Re: Watch OS or voiceover bug

2017-04-04 Thread Scott Granados
I’m not sure where the bug is coming from but I can confirm it’s a known bug. I’ve reported it to accessibility at apple as have many others. The reading on the watch face is correct in my experience. The one in the control center either sticks at 79 or reads incorrectly. > On Apr 2, 2017, a

Re: Here is an Article on How to Cause a Computer to be Untrusted by an iOS Device

2017-04-04 Thread Scott Granados
Sounds like you have a job for the government in the Maryland or Northern Virginia area in your future with a three letter agency and a secret zip code. They like iPhone cracking tricks. (Actually, I say that and thinking about it you might actually be in that line of work) so I’ll conclude my

Re: free or paid vpn that works with Voiceover on Mac and iOS?

2017-04-04 Thread Scott Granados
Ah Simon, it’s like this, I’ve never seen Unix kill anyone, I have seen Windows though. This was a long time ago but when I was on a support call where someone died as a result of a windows crash I never put any faith in it again. That combined with the DOD (department of defense). Complete la

Re: Apple confirms new iMacs in late 2017 and Mac Pro in the future.

2017-04-04 Thread Scott Granados
I’ve seen dream works and another production house run some software that parallelizes the rendering process across all the Macs. You can start your render farm and all the clients contribute to the rendering in a distributed fashion using background cycles. If you think about it, that’s a lot

Re: Deal, free or paid vpn that works with Voiceover on Mac and iOS?

2017-04-04 Thread Scott Granados
Hi Nancy, let me give you a bit of background. VPN stands for virtual private network. Basically what it means is there can be network resources or services you want to get to privately and securely. Another use, your use most likely, is you want to secure the communication from your device t

Re: how to remove system dialogs

2017-04-04 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Only time I have seen these was from dropbox. Try exiting dropbox if it is the culprit there is a way to turn this off, but I would need to check the archive. Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Apr 4, 2017, at 7:31 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > > Hello, > I have a couple system dia

Re: Deal, free or paid vpn that works with Voiceover on Mac and iOS?

2017-04-04 Thread Nancy Badger
Are you saying that this one actually does work with voiceover? I don't know anything about VPNs. Are they easy to use? Thanks in advance. Nancy Nancy Badger, Ph.D Assistant Vice Chancellor, Student Services UT Chattanooga Sent from my iPhone with dictation software. Please excuse spelling errors

Re: windows keyboard not passing some of the commands to voice over?

2017-04-04 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
What is the exact key sequence you are attempting? Also, is everything US English (software and keyboards)? Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Apr 4, 2017, at 2:36 PM, The wolf wrote: > > Hello I am aware of the 2 keys being switched > > how ever it still isn't bringing up the minue when I try

how to remove system dialogs

2017-04-04 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, I have a couple system dialogs which I want to remove. They say “unknown”, and there are no close buttons. I thought that a reboot would help, but no. Are system dialogs part of the Mac, or are they unique to voiceOver? Thanks Chris -- The following information is important for all mem

Re: Apple confirms new iMacs in late 2017 and Mac Pro in the future.

2017-04-04 Thread Tim Kilburn
All used for Adobe stuff like PhotoShop, Illustrator and Premiere. 2012 models with HD's needed upgraded to a bit quicker and with SSD's this time. The 2012 models can still be used elsewhere in our facilities, but want the quicker ones for the processing oomph. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McM

Re: Apple confirms new iMacs in late 2017 and Mac Pro in the future.

2017-04-04 Thread Scott Granados
20 iMacs, wow. Sounds like a good candidate for clustering software. > On Apr 4, 2017, at 6:51 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > And I just bought 20 iMacs. Oh well, didn't feel like waiting anyway. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Apr 4, 2017, at 16:03, Scott Granado

Re: Apple confirms new iMacs in late 2017 and Mac Pro in the future.

2017-04-04 Thread Tim Kilburn
And I just bought 20 iMacs. Oh well, didn't feel like waiting anyway. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Apr 4, 2017, at 16:03, Scott Granados wrote: Interesting article that confirms the iMac will be updated late in 2017 with “pro features”. Apple is hinting at iMacs with hig

Apple confirms new iMacs in late 2017 and Mac Pro in the future.

2017-04-04 Thread Scott Granados
Interesting article that confirms the iMac will be updated late in 2017 with “pro features”. Apple is hinting at iMacs with high end pro features. I can’t wait, this sounds like multiprocessor and high end memory configurations. Read more here http://www.redmondpie.com/2017-imac-with-pro-featu

Re: windows keyboard not passing some of the commands to voice over?

2017-04-04 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Do other VO-commands work? Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Apr 4, 2017, at 12:36, The wolf wrote: Hello I am aware of the 2 keys being switched how ever it still isn't bringing up the minue when I try to do the command this is really really strange because when I had my

Re: jumping to the top of an email box

2017-04-04 Thread Gabe Griffith
Hi Alex, That is good to know. Thanks for the info. Gabe Sent from Gabe's iPhone > On Apr 3, 2017, at 3:33 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > > Just to clarify, the command is generally just option-up or option-down. Also > note that this works on most tables, such as in Night Owl, Finder, and plenty

Re: windows keyboard not passing some of the commands to voice over?

2017-04-04 Thread The wolf
Hello I am aware of the 2 keys being switched how ever it still isn't bringing up the minue when I try to do the command this is really really strange because when I had my mac mini about a year and a half ago I nefver ran in to this problem before and I was using a windows keyboard at the time

Re: windows keyboard not passing some of the commands to voice over?

