Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

2016-09-04 Thread Mary Otten
ne to the collection today. > Was going to post a review if there was any interest. > >> On Sep 4, 2016, at 9:12 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Did this 5220 replace your legend? >> Mary >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Sep 4, 2016, a

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

2016-09-04 Thread Mary Otten
not be that long. >> Jonathan Mosen >> Mosen Consulting >> Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training >> http://Mosen.org >> >>> On 4/09/2016, at 6:15 AM, Mary Otten wrote: >>> >>> That wouldn't seem to address this problem at al

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

2016-09-04 Thread Mary Otten
> Another thing is the transitions from say handsfree to A2DP with voiceover > are much faster. > > >> On Sep 4, 2016, at 11:02 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Did you try the Beta with your legend? Or did you get rid of the legend? >> Mary >> &g

Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven

2016-09-06 Thread Mary Otten
Yes, aptx. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 6, 2016, at 2:07 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > Is it aptx or what its called. > /A >> On 5 Sep 2016, at 03:11, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> No, I don't believe so. Several android devices, such as Nexus 6P a

Re: The special I phone programme.

2016-09-07 Thread Mary Otten
Don't hold your breath waiting for Apple to do this program with a Mac. People tend to keep their max for several years. The whole point of this program is to get people on board so they upgrade their iPhones as often or more often than they used to when carriers subsidized phones, and you could

Re: and you can charge and have audio at the same time over 3.5 adapter

2016-09-07 Thread Mary Otten
Hi all. Over on the iPhone list, there are people saying that the pictures of the adapter that's going to come with the new iPhone 7 do not show the ability to plug in headphones and charger at the same time. Since this is a big deal, or has been made an even bigger deal now, I would be curious

Re: and you can charge and have audio at the same time over 3.5 adapter

2016-09-07 Thread Mary Otten
training > http://Mosen.org > >> On 8/09/2016, at 10:10 AM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Hi all. Over on the iPhone list, there are people saying that the pictures >> of the adapter that's going to come with the new iPhone 7 do not show the >> ability to plug

Re: The special I phone programme.

2016-09-07 Thread Mary Otten
Apple's > program. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 8 Sep 2016, at 07:10, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Don't hold your breath waiting for Apple to do this progr

Re: The special I phone programme.

2016-09-07 Thread Mary Otten
eset to two > years at that point. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 8 Sep 2016, at 10:01, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> T-Mobile doesn't have contracts. For that matte

Re: if interaction went away

2012-03-01 Thread Mary Otten
ey'd put it back the way it use to be. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this g

no longer seeing song titles in lcd section of itunes

2012-03-07 Thread Mary Otten
s I've seen in that lcd section when playing sky fm. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe

Re: no longer seeing song titles in lcd section of itunes

2012-03-07 Thread Mary Otten
Thanks, Wes. Hitting next view did the job. Now I can resume spending money for tracks I hear on sky.fm. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, sen

Re: ITunes crashing all the time now

2012-03-09 Thread Mary Otten
unch of busy busy . Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionarie

Re: audible files

2012-03-30 Thread Mary Otten
Not legally. You're not suppose to change the format of the audible files. Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com.

Re: A Question Regarding OCR

2012-04-03 Thread Mary Otten
age. Small companies who do care don't have resources. Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from

choppy VO on apple tv

2012-06-24 Thread Mary Otten
worse when using the remote app, but since I have issues getting the little remote to do what I want, I'm apparently not pointing it precisely correctly, I was really hoping to make the remote app work so as to ditch that finicky remote. All help is appreciated. Mary Mary Otten mot

Re: choppy VO on apple tv

2012-06-24 Thread Mary Otten
I've given up on the remote app for now. All the choppiness I am describing here is with the remote that came with the apple tv. Navigating among top level menu choices, navigating within the netflix menu, navigating my instant queue, all exhibit this problem. Mary Mary Otten

Re: choppy VO on apple tv

2012-06-24 Thread Mary Otten
I replaced the battery in the apple tv remote, and the wifi connection is good. I'm thinking a bad cable or something funky with the input on my surround sound receiver might be at issue, but then, why is other audio into the receiver ok? Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You rec

Re: choppy VO on apple tv

2012-06-24 Thread Mary Otten
No, I have the issue with the remote app and the apple remote, so it isn't a problem with the apple remote. I think it has to be the device, my receiver or the connecting cable. mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google G

Re: found scanning program for the Mac

2012-07-03 Thread Mary Otten
worth 1200 bucks? Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisio

Re: found scanning program for the Mac

2012-07-03 Thread Mary Otten
cause when it comes to things like bills or other documents that have to be perfect, especially those with numbers, I don't trust any ocr, even though it has certainly improved. It still makes errors especially in anything that has a more complex format. Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- Yo

Re: Easiest Way to Read Bookshare Books in Mountain Lion

2012-08-11 Thread Mary Otten
Harry, once you get those bks files open on your Mac, what are you using to read them? Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@google

Re: Easiest Way to Read Bookshare Books in Mountain Lion

2012-08-12 Thread Mary Otten
Thanks, Harry. I was wondering if you used Safari. Seems to me that means you can't pick up where you left off in a book, right? That would be a big drawback, I would think. How do you work around that/ Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because yo

Re: My thoughts regarding the latest "VoiceOver On" podcast

2011-12-23 Thread Mary Otten
e the tables problem that has been referred to so often with word processors. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com.

Re: book readers and voiceover?

2012-01-04 Thread Mary Otten
rt of navigation you'd need to do if you want to use it, say, as a student for reviewing line by line or word by word etc. Other tools are barely accessible or not at all accessible. IBooks is definitely the most accessible of the bunch at this time MHO. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com

Re: kindle keyboard

2012-01-05 Thread Mary Otten
rd. Just don't plan on efficient navigation or serious interaction with the text. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups

Re: kindle keyboard

2012-01-05 Thread Mary Otten
ed. Google accessible kindle and you will find more in depth discussion of what it can and can't do. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, sen

Re: New epub Reader

2012-02-07 Thread Mary Otten
That is good news about this app. But I wonder where can one find unprotected epub material? It seems all the epub stuff I'm familiar with has drm of some sort or other. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google G

getting extra voices for foreign languages

2014-03-10 Thread Mary Otten
t now, I'd love to be able to access cyrillic on this machine, which I use to do under snow leopard with the infovox Russian voice. But that died when I got the new Mini with ML. Help, please. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribe

Re: getting extra voices for foreign languages

2014-03-10 Thread Mary Otten
Thanks. I was missing a step, to get the custom choice. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macv

Upgrading to Mavericks from Mountain lion

2014-03-17 Thread Mary Otten
Hi all, I am going to upgrade my Mac Mini from Mountain lion to Mavericks. I would like to know, once the computer restarts, should I expect voice over to start running automatically if it was running when the installation began with the shutdown? Or do I have to wait for sometime and guess when

searching in Mac Mail

2014-03-25 Thread Mary Otten
bject, but nothing happened when I did that. Can somebody please explain how to limit a search to just a given field? Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this

Re: searching in Mac Mail

2014-03-25 Thread Mary Otten
hing either. >>>> >>>> Turn quick-Nav off. Hit command-option-f to get to the search field. >>>> Once you enter your keyword, arrow down, this is where you can narrow down >>>> your selections such as sender, subject, etc. I think once you com

Re: moving windows favorites to the mac

2014-03-25 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Don, I don't have the answer, but I am facing the same problem. I have a windows XP machine which needs to go away in the very near future. I have several bookmarks saved in Internet Explorer. I think those go into a favorites folder, which means I am going to need to transfer those to my Mac

vienna

2014-04-07 Thread Mary Otten
I thought I read that the podcatcher app Vienna was on the app store. I just searched for it and came up empty. Am I nuts or what? On second thought, don't answer that. But I would like to know where you got Vienna the app. Mary ary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message becaus

Re: A scanner for finereader pro on the mac.

