Re: A Question for Apple Music Subscribers, Using Apple Music on both iOS and iTunes, Regarding Custom Radio Stations

I first play the stations on my iPhone, then in in iTunes in the radio section I go to the header that says recently played. This probably isn’t the best way, but it works for me. > > Hello Everyone, > > I subscribed to Apple Music via iOS. > > I then created a couple of custom radio stat

Re: Quick updates on Money Reader and LookTel Recognizer

YaY!!! Thanks for the update, info like this helps. > On Aug 13, 2017, at 4:32 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: > > Hi All, > > I just want to send along a quick note to let you know that both Money Reader > and Recognizer are receiving attention right now. > > We hope to have Recognizer updated in tim

Re: possible bug in watch OS 3

Yes, same thing here. I’m glad you brought it up, I noticed it the other day. > On Sep 18, 2016, at 3:51 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Hi, using the original watch, OS3 download. > > I have the modular face set and in the bottom middle complication I have the > battery level set. This battery

Re: Odd behavior in TextEdit and email

I experience what you’re talking about on a regular basis running the latest everything. Toggling voiceover off and on fixes it for me, though temporarily. > On Aug 25, 2016, at 7:20 PM, Nancy Badger wrote: > > Hello, > I have switched jobs recently and therefore I am getting used to a new Ma

Re: Anyone know about Medicat?

> Assistant Vice Chancellor, Student Services > UT Chattanooga > Sent from my iPhone with dictation software. Please excuse spelling errors. > >> On Jun 25, 2016, at 12:08 PM, Brett C. wrote: >> >> I’m hoping someone has experience with the Medicat Client Portal. My new

Anyone know about Medicat?

I’m hoping someone has experience with the Medicat Client Portal. My new employer uses it on their window machines. I’m hoping someone knows if it’s available on Mac or iPad. A google search for this software brought up nothing about platforms or accessibility. I’ll be shocked if anyone has hear

Re: IPod touch sixth generation and Bluetooth or airplay

hes. I don't > know why it wouldn't affect both, but I also don't know anything about the > hardware design. > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 16, 2015, at 12:47 PM, Brett C. wrote: >> >> I have the same experience. Though I ha

Re: IPod touch sixth generation and Bluetooth or airplay

I have the same experience. Though I have audio ducking off, I notice a huge airplay sound improvement when I turn voiceover off with a home button triple press while the music is playing. > On Dec 16, 2015, at 12:34 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > I am sending this to both lists because it is possi

Seeking help with opening Safari iCloud tabs

I want to access tabs that are open on my iPhone with Safari on my Mac. In the toolbar I find the show all tabs button. Activating this button does indeed present a scroll area showing the tabs open on my phone. The problem is that I can’t activate the desired tab on my Mac. I’ve tried VO space

Re: Chime app for apple watch.

I use the hourly chime on my watch called Diii Yes, that is the spelling. You can set the chime to sound off, or not, any hour you choose. If you’re not wearing your watch, the hourly chime will sound through the phone. > On Nov 16, 2015, at 2:47 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > Hmm, apple an

Re: performing an option click on a control?

I was able to perform a downgrade from 8.4 back to 8.3 using option click, without DFU. Do you have any idea why sometimes DEFU is necessary and other instances it's not? > On Jun 16, 2015, at 8:07 AM, Jonathan Mosen wrote: > > It is not necessary either to be in DFU mode or to press shift+S

Re: Using the messages app

es with my iPhone? Or, more > importantly, how can I easily get things sorted out again? > > Take care and have a great day. > Jamie Pauls > jamiepa...@gmail.com <mailto:jamiepa...@gmail.com> > > > >> On Jun 10, 2015, at 10:53 AM, Brett C. > <mailto:blindinnova

Re: Using the messages app

Open your messages application and open the preferences with a command comma. Select the general tab in the toolbar. Near the end of the selections you'll find AppleScript handler: popup button, select Speak Events.applescript. This should provide what you're looking for. You may not hear "buddy

Re: HBO Now on iPhone 5S

This is what I've managed with sighted assistance. If you slide your finger above the title of the program you wish to play, voiceover doesn't say anything, but there is a picture. Place your finger in that sort of silent area, turn off voiceover and tap the screen. If you're lucky, the video wi

Asking how to rip Descriptive track with Mac DVD Ripper Pro?

