Re: Having problems installing Maverick

2013-10-24 Thread Paul Hopewell
failure without having to redo the download? Many thanks. Paul Hopewell --- 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

How to retry installing Maverick without having to redo the download?

2013-10-24 Thread Paul Hopewell
can retry the Maverick install without redoing the 5.29 GB Maverick download? In the App store purchases menu Maverick is shown as downloaded but the install button is dimmed. Many thanks. Paul Hopewell --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message

Re: How to retry installing Maverick without having to redo the download?

2013-10-24 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, Many thanks to John Gunn who pointed out that the Maverick installer is added to my applications folder. So that problem is solved. Paul Hopewell On 24 Oct 2013, at 16:28, Paul Hopewell hopew...@hopewell.org.uk wrote: Hello, As per a prior post I am having problems installing

How to stop Maverick installer incorrectly thinking the target disk is used for time machine backups

2013-10-24 Thread Paul Hopewell
as a time machine disk. I have now hopefully set time machine preferences to no time machine backups but alas the Maverick installer still thinks that Mac HD is being used for time machine backups. Any ideas? Many thanks. Paul Hopewell --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply

Fixed!: How to stop Maverick installer incorrectly thinking the target diskis used for time machine backups

2013-10-24 Thread Paul Hopewell
was pretty nerve racking. After the first restart my iMac took almost one hour to do the install with no voice feedback. I had to keep listening to the hard disk to ensure that the iMac was doing something. The second restart was a real relief! Best regards Paul Hopewell --- On 24

test - please ignore

2013-10-23 Thread Paul Hopewell
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iPhone 5c versus 5s

2013-10-23 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, Many thanks for the many replies on this subject. You have all persuaded me that the extra cost of the iPhone 5s is well worthwhile. Many thanks again. Paul Hopewell --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac

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2013-10-23 Thread Paul Hopewell
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test - please ignore

2013-10-23 Thread Paul Hopewell
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iPhone 5c versus 5s

2013-10-22 Thread Paul Hopewell
and the 5s other than the case and the price? Does the 5c support the new finger print unlock mechanism? Why might I consider the 5s rather than the cheaper 5c? Many thanks in anticipation of your advice. Paul Hopewell --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address

Test - please ignore

2013-10-22 Thread Paul Hopewell
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test - please ignore

2013-10-22 Thread Paul Hopewell
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2013-10-22 Thread Paul Hopewell
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test 17:30

2013-10-22 Thread Paul Hopewell
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test - please ignore

2013-10-22 Thread Paul Hopewell
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Ordering mail boxes in Apple Mail

2013-10-18 Thread Paul Hopewell
like to order them in alphabetic order. Many thanks. Paul Hopewell --- 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

Getting rid of a screen saver

2013-10-04 Thread Paul Hopewell
kicks in before SuperDuper has finished which then causes SuperDuper to fail. I would much appreciate any suggestions. Many thanks. Paul Hopewell --- 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

Re: Apple's response to my enquiry about flash accessibility

2013-09-27 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hi Anne, Could you please send your ClicktoFlash short cut recommendations to the list as well? I suspect several of us would be interested in them. Many thanks. Paul Hopewell On 27 Sep 2013, at 21:59, Anne Robertson a...@anarchie.org.uk wrote: Hello Andy, Extensions are not like normal

Re: to shut down or put in sleep mode. also, what is Mavrick?

2013-09-16 Thread Paul Hopewell
. Maverick is the next release of Mac OS due in the Fall (November?). If Apple follows its usual practice you should be able to upgrade from Mountain Lion to Maverick via the App store for a modest cost - I recall that it was about 29 dollars to upgrade from Lion to Mountain Lion. Paul Hopewell On 16

iPhone App stuck waiting

2013-09-15 Thread Paul Hopewell
in the App Switcher so I cannot stop it that way. I could delete the pedometer app and re-install it but that would delete all my settings and worse all my irreplaceable history data. Any ideas on what to do about this? Many thanks for any tips. Paul Hopewell --- Mac Access At Mac Access

