Show all Bookmarks shows me the table of folders but not the bookmarks within the folders

2011-11-22 Thread Mary
I didn't change anything. It was working fine last night, but when I turned my Mac on this afternoon I had this problem. Any help with this matter will be truly appreciated! Mary -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To

Re: Show all Bookmarks shows me the table of folders but not the bookmarks within the folders

2011-11-23 Thread Mary
Scott, thank you so much for your help. As you suggested, I send off a note to Apple Accessibility. Mary On Nov 23, 2011, at 5:35 AM, Scott Howell wrote: > Mary, > > THis is a strange one, but here is the solution. SInce you already can get to > the table with the bookmarks

Re: Mac feel natural

2011-11-23 Thread Mary
Traci, the way I did it was to force myself to do everything I needed to do on the Mac and stay away from Windows. No matter how tempting it was, I didn't allow myself to use Windows at all While I was learning to use the Mac. Mary On Nov 23, 2011, at 12:26 PM, Paul Mimms wrote: >

Audio description on CBS all access using iPhone or Apple TV

2020-02-22 Thread Mary Otten
Has anyone had success finding how to access audio description in the CBS all axis app on either your iPhone or your Apple TV? I am interested in the new Star Trek Picard series, and I understand it’s supposedly has audio description. A friend of mine, who watches this series with sided friends,

Re: Possible bug with iOS 13.4?

2020-03-27 Thread Mary Otten
The bug is back. It was reported and not fixed. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 27, 2020, at 6:10 PM, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: > > I updated my phone to IOS 13.4 this morning and have noticed that when I > open a new email and do a two finger swipe up to read all it just goes donk > donk each t

Re: Mesh Wifi Routers

2020-04-09 Thread Mary Otten
We also have the Orbi and are happy with it. I think it is the RBK 50, but I’m not totally sure so I would have to get some checking on that. The app is reasonably accessible. There’s part of it that isn’t, some sort of map that shows where your points are and how to optimize them. But it is acc

Re: How Do You Mute the Chat In A Zoom Meeting

2020-04-15 Thread Mary Otten
I don’t know anything about zoom for the Mac, but cant you mute voiceover speech? It’s easy enough to do on the phone, and I thought there was a way to do it on the Mac as well. Then if you need to navigate around, just unmute the speech. I know it’s a workaround, but it should work, just like i

Re: Picker Items

2020-05-09 Thread Mary Otten
In theory, you double tap on the picker, then you flick up or down, or I have even occasionally seen them from left to right, to pick the item you want. The problem which has become more so with iOS 13 is that sometimes when you double tap on the picker, the list doesn’t pop up. I have no idea w

Re: How do I use the new COVID-19 tracking feature in IOS 13.5?

2020-05-21 Thread Mary Otten
This is just an API that Apple and Google have built. In order to use it, you need an app. To the best of my knowledge, only three states have said they are participating in this program at this time, many have not said, and some have said no. It will be up to the health authority of each state

Re: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a Mac as a Blind Student

2021-09-17 Thread Mary Otten
For me, the reason I don’t use a Mac anymore has to do with PDF files and web usage. I found PDFs really difficult to deal with except the short and super simple ones, and in my view, voiceover just doesn’t cut it as compared to windows screen readers with various browsers. It gets busy and goes

Re: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a Mac as a Blind Student

2021-09-17 Thread Mary Otten
ies@googlegroups.com On > Behalf Of Mary Otten > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2021 1:59 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a > Mac as a Blind Student > > For me, the reason I don’t use a

Re: A Question About Apple Fitness Plus for VoiceOver Users

2021-09-18 Thread Mary Otten
I have hope everybody who has tried this and found it less than wonderful has been riding to Apple accessibility and wherever else you might have contact. It’s ridiculous. This is one of the main components in their stupid bundle that we have to buy if we want to get a deal. This and the games a

Re: Problem ending a workout on Apple Watch

2021-10-18 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Paul, I have the same as you, but I use Siri to start and stop workouts. Generally it works like a charm. Sometimes, Siri can’t do a connection or some dumb thing, but if I repeat what I want, it generally works. And despite the occasional missed connection with Siri, I think this is faster t

My HomePod will not play music

2021-12-04 Thread Mary Otten
I have googled this, and follow the suggestions to restart my HomePod and to sign in and out, or I should say out and in my iCloud on my HomePod using the Home app. Originally, it was still playing stuff from my library, but I couldn’t get it to play anything from Apple Music that wasn’t already

