WOrking with envelopes in AMadeus Pro

2014-06-23 Thread Mike
ays dimmed no matter what I do. Any power users out there willing to share their secrets? Thanks everyone and have a great day! Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop rec

Re: More fully utilizing Voice Dream Reader

2014-06-23 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi Matt. Where does the iPhone put unprotected EPUB books? And where can one find such books, aside, perhaps from Project Gutenberg? Thanks. Mike On 23,Jun,2014, at 16:26, Matt Dierckens wrote: > Hi Mike, the only kind of EPUB format it can read his unprotected ones. > > Sen

More fully utilizing Voice Dream Reader

2014-06-23 Thread Mike Busboom
s there a Voice Dream Reader discussion group, by the way? My best to all of you, and thanks for any insights. Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails f

Re: How to remove write-protection from my USB-stick or flash-drive, whatever they call them these days

2014-06-19 Thread Mike Arrigo
Some of these drives have write protect switches, you might check and see if it has that. On Jun 19, 2014, at 4:22 PM, Helena Fehr wrote: > Hi! I already tried formatting it; for some reason it won't work, and yes, I > know it's a FaT32 format, because before this all happened, I was able to us

Re: Probably a Basic Question About Browsing folders in the Finder

2014-06-19 Thread Mike Arrigo
You probably switched views, try pressing command+2 to switch back to list view. Original message: I won't waste any time as I have a question. I've gotten very comfortable at using the finder. In the past, when I enter my Mac HD drive I right arrow past the toolbar and I'm told there is a tabl

Re: Introduction From New List Member

2014-06-19 Thread Mike Arrigo
Welcome to the list! I remember the tutorial you did for the type 'n' speak, really enjoyed that when I first got it back in 1993. I have 3 macs at home and no longer have any pcs. I have no regrets about switching, I think the mac does not suffer from many of the problems that windows does, an

Re: Using Finder to discover the contents of a CD or DVD

2014-06-19 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi, Cheryl, Your suggestion was very helpful; it worked perfectly. Thank you very much, Mike On 18,Jun,2014, at 16:00, Cheryl Homiak wrote: > You are very welcome! It sure scared me when I went into System Preferences > and couldn't find that particular preference pane! >

Re: Using Finder to discover the contents of a CD or DVD

2014-06-18 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi, Cheryl, First of all, thank you for this information. I'll follow your instructions. Do you know if there is any command, such as holding down a specific key while inserting a CD or DVD for just the occasional CD or DVD perusal? Thanks so much. Mike On 18,Jun,2014, at 15:47, C

Using Finder to discover the contents of a CD or DVD

2014-06-18 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi everyone. Is there a way on the Mac to insert a CD and not have it automatically launch? I need to explore the contents of several CDs and just using Finder would do great, provided I could do so without the CD or DVD in question automatically beginning to play. Many thanks. Mike

Re: Question about VM processor and memory allotment

2014-06-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
Usually the default works fine, but, give Windows half of what you have. So, if you have a quad core processor, set fusion for duel core. If you have a duel core processor, set it for one core. Original message: Hi. I have a Mac Mini, i7 with six gig of memory until I can upgrade to 16 next

Re: [New post] Apple removing music downloading apps from App Store

2014-06-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
Assuming this is true, this is one of my pet peeves about IOS, Apple decides they no longer want something on their devices, so they remove apps from the store and ask developers to remove functionality from their apps, for no good reason other than, Apple doesn't like it. What about what the c

Re: Bluetooth Barcode Scanners and Digit-Eyes

2014-06-11 Thread Mike Busboom
? Your input has been very helpful to me; thank you! Mike On 11,Jun,2014, at 02:14, erik burggraaf wrote: > Hi Mike, It's as I said. The kdc is fully intergrated with digit-eyes. > Once pared it beeps the bar codes and instantly finds the information > directly in digit-eyes. &

Re: Bluetooth Barcode Scanners and Digit-Eyes

2014-06-10 Thread Mike Busboom
devices with other blindness-related apps such as TapTapSee as well. Thanks, Mike On 10,Jun,2014, at 15:07, isaac wrote: > I have found a bluetooth scanner here is the link to the details. > http://www.barcodesinc.com/code/part-cr2611-pkxxx.htm > isaac > isaac.heb...@gmail.com > Sky

Bluetooth Barcode Scanners and Digit-Eyes

2014-06-10 Thread Mike Busboom
hanks in advance, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group

Re: VMWARE Website what a shambles?

