Hi Donna and Tony, could you please email apple accessibility about this? I did so already but I am afraid maybe I did not explain myself that well and there is always strength in numbers... Greetings, Anouk, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Goodin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 4:16 PM Subject: Re: my 2 months with a mac
> > Hi Anouk, > > I have noticed this same behavior. > Best, > Donna > On Oct 22, 2009, at 3:03 AM, a radix wrote: > >> >> Hi Nicolai, >> I will try and explain the thum bkey issues I am having. >> Thumbkey 1 and 5 should go to the next line to the right (if that >> makes >> sense) and do this endlessley but at least the 5th one does not, >> after a few >> lines it just stops and i cant read on and I have to press the right >> arrow >> on the keyboard once for it to be able to continue. >> I think thumbkey 2 and 4 should go one line down (one complete line, >> my >> braille display is only 40 keys) but I dont think it does this, at >> least not >> when i read documents in pages. >> Btw, where do you broadcast? >> Greetings, Anouk, >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Nicolai Svendsen" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 11:05 AM >> Subject: Re: my 2 months with a mac >> >> >>> >>> Hi again folks, >>> >>> Yes, broadcasts can certainly be done. Nicecast from Rogue Amoeba >>> http://rogueamoeba.com >>> works extremely well. The only issue seems to be the effects scroll >>> area, but I hope they'll be working on that. Otherwise, it works >>> ridiculously well, in fact, and I have nothing to complain about. >>> >>> I'm not exactly sure about your Thumbkey thing. I don't get it. If >>> you >>> can elaborate? Maybe I'm being dense here. :). >>> >>> As for VLC, I've never actually tried it out, and I personally love >>> using Safari for web browsing. For me, everything is much faster. >>> >>> Also, which braille display are you using? >>> >>> Regards, >>> Nic >>> Skype: Kvalme >>> MSN Messenger: [email protected] >>> AIM: cincinster >>> yahoo Messenger: cin368 >>> Facebook Profile >>> My Twitter >>> >>> On Oct 21, 2009, at 10:22 AM, Tony Bernedal wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi again. >>>> Wow. Echomac, never heard of it but when I google it I found >>>> http://echomac.sourceforge.net/ >>>> I'll try it when I'm back home from work. >>>> Anouk, I had a fire dtv reciever and used it with dvb viewer on >>>> windows and Eye tv have driver for it so I gave it a try but it >>>> doesn't work as I want at the moment. >>>> I have readiris on the disk and I'm going to try it out and see >>>> how it >>>> works with swedish language and so on. >>>> I have heard of some broadcast tools for mac but at the moment I >>>> haven't looked in to it. I don't broadcast at the moment so it >>>> doesn't >>>> have so high priority. I still have my studio pc sitting under the >>>> desk so I can use stationplaylist and all the broadcast stuff if I >>>> want to. >>>> Regards Tony >>>> >>>> 2009/10/21, a radix <[email protected]>: >>>>> >>>>> Hey Tony, Nice to hear from you! (the world is a small place) Funny >>>>> we >>>>> started our mac journey at the seem time. I am curious, can you >>>>> broadcast on >>>>> the mac? I guess otsjuke wont work and obiously shoutcast wont >>>>> either. I was >>>>> thinking of running windows with vmware but now I am just thinking >>>>> to ask my >>>>> brother to help me install windows 7 via bootcamp instead. Has >>>>> anyone got >>>>> experience with installing windows via bootcamp as dual boot? Is it >>>>> diffucult? I presume the drivers for windows 7 for the macbook pro >>>>> will be >>>>> available from apple? I still want to try vuescan an dreadiris, in >>>>> fact i >>>>> have the programs on my computer bu tI want to wait till hp >>>>> releases the >>>>> drivers for my scanner that are native to sl, also I hope by that >>>>> time abbyy >>>>> will have released a demo of finereader for the mac that is native >>>>> to sl. I >>>>> am just concerned that either adf wont work, scanning iwll be very >>>>> slow or >>>>> dutch character recognition wont be as good as omnipage. >>>>> I am surprised that you also have the thumbkey problem, i thought >>>>> it was >>>>> something stupid on my part, corrupt install whatever. I guess we >>>>> will both >>>>> have to mail apple accessibility about this. >>>>> So, you are using a tv tuner with your mac? This is the next thing >>>>> i want to >>>>> taccle since now I have an analog tv standing on my desk and it is >>>>> taking up >>>>> space that I could use otherwise. I did have digital tv in the past >>>>> bu tI >>>>> had a lot of trouble with it and in the end just went back to >>>>> analog. There >>>>> are not that many tuners for the mac I think (analog or otherwise) >>>>> and I >>>>> guess even less that are available in Europe. Which do you use? I >>>>> guess as >>>>> long as I get one with a remote things will be ok (if it indeed can >>>>> find the >>>>> channels). >>>>> I too LOVE the sleep features of the mac, i never turn mine off, >>>>> just close >>>>> the lid and thats it. >>>>> Greetings, Anouk, >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Tony Bernedal" <[email protected]> >>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 9:16 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: my 2 months with a mac >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Anouk. >>>>>> I have also used my mac for around 3 months now, and like you I >>>>>> still >>>>>> use windows for a couple of things. I trying to get the scanning >>>>>> and >>>>>> ocr to work on the mac but for now windows and omnipage have to do >>>>>> the >>>>>> jobb. I had a license for windows xp lying on the shelf from a no >>>>>> longer working