RE: Siri is still pretty stupid

2017-09-25 Thread M. Taylor
Okay, everyone, Stop contributing to this thread, immediately. Also, no more on-list political talk. Thank you, Mark -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2017 11:36 PM

Re: page up and page down?

2017-09-25 Thread Dionipher Herrera
it won’t work. even cmd shift W > Il giorno 24 set 2017, alle ore 20:16, Anne Robertson > ha scritto: > > Hello, > > You have to interact with the text and use VO-FN-Up or Down Arrow. If you’re > in TextEdit and this doesn’t work, you’ll need to Wrap to Page using > Cmd-Shift-w. > > Cheers,

RE: Here's how Apple tried to sell me on the iPhone 8 - CNET

2017-09-25 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yeah I’m looking orward to it coming out I’m not saying I’lll buy one but I want to see it first. I do have issues with the knotch at the top of the screen where the camera and IR sensors are. To me it’s a stuff up in design, They put cameras in other mac devices without putting a knotch in the s

Re: getting rid of the annoying Do Not Disturb driving prompt?

2017-09-25 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Mark, Thanks Mark. But that is how it is currently set, and I'm still getting the prompt. Cheers, Donna > On Sep 25, 2017, at 1:18 AM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello Donna, > > From within the Do Not Disturb settings area of your phone, set do not > disturb while driving to manual as opposed t

Re: Recording Skype, WhatsApp and FaceTime conversations on an iPhone

2017-09-25 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi. I should have been more specific, and I was remiss in not doing so. I am looking for an iPhone solution, i.e. I want to record phone calls, as well as FaceTime, Skype and WhatsApp conversations/interviews. All the best and thanks, Mike > On 25 Sep 2017, at 03:42, Douglas Lawlor wrote: >

Re: getting rid of the annoying Do Not Disturb driving prompt?

2017-09-25 Thread John JD Denning
Same here. I had it set to manual and we get a number prompt a day. Very annoying. I changed it to the automatic when connected to Bluetooth in the car. Since I never connected to anything in my car I wonder if that might work. But I wish there was just an off switch. I’m glad they have this fe

Re: getting rid of the annoying Do Not Disturb driving prompt?

2017-09-25 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, I, too, found that manual did not do the trick. I changed it to only when connected to Bluetooth, since my wife's phone is the one that requires to the Bluetooth connection and the notification no longer appears. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Sep 25, 2017, at 08:26, Jo

Re: getting rid of the annoying Do Not Disturb driving prompt?

2017-09-25 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi guys, This is just a possibility, I know nothing about your providers, or the nature of your phones. Still, it is possible that , for legal reasons, the feature might not be turned off. No matter the presence of the switch. I say this because some cities are seriously intensifying their d

Re: getting rid of the annoying Do Not Disturb driving prompt?

2017-09-25 Thread Matthew Dierckens
You can always hit the I'm not driving button when you unlock your phone, but every time it locks it seems to turn back on. God bless. Matthew Dierckens Certified Assistive Technology Specialist Macintosh, IOS and Windows Trainer JAWS for windows Certified - 2016 Canadian Phone: 519-962-9140 U.S

Re: getting rid of the annoying Do Not Disturb driving prompt?

2017-09-25 Thread Jessica Moss
How does it even know when you’ve gotten into a vehicle in the first place? I use paratransit, and do multiple things with a Bluetooth headset, then almost right after I get off the vehicle, I get that same message as well. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 25, 2017, at 10:26 AM, John JD Denning w

Re: getting rid of the annoying Do Not Disturb driving prompt?

2017-09-25 Thread Matthew Dierckens
Hi Jessica, It detects the speed of which your going. God bless. Matthew Dierckens Certified Assistive Technology Specialist Macintosh, IOS and Windows Trainer JAWS for windows Certified - 2016 Canadian Phone: 519-962-9140 U.S. phone: 573-401-1018 Personal Email: matt.dierck...@me.com > On Sep 25

Re: getting rid of the annoying Do Not Disturb driving prompt?

2017-09-25 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Interesting though that when in the subway it did not appear to turn on driving mode. I will have to verify on tomorrow's commute. I can't do it tonight since I start below ground with little to no GPS services and then move to above ground. On Friday when I took an uber I believe it also did not

track pad

2017-09-25 Thread Wayne Coles
hello list can anyone tell me how i can interact with a trackpad please -- 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 is inappropriate, pl

Cross Posted: Orbit Reader 20 and Apple Devices?

