Family sharing - A few questions

2015-09-02 Thread David Hole
Hi. I've tried searching the internet for this, but I didn't find any information about it, so I hope you can help me: 1. I am organizer for a Family, and the rest of the Family have their own Apple IDs with their own visa Cards Connected. Who will be charged for the purchases, and if I have se

Re: entering characters by unicode number?

2015-09-02 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I believe you can do this with the option key. Vut far simpler in in the long run would be to use a different keyboardlayout. Have you asked accessibility or looked in the international area of system settings? Jonathan Cohn > On Sep 1, 2015, at 11:16 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hi all, >

Re: entering characters by unicode number?

2015-09-02 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi John, I've been looking *everywhere in system settings! :) I did not ask accessibility b/c I didn't figure it was an accessibility issue, but maybe I'll give that a try. I know that sighted users drag and drop characters from a pallet, so thinking of it that way, I suppose accessibility is

Unicode entry issue solved

2015-09-02 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, OK, I've got the Unicode entry issue solved. In case anyone else is dying to know, John was right, you have to add Unicode as one of your input sources. then you can switch to that input source and enter the hex number. Now I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Accessibility can suggest

Very confused on an aspect of repairing disk permissions

2015-09-02 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Guys, Hopefully one of you all can explain this to me. First off, I'm not saying anyone is being untruthful. It's very very! likely that I may just not be understanding things entirely. I don't clame to be perfect. I have a friend who will be left unnamed who has a mac system running Snowle

Re: Attention Alex Hall, or anyone else who thinks they can help.

2015-09-02 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
I'll send it to you, if you never got it. Just let me know. Chris. - Original Message - From: Joe Quinn To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2015 9:48 AM Subject: Re: Attention Alex Hall, or anyone else who thinks they can help. Did do send it

Re: Problems with Mac DVD Ripper Pro

2015-09-02 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Actually, my ultimate goal is to keep both the audio and the video, and rip to an mpeg, or AVI, or .mov, or the like. Yes, it would be done with store bought DVD's, so they'd need to be decrypted, and no, I'm not doing this illegally. I'm only doing it for my own digital backup sake. I'm not

Re: Very confused on an aspect of repairing disk permissions

2015-09-02 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
If the OS is up and running you can run disk utility and do a disk permission repair on the running system. Not sure if it is able to fix as many things as when booted from another system but you do have the option. You can't do a disk repair on the currently running system. CB On 9/2/15 10:3

Text elements

2015-09-02 Thread Marie Lyons
What are they? How do you interact with them? Since I'm a newby I'm going to be asking a lot of questions. Marie Fixed income, hell mine is broken Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this

Re: Very confused on an aspect of repairing disk permissions

2015-09-02 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, An addition to chris B's explanation, as the root user, in any MacOS version, you are able to manipulate and/or modify permissions on any active files. This, in itself, is scary and one of the reasons why you need to be very cautious when doing anything as the root user or even enabling th

Re: Text elements

2015-09-02 Thread venky . 92
Hi, If I get your question right, you are talking about VoiceOver saying text when you navigate. When you encounter a text element, interact with it. To do this, press vo shift and down if quick nav turned off or down and right with quick nav enabled Then you can navigate using the general nav

Powerline adaptors

2015-09-02 Thread Adrienne Chalmers
Hi I have terrible wifi coverage in my house and find basic wifi repeaters don’t quite cut it. I was wondering about the type of signal booster which uses the electric power lines in the house, but haven’t really got a clue about what to look for and how accessible the set up for them is with

Re: Unicode entry issue solved

2015-09-02 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I did find a IPA keyboard available on the net. Is the international phonetic alphabet what you need? The page I found is off of sil.org Jonathan Cohn > On Sep 2, 2015, at 8:45 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hi all, > > OK, I've got the Unicode entry issue solved. In case anyone else is dyi

Re: Text elements

2015-09-02 Thread Alex Hall
True, but remember that there's no advantage to interacting with text in general. Scroll areas or groups should be interacted with, else you'll miss what's inside them. Text, though, is read in full when you land on it. Interacting is useful if you need to review it word by word or character by

Re: Family sharing - A few questions

2015-09-02 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi David, As the family organizer, you are responsible for paying for all the app purchases. If you remove somebody from the family, I think that you keep the apps you bought, but you can no longer share them with that person. As far as I know, you can’t purchase only one type of thing as the

Cleanmymac is not working for me.

