Re: Creating keyboard shortcuts broken

2012-05-24 Thread Anne Robertson
I can create application shortcuts without trouble, my problem is with creating shortcuts for Services items. These are the ones that show up in the Services menu. I have several that I created a long time ago such as New TextEdit Window Containing Selection, but I can't create new ones. The

Re: From iDisk to SkyDrive

2012-05-24 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hi. I used to have a Live Drive account and have just downloaded the app for the I phone. As far as sharing goes here are the steps. 1. Put a file in public folder. 2. select file to share and attach an e-mail. 3. Once mail is sent, the person who receives file gets an notification. 4.

Kapten GPS

2012-05-24 Thread Mike Busboom
Hello all, During my recently-concluded trip to the States, I spoke with a blind individual who mentioned in passing that he used a navigation App called Kapten GPS. Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to find out how well the App worked for him. In the App Store, I found an App called

Re: Kapten GPS

2012-05-24 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Mike, I've used this app and the price you see is for one month. I think the lifetime price is about ten times the monthly price. The app is good for planning routes that include both walking and using public transport, but I don't find it to be as good as Navigon for giving turn-by-turn

Re: Kapten GPS

2012-05-24 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
My Ariadne GPS keeps fading away so I have resorted to the Trecker Breeze. On 24 May 2012, at 09:36 AM, Anne Robertson a...@anarchie.org.uk wrote: Hello Mike, I've used this app and the price you see is for one month. I think the lifetime price is about ten times the monthly price. The

Re: cnib library on IOS devices?

2012-05-24 Thread erik burggraaf
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Re: From iDisk to SkyDrive

2012-05-24 Thread Mika Pyyhkala
Hi, Has anyone compared the features, accessibility, etc. of SkyDrive vs. Dropbox vs. the Google Drive? Just curious what the main differences are? I have largely just used Dropbox previously. Best, Mika On 5/24/12, Kawal Gucukoglu kawa...@me.com wrote: Hi. I used to have a Live Drive

Focus 40 Blue Has Stopped Working Well in USB Mode

2012-05-24 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, all, I just updated the firmware on my Focus 40 Blue to 4.57. It seems everything is working much better, but with the most recent Lion update, some keys are not mapped in USB mode, such as dot 3-chord for delete. I also cannot assign any more keys in USB mode. anyone else notice this?

Re: From iDisk to SkyDrive

2012-05-24 Thread Antonio Guimaraes
Hi, I think pricing is one small difference. Tech News Today talked about these services a few weeks back, but of course they were not concerned with usability from the blind user perspective. I use DropBox exclusively, and most heavily on the windows side, and find it suits my needs.

Re: Creating keyboard shortcuts broken

2012-05-24 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
That, and none of the options were what I wanted--there is not a sleep/shut down, menu command, apparently, nor option in any of the categories. • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com • My home page: •

Re: Focus 40 Blue Has Stopped Working Well in USB Mode

2012-05-24 Thread Daniel Montalvo
Yes I did. I was not able to assign any new keyboard command and that frustrated me very much at the beginning. However, I managed to solve that problem by deleting the device and reinstalling it again. That worked in my imac but I am not sure if it will work for my new macbook pro since I have

ideas for good podcasts on everything Apple?

2012-05-24 Thread Paul Erkens
Hi listers, I already have some 5 podcasts that I like, about Apple and accessibility. VoiceOver on used to be one. The tech doctor podcast is one that I love, because Robert has so many interesting people he's talking too, I have a feed from John Panareese, and 1 or 2 I don't remember now. Of

Re: Focus 40 Blue Has Stopped Working Well in USB Mode

2012-05-24 Thread Teresa Cochran
Thanks, Daniel. I'm going to try reinstalling the device, since it's worked in the very recent past. Teresa Slow down; you'll get there faster. On May 24, 2012, at 8:25 AM, Daniel Montalvo wrote: Yes I did. I was not able to assign any new keyboard command and that frustrated me very much

Reading continuously in documents

2012-05-24 Thread John Panarese
Hi Folks, I was having a discussion with someone recently and they asked me a question I did not no the answer to. In reading documents continuously that have been created in Windows either using Pages or Text Edit, the reading seems to stop at the end of each page. However, documents

Re: ideas for good podcasts on everything Apple?

