Yeah but aren't they making it thinner when they get rid of the headphone jack.
Twin cameras would be pretty impressive,
I wonder how the likes of KNFB reader would get on with the 2 cameras, should
be a better shot using 2 cams.
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Virtual reality headset like samsungs,
Oh my god, it's like a welders helmet crossed with a divers mask.
Seemingly looks bloody funny when being worn.
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Sent: Friday,
Remember folks that it's not apple setting the standards for digital music.
I have to agree though that I'm starting to find music to perfect and clair,
I remember when a 33 &1/3 rpm vinyl was around and the hiss and crackle of the
stylus on the vinyl surface was what really added to the sound.
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On 4/29/2016 9:41 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:
> Virtual reality headset like samsungs,
> Oh my god, it's like a welders helmet crossed with a divers mask.
> Seemingly looks bloody funny when being worn.
>
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On 4/29/2016 9:39 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:
> Yeah but aren't they making it thinner when they get rid of the headphone
> jack.
>
> Twin cameras would be pretty impressive,
> I wonder how the likes of KNFB reader would get on with the 2 cameras, should
> be a better shot using 2 cams.
> -O
On 4/29/2016 9:53 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:
> Remember folks that it's not apple setting the standards for digital music.
>
> I have to agree though that I'm starting to find music to perfect and clair,
> I remember when a 33 &1/3 rpm vinyl was around and the hiss and crackle of
> the stylus on
I'm not overly worried myself about the lack of headphone jack,
I've got both wired and Bluetooth headsets so I'm covered.
But I'd still prefer a jack or at least an adaptor from lightening to 3.5mm
jack.
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The iPhone is on topic for this list therefore it's on topic.
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Hi David,
Those headset you have, you say there lasting you about 6 months each, is that
when your throwing them out do to broken or dead?
Either way dam good price for a bt headset
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On B
Infact Mary,
The USB C connector is meant to be taking over from the micro USB and I was
leed to believe the lightening connector as it's an all in one port,
So it's something to keep an eye on.
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From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegrou
Yeah I'm into the Bose devices,
I've got a Bluetooth soundlink wireless all round headphones,
Allow you to connect 2 devices at once,awesome sound quality with good solid
base to them.
And a cable for those who want wired connectivity
I also have a soundlink mini Bluetooth speak,
Again great sou
Yes, two broke, one battery died. For so cheap, I just got some more. We will
see if these last longer.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone
> On 29 Apr 2016, at 21:09, Simon Fogarty wrote:
>
> Hi David,
>
> Those headset you ha
On 4/29/2016 10:09 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> Those headset you have, you say there lasting you about 6 months each, is
> that when your throwing them out do to broken or dead?
>
> Either way dam good price for a bt headset
>
> -Original Message-
> From: macvisionaries
On 4/29/2016 10:00 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:
> I'm not overly worried myself about the lack of headphone jack,
>
> I've got both wired and Bluetooth headsets so I'm covered.
>
> But I'd still prefer a jack or at least an adaptor from lightening to 3.5mm
> jack.
>
> -Original Message-
>
On 4/29/2016 10:06 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:
> The iPhone is on topic for this list therefore it's on topic.
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Shaf Patel
> Sent: Friday, 29 April 2016 10:40 AM
> T
On 4/29/2016 10:32 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:
> Yeah I'm into the Bose devices,
> I've got a Bluetooth soundlink wireless all round headphones,
> Allow you to connect 2 devices at once,awesome sound quality with good solid
> base to them.
> And a cable for those who want wired connectivity
>
> I
On 4/29/2016 10:13 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:
> Infact Mary,
>
> The USB C connector is meant to be taking over from the micro USB and I was
> leed to believe the lightening connector as it's an all in one port,
> So it's something to keep an eye on.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: mac
On 4/29/2016 11:20 AM, David Chittenden wrote:
> Yes, two broke, one battery died. For so cheap, I just got some more. We will
> see if these last longer.
>
> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
> Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On 29 Apr 2016, at 21:
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Yes but there’s no way that people will cry about a headphone jack.
Remember, Apple will include headphones. 99% of the consumers will not care
how these headphones attach to their phone. They know the headset is included
and that’s as far as it goes. Remember you’re thinking like an interest
For that price point you could almost justify them being disposable.:)
That’s amazing I’m going to order one of each and give them a shot.
Thanks for the great pointer.
> On Apr 28, 2016, at 7:23 PM, David Chittenden wrote:
>
> Hi Scott,
>
> The S530 is a little molded plastic piece which sit
Actually, that has nothing to do with why the smaller phone was released.
