Re: Why Is The Mac Better Than Windows?

2016-06-27 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
Yep Scott, glad you mentioned Win10 privacy, I forgot about that, and yes that’s why I’m not using it. It’s not to say that it’s a bad OS, though, because it isn’t, but there’s still Win8.1 and Classic Shell or, if you want to go retro, Win7. Both run on that Mac Mini 2014 and Win8.1 and CS is

Re: Taking The Headphone Jack Off Phones Is User-Hostile and Stupid, Have Some Dignity

2016-06-27 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
Yeah, good speakers aren’t a thing any more because “Good enough”. There must be a solution to this problem. Nobody wants to build up an expensive component system because playing your media from analog or digital sources requires physical effort and requires actually getting up off the sofa.

RE: Taking The Headphone Jack Off Phones Is User-Hostile and Stupid, Have Some Dignity

2016-06-27 Thread Simon Fogarty
Nope, Don't care, I'll go with what happens, Have a great set of high quality bose Bluetooth headphones that will work with what ever apple do. But this is an issue that all developers of headphones and associated music products will have to sit down and work out a connector to replace the c

RE: Converting songs to mp3 with latest iTunes and ElCap.issue with apple music store

2016-06-27 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yeah I can’t find anything of RHCP in apple music, Wonder if it’s a thing apple do in case of music content as RHCP do have a few tracks that have harsh language. Oh well I’ll have to get it the old way, From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behal

RE: Taking The Headphone Jack Off Phones Is User-Hostile and Stupid, Have Some Dignity

2016-06-27 Thread Simon Fogarty
what about the usb c connector, I thought everyone was meant to be heading that direction for a genric connector type. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sabahattin Gucukoglu Sent: Monday, 27 June 2016 2:58 AM To

Re: Taking The Headphone Jack Off Phones Is User-Hostile and Stupid, Have Some Dignity

2016-06-27 Thread Kimberly
Simon, Are the Bose Bluetooth headphones worth the price? I adore my Bose wired headphones, but because Bluetooth sound quality is generally so lacking, I have been hesitant to shell out the $$ for the Bose Bluetooth option. So in your opinion, are they really all that? Kimber Sent from Kimbe

Re: Converting songs to mp3 with latest iTunes and ElCap.issue with apple music store

2016-06-27 Thread Kimberly
Stadium Arcadium is available as is The Getaway. Though the offerings do seem rather limited. Ah well, they are still available for purchase from iTunes. Sent from Kimber's iPhone > On Jun 27, 2016, at 4:26 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Yeah I can’t find anything of RHCP in apple music, > >

RE: Netflix

2016-06-27 Thread Simon Fogarty
Works like a charm on my iPhone and apple tv, not sure about the computer -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brandon A. Olivares Sent: Monday, 27 June 2016 10:20 AM To: “Mac Visionaries“ Subject: Netflix Hey e

RE: Taking The Headphone Jack Off Phones Is User-Hostile and Stupid, Have Some Dignity

2016-06-27 Thread Simon Fogarty
Or the older 6.5 mm headphone jack, or even 64kb for running a application in. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Caitlyn Furness Sent: Monday, 27 June 2016 10:42 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: R

RE: Why Is The Mac Better Than Windows?

2016-06-27 Thread Simon Fogarty
I use both mac and windows, infact I run windows 10 as a bootcamp partition on my mac book air, I’m still a more windows power user than mac but that is only because I’m using windows products at work and home in the way of servers, I’m really only a new user of the mac but it’s growing on me i

RE: remotely controlling a mac

2016-06-27 Thread Simon Fogarty
Michael, If I get this correctly, the machine you wish to control is in the same room you are in in that case yes you can use the apple remote desktop tool, only thing is that you need the speech to come out on your remote machine which isn’t possible. You can however get the speech from the

RE: Taking The Headphone Jack Off Phones Is User-Hostile and Stupid, Have Some Dignity

2016-06-27 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Kimber, To me they are great, execlant sound quality both listening to books and music. Mine cost me around 500 nz dollars but well worth it so far. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kimberly Sent: Mond

