Re: [Mac-access]: Iphone 5 or 4S

2015-04-18 Thread Phil Halton
It was the iPhone 5 that was recalled. I know, because mine was just replaced on the battery replacement program. Oddly enough, the battery life on the replacement is not even as good as the one that it replaced. I'm going to use this iPhone five until the fall and see if they come out with a

Re: [Mac-access]: how to import audio in to a new track in Amadeus Pro

2015-04-02 Thread Phil Halton
In order to “nudge a track in AmadeusPro, use the “shift track” dialog under the tracks menu. It’s fairly self-explanatory. Unfortunately, it is not remembered as the “last action” so you can’t use command T to repeat the nudge. You can, however, set up a key shortcut to the dialog, and then

Re: [Mac-access]: Where to find complete list of keystrokes?

2015-03-24 Thread Phil Halton
really love it if you could actually post what you have figured out, and see if if it is helpful. Thank you so much. Sent from my iPad On Mar 24, 2015, at 7:42 AM, Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com wrote: Ann, The VoiceOver getting started manual, accessible through the VoiceOver help

Re: [Mac-access]: Where to find complete list of keystrokes?

2015-03-24 Thread Phil Halton
Ann, The VoiceOver getting started manual, accessible through the VoiceOver help menu (VO+H, contains an appendix of all voice over commands and gestures. The manual is an excellent resource, covering every aspect of VoiceOver in an exhaustive manner. When I got my first mac I spent a lot of

Re: [Mac-access]: And issue with the innovative language application for my iPhone

2015-03-20 Thread Phil Halton
I use the app a lot but only for Spanish. I suggest you contact support with your problem. On Mar 20, 2015, at 6:42 AM, william lomas w.lo...@icloud.com wrote: hi all, are their any ios users of the inovative language application? for some reason, voiceover only shows me about

Re: [Mac-access]: Erratic Problem With Voiceover

2015-03-19 Thread Phil Halton
I have a problem with VoiceOver where the audio speeds up and then cuts out. It sounds a lot like a tape being suddenly wound up at high speed. It happens for a few seconds and then settles back down. I have assumed it is a sudden load on the processor that is responsible, but that’s probably

Re: [Mac-access]: read/write permissions

2015-03-08 Thread Phil Halton
How exactly did you make this happen? That info probably contains clues to the solution. I imagine that restoring that particular file, not the computer itself - that’s overkill, would fix the problem. but I’m not sure On Mar 7, 2015, at 9:26 PM, Ann Byrne ann...@sbcglobal.net wrote: When

Re: [Mac-access]: Repairing the mail database

2015-02-18 Thread Phil Halton
open your home folder by pressing command shift H. then in the finder menu bar, open the “GO” menu and arrow down to library and press enter. interact with the browser, and arrow down to Library. it will be dimmed, but open it anyway, now you can drill down to Mail/V2/MailData. You’ll find

Re: [Mac-access]: Repairing the mail database

2015-02-18 Thread Phil Halton
from my IPhone On Feb 18, 2015, at 4:22 PM, Juanita Martin jordmar...@suddenlink.net wrote: Okay. I found the envelope files. How do I delete them? When I do a shift delete, the computer just dings. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 18, 2015, at 9:04 AM, Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com wrote

Re: [Mac-access]: Amadeus Pro Question.

2015-02-08 Thread Phil Halton
If by bind you mean “tether”, then the answer is no. indefatigably and indubitably no. :-) you’re just going to have to route the insertion point to the playback head with Command-Y. BTW: I’v On Feb 8, 2015, at 3:48 PM, Jim Noseworthy jim.nosewor...@compuconference.com wrote: Hi Folks:

Re: [Mac-access]: bluetooth audio question

2015-02-07 Thread Phil Halton
I know there is a bluetooth protocol that is necessary for this to happen, and not all devices support that protocol. I think it is “a2dp” or something like that, and it allows for VO along with other audio to carry over the device simultaneously without manual intervention. . I have a pair of

Re: [Mac-access]: Review: Samson C01U Pro USB Mic : AskAudio

2015-02-05 Thread Phil Halton
looks good Jim, thanks On Feb 5, 2015, at 7:18 AM, Jim Noseworthy jim.nosewor...@compuconference.com wrote: Hello folks: If anyone is looking for a low-cost excellent USB condenser mic, read on. हिंदी It appears USB mics are now being accepted as potentially good recording

Re: [Mac-access]: Let's be totally realistic: IPhone 6 and6+bending?

