What is going on with YouTube

Ugh, YouTube on Safari with VoiceOver is especially terrible lately. Voiceover seems to get stuck in a loop of repeating words. Usually, verified verified verified. Does anyone know what’s going on and are there work arounds? Thanks, Traci -- The following information is important for all mem

Re: What is going on with YouTube

I need it again. > >> On Nov 16, 2023, at 11:17 AM, Traci Duncan wrote: >> >> Ugh, YouTube on Safari with VoiceOver is especially terrible lately. >> Voiceover seems to get stuck in a loop of repeating words. Usually, verified >> verified verified. >> >>

Re: Best Safari extension ever created

Can this be ran along side Wipr? I downloaded that one a couple months back. Thanks, Traci > On Nov 17, 2023, at 1:52 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > thanks. I’m running the highest version of 10 whatever that is and I had to > do a couple things differently but I got the job done. > >> On Nov

Subtitles focus on youTube

Hi all, is there a way to keep focus on subtitles while watching youTube? Either with Voiceover speech or mute VoiceOver and use my braille display? Thanks, Traci -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about

Photos in Time Machine

Hi all, I’ve pulled out an old portable drive that has Time Machine back ups from my old Mac. I have never gotten used to using Time Machine, let alone searching it. How do I find certain photos or photo folders? Oh, how I wish I could search it like a regular folder system. Any guidance is app

Duolingo on Mac

I don’t know if anyone here does Duolingo via Safari on Mac. I learned today that you can reorder words with the mouse. You know those lessons where you need to form the sentence buy selecting the words. Well, it is annoying when you realize you made a mistake a few words back. It works to move

Closing multiple dialogue boxes

Hi all, somehow, I have over 40 bluetooth system dialogues! Is there a way I can close them all at once? Thanks, Traci -- 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

Music app, loving and rating?

Hi all, in an effort to change up my music organization, I’m wondering about the difference between loving a song or giving it 5 stars? Is this something that syncs across devices? Also, is it something that Siri responds to? Thank you, Traci -- The following information is important for all m

Apple cord extension

Hi all, do you remember when the older MacBooks came with the charger plus a cord that would slide onto the charger block to extend it? Well, do you think it is ok to use that extender with my new MacBook Air? It came with my MacBook Air 2011. This is my MacBook Air 2020. Thank you, Traci --

Re: Apple cord extension

MacBook Air 2020, then > I would think that it would be OK to use. But I would not use the charger > from your older MacBook Air with the newer Air. > > - Brad - > > > >> On Feb 29, 2024, at 17:09, Traci Duncan wrote: >> >> Hi all, do you remember w

Look there, Mac has a clock app!

I did not know the Mac had a clock app including timer, etc. You can access the various tabs of clock with alt-1-4. Nice! :) Traci -- 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

Re: Look there, Mac has a clock app!

. > Bless. > /A > >> 14 mars 2024 kl. 05:31 skrev Traci Duncan : >> >> I did not know the Mac had a clock app including timer, etc. You can access >> the various tabs of clock with alt-1-4. >> >> Nice! >> >> :) Traci >> >> --

only want to back up a few items

Is there a good back up/sync solution if I only want to back up a handful of items? For example, I want to back up music, photos, a folder inside documents, and a couple protected DMG folders. The DMG folders inside documents often change and update, they are works in progress. >From my Googl

Re: only want to back up a few items

ner > wrote: > > How about an external drive or cloud storage? > > On 7/11/16, Traci Duncan wrote: >> Is there a good back up/sync solution if I only want to back up a handful of >> items? For example, I want to back up music, photos, a folder inside >> documents

High pitched VoiceOver

Hi everybody, I don’t know if I accidentally changed a setting, but this is driving me a little crazy. I use Samantha compact for my Mac VoiceOver voice. Just recently she is doing some weird high pitch letters and web locators. A few examples, when I VO-shift-left and right arrow to read o

Re: High pitched VoiceOver

e getting in the way. > > Best Wishes, > > Jonathan Cohn > > On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 3:16 PM Traci Duncan <mailto:our4p...@gmail.com>> wrote: > Hi everybody, > I don’t know if I accidentally changed a setting, but this is driving me a > little crazy. I use Sa

Copying a table from Safari?

