Yeah it's also a NZ company as well.
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On Behalf Of Scott Granados
Sent: Wednesday, 26 July 2017 1:27 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: iRobot iPhone app
Bed Bath and Beyond
I spoke to a person at Vodafone NZ today about this and VF NZ have made the
statement that they are going to upgrade to 5G rather than worry about other
things in the mobile ranges.
I asked what will work with 5G,
Answer probably the iphone 8 and the galaxy S8 devices and Note 8 which is
rele
Hi Donna,
I use narrator only if I have to.
Jaws is my first choice when using windows and NVDA I use if I can find my usb
device at the time I need it.
Narator is the first option I have when I need to work on a clients machine and
yes Narrator is better in windows 10 but I still wouldn’t rate
Hi IOS Beta Testers,
Just wondering if anyone else other than myself is finding the new IOS 11 beta
phone voicemail feature a bit of a pain in the butt?
Prior to IOS11 it was a case of click on the voicemail tab in the phone app and
it would automatically connect you to your mobile services voi
I just read an article where the manufacture of the rumba wants to sell the
data collected to third-party individuals. They want to sell maps of your home.
Really not sure about this.
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> On Jul 25, 2017, at 9:34 PM, Scott Granados wrote:
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> I’m not sure the brand, it may b
If a video is shot using an IPhone 6S plus, can it then be edited on a 4th
generation Apple TV? Or, am I wanting too much. If not, what app would
y'all suggest.
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Ok, there are currently four different braille display technologies being
developed.
The Bristol Braille technology is the tech which is closest to market. It is
the Orbit 20 cell Bluetooth braille display. It is a little noisy and locks the
braille dots into place. The tech takes between half
I'm not sure what to tell you then. Other than restarting your Apple TV.
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> On Jul 25, 2017, at 9:54 PM, Donna Goodin wrote:
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> Good guess, but no dice.
> Cheers,
> Donna
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>> On Jul 25, 2017, at 9:53 PM, Eric Whitten wrote:
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>> Trya three finger double tap maybe?
Good guess, but no dice.
Cheers,
Donna
> On Jul 25, 2017, at 9:53 PM, Eric Whitten wrote:
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> Trya three finger double tap maybe?
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> Sent from my iPhone 6s
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>> On Jul 25, 2017, at 9:51 PM, Donna Goodin wrote:
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>> Hi all,
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>> I have VO on on my Apple TV, but am getting no speech.
Trya three finger double tap maybe?
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> On Jul 25, 2017, at 9:51 PM, Donna Goodin wrote:
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> Hi all,
>
> I have VO on on my Apple TV, but am getting no speech. Anyone know how to
> turn on speech? Using Siri is not helping.
> TIA,
> Donna
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Hi all,
I have VO on on my Apple TV, but am getting no speech. Anyone know how to turn
on speech? Using Siri is not helping.
TIA,
Donna
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Well, let's see if that whenever comes to market and what kind of firmware is
with it, and what his capabilities are at Cetera. Lots of slippage between
initial design and hype and what actually hits the market.
Mary
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> On Jul 25, 2017, at 7:37 PM, Scott Granados wrote:
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Kawal, the point of the orbit is it doesn’t need the maintenance that other
displays need. It’s supposed to be a lot more rugged and the cells not need
the same level of repair or maintenance. That’s what I’ve read anyway.
> On Jul 25, 2017, at 5:17 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote:
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> When i wen
In the us it’s going to be about $495 I believe. The Massachusetts Institute
of Technology has a team the has developed a braille display that should come
in around $200 US or 225 pounds.
> On Jul 25, 2017, at 5:00 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote:
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> The orbit reader is coming and it's going to c
I’m not sure the brand, it may be IRobot, but my friend has a lawn mower that
works the same way, totally autonomous. I have an autonomous system as well,
they call them gardeners.:)
> On Jul 25, 2017, at 9:03 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli
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> Which Roomba do you have? I've narrowed it dow
Wow, are things so bad in the UK it’s cheaper to higher manual labor over a
machine? Wow
I think I’m in for about $1500 US and I have both the vacuum and the floor
polisher mopper thing.
I can’t speak for a dog but when I lived out west I had a cat that used to go
after the Rumba once in a w
Which Roomba do you have? I've narrowed it down to the 880, 960 or 980.
