Re: macspeech
fromw hat i ahve seen yes i can do training fine i agree but when dictating, it doesn't echo back anything i am saying so it pointless i have to keep reading it manually On 6 May 2010, at 03:24, Ben King wrote: Dear Phil, I have heard that Mac Speech Dictate works extremely well with the Mac and Voiceover. If you want more information about this, you can listen to a podcast done by Steeve where he does a demo of this software. I hope this helps. Have a wonderful evening. Blessings, Ben On May 5, 2010, at 10:39 AM, phil stephenson wrote: Hi, Very interested in how you get on with this as although I use mac at home at work I have jaws with the jaysay software and DRagon which works well and I would be interested to know wehther or not I can get a similar experience with the Mac or if not if anyone knows of any plans for this to come. Cheers, Phil 5 May 2010, at 12:48, william lomas wrote: HI, I have got macspeech dictate international now and I have a few queries. Firstly how do I turn on the settings to generate the contacts in my email address book? i.e. send mail to joe blogs? I can't find the settings? I also like the way the training works. It appears in 1.5.8, when you do training it moves on to the next sentence when it has recognised the current one. Now all we need is for it to correctly with VO enabled, echo our phrases rather than just the last word of 2 of a sentence. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. --- Phil Stephenson p...@thestephensons.org 07841 714931 www.twitter.com/stepphil Skype = philstephenson -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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. william lomas follow me on twitter: billbow_baggins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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.
Accessible iPhone / iPod touch / iPad app: AnywhereAbs
Hey All; I dig this app and wanted to share it with you! It's called AnywhereAbs and it's 99 cents. I like it because it's quite simple, very accessible, and gives you quite a passible workout when traveling and / or on a tight schedule. I'll first post the app's description and link (from the app store) and then a walk-through and important suggestions / warnings (from me) at the end. PLEASE DO READ THEM IF YOU WOULD, BEFORE YOU USE THIS APP!!!… :) Here goes the app store descript: Anywhere Abs is like having a workout partner on your iPhone/iPod. It will guide you step-by-step through a routine to strengthen your core. This routine, which takes only 6 minutes to complete at the Advanced level, is perfect for the frequent traveler or for home use. It can be performed anywhere there is space on the floor, making it an ideal hotel room workout! Anywhere Abs consists of 6 exercises, performed while a timer counts down for the duration of each exercise. A detailed description of each exercise is available for reference at any time during the workout. Having a strong core is important for any sport, and Anywhere Abs makes your workout partner as close as your iPhone/iPod. Okay, here's the app store linkie: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/anywhere-abs/id367401168?mt=8 -And now here's a walk-through to get you started with the app: 1 When you first start the app, you'll be presented with three buttons which you can double tap. These are not conventionally labeled, as they have 'Btn_' before their actual titles. So, in order from left to right they are: start, help and about. 2 Double tap start to start your workout. -Help gives you a quick overview of the app, and about is simply the app's info screen. 3 Once you begin your workout, you'll be presented with another three buttons, for the level of workout you'd like. These are beginner, intermediate and advanced. (These simply correspond to the amount of time for each exercise (30, 45 and 60 seconds); the exercises themselves are the same at every level) 4 The next screen you'll see, is the main screen where you'll spend your workout. It also contains three buttons, though these are indistinguishably labeled. they are, from left to right, start / pause, skip, and help. Start / pause starts or pauses the timer. Skip skips an exercise in the workout and help is described below. 5 Flick all the way to the right, and double tap help. 6 YOu'll be shown your first exercise, which will be displayed in a dialogue with an 'ok' button at the bottom. After you read the description of the exercise, you can double tap the 'ok' button and you'll be returned to the previous screen. 7 Double tapping start / pause will start or pause the timer for your first exercise. YOu'll hear a tone when the timer starts. 8 You can now perform the exercise you were just shown until you hear another tone signaling you to stop. 9 At this point, you can again flick all the way to the right and double tap help for a description of your next exercise. 10 You can keep repeating these last few steps now throughout your workout, with the exception of the fifth exercise. 11 On exercise 5, you'll be instructed to spend half the time on one side of your body, and half the time on the other. 12 You don't need to worry about seeing the screen for this; Once you double tap the start / pause button, and the timer counts down half of its total time, you'll receive a different tone than usual (telling you to switch sides) and the timer will actually be automatically paused so you can roll over. 13 So at this point, you need only double tap the start / pause button as usual, to restart the timer and finish this exercise. 14 Once you've finished the fifth exercise,you can then move on to finish the workout as usual. Okay, Now here are my notes / warnings: NOTE: While I really do like this app a whole lot, (enough to post about it) It's not by any means a complete workout, nor is it flexible. It is fast and convenient though, and it also works well as an accessible timer for each exercise. For those experienced with working out, it can be a nice simple supplement for a more complex / in-depth workout. A CAUTION and a WARNING: I'd suggest that this isn't an app for beginners. -Strongly suggest as a matter of fact… I say this, partially for the level of some of the exercises, but also because, while the app is fairly good about describing each exercise, it fails in my opinion, in regard to telling the user how to properly get into / out of the last two yoga poses in the workout. Here's where the warning comes in; if one doesn't get into these properly, it's possible to stress or hurt the lower back. Now, there may be images on the screen of how properly to get into / out of these poses, but there is nothing I can find in the app or the descriptions of the two final poses for the workout. On top of this,
Re: status on Skype
Hi, The problem is that the status is actually a graphical icon, and not text. Most screen readers have these scripted, which is the downside. However, you can easily get around this by using a tool called CLISK from http://www.dlee.org/skype/clisk It is a command line interface. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On May 6, 2010, at 6:46 AM, Shen wrote: Hello, In Skype, how can I find out the status of my contacts? As of now, arrowing up and down, I just hear the contact names, but not the status. How do I get VoiceOver to tell me? Thanks. -- Shen goalb...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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.
Fusion/boot camp thread
I have been following the fusion verses Boot Camp thread to running Windows on a Mac. There are obviously positive and negatives which either path one tends to go down. As I am going to install Windows 7 on my Mac perhaps someone could clarify the following few points. Am I to believe that using the Boot Camp method to install Windows one needs sighted assistance . And once installed, can a visually impaired person Boot into Windows without sighted help. I know that if going down the Fusion path, all sighted help can be gotten rid of and total independence achieved. Many thanks for any thoughts. Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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.
RE: Fusion/boot camp thread
Hello, You do not necessarily need sighted assistance when installing Windows on Boot Camp, and you definitely don't need it when booting to Windows. HTH, Blake From: mbrown...@btinternet.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Fusion/boot camp thread Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 13:16:57 +0100 I have been following the fusion verses Boot Camp thread to running Windows on a Mac. There are obviously positive and negatives which either path one tends to go down. As I am going to install Windows 7 on my Mac perhaps someone could clarify the following few points. Am I to believe that using the Boot Camp method to install Windows one needs sighted assistance . And once installed, can a visually impaired person Boot into Windows without sighted help. I know that if going down the Fusion path, all sighted help can be gotten rid of and total independence achieved. Many thanks for any thoughts. Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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.
Re: Fusion/boot camp thread
Hi, Can you please go into detail? The only way I recall installing Windows on a Bootcamp partition is actually by sighted help. You need to get someone to select the right partition, then go through part of the setup before you can bring up Narrator at the setup screen. Unless you are very daring and just start hitting buttons. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On May 6, 2010, at 2:16 PM, M BROWN wrote: I have been following the fusion verses Boot Camp thread to running Windows on a Mac. There are obviously positive and negatives which either path one tends to go down. As I am going to install Windows 7 on my Mac perhaps someone could clarify the following few points. Am I to believe that using the Boot Camp method to install Windows one needs sighted assistance . And once installed, can a visually impaired person Boot into Windows without sighted help. I know that if going down the Fusion path, all sighted help can be gotten rid of and total independence achieved. Many thanks for any thoughts. Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email tomacvisionaries+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 macvisionar...@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.
RE: Fusion/boot camp thread
It involves using Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) to generate an XML file with the answers that are needed for propper setup of Windows Vista and 7. You can choose the correct partition, create user accounts and much more. XP is not quite as simple. . Subject: Re: Fusion/boot camp thread From: chojiro1...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 14:45:42 +0200 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Hi, Can you please go into detail? The only way I recall installing Windows on a Bootcamp partition is actually by sighted help. You need to get someone to select the right partition, then go through part of the setup before you can bring up Narrator at the setup screen. Unless you are very daring and just start hitting buttons. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On May 6, 2010, at 2:16 PM, M BROWN wrote: I have been following the fusion verses Boot Camp thread to running Windows on a Mac. There are obviously positive and negatives which either path one tends to go down. As I am going to install Windows 7 on my Mac perhaps someone could clarify the following few points. Am I to believe that using the Boot Camp method to install Windows one needs sighted assistance . And once installed, can a visually impaired person Boot into Windows without sighted help. I know that if going down the Fusion path, all sighted help can be gotten rid of and total independence achieved. Many thanks for any thoughts. Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email tomacvisionaries+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 macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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.
Re: Fusion/boot camp thread
Hi, I'm still going to worry about the fact of errors. IF they happen, you'll never know. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On May 6, 2010, at 2:57 PM, Blake Sinnett wrote: It involves using Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) to generate an XML file with the answers that are needed for propper setup of Windows Vista and 7. You can choose the correct partition, create user accounts and much more. XP is not quite as simple. . Subject: Re: Fusion/boot camp thread From: chojiro1...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 14:45:42 +0200 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Hi, Can you please go into detail? The only way I recall installing Windows on a Bootcamp partition is actually by sighted help. You need to get someone to select the right partition, then go through part of the setup before you can bring up Narrator at the setup screen. Unless you are very daring and just start hitting buttons. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On May 6, 2010, at 2:16 PM, M BROWN wrote: I have been following the fusion verses Boot Camp thread to running Windows on a Mac. There are obviously positive and negatives which either path one tends to go down. As I am going to install Windows 7 on my Mac perhaps someone could clarify the following few points. Am I to believe that using the Boot Camp method to install Windows one needs sighted assistance . And once installed, can a visually impaired person Boot into Windows without sighted help. I know that if going down the Fusion path, all sighted help can be gotten rid of and total independence achieved. Many thanks for any thoughts. Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email tomacvisionaries+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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://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 macvisionar...@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.
Re: Mack Mini and Monitor?
Ben, if you had read the post more carefully, perhaps you wouldn't have been so quick to fly off the handle? The question was if there exists a portable monitor not how portable the mini is. To answer the original question though, the smallest monitor I have come across, was a screen size of 12 inches, so while doable, it isn't exactly a portable monitor. Neil - Original Message - From: Ben Mustill-Rose bmustillr...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 11:45 AM Subject: Re: Mack Mini and Monitor? Not portable in the sense that you could carry it to work. How many times do we have to say to people that a mini is not portable? On 05/05/2010, Courtney Curran moopiecur...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Since a new Mack mini apparently must have a monitor, are there any portable monitors like USB monitors or something. I take my Mack mini to work a lot. I'm not using any monitor now, Safari seems busy a lot, but is still very functional. Thanks, Courtney -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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. __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5090 (20100506) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5090 (20100506) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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.
RE: Fusion/boot camp thread
Sure you would. There are log files that get generated in %systemdrive%\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\Panther. From: chojiro1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Fusion/boot camp thread Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 15:00:09 +0200 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Hi, I'm still going to worry about the fact of errors. IF they happen, you'll never know. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On May 6, 2010, at 2:57 PM, Blake Sinnett wrote: It involves using Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) to generate an XML file with the answers that are needed for propper setup of Windows Vista and 7. You can choose the correct partition, create user accounts and much more. XP is not quite as simple. . Subject: Re: Fusion/boot camp thread From: chojiro1...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 14:45:42 +0200 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Hi, Can you please go into detail? The only way I recall installing Windows on a Bootcamp partition is actually by sighted help. You need to get someone to select the right partition, then go through part of the setup before you can bring up Narrator at the setup screen. Unless you are very daring and just start hitting buttons. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On May 6, 2010, at 2:16 PM, M BROWN wrote: I have been following the fusion verses Boot Camp thread to running Windows on a Mac. There are obviously positive and negatives which either path one tends to go down. As I am going to install Windows 7 on my Mac perhaps someone could clarify the following few points. Am I to believe that using the Boot Camp method to install Windows one needs sighted assistance . And once installed, can a visually impaired person Boot into Windows without sighted help. I know that if going down the Fusion path, all sighted help can be gotten rid of and total independence achieved. Many thanks for any thoughts. Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email tomacvisionaries+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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://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 macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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.
