Re: Strange Behavior On My Mac

2015-12-26 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Hi Daniel, Could it be that your music folder is simply expanded? This behaviour happens to me if a folder is expanded. Once I collapse it with left arrow key, this behaviour disappears. Go to your home folder, then start typing the word music for your music folder, and when you land on it,

Accessibility of CrashPlan app

2015-12-26 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Hi, Has anyone on the list ben using CrashPlan app for online backup services offered by CrashPlan / Code42? Is the app accessible? A somewhat related question, if anyone has been using this plan, do you know whether you can use an alternative peace of software to upload backups? I can’t see

Re: Instant pot multi use appliance with accessible iPhone app

2015-12-26 Thread Caitlyn Furness
I agree! this is soo tempting!! I have one on my wish list for when my current crock pot and rice cooker go bye bye.. Now, with my luck, they will probably work for the next 20 years! But by then, there will be even more cool accessable stuff out there! Hmm.. maybe I should put one of t

Router recomendations?

2015-12-26 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Since i’ve found out that my airport extreme is a bottleneck in my network i’ve digged the whole net for sollutions. The only sollution i’ve found out is to buy a better router that supports vpn clients. I’ve seen people recomending asus routers but they seem a bit pricey. What i want is a r

Question About Bluetooth Speakers for A Mac Book....

2015-12-26 Thread Eileen Scrivani
Hi All, I was given a very cool little bluetooth speaker for Christmas. Its a Lyrics Jive. While I’ll primarily use it with my IPhone, I was wondering if it can be used on my Mac Book. Yesterday, we were going to listen to a DVD on my Macbook, but the volume just would not pump out the soun

Songs Accessibility

2015-12-26 Thread Jeff Berwick
Hi all, I am thinking about investing in a Sonos system for my house. I'm wondering if anybody has one and whether it is accessible. Thx, Jeff -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of th

RE: Songs Accessibility

2015-12-26 Thread george b
Jeff I have a sonos saround sound sound bar and 2 play 1 speakers, and another play 1 speaker in a different part of the home. The app is totally accessible with v o with a couple of minor issues, but workable. It is a great system -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.co

Re: Question About Bluetooth Speakers for A Mac Book....

2015-12-26 Thread Scott Granados
Yes, you’ll have good luck most likely with your speaker and the mac. Anything with bluetooth and the correct audio profiles will work. You’re also using the internal amplifier of the speaker so should be able to get more output from the device. Good luck and enjoy, let us know if you have an

Re: Router recomendations?

2015-12-26 Thread Scott Granados
What speed internet connection do yu have. Give me an idea of what you’re using for a service and I’ll be glad to provide some suggestions. The speed helps me figure the price point. Slower services require less forwarding horsepower. > On Dec 26, 2015, at 10:03 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: >

Apple watch keeps making a clicking sound

2015-12-26 Thread Scott Granados
Hi, I was lucky and received a nice new Apple watch under the tree. I ended up with the 42 millimeter stainless steel version with the metal magnetic type band. Love the fit and feel so far. My question is this. I have VO and everything enabled but I notice that periodically and it can be a

Re: Apple watch keeps making a clicking sound

2015-12-26 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi Scott, I was lucky enough to get an Apple watch for Christmas as well. Try going into the watch app on your iPhone and then general/wake screen. Turn this off. I think that should do the trick. > On Dec 26, 2015, at 12:58 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Hi, > > I was lucky and received a ni

RE: Apple watch keeps making a clicking sound

2015-12-26 Thread george b
Scott You need to go to the watch app on your phone and general, have wrist detection on, and then go to wake screen button just below rist detection and open it and in there turn it off. The clicking is everytime you move your wrist the screen wakes up and then it goes to sleep and does the

Re: Apple watch keeps making a clicking sound

2015-12-26 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, Just to add to this, you can also wake the watch by just tapping on the screen. I personally set the watch to stay on for 15 seconds. 70 is too long in most circumstances I find myself using the watch for.. I would also recommend going into voiceover settings and turning off speak on wrist

RE: Apple watch keeps making a clicking sound

2015-12-26 Thread george b
Yes but I use mine for navigation with apple maps which works awesomely, and it will stop reading if set for 15 seconds. So, if you do 70 and your finished just put the flat of the palm of your hand on the screen and it makes the little noise and goes to sleep. -Original Message- From:

Re: how to know when the mac has shut down

2015-12-26 Thread Sharon Hooley
Interestingly enough, I can hear a lot of electronic signal, and thus the lack of it, because I wear a hearing aid and the cochlear implant and can tune into a certain setting. So I'm wondering if there's a device you can plug in that can give off those signals so the rest of us can hear it and

Re: how to know when the mac has shut down

2015-12-26 Thread Caitlyn Furness
I also wonder if we can assign a sound to the shut down process, sort of like the start up chime? Caitlyn > On Dec 26, 2015, at 5:50 PM, Sharon Hooley wrote: > > Interestingly enough, I can hear a lot of electronic signal, and thus the > lack of it, because I wear a hearing aid and the cochle

