Re: looking for Smart TV recommendations

2018-02-28 Thread dan d.
The samsung line of tv's have speech access, including streaming capibility built in. On Tue, 27 Feb 2018, Phil Halton wrote: > Looking for any HD TV, 40 or 45 inch, and most especially with voice guidance > of some kind. I understand the Panasonic has a thing called vera which is a > voice gu

Re: Choosing my First MacBook, Air or Pro, and With or Without Touch Bar?

2018-03-05 Thread dan d.
There are other makers of expansion usb powered and unpowered docs then those by apple and at a great savings, consult amazon. On Sun, 4 Mar 2018, Mike Arrigo wrote: > One limitation of the 12 inch macbook, unless they have changed it is that > there is only one USB C port and that is also use

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

Re: OT: talking multimeter

2018-03-21 Thread dan d.
This topic is fairly common on the blind handyman list. You might want to join and pass your info on,: blindhandyman-subscr...@cruising.ultragroups.com On Tue, 20 Mar 2018, Nickus de Vos wrote: > > Hi all > I got a few requests to share this with the list, I hope the mods don???t > mind, I di

Replacement for braille input on ipad

2018-03-24 Thread dan d.
Gesture keyboard input. https://www.macworld.com/article/3265727/input-keyboards/the-tap-an-ipad-keyboard-without-the-actual-keyboard.html#tk.rss_all -- XB -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Re: ftp server clients for the mac?

2018-03-26 Thread dan d.
In terminal there are ftp and sftp. On Mon, 26 Mar 2018, May Anderson wrote: > Good day everyone. > > I was wondering if there are ftp server clients for the mac yet?For example, > like filezilla? > > May and Baby J, has anyone seen my new GSD dog? > www.canadianlynx.ca > m...@canadianlynx.ca >

Re: You Tube downloader?

2018-04-09 Thread dan d.
In the exact example given below the three question marks should be two hyphens instead. The extraction bit can be a -x alone. On Sun, 8 Apr 2018, Robert Cole wrote: > Hi, > Can someone tell me what I???m doing wrong? > I can???t get this to work. > > youtube-dl ???extract-audio ???audio-fo

Re: You Tube downloader?

2018-04-10 Thread dan d.
What error messages do you get when trying it? On Mon, 9 Apr 2018, Robert Cole wrote: > Thanks Dan and Jeff, > I can???t get this to work, so I???m giving up! > Thanks for trying to help me with this. > > > > On Apr 9, 2018, at 1:07 PM, dan d. wrote: > > > &g

Re: hulu

2018-04-14 Thread Dan Eickmeier
And they seem to have no interest in improving accessibility of it either Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 14, 2018, at 5:19 PM, aliFaisal wrote: > > I wouldn’t bother, it is completely inaccessible. > > >> On Apr 13, 2018, at 4:19 PM, jeff `greene wrote: >> >> Hi, I've been thinking of signing

Re: Performing hardware test on my mac mini

2018-04-18 Thread dan d.
There is a utility that can be used in terminal to show fan speed and cpu temp and battery status. These can be shown for each or all desired information. Once you download and unzip it put it in the appplications folder. Do istats fan for number of fans and speed only. Do istats alone to g

Re: possible to create a flow chart using voiceover?

2018-05-14 Thread dan d.
One could be made using the numbers spreadsheet. Either vertical or horizontal cols. and rows could hold the branching info. On Mon, 14 May 2018, kary johns wrote: > Hi all, > Does anyone know if theres an accessible way to make a flow chart on > mac using voiceover? > Thanks for any help. > R

10 Apple accessibility solutions everyone should know

2018-05-15 Thread dan d.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3273107/apple-mac/10-apple-accessibility-solutions-everyone-should-know.html#tk.rss_news -- 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, o

RE: cross platform journal apps

2018-05-16 Thread dan d.
All platforms have text editors which produce plain text. The files in turn can be read on any platform. On Tue, 15 May 2018, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: > Looking for more of a Journal than a blog. Want to be able to use it on all > platforms. > > > > Sarai D Bucciarelli

Re: cross platform journal apps

2018-05-16 Thread dan d.
Google is your friend: The 10 Best Journaling Apps for 2018 https://zapier.com/blog/best-journaling-apps/ -- 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 if you feel that a

