I am Mac Bookless!

2012-11-16 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hello everyone. After today, I am Mac Bookless! I'm waiting till December now until the I MacS are released. Can't wait! Kawal. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

RE: I am Mac Bookless!

2012-11-16 Thread Daniel Miller
Hi, From what I'm hearing, they may not be released in December. It could be just a rumor, though, but seeing as the 21.5 inch models haven't even shipped yet, I'm betting they'll be delayed into next year. Read here for more information.

Re: I am Mac Bookless!

2012-11-16 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Well, more time to save then! On Nov 16, 2012, at 12:34 PM, Daniel Miller miller...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, From what I'm hearing, they may not be released in December. It could be just a rumor, though, but seeing as the 21.5 inch models haven't even shipped yet, I'm betting they'll be

RE: I am Mac Bookless!

2012-11-16 Thread Daniel Miller
This is true, this is true. :) -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 6:37 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: I am Mac Bookless! Well, more time to

VoiceOver: Using VoiceOver on a Mac without a display attached may cause applications to be slow or unresponsive

2012-11-16 Thread Victor Tsaran
Is this still relevant with new Mac minis and mountain lion OS? http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3149 Sent from my iPhone (possibly with Siri) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

RE: VoiceOver: Using VoiceOver on a Mac without a display attached may cause applications to be slow or unresponsive

2012-11-16 Thread Daniel Miller
Hi, The article says the specific products that are affected are OS X 10.5 and 10.6. It make sno mention of 10.8. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Victor Tsaran Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 7:19 AM To:

Re: VoiceOver: Using VoiceOver on a Mac without a display attached may cause applications to be slow or unresponsive

2012-11-16 Thread Ricardo Walker
True. But, that could just mean the information hasn't been updated in years. I'm very interested in knowing if this issue does indeed affects 2012 Mac minis running 10.8. Anyone with first hand knowledge, I'd love to hear from you. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info

Re: VoiceOver: Using VoiceOver on a Mac without a display attached may cause applications to be slow or unresponsive

2012-11-16 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
A friend of mine has the latest Mac Mini and tells me that he has no problems with no screen attached. He asked me the other day why I didn't want to buy the Mini and I said that I had been talking to the list and had decided to go for the I Mac because of all the advice I got. He said that the

Mog Question

2012-11-16 Thread Marc Sutton
I am using the Mac app and wondering how folks, when doing a search, select the album search-type instead of track. There is a list which contains album, artist and track. That list does not seem clickable. Any tricks would be appreciated. Thanks. Marc -- You received this message because you

RE: Filtering messages with Gmail

2012-11-16 Thread Bill Holton
Hi. This is my viphone filter. It doesn't work, emails from this list and Macvisionaries still wind up in my inbox in Outlook, Mac Mail ane on my iPhone. Matches: from:(viph...@googlegroups.com) Do this: Skip Inbox, Apply label [Gmail]/lists new edit From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

[Maccessibility] AssistiveWare releases major updates for popular Proloquo2Go and Pictello apps

2012-11-16 Thread Maccessibility
Title: [Maccessibility] AssistiveWare releases major updates for popular Proloquo2Go and Pictello apps Maccessibility has posted a new item, 'AssistiveWare releases major updates for popular Proloquo2Go and Pictello apps' AssistiveWare® released major updates for their popular Proloquo2Go

Re: I am Mac Bookless!

2012-11-16 Thread Chris Moore
Curious, what made you decide to go for an iMac instead of a Macbook which is portable? I own both an iMac and a Macbook, and to be honest I do sit at my iMac more. But I am pondering would I update my Macbook or iMac or just have a really high spec Macbook Air to replace both. On 16 Nov

Re: I am Mac Bookless!

2012-11-16 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
I felt like a change! Also I will be getting a MacBook Air so I will have portibility. Also getting Windows 8 to chrissen the I Mac with. Sold my Windows 7 along with my present Mac Book Pro for quite a good deal. I am proud of myself. On Nov 16, 2012, at 3:09 PM, Chris Moore

How do you move a window on your computer screen?

2012-11-16 Thread Matt Gilman
Hello everyone, I have been trying to figure out how to move in individual window. I know I have done in the past but I can't seem to do it. What I mean is to take a window such as Safari and move it to the left on the screen or the right. I know there is a keystroke for this but I can't

Re: How do you move a window on your computer screen?

