Re: decription tool for dvds

2012-09-01 Thread Gordon Smith
and the only file in there was the ap. On 31 Aug 2012, at 18:17, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote: Hi Amy No, I mean the disk image which you downloaded. Sorry for the confusion. Gordon On 31 Aug 2012, at 13:46, amy gilbert we.are.born.innoc...@googlemail.com wrote: hi, do you

Re: Subject Lines, Was Hello all.

2012-09-01 Thread Gordon Smith
Could we please try to use more appropriate subject lines. We're probably all guilty of this, but it doesn't help anybody if subject lines like Hello All are used. Just a friendly reminder. This request is explained in the list policy document sent to every member on subscription and

Re: VoiceOver friendly RSS reader

2012-08-31 Thread Gordon Smith
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Re: decription tool for dvds

2012-08-31 Thread Gordon Smith
Aug 2012, at 16:16, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote: Amy If you look int the DVD Remaster package, there is a little utility called Faremount. Put that in your applications folder and run it when you run DVD Remaster. That will allow DVD Remaster to talk to VLC

Re: VoiceOver friendly RSS reader

2012-08-31 Thread Gordon Smith
or the need for it really i know the ffes r used for podcasts but other than that? On 31 Aug 2012, at 18:02, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote: I like NewsRack too actually. I haven't tried it on iO yet, but plan too. But the Mac version is excellent. Gordon On 30 Aug 2012, at 10:17

Re: mac trouble

2012-08-29 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Josh I could provide you with the DVD image that you could burn from Windows if you need that. Let me know, (off list). But before you do, make sure you meet these requirements. 1. You have wired internet, not wireless. 2. You've tried both Command+R and Option+R (this is only because

Re: music in IOS behaving oddly.

2012-08-29 Thread Gordon Smith
This can sometimes happen if the format of your books does not conform with what the OS defines as an audiobook or an eBook. -- This Message Was Written Using One Hundred Percent Recycled Electrons; On Gordon's iPhone 4S: +447907823971

Re: Backup Strategies

2012-08-29 Thread Gordon Smith
This kind of backup strategy can work very effectively, as Paul has demonstrated. However, you're still laying yourself open to the possibility of hardware failure killing your backup. Multi-location backups have a lot to be said for them. -- This Message Was

Re: Sooper Dooper and backups

2012-08-28 Thread Gordon Smith
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Re: mac trouble

2012-08-28 Thread Gordon Smith
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Re: Command R start up options

2012-08-28 Thread Gordon Smith
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Re: decription tool for dvds

2012-08-28 Thread Gordon Smith
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Re: Command R start up options

2012-08-28 Thread Gordon Smith
Yes, but it really would be a little pointless. Super Duper! is a total backup solution. Time Machine is a shadow or synchronous backup solution. So they are two different species. They do two different types of backup. Where they would work well together is in a situation where you

Re: decription tool for dvds

2012-08-28 Thread Gordon Smith
DVD Ripper Pro doesn't have as much functionality as DVD Remaster does. You're looking at two different typess of application here. One handles the reconstitution, so to speak, of a DVD, plus the extraction/exporting of DVDs. Whereas the other is just a strait forward no frills ripper. I

Re: Command R start up options

2012-08-28 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Sarah You are overlooking one important factor here. If the user configured Time Machine to leave certain files alone, for instance music files which could potentially make the backup enormous, then they are gone forever, regardless of your timeline. Whereas doing it the other way, using

Re: Command R start up options

2012-08-28 Thread Gordon Smith
or following major system upgrades such as a new ML release. They do work together very well and SuperDuper! 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

Re: mac trouble

2012-08-28 Thread Gordon Smith
2012, at 18:21, josh gregory joshkar...@gmail.com wrote: Hmmm... could that be done through a Windows machine? If so, how? What I'm using, mid-2012 mac, no retina display, running Mountain Lion. Thanks! On 8/28/12, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote: hi Josh On 28 Aug 2012, at 18:09

Re: audio book builder

2012-08-25 Thread Gordon Smith
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Re: Carbon Copy Cloner blues.

2012-08-24 Thread Gordon Smith
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Signing Up For FaceBook

2012-08-19 Thread Gordon Smith
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Re: Signing Up For FaceBook

2012-08-19 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Chris Yes, that's where I logged into. I couldn't get the year box to change, but I'll try again. Gordon On 19 Aug 2012, at 13:19, Chris Moore moor...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote: Gordon, Try the mobile site http:m.facebook.com Sent from my iPhone On 19 Aug 2012, at 12:53, Gordon Smith

Re: How do I unsubscribe?

