Purchasing songs using ITune

Hi all: I am able to use ITune on my Macbook to purchase albums from ITune. What I haven't been able to figure out is how to use VO with ITune to purchase individual songs. After I select the artist I see the list of Albums available for purchase and download. How do you go about

Re: Purchasing songs using ITune

Beneath the iTunes Store HTML area, you will find the Songs table. You can select the song you want to buy by interacting with the songs table and navigating to it. Then do VO-Shift-M and select the buy option. :) HTH. On Jul 12, 2009, at 9:13 AM, Kamal Haffar wrote: Hi all: I

Re: Purchasing songs using ITune

Thanks Josh, I know I need to put away my PC one of these days and stick with the MAC, I keep forgetting about the interacting thing, :-). Kamal --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries

Re: Selecting multiples with VO

should work fine. One difference between this and Windows is that if you move up and down the selected region should always expand. Also there is the ability to add / remove from a list via vo-command- space This will only work however if Keyboard focus is not tracking VoiceOver focus.This On

Re: an accessible mac application, MailSteward 8.2.3

I don't understand what the purpose of this program is. What additional functionality can I garner. Thanks, Jon On Jul 6, 2009, at 6:43 AM, Michael Babcock wrote: Please, read about this wonderful application to help with your email, on my article: an accessible mac application,

Re: any telnet client compatible with voiceOver?

I believe that terminal will do this. BTW interesting nme, so close to mine. Where are you from? Jonathan Cohn On Jul 6, 2009, at 1:27 PM, Jonathan Chacón wrote: Hello, does anybody know a telnet client compatible with voiceOver? I need a telnet client with ansi suport and VT100 thanks

is this program iphone friendly? Fw: The Orbitcast Daily Update

Orbitcast - Original Message - From: Orbitcast To: hanksmi...@gmail.com Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 12:09 PM Subject: The Orbitcast Daily Update The Orbitcast Daily Update Sirius

Re: Firefox and Flash

what is plugin called? - Original Message - From: James Nash james.austin1...@googlemail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 1:35 AM Subject: Firefox and Flash Hi Will, Once Fire Fox becomes accessible with VO you'll find that there is a plugin

Re: MacBook Pro

On the new MacBook Pro's however, there are 10 screws in the back cover of variying lengths. So you would need to know whch screw belonged to which hole. Jon On Jul 5, 2009, at 7:24 PM, Scott Howell wrote: Well you are not supposed to replace them yourself, but if you again can obtain

Re: FaceBook and VoiceOver

I don't think this will get to the list my postings seem to die. I too use the mobile version more then the standard version. I have found with group navigation turned on, and using a bit of the item list, I can find a grouping with all of the statuses from the FB home page. I do find

conversation settings in web based gmail with safari?

hello how do I set this up with safari and gmail using the gmail.com web interface? Hank --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

free recorders and low cost recorders for mac

hello is there any free ones or low cost ones I can also try out Hank --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To

importing to the address book

Hi, all, I want to import numerous addresses into my address book. They are in a text file right now, and I tried to configure a new text file with the proper configuration that I learned by importing my original address book when I got my mac. Anyway, no matter what I do, the addresses

running apps off of external hard drives?

hello is this possible to do with mac apps? if so what needs to be done? Hank --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

RE: Turning off MacBook screens?

I believe there is a VoiceOver command to do this, but I don't have the command on hand. If I find the command, I'll email yawl back. Hth, Portia. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Jurgensen Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009

Re: Selecting multiples with VO

VO-F6 does the reading of selected items quite well, just make sure your VO cursor is on the table you are doing the selections from. Jonathan On Jul 6, 2009, at 8:53 PM, Kevin Reeves wrote: The annoying thing about selecting multiple items in Leopard currently is that when you shift up

Hello from Jonathan Cohn / Virginia

Hello fellow Macintosh Users, I have sent 4 or 5 messages to Macvisionaries in reply to other peoples posts, and I have not seen them. I live in Northern Virginia, and have been using Macintoshes since the late 1980's. I have RP and have not needed full time voice until after Tiger came

Re: SPEECH PROGRAM FOR MAC?

