Re: HP's radical new computing design or Singularity here we come!

2016-07-16 Thread Cheree Heppe
Good one! Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 16, 2016, at 07:12, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Wow, Scot, I probably only understand half of that, but it's crazy. Thanks > for sharing. > Cheers, > Donna >> On Jul 15, 2016, at 10:40 PM, Scott Granados wrote: >> >> Absolutely startling developments at H

Re: OT: need referral for a top shelf labor law attorney in the Boston area

2016-07-25 Thread Cheree Heppe
You're not alone by any means. Try the two blindness Orgs for referrals. ACLU might work. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 25, 2016, at 04:54, Scott Granados wrote: > > I’ll make this quick. I’m aware of the Massachusetts commission for the > blind and the commission for equal opportunity and I

Re: OT: need referral for a top shelf labor law attorney in the Boston area

2016-07-25 Thread Cheree Heppe
Recorded messages of that nature are inadmissible as evidence. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 25, 2016, at 11:12, E.T. wrote: > > Scott, > I am floored by the type of questions HR was asking. Even John and Jane Q. > Public do not get this low. > > It's too bad you did not see this coming a

Re: OT: need referral for a top shelf labor law attorney in the Boston area

2016-07-25 Thread Cheree Heppe
e We Alone in the Universe? > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > >> On 7/25/2016 1:12 PM, Cheree Heppe wrote: >> Recorded messages of that nature are inadmissible as evidence. >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jul 25, 2016, at 11:12, E.T. wrote: >>&g

Re: I need a good bluetooth headset recommendation

2016-09-02 Thread Cheree Heppe
This is okay for music and allows clear hearing of ambient and generated sound simultaneously. Try the Aftershocks products. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 2, 2016, at 07:31, Kristeen Hughes wrote: > > I’m wondering if anyone knows of a good, stereo, headset for the mac that is > bluetooth, bu

Re: I found a table I can read in pages

2012-02-28 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Why not send examples of files that can and cannot be accessed, along with explanations to the cadre responsible for Pages design and find out if it can be made more accessible? We could all benefit from a truly accessible non-Windows based word processing/spreadsheet program

Re: Continuous Reading in Ibooks on iPhone 4S

2012-02-28 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Nearly every book I have downloaded from IBooks has read correctly and has been accessible. The only exception that I recall now are books produced by a group called "Instructables." They put out cookbooks, craft how-to books, a survival manual where they have doag

hybrid computing

2012-02-29 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: This sounds as if it may solve a number of problems. See article below. N Y Times Tech news for the week of Thursday 2/23/2012 Windows on the iPad, and Speedy By [7]DAVID POGUE You're probably paying something like $60 a month for

Re: Using your air in public.

2012-03-14 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: The idea of a physical key sounds like a good idea. Do you know where or if this idea has been tried on computers? I have used a Windows machine or two and various Braille note takers and I-devices in public and so far, nobody has attempted to lay hands on the devices or

Re: Using your air in public.

2012-03-22 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: What can you do on the Air that can't be done on the IPhone? Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my iPhone On 22/03/2012, at 12:07, Vivianna wrote: > Vivianna -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries"

Re: Using your air in public.

2012-03-23 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree heppe here: It won't b long until I get to find out for myself. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my iPhone On 23/03/2012, at 13:56, Lewis Alexander wrote: > the macbook air can handle applications that the iphone can't, the obvious > keyboard and USB interfaces

Re: digital book publisher

2012-04-22 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: The first several selections in this list below may possibly help with your book project. Looking for summer reading or projects? These eclectic books downloadable from the Ibook Store and readable with VoiceOver are titles with recipes that can be read and followed

Re: I books versus books you can get for the I phone.

2012-04-22 Thread Cheree Heppe
ng out of space for music and books. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my iPhone On 22/04/2012, at 18:19, Jenny Keller wrote: > Is an I book for the Mac more accessible than an ap that you could get on the > I phone. > > Is it the same thing. > > I saw something on a site

Re: For the attention of All braille Users.

