Re: Mnumonics

Chris, these are masterful! had I known these back in 2011, I may have gotten through the beginner stages even that much faster. I add one more though: Vo+F8, find your state. Ben On 7/11/2016 18:59, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: If anyone can think of any more of these, then let me know

Re: swift playgroupnd

Simon, As far as I can tell, it'll be available for everybody, being that it's supposed to be a helper for people who want to learn to program for Apple's apps. Ben On 7/19/2016 2:28, Simon Fogarty wrote: Hi List, I was just wondering about the swift Playground dev app that is to be

Re: A Call To Action: Please Join Me in Requesting that VoiceOver Accessibility be Restored to StoCard, The Rewards Card App for iOS

I emailed the devs. This sounds like a great app. Can you do it by phone number? I went about it from the angle of, well, dang it! I just heard about your app, but this review discourages me. Ben On 7/20/2016 10:58, M. Taylor wrote: Hello Everyone, With the latest release of Stocard, the r

Re: Timer in iOS Camera?

Lulu Hartgen did a podcast on AppleVis about SelfieX. Ben On 7/20/2016 7:44, Larry Thacker Jr. wrote: I don’t know the answer to the timer question, but another solution is an app called SelfieX. It’s designed to use the back camera and give you verbal instructions on positioning it right.

Re: Burning an Audio CD, but I have a slight delemma

Maybe this is a bad answer, but won't ProTools do this? Ben On 7/25/2016 8:17, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: OK guys, Hopefully one of you can help me with getting around this. So, here's the situation. I have an mp3 file which I want to burn on to an audio CD. Burning the CD isn't the is

Re: Is the Kindle App accessible on Mac OS ?

I just tried it half a week ago, and for me it was a bonified disaster. Very little read. Ben On 7/28/2016 12:00, Paul Hopewell wrote: Hello, I am using the Kindle App on my iPhone using VoiceOver and it works pretty well. I would like to also read Kindle books on my iMac running the latest

Machine translation software for the mac

Hey all, A friend of mine asked me today if I know of any machine translation software on the Mac, which I don't. I use QTranslate for Windows, but that's Windows! Does anybody have any suggestions? I used to use an app whose name escapes me, but it got deprecated somehow, and it doesn't wor

Fwd: Hey Siri Is a Massive, Growing List of Everything You Can Ask Siri To Do

Have you guys used this site? Is it any good? Ben http://lifehacker.com/hey-siri-is-a-massive-growing-list-of-everything-you-c-1784706119 -- 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 li

Re: Machine translation software for the mac

to be ascertained, as when you say machine translation, that's a little bit vague. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message ----- From: "Ben J. Bloomgren" To: Sent: Wednesday, August 03,

Re: Machine translation software for the mac

if Babylon's available for the Mac, and if so, if it's accessible? > --- > Christopher Gilland > JAWS Certified, 2016. > Training Instructor. > > clgillan...@gmail.com <mailto:clgillan...@gmail.com> > Phone: (704) 256-8010 .

Re: Machine translation software for the mac

n's available for the Mac, and if so, if it's accessible? --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. ----- Original Message - From: "Ben J. Bloomgren" To: Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2016 7:43 PM Sub

Casts question

Hello all, Has any of you used pocket casts for iOS? Once downloaded, voiceover will simply call it Casts. If so, how do you sort podcasts? Right now, they appear in the order in which I added them. Since I have a ton of podcasts, that means that things that start with a might be next to things

Smart thermostat with Amazon Alexa

Hello all, My family recently got an Ecobee Smart thermostat. It turns out that we did not get the correct version to work with Apple HomeKit. However, I fear that it works with Amazon Alexa. Has anybody on here used this or similar smart thermostat with Alexa for iOS? What is your experience?

Re: hootsuite

Hootsuite works nicely on Android and, as far as I know, on iOS. I'm having trouble getting the differences between it and Buffer though. Ben - Original Message - From: "Laura Bratton" To: Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2016 13:34 Subject: hootsuite Hi All, Has anyone used Hootsuite? It

Re: Any comments on Apple's position against unreasonable search

We also must remember that Apple has admitted time and time again that it tracks its users. The government is only forging a legal precedent in the case. Both sides have every possible technological door, be it front or back, to get any information from any Joe Blow, Jane Doe or whomever they'd

Re: Cleaning IPhone screen, perhaps an obvious question

I would think that the paper towel would scratch the screen. Ben - Original Message - From: Feliciano Godoy To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 17:52 Subject: Re: Cleaning IPhone screen, perhaps an obvious question I damp a paper towel a wipe.