Re: Moderator Note - The Next Generation of VIPhone

2022-01-28 Thread Mary Otten
Well, I don’t have an official invitation yet, but I did try clicking on the link that was in the original message where you could supposedly go and get a group subscription link that way. Except I got the same message that Max did. You don’t have permission to access this content. You can try l

Re: Clicking links embedded in iOS text messages

2022-05-05 Thread Mary Otten
This used to work reliably. It’s been broken for quite some time, and yes I have reported it. Occasionally it works. Mostly it does not. Even when I’m right on the text that says “link“, when I turn my rotor to links and flick up or down, nothing. I don’t know why, but mostly it’s a Knogo. Sen

Re: Clicking links embedded in iOS text messages

2022-05-05 Thread Mary Otten
ks as it has always worked for as long as I can > remember. > > - Brad - > > > > > On May 5, 2022, at 12:30, Mary Otten wrote: > > This used to work reliably. It’s been broken for quite some time, and yes I > have reported it. Occasionally it works. Most

Re: Facebook escalates feud with Apple over iOS privacy changes, cNet

2020-12-18 Thread Mary Otten
I couldn’t agree more. Facebook‘s actions over the past few years have proven that it is a bad actor. Zuckerberg should go. And I’m all for Apple in this one. I value my privacy. I would never trust Facebook. I signed out of them a couple or three years ago and will never go back. I don’t need t

Unable to back up iPhone, because “some files are not available“

2021-02-06 Thread Mary Otten
his phone all to no avail. It’s plugged in and on Wi-Fi. No luck. Any ideas? Mary 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 of this list, or if you feel that a member&#

Re: Unable to back up iPhone, because “some files are not available“

2021-02-06 Thread Mary Otten
suggestions. Thanks. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 6, 2021, at 1:03 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > > Mary, > Is his iCloud full? > What about logging out of iCloud and back in. > If all else fails, contact Apple support. > > HTH > Chris > > -- > The fo

Re: Most recent book about Zoom from the perspective of a visually-impaired User?

2021-02-27 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Mike, It may be that the book you are looking for is part of the “take control“ series. Take control of zoom. It’s not written specifically from a blindness perspective. However, people who use this series say it is very well done and is good for voiceover users. So I think that might be the

Re: Apple HomePod Discontinued: Apple to Focus on Smaller, HomePod Mini, USA Today

2021-03-14 Thread Mary Otten
I couldn’t agree more, Donna. I was really disappointed. The problem with the homePod isn’t the speaker, it’s Apple and that god awful Siri. They really have not done what they should be doing with that. And there’s no way I’m interested in any HomePod mini. Why? I bought a pair of HomePods for

Re: Apple HomePod Discontinued: Apple to Focus on Smaller, HomePod Mini, USA Today

2021-03-14 Thread Mary Otten
infrastructure. Apple screwed up. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 14, 2021, at 7:44 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, Mary, > > I'm sure everyone on this list knows I've had my frustrations with Siri. lol > That said, I'd still rat

Re: Apple HomePod Discontinued: Apple to Focus on Smaller, HomePod Mini, USA Today

2021-03-14 Thread Mary Otten
exists on a service with which Apple supposedly has connections. It’s just screwed up. This is one area where Apple totally lost it. And it’s so sad. The homePod‘s are really nice speakers in my opinion. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 14, 2021, at 8:11 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via M

Re: Apple Music or other provider

2021-06-18 Thread Mary Otten
As somebody else already said, that decision is up to you, based on your usage and whether you’re happy with the service. You can save some money if you get a yearly subscription. I believe the cost for that is $100, or $99.99. That means that you would be saving about $20 over the monthly price

Re: How to Best Access PDF Files

2021-07-02 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Tim, related to accessing PDFs on a Mac, using the PDF pen that you mentioned, can you efficiently and successfully navigate tables and click on links that take you to websites or elsewhere within a PDF document? I am not using a Mac presently. One of the reasons I reluctantly went to windows

New for voiceover and iOS 14 and Mac operating system big sur

2020-06-22 Thread Mary Otten
articles I have read. I wonder if anybody saw this with a sighted person, and if anyone knows of anything publicly shown at the event regarding voiceover accessibility. I can certainly think of some things. Fix the focus bug and email would be my number one, and that’s not a new problem. Mary