2015-02-04 Thread Phil Halton
I like what the Rolling Stones said about this, “You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need”. Sorry, This probably isn’t helpful either, but I’m in a weird mood this morning and this thread is killing me! On Feb 4, 2015, at 10:05 AM,

Re: [Mac-access]: Let's be totally realistic: IPhone 6 and 6+ bending?

2015-02-04 Thread Phil Halton
I talked to a guy at the Apple store about this and he said essentially the same thing. If you’re going to put it in your back pocket and then sit on it, yeah, it’ll probably bend. But then, who puts $$$ smart phones in their back pocket and then sits on it? That’s right, a fool with very

Re: [Mac-access]: Restoring iMac from Superduper! and time machine

2015-01-05 Thread Phil Halton
want. Take cjare. On Jan 5, 2015, at 9:55 AM, Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com wrote: Paul, I have the same setup, super duper and time machine. I would certainly think it possible to first roll back the OS by re-instating your november backup, then restore your current data files from time

Re: [Mac-access]: Restoring iMac from Superduper! and time machine

2015-01-05 Thread Phil Halton
Paul, I have the same setup, super duper and time machine. I would certainly think it possible to first roll back the OS by re-instating your november backup, then restore your current data files from time machine. I’ve personally never done it, and I don’t know if time machine has an

Re: [Mac-access]: fine reader pro

2014-12-07 Thread Phil Halton
You know, I’ve always had problems with HP scanners. If you’re open to the idea, you can get a number of great little scanners that work just fine ABBYY FineReader Pro for around $100-$150. I use the Epson Perfection V33. All the Epson scanners work fine with ABBYY and can be had pretty cheap.

Re: [Mac-access]: Yosemite mail client

2014-12-01 Thread Phil Halton
That’s quite a good point elanor. Especially since there is a profit motive involved with this link - I don’t think Sarah is giving her podcast away. A double standard perhaps? On Nov 30, 2014, at 3:08 PM, Eleanor Martha Burke eleanormarthabu...@gmail.com wrote: Forgive me, I am not being

Re: [Mac-access]: Selecting columns and rows in Numbers.

2014-12-01 Thread Phil Halton
I find the easiest way to select a column or row is to move to the first cell you want to start the selection with, and then press shift command down arrow for columns, or right arrow for rows. There are many other options available by entering the header with shift VO | (the key above the

Re: [Mac-access]: Apps and Folders in Applications

2014-11-30 Thread Phil Halton
Some apps install themselves, folder and all, in the main applications folder. For example, my external sound card, Roland Quad Capture, installed a folder in the apps folder called Roland that contains several files associated with the device. Generally, when you are told to copy the .app

Re: [Mac-access]: My Mac Podcasts

2014-11-30 Thread Phil Halton
Very cool idea, now, get to it!;-) On Nov 30, 2014, at 6:35 AM, Sandratomkins sandratomk...@googlemail.com wrote: hi, Just a thought here, I really know nothing about it but…would it be possible to divide, say, an MP3 file into small 32nd sections and then play it to the dictate function

Re: [Mac-access]: Pages and table of contents

2014-11-29 Thread Phil Halton
Ann, could you refresh our memories as to were we can get this “move mouse” utility? A google search brought up a lot of somewhat ambiguous results. I’m just starting to use Pages again and I think its time to get hold of this mouse move utility. thanks On Nov 29, 2014, at 2:26 PM, Anne

Re: [Mac-access]: a question about my mac book air

2014-11-24 Thread Phil Halton
There is also a ethernet to thunderbolt adaptor, as well as one for USB. You can get these adaptors from Apple. I use one that adapts firewire to thunderbolt for connecting an external backup drive. On Nov 24, 2014, at 1:10 PM, Eleanor Martha Burke eleanormarthabu...@gmail.com wrote: I read

