opening youtube suggested links from ios search

2021-01-28 Thread Phil Halton
Not sure when this started, but whenever I ask Siri to search google for something, and one of the suggested website results is a youtube link, I run into problems opening and playing the links. 1. when I tap on the search suggestion, instead of going directly to the site/video, I get an “open w

USB cable type explanations needed

2021-03-25 Thread Phil Halton
I have need of a USB type B cable for a certain application. One end connects normally to the Mac eight 2012 MacBook Air, and the other end is the business and I need to know about it needs to be a type B. Now I think I have the right cable but not sure. The connector feels smooth on the top and

Re: USB cable type explanations needed

2021-03-26 Thread Phil Halton
Sent from my IPhone > On Mar 25, 2021, at 7:34 PM, Brad Snyder wrote: > > Connector with little “barbs”, is probably USB Micro. > You might try doing a Google search for USB Type-B, and see what you find. > > - Brad - > > > On Mar 25, 2021, at 17:58, Phil Halt

BOSS Tone Studio software

2021-03-28 Thread Phil Halton
Is anyone familiar with the Boss tone studio app for Mac OS X? It’s an editor app that works with boss katana guitar amps. I’m trying to work out the accessibility of this app and would appreciate a little help if anyone else has been here before. Thanks. Sent from my IPhone -- The following

Re: BOSS Tone Studio software

2021-03-28 Thread Phil Halton
021, at 2:39 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > No I haven't used that. > My experience with aBoss and Roland is that things is not totally accessible > but they can work. > /A > >> 28 mars 2021 kl. 18:58 skrev Phil Halton : >> >> Is anyone fami

Audio looping software suggestions

2021-03-29 Thread Phil Halton
I’m looking for an app either iPhone or OS X that will let me mark positions on an audio file (X begin, why end) and loop that section. Any suggestions? I’m not interested in anything with a high learning curve or a big price tag. Simpler the better. my purpose is to record a chord progression o

Re: Audio looping software suggestions

2021-03-29 Thread Phil Halton
is the group for you, join here > audio-editing101+subscr...@groups.io > Even explore my Tutorials and SoundEffects Folder to receive updated resources > Let’s master editing audio together! > >> On Mar 29, 2021, at 6:26 PM, Phil Halton wrote: >> >> I’m looki

Re: Audio looping software suggestions

2021-03-30 Thread Phil Halton
Sent from my IPhone > On Mar 30, 2021, at 7:41 AM, kliph miller Sr > wrote: > > I am not really sure, I just started getting the hang of it a couple weeks > ago. > > >>> On Mar 29, 2021, at 9:54 PM, Phil Halton wrote: >>> >>> Yeah I

Returning Amadeus user with questions

2021-04-03 Thread Phil Halton
Haven’t used Amadeus pro in a few years but I have reason to start up again now. I have a few questions even though I’ve gone through the Jonathan Mohsen tutorials. I can find no way to easily determine whether a track is stereo or mono. The only way I have found is to go into the tracks menu a

Silencing the Siri chimes

2021-04-04 Thread Phil Halton
Is there anyway to silence or lower the sound of the chimes you hear when pressing the side button for Siri or when using hey Siri? I have the phone plugged into my amp and if I use Siri the chimes and the volume of Siri nearly take my head off. Sent from my IPhone -- The following informatio

Re: Silencing the Siri chimes

2021-04-04 Thread Phil Halton
r 4, 2021, at 4:46 PM, Brad Snyder wrote: > > If you enable the mute switch on the side of your iPhone, this will disable > the Siri “chime” sound. > > - Brad - > > > On Apr 4, 2021, at 15:18, Phil Halton wrote: > > Is there anyway to silence or lower the

Re: Silencing the Siri chimes

2021-04-04 Thread Phil Halton
de button to invoke Siri. When I > have the Mute switch turned on, I do not here the “chime” indicating it is > time to speak to Siri, or when finished speaking to Siri. > > - Brad - > > > On Apr 4, 2021, at 18:27, Phil Halton wrote: > > > > Well, I just di

