Re: add me on the public beta discussion i already submitted a request.

2015-08-03 Thread Chris
Hi yes, where it's located on the device. On 03/08/2015 07:43, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: What do you mean where it is, you mean like where it's located on the device? I won't reveal where it's at, but wouldn't that be somewhat obvious? Chris. - Original Message - From: "Chris"

Is track pad good for blind users?

2015-08-03 Thread percygarrett
I use a Mac Mini and wonder if an external track pad would be beneficial. Does it work well with voice over? Does it use regular voice over gestures? Thanks for any information. Percy Garrett - Original Message - From: "Christopher-Mark Gilland" To: Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2

weather program

2015-08-03 Thread May McDonald
Hello everyone. Are there any programs for the mac that work well with voiceover? I'm looking for one that will give me weather alerts, forecast and things like that. May and LD Luna Moon! www.canadianlynx.ca m...@canadianlynx.ca -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: apple beta discussion group created!

2015-08-03 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
I will eventually adapt my filters so that entire subthreads to certain posts are also axed, but in the meantime, is there some way this list can operate some sort of “Five strikes and your out” policy? Because I’m getting a teensy bit annoyed by threads that start out legitimately being deraile

Re: Is track pad good for blind users?

2015-08-03 Thread Alex Hall
It does work with VoiceOver, offering many of the same gestures you already know--swiping, double tapping, etc. It also supports Mac-specific ones, like two-finger swipes left or right to for interaction, and the use of modifier keys with gestures to run any command you want. Finally, it provide

Re: add me on the public beta discussion i already submitted a request.

2015-08-03 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Gotcha. I'd honestly think that would be a bit obvious, but I'm not gonna say any more than that. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Chris" To: Sent: Monday, August 03, 2015 3:02 AM Subject: Re: add me on the public beta discussion i already submitted a request. Hi yes, where

Re: Is track pad good for blind users?

2015-08-03 Thread Aleeha Dudley
Yes… The magic trackpad is accessible, and uses standard gestures. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 3, 2015, at 3:48 AM, percygarrett wrote: > > I use a Mac Mini and wonder if an external track pad would be > beneficial. Does it work well with voice over? Does it use regular voice over > ges

Re: apple beta discussion group created!

2015-08-03 Thread Aleeha Dudley
Excuse you… Some of us don't have time to sit around and constantly be monitoring things. Maybe, just really, I was spending the weekend at my parents house. And maybe, maybe, I sent those emails while I was on the bus home last night. So there. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 3, 2015, at 2:20 AM

Re: apple beta discussion group created!

2015-08-03 Thread Justin Mann
I honestly question the legitimacy of this list if I have to wade through such childish content. This list is becoming an embarrassment to the blind Apple-using community. > On Aug 3, 2015, at 7:52 AM, Aleeha Dudley wrote: > > Excuse you… Some of us don't have time to sit around and constantl

Re: apple beta discussion group created!

2015-08-03 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Agreed 100%! Chris. - Original Message - From: "Justin Mann" To: Sent: Monday, August 03, 2015 9:02 AM Subject: Re: apple beta discussion group created! I honestly question the legitimacy of this list if I have to wade through such childish content. This list is becoming an emba

Re: add me on the public beta discussion i already submitted a request.

2015-08-03 Thread Littlefield, Tyler
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 See, this message would've been fine without the "Is it to much to grasp?" Yes, it is actually. Your logic makes no sense and I'll tell you why. Just because someone advertised on this list and people are having problems joining doesn't mean you need t

Re: add me on the public beta discussion i already submitted a request.

2015-08-03 Thread Devin Prater
so Cris, explain to me this. You first shout us down for "being breakers of the rules" meaning the NDA, and now you want to be a part of that list that you so hated in the beginning? If you are indeed bipolar, I'd give a thought or two about increasing your medicine.., Sent from my iPhone > O

Does anyone use a USB adapter to connect to internet?

2015-08-03 Thread gracewelln...@atlanticbb.net
Hello, I can't use wireless, so I have a USB adapter. The problem that I'm disconnected most of the time. I wonder if I'm doing something wrong. Rena http://www.greenpathtowellness.com/ Author of Dear Suzie, Rivers Of Light and Annie's Journal -- You received this message because you are s

How to unsubscribe?