Gene's instructions for turning on vo are correct. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 7, 2009, at 5:40 PM, gene gene5...@austin.rr.com wrote: Hi Arthor: Why do that when you have something called voice over and I think you turn it on with command f5 or hold down the fn key and do command f5

Re: Selecting multiples with VO

This works as long as you don't have VO or Voice Over lock turned on. The only thing I found interesting is that if you do shift up 2 times and then shift down once, you will select 4 items the 2 above the current selection and one below. Another option is to use VO-Command-Space (which

Re: virtual box 3.0

y can't run linux with boot camp if you can how?s - Original Message - From: christos hux macpaw...@yahoo.com To: disc...@macvisionaries.com Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 10:29 AM Subject: virtual box 3.0 i downloaded installed the newist version of virtual box which is up to 3.0.

VO and openoffice

Hi all, I.m an italian blind user who is using linux and used Windows screenreaders. Since last month I.m interested in the Mac Worls that seems to be fantastic. I haven't a Mac today, but I will buy it in the future. I would like to buy a Macbook Pro that seems to be the best choice. I would

recording with fision?

hello how do I record with fision? there is no record button what so ever I can't figure out the program Hank --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

RE: Introduction from Jonathan Cohn

Hi Jonathan, Sorry if I spelled your name wrong. To jump, press vO-J. Your vO keys are your control and option keys. Hth, Portia. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan C. Cohn Sent: Thursday, July 09,

fusion question

hello am using latest version of fusion how do I get keys to work eg control alt then a letter? Hank --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

RE: brf reader

Lol, I just wish there were Braille Displays under $800. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Simon Cavendish Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 1:00 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: brf reader Dear

alternitive email clients?

hello there any alternitive email clients that work good with vo if so what you recommend?? Hank --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

iPhone Demonstration

Does anyone know if the iPhone demonstration has been posted on ACB Radio yet? They were supposed to have a demonstration this evening, some time, but I was hoping a link would be added that would have that. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska.

controling audio via a surface controler?

hello I am wanting to use garage band and possibly logic what control surfaces work with those programs and are blind friendly? Hank --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to

Re: updarting on my mail problem

Hello, Because of the wide existance of SPAM and generally no security on the original mail protocols used on the Internet, most ISP's block access to their mail servers from outside their managed network. What this means is if you are on Cox and attempt to send or receive e-mail from

Mail automations for Victor Reader?

Hello, I want to be able to save the attachments I get from NFB NewsLine e- mail messages into a folder that I can then easily move to my Victor Reader. Obviously I could do this manually using the save attachment functionality, but I am interested in having this done via an applescript

Re: Hello from Jonathan Cohn / Virginia

Hi, John, your postings are arriving on list. We generally don't see our own literary work unless it is replied to. Something to do with google groups as I understand things. On 5-Jul-09, at 8:43 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: Hello fellow Macintosh Users, I have sent 4 or 5 messages to

Re: virtual box 3.0

I had a lot of trouble with virtual box, I choked out the money after savings and got vmware fusion. On 6-Jul-09, at 3:37 AM, hank smith wrote: y can't run linux with boot camp if you can how?s - Original Message - From: christos hux macpaw...@yahoo.com To:

Re: alternitive email clients?

I've never felt a desire to seek out alternatives, as Apple Mail does everything I need it to. What features are you findingt hat you need that Mail does not provide? :) Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music:

Re: VO and openoffice

Hello; Welcome in advance. I know that once you get your mac book you will love it. Don't worry about your typing. Your message came through just fine. I don't use open office, but I hear it works well and is getting more accessible in each new version. I wish that i had bought a

Re: updarting on my mail problem

Hello; I don't know if this is your specific problem or not, but I have an account with people pc. unless I'm signed into their network I have to put my whole email address in my mail program not just my screen name. They claim its a security measure. Once they told me about it, I've

Re: MacBook Pro

The long screws are along the rear of the case, where the screen/lid attaches. It is very easy to tell them apart because the long screws are really longer than the other screws holding the cover in place. On Jul 5, 2009, at 8:15 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: On the new MacBook Pro's however,

Re: recording with fision?

Hi Hank, weird as it is, from what I've heard, Fision is only an editor, and you can't record with it. On Jul 6, 2009, at 3:13 AM, hank smith wrote: hello how do I record with fision? there is no record button what so ever I can't figure out the program Hank

Re: VO and openoffice

hi, i am glad some italian folks get interested in voice over.(finalmente!) i live in italy as well and if you need some help you can always call me. i use calc , tables, of open office and i work well with it. what do you need to do with open office? rossy bologna Il giorno 05/lug/09,

Re: Mail automations for Victor Reader?

hi I have a stopgap idea why don't you tray webnews on dmand it works with safary and you can save the emailed content to your streem card. there is't a mac newsline in your pokit client for the mac yet. i hope that this help's. Maurice nfbco newsline state local phonenumbers admistrater.

