Re: How to stop and start recording within the same file using Quicktime?

2020-02-04 Thread Karen Lewellen
Donna, I hope this makes sense but I found these instructions. bare in mind I am not using, just sharing. first press escape to bring up the record bar. I am assuming quicktime is already presently active. Then hold down alt option to bring up the pause button you should? then be able to sel

Re: How to stop and start recording within the same file using Quicktime?

2020-02-04 Thread Karen Lewellen
p. I found this same thing with a google search, but it didn't help. Alt-Option doesn't do anything, and I have no idea what or where the red button is. Thanks, though! Donna On Feb 4, 2020, at 2:41 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: Donna, I hope this makes sense but I found these instructions

Re: reading bookshare books

2020-02-09 Thread Karen Lewellen
making all these various avenues supporting the most important question, that was not asked. bookshare books in what format? there are loads of options these days. On Sun, 9 Feb 2020, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries wrote: I use Bookshare Web Reader on multiple operating systems these day

Re: reading bookshare books

2020-02-09 Thread Karen Lewellen
; the books are read on their Web site directly. An interesting alternative that I haven't tried is Thorium Reader, which can access EPUB books. It's an Electron application that should work with VoiceOver. On 2/9/20, 17:30, "Karen Lewellen" wrote: making all these v

Re: DBT for Mac

2020-02-09 Thread Karen Lewellen
why? Are not some of their support staff end users? On Sun, 9 Feb 2020, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote: Brian, Duxbury is a good source but does not offer the perspective that the end user can offer. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been vi

Re: Mac start sound

2020-02-16 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi, I can respect your experience. I, speaking personally, will not by a mac that does not have the start up sound. Is not it amazing how individual preferences makes computing really special? Frankly, that sound is so much a part of pop culture, I am wondering how the decision was made. wh

Re: Accessible Terminal

2020-02-18 Thread Karen Lewellen
devin, Do you mind adding a link to the tdsr program for the sake of our list archive? Kare On Tue, 18 Feb 2020, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries wrote: Emacs with Emacspeak provides a great text editor, along with a shell that I think is somewhat usable, its main advantage being, to me,

Re: Mac start sound

2020-02-18 Thread Karen Lewellen
totally agree with you. BUt i don???t know why they removed the sound at all? I do understand those who want a startup sound. Its like the discussion of having a pc to beep at startup or not. /A 16 feb. 2020 kl. 23:06 skrev Karen Lewellen : Hi, I can respect your experience. I, speaking personally

Re: Mac start sound

2020-02-18 Thread Karen Lewellen
, the iPhone does not make any sound when you start it up, all you get is the apple logo coming up on the screen when it is starting. At least the iPhone and the MacBooks make a tone when one is charging them up. On 19/02/2020, at 12:00, Karen Lewellen wrote: Wait, why not? granted I am far

RE: FYI Apple TV+

2020-03-02 Thread Karen Lewellen
That show sometimes films in Toronto. they also send out casting calls for actual actors with sight loss, so at least in the casting factor their are using that talent. Kare On Mon, 2 Mar 2020, Simon A Fogarty wrote: Lots of violence, psychological thriller type stuff and seemingly n

Re: (Auto-reply) Apple Support

2020-03-13 Thread Karen Lewellen
do you have the equal of 1-800-my-apple? That is the free number for apple support, at least in north American. surely there is something comparative? Kare On Fri, 13 Mar 2020, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: Yes, my wife told me that as well but figured I had nothing to lose by trying. Oh, as far

a question about voiceover voices on IOS?

2020-03-21 Thread Karen Lewellen
and a side siri one as well? Will ask the siri one first..can it be removed once installed? The voiceover voice question has to do with sound quality. I finally found a discussion thread about this with others noting the same thing. Daniel who I believe is the UK English voice changed in its

Re: a question about voiceover voices on IOS?

2020-03-22 Thread Karen Lewellen
were true? On 3/21/2020 10:47 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: and a side siri one as well? Will ask the siri one first..can it be removed once installed? The voiceover voice  question has to do with sound quality. I finally found a discussion thread about this with others noting the same thing

Re: a question about voiceover voices on IOS?

