Re: Safari busy way too often, tired of Apple's quality control issues

Yes, it means they are already hidden. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- 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 th

RE: Question re Using Sonos with HomePod, also possibly bandwidth issues

Sorry, but I have to laugh, You say Hey Siri, And each device talks back to you in a different voice or attitude would actually be humorous -Original Message- From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries Sent: Tuesday, 5 November 2019 1:39 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re

Re: Safari busy way too often, tired of Apple's quality control issues

Why don't you see for yourself? Simple enough. Try it. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 11/4/2019 5:23 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: I looked in the view menu and is says "show" all those things that y

Re: Safari busy way too often, tired of Apple's quality control issues

I looked in the view menu and is says "show" all those things that you mentioned. does this mean they're already hidden? it doesn't give me an option to hide anything. > On Nov 4, 2019, at 8:14 AM, Dave Carlson wrote: > > Wondering if you are suffering from what I experienced. I hid my bookmar

inaccessible web site

Just wondering if anyone uses the caremark web site? When I want to enter credit card info, voiceover doesn't read the field where the name on the credit card needs to be entered. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Vi

Re: Notifications

Hi, Good to hear that a reset resolved that issue. The issue I've been experienceing since updating to 13.2 is that if my screen is unlocked and I get a notification the notification doesn't go away until I actually put my finger at the top of the screen and flick down to the clear option and d

Re: Notifications

Yes, that’s always a good idea. I always restart any device now days after I update weather I’m having issues or not. Glad you fixed it. > On 5/11/2019, at 11:10, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > Don't worry about it. A restart of the iPhone fixed the problem. I guess

Re: Safari and Allmusic.com

The problem seems to be javascript. I am able to navigate the artist information successfully if I disable javascript from the develop menu. Note, check show develop menu in menu bar in Safari advanced settings. It spite of the warning I get at the top of the page, it seems to work fine withou

Re: Notifications

Hi, Don't worry about it. A restart of the iPhone fixed the problem. I guess I should have tried that first. Later.. Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Jamf Certified Associate Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Nov 4, 2019, at 14:33, Tim Kilburn wrote: Hi, Yes, the

Re: Safari and Allmusic.com

Hi, Do you know if you are navigating the web in Group mode or DOM mode? JAWS tends to navigate in DOM mode by default I believe, so if you make sure that VO is navigating Safari using the same mode, we can determine if the problem is related to that. Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (wit

Re: Safari and Allmusic.com

I don't really want to subscribe to Apple Music as I have Spotify and am happy with it. I have definitely had this problem on other sites which have a lot of content and I don't experience these issues with Jaws. On 11/4/19, Sarah Massengale wrote: > Perhaps you should try browsing Apple Music t

Re: Notifications

Hi, Yes, the Favourites options is enabled, but this feature only allows calls to go through, not texts or iMessages. If you wish to have texts and iMessages to go through, then that needs to be done on individual contacts. Also, if this was in fact the case, it would not explain notification

Re: Safari and Allmusic.com

Perhaps you should try browsing Apple Music through the Music app rather than the web? If this is the only site where you have problems, it seems to me you can easily find work arounds. > On Nov 4, 2019, at 4:27 PM, Eric Brinkman wrote: > > I am having these problems when I browse a band's p

Re: Safari and Allmusic.com

I am having these problems when I browse a band's page and read the biography and discography. Use the search box near the top of the page to search for a band, say R.E.M. Then try to browse the biography, discography and related artists sections. Each of those sections needs to be expanded via

Re: Notifications

Hi Petrus, Yes, I have "Always Speak Notifications" set to off. Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Jamf Certified Associate Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Nov 4, 2019, at 13:45, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: Hi Tim, I haven’t noticed this myself and I’ve got do no

Re: Navigating emails via headings on the iPhone

Well I got the standard reply back from Apple this morning telling me that they are investigating the issue but can’t say when it will be resolved. > On 4/11/2019, at 09:33, Mary Otten wrote: > > I don’t know if it’s considered a bug by Apple, but I think it is. So I will > join you in writin