The real reason is because in the Indian and Chinese markets the 4 inch phone
is king. Chinese and other far eastern customer blocks represent a much larger
block of business than even the United States and European marke
It doesn't (ReallyDoesn't) Matter2Me either, but
I am simply wondering about Those, who gave
TheImpression they would QuitePossibly LeaveApple
if Apple Removed its HeadPhoneJack, & tried to
persuade Apple to KeepIt by SigningAPetition
I just don't UnderStand TheDifference between
WirelessHea
Hi,
I was attempting to find a menu option that would help me to get logged in to
my Mac Book Air, OS 10. I found the Startup disc options, and by mistake I
switched to Windows 10 and latest version of NVDA, I believe. Can someone
please direct me as to the motions of going back to Mac as t
That's NotTheReasoning they gave at its ReleaseParty BackInMarch (March2016)
And, if you are Right-Correct, Why not simply only Release it in those Areas?
I know a LotOfPeople, who Desire the
SmallerFormFactor RatherThan the LargerFormFactor because SizeMatters
We'll Agree2Disagree
I'm Out
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Well after 5 days of this subject line and next to no mail related to the line
change it
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On Behalf Of Shaf Patel
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2016 04:12
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Subjec
So that’s the deal Simon, I think you’ve nailed it.
We’ve sold our musical souls for the hell that is convenience.:) (ok maybe a
bit hyperbolic)
But you are on to something. Sure, it’s great to carry around a million songs
in my device or have the entire catalog of the output of the human rac
Exactly, I’ not sure why people don’t think there will be an adapter.
I’d say Apple may even include it but then I snapped out of it and remembered
we live in a capitalist society, so that will be a $30 add on.:)
I’m sure one will be available though.
> On Apr 29, 2016, at 5:00 AM, Simon Fogar
Robin, great responses by the way I like your angle even if we might have a
little different view point.
I think we’re pretty close though. I think the idea of people leaving the
Apple Orchard for other pastures is right on the money. That’s not trivial to
do, you might have a lot of money in
You wouldn’t release in just a few areas because that’s not how business or
Apple works on that scale. It’s all about Margins, you have to keep the
margins in order. If I make a phone that’s technically as complex but just
sell it in 2 markets I don’t benefit from the gains in supply chain and
Well Simon, I just forwarded your message to the lead engineer for high end
audio and mobile for Bose. Randomly, it just so happens that I’ve known him
since grammar school and Bose itself is only 30 miles down the road or so from
where I live so I hope we can help with the firmware accessibili
Wow Mark, thanks for allowing this thread.
So I have a youtube channel going with one other person (my assistant / step
son who works for me). The name is Drone and RC addicted. Topics include
anything remote control that travels by air, sea or land. Things I have on
there now include audio
Hi:
Has anyone tried the new Macbook 12 inch? If so, how does the moble processor
handle VO? What do you think of the new style of keyboard?
Sarai D. Bucciarelli www.linkedin.com/in/SaraiDBucciarelli
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It is under processored, and there is next to no space between the keys. The
mac air has more speed and memory
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On Behalf Of Sarai Bucciarelli
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2016 06:54
To: macvision
If I don’t mind Max asking you this, but what do you primarily do on your
YouTube channel?
> On Apr 29, 2016, at 8:52 AM, Scott wrote:
>
> Wow Mark, thanks for allowing this thread.
>
> So I have a youtube channel going with one other person (my assistant / step
> son who works for me). The
I'd put up with lightning cable! :)
Dora Speck
[Sent from my iPhone]
> On Apr 29, 2016, at 5:48 AM, Scott wrote:
>
> Yes but there’s no way that people will cry about a headphone jack.
>
> Remember, Apple will include headphones. 99% of the consumers will not care
> how these headphones att
Hi guys,
Just a follow up: coincidentally, a minor update to VMWare Fusion was released
this week, I believe version 8.1.1. In the release notes there is specifically
a mention of a fix for the issue of not being able to format USB drives from
within virtual machines. I can verify that things n
Well my channel could use better organization. But it has videos of amusement
equipment, podcast videos from my amusement equipment and coaching businesses,
and videos of me singing. I just don't care to have to have three url's and
manage three channels. thanks for asking, Max
On Apr 29, 2016,
I personally think losing the headphone jack is a good thing. Think about what
we could do with a digital out. You could use your own digital to analog
convertors so for example you could attach your iPhone to your Thor Audio DAC,
you could support digital in for recording, we could start the
You can also do stereo recordings too!
