Re: it's 2018

2017-12-31 Thread Gerry Cook
all the best to you Donna may it be better than the previous one. cheers gerry have a nice day Email: gerryc...@optusnet.com.au Skype: gerry.cook1 Twitter: @gerrycook52 > On 1 Jan 2018, at 5:08 am, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Same to you, Simon. Personally, I'm hoping for better. lol > Cheers, > D

Fwd: Steps to fix the pointer not following VoiceOver cursor.

2017-12-31 Thread Gerry Cook
Hi Mike and e.t. I got this message from bryan an apple adviser about how to fix the bug with the mouse pointer and the voiceover cursor I hope you can understand how it came out when he wrote the message as he said it came from an apple server. hope it helps in some way. All the best. cheers g

Re: voiceover bug with mouse follows voiceover cursor

2017-12-31 Thread E.T.
That is exactly what I did recently while looking for a problem. I exported settings first then deleted them. It was fast and easy and I could always easily import the settings again. From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, all the chall

Re: voiceover bug with mouse follows voiceover cursor

2017-12-31 Thread Mike Arrigo
Right, but in this case, since I wasn't sure what was causing it, I wanted to make sure there were no corrupt preference files or anything else like that, when you're not sure what is causing the issue, start with a clean slate. > On Dec 31, 2017, at 5:03 PM, E.T. wrote: > > Good job, Mike.

Re: From Moderator Mark: Happy New Year, Everyone

2017-12-31 Thread Janet Ingber
Happy New Year to you. Thanks so much for all you do and for posting great articles to the list. Best, Janet > On Dec 31, 2017, at 2:31 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello All, > > A most heartfelt Happy New Year to you. > > May 2018 be the best year of your life; bringing with it love, joy, and

RE: Apple's iPhone $29 Battery Replacement Program Is Now Live, Ubergizmo

2017-12-31 Thread Simon Fogarty
Thanks Mark, I do need to ask apple how this works for people such as myself who don't live near an apple store! We have lots of apple resellers but the closest apple store is probably 2500 KM away, either Sydney or Melbourne, -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

System Voice

2017-12-31 Thread Agent086b
Hi all, hope everybody has a good new year. I have done something to change the voice for time and date plus other system wide announcements. In the past when I press Option + T to get the time I used to hear the VO voice that I always use. Now I get a different VO voice. I have taken a look at

Re: voiceover bug with mouse follows voiceover cursor

2017-12-31 Thread E.T.
Good job, Mike. Perhaps it was a bug and was fixed in HS. There is an easier way to set VO to defaults. Its on the VO Utility file menu. You can also import and export VO settings there too. From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, all th

Re: voiceover bug with mouse follows voiceover cursor

2017-12-31 Thread Mike Arrigo
Ok, I found the answer, I don't know if this is a bug or a design change, but it's definitely different than in previous operating systems. Since no one else could reproduce the issue, I decided to start with defaults, so I opened my library folder, went to the preferences folder and deleted eve

Re: voiceover bug with mouse follows voiceover cursor

2017-12-31 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Actually, I just looked at my settings ET what is your mouse settings on VO right now? and mouse was set to ignore VO Cursor… So maybe the options are a bit messed up. Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Dec 31, 2017, at 2:42 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > > Actually I wish this did

sound controls for MacOS

2017-12-31 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Hello, I have been fooling around with JSA for MacOS and have written a sound output changer program. I am attaching the code below so that perhaps it might be of use. Note, because of some code way down in the program the only output devices that this program will switch to are "Jonathan's Air

RE: Apple's iPhone $29 Battery Replacement Program Is Now Live, Ubergizmo

2017-12-31 Thread myguidedogis
As we all know, some are still not happy with this. The claim was made, "I bought a brand new battery and it did nothing to improve the performance of the iPhone 6." Don't shoot the messager. Smile. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@goog

Re: From Moderator Mark: Happy New Year, Everyone

2017-12-31 Thread Donna Goodin
Happy New Year to you, Mark. And thank you for all you do for the list. Cheers, Donna > On Dec 31, 2017, at 1:31 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello All, > > A most heartfelt Happy New Year to you. > > May 2018 be the best year of your life; bringing with it love, joy, and ever > more accessibility

