RE: Wi-Fi Extenders

2020-03-17 Thread pdevasto0219
I'm a little late to the thread, sorry. However, I wanted to share that I got a Netgear Wi-Fi extender just about two years ago now, and it's performed flawlessly in my single-level 2,150 square foot home, even outside in my back yard. It sells for around $20 US currently. It's very easy to set

RE: IPhone SE 2020 (2nd generation)

2021-09-18 Thread pdevasto0219
I got mine shortly after it came out, and I am very happy I did it. It's very snappy in terms of response, and has done everything I've asked it to with no complaints. I occasionally like to shoot video for my sighted wife, and I love how you can set the phone up to landscape and get true stereo

RE: How to turn on discriptee videos on

2022-01-29 Thread pdevasto0219
The American Coucil of the Blind (ACB) has what they call a “master list” of all described videos from various sources, like Amazon Prime, Netflix, and so much more. I’m sending this link from a Windows computer, so not sure if it will work but here it is: https://adp.acb.org/masterad.html#S

Lost My "All Inboxes" option In Mac Mail Mac OS Monterey

2022-03-24 Thread pdevasto0219
Hi everyone, Up until yesterday, I was able to do Command+1 when in Mail, and I'd get the "All Inboxes" option where I could see combined mail from my two accounts. This morning, however, Command+1 is taking me to my All Drafts folder instead, and the All Inboxes selection is no longer in the Mail

RE: Lost My "All Inboxes" option In Mac Mail Mac OS Monterey

2022-03-25 Thread pdevasto0219
Thanks for this, Tim, very helpful. I was able to get to the “Favorites Add Button”, but when I interacted with it, I could not locate the “All Mailboxes” item anywhere. There was one item at the very bottom of the list that VO identified as an “empty cell”, but that was it. If I can in fact ge

RE: Anyone running Big Sur on a 2013 Macbook Air?

2021-04-18 Thread pdevasto0219
+1 from me, too. If it’s already on Catalina, I’d think that’s a good starting point for whoever gets it. Besides, why should use your valuable time to do the upgrade? If it were me, I’d simply indicate that the computer is on Catalina and let whoever buys it decide whether or not to upgrade. Yo

RE: hand-off

2022-06-18 Thread pdevasto0219
Am I right that you also have to have Bluetooth enabled on both devices as well? Pete De Vasto -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Herbie Allen Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2022 1:23 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: hand-off Make sure bot

RE: hand-off

2022-06-21 Thread pdevasto0219
After thinking about this topic a bit more after sending the last message, I seem to remember that these older Mac Mini's don't have something called an Airplay receiver or something. I'd have to go back and look it up, but maybe someone else in the group knows about that part. One thing I disco

RE: hand-off

2022-06-22 Thread pdevasto0219
Brad, For what it might be worth, I have a late 2014 Mac Mini running Mac OS Monterey. Apparently in order for handoff to work, one of the things that is not listed in Apple's support article about handoff is that your Mac has to have something called Airplay Receiver enabled. The following arti

RE: Does anyone understand the volume High notification on iPhone home-screen?

2022-11-14 Thread pdevasto0219
Donna, It exclusively has to do with headphone audio volume, so no matter how you set the speaker volume, that doesn’t make any difference. Assuming you’re on iOS 16, Go to Settings > Sounds and Haptics, and double-tap the Headphone Safety button. iPhone has a way to tell if you’ve had headphon

RE: Does anyone understand the volume High notification on iPhone home-screen?

2022-11-16 Thread pdevasto0219
OK donna, I think I found what you’re looking for: Settings > Sounds and Haptics > Headphone Audio > Headphone Safety. Now, swipe down till you hear “Reduce loud sounds”, it probably will say OFF. Double tap to turn this on, and now there will be a setting to set decibel level, adjustable. If y

RE: Does anyone understand the volume High notification on iPhone home-screen?

2022-11-16 Thread pdevasto0219
Neither did I, but that’s the techy part of me that says try anything once even if you don’t think it’s relevant to what you wanna do. The one good thing is that you set it once and then forget about it. Pete From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2022 9:42 A

RE: Does anyone understand the volume High notification on iPhone home-screen?