Re: Taking The Headphone Jack Off Phones Is User-Hostile and Stupid, Have Some Dignity

2016-06-27 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
Nah, I doubt Apple will switch to USB-C for iOS devices. It’s actually thicker and wider than Lightning (albeit faster, too). And then of course there’s always the $$$ Apple would miss out on because of the “Made for iPhone” certification on Lightning peripherals (which is guaranteed using an

Response to a tweet

2016-06-27 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Hi, I am not a very experienced user of Twitter. How would I know that somebody has responded to my earlier tweet? The thing is tweets are very short and the way people respond sometimes makes them very impersonal as they do not address you by name. How can I tell that a particular tweet is

Re: Response to a tweet

2016-06-27 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Most twitter applications like Night Owl have a notification area. Also, I believe by default twitter sends you e-mails and/or text messages for each reply. Best wishes, Jonathan > On 27 Jun 2016, at 07:36, Andrew Lamanche wrote: > > Hi, > > I am not a very experienced user of Twitter. H

Getting rid of cable (was Netflix)

2016-06-27 Thread Donna Goodin
Hey Scott, I felt exactly like you do. My husband had been wanting to cut the chord for a long time, and I was the one dragging my feet. But now that we've done it, I don't miss it much at all. There are some shows I miss like Diners and Dives and Restaurant Impossible, but that's about it.

Re: Netflix

2016-06-27 Thread Saqib Hussain
Hi. I always use it on my Apple TV 4. I wish they had a category of AD content because when I use Safari to search for such content! I just get VO speaking numbers. > On 27 Jun 2016, at 10:40, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Works like a charm on my iPhone and apple tv, not sure about the computer

Re: Why Is The Mac Better Than Windows?

2016-06-27 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Scott, The next release of Windows 10 will have bash too. I don't know if it will have all the nix tools I am used to after 20 years of Sun work, but it is a start. In terms of the original complaints, by default new Mac user accounts use the caps lock key as a alternative to the control-option

Re: Why Is The Mac Better Than Windows?

2016-06-27 Thread Saqib Hussain
Hi. I love the spell check and the auto correction feature and this is available on Windows but couldn’t be detected with the screenreader that I was using which was System Access. I’ve done the hard yards in terms of learning the basics on my new Mac Mac and wouldn’t go back to Windows ever aga

Re: Voiceover Crashing My Mac

2016-06-27 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Actually before you do a clean install, it might make sense to create a new user 90% of the configuration information is stored in the user Library folders. Jonathan Best wishes, Jonathan > On 26 Jun 2016, at 07:13, Scott Granados wrote: > > So I’m running the public beta to be clear but I

Re: Netflix

2016-06-27 Thread Christine Grassman
Go here to browse all AD content: http://www.netflix.com/browse/audio-description > On Jun 27, 2016, at 8:16 AM, Saqib Hussain wrote: > > Hi. I always use it on my Apple TV 4. I wish they had a category of AD > content because when I

Braille translation on the mac.

2016-06-27 Thread Stacey Robinson
Hello. Is there a way to easily translate a text file created on the mac to a brl file? Blessings, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net -- The following information is important for all members of the M

Re: remotely controlling a mac

2016-06-27 Thread michael babcock
I have no problem with getting speech from a distance, i can do that. What process would i need to do to get access to the machine? I enabled all remote access options in system preferences for the time being. would i need to start speech on the account i’m logging into? Sounds like it might jus

Re: Braille translation on the mac.