2015-09-02 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! I have cleanmymac 3 on my Mac mini. But when i run it there is nothing to focus on. It seems to start but voiceover can not focus on it. WHen i cmd tab until i hear vo announcing cleanmymac 3 but it can’t move voiceover cursor or mouse or keyboard focus there. When i press spacebar in that non

Re: Looking for check writing application

2015-09-02 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Intuit has been working on BO compatible for Quicken This might be overkill for your purposes. If your primary goal is writing checks for bills, then most banks have a ePay system that can handle payments in a more controlled fashion than paper checks. The downside, is you need to ensure your sy

Re: Cleanmymac is not working for me.

2015-09-02 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Sometimes restarting VoiceOver will solve issues like this. I mostly see this type of occurrence when I run the computer until the battery forces a shutdown. Jonathan Cohn > On Sep 2, 2015, at 1:04 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > I have cleanmymac 3 on my Mac mini. > But when i run it

Re: Powerline adaptors

2015-09-02 Thread Shaf
They're beautiful. There's no 'accessibility' issues you need to worry about, they're literally plug and play, just need to pare both devices with the buttons on both of them. Let me know if you want a link to a model. -Shaf On 9/2/2015 5:20 PM, Adrienne Chalmers wrote: > Hi > > I have terrible

RE: Looking for check writing application

2015-09-02 Thread george b
John, The new quicken for mac is not very accessible, but on the other hand maybe we will see some major inprovements. I was told by my brother that intuit sold their quicken program line to another company. Lets hope!! From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@goo

RE: Powerline adaptors

2015-09-02 Thread george b
Could I have some models of these, please. thanks -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Shaf Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 10:26 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Powerline adaptors They're bea

Re: Powerline adaptors

2015-09-02 Thread Faisal ali
Me too, for that matter. > On Sep 2, 2015, at 1:29 PM, george b wrote: > > Could I have some models of these, please. > > thanks > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Shaf > Sent: Wednesday, September 02,

Re: Powerline adaptors

2015-09-02 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
When you say there is a button you press, are you referring to a WPS button? Just am curious. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Shaf" To: Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 1:26 PM Subject: Re: Powerline adaptors They're beautiful. There's no 'accessibility' issues you need to w

Re: Cleanmymac is not working for me.

2015-09-02 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
It's funny you'd mention that about the battery forcing a shutdown. I've found that a lot of times, if that happens, or if my mac goes to sleep then I wake it up, it takes for freaking ever! for Voiceover to start speaking again. Visually, I can tell with the little bit of sight I have that th

Re: Cleanmymac is not working for me.

2015-09-02 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Have you tried vo+F2 F2 to see if maybe a window is in the way? You're not on El Capitan beta are you? I'm not saying it does, nor am I saying it doesn't work there. I'm not saying either way. I'm simply saying that if you are, that may be another thing to consider. If nothing else, might

Re: Text elements

2015-09-02 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Generally, I've found that interacting with text elements isn't necessary. Just up and down arrow through them. Not to be confused with vo! up and down arrow. Chris. - Original Message - From: venky...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September

Re: Very confused on an aspect of repairing disk permissions

2015-09-02 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
So then, what would be the case where you would need to go into the recovery first, as Apple has always told me to do it that way. I'm not doubting either of you. Please know that. I'm just trying to increase my knowledge on this. Chris. - Original Message - From: Tim Kilburn

