Re: braille edge on iphone

2018-12-05 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
e: i would like to ask if anyone using the braille edge if they could use it on their iphone? i could pair it but it doesn’t seem to use it. can somebody explain how to use the braille on iphone. thanks -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. I

braille edge on iphone

2018-12-05 Thread Dionipher Herrera
i would like to ask if anyone using the braille edge if they could use it on their iphone? i could pair it but it doesn’t seem to use it. can somebody explain how to use the braille on iphone. thanks -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If

RE: Braille edge or focus 40 latest generation with Mac and iPhone

2018-08-14 Thread Les Kriegler
, August 14, 2018 10:29 PM To: viph...@googlegroups.com; macvisionaries@googlegroups.com; mac4thebl...@freelists.org Subject: Braille edge or focus 40 latest generation with Mac and iPhone Hi all, and I acknowledge that this has been Cross posted to a couple of lists. I am interested in hearing from

Braille edge or focus 40 latest generation with Mac and iPhone

2018-08-14 Thread Mary Otten
Hi all, and I acknowledge that this has been Cross posted to a couple of lists. I am interested in hearing from people who have recent experience with the displays I mentioned in the subject line with a Mac but particularly with iPhones, iPads etc. I’m also interested in the new device that’s co

Re: Braille Edge with Mac

2018-05-07 Thread Des Delgadillo
itter.com/desdelgadillo> <http://linkedin.com/in/desdelgadillo> > On May 6, 2018, at 2:35 PM, Sandra E. Finley wrote: > > I am considering purchasing a Braille Edge. Is there anyone on this list > using an Edge with a Mac? I want to be able to edit documents for a comm

Braille Edge with Mac

2018-05-06 Thread Sandra E. Finley
I am considering purchasing a Braille Edge. Is there anyone on this list using an Edge with a Mac? I want to be able to edit documents for a committee I am on using the two devices together. Any. Help would be appreciated. Sandy Finley Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is

braille edge

2018-04-30 Thread Dionipher Herrera
good day to all, i need a help using my braille edge. i can only read the first 20 character of the file and some cannot be read at all. how can i use it? i tried pressing the down arrow or even the next line but it doesn’t work. thanks. -- The following information is important for all

Re: braille edge is slow

2018-02-17 Thread Dionipher Herrera
; >> On Feb 15, 2018, at 8:52 AM, Dionipher Herrera wrote: >> >> Hello guys, can somebody explain me how to type faster on the braille edge, >> it seems to recognize the letters four seconds later after pressing the >> buttons. can i use the cable too? because it s

Re: braille edge is slow

2018-02-15 Thread Pablo Sandoval
guys, can somebody explain me how to type faster on the braille edge, > it seems to recognize the letters four seconds later after pressing the > buttons. can i use the cable too? because it seems i won’t connect with the > cable. i just bought it 2 days ago. thanks i advance > > -- >

Re: braille edge is slow

2018-02-15 Thread Donna Goodin
I have used a braille edge, but have never seen this behavior. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 15, 2018, at 10:23 AM, Scott Berry wrote: > > Diana, > > If no one else answers I’ll take a look at the manual and see if I can come > up with an answer for you. >

Re: braille edge is slow

2018-02-15 Thread Scott Berry
Diana, If no one else answers I’ll take a look at the manual and see if I can come up with an answer for you. > On Feb 15, 2018, at 8:52 AM, Dionipher Herrera wrote: > > Hello guys, can somebody explain me how to type faster on the braille edge, > it seems to recognize the

braille edge is slow

2018-02-15 Thread Dionipher Herrera
Hello guys, can somebody explain me how to type faster on the braille edge, it seems to recognize the letters four seconds later after pressing the buttons. can i use the cable too? because it seems i won’t connect with the cable. i just bought it 2 days ago. thanks i advance -- The following

Re: Using a braille edge 40 with the new MacBook Pro?