2012-05-24 Thread Daniela Rubio
Hello: Though I know that this is an english speaking list, I wanted to share a podcast that we make on Apple stuff in spanish, because we know that there is not so much information on in this language. This is why we started to produce this podcast, Macneticos Podcast. You can find it in

Converting wma to mp3 and playing on Downcast

2012-05-24 Thread Kirsten Edmondson
Hi all, First, apologies for the cross posting. I've tried to resolve this problem, but I can't seem too, can anyone help? I have four wma files which I now can play on my mac using quick-time/perrien However, I really want these folders (audio) to transfer to my phone, in a podcast style.

RE: Reading continuously in documents

2012-05-24 Thread Frank Ventura
Not sure but Windows may be adding a CR and LF at the end of each paragraph. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John Panarese Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 2:01 PM To: General discussions on all topics relating to

All2MP3.zip

2012-05-24 Thread Emilio Hernandez
Hello everyone, I am not sure if anyone has heard of this conversion program, but for those wishing to convert files from m4a to mp3, this will work wonderfully. I just did a test run, and it is to my knowledge, as far as I have used the program, accessible. You can search for the program via

Re: Converting wma to mp3 and playing on Downcast

2012-05-24 Thread Chris Blouch
Seems like VLC should be able to do this. I was able to play the file with VLC but I couldn't get the transcode feature to work. CB On 5/24/12 3:47 PM, Kirsten Edmondson wrote: Hi all, First, apologies for the cross posting. I've tried to resolve this problem, but I can't seem too, can

Re: Reading continuously in documents

2012-05-24 Thread John Panarese
It's possible. In fact, quite likely, yes. I just did some experimenting and I am seeing the same things. Take Care John Panarese jpanar...@gmail.com On May 24, 2012, at 4:04 PM, Frank Ventura wrote: Not sure but Windows may be adding a CR and LF at the end of each paragraph.

446 Places for Free Books Online

2012-05-24 Thread Karen Lewellen
ahem, The amazing thing abut this list well at least two are that there he author wants comments giving mac users a chance to share how many of these sites can be used in the mac environment. another amazing thing is the 91 places for free audiobooks list included on the page below. i hope a

Re: All2MP3.zip

2012-05-24 Thread Stacey Robinson
I'd love to have a link for downloading this program. On May 24, 2012, at 3:31 PM, Emilio Hernandez wrote: Hello everyone, I am not sure if anyone has heard of this conversion program, but for those wishing to convert files from m4a to mp3, this will work wonderfully. I just did a test

iTunesU

2012-05-24 Thread Jane
I have subscribed to a few free classes in iTunesU. I got a warning saying I may need to download or purchase additional material. Am I going to get smacked with extra charges without knowing it? I certainly hope not! Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: iTunesU

2012-05-24 Thread Ricardo Walker
I doubt that. Its not Apples style. You will need to type in your Apple ID password before making any purchases from the store. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On May 24, 2012, at 6:43 PM, Jane juanitatig...@gmail.com wrote: I have

chess-wise

2012-05-24 Thread Tammy
Hi all, So remember I mentioned that I’d downloaded chess-wise the other day? Well I have another question. What’s the procedure for castling in that program? Thanks, Tammy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this

RE: From iDisk to SkyDrive

2012-05-24 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Klifton, I have 25GB of disk space on my Sky Drive but new users, I believe, will only have 7GB. Now, as for opening a document. 1. Open your iOS SkyDrive App. Navigate until you find a document and double-tap to open it. At this point, you can read the document. In the reading mode,

airdrop

2012-05-24 Thread Walter Harper
Hello list, How do I use airdrop with voiceover? Is it accessible? -- 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