Re: Very confused on an aspect of repairing disk permissions

2015-09-02 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Wait, now I'm even more confused. First, it seems like you're saying you can do it, but you're not sure to what extent. Now, look at the second part of what you say. Then, you said, you can't do it on the running system. So, I'm confused. Which is it? Can you, or not? LOL! Sorry for the

Re: Text elements

2015-09-02 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
A text element is just a text box which you can type into. Generally you don't have to interact. Just start typing once they have focus. Chris. - Original Message - From: Marie Lyons To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 11:39 AM Subject:

Re: Very confused on an aspect of repairing disk permissions

2015-09-02 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
Let me try to clarify. When running Disk Utility there are two maintenance functions you can do - Permission Repair and Disk Repair. The first one can be done on a live booted disk or partition. The second one can only be done on a partition that isn't being used to boot up a machine. In the ca

Re: Very confused on an aspect of repairing disk permissions

2015-09-02 Thread Joe Quinn
also, where do you go to be "root?" terminal, I assume? I forgot how to do it, and for that matter, I think I forgot my root pw anyway Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 2, 2015, at 11:38 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > So then, what would be the case where you would need to go into the r

Re: Very confused on an aspect of repairing disk permissions

2015-09-02 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
Yes, terminal. You would bring up terminal and type su to attempt to become a "Super User" which then prompts for the root password. This is all predicated on your having enabled the root account and being an admin on your machine. The steps to enable root varies depending on the version of OSX

Re: Very confused on an aspect of repairing disk permissions

2015-09-02 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Actually, I think the root user has to be enabled through the system recovery. Realize that before anyone answers saying yeah, go into terminal and anything that starts with sudo will be root, realize that isn't true at all. I thought that too at first, and was sadly proven wrong. All sudo doe

Re: Very confused on an aspect of repairing disk permissions

2015-09-02 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Yes, Chris. It does. That now makes more sense. Thanks for the clarification. Chris. - Original Message - From: 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 4:01 PM Subject: Re: Very confused on an aspect of repa

Can't find cayenne FB reader in App Store

2015-09-02 Thread Phil Halton
I'm trying to download cayenne FB reader from the app store, but I keep getting a quote no results found "message when I search for it. Is there a problem with the app store today? I'm searching in the US store. Sent from my IPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: Can't find cayenne FB reader in App Store

2015-09-02 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Make sure you are in fact searching "knfb" That should do it. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, Still a very happy Mac, Verizon Wireless iPhone6+ and Apple TV user! Sent from my Mac, The Only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in!!! > On Sep 2, 2015, at 3:23 PM, Phi

Re: Can't find cayenne FB reader in App Store

2015-09-02 Thread E.T.
Its KNFB. K N F B. No spaces. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 9/2/2015 1:23 PM, Phil Halton wrote: I'm trying to download cayenne FB reader from the app store, but I keep getting a quote no res

Re: Can't find cayenne FB reader in App Store

2015-09-02 Thread Daniel Miller
Actually, they just tweeted that it’s been pulled from the app store, but will return soon. > On Sep 2, 2015, at 3:31 PM, E.T. wrote: > > Its KNFB. K N F B. No spaces. > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > Many believe that we have been visited > in the past. What if it

Re: Very confused on an aspect of repairing disk permissions

2015-09-02 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, In systems that include the Recovery Partition, if files remain unable to be repaired, it's possible that this is due to files being busy. So, implementing the permissions repair from the Recovery Partition allows for this to happen. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Sep 2

Re: Very confused on an aspect of repairing disk permissions

2015-09-02 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, the root user in modern versions of the MacOS is usually enabled in the Directory Utility. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Sep 2, 2015, at 14:14, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: Actually, I think the root user has to be enabled through the system recovery. Realize tha

Re: Powerline adaptors

2015-09-02 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Hi Adrienne, in most cases, they will work, and are simple to set up. Factors like wiring and distance will influence how much speed you get, as well as the model you choose. I used to use them, as we have a large house. But recently, we upgraded our Internet connection as the Government here is

