Re: installing PlusTech 3600 Drivers On My Air

2013-11-30 Thread Esther
($49.99) for Thanksgiving. I know Prizmo 2 is much better than Prizmo 1, but you seem to be a serious scanner, so I thought I would mention the ABBYY option while it's still active this weekend. Cheers, Esther On Nov 30, 2013, at 12:34 PM, Mary Otten wrote: Unfortunately, that 3600 scanner

Reading eBooks on the iPhone [was Re: BookMark the app]

2013-11-30 Thread Esther
that are in the music app. If you want to learn more about it, you can read my archived list post from November 6: • Bookmark App for iOS is free today http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/msg22573.html HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 30, 2013, at 2:44 PM, Glenn wrote: Esther or others

Re: installing PlusTech 3600 Drivers On My Air

2013-11-30 Thread Esther
Eileen, Don't get ABBYY from the App Store if you haven't already bought it! I'll post a linktoma special educator's discount sale at their home web page! Cheers, Esther On Nov 30, 2013, at 3:00 PM, Eileens Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Ester, Thanks for your detail

Black Friday Savings on ABBYY products for Students and Teachers

2013-11-30 Thread Esther
, Esther --- 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: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access

Re: Text Expander.

2013-11-29 Thread Esther
Expander's recent addition of the capability to design and fill in forms with TextExpander. I've tried this on the iPhone, and it works, but is unstable in the apps I used it with. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 29, 2013, at 12:24 AM, matthew stubbs wrote: yes it is On 29 Nov 2013, at 10:12, Dónal

Black Friday Mac App Sales on ABBYY FineReader Express, Checkbook Pro, and Audiobook Builder

2013-11-29 Thread Esther
galaxies and stars, etc. HTH. Cheers, Esther --- 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: http

TextGrabber iOS OCR app is on sale for $1.99

2013-11-29 Thread Esther
with the StandScan Pro: http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw140603 And here again is the app store link to Prizmo: Prizmo - Scanning, OCR, and Speech ($4.99 on sale, usually $9.99) by Creaceed https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/prizmo-scanning-ocr-speech/id366791896?mt=8 HTH. Cheers, Esther

Re: Black Friday Mac App Sales on ABBYY FineReader Express, Checkbook Pro, and Audiobook Builder

2013-11-29 Thread Esther
gave the Screenflow download site in my first post. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 29, 2013, at 9:13 AM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: Hi Esther, the one that jumps out at me there is the Screenflow application. Do you by any chance know how it compares to Camtasia? We can get that one

Re: Text Expander.

2013-11-29 Thread Esther
the apps that use this have still been transitioning in their iOS 7 optimizations. Sorry that I can't provide insight into using TextExpander under Mavericks. Cheers, Esther On Nov 29, 2013, at 9:38 AM, matthew stubbs wrote: i think its some think to do with sandboxing on the mac

Screenflow for video tutorials [was Re: Black Friday Mac App Sales on ABBYY FineReader Express, Checkbook Pro, and Audiobook Builder]

2013-11-29 Thread Esther
/voiceover/draganddrop.mov Greg Kearney end quote So the Screenflow app has definitely worked with VoiceOver! At least I now know that I don't have to check out Camtasia. Cheers, Esther On Nov 29, 2013, at 11:50 AM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: Hi Esther, I’ve actually tried Camtasia and haven’t had

Re: Email Field Guide — MacSparky

2013-11-29 Thread Esther
Author, and are iPad only. Cheers, Esther On Nov 29, 2013, at 1:43 PM, William Lomas wrote: The version for iBooks, of the sky, is only it seems available for those using an iPad. What other books does he do? Sent from my iPhone On 29 Nov 2013, at 22:51, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hi

Voice Dream Reader iOS app on sale for $4.99

2013-11-28 Thread Esther
-dream-reader-text-to/id496177674?mt=8 This sale runs through Sunday. HTH. Cheers, Esther --- 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: 1 Password for IOS 40% off