2016-06-27 Thread E.T.
Louis, from . From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 6/26/2016 6:00 PM, Stacey Robinson wrote: Hello. Is there a way to easily translate a text file created on the mac to a brl file? Blessings, Stacey Robins

Re: remotely controlling a mac

2016-06-27 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
If all you need is to do so from across the room, then why not use a bluetooth keyboard? --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: Michael Babcock To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

Re: remotely controlling a mac

2016-06-27 Thread michael babcock
I thought about that and that would enquire me of buying a BT keyboard and waiting for it where as i have this $2400 macbook that if i could just use it i would rather do so :) thanks for the suggestion chris. > On Jun 27, 2016, at 6:46 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > If all you nee

Re: Getting rid of cable (was Netflix)

2016-06-27 Thread Scott Granados
Donna, thank you for that. Interestingly enough, it sounds like I would be totally on the same television page at your house with the exception of the news. The big Bang Theory is one of my favorite shows. Sheldon is actually more whacked in the head than I am which sometimes rings a little c

Re: remotely controlling a mac

2016-06-27 Thread Scott Granados
Doesn’t the mac come with a wireless keyboard on the desktop side?  Don’t you already have that or am I missing something, probably amJ Since you can hear the audio in the room on both ends I’m thinking team viewer because even if voiceover doesn’t tunnel who cares, you’re in the same buildin

Re: remotely controlling a mac

2016-06-27 Thread E.T.
A Bluetooth keyboard seems to be the simplest solution even for a $2400 system.. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 6/27/2016 6:48 AM, michael babcock wrote: I thought about that and that would enquire me of buying a BT keyboard and waiting

Re: Braille translation on the mac.

2016-06-27 Thread Stacey Robinson
Once I download it, how do I use it? Thanks, Blessings, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net > On Jun 27, 2016, at 8:35 AM, E.T. wrote: > > Louis, from . > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > Are We A

Re: Voiceover Crashing My Mac

2016-06-27 Thread James Lee
Thanks for the suggestions. I don't think it is a string issue. Voiceover reads fine what goes into the field, and I can't duplicate 100% of the time. I'll downgrade and see what happens. Thanks again, On 6/27/2016 8:29 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: Actually before you do a clean install, it migh

Some questions related to Mac with Voice over

2016-06-27 Thread Ramy Moustafa
Hello all: after finishing my master, i decided to use my mac in all my life. so, i'm some times facing issues that i need your help: 1- if i need to open more than 1 window to move bitween or copy somethings, Command accent doesn't move me bitween windows, i can use the command tap, it can move

Re: Braille translation on the mac.

2016-06-27 Thread Stacey Robinson
I opened this and it said that it wasn’t compatible with my mac. Blessings, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net > On Jun 27, 2016, at 8:35 AM, E.T. wrote: > > Louis, from . > > From E.T.'s Keyb

Re: Getting rid of cable (was Netflix)

2016-06-27 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi All, I think the death of cable as we known it all these years has definitely started. But its going to be a long, agonizing death. lol. Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and possibly Apple in the very near future will be speeding up this death though. I’m going to go ahead and add HBO to that mix as w

Re: new iPhone

2016-06-27 Thread Scott Davert
Hi Gabe. Unless I'm mistaken, you will not be able to use the 4s SIM card in your 5S without manipulating it. This is because the card in the 4S is a Micro SIM, and the one in the 5S is a nano-sim. Scott On 6/26/16, Scott Granados wrote: > Absolutely agreed, unlocked should mean unlocked to the

Re: Braille translation on the mac.

2016-06-27 Thread Scott Davert
While it's not software based, you may have better luck with Robobraille http://www.robobraille.org Just follow the directions on the website. HTH, Scott On 6/27/16, Stacey Robinson wrote: > I opened this and it said that it wasn’t compatible with my mac. > Blessings, > Stacey Robinson and GEB d

Re: Why Is The Mac Better Than Windows?

