Re: accessibility of Netflix

2012-05-14 Thread Sarah Alawami
They do for some of their dvds. I dunno about the streaming things though. Take care all. On May 13, 2012, at 10:09 PM, Glenn wrote: NetFlix needs to have DVS programming available, as do the other services, IMO. Glenn - Original Message - From: Travis Siegel tsie...@softcon.com

Mud Client; please excuse my ignorance!

2012-05-14 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello everybody Alright; I'm about to show my ignorance here but could somebody possibly explain to me, off list if you prefer, exactly what is a Mud client and why would such a thing benefit Mac OS X or iOS users? Thank you; and again my apologies. Lynne --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net

using take control books

2012-05-14 Thread william lomas
hi to all, do the table of contents features in PDF's exist for the take control books? can't seem to get to a section i want in the i pad book --- 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

Re: using take control books

2012-05-14 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello William I think this is a Preview issue. Try Skim instead and see if you get any further. Lynne On 14 May 2012, at 08:00, william lomas will.d.lo...@gmail.com wrote: hi to all, do the table of contents features in PDF's exist for the take control books? can't seem to

panes in ipad

2012-05-14 Thread william lomas
hi all, from reading the take control ipad book it seems that a lot of the work is carried out in Windows or panes as theya re known. 1. how does a voiceover user know they are int he pane relating to the area they just clicked in to? 2. how can i move between

Re: using take control books

2012-05-14 Thread william lomas
how i use skim please? not really used pdf's on the amc before On 14 May 2012, at 08:04, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: Hello William I think this is a Preview issue. Try Skim instead and see if you get any further. Lynne On 14 May 2012, at 08:00, william lomas

Re: using take control books

2012-05-14 Thread william lomas
oh is skim a pdf reader? On 14 May 2012, at 08:04, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: Hello William I think this is a Preview issue. Try Skim instead and see if you get any further. Lynne On 14 May 2012, at 08:00, william lomas will.d.lo...@gmail.com wrote: hi to

Re: using take control books

2012-05-14 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello William On 14 May 2012, at 08:07, william lomas will.d.lo...@gmail.com wrote: how i use skim please? not really used pdf's on the amc before Sorry, I assumed you were reading on the Mac. Lynne --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message

Re: Mud Client; please excuse my ignorance!

2012-05-14 Thread Ian McNamara
Hi Lynn, a mud client is a programe that allows you to connect to muds, a mud is an online text adventure game where you type commands to make your character do what you want them to. You play with people over the net, some have up to 100 players or more playing at any one time. They are some

Re: Mud Client; please excuse my ignorance!

2012-05-14 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello Ian Thank you; you live and learn. But now I know it's a gaming thing, thus ends my interest. :) Lynne On 14 May 2012, at 08:09, Ian McNamara ianandri...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi Lynn, a mud client is a programe that allows you to connect to muds, a mud is an online text adventure game

Re: using take control books

2012-05-14 Thread william lomas
i am smile, but can't find this skim program or is that a feature of preview? On 14 May 2012, at 08:10, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: Hello William On 14 May 2012, at 08:07, william lomas will.d.lo...@gmail.com wrote: how i use skim please? not really used pdf's on the mac before

organising my aps on the ipad

2012-05-14 Thread william lomas
hi all can i use itunes on the he mac to go to the aps tab of my ipad organise the setup through ituens, and then ahve that setup mirrored directly on the ipad? --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to

Re: using take control books

2012-05-14 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi William Skim is a totally separate app, not bundled with OS X. Google it. Gordon On 14 May 2012, at 08:11, william lomas will.d.lo...@gmail.com wrote: i am smile, but can't find this skim program or is that a feature of preview? On 14 May 2012, at 08:10, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote:

Re: using take control books

2012-05-14 Thread william lomas
works fab, thanks can now see all the table of content press vo space then find the text area On 14 May 2012, at 08:24, Gordon Smith wrote: Hi William Skim is a totally separate app, not bundled with OS X. Google it. Gordon On 14 May 2012, at 08:11, william lomas

Re: Preview Versus Skim: [Was using take control books]

2012-05-14 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi William I'm not surprised to hear you say that. We use Skim all the time as opposed to Preview which has too many issues with more complex PDF documents for my liking. You can, of course, get around a lot of them by changing your view options but all in all, Skim is a better application I

Re: accessibility of Netflix

2012-05-14 Thread Thomas McMahan
Oh good am glad Hooloo didn't like my card then *lol*. Oh there are blessings in bad things sometimes. On May 13, 2012, at 11:44 PM, Travis Siegel wrote: On both osx via safari, and ipod via their netflix app, things are very accessible. Unlike hulu plus on the other hand, which crashes my

Re: Mud Client; please excuse my ignorance!

