OT iPad buying options in the US.

2012-04-12 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all sorry for being a little off topic. I'm going over to the US soon and want to find out what the options are for buying a iPad over there. Can I buy a unlocked (not spesific to any network) one cash directly from a Apple store, or do they only sell them on contract through Verizon and AT&

Burning playlist to disc in iTunes keeping original order

2012-07-05 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all I'm trying to burn a playlist to disc in iTunes but each time it burns the mp3 disc with the songs in alphabetical order and not the order of my original playlist. I googled it and it looks like there's a way to let it burn in the original order but problem is the post is not verry helpfull.

Re: Funny iPhone story

2011-12-16 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all I didn't want to create a seperate subject for this, Just want to find out, for a iphone nuby is this google group also for iphone and voiceover or is there another one spesifically for iphone and iOS devices? Ricardo Walker wrote: > Wow! > > Thats a bit out there. Steve Jobs didn't even s

iOS help

2011-12-17 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all I was wondering if this group is also for iOS more spesifically iphone discussions, a while ago I think someone on this group mentioned a seperate iOS voiceover group but I can't remember what the name was. Nickus -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group

Re: My thoughts regarding the latest "VoiceOver On" podcast

2011-12-26 Thread Nickus de Vos
On Dec 26, 10:39 pm, "Mr. L. Alexander" wrote: > echoed. this subject is becoming tedious and my mail server is making jokes > of it's own. Tea... Coffee... Biscuits... chocolate? there's a tea tray > wondering around the forum so grab it before it has a hissing fit and self > cleans, enjoyin

Itunes error message

2011-06-07 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi while listening to music I get a error message saying something about a file can't be save you don't have enough atministrative privilages. What's up with this, I'm getting it a few times per day, must I change a setting someware in itunes or something to let it know that I am the administrator

Re: All the new features in Lion

2011-06-07 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all, I think it's going to be a problem for a lot of people that the lion isn't availible on disc, one reason would be as you mentioned hard drive chrashes etc and the other is that you would have to download it and I saw something about a 4 GB download. Everybody doesn't have fast uncapped inte

Re: Itunes error message

2011-06-08 Thread Nickus de Vos
hris. > > - Original Message - > From: "Nickus de Vos" > To: "MacVisionaries" > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 6:58 AM > Subject: Itunes error message > > > > Hi while listening to music I get a error message saying something > > abo

Re: Voiceover on the iPhone

2011-06-17 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi Jeff, I don't have a answer to your question but since someone is on the topic of iphone I have a few questions. I am new to mac and I'm looking to get a iphone. How does VO on the iphone compare to talks, mobile speak and mobile accessibility on other phones? How do you find the iphone and it's

Need app to diagnose Macbook hardwares health

2013-06-04 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all I'm looking for a app or other way to diagnose the health of a Macbook. It's a mid 2009 Macbook white 2.1 GHz dual core, 2 GB memmory and 160 GB hard drive. It's currently running 10.8 ML but I'm busy updating it to 10.8.3. Thing is I don't really know the history of this machine, my cousin

Re: Need app to diagnose Macbook hardwares health

2013-06-04 Thread Nickus de Vos
ms, if something is going to crash, then it probably will just do it > > without any real warning.  These laptops are generally quite reliable so > > it's kind of your call. > > > HTH. > > > Later... > > > Tim Kilburn > > Fort McMurray, AB Canada &

Posting on the iOS Facebook app

2017-07-08 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all I’m not a big Facebook user so this might be a daft question. Since 2 or so app updates ago I can’t seam to figure out how to post a status update, check in etc on the app using my iPhone. Before this change when updating a status or checking in, there was simply a “post” button at the to

Accessing impeded links in Youtube videos

2017-07-09 Thread Nickus de Vos
I think I already know the answer to this one but taking a chance. Are there any ways either on the Mac or iPhone to somehow access links which people imbed in Youtube videos? I’m not talking links which they put in the video description, I’m talking links which is part of the actual video, which

Which virtual machine software is accessible?

