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

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 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 ---&g

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
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. a

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

Re: Deleting an iCal calendar

2012-04-05 Thread Paul Hopewell
calendar is being synced with my iPhone but am not sure why - is it via icloud or via another mechanism? I will go and look at my icloud setup. Best wishes Paul Hopewell <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-acce

Re: Deleting an iCal calendar

2012-04-05 Thread Paul Hopewell
I can 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'

Re: Syncing Apple address book with Google contacts

2012-03-21 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello William, thanks that app seems to do the trick and enable two way sync between Apple address book and Gmail contacts. Now is there another app which is accessible and will do a two way sync between iCal calendar and Gmail calendar? Best wishes Paul Hopewell On 21 Mar 2012, at 14

Question about Apple mail with Gmail

2012-03-18 Thread Paul Hopewell
at all. Is there any way in Apple mail or in gmail to get rid of them? 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

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 with

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 suggest

Re: Unable to Get iOS 5.1

2012-03-10 Thread Paul Hopewell
regards Paul Hopewell On 10 Mar 2012, at 00:24, Bryan Jones wrote: > FWIW - There's a macrumors thread implicating a DNS issue in parts of the UK > as the cause for this. The workaround was to change DNS servers to something > else, google's for instance: 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.

Re: Still cannot download latest IOS

2012-03-08 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hi Sarah, Can you please expand a bit on installing IOS 5.1 from the iDownload blog? I have found the blogg and a link to download IOS 5.1 for iPhone 3GS. BUt what do I do after the download is done. Note that I don't want to jail break my iPhone. Many thanks. Paul Hopewell iDow2nloa

Re: Changing iPhone name

2012-02-23 Thread Paul Hopewell
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

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:

Re: How to do this on a Mac?

2012-02-19 Thread Paul Hopewell
Netgear router. Or maybe it is not possible to do this on a Mac Many thanks. Paul Hopewell On 19 Feb 2012, at 15:56, Chris Moore wrote: > Just ignore the windows telnet stuff, and just simply enter the URL into > Safari and enter your username and password. > On 19 Feb

Re: Editing with Amadeus Pro

2012-02-19 Thread Paul Hopewell
Victor Reader Stream but I suspect there is a better way. Many thanks for any tips. Paul Hopewell recorindg particulart ghave On 19 Feb 2012, at 00:52, Eric Caron wrote: > Hi Paul and others, > > I'm so glad those podcasts from Dave helped you. I'll need to list

Re: Need help with Amadeus Pro

2012-02-13 Thread Paul Hopewell
stions and I'll try > 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

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

Re: iMac no longer plays start up music

2012-02-06 Thread Paul Hopewell
returned. My iMac has now remembered this so the startup chord now survives power off / power on. Many thanks for the tip.. Best regards. Paul Hopewell On 6 Feb 2012, at 14:26, Martin McCormick wrote: > If it is otherwise working fine, you might try hitting > the Volume up

Re: Video to MP3 thanks to Sarah

2012-02-04 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hi Courtney, Fraid I have only used Amadeus Pro to convert TV programs downloaded from the BBC via get iplayer automator to MP3. It would certainly be worth trying it on other types of video. I don't have any downloaded movies or DVDs. Best wishes... Paul Hopewell On 4 Feb 2012, at

Re: Help with Ical

2012-02-04 Thread Paul Hopewell
Margaret, Go to the View menu on the iCal menu bar. You will see view by month there. Alternatively use the shortcut command+3. All the best Paul Hopewell On 4 Feb 2012, at 10:08, Margaret Booth wrote: > Thanks for your help on ical. I have followed your suggestions and I now am >

Re: Navigating in Preview.