Is it Antimosquito, or is it my iPhone?

Hi all, It's another gorgeous day in the Valley of the Sun, and I was thinking about the oncoming need for mosquito repellent. Back when I had my iPhone Five, I used an app called Anti mosquito 3.1. It's by a developer named Dong Wook Kim. Here's the app link: Anti Mosquito 3.1 by Dong-Wook Ki

Re: siri and iphone

That's happening to me intermittantly as well. it seems to have stopped for now, but we shall see. Ben - Original Message - From: "Sarai Bucciarelli" To: Sent: Friday, March 18, 2016 19:14 Subject: siri and iphone Hi: I have an iPhone 6s. Siri stopped opening apps! It says the app

Re: blue tooth headsets

I would go with the Aftershokz line. They're bone induction headsets, and I've loved mine and heard nothing but rave reviews about them. Their support is iffy, but the products themselves are bloody phenomenal. Ben - Original Message - From: "'Maxwell Ivey' via MacVisionaries" To: S

Re: Handwriting on an iPhone

Does anybody have an iPad Pro with that pen? How would that work? Ben - Original Message - From: "Jenine Stanley" To: Sent: Friday, March 18, 2016 04:52 Subject: Re: Handwriting on an iPhone I’ve tried playing with it using the Notes app and recently tried it with an inexpensive st

Re: Sleep tracking apps?

I don't have an Apple Watch right now, I've tried the Azumio and Runtastic apps to no avail. Apparently Health allows for sleep tracking, but I don't see how to enable it. Again, I'd use my iPhone 6 S, but theoretically one could use the watch. Ben > On Mar 18, 2016, at 12:06, Donna Goodin wr

Re: Numbers Questions

I think you can VO+shift+m on the worksheet's name to rename it. Ben. - Original Message - From: "Sandy Finley" To: "macvisionaries" Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2016 02:37 Subject: Numbers Questions I posed 2 numbers questions on this list and have not yet received a response - since

Re: Screen Brightness default

I was able to reproduce Chris's problem. Neither the slider under system preferences, displays, nor the energy settings does this. Maybe with newer systems, it sticks. But with older macs, such as my Mid 2010 MacBook, and Chris's Late 2012 MacBook Pro, it does it identically the same whether you

Re: VoiceOver does not speak images in the UIImagePickerController

Are you coding this app by hand using X-Code, or are you using an app which will produce the code for you? I don't know very much about programming, but I've heard that the way that the source code is rendered can make things go screwy. Ben - Original Message - From: venky...@gmail

Re: siri and iphone

t;> On Mar 19, 2016, at 1:13 PM, Jenine Stanley >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I’ve tried a couple things if the issue doesn’t clear itself after a >>>>>>>> few tries. &

Re: the 4-finger swipe

Mary and all, AppleVis has put up some tutorials as to the new features both in TVOS 9.2 and iOS 9.3. Ben > On Mar 22, 2016, at 12:28 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > 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, b

Re: Anyone install OS X 10.11.4?

Alex doesn’t sound drunk as he had sounded before. Ben > On Mar 22, 2016, at 3:05 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > Does it sound any different though Audibly? > --- > Christopher Gilland > JAWS Certified, 2016. > Training Instructor. > > clgillan...@gmail.com

Re: iPhone 6S Plus Extreme Heat Issue

Seyoon-si, Yeah, it looks like you may have a lemon on your hands. I've seen sighted people with 100% brightness, but they don't see major heat unless they're doing heavy graphics stuff like gaming, broadcasting on Periscope or whatever, or if it's actually hot outside while they use it. Annye

Re: iOS Native Twitter App Now Supports Moments, Via VoiceOver

This is cool. I didn’t realize that those gestures work, so that’ll increase my enjoyment of the moments feature yet more. I must say. The native Twitter app for iOS, at least for iPhone, has really started to win my attention. Thanks, Ben > On Mar 28, 2016, at 6:05 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > > H

Re: Voice-memos in Itunes.

