Re: new ocr mac application

2009-08-04 Thread william lomas
it is only tryalble it seems as of yet, via a full purchase with no trial On 3 Aug 2009, at 21:33, Simon Cavendish wrote: Dear Esther, This is very interesting. Do you know whether Abbyy supports automatic page orientation and multi-page scanning? Does it support two page scanning as in

Re: new ocr mac application

2009-08-04 Thread william lomas
what is the prom code again please if one can use paypal with that site to get the discount i'll buy the product On 3 Aug 2009, at 22:51, Esther wrote: Hi Simon, I know that ABBYY Fine Reader on the Fujitsu ScanSnap supports very fast dual sided multi-page scans and automatic page

Re: new ocr mac application

2009-08-04 Thread Simon Cavendish
The prom code is: SMBTM With the VAT on top, it's about $95. BW, Simon On 4 Aug 2009, at 07:27, william lomas wrote: what is the prom code again please if one can use paypal with that site to get the discount i'll buy the product On 3 Aug 2009, at 22:51, Esther wrote: Hi Simon, I

Re: new ocr mac application

2009-08-04 Thread william lomas
can we use UK cards simon on the site? On 4 Aug 2009, at 08:10, Simon Cavendish wrote: The prom code is: SMBTM With the VAT on top, it's about $95. BW, Simon On 4 Aug 2009, at 07:27, william lomas wrote: what is the prom code again please if one can use paypal with that site to get

RE: antivirus software on mac

2009-08-04 Thread Simon Fogarty
I'm not sure about accessibility on a mac, but sophos antivirus is very good. It's very accessible in the windows environment and does a very good job of stopping problems. And they do have a version for the mac os. Hi all. Comming from the world of viruses, wich means windows, I wonder if

Fwd: mobile me and Iweb

2009-08-04 Thread Marie Howarth
I thought you guys might be interested in this response I got from apple. Begin forwarded message: From: Accessibility accessibil...@apple.com Date: August 4, 2009 6:09:13 AM BST To: Marie Howarth marie.jane2...@gmail.com Subject: Re: mobile me and Iweb Hi Marie: Thank you for your

Re: safari book marks folder location?

2009-08-04 Thread trahern culver
thank you all for your help it has bean most ustfull! as for hanks question you could try saving your outlook messages as *.email fiels then see if mail oppens them thanks again guys! kind regards trahern. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you

Re: mobile me and Iweb

2009-08-04 Thread Scott Chesworth
At the risk of coming across as slightly standoff-ish, does anybody else think that this situation and reply is a bit of a sham? There wasn't even a mention of iWeb, and both products have been updated recently enough for improvements to be made surely. It's not like these are old smalltime

Re: mobile me and Iweb

2009-08-04 Thread Marie Howarth
I was a little disappointed with the response myself Scot. I just hope that they are merely keeping with their apple says nothing until last minute policy. On Aug 4, 2009, at 11:13 AM, Scott Chesworth wrote: At the risk of coming across as slightly standoff-ish, does anybody else think

when closing lid

2009-08-04 Thread william lomas
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Re: when closing lid

2009-08-04 Thread Charlie Doremus
What do you mean control? If you close any laptop if goes to sleep. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 4, 2009, at 1:14 AM, william lomas lomaswill...@googlemail.com wrote: hi how do I control the behaviour of the mac when i close the lid

RE: when closing lid

2009-08-04 Thread Blake Sinnett
Not necessarily. What if you want it to hybernate? Wouldn't this be in applesystem preferencesEnergy Saver? From: giantdolp...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: when closing lid Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 01:22:40 -1000 What do you mean control? If you close any

Re: when closing lid

2009-08-04 Thread Marie Howarth
hybernating? it's called sleeping on the mac and that is what it does when you close the lid. On Aug 4, 2009, at 1:10 PM, Blake Sinnett wrote: Not necessarily. What if you want it to hybernate? Wouldn't this be in applesystem preferencesEnergy Saver? From: giantdolp...@gmail.com To:

another question

2009-08-04 Thread Amber Duff
Has anyone heard of the dvd ripper handbrake? it looks good but it's confusing all these tabs and such I don't know if I have to change any preferences or which ones I have to change. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed

RE: when closing lid

2009-08-04 Thread Donna Goodin
Are there any situations when it doesn't do this? I ask because a few days ago I closed the lid, wanting it to go to sleep, but it didn't. About every 30 seconds, it made that noise that it makes when VO first comes on. Donna -Original Message- From: Marie Howarth