2012-02-03 Thread Paul Hopewell
read continuously. I have even used the services option to save the entire textedit document as a sound track in iTunes so that I can download it onto my iPod and listen to it in the garden or whatever. That works nicely. All the best Paul Hopewell <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot

Re: How to tell if iPhone is locked to a specific network

2012-02-01 Thread Paul Hopewell
iPhone which is locked to that network or does it say something else? Many thanks. Paul Hopewell On 1 Feb 2012, at 14:05, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Look at your status bar. It will say at&t or TMobile or in my friend's case, > sprint. Also your phone will be a lot cheaper. An unlo

Re: Help with Ical

2012-01-31 Thread Paul Hopewell
events in chronological order. Hope this helps. Please get back to me if you need more. 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 po

Re: Help with Ical

2012-01-29 Thread Paul Hopewell
events in chronological order. Hope this helps. Please get back to me if you need more. 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 po

Re: Downloading a specific podcast from blind cool tech

2012-01-25 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello Anne, You're a genius! Yes that did the trick and downloaded the podcast. I will immediately save that hint on my notational velocity notebook. Many thanks. Paul Hopewell On 25 Jan 2012, at 17:20, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Paul, > > Try holding down the Option ke

Re: Audio Editors {was Re: voxie recorder question]

2012-01-25 Thread Paul Hopewell
c_with_voiceover/audio/ > Also many thanks for the pointers to notational velocity and simplenotes which I am now getting to grips with. Yu are certainly a great source of help on everything! Many thanks again. Best wishes Paul Hopewell On 23 Jan 2012, at 18:52, Esther wrote: > Hi Paul

Re: Text files on the iPhone

2012-01-23 Thread Paul Hopewell
everything I have loaded into the drop box account via my iMac would get automatically downloaded into a drop box folder on my iPhone and vice versa? Best regards Paul Hopewell On 23 Jan 2012, at 16:11, Sarah Alawami wrote: > I would recomend plain text or notesy for this. both intagr

Re: voxie recorder question

2012-01-23 Thread Paul Hopewell
would need to edit the source audio before converting the result to MP3 which presumably the audio editor would do. Many thanks for your help. Paul Hopewell On 23 Jan 2012, at 12:18, Esther wrote: > Hi Paul, > > To transfer your recordings from Voxie recorder via wireless, first

Problem with multiple calendars on iCal

2012-01-19 Thread Paul Hopewell
is a solution whereby I can view the contents of the calendar calendar and manually enter them into the home calendar. Many thanks for any inspiration in this area. Paul Hopewell <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac

Re: Backing up iCal calendarsw

2012-01-19 Thread Paul Hopewell
s and move or delete it freely with no effect at all on what my wife does with it (and vice versa). All the best.... Paul Hopewell On 19 Jan 2012, at 17:03, Sarah Alawami wrote: > go to file, export and export the file as a ICal bacvk up. I do this every > week or so as I'm having iss

Re: Question about Apple Mail and imap

2012-01-19 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hi Sarah, Many thanks for your Email. Can you please expand a bit on what you say about server side filters and their benefits. 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 Y

Help! How can I recover a calendar?;

2012-01-16 Thread Paul Hopewell
have several time machine backups of yesterday. this is a bit of a disaster so I do hope someone can help! 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

Mail box question

2012-01-14 Thread Paul Hopewell
he same accounts. I hope the above is not too confusing! 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

Unlocking an iPhone 3GS

2012-01-11 Thread Paul Hopewell
to 30 days to do the above and many comments say that Orange fail to do the unlock and thus have to be chased several times adding to delay. If you have any experience of unlocking an iPhone I would appreciate your knowledge and advice. Many thanks. Paul Hopewell <--- Mac Access At

Re: Copy and Paste on the iPhone

2012-01-10 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hi Chris, I forgot about the rota and edit. This now works fine. Many thanks. Paul Hopewell On 10 Jan 2012, at 17:34, chris hallsworth wrote: > Yes. In a text field rotor to edit, flick down to select or select all, > double tap. A menu should appear with options like cut copy or pa

Re: catchup TV/On Demand on Mac

2011-12-27 Thread Paul Hopewell
n proxy off. Let me know if you have any problems with "get iPlaeyr automator" and I will send you more info. 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 fi

Re: Voice Mail on the iPhone

2011-12-22 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hi Colin, thanks for that. Using headphones did the trick. I will make sure I have some in my pocket in future. Alas the voice mail was not worth listening to! Paul Hopewell On 22 Dec 2011, at 14:05, Red.Falcon wrote: > Hi Paul! > Well I know it is not perfect but you will find if you

Voice Mail on the iPhone

2011-12-22 Thread Paul Hopewell
. Alas I do not seem to have a VoiceOver accessible keypad and so cannot press 1. How do I overcome this problem? 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 arch

Re: copying large chunk of text from safari.