2016-05-17 Thread Sadam Ahmed
Hi Chenelle, The Edge 40 works well with both iOS and OS X. On 5/17/2016 4:01 PM, Ben J. Bloomgren wrote: Chenelle, I haven't used a Braille Edge, but I can tell you that Voiceover's Braille support is bloody amazing. I took an old Pac Mate BX Braille display which is USB, and

Re: Using a braille edge 40 with the new MacBook Pro?

2016-05-16 Thread Ben J. Bloomgren
Chenelle, I haven't used a Braille Edge, but I can tell you that Voiceover's Braille support is bloody amazing. I took an old Pac Mate BX Braille display which is USB, and I plugged it into my Mid 2010 stock white polycarbon MacBook, and that mother sang like a meadowlark in spri

Using a braille edge 40 with the new MacBook Pro?

2016-05-16 Thread Chenelle Hancock
Hello everyone, This is Chenelle, It's been a long time since I posted on here. On my birthday which is June 1 I will be receiving a new MacBook Pro laptop computer along with the braille edge 40 refreshable braille display. I wanted to know how well did both devices work together using

HIMS Braille Edge 40 for sale

2015-06-24 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, I have a Braille Edge for sale. It has 40 cells, is in good condition. Comes with the carrying case HIMS ships with the unit, charger, and braille version of the QuickStart Guide that was shipped with the unit. It's two years old. Asking $1700 plus shipping. I've been

Re: Hims Braille Edge - braille quality

2015-03-24 Thread Donna Goodin
ction keys. >> To use them, I sort of have to scrunch my hand in a way that's kind of >> awkward. You do get used to it, but that would be one of my primary >> criticisms of the unit. >> >> Best, >> Donna >>> On Mar 23, 2015, at 2:43 PM, Chr

Re: Hims Braille Edge - braille quality

2015-03-24 Thread erik burggraaf
; Note Apex? > > Debbie > > > Sent from my PC > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jamie Pauls > Sent: Tuesday, 24 March 2015 6:53 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Hims Brai

Re: Hims Braille Edge - braille quality

2015-03-24 Thread Eugenia Firth
hello there I forgot to tell you something that you may want to consider when deciding on your braille display. The braille edge 40 can be updated using your Mac, and I don't know what other displays that is true of. This is a big deal. Gigi Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 24, 2015, at

Re: Hims Braille Edge - braille quality

2015-03-24 Thread Eugenia Firth
To use > them, I sort of have to scrunch my hand in a way that's kind of awkward. You > do get used to it, but that would be one of my primary criticisms of the unit. > > Best, > Donna >> On Mar 23, 2015, at 2:43 PM, Chris Moore wrote: >> >> Hello, &g

Re: Hims Braille Edge - braille quality

2015-03-24 Thread Lisette Wesseling
you get the Braille Edge because it > needs it. If you get the case, then I think it is as durable as any is. You > have to be careful with all of them. Those plastic things are pretty > delicate. The manual has improved. It does not have a dot firmless control on > it, but I have

RE: Hims Braille Edge - braille quality

2015-03-24 Thread Debbie April Yuille
: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jamie Pauls Sent: Tuesday, 24 March 2015 11:25 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Hims Braille Edge - braille quality The BrailleNote feels a bit more durable to me but that is hard to

Re: Hims Braille Edge - braille quality

2015-03-24 Thread Donna Goodin
t, but that would be one of my primary criticisms of the unit. Best, Donna > On Mar 23, 2015, at 2:43 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > > Hello, > I’m looking for some feedback on the Braille Edge. How is the quality or > feel of the Braille dots? How durable is the unit, is it well cons

Re: Hims Braille Edge - braille quality

2015-03-24 Thread Jamie Pauls
e > > > Sent from my PC > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jamie Pauls > Sent: Tuesday, 24 March 2015 6:53 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Hims Braille Edge - braille quality

RE: Hims Braille Edge - braille quality

2015-03-23 Thread Debbie April Yuille
@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Hims Braille Edge - braille quality The Braille cells are of good quality. The unit is durable enough, although I tend to be a bit more careful with my Braile Edge than I was my BrailleNote, not that I was unnecessarily rough with that device. Take care and have a great