24 keyboard shortcuts Mac users need to know

2018-05-23 Thread dan d.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3023544/apple-mac/24-keyboard-shortcuts-mac-users-need-to-know.html#tk.rss_news -- 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 if you

Re: Going Insane Looking for USB Devices on My MacBook Air

2018-05-29 Thread dan d.
If it is an external drive you can see if it is attached in terminal. When in terminal do this command: cd /volumes Then do: ls That will produce a list of all attached and internal drives,ex. your internal hard drive by their name. Often an external usb drive will have the name of the man

The evolution of macOS

2018-06-06 Thread dan d.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/2983507/mac-os-x/the-evolution-of-macos.html#tk.rss_news -- 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 if you feel that a member's p

Apple iOS 11.4 Has A Nasty Surprise

2018-06-14 Thread dan d.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2018/06/14/apple-ios-11-4-battery-life-problem-ios-upgrade-guide-iphone-ipad/ -- 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 if you

Apple to replace some MacBook, MacBook Pro keyboards due to problems

2018-06-22 Thread dan d.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-to-replace-some-macbook-macbook-pro-keyboards-due-to-problems/#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 if you f

Here's how to charge your phone to save the battery, according to science

2018-06-28 Thread dan d.
https://www.sciencealert.com/how-to-charge-phone-battery-to-last-longer-advice-science -- 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 if you feel that a member's post is i

Re: Alternative to Preview for reading PDF documents

2018-07-04 Thread dan d.
I use skim a free pdf viewer. It is faster and seems to do a better job with formatting then preview. It was intended to make reading acadamic papers easier; so it might do a better job keeping tables etc. intact. Here: https://skim-app.sourceforge.io/ On Tue, 3 Jul 2018, Paul Hopewell wrot

Re: Alternative to Preview for reading PDF documents

2018-07-07 Thread dan d.
If two apps are cutting off an area in the same manner, make sure your window is set to full view. In skim in the menu bar windows and zoom do the trick. You can set a shortcut for zoom. Btw, cmd a and then cmd c will copy all the text of a pdf file to the clipboard. It can then be pasted

The 2018 MacBook Pro keyboard doesn't seem to improve reliability, and that's not great

2018-07-13 Thread dan d.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/07/13/the-2018-macbook-pro-keyboard-doesnt-seem-to-improve-reliability-and-thats-not-great -- 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,

The throttled MacBook Pro: Discussing the heat problems with Apple's new laptop

2018-07-21 Thread dan d.
https://www.macworld.com/article/3291763/macbook/the-throttled-macbook-pro-discussing-the-heat-problems-with-apples-new-laptop.html#tk -- 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

There's no way to recover data from the new MacBook Pros if something breaks

2018-07-23 Thread dan d.
https://bgr.com/2018/07/23/new-macbook-pro-2018-problems-ifixit-lol/ -- XB m -- 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 that a member's post is inappropriate, pl

Apple is reportedly doing away with free headphone jack dongles

2018-08-04 Thread dan d.
https://mashable.com/2018/08/04/apple-free-dongle-rumors/ -- XB m -- 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 that a member's post is inappropriate, please contac

Re: using interval timer during work-outs?x

2018-08-12 Thread dan d.
acticalityOn Sun, 12 Aug 2018, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: > Yeah, I hate buying apps without knowing first that they're accessible, but I > may just have to do that. > Cheers, > Donna > > > On Aug 12, 2018, at 6:29 AM, 'Alex Hall' via MacVisionaries > > wrote: > > > > The default

Re: How do I clear Terminal?

2018-08-13 Thread dan d.
The terminal has a buffer wich stores previous commands for reuse if desired. Using arrow up will revisit those commands in reverse order. This can be cleared by cmd+k and/or cmd+option+k. The second is more extensive. There will be a vo announcement of the outcome. When in terminal from the

Re: How do I clear Terminal?