Re: [Mac-access]: rearanging sections in the latest pages

2014-11-07 Thread Phil Halton
Nick, I just downloaded and spendt an hour or so going through the free version of scrivener and its getting started tutorial. Yep! it does look like a great app for serious, complex writing projects. And, it looks to be highly accessible with VO - one of those really VO friendly apps that are

Re: [Mac-access]: Get Backup Pro is a solid backup utility for Macs

2014-10-26 Thread Phil Halton
I’m sorry, I didn’t read the original post on this app, but how is it any better/different than SuperDuper? Does it have anything to differentiate itself from the other two backup apps (CCC and Supder Duper). On Oct 26, 2014, at 12:59 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hello,

Re: OS 10.10, does it still support the Reinstall option from the Recovery Partition?

2014-10-23 Thread Phil Halton
Andy, I just did the following before answering your question: 1) restart the mac. 2) at the log on chime sound, immediately press and hold command + R. 3) hold for a full fifteen seconds then release. 4) wait another 10 seconds and then turn on VoiceOver with command +F5. Note: these times vary.

Re: IOS 8.1 still

2014-10-23 Thread Phil Halton
I’ve found that sometimes money reader doesn’t work for me either. in those cases, I remove it from memory using the app switcher, doing a three finger swipe upwards and restart the app. it then works fine. I’m still using IOS 7, but its worth a try on IOS 8. On Oct 22, 2014, at 10:38 PM,

Re: V M Ware fusion 7 or Parallels

2014-10-23 Thread Phil Halton
for some reason you wound up in my junk mailbox, but no matter… Fusion 7 is the only real way to go. Parallels is not accessible to any extent that would make it worth the bother, whereas fusion is completely accessible to VoiceOver. Version 7 is compatible with the latest OSX, and its always a

Re: Looking for feedback on a possible workaround for the horrible 1 rowadded message.

2014-10-21 Thread Phil Halton
I find it odd that you tell us, and michael, that you found the notes telling how it can be done, but you don’t divulge the desired information. Cruel! Very Cruel! On Oct 21, 2014, at 4:37 AM, Eleanor Martha Burke eleanormarthabu...@gmail.com wrote: Ah yes Michael, I found my notes, it

Re: Arrow keys in Safari

2014-10-17 Thread Phil Halton
what VO performance bug? Did they screw up VO with yosemite? On Oct 17, 2014, at 4:53 AM, David Griffith daj.griff...@gmail.com wrote: I notice from Apple Vis that there is a claim that a major benefit of the upgrade to 10.10 is the ability to navigate and read and select using normal

Re: Scanning Handwriting on the Mac

2014-10-10 Thread Phil Halton
any scanner will produce a jpg image file containing a picture of the scanned page(s). As long as you don’t expect to OCR the scanned images you won’t be disappointed. I’d use ABBYY fine reader pro, if you have it for scanning multiple pages. I think express is restricted to one page at a

Re: new macbook air owner with question

2014-10-01 Thread Phil Halton
Have you read through the “getting started guide”, used keyboard help, taken the quick start tutorial? They are all available by pressing VO+H (command option H) on your mac. you’ll do yourself a great favour and answer most if not all of your mac questions by taking those initial steps. If

Re: Audio recorder for Mac OS

2014-09-22 Thread Phil Halton
QuickTime player will also do an adequate job. On Sep 22, 2014, at 9:55 AM, Leo Bissonnette leo.bissonne...@videotron.ca wrote: Hello, Just downloaded Smart Recorder. It’s a free download from the app store. Works nicely with VoiceOver. Leo On Sep 22, 2014, at 7:30 AM, Christian

Re: Deleting Virtual Machines in VmWare Fusion

2014-09-17 Thread Phil Halton
I could be wrong, but since vm is just a file, You should just be able to delete it as you would any other file. However, since it is so large you might have trouble with it going into the trash. Then again Mac OSx might ask you if you want to just get rid of it rather than try to store it in

Re: How to access setings for dropbox on the mac.

2014-08-29 Thread Phil Halton
I have the latest Mac dropbox app 2.10.74 I think, and I still use the option mouse click to bring up the dropbox menu from the extras menu bar. It’s the only way I know to get at that context menu. Of course, first route the mouse to the dropbox icon, then hold down the option key and click

Re: Accessible iPhone WEB browser.