Re: Can't find cayenne FB reader in App Store

2015-09-02 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Now why is that I wonder. Did they give a reason? That seems unreasonable to me. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, Still a very happy Mac, Verizon Wireless iPhone6+ and Apple TV user! Sent from my Mac, The Only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in!!! > On Sep 2,

Re: Eight terminal utilities every osx command line user should know

2015-09-02 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Thanks for that one. The last one was interesting as i’ve never thought there was a similar command to apt-get on the mac. /A > 1 sep. 2015 kl. 15:28 skrev 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries > : > > Thought this was an interesting article: > > http://www.mitchchn.me/2014/os-x-terminal/ > >

Re: Can't find cayenne FB reader in App Store

2015-09-02 Thread Daniel Miller
No reason was given, they just said “sorry for the inconvenience.” It seems a little weird, yes, but apps have been pulled for reason we never even knew in the past, so I wouldn’t worry about it. > On Sep 2, 2015, at 5:14 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > > Now why is that I wonder. Did they give a r

Re: Cleanmymac is not working for me.

2015-09-02 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Actually i have tried this but it does not hurt to try it again. Thanks. /A > 2 sep. 2015 kl. 19:16 skrev Jonathan C. Cohn : > > Sometimes restarting VoiceOver will solve issues like this. I mostly see this > type of occurrence when I run the computer until the battery forces a > shutdown. >

Re: Cleanmymac is not working for me.

2015-09-02 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! I am on the beta yes. So that may be the case. Clean my mac 2 worked like a charm here. /A > 2 sep. 2015 kl. 19:23 skrev Christopher-Mark Gilland : > > Have you tried vo+F2 F2 to see if maybe a window is in the way? > > You're not on El Capitan beta are you? I'm not saying it does, nor am I

Re: Looking for check writing application

2015-09-02 Thread William Gallik
I suppose for the few checks that I absolutely have to write, I could just use one of the templates or checkwriting guides that are available through various low vision and blind services. However, I was hoping that I could use my Mac to write those checks as well as enter payments made through

Re: Can't find cayenne FB reader in App Store

2015-09-02 Thread Paul Sandoval
It may have something to do with the in app purchase. I have a friend who tried to buy it, was charged by Apple. Then when he got the app it wanted him to make a purchase. He has been emailing back-and-forth with the creators of the application. Sent from Pablo's iPhone > On Sep 2, 2015, at 4

TechLink battery pack for iPhone

2015-09-02 Thread Phil Halton
I bought the 2600ma TechLink external battery pack from the online apple store but can’t seem to get it to work. I’ve plugged it in with the included mini USB cable and it shows all green lights, but when I plug the iPhone into the USB slot on the device, nothing happens. No “charging battery” m

transmit, and flashFXP?

2015-09-02 Thread Joe Quinn
ok, got a quick question for everyone. I have a bunch of ftp sites in flashfxp, but I want to get them into transmit. Is there an easy way to do it, besides either going to windows and using flashfxp, or manually typing every single one into transmit? Thanks for any help anyone can provide. --

OT: interesting application: aipoly, artificial intelligence for the blind

2015-09-02 Thread venky . 92
Hi, I read about an interesting App called aipoly. This app gives a voice description of what's in front of the camera. For those of you who might be familiar, this is similar to tap tap see. They Will be beta testing the application soon and they have a sign up for it. From what I know, the tech

misfit shine

2015-09-02 Thread Dionipher Presas Herrera
would like to someone here if the misfit shine is accessible? -- 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.

Powerline adaptors

2015-09-02 Thread Adrienne Chalmers
Hi all and thanks I have seen a starter kit for £25 here https://www.7dayshop.com/products/edimax-hp-6002k-av2-600mbps-gigabit-ac-passthrough-powerline-starter-kit-WH2-HP-6002ACK?utm_source=7dayshop.com+Limited&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=6112571_2015-08-02-WH2-HP-6002ACK&utm_content=WH2-HP-600