Re: iPhone App stuck waiting

2013-09-15 Thread Paul Hopewell
that is when the app is being updated. Otherwise I’m quite puzzled I’m afraid. Best, Zack. On Sep 15, 2013, at 5:33 AM, Paul Hopewell hopew...@hopewell.org.uk wrote: Hello, I am running the latest level of IOS on an iPhone 3GS. When I started my pedometer app today it did nothing. The iPhone

Re: Audio book binder

2013-09-11 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello Donald, I think audio book binder is free while you have to pay for audio book builder. I have both installed and when I last tried it I found audio book builder significantly harder to use and slower than audio book binder. Paul Hopewell --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net

Saving TextEdit files

2013-09-10 Thread Paul Hopewell
, and finally saving that file. It must be easier than this! Many thanks for any tips Paul Hopewell --- 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

Daisy book reader on iPhone?

2013-09-02 Thread Paul Hopewell
and does not have a Mac. He probably does not care if some of the daisy features are not available. He would be happy just transferring the MP3 files. Many thanks for any tips Paul Hopewell --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access

Videos on iPod Nano 7

2013-08-15 Thread Paul Hopewell
I can do to fix this such as running them through an App on my iMac? Many thanks for any help Paul Hopewell --- 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

Problem with video replay on iPod Nano G7

2013-08-08 Thread Paul Hopewell
and down swipes VoiceOver said silly thinks like 5 hours 12 minutes and 10 seconds of 29 minutes. The videos I have tried on the Nano play fine using iTunes on my iMac. Do any of you own an iPod Nano G7 and if so do videos play correctly for you? Many thanks. Paul Hopewell --- Mac Access At Mac

Find my friends App

2013-07-31 Thread Paul Hopewell
? If not does anyone know of an App which will work on both iPhone and Android? Note that I am not concerned about the VoiceOver accessibility of the App as it will be used by my sighted wife. Many thanks. Paul Hopewell --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please

Alternative browsersx on IOS

2013-07-16 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, Are there any alternatives to Safari which work with VoiceOver on IOS devices? I ask as Safari is not working for a web site of particular interest. Many thanks. Paul Hopewell --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac

Finding headings using the Chrome browser

2013-07-15 Thread Paul Hopewell
differently ? Many thanks Paul Hopewell --- 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

Chrome browser

2013-07-14 Thread Paul Hopewell
. that might be because it is not possible or it might be because I have Chromevox enabled. Many thanks for any tips Paul Hopewell --- 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: get iplayer automator (was Accessible Internet Browsers) For theMack and Voiceover withMountain Lion

2013-07-13 Thread Paul Hopewell
for this info, I am so grateful. I hope now after all this I can get it working. I asked Ann how do I get rid of unwanted programmes that are in the table, have you any thoughts. many thanks Judy aS On 12 Jul 2013, at 22:06, Paul Hopewell hopew...@hopewell.org.uk wrote: Hello Judy, I have

Re: get iplayer automator (was Accessible Internet Browsers) For theMack and Voiceover withMountain Lion

2013-07-13 Thread Paul Hopewell
. Many thanks Judy On 13 Jul 2013, at 15:47, Paul Hopewell hopew...@hopewell.org.uk wrote: Hi Judy, To get rid of an unwanted program in the download queue you select the program in the download table and then press the - button which follows the table. Best wishes Paul On 12 Jul

Re: get iplayer automator (was Accessible Internet Browsers) For theMack and Voiceover withMountain Lion

2013-07-12 Thread Paul Hopewell
of. Its version 1.5.3536 and I am running mountain lion. I think you have to subscribe to the access it magazine, which issue is your imput in. I hope you can help. Judy - Original Message - From: Paul Hopewell hopew...@hopewell.org.uk To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac

Re-installing an iPhone App

2013-07-11 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, One of the frequently used Apps on my iPhone 3GS has stopped working, probably due to corrupt data associated with the App. How can I re-install a new version of this App in the hope that it will reset its data and then work normally. Many thanks. Paul Hopewellwi wiht the . How

Re: Accessible Internet Browsers For the Mack and Voiceover with Mountain Lion

2013-07-08 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, I find that the lightning browser works fine with VoiceOver and often allows me to access buttons and the like which Safari cannot find for whatever reason. I recommend that you give it a go. It is in the App store. Paul Hopewell On 8 Jul 2013, at 02:02, gaggor...@gmail.com wrote

