Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

Hi. The reason why I'm not committed to iOS full time is the lack of support for third-party voices from Acapela and other dealers. So for me, my next computer will probably be a MacBook Air. Shawn Sent From My White MacBook Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs Skype

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

No no. Apple could definitely fix the unit. They just don't want consumers doing it themselves, as it could void the warranty, and plus, if you don't know what you're doing... generally, it's quite easy, but they close the units like that more as a liability thing. And besides, the odds that

Re: Launchpad, what is it?

OK Mike, Launchpad is an app which makes all the apps on your mac appear in a icon grid view. Basically, it makes the apps on your system appear as if you were looking at an iOS home screen. And yes, it is accessible. You either arrow to, or use first letter navigation to find the item you'r

Re: Safari question

What type things are you searching for? Given that I've never ever heard of this site, it would be useful to know what type things to search for specifically. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message

RE: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

Yes I've used the 12 and 9.7 inch iPad pros. The 12 inch is to large and chunkie for my liking. The 9.7 is a nicer size but heavier than I'd like to carry around It's got everything you need plus the app store for things you don't. Still no I wouldn't get one but that's a personal preference

RE: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

The ipad pros come in a 12.? Inch and 9.7 inch models Apart from the faster processor in the pros, I don't really see a lot more to them than the iPad air2 except may be sound but even then I thought it wasn't great for quad speakers. -Original Message- From: 'Maxwell Ivey' via MacVisi

RE: Two Factor Authentication Not an Option?

Iclouds accessible? Last time I looked at it the accessibility was poo But thanks I”ll give that a look From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Saturday, 9 July 2016 2:16 PM To: 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re:

RE: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

Hi Max, The air is either 11 or 13 inch screan size, With a less powerfull I5 or I7 processor range, Starting at 128 gb hard drive up to 512 gb drive space, both use PCE flash storage And up to 8gb ram. Note the up to is considered a custom build and has to be ordered as they only have sertai

RE: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

No you take it to an apple tech to get it repairded. Yes they have everything solded to the main board to save space therefore you have to get it looked at for repairs -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Arnold

IOS 10 beta

Hi List folks, Ok so today I thought I'd be crazier than usual and I updated to the IOS 10 beta release. Does anyone know of any yet written documentation on the new features in IOS 10, I've found a few but others are hiding from me. The first one that really got me was iMessage being turned o

Re: IOS 10 beta

Simon, my good sir, please allow me to gently remind you that we are strictly forbidden from discussing what we are finding out in the beta testing of IOS10. This pertains both to developer beta as well as the public beta. Bear in mind that the public beta is public strictly in the sence that

Re: IOS 10 beta

Hello Simon, I’m not sure how much written material Rob puts out but his podcasts list all the new features and the differences between each beta release. I see he has a twitter feed. So I could imagine the new features being tweeted. http://tii.libsyn.com Regards, Gena > On 9 Jul 2016, at 1

Windows For An Hour A Day, was Re: For new, or majorly struggling Mac users: Please read

Your original message brings up an interesting point, in that you said you might spend half hour, , to an hour in windows. Being that I have now ordered my Mac mini, I am not going back this time, what type things simply work better in windows than on the mac? Oftentimes, it is that the user s

Re: Two Factor Authentication Not an Option?

No, the website is appleid.apple.com. Then, on your iOS device, open Settings, go to iCloud, tap on your account name, and proceed from there as described. > On Jul 9, 2016, at 05:42, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Iclouds accessible? Last time I looked at it the accessibility was poo > > But thanks

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

There's also the updates to consider, Rumors have it that Apple will announce a new Pro, and maybe a new 12-inch retina MacBook, sometime this fall. At that time, you can get the new one, or take advantage of deals on the older ones (what is now the current model). In other words, the iPads like

Re: IOS 10 beta

And there is, or was, a mailing list for beta testers. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 7/9/2016 5:05 AM, Ray Foret jr wrote: Simon, my good sir, please allow me to gently remind you that we are strictly forbidden from discussing what we ar

Re: Safari question

I know you were asking about Safari, but Home Depot has an app which is accessible and will let you do a search on your phone and is is very quick. > On Jul 9, 2016, at 1:36 AM, Jim Gatteys wrote: > > Hi all! > I am still running Yosemite and I've noticed that when I go to one web site > in par

Re: Launchpad, what is it?

How do you access LaunchPad with VO? I’ve never understood how to use it. Blessings, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net > On Jul 9, 2016, at 4:16 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > OK Mike, >

Re: Windows For An Hour A Day, was Re: For new, or majorly struggling Mac users: Please read

Hi, For me, the things I tend to use windows for are some games, and sometimes, kurzweil 1000. I have to say, though, that I am not using k1000 hardly at all these days, and really don’t miss it that much. I am considering taking the vm off my laptop, and I don’t have it on my desktop at all a

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

I never knew my Air had an SD card slot. I feel really stupid. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone On Jul 9, 2016, at 9:25 AM, Alex Hall wrote: There's also the updates to consider, Rumors have it that Apple will announce a new Pro, and maybe a new 12-inch retina MacBook, sometime this f

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

I think I'm still wanting a full computer and not a tablet. Maybe I'll go all in and get a mac book and a 9 inch iPad. but assuming I am staying with a mac book do i want a mac book pro or a mac book air? I'm thinking pro but without the dvd cd rom. I mean I hardly ever need one, and when I do;

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

my brother just got an iPad pro and is really impressed with the processing speed and quality of the sound. I don't need a larger screen obviously. but sometimes I need to display images or video so someone can help me sort them for use on my website. that is why I'm settled on a 13 inch screen

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

How does it perform when using Skype youtube live blab etc? I do a lot of online audio and video and plan to do even more in the near future. I want as much ram as possible. I also wonder if the cameraa is different on the air than it is on the pro. I'm starting to think that a mac book air 13

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

Hi, Actually, if purchasing new, you won't find a MacBook Pro with built-in DVD drive anymore. When it comes to a decision between the Pro or the Air, you need to look at what you want from your computer and how much you're willing to spend. the Pros have better processors, better displays, u

Re: Safari question

hi, Very interesting. Cool how we live in our own little worlds. There's no way in the world that I thought an American resident would not be familiar with the Home Depot. I guess that it's a matter of prospective and what circles we involve ourselves in. Oh well, I digress. Regarding the

Re: Safari question

Better would be putting something like this in your friendly search engine site:homedepot.com stuff you're looking for -- 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 th

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

Hi Tim; My main concerns are video conferencing and managing my websites. So, I think it has to be mac book air or pro. I actually miss my 12 inch ibook 4 because like you say what blind person needs a big screen. I would probably go with the 13 because of the sd slot. question, do you think thi

Re: Safari question

Thanks Tim, glad it is just not me. I'll contact them to see if they can do anything about it. Jim > On Jul 9, 2016, at 11:14 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > hi, > > Very interesting. Cool how we live in our own little worlds. There's no way > in the world that I thought an American resident wo

Re: Windows For An Hour A Day, was Re: For new, or majorly struggling Mac users: Please read

Hi, am not sure if i am experienced or not, but I'm an RN, so well i know a thing or two. I use the mac for anything, and windows for scanning and well a few games like lone woolf. That is about it , and i will admit it , if i need to read fast nothing beats eloquence. And i mean like nothing. Now

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

Hi Max, Apple seems to be focusing on the Cloud and keeping their devices slim and fairly free of, what they might consider, extraneous ports. So, I don't believe that SD slots or some such expansion will be on their radar. I'm not an insider, nor do I have any more insight than most others,

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

Hi Tim; I appreciate the feedback. i wonder how much cheaper the air would be. Thanks, Max On Jul 9, 2016, at 1:14 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi Max, > > Apple seems to be focusing on the Cloud and keeping their devices slim and > fairly free of, what they might consider, extraneous ports. So,

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

There are already both wifi and Lightning storage devices, for the record. As to slots on iOS, I doubt it. Apple released the Retina MacBook last year, including only one port aside from the headphone jack. This suggests less expansion, not more, especially on their mobile products. I, too, have

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

The below link is a good place to compare Macs. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 7/9/2016 12:15 PM, Alex Hall wrote: There are already both wifi and Lightning storage devices, for the record. As to slots

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

Hi, I do realize that there is both WiFi and Lightning storage, my thoughts though were whether there may be something in the future that works with iOS for external storage. Maybe there is and I'm out of the loop, but I haven't noticed it. With respect to pricing, I'm only quoting Canadian p

Re: Windows For An Hour A Day, was Re: For new, or majorly struggling Mac users: Please read

Hi, I don't use Windows much at all. Probably once a month or so for Server stuff, and that's it. Not sure why people love Eloquence so much either. I've heard others praise its glories, but I've never found it pleasant myself. I guess to each their own. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

