Voiceover settubgs

2014-09-18 Thread The Believer
Sometimes Voiceover speaks using the default settings for rate and pitch etc. Such as at login tho that is before I log into my account. But there are places where my settings are not used and VO is speaking too fast for me. I looked around but could not find where I can change this. I hope

New Garageband for IOS.

2014-09-18 Thread Gabriele Battaglia
Hi, did some one tried the new 2.0.2? Any news for accessibility? Thank you, Gabriel. -- 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

Re: Alex voice

2014-09-18 Thread Georges Zaynoun
Is Alex available outside the US? I am in Sweden, upgraded 4S and an iPad3 and Went to settings--general--accessibility--speech and finally voices but Alex is not there, the normal Nuance voices. -- Georges Zeinoun Timmerv. 6A ITR LGH1102, 54163 SKÖVDESWEDEN Tel: +46 (500) 48 29 29

Re: garageband question

2014-09-18 Thread joseph
yes i did but no luck. i must mention that i placed a drum loop in the project and another audio track then pressed c to toggle cycle mode recording. regards On 18 Sep 2014, at 04:46, Dionipher Presas Herrera dionip...@gmail.com wrote: did you rewind the song first befoore playing it? press

Re: Alex voice

2014-09-18 Thread christopher hallsworth
Alex is only available on devices with a 64 bit processor. Neither the iPhone 4s nor iPad 3 have such a processor. It has nothing to do with whether Alex is available in your country. On 18 Sep 2014, at 08:42, Georges Zaynoun humorlessg...@samobile.net wrote: Is Alex available outside the US?

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2014-09-18 Thread subham malik
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Re: Alex voice

2014-09-18 Thread Chris G
Hi, Alix also runs on the iPad mini second generation. I downloaded Alix yesterday. However the strange thing was it didn't use him without a reboot. Chris Mystic Access Where the magic is in learning. 733 Delaware Rd 341 Buffalo, NY 14223 Phone: (716) 743-8244 web: www.mysticaccess.com

Re: Should iOS 8.0 take *this* long to download???

2014-09-18 Thread BobH.
I just left it. Like phone queues, if you cancel, you're back at the end of the queue. - Original Message - From: Christine Grassman cgrassman1...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com; viph...@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2014 12:28 AM Subject: Should iOS 8.0

Re: Typing mode question

2014-09-18 Thread BobH.
Seems to be a hybrid of the two, so tap the right character and it is done. If you drag around like I do, you'll still have to tap it when you find it. I'll stick to touch typing I think. R. - Original Message - From: Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

Re: Typing mode question

2014-09-18 Thread BobH.
Ok, we're on a different issue, direct typing and the braille are different things, all be they both set on the rotor. I also understand that you can't change the dots1-3 and 4-6 around, so many are trying to braille upside down. Rh. - Original Message - From: Eugenia Firth

Re: Alex voice

2014-09-18 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi there I just had to do triple click home to turn VoiceOver off and then back on again. I didn't know what I was doing, but I just tried it and it worked. Gigi On Sep 18, 2014, at 5:24 AM, Chris G jedik...@mysticaccesspodcast.com wrote: Hi, Alix also runs on the iPad mini second

Re: Typing mode question

2014-09-18 Thread Eugenia Firth
Actually, although I still have a problem, if you do just the opposite of what VO says to do, you can get the dots reversed the way you would on a Perkins brailler. For instance, it says to do the right hand first. If you do the left hand first, it seems to put the dots in the right place.

Re: Alex voice

2014-09-18 Thread Kevin Cussick
Hello, sorry to jump in here. I have the iPod touch fithd gen iPod touch. no matter what I do I don't see any option for getting the alex voice. I am sure I read when I looked about the update you should be able to get that voice on the I pod touch. can anyone confirm? thanks in

Re: Alex voice

2014-09-18 Thread christopher hallsworth
No the iPod Touch will not work with Alex. On 18 Sep 2014, at 12:10, Kevin Cussick the.big.white.sheph...@googlemail.com wrote: Hello, sorry to jump in here. I have the iPod touch fithd gen iPod touch. no matter what I do I don't see any option for getting the alex voice. I am sure

Re: Alex voice

2014-09-18 Thread Jessica Moss
That's interesting, I thought sense the 5s is a newer phone, it would support Alex, so you have to upgrade to the 6, in order to get support for him? On Sep 17, 2014, at 5:14 PM, Buddy Brannan bu...@brannan.name wrote: There are a couple. First, no 5S, no Alex. Second, you have to