Re: New for voiceover and iOS 14 and Mac operating system big sur

2020-06-22 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Devon, quite honestly, if this isn’t coming from Apple, it’s not worth very much. So, before I go messing around with the recommended sites, is this from actual slides in the presentation? Or is this just wishful thinking from someone in which case, it’s not worth very much. Mary Sent from

Re: New for voiceover and iOS 14 and Mac operating system big sur

2020-06-22 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Devon, So what is the source of this stuff, I mean where did this guy get it? Was it from the presentation? That’s all I wanted to know, since it’s not an Apple site. Thanks. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 22, 2020, at 7:20 PM, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries > w

Re: New for voiceover and iOS 14 and Mac operating system big sur

2020-06-22 Thread Mary Otten
Or something. > Devin Prater > d.pra...@me.com > Https://devinprater.github.io > >> On Jun 22, 2020, at 6:39 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> In all the coverage of the online event today, I have seen absolutely >> nothing about anything new for Accessibility, voiceov

Re: Mantis Q40?

2020-08-05 Thread Mary Otten
recent blindness convention. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 5, 2020, at 12:10 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Has anyone tried this display with either Mac or IOS? Seems new. It's sold > by APH, but seems to have some affiliation with Hum

Re: Focus 40 Braille display

2020-08-05 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Donna, Good luck with the cube rail. I had one as a demo right after it came out, and the software was bad. It really didn’t work with voiceover, which was a massive problem for me. I understand it is much better now. It’s still just seems kind of clunky, the way you interact with it in terms

Re: Mark on iOS14, iPadOS14, and Scene Descriptions

2020-09-18 Thread Mary Otten
There is some kind of feature in iOS 14 which will speed up having the “use passcode“, if you’re on a phone that has only Face ID. So there is not going to be touch ID on the iPhone 12 I am extremely sure. They put this new feature in 14 to try to help with the mask situation. Sent from my iPh

Re: strange email behavior on my iPad

2020-09-20 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Donna, I have no clue about your iPad, but me.com these days it’s just aliased to iCloud.com. So why not just go for iCloud.com, since it’s the same thing? I mean it goes the same place Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 20, 2020, at 12:43 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi

Re: IOS 14 and Swiping Around Screen

2020-09-21 Thread Mary Otten
You’ve never had a bug in android? That’s really hard to believe, since it’s an operating system, and I happen to see from time to time bugs reported in the main stream press, just like they are with Apple. So I find it hard to believe that you’ve never seen a bug in android or Samsung for that

Re: Older iOS Devices Disenfranchised by VO in iOS 14

2020-09-27 Thread Mary Otten
Are you probably don’t have the back tap on your iPod touch. I know I don’t have it on my iPhone 7 Plus. As for the neat new recognition features, I think they’re more of a pain than a neat thing. I’ve turned them off. I haven’t found anything useful about them. All they do is add extra verbiage

Re: Older iOS Devices Disenfranchised by VO in iOS 14

2020-09-28 Thread Mary Otten
I had high hopes for this feature, and so when I got it on my iPhone 10 R, I activated it for an app that used to be lovely and accessible and turn totally useless with lots of things that just said button with no labor. And voiceover didn’t do anything. The app is in Russian, but I have a Russi

Re: Follow-up on the Mantis

2020-10-07 Thread Mary Otten
The 20 cell version has braille input rather than typing. A dealbreaker for me. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 7, 2020, at 12:16 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > THey should have a 20 cell version. > /A > >> 7 okt. 2020 kl. 20:32 skrev 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >> : >> >> It's re

Re: Youtube music, Apple Music, Spotify.

2022-07-02 Thread Mary Otten
I also use Apple Music, because I like the high quality at no extra cost, the ease of use with Siri, the fact that I have HomePods and iOS devices etc. I also had it linked to my Amazon, although that went out a little while back and I haven’t tried it since. I did have Amazon music, but I dropp

Re: Displaying actual activity numbers in Watch 9?

2022-09-13 Thread Mary Otten
numbers. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 13, 2022, at 4:41 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > In watch the activity widget on my Meridian face only provides percentage, > but on the Cronograph Pro face I get percentages and actual values. > I can't help beyond that. >

Re: Displaying actual activity numbers in Watch 9?

