Re: osx 10.10 question

2014-08-12 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
I would suggest though, that as a general matter, you should use a Fit-Headless or other similar device with Mac Minis, so the operating system can grind on the GPU; without it, the performance will be unimpressive, to say the least of it. -- You received this message because you are subscribe

Re: Mac Developers List

2014-08-12 Thread Steve Holmes
Does anyone know if there are any other lists where blind developers might discuss Mac and iOS development? I still never heard anything from mv-dev and I even tried a second attempt. It must be either totally closed or maxsed out or something. On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 05:52:29AM -0400, Tristan Bus

Re: Mac Developers List

2014-08-12 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
I haven't heard a thing either. Guess the list is dead or closed without prior notice. Christopher Hallsworth Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu On 12/08/2014 11:17, Steve Holmes wrote: Does anyone know if there are any other lists where blind developers might discuss Ma

reopening a window in Safari?

2014-08-12 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, I don't know why but I occasionally find myself closing my open window in Safari when i didn't mean to close it. Is there a command to reopen the last open window? thanks, Donna -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To un

Re: reopening a window in Safari?

2014-08-12 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Donna, There isn't a short cut for this, but you could create one. The menu command is in the History menu. Cheers, Anne On 12 Aug 2014, at 14:00, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi all, > > I don't know why but I occasionally find myself closing my open window in > Safari when i didn't mean

Re: reopening a window in Safari?

2014-08-12 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi, Anne, Yeah, I knew about the option in the history menu, but had hoped there was a shortcut that I had somehow missed. Guess I'll create one. :-) Thanks for responding. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 12, 2014, at 7:51 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > > Hello Donna, > > There i

iblink

2014-08-12 Thread wayne17a
Hi list great news iblink radio is now coming to the mac and it will go across all your devices so this is wonderful I will enjoy this -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails fro

Re: Mac Developers List

2014-08-12 Thread Barry Hadder
There hasn't been anything happening on that list for some time now. I don't know what it means if anything, but it might be necessary to start another one at some point. It seems to come to life every once in a while, so it might just be the nature of that particular topic. Of course, anything

Re: osx 10.10 question

2014-08-12 Thread Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona
what is a Fit-Headless device am confused On 8/12/2014 3:06 AM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: I would suggest though, that as a general matter, you should use a Fit-Headless or other similar device with Mac Minis, so the operating system can grind on the GPU; without it, the performance will be

facebook messanger apps

2014-08-12 Thread Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona
Hello does any one recommend any facebook messanger apps? Hank -- 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

Re: facebook messanger apps

2014-08-12 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Hi Hank, do you know you can set up the Mac's Messages app to use FaceBook Messenger? Not sure if you need something better or different, but it works well for me, or it did when I used it for a bit until I got bugged all the time :). Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks,

RE: facebook messanger apps

2014-08-12 Thread Jamie Pauls
The main Facebook site continues to gain accessibility. I continue to use it periodically. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 10:15 AM To: macvis

Breaking the Connection Between iPad and iPhone

2014-08-12 Thread Josh
Hello Everyone, I am wondering how to well as the subject line says break the connection between the iPad that my son plays on and my iPhone. To explain a little more the text messages I receive and send pop up on the iPad. Some of the conversations between my wife and I regarding him does not

Re: Breaking the Connection Between iPad and iPhone

2014-08-12 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Hi Josh, you could all continue to use the same Apple ID for the Store, but each have different Apple IDs for all other services such as iCloud, FaceTime and iMessage. Or simply create a new Apple ID for your son for these other services, and sign him in to it. Alternatively, Apple has announced

Re: facebook messanger apps

2014-08-12 Thread Thomas McMahan
If on a computer Adium can do it. Have two Facebook accounts running in it when I have it going. It will stay on there most of the time, but some of the people you chat with will come and go because they are using browsers. You have to enable chat in your account settings. On Aug 12, 2014,

RE: Breaking the Connection Between iPad and iPhone

2014-08-12 Thread Josh
There use to be an option to select to not synch the various devices and it was just a matter of going into the device and selecting it. Is that not still there? It may not be there and that is why I am not finding it or I am not looking in the right location one. Anyhow thank you for the informati

Re: Breaking the Connection Between iPad and iPhone

2014-08-12 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Hi Josh, I don't know what that option might be, but I think the reality is that iCloud services are becoming increasingly personal. So it makes sense to have a collective ID for the store, but a separate ID for each individual. You could always sign him out of iMessage I guess, but then he woul