2012-05-02 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Do you meam that you must tap the corresponding checkbox on the screen or that once positioned in a checkbox, tapping the screen is required to activate the checkbox? Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my iPhone On 02/05/2012, at 6:46, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > Hello. >

Re: deleting reminders from the I phone 4S

2012-05-05 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Take notes. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my iPhone On 05/05/2012, at 6:34, Jenny Keller wrote: > Thank you Eric, but when I listen to a pod cast with only one need, like the > ones I've asked about, it confuses me more and by the time the pod cast gets

Re: deleting reminders from the I phone 4S

2012-05-05 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Your podcast on the Reminder app was helpful. Thanks. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my iPhone On 04/05/2012, at 19:50, Eric Caron wrote: > Hi Jenny, > >Recently I did two podcasts on using the Reminders app in iOS 5.1 with > Voice over. I think yo

Re: ColorVisor, color identifier for iPhone

2012-05-07 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: If somebody designed and published an accessible website creator, this would be a significant empowerment tool for blind consumers. Regards, Cheree Heppe - Original Message - From: Jan Blüher To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012

Re: question for all voice over trainers: trouble interacting with items

2012-06-04 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Sometimes, theory is less effective than task based, hands on examples. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my iPhone On 03/06/2012, at 20:47, Chris Gilland wrote: > okay… I really could use you awls help. > > I myself am also a Mac voiceover trainer. I have a stude

Re: is a paid screenreader for the mac a option?

2012-06-25 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: At the risk of leaving one of those curt messages, Yes, I totally agree with this perspective Mark has put forward. I want to get away from the third party gate keepers, not enable them further. Regards, Cheree Heppe - Original Message - From: "Mark Burnin

Re: podcast app

2012-07-02 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: I'm using Downcast and haven't had a problem yet. Regards, Cheree Heppe - Original Message - From: "Sarai Bucciarelli" To: Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 19:17 Subject: podcast app > Hi: > Anyone having issues with the Podcast app? Mine is

Re: what Voiceover bugs people want or are hoping will be fixed or squashed in Mountain Lion?

2012-07-04 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: The thing we blindness consumers have to concern ourselves with is, in our admirable efforts to make a new product more accessible, that we do not re-invent the limitations and pitfalls embedded in other well-known and used consumer products. All day at work, I have to

Re: what Voiceover bugs people want or are hoping will be fixed or squashed in Mountain Lion?

2012-07-04 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: The thing we blindness consumers have to concern ourselves with is, in our admirable efforts to make a new product more accessible, that we do not re-invent the limitations and pitfalls embedded in other well-known and used consumer products. All day at work, I have to

a pick of pogue's potentials

2012-07-04 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: The below snippet notes apps and services that the columnist did not have space to review, but is requesting consumers for feedback re trials. I think he can be contacted at po...@nytimes.com Pogue's Posts - The Latest in Technology From David Pogue June 28, 2012, 3:55

Re: Very Disappointed with Mountain Lion

2012-07-31 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Designing the architecture for a useable screen reader might be compared to a science fiction writer designing a world or universe. Wha if, though, the original architecture of a world or a screen reader required radical changes in order to keep pace with advancements

Re: Num Pad Accessory

2011-12-12 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree heppe here: So far, I use IOS devices and not even a MacVook Air. My Windows screen reader, Window-Eyes does everything I require of it without any use of a numpad. Does a Mac-driven laptop with VoiceOver require use of a numpad to operate?I was planning on trying for a MacBook Air soon

Re: Num Pad Accessory

2011-12-13 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Excellent! Because I am going to migrate M I G R A T E from the Windows platform at my earliest convenience. What's QuickNav? Thanks for the answer. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my iPhone On 12/12/2011, at 20:22, Dan Roy wrote: > This is especially true

Re: Clearwire internet? Is it any good?

2012-01-10 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: I found Clear's interfaces inaccessable. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my iPhone On 10/01/2012, at 10:51, matthew Dyer wrote: > Hi All and including mac users. I am going to be switching over from > timeworner to clearwire and was wondering if a

Re: Clearwire internet? Is it any good?

2012-01-11 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here Sign up screens are silent to screen readers, as are connect buttons. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my iPhone On 11/01/2012, at 6:42, matthew Dyer wrote: > Hi, > > Inaccessible in what way? Could you explane better please. > > Matthew > > >

Re: IPhone 5 running 7.1 Messages broken?

