Re: kindle keyboard

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

Re: New epub Reader

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

getting extra voices for foreign languages

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

Re: getting extra voices for foreign languages

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

Upgrading to Mavericks from Mountain lion

2014-03-17 Thread Mary Otten
when to turn voiceover back on? Mary Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.

searching in Mac Mail

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

Re: searching in Mac Mail

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

Re: moving windows favorites to the mac

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

vienna

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

Re: A scanner for finereader pro on the mac.

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

Re: A scanner for finereader pro on the mac.

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

voice changes after mavericks upgrade

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

Re: voice changes after mavericks upgrade

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

Re: voice changes after mavericks upgrade

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

Re: Scanners revisited

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

Re: voice changes after mavericks upgrade

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

Re: voice changes after mavericks upgrade

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

Re: voice changes after mavericks upgrade

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

Re: voice changes after mavericks upgrade

2014-04-28 Thread Mary Otten
am not all that thrilled with these new voices. Of course I love Alex. But if these are in fact the expressive voices, I'm not sure what all the shouting is about. Smile. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 28, 2014, at 12:57 PM, ROBERT CARTER wrote: > > Hi Mary, > > If you

iBooks under latest Mavericks

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

Re: iBooks under latest Mavericks

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

Re: Keyboard Commander and entering Text on a Web Page

2014-06-20 Thread Mary Otten
the iPhone, we should have it on the Mac. So please write Apple and maybe if enough of us do it, they will implement. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 20, 2014, at 8:33 AM, "'David Goldfield' via MacVisionaries" > wrote: > > Ah yes. You're correct.

Re: Service to stream only songs I want?

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

Re: Kindle app on mac

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

Re: So Voice Over is on the Apple Watch.

2015-03-18 Thread Mary Otten
letting the rest of the people know you did it. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 18, 2015, at 3:22 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > > Hi. > > A few days ago, I found out that Voice Over is on the Apple watch. So after > all that fuss that I made to Apple, which was well wort

Re: Inappropriate Responsses on List

2015-03-28 Thread Mary Otten
Perhaps a good short-term solution would be to make a rule the filters this idiot into the trash box. God knows when a moderator will be back on the list. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 28, 2015, at 4:58 PM, David Griffith wrote: > > My apologies. that was not intended. > I

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

2015-03-28 Thread Mary Otten
I don't think there is a way to block an individual on iOS email. But it works on the Mac. And since I have Gmail on the Mac and iOS, problem solved. Idiot gone. And hopefully the moderators will come back after spring break and take care of him in the manner which you richly deserves.

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

2015-04-02 Thread Mary Otten
air software updating. I certainly don't look forward to the day when I have to replace that iPad and have to re-download all that stuff. Do I have to sync my iPad via iTunes to get the back up? Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2015, at 8:51 AM, Mike Busboom wrote: > >

Re: Filling out forms with PDf Pen Pro

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

Re: Filling out forms with PDf Pen Pro

2015-04-03 Thread Mary Otten
I will be most interested to see what you may discover about PDF pen and table reading. PDFs are one of the things I still do on windows if it involves anything other than strict reading of the text. For that, VoiceStream is good. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 3, 2015, at 12:46

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

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

Re: Radium problem with favorites

2015-04-11 Thread Mary Otten
bode well for the app. I am frankly surprised it runs on iOS 8. I think I remember hearing somebody say there were problems under iOS 8, but since I don't use that app, I didn't pay very much attention to that message. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 11, 2015, at 2:35 PM

Re: Russian braille table

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

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

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

Re: Choppy alex.

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

Re: Choppy alex.

2015-05-04 Thread Mary Otten
, since they "fixed" it, I hear the drive a lot more, and choppy Alex happened. They said the drive had initially been missed configured. But it seems to me, it was working great, and now it isn't. So maybe all solid-state is the answer. I don't know. Mary Sent from my iPhone

Re: VoiceOver responsive bug

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

Re: Radium

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

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-11 Thread Mary Otten
like it will be able to use it. But I believe eloquence has been dead for a few years now. It is not being developed. Somehow, I think it showed up for android. But I can't believe that was a legal development. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 11, 2015, at 1:32 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote:

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

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

Re: Amazon Fire TV Accessibility

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

Re: Sorry if OT

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

Re: Sorry if OT

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

Re: Amazon Fire TV Accessibility

2015-07-13 Thread Mary Otten
gave it to my husband Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 13, 2015, at 2:57 PM, Kevin Shaw wrote: > > Hi Mary, > > No, I don’t know anyone on the Echo team, but my friend tells me it’s not > hard to get the message across to the right people. I’ve already told her the > “community

