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Stumbled on this one this evening, this is what I get for not beta testing this round: absolutely know idea that this was a problem. If you use a Bluetooth keyboard with VoiceOver, navigation is fine, but you will find that random things happen when you start typing in to an edit field such as odd characters, spaces, newlines etc. It seems to be very random, some users only get it now and again or like me, all the time. Apparently Bluetooth Braille keyboards are fine. A solution offered by Apple is to avoid pressing the Control key by itself (such as shutting VoiceOver off). When the bug appears, Control+Option (VO) plus Right Arrow to move out of the edit field, VO+Right Arrow back, repeat, and you can use the keyboard as before. Remember, just to stay away from pressing the control key by itself, and it only fix's the issue for the current editing session: so the bug will come back.

iOS 7.1 and Apple TV 6.1 now available    iOS 7.1 is now available for download via Over-the-Air Update and iTunes.     Some of the new and improved features in iOS 7.1 (see the full list on the AppleVis blog) include:   New Accessibility Features in iOS 7.1:   1. A new Accessibility option that turns on "Button Shapes". This is intended to make buttons easier to distinguish from other text on the screen (such as icon labels). 2. The increase contrast setting now contains three options rather than being a single Toggle. This should make it easier for low-vision users to fine-tune the settings to something that best suits their personal circumstances. The 3 options are:   A. Reduce Transparency. B. Darken Colours.   C. Reduce White Point.   3. The Bold Text setting now thickens icons as well as text on iOS labels. 4. There are new wallpapers which low-vision users may find it easier for them to see text and images.   Accessibility Improvements in iOS 7.1:   1. The quality of t...

Some updates from last week (and may be a bit before smile)   Some more comments on RIVO on the program from Stephen Jolley: great for navigating.   Update to comments on VoiceOver screen curtain on iOS: no it doesn’t save you battery power.   A post on Cult of Mac: http://www.cultofmac.com/267847/apple-releases-os-x-10-9-2-fix-ssl-vulnerability/ has information concerning the 10.9.2 update including a full list of all of the updates: particularly the SSL connection bug which is now fixed (with the same issue on iOS 7 being fixed last week with the 7.06 update).   For VoiceOver users in the 10.9.2 update, improvements were made in Finder, Mail, Safari, and fixes for specific HandyTech Braille displays.   Oh, one of my favourite new features, FaceTime Audio now available on the Mac: not just FaceTime Video.   To get the update for Mavericks, just use the Apple menu, choose Software Update, and select the update.   There are also updates for Lion, and Mountain Lion.  Remember you can alw...

Celebrating iTunes Radio availability in Australia Feb 2014 with 3 audio demos for VoiceOver users   I previously posted about the demo I did for the Apple TV using VoiceOver in early Feb 2014, but I have added it in here as well to complete the 3 demo set for iOS, Mac, and the Apple TV.   iOS (iPad, iPod touch or iPad) iTunes Radio demo using VoiceOver   http://media65.podbean.com/pb/9fa8e2bcf74372331c2cd8c250eca5f7/531136c0/data1/blogs24/339150/uploads/demoofiTunesRadiooniOSFeb2014.mp3   Mac iTunes Radio demo using VoiceOver   http://media69.podbean.com/pb/93a8908d6cfbbcdb3319f1b80a69674e/531138c4/data2/blogs24/339150/uploads/demoofiTunesRadioontheMacFeb2014.mp3   Apple TV iTunes Radio demo using VoiceOver   http://media61.podbean.com/pb/4ea5671295c85ce6366859f38376c0d8/53113a53/data1/blogs24/339150/uploads/DemoofiTunesRadioontheAppleTVFeb2014.mp3

A post on Cult of Mac: http://www.cultofmac.com/267847/apple-releases-os-x-10-9-2-fix-ssl-vulnerability/ has information concerning the 10.9.2 update including a full list of all of the updates: particularly the SSL connection bug which is now fixed (with the same issue on iOS 7 being fixed last week with the 7.06 update).   For VoiceOver users in the 10.9.2 update, improvements were made in Finder, Mail, Safari, and fixes for specific HandyTech Braille displays.   To get the update for Mavericks, just use the Apple menu, choose Software Update, and select the update.

  iOS 7.0.6, 6.1.6 and Apple TV 6.0.2 security update released       This security update provides a fix for SSL connection verification.  This is a very serious bug particularly when you are using say a wi-fi connection at your local Macdonald's or coffee shop as it can let someone access what you are doing: i.e. logging in to your bank web site for example.   If you haven’t noticed the update on your iOS device, go in to Settings, General, Software Update and check yourself to do an over the air update.   For users of OS X (Mac) this bug still exists, use Firefox or Google Chrome to make sure your safe for the moment.   A post on Applevis explains it quite well and refers to a good blog article on the bug.   http://www.applevis.com/forum/ios-ios-app-discussion/ios-706-and-616-are-very-important-updates   http://www.welivesecurity.com/2014/02/22/urgent-iphone-and-ipad-security-update-mac-os-x-pending/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eset%2Fblog+...

Just posted to my iSee podcast site a demo of using Apple TV with iTunes Radio using VoiceOver.     I thought since this was the first time that iTunes Radio was officially available in Australia, that doing a demo was probably a good idea.   I’ll also be doing short demos like this one for iTunes Radio on iOS (iPhone, iPod touch or iPad) and the Mac soon as well.   Here is a direct link to the Apple TV demo from the iSee site itself.   http://media61.podbean.com/pb/ae89b7dc808ab2284f9e5c06ec02430b/53067773/data1/blogs24/339150/uploads/DemoofiTunesRadioontheAppleTVFeb2014.mp3