Creating M4B Audiobooks

2013-07-07 Thread Nicholas Parsons
Hi list, Esther gave me a lot of info on this list a while back about sample rates, bit rates and creating M4B audiobooks with apps like AudiobookBinder and AudiobookBuilder. I've searched for this thread in Mail and on Google but can't find it. So sorry for asking for old info. What's the

Re: what about Idrive

2013-07-07 Thread Ray Foret jr
I have the limit set to 9KBPS which is the fastest I can put it. I believe I have the radio button for do not limit as the choice I set. Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in! Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray Still a very proud and

Re: a piculiar problem getting Vue Scan to sequence file names

2013-07-07 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Ray, I can't see what could be wrong with your filename. I've just looked at my settings and I have the default folder set to: /Users/anne/Documents/Scans and the TIFF file name: set to: The Art Science+ This works just fine. I presume you have the TIFF multi page checkbox checked.

Re: Weird Issue with Moving Files

2013-07-07 Thread Devin Prater
Just press command+C, then go to the destination and press command+option+V. That'll move it there. Sent from my iPod On Jul 6, 2013, at 7:41 PM, shaf shafpa...@gmail.com wrote: Got a strange issue over here. Command+x won't put anything in the clipboard, it just moves the file to the trash.

Re: 3 queries pertaining to Textedit and Google Spreadsheet

2013-07-07 Thread Rahul Bajaj
Thank you so much for the great responses. They were very, very helpful. On 01/07/2013, Tim Kilburn kilbur...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, further to my original message, and in addition to Alex's list of commands for Left, Center and RIght justification, it is very easy to create your own shortcut

Re: Weird Issue with Moving Files

2013-07-07 Thread shaf
Oh cool, thanks. But then why does command-x put stuff in the trash? -Shaf On 7/7/13, Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com wrote: Just press command+C, then go to the destination and press command+option+V. That'll move it there. Sent from my iPod On Jul 6, 2013, at 7:41 PM, shaf

2 problems pertaining to the downloads folder and Safari

2013-07-07 Thread Rahul Bajaj
Hi all, I'm facing 2 problems. 1. In the downloads folder, when I press VO-right arrow, it often shows the list of previous downloads which is titled earlier. How can I get to the files which have been downloaded most recently? 2. My firm has an internal web solution in which I have to

Re: a piculiar problem getting Vue Scan to sequence file names

2013-07-07 Thread Ray Foret jr
Yep, the Tif multipage is checked for sure. Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in! Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user! On Jul 7, 2013, at 2:20 AM, Anne Robertson a...@anarchie.org.uk wrote:

Re: Weird Issue with Moving Files

2013-07-07 Thread Devin Prater
I really don't know. All I know is command-X only works with text, I think. It took a while for me to find out about the command-option-v thing, and sometimes I still find myself copying then going back and deleting the original. Sent from my iPod On Jul 7, 2013, at 4:54 AM, shaf

Re: xcode creating actions and outlets

2013-07-07 Thread Paul Hunt
Hello Yuma. If you aren't using XCode to learn Objective-C, what compiler are you using? On Jul 6, 2013, at 8:30 PM, Yuma Antoine Decaux jamy...@gmail.com wrote: Yuma -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from

Re: a piculiar problem getting Vue Scan to sequence file names

2013-07-07 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Ray, The only other thing I can think of is to check that Multipage is checked in the Input tab. I've just used VueScan to scan a chapter of a book, and everything is working fine for me. Cheers, Anne On 7 Jul 2013, at 12:32, Ray Foret jr rfore...@att.net wrote: Yep, the Tif

Re: trouble joining this group

2013-07-07 Thread Rahul Bajaj
He is a friend of mine. Moderators, please help him out. BTW, is it possible for someone to join this list by sending a blank mail to a specific ID? On 30/06/2013, Alex Hall mehg...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Someone emailed me asking about joining this group. When he tries, he is simply

Re: Help with Contacts

2013-07-07 Thread Kirsten hill
Hello Alex: Thanks so much for your help! There are six contacts that show up on my phone but,not on the Mac. Any suggestions or should I delete them from the phone and create them on the Mac or should I leave them on the phone and still create them on the Mac? Sent from my iPhone On

failed to join why fie network

2013-07-07 Thread ramy moustafa
hi all: sorry if this is a stupid question, but i'm now with my mac mini, and i can't join any why fie network. i found network and i found my why fie name, i mean my router name, i entered my pass code, but i got a screen with only, go back and quit, and i'm not connected, any ideas pl?

