Thanks, Bryan. I'll certainly consider these options.
Teresa
On Dec 16, 2010, at 6:03 PM, Bryan Jones wrote:
Hi Teresa,
I'm not sure if you're in the US, but the ipad 3G does not require a data
plan in the US. It is somewhat progressive in it's handling of 3G data usage
in that there is
Another advantage of the iPad is the screen size for partially sighted people.
Using Zoom makes reading and navigating much easier for them.
All the best
Jürgen
Am 17.12.2010 um 09:33 schrieb Teresa Cochran:
Thanks, Bryan. I'll certainly consider these options.
Teresa
On Dec 16, 2010, at
Oh, that sounds intresting!
Are anyone here on the list into such?
It would be quite fun to try out WOW!
-David
On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 23:01, Yuma Decaux jamy...@gmail.com wrote:
Here is the world of warcraft API which allows to add functions to the UI of
world of warcraft.
SEE Finance is a financial management package which allows for the tracking of
checking, savings, credit card and investment accounts. I purchased the
product and wrote technical support with recommendations for VoiceOver
improvements and support requests. When I received no response, I
Hi,
It's an encouraging mail as there is a poor choice of finance applications. I
myself use money 3 by jumpsoft, and they have been very helpful in making small
tweaks to their interface first for getting their software to play nice with my
bank, and they have promised to increase
soundrts is a competitor to world of warcraft only problem is or maybe was
it works on Tiger but not Leopard or Snow Leopard. I just got a
refurbished imac which I've been told the most it can do is Tiger so I may
have me a gaming platform. I don't know what would happen if soundrts
were
Hi Eric,
As you do have a version of WOW for the mac, i was wondering if you were
actually able to get to the game world, or were stuck in the intro dialog where
you choose your character.
Is there any navigation possible with VO before entering the world, and once
within the world is
Hi Jude,
SoundRTS is a game similar to warcraft. World of warcraft is a totally
different style. Its an MMORPG meaning an online multiplayer role playing game.
I've listened to the sound rts demo and it seems pretty cool, and i'm sure this
could be translated spatially without the restirctions
Can you tell me more about Money3? What types of accounts can be tracked? I'm
hoping to settle on SEE Finance, but I'm not ready to jump on their bandwagon
just yet.
Les
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If see finance offers a budgeting capability where users could set up
their own categories and track expenses with tabular text output being
available, I'd probably buy it.On Fri, 17 Dec 2010, Les Kriegler wrote:
Can you tell me more about Money3? What types of accounts can be tracked? I'm
I too would be interesting in being able to play WOW.
Friendly,
Chris
On Dec 17, 2010, at 2:05 AM, David Hole wrote:
Oh, that sounds intresting!
Are anyone here on the list into such?
It would be quite fun to try out WOW!
-David
On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 23:01, Yuma Decaux
Well, there is a budgeting feature and I believe one can add categories. At
this point, I don't know if one can tab around or not, however. If not, that
will be a recommendation I will offer the company. Now that we apparently have
a dialog going, I think we have a shot to get some good
On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 7:45 AM, Geoff Waaler geoff.waa...@gmail.com wrote:
Okay, but when a page consists of hundreds of items, one must do this Items
times N times rather than pressing control-a - control-c in MSIE or FireFox?
I attempted to use the technique described below to copy a long
I can tell you this:
VO will not work with the client at all.
once you start the client to log-in, you get no voice out of VO.
The way I played before involved a very large screen and my being very close
(less than a foot). made for some very hard raiding, but it was doable, just.
as for the
Hi:
I'm in contact with Checkbook Pro's company in regards to a few accessability
improvements. Splasm has been ver responsive.
On Dec 17, 2010, at 3:27 AM, Les Kriegler wrote:
SEE Finance is a financial management package which allows for the tracking
of checking, savings, credit card and
Benjamin:
I don't think you read before responding to this post. We're talking about the
ability to copy something like an article or collumn of text without having to
do select-all and chop later. I think Geoff is saying the method of
Vo-Shift-Return to set start and stop selecting wasn't
What's the URL for the Power Search page for iTunes? Trying to search for some
music, and cant see to do it from within the store.
Jane
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On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 4:07 PM, Carolyn Haas chaas0...@gmail.com wrote:
We're talking about the ability to copy something like an article or collumn
of text without having to do select-all and chop later.
I think Geoff is saying the method of Vo-Shift-Return to set start and stop
selecting
Hi Marlena, I see no one has suggested control shift c yet. I'm not sure how
I got along without that keystroke on windows.