2015-08-03 Thread Daniel Miller
How do you unsubscribe from this list? I’m extremely tempted to, since this list has obviously morphed from a useful VoiceOver and OS X list to a place full of adults with a 2-year-old in our midst. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" g

Re: How to unsubscribe?

2015-08-03 Thread Littlefield, Tyler
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 At the bottom of emails: To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. I'd like to recommend you stick around. I reached out to Cara Quinn, I'm hopeful she sees this an

Re: How to unsubscribe?

2015-08-03 Thread Alex Hall
I'd also add that most of the problems seem to be from a very tiny group of users, and if you use threaded conversations, it's easy to simply delete the conversations you know won't have any value. I'm staying because, overall, I still receive and can offer valuable help from and to members of t

Re: How to unsubscribe?

2015-08-03 Thread Daniel Miller
True, you both have fair points. I guess I need to find a way to mute or filter messages from specific people, that way I don’t see them in my inbox. > On Aug 3, 2015, at 9:05 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > > I'd also add that most of the problems seem to be from a very tiny group of > users, and if y

Re: Xcode: adding navigation bars and bar buttons

2015-08-03 Thread Barry Hadder
This is the way you add a navigation bar to a view controller. Select the view controller and in the editor->embed in menu choose navigation controller. To add UIBarButtonItems, drag on to the view controller seen. Then in that same seen, you should find a navigation item. You set the title an

Re: How to unsubscribe?

2015-08-03 Thread Littlefield, Tyler
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'm getting to the point where I"ll just send all his messages to the trash, but this doesn't really solve the fighting and people responding (which I'm guilty of the latter). You can't just whack threads because sometimes there's good data and it's ju

Re: add me on the public beta discussion i already submitted a request.

2015-08-03 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
When did I say I wanted to be on the list? I never! said that. Make it very clear. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Devin Prater" To: Sent: Monday, August 03, 2015 9:31 AM Subject: Re: add me on the public beta discussion i already submitted a request. so Cris, explain to me

for CB

2015-08-03 Thread E.T.
Chris B, would you please email me off list? Thanks. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubsc

Re: How to unsubscribe?

2015-08-03 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com Leave the subject and the body both empty. It's probably not necessary, but I'd remove any signatures from the body as well if you have any. Once that message has been sent off, you should receive a confirmation e-mail. Respond to that message, an

Re: How to unsubscribe?

2015-08-03 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Couldn't have said it better myself. I'm admittedly not the biggest fan of thread view; not totally sure why. This however being said, Alex does have a very good idea here by trying to utilize thread view. Though I don't normally use it, I definitely know how! to use it, and would be more tha

Re: Xcode: adding navigation bars and bar buttons

2015-08-03 Thread venky . 92
Thank U! That makes things a bit more clear. You said, to add UIBarButton items, drag onto the view controller seen. What exactly do I drag on to the view controller seen? You said, you drag from one of the navigation barButtonItems outlets. Didn't really get that part. If explaining through email

mail filtering rules

2015-08-03 Thread Jim Gatteys
Hi all! I've decided to create a rule to filter out messages on this list to remove unwanted messages from certain people. I am having some difficulty with the rules. My rule is not working properly. It is a simple rule that says if message is from "specific person" then delete the message.

never mind!

2015-08-03 Thread Jim Gatteys
Please disregard my last inquiry. I Got the filter to work. Jim -- 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. T

Re: mail filtering rules

2015-08-03 Thread Mary Otten
Jim, how did you do it. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 3, 2015, at 8:18 AM, Jim Gatteys wrote: > > Hi all! > I've decided to create a rule to filter out messages on this list to remove > unwanted messages from certain people. I am having some difficulty with the > rules. My rule is not work

Netflix On Mac MINI without Monitor

2015-08-03 Thread Kevin White
Hi folks, I have the Fit Headless adaptor attached to my mac Mini which allows me to use the computer without a display attached. The problem I have, is that I am unable to use Netflix with this setup. Every time I try to view something on the web, I get an "Oops" error that says that my display is

