Re: FM Headphones

2025-08-06 Thread Herbie Allen
Is the transmitter one you plug into the phone? If so then it needs a USBC adapter. > On Aug 6, 2025, at 18:13, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hello, >When I had my iPhone 8 plus, I could connect FM headphones to it. I cannot > do this with the iPhone 15 plus. > >The headphon

Re: Having a heck of a time reading a PDF

2025-08-04 Thread Herbie Allen
Try any oCR app on iOs. > On Aug 4, 2025, at 09:33, Traci Duncan wrote: > > Hi all, I have a PDF manual here and I get a sense it is mostly images. Are > there any tools for Mac or iOs that you recommend? I’ve been looking at some > PDF to text converters and PDF with AI, but most of them requ

Re: Accessibility Features

2025-07-23 Thread Herbie Allen
Apple has never been good about always displaying that info. > On Jul 23, 2025, at 09:39, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hello, >Question for anyone who has downloaded media in their library on the Mac > running Sequoia. > >I'm trying to verify that some movies have Audio Desc

Re: Apple Mail vs outlook, what is the prefered choice?

2025-07-22 Thread Herbie Allen
It is any ways unticked, so that does not seem to be the problem. >> I also removed the undo send timeout. >> Hopefully that will do for the sent messages. >> But I still can’t figure out why incoming is delayed. >> Regards. >> >>> On 22 Jul 2025, at 6:52 P

Re: Apple Mail vs outlook, what is the prefered choice?

2025-07-22 Thread Herbie Allen
ddress and > still it does not have that problem. > Regards. > >> On 22 Jul 2025, at 6:21 PM, Herbie Allen wrote: >> >> Make sure Send later is disabled in Apple Mail and it will send as normal. >> >>> On Jul 22, 2025, at 06:21, Krishnakant Mane wrote: >

Re: Apple Mail vs outlook, what is the prefered choice?

2025-07-22 Thread Herbie Allen
Make sure Send later is disabled in Apple Mail and it will send as normal. > On Jul 22, 2025, at 06:21, Krishnakant Mane wrote: > > Well this may sound vague. > But I am seeing that Apple mail (with all the great accessibility it has ), > is often slow to send and receive emails. > Is any one u

Re: Apple Watch Tips Needed

2025-07-21 Thread Herbie Allen
I have a similar issue when I get two notifications at once. Sometimes I can find a dismiss button, and more often I just have to get out of it with the crown. > On Jul 21, 2025, at 12:44, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hello, >Sometimes when I need to access one of the widgets on

Re: Ipad No talking

2025-07-21 Thread Herbie Allen
Definitely the three finger Double Tap. Not a system volume issue since other sounds are coming through. > On Jul 21, 2025, at 09:29, pdevasto0...@gmail.com wrote: > > This happens to me with my iPhone, and it can happen with an iPad too. I > sometimes hold the volume down button too long and t

Re: Converting Music

2025-07-15 Thread Herbie Allen
ps if I can do this with Vlc. > > I also want to Stick to one format. > > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > Reality.sys corrupted. Universe halted. Reboot(Y/N) ? > > My e-Mail: > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > > On 7/15/2025 10:45 AM, Herbie Allen wrote: >> O

Re: Converting Music

2025-07-15 Thread Herbie Allen
One other thought, if it plays in multiple players, does it even need converting? > On Jul 15, 2025, at 12:22, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > >I have VLC Player. I cannot figure out how to do a conversion from M4b to > MP3. Anyone familiar with this app? Even when I select MP3 from

Re: Converting Music

2025-07-15 Thread Herbie Allen
I have not used VLC to convert, but is m4B a protected file type? If not, then a an app like Amadeus Pro would do the trick. > On Jul 15, 2025, at 12:22, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > >I have VLC Player. I cannot figure out how to do a conversion from M4b to > MP3. Anyone familiar

Re: Has anyone had a problem with synchronizing Apple Music cloud library lately?

2025-07-12 Thread Herbie Allen
I have not had this issue but I wonder if deleting and readding your library would help? > On Jul 12, 2025, at 00:56, Kevin Gibbs wrote: > > I should add that the original error msg said that Genius results couldn't be > updated. Error 4007. After Sequoya, it said iCloud Library couldn't be

Re: Editing Contacts

2025-07-07 Thread Herbie Allen
Not sure what’s changed since you last played with contacts, but first thing is to find the contact. I find doing a search is the quickest. So I’ll type in who I’m searching for, interact with the table, and VO Right. I will then uninteract on the correct contact. VO RIGHT UNTIL YOU GET TO EDIT.

