problem with a friend's mac

2014-05-05 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey everyone, a friend of mine has an issue with her mac, I can't figure it out, so perhaps someone else on the list has seen this. When pressing control F8 to go to the status menus, a window appears with 2 unlabeled radio buttons and 2 tables, one allows you to choose what contacts are displa

Re: problem with a friend's mac

2014-05-05 Thread Mike Arrigo
e in, but try Application Shortcuts first. Look through all the categories to see if that keystroke is assigned to anything. On May 5, 2014, at 9:49 AM, Mike Arrigo <mailto:n0...@charter.net>> wrote: Hey everyone, a friend of mine has an issue with her mac, I can't figure it out,

Re: Virtual Machines

2014-05-05 Thread Mike Arrigo
You want to use VMware Fusion, no question. Parallels is not accessible, and the company seems to have no interest in fixing this. Original message: Hi list, I just ordered a MacBook Air, the model that came out last week. As I said in my past thread, I'm looking to virtualize a copy of Windo

Re: Rformatting my Mac

2014-05-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
You need to boot in to recovery, it won't let you erase the drive it's booted from, the best thing to do is to boot in to recovery using command+r, then use disk utility to erase the drive, and finally choose to reinstall your operating system. That will give the mac a fresh start. On May 7, 201

Re: Disabling Mouse and Keyboard Assistant at startup

2014-05-15 Thread Mike Arrigo
I think your thinking of the settings in the bluetooth area of system preferences. There are options for whether to open the mouse and keyboard assistant if those devices are not connected. On May 15, 2014, at 4:52 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > Hi, all, > > I'm not sure if this is the correct na

Re: Is iTunes Accessibility Now Partially Broken?

2014-05-17 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, you will need to actually use the voiceover commands to move up and down, using the regular arrow keys will not work, hopefully Apple will have a fix for this soon. On May 17, 2014, at 1:38 AM, Jonathan Mosen wrote: > Hi Everyone, yesterday, I upgraded to Mavericks 10.9.3, and the new buil

Re: VMWARE Website what a shambles?

2014-06-04 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, there site is very cluttered, and you have to go through much more than you should have to just to download the newest version of their software. I'm not sure who decided to configure their site like that, but it's a pain to say the least. Original message: Hi there, i totally agree about

Bluetooth Barcode Scanners and Digit-Eyes

2014-06-10 Thread Mike Busboom
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Re: Bluetooth Barcode Scanners and Digit-Eyes

2014-06-10 Thread Mike Busboom
devices with other blindness-related apps such as TapTapSee as well. Thanks, Mike On 10,Jun,2014, at 15:07, isaac wrote: > I have found a bluetooth scanner here is the link to the details. > http://www.barcodesinc.com/code/part-cr2611-pkxxx.htm > isaac > isaac.heb...@gmail.com > Sky

Re: Bluetooth Barcode Scanners and Digit-Eyes

2014-06-11 Thread Mike Busboom
? Your input has been very helpful to me; thank you! Mike On 11,Jun,2014, at 02:14, erik burggraaf wrote: > Hi Mike, It's as I said. The kdc is fully intergrated with digit-eyes. > Once pared it beeps the bar codes and instantly finds the information > directly in digit-eyes. &

Re: [New post] Apple removing music downloading apps from App Store

2014-06-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
Assuming this is true, this is one of my pet peeves about IOS, Apple decides they no longer want something on their devices, so they remove apps from the store and ask developers to remove functionality from their apps, for no good reason other than, Apple doesn't like it. What about what the c

Re: Question about VM processor and memory allotment

2014-06-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
Usually the default works fine, but, give Windows half of what you have. So, if you have a quad core processor, set fusion for duel core. If you have a duel core processor, set it for one core. Original message: Hi. I have a Mac Mini, i7 with six gig of memory until I can upgrade to 16 next

