Re: Printing envelopes from the Mac

2016-10-01 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Antonio, Use Contacts for printing envelopes. Select the contact whose address you need to print and press Cmd-p. You’ll find everything you need in that window. Cheers, Anne > On 1 Oct 2016, at 02:38, Antonio Guimaraes wrote: > > Can it be done? If so, how? > > Thanks, > > Antonio

Re: Trillion question.

2016-10-01 Thread Jeffrey Shockley
Hello, One thing to possibly check is to make sure your status is set to “Online” in the Status menu, access where all the other status menus like the time and Wi-Fi are. So, what you do is find the one for Trilian and VO Space on that one, find Online,and VO Space on that.Then, if it doesn’t r

Interesting Ray

2016-10-01 Thread Martin Brown
Not the fact that you prefer the old smelly hoofs unsheathed Ray, but that you prefer Amadeus Pro over Sound Forge Pro. I have a friend who has just recently bought both for his Mac, but have not been in touch to hear his thoughts. He has been a long-time user of Sound Forge on the PC and has alway

Re: Recommendations for noise canceling headphones

2016-10-01 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Well i haven’t had any bigger problems with them. It sometimes happens that it wont connect to a device but its often due to that it can connect to more than one device at a time. One thing i find frustrating is that it has a speech synthesizer built-in that when i for example listen to some

Re: Recommendations for noise canceling headphones

2016-10-01 Thread Phil Halton
Thanks Anders, I bought the QC 25's, the wired versions and they work great. I bought the wired versions because it was one less level of complexity to not have to deal with the potential Bluetooth problems. My main concern is that the active electronics don't fail to soon as I have read happens

Re: It's not good to believe everything you hear

2016-10-01 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hi. Just catching up with the group e-mails. I have a Mac Mini and I Mac but don't understand why a seven year old MacMini won't work with the latest Mac Operating system. I thought as long as you have a working Mac then the new OS will work on anything providing that it has enough memory to

Re: Interesting Ray

2016-10-01 Thread Ray Foret jr
Well, Martin, I use Amadeus Pro with Izotope plugins for click and pop suppression on Vinyl records and reducing noise on analog cassette tapes. That’s my main interest. Sent from my Mac, The only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ra

Re: It's not good to believe everything you hear

2016-10-01 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Kawal, I’ve had Macs for 20 years now and on several occasions, the processor chips have changed meaning that an older Mac couldn’t run the latest OS. The processors in these older Macs cannot cope with the new OS, but they can carry on running El Capitan with no problem. We have an old M

Re: It's not good to believe everything you hear

2016-10-01 Thread E.T.
Kawal, Memory is only a small part of the hardware. There is a great deal more under the hood that plays a part in what a new OS can support. Just as there are advances in hardware design, there are advances in the OS which can be backward compatible only so far. But this does not mean

Ipod Battery Issue.

2016-10-01 Thread Singing Sparrow
Ok, is this normal. I was listening to some stuff on my Ipod and I checked my battery status. by asking siri what is my battery status. Now I should menchen that my battery was at 100 Percent. I checked the battery and low and behold my battery status was at 78 percent after only a half hour

Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, I just left Best Buy, and the sales person there told me that Apple has completely discontinued the iPod and that Best Buy is shipping all of its iPod stock back to Apple. I have no idea if this is true, but if you're in the market, prices on the latest Jen iPod are great right now! Che

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread John Panarese
Which iPod? The Touch? Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AN

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread Donna Goodin
According to the guy at Best Buy, all models. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 1, 2016, at 11:58 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hi all, > > I just left Best Buy, and the sales person there told me that Apple has > completely discontinued the iPod and that Best Buy is shipping all of it

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread John Panarese
Interesting. I don’t see why they would. That was really one of their bread and butter items unless they have something new coming out. In which case I will be very unhappy because I just bought a Touch three weeks ago. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-447

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread Donna Goodin
I was surprised, too. I've been thinking about upgrading my fifth GEN for a long time. Almost bought one today, the prices at Best Buy are great, you can get 64 gig for $300. But instead, I think I'm going to pay off my iPhone 7 when I get the next iPhone, and keep it as my music device. That gi

Re: Flash storage and VoiceOver performance

2016-10-01 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Well, netbook is somewhat or much slower than the macbook air. Although i understand you ofcourse. /A > 30 sep. 2016 kl. 19:56 skrev christopher hallsworth : > > THat was my thinking as well. MBA is ok, but a little slow to my liking. I > would always go for an MBP. Think of MBA as Apple’s an

