A couple of questions regarding OS X Yosemite

From the discussion in another topic, it sounds like VoiceOver speech is unavailable at the login screen if File Vault is turned on. I do not use File Vault, and I get VoiceOver speech just fine at the login window.

I can't speak for Chrome because I don't use it.

As another user said, File Vault will cause this. The good news is that this tool has become more accessible, by beeping instead of remaining silent. One beep means that you are to type your username and two beeps means it wants your password. I don't use File Vault either, so this information comes from an email list and may not be completely accurate, but the bottom line is that the tones mean the Mac is waiting for your login details, even if I may have the exact pattern wrong.

Do you know where to turn off File Vault in the system settings? Thanks.

As the subject says, go to System Preferences, choose Security, and then the File Vault tab. All the onctrols are in there. Remember that, if everything is dimmed, you'll need to find the lock button, click it, and enter your Mac's administrator account password.

I had file vauld enabled, and it gave me a lot of trouble. I couldn't use speech on the log in screen, so I didn't know what to do. I clicked around randomly and I came in a kind of recover mode or something, and somehow I managed to log in again. So I would advise anyone to turn filevauld of.

Depending on you security conscious you are, it may be a good idea to use File Vault and learn how to use the login screen with it enabled. From all I've read, logging in should be easy once you understand how it works, so you don't need to rely on speech feedback. I wouldn't stay away from using File Vault just because of login problems, if you can overcome them.

I don't use File Vault, but that's because I have a Mac mini, not a laptop. If I had a laptop, I would definitely have the feature enabled, because it's easy to lose a laptop or have it stolen. That is the purpose of File Vault, to make it virtually impossible for an unauthorized user to obtain the contents of the computer.

If you have a desktop, which is far less likely to be stolen, then the advantage of File Vault is much less.

Those are just my thoughts. I won't judge anyone here based on their decision whether or not to use the feature.

I've been trying to get VoiceOver working and it appears to be broken for both Firefox and Chrome on Yosemite. I get the the "Content is empty" error for almost all web pages. Some pages, however, work ok. For example, gmail on Chrome. And Safari seems to work fine.

Hi all. After giving it some thought and reading Janet Ingber's well-written article in this month's "AccessWorld," I've decided to upgrade to Yosemite. But first I have a question about email. In this entry Apple's notes say that the problem of some email messages not being sent properly with some services has been fixed. But does the problem of some messages not deleting properly still exist, or has that been fixed too? I currently have about 500 or so messages in my inbox alone, that I know for a fact I've read. I suppose I could just find out for myself, but has anyone else run into this with Yosemite?