A Quick Question for All You iOS Old Time Radio Fans, Regarding the LibriVox App

Hello All, Is the iOS LibriVox and/or LibriVox Pro app still VoiceOver accessible? For those who are not familiar with the tool, LibriVox and LibriVox Pro is a quick and easy way to access told time radio episodes, as well as a countless amount of other media, from www.archive.org. All replie

Re: Multilingual woes on MacBook from someone who should know better

Hi! Is there a command for switching keyboard layouts on the mac? I could do some testing here to see if i get the same result. /A > 11 apr. 2017 kl. 14:01 skrev Michael Busboom : > > Hello Anne, > > Unfortunately, it is not detecting those changes. You know, this is the > first time in all the

Re: something seems to be pulling on my Mac resources

Hi! You may also try resetting the smc and pram. > 11 apr. 2017 kl. 02:01 skrev Terje Strømberg : > > Try the app menu bar stat. Don’t remember if it is in app store. I have > posted about it before here in macvisionaries. Search the archive. > > Take care > > >> 10. apr. 2017 kl. 11.12 skrev

Re: Braille input on iPad Was: IPad Pro in place of laptop?

First, do not be in contracted braille when entering passwords, It gets way too complex. Dots 5 6 before a symbol makes the symbol lower case. Dot 6 before a symbol makes it upper case. Number sign before a symbol makes it a number if it is a to j 1 to 0. Number strings continue so long as the

Braille input on iPad Was: IPad Pro in place of laptop?

Hello David, I’ve found this guide on AplleVis. https://www.applevis.com/guides/braille-ios-voiceover/guide-braille-screen-input-ios It indeed works quite well. The author suggests that they use it for passw

Re: IPad Pro in place of laptop?

I have no idea if there are any good podcasts about Braille Screen Input. I taught myself on my iPhone when Apple first introduced the feature. Grade II (contracted) braille was developed to significantly reduce the size of braille volumes for books and such. Basically, it is similar to print s

Re: IPad Pro in place of laptop?

Hello David, Can you give any tips on using braille input? Do you use grade 1 or 2? Do you use braille or the Apple feature? Do you hold the iPad or lay it down on a desk? Is there a good introductory podcast? I’m sure I’ve heard most of them and probably given up too soon. In fact, didn’t you

Looking for a VoiceOver Script

Hi all, Not sure if there is a Vo script that does this, but I would like to be able to hit a custom hot key and have Voiceover speak whatever track is going to play next on iTunes. I know there are several scripts that voice the current song, so I feel like maybe there’s an up next script out t

Re: IPad Pro in place of laptop?

One other point is Braille support in my opinion is better on IOS than Mac OS X. So if the original poster uses a braille display that’s something to consider. > On Apr 11, 2017, at 5:44 PM, David Chittenden wrote: > > Contrary to most, I use an iPad Pro and an iPhone for work. I perform the

Re: IPad Pro in place of laptop?

I forgot to add, I use the touchscreen exclusively for navigation, and Braille Screen Input for writing. I do not use a QWERTY keyboard. Kind regards, David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +61 488 988 936 Sent from my iPhone > On 12/04/2017, at 04:10, Nickus de Vos

Re: IPad Pro in place of laptop?

Contrary to most, I use an iPad Pro and an iPhone for work. I perform the following tasks with it: Email with the built-in mail app Word processing with Pages, MS Word, and Google Docs Case Notes with the built-in notes app Manage appointments with the built-in calendar app Manage contacts with th

Re: IPad Pro in place of laptop?

If I didn’t use my Mac for downloading files I would go this root. The iPad Pro has a lot of built in power, and for what you want to use it for you should be just fine. The poster said something about apps crashing when closing? I don’t use the home button to close apps, I use the escape key

Re: IPad Pro in place of laptop?

Hello, I use an iPad Pro and it’s dedicated keyboard. It is my personal opinion that the Pro would not meet your criteria. The keyboard does not offer the Voiceover navigation to the extent that you can using Mac OS. It’s rather flimsy and delicate. When I’ve needed to do a swipe gesture or cl

Re: IPad Pro in place of laptop?