Re: Hosting Zoom Calls

2025-07-05 Thread Herbie Allen
ven if >>> I miss the name. In other words it strikes me helpful to know that >>> someone has raised a hand so that I don't need constantly to check while >>> continuing to talk meaningfully on topic. >>> >>> Best, >>> Janina >>> &

Re: Hosting Zoom Calls

2025-07-05 Thread Herbie Allen
e by doing. I'm OK with that, but I'm wondering > whether there are mapped hot keys to pop the top hand off that list. > Maybe this wouldn't be as useful as I think it is having yet to > experience the process. > > Best, > Janina > > Herbie Allen writes: >> Hi

Re: Hosting Zoom Calls

2025-07-05 Thread Herbie Allen
Hi, if you want further details I regularly host Zoom meetings on the Mac, but I will do my best to help out here. Your raised hands will always be at the top after your name. It will say raised hand after there name. Unmuted people are listed afterwards. To deal with a raisedhand, interact and

Re: Zoom on an iPhone

2025-07-03 Thread Herbie Allen
It’s towards the bottom on the left side. > On Jul 3, 2025, at 19:19, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > I mostly use Zoom on my phone. my ios is up to date. lately if I have had > any interactions on Zoom I can’t find the “leave” button afterwards. pressing > the home button does nothing to get me out

Re: Text edit

2025-07-03 Thread Herbie Allen
You can definitely find them in the menues! > On Jul 3, 2025, at 16:19, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > Where can I find the keyboard commands for text edit? I’ve used it before but > mostly for pasting text from emails into it to make a document. this time I > want to actually create a document from

Re: Siri found guys

2025-07-03 Thread Herbie Allen
I’d give that phone a proper reset then and set it back up to your specifications. > On Jul 3, 2025, at 12:39, 'Andy Logue' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi Dave. > > My sighted wife could not find it either, by sight or by hearing to voice > over. Remember this Iphone 16 e was set up l

Re: I cannot find Seri within settings

2025-07-03 Thread Herbie Allen
> It’s at the top and it may be labeled as Apple intellegence and Siri. > On Jul 3, 2025, at 06:13, 'Andy Logue' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi all. > > I’ve just got my new Iphone 16e setup at the apple store in Glasgow. > > This morning I got a message telling me that I still had to b

Re: Continuity features.

2025-07-02 Thread Herbie Allen
There might be a third-party option, but by default, no. That would be nnice though. > On Jul 2, 2025, at 16:13, Jessica Moss wrote: > > I’m not sure how to appropriately title this, so the subject line may not be > specific enough here. So first of all, I’ve been utilizing the continuity >

Re: macOS Catalina

2025-06-29 Thread Herbie Allen
id, start up then shut down. > second time today. > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > Reality.sys corrupted. Universe halted. Reboot(Y/N) ? > > My e-Mail: > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > > On 6/29/2025 6:27 PM, Herbie Allen wrote: >> Ok, so it’s not one that would s

Re: macOS Catalina

2025-06-29 Thread Herbie Allen
; > My e-Mail: > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > > On 6/29/2025 4:54 PM, Herbie Allen wrote: >> What type of Mac? >> >>> On Jun 29, 2025, at 18:53, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hello, >>>I have an o

Re: macOS Catalina

2025-06-29 Thread Herbie Allen
What type of Mac? > On Jun 29, 2025, at 18:53, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hello, >I have an older Mac running the above. I am finding it has started up even > though I initiated a shutdown. I cannot find the option I need to change to > prevent this behavior. Appreciate the he

Re: Disconnecting USB keyboards

2025-06-27 Thread Herbie Allen
You can’t disconect that keyboard, but you can either disable Bluetooth or turn off the Mac and then the Keyboard will pair with your iPhone. > On Jun 27, 2025, at 19:51, Harry Spencer wrote: > > Hello List. I'm using a 2019 Mac Book Pro with the Intel processor and latest > Sequoia updates. >

Re: Redownload Media

2025-06-21 Thread Herbie Allen
That would be under the Library in the TV app. > On Jun 21, 2025, at 09:22, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hello, >Its been quite a while since I have done this. Has the procedure changed > in Sequoia? I want to redownload some TV shows. Please refresh my memory. > Thanks. > > >

Re: Keyboard Shortcuts

2025-06-17 Thread Herbie Allen
A great person to ask would be Darcy of Mac Visionaries. He is the shortcut king and I do believe he uses the Mac for creating them. > On Jun 17, 2025, at 10:36, Dave Carlson wrote: > > Well, Baer in mind that it is my personal opinion only. Some folks seem to be > able to get along with it pr

Re: Spell check works in apple mail but not anywhere else, any fix?