Using Finder to discover the contents of a CD or DVD

2014-06-18 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi everyone. Is there a way on the Mac to insert a CD and not have it automatically launch? I need to explore the contents of several CDs and just using Finder would do great, provided I could do so without the CD or DVD in question automatically beginning to play. Many thanks. Mike

Re: Using Finder to discover the contents of a CD or DVD

2014-06-18 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi, Cheryl, First of all, thank you for this information. I'll follow your instructions. Do you know if there is any command, such as holding down a specific key while inserting a CD or DVD for just the occasional CD or DVD perusal? Thanks so much. Mike On 18,Jun,2014, at 15:47, C

Re: Using Finder to discover the contents of a CD or DVD

2014-06-19 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi, Cheryl, Your suggestion was very helpful; it worked perfectly. Thank you very much, Mike On 18,Jun,2014, at 16:00, Cheryl Homiak wrote: > You are very welcome! It sure scared me when I went into System Preferences > and couldn't find that particular preference pane! >

Re: Introduction From New List Member

2014-06-19 Thread Mike Arrigo
Welcome to the list! I remember the tutorial you did for the type 'n' speak, really enjoyed that when I first got it back in 1993. I have 3 macs at home and no longer have any pcs. I have no regrets about switching, I think the mac does not suffer from many of the problems that windows does, an

Re: Probably a Basic Question About Browsing folders in the Finder

2014-06-19 Thread Mike Arrigo
You probably switched views, try pressing command+2 to switch back to list view. Original message: I won't waste any time as I have a question. I've gotten very comfortable at using the finder. In the past, when I enter my Mac HD drive I right arrow past the toolbar and I'm told there is a tabl

Re: How to remove write-protection from my USB-stick or flash-drive, whatever they call them these days

2014-06-19 Thread Mike Arrigo
Some of these drives have write protect switches, you might check and see if it has that. On Jun 19, 2014, at 4:22 PM, Helena Fehr wrote: > Hi! I already tried formatting it; for some reason it won't work, and yes, I > know it's a FaT32 format, because before this all happened, I was able to us

More fully utilizing Voice Dream Reader

2014-06-23 Thread Mike Busboom
s there a Voice Dream Reader discussion group, by the way? My best to all of you, and thanks for any insights. Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails f

Re: More fully utilizing Voice Dream Reader

2014-06-23 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi Matt. Where does the iPhone put unprotected EPUB books? And where can one find such books, aside, perhaps from Project Gutenberg? Thanks. Mike On 23,Jun,2014, at 16:26, Matt Dierckens wrote: > Hi Mike, the only kind of EPUB format it can read his unprotected ones. > > Sen

Re: Good iPhone app for recording audio snippets

2014-06-24 Thread Mike Busboom
your input, Mike On 22,Jun,2014, at 17:31, Paul Erkens wrote: > Hi, > > If looping audio is not your priority, and you are just looking for a good > recorder for your iphone that lets you organize your recordings into nice > folders, and which is also completely VoiceOver a

Accessible Metronome App for iPhone?

2014-06-24 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi. I am looking for an accessible metronome app for the iPhone. I do not need the metronome for music; I need it for exercising. So I'm looking for an app that let's me manually enter the number of audible beats per minute, not music score time signatures. Any thoughts? Tha

Re: Accessible Metronome App for iPhone?

2014-06-24 Thread Mike Busboom
, the spelling of the app is TempoPerfect. This app meets the bill. Thank you very much and best regards, Mike On 24,Jun,2014, at 11:41, Scott Erichsen wrote: > Tempo perfect is a good one. Accessible and works well. > > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@g

Re: Introduction From New List Member

2014-06-24 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi, David, Wow, there's a name from the past. My name is Mike Busboom, and we corresponded with one another in an earlier life. I went to your website, and I will go back frequently. Welcome to the list. I'm still in Vienna after all these years. Mike On 19,Jun,2014, at 21:

Re: motionXgps drive.

