Technically all Core2-Duo based Macs have the 64-bit architecture, and that applies to Intel Macs manufactured after around October 2006. OS X is already providing support for 64-bit applications, and Snow Leopard is supposed to help us transition to a 64-bit based operating system. VMWare can support 64-bit Vista and XP on a MacBook. However, native BootCamp support of 64-bit Vista is only for "professional" models like the early 2008 Mac Pro, the early 2008 17" MacBook Pro, and the early and late 2008 15" MacBook Pro laptops. I haven't run into problems with this Java version (that I know of). I'm relying on Software update to alert me to the correct product updates. But if you want the page for the update to Java 1.6 here it is:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/application_updates/javaformacosx105update1.html Cheers, Esther On May 12, 2009, at 8:35 AM, william lomas wrote: > > oh how do we know if we are running a 64 bit mac. i have a macbook > model 4.1 > > On 12 May 2009, at 19:28, Esther wrote: > >> >> Hi Dan, >> >> I think the java plugin is supposed to be part of your java >> installation. I was using DOM mode navigation. When I switched to >> group mode navigation VO-Right arrow from the Speed Test heading got >> me to the message: "Do not use your internet connection while the >> test >> is in progress. Press "Start" to begin." but I had to use item >> chooser menu to find the start button and somehow my cursor didn't >> route to the right place when I didn't have my cursors tracking. Can >> you try setting to DOM mode for web navigation of these pages? Also, >> check your installed browser plug-ins in Safari under the help menu >> (VO-M to menubar, press "h" to Help, arrow down and find installed >> plug-ins). On the page that is displayed, you should find a listing >> for "Java Plug-In for Cocoa" and lots of entries for java applet >> versions. I'm runnning Java1.5 -- the highest version number listed >> among the entries. There's a Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 1 that >> adds >> Java SE 6 version 1.6.0_05 to the underlying installation, but that's >> only for 64-bit Intel macs, so software updater doesn't pick that up >> for me and I'm not running it. >> >> I'd try either DOM mode navigation or turning your cursor tracking on >> ("Mouse cursor follows VoiceOver cursor etc. under VoiceOver >> Utlility) >> and using item chooser menu to find the start button if you're using >> group mode web navigation. >> >> I don't think I loaded anything extra for Java, but this MacBook was >> manufactured in August 2008, I think. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> >> On May 12, 2009, at 7:38 AM, Dan Eickmeier wrote: >> >>> >>> In trying this here, I can't find the start button on this site. >>> I've checked to make sure java is enabled,and it is. COuld there >>> be >>> a plugin or something that I don't have, and have to get? >>> On May 12, 2009, at 12:16 PM, Esther wrote: >>> >>> >>> Hi Chris, >>> >>> What you can do is run a Google search for "speed test java". The >>> issue is that the results may depend on geographical area, so I >>> don't >>> know what works for Will in the UK. If I use: >>> >>> http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest?java=1 >>> >>> and VO-Down Arrow from the "Speed Test" heading, I'll get links to a >>> number of sites to try (e.g., San Francisco, Palo Alto, Los Angeles, >>> and some point in New Jersey). The test results depend on the >>> site I >>> choose -- it's better to choose a site nearby to send upload and >>> download packets. >>> >>> After choosing a site, the page reloads, and if you VO-Down Arrow >>> from >>> the "Speed Test" heading you'll reach the start button. VO-Space to >>> press it. You can use your arrow keys (e.g. VO-Up Arrow) to get >>> information about the test in progress. If you arrow around you'll >>> find out when they start the upload and download tests and there is >>> even a progress bar indicator. It may take a minute or so to >>> finish. >>> >>> When the test ends the page will update, and you'll hear "HTML >>> content". Results are reported as either graphics or text. Use item >>> chooser menu to find "results" in text format on the page and select >>> (VO-space). VO-Down Arrow to read the results. >>> >>> You might want to wait until a low traffic time to try this. I >>> think >>> you're only allowed a certain number of tries (like 20 per server) >>> as >>> a non-subscriber, and although I ran a number of tests two or three >>> hours ago, I just get server busy messages now when I press the >>> start >>> button, and they appear to count as "tries". >>> >>> This is obviously a U.S. based site. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Esther >>> >>> On May 12, 2009, at 4:49 AM, Chris Blouch wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Most of the speed test things I've found were Flash based and >>>> inaccessible. A brute force way to do it would be to download a >>>> reasonably large file from a known fast service and time it. One >>>> possibility is downloading the AOL Mac installer from here: >>>> >>>> http://free.aol.com/tryaolfree/dnld_aol/aol_sell.adp >>>> >>>> which is 18.6MB. So if you download it and it takes 10 seconds then >>>> you >>>> know that you're getting around 1.8MB/s. I also found a site that >>>> does >>>> something like this and presents the results as HTML text so it is >>>> accessible: >>>> >>>> http://us.mcafee.com/root/speedometer/default.asp >>>> >>>> CB >>>> >>>> william lomas wrote: >>>>> hi is there an accessible site for us voiceover users, to gain our >>>>> speed tests for our internet connections? >>>>> Will >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
