Re: Adjusting system and VoiceOver volumes independently in Lion.

2012-04-14 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Function F11 lowers system volume and function F12 raises volume again. HTH. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 On Apr 14, 2012, at 12:20 AM, Veronica Elsea wrote: Okay, here

Re: Mail Problems, using Lion.

2012-04-14 Thread Scott Howell
Veronica, Having no idea who your mail provider is or anything along those lines I have a question or two. First do you have to use pop? I have not used pop in a very long time so I cannot comment on whether there is any issues with Apple mail and pop servers. Is the pop server using standard

Re: Mail Problems, using Lion.

2012-04-14 Thread Keith Watson
Veronica, Try to create another user and setup your mail there. If this works then I would delete and recreate the original user account. I know this seems brute force and it is, but I don't know enough about plist files to tell you to go remove the correct one. Hope this works. Keith On

Re: Mail Problems, using Lion.

2012-04-14 Thread Keith Watson
Also, you might create a gmail account and have it pop your email there. Then use imap on your Mac. This is the way I do it and it works out well for me. Keith On Apr 14, 2012, at 6:44 AM, Keith Watson wrote: Veronica, Try to create another user and setup your mail there. If this works

Track pads

2012-04-14 Thread Marc Rocheleau
Hey all, Okay so my search for Mac info continues... Basically, this is a simple one. I've heard mentions of track pads before and, to my understanding at least, it seems like they enable mouse or touch screen-like navigation? Is this a fair assessment and if not, what do track pads serve to do?

Re: Track pads

2012-04-14 Thread Lewis Alexander
trackpad accessibility is basically the emulation of most functions of the iphone / iPad touch screen interface in terms of functional gestures. needless to say it's a great system which apple have pioneered with the first versions of the macbook air and the newer versions of the macbook pro,

Re: Track pads

2012-04-14 Thread Marc Rocheleau
Is there any brand of track pads people can recommend? Using an iPhone, this intrigues me a great deal -- are all the gestures the same as on that device as well? Obviously my next question is what limitations does the track pad have when it comes to navigating through the Mac OSX? Thanks! -Marc

Mac to PC network -- is it possible?

2012-04-14 Thread Marc Rocheleau
Hi all, The subject describes my overall question but I'll provide some details so you have a better idea of what I'm looking at. Right now I have my computer upstairs in my room. If I got a Mac this year like I'm planning to, I'll still be living with my parents for another year and they use

Re: Track pads

2012-04-14 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Marc, If you buy a Mac laptop, you'll have a built-in trackpad, but if you buy a desktop Mac, you'll have the option of buying the Magic Trackpad instead of, or as well as, a mouse. There are no other brands of trackpad that work with a mac. As for it's limitations, there are a number of

Re: Libre and Open office

2012-04-14 Thread Steve Holmes
All that to jump to a desired cell?? That's a huge work-around. I thought the command in Excel and I know it is, just press f5 and type in the cell cordinate like G9 and hit Enter. Yeah, I sure hope Apple improves on this. Also, I need to find that bug report on Libreoffice and see if we can

Re: Track pads

2012-04-14 Thread jack
What is the command to turn tracking on? I am looking at a macbook air today. thanks much. larry -Original Message- From: Anne Robertson Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2012 11:08 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Track pads Hello Marc, If you buy a Mac laptop, you'll

Re: Previous Recipiants Mail Question

2012-04-14 Thread Teresa Cochran
I think of the previous recipients list as a sort of holding tank of addresses that have been dealt with in mail. You can then take these and put them in your address book or delete them. I actually like this feature. When I used to use Outlook Express in windows, I was a little annoyed to find

Re: Track pads, broken

2012-04-14 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
Turn Track Pad commander on by holding down the VO keys and doing a two-finger rotating gesture, called the rotor, on the track pad. So, hold down the VO keys and rotate two fingers on the track pad like turning a dial. You'll hear a really cool bleep and Track Pad Commander will come

That GOD aweful screen!

