Re: Bluetooth headset

Just out of curiosity, is there any difference sound wise between the trekz and the Bluez2 S Just so i know if there’s any point in forking out the money for the Trekz. /Krister > 24 maj 2016 kl. 20:52 skrev Sabahattin Gucukoglu : > > Krister, you’re not alone. Despite my best efforts to like

RE: couple of questions re Audio descriptions on NetFlix

Hi Donna, I don’t turn off or put to sleep my apple tv, I just turn off my tv and then when I want to turn it on, I touch the sensor of the remote and it turns on or brings back to life the apple tv and tv unit. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On

RE: PDFPen for iOS

Waw, that’s a great response from them. I’ll have to look at the mac application and with any luck we’ll get updates on the IOS app when it becomes more accessible. Thanks for that Tim, much appreciated. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf O

RE: Pptp or vpn.

Hi, A VPN is virtual Private network, It is like a tunnel that connects your computer securely to your home network or more commonly to your work place network through secure protocols PPTP is a transmition protocol which is used in some VPN connections, it's a more common protocol and i

RE: Apple Watch on Wifi.

Could someone please tell me where in my watch interface I can find the wifi options for connecting the watch directly to my wifi networks? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sabahattin Gucukoglu Sent: Wednesday,

RE: Editing an audio file.

Hi Stacey, I’ve not done it in the Mac OSx version of itunes but in windows itunes you can edit audio files in such ways as remove the end or sections of it You could try itunes as a free opton. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Stacey

RE: Apple Watch on Wifi.

That is not showing in settings, phone for me. I've got all my ipods and computers listed but no wifi calling option to allow the watch to connect. Is this a service that is only available if your in the USA? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionari

RE: State of PDF accessibility?

Cheers, Going by a later email of Tims, the developers aren’t happy where the voiceover accessibility is at with the current IOS app, the mac app sounds great, I think I’ll be looking in to this further. Chers, Simon f From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups

Re: Pptp or vpn.

Simon, First off, you hit the nail dead on the head with describing all these things. Great job! That said, I'm honestly not in the least bit meaning this to be rude, so don't take it as such, but Anders, why in the first place do you feel you need a VPN? I'm not doubting you in the least,

Re: Editing an audio file.

Stacey, Looking at your original message, and being I'm a professional certified audio engineer, I have to ask, as you were not very specific, and this will widely determine what tool/software you use. I understand you have an mp3 and need to edit the end of it, but that really doesn't mean mu

Re: Question about volume button on 4th Gen Apple TV

That would be interesting. Braille on the ATV? That would be sweet as heck, but a don't think so. Ben On 5/24/2016 21:49, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: I don't think so. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - O

How good is Sound forge for the mac?

Hi, Subject says it all. I know sound forge is expensive so i don’t want to pay for an app that wouldn’t work for what it was intended to do. What can/can’t we do with Soundforge for the Mac? /Krister -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If yo

AirPort Firmware 7.6.7/7.7.7 Released

For those of you packing AirPort 802.11 n or AC base stations from Apple (Express, Extreme, Time Capsule), there are new updates for you: 7.6.7 for n and 7.7.7 for AC. The fixes are mostly in the name of performance and stability rather than anything groundbreaking, but I’d definitely suggest y

Re: Apple Watch saying "no Siri connection"?

Alex, There really isn’t a fix to my knowledge. Luckily turning it on and off usually works but if it really gets stuck, which has happened to me twice in a year of daily wear, you may have to unpair and pair it again. No big deal in terms of complexity but frustrating none the less. And why

Re: Apple Watch on Wifi.

There is no such option. When setting up the Watch it derives information about wifi networks through your phone. If that doesn’t make sense, I can go into very basic details and bore you to death. 😀 Jenine Stanley dragonwalke...@gmail.com > On May 25, 2016, at 4:52 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:

Re: How good is Sound forge for the mac?

You would be shocked at what you can do with Sound Forge Pro for the Mac. Editing is easy as it can be and I use it for click and pop supression and noise reduction and it’s quite effective: especially with the RX2 plug ins that I use. What I really love is the 6 band paragraphic equalizer wh

Re: Wiping the Hard drive clean in a 2011 Mac computer

Hi Helga, Your friend would want to boot into recovery mode. Just hold down command+r on boot-up. I usually hold it down, wait until you hear the boot tone, and then count to like 30 before releasing the keys. After that wait like 2 minutes and then hit command+f5 to get VO up. You'll find yourself

Re: Apple Watch on Wifi.

