Re: making batch scripts

2010-04-09 Thread Sarah Alawami
Ok I'm trying to make a .netrc file but since i have one for another script I made wiht someone's help the mac asks me if I want to replace it. I don't want to as I want to have more then one ftp script so is it safe for me to do for example .netrc-1? Thanks. On Apr 8, 2010, at 12:43 PM, Chris

RE: Used an iPad today

2010-04-09 Thread Simon Fogarty
Olivia and John, Yes I agree, the IPad is not a netbook, it's a digital / ebook reading device and or entertainment device. Yeah ok you can surf the net and or check email. But it's more for being able to source digital / ebook reading tool. Hence the reason a number of USA university /

RE: Used an iPad today

2010-04-09 Thread Simon Fogarty
Why, they're running the same OS on both IPhone and Ipad, are they not? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Smart Sent: Thursday, 8 April 2010 6:47 a.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE:

transmision

2010-04-09 Thread william lomas
hi all why is transmision when i start it now saying it has no windows? navigation in it is impossible nowadyas william lomas follow me on twitter: billbow_baggins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to

Moving apps / GPS question (iPhone/iPod Touch)

2010-04-09 Thread David Hole
Hi folks. I have 2 questions here: Does anyone here know if one can move applications for example from an iPod Tocuh to an iPhone, or do one have to buy it once again for that new device? The other question is, how does the GPS/map-thing on the iPhone work with VoiceOver? Does it work like for

Re: Moving apps / GPS question (iPhone/iPod Touch)

2010-04-09 Thread Charlie Doremus
If you use the same apple i.d. for your iPhone and touch when you add an app to the second device a dialogue box appears telling you that you have already installed the app and therefore it would be free. As far as your map question goes, you'll have to hope that someone who used voice-over can

iphone os 4 : braille support

2010-04-09 Thread William Windels
Hi all, This morning, someone told me that, is os 4 of the iphone/ipad, there should be braille support in voiceover with a brailledisplay that's connected to the iphone/ipad with bluetooth. Is someone that knows more about that: e.g.: should they also implement multi lingual translations for

Nisus writer pro again

2010-04-09 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi all. I have a few questions to nisus writer pro. How is the easiest way to search in document with nisus writer pro, I know that I can press comand+f, and there I have a lot of possibilities, but were can I see the results, do I have to leave the window to look at the results. There is also a

sudoku

2010-04-09 Thread John W. Carty
There's a good number of Sudoku games for the iphone. Can any one point out any that are accessible using vo? Thanx, John -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com.

question about repairing disc permissions.

2010-04-09 Thread Jim Gatteys
Hi all! I know this is not really a voiceover issue but thought I'd ask here first. When repairing disc permissions I got the following message: Warning: SUID file System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAgent has been modified and will not be repaired. I

ipad query

2010-04-09 Thread william lomas
hi all, william lo on the ipad how is the web better, does one have auto web spots, etc? mas follow me on twitter: billbow_baggins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send

Re: question about repairing disc permissions.

2010-04-09 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Jim, On Apr 9, 2010, at 7:35 PM, Jim Gatteys wrote: When repairing disc permissions I got the following message: Warning: SUID file System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAgent has been modified and will not be repaired. This is normal at the

IPhone 4, and IAds

2010-04-09 Thread Jess
Hi folks, I am disappointed with the introduction of IAds in IPhone 4.0. If I'm browsing the web or looking at facebook and v o starts reading an ad, I would be annoyed. Also, can we just say, ad ware for the IPhone? As in spyware? Jes -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: IPhone 4, and IAds

2010-04-09 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, No, iAds won't work that way. It's a banner, you tap it and it'll scroll down. It's not intrusive. Also, most likely, it will depend on your current location, what you are currently doing, and so-on. Far from anything close to spyware, and far from intrusive. Regards, Nic Skype: Kvalme

Re: IPhone 4, and IAds

2010-04-09 Thread Cody
Well that is how the market works today either be satisified with vo reading ads, or be satisfied with your walet thinning out. - Original Message - From: Jess theeternal...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 3:50 PM Subject: IPhone 4, and IAds