2017-07-15 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all I want to put Windows 10 on my MBP for very occasional use and because I have a quad core i7 with 16 GB RAM, I think it will be fine if I run a virtual machine rather than Bootcamp. Which virtual machine software is most accessible for use with Voiceover and easiest to use? -- The foll

Re: Which virtual machine software is accessible?

2017-07-16 Thread Nickus de Vos
otally accessible. > VirtualBox is usable but not easy to use. > /A >> 15 juli 2017 kl. 18:17 skrev Nickus de Vos : >> >> Hi all >> I want to put Windows 10 on my MBP for very occasional use and because I >> have a quad core i7 with 16 GB RAM, I think it will be fin

Re: Which virtual machine software is accessible?

2017-07-18 Thread Nickus de Vos
r virtual box you can run the mac os all the time and open the >> windows vm when you need it just like an application. >> -----Original Message- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nickus de Vos >> Sent: Sun

Re: Which virtual machine software is accessible?

2017-07-18 Thread Nickus de Vos
from my IPhone >> >> >>> On Jul 18, 2017, at 11:05 AM, Scott Granados >>> wrote: >>> >>> You can share images and copy then but I don’t think you can run them in >>> parallel. >>> >>>> On Jul 18, 2017, at 11:03 AM,

Re: iCloud pictures and iPhone storage?

2017-07-19 Thread Nickus de Vos
As far as I know if you delete them off your phone, they will also be deleted off your iCloud on other devices. Have you selected the options in photo settings to optimise your iPhone storage? This basically keeps a compressed version of the photo on your phone but keep the full size one in iClo

Re: Which virtual machine software is accessible?

2017-07-23 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi Phil Could you please give me more details on how to remap a key to use as a jaws modifier? I'm busy installing Win10 using VMWare and I'm not quite sure how to do the key remap. Firstly must I do it inside Windows or MacOS? Sent from my iPhone > On 16 Jul 2017, at 20:32, Mike Arrigo wrot

Re: All-in-one printers/scanners

2017-08-03 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi I don't think you ever find a printer which is 100% accessible, as in all menus and settings on the device read out to you. However a lot of printers of very usable, i for example use a Epson L565 on a daily basis in my business. I use it to print, copy, and scan without any issues. It works

3rd party USB keyboard, issues changing modifiers`

2017-08-03 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all I've been using generic 3rd party USB keyboards on my iMac for a long time without any issues, swopping around the "option" and "command" keys wworked as expected each time I had to do it after plugging in a new or different keyboard. I'm having issues doing this on my 2015 MacBook pro thou

Re: 3rd party USB keyboard, issues changing modifiers`

2017-08-03 Thread Nickus de Vos
ompletely shut down and re boot. > Talk soon > Chuck > GOD for you is the Creator of the engineers that produced Apple! > C.R. > > > >> On Aug 3, 2017, at 10:42 AM, Nickus de Vos wrote: >> >> Hi all >> I've been using generic 3rd party USB key

Remapping modifier key for VMware Fusion

2017-08-09 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all I please need assistance to remap The keyboard for a jaws modify a key. I have Windows 10 installed as a virtual machine using VMware. Can someone please give me step-by-step instructions or if there is a guide somewhere out there, please provide me with a link. Thank you Nickus Sent

Re: Strange issue.

2017-08-09 Thread Nickus de Vos
Yes, this happens if both numbers are selected in FaceTime settings on either one or both of the phones. You must make sure that only The number Belonging to the phone is selected on it and also as said previously, turn off allow calls from other devices in the phone settings. While you are at i

Issue with Apple Mail saving drafts on my Gmail.

