Re: Article: Apple nearing release of OS X 10.9.2 with FaceTime Audio, call waiting, fix for SSL flaw [u]

2014-02-25 Thread Chris H
Same here! And no I don't ever remember Microsot mentioning improvements if at all to Narrator. Regards Chris On 25/02/2014 17:03, JAKE JOEHL wrote: It’s great to see them mentioning Voiceover! I don’t ever recall Microsoft doing that, but then again they don’t yet? have their own screen

Re: Google Chrome

2014-02-21 Thread Chris H
The app is free and seems accessible when I last tried it. I prefer Safari though for some reason particularly the ticks when a page is loading. Regards Chris On 21/02/2014 21:19, Dane Trethowan wrote: Stupid question I'm sure, is there a Google Chrome Browser App for IOS and has anyone

Spotify was Re: iTunes Radio Revisited

2014-02-18 Thread Chris H
I was going to mention this but forgot. But I wouldn't call this integration at least in the sense that it doesn't come as part of the operating system. But yes Spotify is close, very close indeed. For example I can lock the screen and media player controls appear in the lock screen. Shame

Re: Spotify was Re: iTunes Radio Revisited

2014-02-18 Thread Chris H
Spotify harder to navigate on the IPad at least. I actually gave up my paid subscription because it was becoming too tedious. -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Chris H Sent: Tuesday, 18 February 2014 7:49 PM To: OS

Re: is win clone 4 accessible?

2014-02-17 Thread Chris H
Try this link which says direct download. https://twocanoes.com/winclone/pricing Regards Chris On 17/02/2014 20:32, Sarah k Alawami wrote: Hello to all. I normally don't ask this question but I can't find demo of this software on the developer's home page. If someone uses win clone 4 and

Re: iTunes Radio Revisited

2014-02-17 Thread Chris H
Sounds good, now excited for the UK switch on so to speak smile. As for the ads I think these are audio ads with artwork to accompany them. Of course I wouldn't know for sure until it comes here. Regards Chris On 18/02/2014 06:09, Dane Trethowan wrote: What a wonderful idea, I guess iTunes

Re: iTunes Radio Revisited

2014-02-17 Thread Chris H
And what I also like the sound of is that it's fully integrated into iOS plus it's available out of the box in iTunes for Windows and Os X. No other streaming music service has such integration. Regards Chris On 18/02/2014 06:09, Dane Trethowan wrote: What a wonderful idea, I guess iTunes

Re: Audio on I pad

2014-01-27 Thread Chris H
Hi go to settings usage music. Regards Chris On 27/01/2014 08:18, George Cham wrote: Audio on I pad I had to delete all data from I pad, because it was too full with audio content. My question is this. How do I delete music that has been downloaded to the I hap? George, Sent from my

Re: question about time reset on iPod Touch Fifth Generation

2014-01-21 Thread Chris H
Hi yes, providing set time zone is turned on in settings, privacy, location services, system services. Regards Chris On 21/01/2014 19:08, meadowlark77 wrote: Hello all, I sent a friend of mine an iPod Touch Fifth Generation. It had been on my wifi. Right now, it is still set to

Re: question about time reset on iPod Touch Fifth Generation

2014-01-21 Thread Chris H
network to change time zone. Take care. On Jan 21, 2014, at 11:19 AM, Chris H christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Hi yes, providing set time zone is turned on in settings, privacy, location services, system services. Regards Chris On 21/01/2014 19:08, meadowlark77 wrote: Hello all, I sent

Re: the cee dee drive on the macbook pro

2014-01-18 Thread Chris H
Hi yes, press the eject key on your keyboard, this is located to the very right after the F12 key. Regards Chris On 18/01/2014 16:03, John Gallagher wrote: Hi all a real daft one if I have a cee dee in the macbook pro how do you actually get it out there is no physical button to get the cee

Re: New Commands in Safari?