2018-08-14 Thread dan d.
ut the VO modifier and > you are on the [myname] prompt you can review and edit prior commands. This > is entirely different from the terminal buffer > . > > On Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 11:35 AM dan d. wrote: > > > The terminal has a buffer wich stores previous commands for reus

Apple iPhone 8 Logic Board Free Replacement Program FAQ: Everything you need to know

2018-09-01 Thread dan d.
https://www.macworld.com/article/3301351/apple/iphone-8-logic-board-replacement-program-faq.html -- XB m -- 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 that a membe

Everything that's wrong with the computers and laptops that Apple sells

2018-09-03 Thread dan d.
https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-laptops-and-computers-why-theyre-not-always-the-best-choice-2018-8 -- XB m -- 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 that

Apple Issues iPhone 8 Recall For Frozen Screens, Unexpected Restarts

2018-09-05 Thread dan d.
https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/09/05/apple-iphone-8-recall-frozen-screens/ -- XB m -- 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 that a member's post is inap

Re: Copying Last Phrase Spoken

2018-09-07 Thread dan d.
Vo speaks the name of punctuation etc. with the full name of the individual character. The copy last phrase command really captures just the atual character, be it individual or as a phrase formed of characters. This page has a list of the names spelled out of such characters; along with the c

Top Mac App Store utility 'Adware Doctor' is stealing user information

2018-09-07 Thread dan d.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/09/07/top-mac-app-store-adware-doctor-utility-is-stealing-user-information -- XB m -- 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 fee

Easy way to bypass passcode lock screens on iPhones, iPads running iOS 12

2018-09-18 Thread dan d.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3041302/security/4-new-ways-to-bypass-passcode-lock-screen-on-iphones-ipads-running-ios-9.html#tk.rss_news -- XB m -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the run

Re: Reading PDF books on mac

2018-09-23 Thread dan d.
There is the free open source skim pdf app., I prefer it to preview and it is faster and smaller. It is designed for academic literature and might handle tables etc. better. It seems to me to render text formats with fewer quirks. Using cmd + a to choose all text, then cmd + c to copy it to th

Apple MacOS Mojave zero-day privacy bypass vulnerability revealed

2018-09-24 Thread dan d.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/macos-mojave-zero-day-privacy-bypass-bug-revealed-on-the-day-of-download/#ftag=RSSbaffb68 -- XB m -- 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

Re: Mojave VoiceOver and keyboard commander

2018-09-30 Thread dan d.
In the preferences for key commanders; one can choose one or both the option keys. Look to see if you have the left as the default. On Sat, 29 Sep 2018, Junior Lolley KG4ITD wrote: > I am having the same problem in Mojave with right option t. > No matter what I do it will not work. > > > > Ju

RE: System voice doesn't say current time anymore...

2018-10-05 Thread dan d.
While in terminal do: man tccutil A short man text page describes its functions. On Thu, 4 Oct 2018, M. Taylor wrote: > This is excellent Tim. Thank you. > > I must ask, however did you discover this solution? Is it listed in some > kind of documentation? Are you a programmer? I???m just

Bait and fix: Apple is basically forcing you to get AppleCare for your new MacBook Pro

2018-10-05 Thread dan d.
Reports they are bricked if not repaired by apple. https://www.macworld.com/article/3311736/macs/macbook-pro-repair-software-lock.html -- XB m -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of

Leaked report says new Apple Macs have a secret 'kill switch' triggered by this simple action

2018-10-09 Thread dan d.
https://www.sciencealert.com/leak-new-apple-macs-secret-kill-switch-prevent-repairing-t2-imac-pro-macbook-right -- XB m -- 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 fee

Thieves are using Apple IDs to steal money, Chinese payment firms say

2018-10-11 Thread dan d.
https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/11/17965148/apple-id-money-theft-china-alipay-wechat-pay -- XB m -- 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 that a member's post

Apple's New iPhones Have An Unfixable Problem

2018-10-15 Thread dan d.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2018/10/14/apple-new-iphones-iphone-xs-max-battery-life-price-cost-upgrade-xr/ -- XB m -- 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

Re: Seeing AI And Bar Codes on iPhone SE

2018-10-29 Thread Dan Rathburn
Hi, One thing I have noticed is that good lighting is essential for getting reliable results with the Seeing AI app. I don't know if Portrait or Landscape makes a difference. I have my phone locked on Portrait. Regards, Dan The nice thing about science is that it's true w

Re: TTS to Audio?

