[Mac-access]: Can't move messages to trash on my Mac

2015-03-22 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - I’ve deleted and set up again this mail account on my Mac. Now however, when I hit the delete key on an email, it brings up a message saying unable to move message to folder [null]. Anybody know what’s going on? Many thanks - Andy Collins --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net

Re: [Mac-access]: Can't move messages to trash on my Mac

2015-03-22 Thread Andy Collins
that one too). On Mar 22, 2015, at 9:16 AM, Andy Collins wrote: Hi all - I’ve deleted and set up again this mail account on my Mac. Now however, when I hit the delete key on an email, it brings up a message saying unable to move message to folder [null]. Anybody know what’s going

Re: [Mac-access]: Can't move messages to trash on my Mac

2015-03-22 Thread Andy Collins
into the Mail Preferences and resetting Mail settings. Regards. Lewis. On 22/03/2015, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Hi all - I've deleted and set up again this mail account on my Mac. Now however, when I hit the delete key on an email, it brings up a message saying

Re: [Mac-access]: mail has no windows

2015-01-03 Thread Andy Collins
A handy quick way to get to force quit is with the keystroke Command Options Escape - Andy On 3 Jan 2015, at 21:43, Ann Byrne ann...@sbcglobal.net wrote: I am trying to shut down the Mac, but it won't shut down because mail is open. When I alt-tab to mail it says 'mail has no

Re: [Mac-access]: Got a couple of questions.

2014-12-16 Thread Andy Collins
Hi Gary - Firstly, I’m not sure how well IOS 8.1.2 works on the 4-s; maybe somebody else can comment on that, but in respect of the issue you are experiencing with it, you could try a reset by pressing and holding both the power and home buttons for about 10-15 seconds. This kind of reset can

Re: [Mac-access]: Anybody know why my Mac can't see my notetaker as an external drive?

2014-11-25 Thread Andy Collins
of your device and let them know what's going on as well. On Nov 24, 2014, at 1:58 PM, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Hi all - I”m trying to paste some files from my Mac to my Braille Sense notetaker, but when I connect the notetaker, it doesn’t show up as an external drive

[Mac-access]: Anybody know why my Mac can't see my notetaker as an external drive?

2014-11-24 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - I”m trying to paste some files from my Mac to my Braille Sense notetaker, but when I connect the notetaker, it doesn’t show up as an external drive, neither on the desk top nor under command shift c for computer. I haven’t got it in terminal mode as far as I can see - Andy --- Mac

[Mac-access]: How do I eject a disk that isn't visible on the desk top

2014-11-22 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - I don’t know why, but when I connect my Braille note-taker to my Mac, it isn’t visible on the desk top as a mounted drive in the way that external USB drives are, and therefore I can’t execute a command e to safely eject it before disconnecting. consequently, I have now lost access to

Re: [Mac-access]: How do I eject a disk that isn't visible on the desk top

2014-11-22 Thread Andy Collins
will show up on the desk top. You can configure as such, but I personally have my desk top not show any of my drives. On Nov 22, 2014, at 12:41 PM, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Hi all - I don’t know why, but when I connect my Braille note-taker to my Mac, it isn’t visible

[Mac-access]: Need help using a Braille notetaker in terminal mode

2014-11-20 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - I’m trying to hook up a Braillesense Plus to both my iPhone 6 and my Mac, but getting nowhere. I select terminal mode from utilities, and then select USB port to connect it to the Mac. However, the display just shows the words terminal mode, which I think means it’s connected, but

Re: [Mac-access]: Need help using a Braille notetaker in terminal mode

2014-11-20 Thread Andy Collins
Hi again all - Okay, it’s just about connecting in terminal mode to my ipHone 6 now, as I have sorted it via USB and my Mac - Andy On 20 Nov 2014, at 20:07, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Hi all - I’m trying to hook up a Braillesense Plus to both my iPhone 6 and my Mac

[Mac-access]: Notification of unread emails

2014-11-15 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - Since installing Yosemite, in the email app, new messages are no longer reported as unread; instead, VO says ‘image’, and when I cursor away and back to the message, VO doesn’t say image again, but blank, as if the message has been read. How do I get back the notification that says