2014-01-12 Thread Chris H
Hi this only works if Quicknav is turned on, to do this press left and right arrows together. Regards Chris On 12/01/2014 16:10, Matthew Chao wrote: Hi, Folks. I'm using Mac OSX Mountain Lion version 10.8.5, and I'm noticing that when I'm in Safari and hold down the down arrow and right

Re: Reference Tools In OSX

2014-01-07 Thread Chris H
Hi very cool, does this app require an internet connection? Obviously it would for Wikipedia but what about basic usage? Some might not want to go online all the time you see. Regards Chris On 07/01/2014 22:03, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hi! A tip for those who are students and use a Mac for

New iPad

2014-01-02 Thread Chris H
Good evening all well i finally got my iPad mini wifi 128 gb in silver over an hour ago. The setup was painless, but lol! I had to turn everything on in iCloud settings just to get my contacts for example! Now I'm currently downloading the free apps that Apple now offers when you purchase a new

Re: Favourite Apps

2013-12-30 Thread Chris H
Hi wow, will have to check this out when i acquire my iPad mini, sorry to go on but i do not like listening to music or other audio on an iPhone 4s, sure could wear headphones or connect to external speakers but do not want to do that all the while, again sorry for the repeated rants about

New iPad

2013-12-28 Thread Chris H
Hi all well i've bit the bullet and placed my order for my very first tablet, iPad mini with Retina Display, this is a treat for myself since did not get one for the holidays, also as they say new year new start, i chose silver for colour and a wopping 128 gb for capacity, this is so i can

Re: New iPad

2013-12-28 Thread Chris H
: Chris H christopher...@gmail.com To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2013 6:16 AM Subject: New iPad Hi all well i've bit the bullet and placed my order for my very first tablet, iPad mini with Retina Display, this is a treat for myself since did

How to get books using automatic downloads? was Re: All You Need to Know on Getting Started with Apple Products fromaBlind Perspective

2013-12-27 Thread Chris H
Hi i downloaded this book myself from iTunes on the desktop, but can't see it on the iPhone, i have ticked books on the desktop side and turned books on the iPhone, these are regarding automatic downloads, any ideas greatly appreciated. Best wishes for Christmas and 2014 Chris On 27/12/2013

Re: All You Need to Know on Getting Started with Apple Products fromaBlind Perspective

2013-12-27 Thread Chris H
Hi ar i see, no wonder it didn't download to my phone then, i downloaded it to my pc version of iTunes and got no such message. Best wishes for Christmas and 2014 Chris On 27/12/2013 20:05, Sandratomkins wrote: I get a message saying this book is not available for the iPhone only for the

Re: How to get books using automatic downloads? was Re: All You Need to Know on Getting Started with Apple Products fromaBlind Perspective

2013-12-27 Thread Chris H
these to iPhone too. Best, Zack. On Dec 27, 2013, at 11:09 AM, Chris H christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Hi i downloaded this book myself from iTunes on the desktop, but can't see it on the iPhone, i have ticked books on the desktop side and turned books on the iPhone, these are regarding

Re: Mavericks - Is it now time to upgrade?

2013-12-17 Thread Chris H
David, I not upgraded my mac yet to the 10.9.1 update, but it appears the finder busy bug has been fixed. But all around there seems to be much disappointment. Apple promised to fix loads of VoiceOver issues a while back, and they're not present in 10.9.1. Ar dear. On 17/12/2013 06:47, David

Re: keychain

2013-12-07 Thread Chris H
Don't think so as once turned on both devices they should just work. Since Macs cannot accept passcodes then you probably won't be prompted for anything when checked. On 07/12/2013 04:32, don bishop wrote: Hi, I’m trying to figure out what I need to do to properly use keychain. I have it

Re: Voiceover on Apple TV

2013-12-07 Thread Chris H
Was going to get this now but this will be sizzled as in the near future I may be getting an iPad with accessories as a gift. On 06/12/2013 22:10, Martin G. McCormick wrote: We are thinking about possibly getting Apple TV. I am familiar with Voiceover on the Mac and iPad. Is the

iPad

2013-12-05 Thread Chris H
Hello everyone thanks to my support i managed to not only feel her iPad but also hear it too. She has the newer iPad mini. I like the screen size, about 8 inches, and the sound quality is great. So all I'm going to say if I ever get one is the iPad mini is the way to go. Kind regards Chris.

