Re: How do I do a iPhone screenshot?

2012-03-06 Thread Esther
press the sleep/lock aka power button at the top, then release both. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Mar 6, 2012, at 11:31 AM, Kevin Andrews wrote: Press home and the lock button simultaneously, it'll take a picture of the current screen. I've done this on a page of apps/folders, ahven't tried

Re: Using Mac as bluetooth keyboard

2012-02-27 Thread Esther
. This probably can be made to work with VoiceOver with some feedback to the developer. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 26, 2012, at 10:10 PM, Daniela Rubio wrote: Hello: Thank you so much for the tip on Type2Phone. I just got it and it is great! The only thing is that I can't use Voiceover commands

ncftpd [was Re: CrushFtp Server.]

2012-02-26 Thread Esther
in not being able to run the ./configure for setting up CrushFtp Server. Cheers, Esther On Feb 26, 2012, at 2:29 AM, Jim Noseworthy wrote: Travis: I thought about that one but I believe the price is now $190 for a single user. Thanks. - Original Message - From: Travis Siegel tsie

Re: can't save a document in garage band.

2012-02-26 Thread Esther
folder (e.g. rename) i am prompted for my password. I tried to reset permissions but that doesn't help. Would appreciate any suggestions. TIA. MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7) end quote Write back with more details if that doesn't work for you. Best, Esther On Feb 26, 2012, at 11:55 AM, Sarah

Re: can't save a document in garage band.

2012-02-26 Thread Esther
. On the main dialog window you should have the same filename as you originally chose, “tcjwb mic.band”. If you just try to save it to the new folder location, which was a folder you created under your Home directory, this may work. Let us know whether this works. Cheers, Esther On Feb 26, 2012

Re: Authenticacion question.

2012-02-26 Thread Esther
in your Terminal session? There were a few posters who thought that just running the second command by itself would work to fix things. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 26, 2012, at 1:47 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: Ok. goign back to this thread and sorry for bouncing I'm getting these messages. what's

Re: Speeding up podcasts on iphone

2012-02-25 Thread Esther
this if you want it on you system. You can get a copy of QuickTime Player 7 from: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL923 Then just use Command-K to toggle the A/V controls between show and hide, and navigate to the sliders for controlling playback speed. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 25, 2012, at 8:13

Re: Getting to the ports to set up e-mail

2012-02-24 Thread Esther
supplies so well. So I really hope that they have an update to the volume on Apple Mail in Snow Leopard for Lion. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 24, 2012, at 4:48 AM, Ann Byrne wrote: Hi, Esther, I'm still fighting the mail battle with my newly acquired Mac mini. In your post below, I can get

Re: Getting to the ports to set up e-mail

2012-02-24 Thread Esther
be taken through the setup dialog. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 24, 2012, at 11:18 AM, Ann Byrne wrote: Thanks a bunch. It's that last, with default settings, that my son-in-law can mouse to but I can't seem to navigate to with VoiceOver. I will try removing and readding the account and see

Re: Changing Safari's ID String

2012-02-23 Thread Esther
Hi Martin, If you navigate to the menu bar (with VO-M or Control-F2), then VO-Right arrow past Safari or press D (with QuickNav off), can you access the Develop menu on the Safari menu bar? It should be to the right of Bookmarks. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 23, 2012, at 4:36 AM, Martin

Re: Changing Safari's ID String

2012-02-23 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

Re: Changing Safari's ID String

2012-02-23 Thread Esther
($0.99) by RichTech: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/atomic-web-browser-full-screen/id347929410?mt=8 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 posted

Re: image verification?