Re: Fusion/boot camp thread
Hi, yes, but how would you get to them before actually installing? With any accessibility, that is. Unless, of course, you can access the part of the partition that already exists with the Mac. But then you'd have to shut everything down, check the logs, then start it up again. The error might hold up the install. As a side note, THe AIK is huge. I'd be interested if you could write me privately as well with some tips with the AIK, getting around it if errors happen, etc. I'd like to attempt it again at some point with Windows 7. I'd like to trust automation of this kind of task just a little bit. Thanks. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On May 6, 2010, at 3:09 PM, Blake Sinnett wrote: Sure you would. There are log files that get generated in %systemdrive%\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\Panther. From: chojiro1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Fusion/boot camp thread Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 15:00:09 +0200 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Hi, I'm still going to worry about the fact of errors. IF they happen, you'll never know. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On May 6, 2010, at 2:57 PM, Blake Sinnett wrote: It involves using Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) to generate an XML file with the answers that are needed for propper setup of Windows Vista and 7. You can choose the correct partition, create user accounts and much more. XP is not quite as simple. . Subject: Re: Fusion/boot camp thread From: chojiro1...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 14:45:42 +0200 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Hi, Can you please go into detail? The only way I recall installing Windows on a Bootcamp partition is actually by sighted help. You need to get someone to select the right partition, then go through part of the setup before you can bring up Narrator at the setup screen. Unless you are very daring and just start hitting buttons. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On May 6, 2010, at 2:16 PM, M BROWN wrote: I have been following the fusion verses Boot Camp thread to running Windows on a Mac. There are obviously positive and negatives which either path one tends to go down. As I am going to install Windows 7 on my Mac perhaps someone could clarify the following few points. Am I to believe that using the Boot Camp method to install Windows one needs sighted assistance . And once installed, can a visually impaired person Boot into Windows without sighted help. I know that if going down the Fusion path, all sighted help can be gotten rid of and total independence achieved. Many thanks for any thoughts. Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email tomacvisionaries+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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com.
Rewind and forward on Blind Cool Tech Pod casts
Hi, After reading a couple of messages about checking out the Mac Demo on Blind Cool Tech, I took a look at it. I was pleased to see that I could use VO and the arrow keys to see how much time had elapsed, how much time remained and I could pause and unpause the pod cast. I couldn't find out how to rewind the pod cast if I missed something he said or fast forward to catch up where I left off. Help would be appreciated. TIA, Linda -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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.
Re: Rewind and forward on Blind Cool Tech Pod casts
Hello. I believe the command is command option left and right arrow to rewind and fast forward. I'm just about dead to the world at the moment so if tha'ts wrong someone correct me. Oh look under controls under the itunes menu bar. Take care. On May 6, 2010, at 6:43 AM, Linda Adams wrote: Hi, After reading a couple of messages about checking out the Mac Demo on Blind Cool Tech, I took a look at it. I was pleased to see that I could use VO and the arrow keys to see how much time had elapsed, how much time remained and I could pause and unpause the pod cast. I couldn't find out how to rewind the pod cast if I missed something he said or fast forward to catch up where I left off. Help would be appreciated. TIA, Linda -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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.
Re: Fusion/boot camp thread
I did need sighted asistence to install 7 on to boocamp just to make sure everything went smoothly and I did not have any drovers installed so I did need sighted asistence. Take care. On May 6, 2010, at 5:19 AM, Blake Sinnett wrote: Hello, You do not necessarily need sighted assistance when installing Windows on Boot Camp, and you definitely don't need it when booting to Windows. HTH, Blake From: mbrown...@btinternet.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Fusion/boot camp thread Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 13:16:57 +0100 I have been following the fusion verses Boot Camp thread to running Windows on a Mac. There are obviously positive and negatives which either path one tends to go down. As I am going to install Windows 7 on my Mac perhaps someone could clarify the following few points. Am I to believe that using the Boot Camp method to install Windows one needs sighted assistance . And once installed, can a visually impaired person Boot into Windows without sighted help. I know that if going down the Fusion path, all sighted help can be gotten rid of and total independence achieved. Many thanks for any thoughts. Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://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 macvisionar...@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.
Re: Accessible iPhone / iPod touch / iPad app: AnywhereAbs
This will be awesome for me during guide dog training! Thanks, as always for the help and wisdom! :) Olivia On May 6, 2010, at 3:23 AM, Cara Quinn wrote: Hey All; I dig this app and wanted to share it with you! It's called AnywhereAbs and it's 99 cents. I like it because it's quite simple, very accessible, and gives you quite a passible workout when traveling and / or on a tight schedule. I'll first post the app's description and link (from the app store) and then a walk-through and important suggestions / warnings (from me) at the end. PLEASE DO READ THEM IF YOU WOULD, BEFORE YOU USE THIS APP!!!… :) Here goes the app store descript: Anywhere Abs is like having a workout partner on your iPhone/iPod. It will guide you step-by-step through a routine to strengthen your core. This routine, which takes only 6 minutes to complete at the Advanced level, is perfect for the frequent traveler or for home use. It can be performed anywhere there is space on the floor, making it an ideal hotel room workout! Anywhere Abs consists of 6 exercises, performed while a timer counts down for the duration of each exercise. A detailed description of each exercise is available for reference at any time during the workout. Having a strong core is important for any sport, and Anywhere Abs makes your workout partner as close as your iPhone/iPod. Okay, here's the app store linkie: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/anywhere-abs/id367401168?mt=8 -And now here's a walk-through to get you started with the app: 1 When you first start the app, you'll be presented with three buttons which you can double tap. These are not conventionally labeled, as they have 'Btn_' before their actual titles. So, in order from left to right they are: start, help and about. 2 Double tap start to start your workout. -Help gives you a quick overview of the app, and about is simply the app's info screen. 3 Once you begin your workout, you'll be presented with another three buttons, for the level of workout you'd like. These are beginner, intermediate and advanced. (These simply correspond to the amount of time for each exercise (30, 45 and 60 seconds); the exercises themselves are the same at every level) 4 The next screen you'll see, is the main screen where you'll spend your workout. It also contains three buttons, though these are indistinguishably labeled. they are, from left to right, start / pause, skip, and help. Start / pause starts or pauses the timer. Skip skips an exercise in the workout and help is described below. 5 Flick all the way to the right, and double tap help. 6 YOu'll be shown your first exercise, which will be displayed in a dialogue with an 'ok' button at the bottom. After you read the description of the exercise, you can double tap the 'ok' button and you'll be returned to the previous screen. 7 Double tapping start / pause will start or pause the timer for your first exercise. YOu'll hear a tone when the timer starts. 8 You can now perform the exercise you were just shown until you hear another tone signaling you to stop. 9 At this point, you can again flick all the way to the right and double tap help for a description of your next exercise. 10 You can keep repeating these last few steps now throughout your workout, with the exception of the fifth exercise. 11 On exercise 5, you'll be instructed to spend half the time on one side of your body, and half the time on the other. 12 You don't need to worry about seeing the screen for this; Once you double tap the start / pause button, and the timer counts down half of its total time, you'll receive a different tone than usual (telling you to switch sides) and the timer will actually be automatically paused so you can roll over. 13 So at this point, you need only double tap the start / pause button as usual, to restart the timer and finish this exercise. 14 Once you've finished the fifth exercise,you can then move on to finish the workout as usual. Okay, Now here are my notes / warnings: NOTE: While I really do like this app a whole lot, (enough to post about it) It's not by any means a complete workout, nor is it flexible. It is fast and convenient though, and it also works well as an accessible timer for each exercise. For those experienced with working out, it can be a nice simple supplement for a more complex / in-depth workout. A CAUTION and a WARNING: I'd suggest that this isn't an app for beginners. -Strongly suggest as a matter of fact… I say this, partially for the level of some of the exercises, but also because, while the app is fairly good about describing each exercise, it fails in my opinion, in regard to telling the user how to properly get into / out of the last two yoga poses in the workout. Here's where the warning comes in; if one doesn't get into these properly,
Re: macspeech
Dear Phil, The podcast is on www.atmaine.com. Go to the archives section and look for May 2009. I hope this helps. Blessings, Ben King On May 5, 2010, at 11:21 PM, william lomas wrote: where is the podcast? On 6 May 2010, at 03:24, Ben King wrote: Dear Phil, I have heard that Mac Speech Dictate works extremely well with the Mac and Voiceover. If you want more information about this, you can listen to a podcast done by Steeve where he does a demo of this software. I hope this helps. Have a wonderful evening. Blessings, Ben On May 5, 2010, at 10:39 AM, phil stephenson wrote: Hi, Very interested in how you get on with this as although I use mac at home at work I have jaws with the jaysay software and DRagon which works well and I would be interested to know wehther or not I can get a similar experience with the Mac or if not if anyone knows of any plans for this to come. Cheers, Phil 5 May 2010, at 12:48, william lomas wrote: HI, I have got macspeech dictate international now and I have a few queries. Firstly how do I turn on the settings to generate the contacts in my email address book? i.e. send mail to joe blogs? I can't find the settings? I also like the way the training works. It appears in 1.5.8, when you do training it moves on to the next sentence when it has recognised the current one. Now all we need is for it to correctly with VO enabled, echo our phrases rather than just the last word of 2 of a sentence. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. --- Phil Stephenson p...@thestephensons.org 07841 714931 www.twitter.com/stepphil Skype = philstephenson -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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. william lomas follow me on twitter: billbow_baggins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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.
Re: macspeech
Thanks Ben, will certainly take a listen, Cheers, Phil Sent from my iPhone Find me on Twitter at www.Twitter .com/stepphil Skype me via philstephenson On 6 May 2010, at 06:30 PM, Ben King benmartink...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Phil, The podcast is on www.atmaine.com. Go to the archives section and look for May 2009. I hope this helps. Blessings, Ben King On May 5, 2010, at 11:21 PM, william lomas wrote: where is the podcast? On 6 May 2010, at 03:24, Ben King wrote: Dear Phil, I have heard that Mac Speech Dictate works extremely well with the Mac and Voiceover. If you want more information about this, you can listen to a podcast done by Steeve where he does a demo of this software. I hope this helps. Have a wonderful evening. Blessings, Ben On May 5, 2010, at 10:39 AM, phil stephenson wrote: Hi, Very interested in how you get on with this as although I use mac at home at work I have jaws with the jaysay software and DRagon which works well and I would be interested to know wehther or not I can get a similar experience with the Mac or if not if anyone knows of any plans for this to come. Cheers, Phil 5 May 2010, at 12:48, william lomas wrote: HI, I have got macspeech dictate international now and I have a few queries. Firstly how do I turn on the settings to generate the contacts in my email address book? i.e. send mail to joe blogs? I can't find the settings? I also like the way the training works. It appears in 1.5.8, when you do training it moves on to the next sentence when it has recognised the current one. Now all we need is for it to correctly with VO enabled, echo our phrases rather than just the last word of 2 of a sentence. -- 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 . --- Phil Stephenson p...@thestephensons.org 07841 714931 www.twitter.com/stepphil Skype = philstephenson -- 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 macvisionar...@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 . william lomas follow me on twitter: billbow_baggins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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.