2014-06-04 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, there site is very cluttered, and you have to go through much more than you should have to just to download the newest version of their software. I'm not sure who decided to configure their site like that, but it's a pain to say the least. Original message: Hi there, i totally agree about

Re: Anyone use run keeper?

2014-05-17 Thread Mike
those who aren't serious but if you really want your stats then take a peek at iSmoothRun. Mike Malarsie www.malarsie.com > On May 17, 2014, at 3:52 PM, Jessica Moss wrote: > > Ok, I did a search in the app store for the pedometer app, and came up with > several under the

Re: Excellent audio demos of useful products including RiVO

2014-05-17 Thread Mike
I actually sort of want one of those Rivo keyboards now. I wish it had the old predictive text that was so popular on feature phones though. If it have that I would absolutely buy one. Thank you for sharing these links! Mike Malarsie www.malarsie.com > On May 17, 2014, at 1:51 AM, Ein

Re: Is iTunes Accessibility Now Partially Broken?

2014-05-17 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, you will need to actually use the voiceover commands to move up and down, using the regular arrow keys will not work, hopefully Apple will have a fix for this soon. On May 17, 2014, at 1:38 AM, Jonathan Mosen wrote: > Hi Everyone, yesterday, I upgraded to Mavericks 10.9.3, and the new buil

Re: Disabling Mouse and Keyboard Assistant at startup

2014-05-15 Thread Mike Arrigo
I think your thinking of the settings in the bluetooth area of system preferences. There are options for whether to open the mouse and keyboard assistant if those devices are not connected. On May 15, 2014, at 4:52 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > Hi, all, > > I'm not sure if this is the correct na

Re: Rformatting my Mac

2014-05-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
You need to boot in to recovery, it won't let you erase the drive it's booted from, the best thing to do is to boot in to recovery using command+r, then use disk utility to erase the drive, and finally choose to reinstall your operating system. That will give the mac a fresh start. On May 7, 201

Re: Virtual Machines

2014-05-05 Thread Mike Arrigo
You want to use VMware Fusion, no question. Parallels is not accessible, and the company seems to have no interest in fixing this. Original message: Hi list, I just ordered a MacBook Air, the model that came out last week. As I said in my past thread, I'm looking to virtualize a copy of Windo

Re: problem with a friend's mac

2014-05-05 Thread Mike Arrigo
e in, but try Application Shortcuts first. Look through all the categories to see if that keystroke is assigned to anything. On May 5, 2014, at 9:49 AM, Mike Arrigo <mailto:n0...@charter.net>> wrote: Hey everyone, a friend of mine has an issue with her mac, I can't figure it out,

problem with a friend's mac

2014-05-05 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey everyone, a friend of mine has an issue with her mac, I can't figure it out, so perhaps someone else on the list has seen this. When pressing control F8 to go to the status menus, a window appears with 2 unlabeled radio buttons and 2 tables, one allows you to choose what contacts are displa

Re: SiriusXM WebPlayer & MACBook PRO ... VoiceOver (VO) Navigation

2014-04-20 Thread Mike Arrigo
Unless something has changed, this player is all flash based, flash is not accessible on the mac. Hopefully they will move to html 5, this offers all the benefits of flash and is usually accessible. On Apr 20, 2014, at 8:40 AM, Robin wrote: > Has anyone on this list been able to navigate on a M

Re: Getting multilingual voices back after upgrading to Mavericks

2014-04-09 Thread Mike Busboom
ch to reinstall Mavericks on your own machine." Does this mean that I will always need to reboot from this external source? If not, once I have booted from it, is my next step to repair permissions, or somehow attempt to do an entire re-install? Thank you. Mike > On 9,Apr,2014, a

