Re: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

I guess I will chime in here. I was congenitally (born) blind. My brother, who is two years older, is also blind. We started school at a blindness school, and then attended a bording school for the blind. My parents decided to mainstream us when I entered 6th grade. The schools for the blind

Re: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

Hi, Donna. Yes, I’ve been learning to use the VarioUltra since May and love it! :-) its the best braille display for me so far. I think its great you can just connect a device like your phone via bluetooth and it works once the pairing is successfully connected. I can also text or email people

Re: semi-ot: Sonar virtual machines and dealing with virtual box

It has and accessible G you are right, but it also has full punctuality from the commandline. The commandline is accessible. If not confusing. Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Jul 12, 2016, at 6:24 PM, maurice.mines wrote: > > I have a question his virtual box usable

Re: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

Hi Katie, Isn't the VarioUltra the best? Earlier tonight I was thinking about how bulky things used to be. My first braille display was a TSI Navigator. The thing was huge. I used to carry around what was basically a large briefcase, just to carry around my PC laptop and my braille

Re: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

Hi Tim, I agree. I think it's really fun and interesting getting to know a bit about list members' history and early computer experiences. Cheers, Donna > On Jul 12, 2016, at 10:28 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > Hi, > > I love reading this personal historical info on folks.

Re: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

Hi Donna and Scott. I thought I would chime in too. Yes, you're right about Apple starting accessibility over 30 years ago, even before we had voiceover and the mac. It sounds like my experience is somewhat similar to yours, even though I was born a few years later and I started using

Re: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

Wut? "Stupid sighted people"? That's a little harsh, don'tcha think? LOL! Smile. --- It's all good, just am sayin'. Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: "Terje Strømberg"

Re: This Is a Great App for Journaling or Maintaining a Digital Diary

Beware, I've not actually tried the audio side of the app yet, but I did see the option in there. that much I definitely! can guarantee. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: "M.

Re: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

Good afternoon, I figured I’d chime in on this thread, my computing life somewhat goes like this Windows for a great number of years, then I wind up going to grad school and switching completely to the Mac, now rehab tells me that in order to get any type of employment I must use Windows,

Re: Collaborating on Google Docs with an iPad and the docs app or on the Mac

hi, Docs is actually just a web-based word processor. I'd agree that it's probably easiest for you to use on your iPad. It's actually quite accessible, although you may need to use arrow keys while in the text area of the shared document instead of VO navigation. Haven't been in a

Collaborating on Google Docs with an iPad and the docs app or on the Mac

I have the need to collaborate with people on a Google doc, which is apparently a database sort of thing, where we have to make phone calls and notes. I would like to use my iPad and the docs app, as that would seem to be the simplest way. I have a keyboard for my iPad. I could also use a Mac

Re: semi-ot: Sonar virtual machines and dealing with virtual box

I have a question his virtual box usable with voiceover in any way, shape, or form? From the very little bit of research that I’ve done on this issue previously it was thought that virtual box is completely unusable with voiceover, this is still the conventional wisdom? Thank you in advance for

A question regarding Avast products on my mbp

Hello, I have a few questions regarding the suite of Avast products for an mbp. 1. Is the interface completely accessible for VO users? 2. I was somewhat confused with the pricing of these products. What was the price you payd for your Avast package? Thanks. -- The following information is

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

That's why Apple went to the RISC PowerPC in the not too distant past as it could crank out more work than its Intel brethern. Unfortunatly it eventually lost its lead and Apple had to make another migration to the Intel platform. In some ways, that made things easier with virtual machines and

Re: semi-ot: Sonar virtual machines and dealing with virtual box

Scott, I guess we should take this off the MV list, but perhaps the person that did my installations did not include the voice packages? I know very little of Linux, having BSD UNIX and Solaris (Unix System V based as my primary Unix variants. I know a significant number of the tools in Linux

Re: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

Hi, I love reading this personal historical info on folks. Sure, off topic, but totally acceptable in my world. The common thread here is supportive and progressive parents and teachers. I really didn't use Braille until my late teens, probably due to having some usable sight and an

Re: Mnumonics

Hi Chris, I too have had client who have needed these helpful tools. Very excellent work God bless. Matthew Dierckens Certified Assistive Technology Specialist Macintosh, IOS and Windows Trainer JAWS for windows Certified - 2016 Canadian Phone: 519-962-9140 U.S. phone: 573-401-1018 Personal

Re: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

Hi Anne, That's really interesting. I didn't do as well as you with the Optacon. I was a very fast braille reader, and at age 11, lacked the patience for the slow speed of reading with the Optacon. But I can see where it would have been different having a specific purpose in mind. I was

Re: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

Hey Scott, You know, your posts always have so much that I want to respond to, that I hardly know where to begin. :) I didn't know that your blindness was illness-related. That truly must have been frightening for you and your parents. No one has ever really figured out the cause of my

Re: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

Hi David, I've seen similar studies. Glad we're finally figuring that out. :) > On Jul 11, 2016, at 11:53 PM, David Chittenden wrote: > > Donna, > > I am seeing current studies which are demonstrating that younger girls > actually tend to have greater STEM aptitude

Re: only want to back up a few items

In terminal there are a few ways to do a selective backup. This one allows one to choose which folders and if wished to backup only those files that have changed since the last backup. Better than Time Machine: backup your Mac with rsync http://www.haykranen.nl/2008/05/05/rsync/ On Mon,

Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro?

Then, it is good to know that $ is an rating of how fast it is. Higher number in $, faster in speed. Not always, but most often true. Take care > 12. jul. 2016 kl. 04.14 skrev Scott Granados : > > First, the number in front of the CPU is basically meaningless. The >

Re: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

Take care Great article. So many stupid sighted people around. > 12. jul. 2016 kl. 08.19 skrev Anne Robertson : > > I grew up in England and between the ages of 7 and 17, attended schools for > the blind where maths was taught, but the only science was biology, which

Re: Mnumonics

Hi! Thats great Chris. Good luck. /A > On 12 Jul 2016, at 03:59, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > If anyone can think of any more of these, then let me know, and I'll add them > to the list. I however just sent the first handout to the students who will > be

Re: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22

I grew up in England and between the ages of 7 and 17, attended schools for the blind where maths was taught, but the only science was biology, which didn’t interest me at the time. I would have preferred to learn physics. I finished my secondary education in a mainstream school and specialised