How can I read a table in a .doc file?

2013-07-07 Thread shaf
Hey Subject says it all. I can see there is a table in a document in Microsoft Word on Windows, and navigate it perfectly. However, I can't seem to see that there is a table when using iText Express or even Pages. Any suggestions? -Shaf -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: How can I read a table in a .doc file?

2013-07-07 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Shaf, In Pages, the table will just show up as a highlighted space. If you can locate it, you can either go to the Format menu and down to the Table submenu where you select Convert table to text, or you can select the table, open the Inspector (Cmd-Option-i, select the Wrap inspector

accessing dropbox folder from within VMWare

2013-07-07 Thread Phil Halton
I want complete access to my dropbox folder from within my Fusion win7 machine, but I don't necessarily want to install dropbox within the VM itself - that would mean having two dropbox installations on my MAC HD. I'm thinking that I could setup the MAC's dropbox folder as a shared folder and

Re: Any Good Replacement for Newsrack?

2013-07-07 Thread Brian Fischler
Hey Nicholas, A few questions for ya. I was using Newsrack on the mac, and liked that you could just arrow up or down through the message title and once you moved over it, that marked it as read. With Read Kit does it do that? I guess I am looking for an RSS reader that quickly marks articles

Pinboard or Instapaper

2013-07-07 Thread Brian Fischler
Hey all, I am noticing now that a lot of the new RSS readers work with services like Pinboard and have long work with programs like Instapaper. What are people using and what do you find most accessible? For some reason I think I looked at Instapaper a long time ago and it wasn't accessible.

My comparison of the scene live GPS and BlindSquare

2013-07-07 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi guys I realize IM you to both programs mentioned in the subject line. However, I am not new to GPS applications. Here is what I have found so far as far as I am concerned right now. I hate to say this, but right now I like BlindSquare better than I like the Seeing Eye GPS program, this

some questions please.Re: failed to join why fie network

2013-07-07 Thread ramy moustafa
Hi all: finally and by chance, i connected my mac to the internet, and i finished the vo tutorials, but i have some questions: what is the difference bitween pressing the space bar and vo plus space? i hit many buttomns withe both, and the 2 r working, please explain? i learn how to close an

unable to choose bitween lion and mountain lion.

2013-07-07 Thread ramy moustafa
Hi all: am still unable to choose the system for booting, my default is ml but i need to use the lion. help please thanks so much Ramy moustafa saber licturer at: faculty of musical education music arranger and sound engineer Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are

Re: My comparison of the scene live GPS and BlindSquare

2013-07-07 Thread Brian Fischler
Hey Gigi, Just wanted to say thanks so much for the comparison. I have used Blind Square for awhile, and it is pretty good. It is not perfect, as I do notice the feet and time position of a location are off a bit, but I think this is due to GPS not being a perfect accuracy down to the smallest

Re: My comparison of the scene live GPS and BlindSquare

2013-07-07 Thread Christine Grassman
I only acquired Blind Square recently, and haven't really given it a go yet. I can tell you that I am disappointed thus far with Seeing Eye GPS. 1. It tells me I am home when I am at my neighbor's house, and that my home is behind me when I do arrive home. 2. It announces intersections far too

Re: My comparison of the scene live GPS and BlindSquare

2013-07-07 Thread Randy George
Hi everyone, I would also like to thank everyone for their comparisons of the two products, as I have been considering purchasing a blind friendly pedestrian GPS system for sometime now. I have a random question, how much does each Cost? Thanks so much, Randy Sent from my iPhone On Jul 7,

Re: My comparison of the scene live GPS and BlindSquare

2013-07-07 Thread Kristeen Hughes
I appreciate all of this information. I don't want to pay that amount of money right now, when money is very tight for me. I have Blindsquare and am feeling very good that I do. Kristeen On Jul 7, 2013, at 3:23 PM, Christine Grassman cgrassman1...@gmail.com wrote: I only acquired Blind

Re: 2 problems pertaining to the downloads folder and Safari

2013-07-07 Thread Rahul Bajaj
Any help regarding the first problem would be highly appreciated. On 07/07/2013, Rahul Bajaj rahul.bajaj1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I'm facing 2 problems. 1. In the downloads folder, when I press VO-right arrow, it often shows the list of previous downloads which is titled earlier. How