Re: Hims Braille Edge - braille quality

2015-03-23 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Chris Be sure and get the executive case if you get the Braille Edge because it needs it. If you get the case, then I think it is as durable as any is. You have to be careful with all of them. Those plastic things are pretty delicate. The manual has improved. It does not have a dot

Re: Hims Braille Edge - braille quality

2015-03-23 Thread The Believer
way of the Chariots of the Gods cameth the Aliens who dwelt amongst the humans, and bringeth much knowledge. On 3/23/2015 12:43 PM, Chris Moore wrote: Hello, I’m looking for some feedback on the Braille Edge. How is the quality or feel of the Braille dots? How durable is the unit, is it well

Re: Hims Braille Edge - braille quality

2015-03-23 Thread Jamie Pauls
015, at 2:43 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > > Hello, > I’m looking for some feedback on the Braille Edge. How is the quality or > feel of the Braille dots? How durable is the unit, is it well constructed? > > Any comments are welcome either to the list or to my email address. >

Hims Braille Edge - braille quality

2015-03-23 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, I’m looking for some feedback on the Braille Edge. How is the quality or feel of the Braille dots? How durable is the unit, is it well constructed? Any comments are welcome either to the list or to my email address. Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

to anyone with a braille edge

2014-07-09 Thread alia robinson
if anyone with a braille edge who doesn't mind talking to me would email me asap, I have questions, please email me privately. ali...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this

Re: Assigning braille commands with the Braille Edge 40

2014-03-31 Thread John Panarese
0 PM, John Panarese wrote: > >> Oddly enough, I can assign commands with the Braille Edge. I just go to >> the bottom of the table and do the command-b. Then, I press the combination >> I desire and provided I am not duplicating an existing command, it will >> appea

Re: jump to window with braille edge and mac

2014-03-31 Thread Robert C
everal mailboxes. So, I arrow down the list of mailboxes and when I come across one containing messages I hit vo j to jump to the list of actual messages. Hope that clarifies. Don - Original Message - From: Alex Hall To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Date: Saturday, March 29, 2014 7:4

Re: Assigning braille commands with the Braille Edge 40

2014-03-31 Thread Eugenia Firth
ng the key to set itself to? Or, can you set commands for the ones on the table? Regards, Gigi On Mar 31, 2014, at 1:00 PM, John Panarese wrote: > Oddly enough, I can assign commands with the Braille Edge. I just go to > the bottom of the table and do the command-b. Then, I press

Re: Assigning braille commands with the Braille Edge 40

2014-03-31 Thread John Panarese
Oddly enough, I can assign commands with the Braille Edge. I just go to the bottom of the table and do the command-b. Then, I press the combination I desire and provided I am not duplicating an existing command, it will appear in the table and I then can assign the combination with the

Re: Assigning braille commands with the Braille Edge 40

2014-03-31 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
This has been going on for years as I can remember, you could never find commands using a braille display. > On 31 Mar 2014, at 04:42 pm, Eugenia Firth wrote: > > Hi guys > I think I have figured out the problem that is causing some folks some grief. > I went to the VoiceOvg Utility and tried

Assigning braille commands with the Braille Edge 40

2014-03-31 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi guys I think I have figured out the problem that is causing some folks some grief. I went to the VoiceOvg Utility and tried to assign a new braille command to a braille key. I wanted to assign one for the Mac command accent symbol for going between windows. I could not get VoiceOver to let m

Re: jump to window with braille edge and mac

2014-03-30 Thread Alex Hall
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Re: jump to window with braille edge and mac

2014-03-30 Thread Robert C
legroups.com Date: Saturday, March 29, 2014 7:46 pm Subject: Re: jump to window with braille edge and mac I haven't looked in the menus, so it might not be there. Based on your subject, though, you might be looking for the wrong thing. The command you want to assign is "jump to linked

Re: jump to window with braille edge and mac

2014-03-30 Thread Robert C
Gigi, You said you copied the commands list from the Braille Edge manual. That I have. Quote of the nanosecond . . . No regrets. Remember the past, learn from it, and move on. Those who live in the past ignore the possibilities of the future. Robert & Annie Yanni ke7nwn E-mail- gone.t