Re: iPad

2013-12-05 Thread Chris H
on iPhones. This means you will have trouble scanning for OCR and scanning barcodes. My wife has an iPad, and it cannot read barcodes, but she has no problem with her iPhone. Glenn - Original Message - From: Chris H christopher...@gmail.com To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac

Re: iPad

2013-12-05 Thread Chris H
, at 11:34 AM, Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com wrote: I'm still trying to figure out what the attraction of the iPad is over an iPhone. I mean I like toys too, but is there anything the iPad does that isn't available on the iPhone that makes it worth buying? On Dec 5, 2013, at 2:10 PM, Chris H

Re: problem verifying my rescue email address.

2013-12-04 Thread Chris H
I don't think you can use an Apple Id for a rescue e-mail address. On 04/12/2013 18:42, Sarah k Alawami wrote: Hello to all. I'm having issues verifying my rescure email address. It happens to be my current Apple ID, so I clicked the link and entered in my credentals and got email not valid

Re: Decreasing startup time, any tips and tricks?

2013-12-03 Thread Chris H
Ok I have an app called Onyx can this help at all? On 03/12/2013 14:52, Sarah k Alawami wrote: What I do is use a tool called “tinker tool” I think I spelled that right but you can find it on mac update’s site. I then go to the log in items tab and uncheck all my start up things. I also try

Re: Question: the quickest way to use the NVDA screen reader on my Mac

2013-11-27 Thread Chris H
No such animal exists. Because virtual machines run entirely under software it all depends on how fast your ram and processor is to determine how fast a virtual machine can run. You are better off looking into Bootcamp. Then that way you can run the other operating system natively without

Re: Question: the quickest way to use the NVDA screen reader on my Mac

2013-11-27 Thread Chris H
the apps I had open before rebooting. With a VM, at least I wouldn’t lose open applications and wouldn’t have to reboot twice. :) On Nov 27, 2013, at 12:17 PM, Chris H christopher...@gmail.com wrote: No such animal exists. Because virtual machines run entirely under software it all depends on how

iPhone 4 news

2013-11-27 Thread Chris H
Good afternoon all well am pleased to say the iPhone 4 8 GB black has now been sold for £100 or whatever that is in your country. Got the money as cash. Will certainly come in useful for my stay over with list member and friend Hannah Day. -- E-mail Facebook and iMessage

Brilliant discovery

2013-11-24 Thread Chris H
Good evening everyone. Tomorrow I'm going to exchange the iPhone 4 for cash. Just done an erase all content and settings so it's good to go for the prospective customer. Actually made a brilliant discovery. Even if I triple click home and VoiceOver comes on once I power off the erased phone

Forwarding text messages with calendar events embeded for example, how?

2013-11-19 Thread Chris H
Good morning everyone. Not sure if this is a user error or a bug, but wondering if you can show me how to forward a text message with embeded links such as calendar events in them? I'm asking this because when I double tap on such a message, a menu pops up with create event, show in calendar,

Re: Reporting issues, was: VO+shift+d not working in Mavericks - Why?

2013-11-19 Thread Chris H
That's what you do. After finding out it's indeed an issue and you can replicate yourself report it to that e-mail. But you can also report the issue at www.apple.com/feedback E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 19/11/2013 07:20, Parham Doustdar wrote: Hi, I have seen

Re: Reporting issues, was: VO+shift+d not working in Mavericks - Why?

2013-11-19 Thread Chris H
and the categories are let’s say very very specific. Take care. On Nov 19, 2013, at 12:42 AM, Chris H christopher...@gmail.com wrote: That's what you do. After finding out it's indeed an issue and you can replicate yourself report it to that e-mail. But you can also report the issue

Re: Is there any other way of turning voice over on apart from command f 5?