Re: get iplayer automator (was Accessible Internet Browsers) For the Mack and Voiceover withMountain Lion

2013-07-08 Thread Paul Hopewell
there is a way to have VO see the play button when in a graphic, and I just don't know how to make it happen, so if anybody knows if VO can be made to see these graphic buttons, I'd appreciate the knowledge - Andy - Original Message - From: Paul Hopewell hopew...@hopewell.org.uk To: Mac

Re: get iplayer automator (was Accessible Internet Browsers) For the Mack and Voiceover withMountain Lion

2013-07-08 Thread Paul Hopewell
the show shortly after it was broadcast, but if you waited a few days then you might get the audio described version. Does that match anyone's experience? I will try and check this next time I download anything. Paul Hopewell On 8 Jul 2013, at 13:51, Orin orin8...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone

Re: Accessible Internet Browsers For the Mack and Voiceover with Mountain Lion

2013-07-08 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, If you install the lightning browser you will then have the choice of safari or lightning. Paul Hopewell On 8 Jul 2013, at 17:44, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Being a Mac ewby, I don't want to screw up before I know enough to fix things. so If I get the Lightning

Re: Urgent Help Infovox has made voiceover Unusable.

2013-05-22 Thread Paul Hopewell
be faulty but that is what I think I did. Good luck with it Paul Hopewell On 22 May 2013, at 18:57, Anne Robertson a...@anarchie.org.uk wrote: Hello David, So, as before, VO Utility and s for Speech. Go right 5 times, go down once, go right 9 times, then press VO-Space. That unchecks

Re: Getting rid of vip mail box

2013-05-21 Thread Paul Hopewell
Thanks Sarah that did the trick. I keep forgetting that very useful context menu! All the best Paul Hopewell On 20 May 2013, at 21:10, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: control click the name that you see int eh vip and click remove from vips. the vip mail box will then disappear

Getting rid of vip mail box

2013-05-20 Thread Paul Hopewell
the delete mail box menu item is dimmed. Many thanks. Paul Hopewell --- 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

Re: Password protecting or encrypting a file?

2013-04-28 Thread Paul Hopewell
into folders. I hope the above will get you started. If necessary get back to me and I can send you detailed step by step instructions. I use this technology to store lots of confidential files containing back account and credit card information and it all works fine. Good luck Paul Hopewell

Re: Emergency calls from iPhone

2013-04-15 Thread Paul Hopewell
? Many thanks as always for your fantastic help. Best wishes Paul Hopewell On 15 Apr 2013, at 04:08, Esther mori...@mac-access.net wrote: Hi Paul, There are generally two kinds of ICE (in case of emergency) functions -- the ones where you can quickly get

Emergency calls from iPhone

2013-04-14 Thread Paul Hopewell
on everywhere else? I heard somewhere that there is an ICE (in case of emergency) facility in the iPhone contacts app. Does anyone know what this does? Many thanks for any tips. Paul Hopewell --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac

Apple mail notifications

2013-03-26 Thread Paul Hopewell
notifications. Any ideas? Many thanks. Paul Hopewell --- 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

Calendar problem

2013-03-22 Thread Paul Hopewell
future events. that deletes the entry from my online calendar but to my surprise I still get the Email notifications that the event is imminent for the deleted events. Is this an Apple bug or am I doing something wrong? Best regards Paul Hopewell --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net

Re: Timing downloads for broadband speed test

2013-03-10 Thread Paul Hopewell
the download speed should be higher. Many thanks again Paul Hopewell On 10 Mar 2013, at 19:41, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: Hello. http://testmy.net works wonderfully. I've even used it on ios which works very well. Good luck. On Mar 10, 2013, at 12:15 PM, Paul Hopewell hopew

Re: Reading EBooks on an IPod.