Re: [Mac-access]: iTunes Question

2014-11-14 Thread Andy Collins
open iTunes and then go to file and find it that way? - Original Message - From: Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com To: OS X iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 5:33 PM Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: iTunes Question Eleanor - you’ll find

Re: [Mac-access]: Anybody help with an email issue on my iPhone 6

2014-11-12 Thread Andy Collins
No - I’m in the UK - Andy On 11 Nov 2014, at 22:45, Juanita Martin jordmar...@suddenlink.net wrote: Is Verizon your carrier? Sent from my iPhone On Nov 11, 2014, at 2:55 PM, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Hi all - I haven’t made any setting changes to my imap email

Re: [Mac-access]: iTunes Question

2014-11-12 Thread Andy Collins
Message - From: Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com To: OS X iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 10:45 AM Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: iTunes Question Eleanor - if you have an external drive large enough to hold your music folder, why not try

Re: [Mac-access]: iTunes Question

2014-11-11 Thread Andy Collins
Eleanor - if you have an external drive large enough to hold your music folder, why not try copying the iTunes media folder from your Macbook Air and pasting it in to the iTunes media folder on your Pro Machine? - Andy On 11 Nov 2014, at 09:18, Eleanor Martha Burke eleanormarthabu...@gmail.com

[Mac-access]: Anybody help with an email issue on my iPhone 6

2014-11-11 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - I haven’t made any setting changes to my imap email account on my phone, but for the last week, I have been unable to receive or send mail. It’s all working fine on my Mac, but nothing on the phone. Short of removing the account and setting it up again, is there anything else, any

Re: [Mac-access]: How do I add a Spanish keyboard layout to my Mac?

2014-11-08 Thread Andy Collins
, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Hi Colin - Under keyboard/input, the only entry in the table was British, so I clicked the add button and got a text field to input a keyword for an input option, so I entered the word Spanish in that text field, which then appeared

Re: [Mac-access]: How do I add a Spanish keyboard layout to my Mac?

2014-11-07 Thread Andy Collins
like can choose to put the keyboards menu in [menu extras] and I think you might be able to switch using the Rota! HTH Colin On 6 Nov 2014, at 19:56, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Hi all - Thanks to Anne I now have accented lettering sorted out, but following her

Re: [Mac-access]: Read from cursor to end.

2014-11-06 Thread Andy Collins
VO a will do this. VO B does read from top of doc for me under Yosemite and Text Express - Andy On 6 Nov 2014, at 15:59, Jim Noseworthy jim.nosewor...@compuconference.com wrote: Hi Folks: Is there a way to read from cursor to end in Text Edit? Read from beginning (VO-B) doesn’t seem

[Mac-access]: How do I add a Spanish keyboard layout to my Mac?

2014-11-06 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - Thanks to Anne I now have accented lettering sorted out, but following her suggestion, I’ve had a good look around my system, but can’t see anywhere to add a second keyboard. I’ve looked under keyboard in system preferences, but nothing there it seems. In the meantime, can anybody

Re: [Mac-access]: How do I add a Spanish keyboard layout to my Mac?

2014-11-06 Thread Andy Collins
Eleanor - Almost, Shift with option and question does it. Thanks - Andy On 6 Nov 2014, at 19:30, Eleanor Martha Burke eleanormarthabu...@gmail.com wrote: Try Shift+Option+? and let me know if it works. Eleanor - Original Message - From: Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com

Re: [Mac-access]: How do I add a Spanish keyboard layout to my Mac?

2014-11-06 Thread Andy Collins
So far, I’m not an iCloud user - Andy On 6 Nov 2014, at 19:23, Eleanor Martha Burke eleanormarthabu...@gmail.com wrote: have you tried the Spanish keyboard on your phone?maybe you could then save in iCloud. On 6 Nov 2014, at 19:17, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Hi

Re: [Mac-access]: Accented letters on a Mac

2014-11-05 Thread Andy Collins
? Cheers, Anne On 4 Nov 2014, at 21:16, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Hi all - Some time back Anne was kind enough to tell me how to create letters with accents. I thought it was one of those things I’d always remember, but guess what, my memory has let me down! So Anne

