Ipod Touch latest model can it use navigon mobile navigator

2011-06-28 Thread Dean Adams
Hey Everyone, Can anyone tell me if the latest Ipod Touch can use the Navigon Moble Navigator App and does it need an external Bluetooth Gps Receiver any tips in this area would be appreciated . Regards Dean !!!Thoughts become things so choose the good ones because Life's to short to

10.6.8 May Solve VO crashing problems!

2011-06-28 Thread Pete Nalda
Hi all, Considering all the complaints I've heard about 10.6.7 and VO instability, and Facebook Problems, I just did the update and been running it through it's paces. I'm pretty impressed so far. Seems really stable and quite fast as well. Egun On, Lagunak! (Basque for G'day, Mates) Pete

Re: [Bulk] 10.6.8 May Solve VO crashing problems!

2011-06-28 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Well, for me, I still get VO crashes every once in a while; particulary when I'm adjusting sliders and the like. VO+shift+K doesn't seem to help much. Any other ideas? Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook:

Re: [Bulk] 10.6.8 May Solve VO crashing problems!

2011-06-28 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Ray, I think one potential cause is rapid key presses. I've found that if I type quickly and do a lot of things in a short time, VO is more likely to crash. It isn't a surefire cause, but it does seem to contribute to the problem. Also, I discovered that even when VO appeared to crash in

Accessible MIDI Sequencing

2011-06-28 Thread Gavin
Hi everyone, I am a Windows user who does MIDI backing tracks for a living. Do any of you know about an accessible MIDI sequencer on the Mac that is as powerful as Sonar? It is this, and only this, that is preventing me from taking the plunge and switching to a Mac without needing Windows at

Re: Accessible MIDI Sequencing

2011-06-28 Thread Yuma Decaux
Hi, Have you tried izotope's idrums? Its an accessible plugin that acts as a sequencer. Not as powerful as sonar i assume though i never used sonar. Best regards, Yuma On 28/06/2011, at 10:06 PM, Gavin wrote: Hi everyone, I am a Windows user who does MIDI backing tracks for a living. Do

Mac book pro running very hot

2011-06-28 Thread johns.kary
Hi guys, I've got a strange problem hear, and I'm really hoping it's software not hard ware. A couple of days ago my Mac book pro started running hot, the fan would kick in a short time after start up, and would pretty much run constantly from there until I shut down again. Now, it's the

Re: Mac book pro running very hot

2011-06-28 Thread Christopher Wright
Hi, Someone did a podcast on this. Go to http://gwenna.podbean.com - Original Message - From: johns.kary johns.k...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 7:20 AM Subject: Mac book pro running very hot Hi guys, I've got a strange problem hear,

Re: Mac book pro running very hot

2011-06-28 Thread johns.kary
Hi, I can't get the link to work, it refuses to load. Thanks, Kari. On 28/06/2011, at 9:56 PM, Christopher Wright wrote: Hi, Someone did a podcast on this. Go to http://gwenna.podbean.com - Original Message - From: johns.kary johns.k...@gmail.com To:

Re: Contacting FileMaker About Accessability

2011-06-28 Thread BlindMacMan
I have been asking FileMaker for this for years... I used FileMaker 2, 3, and 4 for eons as they were accessible, but all versions thereafter have not been. Calls, emails and feature requests have all been ignored. I even took the tactic of purchasing FileMaker, then telling them it was not

Re: removing usb-discks when going in standby

2011-06-28 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hi William, Can you describe the process you use to put your computer into standby? I really can't replicate this happening here and I've tried a couple of ways. The first thing I did is to put the computer to sleep by closing the screen. The computer went into it's power saving mode and when I

Re: Facebook and clients

2011-06-28 Thread Justin Ekis
Well, I haven't used the facebook site much, because I seem to constantly get taken back to the top of the page. I can't remember what it is that I didn't like about the mobile site, so perhaps I should try it again. As for wanting to ignore the photo application, I suppose it depends on the

Re: Mac book pro running very hot

2011-06-28 Thread Esther
Hi Kari, The podcast Chris refers to is about buying a chill mat to keep the laptop running cooler, especially because the user runs it for long times on her lap against cloth, instead of on a hard surface. In your case, where there's a sudden change in behavior and overheating, it's more

Re: 10.6.8 May Solve VO crashing problems!