Donna, you find the edit button from with in the airport utility when you activate the specific device. You should see your airport in the list and after clicking on that you’ll have the ability to edit. > On May 24, 2016, at 3:53 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hey Scott, > > I'm not seeing an

Re: AirPort Firmware 7.6.7/7.7.7 Released

Wow this must be very new I tried updating yesterday morning or the day before, not sure and there was nothing available. It’s been years since the last update. I guess that’s a estimate to the software not needing much updating but it will be interesting to apply the update. > On May 25, 201

Re: Bluetooth headset

Difficult ow? > On May 24, 2016, at 4:24 PM, Stacey Robinson wrote: > > I just find it very difficult to use. > > Blessings, > Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. > > mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net > >> On May 24, 2016, at 2:25 PM, Jessica Moss wrote: >> >> Really

Re: Pptp or vpn.

Let’s clear up a few things here. Simon, you’re pretty much on the money but a little clarification. ssh is a secure shell protocol. You can tunnel through it but it’s main focus is to allow remote access to devices over encrypted sessions. The security options are very good but it’s not your

Re: Pptp or vpn.

Chris, good question, I’d counter with I’m glad that someone is thinking about security at a deeper level than just sticking the plug in the wall and filling in the questions in the wizard just good enough that things start to work. So I commend anyone on list for taking the extra step. That b

Re: Bluetooth headset

I just find it difficult answering calls and such. I think it is too much headset for me. Blessings, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net > On May 25, 2016, at 7:50 AM, Jessica Moss wrote: > > Difficult ow? >> On May 24, 2016, at 4:2

Re: Editing an audio file.

Chris, I want to crop off the end. Blessings, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net > On May 25, 2016, at 4:40 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > Stacey, > > Looking at your original message, an

Re: Editing an audio file.

Does anyone have steps for doing this? I’m running Yosemite Blessings, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net > On May 25, 2016, at 4:03 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Stacey, > > I’ve not done it in th

Re: How good is Sound forge for the mac?

Ok sounds cool. How about recording, editing especially precise editing? Is there something equivalent to the windows version where when pressing ”k” and ”l” i think it was, made the sound file scrub back or forward? /Krister > 25 maj 2016 kl. 14:34 skrev Ray Foret jr : > > You would be shocked

Re: How good is Sound forge for the mac?

Recording tends to pull rather hard on my GPU so I record using Amadeus Pro instead; but, recording with Sound Forge for the Mac certainly can be done. Forget using L an k though because they don’t move you through the file. IF you want to do that, you use the rewind and fast forward hot keys

Re: Editing an audio file.

Garageband could do this. As far as I know, so could quicktime. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: Stacey Robinson To: Macvisionaries Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 9:08 AM

iTunes, can't get out of playlists

Hi all, having an odd issue here. I can’t seem to get out of my playlist view. Music radio button is checked & my music radio button is checked, but the side bar is still the playlist column. Any suggestions? Thanks, Traci -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

air drop not working?

Hi all, I'm trying to air drop some photos from my phone to my Mac. Airdrop says no recipients found, but my phone is sitting a foot away from My Mac. Anyone know how to trouble shoot this? In Finder it looks like I'm set to be discoverable by everyone. TIA, Donna -- The following informa

Re: iTunes, can't get out of playlists

It's gonna be. Interact with that playlists table, and look at what all's in it. That table's gonna be called Playlist table, regardless where under music you are sitting. Have you looked at the tutorial I did on my Youtube channel? It'll clear up a lot of this. http://youtube.gillandmark

Playlist and playlist1

Hi all,I’m having playlists automatically duplicating themselves, or near duplicates.  I don’t know how this got started or how to stop it.  It’s weird.  Let’s say I have a playlist called Piano Faves.  Well, now it says Piano Faves then Piano Faves1 just below that.  I have 3 or 4 playlists that a