2014-06-26 Thread Mike Arrigo
Actually, that one is my favorite main stream GPS app, there are other paid ones too, such as navigon, Garmin and TomTom Original message: I don't like the motion X GPS Drive application. We will have to pay for it. Plus you have to pay for voice guidance. That just doesn't seem right to me.

VST Effects in AMadeus Pro

2014-06-27 Thread Mike M
turn it back on. Any ideas? Thanks y'all! Mike -- 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.co

Re: Silly Question: Flash

2014-06-30 Thread Mike Arrigo
The problem is with Adobe, they have said in the past that they don't think there are enough blind mac users to make it accessible. Also, flash is slowly giving way to html 5, any web site that still insists on using flash is lagging behind the times. Original message: Anyone know where we are

Re: Blind Square - help getting started please

2014-06-30 Thread Mike Arrigo
I also think it's a great app. When I'm walking around, it's the app I use most. It does cost money to develop these apps, as has already been stated, no one is forcing you to purchase it if you don't like the cost. Original message: well jessica, you have gotten several opinions on how great bl

Re: question about Mac book Air

2014-07-02 Thread Mike Arrigo
The three things you mention may help with performance a bit, but are by no means necessary, that should work fine. Original message: Hi all, I am looking at purchasing a Mac book Air 13-inch model with 256 GB haed drive. I am planning to run windows via VMware fusion. Would it be necessary in t

Voice Dream Reader and the iTunes option

2014-07-06 Thread Mike Busboom
e Dream Reader is not available in the Austrian store. So put differently, if I start purchasing iBooks from the US store, will I be able to read them with Voice Dream Reader? Kindest regards to all and many thanks, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to th

Re: File format for a flash drive switching between Mac and Windows

2014-07-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
Go with fat32, it will work on both without problems. On Jul 7, 2014, at 6:03 PM, Daniel McGee wrote: > Hey all, maybe a simple question but it isn't for me. So your advice would be > welcome. > > Basically, I have a flash drive sitting here that I'm thinking of using with > somebody to act as

Re: Fit-Headless Works!

2014-07-10 Thread Mike Arrigo
It's good that this is available since the mac mini is very sluggish without a monitor. I know lots of people that use their pc without a monitor and it works fine, so I would say this is a design flaw. I wonder if it happens when using windows with boot camp? I guess I could try booting a vinu

Re: stopping my machine from going to sleep?

2014-07-12 Thread Mike Arrigo
Go to the energy saver section of system preferences, there are 2 tabs there, one for when it's plugged in and one for running on battery. On Jul 12, 2014, at 8:01 AM, Kevin Barry wrote: >When my Mac is on battery it goes to sleep very soon. How do I > change the timing of this?

Re: Youtube for Mac?

2015-02-27 Thread Mike Arrigo
I think there are some yutube players, but using the web browser works fine so to have an app is kind of redundant. Original message: Is there a version of YouTube for the Mac? Basically what you won't have to go to the website to listen/watch videos? -- You received this message because you

How accessible is Google Hangouts on an iPhone?

2015-03-16 Thread Mike Busboom
is available on the iOS platform? Many thanks, Mike -- 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.

Re: Online Colegge degrees

2015-03-17 Thread Mike Busboom
succeed and hard work on the part of the prospective student. Thanks for your insights, Eileen, and good luck on your degree, Sarai, Mike > On 16,Mar,2015, at 19:47, Eileen Misrahi wrote: > > Hello, > > I went through an entire distant learning Master’s program from 2005-

Re: How accessible is Google Hangouts on an iPhone?

