Test

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Re: Test

Got it. Dave Carlson Farfar, Oregonian, Engineer, Woodworker, Musician dgcarlson0...@gmail.com On Jul 16, 2023, at 6:15 AM, Tom Rash wrote: -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of thi

Dolphin Easy Reader & Braille display

Hi, Is it possible to read books with a refreshable Braille display in Dolphin Easy Reader app on the mac? I can’t find a way of doing so. Andrew -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running o

Video editing

I’ve been using the Mac for a little over a year but still consider myself a newbie. I’ve started a project of digitizing VHS video tapes. I have over 40 years of old family videos on my hard drive now. I’m wanting a piece of software where I can edit these videos. Simple editing like cuttin

Re: Video editing

Tom, Can’t help with the editing, but can you tell me what hardware and software you used on your Mac to transfer those VHS tapes to digital format? I also have some that I need to preserve before the VCR finally dies. Dave Carlson Woodworker, Musician, Oregonian, Engineer, Farfar dgcarlson0...

Re: Video editing

Hi, Although it is primarily used for audio editing, the Reaper program can be used for editing videos. I’ve had success trimming and making basic edits to screen recordings I’ve produced using the program to edit. See www.reaperaccessibility.com for more

Preparing for a new Mac?

Good morning all I am beginning to process of preparing for a new Mac. I currently have an Intel-based MacBook Pro 2020 I am waiting for the final shipping on a new MacBook Pro 14 inch M2. What things should I be doing to prepare other than the things that I’m already starting to do. One I am go

Re: Preparing for a new Mac?

Several things. Make sure you have access to all your passwords. Keychain is a good way to go, but there are other ways. Back up all your files to cloud storage, iCloud, Dropbox, etc. Don’t delete your old Mac until you are satisfied you have everything on the new one. > On Jul 16, 2023, at 09:

Re: Preparing for a new Mac?

Whatever you do, do not attempt to setup your new Mac with Apple silicon, from a Time Machine backup from an Intel Mac. The 2 Macs have different internal hardware, and different versions of the macOS that are not compatible with one another. Everyone I know who has attempted setting up a new App

Re: Preparing for a new Mac?

Just as a heads up I did restore my M1 Mac from an Intel based Mac. I had know issue at all with it, and the process was extremely quick. Sarah K Massengale Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies, CPACC District 6 Board Member, National Federation of the Blind of South Caroli

Re: Preparing for a new Mac?

I have to second this!!! I am one of those who rendered an M1 Mac unusable, and had to return it. Cheers, Donna > On Jul 16, 2023, at 10:28 AM, Brad Snyder wrote: > > Whatever you do, do not attempt to setup your new Mac with Apple silicon, > from a Time Machine backup from an Intel Mac. > Th

Re: Preparing for a new Mac?

Did you restore from a Time Machine backup of your Intel Mac? - Brad - On Jul 16, 2023, at 10:37, Sarah Massengale wrote: Just as a heads up I did restore my M1 Mac from an Intel based Mac. I had know issue at all with it, and the process was extremely quick. Sarah K Massengale Certified

Re: Preparing for a new Mac?

I did, and from what it sounds like, I might have gotten very lucky. Sarah K Massengale Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies, CPACC District 6 Board Member, National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina (803) 410-2735 skmasseng...@gmail.com > On Jul 16, 2023, at 11:47

Re: Preparing for a new Mac?

Perhaps so. I know of at least a half dozen who have attempted setting up a new Apple silicon Mac from a Time Machine backup of their Intel Mac, and everyone of them ended up with an unusable Mac that had to be returned to Apple. I have never been in favor of setting up a new Mac from a Time Mach

Re: Preparing for a new Mac?

By way of contrast, I’ve always set up every new Mac from a Time-machine backup. So that’s what I did when I got my Apple Silicon Mac. It was a total nightmare! I spent the better part of a week trying to get the new Mac up and running. Most of that time I was in recovery mode, because that

Re: Preparing for a new Mac?

going from a silicon to another works just fine. There is no way I am going to start fresh every single time. My computer is setup as a production system, and having to start from square one if nothing is broken is not something I am trying to do. On 7/16/23, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wro

Re: Preparing for a new Mac?

Hi Lenron, Are you sure that reinstalling from a Time Machine backup when going from silicon to silicon works? I’d love to go back to using Time Machine to do this. It’s definitely the easiest way to migrate your content. I just don’t ever want to go through all that headache again. :) Cheer

Accessibility of Ring Video Doorbell V2

Hello, My family have 2 iPhones running IOS 16.4.1 and we are considering installing a Ring Video Doorbell version 2. I am blind and so use VoiceOver on one of the iPhones. Is the Ring App accessible to the extent that I can adjust the settings, get alarms when the doorbell rings, and be able to

Re: Preparing for a new Mac?

Yes Donna I am sure, did it this year when I went from a stock mbp 2023 to a custom mbp 2023. It was super smooth. On 7/16/23, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: > Hi Lenron, > > Are you sure that reinstalling from a Time Machine backup when going from > silicon to silicon works? I’d love

Re: Preparing for a new Mac?

Oh, good! Very glad to hear it. Thanks for letting me know. Donna > On Jul 16, 2023, at 12:00 PM, lenron brown wrote: > > Yes Donna I am sure, did it this year when I went from a stock mbp > 2023 to a custom mbp 2023. It was super smooth. > > On 7/16/23, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wr

Re: Accessibility of Ring Video Doorbell V2

So, ring keeps causing MAC users frustration because they say they will not support MAC, then I think the last thing is the ring info can be accessed via Safari. However, on the iPhones it works well. Had to address some inaccessibility in setup and so forth; however, last I heard they had fixed th

Re: Preparing for a new Mac?

I also did this with no problems at all. > On Jul 16, 2023, at 1:03 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Oh, good! Very glad to hear it. Thanks for letting me know. > Donna > >> On Jul 16, 2023, at 12:00 PM, lenron brown wrote: >> >> Yes Donna I am sure, did it this year wh

Re: Preparing for a new Mac?

Hi, I have read about this on this list in the past. However when I got my new silicon iMac I just used a previous Time Machine backup and all went perfectly. Max. > On 17 Jul 2023, at 01:28, Brad Snyder wrote: > > Whatever you do, do not attempt to setup your new Mac with Apple silicon, > f

RE: Accessibility of Ring Video Doorbell V2

Hi; Yes app is accessible. A sighted person will have to draw an area of focus where they want the camera to show so you don't get too much activation. The rest is accessible. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Paul Hopewell Sent: Sunday, July 16, 202

Re: Video editing

Hello again Tom, I’m really interested in what hardware and software you are using with the Mac to convert VHS tapes to digital files. I need to archive some important tapes before we sell off our VCR. Thanks! Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Farfar, Engineer, Musician dgcarlson0...@gmail.co