2017-09-25 Thread Christine Grassman
Hello all: If anyone scored an Orbit Reader 20 at one of the blindness consumer organization conventions and is using it with a MacBook or iPhone, could you please comment, perhaps off-list if no one else is interested, on what you think? I have been awaiting its release for months now; APH has

Re: getting rid of the annoying Do Not Disturb driving prompt?

2017-09-25 Thread Donna Goodin
Thanks, Tim! I’ll give that a try. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 25, 2017, at 9:32 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > Hi, > > I, too, found that manual did not do the trick. I changed it to only when > connected to Bluetooth, since my wife's phone is the one that requires to the > Blue

Re: getting rid of the annoying Do Not Disturb driving prompt?

2017-09-25 Thread Donna Goodin
I agree with you on all counts. It is a good feature. I like Karen’s idea to have an option to disable it in accessibility options. That way the general public who just want to avoid the rules would be less likely to find it. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 25, 2017, at 9:26 AM, John

Re: track pad

2017-09-25 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I'm sorry but I can interpret this question in two ways. 1. How do I use the trackpad. 2. How do I interact with an item using the trackpad commander. The first question gets a bit complex depending on what you are attempting to do. The second one I will answer. 1. Turn on Trackpad commander by

Re: getting rid of the annoying Do Not Disturb driving prompt?

2017-09-25 Thread Grant Hardy
Hi Donna, here’s what worked for me: while on the lock screen, when I saw the notification, I dismissed it. So, using the VoiceOver rotor, I swiped down until I heard “more”, then double-tapped. I then found the dismiss button and double-tapped on it to get rid of the notification. Since then, I

Major bugs in High Sierra

2017-09-25 Thread Joshua Tubbs
Hi all, Just want to caution everyone that it appears impossible to change voices in High Sierra. Where the voices selection is, there’s something about activities. Second, I have a 2015 iMac with 16 GB of ram, yet every time I type a message Mail and any other app gets busy busy busy with Voic

Re: Major bugs in High Sierra

2017-09-25 Thread Scott Berry
There is absolutely nothing to caution about here. The problem is that they just mislabeled the area is all. Everything works well. > On Sep 25, 2017, at 2:29 PM, Joshua Tubbs wrote: > > Hi all, > > Just want to caution everyone that it appears impossible to change voices in > High Sierr

Re: Major bugs in High Sierra

2017-09-25 Thread Scott Berry
Joshua, Firstly this is not a major bug. It a very minor bug. The scrolling list got labeled incorrectly. Everything else in there works fine I tested it myself. People need to be carefully what they call major bugs. This case is a very minor bug anyone can make a typing mistake. It may a

voices high sierra

2017-09-25 Thread Wayne Coles
hello list can anyone please remind me on how to download voices again i have lost sam and can’t remember how to get the voices again thanks advance -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the runnin

Re: getting rid of the annoying Do Not Disturb driving prompt?

2017-09-25 Thread Noel Romey
Interesting note. I seem to get the notification even when I’m not in a moving vehicle. I think this could have happened because I switched from WiFi to cell and back again. In my house it’s marginal so it ravers. So I can b sitting in my house and get alerted three or four times. Highly irritat

Getting a Clipping Effect Whenever I Record on My New Mac

2017-09-25 Thread Des Delgadillo
Hi there, Not sure if this is the list for this sort of thing, but it happens regardless of the application I use, so I thought I’d take a shot. I got a new Mac last month, a 2016 model that did away with the USB ports, so whenever I want to use USB I need to use a special adaptor. Thanks, Appl

Re: getting rid of the annoying Do Not Disturb driving prompt?

2017-09-25 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi, Grant, Thanks. That seems to have worked. Cheers, Donna > On Sep 25, 2017, at 3:13 PM, Grant Hardy wrote: > > Hi Donna, here’s what worked for me: while on the lock screen, when I saw the > notification, I dismissed it. So, using the VoiceOver rotor, I swiped down > until I heard “more”,

How to force restart the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus - CNET

2017-09-25 Thread M. Taylor
CNET How To - Monday, September 25, 2017 at 7:56 AM How to force restart the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus - CNET With the iPhone 8 ($699.00 at Apple) and 8 Plus, Apple has once again changed the button combination used to force restart a frozen phone. Up until the iPhone 7 ($720.00 at Amazon Marketpl