Re: Bluetooth Thermometer?

Hi, The Withings thermometer is out of stock on the Withings site as well. I’m not sure if that’s due to high demand or due to them discontinuing production. They still promote it like its the cat’s meow, but it hasn’t been in stock for quite a while. Regarding the withings Health-Mate app,

Re: Giving Apps access and battery life

Hi Petrus, I don’t recommend restarting your iPhone using that method unless your ipHone is unresponsive. That is more like a forced restart, which can mess with things a little more harshly than the normal shutdown/power up version. Consider it like the Mac, in that normally, if you wish to

Re: Bluetooth Thermometer?

Interesting that you found one in the Apple store I couldn’t find one in the New Zealand Apple store. > On 7/05/2020, at 13:11, John JD Denning wrote: > > I am also looking for one. I thought I asked this question a couple of weeks > ago here. I would really prefer something that enters the d

Re: Bluetooth Thermometer?

I am also looking for one. I thought I asked this question a couple of weeks ago here. I would really prefer something that enters the data directly into Health. But you know at this point if it’s spoke I can enter a couple of numbers manually end of the health app. The one that Apple carries i

Re: Firefox

what happens when you type about:config? I noticed the help->troubleshoot has crashed for me since version 50. use about:system instead, makea bookmark On Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 2:34:49 PM UTC-4, Angus MacKinnon wrote: > > How does a VO user get into firefox 76.x’s Advanced menu using 10.15.4

Re: Endnote

Hello, Thanks for your response. I need to use the groups feature within the endnote. Because I have a number of references which I would like to organise in different groups for my convenience. Again Thanks, Muhammad Babar. > On 5 May 2020, at 2:21 am, Julie Rattray wrote: > > Hi, > > I use

A Remote Control for my AC and TV, can we?

Hi all: I need to ask if we can find a way to tern Iphone Into A remote control for AC, not smart, and the TV ? do not know if am dreaming or what, but one of the chalenges that i always met, is how to read the remote for the AC. Any help will be highly appreciated. -- The following informatio

Re: Bluetooth Thermometer?

Hi ET, Have you managed to find a bluetooth thermometer yet? I was surprised that there was nothing available in the Apple store given the health situation in the world at the moment. I do have a bluetooth meet thermometer for cooking, but I’m certainly not going to use that on any part of my p

Re: Giving Apps access and battery life

Hi Anders, The other thing I did that I forgot to mention after I turned off bluetooth access in lazarillo was to reboot my phone by pressing the volume up button quickly followed by the volume down button and quickly followed by holding the side button in until the phone started again. Turning

Re: Remoting into a Crome book via the Mac.

Will that. Have to be that way with the Crome Remote Desktop extension as well? > On May 6, 2020, at 3:33 PM, 'Maria Reyes' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > now that I think about it, yes TeamViewer would have to be on her chromebook. > I know of a chromebook list but since that's not Mac or iP

Re: Firefox

The last time I tried firefox was a few months ago and it was very sluggish to the point that it was not a good experience at all. The best browsers on the mac are Safari and Chrome. > On May 6, 2020, at 1:58 PM, John Panarese wrote: > > It should work similar to Safari. You interact with th

Re: Question About E-mails from Ramy

My only gripe is that I have to hear his name twice and it takes up time. I’m not some kind of evil racist. Sent from my IPhone > On May 6, 2020, at 11:16 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > Unfortunately it isn't enough to just throw in a foreign language, you need > to indicate it is a different

Re: AirPods waterproof

Second generation AirPods Sent from my IPhone > On May 6, 2020, at 3:55 PM, Robin wrote: > > JustWonderin': > Were ThesePods: Apple's 1stGeneration or 2ndGeneration AirPods? > or > Were these the AirPod PROs? > At 12:49 PM 5/6/2020, you wrote: >> My AirPods went through both the washing machi