Re: [Mac-access]: Accented letters on a Mac

2014-11-05 Thread Andy Collins
do for French, but sometimes, I just can’t be bothered to switch my brain over to thinking in the azerty layout which is why I’m so familiar with all those accents on a British keyboard. Cheers, Anne On 5 Nov 2014, at 18:29, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Hi Anne

[Mac-access]: Accented letters on a Mac

2014-11-04 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - Some time back Anne was kind enough to tell me how to create letters with accents. I thought it was one of those things I’d always remember, but guess what, my memory has let me down! So Anne, or anybody else, can you please remind me how this is done, and I’ll file it this time,

Re: [Mac-access]: Accented letters on a Mac

2014-11-04 Thread Andy Collins
accent; Option-i - Circumflex; Option-u - diresis also known as umlaut; Option-Accent sign - grave accent; Option-q - OE diphthong. Do you need any others? Cheers, Anne On 4 Nov 2014, at 21:16, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Hi all - Some time back Anne was kind enough

Re: [Mac-access]: Sorting finder with folders on top on mac?

2014-11-03 Thread Andy Collins
David - Perhaps you can tell me what is the main purpose of an alias folder? Isn’t it just the same as a copy? - Andy On 3 Nov 2014, at 19:09, David Griffith daj.griff...@gmail.com wrote: I am not sure I agree with this. I find that if I am in column view then setting the view options

Re: [Mac-access]: Sorting finder with folders on top on mac?

2014-11-03 Thread Andy Collins
Ah, so it doesn’t actually create a copy of the file, just a pointer to it? - Andy On 3 Nov 2014, at 20:28, David Griffith daj.griff...@gmail.com wrote: An alias is the Mac term for a short-cut file. David Griffith On 03/11/2014 20:01, Andy Collins wrote: David - Perhaps you can tell me

Re: [Mac-access]: Still got this weird Braille onscreen issue

2014-10-31 Thread Andy Collins
/2014, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Hi all - This seems to be a very visual thing, as VO doesn't report anything, but to those with eyes, there is what is perhaps a window on the screen that is displaying Braille dots, such as folder names. I haven't got a Braille display

[Mac-access]: Still got this weird Braille onscreen issue

2014-10-30 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - This seems to be a very visual thing, as VO doesn’t report anything, but to those with eyes, there is what is perhaps a window on the screen that is displaying Braille dots, such as folder names. I haven’t got a Braille display connected now, and have been having a few sluggish

Any amplifier recommendations for use with headphones on a Mac?

2014-10-25 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - When I booted in to repair mode [command r] and Fred began speaking, the volume output was so low I could hardly hear him, and found it difficult to understand what he was reading on the screen. I already have an fiio headphones amp, that does help with boosting sound in general, but

Re: Any amplifier recommendations for use with headphones on a Mac?

2014-10-25 Thread Andy Collins
I have a hearing loss, and prefer headphones; this is why I’m looking for a headphones booster amp - Andy On 25 Oct 2014, at 12:01, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Your typical computer speakers at the very least could be of some help here. On 25 Oct 2014, at 9:58 pm, Andy

Re: Any amplifier recommendations for use with headphones on a Mac?

2014-10-25 Thread Andy Collins
Lansing computer speakers plug into the Mac’s headphone jack. When in recovery mode volume - as I understand it - cannot be changed from the Mac so I change the volume of the Altec Lansing with headphones plugged in to compensate. On 25 Oct 2014, at 10:12 pm, Andy Collins

Re: Any amplifier recommendations for use with headphones on a Mac?

2014-10-25 Thread Andy Collins
level. David Griffith On 25/10/2014 15:24, Andy Collins wrote: Thanks, yes I take that point/idea, but my enquiry was two fold, as I would like a solution to listening to music on the iPhone that packs more punch than the phone’s own music app, hence my asking about headphone amps

Re: Security preferences and FileVault

2014-10-24 Thread Andy Collins
Is the username and password the Apple ID? Because other than that, I only have a password log in for my Mac - Andy On 24 Oct 2014, at 01:48, Nicholas Parsons mr.nicholas.pars...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, there was a dialog during setup which asked whether you wanted to turn on Firevolt. At

Re: OS 10.10, does it still support the Reinstall option from the Recovery Partition?

