Re: Quick way to get the time

2014-03-01 Thread Apple boy
You can also toggle keyboard command on and off with vo-shift-k. Found this through the brilliant VoiceOver help menu accessed with vo-h. Regards Chris On 28/02/2014 23:58, Edward Green wrote: Hi Jenine, It's right option t, but there are a couple of things you may need to do first. Go into

Re: clean install with disc maker x?

2014-03-01 Thread Apple boy
Will a 64 gb thumb drive work just the same? Asking as when it said you need a 8 gb thumb drive it sounded like it will take nothing other than a 8 gb thumb drive. Thanks! Regards Chris On 28/02/2014 23:08, Kliphton --- wrote: Yes, you need a 8GB thumb drive, or a partition on a external

Re: Is Mavericks now worth upgrading from ML,

2014-03-01 Thread Apple boy
Mavericks is table now but don't know if you need to upgrade Fusion or not. Sounds like you don't from the other replies to this thread. So you should be good to go. Regards Chris On 28/02/2014 21:39, Phil Halton wrote: With the latest updates to Mavericks, has it become a net gain to

Re: clean install with disc maker x?

2014-03-01 Thread Apple boy
Please disregard my earlier question. 8 gb or higher was mentioned below so thanks for this. Much appreciated. Regards Chris On 28/02/2014 21:03, Daniel Chavez wrote: First, are you running the latest OSX? Second, make sure you have version 3.4 of DiskmakerX. If the Mavricks installer is in

Re: Folder Action New Item Alert Now Works In Latest Mavericks Update

2014-03-01 Thread Apple boy
Not here no. I only get it at the end. Regards Chris On 28/02/2014 21:00, Lisette Wesseling wrote: Hi Teresa, I want to thank you so much for telling us about this built in script. I had no idea having your downloads folder alert you was possible, or had been possible but was broken until

taptapsee. For what?

2014-03-01 Thread Jürgen Fleger
Hi there, I'd like to become inspired by your experiences with taptapsee. All people I know of who uses taptapsee have just played around with it. But honnestely: I don't need my iPhone to tell me that there is a chair in front of me or my guide dog or the main station. All these I know

Re: playing a internet stream with airplay

2014-03-01 Thread Jürgen Fleger
Hi William, So, how can I play a stream (with itunes) so that I can hear also the music in my airplay speakers? Somewhere in the system preferences you can choose Airplay as the main output. I don't remember exactly where because I use something that suits me better: Airfoil for Mac. Here

Re: taptapsee. For what?

2014-03-01 Thread Daniela Rubio
Hello! This is one of those apps that is useful if you don't have a sighted person always around. My husdand and I are both blind, and we use Taptapsee, for example, to determine if a can is tomato or apple sauce if they are equal in shape and side. To read the names on things that come into

Re: playing a internet stream with airplay

2014-03-01 Thread Apple Boy
Just a guess but it should be in Sound and should be listed in the output popup button. On 1 Mar 2014, at 09:01, Jürgen Fleger apple-engl...@fleger.net wrote: Hi William, So, how can I play a stream (with itunes) so that I can hear also the music in my airplay speakers? Somewhere in

Re: Tips For Using TeamTalk for Mac With VoiceOver?

2014-03-01 Thread David Taylor
Hi, I have a VM so can use Teamtalk on either system. If I am going on a server where I need to be able to see what the channels are or who is on or read messages, I use the Windows version. If I don't need this so much and I want to stream music, I use the Mac version. You have to allow

Re: taptapsee. For what?

2014-03-01 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hello there I think it is useful with you have a sighted person around or not. I prefer to do my own thing instead of getting my husband to look at stuff all the time. Trust me, I'd rather ask a computer. They don't get upset because you interrupted something. As for expense, I don't think

Re: An explanation of interaction required

2014-03-01 Thread April
Hi Eileen Misrahi, I may accept your offer. It may be a few days. Sometimes, the best person person to learn from is someone who recently learned something. And it can help both learn more as well. Have a great day! On Friday, February 28, 2014 1:54:53 PM UTC-5, Eileen Misrahi wrote:

Re: clean install with disc maker x?

