Re: question about extra options in menus when pressing the option key

2014-02-01 Thread Mary Otten
be a much better way to handle this sort of thing. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- 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 eithe

a survey about Audio Pedestrian signals

2014-03-04 Thread Mary Otten
I thought some of you would like to be aware of this survey, while others of you who are eligible might want to take it. If you would like more information/updates, you can see contact details on the main page, before the survey begins. Here's the information I saw at the end, and it did take m

Re: Be ware of the Tune-in update.

2014-05-07 Thread Mary Otten
Tim, I really agree with you about Radium. I also have a Mac, and I enjoy the fact that I have my favorites on my Mac, iPad, and my iPhone. Radium is a great app, and they really do pay attention to accessibility related feedback. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On May 7, 2014, at 2:26 PM, Tim Emmo

Re: [Mac-access]: Right command and option keys not functioning?

2014-10-30 Thread Mary Otten
Do you perhaps have keyboard commander enabled? It's in the voiceover utility. And by default I believe it uses the right option key. Mike that mess up the VO keys on the right side? Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 30, 2014, at 8:58 AM, Henry Miller wrote: > > > > Hi David > > Many than

Re: [Mac-access]: Right command and option keys not functioning?

2014-10-30 Thread Mary Otten
er unchecked and both option keys selected, > Please could you explain what items should be checked or unchecked in the > keyboard commander? > > best wishes > > Henry > > > -Original Message- > From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net > [mailto:mac-access-b

[Mac-access]: Yosemite and sound output on the Mac

2014-11-03 Thread Mary Otten
Sent from my iPhonhi all, I just upgraded my Mac to Yosemite. And I have discovered a difference between Yosemite and Mavericks which is annoying, to say the least. I have a Mac Mini. I have a pair of speakers which are attached to that mini. Sometimes, I like to use the mini internal speaker.

[Mac-access]: switching keyboards on the Mac

2014-11-11 Thread Mary Otten
want the cyrillic one for performing searches on Russian language websites, and thus it would be nice to be able to not have to switch keyboards the long way. Any help here? Thanks in advance. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to thi

Re: [Mac-access]: switching keyboards on the Mac

2014-11-11 Thread Mary Otten
Thanks, Anne. That did the trick. I must say, I am awfully glad for the verbosity rotor and its ability to let me quickly turn typing echo on and off. It has been a long, long time since I had to use the native Russian keyboard. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At

[Mac-access]: accessing an itunes store of another country?

2014-11-12 Thread Mary Otten
out there that I can’t get in the U.S. store but probably exists in the Russian one. Any help or hints? Thanks in advance. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You ca

Re: [Mac-access]: accessing an itunes store of another country?

2014-11-12 Thread Mary Otten
Well, I’m not going to be able to give a mailing address in Russia. So if that’s what’s needed, I’m definitely out of luck. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net Y

Re: [Mac-access]: My Mac Podcasts

2014-11-28 Thread Mary Otten
David, I really hope you can get something going with Apple vis with all of your podcasts. They are very well known and are easily accessible. It would be wonderful. And your service would be extended to many more in the community then are currently able to get it through send space. Best of luc

Re: [Mac-access]: ipod or ipad

2014-12-09 Thread Mary Otten
The problem with the iPod touch is that it is old. It's technology is two generations behind in terms of the processor. That is something that is hard to overcome, and my guess is that the next time Apple comes out with an upgrade to its OS, the iPod touch fifth-generation won't be coming along.

[Mac-access]: AppleTV question

2014-12-22 Thread Mary Otten
I have one of the original Apple TVs with voiceover. I have a problem. It is connected via HDMI to our large TV. It works fine through the TV speakers.when we switch to the digital optical out on the TV where a sound bar is connected, voiceover becomes very choppy, to the point where it is reall

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

2015-03-24 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Phil, I am not the original person who posted this question. But it seems to me, that if you have found a system that helps somebody make sense of the Mac keyboard commands and how they are structured, it would be way, way more helpful if you would simply explain the system, which might help

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

2015-04-18 Thread Mary Otten
Jude, I'm not sure what you mean when you say the battery life on the 5S is not good. I have a 5S, and my battery last me all day with pretty heavy use. Also, I have a for S, and the speed of the 5S is noticeably better than that of the 4s. So, I don't agree with you about them being no better t

Re: disappointed kindle

2013-05-01 Thread Mary Otten
in coming. But thanks, Amazon, for finally doing the right thing. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- 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

Re: Kindle now accessible on iOS.

