Re: new user

2011-09-28 Thread Paul Erkens
Hi Banu, When I first got my mac, the problem I had, was that, when moving from windows to mac, I didn't have a clue on the simplest tasks. It seemed a hell of a job to find out every little thing yourself. Like: how do I open a folder on the mac? Well, you get an answer to this if you ask for

Re: just discovered computer braille

2011-09-28 Thread Paul Erkens
Hi Gigi, Yes that's what I would like to do. American computer braille is what I am used to, even though I am in Europe. But yes, I'd like to omit the control characters for quicker reading, or I would like to have a good way to learn them, so I don't see things I don't understand. Is there an

Re: Entering a Header in Pages

2011-09-28 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Brandon, Whenever you want to move focus to a different area of the window such as the Header field, interact with it, then bring the mouse and press VO-Shift-Space bar. Cheers, Anne On 28 Sep 2011, at 06:12, Brandon Olivares wrote: Hi, I'm writing something in pages. I want to

Re: Strange and serious occurance with my 13 inch MBP

2011-09-28 Thread Johnny Angel!
Hi Gigi and all, Thanks to you and everyone who responded to my need for help. You are all so helpful! Someone always has the answer! The problem is fixed and all is well! Johnny On Sep 25, 2011, at 3:03 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: Hi Johnny. I know if my MBP did all that, I would try to get

Re: Downloading folders from dropbox website

2011-09-28 Thread Patrick Neazer
Hello Jenny: Glad to hear that your shared folder is available to you ;). I know that is a relieve. Yes, selecting the advanced setup provides you with a few more options ... one of them being seeing the folders you create rather than simply the folders that come with the package out of the

Re: Good wireless router for Macs

2011-09-28 Thread Johnny Angel!
Check out the Cisco Linksys routers. I've never had a problem with security or anything else with any of the several Linksys routers I have used over the years. And the gigabytes ones are ultra fast too! Johnny On Sep 27, 2011, at 2:51 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: Anyone have a favorite 802.11N

Fwd: The Macintosh Online Bible

2011-09-28 Thread Johnny Angel!
Hi all, Well has anyone on the list had any experience with The Online Bible for the Mac? Perhaps I don't yet know what i am doing, lolololol, but, after downloading and then finding the dmg file, and successfully installing the OLB, I am unable to find the program to try it out. I mean, I

Re: The Macintosh Online Bible

2011-09-28 Thread Paul Erkens
Hi Johny Angel, What can you read in the mac online bible? Is it religious, or is it a thorough guide towards the mac? Paul. On Sep 28, 2011, at 12:08 PM, Johnny Angel! wrote: Hi all, Well has anyone on the list had any experience with The Online Bible for the Mac? Perhaps I don't yet

Incoming and outgoing messages in skype

2011-09-28 Thread Vítor Oliveira
Hi: Is it possible to hear automatically incoming and outgoing messages in skype? How? Vítor Oliveira vitoroliveira2...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: Downloading folders from dropbox website

2011-09-28 Thread Jenny Wood
Hi Patrick, The interesting thing is, when performing a vo+shift+M, Dropbox isn't one of my options. Not sure if there is something else I am missing... :-) -- Jenny Wood Phone: (972) 989-3894 Email: kc5...@gmail.com Facebook/Twitter/Skype: kc5gni On Sep 28, 2011, at 2:57 AM, Patrick

vo settings

2011-09-28 Thread banu.bc
hi all sorry about this silly question but I couldn't open vo settings. I press control option+x activity chooser menu. I found vo settings but I couldn't get in... I want to activate language rotter. I suppose it is in vo settings isn't it? regards -- You received this message because you

Dedicated devices and iOS was RE: Money reader in canadian app store

2011-09-28 Thread Aman Singer
Hi, all. I, like Erik, carry around a dedicated MP3 player, but see the merit of both that approach and the use of the iPhone. My views may be summed up as whatever works best. Having said that, there are a few things in Erik's message below which aren't disadvantages of the iOS method.