2016-06-27 Thread Mike Arrigo
Here are my reasons whyI think the mac is better and why I left the Windows world, at least for home use. First, an excellent screen reader is built in to the operating system. I think you said you were using a mac mini, you can use the track pad if you have one, I use the numpad commander on m

Re: Some questions related to Mac with Voice over

2016-06-27 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Yes, the Mac can handle numerous windows open simultaneously. If you're wishing to move between windows within the same app, Finder for example, then you may find the Window Chooser helpful. Just press VO-f2-f2 to bring it up, arrow through the choices and press return on the one you wish

Re: remotely controlling a mac

2016-06-27 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I seem to remember software that at loud your Macintosh to behave as a Bluetooth keyboard. Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Jun 27, 2016, at 10:31 AM, E.T. wrote: > > A Bluetooth keyboard seems to be the simplest solution even for a $2400 > system.. > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > Are We A

Archiving Text & iMessages

2016-06-27 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, Has anyone saved their text messages from their iPhones? If so, how did you do it? Are they in a format that you can read them later? Thank you, Traci -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about

Re: Response to a tweet

2016-06-27 Thread Scott Granados
Correct all around, you get email notification as well as notification from what ever app you’re using. On 6/27/16, 7:59 AM, "Jonathan Cohn" wrote: Most twitter applications like Night Owl have a notification area. Also, I believe by default twitter sends you e-mails and/or text messages for

Re: Why Is The Mac Better Than Windows?

2016-06-27 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi, forgive me, but I did not keep your first message, and the person whose reply I am using did not keep your name. Your questions are fine ones, and speaking only for myself, I find no reason for you to apologize. Speaking only for myself I feel the generalizations that often goes on where te

Re: Some questions related to Mac with Voice over

2016-06-27 Thread Scott Granados
Hi Ramy, congratulations on completing your masters. Tim has already given you the answer to your windowing question and I wanted to point you at some good resources to answer the rest of your questions. First, you made a good move joining this list. There’s a lot of great talented users on t

MesaSQLite, Desert Sand Software

2016-06-27 Thread Traci Duncan
This application was recommended to read the back up database of iPhone text and iMessages. Does anyone have experience with this. I don’t know what I’m doing. I’ve never tried to read a database file, and I’m not getting very far. :) Any guidance is appreciated. Traci > http://www.deserts

Re: Braille translation on the mac.

2016-06-27 Thread E.T.
Stacey, Did you open the archive and select the installer package? Its compatible, I am running Louis on the latest OS. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 6/27/2016 8:23 AM, Stacey Robinson wrote: I opened this and it said that it wasn’t co

Re: Why Is The Mac Better Than Windows?

2016-06-27 Thread christopher hallsworth
Hi yes I like browsing on the mac with Safari mostly but I also have Google Chrome. > On 27 Jun 2016, at 16:51, Mike Arrigo wrote: > > Here are my reasons whyI think the mac is better and why I left the Windows > world, at least for home use. First, an excellent screen reader is built in > to

Checkbook pro

2016-06-27 Thread Marie Lyons
Every time I try to open the app I get a message stating that it is not responding. What can I do to correct this. I have the paid app. Marie Lyons -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of

Re: Why Is The Mac Better Than Windows?

2016-06-27 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Well, orca isn’t that bad i think. It at least has the most efficient braille support i’ve ever used with any OS. Maybe Cobra screenreader for Windows beats any ScreenReader at least with braille Support. /A > On 27 Jun 2016, at 09:15, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: > > Yep Scott, glad you ment

Re: Braille translation on the mac.

2016-06-27 Thread Stacey Robinson
When I opened the archive there was a thing called installer package. I opened that and got all the way to install. I’m running the latest version of OSX Blessings, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net > On Jun 27, 2016, at 1:03 PM, E.T

Re: Braille translation on the mac.

2016-06-27 Thread Stacey Robinson
Scott, Thanks, I’ll try this too. Blessings, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net > On Jun 27, 2016, at 10:45 AM, Scott Davert wrote: > > While it's not software based, you may have better luck with Robobraille > http://www.robobraill

Re: Why Is The Mac Better Than Windows?

2016-06-27 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
It was Windows 10 that did it for me. I got tired of the inconsistency and the issues with accessibility. I’ve been reading and listening to podcasts about the Mac for years, so in March I bought my first Mac. It’s a Mini, with processor and RAM upgraded sufficiently that I feel comfortable r

Re: Braille translation on the mac.

