Hi Shaun, On Dec 06, 2007, at 06:31PM, VaShaun Jones wrote: >I was going to look at the dot mac subscription around the beginning >of the year, but we would all need dot mac accounts. Wouldn't we or >are you saying I can talk to anyone on any chat platform with dot mac?
Well, iChat work between .Mac and AOL accounts with no extra actions. Cheers, Esther >On Dec 6, 2007, at 10:39 PM, Esther wrote: > >> Hi Shaun. >> >> You do know that you can sign up for a free 60-day trial .Mac account, >> don't you? You could use that for iChat. I'm not sure whether the >> ability to use iChat even expires after the 60 days, since your user >> name is probably still active. Of course, if you send mail to your >> .Mac account you won't be able to read it without subscribing after >> the >> 60 day period. >> >> If you're interested, just go to: >> >> http://www.apple.com/dotmac/ >> >> and use the links chooser menu (VO-keys+U) to navigate to the >> "Free Trial" button. VO-keys+space bar will take you to the >> signup page. I got a dot Mac account through a promotional offer >> at my Apple Store, and not through the web page, but it should be >> doable if you're interested. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> On Dec 06, 2007, at 05:11PM, VaShaun Jones wrote: >>> I will have to get a AIM account. Give me a minute to figure out the >>> security mechanism that AOL has when this type of account is set up. >>> On Dec 6, 2007, at 10:02 PM, Jane Jordan wrote: >>> >>>> Yes, since I don't have a Google account set up, nor have I gotten >>>> MSN working right yet. >>>> >>>> Jane >>>> >>>> >>>> On Dec 6, 2007, at 8:30 PM, VaShaun Jones wrote: >>>> >>>>> So do I have to be on AIM to do screen sharing with you? >>>>> On Dec 6, 2007, at 6:27 PM, Jane Jordan wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> It's an AOL account--taken from when I was in college and >>>>>> attending ROTC classes. :) >>>>>> >>>>>> Jane >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Dec 6, 2007, at 6:07 PM, VaShaun Jones wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I like that screen name lets set it up. I have MSN and g-mail. >>>>>>> Will either of these work or do I need a dot Mac account? >>>>>>> On Dec 6, 2007, at 10:03 AM, Jane Jordan wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Forthat matter, the three of us could get together and chat. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> My screenname is BlindCadet. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Jane >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Dec 6, 2007, at 12:40 AM, Darcy Burnard wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi Shaun. Are you on ichat? I was thinking that automator is >>>>>>>>> one of those things that would be easier to show rather than >>>>>>>>> explain. So if we could do the ichat screen sharing thing some >>>>>>>>> time, that might be easier. >>>>>>>>> Darcy >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 5-Dec-07, at 10:35 PM, VaShaun Jones wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Either Jane or Darcey, can I contact either of you for a >>>>>>>>>> understanding of Automator? >>>>>>>>>> On Dec 5, 2007, at 10:16 PM, Jane Jordan wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hello Darcy. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I don't know of a range of values. I e-mailed the >>>>>>>>>>> accessibility folks and they sent me a link to a really >>>>>>>>>>> complicated reference on controling speech output with >>>>>>>>>>> commands embedded in text. As an example, they gave me the >>>>>>>>>>> rate control, but there's lots more that I haven't even begun >>>>>>>>>>> to play with. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> What I am *really* curious about doing now is, say, editing a >>>>>>>>>>> file to have certain characters read with certain voices, for >>>>>>>>>>> example, and have a narrator voice. But that will be a while >>>>>>>>>>> coming. I may just have to write a test file and see how it >>>>>>>>>>> works. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I may be able top play more tomorrow--the doctor has told me >>>>>>>>>>> she would prefer it if I stayed home to try and get better >>>>>>>>>>> from this cold--so I will see if I can come up with more. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> But yes, to get back to the original question. All I did >>>>>>>>>>> was put left-bracket left-bracket rate 300 right-bracket >>>>>>>>>>> right-bracket at the very top of the document, left it open >>>>>>>>>>> in Textedit, and ran the application. I am trying to figure >>>>>>>>>>> out how to get text from email, hav e it delete certain text, >>>>>>>>>>> and then run it, but I don't know if that is possible. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> To the other person who wanted to ask questions, I can *try* >>>>>>>>>>> and help, but I think actually Darcy is a little more >>>>>>>>>>> experienced than me; he was the one that explained the very >>>>>>>>>>> basics--he deos more with it thatn I am doing at the moment-- >>>>>>>>>>> though I am working on changing that, at least as far as >>>>>>>>>>> creating books goes. Which makes me wonder---if I put >>>>>>>>>>> embedded commands into a text file, and ran it through >>>>>>>>>>> books2burn, i wonder how well that owuld work? I *think* it >>>>>>>>>>> would work well. I am doing the Say one for now, because it >>>>>>>>>>> simply seems to be faster. My one gripe with my automator >>>>>>>>>>> action er application so far is that it automatically names >>>>>>>>>>> the file audio text.aiff, and places it on the desktop, and >>>>>>>>>>> what I want to do is to have it have the same name as thbe >>>>>>>>>>> original file, except for audio at the end. Ideally, I >>>>>>>>>>> woul.d have it convert to mp3, but I don't know if that can >>>>>>>>>>> be done without me playing it in iTunes. Can it? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I apologize--the toddler is sleeping, and I am just sitting >>>>>>>>>>> down to think and so all this came up. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Jane >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Dec 5, 2007, at 9:27 PM, Darcy Burnard wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Jane. This is cool. So then do you just place the rate >>>>>>>>>>>> command in the text itself? Also, you used rate 300 in your >>>>>>>>>>>> example. What is the range of values you can put in there? >>>>>>>>>>>> Darcy >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 5-Dec-07, at 6:15 PM, Jane Jordan wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> OK, so I could have done this in Terminal, I guess, but >>>>>>>>>>>>> Terminal was proving to be difficult to get to work right. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I did an automator work flow that takes text from TextEdit >>>>>>>>>>>>> and converts it into an audio file. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> If you put left-bracket left-bracket rate 300 right-bracket >>>>>>>>>>>>> right-bracket >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> you will get Say to read the file at that speed. I spelled >>>>>>>>>>>>> out the symbols, otherwise Voic eOver would interpret them >>>>>>>>>>>>> as a command and you'd suddenly start having very fast >>>>>>>>>>>>> speech! Or slow, depending on how you like your Mac to >>>>>>>>>>>>> talk to you. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyhow, now I am experimenting with ways tomake it even >>>>>>>>>>>>> more interesting,. It seems that saving a Workflow as an >>>>>>>>>>>>> Application is the best way to go. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Jane >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > >
