Re: Mac book pro touch bar

2017-01-15 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Simon, No, I mean the plus/equals key on the number row. If you go to that key, then move your finger up to the touch bar, you should be on the volume control. Cheers, Donna > On Jan 14, 2017, at 10:40 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Donna, > > You mean below that touch button? > > Or t

Re: Any 2017 Apple-Related New Year Resolutions?

2017-01-15 Thread Scott Granados
I will definitely give that a look. Chrome book sounds like an interesting way to go. > On Jan 14, 2017, at 6:41 PM, Kevin Chao wrote: > > Hey Scott, > > If you haven't done so yet, I'd recommend taking a look at Chrome OS/Books. > The new rewrite, ChromeVox Next has the best performance, sup

Re: T-mobile upgrades Washington DC area almost 1000%.

2017-01-15 Thread Scott Granados
They were testing out COWs all the time in the Bay Area. During anything like the World Series or out side lands festival they would drive one or more of these in the area and set up mobile coverage augmentation. It’s very cool how that works and they can augment areas when they need it. > On

Re: Any 2017 Apple-Related New Year Resolutions?

2017-01-15 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! If one could get brltty to run under ChromeOs i maybe would like to try it but i still do love my mac. But since i don’t use any home automation yet i may be lucky for a while. /A > 15 jan. 2017 kl. 14:02 skrev Scott Granados : > > I will definitely give that a look. > > Chrome book sounds l

Re: Mac book pro touch bar

2017-01-15 Thread Robert Carter
Hi, If you don’t want to use the Touch Bar to adjust the system volume you can use the vo keys and the dash key to lower the volume and the vo and the equals key to raise the volume. The dash and equals are on the standard numbers row. Robert Carter > On Jan 15, 2017, at 6:48 AM, Donna Goodin

Re: Mac book pro touch bar

2017-01-15 Thread Mike Arrigo
The one limitation is that this does not work to enable voiceover in recovery, think i will stick to regular function keys. > On Jan 14, 2017, at 10:05 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi listers, > > I just thought I’d pass on a little tip that I found today while playing with > one of the new t

sierra and battery status

2017-01-15 Thread Gabe Griffith
Hello all, I know this discussion came up a while back but I wasn't running Sierra then. I have recently updated my Mac to Sierra and the menu extras option is not showing the battery level. What is the trick or where can it now be found? Thanks, Gabe -- The following information is importa

Re: sierra and battery status

2017-01-15 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, If your Mac is charging, then the battery status is announced by VO, if not, then you have a few options. You can ask Siri, works but problematic in a meeting or other public venue. You can go to System Prefs in the Energy Saver pane and it is available there. Also, in the Activity Monit

Re: iPhone glucose meter recommendation

2017-01-15 Thread Dan D.
A google with: iphone glucose meter will get a ton of responses. They work by sending the result to the iphone/ipad where the app can voice and/or store the result. Make sure the app is voice accessable. One from the above google appears to be an apple product. One factor is the cost of

Re: Any 2017 Apple-Related New Year Resolutions?

2017-01-15 Thread David Chittenden
I purchased an Acer ChromeBook last year. ChromeVox, the ChromeBook's screen reader is basic. I played with it about four weeks ago, and it is still to basic for anything but the simplest of web work. I cannot recommend the ChromeBook for any blind person. It is still too limited. David Chitten

Re: iPhone glucose meter recommendation

2017-01-15 Thread John JD Denning
Thanks everybody for your comments. Yes I started with Google searches, and have found a number. But I've not read any comments by blind users. It looks like there's one in development now that's very promising and one that I found that looked really great but it only works with older iPhones. I

Re: Any 2017 Apple-Related New Year Resolutions?

2017-01-15 Thread Kevin Chao
Braille support on Chrome OS/Vox Next is based on brltty. I use VarioUltra 40 with Google Pixel 2 all of the time :) On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 5:41 AM Anders Holmberg wrote: > Hi! > If one could get brltty to run under ChromeOs i maybe would like to try it > but i still do love my mac. > But since

Re: Mac book pro touch bar

2017-01-15 Thread Kevin Chao
"You can use the number row in place of function keys, simply by holding down function and pressing the number you want. For example, our vo-cmd-f5 command would be the VO modifier, command key, function key, and the number 5. It is important to note that this extends to the accent key, above the t

Re: sierra and battery status

2017-01-15 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Hi Tim. I actually didn't make the Battery Status script. I downloaded it a few years ago, coincidentally, from this list when someone else shared it. Shawn Sent From My White MacBook Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs Skype username: bbstheblindrapper Facetime: bbss

Re: sierra and battery status

2017-01-15 Thread Kevin Chao
Say Power Status: If your Mac is running on battery power, this script announces the percent of the battery remaining, and the estimated run-time. If your Mac is running on mains/wall power, the battery percentage is reported, along with the estimated recharge time. https://blog.bryansmart.com/2014

Re: sierra and battery status

2017-01-15 Thread Tim Kilburn
Shawn, Cool how things come and go on this list. I'll still say "Good job" to you anyway as you were good enough to share it with folks for this need. Thanks. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Jan 15, 2017, at 18:48, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: Hi Tim. I actually didn't make the B

question for anybody with a 2016 macbook pro

2017-01-15 Thread jeff `greene
Hi I have a 2012 mbp with an ssd. I also have a very large audio book library. When adding to iTunes iTunes goes into a caniption fit and says busy for hours. So here's my question, with the 2016 mbp's having faster cpu's and ssd's does this still happen when importing a big folder of media into iT

RE: Mac book pro touch bar

2017-01-15 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Donna, Thanks for that, I hadn’t thought of that as a button finder. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Monday, 16 January 2017 1:48 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Mac book pro touch bar Hi Sim

RE: Any 2017 Apple-Related New Year Resolutions?

2017-01-15 Thread Simon Fogarty
I’d also like to have a look at the chrome book or more specifically chromevox But I’d like to know if there are admin type tools and remote access services to other OS platforms such as windows or mac os. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf O

RE: Mac book pro touch bar

2017-01-15 Thread Simon Fogarty
Thanks for this, I assumed there would be alternate keys but hadn’t heard anything. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert Carter Sent: Monday, 16 January 2017 2:51 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Mac book pro touch

RE: Mac book pro touch bar

2017-01-15 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Mike, Is there an option to turn vo on from recovery on a machine with the touch bar? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Arrigo Sent: Monday, 16 January 2017 2:56 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com