2025-06-16 Thread Herbie Allen
I think it’s a quark within Safari. Spell check works well in Mail, Text Edit, and Pages. So So in Messages, and other apps, it’s hit or miss. But Safari has become strange lately as I can’t even do Text Replacement anymore, so there’s something in the coding. > On Jun 16, 2025, at 17:52, Krish

Re: Spell check works in apple mail but not anywhere else, any fix?

2025-06-16 Thread Herbie Allen
ll members here to do so > in large numbers. > We need to make apple guys feel the impact, so that it is at least fixed in > the coming version of Safari to start with. > Regards. > >> On 17 Jun 2025, at 7:11 AM, Herbie Allen wrote: >> >> I think it’s a qua

Re: macOS 26

2025-06-14 Thread Herbie Allen
y it? I have yet to upgrade to Sequoia > which I’m planning to do in Sept. what I want to know is whether os 26 is > optional. > > thanks. > Lorie > >> On Jun 14, 2025, at 1:33 PM, Herbie Allen wrote: >> >> In terms of VO not working on the Mac, no

Re: macOS 26

2025-06-14 Thread Herbie Allen
guess the best we can do as a community is to report critical bugs in a >>>> large scale so that at least some off them are taken up for the next OS >>>> release. >>>> Regards. >>>> >>>>>> On 13 Jun 2025, at 11:01 PM, 'E.T.&

Re: macOS 26

2025-06-13 Thread Herbie Allen
If you listen to WWDC, they reference this in the opening presentation. Also, if you follow various tech news outlets on social mmedia, you will find plenty of references dating back well before last Monday. > On Jun 13, 2025, at 10:23, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > >No cage, just

Re: messenger

2025-06-11 Thread Herbie Allen
I think you just double tap the record button, but you don’t hold it unless they’ve made recent changes. > On Jun 11, 2025, at 12:05, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > I tried that but it didn’t stay on. > >> On Jun 11, 2025, at 5:12 AM, Pavel Yefetov wrote: >> >> or press once to record with out ho

Re: Anyone having any luck purchasing TV content from Apple?

2025-06-11 Thread Herbie Allen
I wonder if it would be easier to navigate on the Mac? Will have to give this a try. > On Jun 11, 2025, at 06:13, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi Brad, > > I used to do it that way, too, but you can’t anymore. When you select TV > shows or movies, you are directed to a sepa

Re: Find My...

2025-06-09 Thread Herbie Allen
I would check the settings for said device in the Find My app. > On Jun 9, 2025, at 10:38, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hello, >One of my devices triggers a notification when I leave home, How do I set > this for other devices? Thanks. > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > Save the eart

Re: Odd behavior in downloads folder on new M4 MBA

2025-06-03 Thread Herbie Allen
I think it is limited as I have an M2 Mac Mini and have not experienced behavior. I use Column View though so maybe that matters? > On Jun 3, 2025, at 07:57, Kristeen Hughes wrote: > > The stuff I read was not limited to that model but went back to the M1 chip. > My guess is that it started wi

Re: Is latest Mac upgrade somehow unstable in VoiceOver?

2025-06-03 Thread Herbie Allen
Are you using list or column view for your folder navigation? I use colummn and have not had this issue although My Mac book is the M2 so maybe that matters? Also, do you have the safari issues if navigating without Quicknav? > On Jun 3, 2025, at 06:51, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > >

Re: Best browser to use Microsoft (office ) 365?

2025-06-02 Thread Herbie Allen
Also, I will mention that while this was several years ago, I have seen Word on a Windows browser and didn’t care for the experience. > On Jun 1, 2025, at 22:53, Krishnakant Mane wrote: > > Hello all. > I have learned from other Mac users that office 365 is very accessible. > I wish to know whi

Re: Is latest Mac upgrade somehow unstable in VoiceOver?