Re: macspeech
get it here Phil http://www.sendspace.com/file/ec1cqi highlighted On 6 May 2010, at 19:33, phil stephenson wrote: Thanks Ben, will certainly take a listen, Cheers, Phil Sent from my iPhone Find me on Twitter at www.Twitter .com/stepphil Skype me via philstephenson On 6 May 2010, at 06:30 PM, Ben King benmartink...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Phil, The podcast is on www.atmaine.com. Go to the archives section and look for May 2009. I hope this helps. Blessings, Ben King On May 5, 2010, at 11:21 PM, william lomas wrote: where is the podcast? On 6 May 2010, at 03:24, Ben King wrote: Dear Phil, I have heard that Mac Speech Dictate works extremely well with the Mac and Voiceover. If you want more information about this, you can listen to a podcast done by Steeve where he does a demo of this software. I hope this helps. Have a wonderful evening. Blessings, Ben On May 5, 2010, at 10:39 AM, phil stephenson wrote: Hi, Very interested in how you get on with this as although I use mac at home at work I have jaws with the jaysay software and DRagon which works well and I would be interested to know wehther or not I can get a similar experience with the Mac or if not if anyone knows of any plans for this to come. Cheers, Phil 5 May 2010, at 12:48, william lomas wrote: HI, I have got macspeech dictate international now and I have a few queries. Firstly how do I turn on the settings to generate the contacts in my email address book? i.e. send mail to joe blogs? I can't find the settings? I also like the way the training works. It appears in 1.5.8, when you do training it moves on to the next sentence when it has recognised the current one. Now all we need is for it to correctly with VO enabled, echo our phrases rather than just the last word of 2 of a sentence. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. --- Phil Stephenson p...@thestephensons.org 07841 714931 www.twitter.com/stepphil Skype = philstephenson -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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. william lomas follow me on twitter: billbow_baggins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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. william lomas follow me on twitter: billbow_baggins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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.
Re: macspeech
afterI get to the archives and click may 2009 there is a table how can I use voiceover to navigate that talbe correct all I see it letters and numbers On May 6, 2010, at 2:33 PM, phil stephenson wrote: Thanks Ben, will certainly take a listen, Cheers, Phil Sent from my iPhone Find me on Twitter at www.Twitter .com/stepphil Skype me via philstephenson On 6 May 2010, at 06:30 PM, Ben King benmartink...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Phil, The podcast is on www.atmaine.com. Go to the archives section and look for May 2009. I hope this helps. Blessings, Ben King On May 5, 2010, at 11:21 PM, william lomas wrote: where is the podcast? On 6 May 2010, at 03:24, Ben King wrote: Dear Phil, I have heard that Mac Speech Dictate works extremely well with the Mac and Voiceover. If you want more information about this, you can listen to a podcast done by Steeve where he does a demo of this software. I hope this helps. Have a wonderful evening. Blessings, Ben On May 5, 2010, at 10:39 AM, phil stephenson wrote: Hi, Very interested in how you get on with this as although I use mac at home at work I have jaws with the jaysay software and DRagon which works well and I would be interested to know wehther or not I can get a similar experience with the Mac or if not if anyone knows of any plans for this to come. Cheers, Phil 5 May 2010, at 12:48, william lomas wrote: HI, I have got macspeech dictate international now and I have a few queries. Firstly how do I turn on the settings to generate the contacts in my email address book? i.e. send mail to joe blogs? I can't find the settings? I also like the way the training works. It appears in 1.5.8, when you do training it moves on to the next sentence when it has recognised the current one. Now all we need is for it to correctly with VO enabled, echo our phrases rather than just the last word of 2 of a sentence. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. --- Phil Stephenson p...@thestephensons.org 07841 714931 www.twitter.com/stepphil Skype = philstephenson -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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. william lomas follow me on twitter: billbow_baggins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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.
Re: macspeech
thanks for the DL link On May 6, 2010, at 2:37 PM, william lomas wrote: get it here Phil http://www.sendspace.com/file/ec1cqi highlighted On 6 May 2010, at 19:33, phil stephenson wrote: Thanks Ben, will certainly take a listen, Cheers, Phil Sent from my iPhone Find me on Twitter at www.Twitter .com/stepphil Skype me via philstephenson On 6 May 2010, at 06:30 PM, Ben King benmartink...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Phil, The podcast is on www.atmaine.com. Go to the archives section and look for May 2009. I hope this helps. Blessings, Ben King On May 5, 2010, at 11:21 PM, william lomas wrote: where is the podcast? On 6 May 2010, at 03:24, Ben King wrote: Dear Phil, I have heard that Mac Speech Dictate works extremely well with the Mac and Voiceover. If you want more information about this, you can listen to a podcast done by Steeve where he does a demo of this software. I hope this helps. Have a wonderful evening. Blessings, Ben On May 5, 2010, at 10:39 AM, phil stephenson wrote: Hi, Very interested in how you get on with this as although I use mac at home at work I have jaws with the jaysay software and DRagon which works well and I would be interested to know wehther or not I can get a similar experience with the Mac or if not if anyone knows of any plans for this to come. Cheers, Phil 5 May 2010, at 12:48, william lomas wrote: HI, I have got macspeech dictate international now and I have a few queries. Firstly how do I turn on the settings to generate the contacts in my email address book? i.e. send mail to joe blogs? I can't find the settings? I also like the way the training works. It appears in 1.5.8, when you do training it moves on to the next sentence when it has recognised the current one. Now all we need is for it to correctly with VO enabled, echo our phrases rather than just the last word of 2 of a sentence. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. --- Phil Stephenson p...@thestephensons.org 07841 714931 www.twitter.com/stepphil Skype = philstephenson -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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. william lomas follow me on twitter: billbow_baggins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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. william lomas follow me on twitter: billbow_baggins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
Re: creating audio books from text
hi maybe you can try ghost reader from www.assistiveware.com even stanza makes audio files but i don't know about daisy . let us know if you find some valid solutions . rossy Il giorno 06/mag/2010, alle ore 01.34, William Windels ha scritto: Hi all, I have some troubles to create spoken text from a text so that I can listen to it on my daisy/mp3 player. I have scanned a book in rtf-format and the rtf has a size of +- 4.5 MB. I have tried the following: I was trying with open office 3.2 and the plugin dtb2daisy to make a daisy book of the text/mp3 the in both processes, ooo was crashing/ hanging. I had also tried with success to generate a mp3 from the text with the workflow from www.universalaccess.it. This workflow uses itunes to generate a mp3 from the text. But, the problem is here that the mp3 is so big and the mp3player can't mark places in the mp3 so I can't read the book comfortably. What I am looking for: 1. a program for the mac to generate a daisy 2.02 structure based on a text or a corresponding singel mp3-file; or 2. a extension on the workflow that converts readable text to spoken text with itunes but it should take a new mp3 for every new page; or Other suggestions are also very welcome thanx alot for your toughest about this kind regards, William -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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.
RE: Rewind and forward on Blind Cool Tech Pod casts
This will probably astound most of you on this list but I am not familiar with I-Tunes yet. I've had no luck locating the I-tunes menu bar Sarah mentioned so I'm still at square 1, trying to rewind and fast forward on podcasts. Option-command right/left arrow didn't work. When I pause the podcast and use VO left arrow past the pause button there is another button but it doesn't say what it does. and selecting it didn't do the job either. Your help is appreciated, Linda -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sarah Alawami Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 9:49 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Rewind and forward on Blind Cool Tech Pod casts Hello. I believe the command is command option left and right arrow to rewind and fast forward. I'm just about dead to the world at the moment so if tha'ts wrong someone correct me. Oh look under controls under the itunes menu bar. Take care. On May 6, 2010, at 6:43 AM, Linda Adams wrote: Hi, After reading a couple of messages about checking out the Mac Demo on Blind Cool Tech, I took a look at it. I was pleased to see that I could use VO and the arrow keys to see how much time had elapsed, how much time remained and I could pause and unpause the pod cast. I couldn't find out how to rewind the pod cast if I missed something he said or fast forward to catch up where I left off. Help would be appreciated. TIA, Linda -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2855 - Release Date: 05/06/10 06:26:00 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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.
Accessible iPhone/iPad apps and refunds
Hi. There are so many apps available. As we know, some are completely accessible, some are accessible with some workarounds, and some not at all. With free apps, this isn't a problem. You install them, check them out, and, if they aren't accessible, you can just delete them. With paid apps, though, the situation is different. There are some accessibility reviews of some apps, but only a fraction of what's available. Since hardly any of the apps offer demos, we must buy the app, and risk that the purchase will be wasted on an app that we can't even use. When the app only costs $0.99, like some iPhone apps, that isn't so bad, but iPad apps can cost $5, $10, and even more in some cases. I think that Apple should take some small steps to accommodate us. Not only is it a sorry situation when one of us purchases an app that we discover to be inaccessible, but, for some people, having a few such experiences will trim back on their willingness to push that buy button in the future. Pressing the buy button should not feel like a roll of the dice. I suggest: 1. The App Store should provide some way for people to rate the accessibility of an app. A 5 star system, similar to how apps are rated in general might be nice. 2. There should be some way that customers can optionally restrict the App Store to showing only accessible applications. If people would like to explore new apps, that's fine, but, if they just want to look at what is known to be accessible, they should have that option. 3. Customers should be able to receive refunds for apps that they can't use. Since the app store provides no indication of how accessible a program is, and there is usually no way to try the program first, we should be able to get a refund if we can't use our purchase. What do you all think? What can be done? I've purchased a few apps that are completely inaccessible. For example, I purchased Korg Electribe, a beat making program, for $10. Can't use it at all. Bryan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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.
Re: Rewind and forward on Blind Cool Tech Pod casts
Hi Linda, What you are probably referring to is the playback wen clicking an MP3 link or other audio link. That's not iTunes that opens up. You can have it open with iTunes, however that is never the default. There might be some way to fast forward and rewind here, I'm sure there is. But the way Webkit and Safari handle it are two different ways. Personally, I like the way Webkit handles it better. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On May 6, 2010, at 10:26 PM, Linda Adams wrote: This will probably astound most of you on this list but I am not familiar with I-Tunes yet. I've had no luck locating the I-tunes menu bar Sarah mentioned so I'm still at square 1, trying to rewind and fast forward on podcasts. Option-command right/left arrow didn't work. When I pause the podcast and use VO left arrow past the pause button there is another button but it doesn't say what it does. and selecting it didn't do the job either. Your help is appreciated, Linda -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sarah Alawami Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 9:49 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Rewind and forward on Blind Cool Tech Pod casts Hello. I believe the command is command option left and right arrow to rewind and fast forward. I'm just about dead to the world at the moment so if tha'ts wrong someone correct me. Oh look under controls under the itunes menu bar. Take care. On May 6, 2010, at 6:43 AM, Linda Adams wrote: Hi, After reading a couple of messages about checking out the Mac Demo on Blind Cool Tech, I took a look at it. I was pleased to see that I could use VO and the arrow keys to see how much time had elapsed, how much time remained and I could pause and unpause the pod cast. I couldn't find out how to rewind the pod cast if I missed something he said or fast forward to catch up where I left off. Help would be appreciated. TIA, Linda -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2855 - Release Date: 05/06/10 06:26:00 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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.
Re: Mack Mini and Monitor?
A couple points to note here: Ben - Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Rude, much? Consider that new members join this list every day, and they aren't privi to previous threads, unless they have no social life and sit and read every message dated back to the conception of this list. Apple picked a name for this product line that draws the to the assumption that the computer is mini enough to be portable. Consider that not everyone is as informed as you. Okay? For the sake of this thread, and the notion that Ben may explode in a fiery ball of rage with what I am about to propose - what if an adapter was plugged into the display port of the Mini, but no display was actually attached? Could one purchase some sort of VGA-to-RCA adapter (if one such adapter exists), and plug it into something portable that receives RCA-in? Just a thought from an ignorant Apple- head. romack www.justinromack.com twitter.com/justinromack On May 6, 8:00 am, Neil James nei...@gmail.com wrote: Ben, if you had read the post more carefully, perhaps you wouldn't have been so quick to fly off the handle? The question was if there exists a portable monitor not how portable the mini is. To answer the original question though, the smallest monitor I have come across, was a screen size of 12 inches, so while doable, it isn't exactly a portable monitor. Neil - Original Message - From: Ben Mustill-Rose bmustillr...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 11:45 AM Subject: Re: Mack Mini and Monitor? Not portable in the sense that you could carry it to work. How many times do we have to say to people that a mini is not portable? On 05/05/2010, Courtney Curran moopiecur...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Since a new Mack mini apparently must have a monitor, are there any portable monitors like USB monitors or something. I take my Mack mini to work a lot. I'm not using any monitor now, Safari seems busy a lot, but is still very functional. Thanks, Courtney -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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. __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5090 (20100506) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5090 (20100506) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://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 macvisionar...@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.