2020-03-22 Thread Karen Lewellen
ET said, it might be time to upgrade your phone, but this isn???t always affordable for some people. On 22/03/2020, at 18:47, Karen Lewellen wrote: and a side siri one as well? Will ask the siri one first..can it be removed once installed? The voiceover voice question has to do with sound

Re: a question about voiceover voices on IOS?

2020-03-22 Thread Karen Lewellen
rial/money back deal. 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 3/22/2020 2:15 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: I cannot buy a new phone until I know that I can use the phone i. e. that a voice  exists that

Re: a question about voiceover voices on IOS?

2020-03-22 Thread Karen Lewellen
le. > > > On 22/03/2020, at 18:47, Karen Lewellen > > wrote: > > > > and a side siri one as well? > > Will ask the siri one first..can it be removed once installed? > > The voiceover voice question has to do with sound quality. > > I finally found a

Re: a question about voiceover voices on IOS?

2020-03-22 Thread Karen Lewellen
don???t normally do. On 23/03/2020, at 10:36, Karen Lewellen wrote: This phone came to me as a freebie from someone in my office who new I needed a test device before investing in anything. I have no idea which ios is running. still, some information must exist indicating the last time the

Re: a question about voiceover voices on IOS?

2020-03-22 Thread Karen Lewellen
trial, you are spinning your wheels. Besides, whether a voice has been upgraded is moot since your 5 cannot be updated anyway. 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 3/22/2020 2:36 PM, Karen Lewellen

Re: a question about voiceover voices on IOS?

2020-03-22 Thread Karen Lewellen
any more. But i don’t know if they update the voices sometimes. Have you tried other voices such as the american voice Tom or other voices? /A 22 mars 2020 kl. 06:47 skrev Karen Lewellen : and a side siri one as well? Will ask the siri one first..can it be removed once installed? The voiceover

Re: a question about voiceover voices on IOS?

2020-03-22 Thread Karen Lewellen
the lack of a headphone jack goes on the new phones,, you do get an adaptor so you can still plug your old headphones into it through the charging port. On 23/03/2020, at 11:44, Karen Lewellen wrote: That is one reason why I want to dump stuff. Alex, which apparently works on this phone

RE: a question about voiceover voices on IOS?

2020-03-23 Thread Karen Lewellen
: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen Sent: Monday, 23 March 2020 11:57 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: a question about voiceover voices on IOS? I will confirm the model via my apple id, then wait until the CNIB individual is here again, since the last voice

RE: a question about voiceover voices on IOS?

2020-03-26 Thread Karen Lewellen
list might want to Lynch me if I suggest this, but have you looked at Android phones as well? They might have some voices that might be easier on the ear. I haven???t got one myself but I think there are more voices available for them. On 23/03/2020, at 11:57, Karen Lewellen mailto:klewel..

Re: a question about voiceover voices on IOS?

2020-03-26 Thread Karen Lewellen
male voice is named Lee. Good job Karen, turning into a true Canadian, eh. Zed over zee, I love it :). Later... Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Mar 26, 2020, at 13:44, Karen Lewellen wrote: Going back to th

Re: a question about voiceover voices on IOS?

2020-03-26 Thread Karen Lewellen
27/03/2020, at 09:43, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hey Tim, well...they have yet to capture the perfect Canadian male voice so. Will take my zed any way I can get it smiles. besides using a voice named Karen sounds like I am listening to myself. Karen On Thu, 26 Mar 2020, 'Tim Kilburn

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-29 Thread Karen Lewellen
Enjoying this exchange. I am wondering what browsers are used in either this command line environment, or the one you illustrated for Andrew? On Sun, 29 Mar 2020, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, Simon: Yes, but not the graphical desktop of Ubuntu, and not the audio device dri

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-29 Thread Karen Lewellen
the plain old Linux console, so the two likely options are lynx the cat or links the chain. Of course, you still have the option to Alt-TAB your way to the Windows desktop for Chrome, Firefox, or Edge. Best, Janina Karen Lewellen writes: Enjoying this exchange. I am wondering what browsers are