2014-10-23 Thread Andy Collins
I’ve never reinstalled an operating system in all my computing days, and don’t just want to try the keystroke command r on boot up just to see what happens, in case I get stuck and can’t get out! So, if I do this keystroke on boot up, what can I expect to see? I’m thinking about doing a clean

Re: OS 10.10, does it still support the Reinstall option from the Recovery Partition?

2014-10-23 Thread Andy Collins
and hit enter, then follow the yellow brick road. On Oct 23, 2014, at 9:01 AM, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: I’ve never reinstalled an operating system in all my computing days, and don’t just want to try the keystroke command r on boot up just to see what happens, in case I

Re: OS 10.10, does it still support the Reinstall option from the Recovery Partition?

2014-10-23 Thread Andy Collins
a mouse click 7. You should now be able to sign in mormally to the App Store and download your OS. David Griffith On 23/10/2014 18:29, Andy Collins wrote: Ok, firstly, you are suggesting a different key combo, so did you mean to say command options r? And secondly, this recovery

On-screen Braille when no Braille display is connected

2014-10-23 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - Although there is no Braille display connected to my Mac, Braille is still being displayed on-screen. I have been using a display, but now even after several reboots, I can’t get rid of this issue. I don’t know it’s there, VO isn’t reporting anything, but to those with eyes, Braille

Re: On-screen Braille when no Braille display is connected

2014-10-23 Thread Andy Collins
On Oct 23, 2014, at 11:28 AM, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Hi all - Although there is no Braille display connected to my Mac, Braille is still being displayed on-screen. I have been using a display, but now even after several reboots, I can’t get rid of this issue. I don’t know

Re: Security preferences and FileVault

2014-10-23 Thread Andy Collins
So how is it people are getting trapped by Firevalt being activated during the Yosemite installation? Is it getting turned on by default? - Andy On 23 Oct 2014, at 21:46, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: I love file vault to a point even though I know our government can always

Re: Setting up my Iphone six

2014-10-22 Thread Andy Collins
jordmar...@suddenlink.net wrote: I didn't make a backup but can I make a backup from the old phone then sync the new phone to it? Sent from my iPhone On Oct 21, 2014, at 3:06 PM, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: If you made a back up from your old phone, then set up the new

Re: Trying to open the download and document folder on the Dock?

2014-10-21 Thread Andy Collins
I just looked under the context menus out of interest, but couldn’t see anything abut list; there was the option to show in Finder, but what would that do? - Andy On 21 Oct 2014, at 11:27, Lewis Crack lewiscr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Henry, I forgot about the VO+Shift+M context menu for the

Re: Setting up my Iphone six

2014-10-21 Thread Andy Collins
If you made a back up from your old phone, then set up the new one from there; it worked very well for me - Andy On 21 Oct 2014, at 19:20, Juaanita Marttin jordmar...@suddenlink.net wrote: I just got my iPhone six and I’m setting it up. Since it’s a new phone, should I set it up as that or

I seem to have messed up my iPhone with iTunes

2014-10-15 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - I was trying to do a updated sync between iTunes and my iPhone 6, and now the music isn’t showing up in the music app, on the phone,and yet when I look at the summary table, something called ‘other’ is 40GB in size. This is my music library, but why is it no longer in the music app on

Amadeus thinks I haven't bought a licence

2014-10-13 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - I bought Amadeus lite from the Apple Mac store a couple of months ago. When I tried to save a new recording today, I got a message telling me that I was using a demo of the app, and couldn’t save any further files without buying a licence. I don’t think I’ve ever had a licence for it

Re: KNFB reader

2014-09-26 Thread Andy Collins
It’s about the camera; they said you need a 5 and upwards for best results - Andy --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at the

Re: KNFB reader

2014-09-26 Thread Andy Collins
Not from what I’ve heard, the camera got upgraded with the 5 - Andy On 26 Sep 2014, at 17:28, Glenn glenner...@cableone.net wrote: I think that the camera on the 4S is as good as on later phones. Apple has stayed with 8MP cameras I believe. Glenn - Original Message - From: Sarah k