2014-05-08 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: So, that could explain what's happening with messages on my phone. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 8 May 2014, at 8:07, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: Hello, and thank you. No, a simple tree off and on the phone did not clear up the problem. In fa

Re: Typing On The IPhone's On-Screen Keyboard

2014-05-25 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Typing on the on screen keyboard is a necessary skill. Sent from my IPhone 4S On 25 May 2014, at 13:50, Matthew Dyer wrote: Hi, Yes I just use the normal keyboard and dam able to use it with no probblem. Just my thouts. Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua

Re: credit card devices that work with the IPhone.

2014-06-11 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Would a splitter solve the no earphone access problem? Sent from my IPhone 4S On 11 Jun 2014, at 6:47, Alex Hall wrote: You are looking for the Square credit card reader. It is free, and Square takes a small percentage of every transaction you make as payment. It connects

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: regarding the latest NFB resolution on technology under discussion, it is definitely not always possible to get a right outcome by sweet reason or long deliberations and conferencing with the various parties. However, every year at the NFB's conventions, one or

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Who do you know that doesn't read background material before responding? Like I said ... emotional triggers. Regards, Cheree Heppe Senior Case Specialist Office of Disability, Adjudication and Review Social Security Administration Sent from my IPhone 4S On 12 Jul 201

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Is a blog article the same as a resolution? Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 12 Jul 2014, at 18:57, Tristan wrote: I feel the need to point out this article: https://nfb.org/blog/vonb-blog/comments-apple-and-nfb-resolution-2014-12 This gives me a largely new

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: How do you define your terms? Anger does not seem to be in play in the responses I have read. Unless you consider my mention of an emotional trigger to be akin to anger. I don't consider any of these previous posts to be angry. Insulted, concerned, worried, yes, bu

Re: To the NFB haters on this list: was; Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-13 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: It would seem a difficult task to be a moderater of a list such as this. The topic does involve the IOS and MAC products, their development and future. Running a list might almost be seen as a type of fiefdom or micro-ecology where only certain items and iteas could be

Re: No sound in iPhone 5S speaker...

2014-07-13 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: I am operating an Iphone 4S on AT&T. I also operate an Ipad Mini and and IPad II. Since Saturday, July 12, all mentioned devices blip off as far as VoiceOver is concerned. My daughter says the Ipad looks dead. It won't re-start when the lock/unlock and home b

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-14 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: What? The blind don't have the right to be cavalier? Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 14 Jul 2014, at 16:42, Robert C wrote: Such a cavalier attitude we do not need here. Quote of the nanosecond . . . Never raise your hand to your children -- it l

Re: free book on using Mac with voiceover

2014-07-19 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: If I had had this book during my abortive attempt to understand the VO and MacBook Air interfaces, I would still be using the Mac. I would be well able to use this book's instructions. I am totally blind. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 19 Jul 2014,

Re: To Doug, and others interested in the Vario Ultra

2015-03-10 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: I got an upgrade to a Baum Pronto a the start of 2014. I like the Pronto's key layot and portable size. However, the Pronto sorftware seems clumsy and convoluted and some of their help documents seem patronizing to blind techniques. I have not even achieved basic usab

Re: So Voice Over is on the Apple Watch.

2015-03-19 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Braille watches fit my user patterns best, but, I'm definitely checking the Apple watch out. I travel with a dog guide and don't lose the functionality to dog hair jams. Ever tried adding very small amounts of fish oil or canned sardines to the dog's food? Thi

Re: Incredibly important question about application accessibility

2015-03-24 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Write them up on Yelp. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 23, 2015, at 18:23, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > Chris, > > They do have phone support, but I've been dealing with those idiots for > months upon months now. they told me they have

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-22 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: With all that has been posted and written, I finally stopped by our city's Apple store to check out the two sizes of Apple watches. The Apple store has installed a table for displaying the various band types and the two watch sizes. There are demo watches kept in a d

Re: Attention Any Americans Who Have Applied On-line for Jobs through usajobs.gov *urgent help; needed*

2015-06-16 Thread Cheree Heppe
Windows doesn't help much on USA Jobs. The Feds dodge most real disability accommodations in favor of legacy solutions that have not worked in the mainstream. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 16, 2015, at 16:11, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > Sounds like something to be reported directly to the Pres