2012-02-23 Thread Esther
Hi Maria, I've never tried this, but if you have your iPhone with VizWiz, could you take a picture of the screen of your Mac and have one of the web workers tell you what was in the CAPTCHA? Cheers, Esther On Feb 23, 2012, at 3:47 PM, Maria Chapman wrote: HI. is there a way to deal

Speeding up podcasts on the Mac [was Re: Speeding up podcasts on iphone]

2012-02-23 Thread Esther
the problem. If you want to read more about this basis these AppleScripts, check out the Mac OS X Hints web page from 2006 on Listen to podcasts at 1.5x speed: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060103000452805 HTH. Cheers, Esther --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply

Re: Why does this web page not work on Mac

2012-02-20 Thread Esther
disconcerting to read that the links are often dead using this browser. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 20, 2012, at 10:33 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: You can also try lightning as well. that can be found under the mac app store. On Feb 20, 2012, at 12:24 PM, Esther wrote: Hi Paul and Others

Re: cmd option l takes me to an empty download folder but it is not truly empty.

2012-02-19 Thread Esther
. However, if I start in column view mode (Command-3), and I use the Command-Option-L shortcut, I'll be in my Downloads folder, but then using Command-Up arrow puts focus in my home directory accounts folder (e.g., VoiceOver says esther instead of Downloads in this mode. I think this may have

Re: I can't save any documents

2012-02-19 Thread Esther
, Esther On Feb 19, 2012, at 9:16 AM, Geoff Waaler wrote: Hi Sarah, I had this issue last Summer and steps such as repairing permissions and clean reinstalls did not fix it. Strangely noone else could reproduce the problem and while preparing my post I can't seem to make it happen, though

Re: pairing laptop to iPhone

2012-02-19 Thread Esther
in the dialog window. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 19, 2012, at 2:01 PM, Glenn wrote: Hi, I first tried , and when that did not work, I tried my own set, and that did not work either. The laptop bluetooth program has a place to put in some digits too, that is why I have no idea of what

Re: Usable mainstream GPS on the iPhone?

2012-02-18 Thread Esther
, flick right to English and double tap to select. Then double tap the Settings, back button in the top left corner to leave the Categories page and return to Settings. In the Settings page, double tap the Done button in the top right corner of the screen. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 18, 2012

Re: Searching for Mail in time machine backups

2012-02-17 Thread Esther
you typed in. As I said, VoiceOver stopped talking once for me when I did this. I had to toggle it off and on. When I went back to the search field (with Command-Option-F), it announced, From Paul Hopewell menu button. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 17, 2012, at 11:16 AM, Paul Hopewell wrote

Re: Safari questions

2012-02-15 Thread Esther
are very useful for navigation on the iOS screens). Cheers, Esther On Feb 15, 2012, at 6:48 AM, Geoff Waaler wrote: Hi Kristeen, One tool that may help with searching is the item chooser (VO-i). Its functionality seems to have been abated in Lion, but its remains a way to quickly skip

Re: Determining Status of Download

2012-02-15 Thread Esther
hidden. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 15, 2012, at 9:26 AM, Matthew Chao wrote: Hi, Folks. I'm in the process of downloading the latest version of Fusion 4.x. How do I determine the status of the download e.g., size and amount received? I know how to switch between my Safari windows, but can't

Re: Determining Status of Download

2012-02-15 Thread Esther
to the Downloads button in the Safari toolbar and pressed it (VO-Space) that I was able to use Command-Option-L from Safari (as opposed to from Finder) to show the Downloads window. Cheers, Esther On Feb 15, 2012, at 9:40 AM, John Panarese wrote: Try option-command-l. That should get you

Re: Determining Status of Download

2012-02-15 Thread Esther
if it is announced 2) Even if the toolbar is showing, Command-Option-L didn't work for me until after the first time I navigated to the Downloads button and pressed it. Again, this is the experience from a recent clean install. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 15, 2012, at 10:10 AM, John Panarese wrote

Re: suggestions for External HD's

2012-02-14 Thread Esther
there was such a plummet in quality, because the early models reviewed well. I think the larger Western Digital My Book Studio drives are still well regarded. I'd go to a site like Newegg.com, or Tiger Direct, and read the reviews and ratings by customers. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 14, 2012

Re: Usable mainstream GPS on the iPhone?