Re: jump to window with braille edge and mac

2014-03-30 Thread Eugenia Firth
ex. >>>> What I am doing is in mail I use the classic view and have filters set up >>>> for several mailboxes. So, I arrow down the list of mailboxes and when I >>>> come across one containing messages I hit vo j to jump to the list of >>>> actua

Re: jump to window with braille edge and mac

2014-03-29 Thread Alex Hall
On 3/29/2014 7:51 PM, don bishop wrote: >>>> Thanks Alex. >>>> What I am doing is in mail I use the classic view and have filters set up >>>> for several mailboxes. So, I arrow down the list of mailboxes and when I >>>> come across one containing

Re: jump to window with braille edge and mac

2014-03-29 Thread Robert C
ups.com Date: Saturday, March 29, 2014 7:46 pm Subject: Re: jump to window with braille edge and mac I haven't looked in the menus, so it might not be there. Based on your subject, though, you might be looking for the wrong thing. The command you want to assign is "jump to linked ite

Re: jump to window with braille edge and mac

2014-03-29 Thread Robert C
me across one containing messages I hit vo j to jump to the list of actual messages. Hope that clarifies. Don - Original Message - From: Alex Hall To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Date: Saturday, March 29, 2014 7:46 pm Subject: Re: jump to window with braille edge and mac I

Re: jump to window with braille edge and mac

2014-03-29 Thread don bishop
ntaining messages I hit vo j to jump to the list of >> actual messages. >> >> Hope that clarifies. >> Don >> >> >> - Original Message - >> From: Alex Hall >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Date: Saturday, March 29

Re: jump to window with braille edge and mac

2014-03-29 Thread Alex Hall
gt; Don >> >> >> - Original Message ----- >> From: Alex Hall >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Date: Saturday, March 29, 2014 7:46 pm >> Subject: Re: jump to window with braille edge and mac >> >>> >>> >>> I h

Re: jump to window with braille edge and mac

2014-03-29 Thread Robert C
, 2014 7:46 pm Subject: Re: jump to window with braille edge and mac I haven't looked in the menus, so it might not be there. Based on your subject, though, you might be looking for the wrong thing. The command you want to assign is "jump to linked item". I'm pretty sure I&#x

Re: jump to window with braille edge and mac

2014-03-29 Thread don bishop
- Original Message - From: Alex Hall To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Date: Saturday, March 29, 2014 7:46 pm Subject: Re: jump to window with braille edge and mac > > > I haven't looked in the menus, so it might not be there. Based on your > subject, though, you might be look

Re: jump to window with braille edge and mac

2014-03-29 Thread Alex Hall
. On Mar 29, 2014, at 10:14 PM, don bishop wrote: > Hi, > I have a braille edge 40 which I use as a display and input device with my > imac. > There are commands to do a lot of things, but I can't find an equivalent to > the vo j command. Does anyone know if this command is

jump to window with braille edge and mac

2014-03-29 Thread don bishop
Hi, I have a braille edge 40 which I use as a display and input device with my imac. There are commands to do a lot of things, but I can't find an equivalent to the vo j command. Does anyone know if this command is supported and if so what is the key combination? Thanks, Don --

Re: braille edge and iPad Air

2014-03-11 Thread Cheryl Homiak
10 AM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > > Hi Cheryl > My first thought was to ask you if you updated your Braille Edge the last > time the updates came out? If you're not sure, go to the menu under > information and see what version and build it says you have. Mine says 1.1 > build

Re: braille edge and iPad Air

2014-03-11 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Cheryl My first thought was to ask you if you updated your Braille Edge the last time the updates came out? If you're not sure, go to the menu under information and see what version and build it says you have. Mine says 1.1 build 20130911, which is the last one. If that is okay, th

braille edge and iPad Air

2014-03-10 Thread Cheryl Homiak
Hi all. Even though my braille edge pairs via bluetooth with my iphone and Mac running Mountain Lion, it won't pair with my iPad; in fact, in braille, it just says searching and won't find the braille edge. Has anybody had this problem and if so is there a solution? -- Cheryl I