2014-08-22 Thread Phil Halton
I was thinking of IOS browsers when I made my comments that Safari sucked pond water. I do like safari on the mac, but would like to find something else for ios. Any good ios browser suggestions? On Aug 22, 2014, at 1:39 PM, matthew stubbs manga.m...@btinternet.com wrote: There is a hole

Re: I think I broke mail

2014-08-16 Thread Phil Halton
Three things, first of all, the word would be ignorant and not stupid. You're not stupid you just don't have certain information, And there's no reason to apologize for that. Secondly, if I were you I would completely forget about windows as a reference point for learning the Mac. They are two

Please keep me on Mac - Access List

2014-06-30 Thread Phil Halton
My email address is: philh...@gmail.com Sent from my IPhone --- 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

Please keep me on Mac - Access List

2014-06-30 Thread Phil Halton
Sent from my IPhone --- 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:

Re: Scanning with the Epson scanner and Fine Reader

2014-06-24 Thread Phil Halton
you read the scanned material in another app like Textedit. I have things setup so that when I finish a scan, FineReader converts the pages and then opens textedit with the scanned document for reading. There is no facility for reading scanned documents inside FineReader as far as I know. It is

Re: Crome

2014-06-23 Thread Phil Halton
Sean, Control-option is the VoiceOver modifier key. Control-command is the chromeVox modifier key. I know you knew that, but I thought that the information should be corrected for the benefit of others. On Jun 22, 2014, at 7:47 PM, Sean Murphy smur7...@bigpond.net.au wrote: Margaret,

Re: Crome

2014-06-22 Thread Phil Halton
You can download chrome from www.chrome.Google.com. Then if you want the chromeVox screen reader, Google chromeVox and follow the instructions on the chromeVox website. On Jun 22, 2014, at 4:19 PM, Margaret Booth margaretebo...@gmail.com wrote: A while ago someone one on the list sent links

Re: Numbers

2014-06-19 Thread Phil Halton
That’s done in the formatter. when you select “number” from the popup, then you can also set the decimal places and other things. I usually do this by selecting an entire column that is going to be used to hold numeric data, and then format the entire column at once in the formatter. On Jun 19,

Re: Numbers

2014-06-19 Thread Phil Halton
from there. On Jun 19, 2014, at 12:42 PM, Graham Smith g.smith...@rogers.com wrote: ok, not sure where the formatter is, or the number pop up button. I have no such options under format on the main menu. Graham On Jun 19, 2014, at 3:13 PM, Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com wrote

Re: Epson scanner

2014-06-18 Thread Phil Halton
I have and use the Epson V33 and it works great with Fine reader pro or express. I thought they were out of production, but I guess not - either that or yours is a left over. Either way for the price you can’t go wrong.. They’re all called photo scanners these days - it just means you can put a

Re: Epson scanner

2014-06-18 Thread Phil Halton
a button on the Mac keyboard, or a button on the scanner itself? On Jun 18, 2014, at 9:09 AM, Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com wrote: I have and use the Epson V33 and it works great with Fine reader pro or express. I thought they were out of production, but I guess not - either that or yours

Re: Bootcamp

2014-06-05 Thread Phil Halton
Fusion is an app that allows you to run other operating systems, like windows, on your Mac. It is a viable alternative to installing windows on the mac via the Bootcamp utility. With bootcamp, you have to split you hard disk into logical partitions and install the windows OS on one of those

Re: mac book air and bump ons

2014-06-01 Thread Phil Halton
I use them on my MacBook air to identify the F and J keys without any trouble. They are the smallest dots I can find in the lid closes fine with them on. These keys do have little built-in dots but they are so small that they're not helpful. That's why I use the larger bump on dots. Sent from

Re: Fusion; OS X Grabbing Keyboard Control

2014-05-30 Thread Phil Halton
I always just press control+command+F to switch screen modes. then I hit the tab key a few times if necessary and that gets focus back to the VM. Actually, I think that control+command is actually a command to grab/rrelease focus, and that’s why it works - don’t really know - it just works.