2018-12-11 Thread dan d.
The say command in terminal does it easily. Write me so I can know the specific thing you want to do; I can then provide step by step details. On Mon, 10 Dec 2018, Matt Turner wrote: > Hi folks. > Anyone no of a good app for converting text to speech, in to audio. > I???d like to be-able to

Re: BBC and safari.

2019-05-30 Thread dan d.
If sports are on it is embargoed for net access. You need to get the bbc player to hear them, this allows tv also. On Wed, 29 May 2019, Anders Holmberg wrote: > Hi! > Are there any listen live links on the bbc website? > I have now set my vpn to UK so that i can follow there sports but can??

Re: Accessibility of portable air conditioners

2019-05-31 Thread Dan Rathburn
think they're more efficient. Frankly, I could've bought two small window AC's for about the same price and might've been a better coice for a 700 square foot condo. If I was inclined to review the thing, I would've given it 3 out of 5 stars. JMO, Dan The nice th

Pdf file editor and form filler

2019-07-28 Thread dan d.
I found this as a homebrew ported application for mac os10: master-pdf-editor It claims to be able to fill in pdf forms among other functions, page here: https://code-industry.net/masterpdfeditor/ -- XB -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list.

App to convert scanned pdf to text with ocr

2019-07-28 Thread dan d.
I found a homebrew port for os10 that claims to convert scanned pdf files to various text files via ocr. cisdem-pdf-converter-ocr Web page here: https://www.cisdem.com/pdf-converter-ocr-mac.html -- XB -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list.

Re: Copying text from a web site

2019-09-01 Thread dan d.
How is this different in function then the vo+return at start and end of desired text to select it ? A cmd+c will copy it for use elsewhere. On Sun, 1 Sep 2019, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Leo, > > You can select text between two markers in any text document on the Mac if > you do the follo

Speed Test Results

2019-09-03 Thread dan d.
For use in terminal; macports and homebrew have speedtest-cli which is a text only version of the speedtest.net results. -- 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 if

Re: Speed test website

2019-09-04 Thread dan d.
With the terminal version, speedtest-cli, the destination server and more can be configured. On Wed, 4 Sep 2019, Simon A Fogarty wrote: > Hi Tim, > > I didn???t see any option to set the target server, > > But that would explain why the ping is so high. > > Sent from my iPad > > On 4/09/2019, a

Re: Numpad commanderr

2019-09-06 Thread dan d.
A commander using numbers different from those on the main keyboard can be established with those on the numpad. For an example, a commander using an option+ 3 on the main keyboard and an option + 3 on the numpad would do different things. On Fri, 6 Sep 2019, Hemachandran Karaha wrote: > Hi

Re: numpad commander doubts

2019-09-11 Thread dan d.
Most navigation commmands involving vo access are among those to be chosen when constructing a commander of any kind. The numpad commandders are different only because they use the option+keys on the numpad; which the computer sees differently then the same key combinations on the main keyb

Re: dragon dictate for Mac replacement?

2019-09-13 Thread dan d.
The native mac dictation is derived from it. On Thu, 12 Sep 2019, Trahern Culver wrote: > > > hi everyone, I hope your well. I'm currently running high Sierra in uni I > used to use dragon dictate but I've heard that nuance has pretty much > abandoned dragon dictate on Mac so whats a good repla

Re: voice control

2019-09-13 Thread dan d.
It is already there, both voice control of functions and dictation of text. There is much web info available, here is an example: Use Dictation Commands to tell your Mac what to do - Apple Support https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203085 On Fri, 13 Sep 2019, Hemachandran Karaha wrote: > Hi

Re: Still Need Help with Negative Numbers

2019-09-15 Thread dan d.
Sometimes such things are voice dependent quirks. Use the voice roter to pick a temp voice or two. Otherwise, try a more positive attitude. On Sat, 14 Sep 2019, Dave Carlson wrote: > Yes, Mine has been set to ???some??? and Also to ???All???. Still no joy. > > Dave Carlson > Pioneer, Farfar,

Re: A Substitute for Alex -- Where is Eloquence?

