Re: Why does this web page not work on Mac

2012-02-20 Thread Esther
the links on his web page, it's a little 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. >

Re: Why does this web page not work on Mac

2012-02-20 Thread Esther
. If you activate the link in Safari on your iPhone it will take you to a login/register page. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 20, 2012, at 10:09 AM, Esther wrote: > Hi Paul, > > OK, this is really weird, but although I couldn't make any of this work on my > Mac, even trying t

Re: Why does this web page not work on Mac

2012-02-20 Thread Esther
range of browsers. As it turned out, I didn't have to change any settings. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 20, 2012, at 9:36 AM, Paul Hopewell wrote: > Hello, > Can someone please have a look at the following web page > http://talk.sonyericsson.com/message/161035 > >

Re: pairing laptop to iPhone

2012-02-19 Thread Esther
p Macs actually do require you to type in the six digit PIN to pair to your iPhone in Bluetooth, but for laptops you should just be able to double tap the "Pair" button that appears in the dialog window. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 19, 2012, at 2:01 PM, Glenn wrote: > Hi, > I f

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

2012-02-19 Thread Esther
to $3 per guide, and with permanent access to the latest revisions and updates for download in PDF, ePub, etc. formats, I think these are well worth if if you need more extensive information on one of these subjects than you can get from questions on the list. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 1

Re: I can't save any documents

2012-02-19 Thread Esther
ll be able to work and save files to that folder while you work out what the problem is. Esther On Feb 19, 2012, at 9:46 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > I'm using list view. No go. Any thoughts? strangely my pref files can save > fine. <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --->

Re: I can't save any documents

2012-02-19 Thread Esther
s. Cheers, 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

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

2012-02-19 Thread Esther
ownloads folder. 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&qu

Re: Usable mainstream GPS on the iPhone?

2012-02-18 Thread Esther
eOver user, you would use the rotor to change the voice to match the language of your selection. Cheers, Esther On Feb 18, 2012, at 7:26 AM, Mike Busboom wrote: > Fantastic, Esther, and thank you. It just makes sense to have the device > speak the language that the streets and POI&

Re: Usable mainstream GPS on the iPhone?

2012-02-18 Thread Esther
"Settings" page, double tap the "Done" button in the top right corner of the screen. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 18, 2012, at 7:00 AM, Mike Busboom wrote: > Thank you very much, Esther, for the heads up. I was still able to take > advantage of the Valentine's Day

Re: Searching for Mail in time machine backups

2012-02-17 Thread Esther
m:" column should be populated with the name 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. Cheer

Re: Determining Status of Download

2012-02-15 Thread Esther
se there's no downloads window, even 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

Re: Determining Status of Download

2012-02-15 Thread Esther
navigated 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-comm

Re: Determining Status of Download

2012-02-15 Thread Esther
usually keep my Safari toolbar 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

Re: Safari questions

2012-02-15 Thread Esther
settings do people find most helpful to use/add? (From the experience on the iPhone, surprisingly, images 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 cho

Re: Network question

2012-02-14 Thread Esther
(VO-space) 9. close the window with Command-W This just ensures you navigate to the correct 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

Re: Usable mainstream GPS on the iPhone?

2012-02-14 Thread Esther
ure in the app to monitor your travel 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 repl

Re: suggestions for External HD's

2012-02-14 Thread Esther
e manufacturer.) Not sure why 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

Re: a perplexing iTunes issue

2012-02-13 Thread Esther
ogram also lets you record text to a file, and even has an undocumented feature that lets you switch 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 impa

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

Re: Changing my password on IPhone

2012-02-12 Thread Esther
quot; prompts me for my login password, and lets me edit 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

Re: remotely locking an iPhone from your mac?