Re: macspeech
Hi Ben, have had a look at the site but struggling to find the Archive section, will take a look again later I guess. Cheers, Phil On 6 May 2010, at 18:30, Ben King wrote: Dear Phil, The podcast is on www.atmaine.com. Go to the archives section and look for May 2009. I hope this helps. Blessings, Ben King On May 5, 2010, at 11:21 PM, william lomas wrote: where is the podcast? On 6 May 2010, at 03:24, Ben King wrote: Dear Phil, I have heard that Mac Speech Dictate works extremely well with the Mac and Voiceover. If you want more information about this, you can listen to a podcast done by Steeve where he does a demo of this software. I hope this helps. Have a wonderful evening. Blessings, Ben On May 5, 2010, at 10:39 AM, phil stephenson wrote: Hi, Very interested in how you get on with this as although I use mac at home at work I have jaws with the jaysay software and DRagon which works well and I would be interested to know wehther or not I can get a similar experience with the Mac or if not if anyone knows of any plans for this to come. Cheers, Phil 5 May 2010, at 12:48, william lomas wrote: HI, I have got macspeech dictate international now and I have a few queries. Firstly how do I turn on the settings to generate the contacts in my email address book? i.e. send mail to joe blogs? I can't find the settings? I also like the way the training works. It appears in 1.5.8, when you do training it moves on to the next sentence when it has recognised the current one. Now all we need is for it to correctly with VO enabled, echo our phrases rather than just the last word of 2 of a sentence. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. --- Phil Stephenson p...@thestephensons.org 07841 714931 www.twitter.com/stepphil Skype = philstephenson -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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. william lomas follow me on twitter: billbow_baggins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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. --- Phil Stephenson p...@thestephensons.org 07841 714931 www.twitter.com/stepphil Skype = philstephenson -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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.
Re: macspeech
Hi Will, Thanks for direct link, sorry should've read to end of the thread before replying. Cheers, Phil On 6 May 2010, at 19:45, Justin Thornton wrote: thanks for the DL link On May 6, 2010, at 2:37 PM, william lomas wrote: get it here Phil http://www.sendspace.com/file/ec1cqi highlighted On 6 May 2010, at 19:33, phil stephenson wrote: Thanks Ben, will certainly take a listen, Cheers, Phil Sent from my iPhone Find me on Twitter at www.Twitter .com/stepphil Skype me via philstephenson On 6 May 2010, at 06:30 PM, Ben King benmartink...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Phil, The podcast is on www.atmaine.com. Go to the archives section and look for May 2009. I hope this helps. Blessings, Ben King On May 5, 2010, at 11:21 PM, william lomas wrote: where is the podcast? On 6 May 2010, at 03:24, Ben King wrote: Dear Phil, I have heard that Mac Speech Dictate works extremely well with the Mac and Voiceover. If you want more information about this, you can listen to a podcast done by Steeve where he does a demo of this software. I hope this helps. Have a wonderful evening. Blessings, Ben On May 5, 2010, at 10:39 AM, phil stephenson wrote: Hi, Very interested in how you get on with this as although I use mac at home at work I have jaws with the jaysay software and DRagon which works well and I would be interested to know wehther or not I can get a similar experience with the Mac or if not if anyone knows of any plans for this to come. Cheers, Phil 5 May 2010, at 12:48, william lomas wrote: HI, I have got macspeech dictate international now and I have a few queries. Firstly how do I turn on the settings to generate the contacts in my email address book? i.e. send mail to joe blogs? I can't find the settings? I also like the way the training works. It appears in 1.5.8, when you do training it moves on to the next sentence when it has recognised the current one. Now all we need is for it to correctly with VO enabled, echo our phrases rather than just the last word of 2 of a sentence. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. --- Phil Stephenson p...@thestephensons.org 07841 714931 www.twitter.com/stepphil Skype = philstephenson -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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. william lomas follow me on twitter: billbow_baggins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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. william lomas follow me on twitter: billbow_baggins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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
Re: Rewind and forward on Blind Cool Tech Pod casts
Hello Linda, A few useful tips about Mac applications. To get to the menu bar for any application, press VO-m and navigate right. The first menu will be headed by the name of the application. Thereafter, you'll have the standard menus plus any extras specific to that application. To open the Preferences for any application, press Command-Comma. In the Preferences window, you should find a Toolbar. If you interact with this, you'll find the various tabs that you click on to look at and change the settings. Applications are closed with Command-Q. You can close all the windows in an application, but the app will still be running. You can hide any application by pressing Command-H. Command-Option-H will hide all other applications apart from the one you are in. Command-Shift-A opens your Applications folder. Command-Shift-H opens your Home folder. Command-Shift-O opens your Documents folder. Command-Shift-U opens your Utilities folder. Cheers, Anne On May 6, 2010, at 10:26 PM, Linda Adams wrote: This will probably astound most of you on this list but I am not familiar with I-Tunes yet. I've had no luck locating the I-tunes menu bar Sarah mentioned so I'm still at square 1, trying to rewind and fast forward on podcasts. Option-command right/left arrow didn't work. When I pause the podcast and use VO left arrow past the pause button there is another button but it doesn't say what it does. and selecting it didn't do the job either. Your help is appreciated, Linda -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sarah Alawami Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 9:49 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Rewind and forward on Blind Cool Tech Pod casts Hello. I believe the command is command option left and right arrow to rewind and fast forward. I'm just about dead to the world at the moment so if tha'ts wrong someone correct me. Oh look under controls under the itunes menu bar. Take care. On May 6, 2010, at 6:43 AM, Linda Adams wrote: Hi, After reading a couple of messages about checking out the Mac Demo on Blind Cool Tech, I took a look at it. I was pleased to see that I could use VO and the arrow keys to see how much time had elapsed, how much time remained and I could pause and unpause the pod cast. I couldn't find out how to rewind the pod cast if I missed something he said or fast forward to catch up where I left off. Help would be appreciated. TIA, Linda -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2855 - Release Date: 05/06/10 06:26:00 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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.
Re: Mack Mini and Monitor?
Hello, On May 6, 2010, at 10:46 PM, Romack wrote: For the sake of this thread, and the notion that Ben may explode in a fiery ball of rage with what I am about to propose - what if an adapter was plugged into the display port of the Mini, but no display was actually attached? Could one purchase some sort of VGA-to-RCA adapter (if one such adapter exists), and plug it into something portable that receives RCA-in? Just a thought from an ignorant Apple- head. This approach used to work, but apparently, this is no longer the case. Apple brought out the Mini so that people who were unsure about switching to a Mac could use the monitor and keyboard from their PC and not have to invest too much in something they might not like. It was never designed to be headless. Cheers, Anne -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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.
Re: macspeech
Dear Phil, You are wellcome . I love helping other vo users out. Have a wonderful day. Blessings, Ben King Sent from my iPod On May 6, 2010, at 11:37 AM, william lomas lomaswill...@googlemail.com wrote: get it here Phil http://www.sendspace.com/file/ec1cqi highlighted On 6 May 2010, at 19:33, phil stephenson wrote: Thanks Ben, will certainly take a listen, Cheers, Phil Sent from my iPhone Find me on Twitter at www.Twitter .com/stepphil Skype me via philstephenson On 6 May 2010, at 06:30 PM, Ben King benmartink...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Phil, The podcast is on www.atmaine.com. Go to the archives section and look for May 2009. I hope this helps. Blessings, Ben King On May 5, 2010, at 11:21 PM, william lomas wrote: where is the podcast? On 6 May 2010, at 03:24, Ben King wrote: Dear Phil, I have heard that Mac Speech Dictate works extremely well with the Mac and Voiceover. If you want more information about this, you can listen to a podcast done by Steeve where he does a demo of this software. I hope this helps. Have a wonderful evening. Blessings, Ben On May 5, 2010, at 10:39 AM, phil stephenson wrote: Hi, Very interested in how you get on with this as although I use mac at home at work I have jaws with the jaysay software and DRagon which works well and I would be interested to know wehther or not I can get a similar experience with the Mac or if not if anyone knows of any plans for this to come. Cheers, Phil 5 May 2010, at 12:48, william lomas wrote: HI, I have got macspeech dictate international now and I have a few queries. Firstly how do I turn on the settings to generate the contacts in my email address book? i.e. send mail to joe blogs? I can't find the settings? I also like the way the training works. It appears in 1.5.8, when you do training it moves on to the next sentence when it has recognised the current one. Now all we need is for it to correctly with VO enabled, echo our phrases rather than just the last word of 2 of a sentence. -- 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 . --- Phil Stephenson p...@thestephensons.org 07841 714931 www.twitter.com/stepphil Skype = philstephenson -- 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 . william lomas follow me on twitter: billbow_baggins -- 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 macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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 . william lomas follow me on twitter: billbow_baggins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To
Re: Accessible iPhone/iPad apps and refunds
Hi, I had recommended a five point accessibility scale on another list. I believe this is the most practical solution. Being that accessibility is so subjective, I think some kind of rating system would work the best. Instead of just choosing a rating for an app like it is now, maybe their can be more of like a questionnaire. For example, 5 accessibility questions would be given. You choose your answer for each on a 1-5 scale. The average of of everyones 5 answers are calculated and displayed in the app store. I imagine it could be displayed with the average of each category of accessibility, then an overall accessibility score. On May 6, 2010, at 4:29 PM, Bryan Smart wrote: Hi. There are so many apps available. As we know, some are completely accessible, some are accessible with some workarounds, and some not at all. With free apps, this isn't a problem. You install them, check them out, and, if they aren't accessible, you can just delete them. With paid apps, though, the situation is different. There are some accessibility reviews of some apps, but only a fraction of what's available. Since hardly any of the apps offer demos, we must buy the app, and risk that the purchase will be wasted on an app that we can't even use. When the app only costs $0.99, like some iPhone apps, that isn't so bad, but iPad apps can cost $5, $10, and even more in some cases. I think that Apple should take some small steps to accommodate us. Not only is it a sorry situation when one of us purchases an app that we discover to be inaccessible, but, for some people, having a few such experiences will trim back on their willingness to push that buy button in the future. Pressing the buy button should not feel like a roll of the dice. I suggest: 1. The App Store should provide some way for people to rate the accessibility of an app. A 5 star system, similar to how apps are rated in general might be nice. 2. There should be some way that customers can optionally restrict the App Store to showing only accessible applications. If people would like to explore new apps, that's fine, but, if they just want to look at what is known to be accessible, they should have that option. 3. Customers should be able to receive refunds for apps that they can't use. Since the app store provides no indication of how accessible a program is, and there is usually no way to try the program first, we should be able to get a refund if we can't use our purchase. What do you all think? What can be done? I've purchased a few apps that are completely inaccessible. For example, I purchased Korg Electribe, a beat making program, for $10. Can't use it at all. Bryan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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.
A USB device is drawing too much power
Hi guys, So, I'm looking for someone here who knows a lot about hardware, specifically on the Mac-side and someone who knows a lot in particular about USB-devices. Oh, and electricity, perhaps. Here's the deal. I've got a Skype Wireless Freetalk Headset, the old model. I've been using it for a while with no issues at all. Eventually, my Mac would disable the device because it said it was drawing too much power and had to be disabled. The headset setup consist of a round-shaped small box with one button to turn off the receiver completely, and to pair it properly to the receiver and the headset. On this box there are two buttons, one extending to the plug of a USB and the other extending to a small, round plug which plugs into the right side of the headset for charging. Both of these aforementioned wires both extend away from the round box. When I get the message above in a dialog box, the headset promptly turns off because there is no signal being received from the USB port as it becomes disabled, and when touching the wire charging the headset, it becomes boiling hot. The USB wire feels fine, but all the way from the point from which the wire to the charger extends, to the plug that goes into the headset for charging, becomes incredibly hot and almost impossible to touch. My question to those knowing about this type of issue is this: Why would this happen after a year or so of using this headset just fine? Is it because the wire is broken? If that is the case, why could I use it for a couple of hours prior to this happening today, regardless of twisted the wire became? Thanks, and I'd be grateful for any advice. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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.
