RE: time machine "disc is to small" dialogue

2016-08-28 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Chuck, Have you checked the format of the disk? Just make sure it’s not formatted as fat32 as it wont do well with file sizes over 4gig Mac os journaled iss the best format to use in these situaitons From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of

RE: I devices I grill mini

2016-08-28 Thread Simon Fogarty
Ah, so it’s a temperature probe. That makes more sence now. Interesting that it’s a blue tooth device, and I assume it is left within the cooking product or is it removed after being usied for testing of the things being cooked temp? From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries

Re: How do i block e-mails on my Mac from senders who have my iCloud address

2016-08-28 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
If you know who is sending emails to your iCloud address, then you should go into the contacts, find the persons name, edit the contact details, and then there should be a block button there and you should be able to block everything. I can do this on my iPhone but not sure whether I can do this

Re: How do i block e-mails on my Mac from senders who have my iCloud address

2016-08-28 Thread David Chittenden
It is easier than that. Just move the email into the spam folder. This tells the mail app to do so for all email from that sender. And, the sender never knows. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 28 Aug 2016, at 22:24, Kawal

Re: Here is the Text of the User Manual for the Nearby Explorer, for iOS, GPS Navigation App

2016-08-28 Thread Geoff Stephens
I guess I am smart enough to be able to tell which side of the street I am on. The concern is about the destination. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 27, 2016, at 10:58 PM, David Chittenden wrote: > > Given the inaccuracies which are inherrant in GPS thus far, I would not trust > any app which cl

Re: Here is the Text of the User Manual for the Nearby Explorer, for iOS, GPS Navigation App

2016-08-28 Thread David Chittenden
When the accuracy is very good, one ends up very close to the location. When the accuracy is not as good, one ends up within the block. In that case, good O&M skills will get the person to the location; such skills as asking people in the area. I travel independently, and internationally, using

Searching for Express VPN

2016-08-28 Thread Bill Gallik
OK, I’ve had my interest piqued concerning “Express VPN.” But when I open “App Store” for Mac and search for “Express VPN” I get the following: - VPN Shield - Red VPN Now, of course, I’m looking for a replacement for Avast on my Mac and not my iPhone 6. Are either of the above what I want to

Re: Searching for Express VPN

2016-08-28 Thread E.T.
Unlike the iDevices, you can find OS X apps outside the Mac App Store. Do a google search. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 8/28/2016 7:21 AM, Bill Gallik wrote: OK, I’ve had my interest piqued concerning “Express VPN.” But when I open “A

Re: How does one hang up after a Face time call using the Mac using a keyboard?

2016-08-28 Thread Anders Holmberg
Shift command h That is for skype. > 27 aug. 2016 kl. 00:44 skrev Kawal Gucukoglu : > > That is what I did funny enough. I think it's the same thing for Skype on the > Mac. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 26 Aug 2016, at 11:13 pm, Joseph Hudson wrote: >> >> Try to control option H that sho

Re: Here is the Text of the User Manual for the Nearby Explorer, for iOS, GPS Navigation App

2016-08-28 Thread Jenine Stanley
Thanks David, you beat me to this one. Also, what we have to remember regarding GPS is that any app, yes even the blindness specific ones, used in real time assumes you are in the middle of the street, rather than on a sidewalk. This is how the maps are designed which are at the heart of every

How to tell who's on chat on Facebook

2016-08-28 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Hi, When I go to Facebook on my mac, I often hear VoiceOver announce "chat" followed by a number. This number, I assume, refers to the number of my friends who are currently available on chaat. Is this correct? In which case, how can I tell which friends are available? If I click on chat bu

bootcamp win10 and sharpkeys?

2016-08-28 Thread Anouk Radix
Hi everyone, I want to make a bootcamp windows 10 so i can use os x and windows side by side. On the mac i have seil and karabiner and vmware fusion but for some programs I need to use bootcamp. I was wondering though does sharpkeys still work on windows 10? I need an insert key and i would real

Re: Here is the Text of the User Manual for the Nearby Explorer, for iOS, GPS Navigation App

2016-08-28 Thread gs
Thanks for the education, David. It's a little condescending but I'll leave it at that. Just to be clear, I have another GPS solution which will identify the side of the street of the destination. I do not want to spend the money for this unless it will do the same. This has nothing to do with

Can I edit a pot file on the mac.