2012-08-12 Thread Gordon Smith
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Contacting iTunes Support

2012-08-11 Thread Gordon Smith
download both episodes currently there, I'd be grateful. I think the feed should now work fine. You can find it here: http://podcast.mac-access.net/RSS/Mac-Access.Net.xml Thank you. Gordon --- Gordon Smith --- This message was written using 100 Percent recycled electrons. gor...@mac

Re: our Podcast Now Works

2012-08-11 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Arthur and all OK, this was one of those occasions where I let my haste get the better of me. The URL is case-sensitive, and I forgot to explain that, and I also forgot to observe my own rules. Apologies. Here's how to access our Podcast, since you have no RSS in Safari 6 by default.

Re: Dropbox install process not working

2012-08-10 Thread Gordon Smith
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Podcast; Can Anybody Help?

2012-08-09 Thread Gordon Smith
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Our Podcast Feed

2012-08-09 Thread Gordon Smith
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Re: Mac Switcher needs checkbook/financial software recommendation

2012-08-09 Thread Gordon Smith
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Toast 11 Titanium Professional, Initial Impressions

2012-08-08 Thread Gordon Smith
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Re: Apple TV Question.

2012-08-08 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Jim That's weird. OK, if you see it from your computer, can you not Air Play it? Just a thought, as I have never done this myself. I don't rent movies because I'm never able to commit enough time to watching them at any one time. But maybe I should try it one day, if I can find a movie

Re: Dropbox

2012-08-08 Thread Gordon Smith
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Re: promise pegasus drives.

2012-08-07 Thread Gordon Smith
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Re: video to audio converter?

2012-08-07 Thread Gordon Smith
DVD Remaster or Handbrake should do what you want. Personally I prefer the former, although it isn't free. I find it more intuitive and it's faster by a mile. I reckon somebody left the Hand Break on, when they configured Handbrake! Sorry about the stupid pun. :) Gordon On 7 Aug 2012, at

Re: Help with browsing the net.

2012-08-07 Thread Gordon Smith
Hello Kaz Before I go any further, I strongly encourage you to use the list archives pages. You will find a great deal of the information there. You can find the archive page at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net There's also our own archive but for the moment I think

Re: promise pegasus drives.

2012-08-07 Thread Gordon Smith
. I'm trying to decide how best to configure it to facilitate backing up multiple macs, and also to enable plenty of space for data storage. Any thoughts? Thanks as ever, Dónal On 7 Aug 2012, at 22:48, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote: Hi Donal Yes, we use one of these drives on our

Re: promise pegasus drives.

2012-08-07 Thread Gordon Smith
, at 23:15, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote: Hi Donal First, I have to say that I didn't find the Promise Raid utility particularly helpful in regards accessibility. But if you want loads of space, I suggest you leave it at its defaults but unless you feel you need additional RAID

Re: video to audio converter?

2012-08-07 Thread Gordon Smith
gordon i've got it now, i've added my dvd titles to the cue and when i click on run cue it says i need to keep at least one program, what does that mean? On 7 Aug 2012, at 22:51, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote: DVD Remaster or Handbrake should do what you want. Personally I prefer

Re: Help with browsing the net.

2012-08-07 Thread Gordon Smith
wrote: Also just a thought but, up arrow+left arrow will take you back through rotor settings and up arrow+right arrow will take you forward. Then you can press the up and down arrows to find what you want and then press control+option+space to activate it. hth! On 8/7/12, Gordon Smith gor

Re: Help with browsing the net.

2012-08-07 Thread Gordon Smith
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Our Blog and Our Podcast

2012-08-07 Thread Gordon Smith
hope to do that very shortly. Then I will be able to let the world know that Paul's contribution is up and available to anybody interested in Amadeus Pro. Gordon --- Gordon Smith --- This message was written using 100 Percent recycled electrons. gor...@mac-access.net Follow us on Twitter

Re: accessible broadcasting software.

2012-08-06 Thread Gordon Smith
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Re: Roxio Toast 11 Ptro

2012-08-06 Thread Gordon Smith
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Re: open office?

2012-08-06 Thread Gordon Smith
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Re: accessible broadcasting software.