2012-02-09 Thread Esther
Lion. 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 ha

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

2012-02-08 Thread Esther
to the "Purchased" link and activate it. I'll be shown a page with my previous book purchases. I can also switch to checking on previous music, TV show, and app purchases from this page, or search for entries. There's a "Purchased" entry under the "Quick

Re: Siri and Orthography

2012-02-07 Thread Esther
xist only in electronic distributable form, and the authors make the distribution arrangements directly with Apple's iBookstore. 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: &

Re: Siri and Orthography

2012-02-06 Thread Esther
ot for group email messaging, that are designed to work with Siri. (This app is accessible, by the way, 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 refe

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

2012-02-06 Thread Esther
You 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

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

2012-02-06 Thread Esther
where any track in your iTunes library is located, if you select a track in the songs 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.

Re: editing playlists

2012-02-04 Thread Esther
other song 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, Sar

Re: itunes movies

2012-02-03 Thread Esther
a version for blind viewers). 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

Re: External hard drive

2012-02-02 Thread Esther
-boot linux systems where a very small FAT partition 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 nt

Re: List Recorder suggestions welcome

2012-02-01 Thread Esther
, regardless 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 <---

Re: Usable mainstream GPS on the iPhone?

2012-01-30 Thread Esther
ations I know of where users don't really like these POI helper apps. Both AroundMe 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 wil

Re: pictures on the i-phone

2012-01-26 Thread Esther
he most recently taken image. After flicking left 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? Pleas

Re: New Take Control Title Available

2012-01-26 Thread Esther
e linked web page. Other list members may comment on titles 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@m

Re: Downloading a specific podcast from blind cool tech

2012-01-25 Thread Esther
ind Cool Tech web page there's 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 th

Re: Notebook app

2012-01-23 Thread Esther
shortcut based navigation 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

Re: Quick time 7 and VO

2012-01-23 Thread Esther
s you absolutely nowhere, but simply pressing tab would work. Go figure. Cheers, Esther On Jan 23, 2012, at 08:49, Travis Siegel wrote: > I don't have lion, but even in tiger, leopard and snowleopard, this isn't new. > The solution is rather simple, but not one you'd probably fi

Audio Editors {was Re: voxie recorder question]

2012-01-23 Thread Esther
c_with_voiceover/audio/ They may not have all the new features and shortcuts, though. Some of the other users can probably make suggestions that will help you out here. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jan 23, 2012, at 07:50, Paul Hopewell wrote: > Hi Esther, > Many thanks for the information on

Re: Text files on the iPhone

2012-01-23 Thread Esther
ther note taking apps apart from Simplenote lets you accessibly find and navigate to matched terms within 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 ca

Re: Quick time 7 and VO

2012-01-23 Thread Esther
iTunes to play. You can also use VLC (which also lets you control play speed). Other people are using Cog. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jan 23, 2012, at 02:24, chris hallsworth wrote: > Can't help you with this one but I am curious. Does the majority of you use > QuickTime or iTune

Re: voxie recorder question

2012-01-23 Thread Esther
/msg15111.html These outline using Express mode settings (recommended), the process of transferring recordings through Wi-Fi (your question), using the position slider to review recordings, or to change the point at which you want to append to an existing recording, and a few other items. Som

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

2012-01-20 Thread Esther
ain on, however. 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 &

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&q

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

2012-01-19 Thread Esther
lar will be a single, low tone. Five dollars will be three low 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. > Unfortu

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

2012-01-17 Thread Esther
m".) With "New To Do Item" highlighted in the "actions table", VO+Command+T takes me to the description. If I VO+left arrow I'll hear "This action creates a new To Do item. If given input, it will use the input as the titles of the to dos." To add an

Where to get "LineIn" program for audio monitoring [was Re: An Audio Question.]

2012-01-16 Thread Esther
simple, free program whose window features a "pass thru" button along with buttons for the input and output audio selection. If you need to find this again, just do a Google search for "Rogue Amoeba freebies". (Rogue Amoeba is the developer of the "Audio Hijack Pro" rec

Re: My Phone Desktop

2012-01-05 Thread Esther
rd, the way you can 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

Re: My Phone Desktop

2012-01-05 Thread Esther
eb browser interface 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. >

Re: How to install Espeak for Mac OSX please?

2012-01-03 Thread Esther
7;t supported, and didn't 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

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 num

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

2011-12-24 Thread Esther
can't remember more about this -- the discussion was on another list. It sounds as though there is a focus issue with Safari. I'm still 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, &

Re: word count.

