The strange resolution of my voice dream restoration problem

2015-09-26 Thread Mary Otten
Well, it cost me five dollars, but I got my voice is back. What I finally decided to do was to try to purchase another voice. I really didn't want any more voices, but I decided to purchase the Sharon voice. Maybe she will grow on me, although I rather doubt it. Smile. Even though I thought my d

Re: Voice dream reader voice restoration failed on new phone

2015-09-26 Thread Mary Otten
a different type of hosting service on > Amazon. I hope it'll improve things. > > Best, > > Winston. > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten > Sent: Saturday, September

Re: Voice dream reader voice restoration failed on new phone

2015-09-26 Thread Mary Otten
inal Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten > Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2015 4:31 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Voice dream reader voice restoration failed on new phone > > Hi Ala

Re: size of the Plus (was: Improved speaker on iPhone 6s)

2015-09-28 Thread Mary Otten
Anders, I agree with you about phone size. I really would like to have something the same size as the 5S. The fourss, or the iPod touch, which is the same dimensions I think as far as width and height are concerned, are OK too. But I wish they would do something for those of us with smaller hand

Touch ID and purchasing things in the Apple online stores

2015-09-28 Thread Mary Otten
I am confused about the use of touch ID in places like the iBooks store, app store or iTunes store. I thought I was set up for that. But I just purchased an iBook. I hit the buy button and was prompted to sign in with my password. I put my finger on the home button for touch ID, nothing happene

Re: size of the Plus (was: Improved speaker on iPhone 6s)

2015-09-28 Thread Mary Otten
Whether you need optical image stabilization is dependent on whether you use the camera to take pictures. If you do, it may help. If you don't, and that includes even if you do OCR, it's not worth it. It will not matter. Go with what feels better in your hand, because if you get something it's

Re: Touch ID and purchasing things in the Apple online stores

2015-09-28 Thread Mary Otten
s, where you can use your fingerprint after signing in with your > Apple ID. If you have shut down your phone, you have to always sign in. Clear > as mud? > > reggie & Lex > > On Sep 28, 2015, at 12:08 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > I am confused about the use of touc

Re: size of the Plus (was: Improved speaker on iPhone 6s)

2015-09-28 Thread Mary Otten
onaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten > Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 09:45 > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: size of the Plus (was: Improved speaker on iPhone 6s) > > Whether you need optical image stabilization is dep

Re: size of the Plus (was: Improved speaker on iPhone 6s)

2015-09-28 Thread Mary Otten
Optical image stabilization isn't the only thing you get for that extra hundred dollars for the 6S plus. I don't know how it is accomplished. It is possible that they need the larger size to make it happen. I don't know how big the Samsung phones are either. But I do know that for me as a blind

Re: Touch ID and purchasing things in the Apple online stores

2015-09-28 Thread Mary Otten
re they > are set to get the Touch ID results you're expecting. > > Good luck. > > Alan Lemly > > -Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten > Sent: Monday, September

Re: iPhone 6S+ vastly improved cellular performance

2015-09-29 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Scott, I am new to T-Mobile, so I have no history with them to comment on. I have not noticed any particular difference between my coverage with them and with Verizon in and around town. I have gotten conflicting word from T-Mobile regarding the whole issue of band 12 and whether or not it is

Re: iPhone 6S+ vastly improved cellular performance

2015-09-29 Thread Mary Otten
or the ul or dl freq it will be 2.275 or 2.075 or will > be 700.x. If you’re not connected using LTE then the menu is a bit > different. > > Let me know if that helps. > >> On Sep 29, 2015, at 12:48 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Hi Scott, >> I am n

Re: iPhone 6S+ vastly improved cellular performance

2015-09-30 Thread Mary Otten
d using LTE then the menu is a bit > different. > > Let me know if that helps. > >> On Sep 29, 2015, at 12:48 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Hi Scott, >> I am new to T-Mobile, so I have no history with them to comment on. I have >> not noticed any particula