2011-12-19 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hi Donald, I do this by selecting all the text in the Safari page and then going to the menu bar and selecting Safari then Services then Save selected text in TextEdit WIndow. I can then select the desired text from the TextEdit window in the normal way. Paul Hopewell On 19 Dec 2011, at 16

Re: Removing Apps from iPhone App switcher

2011-12-10 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, thanks - I understand the attached way to do this. However I believe there is another way which will delete all the Apps in the App switcher in one go when you power off the iPhone. that is the technique I am looking for. Best regards Paul Hopewell On 10 Dec 2011, at 16:08, Bubba

Flash player and Google Chrome

2011-12-03 Thread Paul Hopewell
11 installed but am rather confused about flash extensions for browsers and the basic flash player. 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 mes

Re: Maqc equivalent of the WIndows System Tray?

2011-12-01 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hi Mike, The items in the status menu behave just as I want them to. However can I add my own arbitrary apps to the status menu? Paul Hopewell On 28 Nov 2011, at 00:10, Mike Arrigo wrote: > The closest thing is the status menus, this is what shows your volume, > battery, etc. You get

Re: Maqc equivalent of the WIndows System Tray?

2011-11-27 Thread Paul Hopewell
in the dock such as growl and quickeys as "hidden from Command+Tab". Is that possible? 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

Maqc equivalent of the WIndows System Tray?

2011-11-27 Thread Paul Hopewell
. Is there such a facility? 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 de

Updating growl

2011-11-15 Thread Paul Hopewell
not help. 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 dedicate

Problems installing VMWare tools (update)

2011-11-08 Thread Paul Hopewell
g and what I can do about it? Is it a VMWare bug? 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 eithe

Re: bbc.co.uj/iplayer

2011-11-08 Thread Paul Hopewell
download location (the default one did not work) and to change the proxy setting to None. Use Google to find where to download Get iPlayer Automator. Feel free to contact me if you have any problems but please note that I am away from 9 through 13 November. Best wishes Paul Hopewell

Re: Applications and growl

2011-11-01 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello Lovette, Growl intercepts and displays notification messages issued by consenting applications. One option is to have growl speak these notifications, which you would otherwise be unaware of. Hope that helps Paul Hopewell On 1 Nov 2011, at 16:51, Lovette Yewchan wrote: > Love

Re: fibo bookmarks tool

2011-11-01 Thread Paul Hopewell
in fibo I could send you my preferences file for fibo which hopefully contains the shortcut keys I have set up. IF that works you can avoid the above. All the best Paul Hopewell On 1 Nov 2011, at 16:30, Sarah Alawami wrote: > and how do you access those parts of the menu bar if you

Applications and growl

2011-11-01 Thread Paul Hopewell
needs. All the best 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 arc

Re: Growl question

2011-10-30 Thread Paul Hopewell
en select > "Notifications" in the toolbar. > > Regards, > Nicolai > On Oct 30, 2011, at 5:58 PM, Paul Hopewell wrote: > >> Hello All, >> I have just installed growl 1.3 on Lion 10.7.2 and have set the display >> style to speech. the only application in th

Growl question

2011-10-30 Thread Paul Hopewell
that table. What am I missing? 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 ow

Re: Reading ibooks on Lion

2011-10-30 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello Anne, I have just tried Adobe Digital Edition but alas it does not read my ipub book. I will now go have a look at kobo Many thanks. Paul Hopewell On 30 Oct 2011, at 07:51, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Mary and Paul, > > Adobe Digital Editions Preview will read a numb

