Re: No sound from voiceover please help

2020-12-09 Thread 'John Sanfilippo' via MacVisionaries
Great! Do you remember the solution? John On 12/9/20 11:13, 'Robert Cole' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, Disregard my previous message, I got someone to come fix it for me. All is well, & a lesson learned. I set voiceover output to zoom audio driver. I wanted record vo with zoom. But as

mantis, best commands for working with an iPhone?

2020-12-06 Thread 'John Sanfilippo' via MacVisionaries
Might someone direct me to where I might find a list of commands which work best with the APH/Humanware Mantis Q40 interfacing with an iPhone? I have already collected some info from Apple and other resources, but if there is something specifically related to the Mantis, I'd appreciate that

Re: Portable mini keyboard for a visually impaired person.

2018-12-03 Thread John Sanfilippo
ATGuys.com has, or used to sell, a RII, 66-keys, creditcard sized keyboard for under $50. The thing lasts a long time on a charge. Only drawback is the keys are cramped. I'd suggest marking the letter e and i keys with a dot and keeping your third finger on those for orientation. You'll face

Re: apple accessability

2017-09-21 Thread John Sanfilippo
877-204-3930 On 9/20/17 19:37, wayne17a wrote: hello list can can anyone please give me the number for apple accessability please -- js v -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of

Re: Sierra Update

2017-03-30 Thread John Sanfilippo
Yeah, I had the same trouble. John On 3/30/17 9:13, Adrienne Chalmers wrote: Hi I can’t seem to find the latest Sierra update in the app store. I have tried searching the store and I have tried doing it through software update in About This Mac. I was expecting that I would have had a

Re: external battery charger

2015-09-06 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi, I'm entering this thread late, but maybe you'd want to consider a Charge Bank which is available at www.ATGuys.com. It can charge several devices at once and can fully charge an iPhone 5S at least twice. They get $89 for it. John S - Original Message - From: "John Weir"

Re: Question for fellow composers/arrangers out there.

2015-02-07 Thread John Sanfilippo
I'd suggest you look into www.LilyPond.org. It's a text based system which will work on any platform. Expect a learning curve and you'll still want and need sighted help. It's open source or G N U, which you'll learn as you delve into it. John S - Original Message - From: Sarah

Re: Hand-coding midi files on Mac?

2014-12-14 Thread John Sanfilippo
You may want to look into Lilypond. That's free. It is a music engraving program, and there is a learning curve but it sounds to me like it will do what you want. ww.lilypond.org John S - Original Message - From: Alex Hall To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday,

Re: selecting text from one particular point to end

2014-12-11 Thread John Sanfilippo
Try shift plus option plus down arrow, then delete. JS - Original Message - From: Christina C. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2014 8:11 PM Subject: selecting text from one particular point to end Greetings, How do I select from one

Re: How do I add a recipient in the Messages app?

2014-10-25 Thread John Sanfilippo
, I hope someone gives you a better answer than this, but when I was using iOS7, I found that starting in Notes and Sharing that note worked far better than ever bothering with messages. John S - Original Message - From: Donna Goodin To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

Re: Apple iOS 8 update cripples phones. How to fix it.

2014-09-29 Thread John Sanfilippo
I have a 5s and the same happens to me. Worse: VO cuts out entirely. When a sighted person starts it it says it is on, but it isn't and the hot key does not work. This is bad, and that aint good. js - Original Message - From: Jessica Moss To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

Re: IOS8 VoiceOver and Bluetooth Keyboards

2014-09-22 Thread John Sanfilippo
My experience is: 1, a RII keyboard may skip characters or lines, or reiterate characters. Not really new, but it is much more persistent and prevalent. 2, A Brailliant BI 40 cannot enter characters easily. I do not hear the characters typed, a full cell preceeds the first character and only