2013-11-28 Thread Esther
And here's the actual price information (for email reading), too: 1Password - Password Manager and Secure Wallet ($9.99 on sale, usually $17.99) by Agile Bits https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/1password-password-manager/id568903335?mt=8 Cheers, Esther On Nov 28, 2013, at 11:16 AM, Dane Trethowan

Delivery Status Touch iOS app is on Sale for $2.99

2013-11-28 Thread Esther
for delivery times, and Air Drop exchange of information. Plus, if you have 1Password, secure authentication. HTH. Cheers, Esther --- 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

1Password iOS app on sale for Thanksgiving [was Re: Apps that Love 1Password: Delivery Status touch | Agile Blog]

2013-11-27 Thread Esther
! Cheers, Esther On Nov 26, 2013, at 1:04 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Now how brilliant will this be? Guess I'll have to try it for myself eventually. http://blog.agilebits.com/2013/11/26/apps-that-love-1password-delivery-status-touch/ ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone

Re: 1Password iOS app on sale for Thanksgiving [was Re: Apps that Love 1Password: Delivery Status touch | Agile Blog]

2013-11-27 Thread Esther
://itunes.apple.com/us/app/1password-password-manager/id568903335?mt=8 They may not put the Mac version of 1Password on sale this Thanksgiving, the way they did last year. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 27, 2013, at 2:08 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: It will work in earlier versions of IOS. On 28 Nov 2013

Re: Text Extractor

2013-11-27 Thread Esther
add that I'm running iOS 6.0.4 on my iPhone, and the latest version of Prizmo is for iOS 7, but I'm not aware of any problems that surfaced with the current version. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 27, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Marcia Yale wrote: This OCR app for the Mac was and may still be on sale. Does

Re: Paprika Recipe Manager Mac and iOS Apps on Sale for Thanksgiving

2013-11-25 Thread Esther
: Paprika (was Mac App Store sales of ABBYY FineReader Express, 1Password, and Paprika Recipe Manager) http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/msg14524.html HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 25, 2013, at 10:04 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Look for Paprika Recipe Manager On 26 Nov 2013

Moving books to folders in Voice Dream Reader [was Re: may have asked this before]

2013-11-24 Thread Esther
. To avoid deleting the entry, either flick left back to the delete switch button and double tap it again to toggle it off, or double tap the Done button in the top right corner of the screen to exit editing mode altogether. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 24, 2013, at 9:36 AM, meadowlark77 wrote

Re: Moving books to folders in Voice Dream Reader [was Re: may have asked this before]

2013-11-24 Thread Esther
, Esther On Nov 24, 2013, at 10:32 AM, Sarah k Alawami wrote: Ah thanks for that. I’m not the original poster but it’s nice to know this can be done. It seems a bit convoluted for lack of a better term, but if it works then all is well. Be blessed. On Nov 24, 2013, at 12:07 PM, Esther mori

Re: new key stroke for adding to the doc in mavericks.?

2013-11-24 Thread Esther
Hi Sarah, I just use the list of all commands in the VoiceOver Getting Started Guide for Mavericks, Appendix A: http://help.apple.com/voiceover/info/guide/10.9/English.lproj/_1203.html (pasted from an archived post) Esther On Nov 24, 2013, at 11:33 AM, Sarah k Alawami wrote: Ok. sorry

Radium iPhone radio app is free today[ was Re: Radium for the Mac]

2013-11-24 Thread Esther
the AppleVis entry: http://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/music/radium-perfect-internet-radio Cheers, Esther On Nov 24, 2013, at 2:54 PM, Mary Otten wrote: According to the support for radium on the Mac, if you want to play sirius XM you must have Mavericks. I got that response from them when I

Paprika Recipe Manager Mac and iOS Apps on Sale for Thanksgiving

2013-11-24 Thread Esther
for $4.99) by Hindsight Labs, LLC https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/paprika-recipe-manager-get/id392408028?mt=8 • Paprika Recipe Manager ($9.99 usually $19.99) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/paprika-recipe-manager/id451907568?mt=12 HTH. Cheers, Esther --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net

Re: Paprika Recipe Manager Mac and iOS Apps on Sale for Thanksgiving

2013-11-24 Thread Esther
mentioned now for IOS. On 25 Nov 2013, at 3:12 pm, Esther mori...@mac-access.net wrote: Paprika ** 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

