Per an accessibility standpoint, Please any input on whether one can use time
machine on its own or superduper to back up one's computer.
I need to take my mac to the apple store tomorrow. I want an accessibile means
to backk up its data before I take it in.
Any help you, as a list could offer wo
Hi folks, I am at my wits end. I want to put some of my most used app on my
desktop vs the dock.I understand how to create an ailius. However, when I try
to put more than one on my desktop, voiceover says the second one has dropped
on the first one. I have been on the accessibility support line
Hi Jamie,
As good as the flexy app is & as hard as their team have worked,I cannot see it
as a primary keyboard.
The concept is ideal for a quick note in notepad or short text, Yet, I find a
hardware keyboard more efficient than even the on screen IOS keyboard. Boxwave
sells a hardware keyboard
Hello &thank you,
The tech told me to use my applications folder to find the given app I want to
create an ailius for. What is the difference in the applications folder & the
home folder? Please forgive my ignorance. Yes I have used the dock. However, I
changed my desktop background to allow for
Hi
I failed to answer a part of your question. Yes, the second ailius drops on the
first.
Thanks much.
Pam Francis
On Jun 8, 2013, at 1:40 PM, ppowell...@aol.com wrote:
Hello &thank you,
The tech told me to use my applications folder to find the given app I want to
create an ailius for. What
Thank you Tim for your step by step instructions. Much appreciated.
Pam Francis
On Jun 8, 2013, at 1:58 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
Hi,
The Applications folder is where all the apps are normally stored by default.
Your Home folder is where your personal data is normally stored. When in the
Find
Hi folks,
I don't even have to read the article to know it's a bad idea. We as a blind
community have strived to assimilate ourselves in to normal society, through
accessibility of mainstream products. I don't even like the idea of large print
phone keypads. The keypad within itself is uniform &
Gi,
Thank you, both Tim & Nick for your specific instructions. I still have one
question. At any time during the process must one interact with the folder or
ailius?
Thanks much
Pam Francis
On Jun 9, 2013, at 2:15 AM, Nicholas Parsons
wrote:
Tim's instructions should work fine. If, however,
Hi Jamie,
We are all greatful for the work Serotek has done with reference to
accessibility. However, unless I am missing something, the benefits of the
access anywhere plan are not universally available to mac users, as they are to
pc users. I want to subscribe to the service, but see no reason
Hi Johnathan,
Do you also use Imessage? If so, There is a menu within your conversation that
will allow you to launch face time from the message. I have used face time
quite a lot myself & love the feature. I wish Apple would allow 1 to 1 training
using face time versus having to compete with th
I sincerely hope this helps. Everyone is so helpful on this list, I save the
answers I am given that work at the time.
When you start it, the focus should be on your main timeline (once you log in
of course). From there, use cmd-right or left to move through your timelines
(home, mentions, DMs,
Hello,
I have used screen curtain on my Idevices, while reading a book. I have also
adjusted screen brightness on my computer if I am using it to access a podcast
or the like which doesn't require me to be in front of it. I have not had any
kind of issues with voiceover finding its way around th
Gi,
The applevis site has their apps categorized very well. Unfortunately, there
are not as many free apps that are accessible for mac as is the case for IOS.
What specifically are you looking for?
Pam Francis
On Jun 16, 2013, at 6:06 PM, Rebecca Sabo wrote:
Hi all,
I was wondering where I co
Hello Karen,
I have an Iphone 4S. I do use a hardware keyboard that attaches to the back of
the phone , only slightly thickening it, yet giving me hardware tactile keys.
When one gets used to the feel, it is designed for speed. It is called a
keyboard buddy ase made by boxwave. The hardware key
Hi,
I too am an iphone, ipad, & mac user. As much as I enjoy my apple equipment, I
retain my windows 7 machine for the rare instance there is not a mac equivalent
for a windows program I may need at the time.
Pam Francis
On Jun 27, 2013, at 4:13 PM, Chenelle Hancock
wrote:
>
> Hello everyo
Hi Chris,
Though I am not familiar with your blog, or what is going on, may I say, your
contributions will be missed. We are all here to help each other. The extent an
individual chooses to go is his own. Thank you for all of your detailed
explanations during my own list membership which hasn't
Hi
Not sure if this, will help, yet is a good resource & gives excellent ideas for
mail organization.