Re: How to get Voiceover to go to a bluetooth speaker,

2021-04-21 Thread Phil Halton
I do remember encountering this problem some while back. If I recall, the problem has to do with the Bluetooth protocol being employed by the device, and there’s nothing that can be done about it from the accessibility standpoint. Sent from my IPhone > On Apr 21, 2021, at 4:44 PM, Brad Snyder

Re: Amadeus Pro--Changing file format

2021-04-27 Thread Phil Halton
Just select “save as“ from the file menu and select the wave file format in that save as dialog box. Sent from my IPhone > On Apr 27, 2021, at 4:13 PM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > I have a multitrack recording in Amadeus Pro that's in it's native .amad > file for

Amadeus Pro gliche

2021-04-27 Thread Phil Halton
Using the latest update, and this may have been happening all along as its been a while since I’ve used the program, When I select some audio and use the spacebar to hear the selection, Amadeus plays from the beginning of the file. But, when I use the E key to preview the selection, it previews

Re: Amadeus Pro gliche

2021-04-28 Thread Phil Halton
via MacVisionaries >>> wrote: >>> >> Hi, >> Yes, I have this problem also. >> Hiting the spacebar about 4 to five times usually fixes it. >> >> >>> On Apr 27, 2021, at 9:14 PM, Phil Halton wrote: >>> >>> Using the late

Best in ear wired headphones.

2021-05-12 Thread Phil Halton
I have some great over ear headphones, but I cannot abide them in the hot weather. I need a pair of in here wired phones with a 3.5 mm Jack. Any recommendations as to the very best sounding such animal there is out there? I know there’s a limitation on how good they can be but looking for good

Re: problem with my Mac mini

2021-05-31 Thread Phil Halton
I just use that command option shift escape key combo and it kicked me out to the login screen and I had to go through the login process again. I can never remember what the force quit keystroke is but I don’t think that’s it. I just want to get to that table of apps that you can select for forc

Re: help with using iPhone without a home button

2021-06-05 Thread Phil Halton
To close an app slide one finger up from the bottom of the screen until you hear the second tone that will close out the app. A three finger swipe up will not close an app it will just scroll to a new page in the current app if there was one. Sent from my IPhone > On Jun 5, 2021, at 12:12 PM,

Re: help with using iPhone without a home button

2021-06-05 Thread Phil Halton
That’s weird, for me the three finger swipe up doesn’t close out the app. But sliding one finger up until I hear the second tone does. That’s weird, for me the three finger swipe up doesn’t close out the app. But sliding one finger up until I hear the second tone does.Sent from my IPhone > On

Re: help with using iPhone without a home button

2021-06-06 Thread Phil Halton
> Yep. I think sliding one finger up until you hear the second tone closes > the app that you’re currently in. I have noticed that too. I think the other > way only works if you’re in the app switcher. > Katie > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 5, 2

Re: Trimming A Video Under iOS 14

2021-06-14 Thread Phil Halton
Hi Pete did you try a pass-through gesture? You know double tap and hold then slide while on those sliders. I’m not saying that that works just that sometimes these controls do respond to pass-through gestures Sent from my IPhone > On Jun 14, 2021, at 12:46 PM, Pete De Vasto wrote: > > If t

Re: SOS can't hear voiceover on my new macbook air

2021-06-14 Thread Phil Halton
Just a shot in the dark, and I’m almost embarrassed to mention it because it’s so obvious, but of course you’ve checked the volume to make sure that it isn’t down so low that you can’t hear it. Excuse the insulting question but sometimes these things happen. Sent from my IPhone > On Jun 14,

Re: I can't edit formulas in Numbers

2020-05-24 Thread Phil Halton
I have been dealing with that same problem for quite a while now. The way I get around it is to go to the beginning of the formula with a VO plus shift plus home and then cursor to the right. Each press of the cursor will speak the current field value be at a token, or a arithmetic character, or

Re: I can't edit formulas in Numbers

2020-05-25 Thread Phil Halton
Wow, that show formula as text is a new one on me. I just went into Numbers and checked because I have an edited formulas in a while and the problem that was spoken of no longer seems to occur for me. Our wing threw the formula in the formula editor does read out each token. That’s a great help