Re: Alex voice

2014-09-18 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, that's not what they meant. They are saying, if you don't have a 5S, you can not get Alex on your iPhone. It will only work on Apple devices with a 64 bit processor. 5S, iPad mini retina, and the iPad air. And of course, the iPhone 6 and 6+ come tomorrow. hth Ricardo Walker

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Re: garageband question

2014-09-18 Thread Scott Berry
Boy that sounds to me like you have not rewound the whole song. It's probably a good idea to press enter before laying the tracks to make sure your at the beginning. On Sep 18, 2014, at 2:29 AM, joseph joseph.bi...@gmail.com wrote: yes i did but no luck. i must mention that i placed a

recommendation for braille device

2014-09-18 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Hi All, So I've decided to jump to reading braille after a few years of being blind. Can anyone recommend me a good high quality braille device, bluetooth enabled such and such that I can start using braille tutor with and learn to read this semester? Best regards, Yuma Antoine Decaux Light

Re: recommendation for braille device

2014-09-18 Thread Cameron Strife
Hi. I'm selling a mint condition humanware brailliant bi40 bluetooth/USB braille display that works with iOS, OSX, and windows if you'd be interested... I found the braille cells to have a nice solid feel without being sharp like other displays I looked at before purchasing it. Hit me up off

Re: recommendation for braille device

2014-09-18 Thread Marianne Denning
That depends on how much money you are willing to spend, how many cells you want and where you like the buttons or wheels used for moving through a document. I would recommend you go to any place you know where they can show you different options and look at them. We all have our favorites. On

Re: recommendation for braille device

2014-09-18 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi, If you can, rock the new baum vareo ultra. It's the best full featured display on the market right now. Best, Erik Burggraaf On Sep 18, 2014, at 10:21 AM, Yuma Antoine Decaux jamy...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All, So I've decided to jump to reading braille after a few years of being

Re: 10.9.5 is now available update for maverick

2014-09-18 Thread matthew Dyer
Hi, It is a security update. It also encludes safari 7.6. HTH. Matthew On Sep 17, 2014, at 11:59 PM, Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona hank.smith...@gmail.com wrote: do u know what is new in this version? On 9/17/2014 8:53 PM, Dionipher Presas Herrera wrote: just want to notify all

Re: recommendation for braille device

2014-09-18 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Braille aware devices could be said to come in two basic types: displays and note takers. Now, a hybrid type having some note taking capabilities also are emerging. Which Braille device you may prefer is personal. Unfortunately, a blind user cannot simply memorize one set

Re: garageband question

2014-09-18 Thread joseph
I did but still no luck Regards Sent from my iPhone On 18 Sep 2014, at 02:58 pm, Scott Berry sb356...@gmail.com wrote: Boy that sounds to me like you have not rewound the whole song. It's probably a good idea to press enter before laying the tracks to make sure your at the

Re: Alex voice

2014-09-18 Thread matthew Dyer
Hi, Alex works just fine on the 5s as I have been using it since last night. Mattheww On Sep 18, 2014, at 8:29 AM, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: That's interesting, I thought sense the 5s is a newer phone, it would support Alex, so you have to upgrade to the 6, in order to

filezilla for mac

2014-09-18 Thread Jean
Hello All: Does anyone know if filezilla for mac is accessible? Jean -- 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

Re: Typing mode question

2014-09-18 Thread BobH.
Well, I've tried the braille and likeit so far. It is the same way round as I used mBraille, so a classic - SoFarsoGood. Thanks, RobH. Ps: I found 3 different braille tables I could use, where could I look up a character set for them, trying to find gems like £$@ and all theo ther stuff

Re: IOS8 issue already

2014-09-18 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! I guess there will be a bug fix comming next week for ios 8. Not sure though. /A 17 sep 2014 kl. 22:16 skrev Cheryl Homiak cah4...@icloud.com: Yes, people have been posting about audible issues. -- Cheryl I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. I got crumpled wads of tear-stained

Re: Typing mode question

2014-09-18 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! You're not alone in wondering about flexy. I've never got into it. /A 18 sep 2014 kl. 01:01 skrev Buddy Brannan bu...@brannan.name: Hi, Direct touch typing works like this. And it took me a while (and someone else's explanation) to fully understand it. If you've got a *really* good