2019-09-15 Thread dan d.
I cann't stand alex either, I use tom because it is to my ear more crisp and succinct and having fewer distracting artifacts of trying to make it sound like a person. On Sun, 15 Sep 2019, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Dave, > > I presume you???ve tried all the other English-language voices av

How to use Google Maps Detailed Voice Guidance

2019-10-11 Thread dan d.
Yesterday, we wrote about how Google is adding a new visual accessibility tool to Chrome. In honor of World Sight Day, Google continues to champion tech accessibility with its latest addition to Google Maps: a "Detailed Voice Guidance" feature that makes it easier for the blind and visua

Why macOS Catalina is breaking so many apps, and what to do about it

2019-10-12 Thread dan d.
https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/12/20908567/apple-macos-catalina-breaking-apps-32-bit-support-how-to-prepare-avoid-update -- 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 i

Apple's Destructive MacOS Catalina Update Betrays Trust In Your Broken MacBook Pro

2019-10-16 Thread dan d.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2019/10/15/apple-macos-catalina-mac-imac-macbook-pro-32bit-support-microsoft-office-broken-update/ -- 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

Re: Viewing PDF files on Mac OS Catalina

2019-11-06 Thread dan d.
This is an open source pdf viewer for os10. It is free, small and fast- skim. I have no experience using it for the original poster's purposes. https://skim-app.sourceforge.io/ On Tue, 5 Nov 2019, Dave Carlson wrote: > For free, likely not. Prizmo, Fine Reader, and Docuscan in order of lowe

Re: Viewing PDF files on Mac OS Catalina

2019-11-07 Thread dan d.
, Greg Wocher wrote: > Hello, > I tried installing Skim and I can???t get my mac to let me open it. My mac > keeps telling me it cannot scan it for viruses. > > Greg Wocher > > > On Nov 6, 2019, at 12:05 PM, dan d. wrote: > > > > > > This is an open source p

Re: Resoreing dock.

2019-11-08 Thread dan d.
Did you do a reboot? The dock info is read each time as part of it. On Thu, 7 Nov 2019, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > OK, I took the plunge and went to preferences then started up TimeMachine and > found a version from before the re-boot that messed up my dock. I then did a > restore and did a ps -

Memory history managment

2019-12-04 Thread dan d.
The memory history is over ridden each time a new copy to the clipboard is done. It is very useful to be able to choose one or more items from previous clipboard items to paste. I use a memory manager which retains a list of cllipboard history items for reuse at will. One arrows to the item

Re: Global Warming

2016-11-11 Thread Dan D.
They don't output carbon inherently. Carbon sources are almost all living or fozzel past living sources. They do output other material that do have an effect, in particular blocking of sunlight. And to the question in particular, yes such things are well known and plugged into prediction

Re: Installing SSD

2016-11-11 Thread Dan D.
Diskutil has different secure erase choices, A reformat is the fastest. . Others involve over writting the entire disk with random info. which takes longer. On Thu, 10 Nov 2016, E.T. wrote: Maybe what I will do is rename this drive with (_ ___) then beat it to pieces. (smiles) F

Re: Accessible ftp client for the mac.

2016-11-18 Thread Dan D.
Terminal has ftp and sftp. On Thu, 17 Nov 2016, Nektarios Mallas wrote: Hi guys. Well, the subject says it all. I need an FTP client that will work well with voice over. In windows many years ago, I used to use filezella and it was working very well with jaws. Any help is very much appreciat

Re: Accessible ftp client for the mac.

2016-11-18 Thread Dan D.
If experienced in unix you know a simple alias will perform the entire ftp or sftp process. You can have as many as you wish for as many remote sources you want. On Thu, 17 Nov 2016, Nektarios Mallas wrote: Hi Scott. Well, i? d rather not. As much as I used to work with Unix in the past,

Re: Accessible ftp client for the mac.

2016-11-18 Thread Dan D.
All the things you do now in that remote shell are just a command away on your local mac's shell . On Thu, 17 Nov 2016, Karen Lewellen wrote: very much Scott, thanks for providing that information. Shellworld is a Linux /UNIX shell service. Currently I can log in here not from windows, a

Re: Removing Characters from file names

2016-11-20 Thread Dan D.
It can be done in terminal where such tasks are common. Using one command an entire folder with titles having a character in common can be changed Here is the first title of multiple google returns: how can I rename multiple files by removing a character or string http://unix.stackexchange.