Re: Cleaning IPhone screen, perhaps an obvious question

2016-03-15 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: I use those microfiber cloths for wiping my various screens. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 15, 2016, at 22:24, Ben J. Bloomgren wrote: > > I would think that the paper towel would scratch the screen. > > Ben > - Original Message - > From:

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-18 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: I use Aftershocks bone conduction earphones and haven used other headsets since. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 18, 2016, at 09:27, 'Maxwell Ivey' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > thanks will have to tell my brother patrick about that. i heard a few year

Re: Uber Questions

2016-02-07 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Where can you order a ride and keep track of a ride for somebody else? Unless the third party rider goes on your Uber app and payment. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 7, 2016, at 21:10, Gabe Griffith wrote: > > Another cool thing about Uber is that you can request a

Re: I need some help with accessible career planning.

2016-03-03 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: A national Org called Score is staffed by business and professional executives. They assist with business start ups, but have assisted in other areas. Just stop by the local office or phone, ask and persist. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 3, 2016, at 10:00, Vaughn Br

Re: Slow speech with voices other than Alex

2015-09-19 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: We are having similar problems with VoiceOver and speech rates. Using the Australian female voice, where the IOS8 type rate ran at 30 to 35 as normal rate, the IOS9 speech rate runs around 50 and above. Who is tweeking these accessibility settings, anyway? This looks a lot

Survey

2013-10-31 Thread Cheree Heppe
urvey? I would be curious about the missing checkbox. If it is me, well, that's my problem. It the survey is set up to not select for totally blind members of the population, that would seem to represent a bias. Regards, Cheree Heppe P Sent from my IPhone 4S On 31/10/2013, at 9:13,

Re: Feature Request: iCloud Syncing of VoiceOver Preferences

2013-11-02 Thread Cheree Heppe
Sent from my IPhone 4S On 2/11/2013, at 7:42, Nicholas Parsons wrote: HI Maria, If requests aren't getting to decision makers, contact up the chain. It's what consumers do. Regards, Cheree Heppe They responded to me by thanking me for the suggestion and saying they would pas

Re: Accessible App: BitCoin Ticker

2013-12-10 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here Have you found use for bit coins and, if so, how and why? Regards, Cheree HeppeSent from my IPhone 4S On 10 Dec 2013, at 11:53, Cara Quinn wrote: Hi All, Here is an accessible Bitcoin ticker. the app lists currency types on the ticker screen near the top. Below these, are a

Re: a word in defense of the Apple accessibility team

2013-12-17 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Would you suggeat, then, that the blindness accessibility fall into the category of a publicity stunt and that Apple gets to accessibility elements when it benefits this aim? I have experienced increasing bugs across the IOS platform that impair function. I am collecting my

Re: a word in defense of the Apple accessibility team

2013-12-17 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Ket's say that a group of space faring humans crash landed on a planet that could support life, but circled an infrared star. The crash survivors would be unable to see without special infrared devices. After time, those devices would break down. Would the survivors

Re: recommendation for braille device

2014-09-18 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Braille aware devices could be said to come in two basic types: displays and note takers. Now, a hybrid type having some note taking capabilities also are emerging. Which Braille device you may prefer is personal. Unfortunately, a blind user cannot simply memorize one set

Re: It’s official, Apple confirms October 16th special event: ‘It’s been way too long’

2014-10-08 Thread Cheree Heppe
I had been waiting to upgrade my phone for some time and did choose the 6plus. The phone isn't here yet, but feels like a mini, mini in my hand. I did test to see if it would fit in my pocket -- and it did. I have not upgraded my current phone to IOS 8 due to multiple bug warnings from a numbe

Re: iOs 8.1 performance on iPhone 4S

2014-10-25 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Even with the problems listed over a wide range of applications, I updated one of my iOS devices last night. If what I am learning about 8.1 is symptomatic, I think blind users can kiss good Apple access good-bye. One area: I remember getting my first iPhone and, in extreme