Number key on MBP keyboard

2010-04-09 Thread phil stephenson
Hi, Apologies if this is bordering on OT but am trying to locate the number key on my MBP but can't find it anywhere, yes I've tried using the VO keyboard help, pressing shift and shift with the FN key but can't seem to find the number key anywhere and could do with it to use in Syrinx to stop

Re: IPhone 4, and IAds

2010-04-09 Thread Charlie Doremus
The next thing I expect to hear from you is there's a communist under your bed grow up! Facebook and twitter are littered with ads now. Developer need an income stream do you want free apps to vanish. Get real. Sent from my iPad On Apr 9, 2010, at 9:50 AM, Jess theeternal...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: IPhone 4, and IAds

2010-04-09 Thread Cody
A bit harsh, are we? I agree with this statement, but I'm reenforcing the point while ads are a pain in the ass, this is just how the market works. - Original Message - From: Charlie Doremus giantdolp...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 4:29 PM

Re: making batch scripts

2010-04-09 Thread Sarah Alawami
I would like to thank everyone who helped. after much hair pulling i got it to work. 1. make my script in the usual way but the file is just for entering in ftp commands. 2. this is where I got stuck. open the .netrc file in the terminal. open -a TextEdit.app ~/.netrc and put this in the

Re: IPhone 4, and IAds

2010-04-09 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, As I pointed out previously, iAds is not intrusive. It is a banner that you tap if you wish to see it, and it scrolls down for you to see. It is also going to be based on possibly your location, and what you are currently doing on your iThingy. It is a much better system for sure, and can

Re: Number key on MBP keyboard

2010-04-09 Thread Kimberly thurman
Shift of the 3. On Apr 9, 2010, at 4:24 PM, phil stephenson wrote: Hi, Apologies if this is bordering on OT but am trying to locate the number key on my MBP but can't find it anywhere, yes I've tried using the VO keyboard help, pressing shift and shift with the FN key but can't seem to

Re: Number key on MBP keyboard

2010-04-09 Thread phil stephenson
Sorry Kimberly not sure what you mean there..have found it via Google, it's option 3. Thanks anyway, Phil On 9 Apr 2010, at 21:56, Kimberly thurman wrote: Shift of the 3. On Apr 9, 2010, at 4:24 PM, phil stephenson wrote: Hi, Apologies if this is bordering on OT but am trying to

Re: IPhone 4, and IAds

2010-04-09 Thread Scott Howell
Well I think those who complain about advertising are going to have to accept the fact it's here and not going away. In fact marketing technology just keeps getting better. As long as the adds do not interfere with what I'm doing,, advertise away. Hell, I've learned to ignore the stupid

Re: question about repairing disc permissions.

2010-04-09 Thread Sarah Alawami
good gosh. that keystroke is nigh impossible to hold town. lol. but I guess that'w why they do it so you only do it when you ahve to. Tak ecare. On Apr 9, 2010, at 11:41 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: Hello Jim, On Apr 9, 2010, at 7:35 PM, Jim Gatteys wrote: When repairing disc permissions I

Re: IPhone 4, and IAds

2010-04-09 Thread Charlie Doremus
Scott, I agree 100% this the price we all pay in our new modern techno world. Sent from my iPad On Apr 9, 2010, at 11:26 AM, Scott Howell scottn3...@gmail.com wrote: Well I think those who complain about advertising are going to have to accept the fact it's here and not going away. In fact

Re: transmision

2010-04-09 Thread Sarah Alawami
Can you bring up the window menu and see if the windows option has a main window in it. sometimes that keystroke is command accent. good luck. On Apr 9, 2010, at 1:52 AM, william lomas wrote: hi all why is transmision when i start it now saying it has no windows? navigation in

Re: Used an iPad today

2010-04-09 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
The iPad is actually much more than either of those concepts. It's a productivity tool, a media consumption device, and several other things. Really, the beauty of the iPad is that it is whatever you, personally, need it to be. Several reviewers are calling it a blank slate, and that's very

Re: Used an iPad today

2010-04-09 Thread Fonzie
Reading all this iPad stuff makes me want to jump in for a quick second. On the iPad, I think it's a interesting concept all the same. Really, I believe the iPad is best described as a Coffee Table Centered Device. Sure, there is travel and such, but the iPad in general seems like a device