Re: Facetime on a mac

I double checked and the button is on for my mac. Another related question, is it possible to answer the call with a 2 finger double tap on the trak pad? Marie LyonsSent from my iPhone > On May 6, 2020, at 9:26 AM, John Panarese wrote: > >  I thought she had done this already, but I might be

Re: AirPods waterproof

JustWonderin': Were ThesePods: Apple's 1stGeneration or 2ndGeneration AirPods? or Were these the AirPod PROs? At 12:49 PM 5/6/2020, you wrote: My AirPods went through both the washing machine and the dryer, and they're still working fine. I guess now I know they're waterproof. How's that for en

AirPods waterproof

My AirPods went through both the washing machine and the dryer, and they're still working fine. I guess now I know they're waterproof. How's that for engineering? Sent from my IPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questi

Re: Question About E-mails from Ramy

Hi Jonathan, Thanks for chiming in. Yes, you’re totally correct for proper use in HTML, but for Ramy’s Arabic name pronounciation, he does not have the html coded into his name. In iOS and iPadOS, it simply pronounces the Arabic spelling with an Arabic voice and accent. Supposedly, this is n

Re: 2 things concerning apps on IOS

Hi TIm: Thanks, all done > On May 5, 2020, at 5:16 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > Everything you want is in Settings, iTunes & App Store. If you don’t want > apps purchased on the iPhone 8 to show up on the iPhone 6, then do the > following on the iPhone 6. Und

Re: Remoting into a Crome book via the Mac.

now that I think about it, yes TeamViewer would have to be on her chromebook. I know of a chromebook list but since that's not Mac or iPhone related just message me off list and I will give you the address. sent from the iPhone 11 Pro > On May 6, 2020, at 2:30 PM, Jessica Moss wrote: > > Whe

Re: Very Strange security problems appeared

so, what is the solution? > On May 6, 2020, at 6:43 PM, dan d. wrote: > > > I would venture a guess that clicking on the first message downloaded a > malware item, maybe a web tracker. > The safari security on the mac is finding it and sending the message you > mention. > > On Wed, 6 May 20

Re: Very Strange security problems appeared

Hi: Ok, but my Iphone and mac clock are correct, so what may cause this? > On May 6, 2020, at 5:27 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > First thing to check is if your Clock is correctly set (within 5 minutes). > Almost all web sites use SSL certificates to verify that the machine you are > receiving

Re: Mesh Wifi Routers

Never mind, Donna. Turns out this is set by default. 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 5/6/2020 10:37 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi ET, I have not done this, and right now my Or

Re: Firefox

It should work similar to Safari. You interact with the web content area. The thing is that as far as I have found, Firefox can be very sluggish with VoiceOver with delays up to a few seconds before VO commands are acted upon. They were doing a great job making VO work with FF, but this effort

Firefox

How does a VO user get into firefox 76.x’s Advanced menu using 10.15.4 on an iMac? Thank you. Angus MacKinnon, Personalism Student Ghandi said, “ It is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.” -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Vision

Re: Remoting into a Crome book via the Mac.

When it comes to either/or, wouldn’t that need to be set up on her Crome Book as well? If so, I’ll need some pointers for that, sense I’ve never used a crome book myself. Sent from my iPhone > On May 6, 2020, at 11:38 AM, 'Maria Reyes' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > couldn't you use Team v

Re: Mesh Wifi Routers

Hi ET, I have not done this, and right now my Orby is off-line, so I can't investigate. Donna > On May 6, 2020, at 12:02 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi Donna, > Off list. The Orbi is working fine as is the Orbi app. But since it is a > tri band, I need to set all 3 to the sa

Re: Mesh Wifi Routers

Tim, I think you are sneaking around the internet snooping again. You are going to get caught! Grinning. 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 5/6/2020 10:08 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote

Re: Mesh Wifi Routers

Hi, ET, this is not actually off-list :). Or I’m amazing in that I get all sorts of off-list messages. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada > On May 6, 2020, at 11:02 AM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > H

