Re: about iPhone5 reading my buttons on my CD-Writer

2013-12-31 Thread Josh Gregory
Lol it's all good, me too. Happy new year! Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 1, 2014, at 12:26 AM, Sarah k Alawami wrote: > > I do this all the time! Roar! I meant viswis. That app rocks and they did > help me read the business card I had trouble with. >> On Dec 31, 2013, at 8:47 PM, Josh Gregory

Re: about iPhone5 reading my buttons on my CD-Writer

2013-12-31 Thread Sarah k Alawami
I do this all the time! Roar! I meant viswis. That app rocks and they did help me read the business card I had trouble with. On Dec 31, 2013, at 8:47 PM, Josh Gregory wrote: > How does that work, I don't think they have an iPhone app. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 31, 2013, at 11:42 PM

Re: about iPhone5 reading my buttons on my CD-Writer

2013-12-31 Thread Josh Gregory
How does that work, I don't think they have an iPhone app. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 31, 2013, at 11:42 PM, Sarah k Alawami wrote: > > I would try webvisum. you will get a live person to help you there. It even > read my business card I had as I needed to get some info off of it. > > Good

Re: about iPhone5 reading my buttons on my CD-Writer

2013-12-31 Thread Sarah k Alawami
I would try webvisum. you will get a live person to help you there. It even read my business card I had as I needed to get some info off of it. Good luck. On Dec 31, 2013, at 8:32 PM, meadowlark77 wrote: > Hello all, > >I did tryit with Tap Tap See, and that was the closest I could get. It

about iPhone5 reading my buttons on my CD-Writer

2013-12-31 Thread meadowlark77
Hello all, I did tryit with Tap Tap See, and that was the closest I could get. It said: Remote Control" but there are so many buttons on that player and they are probably, like one of ya said, icons. Thanks for all help everybody gave. No go. Take care, Brenda mailto:meadowlar...@co

Re: Suggestions for scanning printed books with an iPhone

2013-12-31 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Esther, I am just wondering if my email ever reach this thread. I had stated expressed the same that is in your and Ann's email, but both of you were more thorough than I. As a user of Prizmo and Text Grabber with my iPhone, with the StandScan Pro, the accuracy is much better than using my

Re: Rogue Amoeba | Piezo: Charmingly Simple Recording From Applications and Audio Devices

2013-12-31 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Sounds a bit like audio hijack which I use to record from my board all the time. I'll give this a look see to see what the differences are though. Tc. On Dec 31, 2013, at 8:51 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: > Hi! > > This utility has just been updated to Version 1.2.4 and you can find out more >

Auspost App

2013-12-31 Thread Dane Trethowan
Sent from Dane's iPhone +613400494862 Hi! This App would probably be most useful for those of us in Australia, its the Auspost App and is available free from the Apps Store. Among the Apps function is the ability to calculate postage costs, track items with Australia Post tracking numbers - m

Re: Suggestions for scanning printed books with an iPhone

2013-12-31 Thread JAMES AUSTIN
Thanks Anne and Esther, I already have Text Grabber, but I'll look into the ScanStand. Thanks All good wishes James On 31 Dec 2013, at 18:26, Esther wrote: > Hello James, > > I agree with Anne that TextGrabber and Prizmo are the best OCR apps for the > iPhone, TextGrabber is currently on sa

good scanner (was: Re: Suggestions for scanning printed books with an iPhone)

2013-12-31 Thread Donal Fitzpatrick
Hi folks, Just changing the subject to reflect a question I’ve been meaning to ask. James’ original question reminded me to ask the list for a recommendation for a good scanner to work with the mac? I use Finereader and VuScan mainly. I’m getting this for work, so I’m interested in something

Re: Suggestions for scanning printed books with an iPhone

2013-12-31 Thread Esther
Hello James, I agree with Anne that TextGrabber and Prizmo are the best OCR apps for the iPhone, TextGrabber is currently on sale for $1.99, reduced from $5.99. (The price just dropped yesterday morning.) • TextGrabber + Translator ($1.99, normally $5.99) by ABBYY https://itunes.apple.com/app/t

Re: Suggestions for scanning printed books with an iPhone

2013-12-31 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello James, The best OCR apps for iPhone are TextGrabber and Prizmo. Prizmo is easier to use freehand, but TextGrabber normally gives better results and is faster, as long as you use something like a StandScan Pro or ScanBox to provide optimal lighting and positioning. You can buy the StandSc