Re: Paprika Recipe Manager Mac and iOS Apps on Sale for Thanksgiving

2013-11-24 Thread Esther
on the lookout for good recipe software, I like Mac Gourmet for the Mac but haven't tried any others of late, just downloading the one you mentioned now for IOS. On 25 Nov 2013, at 3:12 pm, Esther mori...@mac-access.net wrote: Paprika ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US

Re: Paprika Recipe Manager Mac and iOS Apps on Sale for Thanksgiving

2013-11-24 Thread Esther
Dane, I checked it, and it should be there $10.49 Australian Dollars for the Mac app. Try the link from the AppleVis page for the Mac app: http://www.applevis.com/apps/mac/lifestyle/paprika-recipe-manager Cheers, Esther On Nov 24, 2013, at 6:42 PM, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net

Re: Paprika Recipe Manager Mac and iOS Apps on Sale for Thanksgiving

2013-11-24 Thread Esther
it was four or five days, since they didn't put it on sale until just before Thanksgiving.). Thinking that it would only be on sale until tonight didn't make much sense. So anyone who wants to ask more about these apps at leisure, go right ahead. Cheers, Esther On Nov 24, 2013, at 7:24 PM, Dane

Instabrowser iPhone app is free for short time

2013-11-22 Thread Esther
of all complex web pages. This app is deisgned for iPhone or iPod Touch, but can be used on an iPad in 2x mode. Cheers, Esther --- 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: how to make mac record sound and video?

2013-11-14 Thread Esther
used to be able to download software from there, as well as from the MacUpdate site. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 13, 2013, at 11:34 PM, Mark Furness wrote: Just what people are saying is enough, but video for people to see is better. Where is it saved to? Mark --- Mac Access At Mac

Re: Quick Time Player ?s

2013-11-14 Thread Esther
records in .m4a files, if you are intending to send these to a PC user. I'd just try this out with your iPhone headset mic on a short section. It will probably do what you want for simple lecture recordings. Cheers, Esther On Nov 14, 2013, at 6:32 AM, Eileen Misrahi wrote: Hi Andy

Papa Sangre II iOS Audio game on sale today for $0.99

2013-11-14 Thread Esther
URL: • Papa Sangre II (on sale for $0.99, usually $4.99) by Playground Publishing B.V. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/papa-sangre-ii/id710535349?mt=8 You can also read the AppleVis directory entry: http://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/games/papa-sangre-ii Cheers, Esther --- Mac Access At Mac

Re: function keys 13-19 question.

2013-11-14 Thread Esther
. (It lists for $169.95). HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 14, 2013, at 6:49 AM, Josh Gregory wrote: I've seen keyboards that do, but these are desktop keyboards, I think my mom's current computer keyboard has them, but that's windows. So Bluetooth keyboards that can work with a Mac have

Re: odd thing with the terminal

2013-11-13 Thread Esther
. Dónal might be able to make more suggestions, since I think he works in a similar environment. His university network might run differently from yours, though. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 13, 2013, at 8:20 AM, Sarah k Alawami wrote: I’m on a different network at the moment, the college network

Using Where To? [was Re: Where To? iOS app on sale today for $0.99]

2013-11-13 Thread Esther
. Note that you can use the Settings button in the top right corner of the main screen and flick down to FAQ for more information on using this app. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 12, 2013, at 3:06 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: This looks somewhat usable, but when I go to the category tab

Re: Prizmo And Textgrabber, OCR for IOS

2013-11-11 Thread Esther
. Cheers, Esther On Nov 11, 2013, at 9:26 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: Hello Glenn, TextGrabber works great if you have a StandScan Pro. I really like TextGrabber because I don’t need to know in advance whether my document is in French or English, as TextGrabber can handle three languages

Where To? iOS app on sale today for $0.99

2013-11-11 Thread Esther
-interest/id314785156?mt=8 Cheers, Esther --- 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: http