Re: Questions About Using The Braille Edge With Files Produced On The Mac

2013-12-14 Thread Lisette Wesseling
o my cost. you just have to >> ignore the ghost files and that funny folder. It’s something the Mac puts >> there for its own reasons I don’t understand. >> Can’t help you with the pairing issue as I’ve had no trouble pairing my >> Braille Edge with my iPhone. Sorry… &g

Re: Questions About Using The Braille Edge With Files Produced On The Mac

2013-12-14 Thread Eugenia Firth
lay for over >> a year now. I guess that means you can delete those ghost files. >> >> I do have some information, however, about pairing problems with the Braille >> Edge 40. This happened to me, and I have no idea why. I went to the office >> HIMS office and worked

Re: Questions About Using The Braille Edge With Files Produced On The Mac

2013-12-14 Thread Desi Noller
Hi Gigi, That sounds like a nightmare for sure! I think I’ll wait awhile to do a reset of my phone! I would, of course, love to be able to pair it with my Braille Edge, but it isn’t the highest priority for me, or really even why I got the Braille Edge. I do still have AppleCare on my phone

Re: Questions About Using The Braille Edge With Files Produced On The Mac

2013-12-14 Thread Desi Noller
der to my cost. you just have to ignore > the ghost files and that funny folder. It’s something the Mac puts there for > its own reasons I don’t understand. > Can’t help you with the pairing issue as I’ve had no trouble pairing my > Braille Edge with my iPhone. Sorry… > > >

Re: Questions About Using The Braille Edge With Files Produced On The Mac

2013-12-14 Thread Donna Goodin
ting them all at once. > You learn something new everyday, never mind I've had this display for over a > year now. I guess that means you can delete those ghost files. > > I do have some information, however, about pairing problems with the Braille > Edge 40. This happened to

Re: Questions About Using The Braille Edge With Files Produced On The Mac

2013-12-14 Thread Eugenia Firth
g problems with the Braille Edge 40. This happened to me, and I have no idea why. I went to the office HIMS office and worked on this with Mike. I guess we spent about two hours on this, and then we ended up calling that wonderful 877 number. My Braille Edgge 40 liked every device, except my 5 s

Re: Questions About Using The Braille Edge With Files Produced On The Mac

2013-12-14 Thread Lisette Wesseling
help you with the pairing issue as I’ve had no trouble pairing my Braille Edge with my iPhone. Sorry… Lisette On 14/12/2013, at 12:43 pm, Desi Noller wrote: > Hi Gigi, > > Thanks so much for your help! Do you know if there is a way to delete > multiple files? > > Desi &g

Re: Questions About Using The Braille Edge With Files Produced On The Mac

2013-12-13 Thread Desi Noller
iPhone > >> On Dec 13, 2013, at 3:20 PM, Desi Noller wrote: >> >> Hi Everyone, >> >> I just acquired a Braille Edge 40, and one of the things I did almost >> immediately, was to copy some files from my iMac on to an SD card. I placed >> the car

Re: Questions About Using The Braille Edge With Files Produced On The Mac

2013-12-13 Thread Eugenia Firth
file, just type in the first letter of the filename and it will go past all those things. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 13, 2013, at 3:20 PM, Desi Noller wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > I just acquired a Braille Edge 40, and one of the things I did almost > immediately, was to copy s

Questions About Using The Braille Edge With Files Produced On The Mac

2013-12-13 Thread Desi Noller
Hi Everyone, I just acquired a Braille Edge 40, and one of the things I did almost immediately, was to copy some files from my iMac on to an SD card. I placed the card in the Braille Edge, and while my folder structure was perfect, I noticed that there were two versions of every file I had

RE: My Braille Edge 40 and myApple devices

2013-11-17 Thread Scott Erichsen
Hi Lisette, That's interesting. The customer was using Braille Edge Firmware 1.1 and iOS6 on an iPhone 4S or 5 I think and it would fail every time. Once he upgraded to iOS7, all was well. I've had no problems here so I guess some of us are lucky. Good to know that it all worked for yo