Deleting downloaded music from iPhone

2020-05-28 Thread Phil Halton
Using the Music app on the iPhone, sometimes I am given the choice to delete music off the phone or remove it from the library completely. Other times, I only get the option to remove from library. I am going through the “library”, downloaded music section and then when in the music I want to d

Re: Bug in Numbers

2020-06-02 Thread Phil Halton
Brandon, I’m so glad you brought this up. Yes, that is exactly what happens to me when using the VO shift home function. Also, vo shift end has some unexpected behaviors as well it normally kicks me to the A1 cell. Now, as to how to get around this, you can use the command down arrow to go to th

Re: System dialog

2020-06-19 Thread Phil Halton
As ET said, either application or window chooser, but I notice he didn’t tell you what keystrokes. VO plus F1 twice for application window, vo plus F2 twice for window chooser. Sent from my IPhone > On Jun 18, 2020, at 9:32 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > >  Either Application o

Re: Kindle on Mac

2020-06-19 Thread Phil Halton
I used to use the Kindle plug-in for windows a few years back and it was pretty clunky then although it did work to some extent. I don’t bother with Kindle on the Mac. It can be OK on the iPhone, but you still can’t read with granularity like word by word on the iPhone Kindle app. Sent from my

Re: metronome App

2020-06-23 Thread Phil Halton
Tempo perfect is a good one. Sent from my IPhone > On Jun 22, 2020, at 8:25 PM, Dezman Jackson wrote: > > Hello list, > > Can anyone recommend an accessible metronome app for iOS? > > Thanks, > Dezman > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

Apple Music and iTunes match subscriptions I currently have iTunes match and M now on a three months trial subscription to Apple Music. I kind of like Apple Music. What will I lose if I ditch the iTun

2020-06-23 Thread Phil Halton
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Re: Seeing Ai issues?

2020-06-25 Thread Phil Halton
I haven’t used it lately. I’ve been using voice dream scanner almost exclusively for reading text. However, if all else fails, I have found that sometimes deleting the app and reinstalling is the only option. Sometimes it helps. Perhaps a recent update is the culprit but redownloading has worke

Re: Books app on mac and braille.

2020-06-27 Thread Phil Halton
Can you read by sentence or paragraph using braille in the books iOS app? You can’t read by anything other than line using voice over. Just curious might get me into braille if that could be done. Currently I can read by sentence in the MacBooks app, but nowhere else. Sent from my IPhone > On

Apple podcast app alternative

2020-06-27 Thread Phil Halton
I’ve tried to love this app, Apple’s podcast app, but it’s just not happening for me. What are other people using for podcast listening? Something that’s well organized, Intuitive and easy to use with voiceover. Sent from my IPhone -- The following information is important for all members of

Re: Apple podcast app alternative

2020-06-28 Thread Phil Halton
thanks, I’ll give overcast a try. Anything is got to be better than Apple’s podcast Sent from my IPhone > On Jun 27, 2020, at 11:44 PM, Matthew Whitaker > wrote: > > I use the Apple Podcasts app and Overcast... whatever I feel like using I > guess What’s the difference between Downcast

Re: Endding the RE: article on Firefox accessibility on the mac

2020-07-01 Thread Phil Halton
I don’t see how there’s anything bigoted, racist, disrespectful, or insensitive about Ray’s signature. The man is white he’s a Christian and he’s from the south, and he’s tired of being told That all those three things are terrible. And simon, why should ray have to remove his signature when we

Re: Endding the RE: article on Firefox accessibility on the mac

2020-07-02 Thread Phil Halton
isapproval of someone using > their own name publicly. And it is his identity and I know whoo I’d rather > be friends with if I ever got to meet any one of you. . > >> On 2/07/2020, at 13:01, Phil Halton wrote: >> >> I don’t see how there’s anything bigoted, racist, disres

Re: Leaving

2020-07-09 Thread Phil Halton
Bye ET Sent from my IPhone > On Jul 9, 2020, at 7:25 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > >  Given the events of the past week or so, and the lack of meaningful > corrective action on the part of the moderators, I've decided it is time to > move on. Those who have class can always em

Re: Safari chat unable to enter text

2020-09-23 Thread Phil Halton
I run into these types of fields fairly often. I normally do a mouse click on the field and that opens it up for editing. You could also try simply interacting with it before typing. In case you don’t know to do a mouse click first route the mouse to the field with control option command F5, the

Re: Navigating by page/discovering page number in Voice Dream Reader?

