Re: [Mac-access]: Transferring files from the computer to the iPad?

2014-12-11 Thread richie Gardenhire
to the iPad. Bluetooth should work for this; if, h owever, it doesn't, perhaps somebody on the list can assist you on how to get the two machines to better communicate the transferring. HTH. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. On Dec 6, 2014, at 8:42 AM, Ann Byrne wrote: My client has

Re: [Mac-access]: best facebook app/client for mac user?

2014-12-02 Thread richie Gardenhire
Hi Chris and Eleanor, Can the Face Book client be dragged and dropped onto the Menu Bar for easier access? Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. On Dec 2, 2014, at 11:12 AM, Christopher Hallsworth wrote: Hi, It's not there because the app must be running for it to be in the menu bar

Re: On-screen Braille when no Braille display is connected

2014-10-23 Thread Richie Gardenhire
Hi, Did you try disconnecting by putting Voiceover in Braille mode? Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. Sent from my iPhone On Oct 23, 2014, at 11:28 AM, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Hi all - Although there is no Braille display connected to my Mac, Braille is still

A Warning to All...

2014-10-18 Thread richie Gardenhire
in the Lifelock commercials, Nothing is perfect, but if we minimize the problem, we'll sleep better. Thanks for reading/listening. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can

Re: Magnifier?

2014-10-18 Thread richie Gardenhire
Zoom has a range from 1 to 32 in size, with 32, being the largest distance between font points. Zoomtext for the Mac has the same range, I believe. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. On Oct 15, 2014, at 3:25 AM, christopher hallsworth wrote: It does; Zoom. Since I only have light

Re: Deleting the app store and iTunes icons from the iPhone home screen

2014-08-11 Thread richie Gardenhire
to sign into the App Store to get the app you want. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. On Aug 8, 2014, at 11:18 AM, Sarah k Alawami wrote: I don't think there is a way to do this unles they jail broke their phone You cannot to my knoledge delete the stock app icons. They might have misplaced

What Is Fusion?

2014-06-07 Thread richie Gardenhire
from the Mac OS to Windows. HTH. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. --- 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: Bootcamp

2014-06-07 Thread richie Gardenhire
Mark and All, One of the most memorable lessons I learned as an instructor is be open to all kinds of questions, and to remember, no question is a stupid, or dumb question. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. On Jun 5, 2014, at 4:22 AM, David Griffith wrote: Fusion is a way

Re: Bootcamp

2014-06-07 Thread Richie Gardenhire
Gordon Smith put an excellent podcast on how to install Windows on a Mac, using Fusion. (Www.blindcooltek.com.) Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 5, 2014, at 4:23 AM, David Griffith d.griff...@btinternet.com wrote: Fusion is a way of running Windows on a Mac

Re: What Is Fusion?

2014-06-07 Thread Richie Gardenhire
Sorry, Miss Eleanor, I stand corrected. Prices are higher in Alaska. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 7, 2014, at 6:41 AM, Matthew Carello mcarell...@comcast.net wrote: Hello there. Fusion costs 59.99. USD I have it set up on my macbook air running win 7

Re: Bootcamp

2014-06-07 Thread richie Gardenhire
of limitations for certain laws. LOL... Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. On Jun 7, 2014, at 1:47 PM, Matthew Carello wrote: Is that there. The last time I looked up there it was no longer on it. On Jun 7, 2014, at 4:04 PM, Richie Gardenhire richie.gardenh...@gmail.com wrote: Gordon Smith put

Re: siri

2014-04-30 Thread richie Gardenhire
to it. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. On Apr 25, 2014, at 1:42 PM, Isaac Hebert wrote: First we will reset you're network settings. Here is how we are going to do it. First we will go to settings general reset and then choose reset network to reset the network settings. Now we are going

Re: Track Pad Settings

2014-03-26 Thread Richie Gardenhire
I unchecked those widgets I wasn't using when Tiger first came out; I don't think unchecking changes how widgets work that much in Mavericks. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 26, 2014, at 5:34 AM, isaac isaac.heb...@gmail.com wrote: You would go in to widget

Re: upgrading to Mavericks

2014-03-24 Thread Richie Gardenhire
Is there a way, other than what was explained here? Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 24, 2014, at 4:09 AM, David Griffith d.griff...@btinternet.com wrote: For the last 3 months my repeated attempts to upgrade to Mavericks had crashed at the authorisation

Re: Magnification with Mac

2014-03-14 Thread richie Gardenhire
I stand corrected. Thanks for setting the record straight for me. How did they arrange that? Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. On Mar 13, 2014, at 5:04 AM, Bryan Jones wrote: Hello Eleanor and Richie, Eleanor — I worked with a low-vision student who tried Zoomtext for Mac

Re: Recording on Mac

2014-03-13 Thread richie Gardenhire
Have you tried Audacity for the Mac? It is free and a very good, sound editor. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. On Mar 12, 2014, at 7:55 AM, Eleanor Burke wrote: I am looking for an app which will allow me to record a radio programme going out in real time. On my Windows machine I

Re: Magnification with Mac

2014-03-13 Thread richie Gardenhire
Hi Eleanor, Zoomtext is a Windows-based screenreader. There is, however, a magnification feature in Voiceover that has a range of magnification every bit as wide as Zoomtext. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. On Mar 12, 2014, at 3:43 PM, Eleanor Burke wrote: Anyone on this list using

Re: television apps

2014-03-11 Thread richie Gardenhire
available and determine from your reading if they are accessible to you; that said, most of them are accessible enough that one can make their way around the app and once installed, you can access them either on or offline. HTH. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. On Mar 9, 2014, at 8