2011-06-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Did it fix the Safari busy issues with FaceBook? If so, I'll be in heaven! Chris. - Original Message - From: Pete Nalda lpna...@gmail.com To: MacVisionaries group macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 4:40 AM Subject: 10.6.8 May Solve VO crashing problems!

Re: Mac book pro running very hot

2011-06-28 Thread Esther
Hi Kari, Another thought: you said all software is up to date. Does that mean you've already applied the recent 10.6.8 software update (released about 3 days ago)? I was going to suggest applying this update and seeing whether your problem with the runaway applespell.service process went

Re: Accessible MIDI Sequencing

2011-06-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
ProTools would be your friend, provided you could afford it, but a cheaper sollution that is only $59 would be Amadeus Pro. the only thing is, I'm not totally certained that it'll do midi in or out. Garage Band also works, but good luck figuring it out. At best, I find it, incredibly!

Re: Accessible MIDI Sequencing

2011-06-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
OK, when you say a plug in... a plug in... for what?... That indicates it's an external plug in for a particular application. What application main framework would have to be used, and will this thing do both midi and? audio and allow me to multi track several backing harmony vocal parts, as

Re: Mac book pro running very hot

2011-06-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Sounds like Apple Spell's what's doing it. I've heard of that, but I'm not exactly sure what it is. Chris. - Original Message - From: johns.kary johns.k...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 7:20 AM Subject: Mac book pro running very hot Hi

Re: 10.6.8 May Solve VO crashing problems!

2011-06-28 Thread Pete Nalda
I never could get Safari Busy last night. Egun On, Lagunak! (Basque for G'Day, Mates) Louie P. Pete Nalda http://www.myspace.com/musikonalda http://www.facebook.com/lpnalda http://www.linkedin.com/in/lpnalda -Original Message- From: Christopher-Mark Gilland clgillan...@gmail.com Sender:

Sort of bazaar problem with Voiceover Focus

2011-06-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
This is really odd. Even before pulling the 10.6.8 update, I have noticed that quite often enough, If I press vo+M twice to go to my status bar, so I can check my battery, half of the time Voiceover won't move past the first bit of the menu bar. The only way I've found to deal with that is to

Re: Accessible MIDI Sequencing

2011-06-28 Thread Yuma Decaux
Hi Chris, Omit my post, your own suggestions are much better. I thought he meant a sequencer in the sense of beat making not the usual daw package on the mac. That's probably because i'm on such a streak right now. Best Yuma On 29/06/2011, at 5:31 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: OK,

VoiceOver Focus to Status Menu bar [was Re: Sort of bazaar problem with Voiceover Focus}

2011-06-28 Thread Esther
Hi Chis, I haven't had problems with focus navigation to my status menu bar, with either VO-M-M or Control-F8. If you want to use a keyboard commander AppleScript for VoiceOver to check battery status, Hai Nguyen supplied one to the list last year, and Zack posted a reference to this again

modifying attributes of a track in Amadeus

2011-06-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
OK. I know about interacting with the scroll area which is one vo+right arrow to the right of the toolbar at the top, and when in the track name edit field, I know about hitting vo+up and down arrow to move track by track, but once on a track, how then do I manipulate just that one track. for

amadeus

2011-06-28 Thread Petra Nieuwenhuis
Hi all, Is there a free demo version of amadeus? I can't locate that in the appstore and can not get it to work from the developers website. I can not make out how to download anything there. Best regards Petra -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: VoiceOver Focus to Status Menu bar [was Re: Sort of bazaar problem with Voiceover Focus}

2011-06-28 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi there! I've just been looking around and spotted a Item in documents under VoxKeys 1.0 in there under shortcuts then global is a [say power ] I think it is a script [it's next to the say time one] So there might be a script to do what you want already there! How you get it to work is another

Re: VoiceOver Focus to Status Menu bar [was Re: Sort of bazaar problem with Voiceover Focus}

2011-06-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
What's voxkeys? Never heard of it, sounds pretty neet though. Chris. - Original Message - From: Red.Falcon velocity.focu...@virginmedia.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 4:48 PM Subject: Re: VoiceOver Focus to Status Menu bar [was Re: Sort of bazaar

Re: Sort of bazaar problem with Voiceover Focus

2011-06-28 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Chris, I've never experienced this behavior. I use the regular arrow keys to move through the status menus, and wonder if that has anything to do with it. As for checking the battery status with an applescript, see Ester's comments in an earlier post in this thread. Hope this helps, Zack.

Re: VoiceOver Focus to Status Menu bar [was Re: Sort of bazaar problem with Voiceover Focus}

2011-06-28 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi there! 1st sorry I should have said that VoxKeys is in downloads! As for where it came from I thought it was the built in applescripts if not then I must of downloaded something called VoxKeys and forgotten about it! If this is the case then I'll have to try and find the built in ones

Going back without using the Toolbar

2011-06-28 Thread Christopher Peppel
Hi Everybody, Is there a way I can go back to the previous page in Safari without going to the toolbar each time? Thanks for your help. Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: Going back without using the Toolbar

2011-06-28 Thread KliphSharrie
Backspace always works for me, but maybe someone else has a different way. Kliphton SR (twitter) http://twitter.com/kliphton72 (Marriage Blog) http://cm-i-t-real-world.blogspot.com Sent from my IMac On Jun 28, 2011, at 5:53 PM, Christopher Peppel wrote: Hi Everybody, Is there a way I can go

RE: Going back without using the Toolbar

2011-06-28 Thread Tony Hernandez
Hi Chris. Command-left bracket Tony Hernandez http://DutyOfMan.net/ Para oir y bajar la Biblia Sagradas Escrituras Versión Antigua en MP3, visite http://dutyofman.net/biblia-audio/ -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On

Re: Sort of bazaar problem with Voiceover Focus

2011-06-28 Thread Bryan Jones
Hi Chris -- I have experienced this a bunch of times recently on my 2010 MBA. I've gotten so used to turning VO off and on several times a day that I hadn't even bothered to try troubleshooting the issue. I don't think I've seen it happen since updating to 10.6.8, but it's only been a few

Re: Sort of bazaar problem with Voiceover Focus

2011-06-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
I've seen it in 10.6.8, so it's definitely not something that was fixed. I'm really not getting why it's doing that... or shall I say... Not! doing that. Take care. Chris. - Original Message - From: Bryan Jones openses...@me.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday,

Re: Sort of bazaar problem with Voiceover Focus

2011-06-28 Thread Kimberly thurman
I have experienced this behavior on my late 2009 MBP ever since I first began using it. Restarting VO fixes it, so I've never let it concern me too much. On Jun 28, 2011, at 7:13 PM, Bryan Jones wrote: Hi Chris -- I have experienced this a bunch of times recently on my 2010 MBA. I've gotten

Re: installed ram with no sited asistence!

2011-06-28 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi Kliphton! Do not worry about posting something like this! :] This will show some people that they can do it as well! And saving money is always good! :] Thanks for your post and I'm pleased it worked for you! Colin On 28 Jun 2011, at 23:58, KliphSharrie wrote: Well, was really hesitant to

Re: Sort of bazaar problem with Voiceover Focus

2011-06-28 Thread TIM KILBURN
Hi, Normally, I've seen this happen after the You are running on Reserve Power dialog appear.  If you quickly get the power adapter connected, things are OK but if you lose VO or just wait too long, I've seen this happen numerous times.  Turning VO off then back on again fixes it just fine.  

Re: Sort of bazaar problem with Voiceover Focus

2011-06-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
It definitely doesn't concern me, it's just annoying. Chris. - Original Message - From: Kimberly thurman kimthur...@insightbb.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 7:20 PM Subject: Re: Sort of bazaar problem with Voiceover Focus I have experienced this

Re: Sort of bazaar problem with Voiceover Focus

2011-06-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Hmm. That's weird. I've never seen it happen in that scenareo. Gosh, sounds like it's definitely a bug, but I've not found a consistent sure way to make it do it beyond a doubt. Chris. - Original Message - From: TIM KILBURN To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent:

Re: Sort of bazaar problem with Voiceover Focus

2011-06-28 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
I've had it happen in 10.6.6 when the status bar is changing, such as when Airport finds a network or the power indicator is rapidly changing. Restarting VO is the fix for me, but it doesn't happen so often that I care, and hasn't happened since I got 10.6.8. • Mark BurningHawk Baxter •

Re: -- SPAM --Re: Going back without using the Toolbar

2011-06-28 Thread David McLean
Command + left bracket. On Jun 28, 2011, at 6:59 PM, KliphSharrie wrote: Backspace always works for me, but maybe someone else has a different way. Kliphton SR (twitter) http://twitter.com/kliphton72 (Marriage Blog) http://cm-i-t-real-world.blogspot.com Sent from my IMac On Jun 28, 2011,

Re: installed ram with no sited asistence!

2011-06-28 Thread John Panarese
I certainly think this has a place on the list. Very nicely done. I had heard that replacing RAM was doable compared to the earlier models of the iMacs. Take Care John Panarese jpanar...@gmail.com On Jun 28, 2011, at 6:58 PM, KliphSharrie wrote: Well, was really hesitant to try

Re: Going back without using the Toolbar

2011-06-28 Thread Pete Nalda
I find also that in a lot of cases, just hitting the backspace key in Safari will take you back a page as well. In that scenario, the cursor *can not* be in the address bar or input field, as there it just deletes the last character typed. On Jun 28, 2011, at 6:01 PM, Tony Hernandez wrote:

Questions about running Windows on a Mac

2011-06-28 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi guys: I don't thick my message posted, so I'm trying again. I'm thinking of getting a Mac MINI and running Windows for those times I need it. Is Fusion, or Bootcamp the best? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this

Re: Bootcamp vs Fusion

2011-06-28 Thread Mike Arrigo
I would use fusion, no question. It allows you to install without sighted help, and you don't need to reboot to switch operating systems. On Jun 27, 2011, at 8:16 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: Hi guys: My old desktop might be about to die. I was thinking of replacing it with a Mac Mini and

Re: Mac book pro running very hot

2011-06-28 Thread Mike Arrigo
You might check the process manager, see if something is running that is using all of your processor's resources. In particular, stuck print jobs can do this. On Jun 28, 2011, at 6:20 AM, johns.kary wrote: Hi guys, I've got a strange problem hear, and I'm really hoping it's software not hard

RE: Bootcamp vs Fusion

2011-06-28 Thread Blake Sinnett
I would use Boot camp. You get to use all resources for Windows. Also, you can install Windows onto a Boot Camp partition without sighted assistance. If you have the space, you can install both Boot Camp and Fusion. Once Boot Camp is installed, you can let Fusion use the Boot Camp partition.

Re: [Bulk] 10.6.8 May Solve VO crashing problems!

2011-06-28 Thread Chris Snyder
Hello folks, Actually, I have figured out the reason why VO randomly stops talking when you're navigating and doing other important things. It has to do with Audio Hijack. Let me preface this by saying that I have just updated to 10.6.8. I bought my new Macbook Pro at the end of March 2011.

Re: Mac book pro running very hot

2011-06-28 Thread carolyn Haas
Hello Mike: You might have missed this. Earlier in the thread, she said Apple Spell was using a high per centage, and resetting it temporarily made the issue stop. Carolyn On Jun 28, 2011, at 8:15 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: You might check the process manager, see if something is running that

bluetooth keyboard

2011-06-28 Thread Craig J Dunlop
has anyone had luck pairing ahp ipaq bluetooth keyboard with the iPhone? -- 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

Questions About Pates And Keynote

2011-06-28 Thread silly Ez
Hello, Is there a tutorial available for pages? I'm completely new to the app. I'm also wondering wether there is a way to quickly copy and paste the text of slides on a Keynote document to a Word document. It's a real pain to have to interact with layouts, copy the first slide, stop

