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How the new Touch Bar can open access for those with visual impairment

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What good is a fiddly miniature display strip when you can’t see it properly? With the right controls, it can be a great improvement.

November 25, 2016 Macs, Technology

Should you drop Dropbox?

What do you make of an app which “takes control of your Mac” without asking you, and then refuses to let you disable that?

September 12, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Unintended consequences of SIP

El Capitan’s no-go areas make many important extensions unusable now. Apple must step in and enhance OS X to compensate.

February 5, 2016 Macs, Technology

Touchy feely: haptic input (corrected)

Until recently, keyboards and mice have used very little of our sensory and motor abilities. The Magic Trackpad 2 is a step in the right direction.

December 19, 2015 Macs, Technology

KeyStrokes: the ultimate assistive keyboard

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The mother of all virtual keyboards, completely customisable, and operated by the input device of your choice.

December 10, 2015 General, Language, Life, Macs, Technology

Opening access: entering text without a keyboard

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A thorough account of Dictation in El Capitan, and how you can use your Mac despite having RSI, etc.

December 3, 2015 Macs, Technology

Opening access: VoiceOver, spoken and Braille guidance

This can read webpages to you, provides support for Braille output devices, and has very extensive controls and customisation.

December 2, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

Opening access: the Accessibility pane in El Capitan

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Many of us visual, hearing, and/or control issues with our Macs. Here is a guided exploration of the Accessibility pane and what it has to offer us.

December 1, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

Q&A: Screen flasher

Suddenly my Mac mini has started flashing the display instead of sounding an alert. How can I fix that?

October 14, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Cursing the invisible cursor

Why does the cursor all but vanish in certain apps?

October 7, 2015 Macs, Technology

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