2017-04-04 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, It sounds to me that the keys are just mapped differently. Yes, it is totally possible to use a non-Apple keyboard. The usual difference is that the ctrl-and option keys are not together on the Windows keyboard. That is, on the Windows keyboard, the cmd and Option keys are switched aroun

Re: Monitoring Heart Rate in Real Time

2017-04-04 Thread E.T.
Don't wait on me, Simon, the more folks that speak up the better. (smiles) From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off and say God did it." --Carl Sagan E-mail: anc

windows keyboard not passing some of the commands to voice over?

2017-04-04 Thread The wolf
Hello I am trying to help one of my friends on her mac. she is using a windows bluetooth keyboard the command that allows you to get in to a minue isn't working what so ever so fore example when I open a app I can't get to the minues is there something that I need to change? we tried several key

Please Join Me in Requesting That The New 140-Character Reply Feature, introduced in the Latest Version of the iOS Twitter App, Be Made VoiceOver Accessible

2017-04-04 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I am cross-posting this to both the V iPhone and Mac Visionaries mailing list. The following is the new feature, introduced in the latest version of Twitter for iOS: [BEGIN DESCRIPTION]: 6.75.2: 1. A few minor updates to make Twitter an even better place. 2. You can now watch P

Re: iMovie and Voiceover

2017-04-04 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
I eventually figured it out at least well enough to do what needed doing. Actions do in fact follow the play head, but I misheard the shortcut for splitting the clip, so I thought it didn’t work and assumed the focus for the action must not be in sync. As far as I can tell, there’s no way to s

Re: Bootcamp or buy a PC?

2017-04-04 Thread Eric Brinkman
Will my AirPods work if I'm running windows via BootCamp? I like being able to use them while running my virtual machine. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 4, 2017, at 3:38 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi, > > As a user of bootcamp I would say go with that, > > If you've got a 750gig hard drive t

Recording videos with Photo Booth?

2017-04-04 Thread Sharon Hooley
Hi, Does anyone record videos using latest version of Mac OS? Is it accessible at all? Thanks, -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is

Deal, free or paid vpn that works with Voiceover on Mac and iOS?

2017-04-04 Thread -dan d.
Current deal, $29 lifetime membership. ScienceAlert deal: TigerVPN can help protect your browsing history from ISPs http://www.sciencealert.com/sciencealert-deal-tigervpn-can-help-protect-your-browsing-history-from-internet-service-providers XB -- The following information is important for al

Re: the new iPad 9.7"

2017-04-04 Thread Alex Hall
For those considering the Mini over the iPad 5, remember that the Mini is less powerful and more expensive. The only Mini option is $399 for the 128GB version, while the iPad 5 starts at $329 for 32GB. Yes, for the same storage, the 5 is more expensive, but if you only need 32GB you can save mon

Re: Mail Threading is working again and I love my Earpods.

2017-04-04 Thread Robert Hill
Hi again, I want to appologize to Jonathan, I called you John in my previous message. Bob Sent from Bob's Braille Sense U2 - Original Message - From: Robert Hill To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com CC: Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2017 3:50 am Subject: Re: Mail Threading is working

Re: Mail Threading is working again and I love my Earpods.

2017-04-04 Thread Robert Hill
HI Mark and all, What I do is when I come to a message thread, I flick up until I hear “expand Thread” and double tap on that. Next when I hear how many messages are in the thread, I flick right that many times so I find the first message which is then read to me. Then I flick left to proceed to

RE: Bootcamp or buy a PC?

2017-04-04 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi, As a user of bootcamp I would say go with that, If you've got a 750gig hard drive then you've got a heap of space and it's on only the windows installation you will have trouble with, If anything use windows 10 I find it more stable and quicker than windows 7, You would then need Jaws

RE: VNC on mac OSX

2017-04-04 Thread Simon Fogarty
Ah, now may be that’s why it worked as I think now we were going through a mac server. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan Cohn Sent: Tuesday, 4 April 2017 6:58 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VNC on mac OSX Ju

RE: the new iPad 9.7"

2017-04-04 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yeah it’s a new entry level device, Lighter and cheaper other than that I would go with the mini 4 again, Or even better an iPad Pro Mini Now that I’d really go for, Only thing is that I found it bloody difficult tryng to write with a pen / pencil again, when using the 12 inch Pro iPad. From:

RE: Monitoring Heart Rate in Real Time

2017-04-04 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi ET, That's the app I use for cycling, Yeah would like to know how you get on, -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of E.T. Sent: Tuesday, 4 April 2017 3:16 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: M

RE: Monitoring Heart Rate in Real Time

2017-04-04 Thread Simon Fogarty
ET, Even the apple watch doesn't give real time HR readings, The best HRM devices giving real time readings are the Polar devices where you have the heart rate monitor strap like your H7 and a wrist watch device which constantly reads the HR reading out, Problem is that these devices unless

RE: free or paid vpn that works with Voiceover on Mac and iOS?

2017-04-04 Thread Simon Fogarty
Scott, What drugs you taking dude? Linux ain't my bucket of chicken, Windows is a differnet kettle of fish, I can find my way around linux / unix but still not what I call fun. Is there a windows version of Open VPN ? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:

RE: free or paid vpn that works with Voiceover on Mac and iOS?

2017-04-04 Thread Simon Fogarty
Oh and thanks, Gives me a place to start looking. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Tuesday, 4 April 2017 2:15 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: free or paid vpn that work