2014-04-14 Thread Mary Otten
he high speed duplex kind where you cut up the book and feed the pages in that way. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from

Re: A scanner for finereader pro on the mac.

2014-04-14 Thread Mary Otten
ck. I will have to do that. I would think that there would be a lot of the epson scanners for which there are updated drivers. Our experience with that company is that they seem to be good about updating drivers, even for older products. Are you interested in a link from the U.S. store? Mary

voice changes after mavericks upgrade

2014-04-25 Thread Mary Otten
? Can I get these voices back, and if not, how do I get them out of my voice over choices? Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving email

Re: voice changes after mavericks upgrade

2014-04-26 Thread Mary Otten
Those voices do not appear to be available for download. Maybe I have to reboot for stuff to fix itself. Did you actually have success downloading voices again? They seem to have disappeared from the list in the customize tab, but maybe a reboot will change that. Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com

Re: voice changes after mavericks upgrade

2014-04-26 Thread Mary Otten
a tts will become available. Their Russian voice is wonderful! Best I've heard for a Russian voice that is available as a tts for screen readers. But it is only in Windows at this point. Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to th

Re: Scanners revisited

2014-04-26 Thread Mary Otten
with Abbyy fine reader, that would be very interesting indeed. Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisio

Re: voice changes after mavericks upgrade

2014-04-27 Thread Mary Otten
urse, Alex. I also prefer the Russian voice on my iPad to the ones available on the Mac. But I don't think Apple is going to care much what I prefer. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries&qu

Re: voice changes after mavericks upgrade

2014-04-27 Thread Mary Otten
ier versions of osX? I am not one who feels particularly comfortable messing in the guts of the system. But deleting various voices that I'm not using or can't use seems harmless enough if I could just get it to work. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message b

Re: voice changes after mavericks upgrade

2014-04-28 Thread Mary Otten
g a more direct path that will let me do as you suggest. Pressing command back space is what I tried, to no avail. Hoping somebody can tell me what I'm doing wrong. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups &

Re: voice changes after mavericks upgrade

2014-04-28 Thread Mary Otten
are wanting different system voices, go to the system preferences and > to dictation and speech. Choose the speech tab and choose custom voices. > There you will see all of the voices grouped by language. You need to > checkmark any voice that you want to download. > > Robert Carte

iBooks under latest Mavericks

2014-05-21 Thread Mary Otten
k they'd have made this totally VO accessible. So, for those of you who find this application efficiently usable, please tell me what I'm missing. Thanks. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionari

Re: iBooks under latest Mavericks

2014-05-21 Thread Mary Otten
ows or other vo commands? Or is it just a deal where you read straight through until it quits reading? Thanks again. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and s

Re: Keyboard Commander and entering Text on a Web Page

2014-06-20 Thread Mary Otten
Hi David, I hope you will write to Apple accessibility requesting this feature. I have done that, as I find it really inefficient to have to continuously press keys to do something that the system should be smart enough to do on its own. If window screen readers can do it and we can have it on t

Re: Service to stream only songs I want?

2014-07-04 Thread Mary Otten
I have never used Spotify on the Mac. But it does what you want if you have the paid service. You can stream any song you want or any list of songs you want in the order you want. But again, I can't say whether it works well on a Mac or not. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 4, 2014, at 3:11

Re: Kindle app on mac

2015-02-27 Thread Mary Otten
The Kindle app for Mac is totally inaccessible. Always has been. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 27, 2015, at 2:27 PM, Christina C. wrote: > > Is it just me or is it totally inaccessible? I just need a way to get the > kindle books onto my Mac. > > Thanks, > Christina > > -- > You received thi

Re: So Voice Over is on the Apple Watch.