2013-11-18 Thread Chris H
Ar. Try command fn f5. Without this the f5 key invokes the keyboard backlight hence the command unlikely to work. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 18/11/2013 09:29, trevor wrote: I am having a few problems with maverick on my 15 inch macbook pro and I have

Re: pairing a bluetooth keyboard

2013-11-18 Thread Chris H
This is a bug with VoiceOver under Maverix. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 18/11/2013 16:06, Terry Clasper wrote: Hi all, I’ve been trying to pair an apple bluetooth keyboard to my mbp for the last couple of days. When I get the pairing request dialog, it says

Re: I message on ipad

2013-11-16 Thread Chris H
Can you let us know as well please as thought it would work across all devices. Not this time for this member. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 16/11/2013 05:17, George Cham wrote: Hi, I’m finding that when i receive i messages on my iPhone, they are not showing up on

Re: I message on ipad

2013-11-16 Thread Chris H
Oh crap just had a thought lol. On the iPhone go to settings messages send and receive and change the start new conversations from to your Apple Id. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 16/11/2013 05:17, George Cham wrote: Hi, I’m finding that when i receive i messages on

iPad mini

2013-11-15 Thread Chris H
Hello everyone just a quick message to say there might be an iPad mini owner in the family at Christmas as I'm hoping my half brothers get one for Christmas from our parents. Father rung me and asked what one can do with a wifi tablet and tole them. I then gave a sort of a hint to consider the

Re: iPad mini

2013-11-15 Thread Chris H
...@gmail.com On 15/11/2013 12:37, William Lomas wrote: i'd get one for yourself too; if you like media content, podcasts etc. it is a great little tablet to use. i don't like the web navigation much now on safari On 15 Nov 2013, at 12:26, Chris H christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Hello everyone just

Re: advantage of an iPad over an iPhone?

2013-11-15 Thread Chris H
cannot. Maybe before I leave the State for good, I might can, by that time. Take care and thanks, Brenda mailto:meadowlar...@cox.net - Original Message - From: Chris H christopher...@gmail.com To: OS X iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 6:50 AM

Re: advantage of an iPad over an iPhone?

2013-11-15 Thread Chris H
No it's to produce high resolution graphics. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 15/11/2013 16:25, Andy Collins wrote: What actually is the retina bit of the iPads anyway? Is that about Face Time? - Andy On 15 Nov 2013, at 15:26, Chris H christopher...@gmail.com wrote

Update on refund

2013-11-12 Thread Chris H
Hello everyone, this is Chris here. Just a quick update to say I got my refund for sure. I was curious actually, as my balance hasn't changed since I got confirmation of the refund, which was three days ago. Somebody on another list suggested I sign out and back in on both pc and iPhone in my

Re: Where To? iOS app on sale today for $0.99

2013-11-12 Thread Chris H
Just got the app and seems to work well. It found my location and was able to display hospitals for example. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 11/11/2013 22:10, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: Hi Esther, I’ve heard about this app. Do you know how well it works in Europe?

Re: Update on refund

2013-11-12 Thread Chris H
the showing of buy alerts. The others, yes, I do, but not those. LOL! Chris. -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Chris H Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 3:34 AM To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility Subject: Update

Re: Question about refund

2013-11-10 Thread Chris H
-access.net] On Behalf Of Chris H Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2013 6:30 AM To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility Subject: Question about refund Good morning all just requested a refund of an item I didn't mean to purchase. My refund has been confirmed but how long then does it take before this is reflected in my

Question about refund

2013-11-09 Thread Chris H
Good morning all just requested a refund of an item I didn't mean to purchase. My refund has been confirmed but how long then does it take before this is reflected in my Apple Id? I checked as of a few minutes ago and no refund was shown. Any responses greatly appreciated. Thanks! -- E-mail

Using VIP, can you help?

2013-11-08 Thread Chris H
Hello everyone, this is Chris here. Please can you try and help? I think I have discovered a bug with the VIP feature in Mail. 1. I open Mail. 2. I double tap on VIP in my list of mailboxes. Next to that I have 1 unread message. 3. When I open the mailbox, the list is empty. So where is the 1

Re: Using VIP, can you help?