2014-03-01 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Free as the sunshine. You won't find it in the Apple Store though. Just Bing or Google Disc Maker X Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in! Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! On Mar 1, 2014, at

Re: trying to install some apps mentioned from a podcast

2014-03-01 Thread Jeff Berwick
I have just implemented this new routing of caps lock functionality, but I am also unable to use the keys on the keyboard to perform typical jaws functions. The insert or caps lock j key works to bring up the context menu, but the other keys, such as the ;, ' and left and right [ ] only do

Re: Is Mavericks now worth upgrading from ML,

2014-03-01 Thread Jessica Moss
Ok, I'm extremely behind everybody here, but what exactly is different about Mavericks as opposed to Lion? I don't at the moment use any 3rd-party text editing/security software, or run Windows on my machine, so aside from that, would there be a need to upgrade to it considering that? On Feb

Re: taptapsee. For what?

2014-03-01 Thread Marianne Denning
I use it to identify cans, boxes, other products in my house. I am not a super organized person. I have read other people using it for other things.It does tell colors, but I don't trust it much more than I trust any other color identifier. So many things play a part in how a color shows

Re: taptapsee. For what?

2014-03-01 Thread Marianne Denning
I just had to purchase a package again. There are now four options instead of 2. There is an unlimited 3 month option for $24.99 and one a the low end for $4.99, I think. They are really tring to make it affordable for everyone and I appreciate that. There are very heavy users and those who

Re: clean install with disc maker x?

2014-03-01 Thread Mario Navarro
thanks, I'm all ready download it. cheers. A amizade é simplesmente a amável concordância em todas as questões da vida. Marcus Cícero Mario Navarro mario@gmail.com No dia 01/03/2014, às 12:10, Ray Foret Jr rforet7...@comcast.net escreveu: Free as the sunshine. You won't find it in the

Re: trying to install some apps mentioned from a podcast

2014-03-01 Thread Shannon Gerdts
Hello, Ok so we figured out what the keys are in our case to get everything to work. After installing the KeyRemapper app and the PcKeyboard hack app from pqrs.org to make the caps lock key work as the insert key our numpad and jaws/pc cursor/right/click/left click is the following. To do

Go Apple

2014-03-01 Thread Donna Goodin
Thought you all would like this article. go Tim Cook! http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/tim-cook-soundly-rejects-politics-of-the-ncppr-suggests-group-sell-apples-s?utm_campaign=tmo_waylf -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group.

Re: taptapsee. For what?

2014-03-01 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Jürgen, I have Tap Tap See, but I prefer Talking Goggles as it works in real time rather than having to take a picture. Also, you only pay for the Talking Goggles app and it's really cheap. After that, it's free. I use Talking Goggles to identify items in my fridge and cupboards. The

Re: quality of music output when played from an iPod

2014-03-01 Thread Donna Goodin
Hey Tim, Thanks, this worked just as you described. I'm so glad I'm on this list. Take care, Donna On Feb 26, 2014, at 10:25 AM, Tim Kilburn kilbur...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, To get the iTunes Plus higher quality songs when you are subscribed to iTunes Match, do the following: 1. Go into

Re: taptapsee. For what?

2014-03-01 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
I use it to idetify meds, my k cups, thermostat temperature. On Mar 1, 2014, at 7:23 AM, Marianne Denning maria...@denningweb.com wrote: I use it to identify cans, boxes, other products in my house. I am not a super organized person. I have read other people using it for other things.It

Re: taptapsee. For what?

2014-03-01 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
I don't hand a problem paying something for the app, as is usual in the world, but I know how bad a photographer a blind person can be; I an horrible at. For this reason, I think charging by the picture is not reasonable. More lower cosh unlimited pictures would be nicer, say $10•month or some

Re: taptapsee. For what?

2014-03-01 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi: I've used it to read the temperature of my thermostat , my k cups, my meds, food, captchas on the computer, etc. On Mar 1, 2014, at 2:53 AM, Jürgen Fleger apple-engl...@fleger.net wrote: Hi there, I'd like to become inspired by your experiences with taptapsee. All people I know of who

Re: taptapsee. For what?