Hi Max and all. Sorry for butting in with my pennies worth. I purchased the 27 Retina desk-top about five weeks ago and in order to undergo training, I have decided to also buy a Macbook Air. This means I can carry it easily to my training event and also take it out for a couple of beers and

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

i just have to remind myself of two things. one, when i buy not to skimp on ram and hard drive because I will have it longer than most people keep theirs. and that at least I don't have to pay freedom scientific or some other company for third party speech software. later, Max On Jul 9, 2016, a

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

Hi, That's a good savings Andy. Just be careful not to spill your beer onto your macBook Air while in the Pub. Makes the cost of ownership sky rocket :). Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Jul 9, 2016, at 13:42, Andy wrote: Hi Max and all. Sorry for butting in with my pennie

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

thanks andy; all the info is appreciated. i hear something similar may be about to happen when iOS 10 hits the i devices. take care, max On Jul 9, 2016, at 2:42 PM, Andy wrote: > Hi Max and all. > > Sorry for butting in with my pennies worth. > > I purchased the 27 Retina desk-top about five w

Re: Launchpad, what is it?

Marc: Thanks a lot for this information; now I understand the launch pad app. I don’t think I’ll use it, as keyboard commanders and my doc quickly get me the apps I need the most. Just thought I would ask in case I could use Launch Pad to be more productive. Textexpander is saving me a lot of ti

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

Hi Tim. Funny, I never considered the possibility of spilling my beer! I've been more concerned about how it would look when I took my Macbookk Air to the toilet. Do you think that all of my friends in the pub will think that I don't trust them and that they may lift my computer while I was

Re: For new, or majorly struggling Mac users: Please read

Yes, it's an odd thing that happens on many email lists now because many providers check various records of domains now to determine authorized mail servers, so that the from header has the person's name and email appended to that of the lists now. Otherwise, sites like gmail tend to reject it o

Re: For new, or majorly struggling Mac users: Please read

I believe it’s configurable with in google mail but as I understand it there is an anti spam component to this. You should be able to configure the behavior with in google though. > On Jul 8, 2016, at 6:31 PM, Joseph Hudson wrote: > > This happens with people that are using Google mail. Norma

Re: For new, or majorly struggling Mac users: Please read

Don’t blame you, don’t like the non standard stuff either. Not a huge FaceTime user for the same reason. Likes my protocols open.:) I had to manage some Skype to SIP gateways and it was unpleasant. > On Jul 8, 2016, at 4:14 PM, John JD Denning wrote: > > No Skype. > > Sent from my iPhone >

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

As far as repairs go, some states may only have 2 Apple Stores. At least, that is how it is in Wisconsin, so I'd have to take my chances with the local type of places, think one is called iSupply, that claims to be able to even fix broken iPhones. As far as things going out, I'd say that on most

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

Totally bogus statement. Apple has things as a closed system as a pure money making move only. It has nothing to do with liability, consumer ability or anything imaginary like that. Apple sells memory upgrades for $1000, this same upgrade costs $150 from Crucial or it did when I did the work m

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

Arnold, very good question. You probably your self don’t have the tools any more to work on Apple hardware. They wave solder the hardware right to the boards now so where you used to have memory slots and removable drives you now just have a PC board with everything hard wired. You can howeve

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

Simon, I think it’s even worse now. I believe in many cases they have replaced the screws with hex nuts and or special proprietary fasteners so you need to buy the $400 Apple tool to crack the box open. (or a $17 chinese knockoff tool like I bought heh) Stuff is so packed inside the Apple lap

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

Apple doesn’t want you to upgrade at all. For most products now once you buy it your stuck with what you got. As Simon mentioned there may be an access panel on the iMac but for the most part everything is hard soldered to the board. > On Jul 8, 2016, at 8:02 AM, Saqib Hussain wrote: > > Hi

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

Makes no difference at all what you replace the existing drive with as long as it has the correct interface. Apple, at least in all the units I’ve popped open uses a standard spec drive interface with a normal pin out. I believe it’s all SATA. Just buy an SSD with the same interface and you’r

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

So officially supported by apple is 16 gb but I have a 2011 Macbook Pro with 32 no problem. Fits in the same slots and OS X addresses all the memory nicely. Great with virtual machines. You can assign each one a gig more and let them run just about as well as if they were natively. > On Jul

