Re: el capitan

2015-06-09 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, i have a mid 2011 iMac and El Capitan runs like a charm on this one, at least as far as i can understand. /Krister > 9 juni 2015 kl. 01:01 skrev Krysti .Power : > > Will it work on a early 2011 Mac and iPad mini first gen > > On Jun 8, 2015 7:58 PM, "Ricardo Walker"

Re: el capitan

2015-06-09 Thread sadam ahmed
Half way through the WWDC stream. It sounds like some nice features are coming to iOS 9. ( I might revive my developer account so that I can grab the beta). Siri becoming more contextually aware will be a huge plus. Sadam Ahmed Certificate IV in International Trade Vocational College of

Re: el capitan

2015-06-09 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Do one have to sign up for the public beta program? /A > 9 jun 2015 kl. 00:49 skrev sadam ahmed : > > Is iOS 9 and the next version of OS X available to download as part of the > public beta program? > > Totally missed the stream. > > It was being streamed at some disgusting time like 3

wierd issue with internet accounts and i cloud on macbook air

2015-06-09 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, I just wiped my macbook air and reinstalled Yosemite. I did this because it was just acting strange. Now, I can’t access internet accounts or i cloud in system prefs. When I try, it just sits there and does apparently nothing. sometimes, I get an error message saying that com.apple.remot

Re: el capitan

2015-06-09 Thread sadam ahmed
Information pertaining to the beta program is available at: https://beta.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/welcome On 9 Jun 2015, at 8:50 pm, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > Do one have to sign up for the public beta program? > /A >> 9 jun 2015 kl. 00:

Re: el capitan

2015-06-09 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hey guys. I am trying to decide if I should go any higher than Yosemite with my current computer. Someone recommended that I think about staying in Yosemite because I have a early 2011 MacBook Pro. I have 8 gigabytes of memory because I upgraded it. What do you guys think? I suppose I could go

Re: el capitan

2015-06-09 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I doubt you will have any issues. I have it running on a 2010 MBP, and have seen others running it with no major issues on as far back as 2009 Macbook pros. hth > On Jun 9, 2015, at 10:10 AM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > > Hey guys. > I am trying to decide if I should go any higher than Yosemit

Re: wierd issue with internet accounts and i cloud on macbook air

2015-06-09 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, It may be asking you to authenticate. When it's sitting there, try the Window Chooser with VO-f2-f2 and see if there is an authentication dialog waiting for you to enter your password. Sometimes, when these come up, VO does not automatically get focus. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray

Re: el capitan

2015-06-09 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Well, I have a mid 2009 Mac book pro and I suspect I might try it. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray Still a happy Mac, Verizon Wireless iPhone 6+ and Apple TV user! Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in > On Jun 9, 2015, at 9:10 AM, Eugenia F

Re: wierd issue with internet accounts and i cloud on macbook air

2015-06-09 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Ok, I can try this. Thanks, Caitlyn > On Jun 9, 2015, at 10:19 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > Hi, > > It may be asking you to authenticate. When it's sitting there, try the > Window Chooser with VO-f2-f2 and see if there is an authentication dialog > waiting for you to enter your password. Some

Re: el capitan

2015-06-09 Thread Yuma Decaux
It works fine on a 2012 mbp so I don’t think there should be much of an issue. The thing a lot of tech mags and such didn’t get is that the entire core graphics layer has been chassied by openGL and openCl. openGL allows for multi channeled image buffering on the GPU, lightening the load on the

IOS 9 siri voices now available

2015-06-09 Thread Yuma Decaux
Hi All, Just to let you know that Siri voices are now available to use as standard voice over too. This is cool as it normalises the experience between asking siri stuff and voice over. Or let’s say voice over is now siri :) Cheers, -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: IOS 9 siri voices now available

2015-06-09 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
You're saying with I O S 9, or are you saying those voices are available in OSX as well. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Yuma Decaux" To: Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2015 12:42 PM Subject: IOS 9 siri voices now available Hi All, Just to let you know that Siri voices are now availa

Re: IOS 9 siri voices now available

2015-06-09 Thread Joe Quinn
Didn't what you just said violate the NDA with apple? I Masan I thought you weren't supposed to say _anything about the betas Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 9, 2015, at 11:42 AM, Yuma Decaux wrote: > > Hi All, > > Just to let you know that Siri voices are now available to use as standard > voi