Re: Music Scores

2014-03-21 Thread John Sanfilippo
Here are some ideas: 1, Use Lime and Lime aloud from Dancing dots to enter your notation. Get the free Cute PDF and print your score to PDF. 2, Try The Braille Music Editor version 2.1.4.4. In which you write braille music. Export to music xml. Import the music xml to the notation program of

Re: Music Scores

2014-03-21 Thread John Sanfilippo
O, here it is, The blurb is not my writing: http://bmc.delysid.org/ It's a web based interface that allows you to enter braille code and translates it on the fly to pdf or midi. It's made by the guy who wrote the freedot program. He has the software written for the mac, and is trying

Re: Music Scores

2014-03-21 Thread John Sanfilippo
LilyPond does have midi playback, but I do not know how it works, only that I've heard it does. js - Original Message - From: Brandon Olivares To: Mac Visionaries Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 10:14 PM Subject: Re: Music Scores Sorry, I think Lilypond will indeed work.

Re: dropbox question

2014-03-10 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi, What usually works for me, when you place items in the Public folder, You highlight the file you want to share and press control option m for a context menu. Arrow down and I think you'll find Copy Public link. Then paste that link from the paste board into your email message. This method

Re: DropBox location on mac, Re: Access Note

2014-01-11 Thread John Sanfilippo
in there. I will go and look at everything again tomorrow. You've done everything you can think of to help me with this, and I appreciate it. Regards, Gigi On Jan 10, 2014, at 9:30 PM, John Sanfilippo vze33...@verizon.net wrote: Hi, I usually let DropBox install itself where

Re: Access Note

2014-01-10 Thread John Sanfilippo
I may be missing the import of your question, but I use Access note now regularly. But, I do not use it for braille or with braille. All I know is that i have it hooked up with DropBox and I press the sync button rather conscienciously and my stuff is usually properly sinced. John S -

DropBox location on mac, Re: Access Note

2014-01-10 Thread John Sanfilippo
. Regards, Gigi On Jan 10, 2014, at 7:41 PM, John Sanfilippo vze33...@verizon.net wrote: I may be missing the import of your question, but I use Access note now regularly. But, I do not use it for braille or with braille. All I know is that i have it hooked up with DropBox and I press

command shift o behavior, bug or new feature?

2013-12-16 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello all, I've just updated Mavericks via the App Store and observe this: from the desktop, I press command shift o. I prefer viewing as columns. VO says Documents, 6 of 22, I expect to hear desktop, downloads, dropbox as I press the up or down arrows, but hear nothing at all. then when I

bluetooth keyboard command for iPod screen lock?

2013-12-14 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello, I'm using an RII bluetooth keyboard with my iPod fourth generation. I've discovered that screen lock can be your best friend as it protects against unwanted changes. Pressing the home key on the keyboard wakes the ipod up. But is there a key command to lock the screen? I'd rather not

Re: how to read braille files without end-of-line markers

2013-11-16 Thread John Sanfilippo
I'm not dead certain of this but this is what may be happening: I think Apple save Unix text files which means line end with just line feed. Other OSs save files whose lines end with carriage return and linefeed. If you want to bother, You might be able to search for carriage returns and remove

Re: getting to the top of a page or document

2013-11-14 Thread John Sanfilippo
Try command plus up arrow. John S On Nov 14, 2013, at 11:57 PM, Brooke Jostad brokejo...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I'm having trouble moving to the dop of documents and text. I can go by page and by paragraph using the macbook Air, but is there a keystroke I'm not finding that allows me to

Re: Macupdate desktop on mavericks.