Re: Where To? iOS app on sale today for $0.99

2013-11-11 Thread Esther
://itunes.apple.com/nz/app/where-to-gps-points-interest/id314785156?mt=8 Cheers, Esther On Nov 11, 2013, at 12:10 PM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: Hi Esther, I’ve heard about this app. Do you know how well it works in Europe? Some of these apps are great in North America/Canada but lousy elsewhere

Re: Built-in mike on the MacBook Air

2013-11-10 Thread Esther
use 3-rings and normal Lavalier mics only use 2 rings. This is why some people think they can't record on MacBook Airs using the headset port, but that's not true. I haven't tried this application since I'm a long time Amadeus Pro user. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 10, 2013, at 10:34 AM

Re: Built-in mike on the MacBook Air

2013-11-10 Thread Esther
You could also probably use Audacity to record and edit if you want a free solution. This might be familiar to Linux users. Cheers, Esther --- 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

Re: Built-in mike on the MacBook Air

2013-11-10 Thread Esther
session from the file menu of QuickTime Player. Cheers, Esther On Nov 10, 2013, at 11:46 AM, Josh Gregory wrote: Hello, When I try that shortcut, all I get is the little ding sound and it won't work. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 10, 2013, at 4:38 PM, Esther wrote: Hello Andy, Gena

Re: Built-in mike on the MacBook Air

2013-11-10 Thread Esther
versions of Mountain Lion. This was reportedly fixed by the Mac OS X 10.8.5 release. And I meant that I hadn't tried the software Gena linked to -- I did check recording with QuickTime and the headset Mic. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 10, 2013, at 12:29 PM, Andy Collins wrote: Thanks Esther

Re: Possible audio problem--internal speakers since upgrading to Mavericks

2013-11-09 Thread Esther
. Cheers, Esther On Nov 9, 2013, at 1:39 PM, George Cham wrote: I too have this same problem. If i shutdown the mac , and restart the system . the balance is uneven when i use headphones . George On 10 Nov 2013, at 3:47 am, Marcia Yale wrote: I am using a Macbook Air and have noticed

Song Exporter Pro iOS app for music transfer back to your computer is free today

2013-11-08 Thread Esther
back to being shown. Either use Command-Shift-Backslash for an English language keyboard, or select Show Toolbar from the View menu on the menu bar. Then Command-Option-L will bring up the Downloads window in Safari.) Cheers, Esther --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net

Re: Problem with VMWare fusion on Mavericks

2013-11-07 Thread Esther
, there are also reports that some VM systems are running with higher CPU usage and fans coming on compared to the same systems running under version 6. These reports seem to vary, so just monitor your own performance specs for your Mac. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 7, 2013, at 8:26 AM, Paul Hopewell

Re: Can a sighted lister please look at a web site

2013-11-06 Thread Esther
hear VO say list end after Tiny Child. I haven't updated yet to Mavericks so I can't tell you what VoiceOver says there. Of course, this is what VoiceOver announces, not what is seen in the drop down menu. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 6, 2013, at 9:40 AM, Paul Hopewell wrote: Hello, Can

Bookmark App for iOS is free today

2013-11-06 Thread Esther
get this while it is still available. Here's the App Store URL: • Bookmark (used to be $2.99, now free) by Dockmarket LLC https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bookmark/id326290323?mt=8 HTH. Cheers, Esther --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message

Accessing the VoiceOver Getting Started Guide [was Re: Re postRe: problem selecting non sequential files in ]

2013-11-05 Thread Esther
to read this. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 4, 2013, at 9:48 PM, George Cham wrote: Thanks . I've been looking for these links all day . George, Sent from my iPad On 5 Nov 2013, at 6:35 pm, Esther wrote: Hello George, Michael, and Others, In Mavericks, you turn on multiple text

Re: itunes music videos and feature films

2013-11-05 Thread Esther
to navigate to the search field, then tab to move to the sources table, etc. This should work from wherever you are in iTunes. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Oct 29, 2013, at 1:42 AM, Ian Harrison wrote: I have a collection of music videos in itunes. I am looking for a way to separate out them

Re: Re postRe: problem selecting non sequential files in mavrics

2013-11-04 Thread Esther
each item Command: VO-Command-Return To stop multiple selection, cut or copy the selected items, press Escape, or stop interacting with the list or table in which the items are located. Action: Select a menu or list item Command: VO-Return HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 4, 2013, at 7:55 PM

Re: EyePal and X11

2013-11-03 Thread Esther
. Cheers, Esther On Nov 3, 2013, at 2:09 AM, Josh Gregory wrote: Good morning, do you have any ideas on how to find this product? I would be interested. And yes, I do, I initially had to fight to get it through local funds and such which is what has pissed me off because now I can't use

Re: Safari 6.1 bug?