How does one connect Voice Memos to Dropbox? I know about, and I use Dropvox, but how would one do so with just the standard Voice Memos app? Ben > On May 3, 2016, at 9:37 AM, Brian Fischler wrote: > > Hey the easiest way is to just add to your dropbox but if you want to import > directly in t

An introduction and a question

Hello all, My name is Ben Bloomgren, and I live in Scottsdale, Arizona. I just recently returned to iOS with the acquisition of a new iPhone 6s. I am really liking iOS, and I am really seeing potential for 3D Touch. Anyway, I've got a question about sleep tracking apps. Has anybody used an app

Re: What ever happened to Chain Reaction?

Chain reaction is a fun game. I wouldn't know how to describe it though, as it's quite detailed. That would be annoying if they take it down. I will have to look when I get back from spending time with family. Ben > On Jan 23, 2016, at 13:15, Chris Gilland wrote: > > Perhaps I’m remembering i

Re: What ever happened to Chain Reaction?

It costs a bit of money, but it is quite worth it. It's one of the hardest games to play, but it's one of the funnest as well. Ben > On Jan 23, 2016, at 13:15, Chris Gilland wrote: > > Perhaps I’m remembering incorrectly, but wasn’t there a version of the > blind-friendly game Chain Reaction

Learning Ally

Grant, Chris and all, You have reawakened my interest in RFB, which is my oldtimer's name for Learning Ally! Thanks tons for this tip about the Security and Privacy tab. One thing that we must now do is to make the company know full well that they must not get rid of this piece of software. All

Re: Game tonight?

> I don't know of anything that sort. If they had put tuna in radio on to the > Apple TV for, that would be bloody amazing. On Jan 24, 2016, at 13:30, Chris > Gilland wrote: > > Does anyone know if there are any apps for my Apple TV 4 that I can get which > will be broadcasting the Panthers

HMA VPN on OSX

Hi all, has anybody successfully used the Hide My Ass virtual private network service on OSX? I've used it beautifully on Android, iOS and Windows XP, but the Mac eludes me yet. For those who don't know, Hide My Ass (name of service) is a virtual private network (VPN) service which allows one t

Re: There's gotta be an app out there that'll do this.

Or maybe, you could use Switch. > On Jan 25, 2016, at 11:24, Erik Burggraaf wrote: > > I used to make audio CDs from flac in simply burns all the time. I don't see > why it wouldn't work for you. > > Having said that, you could extract to wav with xact and burn from wav. > > Hth > > > Sent

Re: The Martian Released on iTunes, Audio Described

Is there an option that you need to set in iTunes for this to work? > On Jan 25, 2016, at 09:37, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: > > Subject says it all, really. The Martian is out on iTunes, and to my total > astonishment, it’s actually audio described. > > If you read the novel and wanted to re

Re: HMA VPN on OSX

t answer any more complex questions. >> >> Hope this will help. By the way, there are others on the list who know much >> more about this, so please chip in to help Ben. >> >> Andrew >>> On 25 Jan 2016, at 08:53, Ben J. Bloomgren >>> wrote: >>>

Re: The Martian Released on iTunes, Audio Described

I know that Netflix will do it, provided that the content be described. Ben - Original Message - From: "Mary Otten" To: Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 15:27 Subject: Re: The Martian Released on iTunes, Audio Described Is there a way to get audio description in iTunes on the iPad or

Re: Mac Chrome with VoiceOver

Now that Rumola is available for Chrome (I say now because I just found this out), Chrome is pretty nice. I don't see much difference between it versus Lightning versus Safari. Ben - Original Message - From: "Kevin Chao" To: "macvisionaries" Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 18:13 Subj

Re: Mac Chrome with VoiceOver

ated attributes you would > miss? > What would be these MUST have VoiceOver accessibility in Chrome? >> On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 8:12 PM Ben J. Bloomgren >> wrote: >> Now that Rumola is available for Chrome (I say now because I just found this >> out), Chrome is pre

Re: Copy and paste from iBooks

I'll have to try it, Paul, but maybe you could use copy last utterance to clipboard. Ben - Original Message - From: "Paul Hopewell" To: "macvisionaries" Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 10:28 Subject: Copy and paste from iBooks Hello, Is it possible to use VoiceOver to copy a page

Re: I found a accessible fb client for the Mac.