Mac OSX, Voiceover and BBC iPlayer

2013-07-07 Thread Edward Green
Hi, Can anyone tell me if it's possible to watch or listen to programmes on the BBC iPlayer website using Mac OSX Mountain Lion and Safari? I can search for episodes, click on the page for the relevant show but can't then find any controls to play the programme etc. I installed the latest

Re: My comparison of the scene live GPS and BlindSquare

2013-07-07 Thread Brian Fischler
Thanks for the feedback. Would be interesting to hear if anyone has a Sendero GPS product that is just a GPS navigator and not on the iPhone, as would love to hear if there products are any good. I can tell you that the Sendero Look Around app is not very good. This is the app that has been out

VMWare virtual disk management

2013-07-07 Thread Phil Halton
I don't understand some of the numbers shown for disk management. My VM is 12.9GB as shown in finder, and my virtual disk shown in virtual machine settings is set to 41.5% (60GB). I guess I'd like to know how much of my VD is being used, and whether I should increase the size of it. I don't

Re: VMWare virtual disk management

2013-07-07 Thread Chris H
Sure! The 60 gb is actually the maximum size for your virtual disk. By default Vmware creates a dynamically expanding hard disk, which starts out small and grows when data is added to it. On 07/07/2013 21:06, Phil Halton wrote: I don't understand some of the numbers shown for disk

Re: Mac OSX, Voiceover and BBC iPlayer

2013-07-07 Thread Chris H
Ed, that's because Flash is not accessible on the mac and shall not be fixed by either Adobe or Apple. On 07/07/2013 20:49, Edward Green wrote: Hi, Can anyone tell me if it's possible to watch or listen to programmes on the BBC iPlayer website using Mac OSX Mountain Lion and Safari? I can

Re: Mac OSX, Voiceover and BBC iPlayer

2013-07-07 Thread Edward Green
Hi Chris, Does this mean that you can't use BBC iPlayer on the Mac? Ed On 7 Jul 2013, at 21:06, Chris H christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Ed, that's because Flash is not accessible on the mac and shall not be fixed by either Adobe or Apple. On 07/07/2013 20:49, Edward Green wrote: Hi,

Re: accessing dropbox folder from within VMWare

2013-07-07 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Yes you can do that. I do the same thing. Just remember once you share your Drop Box folder, if you delete stuff in Windows then it gets deleted off the Mac and website also. Kawal. On 7 Jul 2013, at 05:49 PM, Phil Halton philh...@comcast.net wrote: I want complete access to my dropbox

Re: Mac OSX, Voiceover and BBC iPlayer

2013-07-07 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Ed, The app you need is Get iPlayer Automator https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/39019/get-iplayer-automator It works even outside the UK. Cheers, Anne On 7 Jul 2013, at 22:08, Edward Green ergreen1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Chris, Does this mean that you can't use BBC iPlayer on the

Re: My comparison of the scene live GPS and BlindSquare

2013-07-07 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Just got blind square and am relating to the app fairly well. I am just a beginner with it, but am using it without a tutor and any special training. Have navagon and ariadne, but haven't played in those apps much yet. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On

An unanswered Question About Free or paid Accessible Checking programs for Mac

2013-07-07 Thread Daniel C
Hello list, I was wondering if anyone knew if either a free, or paid, accessible checking program for Mac? maybe something that was close to the program made by APH, MoneyTalks for Windows? That'll work with VO. Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: My comparison of the scene live GPS and BlindSquare

2013-07-07 Thread Matt Dierckens
Hi, Blindsquare is $15 for life, seeing eye is $70 for a year or $130 for 3 hers. I am so glad that I haven't purchased seeing eye. Blindsquare is truly amazing On 2013-07-07, at 3:32 PM, Randy George george.ra...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone, I would also like to thank everyone for their

Re: My comparison of the scene live GPS and BlindSquare

2013-07-07 Thread Randy George
Strange that good old Mikey May is still trying to squeeze every single penny possible out of the blindness community--well, not strange at all, but very sad. Especially if the app is inferior to blind square. I'll take $15 for life any day. $70 a year is more than Garmin and all of the

Re: Mac OSX, Voiceover and BBC iPlayer

2013-07-07 Thread Edward Green
Hi Anne, Thanks for this. Do you know if I need to change any settings to get it to find iPlayer radio shows? None seem to come up when I do a search. Cheers, Ed On 7 Jul 2013, at 21:42, Anne Robertson a...@anarchie.org.uk wrote: Hello Ed, The app you need is Get iPlayer Automator

which braille display?