Re: creating audio books from text
Hello Rossy, I had tried it before but I test again now and it's not a solution. It can convert them to mp3 but the result is still one big file. There is a kind of bookmark for aca-files or acc files that saves the position where you stopped with reading but this don't work on other devices outside the mac. So, the conclusion at this moment: I am still looking for a solution. a second way of working: perhaps I can force pages or another editor to save every page of a document to a single file and then, I can modify the workflow so that every file is recorded as a mp3. Some suggestions are very welcome. best regards, William Op 6-mei-2010, om 21:50 heeft rossy het volgende geschreven: hi maybe you can try ghost reader from www.assistiveware.com even stanza makes audio files but i don't know about daisy . let us know if you find some valid solutions . rossy Il giorno 06/mag/2010, alle ore 01.34, William Windels ha scritto: Hi all, I have some troubles to create spoken text from a text so that I can listen to it on my daisy/mp3 player. I have scanned a book in rtf-format and the rtf has a size of +- 4.5 MB. I have tried the following: I was trying with open office 3.2 and the plugin dtb2daisy to make a daisy book of the text/mp3 the in both processes, ooo was crashing/hanging. I had also tried with success to generate a mp3 from the text with the workflow from www.universalaccess.it. This workflow uses itunes to generate a mp3 from the text. But, the problem is here that the mp3 is so big and the mp3player can't mark places in the mp3 so I can't read the book comfortably. What I am looking for: 1. a program for the mac to generate a daisy 2.02 structure based on a text or a corresponding singel mp3-file; or 2. a extension on the workflow that converts readable text to spoken text with itunes but it should take a new mp3 for every new page; or Other suggestions are also very welcome thanx alot for your toughest about this kind regards, William -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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.
Re: macspeech
Dear Phil, Ifyou have sl, you can press control option u and bring up the web item rotor. You navigate to archives. Than you find the podcast you are looking for. In the title of the show you should see mac speech. I hope this helps. Blessings, Ben from my iPod On May 6, 2010, at 1:47 PM, phil stephenson p...@thestephensons.org wrote: Hi Ben, have had a look at the site but struggling to find the Archive section, will take a look again later I guess. Cheers, Phil On 6 May 2010, at 18:30, Ben King wrote: Dear Phil, The podcast is on www.atmaine.com. Go to the archives section and look for May 2009. I hope this helps. Blessings, Ben King On May 5, 2010, at 11:21 PM, william lomas wrote: where is the podcast? On 6 May 2010, at 03:24, Ben King wrote: Dear Phil, I have heard that Mac Speech Dictate works extremely well with the Mac and Voiceover. If you want more information about this, you can listen to a podcast done by Steeve where he does a demo of this software. I hope this helps. Have a wonderful evening. Blessings, Ben On May 5, 2010, at 10:39 AM, phil stephenson wrote: Hi, Very interested in how you get on with this as although I use mac at home at work I have jaws with the jaysay software and DRagon which works well and I would be interested to know wehther or not I can get a similar experience with the Mac or if not if anyone knows of any plans for this to come. Cheers, Phil 5 May 2010, at 12:48, william lomas wrote: HI, I have got macspeech dictate international now and I have a few queries. Firstly how do I turn on the settings to generate the contacts in my email address book? i.e. send mail to joe blogs? I can't find the settings? I also like the way the training works. It appears in 1.5.8, when you do training it moves on to the next sentence when it has recognised the current one. Now all we need is for it to correctly with VO enabled, echo our phrases rather than just the last word of 2 of a sentence. -- 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 . --- Phil Stephenson p...@thestephensons.org 07841 714931 www.twitter.com/stepphil Skype = philstephenson -- 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 . william lomas follow me on twitter: billbow_baggins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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 . --- Phil Stephenson p...@thestephensons.org 07841 714931 www.twitter.com/stepphil Skype = philstephenson -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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.
Re: Accessible iPhone/iPad apps and refunds
Hi Bryan; I for one, agree with you whole-heartedly. I've actually been in touch with Apple about this in the past, and my contacts also felt it would be a good idea, however, as yet nothing has seemingly happened with it. I'd encourage you and anyone else interested to email accessibil...@apple.com with these concerns / suggestions. I know this sounds like a blow-off, but it really isn't! lol! I think more of us just need to be nicely and politely making these points heard, that's all, and that email addie is the best way I know, to do it. smile Anyway, I'd surely like this situation to improve as well. Thanks so much for posting!!!… SMiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On May 6, 2010, at 1:29 PM, Bryan Smart wrote: Hi. There are so many apps available. As we know, some are completely accessible, some are accessible with some workarounds, and some not at all. With free apps, this isn't a problem. You install them, check them out, and, if they aren't accessible, you can just delete them. With paid apps, though, the situation is different. There are some accessibility reviews of some apps, but only a fraction of what's available. Since hardly any of the apps offer demos, we must buy the app, and risk that the purchase will be wasted on an app that we can't even use. When the app only costs $0.99, like some iPhone apps, that isn't so bad, but iPad apps can cost $5, $10, and even more in some cases. I think that Apple should take some small steps to accommodate us. Not only is it a sorry situation when one of us purchases an app that we discover to be inaccessible, but, for some people, having a few such experiences will trim back on their willingness to push that buy button in the future. Pressing the buy button should not feel like a roll of the dice. I suggest: 1. The App Store should provide some way for people to rate the accessibility of an app. A 5 star system, similar to how apps are rated in general might be nice. 2. There should be some way that customers can optionally restrict the App Store to showing only accessible applications. If people would like to explore new apps, that's fine, but, if they just want to look at what is known to be accessible, they should have that option. 3. Customers should be able to receive refunds for apps that they can't use. Since the app store provides no indication of how accessible a program is, and there is usually no way to try the program first, we should be able to get a refund if we can't use our purchase. What do you all think? What can be done? I've purchased a few apps that are completely inaccessible. For example, I purchased Korg Electribe, a beat making program, for $10. Can't use it at all. Bryan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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.
RE: Accessible iPhone/iPad apps and refunds
Absolutely. Anyone on the list with an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, please write to complain. It isn't write for Apple to not give us info about an app's accessibility, give us no way to evaluate that accessibility for ourselves, force us to buy the app in order to find out, and then deny us a refund if it isn't accessible. We should either be given a way to know how accessible an app is in advance, or be given the option of a refund if we find that an app isn't accessible after purchasing it. Bryan -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cara Quinn Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 6:29 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Accessible iPhone/iPad apps and refunds Hi Bryan; I for one, agree with you whole-heartedly. I've actually been in touch with Apple about this in the past, and my contacts also felt it would be a good idea, however, as yet nothing has seemingly happened with it. I'd encourage you and anyone else interested to email accessibil...@apple.com with these concerns / suggestions. I know this sounds like a blow-off, but it really isn't! lol! I think more of us just need to be nicely and politely making these points heard, that's all, and that email addie is the best way I know, to do it. smile Anyway, I'd surely like this situation to improve as well. Thanks so much for posting!!!... SMiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On May 6, 2010, at 1:29 PM, Bryan Smart wrote: Hi. There are so many apps available. As we know, some are completely accessible, some are accessible with some workarounds, and some not at all. With free apps, this isn't a problem. You install them, check them out, and, if they aren't accessible, you can just delete them. With paid apps, though, the situation is different. There are some accessibility reviews of some apps, but only a fraction of what's available. Since hardly any of the apps offer demos, we must buy the app, and risk that the purchase will be wasted on an app that we can't even use. When the app only costs $0.99, like some iPhone apps, that isn't so bad, but iPad apps can cost $5, $10, and even more in some cases. I think that Apple should take some small steps to accommodate us. Not only is it a sorry situation when one of us purchases an app that we discover to be inaccessible, but, for some people, having a few such experiences will trim back on their willingness to push that buy button in the future. Pressing the buy button should not feel like a roll of the dice. I suggest: 1. The App Store should provide some way for people to rate the accessibility of an app. A 5 star system, similar to how apps are rated in general might be nice. 2. There should be some way that customers can optionally restrict the App Store to showing only accessible applications. If people would like to explore new apps, that's fine, but, if they just want to look at what is known to be accessible, they should have that option. 3. Customers should be able to receive refunds for apps that they can't use. Since the app store provides no indication of how accessible a program is, and there is usually no way to try the program first, we should be able to get a refund if we can't use our purchase. What do you all think? What can be done? I've purchased a few apps that are completely inaccessible. For example, I purchased Korg Electribe, a beat making program, for $10. Can't use it at all. Bryan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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.
RE: Mack Mini and Monitor?
If there was an FAQ for this list, the frustrating and repetitious subject of Minis and monitors would probably be at the top. I know that there is no reason to assume that newbies should know this, so there is no reason to blast them, but it gets so old covering this over and over again. We literally seem to have a thread about it 2 or 3 times a week. No, the Mini and VoiceOver won't work right without a monitor. Yes, that's why Safari and other apps always say that they're busy, busy, busy, busy. No, there is no adaptor that you can plug in to it that will fake a monitor being attached. No, the Mini isn't supposed to be a portable computer. No, Apple isn't going to do anything to fix this in the future, as far as we know. Don't feel bad, Courtney. Lots of other people assume, like you, that this will work. It doesn't. No way that you could know without asking in advance. Hope that this helps and saves time. Maybe this is reason #1 to start an FAQ for this list? Bryan -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Romack Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 4:46 PM To: MacVisionaries Subject: Re: Mack Mini and Monitor? A couple points to note here: Ben - Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Rude, much? Consider that new members join this list every day, and they aren't privi to previous threads, unless they have no social life and sit and read every message dated back to the conception of this list. Apple picked a name for this product line that draws the to the assumption that the computer is mini enough to be portable. Consider that not everyone is as informed as you. Okay? For the sake of this thread, and the notion that Ben may explode in a fiery ball of rage with what I am about to propose - what if an adapter was plugged into the display port of the Mini, but no display was actually attached? Could one purchase some sort of VGA-to-RCA adapter (if one such adapter exists), and plug it into something portable that receives RCA-in? Just a thought from an ignorant Apple- head. romack www.justinromack.com twitter.com/justinromack On May 6, 8:00 am, Neil James nei...@gmail.com wrote: Ben, if you had read the post more carefully, perhaps you wouldn't have been so quick to fly off the handle? The question was if there exists a portable monitor not how portable the mini is. To answer the original question though, the smallest monitor I have come across, was a screen size of 12 inches, so while doable, it isn't exactly a portable monitor. Neil - Original Message - From: Ben Mustill-Rose bmustillr...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 11:45 AM Subject: Re: Mack Mini and Monitor? Not portable in the sense that you could carry it to work. How many times do we have to say to people that a mini is not portable? On 05/05/2010, Courtney Curran moopiecur...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Since a new Mack mini apparently must have a monitor, are there any portable monitors like USB monitors or something. I take my Mack mini to work a lot. I'm not using any monitor now, Safari seems busy a lot, but is still very functional. Thanks, Courtney -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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. __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5090 (20100506) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5090 (20100506) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com
Re: Mack Mini and Monitor?