Re: Amazon Fire TV Accessibility

2015-07-13 Thread Mary Otten
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 13, 2015, at 3:45 PM, Rick Alfaro wrote: > > Mary and others: > > Brent Harbolt from www.harboltcompany.com posted a short podcast on a work > around for using the Fire TV in conjuction with the IOS Instant Video app. > Basically, you find th

Re: Amazon Fire TV Accessibility

2015-07-16 Thread Mary Otten
Is there any excess ability for chrome cast? Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 16, 2015, at 12:16 PM, christopher hallsworth > wrote: > > Apple TV is fully accessible out of the box whereas Chromecast isn't. On the > other hand, Chromecast allows you to watch more cha

Differences in content of Netflix

2015-07-18 Thread Mary Otten
. Search works, but you have to know what you're searching for. I have found searching in categories on the app extremely difficult. Mary Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this

Re: Problems Accessing iTunes Library

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

Re: Apple TV No Content Found Error

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

Document translation as a blind person using VO

2015-07-22 Thread Mary Otten
willing to write to me off list at this address: maryot...@comcast.net And let me know of your experiences and also whether or not you are willing to be in direct contact with this woman so you might help her. Mary Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: Pros and cons of a Mac mini

2015-07-24 Thread Mary Otten
nder. Also, the mini is more powerful than the air, that is better processor more RAM more storage. So, unless portability is a big deal, I think the mini is a better thing. Maybe I'm prejudiced, because I have one. I would not trade it for an air, unless I needed that portability. Mary

Re: Pros and cons of a Mac mini

2015-07-24 Thread Mary Otten
s, such as Kurzweil and braille and bossing. When that dies, that will be very sad for me. Smile. All in all, I think the best thing is probably like others have said, for your friend to look into upgrading windows rather than changing operating systems. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 24,

Re: Pros and cons of a Mac mini

2015-07-24 Thread Mary Otten
>>> than the air, that is better processor more RAM more storage. >>> So, unless portability is a big deal, I think the mini is a >>> better thing. Maybe I'm prejudiced, because I have one. I would >>> not trade it for an air, unless I needed that portabilit

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

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

Re: mail filtering rules

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

Re: mail filtering rules

2015-08-03 Thread Mary Otten
hope that will still work since I have a Gmail account. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 3, 2015, at 9:10 AM, Jim Gatteys wrote: > > Hi Mary! > > I created a rule and selected "if any of the following conditions are met", > then "from", then "contai

Re: iPhone 5s

2015-08-17 Thread Mary Otten
ee if the 6S offers anything that I really feel I could use that would make an upgrade worthwhile. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 17, 2015, at 11:37 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > You’d be surprised, if you pull a brand new iPhone, latest version with the > latest firmware installed

Re: iPhone 5s

2015-08-18 Thread Mary Otten
em. I would love to change to T-Mobile, but their coverage out here in Oregon has not been as good as Verizon. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 18, 2015, at 8:10 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > You can connect to LTE with the 5S this is correct however you don’t have the > expan

Re: iPhone 5s

2015-08-18 Thread Mary Otten
. Would love to dump Verizon, and I'm not interested in a TNT at all, as their coverage is no better than Verizon, and their customer service is also like Verizon, and that is not a good thing. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 18, 2015, at 9:48 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Hi Mary

Re: a new macvisionaries list

2015-08-26 Thread Mary Otten
new moderator needs to be found. So, I guess I'm joining my voice with the chorus of those who say that in the best of all worlds, this list would remain but would have an active moderator who did his or her job. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 26, 2015, at 4:56 AM, Littlefield, Tyler

Re: iPhone 6S?

2015-09-14 Thread Mary Otten
me theater experience on my phone. But my husband has an HTC, and the sound that comes from that phone is really good for a phone. Apple has never put really good speakers in any of its tablets or phones. That is a place where they could stand some major improvement. Mary Sent from my iPhone &

Re: iPhone 6S?

2015-09-14 Thread Mary Otten
ee if I'm wrong. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 14, 2015, at 6:02 AM, sadam.li...@gmail.com wrote: > > They can always find some way of improving the phone. > > Remember this device generated $102 billion last quarter. > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- &g

Re: iPhone 6S?

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

Re: iPhone 6S?

2015-09-14 Thread Mary Otten
Unless there is some reason for a tactile display other than just for us, I don't see them doing it. It would have to be very cheap to do, or there's no use case for it. There aren't enough of us. But maybe with software? Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 14, 2015, at 8:2

Re: iPhone 6S?

2015-09-14 Thread Mary Otten
Well, if we want to get Star Trek he, how about making the phone out of transparent aluminum? Seriously, what they might be able to do it some point is come up with material that is so good that you wouldn't need a case for your phone anymore. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 14, 20

Re: iPhone 6S?