Apple offers free iPhone 6S battery replacement

2016-11-21 Thread Dan D.
https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-free-iphone-6s-battery-replacement-unexpected-shut-down/#ftag=CAD590a51e 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 if you feel that a memb

RIP AirPort? Apple may abandon wireless routers and Time Capsule

2016-11-21 Thread Dan D.
http://www.macworld.com/article/3143604/hardware/rip-airport-apple-may-abandon-wireless-routers-and-time-capsule.html#tk.rss_all 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

Re: Mac OS safe mode

2016-11-26 Thread Dan D.
I don't know if it is possible, but if somehow you could start a linux session from a flash drive from the mac commandline, you could use speakup to get the mack work done. On Sat, 26 Nov 2016, Simon Fogarty wrote: Hi List, I've recently done a mac training course with a certification exam

Re: Accessible web conferencing: zoom.us

2017-04-20 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Cara, is this zoom.us thing, a web, browser based thing? Or is it an app? > On Apr 20, 2017, at 9:00 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: > > Karen and All, > > I have also been using Zoom with a corporate account pretty much every day > for about a year now but unlike everyone else posting here so far, I

Re: And here's an example of why Apple is losing the digital assistant game

2017-04-23 Thread -dan d.
Alexa works in the uk and ireland also. On Sun, 23 Apr 2017, David Chittenden wrote: Step outside the US, and Alexa falls apart. Unlike Siri and Google, Alexa does not support anything outside it's limited geographical area. This is why it is able to be so much better there, it is limited in

Re: Network and kernel tuning parameters for OSX Sierra

2017-06-13 Thread -dan d.
Would these work for older os10 versions? On Mon, 12 Jun 2017, Scott Granados wrote: The following are some sysctl values that can be set to improve network and system performance. I have pulled these from various sites. Apply these either individually using the sysctl command or ap

Just for kicks

2017-06-26 Thread -dan d.
Try each of these terminal commands in turn. Cut and paste when in terminal and hit enter. say -v daniel $(date +"%A %m-%d") say -v daniel $(date +"%I:%M %p") Change "daniel" to a voice of your choice and do it again. XB XB -- The following information is important for all member

Re: How to use terminal?

2017-06-28 Thread -dan d.
The say command alone plus a word will be spoken using the voice one uses in vo.Using the -v with a voice name uses that voice. If more then one word enclose them in quoatation marks. Using -f plus the name of a text file will speak the contents of the file. The -v plus voice works if de

Re: How to use terminal?

2017-06-29 Thread -dan d.
I use terminal almost exclusively. The gui destop runs terminal based programs under the hood. For example finder runs mdfind to perform its functions. One can just use mdfind in terminal or one of the other file search programs of unix/linux. present in the terminal. The terminal allows one

Re: thinking about getting a GoogleVoice number

2016-09-13 Thread -dan d.
Hi Scott, What do you know about the obi device used with google voice described here? https://www.obitalk.com/info/googlevoice Thanks. On Mon, 12 Sep 2016, Scott Granados wrote: Hi Donna, 1. The apps on both platforms are very accessible. Android and IOS both support google voice very

Apple's iOS 10 update goes wrong on some iPhones

2016-09-13 Thread -dan d.
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/196359440/0/usatoday-techtopstories~Apples-iOS-update-goes-wrong-on-some-iPhones/s 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 if you feel th

iPhone 7 scratch test raises serious durability concerns

2016-09-17 Thread -dan d.
http://www.zdnet.com/article/iphone-7-scratch-test-raises-serious-durability-concerns/#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 if you feel that a member'

Got an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus? Do these 10 things first

2016-09-17 Thread -dan d.
http://www.macworld.com/article/3120859/apple-phone/got-an-iphone-7-or-iphone-7-plus-do-these-10-things-first.html#tk.rss_all 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 if y

Re: So what do we all think good or bad about the new home button?