My thought exactly. I may not have worded it exactly correctly, but my job of demonstrating tech to people requires me to take it with me a lot. But, you had a good idea about that adaptor, that's the sort of thing I was thinking about. I'll do some online research and see what I can find. Courtney On 06/05/2010, at 4:46 in the Afternoon, Romack wrote: A couple points to note here: Ben - Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Rude, much? Consider that new members join this list every day, and they aren't privi to previous threads, unless they have no social life and sit and read every message dated back to the conception of this list. Apple picked a name for this product line that draws the to the assumption that the computer is mini enough to be portable. Consider that not everyone is as informed as you. Okay? For the sake of this thread, and the notion that Ben may explode in a fiery ball of rage with what I am about to propose - what if an adapter was plugged into the display port of the Mini, but no display was actually attached? Could one purchase some sort of VGA-to-RCA adapter (if one such adapter exists), and plug it into something portable that receives RCA-in? Just a thought from an ignorant Apple- head. romack www.justinromack.com twitter.com/justinromack On May 6, 8:00 am, Neil James nei...@gmail.com wrote: Ben, if you had read the post more carefully, perhaps you wouldn't have been so quick to fly off the handle? The question was if there exists a portable monitor not how portable the mini is. To answer the original question though, the smallest monitor I have come across, was a screen size of 12 inches, so while doable, it isn't exactly a portable monitor. Neil - Original Message - From: Ben Mustill-Rose bmustillr...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 11:45 AM Subject: Re: Mack Mini and Monitor? Not portable in the sense that you could carry it to work. How many times do we have to say to people that a mini is not portable? On 05/05/2010, Courtney Curran moopiecur...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Since a new Mack mini apparently must have a monitor, are there any portable monitors like USB monitors or something. I take my Mack mini to work a lot. I'm not using any monitor now, Safari seems busy a lot, but is still very functional. Thanks, Courtney -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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. __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5090 (20100506) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5090 (20100506) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://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 macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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.
Re: A USB device is drawing too much power
I had the same issue for a long time. If your headset is old, it's likely the drivers are not working well with your system. Simple solution, get a new headset. On 6 May 2010, at 22:37, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: Hi guys, So, I'm looking for someone here who knows a lot about hardware, specifically on the Mac-side and someone who knows a lot in particular about USB-devices. Oh, and electricity, perhaps. Here's the deal. I've got a Skype Wireless Freetalk Headset, the old model. I've been using it for a while with no issues at all. Eventually, my Mac would disable the device because it said it was drawing too much power and had to be disabled. The headset setup consist of a round-shaped small box with one button to turn off the receiver completely, and to pair it properly to the receiver and the headset. On this box there are two buttons, one extending to the plug of a USB and the other extending to a small, round plug which plugs into the right side of the headset for charging. Both of these aforementioned wires both extend away from the round box. When I get the message above in a dialog box, the headset promptly turns off because there is no signal being received from the USB port as it becomes disabled, and when touching the wire charging the headset, it becomes boiling hot. The USB wire feels fine, but all the way from the point from which the wire to the charger extends, to the plug that goes into the headset for charging, becomes incredibly hot and almost impossible to touch. My question to those knowing about this type of issue is this: Why would this happen after a year or so of using this headset just fine? Is it because the wire is broken? If that is the case, why could I use it for a couple of hours prior to this happening today, regardless of twisted the wire became? Thanks, and I'd be grateful for any advice. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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.
Amadeus Pro and merging files?
Hi, I was wondering if there is a way to merge or join files with Amadeus Pro? If so how? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Courtney -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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.
Re: creating audio books from text
He all, I was plaing with audacity in combination with the daisy pipeline project. The daisy pipeline should have a plugin for audacity to convert it to a daisybook but, the setup and the corresponding settings are not easy to setup. If someone else has experiences with this, it would be nice if you want to share this. best regards, William Op 6-mei-2010, om 21:50 heeft rossy het volgende geschreven: hi maybe you can try ghost reader from www.assistiveware.com even stanza makes audio files but i don't know about daisy . let us know if you find some valid solutions . rossy Il giorno 06/mag/2010, alle ore 01.34, William Windels ha scritto: Hi all, I have some troubles to create spoken text from a text so that I can listen to it on my daisy/mp3 player. I have scanned a book in rtf-format and the rtf has a size of +- 4.5 MB. I have tried the following: I was trying with open office 3.2 and the plugin dtb2daisy to make a daisy book of the text/mp3 the in both processes, ooo was crashing/hanging. I had also tried with success to generate a mp3 from the text with the workflow from www.universalaccess.it. This workflow uses itunes to generate a mp3 from the text. But, the problem is here that the mp3 is so big and the mp3player can't mark places in the mp3 so I can't read the book comfortably. What I am looking for: 1. a program for the mac to generate a daisy 2.02 structure based on a text or a corresponding singel mp3-file; or 2. a extension on the workflow that converts readable text to spoken text with itunes but it should take a new mp3 for every new page; or Other suggestions are also very welcome thanx alot for your toughest about this kind regards, William -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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.
Re: Accessible iPhone/iPad apps and refunds
To be fair here, I'm not trying to help rouse the troops as it were. I completely agree with you, but I'd really encourage people to simply voice these concerns in a polite and amicable way, rather than complaining. I say this, as (no offense to anyone in particular) in my opinion, the blind community just tends to over-react, and get ridiculously up-in-arms over everything much of the time, and rather than making this out to be a situation where Apple is somehow the bad guys, forcing us to pay for apps, or binding and preventing us from having a say as to an app's accessibility, I'd simply propose that this is merely a case of the majority of the market being sighted, and not enough of us voicing these concerns on a regular basis. So rather than a bunch of us flagrantly flying off the handle to the people at accessibil...@apple.com, I'd personally just rather see people carrying on an adult dialogue which can be constructive. Quite simply, the more of us that say something, the more of us that will be heard. Do we want to be heard as over-emotional unstable complainers, or as rational friendly adults trying to bring about positive changes?… I know you know what I mean, so I won't dwell on semantics. Thanks all for reading, and again, let's make our voices heard in the best way possible, K?… Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On May 6, 2010, at 3:39 PM, Bryan Smart wrote: Absolutely. Anyone on the list with an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, please write to complain. It isn't write for Apple to not give us info about an app's accessibility, give us no way to evaluate that accessibility for ourselves, force us to buy the app in order to find out, and then deny us a refund if it isn't accessible. We should either be given a way to know how accessible an app is in advance, or be given the option of a refund if we find that an app isn't accessible after purchasing it. Bryan -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cara Quinn Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 6:29 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Accessible iPhone/iPad apps and refunds Hi Bryan; I for one, agree with you whole-heartedly. I've actually been in touch with Apple about this in the past, and my contacts also felt it would be a good idea, however, as yet nothing has seemingly happened with it. I'd encourage you and anyone else interested to email accessibil...@apple.com with these concerns / suggestions. I know this sounds like a blow-off, but it really isn't! lol! I think more of us just need to be nicely and politely making these points heard, that's all, and that email addie is the best way I know, to do it. smile Anyway, I'd surely like this situation to improve as well. Thanks so much for posting!!!... SMiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On May 6, 2010, at 1:29 PM, Bryan Smart wrote: Hi. There are so many apps available. As we know, some are completely accessible, some are accessible with some workarounds, and some not at all. With free apps, this isn't a problem. You install them, check them out, and, if they aren't accessible, you can just delete them. With paid apps, though, the situation is different. There are some accessibility reviews of some apps, but only a fraction of what's available. Since hardly any of the apps offer demos, we must buy the app, and risk that the purchase will be wasted on an app that we can't even use. When the app only costs $0.99, like some iPhone apps, that isn't so bad, but iPad apps can cost $5, $10, and even more in some cases. I think that Apple should take some small steps to accommodate us. Not only is it a sorry situation when one of us purchases an app that we discover to be inaccessible, but, for some people, having a few such experiences will trim back on their willingness to push that buy button in the future. Pressing the buy button should not feel like a roll of the dice. I suggest: 1. The App Store should provide some way for people to rate the accessibility of an app. A 5 star system, similar to how apps are rated in general might be nice. 2. There should be some way that customers can optionally restrict the App Store to showing only accessible applications. If people would like to explore new apps, that's fine, but, if they just want to look at what is known to be accessible, they should have that option. 3. Customers should be able to receive refunds for apps that they can't use. Since the app store provides no indication of how accessible a program is, and there is usually no way to try the program first, we should be able to get a refund if we can't use our purchase. What do you all think? What can be
Re: A USB device is drawing too much power
the headset getting hot worries me. I don't kpw anything about electricioty or drivers but have you contacted the company to see if they an give you advice? On May 6, 2010, at 4:06 PM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: Hi, I'd like to think that was the issue, if I haven't used SNow Leopard with it just fine as well. The thing that makes it look odd as well is that I can use it for some time when I haven't used it in a while. DOing all kinds of stuff with the wire would usually show where the broken part is, but nothing happens. It might be the driver, but I wonder how they got outdated. I'm almost tempted to go back to OS X 10.6.0 to see if that might be the case, as it is a preinstalled driver. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On May 7, 2010, at 1:00 AM, marie Howarth wrote: I had the same issue for a long time. If your headset is old, it's likely the drivers are not working well with your system. Simple solution, get a new headset. On 6 May 2010, at 22:37, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: Hi guys, So, I'm looking for someone here who knows a lot about hardware, specifically on the Mac-side and someone who knows a lot in particular about USB-devices. Oh, and electricity, perhaps. Here's the deal. I've got a Skype Wireless Freetalk Headset, the old model. I've been using it for a while with no issues at all. Eventually, my Mac would disable the device because it said it was drawing too much power and had to be disabled. The headset setup consist of a round-shaped small box with one button to turn off the receiver completely, and to pair it properly to the receiver and the headset. On this box there are two buttons, one extending to the plug of a USB and the other extending to a small, round plug which plugs into the right side of the headset for charging. Both of these aforementioned wires both extend away from the round box. When I get the message above in a dialog box, the headset promptly turns off because there is no signal being received from the USB port as it becomes disabled, and when touching the wire charging the headset, it becomes boiling hot. The USB wire feels fine, but all the way from the point from which the wire to the charger extends, to the plug that goes into the headset for charging, becomes incredibly hot and almost impossible to touch. My question to those knowing about this type of issue is this: Why would this happen after a year or so of using this headset just fine? Is it because the wire is broken? If that is the case, why could I use it for a couple of hours prior to this happening today, regardless of twisted the wire became? Thanks, and I'd be grateful for any advice. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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.
Re: Rewind and forward on Blind Cool Tech Pod casts
Oh yeah. Ok. if I remember correctly the button to the left of the time area is pause and the next one to the left is fast forward if I remebjejr correctly. the next one to the left if i remember correct should be rewind but it has been a while since I've done this. Tak ecare. On May 6, 2010, at 1:41 PM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: Hi Linda, What you are probably referring to is the playback wen clicking an MP3 link or other audio link. That's not iTunes that opens up. You can have it open with iTunes, however that is never the default. There might be some way to fast forward and rewind here, I'm sure there is. But the way Webkit and Safari handle it are two different ways. Personally, I like the way Webkit handles it better. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On May 6, 2010, at 10:26 PM, Linda Adams wrote: This will probably astound most of you on this list but I am not familiar with I-Tunes yet. I've had no luck locating the I-tunes menu bar Sarah mentioned so I'm still at square 1, trying to rewind and fast forward on podcasts. Option-command right/left arrow didn't work. When I pause the podcast and use VO left arrow past the pause button there is another button but it doesn't say what it does. and selecting it didn't do the job either. Your help is appreciated, Linda -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sarah Alawami Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 9:49 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Rewind and forward on Blind Cool Tech Pod casts Hello. I believe the command is command option left and right arrow to rewind and fast forward. I'm just about dead to the world at the moment so if tha'ts wrong someone correct me. Oh look under controls under the itunes menu bar. Take care. On May 6, 2010, at 6:43 AM, Linda Adams wrote: Hi, After reading a couple of messages about checking out the Mac Demo on Blind Cool Tech, I took a look at it. I was pleased to see that I could use VO and the arrow keys to seehow much time had elapsed, how much time remained and I could pause and unpause the pod cast. I couldn't find out how to rewind the pod cast if I missed something he said or fast forward to catch up where I left off. Help would be appreciated. TIA, Linda -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2855 - Release Date: 05/06/10 06:26:00 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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.
making dvd player in the newest incarnation of the mackbook pro region free
hi all i was wondering does anyone have any advice on how to make my dvd player region free? i have both dvds from the UK and US and at the moment i can't watch say for example dvds from the UK because my drive region has to be changed but i can only do this a number of times i would be vary greatful if anyone has any advice thanks Liam -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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.