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

Editing an flv file

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

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

2016-03-21 Thread Mary Otten
otprint and the ease in finding things. So, if I had to some up, I would say that I use the iPad for notetaking, and I use the iPad for things that may take a long time but don't require lots of interaction, such as reading. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 21, 2016, at 11:02 AM, Th

Can't install iOS 8 update on my iPad

2016-03-21 Thread Mary Otten
on here, why I can't install this already downloaded update. I really want 9.3. But that one is not showing as available, only this one that won't install and won't let me get rid of it. Mary Sent from my iPad -- The following information is important for all members of the

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

2016-03-21 Thread Mary Otten
No, and I should've thought of that. Stupid. I decided to recharge my iPad, so when that is done, I will try a reboot and see what happens. Maybe that will fix it, just like it fixed my dictation problem on this phone the other day. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 21, 2016, at 7:12

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

2016-03-21 Thread Mary Otten
Thank you, Bill. That did the trick. The update is downloading as I dictate this. I did not know you can actually delete these updates from within manage storage. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 21, 2016, at 7:23 PM, Bill Dengler wrote: > > You need to delete the old upda

Re: the 4-finger swipe

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

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

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

Re: something weird with ibooks on ios 9.3

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

Using a keyboard with lightning connector cable on a micro USB device

2016-03-25 Thread Mary Otten
vices which take micro USB input. I am thinking specifically of android devices, such as the Nexus line. Any thoughts? 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

Re: Using a keyboard with lightning connector cable on a micro USB device

2016-03-25 Thread Mary Otten
s not Bluetooth. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 25, 2016, at 5:03 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > This may sound like a weird question. Maybe I'm not completely > understanding, but if you're using what I think you are, could you not just > bluetooth the th

Opinion: Will limited device & app support lead 3D Touch to wither and die?

2016-03-25 Thread Mary Otten
In light of the recent discussion about the new iPhone and 3-D touch, I post the following. Mary Opinion: Will limited device & app support lead 3D Touch to wither and die? 9to5Mac / Ben Lovejoy When Apple launched the iPhone 6s/Plus, 3D Touch was one of the headline features. Apple dev

Re: Using a keyboard with lightning connector cable on a micro USB device

2016-03-25 Thread Mary Otten
perhaps I could use my keyboard there. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 25, 2016, at 5:48 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Mary, > > I've not heard of Lightening to micro but I do know apple have a micro USB to > lightening adaptor.You I think want a female lig

Re: Using a keyboard with lightning connector cable on a micro USB device

2016-03-25 Thread Mary Otten
complement. And no, sadly, you cannot disconnect the cable from the keyboard. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 25, 2016, at 5:53 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Mary, > > This keyboard sounds interesting, what is the model / brand? > > Are you able to disconnect the cable?

Re: Opinion: Will limited device & app support lead 3D Touch to wither and die?

2016-03-25 Thread Mary Otten
No, I don't have the URL. I got this from tnewsify. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 25, 2016, at 5:52 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > Mary, > > Would you happen to have the direct URL to the 9 to 5 mac blog? I'd really > like to subscribe to

Re: Using a keyboard with lightning connector cable on a micro USB device

2016-03-25 Thread Mary Otten
No, there is no separate keypad. I don't believe I have seen a keyboard with a separate keypad in a long time, except of course the ones that are made for desktop machines that you have to buy aftermarket. DAS keyboard comes to mind. But I don't think they make a portable keyboard. M

Re: Using a keyboard with lightning connector cable on a micro USB device

2016-03-25 Thread Mary Otten
I admit I have not checked their website, but I really doubt it. These people are makers of Mac accessories. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 25, 2016, at 6:07 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Mary, > > Thanks for that, I'll have to look it up. > > Could

Re: Opinion: Will limited device & app support lead 3D Touch to wither and die?

2016-03-26 Thread Mary Otten
r not. Sure, you can test and see. But that is such a basic rule of design, that it really is surprising that Apple, the company which prides itself on making a superior user experience, did not make someway to make this immediately discoverable. Mary Sent from my iPad > On Mar 26, 2016, at

Facebook app question

2016-03-26 Thread Mary Otten
rson has shared, where you can directly do some gesture, which will take you to the story you want to read? It's very irritating. 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

Re: Facebook app question

2016-03-26 Thread Mary Otten
Kevin, what does a link to a thread on the eyes freelist have to do with a question about an iPhone or iPad app? Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 26, 2016, at 9:17 PM, Kevin Chao wrote: > > Related thread on eyes-free: > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/eyes-free/WUVsursE