2015-03-17 Thread Mike Busboom
that there is some hope. :-) Thanks to all, Mike > On 17,Mar,2015, at 02:44, Erik Heil wrote: > > Hello, > It has been some time sin e I've visited and used the Google Hangouts app on > an iPhone. Whith that said, at the time, it was not accessible at all. This > means t

Re: various OS X questions with voiceover

2015-03-18 Thread Mike Arrigo
Pressing vo+a will read from your cursor position. Safari does not really give any indication that a fileis downloading, you will need to go to the toolbar if it's enabled, and check the download status there. Original message: Hello all: I’ve been slowly using the mac a lot more while in class

net gear routers

2015-03-25 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey everyone. Was wondering if anyone on here has played with net gear routers and if so, how accessible is the web interface? I know linksys routers work really well. On the other hand, my girl friend has a d-link router and it's awful, none of the links are labeled so I always have to ask voi

VoiceOver very sluggish when changing languages

2015-03-30 Thread Mike Busboom
sometimes have to wait at least five seconds before the change is made. Has anyone else experienced this phenomenon, and is there a remedy? In earlier versions of the OS, this problem did not occur. Thanks in advance for your insights, Mike -- You received this message because you are

Re: VoiceOver very sluggish when changing languages

2015-03-30 Thread Mike Busboom
Thank you very much, Jürgen, for this information. Where can I purchase the Acapela voices? I’d only need the German voices since I am quite satisfied with Alex. Best regards and thanks! Mike > On 30,Mar,2015, at 15:13, Jürgen Fleger <mailto:apple-engl...@fleger.net>> wrote:

Voice Dream Reader - Bug in latest Version?

2015-03-31 Thread Mike Busboom
there is a mailing list dedicated to the discussion of this app, as well as Voice Dream Writer? Thanks in advance, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from i

Re: Voice Dream Reader - Bug in latest Version?

2015-03-31 Thread Mike Busboom
This was very helpful, Alex; thank you. Mike > On 31,Mar,2015, at 14:33, Alex Hall wrote: > > I don't use the dictionary so haven't run into this, but I can say that > emailing supp...@voicedreamapp.com <mailto:supp...@voicedreamapp.com>, or > mentioning

Re: Voice Dream Reader - Bug in latest Version?

2015-04-01 Thread Mike Busboom
gave me? I also searched for the company on the Internet, but all I could find were reviews about the product, but not the contact info for the company. I must be either incredibly inept or just having an unlucky day. Sorry for the trouble, but thanks in advance, Mike > On 31,Mar,2015, at 14

Re: VoiceOver very sluggish when changing languages

2015-04-01 Thread Mike Busboom
. Thanks to everyone for their input, Mike > On 1,Apr,2015, at 13:21, Dionipher Presas Herrera wrote: > > i have this problem with a new installed os on yosemite, but when i > transfered backup to my prevuos os it turn to be the voices was updated too. > hope this help. so i

Re: Voice Dream Reader - Bug in latest Version?

2015-04-01 Thread Mike Busboom
Hey Alex, We all make mistakes and for my part, I make tons of them! Thanks so much for the correct address. I’ve already sent a note to the new address. You’re always helpful. Mike > On 1,Apr,2015, at 14:46, Alex Hall wrote: > > Wow, apologies for that mistake! The address is

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

2015-04-02 Thread Mike Busboom
for another posting. I hope that this helps. Mike -- 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. To po

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

2015-04-03 Thread Mike Busboom
d by the way, it’s good hearing from you, Mike > On 3,Apr,2015, at 00:51, Mary Otten wrote: > >> On Apr 2, 2015, at 8:51 AM, Mike Busboom wrote: >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> A few days ago, I posted a note to this list in which I thought I may have >&

Re: turbo tax

2015-04-13 Thread Mike Arrigo
The web based version works fine, not sure if there is an installable version as well, but since the web based version works, you can just use that. Original message: Hi All, Does turbo tax for the Mac work with voice over? Has anyone attempted to use it? Best, Juan M. Hernandez Acc

Re: office preview for mac?