Re: Groups mode in web browsing

Groups mode gives you a visual layout of the screen. Unlike DOM mode, it keeps items where they are meant to be. So the middle of the page is still the middle of the page. A sidebar is on the side. A navigation bar at the top will still be at the top. And so on. I much prefer Groups mode

Re: an accessible mac application, MailSteward 8.2.3

Hi Jon, It sounds like the application is a database. A little like an application based version of the GMail database. Take care - Original Message - From: Jonathan C. Cohn jon.c.c...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Cc: General discussions on all topics relating to the

Re: an accessible mac application, MailSteward 8.2.3

it archives your email messages, and if you don't want to use it, you don't have to, it was just something i found, sorry... On Jul 6, 2009, at 12:10 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: I don't understand what the purpose of this program is. What additional functionality can I garner. Thanks,

MS Office - any plans for Mac accessibility

Hi all, I just joined this list. I currently am a Windows and Jaws user. I'm in the market for a new computer soon and am considering moving to the Mac world, but have a few reservations. I use Excel and Access in Windows for my job and need access to these types of apps. I was told that

Re: MS Office - any plans for Mac accessibility

Hi, Russel, The first answer is yes OOO is fully compliant with MS standard OS propriotary formats for 2003/4 and 2007/8 formats. For your second thing, what stops you from using the utils in OS X to bind to your work's servers and use your Mac there? Regards, Alex, On 12-Jul-09, at

Re: MS Office - any plans for Mac accessibility

There are lots of alternatives to MS Office on the Mac. iWork works reasonably well and getting better. OpenOffice is pretty good. There's a great spreadsheet program that tons of Mac users use called Tables which is compatible with Excel formats. There are definitely quite a few choices,

making a signiture in apple mail

Hi everyone, Well I'm managing my google mail through apple mail now, uh. again. LOL Okay, this might seem very stupid not to know this, but how do you make a signiture in mail? I found the signitures section in the mail | Preffrences | toolbar. But I don't very well see where you write what

Re: an accessible mac application, MailSteward 8.2.3

It sounds like a great aplication. When I get my new Mac, I'll give it a go. - Original Message - From: Michael Babcock mbabcoc...@wou.edu To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 7:13 PM Subject: Re: an accessible mac application, MailSteward 8.2.3 it

Re: recording with fision?

Hi. Fission was designed as a companion program to audio hijack pro. So you would need to use AHP or some other program to actually do the recording. Darcy On 6-Jul-09, at 3:13 AM, hank smith wrote: hello how do I record with fision? there is no record button what so ever I can't figure

RE: MS Office - any plans for Mac accessibility

Hi Alex, Thanks for that. As I said, I don't yet have a Mac, but was thinking of getting an iMac, which of course I wouldn't be able to take to work with me. A MacBook is an option though. Thanks again, Russell -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

RE: MS Office - any plans for Mac accessibility

Hi Josh, Is iWork a suite of apps like MS Office? Thanks, Russell From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Josh de Lioncourt Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 1:16 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: MS Office - any plans for Mac

Re: VO and openoffice

Hi all and thanks for your answers... I'm going to buy in august a macbook pro and use it to work. I would like to know about Openoffice Writer if you can change character fonts sytle an size and formatting text. I tried this week voiceover for some hours and I have a very good impression on

Re: MS Office - any plans for Mac accessibility

Now is an Imac a bigger version than the macbook? May and Wynter with a y - Original Message - From: Russell Solowoniuk rsolowon...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 12:56 PM Subject: RE: MS Office - any plans for Mac accessibility Hi Alex,

Radio Gaga

Hi all. Has anyone had any luck with Radio Gaga on the Mac? This is a program that allows you to listen to and record radio streams. Apparently you can record multiple streams simultaneously. When I run the program however, none of the VO commands work while inside the radio gaga window.