Re: iTunes, can't get out of playlists

Thanks, I figured out that I need to have songs checked inside that side bar. The playlist table. Then all my songs show up like I’m use to. Column browser and music table. I’ll check out your video. Love learning more about an application. Thank you. Traci > On May 25, 2016, at 7:46 AM,

Re: Playlist and playlist1

Hi, Do you have either Apple Music or iTunes Match? If so, if you have multiple devices accessing your Library, and if something got fouled up during sync, you may get this sort of behaviour. Normally, I'd assume that the playlist without the numeral at the end is the original one you prefer,

Re: iTunes, can't get out of playlists

That link I gave is actual to my whole channel, but it should be quite easy from there to find the individual video. I keep saying I'm gonna put more content up, and haven't. This week has been incredibly hectic, but I promise you guys, I do plan to do so very very soon. --- Christopher Gill

Google's Eric Schmidt uses an iPhone as his primary device, not android

Found this interesting article. Apparently, Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Alphabet the holding company of google admitted to using an iPhone 6s as his primary phone. He also claimed to carry a Galaxy S7 and made for him very weak claims about the battery and camera being better but botto

Re: How good is Sound forge for the mac?

Ah ok, thanks for the answers, this is certainly something to consider. However and this is a question to which there probably is no answer, but how come it’s so hard for developers to make accessible scrubbing on the mac from the keyboard rather than from a control surface? Oh well, shrug… /Kri

Help needed adding an application to the dock

Hi All, I want to add text edit to the dock on my Mac. I thought I knew how to accomplish this, but the keystrokes don't seem to be working. Here is what I'm doing. I go to the desktop then open the list of applications with command-control-shift-A. I start typing text edit and I end up on the ap

Re: Help needed adding an application to the dock

Hi Kimber, Try this: 1. With Text Edit Open, switch to the doc. 2. Bring up the Context Menu with Vo-ShiftM. 3. Arrow Down to Options, and press VO-Space. 4. Press VO-Space on Keep in Dock. You should be good to go. Cheers, Donna > On May 25, 2016, at 12:59 PM, Kimber Gardner > wrote: > >

Re: Google's Eric Schmidt uses an iPhone as his primary device, not android

Hmm, seems your article has disappeared. Donna > On May 25, 2016, at 11:48 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Found this interesting article. Apparently, Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman > of Alphabet the holding company of google admitted to using an iPhone 6s as > his primary phone. He also cl

Re: Google's Eric Schmidt uses an iPhone as his primary device, not android

You can google it it is all over the web > On May 25, 2016, at 2:11 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hmm, seems your article has disappeared. > Donna > > >> On May 25, 2016, at 11:48 AM, Scott Granados wrote: >> >> Found this interesting article. Apparently, Eric Schmidt, Executive >> Chairman o

Re: Pptp or vpn.

A VPN also allows access to geoblocked sites. For example you could access the BBC iPlayer, UK only, from anywhere in the world thanks to a VPN. > On 25 May 2016, at 09:50, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi, > > A VPN is virtual Private network, > > It is like a tunnel that connects your computer se

Re: Help needed adding an application to the dock

Hi Kimber, As far as I can tell, you're doing nothing wrong. That indeed is the right key combination. Other than Donna's good suggestion, I can only suggest that you ensure that TextEdit is actually selected by pressing VO-cmd-f5 and then making sure that all those keys are press simultaneou

Latest itunes and manual refresh of podcasts

Hello, I am running El Capitan 10.11.5 and the latest version of iTunes. I have manual refresh as the default for all my podcasts, mainly so that I can control when they are refreshed and hence stop podcast download interfering with Apple TV playing of iTunes content. In the previous version o

renaming photos again

Hi all, A while back we had a discussion about renaming photos and videos. I can't remember what the out come of that discussion was. I thought someone had come up with a way to do this, but I've searched my sent-mail and my Mac folder and can't find anything. Can anyone refresh me on how to

Re: renaming photos again

Donna, Do you want to rename the file containing the photo or video, or do some other type of renaming? To rename any file, once you’ve figured out what it is of course, find the file and go into the context menu with VO-=shift-m. Rename should be on the list of possible actions. This is h

