RE: It's Official: Mark is on iPhone 8 Plus (smile)

2017-11-10 Thread myguidedogis
Are you promoting yourself or another Mark? LOL. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: November 10, 2017 7:25 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: It's Official: Mark is on iPhone 8

Re: iPhone x and stylus

2017-11-10 Thread David Chittenden
Yes, any stylus which works with capacitive touch screen displays should work with iPhones. The Apple Pencil is specifically designed to work with the iPad Pro. Kind regards, David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +61 488 988 936 Sent from my iPhone > On 11 Nov 2017,

Re: A Question About Using the Belkin Rock Star Lightening Splitter

2017-11-10 Thread Raymond Foret Jr
Glad you got a better unit. I felt strongly from your description of what you were doing that you were hooking it up right but just had a bad unit. Sent from the only computer with built-in screen reader access for the blind: Sincerely, The constantly barefooted Ray > On Nov 10, 2017, at 7:0

Re: A Question About Using the Belkin Rock Star Lightening Splitter

2017-11-10 Thread Raymond Foret Jr
No not true at all. How do I know? I have and use one every day. Sent from the only computer with built-in screen reader access for the blind: Sincerely, The constantly barefooted Ray > On Nov 10, 2017, at 2:55 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Mark, > > Crazy but could apple have something

Re: Recommendation for a Bluetooth keyboard to pair with my iPhone

2017-11-10 Thread Donna Goodin
Not aware of a touchpad option.--Donna > On Nov 10, 2017, at 6:17 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Donna, > > With or without the touch pad on it? > > Let me know how it works for you, as I’m interested to know so I get one that > works for me also. > > Good luck. > > From: macvisionaries

RE: It's Official: Mark is on iPhone 8 Plus (smile)

2017-11-10 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Eileen, You are so going to love your new iPHone 10. It really is an amazing piece of technology. Be sure to keep us posted on how you get on with it, when it arrives. Mark From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Eileen Scrivani Sen

RE: It's Official: Mark is on iPhone 8 Plus (smile)

2017-11-10 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Saqib, Actually, the case I use is from Case Mate. It's a folio with an entire square cut out for the camera. I have the phone in the case and it's perfect. I went to look at the Case Mate site and they are still selling the same case, with an updated description that includes iPhone

RE: It's Official: Mark is on iPhone 8 Plus (smile)

2017-11-10 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Michael, Well, the phone was $949 and Apple Care Plus was $149. Of course, this was before taxes. (smile) Mark -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Busboom Sent: Friday, November 10, 2017 3:48 AM

RE: Recommendation for a Bluetooth keyboard to pair with my iPhone

2017-11-10 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Erik, Interesting note, thanks for the alert to key type, I thought the touch pad would be good to have as well as keys for gestures as well as typing. I think therefore from your recommendations I’ll be following in Donnas footsteps and getting the iClever Or may be I’ll buy both so I can m

RE: Wi-Fi password issue.

2017-11-10 Thread Simon Fogarty
I struck this a couple of days back on a newish mac book pro, I canceled the connection and tried it again, which worked fine I wondered for a start if I clicked the incorrect network ID> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim Noseworthy Se

RE: A Question About Using the Belkin Rock Star Lightening Splitter

2017-11-10 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Mark, Thanks for that, I might have to try apple online as we don't have apple stores here, As for amazon will take a look but can't always get their stuff shipped here. Cheers, -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On B

RE: Recommendation for a Bluetooth keyboard to pair with my iPhone

2017-11-10 Thread Erik Burggraaf
Perhaps the EC Technology board you are looking at is a new one. When I bought the one that I used for my girlfriend, my impression was that it connected to three devices. Unfortunately when we got it, I found out that wasn't the case. I recommend avoiding the keyboards that have track pads.

RE: A Question About Using the Belkin Rock Star Lightening Splitter

2017-11-10 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Simon, et al: Well, as it turns out, I had a bad adapter. I simply took the unit into the Apple Store, along with my receipt of course, and they swapped it out. Before I left the shopping center, I tested it and it works beautifully. Simon, you can purchase these adapters from Amazon b

Re: iPhone x and stylus

2017-11-10 Thread Eileen Scrivani
I cannot answer your question definitively. However when I was in the Apple store looking at both the 8 & the 10 the guy helping me said not a word about using a stylus nor did I ask specifically about one since its something I don’t use. That doesn’t necessarily mean the answer is that it can’t

Wi-Fi password issue.

2017-11-10 Thread Jim Noseworthy
Hello folks: Although my routher access has a ssid and password which I created, my mac is giving the Wi-Fi64 password logon and is asking for a 64 bit hexadecimal password. I can sign on with my iphone with the regular password but not with the mac. I remember this from a while back but

RE: Recommendation for a Bluetooth keyboard to pair with my iPhone

2017-11-10 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Erik, Yeah the EC Technology board I was looking at did seemingly do three devices, but then so as you mentioned did the 2 iClever boards I looked at, both iClever boards folded up to fit in the pocket but one has a touch pad on the right hand end and one doesn’t, The one with the touch pad

RE: Recommendation for a Bluetooth keyboard to pair with my iPhone

2017-11-10 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Donna, With or without the touch pad on it? Let me know how it works for you, as I’m interested to know so I get one that works for me also. Good luck. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Saturday, 11 November 2017

