Menu extras and recovery partition

Greetings. So one bug I remember from years back was that, if you tried to access the menu extras (like, for example, connecting to WiFi to download the operating system), VoiceOver refused to acknowledge their existence. Is this still a thing? Will I need to procure an Ethernet adapter in the e

Re: Can't Connect to Facebook with Third Party Apps on the Mac

Here’s the blog post I mentioned https://adium.im/blog/2015/04/adium-1-5-11-beta-2/ And the relevant part of the text, "Facebook Chat will also stop working on April 30. We have no plans to

IF interpreters for the mac

Hi all. In my quest to switch totally to the mac, I’ve been looking for a good, free and accessible IF interpreter. I have a game called Kirkirkrup or something like that in the glulx format. So, how can I play it? I tried Zoom already, it froze and died. Probably old software as usual. -- You

Re: downloading videos

Hi! The strange thing is that youtube works on my apple tv even though its not updated to latest software yet. But on my iphone it does not work. /A > 30 maj 2015 kl. 20:02 skrev Traci Duncan : > > Excellent! I will try that site. Sounds a whole lot easier than the app I > installed. iSkysoft

Saving contacts as a text file.

Well, the subject says it all. I want to save my contacts as a txt file. Is there a way to do this? I tried pdf and my braille sense onhand would not open the file. Any help please. Thanks Blessings, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.ne

Re: Can't Connect to Facebook with Third Party Apps on the Mac

Very sad indeed. Adium was my main communication method whilst using Facebook on the Mac. Might just have to link Facebook with Skype. Sadam Ahmed On 5/31/2015 5:58 PM, Piotr Machacz wrote: Here’s the blog post I mentioned https://adium.im/blog/2015/04/adium-1-5-11-beta-2/ And the relevant pa

Re: Menu extras and recovery partition

Hi Chris. No, that bug was fixed a couple of years ago. I can't remember and which version of OS X it was fixed with. Sent from my iPhone > On May 31, 2015, at 2:49 AM, Chris Meredith wrote: > > Greetings. > > So one bug I remember from years back was that, if you tried to access the > menu

what voice

Yo Alex, ON your latest Apple Vis podcast where you show off the fast forward and rewind keys on your Mac, what voice were you using? I cannot seem to locate it in any of the customizable voices. Thanks. PS. Sounds like the new male voice for Siri. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray

Re: what voice

Believe it or not, that was just Alex. I used my Mac to record the Mac's own speakers, so it sounded a little different than hearing Alex normally. The pitch was default. > On May 31, 2015, at 12:31 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > > Yo Alex, > > ON your latest Apple Vis podcast where you show off th

Re: Saving contacts as a text file.

Hi Stacie. Maybe someone else will have a better idea, but like you, the only thing I could find was to choose Export as PDF. However, after you do that, pdf files can be changed to something else like text files. I could do this on my computer because PDF Pen Pro allows me to take a pdf file a

Re: Menu extras and recovery partition

Actually There is a bug with VoiceOver where you cannot get into the menu extras with all software updates installed. VoiceOver restar ts itself and takes you out of the menu. On 5/31/2015 5:13 PM, Daniel Miller wrote: Hi Chris. No, that bug was fixed a couple of years ago. I can't remember and

Re: amazon prime type question about accessibility

I heard something on the applevis website where you can control the video controls using something called intermission? I didn’t see this app anywhere however unless it’s not in the app store? deedra waters dee...@the-brannons.com > On May 30, 2015, at 5:17 PM, Grant wrote: > > I don't thi

Advice on cleaning up other category storage

Hi all, I was really surprised to see my other storage has grown to 37GB, is there anything I can do to clean this up? With the goal of shrinking it of course. :) I’ve noticed that I have 49.43 GB free out of 120.47 GB. It would be nice to have a better understanding of what is taking up spac

Re: Menu extras and recovery partition

Hi. I don't have that bug. I'm able to access the Wi-Fi menu with in recovery partition just fine. I'm running the latest public beta of Yosemite 10.10.4, if that helps though. Although seeing as it's recovery partition, it should reinstall 10.10.3, and not 10.10.4 cents is not released publicly

Re: Menu extras and recovery partition

I'm running 10.10.3 with all software updates installed. Here's another weird issue: I have multiple Macs with File Vault encryption. One of them self-voices when enabling VoiceOver on the lock screen, the other beeps for username and password. They are both fully updated to the latest software.

Tips for navigating iTunes please.

Evening everyone! Well its that time over here in the United Kingdom. Please can I have some VoiceOver tips or general tips for using the new iTunes on the Mac? I am asking because tried to use the Internet radio part tonight. I can see all the various genres, such as Country and Classic rock. B

Re: Tips for navigating iTunes please.