Well, one of the good things about the iPad Pro is you get cellular connectivity natively in the unit. I’d probably still go air myself but it’s an interesting question. > On Apr 11, 2017, at 2:10 PM, Nickus de Vos wrote: > > Hi all > Has anyone got a iPad Pro which they use for real computin

Re: VPN questions

Ahhh, yes, guess my fingers were not tuned in today. From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off and say God did it." --Carl Sagan E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

Re: VPN questions

Ah good pointer to use the trackpad I’ll try this myself, thanks for updating the thread with this, good idea. > On Apr 11, 2017, at 3:27 PM, Jeff Berwick wrote: > > Okay, I went to Wifi with my Voiceover curser and then used VO + command + > [f5] and then held option while I pressed my Track

Re: VPN questions

Open the WiFi menu first then move over to Bluetooth with it open, if the menus are open I think your regular keys work, they do here. I’ll do the move again to make sure I didn’t miss any commands. Just tested again, works as advertised. Insure the menu is open. > On Apr 11, 2017, at 1:46 P

Re: VPN questions

I thought that worked all the way back through the various cats.:) You might not get as much data that’s a long way back for me to remember. > On Apr 11, 2017, at 1:10 PM, Eric Oyen wrote: > > well, > I tried the direction you gave here, unfortunately, I didn't get the expected > results. It w

Re: VPN questions

But that defeats band steering or automatic band selection and optimization. You can do that if you want manual control but it’s not advisable if you want the full feature set. > On Apr 11, 2017, at 11:46 AM, Eric Oyen wrote: > > actually, if you just add the frequency range numbers as part of

Re: VPN questions

Okay, I went to Wifi with my Voiceover curser and then used VO + command + [f5] and then held option while I pressed my Track pad….This worked. Thx, Jeff > On Apr 11, 2017, at 3:04 PM, E.T. wrote: > > Hmmm, it must have been a fluke for I cannot do it now. Do you have a > mouse? If so you c

New round of public betas released including 10.3.2 beta 2

For anyone interested, new round of betas have been released. I specifically mention this because it addresses issues preventing 3rd party VPNs from functioning. Several people have contacted me about this so I figured I’d give a general heads up here. The release notes say this issue has bee

Re: VPN questions

Hmmm, it must have been a fluke for I cannot do it now. Do you have a mouse? If so you can option click on Wifi. From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off and say

Re: Using Lame encoder in Mac with Audacity

You can also install it via MacPorts, but I've never used audacity. sox is another nice audio encoding package that works from the command line. CB -Original Message- From: Sandi Jazmin Kruse To: macvisionaries Sent: Tue, Apr 11, 2017 2:43 pm Subject: Re: Using Lame encoder in Mac wi

Re: How do I create a script using Automator which can later be used in dictation under workflow for dragging and dropping?

> > Well honestly I've already resolve this problem but what I'm trying to do is > to make Dictation dragon drop stuff onto my DJ software. So if I'm in the > Finder window, I want to be able to tell my device to mark something for > drag-and-drop and then when I'm in the window where I'm suppo

Selecting Feedly Groups

> I am using Feedly in Google chrome in my iMac's OS 10.11.6. How do I select > BBCHome after navigating to BBC Home with VO? After selecting BBC Home, I > wish to read all the headlines and select the story that interests me. Thank > you. > > Angus MacKinnon > -- The following information i

Re: VPN questions

When I hold it a bit longer, I hear “Cancel WIFI” when I release the keys. Jeff > On Apr 11, 2017, at 2:44 PM, E.T. wrote: > > Jeff, > Activate Wifi as usual with VO-Space but hold it a bit longer than usual. > You will get the extended information. > > From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . > "God for

Re: Accessible dj software for the mac

Currently there is no way to tell what track is playing there is no way to tell when the track is about to end and there is one way you can move items into the queue. Or rather at the top of the list. When you are on your queue press the command key plus the left or right arrow depending on what

Re: VPN questions

Jeff, Activate Wifi as usual with VO-Space but hold it a bit longer than usual. You will get the extended information. From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off

Re: Using Lame encoder in Mac with Audacity

i may have it somewhere, it is tolerate today for me to look for it though, google lame encoder mac, and it might pop up. On 4/11/17, Barry Hadder wrote: > You can get the lame encoder through one of the package managers such as > homebrew or macports. I use homebrew and it is at https://brew.sh

Re: Using Lame encoder in Mac with Audacity

You can get the lame encoder through one of the package managers such as homebrew or macports. I use homebrew and it is at https://brew.sh . You could then type brew install lame at the command prompt. I'm sure you could also get a Mac install package from somewhere like source

IPad Pro in place of laptop?