Hey Adrian, Can you have multiple accounts? Can you do comments and messages? Ben - Original Message - From: "'Adrian Leong' via MacVisionaries" To: Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 05:43 Subject: I found a accessible fb client for the Mac. I found a accessible fb app for the Mac i

Re: bookmarks bar was Re: Mac Chrome: Item Chooser and Bookmark Bar

Ha ha, so that's what that is. I had always wondered. Ben > On Jan 30, 2016, at 08:48, erik burggraaf wrote: > > Hi Kevin, > > Here's the story of the bookmarks bar. All browsers have your basic > favourites area. Safari goes one step further and you can put your ten most > used bookmarks

Re: dragging an dropping with voiceover

You use the command VO+comma to initiate dragging. Then, when you're done, use VO+Period to perform the drop. Ben - Original Message - From: "Walter Harper" To: Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2016 01:21 Subject: dragging an dropping with voiceover Hello all, How do you drag a drop with

Cricket notifications etcetera

Hello all, I've probably asked this on every technological email list of which I've been a part, but what is your favorite app for iOS and/or OSX for acquiring information about the sport of cricket? I used to use an app called iCricket, but last I used it, it had kind a gone down the tubes. No

Re: Does anyone know of a free rss reader for the Mac/

One technique that I've found is to simply search in the Mac app store for whatever you're looking for and then looking at reviews. Now, I saw a podcast from the chosen few at http://www.applevis.com, which contains a review of an app called ReadKit. I can't tell you whether or not it's accessi

Re: Cricket notifications etcetera

g On 1/02/2016, at 1:12 PM, Ben J. Bloomgren wrote: Hello all, I've probably asked this on every technological email list of which I've been a part, but what is your favorite app for iOS and/or OSX for acquiring information about the sport of cricket? I used to use an

Re: dragging an dropping with voiceover

then vo+command+shift+space again to drop. Chris. - Original Message ----- From: "Ben J. Bloomgren" To: Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2016 3:53 AM Subject: Re: dragging an dropping with voiceover You use the command VO+comma to initiate dragging. Then, when you're done, use

Bluetooth keyboards

Good afternoon, all, A friend of mine is looking for a Bluetooth keyboard for his new iPhone 5 S. He's wanting to know whether or not there is such a thing as a bluetooth keyboard, apple or not, with a numpad slash ten-key? Ben --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Ant

Re: text messages on the mac

If you have a hearing loss, you may not hear it. But, iMessage does give an ascending sort of buzz tone, kind of sounding like a child's toy. If you receive a message while you're in iMessage, you'll get the reverse, which is the descending buzzing tone. Ben - Original Message - From:

Re: Please Join Me in Requesting That a Significant VoiceOver and iOS Twitter App Bug Be Resolved

Being that it's a bird's eye view, is it something that's visual/graphical? If that be the case, then Voiceover would probably not be able to handle it, making the need of that message clear. Ben - Original Message - From: "M. Taylor" To: Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 13:47 Subje

Enabling Apple Music in iTunes under Windows XP

Hi all, I was playing with iTunes over here on this old PC I've got here. I haven't ever enabled Apple Music there, but I'd like to do so. I found an Apple Support article about enabling the iCloud music library in preferences, but I see no such thing. And yes, I have looked in every tab under

Re: Enabling Apple Music in iTunes under Windows XP

Enabling Apple Music in iTunes under Windows XP What version of Itunes are you running on your windows XP system, I believe one of the more recent versions of Itunes like version 12.2 or later is required to use apple music and I'm not sure windows XP will run the required versio

Re: Uber Questions

It's actually very effective for blind people. I've saved my butt by contacting the driver thereby. I love me some über! Ben - Original Message - From: "Basioli George" To: Cc: Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2016 07:53 Subject: Re: Uber Questions frist of all you need to go into se