Re: Moving DropBox

2014-05-28 Thread Phil Halton
I’m coming to this thread late, but I just wanted to make sure you know that moving the dropbox folder is done via the dropbox preferences, under the account tab. In that tab you can also specify selective syncing where you choose what folders to sync. I also have a small SSD on my MBAir and

Re: help with windows problem on my mac.

2014-05-17 Thread Phil Halton
At the risk of sounding overly simplistic, have you tried rebooting windows? Sometimes weird stuff happens and rebooting is the inelegant but effective solution. It could well be that the windows side speakers got muted somehow. On May 17, 2014, at 2:58 AM, Ian McNamara

Re: a question regarding pages and sections

2014-05-13 Thread Phil Halton
David, you’ve echoed my sentiments completely. I still use MS office on the dark side for document preparation. I’m trying to love Pages, but it isn’t happening just yet. I’ve found no Word processing app on the mac that can compete with my other options in the OS, and that’s a shame because I

Re: New to list and seeking some guidance on the new Mac book air I have just purchased

2014-04-27 Thread Phil Halton
Your greatest friend for some time will be the VoiceOver help menu, accessed by pressing Control-Option H. Keyboard help is similar to keyboard help mode in JAWS on the PC, and the Quick start guide at the bottom of the help menu is the VoiceOver users manual. The users manual is an HTML

Re: the MainStage 3 app for the mac

2014-04-22 Thread Phil Halton
files folder than I do the sampler instruments folder, which might be the problem here. Would you happen to know how to solve that one? Laurel On Apr 21, 2014, at 7:10 PM, Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com wrote: I bought mainstage and used it to download all six jam packs for GarageBand. I

Re: the MainStage 3 app for the mac

2014-04-21 Thread Phil Halton
I bought mainstage and used it to download all six jam packs for GarageBand. I don't use mainstage itself, but only use the downloaded jam packs in GarageBand. There's quite a lot there. The initial set up is kind of tricky as I think mainstage his first screen is somewhat inaccessible. It is

Re: upgrading to Mavericks

2014-03-24 Thread Phil Halton
What was explained here Richy? If you can be a little more specific in your question, we can probably give you an answer. On Mar 24, 2014, at 9:05 AM, Richie Gardenhire richie.gardenh...@gmail.com wrote: Is there a way, other than what was explained here? Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage,

Re: upgrading to Mavericks

2014-03-24 Thread Phil Halton
Please disregard my post, didn’t see the other messages in the thread. On Mar 24, 2014, at 10:38 AM, Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com wrote: What was explained here Richy? If you can be a little more specific in your question, we can probably give you an answer. On Mar 24, 2014, at 9:05 AM

Re: Virtual Mouse Click

2014-03-20 Thread Phil Halton
The hide and hide others keystrokes (command h and command option h) will minimize the current program and minimize all but the current program respectively. On Mar 20, 2014, at 4:39 AM, Eleanor Burke eleanorbu...@btinternet.com wrote: Thanks David now I am wondering how does one minimise and

Re: Screen Capture

2014-03-20 Thread Phil Halton
I just tried out the command shift 3 keystroke, and was greeted with a camera shutter sound and a dialog from dropbox asking whether I wanted to save the screen shot in dropbox. It offered to save it there and copy a link to the screenshot to the clipboard for easy sharing. I can see how that

Re: Magnification with Mac

2014-03-13 Thread Phil Halton
Turn on magnification with Command+option+8. Once mag is on, Increase and decrease magnification with command+option+ equals sign (=), and minus sign (-) respectively. First, make sure magnification (zoom) is enabled in accessibility options in system preferences. There are setting there for

Re: ITunes

2014-03-12 Thread Phil Halton
Also, sometimes, turning VO off and then bak on again will interrupt the “busy” message if it is something other than a legitimate busy situation, (which shouldn’t last too long). I imagine you can find the version of iTunes in the about dialog found either in the main iTunes menu or in the

Re: OCR Apps

2014-03-11 Thread Phil Halton
You really can’t go wrong with ABBYY FineReader Pro. it is highly accessible and easy to use - highly accurate results as well. coupled with any Epson scanner and you’ve got a winning combination. I have an inexpensive Epson perfection V33 scanner - nothing special - it just works and it is