2017-08-21 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all I’m not sure if this is a Voiceover issue or a general bug in the Apple Mail app. I have a Gmail account added in Apple Mail. On the Mac I only use this mail account threw the Mail application, but when working on Windows I access the account threw a browser. When ever composing a new m

Accessing attachments in Mail on the Mac

2017-08-21 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all I recently started using Mail on the Mac. I have one issue, opening or saving attachments which are sent to me has so far been a hit and miss, sometimes I can access them and other times not. I usually try command plus O to open or VO space on them, can anyone give me tips on how I can d

Jumping to the top of inbox in Mail

2017-08-25 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all I’m looking for a shortcut or quick way to jump to the top email in the list in Mail on the Mac. For some reason from time to time focus jumps to the bottom of the list and I have like 900 emails in there. I tried VO page up and VO home, but it doesn’t seam to work so I have to arrow all

Re: Jumping to the top of inbox in Mail

2017-08-25 Thread Nickus de Vos
na >> On Aug 25, 2017, at 4:11 AM, Nickus de Vos wrote: >> >> Hi all >> I’m looking for a shortcut or quick way to jump to the top email in the list >> in Mail on the Mac. For some reason from time to time focus jumps to the >> bottom of the list and I have lik

Re: a

2017-09-01 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hello there You say your Mac Mini is still on El Capitan. Personally back when I had El Capitan on my iMac, I found it to be very buggy and frustrating to use. I experienced it as very unstable and simply never liked it. Maybe you should try going up to Sierra, I liked Sierra right from day one,

Re: opinions wanted.

2017-09-02 Thread Nickus de Vos
Kawal, in the last few years apples roadmap have shown us that they don't update their desk top line every year like they do with the phones and iPads. With the iMac update we saw earlier this year and The iMac Pro coming in December, I doubt will see another iMac update till at least 2019. The

Re: Do Airpods Have a Delay?

2017-09-05 Thread Nickus de Vos
Scott, which model MacBook Pro do you have? I have the 2015 retina also wondering what the delay of the AirPods will be. Further I also have the iPhone 7, but you say it's fine on the seven. Nickus Sent from my iPhone, please excuse any typos... > On 05 Sep 2017, at 19:53, Scott Granados wrot

Re: Upgrading my Mini

2017-09-09 Thread Nickus de Vos
Larry, Apple will most certainly charge you a arm and a leg for a 2 TB SSD, easily over $500 if not closer to $1000. Here is a thought, why not simply get a 2 TB external thunderbolt drive then leave it permanently connected? This will be a much cheaper solution, and some external SSD drives out

Re: Upgrading my Mini

2017-09-10 Thread Nickus de Vos
All depends whether you go hdd or ssd and even on the ssd side, speeds differ a lot depending on what you are willing to spend. Best will be to carefully look at the specs of which ever drives you are looking at. Nickus Sent from my iPhone, please excuse any typos... > On 11 Sep 2017, at 00:30,

Re: iPhone Upgrades.

2017-09-13 Thread Nickus de Vos
Definably go with the 8 over the 7, and if you can afford it go for the X. That X looks awesome, Nickus Sent from my iPhone, please excuse any typos... > On 13 Sep 2017, at 14:02, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > So, I think it is time to upgrade my iPhone 6. Personally, from the press > there were

Bug in Messages app iOS11

2017-09-20 Thread Nickus de Vos
...hi all I just came across a bug in the messages app, please test and email Apple accessibility if you also experience it. In the messages list when turning the rotor to actions to delete a message, typing delete does nothing, the message does not get deleted. I tested this with a couple of m

Re: VMware Fusion 8

2017-09-28 Thread Nickus de Vos
I doubt it supported, there is a new version out which supports High Sierra, Version 10. As far as I know this is a paid upgrade I haven’t upgraded myself yet. Nickus Sent from my iPhone, please excuse any typos... > On 28 Sep 2017, at 06:39, Eric Whitten wrote: > > I am not sure, because, I

Drobo dashboard software with Voiceover

2017-10-11 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all Have anyone used a Drobo NAS storage device and have experience with its dashboard software? Just wondering if it’s accessible with Voiceover. Thanks Nickus -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns abo

Re: backup solutions query

2017-10-17 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi Time Machine is already doing exactly what you are describing, it only makes backups of changes as you go along on a daily basis. Personally I would say for your needs you don’t have to look at anything else, Time Machine does its thing very well and in the background. If you want to take yo