2013-10-27 Thread John Sanfilippo
Oo, Would this work to update dropbox?, I mean, if it works at all? John S On Oct 27, 2013, at 5:03 PM, Annie Skov Nielsen annieskovniel...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Nic. I use macupdate desktop for updating apps, that I have not purchased from the app store. It is an advantage, because some

Re: mail authentication issue

2013-07-19 Thread John Sanfilippo
All I can say is that I'm having the same issue and am interested to learn the solution too. John S - Original Message - From: Kerri To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 1:30 AM Subject: mail authentication issue . Hello. I've been

Re: Sound studio editing tracks

2013-04-01 Thread John Sanfilippo
when editing. You may want to turn it on when working with menu items excluding the zoom level popup. Robert Carter On Mar 30, 2013, at 10:07 PM, John Sanfilippo vze33...@verizon.net wrote: Hi Sarai, I've had some success with Sound Studio using the following method

Re: Sound studio editing tracks

2013-03-30 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi Sarai, I've had some success with Sound Studio using the following method: command p to play. near the place to start editing, press comma to pause the recording, comma to resume again. While playing, the 1 key rewinds, the 2 key fast forwards, but only by one second. At the spot you want

Re: Editing text

2013-02-14 Thread John Sanfilippo
The odd thing about Text Edit and moving by paragraph is that, Well, I found, you must interact with the text in order for it to work. Press control option shift down arrow, then try vo shift page up or down and see what happens. John S - Original Message - From: Katie Zodrow

Re: Audio or written tutorials on Amadeus Pro from a blind perspective?

2013-01-14 Thread John Sanfilippo
Uhm, maybe this can help: 1, in Preview, save as text. 2, simply email the pdf to conv...@robobraille.org You will get back plain text. HTH, John S - Original Message - From: Maurice Mines To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 6:38 PM

Re: Hiding the Preview Pane in Mail

2013-01-10 Thread John Sanfilippo
I find your second explanation seems much simpler and clearer than all the trackpad stuff you mentioned. The key commands seem simpler and more precise. js - Original Message - From: Cheryl Homiak To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 9:29 AM

Re: How to help blind people new to Mac learn it as fast and smooth as possible

2013-01-09 Thread John Sanfilippo
Just my opinion: Understand that the two most important things to learn are 1, Finder and 2, text edit. Next it's probably a toss up between Mail and Safari. JS - Original Message - From: David Hole To: MacVisionaries Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 12:28 PM Subject:

Re: Switching between Input/output devices on Mac

2012-12-14 Thread John Sanfilippo
Yeah, I have the same problem. What I find interesting is that, when I first got the thing, all I had to do was remove the USB antenna and sound would return to the main speakers. Used to, I say, not anymore. JS On Dec 14, 2012, at 7:13 AM, Jane juanitatig...@gmail.com wrote: I just got a

Checkbook Pro 2, Summaries help appreciated

2012-12-09 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi, I've been using Splasm Software's checkbook 2 since 2009, and moved up to Pro sometime this year. In neither version have I managed to rap my mind around using splits or using the summaries. I am especially interested in getting better at using the summaries. If anyone can help, please

Re: windows 64 bit and bootcamp.

2012-12-05 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi, I have a student running Snow Leopard, and Boot Camp with a Windows 7 on a 64 bit machine. His sighted wife helped install win 7 and we discovered that there were no system sounds available. Eventuall Microsoft helped them resolve that issuse. But the main point is that I know of at least

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

2012-11-17 Thread John Sanfilippo
as easily as a screenshot Again, I have not yet run it myself, but the hotkey is supposed to be ctrl-cmd-space to both start and stop it. Yes, it is alpha software, and I should have said that in my original post, sorry. On Nov 17, 2012, at 1:32 AM, John Sanfilippo vze33...@verizon.net wrote

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

Re: Victor Reader Stream and vmware fusion

2012-10-06 Thread John Sanfilippo
I can certainly understand why you'd want to just connect your Victor Reader Stream, rather than removing the SD card and either putting it directly into a slot if available on the computer, or inserting the card into a card reader, but I've always just done this because I understood that the

Re: Windows7 bootcamp and JAWS

2012-09-28 Thread John Sanfilippo
I think the thing to keep in mind is that FS says they will not support Jaws running on a Mac. I'm running VIsta on my Mac. I don't think you'll have any problem running win7, but who knows. John S - Original Message - From: Phil Halton To: Macvisionaries Sent: Friday,