Re: issue with webkit

2011-09-28 Thread Søren Jensen
Hi. A friend of mine have had this issue as well. He was forced to reinstall the whole OS because he couldn't simply reinstall webkit. I'm running the newest version here which works without any issues. Or rather, without this issue. :) Best regards: Søren Jensen Mail MSN:

Re: Braille tables in Lion

2011-09-28 Thread Søren Jensen
Hi David. Try to switch from 8 dot Braille to 6 dot Braille to see if that works. That solves the issue in the danish Braille table. Best regards: Søren Jensen Mail MSN: s...@coolfortheblind.dk Website: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ Den 27/09/2011 kl. 19.50 skrev David Hole: Hi folks. Have

Re: just discovered computer braille

2011-09-28 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Paul E. I had this information originally in an, I think an old VersaBraille manual or maybe the old Braille Lite manual. I do have on my computer a file from BANA which is called Computer Braille. There are some things in there like dots 456 twice for underline which don't apply to

Re: searching mailbox correction

2011-09-28 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
I am glad I am not the only one with this problem. I had turned off messages for offline viewing and was afraid this was messing it up but I guess not. Maybe this is worth writing about to accessibil...@apple.com. I will try again when I can connect a screen to the mini with my sighted husband

Re: Dedicated devices and iOS was RE: Money reader in canadian app store

2011-09-28 Thread Aman Singer
Hi, Erik. I think Bell, Rogers, Telus, and Virgin are all offering the 6 GB for $30 plan, though don't quote me on their all offering it, it may only be Rogers/Telus. In any case, the plan does exist on the 850/1900 band which the iPhone supports. Obviously, if you're willing to dump the iPhone

Re: Managing the favorites bar in mail

2011-09-28 Thread Ricardo Walker
Ok, Here goes the direct link to the file. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5326929/Apple-To-The-Core-3.mp3 Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter Skype: rwalker296 www.mobileaccess.org On Sep 27, 2011, at 10:45 PM, Paul Hunt wrote: Ricardo, I tried the link and got the message that the server

Re: Managing the favorites bar in mail

2011-09-28 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, using the standard view. Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter Skype: rwalker296 www.mobileaccess.org On Sep 27, 2011, at 10:13 PM, Paul Hunt wrote: Thanks Ricardo. I heard the podcast but it was before I upgraded to Lion. I'll listen to it again and should be fine. Do you use

accessible apps for the mac?

2011-09-28 Thread Christopher Harrington
Hi everyone, Was wanting to see, is their a website with accessible apps for the mac some what like the applevis site? If not that would be one hell of a resource for us!! Chris Harrington -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To

Re: hello

2011-09-28 Thread banu.bc
hello thanks for the replies. I have some questions. could you please answer them urgently? Because I've been in front of the computer all day and I fed up. firstly where is the voice over settings stuff. I opened activity chooser and hear voice over settings current but how to open it. secondly

Numbers Question

2011-09-28 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Guys. I just had an experience with Numbers I haven't yet figured out. I think I know how problem started, but I meed to know how to get VoiceOver to tell me the cell status. I finally called my sighted husband who used to teach Excel for Brookhaven College. It turned out that some of my

Re: vo settings

2011-09-28 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Banu. I use command plus spacebar all the time because iTunes wants the command if I use control plus option and the f2 key. Then I type the word voice. If all else fails, maybe that will work. Regards, Gigi On Sep 28, 2011, at 7:49 AM, banu.bc wrote: hi all sorry about this silly

countdown timer

2011-09-28 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
I'm wondering, since I haven't heard about it or seen it cross the list, if my huge post regarding a countdown timer and its instructions ever made it through, or whether it was filtered out or something? • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN:

upgrading to lion

2011-09-28 Thread Jennifer Perdue
hello all, Last week, a wonderfully patient soul offered to verbally help me upgrade to lion if and when I was ready. I think I'm ready now and would like it if they would privately reply to this message so that I could send them my phone number so they could call me to do this. Please

Re: hello

2011-09-28 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Banu. The first thing I told myself when I started on the Mac was that I would probably have some bad moments. Indeed, I did. Like the time I accidentally copied 50 folders to my husband's computer. That was before I knew about command-z which erases what you just did. I don't know what

Re: Entering a Header in Pages

2011-09-28 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Brandon. I just went into Pages to see if I could figure it out. Here's At I did, and maybe it'll help. I have a Pages file that has two pages. When I interacted on page 1, the first thing it showed me was header. I interacted on it. I also had a choice of interacting on the body. I found

Re: Numbers Question

2011-09-28 Thread Jon Cohn
I have only one point of help for you. You should be able to select an entire row or column if you go to the extreame edge using the touchpad commander, and thenclicking on the item found. I have not had much luck with navigating, but I wonder if the standard command down would do the