2014-03-01 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi: They have a 3 month unlimited subscription, and a monthly subscription fee. On Mar 1, 2014, at 9:29 AM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter markbaxte...@gmail.com wrote: I don't hand a problem paying something for the app, as is usual in the world, but I know how bad a photographer a blind person can

one more question about replacing locally imported music with iCloud copies

2014-03-01 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, So I'm going through and starting to replace some of the songs I imported from CDs with iCloud copies. Some of these songs are also in playlists. When you create a playlist, I always thought that iTunes stored a second copy of the song, though I'm not sure if that's right. So, if I

Re: Folder Action New Item Alert Now Works In Latest Mavericks Update

2014-03-01 Thread Teresa Cochran
you might want to go back into that dialog and see if it might be performing the function twice. Teresa Visualize whirled peas. On Mar 1, 2014, at 12:40 AM, Apple boy christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Not here no. I only get it at the end. Regards Chris On 28/02/2014 21:00, Lisette

Re: Go Apple

2014-03-01 Thread Teresa Cochran
Right on. When we work on making our devices accessible by the blind, [...] I don't consider the bloody ROI. Teresa Cochran batsfly...@me.com Facebook On Mar 1, 2014, at 6:15 AM, Donna Goodin doniado...@me.com wrote: Thought you all would like this article. go Tim Cook!

Re: taptapsee. For what?

2014-03-01 Thread Marianne Denning
There is a monthly rate and a 3 month rate. When the month or 3 months is up you aren't charged until you start it and at tht time you can choose your payment option. This time I paid for 3 months and, I believe, it was $24.99. That works out to less than $9.00 per month. On 3/1/14, Mark

Re: taptapsee. For what?

2014-03-01 Thread Apple boy
This is news to me. It's either a 100 picture subscription or a monthly unlimited picture subscription. Regards Chris On 01/03/2014 15:30, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: Hi: They have a 3 month unlimited subscription, and a monthly subscription fee. On Mar 1, 2014, at 9:29 AM, Mark BurningHawk

Re: taptapsee. For what?

2014-03-01 Thread Marianne Denning
I just had to pay again this week and I had 4 choices, 50 pictures, 100 pictures, 1 month or 3 months. That was new to me too. On 3/1/14, Apple boy christopher...@gmail.com wrote: This is news to me. It's either a 100 picture subscription or a monthly unlimited picture subscription. Regards

Re: clean install with disc maker x?

2014-03-01 Thread Apple boy
Hi all I am downloading Mavericks as I speak, have already downloaded Disk Maker X. Once Mavericks is downloaded and I click the quit button in the installer I should be ready to go creating the bootable USB stick in my case. Correct? Regards Chris On 01/03/2014 13:46, Mario Navarro wrote:

Re: taptapsee. For what?

2014-03-01 Thread Marianne Denning
I just looked at my bank account and $26.68 was taken out for the 3 month subscription. That is still less than $9.00 per month for unlimited pictures. On 3/1/14, Marianne Denning maria...@denningweb.com wrote: I just had to pay again this week and I had 4 choices, 50 pictures, 100 pictures, 1

Re: taptapsee. For what?

2014-03-01 Thread Apple boy
Oh wow! So what's the $4.99 option then? I mean what's the exact wording? Regards Chris On 01/03/2014 13:27, Marianne Denning wrote: I just had to purchase a package again. There are now four options instead of 2. There is an unlimited 3 month option for $24.99 and one a the low end for

Re: Is Mavericks now worth upgrading from ML,

2014-03-01 Thread Apple boy
Unless Lion has the SSL loophole fixed via an update I strongly recommend you update to Mavericks. Regards Chris On 01/03/2014 12:50, Jessica Moss wrote: Ok, I'm extremely behind everybody here, but what exactly is different about Mavericks as opposed to Lion? I don't at the moment use any

Re: taptapsee. For what?

2014-03-01 Thread Marianne Denning
According to the website you get 20 pictures free when you first install the program and then you choose from 1 of the four options shown below. 1. 50 Picture Pack for $4.99 (no time limit) 2. 100 Picture Pack for $7.99 (no time limit) 3. One Month of Unlimited Pictures for $9.99 4. Three Months

Re: clean install with disc maker x?

2014-03-01 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Yep. Make sure you leave it as Untitled and format to Mac OS extended Journaled. Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in! Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! On Mar 1, 2014, at 12:12 PM, Apple boy

Re: Folder Action New Item Alert Now Works In Latest Mavericks Update

2014-03-01 Thread Kjsc Radio
Oh, nice! I'm going to try this out. Jonnyboy! Iphones rock! On 26 Feb 2014, at 10:36, Teresa Cochran batsfly...@me.com wrote: How odd. Well, sorry it doesn't work as expected. Mine worked right off. You shouldn't have to download any scripts. I never did. They were already built in.

