ok let's see what we can do here.
first off, voiceover can cut out mid sentence if as an example, another voice
(system clock or announcement) trips the voiceover reading method as the speech
synthesis server is running multiple instances and trips.
Text edit can be the default app for
sara that was a joke lol SCSI POST? Serial Mail? Serial versus SCSI connectors.
mail (american terminology , post - english terminology)
hehehehehehe
On 24 Nov 2011, at 21:17, Sarah Alawami wrote:
Acutally it's a way to send EBlasts. you create your distribution list in the
address book and
OK.
I'm sorry to have to say this, but please people, stop this bloomin ridiculous
argument over reaper and audio hardware. OK I have played my part in this by
correcting issues and offering advice where I may but from this point forward,
I am pulling out.
I don't wish to switch on my mac
It's alright garth, no worries.
to be honest, you've just cheered me up lol. Running the organization is a
stressful thing, especially when it comes to contact with companies, supply
chains and clearance bases for parts, machines, software, etc.
I agree on the points you've raised.
the whole
you're forgetting. Apple is based in the USA, so it has it's rights to launch
the product at first hand in the USA before shipping over the world. this is so
that if there are initial problems, then it can be dealt with. not only that,
but this is also a supported contractual agreement between
, Lewis Alexander wrote:
you're forgetting. Apple is based in the USA, so it has it's rights to
launch the product at first hand in the USA before shipping over the world.
this is so that if there are initial problems, then it can be dealt with.
not only that, but this is also a supported
have to wait and wait and wait like the rest of us
lol hopefully it will be well worth the time spent waiting for it lol
On 27/11/2011, at 2:21 AM, Lewis Alexander wrote:
I know that feeling only too well. It's like trying to get parts for the
FreeMacsForTheBlind project. acquiring them
02:19:54 +1100
To: mac-access@mac-access.net
sorry its just frustrating though as u s a get most things before us any way
and we will more than likely be last to get it as we always are
On 27/11/2011, at 2:14 AM, Lewis Alexander wrote:
you're forgetting. Apple is based in the USA, so
I think apple should at least give us mac users at least a free hug?
for being ever so patient with regards new product launches? hehehe
lew
On 26 Nov 2011, at 16:52, Sarah Alawami wrote:
lol. It will be released when it will be released.. We dont' know so I would
just be patient. I
it's due to supply
and demand.
oh well. I suppose that's just the way it is.
happy macking lol
lew
FreeMacsForTheBlind
On 26 Nov 2011, at 17:04, william lomas wrote:
it should be everywhere at once to be honest it bad marketing
On Nov 26, 2011, at 4:56 PM, Lewis Alexander wrote:
I think
go to file.. import to library. this calls up a window to brows your itunes
directory. simply navigate to your itunes folder and ok it. then it will
import all info.
sorry if my explaination isn't clear.
lew
On 26 Nov 2011, at 17:47, Sarah Alawami wrote:
It should not be. I did it once.
Voiceover support came out with the 3GS so that ipod isn't supported and there
is no way of installing voiceover to it as it's part of the firmware and
storage module.
sorry.
even the current apple ipad classic doesn't support voiceover. it should to be
honest as it's a great storage media as
Bubba
bubbatheg...@gmail.com
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[mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Lewis Alexander
Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 3:01 PM
To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility
Subject: Re: Mac feel natural
well
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From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net
[mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Lewis Alexander
Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 3:12 PM
To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility
Subject: Re: Mac feel natural
There's a developer who makes a screen overlay
Sorry, I can't really help. I'm working on an XP system so that it goes out in
the morning and believe me, windows XP installation without sight is a pain in
the neck. You're best off trying to find an unattended version. however this is
straying off topic
there maybe other users on here who
Free Macs For The Blind.
On 27 Nov 2011, at 20:22, Amber Harmon wrote:
oh ok now I wish I had a version of windows seven to install I wonder if its
easier to install without sights assistance.