Re: iOs 8.1 performance on iPhone 4S

2014-10-25 Thread Cheree Heppe
is necessary. That’s my rant for the week. Have a good day all. Later… Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada > On Oct 25, 2014, at 9:19 AM, Cheree Heppe wrote: > > Cheree Heppe here: > Even with the problems listed over a wide range of applications, I updated > one of my i

Re: iOs 8.1 performance on iPhone 4S

2014-10-25 Thread Cheree Heppe
ts and feature requests, and, expect for them to be addressed but be > reasonable. > bug reports should be clear, expressing the facts of the issue, outlining how > and where it occurs, certainly they can include how it affects your > productivity but exaggeration and accusation nee

Re: iOs 8.1 performance on iPhone 4S

2014-10-25 Thread Cheree Heppe
ss what I’m saying is continue submitting bug > reports and feature requests, and, expect for them to be addressed but be > reasonable. > bug reports should be clear, expressing the facts of the issue, outlining how > and where it occurs, certainly they can include how it affect

Re: iOs 8.1 performance on iPhone 4S

2014-10-25 Thread Cheree Heppe
they are handed concept refers to a nonexistent hypothetical entity that is totally interchangeable...at last count having 400 million pairs of feet. if that does not sound like you, make your own computer choices. Just my far from the insider take, Kare > On Sat, 25 Oct 2014, Cheree Hepp

Re: the meetup.org site?

2011-06-16 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: I get regular announcements from MeetUp. I am not having difficulty following the text of these or anything. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my iPhone On 16/06/2011, at 21:12, Karen Lewellen wrote: > I am wondering how folks are doing with this site from a voiceo

newly subscribed

2010-06-30 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Thanks to the assistance of several people, I am a new subscriber to this list. I am looking to migrate platforms. How does the V O reading of letters in words when navigating to check content compare to a Window-Eyes or a JAWS? Regards, Cheree Heppe -- You received

Re: newly subscribed

2010-06-30 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: How is it different to use V O to navigate letters as opposed to the Windows-based JAWS or Window-Eyes? Thanks for any specific detail. Regards, Cheree Heppe - Original Message - From: "Cody Hurst" To: Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 3:40 PM Subject:

Re: Ending Confusion in the Closet: Washable Digit-Eyes Labels

2010-08-19 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Now, this is very handy. Regards, Cheree Heppe - Original Message - From: "Nancy M" To: "MacVisionaries" Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 8:43 AM Subject: Ending Confusion in the Closet: Washable Digit-Eyes Labels >A lot of the people I

Re: a few new mac questions

2010-09-04 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: You'd have to have an FN key, wouldn't you? I have a wireless keyboard for Apple and its FN key is at the far left edge on the bottom most level or row of keys. My Windows NetBook has an FN key, second key in from the far left on the bottom most row. Regar

windfall

2010-09-04 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Just to prove that amazing things do happen to people, I won an IPad in a contest. I took the IPad to the Mac Store in Portland, Oregon for some assistance operating it and getting it started in VoiceOver, and have made tremendous progress using it and in synching the IPad

Re: windfall

2010-09-05 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Mark, the Washington State Services for the Blind, which are not repressionists or Nazis, like the Oregon Commission, are looking for a tech person. Contact Meredith Hardin. Regards, cheree Heppe - Original Message - From: "Mark BurningHawk Baxter"

Re: a case with swivel to put both keyboard and trackpad together ?

2010-09-05 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: I can't answer your question directly, but There is a Mac Store in Portland, Oregon where the employees are very helpful and knowledgeable. Try calling and asking for Chris at 503 238 1200. You may have to press option 6 to reach that store. They seem very cre

Re: a case with swivel to put both keyboard and trackpad together ?

2010-09-05 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: I found this article in a tech review. (Snip) In Search of a Case to Protect the iPad By [7]NICK BILTON The [8]Apple [9]iPad, so sleek and glassy, should be in a design museum, watched over by heavily armed guards with fierce dogs. But

Re: New IPOD Touch and Mac Itunes

2010-09-05 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Happy birthday and sorry, no suggestions other than Sara's. Regards, Cheree Heppe - Original Message - From: "Scott Granados" To: Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 1:59 PM Subject: New IPOD Touch and Mac Itunes > Hi, > > So I received

a do it yourself case project

2010-09-06 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: This hollow book idea could be used for a number of creative purposes. The outline on how one IPad user made a personalized IPad case from a used book is below. I think we could manage this pretty well with a bit of attention to details. ‘iBook’ project . As I

Re: Magic track pad

2010-09-08 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Did you phone Apple or the store and get some tutoring? You could go down there and get tutoring on one of their machines and wouldn't even have to bring your equipment because they have it all and all accessible, too. That might work. Regards, Cheree

Re: IOS 4.1, blutooth keyboard and the iPod Touch as a notetaker for school?