Re: backup solutions query

2017-10-17 Thread Nickus de Vos
t; --Carl Sagan > E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com > > On 10/17/2017 10:46 AM, Nickus de Vos wrote: >> Hi >> Time Machine is already doing exactly what you are describing, it only makes >> backups of changes as you go along on a daily basis. >> Personally I would s

Re: backup solutions query

2017-10-17 Thread Nickus de Vos
you is where you sweep away all the > mysteries of the world, all the challenges to > our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off > and say God did it." --Carl Sagan > E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com > > On 10/17/2017 10:46 AM, Nickus de Vos wrote: >> Hi >>

iOS11.1 possible bug, Doc on iPhone7

2017-11-04 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all I’m experiencing a possible Voiceover bug on my iPhone 7 since I updated to iOS 11.1. Apps in the Doc doesn’t announce that there are unread messages, for example my Mail and Whatsapp which is in my Doc. When putting my finger on Mail it just says “0 new messages”, but when I open the ap

Re: An accessible nutrition tracking app please! SOS

2017-11-30 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi Last I used My Fitness Pal a couple of months ago, it was almost totally accessible with voiceover. Great thing about My Fitness Pal is that you can also use it on your computer threw a browser, so you can build your meals, etc. on the computer, then just quickly and easily add them on the ap

Re: Windows won't shut down in Fusion

2017-12-09 Thread Nickus de Vos
I always just shut down via the menu bar in Fusion since I find it much easier to do, so I can’t even comment on the other way. Or whether it works on my side. I’ll test it and give you some feedback Nickus Sent from my iPhone, please excuse any typos... > On 09 Dec 2017, at 23:11, Eric Brinkma

Accessible hard drive recovery software

2017-12-20 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all Anyone used hard drive recovery software before and can recommend something which is accessible with voiceover? A friend recommended Disk Drill Media Recovery but I’m not sure if it’s accessible and I’m not really willing to just buy and try, since it’s not cheap. I want to recover data f

Re: Accessible hard drive recovery software

2017-12-20 Thread Nickus de Vos
sure what version they're up to but > they've historically been good with accessibility. > HTH, > Slau > >> On Dec 20, 2017, at 12:20 PM, Nickus de Vos wrote: >> >> Hi all >> Anyone used hard drive recovery software before and can recommen

Re: Hisierra on 2010 macbook pro

2017-12-21 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi High Sierra is a bit of a struggle on my late 2013 iMac with 8 Gb RAM and a 1 TB hard drive. It could just be me, or could just be because I’m used to my MBp which has a SSD with 16 GB RAM. Unless you really need it for a specific reason, I wouldn’t update I was you, rather stick to Sierra

OT: Mac Mini audio out via headphone jack while HDMI is connected

2017-12-24 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all Thought to ask this here since I know the Mac Mini is a favourite amongst Voiceover users. If the mini is connected to a screen via HDMI, do you still have the option to send out the audio via the 3.5mm headphone jack, or does it force the audio to go down the HDMI? I’m thinking of gett

Re: OT: Mac Mini audio out via headphone jack while HDMI is connected

2017-12-24 Thread Nickus de Vos
gt; “Why not?” > > Michael Hinson 2011 > >> On 24 Dec 2017, at 10:14, Nickus de Vos > <mailto:bigboy...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Hi all >> Thought to ask this here since I know the Mac Mini is a favourite amongst >> Voiceover users. >> &g

Re: OT: Mac Mini audio out via headphone jack while HDMI is connected

2017-12-24 Thread Nickus de Vos
onnected to the audio out jack, no problem at >> all. >> >>> On Dec 24, 2017, at 4:14 AM, Nickus de Vos wrote: >>> >>> Hi all >>> Thought to ask this here since I know the Mac Mini is a favourite amongst >>> Voiceover users. >>> &

Re: Connecting usb devices in vmware fusion.