2012-02-14 Thread Esther
towards a POI. • Where To? -- Discover your next destination ($0.99, normally $2.99) by FutureTap: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/where-to-discover-your-next/id314785156?mt=8 Cheers, Esther --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac

Re: Network question

2012-02-14 Thread Esther
page of your System Preferences Network with Wi-Fi automatically selected (if you are currently connected to a Wi-Fi network). HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 14, 2012, at 5:25 PM, John Panarese wrote: In System preferences,, choosee Network. Then, navigate to the services table and make

Re: a perplexing iTunes issue

2012-02-13 Thread Esther
between the InfoVox iVox (Acapela group) voices on your system mid-text, so you can change voices (and languages) in the middle of your recording. GhostReader is not designed for visually impaired users, but is quite useful. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 10, 2012, at 1:34 PM, Sarah Alawami

Re: Changing my password on IPhone

2012-02-12 Thread Esther
my account settings, such as payment information. Before you make any permanent changes, where did you go to change your Apple ID, and what is the reason you are changing it? That my help to make more constructive suggestions about how to proceed. Cheers, Esther On Feb 12, 2012, at 1:30 PM

Re: Changing my password on IPhone

2012-02-12 Thread Esther
Hi Catherine, Your Apple ID is not the same as your email address. That's why I asked. You can continue to use it, I think, even if that no longer works as an email address. Changing it gets pretty messy. Esther On Feb 12, 2012, at 1:47 PM, Catherine G wrote: I need to change it because

Re: remotely locking an iPhone from your mac?

2012-02-09 Thread Esther
. Cheers, Esther On Feb 9, 2012, at 11:16 AM, Geoff Waaler wrote: Hi Sarah, By do it, are you saying this person can remotely set a pass code, or compose a message to appear on the iphone when playing a sound? I normally don't give up easily, but have tried this with four browsers on XP

Automatic Downloads of iTunes Purchases on iOS devices [was Re: Siri and Orthography]

2012-02-08 Thread Esther
navigation a bit, when yo u set your rotor to Headings, navigate to the heading just after Quick Links then left arrow twice to get to the list for previous heading and then to the Purchased link under Quick Links. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 8, 2012, at 5:59 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello

Re: Siri and Orthography

2012-02-07 Thread Esther
. There is no print copy of Talking to Siri distributed, as far as I know. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 6, 2012, at 10:20 PM, Michael Busboom wrote: This is helpful information indeed, Zack. My only concern thus far is that to date, I keep hearing from English-speaking iPhone users here

Moving iTunes library to an external drive [was Re: Itunes question]

2012-02-06 Thread Esther
table and use the Get Info (Command-I) shortcut, the summary tab will show you the path to the file. There are also more details in my reply to Jane, pasted in and appended below my signature. HTH. Cheers, Esther Subject:Moving iTunes library to an external drive [was Re

Adjusting VoiceOver speaker volume [was Re: Using the iPhone 4S without earphones_]

2012-02-06 Thread Esther
don't need to reset or turn off and then power up your phone to do this. You simply need to make sure that VoiceOver is speaking when you perform the volume up adjustments. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 6, 2012, at 6:11 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello Ian, I am greatly relieved to report

Re: Siri and Orthography

2012-02-06 Thread Esther
, and can be used on iOS devices that don't support Siri.) HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 6, 2012, at 9:12 AM, Geoff Waaler wrote: I'm sure Google will pull up other references, but one good source of Siri punctuation dictation refinements is here. Have fun! Geoff - Original Message

Re: editing playlists

2012-02-04 Thread Esther
tracks in that playlist showing up in the songs table, the original playlist you selected would be highlighted in the sources table, and you would be able to edit the playlist contents in the songs table. Does this not also work? HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 4, 2012, at 7:50 PM, Sarah Alawami