Re: iBooks with the Mac and iPhone6

2015-09-30 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Eileen, Back in the good old days, it used to be possible to navigate within an iBook page buy whatever you had your rotor set two, such as lines. Then that lovely setting went away. I know that I have asked Apple accessibility after every iBooks upgrade to get this put back. Thus far, they h

Re: iPhone 6S+ vastly improved cellular performance

2015-09-30 Thread Mary Otten
ings. You got what you needed though from the output. > > Hope that helps. > > > >> On Sep 30, 2015, at 11:12 AM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Hi Scott, I suppose this really is off-topic for most people on this list. >> But I thought I would report to you

Re: El Capitan Is Here

2015-09-30 Thread Mary Otten
Thank you so much, Alex for posting this list of bugs in the new operating system. Having just read a mainstream review the talked about how this was a "rock solid" release, it is disheartening to see so many bugs in your list. I do know that Apple cares about accessibility. But it is damned har

Re: El Capitan Is Here

2015-09-30 Thread Mary Otten
a lot of factors. > > >> On Sep 30, 2015, at 2:06 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Thank you so much, Alex for posting this list of bugs in the new operating >> system. Having just read a mainstream review the talked about how this was a >> "rock solid" relea

Snappy iPhone 6s, do any other Ios devices compare?

2015-09-30 Thread Mary Otten
I have been quite impressed with the snappiness of my new 6s as compared with my 5S. Indeed, when I use my iPad mini to, I can really tell the difference between it and my 6s. So I wonder for those of you who have either purchased iPad mini 4 or the latest iPod touch and also have an upgraded p

Re: El Capitan Is Here

2015-10-01 Thread Mary Otten
To the person who said they don't remember negativity when new releases of screen readers came along, I can only say, I don't know where you were. But I used to be a regular on the window eyes list. And let me say, there were tons and tons and tons of complaints every time new releases came out.

Re: El Capitan Is Here

2015-10-01 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Donna, I would be curious which of Alex's bugs you experienced in Yosemite. Some of the ones I recall reading on his list I am certainly not experiencing, and those are some of the more serious ones. Audio ducking doesn't much concern me. But the web stuff, getting stuck on webpages, the prob

Re: El Capitan Is Here

2015-10-01 Thread Mary Otten
mail one is > the bug that really drives me crazy. > Take care, > Donna > >> On Oct 1, 2015, at 11:35 AM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Hi Donna, >> I would be curious which of Alex's bugs you experienced in Yosemite. Some of >> the ones I recall reading

Re: El Capitan Is Here

2015-10-01 Thread Mary Otten
omething that just comes with the computing > territory. > > Good points and good things to think about, thank you for the post. > > >> On Oct 1, 2015, at 12:33 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> To the person who said they don't remember negativity when new rele

Re: Major data breach at Experian impacting T-Mobile customers

2015-10-01 Thread Mary Otten
Thanks, Scott. I hope people have better luck with t-mo then I did. They were clue free when I called them just now. I mean totally clue free. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 1, 2015, at 1:46 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Thought this was important enough to bring up here in case anyone acti

Re: El Capitan Is Here

2015-10-01 Thread Mary Otten
nna Goodin wrote: >> >> Hi Mary, >> >> I also use classic View, but I almost always prefer accomplishing an action >> with a single key-press, rather than a command that requires multiple keys, >> so I prefer the Enter method. It used to work great, up unti

Re: 10.11 and braille

2015-10-02 Thread Mary Otten
For whatever the reason, I simply don't think Apple has higher the expertise they need to get braille right. I think this notion of them doing something special with braille on the screen is nonsense. If I'm wrong and proven wrong, so be it. But I really do believe the problem is they don't know

Re: 10.11 and braille

2015-10-02 Thread Mary Otten
I haven't seen any statistics lately, but I have heard in the past that Europe had a much higher literacy rate for Braille than we do. That is not surprising given the cost of the hardware, and the fact that, at least as far as I understand it, it is subsidized, so that all the blind people wh

