Re: garage band

2011-01-07 Thread Nick Van Vlaenderen
Hi, Just tried upgrading GB myself. When I check for updates in GarageBand it says that I have the latest version installed. However, the version installed is 5.1 (398). I tried buying the new version in the App Store and since it was my first purchase I had to check my payment info. After

Re: garage band

2011-01-07 Thread AZ
Hi If you don't have a midi keyboard how can you express dynamics? AZ 07.01.2011 4:24, Ricardo Walker writes: Hi, You do not need a midi keyboard to use Garageband. It does make things a lot easier though. Especially if you have some control surfaces. Check out the first

Re: garage band

2011-01-07 Thread Scott Howell
I purchased GB yesterday and when I launched the program, I checked the version and it is Version 6.0.1 (427.57). I had the previous version of GB that shipped with my MacBook I got in 2009. Scott On Jan 7, 2011, at 4:41 AM, Nick Van Vlaenderen wrote: Hi, Just tried upgrading GB

Re: garage band

2011-01-07 Thread Ricardo Walker
I actually bought the iLife 11 DVD a couple months back so I'm running Garageband 6.0. But for whatever reason, I can't upgrade to 6.0.1. Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 On Jan 7, 2011, at 5:41 AM, James Malone wrote:

Re: garage band

2011-01-07 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I'm not sure what you mean by express dynamics. :) Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 On Jan 7, 2011, at 5:03 AM, AZ wrote: Hi If you don't have a midi keyboard how can you express dynamics? AZ 07.01.2011

Re: garage band

2011-01-07 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, In the Mac app store, you can go to purchases in the menu bar under store. There you will be able to see if it is installed or not. hth Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 On Jan 7, 2011, at 4:41 AM, Nick Van Vlaenderen

Re: garage band

2011-01-07 Thread AZ
Hi So if i want to play one note as forte and an other one as piano and somehow i want to articulate as smarcato. I think it is impossible to play live music without a midi keyboard. AZ 07.01.2011 15:15, Ricardo Walker writes: Hi, I'm not sure what you mean by express dynamics. :)

Re: garage band

2011-01-07 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I never said anything to the contrary. I said you don't need a midi keyboard to use Garageband. :). I also said having one will make things a lot easier. With your qwerty keyboard, you can play notes and simple cords. For beginners, just enough to get an idea down. It depends on what

Time machine disk

2011-01-07 Thread louie
Hi all, After doing system update my time machine disk went bad. I had to format the disk and rebackup. Any one have any thoughts why this happened? louie louiem...@wavecable.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to

Re: following these directions to speed up apple mail, except I can't get past the first step

2011-01-07 Thread annelie robledo
Hi I was wandering whether you have gotten this to work. I have tried automator but it is pretty intimidating. On Jan 3, 2011, at 4:44 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: I came acroos this and tried to follow these steps except I can't get past the first one. They might have been using an older

Folders in the Doc answer

2011-01-07 Thread Jon Cohn
On a completely unrelated issue, how do I open the various folders which are on my Dock? Cmd+o, enter, and VO+space have all failed to do the expected thing. Any information on these two initial questions would be greatly appreciated. I'm starting to like the system already and will

Re: garage band

2011-01-07 Thread Scott Howell
Yep, you're correct that you do not need a keyboard, but having one would expand what can be done. Either way, I appreciate you taking time to put the tutorial together and I have found it helpful in getting started. I cannot play a keyboard, but I would like to eventually hack something

app store

2011-01-07 Thread chad
hi anyone know of any accessible radio apps in the store if there's any also i tried swackett but lot of unlabeled buttons thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: Folders in the Doc answer

2011-01-07 Thread Sarah Alawami
VO SHFT m then arrow to open. Good luck. On 07/01/2011, at 6:55 AM, Jon Cohn jonc...@cox.net wrote: On a completely unrelated issue, how do I open the various folders which are on my Dock? Cmd+o, enter, and VO+space have all failed to do the expected thing. Any information on these two

Re: following these directions to speed up apple mail, except I can't get past the first step

2011-01-07 Thread Sarah Alawami
Yeah works good. S On 07/01/2011, at 6:49 AM, annelie robledo acer2...@gmail.com wrote: Hi I was wandering whether you have gotten this to work. I have tried automator but it is pretty intimidating. On Jan 3, 2011, at 4:44 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: I came acroos this and tried to

Updating Growl?

