j to get to the body, you have
OK, I've got some questions about audacity:
- Presumably, audacity comes in a "Mac flavor?"
- Is it reasonably accessible?
- Bill & Leader Dog Holland
- "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society."
- US Humorist, Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
- Original Messa
no podcast for garage band yet.
> On 03 Mar 2015, at 19:59, Joe Quinn wrote:
>
> I know this has been asked countless times on the list, but where are the
> podcasts for the most recent version of GarageBand? And if no podcasts exist
> where are the latest podcasts for whatever version of Gara
it can sometime if you turn your laptop to require password after sleep or
screen saver. go to the system preferences ,then security and privacy setting
then you can find it there. About the log in screen i dont know about that. why
don’t you want to have your password to be entered?
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You can read PDF on theBrailleEdge I think. I know you can on their
other products. I do love the VarioUltra but it is taking a very long
time to resolve its issues. Battery, no direct support from Apple yet
but there are work arounds, and the issue of freezing and losing your
work in the notetaker
The telephone app is only for connecting to things like a VoIP type PBX. It
doesn’t do fax or anything of that nature.
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Caitlyn,
Is this a regular FaceTime call, or a call that was coming into your iPhone
that you tried to pick up with FaceTime on your Mac?
Later...
Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada
On Mar 4, 2015, at 02:30, Caitlyn Furness wrote:
thanks for the thought, but Rogers is fine with face time.
I to find this helpful, but the problem comes right back. :(
> On Mar 3, 2015, at 4:24 PM, Pablo Sandoval wrote:
>
> I also had this issue, but what fixed it for me was to switch VO voices and
> then switch back, and all was well again.
> I hope this helps someone.
>
>> On Mar 3, 2015, at 12:0
Hello,
I’m running latest version of MAC OS using mail in classic view. I have unread
messages but I can’t find them. Is there a way to find them or sort by unread
or something. I tried sorting via the status column but that didn’t work.
Any ideas or help would be appreciated.
Thanks so much,
Hi Erik,
Yeah, it looks really interesting! I have a HIMS BrailleEdge, and I like it a
lot. But there are some features on the Vario that make it look interesting -
the ability to read PDFs and the ability to act as an independent drive when
connected to the computer. I also find the hand po
Thanks for this, Doug, it's good to know. One question, it wasn't clear from
Baum's website whether the Vario connects as a display to the Mac and the
iPhone, or just the iPhone. Have you used it as a display with your Mac?
Thanks,
Donna
> On Mar 4, 2015, at 8:56 AM, Deb Lewis wrote:
>
> Well
Hello could you give step by step instructions on how to do this because I
would not have a clue thanks in advance
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com]
On Behalf Of Jonathan Mosen
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 5:27 AM
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Now that you mention it, I saw one of these and it had enormous battery use
issues. The look, feel and feature set are well worth the extra 3-500 bucks
you would bay vs a focus or a brailliant, but it does seem a bit querky on the
software side. I was hoping it would be fixed by now. I realy
Yes, I am saying that it is accessible and usable. I only had trouble of one
page, and I figured that out. I hope TurboTax for 2015 is as good as this one.
The line Gigi
Sent from my iPhone
> On Mar 4, 2015, at 9:24 AM, Phil Halton wrote:
>
> are you saying that the turbo tax Mac app is acces
are you saying that the turbo tax Mac app is accessible and usable? I’d like to
use an off-line solution, but I’ve always used the taxactonline interface.
Maybe I’ll try the local app next year if it works for us.
> On Mar 4, 2015, at 8:21 AM, Eugenia Firth wrote:
>
> Hi there
> You are lucky
I have no permanently connected hard drives other than the SSD in my MBA.
periodically I do a SuperDuper backup to an external drive. Am I correct in
recalling that one can retrieve a file from a superDuper backup by opening the
sparse bundle and simply navigating and copying the file?
In that c
Well I love my VarioUltra, but I have to say it has very major
problems which Baum doesn't seem to be resolving very quickly at all.
They've had significant difficulty shipping products at all and now
the current firmware version locks up and requires frequently
resetting the device. I know the pro
Actually, iCloud does store copies of your files on the local Mac. Copies
have to be kept locally so that synchronization can occur if you go without a
network connection and then are connected again. It keeps all files up to date
on the local system.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
Director
M
Can this be prevented, and if so, how?
- Original Message -
From: Dionipher Herrera
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: VoiceOver Questions.
is that on the log in? yes it will automatically go to your password area to
typ
Hi all,
I have an email with a link to a talk. I would like to download the talk to my
iPhone so I can listen to it tomorrow, while on an airplane, and thus without a
data connection. anyone know the best way to accomplish this?
thanks,
Donna
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what does this phone do? Is it free, can you send and receive faxes with it?
Is it like magic jack?
> On Mar 4, 2015, at 8:57 AM, Daniel Chavez wrote:
>
> The only one I use for OS X at least, is telephone.
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Glad I could help. It’s why I use Telephone, works like it should. Simple,
right out of the box.
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Thanks a lot for such a quick reply Daniel. That's the easiest SIP phone I've
ever set up. Simple, elegant, does the job and free. Sweet. Really appreciate
the help.
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> On 5/03/2015, at 2:57 am, D
The only one I use for OS X at least, is telephone.
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Hi everyone, if anyone's had experience with any SIP softphones in OS X, I'd be
keen to hear what you'd recommend.
Thanks.
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Hi there
You are lucky if you got Internet Explorer to work, although some people on
this list have gotten Tax Act to work. When I tried them, I not only crashed
Safari, but I crashed JAWS for Windows three times. I have finally decided that
I do not like doing my taxes online where their compu
Hmm, sorry, auto-correct got the better of me. :) That should have been Vario
Ultra.
Donna
> On Mar 4, 2015, at 6:49 AM, Donna Goodin wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'll be heading out to CSUN tomorrow, and while there, thought I'd take a
> look at the Vario Ultra. Just wondered if anyone has used t
Hi all,
I'll be heading out to CSUN tomorrow, and while there, thought I'd take a look
at the Vario Ultra. Just wondered if anyone has used that display with either
the Mac or an iPhone?
thanks,
Donna
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Yes I like this strategy. The only reason I don't employ it is that I find I'm
a bit pushed for space on the Macbook Air, and the VM files can get pretty
large. For those without that problem, it's a great idea.
Jonathan Mosen
Mosen Consulting
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thanks for the thought, but Rogers is fine with face time. We’ve used it
before with no issues..
Cait
> On Mar 2, 2015, at 3:41 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote:
>
> Hi there,
> Just a wandering through the room thought. Some providers block this
> application. If yours does that might be the issue
Hi,
As soon as hear the call come through, it's best to suspend any activity on the
keyboard, wait a second and then you should be able to use vo+arrow keys to
move through options to answer or reject the call. It's a bit tricky because
as you said, it is to do with the focus.
Andrew
> On 4 M
I use Time Machine to back up my virtual machines, but not from the active
Virtual Machines folder, which I exclude in the preferences for speed. This is
what VMWare recommends and it is a very good idea, because you don’t want Time
Machine to back up a machine that is being used; you will end
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