Re: Take Control eBooks' September Sale

2012-09-28 Thread John Sanfilippo
Thanks so very Much, Ester. I went and got the whole lot, and the CD. John Sanfilippo - Original Message - From: Esther Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 8:37 PM Subject: Take Control eBooks' September Sale -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

can't control volume with my keyboard under certain conditions

2012-09-08 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello, Under Lion I had a Logitech wireless head set with a mic. I could use either the headset or the keyboard to adjust system volume. I switched to Mountain Lion. I hadn't bothered using the Logitech head set until recently. I now have the following situation: As long as the head set is

Re: Banking Programs and VO

2012-08-26 Thread John Sanfilippo
I, and a few other users here, use Checkbook Pro by Splasm Software. Though I have some unresolved issues, I find it very useful for the most part. John S - Original Message - From: Grant To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 10:51 PM Subject:

Text edit and icloud

2012-08-13 Thread John Sanfilippo
I think it was Veronica who had a question about text edit wanting to put everything in the cloud. I too found this irritating and discovered that: 1, You can uncheck the iCloud box in the text edit dialog, and check the local box. Then carry on. I do not know if that remains in effect for the

Re: confused about cursor tracking in textEdit

2012-08-09 Thread John Sanfilippo
I have found that you actually have to interact with text before you issue your vo a command. Then vo will read from here down. Isn't it strange that this is necessary even though you're reading or editing text, interacting with it all the time? js On Aug 9, 2012, at 9:32 PM, Alex Hall

Re: Lion, open with, unexpected behavior

2012-07-16 Thread John Sanfilippo
15.07.2012 um 22:52 schrieb Anne Robertson: Hello John, Open with works for me, but I use List view in the Finder. Could it be a problem with Column view? Cheers, Anne On 15 Jul 2012, at 19:54, John Sanfilippo wrote: Hello, I'm wondering what I may be missing here or if my

Lion, open with, unexpected behavior

2012-07-15 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello, I'm wondering what I may be missing here or if my system is somehow malfunctioning: I have file b.mp3 in Documents/z/. I wish to open b.mp3 with the app of my choosing, rather than open the app first. If I just focus on the file and press shift vo m for a contextual menu, I get Finder

Re: navigating to the addressbar on a webpage

2012-05-25 Thread John Sanfilippo
On a PC in Internet Explorer, try alt d. On a mac in Safari, command l. On May 25, 2012, at 7:28 AM, Stacey Robinson wrote: Hi all, Is there a keystroke that can take me directly to the address bar on a webpage? Thanks, Stacey -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: how to save audio from youtube

2012-05-06 Thread John Sanfilippo
I often use http://youtube-mp3.com I've long ago given up on using some onboard app to convert. Be aware that there is a 20 minute limit on the length of the original video. It's great for short things. Just my 2 cents. js On May 6, 2012, at 8:42 AM, Paul Erkens wrote: Hi listers, I have

Re: how to save audio from youtube

2012-05-06 Thread John Sanfilippo
Oops, I gave the wrong URL. This is correct: http://yutube-mp3.org Basically, you copy the URL of the item you want converted, then go to youtube-mp3.org, paste it in the text edit field, press the provided convert button, wait a moment, then press the download button. All done. js -- You

Re: Possible bug in Lion

2012-03-08 Thread John Sanfilippo
I do not know why I am receiving this as it is not my question. At the same time, my request that a specific braille keyboard might be included as an option in future versions of iOS was never addressed. Just letting you know. John Sanfilippo On Mar 8, 2012, at 11:43 AM, accessibil

Re: Dropbox ishu

2012-02-27 Thread John Sanfilippo
You can find the dropbox contextual menu but I find it hard to describe doing that. I found it to be such a kludge that I simply resorted to memorizing my drobpox public folder address: http://dl.dropbox/u/12345678/fileName.ext O yeah and make sure to name files without spaces to cut down