Re: My Braille Edge 40 and myApple devices

2013-11-17 Thread Lisette Wesseling
Hi Scott, I paired my Braille Edge fine with IOS 6. So I think it could be done. Lisette On 17/11/2013, at 10:25 pm, Scott Erichsen wrote: > Hi > > iOS 6 does not work with the Braille Edge 40. > At least, I had a customer who couldn't get it to work. > If they ran iOS7

Re: My Braille Edge 40 and myApple devices

2013-11-17 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hey Scott I am running iOS 7 .4 whenever the latest thing is. I have Mavericks as well. I finally got Mavericks to work with my braille Edge 40 but not my iPhone. I have a 5s. I have decided that I am going to eliminate mechanical difficulties from this equation by getting everything checked

RE: My Braille Edge 40 and myApple devices

2013-11-17 Thread Scott Erichsen
Hi iOS 6 does not work with the Braille Edge 40. At least, I had a customer who couldn't get it to work. If they ran iOS7 the edge paired with no problem. I have an edge here and it's working fine with both Mavericks and iOS7. Make sure you are running firmware 1.1 build 20130809 Hap

Re: My Braille Edge 40 and myApple devices

2013-11-16 Thread Eugenia Firth
break in the work. Sincerely, Gigi Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 16, 2013, at 1:26 AM, Lisette Wesseling > wrote: > > Hi There, > You’re not going to like this, but I can pair my braille edge 40 fine with my > iPhone. It even held the pairing after IOS 7 update. I haven’t t

Re: My Braille Edge 40 and myApple devices

2013-11-16 Thread Eugenia Firth
Support to discuss this > would be in order. Good luck. > > Les >> On Nov 16, 2013, at 5:47 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> Just to add to Lisette's comments, I, too, have no trouble at all pairing my >> Braille Edge with my iPhone.

Re: My Braille Edge 40 and myApple devices

2013-11-16 Thread Les Kriegler
discuss this would be in order. Good luck. Les On Nov 16, 2013, at 5:47 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi all, > > Just to add to Lisette's comments, I, too, have no trouble at all pairing my > Braille Edge with my iPhone. It does sound like there's something odd going &g

Re: My Braille Edge 40 and myApple devices

2013-11-16 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, Just to add to Lisette's comments, I, too, have no trouble at all pairing my Braille Edge with my iPhone. It does sound like there's something odd going on for you, Gigi, that isn't happening for the rest of us. Best, Donna On Nov 16, 2013, at 1:26 AM, Lisette Wesseling

Re: My Braille Edge 40 and myApple devices

2013-11-15 Thread Lisette Wesseling
Hi There, You’re not going to like this, but I can pair my braille edge 40 fine with my iPhone. It even held the pairing after IOS 7 update. I haven’t tried to pair it via bluetooth with my Mac, and probably won’t, but maybe there is something wrong with your unit’s bluetooth. It pairs

Re: My Braille Edge 40 and myApple devices

2013-11-15 Thread Teresa Cochran
ou >> at all? If it is, it could be a solution. >> >> HtH, >> teresa >> >> On the other hand, there are different fingers. >> >> On Nov 15, 2013, at 5:08 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: >> >>> Hi Guys >>> Somebody on this list sa

Re: My Braille Edge 40 and myApple devices

2013-11-15 Thread Eugenia Firth
is, it could be a solution. > > HtH, > teresa > > On the other hand, there are different fingers. > > On Nov 15, 2013, at 5:08 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > >> Hi Guys >> Somebody on this list said they had trouble with their Braille Edge 40, so I >> thought I

Re: My Braille Edge 40 and myApple devices

2013-11-15 Thread Teresa Cochran
the other hand, there are different fingers. On Nov 15, 2013, at 5:08 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > Hi Guys > Somebody on this list said they had trouble with their Braille Edge 40, so I > thought I would pass along the latest in my experiences. Poor Apple is just > going to love th

My Braille Edge 40 and myApple devices

2013-11-15 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Guys Somebody on this list said they had trouble with their Braille Edge 40, so I thought I would pass along the latest in my experiences. Poor Apple is just going to love this when they find out the latest because it makes my case a little more weird. The folks at HIMS kept insisting

Re: braille edge display and voice over?