2011-12-24 Thread Esther
rd, so maybe Anne 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/) th

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

2011-12-24 Thread Esther
Leopard, but I assume you can still press Command+comma 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 mis

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

2011-12-23 Thread Esther
$7.99) normally $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

Re: missing manual e-books.

2011-12-23 Thread Esther
our iOS device or on your Mac (or on your Android device, 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,

Nisus Writer Pro on sale at the Mac App Store today for $49.99

2011-12-23 Thread Esther
Command-Shift-R) 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 arc

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

2011-12-23 Thread Esther
when you use iKeyboard that it works exactly like a paired Bluetooth keyboard for navigation on your iOS device? OK, I've turned VoiceOver off on my Mac, and can use the keyboard to navigate my iPad. But in this mode I don't think I can copy and paste from my Mac. The QuickNav func

Re: MS Word Docs

2011-12-23 Thread Esther
ng through. Press Escape if you want to leave this mode -- for example, after previewing the beginning of an attached document. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Dec 23, 2011, at 04:15, Christo Thiardt wrote: > Hello > > I am hoping Father Christmas will bring me a MacBook Pro on Sunday. I have &

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

2011-12-22 Thread Esther
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

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

2011-12-22 Thread Esther
in Spanish, although the descriptive text is all in English. Version 1.2 of the Software support multiple keyboard layouts. There's a Houdah support page, and associated discussion forums and FAQ at: http://www.houdah.com/support/ HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net

Re: feedback on Mumeric keyboard for the Mac

2011-12-22 Thread Esther
n even do anything to fix this, because I think the changed behavior 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

Re: copying large chunk of text from safari.

2011-12-20 Thread Esther
o keep running some programs that are not Lion compatible. However, if you do this in Mail, you don't have to select any text for the "Services Preferences" in the submenu to show up. In most applications you'll only get the Services submenu and the "Services Preferences

Re: copying large chunk of text from safari.

2011-12-20 Thread Esther
ection from TextEdit, which most people find easier. I don't mean to encourage bad habits, 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: > wha

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

2011-12-19 Thread Esther
data in memory that gets used when you next launch the app. So even if you remove Safari from the App Switcher window, if you don't close additional tabs, or go to Settings > Safari and use the options to "Clear Cache" and "Clear History", that stored memory usage

Re: copying large chunk of text from safari.

2011-12-19 Thread Esther
d the shortcut Command-Shift-T under Spark. Well, that shortcut got used in Snow Leopard to put selected Finder items into the Dock, so I had to make this Command-Option-Shift-T. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Dec 19, 2011, at 13:00, David Griffith wrote: > I tried this for ages in Webkit and ton

Re: copying large chunk of text from safari.

2011-12-19 Thread Esther
y earlier post gives 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 ab

Re: copying large chunk of text from safari.

2011-12-19 Thread Esther
similar reasons, 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,

Re: Instapaper on the mac

2011-12-18 Thread Esther
Show All Bookmarks" page). Writing out 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 bookm

Cyberduck [was Re: accessible FTP client]

2011-12-17 Thread Esther
Command+< shortcut. You can press escape 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.

Re: Pass words

2011-12-16 Thread Esther
t;Return". 4. Use the Reset Password utility to select your hard drive, choose you 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

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

2011-12-11 Thread Esther
ast the authentication window 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 mess

Re: Opening RAR files

2011-12-10 Thread Esther
heers, 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

Re: Navigating to the end of word

2011-12-07 Thread Esther
quot;s" in "show". I'd press the Shift key to start my selection, then tap the Right arrow key to select the "s". Than I would press the delete key. Of course, you can also continue to select words, lines, and characters while still holding down the Shift key, before

Re: RTF version of IOS5 VoiceOver Manual?