Re: Backing up with Superduper

2014-03-10 Thread Phil Halton
I’ve encountered this problem as well, and the solution is to use the tab and spacebar keys, and don’t, repeat, do not use the vo arrow keys to navigate in the scheduler. At least in the boxes where you check off what days to schedule, using the vo keys to navigate cause the boxes to

Re: Frustration with iTunes

2014-03-02 Thread Phil Halton
If I'm not mistaken, there is a command to eliminate duplicate titles in iTunes. On Mar 2, 2014, at 3:09 AM, Apple boy christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Margaret I will try to answer your first question as I think this is the easiest. I may even answer the second one as well. 1. Focus to the

Re: A Cheap AirPlay System

2014-02-25 Thread Phil Halton
look forward to hearing the results of your testing. On Feb 25, 2014, at 10:02 AM, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Hi! I've just ordered a cheap AirPlay system made by Tompson which seems to offer a lot of bang for the buck, one of the things that attracted me to this

Re: Really odd Issue With Mac And Spacebar

2014-01-23 Thread Phil Halton
sometimes keys get stuck. I don't know if this is your problem, but sometimes the option or shift key acts like its being held down and the solution i have found is to repeatedly press the key - like a flurry of rapid keystrokes hoping to unstick the key. It works more times than not. I have

Re: Downloading youtube videos.

2014-01-01 Thread Phil Halton
If your security settings are set to only allow apps from approved sites (or something like that), it won't run when you press command O, or command down arrow. instead, you need to select open from the contet menu. Once you open it that way, it'll install and run normally from then on - it's

Re: Changing the pitch of software instruments in GarageBand

2013-12-25 Thread Phil Halton
its the Z and X keys that change pitch up and down an octave. On Dec 25, 2013, at 2:43 PM, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Hi all - I was playing the electric guitar using the qwerty keyboard, when I somehow must have hit a key combination that change the pitch up an octave.

Re: The preferences in GarageBand

2013-12-24 Thread Phil Halton
, apart from your good self, all is quiet on the GB help front, and if I can't move on from here, would like to know what others use instead of GB that has good accessability? Thanks all - Andy 3 Dec 2013, at 22:11, Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com wrote: mouse click the buttons instead

Re: The preferences in GarageBand

2013-12-24 Thread Phil Halton
, all is quiet on the GB help front, and if I can't move on from here, would like to know what others use instead of GB that has good accessability? Thanks all - Andy 3 Dec 2013, at 22:11, Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com wrote: mouse click the buttons instead of VO space. First though

Re: The preferences in GarageBand

2013-12-23 Thread Phil Halton
mouse click the buttons instead of VO space. First though, route mouse to VO. On Dec 23, 2013, at 4:16 PM, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Hi all - Two things here: Firstly, when I look at preferences for GB, the general button is selected by default, and I can't change

Re: GarageBand and instruments

2013-12-21 Thread Phil Halton
. There's five in the series… There seems to be no sign of anything to do with GarageBand, and there is no search facility either - Andy going to some On 20 Dec 2013, at 20:08, Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com wrote: search there for GarageBand. Please don't say you can't find them

Re: GarageBand and instruments

2013-12-21 Thread Phil Halton
V6.05 any time soon. 't Dec 21, 2013, at 11:42 AM, Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com wrote: Andy, at the top of the webpage www.appletothecore.info, there is a frame called Navbar-frame. interact with that frame and the search box is in there. In the meantime, the following link will take you

Re: GarageBand and instruments

2013-12-20 Thread Phil Halton
I can't help with the new GB - I'm still using the older V6.05 As far as working and getting started in GB, there are many podcasts on the subject, however, they all deal with the older version. I'm not sure how much the new GB differs, but you can probably get a good idea from these podcasts.

Re: The second page problem :-(

2013-12-18 Thread Phil Halton
That does it. I'm definitely not upgrading to 10.9 anytime soon. I can't believe how bad they screwed up Sent from my IPhone On Dec 18, 2013, at 2:19 PM, Christian Schoepplein ch...@schoeppi.net wrote: Hi, since 10.9 and also with 10.9.1 there is the problem, that in some apps only

Re: Mavericks - Is it now time to upgrade?