Re: Mesh Wifi Routers

Hi Donna, Off list. The Orbi is working fine as is the Orbi app. But since it is a tri band, I need to set all 3 to the same wi-fi key. Bet that is what you did recently. I've never been able to figure out the web interface using Safari. Can you give me n idea on this? And which categor

Re: Very Strange security problems appeared

I would venture a guess that clicking on the first message downloaded a malware item, maybe a web tracker. The safari security on the mac is finding it and sending the message you mention. On Wed, 6 May 2020, Ramy Moustafa Saber رامي مصطفى صابر wrote: > Hi all: > > From about 2 weeks, i start

Re: Syncronmizing passwords

I haven't tried a solution, but every 90 days we have a corporate policy of requiring a password change. Usually I use the JAMF self service change password functions for this, but this time, I was on the Microsoft Security page updating my new iPhone SE for authenticator and saw a change passw

Re: Remoting into a Crome book via the Mac.

Ok, I’ll gladly check that out. It sounds like it. Might be exactly what I’m looking for, sense I’ve used both From and Safari, and I could have that running on Crome while I do my work on Safari, even if I have to have Aira help me check out what’s on the screen. > On May 6, 2020, at 11:37 A

Re: Remoting into a Crome book via the Mac.

couldn't you use Team viewer on the Mac and remote in that way? sent from the iPhone 11 Pro > On May 6, 2020, at 11:36 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > You might have more luck turning on monitoring of resources on the Network > side. Also, do you own the Chrome Book or is it the schools. If it i

Re: Remoting into a Crome book via the Mac.

It’s a personal one I bought her from Amazon. How is this feature turned on, and where would I go about finding it? > On May 6, 2020, at 11:36 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > You might have more luck turning on monitoring of resources on the Network > side. Also, do you own the Chrome Book or is

Re: Remoting into a Crome book via the Mac.

Hi, You might wish to look at Chrome Remote Desktop. It’s an extension you can use with Chrome that may work for you. I’m not sure of how well things will work from an observation point of view, as most “remote-in” solutions are not particularly screen reader friendly with respect to reading

Re: Remoting into a Crome book via the Mac.

You might have more luck turning on monitoring of resources on the Network side. Also, do you own the Chrome Book or is it the schools. If it is the schools, then they could set up controls. I don't believe that individual ChromeBooks can be controlled unless you get a MDM type solution though S

Re: Sharing secure data with family

Hi, You could simply use a family subscription to iCloud. You can then easily share documents using iCloud Sharing as well as each individual in the family has their own shared space. All this sharing is accessible through MacOS, iOS or iPadOS. HTH. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech

Re: Remoting into a Crome book via the Mac.

That’s been the same thing here, and we had to have a meeting with her home room teacher, and it was really unpleasant to hear that most of her grades were F’s, and one subject was as low as 1%. If she’s watching one of the videos that gets uploaded regularly, I can just walk back into the dini

Re: Very Strange security problems appeared

First thing to check is if your Clock is correctly set (within 5 minutes). Almost all web sites use SSL certificates to verify that the machine you are receiving data from is actually the machine it clames to be. To prevent re-play situations, the remote server sens back information including i

Re: Remoting into a Crome book via the Mac.

I am having the exact same problem! I'd love to find an accessible solution that doesn't involve taking away my boy's laptop, turning on the screen reader, checking what he's doing, and giving it back to him. He says he's doing work, which he seems to be when I check most of the time, but, I get we

Re: Home security cameras?

Thanks, Brad and others for your responses. Cheers, Donna > On May 4, 2020, at 12:38 AM, Brad Snyder wrote: > > Ring has all kinds of security cameras, not just doorbells. > It works with an iOS app and maybe Home kit too. > > - Brad - > > > > > On May 3, 2020, at 23:41, KliphnShari Miller

Remoting into a Crome book via the Mac.

