OLED vs LCD: How the iPhone X's display changes everything

Macworld - Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 2:10 PM OLED vs LCD: How the iPhone X's display changes everything The OLED display Apple is using in its new iPhone X brings several benefits over current LCD technology, but supplies are likely to be limited at first. Will be benefits of the new screen ma

Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs. iPhone X vs Samsung Note 8: Phablet spec showdown

Macworld - Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 3:30 AM Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs. iPhone X vs Samsung Note 8: Phablet spec showdown Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 was the best phone you could buy for about a week. Now Apple has come along and spoiled Samsung's party with not one but two new phablet-sized phones

Re: Turning Speaking on

A three-finger double tap will turn it back on. Arnold Schmidt Sent from Arnold's iPhone On Sep 14, 2017, at 2:14 AM, Angus MacKinnon wrote: When I took my iPhone 5S running IOS 10.32, I heard Speech off. Siri works , however nothing elze speaks. How do I turn Speech on? Can I turn speec

Turning Speaking on

When I took my iPhone 5S running IOS 10.32, I heard Speech off. Siri works , however nothing elze speaks. How do I turn Speech on? Can I turn speech on Wirelessly? Or do I need to plug in the iPhone? Thank you. Angus MacKinnon -- The following information is important for all members of the Ma

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

I am pretty sure Apple has the VO stuff worked out. But MacRumors has an interesting post about Face ID. I will paste it below How Face ID Scans Your Face Face ID is enabled through a TrueDepth front-facing camera on the iPhone X, which has

How To Manually manage content on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using iTunes 12.7

Hello Everyone, As there are many, like me, who use both Mac and Windows, I'm posting the following article to both the V iPhone and Mac Visionaries mailing list. The point of this support page, from Apple, is that one can continue to manage custom media content in iTunes 12.7: Mark Manually

Re: iTunes 12.7: How to cope with the abrupt changes

That is not a big change, its the loss of iOS app support in iTunes on the Mac. 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

Re: Apple's New Face ID Biometric System Works in the Dark and When Your Face is Obscured by Hats and Beards

Yes, it is faceID, not eyeID. It maps 30,000 locations on the face. Just remember, with prosthetic eyes, the more secure look at aspect of faceID will most probably not work. Kind regards, David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +61 488 988 936 Sent from my iPhone > O

RE: Apple's New Face ID Biometric System Works in the Dark and When Your Face is Obscured by Hats and Beards

My only question is, will face recognision work if one has prosthetic eyes? From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of the.big.apple.n...@gmail.com Sent: September 13, 2017 2:23 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com; viph...@googlegroups.com;

Re: re faceID with vo

Regarding the buyer was charging for the AirPods. You won't have to wait for a new AirPods. They'll be selling the Charging Case separately. I'm really glad they're going to do that. I'll be surprised if we see new AirPod hardware anytime soon. They can do a lot in software. Sent from my iPhone

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

My apologies. I have seen many doom and gloom responses over the past day, and was in a rather negative interpretation space when I responded. I have a few Android tablets. None of them have home buttons, and the functionality of the home button is always available. Kind regards, David Chitten

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

Turn VoiceOver on/off, triple press the power button. Siri is activated by doing something with the power button as well. I believe it is long press of power button. I am unsure how the phone will be turned off if that is the case. It may be that Siri is activated by double press of the power bu

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suc k—and here’s why

If you are referring to Samsung's Android Devices, They aren't as Cheap or InExpenssive simply $100 or $150 Lower Than Apple's iPhones, & I'm specifically referring to the High End Premium Galaxy S Series & Galaxy Note Series of Android Devices At 01:34 PM 9/13/2017, you wrote: there is one ad

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

All the reviews I have read thus far state faceID is quicker than touchID. Kind regards, David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +61 488 988 936 Sent from my iPhone > On 14/09/2017, at 04:52, Mika Pyyhkala wrote: > > I believe it will "work," but I am worried about th

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

Things often look quite good from the specs. Really play with the Samsung device in the store before purchase. I found too many problems with the screen reader the last time I did so (I was also looking just at specs). I have not yet tried the Samsung Galaxy 8 in the store, but will do so in the

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

No, not at all. Apple stated that fingerprints have 1 in 50,000 chance of being fooled. Face prints have 1 in 1 million chance of being fooled. So yes, the chance is there, which means, it will be fooled eventually. But, the chances are considerably lower. Kind regards, David Chittenden, MSc,

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

There are three things which the iPhone X has that the 8 and 8+ do not have: the depth aware infrared module with IR flood which recognises one's face, the edge to edge display which gives the screen real-estate of greater than the + phone in a size which is just a little taller than the 8, and

