[Mac-access]: Voice Dream Reader file backup

Dear listers, Is there any way to back up the files I have in Voice dream reader? I think my phone is dying and I don't want to lose the very long list of publications I have in the app. Thanks in advance Ian --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your

[Mac-access]: Wierd sound problems on video playback

Dear listers. My wife's iphone 4 s is defeating me.It will not play sound on videos. All other audio functions work perfectly. Occasionally, she can get the first two seconds of sound then it cuts out, which is very odd. She also tells me that the bar that shows the volume going up or down does

[Mac-access]: Pages on the mac manual

Hi listers, Can I please have a recommendation for a manual for Pages on the mac - either with or without voice over. Kind regards Ian --- 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

[Mac-access]: Is Netflicks accessible on the mac desktop?

Dear listers, If it is, does anyone have some tips? Thanks in advance. Ian --- 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 list's public

[Mac-access]: Should I be scared of Yosemite?

Dear listers. I am thinking of buying a new mac mini. My old one currently runs Mountain Lion. I am used to the software, but the machine is starting to die. Buying a new one means I have to go to Yosemite. Can I have some opinions on the learning curve and relative benefits, please. Grateful

Re: [Mac-access]: using sky plus in the uk with ios

Hi, I have used the app on many occasions with considerable success. It can sometimes be a little flakey in the use of play controls and sometimes I can't find my box on the network, but in general it is very functional. Regards Ian On 2 Jan 2015, at 21:06, william lomas w.lo...@icloud.com

[Mac-access]: University reading and DRM on web

Dear All. I am having real problems with my degree and it is stumping my University IT team as well. I am often given links to e books to read. I am usually given two options - download a pdf or read online. I have permission to do so. The downloaded pdfs appear blank, just constantly saying

Going to a bookmark in Preview

Hi listers I am using osx mountain lion. I know how to set a bookmark in preview when reading a pdf, but can't for the life of me work out the steps to then go back to that bookmark and start reading from there. Help please. With thanks Ian --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To

Preview voice over only reading first page

Hi again listers ON my macbook air, under mavericks, voice over only wants to read the first page of a pdf. I understand there is a way in text edit to change this - setting it to wrap to window instead of page - but I can't see anything similar in preview. I am reading some very

iworks again

Thanks to Ann for her reply. My new mba came with iworks installed by the retailer. When I go on the App Store from my mac mini, Iworks is not listed as a purchase. I guess this is because it was not done through my apple i d. Is there a way to link the purchase of the mac book

urgent cannot save attachments in mail

Hi listers, I have an email with attachments. On my mac mini using mountain lion I can save the attachments to a folder. On my macbook air with mavericks I cannot. The option to save them is dimmed even though I know they are there. I also couldn't seem to open the file from within the

mavericks folder attributes

Hi, under mavericks I can't seem to find a way to have windows open in a new window without closing all others. I prefer to work with lots of windows open and used to do so in mountain lion, but there doesn't seem to be a preference for this in mavericks. Thanks in advance Ian --- Mac

Re: Abbyy fine reader pro help please

to complete the process. HTH, Bryan On Sep 26, 2014, at 7:32 AM, Ian Harrison harrisonc...@harrisonclan.karoo.co.uk wrote: I have just got the pro version of the above to help with my upcoming university studies and I am struggling to get started with it. I have been searching

Another macbook air set up question

Hi listers. I am suffering from technoblock. I am setting up my macbook and want to put my mail accounts on it. I am already set up on my iphone and linked to the cloud. Is there a quick way to install my mailboxes? Thanks in advance. Ian --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net

Abbyy fine reader pro help please

I have just got the pro version of the above to help with my upcoming university studies and I am struggling to get started with it. I have been searching for a tutorial without any real luck. Can anyone point me towards a written or audio guide for use with voice over or even just a

iworks fee bundle

Hi listers. I have just bought the mac book air. I know it comes with iWork's and ilife as a free bundle, but does it entitle me to load them onto other devices for free. I also have the mac mini and my trusty iphone. Thanks in advance. Ian --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net

