Dropbox has undergone a major accessibility improvement in the last six months, so that may explain why you had a much better time with it recently.
HtH, Teresa On the other hand, there are different fingers. On Jan 9, 2013, at 7:34 AM, Jessica Moss <shakespeare_jul...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Ok, cool, finally managed to get it set up. I'm not sure what happened the > first 3 times I tried using it, but it wasn't even taking me to the log-in > screen or anything, and was installing the latest, but this time around, it > installed without a problem. Thanx for all your help, and can't wait to > start using it again. > On Jan 8, 2013, at 10:34 PM, Phil Halton wrote: > >> its the simplest thing in the world. I just installed it on my fresh >> reinstall of Mountain Lion. >> >> First, make sure you have the latest version for mac (ver 1.6.10). download >> it from dropbox.com and follow the link for "getting started". once >> downloaded, mount the .dmg file by pressing command-o on it. then you can >> just command-o on the dropbox.app file. >> >> You'll be asked to log into your dropbox account, and from there its just >> following the prompts. I usually skip the tutorial, but you might want to >> take it. >> >> Honestly, there's nothing to it! You don't have to do anything with Terminal >> or any other gymnastics to get it installed. >> >> Once installed, it places a "dropbox" folder in your home directory, and a >> menu item in the Extras menu (VO + m twice). >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jessica Moss" >> <shakespeare_jul...@hotmail.com> >> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 7:53 PM >> Subject: Re: program to read pdf's well on the mac? >> >> >> How in the world do you get dropbox to run on the mac? I installed and >> launched it, and always end up getting some message telling me "dropbox has >> no windows." >> I found something somewhere that has this long list of instructions on how >> to make it accessible with voiceover, that I can't even remember, but >> remember it had something to do with going into the terminal, which I'm not >> familiar with, but managed to follow the steps it provided, only to still >> have it not work. Can someone please help out with this? >> On Jan 8, 2013, at 8:48 AM, Steve Holmes wrote: >> >>> The first 2 gigs of space is absolutely free and there are ways people can >>> increase that free space by getting referrals and stuff; more info on >>> Dropbox site. You can also buy 100 GB for something like $10 / month. >>> >>> On Jan 7, 2013, at 5:24 PM, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi there >>>> What's the fee for using drop box? >>>> Regards >>>> Gigi >>>> On Jan 7, 2013, at 1:49 PM, Steve Holmes <steve.holme...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yet even another way is to use Dropbox. With that setup, you can just >>>>> copy the PDF or Epub formatted file, for that matter to the desired >>>>> folder within the Dropbox folder on the computer and then fire up the >>>>> Dropbox app on your iPhone and access the file. It will give you the >>>>> choice to put it into iBook or possibly other apps you may have on >>>>> your device that are compatible with these files. >>>>> >>>>> HTH. >>>>> >>>>> On 1/7/13, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote: >>>>>> Hi there >>>>>> Another quick way to get PDF files into your iPhone is to email it to >>>>>> yourself. Then when your iPhone picks it up it will ask you if you want >>>>>> to >>>>>> open it in iBooks. Of course you choose yes. It works quite fine. >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> Gigi >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jan 6, 2013, at 4:28 PM, Anne Robertson <a...@anarchie.org.uk> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello Lisette, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To get a PDF into iBooks on my iPhone, I open the PDF in iTunes where it >>>>>>> goes into the Books category, and the next time I sync my iPhone with my >>>>>>> Mac, the PDF goes into iBooks. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Anne >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups >>>>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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