Re: Major data breach at Experian impacting T-Mobile customers

2015-10-02 Thread Mary Otten
gt; about it. It has just broken as a leaked report on CNBC last night. Today > though I bet they will have an answer. > > > >> On Oct 1, 2015, at 5:30 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Thanks, Scott. I hope people have better luck with t-mo then I did. They >&g

Re: 10.11 and braille

2015-10-02 Thread Mary Otten
w they do hire good quality > people even for accessibility efforts so I’m not sure it’s that simple. I > heard about the patent for the reactive metal but I can’t imagine that being > practical unless it has some benefit for the sited as well. >> On Oct 2, 2015, at 9:35 AM, Mary

Re: 10.11 and braille

2015-10-02 Thread Mary Otten
ersion of that, instead of having some of > my reading room taken up by blackness most of the time. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Oct 2, 2015, at 8:35 AM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> For whatever the reason, I simply don't think Apple has higher the expertise

Re: 10.11 and braille

2015-10-02 Thread Mary Otten
raille displays though to be literate in braille and teach / > learn. I imagine it helps but they definitely didn’t exist when I was a > student. >> On Oct 2, 2015, at 9:40 AM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> I haven't seen any statistics lately, but I have heard in the past th

Re: Kindle Accessibility on the Mac?

2015-10-03 Thread Mary Otten
It is not accessible. You cannot read books. Sent from my iPad > On Oct 3, 2015, at 10:46 AM, Eileen Scrivani wrote: > > Hi All, > > Does anyone know if Kindle is accessible on the Mac & how well or not it > might work with VO? > > Thanks. > > Eileen > -- > You received this message bec

Re: Awful Mail Bug in El Capitan

2015-10-03 Thread Mary Otten
I have not upgraded my Mac yet. And hearing about this, I have to say I'm sorry for you but glad I haven't done it. I am curious about one thing which is, is this just your iCloud account or is it all your accounts such as Gmail? Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 3, 2015, at 2:12 PM, Brian Fisc

Re: Awful Mail Bug in El Capitan

2015-10-03 Thread Mary Otten
I'm sorry for my last question. Joseph's response, saying that it was not limited to iCloud only, came in just after I hit the send button on my question about the scope of this problem. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 3, 2015, at 2:17 PM, joseph hudson wrote: > > Well, I'll just say this

Updating a brailliant display if you don't have a PC

2015-10-04 Thread Mary Otten
The subject line says it all. Is this possible? Must you have a PC in order to update this display? Mary Sent from my iPhone -- 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, se

Making a bulleted list in the newly updated notes app on an eye device

2015-10-04 Thread Mary Otten
For those of you on more than one list to which this is being sent, I do apologize for the cross posting. However, since this newly updated notes app is so new, I did want to get the input from all possible people who might actually have done this. Is it possible to make a bulleted list in the n

Garbled text when writing using a keyboard that is plugged in to an iPad running iOS 9.02

2015-10-05 Thread Mary Otten
Hi all, I am familiar with the stories of folks who use Bluetooth keyboards and who have had problems with doubled characters while riding in edit boxes under iOS nine. I found a nice keyboard with a lightning connector that I like a lot, made by mac Ally. I hadn't used it a lot, but I haven't s

Tune in on more than one device

2015-10-12 Thread Mary Otten
Are used to be a huge user of tuna in on an iPad. I kind of got away from the app, then came back to it and have found the iPad version rather less than friendly. So I started using it on my phone little bit. Buy some fluky way or another, I'm still not sure how, I managed today to actually get

Re: Safari on the Mac worse than ever?