OT: Canada (Looking for someone who lives near to)

2014-03-01 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Dear All, Clearly off topic, please forgive! If you happen to live anywhere near to the below stated areas in Canada I'm looking to find a person with local knowledge who can offer some advice etc for an upcoming trip. If you are able to advise or offer any help please drop me a line to:

Re: one more question about replacing locally imported music with iCloud copies

2014-03-01 Thread Eric Caron
Donna, No need to do anything with the play list. You will only have one copy in iTunes. the play lists simply refers to the song. Eric Caron On Mar 1, 2014, at 11:26 AM, Donna Goodin doniado...@me.com wrote: Hi all, So I'm going through and starting to replace some of the

Re: clean install with disc maker x?

2014-03-01 Thread Apple boy
Well the funny thing is the application offered to erase it for me so I don't actually think this is a required step. Regards Chris On 01/03/2014 18:29, Ray Foret Jr wrote: Yep. Make sure you leave it as Untitled and format to Mac OS extended Journaled. Sent from my Mac, the only computer

RE: clean install with disc maker x?

2014-03-01 Thread Bill Holton
Hi. I am still having major issues creating a Mavericks startup disk. I have tried Disk X both with an 8 gig stick and an 80 gig usb drive. I have both formatted to Mac OS Extended, journaling. I have tried them one at a time. Both are named untitled Using Disk X I wind up with a no windows

Re: clean install with disc maker x?

2014-03-01 Thread John Panarese
Yes, it erases the media for you. I just went through the process. Pretty slick now that it's accessible. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL

RE: clean install with disc maker x?

2014-03-01 Thread Kliphton -------
Download mavericks and do it with disk maker x version 3.4 -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill Holton Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 2:36 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: clean install with

Re: Mavricks 10.9.2 and FaceTime Voiceover Problems

2014-03-01 Thread Keith Hinton
Hi, thought I'd clarify. Adding contacts through FaceTime/Contacts on the mac with 10.9.2 is possible. But nobody's email address and possibly other information beyond name/company (at least) not properly, ends up in wrong feeleds all over the map. This seems to be a serious oversite and bug on

Re: clean install with disc maker x?

2014-03-01 Thread John Panarese
You will have no window for a while. Just let it run for a bit. Eventually, it will complete. The target disk will be renamed, OS X 10.9.2 installer, or something like that. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website,

RE: clean install with disc maker x?

2014-03-01 Thread Bill Holton
Hi. Apparently it looks like my problem may be that I am not running as root. I am running as admin. What is the difference and how can I get root privileges? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kliphton ---

Re: Go Apple

2014-03-01 Thread CJ Daniel
Donna, Thanks for posting that one. If I had Mr. Cook's email address, I write him a heart-felt @-a-boy. Again, thanks, CJ On Mar 1, 2014, at 7:15 AM, Donna Goodin doniado...@me.com wrote: Thought you all would like this article. go Tim Cook!

Re: clean install with disc maker x?

2014-03-01 Thread John Panarese
It should not require root access to run the application. What is happening that makes you think you need to be Root? Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT

Re: Mavricks 10.9.2 and FaceTime Voiceover Problems

2014-03-01 Thread Jim Gatteys
Have you tried using somebody's mobile phone number to make an audio phone call? When you're entering in a new contact in the contacts app, and you do command-n for new contact. I swee a first and last name field. Then after that there is a scroll area that I have to interact and eventually

Re: taptapsee. For what?

2014-03-01 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
The 3 month plan is the best subscription option. I purchased a 100 and a 50 picture pack. On Mar 1, 2014, at 12:06 PM, Marianne Denning maria...@denningweb.com wrote: There is a monthly rate and a 3 month rate. When the month or 3 months is up you aren't charged until you start it and at tht

Interesting issue with VM Fusion6 and WinXP Pro

2014-03-01 Thread Daniel Chavez
Hi, I'm running VM Fusion6, and WinXP Pro, and I run a Mud client VipMud. For some reason, if the VM is shutdown and then powered-on, the sound pack I have in VipMud disappears for the Mud I connect to, and I have to always reinstall the pack. Has anyone who plays Muds experienced this issue

Re: clean install with disc maker x?

2014-03-01 Thread Apple boy
You do get asked for the administrator password and dang I forgot to include that in my new guide up on Applevis. Will have to go and edit this me thinks what about you? Regards Chris On 01/03/2014 21:20, John Panarese wrote: It should not require root access to run the application.

Re: clean install with disc maker x?

