Hi,
no. For the 6 years I’ve been using a Mac, although new features are added,
things are taken away and changed, the overall feel of the operating systems
are the same. For me, the most significant feature added in Mountain Lion is
the ability to access third party icons in the status
i ended up using windoex xp proff in the mac pro, and after a bit of
surprises i was free to go. My eyes could see a heck of text flying
over the screen but, that was all really.
But after end installation and changed key bindings it all runs as i
would expect.
thanks for all the help so far
Hi Eric.
It is a gorgeous idea, with one major drawback, how many of us do you
think got that kind of money.
I definitely know that I don't.
There's got too be something else that might work.
sandi
On 8/8/13, Donna Goodin doniado...@me.com wrote:
I agree.
Cheers,
Donna
On Aug 8, 2013, at
Hi Sandy and others interested,
After you have fusion installed and you have a windows vm running, you can go a
few different ways. As it is by default with fusion and windows, the command
key next to the spacebar, is not the alt key as you would expect from a windows
keyboard. Instead,
Hi Jef,
Yes I ran into this as well. If you have a mac text file in your windows
machine and you want to edit it, then yes, the line breaks are all messed up.
I'll try to explain what is going on, and then give you the solution.
Each character in a text file is a 1-byte value. In the old days,
Hi Paul, and first of all thank you for the tidbits, :) it is always
wonderful to get help from others who knows more about a given
situation than one might.
What i have done so far, and it is not given it is the best thing, but
more about that later on.
Eventually i have a scanner, it won't run
Olaria keeps crashing for me every time I open it.
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HI,
This is really interesting. I just have a couple of points to make.
1. I hope this doesn't mean that if Amazon is unsuccessful in getting the
exemption it will stop supporting VoiceOver on its iOS app.
2. I really respect the fact that you're making your voice heard to the FCC.
However, I
I just hope that if Amazong doesn't get this waiver, it doesn't stop supporting
VoiceOver on its iOS app.
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You can also point out that I phones and other appe devices are expensive and
not all blind persons can afford such technology so it would be in their best
interests to make their stuff more accessible.
On 9 Aug 2013, at 11:11 AM, Nicholas Parsons mr.nicholas.pars...@gmail.com
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HI,
I've never had episodes dim before either, but would also point out that to
start a podcast playing initially you need to use the command-shift-s command.
Space bar only works to play/pause once playback has begun.
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Morning to all, having seen the discussion regarding the limeade line of
external batteries, I almost purchased the 18. I am now trying to make a
choice I discovered the peak 6000 which includes the ability to speak
certain status information. My question is anyone out there own both
external
Sandy,
Capslock is trickey to do under fusion, so let's just use the insert key.
Insert is normally not available on a mac keyboard. There is a key that you
could use as insert though, which is the accent key, on US keyboard just below
escape. To map the accent key to become the insert key as
Hi Tracey,
I don't have the answer, but because you seem familiar with icloud tabs, I hope
you know how I can delete all of them. How do I get rid of all icloud tabs, so
that I can start from scratch with them? Interested.
Paul.
On Aug 8, 2013, at 6:02 PM, Traci Duncan our4p...@gmail.com
Hi listers,
If I set up a secure ftp server, then what happens to secure shell? I'd like to
set up an sftp server, without allowing secure shell for users outside my
network. How can I do this? Can I have one without the other?
Paul.
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The advantage of doing it Paul's way is that it doesn't matter how many VM
Machines you have with Windows, you can always have an insert key that way paul
says in his message below. One of the reasons why I only use VM preferences.
Kawal.
On 9 Aug 2013, at 11:38 AM, Paul Erkens
nice! :)
On 8/9/13, Kawal Gucukoglu kawa...@me.com wrote:
The advantage of doing it Paul's way is that it doesn't matter how many VM
Machines you have with Windows, you can always have an insert key that way
paul says in his message below. One of the reasons why I only use VM
preferences.
Hello Gigi.
My position is a bit different from that of your friend, I am totally blind and
use this sort of system all the time, in fact, I'm writing this message with
such a system. What you need to determine, if I may say so, is the bluetooth
profiles supported by the streaming device in
The waiver only applies to future productions of the ereaders.
Teresa
On Aug 9, 2013, at 3:21 AM, Nicholas Parsons mr.nicholas.pars...@gmail.com
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I just hope that if Amazong doesn't get this waiver, it doesn't stop
supporting VoiceOver on its iOS app.
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On 8/9/13 6:46 AM, Paul Erkens wrote:
Hi listers,
If I set up a secure ftp server, then what happens to secure shell? I'd like to
set up an sftp server, without allowing secure shell for users outside my
Hi Paul,
Thank you for your suggestion. Unfortunately, I use Wordpad all the time
and this is where I am having the problem. It seems like it is ignoring
the LF as it doesn't have the CRLF.
Any other thoughts?
Thx,
Jeff
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From: Paul Erkens
Thanks Aman.