2015-10-16 Thread Mary Otten
Jaws is not the only game in town for windows. There is nvda, which is quite respectable these days. The argument that you get a freebie with a Mac and Windows screen readers are expensive just doesn't cut it anymore, especially with Apple producing but here releases of OS X when they are suppos

Re: New podcast iAccessVO

2015-10-20 Thread Mary Otten
Triple click home went away probably a year ago or so. That was my favorite. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 20, 2015, at 9:00 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > Nor've I. > > That being said, there's certainly always room for more. LOL! > > Chris. > > - Original Message

Fourth GEN Apple TV has no Bluetooth keyboard support

2015-10-20 Thread Mary Otten
I was just reading an article from 9 to 5 Mac which was talking about the fourth generation Apple TV which is due out soon. One of the things they said is that this model does not have support for Bluetooth keyboards. I know it has the new Siri search capability. And it has the new remote contro

Re: Fourth GEN Apple TV has no Bluetooth keyboard support

2015-10-20 Thread Mary Otten
remote? Does the 4th present features where a keyboard would actually be > beneficial? > > 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 10/20/2015 1:18 PM, Mary Otten wr

These Simple Facebook Shortcuts Will Save You Time

2015-10-21 Thread Mary Otten
For those of you who surf Facebook on your macs, this could be useful. Mary line http://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/c/35496/f/677097/s/4adb4cba/sc/15/l/0L0Shuffingtonpost0N0C20A150C10A0C20A0Cfacebook0Eshortcuts0Etips0Etricks0In0I83472860Bhtml0Dutm0Ihp0Iref0Ftechnology0Gir0FTechnology/story01.htm Se

Re: iPhone 6S question

2015-10-21 Thread Mary Otten
It seems to me that the battery life on the 6S is rather the same as it was on the 5S. Bigger phone, bigger battery, but bigger display. Of course you got more battery life with the plus. But there is a trade-off, as it is much larger. Size alone was a showstopper for me. Mary Sent from my iPa

Re: iPhone 6S question

2015-10-22 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Chris, I must say, your battery life on your success far exceeds mine. I can get a day of heavy use, and that's it. That's about what I used to get on my 5S. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 22, 2015, at 11:50 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > I don't know what you're friend is t

Re: iPhone 6S question

2015-10-23 Thread Mary Otten
ariables in usage what’s heavy usage to one may not be > heavy to another and so forth. Battery benchmarking with out specific tools > is tricky at best. > >> On Oct 22, 2015, at 6:23 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Hi Chris, >> I must say, your battery life on you

Re: iPhone 6S question

2015-10-23 Thread Mary Otten
> connections and they tend to use a lot of power. They work great though. > One unit covers my whole house which is a lot of real estate. > >> On Oct 23, 2015, at 9:35 AM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Yes, I understand that there are many variables in the battery life

Re: What's the word with the update for El Capitan and VO

2015-10-23 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Brian, I'm not sure what you meant by higher ups. But I wouldn't expect the top management at a company like Apple to have much of a clue about details regarding accessibility. The real issue is quality control and whether or not the people implementing excess ability have a clue. If Tim Cook

Wifi calling

2015-10-23 Thread Mary Otten
My new iPhone has the capability of doing Wi-Fi calling. It was not on by default. When I turned it on, it seemed to allow me to also have my iPad mini two, which is not a cell model, do this Wi-Fi calling. So I googled around and wasn't really able to find out very much information. I understan

Re: Wifi calling

2015-10-23 Thread Mary Otten
pop up. That page will > give you all the information you need. > >> On Oct 23, 2015, at 9:34 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> My new iPhone has the capability of doing Wi-Fi calling. It was not on by >> default. When I turned it on, it seemed to allow me to also have my

Re: Wifi calling

2015-10-23 Thread Mary Otten
n your connection gets weak on the phone. > >> On Oct 23, 2015, at 10:02 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Thanks, Daniel. I did find the Apple support earticle to which you referred. >> That had not come up when I simply googled Wi-Fi calling. But I am still not >> su

Re: What's the word with the update for El Capitan and VO

2015-10-24 Thread Mary Otten
For when ever it may be worth, I absolutely agree with you about the necessity for those with power and Apple to recognize the extreme importance of keeping your commitment regarding the quality of excess ability. I only meant that I didn't think they should have to know about all the inns and o