Re: mail filtering rules

2015-08-03 Thread Jim Gatteys
Hi Mary! I created a rule and selected "if any of the following conditions are met", then "from", then "contains", then part of the email address that I think would not change, then "move to trash" just to see if it worked, then went back to change the "move to trash" to just "delete. So far i

Re: mail filtering rules

2015-08-03 Thread Littlefield, Tyler
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Have you been able to verify this works? If so I'm going to set this up. Sometimes the "from" field is a bit weird on lists. My rules are a bit different because I run my own server, but I have the bonus of filtering server-side, so that nothing hits m

Re: Xcode: adding navigation bars and bar buttons

2015-08-03 Thread Barry Hadder
Hi, You drag a bar button from the library to the view controller seen. To connect the bar button to the nav bar, you find the navigation item in the view controller seen and drag from one of it’s outlets to the bar button. Let me know if that still isn’t clear. On Aug 3, 2015, at 10:10 AM, venk

Re: mail filtering rules

2015-08-03 Thread Jim Gatteys
It is working for me at the moment. And, yes the rules are different. I couldn't decide whether to use the "sender" or from" option. Finally went with from and then the last part of the email just in case they had other emails with different letters or whatever. It does seem to be working and i

Re: has voiceover stopped stop speaking in the latest beta?

2015-08-03 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! I will too. /A > 2 aug. 2015 kl. 20:46 skrev Krister Ekstrom : > > Hi, > Well at least Apple knows about the problem, i have filed a bug report. > /Krister > >> 2 aug. 2015 kl. 20:27 skrev matthew dyer : >> >> Hi, >> >> I like you have experienced the same thing. I really hope apple fixes

Re: mail filtering rules

2015-08-03 Thread Mary Otten
Thanks, Jim. Yes, I want to set up rules to filter out given senders. But I didn't read carefully enough to see that you were using a Mac, rather than a phone. I was hoping there was a way to do it on the phone. But I guess I will have to dig into the Mac and see how it works there, and hope tha

KNFB reader

2015-08-03 Thread Regina Alvarado
I was wondering if anyone has heard when the KNFB reader app update will be released. I have gotten the app so it will show in the app store automatically, correct? reggie & Lex -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscri

Re: mail filtering rules

2015-08-03 Thread Littlefield, Tyler
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I don't think you can do it on do it on the phone, but it certainly does work on the mac. The email provider doesn't matter. Thanks, On 8/3/2015 12:40 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > Thanks, Jim. Yes, I want to set up rules to filter out given > senders. But I

Re: mail filtering rules

2015-08-03 Thread Jim Gatteys
and if you have a gmail account then you should be able to do it from the web if my memory serves. Had to use basic view and then it worked fine. jg > On Aug 3, 2015, at 11:59 AM, Littlefield, Tyler wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > I don't think you can do it on

Re: weather program

2015-08-03 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Hey May. There used to be a great weather app called MenuWeather. It was $1.99 in the Mac App Store. Unfortunately when the developers decided to change the name of the app to Orbis, they also decided to make it totally inaccessible. I just checked if they made any update to it and unfortunately

Re: mail filtering rules

2015-08-03 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
It’s best to filter server-side if you have that option. Filtering on the Mac would make running OS X mail a requirement just to get mail filtered, plus your iPhone would still be notified of new mail even if opening Mail then showed it to have been moved/deleted. How you filter is down to your

FW: vm fusion

2015-08-03 Thread wayne coles
hello shaun thanks and I will have to wait because it wont let me download it from the icon it says something is not compatable so heres hoping From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Shawn Krasniuk Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2015 4:49

Re: Does anyone use a USB adapter to connect to internet?

2015-08-03 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
I think we’ll need more detail. What kind of USB adaptor is it, for starters? Does it have any ports, or is it wireless (including 3G/4G cellular from a phone company)? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from thi

Re: mail filtering rules

2015-08-03 Thread Littlefield, Tyler
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 That's going to be tricky because lets say someone starts a thread named ITunes and you say "Screw ITunes and the flame wars, I don't care." You'll miss that thread. I recommend adding a thread-ID to a list (check out something like redis), then settin

Re: Is track pad good for blind users?