Hi all, Is it possible to copy a table from Safari and keep it’s structure? I’m on a vitamin website and I’d like to compare 2 Brands side by side. Their nutritional values are laid out in a table form. Thank you, Traci -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Vi

Re: Advanced wireless settings

vo say “airport utility has >> new window.”. You might see if you can find something with vo-f2 twice. >> Hope that helps. >> >> On Jan 21, 2014, at 11:03 AM, Traci Duncan wrote: >> >> A few questions here: >> >> Does anyone use a different util

Fun Menu Extras Bar tip

Hi all, I just read this little tip in Cult of Mac. If you want some of the icons gone from your menu Extras Bar, here's an easy & fun way to do it. 1. VO-MM, to get to the menuBar. 2. VO-Right Arrow to get to the icon you want to get rid of. For this example, we'll get rid of bluetooth. 3. VO

switching from gMail to iCloud mail

Has anyone jumped ship and gone from gMail to iCloud mail? The mail problems with my Mac are driving me nuts! It takes forever to get new messages, and messages I've deleted often reappear later. Any advice is welcome. Traci -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Goog

Sync Your Clipboard Between Mac and iOS Devices

Wow! What a cool app! I just downloaded both and so far so good. I had some text on my iPhone pasteboard and when I opened the app on my Mac, it was right there at the top. I VO-Spaced on it and it was available to me to paste elsewhere. Looking forward to playing with this further. It looks

Running Windows on Mac, on a budget

Hi all, I have a day dream/goal to happen before the end of the year. I'd like to have a Mac to run Windows via parallels. We are on a budget, so buying a super duper iMac is not doable. I was wondering about a Mac Mini for running Windows. We have a TV that can be used as a monitor and we hav

Re: What view am I using in Mail?

That sounds like classic view to me. Can you VO left & right arrow between those columns? On Feb 26, 2014, at 12:14 PM, Chris H wrote: > Hi all > Subject says it all, what view am I in if Mail displays the from, subject, > date received etc in that order? Oh yes it's status, from, subject th

Re: Can't Stop the Collapsed Disclosure Triangle message in mail

Yes, I've noticed the same issue and haven't found a work around. It is quite annoying. I had this setting turned off as well. Traci On Mar 2, 2014, at 11:49 AM, Dionipher Presas Herrera wrote: > i dont see the colapse disclosure your talking, can you be more specific > On 02 Mar 2014, at 0

notifications, top right corner

Hi all, I stumbled across a little trick I didn't know and thought I'd pass along, in case I'm not the only one. It seems to me, there are a few notifications that pop up, that aren't easy to get to. They sit in the top right corner, until I interact with them. Well I didn't know that VO-

Update to Infovox voices

Hi all, I'm not sure when it came out, but there is an update to the Infovox voices. With the latest iPhone update, I have had voices on my mind, so that lead me to check things out on the Mac. I think there are some clever new voices & some really silly voices that have been added. I love t

Re: Update to Infovox voices

for the blind >> built-in! >> >> Sincerely, >> The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! >> >> On Mar 12, 2014, at 1:09 PM, Traci Duncan wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I'm not sure when it c

Apple Script saving .aiff file

Hi all, I've done this in the past and I can't remember how. It is driving me crazy and googling isn't getting me the correct solution. If I'm creating a script with the say command, using a particular voice, what is the last line in the script to save that as an .aiff file? One reason I'm do

Re: Apple Script saving .aiff file

; Normally you could do > > say -f input_text_filename.txt -o output_audio.aiff > > there are lots of other parameters to the say command which you can find by > doing a > > man say > > in terminal. > > CB > > On 3/13/14 6:08 PM, Traci Duncan wrote: >

Re: copying a url to the clipboard

I confess, I haven't been following this topic too closely, but I've recently come across an app for both Mac & iDevices called cloudClip manager. This might be a perfect solution for someone that wants to copy URLs. Whatever you copy to the clipboard, is available across all your devices. Her

