Re: Keychain

Hi Mark, you're right. it's complicated. Safari is the only browser I use but I was expecting it to be as easy to use as the saved credentials are on a Mac. not that I don't have all my passwords written down but since they're already saved in Safari on my Mac I was hoping to use a few of them

RE: Question please regarding the option-t time check

Probably but those 2 were the only ones I knew of. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Saturday, 28 March 2020 1:19 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Question please regarding the option-t time check There are many places in the world that don’

RE: Finding the external DVD drive

Ok, yeah I’ve got those and the jim dale recordings also. Mind you if the kids are young then one disk at a time might work better than one full book recording Let me know if yo’re asked for books, I can have a lok at my collection which is all in mp3 formats. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups

RE: Zoom, and Voiceover accessibility information

Hi Tim, One thing I am questioning is when will zooms systems start to struggle with the even higher than usual use of their online meeting system, This must be stretching it to the fullest. From: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries Sent: Saturday, 28 March 2020 9:29 AM To: macvisionaries@google

Re: Question please regarding the option-t time check

Don’t hold your breath. - Brad - On Mar 27, 2020, at 22:42, Dave Carlson wrote: We in Washington, Oregon, and California are seriously considering applying to the Federal Government to stop the madness and just go to Daylight Savings Time all year round. I’m looking forward to it happening i

Re: Question please regarding the option-t time check

We in Washington, Oregon, and California are seriously considering applying to the Federal Government to stop the madness and just go to Daylight Savings Time all year round. I’m looking forward to it happening in my lifetime. Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker, Musician, and Or

Re: the 3rd USB flash drive with the same issue

Ramey, On a Mac, go to applications/utilities and open the disk utility app. There you can wipe your drive. 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 q

Re: Creating A temporary UrL?

No. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 27, 2020, at 8:37 PM, Daniel Chavez wrote: > > Good evening, > My name is Daniel. I run FirestarHosting.CC, a small web hosting provider. > If you need to discuss hosting needs, feel free to email: > supp...@firestarhosting.cc > > And we can work on something.

Re: Possible bug with iOS 13.4?

The bug is back. It was reported and not fixed. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 27, 2020, at 6:10 PM, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: > > I updated my phone to IOS 13.4 this morning and have noticed that when I > open a new email and do a two finger swipe up to read all it just goes donk > donk each t

RE: Keychain

Hello Lorie, You ask a simple question but, I’m afraid, the answer is not so simple. Let me start by saying that I think the Apple Key Chain, as a password manager, is an excellent alternative to some third-party password managers. It's safe, easy to use, consistent across all of your Apple dev

Possible bug with iOS 13.4?

I updated my phone to IOS 13.4 this morning and have noticed that when I open a new email and do a two finger swipe up to read all it just goes donk donk each time I do it, I can still do the two finger swipe down to read from the current location. I used to be able to read all with the two fin

Re: Creating A temporary UrL?

Good evening, My name is Daniel. I run FirestarHosting.CC, a small web hosting provider. If you need to discuss hosting needs, feel free to email: supp...@firestarhosting.cc And we can work on something. -- The following information is important for all member

Creating A temporary UrL?

Good Evening, I was wondering, is there a web platform or web host that would allow you to put up a page (short term)? I'm thinking of a page with information on it, no links or interactive elements. It would need to be accessible to the public since its primary purpose would be to have an url

Re: Question please regarding the option-t time check

There are many places in the world that don’t observe Daylight Saving Time. In addition to Iceland, both Arizona and Hawaii in the United States observe Standard time year-round. The eastern half of Indiana at one time did not switch to DST, but I think that is no longer the case, as the entir

RE: Question please regarding the option-t time check

What if it’s set to grenich then surely the time stays as gmt. From: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries Sent: Saturday, 28 March 2020 5:04 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Question please regarding the option-t time check Hi, You are, of course, correct Brad. As far as I can

RE: Question please regarding the option-t time check

I only know of 2 places in the world where time doesn’t change between summer / winter or what we call daylight savings here in nz, They are china who only have 1 time zone and queensland Australia who don’t change time because it upsets the cattle farmers with it going dark at 3pm and getting

RE: Zoom, and Voiceover accessibility information

Yes you should be able to do this without issue, Teams is part of office 365 which integrates with sharepoint a collaboration tool. You can save a document in to teams and then share it with your particular team Then so long as you have an office 365 account which I’m assuming you have as your