Re: Getting multilingual voices back after upgrading to Mavericks

2014-04-09 Thread Mike Busboom
aired. Kindest regards, and please excuse the typos and mistakes! Mike On 7,Apr,2014, at 15:41, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Mike, > > First of all, are you using the German voices provided by Apple or the > Infovox iVox voices? > > How did you do your upgrade. Did you do a clea

Getting multilingual voices back after upgrading to Mavericks

2014-04-07 Thread Mike Busboom
d his American pronunciation. I am unable to get my Mac to speak German with the proper German pronunciation. Does anyone have any ideas about how to address this issue? Thanks. Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group.

Re: Listening to APH Interview on the Mac

2014-04-05 Thread Mike Busboom
. I hope that Google Chrome will work just as well when I upgrade. Thanks again for the help. Mike On 4,Apr,2014, at 8:28 PM, Keith Watson wrote: > Use Google Chrome to listen to flash. Its built in so you don't need to > install any Adobe crap on your Mac. > > Keith > &g

Listening to APH Interview on the Mac

2014-04-04 Thread Mike Busboom
doesn't support it. If I want to listen to this interview using my Mac, how would this be accomplished? Thank you. Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving ema

Re: Stability of the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread Mike Arrigo
free? Also, there are very few games for the blind on mac, although I must honestly say I don't play many games on Windows anyway, lol. Sent from my iPod On Apr 1, 2014, at 23:31, Mike Arrigo wrote: Yes, you can even reinstall your operating system completely without sighted help, th

Re: Experiences with Canvas, the Learning Management platform?

2014-04-02 Thread Mike Busboom
What version does your school use, Alberto? Thanks. Mike On 2,Apr,2014, at 5:13 PM, alberto wrote: > Hi, I have been able to use all aspects of canvas perfectly fine. Now > keeping this in mind you should be aware not every school runs the same > version of canvas some may run

Re: Experiences with Canvas, the Learning Management platform?

2014-04-02 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi. Are these chat features analogous to the Bulletin Board facility that is found in BlackBoard? I know that a lot of visually-impaired people had problems with this and for me, it was a show-stopper. Mike On 2,Apr,2014, at 4:03 AM, Deb Lewis wrote: > I had to use the chat features

Re: Experiences with Canvas, the Learning Management platform?

2014-04-02 Thread Mike Busboom
t you off-list with a few more questions, if you don't mind. Kindest regards from Vienna, Austria, Mike On 1,Apr,2014, at 4:02 PM, alberto wrote: > Hi, I have used it on the mac many times since the college I attend has it, > and it is completely accessible. I have not tried the ap

Re: Stability of the Mac

2014-04-01 Thread Mike Arrigo
onvert the notes from a victor reader stream so I don't > have to use humanWare companion. > > > > On Apr 1, 2014, at 9:31 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > >> Yes, you can even reinstall your operating system completely without sighted >> help, this is something win

Re: Stability of the Mac

2014-04-01 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, you can even reinstall your operating system completely without sighted help, this is something windows does not provide. If someone offered me a windows PC for free, I would say, thanks, but no thanks. the mac does everything I need, and does it better than windows. On Apr 1, 2014, at 4:23

Re: Stability of the Mac

2014-04-01 Thread Mike Arrigo
I find the mac to be very stable, certainly far less problems than with windows. It's not perfect, no platform is, but I have 3 macs and have no desire to switch back to a PC. Original message: Hi Everyone, As I said previously, I am thinking about getting a Mac and the main reason is that

Experiences with Canvas, the Learning Management platform?

2014-04-01 Thread Mike Busboom
? My gratitude as always, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, sen

Re: Latest Pages for College/Professional Work

2014-03-27 Thread Mike Busboom
ugh I love Nisus Writer Pro, I can't use it professionally, because I haven't been able to make the Track Changes features work well enough. Like everyone else in this thread has said, what works best might be dictated by the specific tasks you would want to accomplish. Mike On 23,

Re: best batteries for Apple bluetooth keyboard...