Re: Typing mode question

2014-09-18 Thread Lisette Wesseling
I have found the braille to be pretty good on the iPad. I never got MBraille to work form me on the iPad, but the Apple braille lets me actually type in braille on my iPad. I actually find table top mode easier on the iPad, though will probably use away mode on the phone. There are some bugs

Re: Typing mode question

2014-09-18 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Are there a lot of bugs with voiceover turned on? I haven't read much about it. Some ofcourse but the thing about dialing phone numbers was a new one to me. /A 18 sep 2014 kl. 03:17 skrev Brian Fischler brianfisch...@me.com: Sounds like the bug in Fleksy makes using it absolutely pointless

anyone know about problems with iBooks in IOS 8?

2014-09-18 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, Just wondering if anyone knows anything about bugs with the latest iBooks? I upgraded to IOS 8 last night, and installed the update to iBooks. Now, I can see the publisher's blurb for my books when I click on the Purchased Tab, but that's all I can see. When I switch to my books,

Re: anyone know about problems with iBooks in IOS 8?

2014-09-18 Thread peter Apgar
Good evening Donna, I too have migrated to IOs 8 but I am not having any issues with iBooks. All of my purchased books are there along with my downloaded ones and are all legible Pete Sent from my iPhone On Sep 18, 2014, at 6:31 PM, Donna Goodin doniado...@me.com wrote: Hi all, Just

Re: Typing mode question

2014-09-18 Thread Joe Quinn
I did what you suggested and it still doesn't work. I turn off voice over and nothing is spoken. I'm confused! Sent from my iPhone On Sep 17, 2014, at 6:17 PM, Deb Lewis deblewi...@gmail.com wrote: You have to enable speech in Fleksy and turn off VO for Fleksy to work. It's awkward

bank of america gets apple pay.

2014-09-18 Thread Vivianna
Just thought you folks would like to know that, i just got an email from Bank of America. they are going to be adding apple pay in october. the email said that, those of us who have it will be able to use it at thousands of stores. how neat. Vivianna -- You received this message because you

App store in iOs 8?

2014-09-18 Thread Doug Lawlor
Anybody else having problems using the app store in iOs 8? When I bring it up the only thing I see are the tabs on the bottom of the screen and nothing else. Doug Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To

Re: anyone know about problems with iBooks in IOS 8?

2014-09-18 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Peter Well that's just weird. I also checked on my iPod, and I have the same problem. I can't imagine what's going on, but Apple needs to figure out how I'm going to get access to these books that I paid for! Best, Donna Sent from my iPhone On Sep 18, 2014, at 5:42 PM, peter Apgar

Voiceover settings

2014-09-18 Thread The Believer
The other day I had some questions, none of which got answered, so will tackle them singly. Voiceover is set to my liking except when system related information is spoken. It sounds like its using default VO settings. Is there another place where I can change this? From The Believer.

Recommendations for calendars

2014-09-18 Thread Laura Bratton
Hi all, What calendar do people recommend that works best on the Mac? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks, Laura -- 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

Re: Voiceover settings

2014-09-18 Thread Rachel Feinberg
Hi, This sounds like you're hearing the system voice that's speaking other information. You can change the rate of this by going into system preferencesdictation and speechtext to speech tab, and in there you'll find adjustments of the system voice, as well as the rate. Rachel. On 9/18/2014

Re: Voiceover settings

2014-09-18 Thread Alex Hall
Can you give us an example of when this happens? I've never heard of this, except at the login screen or during a system update. On Sep 18, 2014, at 10:25 PM, Rachel Feinberg walksi...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, This sounds like you're hearing the system voice that's speaking other information.

Re: App store in iOs 8?

2014-09-18 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, It appears to be working normally for me. I was able to check for updates and ensure that they were applied anyway. Maybe you could close it in the App Chooser then re-open it to see if that makes any difference. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Sep 18, 2014, at 5:39

Re: Recommendations for calendars

2014-09-18 Thread Matt Dierckens
The native calendar app on the mac works great. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 Work email:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Personal email: matt.dierck...@gmail.com On Sep 18, 2014, at 22:04, Laura Bratton

Re: App store in iOs 8?

2014-09-18 Thread Ray Foret Jr
I concurr with Tim. You might, if you ain't done so already, try holding down the power button and the home button for ten seconds. this will force your phone to do a hard restart. One note of caution about this. DO, NOT, hole the buttons in for more than ten seconds or you will send the