Re: copying a url to the clipboard

Yep, I have had no problems with it. There are a couple unlabeled buttons, but trial & error works just fine. :) On Mar 14, 2014, at 9:58 AM, Jessica wrote: > does cloud clip work with voiceover? > Jessica > jldai...@gmail.com > > On Mar 14, 2014, at 12:53 PM, Traci Dun

Re: Apple Script saving .aiff file

to filePath & fileName > > I suspect that you want the beep included in the aiff file and I am not sure > exactly how to accomplish that. Maybe you could concatenate a beep.aiff file > and foo.aiff together to get what you are trying to accomplish. If thats even > the case from my inte

Re: searching in Mac Mail

Searching in mail isn't my favorite thing either. Turn quick-Nav off. Hit command-option-f to get to the search field. Once you enter your keyword, arrow down, this is where you can narrow down your selections such as sender, subject, etc. I think once you come across the one you want, you e

YoruFukurou,, lists & saving images

Hi all, 2 questions for YoruFukurou, Application users. 1. I saw the image preview choice, but is there a quick way to save an image? The round about way I did it, was to open the tweet in the web, then find the image & save. 2. I'm a big fan of tweet lists, is there a way for YoruFukurou, to

4 Goofy Pranks to Play on Mac Users

This article was from April fools day, but it is a fun read anytime you want to mess with someone. Lol! http://osxdaily.com/2014/04/01/4-goofy-pranks-for-mac-users/#comments -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe fr

Re: Any accessible games for mac?

All of the rs games are accessible. http://www.rsgames.org/rsgclient.php On Apr 3, 2014, at 9:20 AM, Dionipher Presas Herrera wrote: > can somebody recommend any accessible gaems for mac preferably mud imud, > thanks > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Googl

Family Trees

Hi all, Has anyone researched their family tree and used any Mac apps to build your tree? I'm doing a lot of googling, ancestry .com, & family search org. I'd like an easy to use program to actually type in the information and build my family tree. I have it going on ancestry right now, but

VO-J

Is there, or is there a way to create a trackpad gesture for VO-J? A little side note, I wish VO-shift-J would jump VoiceOver backwards. Thanks, Traci -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop re

Re: VO-J

k for this. Thanks again, Traci On Apr 17, 2014, at 11:04 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > When you assign your command, choose "move to linked item" from the > navigation menu. > On Apr 17, 2014, at 2:04 PM, Traci Duncan wrote: > >> Is there, or is there a way to create a trac

Re: VO-J

es what you would like I supose. > > Best regards Annie.Den 18/04/2014 kl. 18.12 skrev Traci Duncan > : > >> Excellent! Thank you! Now if we could move to the previously linked item. >> I would find this so handy in iTunes. I constantly use VO-J while >> navig

Combining 2 tracks

Hello all, I open to using either audacity or garage band. The problem is, I can't figure out this task with either one. Let's say you have song A and song B. You have edited both of these songs to just how you want them, but now you want them to play back to back, as if they have become son

Re: Combining 2 tracks

It is a free program for audio editing. Google audacity for Mac. :) Traci On Apr 19, 2014, at 12:08 PM, Dionipher Presas Herrera wrote: > can i ask, what is audacity? and where did you purchase it? > On 19 Apr 2014, at 12:21 am, Traci Duncan wrote: > >> Hello all, >>

Make calls, use Siri through your Mac with Connect | iMore

Has anyone heard about or used this app? http://www.imore.com/make-calls-use-siri-through-your-mac-connect Make calls, use Siri through your Mac with Connect Connect for Mac is a new app that lets you place phone calls, organize your contacts, and even use Siri when your phone is connected t

Re: Itunes on Mac

These look like good resources for just starting out. http://macfortheblind.com/Getting-started-with-the-Mac-and-VoiceOver There is a heading that says podcasts & demonstrations. That will lead you to a lot of help. The site also recommends searching the apple vis archives for mac basics. I d