2013-11-08 Thread Chris H
is somewhat notorious for a non-standard mail server implementation. In other words, just because Mail says you have an unread message doesn’t mean you do. Best, Zack. On Nov 8, 2013, at 9:50 AM, Chris H christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Hello everyone, this is Chris here. Please can you try and help? I

Re: Problem with VMWare fusion on Mavericks

2013-11-07 Thread Chris H
I would say upgrade to Fusion 6 as perhaps the network infrastructure has changed in Mavericks. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 07/11/2013 18:26, Paul Hopewell wrote: Hello, I am running Windows 7 via fusion 5 on Mavericks. It all works fine except that I cannot

Re: accessible web designing software.

2013-11-04 Thread Chris H
Well, even if you kind of need to know Html to use this app, it looks like from the feature set that there's plenty of help for you. Code completion and documentation are a few of what it appears to offer. I may grab the free 30-day trial and give it a spin. E-mail Facebook and iMessage

Re: keychain

2013-11-01 Thread Chris H
It's so the credentials are synced across all devices and is not intended to remember them for you however Safari can autofill them if necessary and this is now part of Keychain. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 01/11/2013 11:12, William Lomas wrote: hi all how please

Re: keychain

2013-11-01 Thread Chris H
2013, at 11:34, Chris H christopher...@gmail.com wrote: It's so the credentials are synced across all devices and is not intended to remember them for you however Safari can autofill them if necessary and this is now part of Keychain. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com

iPad

2013-10-31 Thread Chris H
Good evening all again. Well finally had chance to look at an iPad today at the group! A member of staff has one, an iPad 4 3G model. All I can say is wow! I like the bigger screen very much! I was able to tap around with two hands, something I can't do with an iPhone. She is not a VoiceOver

Re: Update: Jump to top / bottom of column in Mavericks Mail message list

2013-10-31 Thread Chris H
Must be using classic view then. Will check. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 31/10/2013 00:21, Geoff Stephens wrote: For me, in modern view, Command Option arrows work but Option arrows does not. On Oct 30, 2013, at 12:56 PM, Anne Robertson a...@anarchie.org.uk wrote:

Re: setting up an email account

2013-10-31 Thread Chris H
And this is what you would do if you want to set up Gmail but rather use pop or imap instead of it choosing for you. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 31/10/2013 15:08, john gallagher wrote: hi there what i did to set up my plusnet account was to go to the bottom of the

Re: Update: Jump to top / bottom of column in Mavericks Mail message list

2013-10-30 Thread Chris H
Option up and down works for me on a Macbook Pro running Mavericks. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 30/10/2013 13:47, Bryan Jones wrote: Hi Folks — Can anyone verify that Command+Option+up/down arrow keys are now initiating the jump to top/bottom of a message list in

Re: Arrowing through the artists table in iTunes issue

2013-10-29 Thread Chris H
David just to say you can in fact re-download all your purchased music. In iTunes you can find them in the music library so long as you have iTunes in the cloud, free, enabled. You can also re-download music onto the phone simply by going into the music app. If nothing is showing go to

Re: Skype for MAC question

2013-10-28 Thread Chris H
And how do we do this on our iOS device? E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 28/10/2013 14:51, Jim Noseworthy wrote: HiFolks: How does one locate the request for authorization in Skype for Mac? Thanks all over the place gang. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---

Observation with voice on iOS 7

2013-10-28 Thread Chris H
Good afternoon all. I am currently using the enhanced quality Australian English voice otherwise known as Karen on my iPhone 4s running 7.0.3. Do you all find her human sounding and do you feel that at times you have another human in the room? Know what I'm saying here? Just an observation.

Some useful Mac keyboard shortcuts

2013-10-27 Thread Chris H
Open the menu bar - control f2 open the dock - control f3 open the status menu (Lion) and extras menu (Mountain Lion or later) - control f8 These work even with VoiceOver off. -- E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this

Re: iBooks on the mac.