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-29 Thread Karen Lewellen
? Can we therefore run email, web browser, document creation like in an office suite only from command line? I’d like to think that and would happily work hard to attempt to learn. Is this what’s meant? Andrew On 29 Mar 2020, at 19:07, Karen Lewellen wrote: If I follow, that would not be th

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-04-02 Thread Karen Lewellen
how my utter ignorance. What do you mean by virgin only linux machine? I don’t lack education but in computers/operating systems, I’m a baby so I need little steps. So do you mean pure Linux? And does this exist? Can we therefore run email, web browser, document creation like in an office sui

Re: Ios 13.4.1

2020-04-09 Thread Karen Lewellen
Jason, You raise an issue that frankly baffles me. why is it not possible for an individual to choose a single operating system and have their needs met from an accessibility standpoint? why is it an acceptable situation to need multiple devices in various systems to complete tasks. It

Re: Ios 13.4.1

2020-04-10 Thread Karen Lewellen
operating systems to get the best results for that particular application why can’t I just use the application the way I like on any operating system I like? Sent from my iPhone On Apr 9, 2020, at 10:17 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: Jason, You raise an issue that frankly baffles me. why is it not

Re: Calling All Fans of the Parker Brother's Monopoly Board Game

2020-04-22 Thread Karen Lewellen
Happy to support this most important cause..so its ready once I get my mac. Seriously, I still have a talking DOS monopoly, game that I enjoy, and it was not done officially. Monopoly is such a pop culture staple that adding voiceover is a win win for everyone. Kare On Wed, 15 Apr 2020,

Re: voice dream reader

2020-04-23 Thread Karen Lewellen
granted I did not read far, but the site indicates this is an IOs not macos product? On Thu, 23 Apr 2020, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! You have the EasyReader from Dolphin for OSX to. at: yourdolphin.com . /A 23 apr. 2020 kl. 00:55 skrev 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionar

Re: Designing an accessible website for my Music Studio?

2020-04-28 Thread Karen Lewellen
I can say personally, that it is not. wix is a fine example of drafting the right words, without actually providing the inclusion. Kare On Tue, 28 Apr 2020, Jonathan Cohn wrote: Hello, The WIX site for creating web pages by consumers has an accessibility statement. I have no idea if it is

Re: Apple TV+

2020-05-01 Thread Karen Lewellen
Wow Tim, sounds like your area has trouble catching a break. Happy you and your family are safe. Karen On Fri, 1 May 2020, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, Good idea. We don't even have local transmitters anymore. Too far out in the boonies and away from it all. Had some ma

RE: Apple TV+

2020-05-02 Thread Karen Lewellen
, But it could be worse You could be in an area where a virus trys to take over the world. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen Sent: Saturday, 2 May 2020 11:20 AM To: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: Apple TV+ Wow T

Re: Captchas

2020-05-10 Thread Karen Lewellen
As a suggestion, when you speak with them ask if Verizon has updated its captcha, to use Google's recaptcha 3. If so, that may be part of your problem. According to Google's accessibility people, this recaptcha does not let you solve so to speak but tries to tell if you are using adaptive tec

Re: What audio editing apps work well on the Mac with Voiceover

2021-08-08 Thread Karen Lewellen
well...yes. Pro tools is a roles Royce or Mercedes Many here may only need a ford, or even just a bicycle for their sound work. Do not mistake me, Pro tools is the program on which my radio production work is based, long before the supports Chuck speaks of even existed. But, there is a profes

Re: Remote controlling a Mac with Voiceover

2021-08-14 Thread Karen Lewellen
Documented where exactly? Speaking personally, I have sought an external solid source for Linux for perhaps 15 years now. By contrast, finding detailed voiceover user guides that I can read off line has been quite effortless, and I do not even really own a machine. Speaking personally, it fe

RE: Interested in purchasing a Macbook Air

2021-08-21 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi Terri, May I ask how you define doing lots of audio recording? It seems important here, because you will want the hardware to support your needs. The programs you use have their own requirements. If you use external recording related equipment, that will matter as well. I hope? this offer c

question about low vision apple tools?