2013-05-01 Thread Mary Otten
No, you can't access the kindle store from the app. Apple does not allow that. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- 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 p

Re: Kindle now accessible on iOS.

2013-05-01 Thread Mary Otten
You go to the amazon website and search in the Kindle store for whatever book(s) you want just like you'd do other amazon searches in whatever other departments. You have an amazon account, right? Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To re

Re: Kindle now accessible on iOS.

2013-05-01 Thread Mary Otten
ng it. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- 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: why this not work please for reading books

2013-05-01 Thread Mary Otten
It doesn't work because your two finger swipe is being interpreted by the app as a sinble finger double tap. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- 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

Re: Deleting on the Kindle app

2013-05-01 Thread Mary Otten
To delete a book, just put focus on it with VO and then flick down like you would to delete a mail message and double tap. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net Y

Re: Turning pages kindle app

2013-05-02 Thread Mary Otten
3 finger flick left or right is working reliably in the Kindle app on my 4S, just as it does in iBooks. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- 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 arch

Re: Turning pages kindle app

2013-05-02 Thread Mary Otten
, i.e. the 3 or 4, will comment on this. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- 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 eithe

Re: Mail verbosity, improving productivity

2013-06-15 Thread Mary Otten
ead. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- 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 arch

Re: Reading iBooks

2013-07-03 Thread Mary Otten
When the next iteration of osX comes out, we will have iBooks on the Mac. But for now, it is iDevices only. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- 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 a

Re: State of Apple Accessibility (was: Re: Logic Pro X accessibility: the view from Cupertino)

2013-07-22 Thread Mary Otten
at if some stuff isn't made more efficiently usable or accessible at all with the Mac in the next several months. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- 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 ar

Re: State of Apple Accessibility (was: Re: Logic Pro X accessibility: the view from Cupertino)

2013-07-22 Thread Mary Otten
hissing war between Adobe and Apple results in the sub-par accessibility we have for pdf files on the Mac. Hoping for better things in t he coming os upgrade. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to

Re: State of Apple Accessibility (was: Re: Logic Pro X accessibility: the view from Cupertino)

2013-07-22 Thread Mary Otten
ieces, but would probably work well for many folks. Does this app you're talking about offer any sort of means of automating corrections like you can do with k1000 on the Windows side? Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to t

Re: Kendel Books On The Mac

2013-08-09 Thread Mary Otten
Dane, If your friend is willing to jump through hoops and strip off the drm, then she/he could use an epub reader to read Kindle stuff on the Mac. But there is no accessible way to read these on the Mac, as the Kindle app does not give us access to the text at all. Mary Mary Otten motte

Apple Fusion drive and boot camp

2013-08-14 Thread Mary Otten
ws side to even see the flash drive part of the set up. I'd be happy if the OSX side got 500GB of the mechanical drive and the 128gb of the flash storage, and leave the other 500gb for the bootcamp partition. Is that possible? Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac

Re: A Review of the Voice Dream Reader for iOS: A One-Stop Solution - AccessWorld® - August 2013

2013-08-15 Thread Mary Otten
Voice dream is a really good app. If Ivona ever makes their voices available to IOS, my major reason for using an android device, i.e. reading books from bookshare and Nook, will be gone. Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post,

Fujitsu scansnap IX 500 and VO

2013-08-26 Thread Mary Otten
Hi all, Does anyone have experience with this sheet feed scanner? It has proprietary software that runs on the Mac as well as coming with a version of fine reader. You have to be able to use the proprietary software, so I'm wondering about accessibility. Mary Sent from my iPhone <--- Mac Acces

Re: Accessible Ebooks

2012-11-26 Thread Mary Otten
Wonderful. I will definitely try this new Nook app on my iPad. Hope I don't need ios6 for it, because mine is an original iPad that can't go there. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your messa

Re: Accessible Ebooks

2012-11-26 Thread Mary Otten
e release here which proves there is no excuse for half-way accessibility measures in first releases that incorporate accessibility. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.