Re: VO and openoffice

On 12/07/2009 18:56, Maxwell Ivey Jr. wrote: Hello; Welcome in advance. I know that once you get your mac book you will love it. Don't worry about your typing. Your message came through just fine. I don't use open office, but I hear it works well and is getting more accessible in each

Re: MS Office - any plans for Mac accessibility

Yes, iWork is an office suite which Apple is actively working on improving access in. It is quite good now, and has been improving. It includes word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software. Certain aspects of it are a bit cumbersome, particularly with spreadsheets, but it does

RE: MS Office - any plans for Mac accessibility

Hi May, No, the iMac is a desktop...well, sort of. It's actually quite cool...there's no tower. Everything is built into the monitor, so all you get is the monitor and keyboard. The CD/DVD drive, CPU, sound and video cards, RAM is all built into the monitor. A friend has one...she's not

Mae, iMac, Macbooks and other Apple computers.

Hi Mae, The iMac is the apple version of a full featured desktop computer. They have another desktop that lots of people use as a home entertainment hub called the Mac Mini. It's all the features of a CPU but you provide things like speakers, keyboard/mouse monitor. Then there are the

Re: MS Office - any plans for Mac accessibility

Ah, that's pretty cool. I never heard of anything like that. Thanks for the description. May and Wynter with a y - Original Message - From: Russell Solowoniuk rsolowon...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 1:29 PM Subject: RE: MS Office - any

Re: Mae, iMac, Macbooks and other Apple computers.

Ah ok. One more question, what is the difference between the macbook pro and the air? May and Wynter with a y - Original Message - From: Jenny Kennedy (Howard) blueskyes9112...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 1:38 PM Subject: Mae, iMac,

Re: Mae, iMac, Macbooks and other Apple computers.

Hi Mae, The really short answer is the MBA hasn't any sort of optical drive. Not quite sure how that works other than you're supposed to be able to network with another computer, say your desktop that has such a drive, CD/DVD drive in other words and somehow use that as, I'm guessing an

Re: Mae, iMac, Macbooks and other Apple computers.

I can't recall all of the specs and I'd encourage you to go to the Apple site at http://www.apple.com and read up on all the various models. I will tell you that in my opinion, the MacBook Air is a great machine for carrying to and from the office, school, or as a second machine. It is

Re: Mae, iMac, Macbooks and other Apple computers.

Hi, The difference is about $400 da dump da [drum sound effect]. I would not recommend the air to any user who uses it as their primary computer. The air is a fantastic piece of engineering, but it lacks a lot of key features that most people would want on a computer. Specifically, it's

Jump scroll mode.

I have gotten a question about this, so I am elaborating. If one types VO-shift-J then one enters jump scroll mode. I discovered via the VoiceOver help that apparently the only options are then VO- arrow: to move to the visible edge of a region or VO-Shift-Arrow to move tto the edge of a

Re: importing to the address book

If these are coming from a Microsoft box, I suggest you use Plaxo as an itermediary. You can load them into Plaxo on their web page, and then get the Plaxo agent for macintosh computers that will automatically sync your on-line contacts in Plaxo with your address book on your Macintosh.

Re: MS Office - any plans for Mac accessibility

Hi, May: An iMac is a altra thin desktop. Regards, Alex, On 12-Jul-09, at 1:13 PM, May and Wynter wrote: Now is an Imac a bigger version than the macbook? May and Wynter with a y - Original Message - From: Russell Solowoniuk rsolowon...@gmail.com To:

Re: Mae, iMac, Macbooks and other Apple computers.

Ah ok. Most likely for all the things I do, the macbook pro would be the way to go then. May and Wynter with a y - Original Message - From: Scott Howell s.how...@verizon.net To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 2:12 PM Subject: Re: Mae, iMac, Macbooks and

New list was Re: New list mod -was- Re: Moderator note Re: macbook

Hi, Lists, As well, Olivia is helping with apple-socialize list moderation. Isn't that right, Olivia? Feel free to post to us at: apple-socialize-subscr...@googlegroups.com There is where all the OT stuff can go if it has no other home, :) . Regards, Alex, Regards, Alex, On 12-Jul-09, at

Re: Mae, iMac, Macbooks and other Apple computers.

