RE: importing documents into ibooks

2011-04-15 Thread simon . cavendish
-original message- Subject: importing documents into ibooks From: Denise Avant drav...@ameritech.net Date: 13/04/2011 11:The way i have 4mported pdf files into ipad is to add them first to your itunes library through file, add to library dialog. Then you connect your device and in the books

Re: macbook pro specks?

2011-04-15 Thread Ashley Cox
Depends what you use them for. For day-today tasks like email, web, word processing, etc, the duel core will be fine. For heavier work such as video editing, editing with large audio files, etc, the quad core is best. ash On 14/04/2011 18:01, KliphSharrie wrote: So, shopping around a little

Re: PCI cards on mac books or imacs

2011-04-15 Thread Ashley Cox
Yeah, when I eventually switch fully to the mac looks like that's what i'll have to do. It just annoys me a bit how, if you want a machine that's expandable, you have to go all the way up to a mac pro. On 14/04/2011 20:30, bigboy529 wrote: Hi Ashley you can solve your sound card problem by

Boxcar on the Mac

2011-04-15 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi list, Just wanted to talk a bit about the boxcar beta mac desktop app. Those with IOS will probably be familiar with boxcar already. Its a very good push notifications service. The bad part about the Mac version is, it uses the status menu bar. :(. After you do the work around talked

RE: macbook pro specks?

2011-04-15 Thread Dickson Tan
Can you tell me, in as much detail as possible, what you can remember of the specs of the 2 macbook pros you are thinking of buying? If performance is important to you, then getting a 2nd generation core I7 quad core processor (also known as a sandybridge processor is the way to go. When looking

Anyone using Vuescan?

2011-04-15 Thread Matthew Campbell
Hello listers. I'm curious about how people are finding Vuescan for scanning documents. When I looked at it before, page orientation was a big problem. Is this still the case?I'm trying to find a real good solution that doesn't require me to use more than one application to scan documents. RIght

Re: macbook pro specks?

2011-04-15 Thread ShamelessFanGirl
Morning all, I find myself in that exact position with regard to which system to go for. I love the form-factor, size, and weight of the 13 inch pro, intend to max it as far as I can, certainly with regard to processor and ram, but to those of you who use this system/configuration, how do you

xfat.

2011-04-15 Thread ShamelessFanGirl
Morning listers, Supposedly this is becoming the new standard, and is replacing/has replaced fat32 with regard to being accessible via both Windows systems, and the Mac. Have any of you either used this, had experience with this formatting option, or encountered this particular bit of info? I

Re: Anyone using Vuescan?

2011-04-15 Thread Christopher Peppel
Hi Matt, I could never get Vuscan to work. I just received a notice from SAMobile saying that if you are a member, you can get Docuscan for $199.00 until May. I haven't called them yet so don't know if the Mac version would apply. Chris On Apr 15, 2011, at 9:12 AM, Matthew Campbell wrote:

Burn for Mac update

2011-04-15 Thread Allison Manzino
Hi all, I wanted to answer Ray and Courtney's inquieries. It records audio CDs, MP3 CDs and DVD audio as well. You can find it at: http://www.macupdate.com If you can't find it, just E-mail me offlist and I'd be happy to provide you a copy. Have a great day. Musically, Allison My birds are

RE: macbook pro specks?

2011-04-15 Thread Dickson Tan
I've found this ridiculously long, 21-page review (which is very good, with all the techy details you could want). This review talks about all the new macs, the 13 and 15 inch models. I highly recommend reading through the whole thing. http://www.anandtech.com/print/4205 If I were getting a new

Re: macbook pro specks?

2011-04-15 Thread ShamelessFanGirl
Hello Dickson, This is perfectly geeky in all the best ways. :) Thanks so much for sharing, and in spite of what I said earlier regarding size, etc, I'm in your camp on this one as well. Have a fabulous afternoon Twitter: @IndigoCellist Skype: shameless_FanGirl Sent from my iPhone

RE: Burn for Mac update

2011-04-15 Thread Sarah May
Hi Alison, So is this program able to burn and copy music CDS and movie DVDS to the Mac? Sarah From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Allison Manzino Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 10:15 AM To: Mac Visionaries Subject: Burn for Mac

Re: Anyone using Vuescan?