2016-06-27 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! This is a dum question but are you going to embose it? And if so on what emboser? /A > On 27 Jun 2016, at 03:00, Stacey Robinson wrote: > > Hello. > Is there a way to easily translate a text file created on the mac to a brl > file? > > Blessings, > Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. >

Re: Braille translation on the mac.

2016-06-27 Thread E.T.
Press the Install Anyway button. Nothing broke when I did that. I can still run Louis. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 6/27/2016 11:46 AM, Stacey Robinson wrote: When I opened the archive there was a thing called installer package. I open

Re: Why Is The Mac Better Than Windows?

2016-06-27 Thread Scott Granados
Just to add to your comments, Braille is by far the weak point in my mind. Braille on OSX is bad or at least with my Focus 40. That’s a definite weakness you point out that I can attest to from personal experience. On 6/27/16, 2:50 PM, "Larry Thacker Jr." wrote: It was Windows 10 that did

Re: remotely controlling a mac

2016-06-27 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
If you can hear the audio from the remote machine across the room, couldn't you use the native screen sharing stuff in OSX? It doesn't transmit audio but if that will do the job then there is no need to buy a BT keyboard. I think the basic process is along the lines of Connect To Server (comman

Re: Checkbook pro

2016-06-27 Thread E.T.
What happens if you force quit the app then open it again? From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 6/27/2016 11:26 AM, Marie Lyons wrote: Every time I try to open the app I get a message stating that it is not responding. What can I do to correct

Re: Braille translation on the mac.

2016-06-27 Thread Stacey Robinson
No, I want to read it on my onhand. Blessings, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net > On Jun 27, 2016, at 1:52 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > This is a dum question but are you going to embose it?

Re: Braille translation on the mac.

2016-06-27 Thread Stacey Robinson
Thanks very much. I’ll give that a try. Blessings, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net > On Jun 27, 2016, at 1:51 PM, E.T. wrote: > > Press the Install Anyway button. Nothing broke when I did that. I can still > run Louis. > > Fro

Re: Why Is The Mac Better Than Windows?

2016-06-27 Thread Arnold Schmidt
Thanks for all the response I have gotten to my question. So everyone will know, at this point, it is much less likely that I will take it back than that I will. And I am very willing to admit that I don't really know what I am doing yet, that was very much expected by me. I have seen severa

Re: A GUI question

2016-06-27 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
Depends on what you mean by "run the Mac GUI". The Mac GUI is just an overlay on top of what's happening under the hood. So if you are SSHed into another Mac, cd to the Desktop folder and rm a file, that file will be gone from the desktop in the GUI as well. CB On 6/25/16 4:43 PM, Angus MacKi

Re: Why Is The Mac Better Than Windows?

2016-06-27 Thread Ben J. Bloomgren
Mike, Here's an example of why interacting is a genius idea from Apple. I use Wikipedia multiple times per day. Have you noticed that most Wikipedia articles have a table near the top of the page which gives information about whatever the article will be? For example, if you type in Arizona

Re: Converting songs to mp3 with latest iTunes and ElCap.

2016-06-27 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
Glad to hear it wasn't some crazy hard to reproduce issue. CB On 6/24/16 6:05 PM, Stacey Robinson wrote: Chris, I followed your directions and had no trouble converting to mp3. Thanks for your help. Blessings, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net On Jun 24, 2016, at

Re: A GUI question

2016-06-27 Thread Angus MacKinnon
Chris Thank you. I had the Mac fixed and then it fell ill. I am going to reinstall. Angus MacKinnon -- 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

Re: Why Is The Mac Better Than Windows?

2016-06-27 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi Arnold, The purpose of interacting is to speed up navigation. VoiceOver groups elements together so that you only need to deal with that element if you want to. for example, when navigating, VO will come upon a table, and tell you that it's there. If you don't interact with it, then you'v

Re: Why Is The Mac Better Than Windows?