All that you said is useful, thanks for it. I will put your answer into
Archives so I can use it tomorrow.
Regards,
Gigi
On Aug 9, 2013, at 7:40 AM, Aman Singer aman.sin...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello Gigi.
My position is a bit different from that of your friend, I am totally
Hi there,
I found another daisy app called Emerson, which looks more promising.
I'm playing around with it now but can't figure out how to open daisy files
with it. Maybe it doesn't like bookshare daisy books.
anybody know where to get these sort of books from places other then bookshare?
Cait
I have a collection of over 3 books, do you want them in mobi witch is for
kindle, or epub, whitch works with iBooks? Contact me off list and I will
arange a way to get them to you.
Kliphton Senior
(iMessage )kliph...@icloud.com-Email kliph...@gmail.com
(Twitter,instagram,foursquareSkype)
Hello,
My wife, Christine, just changed her username on Facebook. But now she's unable
to login to Facebook chat through Messages. We've put in her new username, but
it says the login ID or password is incorrect.
I'm not really sure what else can be done. Any ideas?
The old username doesn't
Hi Does anyone know where I can download the mac tutorials that Mike Arrigo
Did on blindcool tech they are no longer available on blindcooltech thanks
in advance.
Corey
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Hey Nicholas,
Yah command shift s wasn't working either, but now it is. I still seem to be
having some sync issues, as episodes I delete from the mac don't seem to delete
on the iPhone. Not sure if that has to do with the fact that the episodes
weren't refreshed on the iPhone until much later
You can get them from the iBlink radio app.
On Aug 9, 2013, at 12:40 PM, Corey Knapp core...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Does anyone know where I can download the mac tutorials that Mike Arrigo
Did on blindcool tech they are no longer available on blindcooltech thanks
in advance.
Corey
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Hey all,
Having nowhere to write this as it is much more than 140 characters, I wanted
to share my experience and opinion with the group. Relating to the big picture,
I do get that this is fantasy football, but it really has opened my eyes to
where accessibility falls with big companies.
I feel your pain. I am a big fantasy sports guy, and this is a subject that
sends my blood pressure through the roof. Yahoo has crappy fantasy sports apps
in general. You can’t set your lineups from the iDevice and need to use the
web interface.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
Director
Mac
Hi thanks for that does anyone know where I can download the actual mp3
files thanks I think that there 12 ro 13 files thanks in advance.
Corey
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Hey John,
Thanks for feeling the pain. It's a shame that they still haven't improved the
accessibility. I have been able to manage my teams in Yahoo on the web using
several work arounds, but cannot access everything, and just make due with what
I can. I have used Big Noggins in season app to
www.blindcooltech.com
Though they are a bit dated now, they are still extremely useful for learning
and fully explaining the basics. After all, that's how I learned.
Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind
built-in!
Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray
I will gladly buy an app that gives us full accessibility to fantasy
sports. I usually have 2 football and 2 hockey teams, so it would be great.
I’m handling baseball, but have to do all of that on the web.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
Director
Mac for the Blind
Tel, (631) 724-4479
Email,
Hi there
I am not a sports fan like my brothers. However, your comments are not small
here. I think what is needed is that accessibility, especially for sensory
accessibility, be required as a course for all computer programmers, including
those doing iOS. This is because, and I see it in the
Hey John,
I have sent an edited version of my letter to Yahoo fantasy, so we shall see if
we get a response. I am very bummed about the steps back this year, and Yahoo's
failure to improve accessibility in this area for several years, even though
they claim to be aware of it. Should you find
The pod casts on blind cool tech are no loger available since the site
was taken down. When I have time, I'm going to do some new mac pod
casts, and you will be able to find those on the blind geek zone web site.
Original message:
Hi Does anyone know where I can download the mac tutorials
Hey Gigi,
Well put. I know I was only speaking about fantasy games, but wanted to refer
to the big picture as well, this was just my example, and I think you summed it
up very well. There are far more important things that need to be made
accessible to people with all sorts of disabilities.
Hey Mike,
Have you given any consideration to submitting your new Mac podcasts to:
www.coolblindtech.com
You contact them, and, provided you have a drop box account, they set up a
shared folder with you. In to which folder, you load your submitions.
Sent from my mac, the only computer with
Hi guys
I just had a very bad accessibility hour. Luckily, this was not something I had
to do, but the better I got, be more I wanted to do it.
I have an application on my iPhone which sort of works with VoiceOver. For one
thing, the links don't always tell you what they are, and there are some
Forgot to say that last night the only way I was able to finish watching my
video was to choose the iTunes link and pay Apple $1.99 for the download. I was
going to do that again today, but I couldn't find the iTunes link for the one I
wanted, unless I wanted to buy the dvd, which I didn't.
Yes, I did these back in version 10.5 of the mac operating system.
Definitely time to do a new version. Although the basics really have
not changed much, there are some new improvements.