2022-11-16 Thread pdevasto0219
Good job! Time will tell for sure! Pete From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2022 11:11 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Does anyone understand the volume High notification on iPhone home-screen? Well, I did it. Here’s hoping it works

RE: iOS upgrade to 16.3?

2023-02-14 Thread pdevasto0219
I've got a 3rd gen SE, and have been on 16 for a couple of months now. I probably don't use my phone as much as many others of you do, but I've not noticed loss of the stuff I've been used to once I went to 16. It's true that we're half-way through the 16 cycle, so I doubt any more major changes

Moving Ring Tone From Mac To iPhone

2023-04-05 Thread pdevasto0219
Hi everyone, I've been able to create a short ring tone in MP3 format, and convert it to .M4R which is the correct format needed to move it onto my phone. The phone is a 3rd Generation iPhone SE running iOS 16.4, and my Mac is running Monterey. I can locate the M4R file in Finder, but my problem i

RE: Moving Ring Tone From Mac To iPhone

2023-04-06 Thread pdevasto0219
Thanks to Brad and Robert for these instructions! I did get the ringtone moved over just fine. Reminds me of the time I wanted to organize favorites in the Mail program where I had to do the same kind of drag and rop. Pete From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent

RE: Question re old iPhone battery

2023-04-29 Thread pdevasto0219
Hi Donna, You probably know about these, but Amazon’s got a whole bunch of chargers that accept two USB ports for charging, and you can charge your iPhone two or three times between replenishing the charger. I bought this charger

Restoring MacBook Air To Factory Settings And VoiceOver

2023-08-08 Thread pdevasto0219
Hi all, I've not been using my early 2015 11-inch MacBook air very much lately, so I've decided to try and find a new home for it. Before I do that, I need to restore it to factory settings. It's running Mac OS Monterey Version 12.6.8. If I follow the ste

RE: voice mail on an iphone

2023-08-11 Thread pdevasto0219
I’ve also never been able to change the playback destination for voicemail messages, either. I’ve tried both on SE 2 and SE 3 phones. Calling your voicemail does sound like a better option, but this issue is probably something Apple should know about, if they don’t already. Pete De Vasto

RE: installing updates

2023-09-16 Thread pdevasto0219
It sounds like you may have either a Braille display or some other keyboard connected. Either enter the code from whatever connected device you have, or turn it off completely and enter it from your phone. Just a guess, hopefully maybe that will help. Pete De Vasto -Original Message- Fr

RE: moving an app

2023-09-19 Thread pdevasto0219
Double-tap on Drag Item. Then, right above the dock should be an adjustable slider where you can go from page to page. When you're on the page you want, move your finger or swipe until you find the place you want to move the app to, then you can drop either before or after the item you've landed

RE: Pairing/Connecting Braille Display to Mac Book Air.

2023-09-23 Thread pdevasto0219
Hi Eileen, Yes you should be able to have more than one Braille display in your list that you can switch back and fourth to. I’ve got three on my phone, running iOS 16. As for Brailling lowercase, go to Voiceover Settings > Braille, and look at Braille Input. I’ll bet it’ll say 6 dot. You

Facebook Messenger on iPhone

2023-09-26 Thread pdevasto0219
Hello all, On my iPhone 3rd gen SE running iOS 16.6.1, whenever I go into Facebook messenger and try to send a message, VO is going back several screens and speaks their content entirely, rather than just what I sent, or the replies I receive. Also, on my Braille display, messages are displayed

RE: A Question about the Volume of Audio Described Playback

2023-11-04 Thread pdevasto0219
I don't have Apple TV, but I've noticed this, too, on other devices like Amazon Fire. Like others have suggested, I don't think there's anything we can do to balance the volume, as it is a special track that just gets plugged in after the fact. What I have noticed on some recordings is that they

Switching Between Devices On Logitech Bluetooth Keyboard

2023-12-26 Thread pdevasto0219
Hi everyone, I picked up a Logitech K585 Bluetooth keyboard that I was hoping would help me switch between my PC, Mac and iPhone. I'm not seeing any difficulty getting the devices connected, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to use those "Easy-Switch" buttons to move between the dev

RE: Switching Between Devices On Logitech Bluetooth Keyboard

2023-12-27 Thread pdevasto0219
Hi Ian, Have you found a way to use the software Logitech provides to customize the keyboard? I was hoping I could do things like allow function keys to not require use of FN, but after downloading and installing the software I’m finding it just about impossible to use with any screen reader.