Re: using lion and a question about the Iphone

2011-10-29 Thread Paul Hopewell
have no real problem migrating. I am now using iCloud to sync my contacts, safari bookmarks, and calendar between Lion and the iPhone 3GS. that is very useful and works well. All the best Paul Hopewell <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please addres

Re: Adaptive Trivia

2011-10-24 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hi8 Chris, Just tried it on my iPhone 3GS running IOS 5 and it seems to work OK. At least it got me into the general knowledge quiz and I got some right! Paul Hopewell On 24 Oct 2011, at 15:59, chris hallsworth wrote: > Hello all. > I just want to inform you that this game does not

Re: How to add a new VO short cut for web access? can

2011-10-19 Thread Paul Hopewell
HI Colin, Many thanks for that. I searched around keyboard preferences and short cuts but never thought of the keyboard commander. that does indeed do the trick. All the best Paul Hopewell On 19 Oct 2011, at 00:30, Red.Falcon wrote: > Hi there! > You can also set up either ke

Accessing icloud.com

2011-10-16 Thread Paul Hopewell
off-list. the ability to access up to date contacts and calendar on Windows XP could be very useful if my Mac is ever unavailable for more than a day or so. Best regards Paul Hopewell <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message

Is iCloud working for me or not?

2011-10-15 Thread Paul Hopewell
at not yet available? 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 dedicat

Re: Touch typing in IOS 5

2011-10-13 Thread Paul Hopewell
yboard before > you'll find the typing mode setting. > Best, > Zack. > On Oct 13, 2011, at 12:53 PM, Paul Hopewell wrote: > >> Hi Zack, >> Can you please clarify. If I use the gesture to turn the rota I hear >> characters, words, heading and language but n

Re: Touch typing in IOS 5

2011-10-13 Thread Paul Hopewell
Zack. > On Oct 13, 2011, at 12:35 PM, Paul Hopewell wrote: > >> Hello, >> Can someone please remind me how to turn on touch typing on the iPhone in >> IOS 5? That is the method whereby you slide your finger across the virtual >> keyboard to find the desired character

Re: DropBox on Lion

2011-10-08 Thread Paul Hopewell
thing wrong with column view on my system. I will go tinker with the view options for column view. At present the context menu for column view contains far fewer items than the context menu for any other view. Best regards.... Paul Hopewell On 8 Oct 2011, at 17:13, Sarah Alawami wrote: >

DropBox on Lion

2011-10-08 Thread Paul Hopewell
dropbox beta and may have gone wrong and installed an obsolete beta. 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 postedto the Mac-

Re: Problem with Finder sort order

2011-10-06 Thread Paul Hopewell
and sort by. Can anyone enlighten us? Best regards. Paul Hopewell On 6 Oct 2011, at 18:37, David Griffith wrote: > I had a problem a bit like this.. I am speaking from memory but I found that > when I set the arrange by button in view preferences to none and the sort > order to

Re: ChromeVox is now on the Chrome Web Store!

2011-10-04 Thread Paul Hopewell
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.c

Re: Google chrome

2011-10-03 Thread Paul Hopewell
keyboard shortcut. I noticed that there is a sticky key feature which suggested that a double tap of the Insert key would lock the ChromeVox keys on. However I am not sure which Insert key and I have not gotten this to work. Have you solved this problem? Many thanks. Paul Hopewell On 3 Oct

Google chrome

2011-10-01 Thread Paul Hopewell
I have so far avoided it. What do you chrome enthusiasts recommend I should do and where can I best read some basic info? I would like to get to the stage of uploading a Microsoft word document from my iMac local hard disk and then editing it using chrome. Many thanks for any tips Paul

Re: VMWare Fusion 4.01

2011-09-25 Thread Paul Hopewell
. Like many others I mostly use native Mac OS and only start Windows when Mac OS runs into problems e.g. with some web pages. 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 ca