Re: KNFB reader

2014-09-26 Thread Andy Collins
improvements to the cameras other than the megapixels, but phones are usually advertised with the megapixels. Glenn - Original Message - From: Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com To: OS X iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 11:54 AM Subject: Re

Re: KNFB reader

2014-09-26 Thread Andy Collins
has an 8MP. So maybe there other enhancements that I'm not aware of, but they have not changed the megapixels. Glenn - Original Message - From: Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com To: OS X iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 11:55 AM

Re: KNFB reader

2014-09-26 Thread Andy Collins
, at 17:55, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Not from what I’ve heard, the camera got upgraded with the 5 - Andy On 26 Sep 2014, at 17:28, Glenn glenner...@cableone.net wrote: I think that the camera on the 4S is as good as on later phones. Apple has stayed with 8MP cameras I

Re: iPod Touch 5th Generation

2014-09-26 Thread Andy Collins
SHE WON’T BE ABLE TO AS SHE WON’T HAVE wi-fi sET UP HAVING REVERTED TO FACTORY SETTINGS - ANDY On 26 Sep 2014, at 21:43, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: Tell siri to enable voice over. this is new since I believe ios7 or is it 6? Take care. On Sep 26, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Eleanor

Re: iPod Touch 5th Generation

2014-09-26 Thread Andy Collins
that on version 7, you can triple-click the home key on a newly restored phone and make VO start talking. Glenn - Original Message - From: Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com To: OS X iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 3:47 PM Subject: Re

Re: Problems upgrading iPhone?

2014-09-23 Thread Andy Collins
Paul - I backed up my 5 to my Mac, and did a restore from back up to my 6, and all went well, including the porting across of my home screens with their folders, many of which I had created myself. I think the important thing is that when you turn on your 5S, and are prompted to set it up,

Re: iphone question.

2014-09-23 Thread Andy Collins
I have written to Apple bringing their attention to this issue of tapping on a button that activates a different button to the one selected. Haven’t heard back - Andy On 23 Sep 2014, at 18:35, eleanor martha burke eleanormarthabu...@gmail.com wrote: interestingly I am having that problem you

Re: iphone question.

2014-09-23 Thread Andy Collins
NO - Andy On 23 Sep 2014, at 19:56, eleanor martha burke eleanormarthabu...@gmail.com wrote: did you have it before version eight Andy? Eleanor Martha Burke On 23 Sep 2014, at 18:55, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: I have written to Apple bringing their attention

Re: iPhone backup and restore

2014-09-23 Thread Andy Collins
Paul - The IOS will not be affected by your back up, so the 5 will still have IOS 8 on it - Andy On 23 Sep 2014, at 20:25, Paul Hopewell hopew...@hopewell.org.uk wrote: Hello, Does backup and restore of an iPhone to iTunes just backup my Apps and their associated data, or does it also

Re: Using the Apple store app on my iPhone to make a genius barappointment

2014-09-06 Thread Andy Collins
… - Andy On 6 Sep 2014, at 00:43, Matthew Carello mcarell...@comcast.net wrote: That is cool that you got it to work. Things like that tend to happen at times though . Technical gremlins lol. On Sep 5, 2014, at 2:08 PM, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: That’s an interesting/ingenious

Using the Apple store app on my iPhone to make a genius bar appointment

2014-09-05 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - I followed the list advice and now have the Apple store app on my phone. When trying to make a Genius bar appointment, I was able to select a day and time, but when it came to clicking the reserve button, a screen came up asking for my Apple ID. Although VO said text edit for the

Re: Using the Apple store app on my iPhone to make a genius bar appointment

2014-09-05 Thread Andy Collins
eleanormarthabu...@gmail.com wrote: guess you could try using a Bluetooth keyboard On 5 Sep 2014, at 12:58, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Hi all - I followed the list advice and now have the Apple store app on my phone. When trying to make a Genius bar appointment, I was able

Re: Using the Apple store app on my iPhone to make a genius barappointment

2014-09-05 Thread Andy Collins
...@gmail.com wrote: dot 6 before the capital letter. - Original Message - From: Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com To: OS X iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 3:21 PM Subject: Re: Using the Apple store app on my iPhone to make a genius