It works like this. You hear voiceover say something, you press control option
shift C, you paste where you like.
So, If all of the instructions for your recipe are in
Hay Alison,
Did yo ever put a link to your numbers podcast, or maybe it's not even done yet?
Hoping always to learn,
marlaina
On Dec 2, 2010, at 1:34 PM, Allison Manzino wrote:
Hi again all,
I'm sorry for the multiple posts, but since I'm posting about different
topics, I thought it would
Lol, we just got I phones today! Mark's n 95 is in the process of dying
and that's why we were thinking of upgrading this soon, anyway, but if
we could hold out until our upgrade date in Ap[ril, we were going to try
that instead to save some money.Anyway, we called our provider just
on a
Ok so when in finder, I pressed command 3 but vo didn't say anything. Should
it have said column mode?
Marlaina
On Dec 16, 2010, at 4:07 PM, Carolyn Haas wrote:
Riczrdo: You may ave solved for me the silly issue I've had wondering why some
things and folders don't work the way they did.
Ok Mike, but I can't always seem to interact. Before I continue whining
though, let me try out your method and see what happens.
Thanks so much!
Marlaina
On Dec 16, 2010, at 4:56 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote:
The answer to bot of these is to interact with the item. You can then read it
word by
Ok Mike,
I just went to
http://www.vegancoach.com/how-to-cook-a-turnip.html
and tried to follow your instructions. Each line is showing up as its own
item, so when I interact with it, I still only get a line at a time. Also, I
could not move by character, only by word.
I did find that by
HI. Yes, without being able to see you have to hook it up to the
computer to turn on vo.
This is easy with itunes and window-eyes. I suspect it is easy with
jaws too but I have never tried it and I have never tried using nvda
with itunes so can't comment on the ease of use.
short version
Hi Tim. It's all different: 2 computers, 2 accounts, 2 different media
folders on the NetGear.
I can copy things to NetGear I suppose, but I want them off my Air completely
because I have a terrabite server for music and the like, and I don't want my
air holding all that stuff.
Sorry to be
Les,
Please let us know what you get at the end of the week or whenever you get it.
I'm interested in getting an accessible something or other to help with
tracking finances.
Marlaina
On Dec 17, 2010, at 1:27 AM, Les Kriegler wrote:
SEE Finance is a financial management package which
Eric,
I'll try that but I still have a problem when each item is only a line.
Man, I hope I can remember all this safari stuff, :)
So control option shift c will copy the text of the item I just heard. Control
option return will begin selecting and control option return will stop
selecting
Hi, The control option shift c method is a pain on that particular webpage. I
made it a bit less daunting by switching to group mode. That grouped some of
the smaller items for me so that I could sweep them up faster and it also made
it possible for me to get just the article without the
I just updated Text Expander to 3.x. I'm trying to use the search
snippets feature. I've set up a hockey, and get an edit box and a label saying
search snippets. When I place a word to search in the edit box, nothing seems
to happen. I've used VO spacebar and pressed enter. Has
Hi all,
I'm not ture what I'm doing wrong. I'm trying to connect to my
wireless network at home, which does not have a password. Yet my
computer is unable to connect. I am able to connect on my
BrailleNote just fine.
Any help would be appreciated.
Ezzy Bueno
Sent from my BrailleNote
Yes Benjamin,
I was not clear. Obviously control+a control+c are identical with their
command key Mac counterparts, however in the Mac world one can not be selective
in their selection with the shift+arrow keys while viewing a web page. Carolyn
correctly differentiated what I meant from what
Hi,
You have to be in an area with folders files or apps besides the desktop. So
from your finder, press command shift H, to go to your user folder. Now press
command 3 and voiceover will announce column checked.
hth
Ricardo Walker
rwalker...@gmail.com
Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296
When I try to run system access to go on my virtual machine running windows
seven under vm fusion, it just sits there after the login and doesn't do
anything. It keeps making the chirping sound but doesn't come on. Do I need
to increase the ram or have others seen this problem? Jaws works
On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 10:59 PM, Geoff Waaler geoff.waa...@gmail.com wrote:
Obviously control+a control+c are identical with their command key Mac
counterparts, however in the Mac world one can not be
selective in their selection with the shift+arrow keys while viewing a web
page.
Well,
You need to be sure to activate Windows. If you don't, it won't log in.
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On Dec 17, 2010, at 6:04 PM, Chris Westbrook wrote:
When I try to run system access to go on my virtual machine running windows
seven under vm
In data Venerdì 17 Dicembre 2010 23.51.22, Ezzy Bueno
ezzybu...@gmail.com ha scritto:
Any help would be appreciated.