2013-11-03 Thread Esther
periodically. Apparently, quite a lot of people don't like Safari 6.1, since there are many posts in the Apple Support forums from people trying to roll back. Cheers, Esther On Nov 3, 2013, at 9:01 AM, Bryan Jones wrote: Yes, I can confirm this behavior is happening on my 2011 MBA under ML

Re: How to change where the insertion point is when entering text

2013-11-03 Thread Esther
the cursor: click the button and select Speak text to the right of the cursor. I can imagine that this might lead to his confusion in editing existing text on web pages on the Mac. Not sure what a good solution is if he wants to keep using this setting. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 3, 2013, at 9

Re: EyePal and X11

2013-11-03 Thread Esther
interface. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 3, 2013, at 11:47 AM, Josh Gregory wrote: Thanks Very much, greatly appreciated. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 3, 2013, at 4:34 PM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: Hi Josh, Yes indeed it will. the latest version is 2.74 (I think). Dónal On 3 Nov 2013

Re: EyePal and X11

2013-11-03 Thread Esther
Hi All, The latest development release of XQuartz is now 2.7.5_rc4, just released today. The web page just updated a few minutes ago: http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac Cheers, Esther --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access

TextGrabber iOS OCR app on sale today for $0.99

2013-10-28 Thread Esther
AccessWorld Article about TextGrabber: http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw140603 This is a good app for any of you who have upgraded your iPhones. Cheers, Esther --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can

Anne's Skype Course on Pages [was Re: Pages and inserting dates]

2013-10-28 Thread Esther
there seems to be interest, I thought I'd post the link. Cheers, Esther On Oct 28, 2013, at 11:41 AM, William Lomas wrote: How can i take it? Sent from my iPhone On 28 Oct 2013, at 21:27, Anne Robertson wrote: Hello Will, These are the support notes we give to people who take our Pages

Re: Anne's Skype Course on Pages [was Re: Pages and inserting dates]

2013-10-28 Thread Esther
, Esther --- 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: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access

Re: sorted the chess but

2013-10-27 Thread Esther
apps would have been accessible to start with. However, I think you have a good shot at getting them to make their Mac apps accessible with VoiceOver now, since they've had the experience of doing it for iOS, and have shown themselves to be responsive to these requests. HTH. Cheers, Esther

Re: Airdrop

2013-10-26 Thread Esther
on an iOS device. HTH. Cheers, Esther Hi! Can someone explain how this is supposed to work? --- 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

Advanced Chess Programs on the Mac [was: Re: got the update but]

2013-10-25 Thread Esther
. Cheers, Esther On Oct 24, 2013, at 11:35 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: John, Chess should be on the Mac already, and it is totally 100% Voiceover accessible. Do you not see it in your applications directory? Chris. - Original Message - From: John Gallagher To: mac

Re: iTunes Problem

2013-10-24 Thread Esther
try to delete the iTunes app! Best, Esther On Oct 24, 2013, at 10:15 AM, George Cham george.c...@mac-access.net wrote: I am trying to download a video podcast through iTunes. The download finishes , i close iTunes and reopen it . The download starts again. Before I upgrade to mavericks

Important info for Gmail users to read before updating to Mavericks

2013-10-23 Thread Esther
Kissell http://tidbits.com/article/14219 There are additional general comments about Mail's performance in Mavericks that makes this worth reading for general users, too. HTH. Cheers, Esther --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access