2013-10-26 Thread Chris H
Ian no Mavericks work just fine on my Macbook Pro. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 26/10/2013 07:37, Ian McNamara wrote: Hello all, how do I take a book back to the beginning in iBooks if I want to read from the start of the book again. I am wondering if anyone finds

Re: interval for checking for mail in mavericks

2013-10-26 Thread Chris H
Perhaps automatic means check when there's new messages on the server or check when Mail opens. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 25/10/2013 21:48, don bishop wrote: Hi, I had the mail checked every 1 minute prior to upgrading to Mavericks. After upgrading it was set

Re: sounds in mail?

2013-10-26 Thread Chris H
It's probably playing but maybe the audio is being ducked by VoiceOver. This is new and can be turned off in the VoiceOver Utility in the sounds section. It is a check box. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 26/10/2013 17:25, Maggie's Dobermail wrote: Hi, Is anybody

Re: interval for checking for mail in mavericks

2013-10-26 Thread Chris H
is hosted on a shared server of my web site. Tc. On Oct 26, 2013, at 4:03 AM, Chris H christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Perhaps automatic means check when there's new messages on the server or check when Mail opens. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 25/10/2013 21:48, don bishop

Re: sounds in mail?

2013-10-26 Thread Chris H
If you use VoiceOver on iOS then this audio ducking will be very familiar to you. Basically the volume of the audio lowers, or ducks, while VoiceOver is speaking. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 26/10/2013 17:43, Maggie's Dobermail wrote: Hi, Uh.. no, I didn’t go

Re: Hiding A Window From Command+Tab

2013-10-25 Thread Chris H
There is a hide command in the app's menu. Go to the menu bar, open the app's menu and there will be an option to hide the app. Substitute the word app with the actual name. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 25/10/2013 08:39, Parham Doustdar wrote: Hi. On Windows, I

Re: a question about audio games for the mac

2013-10-25 Thread Chris H
Check out the games from Draconis Entertainment in the Mac App Store. There may be others I am unaware of. mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 25/10/2013 12:27, Michael Marshall wrote: hey listers, i’m wondering if anyone knows of any sites that have mac audio games? i was

Re: Hiding A Window From Command+Tab

2013-10-25 Thread Chris H
Maybe providing it is also not in the command tab list or as one pointed out app switcher which i never think of that on a mac for the sake of ambiguity. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 25/10/2013 16:01, Red.Falcon wrote: Hi! OK I'm not sure if this does the trick

Twitterrific for mac

2013-10-25 Thread Chris H
Subject says most of it. Is it accessible like Twitterrific for iOS? -- E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com --- 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 messages posted

Pages for iOS latest version

2013-10-25 Thread Chris H
Updated my copy of Pages on my iPhone 4s. So far so good. Was able to add some text to a blank template I used to create a new document. Was then able to send a copy of this document via mail which sent it as an attachment. Retrieved the attachment on my Windows 7 64 bit laptop. Opened the

Re: Question about CCleaner

2013-10-25 Thread Chris H
I would use Onyx seems safer and knows exactly what to clean. This is free but not in the Mac App store. Try www.macupdate.com E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 25/10/2013 20:36, Matthew Carello wrote: Hello all. I was just wondering what areas are safe to clean with

Re: OS X Mavricks, Wait a bit

2013-10-23 Thread Chris H
Updating my mac now and already have seen two incompatible updates so they must be for Mavericks only. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 23/10/2013 02:36, Linda C. Knight wrote: I am wondering if I need to update to the mavricks? Is it necessary? WouIf I don't

Re: iPhone 5c versus 5s

2013-10-22 Thread Chris H
No the 5c does not support the fingerprint technology only the 5s does. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 22/10/2013 11:24, Paul Hopewell wrote: Hello, I have had an iPhone 3GS 16GB for some time and am now considering upgrading to an iPhone 5c or 5s both 16GB.