Re: Flash storage and VoiceOver performance

2016-10-01 Thread christopher hallsworth
Running Windows on your MBA? Sure possible, must be uncomfortable though since the processor isn’t as powerful as the MBP. > On 30 Sep 2016, at 21:26, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Very few issues with my Mac, > > I had to learn to use the Mac for work reasons, then I purchased one and now > run bo

Re: It's not good to believe everything you hear

2016-10-01 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
I understand, that people can't afford to buy new hardware all the time, that is the case for everyone. > On 1 Oct 2016, at 17:18, E.T. wrote: > > Kawal, > Memory is only a small part of the hardware. There is a great deal more > under the hood that plays a part in what a new OS can support.

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread Helga Schreiber
Hi guys! Really? I can't believe that apple is goign to discontinued the iPod touch. That really sucks since I actually bought an iPod touch 6 generation on December of last year! I think the best thing is to call apple itself and ask these question or email apple accessibility and so on. W

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread christopher hallsworth
Guys, it can’t be true, I looked at iDownloadblog and there is no articles suggesting the iPod is going. Nobody’s fault, but whoever is spreading rumours, on or off list, should give us some credible sources. It’s allright saying a guy from Best Buy has said this and that, but anybody from anywh

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread Devin Prater
Just look at Apple's site, to the things being sold. If you can find iPods, and can get to the buying process, the rumor is most likely false. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 1, 2016, at 2:12 PM, christopher hallsworth > wrote: > > Guys, it can’t be true, I looked at iDownloadblog and there is

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread Singing Sparrow
I would like to know this myself according to the apple web site they are still selling the Ipod Touch. On 10/1/2016 2:12 PM, christopher hallsworth wrote: Guys, it can’t be true, I looked at iDownloadblog and there is no articles suggesting the iPod is going. Nobody’s fault, but whoever is s

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread christopher hallsworth
It’s false rumours then. Like someone posted, if you can get to the process of attempting to buy an iPod, or any Apple product for that matter, chances are they are still offering it for sale. > On 1 Oct 2016, at 20:19, Singing Sparrow wrote: > > I would like to know this myself according to th

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread Donna Goodin
Chris, Had you paid attention, you would have noticed that my subject line contained a question mark. One reason I brought the issue to the attention of the list is because I figured someone here would have better information than the guy from BestBuy. Last I heard, asking questions was allow

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread E.T.
I would consider the "source" as unreliable and turn off the rumor mill. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 10/1/2016 12:20 PM, christopher hallsworth wrote: It’s false rumours then. Like someone posted, if you can get to the process of atte

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread christopher hallsworth
Hold on, yes there is a question mark at the end of the subject line. So will now take back what I said and apologies to the list overall. The way I read messages on the mac, which is for another topic for another day, probably for another list, I don’t get told the subject line. So just go off

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread Donna Goodin
Actually, not necessarily. All that means is that they still have them in stock. I'm not saying they are stopping selling them, I'm just saying that the fact that Apple still has them in stock isn't proof of anything. Best, Donna > On Oct 1, 2016, at 2:20 PM, christopher hallsworth > wrote: >

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread christopher hallsworth
I shall add, that Apple “did” quietly discontinue the iPod Classic, so it is certainly possible that future iPods will be discontinued. But as of today, Apple are still stocking all but the original iPod Classic. > On 1 Oct 2016, at 20:24, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Actually, not necessarily. All

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread Donna Goodin
Thank you! Donna > On Oct 1, 2016, at 2:24 PM, christopher hallsworth > wrote: > > Hold on, yes there is a question mark at the end of the subject line. So will > now take back what I said and apologies to the list overall. The way I read > messages on the mac, which is for another topic for a

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread Donna Goodin
Yeah, one thing I wondered is if people are now just using their iPhones rather than having a dedicated music player. It would kind of make sense. I'd probably do that if I didn't use Voiceover. If that's true, it could be that iPod sales have fallen off. Cheers, Donna > On Oct 1, 2016, at 2:

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread christopher hallsworth
Think I would, but prefer my iPad for longer battery life and better sound quality. > On 1 Oct 2016, at 20:28, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Yeah, one thing I wondered is if people are now just using their iPhones > rather than having a dedicated music player. It would kind of make sense. > I'd pr

Re: Recommendations for noise canceling headphones

2016-10-01 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Yes its really great. Especially when going by car. /A > On 1 Oct 2016, at 15:42, Phil Halton wrote: > > Thanks Anders, I bought the QC 25's, the wired versions and they work great. > I bought the wired versions because it was one less level of complexity to > not have to deal with the pote