2013-02-12 Thread Paul Hopewell
useful App so I would like to install it. Many thanks. Paul Hopewell --- 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: iBook seems to skip lots of text

2013-02-04 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hi Zachary, You are a genius! I checked my iBooks themes and indeed found that the scroll theme was somehow checked. I checked the books theme instead and it now all works fine. So many thanks for that! Best regards Paul Hopewell On 3 Feb 2013, at 20:26, Zachary Kline zkl...@speedpost.net

Re: Volume when using Skype on iPhone 3GS

2013-01-27 Thread Paul Hopewell
. So your explanation of why the sound volume is so low is probably correct. You say that I can toggle the sound of the phone call to use the phone speaker. How to I do that? Many thanks. Paul Hopewell --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your

Re: SuperDuper weirdness

2013-01-05 Thread Paul Hopewell
for that date and then find the desired file and then copy it back to Mac HD. Apologies if I am missing some SuperDuper! function. Best regards Paul Hopewell On 5 Jan 2013, at 16:47, Phil Halton philh...@comcast.net wrote: I've been creating sparse bundle image files of my MacHD every week

Re: SuperDuper restore

2013-01-04 Thread Paul Hopewell
it, but I am now confident that it will work. Before doing each backup I use the VO Utility to temporarily change the VO startup message to include the date of the backup so that I can identify the backup if I ever need to restore it. Good luck! Paul Hopewell On 4 Jan 2013, at 05:22, Phil

Re: Help with ibooks please

2012-12-15 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello Mary and Barbara, Many thanks for that. What you say works fine. On 15 Dec 2012, at 17:54, Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Paul, Yes, it is quite possible to do what you want in iBooks. Once you have located the page where you want to start reading, make sure VO focus is in

Re: when using email on an ipad with googlemail

2012-12-10 Thread Paul Hopewell
a complicated reply I leave it in the inbox on my iPhone so that it appears in the inbox on my iMac from where I can answer it. If I delete mail from my iMac it does not appear on my iPhone. Best wishes. Paul Hopewell On 10 Dec 2012, at 15:58, william lomas will.d.lo...@gmail.com wrote: hi

Re: when using email on an ipad with googlemail

2012-12-10 Thread Paul Hopewell
, Paul Hopewell hopew...@hopewell.org.uk wrote: Hi William, I have exactly this set up. I use Google Mail which is set to imap with only inbox stored on the server. I read mail on both my iPhone and my iMac. Using my iPhone I delete mail items which require no further action

Re: Google mail on iMac and iPhone

2012-12-10 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hi WIlliam, The trash folder is local to each specific device. On 10 Dec 2012, at 19:08, william lomas will.d.lo...@gmail.com wrote: hi paul so as you say the trash items will not download on both devices as they are obviosuly not inbox items. if i delete items though in to the trash

Re: bbc iplayer

2012-12-01 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello Ian, The free app get iplayer automator will download BBC and ITV and Channel 4 radio and TV programs on Mac OS. It is not in the Mac App store so you will have to Google it. It is fully accessible with VoiceOver. sotre get iplayer automatort Paul Hopewell On 1 Dec 2012, at 13:42, Ian

Re: playing bbc programmes on the mac

2012-11-29 Thread Paul Hopewell
regards Paul Hopewell --- 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

Re: found the solution to my problems

2012-11-29 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello Michael, Have been out all day and just got back so could not reply to your earlier messages. However it seems like you have now got it working OK. I hope it meets your needs Best regards. Paul Hopewell lik emesagedseaerlier On 29 Nov 2012, at 13:29, michael weaver weavermi

Re: Changing The Voice A The Logon Screen

2012-11-29 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello Harmony, I did this a long time ago. I think I pressed Control+Command+Option+Left_Arrow while the logon screen is displayed until I heard Voice. I then pressed Control+Command+OPtion+Down_Arrow until I found the desired voice. Hope this works for you. best regards Paul Hopewell

Re: Internet radio on Mac OS?

2012-11-11 Thread Paul Hopewell
and is more portable. However I am updating pages on technology on the RPFB web site and for completeness want to say something about Internet Radio on the Macintosh as opposed to IOS devices. I was rather hoping that there was a Mac OS version of ooTunes. Many thanks. Paul Hopewell On 11 Nov 2012

Re: Creating URLs to items in the iTunes App store

2012-11-10 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello Chris, Many thanks for that. I never thought of the actions button! Paul On 10 Nov 2012, at 12:33, Chris christopher...@gmail.com wrote: In the actions pop up button choose copy link. Christopher Hallsworth On 10/11/2012 11:29, Paul Hopewell wrote: Hello, I am updating pages