2011-12-04 Thread Esther
/iph3e2e2329.html and for the German: http://help.apple.com/iphone/5/voiceover/de/iph3e2e2329.html I keep a TextEdit window open to paste in the URLs and to change "en" to "de", and then to find the corresponding text on each page to copy. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Dec 4,

Re: iPhone not showing up in itunes

2011-12-04 Thread Esther
but not necessarily in other apps). HTH. 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 t

Nisus Writer Pro is part of $49.95 MacLegion Winter Bundle

2011-12-01 Thread Esther
ays. http://maclegion.com 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: <h

Mac App Store 1 Day $0.99 App "Bundle" deals

2011-12-01 Thread Esther
, iResizer, Virus Barrier Plus, 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 fin

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,

Mac App Store Black Friday Specials

2011-11-25 Thread Esther
c Trackpad, G-Drive Mini external disks (a good brand), the Jawbone 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

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

2011-11-23 Thread Esther
milar 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 no

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

2011-11-23 Thread Esther
ow light and quick the touch screen gestures are in practice, and for experienced 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,

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

2011-11-23 Thread Esther
it" button in the top right corner. When you double tap the "Edit" button, there will be "Delete" switch buttons to the left of each recipe entry, and double tapping any of these to set the delete "switch button" to "on" will remove the entry. The "

Re: "Automatically Add to iTunes Folder" doesn't

2011-11-22 Thread Esther
somebody else could give 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 h

SoupMaster iPhone App currently free

2011-11-22 Thread Esther
s, and move on to the ingredients and methods lists. Here's the URL at the App Store: • SoupMaster (free for a limited time, normally $1.99) 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 p

Re: how to create a web shortcut manually

2011-11-22 Thread Esther
using this format, and may be able to say how well 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. >

EasyFind app [was Re: Moving things to desktop]

2011-11-20 Thread Esther
he Mac App Store at: > http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/easyfind/id411673888?mt=12 Cheers, Esther On Nov 20, 2011, at 18:24, Sarah Alawami wrote: > i failed to read the rest of the message until now. thanks for the app and > I'll try it as well in case I ever need to find stuff which I wi

Re: Moving things to desktop

2011-11-20 Thread Esther
te column • Previews files using Quick Look (Mac OS X 10.5 or later) • Provides contextual menus and services • Supports drag-and-drop • Very responsive, thanks to multithreading • Uses very little memory HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 17, 2011, at 19:54, Sarah

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, Sar

Re: Address book and groups

2011-11-20 Thread Esther
r 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

Where To? iOS App for Points of Interest currently on sale [was Re: navigon Europe 2.]

2011-11-18 Thread Esther
views at AppleVis. Several list members can also probably comment on this app. The POI database for the Sendero app is extremely poor and out of date in my area, by the way. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 18, 2011, at 08:25, Bryan Jones wrote: > Hello Donal, > > For long distance tr

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

2011-11-18 Thread Esther
cs that could run both OS 9 and Mac OS X over that long period of time before Pro Tools became accessible. You probably already knew that. I don't think 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.F

Re: Data entry on the iPhone 4 with OS5

2011-11-17 Thread Esther
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, 201

Re: iPhone 4S; is it really worthwhile?

2011-11-17 Thread Esther
cents. I mentioned to James off list that I 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

Re: Data entry on the iPhone 4 with OS5

2011-11-17 Thread Esther
l Busboom wrote: > MB: 1. How can a document 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 key

Re: Instapaper and Safari

2011-11-16 Thread Esther
the context menu to copy the link for the bookmark, 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

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,

Re: IOS docking recommendations.

2011-11-16 Thread Esther
what people were thinking of?  Zack is in the U.S., so maybe he can weigh in with comments. Cheers, Esther  On Nov 16, 2011, at 10:24 AM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: I personally wouldn't touch the Bowe's model Jeff. I have their computer speakers and you'll do better than that

Re: Deleting a document

2011-11-15 Thread Esther
has been 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, 2

Re: Jawbone® JamBox

2011-11-14 Thread Esther
devices 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. HT

Re: Jawbone® JamBox

2011-11-14 Thread Esther
o Stuart about iSync: Getting iSync back for Lion [was Re: I sink alturnitive for lion] http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/msg03920.html HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 14, 2011, at 14:05, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: > I refer specifically to the below quoted text as the r

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