Re: text edit and braille margins

2012-02-27 Thread John Sanfilippo
Oo, I have much the same concern, so I'm looking forward to hearing more about this. js On Feb 27, 2012, at 9:42 AM, Paul Erkens wrote: Dear listers, I have an old braille printer that is not attached to my mac. To emboss something, all I have to do is create simple plain text files with 27

Re: Braille Touch: please help get Apple onboard

2012-02-26 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi Alex, Thank you for taking the time to be so articulate and informative about this matter. I really appreciate your effort. Best regards, John Sanfilippo -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: question about spell check

2012-02-09 Thread John Sanfilippo
do you mean shift control option? js - Original Message - From: Adie To: MacVisionaries Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 12:31 PM Subject: Re: question about spell check Hi I just can't get the VO M to bring up the spelling suggestions any more in Text Edit, it

Re: Pros and cons with sound studio, was Re: Help getting started with Amadeus

2012-02-09 Thread John Sanfilippo
curious, does this software have a feature which will move to 0 crossings? Having this places the edit point where there is no sound and is supposed to avoid clicks and pops which can otherwise occur. js On Feb 9, 2012, at 10:21 AM, Robert Carter wrote: Hi, You are correct that there is not

Re: Dropbox

2012-01-27 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hmm, I use a mac with lion and vista, and a netbook with win xp, and have pcs a t work running xp. Using dropbox on all these is completely seamless. Do be sure that you allow some time for your files to transfer. You may have some other problem, of which I'm unaware. js - Original

Re: Reading Conversations in Mail

2012-01-26 Thread John Sanfilippo
yeah, my question also, thanks. js - Original Message - From: Marc Sutton When there are multiple messages in a conversation, i have noticed that you can use vo-j to get to all of them. If you press delete the first message is gone and the next one in the stack appears. How

copy paste midi to GB, very helpful! Thanks!

2012-01-16 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi Ricardo and midi fans. Just wanna thank y'all for the rap about midi files and gb, because that bit about just copying the midi in finder and pasting it into an open band project worked just fine for me. Perhaps I'll make friends with gb after all. smile John S ; -- You received this

Re: Is there really not a Save As option in Text Edit?

2012-01-04 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi Donna, I ponder this quite a lot and actually got some help from Accessibility at Apple. I'm not sure, but check the files menu or dialog for Save a copy. What I've been doing, when I can anticipate the need, is, while viewing the file from Finder, simply command c, command v to make a safe

Re: What is the move command in Lion please

2011-11-07 Thread John Sanfilippo
start with command c as usual for copy. go to the destination location and press command option v to paste. You'll get a message which says something like moved here. js On Nov 7, 2011, at 1:22 PM, Jennifer Perdue wrote: What is the move command in lion. I am trying to move something, a

Checkbook 2.2 Summary questions

2011-11-04 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello, To anyone who may be using Checkbook 2.2, not the pro version. I am struggling to understand how the summary is supposed to work. I'm asking for a year to date summary.When I press enter on this summary it shows the appropriate dates, but when I review the actual data output it shows

Re: how to use auto correction in lion with voice over?

2011-10-02 Thread John Sanfilippo
Try command semicolon, or command shift semicolon, and see where these lead. hth, js On Oct 2, 2011, at 3:13 PM, trahern culver wrote: hey all how do you use auto correction in lion with voice over? thanks for your help kind regards trahern -- You received this message because you are

a friend seeks to sell a mac book

2011-09-26 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello, A friend of mine seeks to sell a mac book with these specs: Purchased May 2010. 320 gB hard drive 4 gB ram. Interested persons should contact jnai...@bellsouth.net js -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this