I never thought I’d be needing to do this, however, I’ve been getting messages from Hannah’s teacher stating that she’s not turning in work/checking in on Microsoft Teams. I’ve finally just made her. Come out of. Her room to do her work, but would like to know how I can view exactly what’s up o

Re: Question About E-mails from Ramy

Unfortunately it isn't enough to just throw in a foreign language, you need to indicate it is a different language. in HTML you would usually use a span tag for this. BonJour I wrote the above in textedit and saved it as bj.html (after making sure it was a plain text file). When I opened that

Re: Controlling Audio Output

Hi, Rogue Amoeba sells a software package called SoundSource. It allows you to individually set audio for just about any device that you can imagine. It is very VoiceOver accessible. Robert Carter > On May 5, 2020, at 6:42 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > There’s audio settings in the

Re: Facetime on a mac

I thought she had done this already, but I might be mistaking her situation for another list Member or someone from another list entirely. I’m on way too many lists …. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www

Very Strange security problems appeared

Hi all: >From about 2 weeks, i start Receiving strange notifications on My Iphone and >Mac, on Iphone , i got a screen like: The identity of Google.com can not be verified, and it asked me to press cancel or details, and when i press details, i found another details, then a

Re: Automatic Language Detection, Was Re: Question About E-mails from Ramy

Just am sending this message Thanking you Pete, > On May 5, 2020, at 10:19 PM, Pete De Vasto wrote: > > I’m modifying the subject here. This thread has really taken off and I feel a > little sheepish for Ramy seeing his name all the time right was. Anyhow, I’m > still running Mojave, and for m

Re: Question About E-mails from Ramy

Thanks so much my Friend, And Frankly, i was happy of Pete Question, because it leads him to A problem, but now, the thing is become personal to me? THis is my Name People, THis is my Language. Thanks > On May 6, 2020, at 3:47 AM, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: > > Sorry, can’t help you with that as

Re: Question About E-mails from Ramy

Anyway, I Removed the Arabic Catactors, from my name, > On May 5, 2020, at 9:48 PM, 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > But I want to use Alex. I just want to turn off the automatic language so > those characters don’t get read out. > >> On 5 May 2020, at 20:46, Pete De Vasto

Re: Question About E-mails from Ramy

VO+Shift+Cmd+errows will move you between them, CHoose VOices with RIght and left arrows, then, choose automaticaly select by language, do not use alex, and it will not read it. > On May 5, 2020, at 6:07 PM, Dave Carlson wrote: > > Pete, > Think it’s under Settings/General/Keyboard. But not a

RE: Question About E-mails from Ramy

Byte me! From: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries Sent: Wednesday, 6 May 2020 8:57 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Question About E-mails from Ramy Hi Petrus, Asking Simon not to make a smart comment is like asking yourself not to breathe. Good luck with that :). Later… T

RE: Question About E-mails from Ramy

LOL, How did you know I was thinking of something! I did work out very quickly you were male, But I still think being in Auckland is your worst issue! From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Petrus Tuerlings Sent: Wednesday, 6 May 2020 8:55 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Su

Sharing secure data with family

Hi all listers, I am looking for the most accessible solution to sharing important data with my family, and only my family. Which app would you recommend? I want to share bank account details, logins and text information such as where to find stuff in an emergency, so it can’t just be a passwor

RE: Syncronmizing passwords

Why did AD change your Jamf password? I will assume through the central authentication as your machine is authenticating through and Active Directory inferstructure. Can you reset the password for Your FV account through users and groups under system preferences? From: macvisionaries@googlegro

FW: Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2020

Morning worlds, This may have been received by others but I thought I’d flick it out to the list for anyone else that doesn’t receive these notifications. Simon From: Apple Developer Sent: Wednesday, 6 May 2020 7:16 PM To: Simon Fogarty Subject: Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2020 [ht

Re: Facetime on a mac

Hi! I don’t remember if you’d turned on calls from other devices on your Iphone? If so you also have to select your mac from the list that should appeare. I have problems with this on my Ipad mini 4 even though i’ve followed the steps above. So if you’ve done that and followed these steps i am no