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Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 7:29 PM
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Subject: Re: iRobot iPhon
I had a neato a few years ago, my dog didn't like it. He could care
less about the Roomba. Wonder if there was a sound or something he just
didn't like.
The Roomba needs no sighted assistance to set up.
Chris Grabowski
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Where the magic is in learning.
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Re
Kawal,
The test of time will determine what happens here. Right now the
Orbit's track record is unknown. You know the saying "cheap becomes
expensive".
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
Hi, I have a seegate 1TB Drive which I use for a backups. I use super-duper
to backup my machine and it works just fine. It is my understand that you can
use timemachine as well but have not tried it.
Maatthew
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So we have had our Neato about 1 week. It is pattern driven, where as
the IRobot just kinda goes round and round bouncing off of things.
The app is all accessible, except for (of course) the map. Initial
setup you will need sighted assistance to read the front panel.
Everything else is very doabl
When i went to Sight village last week I asked about the orbit reader and it
wasn't there. I just know that RNIB sold that device after getting some orders
in and it went like hot cakes.
Personally, I stick to my Focus Braille 14 as I'd rather have an quality item
as I don't even know what wou
I love my braille on the I phone. I can't do the finger braille input but can
use my braille display with my I phone. I just wish braille on the Mac was
better as they have not anything with that. I mean Apple.
Kawal.
> On 25 Jul 2017, at 16:53, Scott Granados wrote:
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> Battery drain issue
The orbit reader is out now. There's a demonstration of Amazon Kindle tablet
braille using that reader. It's loud. It's annoying. It's a great option if you
can't afford anything else, based on that demo, every time the line changes you
get theannoying sound. It would really drive me crazy. It'
I doubt that the expensive ones will go away. Yes the orbit gives a cheaper
option, but it has been rumored to have a lot of bugs, it only connects to 1
device at a time, and as long as state agencies are paying for there clients to
have them, they will continue to be around. JMO
> On Jul 25,
The orbit reader is coming and it's going to cost £500 (nort sure what that is
in dollars) but it's a whole lot cheaper. When that comes out on the market,
braille displays, the expensive ones may be finished!
Kawal.
> On 24 Jul 2017, at 17:02, E.T. wrote:
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> Did not understand that but we
I just have a human cleaner to do my stuff for me as I can't afford an I phone
robot. Also I would be scared in case my guide dog took a disliking to it as
she would bark and growl! I just pay my cleaner once a month and she does it
all and I don't know how much an I phone robot would cost and
I use the mobile site whenever possible.
https://www.avast.com/en-us/lp-safe-emailing-3176-b?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=oa-3176-b";
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My first advice would be avoid it if you have an alternative, but it is usable
in Safari with patience. Navigating by various heading levels will help you
get around. As with many sites, overlays can be a problem, but they can
usually be located at the very beginning or very end of a page. Th
No problem, bug away, we’re glad to help.
It’s an easy process that I’ve done hundreds of times along with others on list
so I’m sure we’d be happy to help fill in any missing pieces you have.
> On Jul 25, 2017, at 12:35 PM, Ben Constantini
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> I have been using the mac since late 20
I have been using the mac since late 2011 ,but still haven’t mastered how to
format a disk . If I have any problems I will be bugging you guys again .
> On Jul 25, 2017, at 11:35 AM, E.T. wrote:
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> I have 5 of the WD My Passport drives and none are for the Mac. Two are
> formatted for Window
Thanks for the info Scott .
> On Jul 25, 2017, at 11:51 AM, Scott Granados wrote:
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> Only difference is the format on the drive it’s shipped with.
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>> On Jul 25, 2017, at 11:35 AM, E.T. wrote:
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>> I have 5 of the WD My Passport drives and none are for the Mac. Two are
>> formatted for
Hi Gang:
Recommendations for using Facebook on the mac?
Thanks all over the place.
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Battery drain issues are minor it’s not as bad as previous versions have been.
Braille is quite good on the iPhone though. Even IOS 10 does well, much much
better than on the Mac.
> On Jul 25, 2017, at 11:52 AM, Mary Otten wrote:
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> I am aware that there are supposed to be improvements in th
I am aware that there are supposed to be improvements in the next version of
iOS. I have been running the iOS 10 beta, but I have not yet tried iOS 11,
because I don't want my phone messed up. And with the battery drain issues and
other things I have heard about, it doesn't seem quite ready for
Only difference is the format on the drive it’s shipped with.