2015-03-18 Thread Mary Otten
I am not going to go out and get an Apple Watch right away. Maybe never. I really hate talking watches. And luckily for me, I have had the same braille watch for many many years. I use a guy dog, and mice faithful braille watch still works. Nothing like looking at the time in a meeting without l

Re: Inappropriate Responsses on List

2015-03-28 Thread Mary Otten
Perhaps a good short-term solution would be to make a rule the filters this idiot into the trash box. God knows when a moderator will be back on the list. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 28, 2015, at 4:58 PM, David Griffith wrote: > > My apologies. that was not intended. > I hope nobody was

Re: Blocking with I O S, was: Re: Inappropriate Responsses on List

2015-03-28 Thread Mary Otten
quite surprising. > > Chris. > --- > Check out my web site at: > http://www.clgproductions.net > - Original Message - From: "Mary Otten" > To: > Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2015 8:51 PM > Subject: Re: Inappropriate Responsses on List > > >>

Re: Voice Dream Reader Prob. resolved. This may help others.

2015-04-02 Thread Mary Otten
Mike, When you say you transferred your voice stream files from your old phone to your new one, did you do it via iTunes? If not, how? I have an iPad mini that has a lot of stuff on it invoice stream. But I never use iTunes to back that iPad up. I have always just used the cloud, and over the ai

Re: Filling out forms with PDf Pen Pro

2015-04-03 Thread Mary Otten
How about tables? Any progress on reading tables in an intelligible manner? Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 3, 2015, at 12:01 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > > As far as I know, that is true. I will tell you that it works faster but it > doesn't windows. It calls up that file almost immediately

Re: Filling out forms with PDf Pen Pro

2015-04-03 Thread Mary Otten
vert them to > a table or something. But I can see if it works. With the pro version, you > can convert files to excel. I can see how well that works if that would be > any benefit to you. > Gigi > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 3, 2015, at 2:10 PM, Mary Otten wrote: &g

Re: Apple concept would require users to input health data to keep using their iPhone

2015-04-10 Thread Mary Otten
I don't think something like that would ever fly in this country. Americans do not like being told what to do with respect to their personal lives and habits. I can't imagine anybody in Apple marketing letting this one slipped through. I'm not going to lose any sleep over it. Smile. Sent from

Re: Radium problem with favorites

2015-04-11 Thread Mary Otten
I agree with the folks who would like radiant have folders for sorting favorites. I made that suggestion along time ago. The developer commented about lack of funds. That was kind of discouraging. On the other hand, I don't think ootoons has been updated in several years, which does not bode wel

Re: Russian braille table

2015-04-19 Thread Mary Otten
Perhaps I am mistaken, but I thought if you change the voice on your Mac to a Russian, one, that the braille table would also change. I can't test that, but I believe that's how it works with iOS. Change to the Russian voiceover, and get the Russian braille out. Mary Sent from my iPad > On A

Re: Am I crazy or is the iPhone Facebook app totally messed up?

2015-04-25 Thread Mary Otten
I am not having a problem with notifications. But I am sick to death of the crappy inconsistent order in which my newsfeed is presented. I know Facebook is all about money, rather than me seeing the things I want to see. I am just about ready to sign out of it completely. I know I am missing man

Re: Choppy alex.

2015-05-04 Thread Mary Otten
I have 16 gigs of RAM, and I have choppy Alex, and I am sure it has to do with my disk drive. I hear it activating, and Alex is choppy. This didn't happen before Apple "fixed" my Mac Mini. I don't like Sharon, so she's not an option. Sent from my iPhone > On May 4, 2015, at 12:55 PM, Anders Hol

Re: Choppy alex.