2012-08-06 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Sarah I don't get it. Why don't you use the new functionality of VoiceOver to use a second sound device? Gordon On 6 Aug 2012, at 17:15, Sarah Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: I now use iTunes to replace that. Simply in lion or mountain lion rout vo to your headphones and set your

Re: accessible broadcasting software.

2012-08-06 Thread Gordon Smith
organic products that would assist his wife to heal from a road traffic accident On 6 Aug 2012, at 11:54, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote: I think the best you're going to get is DDJay for Mac, its here: http://www.algoriddim.com/djay-mac Gordon On 6 Aug 2012, at 07:06, Shaun

Re: switching between os again

2012-08-05 Thread Gordon Smith
Mark You should actually hold the option key down for about 10 seconds after you hear the start-up sound. If you don't, you'll probably just be landed in to the configured start disk which must be your Mountain Lion installation. Gordon On 4 Aug 2012, at 21:13, Mark Furness

Re: Installing Lion or Later

2012-08-05 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Chris You're missing the point, yes. You do not necessarily have to register the OS I don't think, not immediately, anyway. I don't want to start discussing Windows but I'm sure it's possible to install Mac OS X without being online. I see that you are still using Windows for your mail.

Re: Installing Lion or Later

2012-08-05 Thread Gordon Smith
Sarah You can skip the registration process I am sure there is a Skip button. Possibly you've missed it if you've just rushed through the process. On 4 Aug 2012, at 22:04, Sarah Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: True. the activation has never been required for mac osx. I don't ever

Re: Software suggestions please.

2012-08-05 Thread Gordon Smith
Regarding your video conversion, have you tried DVD Remaster, http://www.metakine.com or the Mac App Store. I gave up on Handbrake because it's terribly slow. Gordon On 5 Aug 2012, at 00:54, Sarah Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: I can hep you with the first. I use hand brake to do this. As

Re: Roxio Toast 11 Ptro

2012-08-05 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Sarah I'll install it later today when we get home. Lynne is back this afternoon so she'll no doubt have lots to say to me. :) On 5 Aug 2012, at 23:09, Sarah Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah please do. a lot of studios use toast so if I ever end up working at a studio I would want

Re: Roxio Toast 11 Ptro

2012-08-05 Thread Gordon Smith
program, I wish nero would develop for the mac, would love to know how the main application works. --- Gordon Smith --- This message was written using 100 Percent recycled electrons. gor...@mac-access.net Follow us on Twitter: @maciosaccess --- --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net

Re: Tables in PDF documents

2012-08-04 Thread Gordon Smith
Paul PDF document processing is one area where Mac OS X and VoiceOver really do fall flat on their faces. I know that maybe people will not like me saying this but I have to speak as I find. As somebody who, in the passed, has done a lot of work for and with Adobe on their beta testing team

Re: Installing Lion or Later

2012-08-04 Thread Gordon Smith
Chris There are Skip buttons whereby you can do the install if you don't have a network connection. Also, there has been much talk on this list recently about installing via flash media. So yes, of course you can install your OS without an Internet connection. Gordon On 3 Aug 2012, at

Re: Installing Lion or Later

2012-08-04 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Mike, and Chris it's also worth pointing out that Microsoft also assumes Internet connectivity when installing Windows. Unless you have a volume license, you need to activate it at some point. So, tel me, what's the difference? Gordon Gordon On 3 Aug 2012, at 20:22, Mike Welty

Re: Creating Bootable Media

2012-08-04 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Esther and Geoff Excellently explained Esther. Actually further explanation had occurred to me too after i wrote my original reply, but by that point it was too late as the message was already in cyberspace. :) However, I hope that between us, we've managed to give Geoff and others a good

Re: Tables in PDF documents

2012-08-04 Thread Gordon Smith
Chris I have this, but it keeps crashing under Mountain Lion or Lion. Gordon On 4 Aug 2012, at 17:59, Chris Moore moor...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote: Failing that, get docuscan plus Sent from my iPhone On 4 Aug 2012, at 06:17, Esther mori...@mac-access.net wrote: Hello Paul, You might try

Re: Tables in PDF documents

2012-08-04 Thread Gordon Smith
Forgot to mention that if you don't like cloud technology, DocuScan Pljus is not for you. On 4 Aug 2012, at 18:04, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote: Chris I have this, but it keeps crashing under Mountain Lion or Lion. Gordon On 4 Aug 2012, at 17:59, Chris Moore moor

Re: Burning ML to SD card.