RE: Recommendation for a Bluetooth keyboard to pair with my iPhone

2017-11-10 Thread Erik Burggraaf
Hi Simon, I think the iclever keyboard that I recommended has a model ending in 06. The model ending in 06 folds in half, while the model ending in 03 folds in thirds, similar to the EC Technology keyboard you mentioned. I actually owned the EC Technology keyboard, and I can highly recommend i

Re: Recommendation for a Bluetooth keyboard to pair with my iPhone

2017-11-10 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi, Simon, I got the one that Erik recommended. Best, Donna > On Nov 10, 2017, at 3:00 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Donna, > > Which one did you go for in the end? > > I’m looking at 2 currently one is the device suggested by erik, the iClever > Bk03 > But I’m also looking at the EC Tech

Re: iPhone X review: 14 important takeaways from our first 18 hours - CNET

2017-11-10 Thread Maria Reyes
Just saying, I feel like the blind community complains about technology moving on a lot. Maria Reyes Owner of the following groups: Apple 411: apple411+subscr...@groups.io iMessage/FaceTime: the.big.apple.n...@gmail.com > On Nov 10, 2017, at 5:55 PM, E.T. wrote: > > Maria, complaining is

Re: iPhone X review: 14 important takeaways from our first 18 hours - CNET

2017-11-10 Thread E.T.
Maria, complaining is part of the human condition, If you have never complained, you are not human. (smiles) 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

Re: iPhone X review: 14 important takeaways from our first 18 hours - CNET

2017-11-10 Thread Maria Reyes
Just curious why does the blind community complain a lot about this stuff? Welcome to the future... Time to move on. Anyway, if you are able to glance at your iPhone X there is a feature that you can enable in settings, accessibility, Face ID and passcode. David has a good point about the camer

iPhone x and stylus

2017-11-10 Thread Simon Fogarty
Morning folks, Just a crazy question here as I'm pretty sure the answer is not a chance, I'm looking at some ipHone x wallet cases and one I've found has a stylus with it, Correct me if I'm wrong but the iPhone x or any other version of the iPHone can't work with a stylus I thought that was

RE: It's Official: Mark is on iPhone 8 Plus (smile)

2017-11-10 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Mark, Interesting your thoughts on the 10, I guess as a sightless user I wont worry about the screen size, Although I have the 7+ for exactly that reason, larger screen size better access to keyboard for fatter fingers. As my 10 hasn't yet arrived I thought I'd look in to cases for it, I

RE: mac os server and remote desk top

2017-11-10 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Tim, I’m happy to work in the terminal but it’s more my linux knowledge is not really up to scratch, Yet my power shell and dos skills are fine. But yeah GUI I think at this point would be easier. But then hey gotta learn sometime and nothing like jumping in the shark tank to learn to swim

RE: Recommendation for a Bluetooth keyboard to pair with my iPhone

2017-11-10 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Donna, Which one did you go for in the end? I’m looking at 2 currently one is the device suggested by erik, the iClever Bk03 But I’m also looking at the EC Tech folding bt keyboard which is slightly more expensive but seems to have a higher rating But the EC Tech device can’t be shipped to

RE: A Question About Using the Belkin Rock Star Lightening Splitter

2017-11-10 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Mark, Crazy but could apple have something in the IOS to stop these cables working? I thought they did something similar a few years ago to stop non certified products being used. And if not where do I get one of these? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mail

Re: A Question About Using the Belkin Rock Star Lightening Splitter

2017-11-10 Thread Raymond Foret Jr
Try the oposite way. Connect your devices then connect the connector in to your iphone. In the strictest sense, honestly, it should not matter which way you do it. Based on your description, sounds to me like you did it right: however, just make sure that the connectors really snap in place

A Question About Using the Belkin Rock Star Lightening Splitter

2017-11-10 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I just purchased a Rock Star Lightning splitter from the Apple Store but, try as I may, I cannot get it to work on any of my iPhone devices including iPhone 8 Plus, 7 Plus, 6 S Plus, 6 Plus, or 5 S. Is there some special method for connecting it to a device or do I simply have a

Re: It's Official: Mark is on iPhone 8 Plus (smile)

2017-11-10 Thread Eileen Scrivani
Hi Mark, I too went to my local Apple store earlier this week intending to get a new phone. I looked at both the 8 and the new 10. I didn’t consider looking at the 8 plus since I like a phone that takes up smaller real estate in my purse & pocket. I still can’t believe I took the plunge, but I

Re: It's Official: Mark is on iPhone 8 Plus (smile)

2017-11-10 Thread Saqib Hussain
Hi. You will have to get a new case as it will partially block the rear camera. I couldn’t use my 6S+ case on my 7+ and 8+. > On 10 Nov 2017, at 04:43, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello All, > > Well, I was in an Apple Store today just browsing around when I decided to > go ahead and make the plunge

Re: It's Official: Mark is on iPhone 8 Plus (smile)

2017-11-10 Thread Michael Busboom
Hey Mark, So do you mind telling us how much the damage was for the phone and the Apple Care Plus package? I usually purchase my iPhones when visiting family in the States, though I believe that the difference in price between there and here in Europe might be less than what it once was. Take

Re: Recommendation for a Bluetooth keyboard to pair with my iPhone

2017-11-10 Thread Donna Goodin
Well, I'm getting it for my birthday. I'll let everyone know what I think. Cheers, donna > On Nov 9, 2017, at 7:49 AM, Erik Burggraaf wrote: > > I don't have this keyboard myself, only because I can't buy from amazon.com > anymore. I'm not sure why most of us need to iOS >