Typing Messages in IOS when onscreen keyboard not visible

2024-01-11 Thread pdevasto0219
When I'm in my office, my iPhone SE 2022 is connected to a Bluetooth Keyboartd. When I am on the road, even though I'm way out of range of the keyboard, I'm still not able to get to the on screen keyboard in some apps because the phone is still somehow hanging onto the hardware keyboard. Messages,

Trouble With iMap Account, iOS

2024-02-19 Thread pdevasto0219
Hi all, One of my e-mail accounts is with Comcast, an iMap account. I noticed today that my mail hasn't been updated for the last two days, and there is an error message saying "no password provided for comcast". I went to Settings to try and re-enter the password, but even though the character

RE: Seeking help from someone who uses an Hable

2024-02-23 Thread pdevasto0219
Donna, I tried one of these a while back but it wasn't exactly a good fit for me. However, if I'm remembering right, have you tried typing the number sign, then regular letters, a for #1, b for #2, etc. You don't use computer braille numbers here. I may still have some notes I took buried somew

Additional RE: Seeking help from someone who uses an Hable

2024-02-23 Thread pdevasto0219
>From the manual: 3.8. Numbers Press 3,4,5,6 first. This is to create a distinction between typing letters and numbers. Then, button 1 on the Hable One gives number one. Button 1 and 2 gives number two and so on. You might notice, these are in the same order as alphabets. To go back to typing a

RE: Additional RE: Seeking help from someone who uses an Hable

2024-02-23 Thread pdevasto0219
Hi Donna, My biggest reason for not hanging onto the Hable was that I'm much more used to doing as much typing as possible with QWERTY keyboards. Almost immediately after I got my first iPhone I picked up an Apple wireless keyboard that I use when I'm in my home office and need to type, I conne

RE: Anyone else using Apple Pay or an Apple Card?

2024-03-06 Thread pdevasto0219
I use it on my phone but not on the Mac. I've had very good luck with it. All you have to do is hold the phone over the reader, and I use touch ID on my iPhone SE and the payment goes through real quick. Pete De Vasto -Original Message- From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries Sent: We

Using P M Set To Schedule Automatic Shutdown Mac OS Sonoma

2024-05-05 Thread pdevasto0219
Hello all, My sighted wife just got a new M3 iMac running Sonoma, and I want to help her configure it to shut down at a certain time each day like her earlier computer did. I have hers and my older Macs running versions earlier than Sonoma, and could enable Root using the Directory utility so

To Upgrade Or Not To Upgrade

2024-05-27 Thread pdevasto0219
Hello all, Please forgive my bringing this topic up again. I've been very happy with my iPhone SE 3up to now, so I didn't pay much attention to earlier discussions about upgrading. However, my carrier has just tempted me with an e-mail upgrade offer that I'm seriously considering that includes

iMessage: How to Say You Like Someone's Message

2024-06-10 Thread pdevasto0219
This is a very basic question, but I'm not easily finding the answer to it: I've recently started to get occasional messages back from people I talk to saying: " likes your message. How do they do this? I'd love to be able to do the same thing sometimes. I know you can double-tap and hold on a mess

iOS 17: Identifying Someone In A Photo

2024-06-13 Thread pdevasto0219
Hi all, I've got several photos of my dog on my iPhone, and I thought it would be cool to label it with her name. I can get to the point where I can read details about the photo, but the instructions say to tap on the person or pet with a question mark and you should get a "name person or pet"

iPad Mini Question

2024-07-09 Thread pdevasto0219
Hello all, I just got a refurbished iPad mini 5th generation to replace my 7th generation iPod touch which is just about becoming worthless, and am realizing there are a few differences between iOS and iPad OS. One thing right now is that when I open an app like settings, unlike iOS, the app's

Adding A Command To Voiceover, iPad OS

2024-07-11 Thread pdevasto0219
Hi again, Before I go to the subject at hand, I wanted to thank those who did respond to my earlier question about how the iPad screen is laid out. Donna, particularly, your explanation of the container concept was exactly what I needed to learn. E.T., the manual you pointed me to is great and

RE: New braille Display for my iPad Mini.