2015-08-03 Thread percygarrett
Thanks Mr. Hall for the good information! - Original Message - From: "Alex Hall" To: Sent: Monday, August 03, 2015 8:42 AM Subject: Re: Is track pad good for blind users? It does work with VoiceOver, offering many of the same gestures you already know--swiping, double tapping, etc.

Re: Is track pad good for blind users?

2015-08-03 Thread percygarrett
I appreciat the clarity Ms. Aleeha. - Original Message - From: "Aleeha Dudley" To: Sent: Monday, August 03, 2015 8:48 AM Subject: Re: Is track pad good for blind users? Yes… The magic trackpad is accessible, and uses standard gestures. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 3, 2015, at 3:48

Re: weather program

2015-08-03 Thread May McDonald
Yes, I am in Canada, but I also travel to the States so looking for something for when I'm there. Got to love when developers go and make things no longer work. > On Aug 3, 2015, at 1:39 PM, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: > > Hey May. There used to be a great weather app called MenuWeather. It was > $

Re: KNFB reader

2015-08-03 Thread venky . 92
Yes! If you have it installed on your device, it will show up in the updates section when an update is available. I hope that was your question. I'm curious, is there any feature that the app will be getting when it is updated? Hope this helps. Thank U. Regards, Venkatesh Sent from my iPhone >

Re: Does anyone use a USB adapter to connect to internet?

2015-08-03 Thread gracewelln...@atlanticbb.net
This is a USB adapter from Apple that I bought when I purchased the macbook air. You connect one point to the computer and the other to the cable that connects to the router. This is a wired connection. I called Apple and they said that I don't have to do anything but just plug it in. However, m

vmware fusion+windows 10 sharing an external drive

2015-08-03 Thread Anouk Radix
Hi, I just upgraded to windows 10 from windows 7. I have the newest version of vmware fusion and am running the newest version of nvda as screenreader. I want to share my external harddrive within vmware fusion so that I can copy files from within windows to that drive (i cant simply copy files

Re: weather program

2015-08-03 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Hmmm. That is a dilemma. Doesn't The Weather Network app show alerts outside Canada though? If not, it's too bad there's no iMap Weather Radio for the Mac. We could use an app like that here. Shawn Sent From My White MacBook Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs Skype

Re: Apple TV Connection Question

2015-08-03 Thread Brian Fischler
Sorry for the delayed response as I just found the thread, and wanted to post this in case someone in the future has the same question. Hooking the AppleTv up without a TV via optical out works perfectly with the sound bar. Happy listening. > On Jul 15, 2015, at 2:04 PM, Brian Fischler wrote: >

blackboard Collaborate.

2015-08-03 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hello: Has anyone used the above software? is it accessible on the Mac? I have a job interview, and they are using this software. Sarai D. Bucciarelli www.linkedin.com/in/SaraiDBucciarelli -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To un

Re: blackboard Collaborate.

2015-08-03 Thread Matthew Dierckens
Unfortunately mo it's not. Matt Dierckens Certified Assistive technology specialist Macintosh trainer Canadian phone: 5199629140 U.S. Phone: 5734011018 Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 3, 2015, at 16:38, Sarai Bucciarelli > wrote: > > Hello: > Has anyone used the above software? is it accessible o

Re: blackboard Collaborate.

2015-08-03 Thread Tim Emmons
The huge, resounding, echoing answer, is no. Lol. Seriously I ran into using it while trying to help with an online class earlier this year and it doesn’t like Voiceover, or the mac. At all. I’ve emailed them about it but have never heard back as to what they’re doing to make it so but it defini

Re: weather program

2015-08-03 Thread May McDonald
Hmm you know I haven't a clue if it will work. I'll need to get the weather netowrk and find out. Weather radio does work in Canada if that's what you mean. A friend has it and he's in the States and i like it so had to see if we could grab it in Canada. I have that one on my IPhone. I just got

Macs are vulnerable to Thunderstrike 2 firmware malware that survives formatting

2015-08-03 Thread Sunshine
Thought you all might want to read this. http://betanews.com/2015/08/03/macs-are-vulnerable-to-thunderstrike-2-firmware-malware-that-survives-formatting/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and st

Re: weather program

2015-08-03 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Hi May. The only problem with Weather Radio is it only shows alerts for cities in the US. And it's only available for the iPhone. I haven't found an app that will do the same thing for both US and Canada for both the Mac and iPhone. Shawn Sent From My White MacBook Facebook Username: Shawn Krasn

Re: blackboard Collaborate.