What HiFi magazine

2013-12-31 Thread Georgina Joyce
Hello All, , I wondered if anyone had explored the accessibility of What HiFi? I see you can buy it from iTunes. I’ll explore if a subscription can just offer a .pdf download, thus giving the flexibility to use it on any device. Just wondered if there were any audiophiles who had already explor

iTalk Recorder

2013-12-31 Thread meadowlark77
Hello all, Is iTalk Recorder accessible or not? Thanks in advance, Brenda mailto:meadowlar...@cox.net <--- 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-Acc

Rogue Amoeba | Piezo: Charmingly Simple Recording From Applications and Audio Devices

2013-12-31 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! This utility has just been updated to Version 1.2.4 and you can find out more about it by following the link below. http://rogueamoeba.com/piezo/ ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862

Re: can we get our iPhone5 to read buttons onequipment suchas CD-Recorders

2013-12-31 Thread meadowlark77
Possibly. We'll just have to see. Thanks, Brenda mailto:meadowlar...@cox.net - Original Message - From: "David Griffith" To: "'OS X & iOS Accessibility'" Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 9:30 AM Subject: RE: can we get our iPhone5 to read buttons onequipment suchas CD-Recorders It

RE: can we get our iPhone5 to read buttons on equipment suchas CD-Recorders

2013-12-31 Thread David Griffith
It may sound silly but I wonder if you are holding the phone around the wrong way if your app is saying a girl's head. The first time I pointed tap tap see at a packet of tea I wanted to identify it said man in a green jumper because I was holding the phone around the wrong way. David Griffith -

Re: can we get our iPhone5 to read buttons on equipment suchas CD-Recorders

2013-12-31 Thread meadowlark77
Yeah, I forgot naming that in what I have for OCR or stuff like that. I do have it. I need to identify the buttons on the writer, to begin with. I'm gonna try that later. I got a kick outof Prismo. My CD-Writer is real high--way above my head. Prismo, even though I was pointing the camera t

Re: can we get our iPhone5 to read buttons on equipment such asCD-Recorders

2013-12-31 Thread meadowlark77
It's Okay. I'm glad someone answered me. I know that was a question in the dark, so to speak. I do have the manual to the device, but, here's what it does. It does not name the buttons in order and points with arrows to the buttons and thereis no text that will say what button something is.

Suggestions for scanning printed books with an iPhone

2013-12-31 Thread JAMES AUSTIN
Hi listers, Happy new year to all. Could anyone please suggest an OCR solution that will allow me to scan printed books using an iPhone? I hear that Zoom Reader is supposed to be very good, can anyone shed any light on this? I'd also like to know if i can use the iPhone as a portable scanner,

Re: iTunes library

2013-12-31 Thread Andy Collins
Not sure, but I'll keep an eye on it's performance - Andy On 31 Dec 2013, at 12:25, "David Griffith" wrote: > It probably relates to the key repeater sequencing when holding down the > option key and then pressing I for itunes in your shortcut. > The definitive answer would be if you loaded iTun

Re: iTunes library

2013-12-31 Thread Red.Falcon
Yes I know it does not happen all the time! But because it is that command it could happen quite a lot! Launching iTunes from the doc you will not have the problem at all! Also when sitting on iTunes in the doc you just need to press Enter to launch! Anyway just another option! HTH Colin On 31 Dec

RE: iTunes library

2013-12-31 Thread David Griffith
It probably relates to the key repeater sequencing when holding down the option key and then pressing I for itunes in your shortcut. The definitive answer would be if you loaded iTunes normally through the Dock and did not get this error. David Griffith -Original Message- From: mac-access

Re: iTunes library

2013-12-31 Thread Andy Collins
Hi Colin - The thing is, Having just booted up, and tried the hot key combination for iTunes, I wasn't prompted to choose a library, so it isn't happneing all the time - Andy On 31 Dec 2013, at 01:16, "Red.Falcon" wrote: > Hi Andy! > OK I thought that was your problem! > Because of the Option

RE: can we get our iPhone5 to read buttons on equipment such as CD-Recorders

2013-12-31 Thread David Griffith
Your best bet may be tap tap see. If you could perhaps have a finger pointing to the button you want identified then a human operator may be able to assist. David Griffith -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of me