Re: Downloading folders from dropbox website

2011-09-28 Thread Patrick Neazer
Hello Jenny: Hmm, are you performing the VO + shift + m on a file or folder which is contained within the original public or photo folder? Given the journey you have been on with the installation of this software (smile) operating from the shared folder might be uncertain if that is what is

language rotter

2011-09-28 Thread Banu Buyukcingil
how to activate language rotter in mac? thanks banu -- 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: language rotter

2011-09-28 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
Hi, I don't think there is a language router in vo. You just change the voice to an other one that speeks a different language. Press option, control command left or right arrow to cycle through vo settings like rate, intonation, etc. until you reach voice. Then arrow up and down keeping

Converting a bunch of audio files?

2011-09-28 Thread Traci
Hi all, I've downloaded Doug's ringtone script for iTunes, and it works great for my mp3 ringtones. Does anyone know if I can convert multiple files at once with his script? If not, does anyone know of a program that will let me do this? I have a ton of mp3 ringtones, which I'll eventually

Apple Care Protection

2011-09-28 Thread Traci
Hi all, I'm curious who has the Apple Care Protection plan and if you recommend it? I have a $100 gift card for the Apple store, so if I can use toward the Plan, that'll drop the price to $149. I'm kind of feeling like it is worth it. This is such an expensive machine, so why not give it

Re: Apple Care Protection

2011-09-28 Thread Brianna Snyder
I'd like to know the same thing. What exactly does the AppleCare plan cover? What will you get discounted for if you get it? Brianna On Sep 28, 2011, at 3:42 PM, Traci wrote: Hi all, I'm curious who has the Apple Care Protection plan and if you recommend it? I have a $100 gift card

Hey, where did the downloads window go in safari?

2011-09-28 Thread Matt Dierckens
Hi list. I just noticed downloading dropbox that the downloads window has disapered from safari. Where did it shove off too and how do I get it back? Thanks Matt Sent from my macbook pro -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post

Re: Hey, where did the downloads window go in safari?

2011-09-28 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Matt, Go to the Google search box (Cmd-Option-f) then VO right to the Downloads button. Click it and you'll be in the Downloads window. Press Escape to leave it. Cheers, Anne On 28 Sep 2011, at 22:02, Matt Dierckens wrote: Hi list. I just noticed downloading dropbox that the

Re: Hey, where did the downloads window go in safari?

2011-09-28 Thread Matt Dierckens
Hi anne, wow that is a weird place to put the downloads folder now. Matt Sent from my macbook pro On 2011-09-28, at 4:05 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: Hello Matt, Go to the Google search box (Cmd-Option-f) then VO right to the Downloads button. Click it and you'll be in the Downloads window.

Re: Hey, where did the downloads window go in safari?

2011-09-28 Thread Matt Dierckens
I did cmd option f and it says google search and then i go right and it says more toolbar items popup button. Matt Sent from my macbook pro On 2011-09-28, at 4:05 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: Hello Matt, Go to the Google search box (Cmd-Option-f) then VO right to the Downloads button. Click

Re: countdown timer

2011-09-28 Thread Ryan Mann
If you are the one that sent the script, the message did come through. After I asked about the countdown timer, I found a free one in the Mac App store called Howler. It couldn't be any easier to use. Thank you anyways. On Sep 28, 2011, at 1:22 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: I'm

Re: Hey, where did the downloads window go in safari?

2011-09-28 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Matt, The Downloads window is only there when there is a download in the list. I agree, it's weird. Cheers, Anne On 28 Sep 2011, at 22:12, Matt Dierckens wrote: I did cmd option f and it says google search and then i go right and it says more toolbar items popup button. Matt --

Re: Hey, where did the downloads window go in safari?

2011-09-28 Thread Matthew Campbell
Hey Matt. The reason it's like that is because Apple wanted to make Lion look more like IOS and have the downloads move from a window to a popover does that. It's like that all of the time on the iPad when you open menus. On 2011-09-28, at 4:07 PM, Matt Dierckens wrote: Hi anne, wow that is a

Re: Hey, where did the downloads window go in safari?