2016-06-27 Thread Ben J. Bloomgren
Scott and all, if you don't mind my asking, how is Braille the weak point of OSX? I'll have to vehemently disagree with you hereon, and here's why. I have an older Focus 40 USB Braille display, and I took it down to North Carolina when I visited Chris Gilland a few years ago. He was thinki

Re: Getting rid of cable (was Netflix)

2016-06-27 Thread Donna Goodin
I completely agree, Ricardo. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 27, 2016, at 10:24 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > > Hi All, > > I think the death of cable as we known it all these years has definitely > started. But its going to be a long, agonizing death. lol. Netflix, Amazon, > Hulu,

Re: Why Is The Mac Better Than Windows?

2016-06-27 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
The problem, as far as I know, isn’t with support for braille displays. From what I have heard that is indeed good. I don’t have one. The issue is that there is no full-featured brail publishing program such as Duxbury for the Mac. For even casual brail translation, if you want other people

Re: Getting rid of cable (was Netflix)

2016-06-27 Thread Ben J. Bloomgren
Being that this is Mac Visionaries, I'll throw it back to Apple. Ricardo, you mentioned HBO. I have HBO Now, and I just got Amazon Prime again. I don't know how extensive HBO Now is, because my parents subscribe to HBO via our cable provider, but the HBO Now app works wonderfully on the Apple T

Re: Why Is The Mac Better Than Windows?

2016-06-27 Thread E.T.
Duxbury has promised an OS X version for 2-3 years. I have no idea if there has been any progress at all. If you ask them, they will probably repeat what I was told, We are working on it. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 6/27/2016 3:02 PM,

Re: Getting rid of cable (was Netflix)

2016-06-27 Thread Ricardo Walker
Haha, Sorry for straying so far off topic. Another company that has gone with a stand alone subscription model is CBS. They also have an app available for the 4th gen Apple TV. Look for other networks to follow this lead. > On Jun 27, 2016, at 6:05 PM, Ben J. Bloomgren > wrote: > > Being tha

Dr. Phil, and More. I swear this *is!* on topic entirely.

2016-06-27 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Guys, In light of us recently talking about becoming a cord cutter with things like Netflix, having an Apple TV 4, etc, I must ask: With Time Warner, There are a few shows I like to watch, some of which I can get for a purchase through ITunes, and some I can't seem to find there nor anywhere e

RE: Some questions related to Mac with Voice over

2016-06-27 Thread BBS
Hi Ramy. I'm one of those people that Scott is talking about that offers training on how to use your Mac. My contact info is below if you want my services. I can either be paid for it or I can teach you for free, it's up to you. Either way, I guaranty you won't be disappointed. I can also do the

Re: Dr. Phil, and More. I swear this *is!* on topic entirely.

2016-06-27 Thread Ben J. Bloomgren
There is an app for CNN Go. I just installed it onto my ATV4, and I'm waiting for it to activate. I think that that's the biggest buggaboo. How much are these content providers charging sans the middleman of cable and satellite companies? Ben On 6/27/2016 16:46, Christopher-Mark Gilland wro

Re: Dr. Phil, and More. I swear this *is!* on topic entirely.

2016-06-27 Thread Christine Olivares
Forensic Files is on Hulu. I saw it yesterday! > On Jun 27, 2016, at 8:13 PM, Ben J. Bloomgren > wrote: > > There is an app for CNN Go. I just installed it onto my ATV4, and I'm waiting > for it to activate. I think that that's the biggest buggaboo. How much are > these content providers charg

Re: Dr. Phil, and More. I swear this *is!* on topic entirely.

2016-06-27 Thread Joshua Tubbs
I think that Dr. Phil is literally the only show that requires cable. I do not think it is in the CBS app. > On Jun 27, 2016, at 8:13 PM, Ben J. Bloomgren > wrote: > > There is an app for CNN Go. I just installed it onto my ATV4, and I'm waiting > for it to activate. I think that that's the bi

Re: Dr. Phil, and More. I swear this *is!* on topic entirely.

2016-06-27 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
OK, but what of those shows would CNN Go give me, Ben? --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: Ben J. Bloomgren To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, June 27, 2016 8:13

Re: Dr. Phil, and More. I swear this *is!* on topic entirely.

