Hotmail

2011-02-10 Thread Ian Robinson
Hi All, Does anyone use Mail on the Mac with Hotmail? Just wondering how well they work together. Cheers. Ian -- 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: sparrow email client for Mac

2011-02-10 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, I checked it out briefly when it was in beta and guess what? It's not accessible. That is, you can set up accounts no problems, and you can manage preferences and so on, but the mailboxes as well as the messages table are just presented to VO as empty tables. You could try the free one and

Re: Hotmail

2011-02-10 Thread joseph
hi i use my hotmail account with apple mail client and have no problem there. hth On 10 Feb 2011, at 09:19, Ian Robinson wrote: Hi All, Does anyone use Mail on the Mac with Hotmail? Just wondering how well they work together. Cheers. Ian -- You received this message

App store's suggestions!

2011-02-10 Thread Colin M
Hi all! I've sent a suggestion to Apple access to make Apps more easier to find by adding something like [vo] to the titles if the App is vo friendly! They have forwarded it to the appropriate people! So lets see what happens! All the best! Colin Qapla! Chegh chew jaj Vam jaj Kak -- You

Re: Hotmail

2011-02-10 Thread Ian Robinson
Hi Joseph, Do you connect via pop or MAPI? Thanks. Ian From: joseph Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 9:27 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Hotmail hi i use my hotmail account with apple mail client and have no problem there. hth On 10 Feb 2011, at 09:19, Ian

Voiceover in mail

2011-02-10 Thread Cheok Cheng Ann
Hi I am new to the mac and have a few questions: How do I get voiceover to stop saying blanks when reading rows in the mail app? How do I select multiple emails for deletion? Regards Cheng Ann -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group.

Evernote

2011-02-10 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! Has anyone tried this service and software yet? Http://www.evernote.com I'm having a play with it now, the system seems to allow you to capture.. well just about anything from an idea to a picture to a web page, sync your captured content or note and share it amongst other devices such as

pass word protection and internet filtering

2011-02-10 Thread Stephanie Mitchell
I have a new imac which I will set up on the weekend. Can i pass word protect it. also, since i have kids in the house, what internet filtering software is there for the mac? Thanks. Steph -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To

Re: pass word protection and internet filtering

2011-02-10 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! Yep you can password protect your Imac as you can with Macbook Pro etc no trouble. The Imac as does every other Mac comes with parental control by default, I've never tried to use it as I have no need smile. On 10/02/2011, at 10:00 PM, Stephanie Mitchell wrote: I have a new imac which

Re: App store's suggestions!

2011-02-10 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: that's a good idea. regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my iPad On 10/02/2011, at 2:25, Colin M velocity.focu...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all! I've sent a suggestion to Apple access to make Apps more easier to find by adding something like [vo] to the titles if the App is

audacity quick qestion

2011-02-10 Thread chad
hi does anyone know in audacity how to hear your end of the sample my start possition is fine i need to trim the end any tutorials out there thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: Evernote

2011-02-10 Thread Jane
I have it but I haven't used it. I figure I already have one dropbox client for the iPad; I am trying to think of a reason why I need another cloud app? Or maybe I have it wrong. Jane On Feb 10, 2011, at 5:50 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hi! Has anyone tried this service and software yet?

Re: Evernote

2011-02-10 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
As of about 6 months ago, the iPhone app was inaccessible and caused vo to perform very slowly until I restarted. On 10/02/2011, Jane juanitatig...@gmail.com wrote: I have it but I haven't used it. I figure I already have one dropbox client for the iPad; I am trying to think of a reason why I

Re: new website

2011-02-10 Thread Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr.
Apple people? I respectrully submit that the community has enough knowledge and ability to inform itself, and the project need not exclude Apple resources. Antonio On Feb 9, 2011, at 12:15 PM, Cheree Heppe wrote: Cheree Heppe here: It might be splintering for info gatherers and such.

