Re: External DVD/CD Drive is not Recognized

2019-08-30 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Dave, If your DVD drive is not recognised, there will be no entry in System Preferences. Did you make sure that the drive is Mac compatible? Cheers, Anne > On 31 Aug 2019, at 07:26, Dave Carlson wrote: > > Where is the “CD/DVD Category” in System Preferences? > > > Dave Carlson > Pi

Re: copying from email on an iPhone

2019-08-30 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
Hi Lorie, Not sure if there is another way, but I do it like this . Once you have your curser in front of the link or text you wish to copy then use your rotor to find text selection, then flick your finger down once to change it to word selection or twice to select line if there is only the lin

Re: External DVD/CD Drive is not Recognized

2019-08-30 Thread Dave Carlson
Where is the “CD/DVD Category” in System Preferences? Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or

Re: Apple apologizes for Siri audio recordings, announces privacy changes going forward, The Verge

2019-08-30 Thread Karen Lewellen
granted I was teasing, but still there is nothing in this technology requiring recordings that are shared with third parties to function. A technological choice on Apple's part, but not a necessity. Certainly not one that they had a right to keep secret at all in my personal opinion. On

RE: Copying text from a web site

2019-08-30 Thread Hemachandran Karaha
Dear Jonathan, Does this selection technique work in text environment such as Pages? Kindly let me know. Hem. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Jonathan Cohn Sent: 31 August 2019 06:46 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Copying text from a web site

Re: External DVD/CD Drive is not Recognized

2019-08-30 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
If you see the drive in Finder then your Mac recognizes it. Check settings in the CD/DVD category in System preferences. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 8/30/2019 8:46 PM, Dave Carlson wrote: H

copying from email on an iPhone

2019-08-30 Thread Lorie McCloud
how do I copy a link in email on my iPhone to send in another email? I moved the rotor to edit but I'm missing something because only 1 or 2 letters get copied. thanks. Lorie Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you

External DVD/CD Drive is not Recognized

2019-08-30 Thread Dave Carlson
Hello all, I just received my compact external DVD R/W drive and have connected it to my MacBook Pro via the USB C connector. Sad to say that the result was underwhelming. Even after I inserted an audio CD, there was no response. I would have at least expected my Mac to start playing the music o

Re: Apple apologizes for Siri audio recordings, announces privacy changes going forward, The Verge

2019-08-30 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
This still goes back to the technology where there are the pros and cons, and we make the choices accordingly. To borrow a phrase, say it forget it. Write it regret it. The latter is in reference to emails and text messages which can be used in legal proceedings. From E.T.'s Keyboard...

Re: Apple apologizes for Siri audio recordings, announces privacy changes going forward, The Verge

2019-08-30 Thread Karen Lewellen
That's right all is gender fair in love war and voice choices. On Thu, 29 Aug 2019, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, My HomePod is an Australian lady and my iPhone is an American male. Need to have equal opportunity, you know. Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Pl

RE: Apple apologizes for Siri audio recordings, announces privacy changes going forward, The Verge

2019-08-30 Thread Karen Lewellen
Well Simon, that might be for me to know and apple not to find out. At the very least I would be far more forgiving of mistakes, perhaps make a few intentionally. On Fri, 30 Aug 2019, Simon A Fogarty wrote: But then Karen, What would you be requesting from siri if it sounded like one of

Re: Copying text from a web site

2019-08-30 Thread Jonathan Cohn
You can sorta do this if the text is in a block, but if there is graphics or tables or even perhaps font changes I find the below method does not work. 1. Go to starting text and interact until it says interacting with text. 2. Press VO-return. VO says start selecting. 3. Move to where you want t

Re: All The Extra Stuff Atop Web Pages

2019-08-30 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Well from a quick test, it appears that Yahoo puts search results at a heading level 4. So, you can try hitting "4" when you have QuickNav on. Or you can bring up the rotor list with vo-u left / right arrow until you hear headings, and then press 4 and at that point you should be able to do norm

RE: Training for Word

2019-08-30 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Hi thee are also and the spelling is wrong but Zaterro which is mainly web based and not so accessible and also one called mendalay again the spelling is wrong I believer, Again what I've had to do with the last wasn't a lot but it wasn't friendly. End note is very accessible and I would hig

Re: Endnote, wasTraining for Word

2019-08-30 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
I do research, but I generally write it in a text editor in either LaTeX or Markdown format. In both cases, BibTeX is used to manage citations and bibliography generation. (The bibliographical entries are stored in text files in a specific format, from which the citations and bibliography are a