Re: Going back without using the Toolbar

2011-06-28 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, use command left bracket. On Jun 28, 2011, at 5:53 PM, Christopher Peppel wrote: Hi Everybody, Is there a way I can go back to the previous page in Safari without going to the toolbar each time? Thanks for your help. Chris -- You received this message because you

Re: Bootcamp vs Fusion

2011-06-28 Thread KliphSharrie
What resources aren't available when using fusion? Kliphton SR (twitter) http://twitter.com/kliphton72 (Marriage Blog) http://cm-i-t-real-world.blogspot.com Sent from my IMac On Jun 28, 2011, at 8:19 PM, Blake Sinnett wrote: I would use Boot camp. You get to use all resources for Windows. Also,

Re: Going back without using the Toolbar

2011-06-28 Thread Christopher Peppel
Just want to thank everybody for your replies. Sure makes things quicker. Also, I installed 4gb of ram on my white macbook. Technical service was very helpful and once you know what you are doing, it isn't hard at all. Chris On Jun 28, 2011, at 10:26 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: Yes, use

Re: [Bulk] 10.6.8 May Solve VO crashing problems!

2011-06-28 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Chris, Now you mention it, I do recall installing Audio Hijack myself and only seeing this issue after it was installed. I think you may have hit the nail on the head, and wonder if it's worth reporting to the Rogue Amoeba team so they can look into their plugin? Best, Zack. On Jun 28,

Re: Mac book pro running very hot

2011-06-28 Thread Mike Arrigo
is that the spell check service? If so, perhaps turning off the option to check spelling while typing would help, it certainly makes things work a bit faster. On Jun 28, 2011, at 8:33 PM, carolyn Haas wrote: Hello Mike: You might have missed this. Earlier in the thread, she said Apple Spell

Re: installed ram with no sited asistence!

2011-06-28 Thread CJ Daniel
Kliff, Way to go! CJ On Jun 28, 2011, at 3:58 PM, KliphSharrie wrote: Well, was really hesitant to try this, but after reading some community forms, and watching 2 youtube videos of it being done, I decided to go ahead and try doing it myself. It's probably the easiest thing I've ever

Update on mac running hot, from bad to worse!

2011-06-28 Thread johns.kary
Hi guys, Well things seam to have gone from bad to worse! My mac has been working fine all last night and most of to day, with applespell.service consistently running at 0.0. So I thought my troubles were over. No such luck! I wasn't paying very close attention, so I'm not 100 % sure when it

Re: Update on mac running hot, from bad to worse!

2011-06-28 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Kary: This really sounds like an issue to consult Apple's tech support about. Someone there might be able to point you to a more long term solution. I don't know if you have tried doing a search of the Apple site for the issue, but it might be worth a look. Best of luck, and I hope you

Re: [Bulk] Update on mac running hot, from bad to worse!

2011-06-28 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Outch!!! That scares me big time! Got an Apple store near you that you can hurry over to? Not me. I reckon that if you caint physically go over there, better give Apple a call real quick!! Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name:

Re: [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] 10.6.8 May Solve VO crashing problems!

2011-06-28 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Question seems to be this. Which plug in specifically? I reckon they need to know about this. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 On Jun 28, 2011, at 10:23 PM, Zachary Kline

Re: Accessible MIDI Sequencing

2011-06-28 Thread Kevin Gibbs
As far as i know, Pro Tools is your best shot. Unfortunately, while I haven't tested it yet, I understand that the equivelant of the event list in Sonar is not accessible in Pro Tools. Try it with VO at your local music store like guitar Center and let us know how you get on. There are some

Re: [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] 10.6.8 May Solve VO crashing problems!

2011-06-28 Thread Eric Oyen
now that you mention it, I have both soundflower and audiohijack pro installed. what is the name of that application zapper? I might have to forcibly remove AH pro and Soundflower in order to solve my voiceover problems. -Eric On Jun 28, 2011, at 9:41 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: Question seems

Re: Update on mac running hot, from bad to worse!

2011-06-28 Thread Esther
Hi Kari, If you can bring up a terminal window (Command-Shift-U in Finder to go to the Utilities folder, press t to go to Terminal and Command-Down arrow to launch). You can kill the applespell.service process if you know its process ID number. For example, if the process ID number were 1210