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Hmm, i can’t see much of a pricing difference here but i haven’t looked in a while so that may certainly be true. I have the 5th gen and that one is not ios 10 copatible. But i can use it even if its slow slow. /A > On 1 Oct 2016, at 18:58, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hi all, > > I just left Be

Re: Flash storage and VoiceOver performance

2016-10-01 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Well, no i don’t as i don’t have the need for it anymore as i can embose from my mac now. Though i will try to run linux on it but it takes up less power. /A > On 1 Oct 2016, at 19:50, christopher hallsworth > wrote: > > Running Windows on your MBA? Sure possible, must be uncomfortable thou

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread Antonio Guimaraes
Hi all, A precursory Google search turned out the following links from the past two years on this topic, both rumors. from 2015 http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/06/11/ipods-disappearance-from-top-of-apple-website-signals-further-slide-into-obscurity And from earlier this year http://forums.m

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Huh? This definitely is news to me. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. i...@gillandmarketing.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: "Donna Goodin" To: Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2016 12:58 PM Subject: Apple discontinuing the iPod? Hi

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
I totally agree here with Helga. That sounds like rubbish. I'd call Apple and ask before jumping the gun. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. i...@gillandmarketing.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: Helga Schreiber To: macvisiona

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Chris speaks a very good point here. I wanna see some sources, as otherwise, I'm calling a BS on this one. I'm not blaming the original poster, as much as I am the guy from Best Buy, so make that very clear. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. i...@gillandmarket

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Donna, we're not criticizing you! Far from it! If anything, we're criticizing the jerk at Best Buy who told you this. Relax. You're not in the blame here. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. i...@gillandmarketing.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Messa

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Wuh? You don't look at subject lines? Then... o... Kayyy? I'm confused. How do you know then if you wanna read a message, or not. Hmm. Enlighten us. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. i...@gillandmarketing.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message ---

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
All but? Are they still stocking the iPod Mini's? I've not seen those since like, 2004 or 2005. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. i...@gillandmarketing.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: "christopher hallsworth" To: "Macvisionarie

RE: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread Simon Fogarty
Really? The shuffle nano and touch? I could understand if they drop the older generations but completely I find very difficult to believe. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Sunday, 2 Octobe

RE: Flash storage and VoiceOver performance

2016-10-01 Thread Simon Fogarty
Processor is an I7 1.7GHz with 8gb ram Can't say it's a big issue. I run a couple of vms from it also but due to the vm product being vm player I only have one at a time running -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Beh

RE: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread Simon Fogarty
www.apple.co.nz website shows the touch nano and shuffle models all still on sale. Could it just be that they are about to release a newer up to date hardware model of the iPods When were they last updated? The touch 6Gen has the A8 chip in it, and nano hasn't been updated in a while. -Or

RE: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread Simon Fogarty
I use an iPod touch all the time. I have one on my bike for a cycle computer and one for my audio books. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Sunday, 2 October 2016 8:28 AM To: macvisionaries@goo

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread Helga Schreiber
hi Donna. How are you? if you do want to still buy an iPod touch, I recommend you to go to the Apple Store to buy one instead of going to Best Buy store LOL!! I bought my iPod touch from the Apple Store!! However, if you want you can go to the Best Buy Taurus Best Buy store and tell them that

RE: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread Simon Fogarty
Nano, The shuffle is the small 4 gig or similar sized devices and they still sem to be on the web site for sale. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher-Mark Gilland Sent: Sunday, 2 October 2016 4:14 PM To

Mail and things was Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread christopher hallsworth
Yeah, I know. Until today, I just relied on the preview pain and focus remained there. Now though, I’m changing tactics. I’ve removed the preview pain, interact with the messages table, navigate the subject column, and if a subject interests me I can just open the message with return. If not, I

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread christopher hallsworth
Yeah, we are, actually. Donna, it’s the jerk(s) at best buy we are criticizing here. Good call here Chris 😀. > On 2 Oct 2016, at 04:11, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > Donna, we're not criticizing you! Far from it! If anything, we're > criticizing the jerk at Best Buy who told you this

Re: Apple discontinuing the iPod?

2016-10-01 Thread christopher hallsworth
Oh yes, maybe the mini has been quietly discontinued as well the same time as the classic, I don’t know. > On 2 Oct 2016, at 04:14, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > All but? > > Are they still stocking the iPod Mini's? I've not seen those since like, > 2004 or 2005. > --- > Christopher