Please Join Me in Requesting That Yelp for iOS Bug Be Resolved

2018-03-12 Thread M. Taylor
Hello All, I recently posted the following Yelp for iOS review in the App Store. I hope you will add your voice to this request for help by using any or all of it in your feedback to Yelp. Thank you, Mark [SUBJECT]: The More Reviews Button is Currently Not Accessible to the Visually Impaired

RE: My Experiences with Directv Now

2018-03-12 Thread David Tanner
It is another name used by Comcast for a lot of their internet products. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sarai Bucciarelli Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2018 9:00 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: My Experiences with Di

iPhone X/8: Wireless charging will wear out the battery faster than cable charging

2018-03-12 Thread dan d.
http://www.zdnet.com/article/iphone-x8-wireless-charging-will-wear-out-the-battery-faster-than-cable-charging/#ftag=RSSbaffb68 -- XB -- 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

Creative's new Super X-Fi audio tech is frigging mind-blowing, CNET

2018-03-12 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I am posting the following article not because it is directly linked to Apple but because I feel that this could be a significant breakthrough for the future audio accessories for Apple products. Mark Creative's new Super X-Fi audio tech is frigging mind-blowing, CNET Creative's

Re: Spam calls: how to stop the robots from calling your iPhone or Android, The Verge

2018-03-12 Thread Jeff Berwick
I think it refers to paying your bill at the end of your cycle “post” rather than paying for it prior to your billing period “pre.” Jeff > On Mar 12, 2018, at 5:54 PM, E.T. wrote: > > From the online dictionary courtesy Google. > >(with reference to a letter or parcel) on which postage

Re: Spam calls: how to stop the robots from calling your iPhone or Android, The Verge

2018-03-12 Thread E.T.
From the online dictionary courtesy Google. (with reference to a letter or parcel) on which postage has already been paid. "use the postpaid envelope provided" From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were tr

Re: Spam calls: how to stop the robots from calling your iPhone or Android, The Verge

2018-03-12 Thread Marie Lyons
Does anyone know what post paid means? Marie Lyons > On Mar 10, 2018, at 8:38 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > > How to stop annoying robocalls on your iPhone or Android phone > By Chris Welch > > Mobile spam calls have been a nuisance for years, but over the last few > months, it's felt to me like ther

Re: What use do you find from your Apple TV?

2018-03-12 Thread E.T.
I still have the 3rd generation so am limited to what apps are on it. I can access all of my content that is in the iTunes library very easily. Sometimes I use other apps but with a 4th gen Apple TV I would likely use even more of it. Accessibility is fine though some 3rd party apps may fal

Re: What use do you find from your Apple TV?

2018-03-12 Thread Nickus de Vos
Thanks Tim Personally I also don’t bother with gaming even on my iPhone even though I sometimes miss gaming from my sighted school days. > On 12 Mar 2018, at 17:22, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > Hi, > > Although there are games available, I'm not sure of their accessibility as I > don't bother with

Re: What use do you find from your Apple TV?

2018-03-12 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Although there are games available, I'm not sure of their accessibility as I don't bother with that part of the Apple TV. I primarily use it for the items you've mentioned as well as some other services such as CBC TV and such in Canada. YouTube is totally accessible as is Netflix. Amazo

Re: a lot of issues having up calls with facetime

2018-03-12 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, OK. I can confirm what you are explaining. As long as you allow FaceTime to remain as the app with primary focus, then the buttons with the "End Call" and such remain visible and accessible. As soon as you go out of FaceTime and try to return to the app with cmd-tab or some other method,

What use do you find from your Apple TV?

2018-03-12 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi all I’ve been thinking to get a Apple TV for a while and now a friend is selling his 4K HDR, a 64 GB one at a pretty good price. I have no previous experience with Apple TV, so my question, what do you blind voiceover users use your Apple TV’s for? Do you play games, do you listen to music, d

Re: having mac not go to sleep when closing lid?

2018-03-12 Thread jeff `greene
Hi Hank, There is a program for the mac called "no sleep" it sits in your extras menu. And, I believe its free! I used to use it with my old mac book pro and it worked perfectly. HTH Jeff On 3/12/18, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries wrote: > Yeah, I expect my next Mac will be either a mini or s

Re: Reading a big PDF file on mac

2018-03-12 Thread Ramy Moustafa
Hi John: Thanks so much we’re going to download it today and see. Thanks again Ramy moustafa saber licturer at: faculty of musical education music arranger and sound engineer Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 12, 2018, at 4:00 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > Hello, > > Try using Adobe Reader and see i

Re: Reading a big PDF file on mac

2018-03-12 Thread Ramy Moustafa
Hi Michael: Thanks so much for this, will gonna give it a try. Thanks again Ramy moustafa saber licturer at: faculty of musical education music arranger and sound engineer Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 12, 2018, at 2:38 PM, Michael Busboom wrote: > > Hello Ramy, > > There is a free service ava

