Re: Using Google docs, etc., on mac with voiceover

I’ll have to give it a try. … I’m writing this an hour away from the new year… I guess I have no life. LOL Kat * “Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing

Re: Happy new year

Plus1 to that! Happy new year everyone! Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 1, 2017, at 12:08 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Here’s hoping everyone has a great 2017. > > Happy new year. > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list.

Happy new year

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Re: reading battery level in sierra, and a few other things

Kevin Chao wrote: > Chrome beats Safari in performance, security, accessibility, and other > metrics. A further advantage is that it runs under Mac OS, Linux, Windows, Android and Chrome OS. Those of us who use multiple devices appreciate its ability to synchronize bookmarks, history and other da

Re: reading battery level in sierra, and a few other things

Chrome beats Safari in performance, security, accessibility, and other metrics. On Sat, Dec 31, 2016 at 3:09 PM Scott Granados wrote: > From what I’ve read as well, google chrome is much more efficient in power > use than safari. Safari is supposedly a big power draw. Some people are > using c

Re: reading battery level in sierra, and a few other things

>From what I’ve read as well, google chrome is much more efficient in power use >than safari. Safari is supposedly a big power draw. Some people are using >chrome in it’s place for better battery results. > On Dec 31, 2016, at 10:33 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > > From all I've read, it's not as si

Re: My 10 Favorite iOS Apps of 2016

Well, I agree about the financial apps. Mine are different, because my financial institutions are different, but the sentiment is the same. Not yet mentioned is the wonderful Twitterrific app, which has been my go to Twitter app for sometime now and continues to improve. Even though I have had a

Re: reading battery level in sierra, and a few other things

I got a similar response from accessibility as well as they did tell me they were working on a solution to bring the menu function back. Also +1 to Donna’s suggestion, the script is fantastic. > On Dec 30, 2016, at 9:36 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > > Apple Accessibility replied to my report of this

Re: My 10 Favorite iOS Apps of 2016

Kawal, if you want a really tight home automation tool, go with a Google home. Works with the nest as well as a lot of lighting systems and has great voice recognition. I’ve heard good things about the hive though, never used one. > On Dec 31, 2016, at 4:14 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > > Wel

Re: My 10 Favorite iOS Apps of 2016

E.T. the banking IOS apps are far better than a full complicated web page. You get a nice clean interface, very easy to use anywhere and you can use your thumb print to unlock things instead of remembering a code. I love it myself. > On Dec 30, 2016, at 6:31 PM, E.T. wrote: > > Mark, > Nic

Re: My 10 Favorite iOS Apps of 2016

Hi Mark, interesting topic and I have to agree with a lot of your choices. I use the Bank of America app and it’s absolutely fantastic. The wallet is also very very good and I love Apple Pay. I also think maps have become very usable. I’m a big +1 on the capital 1 app. I love how you

Game "A blind legend"

Hello, I stuck in „A blind legend“ in Level 20. After walking slowely around the guards room there’s this person who kills me all the time. I tried to protect my self with the pinch gesture and I tried to get my sword. Both seemed to be not possible. Could you help me to understand what’s neede

Re: My 10 Favorite iOS Apps of 2016

Well, I think this app will be my favourite in 2017 as I need to get my heating and hot water voice controlled. It's going to be the Hive as you will be able to control your heating and hot water using Siri and your I phone. I'm so looking forward to that. I also like using the Amazon app and

Re: Using Google docs, etc., on mac with voiceover

ChromeVox Next will be default in M56 of Chrome OS (ChromeBooks), which is targetted for January 2017. Chrome browser will *NOT* support ChromeVox Next, as there should be sufficient support by native platform screen readers (e.g. Mac VoiceOver, Windows NVDA). On Sat, Dec 31, 2016 at 9:11 AM Jonat

Re: speed test on Mac

Fast.com by Netflix It shows the download speed and is very accuracy and accessible. e.g. 230 Compare on SPEEDTEST.NET Mbps ? On Sat, Dec 31, 2016 at 9:28 AM Christina C. wrote: > Hello, > > What’s the best and easiest accessible way to test my internet speed on

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Hello, What’s the best and easiest accessible way to test my internet speed on my mac. I’ve tried speedtest.net and I can’t seem to access the part of the page to test my internet speed. Thanks, Christina -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list.