Re: Help with ibooks please

2012-12-15 Thread Mary Otten
down, and VO will read continuously until you stop it. When you next come back to that book, it should open on the page where you stopped reading. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-acce

Re: kindle app for the mac and voiceover

2012-12-15 Thread Mary Otten
No, Kindle for the Mac is totally inaccessible when it comes to actually reading the text. Try iBooks or Nook if you have an i-device. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-acce

Re: Re-Mapping Macbook Keyboard for Window-Eyes

2013-01-25 Thread Mary Otten
tcamp approach would work better. mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- 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'

Re: Re-Mapping Macbook Keyboard for Window-Eyes

2013-01-26 Thread Mary Otten
Thanks, Janet, but I thought all the airs had flash only for storage, no hard drive. Good luck with getting it up and running as you want. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-acce

Re: Help testing the free National Geographic World Atlas on iPad

2013-01-29 Thread Mary Otten
where it mentions infographics. Makes me wonder if all the text is in infographics which, naturally, are not seen by VO. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- 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: Help testing the free National Geographic World Atlas on iPad

2013-01-29 Thread Mary Otten
quot; button which I thought held promise just seemed to open to a list of other offerings from Nat Geo, or at least related programs. I didn't investigate since it was definitely not a menu of additional choices applicable to the atlas app. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac

Re: Help testing the free National Geographic World Atlas on iPad

2013-01-29 Thread Mary Otten
Well, I'm sorry I missed the older version. This is one of the most frustrating things about relying on mainsteram tech for access. I love the zite app, for instance, but now on the iPhone, it is totally worthless, useless, and I have not found aother app that does what it does. Mary

Re: Ibooks continuous Read whilst screen locked?

2013-02-08 Thread Mary Otten
David, Nope, you can't lock the screen and have iBooks continuously read. But you can lock the orientation on your iPod so picking it up and moving it won't change anything and your book will still play. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net -

Re: Further Ibook Problem

2013-02-08 Thread Mary Otten
iBooks definitely will read unprotected epubs, both those that started life that way and those from other sources than Apple which have had their drm stripped via the Caliber app. I'm reading an epub on my iPad just now that originated from a source other than the iBook store. Mary Mary

Re: Further Ibook Problem

2013-02-08 Thread Mary Otten
at in iBooks. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- 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 we

apps, ICloud and multiple IOS devices

2011-10-20 Thread Mary Otten
es anybody have a solution for this? What am I overlooking? Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- 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

Re: apps, ICloud and multiple IOS devices

2011-10-20 Thread Mary Otten
Documents could be different, since I tend to use the IPad for that purpose. So maybe ICloud is a bad idea for me. It seems convenient, but it seems Apple assumes everybody wants to propagate everything across all their IOS devices. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At M

Re: Reading ibooks on Lion

2011-10-29 Thread Mary Otten
Paul, You can't read a drm epub book on your Imac as far as I am aware, and that's what IBooks are. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- 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 a

Re: Siri changes lives?

2011-10-29 Thread Mary Otten
sting. Makes me think I haven't seen the full explanation of what Siri can do. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- 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 post

Re: SoupMaster iPhone App currently free

2011-11-22 Thread Mary Otten
Thanks so much, Esther. This is the perfect time of hear to find this kind of app, and I'm sure I'd have missed it if you hadn't pointed it out. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your mess

Re: Niticing some rather interesting behaviour on my iPad and Mail

2011-12-10 Thread Mary Otten
on the old Ipod touch 3rd gen, which has even less memory and a slower processor than my IPad, I believe. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- 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 o

Re: Electing A Default Email Acount on iPad

2011-12-10 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Dane, Seems to me that the way to elect the default can be found in the settings, mail, accounts area. My Ipad's not at hand right here, but I beliefe that's where I found it. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to t

Re: Adaptive Trivia

2012-01-02 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Ian, Where did you find this app? I checked the Mac app store and found nothing with that title. Is this an IOS or a Mac app? Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.ne

Re: Lumin iPhone iPod iPad app

2012-01-05 Thread Mary Otten
A one liner about what this does would be nice, rather than expecting us all to go look at a link with no explanation. Thanks. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.ne

Re: Kindle Books and Mac Access

2012-01-27 Thread Mary Otten
No, Kindle books are not accessible on the Mac. There might be a way to jump through a bunch of hoops and lose the drm and thus be able to access them. but if you're talking about normal regular access that sighted people take for granted, no. Can't do it. Mary Mary Otten motte...