2014-03-27 Thread Mike Busboom
wonder if rechargeable batteries wouldn't discharge before the keyboard had a chance to run them down. If Apple makes rechargeable batteries for this keyboard, then they probably thought of this. Nevertheless, alkaline batteries are pretty cheap, and I can't complain about their lifespan thus fa

Using Google Music Manager

2014-03-24 Thread Mike M
of them were on the Mac. Everything needs to be done in Google Music Manager but when I open it up I only hear "Unknown" over and over. VO can't read any part of the program. Does anyone have any tips or solutions? Thanks and take care! Mike -- You receive

Re: Is There a Slacker Radio equivalent for European listeners?

2014-03-14 Thread Mike Busboom
Hello Ed, I do have a US iTunes account and the thought of using it along with Strong VPN has crossed my mind. The only time I use my American account over here is when I need to order books from Nook that I can't get on Amazon, Bookshare or Blio. Take care, Mike On 13,Mar,2014, at 9:

Re: Is There a Slacker Radio equivalent for European listeners?

2014-03-13 Thread Mike Busboom
countries. So that leaves Spotify unless, of course, they are subject to the same licensing restrictions. iTunes radio, or whatever they call it, isn't available over here, either. Oh well, at least the coffee and beer are pretty spectacular here in Vienna! :-) Cheers, Mike On 13,Mar

Re: Is There a Slacker Radio equivalent for European listeners?

2014-03-13 Thread Mike Busboom
Hello Christina, I just now checked the Spotify site and I believe that it will work for me. As soon as I opened the page, I was told in German that Spotify was available in Austria. Thank you very much, Mike On 12,Mar,2014, at 4:31 PM, Christina C. wrote: > It's been around a

Re: Is There a Slacker Radio equivalent for European listeners?

2014-03-13 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi. No, I have not tried using Pandora. I will download the app. Do you know if there is a Wiki or "How to" to get started? Thanks. Mike On 12,Mar,2014, at 3:44 PM, isaac wrote: > Have you tried using pandora. > On Mar 12, 2014, at 9:28 AM, Mike Busboom wrote: >

Re: Is There a Slacker Radio equivalent for European listeners?

2014-03-12 Thread Mike Busboom
No, I have not. I am assuming that there is an accessible app for the iPhone? And do they let you listen to whatever you want to? And are they available here in Europe? Thanks. On 12,Mar,2014, at 3:44 PM, isaac wrote: > Have you tried using pandora. > On Mar 12, 2014, at 9:28 AM

Is There a Slacker Radio equivalent for European listeners?

2014-03-12 Thread Mike Busboom
of my listening on an iPhone. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you very much, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisio

Re: Making the Keyboard visible on an iPhone

2014-03-11 Thread Mike Busboom
has never been shut off, the problem arose. So the problem was my fault, and it is now behind me. If I want to use the iPhone virtual keyboard, I will make sure that the bluetooth keyboard is turned off first. Thanks, Ricardo and Teresa, for your input. Mike On 10,Mar,2014, at 8:59 PM, R

Making the Keyboard visible on an iPhone

2014-03-10 Thread Mike Busboom
the iPhone back if there isn't a bluetooth keyboard around to let you invoke the command? Thanks. Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, se

Re: Fantasy Baseball on the iPhone?

2014-03-10 Thread Mike Busboom
accessible. Kindest regards and thanks! Mike On 9,Mar,2014, at 6:40 PM, Brian Fischler wrote: > Hey Mike, > > I am a big fantasy baseball guy. Love it as I find it's the best way to still > connect to the game that I love. I am happy to report that I have had a > dialogu

Re: Fantasy Baseball on the iPhone?

2014-03-07 Thread Mike Busboom
ore. :-) Best regards from Vienna, Mike On 7,Mar,2014, at 2:48 PM, Janet Ingber wrote: > Hi Mike, > > Yahoo's fantasy baseball iOS app is accessible. > > Take care, > Janet > On Mar 7, 2014, at 8:08 AM, Mike Busboom wrote: > >> For years and years, I

Fantasy Baseball on the iPhone?