Re: Using the Apple store app on my iPhone to make a genius barappointment

2014-09-05 Thread Andy Collins
this helps, Matt On Sep 5, 2014, at 11:09 AM, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: I know that, when it comes to regular Braille, but think about it when it comes to entering a password for the iPhone. The dot 6 will get seen as the first character of the password which of course

Making a Genius bar appointment problem

2014-09-03 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - I qualify for a replacement battery for my iPhone5, even though the current one is working ok, so thought I might as well go for it as I will be selling this Iphone 5 when the 6 gets released. I rang my local Apple store to make an appointment for a new battery, but they said it had

Re: Making a Genius bar appointment problem

2014-09-03 Thread Andy Collins
students blindcowgirl1...@gmail.com The wind of Heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears. Arabian proverb Sent from my iPhone On Sep 3, 2014, at 6:49 AM, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Hi all - I qualify for a replacement battery for my iPhone5, even though

Re: Making a Genius bar appointment problem

2014-09-03 Thread Andy Collins
AM, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: I just tried it from Safari on my iPhone, and got just the same. I can get to where there are days with available am or pm slots, but don’t seem to be able to select a day or time slot. I double tap on the day, and the afternoon I want

Re: Making a Genius bar appointment problem

2014-09-03 Thread Andy Collins
, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Hi all - I qualify for a replacement battery for my iPhone5, even though the current one is working ok, so thought I might as well go for it as I will be selling this Iphone 5 when the 6 gets released. I rang my local Apple store to make

Re: Making a Genius bar appointment problem

2014-09-03 Thread Andy Collins
to the website to doit. On 3 Sep 2014, at 18:09, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Sorry, this doesn’t make much sense to me - Andy On 3 Sep 2014, at 17:54, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: go to the iphone ios store and dlt he applestore app. then log i nwith your apple

Re: Braille display not disconnecting propperly from my Mac

2014-08-27 Thread Andy Collins
Well, it is a kind of storage device, being a note-taker display with a 4 gig drive - Andy On 27 Aug 2014, at 21:09, Travis Siegel tsie...@softcon.com wrote: I'd not worry about it. Some devices do this. They reconnect after being disconnected. If it's a storage device of some sort, this

Braille display not disconnecting propperly from my Mac

2014-08-25 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - When I highlight my Braille display volume on my desktop, and hit command e to eject it, followed by vo space to confirm, it disappears, only to come bakc again. When I just pull out the USB lead from the display, I get a notification telling me that the display did not disconnect

Re: iTunes

2014-08-24 Thread Andy Collins
Go to your home folder/music folder/itunes folder/itunes media folder/music folder. Andy On 24 Aug 2014, at 19:32, Ismael Herrera isupr...@me.com wrote: Good morning everyone/afternoon! Can someone on this list reminder he asked to where I might be able to locate the folder that houses my

How to simulate the Command key from a Braille display

2014-08-20 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - I am getting to grips with my first Braille display [an Alva 640 Comfort.] The getting started guide for the display keeps referring me to my screen reader manual for specific key strokes, and I can’t find what I think I need on this Mac. I don’t know how to execute keystrokes that

How can I stop streadsheets opening in Numbers at the top cell all the time?

2014-08-16 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - When I open a spreadsheet in Numbers, I want ti to open at the last row of cells, but it always opens at the top [a1], this is after I’ve interacted to get rid of the template screen, which I always get when Numbers opens. I’ve looked in the preferences for Numbers, but couldn’t see

Re: How can I stop streadsheets opening in Numbers at the top cell all the time?

2014-08-16 Thread Andy Collins
this behaviour. But what’s so difficult about doing Cmd-down Arrow to get to the last row? Alternatively, you can do VO-Shift-End to get to the last cell. Cheers, Anne On 16 Aug 2014, at 11:14, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Hi all - When I open a spreadsheet in Numbers, I

Re: How can I stop streadsheets opening in Numbers at the top cell all the time?

2014-08-16 Thread Andy Collins
, I do find that Numbers easily gets temperamental and I have to repair permissions to get it to behave itself again. Cheers, Anne On 16 Aug 2014, at 15:24, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Hi Anne - When I do CMD down arrow, I just get that ding sound that indicates

Re: How can I stop streadsheets opening in Numbers at the top cell all the time?