2015-05-04 Thread Mary Otten
> On May 4, 2015, at 2:53 PM, Devin Prater wrote: > > I wonder, then, if a macbook with a solid state drive would fix this. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 4, 2015, at 3:07 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> I have 16 gigs of RAM, and I have choppy Alex, and

Re: VoiceOver responsive bug

2015-05-05 Thread Mary Otten
I don't you sounds on my Mac at all. But I do use them on the phone. Go figure. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On May 5, 2015, at 5:42 PM, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: > > Well seeing as how I don't use the sounds at all, I don't notice any odd > behavior. Just out of curiosity, am I the only one that d

Re: Radium

2015-05-29 Thread Mary Otten
No, there is no way to organize favorites, such as in folders. But if enough of us keep writing them asking, maybe they'll get the hint. I know I have done so, and I know others have too. But the more the merrier. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On May 28, 2015, at 8:32 PM, gs wrote: > > Does any

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-11 Thread Mary Otten
I cannot imagine Apple moving from a good voice such as Alex to a robotic one like eloquence, much less the unusable, at least for me, speak. Perhaps, if they ever get around to opening up the system so that you can use any voice you want, somebody will port espeak over, and then those who like

Re: My thoughts on the Apple Music service from a VoiceOver user's standpoint

2015-06-30 Thread Mary Otten
I created a custom station on my old iPhone for S, and the same one showed up when I signed into my iPhone 5s. So it seems that custom stations are moving across just fine. I don't yet have the new iTunes on my Mac. And I haven't tried all the fancy stuff you're talking about otherwise, but cust

Re: Amazon Fire TV Accessibility

2015-07-09 Thread Mary Otten
Good, Kevin. I hope something comes of it. You don't happen to know anybody on the Amazon echo team do you? It seems that requests from ordinary echo users don't do any good, as the updates they release do not help. The iPhone app remains a loser. The website is barely usable in my opinion and n

Re: Sorry if OT

2015-07-11 Thread Mary Otten
There are undoubtedly many places where you can discuss the public beta. Look at all the publications that are out with various articles about how well or not well things are working thus far. But on these lists, no go. I wonder why they make people sign and NDA for a public beta which literally

Re: Sorry if OT

2015-07-11 Thread Mary Otten
Chris, It was a rhetorical question. Nothing more. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 11, 2015, at 3:17 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > Mary, I don't know, but I don't make the rules, I simply just follow them. > > Ask Apple. > > Chris. > >

Re: Amazon Fire TV Accessibility

2015-07-13 Thread Mary Otten
hones and put them > into the Fire TVs, but the Fire Phones are all being used to prop up wobbly > desks and chairs at Amazon. Only kidding. > > Will keep you guys in the loop. > Kevin >> On Jul 9, 2015, at 11:54 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Good, Kevin. I hope s

Re: Amazon Fire TV Accessibility

2015-07-13 Thread Mary Otten
've > taken the liberty of uploading this to SendSpace, hope he doesn't mind. (lol) > > https://www.sendspace.com/file/tz7t06 > > > > Best regards, > > Rick Alfaro > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:

Re: Amazon Fire TV Accessibility

2015-07-16 Thread Mary Otten
t;>> Visit my groups: >>> >>> The Chat Zone >>> the-chat-zone+subscr...@groups.io >>> The Tech Zone >>> the-tech-zone+subscr...@groups.io >>> Apple Music >>> apple-music+subscr...@groups.io >>> >>> >>> >>

Differences in content of Netflix

2015-07-18 Thread Mary Otten
Hi all, It seems to me that the number of programs that you can stream from Netflix on the Apple TV is rather limited. I have never had great luck with the app or with using the website on the Mac and streaming. So I relied on the Apple TV. It seems that, according to what I have been reading, N

Re: Problems Accessing iTunes Library

2015-07-21 Thread Mary Otten
I was having this problem using my iPhone with both iTunes match songs that I own and Apple music songs, all in the cloud. On the phone, I was not seeing an error message, or at least it wasn't being read automatically, and I didn't find one. Must be a serious problem on their end. Mary Sent f

Re: Apple TV No Content Found Error

2015-07-21 Thread Mary Otten
Brian, It sounds like you are suffering from the same problem that others are reporting about problems with music and App Store and God knows what else. Apple is having a bad day. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 21, 2015, at 5:36 PM, Brian Fischler wrote: > > Hey all, Amazing only one day

