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Re: Free Vpn application

2021-02-26 Thread Gerry Cook

I have success with Avira but haven’t explored any other one. 

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> Would you recommend me a free VPN application for Mac and Windows that is 
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Free Vpn application

2021-02-26 Thread Nebojsa Tasic




Hi everyone!
Would you recommend me a free VPN application for Mac and Windows that 
is accessible?

Best.


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Looking for Terminal command to create Catalina install disk

2021-02-26 Thread 'Robert Cole' via MacVisionaries

Hello List,
Do any of you have the terminal command to create a bootable installer for 
Catalina?
Thanks

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RE: Toggling To DOM or Group?

2021-02-26 Thread Fazil

Thanks, Lorie.

Yes, please, I need more detail.

Thanks!

 

 

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Subject: Re: Toggling To DOM or Group?

 

you go into the vo utility and create a keyboard commander. the keyboard 
commander choice is in the tool bar. select it and go down to "add". I don't 
remember exactly how I did it but if you need more instructions I'llpoke around 
and see what I did. I know you assign a key to it usually a letter and then 
you're presented with options for what you want it to do.





On Feb 26, 2021, at 2:29 PM, Fazil mailto:fzlmahmoo...@gmail.com> > wrote:

 

How can I toggle to DOM or Group command when Navigating Web, please?

Thanks!

 

to a key, then use that key to switch modes while navigating webpages. For

 

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A detailed podcast on how to use the apple music on mac please?

2021-02-26 Thread Ramy Moustafa Saber

I activated my apple music 3 month  for free, and i love the app on Iphone so 
much, easy, and very accessible.
but what about mac? i willl pay money to listen to music on my big speakers, 
so, my experience wiht apple music on mac is not ok, i can not understand how 
to get songs, how to arrange my library etc,i found very strange songs which i 
did not add to my library, also, can not search for a song, many many things.
is there a detailed podcast that explain the app? and are there any 
accessibility issues inside the app?

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Delete key (was Re: How to delete the stuff in the trash or bin on the Mac please?)

2021-02-26 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries

On my keyboard, at least, the delete key by itself performs the backspace function. FN-Delete deletes deletes the character at the cursor’s position. To be clear, it is the delete key as Brad indicates below. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com  on behalf of Brad Snyder Date: Friday, February 26, 2021 at 10:29To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: How to delete the stuff in the trash or bin on the Mac please?On a Mac, and all Apple keyboards, the key that performs the “backspace” function, is labeled as Delete.It has been labeled this way going all the way back to the very first Apple I computer.If you don’t believe me, get a sighted person to look at it for you. - Brad - On Feb 26, 2021, at 07:33, Steve Matzura  wrote: The following may seem pedantic, but if you don't get it right, it won't work: Please people, it's BACKSDPACE, not DELETE. They are not the same key, and you can mash the DELETE key until you're blue in the face but it won't work. BACKSPACE is located on the QWERTY part of a keyboard, while DELETE is somewhere else.On 2/25/2021 8:01 PM, Jeff Berwick wrote:I have never done anything that complicated.  I simply hit command shift delete and everything is deleted.  I don’t know of a simpler way to do it.JeffOn Feb 25, 2021, at 5:53 PM, 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries  wrote:I actually went in to the trash and selected all the items with Command A and then chose to delete all the items and had to put in my password.  I thought there would be a quicker way than having to go into the trash.  In windows you can press the application key and delete everything at once.  Is there not a similar way on the Mac as there use to be.  That was where the contextual menu came in.  You’d highlight the Bin folder and then VO M and move the down arrow and the empty bin button would be there and you’d press the enter key.On 25 Feb 2021, at 22:47, Jeff Berwick  wrote:When in Finder, just hit:Command + shift + backspace/delete - whatever that key is called.JeffOn Feb 25, 2021, at 5:43 PM, 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries  wrote:Hello.Please could someone tele me how to delete stuff out of the bin or Trash on the Mac please as the VO M contextual menu isn’t working.Thanks.Kawal.-- 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 that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself.Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor.  You can reach mark at:  mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.comThe archives for this list can be searched at:http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/---You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" groupTo unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/75E2F303-EB0A-43B4-8A48-7CB7B934406A%40icloud.com.-- 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 that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself.Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor.  You can reach mark at:  mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.comThe archives for this list can be searched at:http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/---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 email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/72F07791-9E9F-4327-8E6C-2F7D713CCA3F%40berwick.name.-- 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 that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself.Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor.  You can reach mark at:  mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.comThe archives for this list can be searched at:http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/---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 email to macvisionaries+unsub

Re: Question about Apple tech support

2021-02-26 Thread Jonathan Cohn

Very hard to tell without experiencing it. Often though, when something like 
this is happening, there is a secure window that will want your authorization.
Bring up an application list and see if there is a system event or similar 
application listed. If so try each window under that.
Perhaps you can call the apple Accessibility help desk and get advice on remote 
sharing even if they might not want to help you with the other issue.