2012-08-03 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Geoff Just out of interest, do you happen to have a thumb drive or external hard drive on which you could try this test? As for that Lion Diskmaker, I think it was just written by somebody who has far too much time on their hands. :) Gordon On 2 Aug 2012, at 22:02, Geoff Waaler

Re: can not burn ml

2012-08-03 Thread Gordon Smith
you meant using disc utility in that. Maybe you didn't, :) On 8/2/12, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote: Josh I'm not quite sure what this was in reply too. The below doesn't quite seem to make sense to me. I never mentioned disk utility at all. Gordon On 2 Aug 2012, at 21:30

Re: can not burn ml

2012-08-03 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Josh Firstly, Josh, from the Finder you can press Command+Shift+A to open the /applications folder. Command+Shift+U will open the /applications/utilities folder. There are a number of other shortcuts, (Found in System PreverencesKeyboardShortcuts. If you use the recovery tool, it gathers

Re: Shut down sound

2012-08-03 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Josh and Chris No, this cannot be done. But personally, I don't think it's really an issue. Maybe it's just that I've grown so accustomed to Mac OS, or maybe it's just my in-built dislike of Windows. I use it because I have too now and then, and it looks as though I'll have too for work,

Re: Loun/Mountain Lion Recovery Tool

2012-08-03 Thread Gordon Smith
Hello Josh On 3 Aug 2012, at 14:01, josh gregory joshkar...@gmail.com wrote: Sort of... I guess it's a thing I'll have to look at to understand. Which part of my explanation is unclear to you? I thought I explained it reasonably well but, if not, plead do let me know. By the way, in my

Re: Thanks: Using an iPad 2 - really new to this

2012-08-03 Thread Gordon Smith
Hello Mary This is precisely why this list exists. If one person gets the help they need from us as a group, then it's worth while. I will write to you off list, (again), and I hope we can help you to achieve that expertise you desire. ;-) Gordon On 3 Aug 2012, at 14:16, Mary Stores

Re: unlocking system preferences

2012-08-03 Thread Gordon Smith
When you enter your password, hit return in the same window. Gordon On 3 Aug 2012, at 15:33, Phil Halton philh...@comcast.net wrote: under Users and Groups in system preferences, (and elsewhere) many setting fields are dimmed and there is a button and a check box towards the end that says

Re: Shut down sound

2012-08-03 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Chris My only suggestion is that you can feel the fan and HD activity until your machine is shut down. No, VoiceOver often goes down some time before the machine because the OS does a bit of housekeeping before it closes. If you use the system shortcut, Command+Option+Control+Eject,

Re: Burning ML to SD card.

2012-08-03 Thread Gordon Smith
today. It sounds as though the recovery tool that Gordon posted would have done the trick as well. Thanks to all for your suggestions and best regards. Geoff - Original Message - From: Gordon Smith To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 4:01 AM Subject: Re

Re: formatting partitions

2012-08-03 Thread Gordon Smith
Josh In order to do this, see my previous message. I think the explanation is adequate. If you need more by all means get back to me on or off list. Gordon On 3 Aug 2012, at 17:13, josh gregory joshkar...@gmail.com wrote: Hi; I created a 200gb partition on the macentosh hd drive for time

Re: can not burn ml

2012-08-03 Thread Gordon Smith
Sarah Possibly that system won't run the operating system anyway, so it's a mute point in that happenstance. On 3 Aug 2012, at 17:52, Sarah Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: The recovery tool is nice, how ever, if you run that you will need to download the ml from the app store and if you

Re: can not burn ml

2012-08-02 Thread Gordon Smith
Mark You obviously misunderstood. :) It isn't possible any longer to create an operating system DVD with Mountain Lion. You need to create a thumb drive instead. Gordon On 1 Aug 2012, at 19:48, Mark Furness flintma...@gmail.com wrote: I followed most if not all the messages regarding how

Re: Using an iPad 2 - really new to this

2012-08-02 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Mary First suggestion would be to help you with typing. In the Rotor, you need to change the typing mode to Touch Type. That would do away withy the need to double-tap to enter a letter. As soon as your finger is on the letter you want, just lift your finger off the screen slightly and

Re: can not burn ml

2012-08-02 Thread Gordon Smith
, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote: Mark You obviously misunderstood. :) It isn't possible any longer to create an operating system DVD with Mountain Lion. You need to create a thumb drive instead. Gordon On 1 Aug 2012, at 19:48, Mark Furness flintma...@gmail.com wrote: I