Re: OS X Mavricks, Wait a bit

2013-10-22 Thread Esther
, there is information about this at: http://www.mac-access.net/Take-Control.html Note that the titles I mentioned are very recently announced additions that are not yet listed in the local accessible version of the Take Control catalog. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Oct 22, 2013, at 12:11 PM, Bryan Jones wrote

Re: good alternative to iTunes for ripping CDs

2013-10-20 Thread Esther
to what I've said. Best, Esther On Oct 20, 2013, at 12:33 PM, Sarah k Alawami wrote: Hmm. since I'm using XCode what ever is now in the app store not sure if that will work or not. Is home brew easy to install for a novice at the terminal? and will this tool that Georgina mentioned

Re: iPhone app so I can go for a walk in the woods

2013-10-19 Thread Esther
list of apps: • ViA - By Braille Institute (free) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/via-by-braille-institute/id528499232?mt=8 HTH, and welcome to the list. Cheers, Esther On Oct 19, 2013, at 6:08 AM, Leo Bissonnette leo.bissonne...@videotron.ca wrote: Hi Chris, I have used one called MyWay

Re: how to close apps using a blue tooth keyboard

2013-10-18 Thread Esther
and Option) while I tap the right arrow key to navigate. Cheers, Esther --- 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

Re: Question about Navigon North America

2013-10-18 Thread Esther
. Navigon is also working just fine for me, especially in combination with BlindSquare. If anyone has an iTunes backup of an earlier version of Navigon, perhaps trying Eileen's suggestion of rolling back to that previous version might work. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Oct 18, 2013, at 8:13 AM, Eileens

Playing media (iPad-pecific feature), navigating text, and notes in iBooks [was Re: Three Questions about IBooks]

2013-10-16 Thread Esther
the results in creating notes may be somewhat different. Hope this gives you a flavor of the methods and issues. Maybe someone else who has experimented more with this can make suggestions. HTH. Cheers, Esther --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your

Re: Three Questions about IBooks

2013-10-12 Thread Esther
instead of using the page chooser? That will get you the next page (or previous page, if you swipe right) read without reading the title header, since focus is in the page content. When you use the page chooser, you are moving focus outside the page content. HTH. Cheers, Esther --- Mac Access

Re: Three Questions about IBooks

2013-10-12 Thread Esther
there are just the buttons at the top, and no headings, and doing a search is performed in a similar similar. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Oct 12, 2013, at 4:21 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland ch...@clgproductions.com wrote: Ester, This is excellent! Can you please show me where to go to do my search

Re: Three Questions about IBooks

2013-10-12 Thread Esther
played with this much, though. Cheers, Esther --- 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: http

Re: entering IPA symbols on osx

2013-09-22 Thread Esther
study sections: • Sounds: The Pronunciation App ($5.99) by Macmillan Education https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sounds-the-pronunciation-app/id442713833?mt=8 HTH. Cheers, Esther On Sep 21, 2013, at 2:22 PM, Sarah k Alawami wrote: Hello all. I'm in a diction class and we are doing IPA

Transmit FTP software on sale for half price ($17 new license or $9 for upgrade) in 24 hour sale

2013-09-17 Thread Esther
offer, so if you transfer files a lot, get this now. Cheers, Esther --- 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

Re: Transmit FTP software on sale for half price ($17 new license or $9 for upgrade) in 24 hour sale

2013-09-17 Thread Esther
transfer software than I originally thought! Cheers, Esther On Sep 17, 2013, at 6:28 AM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: People I’d wholeheartedly echo Esther’s sentiments. Transmit is a fantastic app and if you need to transfer files at all, you should definitely buy it. Dónal On 17 Sep 2013

Re: Onyx

2013-08-31 Thread Esther
. Cheers, Esther On Aug 31, 2013, at 7:49 AM, Chris H wrote: Hello everyone has anyone tried or does anyone use Onyx? I think this is a fantastic utility for your mac. It is a maintenance and cleaning tool as well as offering other functions. Downloaded and ran it today and my 2011 Macbook Pro

Item chooser and web pages [was Re: Incredibly annoying, not to mention extremely buggy problem with Quicknav]

2013-08-31 Thread Esther
, as Sarah also mentioned in her previous post.) Cheers, Esther On Aug 31, 2013, at 10:01 AM, Sarah k Alawami wrote: I have that issue to, but I just keep clicking the link, but when you let's say go from the item chooser and find the link you *have to* press the thing twice as the first

Re: Croppping prior header and trimming previous message when replying.