2010-09-14 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Then, what's the word processer on the Mac called? Regards, Cheree Heppe - Original Message - From: "Ricardo Walker" To: Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 12:57 AM Subject: Re: IOS 4.1, blutooth keyboard and the iPod Touch as a notetaker for

an Apple related article

2010-09-23 Thread Cheree Heppe
Apple Could Sell 21M iPads in 2011 on Sales to Fortune 100 Companies By MATTHEW LYNLEY of [3]VentureBeat Apple could sell 21 million units of its iPad tablet next year as half of the largest and most prominent companies in the world begin testing or deploying the iPad

Re: How To Get VoiceOver To Automatically Read Messages in Apple Mail

2010-09-25 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: What voice are you using on your Mac and is this voice globally available on Apple devices? I am wondering whether that voice is available on an IPad? Thanks to you and others who take the time and have the expertise to make these instructive podcasts. Regards, Cheree

Re: Microsoft Office 2011 and VoiceOver

2010-09-27 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: That sounds like a plan. How does IWorks differ from the Microsoft product? Regards, Cheree Heppe - Original Message - From: "Kawal Gucukoglu" To: Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 1:27 AM Subject: Re: Microsoft Office 2011 and VoiceOver >

Re: Microsoft Office 2011 and VoiceOver

2010-09-27 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Notepad isn't enough for me, so I am hoping that the Apple alternative to Office is comparable. Regards, Cheree Heppe - Original Message - From: "ISAAC OBIE" To: Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 2:51 AM Subject: Re: Microsoft Office 2011 and V

Re: features I wish Apple would have included

2013-06-11 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Have you written Apple directly re your suggested improvements? Apple needs to weigh input carefully to incorporate new elements which integrate without compromising a unified whole. At this point, everybody, from the legacy blind services providers whose gadgets the IOS

Re: If I really must get an iphone...

2013-06-26 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Talks or mobile speak recommend button phones which they support. Regards Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 26/06/2013, at 9:55, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi folks, I do not want one truth be told. My goal is a phone with buttons, and while some remain available from my

Re: The Sendero App.

2013-07-04 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: If an app with a subscriber price tag or sixty-some dollars per year appeared from the general market in the App Store, I guess there would be some takers. It so reflects that old, captive, unaware audiance modality which rehab and other specializing entities could present to

Re: My comparison of the scene live GPS and BlindSquare

2013-07-07 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Just got blind square and am relating to the app fairly well. I am just a beginner with it, but am using it without a tutor and any special training. Have navagon and ariadne, but haven't played in those apps much yet. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On

Re: My comparison of the scene live GPS and BlindSquare

2013-07-07 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: This is just another example of why niche thinking does not benefit the blind. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 07/07/2013, at 19:48, Alex Hall wrote: I just wanted to respond to a few points. I am not associated with Seeing Eye or Sendero in any way, but I

Re: braille edge display and voice over?

2013-07-10 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Enable Mart sells the Braille Edge as well as other solutions. There appear to be downloadable Windows drivers to make Window Eyes and JAWS work with the Edge. Sent from my IPhone 4S On 10/07/2013, at 17:45, Cait and Maggie wrote: Eric, Thanks tons! This is totally helpful

Re: blind square

2013-07-12 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: On my commute this afternoon, I tried blind square on the bus. Sure enough, I got readouts of passing stores and learned more about my new area. For instance, there is a Pendleton outlet store at a bus stop on my way home. Good-bye fat wallet! When I neared my place, which I

Re: a small gps victory

2013-08-21 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Experiences like these are exactly the justification for universal accessibility. More power to you and all of us! Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 21/08/2013, at 14:34, jean parker wrote: Dear all: After listening to Mike Orego's podcast on using g