2016-06-27 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Is it? OK, then, there's one thing I can cross off. I probably have to have the paid account though to get it, wouldn't I? --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: Christine Olivares

Re: Dr. Phil, and More. I swear this *is!* on topic entirely.

2016-06-27 Thread Joshua Tubbs
Okay, going to try that again because I was editing dictation and it messed up that message. Dr. Phil I don’t think is on-demand anywhere. Forensic Files is all on Netflix so you can binge it. They’re still making new episodes of Cops? > On Jun 27, 2016, at 8:13 PM, Ben J. Bloomgren > wrote: >

Re: Dr. Phil, and More. I swear this *is!* on topic entirely.

2016-06-27 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
No, it's not in the CBS app. Trust me. I looked. Yeah, I could go to: http://www.drphil.com and order the DVD's of my favorite shows, then when I get them, I could rip them, then import them, but God, what a pain! Not to mention, that would mean I'd have to pay for every single show, then p

Re: Dr. Phil, and More. I swear this *is!* on topic entirely.

2016-06-27 Thread Christine Olivares
Hulu is not free, but it is very cheep. It costs $11.99 for no commercials. > On Jun 27, 2016, at 8:21 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > Is it? OK, then, there's one thing I can cross off. I probably have to have > the paid account though to get it, wouldn't I? > --- > Christopher Gil

Re: Dr. Phil, and More. I swear this *is!* on topic entirely.

2016-06-27 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Oh God yeah! Cops in is in like, season 25 or 6 now. I'd have to look it up. Yeah, about Netflix with Forensic Files, but the last time I looked, their streaming service only had a few seasons. They definitely didn't have anywhere near all of it, and the little I remember that they did! have,

Re: Dr. Phil, and More. I swear this *is!* on topic entirely.

2016-06-27 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Actually, I hear there is a free plan. Granted, there are commercials, which stinks, but I'd be willing to tollerate it. Right now though, I'm so broke in debt, I probably won't be out of it for at least the rest of the summer. This is why I asked if the free plan with commercials also had th

Re: Dr. Phil, and More. I swear this *is!* on topic entirely.

2016-06-27 Thread Christine Olivares
Not sure about that…sorry. We are on the free trial and it is there, but we chose the no commercial option. > On Jun 27, 2016, at 8:29 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > Actually, I hear there is a free plan. Granted, there are commercials, which > stinks, but I'd be willing to tollera

Re: Dr. Phil, and More. I swear this *is!* on topic entirely.

2016-06-27 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
OK, how long is the free trial? --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: Christine Olivares To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, June 27, 2016 8:35 PM Subject: Re: Dr

Re: Dr. Phil, and More. I swear this *is!* on topic entirely.

2016-06-27 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Seven days. But if you’re saving money with cable, then perhaps you can afford the nominal fee? Brandon > On Jun 27, 2016, at 8:37 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > OK, how long is the free trial? > --- > Christopher Gilland > JAWS Certified, 2016. > Training Instructor. > > clgillan

Re: Anyone know about Medicat?

2016-06-27 Thread Nancy Badger
Brett, good luck and I will be interested to hear what you find. We are using a similar software for counseling centers now called titanium. It is also not very accessible. I have to have accommodations. Nancy Nancy Badger, Ph.D Assistant Vice Chancellor, Student Services UT Chattanooga Sent fro

Re: Dr. Phil, and More. I swear this *is!* on topic entirely.

2016-06-27 Thread Christopher Gilland
Point taken, Brandon. Good point. Shrubs. I'm not even touching this one with the 10 foot pole. Chris. sent from my iPad > On Jun 27, 2016, at 20:39, Brandon A. Olivares > wrote: > > Seven days. But if you’re saving money with cable, then perhaps you can > afford the nominal fee? > > B

Re: Dr. Phil, and More. I swear this *is!* on topic entirely.