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

Arnold, this sounds like a screening deal. I’d go for it, excellent choice. You should swap out that drive though, you’ll have a Mac that performs much more like a later model and you’ll be happier. If money is really tight you could do something like a 128 GB SSD for $100 or so maybe even les

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

Andy, no worries here. You can get a spec case that the air fits in, sort of like the life proof cases for iPhones or other hardened shells and your air will take that beer like a pro.:) And I envy you for your thriving pub scene and an environment where you feel safe enough to leave your air

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

Very good points, bump up that processor too if you want to hold on to it for a long time. Pretty good gain for only a $150 or $300 bump in price. Especially if it’s going to last you a long time. Good philosophy.. > On Jul 9, 2016, at 3:47 PM, 'Maxwell Ivey' via MacVisionaries > wrote: >

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

Hi andy, that’s a pretty good price. I hope you enjoy it. Just to add though, I don’t think it’s the new OS freaking people out, I think it’s the people upgrading that provides a lot of the older supply. I sell my gear myself but a lot of people trade in for credit towards a new model. Apple

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

hi Max, there’s probably no way you’re going to get slots on an iPhone. Google is very anti SD card internally as is Apple so if both companies had their way these storage devices would go away. I’d be fine with that, not a huge fan of SD cards but that’s me. I love cloud storage but I know o

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

Well this blind user requires a better graphics processor because rendering network diagrams is faster as well as the operating of other visually intense applications. Also, this blind user works with sited coworkers who need to look over his shoulder. So there are some applications where a bl

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

Max, I presently work for a very large provider of video conferencing tools for the Financial space and can speak to this first hand. The Macbook pro gives you the larger screen if you want it, decent Camera and wildly to much power but you’ll look cool at the Starbucks. If you do a lot of oth

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

I did order it, and it allegedly will be here in the next couple weeks, if not before. The things in the following message are way beyond me at the moment. I will probably upgrade the memory first, then put in a 1 tb hard drive when the 500 gig one gets full, or quits. Keep in mind that this

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

SSD is your only option now on any of the Apple Laptops I believe that are 2013 and newer. Also, the DVD drive thankfully is long gone. You also get AC networking so nice and zippy on the wireless side. > On Jul 9, 2016, at 11:43 AM, 'Maxwell Ivey' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > my brother

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

The airs have already received such an upgrade this year. Not positive on the pro if that’s happened yet but it’s eminent. > On Jul 9, 2016, at 9:25 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > > There's also the updates to consider, Rumors have it that Apple will announce > a new Pro, and maybe a new 12-inch retin

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

I looked and looked on that refurbished list for a Mac Mini before I bought the new one, which I took back. There never were any. I wonder if the one I took back will now appear on that list, now that I have ordered the used one? I don't think I will look, I don't need to know. Arnold Schmi

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

Hey Arnold, very good, just remember, that rotating drive will start to slow over time and also is the most likely thing to fail in the box. So as always, keep good backups in case you need to reformat to boost up that speed again. If you can swing it go SSD sooner than later. That’s even a b

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

hi; I'm one of those who is a bit leary of storing my data in the cloud. thanks, max On Jul 9, 2016, at 7:35 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > hi Max, there’s probably no way you’re going to get slots on an iPhone. > Google is very anti SD card internally as is Apple so if both companies had > thei

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

i hear you; i occasionally need sighted help and they expect large high resolution monitors On Jul 9, 2016, at 7:37 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > Well this blind user requires a better graphics processor because rendering > network diagrams is faster as well as the operating of other visually int

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

Hahaha Arnold, good question. Being it was less than 14 days or in that range I bet it just gets a new set of packing material and is sold new. I wouldn’t set it though, you’re making a great move and a good financial move as well, save that money and the headache of new and take your time an

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

sounds like i would be fine. want to be able to host and join in on live events through blab periscope and youtube live as well as use Skype face time and zoom. i find that my current mac book pro sometimes doesn't have enough horse power but then that's partly because i went cheap and only got

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

Don’t be Max, there’s nothing to be afraid of if you use a reputable provider. Apple, Google, Amazon, very good options and very security conscious companies. I just traveled for example and left everything in the cloud. Granted, I stayed with in the US so your area may differ but I never felt

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

Max, an iPhone is more than enough to handle all the tasks you mentioned so any of the laptops will treat you well. That rotating drive is probably the slowest part of your machine. Swap that out and you’ll feel like a new laptop has taken it’s place. With a proper implementation of a video s

