Re: Safari busy busy busy busy is driving me crazy

2018-01-18 Thread Anouk Radix
Hi Emrah, in the past i tried repairing disk permissions and that seemed to help at the time but that does not seem to fix anything for me under the current os version. Greetings, Anouk, > On 17 Jan 2018, at 19:58, Emrah wrote: > > Anouk, > Good point with Mail. I was thinking about mentioning

Re: Safari busy busy busy busy is driving me crazy

2018-01-18 Thread Anouk Radix
I downloaded cleanmymac 3 and have run its scan. Hopefully it will help. Indeed it does not seem to occur with all websites but with some it does and it is consistent. I will have to monitor with which ones specifically and once I find out i will mail apple accessebility. Greetings, Anouk, > On

Re: mac partition question

2018-01-18 Thread Tim Kilburn
Simon, It is, but is user configurable. Thus, can be turned off easily. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Jan 17, 2018, at 23:05, Simon Fogarty wrote: Is spel checking not part of mac mail and outlook these days -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

Re: mac partition question

2018-01-18 Thread E.T.
Apparently not. But if its any consolation to folks here, the denizens of the sighted world are big time slackers in this regard. From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind of

Discord?

2018-01-18 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Hi everyone, Anyone know of an accessible way to use discord? I'm not having very much success with it. Brandon -- 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

Cellular on iPhone 5S

2018-01-18 Thread Angus MacKinnon
Would anyone know why when I click on Cellular on my IOS iPhone5S and Cellular Data to turn On Cellular Data. However, Maps and podcasts are dimmed. So, I can not turn On Maps and Podcasts. Angus MacKinnon Hands Off Our Harness http://www.hooh.ca -- The following informat

Re: Cellular on iPhone 5S

2018-01-18 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, First, is the cellular data turned on? If cellular data is disabled, then you are not allowed to make changes to the status of items in that list If cellular data is enabled, and you're still not able to modify these settings, try going to the Maps item directly within Settings. That is,

Speaker Phone

2018-01-18 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi All, Has anyone else experienced their iPhone going to speaker phone in the middle of a call without you pulling the phone away from your face? The first few times this happened, I thought that I had just brought the phone too far from my cheek, but this isn't the case. What appears to be

Re: Speaker Phone

2018-01-18 Thread John Panarese
I've had it happened a few times. Sometimes, it occurs right at the start of a call, but then switches over. A few other times, it was in the midst of a call and I had to pull my face away for a few seconds and then place the phone back up to my ear in order to get it to switch back to the i

Re: Speaker Phone

2018-01-18 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi John, Yours sounds slightly different than my problem. I have had to do what you're explaining on occasion, but in my situation, pulling the iPhone away and back does nothing since the phone is locked. Once I press the power button, the screen comes live and thus the proximity sensor is en

Re: Speaker Phone

2018-01-18 Thread Agent086b
Hi, I had my iPhone6 replaced shortly after buying it. It had a faulty proximity sensor. I still very occasionally have this problem. Max. > On 19 Jan 2018, at 7:51 am, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > Hi All, > > Has anyone else experienced their iPhone going to speaker phone in the middle > of a call

Re: Apple watch

2018-01-18 Thread Marie Lyons
It turns out that my watch is already at 100% in volume. Unfortunately, in a lot of background noise I can’t hear it. Also , there is a lot of echo in the pool area. I know a disability advocate who is headed to Apple headquarters in California. I have brought this to her attention. Marie Lyon

Re: Discord?

2018-01-18 Thread Des Delgadillo
I’d be interested in an answer to this too, but it looks like the developer of Discord is aware of the lack of accessibility and isn’t acting on it at all. I found this thread quite interesting: https://www.reddit.com/r/discordapp/comments/4tn00z/when_will_discord_be_accessible_to_those_who_use/

Is anyone else having issues reading Kindle books on iOS using a braille display?

2018-01-18 Thread Des Delgadillo
Not sure if this is just my issue, but whenever I read on the Kindle app and reach the end of the page, continuing to pan doesn’t do anything and I’m unable to continue on in the book. Any ideas as to what could be causing this? Alternatively, is there a way to make a braille display scroll aut

Re: Cellular on iPhone 5S

2018-01-18 Thread Angus MacKinnon
Tim Cellular Data and Roaming are turned on. Carrier Services tells me Safari can not connect because Safari is Not Connected to the Internet. Settings + Maps and Settings + Podcasts report Cellular Data are dimmed. Angus MacKinnon Hands Off Our Harness http://www.hooh.ca

iPhone ringtone stuck on default

2018-01-18 Thread N2KPV
So , I notice that on the last few days my iPhone 6 only rings with the default tone . Even though there are different tones I have selected . Before I call Apple Care has anyone else experienced this problem ? Thanks , Ben -- The following information is important for all members of the Ma

iPhone 'chaiOS' bug can freeze your phone with a single link, The Verge

2018-01-18 Thread M. Taylor
iPhone 'chaiOS' bug can freeze your phone with a single link You don't even have to click the link By James VincentJan 18, 2018, 5:50am EST A bug has been discovered in iOS that crashes the Messages app and can freeze or restart your phone when you're sent a specially-engineered website link. The

Apple Is Blocking an App That Detects Net Neutrality Violations From the App Store, Motherboard

2018-01-18 Thread M. Taylor
Apple Is Blocking an App That Detects Net Neutrality Violations From the App Store Apple told a university professor his app "has no direct benefits to the user." The most pervasive feeling about the Federal Communication Commission's net neutrality repeal is one of hopelessness. If we all need t

Can You Send iMessages On An Android Device? If You Have A Mac, There's Now A Way

2018-01-18 Thread M. Taylor
Can You Send iMessages On An Android Device? If You Have A Mac, There's Now A Way By Kaitlyn Wylde, 12 hours ago If you're an Android user who's always wished you could experience what it's like to text someone with iMessage instead of regular SMS text, well, you're probably going to be pretty ps

RE: Is anyone else having issues reading Kindle books on iOS using a braille display?

2018-01-18 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Des, I am happy to report that, using my Focus 40 Blue with the latest version of both iOS and the Kindle app on my iPhone 8 Plus, I can change Kindle book pages seamlessly via the panning buttons on my Focus. Confirm the following setting is configured correctly: 1. >From the iOS Sett