2014-03-07 Thread Mike Busboom
person to use some sort of app on the iPhone and participate in a fantasy baseball league. If this is not possible on the iPhone, is it possible on a Mac? My best to all of you and thanks, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVision

Re: Limeade 18000 MHA Pack

2014-03-07 Thread Mike Busboom
hen I am in the States and I purchase them here in Austria from sources that are becoming increasingly difficult to find. Take care and kindest regards, Mike By the way, I've never encountered a USB wall charger that didn't do this. On 4,Mar,2014, at 10:57 PM, Angus MacKinnon w

Re: Talking goggles

2014-03-05 Thread Mike Busboom
or so before hearing a response. HTH, Mike On 4,Mar,2014, at 1:37 PM, Jessica wrote: > i had good lighting and was on wifi. i had 2 or 3 bars. but even if i only > had 1 bar, it should have still worked. i held my iphone about a hand's width > from the package as well. what am

Re: Locking the iPhone in portrait mode under iOS7

2014-03-04 Thread Mike Busboom
Hello Daniel and everyone else. Thank you very, very much; it worked like a charm, and everything is as it should be. Thanks again and kindest regards, Mike On 4,Mar,2014, at 8:11 PM, Daniel McGee wrote: > Hi Mike, with IOS 7 you can gain back this functionality in the control >

Locking the iPhone in portrait mode under iOS7

2014-03-04 Thread Mike Busboom
addressing this issue with VO in the equation? My best to all and thanks in advance, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionarie

Re: [440611] Nuance Voices Pronouncing Words as Letters/Numbers in 10.9.2

2014-03-02 Thread Mike Busboom
don't mind) in which we could hear precisely what you mean? We, too, could then add our voices to any comments directed to the Apple Accessibility team. Best regards, Mike On 2,Mar,2014, at 3:46 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > In 10.9.1 and below, the pronunciation was way different. Pronou

Re: clean install with disc maker x?

2014-02-28 Thread Mike Arrigo
Sounds like they have fixed the voiceover bug that was in 10.9.1 that prevented it from reading screens in applications that use apple automator, that's a good thing since this utility is very handy. Original message: Hello. I am happy to report, that making a bootible drive with disc maker X

Re: facebook question

2014-02-25 Thread Mike
In that case all you need to do is find the status in your newsfeed, do a two finger double tap, scroll down to the bottom and select "more". This will take you to a new menu where you can hide that status or the person completely. I have no clue how to undo that though so be war

Re: facebook question

2014-02-25 Thread Mike
I don't know how to do this on the computer. What kind of phone do you have the because it's really easy on iOS. Mike Malarsie www.malarsie.com > On Feb 24, 2014, at 10:27 PM, don bishop wrote: > > I've tried to do this on the mac and the iphone, but can't fig

Re: Accessible Lync Conference Software for the Mac?

2014-02-21 Thread Mike Busboom
Please keep me apprised, and thank you very much! Mike On 21,Feb,2014, at 5:41 AM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > Yes, spell check got in the way there. > > For small offices Microsoft offers Office 365 which provides Mail, Lync, Word > 1 Note, Sharepoint. > > When I went ba

Re: Is ther a way to change punctuation behavior on iDevices?

2014-02-21 Thread Mike Busboom
Anne and Robert, thank you very much. I honestly don't understand how I issed that setting, and considering how long I've used the iPhone, I have no, absolutely no, excuse! Thank you very, very much; you've made life easier for me! Mike On 21,Feb,2014, at 1:32 PM, Anne R

Is ther a way to change punctuation behavior on iDevices?

