shame can't try it first
On May 11, 2010, at 3:26 AM, Brandon Misch wrote:
that is cool
On May 10, 2010, at 5:26 PM, Chantel Cuddemi wrote:
I thought this might interest you.
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From: Smith Micro smithmi...@reply.digitalriver.com
Date: May 10, 2010 5:42:14 AM
Hello Thuy,
This is a very good question,
According to my research, it is possible to use a third-party synthesizer as
the voice used on the Nanno when syncing from a Mac. However, from what I
can tell, in order to accomplish this, in addition to having the latest
version of iTunes, you must
Hi, very interesting but does anyone know if it works with VO?
Cheers,
Phil
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On 10 May 2010, at 10:26 PM, Chantel Cuddemi jawsgir...@gmail.com
wrote:
I thought this might interest you.
Begin
Hi all,
I don't know if many on this list will be familiar with the work of Jacob
Nielsen. For those who don't know him, he's one of the foremost minds in
the field of interaction design. Those who took (or are taking) computer
science at University may have encountered his work during courses
Should be able to do it using the custom install.
I had to do that when trying to install it over an xp box.
I have also been told that this is the better way to instll it when faced
with upgrade install problems so give it a go.
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From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
It's vlc from http://www.videolan.org. I've tried at least one other, but it
enforced a library. I got absolutely no joy out of anything I ever tried to do
with ITunes, and half the time I'm pointing it to the location of my library
which it has forgotten about just so I can play a CD. It's
Hello all:
I recently bought an Audible book using the Mac. Imagine my surprise when I
clicked the purchase button, the book immediately started downloading. I
thought, this is excellent. However, when the four parts of the title had
finished downloading, and I managed to copy them to a
Hi,
I am really confused by this - I use audible all the time with the Mac
and have not had the problem you are describing. Generally you don't
need to install any softwere to get audible to work with the Mac - you
do with Windows but not Mac.
The only thing I can suggest you try is going to
Does the Mac limit where you can play the files? In other words, if you
download an audible book using the Mac, will the resulting files only play
using iTunes?
- Original Message -
From: RATTRAY J. julie.ratt...@durham.ac.uk
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 11,
HI,
I dohn't think so but would have to check - I thought it allowed playing
elsewhere
Julie
-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
[mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Rich Ring
Sent: 11 May 2010 13:28
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject:
Hi,
Two things to check: (1) Did you activate the stream for Audible
books? I think the device may be constructed, like a number of other
mp3 players, so that it can only be activated under Windows. If it is
already activated to permit it to play Audible books on the Windows
side, you
It sounds like the download might not of completed properly. This has happened
to me from time to time using audible. Download the book again from your
library and then see what happens.
hth
On May 11, 2010, at 8:27 AM, Rich Ring wrote:
Does the Mac limit where you can play the files? In
It also doesn't mention accessibility. :)
On May 11, 2010, at 1:25 AM, william lomas wrote:
shame can't try it first
On May 11, 2010, at 3:26 AM, Brandon Misch wrote:
that is cool
Egun On, Lagunak! (Basque for G'day, Mates)
Pete Nalda
http://www.myspace.com/musikonalda
Hi,
Not a lot of places do. Even if it isn't mentioned, it doesn't have to be in
any release notes and, in some instances, the developer doesn't know. SO I
wouldn't base my opinion on that. :) It may still be accessible. It's one of
those trial and error situations. I have a lot of
Thanks for the article. While he makes some valid points, I get the feeling he
just doesn't like the iPad. That's ok, but the first thing he complains about
is the dock. I had no problem noticing it myself. I think that anyone would
be inclined to study the whole screen, and not just the
Interesting, I've heard of him, but haven't read his work previously.
Thanks for sending.
Olivia
On May 11, 2010, at 9:42 AM, Pete Nalda wrote:
Thanks for the article. While he makes some valid points, I get the feeling
he just doesn't like the iPad. That's ok, but the first thing he
Hi, folk,
I'm not sure if I'm missing something fundamental here, but the only way I can
read a document in Preview is to press VO-A to start, then when it reaches the
end of the page, I press page-down and then space when it says next. When it
reaches a subsequent page, I can only move to the
to use VO-A once moving away from the start of the document. Try interacting
with the text. That helps in other apps for me.
On 11 May 2010, at 15:02, Teresa Cochran wrote:
Hi, folk,
I'm not sure if I'm missing something fundamental here, but the only way I
can read a document in Preview
It's an interesting read and I'm not about to disagree with someone like him.
Thanks for the link; your right - he has come up in an hci module I've
just finished.
On 11/05/2010, olivia norman olivianor...@gmail.com wrote:
Interesting, I've heard of him, but haven't read his work previously.