2022-09-13 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Donna, Did you mean the info graph face? The one with 8complications? Thanks. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 13, 2022, at 5:04 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi Mary, > > Yes, the chronograph face does give you numbers. > Cheers, > Do

Re: Displaying actual activity numbers in Watch 9?

2022-09-13 Thread Mary Otten
> >> On Sep 13, 2022, at 7:39 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Hi Donna, >> Did you mean the info graph face? The one with 8complications? Thanks. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Sep 13, 2022, at 5:04 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacV

Re: Dictating and sending messages in iOS 16

2022-12-18 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Donna, I have not seen that problem. I have seen the problem where after I dictate a message and double tap to stop dictation, it doesn’t stop. Maybe it takes two or three taps for it to stop. But I haven’t seen what you’re describing, thank goodness! Mary. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec

Re: ios 17 and two voiceOvers

2023-10-12 Thread Mary Otten
Yes. I have the exact same problem with switching between Alex and Samantha. I can’t figure out when or why it happens. But when it does, it’s annoying, and as you say, voiceover becomes extremely sluggish. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 12, 2023, at 7:43 AM, Jessica Moss wrote: > > I have, min

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-05 Thread Mary Otten
You can always hope that Google actually keeps its promise and supports the hid protocol which this device uses. Way too rich for my blood, but really Google. You were on board with the standard, but when push came to shove, you wouldn’t do it. Just another reason not to trust Google I guess. S

Re: Mark on the Aftershock (Shock) Open Run Pro and Open Fit Bluetooth Headphones for iPhone

2024-02-07 Thread Mary Otten
, so decent turnaround, not that much different than Amazon, which prime does not always come in two days anymore. Mark, how did you find out about all this stuff? I’m assuming there is nothing accessible as far as documentation goes. Any hints about that would be great. Mary Sent from my iPhone

Re: Anyone else using Apple Pay or an Apple Card?

2024-03-06 Thread Mary Otten
I have never had any problems with Apple Pay on my phone, which is the only place I use it. I do use the Apple Card for a lot of things and I love it, because you immediately know when anything was charged to your card. I don’t get that same thing with any other card, so I really appreciate The

Re: Anyone else using Apple Pay or an Apple Card?

2024-03-06 Thread Mary Otten
braille except blind people. Smile. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 6, 2024, at 10:41 AM, 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > >  > I had fraudulent attacks on two cards on the same day. It was my own fault, I > was not paying attention. Anyway, the Chase ba

Re: Rotor on iPhone

2024-03-15 Thread Mary Otten
This has been a long-standing problem, and it doesn’t mean that the links aren’t in your rotor. It means that a lot of text messages have links that simply don’t show up as such. At least that’s been my experience. If I’m in a text message that acts like this where the rotor doesn’t move to a li

Re: More on the HomePod from hell

2024-03-29 Thread Mary Otten
So how did you get your problem resolved, Donna? I know they finally figured out a way to charge iPhones in the store which is a good thing, since that caused a big mess. I don’t think they’ve done that with HomePods. So how did you get yours done? I still have my pair of old HomePods connected

Re: More on the HomePod from hell

2024-04-04 Thread Mary Otten
 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi Mary, > > I wish I knew for sure. I think some of my trouble was created by me. I had > the “clever” idea Thursday night that if I could pair it with my old iPhone > 7, which I still keep around as a music

Re: Warning to anyone looking to buy a HomePod: apparently Apple thinks it's OK to sell paperweights disguised as Homepods

2024-04-04 Thread Mary Otten
I have to agree with Donna about the HomePod. I have had Google nests, the mini ones, and overtime, Google Assistant is actually getting dumber. They’re taking longer and longer to respond and they often don’t have a clue. As for the Amazon devices, they’re OK too I suppose if you don’t mind questi

Re: Recommendations for a keyboard for an iPad mini?

