having trouble saving prefs in a new install of lion

Hello to all. I had to reformat the drive and reinstall lion. I'm having some issues. 1. vo is not starting at start up. 2. my prefs are not saving during reboots. 3. I cannot tab between buttons in system prefs. Can anyone shed some light on this? I've checked my permit ions and they all loo

Re: Browser choices

I primarily use Webkit, which is essentially Safari that gets updated nightly. This means you get some cutting edge fixes and bleeding-edge bugs. It's available at: www.webkit.org. I sometimes use Google Chrome, available at: https://www.google.com/chrome/index.html?hl=en&brand=CHMA&utm_campaign

Re: wifi sync

Odd? I'll be playing with it today in a few hours so will see if I can get it to work. Tc. On Feb 17, 2012, at 4:18 AM, chris hallsworth wrote: > That's what I do, and it doesn't work. > > On 16/02/2012 22:37, Sarah Alawami wrote: >> Try turning on iTunes as you need to get iTunes running to wo

Re: Browser choices

I use chrome at times, I think it's faster than safari though there are still a few issues with it with voiceover, apparently firefox access is also in the works. On Feb 17, 2012, at 11:45 AM, Kristeen Hughes wrote: > Do any of you use a browser other than Safari? If so, do you prefer the > bro

Re: Searching for Mail in time machine backups

Hi Paul, I got the following to work, but VoiceOver went silent on me, and I had to toggle it off and on. I'm only just getting used to Mail in Lion. 1. Press Command-Option-F to go the search bar in the Mail Message viewer. 2. Type in the name of the person who has sent you mail, e.g. I type

Re: Browser choices

Hi. I use both safari, webkit and google chrome. I do not prefer any of these. But sometimes does safari a good job and other times google chrome. If you have a javabased page without frames google chrome often will do better than the others. I am looking forward to see if firefox will be fully

Skype

Is there anywehre to go for tips on using skype as a blind mac user? THanks. Lovette <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the

Browser choices

Do any of you use a browser other than Safari? If so, do you prefer the browser you chose over Safari and what is that browser? Kriateen <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all mes

Searching in ap store

I found it. <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive:

Searching in app store

How do I search for an item in the App store? I know how on the IPhone, but not the Mac. <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either

Re: Safari questions

To all, I thank you so very much for all your help. I am indeed thankful, so can I ask some more questions? (grin) To you, Esther, I agree with all who have said that your knowledge and willingness to share it are absolutely phenomenal. Thank you and thank you all. kristeen On Feb 17, 2012, at

RE: Voice Mail on the iPhone

HI. I think the answer to the first question is that if you activate the services for your provider within settings, the voicemail should configure itself. Second, the only way to use the keypad to interact with the system once your in there is to listen via headphones. This way voiceover lets you

Re: wifi sync

That's what I do, and it doesn't work. On 16/02/2012 22:37, Sarah Alawami wrote: Try turning on iTunes as you need to get iTunes running to work. it won't just happen as far as I've found out. Take care. Sarah Alawami: owner and founder of WICS Radio America. Check us out on the web at http://

Re: accessible way to listen to internet radio and record the stream?

I wonder the same. Any equivalents to Tapin Radio out there? This is an excellent internet radio for the other OS, but I don't think a mac version exists. On 17/02/2012 04:04, Maria Chapman wrote: Hi. the subject line says it all. was wondering if there is an accessible app to listen to and

Re: Safari questions

Well most of us have been in the same place, and will be so again at some point if we are all honest with ourselves. Might be matters of different apps and problems, but we've all been where you are. On Feb 17, 2012, at 1:33 AM, Margaret Booth wrote: > I happen to agree with you all. Esther h

RE: IPhone issue

Hi the best way to stop this is to make sure the triple tap home is set to turn VO on and off, then when you start a call and the speech become irritating just triple tap the home button to toggle VO off, do the call then triple tap again to turn it back on. I do this regularly and it works just fi