2020-10-20 Thread Phil Halton
It depends on the kind of document you’re reading. If the document is just a text file, then there will be no page navigation option. Only if the document is an E pub dock or some other format that has headings and page information embedded in the file itself will there be navigation options fo

Re: Navigating by page/discovering page number in Voice Dream Reader?

2020-10-21 Thread Phil Halton
Not all EPUB books have that information. They can be very very plain, or very highly stylized depending on the author. Some books have chapters and headings and highlights and page numbers, others have some combination thereof or even none of the above. It really does depend on the author. If y

Audio streaming problems with airpods

2020-10-27 Thread Phil Halton
When I first bought my AirPods probably a year or so ago, there was a problem with streaming audio where the there would be a crackling sound as though it were a bad connection. I just tested it again today and it appears that the crackling problem has gone away. Did I miss some update news , is

Adding widgets to home screen

2020-10-27 Thread Phil Halton
I added a widget to the home screen, and then removed it. Now the bottom two rows of my home screen are blank and everything that was there got pushed over onto the next screen down in the chain. I guess when I deleted the widget it pulled everything up from below to fill in where the witch was

Re: Adding widgets to home screen

2020-10-28 Thread Phil Halton
used to use the today view to check the battery status on some Bluetooth devices. I’ll have to figure out something else I guess. Sent from my IPhone > On Oct 27, 2020, at 9:28 PM, Dave Carlson wrote: > > Phil, > Adding the widget is what pushed the icons over to the next home page.

Accessible microwaves

2020-11-07 Thread Phil Halton
Any particularly good usable microwaves for us? I see that some have optional braille overlays, like the Amazon basics. Any ideas greatly appreciated. BBy the way, I’m not looking to spend a lot of money. Sent from my IPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the Ma

Re: Accessible microwaves

2020-11-08 Thread Phil Halton
will bring it up. Also, there is a good article on retro style microwaves with mechanical buttons and Dials titled best microwaves for seniors at a site called SaferSeniorCare.com. Sent from my IPhone > On Nov 7, 2020, at 7:20 PM, Janet Ingber wrote: > > Hi Phil, > The Amazon Basi

Re: Should I upgrade to Catalina or Big Sur?

2020-11-10 Thread Phil Halton
I’m running Catalina on a 2013 MacBook Air with no problems whatsoever. Sent from my IPhone > On Nov 10, 2020, at 2:41 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > what would you reommend for a Mac mini that I got at the very end of 2014? > I'm currently running Mojave and am comfortable with it but I don't

Voice control of Amazon microwave via Alexa app on iPhone? Can this be done after setting up the oven and linking it to Alexa? Or do I have to have that Echo Dot also connected to Alexa? I won’t be ge

2020-11-10 Thread Phil Halton
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Re: Voice control of Amazon microwave via Alexa app on iPhone? Can this be done after setting up the oven and linking it to Alexa? Or do I have to have that Echo Dot also connected to Alexa? I won’t b

2020-11-11 Thread Phil Halton
t 8:32 PM, Janet Ingber wrote: > > Hi Phil, > > To the best of my knowledge you will need the Dot. You will use the Alexa > app to pair the microwave with the dot. > > Best, > JanetSent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 10, 2020, at 6:31 PM, Phil Halton wrote:

Re: Voice control of Amazon microwave via Alexa app on iPhone? Can this be done after setting up the oven and linking it to Alexa? Or do I have to have that Echo Dot also connected to Alexa? I won’t b

2020-11-12 Thread Phil Halton
like tablets that work like > an echo device. It is different then the smartphone app to > manage preferences. > >> On Wed, 11 Nov 2020, Phil Halton wrote: >> >> Hi Janet, I got the microwave today and it is set up and working. I >> pre-positioned a lock dot on