2019-04-12 Thread pdevasto0219
Actually, you really do have to activate what's called Mobile ATC on your iOS device. I had to do some digging, but it's discussed in a very well written review on Applevis: https://www.applevis.com/reviews/braille-devices/handy-tech-actilino-review Quoting the author: The Actilino has Active

RE: MLB TV on Apple TV: how to find archive games

2019-05-14 Thread pdevasto0219
Hi again, Mary, Geez, MLB.TV makes it sound so horribly simple: https://www.mlb.com/live-stream-games/help-center/amazon-fire-tv-get-started I assume you found the At Bat app on your Fire TV, and that's how you were trying to login? Pete -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googleg

RE: Initial Setup Of My New iPhone 16 Pro

2024-10-08 Thread pdevasto0219
OK folks, I’m on and am well on my way to configuring the phone. I’ve set up both a pass code and my Face ID. When I go to unlock the phone, it’s still asking for passcode and not seeming to care about the Face ID. What do I need to do here? Thanks for all your help on this, everyone!

Initial Setup Of My New iPhone 16 Pro

2024-10-07 Thread pdevasto0219
I really feel sheepish, so please forgive this very basic dilemma I'm in. I've turned on my iPhone 16 Pro and activated Voiceover. I tapped OK on the announcement of all the gestures, but now I can't get past the Hello screen! It's telling me to swipe up with one finger to open, but I can't get it

RE: Initial Setup Of My New iPhone 16 Pro

2024-10-08 Thread pdevasto0219
Brad, Is your wife’s phone still having the issue? If not, how did you resolve it? And BTW, I’m really impressed with your knowledge of this stuff and how you’re able to help so many other people who need it. Pete From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Bradford Snyder Se

RE: Initial Setup Of My New iPhone 16 Pro

2024-10-08 Thread pdevasto0219
Thanks for the tip, Brad. Unfortunately I found the Blind Side series in Apple podcasts, but not every episode was available, at least for me. However, Dave Mason did a podcast on Applevis specifically addressing the differences between unlocking the iPhone and using the app switcher on phones w

FW: Initial Setup Of My New iPhone 16 Pro

2024-10-08 Thread pdevasto0219
Never mind this one, I did finally get Face ID to work. I don’t know about anyone else, but it really wasn’t as easy as one would think using VO. I’d get confirmation that my face was in the frame, but almost immediately it lost focus. I had to retry setting Face ID up several times before I got

RE: Initial Setup Of My New iPhone 16 Pro

2024-10-07 Thread pdevasto0219
OK I’m getting there I think. I’ve restored my 16 Pro from a backup of my 3rd gen SE. Now, only thing I can’t seem to do is get the srequired swipe gestures to work for unlocking the phone. Raising the phone does wake it up and I get the unlock screen, and I can get to a point where I can get V

RE: Initial Setup Of My New iPhone 16 Pro

2024-10-07 Thread pdevasto0219
I’m not getting this to work probably because I must not be swiping up correctly. Is it with one finger or two? And do you swipe from bottom center? Pete From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Bradford Snyder Sent: Monday, October 7, 2024 12:45 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups

Bone Conduction Headphones

2024-10-21 Thread pdevasto0219
Hi all, I'm looking into getting a good pair of bone conduction headphones for my new 16 Pro. I had gotten a pair of Bluez 2 headphones a couple of years ago, but I'm not happy with the audio, and I'm sure there's better around now. I'm also having difficulty adjusting them to fit comfortably.

