Hi,
You double tap and hold on the app icon on your screen until you hear the sound
that lets you know you are in edit mode. At that point you can double tap on
that app and you'll get a dialogue box that asks if you are sure you want to
delete it. You would double tap on the ok button and the
Hi,
I'm experiencing a strange glitch in clearing notifications on our iPhone 5S
now that I have updated the OS. The normal procedure for clearing the
notifications is not working for me any more as it had been.
After I updated our iPhone 5S to the most current OS release--
whenever I try to
Just read this and am sharing the following link:
Palo Alto Networks discovers new malware targeted at Apple devices
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/06/us-palo-alto-malware-idUSKBN0IP2Z320141106
-LM
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On Sat, 9/27/14, Shaun Oliver blindma...@gmail.com wrote, in part:
I'd sign up to be a beta tester, but, I don't want to spend my days
compiling bug reports, so I wait for the final release.
An observation:
Blind beta testers help all concerned by
On Sat, 9/27/14, Shaun Oliver blindma...@gmail.com wrote, in part:
I'd sign up to be a beta tester, but, I don't want to spend my days
compiling bug reports, so I wait for the final release.
An observation:
Blind beta testers help all concerned by filing bug reports.
If you don't particularly
I have not checked out the app yet, but read this on another list and sharing
FYI:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Guide Dog Users Group launches Innovative Mobile App
Tampa, Florida (September 17, 2014): The National
Association of Guide dog Users Inc., a division of the National
There's an app called AnyList that is free.
I've played with it on my son's iphone to test its useability with VO before
installing it myself. I found it to be useable.
He and his wife use it for their shopping lists and they sync their lists so
that one of them can check something off if they
Hi Bill,
It's probably using your Apple ID.
HTH,
Laurie Mehta
On Sun, 6/1/14, Bill Deatherage wrd...@gmail.com wrote:
Subject: Re: finding credit card information
To: OS X iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Date: Sunday, June 1, 2014
With all due respect, this kind of answer (below) is not helpful to the person
who made the original query, or to anyone else for that matter.
If you don't know how to help that person, please don't increase their
frustration by telling them that what is irritating to them is just fine and
Actually, those with vision report that if you turn screen curtain on in a
darkened room you can easily see that there is light still on. Chris's
explanation seems consistent with this observation.
On the other hand, I have had great battery life on my MacBookAir just keeping
the screen
, and the folder will disappear, but not the apps you
mistakenly put in it. If at any point you feel a bit lost or
confused, just press the home key, and that will take you
out of editing mode, and back to your home screen -
Andy
On 28 Mar 2014, at 15:37, Laurie Mehta laurieme...@yahoo.com
wrote
Hi,
I can do as you've described on my yahoo account, but my gmail account behaves
the same way that Bill described.
Why is this so and what can be done to change that?
Thanks,
Laurie Mehta
On Sat, 3/8/14, Lewis Crack lewiscr...@gmail.com wrote
Thanks Sarah!
- Laurie (smile)
On Sat, 3/8/14, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote:
Subject: Re: the delete function in the e-mail program
To: mac access list iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Date: Saturday, March 8, 2014, 8:27 PM
Hi,
Since I upgraded to ios7 for my iPod, I've noticed several things that are
taking some getting used to, but one that is especially unpleasant is that
when texting and using dictate to create a text message
the sound that dings to announce that dictate mode has started has become much,
much
Thanks very much Sarah and Josh. I adjusted the volume while dictating a couple
of test texts. This was very helpful advice. (smile)
- Laurie
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Thanks to all of you who have responded to my question. I appreciate it. :-)
- Laurie Mehta
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Hi all,
I only recently updated to version 7 for my iPod and after the update, among
the expected changes, I am finding that after I click the lock button and the
voice over voice says that the screen is locked, a few seconds later the voice
repeats screen locked. This seems very strange to
Hi all,
I just installed this update to the iNote app and it is much, much improved
from the old version!
It's much quicker than before and it offers one the ability to set it to
display a choice of whether the result will be spoken, presented as a tone, or
offered via vibration.
For
Hi Jan,
Would you please send me a copy of this as well?
Thanks much,
Laurie M.
On Tue, 10/15/13, Jan Blüher, visorApps jan.blue...@visorapps.com wrote:
Subject: Re: Seeking Help with XCode
To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility
Hi, I am used to using an iPod and not using any smart phone, but recently have
been using a new phone and it's an iPhone5 with OS7. I thought it would be
similar to the functions on the iPod but one difference that I found that I
could use a hint on is the search function.
On the iPod a
, or double tape and hole
then swipe down with 1 finger almost right away.
Hope this helps.
On Oct 6, 2013, at 3:57 PM, Laurie Mehta laurieme...@yahoo.com
wrote:
Hi, I am used to using an iPod and not using any smart
phone, but recently have been using a new phone and it's an
iPhone5
On an iPhone 5, how can I adjust the number of rings that the phone will ring
before sending the call to voicemail?