Re: when closing lid

2009-08-04 Thread Marie Howarth
I've never experienced this. was the lid closed properly? On Aug 4, 2009, at 1:30 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: Are there any situations when it doesn't do this? I ask because a few days ago I closed the lid, wanting it to go to sleep, but it didn't. About every 30 seconds, it made that noise

Re: a spotlight question

2009-08-04 Thread constantlyvaria...@gmail.com
Hi! You may be encountering a problem in connection with a corrupt Spotlight index. Maybe following the instructions at http://www.makemacwork.com/repair-spotlight-indexing.htm will solve the issue. Greetings, Felix --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message

Re: mobile me and Iweb

2009-08-04 Thread Scott Howell
Although I'm disappointed as well, I am sure they will follow-through on getting it done. I think the more noise, the more likely attention will be given to the issue. At the same time, lets not throw out the baby with the bath water. Apple may not have accomplished all we want today,

Re: when closing lid

2009-08-04 Thread Scott Howell
Did you have an external keyboard attached? I have encountered situations where even the PC laptop my employer provided has not gone to sleep and I pulled it out of my backpack to find it nearly melting down. :) If it continues, you may want to have a chat with Apple Care. On Aug 4, 2009,

Startup and USB headsets

2009-08-04 Thread Kane
Hey people I've got another question. I've recently started to use my USB headset with my MacBook, and it works just fine. That's not the problem at all. The question I have is related to starting up the laptop while a USB headset is plugged in. If I hit the power button and the beast powers

Re: mobile me and Iweb

2009-08-04 Thread Scott Chesworth
And for the most part Scott I'm With ya. The two things I can't defend Apple over though, are when products like Garage band 09 come out and take a backward step in accessibility, or when products that have been launched way after VO such as mobile me aren't totally accessible. If anyone can

Re: new ocr mac application

2009-08-04 Thread Simon Cavendish
Yes, you can use either Visa or Paypal. BW, SimonНщг сфт гыу мшыф щк зфнщфдю On 4 Aug 2009, at 08:47, william lomas wrote: can we use UK cards simon on the site? On 4 Aug 2009, at 08:10, Simon Cavendish wrote: The prom code is: SMBTM With the VAT on top, it's about $95. BW, Simon On

Re: Opera 10 beta

2009-08-04 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I tried this beta out yesterday on my a intel MacBook. I tried using the site: ApplicationManager.gov and was unable to interact with any of the tables. The item list did not let me select items within the tables either. Has anybody used this successfully? Thanks, Jon On Jul 29, 2009, at

CD Burning

2009-08-04 Thread Mac Cougar
Hello, I have heard there is a good accessable cd or dvd burning program that is free. Can someone please give me the name of one or more? Thanks Steve --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: Group mode? safeway.com, Facebook?

2009-08-04 Thread Mark Baxter
I've used Safeway.com for my home delivery as well, but only with that other operating system which shall not be named, and that other screen- reader which also shall not be named put out by that company who shall not be named ... I found it hella confusing that way, and haven't tried it

Re: OWK Mercury On The Go Drives

2009-08-04 Thread Chris Blouch
Unless you really need the 7200 RPM you should be able to get a lot more capacity for that price. Newegg has 1 TB firewire drives starting at $113. That said, other than price I've had nothing but good experiences with OWC products. Here are a couple drives:

waiting for my macbook

2009-08-04 Thread Roberto Burceni
Hi all, finally I decided to buy a macbook pro 13.3 inces. I'm waiting it comes here. I have a question for you: When I will turn on the mac can I start immediately voiceover or not? nfigured or I need to put the dvd into reader? The system is already configured or I need the dvd? Thank you for

Re: waiting for my macbook

2009-08-04 Thread Chris Blouch
Should start up right out of the box when you push the power button. The only thing you'll need to do after it boots up is hit Apple-F5 to turn on voiceover. CB Roberto Burceni wrote: Hi all, finally I decided to buy a macbook pro 13.3 inces. I'm waiting it comes here. I have a question

Re: waiting for my macbook

2009-08-04 Thread rayna424
Hi there, I don't know if you have used a Mac before or if this is your first, so just in case you haven't, I'll explain that way. The Apple key is the Command key, located to the left of the space bar. With the Macbook, you'll need to use Function as well. So to turn on Voiceover after the

Re: iphone 3gs and bluetooth connection

2009-08-04 Thread Chris Blouch
Tethering is a feature supported in the iPhone 3.0 software that is enabled (or not) by the carrier. For the US ATT has decided not to support tethering so I can't try to reproduce the steps here. You might try turning on tethering on your iphone and connect via USB to see if it pops up as a