Re: mac updates

2012-11-02 Thread Paul Hopewell
away later today! Best regards Paul Hopewell On 2 Nov 2012, at 10:49, michael weaver weavermi...@googlemail.com wrote: i go to updates on my mac and i am told there are two updates for safari only i keep getting some server error. is anyone else having this problem while trying to download

Apple mail question

2012-10-17 Thread Paul Hopewell
with local folders and some of the inboxes being migrated from Snow Leopard to the latest Mountain Lion as new releases became available. Any ideas? Many thanks. Paul Hopewell --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac

How to re-install a previously purchased iPhone app

2012-10-12 Thread Paul Hopewell
remember what that keyboard combination is. I will be sure to securely file the answer this time! Many thanks. Paul Hopewell --- 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: Backing up my iPhone to my iMac

2012-09-21 Thread Paul Hopewell
this now. Tc. On Sep 21, 2012, at 9:53 AM, Paul Hopewell hopew...@hopewell.org.uk wrote: Hello, With some difficulty I have upgraded my iPhone 3GS to IOS 6.0. It somehow got disconnected from my iMac during the software update and it took me some time to recover the situation. Now

Re: Recovering from Voiceover problems

2012-09-03 Thread Paul Hopewell
understand the difference between mute/unmute speech and mute/unmute VoiceOver? Best regards Paul Hopewell On 3 Sep 2012, at 12:44, David Griffith d.griff...@btinternet.com wrote: I have found the Magic trackpad a nightmare for muting Voiceover with the slightest accidental touch

Re: sending text messages from the mac.

2012-08-31 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, You can send SMS text messages from a Mac to a mobile phone by using Skype. YOu do of course have to deposit some money in your Skype account to pay for the phone call. Best regards Paul Hopewell On 31 Aug 2012, at 10:16, christopher hallsworth christopher...@gmail.com wrote

Re: VoiceOver friendly RSS reader

2012-08-30 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hi Sarah, Many thanks for the pointer to Vienna. It works fine for me! Paul Hopewell On 29 Aug 2012, at 17:12, Sarah Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: Try Vienna. I use it and love it. You can export all of your feeds to a file and import them back let's say if you have to reinstall

Re: Command R start up options

2012-08-29 Thread Paul Hopewell
Machine? Is that necessary? I thought I read or heard that TM and SuperDuper both assume the entire disk or disk partition is theirs and theirs alone. - Original Message - From: Paul Hopewell hopew...@hopewell.org.uk To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent

Re: Command R start up options

2012-08-28 Thread Paul Hopewell
! really does work as I recently had to recover my ML system from the SuperDuper! backup. Best regards Paul Hopewell On 28 Aug 2012, at 16:21, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote: Yes, but it really would be a little pointless. Super Duper! is a total backup solution. Time Machine

Re: Find next control

2012-08-27 Thread Paul Hopewell
when I could not remember how to do something but it looks like this help is incomplete. I wonder why. Best regards Paul Hopewell --- 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

Re: Can I rename an iPhone App?

2012-08-22 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hi Sarah and Esther, Many thanks for the info on how to change the VoiceOver label for an iPhone App so that I can distinguish between two apps with the same filename. That worked fine. Can you do the same trick to label unlabelled buttons in an iPhone App? Best wishes Paul Hopewell

Re: audio book builder

2012-08-22 Thread Paul Hopewell
finally open the new audio book in iTunes and sync with my iPod Nano G6. This all works fine and there seem to be no disadvantages with the above short chapters or the lack of a part 1 and part 2 as in audible books. Hope this helps Paul Hopewell On 22 Aug 2012, at 18:45, william lomas

Re: power nap was: Re: Software update on Mountain Lion

2012-08-17 Thread Paul Hopewell
feature. Are there any Apps on the Mac App store which would support automatic software update download and install on a 4 year old iMac? Many thanks. Paul Hopewell On 17 Aug 2012, at 21:01, Sarah Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: lol. One thing and one word. Money. apple wants you to buy th