Re: renaming photos again

Hi Jeanine, I thought there was a way to do it within photos. when I first tried this, I just ended up renaming the VO label, so that is what I want to avoid. I just took a quick look to see if I could locate the file outside of photos, and didn't have success. Cheers, Donna > On May 25, 2016

Re: A Question Regarding Twitter Hash Tags

Hi mark, absolutely. When you're tracking a hashtag, all you're really doing is conducting a search for a string of characters that come up in tweets that have something in common. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org > On 25/05/201

Re: renaming photos again

Hi Donna, Let me think about this. I remember there was a way to do it on IOS. Vaughn On 5/25/16, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi Jeanine, > > I thought there was a way to do it within photos. when I first tried this, > I just ended up renaming the VO label, so that is what I want to avoid. > > I just

Re: renaming photos again

I thought I remembered that, too, Vaughn. thanks for helping. Cheers, Donna > On May 25, 2016, at 2:34 PM, Vaughn Brown wrote: > > Hi Donna, > > Let me think about this. I remember there was a way to do it on IOS. > Vaughn > > On 5/25/16, Donna Goodin wrote: >> Hi Jeanine, >> >> I thought t

Re: renaming photos again

Hi, the photos themselves are packaged within the Photos Library, but I strongly suggest that you do not change the file name as it can corrupt your Photos Library database. What you are actually doing is changing the Description or title of the photo which is done in the Info window for each

Re: renaming photos again

Hi Tim, Thanks for this. wow, kind of a messy process, I would have thought Apple could have created something a little smoother. Well, at least I got it. Cheers, Donna > On May 25, 2016, at 3:06 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > Hi, > > the photos themselves are packaged within the Photos Librar

Re: renaming photos again

Hi again, Tim, So when I went back into Photos, none of the titles I just added were spoken by VO. Any idea why this would be? thanks, Donna > On May 25, 2016, at 3:06 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > Hi, > > the photos themselves are packaged within the Photos Library, but I strongly > suggest th

Re: AirPort Firmware 7.6.7/7.7.7 Released

I updated with no problem using my Mac and everything else got updated, meaning my Mac Mini and I phone I presume. The only thing I had to do was to reboot my MacMini as it had trouble connecting to the Airport Extreme. > On 25 May 2016, at 13:47, Scott Granados wrote: > > Wow this must be ver

Re: renaming photos again

hi Donna, Yeah, not particularly pretty. Hopefully, they come up with something better in the future. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On May 25, 2016, at 14:30, Donna Goodin wrote: Hi Tim, Thanks for this. wow, kind of a messy process, I would have thought Apple could have

time machine back up, what does it include?

Hello, I use time machine to back up my mac every day. I may be changing jobs. I have a lot of emails on my mac in folders that I want to keep and take with me to my new job. My mac computer belongs to work. If I take the back up disk and use it in a new mac, will the emails be there? Thanks Nan

Re: time machine back up, what does it include?

Hi, The Time Machine backup actually backs up everything on your Mac unless it's configured otherwise. So, if your Mac was to die today, you could grab a new one, and restore from those backups and your Mac would be, for the most part, exactly the same as it was before including all eMail, bro

Re: music gear and accessibility was Re: Question about DJay for OSX

Hi! This might be Off topic. But since i am not a guitarrist i would like to know if there are good guitar plugins for logic? /A > 25 maj 2016 kl. 07:08 skrev Cara Quinn : > > Hi Chris, > > Oh, thanks for letting me know. :) Well perhaps I will give it a second > listen and see what I think. >

Re: music gear and accessibility was Re: Question about DJay for OSX

Right on Scott! Very well said! Anders, just get in where you fit in and rock on! Cheers! Cara --- iOS design and development - LookTel.com --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/models/Cara-Quinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On May 24, 2016, at

Re: renaming photos again

Oh no, sorry. I don’t use these often but have you tried tagging the photo file? I believe that’s under the same menu. My tagged photos and folders end up in the side bar after devices. Jenine Stanley dragonwalke...@gmail.com > On May 25, 2016, at 2:53 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hi Jeanine

bluetooth

Hi, This is probably a dumb question and has been answered before, but here goes… I just bought a bluetooth stereo headset to use with my mac and iphone. How do I pair it with my mac? I went into bluetooth under system prefs, and I see two devices besides my iphone. The only button after these d