2024-04-07 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Donna, I am probably one of the few who still likes full-size keyboards with lots of key travel and mechanical switches. To that end, I recently purchased a Logitech MX mechanical keyboard to use with my iPad mini. It is certainly larger than most. It has the full number pad. It has some spac

Re: Apple Watch rapid battery drain during sleep

2024-04-25 Thread Mary Otten
I just saw that language switch thing yesterday. I had never seen it before. In my case, I have Samantha set, but then it sometimes just switches to Russian, which I also have. But I don’t want it except if I’m trying to read Russian, which I don’t usually do on the watch. Sent from my iPhone

Re: To Upgrade Or Not To Upgrade

2024-05-27 Thread Mary Otten
Wow! I haven’t seen a deal from my carrier except if you add a new line. We don’t need another line. So any deals are useless for us. I don’t know how old the SE3 is. But I’d be tempted to go for the 15 just because it’s way newer and therefore probably substantially faster. But how do you feel abo

Re: A Question for Facebook App Users Regarding the Viewing of Timeline or Group Feeds in Chronological Order

2016-07-08 Thread Mary Otten
Would love this info too. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 8, 2016, at 2:34 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > It seems that when I view a group feed in the Facebook app, the individual > member posts are not necessarily sorted into chronological order, from > newest to oldest. > >

Collaborating on Google Docs with an iPad and the docs app or on the Mac

2016-07-12 Thread Mary Otten
regarding voiceover and Google Docs? Mary 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 of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contac

Fwd: [macvoiceover] Fwd: [duxnews] DBT for Mac BETA now for sale

2016-07-19 Thread Mary Otten
While I personally do not have any plans to purchase a beta, having no clue how long it will take for the actual final product to come out, this is still a welcome development on the Mac braille front. Mary Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Keith Reedy > Date: J

Re: [macvoiceover] [duxnews] DBT for Mac BETA now for sale

2016-07-22 Thread Mary Otten
>> Its been a long time coming. Can't see paying for a beta but I will install >> the demo and see about that. >> >> From E.T.'s Keyboard... >> Are We Alone in the Universe? >> ancient.ali...@icloud.com >> >>> On 7/19/2016 6:46 PM,

Re: [macvoiceover] [duxnews] DBT for Mac BETA now for sale

2016-07-22 Thread Mary Otten
It is going to take some major furniture rearranging in order for me to move my index from Windows to Mac. I do not want to do that just to find out it doesn't work. When the full product comes out, I suppose they will have a list of supported printers. At least I hope so. Mary Sent fr

Re: [macvoiceover] [duxnews] DBT for Mac BETA now for sale

2016-07-22 Thread Mary Otten
So even if I don't connect my embosser, I can open the demo and see which embossers are supported? Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 22, 2016, at 1:20 PM, E.T. wrote: > > You can still evaluate the demo. I did see several Index embossers in the > list. Installation wa

Searching the yelp app for a location other than your current one

2016-07-23 Thread Mary Otten
e a way to change what comes up in the search, which always wants to search where you are currently. What am I missing? Mary 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 of thi

Purchasing an iPhone and not having a Sim card

2016-07-24 Thread Mary Otten
I recall seeing somewhere that if you buy an iPhone, such as an iPhone SE, and you don't get a carriers Sim card to go with it, you can't use it. Is that true? I have an android phone that I never had a Sim card for, and it has worked just fine as a tablet more or less. I would like to use an iP

Re: Purchasing an iPhone and not having a Sim card

2016-07-24 Thread Mary Otten
Thanks, Danny. That is what I was afraid of. I wonder why you don't need a Sim card with an android phone but you do with an iPhone. Stupid. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 24, 2016, at 8:15 PM, Danny Noonan wrote: > > You require a cym card on setup but don't once

Re: Purchasing an iPhone and not having a Sim card

2016-07-25 Thread Mary Otten
e sim into the Nexus six however, I'm not so sure. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 25, 2016, at 5:11 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > Actually, I don't want to get off topic here, Mary, but you know what's weird > about that? With my Nexus 6, I had no

Re: Purchasing an iPhone and not having a Sim card

2016-07-25 Thread Mary Otten
n't need the real estate really. And the newer iPhone has a better chip than the current version of the iPad mini. Mary Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 25, 2016, at 8:19 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > Mary, > > Yes. The sim in the Nexus 6 will fit an I

Re: Purchasing an iPhone and not having a Sim card

2016-07-25 Thread Mary Otten
Thanks, Scott. I hope these new unlimited plans are not for new customers only. I will have to give their page a look. I assume I should find in there. Right? Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 25, 2016, at 9:04 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Hi Mary, > > All the modern apple p

Re: Is the Kindle App accessible on Mac OS ?

