Category Archives: Accessibility

iOS 6 Is Here

Posted on September 19, 2012 by John

It shouldn’t be real news to everyone at this point that iOS 6, Apple’s 6th version of their operating system for their mobile devices, is now available. If you are running iOS5, you can do an over there air update … Continue reading →

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Updates, 9/13/12

Posted on September 13, 2012 by John

I just added Episode 18 of the Audio Demonstration Series. This is the first part of a 3 part series I have done on using the Finder. It is not detailed, but it will, hopefully, help folks understand how the … Continue reading →

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The iPhone 5 Event, Some Random Thoughts and Opinions

Posted on September 12, 2012 by John

Apple events are always interesting and fascinating to me. I must first say a big thank you to the great people who take part in the Maccessibility Round Table for inviting me to take part in their live streaming of … Continue reading →

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Another article of interest

Posted on September 11, 2012 by John

Google has released an application for iOS devices that may be an alternative, as Apple will be dropping their youtube app in iOS 6. However, there are some issues to be aware of. You can read a very useful summary … Continue reading →

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Supported Braille display in OS X Mountain Lion

Posted on September 9, 2012 by John

I thought some might find this Apple support article useful. See here.

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A quick note about Maccessibility Net

Posted on September 3, 2012 by John

Just in case others haven’t seen this, Maccessibility Net has been redesigned and made even better. If you haven’t taken a look over there, please visit our good friends there. You can read about all the details here.

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Potentially Useful Info

Posted on September 2, 2012 by John

From the good folks at Applevis, there was recently a podcast explaining how one can remap the keys on their Mac to enable one to use the caps lock key as the VoiceOver (control-option) key combination. I have read some … Continue reading →

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Updates, 8/25/12

Posted on August 25, 2012 by John

I have added a few more times to the Documentation page of the site. This includes a couple of contributions from Michael Gerwat, who edited a version of the VoiceOver Getting Started with Mountain Lion and the Macbook Pro User … Continue reading →

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Updates, 8/14/12

Posted on August 14, 2012 by John

Here are some updates for the site: 1. Episode 17 of the Audio Demonstration Series is now available through iTunes or on the Demonstrations page. I do a brief demonstration on how the Dictation feature works in Mountain Lion and … Continue reading →

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Mountain Lion is Here

Posted on July 25, 2012 by John

The Big Cat Has Arrived Well, the day has arrived. Yes, folks, OS Mountain Lion is now here. It was released by Apple as of this morning. You can purchase it through the Mac App Store for $19.99 and upgrade … Continue reading →

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