2018-01-05 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi Yesterday I suddenly had the same issue, running the latest version of Fusion and OS 10. I had to shut down my virtual machine, restart my Mac and then I could Connect a USB device again. So this seems to be a bug, but at least it can be fixed with the quick restart of everything. Nickus Sen

Re: Time Machine Accessibility

2018-01-08 Thread Nickus de Vos
As far as I am concerned it’s totally accessible, so I guess it’s just a question of learning how to do things. Nickus Sent from my iPhone, please excuse any typos... > On 09 Jan 2018, at 04:09, E.T. wrote: > > I think its just a matter of learning to work with the interface when one > need

Re: help on a new Mac

2018-01-08 Thread Nickus de Vos
I agree that the 2015 Mini would be able to run High Sierra just fine with 4 GB RAM and a spinning hard drive, especially for Regina’s use case where speed and super performance isn’t really needed. But Regina if you really want to upgrade, then hold out a bit, I have a feeling that a new Mini

Re: Looking for a good backup, and restore program?

2017-01-30 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi I personally use Time Machine for local backups to external hard drive's, then I also use CrashPlan for cloud backups of my entire machine and all attached external drives. I believe if something is not offsite, it's not backed up, in other words a drive in your house with a Time Machine back

Re: Re shooting a video with you in the video

2017-02-01 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi You say you have a 2014 Macbook pro, so it probably has Bluetooth 4.0 or earlier? Do you realise any noticeable voice over lag on your Macbook when using your Airpods? Sent from my iPhone > On 01 Feb 2017, at 23:20, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > Hi, > > Depends on what the video is supposed to f

Re: New iMac, A Bit slow and Sluggish

2017-03-20 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi there I agree, give it a couple of days before you make any decisions to take it back or something. Let it run over night if you feel the need, and it should eventually sort itself out. All of this also depends on your Internet speed depending on everything in your iCloud which it would have

Re: New iMac, A Bit slow and Sluggish

2017-03-24 Thread Nickus de Vos
As for the long Jevity of spinning hard drives, you have nothing to worry about. Everyone have been using spinning drives for years and years with out any issues. Sure any Drive can fail after a year or 2 of used, but so can A solid state drive. Any computer get clogged up after a couple of yea

Digital signiture, how?

2017-04-02 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all As a blind person, how do you deal with signatures? In general how do you make your signature at the bank and so forth, and how about digitally have you find any good accessible software to use, for inserting your digital signature on PDF and Word documents etc? Sent from my iPhone -- T

Watch OS or voiceover bug

2017-04-02 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi I've had my Apple Watch less than a week now so not very experienced. When I first got it, I updated the OS to 3.2, so I don't know if this behavior was also in the previous version. I use a watch face with complication for battery life. Thing is, The complication on the watch face, and th

Re: Watch OS or voiceover bug

2017-04-05 Thread Nickus de Vos
nter either sticks at 79 or reads incorrectly. > >> On Apr 2, 2017, at 5:24 PM, Nickus de Vos wrote: >> >> Hi >> I've had my Apple Watch less than a week now so not very experienced. >> When I first got it, I updated the OS to 3.2, so I don't know if th

OS upgrade questions

2011-04-19 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi people, I want to upgrade a mac pro from 10.5.8 to 10.6.7, So if I get the disc from the istore do I just update or do I have to do a fresh install? I want to just update if possible so that all my applications and data are still on the machine and in the same places. Is this upgrade process eas

Can't update ipod through itunes

2011-04-22 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all I got a ipod from someone, it's not completely new but they didn't like it so now I have it, I don't know ipods that well so don't know exactly what moddel it is I just know that it is kind of small almost like a smallish phone and its capasity is 7.33 GB or something like that. Anyway I'm t

Writing data/mp3 disc with itunes

2011-05-05 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all I want to find out if it is possible to write a data/mp3 disc with itunes e.g. if you have a playlist with 200 songs, how would you write these to disc for play on dvd players or mp3 car radios? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries"