Re: new ocr mac application

2009-08-04 Thread william lomas
have you purchased it yet? On 4 Aug 2009, at 15:49, Simon Cavendish wrote: Yes, you can use either Visa or Paypal. BW, SimonНщг сфт гыу мшыф щк зфнщфдю On 4 Aug 2009, at 08:47, william lomas wrote: can we use UK cards simon on the site? On 4 Aug 2009, at 08:10, Simon Cavendish wrote:

finereader

2009-08-04 Thread william lomas
Hi, has anyone taken the plunge and bought finereader express? Is it worth it? does everything work as abby claim it does? WIll --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post

Re: new ocr mac application

2009-08-04 Thread Simon Cavendish
Attention: it would appear that ABBYY finereader express does not support older scanners for which there are no intel compatible Mac drivers. I have a Canoscan 1200U and it is not supported by ABBYY FineReader Express. Best wishes Simon On 4 Aug 2009, at 18:30, william lomas wrote:

Re: waiting for my macbook

2009-08-04 Thread Roberto Burceni
Thank you for excellent explanation. Yes it is my first time with a Mac and I am very excite to try this. I bought a MacBook Pro in italian language and I hope it is equal to the english language. Do you know if the messages of voiceover are localized or are in english? Thank you and sorry

Re: waiting for my macbook

2009-08-04 Thread william lomas
they are in english and the mac voice is not italian i is only english On 4 Aug 2009, at 19:44, Roberto Burceni wrote: Thank you for excellent explanation. Yes it is my first time with a Mac and I am very excite to try this. I bought a MacBook Pro in italian language and I hope it is

Re: when closing lid

2009-08-04 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
1. Hibernate is called safe sleep in the Macintosh and I believe it is always enabled. 2. THere are ways to run the mac with the lid closed. I found a detailed discussion at: http://www.j4mie.org/2006/06/21/macbook-can-work-in-lid-closed-mode-without-a-mouse-and-keyboard/ Jon On Aug 4,

Re: finereader

2009-08-04 Thread Scott Howell
Wil, I've taken the plunge, but so far I'm having some issues with my HP Scanner. I have been in contact with ABBYY and they have been at least responsive, but their suggestion didn't work, but then again the instructions didn't seem to be for the Mac or we're talking two different

Re: waiting for my macbook

2009-08-04 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Roberto, VoiceOver is localised into Italian, but you'll need to buy an Italian voice either from AssistiveWare or from Cepstral. Try both sites and see which voices sound best to you. The URLs are: www.assistiveware.com and www.cepstral.com Cheers, Anne

Re: when closing lid

2009-08-04 Thread Donna Goodin
I thought so, but I suppose it's popssible that it wasn't. I'll try again and see what happens. Donna On Aug 4, 2009, at 8:33 AM, Marie Howarth wrote: I've never experienced this. was the lid closed properly? On Aug 4, 2009, at 1:30 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: Are there any situations when it

Re: when closing lid

2009-08-04 Thread Donna Goodin
No. I'll try it again later, and if it does, I will do that. Thanks. Donna On Aug 4, 2009, at 9:03 AM, Scott Howell wrote: Did you have an external keyboard attached? I have encountered situations where even the PC laptop my employer provided has not gone to sleep and I pulled it out of

Re: waiting for my macbook

2009-08-04 Thread Søren Jensen
Hi. You have to know one thing: If your Macbook hasn't ben started up before, you have to run a little first-time configuration. When you power up your mac for the first time, you'll hear a voice say: english, and nothing else. This is the language selection screen, and it's not

Re: when closing lid

2009-08-04 Thread Esther
Hi Donna, I usually take the precaution of putting my MacBook to sleep before I close the lid. If you press the circular power just above the rightmost key at the top of your keyboard, a system dialog window will come up. You'll hear loginwindow system dialog Restart button.

RE: when closing lid

2009-08-04 Thread Blake Sinnett
If you'd like, you can bypass that dialog and put your mac straight to sleep with Option-Command-Eject. From: mori...@mac.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: when closing lid Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 10:46:53 -1000 Hi Donna, I usually take the precaution of putting my

Re: when closing lid

2009-08-04 Thread Esther
Hi Blake, You're perfectly correct that Option-Command-Eject works, but I usually give new users instructions that are less likely to cause anxiety. Knowing that you can cancel and check other options, and that you get these annoucements is generally less panic-making when you are first

Re: when closing lid

2009-08-04 Thread Chris Blouch
I unplug everything and then close the lid. That puts it to sleep and I generally haven't had any problems. I haven't really put my computer to sleep or shut down for a long time and I like being back up in running in just a few seconds after opening my macbook. Is there a compelling reason to

Re: A question about iPhone

2009-08-04 Thread Chris Blouch
I thought I read that some airlines are offering in-flight wifi now, of course for a 'nominal' fee. It still annoys me that hotels and such bilk people for wifi access from their rooms. Last CSUN I paid $13/day just to get internet access. Smells like pure profit to me. CB Chris Hofstader

Re: Group mode? safeway.com, Facebook?

