RE: Setting up I Mac

2013-02-20 Thread David Griffith
2013 09:54 To: mac-access@mac-access.net Subject: Setting up I Mac Hi guys, I've unpacked I Mac, and set it up. All systems are go. Well, all most. When I turned it on, it asked me to select country. Now I'm stuck. Every time I turn on Mac, it shows me pictures of how to install batteries. How

I Mac.

2013-01-24 Thread George Cham
Hi list, I went to the apple store, and am very impressed with the I Mac computer. The one I saw had 1tb of storage. My question is, is their enough space on a 1tb to install windows alongside mountain lion? Typed with Fleksy reply://george.c...@outlook.com George, Sent from my iPad

Re: I Mac.

2013-01-24 Thread Dónal Fitzpatrick
Hi George, Yep 1TB is absolutely loads for that kind of thing. All the best, Dónal On 24 Jan 2013, at 10:32, George Cham george.c...@outlook.com wrote: Hi list, I went to the apple store, and am very impressed with the I Mac computer. The one I saw had 1tb of storage. My question

Re: I Mac.

2013-01-24 Thread Danny Noonan
: Sent from my iPhone On 24/01/2013, at 9:32 PM, George Cham george.c...@outlook.com wrote: Hi list, I went to the apple store, and am very impressed with the I Mac computer. The one I saw had 1tb of storage. My question is, is their enough space on a 1tb to install windows alongside

Keyboard for I-Mac

2011-08-25 Thread David Griffith
One of the things I do not like about my new I-Mac is most definitely the keyboard. I have tried to replace this by experimenting with 2 different PC keyboards with the keyboard assistant but the I-Mac has failed to properly recognise either of them. The first one would only have the num pad

RE: Keyboard for I-Mac

2011-08-25 Thread g...@tznet.com
...@btinternet.com Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:18:42 +0100 To: mac-access@mac-access.net Subject: Keyboard for I-Mac One of the things I do not like about my new I-Mac is most definitely the keyboard. I have tried to replace this by experimenting with 2 different PC keyboards with the keyboard assistant but the I

Re: Keyboard for I-Mac

2011-08-25 Thread g...@tznet.com
for I-Mac Hi John I, and I'm sure others, would appreciate that if you wouldn't mind. Gordon On 25 Aug 2011, at 15:45, g...@tznet.com wrote: Hi Gordon: I am not certain if International or not but I can call them when I get home and ask if you like. Take care, John Original Message

Re: Keyboard for I-Mac

2011-08-25 Thread Esther
: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:36:51 +0100 To: mac-access@mac-access.net Subject: Re: Keyboard for I-Mac Hi John Do these people sell internationally? I'll have a look at that site as I'm in the market for some Mac accessories. Gordon On 25 Aug 2011, at 15:27, g...@tznet.com wrote: Hello

Re: Keyboard for I-Mac

2011-08-25 Thread g...@tznet.com
Yes, that is the keyboard I was trying to remember. smile Take care, John Hello Esther: Original Message: - From: Esther mori...@mac.com Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 05:33:35 -1000 To: mac-access@mac-access.net Subject: Re: Keyboard for I-Mac Hi John, David, Gordon, and Others

Re: Keyboard for I-Mac

2011-08-25 Thread Gordon Smith
Original Message: - From: Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:05:05 +0100 To: mac-access@mac-access.net Subject: Re: Keyboard for I-Mac Hi John I, and I'm sure others, would appreciate that if you wouldn't mind. Gordon On 25 Aug 2011, at 15:45, g

Re: Keyboard for I-Mac

2011-08-25 Thread Chris Moore
, at 15:18, David Griffith wrote: One of the things I do not like about my new I-Mac is most definitely the keyboard. I have tried to replace this by experimenting with 2 different PC keyboards with the keyboard assistant but the I-Mac has failed to properly recognise either of them. The first

Re: Keyboard for I-Mac

2011-08-25 Thread David Griffith
into sections, as were numbers, rather than in a long single row. This makes them much faster and easier to quickly identify function and number keys. Now I have moved to the ultra thin keyboard which comes with the I-Mac my typing speed and accuracy has plummeted and more importantly the lack of any

Re: Turning on the I-Mac

2011-08-18 Thread Tracy Duffy
On Aug 15, 2011, at 8:01 AM, David Griffith wrote: Dear list Sorry for this most basic of questions. I have just taken delivery of my I-Mac. I have connected the keyboard and plugged the mains but cannot feel where the power on switch is. There is a round smooth circle below the centre

Turning on the I-Mac

2011-08-15 Thread David Griffith
Dear list Sorry for this most basic of questions. I have just taken delivery of my I-Mac. I have connected the keyboard and plugged the mains but cannot feel where the power on switch is. There is a round smooth circle below the centre of the monitor but this does not depress. Touching

Re: Turning on the I-Mac

2011-08-15 Thread Chris Moore
. Chris On 15 Aug 2011, at 13:01, David Griffith wrote: Dear list Sorry for this most basic of questions. I have just taken delivery of my I-Mac. I have connected the keyboard and plugged the mains but cannot feel where the power on switch is. There is a round smooth circle below