Re: Used an iPad today

2010-04-09 Thread Olivia Norman
As a student,, I am looking forward to seeing textbooks on my iPad. This will make it easy for me to purchase books, and will also give me instant access to them, no more need to get them converted into accessible formats! I love the iBooks app, and the portability of the iPad! Olivia Sent

Re: IPhone 4, and IAds

2010-04-09 Thread Jess
Charlie wrote: The next thing I expect to hear from you is there's a communist under your bed grow up! Facebook and twitter are littered with ads now. Apparently you haven't used apps like Syrinx or Twittero, they don't give you any ads from Twitter or facebook. I realize that ads aren't going

Re: making batch scripts

2010-04-09 Thread mani
Sarah: Do you still have a problem or is this an older post? You inquired about the EOF in an earlier post. EOF is just a token, signaling the script to read from the standard input until it encounters that token. Hence the EOF again in the last line. HTH, mani On Apr 9, 4:34 pm, Sarah

Re: IPhone 4, and IAds

2010-04-09 Thread Charlie Doremus
I guess you can't handle the truth. If you don' want ads I suggest you just disconnect your computer and donate it. Sent from my iPad On Apr 9, 2010, at 1:21 PM, Jess theeternal...@gmail.com wrote: Charlie wrote: The next thing I expect to hear from you is there's a communist under your

Re: making batch scripts

2010-04-09 Thread Sarah Alawami
Ah cool I didn't know that. I was trying to come upwith words in my head that would make sence. Thanks. Sarah the non unix user until now. lol On Apr 9, 2010, at 4:43 PM, mani wrote: Sarah: Do you still have a problem or is this an older post? You inquired about the EOF in an earlier

Re: IPhone 4, and IAds

2010-04-09 Thread Sarah Alawami
that's because the apis currently don't allow adds but I an see that coming in the future. *frowns* Take care all. On Apr 9, 2010, at 4:50 PM, Charlie Doremus wrote: I guess you can't handle the truth. If you don' want ads I suggest you just disconnect your computer and donate it. Sent

Re: IPhone 4, and IAds

2010-04-09 Thread Jess
My question was would Iads lead to spyware or adware, and would it interfeer with what I would be doing on the IPad. Jes On Apr 9, 2010, at 7:50 PM, Charlie Doremus wrote: I guess you can't handle the truth. If you don' want ads I suggest you just disconnect your computer and donate it.

Re: IPhone 4, and IAds

2010-04-09 Thread Jess
Sarah writes: that's because the apis currently don't allow adds but I an see that coming in the future. *frowns* Exactly! Somebody gets my point! Jes On Apr 9, 2010, at 8:54 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: that's because the apis currently don't allow adds but I an see that coming in the

Re: IPhone 4, and IAds

2010-04-09 Thread Charlie Doremus
Short answer, no. Sent from my iPad On Apr 9, 2010, at 3:56 PM, Jess theeternal...@gmail.com wrote: My question was would Iads lead to spyware or adware, and would it interfeer with what I would be doing on the IPad. Jes On Apr 9, 2010, at 7:50 PM, Charlie Doremus wrote: I guess you

Re: IPhone 4, and IAds

2010-04-09 Thread Ricardo Walker
Goodnight Jes, From what I have read, the ads seem like they will be out of the way. You will only see the entire add by tapping on the banner. The ads must be approved by Apple so that might eliminate the concerns about spyware. But I guess nothing is 100% safe. hth On Apr 9, 2010, at

Re: Used an iPad today

2010-04-09 Thread olivia norman
It really is a wonderful device! Since I got mine on Saturday I have read eBooks, taken notes in classes, uploaded documents to my iDisk, read an exam while writing it on my mac, responded to countless emails, watched movies, listened to music, and the list goes on. Eventually, I see the iPad

Downloading nls books

2010-04-09 Thread chaas
Hi Mac Family: I'm finally downloading my first ever NLS talking book into downloads on my macbook Pro. The download speed is saying something like 39.something kb per second. The downlad time appears to be nearly an hour, but the book is only a 13 hours long. This seems particularly slow.