2012-04-14 Thread Jennifer Perdue
Hi, I know a couple of people have called to help last week but with some health problems and the emotional stress of having to retire, and then give up my guide dog, I just haven't had the strength to deal with a phone conversation. Please tell me what to do with that horrid screen. It

RE: Uploading a video on YouTube

2012-04-14 Thread Kimsan
Where is the link? Kimsan Song kimsans...@aol.com -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Malarsie Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 2:27 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Uploading a video on

Re: Mac to PC network -- is it possible?

2012-04-14 Thread Steve Holmes
Well, you are going to be using a router no matter what so none of your own computers need to be involved with sharing any internet connections. I personally recommend Linksys for home routers; most have a decent web interface for configuration and they have four hardware network ports plus you

i-phone 4.s. problems:

2012-04-14 Thread Chenelle Hancock
hi everyone, for the past couple of days now whenever i am in an application trying to either download something or i am reading something with voice over. voice over seems to stop working altogether and then i have to close out of the application and turn off the phone completely in order

Re: i-phone 4.s. problems:

2012-04-14 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I'll start with the basics, do you have a bunch of apps in your app switcher and, have you tried restarting your phone? Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Apr 14, 2012, at 1:49 PM, Chenelle Hancock filmchenelle1...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: Track pads

2012-04-14 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, hold down the control and option keys then place 2 fingers on the trackpad and turn them clockwise as if you were turning a dial. Of course, Voiceover needs to be on first for this to have any effect. hth Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore

Re: Track pads

2012-04-14 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, When you buy iMacs, you now have the choice of getting a Magic trackpad or a mouse with your machine for no extra charge. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Apr 14, 2012, at 11:08 AM, Anne Robertson a...@anarchie.org.uk wrote:

Re: Mac to PC network -- is it possible?

2012-04-14 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, no. You should be able to use the router you have. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Apr 14, 2012, at 10:52 AM, Marc Rocheleau marcrochel...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, The subject describes my overall question but I'll provide

Re: Track pads

2012-04-14 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, You can only use 1 type of trackpad. This is the Magic trackpad by Apple. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Apr 14, 2012, at 10:38 AM, Marc Rocheleau marcrochel...@gmail.com wrote: Is there any brand of track pads people can

webpages question

2012-04-14 Thread Kirsten Edmondson
Hi all, Three web-based questions below, I use Google Chrome and Safari interchangeably, making you aware of that in case your answers are different depending on the browser I'm using. 1. Is there a way to stop a webpage reverting to the top of the page when it refreshes? When on the Tesco

Logic pro tips and questions.

2012-04-14 Thread Nektarios Mallas
Hello list. I am fighting with Logic pro these days and I am wondering if anybody here found any tips to access information in the arrange area. For example, how to get time position or info about bars etc. Also any specific view or configuration that will make life easier with Logic are very

Re: Mac to PC network -- is it possible?

2012-04-14 Thread Scott Howell
I would not consider a Linksys router for any reason. In fact if you were to invest in an Apple router you will get a device that is by far superior in security than Linksys routers. Linksys use to make some good stuff, but just not the case any longer. ALthough if you insist on buying a

Re: Uploading a video on YouTube

2012-04-14 Thread Dawn Johnson
I would also like the link Sent from my iPad On Apr 14, 2012, at 1:20 PM, Kimsan kimsans...@aol.com wrote: Where is the link? Kimsan Song kimsans...@aol.com -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of

Re: Logic pro tips and questions.

2012-04-14 Thread Lewis Alexander
as it's a discussion on here which will cause a few twinges to some here including myself, I know how you feel about logic. unfortunately, there's no work arounds at all for logic. as an example, in the main arrange window, you cannot get track name or header info, nor any functions regarding

Re: Uploading a video on YouTube

2012-04-14 Thread Dawn Johnson
Hello, I went to you tube and typed in Malarsie how to be blind and it brought up some videos. Give it a try. Sent from my iPad On Apr 14, 2012, at 1:20 PM, Kimsan kimsans...@aol.com wrote: Where is the link? Kimsan Song kimsans...@aol.com -Original Message- From:

Re: Adjusting system and VoiceOver volumes independently in Lion.