On Nov 27, 2011, at 2:19 PM, Lewis Alexander wrote:
Sorry, I can't really help. I'm working
that's it.
ffrom my own experience, I use X Code to code certain products, but after that,
I send my work off to a chap I know who can work on the GUI and between us work
on voiceover tune ups.
I do miss the old days of C++ etc. oh well lol
oh by the way. too many ghands You're not Vishnu
It's a great shame this is happening.
as an IT Tech, there's times I'd like to tether my iphone to the mac as a quick
modem where internet access isn't available, especially when getting hold of
drivers or emergency files, etc. I don't want to be in the position of paying
stupid money for a
I'm not sure if there are. however if there are I'd love to know too as that's
been a pain in the neck for me for years. It'd be nice to go shopping, scan a
code, get a price on a product without finding a member of staff who quite
frankly doesn't care one bit about serving their customers. I
depending on your configuration, it's F10 on it's own, or if you've set your
keyboard to use normal function keys (F1-F12) then it's FN-F10
lew
On 1 Dec 2011, at 22:29, Sarah Alawami wrote:
Hello. try I think it' sf10. I am on a laptop so dunno how similar the
keystrokes are.
Take care.
now that's a program I wish I came across some years back. that would have done
me rather proud in the old studios lol.
was just listening to that and wow, great. hehehe
lew
On 3 Dec 2011, at 21:42, Sarah Alawami wrote:
hello. try this linbk.
http://kaelabs.com/
HTH.
On Dec 3, 2011,
go to voiceover utility (VO-F8) then in the general pane, it should say,
display voiceover welcome. ensure it's checked. then close voiceover utility.
test it by logging out and then back in again.
lew
On 4 Dec 2011, at 20:35, Matthew Chao wrote:
Hi, Folks. My MacBook Pro no longer gives me
yes.
your hard drive has either been locked or is dying.
symptoms of this include applications struggling to load, strange sounds which
you haven't heard before. irratic booting, etc. this is a dead hard disk.
please could you drop me an email off list with details of your machine, if you
h
is there any text in the edit field in the voiceover prefs?
lew
On 4 Dec 2011, at 21:35, Mark Furness wrote:
I have done this, and it still does not speak my message.
Mark
On 2011-12-04, at 4:18 PM, Lewis Alexander wrote:
go to voiceover utility (VO-F8) then in the general pane
and AIM: marri...@gmail.com
website: http://music.marrie.org
Podcast: http://tffp.marrie.org/podcast
youtube: http://youtube.com/marrie125
On Dec 4, 2011, at 1:39 PM, Lewis Alexander wrote:
h
is there any text in the edit field in the voiceover prefs?
lew
On 4 Dec 2011, at 21:35
this system sounds like a good number of products here in the UK and yes by
the sound of it, it's rather blind friendly.
most of these systems are either remote comtrolled and use the dock for iphone
/ ipod touch, etc. it should support the iPhone 5 when released in the future
as these
next year lol!
On Dec 5, 2011, at 9:13 AM, Lewis Alexander wrote:
this system sounds like a good number of products here in the UK and yes by
the sound of it, it's rather blind friendly.
most of these systems are either remote controlled and use the dock for
iPhone / iPod touch, etc
(sincerest apologies. due to an oversight on my part, I had replied to the
message and had exceeded data size. To all users on this list, if replying to
messages, please reply but edit to only include the previous sender's comment.
that way users won't receive message rejection errors, etc)
As I said, please note... I am not fully versed in windows Virtual machine
systems. only hard systems. so there will be a significant change in the way
that accessibility could be available through voiceover. bearing in mind that
installing windows itself on a hardware system does require
Hi, lovette,
I'd advise a system restore. if the seller has provided you with the recovery
software for the machine (OS X and the ilife system, etc) then you're good to
go.
I advise this for two reasons. 1: data protection 2: a clean installation is
much better than an nstall where settings
OK this is a very stupid question from an IT technician who has never used
twitter...
