The voices are already there. Just a matter of going in to your language settings and switching to Australian English.
Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in! Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user! On Jun 15, 2013, at 6:24 PM, Chenelle Hancock <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello everyone! How do you download voices onto your iPhone I Wanna download > the Karen voice because I have my phone on Australian English severity of > girls to download the voices? Thank you > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 15/06/2013, at 5:27 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> Today's Topic Summary >> Group: http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries/topics >> >> 2 extremely frustrating problems - please help [4 Updates] >> Fusion boot camp or parallel [3 Updates] >> downloading or safari issue [3 Updates] >> iTunes match [2 Updates] >> Nightowl questions [2 Updates] >> Deleting messages from the server when you delete from mial [5 Updates] >> Another totally unrelated question [3 Updates] >> what's the current state of firefox accessibility with the latest version of >> mac os10 [3 Updates] >> 2 extremely frustrating problems - please help >> Rahul Bajaj <[email protected]> Jun 16 02:03AM +0530 >> >> Hi all, >> >> I'm facing 2 weird and frustrating challenges while using Safari on my Mac. >> 1. Sometimes, when I press command-l, instead of being directed to the >> address bar, I am directed to the downloads folder in Safari. Similarly, >> when I press M in Safari, it opens Apple Mail even when I am in Safari. >> This gets automatically fixed when I restart my Mac a couple of times. >> 2. Sometimes, when I use the keyboard to type something, instead of showing >> the letters that I type, it shows weird symbols like "Ó´". >> Have I inadvertently enabled or disabled something? >> I'm completely baffled. Please help. >> >> Best, >> Rahul >> >> Maxwell Ivey <[email protected]> Jun 15 03:57PM -0500 >> >> Hello; i think your option key may be sticking. because command option l is >> the key sequence for opening the downloads manager. hope that helps, max >> On Jun 15, 2013, at 3:33 PM, Rahul Bajaj wrote: >> >> >> Maria & Joe Chapman <[email protected]> Jun 16 07:03AM +1000 >> >> HI. yep i thought that too. >> Blessings! Maria Joe and loving guide Karly. >> Email/ I Message: &fb [email protected] >> twitter: bubbygirl >> skype: bubbygirl1972 >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Alex Hall <[email protected]> Jun 15 05:12PM -0400 >> >> Me too. Option-cmd-l opens downloads; option-m, if you enabled the keyboard >> commander, opens mail; option with most characters types an alternate >> character, like option-8 for a bullet. So, check the physical key on your >> keyboard and be sure it is working correctly. If it is not a Macbook, you >> might want to replace the keyboard. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >> [email protected] >> >> Fusion boot camp or parallel >> "zoe" <[email protected]> Jun 15 09:55AM -0400 >> >> Ok guys, let's say paralel is out. if I go with fusion, am I to understand >> that I would not be able to boot windows up independedntly and use windows >> commands? I like the idea if sharing files and etc between windows and mac >> but I'm a little afraid of not being able to use windows independently, >> Also excuse me I'm not familiar yet with all the mac terminology, but I >> think if I get the mac now it would come with mountain lion, but I think I >> read somewhere that something new is coming out in the fall, should I wait >> for the fall to get the newest out there or should I stick with the mountain >> lion and get it now? Also trying to make a desision between the mac mini >> and the beautiful looking 27 inch all in one base i mac and opinions there? >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Alex Hall" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 8:13 PM >> Subject: Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel >> >> >> My thoughts are that it depends. I used Bootcamp when I started with the >> Mac, and installed a boot manager that let me just hit w or m to boot into >> windows or mac. It was great, since I needed to know not a single mac >> command to use windows, whereas a virtual machine solution requires you to >> be able to at least launch it in mac first. That said, I had no official >> training so had to rely on this list and twitter to learn everything about >> the mac. Since I still needed to use my computer on a daily basis, and since >> the mac was my only machine, I felt that being able to use native windows >> would be the best solution for me, until I was either comfortable with the >> mac or decided it was not for me and stuck with only windows. Needless to >> say, I got used to the mac and now hardly ever boot windows, and am looking >> into replacing my bootcamp setup with a vm solution. >> >> If you are close to an Apple Store, you could go in there and get help, >> especially in the first thirty days while your machine is still under >> warranty. So, since you have access to help, I think a virtual machine >> solution is better: no partitioning of the hard drive, not needing to shut >> down to do something in the other OS, and you can even run a vm of win7 and >> one of win8, or a linux distro, if you wanted to. >> >> None of this is final, too - if you bootcamp now, you can also use a vm >> solution and erase your bootcamp later, or vice versa. >> >> As to virtual machine applications, I have no information on Parallels, but >> I know Fusion is accessible. Virtualbox, another program, is not very >> accessible, but it can be used. However, I had sound problems when I tried >> to use it, so i'd stay away from that one. Really, Fusion seems the best >> option, unless (as another poster said) Parallels has been updated to be >> accessible. >> >> Please don't hesitate to ask questions about the mac as you learn it. We are >> all here to help, and some of us are even happy to talk to you on the phone >> or skype if necessary. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> Alex Hall <[email protected]> Jun 15 10:05AM -0400 >> >> All Windows commands will work. The left control key is the only problem, >> since it switches you between mac and windows. So, you can alt-tab between >> windows programs, while command-tab (normally used to move between programs >> in the mac) will do nothing. Once you hit that control key, though, >> command-tab will move you between mac apps, letting you get focus off of >> windows and onto a mac program, which is the whole point of running a vm >> instead of bootcamp. I believe you can configure the key to be something >> other than control, but someone more experienced will have to comment on >> that. >> >> Yes, OS10.9 Mavericks is coming in the fall. If you can stand to wait, >> holding off until it is released will save you the cost of upgrading >> (usually $20 to $30), though last year Apple gave free upgrades to those who >> bought Macs close to the Mountain Lion release date. Still, there is no >> telling when the date for that program is, assuming it happens at all. >> >> I have Mac Mini and regret it - I'd so much rather have a laptop. That said, >> since you are choosing between a Mini and and iMac, it sounds like you only >> want a desktop solution. In that case, it depends on your vision and what >> you want to buy. The iMac has a large screen, so you only need a keyboard >> and mouse, whereas the Mini has no screen but is much smaller. This means >> you can hook the Mini to any monitor or TV you might have, and the actual >> tower will take up less room and cost less. If you rely on enlarged text as >> well as speech, the iMac might be good for you due to its large screen. If >> you need speech only, the Mini would be better since it is cheaper and you >> can just hook up a small monitor to it, taking up less space. Some Minis >> need a monitor connected, even if it is never on, or they slow down and >> become hard to use, which is why I did not say you could forego the monitor >> entirely. Besides, when sighted family or friends need to use the computer >> or help you should something happen to speech or your speakers, having a >> screen right there can be very helpful. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >> [email protected] >> >> Maria & Joe Chapman <[email protected]> Jun 16 07:09AM +1000 >> >> HI. yes you will be able to use windows independently. I have a mac mini but >> one day I hope to get a mac book pro or a mac book air. >> >> >> regards >> Maria and crew from australia >> email: >> [email protected] >> check out >> www.95-the-mix.com >> where we play lots of great music >> >> >> >> >> >> downloading or safari issue >> Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> Jun 15 10:01AM -0600 >> >> Hmmm. I'm wondering if you use a different voice the the Apple supplied Alex? >> >> Later... >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >> >> Maria & Joe Chapman <[email protected]> Jun 16 06:58AM +1000 >> >> HI. yes I was do you think that would make a difference? >> >> regards >> Maria and crew from australia >> email: >> [email protected] >> check out >> www.95-the-mix.com >> where we play lots of great music >> >> >> >> >> >> Maria & Joe Chapman <[email protected]> Jun 16 06:59AM +1000 >> >> HI. I am using moira as the system voice and I think that's what cromevox >> would be using? >> God Bless! Maria from australia >> Newbie mac user. >> [email protected] >> will get you fb as well as email & iMessage. >> skype same as email,without the gmail part. twitter bubbygirl >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> iTunes match >> Sarai Bucciarelli <[email protected]> Jun 15 03:43PM -0500 >> >> Hi: >> Does anyone know if you can gift an iTunes match subscription? >> >> Chris H <[email protected]> Jun 15 09:46PM +0100 >> >> Don't think so I haven't seen the option to send it as a gift. >> >> >> Chris >> >> On 15/06/2013 21:43, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: >> >> Nightowl questions >> Sarai Bucciarelli <[email protected]> Jun 15 12:02PM -0500 >> >> Hi: >> I'm coming from Syrinnx, and can't figure out some things in Night Owl. Here >> are my questions. >> 1. How do you follow and unfollow someone? >> 2. How do you block a follower? >> 3. How do you open links when l doesn't work? >> 4. How can I search Twitter? For example inn Syirnx, I used to be able to do >> a search for beach, and could see all tweets with that word in it. >> Thanks, >> >> Maria & Joe Chapman <[email protected]> Jun 16 06:46AM +1000 >> >> Hi. to follow someone open a new tweet press f space followed by the at >> simbol and the user name you want to follow. YOu can also interact with the >> drawer and follow people and unfollow them that way. I also think you can >> open the menu and go in to tools where you can see following and followers. >> Sorry not sure how to block someone. to search command right arrow until you >> hear search. >> >> I hope this helps some. >> >> >> Blessings! Maria Joe and loving guide Karly. >> Email/ I Message: &fb [email protected] >> twitter: bubbygirl >> skype: bubbygirl1972 >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Deleting messages from the server when you delete from mial >> Timothy Emmons <[email protected]> Jun 15 12:25PM -0500 >> >> Hi guys, I am curious about something and I couldn't find it in the setting >> sso I'll take any help I can get.How do you go about deleting messages from >> the server either ronde you delete in mail or once they're downloaded so >> they don't keep coming back. I'm running mountain lion, 10.84 I believe is >> the update )I meant 10.8.4 I think is the way that is) with mail 6.5 