RE: Breaking the Connection Between iPad and iPhone

2014-08-12 Thread Josh
Thank you for the ideas. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan Mosen Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 1:21 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Breaking the Connection Between iPad and iPhone Hi Josh, I don't know wha

RE: Breaking the Connection Between iPad and iPhone

2014-08-12 Thread Josh
Hello Everyone, I figured out how to accomplish what I want to do for now. I went into settings, messages, send and receive and deselected the one that was connected to my phone number. I have the one that is connected to my e-mail address selected, but not sure when that would apply when using

Iblink Radio new app constantly crashing

2014-08-12 Thread Brian Fischler
Hey guys, Was thrilled to hear that Iblink radio was finally on the mac, installed it and in playing around with it it constantly crashes when trying to open several different feeds in the podcasts and other areas of the app. I am not being critical of them as I know the headaches they went to

Re: Iblink Radio new app constantly crashing

2014-08-12 Thread Alex Hall
Same. I only tried it briefly, but it played one podcast and crashed on another. Anyone know the support address so we can send along crash reports? On Aug 12, 2014, at 3:19 PM, Brian Fischler wrote: > Hey guys, > > Was thrilled to hear that Iblink radio was finally on the mac, installed it >

Re: osx 10.10 question

2014-08-12 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
Fit-Headless is a cute little device that plugs into your Mac Mini's (or any other) HDMI port, and emulates a connected monitor. OS X likes it very much when it can use GPU features for rendering, and the GPU is only available while the graphics card is connected to a monitor. On a Mac Mini, t

Re: iblink

2014-08-12 Thread Jessica Moss
Oh cool, I love that, thanx for sharing. I was hoping this would happen, considering the fact that this is an amazing IPhone app, and we all love it to death. I find it so much easier to listen to podcasts with it than to search all over the web for them. On Aug 12, 2014, at 11:01 AM, wayne17

Re: osx 10.10 question

2014-08-12 Thread Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona
I have my mac connected to my tv using h d m i shouldn't that work? On 8/12/2014 12:59 PM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: Fit-Headless is a cute little device that plugs into your Mac Mini's (or any other) HDMI port, and emulates a connected monitor. OS X likes it very much when it can use GPU f

Re: reopening a window in Safari?

2014-08-12 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
If closing the window was the very last thing you did, i.e. you haven't typed any further text or navigated elsewhere, then press Command+Z to "Undo close tab". HTH. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this g

Re: osx 10.10 question

2014-08-12 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
Yes, it should, if the TV is on and you've got it receiving the Mini's signal. You may have to select the right port on your TV if you have a choice of selectable video sources, but this is TV-specific. Long and short: if people can see your Mac desktop on the TV, then it's working. -- You r

Re: Iblink Radio new app constantly crashing

2014-08-12 Thread Brian Fischler
Hey Alex, spoke to them earlier today after posting and they were able to replicate where I was having the issue, feel free to send areas where the app is crashing to supp...@serotek.com and they will work on fixing the crash issues.On Aug 12, 2014, at 3:19 PM, Brian Fischler wrote: > Hey g

Re: Iblink Radio new app constantly crashing

2014-08-12 Thread Devin Prater
Does this app have the socializer? On Aug 12, 2014, at 3:42 PM, Brian Fischler wrote: > Hey Alex, > > spoke to them earlier today after posting and they were able to replicate > where I was having the issue, feel free to send areas where the app is > crashing to supp...@serotek.com > and the

Re: Iblink Radio new app constantly crashing

2014-08-12 Thread Brian Fischler
I would assume so as I was able to sign up for a free trial to get to other areas of Samnet but since I am not a subscriber and have not played around with all areas of Iblink for the Mac as of yet cannot confirm it On Aug 12, 2014, at 4:44 PM, Devin Prater wrote: > Does this app have the socia

RE: Iblink Radio new app constantly crashing

2014-08-12 Thread Jamie Pauls
The functionality of iBlink Radio for the Mac is very similar to that on iOS. For example, you can't use voice chat but you can read forums, etc. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brian Fischler Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 3:46 PM To:

Flash Players

2014-08-12 Thread Josh
Hello Everyone, My son was playing on the new iMac the other day and said he was unable to play any games due to there not being a flash player installed. I looked around the app store on the computer today searching for just flash players and then searching for Adobe Flash Player. All I come u