Typing emoji‘s in Mac OS X

2020-11-28 Thread Phil Halton
I know how to type emojis on iOS, there’s an emoji keyboard right there. But, how do I access emojis on the Mac when I am typing say, in a text edit document? Or whenever I’m typing in a text field? Is there an emoji keyboard? Sent from my IPhone -- The following information is important for a

Deleting titles from Kindle iOS

2020-12-01 Thread Phil Halton
How can I delete books in the Kindle iOS app? In my library view there are actions available for each title, but I only get activate and archive, there is no delete action anywhere that I can find. Any help? Sent from my IPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the M

Now how about accessible modems

2020-12-05 Thread Phil Halton
The thread on routers was great. But I think I’m going to need a better modem soon. I have a surfboard modem now and it’s nearing the end of it’s life. How about good accessible easy to use low Learning curve modems? Sent from my IPhone -- The following information is important for all member

Re: Now how about accessible modems

2020-12-06 Thread Phil Halton
PadPro > >> On Dec 5, 2020, at 11:16 AM, Phil Halton wrote: >> >> The thread on routers was great. But I think I’m going to need a better >> modem soon. I have a surfboard modem now and it’s nearing the end of it’s >> life. How about good accessi

Re: Now how about accessible modems

2020-12-07 Thread Phil Halton
t;> >> Eero is a modem, it becomes a router when you have more then one. You can >> also get beacons to extend your signal threw out your home. The main unit >> is called the gateway, the rest of them are your routers. HTH >> >> >> Sent from my iPadPro

Re: Now how about accessible modems

2020-12-07 Thread Phil Halton
looks complicated. I’d love to stop > renting our modem from Comcast. > > Thanks, > Traci > > >> On Dec 7, 2020, at 7:18 AM, Phil Halton wrote: >> >> Sorry about that Kliphn, Kliphn sounds a lot like Clifton to me, Especially >> when it goes b

Permanently stopping auto spellcheck in TextEdit

2020-12-10 Thread Phil Halton
Is there someway to permanently turn off the auto spellcheck feature in text edit. Currently I have to turn it off each time I use text at it. Is there something in settings or preferences I can use to fix this? Thanks Sent from my IPhone -- The following information is important for all membe

Re: Permanently stopping auto spellcheck in TextEdit

2020-12-10 Thread Phil Halton
Guess I should’ve looked at preference beers before I asked. Never mind, I found the settings to change Guess I should’ve looked at preferences before I asked. Never mind, I found the settings to change.Sent from my IPhone > On Dec 10, 2020, at 6:24 PM, Phil Halton wrote: > >

Apple TV free trial

2022-05-11 Thread Phil Halton
So, with the purchase of a new iPhone 13 I get three months free trial of AppleTV. My question is this, how is Apple TV with audio described video? Amazon and prime video is great they’ve got a lot of shows that are audio described, but I would like to know if Apple also does a lot of audio des

Cutting the cord with iPhone 13 hotspot

2022-05-19 Thread Phil Halton
I’ve been able to get my MacBook Air working very well on my iPhone 13 hotspot. It seems I have 5G service here in my home. My other main obstacle is trying to connect the echo dot onto my hotspot network. I need the dot to work my Amazon basics microwave and a few other things that have become

Mobile hotspot devices Accessibility

2022-05-21 Thread Phil Halton
Anyone have experience with either the jet pack or orbic speed mobile hotspot devices? They appear to be menu driven on an LCD screen, but there is also a web interface available, At least for the Orbic speed hotspot device. That is the one I’m interested in most but I’ll use whatever is accessi

Re: signature in mail question

2022-05-26 Thread Phil Halton
Hey barefoot Ray, I see from your signature that you use Verizon Wireless. On a completely unrelated note have you ever used any of the hotspot devices like the jet pack or the Orvick speed hotspot devices? Just a longshot but I thought I’d ask. I’m trying to find out about their accessibility a

Re: Safari incredibly sluggish

2022-05-26 Thread Phil Halton
That’s odd, I’m running Catalina on a 2013 MacBook Air and I have absolutely no problems with Safari. I wonder if clearing out your caches might help? I know I’ve done it a few times. Sent from my IPhone > On May 26, 2022, at 6:41 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > I find that Firefox is a bit sl

Re: Safari incredibly sluggish

2022-05-27 Thread Phil Halton
> On May 27, 2022, at 6:41 AM, Brandon Olivares > wrote: > > This has been happening to me as well and emptying the cache unfortunately > hasn't helped. > >> On May 27, 2022, at 4:58 AM, Jürgen Fleger wrote: >> >> @Lorie: Press CMD + Option + e &

Re: Is there a way to view browsing history in safari on an iPhone?