2013-08-01 Thread Esther
of message, press Shift-Command-Down-Arrow and then press delete. Anne may be able to add some tips about how she does this. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 1, 2013, at 5:30 AM, Artie! wrote: What is the formula to crop prior header and trim previous message when Replying to an email

Downcast and Prizmo for iOS are also on sale [was Re: down cast for mac]

2013-08-01 Thread Esther
HTH. I've repeated the Mac app store links (without the US country code), so I think you can open the links directly if you're not in the US. Cheers, Esther On Aug 1, 2013, at 6:54 AM, Sarah k Alawami wrote: I was browsing my twitter time line and I found out that down cast is now

Re: mp3 splitting on the mac?

2013-08-01 Thread Esther
the track. Then any operations that you perform -- whether it is simply playback, converting to another audio format in iTunes, or creating an audio CD from the content -- only takes effect for the section of the track between the start and stop times. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jul 31, 2013

Re: moving on from the quick start

2013-08-01 Thread Esther
to your new Macbook Pro and this list. Cheers, Esther On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:17 PM, peter greco wrote: I've just purchased a Macbook Pro. I have only used braille notetakers in the past. I'm wanting to move on from the quick start, however, if I hit escape, nothing seems to happen, and if I

Re: Downcast and Prizmo for iOS are also on sale [was Re: down cast for mac]

2013-08-01 Thread Esther
. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 1, 2013, at 9:17 AM, Christian Schoepplein wrote: Hi Ester and all, Am 01.08.2013 um 19:26 schrieb Esther mori...@mac-access.net: Since Sarah mentioned that the Downcast podcasting app for Mac is now available, and on sale from the Mac App store, I thought I

Tabbing and automatically interacting in iTunes and other apps [was Re: itunes sorting shortcuts]

2013-08-01 Thread Esther
. Cheers, Esther --- 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: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail

Re: itunes sorting shortcuts

2013-07-30 Thread Esther
Hi Ian, VO-Shift-backslash works to sort any column of a table, whether you're in Finder or in iTunes. If you use it again, it will reverse the order of sort. (On English language keyboards the backslash key is under the delete key.) Remember to interact. Cheers, Esther On Jul 30, 2013

Re: opening an attachment in mail

2013-07-30 Thread Esther
Hi Linda, You can also Quick Look mail attachments with Command-Y to read. Helpful if you don't want to save the attachment. Cheers, Esther On Jul 30, 2013, at 8:35 AM, Josh Gregory joshkar...@gmail.com wrote: Press the voiceover keys plus shift plus M on it and go to Open. Sent from

Re: Re-installing the OS on a MacBook Air

2013-07-29 Thread Esther
using disk utility, Carbon Copy Cloner, and Lion Disk Maker. I did this for Mountain Lion with Carbon Copy Cloner, which is a paid app I have for doing backups. Lion Disk Maker is a free app. At present the dev is working on version 3 which will support Mavericks. HTH. Cheers, Esther On 29

Re: Looking for a useable firewall or a networkmonitor for the Mac

2013-07-27 Thread Esther
front end that lets you configure options in the default firewall. Thanks for finding and reporting this, Christian. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jul 27, 2013, at 7:30 AM, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: I personally would stick with the default firewall as it works and you don't want

Re: saving the file pointed to by a dropbox link

2013-07-26 Thread Esther
the information on size, creation date, etc. is updated. Dónal knows all this, but the business about remembering what gets reported depending on where you are looking is a completely different issue. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jul 26, 2013, at 10:03 AM, Sarah k Alawami wrote: lol. I've done that many

Re: Issues with TeXShop

2013-07-26 Thread Esther
the formatting of output. And you can read the tables and lists. Dónal, I thought that Nicolai Svendsen on this list was also using TeXShop. Maybe he'll weigh in with some suggestions. Cheers, Esther On Jul 26, 2013, at 8:39 AM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: The problem Sarah is not so much with LaTeX

