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
I’m sending this on behalf of a friend. He has been unable to back up his phone since December of last year. When he tries, he gets a message back that says that some files are not available. And then the whole back up aborts. This is using iCloud. He has emptied his abs switcher and restarted h

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

2021-02-06 Thread Mary Otten
Thanks for the suggestions. I doubt his iCloud is full, because it seems to me that when my iCloud was almost full, I got a message. And he hasn’t had any such messages. He also doesn’t have a Mac, which is where I ran into trouble with the iCloud in the 50 GB plan. Anyway, I’m forwarding all su

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
Mini in one of the main living spaces of > the house. > Cheers, > Donna > >> On Mar 14, 2021, at 9:05 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> I couldn’t agree more, Donna. I was really disappointed. The problem with >> the homePod isn’t the speaker, it’s Apple and t

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

2021-03-14 Thread Mary Otten
playlist with the album, and giving it a different name. But you're > right, that shouldn't be necessary. > > All this said, I don't see how focusing on the Mini is going to fix those > issues. The albums that won't play on my HomePod, also won't play on the 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
In all the coverage of the online event today, I have seen absolutely nothing about anything new for Accessibility, voiceover or otherwise. That’s not unusual. But sometimes they show stuff on the slides that they don’t announce. I haven’t seen anything about Accessibility and any of the tech ar

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

2020-06-22 Thread Mary Otten
r says, “There’s always > another secret.” 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 >> not

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

2020-06-22 Thread Mary Otten
s of your environment to your hearing needs. > > Devin Prater > d.pra...@me.com > Https://devinprater.github.io > >> On Jun 22, 2020, at 9:06 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Hi Devon, quite honestly, if this isn’t coming from Apple, it’s not worth >> very much. So, bef

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
Hi Donna, I have not use this display, but if you are interested, there is a mailing list dedicated to both it and the Chamaeleon, the 20cell variant that has a braille keyboard rather than a quirky one. You can also see the manual on the APH mantis dedicated page. If you’re interested in the em

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
I have an updated yet, because I’m still running iOS 15 on my phone. My watch face is the info graph, which I like because it has eight complications. Has anybody tried that one? Does it give percentages or numbers? I will not upgrade if it doesn’t give numbers. Too bad, but I really like number

Re: Displaying actual activity numbers in Watch 9?

2022-09-13 Thread Mary Otten
nna > > >> On Sep 13, 2022, at 6:57 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> I have an updated yet, because I’m still running iOS 15 on my phone. My >> watch face is the info graph, which I like because it has eight >> complications. Has anybody tried that one? Does it

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 18,

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
I just got a pair of the open fit, and I purchased them from at guys, keep the money in the blind community when you can if the price is the same or very close, I say. I ordered them on the weekend and they came today. I live in Oregon, and I suspect they were shipped from somewhere back east,

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
Interesting. I have had legitimate purchases declined by my Apple Card. I get a notification immediately telling me this was declined, did you do it? And if I go click yes, then it goes through. I’ve never had them not catch something. So that was very interesting. I have had fraud on two other

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
was no way we were giving up those > speakers. I don’t remember the price of the amp, but it works very well, and > gives us the option of having my husband’s speakers in our Home setup. Just > thought I’d let you know that’s an option, in case it’s of interest. 😊 > Cheers, > Don

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
I have the need to collaborate with people on a Google doc, which is apparently a database sort of thing, where we have to make phone calls and notes. I would like to use my iPad and the docs app, as that would seem to be the simplest way. I have a keyboard for my iPad. I could also use a Mac wh

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: July 19, 201

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
..@icloud.com > >> On 7/22/2016 8:58 AM, Mary Otten wrote: >> I have the windows version. And navigation with a screen reader without a >> braille display in that version in a translated document is also worthless. >> I would expect that to be the case unless you ha

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

2016-07-22 Thread Mary Otten
s easy. > > An email address is also provided which I will make use of when I put the > app through its paces. > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > Are We Alone in the Universe? > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > >> On 7/22/2016 9:31 AM, Mary Otten wrote: >> It is g