2016-07-28 Thread Mary Otten
No. Absolutely worthless. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 28, 2016, at 12:00 PM, 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 la

Voice dream reader cutting out

2016-07-28 Thread Mary Otten
's like it started rewind or fast-forward a bit. Mary 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 of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate

Re: Audible.com new library view

2016-08-14 Thread Mary Otten
ea of putting books and iTunes just didn't make a lot of sense to me. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 14, 2016, at 4:13 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > I hope they're not back peddling on accessibility. I've been a member for > over 16 years, a

Re: amazon's accesability contact.

2016-08-16 Thread Mary Otten
Given the fact that the email address you have is for Peter corn, the excess ability head guy at Amazon, I wouldn't expect a reply from that address from him personally. That sounds like something that would not be something he would directly deal with as head of the whole department.

Re: amazon's accesability contact.

2016-08-16 Thread Mary Otten
ed on the fact that they are upper management. So, sure. Right to Peter corn at that address, assuming it is correct. But if you don't get an answer, don't be surprised. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 16, 2016, at 9:02 PM, E.T. wrote: > > Mary, > Do you know

Re: amazon's accesability contact.

2016-08-16 Thread Mary Otten
The broader problem is having a separate site for screaming ears at all. I have been on that site, not recently. When I was on it, it was very simplistic. It didn't offer anything like the full experience. But I didn't see anything that required a mouse. Mary Sent from my iPhone &

Re: amazon's accesability contact.

2016-08-16 Thread Mary Otten
o can deal with consumer complaints. If they don't, they need to hire more people. This would be like writing to some executive at apple and expecting them to deal with your specific complaint about a voiceover bug. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 16, 2016, at 9:18 PM, E.T. wro

Re: amazon's accesability contact.

2016-08-16 Thread Mary Otten
Peter corn is a guy with decades of experience in the excess ability field. He is not some guy with a disability that some company put front and center just to make something look good. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 16, 2016, at 9:40 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > Honestly tha

Re: amazon's accesability contact.

2016-08-17 Thread Mary Otten
l into question Peter's commitment to excess ability. He has decades in the field and is clearly committed. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 17, 2016, at 12:03 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > Hi Mary, > Peter Korn's official title is archetype. In a way that at least sugges

Re: For Karen, Amazon Music

2016-08-18 Thread Mary Otten
Did you get the Mac app in the Mac App Store? Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 18, 2016, at 11:20 AM, E.T. wrote: > > Hi Karen and others, > After Amazon MP3 Downloader (Windows) was given the boot, I installed the > Amazon Music app. I do not recall just what I had to d

Re: For Karen, Amazon Music

2016-08-18 Thread Mary Otten
And it's called "Amazon Music"? I ask only because I haven't downloaded any apps from Amazon onto my Mac since the useless Kindle app a while ago. I haven't even seen this music app, but I also haven't gone looking for it. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Aug

Using Apple TV the fourth generation without a TV

2016-08-24 Thread Mary Otten
ent of all the video channels, such as Netflix, HBO etc. Mary 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 of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappr

Apple patches three zero-day exploits after activist is hacked

2016-08-25 Thread Mary Otten
Apple patches three zero-day exploits after activist is hacked TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog Apple has rolled out a patch for three previously unknown zero-day exploits that were used to hack into the iPhone 6 of Ahmed Mansoor, an award-winning human rights activist based in the United Ara

Re: Here is the Text of the User Manual for the Nearby Explorer, for iOS, GPS Navigation App

2016-08-27 Thread Mary Otten
In my experience, the apps do a pretty good job most of the time with the side of the street. That's true for the GPS in our car, not just blindness apps. There certainly not perfect. But most of the time, they seem to get it right. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 27, 2016, at

Re: Here is the Text of the User Manual for the Nearby Explorer, for iOS, GPS Navigation App

2016-08-28 Thread Mary Otten
Janine is correct. I didn't listen to the podcast, but if Mike said that in general it didn't identify the side of the street for the destination, he was wrong. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 28, 2016, at 11:40 AM, gs wrote: > > The provision of information is not

Re: Here is the Text of the User Manual for the Nearby Explorer, for iOS, GPS Navigation App

2016-08-28 Thread Mary Otten
I would have to actually experience that to believe it. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 28, 2016, at 6:27 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > > I have a very good friend who built an interface between his dog and a GPS > mapping package. The dog was then trained to follow a dot that a set of > goggles

Re: Using Apple TV the fourth generation without a TV

2016-08-28 Thread Mary Otten
x27;s really surprising but good. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 28, 2016, at 6:28 PM, Kevin Chao wrote: > > I've it connected to Bluetooth speakers and it doesn't require TV to be ON. > >> On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 1:40 AM Simon Fogarty wrote: >> HI Mary, >&g