Try this link.
http://mac.appstorm.net/how-to/internet-howto/turning-mail-app-into-the-best-mac-email-app/
Pam Francis
On Jul 19, 2013, at 1:29 PM, "Jed Barton" wrote:
Hey guys,
This is dri
Drag & drop was a nice vo concept. However it is very inconsistent with
keyboard commands. Are there gestures one can use on the trackpad that will
make it work with better consistency?
Pam Francis
On Jul 21, 2013, at 4:20 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote:
It didn't work so I subscribed to the podca
Hi Georgena,
Here is the link you are looking for in the app store.
Hope this helps.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/seeingassistant-move/id625286820?mt=8
Pam Francis
On Jul 23, 2013, at 5:24 PM, Georgina Joyce wrote:
Hello Chris,
Yes, I saw that message but didn't understand what the scrip
I found the link to the app you are looking for. I posted it in another thread
in error.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/seeingassistant-move/id625286820?mt=8
Pam Francis
On Jul 24, 2013, at 2:11 PM, Jessica Moss wrote:
Can you send me a link to it please? I can't seem to be able to find it
Hello, I am not having trouble. I sent the link to a different thread by
mistake. Hope it helps.
Pam Francis
On Jul 24, 2013, at 6:54 PM, Jessica Moss wrote:
Cool, will check this out; what are you having trouble with?
On Jul 24, 2013, at 7:30 PM, ppowell...@aol.com wrote:
> I found the link
Hi folks,
When I got my 4S, I was told about 2 different apple care plans. for $99 I
could get Apple care that would cover one accidental replacement if it were
dropped in water. They needed to see the phone within 30 days of purchase to
make sure it was in good working order. The other plan cos
Hi,
I did pay for the $99 one on one training when I bought my mac, as I was new to
the Mac OS. If I had it to do over again, I wouldn't pay for it.None of this
has anything to do with the staff or their knowledge as it does with the
inordinate noise in the store making it almost impossible to h
I have not had that serious of an issue, however, I have had reason to use my
apple care. I know without it I would have been paying money I could not afford
to keep my mac running properly.
Pam Francis
On Dec 14, 2012, at 1:56 AM, Joseph Norton wrote:
Hi all:
Well, I know Clark Howard does
Hi folks,
Please forgive my ignorance. What is the name of the remote app in question?
Also, how does controlling itunes from your iphone differ from controlling it
on your computer? What is to be gained?
thanks
Pam Francis
On Dec 15, 2012, at 2:59 PM, chris bruinenberg wrote:
Hi Max.
Yes, it
Hi folks,
I have an 11 inch MacBook air. I love it's portability. It's also very light,
does not get warm due to its SSD drive versus a spinning hard drive, The keys
are not smaller yet are closer together slightly because of the size. The one
caveat I would offer, Is to consider the environment
Hi Alex,
My reasons for making the comment concerning the speakers, Surround an incident
with Apple care tech-support attempting to help me with voiceover while they
were on a speakerphone. I had my Mac air turned up completely along With the
volume of my speaker phone turned up. The tech-suppo
Hello,
Thanks for your kind response. I understand Zim text is not a screen reader per
se. I use a combination of speech and screen magnification. My concern is with
the idea that Apple would allow someone else into their API therefore allowing
a third-party vendor to take over their accessibili
Hi folks, this is a feature, I am not familiar with. I have seen it in system
preferences. My question is this, will it work on any text boxes/iMessage? Will
it repeat what it has written? Thanks for any help.
Pam Francis
On Feb 9, 2013, at 3:19 PM, "Jesus Garcia" wrote:
You need to be certai
Thank you very much. Much appreciated. Yes, I am running mountain lion and the
latest updates. Is there a help menu within the feature? Are you also familiar
with the rate of accuracy within the app?