2022-06-04 Thread Phil Halton
It sounded to me like you were not at the top level of the bookmarks structure but we’re somewhere down in the favorites. If there’s a back button keep hitting it until you get to the top level then follow what Tim said hishistory is the tab that you want to hit I use it all the time. Sent from

Help, I’m drowning in junk mail

2022-06-14 Thread Phil Halton
I don’t know what happened, but in the last week or so I’m deluge by a tsunami of junk mail. All I know to do is to move these messages to the junk mail folder and hopes that Apple mail will see it as junk and maybe start cutting down the volume of it. What can a person do when they’re overwhelm

Re: How to make in store purchases with Apple Pay using VoiceOver

2022-06-16 Thread Phil Halton
As far as “pointing “at the terminal reader, it’s more actually just bringing it next to the reader. I’ve always just put my hand on the reader itself then bring the phone over to my other hand to ensure that I’m bringing it near the reader. That’s not a problem and it doesn’t in fear with anyth

Re: Converting from Image to Text

2022-06-17 Thread Phil Halton
You know, since you mentioned using your iPhone, the voice dream scanner app does a remarkably good job at converting images to text. I use it all the time, in fact it’s the only OCR app I use it is so good. I mainly use it just to read my mail and short documents, but I’m sure I can do a great

Re: hand-off

2022-06-21 Thread Phil Halton
I don’t believe your iOS version is a problem. I’ve used handoff in prior versions, I think iOS 13 in fact, definitely iOS 14, and it hasn’t been a problem. Sent from my IPhone > On Jun 20, 2022, at 5:02 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > ok. I did check that handoff is enabled on both devices bu

Accessibility of ring doorbell products

2022-06-24 Thread Phil Halton
A neighbor offered to install one of those ring cameras for me but I wasn’t sure if I could use it. Is the app for ring cameras accessible? Sent from my IPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about th

New triple tap gesture for voiceover on iOS

2022-06-27 Thread Phil Halton
A while back, perhaps within the year, I have noticed that at times double tapping a button does it activate the button. This happens primarily on video play buttons. Then somewhere along the line I saw that there was a triple tap gesture for iOS. So, I’ve tried recently doing a triple tap on th

Re: New triple tap gesture for voiceover on iOS

2022-06-27 Thread Phil Halton
. Sent from my IPhone > On Jun 27, 2022, at 9:47 PM, Dave Carlson wrote: > > Phil, > Never heard that a triple single finger tap would be any different from a > double single finger tap, unless it’s been programmed to do something > different. > > Dave Carlson > Wood

YouTube audio grabber

2022-07-03 Thread Phil Halton
I just took out a YouTube premium free trial for purposes of downloading YouTube video material. Unfortunately, I found that it only makes it available off-line through the YouTube app and you can’t actually manipulate the file in anyway. All I’m really looking for is to get the audio of certain

Re: YouTube audio grabber

2022-07-04 Thread Phil Halton
ownloading >>> audiobooks from YouTube. Works like a charm. >>> >>> -Eric >>> >>> >>>> On Jul 3, 2022, at 8:49 AM, Phil Halton wrote: >>>> >>>> I just took out a YouTube premium free trial for purposes of downl

Re: YouTube audio grabber

2022-07-04 Thread Phil Halton
Or maybe VLC which can grab from the internet. >> /A >> >>>> 4 juli 2022 kl. 17:23 skrev Phil Halton : >>> >>> Hi Eric, there was a time, back when I actually worked with computers for a >>> living, that I would’ve been very interested in doing th