Re: activity monitor

I can only answer one of your questions. :) I just took a look and I have 149 processes going. Traci On Apr 25, 2014, at 9:00 AM, Jim Gatteys wrote: > Hi all! > I thought my computer was running a bit slow so took a look at Activity > Monitor under Utilities. It says I have 158 processes go

Issues Ejecting Nano 5th gen

Hi all, I cannot work this out. Lately, I'm unable to eject my iPod Nano 5th gen. This error comes up: The iPod "" cannot be ejected because it contains files that are in use by another application. Along with this, not everything on the iPod has voice labels. Any ideas? Also, do you guys use

Re: Issues Ejecting Nano 5th gen

Activity Monitor to see if something is accessing it. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Apr 26, 2014, at 9:54 PM, Traci Duncan wrote: > >> Hi all, I cannot work this out. >> >> Lately, I'm unable to eject my iPod Nano 5

Re: Issues Ejecting Nano 5th gen

s cause issues on the iPod as certain > voices aren't compatible with the iPod. The main thing is that you got it > working so this is just for possible future reference. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Apr 27, 2014, at 12:01 PM,

Re: Combining 2 tracks

> If you don't mind using MacPorts and terminal, sox will do it. The command to > concatenate the audio files would be: > > sox Afile.mp3 BFile.mp3 OutputFile.mp3 > > CB > > On 4/18/14, 6:21 PM, Traci Duncan wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> I open to

Re: A program for clipboard.

I recommend: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cloudclip-manager/id563362017?mt=12 It sits inside your menu extras bar. You access this via VO-MM. I am loving this app because there is an iPhone version as well. I can copy items on my phone, and they are available on my Mac. works both ways.

Re: Sample text that VoiceOver is skipping

Do you think this is a voiceover specific thing? I just tried the 3 left bracket secret with to online demos for Cepstral and Cereproc. both of those programs read out the word. Interesting, Traci On May 2, 2014, at 10:17 PM, Maria and Joe Chapman wrote: > HI. interesting voice over read s

Moving playlist out of folder?

Hi all, So, I have one of Doug's apple scripts to move playlists into playlist folders, but does anyone know if it is possible to undo this action? I've accidentally moved a playlist into a folder and would like to move it back out again. I've tried mouse keys, VO drag/drop, etc. Any ideas?

Re: a youtube downloader

Hi, this is what I use. youTube to MP3 converter http://www.youtube-mp3.org Once you have your youTube url, paste it on that webpage and hit convert. It only takes a few seconds, then your mp3 file is ready to download. One thing to note here, when I use that site, I turn off Open "safe" files

Google's music manager

Hi all, I downloaded Google's music manager today and I can't get anywhere with it. Voiceover will say the name of the application, and unknown. Unknown seems to be the only thing VO will say within the app. Any ideas or suggestions. I'm trying to upload my music to Google Play. Thanks, Tra

Re: new to the list

Welcome to the list. :) When you get your Mac Mini do you plan on having windows on it as well? This is my eventual goal. I've been a happy Mac user for nearly 3 years, but I don't want to completely forget my Windows knowhow. Traci On May 29, 2014, at 8:47 AM, Carlos Taylor wrote: > Hi a

Re: Is DeTunes accessible?

I used dTunes quite a while ago. If memory serves, it was doable, but a bit of a pain. Either way, I was successful transferring some songs from an old iTouch onto my Mac. It is free, isn't it? Traci On May 29, 2014, at 9:02 AM, Christopher Hallsworth wrote: > Got you and thought it was t

Non-contiguous events calendar

Hi, is there a way to add new events that happen non-contiguously? For example, I have events this Summer that happen Mondays & Tuesdays for about 3 weeks. This same event title occurs Monday-Thursday for 1 week in the middle of the Summer. Is there some way I can select days, then create the

Re: Accessible Open VPN

Have you tried tunnel Bear or Cloak? They both had their accessibility issues, but I found them doable. Since I'm a light user of VPNs, I'll stick with Tunnel Bear. If you tweet about them each Month, I think you get a free extra gig. Both apps have iPhone apps as well. Traci On Jun 5, 2014

Re: selecting items all the way to the end of an list?

