RE: Headphone bug still exists on the I phone.

Hello Simon, Generally speaking, I recommend the Edge over the Legend. Below I am going to paste in my original comments on the Edge along with a cNet review of the product. I hope you find it useful. Mark Original Post from Mark: Subject: I Strongly Recommend The Plantronics Voyager Edge Blu

Re: Mac Chrome with VoiceOver

Hi,  I've been using chrome for a few months now.  Some sites work in either chrome or safri, but not both.  So, there is still some flipflopping here. Benefits of chrome. Tab and bookmark sync to my Android phone. Integrated flash. Greater stability when loading large pages or sending forms. Di

Re: Internet Radio Broadcasting on the Mac

Hi there. I am using NiceCast with vlc for my radio broadcasting needs. Unfortunately, the voice over plugin doesn’t work as expected. However, I am sure that the first few times I tried it the music volume was going down when the mic was on. There must be an accessibility bug somewhere that pr

Re: any book scanner suggestions?

Are you thinking of the Fujitsu scansnap?  That's a great piece of hardware, but the software bundled with it stinks for accessibility.  It also doesn't really meet your portability reqirement. Best Erik Sent from TypeApp On Jan 25, 2016, 9:42 PM, at 9:42 PM, Dionipher Herrera wrote: >i a

Re: The Martian Released on iTunes, Audio Described

The controls you need for turning on audio-described content from iTunes are in Accessibility in the settings, no matter which platform (Mac, iOS, Apple TV). -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the r

Re: any book scanner suggestions?

So, since this is a question on the Mac Visionaries list, does it not work with iPhones? That's what I would be most interested in. Thanks, Sharon H. > On Jan 25, 2016, at 8:40 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > > Hello, > > I can’t speak highly enough of the Fopydo stand with Book Reading Aid and

Re: any book scanner suggestions?

Yes, this is an iPhone product we're talking about.  OCR, even industrial OCR, is really an all mobile job IMHO. Best Erik Sent from TypeApp On Jan 26, 2016, 9:48 AM, at 9:48 AM, Sharon Hooley wrote: >So, since this is a question on the Mac Visionaries list, does it not >work with iPhones?

Re: Headphone bug still exists on the I phone.

Only 18 headsets Mark, why so few? :) As someone who also changes headsets like they do clothes, I also like both of these head sets. I however am the reverse of you and prefer the Legend over the edge and heres my thoughts, let me know if you think I’m nuts or not. The noise cancelation on t

Disconcerting DropBox issue

Hi. I have a DropBox account with 1 TB and love it! I have DropBox on my Mac, as well as on my iPhone 6. A disconcerting problem that I have only recently started experiencing is that not all of the folders I created are appearing on my Mac. The DropBox on my iPhone shows all twenty folders,

Re: HMA VPN on OSX

They do different things. VPN though is very accessible, VNC I can’t speak to. > On Jan 26, 2016, at 1:48 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > I”ve been wondering about VPN but also wondered if VNC was accessible on the > Mac OSX platform? > > > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >

Re: Disconcerting DropBox issue

I'd check the synchronization in the account settings first. You'll need cited help unfortunately, this is one screen that you can't see the check/unchecked status with voiceover. Anyway, if you can get a cited friend to look at that synchronization screen you can look at the left side of each f

Re: Disconcerting DropBox issue

Hello Phil, Thanks for the advice. Are these account settings in the “Menus Extras” section of the Mac, where there is a DropBox dropdown menu, or where do I find them? When I used Spotlight on my MacBook to locate folders in DropBox that weren’t showing up on the MacBook side of the equation

Is there any way to play a voice message in Skype on the Mac?

Hi all, Question says it all. I don't seem to be able to find a way to do this. TIA, Donna -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inapp

Re: Headphone bug still exists on the I phone.

Hi Scott, Is the legend a current device? What I like about my old Voyager is that behind that ear loop. It feels very secure. And I don't have to stuff the tip into my ear. For me, that is a big deal. I'm not thrilled about the proprietary charging, but maybe that case would make it worth it. M

Re: Headphone bug still exists on the I phone.

The proprietary charging isn’t a big deal to me, Mark may wish to counter though as he felt more strongly about it. It’s a regular USB port on one end and the other is a magnetic fit cable that cradles the base of the headset. It works pretty well but it is non standard. If you had the voyage

Re: Headphone bug still exists on the I phone.

Thanks. The legend it shall be. That behind the ear loop is a must-have in my book. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 26, 2016, at 9:20 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > The proprietary charging isn’t a big deal to me, Mark may wish to counter > though as he felt more strongly about it. It’s a

Re: Headphone bug still exists on the I phone.