I'm hoping someone familiar with Mac DVD Ripper Pro (MDRP) can tell me how to select the track with the descriptive track when converting to play on iPad? If there's a better program to do this, I'd be glad to hear suggestions and instructions. Thanks, Brett -- You received this message bec

Re: Looking for Personal Finance Management Recommendations for Mac and iOS

o come out with an update years ago, but it just > hasn't happened. I don't know if it ever will. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 10, 2015, at 1:38 PM, Brett C. <mailto:blindinnova...@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> I've been using an app called See Fi

Re: Looking for Personal Finance Management Recommendations for Mac and iOS

I've been using an app called See Finance. The link follows. http://www.scimonocesoftware.com > On Feb 10, 2015, at 11:22 AM, Jamie Pauls wrote: > > Hello, all, > > For years, I have used MoneyTalks from The American Printing House for the > Blind running

Re: Mac DBD Ripper Pro Beginner Questions

I'm wondering how to select the Descriptive track. When looking at the language popup, I only see Spanish or French, but I know the DVD has a descriptive track. > On Jan 9, 2015, at 10:16 PM, Kliph wrote: > > How large is it making the file when you do main movie only? When I have > done it,

Re: iCloud drive

ation can’t be completed because the > item can’t be found. do I have to install it or something? >> On Oct 17, 2014, at 5:18 PM, Brett C. wrote: >> >> When you're in the Finder window, try using command shift I. You can also >> try going to the menu bar in the Finder

Re: answering calls on the mac?

If you haven't already done this, go to the settings on your phone, go to the FaceTime settings and check the box authorizing use of the iPhone for calls. You'll want to confirm the same checkbox in the FaceTime app on your Mac by opening FaceTime and accessing the option in preferences. > On O

Re: iCloud drive

When you're in the Finder window, try using command shift I. You can also try going to the menu bar in the Finder window, and navigate to the Go to section. In this area you'll find iCloud Drive. > On Oct 17, 2014, at 6:00 PM, Faisal wrote: > > I also can’t seem to access iCloud drive. When I

Yosemite Mail, how to jump from column of accounts to messages?

om an account? Brett C. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group

Re: Background Sounds Getting Softer

This is called audio ducking. You can change the setting by going to your VO utility, select sound, and uncheck audio ducking. Brett C. On Jan 8, 2014, at 4:37 PM, Brandon Olivares wrote: > Hello, > > I’m noticing on the new OS X that when Voiceover speaks, all the other sounds

Re: Voiceover not working when coming out of sleep mode

>>>>> I have a 2013 macbook aire >>>>> May and Prince Noah >>>>> www.canadianlynx.ca >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 11, 2013, at 9:53 PM, Amber Wallenstein >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>

Re: Voiceover not working when coming out of sleep mode

The problem has been bad enough for me that I’ve had to perform a hard shutdown to bring voiceover back. This is with Mavericks. Brett C. On Dec 11, 2013, at 4:49 PM, Brian Fischler wrote: > Hey Jim, > > Yeah not sure as this just started happening every now and then a month ag

Re: file conversion question

you stop the track, otherwise you’ll be taken back to the start of the movie. I hope this makes sense. Brett C. On Dec 6, 2013, at 4:47 PM, Caitlyn and Maggie wrote: > Hi, > I had what I thought was an insight about how to handle a bunch of movies I > have. > I want to add some

Re: Vo spelling notification

Go to VO utility, select speech, select text, arrow to When encountering a misspelled word:, select do nothing in the popup. Brett C. On Nov 2, 2013, at 11:17 AM, jean parker wrote: > Hello once again, > I think I got most of my VO settings put back together correctly. However, >

Re: Chapters in audio books in iOS 7

For what it's worth, my wife is sighted, and she is disappointed by this chapter behavior as well. Brett C. On Sep 28, 2013, at 1:10 PM, Nicholas Parsons wrote: > HI Jürgen, > You're right, I'm sorry. Before sending you that last email I saw the track > list bu

Re: Seeing Eye GPS

The cost for MotionX voice guidance is $10 per year. Brett C. On Aug 4, 2013, at 4:31 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > Isn't the voice guidance $10 a month not just $10? That would mean $120 per > year for turn by turn and the whole set up is not as convenient as having it > all in one

Re: 1 Password Help

This is my experience as well. Prior to 1password updating and adding an extension to work with safari, I could utilize the features of 1password in the app and Safari. Brett C. On Feb 23, 2013, at 12:08 PM, ROD SKENE wrote: > Hi Scott, > I use 1Password and have installed the

Re: The Message APP

You just need to hit the enter key to send your message. Brett C. On Feb 8, 2013, at 7:12 PM, Jesus Garcia wrote: > Good but when you are done typing the message I cannot seem to find the > final command to send the message on its way. Am I missing something? I know > I did this when

Re: reply to sender

I've been seeking this answer myself. Please post if you figure it out. Thanks, Brett C. On Aug 28, 2012, at 1:06 PM, Christina C. wrote: > How do you do this in mountain lion? I used to hit command, shift, h to see > the headers, then vo to the sender, then mouse click the n

Re: Mountain Lion Installation Question

Lion disk maker states an 8 GB drive. Brett C. On Jul 29, 2012, at 5:31 PM, "David Tanner" wrote: > Hi, > > How big a USB drive do you need for making the USB bootable disk drive? > > - Original Message - From: "Robert Carter" > To: > Sent