How does this work on the new Apple keyboards with no page down function? I
have the same issue.
Olivia
On May 11, 2010, at 10:11 AM, marie Howarth wrote:
to use VO-A once moving away from the start of the document. Try interacting
with the text. That helps in other apps for me.
On 11 May
Shoot! I'm not afraid to disagree with him, no matter who he is. Why not use
proper naming when discussing a piece of technology? The Dock is not a Tab
bar, and it is plainly visible. Also, it seems the article left out so much
else of what the iPad has to offer.
On May 11, 2010, at 9:20
Pete,
This is not a product review. It is a summary of an academic study. In the
summary that you read, he isn't expressing his personal like or dislike for the
iPad. His conclusion is based on the results of the testing of the people in
his study. The way those tests work is they tell the
You're right. It isn't a tab bar.
However, lots of iPhone and iPad apps try to use it that way. Have you used the
App Store or Skype? They put buttons at the bottom of the screen, where the
dock should be, that are used for switching between pages of the current view
(tabs). Those tab buttons
See, I knew I was missing something. Yes, Marie, interacting with the
text works great. :)
Olivia, the only thing I could think of is to use the go to page
function, command-shift-g. No page functions on the new keyboards?
That's very odd.
Teresa
On May 11, 7:11 am, marie Howarth
But VGA will be low quality video. If you have an HD television, you won't get
HD signal that way.
Use HDMI first. If you can't use that, then use VGA, then composite, and
finally component video (the worst).
Bryan
-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Rich:
I have a hunch, and it's just that, that to load the book onto the VRS, using
the Mac, you might want to use the Audible Manager software. That will allow
you to authorize and activate the stream, and to manage where the book goes.
I haven't actually done this. But, I ran across some
Oops, I meant command-option-g. Sorry.
Teresa
On May 11, 7:11 am, marie Howarth marie.jane2...@gmail.com wrote:
to use VO-A once moving away from the start of the document. Try interacting
with the text. That helps in other apps for me.
On 11 May 2010, at 15:02, Teresa Cochran wrote:
Hi,
Ok. Yes I'll admit it was a Usability Study, and not a review. And I also
agree that things could be changed to make it more usable to the masses, but,
I think, also, that in this day and time, people are going to get a chance to
experience some how it works information prior to sitting down
it's quite a big risk for $30 though Nick.
On 11 May 2010, at 14:21, Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
Hi,
Not a lot of places do. Even if it isn't mentioned, it doesn't have to be in
any release notes and, in some instances, the developer doesn't know. SO I
wouldn't base my opinion on that. :) It
Right, if you have real DVI or HDMI hookups you should use those. But
depending on the TV vintage it might only have VGA. Actually, I thought
component (3 separate connectors) was a step above composite (usually
one connector).
CB
Bryan Smart wrote:
But VGA will be low quality video. If you
and if they haven't had that option, the PdF guide will help them along the way
:)
On 11 May 2010, at 16:00, Pete Nalda wrote:
Ok. Yes I'll admit it was a Usability Study, and not a review. And I also
agree that things could be changed to make it more usable to the masses,
but, I think,
Hi,
I have a question about VLC, can I rip my Cd's to MP3. And also, can I burn
CD's with VLC?
Thanks,
Courtney
On 11/05/2010, at 7:59 in the morning, erik burggraaf wrote:
It's vlc from http://www.videolan.org. I've tried at least one other, but it
enforced a library. I got absolutely no
Hi,
Sure, but if it isn't accessible, someone has to let them know about it if it
really is such a cool product. And I bet that someone has purchased it that we
don't know of. It isn't me, though, but I might.
Regards,
Nic
On May 11, 2010, at 6:18 PM, marie Howarth wrote:
it's quite a big
Hi,
I don't see a VGA port on my TV, but I don't know what one looks like. I'll
probably end up trying both cables, chances are one will work.
The TV I have isn't an HD TV it's one of those DVD player/TV combos.
Thanks,
Courtney
On 11/05/2010, at 12:19 in the Afternoon, Chris Blouch wrote:
Probably just SVideo or RCA composite video connectors then.
CB
Courtney Curran wrote:
Hi,
I don't see a VGA port on my TV, but I don't know what one looks like. I'll
probably end up trying both cables, chances are one will work.
The TV I have isn't an HD TV it's one of those DVD player/TV
My guess is he needs to change the owner of the file. If you do an ls -l
on files in both locations it should list an owner name which should be
the shortname for the account, along with the permissions. Might want to
do a man on chown and chgrp which are the commands to change a file's
owner
I didn't notice a reply to this one.
You'll pay $40 or more to get Parallels so might as well upgrade to
Fusion 3. It also seems to be the best of the bunch on a number of fronts.