Re: new website

2011-02-10 Thread Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr.
Mohamed, Go right ahead if you can get the site put up, designed, and regularly updated. I say go right ahead if you have the expertise to make it happen, or can find it. On Feb 9, 2011, at 7:33 AM, johns.kary wrote: Hi Mohammed, Sounds like a fantastic idea. With the Mac App store

Re: Evernote

2011-02-10 Thread Dane Trethowan
Okay well its a bit like trying to explain the difference between Sendspace and Dropbox I suppose, the differences don't become apparent until you actually use the products. For example, from what I've found out so far Evernote is designed to capture all sorts of things and you can search

Re: Evernote

2011-02-10 Thread Dane Trethowan
Thanks, I'll bare that in mind, having no trouble with the Mac software at the moment. On 11/02/2011, at 1:27 AM, Ben Mustill-Rose wrote: As of about 6 months ago, the iPhone app was inaccessible and caused vo to perform very slowly until I restarted. On 10/02/2011, Jane

Re: Hotmail

2011-02-10 Thread AZ
Hi Hotmail works but not as an exchange service. AZ 10.02.2011 12:19, Ian Robinson writes: Hi All, Does anyone use Mail on the Mac with Hotmail? Just wondering how well they work together. Cheers. Ian -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

haptics but not for IOS. Soon though

2011-02-10 Thread Yuma Decaux
The guys at e-sense told me they were working with high profile japanese screen makers on their haptic tech, including toshiba. And we all know the industry talks about aple asking toshiba for screens. In the meantime, anyoen want to make a jump to androïd so they can feel wherever there's no

iPod Touch and new MacBook

2011-02-10 Thread Html-man
Hi all, I am going to connect my iPod Touch to my Mac for the first time. Do I have to disable syncronization first, will iTunes mess it up? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

Word Count

2011-02-10 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hi, Is there a way to get the word or at least character count of text, in either textedit and/or pages? It's getting annoying that I can't get this yet. Aum namah Śivāya Brandon Olivares www.thefulleffect.org - Healing the Whole Person I help people to experience healing on all levels, and to

Re: haptics but not for IOS. Soon though

2011-02-10 Thread Carolyn Haas
Yuma: Don't know what haptics are. But, I have a friend whose doing the droid thing and it sure seems quirky to me in terms of accessibility. And I never heard anything about Apple asking Toshiba for screens. Carolyn On Feb 10, 2011, at 9:22 AM, Yuma Decaux wrote: The guys at e-sense told me

Re: iPod Touch and new MacBook

2011-02-10 Thread Carolyn Haas
Hi html: When you plug in your device, iTunes will tell you all you need to know. It will ask you if you want to create a new library, or keep what's on your device. Then assuming you have stuff on there, you'll follow the instructions for having it back up yourdevice. Most of it's pretty

Re: haptics but not for IOS. Soon though

2011-02-10 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Carolyn and all, the Droid thing is *incredibly quirky in terms of accessibility. And haptic feedback, though very cool, is definitely not worth the accessibility trade-off. Cheers, Donna On Feb 10, 2011, at 11:53 AM, Carolyn Haas wrote: Yuma: Don't know what haptics are. But, I have a

Re: Word Count

2011-02-10 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
A simple applescript should do the trick... tell document 1 of application TextEdit set wordcount to the (count of words) as text set charactercount to the (count of characters) as text end tell say wordcount words and charactercount characters On Feb 10, 2011, at 11:46

Creating Apple Scripts, wasWord Count

2011-02-10 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, Sorry if I'm really behind here, but I need to get on top of how to create apple scripts. Can someone give me some pointers for how to do this? thanks in advance, Donna On Feb 10, 2011, at 12:37 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: A simple applescript should do the trick... tell document 1

Re: Word Count

2011-02-10 Thread Kevin Mattingly
you may be able to use the wc command in ther terminal to get it. open a terminal session. Use the man pages for options, for example (man wc). That may help you do it manually. Kev On Feb 10, 2011, at 11:46 AM, Brandon Olivares wrote: Hi, Is there a way to get the word or at least

Re: pass word protection and internet filtering

2011-02-10 Thread Scott Granados
Don't bother with Internet filtering, it's a waste of time and diverts the parenting role away from where it belongs. Speaking as someone who has raised 3 kids successfully and as someone who has had internet longer than most in the home it's just not worth the aggrivation and it builds a lot

Re: Mod note, off topic posts.

2011-02-10 Thread Michael Thurman
the last ot post turned into someone giving advice to get an ON topic item rather than a note taker, so i think it was worthwile, not to mention the fact that thi slist is full of people likely to be able to help. The blind guide dog and marriage counseling discussion board is likel to be so

Re: Word Count

2011-02-10 Thread Colin M
Hi there! This guy has a working text edit word count thing here! http://www.softcon.com/mac You can download just the script or a whole text edit with that combined! It is free! Colin! Qapla! Chegh chew jaj Vam jaj Kak On 10 Feb 2011, at 17:37, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: A simple applescript

Re: Mod note, off topic posts.