Re: "one system dialog displayed"

VO F1 twice is exactly what I mean. It shows the system dialogue every time, if one is present. Brett C. On Jul 29, 2012, at 3:47 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > What? > > Vo+F1 twice? All that does is gives you the application chooser. > > Don't you mean v

Re: Notification Center

Try hitting enter on an item, after you interact with the table and selected the notification that you want more information about. Brett C. On Jul 29, 2012, at 10:38 AM, Ioana Gandrabur wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm having trouble accessing notifications in the notification

Re: "one system dialog displayed"

Hit VO and F1 twice, this will reveal the system dialogue. On Jul 28, 2012, at 7:55 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > Hi all, > On 10.8, I just noticed something odd. The last couple times I've woken my > mac up (it sleeps after 15 minutes, or maybe just the screen goes off) vo > says "one system dialog

Re: How do you add someone to your address book?

You can also add the sender of an email from Mail to your address book. This is done by highlighting the email and the key combination of command shift Y. Brett On Apr 14, 2012, at 6:49 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi, > > When in the AddressBook app, press cmd-n to create a new card or go up to

Re: Messages App Not smiling about smile picker

I have the same experience, so rather then using the popup button, I go to the menu, go to edit and down arrow to Insert Smile. You can open the list and navigate the choices. Brett On Feb 23, 2012, at 5:35 PM, Eric Caron wrote: > Hi listers, > > In the new messages app for Lyon there i

Re: Mac OSX 10.8 Moutain Lion

To send your message, just press enter. BC On Feb 19, 2012, at 3:50 PM, Dan Roy wrote: > has anyone used the messages beta, I tried here, but, after composing, can't > figure out how to send the message, I know, I am quite ignorant here! > > > On Feb 16, 2012, at 8:39 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote

Re: a probably silly question about the IPhone

You may need to go to your phone settings, general, keyboard, and enable caps lock. Brett C. On Feb 15, 2012, at 12:10 PM, James Scholes wrote: > The first letter of a sentence, or the first letter you type in a text field, > is usually always capitalised. Thus, type your first letter

Re: How do I turn "Blank Expanded" into something meaningful

Speak text under mouse after delay: is not checked in my verbosity settings. I was hoping that it might make it so I could use mouse follows VoiceOver curser. It's really not a big deal, just an annoying curiosity. Brett C. On Jan 22, 2012, at 8:41 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, &

Re: How do I turn "Blank Expanded" into something meaningful

Okay, I think I got it. In VoiceOver Utility, under navigation, mouse pointer needs to ignore VoiceOver curser. I previously had mine set to follows VoiceOver curser. When I changed it, the mailboxes with the folders were read as their name, rather than "blank expand". Brett C.

Re: How do I turn "Blank Expanded" into something meaningful

I have this same problem since Lion on both a Mini and a MBP. Both machines have verbosity set to medium. I'd really like to figure this out. Brett C. On Jan 21, 2012, at 3:50 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > This is interesting. Voiceover is reading all the mailboxes

Re: Updating My Twitter Profile via YoruFukurou

Go to the Tools in the menu bar, update profile is about the fourth item down. Brett C. On Jan 7, 2012, at 4:15 PM, ezzie bueno wrote: > Hi folks, > > I've looked all over the different menus, but cannot find the option to > update my profile. I know that there is a key

Re: Another Dictation Breakthrough

Hi, if you haven't already, check your downloads folder. The link didn't appear to do anything when I clicked on it, but a download did take place. I hope this is the same for you. Brett C. On Dec 24, 2011, at 12:40 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > If anyone has managed to dow

Re: Trouble with moving items dock

If you would like to move an application to the doc, open the app, find it on the doc, use VO shift M to bring up a menu, open the options submenu and select add to doc. If you want to have a folder on the doc, highlight the folder and use command shift T to add it. Brett C. On Oct 13, 2011

Re: Navigation in Mail Change with Lion 10.7.2

I've noticed that tab no longer works to move to the messages in a thread as well. Brett C. On Oct 13, 2011, at 3:07 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > I found this out accidentally, so I don't know if it's documented anywhere. > If you're using the preview pane, and

Re: -- SPAM --Re: Anyone else having issues upgrading to IOS5 on their IPhones?