Re: itunes movies

2012-02-03 Thread Esther
). HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 3, 2012, at 7:57 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: Probably not yet. I'd contact apple about this and see if they are willing to sign deals with the various discription studios out there and get those out there to us. On Feb 3, 2012, at 7:27 AM, Ian Harrison wrote

Re: External hard drive

2012-02-02 Thread Esther
was kept for Windows. (These were all machines sold as Windows laptops that were set up for linux use.) HTH. Some other list members may have more information. Cheers, Esther On Feb 2, 2012, at 10:14 AM, Steve Holmes wrote: Look for ntfs3g; that is what we use with linux to access read

Re: List Recorder suggestions welcome

2012-02-01 Thread Esther
of sort order. I agree with yourself, Bryan, and others, that the ability to record while the screen is locked is a must fix item. And certainly, more language localizations for the app, including Spanish as Daniela suggested, would be useful. Cheers, Esther --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net

Re: Usable mainstream GPS on the iPhone?

2012-01-30 Thread Esther
and Where To work internationally, and also support other language localizations. HTH.  Cheers, Esther On Jan 30, 2012, Michael Busboom  wrote: Wonderfully instructive and helpful, Geoff, thanks! I think I will have to get a 4S with 64GB if I start downloading maps onto my phone. I will contact

Re: New Take Control Title Available

2012-01-26 Thread Esther
they found useful on subjects such as switching to the Mac, using Mail, maintaining Backups, 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

Re: pictures on the i-phone

2012-01-26 Thread Esther
and double tapping to select images, I double tap the Delete button in the bottom right corner. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jan 26, 2012, at 14:59, Kliphton A.M-SR wrote: How do you delete the pictures from your phone? Please tell me you don't have to do them one at a time? --- Mac Access At Mac

Re: Downloading a specific podcast from blind cool tech

2012-01-25 Thread Esther
something odd about the way they're encoded in HTML, so you first have to interact on the show link, then press Option+Return. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jan 25, 2012, at 07:41, Paul Hopewell wrote: Hello Anne, You're a genius! Yes that did the trick and downloaded the podcast. I will immediately

Re: voxie recorder question

2012-01-23 Thread Esther
. Some of the instructions were replies to Windows users, so if there are explicit shortcuts mentioned for importing to iTunes with Control+O, change the use of the Control key (for Windows iTunes) to the Command key (for Macs). HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jan 23, 2012, at 00:26, Paul Hopewell

Re: Quick time 7 and VO

2012-01-23 Thread Esther
on Installing QuickTime Player 7 on Mac OS X v.10.6 or Later that has a download link for Lion users: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3678 Probably obvious that I'm mostly using iTunes to play. You can also use VLC (which also lets you control play speed). Other people are using Cog. HTH. Cheers, Esther

Re: Text files on the iPhone

2012-01-23 Thread Esther
individual notes. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jan 23, 2012, at 06:11, Sarah Alawami wrote: I would recomend plain text or notesy for this. both intagrate with dropbox and you can change everything on the fly and it will reflect back on your mac when you get home. Take care. On Jan 23

Re: Notebook app

2012-01-23 Thread Esther
on the Mac. I know that's not true for everyone. For Paul, with the Dropbox based note applications you'll probably also want to get the free Dropbox app for your iPhone. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jan 23, 2012, at 08:21, Jonathan Tyrer wrote: Has anyone any experience of using the Mac app

Re: Using LookTel Money Reader for the first time [was Re: Strange behaviour with money reader.]

2012-01-20 Thread Esther
. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jan 20, 2012, at 02:14, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello Esther and others, Esther, your explanation was super, but I am having a totally different issue: While on my Mac, I went to the MacStore and purchased the aforementioned Money Reader. It works great on my

Using LookTel Money Reader for the first time [was Re: Strange behaviour with money reader.]