Re: What's the word with the update for El Capitan and VO

2015-10-24 Thread Mary Otten
hing of what it takes to run a large corporation like Apple. But >> surely they have hundreds of departments, thousands of employees, most who >> do not have a clue what goes on next door. If any of you want to make >> changes, hire on as a liaison and good luck. >

Re: Wifi calling

2015-10-26 Thread Mary Otten
ope that helps. > > > > >> On Oct 23, 2015, at 10:34 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> My new iPhone has the capability of doing Wi-Fi calling. It was not on by >> default. When I turned it on, it seemed to allow me to also have my iPad >> mini two, which i

Subtle change to Wi-Fi calling on my T-Mobile phone

2015-10-27 Thread Mary Otten
It has recently been noted in discussions that when you change your Wi-Fi calling from off to on you see a change at the top in your status bar where it says the name of your carrier along with Wi-Fi network where it used to just say the name of the carrier. I just noticed this morning that now,

Re: Subtle change to Wi-Fi calling on my T-Mobile phone

2015-10-27 Thread Mary Otten
calling and insure the address under emergency > address is set. > > How’s that for starters? > >> On Oct 27, 2015, at 11:12 AM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> It has recently been noted in discussions that when you change your Wi-Fi >> calling from off to on you s

Does music purchased on iTunes store on the phone automatically go to my mac?

2015-10-30 Thread Mary Otten
I think the answer to this question is probably know, but I thought I would ask anyway. I generally try to avoid buying music using my phone. But, I just bought some stuff using the Russian keyboard on my phone and now I'm wondering how I'm going to get that into my iTunes library on the Mac. I

What happened to airplay in control center on the iPhone?

2015-10-30 Thread Mary Otten
I want to play an album then I just purchased on my iPhone. I went to the control center and look for airplay. It used to be there on iOS 8. It is not there anymore. Where did it go? Mary Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries lis

Problems finding airplay

2015-10-30 Thread Mary Otten
I earlier send a message about problems finding airplay in the control center. I just left on my iPad mini, also running iOS 9.1, and there it is. Right after AirDrop. I sent a friend of mine the same note, and he reports he does not see airplay in his control center running an iPhone 5s. I am u

Airplane gone from the control center on my iPhone 6s

2015-10-30 Thread Mary Otten
Sorry for all this cross posting, but I really would like to find a solution for this. I have an iPhone 6 s running iOS 9.1. When I go into control center and try to find airplay, it is gone. In the flick order, it should come right after AirDrop. But I have AirDrop followed by flashlight. In my

Re: Airplane gone from the control center on my iPhone 6s

2015-10-31 Thread Mary Otten
ice is in > range, or if bluetooth, is paired with the device. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 31 Oct 2015, at 17:10, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Sorry for all this

iPhone airplay problem solved

2015-10-31 Thread Mary Otten
Well, one of the things you have to do when you send out a message to several lists with a problem is send out your solution, even though it makes you look really, really stupid. I figured out the problem to my disappearing airplay, thanks to a comment from someone on one of these lists that me

T-Mobile’s network extender lets anyone use your Internet bandwidth

2015-11-02 Thread Mary Otten
Here is a little more information on that team mobile device. Mary http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/11/t-mobiles-network-extender-lets-anyone-use-your-internet-bandwidth/ Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have

Re: T-Mobile’s network extender lets anyone use your Internet bandwidth

2015-11-03 Thread Mary Otten
open > for anyone to use. There’s no risk in leaving it open other than using > bandwidth which depends on how much bandwidth you have total whether you care > or not. If you lock the device down then it will only work on your phones. > >> On Nov 2, 2015, at 8:30 PM, Mary Otten wrot

Re: T-Mobile’s network extender lets anyone use your Internet bandwidth

2015-11-03 Thread Mary Otten
dd numbers here which are then looked up against a database > and the IMEI populated in to the access list on the device itself. It will > then only allow matching IMEI devices access. you can leave it open if you > choose but you don’t have to. > > >> On Nov 3, 2015

Google music manager on the Mac, is it accessible?