Best wishes,

Jonathan Cohn



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> I often called Apple. The problem is that as I don’t use wifi, in order to 
> share the screen, they send me an invitation. Lately, the invitation doesn’t 
> work because the computer says this invitation has not window.
> What can I do? Is this an Apple problem, or is there anything I can do?
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Re: Toggling To DOM or Group?

2021-02-26 Thread Lorie McCloud

you go into the vo utility and create a keyboard commander. the keyboard 
commander choice is in the tool bar. select it and go down to "add". I don't 
remember exactly how I did it but if you need more instructions I'llpoke around 
and see what I did. I know you assign a key to it usually a letter and then 
you're presented with options for what you want it to do.

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> Thanks!
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Toggling To DOM or Group?

2021-02-26 Thread Fazil

How can I toggle to DOM or Group command when Navigating Web, please?

Thanks!

 

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Re: Apprising Uber drivers of blindness in advance of pick-up

2021-02-26 Thread Karen Lewellen

Which seems to underscore why as Janina pointed out Uber must establish a 
baseline level of customer expectation for their service.
something included in the request process that, if  driver ignores, 
clearly indicates the driver is at fault here.
Speaking personally, as someone's whose first experience of rape was at 
the hands of a cab driver, there is no way on earth I am  using a service 
without such a baseline.  Ubber has a bit of a reputation for assaults in 
general,  and if they are not taking professional responsibility for this 
issue after being informed, something  must be done to require that 
responsibility be taken.

Karen



On Fri, 26 Feb 2021, Brad Snyder wrote:


There is no ???best??? way to deal with this issue.
That said, using the Uber app is always the better option.
Messaging the driver is hit or miss because many drivers never look for 
messages, and some put the minimum effort into customer service or just don???t 
get it.  I???ve had drivers tell me it wasn???t their job to look for me, and 
refuse to do so.  I have been told it was my responsibility to find them.
When this happens, I always report the incident to Uber, which often results in 
a lot of back-and-forth communications via email or messaging, trying to 
explain the situation to a representative who is many time-zones away in some 
far away location.
It can be very frustrating.

- Brad -


On Feb 26, 2021, at 09:56,   
wrote:

Mike,

I always let them know when the ride is booked via messaging. That being said I 
use the native app, never used the one for BlindSquare. Does that affiliation 
allow you to message drivers?

I keep my messages very simple. I am blind and use a white cane.
Or
Look for man with white cane.

Hope this helps.

Vaughn

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From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com  On 
Behalf Of Michael Busboom
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2021 4:01 AM
To: 'Adrian Leong' via MacVisionaries 
Subject: Apprising Uber drivers of blindness in advance of pick-up

Hi.

I use Uber quite frequently, mostly through the BlindSquare app.  Since I live 
in a metropolitan  area, there are frequently instances where lots of cars go 
by, and the driver, not knowing that I can???t see him/her, just sits there, 
waiting for a passenger to get in to the car.

Is there a way, or perhaps a template that, as soon as my ride has been 
confirmed, to tell the driver that I can be recognized by my white cane? 
Calling the driver as soon as the ride is confirmed doesn???t work, since some 
of them speak neither German nor English.

I am wondering if others have this problem and if so, how they address the 
issue.  Would I be better off using the native Uber app instead of BlindSquare?

With best regards,

Mike

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Re: Apprising Uber drivers of blindness in advance of pick-up

2021-02-26 Thread Brad Snyder

There is no “best” way to deal with this issue.
That said, using the Uber app is always the better option.
Messaging the driver is hit or miss because many drivers never look for 
messages, and some put the minimum effort into customer service or just don’t 
get it.  I’ve had drivers tell me it wasn’t their job to look for me, and 
refuse to do so.  I have been told it was my responsibility to find them.
When this happens, I always report the incident to Uber, which often results in 
a lot of back-and-forth communications via email or messaging, trying to 
explain the situation to a representative who is many time-zones away in some 
far away location.
It can be very frustrating.