2014-08-16 Thread Andy Collins
reinitialising the PRAM will help. Cheers, Anne On 16 Aug 2014, at 18:01, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Hi Anne - When I first interact after opening Numbers, VO says: Table 1 table. I had to interact again, and then VO announces: Table 1 table has been removed

Re: How can I stop streadsheets opening in Numbers at the top cell all the time?

2014-08-16 Thread Andy Collins
start using more complex programs such as Numbers, you’re going to encounter anomalous behaviour just as you have already done. I’ve been a Mac user now for 18 years so I do have some idea what I’m talking about. Cheers, Anne On 16 Aug 2014, at 18:50, Andy Collins

Re: Blocking a mail sender

2014-08-15 Thread Andy Collins
Thanks David - Will this then put all messages from that sender in to Junk without me ven being aware of it? I thought that perhaps I had to use rules to identify the sender, or the subject line or whatever - Andy On 14 Aug 2014, at 22:56, David Griffith daj.griff...@gmail.com wrote: I think

Key sensativity on the MacBook Air

2014-08-15 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - Is it possible to make an adjustment to the sensitivity of the qwerty on the MacBook Air? I am finding the keys a little to stiff, and would like them to be a bit more responsive, that is with less resistance when pressed. I have looked under the keyboard settings in system, and

Blocking a mail sender

2014-08-14 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - I’ve been trying to unsub from a company’s emails, but there doesn’t seem a way for me to do it manually, and my requests to them to unsub me has fallen on deaf ears. So, I want to set up a rule to send their male to my trash or junk folder, but can’t make much sense of the rules tab

Attachment in Mavericks mail

2014-08-12 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - I only upgraded to mavericks last week, so appologies if this is old territory for some, but now, when an email comes in with an attachment, instead of VO saying embedded, and reading the name of the attached file, it says image, and I am not able to do a preview of the attachment

Re: Deleting the app store and iTunes icons from the iPhone home screen

2014-08-11 Thread Andy Collins
in to a folder ow what not. Take care. On Aug 8, 2014, at 11:40 AM, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Hi all - Is it possible to do this? Somebody not on this list, says they have somehow by mistake, deleted their app store and iTuens icons from their iPhone. I was a bit

Deleting the app store and iTunes icons from the iPhone home screen

2014-08-08 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - Is it possible to do this? Somebody not on this list, says they have somehow by mistake, deleted their app store and iTuens icons from their iPhone. I was a bit surprised by this, as I kind of thought Apple wouldn’t allow for this to happen. Anyway, if it is correct, is there a way to

Re: Deleting the app store and iTunes icons from the iPhone home screen

2014-08-08 Thread Andy Collins
No, definitely not that - Andy On 8 Aug 2014, at 20:49, Eleanor Martha Burke eleanormarthabu...@gmail.com wrote: Maybe they had jail braked their device, that is just a thought not a definite comment. - Original Message - From: Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com To: OS X iOS

Deleting mail on my iPhone 5

2014-08-04 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - When I try to move a message from my in box to trash, on my iPhone 5, it tells me that it was unable to move the message to the trash folder; I can move mail to other folders, so why not trash? - Andy *** IMPORTANT *** PLEASE READ! In advance of our migration to the new server, our

How do I re-download an app I accidentally deleted on my MBA?

2014-08-01 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - I bought Amadeus lite through the App store a couple of months ago, and have accidentally deleted it. I can find it in the iTunes store under my purchase history, but there isn't a link to redownload it. I'm not sure why it shows up in the iTuens purchase history, as it is an app that

Re: simple easy to use voice recording app for the mac

2014-07-25 Thread Andy Collins
Amadeus Lite is good, costs about 15 quid in the Apple store - Andy On 25 Jul 2014, at 17:18, Terry Clasper terry.clas...@btinternet.com wrote: HI all. Any recommendations re the above would be appreciated please. Nothing fancy at this stage as i do most of my sound editing using windows

Re: How do I type letters with accents over them?