Changing country for iTunes Store

2013-10-19 Thread Chris H
Good morning all. On the desktop version of iTunes it is possible to change the country of the store. Can I ask why would one want to do this? Would there not be any technical or legal ramifications for doing this? Let's just say I changed mine temporarily and it did work but quickly changed

Phone freezing under iOS 7, any ideas?

2013-10-18 Thread Chris H
Good afternoon all. Somebody on this list I think shared a problem whereby there phone froze but could still use Siri and VoiceOver while Siri was active. If anyone had a solution, please can you share this with us? Asking as maybe have missed it. List member Miss Day is having this right now

Re: What's the accessibility take on iOS7?

2013-10-13 Thread Chris H
Lynn and all, the iPhone 5 and later, including the 5c and 5s, requires a nanosim, not a microsim as with the case of the 4 and 4s. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 13/10/2013 10:28, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: Hello Zack This seems to be Gordon’s opinion too.

Re: What's the accessibility take on iOS7?

2013-10-13 Thread Chris H
Lynn and all, double tap on the home button to bring up the app switcher. Now this is what I do. 1. Swipe to the right with one finger until you come to an app. 2. Swipe up or down with one finger until the close app is selected, where app is the name of an app, and double tap anywhere with one

Re: dropbox help please

2013-10-11 Thread Chris H
Judy you use the Dropbox app from the extras menu accessed with vo (control option) m twice. Then press vo left/right arrows until you see Dropbox then press vo space to activate this item. You don't need to use the app to add files and folders to your Dropbox. Simply copy the file(s) and

iTunes Match

2013-10-10 Thread Chris H
Good morning all. In preparation for iTunes Radio coming to the UK by early 2014, I have subscribed to iTunes Match to get an ad free experience. My question is this. When I signed up, I was asked to edit my payment details, since I had it set to none. All was well and I was successfully

iTunes Radio reportedly expanding to UK and other English speaking countries

2013-10-08 Thread Chris H
Good afternoon all. Below is a link to an article from a UK based website detailing iTunes Radio availability to expand to the Uk and other English speaking countries in early 2014.

Re: What's the accessibility take on iOS7?

2013-10-04 Thread Chris H
Have you guys noticed Siri behaves differently whether VoiceOver is on or off? With VoiceOver on Siri is more descriptive but with VoiceOver off Siri is less than helpful and expects you to look at any information presented. Just saying. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com

Re: What's the accessibility take on iOS7?

2013-10-04 Thread Chris H
christopher...@gmail.com On 04/10/2013 12:37, Carol Pearson wrote: Chris, can you please give an example, a specific question asked, so that we can see what you mean? carol P Sent from my iPod On 4 Oct 2013, at 12:33 PM, Chris H christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Have you guys noticed Siri behaves

Re: What's the accessibility take on iOS7?

2013-10-03 Thread Chris H
Same here. While I liked iOS 7 under iPhone 4, my experience has been tons better since I upgraded to the iPhone 4s. I love the Siri improvements, which are actually new to me as never got the chance to use Siri on iOS 5 and iOS 6. I also love the overall responsiveness. Whether this is the

Re: What's the accessibility take on iOS7?

2013-10-03 Thread Chris H
The issues I am having with Siri I am probably not aware of since I am new to Siri. I however do experience tiems where one time Siri can't handle requests but next time it can. But I can't blame that on iOS 7. So will put it down to something I get used to with Siri. After all Siri processes

Re: What's the accessibility take on iOS7?

2013-10-03 Thread Chris H
Turn on reduced motion in settings general accessibility. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 03/10/2013 15:03, Josh Gregory wrote: I will agree… Of particular annoyance to me is the losing focus issue of voice over on iPhone 4s. Maybe this doesn't happen on other

Re: What's the accessibility take on iOS7?

2013-10-03 Thread Chris H
Lynn, if I am correct, the only significant functionality missing on iOS 7 under older phones, even the 4s, is the Airdrop feature, which I'm sure you're familiar with on the Os X platform. For others, it allows certain files to be transferred from one iOS device to another, over bluetooth or

Re: How to obtain the new premium voices

2013-09-20 Thread Chris H
Double tap more info next to each language and turn enhanced quality on. If you do not see your languages double tap add new language, then double tap the language you want. Can I just say Apple has really done a great job in this area. I had nothing but trouble with the language rotor

Re: to shut down or put in sleep mode. also, what is Mavrick?