RE: IOS 9 siri voices now available

2015-06-09 Thread george b
Yes they violated the agreement -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joe Quinn Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2015 09:48 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: IOS 9 siri voices now available Didn't what you jus

Re: IOS 9 siri voices now available

2015-06-09 Thread Devin Prater
Probably just iOS. > On Jun 9, 2015, at 11:44 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > You're saying with I O S 9, or are you saying those voices are available in > OSX as well. > > Chris. > > - Original Message - From: "Yuma Decaux" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2015 12:42 PM >

Re: IOS 9 siri voices now available

2015-06-09 Thread Devin Prater
Um, maybe, just maybe, he isn’t a developer? Maybe, just maybe, he got it from a twitter post. Gosh you guys. Learn to just accept news as it is. > On Jun 9, 2015, at 11:48 AM, Joe Quinn wrote: > > Didn't what you just said violate the NDA with apple? I Masan I thought you > weren't supposed to

Re: IOS 9 siri voices now available

2015-06-09 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
That's kind a what I thought too, but oh well. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Joe Quinn" To: Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2015 12:48 PM Subject: Re: IOS 9 siri voices now available Didn't what you just said violate the NDA with apple? I Masan I thought you weren't supposed to say _

Re: el capitan

2015-06-09 Thread Eugenia Firth
Ok thanks Ricardo. ow I have another thing I would like an opinion on. Because I have had some trouble with my iCloud drive, the Genius Bar thinks I should reinstall Yosemite. If I am going to put in El Capitan, should I reinstall Yosemite like they suggested first or would it correct whatever p

Re: IOS 9 siri voices now available

2015-06-09 Thread Brian Howerton
Is this beginning in IOS 9? Brian > On Jun 9, 2015, at 1:41 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > That's kind a what I thought too, but oh well. > > Chris. > > - Original Message - From: "Joe Quinn" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2015 12:48 PM > Subject: Re: IOS 9 siri voices no

Re: IOS 9 siri voices now available

2015-06-09 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
I agree. No freaking kidding! Chris. - Original Message - From: "Devin Prater" To: Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2015 1:00 PM Subject: Re: IOS 9 siri voices now available Um, maybe, just maybe, he isn’t a developer? Maybe, just maybe, he got it from a twitter post. Gosh you guys. Learn

Re: IOS 9 siri voices now available

2015-06-09 Thread The Believer
Maybe? Then cite that source the information came from, IF its legitimate. From The Believer. . . By way of the Chariots of the Gods cameth the Aliens who dwelt amongst the humans, and bringeth much knowledge. On 6/9/2015 10:00 AM, Devin Prater wrote: Um, maybe, just maybe, he isn’t a de

Re: el capitan

2015-06-09 Thread Krysti .Power
thank you very much for answering my question On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 3:51 AM, christopher hallsworth < challswor...@icloud.com> wrote: > Yes they will. > > On 8 Jun 2015, at 23:49, sadam ahmed wrote: > > > > Is iOS 9 and the next version of OS X available to download as part of > the public beta

Sorry

2015-06-09 Thread Chris
Hi all Sorry for a reply to a thread that was of a grey area. I totally agree and understand about the NDA, but this occasion may have come from some tweet or other social networking post. Unfortunately with beta software by the time something is known the cat is out of the bag anyway so to sp

Re: IOS 9 siri voices now available

2015-06-09 Thread Chris
Three words, yes it is. On 09/06/2015 18:45, Brian Howerton wrote: Is this beginning in IOS 9? Brian On Jun 9, 2015, at 1:41 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: That's kind a what I thought too, but oh well. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Joe Quinn" To: Sent: Tuesday, June 09

Re: IOS 9 siri voices now available

2015-06-09 Thread Chris
Ditto is all I can say. It's out there now so too late to do anything about it. On 09/06/2015 18:00, Devin Prater wrote: Um, maybe, just maybe, he isn’t a developer? Maybe, just maybe, he got it from a twitter post. Gosh you guys. Learn to just accept news as it is. On Jun 9, 2015, at 11:48 A

Re: el capitan

2015-06-09 Thread Chris
It also works fine on a late 2011 MBP. Absolutely brilliant and you are going to love it when it comes out in the Fall or when you get your hands on the public beta. On 09/06/2015 17:29, Yuma Decaux wrote: It works fine on a 2012 mbp so I don’t think there should be much of an issue. The thin