2013-07-07 Thread Cait and Maggie
Hi, I'm in the market for a braille display to use with an i mac and possibly a mac laptop and maybe down the line an i pad. I can't see myself wanting any less then 32 cells. anyone got any suggestions of good ones? I've been using my Braille sense Plus, but it's dying a slow painful death, so

Re: Mac OSX, Voiceover and BBC iPlayer

2013-07-07 Thread Chris H
Not the usual way but I believe it can be done with GetiPlayerAutomator. On 07/07/2013 21:08, Edward Green wrote: Hi Chris, Does this mean that you can't use BBC iPlayer on the Mac? Ed On 7 Jul 2013, at 21:06, Chris H christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Ed, that's because Flash is not

Voyager 70 display

2013-07-07 Thread Shen
Hi everyone, Wondering if anyone has any experience with the Voyager 70 display. I know the 44 model is a supported display, but somehow the 70 is not. When I connected the USB cable to my Mac, VoiceOver does not recognize it. I'd appreciate it if anyone might have any suggestions to get this

Re: An unanswered Question About Free or paid Accessible Checking programs for Mac

2013-07-07 Thread Phil Halton
I know that CheckBookPro works well with VO, and its a pretty good program too! - Original Message - From: Daniel C topdog2...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 4:49 PM Subject: An unanswered Question About Free or paid Accessible Checking

OFF Topic: Accessible places and apps for visiting London

2013-07-07 Thread Daniela Rubio
Hello all: First, I am sorry if this off topic is inconvenient to any one, but I feel that here there might be some one who can help me with this kerry. My husband and I, both blind and with dog guides, are visiting London from August 9 to August 13 this year We go alone, so we are trying to

Finder view question.

2013-07-07 Thread Danny Noonan
I don't know what I've done but I have my finder view set to list and sort set to name but the numbered files are showing up in reverse order. I want lowest alphanumeric files at the top of my lists but can't for the life of me work out how to do it. I've had it working on my mac for 18 months

Re: Extracting audio from mp4 files.

2013-07-07 Thread Danny Noonan
Many thanks. I grabbed the software and it looks nice. If only a friend hadn't sent me a gig in MKV format as it seems to be one of the only formats not supported. smile Thanks for the help. Kind regards, Danny. On 26/06/2013, at 1:36 PM, Patrick Neazer patricknea...@mac.com wrote: Hello

Re: An unanswered Question About Free or paid Accessible Checking programs for Mac

2013-07-07 Thread Daniel C
I'm able to try CheckBook, and it seems to work pretty well. Can't figure out how to schedule recurring payments though. For instance. If you get payments on the third of the month, as an example, how would you tell Checkbook to schedule such payments every third ay of the month? -- You

Re: unable to choose bitween lion and mountain lion.

2013-07-07 Thread Eugenia Firth
Maybe I missed something here, but why do you have lion and mountain lion both on your computer? Is it because you have a program that you need to run that will not work on Mountain lion that works Alliant? Sent from my iPhone On Jul 7, 2013, at 1:50 PM, ramy moustafa

Re: xcode creating actions and outlets

2013-07-07 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Sorry, i didn't mention not using x-code, but more in the attempt of harnessing the syntax used in objective c rather than concentrating on the interface or IB in x-code for now. Light has no value without darkness On 7/07/2013, at 8:11 PM, Paul Hunt prhu...@att.net wrote: Hello Yuma. If

Re: How can I read a table in a .doc file?

2013-07-07 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Hello Anne, I wonder if we could write a script to automate the rendering of tables as floating so we could see them. There is certainly a AppleScript to select tables as objects. Generally I do not actively use pager gut I would be glad to try and your described procedure. Brat wishes,

Re: xcode creating actions and outlets

2013-07-07 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I believe Xccode still uses gccunder the hood. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 7, 2013, at 8:21 PM, Yuma Antoine Decaux jamy...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry, i didn't mention not using x-code, but more in the attempt of harnessing the syntax used in objective c rather than concentrating on the

Re: xcode creating actions and outlets

2013-07-07 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Gcc that was. It certainly has a objective c compiler. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 7, 2013, at 8:50 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn jon.c.c...@gmail.com wrote: I believe Xccode still uses gccunder the hood. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 7, 2013, at 8:21 PM, Yuma Antoine Decaux jamy...@gmail.com

Re: An unanswered Question About Free or paid Accessible Checking programs for Mac

2013-07-07 Thread Esther
The developer's web page for CheckBook (and CheckBook Pro) has a PDF user manual for CheckBook Help you can download, if you don't use the built-in documentation: http://www.splasm.com/checkbook/downloads.html There's a section on how to schedule repeating events, but basically you switch from

Re: Extracting audio from mp4 files.