2013-07-16 Thread Eugenia Firth
Actually, I like the spacebar position on the Braille Edge 40 better than I like it, say on the Focus 40 Blue. I guess it depends on your hands. I have little hands, and the position on the Focus 40 Blue is somewhat irritating and awkward to me. This is why I typed on the keyboards before I got

Re: braille edge display and voice over?

2013-07-16 Thread Les Kriegler
e market at this time, though that's > personal preference. The keys on the newer Focus models just feel > strange, the Brailliant keyboard has awkwardly placed spacebars, and > the Alba is just too big. > > Hope this helps, > Scott > > On 7/10/13, Cheree Heppe wrot

Re: braille edge display and voice over?

2013-07-16 Thread Scott Davert
onal preference. The keys on the newer Focus models just feel strange, the Brailliant keyboard has awkwardly placed spacebars, and the Alba is just too big. Hope this helps, Scott On 7/10/13, Cheree Heppe wrote: > Cheree Heppe here: > Enable Mart sells the Braille Edge as well as other sol

Re: braille edge display and voice over?

2013-07-10 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Enable Mart sells the Braille Edge as well as other solutions. There appear to be downloadable Windows drivers to make Window Eyes and JAWS work with the Edge. Sent from my IPhone 4S On 10/07/2013, at 17:45, Cait and Maggie wrote: Eric, Thanks tons! This is totally helpful

Re: braille edge display and voice over?

2013-07-10 Thread Cait and Maggie
le to read and write grade two with WE. Also note > that for best results, you'll have to be running the latest screen reader > version. I have version 8 here and it's listed though I don't have a demo > unit to try. > > The braille edge is gorgeous. I seriously consid

Re: braille edge display and voice over?

2013-07-10 Thread erik burggraaf
example, you won't be able to read and write grade two with WE. Also note that for best results, you'll have to be running the latest screen reader version. I have version 8 here and it's listed though I don't have a demo unit to try. The braille edge is gorgeous. I

Re: braille edge display and voice over?

2013-07-10 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
/markburninghawk.baxter On Jul 10, 2013, at 3:37 PM, Cait and Maggie wrote: > Hi, > anybody here have any experiences to share with using the braille edge > display with voice over and the mac? I'm considering getting this display > and would like any feedback about it. I've bee

Re: braille edge display and voice over?

2013-07-10 Thread Cait and Maggie
PM, Cait and Maggie > wrote: > >> Hi, >> anybody here have any experiences to share with using the braille edge >> display with voice over and the mac? I'm considering getting this display >> and would like any feedback about it. I've been reading about and it

Re: braille edge display and voice over?

2013-07-10 Thread Eugenia Firth
r what the manual says about window eyes. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 10, 2013, at 5:37 PM, Cait and Maggie wrote: > Hi, > anybody here have any experiences to share with using the braille edge > display with voice over and the mac? I'm considering getting this display >

braille edge display and voice over?

2013-07-10 Thread Cait and Maggie
Hi, anybody here have any experiences to share with using the braille edge display with voice over and the mac? I'm considering getting this display and would like any feedback about it. I've been reading about and it looks promising. I'm also wondering about using it within

Re: pairing a Braille EDge 40 with an Ipod 4th gen

2013-04-08 Thread Mark Baxter
Neither have I had any problems with the Phone or Pad and pairing the Edge. I love that thing! I do not own a pod, as I've said, and I hope he gets it straightened out because until I get a pod and a chance to learn its quirks, I can't help any more than I have. :) Thanks; we'll just keep our

Re: pairing a Braille EDge 40 with an Ipod 4th gen

2013-04-08 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Mark I've never had any problems with the Braille Edge 40 with the iPhone. So there's something weird going on here. Hope you can figure it out, because I can't think of anything else to suggest yet. Regards, Gigi On Apr 8, 2013, at 10:05 AM, Mark Baxter wrote: > Hi, G