And so it it will be for any further detail you can provide.
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Hey Marlaina:
Command C is a command to copy what's in the cursor to clipbord, just as
control C does on that other operating system. It would be effective, for
example if you want to move a book from downloads to the Victor stream or
somewhere else.
Erik also talked about command-shift-C to
Marlaina:
Just a tiny bit of advice from someone who is still just beginning to
understand this stuff. Don't try to remember it as you get it. Collect or
copy things, and then when you're actively doing something and need the info,
it's there waiting for you. I have found it immensely
Hi Sarah:
What you can do is, without interacting with the podcast, press the space bar.
This will change the selection status. However, you will not receive feedback
from Voice Over (it will not announce whether or not you have selected the
podcast or how many you have selected).
Hope it
Hi Geoff,
What Benjamin said, seems to be accurate in my case. I went to a web page and
pressed shift down arrow a few times, then pressed command C. Then I opened up
text edit and pasted and there was the lines of text from the webpage. While I
was selecting, Voiceover gave me no speech
nope,
Just get yourself familiar with iTunes. It will make your life a lot easier.
Especially if your planning to use iTunes on a windows computer.
hth
Ricardo Walker
rwalker...@gmail.com
Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296
Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197
On Dec 17, 2010, at 4:19 PM, Caitlyn
On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 11:32 PM, Geoff Waaler geoff.waa...@gmail.com wrote:
That or you may want to perform a modicum of testing before sending your
posts?
I _did_ do a modicum of testing. Specifically, I fired up Safari and
VoiceOver and tested out the effect of shift-arrow on an existing
Unfortunately, haterade is free and widely available.
I always tell myself though if the haters are after you that means you're doing
it right!
On Dec 16, 2010, at 4:59 PM, Scott Howell wrote:
Huh, now that is a good one-haterade. So, that explains a lot and I guess I
can purchase some of
Last time I checked, lawyers spend money in their communities. It's easy to
pick on lawyers and I do this as well but I also have a good one who has saved
my bacon more than once so you know don't generalize.
I think your point is well taken though.
On Dec 16, 2010, at 7:43 PM, Eric Oyen
Don't worry, the legal actions are nothing compared to what we'll do to
innovation ourselves as a community. Lawyers are the leased of the problems.
On Dec 16, 2010, at 7:45 PM, Eric Oyen wrote:
except that the lawsuits will only serve to chill any innovation and possibly
delay or deny
Sometimes, you either need to restart the computer or turn the Airport Wireless
off then on again.
Later...
On 2010-12-17, at 3:51 PM, Ezzy Bueno wrote:
Hi all,
I'm not ture what I'm doing wrong. I'm trying to connect to my wireless
network at home, which does not have a password. Yet
Hi Marlaina,
I'm going to have to put this one on hold for a couple weeks as I'm off to Maui
tomorrow. I'll work with you when I return.
Later...
On 2010-12-17, at 2:48 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote:
Hi Tim. It's all different: 2 computers, 2 accounts, 2 different media
folders on the
Marlaina,
You need to have a window open first prior to pressing the cmd-3. VO will
Later...
On 2010-12-17, at 2:27 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote:
Ok so when in finder, I pressed command 3 but vo didn't say anything. you
choose.
Later...
Should it have said column mode?
Marlaina
On
given that, it may appear that nokia might be on the losing end of this
argument. I sent a brief note off to nokia telling them that their actions are
jeopardizing accessibility for millions of visually impaired users of mobile
phone technology. all I have seen back thus far has been a form
Hello list.
I'm wanting to do some major video conversion and here is what I need.
1. a program that lets me convert video files mainly .avi files in to audio.
I've been doing this with goldwave on a windows virtual machine on my mac but
would like a mac program that could do similar. I've tried
Hi Marlaina!
I've cleared out some of the earlier posts!
I do not know if this is applicable, but I've got 2 users and 1 Mac and we
share 1 library!
I had to put my Itunes media folder into hd/users/shared in the hd on the Mac
and the same through my better half's user account!
Then changed some
For office apps, I would use iwork, and open office works decently as well
On Dec 16, 2010, at 8:23 PM, M. Taylor wrote:
Great. That is what I wanted to know. I will not bother to install it on my
Mac.
Mark
On Dec 16, 2010, at 4:54 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote:
Apparently office on the mac
Ok I'm sorry, but what is group mode, how do I switch to it and how do I know
when I want to switch to it?