2013-12-17 Thread Phil Halton
David, like you, I used to use column browser mode almost exclusively unless I needed to see the date or size of a file. Then I found that list view is just as flexible as column view. you can use the arrow keys by themselves to open and close folders. you don't need to use the command O or

Re: VoiceOver going mute on Mac OS

2013-12-16 Thread Phil Halton
Okay, When I started having this problem in july or august of 2012 after buying my first Mac, I used to mess around with the volume buttons, and try turning VO off and on a couple of times. Eventually, maybe after a few minutes, VO would come up talking. I asked about this problem on the list

Re: Mountain Lion Safari; Pages have Stopped Interacting when opened.

2013-12-11 Thread Phil Halton
this is a known bug in safari . there is a podcast detailing the problem on applevis.com a search on that website for safari will probably bring it up. On Dec 11, 2013, at 4:07 PM, Martin G. McCormick mar...@server1.shellworld.net wrote: I've done something I did not intend to do but

Re: requesting off list help with vm fusion

2013-12-10 Thread Phil Halton
contact me at philh...@gmail.com and I'll see what I can do. Please be specific as to the problem you are having, and be aware that many questions have been answered already and a search of the archives for your particular dilemma can solve the problem. www.mail-archive.com is the place to

Re: iPad

2013-12-05 Thread Phil Halton
I'm still trying to figure out what the attraction of the iPad is over an iPhone. I mean I like toys too, but is there anything the iPad does that isn't available on the iPhone that makes it worth buying? On Dec 5, 2013, at 2:10 PM, Chris H christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Hello everyone

Re: garage band help, how to add loops to a track

2013-12-03 Thread Phil Halton
have you tried drag and drop instead of copy and paste? , n Dec 2, 2013, at 10:04 PM, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: Hmm. it worked in the older garage band. as I did this a lot. I don’t have any samples or I’d show them off. lol! HOPe someone who uses the new gb can give some

Re: I need a VO accessible metronome or beeping app

2013-12-03 Thread Phil Halton
Tempo Perfect by nch software is an excellent metronome for the IOS platform. They probably have a version for Mac OSX as well. Of course, it deals with beats per minute, not revolutions per minute, but that's not a big problem as I think you just want a steady beat that can be adjusted faster

Re: Remote access to a Mack via Teamviewer Information.

2013-11-29 Thread Phil Halton
That sounds great Jim, I'm still trying to figure out the primary use for this app though. What's it good for in practical terms? On Nov 29, 2013, at 3:21 PM, Jim Noseworthy jim.nosewor...@compuconference.com wrote: Yo Folks: For those who may not know: the secret for using a remote

Re: help with setting up vm ware?

2013-11-21 Thread Phil Halton
Mathew, I use Jaws in windows7 in VMWare under mountain lion, and will probably not be upgrading anytime soon either. One thing you'll need to be aware of when installing and using Jaws is the need to modify some setting to have access to an insert key, or a caps lock key for jaws in laptop

Re: iText Express And Other Text Editors

2013-11-20 Thread Phil Halton
speaking of iText Express, I installed it yesterday and can't seem to get very far with it. The search function wasn't cooperating at all, and although I haven't gone through the help file yet, it seemed kind of quirky. On Nov 19, 2013, at 9:27 PM, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net

Re: battery status

2013-11-19 Thread Phil Halton
there's a podcast on Applevis.com about a battery app that deals with all things battery. David Woodbridge did the podcast, and a search on the site for battery will probably bring it up. On Nov 19, 2013, at 1:50 PM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, When I first got my

Re: Shopping Lists was Using Pages On My iPon

2013-11-07 Thread Phil Halton
will consider this as I had no idea that Siri was so powerful so thanks for the suggestion, this will save me heaps of time and certainly will be far more convenient. On 7 Nov 2013, at 9:25 am, Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Dane, Sorry, I don't have any pages info, but just

Re: Using Pages On My iPon

2013-11-06 Thread Phil Halton
Hi Dane, Sorry, I don't have any pages info, but just wanted to tell you about the quickest and easiest method I've found for shopping lists. It's the built-in reminders app. I just set up a list called shopping, or grocery, or whatever else I need, and then use SIRI to populate the list as I

Re: checking battery status and time, finding edit box on webpage, going back a page?