Re: Text Edit and Dropbox

2011-09-22 Thread John Sanfilippo
I confidently press command q to exit and save my already named document. I use command s when the document is new and I want to give it a name. hth, John Sanfilippo On Sep 22, 2011, at 8:02 AM, Paul Erkens wrote: Hi John Filipo, So, what you're saying is: in text edit, hit command q to save

Re: Text Edit and Dropbox

2011-09-21 Thread John Sanfilippo
I do the same thing, but allow some time to elapse. It takes a little time for the files to update. I've learned to avoid pressing command s which saves a version. Just command q to close text edit and save the current changes. js On Sep 20, 2011, at 5:21 AM, David Hole wrote: Hi folks. I

Re: Text Edit and Dropbox

2011-09-21 Thread John Sanfilippo
Well, it appears to be the way Lion works now. Command s saves a version, though I've never been able to find these alternates, and command q simply saves and exits. That's how it works. I do not understand any more than that. js On Sep 21, 2011, at 12:26 PM, Paul Erkens wrote: Hi John

playing midi files

2011-09-18 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello, I have an iMac, dual core 20 from 2008, running Lion 10.7.1. I have a collection of plain midi files and want to play them. This used to be no problem under Leopard. Something in my system has changed and my midi files no longer play. How might I correct this situation? Thanks in

Re: playing midi files

2011-09-18 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi Missy, Actually, VLC is one of the first things I tried. Then QuickTime 7, Neither of these is playing anything. I don't think it's the software; my hunch it is something else, but what? For instance, Garage Band plays its files, the very few that I have. Thanks for the response. js

Re: versioning in text edit

2011-08-11 Thread John Sanfilippo
I too am interested in this and would like to know how you might recover something if it were corrupted. Note, I'm not using Time Machine in any way unless it's working behind the scenes. I have not set it up, nor do I have external backup media, beyond small flash drives. js On Aug 11,

Moving mesage to other mailboxRe: Not another question from this guy!

2011-08-06 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi, Johnny We've all got questions at one time or other. Here's what I do with this: With the message you wanna move in focus, and not from within the message, press control option shift m for a list of options, up arrow to move, being sure to go past move again. On move to, press right arrow,

Re: Voice Over Manual for Lion?

2011-07-25 Thread John Sanfilippo
I followed the link, pressed command a to select all, pressed command c to copy to the paste board and opened text edit to command v paste there. hth, js On Jul 25, 2011, at 1:10 AM, Paul Henrichsen wrote: Hi. The problem with this link is that you have to remain in front of your computer in

Re: Scrolling a PM40 display

2011-07-10 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi, I'm not sure this will work with the mac as I have not tried. but try pressing the left most cursor routing button to go left and the right most button to move right. I much prefer this to the hit or miss nature of the whiz wheels. But if you ar3e happy with what you have and/or what I

Re: Corection, Was editing?

2011-06-12 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi Colin, Thanks. I'll look into it further. But I thought I interacted (though isn't one already interacting with text in text edit when a file is opened in it?), and in my case it didn't seem to work. Ciao for now. js On Jun 11, 2011, at 12:03 PM, Colin M wrote: Hi there! I've just

Re: Corection, Was editing?

2011-06-11 Thread John Sanfilippo
thanks for that clarification. Now, is this universally applicable? Where does it work? I found that it works in Mail, when interacting with message text., but not in text edit. js On 11 Jun 2011, at 05:46, Teresa Cochran wrote: The command you really want is control-option-return, more

Re: Visual input concerning screen brightness.

2011-06-10 Thread John Sanfilippo
Wow! I quite aggree with your need to dim the screen even further than it currently allows. I've resorted to the screen curtain (shift vo f11), though that's not really the answer. Thanks for sharing. John S On Jun 9, 2011, at 10:25 PM, Tom Frank wrote: Hi all, Even at zero percent the

Re: [Bulk] Re: editing?