Blind Square points of interest

Dear listers, I'm about to start Uni soon and will be attending various buildings on a large campus. I have not yet invested in Blind Square and wondered if it allows you to save places down to an accuracy for finding the fronts of large buildings? With thanks Ian --- Mac Access At

Overcast can't find my podcasts

Hi, Just downloaded this app to try out. It can't seem to find a lot of my podcasts, such as bbd friday night comedy or serotalk. You can paste in an url, but I don't know how to do this. Any kind helpers out there? Thanks Ian --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply

Voice dream reader synching

Hi listers. Is there a way to synchronise my files across IOS devices? With thanks Ian --- 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

Mac Book Air set up

Dear listers, I am soon to be the lucky owner of a new 11 inch MBA. I notice that it has a very large track pad. I am much more used to a keyboard navigation approach and was wondering if you guys could give me some tips on setting up the Air for efficient coice over usage, as well as

Kindle app on iphone

Hi listers What is the easiest way to stop voice over reading the book out while keeping my place in the book? I am reading a text book now and want to pause often to take notes. Thanks Ian --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to

Upgrading to Mavericks

Hi listers, I am probably going to take the plunge on my mac mini. Can anyone point me to a good guide to doing a clean instal of Mavericks, preferably step by step and including how to transfer my existing preferences Thanks Ian --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To

Should I move to Mavericks?

Hi listers I have a 2010 mac mini, running mountain lion. It is a little slow opening apps but not too bad yet. I am about to start a degree in September and may be getting a laptop as well, which will probably be using Mavericks or Yosemite. I am looking for opinions as to

default searching and voice over voice

Hi listers, Every time I do a search using google the results default to australian based services. I suspect this is related to the fact that I use the australian voice over voice, but my keyboard is set to uk english. Can anyone tell me how to get google to default to uk results

I'd like to stay on mac access

harrisonc...@harrisonclan.karoo.co.uk --- 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 either the list's own dedicated web archive:

Re: More On Our Plans

I hope this reply is sufficient to help with your transition. I have got a bit muddled and wish I had ppicked up the original post. I really want to stay connected as your service is massively valuable to me. Keep up the great work. Kind regards Ian Harrison On 25 Jun 2014, at 00:24, Bryan

Abby Fine Reader

Dear listers, I understand this programme is well regarded in our community. Their web site is, however, hard to use to get info from. I am looking at hardware to go with this software. Can I ask for feedback on which makes of scanner or mfp people use and find compatible with abby and a mac

scanning solution recommendations

Dear listers, I want to scan correspondence, use o c r to read it on my mac mini and then store any important stuff for future reference. Your recommendations for an easy to use scanner and preferred software would be greatly appreciated. I am still running Mountain Lion and am

network laser printer

Hi again listers. I am after a recommended mono laser printer, preferably wireless or able to work on a network. Simple, reliable and as small as possible for use with my mac mini running mountain lion. Thanks Ian --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post,

Doxie portable scanners

Hi listers, Can anyone give me feedback on the above. Apparently it works well with the Mac and IOS platforms and includes a version of Abby for o c r purposes. It would be nice to know if it is voice over compatible as well as how easy it is to use. Thanks in advance Ian ---

Other data usage on iphone

Dear listers, Apologies if this has already been covered. My phone tells me I have used up 4 gig of data listed under other in settings. What is this and can I get some of this back somehow? Will the new iEncrypt help me with this issue? Thanks in advance Ian --- Mac Access At Mac

Blind Square

Hi listers I have just moved to a new town in Yorkshire, England. Is Blind Square worth the £21 investment. Does it work well in the UK? Thanks in advance Ian --- 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

voice dream tip on epub

Dear listers I understand you can move between chapters in voice dream reader when reading an epub document. I can't find how to do this in the app. Any help greatly appreciated. Ian --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to

mac book air and bump ons

Dear listers, I am thinking of buying a laptop for use at university. An attractive option is the mac book air, but I am worried about one aspect. I am a pretty good typist, but rely on bump ons to guide me around the wireless keyboard I use with my mac mini. If I put bump ons on

siri speech rate

Hi listers, Somehow I have slowed down Siri's voice when we chat about appointments etc. I've had a look around but can't work out the steps to increase this rate. I'm not talking about normal voice over interaction, just Siri. Thanks in advance Ian --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot

Talking Newspapers and Voice dream reader

Hi listers Many UK members will also be struggling with the RNIB take over of the TNAUK subscription service for magazines and newspapers. The current system being used by the RNIB crashes my iphone 4s and is ridiculous to navigate within a publication. I thought I would import a

Voice Dream and Drop Box

Hi listers, Many thanks to those who responded to my initial question. I now have a folder of a daisy audio book in my drop box folder, but stupid me cannot work out how to get it from there into voice dream. Can someone kindly supply me with step by step? Ian --- Mac Access At Mac

voice dream reader

Dear listers I have a daisy audio book on my mac mini that I want to transfer into voice dream reader. I tried using the itunes transfer process and could see the folder the book was in, but the add button was dimmed. Any tips gratefully received. Ian --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot

Messages on the Mac

Dear listers I am really struggling to use this app properly. I can't visualise the geography of the main pages and how to pick a contact, read their texts and then reply. Can anyone direct me to a podcast or tutorial for help? Thanks in advance Ian --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot

single letter navigation

Dear listers Some time ago I read some advice about using this feature to hop around web pages efficiently. I've had a look in vo preferences but can't seem to find out where to set it up. Please help. Thanks, Ian --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address

Bluetooth keyboard setup

Dear listers, I don't think I have my keyboard set up correctly or at least not the right way for navigating text or selecting items in finder. I have tried to follow two tips from this group without success. The selecting of non contiguous items and the tip for moving to the end of a

Filing stuff

Dear listers, When filing stuff using the save as command we are given a drop down listof suggestions, which normally shows the last folder you used for that application. It also gives something like the last 4 or 5 locations. Is there any way to increase the number of

page up or down with BT keyboard

Dear listers, I have tried to follow all the advice on how to page up or down in text edit without success. The command is listed as FN plus v plus o plus up or down key. When I do this all I get is a beep and the cursor hasn't moved. I've checked what wrap pref is set and that I am

voice dream and daisy audio

Dear listers Following the thread on mp3 files, do you have to zip folders containing daisy audio tracks and their control files? Thanks in advance Ian --- 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

Reading out to mp3 file

Dear listers, I have just discovered the facility to read text out into a mp3 file. Unfortunately the read back speed is set at a really slow rate. Does anyone know how to speed up this rate? Many thanks in advance Ian --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post,

Scrivener

Dear listers Can I have any views on how good this app is with voice over. Thanks in advance Ian --- 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 posted

voicestream versus read 2 go

Dear listers, I am sorry for coming in late to recent comments. Some time ago I gave up reading audio daisy books in read 2 go as for some reason it was clipping parts of sentences fairly regularly. I have two questions: 1. Has anyone seen this behaviour improve in read 2 go?

Decibel meter

Dear listers, Can anyone suggest a voice over friendly decibel meter? With thanks Ian --- 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

Blackboard

Dear listers, I am looking to do a degree in the new year, as some of you may know. Apparently, a lot of universities in the UK use Blackboard for their virtual learning web site and will be a key part of the resources I will need to use. I have to provide an assessment of the

Changing dictionaries

Hi listers. I was told today that I have been using the english u s dictionary to spell check all this time! I like using Alex and am using the keyboard layout where the @ symbol is shift 2. I don't really want to change keyboard layout now, but need to move spell check to

Beyond voice over basics

Hi listers, I am hoping you can point me towards detailed guides or tutorials that will help me develop a more advanced capability in using voice over on both the mac and in IOS. I am hoping to start a degree next year and I suspect I will need to be much better than I am

Starting a degree advice needed

Dear listers, I am going to be starting history degree next year at the grand old age of 56. I never did a degree when younger and was hoping for some advice from those who have done one with a visual impairment. When it comes to reading and writingI consider myself totally