When I'm doing this for a list of email messages, I use Option-Shift up or down arrow. Not certain if this works in other applications. Traci On Jun 9, 2014, at 4:37 AM, Kliphton --- wrote: > Okay, I have a huge list of items, and I need to select from the middle all > the way to the end

Exploring a future destination

Hi all, Let me begin, I cannot get the hang of Mac Maps. Is it possible to explore the map? Pretend I'm standing on Front street then walk along it? We are going on vacation next Month and the town is suppose to be very walkable. I wanted to enter the hotel address, then plan some future wal

Apple Time Capsule vs. AirPort Extreme vs. AirPort Express - which router should you choose? | iMore

I came across this article the other day and thought Apple Fans interested in such things may enjoy it. http://m.imore.com/apple-time-capsule-vs-airport-extreme-vs-airport-express-which-should-you-choose?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter -- You received this message because you are subsc

Re: Launch Bar Audio Question

I hope you grow to find Launch Bar more useful. I bought it sometime last year and have enjoyed it ever since. My apologies I can't help with the audio issue, I have my sound through my headset only. Here are 3 quick ways I use launch bar the most. ;) Only 3, I use it for a whole lot more.

Apple Care about up

Hi all, it is hard to believe, but I have had my Macbook Air long enough, that my Apple Care is nearly over. Are there any tips or suggestions you guys can think of before it ends? Any tests I should put my Mac through to make sure it is healthy? Only curious. I cannot believe it has been 3 y

Re: Apple Care about up

t;> I do it with mine before a bad-guy-catch. >> >> >> On 6/25/14, Traci Duncan wrote: >>> Hi all, it is hard to believe, but I have had my Macbook Air long enough, >>> that my Apple Care is nearly over. >>> >>> Are there any tip

Trouble with my Wifi Network

Hi all, I'm hoping for some help. I am not understanding the small details of my wifi network. Let me try to explain things. I live in a 2 story townhouse, the comcast motem & apple airport extreme are in the bedroom directly above the living room. Where we spend most of our time & use our w

Re: Trouble with my Wifi Network

Oh my gall, some of your message made me laugh. :) And yes, it was confusing. I suppose if we can't get the CC to work reliably, we were only out $35, but still Another option I can try is to connect it to the TV upstairs which is right beside the modem and airport. Onto my thoughts abou

Re: Service to stream only songs I want?

Does lastFM do what you want? On Jul 5, 2014, at 7:00 AM, Jessica Moss wrote: > What's that? I've never heard of it, sounds interesting though. > On Jul 5, 2014, at 5:43 AM, Terje Strømberg wrote: > >> Have any of you tried the Beats streaming music service? Don't have it in >> Norway. Not

Re: Issue with the latest Launch Bar

I agree that launch bar doesn't usually pop up out of nowhere. Which version are you using? I haven't upgraded to version 6, because it is a paid upgrade for me. Traci On Jul 9, 2014, at 6:00 AM, ROBERT CARTER wrote: > Hi Brian, > > Launchbar never does anything for me unless I press the ho

rdio

Hi all, Do you have an all-in-one solution for streaming radio on the Mac. Spotify, rdio, etc.? Thank you, Traci -- 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 emai

Re: Issue with the latest Launch Bar

I can't remember if this has been brought up, but have you contacted the developers? When I first discovered Launch Bar, I contacted them about accessibility, and they seemed quite responsive. Traci On Jul 11, 2014, at 11:10 AM, Brian Fischler wrote: > Thanks wish that was it, I had to quit

Reading columns in pdfs

Hi all, I’m sending this to both lists, because I’m reading this pdf on my Mac & my iDevices. I have a recipe booklet in PDF and many of the recipes are in 2 columns. For example chicken & rice is beside potato soup. When I attempt to read the individual recipe, they get all confused via Voi

Creating a slideshow

Hi all, I looked back in the archives, but didn’t find any answers. I want to create a short slideshow, with 6 photos and a music track. I also want to set the order of the photos. How do y’all do this? Which apps etc.? A couple years ago, I successfully did part of this via iPhoto, however

Re: Safari on the Mac

Maybe my following question will fit in here. I am having a heck of a time with the website sky scanner.net I cannot type in the date fields. I have tried VO-spacebar, routing mouse over & clicking, I tried enter, but nothing so far. I encountered the same results on Google Chrome. Any tips?