2021-09-15 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi folks, Asking here given how many teach and train others. This is the situation. One of my heart sisters has nocular degeneration, early impact on vision, but starting to become more noticeable. At the moment she is starting to get the clipping of letters, not seeing those at the ends, 2

Re: Amazon app on the I phone using voice over.

2021-10-19 Thread Karen Lewellen
have all of you called amazon, there is a different number for Canada, asked for a supervisor, and informed them of this issue? Karen On Tue, 19 Oct 2021, Katey Jackson wrote: It???s broken with voiceover on the iPhone as well as without voiceover. Very strange. Katey. Sent from my iPhon

Re: Amazon app on the I phone using voice over.

2021-10-19 Thread Karen Lewellen
All the more reason to phone, or if you are a social media person, to inform them that way. Kare On Tue, 19 Oct 2021, Brad Snyder wrote: It isn???t iOS. Amazon updated the app, and it destroyed VoiceOver accessibility. Hopefully Amazon will issue an update soon that will restore VoiceOver

Re: downloading music from amazon on mac

2021-11-04 Thread Karen Lewellen
Just tried the number...it does work. Honestly, please call, ask for a supervisor, and demonstrate the problem where they can hear you. Otherwise amazon has no reason to fix things. Karen On Thu, 4 Nov 2021, Lorie McCloud wrote: I can't even purchase it. I was trying just the other day. imo

Re: Alexa, Play Some Music: All the Alexa Music Commands

2021-11-07 Thread Karen Lewellen
Well, for the record, the posted link works just fine in Lynx too. Still, I have a question? I do not own an echo, and if alexa's voice is the one I have come across from Amazon she sounds rather unpleasant speaking personally, but I prefer male voices in general. Is there a way to change her

Re: buying and downloading Amazon music on a Mac

2021-11-08 Thread Karen Lewellen
hi, A slight idea, if the item is already in your history. Granted I am not using your tools, but sometimes visiting either m.amazon.com or www.amazon.com/accessability Will lead you to a less layered edition of the page. That might in turn give you access via the order history section of the sit

Re: Total Recorder or Gpoldwave please

2021-11-20 Thread Karen Lewellen
Andy, Feel free to answer this off list, but did you capture the most recent interview with sir. Paul McCartney from a few weeks back? BBC radio 4 I believe? Karen On Fri, 19 Nov 2021, 'Andy Logue' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi all. My biggest computing interest is listening to shows on t

Re: Re: My MacBook Pro 2013 is on it’s very last leg in need some advice

2021-11-30 Thread Karen Lewellen
Did they bring back the third jack? restoring the headphone jack separate from the line out I think? Kare On Wed, 1 Dec 2021, 'ja...@jasonjgw.net' via MacVisionaries wrote: My 14-inch MacBook Pro has a row of full-sized function keys. The Escape key is wider than the function keys, and th

Re: Help with learning the mac

2021-12-02 Thread Karen Lewellen
Shirley, Which os are you running? it used to be possible to get a users guide, in text, for voiceover based on the os. If you tell me what you have, I will check if that is still the case. Karen On Thu, 2 Dec 2021, dan d. wrote: Here is the mac for beginners mailing list which would see

RE: Material for learning the mac

2021-12-07 Thread Karen Lewellen
I would add that John's truly wonderful mac for the blind website has voiceover user guides in text format based on os edition, along with loads of tips tricks and other training tools, most? free of charge. Kare On Wed, 8 Dec 2021, Rebecca Skipper wrote: Hi, National Braille Press has a b

amazon accessability hotline.

2021-12-16 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi folks, We have gotten posts of late regarding using voiceover with amazon itself, and amazon related products like amazon music etc. There is a dedicated accessibility customer service line for amazon, 1-888-283-1678. One option specifically supports digital products. I have not used that asp

Re: Ms Word and comments/track changes

2021-12-31 Thread Karen Lewellen
I was just wondering about this question today, after Jean raised it a few weeks back. That being if Pages could take the word file, make the comments and track changes available via voiceover, allow a person to do the edits, and save the file again in word to send back? Karen On Fri, 31 D

HBO max?