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

There are a couple modes for FaceID. The most secure mode requires one to actually look at the phone to unlock it. For those who cannot look at the phone, this more secure factor can be deactivated. Then, the iPhone merely needs to see the face to unlock. Of course, the passcode is always an opt

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Re: Apple's New Face ID Biometric System Works in the Dark and When Your Face is Obscured by Hats and Beards

Amazing email. I am very interested in trying this Maria Reyes Owner of the following groups- Apple 411: apple411+subscribe@groups.ioiMessage/FaceTime: the.big.apple.n...@gmail

Re: iTunes 12.7: How to cope with the abrupt changes

Hi, I think its about time that iTunes got a bit of a clean up as it seemed a bit of a cluttered app. I can see why they got rid of it at least in my case as I don’t use some of the things they mention. Oh well. I think there is going to be a time where things will be split into separate app

Apple's New Face ID Biometric System Works in the Dark and When Your Face is Obscured by Hats and Beards

Apple's New Face ID Biometric System Works in the Dark and When Your Face is Obscured by Hats and Beards MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors / Juli Clover In the new iPhone X, Face ID, a facial recognition system, replaces the Touch ID fingerprint sensor we've grown accustomed to since it was intr

5.8" iPhone X designed for two-handed use as Apple apparently drops support for Reachability

Interesting that this change for the iPhone X is apparently going to have ramifications for other phones, not being able to swipe down from the top to access notification center. That's kind of a drag. I suppose there will be another way to do it. Mary 5.8" iPhone X designed for two-handed use

Re: Anyone used Youtube to MP3 converter lately?

Perfect. Sent from the only computer with built-in screen reader access for the blind: Sincerely, The constantly barefooted Ray > On Sep 13, 2017, at 10:33 AM, CHUCK REICHEL > wrote: > > Hi Ray, > Looks interesting. > How is it with VoiceOver? > Thanks > Chuck > > On Sep 13, 2017, at 11:14

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

there is one additional issue: what happens if VO is not turned on? how are you supposed to know that your face is on screen? I am totally blind and even with VO turned on and the camera aimed at my face, I can never get it centered. so, facial recognition might not be a disable thing for me. A

Re: Anyone used Youtube to MP3 converter lately?

Hey Donna, If you’re talking about youtube-mp3.org , I read a few days ago its been closed under pressure of recordlabels. Ronald > Op 13 sep. 2017, om 19:24 heeft Donna Goodin het volgende > geschreven: > > Hi Ronald, > > It's a website. > Donna >> On Sep 13, 2017,

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

Don’t worry Simon, it’s like this here in Sweden too, which is about the only actual gripe i have about apple products. The features find their way here, only it takes a couple of forevers for the feature to actually find their way here. How long was it since ApplePay started again? It’s coming

Re: iTunes 12.7: How to cope with the abrupt changes

Cording to a friend of mine, you can copy and paste ringtones onto your phone with iTunes when it’s unlocked. God bless. Matt Dierckens, Certified assistive technology specialist Macintosh, iOS, and windows Trainor Canadian phone: 519-962-9140 US phone: 573-401-1018 On Sep 13, 2017, at 13:49, E

Re: iTunes 12.7: How to cope with the abrupt changes

Very nice. Maybe not. That is a major change that methinks Apple ought to rethink. I did not see much else changed. I updated iTunes under High Sierra but will wait on the update under Sierra until I develop a strategy. Maybe wait until I get a new phone and have done the restore. From E.T

Re: Anyone used Youtube to MP3 converter lately?

Hi Ray, Looks interesting. How is it with VoiceOver? Thanks Chuck On Sep 13, 2017, at 11:14 AM, Raymond Foret Jr wrote: > Downie - YouTube Video Downloader for macOS - Charlie Monroe … > > > Sent from the only computer with built-in screen reader access for the blind: > > Sincerely, > > The c

re faceID with vo

Re the face ID with voiceover issues, Well as in Jonathans email, it's not going to be an issue, May be the biggest issue will be getting your face in the direct line of the front camera but it appears Apple have thought of that one also. What it comes down to is what the user wants or more spec

RE: VI people will not be excluded from Face ID for I phone 10.