- Brad -


On Feb 26, 2021, at 09:56,   
wrote:

Mike,

I always let them know when the ride is booked via messaging. That being said I 
use the native app, never used the one for BlindSquare. Does that affiliation 
allow you to message drivers?

I keep my messages very simple. I am blind and use a white cane.
Or
Look for man with white cane.

Hope this helps.

Vaughn

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From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com  On 
Behalf Of Michael Busboom
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2021 4:01 AM
To: 'Adrian Leong' via MacVisionaries 
Subject: Apprising Uber drivers of blindness in advance of pick-up

Hi.

I use Uber quite frequently, mostly through the BlindSquare app.  Since I live 
in a metropolitan  area, there are frequently instances where lots of cars go 
by, and the driver, not knowing that I can’t see him/her, just sits there, 
waiting for a passenger to get in to the car.

Is there a way, or perhaps a template that, as soon as my ride has been 
confirmed, to tell the driver that I can be recognized by my white cane? 
Calling the driver as soon as the ride is confirmed doesn’t work, since some of 
them speak neither German nor English.

I am wondering if others have this problem and if so, how they address the 
issue.  Would I be better off using the native Uber app instead of BlindSquare?

With best regards,

Mike

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RE: Apprising Uber drivers of blindness in advance of pick-up

2021-02-26 Thread jazzdressage

Mike,

I always let them know when the ride is booked via messaging. That being said I 
use the native app, never used the one for BlindSquare. Does that affiliation 
allow you to message drivers?

I keep my messages very simple. I am blind and use a white cane.
Or
Look for man with white cane.

Hope this helps.

Vaughn

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Sent: Friday, February 26, 2021 4:01 AM
To: 'Adrian Leong' via MacVisionaries 
Subject: Apprising Uber drivers of blindness in advance of pick-up

Hi.

I use Uber quite frequently, mostly through the BlindSquare app.  Since I live 
in a metropolitan  area, there are frequently instances where lots of cars go 
by, and the driver, not knowing that I can’t see him/her, just sits there, 
waiting for a passenger to get in to the car.

Is there a way, or perhaps a template that, as soon as my ride has been 
confirmed, to tell the driver that I can be recognized by my white cane? 
Calling the driver as soon as the ride is confirmed doesn’t work, since some of 
them speak neither German nor English.

I am wondering if others have this problem and if so, how they address the 
issue.  Would I be better off using the native Uber app instead of BlindSquare?

With best regards,

Mike

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Re: How to delete the stuff in the trash or bin on the Mac please?

2021-02-26 Thread Brad Snyder

On a Mac, and all Apple keyboards, the key that performs the “backspace” 
function, is labeled as Delete.
It has been labeled this way going all the way back to the very first Apple I 
computer.
If you don’t believe me, get a sighted person to look at it for you.


- Brad -


On Feb 26, 2021, at 07:33, Steve Matzura  wrote:

The following may seem pedantic, but if you don't get it right, it won't work: 
Please people, it's BACKSDPACE, not DELETE. They are not the same key, and you 
can mash the DELETE key until you're blue in the face but it won't work. 
BACKSPACE is located on the QWERTY part of a keyboard, while DELETE is 
somewhere else.


On 2/25/2021 8:01 PM, Jeff Berwick wrote:
> I have never done anything that complicated.  I simply hit command shift 
> delete and everything is deleted.  I don’t know of a simpler way to do it.
> Jeff
> 
> 
>> On Feb 25, 2021, at 5:53 PM, 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> I actually went in to the trash and selected all the items with Command A 
>> and then chose to delete all the items and had to put in my password.  I 
>> thought there would be a quicker way than having to go into the trash.  In 
>> windows you can press the application key and delete everything at once.  Is 
>> there not a similar way on the Mac as there use to be.  That was where the 
>> contextual menu came in.  You’d highlight the Bin folder and then VO M and 
>> move the down arrow and the empty bin button would be there and you’d press 
>> the enter key.
>> 
>>> On 25 Feb 2021, at 22:47, Jeff Berwick  wrote:
>>> 
>>> When in Finder, just hit:
>>> 
>>> Command + shift + backspace/delete - whatever that key is called.
>>> 
>>> Jeff
>>> 
>>> 
 On Feb 25, 2021, at 5:43 PM, 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries 
  wrote:
 
 Hello.
 