2014-03-01 Thread Bill Holton
When running disk X, I am not getting any windows. I started it last night, this morning I was still not getting any windows, so it's not a question of time. I ran the terminal commands, tried to use the install file in the package, but that when I ran the terminal command half give me said I

Re: clean install with disc maker x?

2014-03-01 Thread John Panarese
Yes, but just your admin or account password. There is no need to be Root to run it. Please stay away from Root access unless you either absolutely need to make yourself Root to fix/troubleshoot a problem or you know what you are doing. This account is not available by default for a good

Re: clean install with disc maker x?

2014-03-01 Thread John Panarese
You are definitely running the latest version of Disk Maker X? It is, I believe, 3.0.4. Anything prior to that will not give you VoiceOver accessibility. If you are using the terminal method of doing this, be sure the thumb drive is blank, but formatted properly. Also, I believe it

Re: one more question about replacing locally imported music with iCloud copies

2014-03-01 Thread Donna Goodin
Thanks, Eric, that was exactly the clarification that I needed. Cheers, Donna On Mar 1, 2014, at 12:51 PM, Eric Caron ecar...@comcast.net wrote: Donna, No need to do anything with the play list. You will only have one copy in iTunes. the play lists simply refers to the song. Eric

To vexing questions

2014-03-01 Thread Maurice Mines
The first question is I have gotten a new external drive which I'm going to turn into the master backup drive. However given the fact that drives are becoming smaller and smaller and physical stature these days but I want to do is encrypted drive today have not done this in a very long time can

Re: Mavricks 10.9.2 and FaceTime Voiceover Problems

2014-03-01 Thread Keith Hinton
Hi folks, happily have resolved the issues. On 2/28/14, Keith Hinton keithint1...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, It's been some time since I've emailed any of you folks about problems or strange behavior, but I'm not able to figure out what's going on. I don't know if it's VoiceOver specific, or

Re: PDF documents and filling in PDF forms.

2014-03-01 Thread Eugenia Firth
You might try PDFpen Pro. I used it this year to do my tax forms. It seems to work pretty well although there were some fields that didn't fill-in. I plan to send them a copy of the blank form to see if it was the form or the program. They said they are interested in Accessibility. Sincerely,

Re: Mavricks 10.9.2 and FaceTime Voiceover Problems

2014-03-01 Thread Jim Gatteys
Key Keith! I'd be curious to know what you did to resolve the problem. Jim On Mar 1, 2014, at 6:37 PM, Keith Hinton keithint1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi folks, happily have resolved the issues. On 2/28/14, Keith Hinton keithint1...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, It's been some time since I've emailed

Re: OT: Canada (Looking for someone who lives near to)

2014-03-01 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, I know them well. I will contact you off-list as asked. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Mar 1, 2014, at 11:36 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav for...@talknav.com wrote: Dear All, Clearly off topic, please forgive! If you happen to live anywhere near to the below

showing downloads

2014-03-01 Thread May McDonald Homuth
How do I get downloads to show? I'm not sure when it changed, latest safari or latest mavericks, but now it won't show me the download section when I tell it too. May and Prince Noah www.canadianlynx.ca m...@canadianlynx.ca -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: Interesting issue with VM Fusion6 and WinXP Pro

2014-03-01 Thread Dionipher Presas Herrera
can i play vip mud on mac? On 01 Mar 2014, at 11:00 pm, Daniel Chavez topdog2...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I'm running VM Fusion6, and WinXP Pro, and I run a Mud client VipMud. For some reason, if the VM is shutdown and then powered-on, the sound pack I have in VipMud disappears for the Mud I

Number of messages in a conversation

2014-03-01 Thread Andrew Head
Hi all, when I move through my list of mail messages, for some reason, only today, sometimes I hear how many messages are in a conversation before the from and subject. Anyone know why this is and how to fix it? It is very annoying as I get a lot of mail and want to be able to go through it

Re: Number of messages in a conversation

2014-03-01 Thread Teresa Cochran
The only solution I know of is to go to Mail preferences, check the classic layout checkbox, then find the header of the message, such as the subject. Then vO-down, and you will only hear that column spoken first. I haven't been able to do this in standard view. Hth, Teresa Teresa Cochran

Re: taptapsee. For what?

2014-03-01 Thread Jürgen Fleger
Hi there, thanks so much for your answers. I now see more clearly for what I could use it in a meaningful way. I might try it out with a fifty pictures subscription. Seem to me to be a good value to try it out this way. All the best Jürgen -- You received this message because you are