2011-04-15 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
I use VueScan for basic Snailmail and small document scanning with w Lied90 scanner. I do not have the latest update though. I find that, yes, sometimes you have to flip the page around or over until the orientation is correct, but since I'm usually listening to good music or chatting with

Re: Burn for Mac update

2011-04-15 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Already got it. thing I want to know is this. If I'm gonna burn DVD's so they will play in my regular player, is there any particular type of DVD I need to buy; and, any particular settings I need to adjust on Burner? Thanks. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and

Re: Burn for Mac update

2011-04-15 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Yes, in fact, it will. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 On Apr 15, 2011, at 10:28 AM, Sarah May wrote: Hi Alison, So is this program able to burn and copy music CDS

Re: Burn for Mac update

2011-04-15 Thread Ray Foret Jr
I know it will copy disks, but, I don't know about any restrictions. I imagine that comercial DVD's have copy protection flags which prevent them from copying though. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook:

Re: making voiceover say dollars properly

2011-04-15 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Hey Cheree, we're talking about making Voice Over on the Mac say dollars properly. Maybe someone has posted that already, just checking emails for the first time today because I'm kinda under the weather. Shawn -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

RE: macbook pro specks?

2011-04-15 Thread Dickson Tan
I was so impressed by the review that I subscribed to the rss feed for that site. If you've decided to get the high-end configuration of the 15-inch macbook pro, do share your experiences with it. I myself am a windows user but am thinking of trying out snow leopard by installing it on windows.

Re: macbook pro specks?

2011-04-15 Thread ShamelessFanGirl
That's why I'm seriously considering this as well; audio editing this is. I'll definitely keep you posted as to how it goes, and if you make the transition before I do, as it will be a few months yet, please do the same. Also, we can take this off-list if the mods feel it is OT. For my part, I

Re: xfat.

2011-04-15 Thread Thomas Byskov Dalgaard
Hi! Does anyone know if this Xfat system changes some of the limits in FAT 32? Would be great if I could skip NTFS but I need it so I can use my external drives with both Mac and other computers which e.g. are running WIndows. Best regards THomas Den 15/04/2011 kl. 16.36 skrev

Re: xfat.

2011-04-15 Thread ShamelessFanGirl
Supposedly, it lifts the 4 GB file size limitation imposed by fat32, but I've not tried reformatting one of my ntfs drives to find out. This, according to what I was able to gather from researching the matter, but I know nothing of anyone and their personal experience with this means of

RE: ExFat.

2011-04-15 Thread Dickson Tan
Yup; it allows file sizes of 1 exbibyte, which is 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes (that'll be more storage than we ever need). There are downsides to it though; for all the techy details for those who are so inclined, hit the link. XFat is actually spelled as ExFat.

Re: accessible mesenger on a mac

2011-04-15 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Hey all. I figured out a few days ago how to make Adium behave like WLM or Miranda on the PC. However, this option doesn't use Voice Over to read messages or status updates, it just uses whatever voice you're using regardless if Voice Over is on or not. To enable this option, go into the Adium

Mac and wordpress

2011-04-15 Thread Petra Nieuwenhuis
Hi all, Since january i'm the owner of a beautiful mac. One of the biggest deceptions though, was safari. I was used, to edit my wordpress sites with jaws and it did work. But with safari i can't do all the things needed. How do other mac and wordpress users get around? Best regards, Petra

Re: Mac and wordpress

2011-04-15 Thread John Panarese
What things can't you do? Examples would help. I can edit my pages without any trouble, access the site admin panel and controls and everything else I've needed so far. I'll have to take a look at it from a Windows perspective, but VoiceOver has done perfectly fine for me. Take Care

Re: Mac and wordpress

2011-04-15 Thread Petra Nieuwenhuis
Hi John, If you can do it, I'll just have to learn. But at the moment, I can not approve comments, or see which checkboxes ar checked some times. Best regards, Petra -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send

Re: Mac and wordpress

2011-04-15 Thread John Panarese
I am not aware of any checkboxes I cannot determine the value of, though I'd have to go back in look. For approving comments, there is a button you have to VO keys space on. I tend to use the VO-arrow keys to navigate the site because tabbing misses some controls. Take Care John D.