RE: Bone Conduction Headphones

2024-10-22 Thread pdevasto0219
Thanks to Jessica and all for the advice. Jessica, just so I'm clear, can VO output be directed through the earphones on the Meta glasses? If so, that probably would, indeed, be the best way for me to go. Thanks, Pete -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf

Meta View Performance On iPhone

2024-10-29 Thread pdevasto0219
Just curious. I'm noticing that once my glasses are on and connected, my 16 Pro responds more slowly to any gestures. Has anyone else noticed this behaviour? Thanks, Pete -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or con

RE: Bad Experience With IOS 18.1 Update.

2024-11-01 Thread pdevasto0219
Hi Eileen, I’m sure you probably did it this way, but if I don’t do an update with the phone plugged in to my Mac is to make sure it’s plugged into a wall adapter. For me at least, things always go much more quickly when the phone is connected to external power. Pete De Vasto From: '

Difficulty With Face ID On iPhone 16 Pro

2024-10-28 Thread pdevasto0219
Hello all, I'm not sure if I can phrase my issue correctly, but here goes: I'm finding that using Face ID is much more tricky than I thought it would be. Sometimes, when I unlock my phone, it'll recognize my face, and the phone unlocks nicely as expected. However, many times, even though I

Thoughts On Replacing iPhone SE 3 with iPhone 16 vs. Waiting for SE 4

2024-09-26 Thread pdevasto0219
Hello everyone, Apologies if this topic has been brought up already, and I know it's real early in the game, but my provider, like others including Apple itself, are offering trade-in allowances if I turned in my iPhone SE 3, which is in perfect condition, for the iPhone 16. I know these newer

RE: How much does having Lidar on my phone actually matter?

2024-09-28 Thread pdevasto0219
I'm in the same boat as Donna, and I actually have a slightly more basic question: What actually could a blind person use LIDAR for? I've tried to look for some specifics but not coming up with anything. Pete De Vasto -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf

RE: How much does having Lidar on my phone actually matter?

2024-10-01 Thread pdevasto0219
Donna, Answers inline below preceeded by PD:… Pete From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2024 8:38 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: How much does having Lidar on my phone actually matter? Hey Pete, DG: I would love to hear more ab

RE: How much does having Lidar on my phone actually matter?

2024-10-01 Thread pdevasto0219
I’ve decided to go ahead and buy the 16 Pro. I’m not sure how much I would use the LIDAR feature immediately, but I’m thinking I’d rather have it even if I don’t use it right away, as opposed to not having it and wishing I had gotten it in the first place. I’m working very closely with the folk

RE: Adding an App to the Doc

2024-11-20 Thread pdevasto0219
I might add here that if the app you added is something you'll be using a lot, definitely move it to somewhere near the left-hand side of the dock. Correct me if I'm wrong, but as you start and stop apps, the right-most app may move out of view and you have to re-add it. My sighted wife has expe

RE: Be my eyes now on Rayban meta smart glasses

2024-12-02 Thread pdevasto0219
Merv and all, I'm not sure if this will help in your case, but I was able to clear the No Service message on my glasses by unpairing, and then re-paring the connection to the glasses on my iPhone 16 running iOS 18.1.1 and the latest Meta View and glasses app. -Original Message- From: '

RE: Be my eyes now on Rayban meta smart glasses

2024-11-30 Thread pdevasto0219
Phil, I've not had to reboot my glasses so far, but for me yes, the lag time when I have the glasses on is pretty annoying. I’m not sure even if it's in the Meta app, because as soon as I put my glasses on VO slows down markedly before I even start the Meta View app on my phone. Pete -Ori

RE: Be my eyes now on Rayban meta smart glasses

2024-12-01 Thread pdevasto0219
I'm having the same issue where after a couple of queries I start getting that "no service available" message. When I look at the Meta View app on my phone, it's telling me there are "2 items" meaning I guess maybe there's an update or something? I'm not gonna do anything today but will look at

RE: VO Saying Authentication Oddity

2025-02-08 Thread pdevasto0219
Hi, My new Mac just upgraded to Mac OS 15.3, and it appears that this issue has been fixed. I just tried going in and out of VO Utilities and then System Settings, and did not get the Authentication message. Pete -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of M