2012-05-14 Thread Thomas McMahan
Oh don't give up so fast, there's all kinds of games, I don't think they are all magic and combat, but then again I haven't been to the mud connecter website in years now. You won't find things like basketball and baseball there, but if it can be a text then someone has probably tried it. So

Re: Mud Client; please excuse my ignorance!

2012-05-14 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Thomas Well, what Lynne was trying to say I think is that she and I are not into computer games. We use our computers for serious applications only. Horses for courses I guess. Gordon On 14 May 2012, at 13:06, Thomas McMahan de.kf...@gmail.com wrote: Oh don't give up so fast, there's all

downloading books from BARDS with the Mac

2012-05-14 Thread William Deatherage
Another message which was sent to our sister group by Bill Deatherage SNIP Hello, I was wondering if anyone has downloaded books from Bards with the mack? I can do it if I am putting the books on a SD card but if I want to put them on a Thumb drive to play on the NLS player I have problems with

Re: Mud Client; please excuse my ignorance!

2012-05-14 Thread Thomas McMahan
Or courses for horses. Gotta play some time though right? On May 14, 2012, at 8:59 AM, Gordon Smith wrote: Hi Thomas Well, what Lynne was trying to say I think is that she and I are not into computer games. We use our computers for serious applications only. Horses for courses I

word processing program that works with the Mac and voice over

2012-05-14 Thread William Deatherage
The below hit our sister list from Bill Deatherage SNIP Hello, I was wondering if anyone knew of a good word processing program for the Mac. I am using Snow leperd and voice over. Someone told me that Microsoft had a version of word for the Mac but it didn't work well with voice over. What I

Re: organising my aps on the ipad

2012-05-14 Thread Mary Otten
William, If you mean you want to use ITunes to put certain apps on your IPad and not others, then yes, you can do that as you described. However, if you mean that you want to set up folders and the order of apps on the various pages, then no, as a blind person, you can't do that. I've heard

Re: panes in ipad

2012-05-14 Thread Mary Otten
Hi William, In the voiceover rotor, there is a setting called containers. I must admit that I've not found this setting as helpful as I thought it would be. When it is selected, it lets you move among groups of objects in a program or, I think, on a website, maybe not unlike group mode on the

word processing

2012-05-14 Thread Judy Watford
Do any word processing programs have spell checkers or thesaurus that will work with voiceover? Thanks in advance, Judy --- 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 posted

Re: downloading books from BARDS with the Mac

2012-05-14 Thread Sarah Alawami
Just unzip the folder and it will unzip in t it's own directory. then copy it to tot he root of the thum drive and you are good to go. remember ot copy the stuff in reverse order adnt eh player will play then in forwards order, I meant the folders. Take care. On May 14, 2012, at 7:01 AM,

Re: Mud Client; please excuse my ignorance!

2012-05-14 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello Thomas On 14 May 2012, at 15:52, Thomas McMahan de.kf...@gmail.com wrote: • Or courses for horses. Gotta play some time though right? Not that sort of play. I didn't realise this was for gaming. Our computers aren't games machines. :) But yes, it's all down to individual choice. I

Re: Mud Client; please excuse my ignorance!

2012-05-14 Thread Thomas McMahan
Hi Lynne, well it's all just one more task for a machine to do, just as some of us play with audio a lot, and I guess some really love to do the social thing, just as there those who like trying to write and develop stuff. There have been a few developers who started as gamers, then wanted to

Re: Mud Client; please excuse my ignorance!

2012-05-14 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello Thomas Yes, I'm not trying to preach or anything, as I said before it's to each their own. I take the point about developers as well. It's just a purely personal decision, end of story really. Computer games just don't interest us. That said we use our computers for movies and music and

Re: Mud Client; please excuse my ignorance!