2013-09-16 Thread Chris H
I shut down my mac but that's my own choice and this is coming from using i.t. for years. Maverix is the next major update to Os X. On 16/09/2013 14:46, Linda C. Knight wrote: Hi all, As mac users, are you suppose to shut down the computer or just let stay in sleep mode. Or is it just a

Re: if i get a Mac, how do we set up VoiceOver

2013-09-12 Thread Chris H
Command f5 will get you going. On 12/09/2013 15:48, meadowlar...@cox.net wrote: Hello. if I get a Mac, how do we set up VoiceOver? Thanks, Brenda mailto:meadowlar...@cox.net --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to

Re: Authentication has no windows?

2013-09-09 Thread Chris H
I must be missing something but what does vo shift f2 do? On 08/09/2013 23:12, Bryan Jones wrote: Maybe VO+Shift+F2 will bring the login item forward? I've had the same message at startup a number of times on my 2011 MBA but haven't spent any time searching for a cause or a fix. HTH, Bryan

Re: Vmware Fusion 6

2013-09-08 Thread Chris H
Andy, Vmware Fusion is one way of running Windows on your mac, the other being Bootcamp. The great thing though is Vmware Fusion is fully accessible. Even installing Windows is fully accessible so long as you use the Easy Install option. On 08/09/2013 13:32, Andy Collins wrote: Chris - Why

Re: VMware Fusion 6.0

2013-09-08 Thread Chris H
Gordon I thought Vmware Fusion 6.0 and Vmware Fusion 6.0 Professional is in one package. If not how come we are able to try the edition out at no cost without downloading anything additional? Just my thoughts. On 08/09/2013 15:14, Gordon Smith wrote: Hi everybody For the benefit of

Re: Authentication has no windows?

2013-09-08 Thread Chris H
Try either the application or window choosers they both work everywhere VoiceOver is running including before login. On 08/09/2013 20:38, Judy Pryor wrote: this dialogue has happened to me, not at log in but when I have been on safari and maybe another Ap and probably done something wrong.

Re: automatically alphabetizing the doc?

2013-09-03 Thread Chris H
Maybe their other product Deeper may be of some help. It is a tweaking tool. On 03/09/2013 05:00, Sarah k Alawami wrote: I know how to do the cmd option left and right arrow to move items on the doc but I don't' want to do this for 20 or more items to the left of the splitter. Is there a way

Re: Mail

2013-09-02 Thread Chris H
William providing Mail is running it will push mail as and when it becomes available. Only if it is removed from the app switcher does the fetch data settings take into account. On 02/09/2013 15:31, William Lomas wrote: hello, i have a few issue with e-mail on my iphone. whenever mail is

Onyx

2013-08-31 Thread Chris H
Hello everyone has anyone tried or does anyone use Onyx? I think this is a fantastic utility for your mac. It is a maintenance and cleaning tool as well as offering other functions. Downloaded and ran it today and my 2011 Macbook Pro 13 running Mountain Lion is now faster. Go search for it via

Re: Onyx

2013-08-31 Thread Chris H
Will give Cocktail a try. Cheers! On 31/08/2013 21:50, Mike Arrigo wrote: You bet, it's a great app for sure. That and cocktail are the 2 best apps in this category. On Aug 31, 2013, at 12:49 PM, Chris H christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Hello everyone has anyone tried or does anyone use Onyx

Re: What do these aliases mean on my desktop?

2013-08-30 Thread Chris H
Andy, aliases are the equivalents to shortcuts on the other platform. Just move the aliases to the trash and you should be fine. On 29/08/2013 21:20, Andy Collins wrote: Hi all - As well as seeing Macintosh hd selected volume on my desktop, When I use VO with the arrow keys, VO says

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