Hi all Has anyone got a iPad Pro which they use for real computing tasks? By real computing tasks I mean tasks which would normally be performed with a laptop rather than a tablet. The reason I ask is because i'm trying to find out whether it will be worth it to get a iPad Pro rather than a lapto

Re: VPN questions

Is there another way to get this information? It seems I need to use my VO curser to move across the extras menu—although I remember it didn’t always used to be this way. At any rate, I can’t make your keystroke work. :-( Jeff > On Apr 11, 2017, at 10:22 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Grea

Re: Text Edit question

Hi, David's solution still works: control+q followed by control+l. Also, alternatively, you can go to edit/insert/page break and get it this way. The insert submenu under edit also has insert line option. Andrew > On 10 Apr 2017, at 22:44, Linda wrote: > > I researched but can't find the an

Re: Multilingual woes on MacBook from someone who should know better

Hi Mike, Go to system preferences/ and choose "text" tab. And then make sure that spelling popup button is set to "automatic by language". It might help. If that doesn't help, then there's another awkward way: when composing a document in German, and having switched your speech and keyboard t

Re: VPN questions

well, I tried the direction you gave here, unfortunately, I didn't get the expected results. It would do this in bluetooth, but not in WiFi. It could be that I am also on OS X Lion (its old, I know, but its the only mac I have). -eric On Apr 11, 2017, at 7:22 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > Great

Re: VPN questions

that might work. However, I need an inexpensive source for that device. I have a couple of source companies I can go to, but they aren't at all cheap and my budget being what it is won't allow for expensive toys. -eric On Apr 11, 2017, at 7:15 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > So when I did this I w

Re: VPN questions

actually, if you just add the frequency range numbers as part of the SSID name (in my case: FUBAR-2.4 or FUBAR-5.0) it will allow you to differentiate the two very easily. -eric On Apr 11, 2017, at 7:06 AM, Jeff Berwick wrote: > This thread is very fascinating and mostly over my head, but I ha

Re: Multilingual woes on MacBook from someone who should know better

I have mixed emotions about the Touch Bar, Anne, but I ordered this model anyway, because I know that sooner or later, it will be standard on all new machines. I figured I might as well get used to it now, while I am still receptive enough to change. With the new Mac, I find that I make a lot

Re: VPN questions

It does. Not sure when we're going to replace our Extreme, but when we do, I'll take a look at both these. Cheers, Donna > On Apr 11, 2017, at 9:45 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Donna, depends on a lot of factors like size of the area you want to cover, > features you want, dollars you want to

Re: VPN questions

Donna, depends on a lot of factors like size of the area you want to cover, features you want, dollars you want to spend etc. But here’s a rough idea. If you want for general use over a fixed area Netgear has some good products. I use a higher end R8500 that’s very fast, has 8 antennas and doe

Re: VPN questions

So, a follow-up question. We're still using our Airport Extreme, but since Apple has gotten out of that biz, it seems unlikely that these newer features will be supported. Any recommendations for a replacement router? Donna > On Apr 11, 2017, at 9:28 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Glad to be

Re: VPN questions

Glad to be of help. There’s a lot of features on these modern routers and it’s important to set them right not only for performance but so you don’t impact your neighbors and of course so you’re secure. Home use is pretty simple but a lot of this comes in to play on more complex networks with

Re: VPN questions

Great question, on your Mac if you’re using a Mac press vo m twice and highlight your WiFi settings, then arrow once left to the object left of WiFi and hold down the option key (one left of command) and arrow right to WiFi. Holding down option while opening WiFi yields a lot more information

Re: VPN questions

Hey Scott, Thanks so much for taking the time to write this. I've always found this stuff to be a bit over my head, and this is the best explanation I've ever seen. Cheers, Donna > On Apr 11, 2017, at 8:12 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > OK a few things that are incorrect here but it might just