Pam Francis
On Feb 9, 2013, at 4:13 PM, "Jesus Garcia" wrote:
Yes to both questions so long
Hello,
I think if there were enough low vision users to contact Apple accessibility
and ask for different color combinations
Within their zoom product, There would be no need for Third-party vendors to
develop a nap. We as low vision users/screen reader users Need to be our own
advocate for te
Hi folks,
I receive forms from my state periodically to re- determine my eligibility for
state funds. Does anyone know of an accessible means to reliably fill out the
paperwork on the computer, printed, and sign it? I can print it, I can sign it.
However filling out the forms is a major issue. I
Thank you for all of the good suggestions. I have a question with reference to
the type of form. Are there forms that will not lend themselves to be filled
out on the computer regardless of whether one has adobe acrobat or not? I have
heard, there are some government forms that are coated in suc
Hi folks,
Forgive my ignorance. Regarding a previous poster giving instructions to turn
the trackpad commander off, I have a question. How once the trackpad commander
is turned off, Will any movement on the trackpad be detected? I don't
understand that. Any help you could offer would be appreci
Hello,
I too am a slacker subscriber. I pay for the premium membership. And definitely
not a fan of the new layout. It would not take much to make all of their
buttons work. I will never understand why the vendor of a subscription app
feels the need to totally rearrange the layout. In my opinio
If one chooses to subscribe to slacker radio, be at plus, or premium, you
don't have all the ads. Premium subscribers, can play entire albums on demand.
Radio stations, are also more customizable Through a plus or premium
subscription. Yes, one can download music to one's device, however it is
Yes, with a slacker subscription, you can cash content to your device. Also,
premium subscribers can listen to a given album on demand if it is within their
library. Some stations play songs that are not downloadable due to the rights
having expired. However one can still add them to a favorite
I think, if those of us, who used the service, and pay for it, and are left out
of the most recent update via the iPhone are constructively critical of the
update to the extent of Directing them to means of making their app accessible
again, we will have better luck. I will say this much, their
In the past, I have paid the monthly subscription for Pandora. It continuously
played for the subscription. It's my experience, it will stop playing after a
given amount of time if you are not a paid subscriber.
Pam Francis
On Feb 14, 2013, at 10:13 AM, Brandon Olivares wrote:
No problem. :)
Hi folks, I have what I hope is not a stupid question. If one is editing text
on the Mac, why would one want the text to speak to the right of the cursor?
The only way I can figure this out, is if one were editing characters from a
misspelled word. When I used Windows, along with magic screen
Hi Alex,
Thank you for your excellent description. Yes sir, it does make sense. Not many
can offer a description in a way that one can picture in his head and apply it
to the computer. Truly appreciate it. thank you
Pam Francis
On Feb 14, 2013, at 4:28 PM, Alex Hall wrote:
Quicknav must be o
Hi Matthew,
There are two tiers Of slacker subscriptions.
The plus subscription, $3.99 per month. The premium subscription is $9.95 per
month. The premium subscription, allows you to play albums/songs on demand,
create and save your own stations With more control over what artists are on
them. I
Hi Christine, I spoke to the slacker representatives this afternoon. They say,
they updated their iPad app before the launch of the iPhone app. They say, they
took the iPhone app from the ground up, and said they had received complaints
from those of us with vision issues about usability. We as
Hi Jessica, wish I could help with that one. I don't know I do not have the
free subscription. However when I did have the free subscription, my skips were
limited, Yet my listening was not. The differences were if you search for a
given artist, you got that artist along with any other similar a
Hi Jessica To my knowledge, you get six skips per hour. I'm not sure if that is
per station. Also, to Matthew, Look for I believe it is create a
station/playlist in the main navigation pain on the left hand side of the iPad
app. I'll help however I can. It's very intuitive. very easy.
Pam Fr
Hi folks, I think Apple is finally catching up to the idea there is competition
for its products. It is not the boutique high-end product line as it once was,
even though it likes to think it is. Though it is still a quality product,
there are tech companies catching up in quality in a real hu
Hi Matthew,
Having spoken to them the day the app launched, they say they have received
numerous complaints about numerous bugs, some dealing with accessibility some
not. If you by chance have an older version of the app sync to your computer,
you can put that version back on your phone, it wil
Hello,
This might be a cumbersome process, however, can you go through the messages,
select them, copy them to a note? You should be able to get all of your
messages into the notes app, therefore emailing it to yourself or sending it
to your computer.