How does one go about Twittering?
does one need a bird or something like that in order to do so? lol
no seriously. what would be a decent, accessible app for OS X and where best to
set up a twitter account?
...@gmail.com
website: http://music.marrie.org
Podcast: http://tffp.marrie.org/podcast
youtube: http://youtube.com/marrie125
On Dec 6, 2011, at 9:35 AM, Lewis Alexander wrote:
OK this is a very stupid question from an IT technician who has never used
twitter...
How does one go about
:
Unfortunately I do not have any softwre or backup. He apparently did
reformate and rreinstall things. I wish I knew now what I did not when I got
the lap top. I love the mac now but feel awkward about this password thing.
Lovette
On 2011-12-06, at 12:58 AM, Lewis Alexander wrote:
Hi, lovette
Hi all,
sorry to post this rather slightly off topic post. I've just taken on a
powerbook g3 pismo in a very nice condition for the project, however the
removeable DVD rom drive is dead (previous owner had damaged the main panel
leaving it missing the cover, etc)
does anyone have an old
. Get your XCode logs and submit your
consul to the appropriate parties.
Take care.
On Dec 9, 2011, at 5:54 AM, Lewis Alexander wrote:
Hey all.
well that's it.
today my iphone 3gs started crashing. woke up this morning. battery level
was OK about 15% to cover me for a couple
to help out. Ok it's back to getting ready to head out and
enjoy the wonderful world of ios. lol!
hope you get your problem fixed.
On Dec 9, 2011, at 9:39 AM, Lewis Alexander wrote:
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Glad we can all help where we can.
lew
On 11 Dec 2011, at 13:45, Dane Trethowan wrote:
Thanks to those who replied to my question regarding changing default email
account on iPad, I found the option you were referring to and thus have
changed it.
Sent from my iPad
--- Mac Access At
it's a security breach. ignore.
the link goes to a prescription site for certain drugs. basically some hack
at it again. these people never learn. Basically spam, I've emailed lynne.
lew
On 12 Dec 2011, at 18:09, David Griffith wrote:
I am afraid I really don't like and will not click
Dec 2011, at 18:33, Courtney Curran wrote:
Hi Lew,
But this has been going on for three days now, and I'm still able to back up
my iPhone.
Thanks,
Courtney
On 12/12/2011, at 1:30 in the Afternoon, Lewis Alexander wrote:
icloud can sometimes drop without warning. it's one of those things
sound pretty much like the app may not be compatible or unsupported so as a
safe point, OS X refuses to run it.
I noticed it in previos versions of OS X.
I'm currently refurbishing a powerbook G3 Pismo 500 for freemacs for the blind
and it's taken all weekend to install the OS (OS X 10.4) and
it's a windows only product. sorry. it would be a huge conflict of interest
regarding apple accessibility. not only that, a huge uproar.
voiceover is a bloomin marvelous tool which makes my life easier as an IT
technician / system builder. without it, I'd be stuffed lol. pretty much like a
Welcome glenn, may you have fun on here, help solve problems and post your
queries here for us all to help with.
take care and a very merry christmas to you and to all here.
lew
On 14 Dec 2011, at 19:18, Gordon, Lynne Tracy wrote:
Hello everybody
It is traditional when new members join
what? not even..
Where do I plug this?.
lol
lew
On 14 Dec 2011, at 19:30, Red.Falcon wrote:
Hi Glenn!
And there is no such thing as a Dumb question on this list! :]
Colin
On 14 Dec 2011, at 19:21, Lewis Alexander wrote:
Welcome glenn, may you have fun on here, help solve
I would highly advise against this. not only is this highly illegal, it's also
fraught with problems where compatibility of hardware is concerned and the
behaviour of the board is concerned. Though it is possible, there is a great
deal of harm that can be caused by this. I had tested this for
just in the issues of history sake,
back in the early 90's when apple computer was still the old way, there were
apple clones around from umax and power computing. At the time, apple was
interested in supporting the product but they had to follow licensing from
apple. After a long legal case,
Hi Pula,
welcome to our inner sanctum.
tea and coffee making facilities are always available, with a fresh selection
of chocolate, biscuits and other comforts.
pleas feel free to ask any questions mac related, no matter how daft they are.