2014-02-21 Thread Mike Busboom
d the problem be rectified if I set my unit back to its default settings? Your thoughts would be appreciated. Kindest regards to all, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop r

Re: more questions about audio editing software

2014-02-20 Thread Mike
Sorry Daniel. I just posted this email again. I guess I should read entire thread before I respond. My bad guys. Mike Malarsie www.malarsie.com > On Feb 20, 2014, at 10:02 AM, Daniel Hawkins > wrote: > > also check out www.htb2.com, he have a podcast on that too. > Daniel Haw

Re: more questions about audio editing software

2014-02-20 Thread Mike
Hi there, I also made it a tutorial that you can check out at the link below. Let me know if you have any questions.http://htb2.com/2013/10/to-the-point-4-audio-editing-in-amadeus-pro/ Mike Malarsie www.malarsie.com > On Feb 20, 2014, at 9:54 AM, Jenine Stanley wrote: > > Are

Re: What software do people use to record podcasts?

2014-02-20 Thread Mike
r anything longer than that. It's about $32 if I remember correctly. Let me know if you have any other questions! Mike Malarsie www.malarsie.com > On Feb 20, 2014, at 6:31 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hi all, > > Subject says it all. Can I do this in GarageBand? Or is there o

Re: migrating a blog from Google to Word Press

2014-02-19 Thread Mike
y to help if you need anything else. You can email me off list if you'd like. Hope this helps! Mike Malarsie www.malarsie.com > On Feb 19, 2014, at 7:14 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hi all, > > I'm looking to migrate a blog from google Blogspot to WordPress. I ha

Re: A Voiceover settings questions

2014-02-19 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, it's in the visual settings. There's an option for whether to show the voice over cursor on the screen. Original message: Hi. My wife was looking at my screen last night, and she mentioned that I have a box tracking the cursor. I cannot find anywhere to turn this off. Can someone suggest

Re: Accessible Lync Conference Software for the Mac?

2014-02-19 Thread Mike Busboom
Please, if you would, look for the software. However, the software that I was asked to use is called Lync with a 'y,' i.e. L Y N C. Thanks and take care, Mike On 15,Feb,2014, at 6:34 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > Hello, > I have used LIMC. There is a Macintosh version. Le

Re: is there any podcast to use the garage band?

2014-02-18 Thread Mike
What version of GarageBand are you using? Mike Malarsie www.malarsie.com > On Feb 17, 2014, at 3:18 PM, Dionipher Presas Herrera > wrote: > > can somebody help me use the garage abdn, i would like to record my > instrument at the same time my voice. or maybe contact me on

Accessible Lync Conference Software for the Mac?

2014-02-15 Thread Mike Busboom
xists on that platform? Many thanks, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to t

Re: Multilingual woes with USB headset with MacBook

2014-02-10 Thread Mike Busboom
Hello Nektarios, It's one of the voices that comes with the Mac. Good writing you, by the way. Mike On 10,Feb,2014, at 5:27 PM, Nektarios Mallas wrote: > Hi there. > When you use the German voice, is this voice from Acapela or the voices that > come with the mac? > >

Re: Multilingual woes with USB headset with MacBook

2014-02-10 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi, Anne, I just switch the voice, unfortunately. I am clueless. In all truthfulness, I have never created a VO activity since I have never needed one. Any other ideas would be most greatly appreciated. Best, Mike On 10,Feb,2014, at 3:53 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Mike, >

Multilingual woes with USB headset with MacBook

2014-02-10 Thread Mike Busboom
Any thoughts on how to rectify this problem would be appreciated. My best to all, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email t

Re: question about VMware fusion on new MBA

2014-02-05 Thread Mike Arrigo
Right, if you copy it, it will change a bunch of things, such as the network address. Moving is definitely preferable. On Feb 5, 2014, at 9:07 PM, Vivianna wrote: > thanks for this information. i have it in my notes. > move, don't copy. > > Vivianna > > On Feb 5, 2014, at 5:37 PM, Phil Halton

Re: question about VMware fusion on new MBA

2014-02-05 Thread Mike Arrigo
You can use the same copy of fusion, as long as you have the serial number to activate it. Windows 7 will probably ask you to reactivate it, but it shouldn't be a problem. Original message: hi all. i am currently using VMware fusion with a OEM of windows 7. if i purchase another machine can i

Re: Work-around for "Annoying issue with sending messages to certain contacts under iOS/7 "