2015-11-03 Thread Mary Otten
I guess my subject line says it all. Google makes a music manager app for the PC and for the Mac. It is associated with the play music service, and you can use it to upload up to 50,000 songs from your computer to the Google music cloud. Apparently, this uploading is free even if you haven't sub

Re: Google music manager on the Mac, is it accessible?

2015-11-03 Thread Mary Otten
this monitoring, I have no idea how they're doing it. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 3, 2015, at 11:37 AM, Joe Quinn wrote: > > Just tried it yesterday and I can say that it's not at all accessible on Mac > or Windows. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On N

Re: Google music manager on the Mac, is it accessible?

2015-11-03 Thread Mary Otten
Play useful on an iPhone. > > David Griffith > >> On 03/11/2015 20:31, Mary Otten wrote: >> That is disappointing. It is also interesting, because I know somebody over >> on the android list who says they monitor their iTunes folder and send music >> from ther

5 hidden remote touchpad tricks will make you an Apple TV expert

2015-11-03 Thread Mary Otten
For those of you with new Apple TVs. No clue if any of this is actually voiceover accessible. But here you go. http://www.cultofmac.com/395666/5-hidden-tricks-make-you-apple-tv-expert/ Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list.

Tips and tricks for the new Apple TV's Siri Remote

2015-11-04 Thread Mary Otten
More tips and tricks about the Apple TV remote. Mary Marhttp://www.macworld.com/article/3000918/home-players/tips-and-tricks-for-the-new-apple-tvs-siri-remote.html#tk.rss_all Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have

This iPhone app shows you which stores near you accept Apple Pay

2015-11-10 Thread Mary Otten
http://www.macworld.com/article/3003911/ios-apps/this-iphone-app-shows-you-which-stores-near-you-accept-apple-pay.html#tk.rss_all Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running

Re: How to delete apps on an iPhone with 3-d touch?

2015-11-11 Thread Mary Otten
Maybe I am just lucky, in that perhaps the apps I have deleted don't have 3D Touch. But I have definitely deleted apps recently on my iPhone, which is running the latest version of iOS 9. And deleting apps was no problem. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 11, 2015, at 1:26 PM, Les Kriegler wr

Readdle brings its best-selling iOS productivity app PDF Expert to the Mac

2015-11-12 Thread Mary Otten
I have no idea if this app is accessible on either the Mac or an iOS device. But if it is, it would be awesome, seeing as how they let you actually fill in forms. Mary http://9to5mac.com/2015/11/12/readdle-pdf-expert-mac/ Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all m

Re: Readdle brings its best-selling iOS productivity app PDF Expert to the Mac

2015-11-12 Thread Mary Otten
means of > being able to write in it, and she won't get back to me about it which is > frustrating. >> On Nov 12, 2015, at 6:18 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> I have no idea if this app is accessible on either the Mac or an iOS device. >> But if it is, it would be

Unable to cancel a search in the audible app

2015-11-14 Thread Mary Otten
It seems there is yet another bug in the wonderful audible app. Open the app, and go into your library. Do a search that includes a search in the store. Find a book in that search and go listen to the sample still in the app, of course, because that's how it works. Return to the listing in the a

Re: Readdle brings its best-selling iOS productivity app PDF Expert to the Mac

2015-11-15 Thread Mary Otten
this app in terms of VoiceOver > accessibility. > > Like you I had a look at the iOS app and it didn't work to well. > > Yours truly, > > Sadam Ahmed > > College of business > > RMIT University > >> On 11/13/2015 10:18 AM, Mary Otten wrote: >