Hi Kawal, I think we're all wanting one of them, I'd love one but the price makes life difficult. Wonder if I can extend my credit card limit! -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu Sent: Wednes

RE: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

Ray, One thing I do agree with ii that when it come to apple products we can be 99% sure that it will work with voiceover out of the box, The only reason I say 99% is that gotta give a 1% chance of something not working, but lets face it, everything apple works without issue for us, Including

RE: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

The only negative I really see with the x is the new Zealand price tag, The other features sound great but the 8 and 8+ have majority of the x features From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Krister Ekstrom Sent: Wednesday, 13 September 2017 7

RE: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

SO david are you saying that the apple face ID can’t be fooled? I’d say that give it till xmas and someone will have done it. As for the finger print sensor The apple one can be fooled now with other body parts Biometric scanning is still rather new so it’s really a wait and see, From: macvision

RE: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

The voice over off / on triple click will move to the power button as has the siri button, But looking at the specs, I'm not sure the screen changes are worth the 350 dollar price hike from the 8+ 256 GB device, I know for me the 64 GB device is not enough storage, So that leaves me with t

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

All done with Gestures. 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: ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 9/12/2017 11:03 PM, 'Cath

Re: IOS 11 release

Hello, I have the GM on all my devices as well, nough said till general availability next week. > On 13 Sep 2017, at 04:30, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > HI Listers, > > Probably because of my time zone > > The IOS 11 I’m assuming GM appears to have been released this morning > > I’m installi

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

I believe it will "work," but I am worried about the extra .75 to 1.25 of a second that may be needed every time one wants to unlock the phone. I could be wrong, but it seems like touch id would be faster, and it can be accessed with the phone in a lot of different configurations and placements.

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

I too get sick when people whine - including when people whine about words/sentiments that weren't even expressed in the first place. I didn't want to start people off venting about the problems of the blindness community. I only wondered how the quitting/loading of VO and accessing home and the

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

Excuse me but I wasn't "inventing worse case scenarios". I was reasonably and legitimately wondering how we will do certain things without the home button, not saying we wouldn't be able to - I speculated on how it could be done. And by the way I am pleased with Voiceover, though it has problems

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

I don't think my questions were actually a "doom and gloom response". I was merely wondering how these things would be done with no home button, not saying it was impossible or terrible. wrote: > Start/stop VO will most likely be triple press of the power button. > > App switcher is easy, as is h

Wireless Keyboard Recommendations

Hi all, I have a Logetek kx760 (I think) bluetooth keyboard which I use to connect to both my Mac and Windows machines. Recently, I have been experiencing connection issues on both platforms, so I assume it is related to the number of times I have accidentally dropped the keyboard. ;) At any

Re: Anyone used Youtube to MP3 converter lately?

Thanks, Ray, for the app suggestion and the back story. Cheers, Donna > On Sep 13, 2017, at 6:54 AM, Raymond Foret Jr wrote: > > The solution I found is an app called Downie. Sure, it’s not free, but it > does let you download videos directly to your Mac. The reason for the > changes you noti

Re: Anyone used Youtube to MP3 converter lately?

Hi Ronald, It's a website. Donna > On Sep 13, 2017, at 6:36 AM, Ronald van Rhijn wrote: > > Hi Donna, > > Is this an app or a website? > > Ronald >> Op 13 sep. 2017, om 12:25 heeft Donna Goodin het >> volgende geschreven: >> >> Hi all, >> >> Question says it all. I tried to use it yesterd

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

Yes. Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Sep 13, 2017, at 11:13, Robin wrote: Just Curious Is the Lock Button, The Same Button as the Power Button? My Bad At 09:53 AM 9/13/2017, you wrote: > Hi, > > No, you will not require sighted assistance out of the box. Apple has a > commitment to a

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

Just Curious Is the Lock Button, The Same Button as the Power Button? My Bad At 09:53 AM 9/13/2017, you wrote: Hi, No, you will not require sighted assistance out of the box. Apple has a commitment to accessibility and prides themselves on there devices being accessible out of the box. They

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

Hi, No, you will not require sighted assistance out of the box. Apple has a commitment to accessibility and prides themselves on there devices being accessible out of the box. They would not go backwards in this respect. These sorts of items are always considered when new technologies are in

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

What a GREAT Question? I also Wonder ... How Accessible the iPhoneX will be? Especially Out of The Box Will TotallyBlind users require Sighted Assistance to Activate Apple's VoiceOver at StartUp? Afterr Apple's Siri is activated, I presume Siri will be TheEasiest Way to Turn VoiceOver ON &

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Dear Mary, Thanks for sharing this well written and useful information from Glen Flieshman/MacWorld. Marianne Robbins Mary Otten mailto:motte...@gmail.com>>: Sep 13 07:58AM -0700 iTunes 12.7: How to cope with the abrupt changes Macworld / Glenn Fleishman -- The following information is

Re: Oops how to save as on a mac and how to transfer from downloaded file to memory stick

Hello, I have done this three or four times now since you wrote the message. I have a BN APEX QT that I can use fairly freely. If you want, I can work with you over the weekend and try to figure out what is going on. Please contact me at jon.c.c...@gmail.com if you would like to work one on one on

Re: Anyone used Youtube to MP3 converter lately?