2025-06-02 Thread Herbie Allen
i have had occasional issues with Mail, but otherwise, no. AFTER Brads Suggesttions, mine is to use a program like Clean My Mac to clear out junk. Herbie > On Jun 2, 2025, at 10:35, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > Not sure to be honest since I have had strange issues with mail on my Mac an

Re: Best browser to use Microsoft (office ) 365?

2025-06-02 Thread Herbie Allen
I don’t know anything about the browser, but I would use the apps instead. > On Jun 1, 2025, at 22:53, Krishnakant Mane wrote: > > Hello all. > I have learned from other Mac users that office 365 is very accessible. > I wish to know which browser is best for word and excel as well as for > pres

Re: Any app for LinkedInon Mac OS

2025-05-31 Thread Herbie Allen
I’ve never used it on Mac, but I wonder if the iOS app would work? > On May 30, 2025, at 23:36, Krishnakant Mane wrote: > > Hello all. > Can sone one advise how to use LinkedIn on Mac? > Is there some dedicated app I can use or is there a web browser choice > between Safari and Chrome? > > --

Re: Mac with VoiceOver Discussion Group - This Saturday, May 31 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Eastern

2025-05-30 Thread Herbie Allen
That makes sense. > On May 30, 2025, at 09:01, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > Voip platforms like zoom can trigger a seizure for me. > So, I dial in. > > > > On Fri, 30 May 2025, Herbie Allen wrote: > >> This is getting to be an interesting discussion, but I

Re: Mac with VoiceOver Discussion Group - This Saturday, May 31 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Eastern

2025-05-30 Thread Herbie Allen
30, 2025, at 01:22, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > I wish to add, depending on your location, you can also simply join on the > phone. > it is how I join when I choose to attend. > > > > On Fri, 30 May 2025, Herbie Allen wrote: > >> It will work in the browser bu

Re: Mac with VoiceOver Discussion Group - This Saturday, May 31 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Eastern

2025-05-30 Thread Herbie Allen
It will work in the browser but I think you’ll have an easier time with the app itself. > On May 30, 2025, at 00:31, Krishnakant Mane wrote: > > Just > Wanted to confirm since I am new to Mac. > Do I need to download zoom app for Mac or can I join with Safari browser? > Regards. >> On 30 May 2

Re: Mac mini experiences

2025-05-29 Thread Herbie Allen
i > >> On May 29, 2025, at 11:37 AM, Herbie Allen wrote: >> >> What mmethod are you using to watch Xfinity? The website doesn’t require >> any monitoring device so curious. >> >>> On May 29, 2025, at 11:23, mr.robertcole via MacVisionaries >>&

Re: Mac mini experiences

2025-05-29 Thread Herbie Allen
What mmethod are you using to watch Xfinity? The website doesn’t require any monitoring device so curious. > On May 29, 2025, at 11:23, mr.robertcole via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > I have a 32” TV connected via HDMI cable for when others need to see the > screen. > The only time I turn

Re: has auto correction broken on apple mail?

2025-05-29 Thread Herbie Allen
Which method are you using? Your subject said Autocorrect but then you said Spellcheck. Spellcheck does still wirk for me. > On May 29, 2025, at 10:22, Krishnakant Mane wrote: > > > Hello all. > I m writing this email from apple mail and I find it pretty good untill today. > Just found htat sp

Re: Mac mini experiences

2025-05-29 Thread Herbie Allen
Got the Mac Mini in 2023 and love it! It’s easy to carry around when I need too and I did not need a display! > On May 29, 2025, at 07:47, Traci Duncan wrote: > > Hello all, could you share your Mac mini experience? What is your current > configuration and set up? Are you using a display? How

Re: Voiceover Rotor

2025-05-28 Thread Herbie Allen
I think what confuses people is that this is exactly like the iOS roter in that it’s contextual. > On May 28, 2025, at 14:38, Andrew Leland wrote: > > Hey ET, > My experience of the rotor on MacOS is that it’s contextual. So if I'm in > calendar.app, e.g., and I hit VO-U, I get window spots a

Re: Unintended Reset

2025-05-27 Thread Herbie Allen
That sounds like something that could be both a bug and a great safety feature. But I think I did notice this recently. > On May 27, 2025, at 01:48, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > I have a new annoyance on my Macbook Air. Sometime in the overnight hours > the audio device ass