Document translation as a blind person using VO

2015-07-22 Thread Mary Otten
Hi all, A colleague on another list knows of a woman who lives in Brazil. This woman is losing her site. She works as a freelance translator between English and Portuguese. I am quite sure there are people on this list who do document translation using a Mac and voiceover. Would any of you be wi

Re: Pros and cons of a Mac mini

2015-07-24 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Pam, I think the advice you have gotten for your friend about sticking with Windows is probably good. However, I don't agree with the folks who say if you're going to buy, get an air, not a mini, and here's why. It is true that with a mini, you must buy a keyboard and speakers. And I think

Re: Pros and cons of a Mac mini

2015-07-24 Thread Mary Otten
TV cable service. He > uses it for all communication, news, etc. > > Pam Francis > > On Jul 24, 2015, at 10:41 AM, Mary Otten wrote: > > Hi Pam, > I think the advice you have gotten for your friend about sticking with > Windows is probably good. However, I don't agree

Re: Pros and cons of a Mac mini

2015-07-24 Thread Mary Otten
I totally agree. Classic windows, whatever that means, XP? Is nothing like the Mac. If somebody has a hard time learning new stuff, I think it is better to stick with a system that at least has the potential to look like something you are familiar with. I certainly did not experience the Mac has

Hands-on with Mail 9 in El Capitan: Improved full-screen support, swipe gestures, and more | Macworld

2015-08-01 Thread Mary Otten
Here is a link to an article in mac world that talks about the new Apple mail in the next version of iOS 10. I wonder how these gestures are going to work with voiceover, since they are already taken by voice over. Mary http://www.macworld.com/article/2953839/os-x/hands-on-with-mail-9-in-el-capi

Re: mail filtering rules

2015-08-03 Thread Mary Otten
Jim, how did you do it. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 3, 2015, at 8:18 AM, Jim Gatteys wrote: > > Hi all! > I've decided to create a rule to filter out messages on this list to remove > unwanted messages from certain people. I am having some difficulty with the > rules. My rule is not work

Re: mail filtering rules

2015-08-03 Thread Mary Otten
et up a rule and need help > email me and I'll try to help. I'm not trying to stir up trouble on the list > but this gets old after a while. > >> On Aug 3, 2015, at 10:38 AM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Jim, how did you do it. >> >> >> Sent fr

Re: iPhone 5s

2015-08-17 Thread Mary Otten
I have a good friend who purchased an iPhone 6. When I turn voiceover on and use her six versus my 5S, I really see no difference in the responsiveness with voiceover. I can't argue about the network thing. Except that where I am, it's not important. I don't think those networks exist here in ba

Re: iPhone 5s

2015-08-18 Thread Mary Otten
anados wrote: >> >> You do have high speed networks available in your part of Oregon. I know >> Verizon offers LTE there and I would assume T-Mobile and AT&T do as well. >> Not sure if Sprint has finished that area yet. You would benefit from LTE >> though. &g

Re: iPhone 5s

2015-08-18 Thread Mary Otten
ustomers and good > luck trying to stay connected on their network which is a shame because back > in the 3G time period they were pretty good. > > Good luck > > > > > >> On Aug 18, 2015, at 12:33 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Scott, >> I h

Re: a new macvisionaries list

2015-08-26 Thread Mary Otten
For whatever it may be worth, I really think the best thing would be to have new moderators on this list, rather than fragmenting the community. I know that is not a new idea as several have mentioned the same idea. I also don't agree with the wild West approach. I'm sorry. But when you send ema

Re: iPhone 6S?

2015-09-14 Thread Mary Otten
Aside from a breakthrough and battery technology, which has already been mentioned and is not under apples control I don't guess, there is one thing I would love to see Apple do with its phone. That is, do like HTC does and put decent speakers on the phone. I'm not expecting a home theater exper

Re: iPhone 6S?

2015-09-14 Thread Mary Otten
I certainly would not see this as an improvement, but it would not at all surprised me if they got rid of the home button next year. It seems like this deal with the force touch method of accessing what we now call the app switcher is a harbinger of the demise of the home button. Let's see if I'

Re: iPhone 6S?