2015-04-24 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi. I am wondering why the product is referred to as Office Preview. Is it because it isn’t yet available as a full-fledged functioning program? Does anyone know if Word works on an iPhone with a bluetooth keyboard, or does it just work on the Mac? Best to all, Mike > On 22,Apr,2015, at

Re: Linking Dropbox with my Mac

2015-04-30 Thread Mike Arrigo
When you first install the dropbox app, it will normally create the folders in the user's home folder. The app can be accessed, but you have to do a few things. Move to the status menus, then use the voiceover navigation keys to move to the dropbox icon, the regular arrow keys do not work here,

Re: JAWS and Dongles and Fusion, Oh My

2015-06-15 Thread Mike Arrigo
A much better solution would be to remove all of the authorization nonsense in the first place, that's one reason among several why I have gone away from windows completely and switched to the mac, none of that to worry about. For Windows though, NVDA is the way to go for sure. Original message

menus on web pages causing problems

2015-06-17 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey everyone, I'm wondering if anyone else has seen this. This is with mac os version 10.10.3 and the newest version of safari. On some pages, voiceover will say something like menu, 7 items, and no matter what you do, will not navigate that page. Tabbing does nothing, you can navigate down wit

Re: web site navigation by group verses DOM: Opinions wanted

2015-06-17 Thread Mike Arrigo
I always use dom mode as well, with group mode, you have to interact with everything, no thanks, just give me a structured order of the page. If I want to skip something, there are key strokes to do that. > On Jun 17, 2015, at 5:08 PM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: > > FWIW, I prefer DOM mode all

menus on web pages solved I think

2015-06-19 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey everyone, thanks for your replies with solving this issue, going to the menu bar of safari and then leaving it and going back to the web page does solve it for me. I'm thinking this is more of a voiceover bug than safari, a sighted person told me that when voiceover is stuck in this menu, w

Re: logos bible software 6 with voiceover on the mac

2015-07-02 Thread Mike Arrigo
I will be curious to know how it works. I read logos books as well, but I do it through the web interface. I do know that the IOS version of the app works fairly well. Original message: Hello all, I am thinking about purchasing logos bible software 6 for the mac. I’m going to make the first p

Re: Pros and cons of a Mac mini

2015-07-24 Thread Mike Arrigo
The mac operating system does behave a bit more like a windows classic interface as opposed to windows 8 which I think is much harder to get around in. I know there are programs you can get to make windos 8 look more like windows 7, but, honestly, if you have to use a program just to make an op

Re: help with wordpress

2015-08-12 Thread Mike M
Hey Laura, I’m Mike Malarsie and I’ve taught a couple Wordpress beginner courses over Skype. If you want some extra help and can’t find answers on your own feel free to reach out. I don’t check this email often since it get’s tons of mailing list stuff that I usually just delete

Re: OT: interesting application: aipoly, artificial intelligence for the blind

2015-09-03 Thread Mike Busboom
something else out there that works well, as this Youtube presentation seems to indicate, it would also be nice to have in my arsenal of vision-related apps. Mike > On 3,Sep,2015, at 16:31, venky...@gmail.com <mailto:venky...@gmail.com> > wrote:ries wrote: > > TapTapSee already d

Re: OT: interesting application: aipoly, artificial intelligence for the blind

2015-09-03 Thread Mike Busboom
My apologies for posting questions that this message answers. A lesson learned: Instead of just looking at the end of a thread that looks interesting, start from the beginning. Mike > On 3,Sep,2015, at 06:06, venky...@gmail.com wrote: > > Hi, > I read about an interesting App c

Re: Looking for a good iPhone external battery harger

2015-09-04 Thread Mike Arrigo
I can't speak for the iphone 6 case, since I have an iphone 5s, but the Mophie juice pack case for it is great, no problems at all. If you want a battery case, I would definitely go with that. On the other hand, if you want an external battery pack, I would consider the Anker models. Mophie mak

Re: Looking for a good iPhone external battery harger

2015-09-05 Thread Mike Arrigo
f like it it is rather bulky but still I kind of like it. As long as it > holds up and does what it advertises I'll probably keep it. Thanks for the > info > > Sent from my IPhone > > >> On Sep 4, 2015, at 2:04 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: >> >> I can't sp

system integrity protection

2015-09-17 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey everyone, I've been doing some reading on what will be coming in version 10.11, el Capitan, it does appear as though Apple is getting more restrictive with each release. In 10.10 they introduced kext signing which only allows you to install kernel extentions that are signed by Apple. Now, i

Re: Anyone install OS X 10.11.4?