2012-01-19 Thread Esther
tones. Ten dollars is a single, high tone. Twenty is two high tones, etc. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jan 19, 2012, at 03:42, Sadam Ahmed wrote: Hi all, today I downloaded the money reader app on my iPhone 4S. Unfortunately when I run the app all I'm getting from voice-over is money reader

Re: Apple's new iBooks Author Mac App

2012-01-19 Thread Esther
Hi Bryan, I did try to take a look at this, but the app requires that you be running Lion. Cheers, Esther On Jan 19, 2012, at 08:54, Bryan Jones wrote: I'm interested to hear from folks if and when you get a chance to poke around in the new free iBooks Author Mac App released by Apple

An Automator solution for To-Do item Reminders in Lion [was Re: A question about Reminders in Lion Mail]

2012-01-17 Thread Esther
position up or down in the workflow. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jan 17, 2012, at 07:48, Bryan Jones wrote: Hi Folks, I'm pretty certain apple inexplicably removed the previous ties between Mail.app and To-Do items created in iCal when they introduced Lion and morphed the To-Do functions

Re: My Phone Desktop

2012-01-05 Thread Esther
with MyPhoneDesktop that would be interesting to know. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jan 5, 2012, at 11:52, chris hallsworth wrote: Thanks, they don't but I checked the iTunes app store and that's where I found and thus paid for it. It was £2.99 here in the UK. On 05/01/2012 05:26, Sarah Alawami wrote: I

Re: My Phone Desktop

2012-01-05 Thread Esther
with Type2Phone. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jan 5, 2012, at 12:37, Sarah Alawami wrote: You can also call contacts and text as well. I don't think you can do that with the type to phone app unless I am mistaken. You can basically control you phone and send photos to the phone via the my phone

Re: How to install Espeak for Mac OSX please?

2012-01-03 Thread Esther
separately keep up with the status of the app. You're far better off starting with the current .zip file, and seeing where you get to. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jan 2, 2012, at 22:02, Sarah Alawami wrote: You probably need to do some terminal work but how to get it in to the voice over thing I would

Re: A question about opening links in a new window.

2011-12-24 Thread Esther
and check your tab preferences to find out the appropriate answer if the above does not work for you. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Dec 24, 2011, at 08:40, Bryan Jones wrote: Hi Folks, This is another instance where I must be missing something obvious. Is there a key combo that can be pressed

Re: word count.

2011-12-24 Thread Esther
or someone else can suggest the best way to access this.) HTH. Cheers, Esther On Dec 24, 2011, at 09:37, Travis Siegel wrote: Text edit doesn't have a word count built in by default. However, I have scripts on my softcon pages at (http://www.softcon.com/mac/) that will let you perform

Re: A question about opening links in a new window.

2011-12-24 Thread Esther
using Safari 5.05 and Snow Leopard. Sorry not to have more suggestions. Esther On Dec 24, 2011, at 10:11, Bryan Jones wrote: Hello Esther, Thank you for your response I should have clarified that I'm able to use the Command+physical mouse / trackpad click to open a link in a new window

Re: word count.

2011-12-24 Thread Esther
TextEdit document is to do a Command+P and examine the Print menu. Cheers, Esther On Dec 24, 2011, at 10:31, Daniel McGee wrote: Hi with this question in mind with pages can you see how many pages a document has in pages? Is it possible to expand on that script to include page numbers

Re: Type2Phone Mac app -- use your computer keyboard to type text on your iOS device

2011-12-23 Thread Esther
can copy and paste from my Mac. The QuickNav functions seem to work, but not shortcuts like VO-H. I'll be interested in hearing more about these apps. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Dec 23, 2011, at 06:51, Ed Worrell wrote: Hello, I have tried this one too. I have also found and use iKeyboard

Re: missing manual e-books.