Easiest way to get my iTunes library onto a thumb drive

2015-11-18 Thread Mary Otten
I would like to get all of the media that is in my iTunes library on to a 128 GB thumb drive, which I have. I see that there is an export under the library in the menu. But it looks like that might just be an XML file. At least the title says that it's an XML file. I want to export the media. Wi

Re: Easiest way to get my iTunes library onto a thumb drive

2015-11-19 Thread Mary Otten
Thank you. Yes, I have the alias for convenience. Easy access to the music collection. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 18, 2015, at 11:14 PM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: > > You want to take a complete copy of your iTunes library. Quit iTunes, then > copy the folder called iTunes in the M

uE mega boom in stereo

2015-11-24 Thread Mary Otten
I am wondering if anybody on these lists has two make a boom speakers and has had success using them as a pair. I see that this is supposed to be a possibility in the iPhone app. I have one speaker. But I am anticipating the possibility of black Friday deals. And the chance to get another and ha

Re: The Mac and Braille

2015-11-25 Thread Mary Otten
I think you can find pricing on the baum USA site. But note, no windows 10 support at all, and I don't think it supports Windows 8 I might be wrong on that one. But for sure, no windows 10. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 25, 2015, at 12:46 PM, E.T. wrote: > > Never heard of it either. (

Apple music on the Mac

2015-12-01 Thread Mary Otten
Does anyone know of documentation or even a podcast, if push comes to shove, that explains using Apple music on the Mac? I have no problem with it on my phone or my iPad. But I am having fits trying to do searches on the Mac in Apple music. I can search in the iTunes Store without problem. But w

Chrome and it's excess ability on the Mac and iOS

2015-12-02 Thread Mary Otten
I recently saw that there is an update for chrome for iOS. I don't know about the Mac side. But I am sending this to both lists because I am interested in the current state of the excess ability of this browser on both platforms. I am not interested in learning chromevox, as I think it is stupid

Re: Chrome and it's excess ability on the Mac and iOS

2015-12-03 Thread Mary Otten
>>> Right now chrome is my default, but I'm finding that some sites, >>> particularly extremely large web pages, won't load under chrome, but will >>> in safari. On the other hand, some buttons and controls on websites will >>> click under chrome, but no

Re: T-Mobile selling 128GB iPhone for 16GB price

2015-12-03 Thread Mary Otten
Is that for new customers, switchers? Sweet deal. Too bad it's not just an unlocked phone. That would be pretty awesome. Mary Sent from my iPad > On Dec 3, 2015, at 9:58 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Hi, just a heads up that Redmond Pie is announcing that T-Mobile is selling > the 128GB iPho

Re: T-Mobile selling 128GB iPhone for 16GB price

2015-12-03 Thread Mary Otten
d get this deal, it’s not restricted to > customer type. I haven’t tried to call them to order one though. > >> On Dec 3, 2015, at 1:18 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Is that for new customers, switchers? Sweet deal. Too bad it's not just an >> unlocked phone. T

Re: T-Mobile selling 128GB iPhone for 16GB price

2015-12-03 Thread Mary Otten
aming options. I spoke to someone in the Dallas office. > > Your milage may very but it sounds promising anyway. > >> On Dec 3, 2015, at 1:29 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> http://9to5mac.com/2015/12/03/verizon-t-mobile-promotions/In the article >> link above, thi

Re: T-Mobile selling 128GB iPhone for 16GB price

2015-12-03 Thread Mary Otten
t from my iPhone > On Dec 3, 2015, at 3:04 PM, Craig Werner wrote: > > Mary, that's a wonderful idea, but I'm quite sure Verizon doesn't support GSM > technology, the protocol in use by T-mobile. > > Craig > >> On Thursday, December 3, 2015, Mary Ott

Question about third generation Apple TV

2015-12-04 Thread Mary Otten
Generation Apple TV. Once upon a time, I looked up the differences between it and the third generation. It seemed they all had to do with video, so I wasn't interested. However, it seems that there may be some things available on the third that are not available on the second. And I have one rea

