Re: Operating system accessibility (was RE: Ios 13.4.1)

2020-04-10 Thread Sandie Jazmin Kruse
I am not going to get any friends from saying this, but it have too be said. I have used chromebooks for over a year now , and have not had one single situation where i could not. Get stuff done. And if they have broken something in an update, they have fixed it for me when i have mentioned it ,

Re: Apple TV 4k

2020-04-10 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Catalina. Initially I had some trouble with getting the library going which is on an external drive because I did a clean install. 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 4/10/2020 9:32 PM, 'Tim Kilburn

Re: Apple TV 4k

2020-04-10 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Corruption is a possibility. What version of MacOS are you running again? Later... Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Apr 10, 2020, at 22:17, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote: A Harry Potter marathon and you a

Re: Apple TV 4k

2020-04-10 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
A Harry Potter marathon and you are not watching them back to back with no breaks? That is not a marathon. Heh. Well the price was reduced so got them tonight. Ok I have, on more then one occasion, changed the status to watched and the next time I go look or perhaps after I used the ATV,

Re: Networking my printer, can I go through my Mac?

2020-04-10 Thread Eric Caron
Hi Tim and others, Success, My sighted helper was a bit more agreeable and took her time. We googled the Brother printer and setting up wifi. They don’t seem to make this very easy. She found a source that talked her through the layers on the touch screen and she was finally able to

Re: Apple TV 4k

2020-04-10 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, I'm not sure why it's doing this, nor can I confirm very easily right now. We're in the middle of a Harry Potter marathon. Just starting The Order of the Phoenix tonight and they're all purchased through iTunes. I'll need to watch something else all the way through that is ripped and on

Re: IOS delete a contacts group

2020-04-10 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, I don't believe that there is a specific method by which you can delete the group on the iPhone. I'm not even sure how you would create a contact group on the iPhone. So, basically, to get rid of it, I believe that you'll need to get it migrated to your iCloud contacts so that you can use

Re: Microsoft word on the Mac.

2020-04-10 Thread 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries
Hello David. I did actually have problems using the word application on the Mac yesterday as I was trying to update my CV. I was also trying to use the Braille display with it but I found that voice-over was not always tracking what the speech said I E I don’t know if there is a braill e cursor

Re: IOS delete a contacts group

2020-04-10 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
What have you tried so far? I only have individual contacts on my phone so not sure on how to delete an entire group. More info? Thanks, > On 11/04/2020, at 04:11, Paul Hopewell wrote: > > Hello, > I am running IOS 13.4.1 on my iPhone 8. My correct contacts and associated > groups are in iClo

Re: Converting a USB flatbed scanner to a Wireless Scanner

2020-04-10 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Adding to Janina's excellent, yet disappointing note. Besides Epson's proprietary software, I doubt that a 15 year old machine would accept the wireless communication through the router. Later... Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMur

Re: Networking my printer, can I go through my Mac?

2020-04-10 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi Eric, Is your printer AirPrint capable? If no, then you won't be able to see it with your iOS/iPadOS devices. The sharing method I outlined should work fine for other Macs, but will not make a non-AirPrint ready printer sharable to iOS/iPadOS. Later... Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Ap

Re: Ios 13.4.1

2020-04-10 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi Andrew, Yes, you certainly have occasion to be frustrated. One thing to note, Apple Accessibility is simply a support line. They are not the developers, nor do they have a direct line to the developer team. They can, though, escalate items easier than you or I, so I do understand your fru

Re: Ios 13.4.1

2020-04-10 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
Not to mention the cost of the technology. The money I’ve spent & keep on spending on it would cover a mortgage payments for a modest house. So yes, I’m fed up I can’t use the Greek voice after 4 years of reporting the bug. & yes, I’ve paid for Windows10 so that I can have a Greek voice that

Re: How do I move a HomePod to a different room in my house in the home app?

2020-04-10 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Thanks again for the help, Tim. I was skipping the step to edit the home, and going straight to opening the controls of the device. Once I started by editing the home the change stuck. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 10, 2020, at 1:39 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: >

Re: How do I move a HomePod to a different room in my house in the home app?

2020-04-10 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, i just tested this and it stuck for me. I did the following: • open the Home app on iPhone. • Double-tap the Edit button. • Double-tap the HomePod. • Swipe to find the room that it's assigned to, just after the name field. Double-tap on this button. • Swipe to locate the picker and flick u

Re: Ios 13.4.1

2020-04-10 Thread Karen Lewellen
Sometimes when I am having a discussion with an individual who uses the make a single AP work in a single way dictionary I ask them a question. Do you often change your eyes or hands or ears each time you visit the store instead of the bank, instead of the movies? When the answer is of

How do I move a HomePod to a different room in my house in the home app?