2015-08-03 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Ok, what about accessibility with Jaws? > On Aug 3, 2015, at 3:45 PM, Tim Emmons wrote: > > The huge, resounding, echoing answer, is no. Lol. Seriously I ran into using > it while trying to help with an online class earlier this year and it doesn’t > like Voiceover, or the mac. At all. I’ve ema

Re: KNFB reader

2015-08-03 Thread Alex Hall
I don't think anything has been released yet as far as timing or feature set. Of course, there may have been details in the audio from the conventions that I missed, as I didn't follow those very closely. Either way, I don't think the developers have said much. > On Aug 3, 2015, at 2:52 PM, venk

Re: QuickNav Commands question

2015-08-03 Thread Nancy Badger
Can someone please tell me what quick nav actually does? I haven't been able to figure it out, and I haven't seen it explained anywhere. Lots of people talk about when to turn it on and went to turn it off. But no exclamation as to what it actually is. Thanks and sorry if this sounds stupid. Na

Re: QuickNav Commands question

2015-08-03 Thread Alex Hall
It's a mode that enables quick navigation (hence the name) in VoiceOver. If I'm on a webpage and press h, nothing at all happens. If I turn Quick Nav on and press h, though, I move to the next heading. Plus, Quick Nav super-charges your arrow keys. Instead of moving the ways they usually do, the

Re: KNFB reader

2015-08-03 Thread erik burggraaf
It will be getting a stand mode feature with motion detection as well as dropbox support and 2.0 will be released syncrhonously on both IOS and android. Best, Erik Burggraaf > On Aug 3, 2015, at 6:57 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > > I don't think anything has been released yet as far as timing or fe

Re: QuickNav Commands question

2015-08-03 Thread Phil Halton
You can read all about quick navigation in the getting started manual that is found under the help system on your Mac. Press VOO plus age and select the QuickStart guide. Sent from my IPhone > On Aug 3, 2015, at 7:07 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > > It's a mode that enables quick navigation (hence t

Re: KNFB reader

2015-08-03 Thread Regina Alvarado
Great. I attended the KNFB Reader seminar in Orlando and thought I heard it would be released for IOS about 2 weeks after the convention. However, synchronizing with release to Android makes more sense. Features sound wonderful. Thanks for the answers. reggie & Lex On Aug 3, 2015, at 7:00 PM,

Re: apple beta discussion group created!

2015-08-03 Thread David tanner
Has this become your list or can anyone else right on this list I would say the last 20 messages or more that I have seen have all been from you. How about somebody else but the message about something else. Sent from my iPod > On Aug 3, 2015, at 1:18 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: >

Re: weather program

2015-08-03 Thread May McDonald
Well, that sucks. I thought weather radio would work for Canada too, bah. Like I said I just got the app and I've been so busy lately that I haven't been able to play around with it. But since I travel to the States I'll leave it on my phone anyways. Now if I could find something good for the ma

Re: Macs are vulnerable to Thunderstrike 2 firmware malware that survives formatting

2015-08-03 Thread Littlefield, Tyler
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hey Sunshine, I'm just going to throw some information in here as a security person because this is some interesting (and scary) stuff. A lot of research is being done in these areas, because a lot of firmware is vulnorable to attacks, but lets back u

Re: Insert current date in Pages template?

2015-08-03 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Alex, In the iWork09 version of Pages, when you opened a template containing a date field, it was automatically set to today, but in the current version of Pages, you have to highlight the date field, bring the mouse, do the VO-Shift-Space click and navigate right to the Set to today butt

Re: Text boxes in Pages?

2015-08-03 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Alex, When you want to modify placeholder text to create new placeholder text, you have to set it back to normal text then edit it as usual and then turn it back into placeholder text. Cheers, Anne > On 3 Aug 2015, at 06:22, Alex Hall wrote: > > Hello again, > I just realized I'm hav