2014-02-03 Thread Mike Busboom
Hello Ricardo, That use to be the way things were until iOS/7 came along. I guess I'll just have to be sure to send messages to only one person at a time, thus ensuring that my approach will work for me. Mike On 3,Feb,2014, at 1:48 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hello, > > I c

Re: Work-around for "Annoying issue with sending messages to certain contacts under iOS/7 "

2014-02-03 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi, Pam, Strange, because that's precisely the same configuration I have, an iPhone 4S running the latest and greatest from iOS/7. Go figure. Best, Mike On 3,Feb,2014, at 7:46 AM, Pamela Francis wrote: > I'm wondering if it has to do with whatever iPhone you have. Th

Re: Work-around for "Annoying issue with sending messages to certain contacts under iOS/7 "

2014-02-02 Thread Mike Busboom
I'm not sure how that would work either, Ray, but since I thus far only needed to send messages to individual recipients ... I also use WhatsApp quite a lot and within that app, sending to groups of people seems to be unproblematic. Mike On 2,Feb,2014, at 2:38 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote:

Work-around for "Annoying issue with sending messages to certain contacts under iOS/7 "

2014-02-02 Thread Mike Busboom
he intended recipient of my message. I then keep flicking to the right until I get to the "Send message" option. This entry is just past the "Notes" option. When I click on the "Send message" option, I am presented a list of all the numbers I have for the contact and w

tip for using voice over on the web

2014-01-31 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey everyone, some of you may find this useful. There are some web sites that will display certain extra links if the mouse is placed on the first item of a list. For example, if a site says products, putting the mouse on it may open a list of product categories. Really this is bad web design,

Re: Mud client for OSX 10.9?

2014-01-29 Thread Mike Arrigo
I think an app called IMud is in development, but so far as not appeared on the app store, Apple is quite picky about what apps are permitted, so hard to say what is going on there. Original message: I'm a new Mac user who got a MacBook air yesterday. Are there any good mud clients with sound s

Re: Annoying issue with sending message to certain contacts under iOS7

2014-01-22 Thread Mike Busboom
are sent text messages. Mike On 21,Jan,2014, at 2:14 PM, Cheryl Homiak wrote: > The only possibilities from your end I can think of are: (a) make sure all > your contacts' phone numbers are correctly identified i.e.: a mobile phone > doesn't show as "home" e

Re: Annoying issue with sending message to certain contacts under iOS7

2014-01-22 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi. If I do a Factory Restore, will all my data be erased and if so, how do I get it back from the Cloud? I have 1.1 GB of data on iCloud out of the 5 GB they give you for free. Thanks, Mike On 21,Jan,2014, at 4:22 PM, Daniel Hawkins wrote: > I am too running IOS 7.0.4 on a 4s, and

Re: Looks like Windows is also heading toward full screen reader built in

2014-01-21 Thread Mike Arrigo
I mostly use a mac, but was at a friend’s place the other day, they use windows 7 with NVDA, and it works great. Unless you are using a really nonstandard application, I can’t see any reason to pay for these expensive screen readers anymore, they simply are not needed. On Jan 21, 2014, at 1:40 P

Re: Annoying issue with sending message to certain contacts under iOS7

2014-01-21 Thread Mike Busboom
e five. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 21 Jan 2014, at 20:57, Mike Busboom wrote: >> >> No, I haven't reported it yet and hadn't planned to do so until I had heard

Re: Annoying issue with sending message to certain contacts under iOS7

2014-01-20 Thread Mike Busboom
o anywhere else within Apple since none of my non-disabled friends with whom I have spoken has ever encountered this issue, at least not to my knowledge. Mike On 20,Jan,2014, at 8:08 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > This same thing happens to me also. I sort of thought I was the only one or >

Annoying issue with sending message to certain contacts under iOS7

2014-01-20 Thread Mike Busboom
numbers there, but I honestly believe that there is a far better solution. Thanks for any thoughts. Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, s