Re: Campaign to get an accessible Microsoft Office for the Mac

2011-05-05 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all just want to give my 3 cents. This is a good idea and I think it is worth a shot you never no even with a multi bilion dollar company like microsoft. It is important however to consider the actual programming of the software. Microsoft office is written using the C++ language which is micros

Re: Campaign to get an accessible Microsoft Office for the Mac

2011-05-05 Thread Nickus de Vos
, this does not guarantee > accessibility, I am assuming Microsoft are using some customs APis here. > On 5 May 2011, at 18:46, Nickus de Vos wrote: > > > Hi all just want to give my 3 cents. This is a good idea and I think > > it is worth a shot you never no even with a multi b

Linux screen reader

2011-05-23 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all sorry for this being off topic. As some of you might know I'm quite new to mac and as I understand most of you used linux before apple created voiceover. Well I want to try my hand at linux, just want to check it out, herd it's good for networking and web hosting. Is there any screen readers

Re: Migrating to a new iMac

2018-01-31 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi Paul 2008 iMac, that’s some good milage, basically 10 years. Good call to go with SSD storage when you get a new machine, I will however recommend you look at at least 512 GB to be a bit more future proof. I presume you have a iCloud account with all your contacts, calandar etc synced to the

Re: Migrating to a new iMac

2018-02-01 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi Paul Yes it will read hard drives and USB flash drives which is still on the old HFS+ file system with no problems. My Macbook Pro is on High Sierra and the new APFS file system, but the external hard drives which I use for Time Machine backups is still formatted as HFS+ and they work perfec

Re: Migrating to a new iMac

2018-02-01 Thread Nickus de Vos
Paul On your first point I’m actually not sure, I never had email boxes other than iCloud, Google and Microsoft and with them I only enter username and passwords then everything gets downloaded from the servers again. What mailboxes are you referring to? On your second point yes simply copy and

Getting Voiceover on iOS to shut up

2018-02-14 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all Is there a way to get Voiceover on iOS to temporarily stop talking similar to pressing “control” on the Mac? Nickus -- 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 fe

Re: Getting Voiceover on iOS to shut up

2018-02-14 Thread Nickus de Vos
gt; From E.T.'s Keyboard... > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > Many believe that we have been visited > in the past. What if it were true? > > On 2/14/2018 10:41 PM, Nickus de Vos wrote: >> Hi all >> Is there a way to get Voiceover on iOS to temporarily stop talki

Re: Getting Voiceover on iOS to shut up

2018-02-14 Thread Nickus de Vos
> >> On 15 Feb 2018, at 16:47, Nickus de Vos wrote: >> >> Thanks, I know that command but that’s not quite what I’m after. That >> totally switches speech on and off, I just want to temporarily silence it >> like pressing control on the Mac would also

Re: Smart lights & apple home

2018-02-19 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi there As for smart lighting in general, I did some research on this the past few weeks and it seams Philips Hue is definately the way to go even though it’s not the cheapest out there. As for accessibility of the Hue app on iOS, I was actually about to ask the same question on the list today

Re: Has Anyone Updated to iOS 11.2.6 on a Non-iPhone 10 Device?

2018-02-23 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi I have a iPhone 7, 128 GB and updated right away when the update got released. I’m having no issues Voiceover still reads the battery level as it always did. > On 23 Feb 2018, at 20:09, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > I have heard some reports that updating to iOS 11.2.6 removes th

Re: Preparing a Mac for disposal

2018-02-27 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi Paul Do you plan to give this Mac to someone else or do you plan to have it destroyed and recycled? If you plan to have it destroyed and recycled, then simply format the hard drive using disc utility, remember to choose the highest security option so. that it formats the hard drive and rewri

Re: Choosing my First MacBook, Air or Pro, and With or Without Touch Bar?

2018-03-03 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi there As already said it all depends on what you use your computer for, are you a casual user as in internet, email, word processing, music etc. or are you a power user using CPU intensive applications, running virtual machines etc? Right now if buying new I personally won’t consider the Macb

Re: Iphone question

2018-03-06 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi Yes you can, no problem, from time to time it might bug you for not having a Sim card or because you have no cell signal, but further than that no problem. If I may ask why do you want to do this? Surely getting iPod will be much cheaper, even getting a iPad with Wi-Fi only. Nickus Sent from

What use do you find from your Apple TV?