2013-10-17 Thread Phil Halton
Actually, command shift comma won't get you into the preferences window for safari. just use command comma. Another way to find edit boxes in a safari webpage is to turn on quicknav, and press the letter f for form fields, then turn off quickNav in order to type in the edit field each press

Re: Is VMWareFusion on topic on this list?

2013-10-13 Thread Phil Halton
Gordon, where would one go to join these two other sister lists of yours? Sent from my IPhone On Oct 13, 2013, at 4:45 AM, Gordon, Lynne Tracy supp...@mac-access.net wrote: I’m sorry, we are miles behind on mail. We state this in the list policy document. The configuration of

Re: Airplay

2013-10-07 Thread Phil Halton
Perhaps under system settings in the sounds pain check to see where the default output is being sent. Sounds like it's being routed to airplay. Sent from my IPhone On Oct 7, 2013, at 5:22 PM, William Lomas w.d.lo...@btinternet.com wrote: Sent from my iPhonehi all for some reason

Re: Wordpress help please

2013-10-06 Thread Phil Halton
The blog tag line (worlds greatest blog or whatever) is in settings/general, I just changed mine the other day. Also, for the visual editor, when editing a post, you'll see the words text and visual shortly after the post title. route your mouse to the word text and click it, and you'll be in

Re: Blogging on a Mac

2013-10-03 Thread Phil Halton
meg, you have to pay for storage. It's a lot cheaper on my opinion to go self hosted and host a wordpress site that you instllinstall yourself on your web provider. Many of my podcasts are over 10 mb in size, sometimes being 500 mb but that's rare. Hth. On Oct 2, 2013, at 6:50 PM, Phil

Re: Blogging on a Mac

2013-10-03 Thread Phil Halton
The visual editor thing is no longer a problem, and as far as fdropbox bandwidth is concerned, I can view videos and audio files without any appreciable slowdowns. For my needs, being able to post articlesand embedd images, or external links to medial files in my dropbox account, it's working

Re: Can't open the iTunes store from my iPhone 5

2013-10-02 Thread Phil Halton
Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: It's working for me too. I was only trying to help. Sorry I didn't meet with your agenda - Andy On 1 Oct 2013, at 21:40, Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com wrote: Why should we have two rely on clues, when you can just give the straightforward details. I

Re: Blogging on a Mac

2013-10-02 Thread Phil Halton
WordPress.com is definitely the way to go. You don't download anything and you don't have to set up your own server. There's a document called learn WordPress or something like that on the support.WordPress.com site read that it'll help. Sent from my IPhone On Oct 2, 2013, at 5:35 PM, Andy

Re: Can't open the iTunes store from my iPhone 5

2013-10-01 Thread Phil Halton
Why should we have two rely on clues, when you can just give the straightforward details. I don't feel like playing Sherlock Holmes. thank you very much. Its irrelevant now anyway. I did a restore and that fixed the problem. Sent from my IPhone On Oct 1, 2013, at 12:35 PM, Andy Collins

Re: Is VMWareFusion on topic on this list?

2013-10-01 Thread Phil Halton
It's not on-topic at this list. But the Macvisionaries List does allow for talking about fusion. Check out macvisionar...@googlegroups.com Sent from my IPhone On Oct 1, 2013, at 5:55 PM, Tere Codina tcodina...@yahoo.es wrote: Hi all, I am having troubles with VMWare Fusion and I doubt

Re: Can't open the iTunes store from my iPhone 5

2013-10-01 Thread Phil Halton
and Iphone, and the next one will be iTunes, double tap it. It couldn't be much more simple than that - Andy On 30 Sep 2013, at 23:32, Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com wrote: It's a pretty big web out there Andy, is there any particular website I should go to? I don't mean to sound like

Re: Can't open the iTunes store from my iPhone 5

2013-09-30 Thread Phil Halton
Safari and swipe past the links for iPad iPod etc, and you will come to a link for iTuens. double tap it - Andy On 30 Sep 2013, at 03:07, Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com wrote: Andy, what are you talking about? There's no link for iTunes in safari. Could you be a little more specific in yur

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