Re: VMWare Fusion 4.01

2011-09-23 Thread Paul Hopewell
HI Mike, I am using Fusion 4.0.1 on Mac OS 10.7.1 on an iMac with only 4GB of RAM. It works fine for me. Paul Hopewell On 23 Sep 2011, at 01:34, mike maslo wrote: > Would the mac run with vm fusion with 4 gb of ram? > > -Original Message- > From: mac-access-boun...@ma

Re: Having two different programs run at the same time

2011-09-21 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hi Mike, YOu can certainly have a textedit window and a pages window open at the same time. YOu can use Command+Tab to switch between them. YOU can use cut and paste to copy or move text from pages to textedit or vice versa. Or are you asking for something more than this? Paul Hopewell

Re: Jail break iPhone - what does it mean?

2011-09-21 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hi Sarah, thanks for that. One last question. If I jail break my iPhone can it still sync with iTunes to update music and audio books on the Jail broke iPhone? Would Jail break affect the iPhone apps already installed from the iTunes store? Many thanks. Paul Hopewell On 21 Sep 2011, at 02:06

Re: Jail break iPhone - what does it mean?

2011-09-20 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hi Sarah, thanks for that. If I did Jail break and it all went horribly wrong is it possible to recover the original iPhone e.g. from a prior backup so that no one knows it was ever jail broken? Does Jail break affect your SIM card or your mobile network? Many thanks. Paul Hopewell

Re: Jail break iPhone - what does it mean?

2011-09-20 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hi Sarah and Roger, that all sounds goodness. Are there any downsides or risks to jail breaking an iPhone? Best regards Paul On 20 Sep 2011, at 17:40, Sarah Alawami wrote: > That basically means you don't have any restrictions. Apple places > restrictions hwere in you can for example only

Jail break iPhone - what does it mean?

2011-09-20 Thread Paul Hopewell
Jail break an iPhone? Are there any undesirable consequences? Is it a risky thing to do? 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 mess

Re: Problems paying for VMWare Fusion 4.0.1!

2011-09-18 Thread Paul Hopewell
gt; >> >> >> I have noticed similar problems on other web pages. Sometimes I can find >> >> the buttons by using the item chooser which often seems to show more web >> >> content than interacting with the html content. >> >> >> >> H

Re: Problems paying for VMWare Fusion 4.0.1!

2011-09-18 Thread Paul Hopewell
lp? >> >> Fusion 4 is certainly much faster than Fusion 3, especially after Windows >> has booted. It is so good that I will be less inhibited about using Windows >> when Safari lets me down! >> >> Best regards. >> >> Paul Hopewell >> <

Problems paying for VMWare Fusion 4.0.1!

2011-09-18 Thread Paul Hopewell
! 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 postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <h

Re: How to delete an album and all its tracks from itunes

2011-09-14 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hi Red, Something like that used to work on Snow Leopard. However on Lion the Select All step only works some of the time. Are you running Lion or Snow Leopard? Many thanks. Paul Hopewell On 14 Sep 2011, at 19:00, Red.Falcon wrote: > Hi Paul! > Well I use the grid view all the time!

Re: iTunes AppleScript "Super Remove Dead Tracks" [was Re: Cleaning up itunes library]

2011-09-12 Thread Paul Hopewell
again for the pointer to the script. I will check out Doug's other scripts as he has a pretty nice collection. All the best Paul Hopewell On 11 Sep 2011, at 23:17, Esther wrote: > Hi Paul, > > If I understand your request correctly, you've deleted items from your iTunes

Cleaning up itunes library

2011-09-11 Thread Paul Hopewell
-create it from scratch but as it is rather large that could take a long time! 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: Can anyone help with Iplayer Downloader?