Re: Turning on the I-Mac

2011-08-15 Thread Gordon Smith
taken delivery of my I-Mac. I have connected the keyboard and plugged the mains but cannot feel where the power on switch is. There is a round smooth circle below the centre of the monitor but this does not depress. Touching it or holding a finger down on it does not appear to turn

RE: Turning on the I-Mac

2011-08-15 Thread David Griffith
over the years. There is still obviously a learning curve. A few initial queries. My I-Mac shipped with Daniel as the default voice. I think I would prefer Alex, at least for typing echo. I have gone into voice properties by pressing VO command and right arrow but I cannot change from Daniel

Re: Turning on the I-Mac

2011-08-15 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
online was a breeze compared to the blood sweat and tears I have had to exert on PCs over the years. There is still obviously a learning curve. A few initial queries. My I-Mac shipped with Daniel as the default voice. I think I would prefer Alex, at least for typing echo. I have gone into voice

Should I delay buying I-Mac

2011-08-01 Thread David Griffith
The torrent of issues with Lion reported on this list over the last few days has slightly shaken my confidence in the Mac. I was going to order my I Mac today. I do not think I will be doing so now. Certainly mails with subjects like Shame on you Apple are food for thought. Now it seems sensible

Re: Should I delay buying I-Mac

2011-08-01 Thread Gordon Smith
right about Lion than wrong. Gordon On 1 Aug 2011, at 07:37, David Griffith wrote: The torrent of issues with Lion reported on this list over the last few days has slightly shaken my confidence in the Mac. I was going to order my I Mac today. I do not think I will be doing so now. Certainly mails

Re: Should I delay buying I-Mac

2011-08-01 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
shaken my confidence in the Mac. I was going to order my I Mac today. I do not think I will be doing so now. Certainly mails with subjects like Shame on you Apple are food for thought. Now it seems sensible to hold on any order until at least some of these issues are resolved. The issues about

Re: Should I delay buying I-Mac

2011-08-01 Thread Dónal Fitzpatrick
reported on this list over the last few days has slightly shaken my confidence in the Mac. I was going to order my I Mac today. I do not think I will be doing so now. Certainly mails with subjects like Shame on you Apple are food for thought. Now it seems sensible to hold on any order until

Re: Should I delay buying I-Mac

2011-08-01 Thread Gordon Smith
right about Lion than wrong. Gordon On 1 Aug 2011, at 07:37, David Griffith wrote: The torrent of issues with Lion reported on this list over the last few days has slightly shaken my confidence in the Mac. I was going to order my I Mac today. I do not think I will be doing so now. Certainly

Re: Should I delay buying I-Mac

2011-08-01 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
over the last few days has slightly shaken my confidence in the Mac. I was going to order my I Mac today. I do not think I will be doing so now. Certainly mails with subjects like Shame on you Apple are food for thought. Now it seems sensible to hold on any order until at least some

Download status with VoiceOver [was Re: Should I delay buying I-Mac]

2011-08-01 Thread Esther
Hello Dónal, I assume that you and Chris are referring to the lack of an automatic announcement on the start (and progress) of a download. It has always been possible to get information on the progress of a download with VoiceOver by interacting with the group in the Downloads window of

Re: Download status with VoiceOver [was Re: Should I delay buying I-Mac]

2011-08-01 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi gordon, For the record, Cups is hardly new or unique to Apple. Linux and Unix systems have had it for years, and in fact OS X has as well, just somewhat disguised. It has always been possible to connect to a specific port on your macs and access Cups's web interface. Cheers, Zack. On Aug

Re: Download status with VoiceOver [was Re: Should I delay buying I-Mac]

2011-08-01 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Zachary yes, I know; but not in its current high profile status. Cups has now replaced printer services totally. For instance if you can access it http://localnost/admin:631 I think that's the interface they use. I haven't tried it but that's from memory. On 1 Aug 2011, at 14:28, Zachary

Re: Download status with VoiceOver [was Re: Should I delay buying I-Mac]

2011-08-01 Thread Chris Moore
That is correct Esther. in the past Safari had a download manager which would open upon clicking a link that initiated a file download which was not a html/shtml or gif, jpeg or png file. A blind person was able to establish that a download had started as VO would announce that the Download

Re: Download status with VoiceOver [was Re: Should I delay buying I-Mac]

2011-08-01 Thread Chris Moore
Travis, 1. I agree Safari and VO have always worked fine when opening and switching between windows. I guess I use tabs as I used to be able to see, and I hated clutter and too many windows open. Tabs are so neat and clutter free in my mind's eye too. i am just knit picking I guess, but I

Re: Should I delay buying I-Mac

2011-08-01 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
hello Mike On 2 Aug 2011, at 01:00, Mike Arrigo wrote: • First, if you ordered an imac now, it may still come with snow leppard. I've been using lion now for a few days, sure there are some minor issues, but certainly no show stoppers. I would go ahead and order the imac, you should be fine.