Fwd: Keyboard setting for fast repeat

Hi listers, I was wondering if anyone had a solution to this? Thanks Ian Begin forwarded message: From: Ian Harrison harrisonc...@harrisonclan.karoo.co.uk Subject: Keyboard setting for fast repeat Date: 13 October 2013 13:31:20 BST To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net

Fwd: blind Square in the UK

Hi listers, I note a lot of discussion on the pros and cons of blind square recently, but couldn't find any reply to my query about its effectiveness in the uk. Thanks Ian Begin forwarded message: From: Ian Harrison harrisonc...@harrisonclan.karoo.co.uk Subject: blind Square in the UK Date

Fwd: itunes music videos and feature films

Hi yet again listers, Just realised I did not have an answer to this one either! Anyone have an idea? Thanks Ian Begin forwarded message: From: Ian Harrison harrisonc...@harrisonclan.karoo.co.uk Subject: itunes music videos and feature films Date: 11 October 2013 12:19:54 BST To: Mac OSX

blind Square in the UK

Dear All, As this app is £16.99 I would appreciate comments on how well it works in the UK and opinions as to whether it is worth the money. Many thanks Ian --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net

Keyboard setting for fast repeat

Hello again, When I first got my bluetooth keyboard I could get fast repeat actions by holding down a key. For example the command option and right key for skipping through tracks. Somehow I have lost this ability and I cannot work out which setting to use to get it back nor

itunes music videos and feature films

Dear All, I have a collection of music videos in itunes. I am looking for a way to separate out them from feature length movies into a different source in the library. Is this possible? The reason is that I want a quick way to transfer movies to my iPad and at the moment it is

Select all text on a web page

Good day list. Is there a wuick way to copy all text on a web page on my phone. Sometimes the article I want to copy is more than one page long and pinch and zoom is really fiddly. It wold be great if there was a way for ios to simply allow a copy full page option to the clipboard.

Re: itunes sorting shortcuts

, whether you're in Finder or in iTunes. If you use it again, it will reverse the order of sort. (On English language keyboards the backslash key is under the delete key.) Remember to interact. Cheers, Esther On Jul 30, 2013, at 6:46 AM, Ian Harrison harrisonc

itunes sorting shortcuts

Dear all, When in the music table I was wondering if there was a way to click on the column headers without using a mouse? I like to sort by date added now and again, or by artist. Can anyone give me a keyboard way to do this? With thanks Ian --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot

Wireless mouse

Hi, Every time my magic mouse batteries die, the mouse becomes disconnected. Is there a quick way to get it to reconnect rather than go through the menus? I find no problem when the keyboard dies. Thanks Ian --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your

Remote Desktop Manager

Hello all, I have heard the above is a useful app. Can anyone tell me if it is accessible? Thanks in advance Ian --- 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

new audible version

Hi, Someone on the list mentioned they have gone through the update. Apparently we can now mark books as read so they can be hidden from your library. I have tried to find this feature without success. Can someone give me a clue TIA Ian --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to

Surround sound headphones

Hi, does anyone out there have a recommendation for these. I would like to use them for watching films. I would need a longish lead to plug into my mac mini which is what I use for watching dvds. TIA Ian --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your

Starting afresh

Hello all, My mac mini is showing signs of software age. I am considering upgrading to Mountain Lion from Lion and taking the opportunity to wipe the disk clean. 1. Is the upgrade worth the option - not just for voice over as others use the computer. 2. I am happy that all my data is backed

Re: Read to go issue

on it will drop and cut out and skip and chop and reck the audio. but ios 6.1 now has fixed this. Take care. On Jan 31, 2013, at 8:50 AM, Ian Harrison harrisonc...@harrisonclan.karoo.co.uk wrote: Hello all, I use read to go to read daisy audio books. I have noticed that I get

Re: proximity sensor?

[mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Ian Harrison Sent: 30 January 2013 10:33 To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility Subject: proximity sensor? HiAll, just read about glasses you can wear that vibrate when your upper torso is approaching an obstacle. Sold by RNIB in UK. Price £60. I

safari reading list revisited

Sorry to come back to this, but I am not getting anywhere in resolving this problem. Despite everything I read telling me that safari on the mac and on the iphone will cache articles for offline reading it doesn't seem to be working for me. I am losing articles when they are deleted from the

Re: google drive

Drive App or the web interface. Bryan On Jan 17, 2013, at 6:13 AM, Ian Harrison harrisonc...@harrisonclan.karoo.co.uk wrote: I am trying to upload some files, but it seems the site does not work well with voice over in this respect. Does anyone know of a work around to help me upload

Re: safari reading list

forgive me for asking, could you tell me about the reading list, I didnt know you could download and read off line. Judy - Original Message - From: Ian Harrison harrisonc...@harrisonclan.karoo.co.uk To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Wednesday, January 16

Re: safari reading list

: It could be that the articles you're trying to view or no longer available. Have you tried going on the website and finding them again? Sent from my iPhone On Jan 16, 2013, at 7:22 AM, Ian Harrison harrisonc...@harrisonclan.karoo.co.uk wrote: hello all, I am having a problem

Re: more updates on magic trackpad issue

Hi You mention you use the track pad with a mac mini. Could you please describe the pros and cons of using this over a wireless keyboard and magic mouse? Cheers Ian On 09 December 2012, at 16:55, John Panarese wrote: I have one of these guys and I love it. First, not to mention a

sky plus app

Hi, Has anyone used the new version of this app with voice over? Apparently it can be used to control a sky HD box. If it is accessible I might go for the HD subscription. Cheers Ian --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to

Magic touch pad

Hi all. Has anyone on list used the touch pad with a mac mini, rather than the mouse? If so, what are your opinions as against using a keyboard or item chooser to navigate around. Thanks Ian --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to

Re: Floating dock

it just drift back over to the middle? On Mar 2, 2012, at 4:28 AM, Ian Harrison wrote: Hi all, Recently the dock on my mac mini desktop moves from the bottom of the screen to somewhere in the middle. Does anyone know how I can stop this? With thanks Ian --- Mac Access At Mac

Re: editing playlists

will be placed there. I've used this many times on a 70 track playlist while I'm on air. Take care, On Feb 3, 2012, at 7:26 AM, Ian Harrison wrote: Hello all, I want to be able to remove songs from a playlist while it is playing. I have playlists set to shuffle and want to be able

Mail in Lion navigation

Happy new year to all. I have just installed Lion and am having some frustration navigating the new Mail view. Whenever I delete a message from the message table I am not focused on the next email like I used to be. It seems any key I press throws me to the bottom of my table and I have to

Re: feedback on Mumeric keyboard for the Mac

Hello David, I do have a bluetooth numeric keypad I no longer want. It worked fine with my old pc, but have not yet tried with my mac. If you are interested I can get help to test it on my mac mini to see if it works. If interested. please contact me off list at

Re: Instapaper and Safari

in question on the Show All Bookmarks page of Safari. This is the general way you can get java script bookmarklets to work -- you just paste the script into the URL address fields via the context menu. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 15, 2011, at 02:36, Ian Harrison wrote: Hi to all, Am

Instapaper and Safari

Hi to all, Am I right in thinking there is a way to bookmark articles in safari on the mac so that I can later read them on my iphone? If so, what do I have to do to enable this? I love instapaper. Ian --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address

Twitter recommendation

Hi to all, I am about to dip my toe into twitter. Can you recomment an easy client that I can use from my Mac and iphone? with thanks Ianiphho --- 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

Re: Skype [Revisited]

Hi, I am still using a very old version of skype as i heard there were access issues in later versions. However, i am constantly frustrated that there is no keyboard shortcut to answer an incoming call. Are there any good reason to upgrade from my 2.x version? thanks On 23 October 2011, at

iBank in UK

Hi all, does anyone have experience of using ibank in the UK. How easy is it to link to bank accounts and how vo friendly is it? many thanks Ian --- 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