Re: [Mac-access]: Bootcamp V. VMWare Fusion

2015-04-27 Thread Eleanor burke
I know that my Apple store would not assist you in installing windows. On 27 Apr 2015, at 06:55, Brian Hartgen brianhart...@gmail.com wrote: Hi I received my first Mac on Saturday. I have done a lot of studying and I think I am quite proficient at the screen-reading with it.

Re: [Mac-access]: Bootcamp V. VMWare Fusion

2015-04-27 Thread william lomas
can’t you use eh KNFB reader to read your monitor as you go? On Apr 27, 2015, at 7:51 AM, Eleanor burke eleanormarthabu...@gmail.com wrote: I know that my Apple store would not assist you in installing windows. On 27 Apr 2015, at 06:55, Brian Hartgen brianhart...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [Mac-access]: Bootcamp V. VMWare Fusion

2015-04-27 Thread william lomas
a friend of mine installed windows with it flawlessly on his macbook with bootcamp with no issues.incidentally do i need the iso file to be on a formatted flash drive to run?you can then i believe use your bootcamp partition in fusion once it's created. Sent from my iPhone On 27 Apr 2015, at

Re: [Mac-access]: Bootcamp V. VMWare Fusion

2015-04-27 Thread Brian Hartgen
Hi William I could do that, but I wasn't sure it would be good enough to read the Mac screen. If you think it would get me through it I could give it a shot. Thanks. -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of

Re: [Mac-access]: Bootcamp V. VMWare Fusion

2015-04-27 Thread Eileen Misrahi
I have been reading all of the posts here and tried on different occasions to respond. For other tech reasons that I don’t think is necessary for this thread, I’ll put my 2 sense in about BootCamp and what I needed to do to install it myself. Before I start, I want to suggest to listen to a

Re: [Mac-access]: Uploading Video To Youtube From IOS Devices

2015-04-27 Thread Sarah k Alawami
You can use the native camera app. Youtube capture is horrible to use and they never improved it in the 3 years I'e been trying to use it. Remember though you only get 15 minutes as a limit. the camera app or any ios app actually can't go above that limit to upload videos. It cuts off after

Re: [Mac-access]: Bootcamp V. VMWare Fusion

2015-04-27 Thread David Griffith
Personally if I started from scratch on a new Mac I would not bother with Boot Camp and would rely upon Fusion. I think it is 2 years since I booted into Boot Camp. Having said that there are some reasons why you may need Boot camp. 1. Hardware support. It is possible that some hardware will

Re: [Mac-access]: Bootcamp V. VMWare Fusion

2015-04-27 Thread Eleanor burke
okay but I'm not sure in the UK if there that's helpful. On 27 Apr 2015, at 19:25, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: Actually I knwo one apple store that did. they got th eprocess started for someone and they finished it with speach when they got home. lol! Just ask and if you

[Mac-access]: Uploading Video To Youtube From IOS Devices

2015-04-27 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! This is an area I know next to nothing about, I'm inquiring on behalf of a friend who wishes to do this. I know that there's a Youtube Capture App out there, I don't have an iPhone so can't try this App for myself, how accessible or other wise is this App or is there another alternative

Re: [Mac-access]: Uploading Video To Youtube From IOS Devices

2015-04-27 Thread Dane Trethowan
Okay, so the upload option for youtube, is that under Share in the Camera App? On 28/04/2015 7:35 AM, Sarah k Alawami wrote: You can use the native camera app. Youtube capture is horrible to use and they never improved it in the 3 years I'e been trying to use it. Remember though you only

Re: [Mac-access]: how to autostart voice at boot up.

2015-04-27 Thread blind man
ok, I did all that a while ago, step for step bur I’m finding it doesn’t seemto want to come up talking. never the less, I’ll have another poke around and see what’s what. thanks for pointing me to that podcast. On 27 Apr 2015, at 15:17, Brian Hartgen brianhart...@gmail.com wrote: Hello

Re: [Mac-access]: Bootcamp V. VMWare Fusion

2015-04-27 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Hello. I'm limited on what I can answer per the guidelines of the list, but I personally love vmware fusion as I can flip between operating systems, how ever, I have a radio that takes a serial connection and for me Vmware does not play nice. That's the only disadvantage of vmware for me.

Re: [Mac-access]: Bootcamp V. VMWare Fusion

2015-04-27 Thread Ryan Mann
Hello Sarah. Can you email me that guide off list as well? I installed Windows with Bootcamp, but I needed to use the Be My Eyes app since there was no sound when the Windows 8.1 installation DVD booted. My email address is rmann0581 at gmail.com. Note, I spelled at out so it would be harder

[Mac-access]: sorted out my voiceover startup issue.

2015-04-27 Thread blind man
It seems I’ve sorted out my voiceover auto-startup issue. It would appear that if you have file vault enabled, it won’t start automatically. I’ve since turned it off and tested it with a restart and it comes up talking. Thanks to everyone for your suggestions. It seems it was my own mistake

Re: [Mac-access]: sorted out my voiceover startup issue.