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

2016-07-23 Thread Mary Otten
I have the latest version of the yelp app on my iPhone. I have been trying to figure out a way to search for restaurants in a town other than the one where I am currently located. There is a locations under settings. But there's no way to add a location. And there doesn't seem to be a way to cha

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
the phone is up and running. > > Danny > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 25 Jul 2016, at 11:56 AM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> 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

Re: Purchasing an iPhone and not having a Sim card

2016-07-25 Thread Mary Otten
like on IPhones. > > Anyway, this is really getting OT, so I'll end it there, but I just found > that a bit interesting. > --- > Christopher Gilland > JAWS Certified, 2016. > Training Instructor. > > clgillan...@gmail.com > Phone: (704) 256-8010. > - Original

Re: Purchasing an iPhone and not having a Sim card

2016-07-25 Thread Mary Otten
Phone 6+, as well as a 6S, and I'd > imagine a 6S+. I don't know about an S E, nor a 5C/5. I know however it > will fit the 5S, as I've done it. > > Chris. > --- > Christopher Gilland > JAWS Certified, 2016. > Training Instructor. > > clgillan..

Re: Purchasing an iPhone and not having a Sim card

2016-07-25 Thread Mary Otten
t to give them another call. > > If all this is to much of a headache I have a pile of nano SIMs, I could drop > one in the mail. > >> On Jul 25, 2016, at 11:35 AM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Thanks, Chris. When I got the sim from AT&T, which came in the mail, w

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 latest El > Capitan. I

Voice dream reader cutting out

2016-07-28 Thread Mary Otten
I am sending this to two lists, because I know there are some on the Mac list who use I-devices and are not subscribed to the iPhone list. I have recently noticed that voice dream reader will sometimes cut out when I am reading a book from book share. I thought at first that there was a problem

Re: Audible.com new library view

2016-08-14 Thread Mary Otten
Are used my phone today to purchase two books in the sale and used to other credits on the regular site to buy two more books. This was on the phone, not on the Mac or the PC, so I can't speak to accessibility there. I have actually never used the Mac to buy an audible book, since the idea of pu

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. Mary Sen

Re: amazon's accesability contact.

2016-08-16 Thread Mary Otten
this for a fact or are you speculating? If Peter Korn is not > the one to take it to, then who or what or where? > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > Are We Alone in the Universe? > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > >> On 8/16/2016 8:45 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> Given the fact

Re: amazon's accesability contact.

2016-08-16 Thread Mary Otten
n the areas defined as being > for screen reader use does not reflect well on his leadership. > Kare > > >> On Tue, 16 Aug 2016, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Given the fact that the email address you have is for Peter corn, the excess >> ability head guy at

Re: amazon's accesability contact.

2016-08-16 Thread Mary Otten
med at? > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > Are We Alone in the Universe? > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > >> On 8/16/2016 9:13 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> I know for a fact that Peter corn is the head of the excess ability >> initiative and Amazon. I don't know who to ta

Re: amazon's accesability contact.

2016-08-16 Thread Mary Otten
o deal with accessibility, then is it not >> obvious they do not know the nuts and bolts thus they need to hear from >> those these efforts is supposedly aimed at? >> >> From E.T.'s Keyboard... >> Are We Alone in the Universe? >> ancient.ali...@icloud.com >

Re: amazon's accesability contact.

2016-08-17 Thread Mary Otten
with various disability experiences. > I know he is talented, i still use outspoken for my pro tools machine. But > how his desires translate into functionality for Amazon remains a mystery > given what I found last night. > Karen > > >> On Tue, 16 Aug 2016, Mary Otte

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 do initially but now

Re: For Karen, Amazon Music

2016-08-18 Thread Mary Otten
18, 2016, at 2:31 PM, E.T. wrote: > > No, from the Amazon site. > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > Are We Alone in the Universe? > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > >> On 8/18/2016 2:30 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> Did you get the Mac app in the Mac App Store? >>

Using Apple TV the fourth generation without a TV

2016-08-24 Thread Mary Otten
Apple viz. recently published a podcast done by Lisa Sullenger on this topic. She mentions a specific HDMI to audio converter that she used with her stereo. The one thing she did not touch upon in her podcast has to do with an issue that has been raised on these lists before regarding the usabil