Pam Francis
On Feb 18, 2013, at 11:21 AM
Though the iPhone app is not perfect, it has made a few strides. I searched
for my son for example, whose name is not common, His name came up in the
search results and told me how many mutual friends he had.
Pam Francis
On Feb 24, 2013, at 7:29 PM, Jessica Moss wrote:
I've been noticing t
Hi folks,
I recently installed this program on my Mac. Are the help files
self-explanatory, or is there a good guide to learn how to use this program
successfully?
Pam Francis
On Feb 27, 2013, at 7:45 AM, "Christopher-Mark Gilland"
wrote:
When you say you deleted the preferences, what exact
Pardon my ignorance,
Given the fact the games are available on game day audio, why mess with the
video player on the computer? The TV broadcasts are not what they used to be.
It's geared more for vision is for real sportsman ship and listening/watching.
Pam Francis
On Mar 1, 2013, at 7:35 AM, e
I quit messing with the spring-training games on my computer years ago. I use
the app. Much easier to navigate.
Pam Francis
On Mar 2, 2013, at 3:00 PM, erik burggraaf wrote:
Dano what to tell you. The player is in flash and won't even show up on your
computer unless you have flash installed.
Hi folks,
If I'm not mistaken, the money you pay for the app, also get you access through
your computer. I don't think they charged twice. Login to your MLB account with
your username and password and take advantage of the subscription on your
computer or phone.
Pam Francis
On Mar 2, 2013, at
Hi,
I am curious, about the same issue. I have successfully been able to do
iMessage on my Mac with Emoji navigating to :-) picker. I was not aware there
were other imaging beyond the smiley picker. I know iOS has many. If you can
please explain in more depth as to how to get to them other then
I guess I am a total idiot when it comes to mail. Yes, I read & respond,
however, I was not aware of keyboard shortcuts to get to a given mailbox. I
have searched for a keyboard shortcut to send mail without navigating to the
toolbar. It has almost been easier to correspond on my phone.
Pam F
Thank you Stacy. Hope I didn't sound too ignorant.
Pam Francis
On Mar 9, 2013, at 3:54 PM, Stacey Robinson wrote:
To send mail, simply press command shift d when ready to send.
On Mar 9, 2013, at 3:50 PM, ppowell...@aol.com wrote:
> I guess I am a total idiot when it comes to mail. Yes, I re
Hi folks,
I really am grateful for all on this list. All of you seem to be willing to
help someone without judging. In our ever changing world of technology any help
is priceless.
Thank you. I sincerely hope to be one day a contributor as muchas I am a reader.
Pam Francis
On Mar 9, 2013, at 10:
Does anyone know if there is an accessible version of solitaire for either
windows or mac? If so, what site?
Pam Francis
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I have a friend who is a windows user, who I am attempting to convert. Until
then, He is looking for a solitaire game he can use with jaws. If you know of
one, please post the link so I can forward it to him.
Regards,
Pam Francis
On Mar 15, 2013, at 6:28 PM, Jessica Moss wrote:
I was wonderin
I would stay away from that thing for several reasons. 1. If it sounds to good
to be true, it probably is. Most of that crap I have seen may offer many
channels, how many of them could you understand? You are better off subscribing
to hulu, or netflix. Run the other way from scams like that & an
Hello all,
I know there is at least 1 blind person working in retail for Apple. It would
make sense to have those who use the software to be in tech support to help
others.
Pam Francis
On Mar 21, 2013, at 8:39 AM, Scott Berry wrote:
Peter,
I have spoken with the Accessibility team a bit. H
Hi Tammy, I had similar issues when I installed this program. I got a good
explanation from a fellow lister. I saved it. Here it is. Hope it helps.
When you start it, the focus should be on your main timeline (once you log in
of course). From there, use cmd-right or left to move through your tim
Hi folks,
I hope this does not sound too elementary. On both my mac & ios devices, I hear
voiceover say elypsis. What does it mean? Is there any way to turn it off if it
is not needed?
