Reading DAISY books on Mac os Sonoma

2024-01-29 Thread Simon Cavendish
Hi, Is there a way of reading DAISY books on the mac M1 chip? I mean reading using voiceover and a Braille display? I know there’s Dolphin Easy reader but it requires subscription which is not cheap. Simon -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries li

Re: Reading DAISY books on Mac os Sonoma

2024-01-29 Thread Herbie Allen
Try voice Dream. You can purchase the Mac version or try the iPad version. > On Jan 29, 2024, at 12:13, Simon Cavendish wrote: > > Hi, > > Is there a way of reading DAISY books on the mac M1 chip? I mean reading > using voiceover and a Braille display? I know there’s Dolphin Easy reader > b

Re: Reading DAISY books on Mac os Sonoma

2024-01-29 Thread Chanelle Allen
For Bookshare books, it is possible to rename the XML file to HTM for reading in Safari. Otherwise, there is Voice Dream Reader for Mac, but I think you have to purchase a subscription. Regards, Chanelle On Jan 29, 2024, at 12:13, Simon Cavendish wrote: Hi, Is there a way of reading DAISY boo

Re: Reading DAISY books on Mac os Sonoma

2024-01-29 Thread Ian Robinson
Hi Simon, I thought Easy Reader was free unless you need the premium features. I’ve just checked the App Store and no price is shown for me. There is also BookPlayer, though it was written for iOS and isn’t verified for the Mac. Ian > On 29 Jan 2024, at 18:13, Simon Cavendish wrote: > > Hi,

Re: Reading DAISY books on Mac os Sonoma

2024-01-29 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! EasyReader is free but some subscriptions might cost a bit. And its not very great for reading braille with either. VoiceDream has issues on the Mac so you should use the iPad version instead then I guess. > 29 jan. 2024 kl. 19:32 skrev Ian Robinson : > > Hi Simon, > > I thought Easy Reade

Re: Reading DAISY books on Mac os Sonoma

2024-01-29 Thread Mohamed Fayed
Hi, There is Thorium reader. It is an app specific to reading many formats including Daisy. I have not tried it extensively. Check here: https://www.edrlab.org/software/thorium-reader/ Hope it helps,, Mohamed E. Fayed > On 29 Jan 2024, at 8:59 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > EasyReade

Re: Reading DAISY books on Mac os Sonoma

2024-01-29 Thread Mohamed Fayed
This is an article for Daisy: https://www.edrlab.org/2021/02/19/thorium-reader-1-6-pdf-daisy/ Hope it helps, Mohamed E. Fayed > On 29 Jan 2024, at 9:12 PM, Mohamed Fayed wrote: > > Hi, > > There is Thorium reader. It is an app specific to reading many formats > including Daisy. I have not

Rumble

2024-01-29 Thread Lorie McCloud
Is anybody besides me having trouble playing stuff from Rumble on the Mac? a few times when I’ve gotten it to play the ads would just play over and over. I think they must have changed something up there. Lorie -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries l

Good recorder apps for the mac

2024-01-29 Thread Rebecca Sabo
Hi all, I was wondering what or which Mac apps are good to use to record lectures on ? Thank Becky Sabo -- 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

Re: Reading DAISY books on Mac os Sonoma

2024-01-29 Thread Brad Snyder
The XML file type is supported by MS Word 2003, and newer versions. Can these files be read using MS Word? - Brad - On Jan 29, 2024, at 12:20, Chanelle Allen wrote: For Bookshare books, it is possible to rename the XML file to HTM for reading in Safari. Otherwise, there is Voice Dream Reader

Closing multiple dialogue boxes

2024-01-29 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, somehow, I have over 40 bluetooth system dialogues! Is there a way I can close them all at once? Thanks, Traci -- 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

Re: Closing multiple dialogue boxes

2024-01-29 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 29/1/24 16:19, Traci Duncan wrote: somehow, I have over 40 bluetooth system dialogues! Is there a way I can close them all at once? Couldn't you just reboot the machine, choosing not to keep the windows that were open? -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac V

Re: Good recorder apps for the mac

2024-01-29 Thread Suzanne Erb
Hello, If you’re just recording lectures using a Mac, you can use QuickTime Player. It comes already installed on your Mac. HTH. Suzanne > On Jan 29, 2024, at 15:29, Rebecca Sabo wrote: > > Hi all, > I was wondering what or which Mac apps are good to use to record lectures on ? > Thank > Becky

RE: Good recorder apps for the mac

2024-01-29 Thread josephlhodge
I also like just press record syncs with Icloud across all my devices. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Suzanne Erb Sent: Monday, January 29, 2024 4:44 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Good recorder apps for the mac Hello, If you’r

Linkedin?

2024-01-29 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi folks, its slightly off topic, unless there is an apple associated accessibility contact. Still, I am wondering if Microsoft accessibility still has a direct phone door, and, since Microsoft owns Linkedin as I understand things, one can reach a human about access issues there? Thanks, Karen