2011-01-07 Thread Brianna Snyder
Hi, I was just wondering how one did this. My growl keeps saying mu version is out of date, and that I should click here to download the newer version. Well, where it wants me to click never shows with VoiceOver. I know I could go to the Growl website and download it, but where do I put Growl

Re: Folders in the Doc answer

2011-01-07 Thread Colin M
Hi there! I had a look how mine was set up I've never changed it! Mine is set as stack and automatic and mine has always worked! Colin I'm far too bad for Heaven! The Devil is afraid I'll take his place! On 7 Jan 2011, at 16:41, Sarah Alawami wrote: VO SHFT m then arrow to open. Good luck.

Re: following these directions to speed up apple mail, except I can't get past the first step

2011-01-07 Thread Jon Cohn
Did you notice a speed difference? Between the upgrade to the new SnowLeopard and the fact that I don't regularly exit Mail, I was not sure if there was a difference. Certainly I am having VO do a couple busy remarks when opening mail. Jon On Jan 7, 2011, at 11:43 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote:

Re: Folders in the Doc answer

2011-01-07 Thread Jon Cohn
You are looking at the wrong item then... There are three checked items in the menu. 1. Sort Order 2. How the Flder icon shows in the Doc (Folder or Stack) 3. What the folder displays as when activated from the Doc. Jon On Jan 7, 2011, at 11:56 AM, Colin M wrote: Hi there! I had a look how

Re: Folders in the Doc answer

2011-01-07 Thread Colin M
Hi John! No I'm looking at the right place! I forgot to put date added as well! But all the display as and things buttons are all dimmed! So I've got date added stack and automatic! And it works ok! Colin I'm far too bad for Heaven! The Devil is afraid I'll take his place! On 7 Jan 2011, at

Re: Folders in the Doc answer

2011-01-07 Thread Sarah Alawami
Really I have to hit vo shift m and arrow to open and only then will it open in the finder. S On Jan 7, 2011, at 9:43 AM, Colin M wrote: Hi John! No I'm looking at the right place! I forgot to put date added as well! But all the display as and things buttons are all dimmed! So I've got

Adding music to playlists in iTunes

2011-01-07 Thread Kiran Kaja
Hi All, Is there a sensible way of adding files to an existing playlist? I managed to create a couple playlists on my iPhone and would like to know if I can edit them in iTunes in Mac OS X. Regards, Kiran -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: Folders in the Doc answer

2011-01-07 Thread Colin M
Hi Sarah! Have you had a look how yours is set in the downloads on your doc? It would be interesting to see how yours is, and any differences! :] Colin I'm far too bad for Heaven! The Devil is afraid I'll take his place! On 7 Jan 2011, at 17:55, Sarah Alawami wrote: Really I have to hit vo

Re: Folders in the Doc answer

2011-01-07 Thread Carolyn Haas
Colin and others: This is strange, listening to this conversation. I never use the doc at all. Is there a primary advantage to doing so? Carolyn On Jan 7, 2011, at 11:07 AM, Colin M wrote: Hi Sarah! Have you had a look how yours is set in the downloads on your doc? It would be interesting

Re: following these directions to speed up apple mail, except I can't get past the first step

2011-01-07 Thread Sarah Alawami
Inotice it a bit. My mail still crashes when reading some message but I have come to the fact thatmail is refusing to render some messages correctly and I have to live with it. I do notice a slight speed increase. I can hear when it's working as the hard drive activity increases a big deal. S

Re: Folders in the Doc answer

2011-01-07 Thread Sarah Alawami
Yeah it looks like name and stack are checked and automatic is also checked. I still need to hit vo shift m to open the folder. S On Jan 7, 2011, at 10:07 AM, Colin M wrote: Hi Sarah! Have you had a look how yours is set in the downloads on your doc? It would be interesting to see how yours

Re: Folders in the Doc answer

2011-01-07 Thread Sarah Alawami
It's a quicker way to get to things you use frequently. Think of it like a task bar wherein you can access apps and documents and folders you use lot.! On Jan 7, 2011, at 10:19 AM, Carolyn Haas wrote: Colin and others: This is strange, listening to this conversation. I never use the doc at

Re: Adding music to playlists in iTunes

2011-01-07 Thread Sarah Alawami
Yeah Just add the files by vo shift m on the files you want to add from the music part under sources and then add to play list and select the playlist you want to add to. It should sync. S On Jan 7, 2011, at 9:58 AM, Kiran Kaja wrote: Hi All, Is there a sensible way of adding files to an

Re: app store

2011-01-07 Thread Sara Waggle
Just got the app store update yesterday. Is this apps for iPhone or apps for Mac. I'm a little confused since there's an app store in iTunes. Thanks On Jan 7, 2011, at 9:55 AM, chad wrote: hi anyone know of any accessible radio apps in the store if there's any also i tried swackett but

Re: app store

2011-01-07 Thread Jane
This App Store is specifically for the Mac. The one in iTunes is for the iPad/iPod/iPhone. Jane On Jan 7, 2011, at 1:50 PM, Sara Waggle wrote: Just got the app store update yesterday. Is this apps for iPhone or apps for Mac. I'm a little confused since there's an app store in iTunes.