Re: Kindle Books and Mac Access

2012-01-28 Thread Mary Otten
processes which have been documented elsewhere and are not something the average person would mess with imho. The messier the work around the less the experience resembles the "it just works" slogan. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To re

Re: braille translation for blazer embosser with mac.

2013-08-26 Thread Mary Otten
There is a program called braille blaster. You can Google it. But it doesn't include drivers, so my guess is, it's not going to work well. Good luck. Mary Sent from my iPhone On Aug 26, 2013, at 7:44 PM, Sarah k Alawami wrote: > There proboTher probably is, but good luck getting the blazie to

Re: braille translation for blazer embosser with mac.

2013-08-27 Thread Mary Otten
Louis is the heart of the braille blaster program. Good luck with it. I still think you're going to need an actual driver to communicate between the Mac OS and your blazer. Mary Sent from my iPhone On Aug 27, 2013, at 5:09 AM, "Linda C. Knight" wrote: > > > Actually, I am thinking of downl

Russian-English Dictionary accessible on a Mac with VO

2013-09-19 Thread Mary Otten
I'm looking for an accessible Russian-English dictionary. Does anybody know of one? Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- 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 mess

Re: Russian-English Dictionary accessible on a Mac with VO

2013-09-20 Thread Mary Otten
> want per sey, but how about going to >> >> http://www.wordreference.com >> >> You don't need to register for an account, unless you want to post to the >> forums. >> >> Chris. >> >> - Original Message - From: "Mary O

Re: Russian-English Dictionary accessible on a Mac with VO

2013-09-20 Thread Mary Otten
ipt that is not based on Latin lettering. I think it > is called Serilic. I am not sure if this will be accessible to Voice Over. If > it is the same as is used in Hebrew, then probably not. > > Best > James > > On 20 Sep 2013, at 16:44, Mary Otten wrote: > >>

VO-friendly program for accessing NTFS-formatted hard drive

2013-09-21 Thread Mary Otten
assistance. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- 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 dedicat

Re: VO-friendly program for accessing NTFS-formatted hard drive

2013-09-21 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Zach, Copying is all I want to do, but when I posed this question on a different list, I got answers that I couldn't do this, and somebody suggested the thumb drive alternative. Thanks for the help. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --->

Re: Russian-English Dictionary accessible on a Mac with VO

2013-09-23 Thread Mary Otten
lous > web site. I have not found a software solution, as Babylon was only for > Windows when it was accessibly doable. > > Ben > On Sep 19, 2013, at 8:47 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > >> I'm looking for an accessible Russian-English dictionary. Does anybody know &

Re: Kindle App On The Air

2013-10-07 Thread Mary Otten
p is accessible, the point of that process has sort of gone away, at least for me. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- 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 posted

Re: advantage of an iPad over an iPhone?

2013-11-14 Thread Mary Otten
I also have no vision, but I'm glad I have an iPad, and am planning to get a mini. I use my i-devices for so much, that I would not want to depend on just the one phone. There's audible, Kindle iBooks. And those are just the reading things. There is Twitter, email, and some wordprocessing. In f

Re: advantage of an iPad over an iPhone?

2013-11-14 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Brenda, So, you don't have an Apple Store or a Mac store near you? How about a Best Buy? Staples? Even Walmart? Lots of stores are carrying iPads these days. And all you have to do is get someone to turn voice over on for you when you're in the store. Mary Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 201

Re: VO Volume problem on the 5S

2013-11-20 Thread Mary Otten
Someone on a different list that I am on pointed out that the iPad mini has the same issue with the volume for VO. So perhaps it has to do with the new a seven chip. I'm sure they've got lots of reports on it, and I trust it will get fixed. Mary Sent from my iPhone On Nov 20, 2013, at 6:38 PM,

Re: Radium for the Mac

2013-11-24 Thread Mary Otten
According to the support for radium on the Mac, if you want to play sirius XM you must have Mavericks. I got that response from them when I wrote them because I was no longer able to play sirius and XM. I am still on Mountain lion. Mary Sent from my iPhone On Nov 24, 2013, at 4:38 PM, Orin wr

Re: installing PlusTech 3600 Drivers On My Air

2013-11-30 Thread Mary Otten
Unfortunately, that 3600 scanner is worthless for us vo users. I tried it when I had snow leopard. The only thing you got access to was there button manager thing, and it was VO not friendly. So the short version is, forget it. That is, unless they have come up with something new and better tha