2016-06-27 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
If it makes you feel any better, we ended up canceling our cable today. Even with the cost of Netflix and Hulu, we’ll save $80 every month. And, I’m loving it so far. :) Brandon > On Jun 27, 2016, at 9:44 PM, Christopher Gilland > wrote: > > Point taken, Brandon. > > Good point. Shrubs. > >

Re: MesaSQLite, Desert Sand Software

2016-06-27 Thread Jonathan Cohn
SQL is a language for retrieving information from a data base. In order to retrieve the information you need to know a table to get it from. So SQL queries look something like: select * from MessageText ; Select userName, messaeText from users , messages where users.id = messages.AuthorID The

Re: Dr. Phil, and More. I swear this *is!* on topic entirely.

2016-06-27 Thread Scott Granados
God, cops, 25 seasons?  If I want to watch the police victimize people I could open my door! I try to filter out as much propaganda as possible not import it and boy that’s hard. Chris I don’t mean to make a whacky suggestion here but what about an over the air antenna to pull in digital

Re: Dr. Phil, and More. I swear this *is!* on topic entirely.

2016-06-27 Thread Brent Harding
Yes, not sure if HLN is available at all without cable, but they run a lot of Forensic Files on the weekends and at night. - Original Message - From: Scott Granados To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, June 27, 2016 9:23 PM Subject: Re: Dr. Phil, and More. I swea

Re: Dr. Phil, and More. I swear this *is!* on topic entirely.

2016-06-27 Thread Scott Granados
Donna got me thinking earlier as well and the money savings are very real.  I looked at my bill and it turns out I could save $2000 and bump up to gigabit. How nice would that be to have gigabit right to the desktop! From: on behalf of "Brandon A. Olivares" Reply-To: Date: Monday, J

Re: MesaSQLite, Desert Sand Software

2016-06-27 Thread Scott Granados
Oh you crazy software guys. Always selecting and tabling and garbage collecting. I don’t get all that layer 5 through 7 stuff.  Applications baffle me, as long as the packets show up and mostly in order my work here is done.;) From: on behalf of Jonathan Cohn Reply-To: Date: Mon

Web testing and development software.

2016-06-27 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Hello, My new work Macintosh has arrived and now I have been asked what software would be useful for my job. I am helping with Accessibility of computer based testing systems. All my professional accessibility work has been using Windows screen readers with specialised scripts. I am familiar

I can't figure out Roger for iOS, really! could use your help!

2016-06-27 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
So, a friend of mine sent me an invite to try out Roger. So, I got it installed, and boy am I thoroughly confused! This interface, unless I'm not getting something, is a freaking mess! 1. After telling it I want to talk to friends, I then was able to add my friend to the chat. I accidentally

Re: Dr. Phil, and More. I swear this *is!* on topic entirely.

2016-06-27 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Yeah, it's not. That's the exact channel that I actually listen to FF on, go figure. Love watching that thing over night, as pretty much, you're right. That's about all they play all night long. It's awesome! --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmai

Re: Dr. Phil, and More. I swear this *is!* on topic entirely.

2016-06-27 Thread Scott Granados
Have you tried a good antenna or just the included rabbit ears or a cheap wall mount version?  I got ahold of a bowtie antenna for something like 25 bucks and the difference was significant.  Digital signals are also easier to pick up, it’s either working or not.  Digital is great it’s eith

Re: Dr. Phil, and More. I swear this *is!* on topic entirely.

2016-06-27 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
We get horrible reception here, so that won't work. I should know. My aunt who lives only about 500 feet from us has tried using over the air. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From:

Re: Dr. Phil, and More. I swear this *is!* on topic entirely.

2016-06-27 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Let's just say that we bought one from Best Buy that was $130, and even that! didn't work. This sucker was literally top of the line. We wound up returnning it, and trying about 2 other models before we finally gave up. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgilla

Re: Dr. Phil, and More. I swear this *is!* on topic entirely.

2016-06-27 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
A good antenna shouldn't cost that much but a lot of it also depends on where you put it. I put a ChannelMaster CM2016 in my attic and it worked quite well. Cost me $44 on Amazon. My wife is a sports nut so she had to have her (US) football and Olympics. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0018

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