Re: Basic RSS reader

2012-08-11 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hi Gordon, Many thanks for the pointer to shrook which I am trying out. It looks like it will do what I want. Best wishes Paul Hopewell On 11 Aug 2012, at 13:23, Gordon Keen gordonk...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi I am trying out shrook from the app store, so far it's not too bad although

Re: Tables in PDF documents

2012-08-04 Thread Paul Hopewell
is that it did display the transaction details. So success and many thanks. Paul Hopewell On 4 Aug 2012, at 06:17, Esther mori...@mac-access.net wrote: Hello Paul, You might try one of Wondershare's products -- either PDF Converter for Mac or PDF Converter Pro -- in trial mode. This is a kind

Re: iPhone calendar question

2012-08-02 Thread Paul Hopewell
this automatic delete option on Mountain Lion. Does anyone know where it is? It used to be under the advanced tab on Lion. Best regards Paul Hopewell On 1 Aug 2012, at 20:14, Sarah Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: The month view is actually easier. as it is shaped like a calendar. Jut tough

Re: Mountain Lion App store question

2012-07-29 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello Nicolai, Many thanks for the tip that option+Space bar overrides the dimmed installed button. that did the trick and I now have successfully re-installed growl from the Mac App store. Many thanks again and best wishes... Paul Hopewell On 29 Jul 2012, at 16:59, Nicolai Svendsen chojiro1

Re: mountain lion

2012-07-28 Thread Paul Hopewell
from the Mac App store. So it looks like Software Update on MOUntain Lion will update all Apple software whether Mac OS or purchased from the App store. Best regards Paul Hopewell On 28 Jul 2012, at 15:36, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote: Hi Josh It's important to understand

Re: Mountain Lion App store question

2012-07-28 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello Sarah, yes I am indeed seeing exactly what you describe. Looks like an Apple bug here! I will try to report it. Paul Hopewell On 28 Jul 2012, at 18:06, Sarah Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: Uh huh. I am having that same problem as well. In fact most of my install buttons

Re: Mountain Lion App store question

2012-07-28 Thread Paul Hopewell
for growl.app I found a launch growl.app which let me enter the growl preferences. This is all a bit of a hack but hopefully it will do the job. Best regards Paul Hopewell On 28 Jul 2012, at 21:19, Esther mori...@mac-access.net wrote: Hi Paul, Does clicking on the dimmed button do anything

Re: Mountain Lion - where are my private mail boxes?

2012-07-26 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello Sarah, The hide / unhide mail boxes did not help. However when I tried to import a single private mail box into Apple Mail on Mountain Lion they all magically appeared in the list of mail boxes. Seems like there is a bit of a glitch here. Best wishes Paul Hopewell On 26 Jul 2012

Re: another mail bug or feature

2012-07-26 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hi Donald, yes it behaves for me the same as it does for you. It is annoying but I can live with it. Paul Hopewell On 26 Jul 2012, at 11:41, Dónal Fitzpatrick dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie wrote: Hi, Yet another change to the Apple UI in Mountain Lion which is annoying the hell out of me

Re: Help! InfoVox-iVox disaster!

2012-07-19 Thread Paul Hopewell
to hear that these voices will work fine on Mountain Lion! Best regards Paul Hopewell On 19 Jul 2012, at 22:05, Gordon Smith wrote: Hi Paul You should be able to use the voice manager to sort your problem. Just install it and reactivate the voices you need. Gordon On 19 Jul 2012

Re: Help! VoiceOver stopped working on a MacBook

2012-07-06 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hi Eric, Many thanks for that tip. My friend managed to fix the problem by using sighted help to reset the VO options in the VO utility at least twice. I don't think she is entirely clear about exactly what she did. Anyway she is up and working again. Best regards Paul Hopewell On 6

Re: Help! VoiceOver stopped working on a MacBook

2012-07-03 Thread Paul Hopewell
Yes we checked that VoiceOver is not muted. If it were muted is there a hotkey to unmute it? Paul Hopewell On 3 Jul 2012, at 20:55, Timothy J. Meloy wrote: Did your friend check to make sure voiceover was not muted? On Jul 3, 2012, at 2:51 PM, Paul Hopewell hopew...@hopewell.org.uk wrote

Re: Is there an easy way to examine the clipboard?