Re: Zoom, and Voiceover accessibility information

Just to tell you all that my Zoom problems are fixed. It was something to do with the sound imput tab in the preferences and I was able to fix the microphone by sliding the slider to 50%. > On 27 Mar 2020, at 20:28, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > The problems that Kaw

Re: Facebook on IOS

Try using the 3-finger quadruple tap to copy last spoken text. HTH - Brad - On Mar 27, 2020, at 16:47, David The Computer Guy wrote: What I do is I push and hold on the text and it will give me the option to copy, same as with photos. Sent from David The Computer Guy 707 759 7586 > On Mar

Re: Facebook on IOS

is it double tap and hold or just put your finger on it and press? and does it matter how many fingers? thanks. > On Mar 27, 2020, at 4:47 PM, David The Computer Guy > wrote: > > What I do is I push and hold on the text and it will give me the option to > copy, same as with photos. > > Sent

Re: Facebook on IOS

What I do is I push and hold on the text and it will give me the option to copy, same as with photos. Sent from David The Computer Guy 707 759 7586 > On Mar 27, 2020, at 1:45 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > can anybody tell me how to copy a post or a block of text and then paste it > somewhere

Re: Finding the external DVD drive

Hi Simon, They are the books in MP3 formate read by Steven fry. > On 27/03/2020, at 21:02, Simon A Fogarty wrote: > > Is that books or movies > The latter I’m assuming? > > I have the books in audio format if you needed them. > > From:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On > Behalf Of Petrus T

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

I have found that even a 10 or 15 yearold computer will run linux. Tim M z200...@gmail.com The problem is accessibility of the desktop environment and witch type of accessibility you need to use. The top desktops I found to work with speech the best are gnome, mate an

Dvd-player apps for mmac.

Hi! Since i have som dvd-s here i want to rip but need to view the films first i need a good dvd player app. Vlc is one but its a bit tricky to view all titles at once. Wasn’t there a boil-tin app for the Mac? I guess its not convinient these days. /A -- The following information is important fo

Facebook on IOS

can anybody tell me how to copy a post or a block of text and then paste it somewhere else? I'm trying to do this on my phone in facebook. edit doesn't show up in the rotor. thanks. Lorie -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any q

Re: the 3rd USB flash drive with the same issue

Hi, When I used the word "wipe", yes, that is the same as erase. So, go into Disk Utility on the Mac, locate and select the USB stick, then erase it. FAT32 should be fine, or EXFAT would work as well. Later... Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognitio

Re: Zoom, and Voiceover accessibility information

Hi, The problems that Kawal is experiencing have nothing to do with the information available in this book. Installation and use of the app are not where the problems lie. There is some deeper conflict that is freezing up her Mac when she attempts to do just about anything within the Zoom app

Re: the 3rd USB flash drive with the same issue

WHat proparties you mean? > On Mar 27, 2020, at 6:31 AM, PRAMIT BHARGAVA wrote: > > Hi, > > Format your USB drive and don't use quite format for this. Also go to the > properties and adjust it for best performance, rather than quick removal. > And hopefully this will fix the problem. > > Pram

Keychain

I have tried to set things on my Mac and on my phone so that keychain works but I still can't find the option to use it when I'm asked to sign in somewhere on my phone. where is it on the screen? or perhaps there's another problem. suggestions? thanks. Lorie -- The following information is im

Re: Zoom, and Voiceover accessibility information

Hello all, Jonathan Mosen has a book on his website called meet me in the cloud which goes over how to use zoom on different platforms. It includes how to set it up and use it on the Mac as well as iOS. It is a free book. Go to: www.mosen.org To find the book. Greg Wocher

Re: Cut and paste from Mac to iphone

Hi Robert and others, Robert’s suggestion to turn off Screen Curtin and then try hand off worked for me! So for now hand off problem solved. Now that is some strange bug. Thanks Robert and everyone for sticking with me through this problem solving adventure. I actually find this feature a

Re: Question please regarding the option-t time check

👍😎 - Brad - On Mar 27, 2020, at 13:03, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, Good job Brad. That was my next lookup. To see if there was a location using GMT that didn't switch to DST. Thanks for keeping me on my toes. Later... Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Teacher (with

Re: Question please regarding the option-t time check

Hi, Good job Brad. That was my next lookup. To see if there was a location using GMT that didn't switch to DST. Thanks for keeping me on my toes. Later... Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Mar 27, 2020, at 11:47,