2011-06-10 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi Colin, I'm joining this thread late, so I may be missing something very important. But am I to understand that this is something like sticky select, where you drop a virtual anchor at point A, move to point B without holding a shift key, then dropping a virtual end marker at point B?

itunes radio playing?

2011-06-05 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello, I have a list of favorite radio stations. When I press return on my choice most of these just start playing. But occasionally I get one of two other messages: 1, Dialog, getting playlist, text. or 2, rebuffering stream. Now it used to be that in either case 1 or 2, I'd just wait and

typing, identifying and searching non text characters?

2011-06-04 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello, I'm sure this question has risen in some other way, but here goes: 1, I wish to insert some ascii character or unicode character into my text for marking purposes. For instance insert character 12, form feed. 2, I need to be able to search for special characters like 12 form feed, 10

is this normal? waking mac does not find wireless network

2011-05-27 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi, I recently acquired an Airport Express. I'm running an iMac since November 2008. Whenever I wake the mac from sleep I get a system UI agent message saying it can' find my preferred network. I must log in each time. Is this normal behavior, or should the mac be able to access the network

Re: Help with cleaning up my ITunes library

2011-05-07 Thread John Sanfilippo
Well, as it happens, I have the very same question, so at least two of us anxiously await a gracious knowledgeable response. smile js On May 7, 2011, at 7:00 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: Hello, I don't know if this is even possible, but here's the problem: I have an ITunes library with a load

Re: Recovering if you Close all Windows in an App?

2011-05-07 Thread John Sanfilippo
Try going to the doc with control f3 ,then find your app there and press Return on it. js On May 7, 2011, at 5:40 PM, Al Puzzuoli wrote: Hi, I sometimes accidentally press command-w and close the main window of an app. For example, I just did it in YoruFukurou. At that point, I can still

open with?

2011-05-06 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello, I have a bunch of known plain text files which have nonstandard txt or rtf extensions. Short of renaming them all, is there some way I can have the system open them in Text Edit? 1, Is there a way to open this file just once in text edit? 2, Is there a way to indicate that this type of

Re: how to go from page to page in the PDF attachments

2011-04-03 Thread John Sanfilippo
when focused on the pdf, try command down arow to open it. Or if in a message and interacting with the message text, control option space on the pdf name. On Apr 3, 2011, at 9:12 AM, Cheok Cheng Ann wrote: Dear Robert, This is Cheng Ann. Thank you for telling me to open the PDF attachments.

Re: Garage Band Tutorials again please?

2011-04-01 Thread John Sanfilippo
when I follow the link sited, I get a big black screen and no more. js On Apr 1, 2011, at 8:17 AM, James Malone wrote: oh, thanks heaps. I'll save these links again. Lol On 01/04/2011, at 10:54 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Hi James, you can find them here.

Re: Is the disappearance of Voice Over a unique problem, or do others have it, too?

2011-03-14 Thread John Sanfilippo
Not this exact problem, but something similar: IMac, Snow Leopard 10.6.6. I invoke sleep. When I wake it up, I must either press a number of arrows or other simple commands, or simply close and open vo with command 5. On Mar 14, 2011, at 11:38 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hi everyone, I am

Re: working with the previous recipients table?

2011-03-12 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi, 1, control f2, 2, w for window, 3, arrow down to find Previous recipients, 4, press Return or Enter. hth js On Mar 12, 2011, at 7:44 AM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: How do I get to the previously used recipients table? This is something I have never been able to figure out but know it has

Re: get items from the trash with VO

2011-01-14 Thread John Sanfilippo
I just tried this: control f3 to open the dock. move to trash there. Press Return to open trash. Find your item. Press command c to copy the item. Move to where you want it placed. Press command v to paste your item where you want it. I tried finding a way to just remove the item from trash, or

Re: Creating new folder on external drive and what is a smart folder

2010-12-22 Thread John Sanfilippo
I look forward to this discussion because I have been at this since November of 2008 and still need to know these things. Thanks for asking. js On Dec 22, 2010, at 1:06 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: Hi all. I have a USB drive connected to my MBA. I want to make a new folder on that drive,

gb6, i life 11, virtusl instruments?