2013-07-07 Thread Nektarios Mallas
Hello. Perhaps you can use hand break first to convert the file in to something that the other program can read. I know it's a bit over kill, but this doesn't happen every day. Nektarios. On Jul 8, 2013, at 3:01 AM, Danny Noonan da...@familynoonan.net wrote: Many thanks. I grabbed the

Re: 2 problems pertaining to the downloads folder and Safari

2013-07-07 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Reverse the sort order by selecting sort by Fahd. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 7, 2013, at 3:46 PM, Rahul Bajaj rahul.bajaj1...@gmail.com wrote: Any help regarding the first problem would be highly appreciated. On 07/07/2013, Rahul Bajaj rahul.bajaj1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I'm

Re: xcode creating actions and outlets

2013-07-07 Thread Paul Hunt
Hello Yuma. You will need some kind of compiler or IDE to practice with. How do you plan to proceed? On Jul 7, 2013, at 7:21 PM, Yuma Antoine Decaux jamy...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry, i didn't mention not using x-code, but more in the attempt of harnessing the syntax used in objective c rather

Re: My comparison of the scene live GPS and BlindSquare

2013-07-07 Thread Alex Hall
I just wanted to respond to a few points. I am not associated with Seeing Eye or Sendero in any way, but I feel there may be inaccuracies spread if I don't speak up. 1. POIs that are nearby are not spoken with a distance and direction. Lookaround Wand is used to get that detail; I suppose the

Re: some questions please.Re: failed to join why fie network

2013-07-07 Thread Chris Blouch
I'm sure different folks will pick off different parts of your question list to answer. As far as command-q, all apps should respond to this but some might pop up a dialog asking you something about losing work or saving documents before they quit. Safari in particular should just close with a

Re: trouble joining this group

2013-07-07 Thread Chris Blouch
I've been helping out with setting up new folks. I'll sent them an invite. I don't recall getting a join notice for them. Thanks for stepping in. CB On 6/29/13 3:35 PM, Alex Hall wrote: Hi all, Someone emailed me asking about joining this group. When he tries, he is simply rejected - no mod

Re: Creating M4B Audiobooks

2013-07-07 Thread Chris Blouch
A little Googling turned up this post: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/macvisionaries/wpv7VbietGg/6G0PV0iMAzsJ CB On 7/7/13 1:59 AM, Nicholas Parsons wrote: Hi list, Esther gave me a lot of info on this list a while back about sample rates, bit rates and creating M4B audiobooks with

Re: My comparison of the scene live GPS and BlindSquare

2013-07-07 Thread Brian Fischler
Wow than Sendero really screwed the pooch choosing the map provider they provided. If this map provider is causing them to charge so much with no lifetime purchase option and such poor results, sender should have chosen a different company to go with for its mapping. I have spoken to sighted

Finder View Problem Driving Me Nuts

2013-07-07 Thread Brian Fischler
Hey all, In my downloads folder I have it set to list view and by name. For some reason this is the only folder when I open it the list comes up in reverse alphabetical order, meaning the files go from Z to A. I can't seem for the life of me to reverse it. I have looked in view and options

Re: My comparison of the scene live GPS and BlindSquare

2013-07-07 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: This is just another example of why niche thinking does not benefit the blind. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 07/07/2013, at 19:48, Alex Hall mehg...@gmail.com wrote: I just wanted to respond to a few points. I am not associated with Seeing Eye or Sendero

Keyboard Maestro Compatibility with Voiceover

2013-07-07 Thread Emilio Hernandez
Hello everyone, On the most recent Mac Power Users podcast David and Katy discuss Keyboard Maestro. Has anyone on this list used this program before? Does anyone know if this app is compatible with voiceover? Thanks for any help anyone can provide. -- You received this message because you