2016-08-28 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi all. I need to translate a pot file. (A file called .pot in the end). I have researched a little. I downloaded poedit, I thought that was accessible, but it does not seem to, I could not find anything in the file I need to translate. Is there an editor which is accessible. I am willing to pa

using Square

2016-08-28 Thread Laura Bratton
Hi All, Has anyone used the Square.com site and app?If So is it accessible with VO? Thank you for the help, Laura -- 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: Here is the Text of the User Manual for the Nearby Explorer, for iOS, GPS Navigation App

2016-08-28 Thread Jenine Stanley
At the risk of also being condescending, I’ll chime in here. Nearby Explorer does identify which side of the street the destination is on if it can do so. There are some address schemes which do not make this possible. Sometimes it’s also recorded incorrectly when the mappers put in geocodes fo

Re: Here is the Text of the User Manual for the Nearby Explorer, for iOS, GPS Navigation App

2016-08-28 Thread gs
The provision of information is not condescending. The podcast I heard describing the product demonstrated that it did not identify the side of the street for the destination. Therefore, I concluded that it never identifies it. In the podcast, it was stated that the Android version of the produc

Re: using Square

2016-08-28 Thread Mika Pyyhkala
Hi, Square has a new chip based reader which should be actually more accessible. The older reader required a headset splitter. Best, Mika On 8/28/16, Laura Bratton wrote: > Hi All, > Has anyone used the Square.com site and app?If So is it accessible with VO? > Thank you for the help, > Laura >

Re: Here is the Text of the User Manual for the Nearby Explorer, for iOS, GPS Navigation App

2016-08-28 Thread David Chittenden
I use a few GPS solutions including: TomTom, Apple Maps, and Google Maps. Yes, I only use the general market GPS mapping solutions. I also use Blind Square, but it is not a mapping solution. In all cases, the solutions I stated tell the user which side of the street the address is on. Therefore,

Re: Here is the Text of the User Manual for the Nearby Explorer, for iOS, GPS Navigation App

2016-08-28 Thread Mary Otten
Janine is correct. I didn't listen to the podcast, but if Mike said that in general it didn't identify the side of the street for the destination, he was wrong. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 28, 2016, at 11:40 AM, gs wrote: > > The provision of information is not condescending. The podca

Re: Here is the Text of the User Manual for the Nearby Explorer, for iOS, GPS Navigation App

2016-08-28 Thread David Tanner
It appears that it usually does tell the side of the street to where you were looking for David Tanner >From my iPhone 6 S > On Aug 28, 2016, at 1:40 PM, gs wrote: > > The provision of information is not condescending. The podcast I heard > describing the product demonstrated that it did not

Re: Here is the Text of the User Manual for the Nearby Explorer, for iOS, GPS Navigation App

2016-08-28 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Really, it doesn't matter what GPS you use, as long as you can travel safely and reliably either in Familiar areas or in areas that you know. I do not have the confidence in relying on GPS, Might mobility is very good, but, I do believe in human intervention as I have a guide dog. If I was to u

Re: Here is the Text of the User Manual for the Nearby Explorer, for iOS, GPS Navigation App

2016-08-28 Thread Jenine Stanley
Not to defend Mike, as he can do that himself, but he didn’t realize that the app does indeed identify POIs when possible with the side of street information included. He made a correction on the Nearby Explorer lists to his assumption. I’m sure he’ll go back in and correct the podcast or have a

text file editor for iOS?

2016-08-28 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, What's a good text editor for iOS these days? I mean that literally--an editor for .txt files, with no need to support rtf or any other formats. It needs to be able to save to Dropbox. I have Voice Dream Writer, but it can't open and save an existing file, making editing files a pain. I

Re: text file editor for iOS?

2016-08-28 Thread Michael Babcock
Have you used textedit? > On Aug 28, 2016, at 1:21 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > > Hi all, > What's a good text editor for iOS these days? I mean that literally--an > editor for .txt files, with no need to support rtf or any other formats. It > needs to be able to save to Dropbox. I have Voice Dream W

Re: text file editor for iOS?

