Re: Considering Mac, questions about Voiceover/access

2012-08-17 Thread Gordon Keen
Hi If you are on a budget don't forget that apple do a good deal on refurbished machines that are covered by a full one year guarantee - check out their web site for details. I can honestly say that switching to mac was the most liberating move I have made, I'm sure you will never regret the

Re: My first mac

2012-08-17 Thread Chris
Thanks mate, I plan to get Adium amongst other programs. On 17/08/2012 11:45, Ian McNamara wrote: Hi Chris, hope that you enjoy your macbook pro. You'll really love it and adium is a great chat client for MSN Facebook aim and yahoo all at once. Need any help when you get it feel free to

Re: My first mac

2012-08-17 Thread Phil Halton
Hi Chris, regarding the free Mountain Lion upgrade, I found it easier and much less hassle to just pony up the $20 and buy and install it directly from the app store. It seems you have to qualify for the free upgrade which involves sending in prooff of purchase, waiting a few days for a code,

Re: My first mac

2012-08-17 Thread Chris
Oh, stuff it then, might as well put down the £14 in this case as am an UK resident for Mountain Lion. Thanks for the advice. On 17/08/2012 15:26, Phil Halton wrote: Hi Chris, regarding the free Mountain Lion upgrade, I found it easier and much less hassle to just pony up the $20 and buy and

Re: siri down

2012-08-17 Thread Sarah Alawami
I don't think it's down. try powering off and on your device to see if that works. I notice apple has had issues w siri but I was able to dictate fine at 2 am this morning pacific time. lol! Be blessed. On Aug 17, 2012, at 9:41 AM, william lomas will.d.lo...@gmail.com wrote: hi all is siri

Re: siri down

2012-08-17 Thread william lomas
it's been down all day in UK but just came back up seems ok now though smile On 17 Aug 2012, at 17:50, Sarah Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: I don't think it's down. try powering off and on your device to see if that works. I notice apple has had issues w siri but I was able to dictate

Re: siri down

2012-08-17 Thread Sarah Alawami
lol. I wonder if it is all the dictation going on in ml as well. lol! Maybe suri is loosing her temper and quickly. JK. Tc all. On Aug 17, 2012, at 10:00 AM, william lomas will.d.lo...@gmail.com wrote: it's been down all day in UK but just came back up seems ok now though smile On 17 Aug

Re: Boom Makes Your Mac Speakers Go Up To 11 | TechCrunch

2012-08-17 Thread Sarah Alawami
It's a nice concept though and I might brave it out and try it as I am in very loud environments all the time such as school or what not. I guess as long as people use it responsibly there will be no troubles w the speakers or the mac. The mac is a resilient piece of kit anyways. On Aug 17,

Re: Software update on Mountain Lion

2012-08-17 Thread Sarah Alawami
You will see it in the notification area. I did when I had an update to some of my softwares not too long ago. You can then vo shift space on the notification or just go to software update. Tc. On Aug 17, 2012, at 10:28 AM, Paul Hopewell hopew...@hopewell.org.uk wrote: Hello Listers, I

power nap was: Re: Software update on Mountain Lion

2012-08-17 Thread josh gregory
Why didn't they put power nap on mid-2012 mbp without retina display? I looked and don't see it and I honestly think it'd be a nice thing to have. On 8/17/12, Sarah Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: You will see it in the notification area. I did when I had an update to some of my softwares

Re: power nap was: Re: Software update on Mountain Lion

2012-08-17 Thread william lomas
and y only the newer laptops? what about all apple imacs and desktops that can run ML? On 17 Aug 2012, at 19:15, josh gregory joshkar...@gmail.com wrote: Why didn't they put power nap on mid-2012 mbp without retina display? I looked and don't see it and I honestly think it'd be a nice thing to

Re: duplicate remover

2012-08-17 Thread Sarah Alawami
Look up Doug's scripts site. they have a lot of stuff like that. Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes - dougscripts.com If that link does not work try this. http://dougscripts.com/ On Aug 17, 2012, at 11:32 AM, stuart young stuartyo...@samobile.net wrote: Hi all. does anyone know were i can find

Re: power nap was: Re: Software update on Mountain Lion

2012-08-17 Thread Sarah Alawami
lol. One thing and one word. Money. apple wants you to buy th newest mac. Makes sense from a business perspective. i'd do the same thing. if I were a company. Be blessed. On Aug 17, 2012, at 11:45 AM, william lomas will.d.lo...@gmail.com wrote: and y only the newer laptops? what about all

How to set a due date for Mountain Lion Reminders | MacFixIt - CNET Reviews

2012-08-17 Thread Sarah Alawami
good tip, but redundant. and ICloud is not the most friendly place to visit w voice over. http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57495293-263/how-to-set-a-due-date-for-mountain-lion-reminders/?part=rsssubj=newstag=title How to set a due date for Mountain Lion Reminders While somewhat replaced

changing maps in navigon

2012-08-17 Thread michael weaver
when using multiple maps on the i-phone with navigon, do the map countries change automatically? for example if you live in the uk and go to say spain and have the map for spain, does the map for spain automatically load when you are in spain? if not how do you change maps of countries? ---

Re: power nap was: Re: Software update on Mountain Lion

2012-08-17 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, Does all this mean that only the latest Macs can automatically download and install software updates while in sleep mode? Does it mean that my 4 year old iMac cannot do automatic download and install of software updates while in sleep mode? If so that is a pity as it would be a nice

Re: power nap was: Re: Software update on Mountain Lion

2012-08-17 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Paul, the answer to your question is unfortunately no, only the latest macs support this feature. It has to do with hardware as well as software, so no apps would be able to I'm afraid. I, too, would like this feature I believe. Ah well. Yours, Zack. On Aug 17, 2012, at 2:13 PM, Paul

Re: power nap was: Re: Software update on Mountain Lion

2012-08-17 Thread josh gregory
Oh wow, and it says mid-2012. Very, very interesting. On 8/17/12, Zachary Kline zkl...@speedpost.net wrote: Hi Paul, the answer to your question is unfortunately no, only the latest macs support this feature. It has to do with hardware as well as software, so no apps would be able to I'm

Re: power nap was: Re: Software update on Mountain Lion

2012-08-17 Thread Esther
Hi Paul, Josh, Will, Sarah, and Other, Power nap also requires a firmware upgrade to work for the supported models. This is a hardware limitation, because you can't run power nap without excessive heat generation except on the newest processors, which are built with on-board flash memory