2015-04-27 Thread John Panarese
No, you need to toggle on VO if you have FileVault enabled. I use it on my laptop for security purposes. Otherwise, as long as you have it set to automatically start in the login window, it should work on non-FileVault systems. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel,

Re: [Mac-access]: Bootcamp V. VMWare Fusion

2015-04-27 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Yeah, William, if people have spent the $99 to buy it. Plus, KNFB reader doesn't really do that great, in my personal experience, with reading computer monitors. Plus, the buttons like Next, and Cancel, etc have underlined letters so you know what key to hit with your alt key. KNFB isn't

Re: [Mac-access]: Bootcamp V. VMWare Fusion

2015-04-27 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
OK, if you're doing audio work, then yes, I'd strongly suggest Bootcamp, but again, that's just me. Chris. - Original Message - From: Brian Hartgen brianhart...@gmail.com To: 'OS X iOS Accessibility' mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 10:15 AM Subject: Re:

Re: [Mac-access]: Bootcamp V. VMWare Fusion

2015-04-27 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Brian, I'm unsure if they would help you installing Windows. It's really hard to say. I think it would be up to their disgression. Most likely though, they'd probably not. They'd probaby help you get the Bootcamp partition set up, but that would be about the end of it. Again though. I'd

Re: [Mac-access]: Bootcamp V. VMWare Fusion

2015-04-27 Thread Brian Hartgen
Hi Chris What you say makes complete sense. I do a lot of audio work, so Bootcamp may be the way to go. Thank you. -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Christopher-Mark Gilland Sent: 27 April 2015 15:12 To:

Re: [Mac-access]: Bootcamp V. VMWare Fusion

2015-04-27 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Brian wrote: I could do that, but I wasn't sure it would be good enough to read the Mac screen. If you think it would get me through it I could give it a shot. It's worth a try, don't get me wrong, but I'm just not totally convinced how great the result yielded would be. I'd be interested

Re: [Mac-access]: Uploading Video To Youtube From IOS Devices

2015-04-27 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Yep it is, but keep in mind the 15 minute limite and where it will cut off. I really dont' knwo why apple placed that limit on anything that access videos or the camera app in general. Take care. On Apr 27, 2015, at 2:38 PM, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Okay, so the

Re: [Mac-access]: Uploading Video To Youtube From IOS Devices

2015-04-27 Thread Dane Trethowan
I take it that you need a Youtube account for uploading purposes? On 28/04/2015 8:25 AM, Sarah k Alawami wrote: Yep it is, but keep in mind the 15 minute limite and where it will cut off. I really dont' knwo why apple placed that limit on anything that access videos or the camera app in

[Mac-access]: has any one noticed with the newest Skype update for the i phone/ i pod / i pad that it kicks a person off line?

2015-04-27 Thread Adrian Leong
Has any one noticed with the newest Skype update for iOS that it keeps kicking people of line? --- 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

[Mac-access]: Uploading Video To Youtube

2015-04-27 Thread Dane Trethowan
I've been thinking about the 15 minute restriction placed on video clips recorded with the camera of the iPhone, perhaps this restriction is not enforced by Apple but rather by Google themselves? I'm sure that Google would rather you use their Youtube Capture App for uploading to Youtube

Re: [Mac-access]: Bootcamp V. VMWare Fusion

2015-04-27 Thread Ben J. Bloomgren
Wow, this is a good thread! The other thing that should be considered is the cost. I'd have to look it up, but I remember VMWare Fusion costing some money. I believe it was somewhere around fifty bucks or so in USD. I don't know if Bootcamp costs anything, being that its capabilities are built

Re: [Mac-access]: Bootcamp V. VMWare Fusion

2015-04-27 Thread gs
Disk space can be adjusted so there is no need to allocate more than necessary. with regard to Fusion When I first switched to the Mac, I was convinced that I would really need bootcamp so I got everything ready, setup the bootcamp so that it was ready for the Windows install, and headed off

Re: [Mac-access]: Uploading Video To Youtube

2015-04-27 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Actually it's an apple thing as I was using work flow to record a video longer then 10 minutes from the work flow app, and it stopped after 10 minutes. yet I was able to send a video to someone via messages from work flow that was 30 minutes long. Quick time also has the 15 minute

Re: [Mac-access]: Uploading Video To Youtube From IOS Devices

2015-04-27 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Yes you do. Actually you need a google account but it's all the same now. On Apr 27, 2015, at 3:27 PM, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: I take it that you need a Youtube account for uploading purposes? On 28/04/2015 8:25 AM, Sarah k Alawami wrote: Yep it is, but keep in

Re: [Mac-access]: Bootcamp V. VMWare Fusion

2015-04-27 Thread Mike Arrigo
I would use fusion for several reasons. First, you can install windows totally without sighted help, there is a quick install where you provide either the DVD or an ISO of Windows, tell it the product key and Fusion does the rest. Second, as you said, you can switch between the 2 operating

Re: [Mac-access]: Bootcamp V. VMWare Fusion

2015-04-27 Thread Brian Hartgen
I would just like to thank people for their various opinions which have been very helpful. I have been thinking about this all day, and I think I am going to give the virtual machine a try, especially as from what I have read here, I ought to be able to do it alone. This machine has 16 GB of ram

Re: [Mac-access]: Bootcamp V. VMWare Fusion

2015-04-27 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Actually I knwo one apple store that did. they got th eprocess started for someone and they finished it with speach when they got home. lol! Just ask and if you know someone there maybe work with them. The folks at apple are willing to bend over backwards to help me. take care. On Apr 26,

Re: [Mac-access]: Bootcamp V. VMWare Fusion

2015-04-27 Thread Sarah k Alawami
I actually do all of my audio work on the mac, but I'm an almost seasoned mac user of 5 years so am very comfortable workign with audio on the mac. I produce my voice overs for this company I volenteer for on the mac, my EP, albums and podcasts and it all works very very flawlessly. Take