2012-11-16 Thread Alex Hall
You can press vo-accent, then use the arrow keys to move the window. Press esacape to stop moving it. I don't know of a way to immediately jump ot to any edge of the screen, but then I'm not able to use a monitor for much of anything so I don't have much experience in this. On Nov 16, 2012, at

Has anyone noticed a total lack of response from Spotlight since the last update?

2012-11-16 Thread Christine Grassman
No matter what I type in, nothing happens. Is anyone else experiencing this, and is there anything I can do to correct it? Thanks. Christine -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: Has anyone noticed a total lack of response from Spotlight since the last update?

2012-11-16 Thread Richard Ring
I have to say, no. It appears to be functioning normally for me. Î Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Nov 16, 2012, at 11:20 AM, Christine Grassman cgrassman1...@gmail.com wrote: No matter what I type in, nothing happens. Is anyone else experiencing this, and is there anything

Re: Has anyone noticed a total lack of response from Spotlight since the last update?

2012-11-16 Thread Teresa Cochran
It seems to be functioning well for me, too. I press command-space to bring up Spotlight, then I land in the search field. I type in what I want to search for, press tab, then use the arrow keys to explore the results. I then press enter on the desired one. HtH, Teresa Nobody ever tells me

Barnes and Noble E-reads and nook: How Accessible are They?

2012-11-16 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi all, I'm posting this to two lists, because I think it's relevant to both of them. I just got word that Fictionwise is closing down and moving to BN, and that there is a way to convert the bookshelf in FW to Nook. I know it's epub format, but is it drm-protected in such a way that it can't

Re: Has anyone noticed a total lack of response from Spotlight since the last update?

2012-11-16 Thread Christine Grassman
Yes, and this has always worked before. Now, whenever I put anything in the search field and press tab, there is nothing: no speech, no error message, no list to explore. I tried rebooting. Still the same result. I don't know what else to try. On Nov 16, 2012, at 12:48 PM, Teresa Cochran

Re: VoiceOver: Using VoiceOver on a Mac without a display attached may cause applications to be slow or unresponsive

2012-11-16 Thread Vic
I am asking because I just purchased a Mac Mini with the best configuration I could put together and experience significant responsiveness when typing or browsing with the magic trackpad. I plugged in a HDMI adapter but that didn't change anything. So, I thought I'd ask here. Thanks, Vic

FS:quad core mac book pro with thunderbolt...

2012-11-16 Thread Cameron Strife
Hi. I'm selling my quad core mac book pro. (Specs below.) This would be great for a mobile pro tools setup, garage band, or just for general computing tasks. She's a beast! The machine has only seen lite use in my smoke free home. I'm including a firewire 400 to firewire 800 adapter so you'll be

Re: VoiceOver: Using VoiceOver on a Mac without a display attached may cause applications to be slow or unresponsive

2012-11-16 Thread Esther
Hi Vic, The latest applicable summary of a way around the problem of running one of the new model Minis without a monitor is John Panarese's blog post on his macfortheblind site. Here's the URL: http://macfortheblind.com/?p=591 However, if you lose the link, you can just do a Google search for

Re: Barnes and Noble E-reads and nook: How Accessible are They?

2012-11-16 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Teresa, It looks as though you'll be able to read the books in Nook format with Adobe Digital Editions on your Mac. I don't know about a reader for an IOS device as I don't use this format. I buy my ebooks from Kobo and read them either on my iPhone with the Kobo by FNAC app (I used to

Re: Barnes and Noble E-reads and nook: How Accessible are They?

2012-11-16 Thread Teresa Cochran
Thanks, Anne. I'll give this a try. It looks like the books aren't actually downloaded in the Nook app, but I'll see if I can download them from my library and open them with Adobe Editions. Teresa Everything is interesting if you go into it deeply enough.--Richard P. Feynman On Nov 16,

Re: Sorting al bums in iTunes

2012-11-16 Thread Esther
Hello Max, If you use the Command-I Get Info shortcut on your selected tracks, you can navigate to a Sorting tab. Select this with VO-Space, then enter the way you want your artist sorted in the Sort Artist or Sort Album Artist text field with last name first. The easy way to do this on an album

Re: Barnes and Noble E-reads and nook: How Accessible are They?

2012-11-16 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Teresa, If Nook works anything like Kobo, you need to go to your library on the Nook website and click on the Adobe link. It downloads a URL link to your computer, and when you do Cmd-o to open it, it downloads the book into your Digital Editions folder which it creates. Cheers, Anne

cool app: capture sound on your Mac as easily as a screenshot

2012-11-16 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, I just read about this app that lets you press a shortcut to start recording whatever your mac is playing. Press the shortcut again and the recording stops, then a wav file of the recorded audio is placed on your desktop. I haven't tried the app yet, but here's the link if you want to

Re: TextEdit becomes unusable after sending selected text to it.