Re: volume

2013-07-24 Thread Esther
this way. (For those list members familiar with the Type2Phone app that has a similar function, this is different from the way that app Type2 just records your keystrokes when you type.) HTH. Cheers, Esther On 24 Jul 2013, at 11:37, Chris H wrote: Sorry but I have a Macbook Pro which is a laptop

Re: i found it with keyboard help LOLRE: volume

2013-07-24 Thread Esther
Good for you, Linda! Ignore my belated reply. Cheers, Esther On 24 Jul 2013, at 11:46, Linda C. Knight wrote: Sarah and all, No, I am using a beautiful iMac 21.5. I found it using keyboard help. LOL! There is a key on the wired keyboard under the f13 key. (who would have thunk

Re: Using the say command?

2013-07-24 Thread Esther
at: http://developer.apple.com/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/SpeechSynthesisProgrammingGuide/index.html Embedded commands are described in the section titled Techniques for Customizing Synthesized Speech Use Embedded Speech Commands to Fine-Tune Spoken Output. HTH. Cheers, Esther

Re: Using the say command?

2013-07-23 Thread Esther
(not just with the say command). Try using a different voice. I don't have any problems with the say command. I think that if you had tried your test in earlier versions of the OS, you wouldn't have gotten that error message. HTH. Cheers, Esther On 23 Jul 2013, at 06:31, Sarah k Alawami wrote

Typing accented characters in iOS on the virtual keyboard

2013-07-23 Thread Esther
than standard typing setting.) Cheers, Esther --- 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: http

Re: Using the say command?

2013-07-23 Thread Esther
voices available, or have not updated them. Cheers, Esther On 23 Jul 2013, at 07:20, Sarah k Alawami wrote: I see that error when I try and do wave or mp3 or m4a files so try the aiff files as I don't think Im getting the error with those. I have not tried anything in 10.8.4 yet how ever

Re: Airport Express

2013-07-23 Thread Esther
. It still runs under Mountain Lion, but the Airport Utility tools that come with Mountain Lion are stripped down a lot. See the archived list discussion comments from Dónal and John Panarese from this April. Cheers, Esther On 23 Jul 2013, at 03:29, Dane Trethowan wrote: Okay sorry, I

macfortheblind resources [was Re: State of Apple Accessibility (was: Re: Logic Pro X accessibility: the view from Cupertino)]

2013-07-23 Thread Esther
from the various mailing lists on his web site. Have a look at his tips and tricks page links for Mac OS X and iOS: http://macfortheblind.com/Tips-and-Tricks It's a nice site to browse through. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jul 23, 2013, at 10:01 AM, Desi Noller wrote: John, Could you tell us

Re: iTunes media external drive

2013-07-22 Thread Esther
, and not on your external drive, since they contain the information on where to locate your music and other media files (whether the tracks for your music files, etc. are on your laptop hard drive or on an external hard drive.) HTH. Cheers, Esther On 21 Jul 2013, at 23:40, ANDY COLLINS wrote

Re: Using the say command?

2013-07-22 Thread Esther
, and Text to Speech parameters for details. Sarah like to send the output of the say command to a file from the command line, in preference to using the services option of Add to iTunes as a spoken track, so she can run this separately in background. HTH. Cheers, Esther On 22 Jul 2013, at 10:33

Re: can we make the language rotor be quiet

2013-07-22 Thread Esther
multiple regional voices for English. Cheers, Esther On 21 Jul 2013, at 21:22, Chris H wrote: Go to settings, general, accessibility, VoiceOver, language rotor and deselect any that's in there by double tapping on the selected ones. On 22/07/2013 07:23, meadowlar...@cox.net wrote: I

Re: Using the say command?

2013-07-22 Thread Esther
Hi All, I could be wrong about this, but I think that Gena is asking about using the say command in the Terminal environment, since she's coming from a linux background with command line use. Gena, welcome to the mac-access list Cheers, Esther On 22 Jul 2013, at 11:00, Sarah k Alawami wrote

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