2016-03-23 Thread Mike Arrigo
I doon't noticce any differences either. The biggest issue I'm still noticing which has been in El Capitan from the beginning is, in Safari, when typing text in to an edit field, pressing vo+l to read the current line does not work. Original message: I was hoping that some web-related accessibi

Re: Unlocked Phones

2016-04-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
With unlocked iphones, you can definitely choose at&t or t-mobile, with verizon and sprint it's a bit more interesting, unless this has changed, you need to have the model of iphone designed for these two carriers. > On Apr 11, 2016, at 5:52 PM, E.T. wrote: > > Scott G, you probably can answe

Re: Unlocked Phones

2016-04-12 Thread Mike Arrigo
That's good to know, I think eventually the CDMA networks will be phased out and it will all be GSM lte which is a good thing since that's what the rest of the world is using. Original message: Mike, this was true last century.:) Actually a little more recent than that but is no

Re: Unlocked Phones

2016-04-12 Thread Mike Arrigo
t 10:10 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: That's good to know, I think eventually the CDMA networks will be phased out and it will all be GSM lte which is a good thing since that's what the rest of the world is using. Original message: Mike, this was true last century.:) Actually a little mo

Re: Safari Verbosity Driving Me Bonkers Any Help How to get rid of

2016-04-14 Thread Mike Arrigo
You probably need to go in to the voice over utility and turn off the speaking of hints. Original message: Hey all, New to El Cap and the verbosity of browsing in safari is driving me nuts. I have my verbosity turned to low and tried custom verbosity but nothing I do gets rid of safari const

How do I enable AirDrop on my Mac?

2016-04-27 Thread Mike Busboom
, I went to the Finder toolbar and didn’t find anything that turned on AirDrop there, either. I think I may be missing the obvious somewhere, but I don’t know what the obvious is! Can someone shed some light on what I may be doing wrong? Thanks in advance, Mike -- The following information

Re: How do I enable AirDrop on my Mac?

2016-04-28 Thread Mike Busboom
; [Sent from my iPhone] > >> On Apr 27, 2016, at 10:41 AM, Mike Busboom wrote: >> >> >> Hi, >> >> The subject line pretty much says it all. I would like to enable AirDrop on >> my Mac so that I can quickly share files between my iPhon

Re: How do I enable AirDrop on my Mac?

2016-04-28 Thread Mike Busboom
the iPhone since a text field does not pop up. Have a great day and thanks for your input, Mike > On 28,Apr,2016, at 13:32, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > > Mike, > > I didn't see any text in your last message. How old is your Mac? Maxson are > over in three years have some

Re: does a mac need both VM Ware and bootcamp to run windows

2015-12-27 Thread Mike Arrigo
No, you would usually use one or the other, and I would suggest vmware. It allows you to install windows without sighted help, and also allows you to run windows and the mac at the same time. > On Dec 27, 2015, at 8:23 AM, Rhonda Partain wrote: > > I am just wondering if both VM-Ware Fusion and

Re: Router recomendations?

2015-12-27 Thread Mike Arrigo
I've had an airport extreme now for about a month, working great, no problems at all. I don't use a VPN or any of that, so the fact that the router does not have some of the advanced features that other routers do is fine, I just want good performance and it provides that. > On Dec 27, 2015, at

Re: Choosing a Mac, getting started

2015-12-31 Thread Mike Arrigo
While 4 GB of memory will work, go with 8 if you can afford it, it can only help you. You will probably find that pages offers better acccessibility than Microsoft Office at this point, I think you will enjoy the mac experience. Original message: I recently joined this group and would like to

