‘Mac OS X’ Archives

Mozilla makers of the well utilised Firefox web browser have been promising accessibility on the mac for VoiceOver users for years. Many had given up hope, but it looks like the project is finally moving forward. An announcement was made by an employee and tester for Mozilla at the beginning of January, stating that although [...]

Yesterday, Apple updated its Mac OS X AirPort Utility applications to versions 5.6 and 6.0 for older 802.11G and newer 802.11N models of its wireless routers, respectively. The interface in version 6.0 has changed to resemble the one used in the iOS version of the software. It is completely accessible with VoiceOver. When a VoiceOver [...]

When? – 29/October/2011 1:00 PM ET, 10:00 AM PT Who? – The Knights of the Round Table Podcast What? – A special live recording of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast, where we answer questions from listeners on anything VoiceOver or Apple related. Where? – You can listen live thanks to Steve Sawczyn of ATMaine.com, or [...]

Among the avalanche of updates released by Apple this week was a new version of Xcode. The latest changes to Apple’s integrated development environment for Mac OS X and iOS includes vast improvements to access for VoiceOver users. In general, Apple has taken an approach to Xcode which mirrors that which they employed in making [...]

To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community: I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come. I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I [...]

In this episode of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast, our knights discuss, primarily, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and its new accessibility features, especially the new features found in VoiceOver RoaringApps.com – A site to check the Lion compatibility of your applications

This morning Apple released Mac Os 10.7 lion in the mac app store. The cost is $29.95. You must be running the latest version of snow leopard to purchase and download this new OS. Stay tuned to this site for more reviews of the new accessibility features in the coming days.

In this episode of the Mac-cessibility ROund Table Podcast, our knights are magically and revolutionarily transformed into Macateers, braving the Mac and iOS AppStores to bring you their favorite third-party software picks to use with your Apple devices and VoiceOver. Group pick: The Macalope Darcy’s picks: YoruFukurou WorthWhile Sudoku Tablet Holly’s picks: SlingPlayer Mobile 7 [...]

In this episode of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast, our knights discuss their thoughts on Apple’s recent announcements, including iOS 5, iCloud, and the announced new features coming in VoiceOver for OS X Lion.

At 10:00 AM PDT, Apple wil be holding its World Wide Developers Conference Keynote address. Hosted by Steve Jobs, Apple will be pulling the wraps off of iOS 5, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, and its new iCloud service. You can listen to the Mac-cessibility Round Table Knights as the news unfolds at this link. [...]

The popular Cloud service Dropbox is a great way to back up important files, and keep those files in sync across multiple devices.  Unfortunately, installing the Dropbox client on the Mac using VoiceOver has been problematic at best.  When you open the Dropbox application, VoiceOver either sees nothing at all, or it sees Dropbox with [...]

It has been widely reported today that Microsoft is acquiring Skype, the popular audio, video, and text chat service for an estimated $8.5 billion. This is, and should be, troubling to many Mac and iOS users. Microsoft has shown a distinct disinterest in adhering to accessibility standards on Apple’s platforms. The Microsoft Office suite, for [...]