Dora Speck
[Sent from my iPhone]
> On Apr 29, 2016, at 9:44 AM, Scott wrote:
>
> I personally think losing the headphone jack is a good thing. Think about
> what we could do with a digital out. You could use your own digital to
> analog convertors so
I have just removed a certain spammer from the list who was forwarding
messages.
Let's just leave it at that.
Mark
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Mark, may I give you a little advice concerning what you have done as an admin?
What you're doing is great, but I don't feel that it is necessary to alert the
whole group that you have remove the spammer, I think it is best that you just
alert the people that helped you and Cara out with monitor
Hay joseph why don’t you let mark run the list the way he wishes. You just
can’t keep ;your nose out of others business…and by the way then why didn’t you
tell mark this off list…go figure
Sory mark you keep doing what you are doing and it is a good job!!!
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.
While a USB-C headphone/power/data jack might allow slimmer devices or
more internal space for other stuff, it also means your headphones could
do much more than play audio. There have been hacks over the years such
as the square credit card reader plugging into the current jack but what
if you
Those of you who are using the MLB TV app on the Apple TV 4th generation are
aware that the app was made inaccessible after a March update. I contacted MLB
and the rep with whom I spoke didn’t seem to have a good grasp on the
accessibility issues we were encountering. So I went to Apple Access
In my last message, I mentioned using arrow keys to navigate the games list. I
am using a bluetooth keyboard. If you are using the Siri Remote, swiping left
and right, or up and down should have the same effect. Sorry for any confusion.
Les
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Hello Mark.
Thanks for posting your app usage.
I thought I’d list some of my apps that I use.
1. I use The IOS Calculator to help me budget as I can’t do maths so I find
that extremely helpful. As I was premature, I was told that having too much
oxygen would have destroyed my capability of a
Great list of apps so far. Thought I would chime in on what I have used the
past two days, as I like to say to the good people at Apple you may work with
VoiceOVer but I live with VoiceOver.
1. Apple Maps to track my subway route yesterday.
2. Blind Square to check what address I was near as I w
Yeah great price, and as you say, buying replacements isn't a big issue after 6
months.
I'd not want to do that with my edge,
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Sent: Friday, 29 April 2016 10:20
This is especially true with the S530. It is formed to fit in the outer ear.
Until I spent time to figure out how to best place it, it kept falling out of
my ear. Now, it stays in even with decent wind. It is a rather solid piece of
plastic, so it went through many drops, and a couple puddles be
Hi Mark, cool thread here’s my response to add to the others.
1. Good Mail for Enterprise, it’s a secure mail client owned by RIM now that I
use to access my work email. Since it’s a secure network we need to use a
client like this to access exchange.
2. iMessage, I use the native messaging ap
Good to know,
Thanks,
> On Apr 29, 2016, at 11:41 AM, 'Maxwell Ivey' via MacVisionaries
> wrote:
>
> Well my channel could use better organization. But it has videos of amusement
> equipment, podcast videos from my amusement equipment and coaching
> businesses, and videos of me singing. I jus
iPhone SE will be my choice for now because of the 3.5 jack missing on iPhone
7. Like to use the cabled headset and charge at the same time. Adapters will be
a choice, but ….
Something good will happen with hi-fi quality down the road, is my guess, but
it may take 2 years. Competition from stre
Hi Scott,
Interesting your using the RIM mail client for exchange connectivity for your
mail.
How different is it to outlook or the mail app on the phone?
I hadn’t heard of RIM doing a IOS app?
And OPEN VPN I assume your server is setup on a mac at home somewhere and if so
how difficult is it
Thanks david good to know.
I'll wait till I kill one of my current 3 before I go buying something new.
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Sent: Saturday, 30 April 2016 10:41 AM
To: macvisionaries
Good to know!
Thanks
> On Apr 29, 2016, at 9:15 AM, george basioli wrote:
>
> It is under processored, and there is next to no space between the keys. The
> mac air has more speed and memory
>
> -Original Message-
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> [mailto:macvisionaries@googleg
Hi,
Hmm. I don’t use iOS. I use MacOS. Yep, this definitely is the Mac visionaries
list. I didn’t get that wrong. Thanks for keeping this list on topic.
—k
Better to remain quiet and let them think you a fool, than post to a mailing
list off topic and prove it. Modern Socrates translation.
