Re: Aira free to College students for the rest of the spring semester

2020-03-17 Thread Eric Caron
Hi Petrus, and others, I was skeptical when it first came out. I used Bemyeyes and bespectacle, I think it was called that. And, those apps were free. But, I got a free offer to try 30 minutes and I was hooked. I kept it like a emergency helper. But, now with the free 5 minute

Re: Aira free to College students for the rest of the spring semester

2020-03-17 Thread Brad Snyder
OK, its your loss if you choose not to check it out. - Brad - On Mar 17, 2020, at 21:00, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: Thank you, but I don’t think I would use it. I was just curious. Sent from Petrus's iPhone > On 18/03/2020, at 14:40, Brad Snyder wrote: > Aira is available in New Zealand.

Corona Virus Alerts: How to get news updates on your phone right now, cNet

2020-03-17 Thread M. Taylor
Hello All, I am posting the following article only because Apple products are discussed. Be Well, Mark Corona virus alerts: How to get news updates on your phone right now Don't miss another important update about how COVID-19 is affecting your country and where you live. March 17, 2020

Re: Aira free to College students for the rest of the spring semester

2020-03-17 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
Thank you, but I don’t think I would use it. I was just curious. Sent from Petrus's iPhone > On 18/03/2020, at 14:40, Brad Snyder wrote: > Aira is available in New Zealand. Just download the Aira iOS app, setup an account and you are good to go. You may use my email address as a referral

Re: Aira free to College students for the rest of the spring semester

2020-03-17 Thread Brad Snyder
Aira is available in New Zealand. Just download the Aira iOS app, setup an account and you are good to go. You may use my email address as a referral and get yourself 30 free minutes. Brad wb...@swbell.net On Mar 17, 2020, at 20:18, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: I’m not a

Re: Aira free to College students for the rest of the spring semester

2020-03-17 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
I’m not a student or Teacher, but is this only available in the US OR OTHER COUNTRIES AS WELL? > On 18/03/2020, at 14:15, Eric Caron wrote: > > > > > Hi listers, > > I’m sure Aira has been discussed in the past. I wanted to post the below as > it would be very helpful to current blind

Aira free to College students for the rest of the spring semester

2020-03-17 Thread Eric Caron
Hi listers, I’m sure Aira has been discussed in the past. I wanted to post the below as it would be very helpful to current blind college students. I just wish they would also offer it to blind teachers as they are also learning fast how to run on line teaching. Also, if you

Re: Wi-Fi Extenders

2020-03-17 Thread Pete De Vasto
My router is from Xfinity, has nothing to do with NetGear at all. I wouldn’t think it matters. Pete > On Mar 17, 2020, at 11:45 AM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Thanks for this, good price. Does the extender need to match the router? I > browsed some on Amazon and one was AC1900

Re: Wi-Fi Extenders

2020-03-17 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Thanks for this, good price. Does the extender need to match the router? I browsed some on Amazon and one was AC1900 which is my router but it was $100. 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

Re: messages in IOS 13

2020-03-17 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Yes on my Phone that’s what i’ve seen. /A > 16 mars 2020 kl. 22:39 skrev 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > : > > So if you tap to open a message thread, that is the only thread you see on > the screen? > Thanks, > Donna > > >> On Mar 16, 2020, at 4:29 PM, Anders Holmberg >

Re: backblaze and voiceover

2020-03-17 Thread Eric Caron
Hi Andrew, Thanks for the explanation and your directions on how you dragged the fish icon into the table. I’ll remember to try that going forward. In a past operating system on my Mac I could not get the steps to work, but I was lazy this time and didn’t even try. I need

Disinfect Your iPhone

2020-03-17 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Just a quick note to help limit the spread of COVID-19. This link gives you guidelines for cleaning your device. https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/clean-and-disinfect-iphone/ Later... Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB

RE: Wi-Fi Extenders

2020-03-17 Thread pdevasto0219
I'm a little late to the thread, sorry. However, I wanted to share that I got a Netgear Wi-Fi extender just about two years ago now, and it's performed flawlessly in my single-level 2,150 square foot home, even outside in my back yard. It sells for around $20 US currently. It's very easy to

Re: Braille Display and Bluetooth

2020-03-17 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Ended u removing then adding again. 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 3/17/2020 7:08 AM, 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi There. Press VO 8 and find the braille table. There there

Re: Wi-Fi Extenders

2020-03-17 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Thanks, that should be interesting reading. 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 3/17/2020 4:41 AM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries wrote: Try reading this article:

Battery status on the Ipad mini.

2020-03-17 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! How does sighted see when the battery is charging on the Ipad? FOr us VoiceOver announces charging after the battery status. And when its finished charging it sais on ac power. My iPad mini shows charging all the time even though its on 100%. So i am not sure what that means? /A -- The

Re: silencing or muting Mac VoiceOver when a specific app is running

2020-03-17 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Use an Activity to accomplish this. Go into VO Utility, press cmd-0 to bring focus to the Activities panel, press Add Activity and give it a name like Silence. You'll need to expand the Additional Settings to Include item, check the box for Voice, then press Set Voice Options. You can

Re: messages in IOS 13

2020-03-17 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Simon and Kawal, Paul's suggestion to turn off Speak Screen fixed the problem for me. Here is the text from his message again: > Can you see if you have Speak Screen enabled? > This can be found under Settings, Accessibility, spoken content, Speak screen. > If it is enabled, disable it and let

Re: messages in IOS 13

2020-03-17 Thread 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries
Yep Donna, I hate it and I have an I phone 10. It’s annoying. Kawal. > On 16 Mar 2020, at 21:39, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> > wrote: > > So if you tap to open a message thread, that is the only thread you see on > the screen? > Thanks, >

Re: Braille Display and Bluetooth

2020-03-17 Thread 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries
Hi There. Press VO 8 and find the braille table. There there is an option to connect the braille display via bluetooth as well as USB. So when you go to the braille option, choose option three which is the display tab and there you can connect your braille display via bluetooth rather than

RE: A VoiceOver friendly SFTP program

2020-03-17 Thread Tom Moore
I was not aware that there were problems with Voice Over reading the terminal in the most recent release. I use Vmware on the mac that runs a Linux machine and then I run all my server management tasks through this machine so that I can run anything I want in the environment that I have the

Re: Wi-Fi Extenders

2020-03-17 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
Try reading this article: https://www.howtogeek.com/290418/what-are-mesh-wi-fi-systems-and-how-do-they-work/ On 3/16/20, 17:59, "'E.T.' via MacVisionaries" wrote: A friend asked about that but the layout of my apartment would make running a cable difficult. He will see if he can

Google Chrome on Mac

2020-03-17 Thread Dezman Jackson
Good morning, Hope all are doing well. Was just curious if anyone out here uses Chrome on the Mac with VoiceOver on a regular bbasis?Personally, I don't find it to be all that er-friendly and tend to use Safari. I am also interested in hearing from anyone who is involved in web development

RE: messages in IOS 13

2020-03-17 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Hi Donna, No you don't have a different setting, I have the same view as yourself, I've got an 11 pro max and I see all messages in my message app when I open it, And the open message I am in is at the bottom of the list It reminds me of how the iMessge app on the iPad OS looks