Re: facebook

2025-05-14 Thread Herbie Allen
You can get to saved from the more tab at the bottom under shortcuts. > On May 14, 2025, at 01:29, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > how do I unsave an item on facebook using my phone? failing that, is there a > way to do it on a Mac? I used to be able to swipe right and get "save item > options" but n

Re: Passwords

2025-05-11 Thread Herbie Allen
I would access the actual passwords app and do a search. > On May 11, 2025, at 20:26, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > I’m looking for a password in my keychain. I can’t fin it in my phone > although I used it on the mac to sign in to login.gov. so I’m trying to get > to it on the Mac. this is running

Re: Apple Bluetooth Keyboard

2025-05-10 Thread Herbie Allen
Sort of. The full keyboard yes, but you have to unpair it with the device it’s connected to before swwitching, either that or have the other device off or Bluetooth disabled. > On May 10, 2025, at 15:20, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, >Thinking about getting one. Here is my cr

Re: Strange Mac mail issue since updating to the latest Mac OS Sequoia.

2025-05-07 Thread Herbie Allen
I would check all the accounts in Internet accounts and make sure they’re using the correct outgoing servers for sending out mail. > On May 7, 2025, at 10:29, Jessica Moss wrote: > > I’m not sure what brought this on, since I wasn’t noticing this before the > update took place. I use 2 differ

Re: Urgent help with Mac password

2025-04-27 Thread Herbie Allen
I do notice a slight difference yes. It just seems to respond a tad better when on the cord. It’s very slight, and you have to really be sensative I supposed, but I do notice one. > On Apr 27, 2025, at 19:34, 'Sabahattin Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > In fact, connecting a Magic

Re: Urgent help with Mac password

2025-04-27 Thread Herbie Allen
g the low latency. > You can confirm what I am saying by trying to turn off bluetooth. > You will receive a warning that doing so will result in having no keyboard > access. > > - Brad - > > > >> On Apr 27, 2025, at 16:50, Herbie Allen wrote: >> >> I’ve

Re: Urgent help with Mac password

2025-04-27 Thread Herbie Allen
I’ve wonder about that because I do notice less latency when it’s plugged in. > On Apr 27, 2025, at 16:31, Brad Snyder wrote: > > When using an Apple magic Bluetooth keyboard, plugging in the USB cable only > charges the keyboard. It is still a Bluetooth keyboard. > This does not change because

Re: Urgent help with Mac password

2025-04-27 Thread Herbie Allen
n clicks on the Edit field with the mouse, but the keyboard > doesn’t respond. Nothing appears on the screen, even in a form of stars. I > don’t hear a sound, even clicks. > >> 27 Απρ 2025, 8:43 μμ, ο χρήστης «Herbie Allen » >> έγραψε: >> >> Hoping he responds as

Re: Urgent help with Mac password

2025-04-27 Thread Herbie Allen
Hoping he responds as to the sighted help aspect, but as to VO, go to Lock Screen in the Settings and set VoiceOver to come on at startup, then you will have it speaking. It won’t read out the password of course, but you’ll get the expected clicking sound. > On Apr 27, 2025, at 12:10, Karen Lew

Re: Urgent help with Mac password

2025-04-27 Thread Herbie Allen
With the sighted help, do you mean they weren’t able to input the password either? What were they seeing on the screen? > On Apr 27, 2025, at 09:31, Steve Z. wrote: > > Hi guys, > I activated the Mac password when the computer starts,and when I restarted, > it, it popped up the screen to put

Re: Dinging on the MacBook Air

2025-04-24 Thread Herbie Allen
First thing I would try is a three finger double tap on the Track Pad. > On Apr 24, 2025, at 10:12, 'Patrick Ford' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, I’ve restarted my MacBook Air a few times I’m getting dinging when it’s > fully on. I took a photo and had it described and I’m on the desktop.

Re: Mail on the latest Sequoia update.

2025-04-23 Thread Herbie Allen
You got the new category view. Simply go to your view menu in Mail and Uncheck the box. > On Apr 23, 2025, at 17:53, Jessica Moss wrote: > > I’m not sure what’s happened after I recently updated my Mac, but now both my > personal and work e-mail have the word (primary) next to them, and my >

Re: Is there a way to make the category list in mail disappear?