Re: IOS 9 siri voices now available

2015-06-09 Thread Yuma Decaux
Very interesting mash up of opinions guys. First thing that comes to mind to someone is about violating the NDA from Apple. Let’s chill out and enjoy knowing that in a few months our iphones will probably be boosted considering that Apple’s head tech has mentioned that the OS will have underlyi

Re: Sorry

2015-06-09 Thread Yuma Decaux
It’s alright Chris, Take care > On 10/06/2015, at 4:31 AM, Chris wrote: > > Hi all > > Sorry for a reply to a thread that was of a grey area. I totally agree and > understand about the NDA, but this occasion may have come from some tweet or > other social networking post. Unfortunately wi

Re: IOS 9 siri voices now available

2015-06-09 Thread Devin Prater
Look y’all. Stop trying y’all’s hardest to punish people. if Apple don’t like it Apple will do something about it. People on Twitter share the word every year! And people read it and share it further to these lists. So y’all please calm it down. I doubt anyone likes getting “ooo he’s in trou

Re: el capitan

2015-06-09 Thread Chris
Apple said you can even run El Capitan on a 2007 MBP now you are talking old! Lol! On 09/06/2015 15:14, Ricardo Walker wrote: Hi, I doubt you will have any issues. I have it running on a 2010 MBP, and have seen others running it with no major issues on as far back as 2009 Macbook pros. hth

Re: el capitan

2015-06-09 Thread Chris
Hi Up to you, but as posted it will run fine with no issues on a late 2011 MBP which I have here so your early 2011 MBP should be the same. If you are going to upgrade ensure you have a current backup in case something goes wrong but I doubt that will happen. I have 4 GB RAM here. On 09/06/2

Re: IOS 9 siri voices now available

2015-06-09 Thread Shaf
Apple don't care if you disclose information on their software betas. Nobody's bothered over it. On 6/9/2015 5:48 PM, Joe Quinn wrote: Didn't what you just said violate the NDA with apple? I Masan I thought you weren't supposed to say _anything about the betas Sent from my iPhone On Jun 9,

Re: IOS 9 siri voices now available

2015-06-09 Thread Yuma Decaux
> man, some of these guys like the believer on this list need to straight up > chill out and get a banana smoothie or take a walk lol. You got some serious > issues. What next if I tell you I got it from someone I know, you gonna use > your energy to find his name so you can snitch on him? Gro

Re: el capitan

2015-06-09 Thread Chris
Yes. Go here https://beta.apple.com On 09/06/2015 11:50, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! Do one have to sign up for the public beta program? /A 9 jun 2015 kl. 00:49 skrev sadam ahmed : Is iOS 9 and the next version of OS X available to download as part of the public beta program? Totally missed

Re: el capitan

2015-06-09 Thread Chris
Or you could save your money and sign up for the public beta program here https://beta.apple.com On 09/06/2015 10:08, sadam ahmed wrote: Half way through the WWDC stream. It sounds like some nice features are coming to iOS 9. ( I might revive my developer account so that I can grab the beta).

Resizing a partition in mac os 10.10

2015-06-09 Thread Tom Moore
Hi guys, I am wanting to resize the main partition on my drive from 512 gigs down to 450 gigs. I booted in to recovery mode so that the system was not running to have the best luck resizing the drive with out any side effects, and I was able to split the drive into two partitions of 256 gb eac

Re: IOS 9 siri voices now available

2015-06-09 Thread BBS
Hi Yuma. That's awesome that we can use the Siri voices in iOS 9. I hope some time in El Capitan they let us use those voices on there too. And guys, sorry but I'm gonna have to take Yuma's side with this one too. A friend of mine posted the news on Twitter last night so I heard it long before Y

Re: IOS 9 siri voices now available

2015-06-09 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Shawn is correct. It's the original poster who broke the Apple beta greements, and, therefore, the one upon who's head the blame should fall. Tell yuh what, y'all, I reckon it's high time the Mac had a new default voice. Don't get me wrong, I love Alex, but hey: have y'all heard some of the

Re: IOS 9 siri voices now available

2015-06-09 Thread Shaf
Or better yet, accept the right to the free flow of information. On 6/9/2015 11:58 PM, BBS wrote: Hi Yuma. That's awesome that we can use the Siri voices in iOS 9. I hope some time in El Capitan they let us use those voices on there too. And guys, sorry but I'm gonna have to take Yuma's side wi