2011-12-23 Thread Esther
, should you have one.) Also, you get permanent access to the latest revisions and corrections to the text through the account you set up, so you can always re-download the most up-to-date version of the text. Cheers, Esther On Dec 23, 2011, at 14:19, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: Folks

King of Dragon Pass iOS app on sale for $7.99 through December 30

2011-12-23 Thread Esther
$9.99 by A Sharp http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/king-of-dragon-pass/id335545504?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

Re: feedback on Mumeric keyboard for the Mac

2011-12-22 Thread Esther
had to do with overall responsiveness under iOS. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Dec 22, 2011, at 01:17, Ian Harrison wrote: Hello David, I do have a bluetooth numeric keypad I no longer want. It worked fine with my old pc, but have not yet tried with my mac. If you are interested I can get

Type2Phone Mac app -- use your computer keyboard to type text on your iOS device

2011-12-22 Thread Esther
support page, and associated discussion forums and FAQ at: http://www.houdah.com/support/ 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

Re: Type2Phone Mac app -- use your computer keyboard to type text on your iOS device

2011-12-22 Thread Esther
to review text in the higher quality Infovox voices I already have on my Mac. is a plus. Cheers, Esther On Dec 22, 2011, at 18:18, Sarah Alawami wrote: Interesting. Althought I wonder why they made it so quirky. I already have a bt keyboard attached to my phone so would it even make

Re: copying large chunk of text from safari.

2011-12-20 Thread Esther
, because you should be able to do your finding and selecting in Safari with VoiceOver, but this should work for you. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Dec 20, 2011, at 10:15, Lovette Yewchan wrote: what is the short cut field? Lovette On 2011-12-19, at 9:38 PM, David Griffith wrote: Interacting

Re: copying large chunk of text from safari.

2011-12-19 Thread Esther
, you can use this to read embedded tables and lists in documents in Pages, Nisus Writer Pro, etc. by selecting the page and applying the shortcut, since it transforms the embedded material to text, and lets VoiceOver read out the table directly. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Dec 19, 2011, at 06:36

Re: copying large chunk of text from safari.

2011-12-19 Thread Esther
a link to step-by-step instructions to enable this Services menu option, and additionally assign a keyboard shortcut. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Dec 19, 2011, at 08:39, Red.Falcon wrote: Hi Shannon! Yes it will! And if you have already red Esther's post a about adding that shortcut

Instructions for clearing App switcher [was Re: Removing applications from App switcher in IPhone]

2011-12-19 Thread Esther
to Clear Cache and Clear History, that stored memory usage will still impact your resources. 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 posted

Re: Instapaper on the mac

2011-12-18 Thread Esther
the instructions takes longer than actually doing them! HTH. Cheers, Esther On Dec 18, 2011, at 11:07, Deb Lewis wrote: Hi!! I've had Instapaper on the IPhone for awhile. I remember the tedious process of saving the bookmarklet. Now i'm trying to do it on the Mac. Just can't figure out

Cyberduck [was Re: accessible FTP client]

2011-12-17 Thread Esther
to dismiss the Thesaurus window. The shortcut or the service menu entry for Look up selection in Thesaurus will not show up unless you have first selected a wo rd. This works in all the regular applications such as TextEdit, Mail, etc. Welcome to the list. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Dec 17, 2011

Re: Pass words

2011-12-16 Thread Esther
user account, and enter a new password. Someone who actually has Lion running can probably check this out for you. Write back if you're using Snow Leopard and have access to your install discs -- there's more experience with this. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Dec 16, 2011, at 17:22, Catherine

MacLegion 2011 Winter Bundle of 10 apps for $49.99 including Nisus Writer Pro ending soon

2011-12-11 Thread Esther
that VoiceOver isn't reading, and everything from that point on is accessible. 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: Opening RAR files

2011-12-10 Thread Esther
, Esther On Dec 10, 2011, at 13:59, Sarah Alawami wrote: You will want an app called the unarchiver. You can find it at www.downloads.com. Take care. On Dec 10, 2011, at 3:58 PM, Margaret Booth wrote: How can I open RAR files? Is there shortcut keys to do this or is there an app Thanks

Re: Navigating to the end of word

2011-12-07 Thread Esther
, before pressing the delete key to delete all your selected text. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Dec 7, 2011, at 05:26, Roger Woolgrove wrote: Hi all, I've wondered this as David but he has raised a point, how do I set VO to read one side of the cursor as presently mine seems to read one

Re: iPhone not showing up in itunes

2011-12-04 Thread Esther
. The Apple Support documents all give step by step instructions. I've tried to summarize the nature of the fixes in the body of my post. Cheers, Esther On Dec 4, 2011, at 05:26, Eric Caron wrote: Hi John, My friends have two macs and two iPhones and having the same problem on both

Re: RTF version of IOS5 VoiceOver Manual?