2011-02-10 Thread Geoff Waaler
Hello Michael, If you or anyone have concerns over the wording or content of mod notes, please direct them to Cara and/or me privately. We value feedback and all opinions, however the list is not the place for discussion of management policy. Your point that the last message was steered on

Re: Voiceover in mail

2011-02-10 Thread Sarah Alawami
To select multiple rows for deletion just hold down the shift key and hit down arrow. This is if you want to select consecutive rows. S On Feb 10, 2011, at 2:54 AM, Cheok Cheng Ann wrote: Hi I am new to the mac and have a few questions: How do I get voiceover to stop saying blanks when

Re: App store's suggestions!

2011-02-10 Thread Ricardo Walker
I wouldn't hold my breath for this one. People have been asking for something like this for the IOS app store for almost 2 years and no dice. But then again, you never know. Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 On Feb 10,

Re: Mod note, off topic posts.

2011-02-10 Thread Scott Granados
Actually, Geof, the number of subscribers is a non issue. I've seen several lists with many factors more members handle OT posts much more effectively by using the tagging method you mentioned. You're assuming that people don't know how to use / configure mail rules. An OT tag makes filtering

Re: Word Count

2011-02-10 Thread Caitlin Lynch
Hi Brandon, Or, you can use command+option+I which displays document info. I believe you have to check the text radiobutton, but I know it will display using one of thosesorry, I don't use it enough to recall of the top of my head which one you check. HTH, Caitlin On 2/10/11, Colin M

haptics

2011-02-10 Thread Yuma Decaux
Exactly, i don't know about the accessibility of androïd 's haptic tech and the main difference is that theirs is motorized whereas the e-sense technology is a whole different level. And for toshiba being a possible supplier, as in possible quote unquote, i'll just keep it at that if it

Re: Word Count

2011-02-10 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Brandon, In Pages, the word-, character-, line- paragraph-count and possibly other counts too, are under Document and Info in the Inspector. Cheers, Anne -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send

Re: new website

2011-02-10 Thread Jorge Paez
Hi Mohammed. Jorge here. I am a podcaster and blogger who does a ton of Apple accessibility related stuff--though I can talk about general accessibility too, so if you need any bloggers/articles I'd be happy to contribute. Jorge On Feb 10, 2011, at 9:59 AM, Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr. wrote:

Re: Word Count

2011-02-10 Thread Sarah Alawami
Hmm if you use the termainal can ou then do a do shell script wc?I'm guessing. S On Feb 10, 2011, at 10:49 AM, Colin M wrote: Hi there! This guy has a working text edit word count thing here! http://www.softcon.com/mac You can download just the script or a whole text edit with that combined!

Re: Word Count

2011-02-10 Thread Sarah Alawami
Actually the file is not found. I click ont he link and it says tha the word count script or the text edit script is not found. s On Feb 10, 2011, at 9:52 AM, Kevin Mattingly wrote: you may be able to use the wc command in ther terminal to get it. open a terminal session. Use the man pages

Re: Word Count

2011-02-10 Thread Zachary Kline
Sadly, wc will only work for text input files, and would probably give very misleading results if used on a Pages or RTF file. I'd recommend against trying this method. On Feb 10, 2011, at 9:52 AM, Kevin Mattingly wrote: you may be able to use the wc command in ther terminal to get it. open a

Researchers reveal iPhone passwords in under six minutes

2011-02-10 Thread Sarah Alawami
Will apple fix this in an ios update? should be be more careful with our phones? Are we even safe? read on: http://bit.ly/eocp6x -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

Audio Hijack Pro

2011-02-10 Thread louie
Hi all, I am using a VOIP application called Whistle. You can get the application from: http://whistlephone.com/ This application allows me to make calls from my puter. I have Whistle configured to use my Plantronics Headset for input and out put. I have made a audio hijack entry in Component and

Re: Word Count

2011-02-10 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
I didn't know there was a way to do word count in TextEdit, so I found a word counter widget and installed it in my widget bar. • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com • My home page: • http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You