2022-01-01 Thread Karen Lewellen
Happy new year everyone, This may or may not be slightly off topic. Still, does anyone here subscribe to HBO max, enough so they could check something for me? There are a couple of programs that are being identified as presented with described Video. Their presentation in Canada, done different

Re: HBO max?

2022-01-02 Thread Karen Lewellen
Joseph, You are a prince! Will write you off list. Thanks, Karen On Sun, 2 Jan 2022, joseph hodge wrote: I just started a subscription would be happy to help just let me know what your looking for. On Jan 1, 2022, at 10:26 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: Happy new year everyone, This may or

Re: Moderator Note - The Next Generation of VIPhone

2022-01-27 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi Cara, I am wondering if you contacted google's accessibility team directly regarding the review request? Perhaps I am wrong, but making that decision without notification seems more like wanting you to upgrade your group to something else instead. Best, Karen

Re: Moderator Note - The Next Generation of VIPhone

2022-01-28 Thread Karen Lewellen
I will add that previously one could subscribe via e-mail instead of visiting the google groups site at all. I am guessing this is gone, especially given google's desire to track everyone these days. would freelists.org be a possibility? Karen On Fri, 28 Jan 2022, Mary Otten wrote: Well, I

Re: Moderator Note - The Next Generation of VIPhone

2022-01-28 Thread Karen Lewellen
PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: I will add that previously one could subscribe via e-mail instead of visiting the google groups site at all. I am guessing this is gone, especially given google's desire to track everyone these days. would freelists.org be a possibility? Karen On Fri, 28 Jan

Re: MacBook Pro m1.

2022-02-05 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi brad, Speaking personally, that really can depend on the nature of your hands. Mine are rather small, meaning that I will absolutely end up using a full-size external keyboard to avoid that very thing. Managing those combinations with my fingers does not seem to work easily, again speaking pe

Re: A question about Microsoft Word for the Mac, is it even remotely usable with voiceover?

2022-02-05 Thread Karen Lewellen
Maurice, Given that accessibility means different things to different people, can you walk the list through what specifically happens for you when trying to read the document? Have you tried reading other word files in case the issue is document related? Just some thoughts, Karen On Sat,

Re: OT: A bit of personal news

2022-04-04 Thread Karen Lewellen
Donna! I am ssososososo happy for you. What a fine experience, science alone. would you mind sending me updates privately? klewel...@shellworld.net Karen On Mon, 4 Apr 2022, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi all, Warning, this is a little long. I???ve debated whether or not to s

A question about showind audio description in a group setting?

2022-04-13 Thread Karen Lewellen
making that subject clear is a challenge. Here is the situation, one of my co-workers is going to be showing films as apart of a series where only a few members need audio description. Think of well like going to the movies, without the special equipment provided by the company. How would you

Re: A question about showind audio description in a group setting?

2022-04-13 Thread Karen Lewellen
description is part of the same track as the movie. It might be possible with Share-Play, but that would. mean everyone has to be on there own device. On Apr 13, 2022, at 20:26, Karen Lewellen wrote: making that subject clear is a challenge. Here is the situation, one of my co-workers is going to be

Re: Voice Dream Reader is out for Mac.

2022-05-03 Thread Karen Lewellen
There is also robobraille for converting pdf files into a number of things, epub files too. On Tue, 3 May 2022, 'Mervin Keck III' via MacVisionaries wrote: Do you use Chrome on the Mac to view PDFs? Merv On May 3, 2022, at 5:59 PM, Herbie Allen wrote: Preview and Chrome already work we

Re: Voice Dream Reader for Mac and subscription

2022-05-06 Thread Karen Lewellen
If I had a setup for it, I likely would. Especially if the program provides anything I cannot get elsewhere, like consistent reading using the mac voice of my choice, and or access to the text as well. I process allot of material, and do a great deal of research, so it would be a professional