2012-07-01 Thread Paul Hopewell
web page elements. Thanks to David for the tip on the VO setting which will speak characters phonetically if you cursor over it and wait a bit. YOu can find that in the VO settings under verbosity and announcements. Best regards Paul Hopewell --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net

Re: simple ocr for mac

2012-06-07 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, I agree with Anne. I have used both Read Iris and Abbyy Fine Reader OCR apps on my iMac and much prefer Abbyy fine reader. To be fair my version of Read Iris is about two years old and it might have improved since then Paul Hopewell On 7 Jun 2012, at 17:09, Anne Robertson wrote

Re: Upper case warning sound

2012-05-29 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello Anne, Yes I see that somehow I have muted sound effects in the VoiceOver utility menu. Unchecking the mute sound effects box has restored that extremely useful upper case warning metallic click. Many thanks for the tip. Paul Hopewell On 29 May 2012, at 21:12, Anne Robertson wrote

Re: calender

2012-04-25 Thread Paul Hopewell
items on days where there are multiple items and items from multiple calendars. I set the calendar preferences to display event dates and times so that these are spoken as I tab to each item. Hope this helps Paul Hopewell On 25 Apr 2012, at 20:21, Mark Furness wrote: What do I need

Re: safari

2012-04-15 Thread Paul Hopewell
be good if Apple provided a hotkey to restart VO including unmuting the sound card if you had somehow accidentally muted the sound. Best wishes Paul Hopewell On 15 Apr 2012, at 00:58, Sarah Alawami wrote: I really don't know. Usually restarting vo clears the busy busy thing up

How to access USB memory stick on TP Link router

2012-04-10 Thread Paul Hopewell
\\192.168.1.1 as the target in Internet Explorer. Alas this does not work on Safari on my iMac running the latest version of MAC OS 10.7.3 and the latest version of Safari. SO how can I access the above memory stick on my iMac? Many thanks. Paul Hopewell --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net

Re: Deleting an iCal calendar

2012-04-05 Thread Paul Hopewell
tell you how to set it all up. Best wishes Paul Hopewell --- 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: Siri Equivalent for IPhone 3gs

2012-03-18 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hi Sarah, Is the app speak to it which you suggest on the itunes app store? I have looked for it but cannot find it. Do you have a link to the app or the name of the developer? Many thanks. Paul Hopewell On 18 Mar 2012, at 00:56, Sarah Alawami wrote: Nope. You just practice

Re: Unable to download IOS 5.1 (now fixed)

2012-03-10 Thread Paul Hopewell
DNS of 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 and it now all works fine. Best regards Paul Hopewell On 9 Mar 2012, at 21:20, Terry Clasper wrote: Sure Paul as I explained yesterday I installed it no problem, however I appreciate forgot to say I was from the UK! Did any of my suggestions work

Re: Changing iPhone name

2012-02-23 Thread Paul Hopewell
but it was real easy! Best regards Paul Hopewell On 23 Feb 2012, at 19:23, chris hallsworth wrote: Go to settings, general, about. On 23/02/2012 10:41, Paul Hopewell wrote: Hello, How can I change the name of my iPhone 3GS? Can I do this without causing lots of disruption? Many thanks. Paul

Re: Why does this web page not work on Mac

2012-02-21 Thread Paul Hopewell
out which wireless routers it actually works with. I will now try an Email to Sony support team but will not hold my breath on getting a reply! It is my wife's Android phone. My iPhone is wonderful by comparison! Best regards Paul Hopewell On 20 Feb 2012, at 20:42, Esther wrote: Hi

Re: Need help with Amadeus Pro

2012-02-13 Thread Paul Hopewell
to help. I did the podcast to try to help fairly new blind users of Amadeus Pro. You can find the podcast at blindcooltec.com. search for Amadeus Pro Vinyl to CD. Hope this helps. eric Caron On Feb 11, 2012, at 3:24 PM, Paul Hopewell wrote: Hello Amadeus Pro Users, I would

Re: Need help with Amadeus Pro

2012-02-12 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hi Eric, Many thanks for your Email and offer of further help. I did listen to your podcast but that was some time ago. Now that I have a specific job to do with Amadeus Pro I will listen to the podcast again and get back to you if I still have questions. Many thanks Paul Hopewell On 12

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