2011-09-09 Thread Paul Hopewell
it. It is pretty accessible via VoiceOver. Paul Hopewell On 8 Sep 2011, at 17:35, Eleanor Southwood wrote: > Hi all, > I'm trying to use Iplayer Downloader version 4 to access content from the BBC > Iplayer. However, I just can't work out how to select the programmes for it &g

Re: Drop Box question

2011-09-09 Thread Paul Hopewell
> already tried that, its probably worth while. > > Best regards. > Geoff > > - Original Message - > From: Paul Hopewell > To: mac-access > Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 11:24 AM > Subject: Drop Box question > > > Hello, > I am trying

iPlayer Automator works on Lion!

2011-09-09 Thread Paul Hopewell
afari (for example a program with Audio Description) to the download queue. Other options suggest you can arrange to automatically download episodes of your favourite programs as they become available. Note that I have not tried any of these which might or might not do what their titles imply.

iPlayer Automator Ip

2011-09-08 Thread Paul Hopewell
e fun and keep us posted on anything you learn 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 ow

IS the GPS on my iPhone failing?

2011-09-05 Thread Paul Hopewell
relevant? I do have an external bluetooth GPS receiver which I used to use with Loadstone software on a Nokia phone. If the GPS in my iPhone is failing can I set up the iPhone to use the above external GPS instead? Many thanks. Paul Hopewell <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To

Re: Canon Drivers for the Mac

2011-09-04 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello David, I am using a Cannon MP260 all in one printer /scanner on my iMac running Mac OS 10.7.1. It all works fine now but I did have problems finding the correct drivers. If you were using the MP260 I could send you the files but as you are not Paul Hopewell On 4 Sep 2011, at 17

Re: How can I recover from hang/loop in Preview?

2011-09-04 Thread Paul Hopewell
oblem was almost certainly due to my accidentally trying to convert multiple JPEG images into PNG in parallel using Preview. Hopefully my need to do this conversion is a one off and now that it is all done I hopefully don't have to do it again for a long time! Many thanks for your help. Pau

Re: How can I recover from hang/loop in Preview?

2011-09-02 Thread Paul Hopewell
n how it goes Many thanks. Paul Hopewell On 2 Sep 2011, at 22:54, Esther wrote: > Hi Paul, > > This one is a puzzler, but it sounds as though you might be using Preview to > make changes in a graphics file using the Tools menu. Alternatively, could > you be opening a fi

How can I recover from hang/loop in Preview?

2011-09-02 Thread Paul Hopewell
any 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

Confused about pictures

2011-09-02 Thread Paul Hopewell
file to a png file? 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

"the Menu Bar"

2011-08-29 Thread Paul Hopewell
ain I cannot find this "Menu Bar" usingn VoiceOver. Is there some higher level "Menu Bar" in Mac OS and if so can I access it using VoiceOver? Many thanks. Paul Hopewell <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message

Re: Bookmark folders

2011-08-28 Thread Paul Hopewell
ders. I can select a folder name I do not like and overtype it to change that name. Likewise I can select a bookmark name I do not like and overtype that. I hope the above helps Paul Hopewell <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address yo

Re: Moving an APP from Launch Pad to Applications folder

2011-08-27 Thread Paul Hopewell
Audio Book Binder on Snow Leopard where it appeared in the applications folder. However it was not working properly on Lion so I deleted it from the Applications folder and re-installed the latest version from the APP store. Paul Hopewell On 27 Aug 2011, at 17:17, mike Welty wrote: > it should

Re: Secure Edit Boxes

2011-08-21 Thread Paul Hopewell
d not use it in a public place. As >we are encouraged to use long none obvious and hence hard to remember >passwords there is potential for typing them incorrectly. Do sighted people have the same problem? Is text entered into a secure edit box displayed visually? Paul Hopewell On 21

Test please ignore

2011-08-10 Thread Paul Hopewell
test message to check Email set up. <--- 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 a monthly formatted archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at the following URL:

Re: Selecting multiple tracks in itunes 10.4

2011-08-06 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello Colin, Many thanks for the attached. Yes it did work and on Lion too! Best wishes Paul Hopewell On 6 Aug 2011, at 13:14, Red.Falcon wrote: > Hi Paul! > When you say [all the usual ways] does that include the cursor tracking off > method!? > If not go to the first track

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