RE: Audible on the Mac question

2014-02-13 Thread Jackie Brown
Thanks Orin this is very helpful. I was able to do this much easier using Safari and going to the Audible website on my iPad Mini, but my husband was experiencing great difficulty achieving this on his MacMini. Kind regards, Jackie Brown Twitter: @thebrownsplace Skype: Thejackmate -Origin

Re: Announcing a revolutionary remote for iOS VoiceOver users

2014-02-13 Thread Jim Noseworthy
Hi folks: Does anyone on this list know anything about the product? Cheers. -Original Message- From: Ein Lee Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 8:20 PM To: mac-access@mac-access.net Subject: Announcing a revolutionary remote for iOS VoiceOver users Hi everyone, I'd like to introduc

Re: Announcing a revolutionary remote for iOS VoiceOver users

2014-02-13 Thread Thuy
Yes. I have one of these, and they are really good. Not sure why the Android version has to be a completely separate device, which means that you have to have the right model for each corresponding OS? Maybe it's so you have to buy more units if you're like me and like to experiment with different

Re: Announcing a revolutionary remote for iOS VoiceOver users

2014-02-13 Thread Dane Trethowan
Only me of course, I think I'll stick to my Apple Bluetooth QWERTY keybaord and the Touch Screen, old habits die hard you know , just because I do something one way doesn't mean others won't find this tool very affective. Sent from Dane's iPhone +613400494862 > On 13 Feb 2014, at 11:08 pm, Th

Book Review: Tweeting Blind By Jonathan Mosin

2014-02-13 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! I know this list gets regular questions regarding Twitter so perhaps the publication reviewed in February's AFB Access World magazine may not only be of help but a good way to familiarise yourself with all the concepts and features Twitter offers its users. I've been using Twitter for just

Re: Book Review: Tweeting Blind By Jonathan Mosin

2014-02-13 Thread Christopher gilland
I presume this book is on IBooks, or even better yet, available in audio format? Chris. - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" To: "OS X & iOS Accessibility" Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 8:05 AM Subject: Book Review: Tweeting Blind By Jonathan Mosin Hi! I know this lis

Re: Book Review: Tweeting Blind By Jonathan Mosin

2014-02-13 Thread Dane Trethowan
Unfortunately not it seems, the publication is an audio book but there's still no reason why it couldn't be available through the itunes Store, perhaps that will come later. On 14 Feb 2014, at 12:08 am, Christopher gilland wrote: > I presume this book is on IBooks, or even better yet, availab

Re: Announcing a revolutionary remote for iOS VoiceOver users

2014-02-13 Thread Caitlyn and Maggie
I don’t get how this would make things easier.. an explaination of how the thing works would be more then helpful. Cait On Feb 12, 2014, at 7:20 PM, Ein Lee wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'd like to introduce a small product our company makes for Apple iOS > VoiceOver users. It's called RiVO. We h

Re: Book Review: Tweeting Blind By Jonathan Mosin

2014-02-13 Thread Christopher gilland
This is becoming off topic, so I'll end my comments here, but yeah, thanks for the info. Have a great day. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" To: "OS X & iOS Accessibility" Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 8:35 AM Subject: Re: Book Review: Tweeting Blind By Jonatha

Re: Announcing a revolutionary remote for iOS VoiceOver users

2014-02-13 Thread Christopher gilland
I totally 100% agree. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Caitlyn and Maggie" To: "OS X & iOS Accessibility" Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 8:48 AM Subject: Re: Announcing a revolutionary remote for iOS VoiceOver users I don’t get how this would make things easier.. an explainat

Re: Announcing a revolutionary remote for iOS VoiceOver users

2014-02-13 Thread Earle
I just read the user guide for this device. It definitely seems on the expensive side to me. I think if a person really wants to use the iPhone efficiently and if they really don’t want to use the touch screen for some reason they should just buy a blue tooth keyboard. Those are just my thoug

Get iPlayer Automator Question

2014-02-13 Thread Marc Sutton
I was wondering if anyone knows a way to find out shows that have audio description that can be downloaded by this app. Thanks. Marc <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all