Re: Windows For An Hour A Day, was Re: For new, or majorly struggling Mac users: Please read

Pardon the off topic but a blind RN, that’s pretty cool! I don’t know why of anyone it shouldn’t but there are some jobs that I hear of blind people doing that surprise me. RN is one but I mean that in a supportive good way I’m not sure how you do it but I’m glad you figured a way. A blind fur

Re: Windows For An Hour A Day, was Re: For new, or majorly struggling Mac users: Please read

Eloquence is all about speed. It may be highly mechanical but it’s easy to pick out with the speed accelerated. Also doesn’t lag in spots as much as the more natural sounding voices constructed from samples. That’s the big difference for me. > On Jul 9, 2016, at 3:35 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote:

Re: Windows For An Hour A Day, was Re: For new, or majorly struggling Mac users: Please read

Arnold, to let you know from my angle I started out as a windows user on the PC side and in about 2008 migrated to the Mac. For me I’ve been able to move all my functions away from windows. Most things I hear that people have issue with are OCR reading or other very specialized adaptive softwa

Re: IOS 10 beta

Ray, public beta buddy, has nothing to do with non disclosure. Public being the key word here. Discuss away, it’s assumed you will. > On Jul 9, 2016, at 8:05 AM, Ray Foret jr wrote: > > Simon, my good sir, please allow me to gently remind you that we are strictly > forbidden from discussing w

Re: My Time Ran Out, I Took It Back

Cheap solution to this whole problem… Paper plates. Paper plates are the best or really plastic laminated paper plates.:) > On Jul 8, 2016, at 8:17 AM, Andy wrote: > > Hi Simon. > > I find your generosity astonishing my friend. Do you not think it would be > cheeper getting a house-cleaner

Re: My Time Ran Out, I Took It Back

Simon, you want to look towards the unix tools for this type of thing. the Open LDAP stuff along with SMB4 aught to be able to help here. Aught to be able to edit LDAP Schema that way with the Open LDAP browser etc. I try to stay away from this windows stuff but I’ve seen a lot recently for c

Re: My Time Ran Out, I Took It Back

Mark, I’m fuming reading this. Microsoft removed such an option and it really worked? Do you know how many blind technologists that limitation makes their jobs difficult? I suspect you do that’s probably one of the reasons you found that upsetting like I do. I also did not know this feature

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

well i took the first step this week. I added my mail accounts to my iPhone. I am using imap so whatever mail is deleted from one vanishes from the other. If i understand imap correctly. just wish i could get my plantronic blue tooth ear piece to sink. for some reason iPhone just doesn't see it.

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

sounds like whether i go air or pro I'll be okay. hadn't thought about just swapping the hard drive. h this one is over four years old so I do think its time for a new one. thanks, max On Jul 9, 2016, at 7:57 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > Max, an iPhone is more than enough to handle all the t

Re: My Time Ran Out, I Took It Back

Kawal, very well stated. Only thing I’d say and it’s not so much apple related but more life related, I know it may be easy to say but don’t fear failure. Treat failure like another data point. The very successful fail a lot they just adjust, move on and take another swing. Use that failure

Re: My Time Ran Out, I Took It Back

Arnold, good man, I like your sticktuitiveness to use an over used business made up word.:) I’m sorry if my initial response was overly harsh I was just responding to what I saw and being completely honest which especially with the lack of tone in emails can come off really the wrong way. No m

Re: My Time Ran Out, I Took It Back

Arnold, you make two very good points. Learning a new OS is very much like learning a new language. I am a believer of full emersion for languages so take that or leave it but if I were to do it again I would do what I did and just force myself to use it much like moving to Spain and being for

Re: My Time Ran Out, I Took It Back

Something freezing for 10 minutes is just wrong. It’s not acceptable anywhere so you know something is gravely wrong with that specific setup. > On Jul 7, 2016, at 8:45 AM, Saqib Hussain wrote: > > Mine is connected to a 40 inch TV with HDMI cable. The keyboard freezing > would last up to 1

Re: My Time Ran Out, I Took It Back

I don’t think you have to be that careful although you may be right in your source of the issue. Stick to the app store, that’s pretty good and reputable sites. Downloading is ok just make sure you know what you’re downloading or if you’re unsure do what you’re doing and stick to the app store

Re: My Time Ran Out, I Took It Back

Arnold, I would agree with your assessment of the iPhones and phones in general. I’ve been using cell phones since the analog days but it wasn’t until Mobile speak I really used one and I remember how life changing it was to be able to text and use the same phone as my sited friends. You make a