Re: IOS Sudoku App Developer seeking suggestions to make his Apps accessible

2011-02-10 Thread Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr.
Brian, Sudoku is and has been an interest of mine for about 4 years, and when I play I use a braille note-taker. I've used a braille lite 40, and now use a braille sense. I prefer the 40 cell display and set up of the braille lite, but can use the sense just as well. The thoughts on this are

Re: Word Count

2011-02-10 Thread Sarah Alawami
Ah I disabled the dash board. lol! so inthat case that would not work for me. nice idea though. S On Feb 10, 2011, at 2:58 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: I didn't know there was a way to do word count in TextEdit, so I found a word counter widget and installed it in my widget bar. •

Report: Apple making cheaper iPhone to fight Google

2011-02-10 Thread Sarah Alawami
This is interesting.. Will apple succeed with this? http://cnet.co/fZiAgK -- 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 unsubscribe from this group, send email to

Re: Word Count

2011-02-10 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
why the heck would you disable dashboard? It's really useful thing! • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com • My home page: • http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: Hotmail

2011-02-10 Thread joseph
hi i cann't remember but if you tell me how to check i can do that and let you know. regards On 10 Feb 2011, at 10:31, Ian Robinson wrote: Hi Joseph, Do you connect via pop or MAPI? Thanks. Ian From: joseph Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 9:27 AM To:

Re: Hotmail

2011-02-10 Thread Sarah Alawami
Hello. look in the account settings and find out if it is imap or smtp, I think. S On Feb 10, 2011, at 3:50 PM, joseph wrote: hi i cann't remember but if you tell me how to check i can do that and let you know. regards On 10 Feb 2011, at 10:31, Ian Robinson wrote: Hi Joseph, Do

Re: Audio Hijack Pro

2011-02-10 Thread Sarah Alawami
and in mega mix mode you cannot rout the sound let's say to sound flower in my case. I really don't know why this happens but ah well. Take care. On Feb 10, 2011, at 4:27 PM, Darcy Burnard wrote: Hi Louie. In your whistle session, you want to go in to advanced recording options, and make

blocking emails

2011-02-10 Thread Jorge Paez
Hi. Just wondering, how can I block specific emails in Apple Mail? Thanks, Jorge -- 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 unsubscribe from this group, send email

Re: Voiceover in mail

2011-02-10 Thread Cheok Cheng Ann
Voiceover does not read the newly selected items when using the shift arrow keys. It only indicates new items were added to the selection. On 11-Feb-2011, at 3:01 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: To select multiple rows for deletion just hold down the shift key and hit down arrow. This is if you

Re: Voiceover in mail

2011-02-10 Thread Esther
Hello, To expand on Sarah's comment about using the Shift key to select, you can use VO-F6 to check which items are selected.  This is particularly useful when you are selecting items in a list non-contiguously, and want to review them.  This woks quite generally for selections of all sorts

Re: Voiceover in mail

2011-02-10 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Voice Over F6 will read you everything in the selection. Jonathan On Feb 10, 2011, at 8:35 PM, Cheok Cheng Ann wrote: Voiceover does not read the newly selected items when using the shift arrow keys. It only indicates new items were added to the selection. On 11-Feb-2011, at 3:01 AM,

Re: IOS Sudoku App Developer seeking suggestions to make his Apps accessible

2011-02-10 Thread Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr.
Hello, I do not think braille should be considered just yet when making a sudoku app. Are these apps to be run on a mac, or iPhone? Either way I see no need to read grids at all times, only when the player makes a region query as I suggested. I bet some developer out there may be able to

Re: mHow to turn numpad on offm

2011-02-10 Thread Kevin Gibbs
Ester, As it turned out, the solution was far simpler than anyone could imagine. All I had to do was turn Numpad commander off. Once I did that, the Numeric keypad numbers worked perfectly. Thanks, Kevin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

what's the deal with ebay and safari??

2011-02-10 Thread trahern culver
hey all what's the deal with ebay and safari? some of the key features like the buy now check box are not accssable with voice over does any one know how to solve this problem?? your help with this question would be most welcome!!! kind regards trahern. -- You received this message because

GPS Apps

2011-02-10 Thread Robert Hooper
Before even getting into the question I wish to ask on this post, let me stop and acknowledge that I am indeed aware of the fact that the word best, so often used, is just a four letter word incapable of nearly anything. With that being said, I will be receiving my iPhone tomorrow and wish to

Re: Regarding mac Os server.