Re: installing PlusTech 3600 Drivers On My Air

2013-11-30 Thread Mary Otten
YY is currently on sale at the Mac App > Store for half price ($49.99) for Thanksgiving. I know Prizmo 2 is much > better than Prizmo 1, but you seem to be a serious scanner, so I thought I > would mention the ABBYY option while it's still active this weekend. > > Cheers, >

Re: installing PlusTech 3600 Drivers On My Air

2013-11-30 Thread Mary Otten
1, >> which I didn't like), but I think that Anne and some others prefer ABBYY >> FineReader Express over Prizmo 2. ABBYY is currently on sale at the Mac App >> Store for half price ($49.99) for Thanksgiving. I know Prizmo 2 is much >> better than Prizmo 1, but you s

Re: Update On Installing The Plustek 3600 On The Mac

2013-12-05 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Eileen, Did this tech guy at the Plustek headquarters indicate that there are supposed to be drivers for Mac and the 3800? That would be interesting. Last I looked, there weren't any such on the Plustek website. I wish they would do full-fledged drivers that would support third-party programs

Re: iPad

2013-12-05 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Phil, Aside from the different layout that you get on the iPad with some apps, which some folks like and others don't, there are advantages to having more than one device. It's sort of depends on how much you use your phone every day. I know that I could not do everything on my phone that I d

Re: iPad

2013-12-05 Thread Mary Otten
Glenn, the new iPad has the exact same processor as the newest iPhone. Same for the new mini. So how can you say it's processor is any worse? Plus it gets excellent battery life, better than the iPhone. Yes it is larger. But especially for the mini, it's not that big a deal. If you use your devi

Re: ABBYY FineReader Pro now available for the Mac

2013-12-06 Thread Mary Otten
to know if the version of FR pro from the Abbyy store, which works under Lion, also works with this driver. But I don't guess there are too many on this list who have that particular combo. I wonder why they just came out with this beta driver which supports an os that is now 2 versions behind.

Re: Update On Installing The Plustek 3600 On The Mac

2013-12-06 Thread Mary Otten
> further), and it simply doesn't work with Vuescan, at least on the mac. I've > also been in email discussions with Plustek tech support as well as the > creator of Vuescan, who has been trying to get it to work; both have been > unsuccessful. > > HTH. Cheers, >

Re: Kindle

2013-12-09 Thread Mary Otten
No, Kindle on Mac is not accessible. If you can get rid of the DRM using the caliber app, then you can read it on the Mac. But the caliber is not accessible. Good luck. Mary Sent from my iPhone On Dec 9, 2013, at 9:13 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: > Hi! > > Just downloaded the Kindle App for iP

Re: ABBYY FineReader Pro now available for the Mac

2013-12-10 Thread Mary Otten
The other thing FR pro has going for it as compared with Docuscan is that it can do a bunch of languages other than English. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net Y

Re: ABBYY FineReader Pro now available for the Mac

2013-12-10 Thread Mary Otten
Regarding the hover cam, are there drivers on Mack OS for that? Or did you have to download them somewhere? I have access to a hover cam, but have not tried it on a Mac. Mary Sent from my iPhone On Dec 10, 2013, at 3:44 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Deb, > > Do you know whether it's possible to do

Re: ABBYY FineReader-Advice on Purchasing From The Website or App Store

2013-12-10 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Eileen, If you are using lion, you want the version of fine reader from ABByy. Otherwise, I see no reason to buy from one source or the other. Mary Sent from my iPhone On Dec 10, 2013, at 6:59 PM, "Eileen Misrahi" wrote: > Hello folks, > > Is there any advantage of purchasing ABBYY FineR

Re: iPod Touch Internal speaker, not bad!

2012-03-20 Thread Mary Otten
one is notably improved. Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- 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 de

Re: which is preferable: ipad or ipod touch?

2012-05-07 Thread Mary Otten
Yes, the IPad has notably better sound if you're talking about using its built in speaker. It also has longer battery life, at least mine does. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac

Re: which is preferable: ipad or ipod touch?

2012-05-07 Thread Mary Otten
ck an IPad into your pocket. I bought mine when the price dropped after they came out with the IPad 2. I'm not at all sure I could justify paying full price for it; I definitely wouldn't have a 64gb model with 3g if I'd had to pay full retail. mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com

Re: which is preferable: ipad or ipod touch?