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

2016-08-31 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Mark, Of course, only time will tell. But I think you are wrong about the disappearing headphone jack. For one thing, Samsung put back the storage card thing, but did not put back the user replaceable battery. Also, if the other rumor is true, Apple will be including compatible earbuds with t

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

2016-09-01 Thread Mary Otten
ntronics legend. I would not want to have to type on that system for anything more than a word or two, because the latency between when you touch a letter and when you hear it is much too long. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 1, 2016, at 8:53 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Mary,

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

2016-09-01 Thread Mary Otten
I guess I just haven't seen the killer use case yet. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 1, 2016, at 8:14 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > You have to get a watch to get it but I find my absolutely critical now. > It’s so nice to be able to quickly flick and get the latest pop on

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

2016-09-01 Thread Mary Otten
ity, and design of such a device as possible and reasonable, then they ought to do it. They do a lot of other things that are not necessary at all. Just I candy. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 1, 2016, at 12:07 PM, Jonathan Mosen wrote: > > Hi Mary, unfortunately this issue

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

2016-09-01 Thread Mary Otten
efficient replacement for that storage card slot. Apple has never had one. People have complained forever about the fact that it is harder to access the whole file system on Apple devices. As Apple change that? No they have not. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 1, 2016, at 7:28 PM, Mich

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

2016-09-01 Thread Mary Otten
n the other hand, my android device is a nexus, because it gets timely updates, just like apples things do. No storage card there either. Nothing is perfect. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 1, 2016, at 8:30 PM, Michael Marshall > wrote: > > The article I read must' have been gr

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

2016-09-02 Thread Mary Otten
it in the press now that others are doing it a lot later than Samsung, if your recollection is correct. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 2, 2016, at 5:28 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Mary, i could be way wrong here but I thought the Samsung S5 at least had a > usb port where

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

2016-09-02 Thread Mary Otten
> > >> On Sep 1, 2016, at 11:38 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Yes. I too would like to be able to plug my eye device into a PC or Mac and >> access that like I could A thumb drive. I would also like a storage slot, >> so that damned 16 GB model they sell w

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

2016-09-02 Thread Mary Otten
Simon, What good is a Sim card slot if you don't have an LTE radio in the watch? According to all the rumors, and of course they are just that, there's not going to be an LTE radio in the next watch. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 2, 2016, at 1:53 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote

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

2016-09-02 Thread Mary Otten
the radio according to the rumors. Rumors, rumors, rumors. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 2, 2016, at 9:27 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Mary, there are some watches now that have this feature that simon speaks of. > You’re exactly right a radio would need to be include

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

2016-09-02 Thread Mary Otten
I guess it's kind of like owning your own CDs or albums. I have ripped all of mine in to iTunes. And I stream on the go. But I still like having those copies. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 2, 2016, at 9:35 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > See I’m on the opposite end of that

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

2016-09-02 Thread Mary Otten
r not. But once the adapter is out, if the group of blind users who are also hard of hearing is seriously adversely affected, it seems to me that Apple has in fact broken its commitment. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 2, 2016, at 12:08 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > > WTF is an arrogre

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

2016-09-02 Thread Mary Otten
es) > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > Are We Alone in the Universe? > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > >> On 9/2/2016 12:26 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> Hi Scott, >> I agree that we don't know what the adapter will do, since it's not out. >> However, should it t

Re: Verizon Wireless launches LTE advanced in 461 cities

2016-09-02 Thread Mary Otten
Saw that. And I looked on the list of cities and lo and behold, Eugene Springfield is actually there. Nonetheless, I still have a very bad taste in my mouth from recent experience with Verizon. So I'm not going to be changing. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 2, 2016, at 1:08 P

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

2016-09-02 Thread Mary Otten
accessible, which is hopefully most things if not all. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 2, 2016, at 4:12 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Mary, > > > Like anything it will take time to get everything to work as one with good > battery life. > > But it will come

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

2016-09-03 Thread Mary Otten
That wouldn't seem to address this problem at all. It requires a headphone jack. Maybe it's a nice device, but not for this issue. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 3, 2016, at 10:39 AM, Ray Foret jr wrote: > > Ah yes, you are talking about the Griffin addapter which

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