Just to make sure you have all the information to make the most informed decision, as mark mentioned, there is a removable behind the ear loop included with the edge as well. Both can be fastened to your ear securely. Just so you have the full facts. Thanks > On Jan 26, 2016, at 1:05 PM, Mar

Question From A Client About Voices

Hi guys. I'm writing this message for a client I'm teaching the Mac to. We're having issues downloading the Nuance voices. She wants to be able to use Samantha on her Mac like she does on her iPhone. We download it from the Voiceover utility but when we try to use it, nothing happens. We tried dele

Blind drones and tech mailing list

Hi all, hope Mark won’t mind but for folks on the android list you’ll have heard I’m experimenting with autonomous flight and drones specifically how the blind can use them or if the blind can even use them. We’ve already established the if part and the answer is a definite yes so now we’re wor

Voiceover being heard by other party in Skype calls on Mac

Hi all, I had hoped that by wearing headphones, I would be able to keep Voiceover speech from being audible to the person with whom I am talking on Skype, but that is not happening. Voiceover comes through slightly delayed on the other end and it's very distracting. Why is this happening? I

Sometimes Can't Do Initial-Letter Navigation in Dock

Hi guys, Is it just me, or does it sometimes happen that initial-letter navigation in the dock simply does not work? I especially notice this when I’m in Safari, trying to get quickly to some other app in the dock. Sometimes it’s easier and simpler just to use my Applications shortcut, which

facebook chat for the mac

Hello all, Does anyone know if there is a facebook chat client for the mac? Walter -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate,

Re: Sometimes Can't Do Initial-Letter Navigation in Dock

No but I have fond that I may need ot type the first two letters and that needs to be done quuickly. An example is Skype and Safari in that order on my dock. S will get me Skype but if I also type a right after the s I will get Safari which is what I want. I am finding some anomalies in

Re: El Capitan and Voiceover

Time Machine is ok. I was thrown off by sound effects which I will explore further. Will be looking at some odd behaviour though after I have used El Capitan for a while. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it

Re: any book scanner suggestions?

i was wondering about the snap scan s1300i if it can do books, it only says document scanner. > On 26 Jan 2016, at 15:58, Erik Burggraaf wrote: > > Yes, this is an iPhone product we're talking about. OCR, even industrial > OCR, is really an all mobile job IMHO. > > Best > > Erik > > > Sent

Re: Voiceover being heard by other party in Skype calls on Mac

Because you’re like me growing up listening to all that rock and roll music to loud and you have your headphones on 11.:) This sounds like a problem with the noise rejection and to me seems like weak sauce. (that’s a professional assessment. Is it possible you have the volume very high? Wha

Re: Voiceover being heard by other party in Skype calls on Mac

Lol. Yeah, definitely been there with the listening to loud rock on headphones at a young age. But unlike you, I think I've mellowed a bit. :) The headphones in question are the Apple earbuds., and no, volume not up super high. :) Maybe those headphones just suck. I do have a better set of B

Re: Voiceover being heard by other party in Skype calls on Mac

Hi, A lot of earbuds with built-in mics do that, not just the Apple ones. What it is is the mic picking up your VoiceOver and system audio.. I’ve used just regular headphones without a mic, and this does not happen. I hope this helps, Jeffrey > On Jan 26, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >

Re: Voiceover being heard by other party in Skype calls on Mac

Thanks, Jeff. I do have another pair of headphones, I'll use those next time. Cheers, Donna > On Jan 26, 2016, at 7:27 PM, Jeffrey Shockley wrote: > > Hi, > A lot of earbuds with built-in mics do that, not just the Apple ones. What it > is is the mic picking up your VoiceOver and system audio.

RE: facebook chat for the mac

Hi Walter. There used to be a good app for Facebook chat on the Mac called Trillian but with their recent update they've broken accessibility. I haven't checked for updates for a week to see if this is fixed because I've been using Miranda on Windows 10 all this time, but I will probably do that

Re: Disconcerting DropBox issue

Yes, they are in the extras menu drop down for dropbox. Also not finding your folders with spotlight makes perfect sense because there are not on your Mac hard drive. If they are not synchronized they will not be placed on your Mac. I would definitely check those synchronization settings to see

Re: Mac Chrome with VoiceOver

Similar discussion on AppleVis: http://www.applevis.com/forum/os-x-mac-app-discussion/mac-chrome-voiceover On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 4:45 AM Erik Burggraaf wrote: > Hi, I've been using chrome for a few months now. Some sites work in > either chrome or safri, but not both. So, there is still som

RE: Headphone bug still exists on the I phone.

Hello Scott, I think your analysis is spot-on and well-put. I will defer to you as to which is the better with regard to noise cancellation. I cannot tell a difference between the two but I do have some hearing loss that no doubt impairs my ability to judge. I think they both sound great. A

RE: Blind drones and tech mailing list

Hi Scott, This sounds fascinating. Thank you for giving us a "heads-up" and for the invitation. Mark -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 11:49 AM To: MacVisionari

El Cap and App Store

This issue seems to be to be reproducable so I will describe what it is. I did a clean install of El Capitan 10.11.3 from Yosemite last weekend. I then did a restore from Time Machine but later found out the last backup was over a month old. So I selectively restored from Carbon Copy Clo

Re: El Cap and App Store

Hi, I’m seeing this too, or something similar.But, when I command Tab out of the App Store, and back in again, it reads and everything shows up. But, when I just open the App Store, and try to read anything using standard VoiceOver commands, it just says, “App Store has no windows.” I hope this