CB
Rob Lambert wrote:
I had a copy of VMWare Fusion, but wasn't willing to pay the $40
upgrade fee for Version
I've been downloading and copying the files to a Victor Stream right along with
a Mac without a problem. Itunes is the default app but I never use Itunes to
play them.
On May 11, 2010, at 8:34 AM, RATTRAY J. wrote:
HI,
I dohn't think so but would have to check - I thought it allowed
It might actually but why would you want it to?
Simplyburns and max do an especially good job of burning and ripping
respectively, and they are free.
Best,
Erik Burggraaf
Join me Wednesday, May 26th at CNIB Tech Aids fair in Toronto. I'll be at the
assistive computing booth from 2 to 4 in
The only time mine forgets the library is if I hold don't he option key if I
launch it that way. Try not doing that and you will get along fine.
Good luck.
S
On May 11, 2010, at 4:59 AM, erik burggraaf wrote:
It's vlc from http://www.videolan.org. I've tried at least one other, but it
Macs use itunes though ti rip I think? Not sure.. I've never heard of
simplyburns.
Take care.
On May 11, 2010, at 11:31 AM, erik burggraaf wrote:
It might actually but why would you want it to?
Simplyburns and max do an especially good job of burning and ripping
respectively, and they are
Hi,
Yes, iTunes can burn, but the original question is actually whether VLC can
burn and rip CDs. The good thing about VLC is that it does not organize music
into libraries, so it is very similar to Winamp in that case. VLC will simply
take the files you select and play them, whereas iTunes
Sarah:
I know people have gotten their macs to sync other libraries, such as from an
iPhone. Are you saying you can hold down Option key during the launch to
choose a different library?
TIA
Carolyn
- Original Message -
From: Sarah Alawami
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Thanks and he had the correct owner. Not sure what happen, but the issue was
corrected. Like I said, an @ sign ended up on the owner's name if I recall
correctly. Either way, something got hosed, but we got it cleared up.
Permissions can be a funny thing and sure can cause some problems. :)
Hi,
Yes. As soon as you hit enter on iTunes, hold down the option key until the
dialog pops up. You have three options. Quit, Create Library or CHoose Library.
I think they're pretty self-explanatory, so I won't go into that.
Additionally, you can also launch iTune into Safe Mode by holding
Hi,
Keep in mind, the 7 people used in the studio had experience with an iPhone and
1 had been using an iPad for a week. So these people weren't completely in the
dark when it came to using the UI found on the iPad
On May 11, 2010, at 11:00 AM, Pete Nalda wrote:
Ok. Yes I'll admit it was a
Hi,
As Marie says, the key is interacting with the text in Preview. If
you can't read continuously after interacting, check your PDF Display
settings under the View menu on Preview's menu bar (VO-M to the menu
bar, press V to go to the View menu, arrow down, press P to go to
PDF
Interesting. I also find that I loose focus when I navigate to another
application. For instance, if I am reading a PDF in prieview, and go to text
edit to take notes on what I'm reading, when I return to the PDF, I am placed
back at the beginning of the document. This makes reading articles a
Hi Olivia,
You need to set a hot spot if you want to go back to the same location
in Preview after shifting to another app. Before you navigate away
from Preview, press VO-Shift-1 (or any other number key that you want
to assign to th hot spot). You'll hear VoiceOver say, Save as
Thanks so much! I knew you'd have a work around! :)
Olivia
On May 11, 2010, at 4:05 PM, Esther wrote:
Hi Olivia,
You need to set a hot spot if you want to go back to the same location in
Preview after shifting to another app. Before you navigate away from Preview,
press VO-Shift-1 (or any
I didn't notice any replies to this and couldn't find a USB modem on the
Apple Store. I guess it's kind of going the way of the floppy drive. At
least around where I live it's about the same cost to get DSL as it is
to add a second phone line plus ISP charges. I suspect anyone who has
Hey, thanks Nic. Much appreciated.
Carolyn
- Original Message -
From: Nicolai Svendsen
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: alternative media player to iTune
Hi,
Yes. As soon as you hit enter on iTunes, hold down the
There was a USB modem that was sold by Apple at one time, but haven't seen it
listed when I do a product search for maybe the last six months or so. So I'm
thinking they may have stopped selling it.
On May 11, 2010, at 4:12 PM, Chris Blouch wrote:
I didn't notice any replies to this and
Hi Chris and Dan,
Although you can't find Apple USB modems from the Apple Store any
more, you can still buy them on Amazon and elsewhere if you do a
Google search for:
Apple MA034Z/A External V.2 USB Modem
Alternatively, you can get a Zoom USB modem instead. There was some
discussion on
Yup, there are modems out there, but I would emphasize that unless you
really need dialup for some odd reason, broadband will be a much better
user experience and probably cost less.