Re: VPN questions

So when I did this I went with the first configuration. I ran Power over Ethernet up to the access points and ran the hardware inside enclosures. I was operating on a commercial tower though so had more of a budget to work with. What about a hybrid approach. Put your routers and the front end

Re: Multilingual woes on MacBook from someone who should know better

Hello Mike, I’m so glad you’ve solved your problem. So you have one of these new MacBooks with the touchbar. I haven’t seen one yet. Cheers, Anne > On 11 Apr 2017, at 16:05, Michael Busboom wrote: > > Hello Anne, > > The problem is finally solved. > > I went into the Keyboard preference,

Re: VPN questions

This thread is very fascinating and mostly over my head, but I have done as you suggested and changed the name of my 5GHZ band to be the same as my 2.4GHZ. Now, if you don’t mind answering what may be a dumb question, how do I now know whether I’m connecting to the 5 or the 2.4 band? Is there

Re: Multilingual woes on MacBook from someone who should know better

Hello Anne, The problem is finally solved. I went into the Keyboard preference, where I discovered that everything was defaulting to English. For some reason, VO was not reading the top option in that menu that selects the language dictionary of the keyboard language. While I am glad that th

Re: Multilingual woes on MacBook from someone who should know better

Hello Anne, Sierra was already installed on this machine. It was done at the store before I purchased it. That having been said, I’m not sure if they did a clean install or overwrote an earlier version of the OS. I will reread your earlier note, but since I don’t hear the initial four-tone h

Re: Multilingual woes on MacBook from someone who should know better

With this new Mac, Anne, I have never heard the start-up chimes. The first thing I hear is VoiceOver prompting me to login. After successfully logging in, it very loudly beeps three times, then there is a five second or so pause, and then I’m good to go. On my old 2009 MacBook, I’d hear that

Re: VPN questions

well, I am a licensed ham and part of what I want to do would involve joining a local mesh network. The issue I would have would be keeping the non-hams out of it. Otherwise, doing it as a private individual or as an enterprise sounds like a good alternative. still, it is amazing what you can do

Re: VPN questions

yep, I will have to take a closer look at some of the settings then. the current router is capable of 5 Ghz operation, however, getting an external antenna setup for that band is problematic at best (any length of coax is going to be very lossy and also extremely expensive. At this point, such a

Re: Multilingual woes on MacBook from someone who should know better

Hello Mike, Did you see my reply with the explanation of how to reinitialise the PRAM? My MacBook Air also has an SSD and the procedure works just fine and gives me audio feedback. Was Sierra installed on your new MacBook when you got it or did you update it yourself? I did a clean install of S

Re: Can I get my mackbook to be a little more patience when waiting for a command

Hi again Anne. You've obviously slept on it, a skill I really should develop further. I'm brand new to mac but it did seem to me that I was simply not given enough time to respond. Tim has come up with an alternative solution and that is to purchase an external Trackpad, to avoide accidentall

Re: VPN questions

Eric, well said, I was going to say the same thing. We supported 60K users with just the Mac internal VPN options and they work just fine. No extra client required. Third party stuff in my experience also works well. Open VPN is a breeze on the Mac. The only negative thing I can say is VPNs

Re: VPN questions

actually, there is no compatibility issue with VPN on a mac (unless you are using a third party app to do the VPN). Best buy (or Worst buy if you prefer) is nothing more than a blue box retailer. Most of their sales people haven't a clue about what they are selling. Also, their geek squad operat

Re: VPN questions

That’s the beautiful thing about here, one of them anyway, you can tell your neighbors to go pound sand, they can’t dictate what antennas you use, especially if you own your property. There are provisions for renters but property ownership gives you the most leverage. And no terrorism here, ju

Re: VPN questions

I think and could be wrong here but I think part 97 only applies if you’re operating as a ham. I don’t think it applies to personal WiFi use but it sounds like you’re mixing the two so it’s wise to be careful. I ran point to point in Florida on the 5 GHz band encrypted over a 50 mile range wit