2020-04-10 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Hi all, I’m having a problem with one of my Sonos speakers that I am hoping to fix by moving one of my HomePods to a different room. Long story. Anyway, when I go into the Home app and change the room that the HomePod is assigned to, the change doesn’t stick. What am I doing wrong? There is no

Re: Apple Magic Trackpad 2

2020-04-10 Thread Brad Snyder
Some devices display their battery level in the menu extras area on my Mac, and some devices don't. My apple Magic Trackpad and both pairs of my AirPods display the battery level. My Bose headphones do not. - Brad - On Apr 10, 2020, at 11:05, Jonathan Cohn wrote: For my my bluetooth headphon

IOS delete a contacts group

2020-04-10 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, I am running IOS 13.4.1 on my iPhone 8. My correct contacts and associated groups are in iCloud and shared with my iMac. However I also have a now obsolete group local to my iPhone which contains incorrect data. How can I get rid of this group? Many thanks for any tips … Paul Hopewell --

Re: Apple Magic Trackpad 2

2020-04-10 Thread Jonathan Cohn
For my my bluetooth headphones, battery level is listed in the sub-menu of the device in my menu extras area. Jonathan > On Apr 10, 2020, at 11:04 AM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Does the Mac have ability to check battery status of connected Bluetooth > peripherals as iOS does?

Re: Apple TV 4k

2020-04-10 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Still unable to resolve this. Would like input. 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 4/7/2020 10:13 AM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote:    Latest tvOS and macOS. Watching movies and TV shows in the

Operating system accessibility (was RE: Ios 13.4.1)

2020-04-10 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
The short answer in my view is that, in general, the people who develop screen readers, support for accessibility within operating systems, and support for accessibility in at least some applications are hard-working, knowledgeable, and strive to get it right. Unfortunately, whether they work fo

Re: Apple Magic Trackpad 2

2020-04-10 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Interesting, and I wonder how one could switch between iDevices and Mac. 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 4/10/2020 6:45 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: Hello ET, There was a long article in tidbits.com

Re: Apple Magic Trackpad 2

2020-04-10 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Does the Mac have ability to check battery status of connected Bluetooth peripherals as iOS does? 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 4/10/2020 2:36 AM, Ronald van Rhijn wrote: Hi, The new version

Re: Networking my printer, can I go through my Mac?

2020-04-10 Thread Brad Snyder
I have a Brother HL2700DW Multi-function Printer/Scanner, and my experiences are pretty much the same as Janina’s. My wife is sighted, so we were able to use the touchpad to connect the printer wirelessly to our network. I am able to access the printer from all computers, (both Mac and Windows)

Re: Apple Magic Trackpad 2

2020-04-10 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Hello ET, There was a long article in tidbits.com this week discussing trackpad usage with the latest IOS and iPads. I believe you need the newer trackpad if you want to use it with the iPad. Not sure of if that would be useful to us, but interesting none the less. > On Apr 9, 2020, at 3:08 PM

Re: Microsoft word on the Mac.

2020-04-10 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
Hello Maurice, Have you tried working with tables in a Word document on the mac side? It used to be impossible so I was wondering whether you had any experience of tables in Word on the mac. Another word processing app on the Mac, Nisus Writer, was very promising but for the tables again. It

Re: Ios 13.4.1

2020-04-10 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
I think frustration sometimes makes us speak to generally. My ongoing complaint about Apple’s accessibility indifference to an issue I’ve been reporting for over 4 years is their ignoring thus far the Greek voice bug where the Greek voice, be it native to Apple or infovox ivox instead of readin

Re: Apple Magic Trackpad 2

2020-04-10 Thread Ronald van Rhijn
Hi, The new version is a bit smaller and thinner and lighter. More plastic. One major improvement is the built in rechargable battery, which can be charged with a lightning cable. Concerning functionality its the same. hth, Ronald > Op 9 apr. 2020, om 21:08 heeft 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries >

Re: Converting a USB flatbed scanner to a Wireless Scanner

2020-04-10 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Dave: I believe you're going to be disappointed on this one. It's not a matter of a hardware device or dongle. It's a matter of software device drivers, and Epson is very proprietary about their's. I'm expecting to pick up a flatbed scanner sometime in the coming months, and I will be looking to

Re: Networking my printer, can I go through my Mac?

2020-04-10 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Tim is right about how things are supposed to work. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, Brother wants you to do things there way. You get the same result in the end. It's just setup that's different. Best, Janina Eric Caron writes: > Hi Tim, > > Hoping for a few more tips. > > I followe

Re: Networking my printer, can I go through my Mac?

2020-04-10 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Eric: Especially if you have a wired ethernet port on your Brother printer, you can happily share it across all your networked devices. This is exactly what I do with mine, currently an HL2395DW. Use Safari to access the relevant resources on support.brother.com. You will likely need to insta

Re: Ios 13.4.1

2020-04-10 Thread joseph hodge
I find that I use screen readers and treat them as they are all tools in the toolbox the more I know the better off I’ll be. However this being said it’s so maddening win one aspect to an application or website just doesn’t work on one operating system and then I throw it on something else it do