Re: Reading a big PDF file on mac

2018-03-12 Thread Jessica Moss
Thanx so much for that little tidbit. I’ve noticed that as well with these webbased pdf files, and have had to pay a lot more attention to those on the web sites I’m sent to test for 508 compliant issues, which always have those. Some of them are just readable files, but some of them are filla

Re: A Treat for Burger Lovers, Everywhere

2018-03-12 Thread lenron brown
Black coffee is horrid, but yeah some of these food apps work great. On 3/12/18, Erik Burggraaf wrote: > There is a Carl's Junior app. I tried it a couple of years ago when I was > living in the state's part time. It was pretty terrible. Best, Erik > > > On March 12, 2018 8:27:21 AM Michael Busbo

Re: My Experiences with Directv Now

2018-03-12 Thread lenron brown
I personally think cable companies do great at ripping you off. So if I can avoid it I shall. I would rather use netflix and a couple of these cheaper options On 3/12/18, Phil Halton wrote: > Xfinity is essentially the new name for the old Comcast Corporation. It’s a > huge conglomerate > > Sent

Re: Reading a big PDF file on mac

2018-03-12 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Hello, Try using Adobe Reader and see if you get better results. My thoughts below… I have found especially with older MacOS that very large PDF and/or HTML can cause issues when opened with Apple’s default application and VoiceOver. Some of VoiceOver’s features like the item chooser and find

Re: My Experiences with Directv Now

2018-03-12 Thread Phil Halton
Xfinity is essentially the new name for the old Comcast Corporation. It’s a huge conglomerate Sent from my IPhone > On Mar 11, 2018, at 10:00 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli > wrote: > > Haven’t heard of Xfinity. Thanks! > > Sarai D Bucciarelli www.linkedin.com/in/SaraiDBucciarelli > > From: macvi

Re: A Treat for Burger Lovers, Everywhere

2018-03-12 Thread Erik Burggraaf
There is a Carl's Junior app. I tried it a couple of years ago when I was living in the state's part time. It was pretty terrible. Best, Erik On March 12, 2018 8:27:21 AM Michael Busboom wrote: If I still lived in the States, I’d lobby hard for an In’nOut app! I’d also look for a Carl’s Juni

Re: Reading a big PDF file on mac

2018-03-12 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello Ramy, There is a free service available that will convert several different types of formats to others that are more accessible. I just checked, and they handle PDF files. I used the service several years ago and it worked well. I just went to their site and was happy to discover that

Re: having mac not go to sleep when closing lid?

2018-03-12 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Yeah, I expect my next Mac will be either a mini or some kind of rack mount, which I gather aren't being produced any longer for some reason. Sometimes I rather wish I'd gone that way in the first place instead of going for the portable. Janina Simon Fogarty writes: > What, you mean like my mac

Re: A Treat for Burger Lovers, Everywhere

2018-03-12 Thread Michael Busboom
If I still lived in the States, I’d lobby hard for an In’nOut app! I’d also look for a Carl’s Junior app, too. > On 12.03.2018, at 09:27, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > I'm sorry what? > > A macdonalds app? > > You yanks are dam crazy, > > We don't even have a star bucks app, mind you they put c

Re: Reading a big PDF file on mac

2018-03-12 Thread Raymond Foret Jr
Sounds to me like you need to run OcR on your manual. Abby Fine Reader can do that for you. Sent from the only computer with built-in screen reader access for the blind: Sincerely, The constantly barefooted Ray > On Mar 12, 2018, at 2:59 AM, Ramy Moustafa wrote: > > Hi all:\ > I have a big

RE: A Treat for Burger Lovers, Everywhere

2018-03-12 Thread Simon Fogarty
I'm sorry what? A macdonalds app? You yanks are dam crazy, We don't even have a star bucks app, mind you they put cream in their coffee, What's wrong wit black coffee!!? And in my case being gluten free macdonalds doesn't have a lot I can eat. And I really miss their apple pies! -Ori

RE: having mac not go to sleep when closing lid?

2018-03-12 Thread Simon Fogarty
What, you mean like my mac mini where it's connected to a keyboard a touch pad and the network and power, Screen what screen? I don't need a screen and if someone else did I have an HDMI cable to my tv -Original Message- From: 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries Sent: Sunday, 11 Ma

Reading a big PDF file on mac

2018-03-12 Thread Ramy Moustafa
Hi all:\ I have a big manual about 1000 page, when i open it in preview, i can not read anything, after it opens, and when i need to interact with the document group, i got the message that preview busy, i tried this many many times, with no luck, Thanks in advance -- The following informati