2025-04-21 Thread Herbie Allen
It’s under the view menu. Uncheck where it says show categories. > On Apr 21, 2025, at 19:19, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi all, > > I finally got my Mac updated, and now I have those stupid mail categories. > I’ve checked list view so I can view all my messages, but I wo

Re: Using Safari with Chat Gpt

2025-04-20 Thread Herbie Allen
Just an idea, but you can always use Chat GPT on the phone, and if you need to copy, then the universal clipboard is your friend! > On Apr 20, 2025, at 14:53, Chanelle Allen wrote: > > I tried ChatGPT in Safari a few days ago and encountered the same problem. I > wasn't looking for a file to d

Re: My roter has lost characters

2025-04-20 Thread Herbie Allen
Problem is the VO Utility only shows the web roter which does not include Characters and words. I still have mine so that’s odd yours is gone. > On Apr 20, 2025, at 08:16, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > >Check your rotor options in Voiceover settings. > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > S

Re: Messages on the Mac. Can't navigate.

2025-04-14 Thread Herbie Allen
I don’t use Braille, but it is working normally with aero keys. Have you tried it that way to make sure that works? > On Apr 14, 2025, at 07:12, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > For some reason I have to use speech in the message app. > Braille does not work when I ant to navigate in the list o

Re: Shopping Amazon Information

2025-04-13 Thread Herbie Allen
There is a separate search box further down the page. > On Apr 13, 2025, at 18:29, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, >I am trying to search previous orders so I can see how much certain items > cost or other data. How to accomplish this? After selecting the Your Amazon > tab and

Re: Password manager

2025-04-10 Thread Herbie Allen
It’s a good one. It sinks across iCloud so you can use it on all your devices. > On Apr 10, 2025, at 10:42, 'Kristeen Hughes' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Is the passwords app that is built into the Mac a good password manager if > you only use Safari, or is it better to have something like

Re: Tabs versus windows

2025-04-10 Thread Herbie Allen
It’s mostly visual as it has to do with how they are displayed on the screen, but Tabs are a little easier. For one, they open within the same wind so you don’t have an extra Desktop window. It’s also easier to press Control Tab Vs Command Accent. Also, a window can contain multiple tabs. > On

Re: Why is Samantha talking to me when my default is Alex?

2025-04-09 Thread Herbie Allen
Maybe try redownloading the voice? Also, go through all the elements of VO in speech to check everything is set correctly. > On Apr 9, 2025, at 16:13, mr.robertcole via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Dear List, > I am using the latest version of Mac OS Sequoia. > My VO voice is Alex, and the syst

Re: Can I change the username in an exchange account without deleting the account first?

2025-04-09 Thread Herbie Allen
>From what I remember back when I had one, you have to do it from scratch. > On Apr 9, 2025, at 08:12, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi all, > > Our ever so brilliant IT department has decided to migrate us all to a new > system three weeks before the end of the semester. I

Re: Macbook Air: Facetime and Message sign in appear grayed out

2025-04-05 Thread Herbie Allen
egroups.com On > Behalf Of Herbie Allen > Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2025 8:49 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Macbook Air: Facetime and Message sign in appear grayed out > > Maybe sign out of iCloud completely! > > >> On Mar 20, 2025, at

Re: Reader view in Safari

2025-04-04 Thread Herbie Allen
You can activate and deactivate Reader mode with Command Shift R. > On Mar 20, 2025, at 12:43, Yolanda Thompson wrote: > > When I go into the show reader pop-up in the toolbar, I am unable to read the > menu items in the pop-up. Is there a way to turn reader view off with a > keyboard command?

Re: watchOS Update

2025-04-01 Thread Herbie Allen
I heard they pulled the latest one for the Watch. > On Apr 1, 2025, at 12:22, 'Mervin Keck' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > I haven't had a watch OS update the last two times my Mac or iPhone has had > updates. I'm still at 11.3.1. I don't know if that is the latest or if I'm > missing an upd

Re: Music app does not behave as it did before.