Re: Question please regarding the option-t time check

Here's a workaround I've discovered. Iceland is on GMT and does not observe daylight savings time. if possible, set your location to Reykjavík, and your clock should display UTC year-round. HTH - Brad - On Mar 27, 2020, at 12:39, Brad Snyder wrote: Oslo is already one hour ahead of London. t

Re: Zoom, and Voiceover accessibility information

Tim, You can write to me off list by emailing me at kawa...@me.com if you want. > On 27 Mar 2020, at 17:28, 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > That would help Tim. > > I have also downloaded Zoom room and when that is launched, it says no > window. I don’t understand it at all

Re: Question please regarding the option-t time check

Oslo is already one hour ahead of London. this Sunday, March 29, Norway along with the rest of continental Europe switches to their version of daylight savings time, just like the UK. I'm not sure if there's a simple resolution to this question. on my iPhone, I use the world clock. I don't thi

Re: Zoom, and Voiceover accessibility information

That would help Tim. I have also downloaded Zoom room and when that is launched, it says no window. I don’t understand it at all and I don’t know if I should install it either. I am using latest Mac OS. If you could help then that would be great thank you. My email address is different to th

Re: Zoom, and Voiceover accessibility information

Hi, That is not normal behaviour. For me, Zoom is listed under Microphone and Camera in System Preferences, Security & Privacy, under the Privacy tab. If you'd like, we can do a test Zoom meeting to see if those options come up for you when you attempt to join a meeting. We can communicate v

Re: Zoom, and Voiceover accessibility information

Hi Everyone. I downloaded Zoom US a few days ago to use it with someone but I can’t get the sound or audio to work. I have been in system preferences but Zoom is not listed in the applications. I want to unmute the microphone an camera. When I try and access the settings in Zoom, the Mac fre

Re: Question please regarding the option-t time check

Hi, You are, of course, correct Brad. As far as I can tell, that's the best option. So, beginning this Sunday, you can either subtract an extra one, or change your city to something like Oslo, Norway. Later... Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition

Re: Question please regarding the option-t time check

Tim, This is a good suggestion, however London time is not always the same as UTC. Today London is on GMT, which is the same as UTC. Starting Sunday March 29, London switches to British Summer Time (BST),) which is one hour ahead of GMT/UTC. - Brad - On Mar 27, 2020, at 10:26, 'Tim Kilburn'

Re: Zoom, and Voiceover accessibility information

Hi, Yes, you can share video in a screen sharing session of a Zoom meeting. See this link for some tips: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/202954249-Optimizing-a-Shared-Video-Clip-in-Full-Screen Zoom is a wonderful platform and in my experience is very clear both from an audio and vid

Re: Question please regarding the option-t time check

Hi, Go into System Prefs, Date & Time, and press the Time Zone tab. Make sure that "Set Time Zone Automatically Using Location" is not checked, then in the Closest City field type London. That should do it. Later... Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recog

Re: Finding system dialogues on Mac 10.15.4

Dear Paul, I also register this behaviour both on sierra and on Catalina. Mostly, these system dialogues are not that important but occasionally they are. The way I explore them to act upon the ones that are important is to invoke application chooser menu. Only then will you be able to arrow

RE: Mac Mini Now On Order

Hey, Oh yeah. On wifi so yes. Dlad you got your new keyboard. Keyboar I just have the apple keyboard with numpad. Works for me. Matthew -Original Message- From: 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries Sent: Friday, March 27, 2020 1:05 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re:

Re: Zoom, and Voiceover accessibility information

ian and guys, my patron has gotten the book from Jonathan Mosen and is learning like a champ. Thanks for all the resources and responses I got on this. I’ve saved these in a folder for my future use as well later down the line. Thanks again and take care. > On Mar 27, 2020, at 5:54 AM, Ian Har

Re: Finding system dialogues on Mac 10.15.4

Hi, Never knew you could do it that way before. Thanks! Brianna > On Mar 26, 2020, at 3:28 PM, Brad Snyder wrote: > > Hi Brianna, > > This is a standard VO Trackpad Commander gesture, and it works without > positioning your hand sideways, with the palm oriented toward the center of > the

Re: Zoom, and Voiceover accessibility information

I am not sure it is 100% in the past. Things I know they have done: 1. You can configure zoom to default to camera and mic being off. 2. They played around with the one click options so it is possible that an URL can't directly launch a Zoom meeting. The security issue was that Zoom created a h