Re: Iblink Radio new app constantly crashing

2014-08-12 Thread Brian Fischler
Hey Jamie, I am assuming since I can't seem to find it anywhere that the Samnet Socializer is not part of the Iblink for Mac either. Thanks, On Aug 12, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Jamie Pauls wrote: > The functionality of iBlink Radio for the Mac is very similar to that on iOS. > For example, you can't u

RE: Iblink Radio new app constantly crashing

2014-08-12 Thread Jamie Pauls
You can connect to SAMNet from iBlink Radio if you have a trial or subscription, but you are correct that you can't use the Socializer in its complete form at this time. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brian Fischler Sent: Tuesday, August

Re: Iblink Radio new app constantly crashing

2014-08-12 Thread Brandon Misch
i noticed that when you enter on the email link it provides you with help documentation. i unchecked that box and can't get it back. also that check box was about i o s devices. On Aug 12, 2014, at 5:59 PM, Jamie Pauls wrote: > You can connect to SAMNet from iBlink Radio if you have a trial o

Re: Mac Developers List

2014-08-12 Thread Steve Holmes
That's interesting to know. I know some blind folks are doing some development on the Mac platform and when I get a block of some free time, I plan to teach myself how to program for that environment. I'm an experienced programmer on other platforms but I do realize there are some challenges in wor

Re: Mac Developers List

2014-08-12 Thread Barry Hadder
That list seems to go through fazes where it goes dead for a time then comes back to life. So it could wake back up at some point. Xcode 6 is now available to anyone with a free developer account. Beta 5 has fixed a long standing nasty problem where it would hang if the keyboard focus was move

Re: Mac Developers List

2014-08-12 Thread Alex Hall
Xcode6 is still technically under NDA, which is why I expect MV0Dev has been quiet about it. I figure it'll come back to life once things get released officially in a month or two. On Aug 12, 2014, at 10:36 PM, Barry Hadder wrote: > That list seems to go through fazes where it goes dead for a t

Re: Iblink Radio new app constantly crashing

2014-08-12 Thread Maria and Joe Chapman
HI. iblink radio for the mac? really? Blessings! maria and Joe chapman bubbygirl1...@gmail.com On 13 Aug 2014, at 7:05 am, Jamie Pauls wrote: > The functionality of iBlink Radio for the Mac is very similar to that on iOS. > For example, you can't use voice chat but you can read forums, etc.

Re: iblink

2014-08-12 Thread Maria and Joe Chapman
HI is this app available in the app store? Cheers Maria Produced on macbook probubbygirl1...@gmail.com On 13 Aug 2014, at 1:01 am, wayne17a wrote: > Hi list great news iblink radio is now coming to the mac and it will go > across all your devices so this is wonderful I will enjoy this >

Re: Flash Players

2014-08-12 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, You need to download Flash from Adobe themselves, then install it. Flash Player is not available in the Mac AppStore. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Aug 12, 2014, at 3:18 PM, Josh wrote: > Hello Everyone, >My son was playing on the new iMac the other day and said h

Re: Trying to send an iMessage from my Mac

2014-08-12 Thread Maria and Joe Chapman
HI. yes that's what I had to do. It should probably be reported as a bug though. Blessings! maria and Joe chapman bubbygirl1...@gmail.com On 12 Aug 2014, at 3:13 pm, Kliphton Senior wrote: > I get this message all the time. What I did to get around it is, sent it > from my phone first, l

Re: Trying to send an iMessage from my Mac

2014-08-12 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, In this situation, if the individual for sure has their Apple ID and specific phone numbers registered with the iMessage Service, then enter the 10 digit phone number into the To field and it will usually send. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Aug 12, 2014, at 11:12 PM, Ma

Re: Trying to send an iMessage from my Mac

2014-08-12 Thread Maria and Joe Chapman
HI. tried that, and it doesn't work consistently. Cheers Maria Produced on macbook probubbygirl1...@gmail.com On 13 Aug 2014, at 3:15 pm, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi, > > In this situation, if the individual for sure has their Apple ID and specific > phone numbers registered with the iMes

Re: Trying to send an iMessage from my Mac

2014-08-12 Thread Agent086b
Hi, I tried this with no luck. Max On 13 Aug 2014, at 3:15 pm, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi, > > In this situation, if the individual for sure has their Apple ID and specific > phone numbers registered with the iMessage Service, then enter the 10 digit > phone number into the To field and it will