Re: VoiceOver Preview for macOS Firefox - Mozilla Accessibility

2020-12-19 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi Jonathan, Thanks for providing this article. Its interesting because on another list folks having paypal problems indicate Firefox is the only windows solution. I hope talent on this list help them out. Specifically, how are they addressing Captcha problems in this new Firefox? best,

Re: VoiceOver Preview for macOS Firefox - Mozilla Accessibility

2020-12-20 Thread Karen Lewellen
opic here, sorry. Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn On Dec 19, 2020, at 20:11, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi Jonathan, Thanks for providing this article. Its interesting because on another list folks having paypal problems indicate Firefox is the only windows solution. I hope talent o

Re: VoiceOver Preview for macOS Firefox - Mozilla Accessibility

2020-12-20 Thread Karen Lewellen
s, Jonathan Cohn On Dec 19, 2020, at 20:11, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi Jonathan, Thanks for providing this article. Its interesting because on another list folks having paypal problems indicate Firefox is the only windows solution. I hope talent on this list help them out. Specifically, ho

Re: additional voices?

2020-12-28 Thread Karen Lewellen
Jonathan, Do you know if any details about each voice is provided..anywhere? Its characteristics, frequency ranges, etc.? Surely there must be some reason that makes each voice distinctive from each other besides the name. That such a number exists is honestly astonishing. Karen On Mon, 28

Re: additional voices?

2020-12-28 Thread Karen Lewellen
totally useless one, is the bells voice that was around since macOS eight or possibly seven. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 28, 2020, at 5:03 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote:  Jonathan, Do you know if any details about each voice is provided..anywhere? Its characteristics, frequency ranges, etc

Re: additional voices?

2020-12-29 Thread Karen Lewellen
ndle: shawnk_aka_bbs Skype username: bbstheblindrapper Facetime: bbssh...@icloud.com On Dec 28, 2020, at 10:49 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: What defines a voice as useless? I suppose a voice named bells, is just a ringer not a talker? Are the voices say for English first in the order, or must one go down the

Re: additional voices?

2020-12-30 Thread Karen Lewellen
Cohn > On Dec 29, 2020, at 14:43, Karen Lewellen > <mailto:klewel...@shellworld.net>> wrote: > > Hi Shawn, > Thanks for that information. > My personal situation is that, due to experiencing a rather ??unique > secondary ??disability, I have yet to find a

Re: additional voices?

2020-12-31 Thread Karen Lewellen
e voice setting area, one can adjust both pitch and intonation. My understanding of intonation is how flat the voice will b. HTH Jonathan Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn On Dec 29, 2020, at 14:43, Karen Lewellen mailto:klewel...@shellworld.net>> wrote: Hi Shawn, Thanks for that informat

Re: Discord accessibility

2021-01-04 Thread Karen Lewellen
I am interested in this as well. Not only did I fail to find a way in, there contact us process uses a non-inclusive captcha. Kare On Mon, 4 Jan 2021, Ibraheem Fakir wrote: Hey List, Does anyone know if Discord is accessible and if so, any tips on how to use it? Thanks, Ibraheem -- The

Re: Discord accessibility

2021-01-04 Thread Karen Lewellen
, 4 Jan 2021, 'Maria Reyes' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, Discord is pretty accessible. the app has improved and is a lot more usable. sent from the iPhone 11 Pro On Jan 4, 2021, at 2:44 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: I am interested in this as well. Not only did I fail to find a way

Screen Reader Users in US: participate in an upcoming Google survey! (fwd)

2021-01-26 Thread Karen Lewellen
Folks, If you can, please consider taking part. Google needs a wide pool of diverse product users, if for no other reason then to educate them..more than Jaws and windows. Kare -- Forwarded message -- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2021 07:10:00 -0800 (PST) From: 'Nisa Lopez' via accessib

Re: Screen Reader Users in US: participate in an upcoming Google survey! (fwd)

2021-01-26 Thread Karen Lewellen
Reach out anyway. after all, Nisa did not share her post until today. On Tue, 26 Jan 2021, Lorie McCloud wrote: looks like the deadline has already passed. on that form it says the end date is Jan. 25. On Jan 26, 2021, at 3:50 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: Folks, If you can, please

A question for mac fanfiction readers?