Re: Notifications

Check your Do Not Disturb settings. Look for the button that says “allow calls from”. If you have favorites or another group selected, their texts and calls will go through even when you have do not disturb enabled. > On Nov 4, 2019, at 1:31 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > >

Re: Notifications

Hi Tim, I haven’t noticed this myself and I’ve got do not disturb turned on the same as yours. Have you got Always speak notifications turned off in the Voiceover settings? > On 5/11/2019, at 09:31, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi All, > > Anyone else having VO announce noti

Notifications

Hi All, Anyone else having VO announce notifications when Do Not Disturb is enabled. For example, my iPhone sits on the night stand either charging or just sitting there while I'm sleeping. I have Do Not Disturb set to be automatically enabled between 11 pm and 7 am, but often I hear VO annou

Re: Safari busy way too often, tired of Apple's quality control issues

Hi, The switch between Dom and Group Mode is done in the VO Utility. I've set a keyboard commander command for it similar to the option-t for telling you the time. To set the keyboard commander shortcut, go into the VO Utility, select Commanders from the Categories table, select the Keyboard

Re: Safari busy way too often, tired of Apple's quality control issues

Tim, do you set this stuff in Safari or vo? thanks. > On Nov 4, 2019, at 12:32 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > I went to this site as well and am not experiencing the "Safari busy". > Sometimes, when VO is set to Grouping mode for browsing, you will notice a > la

Re: Safari busy way too often, tired of Apple's quality control issues

Hi, I went to this site as well and am not experiencing the "Safari busy". Sometimes, when VO is set to Grouping mode for browsing, you will notice a lag as VO fills the buffer for certain groups. A couple of things one can try here is to change to DOM mode on that site, or to tab through ele

Booting from USB Windows 10?

Dear List, Is there something on the Mac that I need to change in order to be able to boot from a USB drive in windows? I have a USB disk with the Windows 10 PE. I hold the option key at startup and choose windows with the windows PE USB disk inserted, but windows start normally. Thanks,

Re: Question re Using Sonos with HomePod, also possibly bandwidth issues

That's really interesting, Tim. Thanks for the explanation. Good to know how all this works, and also how to change it if you want to. Cheers, Donna > On Nov 4, 2019, at 9:04 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > When you have HomePods paired as a stereo pair, one is co

Re: Question re Using Sonos with HomePod, also possibly bandwidth issues

Hi Matthew, We have HomePods because we have a number of smart devices in the house that we control with Siri. so the HomePods act as a smart hub, one on each floor. The HomePod also has nice sound, I like using it as a stand-alone in my office. We don't have any other Alexa devices, so that

Safari and Allmusic.com

Hi! Taking a very short look on the allmusic.com i don’t seem to have busy problems in safari. This doesn’t mean they exist for others. However to help you out i need to know if there’s a special section of the page you’re having problems with? Its very klunky built in my o

Re: Safari busy way too often, tired of Apple's quality control issues

Hi! Yes i understand your frustration too. But i don’t think apple has made regressions of mac and accessibility. Though i have had similar issues too. I think you can turn off some things in both VoiceOver and Safari to make it easier for VO to handle the page. I am quite not sure about what to t

Re: Question re Using Sonos with HomePod, also possibly bandwidth issues

On the subject of HomePod and Sonos, I am possibly considering getting a HomePod, but not sure what the advantages of it would be. The Sonos has more features, I can use either Google Assistant or Amazon, and it has a ton of more services. God bless. Matthew Dierckens Certified assistive techno

Re: Question re Using Sonos with HomePod, also possibly bandwidth issues

Hi, When you have HomePods paired as a stereo pair, one is considered the dominant one and will take over all Siri responses. If you'd rather the other be the dominant one, double-tap and hold on the top of the HomePod you want to be the master, and ask it something mundane like what's the te