Re: how to know when the mac has shut down

2015-12-26 Thread Devin Prater
I think the starup sound is built-in to the bios, the pre-OS environment. I don't think we can access that. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 26, 2015, at 5:03 PM, Caitlyn Furness > wrote: > > I also wonder if we can assign a sound to the shut down process, sort of like > the start up chime? > >

RE: how to know when the mac has shut down

2015-12-26 Thread BBS
I don't know what the big deal is. I hardly ever shut down my Mac unless I'm taking it with me. It's not gonna hurt it if you leave it on all night. Shawn Sent From My White MacBook Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs Skype Username: bbstheblindrapper Facetime usern

Re: how to know when the mac has shut down

2015-12-26 Thread E.T.
This can be done with scripts. I did not find anything yet via Google that was current but someone here with more scripting experience can do it. 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 12/26/2015 3:05

Re: Router recomendations?

2015-12-26 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
I’m surprised to hear that AirPort is giving you trouble. In my experience they will do upwards of 200 Mb/s. Do you have a connection faster than this? Nowadays, because AirPort has a poor PPPoE implementation that doesn’t do baby jumbo frames or native IPv6, I use my own Linux-powered router

messages app not connecting to Facebook anymore.

2015-12-26 Thread Jessica Moss
Ok, I've been repeatedly trying to connect to facebook using the messages app, running maverix, and for the last week or so, it refuses to connect, which is driving me up the wall, if not passed that. Has anyone else been having this issue? -- The following information is important for all me

Re: messages app not connecting to Facebook anymore.

2015-12-26 Thread John Panarese
Yes, it has been rejecting my password for a few weeks now. I haven’t had the time, though, to do any research or experiment a bit to try to solve the issue. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheb

Re: Router recomendations?

2015-12-26 Thread Scott Granados
Great response. The fact the airport was the bottle neck through me as well. I’ve pushed a similar amount through them and their wireless is superb. The AC implementation isn’t the fastest but it’s damn stable on many chipsets. > On Dec 26, 2015, at 7:13 PM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: > >

Re: Apple watch keeps making a clicking sound

2015-12-26 Thread Scott Granados
Ricardo, good deal, I thought it was something along this line. Good to see you here and thank you for the info. > On Dec 26, 2015, at 1:12 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > > Hi Scott, > > I was lucky enough to get an Apple watch for Christmas as well. Try going > into the watch app on your iPhon

Re: Apple watch keeps making a clicking sound

2015-12-26 Thread Scott Granados
Ah George, great stuff thank you. I especially like the palm over the face feature, that’s nice. Thanks as always for the help. > On Dec 26, 2015, at 1:15 PM, george b wrote: > > Scott > You need to go to the watch app on your phone and general, have wrist > detection on, and then go to

Re: Apple watch keeps making a clicking sound

2015-12-26 Thread Scott Granados
Gentlemen, thank you both for the great info. Huge help. > On Dec 26, 2015, at 1:57 PM, george b wrote: > > Yes but I use mine for navigation with apple maps which works awesomely, and > it will stop reading if set for 15 seconds. So, if you do 70 and your > finished just put the flat of the

Re: Apple watch keeps making a clicking sound

2015-12-26 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Sounds like your screen is locking when you lower your wrist. It shouldn't be doing that though every few seconds. Have you got Voiceover set to not speak when you raise your wrist? Sounds like we have exactly the same watch, and the same band. I have the magnetic Milanese loop as well, and

Re: Apple watch keeps making a clicking sound

2015-12-26 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Yikes! Then, how would you wake the screen if you do that? I don't mind the screen waking when I raise my wrist. I just don't want the darn thing talking every time I do, so I shut that off in Voiceover settings on the IPhone Apple Watch app under the My watch tab, then across the top, go to

Re: Apple watch keeps making a clicking sound

2015-12-26 Thread Scott Granados
Chris, if you single tap the screen it wakes. Not sure if that helps on the how to wake the watch question. I’ll fiddle with the settings. I made the ricardo and george suggested changes and so far so good but I may play with the voice over and wake options. How are you liking your watch so f

Re: Apple watch keeps making a clicking sound

2015-12-26 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
I'm really liking it. Wouldn't turning the wake option to off as suggested though make it where the touching of the screen wouldn't work? I'm a little confused as to what that setting does, if that's not the case. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Scott Granados" To: Sent: Saturd

My first minor complaint about the Apple Watch

2015-12-26 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
It's not really a big deal over all, but I do think it's inconvenient. Technically, this issue goes even further out though than just the Apple Watch, as you can't do this with I O S devices in general that I know of. Let's say I'm in the car, and I have my IPhone in my pants pocket. Now, I e

Re: Apple watch keeps making a clicking sound

2015-12-26 Thread Scott Granados
The screen is always listening for input in a sense so you can tap even while asleep and it activates to the clock face. I’m not sure how the awake screen option plays in to it other than possibly that’s what was clicking for me when it would wake. Since I’ve made the changes the clicking has