Fals Alarm RE: VO Saying Authentication Oddity

2025-02-08 Thread pdevasto0219
Sorry everyone, I spoke too soon about the authentication bmessage being gone. After hitting Send I realized that for some reason I had to enter a login password when I started my Mac. Afterr a second restart, which successfully auto logged me in, the authentication message is back. Again, since

VO Saying Authentication Oddity

2025-02-06 Thread pdevasto0219
Hello all, When I got my new Mac Mini, it was at Sequoia 15.0. It's now been updated to 15.3, and after completing the update, something strange is going on for me. I don't have anything open yet except for Finder, but whenever I go into either System Settings or VoiceOver Settings, every time

RE: VO Saying Authentication Oddity

2025-02-07 Thread pdevasto0219
command+control+q doesn't lock my screen for some reason. I'm on Sequoia 15.3. Command-tab back to an open app like finder does do the trick so I can live with that until/when there's a resolution. Pete De Vasto -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mik

RE: Function Key Issues

2025-02-11 Thread pdevasto0219
I don't know which Logitech keyboard you have, but I have a Logitech K-585 wireless keyboard, and it has a way to change the keyboard's emulation. If I Press and hold FN then the letter O, the keyboard will emulate Mac, then FN plus P brings it back to Windows. Not sure if this will help but th

RE: Why does my phone keep taking me to the App Library?

2025-01-12 Thread pdevasto0219
Donna, This happens to me too, and it's driving me nuts! Only way I've reliably found to get out of it is to restart the phone. You can ask Siri: "hey siri, restart my device". She'll ask if you really want to do it, you say yes, and the phone is back up in a few seconds after you enter your pa

RE: Why does my phone keep taking me to the App Library?

2025-01-12 Thread pdevasto0219
This begs the following question: Some of you either have enough vision not to need Voiceover, or maybe you can grab a sighted friend or partner, but I'd love to know if this happens only when Voiceover is running, or does it happen when VO isn't running. Pete -Original Message- From:

RE: Coming Back To Mac From Windows

2025-01-20 Thread pdevasto0219
Thank you for patiently trying to help me understand this. My older Mac Mini had thunderbolt 2 ports, which as I finally understand now after a little more research, is obsolete technology now that thunderbolt 3 and 4 are the standard. I did not realize that these ports take the standard USB-C c

RE: Coming Back To Mac From Windows

2025-01-20 Thread pdevasto0219
Brad, I really am appreciating your working to clarify the question about ports. I’m a bit confused about this sentence: The new Mac mini has 3 USB-C/Thunderbolt ports on the rear, and 2 USB-C ports on the front of the device. First, are we talking about the one that retails for aroun

Coming Back To Mac From Windows

2025-01-17 Thread pdevasto0219
Hello all, I moved away from the late 2014 Mac Mini that I currently have back to my Windows PC when I realized I couldn't upgrade that machine past Mac OS Monterey. Now that I've got the iPhone 16 Pro and with all its new capabilities plus how well the new Mini sounds like it would nicely inte

RE: Charging Ray-ban glasses?

2025-01-15 Thread pdevasto0219
Donna, You hopefully already know this, but while you can, in fact, charge your glasses with any USB cable and charger, you're not going to be able to get firmware updates for the glasses. That could affect how much you'll be able to use them in the future with apps like Aira or Be My Eyes. If

RE: Charging Ray-ban glasses?

2025-01-15 Thread pdevasto0219
Oh no, Donna! I'm the one who didn't understand you! If you have the case, you should be good to go. When you put the glasses on and start Meta View on the phone, does it tell you that glasses are connected and the battery is at X percent? So sorry for the misunderstanding! Pete -Original

RE: Charging Ray-ban glasses?

2025-01-15 Thread pdevasto0219
Donna, Where did you order them from? I got mine from Amazon, and my bundle did include a case/charger plus a USB cable. If you've not done so already, double-check to see if you can find a "what's included" section in the description. I'm very surprised! Pete De Vasto -Original Message--

RE: Charging Ray-ban glasses?