Re: Part 1 of Pro Tools Tutorial Now available.

2011-04-15 Thread Colin M
Hi Kevin! Good podcast! Now I do not know if this will work in protools but the way people can pick nonconsuwncial items is! Go to the first track in the list! Then turn off cursor tracking [ vo+shift+f3 ] Then I lock the vo keys [ vo+semicolon ] From there I can scroll down with just the down

Re: ExFat.

2011-04-15 Thread Ashley Cox
it's the format used on the xbox drives. On 15/04/2011 18:32, Dickson Tan wrote: Yup; it allows file sizes of 1 exbibyte, which is 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes (that'll be more storage than we ever need). There are downsides to it though; for all the techy details for those who are so

Re: Anyone using Vuescan?

2011-04-15 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Matt: I've spent too many hours with Vuescan. I so wanted it to work, and I have on occasion gotten it to read some things. But, the set-up is pretty strange, or perhaps I'm just not getting something. I have trouble configuring how/where to save files. When I do get it to scan, it lacks

Re: Part 1 of Pro Tools Tutorial Now available.

2011-04-15 Thread Slau Halatyn
Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way in Pro Tools. One can move to the name fields within the Mix or Edit windows and Shift-click on the track name but it doesn't always work with voiceOver. It certainly works for sighted users but there's something about the way the mouse sometimes follows

slow speech with sending to itunes as a spoken track

2011-04-15 Thread Matt Dierckens
Hey list. i notice that when I send a file to itunes as a spoken track, the voice is really slow. I went into system prefs and made sure the default speed was decently fast, but no matter what I do, its still slow. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Checking battery status on Ipod Nano 5 gen?

2011-04-15 Thread Courtney Curran
Hi, Is there a way to check battery status on the 5th generation Ipod nano? Thanks, Courtney -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group,

Re: Checking battery status on Ipod Nano 5 gen?

2011-04-15 Thread Pete Nalda
I don't have my 5th generation anymore, but from my memory, Unfortunately I don't think there is with VoiceOver. The batter icon is up in the tiny status bar at the top. if you *could* (questionable) check the status it would be in settings, about, and come to think of it, voiceover doesn't

Re: Mac and wordpress

2011-04-15 Thread Kevin Reeves
I have no problems here either with my wordpress installs. While I can make any edits and changes right from safari, I prefer using a program called Mars Edit, which has tons of robust formatting features and can allow you to publish a page or post in seconds flat. It's really amazing. But as

Who is Secure? OS X Security

2011-04-15 Thread Kevin Shaw
Hi listers, Has anyone out there taken steps to lock down their computers, or iOS devices? Is anyone using accessible, third party security software? Has anyone ever had their system compromised? Is anyone using the pass code lock feature on the iPhone? I ask because I'm taking steps to

Re: Who is Secure? OS X Security

2011-04-15 Thread Charlie Doremus
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suddenly cannot use Skype out

2011-04-15 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Okay, this is like real weird. Ever since I put Skype on my Iphone, I find that I cannot use Skype out. I don't know why; but, every single time I try to use Skype out, Skype crashes. Anybody know what's going on? BTW, it doesn't seem to matter at all whether I've loged in to Skype on Just

Re: suddenly cannot use Skype out

2011-04-15 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Okay, like this is even more weird. Problem just went away. Don't know why. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 On Apr 15, 2011, at 11:05 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: Okay, this is like

Accessibility of Social Networking Apps

2011-04-15 Thread Ezzy Bueno
Hi Everyone, Was wondering if anz of you use the Fuony Status Updates for Facebook app as well as the Facebook Alerter. Are there apps accessible were VO? Which social networking apps do you all recommend, if any? Thanks, Ezzie Bueno (512) 553-8553 www.sillyez.com Google Talk:

Re: Accessibility of Social Networking Apps

2011-04-15 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, You might want to try out boxcar beta for this. I've only used it for twitter so far but, its simple wants set up. Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 www.mobileaccess.org On Apr 16, 2011, at 12:16 AM, Ezzy Bueno wrote: Hi Everyone, Was wondering