laptop and I installed xp with vmware as a virtual >>>>>> machine and doing my scanning there and it works good but the >>>>>> virtual >>>>>> machine is very slow. I also use windows for Echolink, wich is a >>>>>> ham-radio software wich don't exist on the mac. Also the >>>>>> software to >>>>>> setup and program my hamradio stations is only windows programs. >>>>>> I'm >>>>>> very happy mac user now and after some updates to snow leopard my >>>>>> problems with it is gone. >>>>>> I hope the issue with the thumbkey on your display can be >>>>>> solved. I >>>>>> have same issue with alva satelite. >>>>>> I also have a battle with EyeTV software wich for some odd reason >>>>>> doesn't find my tv channels on the cable network. And it is also >>>>>> very >>>>>> tricky to use with VO. I use VLC for webradio and movies and it >>>>>> works >>>>>> great (vlc version 1.x doesn't work under windows and linux at all >>>>>> with screenreader, only on mac, great!). >>>>>> And I also like the speed, starting my windows pc here at works >>>>>> take >>>>>> forever and the mac is at the desktop in almost 0 time. And, the >>>>>> sleep >>>>>> works well too. >>>>>> So I'm happy with my mac system. >>>>>> Good luck with your mac! >>>>>> Regards Tony >>>>>> >>>>>> 2009/10/21, a radix <[email protected]>: >>>>>>> Hello, I have been using my mac for about 2 months now especially >>>>>>> at >>>>>>> school >>>>>>> although at home I still often use my pc and I will explain below >>>>>>> why. In >>>>>>> general my experiences with the mac have been very positive >>>>>>> especially >>>>>>> after >>>>>>> installing snow leopard. I can use skype and msn just as well as >>>>>>> on my >>>>>>> pc. >>>>>>> And after I dumped itunes and started using vlc instead watching >>>>>>> movies >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> listening to music became a breeze. I recently bought apples >>>>>>> office suite >>>>>>> because I prefer that over using textedit or the free text >>>>>>> editors/office >>>>>>> suits that are available. I am also intending to go and use >>>>>>> garage band >>>>>>> in >>>>>>> the future if I can get that working with my yamaha keyboard. I >>>>>>> like the >>>>>>> built-in speakers and sound quality alhtough listening through >>>>>>> its sound >>>>>>> output with my own in ear monitors is nothing special. I still >>>>>>> find using >>>>>>> the internet on the mac a bit mor ework then i did while using my >>>>>>> pc and >>>>>>> it >>>>>>> goes a bit slower also when reading docucments i notice that I >>>>>>> cannot >>>>>>> endlessly use the right thumb key on my braille display to >>>>>>> continue >>>>>>> reading, >>>>>>> eventually i have to press the right arrow on my normal keyboard >>>>>>> if I >>>>>>> want >>>>>>> to read onm. This does become irritating after a while if you >>>>>>> need to >>>>>>> read >>>>>>> long documents. >>>>>>> At home I still mostly use my windows pc although i now have >>>>>>> gotten mail >>>>>>> working on the mac as well because 1. I use omnipage pro 16 under >>>>>>> windows >>>>>>> >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> scan my books for school, while I know that there are some >>>>>>> scanning >>>>>>> solutions for the mac that i will probbably try once the hp >>>>>>> drivers for >>>>>>> sl >>>>>>> have been released I just dont know if they will be as good and >>>>>>> easy as >>>>>>> using omnipage pro 16 and am a bit hesistant to try it because of >>>>>>> that (I >>>>>>> really really hope that a full version of finereader will >>>>>>> eventually be >>>>>>> released for the mac since I have heard it can rival omnipage >>>>>>> pro). >>>>>>> Secondly there is filesharing, i will be brief. Ftp does work on >>>>>>> the mac >>>>>>> with transmit which I rather like although I have not registered >>>>>>> it yet, >>>>>>> questions i asked its support team went unanswered. Usenet also >>>>>>> works but >>>>>>> udner windows I preferred to use other programs which are not >>>>>>> available >>>>>>> on >>>>>>> the mac. >>>>>>> The third point is playing games which I do a lot on the pec >>>>>>> especially >>>>>>> interactive fiction and muds. There is an interpreter for >>>>>>> interactive >>>>>>> fiction called zoom which I tried and although I can open games >>>>>>> with it >>>>>>> saved games were a problem for me since I could not open a saved >>>>>>> game >>>>>>> file >>>>>>> (made in frotz). >>>>>>> For muds the situation on the mac is not so good, I play them all >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> time >>>>>>> on windows but there is only one mudclient that I know of which >>>>>>> works >>>>>>> under >>>>>>> sl and which is still being developed, jamochamud which works >>>>>>> under java. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It >>>>>>> is not too accessible at the moment but the programmer has >>>>>>> promised to >>>>>>> look >>>>>>> at it, still it does not offer all the features even then that I >>>>>>> am used >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> on a windows client. >>>>>>> As soon as windows 7 becomes officially available I am planning >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> install >>>>>>> it on my mac (probbably via bootcamp) so that I at least can use >>>>>>> my mac >>>>>>> all >>>>>>> the time even if I need to use windows, hopefully for the >>>>>>> scanning and >>>>>>> downloading tasks I will in the future be able to use the mac and >>>>>>> I have >>>>>>> hopes for muds as well but for now at least my mac is mostly used >>>>>>> at >>>>>>> school >>>>>>> and in the library. >>>>>>> Greetings, Anouk, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >> > >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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