2018-03-12 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all I’ve been thinking to get a Apple TV for a while and now a friend is selling his 4K HDR, a 64 GB one at a pretty good price. I have no previous experience with Apple TV, so my question, what do you blind voiceover users use your Apple TV’s for? Do you play games, do you listen to music, d

Re: What use do you find from your Apple TV?

2018-03-12 Thread Nickus de Vos
.. > > > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Mar 12, 2018, at 09:07, Nickus de Vos wrote: > > Hi all > I’ve been thinking to get a Apple TV for a while and now a friend is selling > his 4K HDR, a 64 GB one at a pretty good price. > > I have

Re: What use do you find from your Apple TV?

2018-03-13 Thread Nickus de Vos
So I decided to go for it I purchased the Apple tv and should get it within the next day or so. Nickus Sent from my iPhone, please excuse any typos... > On 13 Mar 2018, at 17:41, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > I find accessibility on my fourth generation Apple TV to be fantastic. I say > I want to

Re: What use do you find from your Apple TV?

2018-03-13 Thread Nickus de Vos
of my content that is in the iTunes library very easily. >> Sometimes I use other apps but with a 4th gen Apple TV I would likely use >> even more of it. Accessibility is fine though some 3rd party apps may fall >> short. >> >> From E.T.'s Keyboard... >>

Re: mail on iPhone always telling me I have no new mail?

2018-03-14 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi there This isn’t iPhone X specific as said, this is a Voicover bug. I’ve been having it on my iPhone 7 since iOS 11 came out and I’ve been reporting it to Apple accessibility with every update since. > On 14 Mar 2018, at 17:52, Mary Otten wrote: > > Hi Donna, this is been going on for a whi

Re: mail on iPhone always telling me I have no new mail?

2018-03-14 Thread Nickus de Vos
Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Mar 14, 2018, at 09:55, Nickus de Vos wrote: > > Hi there > This isn’t iPhone X specific as said, this is a Voicover bug. I’ve been > having it on my iPhone 7 since iOS 11 came out and I’ve been reporting it to > Apple accessibili

Re: How to change my Apple ID

2018-03-18 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi I did this a couple of weeks ago. First, this is very important, You have to sign out of your Apple ID on all your devices, iPhone, iPad, Mac, etc. etc. Then change it via a browser like Safari, go to apple.com and sign in using your old Apple ID. There’s a direct website

Offline music on iPhone, Apple Music

2018-03-19 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all I’m using Apple Music on my iPhone. With Apple music you can just add music to your library, or you can download it for offline listening. I’m wondering if there’s a quick and easy way to see which songs have been downloaded to my iPhone vs those just saved to my library. I know there’s

Re: MS Office 365

2018-03-19 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi I’ve had Office 365 for a couple of years now, the subscription based model works great for me. I however only use Word and Excell, I never even tried Outlook before since the Mac Mail app does everything I want from it just fine. > On 19 Mar 2018, at 21:31, E.T. wrote: > > I may install

OT: talking multimeter

2018-03-20 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all Mods, sorry for the OT, but seeing how I struggled to get this product, I thought it best to spread the word as wide as possible, there might be other blind and visually disabled people interested in this product as well. After searching far and wide, basically all across the world, I cam

Re: OT: talking multimeter

2018-03-20 Thread Nickus de Vos
at daniela.ru...@me.com > > Thanks! > > >> El 20 mar 2018, a las 17:20, Nickus de Vos escribió: >> >> Hi all >> Mods, sorry for the OT, but seeing how I struggled to get this product, I >> thought it best to spread the word as wide as possible, there might

Re: VMware fusion question

2018-04-06 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi Paul Yes I’m running Windows 10 on a 2015 Macbook Pro with 256 GB SSD without any issues. I’m not sure of the exact version because I’m not currently at my machine, but I’m running the latest version of Fusion and also updated my Mac OS to the latest 10.13.4 just yesterday. Are you trying a

OT: Aftershokz Trekz Air and other headphones

2018-04-11 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all I’ve been using Aftershokz bone conducting headphones for a couple of years now, I’m on my second set, the wired model. I don’t use it for listening to music, I only use it for Voiceover, so sound quality isn’t a big consideration. I’m wondering if anyone tried the new Aftershokz Trekz A

Re: apple watch buy or wait?

2018-04-15 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi Personally, I don’t find the Apple Watch so useful, so I’ll just use my series 2 until it dies and probably never buy a new one. Yes it’s handy for notifications, and of course for telling the time, but hours go bye where I find that I don’t even touch it. In the past on a couple of occasion

A way to see if iCloud is busy uploading or downloading

2018-04-16 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all A quick one, is there a way to check whether iCloud is busy uploading or downloading something on my Mac and to see the progress of this process? Nick -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Re: A way to see if iCloud is busy uploading or downloading

2018-04-16 Thread Nickus de Vos
> Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Apple Teacher > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Apr 16, 2018, at 13:38, Nickus de Vos <mailto:bigboy...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Hi all > A quick one, is there a way to check whether iCloud is busy uploading or > downl

Does prolong use of the screen curtain have negative effects?

2018-05-02 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all I use my iPhone 7 with the screen curtain on 90% of the time and it’s around 1.5 years old now. A week or 2 ago a sited friend used my phone for taking photos and commented that the photos have a weird yellowish tint to them. We then sent the photos to his phone and the yellow wasn’t ther

Re: Does prolong use of the screen curtain have negative effects?

2018-05-02 Thread Nickus de Vos
all the time and I can't say I've noticed anything >> >> -Original Message----- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On >> Behalf Of Nickus de Vos >> Sent: Wednesday, 2 May 2018 8:24 PM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Doe

Re: Does prolong use of the screen curtain have negative effects?

2018-05-02 Thread Nickus de Vos
ep better. I believe there is a place to turn it on in > the control center for all phones. > > Best wishes, > > Jonathan Cohn > > > >> On May 2, 2018, at 6:24 AM, Nickus de Vos > <mailto:bigboy...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Hi

Re: Facebook Messenger, is there an alternative?

2018-05-08 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi I also have no problems using it. If you have problems using it then just use something else like iMessage, Whatsapp or Skype. There are a lot of alternatives out there. > On 08 May 2018, at 11:51, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > What problem are you having on the Iphone with messenger? >

Re: Accessible mail apps for iPad

2018-05-10 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi Personally I tried quite a few mail clients and just keep going back to the native app on both iOS and Mac OS, native Mail works for me. As mentioned, on the iPad jumping from portrait to landscape might be the thing confusing you, personally I keep my iPhone and iPad permanently locked in p

Re: TO upgrade, or to change platforms entirelyWWYDWhat would you do?

2018-05-11 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi Steve Firstly when talking Mac Pro I presume you are referring to the cheese grater, since that’s the only Mac Pro which is upgradable, the newer trashcan isn’t at all upgradable when it comes to drives and RAM. The last cheese grater is already older than your current 2012 Mac Mini, without

Re: TO upgrade, or to change platforms entirelyWWYDWhat would you do?

2018-05-12 Thread Nickus de Vos
ni in for the permanent transplant, which is why > I'd want the enclosure or adapter. > > Other than that, I don't think there are any other considerations to ponder > before starting to order parts and make appointments to have the surgery done. > > On 5/11/2018 4:11 AM,

Re: TO upgrade, or to change platforms entirelyWWYDWhat would you do?

2018-05-12 Thread Nickus de Vos
-a-half-inch form > factor unit that will fit into the Mini, but I'd like to set it up and test > with it before taking the Mini in for the permanent transplant, which is why > I'd want the enclosure or adapter. > > Other than that, I don't think there are any othe

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