2009-08-04 Thread Angel Dockham
Is there a way to switch between group mode and dom mode easliy like through a short cut key or do you have to do it through the utility? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post

Re: MSN and VO

2009-08-04 Thread Angel Dockham
Yes, Ichat doesn't allow you to sign into MSN though just AIM. I have Skype but most of my friends use you MSN and like ot send voice clips and various other things that adium doesn't currently offer. Does anyone know with the new release of Snow Leopard if VO will have support for MSN?

Re: when closing lid

2009-08-04 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Estherh, I usually put mine to sleep the same way. But I tried the other way after reading that it was an option in the user guide. Who knows, maybe I didn't have it closed properly, but since then, I've gone back to closing it the other way. Thanks, Donna On Aug 4, 2009, at 4:46 PM,

Re: when closing lid

2009-08-04 Thread Donna Goodin
Oh, what a nice feature to know about. Thanks! Donna On Aug 4, 2009, at 4:54 PM, Blake Sinnett wrote: If you'd like, you can bypass that dialog and put your mac straight to sleep with Option-Command-Eject. From: mori...@mac.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: when closing

Re: when closing lid

2009-08-04 Thread Scott Howell
So far I have just been shutting the lid and can't recall having any issues with the machine not sleeping or waking properly. I have heard of cases where sometimes a machine will not sleep properly, so before putting the machine in a bag etc. it is best to hold by your ear and ensure it

Re: A question about iPhone

2009-08-04 Thread Scott Howell
Sometimes the hotels dont' actually have the service, it is a third- party provider and they must have a deal where they provide the gear etc. don't know exactly how that works, but yeah, a scam. Some hotels do provide free access and so scan about when your at a hotel and you might be

Re: Safari HTML table navigation

2009-08-04 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi, there are no special commands for navigating web tables, however, some people find that switching to group mode for web page navigation makes this easier. On Aug 4, 2009, at 9:59 AM, Chris Blouch wrote: Seems like this should be obvious but if I have a page with a standard HTML table

Re: Group mode? safeway.com, Facebook?

2009-08-04 Thread Dan
Hello, Unfortunately, the only way is through the VoiceOver Utility. I sure wish there was such an on the fly switch. Dan On Aug 4, 2009, at 2:41 PM, Angel Dockham wrote: Is there a way to switch between group mode and dom mode easliy like through a short cut key or do you have to do it

Re: iphone 3gs and bluetooth connection

2009-08-04 Thread Yuma Decaux
Hi, I've checked with my carrier and they said apple didn't include them in the list. there is a site though which has a listing on worldwide carriers from which you can modulate the tether option in your iphone: http://help.benm.at/help.php There's a feedback section from which you can add a

Re: subject change music looping?

2009-08-04 Thread Scott Chesworth
Hi Hank, This, my good man, is precisely the problem. To the best of my knowledge there isn't anything else accessible enough to survive musically speaking. There are folks getting by with Logic and I'm hoping to get my hands on a copy soon to find out what that's like, but even the most

RE: waiting for my macbook

2009-08-04 Thread Les Kriegler
start immediately voiceover or not? nfigured or I need to put the dvd into reader? The system is already configured or I need the dvd? Thank you for help __ NOD32 4306 (20090804) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com

Re: Group mode? safeway.com, Facebook?

2009-08-04 Thread Angel Dockham
Hmm I wonder if the new version of OS X coming out called Snow Leopard will have this nifty feature in it apparently from what I read they are doing alot of new things to VO. you can read about it on Apple's site. On Aug 5, 8:23 am, Dan key...@comcast.net wrote: Hello, Unfortunately, the only

Re: waiting for my macbook

2009-08-04 Thread Yuma Decaux
Hi, I've only recently jumped ships to the mac and so far it has been e=very productive and educational. The voice over commands are a fair bit different from the windows screen readers but once you figure the best ways in and out of applications, it becomes second nature and alex as a voice is

Re: CD Burning

2009-08-04 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Mac, You can burn CDs with itunes. It works great. Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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

Re: importing outlook express mailboxes to mail? Re: safari book marks folder location?

2009-08-04 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Hank, Install Thunderbird on your PC or the Windows side of your Mac, import the mail into that, then import from there into Mail. There's a detailed discussion of how to do this in David Pogue's book, Switching to the Mac, the Missing Manual: Leopard Edition. If you're a Bookshare