Re: El Cap and App Store

Forgot about Cmd Tab. The other thinbg that happens is when I select Updates and stop interacting with the toolbar and interact with html content, it seems not to work correctly there. Maybe something to do with how El Capitan handles interacting? From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@i

Voiceover Hanging with Audio Cutting in and Out

Further to a message I posted last week. running 10.11.3 on mid-2009 Macbook Pro. I don’t customize Voiceover that much, so not running activities or anything like that. I’m encountering and issue where system audio cuts in and out. Voiceover seems to hang while this is happening and picks up re

Re: El Cap and App Store

Hi, I’m seeing this too. I actually forgot about that issue until you mentioned it. A way to work around it is to press Command 4 I think it is to pull up Updates. If you look in the Store Menu I think it is, all these shortcuts are listed, and using them pulls everything up in the area where yo

Re: The Martian Released on iTunes, Audio Described

I’ve observed something interesting. When I search for this movie in the iTunes Store either on my Mac or iPhone, and bring up its details, the following is listed under the Languages heading for the primary language: "English (Dolby 5.1, Subtitles, CC, AD)”. Presumably, CC stands for closed cap

Re: Blind drones and tech mailing list

Hi, thanks, it’s pretty interesting and we’ve had more success than I expected so far. I’m running a surprising amount of the operation from the iPhone 6s+.:) > On Jan 26, 2016, at 9:53 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hi Scott, > > This sounds fascinating. > > Thank you for giving us a "heads-u

The Fopydo Reading Aid Stand

Hi, Someone recently recommended the Fopydo reading aid. I'd like to know, how expensive is it, and is the direct website the only place you can buy it? I found the description in Amazon, but it seems that this feature isn't available to add to cart. This is something I'm definitely inte

RE: Headphone bug still exists on the I phone.

Hi Mark, Thanks, that article is good to read. The comfort / fit seems to be a concern though, do you find yours comfortable now? Cheers, Simon f -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Tuesday, 2

RE: Headphone bug still exists on the I phone.

Yeah I wondered that myself but never thought to ask. And in only 8 years, help, 2 per year, and at approx. $100 each if not more then he's making to much money. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Gra

RE: Headphone bug still exists on the I phone.

I can confirm that my bose Bluetooth headset still drops the connection when I dial a number. It works fine before and while I dial the number to call but once I hit call it drops the Bluetooth connection. I can power off the headset and back on a couple of times and it reconnects So I'm look

Re: El Cap and App Store

That is a reminder for me to explore those menus more often. As always, its good to have more than one way to do something. 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 1/26/2016 7:58 PM, Jeffrey Shockley wr

RE: Headphone bug still exists on the I phone.

The edge having up to 16 hours battery life and 7 days stand by is good to hear. Can firmware on the edge be updated if needed? I believe it can be on the jawbone devices, at least an old jawbone device I had it could. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:ma

RE: Headphone bug still exists on the I phone.

So Scott and Mark, I assume as it's been around a while the legend doesn't use Bluetooth 4 and only pairs with 1 device where as the edge can take 2 at once. Also what is the difference between the legend and the legend UC And is the legend as big as the documentation makes it sound? -

RE: El Cap and App Store

Interesting, I had a friend ask me about this issue when they started running el capitan 10.11.3 beta, Sounds like it wasn't fixed before going to production. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of E.T. Sent: Wedn

Re: El Cap and App Store

Just read on Applevis that indicates this bug existed in the initial release. 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 1/26/2016 10:08 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: Interesting, I had a friend ask me abou

RE: Headphone bug still exists on the I phone.

Hello Simon, Yes, the Edge firmware can be updated; however, I have elected not to update mine. I had a friend update his firmware and he was not happy with the results although I cannot remember why. My thinking is, if it works, leave it alone (smile). Like so many things in life, wearab

RE: Voiceover Hanging with Audio Cutting in and Out

Hello Kevin, Have you confirmed your audio source in the Sound preferences pane? A while back, I had installed a program that added an additional audio source to my list of possible sources. From time-to-time, the source would switch to the third-party source at which time I would experience a

RE: Headphone bug still exists on the I phone.

Hi Mark, Thanks again, Yes I fully agree with all thoughts. If' I want to listen to music then I'll use my bose headphones This edge device sounds exactly what I'm after,and possibly some more. Regards, Simon -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvis

Re: The Fopydo Reading Aid Stand

Hello Sharon, I’m the one who recommended the Fopydo stand with book reading aid. It costs $35 plus shipping which depends on where you are. As far as I know, the book reading aid is not yet available from Amazon, so you’ll need to buy direct from the designer and manufacturer. Cheers, Anne

Re: El Cap and App Store

The (App Store focus) issue is on my list. It’s been around since the beginnings of El Cap. Report it to Apple … -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a

Re: Headphone bug still exists on the I phone.

Unfortunately, the legend is somewhat large, mainly do to its boom mic. The boom mic on my Legend was broken by my keys in my pocket after 6 weeks. The Edge is similar, though a little smaller, and also has a long boom mic. The ear clip hurt my ear, so I gave it to my fiancé to use as a spare. S