Re: IOS 9 siri voices now available

2015-06-09 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Hi Ray. If you're saying I said to blame Yuma, that's not correct. I said to blame it on the people that posted it on Twitter. Shawn Sent from my White MacBook > On Jun 9, 2015, at 6:05 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > > Shawn is correct. It's the original poster who broke the Apple beta > greeme

Re: el capitan

2015-06-09 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
Snow Leopard lives! Or at least I hope so. You might think it, based on the feature list of El Capitan. Apple are replying to my bug reports, to the effect of “Go check out El Capitan, it’s fixed in there”. This is good; it means I have an excuse to run the little bugger on my MBP, hopefully

Re: IOS 9 siri voices now available

2015-06-09 Thread The Believer
Is there a reason to not be respectful of one's opinion? Can we not disagree on points without being childish and disagreeable? It serves no purpose to take pot shots at anyone. From The Believer. . . By way of the Chariots of the Gods cameth the Aliens who dwelt amongst the humans, and b

RE: IOS 9 siri voices now available

2015-06-09 Thread george b
How about if you few start a chat room and b s all you want and not fill up in boxes -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of The Believer Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2015 17:27 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject

Re: IOS 9 siri voices now available

2015-06-09 Thread Ray Foret Jr
In that spirit, I would like to remind you, if by chance you have forgotten or else did not know, that Swift II is going to be open source. To me, that answers your concern. I must admit, I was quite shocked when I heard that Swift II is to be open sourced. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted

Re: IOS 9 siri voices now available

2015-06-09 Thread Ray Foret Jr
NO no. I fear you misunderstood my friend. You are correct: the twitter poster is at fault here. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray Still a happy Mac, Verizon Wireless iPhone 6+ and Apple TV user! Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in > On

Re: IOS 9 siri voices now available

2015-06-09 Thread sadamahmed1992
Exactly, no need to be unpleasant. Sadam Ahmed Sent from my iPhone -- > On 10 Jun 2015, at 10:27 am, The Believer wrote: > > Is there a reason to not be respectful of one's opinion? Can we not > disagree on points without being childish and disagreeable? It serves no > purpose to ta

Re: Resizing a partition in mac os 10.10

2015-06-09 Thread jeff `greene
Hi Tom, the best way I've found to do this is to get camptune x from paragon software. I purchased both this and bootcamp backup for $19.95. It allowed me to enlarge my bootcamp partition without reinstalling anything. The software is totally VO compatible. HTH Jeff On 6/9/15, Tom Moore wrote: >

Re: IOS 9 siri voices now available

2015-06-09 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
Right; it is what wasn’t announced at WWDC that is more deserving of attention, except perhaps that Swift will be Open Source. Gosh, what a roar of approval that engendered, and with good reason! Sadly, all the other good stuff is stuck behind mostly walled-off release notes, although among the

Re: el capitan

2015-06-09 Thread Devin Prater
As a sort of brille user, having learned it, but now I have no braille device to read it from. I'm wondering if they've made it to where formatting symbols such as italics and stuff. I suggested that and they said they'd pass it on to their engineers. It shouldn't be hard to do really. Sent fro

Re: IOS 9 siri voices now available

2015-06-09 Thread Yuma Decaux
The server being a file sharing central for IOS devices is something of a leap. This means that developers with a configured server can stream all sorts of stuff or provide apps which can use servers to increase performance in one area or another. This is one to take note of. > On 10/06/2015,

voice over and icons?

2015-06-09 Thread Kliph
Is there anyway to get voiceover to read icons on a web page? I manage my NAS from the web, and there are options that are only icons, so I need to know where they are so I can use them. Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" gro

Re: Resizing a partition in mac os 10.10

2015-06-09 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi Tom, This would now be a multi-step process whereby you shrink the second partition first, then have the main partition expand to use up the remaining space. So, in Disk Utility, select your HD, then the Partition tab ,Interact with the list of partitions, and VO-shift-space to simulate the

Re: Resizing a partition in mac os 10.10

2015-06-09 Thread christopher hallsworth
Hi all I have done it through trial and error, but how in vein does one easily remove partitions? Thanks! > On 10 Jun 2015, at 05:30, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > Hi Tom, > > This would now be a multi-step process whereby you shrink the second > partition first, then have the main partition expan

Re: voice over and icons?

2015-06-09 Thread christopher hallsworth
Is navigate images set to always in Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver? > On 10 Jun 2015, at 04:48, Kliph wrote: > > Is there anyway to get voiceover to read icons on a web page? I manage my > NAS from the web, and there are options that are only icons, so I need to > know where t