Charging devices from Computer USB ports Additional comments on iPhone and iPad charging [was Re: A USB device is drawing too much power]
Hi Nic, I'll cc this to the viphone list, since the last part of this post is about USB power usage and charging for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. I'm not sure I qualify with respect to knowing a lot about hardware, USB devices, and electricity, but I'll try to answer your question, although I've never had OS X shut a device down with a message that it was drawing too much power. However, I did just make a recent trip where I had to troubleshoot one of the USB ports of a MacBook. Devices that were plugged into that port didn't work properly: printer cables wouldn't relay signals to the attached peripheral, iPods would not be recognized by iTunes, and a plugged in mouse was evidently powered (lit up), but not enough to register clicks on the machine. All these devices worked correctly when plugged into the other USB port. Power cycling with restart and repairing permissions didn't help. (I only tried the permissions repair because the Software Update had just been run to install a security update before the problem behavior.) What did work was resetting the PRAM, which apparently restored the USB port to its full power. If the source of your problem is not the aging of your headphones but the USB current support from your computer, this fix might help. I'll give you the instructions I received from Apple's Tech Support, since they're slightly different from what is in the Knowledge Base article. 1. Power down the computer and remove the battery from the MacBook. (On my model you need to get a thick coin, like a U.S. nickel, to insert in the slot of the lock for the battery, and give it a quarter turn clockwise to rotate it into the unlock position so the side of the battery near the lock will pop up, and so that the battery can be removed.) 2. With the battery removed, hold down the power button for at least 12 seconds. 3. Replace the battery. (On my model, you insert the side near the left edge of the laptop so that it engages, and then swing the other end so that it slots into the lock position. Then you use the coin to turn the slotted lock a quarter turn counter-clockwise to lock again.) 4. Hold down the Command, Option, P, and R keys while you power on your laptop. I press down the Command, Option, and R keys with my left hand (little finger on the Option key, ring finger on the Command key, and either middle or index finger on the R key). I press the thumb of my right hand on the P key and push down on the power button with the middle finger of my right hand. 5. You need to keep the Command, Option, P, and R keys pressed for at least 3 start-up chimes before releasing them in order to reset the PRAM. 6. Log in as usual and check your USB port connections. This fixed all the problems with the USB ports. I think, because the mouse was being powered, but not enough to register clicks with the system, that full power wasn't going to one of the USB ports. I'll point you to the Apple Knowledge Base article on Apple Computers: Powering a peripheral through USB: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4049 Computer USB 2 ports are supposed to be rated for 500 mAH. That's less than the 1000 mAH you'll get from an AC outlet (in the U.S.) with a USB charger for the iPhone or iPod Touch, which is why charging your device on the computer's USB port is slower, and which is also why the earlier iPods and iPhones could charge from FireWire connectors that didn't have the same limitation. Apple shifted the standard connector for its iPods and iPhones to USB2 because most Windows computers didn't have FireWire (a.k.a. IEEE 1394) ports. This is the source of some of the battery charging error messages that are seen with some iPhone cases -- all devices are now supposed to use chargers that adhere to the more limited current capacities for the USB2 standard. This is also the reason why some 3rd party batteries will take a long time to charge an iPhone if they only supply 500 mAH of current. I suspect that this is also why some cases, like the Mophie JuicePack Air, require you to discharge the secondary battery before draining the main iPhone battery for maximum charging use, since most batteries do not maintain power regulation as they discharge and may go out of the regulation specs. (This is of interest to me as an iPod Touch owner, since Mophie just came out with a JuicePack Air for the iPod Touch -- however, it appears to disable the internal speaker whether or not the earbuds are plugged in when the iPod is in the case, and also appears to disable use of the volume, start/stop, and voice control functions of the headset earbuds that com with the iPod Touch 3GS if they are used while the device is in the Mophie JuicePack Air case. This is based on user comments for this product at the Apple Online Store.) Incidentally, the 10 W Power Adapter for the iPad will
Re: Charging devices from Computer USB ports Additional comments on iPhone and iPad charging [was Re: A USB device is drawing too much power]
Hi Esther, Thank you. I'll try this. Resetting the PRAM has been tried before, but I'm supposing holding down the power button when battery is removed is some sort of cycle? I'll add it to resetting the PRAM again and let you know how it works out. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On May 7, 2010, at 2:18 AM, Esther wrote: Hi Nic, I'll cc this to the viphone list, since the last part of this post is about USB power usage and charging for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. I'm not sure I qualify with respect to knowing a lot about hardware, USB devices, and electricity, but I'll try to answer your question, although I've never had OS X shut a device down with a message that it was drawing too much power. However, I did just make a recent trip where I had to troubleshoot one of the USB ports of a MacBook. Devices that were plugged into that port didn't work properly: printer cables wouldn't relay signals to the attached peripheral, iPods would not be recognized by iTunes, and a plugged in mouse was evidently powered (lit up), but not enough to register clicks on the machine. All these devices worked correctly when plugged into the other USB port. Power cycling with restart and repairing permissions didn't help. (I only tried the permissions repair because the Software Update had just been run to install a security update before the problem behavior.) What did work was resetting the PRAM, which apparently restored the USB port to its full power. If the source of your problem is not the aging of your headphones but the USB current support from your computer, this fix might help. I'll give you the instructions I received from Apple's Tech Support, since they're slightly different from what is in the Knowledge Base article. 1. Power down the computer and remove the battery from the MacBook. (On my model you need to get a thick coin, like a U.S. nickel, to insert in the slot of the lock for the battery, and give it a quarter turn clockwise to rotate it into the unlock position so the side of the battery near the lock will pop up, and so that the battery can be removed.) 2. With the battery removed, hold down the power button for at least 12 seconds. 3. Replace the battery. (On my model, you insert the side near the left edge of the laptop so that it engages, and then swing the other end so that it slots into the lock position. Then you use the coin to turn the slotted lock a quarter turn counter-clockwise to lock again.) 4. Hold down the Command, Option, P, and R keys while you power on your laptop. I press down the Command, Option, and R keys with my left hand (little finger on the Option key, ring finger on the Command key, and either middle or index finger on the R key). I press the thumb of my right hand on the P key and push down on the power button with the middle finger of my right hand. 5. You need to keep the Command, Option, P, and R keys pressed for at least 3 start-up chimes before releasing them in order to reset the PRAM. 6. Log in as usual and check your USB port connections. This fixed all the problems with the USB ports. I think, because the mouse was being powered, but not enough to register clicks with the system, that full power wasn't going to one of the USB ports. I'll point you to the Apple Knowledge Base article on Apple Computers: Powering a peripheral through USB: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4049 Computer USB 2 ports are supposed to be rated for 500 mAH. That's less than the 1000 mAH you'll get from an AC outlet (in the U.S.) with a USB charger for the iPhone or iPod Touch, which is why charging your device on the computer's USB port is slower, and which is also why the earlier iPods and iPhones could charge from FireWire connectors that didn't have the same limitation. Apple shifted the standard connector for its iPods and iPhones to USB2 because most Windows computers didn't have FireWire (a.k.a. IEEE 1394) ports. This is the source of some of the battery charging error messages that are seen with some iPhone cases -- all devices are now supposed to use chargers that adhere to the more limited current capacities for the USB2 standard. This is also the reason why some 3rd party batteries will take a long time to charge an iPhone if they only supply 500 mAH of current. I suspect that this is also why some cases, like the Mophie JuicePack Air, require you to discharge the secondary battery before draining the main iPhone battery for maximum charging use, since most batteries do not maintain power regulation as they discharge and may go out of the regulation specs. (This is of interest to me as an iPod Touch owner, since Mophie just came out with a JuicePack Air for the iPod Touch -- however, it appears to disable
Re: Charging devices from Computer USB ports Additional comments on iPhone and iPad charging [was Re: A USB device is drawing too much power]
Hi Nic, I've never used resetting the PRAM to fix a USB port issue before on a Mac -- only used it for audio sound repairs. However, the part about removing a battery and holding down the power button with the battery out (to discharge the capacitor) is something I've had to do before with an IBM ThinkPad laptop to reset electronic components. So that may work in your case, too. HTH Cheers, Esther Nicolai Svendsen wrote: Hi Esther, Thank you. I'll try this. Resetting the PRAM has been tried before, but I'm supposing holding down the power button when battery is removed is some sort of cycle? I'll add it to resetting the PRAM again and let you know how it works out. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On May 7, 2010, at 2:18 AM, Esther wrote: Hi Nic, I'll cc this to the viphone list, since the last part of this post is about USB power usage and charging for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. I'm not sure I qualify with respect to knowing a lot about hardware, USB devices, and electricity, but I'll try to answer your question, although I've never had OS X shut a device down with a message that it was drawing too much power. However, I did just make a recent trip where I had to troubleshoot one of the USB ports of a MacBook. Devices that were plugged into that port didn't work properly: printer cables wouldn't relay signals to the attached peripheral, iPods would not be recognized by iTunes, and a plugged in mouse was evidently powered (lit up), but not enough to register clicks on the machine. All these devices worked correctly when plugged into the other USB port. Power cycling with restart and repairing permissions didn't help. (I only tried the permissions repair because the Software Update had just been run to install a security update before the problem behavior.) What did work was resetting the PRAM, which apparently restored the USB port to its full power. If the source of your problem is not the aging of your headphones but the USB current support from your computer, this fix might help. I'll give you the instructions I received from Apple's Tech Support, since they're slightly different from what is in the Knowledge Base article. 1. Power down the computer and remove the battery from the MacBook. (On my model you need to get a thick coin, like a U.S. nickel, to insert in the slot of the lock for the battery, and give it a quarter turn clockwise to rotate it into the unlock position so the side of the battery near the lock will pop up, and so that the battery can be removed.) 2. With the battery removed, hold down the power button for at least 12 seconds. 3. Replace the battery. (On my model, you insert the side near the left edge of the laptop so that it engages, and then swing the other end so that it slots into the lock position. Then you use the coin to turn the slotted lock a quarter turn counter-clockwise to lock again.) 4. Hold down the Command, Option, P, and R keys while you power on your laptop. I press down the Command, Option, and R keys with my left hand (little finger on the Option key, ring finger on the Command key, and either middle or index finger on the R key). I press the thumb of my right hand on the P key and push down on the power button with the middle finger of my right hand. 5. You need to keep the Command, Option, P, and R keys pressed for at least 3 start-up chimes before releasing them in order to reset the PRAM. 6. Log in as usual and check your USB port connections. This fixed all the problems with the USB ports. I think, because the mouse was being powered, but not enough to register clicks with the system, that full power wasn't going to one of the USB ports. I'll point you to the Apple Knowledge Base article on Apple Computers: Powering a peripheral through USB: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4049 Computer USB 2 ports are supposed to be rated for 500 mAH. That's less than the 1000 mAH you'll get from an AC outlet (in the U.S.) with a USB charger for the iPhone or iPod Touch, which is why charging your device on the computer's USB port is slower, and which is also why the earlier iPods and iPhones could charge from FireWire connectors that didn't have the same limitation. Apple shifted the standard connector for its iPods and iPhones to USB2 because most Windows computers didn't have FireWire (a.k.a. IEEE 1394) ports. This is the source of some of the battery charging error messages that are seen with some iPhone cases -- all devices are now supposed to use chargers that adhere to the more limited current capacities for the USB2 standard. This is also the reason why some 3rd party batteries will take a long time to charge an iPhone if they only supply 500 mAH of current. I suspect
RE: making dvd player in the newest incarnation of the mackbook pro region free
Sorry, but that isn't possible, by design. You're supposed to be locked to one region. That's so, for example, that Japanese publishers can overcharge people in the U. S. for imported DVDs, and so that Hollywood can make Europeans wait months after a U. S. release before they can buy a playable movie. That's the whole point of region control, so they can control what each region can see, when they can see it, and how much they'll pay to see it. If you're not happy about that situation, may I suggest UTorrent? Hey, it isn't copyright infringement if you already own it. Bryan -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of DJ Nezumi Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 8:16 PM To: MacVisionaries Subject: making dvd player in the newest incarnation of the mackbook pro region free hi all i was wondering does anyone have any advice on how to make my dvd player region free? i have both dvds from the UK and US and at the moment i can't watch say for example dvds from the UK because my drive region has to be changed but i can only do this a number of times i would be vary greatful if anyone has any advice thanks Liam -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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.