Re: Where is icloud in terminal

One can always navigate to something with the finder and then copy an item there and when you paste into terminal you will get the file path. Things do get a bit strange in the Library directory because of all the sandboxes. Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Mar 24, 2020, at 1

Re: Zoom, and Voiceover accessibility information

Hi there, I can’t help with a Zoom and voiceover tutorial, but I can say that it is very usable on my Mac. I had to download it in a hurry for my degree course. I did have sighted help to set it up however. All the menus and controls appear to be accessible. Zoom’s help files are pretty good as

Re: Zoom, and Voiceover accessibility information

Hi, Thanks for this and don’t worry I think current world situations have meant we are all learning fast - I think that there could be an upside for accessibility because as people think about working differently then hopefully the consider all of us. One question re teams again - is there a w

RE: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

Hi Andrew, I will just pipe up here and say that for running linux you wont need much but anything you buy today will be / should be great for a few years running linux I’d think that anything with a 64bit processor and 8gb ram should work well for a great time period. From: 'Andrew Lamanche'

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

Dear Janina, thank you very much for this informative email. I shall certainly follow your advice. Depending on the future finances, and when I can go back to work after coronavirus, I may consider purchasing a newer machine to run linux on. This laptop, I have finally remembered, is Dell Ins

RE: Zoom, and Voiceover accessibility information

Hi Julie, Sorry my experience with teams on my computers both windows and mac are similar to your own, On the Ios devices I can’t pick much wrong with it as it’s very accessible including opening / sharing files Note teams is an extension to Microsoft sharepoint which is where documents are k

Hands-On With 2020 iPad Pro, iPadOS 13.4 Released, iPhone 12 Delay?

Hi all, A new mac rumours update, Take note anyone that’s looking / thinking about purchasing a new 2020 iPad pro with the a12z bionic chip, A rumoured new ipad pro may be later this year with a newer processor in it.as the a12 base chip is now over 18months old. [http://cdn.macrumors.com/news

Re: Zoom, and Voiceover accessibility information

This is good to know - have you used video sharing with zoom? That is can you share a video file via zoom - I ask because we have a project that means I might want to share videos of classroom teaching with people as part of teaching observations - does this make sense p.s. I am really getting

RE: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

Hi Janina, Your knowledge and expertise has got me interested, What about ubuntu these days? -Original Message- From: 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries Sent: Friday, 27 March 2020 6:55 PM To: 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWa

RE: a question about voiceover voices on IOS?

Your lucky, I’ve been waiting for a couple of months for a keyboard to come on the market for my ipad mini, It arrived on the Australian website for the company Brydge, I Ordered it Monday first thing in morning, It was meant to be here by Monday 30th, Shipped to me at work. Now stuck in ch

RE: Finding the external DVD drive

Is that books or movies The latter I’m assuming? I have the books in audio format if you needed them. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Petrus Tuerlings Sent: Friday, 27 March 2020 11:04 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Finding the external DVD drive Thanks

RE: Zoom, and Voiceover accessibility information

And on the iPhone and iPad its great I use zoom from my phone every morning for a team chat for work, Very easy including screen sharing. From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries Sent: Thursday, 26 March 2020 1:53 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Zoom, and Voiceover accessibil

RE: Zoom, and Voiceover accessibility information

Hi Petrus and list, Yes petrus, Regarding Jonathans book on Zoom. Hope this helps and yes it’s focus is on jaws but the theory will work the same for mac users also. Good luck. Hi all, Jonathan Mosen’s audiobook is available which for the time being is free which will help anyone get start

RE: Mac Mini Now On Order

Also when you start the mac up it will put you through a a setup process for the keyboard and ask you to push z and / Other wise as stated windows key is command and alt is option. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Thursday, 26 March 2020 2:41 AM To: macvisio

RE: Mac Mini Now On Order

Really? Why does it need to think there is a monitor attached? I’d use a tv with hdmi input From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Thursday, 26 March 2020 2:26 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Mac Mini Now On Order The Mac mini requires that yo

RE: Mac Mini Now On Order

Janina, Did you order one for me as well? Even better did you order me 2 of them? I'll tell you I love you lots! -Original Message- From: 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries Sent: Wednesday, 25 March 2020 9:54 PM To: 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries Subject: Mac Mini Now On Order Th