2010-11-23 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello, I've recently purchased i life 11. I was playing with Garage Band 6. When I went to select a virtual instrument, I met a dialog asking if I wanted to download the virtual instruments and loops. I okayed that, but began to wonder why 16gB of data might not be on the installation DVD

Re: pasting date and time in Text Edit?

2010-11-15 Thread John Sanfilippo
Jon, Thanks for replying. I'd want a date/time stamp like this: Monday, November 15, 2010, 14:41 Note the 24 hour clock. I looked at date and time and text formats. js On Nov 10, 2010, at 5:23 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: Well, I don't believe there is a built in function for that, but I

pasting date and time in Text Edit?

2010-11-08 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello, Is it possible to paste the current date and time at the cursor location in Text Edit? John S -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from

ipod question for a friend

2010-11-07 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello, A friend of mine asked for help in obtaining info on an ipod touch. I know nothing about them, but would like to help. Hope this is ok. My friend writes thus: I'm planning to buy the 64gb Touch and there's a feature on all the Touch models that I have a feeling is not accessible with

Re: Recording Project

2010-11-07 Thread John Sanfilippo
Kawal, I had the same problem you had. How did you download the file? js On Nov 7, 2010, at 7:45 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: Dear Kevin. I downloaded the file and all is fine. Kawal. On 7 Nov 2010, at 03:06, Kevin Shaw wrote: Greetings again list, Earlier, Mr. Reeves posted some work

Re: Financial program for Mac

2010-10-30 Thread John Sanfilippo
I'm using a wonderful program called, simply, Checkbook. Checkbook comes in a pro version, but neither of these programs is very expensive at all. I think the basic program is $14. The pro version is probably not much more. Sorry. I have no further information at the moment. Regards, John S

Re: Financial program for Mac

2010-10-30 Thread John Sanfilippo
Mopre on Checkbook The company is Splasm software. The design is by Randy Noble. Hope this helps some. John S -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi Neil and list, someone wished for a brief tutorial from a user's perspective on how best to use Snow Leopard and Voiceover. Well, I have been struggling to do that since getting my mac back in November of 2008 grin. I called it something like novice log. Unfortunately it is anything but

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-10 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello Neil and list, I do tend to agree with you re multiple key input. I haven't tried this myself, but you might try sticky keys, where you can press keys sequentially instead of simultaneously. Of course, you still have a string of keys and perhaps vast distances to traverse. John S On

noncontiguous selecting, Re: I've lost the post! Help!

2010-09-11 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi, Not sure this is what you want but here goes: 1, select the first of your files, 2, interact with the list, 3, press control option shift f3 to turn cursor tracking off, 4, vo arrow to the next item of interest, 5 press vo command space to select it, Continue with steps 4 and 5 untill all

where are my created mailboxes?

2010-09-11 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello, I hope I have the right list. I've always been replying, rarely initiating a thread. I recently created mailboxes, using the on my mac option. So, I suppose these mailbox folders are somewhere where I can access them, in or out of mail. The thing is, I cannot find them and I do not

Re: fine-tuning a Spotlight search

2010-08-31 Thread John Sanfilippo
Smile, you raise an interesting point. I hadn't thought of finding folders, though I have no objection to doing so. Let me play with that one. As for my optional step 2, it so happens that by default, Finder is looking inside each file to find a match for the text you specify. That's all well

Re: Renaming Folders?

2010-08-29 Thread John Sanfilippo
In Snow Leopard, I just press return on the folder name, type the new name and press return again, just like renaming a file. John On Aug 29, 2010, at 11:54 AM, David McLean wrote: Strange as it seems, I haven't had a reason to do this on the Mac yet but I noticed today there doesn't seem

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