Re: Listening to BBC radio with a Mac

2013-07-09 Thread john gallagher
hi andy last night i put in a search for flash player on the app store but somehow could not find it can you remember what you actually did. thanks. --- 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

Ripping audio cd's on the Mac

2013-07-09 Thread George Cham
I'm not sure if I've asked this question about ripping audio cd's on the Mac. But I'm wanting to know is there's another app apart from itunes. When I rip a cd it's taking a long time And the tracks are corrupting. Typed with Fleksy reply://george.c...@outlook.com George, Sent

Re: Listening to BBC radio with a Mac

2013-07-09 Thread Chris H
Andy, glad all is well, I said it's not accessible and not not compatible. On 08/07/2013 23:02, ANDY COLLINS wrote: Hi Anne - Just got it to work by choosing a different episode. It appears that the one I wanted has been removed, I kept clicking on the date, and nothing happened. when I used

Re: Article: Voiceye: A Breakthrough in Document Access - AccessWorldÂ(R) - June 2013

2013-07-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
I've been checking the status of this in Australia, the technology vendors I know and agency's for the blind of heard of the concepts however there just doesn't seem to be the interest for whatever reasons and all agree its a crying shame that nothing is being done at the present to encourage

Re: Listening to BBC radio with a Mac

2013-07-09 Thread Josh Gregory
Apple no longer directly bundles flash, That is, it is not hosted on any of their services. you have to go to Adobe's website and downloaded just like you would on Other platforms. In my opinion, the easiest way to do this might be to just Google something like download flash for mac. Sent

managed the flash player

2013-07-09 Thread John Gallagher
Hi all Managed to get flash player for safari of course I could not find it on the app store because you do not get it there. just going to learn more about the finder now and how to manipulate files and folders. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address

Re: Listening to BBC radio with a Mac

2013-07-09 Thread John Gallagher
Hi Josh exatly what I did works great now in safari. thanks.At 11:48 09/07/2013, you wrote: Apple no longer directly bundles flash, That is, it is not hosted on any of their services. you have to go to Adobe's website and downloaded just like you would on Other platforms. In my opinion, the

Re: Listening to BBC radio with a Mac

2013-07-09 Thread Josh Gregory
Excellent, I'm glad I was able to help. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 9, 2013, at 6:58 AM, John Gallagher j...@pianotuner.plus.com wrote: Hi Josh exatly what I did works great now in safari. thanks.At 11:48 09/07/2013, you wrote: Apple no longer directly bundles flash, That is, it is not hosted

Re: Ripping audio cd's on the Mac

2013-07-09 Thread Matthew Carello
Hello George and all. What bit rate and filetype are you ripping to? That might have something to do with it. Also are there any fingerprints or small scratches on the cd's? Just two things to think about. I have had a lot of luck ripping at 192 kb and in mp3. On 7/9/2013 2:34 AM, George

the chess program

2013-07-09 Thread John Gallagher
Hi all Wonder if anyone knows in the chess program on the mac how on earth do you make it play white.? thanks. --- 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

Re: the chess program

2013-07-09 Thread Isaac Hebert
I think chess has been discontinued since 10.7 lion. On 7/9/13, John Gallagher j...@pianotuner.plus.com wrote: Hi all Wonder if anyone knows in the chess program on the mac how on earth do you make it play white.? thanks. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post,

Re: the chess program

2013-07-09 Thread john gallagher
hi there well it is on this new mac when you go to the launcher then arrow right to other claick on that and right arrow to chess and it is there i can play it as white it also is teaching me how to use programs if you interact with the chess board it speaks all the squares which is brilliant.

Re: Ripping audio cd's on the Mac

2013-07-09 Thread Isaac Hebert
You can use a program called rip. On 7/9/13, Matthew Carello mcarell...@comcast.net wrote: Hello George and all. What bit rate and filetype are you ripping to? That might have something to do with it. Also are there any fingerprints or small scratches on the cd's? Just two things to think

Re: the chess program

2013-07-09 Thread Jamie Coady
Hi i have a mac. is this an accessible game? i am learning how to play chess and would be interested in being able to play the game on the computer. -Original Message- From: John Gallagher Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 2:13 PM To: mac-access@mac-access.net Subject: the chess program

Re: the chess program

2013-07-09 Thread john gallagher
hi there yes it is on my new mac and it is brilliant for access. --- 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

1 STEP FORWARD ... 5 STEPS BACK!

2013-07-09 Thread Carol Pearson
Hi all, I'm another newby Mac user and have struggled for a couple of weeks, sometimes losing speech, oftentimes getting stuck in tables and not knowing quite what to do next and ... well! I thought I'd succeeded in downloading purchases from Itunes but then couldn't even find them on

Re: 1 STEP FORWARD ... 5 STEPS BACK!