Re: app store

2011-01-07 Thread Carolyn
Hi Sara: The update provides for access to a new app store specifically designed to offer apps for the mac. The app store for the iphone and other devices remains the same as it was. These are apps you can purchase for your Mac. HTH Carolyn - Original Message - From: Sara Waggle

Re: app store

2011-01-07 Thread Sara Waggle
Okay, so how are these apps different than software programs? On Jan 7, 2011, at 12:53 PM, Jane wrote: This App Store is specifically for the Mac. The one in iTunes is for the iPad/iPod/iPhone. Jane On Jan 7, 2011, at 1:50 PM, Sara Waggle wrote: Just got the app store update

Re: app store

2011-01-07 Thread Sarah Alawami
Nope it is the mac app store so hte apps are for the mac line of devices. S On Jan 7, 2011, at 10:50 AM, Sara Waggle wrote: Just got the app store update yesterday. Is this apps for iPhone or apps for Mac. I'm a little confused since there's an app store in iTunes. Thanks On Jan 7,

Re: contact groups in adium

2011-01-07 Thread Sarah Alawami
Actually I would hide groups if I were you or you will hear for example row 1 expanded over and over again when you are not in that window. Take care. On Jan 6, 2011, at 6:27 AM, Jason Fayre wrote: Hi everyone, This is my first posting to this list. I recently purchased a macbook pro. I

Re: Updating Growl?

2011-01-07 Thread Jeffrey Shockley
Hi, Just download it, open the DMG and run the installer. There should be an installer package inside the DMG you download, so all ya gotta do is run the installer. HTH, Jeffrey On Jan 7, 2011, at 11:49 AM, Brianna Snyder wrote: Hi, I was just wondering how one did this. My growl keeps

Re: Updating Growl?

2011-01-07 Thread Brianna Snyder
Hi, Thanks for your help. I've installed it successfully. Had i known it was that easy, I definitely would have done it a while ago. Thanks again, Brianna On Jan 7, 2011, at 2:29 PM, Jeffrey Shockley wrote: Hi, Just download it, open the DMG and run the installer. There should be an

A question for you gamers

2011-01-07 Thread John Panarese
Hi Folks, Sorry for the cross posting and the multiple copies of this some of you might receive. Basically, I had a conversation with a company who designs various games for the blind and low vision. They are called, 7-128 software, and in the conversation, I was told that they had

My thoughts on the new app sitore for the mac

2011-01-07 Thread matthew Dyer
Hi all, Last night I downloaded and installed the new 10.6.6 update wwhich includes the new app store. I desided to give the app store a spin and here are my thoughts. First let me say that getting loged in I had to reset my password for my apple id and had done so with very little

RE: app store

2011-01-07 Thread Scott Ford
Hi the Pages app in the app store, is it new or the old one? Scott -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sarah Alawami Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 2:01 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: app

Re: app store

2011-01-07 Thread Scott Howell
THe older version. Hopefully something new will be out before to long. Scott On Jan 7, 2011, at 4:05 PM, Scott Ford wrote: Hi the Pages app in the app store, is it new or the old one? Scott -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

forgetting wireless networks?

2011-01-07 Thread John Lipsey
Hi list: I recently became employed. My laptop and IPhone now constantly want to connect to the wireless networks here at work. All of my online needs are handled by my office computer, so I don't really want my macbook or IPhone spending all this time trying to connect and, in the case of my

Re: Folders in the Doc answer

2011-01-07 Thread Ricardo Walker
Lol, Thats funny. I don't use the doc either. I don't find it any faster than using the applications folder. Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 On Jan 7, 2011, at 1:19 PM, Carolyn Haas wrote: Colin and others: This is

Re: Folders in the Doc answer

2011-01-07 Thread Ricardo Walker
Quicker? How so. Lets say I want to get to safari. You need a key stroke to get to the dock as well as the apps folder. Then in both cases I can type the letters to get to the app. Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 On Jan

Re: forgetting wireless networks?

2011-01-07 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, Why not just turn wifi off when your at work? Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 On Jan 7, 2011, at 4:59 PM, John Lipsey wrote: Hi list: I recently became employed. My laptop and IPhone now constantly want to connect

Re: forgetting wireless networks?