Re: Accessible iPhone/iPad apps and refunds
I just wanted to second what Cara says here and agree. This is also a problem I have with some, not all, in the blindness community, and Cara's thoughts are right on track! :) Olivia On May 6, 2010, at 7:41 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: To be fair here, I'm not trying to help rouse the troops as it were. I completely agree with you, but I'd really encourage people to simply voice these concerns in a polite and amicable way, rather than complaining. I say this, as (no offense to anyone in particular) in my opinion, the blind community just tends to over-react, and get ridiculously up-in-arms over everything much of the time, and rather than making this out to be a situation where Apple is somehow the bad guys, forcing us to pay for apps, or binding and preventing us from having a say as to an app's accessibility, I'd simply propose that this is merely a case of the majority of the market being sighted, and not enough of us voicing these concerns on a regular basis. So rather than a bunch of us flagrantly flying off the handle to the people at accessibil...@apple.com, I'd personally just rather see people carrying on an adult dialogue which can be constructive. Quite simply, the more of us that say something, the more of us that will be heard. Do we want to be heard as over-emotional unstable complainers, or as rational friendly adults trying to bring about positive changes?… I know you know what I mean, so I won't dwell on semantics. Thanks all for reading, and again, let's make our voices heard in the best way possible, K?… Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On May 6, 2010, at 3:39 PM, Bryan Smart wrote: Absolutely. Anyone on the list with an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, please write to complain. It isn't write for Apple to not give us info about an app's accessibility, give us no way to evaluate that accessibility for ourselves, force us to buy the app in order to find out, and then deny us a refund if it isn't accessible. We should either be given a way to know how accessible an app is in advance, or be given the option of a refund if we find that an app isn't accessible after purchasing it. Bryan -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cara Quinn Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 6:29 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Accessible iPhone/iPad apps and refunds Hi Bryan; I for one, agree with you whole-heartedly. I've actually been in touch with Apple about this in the past, and my contacts also felt it would be a good idea, however, as yet nothing has seemingly happened with it. I'd encourage you and anyone else interested to email accessibil...@apple.com with these concerns / suggestions. I know this sounds like a blow-off, but it really isn't! lol! I think more of us just need to be nicely and politely making these points heard, that's all, and that email addie is the best way I know, to do it. smile Anyway, I'd surely like this situation to improve as well. Thanks so much for posting!!!... SMiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On May 6, 2010, at 1:29 PM, Bryan Smart wrote: Hi. There are so many apps available. As we know, some are completely accessible, some are accessible with some workarounds, and some not at all. With free apps, this isn't a problem. You install them, check them out, and, if they aren't accessible, you can just delete them. With paid apps, though, the situation is different. There are some accessibility reviews of some apps, but only a fraction of what's available. Since hardly any of the apps offer demos, we must buy the app, and risk that the purchase will be wasted on an app that we can't even use. When the app only costs $0.99, like some iPhone apps, that isn't so bad, but iPad apps can cost $5, $10, and even more in some cases. I think that Apple should take some small steps to accommodate us. Not only is it a sorry situation when one of us purchases an app that we discover to be inaccessible, but, for some people, having a few such experiences will trim back on their willingness to push that buy button in the future. Pressing the buy button should not feel like a roll of the dice. I suggest: 1. The App Store should provide some way for people to rate the accessibility of an app. A 5 star system, similar to how apps are rated in general might be nice. 2. There should be some way that customers can optionally restrict the App Store to showing only accessible applications. If people would like to explore new apps, that's fine, but, if they just want to look at what is known to be
Re: Amadeus Pro and merging files?
Hi, it looks like it's working, but where does the one joined file save once it's done? Thanks, Courtney On 06/05/2010, at 9:54 in the Afternoon, eric wrote: Hi Courtney, If you have two files you want to join in Amadeus Pro you should be able to go to the Sound menu and then go to the join sub menu. I think it pretty much walks you through it from there. I have not done this in some time but remember being surprised that it was fairly easy. try opening the first file then go to join and select the next file. I think it will add right in at the end. You might want to put your insertion point and play head at the end just to be sure. Hope this helps. Eric Caron Courtney Curran wrote: Hi, I was wondering if there is a way to merge or join files with Amadeus Pro? If so how? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Courtney -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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.
Re: Accessible iPhone/iPad apps and refunds
I see a problem with this philosophy. Different people view accessibility in different ways. For instance, some people would not consider the workout application posted to this list accessible because of a few unlabeled buttons. Others would be fine with it. Similarly, I have a few games on the IPod, where the introductory screens work with voiceover, and then you turn it off to play the actual game. Action bowling comes to mind. What is apple to do? How should they define accessibility? Do they give all who complain refunds, even though some complaints are more genuine and reasonable than others? Do they say that, if a certain number of buttons aren't labeled, the app is inaccessible? Do they say that, if you cannot play a game with voiceover on, then all blind people should get their money back? I know that it sucks to pay for apps which are unusable by and large. But this accessibility criteria for refunds on apps is going to cause a lot of problems. And, more importantly, I worry that if we have people constantly holding apple to different standards of accessibility, it might sideline any further efforts they put into improving the platform for blind users. Let's not shoot ourselves in the foot here. John On May 6, 2010, at 6:39 PM, Bryan Smart wrote: Absolutely. Anyone on the list with an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, please write to complain. It isn't write for Apple to not give us info about an app's accessibility, give us no way to evaluate that accessibility for ourselves, force us to buy the app in order to find out, and then deny us a refund if it isn't accessible. We should either be given a way to know how accessible an app is in advance, or be given the option of a refund if we find that an app isn't accessible after purchasing it. Bryan -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cara Quinn Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 6:29 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Accessible iPhone/iPad apps and refunds Hi Bryan; I for one, agree with you whole-heartedly. I've actually been in touch with Apple about this in the past, and my contacts also felt it would be a good idea, however, as yet nothing has seemingly happened with it. I'd encourage you and anyone else interested to email accessibil...@apple.com with these concerns / suggestions. I know this sounds like a blow-off, but it really isn't! lol! I think more of us just need to be nicely and politely making these points heard, that's all, and that email addie is the best way I know, to do it. smile Anyway, I'd surely like this situation to improve as well. Thanks so much for posting!!!... SMiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On May 6, 2010, at 1:29 PM, Bryan Smart wrote: Hi. There are so many apps available. As we know, some are completely accessible, some are accessible with some workarounds, and some not at all. With free apps, this isn't a problem. You install them, check them out, and, if they aren't accessible, you can just delete them. With paid apps, though, the situation is different. There are some accessibility reviews of some apps, but only a fraction of what's available. Since hardly any of the apps offer demos, we must buy the app, and risk that the purchase will be wasted on an app that we can't even use. When the app only costs $0.99, like some iPhone apps, that isn't so bad, but iPad apps can cost $5, $10, and even more in some cases. I think that Apple should take some small steps to accommodate us. Not only is it a sorry situation when one of us purchases an app that we discover to be inaccessible, but, for some people, having a few such experiences will trim back on their willingness to push that buy button in the future. Pressing the buy button should not feel like a roll of the dice. I suggest: 1. The App Store should provide some way for people to rate the accessibility of an app. A 5 star system, similar to how apps are rated in general might be nice. 2. There should be some way that customers can optionally restrict the App Store to showing only accessible applications. If people would like to explore new apps, that's fine, but, if they just want to look at what is known to be accessible, they should have that option. 3. Customers should be able to receive refunds for apps that they can't use. Since the app store provides no indication of how accessible a program is, and there is usually no way to try the program first, we should be able to get a refund if we can't use our purchase. What do you all think? What can be done? I've purchased a few apps that are completely inaccessible. For example, I purchased Korg Electribe, a beat making program, for $10. Can't
Re: Accessible iPhone/iPad apps and refunds
Also, I wonder who's responsibility it is to intigrate access into apps? Is it Apple's? The developers? John also makes great observations about defining accessibility and what apple should do regarding this! Olivia On May 6, 2010, at 11:06 PM, John J Herzog wrote: I see a problem with this philosophy. Different people view accessibility in different ways. For instance, some people would not consider the workout application posted to this list accessible because of a few unlabeled buttons. Others would be fine with it. Similarly, I have a few games on the IPod, where the introductory screens work with voiceover, and then you turn it off to play the actual game. Action bowling comes to mind. What is apple to do? How should they define accessibility? Do they give all who complain refunds, even though some complaints are more genuine and reasonable than others? Do they say that, if a certain number of buttons aren't labeled, the app is inaccessible? Do they say that, if you cannot play a game with voiceover on, then all blind people should get their money back? I know that it sucks to pay for apps which are unusable by and large. But this accessibility criteria for refunds on apps is going to cause a lot of problems. And, more importantly, I worry that if we have people constantly holding apple to different standards of accessibility, it might sideline any further efforts they put into improving the platform for blind users. Let's not shoot ourselves in the foot here. John On May 6, 2010, at 6:39 PM, Bryan Smart wrote: Absolutely. Anyone on the list with an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, please write to complain. It isn't write for Apple to not give us info about an app's accessibility, give us no way to evaluate that accessibility for ourselves, force us to buy the app in order to find out, and then deny us a refund if it isn't accessible. We should either be given a way to know how accessible an app is in advance, or be given the option of a refund if we find that an app isn't accessible after purchasing it. Bryan -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cara Quinn Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 6:29 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Accessible iPhone/iPad apps and refunds Hi Bryan; I for one, agree with you whole-heartedly. I've actually been in touch with Apple about this in the past, and my contacts also felt it would be a good idea, however, as yet nothing has seemingly happened with it. I'd encourage you and anyone else interested to email accessibil...@apple.com with these concerns / suggestions. I know this sounds like a blow-off, but it really isn't! lol! I think more of us just need to be nicely and politely making these points heard, that's all, and that email addie is the best way I know, to do it. smile Anyway, I'd surely like this situation to improve as well. Thanks so much for posting!!!... SMiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On May 6, 2010, at 1:29 PM, Bryan Smart wrote: Hi. There are so many apps available. As we know, some are completely accessible, some are accessible with some workarounds, and some not at all. With free apps, this isn't a problem. You install them, check them out, and, if they aren't accessible, you can just delete them. With paid apps, though, the situation is different. There are some accessibility reviews of some apps, but only a fraction of what's available. Since hardly any of the apps offer demos, we must buy the app, and risk that the purchase will be wasted on an app that we can't even use. When the app only costs $0.99, like some iPhone apps, that isn't so bad, but iPad apps can cost $5, $10, and even more in some cases. I think that Apple should take some small steps to accommodate us. Not only is it a sorry situation when one of us purchases an app that we discover to be inaccessible, but, for some people, having a few such experiences will trim back on their willingness to push that buy button in the future. Pressing the buy button should not feel like a roll of the dice. I suggest: 1. The App Store should provide some way for people to rate the accessibility of an app. A 5 star system, similar to how apps are rated in general might be nice. 2. There should be some way that customers can optionally restrict the App Store to showing only accessible applications. If people would like to explore new apps, that's fine, but, if they just want to look at what is known to be accessible, they should have that option. 3. Customers should be able to receive refunds for apps that they can't use. Since the app store provides no indication of how accessible a program is, and there is usually
Re: making dvd player in the newest incarnation of the mackbook pro region free
Hi. I have no first hand experience with this, but I've heard that vlc ignores region coding on DVDs. I heard that a long time ago, so it may not still be the case. Worth a try though. Darcy On 2010-05-06, at 8:15 PM, DJ Nezumi wrote: hi all i was wondering does anyone have any advice on how to make my dvd player region free? i have both dvds from the UK and US and at the moment i can't watch say for example dvds from the UK because my drive region has to be changed but i can only do this a number of times i would be vary greatful if anyone has any advice thanks Liam -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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.