DMG as protected folder

Hi all, Last year I learned how to create a disk image and treat it as a password protected folder. Well, I have successfully enjoyed this for a while now, but I decided I should resize the disk. It all looked straight forward, and I enlarged it from 6MB to 128MB. The weird thing is, when I

Toggle Bluetooth Script

Hi all, I’ve needed to update my toggle bluetooth script & thankfully I found one on the web. My question is, in the below script, where would I add in a sound effect? Beep 3, something like that. tell application "System Preferences" reveal pane "com.apple.preferences.Bluetooth" end te

Re: Toggle Bluetooth Script

n 6 to button 3. > > On Apr 22, 2015, at 10:22 AM, Traci Duncan wrote: > > Hi all, I’ve needed to update my toggle bluetooth script & thankfully I found > one on the web. My question is, in the below script, where would I add in a > sound effect? Beep 3, something

Re: Toggle Bluetooth Script

seems to be different on your’s. > Are you using Yosemite? > Thanks. > > On Apr 22, 2015, at 11:17 PM, Traci Duncan wrote: > > I ended up putting beep3 after the line: click button 6 of window 1 > > It is working like a charm. I think the only thing I would add to imp

Is MacTubes broken?

The subject says it all. I did some searching in MacTubes, & could not get any video results. Looking in my search history, the list came up, but playing any video resulted in a youTube help link. It’ll be a bummer, if this app is no more. I use it often. Traci -- You received this message

Re: Is MacTubes broken?

e switch to YouView instead, which is almost the same thing > and is also free. The only limitation is that you have to donate if you want > to unlock downloading videos. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 6, 2015, at 19:23, Traci Duncan wrote: >> >> The s

Re: Is MacTubes broken?

! Big frown! Traci On May 7, 2015, at 8:35 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > Here's the AppleVis entry, which gives links to the MacUpdate.com site and > the actual site. > http://www.applevis.com/apps/mac/social-networking/youview >> On May 7, 2015, at 11:23 AM, Traci Duncan wrote: >

How to Open a DMG File in Windows

To all of you that use both Mac & Windows… Have you used either of these methods to open a DMG file on your Windows machine? I have some password protected DMG folders, and I’m curious, if I ever needed to in the future, could I open & access the files within, on a Windows machine? Thank you,

Secure USB Drive

Hi all, I have been googling on various options for having a cross platform secure USB drive. What do you recommend? If possible, I’d like a solution that utilizes my existing USB stick. Though, I’m open to purchasing a new USB drive with security built-in. Thank you, Traci -- You received

Re: Secure USB Drive

e entire partition encrypted. It's open source software > and therefore is always being vetted for security holes. > > On 5/17/2015 9:37 PM, Traci Duncan wrote: >> Hi all, I have been googling on various options for having a cross platform >> secure USB drive. What do yo

Re: Secure USB Drive

d,if someone tries to guess your > password, the drive is erased after a number of times. > Also, TrueCrypt is no longer being developed/supported. > HTH Marshall > >> On May 17, 2015, at 2:37 PM, Traci Duncan wrote: >> >> Hi all, I have been googling on various op

Re: Can't Connect to Facebook with Third Party Apps on the Mac

No problems with MenuTab for Facebook — so far. ;) On May 27, 2015, at 7:50 PM, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: > Hey all. Subject line says it all. Let me start from the beginning though. As > you all know, I use an app called Trillian for Facebook. Somewhere around > midnight, I get a message saying