2011-12-04 Thread Esther
, and then to find the corresponding text on each page to copy. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Dec 4, 2011, at 06:04, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello everyone, I have been asked to translate a rather lengthy article about the iPhone and VoiceOver from German into English. Though I am looking forward

Mac App Store 1 Day $0.99 App Bundle deals

2011-12-01 Thread Esther
, Washing Machine and Intego Backup Express. There's a little under 15 hours left to check it out. 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

Mac App Store Black Friday Specials

2011-11-25 Thread Esther
Jambox, and many other interesting items. 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

Re: Mac App Store Black Friday Specials

2011-11-25 Thread Esther
Hi Geoff, This isn't Sarah, but I imagine she might have used the Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005LTV8G0/ This shows up as VMWare Fusion 4 priced at $27.99, but in a boxed set from VMWare. (In stock, and eligible for free super saver shipping.) HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 25, 2011

Re: Accessing the SoupMaster To Do and Favorites lists [was Re: SoupMaster iPhone App currently free]

2011-11-23 Thread Esther
users, describing when you might need to put in slightly more force (when tapping around the screen), is also hard to convey. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 23, 2011, at 07:25, Marcy Weinberg wrote: Hi, Esther, I've followed your directions for rating a recipe and then either it already

Re: Accessing the Soup Master To Do and Favorites lists [was Re: Soup Master iPhone App currently free]

2011-11-23 Thread Esther
soups, it probably helps to distinguish your very favorite version of, say, Potato Leek soup, in contrast to others you've tried and liked. Cheers, Esther On Nov 23, 2011, at 08:38, Bubba wrote: I woulnder why you have to rate it before adding to your favorites? If it was not good why would

Re: how to create a web shortcut manually

2011-11-22 Thread Esther
this format works with older versions of Mac OS X. Cheers, Esther On Nov 22, 2011, at 07:10, Sarah Alawami wrote: I think someone posted this before but not sure. I just did it and it's easier then the script that I had before. http://onj.me/1r2 Take care all. --- Mac Access At Mac Access

SoupMaster iPhone App currently free

2011-11-22 Thread Esther
) by @Huizhe http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/soupmaster/id431804185?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

Re: Automatically Add to iTunes Folder doesn't

2011-11-22 Thread Esther
this a shot? I know people have reported getting this function back by rebuilding their iTunes libraries, but that seems too drastic, and potentially loses your playlists. Cheers, Esther On Nov 22, 2011, at 04:18, Kristeen Hughes wrote: I tried that when it first happened, but no dice. I also

Re: Address book and groups

2011-11-20 Thread Esther
the Navigation options of VoiceOver Utility, you can skip step 2 about routing your mouse cursor.) HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 20, 2011, at 01:51, Ian Harrison wrote: Hi to all, please help! I am trying to set up a new group in address book. Whatever I try the name of the group stubbornly

Turning Trackpad on and off [was Re: Knowing a File's Being Downloaded?]