2012-04-14 Thread Veronica Elsea
Hi there! Yes, I know about function F11 and F12. But they lowered the volume for both VoiceOver and system sounds. In this example, they were separate. And in my original post, I quoted how the demo went and I was wondering why I didn't see the same behavior on my machine. Thanks. Veronica

Re: Mail Problems, using Lion.

2012-04-14 Thread Veronica Elsea
Hi everyone! First, I know I've entered the correct information because it worked for two weeks. When I got it to work, I had a friend who owns a server just like the one where my mail is stored create a fake account for me. That one worked. After creating that account, my real account

Re: i-phone 4.s. problems:

2012-04-14 Thread Gigi
Hi there I have this happen occasionally with in email. Somebody on this list posted this hint, and it is been very helpful to me. Press the power key five times quickly, wait just a little bit, and it should say voiceover on. At that point you may have to get back into where you were. However,

Re: Uploading a video on YouTube

2012-04-14 Thread Michael Malarsie
Hey all, I am out of town for a race but will send out some links when I get home tomorrow night. Try searching combinations of the following: Malarsie, HTB2, accessibility, mac, and so on. Mike Malarsie On Apr 14, 2012, at 1:51 PM, Dawn Johnson wrote: I would also like the

Re: webpages question

2012-04-14 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Depending on how the web page is set up for refreshes, you are probably out of luck. You might be able to use a sweet spot to have focus go where you want. A sweet spot is a web spot that is set when you indicate to set the same location as a webspot twice. I have found that in Lion, if one

How do you add someone to your address book?

2012-04-14 Thread Jennifer Perdue
As the subject line asks, how to you add someone to your address book? Jenny On Apr 14, 2012, at 10:50 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote: I think of the previous recipients list as a sort of holding tank of addresses that have been dealt with in mail. You can then take these and put them in your

Re: ABBYY Fine reader

2012-04-14 Thread Beefcakes
Hi Ann, thanks for the answer. Where can I get express at a good price? Thanks Cakes On Apr 13, 2012, at 11:31 AM, Anne Robertson a...@anarchie.org.uk wrote: Hello, The only version of ABBYY FineReader that works on a Mac is the Express version, but I find it does a good job. Cheers,

Re: ABBYY Fine reader

2012-04-14 Thread Jim Gatteys
Hi! you can get a trial version from abby usa. It works for a couple of weeks and you can try it out. Then I Believe its $99 for a key. Jim On Apr 14, 2012, at 5:43 PM, Beefcakes wrote: Hi Ann, thanks for the answer. Where can I get express at a good price? Thanks Cakes -- You received

Re: ABBYY Fine reader

2012-04-14 Thread Esther
Hi Johnny, Jim, and Others, Here's the link to the page where you can get a trial download of ABBYY Finereader Express: http://www.abbyy.com/finereader_for_mac/trial/# You can also just purchase it from the Mac App Store for $99.99 (but there's no available trial download when you use that

Re: How do you add someone to your address book?

2012-04-14 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, When in the AddressBook app, press cmd-n to create a new card or go up to the File menu and select New Card. By default, your cursor should land in the first name field, enter the first name of the individual you wish to add. Press tab to go through the various fields for entering

Re: How do you add someone to your address book?

2012-04-14 Thread Brett C.
You can also add the sender of an email from Mail to your address book. This is done by highlighting the email and the key combination of command shift Y. Brett On Apr 14, 2012, at 6:49 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: Hi, When in the AddressBook app, press cmd-n to create a new card or go up to

Re: Apple TV, dvd extras chapters?

2012-04-14 Thread Paul Henrichsen
Ripit will allow you to choose what you want to rip, but the default is to just rip the movie. It will drop it into iTunes for you if you want. If you are ripping a tv series, there is a nice check box where you can ask it to separate the episodes. I haven't seen this in any other ripping