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www.blindcooltech.com http://www.blindcooltech.com
Though they are a bit dated now,
Have not heard of this site. Is it popular, I thought the blind geek
zone was the main place where pod casts were going now.
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Hey Mike,
Have you given any consideration to submitting your new Mac podcasts to:
www.coolblindtech.com
You contact them, and, provided you
Well, seems to me it's sort of both.
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 Aug 9, 2013, at 3:13 PM, Mike Arrigo n0...@charter.net wrote:
Have not heard
Hi Mike,
Have you considered uploading your old files to somewhere like Dropbox albeit
temporarily and circulating the link to groups like this one? It looks like
there's quite a bit of demand and recording new ones is obviously going to be
time-intensive.
While the operating system hasn't
Hi Mike,
I do a podcast with Garth Humphries who is the owner of this site and I can
tell you that he is a real stand up guy.
Scott
On Aug 9, 2013, at 4:13 PM, Mike Arrigo n0...@charter.net wrote:
Have not heard of this site. Is it popular, I thought the blind geek zone was
the main place
Dropbox will quickly lock down someone's account if a lot of people start
downloading files. I am thinking of the time when Curtis Delzer tried to share
his Samsung Haven podcasts via Dropbox. Perhaps Mike might charge a nominal fee
for his new Mac tutorials.
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 9,
Hi Jamie,
How many is a lot? I get a journal once a quarter that a hundred or so people
download and it seems to work.
Ed
On 9 Aug 2013, at 21:37, Jamie Pauls jamiepa...@gmail.com wrote:
Dropbox will quickly lock down someone's account if a lot of people start
downloading files. I am
Funny, I was just going to make that very point. Sharing a podcast on a public
odcast server such as the blind geek zone or else cool blind tech would be the
better way to go about this.
Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind
built-in!
Sincerely,
The
I have no idea what their criteria is.
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 9, 2013, at 3:44 PM, Edward Green ergreen1...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Jamie,
How many is a lot? I get a journal once a quarter that a hundred or so people
download and it seems to work.
Ed
On 9 Aug 2013, at 21:37, Jamie
Kawal, I have two VM's running win7 with JAWS and have them set to use
the SharpKeys solution where sharpKeys swaps the capslock and the
grave accent functions from within windows. I just set one of my VM's
to do it the other way mentioned here using fusion keymapping to set
the grave accent key
Hi,
I agree for new material that it would be much better to put it up as a
podcast. However, if Mike were to put up old material, then I thought it might
look a bit odd for material relating to an old version of Mac OSX to appear as
a podcast, which is why I suggested the Dropbox route.
Hi,
Are there any Daisy apps for the Mac that support the online streaming of Daisy
content?
Many thanks,
Ed
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Hi list:
Have you all noticed that, at least in Mountain Lion, there is no longer an
intro that plays the first time a user runs VoiceOver? The option to display
the Welcome dialog still exists, but, effectively does nothing. You can still
get the VoiceOver quickStart via the VO+Command+f8
Hey everyone, I know this is a little off topic but I hope the moderators will
cut me a bit of a break.
on and off I've read about people thinking about starting a podcast or
accessibility blog related to tech. Some want to write actual articles about
topics that effect the blind community
My experience after doing a recent reinstall is exactly the oposate.
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 Aug 9, 2013, at 5:27 PM, Joseph Norton
Hi Motion X users,
What does Motion X offer that free solutions such as Google and Apple Maps do
not?
thanks,
Nic
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Yes, but it sounds like at least one important motivation for Amazon to support
VoiceOver on its iOS app was so it would have a better chance of not needing to
make its eReaders accessible in the future. So, if the FCC rejects its request,
would it no longer be motivated to make its iOS app
Maybe just try marking them as played instead of or as well as deleting? That
way your iOS app might not bother downloading them or they will be marked as
read and then not appear in the main list of podcasts.
I'm having an issue now that continuous play doesn't seem to be working in
Hello, everyone. My husband took some videos which he wants to send to me and
others. However, after syncing them to his MacBook from his iPhone and
attempting to send, he got a message that said you could not sen videos from
iPhoto, only photos. How can he send videos? Thanks.
Christine
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Hi,
You can use IMovie on Mac to send vedeo, or,
IMessage and send it as an attachment or
Mail, as a vedeo attachment or
share it thru dropbox, or
if it is on your phone, you can go to video, and tap on action, and it will
give you different options to share or
if you go on photos on your phone,
He tried sharing, but it says the video is too long. One is about seven and a
half minutes; the other three and three quarter minutes, so we need an
alternative.
Is there a way to get them into iMovie? they don't seem to be transferring
using iTunes.
Thanks.
Christine
On Aug 9, 2013, at
Hey Nicholas, I had a debacle with the Downcast iPhone app tonight, as it
completely crashed and I couldn't get it to reopen and even let it sit for
awhile made sure it was cleared from the app switcher and it still wouldn't
open. I had to delete it from my iPhone and reinstall the problem is I
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