An In-depth Evaluation of the BARD Mobile App from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped - AccessWorld? - February 2014

2014-02-13 Thread Dane Trethowan
https://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw150202 ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please addr

Re: using fision

2014-02-13 Thread Dane Trethowan
Howdy! Its been a while since I used the Application so I need a memory refresh, hopefully I'll get time to play with Fission again over the weekend. >From memory the way I got it working was to manipulate the playhead, there are >commands available from within Fission to do that. Sent from

Intro and a Question about Notifications on the MBA

2014-02-13 Thread JAKE JOEHL
Hello everyone. My name is Jake and I just joined this list yesterday. I began receiving posts right after I received the document outlining list conduct, so I’m assuming it’s okay to post this now. Anyway, a sister and I both have Mac Book Airs and use Voiceover. Hers is an 11—inch which she go

Re: Intro and a Question about Notifications on the MBA

2014-02-13 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Hello. I did several tutorials using mountain lion but the notification interface still works under mavericks the same way. Here is what you will be looking for. Look for the one on the notifications center as I have gotten the battery one to work. Just hit close or what ever button is after th

iPhone Question, or Perhaps an IOS Question

2014-02-13 Thread richie Gardenhire
Hi All, I have an IOS question. Whenever I type a short message, I hit an area of the screen that causes me to miss the text from Starting Point. Is there a way to disable that feature so I'm not always deleting text from my messages? Thanks in advance. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Ala

Re: iPhone Question, or Perhaps an IOS Question

2014-02-13 Thread isaac
No there is not a way to disable that. If you get to starting point of the text move the insertion point to the end of the text. On Feb 13, 2014, at 4:19 PM, richie Gardenhire wrote: > Hi All, > > I have an IOS question. Whenever I type a short message, I hit an area of > the screen that cau

Re: iPhone Question, or Perhaps an IOS Question

2014-02-13 Thread richie Gardenhire
Thanks. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. On Feb 13, 2014, at 1:24 PM, isaac wrote: No there is not a way to disable that. If you get to starting point of the text move the insertion point to the end of the text. On Feb 13, 2014, at 4:19 PM, richie Gardenhire > wrote: Hi All, I have

Re: iPhone Question, or Perhaps an IOS Question

2014-02-13 Thread Juaanita Marttin
That bugs me too. All you can do is try to stay as near to the bottom of the screen as you can. On Feb 13, 2014, at 4:19 PM, richie Gardenhire wrote: > Hi All, > > I have an IOS question. Whenever I type a short message, I hit an area of > the screen that causes me to miss the text from S

Re: iPhone Question, or Perhaps an IOS Question

2014-02-13 Thread richie Gardenhire
I guess, like anything else, it takes some practice. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. On Feb 13, 2014, at 2:09 PM, Juaanita Marttin wrote: That bugs me too. All you can do is try to stay as near to the bottom of the screen as you can. On Feb 13, 2014, at 4:19 PM, richie Gardenhire > wr

Re: iPhone Question, or Perhaps an IOS Question

2014-02-13 Thread Sarah k Alawami
I am not sure if it is a bug or feature that apple decided to implement, but if it is a feature I hate it as my finger strays and i end up writing text where it is not supposed to be written. It drives me insain. Take care. On Feb 13, 2014, at 3:27 PM, richie Gardenhire wrote: > I guess, li

Re: iPhone Question, or Perhaps an IOS Question

2014-02-13 Thread richie Gardenhire
I have that same problem. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. On Feb 13, 2014, at 2:28 PM, Sarah k Alawami wrote: I am not sure if it is a bug or feature that apple decided to implement, but if it is a feature I hate it as my finger strays and i end up writing text where it is not suppo

Re: iPhone Question, or Perhaps an IOS Question

2014-02-13 Thread Juanita Martin
That's why I find myself using the Apple BT keyboard almost all the time. sent from my phone > On Feb 13, 2014, at 5:28 PM, Sarah k Alawami wrote: > > I am not sure if it is a bug or feature that apple decided to implement, but > if it is a feature I hate it as my finger strays and i end