2025-03-29 Thread Herbie Allen
I use VO and they broke it earlier this year. > On Mar 29, 2025, at 09:18, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hell! > I am not sure if I am doing something wrong when I am navigating the music > app. > Normally the grid of albums is quite easy to navigate but its not seems > so now. > I can stil

Re: M1 to M4 MacBook Air

2025-03-28 Thread Herbie Allen
I don’t know, but given how other than lag time is the only difference I’ve noticed with VO going from Intel to M2, I doubt there would be much of a difference in the VO department at least. > On Mar 28, 2025, at 02:46, Kelly Ford wrote: > > Hi, > > Has anyone moved from an M1 to an M4 MacBoo

Re: cannot sign out of icloud on old macbook air 2018

2025-03-27 Thread Herbie Allen
Reformatting is different than deleting. > On Mar 27, 2025, at 19:10, sarai.bucciare...@gmail.com wrote: > > Got everything erased. There were a couple of Domain 3000 errors but it > worked the second time around. I think all my data is still on the other > devices. > > From: macvisionaries@

Re: ios 18

2025-03-26 Thread Herbie Allen
I think I would hit cancel and then go into your settings and check you’re logged in the correct account. > On Mar 26, 2025, at 14:02, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > Recently I updated to the current version of ios. now sometimes when I open > my phone I get the following message: > This device is a

Re: cannot access apple menu with vo m

2025-03-22 Thread Herbie Allen
One thing I’ve noticed is that it doesn’t work if you are on the doc. > On Mar 22, 2025, at 17:54, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > >Happened to me today. A forced shut down took care of it. Not sure how > this happened and hope there is no repeat. > > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > Sav

Re: cannot access apple menu with vo m

2025-03-22 Thread Herbie Allen
Then the next thing I would try if you didn’t already is restart VO. > On Mar 22, 2025, at 18:13, sarai.bucciare...@gmail.com wrote: > > I was in the desktop. > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On > Behalf Of Herbie Allen > Sent: Sa

Re: Macbook Air: Facetime and Message sign in appear grayed out

2025-03-20 Thread Herbie Allen
Maybe sign out of iCloud completely! > On Mar 20, 2025, at 20:10, > wrote: > > Hi all: > I had to sign out of Facetime and iMessages on my Mac because I wanted to > sign in with my gMail ID instead of my iCloud ID so everything would sink > across all devices. > Unfortunately when I go to si

Re: Problem with voiceover. Please help.

2025-03-20 Thread Herbie Allen
First, I would check your system speech and make sure it matches the VO voice. If it does, then it could be a more complicated problem with in the VO settings itself. > On Mar 20, 2025, at 04:23, Steve Z. wrote: > > High list, > I’m running Monterey 12.7.6, since is the last update my Mac can

Re: Help with mail

2025-03-20 Thread Herbie Allen
Look for the More button,and then double tap and look for the list button to sort by. It will go back to normal. > On Mar 20, 2025, at 11:45, Kathryn Zodrow wrote: > > Hi. > I just updated my iPhone 11 to iOS 18.3 this morning. When I opened the Mail > app, I saw some new things in my inbox f

Re: Cannot turn off stolen device protection on iPhone SE2020

2025-03-13 Thread Herbie Allen
I would add another finger print and see if it recognizes that one. > On Mar 13, 2025, at 13:30, Paul Hopewell wrote: > > Hello, > I have an iPhone SE2020 running IOS18.3.1. IN the past I unwisely turned on > stolen device protection and now want to turn it off so that I can give away > the ph

Re: Whatsapp on latest iOS

2025-03-13 Thread Herbie Allen
It’s been working normally for me. > On Mar 12, 2025, at 16:29, 'Andrew' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > hi, > > Just want to confirm if anybody else has experienced strange behaviour of > Whatsapp app on latest iOS on iPhone. Some conversation threads seem to > appear and then disappear ag

Re: Trackpad Gestures Revisited

2025-03-12 Thread Herbie Allen
I’ve not tried anything with the Trackpad since I don’t use it, but I know adding in customizations with the Keyboard is a bit more complex then it used to be. Maybe play with that first and then try duplicating the same thing with the Trackpad? > On Mar 11, 2025, at 20:29, 'E.T.' via MacVision

Re: Mac and Vocaster 2 with TRRS cable and MacBook speakers

2025-03-12 Thread Herbie Allen
You can also use Soundsource to quickly change sound settings and whatnot. > On Mar 11, 2025, at 22:47, 'Mervin Keck III' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > I am using Reaper with my Vocaster II and my MacBook Pro. I have my iPhone 14 > Pro Max connected to the Vocaster II via TRRS and all is con

Re: Mac and Vocaster 2 with TRRS cable and MacBook speakers

2025-03-12 Thread Herbie Allen
So I can think of several things to try, but I can narrow it down if you can be more specific about what sounds are coming through? First, if you’re referring to sound effects, I in System Settings, at the very top, VO right until you see where it says Play Sound Effects through. You can down Ae