2011-09-28 Thread Matthew Campbell
It's by the google search box in the toolbar not the actual find featre. On 2011-09-28, at 4:12 PM, Matt Dierckens wrote: I did cmd option f and it says google search and then i go right and it says more toolbar items popup button. Matt Sent from my macbook pro On 2011-09-28, at 4:05 PM,

Re: Apple Care Protection

2011-09-28 Thread Traci
Hi, here is the link on Apple's website detailing the Apple Care Plan. http://www.apple.com/support/products/mac.html If I understand it correctly, you get phone tech support for the 3 years, plus repair service on parts and labor. Either bring the Mac into a Apple Store, or for the Macbook's,

Re: Money reader in canadian app store

2011-09-28 Thread Teresa Cochran
Yes, I have. It is very picky about light-sources. Make sure you have a strong light-source. I'm thinking of getting an audible light-meter app as well, so I know at any given time how much light is in the area. Teresa On Sep 28, 2011, at 3:24 PM, Jeff Berwick wrote: That is what I thought.

Re: listening to and using loops in Garage Band?

2011-09-28 Thread CJ Daniel
Ricardo, This is an old post. But, I kept it to reference your Garage Band tutorials. It worked well the other night. However, today when I try to browse to the mobileaccess.org site, I just get a status message that says contacting the mobile access site it just hangs there. All other

Re: listening to and using loops in Garage Band?

2011-09-28 Thread Ricardo Walker
Yeah. I'm looking into it. Thanks. Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter Skype: rwalker296 www.mobileaccess.org On Sep 28, 2011, at 8:06 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: Ricardo, This is an old post. But, I kept it to reference your Garage Band tutorials. It worked well the other night.

Stopping iTunes from automatically adding files was:Ripping cps with Amadeus?

2011-09-28 Thread Eric Caron
Paul and others who wanted to find a way to stop iTunes from automatically adding a played audio track. Below is a message Esther sent that gives excellent directions on how to deal with this. Thanks to her I now have iTunes working the way I like. here is Esther's excellent directions:

Re: Managing the favorites bar in mail

2011-09-28 Thread Paul Hunt
Hello Ricardo. The link isn't working for me. The page keeps trying to load but no content plays. What is the correct url? On Sep 28, 2011, at 10:58 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Hi, using the standard view. Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter Skype: rwalker296

Re: The Macintosh Online Bible

2011-09-28 Thread Johnny Angel!
Hi Paul, It's a program offering several versions and study materials having to do with the Holy Bible. A popular version is called the King James Version of the Bible. HTH Johnny On Sep 28, 2011, at 6:43 AM, Paul Erkens wrote: Hi Johny Angel, What can you read in the mac online bible? Is

Re: Countdown timer?

2011-09-28 Thread Paul Henrichsen
Is the howler pro app just as accessible as the free one? Not sure I need something that complicated, but thought my wife might like it. Thanks. On Sep 25, 2011, at 7:43 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: Theresa Ford wrote me a great countdown/loop timer script; I can send it to you as an

Re: countdown timer

2011-09-28 Thread Paul Henrichsen
Hi. Is the pro version of howler as accessible as the free one? It costs $1.99. Thanks. On Sep 28, 2011, at 1:15 PM, Ryan Mann wrote: If you are the one that sent the script, the message did come through. After I asked about the countdown timer, I found a free one in the Mac App store

Re: listening to and using loops in Garage Band?

2011-09-28 Thread CJ Daniel
Ricardo, Thanks. I just wondered if it was @ my end. Good Luck, CJ P.S. While I have your attention, thanks for the tutorials. Tey're very helpful. On Sep 28, 2011, at 5:48 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Yeah. I'm looking into it. Thanks. Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com

Re: countdown timer

2011-09-28 Thread Ryan Mann
I haven't tried the pro one since the free one does what I need. On Sep 28, 2011, at 10:09 PM, Paul Henrichsen wrote: Hi. Is the pro version of howler as accessible as the free one? It costs $1.99. Thanks. On Sep 28, 2011, at 1:15 PM, Ryan Mann wrote: If you are the one that sent the

Re: language rotter

2011-09-28 Thread Banu Buyukcingil
so is there a short cut to change the voice from one to another? for instance english to Turkish etc. or are there any automatic language detection options? regards banu - Original Message - From: Ioana Gandrabur To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September

Re: countdown timer

2011-09-28 Thread Teresa Cochran
I can't be sure, but the pro has some fun converters (volume and temperature, I believe). It's quite accessible, too. I'm a horror fan, so I love the sound effects. Fun app. :) I figured, why not pay a couple dollars more for something fun and useful? Teresa On Sep 28, 2011, at 7:58 PM, Ryan