Re: am at my wits end with flash and Safari

2016-01-05 Thread Mike Arrigo
If you want to disable flash completely, you can go to preferences and disable plug ins. I don't even have flash installed anymore, it's not accessible anyway, and sites need to be encouraged to switch to using html 5 > On Jan 5, 2016, at 2:22 PM, Michael Marshall > wrote: > > hey, > there is

Re: am at my wits end with flash and Safari

2016-01-06 Thread Mike Arrigo
it explicitly states that it needs flash to play these clips, i wish > i could downloaded them. >> On 6 Jan 2016, at 5:04 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: >> >> If you want to disable flash completely, you can go to preferences and >> disable plug ins. I don't even have fl

Re: Alternative Browsers for Mac

2016-01-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
Safari and chrome are your best bets, I mostly just use safari, works great so why fix something that's not broken. Original message: Dear List, I have been using sleipnir browser on my mac for a long time, but recently there has been a major reduction in performance. I wondered if anyone knew

Re: Why do I want an Airport router?

2016-01-18 Thread Mike Arrigo
I got an airport router not too long ago, works well. The main advantage is that it's very easy to set up and configure. Granted, you could get routers from other brands at the same price with more features, but if it's mainly performance you want, the airport will work well. It does not have a

Frustration with AccessNote

2016-01-22 Thread Mike Busboom
to forestall a similar frustration in the future, I’d like to be able to save my work every ten minutes or so. 2. Is there any way to recover “lost” files? Thanks in advance, Mike -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any

Re: Frustration with AccessNote

2016-01-23 Thread Mike Busboom
isn’t at my end, i.e. that I am missing something basic. Anyway, thanks for the tip about using Writer. I’ll start using it today. Mike > On 22,Jan,2016, at 23:07, Jim Gatteys wrote: > > Hey Mike! > I don't know about the app you mentioned but if it doesn't work, give

Disconcerting DropBox issue

2016-01-26 Thread Mike Busboom
it, I could lose everything. Any insights would be most useful and greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Mike -- 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

Re: Disconcerting DropBox issue

2016-01-26 Thread Mike Busboom
equation, I came up empty. Since I need sighted assistance that I may not have here at home, can you recommend a program that would enable someone to remotely look at my MacBook screen and assist me? Thank you very much, Mike > On 26,Jan,2016, at 16:25, Phil Halton wrote: > > I&#x

Re: VMware fires US dev team behind Workstation and Fusion

2016-01-27 Thread Mike Arrigo
I guess this means there will be no more upgrades to fusion, I no longer use it as I have no more need for Windows on my home computers, and, honestly, I think since Windows 8, it has really gone down hill. But it was a great product when I used it, and very accessible. There are alternatives, t

Re: VMware fires US dev team behind Workstation and Fusion

2016-01-28 Thread Mike Arrigo
On Jan 27, 2016, at 8:01 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: I guess this means there will be no more upgrades to fusion, I no longer use it as I have no more need for Windows on my home computers, and, honestly, I think since Windows 8, it has really gone down hill. But it was a great product when

Re: VMware fires US dev team behind Workstation and Fusion

2016-01-28 Thread Mike Arrigo
thing of the past remains to be seen. > Jonathan Mosen > Mosen Consulting > Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training > http://Mosen.org > >> On 29/01/2016, at 4:11 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: >> >> Unfortunately flash is not acccessible on the mac. This site

Re: Windows 10 Push Goes Up Another Notch

2016-02-05 Thread Mike Arrigo
Ugh, I am so glad I have ddeparted the Windows world, get me the Mac any day. Original message: I made the adjustment. Thank you for the warning. Open Y-Fri? Oh, dear ... Vaughn On 2/4/16, E.T. wrote: Yes and keep GWX Control Panel yp to date because it tries to stay one step ahead of

Pasting DropBox links into e-mails

2016-02-09 Thread Mike Busboom
before using Command-v, the paste command, to create the link? I wouldn’t think that this would be necessary, but I just would like to know since I plan on sharing several DropBox links with people in the future. Thanks, Mike -- The following information is important for all members of the

Re: Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper! for El Capitan?