Re: EmacsSpeak

2015-12-05 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Jonathan, My problem with Emacs speak, which are used to use at work, was that it seemed to be it's own thing and it's own environment. If you were an Emacs user, you could stay in that system all day long. And Emacs speak would work. But if you also had to do DOS, and then windows, and then

Re: Apple music on the Mac

2015-12-15 Thread Mary Otten
en back on the Mac very much lately. I find myself doing more and more on my eye devices and less and less on the Mac itself. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 14, 2015, at 7:57 AM, Pablo Sandoval wrote: > > Did you get this figured out Mary? > >> On Dec 1, 2015, at 9:41 AM, Ma

Language switching, what makes that happen?

2015-12-15 Thread Mary Otten
I sometimes get emails that have mixed Russian and English. The language switching is wonderful on the iPhone. It just reads the Russian, then reads the English, then goes back to Russian. It is really great. So today, I got an email that had English and German. I don't have German in my languag

Re: Language switching, what makes that happen?

2015-12-15 Thread Mary Otten
et as default in settings, general, accessibility, > voiceover, languages. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 16 Dec 2015, at 13:58, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> I sometimes get em

Re: my impressions of El Capitan

2015-12-16 Thread Mary Otten
I am still on Yosemite. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this new way of interaction simply a choice? If so, that would seem to be the best of all worlds, since people who like it can have it, and those who can't don't have to. I can certainly see times when it would be better to do the new wa

IPod touch sixth generation and Bluetooth or airplay

2015-12-16 Thread Mary Otten
I am sending this to both lists because it is possible there are some iPod touch users on the Mac visionaries list who are not on the VI phone list. I am interested in your experiences with iPod touch sixth generation using Bluetooth or airplay. Using my iPhone, I have noticed some strange anoma

Re: IPod touch sixth generation and Bluetooth or airplay

2015-12-16 Thread Mary Otten
visionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten > Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 11:34 > To: VIPhone 'Carol Pearson' via ; > macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: IPod touch sixth generation and Bluetooth or airplay > > I am

Re: IPod touch sixth generation and Bluetooth or airplay

2015-12-16 Thread Mary Otten
my iPhone > On Dec 16, 2015, at 12:47 PM, Brett C. wrote: > > I have the same experience. Though I have audio ducking off, I notice a huge > airplay sound improvement when I turn voiceover off with a home button triple > press while the music is playing. > >> On

Airplay weirdness with iPhone running iOS 9 .2

2015-12-16 Thread Mary Otten
I was using my phone to play radio tunes via airplay through my stereo, which as an airport express connected. I had turn voiceover off, because I believe that the quality of the airplay is better when voiceover is not there. When I was done playing radiotunes, I wanted to turn voiceover back o

Re: iPhone versus iPad

2015-12-17 Thread Mary Otten
The iPad battery life is really good. If you find yourself using your phone a lot, and you would like to have a second I device, you could consider an iPod touch, if the larger real estate of the iPad does not interest you. But the battery life is good, and the sound is better. Whether that's wo

Re: Most efficient way to read emails

2015-12-17 Thread Mary Otten
I know it takes time to write up guides, but I would be interested in your method, Mark. And I think a short step-by-step guide would be more helpful than a podcast or a conference call, which all might not attend. I like written guides, because I can access them and start and stop or review or

Re: Most efficient way to read emails

2015-12-17 Thread Mary Otten
u know what the subject is. > Jonathan Mosen > Mosen Consulting > Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training > http://Mosen.org > >> On 18/12/2015, at 11:03 AM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> I know it takes time to write up guides, but I would be interested i

Re: Airplay weirdness with iPhone running iOS 9 .2

2015-12-18 Thread Mary Otten
crap but they don’t prioritize it. > I begin more and more to think of an android phone as an alternative as > things seems to work much better on android. > /A >> 17 dec. 2015 kl. 04:47 skrev Mary Otten : >> >> I was using my phone to play radio tunes via airplay throug

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