2011-02-10 Thread Mike Huckabay
Woops my bad I ment to say I'm looking for documentation on the server and yes HTML would be fine lol my bad. On 2011-02-10, at 10:00 PM, Ryan Mann wrote: What do you mean by a PDF version of the server? A PDF is a document format. Do you mean you want a PDF version of the documentation

Re: IOS Sudoku App Developer seeking suggestions to make his Apps accessible

2011-02-10 Thread Donna Goodin
I *strongly disagree. The easiest way to work a sudoku is with braille. Why on earth would you cut that out? Donna On Feb 10, 2011, at 9:57 PM, Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr. wrote: Hello, I do not think braille should be considered just yet when making a sudoku app. Are these apps to be run

Re: pass word protection and internet filtering

2011-02-10 Thread Stephanie Mitchell
Hi scot, I have no desire to stop our kids accessing stuff online. It's the porn and pop up adds i am trying to protect them. The reason i need to password protect the mac is for my piano studio. Thanks for the great tips. Steph - Original Message - From: Scott Granados

Re: Creating Apple Scripts, wasWord Count

2011-02-10 Thread Donna Goodin
Thanks! I'll give it a try. Donna On Feb 10, 2011, at 9:34 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: start AppleScript editor and paste everything into it. Press the run button in the toolbar or command-R and see if it works. If it works save it. There is a place in the library where you can put it

Re: Report: Apple making cheaper iPhone to fight Google

2011-02-10 Thread brandt
Hi there, Usually in cheeper models of stuff, weather it be iPhone or car, something goes by the wayside. Let's just hope it's not VoiceOver. Warm regards, Brandt Steenkamp You can tune in to my show wednesday afternoons at 3 PM UTC by going to www.TheGlobalVoice.info Contact me: Skype:

Re: pass word protection and internet filtering

2011-02-10 Thread Scott Granados
Hi Steph, Don't sweat the porn thing. A lot of it requires a credit card anyway so kids won't get far. If you block off porn using a lot of the standard packages you'll block non porn sites that you want them to actually have access to. One example of this is whitehouse.gov.

Re: Report: Apple making cheaper iPhone to fight Google

2011-02-10 Thread Ryan Mann
The article said that the phone would be smaller. I would be worried that this would be harder to use. I could see myself touching two icons at once since they would have to be smaller than my fingers. On Feb 10, 2011, at 11:39 PM, brandt wrote: Hi there, Usually in cheeper models of

iWOrk, Pages and KeyNote: Content Creation and Formatting

2011-02-10 Thread Kevin Chao
In our latest VoiceOver On, episode 7;we take a thorough look atiWOrk content creation and formatting, in particular with Pages and KeyNote. We have a guest on, Anne Robertson, who we certainly appreciate her presenting content, providing explanation and point of view on current state

Re: Report: Apple making cheaper iPhone to fight Google

2011-02-10 Thread Mike Arrigo
I don't think it will be voiceover, that's part of the operating system, nothing to worry about there. On Feb 10, 2011, at 10:39 PM, brandt wrote: Hi there, Usually in cheeper models of stuff, weather it be iPhone or car, something goes by the wayside. Let's just hope it's not VoiceOver.

Re: Creating Apple Scripts, wasWord Count

2011-02-10 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hi John, Thanks for your help. I saw the code that was given, and it makes enough sense. However, the tel block seems to specify a specific document (document 1?). How would I have it check the count of whatever document is currently active in TextEdit? I figured out how to use the script

update on the xmradio site

2011-02-10 Thread chad
hi guys i have an update on the xmradio site i spoke with a listener care rep he said they won't go back to the previous version of the player just waiting for pulsar to come out with a update right now can't listen online at all sucks rogueameba e mailed and there aware of the pulsar issue

Re: Report: Apple making cheaper iPhone to fight Google

2011-02-10 Thread Michael Thurman
do you relally thint hat tey would toss voiceover? apple seems commited to accesibility for everyone more than anything else, even their cheaptest i pod has vo now, so i relaly can not see them not having vo. I also believe creating a different os would be more expensive. i suspect we will

Re: update on the xmradio site

2011-02-10 Thread Michael Thurman
just one reason I am not an xm subscriber anymore they do not care about accessibility. and they keep raising their princes while adding commercials to some stations and wasting slots with copies ofterrestrial broadcasters as many of us said before it happens sirius and xm being allowed to