Re: pairing a Braille EDge 40 with an Ipod 4th gen

2013-04-08 Thread Mark Baxter
Hi, Gigi: Yeah, we went through all those steps, even turned off the laptop in the other room that it *WAS* successfully paired with, to eliminate interference. I don't know what version IOS the Ipod is running. I was trying to help him over the phone with the mediation of a health worker, an

Re: pairing a Braille EDge 40 with an Ipod 4th gen

2013-04-08 Thread Eugenia Firth
I'm not sure but I think it needs to be running iOS 6. You might want to find that out first. Then, you might notice there is a switch on the braille inch 40. If the switch is in the position of towards the keyboard, then the Bluetooth is not On that. It has to be in the other position for the B

Re: pairing a Braille EDge 40 with an Ipod 4th gen

2013-04-07 Thread Mark Baxter
It's an Ipod, I would assume it's running IOS^.1.3 adapted for Ipod touch. I have no idea, I don't own a Pod. Pad, PHone, no pod. What the heck is wrong with me. :) • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com • My home page: • h

Re: pairing a Braille EDge 40 with an Ipod 4th gen

2013-04-07 Thread Eugenia Firth
Is he running Mountain lion? You have to be running Mountain lion to do a Braille Edge 40. 40. Regards, Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Apr 7, 2013, at 4:32 PM, Mark Baxter wrote: > Can this be done? whenever he goes t accessibility/voiceover/braille, it only > sees a "braille edge

pairing a Braille EDge 40 with an Ipod 4th gen

2013-04-07 Thread Mark Baxter
Can this be done? whenever he goes t accessibility/voiceover/braille, it only sees a "braille edge 0102," and cannot successfully pair. Any ideas? • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com • My home pag

Re: one more Braille Edge question

2013-03-08 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Donna The simple answer to your question is yes. The name of the program where you read files etc. is called, believe it or not, notepad. If however you are using your Mac, in terminal mode, you have to exit notepad to use the braille Edge omn the Mac. But, if you're using the umbrella

one more Braille Edge question

2013-03-08 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, I have one last Braille Edge question. If I'm reading a book on my Braille Edge, and stop and exit the file, will it save my place? Thanks, Donna -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from

Re: braille Edge with Apple devices

2013-03-08 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for all this info about the braille Edge. I hadn't realized that it had no internal storage. That's not a deal breaker, but it's good to know going in. Thanks again, it's great to be on a list with so many helpful and k

Re: braille Edge with Apple devices

2013-03-08 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Donna Yes indeed you can read BRL files or BRF files on the braille edge. I have several of them on my storage card that I downloaded from web braille. You might be able to copy them directly onto the storage card when you're downloading with your Mac, but I have a tried That yet. I

Re: braille Edge with Apple devices

2013-03-08 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi again Well, maybe this is a personal thing, but I have found sinking some of these devices to be a real pain. I have crashed that sinking program several times, and I got tired of it. That's when I started doing transfer of files onto thumb drives or something else besides syncing. Therefore,

Re: braille Edge with Apple devices

2013-03-08 Thread Mark Baxter
It's not that it's hard to do. The PacMate you can at least Bluetooth transfer your files from one to the other, or transfer via the USB bus. I'm trying to sell my PacMate actually. It's just the principle of the thing--in this day and age, it makes no sense to have to sneaker-net files or wh

Re: braille Edge with Apple devices

2013-03-08 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hey Donna Do you have a MacBook Pro? Because if you do, you already have a slot. I did not know that until I went to buy my braille edge, and the gentleman there in Fordney that I could do that. Regards, Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Mar 8, 2013, at 11:18 AM, Scott Davert wrote: > Hi m

Re: braille Edge with Apple devices

2013-03-08 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi there Yes, it is a true statement that you have to take out the Sd card. However, this is no big deal. You don't have to turn the machine off, and you just press on the side of it, and it pops out. Then, you just slip it into your Mac, and do whatever you need to do, eject the Sd card With

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