Downie - YouTube Video Downloader for macOS - Charlie Monroe … Sent from the only computer with built-in screen reader access for the blind: Sincerely, The constantly barefooted Ray > On Sep 13, 2017, at 8:25 AM, Stacey Robinson wrote: > > Ray,

Re: iPhone Upgrades.

Definably go with the 8 over the 7, and if you can afford it go for the X. That X looks awesome, Nickus Sent from my iPhone, please excuse any typos... > On 13 Sep 2017, at 14:02, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > So, I think it is time to upgrade my iPhone 6. Personally, from the press > there were

iTunes 12.7: How to cope with the abrupt changes

iTunes 12.7: How to cope with the abrupt changes Macworld / Glenn Fleishman iTunes 12.7 appeared Tuesday following Apple’s slate of product announcements, and its version number hides how much that’s disappeared and changed in this release. The iOS App Store is wiped out, as are ringtones. iT

Re: IOS 11 release

Hi, Ioos 11 will be publicly released on the 19th. I am guessing that the iPhone X is more a camera based phone for pros who use there phones for taking pictures and the likes of it. I have an iPod touch 6th gen which works fine for me and at some point will one upgrading it to iOS 11. Just

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

This article was from the mainstream press, not written by a blind person. So get off your high horse is folks. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 13, 2017, at 12:41 AM, Krister Ekstrom > wrote: > > Why do blind people always have to invent worst case scenarios even when the > phone hasn’t c

Re: Anyone used Youtube to MP3 converter lately?

Ray, Where can I find this program you mentioned? Peace, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net > On Sep 13, 2017, at 6:54 AM, Raymond Foret Jr wrote: > > The solution I found is an app called Downie. Sure, it’s not free, but

Re: AnyTrans update lets Android users easily switch to iOS 11 & iPhone 8

I tried it yesterday, and no dice. I would contact the developer of anytrans and see if they can make that app accessible. From reading the description, it looks you can by-pas itunes when putting ringtones on your iphone, without haveing to go into itunes. -- The following information

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

I am sure it will all work fine. Remember there is options. You don't like the x get the 8 or 8plus. I didn't want to give up my headphone jack last year so you know what I did? I stuck with my 6s plus. If I didn't want more storage and if my battery wasn't starting to suck I could probably do anot

iPhone Upgrades.

So, I think it is time to upgrade my iPhone 6. Personally, from the press there were three items I could make the iPhone 8 more appealing to a blind user than the iPhone 7 models that are now significantly less expensive. 1. BlueTOoth 5 instead of BT 4.. What does this actually mean for an end u

Re: Face ID Accessibility. Apple offers some answers – Mosen Consulting

I thought as much. Sent from the only computer with built-in screen reader access for the blind: Sincerely, The constantly barefooted Ray > On Sep 13, 2017, at 6:53 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > I removed some of the lower part of this article but it does answer questions > that have been as

Re: Anyone used Youtube to MP3 converter lately?

The solution I found is an app called Downie. Sure, it’s not free, but it does let you download videos directly to your Mac. The reason for the changes you noticed is that the court recently ordered a settlement in which youtube was involved. It has something to do with copy right violations

Face ID Accessibility. Apple offers some answers – Mosen Consulting

I removed some of the lower part of this article but it does answer questions that have been asked on list. > > http://mosen.org/face-id-accessibility-apple-offers-some-answers/ > > > Face ID Accessibility. Apple offers som

Re: Anyone used Youtube to MP3 converter lately?

Hi Donna, Is this an app or a website? Ronald > Op 13 sep. 2017, om 12:25 heeft Donna Goodin het volgende > geschreven: > > Hi all, > > Question says it all. I tried to use it yesterday and was not successful. > The cool thing is that they now give you the choice between several different

VI people will not be excluded from Face ID for I phone 10.

I have spoken to Apple Accessibility. They have assured me that Face ID will work with Voice Over so no one needs to worry about not being able to use the I phone 10. I am excited. I want one of those. Kawal. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries l

Anyone used Youtube to MP3 converter lately?

Hi all, Question says it all. I tried to use it yesterday and was not successful. The cool thing is that they now give you the choice between several different conversion types. The not so cool thing is that I was unable to select an output format, so could not convert the video. Anyone els

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

I’m backing my friend Krister on this point. Frankly, I am getting just plain sick and tired of al these blind people whining that something is going to suck or not be usable even before we know all the details of how it works. Talk about a drain on one’s energy. Sent from the only computer

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

Why do blind people always have to invent worst case scenarios even when the phone hasn’t come out yet? Ok, ok before you say anything i was also doubtful for many years, wondering how Apple would solve this or that, turned out they did and did it good at that. At tha risk of getting flamed, but