2011-01-07 Thread John Lipsey
I do that, typically. However, the problem is that I then forget, at least in the case of my phone, to turn it back on when I get home. The macbook, now that I changed a setting in airport, doesn't yell at me to connect every time I turn it on at work any more. Though, it still thinks it's

first mac perchus

2011-01-07 Thread Stuart Young
Hi everyone I have been on this list fore a wile and i have finally took the plunge and baut a mac book pro any tips on which is the best word processor to use for writing reports? i am also going to be using fusion to run windows 7 and i will be using jaws 12 and system access for the windows

Re: first mac perchus

2011-01-07 Thread Sara Waggle
I use mostly Text Edit, and occasionally Pages. But I heard of one called Bean awhile ago and just haven't looked further into it. It's free and open sourced. Just googled it and came up withhttp://www.bean-osx.com/Bean.html It might be interesting to look more into this one. On

Re: Itunes store frustration Was: My thoughts on the new app sitore for the mac

2011-01-07 Thread Carolyn Haas
Hi Matthew: I've had this trouble in general with iTunes and that store for about two weeks now. It's always forcing me to verify info, resubmit the security code etc. Last night, for the first time in two weeks, I didn't have that issue. But, my iPad didn't let me know I'd made the

Re: Folders in the Doc answer

2011-01-07 Thread Carolyn Haas
Ricardo: You're my hero again!:) I thought I was really missing the boat. But, btw, I have set up right option key as a modifier and that plus S opens safari and puts me in my search field. Can't get much quicker than that.:) Carolyn On Jan 7, 2011, at 3:09 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote:

Re: first mac perchus

2011-01-07 Thread Stuart Young
thankyou Sara I will take a look at this. -- You can contact me in one of the following ways: Skype: youngstuart70 MSN: stuartyo...@samobile.net Phone:. (Mobile) 07814796821 (Home) 01392 273445 Thank you!. Regards, Stuart Young. Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network.

Word Processors, was Re: first mac perchus

2011-01-07 Thread Brianna Snyder
Hi, I'm glad that the topic of word processors came up. I see that TextEdit will be good for paper writing, as far as double spacing, and font changes. However, I was wondering if there was a way to get it to put in page numbers, or to see what page you are on in a multi-paged document. I'm

Re: Word Processors, was Re: first mac perchus

2011-01-07 Thread Ryan Mann
I just checked out Pages today and I noticed that there is a way to insert page numbers. On Jan 7, 2011, at 6:55 PM, Brianna Snyder wrote: Hi, I'm glad that the topic of word processors came up. I see that TextEdit will be good for paper writing, as far as double spacing, and font

Incerting a sim into iPhone 4?

2011-01-07 Thread James Malone
Hi. I recently bought an iPhone 4. Where do I find the sim try? it seems to be completely different from 3gs Cheers, James -- 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. To

Re: Word Processors, was Re: first mac perchus

2011-01-07 Thread Sara Waggle
Text Edit is not very sophisticated it's comparable to Wordpad/notepad. But it's great place to just write and change fonts and stuff like that. Something I do frequently is write in TextEdit and convert to Pages. But the Bean program might do more to. I'm going to download this thing and

Re: winmail.dat files and the Mac

2011-01-07 Thread Jude DaShiell
Probably not going to be useful, but if she exports contacts those can go to a .txt file that shouldn't be difficult to handle. If all those contacts are in the safe senders list just export safe senders list and that's automatically done as a *.txt file.On Wed, 5 Jan 2011, Michael Busboom

Re: Word Processors, was Re: first mac perchus

2011-01-07 Thread Sara Waggle
Sorry, it doesn't seem as though you can do page numbers with Bean. However, it seems to have more capabilities than text edit. On Jan 7, 2011, at 5:55 PM, Brianna Snyder wrote: Hi, I'm glad that the topic of word processors came up. I see that TextEdit will be good for paper

Re: Mager mail problem.

2011-01-07 Thread matthew Dyer
I just created the accounrt as pop3 and it worked fine excluding the other day when it was not retreavibng mail but as i said before it seems to have fisxed itself. Oh well just glad it worjk now though. Matthew On Jan 7, 2011, at 2:50 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: Oh that was on the phone? I

Re: Incerting a sim into iPhone 4?