Gps finds the way

2013-08-28 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: The use of the GPS in a car could only have happened to somebody in a sit-com, but, trust me, it happened to my friends and me this afternoon. A pair of apparently solid sandals that I wore to work completely broke down, leaving me the choice of walking in my nearly bare

Re: helping a blind friend get technology

2012-12-02 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Suggest that, if possible, that the lady visit both the Apple store and somebody with a modified Windows machine and get a feel for which would be best. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 02/12/2012, at 9:20, Alex Hall wrote: > I see what you're sayin

First steps

2012-12-12 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: This is my first message on my MacBook Air 11 in the middle of the Portland Apple store. Many more to come. Finally, I'm it's Win-blows, bye-bye. Regards, Cheree Heppe On Dec 12, 2012, at 5:45 PM, Christina C. wrote: > Wow, I had no idea I could use my iPho

Re: where am I on voiceover?

2012-12-14 Thread Cheree Heppe
Yow will locking the vo keys affect general functions? Sent from my IPhone 4S On 14/12/2012, at 5:50, Eugenia Firth wrote: > Hi guys > For those of you who have trouble pushing a lot of keys, do you know that you > can lock your voiceover keys? If you press the voiceover keys plus the > semic

Re: Accessible Anti-Virus for the Mac

2013-01-03 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Windows Eset left a folder in Outlook Express even after a correct uninstall. I won't use it again anywhere. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 03/01/2013, at 6:07, Daniel C wrote: Hello, I was wondering what would be a good antivirus program that will

Re: How to help blind people new to Mac learn it as fast and smooth as possible

2013-01-09 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: This topic comes at a great time, as, with this newly acquired MaccBook Air, I am experiencing difficulties. First, when the MBA turns on from a shut down, there is no audio signal to indicate that it is at a log-in screen or that it has come on at all. It seems that there

Re: How to help blind people new to Mac learn it as fast and smooth as possible

2013-01-10 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: >From what has been recently posted about learning how to use an MBA and Mac >computers, and based on my very abbreviated experience with the MAC, and about >three years using IOS, I agree with the majority of thoughts and suggestions. Where I disagree concerns th

Re: AccessNote Press Release

2013-02-02 Thread Cheree Heppe
key input. With IOS, such should not be necessary. IOS is the next wave. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my iPad On 02/02/2013, at 1:20, Danny Noonan wrote: > I actually payed for this app despite it's highly over priced nature and I'm > surprised to say, it's quite good.

Re: OT: iOS 6 Disappointment!

2013-02-15 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: No need to make excuses for Apple. The IBooks store and the App Store have become significantly less accessible with the changing IOS versions. This doesn't have to happen and is a bad sign. In IBooks, there are horizontal rows of titles and at either end of those

Re: OT: iOS 6 Disappointment!

2013-02-16 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: This fascinates me. Whenever a change in accessibility is made that impairs us, somebody always apologizes for us by saying that we have to make allowances for the visuals among us. Does that strike anyone as backward thinking? Hanging accessibility on the visual appeal

Re: OT: iOS 6 Disappointment!

2013-02-16 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: The table index slider in the IBooks store is skittery and barely permits tactile interface before it shifts focus. Comparatively, the IPhone table intex slider is better paced and usably responsive to casual brush-over's or purposeful guided interaction by a user. I

Re: OT: iOS 6 Disappointment!

2013-02-16 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Did money concerns spur the implementation of accessible IOS? If not, what, then? What has changed between then and now? The money haasn't. Think about outcomes and shifting power bases. Would you want to engineer breaches, stumbles to return consumers to specia

Re: OT: iOS 6 Disappointment!

2013-02-17 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Actually, to compare HumanWare and the likes of Freedom Scientific to models of accessibility would be like comparing the warden of a prison to the leader of a democracy. Both these are for profit entities which is fine, but both do not conform to Windows or any other

Re: Fleksy is now free

2013-02-17 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: There is a good weather app for the IPad called Celsius that seems to be accessible, at least on the installed main page. I'm looking for an accessible, chiming clock app for my IPads. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my iPad Mini On 2013 Whe 17, at 07:56, Rod Skene

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