Re: Problem with my apple watch 8

2025-03-11 Thread Herbie Allen
VO changes so much from one version to the next. This happens on all > my mobile devices but I think it's the worst on the watch, probably because > of the tiny speaker. > > Gabe > > > Gabe Griffith > (925)768-8195 > gabrielgriff...@gmail.com > > >&g

Re: Problem with my apple watch 8

2025-03-11 Thread Herbie Allen
Yes, I had this problem going back to last December. Getting the watch 10 helped the most, but while I had the watch, just leaving it on the charger for a while seemed to resolve the issue. In my case, Vo would just start getting staticky. > On Mar 11, 2025, at 00:57, margaretebo...@gmail.com w

Re: Problem with receiving mail on my iPhone in the mail app

2025-03-11 Thread Herbie Allen
Double tap the more button and switch to list view. It will go back to normal. > On Mar 11, 2025, at 01:03, margaretebo...@gmail.com wrote: > > I am having problems getting all of my emails in my mail app on my iPhone 15. > I discovered that I wasn’t getting all of my emails by comparing what em

Re: messenger

2025-03-06 Thread Herbie Allen
Open the group conversation and double tao or VO space on the Group name. Go to the bottom and there’s a leave group option. > On Mar 6, 2025, at 12:03, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > How to I leave a group in messenger? I can use either the Mac or my phone to > do it. > > thanks. > Lorie > > --

Re: copying text on an iphone

2025-03-04 Thread Herbie Allen
ote: > > that’s ok because I use a Mac. > >> On Mar 4, 2025, at 4:18 PM, Herbie Allen wrote: >> >> That only works if it’s a Mac. Unless iCloud for Windows supports that as >> well. >> >>> On Mar 4, 2025, at 15:05, 'Andrew' via MacVisionar

Re: copying text on an iphone

2025-03-04 Thread Herbie Allen
That only works if it’s a Mac. Unless iCloud for Windows supports that as well. > On Mar 4, 2025, at 15:05, 'Andrew' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > If you have hands-off enabled, once you copy something on your computer, you > should be able to paste it from the clipboard on your iPhone. > >

Re: copying text on an iphone

2025-03-04 Thread Herbie Allen
You can do a three finger quadrupal tap to copy what VO just last said. For selected text I think there’s a copy option in the edit roter. > On Mar 4, 2025, at 13:19, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > I want to select all the text from an email and copy it to my phone and drop > it in whatsapp which I

Re: cd player/burner on a Mac mini

2025-03-01 Thread Herbie Allen
You can do all that in the music app. > On Mar 1, 2025, at 19:24, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > yep. that worked. > > another question: is there a way for me to tell it to locate the artist and > album and label everything? > >> On Mar 1, 2025, at 6:29 PM, Brad Snyder wrote: >> >> Make sure the

Re: Purchase Advice

2025-02-28 Thread Herbie Allen
I don’t think I would use the Air, but the Pro and any other model would be fine. Just make sure you get decent Ram and Hard Drive space. > On Feb 28, 2025, at 03:45, Kerryann F. Ifill wrote: > > Good morning all: > > I am soon going to purchase a new macbook but I wanted some advice. > Which

Re: Zoom

2025-02-18 Thread Herbie Allen
The best you can do is enable Call Kit so it’s at least a Call waiting beap. Don’t know if that would solve the transcript problem or not, but it’s something to try. You’l find Call Kit in the Zoom settings. > On Feb 18, 2025, at 12:41, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > This morning I was on Zoom usin

Re: Hidden system files and an external drive that refuses to eject? Read below.

2025-02-16 Thread Herbie Allen
Not sure about the hidden files, but if it won’t eject, you can always shut down the Mac, unplug the drive, and there you go, safely ejected. However, I have unplugged drives without ejecting and no issues, but mine don’t have operating systems on them. > On Feb 16, 2025, at 20:28, Maurice A. m

Re: What Happened to Bar Code Scanning In Seeing A.I. App?

2025-02-15 Thread Herbie Allen
Product is the first channel > On Feb 15, 2025, at 17:34, 'Eileen Scrivani ' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > In fact, I looked again to make sure I did not miss the product option, and > of the five choices for Channel under the More tab, there is Light, find my > things, currency, person, an

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