Blunders and blockbusters from the biggest names in tech

2017-12-31 Thread M. Taylor
Blunders and blockbusters from the biggest names in tech In many ways, the world in 2016 was defined by its mistakes. Companies let products languish, and when they did release updates, they often made questionable design choices. And of course, one of Samsung's most important phones literally went

Apple's iPhone $29 Battery Replacement Program Is Now Live, Ubergizmo

2017-12-31 Thread M. Taylor
Apple's iPhone $29 Battery Replacement Program Is Now Live By Tyler Lee on 12/30/2017 18:08 PST Recently Apple has come forward and apologized over the iPhone battery scandal where they acknowledged that how they handled the situation was probably not the best way. They also announced that they w

17 iPhone Apps That You Need To Have On Your Phone

2017-12-31 Thread M. Taylor
17 iPhone Apps That You Need To Have On Your Phone Especially if you got a new phone for the holidays. By Kevin SmithDecember 30, 2017, at 11:16 a.m. 1. Giphy: itunes.apple.com Get access to tons and tons of GIFs right from your keyboard. Now when you want to react to a crazy AF text message,

Re: voiceover bug with mouse follows voiceover cursor

2017-12-31 Thread Mike Arrigo
Actually I wish this did work in safari, some sites, when the mouse moves over a link will expand the link and show you the other links within the menu, granted, this is not very good web design, but many sites do it, I'm wondering if I should delete my voiceover preferences and start witht eh d

Re: voiceover bug with mouse follows voiceover cursor

2017-12-31 Thread Mike Arrigo
Very interesting, unless I use the command to move the mouse to the voiceover cursor, it just says apple is under the mouse, I wonder if it's related to another setting, although it was never an issue before high sierra. > On Dec 30, 2017, at 3:22 PM, E.T. wrote: > > Yes I am running High Si

From Moderator Mark: Happy New Year, Everyone

2017-12-31 Thread M. Taylor
Hello All, A most heartfelt Happy New Year to you. May 2018 be the best year of your life; bringing with it love, joy, and ever more accessibility, (smile). Mark -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about

Re: it's 2018

2017-12-31 Thread lenron brown
Happy New Years! May 2018 be a hell of a lot better than 2017. On 12/31/17, Simon Fogarty wrote: > Me to Donna, > > Me to, > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin > Sent: Monday, 1 January 2018 7:09 AM > To: macvisionaries@goo

RE: it's 2018

2017-12-31 Thread Simon Fogarty
Me to Donna, Me to, From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Monday, 1 January 2018 7:09 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: it's 2018 Same to you, Simon. Personally, I'm hoping for better. lol Cheers, Donna O

Re: it's 2018

2017-12-31 Thread Donna Goodin
Same to you, Simon. Personally, I'm hoping for better. lol Cheers, Donna > On Dec 31, 2017, at 12:07 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hey listers, > > From the down under, > Happy new year to you all, > May your 2018 be as good as your 2017 if not better. > > Take advantage of every opotunity you

it's 2018

2017-12-31 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hey listers, >From the down under, Happy new year to you all, May your 2018 be as good as your 2017 if not better. Take advantage of every opotunity you can Simon F -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns ab

Re: Tidger -PDF viewing.

2017-12-31 Thread Stan ZA
Hi All, Thanks, I will take a look at “skim”, contact the bank next year about “PDF UA”, and hopefully get things sorted out. To one and all, I wish a Blessed, peaceful, prosperous, healthy 2018 and beyond. Stan ZA amista...@gmail.com > On 26 Dec 2017, at 12:28 AM, E.T. wrote: > > Jonathan, >

RE: Why Apple's "Batterygate" apology didn't go far enough

2017-12-31 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yeah that's what I did, But one small difference, I'm single, not married or attached anymore, Lifes so easy until you need someone to pick you up from the pub cause you don't know the way home! -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegro