Re: Keychain Question

2019-02-12 Thread N2KPV
Thanks Jonathan , I will give it a try . On Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 5:18:49 PM UTC-5, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > Key chain is a hard beast to know what will and won’t work. I was having > issues on one of my computers and had to start from scratch with the > keychain. I would suggest creati

Problem accessing book share account with voice dream reader

2019-02-12 Thread Mary Otten
Hi all, I have been a bookshare member for more years than I care to admit, Wayback when it first started and everything they had was scanned by folks like me and probably some of you. Today, when I tried to do an author search from my phone using voice dream reader, I was told that my account

help with Google Drive

2019-02-12 Thread Lorie McCloud
sometimes I can get a sharable link for a file on the drive in my Mac and sometimes I can't. the other day I couldn't so I went to it on the web. the option for "get sharable link" was there but it didn't show a link. it only gave me my settings for sharing links.does anybody know what the probl

Re: Keychain Question

2019-02-12 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Key chain is a hard beast to know what will and won’t work. I was having issues on one of my computers and had to start from scratch with the keychain. I would suggest creating a new keychain on the older system and then copying over the passwords you don’t want to lose to the new keychain. When

Re: The App Store is Totally Confusing

2019-02-12 Thread Jonathan Cohn
hello, looking at https://fnd.io, I could only find 1 Note and Word under the Macintosh category, when I searched for Microsoft. On my El Capitan system the fnd.io web site search results seem to work better if you tab through them rather than using the VO cursor. I am not sure exactly what is h

Keychain Question

2019-02-12 Thread N2KPV
Hi all , I have been using my newer iMac as my main computer for awhile now . I recently turned on Keychain and it works well . I have not turned it on on my late 2011 Macbook Pro which is my backup computer . My question is if not all of my passwords are up to date on my older MacBook wil

Re: The App Store is Totally Confusing

2019-02-12 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
Glad I’m not the only one. I thought it looked confusing just because I’m still learning, but I now know there are others that think the same. Not that there is anything I need from the App Store yet. > On 13/02/2019, at 5:13 AM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Yup. Apple turned t

Re: Setting up Iphone XR.

2019-02-12 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! The problem for me is that i have problems remembering complicated digit codes. But i might set things up with a 6 digit code just to be as secure as posible. /A > 12 feb. 2019 kl. 17:18 skrev 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > : > > Hi, > > Setting up Face ID is quite easy from a VO prospe

Re: Smart thermostat

2019-02-12 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
My brother-in-law uses it, but he uses it with Alexa, and accessibility is not a concern. But he's very happy with it. Donna > On Feb 12, 2019, at 10:47 AM, John JD Denning wrote: > > Yes, that’s definitely on my shortlist. The problem is I’ve not actually > heard from anybody who is really u

Re: Smart thermostat

2019-02-12 Thread John JD Denning
Yes, that’s definitely on my shortlist. The problem is I’ve not actually heard from anybody who is really used it. Would love to get some first-hand accounts. I downloaded their app. Of course I can’t really do anything with it. But all their set up instructions seem to be very usable. And often

Re: Setting up Iphone XR.

2019-02-12 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Setting up Face ID is quite easy from a VO prospective. If you were not able in the initial set up screens, you can do this under the Face ID section in Settings. With VO on, you will be guided through the steps with audio assistance and the Attention aspect of things whereby eye contact

Re: Smart thermostat

2019-02-12 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
I don't know about its accessibility, but the Eco B4 has come highly recommended, and it is supposed to be HomeKit compatible. It's what we're going to look at when we replace our Nest. Cheers, Donna > On Feb 12, 2019, at 9:59 AM, John JD Denning wrote: > > Hello all, I’ve had a nest thermos

Re: The App Store is Totally Confusing

2019-02-12 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Yup. Apple turned the app store into total rubbish. The only good thing they did was to move the OS updates into its own spot in System prefs. Search is still there in upper right and can also be invoked with cmd-f. Toolbar is gone. Sidebar still there. From E.T.'s Keyboard... a

Smart thermostat

2019-02-12 Thread John JD Denning
Hello all, I’ve had a nest thermostat for years, the original version. I’d like to change it out with something that’s HomeKit compatible. Anybody out there use a homekit, or other smart thermostat? I’d be very interested in your opinion on accessibility both of the app, and the device itself.

Re: Problems with Logitech K380 Bluetooth keyboard and iPhone XR

2019-02-12 Thread Michael Busboom
Thank you very much for your feedback, Simon. I tried associating my iPhone with all three possibilities,but the keyboard layout remained the same. It’s a pain using it this way, but I guess I will just have to live with it. Take care and thanks. Mike > On 12.02.2019, at 09:06, Simon Fogarty

RE: 2018 macbook air wifi issues

2019-02-12 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
account.microsoft.com Signed in with my credentials. Sarai D Bucciarelli www.linkedin.com/in/SaraiDBucciarelli -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Simon Fogarty Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 2:01 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: 2

Re: Problems with Logitech K380 Bluetooth keyboard and iPhone XR

2019-02-12 Thread Michael Busboom
I am wondering if the keyboard layout is different, depending if F1, F2 or F3 is initially pressed. Currently, Option is closest to the spacebar, Control is the furthest from the spacebar, and Command is one of the two remaining. I hope that I can change this somehow. This keyboard is otherwi

The App Store is Totally Confusing

2019-02-12 Thread 'Bill Gallik' via MacVisionaries
I opened the App Store this morning hoping to check out the Microsoft Office suite for Mac. What the heck happened to this app. I used to be able to search for a specific product or category of products, but now I don’t have a clue what is expected in those fields and groups. Can anybody she

Open office or libre office accessibility

2019-02-12 Thread Oriol Gómez Sentís
Hi all! Can we as voice over users install and use open office or libre office? Either of the two would be fine. Has anyone tried? I need to deliver a few documents in this format. Thanks. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have a

RE: Setting up Iphone XR.

2019-02-12 Thread Simon Fogarty
See List I told you this guy was good! I trained him so well he’s getting to good. Kiwi Prodigy! From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Petrus Tuerlings Sent: Tuesday, 12 February 2019 1:31 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Setting up Iphone XR. Hi Anders, Now I’m

RE: Problems with Logitech K380 Bluetooth keyboard and iPhone XR

2019-02-12 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yeah I have this same board. The f1 f2 and f3 keys all allow you to pair with a different device. I've got my iPhone on f3 Windows computer on f1 and mac book on F2 I did notice when first pairing with my phone that the keys from the bottom left corner to the space bar worked this way: Ctrl

RE: 2018 macbook air wifi issues

2019-02-12 Thread Simon Fogarty
Where are you downloading it from? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sarai Bucciarelli Sent: Tuesday, 12 February 2019 1:05 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: 2018 macbook air wifi issues Trying to download office for the mac. No luck