2012-11-16 Thread Esther
Hi Maria, Cheryl, Max, and Others, Using the Services Menu option for New TextEdit window containing selection actually gives you some extra accessibility features that using copy, command-tab to TextEdit, and pasting does not, because it strips out controls that are not text-related when it

Re: Barnes and Noble E-reads and nook: How Accessible are They?

2012-11-16 Thread Teresa Cochran
Thanks for the help, Anne. I've succeeded downloading BN books. It works a bit differently from the way you described with Kobo, but I did it. I don't know if authorizing my computer helped, and I've only downloaded a public-domain book, so we will see how well I have things set up here.

WiTopia will only say, WiTopia has no windows

2012-11-16 Thread johns.kary
Ok, first, thanks to everyone who answered my first question about VPN's. Now, can anyone tell me why the only thing I can get WiTopia to do or say is WiTopia has no windows? What am I missing guys? It's getting incredibly frustrating. Thanks again for any help, Kari. -- You received this

Re: VoiceOver: Using VoiceOver on a Mac without a display attached may cause applications to be slow or unresponsive

2012-11-16 Thread Vic
Thanks Esther. I wonder if John is listening on this discussion. I wonder if HDMI adapter will work the same way and whether the NTSC converter takes much space on one's table. Thanks a lot for the help. Vic Vic wrote: I am asking because I just purchased a Mac Mini with the best configuration

Re: VoiceOver: Using VoiceOver on a Mac without a display attached may cause applications to be slow or unresponsive

2012-11-16 Thread Vic
O, and another thing... I wonder if the NTSC converter in question restricts the Mac to some screen resolution beyond which it cannot go. I want to make sure I do not run in trouble with applications that rely on higher resolution parameters. Thanks, Vic Esther wrote: Hi Vic, The latest

Re: VoiceOver: Using VoiceOver on a Mac without a display attached may cause applications to be slow or unresponsive

2012-11-16 Thread John Panarese
Unfortunately, the adapter alone doesn't work. I tried that and even a VGA adapter. I had to use the converter box. The box is very small. It's probably the size of a deck of playing cards, maybe a few inches longer. It's tucked under the self on my desk well out of the way. Take

Re: VoiceOver: Using VoiceOver on a Mac without a display attached may cause applications to be slow or unresponsive

2012-11-16 Thread Vic
Kawal, So, does your friend have iMac, Mac mini or Mac mini server? We are talking about second case specifically. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To view this discussion on the web visit

Re: VoiceOver: Using VoiceOver on a Mac without a display attached may cause applications to be slow or unresponsive

2012-11-16 Thread Vic
That's a bummer because I never had these problems with my windows 7 machine. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/macvisionaries/-/924SlK_yjsMJ. To post to

Re: Barnes and Noble E-reads and nook: How Accessible are They?

2012-11-16 Thread Teresa Cochran
Well, I'm going to share my adventures in case anyone else tries to reinvent the wheel. Adobe Editions is very much more accessible than the Nook app for Mac OS X. The Nook app has accessible controls, but the content is not readable. This goes for the web interface as well. I downloaded a

Re: delete characters right to the cursor with one key

2012-11-16 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi William. I finally figured out the answer to the question you asked. It took me a while because I couldn't remember what it was under. You can change the way VoiceOver handles this. If you go to Verbosity in the VoiceOver Utility with Control option f8, you then choose text with the VO

Re: VoiceOver: Using VoiceOver on a Mac without a display attached may cause applications to be slow or unresponsive

2012-11-16 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
He has a Mac Mini and an I Mac. He does not use the server Mac Mini as far as I know but is using the latest Mac Mini. He says he has no problem with it as it's not attached to a screen. Kawal. On 17 Nov 2012, at 01:54 AM, Vic vtsa...@gmail.com wrote: Kawal, So, does your friend have

Re: cool app: capture sound on your Mac as easily as a screenshot

2012-11-16 Thread John Sanfilippo
Sounds great but, 1, it is alpha software, which they plainly state. 2, How do you work it? Once installed and run, what's the hot key? Just My experience so far. JohnS On Nov 16, 2012, at 5:44 PM, Alex Hall mehg...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I just read about this app that lets you press a