Re: Uber Questions

You can either order the ride as if it were you and then just text the driver or call the driver and indicate to him that someone other than you is going. Or, you can do a fare split. I have not done the fare split though, so I can't speak of it. Ben > On Feb 8, 2016, at 00:42, Cheree Heppe w

tweeting via email under iOS

hi all, Is there a way to send an email which posts a tweet via the iPhone or OSX? I used to pay for a service called Tweetymail, but it got cumbersome and expensive, and it caused a lot of issues back in the day. Ben --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus pro

Re: tweeting via email under iOS

under iOS I'm not aware of anything, Ben. If you don't mind me asking, is there a reason you don't wish to use an actual app? I'm just trying to understand, so as maybe better able to help. Chris. - Original Message - From: Ben J. Bloomgre

Tweetings question

Hi all, I am an avid user of the iOS Twitter client known as tweetings. There is however one question. How does one look at notifications other then direct messages and mentions? For example, if someone follows me, how do I receive that notification. I get the notification in my notification Ce

Changing languages with a bluetooth keyboard

Hello List, I just bought an Apple Magic Keyboard today, and I'm loving it. I've got a question though. As a major linguaphile, changing languages is essential. I know how to do it generally within iOS, but how does one do so with the Bluetooth keyboard. I tried to do it with cmd+space and opt

Re: Changing languages with a bluetooth keyboard

0% sure though Seyoon Choi syc20...@gmail.com YouTube Video Content Producer Head of Blindinsider www.blindinsider.com Technology news, podcasts, videos and lifestyle for blind and visually impaired On Feb 20, 2016, at 4:13 PM, ben J. Bloomgren wrote: Hello List, I

Re: Changing languages with a bluetooth keyboard

2016, at 7:16 PM, Ben J. Bloomgren wrote: Seyoon, Ann and all, Cmd+ctrl+space doesn't work either. Ann, by changing languages, I didn't just mean cycling through Voiceover languages in the language rotor. I'm trying to literally change the keyboard layout between l

Re: Changing languages with a bluetooth keyboard

s not. Cheers, Anne On 22 Feb 2016, at 02:16, Ben J. Bloomgren wrote: Seyoon, Ann and all, Cmd+ctrl+space doesn't work either. Ann, by changing languages, I didn't just mean cycling through Voiceover languages in the language rotor. I'm trying to literally

iTunes not honoring album order

Hi all, I've got an album that I'm trying to play in iTunes under OSX. Shuffle is turned off within the controls menu, but iTunes still doesn't seem to want to honor the track order of the album. For example, since there are five tracks in the album, it'll go from one to three rather than one t

Re: iTunes not honoring album order

I'm in Album view. I'd prefer song view, but it's even worse sometimes. What ever happened to 1, 2, 3? Ben - Original Message - From: "Sabahattin Gucukoglu" To: "'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries" Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 18:59 Subject: Re: iTunes not honoring album order I

Re: Changing languages with a bluetooth keyboard

;> to select the language you want. When you get to that language, just move >> to a different rotor option, and your new language will take effect. You >> don’t need to hit enter or anything else in order to confirm your language >> selection. >> >> Let

Walking directions in the United States

Hi all, I have a job interview coming up this week, and I need to do some practice so that I can know where I'm going. Once I get into the area, however, I would like to know which app you guys prefer for obtaining walking directions. Under android, I used an app called nearby explorer. It work

Facebook's new reactions

Hey all, I saw this article on Twitter about these new reaction emoji that Facebook has added to the like button. I hadn't heard anything about it, so I tried it. Indeed, it worked on my iPhone. I haven't tried it on the mac yet, as the article indicates that one would hover with the mouse over

Re: notes app and evernote

I don't know anything about Evernote, but I know that the Notes app on my iPhone has become more of a friend due to the remind me of this command in Siri. Do you guys know of a better way not to forget about the notes that you write? Ben- Original Message - From: "Christina C." To:

Re: Apple TV weirdness

The closest that I've experienced to that is when I try to go into computers, it says to turn on home sharing in iTunes. Both iTunes and the ATV indicate that it's turned on. Ben - Original Message - From: "Donna Goodin" To: Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2016 19:30 Subject: Apple TV wei

Re: Don't waste your money on Speed Dots screen protectors!