2011-01-07 Thread James Malone
Are you talking about the top right where the headphone jack is? if so, I can't even find a really small hole there, which is what I found on my 3gs On 08/01/2011, at 12:25 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Hi, There is a tiny hole a long the right edge of the phone. You need a pin or something

Re: Itunes store frustration Was: My thoughts on the new app sitore for the mac

2011-01-07 Thread matthew Dyer
Hi, I was refering to the new app store not the itunes store all though it may be the same deal. Matthew On Jan 7, 2011, at 6:15 PM, Carolyn Haas wrote: Hi Matthew: I've had this trouble in general with iTunes and that store for about two weeks now. It's always forcing me to verify

Re: Incerting a sim into iPhone 4?

2011-01-07 Thread Ricardo Walker
What? The headphone jack is on the top left of an iPhone 4. If your holding the phone with the home button at the bottom, on the right of the phone, where the metal band is, you will feel a little hole Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 Google Voice:

Re: Incerting a sim into iPhone 4?

2011-01-07 Thread James Malone
Haha. Oh, right. I just confused there for a sec. I've got it now. Thanks for that. On 08/01/2011, at 12:53 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: What? The headphone jack is on the top left of an iPhone 4. If your holding the phone with the home button at the bottom, on the right of the phone, where

Re: Incerting a sim into iPhone 4?

2011-01-07 Thread Charlie Doremus
Before you break your phone, be aware that the 3gs and 4g sim cards are NOT interchangeable. The 3gs sim is larger and would require someone skilled with a razor blade to trim it to size. Personally I would not recommend such action. On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 3:56 PM, James Malone

Taking pictures off of desk top using vo k strokes.

2011-01-07 Thread Chenelle Hancock
Hi I wanted to know how does one go about removing pictures from desk top?thanks a lot chenelle Sent from my iPhon e -- 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. To

Re: Incerting a sim into iPhone 4?

2011-01-07 Thread James Malone
Lol yes. This would certainly not be an advisable action. to take. On 08/01/2011, at 1:23 PM, Charlie Doremus wrote: Before you break your phone, be aware that the 3gs and 4g sim cards are NOT interchangeable. The 3gs sim is larger and would require someone skilled with a razor blade to

Cloud based backups

2011-01-07 Thread Kimberly thurman
Good evening folks: What is the most accessible cloud-based backup resource for my MBP? I have an external hard drive, but I'm lazy and I want to back up without needing to get up and hook up. lol Thanks in advance! :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: Cloud based backups

2011-01-07 Thread William Windels
Hi, I use time machine on the mac to backup all my data from my macbook on a external hd with usb connector. I use dropbox for online backup. Hope this helps Mvg william Windels Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPhone Op 8-jan.-2011 om 04:11 heeft Kimberly thurman kimthur...@insightbb.com het

soon to be mac user

2011-01-07 Thread Leslie Fitzpatrick
I would like to know if there is a chat client for mac. Also does anyone get on for the people website. Thank you very much Les Fitzpatrick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: Word Processors, was Re: first mac perchus

2011-01-07 Thread Kevin Shaw
Brianna, I completed my master's thesis by using Pages on the Mac. Once you get the hang of working in Pages, you'll be fine. I was even able to mark up the document with ehaders, a table of contents and include all of my references. Kevin -- You received this message because you are

Re: soon to be mac user

2011-01-07 Thread James Malone
Hi there. There is indeed a couple of chat clients out there. One of them is called adium, while another one is called iChat and comes with your Mac. If you were to be using something like MSN, then Adium is perfect, seeing as iChat does not support msn. On 08/01/2011, at 3:18 PM, Leslie

Re: Word Processors, was Re: first mac perchus

2011-01-07 Thread Ryan Mann
How did you reliably check the formatting of your text? I was trying out Pages earlier today and when I hit vo+t to check the text attributes, all I heard was a bong from the computer speakers. On Jan 7, 2011, at 11:21 PM, Kevin Shaw wrote: Brianna, I completed my master's thesis by using

Re: Cloud based backups

2011-01-07 Thread Isaac Obie
Hi, Time capsule is a wireless external hard drive that backs up automatically every hour or so. It has a terrabyte of diskspace. Apple sells them for $299 and $399. Isaac - Original Message - From: Kimberly thurman kimthur...@insightbb.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent:

Re: logic conference

2011-01-07 Thread Kevin Gibbs
UNfortunately, I'll miss it. If there's a sunset later, let us know. A hopeful Logic user in waiting, Kevin -- 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. To unsubscribe

Apple script editor.

2011-01-07 Thread Geoff Waaler
Greetings y'all, The help doc indicates that the Editor can assist with syntax, command selection and pin point errors. I have not yet determined how to exploit these features with VoiceOver. First, I mistakenly thought the command was display prompt, and when it was not recognized, went