2012-05-07 Thread Mary Otten
that possible. I've lately started using skype and zello on the IPad as well, but you could certainly use an IPod for those. Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can fi

Re: which is preferable: ipad or ipod touch?

2012-05-09 Thread Mary Otten
The point of my statement re the dock wasn't that you couldn't use it with an IPad if you want, must by purchasing an extender cable or buying an airplay speaker etc. The point was economy, and the fact that the IPod plus dock is cheaper than the IPad. Mary Mary Otten motte...

Re: have the ipad

2012-05-13 Thread Mary Otten
if nothing else, you can always synch up to your mac or pc via ITunes, assuming you had your other Idevice backed up there and ITunes knows about your purchases and synch them up that way for the first time. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --->

Re: initial comments ipad

2012-05-13 Thread Mary Otten
. This happens when you have an iphone app that doesn't have a separate IPad implementation. Hitting the full screen button will spread things out and give you a much nicer, read bigger more widely spaced, keyboard. Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net

Re: organising my aps on the ipad

2012-05-14 Thread Mary Otten
7;ve heard that sighted people can, but we can't. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- 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

Re: panes in ipad

2012-05-14 Thread Mary Otten
oice you just selected on the left. This is actually kind of nice once you get use to it, as it means less backing out of layered screens as with the IPhone or IPod touch. But it definitely takes a little bit of getting use to. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Acce

Re: daisy aps for ipad

2012-05-16 Thread Mary Otten
William, Can't answer your specific question re that daisy app, as I never used it. But a lot of apps you can just hit the button near the lower right corner of your IPad to make them bigger and use more of your screen. Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access

Re: more ibooks tests

2012-05-18 Thread Mary Otten
e the screen is larger. And I have noticed that every once in a while, when in Ibooks, the reading will stop and I'll get tossed up to the top of the screen and the library button gets focus. But that happens on the IPod too, not just the IPad. mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <---

Re: more ibooks tests

2012-05-18 Thread Mary Otten
Well, I've had the I-device lying on a surface that i'm not directly next to and had it stop reading, but I certainly haven't detected any sort of pattern. I sort of thought maybe it had to do with memory usage, but can't prove it. It doesn't happen often enough to be a

Re: accuracy of dictation

2012-06-19 Thread Mary Otten
I have found dictation accuracy to be excellent, not perfect. But neither is my typing. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- 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 me

Re: Regarding the End of life of the original iPad [Was: Re: iPad Third Generation]

2012-06-19 Thread Mary Otten
t and prices on the original had dropped a lot. But even at that, I'd have expected to get another year out of my original IPad before being tossed off the upgrade bus completely. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, plea

Re: iA Writer writing app for iPad and iPhone updates

2012-07-24 Thread Mary Otten
is app supplies. I get the convenience factor of not having to have two pieces of gear if you use this app. Just wondering about the efficiency hit. Also, I have an iPad 1, so if you're on the newer model, perhaps there is less lag between touching letters and vo announcement? Ma

Re: Lion is now available

2011-07-20 Thread Mary Otten
There will be a thumb drive version of Lion, but it will run you 70 bucks. mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- 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 a monthly formatted archive of all me

Re: quitting apps.

2011-07-20 Thread Mary Otten
I have been wondering about this quit app feature and what happens if you've had to force quit an app because it was misbehaving in some way. Next time you open that app, you sure don't want it reverting to the state it was in just prior to your having to force quit it. Mary Mary O

Re: Snow Leopard: Airplay and multiple speakers

2011-07-29 Thread Mary Otten
ed to sl and airplay. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- 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 a monthly formatted archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at the follo

Re: Adobe Digital Editions Preview usable

2011-07-29 Thread Mary Otten
tions, but tne only B&N ebook downloading I'm familiar with is via the "nook store, onto a Nook e-reader or, I presume the inaccessible Nook application. So I'm not clear how you'd actually put a digital edition purchased from this source into the reader on the Mac.

Re: Adobe Digital Editions Preview usable

2011-07-29 Thread Mary Otten
, since you're just downloading a book and then opening it with the digital additions player. I wonder if the overdrive ebook reader for IPad works with VO. But I guess that is a different thread. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To re

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