 Please could someone tele me how to delete stuff out of the bin or Trash 
 on the Mac please as the VO M contextual menu isn’t working.
 
 Thanks.
 
 Kawal.
 
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Re: Apprising Uber drivers of blindness in advance of pick-up

2021-02-26 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries

Hi, Mike:

I asked the CTO of Uber to add a feature to our Uber profiles that would
notify drivers after they accepted the ride request. I made this request
during a W3C Workshop that Uber hosted back in September 2019.
Obviously, it didn't get done, but I think it's still the best solution,
if we can just get it implemented.

What to do meanwhile is a bit of a guessing game. We certainly do need a
solution.

I've found sending text messages through the Uber app isn't usually
quick enough to be of help. And calling isn't always successful, either.

Then there's the language issue when one travels internationally. I
recall waving my white cane in the air at the airport in Lyon a few
years ago. The driver had called my cell phone, but my French is far too
weak, and his English wasn't good enough to understand:  "I'm blind, and
you need to see me. Here, I'm waving my white cane in the air."

Actually waving the cane in the air did eventually work. It took the
better part of a minute for him to get it.

Best,

Janina

Michael Busboom writes:
> Hi.
> 
> I use Uber quite frequently, mostly through the BlindSquare app.  Since I 
> live in a metropolitan  area, there are frequently instances where lots of 
> cars go by, and the driver, not knowing that I can’t see him/her, just sits 
> there, waiting for a passenger to get in to the car.
> 
> Is there a way, or perhaps a template that, as soon as my ride has been 
> confirmed, to tell the driver that I can be recognized by my white cane? 
> Calling the driver as soon as the ride is confirmed doesn’t work, since some 
> of them speak neither German nor English.
> 
> I am wondering if others have this problem and if so, how they address the 
> issue.  Would I be better off using the native Uber app instead of 
> BlindSquare?
> 
> With best regards,
> 
> Mike
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Re: How to delete the stuff in the trash or bin on the Mac please?

2021-02-26 Thread Steve Matzura

The following may seem pedantic, but if you don't get it right, it won't
work: Please people, it's BACKSDPACE, not DELETE. They are not the same
key, and you can mash the DELETE key until you're blue in the face but
it won't work. BACKSPACE is located on the QWERTY part of a keyboard,
while DELETE is somewhere else.

On 2/25/2021 8:01 PM, Jeff Berwick wrote:

I have never done anything that complicated. I simply hit command shift delete
and everything is deleted. I don’t know of a simpler way to do it.
Jeff

On Feb 25, 2021, at 5:53 PM, 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries
wrote:

I actually went in to the trash and selected all the items with Command A and
then chose to delete all the items and had to put in my password. I thought
there would be a quicker way than having to go into the trash. In windows you
can press the application key and delete everything at once. Is there not a
similar way on the Mac as there use to be. That was where the contextual menu
came in. You’d highlight the Bin folder and then VO M and move the down arrow
and the empty bin button would be there and you’d press the enter key.

On 25 Feb 2021, at 22:47, Jeff Berwick wrote:

When in Finder, just hit:

Command + shift + backspace/delete - whatever that key is called.

Jeff

On Feb 25, 2021, at 5:43 PM, 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries
wrote:

Hello.

Please could someone tele me how to delete stuff out of the bin or Trash on the
Mac please as the VO M contextual menu isn’t working.

Thanks.

Kawal.

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Question about Apple tech support

2021-02-26 Thread Rena

Hello,

 

I often called Apple. The problem is that as I don't use wifi, in order to
share the screen, they send me an invitation. Lately, the invitation doesn't
work because the computer says this invitation has not window.

What can I do? Is this an Apple problem, or is there anything I can do?

 

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Apprising Uber drivers of blindness in advance of pick-up

2021-02-26 Thread Michael Busboom

Hi.

I use Uber quite frequently, mostly through the BlindSquare app.  Since I live 
in a metropolitan  area, there are frequently instances where lots of cars go 
by, and the driver, not knowing that I can’t see him/her, just sits there, 
waiting for a passenger to get in to the car.

Is there a way, or perhaps a template that, as soon as my ride has been 
confirmed, to tell the driver that I can be recognized by my white cane? 
Calling the driver as soon as the ride is confirmed doesn’t work, since some of 
them speak neither German nor English.

I am wondering if others have this problem and if so, how they address the 
issue.  Would I be better off using the native Uber app instead of BlindSquare?

With best regards,

Mike

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