Copying text from a web site

2019-08-30 Thread Leo
Hello everyone, I wonder whether what I want to do on my mac can be done or not. Working in windows with jaws, I can copy text from a web page following these steps: First, I define a marker, which would be the initial point, and then I go through the text body just until the point where I w

Endnote, wasTraining for Word

2019-08-30 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Hi Hem I do not. I don't do academic research any more, so that is not an issue for me. But I do believe there are some on this list who do do academic research, so perhaps they can help. sorry I can't help. Best, Donna > On Aug 30, 2019, at 11:25 AM, Hemachandran Karaha wrote: > > Sorry

Re: All The Extra Stuff Atop Web Pages

2019-08-30 Thread John Panarese
I would navigate by headings. Either use Quick Nav or VO-command-h to go heading by heading. Google’s search page has all kinds of stuff up front as well. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macforthebli

Re: The Dot Braille Smart Watch.

2019-08-30 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! I think i don’t need the latest and greatest either. /A > 30 aug. 2019 kl. 01:41 skrev Simon A Fogarty : > > Yeah it's kind of a bummer with a new device every year, > > I can't keep up, > > The only reason I got a s4 was because I needed a watch after smashing my s2 > watch face into a st

RE: Training for Word

2019-08-30 Thread Hemachandran Karaha
Sorry for bothering again Donna. Do you use endnote software on Mac for citation purposes? Endnote Software is quite accessible with Jaws. Are there other solutions for citation and bibliography on Mac? Kindly let me know. I am currently looking at Keyboard shortcuts for Pages. The list is actu

All The Extra Stuff Atop Web Pages

2019-08-30 Thread Dave Carlson
Hello, Okay, it’s time to see if another mystery can be cleared. When I do a search on a web page (I use Yahoo, BTW), I press CMD-N and type what I’m searching for. In every situation there’s a whole bunch of “extraneous stuff” that I have to slog through with the Tab key before I even get close

RE: Training for Word

2019-08-30 Thread Hemachandran Karaha
Thanks so much Donna. Its pretty encouraging to know that one can shift between pages and Word without much difficulty. Perhaps I will try both Word and pages and get back whenever I am in doubt. Best, Hem. -Original Message- From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries Sent: 30 August 2

Re: Double-Tapping to Send Mail?

2019-08-30 Thread Dave Carlson
Tim, There’s definitely a hesitation. If I wait long enough and VO-arrow to another part of mail, it will send itself. But not immediate after Cmd-shift-D. Without any spelling corrections, I press that key combination twice to get the message sent out quickly. I’m wondering if it might be relat

Re: Training for Word

2019-08-30 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Hi Hem, I write and teach literature as well, so it sounds like our needs are probably pretty similar. I have had no issues with Pages. I switch back and forth between Word and Pages frequently. As for Scrivener, I never really got into using it. I can say that I found it to be quite access

RE: Training for Word

2019-08-30 Thread Hemachandran Karaha
Thanks Jason. Warmly, Hem. -Original Message- From: 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries Sent: 30 August 2019 17:19 To: Macvisionaries Subject: Re: Training for Word Microsoft has introductory articles, such as https://support.office.com/en-us/article/use-a-screen-reader-to-explore-and-n

RE: Training for Word

2019-08-30 Thread Hemachandran Karaha
Hi Donna, Thanks so much for such a detailed reply. I have an office 365 subscription. Perhaps, I will try using the same on the Mac. I don't necessarily need complex stuff such as tables and flow charts. I teach English Literature in a University. All I will need is good text formatting and

Re: Double-Tapping to Send Mail?

2019-08-30 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Nope, not normal. It should only need to be pressed once. B Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Jamf Certified Associate Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Aug 29, 2019, at 21:27, Dave Carlson wrote: Here’s my Mail question for the evening. Unless there’s

Re: Apple apologizes for Siri audio recordings, announces privacy changes going forward, The Verge

2019-08-30 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Simon, Couldn't find a Kiwi, so I had to go that direction. No Canucks either eh. Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Jamf Certified Associate Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Aug 29, 2019, at 21:25, Simon A Fogarty wrote: Um Tim, I’m noting here that you ha

Re: Training for Word

2019-08-30 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Hi Hem, I have used all three programs: Pages, Scrivener, and Word. They are all compatible with VO. I also share your reservations about working across word processors. I would say, though, that I've been pleasantly surprised with how Pages works with Word documents. the big thing is that

Re: Training for Word

2019-08-30 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
Microsoft has introductory articles, such as https://support.office.com/en-us/article/use-a-screen-reader-to-explore-and-navigate-word-a16a93f4-163f-4f48-a246-78c2573d8953 I haven't used Microsoft Word for Mac very much, but it is clear that accessibility with VoiceOver has been improved over tim