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 7:58 PM, Davi

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 condescending. The podca

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
nd music >> through the sound system with out the tv screan active. >> >> -----Original Message- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten >> Sent: Thursday, 25 August 2016 12:30 PM >>

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
oof phone > with no openings at all. The entire surface could be a screen. Not needing > ports is a good thing over all. > > > >> On Aug 31, 2016, at 3:33 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Hi Mark, >> Of course, only time will tell. But I think you are wrong

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

2016-09-01 Thread Mary Otten
n't think they'll be so quick to follow >>> Apple's lead in the coming future. As one of the executives of Samsung >>> recently said, "Samsung is at its best when it leads, not when it follows." >> >>> My personal position is to just sit back,

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

2016-09-01 Thread Mary Otten
e you can > either listen to wired headphones or charge, not both. > That means that every VoiceOver user who chooses a wired option appears to > have to choose between privacy and charge. > Jonathan Mosen > Mosen Consulting > Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and trainin

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

2016-09-01 Thread Mary Otten
ould >>> change the lives of the world. Well, as far as I can tell, my world hasn't >>> changed one bit either with or without it. >>> >>> As far as Samsung is concerned, I don't think they'll be so quick to follow >>> Apple's

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

2016-09-01 Thread Mary Otten
avely misinformed. > I would just like to download files from Safari to my iPhone such as mp3 > files. > viewing it as a harddrive like the Android phones. >> On 2 Sep. 2016, at 1:26 pm, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Samsung tried what? Samsung did not remove the headphone ja

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

2016-09-02 Thread Mary Otten
you attached the headphones with an adapter. I could be > remembering wrong though. > >> On Sep 1, 2016, at 11:26 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Samsung tried what? Samsung did not remove the headphone jack. They took >> away the storage card slot. And they brought it ba

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
you raise your wrist. I have done > this, and the watch no longer interrupts my daily living. I can dine for > example and the watch will not go off. The setting can be found under general > > wake screen. >> On 1 Sep 2016, at 17:50, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> I guess

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

2016-09-02 Thread Mary Otten
watch and the ability to set the WiFi settings separately with > advanced features. There were rumblings of adding a full cell feature to the > apple watch but I don’t know if that was included in the upcoming release. > >> On Sep 2, 2016, at 11:04 AM, Mary Otten wrote: >>

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

2016-09-02 Thread Mary Otten
e nice to be able to just connect from anywhere with > out an extra gadget. I know that’s a first world problem, just turning on > the laptop and going would be nice though. To me I like the idea of > everything being decentralized but everyone’s use case is different. > &g

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

2016-09-02 Thread Mary Otten
illing to accept an adapter jutting out of their >>>>>> phone with its resultant potential to be lost or bent, the adapter will >>>>>> not solve the problem entirely if it means that you can't charge your >>>>>> device and use headphones at the sam

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 PM, Scott Granad

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

2016-09-02 Thread Mary Otten
. > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten > Sent: Saturday, 3 September 2016 4:59 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue

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

2016-09-03 Thread Mary Otten
gt;>> >>>> Given Apple's issue with iTunes for Windows and its politically ridiculous >>>> decision to unilaterally put albums in its users' accounts, I'm not so >>>> certain that just because it decides something it better will make it so

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

2016-09-03 Thread Mary Otten
gt; Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training > http://Mosen.org > >> On 4/09/2016, at 6:15 AM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> 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

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

2016-09-04 Thread Mary Otten
i know the new apple products are > speaking bluetooth 4.2. > >> On Sep 3, 2016, at 4:13 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> I think I misunderstood the post about the headphone jack and where it was >> regarding this Griffin device. What I want to know, and maybe will find out

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

2016-09-04 Thread Mary Otten
an Mosen >> Mosen Consulting >> Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training >> http://Mosen.org >> >>> On 4/09/2016, at 6:15 AM, Mary Otten wrote: >>> >>> That wouldn't seem to address this problem at all. It requires a headphone &g

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