> On Jul 25, 2017, at 11:35 AM, E.T. wrote:
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> I have 5 of the WD My Passport drives and none are for the Mac. Two are
> formatted for Windows, the rest for the Mac and each are partitioned. They
> all have been working fine. So
I have 5 of the WD My Passport drives and none are for the Mac. Two
are formatted for Windows, the rest for the Mac and each are
partitioned. They all have been working fine. So I am curious what the
difference is with the Mac version.
From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
"God for you is where you s
Baum USA is the seller.
On 7/25/17, Anders Holmberg wrote:
> Hi!
> I chime in here and aggree with Mary.
> The varioUltra is one of the best displays out there in my opinion.
> I have never had so good support from any blindness related manufaturer as
> from Baum.
> They are really aware of their
Of interest may be that Apple is working on this in iOS 11 per what
I read on Applevis. Believe it's the same for High Sierra.
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 min
I know that in the past, there have been fairly serious issues regarding the
writing of braille on an iPhone when you use a braille display. I haven't
really kept up with this, but now, I am interested to know if braille input is
more reliable, or if displays, such as the humanware, still lock u
Hi!
I chime in here and aggree with Mary.
The varioUltra is one of the best displays out there in my opinion.
I have never had so good support from any blindness related manufaturer as from
Baum.
They are really aware of theire customers.
Maybe handytech can compair to them but not many others.
/A
Bed Bath and Beyond is a US store that sells oddly enough home goods.:)
> On Jul 25, 2017, at 4:33 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:
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> So that is what in USA dollars or euros?
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> And bed bath and beyond what part of the world are you in?
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The robot maps out your area with an array of censors. Also, you place these
little lights in rooms to define an area.
> On Jul 25, 2017, at 4:30 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:
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> how do you get the iRobot to learn the house layout or does it just bounce
> off things and find it's way around?
>
>
Apple is weird, it all depends on when spectrum or features are added whether
they are supported or not. I would think LTE-U had enough lead time for this
years phones but you never know. The 600 MHZ auctions are another thing.
Whether the new iPhone will support the new 600 MHz band is still
Hi Simon,
I don't know how you guys in NZ do it. I know prices there are really high.
BTW, I have read stuff that says that Narrator is vastly improved and getting
better. I still haven't upgraded my PC to Windows 10, so I can't confirm this.
But I read one reviewer who ranked current screen
I did notice when installing VM Tools onto my IT created VM yesterday that
there are options for installing just what is needed in this environment or
installing everything or some bit in between. So perhaps just perhaps you just
need to install a few more virtual drivers to copy from machine to
Well , After getting frustrated trying to format the drive , I took it
back and ordered a My Passport for Mac . If I encounter any problems with
this I will contact you guys .
Thanks , Ben
On Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 4:23:10 AM UTC-4, Simon Fogarty wrote:
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> If you find the drive in your
Hi Scott,
iPhone next version only a couple of months away, I assume this will suppor t
it also.
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HiDonna,
Just a note,
The apple product is more costly for us but it includes withit the voice over
screen reader,
If you buy a windows computer and need a screen reader,
Narrator is crap, NVDA is free and getting better in quality,
Jaws is pretty dam good but pricie especially if you live like
Hi Donna,
Apple products are the same for us the blind and for the general able bodied
public, the adaptive technology is part of the produt no matter who buys the
apple device / product.
As for adaptive tech that is highly priced because the competition is also
charging the same amount for th
But lets face it
Adaptive technology for the blind is expensive but what are we going to do, not
buy it!
It’s a captured market and we need to have something to make life work for us
so we pay these prices.
I know I buy the iPhone because it’s accessible I could get the Samsung android
produc
So that is what in USA dollars or euros?
And bed bath and beyond what part of the world are you in?
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how do you get the iRobot to learn the house layout or does it just bounce off
things and find it's way around?
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If you find the drive in your computer volume listing,
And then do a command I to get info,
Then find the details that say format. See what it says.
If you need to format the device to the mac os journaled then please ask and we
can advise you of how to do this.
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Is anyone else finding the two finger swipe up is not working correctly?
I'm on a 7+ and finding this to be an issue in the current beta releses.
Although I can't get it confirmed it's like it works but only on the left hand
edge of the screen but it doesn't work in the middle of the screen,
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