My iPad 2 is successfully updated, so there's hope. Brett C. On Oct 12, 2011, at 2:27 PM, David McLean wrote: > My iPad is now in recovery mode! I tried to restore it and it says the > server cannot be contacted at this time, try later. I think it's a bust for > now. &g

Help excepting authorization requests in iChat

When I get an authorization request popup in iChat, I just see a close button. I can't find any way to except an authorization in iChat. Can anyone tell me how to do this? Brett C. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" gr

Listening to CNN with Lion

On Sno Leopard I listened to CNN's audio stream using Flip for Mac. Now with Lion I can no longer listen. I've checked for updates for Flip for Mac in system prefs, but it says it's up to date. Can anyone help me figure out how to listen to CNN on my Mac? Brett C. -- Yo

Re: lion mail: draft

I believe once you select the draft you wish to continue composing, hit enter on it to edit. Brett C. On Aug 5, 2011, at 10:09 AM, Paul Erkens wrote: > Hi list, > While attempting to work with Lion mail efficiently throughout the past week, > I still have a few questions about

Re: has anyone seriously messed with Keynote?

seems to be more of a resource as to what VoiceOver can and cannot do with Keynote and Pages. Brett C. On Aug 4, 2011, at 11:41 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Matthew, > > There's a VoiceOver On podcast from February of this year that covers Pages > and Keynote. You can

Re: question about viewing calendars in Ical

again. Brett C. On Aug 2, 2011, at 8:35 PM, Laura Bratton wrote: > HI all, > I have created two different calendars in Ical. One for home and one for > work. When I create an event I choose "home" or "work" under event details > so that the event I created will be

Re: Option click?

What type of circumstance is option click used, and how does one know when to use it? Thanks, Brett C. On Jul 29, 2011, at 12:52 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > You hold down the option key and press your track pad. You have to make sure > trackpad commander is off thou

Re: Looking for an accessible DVD ripper

DVD Remaster is accessible and works well, but it won't rip protected DVDs, which happens to be most movies you purchase and want to put into iTunes. :( Brett C. On Jul 29, 2011, at 11:03 AM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > Hi Paul, > Check out dvd remaster. This program should do what you

Looking for app to convert ogg to mp3 with Lion

Hello, I used to convert ogg files to mp3 with an application called Switch. Apparently it doesn't work with Lion. Is anyone aware of a VoiceOver accessible app to convert files on Lion? Thanks, Brett C. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google G

Anyone figured out Air Drop?

Has anyone figured out how to see near by Macs and send files using Air Drop? I'd like to know how to do it. Thanks, Brett C. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: best way to handle mail in the new layout?

ng to remove. Do you see this? Brett C. On Jul 23, 2011, at 6:20 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: >> Hi all, > > In playing with various things in Mail's new view, you may be interested in > these ideas that I have found. They work for me and have sped up navigation > in Mail consi

Re: Activity Examples?

I don't recall whether I interacted the first times or not, but I try it again, and the hotspots seem to be sticking now. Thanks, just knowing it's working for someone else helps. Brett C. On Jul 23, 2011, at 3:31 PM, Chris Westbrook wrote: > Sounds like you're doing everyth

Re: Activity Examples?

The hotspot chooser menu shows the hotspots as each being inactive. I'd appreciate any suggestions and direction. Brett C. On Jul 23, 2011, at 11:33 AM, Austin Seraphin wrote: > Hey. Check out my post a day and a half ago about using mail with activities, > I provide a go

Re: Item Chooser Problem

I noticed an issue as well. While in my gmail account in Safari, I use item chooser to quickly find the sign out link. The item chooser now acts as though "sign out" doesn't exist. This is in both HTML and standard view. I'd like to know if anyone has this same experience.

Lion: imap mailboxes being read as blank

name. Is anyone else experiencing this? Brett C. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mac

Re: resetting apple tv

Hi Patrick, Hold down the down arrow and the menu button at the same time for around 10 seconds. It will take a few minutes before you hear VoiceOver again. You also have the option to just unplug the unit and plug it back in. Brett C. On Jun 15, 2011, at 6:14 PM, Patrick Neazer wrote

Delete key functions

. http://lifehacker.com/5803041/the-mac-os-x-delete-key-it-goes-both-ways Brett C. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group,

Re: bluetooth keyboard

I've actually tried just shutting bluetooth off, but the iPhone still didn't see the keyboard until I shut down the Mac. Just my experience. Brett C. On May 3, 2011, at 1:13 PM, Ronald McEwan wrote: > Instead of shutting down you can always just disable bluetooth. > >

Re: bluetooth keyboard

e and pair with the keyboard. I have to shut off the phone prior to starting up the Mac to have the keyboard connect again. Perhaps someone on list will have better suggestions. Brett C. On May 3, 2011, at 12:33 PM, Matt Dierckens wrote: > hi all, i just got a bluetooth keyboard. Its an appl

Re: For those who can actually afford this, DocuScan Plus is now on the mac app store.

a audio demo. Brett C. On Apr 29, 2011, at 11:08 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: > I don't get this at all, in the swedish app store they say Docuscan plus is > free, is there a "hidden" cost somewhere or what gives? > /Krister > 29 apr 2011 kl. 14.46 skrev Matthew Cam