Re: Using Google docs, etc., on mac with voiceover

Will Chrome VOX Next be available for the Chrome browser too? I haven't payed much attention to the progress of Next recently, but it had appeared they would be switching this on as a default in the next few months last time I looked. Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Dec 28,

Re: reading battery level in sierra, and a few other things

I've been using AppleScript mapped to RIGHT_OPTION-B (it worked pre-Sierra and wasn't phased by .2): Say The Time: Similar to Apple’s time script, but speaks using VoiceOver’s default synth. https://blog.bryansmart.com/2014/07/24/some-scripts-for-voiceover/ On Sat, Dec 31, 2016 at 8:33 AM Chris Me

Re: reading battery level in sierra, and a few other things

Probably not the best idea in a meeting though, I expect. > On Dec 31, 2016, at 12:00 AM, 'Peggy' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > I have a Macbook Air. I didn't have a problem checking battery status until I > updated my mac a couple of weeks ago. I use siri to check the battery, very > easy t

Re: movie audio description app

Hi, So did I. Give it a few years and youngsters won't know what a paper route is either. Oh, the barrels of getting older. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Dec 30, 2016, at 20:25, Simon Fogarty wrote: Hell I was doing a paper delivery run at 11 or 12, From: macvision

Re: Importing cd's into itunes.

Hi, Or a 45. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Dec 30, 2016, at 20:27, Simon Fogarty wrote: Just couldn’t resist. Try telling a 12 year old kid today what a cassette is, or real to real tape, they think we’re bloody crazy, From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

Re: My 10 Favorite iOS Apps of 2016

Hi Simon, If you import your Audio Books into iTunes, they are available on your Apple TV for listening. You go to Computers, then your computer, then down to Audio Books. If the stars are aligned properly, it will also remember your location within the Audio Book if you continue listening on

Re: My Macbook Pro 2010 battery and HD

So far, I’m very impressed at how fast apps load! I think it is worth it. I replaced the 500GB 7200 rpm hd with a 750 SSD. They gave me back the old hard drive. It is in a static proof bag. I put it in a drawer, just in case I ever needed it. It appears they restored al my data for me. Hoping to

Re: reading battery level in sierra, and a few other things

>From all I've read, it's not as simple as that. The new processors have two >modes, one high-power and one low-power, between which they switch constantly. >Thus, any battery time indicator on the new Pro will almost certainly be >inaccurate, because a few minutes at high power could be the sam

Re: reading battery level in sierra, and a few other things

Interesting. Maybe that's on the new Macs. On my 2013 MBA, Command space opens spotlight and option space brings up Siri. Cheers, Donna > On Dec 31, 2016, at 9:05 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > > I don't knowhow, but my new Pro is set to open Spotlight when you hit > cmd-space. If you hold that down

Re: reading battery level in sierra, and a few other things

Command+space is actually the default spotlight command, you could change that in keyboard preferences, but that's the default. > On Dec 31, 2016, at 9:05 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > > I don't knowhow, but my new Pro is set to open Spotlight when you hit > cmd-space. If you hold that down for a sec

Re: reading battery level in sierra, and a few other things

I've actually done some research on this, apparently Apple removed the time indicator from the battery menu because the new macbook pros were not getting the battery time that Apple claimed they should have. The seri idea is a good one, sounds like Apple may need to improve the battery on the ne

Re: reading battery level in sierra, and a few other things

I don't knowhow, but my new Pro is set to open Spotlight when you hit cmd-space. If you hold that down for a second, though, Siri appears. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 31, 2016, at 09:23, Donna Goodin wrote: > > One small correction, I think you mean Option+Space. :) > Cheers, > Donna >> On

Re: reading battery level in sierra, and a few other things

One small correction, I think you mean Option+Space. :) Cheers, Donna > On Dec 31, 2016, at 6:32 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > > As of Sierra, you can. Hold down cmd-space until you hear the tone, then > speak. As far as I can tell, this is like iOS in that you can keep holding > the keys down, or rel

Re: Playing a dvd with VO.

Yes, it’s a dvd. Peace, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net > On Dec 30, 2016, at 9:39 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Stacey, > > Are you sure it's a DVD and not a blue Ray? > > They are very very similar but the technolo

Re: reading battery level in sierra, and a few other things

As of Sierra, you can. Hold down cmd-space until you hear the tone, then speak. As far as I can tell, this is like iOS in that you can keep holding the keys down, or release them immediately and let Siri figure out, by a pause in your speaking, when you've finished your command. -- Alex Hall

Re: reading battery level in sierra, and a few other things

Hi. This is all very helpful. Just out of interest, how do you use Siri on the Mac?? I use it on my IPhone etc all the time, but didn't know you could do it on Mac too. Thanks. Eleanor Sent from my iPad > On 31 Dec 2016, at 05:00, 'Peggy' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > I have a Macbook

RE: Using Google docs, etc., on mac with voiceover

Hi Mary, Yeah it’s crazy so far all I’ve been able to confirm is AD and sub titles are the only things in the accessibilities menu under settings, Yeah from the home screan of the Samsung tv try holding down the mute key and see what happens, you may have to hold it down for a few seconds to ge