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer on this!
- Laurie
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: Friday, August 23, 2013, 4:29 PM
You have to talk to your carrier
about this as there's no way to to adjust it on the iPhone
as far as i know.
On Aug 23, 2013, at 12:15 PM, Laurie Mehta laurieme...@yahoo.com
wrote:
On an iPhone 5, how can I adjust the number of rings
that the phone
Thanks everyone.
I'll check out the suggestions.
For now, I installed TWC (The Weather Channel) and enabled severe weather
alerts for my home city. I'll let you know if that is at all helpful after we
have one of our inevitable severe weather situations this spring.
I'll also let you know
Do any of you know of a good user-friendly iPhone app that is intended to
provide notifications to alert of weather warnings in the user's local area?
I would like to have alerts when the area that I am in is under a tornado
warning or severe storm warning, for example.
Thanks,
Laurie
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Hi,
If dictation stops while your using your iPhone, you can resume the dictation
from where you left off by tapping the dictate button again.
I usually listen to what's been noted down before I resume so that I can be
sure that the message flows smoothly.
HTH,
Laurie
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Hi Esther,
A friend of mine who has an iPad checked this out and here's her comment.
Well you can tell them that the app is useless as far as access goes. Too bad,
having a way to check out maps would have been really cool. Oh well.
Mary Beth
--- On Tue, 1/29/13, Esther
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Hi,
It is normal for it to use battery even with the lid closed unless you have
actually shut down.
Some tips to save battery during use (at least for a voice
not a
mac book air it still helps if I am in a situation where I
have to use my mac for 8 hours in a day.
Take care.
On Jan 27, 2013, at 1:36 PM, Laurie Mehta laurieme...@yahoo.com
wrote:
Please keep in mind that Mac-Access is an iOS
OS X group; Windows Discussion is strictly off topic
I have a 4S and have no lag with typing or with Siri and dictation.
I have not upgraded to IOS6 yet, though.
HTH- LM
--- On Mon, 9/24/12, william lomas will.d.lo...@gmail.com wrote:
From: william lomas will.d.lo...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: lag when typing ios six
To: Mac OSX iOS
Hi,
Someone sent me the following and I am interested in hearing feedback from any
of you who may have used this app.
Thanks!
== Walk Score ==
http://www.applevis.com/ios-app-directory/lifestyle/walk-score
(from AppleVis - Recent Additions to the App Directory)
Get your Walk Score and
On Jul 15, 2012, at 8:34 AM, Jane wrote:
OK, so are there any alternatives to Skype that two people with Macs and a
person with a PC can use?
Hello Jane,
Google Hang Out allows this, but I am not sure how accessible it is to blind
and visually impaired computer users.
When my family
Hi T.J.,
To select text one word at a time:
Option, Shift, along with right or left arrow.
HTH,
Laurie
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As I am trying to use Mac mail more and more instead of reverting to doing mail
off of the internet via IE9 in Windows, I find myself a bit frustrated with my
lack of knowledge on how to do certain basic things.
For now, could someone please tell me:
while reading an e-mail message in my
In classic mail, I keep my folders listed.
I use just the arrow up and down keys to go up and down through a list of
folders or up and down through a list of messages in a given folder.
Also, if you type the first letter of a folder (or a message title) it will
jump you to the first occurrance
, at 9:01 PM, Laurie Mehta wrote:
In Apple Mail (on a MacBook) how do you add recipients
(more than one) in the to or cc field?
When I try to do this, the first address autofills
correctly, but when I try to add additional addresses this
deletes what was entered already.
I have tried
In Apple Mail (on a MacBook) how do you add recipients (more than one) in the
to or cc field?
When I try to do this, the first address autofills correctly, but when I try to
add additional addresses this deletes what was entered already.
I have tried using a semicolon or a comma to separate
VO says blank because there is a blank space on the line where the graphic for
unread message would be. This blank means that your message is not an unread
message. If it was an unread message, the line would be read, beginning with
the word unread.
I do not find this to be a problem,
Hi,
Can voiceover read/speak in more than one language, depending on what text it
encounters?
On my MacBook Air, I have set language preferences in the order that I want,
and I have enabled the scripts that I want, but voiceover is not reading in any
language other than English, regardless
Hi,
Please know that I am very new to using my Mac and mail on it. But, here's what
I am doing to read my mail.
I open the mail program and simply use the arrow keys to move through the
mailboxes (actually, I often use a letter key to skip directly to a mailbox
pressing the letter that is
, January 28, 2012, 6:01 PM
Lori just wondering what settings you
have because I use to access mail this way and no longer
can.
Thanks.
Lovette
On 2012-01-28, at 2:39 PM, Laurie Mehta wrote:
Hi,
Please know that I am very new to using my Mac and mail
on it. But, here's what I am doing
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