Re: can not burn ml

2012-08-02 Thread Gordon Smith
OK, if I understand this correctly, Sarah is advocating the use of a dual-layer DVD. Guess what folks, I suggested that from day one. :) Although actually, it may be that even that doesn't work. I tried it and got errors. I think the image has to be the right size, although I could be wrong

Re: can not burn ml

2012-08-02 Thread Gordon Smith
Josh Are you talking about a USB thumb drive or a SD card? I would presume the former. If you use the recovery tool, you'll have no trouble. I think this one is just one instance where people sometimes make it more difficult for themselves, purely unintentionally, of course. :) But yes, by

Re: can not burn ml

2012-08-02 Thread Gordon Smith
A thumb drive is a little USB stick, about the length of your thumb (hence the name Thumb Drive). Gordon On 2 Aug 2012, at 21:45, michael weaver weavermi...@googlemail.com wrote: could someone explain what a thumb drive is? i presume they are not the same as sd cards and that they don't just

Re: can not burn ml

2012-08-02 Thread Gordon Smith
Josh I'm not quite sure what this was in reply too. The below doesn't quite seem to make sense to me. I never mentioned disk utility at all. Gordon On 2 Aug 2012, at 21:30, josh gregory joshkar...@gmail.com wrote: Gordon: If you mean disc utility, you don't have to go through the trouble of

Re: updating dropbox and dictating in mountain lion.

2012-08-01 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Ian You might want to check the archives for this mailing list as both of these topics have been covered extensively in recent times. You can find the archives at either of the following destinations: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net or:

Re: Improvements in Mountain Lion

2012-08-01 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Anne If you want the honest answer, which I'm sure you do, no! There are only 7 new VoiceOver related functions and, to be honest, everything else works more or less as it did under Lion. So, I'd say that if you have access to the upgrade free or cheaply, go for it. Otherwise, to be

We Are Back!

2012-08-01 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi all Just a note to say we're back. As always happens the repair took much longer than they anticipated because of the degree of damage. We all heard the explosion as they cut through the cables. Anyway, we are up again now. Gordon ] --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to

Our Blog

2012-07-31 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi all Owing to somebody beating us to the post with the re-registration of the domain we used to use for our blog, we've had to change the domain slightly. Our blog is now up at the following site, which will also be updated on our own website shortly: http://blog.mac-ios-access.net I am

Re: Our Podcast, qery

2012-07-31 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Thomas Yes, that's correct. It was approved a while ago. OK, no problem, I'll find a way around it if I cannot re-activate the existing podcast. I'll just use one of our other domains, it isn't really that important. Although I would very much prefer to use this one. I'll have to try

Re: voiceover test group

2012-07-31 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Chris Yes, it was a bit thoughtless. But now that it's done it's done. Let's just say it's a closed issue for which I take the blame. On 31 Jul 2012, at 08:47, Chris Moore moor...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote: Gordon, To be fair, you should never have let slip you were involved publicly. The

Re: how to get ipad to show up in itunes

2012-07-31 Thread Gordon Smith
If I understand your question correctly, (strangely constructed sentences) :). To the best of my knowledge, and this is only based on what I've seen, the device doesn't show up in iTunes on the Mac when you're using Wi-Fi. If it does, it is new to me. Gordon On 31 Jul 2012, at 12:09,

Re: Apple TV question.

2012-07-31 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Jim Can you give us more info? What is and what isn't being displayed? Gordon On 31 Jul 2012, at 12:49, Jim Noseworthy jim.nosewor...@compuconference.com wrote: For some reason, my Apple TV unit does not display all of the music content that I have in iTunes Match though i can see all of

The Mac Access Dot Net Podcast

2012-07-30 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi all I've had a few enquiries regarding our podcast. I just wanted you to know that I am now prioritising this and it will hopefully reappear in the next very very short while. I will advise the list when it's up, but I am working on it right now. The people who have already submitted

RSS in Safari

2012-07-30 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi all This used to woe I am sure. I'm not finding the RSS option in Safari. What have I done, I wonder, to disable this? If I try to click on an RSS URL in Safari I just see No RSS Reader Installed. Any thoughts? Gordon --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post,

Re: SuperDuper

2012-07-30 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Esther and all I'm working feverishly this morning and hope to get both the blog and the podcast up very soon. Gordon On 29 Jul 2012, at 19:54, Esther mori...@mac-access.net wrote: On Jul 28, 2012, at 6:08 PM, josh gregory wrote: Hello Diane, Josh, and Others, I think that I gave a