Re: Can't Connect to Facebook with Third Party Apps on the Mac

me the > same message that it needs permission. > > Shawn > Sent from my White MacBook > > > >> On May 28, 2015, at 10:41 AM, Traci Duncan wrote: >> >> No problems with MenuTab for Facebook — so far. ;) >> >> >> On May 27, 2015, a

downloading videos

Hi all, since third party apps aren’t useable with youTube anymore, how do y’all download videos? I just tried the kiss method, unsuccessfully. Any suggestions. Thanks, Traci -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe f

Re: downloading videos

hite MacBook > > > >> On May 29, 2015, at 4:58 PM, Traci Duncan wrote: >> >> Hi all, since third party apps aren’t useable with youTube anymore, how do >> y’all download videos? I just tried the kiss method, unsuccessfully. >> >> Any suggestions.

Advice on cleaning up other category storage

Hi all, I was really surprised to see my other storage has grown to 37GB, is there anything I can do to clean this up? With the goal of shrinking it of course. :) I’ve noticed that I have 49.43 GB free out of 120.47 GB. It would be nice to have a better understanding of what is taking up spac

Re: Advice on cleaning up other category storage

not using it for movies and such. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On May 31, 2015, at 12:25, Traci Duncan wrote: > > Hi all, > > I was really surprised to see my other storage has grown to 37GB, is there > anything I ca

Re: claarification wanted with respect to using Messages for Facebook

Hi, I have one more question… Is this Facebook chat or Facebook messages? There is a difference, correct? :) Traci On Jun 10, 2015, at 3:36 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > Ah, thanks. > > > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray > > Still a happy Mac, Verizon Wireless iPhone 6+ and Apple TV

playing flash video in Chrome

Is there an accessible way to start a flash video playing? I’ve tried all sorts of things, but can’t manage to start playback. Any suggestions? Thanks, Traci -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group an

Re: VoiceOver On, Speech Off, on a MacBook Pro

I wanted to add to this topic. When I do the 3-finger double tap on my trackpad, it also seems to bring sound effects back. Is there a way to mute & unmute these to independently? I like VoiceOver sound effects always off. Thank you, Traci On Jul 22, 2015, at 1:35 PM, Denise Barajas wrote:

Can't set up allowance for self

Lol! Just tried an experiment, which failed! The part of family sharing that bugs me is using 1 payment method. I wanted to see if I could dance around this by setting up my own allowance… FYI, that is not possible. The simplest solution I have come up with so far, is buying iTunes gift cards

iCloud Drive

Ok, it is becoming more & more clear to me, that I need to switch over to iCloud drive. If I do this, I need to update my Macbook Air Mid 2011 to Yosemity. I have been reluctant, because I thought I have read on here there was some VoiceOver sluggishness. Before, I take the very late plunge…

Keyboard Commanders

Hi all, For those of you that have both option keys for keyboard commanders, have you come across any issues? An app needing the option key? Currently, I only have it set for the right option key. This made sense for most of my commanders. Thanks, Traci -- You received this message because

Re: Keyboard Commanders

ipsis. If you ever need these and a keyboard commander conflicts, just > turn the commander off with vo-shift-k, type what you need, then use the same > command to turn the commander back on. >> On Aug 13, 2015, at 10:05 AM, Traci Duncan wrote: >> >> Hi all, >>

document reader

Hi all, On occasion, I have old Microsoft works documents to read. I believe the extension is WPS. Has anyone purchased this app? http://www.enolsoft.com/works-wpsreader-for-mac.html I can quickly convert these documents into rtf or txt.

External hard drive Time Machine

Hi all, A few years back I bought a SeaGate external hard drive for my Macbook Air & I have been very happy with it. I reformatted it right away: 2 partitions,, 1 for Mac, 1 for Windows. It was simple. Well, there is a new Mac in the house & I’m shopping for an external hard drive again. Th

Lost partial doc, iText Express

Hi all, This is a first for me. I have lost several paragraphs of a document I was working on. I cannot remember if I hit save or not, just as I closed my Mac into sleep. I have done this several times before & upon opening my Mac back up, my full document is there. Whether I saved it or no

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