CB
Esther wrote:
Hi Chris and Dan,
Although you can't find Apple USB modems from the Apple Store any
more,
No, it uses it's own ripping engine. It does import things to your itunes
library for you if you want it to do that.
Best,
Erik Burggraaf
Join me Wednesday, May 26th at CNIB Tech Aids fair in Toronto. I'll be at the
assistive computing booth from 2 to 4 in the afternoon and circulating for
Well I don't think I've got a sticky option key, although this computer is two
years old now. Basicly, my Itunes forgets where the library is after every
update, and once every 3 weeks or so for no apparent reason.
For example, suppose I want to listen to a CD. When I put the cd into the
Hum.
I'm browsing for a server using the instructions below on mac OS 10.6.3, and
the network attached storage shows up but you cant press enter to select it and
there is no open or OK button.
Anybody seen this?
Thanks,
Erik Burggraaf
Join me Wednesday, May 26th at CNIB Tech Aids fair in
Hmm mine just wripts in itunes when I incert a cd. I'm tired I'll study this
out when I'm more awake.
On May 11, 2010, at 1:49 PM, erik burggraaf wrote:
No, it uses it's own ripping engine. It does import things to your itunes
library for you if you want it to do that.
Best,
Erik
Hi all,
I use a canon 700f lide on me mac: 10.6.3, with abby finereader express.
Everything works fine except the buttons on the scanner to start the scan
process or one of the other 3 functions.
They work very slow or not.
Is here someone who has also this problem?
I would like to report this
I had this same issue. I couldn't play the files on my Book Sense. I just
played them on my IPod instead.
On May 11, 2010, at 8:53 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote:
It sounds like the download might not of completed properly. This has
happened to me from time to time using audible. Download the
Oh! I know what the problem is! At least, I have an idea.
When you copy the files over, you may also find files with names similar,
prepended with ._ (a period and an underscore character). If you're trying to
play those, they won't play; they're just Mac housekeeping files. Be sure you
aren't
Hi listers,
I am having a strange problem. I got my mac serviced today, and as part of the
repairs, they replaced the logic board. Now, however, my mac is saying that it
is not authorized for some of my apps on my Ipod touch. It told me if I did not
authorize the machine the apps would be
I don't think there is an Audible Manager for the Mac. When I tried to find
it, I seem to recall there wasn't one.
On May 11, 2010, at 10:48 AM, Carolyn wrote:
Rich:
I have a hunch, and it's just that, that to load the book onto the VRS, using
the Mac, you might want to use the Audible
Correct,
Audible defaults to iTunes on the Mac.
hth
On May 11, 2010, at 9:17 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote:
I don't think there is an Audible Manager for the Mac. When I tried to find
it, I seem to recall there wasn't one.
On May 11, 2010, at 10:48 AM, Carolyn wrote:
Rich:
I have a hunch,
Yeah, I now recall something about that on the Audible site.
On May 11, 2010, at 9:38 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote:
Correct,
Audible defaults to iTunes on the Mac.
hth
On May 11, 2010, at 9:17 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote:
I don't think there is an Audible Manager for the Mac. When I
Besides, he isn't saying that the iPad is crap. This is a guy that lives and
sleeps user interface design. He's just always thinking about how it could be
better.
Bryan
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From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com]
On Behalf Of
I had the same thing happen today with no changes to my mac mini. I plugged
in my iPod touch to sync and iTunes told me my computer wasn't authorized
and the apps would be deleted unless I authorized it. The key difference
here is that nothing has changed with my mini at all! Anyone know
theresa.f...@gmail.com and me had time to get together at our Southern
Maryland Mac User's Group meeting earlier this week and try out her script
for grabbing capttas from web pages and submitting them to solona.net.
There is or will be a new release of the script available for download
which
Hello List,
Is there a plugin that can be used to speed up spoken word audio for iTunes? I
know I can do this on my iPhone but it would also be nice if I could do this in
iTunes itself.
Thanks all,
Doug
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I downloaded the VST plug-ins from the Amadeus Pro site. Now how do I make them
so they work with the program?
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Is ther a vst folder it could scan?
Take care.
S
On May 11, 2010, at 8:51 PM, Courtney Curran wrote:
Hi,
I downloaded the VST plug-ins from the Amadeus Pro site. Now how do I make
them so they work with the program?
Thanks,
Courtney
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Yes, it's the folder I downloaded it in is called VST. Where should I put it?
Thanks,
Courtney
On 12/05/2010, at 1:05 in the morning, Sarah Alawami wrote:
Is ther a vst folder it could scan?
Take care.
S
On May 11, 2010, at 8:51 PM, Courtney Curran wrote:
Hi,
I downloaded the
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