Re: Fleksy [Revisited]

2012-07-30 Thread Gordon Smith
, David is very softly spoken and VO always seems to be much louder than himself. It is my only criticism though as I feel he provides some excellent tutorials. Chris On 29 Jul 2012, at 18:58, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote: Hi Esther Is it me, my system or have others also noticed

Our Podcast, qery

2012-07-30 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi all I wonder if anybody could be of help here. A while ago I submitted our podcast into the iTunes store. When I do a search I'm not finding it at all. So I tried re-submitting it but the store is telling me that the feed has already been submitted. Can anybody explain this, or should I

Re: the recovery tool

2012-07-30 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Sarah No, just run it from the disk image. Gordon On 30 Jul 2012, at 02:56, Sarah Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: Hello to all. question. Do I need to copy the recovery tool to the flash drive first or what do I need to do to get this to work. I don't want to lose any data on my

Re: Mountain Lion; Things we couldn't tell you about!

2012-07-30 Thread Gordon Smith
going to list the steps of using the drag and drop. It appears the text is missing. Since I have just upgraded one of my Mac's. I wish to know how to do it under ML. In fact, how to do it under Lion is something I will have to check out in the archives. Sean On 26/07/2012, at 12:29 AM, Gordon Smith

Re: RSS in Safari 6

2012-07-30 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Chris I think on reflection I do have a note about that somewhere. So yes, you're quite right, it was a memory leak, LOL. Anyway, hopefully I'll get that sorted out. But I think I'm going to have to modify our podcasts page because it contains a direct link to the RSS feed. Gordon On 30

Re: RSS in Safari

2012-07-30 Thread Gordon Smith
of Safari about rss in the preferences, guess you have to copy the link and paste it into another reader or use mail if mail offers it. Thats all I can figure about it. On Jul 30, 2012, at 4:12 AM, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote: Hi all This used to woe I am sure. I'm

Re: Our Podcast, qery

2012-07-30 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Dennis Are you sure it's the right podcast though? The one at my personal page isn't the same as the mac-access.net one. Thanks. Gordon On 30 Jul 2012, at 17:52, Thejazzden dj...@thejazzden.org.uk wrote: Hi Gordon Om my Iphone, if you look in iTunes and search for Gordon Smith you

Re: Our Podcast, qery

2012-07-30 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Dennis yes, I too found that one alright. But although iTunes insists the feed has already been submitted, it isn't visible nowadays for whatever reason. So where do I go from here I wonder? Gordon On 30 Jul 2012, at 18:10, Thejazzden dj...@thejazzden.org.uk wrote: Sorry Gordon, I

Re: Our Podcast, qery

2012-07-30 Thread Gordon Smith
, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote: Hi all I wonder if anybody could be of help here. A while ago I submitted our podcast into the iTunes store. When I do a search I'm not finding it at all. So I tried re-submitting it but the store is telling me that the feed has already been

Re: voiceover test group

2012-07-30 Thread Gordon Smith
Hello Amy I'm sorry but we are not allowed to go into detail like that. Gordon On 30 Jul 2012, at 21:22, amy gilbert we.are.born.innoc...@googlemail.com wrote: hi all, i saw a post mentioning the voiceover test group earlier, how do you get onto that? amy --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net

Re: voiceover test group

2012-07-30 Thread Gordon Smith
That's true and we cannot discuss this any further. Gordon On 31 Jul 2012, at 01:31, Sarah Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: I think you might have to be envited. don't quote me ha that though. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to

Re: Our Podcast, qery

2012-07-30 Thread Gordon Smith
it had been rejected? A lot of my pod cats I submit have been now. I cant' remember but is there a link to contact the iTunes support folks to see if the podcast was pulled? Take care. On Jul 30, 2012, at 9:11 PM, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote: Hi Thomas No, the point

Re: mountain lion

2012-07-29 Thread Gordon Smith
Hello Chris OK, let me clarify. As I did actually post last night, it includes all operating system and all other Apple applications. The apps you mention below are all Apple developed, or Apple licensed products. You know full well, Chris, that Pages, iPhoto, iMovie etc. are not third

Re: Mountain Lion App store question

2012-07-29 Thread Gordon Smith
is cleanly installed and no migration has taken place. This is an odd one. Hope a solution can be found. a I looked and the apps from the app store I have are compatible with ml. I checked on the website where it lists all of them. http://roaringapps.com/apps:table On Jul 28, 2012, at 11:27 AM, Gordon

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