RE: airport express

2016-02-07 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi, No longer a reset button on the back from what I can find. The new or current devices are the same shape and size as the apple tv gen 2 & 3 devices. There is meant to be a pin hole reset button but hell I'm having trouble finding that. Thanks and I'll check out that site for more inform

Re: Uber Questions

2016-02-07 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Where can you order a ride and keep track of a ride for somebody else? Unless the third party rider goes on your Uber app and payment. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 7, 2016, at 21:10, Gabe Griffith wrote: > > Another cool thing about Uber is that you can request a ride for so

For Sale in the UK: 15-inch MacBook Pro Retina, Mid 2014

2016-02-07 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
Hi, I have a 15-inch MacBook Pro Retina, mid 2014, for sale in the UK. Specs: 2.8 GHz quad-core I7 (Haswell), 16 GB of RAM, and 1 TB of Flash. Included are the MacBook Pro, the UK mains plug, and the extension cord. I am asking a minimum of £900 plus postage. If you are interested, please w

Where are my Skype Recordings?

2016-02-07 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
I just bought Skype Call Recorder from the mac app store. Firstly, the interface looks slightly confusing. I see a few unlabeled buttons, and they really don't seem to be doing much of anything when clicked. I see the checkbox which too is unlabeled. I presume that is the record toggle? doe

Re: Uber Questions

2016-02-07 Thread Gabe Griffith
Another cool thing about Uber is that you can request a ride for someone else and keep track of their status. I had a friend come up to the hospital to watch the super bowl with me this evening. I was able to request a ride and then texted the driver with my friend's name, that he is blind and

Re: airport express

2016-02-07 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
There’s a reset button on the back. Depending on how you use it, you get a hard or soft reset, or complete factory reset, that may or may not preserve your settings. Although the discussion of the AirPort Utility looks like its obsolete, in that you may not have the option to manage profiles a

Question about Scanner Radio Pro for I O S by Gordon Edwards

2016-02-07 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
I'm trying to listen to a scanner feed which is stereo, police on left, and fire/EMS on right. How in the world do you seperate the channels with the balance control. Don't tell me you only can adjust the balance through the app on Android, but not on I O S. That r'r'r'really! is gonna turn m

The Martian: Official Game

2016-02-07 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
I mentioned before that “The Martian” (the movie) was audiodescribed. I’m happy to tell fans that the official game, which is a text-based chat simulation, is also completely accessible (if a little tedious to operate). Knowledge of the plot is not required, although naturally, more enjoyment

airport express

2016-02-07 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi List, Not sure if this is on topic for the list but I thought I'd ask I have an apple airport express, I've forgotten the admin password to get into the device, Does anyone know how to get in and reset these devices if you've gone and forgotten the admin password. Cheers, Simon f --

RE: Bluetooth still dropping headset

2016-02-07 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Scott, Thanks for this and yeah I tried the small ear pease but it’s slightly to small and the large is to large so I’m stuck with the medium size. Hells teeth, if that’s what it’s costing you for specially made ear peases then I think I’ll put up with the sizes I’ve got. Conversion rate wou

Re: Is Microsoft Office unusable under El Capitan?

2016-02-07 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
David Griffith wrote: > I am minded to remove Office from myMac and release the subscription for > another machine, possibly a Windows Tablet. > > I thought I should check whether again these issues are peculiar to me or > common to others. I've never had much success with Microsoft Office 2

Is Microsoft Office unusable under El Capitan?

2016-02-07 Thread David Griffith
This is a time for disappointment with apps on my Mac. Microsoft Word on the Mac appears to have deteriorated in Accessibility since I last used it under Yosemite. I had allowed it to install all update. For example it appears impossible to select text in a manner that is visible and audible t

Adding TWC login to Apple TV 3?

2016-02-07 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, I'm told that I can somehow add my Time Warner credentials to the Apple TV 3, so it can pull free data from apps for channels included in our cable package. I can't find anywhere to do this, though. What am I missing, or was I misinformed? Thanks. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@

converting PDF to speech

2016-02-07 Thread Devin Prater
Hi all. I’m trying to turn a PDF file into an MP3 file for a friend with only a digital talking book player. Any tips? I could probably save it as text, but then should I use the terminal, or are there other ways? I plan to put the mp3 files onto a flash drive afterwards, so they can’t be just i

voiceover manual

2016-02-07 Thread Jean
Hello: The San Francisco Lighthouse for the Blind has a hard-copy Braille manual for Voiceover and Mac. I imagine they have updated it for the new operating system. Jean -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns

Re: questions about Logic

2016-02-07 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
1. How accessible is Logic or Logic Pro nowadays? When I first got this Mac ook pro back in 2009, Logic pro was not at all accessible. Honestly, Logic is definitely doable. I have used it a few times in the studio. This being said however, I'm not at all fond by its interface. I frankly

Re: iPhone not syncing with iTunes

2016-02-07 Thread Gary
I saw something about Apple music as well, so I turned it off since I’ve never used it. That didn’t help. Gary On Feb 7, 2016, at 10:40 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > I had fairly the opposite happen. I added several CD albums, most of which > are not available via Apple Music, and they would not

Re: iBooks still unusable after clean install

2016-02-07 Thread Donna Goodin
I have just tried using iBooks for the first time as well. I know this may seem like a sort of basic suggestion, but the first time I opened iBooks, I had the same problem. I closed and reopened the app, and now the problem has gone away. You might give that a try. Cheers, Donna > On Feb 7, 2

Re: iBooks still unusable after clean install

2016-02-07 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I have just tried using iBooks for the first time, so I need to add a couple things to my library. You might want to try trashing all preferences that start with com.apple.ibooks and see if that helps. Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Feb 6, 2016, at 04:13, David Griffith wrote: > > Ever sinc

Re: iPhone not syncing with iTunes

2016-02-07 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I had fairly the opposite happen. I added several CD albums, most of which are not available via Apple Music, and they would not sync onto my phone. Investigating a little it seems the Apple support pages indicate that you can’t move personal music around as easily when Apple Music is on. I woul

Re: Uber Questions

2016-02-07 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Thank you so much! This helps a lot. > On Feb 7, 2016, at 2:26 AM, venky...@gmail.com wrote: > > Hi, > Here is a detailed explanation of using uber with voiceover. > In the first screen, you will have options to go to the menu, set your pickup > location, select the type of uber you want to use,

Re: Uber Questions

2016-02-07 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Cool. Well I got a free ride code, so will have to try it. > On Feb 7, 2016, at 1:54 AM, Ben J. Bloomgren > wrote: > > It's actually very effective for blind people. I've saved my butt by > contacting the driver thereby. I love me some über! > > Ben > - Original Message - From: "Basiol

questions about Logic

2016-02-07 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Okay. 1. How accessible is Logic or Logic Pro nowadays? When I first got this Mac ook pro back in 2009, Logic pro was not at all accessible. 2. Does Logic pro offer what is called mid side channel processing? 3. 3. How is Logic pro as a recording app? Will it acomodate audio unit plug i

Re: SoS! Logic pro x busy when interacting with mixer group

2016-02-07 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, How is your mixer set? Is it set to show all channel strips or only tracks? I find that when the mixer is set to showing all channel strips, this happens for me too. You choose what the mixer should show from the tool bar in the mixer section. Interact with the tool bar, and there you should

SoS! Logic pro x busy when interacting with mixer group

2016-02-07 Thread Daniela Rubio
Hello all! Here I come with a very strange question, let’s see if someone can help me to solve the mystery. -after the last Logic update, this is version 10.2.1, which came on Jan 20, we are having this problem, we even reported it. All is working as normal, but when we start to interact with

Re: iBooks still unusable after clean install

2016-02-07 Thread David Griffith
On Windows I use QRead and as far as I can tell preserves structure fine for the purposes I have used it for. Control H will bring up a navigable list of headings in any book or magazine and this is my main method of navigation. I will put it on my VM Ware Fusion image of Win 7 as a mac alterna

Re: Interesting reading for Mac and 5.1

2016-02-07 Thread Simon Fogarty
There are alot of apple adaptors now that allow you to do all sorts of things I have a thunderbolt to hdmi adaptor which gives surround sound. I also have a USB sound card (External) that allows me to get 5.1 sound through the usb on any computer plus it has optical out So it can be done a number

Re: VoiceOver Manual

2016-02-07 Thread Simon Fogarty
The best thing if your looking for Voiceover instructions for a specific service within the Mac OS, would be to use the OSX built in keyboard help Sent from my iPhone On 6/02/2016, at 5:45 AM, Scott Granados mailto:sc...@qualityip.net>> wrote: There's no specific manual just the web pages on t

Re: Uber Questions

2016-02-07 Thread venky . 92
Hi, Here is a detailed explanation of using uber with voiceover. In the first screen, you will have options to go to the menu, set your pickup location, select the type of uber you want to use, etc. In the pickup location, you will have to enter the address from where you wish to be picked up. Th