Hi, May: MBP 13 inch would be great, but you can call me on my organizations phone number to discuss this further if you wish. Regards, Alex, On 12-Jul-09, at 4:06 PM, May and Wynter wrote: Ah ok. Most likely for all the things I do, the macbook pro would be the way to go then. May

Re: Mae, iMac, Macbooks and other Apple computers.

hehehehe, would love to, but you will have to send me the info first, smile. Thanks. May and Wynter with a y - Original Message - From: Alex Jurgensen asquare...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 4:13 PM Subject: Re: Mae, iMac, Macbooks and other

Re: Crossposted. My first look at the iPhone 3gs. Thoughts and obsurvations.

Hey folks. I did indeed get the iPhone. I went the next day before work and picked it up. I'm now about 2 and a half days into the experience. I'll write a lengthy sumation of my experience so far if you guys are interested to read it. Thanks so much for all the help and encouragement so

Re: An IPhone question

Here's what I've found after a few days with the phone. When reading large chunks of text, vo actually sees the text in seveal chunks. Whenever you hear the phone click in the middle of a read, the curser has jumped to a new chunk of text. Not sure if this is broken up in paragaphs, or if

Fusion accessibility?

Hi all, After some playing around with a Mac Pro at work last year I'm about to buy a MacBook Pro for personal use -- if the model I want is ever in stock! I plan to use VMware Fusion as I have an ongoing need to play with both Windows and Linux in VMs. I've used VMware Workstation on

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

Hi there, haven't read it. Is this another one that like others we have read is slightly miss informed, with less grounding in reality than we would like? Also is there a link available where we could read such? On 12-Jul-09, at 9:43 PM, Richie Gardenhire wrote: Did anyone read the

Article Slamming the iPhone

Did anyone read the article forwarded by Jonathan Mosen on various lists, which slammed the iPhone? I got it from a friend of mine and I told her that, if she had any prejudices against the iPhone, to talk to people who has the iPhone and can speak from firsthand experiences. Richie

slide shows

Hello; I believe i asked this a while back. But since then a new version of ilife has come out. Can anyone suggest a simple program for creating a slide show on my mac? Is the newer version of iphoto accessible enough that I could do it that way? As most people a cheap or free

Syncing Mac Address Book with Google Contacts question

I am attempting to SYNC my mac with my Google COntacts address book. THis solution is documented in the help file for the Mac address book as well as the help file located on google. I have performed the following steps per the doc. 1) Opened the address book on the Mac, accessed preferences,

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

Yes, I read it. What do you expectt from leadership of companies being turned on their ear by the Apple accessibility model? Its a growing problem for them. Too bad! On Jul 12, 2009, at 6:43 PM, Richie Gardenhire wrote: Did anyone read the article forwarded by Jonathan Mosen on various

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

Could someone post a link to the article please. Greg On Jul 13, 2009, at 11:03 AM, Larry Wanger wrote: Yes, I read it. What do you expectt from leadership of companies being turned on their ear by the Apple accessibility model? Its a growing problem for them. Too bad! On Jul 12, 2009, at

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

This comes up when you do a search for Mosen and iPhone on Google. Written before the iPhone with VO came to market I might add. - Original Message - From: Jonathan Mosen jmo...@x To: blindpho...@xx Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 11:15 PM Subject: iPhone, a Reality

Re: disclosure triangles? How to open/close them?

Hello Jenny and all: Give hitting the spacebar a try and see what that does. On Jul 13, 2009, at 12:17 AM, Jenny Kennedy (Howard) wrote: Hi my mac using friends, all right. I've gone for two, or two and a half weeks not using the screen at all . Its pretty nice. I have one tiny little

disclosure triangles? How to open/close them?

Hi my mac using friends, all right. I've gone for two, or two and a half weeks not using the screen at all . Its pretty nice. I have one tiny little trouble though. That is those disclosure triangles. Namely in iTunes. In my podcast lists. How the heck do you open them? I tried the VO shif

Re: disclosure triangles? How to open/close them?

hey Jennie, you can open and close disclosure triangles with VO backslash. I have to do that to open the various categories for iTunes radio and it works great!! On 12-Jul-09, at 9:17 PM, Jenny Kennedy (Howard) wrote: Hi my mac using friends, all right. I've gone for two, or two and a

Re: Fusion accessibility?

Yes, I can say that for daily use the VM, no matter what OS is perfectly accessible. On Jul 12, 2009, at 9:19 PM, Garry Turkington wrote: Hi all, After some playing around with a Mac Pro at work last year I'm about to buy a MacBook Pro for personal use -- if the model I want is ever in