I could see it maybe for a beginner which has never seen an iPhone before. But, as my friend Justin indicates, even he's able to know where things are on the screen enough to very successful use his phone. I don't know, but I would side with Chris here. They're not worth it in my Pinyan. > On M

Hello from a new member.

Hello all, My name is Ben J Bloomgren. I'm from Scottsdale, Arizona. I'm extremely new to the Mac world, but tomorrow, more than likely, I'll be receiving from Fedex Ground my very own white 13-inch stock MacBook! I've been working with Chris Gilland's system, and I&#x

RE: Hello from a new member.

Ezzie and all, I'm so glad that you all have already written me for to welcome me. I've been working quite substantially with Chris's Mac, and I'm quite far along already. I've been using YoruFukurou, and I love it! By the way, what on earth does that name mean? It smacks of Africa, but that's not

Return receipts and priority in mail?

Hello all, I had a question about Mail. I'd like to send a message to a friend which needs to be in high priority and have a return receipt because I've had problems getting mail to this person. How is this done in Mail, and if it's not, how do I jump over this hirdle? Thanks, Ben -- You re

Re: prizmo

I don't know what on earth that thing does, as when I opened it for the first time, it simply played this weird music and did nothing. I couldn't flick around the screen at all. Before this, it just crashed and through me back onto my home screen. Ben On Jun 14, 2011, at 8:40 PM, Craig J Dunlop

EMusic download manager

I'm a subscriber to the EMusic service. Last night I wanted to download an album from there, and I found that they had a .dmg file for the mac. The only problem is that I could not even try to install or configure the program. Everything said "dimmed scroll area". The preference area wasn't all

Re: EMusic download manager

consultant, > Now posting occasionally on twitter at eburggraaf, > 1-888-255-5194 > http://www.erik-burggraaf.com > > On 2011-06-20, at 8:08 PM, Ben J Bloomgren wrote: > >> I'm a subscriber to the EMusic service. Last night I wanted to download an >> album from ther

False notification of disc ejection

I just got a Seagate drive from BestBuy. I wasn't doing a darn thing with the drive, yet a notification arose saying that it's not wise to unplug a drive without safely ejecting it. Apparently Chris Gilland has also had this problem with specifically his Seagate drives. Has anybody had this prob

Setting priority and return receipts

Hey all, I'm sorry for all the questions, but I remember asking the list about this. Please forgive me if I've missed any of yall's responses. Being that you cannot (yet... hopefully?) request return receipts and set priority of messages in Mail, which client(s) will allow us to do so? I know

Re: Safari, highlight the address bar

Why not just do command+l and then command+a to select all? That'll highlight everything in the address bar. Ben On Jun 23, 2011, at 5:35 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > If you do Voice over command and option and press d for Doc then hit the > letter of your choice. If anyone has a better way pl

Adding RSS feeds via an OPML file

Sorry for all the messages, but how does one add RSS feeds with an *.OPML file? I see how to add them by feed link, but I don't see an option to actually import a group of feeds. Thanks a ton for all your help, Ben -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [Bulk] Re: burning ISO images to DVD/CD

Obviously, Chris meant to put Disc Utility on the dock, not the Utilities folder! Why make seven or eight keystrokes for to get to Disc Utility when about three or five are needed? You could also put right option+u on the keyboard commanders if you really wanted to do so. Ben On Jun 30, 2011,

Re: One of the Best Voiceover Experiences Ever!

I have had Olympus recorders for years and years, and the quality of the recordings and the recorders is flippin' incredible! I've had a DS50 for years, but it finally went back to Mount Olympus to die. I am definitely considering another such recorder. This isn't a list about DVR's, but I was o

Accessible mudding client for the mac

Missie and all, I just googled mudding client for the mac, and Atlantis was the first thing that I saw. It works pretty well, but I know not what I do, at least quite yet. Just google around. Ben -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" gr

Re: HTML Editor

Krister and all, I found a client called HTMChen. it works really well. Ben On Jul 11, 2011, at 12:10 PM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: > There's a program called Rapidweaver that seems really accessible and > workable. It's available in the app store and you can go from there to the > developers hom

Re: the new Skype and the hhistory items table

I like how the new skype update does things. Instead of having a "source list", which smacks of iTunes to me, you have two tables that contain all the meat of skype. Ben On Jul 11, 2011, at 8:53 AM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > Well, I did just that and it turned out that Skype lied, and th

Re: Is this calendar app accessible?