2016-02-14 Thread Mike Arrigo
Both programs will work, I use carbon copy cloner myself, works very well. > On Feb 13, 2016, at 12:40 PM, CHUCK REICHEL > wrote: > > Hi List, > The subject says it all. > Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper! for El Capitan? > Who out there has used either of these applications on El Capitan, and

Re: Changing languages with a bluetooth keyboard

2016-02-25 Thread Mike Busboom
anything else in order to confirm your language selection. Let me know if you have any problems. Best regards from Austria, Mike > On 20,Feb,2016, at 23:13, ben J. Bloomgren wrote: > > Hello List, > > I just bought an Apple Magic Keyboard today, and I'm loving it. I've

Creating a new line in an iMessage

2016-02-25 Thread Mike Busboom
sends out the message? Thanks in advance, Mike -- 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 contact the owne

Re: Romola captcha solver

2016-03-03 Thread Mike Arrigo
Interesting that you hardly ever use safari on the mac for the web. It's a personal preference of course, but I find that complicated and difficult pages work much better on the mac than with any windows screen reader.Hopefully firefox will eventually be more accessible as well. Original messag

Re: system integrity protection

2015-09-18 Thread Mike Arrigo
from my iPhone On Sep 17, 2015, at 1:41 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: Hey everyone, I've been doing some reading on what will be coming in version 10.11, el Capitan, it does appear as though Apple is getting more restrictive with each release. In 10.10 they introduced kext signing which

Re: system integrity protection

2015-09-18 Thread Mike Arrigo
s security option, there was a very interesting talk given at WWDC which I think is available on Youtube on the enhanced security of 10.11, and all of my opioons expressed above are based on this tak. Jonathan Cohn On Sep 18, 2015, at 10:07 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: From what I have read, y

Re: system integrity protection

2015-09-18 Thread Mike Arrigo
I would think so. Original message: What if i do not turn it off. After two weeks i find it is reducing my OSX experience and this time i want to turn it off. Can i restart and go in to recovery mode and turn it off? Take care 18. sep. 2015 kl. 20:24 skrev Mike Arrigo : I plan on

Re: system integrity protection

2015-09-21 Thread Mike Arrigo
Some may disagree with what I am about to say, and that's fine, but that is an example of a person who should not be using a computer, or at least not have admin rights. Original message: Both of you speak very nicely from the perspective of one who knows what they are doing, and are not afraid

Re: who can upgrade to El Capitan

2015-09-21 Thread Mike Arrigo
In short, if you mac can run mountain lion and above, it will be able to run el capitan. Original message: Hello all, Where do I get the info about which Macs can upgrade to El Capitan? Also, how do I find out what model of computer I have. Will the Mac App store automatically let me know if

Re: VMWare Fusion causes very poor battery life on Retina Macbook Pro

2015-09-21 Thread Mike Arrigo
I've heard of this happening even when using boot camp. This is one reason among others why I left the windows world and do everything using the mac O.S. Original message: Hi everyone, since migrating from a Macbook Air to a retina Macbook Pro, battery life when using Fusion has been very disap

Re: El Capitan Is Here

2015-09-30 Thread Mike Arrigo
As with any new operating system, I would suggest waiting until at least the first, maybe the second major update before installing it, much safer that way. Original message: You can’t really go by these bug lists. They may be an issue for one person, not on another. Depends on a lot of facto

interesting observation with safari 9

2015-10-01 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey everyone, still using version 10.10 of the operating system, but I did install the safari 9 update, and noticed something interesting. Not sure if this is a bug or by design, but, in many cases, the "clickable" attribute is no longer announced. These are elements that function as links or b

Re: interesting observation with safari 9

2015-10-02 Thread Mike Arrigo
, 2015, at 3:54 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: Hey everyone, still using version 10.10 of the operating system, but I did install the safari 9 update, and noticed something interesting. Not sure if this is a bug or by design, but, in many cases, the "clickable" attribute is no longer announced.

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