Re: Question about a busy app

2014-03-11 Thread richie Gardenhire
Hi Sarah, Can that principle apply to Safari, as well? Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. On Mar 9, 2014, at 9:36 AM, Sarah k Alawami wrote: 1. What app is it. 2. Have you tried restarting the mac or vo? If yes then go to ~/library/preferences and look for the plist file, with the app

Signing into iCloud or Mobile Me

2014-03-05 Thread richie Gardenhire
it for reading mail. Can I change it in the System Preferences, since my Mobileme Password is different from my Apple ID password? I can use Webmail, but that, for me, is rather time consuming. Any information and/or suggestions will be most appreciated. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. BTW

Reading Mail Using the Classic Setting

2014-02-26 Thread Richie Gardenhire
get when reading: 12 point Havatica, black 01. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. BTW, how do I get Voiceover to say Gee instead of Michelle? --- 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: Posting To Twitter or Facebook, Is It Just Me?

2014-02-14 Thread richie Gardenhire
I encounter it all the time. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. On Feb 13, 2014, at 11:33 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hi! When posting Twitter or Facebook from the Notifications Center on my Mac I now seem to often get a Failed To Post error due to connection problems, is anyone else

Re: iPhone Question, or Perhaps an IOS Question

2014-02-14 Thread richie Gardenhire
Hi Jackie, Thanks for that tip. Didn't think to try that, but now that I think about it, it makes sense. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. On Feb 14, 2014, at 1:09 AM, Jackie Brown wrote: Hi Richie If you double tap on the message, it will take you to the start of it, and if you

iPhone Question, or Perhaps an IOS Question

2014-02-13 Thread richie Gardenhire
Hi All, I have an IOS question. Whenever I type a short message, I hit an area of the screen that causes me to miss the text from Starting Point. Is there a way to disable that feature so I'm not always deleting text from my messages? Thanks in advance. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage

Re: iPhone Question, or Perhaps an IOS Question

2014-02-13 Thread richie Gardenhire
Thanks. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. On Feb 13, 2014, at 1:24 PM, isaac wrote: No there is not a way to disable that. If you get to starting point of the text move the insertion point to the end of the text. On Feb 13, 2014, at 4:19 PM, richie Gardenhire richie.gardenh...@gmail.com

Re: iPhone Question, or Perhaps an IOS Question

2014-02-13 Thread richie Gardenhire
I guess, like anything else, it takes some practice. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. On Feb 13, 2014, at 2:09 PM, Juaanita Marttin wrote: That bugs me too. All you can do is try to stay as near to the bottom of the screen as you can. On Feb 13, 2014, at 4:19 PM, richie Gardenhire

Re: iPhone Question, or Perhaps an IOS Question

2014-02-13 Thread richie Gardenhire
I have that same problem. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. On Feb 13, 2014, at 2:28 PM, Sarah k Alawami wrote: I am not sure if it is a bug or feature that apple decided to implement, but if it is a feature I hate it as my finger strays and i end up writing text where

Re: Going to the bottom of the page

2014-02-08 Thread richie Gardenhire
If I recall, it is VO+end. HTH. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. On Feb 7, 2014, at 5:17 PM, Juaanita Marttin wrote: In Safari, what is the command for going to the bottom of a page? Thanks. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message

Re: Tip For Apple Mail Users, Time To Trim The Trash

2013-12-26 Thread Richie Gardenhire
Dane, Thanks for the the tip, and for me, this will save time. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 26, 2013, at 9:07 AM, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Hi! So your trash is getting rather large? Can do away with all those eMails you received

Changing Apple ID and Password on iPhone

2013-12-21 Thread richie Gardenhire
appreciated. Do I have to change it from the App Store? Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either

Re: voices for the mac, African American English dialect

2013-12-09 Thread richie Gardenhire
a dialect down because of different inflexions from various parts of the country. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. On Dec 9, 2013, at 7:19 PM, Laurel and Stockard wrote: Hey guys, Sorry for all the questions tonight, I'm just doing a lot of computer work. Now, this'll be the last one

Re: help with setting up vm ware?

2013-11-20 Thread richie Gardenhire
, and speaking of it, I'm going to go to the website to see if it's still there. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. On Nov 20, 2013, at 6:21 PM, Matthew Carello wrote: Hello all. I set up vmware 6.0 today on a macbook air. All seemed to go ok. Does anyone have any tips on what I should et

Restoring the CC Field in Leopard

2013-03-20 Thread Richie Gardenhire
Hi All, I forgot the comman, in Leopard, to toggle the CC Field on or off. Currently I have it off, and I want it to turn it on. Could someone write me privately with that information, please? Thanks. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply

Re: New Apple Wireless Keyboard

2012-11-03 Thread Richie Gardenhire
Chris, Can you use this keyboard with a regular Mac desktop computer? Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. On Nov 3, 2012, at 2:31 PM, Chris wrote: Yes it is. Christopher Hallsworth On 02/11/2012 12:28, Gordon Smith wrote: Is this a full size keyboard? On 1 Nov 2012, at 21:34, Chris

Re: Refreshing mail on my Mac

2012-10-03 Thread Richie Gardenhire
If I understand your question, just a simple press of the Control or any other key will refresh mail. Not sure if this works in Mountain Lion, but in older operating systems, that was what I did to refresh the screen in Mail when it sits idle for a while. Richie Gardenhire, anchorage