2015-09-14 Thread Mary Otten
ernal speaker. Wouldn’t a good quality > sound dock make more sense? What’s the use case here that makes you want > improved audio natively? > > Good response btw. > >> On Sep 14, 2015, at 10:49 AM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Aside from a breakthrough and batte

Re: iPhone 6S?

2015-09-14 Thread Mary Otten
5 AM, Devin Prater wrote: > > They could add a tactile display, so that the iPhone could be a braille > display of itself. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 14, 2015, at 10:11 AM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Other than "because they can", my use c

Re: iPhone 6S?

2015-09-14 Thread Mary Otten
Well, if we want to get Star Trek he, how about making the phone out of transparent aluminum? Seriously, what they might be able to do it some point is come up with material that is so good that you wouldn't need a case for your phone anymore. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 14, 2015, at 9:5

Re: iPhone 6S?

2015-09-14 Thread Mary Otten
ow www.twitter.com/theblindman12v > >> On Sep 14, 2015, at 7:51 AM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> I certainly would not see this as an improvement, but it would not at all >> surprised me if they got rid of the home button next year. It seems like >> this deal with

Editing an flv file

2015-09-14 Thread Mary Otten
Hello all, I am sorry for the cross posting. But I am writing this on behalf of a friend who is really a Windows user, but who is looking for a way to edit FLV files. And he said he was open to the possibility of doing it on a Mac. So, is there a way to do this on a mac using voice over? Mary

Re: A question for people who have both an iPad and an iPhone

2016-03-21 Thread Mary Otten
I have an iPad mini and an iPhone. I like the iPhone for male much better than the iPad, because I like the smaller footprint. The layout for mail is simpler, and the mail program in the iPhone opens straight into the list of messages. On the iPad, it opens to the last opened message, which is i

Can't install iOS 8 update on my iPad

2016-03-21 Thread Mary Otten
I have the iOS 9.2.1 update downloaded on my iPad courtesy of Apple. I never installed it. Just recently, I went to see if the 9.3 update was available. I am told I have one update available and downloaded, which is the 9.2.1. So I thought I would install it, in case it was necessary to have tha

Re: Can't install iOS 8 update on my iPad

2016-03-21 Thread Mary Otten
PM, E.T. wrote: > > Try a reboot? > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > Many believe that we have been visited > in the past. What if it were true? > >> On 3/21/2016 7:05 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> I have the iOS 9.2.1 update

Re: Can't install iOS 8 update on my iPad

2016-03-21 Thread Mary Otten
te before installing the new one. > Go to settings, general, storage and iCloud usage, manage storage (in the > section for the device, not iCloud) and delete from there. > > Bill >> On Mar 21, 2016, at 10:19 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> No, and I should've thought of

Re: the 4-finger swipe

2016-03-22 Thread Mary Otten
I just tried before finger gesture for the first time when in mail. It flipped to Safari. First shot. There was a bit of a delay, but it work. Mary PS, running an iPhone 6s. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 22, 2016, at 12:20 PM, Jenine Stanley wrote: > > It allows you, from an open app, to move b

Smaller iPad Pro can use Microsoft Office for free, while larger iPad can't

2016-03-22 Thread Mary Otten
I wonder how accessible this is on the iPad on with voiceover. Mary Smaller iPad Pro can use Microsoft Office for free, while larger iPad can't Macworld / Mark Hachman Here’s one point Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller didn’t make in calling the new 9.7-inch iPad the ultimate PC replacement

Re: something weird with ibooks on ios 9.3

2016-03-23 Thread Mary Otten
accessibil...@apple.com. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 23, 2016, at 2:32 PM, Helga Schreiber > wrote: > > Hi, This is Helga! Thanks so much fo rletting me know! I don't usually use > iBooks, but I was thinking in using it in the future! And i currently have > IOS 9.3. So I will try to contact

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