2011-11-20 Thread Esther
laptops with the built-in trackpad, or for people using the Magic Trackpad with desktop Macs or older laptops running Snow Leopard and above. VoiceOver will say TrackPad Commander off or on. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 20, 2011, at 10:07, Matthew Chao wrote: Hi, Sarah! Thanks. Also, how do I

Re: Moving things to desktop

2011-11-20 Thread Esther
) • Provides contextual menus and services • Supports drag-and-drop • Very responsive, thanks to multithreading • Uses very little memory end quote HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 17, 2011, at 19:54, Sarah Alawami wrote: to move something to the desktop do a cmd c

EasyFind app [was Re: Moving things to desktop]

2011-11-20 Thread Esther
the Setup Assistant contents and resources. This came right up in the EasyFind search. There's also a free utility in the Mac App Store named EasyFind by Devon Technologies. You can get it from the Mac App Store at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/easyfind/id411673888?mt=12 Cheers, Esther

Re: GMail not showing messages from Mac-Access when sent by the recipient Themselves

2011-11-18 Thread Esther
that even Lou Grosso of the old Alva Access Group knows where they can be found now. Cheers, Esther On Nov 18, 2011, at 10:24, Red.Falcon wrote: Also you can set your mail to [and I quote] BCC yourself if you have your own card in address book! Do not use CC because it will be rejected

Re: Data entry on the iPhone 4 with OS5

2011-11-17 Thread Esther
that is currently being written checked for errors? In other words, must one somehow leave the keyboard app in order to do this? Esther: If you are typing with the virtual keyboard in the bottom half of the screen, you can leave the keyboard up, but move your hand to the top half of the screen

Re: iPhone 4S; is it really worthwhile?

2011-11-17 Thread Esther
accompanied someone who picked up a new iPhone 4S. Despite several years in the U.S., he hasn't lost his Edinburgh accent, so is spending time working with Siri. (This means that I haven't had much opportunity to borrow his iPhone 4S for testing purposes.) Cheers, Esther On Nov 16, 2011, at 23

Re: Data entry on the iPhone 4 with OS5

2011-11-17 Thread Esther
of the podcast. It's hard to remember this kind of coverage when you listened to these podcasts a year ago. Mike will just have to make do with my verbal explanation (and yours) of how the rotor and insertion point works, but that should be familiar to him from using the Mac. Esther On Nov 17, 2011

Re: iphone Re: Word processing for IPhone

2011-11-16 Thread Esther
that don't have iPhone versions, like the original release of Pages. And of course, there are also apps for the iPhone that won't run on the iPad. HTH (with a PostScript for Catherine below my signature). Cheers, Esther P.S. I don't use very many abbreviations in my posts, but the few that I'm

Re: Instapaper and Safari

2011-11-16 Thread Esther
, then paste it into the address field of the Bookmarks Bar item in question on the Show All Bookmarks page of Safari. This is the general way you can get java script bookmarklets to work -- you just paste the script into the URL address fields via the context menu. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 15, 2011

Re: Deleting a document

2011-11-15 Thread Esther
updated to an inaccessible version, and I want to get the old version back after the device is synced, before it gets permanently deleted.) The Trash is located at the end of the Dock, so I use Control+F3 followed by Fn+Right arrow to move there. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 14, 2011, at 16

Re: Trash refuses to empty

2011-11-14 Thread Esther
maintenance tasks like sudo periodic daily. All these will prompt you for your Admin password, however. 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: jambox and web site?

2011-11-14 Thread Esther
Hello Joe, There are discussions of problems with the Jawbone MyTalk web site's accessibility in the archives, but not a good solution about downloading the Updater. There are also discussions in the archives about the Jambox itself, the earliest being in the old archives from 2010, such as

Re: Jawbone® JamBox

2011-11-14 Thread Esther
to the speaker system. I'm rather wondering from the description whether the other speakerphone device Dane is using is the BlueAnt S3 Speakerphone, or maybe the newest S4 model of this Bluetooth device for car use. If so, this model is sold in other countries. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 14, 2011

Remove the Time Machine backup file in your Trash with a terminal command [was Re: Trash refuses to empty]

2011-11-13 Thread Esther
on how large the backup file was. I don't have a system that I can run a test check right now, so someone else may be able to fill in the details. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 13, 2011, at 09:06, Eric Caron wrote: Hello helpful listers, For several months now I have not been able

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