2016-09-18 Thread Dan Eickmeier
I was sceptical at first too about the new home button, but I really like it in the 2 days I've had the phone. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 18, 2016, at 12:12 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > You know, I was skeptical, too, but I really like it. In fact, like you, > Scott, I barely notice the dif

Teardowns Reveal Apple's Thinking on iPhone 7 Design

2016-09-19 Thread -dan d.
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Secret Hack To Get Headphone Jack on the iPhone 7

2016-09-27 Thread -dan d.
Secret Hack To Get Headphone Jack on the iPhone 7: duration 1:25 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tqH-Un9SFU 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 if you feel that a m

Re: Apple kills my little mini with Sierra

2016-09-28 Thread -dan d.
No, it is the apple gravy train at work with built in obsolescence as a marketing approach. Pushing bloatware out each year is no excuse and no favor for the end user. On Wed, 28 Sep 2016, Alex Hall wrote: You're not considering the resource needs of the OS itself. New operating systems

You can now use an iPhone to log into a Windows 10 PC,

2016-09-30 Thread -dan d.
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Start-up creates iPhone 7 analog headphone adapter, charger

2016-09-30 Thread -dan d.
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How to use Caps Locks in macOS Sierra to switch between keyboards that use different characters

2016-09-30 Thread -dan d.
http://www.macworld.com/article/3123735/macs/how-to-use-cap-locks-in-macos-sierra-to-switch-between-keyboards-that-use-different-characters.html#tk.r XB -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the runn

Re: Is Sierra Stable Concerning VoiceOver

2016-10-03 Thread -dan d.
Just curious, why install it if what you have works? On Mon, 3 Oct 2016, Bill Gallik wrote: All, I?d like to upgrade from Yosemite to Sierra but do have concerns regarding ?Show Stopper? issues with VoiceOver. Has there been any such serious VoiceOver issues? - Bill & Lea

Re: the G Drive Mobile Thunderbolt is not working on mac mini but working on macbook pro

2016-10-04 Thread -dan d.
Does that drive have an external power supply or does it get its power from the port of the mac? I'm asking because I read a review of a drive that also had thunderbolt and usb 3. Because it used the power from the port the performance for the usb 3 was superior to the thunderbolt in trans

Re: VoiceOver Verbosity Problems

2016-10-11 Thread -dan d.
You might try vo+v which brings up a speech control menu. Verbosity is among the items. The changes persist in my experience. On Mon, 10 Oct 2016, Brian Hansen wrote: Hi Anne, Well, no luck on this end. I even tried restoring the VO default settings, and reset the PRAM a second time. T

Re: Using an android phone with 2 step authentication

2020-02-24 Thread 'Dan' via MacVisionaries
Hi, That's good to know. I was quite shure that it would work, but just wanted to ask. I'll probably get the pixel 4 a when it comes out in a few months. BTW, I like your youtube demos of android. Danny > On Feb 24, 2020, at 11:11 AM, Raul A. Gallegos wrote: > > Hi, yes you can do this. I h

Re: Mac Mini Builtin Speaker

2020-03-24 Thread 'Dan' via MacVisionaries
Hi, I also have a 2018 year mac mini and I love it. As far as the speaker, at first when I got it, it was kind of crackely. Then after a software pdate, the problem went away. I also have installed windows 10 onn it. In windows, the speaker really stuttered. But I read that that was also a proble

Keyboard Commands for Zoom on my Mac

2020-08-20 Thread 'Dan' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Well, as the subject says. I am looking for a list of all the keyboard commands for using Zoom with VoiceOver on my mac. Does anyone know of, or have a list of these commands? Thanks. Danny -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have

Re: Keyboard Commands for Zoom on my Mac

2020-08-20 Thread 'Dan' via MacVisionaries
witch to portrait or landscape view > Ctrl + T: Switch from one tab to the next > Command + Shift + F: Enter or exit full-screen > Command + Shift + M: Switch to minimal window > Ctrl + Option + Command + H: Show/hide meeting controls > Communicate with others: > > Option +

Re: Amadeus Pro Question

2020-09-03 Thread 'Dan' via MacVisionaries
Hi Janet, Actually, all I want to do is to insert in the middle of the file an additional sentence. At this point it is just a single track file. Danny > On Sep 3, 2020, at 6:31 AM, Janet Ingber wrote: > > Hi Danny, > > Do you want to insert the voice without the music playing or have the

Re: Amadeus Pro Question

2020-09-03 Thread 'Dan' via MacVisionaries
Arrow. Then copy the file and paste > it after the sentence. > > Let me know if this makes sence. > > Janet >> On Sep 3, 2020, at 12:51 PM, 'Dan' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >> >> Hi Janet, >> Actually, all I want to do is to insert in the mi

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