Re: Help with my Mack air

2020-07-04 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
Remote assistance tools such as Aira can be very useful for this kind of work. There are several such tools now available. I’ve only had experience with Aira, however, so I’m not the right person to draw comparisons. > On Jul 4, 2020, at 00:59, Dave Carlson wrote: > > How about if you have an

Re: reposting the article on Firefox accessibility

2020-07-04 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
I read the article when it was first posted to this list, and I found it useful. I also shared it with colleagues. Thank you for posting. Firefox is highly accessible under Linux and Windows. Mozilla have very capable accessibility experts, so I am confident that the implementation for Mac will

Function key not working in Boot Camp

2020-07-04 Thread Ibraheem Fakir
Hello group, Hope you’re well. Unfortunately, when installing a fresh version of windows 10 on my computer this morning, I found that my function key isn’t working to modify my up-and-down arrows into the page up page down, or to allow me to increase and decrease volume and brightness on my comp

Re: Help with my Mack air

2020-07-04 Thread Dave Carlson
Jason, Yes, AIRA is available to many in various countries as a free 5-minute-per-session contact call. Very handy to get a set of eyes on the situation. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Engineer, Musician, Farfar, Woodworker, and Pioneer On Jul 4, 2020, at 6:12 AM, Jason White wrote: Remote assist

Ipad mini quick battery drain.

2020-07-04 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! I have an Ipad mini 4 that has started to drain the battery quite fast. For example today i started listening to a radio station connected to my bose mini iii soundlink. It was at 100% but now 2 hours later it is at 80%. That is likely quite fast in my humble opinion. Its 4 years old so maybe

Happy Independence Day USA!

2020-07-04 Thread CHUCK REICHEL
Happy Independence Day USA! Lets always remember; The Freedom that Steve Jobs enjoyed here in the USA made it possible for him to produce the first Macintosh. This freedom wasn't free it was paid for by the "Blood" of many patriots including my Dad! Happy "244th" birthday USA! Heres a youtube th

Re: Ipad mini quick battery drain.

2020-07-04 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Well, you can look at the battery status in the Battery Preferences. If it indicates your battery has less than 50% of original then it is probably time for a new battery. But deleting apps that have large amounts of iCloud storage like Photos or Movies can also cause your system to do a bit of

Re: Happy Independence Day USA!

2020-07-04 Thread Barry Hadder
Thanks Chuck. Same to you. Here is another clip that some here may appreciate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c7GqpoM6wU > On Jul 4, 2020, at 10:24, CHUCK REICHEL > wrote: > > Happy Independence Day USA! > Lets always remember; > The Freedom that Steve Jobs enjoyed here in the USA made it

Re: Happy Independence Day USA!

2020-07-04 Thread John Panarese
Same here, Chuck. I hope everyone stays safe and enjoys the day. I know Canada had their Independence Day on Wednesday, so belated Canada day to my friends up n north of me. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, htt

Re: Happy Independence Day USA!

2020-07-04 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Excuse me, but this seems like a bunch of propaganda. Please stop I can barely keep up with the discussions of which MacBook is bets. I don't have time to listen to folks saying that the US is for peace, when we invade coutries, dand attempt to corrupt elections. Oh, and on that last statement r

Fwd: Happy Independence Day USA!

2020-07-04 Thread Dave Carlson
Oh, heck. Here we go again. I’m unsubscribing. Dave Carlson Farfar, Engineer, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer Begin forwarded message: From: Jonathan Cohn Subject: Re: Happy Independence Day USA! Date: July 4, 2020 at 9:45:08 AM PDT To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Reply-To: macvisiona

Re: Microsoft outlook on the Mac

2020-07-04 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Hello, I checked things out on my Outlook, and you can use a hot spot safely for the contacts window. Therefore, there should be no need to create a script for this. 1. Create a new message. 2. Wait for VoiceOver to say Outlook has a new window. 3.. Bring up window chooser with VO-F2 F2 and select

Re: Microsoft outlook on the Mac

2020-07-04 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Hello, I checked things out on my Outlook, and you can use a hot spot safely for the contacts window. Therefore, there should be no need to create a script for this. 1. Create a new message. 2. Wait for VoiceOver to say Outlook has a new window. 3.. Bring up window chooser with VO-F2 F2 and select

Not quite a moderator note -was- Re: Happy Independence Day USA!

2020-07-04 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey All, Please take it easy, OK? I haven’t checked out the YT links yet but there is nothing wrong with the sentiments in these first couple of messages. Please don’t escalate this into a flame war. A member of my family is one of the very first women Marines so this day and what it represen

Re: reposting the article on Firefox accessibility

2020-07-04 Thread Karen Lewellen
Jason, You express that Firefox is very accessible under Linux. Can it be run from a Linux shell or in a command line environment? I have access to such a shell via dreamhost who hosts my company site providing Ubuntu in shell form. Since as you say Firefox can work any direction for its i

siri app will not open

2020-07-04 Thread Michelle Hurdt
Hello all, I been having problems opening the siri app mac os x 10.15.5. Every time i try to open the app from the doc nothing seem to happen and the siri window does not even open. In the system preferences under siri is checked and i am using a behringer x1204 mixer. If you could help me, I