2013-07-09 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Here you go. http://tffppodcast.com/premium It's almost step by step. The person's mac is set up a bit differently but they try and explain in gory detail on how to do stuff including tables, the finder, safari, but not iTunes sadly. I guess they ran out of time. lol! Take care and be blessed,

Re: Ripping audio cd's on the Mac

2013-07-09 Thread Sarah k Alawami
I also use iTunes with no problem, or I did until my cd drive took a big dump. lol! It's pretty fast ripping at even 320kbps mp3 at 44.1khz stereo. Check for finger prints and stuff as well as one poster suggested. Take care. On Jul 9, 2013, at 6:56 AM, Isaac Hebert isaac.heb...@gmail.com

Re: 1 STEP FORWARD ... 5 STEPS BACK!

2013-07-09 Thread Phil Halton
Hi Carol, as a new mac user, I would suggest making extensive use of the help system, especially reading the online VoiceOver help system. Read it through and through until you feel you have a handle on all the features of VoiceOver. I believe that online help system also has a few

Re: 1 STEP FORWARD ... 5 STEPS BACK!

2013-07-09 Thread Sarah k Alawami
I forgot to add the fact tha tin iTunes you need to go to classic view. 1. vo m on for the menu bar as soon as iTunes opens 2. go to view 3. hit enter on show side bar and it should look like the old iTunes once looked. Good luck. On Jul 9, 2013, at 9:48 AM, Carol Pearson

Re: Accessible Internet Browsers For the Mack and VoiceoverwithMountain Lion

2013-07-09 Thread ANDY COLLINS
Sarah - Don't know what you mean by mount the dmg - Andy - Original Message - From: Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 11:49 PM Subject: Re: Accessible Internet Browsers For the Mack and

Re: 1 STEP FORWARD ... 5 STEPS BACK!

2013-07-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi there! could you tell us something about your system? What sort of Mac do you have? Do you have a monitor connected - where appropriate -, do you have any accessaries installed such as a Mouse or Trackpad? What sort of keyboard are you using? etc. On 10/07/2013, at 2:48 AM, Carol Pearson

Re: Accessible Internet Browsers For the Mack and VoiceoverwithMountain Lion

2013-07-09 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Basically hit cmd down arrow on the dmg to open it. This mounts the virtual disk in the computers list. YOu can then if nothing happens hit cmd shift c to open the list then cmd down arrow to open the now mounted virtual volume When you copy the app from that to the apps folder, getting there

Mobile Data tip to all

2013-07-09 Thread Chris H
To all who are on a limited data plan like me, please check out the mobile data section under Settings, General. Towards the end, under use mobile data for, you can turn on or off certain features, like iCloud documents, iTunes, etc. Turning this off means these services will be restricted to

MBraille Podcast Part2

2013-07-09 Thread Chris H
Ladies and gentleman, here is part 2 of my series on MBraille. Unfortunately due to a bug I had to do it in two parts, the second is a short update on why I could not do one of the tasks. Now that is out the way, here are the links for both files on Sendspace and Dropbox, in that order.

Re: Mobile Data tip to all

2013-07-09 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Actually that's a good idea anyway even if you are on a unlimited data plan. It might save your battery as well. Take care. On Jul 9, 2013, at 12:28 PM, Chris H christopher...@gmail.com wrote: To all who are on a limited data plan like me, please check out the mobile data section under

Re: Mobile Data tip to all

2013-07-09 Thread Chris H
True, good point. On 09/07/2013 20:42, Sarah k Alawami wrote: Actually that's a good idea anyway even if you are on a unlimited data plan. It might save your battery as well. Take care. On Jul 9, 2013, at 12:28 PM, Chris H christopher...@gmail.com wrote: To all who are on a limited data

Re: Mobile Data tip to all

2013-07-09 Thread Phil Halton
I assume you are talking about IOS? I have no such mobile data section under Settings, General on my iPhone5. Could you be more specific please? - Original Message - From: Chris H christopher...@gmail.com To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Tuesday, July

Re: Mobile Data tip to all

2013-07-09 Thread Josh Gregory
In the United States it is known as cellular data. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 9, 2013, at 5:57 PM, Phil Halton philh...@comcast.net wrote: I assume you are talking about IOS? I have no such mobile data section under Settings, General on my iPhone5. Could you be more specific please?

problem with the Eloquent Bible app.

2013-07-09 Thread Jim Noseworthy
Hi Folks: I am unable to access any Bible text in the Eloquent Bible app using Mountain Lion. I found an article on the I Can WorkThis Thing web site and I think I followed the instructions. Any ideas? Are there more accessible Bible programs out there whether payed or free? Thanks all

Re: Mobile Data tip to all

2013-07-09 Thread Phil Halton
That's the ticket! I guess I'm a stickler for precise language. But It comes in handy when dealing with computers and such. - Original Message - From: Chris H christopher...@gmail.com To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 6:08 PM

Announcement: AFB AccessNote Notetaker App Updated! - AccessWorld® - July 2013

2013-07-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw140702 ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please

A Review of the TapTapSee, CamFind, and Talking Goggles Object Identification Apps for the iPhone - AccessWorld® - July 2013

2013-07-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw140704 ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please