Re: VPN questions

OK a few things that are incorrect here but it might just be a difference in terminology. So Incorrect may be a bit strong. It’s probably the guy on this side of the keyboard.:) PSK or pre shared key s plenty secure assuming you have a good key. Your only option is to use a radius server and

Re: Multilingual woes on MacBook from someone who should know better

Hello Anne, Please disregard my question about reinitializing the PRAM. I shouldn’t have asked. I just googled it, and the answer came right up. That having been said,I still had problems, and I am not sure if the PRAM was reinitialized. This MacBook has an SSD, and when I was trying to rei

Re: Multilingual woes on MacBook from someone who should know better

Hello Mike, To reinitialise the PRAM, first shut down your computer, then hold down the following four keys: Command, Option, letter p and letter r. With these four held down, press the Power key as normal. Keep the four keys held down until you’ve heard the start up chime four times, then rele

Re: Multilingual woes on MacBook from someone who should know better

Hi Anne, I purchased this Mac about two months ago, and I am running Sierra. I am rather nervous about reinitializing the PRAM on such a new unit. However, if I decide to do so, how is this accomplished? Best as always, Mike > On 11 Apr 2017, at 14:07, Anne Robertson wrote: > > Hello Mik

Re: Multilingual woes on MacBook from someone who should know better

Hello Mike, Thank you for your kind words. Have you reinitialised the PRAM lately? I find it often fixes anomalies. Also, which level of Mac OS are you on? I recently installed Sierra and I’m not having your problem. Cheers, Anne > On 11 Apr 2017, at 14:01, Michael Busboom wrote: > > Hell

Re: Multilingual woes on MacBook from someone who should know better

Hello Anne, Unfortunately, it is not detecting those changes. You know, this is the first time in all the years I’ve used the Mac where you didn’t have a solution for me. You’re incredible, and I thank you for all the years of fantastic advice. Perhaps someone else might have a solution. My

Re: Multilingual woes on MacBook from someone who should know better

Hello Mike, Your Mac should automatically detect the language and use the appropriate dictionary. I haven’t noticed any such problems switching between British English and French. Cheers, Anne > On 11 Apr 2017, at 13:38, Michael Busboom wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > I’m embarrassed to a

Re: Can I get my mackbook to be a little more patience when waiting for a command

Hello Andy, Having thought further about your problem, I’m wondering whether your screen or even your computer is going to sleep too quickly. To fix this, open System Preferences and press VO-Space Bar on Energy Saver. On this screen, there are two tabs: Battery and Power Adapter. You can set th

Multilingual woes on MacBook from someone who should know better

Hello everyone, I’m embarrassed to ask this question since I’ve been using a Mac for over eight years and love it. Here’s the problem: I daily communicate in both German and English. I have the German and US keyboards installed on my new MacBook Pro. When writing in English, things work grea

Re: Can I get my mackbook to be a little more patience when waiting for a command

Hello Alex, Unfortunately, having Mouse Keys turned on does interfere with normal use of the keyboard as it uses j k l u i o 7 8 and 9 to pilot the mouse cursor. Cheers, Anne > On 11 Apr 2017, at 12:26, Alex Hall wrote: > > Here's another thought. I found an article that suggests enabling

Re: Can I get my mackbook to be a little more patience when waiting for a command

Here's another thought. I found an article that suggests enabling mouse keys, then telling the trackpad to turn off when mouse keys is on. The instructions are out of date, but I think I found modern equivalents. 1. Open System Preferences, then go to Accessibility and open that. 2. On the table

Re: Can I get my mackbook to be a little more patience when waiting for a command

Hi again Tim. I think you are right my friend as the table that I have my macbook on is quite high, so perhaps I am brushing the on-board trackpad. I had thought however, that I had to activate the trackpad before any finger command work was possible. This is not a great problem and your solut

Re: VPN questions

Betternet has a free option which only automatically selects the server point. The paid version allows one to select the server location. I do not remember the price. I subscribed for a year. Kind regards, David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +61 488 988 936 Sent fr

Re: VPN questions

I only use it on iOS. Kind regards, David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +61 488 988 936 Sent from my iPhone > On 11/04/2017, at 15:40, Eric Oyen wrote: > > well, > there are other access points around the neighborhood, although none of them > are within close ran