2021-02-01 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi everyone, In December one of the more popular fanfiction sites suffered a ddos attack. www.fanfiction.net Afterward, in an understandable panic, they started using cloudflare at its most extreme settings, including security tests. In rather a few cases though the captcha is not inclusive,

Re: A question for mac fanfiction readers?

2021-02-02 Thread Karen Lewellen
site, set the accessibility cookie and move on. And yes, I strictly use a Mac here. -Eric On Feb 1, 2021, at 6:35 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi everyone, In December one of the more popular fanfiction sites suffered a ddos attack. www.fanfiction.net Afterward, in an understandable panic, they

Re: A question for mac fanfiction readers?

2021-02-03 Thread Karen Lewellen
it and boom, back in business. -Eric On Feb 2, 2021, at 9:42 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: how do you set the accessibility cookie? I ran into another site where this was requested and I didn't know what they were talking about. thanks. Lorie On Feb 2, 2021, at 10:36 AM, Karen Lewellen

Re: A question for mac fanfiction readers?

2021-02-03 Thread Karen Lewellen
around between them and me took a grand total of about 10 tweets back and forth. They solved the issue on their end in about an hour. Btw, you would have to tweet to @FictionPress in order to get their attention. -Eric On Feb 2, 2021, at 9:36 AM, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi Eric, Part of why i

Re: Epub converter

2021-02-03 Thread Karen Lewellen
One simple way is to use the free tool provided by robobraille. www.robobraille.org You can send the file as an attachment to epub2...@robobraille.org request txt or rtf in the subject line, and the file comes back in well sometimes less than a minute. Hope that helps, Karen On Wed, 3 Feb 20

Re: accessible vpn

2021-02-07 Thread Karen Lewellen
Jason, Others might have shared this, but your link produces a 404 page not found error. Karen On Sun, 7 Feb 2021, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries wrote: On 7/2/21 6:22 pm, Lorie McCloud wrote: I know this has been discussed before but can anybody recommend an accessible vpn for my Mac

Re: Re: Siri’s latest

2021-02-15 Thread Karen Lewellen
I actually understood that apple stopped doing that for everyone, only using individuals they tell in advance? Seem to recall learning this here. On Mon, 15 Feb 2021, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: Well, then Apple's got an earful from me! lol Donna On Feb 15, 2021, at 2:14 PM

Re: Re: Siri’s latest

2021-02-15 Thread Karen Lewellen
will help Siri to become better. But you do have the option to opt out. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone On Feb 15, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: I actually understood that apple stopped doing that for everyone, only using individuals they tell in advance? Seem to recall learning

Re: Web sites maxing resources in Safari.

2021-02-19 Thread Karen Lewellen
Well, to provide contrast. I am not using a mac at all, but a Ubuntu shell, with a lower graphics browser. Although I did not dig deeply, the page opened, with links presented. In theory, fine example of what can be progressive web design, laying a good floor, then creating style sheets to add

Re: Silver Sparrow malware?

2021-02-21 Thread Karen Lewellen
The interesting thing to note is how at the moment, just what the bug does remains unclear. As in, it is possible the purpose will be set off at a later date. Oh that and the JavaScript door to infection. Kare On Sun, 21 Feb 2021, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: I hope you're right

Re: Chrome is still a memory hog on macOS compared to Safari

2021-02-21 Thread Karen Lewellen
Same can be said, why not include Firefox as well? On Sun, 21 Feb 2021, Brad Snyder wrote: I agree. I am not a fan of Chrome on any platform. - Brad - On Feb 21, 2021, at 22:52, Dave Carlson wrote: Again, why not Microsoft Edge? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Farfar, Engineer, Musician, Pione

Re: Apprising Uber drivers of blindness in advance of pick-up

2021-02-26 Thread Karen Lewellen
Which seems to underscore why as Janina pointed out Uber must establish a baseline level of customer expectation for their service. something included in the request process that, if driver ignores, clearly indicates the driver is at fault here. Speaking personally, as someone's whose first expe