Re: Anyone else disappointed with the "big" apple event

2016-03-26 Thread Mary Otten
That would be the same Steve Jobs who brought us mobile me and antenna gate? No one is perfect. You can't live in the past. And compared with android, it's still way simpler. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 26, 2016, at 9:35 PM, Kevin Chao wrote: > > With the intro of a

Re: Facebook app question

2016-03-27 Thread Mary Otten
that third persons share and then get somewhere. But with just two people sharing a link, it does not work. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 27, 2016, at 5:15 AM, Basioli George wrote: > > get on the link and then do the rotor to you hear activateion and then flick > up or down with o

Re: iOS9.3: 4-finger swipe *is* a VO command

2016-03-27 Thread Mary Otten
I forgot all about that gesture. The one on the left side. What do you do, just find an empty space and double tap and hold like for 3-D touch? Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 27, 2016, at 12:42 PM, Jenine Stanley wrote: > > Actually Daniel, I thought the gesture they initially

Re: Voice Dream Reader.

2016-03-27 Thread Mary Otten
The app is not out yet. He said it would be coming out this week. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 27, 2016, at 4:57 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > I don’t see a VoiceDreamReader on my AppStore here in Sweden. > SO i will have to wait for the update. > /A >

Re: iOS9.3: 4-finger swipe *is* a VO command

2016-03-27 Thread Mary Otten
re it went. Smile. If the rumors are true, we might all need to get really good at that, if the iPhone 7 and beyond does away with the home button. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 27, 2016, at 6:18 PM, Jonathan Mosen wrote: > > Hi Mary, it's not necessary to double-tap and h

Re: Anyone else disappointed with the "big" apple event

2016-03-28 Thread Mary Otten
As much as I think iOS is on the whole superior to android, especially for blind users, it is nonetheless true that android has a huge share of the phone market worldwide. Therefore, I am not sure that your sample of two tells us much of anything. Surely, in all those places where they have all

Re: iPhone 6S Plus Extreme Heat Issue

2016-03-29 Thread Mary Otten
That is not normal. I would take that phone back right now. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 29, 2016, at 7:41 PM, Seyoon Choi wrote: > > Hello listers, > I was wondering and had question about my 6S Plus and wanted an input from > you guys and see if anyone else has this i

Re: comparing: Openbook vs K1000

2016-03-30 Thread Mary Otten
They both run on mac if you use a Windows virtual machine. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 30, 2016, at 8:00 AM, Kevin Chao wrote: > > Do either of these run on Mac or iOS? >> On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 6:33 AM Jessica Moss >> wrote: >> Just out of curiousity, how

Re: OT: comparing: Openbook vs K1000

2016-03-30 Thread Mary Otten
Well, I certainly can't speak to the merits of open book, as I have been a K 1000 user for many years. However, unless you use some of the many specific features that are unique to K 1000 and possibly open book, I'm just not sure, your funding organization might be better off paying for Abby fin

Re: Apple's iOS 9.3 has more bugs, and you better get used to it

2016-03-30 Thread Mary Otten
older iPhones. And it said that despite that, 9.3 is still the most stable for sometime. Go figure. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 30, 2016, at 6:37 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Lists, > > I have cross posted this as I thought people may be interrstted in this > ar

Irritating mail issue that started with iOS 9

2016-04-01 Thread Mary Otten
nyone else noticed this? And how did you fix it? 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 con

Re: Irritating mail issue that started with iOS 9

2016-04-02 Thread Mary Otten
luted sentence. For instance, I have never written a private message to you, but if I wanted to, I could start typing the first few letters of your name, and your address would show up, and I could write a private message. This feature has come in rather handy for me, both here and on the Mac.

Re: Voice Dream navigation

2016-04-02 Thread Mary Otten
upgrading. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2016, at 11:13 AM, Jesus Garcia wrote: > > Yep going to have to do that, seems like there is no way to turn that off. > Perhaps he will fix it in the next update. > > -Original Message- > From: macvisiona

Airmail's productivity-oriented email app comes to the iPad

2016-04-12 Thread Mary Otten
This is not a free app. I am curious if anyone has used it and about it's excess ability. Mary Airmail's productivity-oriented email app comes to the iPad TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog / Steve Dent Airmail is a popular Mac and iOS email app among power users, as it lets you

Re: Iphone Se.

2016-04-16 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Anders, I haven't had my hands on that iPhone SE yet. I too like smaller phones. The only thing I have heard about audio is that some people are complaining about bad call quality on Bluetooth. It only affects the SE, apparently, and supposedly Apple is looking into it. Mary Sent fr

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