Hi Gary If you right arrow on the genre, that is press right arrow by itself and with Quicknav off, the stations related that genre will show. Without being too "Windows-like", it's a table with characteristics of a tree view. You will find these in many places on the Mac, iTunes being one exam

sword 2016 pre release

Hello all, I have installed today the last prerelease version of msword2016 and I am so happy to see that the program is much more accessible then the version of 2011. However. some basic things are not working as expected: I want to insert multiple docx-files into one file. For this, I go to th

Re: sword 2016 pre release

What is sword 2016? On 5/31/2015 9:11 PM, William Windels wrote: Hello all, I have installed today the last prerelease version of msword2016 and I am so happy to see that the program is much more accessible then the version of 2011. However. some basic things are not working as expected: I wa

Re: sword 2016 pre release

They mean MS Word 2016. > On 31 May 2015, at 21:43, Shaf wrote: > > What is sword 2016? > > On 5/31/2015 9:11 PM, William Windels wrote: >> Hello all, >> I have installed today the last prerelease version of msword2016 and I am so >> happy to see that the program is much more accessible then th

Re: ms word 2016 pre release

Yes, I ment idd ms word 2016 Mvg william Windels Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPhone > Op 31-mei-2015 om 22:49 heeft christopher hallsworth > het volgende geschreven: > > They mean MS Word 2016. >> On 31 May 2015, at 21:43, Shaf wrote: >> >> What is sword 2016? >> >>> On 5/31/2015 9:11 PM, Willia

Re: ms word 2016 pre release

William Windels wrote: > Yes, I ment idd ms word 2016 This was discussed on the list recently. I think you should report whatever bugs you find. There is an option entitled "Help improve Office" at the end of the ribbon tab group - just before the scroll area where the controls in the currently a

query in windows on bootcamp

I got windows installed and all is well. However, I am unable to adjust the volume with the f keys in conjunction with the FN key. Is there somewhere I can go to enable this? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe fr

Re: Advice on cleaning up other category storage

you may clean your internet cache.. tehre's a lot of tutorial on youtube to do that. > On 31 May 2015, at 8:25 pm, Traci Duncan wrote: > > Hi all, > > I was really surprised to see my other storage has grown to 37GB, is there > anything I can do to clean this up? With the goal of shrinking it

uploading multiple photos on Facebook using mac?

i would like to ask anyone of you how to upload multiple photos on facebook? i tried uploading using the status, but it says you can only upload 42 photos on a message. i tried adding photos on my album but it seems like i can't find how to select the files. then i tried the m.facebook.com

Re: query in windows on bootcamp

Hello Faisal, Press the start button and type in Boot Camp. After entering the Boot Camp Control Panal insure that the keyboard tab is selected. Tab around until you hear “ use all f1, f2, f3, etcas standard function keys”. Check this box and you should be good to go. Have yourse

Re: Can't Connect to Facebook with Third Party Apps on the Mac

Hi. I just found out from a friend of mine that he uses Jabber to connect to Facebook with Adium. If he tells me how I can do this, I'll forward it along. My account with Facebook might be saved after all. Shawn Sent from my White MacBook > On May 31, 2015, at 8:23 AM, Sadam Ahmed wrote: >

Re: Can't Connect to Facebook with Third Party Apps on the Mac

Shawn, Would certainly appreciate the info. Have a good one, Sadam Ahmed Sent from my iPhone -- > On 1 Jun 2015, at 10:26 am, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: > > Hi. I just found out from a friend of mine that he uses Jabber to connect to > Facebook with Adium. If he tells me how I can do th

Re: Can't Connect to Facebook with Third Party Apps on the Mac

Hi all. My friend has just saved my Facebook! Here's how to use it with Jabber in Adium or Trillian. 1. Go to your preferences and select add account. 2. In the list of chat accounts, select Jabber. 3. Enter your Facebook username with chat.facebook.com . For example, m

Re: Advice on cleaning up other category storage

Hi, iMovie has nothing to do with that kind of movie storage at all. iMovie would be considered part of the Applications totals. You could do a search for .mov or .mp4 and see if there are any movies somewhere on your machine as tutorials etc. Some of the “Other” storage may include Time Mac

Re: Movie Reading App.

Hi all, When the first movie came out, i tok the app and my phone to the theater and saw Philomena and it worked great. I hope you are correct and i will be waiting for the content. Tkae care, Jerry Doody On May 30, 2015, at 4:09 pm, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: Hi. Those of you who are interest

Re: sword 2016 pre release

They mistyped. I think they meant MS Word. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Shaf" To: Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2015 4:43 PM Subject: Re: sword 2016 pre release What is sword 2016? On 5/31/2015 9:11 PM, William Windels wrote: Hello all, I have installed today the last prerelease v

Re: query in windows on bootcamp

Yep, go to your system tray, then find the bootcamp icon. Open up the Bootcamp preferences from the system tray's context menu. Go to the keyboard tab, and you should find the option. Chris. - Original Message - From: Faisal ali To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sun

Re: Menu extras and recovery partition

Interesting. My late 2011 unit beeps twice for username and three times for password with FileVault active, and I have the latest updates installed. Also, I'm still encountering the VoiceOver menu extras bug with the recovery partition. I assume theres not anything special I need to do in order t

Re: Menu extras and recovery partition

What models are the max? I'll do some research and see if I can figure something out. I have a mid 2012 MacBook air that beeps with FileVault encryption. Sent from my iPhone > On May 31, 2015, at 10:46 PM, Chris Meredith wrote: > > Interesting. My late 2011 unit beeps twice for username and