Re: Uninstalling Adobe Flash Player

Hi, Worth a try for sure. Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Jamf Certified Associate Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Nov 4, 2019, at 05:23, Craig Werner wrote: Hello, Tim. In reporting the problem to Apple Accessibility, I realize the problem is more Adobe'

Re: Safari busy way too often, tired of Apple's quality control issues

What OS are you running? Does this happen on all sites? If so, you might want to reset Safari settings or, if you feel up to it, with Safari closed, delete your saved application state for Safari and the PLIST and restart the app. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel,

Re: Safari busy way too often, tired of Apple's quality control issues

Wondering if you are suffering from what I experienced. I hid my bookmarks, reading list, toolbar, status bar, tab bar, and anything else I could think of in the View menu of Safari. My “Safari Busy” went away and life is good again. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer,

Re: Safari busy way too often, tired of Apple's quality control issues

Interesting you should mention that site. I have trouble with it all the time in the same way. Other things work fine. I have wondered if it is specific to that page, but can't figure out why it is happening. Kristeen On Nov 2, 2019, at 1:38 PM, Eric Brinkman wrote: Hi all, I am hearing "S

Re: What am I Doing Wrong -- Find Text on a Safari Web Page

You are using VO-f and not command-f? You can try command-f as well, which is the MacOS search facility. I have always had luck with VO-f. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CE

Re: Question re Using Sonos with HomePod, also possibly bandwidth issues

That's good to know. I've always wondered about that. Cheers, Donna > On Nov 4, 2019, at 7:35 AM, Robert Carter wrote: > > Hi Donna, > > When I talk to the HomePods in my living room, only one of them responds. I > guess they talk to each other and know which one will grab the response. > >

Re: Question re Using Sonos with HomePod, also possibly bandwidth issues

Hi Donna, When I talk to the HomePods in my living room, only one of them responds. I guess they talk to each other and know which one will grab the response. Robert > On Nov 4, 2019, at 6:39 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi Robert, > > I have to ask this. When you s

Re: Question re Using Sonos with HomePod, also possibly bandwidth issues

Hi Robert, I have to ask this. When you say Hey Siri, do all your HomePods answer you? We have two, but one is upstairs in my office, and the other is downstairs in the kitchen, so I only end up talking to one or the other. I think I would hate it if every time I said Hey Siri three differen

Re: Question re Using Sonos with HomePod, also possibly bandwidth issues

Ugh! That's exactly why we got this new one. It's not perfect, as you can tell, but it is much nicer to be able to control everything with Siri. I'd just go all HomePod, but we use our Sonos outdoors in the summer time. Unless it rains, we usually leave them outside, and I wouldn't want to d

Re: Uninstalling Adobe Flash Player

Hello, Tim. In reporting the problem to Apple Accessibility, I realize the problem is more Adobe's than Apple's, but in case Apple can bring pressure on Adobe, I thought it was worth voicing the concern. Craig On 11/3/19, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: > Hi, > > Actually, this inaccess

Re: Safari busy way too often, tired of Apple's quality control issues

For me, I don’t get Safari busy often at all. Well, on sites with a lot of video and bad coding, yes, but I’ve learned to just avoid those sites. Running macOS Catalina on a MacBook Pro 2019. > On Nov 3, 2019, at 5:15 PM, Simon A Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Andrew > > You don't need to buy a pc as

twitterific issues

Hi List, On behalf of a colleague here in nz, Using the latest twitterific She is finding that she can get no twitter updates since 24October when she last updated, This is on an iPhone 10 running IOS 13.1.2 she believes. Has anyone else been having issues with Twitterific? Cheers, -- The f

Re: What am I Doing Wrong -- Find Text on a Safari Web Page

I choose item chooser menu vo+i and type the string there to get as near to the text I search for. Once I type the text, I arrow down the results and if I find what I want press enter or vo+spacebar. Andrew > On 4 Nov 2019, at 03:35, Dave Carlson wrote: > > I get frustrated when using Option+