Re: renaming photos again

This is a definite keeper post. Thanks! Jenine Stanley dragonwalke...@gmail.com > On May 25, 2016, at 4:06 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > Hi, > > the photos themselves are packaged within the Photos Library, but I strongly > suggest that you do not change the file name as it can corrupt your Ph

Re: bluetooth

Hi, Not a dumb question at all. It sounds like your Mac isn't seeing the headphones for some reason. You are using the correct process. Make sure that the headphones are properly powered up, maybe turn them off, wait a few seconds, then turn them back on. If you have a sighted person around

Re: music gear and accessibility was Re: Question about DJay for OSX

Hi Anders, Believe it or not, I have not checked out the guitar plugins just yet as I have been super busy with work. They do have what looks like a devoted plugins section specifically for guitar / bass effects and amp sims etc. So I would say yes to your question. In general, even if you don

Re: time machine back up, what does it include?

Tim, IT fixed my computer so that the emails are stored on the computer instead of on the server. They did this because I like to save so many emails. So I think I am OK. Thanks so much for your answer. I appreciate it. Nancy Badger, Ph.D Assistant Vice Chancellor, Student Services UT Chattanoog

Re: Google's Eric Schmidt uses an iPhone as his primary device, not android

Either he's not eating his restaurant's food, or he's got an open mind. Ben On 5/25/2016 09:48, Scott Granados wrote: Found this interesting article. Apparently, Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Alphabet the holding company of google admitted to using an iPhone 6s as his primary phone.

re: bluetooth

Hi Tim, I got it to work. My mistake was assuming the headphones would go into pairing mode as soon as they were turned on, wrong! I read the online manual and now they are working great. Jeff -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have a

Re: Latest itunes and manual refresh of podcasts

For me, the refresh all podcasts is still down toward the bottom of the screen. It's one VO+right arrow from the episodes table. I love that they don't put unplayed at the top of the table, because it lets me get more quickly to the podcasts. I have tons upon tons of podcasts in there, so for m

Re: music gear and accessibility was Re: Question about DJay for OSX

hello, I recently purchased pianoteq 5 stage. Their included app is not very accessible. However, they include audio unit plugins. I got them to work with GB so hopefully they would work with PT and logic. Chris M > On May 25, 2016, at 6:54 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: > > Hi Anders, > > Believe

Re: renaming photos again

Hey Donna, I have discovered that the "title" and "description" fields are not treated consistently by VoiceOver across the Mac and iOS. In OS X, VoiceOver will announce the description field as you navigate from photo to photo, ignoring the name field. On the other hand, in iOS, the name field

Re: renaming photos again

Oh, weird. That is very helpful, Grant. Thank you. I was meaning to look in Photos on my phone but haven't had a chance yet. Thanks for the tip. Cheers, Donna > On May 25, 2016, at 7:53 PM, Grant wrote: > > Hey Donna, > > I have discovered that the "title" and "description" fields are not tr

Re: falling in love with Screen Flow!!!

how about on other site? it seems like this key don’t support it. and how can i find the time for the video on the other site? like piano club house? > Il giorno 25 mag 2016, alle ore 04:37, Christopher-Mark Gilland > ha scritto: > > Actually Ray, you've tought me more than I already knew from

Re: air drop not working?

did you update your phone? same here im having a problem after updating my phone. > Il giorno 25 mag 2016, alle ore 16:10, Donna Goodin ha > scritto: > > Hi all, > > I'm trying to air drop some photos from my phone to my Mac. Airdrop says no > recipients found, but my phone is sitting a foot

Update: Re: A Question Regarding Twitter Hash Tags

Hello Everyone, I am cross-posting this. Well, I have a couple of things to report along with a recommendation of a fabulous free app that is designed to do one thing and to do it well; you guessed it, to follow Twitter hash tags. First, however, after reading Jonathan's reply, I discovered ho

Re: AirPort Firmware 7.6.7/7.7.7 Released

Well, it looks from reports like many of the changes were overdue bug fixes: an issue with DHCPv6 and Cox, and an issue with clients being separated from one another which broke AirPlay. Not sure how it took this long, but glad it’s done. I’m not buying Google’s product; I like the Apple solut