2012-05-14 Thread Thomas McMahan
So you do some of the same playing as I do then. Love this Mac for tinkering with audio, and of course for listening in general Glad to know you guys aren't all work and no play, that was starting to worry me a little *lol*. On May 14, 2012, at 11:59 AM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote:

Re: how to unsubscribe?

2012-05-14 Thread Gordon, Lynne Tracy
Hello Murielle Information pertaining to unsubscribing from this group is contained at the bottom of every message posted to the list. However, because of your circumstances I am re-posting it here. To remove yourself from this group, please send a message to: mac-access-requ...@mac-access.net

service battery

2012-05-14 Thread Timothy J. Meloy
Hi everyone, I am doing some work on my mac book pro and I just checked my status bar to see how much battery was left. I'm showing 24 percent remaining. Then when I arrow down to the menu, the first item I see says service battery. The rest of the menu has the same options as it always has.

Re: service battery

2012-05-14 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Tim, I'd think it means you should consider taking the machine in to an Apple store at some point soon, where heads wiser than mine will be able to tell you what it means. :) More seriously, current MBP batteries aren't designed to be serviced or replaced except by qualified people, so the

RE: word processing

2012-05-14 Thread Paula Hobley
Hi there I have wondered the same thing myself. I am using pages and can't figure out how to spell check the document. Take care Paula -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Judy Watford Sent: Tuesday, 15 May

Re: word processing

2012-05-14 Thread Sarah Alawami
Hello. just hit cmd semicolon or cmd shift semicolon to bring up the spell checker in any edit field. As for the thesouris, control click the word and choose look up and choose thesaurus from the options there. On May 14, 2012, at 2:16 PM, Paula Hobley wrote: Hi there I have wondered the

Re: service battery

2012-05-14 Thread Sarah Alawami
I would say the same thing. My battery had to be serviced a year and an half after I got it. so let s hope this time i can make it last a bit longer. lol! Take care. On May 14, 2012, at 1:00 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: Hi Tim, I'd think it means you should consider taking the machine in to an

New Take Control Book Available Now!

2012-05-14 Thread Gordon, Lynne Tracy
Hello everybody We are just in the process of updating the bookshelves of those who our records show bought the Take Control of your 802.11N Network title from us. This is a free update for those on version 1.0 or 2.0. There's some good stuff in this edition, so I urge you to come and get it

Re: Moving from Victor reader Stream to IPod.

2012-05-14 Thread Travis Siegel
I see they've not changed anything since I contacted them a year or two ago about the same thing. I'd purchased a victor reader stream for 50 bucks from a local store that happened to have it on the shelf (they didn't know what it was) It didn't work, so I called, and was told the same

Re: service battery

2012-05-14 Thread Timothy J. Meloy
Darn. Won't be able to get to an apple store until my next visit to see my family. How serious of a problem is this? On May 14, 2012, at 5:35 PM, Sarah Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: I would say the same thing. My battery had to be serviced a year and an half after I got it. so let s hope

Re: Mud Client; please excuse my ignorance!

2012-05-14 Thread Thomas McMahan
Well when work is like play, then it isn't work then, it's just having fun making money as a benefit right? I have played with android, don't know if I ever will, but I will qualify it with never saying never because I don't want to jinx myself *lol*. WEll of course Mac is king because the

Re: downloading books from BARDS with the Mac

2012-05-14 Thread Jonathan Cohn
My understanding of the NLS reader is that the folder must be in the root of the flash drive. The easiest way for me is to use the unarchiveing utility to unpack the zip file. Then you can copy the folder created to the USB device Jonathan Cohn On May 14, 2012, at 10:01 AM, William

Re: Mud Client; please excuse my ignorance!

2012-05-14 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello Thomas There are currently 7 Mac Minis running various versions of OS X Server in this building. Only 3 of them face the outside world. But their maintenance and tweaking takes up a lot of Gordon's time. There is also one Mac Pro which belongs to a commercial entity for whom we provide

Re: Mud Client; please excuse my ignorance!

2012-05-14 Thread Thomas McMahan
So as they say, you all are computer poor huh? That's a few machines to maintain then since people are dependent on them running, and folks can really get cranked in a bad why when server systems go down. We have 4 machines here, two are Macs one is the old Tiger machine we primarily use