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

Which plantronics do you have, I’d be more than happy to help with that. > On Jul 9, 2016, at 9:26 PM, 'Maxwell Ivey' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > well i took the first step this week. I added my mail accounts to my iPhone. > I am using imap so whatever mail is deleted from one vanishes fro

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

Max, just back up your data, reformat the drive and reinstall, that in itself may make a huge difference for small money. > On Jul 9, 2016, at 9:28 PM, 'Maxwell Ivey' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > sounds like whether i go air or pro I'll be okay. hadn't thought about just > swapping the har

Re: Mac security, encrypting, backing up, oh my!

Absolutely good stuff, I use encryption heavily and like seeing others do the same. I use GPG with Apple mail to send and receive encrypted mail as well as digitally sign messages, VPN technology to encrypt everything going over the network, File Vault for the disks and yes encrypt Time machine

Re: The Mail App

I have definitely seen this issue, especially in mail, with rotating disks especially slower 5400 RPM models. What can happen is the disk can become fragmented and while Mac OS is supposed to handle this on the fly, it doesn’t do a good job especially if you are near full or have lots of files.

Re: vm and insert key?

Mike Erigo had some podcasts that were fantastic for learning VM Fusion and windows. I got started using his content myself. They were on Blindcooltech but possibly he can speak up as he’s on list and may have pointers of other podcasts he’s done more recently. > On Jul 6, 2016, at 7:47 PM, N

Re: semi-ot: Sonar virtual machines and dealing with virtual box

Did you hold down the shift key? Also, how long did you wait after the drums? Would be happy to give it a host. I’ve successfully done this with the stock Ubuntu install. > On Jul 6, 2016, at 9:29 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > I tried your instructions, I hear the drumbeat. But then I do not g

Make icloud go away

My mac has started during bootup to ask me twice in a row for my icloud passsword. I choose cancel to continue. I have tinkered in system preferences icloud with various settings to no avail. How can I make icloud go away? I don't use it and have no intention nor interest to ever do so.

Re: Make icloud go away

You really can’t, you can not enable it but the current OS really depends a lot on iCloud. > On Jul 9, 2016, at 10:03 PM, - wrote: > > > My mac has started during bootup to ask me twice in a row for my icloud > passsword. I choose cancel to continue. > > I have tinkered in system preference

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

Hi, You are totally correct Scott with respect to blind users and the use case. For the most part, the comment about blind users requiring a nice screen was meant as a funny, but I can see where it may have fallen flat. Myself, I also work with sighted people all the time, and, for work, have

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

Go for 16GB RAM, SSD disc is essential, theese two hardware devices is the best for speed, processor can be second best i.e. the second fastest, if you need this mac to edit videos you also need the second best graphic. I think voice over works better with good graphic card too i.e. voice over

RE: IOS 10 beta

Not in the public beta. It was released on Friday night my time. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ray Foret jr Sent: Sunday, 10 July 2016 12:06 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: IOS 10 beta Simon, my good sir, please

RE: IOS 10 beta

Thanks Gena, Ill check that out. Cheers. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Georgina Joyce Sent: Sunday, 10 July 2016 12:06 AM To: AppleVis List Subject: Re: IOS 10 beta Hello Simon, I’m not sure how much written material Rob puts out b

RE: Windows For An Hour A Day, was Re: For new, or majorly struggling Mac users: Please read

Hi Arnold, I work with both windows and mac systems / machines, I do a lot of work both at home and work with active directory and exchange servers so I prefer to use windows for exchange and windows active directory admin tools for AD. The AD tools is not something that at this point can be d

RE: Two Factor Authentication Not an Option?

Yeah I’ve used applied.apple.com From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Sunday, 10 July 2016 1:20 AM To: 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: Two Factor Authentication Not an Option? No, the website is appleid.apple.

RE: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

Hi Peggy, Only the 13 inch air has the sd slot On the right hand edge, towards the front the of the machine If I remember correctly. From: 'Peggy' via MacVisionaries [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] Sent: Sunday, 10 July 2016 2:44 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: mac bo

RE: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

Max, I have the mac book air, I had a custom build, of the 11 inch with up speed processor, ram and hard drive. I am concidering a mac book pro next but that is due to neding some windows and server based vm's so a bit more power and performance Other than that the mac book iar is great and

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