Thanks,
Pam Francis
On Mar 26, 2013, at 11:46 AM, ROD SKENE wrote:
Thanks, iTunes did just that the first
Hi,
Until I got my mac, I never heard my screen reader actually say elypsis. I had
no idea what it was or what I could do to turn it off as it is annoying. I am
still not sure what its purpose is other than your explanations. It sounds as
if it is synonymous with etc.
Pam Francis
On Mar 26, 20
Thanks to all.
I hope I did not hijack your topic. However I am certainly grateful for the
explanations. This list has helped to satisfy my minimal requirement for myself
with respect to learning something new every day.
Blessings,
Pam Francis
On Mar 26, 2013, at 10:12 PM, Esther wrote:
Hi,
Hi folks,
I don't know, GG if you have any vision, however, I do have some, though not
much. As your phone runs down or is charging, A box in the center of the screen
when it is locked gives a visual rectangle showing battery percentage. When it
gets below 20% it changes color. My theory is that
Hi Anita,
This is a very helpful guide to getting started with voiceover directly from
the apple website. It will introduce you to voiceover along with basic OS10
commands. Hope it helps.
http://help.apple.com/voiceover/info/guide/10.8/English.lproj/index.html
Pam Francis
On Mar 27, 2013, at
Mike,
I have never seen this website till today. I checked it out, though I am no
longer a true beginner, I still learned from it. I bookmarked it & hope you
will update as needed. Thank you for taking the time & performing a needed
service.
Pam Francis
On Apr 1, 2013, at 8:55 AM, Mike wrote:
Hi Shannon, To my knowledge, no one has mentioned the learning curve involved
when changing systems. What does your wife use her computer for? Also, does she
have the time to emerse herself in a new system for the sake of truly learning
to use it? I have both a mac & windows machine. I spent mos
There was a recent update to the slacker radio app. After breaking
accessibility in their redesign of the app, they finally fixed it. I am
grateful enough people were constructively assertive & let them know we are a
market to be considered. In their app description, they specifically say,
imp
I know the feeling. Have been a subscriber for a while. When they broke
accessibility in their redesign, They got an email & phone call from me. At the
time, I think they were guaging response. I don't think they realized how many
of us use their service whether paid or free. They were bombarded
Slacker offers the ability to casche content to your device for offline
enjoyment with a subscription. It is also more customizable than Pandora.
Pam Francis
On Apr 10, 2013, at 11:59 AM, Matt Dierckens wrote:
Having used both I found more artists with slacker than Pandora.
Slacker is more acc
I have had similar questions, most of which have been answered. However, when
disabling sleep, is there a general button that disables all sleep? From what I
have seen in the pane to which you refer, one must disable or extend time for
hard drive or screen separately. If there is a general way t
Hi Robert,
The mac app to which you referred, Does it affect any other running
applications? Also, does it load by default? How does it interface with system
preferences in general?
Pam Francis
On Apr 29, 2013, at 9:44 AM, Jamie Pauls wrote:
Very cool. I will keep that in mind. Thanks.
Sent
It's about time they came to the party. We all know how resistant Amazon has
been to making their services accessible to us. Forgive my conspiracy theory
attitude, there had to be some pressure from somewhere other than the blind
community as a whole. We as a community have managed through cons
Hi Christina,
On the latest update to the slacker app, you have 4 tabs along the bottom of
the app. They are from left to right as you are holding your phone vertically
as follows, related artists, favorites, popular songs, & newer songs.
When you double tapp a given tab, there is a slider about
I went to the adobe site directly & installed it with no issues. I didn't want
to either, yet there is still to much material out there requiring flash. I
hope it goes away soon.
Pam Francis
On May 11, 2013, at 4:21 AM, Garth Humphreys wrote:
I prefer not to install Flash directly and instead
Hi list,
I hope someone can either help me or tell me I am nuts.
I have a friend who is trying to set time zone & location settings in icloud.
He is not much of a cloud person, however he set it up in order to use the find
my iphone feature & find my mac.
I can't find anything in icloud preference
I certainly appreciate your help. I didn't see anything in icloud either, nor
do I remember having to set a time one in icloud when I set up my account to
turn on find my iphone & find my mac.
Thanks much.
Pam Francis
On May 24, 2013, at 9:59 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
Hi,
I'm thinking that he
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