Well I use JAWS for Windows (No, sorry, I don't have a mac yet), and it kept reading it out as "i toons", instead of "i tunes", know what I mean? I'm sure VoiceOver did the same. Chris Hallsworth BrailleNote mPower user Website: www.chrishallsworth.co.nr ----- Original Message ----- From: "VaShaun Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 9:41 PM Subject: Re: Podcasts, Audiobooks,and General iTunes Information [was Re: I Toones]
Thanks, I was meaning to find out the correct spelling. I noticed the reader was saying it funny. On Sep 23, 2007, at 7:27 AM, Chris Hallsworth wrote: > Sean, ITunes is spelt i t u n e s. Just wanted to clear that up as > I've > noticed you spelt it like how it would say in American speech, i t > o o n s. > Chris Hallsworth > BrailleNote mPower user > Website: www.chrishallsworth.co.nr > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "VaShaun Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac > OS X by > theblind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 11:50 PM > Subject: Re: Podcasts, Audiobooks,and General iTunes Information > [was Re: I > Toones] > > > Tell me about the I Toones store. Don't you have to sign up or > something? If not how do I access it?On Sep 22, 2007, at 11:42 AM, > Esther wrote: > >> Hi Shaun, >> >> On Saturday, September 22, 2007, at 07:37AM, "VaShaun Jones" wrote: >>> OK I went leoville.com and to Mac Break Weekly and put that URL in >>> I Toones. Is this correct? It has I Toones link which brings up I >>> Toones, but it still asks for a URL in I Toones. >> >> As Kevin said it's actually easiest to subscribe to podcasts >> through the iTunes >> Store, but from leoville.com I can find 3 ways to subscribe to the >> podcast. Read >> through this message first before you jump on doing just putting in >> a URL. >> >> First of all if I go to leoville.com, bring up the links chooser >> menu with >> VO-keys+U and type "Mac" I can find the link for "MacBreak Weekly" >> I VO-keys+space bar twice, the first to go to the link on the >> current page >> and the second to navigate the link to the linked web page, and it >> takes >> me to the page that describes the MacBreak Weekly podcast. If I use >> the item chooser menu (VO-keys+I) and type subscribe, I find an item >> for a subscribe popup button. I down arrow and find two (of the >> listed) >> options of interest: iTunes AAC and RSS. >> >> If I select RSS, I'm taken to the RSS feed for the podcast: >> >> feed://leoville.tv/podcasts/mbw.xml >> >> If I put this address into the Advanced Menu URL prompt, I'll be >> subscribed to the podcast. But, as Kevin said, this is really not >> the easiest way to do things. I would have had an easier time >> if I had simply put the iTunes Store in the Source list and typed >> "MacBreak Weekly" into the Search Text Field, then navigated >> to the Songs Outline Window to the first item and "clicke" on >> the button to subscribe. >> >> In fact, the other option from the subscribe popup button, "iTunes >> AAC" >> takes me to the iTunes Store podcast page for MacBreak Weekly >> where the last 23 episodes are listed, starting with the most >> recent. I interact with the Songs Outline and right arrow over >> to the description column where I can find out the subject >> of each program. If I right arrow one more column, I'm at >> the "Free" button, and if I "click" with VO-keys+shift space >> bar that episode will start downloading. Or, I can carriage return >> to start listening to it on the feed. >> >> When you browse the podcast web page, you can get >> individual episodes without subscribing. To subscribe, >> go back to your podcasts library; tab back to the Sources >> Outline and select Podcasts, then tab to the Songs Outline. >> Interact with the Songs Outline, arrow over to the podcast >> folder (probably the only item so you'll already be there!), >> open it up with VO-keys+backslash. You can use >> the contextual menu (VO-keys+shift+m) to Subscribe to >> Podcast or to download all episodes (if you're at the top >> folder level). If your right arrow to the description fields >> you can find out which episode you want to listen to next. >> Carriage return to start playing. >> >> This has taken a LOT longer to describe than it actually takes >> to do! >> >> Hope this helps, >> >> Esther >> >> > > > >