Marlaina
On Dec 17, 2010, at 2:11 PM, erik burggraaf wrote:
Hi, The control option shift c method is a pain on that particular webpage. I
made it a bit less daunting by switching to
On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 1:13 AM, Marlaina Lieberg 1guide...@gmail.com wrote:
Ok I'm sorry, but what is group mode, how do I switch to it and how do I know
when I want to switch to it?
See http://www.apple.com/voiceover/info/guide/_1134.html#mchlp2711
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If the text you want is in several items, admitedly, you will need to follow
the procedure for each item, in that case, your method may actually be faster.
On Dec 17, 2010, at 3:45 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote:
Ok Mike,
I just went to
http://www.vegancoach.com/how-to-cook-a-turnip.html
and
You might try turning the user account control off, that can cause lots of
problems, I see it every day in my tech support job.
On Dec 17, 2010, at 5:04 PM, Chris Westbrook wrote:
When I try to run system access to go on my virtual machine running windows
seven under vm fusion, it just sits
Ah, I did that and it worked. Wow, I knew about command shift h but forgot I
knew it. Using that and command shift k, I can get easily from my Netgear and
my mac files. I wish there were some really good tutorials available that
would help drill some of this stuff into newbies or oldbies
Carolyn,
I sometimes find that command c doesn't work for copying files; I have to pull
up the shortcut menu and go to copy. That works consistently. It's a pain and
I don't get why command c doesn't do what it should when it should.
And, I don't understand why I can't copy things if I open
Thabnks Carolyn. I do have a file called voiceover hints for just that purpose.
Marlaina
On Dec 17, 2010, at 3:23 PM, Carolyn Haas wrote:
Marlaina:
Just a tiny bit of advice from someone who is still just beginning to
understand this stuff. Don't try to remember it as you get it. Collect
So if VO isn't talking, but the shift down arrow is selecting, isn't that
something about which we should write to Apple? Gary, my sighted husband, told
me that shift down arrow works for him just as it does in windows.
Marlaina
On Dec 17, 2010, at 3:43 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote:
Hi Geoff,
Hi Tim.
Wow, Maui! Ya know, it's a rough life but somebody's gotta live it, right? :)
Have a wonderful trip and eat some macadamia nuts for me!
Marlaina
On Dec 17, 2010, at 4:17 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
Hi Marlaina,
I'm going to have to put this one on hold for a couple weeks as I'm off
Interesting, Ricardo. Today in my one to one, we were dis ussing the fact the
VO often doesn't give any indication that it's doing what you've asked it to
do. I know in that other unmentionable system, it's an option one can turn on
and off by the degree of verbosity. But I don't recall
Hi Colin.
Gary and I have two separate machines and our own separate libraries.
Yes, my music is going to the hd, but I wanted it to go to my NetGear.
However, I think I need to just copy stuff over and put my big girl pants on
and shut up and deal with the fact that it's all going to go to
I'll give that a shot Benjamin, but I have a hard time with apple's
documentation and haven't learned much that way. But, I'll try.
Marlaina
On Dec 17, 2010, at 5:20 PM, Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis wrote:
On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 1:13 AM, Marlaina Lieberg 1guide...@gmail.com wrote:
Ok I'm sorry,
Ok, I went to the chapter and once again, Apple's documentation is messy for
me. it talks clearly about doing vo hh and typing dom, but then it goes on to
suggest that I assign a key for keyboard commander, but doesn't tell me how to
do that or give me a link to where that is found.
I guess
Hi,
I have two questions.
First, how can I see growl notifications? Dropbox is giving me ltos
of those and I thoguth I read someone here seeing them so I'm probably
missing something.
Second... how do i change the timezone? It shows a world map but
obviously I can't click anything on it because
Hi All,
here's just a little hint how to edit cells in Numbers most efficiently without
routing the mouse to anywhere or so: When you are in a cell you can go in edit
mode just by pressing Alt + Enter. To end this mode press Enter again or just
move with VO + arrow keys.
Hope that helps
Hi Benjamin,
Thanks for providing the text case. My configuration matches yours exactly (I
have 10.6.5 installed) but my results vary from what you and Ricardo report in
both Safari and the latest Webkit version.
When I launch the URL referenced below and navigate to the level 1 heading
On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 2:23 AM, Marlaina Lieberg 1guide...@gmail.com wrote:
Ok, I went to the chapter and once again, Apple's documentation is messy for
me. it talks clearly about doing vo hh and typing dom, but then it goes on
to suggest that I assign a key for keyboard commander, but
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