Re: YouTube audio grabber

2022-07-05 Thread Phil Halton
gt; Hi! >>> Could you use Audio Hijac for that purpose. >>> It might take some time but I guess that could work. >>> Or maybe VLC which can grab from the internet. >>> /A >>> >>>> 4 juli 2022 kl. 17:23 skrev Phil Halton : >>>> &

Re: Question about Books

2022-07-23 Thread Phil Halton
I really wish we could read by sentence or even by paragraph in the Books app. Line by line doesn’t really cut it, and continuous reading isn’t all that natural either. Sent from my IPhone > On Jul 23, 2022, at 9:14 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Steve, > > I don’t rea

YouTube premium subscription

2022-08-18 Thread Phil Halton
I signed up for a free trial and it’s about to expire. I want to make sure I don’t get clipped for a auto renewal fee. I went into settings and found my subscription there and it gave only an option to renew. Does this mean they’re not going to auto renew? Any experience with auto premium renewa

Re: YouTube premium subscription

2022-08-18 Thread Phil Halton
18, 2022, at 1:30 PM, mr.robertcole via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > I don’t believe you can cancel on the mobile app. > Try from a computer. > Rob > > >> On Aug 18, 2022, at 12:02 PM, Phil Halton wrote: >> >> I signed up for a free trial an

Re: YouTube premium subscription

2022-08-18 Thread Phil Halton
d you signup? > Through Apple, or Google? > By the way, Apple charges about $15 where as going directly through Google is > $11.99 per month. > Rob > >> On Aug 18, 2022, at 6:46 PM, Phil Halton wrote: >> >> >> >> Well, same options from the laptop as from th

Re: Removing the Tips from the AirPods Pro.

2022-08-21 Thread Phil Halton
A simple Google search for “removing tips from iPods Max“ will give you the information. I tried to paste it in but ran into trouble. I guess you’re supposed to pinch the rubber/silicon insert on either side and then pull it straight out until it pops off. But check Google for more information.

Coding apps for accessibility

2022-09-06 Thread Phil Halton
My bank has been hassling me to help them to make their app accessible for the blind. Where can I direct them in the Apple website for their coding department to find all they need about how to code an app for Accessibility. I know Apple has information on the developers website for coding for t

Re: Coding apps for accessibility

2022-09-07 Thread Phil Halton
erg wrote: > > Hi! > Dev.apple.com/accessibility I think. > Try that and if it doesn’t work I can check things out for you. > /A > >> 6 sep. 2022 kl. 19:06 skrev Phil Halton : >> >> My bank has been hassling me to help them to make their app accessible for &

Re: Help with the Mac book .

2022-09-11 Thread Phil Halton
It does definitely sound like a sleep issue. Which is not an issue at all, that’s the way it’s made to conserve battery power. Although, you can change the amount of time that elapses before the Mac will go to sleep. It’s in settings somewhere, I don’t have a Mac in front of me but I’m sure you

Accessible security cameras

2022-10-08 Thread Phil Halton
I’d like to get a security camera that I can plug into the light socket on my front porch and access on my iPhone. I also make increasing use of Alexa, so any that work well with Alexa also would be welcome recommendations. Looking for simple, easy to connect, accessible on iPhone. Thanks in adv

Re: Dropboxon the Mac

2022-10-29 Thread Phil Halton
Have they finally fixed the status of the check/unchecked folders in the selective sink window? It used to be that you never know if you were checking around checking a folder because the check box was not spoken. I remember it was a real problem for a long time with a lot of people complaining.

Re: Getting rid of auto/smart punctuation introduced in IOS 16?