We're a fun bunch and always happy to help.
all the
-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Lewis Alexander
Sent: Sunday, 18 December 2011 6:42 AM
To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility
Subject: Re: New Member Welcome
Hi Pula,
welcome to our inner sanctum.
tea and coffee making facilities are always available, with a fresh
selection of chocolate
this technology exists in iphoto where the face is recognized and with input
from the user, the face can be identified as a name. with a little tinkering
with the phone camera software, I don't see why with a reference target, the
face can be identified and spoken by name, etc even to the
Hi Paula,
cyberduck is a great free alternative which I quite like for data on the fly. I
use this and another solution for corporate use for server work and love
cyberduck. Transmit is a decent package and worth the money if you're regularly
working with FTP sites and servers.
Lew
Mr. L.
your standard apple cover is 90 days, if you've purchased apple care it's 3
years. go back to your supplier regarding the problem and they should be able
to replace it there and then with a new keyboard.
lew
On 18 Dec 2011, at 16:17, Ian McNamara wrote:
Hi all with my Imac i got a blue tooth
I wouldn't advise tampering with it further, apple are very funny about
replacing parts if the suplier feels that damage has ben done in the process of
repair.
the best thing is to leave it as it is and take it to your supplier who should
replace it there and then. depending on where you
don't worry about the box. as long as you have the paperwork you're alright.
you're in good hands.
lew
On 18 Dec 2011, at 16:40, Ian McNamara wrote:
Hi yes i bought apple care with the Imac so that should not be a problem
bought my mac from the apple store directly in birmingham so will
double tap the menu button at the bottom of your iphone, this brings up app
switcher.
to clear apps, do the following:
tap the app once for it's name then double tap but hold on the 2nd tap until
you hear Editing Apps . a sound effect is also played. then double tap to
remove it. After you
] On Behalf Of Lewis Alexander
Sent: Monday, 19 December 2011 5:54 AM
To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility
Subject: Re: Removing applications from App switcher in IPhone
double tap the menu button at the bottom of your iphone, this brings up app
switcher.
to clear apps, do the following:
tap
Paula
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Sent: Monday, 19 December 2011 5:54 AM
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Subject: Re: Removing applications from App switcher in IPhone
double tap
scared to remove apps now, I don't
think I could rectify an IPhone crash. I don't think I'm that technical.
Cheers
Paula
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[mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Lewis Alexander
Sent: Monday, 19 December
Good point there. I forgot to highlight that. oops
well that's what happens when I'm hurrying around lol. mind on all sorts of
things.
lew
On 18 Dec 2011, at 19:23, Bubba wrote:
Yes, and make sure you do it from one of the home pages as this makes sure
that all apps are in the switcher! If
[mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Lewis Alexander
Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2011 2:06 PM
To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility
Subject: Re: Removing applications from App switcher in IPhone
anyone can do it. it's that simple. it's unattended.
voiceover walks you through
for that Glenn and Lew, I'm a bit scared to remove apps now, I
don't think I could rectify an IPhone crash. I don't think I'm that
technical.
Cheers
Paula
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[mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Lewis
JB? as in jail broken?
no.
On 18 Dec 2011, at 19:35, Bubba wrote:
Are you JB ?
Bubba
bubbatheg...@gmail.com
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Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2011 2
voiceover may have crashed. if your key settings are the same, Command fn F5
should restart it.
if not, with gestures enabled, triple tap with 3 fingers, should solve it. if
not, restart the mac and do the same.
lew
On 18 Dec 2011, at 20:06, Catherine Golding wrote:
Somehow my VO got turned
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