I've >> got an exchange server set up from work, and my gmail account is set up on >> iMap. Is iMap the reason you can't actually delete the mail, does it keep >> showing up or is there a way to get rid of it as you finsih and delete it. >> Just curious. I definitely need more coffee, I'm thinking it has to be that >> it's iMap but not sure. any help would be appreciated. Thanks guys. Take >> care and talk to you soon. >> >> Sarai Bucciarelli <[email protected]> Jun 15 12:43PM -0500 >> >> Hi Tim: >> I have the same problems with my iMap Gmail account. I'm assuming in the >> mail settings on the mac you have delete from server checked? It is an issue >> on Gmail's side. Sometimes it helps to go in to the trash folder in mail and >> command a, then press shift delete. >> >> Timothy Emmons <[email protected]> Jun 15 12:48PM -0500 >> >> I think I do, I'll go double-check that, but I think I do. I'll go in an >> empty trash too and see if that helps get rid of the. Just thought iwas just >> me, Lol. Thanks for the suggestion. Stay cool, it's still a hot one over >> here, Lol. >> >> Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> Jun 15 12:37PM -0600 >> >> Hi, >> >> Both Exchange and iMap do work in similar manners with respect to the >> reading and deleting of messages. That is, they will both usually mark >> messages as read on all units connected to the same account and similarly, >> if you delete a message when on one machine, it should show as deleted on >> the other machine. >> >> On your Mac for your GMail account, go into Mail Preferences on the Mailbox >> Behaviours tab. Make sure that "Move Deleted Items to the Trash" and "Store >> Deleted Items on the Server" are both checked. The item right after that >> that pertains to how often to automatically remove items from the Trash used >> to be an issue between Apple and Google's way of dealing with Deleted >> messages. I'm fairly sure that this is still the case so, I tend to leave >> that on "Never" and let GMail do it's 30 day Archive thing all by itself. >> >> Later... >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >> >> Timothy Emmons <[email protected]> Jun 15 02:44PM -0500 >> >> thanks got it. These past couple of things I have meant to find out before >> and have been a mac user for almost two years now, but it's one of those >> things where you don't think about it until you need it, so out of sight out >> of mind, Lol. Thanks again for your help. It makes life so much easier now >> that I'm not as stumped as I was, Lol. Take care. >> >> Another totally unrelated question >> Timothy Emmons <[email protected]> Jun 15 01:06PM -0500 >> >> Thanks Sarai and folks for the answer on my mail. Got that straightened out. >> Now, I have one for you. See, I told you I would get coffee and find >> something else. How do you go about formatting a Usb drive, or Nls cartridge >> on the mac. I've missed this one and thought I had it and can't find >> anything to show me where I need to go and format a drive. I had a linux >> system that I had downloaded some Nls books on a cartridge and some other >> files. In the process Linux left a few unsavory somethings not he cartridge >> that I wanted to wipe clean and make it brand new again but I can't get in >> and find the formatting option anywhere. I used to be able to find it but i >> haven't had to use it in so long and MountainLion is a little different than >> snow leopard was at work when I had to use this then, so just a bit stuck. >> But, I can get info but I can't find where to format the drive. Thanks again >> and take care. I promise after this one I'll go back to my corner, Lol. >> >> Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> Jun 15 12:39PM -0600 >> >> Hi Timothy, >> >> When in the Finder, press cmd-shift-u to open the Utilities folder. Locate >> Disk Utility and the USB drive should be listed in the Table on the left. >> When it's selected, you can choose the Erase tab and go from there. >> >> Later... >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >> >> Timothy Emmons <[email protected]> Jun 15 02:38PM -0500 >> >> Thanks Tim, I found it, and it worked like a charm. I appreciate that, and I >> didn't realize there was a keyboard shortcut for Disk utility until I saw >> your email so this definitely helps as well. Thanks again. Take care and >> I'll talk to you soon. >> >> what's the current state of firefox accessibility with the latest version >> of mac os10 >> Chris Blouch <[email protected]> Jun 15 11:51AM -0400 >> >> 21 is the latest stable version. Firefox 22 is 'Beta' while Firefox 23 >> is for 'developers'. >> >> CB >> >> On 6/15/13 7:02 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: >> >> -- >> ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ >> >> shane christenson <[email protected]> Jun 15 01:31PM -0500 >> >> While we seem to be on the subject of web browsers, although I haven't tried >> it in quite a few months, I'm curious to see if anyone has tried google >> chrome on the mac. I know, at least on my system, that both firefox and >> google chrome were very sluggish. Thanks for any input. >> >> Shane >> >> >> Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> Jun 15 12:43PM -0600 >> >> Hi, >> >> I find Chrome to be quite snappy most of the time. I also find that, from my >> point of view anyway, that it works much better with ChromeVox than with VO. >> Sometimes you need to have both VO and ChromeVox on at the same time, >> especially when accessing menus since ChromeVox is only useful within the >> Chrome Browser itself. >> >> Later... >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group >> macvisionaries. >> You can post via email. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an empty message. >> For more options, visit this group. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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