Re: Apprising Uber drivers of blindness in advance of pick-up

2021-02-28 Thread Karen Lewellen
Actually if that solution was incorporated into Uber practices, I dare say we would not be having this exchange. If the nfb effort you referenced did not lead to a way for customers to inform Uber drivers when requesting transport that they are traveling either with a cane or service animal, s

Re: Newspaper archives

2021-03-04 Thread Karen Lewellen
Ian, While I have not used voiceover for research, I feel comfortable stating that the screen reader in and of itself, does not impact archive accessibility. Since you are doing university related research, starting with their library, and associated network libraries may be the smartest step.

Re: strange message when logging into Bookshare from my Mac

2021-03-04 Thread Karen Lewellen
also, be sure you are trying the second link. granted, I am working in a lower graphics environment, but the second site link worked fine for me, with my discovering my email address has not been compromised. Quite the peaceful thing to learn given how many years I have used this one. Kare

Off topic, Python programming teacher for a friend?

2021-03-13 Thread Karen Lewellen
Asking here because so many of you are professionals. Going to ask about this in a few places. If you know of a prospect, send them to me off list. I have an associate who lives in Malta and wishes to learn the Python Programming language. They prefer a teacher, can pay for the work, and seek

Re: send feedback to Apple re HomePod

2021-03-15 Thread Karen Lewellen
..and speaking personally? This is one of those intersect issues. The more people who share the send feedback idea everywhere, and I mean everywhere, the twitter feeds of programs and artists you enjoy with our homepod for example, the more likely Apple will pay attention. Kare On Mon, 15 M

Re: should I upgrade from Mac OS catalina to big sur?

2021-03-26 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi Cameron, I strongly suggest given how important your production tools are to your work that you check with software supporters. For example if any of those tools even slightly still need 32 bit access, it will not be there. I have radio production associates who have not made the jump for

Re: should I upgrade from Mac OS catalina to big sur?

2021-03-26 Thread Karen Lewellen
Mar 26, 2021, at 12:47, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi Cameron, I strongly suggest given how important your production tools are to your work that you check with software supporters. For example if any of those tools even slightly still need 32 bit access, it will not be there. I have radio

ot: any u. s. tax pros here?

2021-03-26 Thread Karen Lewellen
Looking for someone disability sensitive to help with a small task, and its been a while since needful. Thanks, Karen

Re: Is it still possible to call a phone number from messages in IOS 14?

2021-04-15 Thread Karen Lewellen
As I followed the instructions, I believe? tapping on the number would still work? On Thu, 15 Apr 2021, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: What if the person is not in your contacts, so there is no name above the number? Thanks, Donna On Apr 15, 2021, at 4:08 PM, Herbie Allen wro

RE: Anyone running Big Sur on a 2013 Macbook Air?

2021-04-18 Thread Karen Lewellen
Additionally, if you now firmly that the machine runs well with its current operating system, you do not want to upgrade. Largely because you cannot guarantee the quality of what you are selling. Let the buyer decide if they want to make changes after getting a machine working at its best when

Re: Anyone running Big Sur on a 2013 Macbook Air?

2021-04-18 Thread Karen Lewellen
okay then. my two cents. Leave the unit running the system best for the hardware itself, something I imagine is easily discovered by either consulting apple's site or giving them a call. Same reasoning however. you want to sell from a place of, I now it works perfectly right now. If ou make

Re: Anyone have a password set for their watch?

2021-04-28 Thread Karen Lewellen
I am curious does it work in reverse? I do not have either device, but brad's stance reminded me of a real life moment where, had I owned both, locking my IPhone from my watch would have been most helpful indeed. Once, when I still lived in NYC, Someone stole my cellphone from my coat pocket w

Re: PDF reader for the Mac accessible with voiceover

2021-04-30 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi Helga, While I cannot suggest a specific pdf reader for the mac that lets you read..why does preview not do this?, I can suggest a way to convert the pdf files into other formats. robobraille, www.robobraille.org Allows you to convert pdf files into several alternatives, some epub file

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