2016-08-28 Thread Alex Hall
All the time, but I need this for iOS, not macOS. > On Aug 28, 2016, at 16:24, Michael Babcock wrote: > > Have you used textedit? >> On Aug 28, 2016, at 1:21 PM, Alex Hall wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> What's a good text editor for iOS these days? I mean that literally--an >> editor for .txt files,

Re: text file editor for iOS?

2016-08-28 Thread E.T.
Couple apps that come to mind are Drafts 4 by Agile Tortoise or AccessNote by American Foundation for the Blind. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 8/28/2016 1:21 PM, Alex Hall wrote: Hi all, What's a good text editor for iOS these days? I m

Re: text file editor for iOS?

2016-08-28 Thread Phil Halton
Actually, any file that you can open with voice dream reader can be exported to voice stream writer. I like voice dream writer for text editing and that's how I get RTF PDF at Cetera files opened in Writer. Sent from my IPhone > On Aug 28, 2016, at 4:21 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > > Hi all, > Wha

Re: Here is the Text of the User Manual for the Nearby Explorer, for iOS, GPS Navigation App

2016-08-28 Thread Christine Grassman
I have been happy with the app since downloading it over a week ago. The only thing driving me crazy is my inability to silence its wonky sound effects. Since I do not recall hearing this particular noise in the podcast, I am mystified as to how to shut it off. If anyone has any information, ple

Re: text file editor for iOS?

2016-08-28 Thread Alex Hall
I like the app too, but it lacks in-place editing. That is, you can't simply open it, open a file from a supported source, then edit and save the file. You must import a copy, edit that, then be sure to type in the exact same name as the file you mean to override, then confirm that you want to r

Re: Using Apple TV the fourth generation without a TV

2016-08-28 Thread Kevin Chao
I've it connected to Bluetooth speakers and it doesn't require TV to be ON. On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 1:40 AM Simon Fogarty wrote: > HI Mary, > > I know some sound systems now have an HDMI input which you can plug in > the likes of a blueray or I guess apple tv and then have another HDMI > output

Re: Here is the Text of the User Manual for the Nearby Explorer, for iOS, GPS Navigation App

2016-08-28 Thread Scott Granados
I have a very good friend who built an interface between his dog and a GPS mapping package. The dog was then trained to follow a dot that a set of goggles it was wearing projected off in to space. The dog followed the dot, the dot was controlled by the mapping software and the user could set t

Using Spotlight

2016-08-28 Thread E.T.
I wish to use Spotlight to find all occurrences of certain files and then delete them. What is the best way to do this? I gave it a try and got a table of all the files found but could not see how to check their locations and also a count. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Unive

Re: Here is the Text of the User Manual for the Nearby Explorer, for iOS, GPS Navigation App

2016-08-28 Thread Mary Otten
I would have to actually experience that to believe it. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 28, 2016, at 6:27 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > > I have a very good friend who built an interface between his dog and a GPS > mapping package. The dog was then trained to follow a dot that a set of > goggles

Re: Using Apple TV the fourth generation without a TV

2016-08-28 Thread Mary Otten
Kevin, just to be clear. You were saying that you can just send the audio output from your AppleTV fourth-generation to a pair of Bluetooth speakers, and all video plays fine. Including things like Netflix HBO, all the things that would have some protection on them. They all play fine. That's r

Re: Using Apple TV the fourth generation without a TV

2016-08-28 Thread Kevin Chao
Yep, I can play Netflix, HBO GO, etc. using BLuetooth speakers On Sun, Aug 28, 2016 at 8:23 PM Mary Otten wrote: > Kevin, just to be clear. You were saying that you can just send the audio > output from your AppleTV fourth-generation to a pair of Bluetooth speakers, > and all video plays fine. I

Re: Using Apple TV the fourth generation without a TV

2016-08-28 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Can you play an apple TV for output to be sent to your Mac or Mac mini? I’d get one when I could afford it if that is the case. I do have a Talking TV (one of those Samsung talking TV’s) hence not getting an Apple TV. I would not want to connect it to my Samsung TV as I would not know what so

RE: Searching for Express VPN

2016-08-28 Thread Simon Fogarty
Try searching google for express vpn and see what happens. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill Gallik Sent: Monday, 29 August 2016 2:22 AM To: MacVisionaries E-Mail List Subject: Searching for Express VPN OK