Ical is a little funky, but once you get the hang of it, it's really full-on. It's also $0.00! Ben On Jul 13, 2011, at 3:49 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > Hi Christina, > You can download a demo of this app at http://flexibits.com/fantastical. > > Doug > > On 2011-07-13, at 7:03 PM, Christina wrote

Re: for those who's macbooks are running hot, I have a sollution

rpreting. If you're gonna cut people down, at least spell your drinks correctly. I've not heard of "tiquila", but I have heard of "tequila." In Chris's defense, knock it off! P.S. If either Chris or I are moderated or banned because of this subthread, we are bot

A question about nuance voices in Lion

just sticking up for "good ole Chrissy", you're mistaken. These opinions are mine. He happens to share them, but I'm writing on my own volition. It's been a pleasure, and this is sad as heck that I'm having to take such drastic measures. Best wishes for the best

The Power User's Guide to Safari

Do any of these work under iOS? I'd presume so. http://lifehacker.com/the-power-user-s-guide-to-safari-1790770952 Do these work under iOS?

Re: The Native iOS Maps App Provides Excellent Intersection Announcements, But .

Mark, That's why I love Nearby Explorer. I turn off points of interest when I'm in a car, but I turn them back on when I walk. I'll have to try that tomorrow with Maps. I've been wary of that app since the initial problem with wrong data in the mapping. Ben On 1/6/2017 21:32, M. Taylor w

Siri and YouTube

Hey all, Have you guys noticed lately, that Siri will not open the app for YouTube? I've tried it under iOS on my iPhone 6s as well as under tvOS 10 on my AppleTV fourth-generation. On the latter, it just won't do it. It will say something like, sorry, I don't know what you mean. Under iOS, it

Re: Consistently degrading lightning cables

Okay, I have not seen it happen in a couple of months, but the cable which originally came with my old iPhone Five did degrade to the point at which I was scared that I'd get shocked or it'd mess up the phone in some way. The chord to my iPhone Six S hasn't seemed to do that yet, but I'm parano

Re: Redeeming an Apple Store Giftcard

You may have to download the Apple Store app. Otherwise, it's the computer for you. I could be wrong though, as I don't have an Apple Store giftcard for to confirm. Ben On 5/15/2016 10:06, Feliciano Godoy wrote: As you cannot redeem the Apple store gift card into your iTunes, I would attempt

Re: Hermes Update Possibly Fixes Login Problems

Uh, it's been a while, but I think that http://www.macupdate.com has it. I could be wrong though. Ben On 5/16/2016 18:53, Mary Otten wrote: Hi Alex. I have not use that app. Along time ago I had another app that I like, but that was in Snow Leopard. Did I say a long time ago? Anyway, is thi

Re: Using a braille edge 40 with the new MacBook Pro?

Chenelle, I haven't used a Braille Edge, but I can tell you that Voiceover's Braille support is bloody amazing. I took an old Pac Mate BX Braille display which is USB, and I plugged it into my Mid 2010 stock white polycarbon MacBook, and that mother sang like a meadowlark in springtime! It w

two-step verification

I may be a wee bit behind about this, but what do you guys think of two-step verification? Is it essential? is it more trouble than it's worth? Ben --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- The following i

iCloud email on Mozilla Thunderbird

Hi all, I figured that this message would be considered on topic, as it relates to Apple's services. I'm becoming a huge fan of Mozilla's Thunderbird email client, which is so much more than that! My problem is that I don't seem to find a way to connect my iCloud address to Thunderbird. Th

Re: iCloud email on Mozilla Thunderbird

Thanks, Sabahattin, that worked flawlessly. I just had to figure out which fields went with which. Ben On 5/17/2016 04:10, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: You can use any IMAP client, including Thunderbird, to get to iCloud. Just use imap.mail.me.com port 993 with SSL and smtp.mail.me.com port 5

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