2014-07-23 Thread Andy Collins
might want to also verify your language Region settings in System Preferences / Language and Region. HTH, Bryan On Jul 22, 2014, at 5:02 PM, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: ...but I don't know how to type it so that it becomes part of a written letter; for example, I want

Re: How do I type letters with accents over them?

2014-07-23 Thread Andy Collins
-Space to toggle between the two. However, if you’re typing Spanish, the tilde dead key is Option-n so for ñ you do Option-n followed by n. The acute dead key is Option-e. ¡ is Option-1. ¿ is Option-Shift-Slash. Cheers, Anne On 22 Jul 2014, at 23:02, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com

How do I type letters with accents over them?

2014-07-22 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - When writing Spanish, I need to be able to use the Tilde and other accent signs, how can I do this on my MacBook Air please? - Andy --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all

Re: How do I type letters with accents over them?

2014-07-22 Thread Andy Collins
, at 21:44, isaac.heb...@gmail.com wrote: To do this on the mac book use shift grove key to do a tilda. On Jul 22, 2014, at 3:41 PM, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Hi all - When writing Spanish, I need to be able to use the Tilde and other accent signs, how can I do

Re: Should I move to Mavericks?

2014-07-19 Thread Andy Collins
Hi Ian - I haven't upgraded yet, I only got this Macbook Air a year ago, running Mountain Lion, and wanted to get familiar with it before having to start to learn more new stuff under Mavaricks. One thing I'm not sure of if I upgrade, is if I don't back up my data, will I automatically lose it

Re: Should I move to Mavericks?

2014-07-19 Thread Andy Collins
Thanks - I will probably install Mavericks soon, now I feel pretty comfortable with this MBA - Andy On 19 Jul 2014, at 11:31, Jason White ja...@jasonjgw.net wrote: Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: I haven't upgraded yet, I only got this Macbook Air a year ago, running Mountain

Re: Resold I move to Mavericks?

2014-07-19 Thread Andy Collins
David - that's interesting. This is a 2013 machine, so hopefully upgrading will not cause performance issues? - Andy On 19 Jul 2014, at 13:35, David Griffith d.griff...@btinternet.com wrote: With a 2010 machine I would definitely do a clean install. On my 2011 iMac which initially came with

Re: Resold I move to Mavericks?

2014-07-19 Thread Andy Collins
Griffith -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Andy Collins Sent: 19 July 2014 14:26 To: OS X iOS Accessibility Subject: Re: Resold I move to Mavericks? David - that's interesting. This is a 2013 machine

Re: General Mac Query - A Clarification

2014-07-05 Thread Andy Collins
The way in which some of these things work can be determined by the app you are using, and how you have things set up. Interacting: For example, in the mail app, I need to interact with the messages table to read my mail. When going to an address in Safari, sometimes the page doesn't open,

Re: Accessing Oopen University Online Tutorial Recording with Mac Problem

2014-06-29 Thread Andy Collins
That sounds good in certain circumstances, but when VO can't actually see the area on the screen to click as with the website I use that broadcasts some sports commentaries, then it doesn't work - Andy On 28 Jun 2014, at 23:20, David Griffith d.griff...@btinternet.com wrote: Yes but with

Re: Accessing Oopen University Online Tutorial Recording with Mac Problem

2014-06-29 Thread Andy Collins
Hi Esther - Wow! Thanks for all of this very clearly written instruction. It looks like a lot to get to grips with from first read, but I'll be keeping it for when the season begins again, and I want to get certain football commentaries to play that require the moving of a cursor on the track

Re: Accessing Oopen University Online Tutorial Recording with Mac Problem

2014-06-28 Thread Andy Collins
I experience something similar with a sports commentary I listen to. The play link is inbeded in a graphic, and VO can't see it, it needs a sighted person to use the track pad to drag the cursor to the play button, and then click it. Once this has been done for me, if the broadcast drops out, I

Re: Accessing Oopen University Online Tutorial Recording with MacProblem

2014-06-28 Thread Andy Collins
, Eleanor Martha Burke eleanormarthabu...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Andy for your comment, unfortunately I don't have someone to start me off! If anyone is prepared to give this a go I can provide link and my login details for them to try. - Original Message - From: Andy Collins

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