Hi Simon,
first, the Good mail app is very similar to other mail apps but with some
differences. You get the same folder structure but there are buttons
intermixed between each message so if you swipe from left to right you might see
unread, subject, then right whether you’ve responded or the d
I'm just wondering if further changes wouldn't be a miss,
Now they are most likely getting rid of the headphone jack, now all headphone
manufacturers use this as a universal connection type, unless of course they
are Bluetooth headphones
What if all audio device manufacturers started using US
Actually you’re in for a disappointment then because your Mac eventually will
run IOS if the Mac lasts long enough and Apple doesn’t get out of the PC market
entirely.
I think it was with the introduction of the iPad Steve Jobs announced then that
the goal was to unify all the products from the
Thanks Scott, I’ll have to go have a look at them.
I’ve been looking for a good vpn for home for a while.
I was thinking of just using SSH from my mac mini but I got side tracked.
But thanks those options give me further thoughts.
Now off to warm up for black sabith concert.
From: macvisionari
Hi,
Had some hands on with this Mac recently. The keyboard is definitely odd to my
touch. Granted, it’s probably something you will get used to over time. The
processor in the MacBook is underpowered and I personally see no reason why a
blind person would want it. The air is a far better value.
Yeah it's a nice device,
So long as you don't want to do a lot of power useage, it's a good machine.
Starting at a 1.1GHz processor and that being a mobile processor it's not
powerfull but works fine for everyday web surfing and word processing
I didn't really try it for along time as I found
Scott,
Dude your crazy,
I like your style!
Can blind people fly drones, hell yes, I just have a habit of destroying mine
when they hit things like houses or cars and the ground during attempts at
crazy tricks,
3 helicopters, 2 cars 1 boat and I did order a malinium falcon for chrismas
which
Hi Scott,
Thanks for that,
Yeah I just had a sighted friend update the firmware on my bose bt headset
just a single ear device for my phone.
There is another app for my bose mini Bluetooth speaker and then my over head
headphones and yeah it's a flash or java application that has no accessib
What the heck is this guys issue?
Sorry but I'm getting sick of these nothing repeat emails.
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On Behalf Of Shaf Patel
Sent: Friday, 29 April 2016 11:13 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Hi,
If you restart your Mac with the X key held down, it should force it to boot
into MacOS X. From there, you can use your familiar System Preferences and
startup disk to set it to your good and trusty MacOS volume.
You can do it from the PC side, as well, but let’s keep it simple for now and
But Scott,
People are more likely to purchase a product that they can use their existing
headphones in if they ned one.
I've paid like a lot of others a lot of money for good quality headphones
removing the jack and saying therefore your going to have to purchase a new set
of headphones is go
Yeah I gotta admit if the phone is as good as it's sounding then I wont say no
to an upgrade. I'll get about the headset issue when I need to but I still
think it's a crazy idea.
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Hi Sharon,
If your using bootcamp then on the sys tray / task bar there should be a
bootcamp option, enter on it and you should find the start up in mac os as the
bottom option.
Hope that helps.
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Yes exactly,
I have a colleague who waited for the se just because of a purse she carries
her pphone in.
The 6 etc were to large for the purse so she went from the 5 to the se
therefore no purse changing.
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Scott, from what I've heard being a single man, I'd like to sample taylor swift!
But yes, music doesn't sound the same in it's extremely pure form now.
Black sabith live tonight here in Dunedin, one of the heaviest bands out and
their playing in my town,
I'm getting all excited.
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Not to be pedantic, but I want to offer one small correction. The 11-inch Air
start5s with 4GB of ram, whereas the 12-inch Macbook starts with 8GB. Internal
drive space is 128GB to start on the Air, and 256GB on the Retina Macbook. Yes,
the keyboard is awkward (though I didn't use it enough to k
I could see everything migrating to USBC eventually so it’s the same adapter
all around. I think most people use the included EarPods anyway. I bet the
percentage of 3rd party headphone users (wired that is) to included is small.
> On Apr 29, 2016, at 9:38 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote:
>
> But Sc
Lol, nah you wouldn’t. My friend is her neighbor in Rhode Island, she’s
nothing special in real life when not digitally enhanced and not hugely
friendly either which is a much larger deal.:)
All though in full disclosure what neighbors do actually get along? :) I think
there’s a disagreement
Ah cool collection. I know what you mean I love this stuff.
Yes the car is pretty amazing. It’s 3.5 HP in a sled that you can easily cary
and a big plastic truck topper. Looks like the monster energy truck for our
European friends. I mounted a go pro right on the hood.
I also built a drone b
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