2022-12-01 Thread Phil Halton
On a sidenote have the bugs been shaken out of iOS 16 yet? I’m being prompted to upgrade but if I recall there were some problems. Is it safe to go upstairs yet?😃 Sent from my IPhone > On Nov 29, 2022, at 10:46 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Thanks, Brad. I had turned

Real book for blind musicians

2022-12-03 Thread Phil Halton
Is there a such a beast? Any musician should know what I’m talking about. It’s a fake book with the chords and melody for various jazz standards. All I can find are graphical images of the chord symbols which obviously voice over makes no sense self. Is there anything where they actually write o

Re: Real book for blind musicians

2022-12-03 Thread Phil Halton
that’s fairly convincible. Lots of features and options. And you can download pla playlists of pre-programmed charts off of the website via the app. Great resource for anyone who needs a real book. A real pro Sent from my IPhone > On Dec 3, 2022, at 12:34 PM, Phil Halton wrote: > >

Apple servers getting bogged down

2022-12-06 Thread Phil Halton
Fairly often I get a situation where Siri cannot process requests such as identifying a song, doing basic math calculations, or even just telling the time. I am assuming that it is on Apple servers and that they must be getting bogged down from heavy traffic. Is anyone else experiencing a situat

Re: Ring Update

2022-12-28 Thread Phil Halton
Thanks for the heads up I’m sticking with iOS 15 for a good while at least until they shake all this out. Sent from my IPhone > On Dec 28, 2022, at 4:29 PM, sarai.bucciare...@gmail.com wrote: > >  > Hi all: > So for months the Ring app was broken with iOS 16 all builds. Worked fine in > 15.

Re: How does one compensate for PageUp and PageDown keys or Home and End keys on a MacBook Pro without an external full keyboard?

2023-01-08 Thread Phil Halton
Hi ET, true they are off topic, but a good pissing contest helps to brighten an otherwise dreary Sunday afternoon. don’t you agree? 😁 Sent from my IPhone > On Jan 8, 2023, at 2:00 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > With all due respect, it has to do with the list environmen

Accessible blood pressure monitors

2023-01-20 Thread Phil Halton
My doctor says I have high blood pressure and wants me to monitor it. I’m looking on Amazon and I see a lot of monitors some of them Bluetooth enabled. I’m wondering, does anyone know of a really good and accessible blood pressure monitor that I can read the results on my iPhone? Otherwise anyth

Re: How much ram and storage should i get?

2023-02-07 Thread Phil Halton
It all really depends on what you use the machine for. If you’re doing heavy audio and video processing then yeah, load up on the ram and the SSD. Me, I could get by on the bare-bones configuration because I only do email, Spreadsheet, and a little Text and sometimes and sometimes audio process

iOS upgrade to 16.3?

2023-02-14 Thread Phil Halton
I am still using iOS 15. Have they shaken the bugs out of iOS 16 with version three yet or is it still not a good idea to upgrade?. I don’t want to lose accessibility or sensitivity of the screen or any functionality for that matter. Sent from my IPhone -- The following information is importan

Re: iOS upgrade to 16.3?

2023-02-14 Thread Phil Halton
16.3 that wouldn't > impact a speech only, or not as much of an impact, if you use it to > supplement your speech access. > > Scott > >> On 2/14/23, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >>Sorry to say this Phil, but there is no such thing as a bu

Re: An announcement about an upcoming Mac Training course

2023-02-19 Thread Phil Halton
I didn’t see any price information. Is this a free course?Sent from my IPhoneOn Feb 18, 2023, at 10:21 PM, Herbie Allen wrote:Yes. The course has a focus on methods of navigation as well as understandning how the mac works.On Feb 18, 2023, at 20:53, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries wrote:Would

Siri sound on iOS 16

2023-02-19 Thread Phil Halton
I just upgraded to iOS 16 and it seems to have changed the sound for Siri when you press the side button to get her attention. I really don’t like this sound, in fact, when I’m out and about I can’t really hear it because of ambient noise. The same goes for the sound when double tapping for dic

Re: Mac os

2023-02-20 Thread Phil Halton
Karen, did you really mean to say make uninformed decisions? Maybe you should turn off the auto spellchecker☺️. Perhaps you could dial back the snootyness a little bit too. There was nothing condescending in Brad’s remark. The perception of condescension is in your mind only. It really sucks whe

Ditching dropbox for iCloud Drive

2023-03-06 Thread Phil Halton
My dropbox subscription is coming up for renewal and I'm thinking about cancelling and just going with iCloud drive storage. I have less than 30Gigabyte of files that I want to keep and that'll cost me .99 cents instead of $10 per month for fropbox's 2 terabyte. Question: I see a handful of pre

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