2025-01-15 Thread pdevasto0219
Actually, at least for me, case connected to USB wall plug via USB cable = charger. Let's not get too nit picky, though! LOL Glad all's well that ends well. Pete -Original Message- From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 12:58 PM To: macvisionaries@go

Meta Glasses With Apple Airpods Pro 2

2025-04-05 Thread pdevasto0219
Hi, I'm considering picking up a pair of these, but since I also have the Meta Ray Band glasses, and whenever I put them on audio from my iPhone 16 Pro is redirected to the glasses, is it possible to keep audio going through the air pods once I'm wearing the glasses? Has anyone done this with a

Windows On My New Mac

2025-05-11 Thread pdevasto0219
Hi all, I've been following with great interest the very lively discussion started by the person who's moving back to Windows from Mac OS. I, however, am on the other side of the fence, working my way towards moving to my new Mac mini for most of my daily stuff. However, and I may have mentione

RE: Transfer files from Mac to windows 11.

2025-05-25 Thread pdevasto0219
There's an iCloud app you can install on Windows 11 that's pretty accessible. I've got it up on my PC and have actually transferred stuff from OneDrive to iCloud pretty easily. Pete De Vasto -Original Message- From: 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2025 10:05 AM To: mac

M4 Macbook Air: Logging On With Touch ID

2025-05-23 Thread pdevasto0219
Hi all, I'm a little confused about what can and can't be done when logging in or unlocking my Mac. Am I right in assuming that things don't work quite the same as they do with iOS. As you know, on devices that use touch ID, simply pressing the power button and keeping your finger on it with to

Google Meet On iOS

2025-06-16 Thread pdevasto0219
Hi all, I just got my first invite to a meeting using google Meet for tomorrow, and was hoping to use my iPhone running iOS 18. I do have a Google account, but they wanted to verify my phone number. I could get as far as entering the verification code, but can't for the life of me figure out wh

RE: Mac mini m4 will not power up

2025-06-26 Thread pdevasto0219
Wondering if the charger you plug into the wall may be at fault. I've got an M4 Mac Mini, too, and I know the cord is magsafe to USB-c. Do you have another USB-c wall adapter you could try? Pete De Vasto s -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of matthew

RE: Mac mini m4 will not power up

2025-06-26 Thread pdevasto0219
You've probably already tried this, but maybe disconnect, then reconnect the cable from the charger. The connection could be flaky. Pete DV -Original Message- From: 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2025 1:18 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com; matthew dyer Subje

Making Progress With VMWare Fusion

2025-06-11 Thread pdevasto0219
Hi all, With sighted help, I've got a machine up and running with Narrator talking. I'm now trying to remember the best ways to set things up where I can fairly easily switch between my VM and Mac OS, and the documentation is a little confusing as it sounds like there are two views, single wind

PayPal: Sending Money with iOS app

2025-06-08 Thread pdevasto0219
Hi, I think there was discussion about this a while back but I don't have that thread any longer. I just installed the app on my iPhone 16 Pro with iOS 18, and tried to send money to someone. I could get to the point where I could edit the info for the person I wanted to send the money to, but

Trimming Voice Memos, Either With Mac OS or iOS

2025-06-28 Thread pdevasto0219
Hi all, I'm looking for ideas about the best way to edit voice memos so you can eliminate long pauses or other unwanted content. If I go into the Voice Memos app > Edit recording in either OS, VO gets me into the slider where I can mark beginning and ending of what I want, but either swiping or

RE: Ipad No talking

2025-07-21 Thread pdevasto0219
This happens to me with my iPhone, and it can happen with an iPad too. I sometimes hold the volume down button too long and the overall system volume is zero. If VO speech volume is 100% you still wouldn’t get any sound. If you have music or something on the web with sound and can get to it with

Access AI on iPhone 16 Pro Question

2025-07-27 Thread pdevasto0219
Hi all, I'm trying to use the Access AI feature of Aira Explorer using my iPhone 16 Pro, and every time I tap the Quick Capture and Send button, I hear my camera clicking every three seconds or so to take a new picture. If I tap that button again, the camera stops automatically shooting, and it