![]() This book came about as I have been writing about Apple Accessibility since 2009, and I have ended up with a collection of articles spanning the Apple product line in relation to accessibility, and of course all my audio demos. Recently I thought, why not update these articles, and put them in to a book to share my tips with others, and to make a place where I, and others, can go to find out tips on getting the most out of their Apple devices.īut I guess the biggest reason for me doing this, is that it just works for me out of the box for speech output, and using and maintaining all of these devices for me and my family is only possible because it is accessible. ![]() So, its also a way of saying thanks to Apple for having this commitment to accessibility for all. So here it is, and I hope you get some useful information out of reading this book. The following bio is what I give to anyone who asks, so please forgive the third person narrative:ĭavid Woodbridge is a Senior Adaptive Technology Consultant at Vision Australia where he has worked since 1990. Over this time he has assisted people who are blind or vision impaired in their home, education, and work settings to take advantage of the benefits of using assistive technology. In the last five years, he has also been involved with evaluating technology for use by people who are blind or vision impaired covering both low and high tech equipment (covering Microsoft, Google, Nokia, and Apple). David is also one of the key spoke persons for Vision Australia relating to technology.ĭavid has been using the Apple platform since 2008 evaluating it for low vision and blind users covering desktop, mobile, apps/software, hardware, and the Apple TV. He has been an Apple Ambassador for Apple Australia since 2009 with a group of other Ambassadors/Apple Distinguished Educators (ADE’S) covering the range of Apple’s Accessibility solutions throughout Australia.ĭavid has been involved with the beta testing of OS X with Apple US for Snow Leopard (10.6), Lion (10.7), Mountain Lion (10.8), and Mavericks (10.9). Thats how I get rid of most menubar apps. #Type2phone applescript examples Bluetooth When I want to have the changes on my Mac, I open the app, wait for it to sync, close it.#Type2phone applescript examples update.Use AppleScript to send text or raw USB HID key codes to your device: tell application "Type2Phone"Ĭheck the Type2Phone AppleScript dictionary for more options. ![]() Use FastScripts or Keyboard Maestro to invoke these scripts using keyboard shortcuts. Here's a simple example that doesn't do much, but illustrates the point: applescript set x to true set y to 0 repeat while x if y > 10 then set x to false else set y to y + 1 end if end repeat /applescript In this script, the block of code will repeat infinitely as long as x is true. It works just like a Bluetooth keyboard: no additional. Use AppleScript to connect to specific devices. Type2Phone lets you use your Mac to type on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV (2nd or 3rd generation). Type2Phone will automatically reconnect to the most recently used device. LaunchBar) to quickly open or switch to Type2Phone. Thanks to Type2Phone, you can use your TextExpander snippets while typing on your mobile device.Ĭopy-paste passwords from 1Password on Mac to where they are needed on iPhone, iPad or Apple TV. There is much more you can do by combining the power of Type2Phone with that of other utilities on your Mac. Quickly switch between Mac and iPhone.Copy-paste text to your device (command-shift-v).Using your Mac as a keyboard has many more advantages: Not only did you not need to buy an extra keyboard, but you also have one less keyboard cluttering up your desk. If you prefer to use a keyboard to type on your iPhone, iPad or Apple TV but don’t want to actually buy one, Type2Phone will allow you to use your Mac instead.
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