Re: Deleting apps from an iPhone using the Apple Bluetooth Keyboard

2014-01-19 Thread Mike Busboom
lling to pay. As far as the bluetooth keyboard is concerned, once on the page you want to read, I believe that VO+A should start reading. The Kindle app is free, so if you wanted to try it, all you'd have to do is acquire a Kindle book from Amazon. Take care, Mike On 18,Jan,2014,

Re: Deleting apps from an iPhone using the Apple Bluetooth Keyboard

2014-01-18 Thread Mike Busboom
itude for your assistance. Mike On 18,Jan,2014, at 4:57 PM, Angelo wrote: > So, as soon as I sent this I well remembered, smile. VO+shift (M) while on > the icon will move it, and VO+shift spacebar, will delete it. > hth > Angelo > a.rock...@gmail.com > > > > On J

Deleting apps from an iPhone using the Apple Bluetooth Keyboard

2014-01-18 Thread Mike Busboom
to delete icons or, for that matter, to change the name of a label. Is there a cheatsheet somewhere that covers this? My best to you all and thanks, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this

Archiving and retrieving notes from Notes app

2014-01-18 Thread Mike Busboom
at a future date? Thanks for any input you might be able to give. Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionarie

Re: Has anyone tried WriteToGo Pocket on their iDevice?

2014-01-12 Thread Mike Busboom
Hello Daniel, I now have Access Note and will try it out. Since I have a DropBox account, this should work out. I note that there seems to be good documentation that comes along with the App, and that is never bad. Thanks for the tips. Mike On 12,Jan,2014, at 3:08 PM, Daniel Hawkins

Has anyone tried WriteToGo Pocket on their iDevice?

2014-01-12 Thread Mike Busboom
other text editor as an alternative that works well with the aforementioned equipment and VO, I'd be grateful. Thanks in advance, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop r

Re: Installing Google Chrome on Mavericks

2014-01-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
You need to open the disk image, copy the application in the disk image to your apps folder, after that you can delete the disk image file. On Jan 11, 2014, at 1:19 PM, Lee Jones wrote: > Dear List I downloaded chrome for mac and copied the disk image into the > applications folder as previousl

Mac user Facebook page

2014-01-10 Thread Mike
this link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1438075229743653/ I just made this a little while ago so it’s pretty lonely but with time it will grow I’m sure. Please feel free to share. Have a great day! Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

mouse following voice over cursor

2014-01-06 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey everyone, was wondering how everyone has this set in voice over. Do you have the mouse follow the voice over cursor or ignore it? I notice that sometimes, if a web site uses a mouse over event, which really is bad web design, but it’s used sometimes, having the mouse follow the voiceover cur

Re: Discmaker X for creating OS X bootable drives.

2014-01-06 Thread Mike Arrigo
The app does work in Mavericks, this is a voiceover bug, it currently doesn’t work with apps created with apple script. Apple is already aware of it. On Jan 6, 2014, at 2:35 PM, Barry Abbott wrote: > Hello Daniel. I'm trying it as we speak and I get the message DiscMaker x has > no windows. > I

Re: Can't Access Menu Bar in VMWare Fusion 6. Urgent issue!

2013-12-30 Thread Mike Arrigo
Can you shut down windows within windows itself? That's how I always do it. I am able to access the menu bar here in fusion 6 without problems as well. Original message: Hello Daniel, Unfortunately, we have already tried Control+F2. When she presses that keystroke in VMWare Fusion, nothing ha

Re: installing Bootcamp

2013-12-29 Thread Mike Arrigo
er handy right now. > On Dec 28, 2013, at 7:00 PM, Byron J. Lee wrote: > > Does Microsoft offer the ability to download the ISO along with a code rather > than a CD, and if so, what's the link to purchase and download said ISO? > > On 12/28/2013 4:51 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote:

Re: installing Bootcamp

2013-12-28 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yu can download an ISO image, and the boot camp set up utility will create a bootable flash drive that is used for the install. On Dec 27, 2013, at 6:36 PM, Byron J. Lee wrote: > I actually have a question regarding installing Windows 7 on a Macbook Air. > How do you install Win7 if you don't h

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