getting to invisible apps in the system tray?

2011-06-08 Thread Eric Oyen
ok. I seem to be having a problem. I can't seem to get to the growl applet running in the taskbar. its invisible. I can see the clock, the volume control, even the sample scripts but growl isn't there. the reason I ask this is that growl keeps announcing that newer version is averlable and that

Re: iTunes iCloud

2011-06-08 Thread Joshua Loya
What implications might this have on those of us who share an Apple ID with a spouse or other family member? If anybody has any info on this, I'd appreciate you sharing what you know. Thanks, Joshua On Jun 7, 2011, at 2:05 PM, Shen wrote: OK, let me see if I can try to reduce some of the

Re: All the new features in Lion

2011-06-08 Thread Kaare Dehard
I think there will be some apethy about this, as a lot of people who download large torrent files won't care. I can't help but wonder if this technology is coming before people are actually ready psychologicly for the change to this cloud computing stuff. Sometimes perfectly great stuff flops

Re: All the new features in Lion

2011-06-08 Thread Kaare Dehard
probably! What I look at is does this benefit me? I just conservatively use, and toward the end of the month, procrastonating the decision, until some reviews come out, and snap it up before my gig limit which I never reach most months gets snapped up. That month I'll actually use what I pay

Re: netflix on the mac???

2011-06-08 Thread Kaare Dehard
Hi, have done this and got the t-shirt. There is a version of silverlight for the mac, and it works for netflix. I had the trial and used it for a couple of days. I didn't find any real accessibility show-stopers to excuse the bad pun. On 2011-06-07, at 8:49 PM, KliphSharrie wrote: Tried to to

Re: few mac questions

2011-06-08 Thread KliphSharrie
COULD YOU SEND me that podcast you have on signitures? thanks. Sent from Minister Miller's IPhone On Jun 8, 2011, at 12:48 AM, Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Yes, Apple mail has a unified inbox. when on this inbox, in the mailbox table, just press the right arrow to

multiple email accounts?

2011-06-08 Thread KliphSharrie
Hello, I have multiple email accounts, how do I choose witch one I want to send from? Do I have to be in that account, or is there a key combo I can hit? Thanks. Sent from Minister Miller's IPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries

Re: ABBYY Fine Reader question

2011-06-08 Thread Jon Cohn
Be warned there is a older version of Abby that is distributed in such a way that it shows up as a folder in your applications directory. It also for some strange reason has the word Sprint in its name. I had bad experience with this one. The buttons did not respond to VO, but there was a

Re: multiple email accounts?

2011-06-08 Thread Jon Cohn
There is a preference item or two about picking the account. THere will also be a pop-up button that you can arrow through to change the From: field. If you have not checked the only use the specified SMTP server for this e-mail account check box in the account preferences then there will

OCR software, was ABBYY Fine Reader question

2011-06-08 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi John, thanks for this and for your message yesterday about the software on MacUpdate. I did find the offer you referred to. I've ordered the Fujitsu ScanSnap. Once it gets here I plan to demo VueScan and DoccuScan Plus, but my current leaning is to go with DocuScan Plus. Not sure how

transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread Joanne Chua
hi there, i'm Joanne, from Australia whom currently on total transit from PC to Mac. however, i found that the commands and learning the back takes me too long, and i'm not really sure where to start. it sounds stupid i know but, may i ask, is there any tips or ways for me to fast track my

Re: transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread Isaac Obie
Hi Joanne, the best way to learn is to just roll up your sleeves and do it on a daily basis! don't put pressure on yourself by setting deadlines and obstacles. Just do it daily. when I wanted to learn MSDOS years ago, I just did it a little bit each day. Before long I was doing nicely. And you

Re: transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread KliphSharrie
I second that! Sent from Minister Miller's IPhone On Jun 8, 2011, at 7:58 AM, Joanne Chua shuang.an...@gmail.com wrote: hi there, i'm Joanne, from Australia whom currently on total transit from PC to Mac. however, i found that the commands and learning the back takes me too long, and i'm

playing AVI files on the mac?

2011-06-08 Thread KliphSharrie
Hi, I have a library of movies on a external hard drive. I tried to play them on my Imac, and it said something about needing an editional file or extention for quick time player, does anyone know where to get it from? Or is it not possible to play these files on the mac? All help and

Chill mats?

2011-06-08 Thread Allison Manzino
Hi all, I hope everyone is doing well. My apologies for my absence as my Macbook has been sent for repair to Apple. It is now back, and I have a question. I don't know if any of you have ever experienced the heat factor. My MB was overheating and losing a charge, this is why it has was sent

RE: transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread Chantel Cuddemi
Joanne, You might want to check out some of the podcasts on the mac on blind cool tech. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joanne Chua Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 8:59 AM To: macvisionaries Subject:

Re: transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi, The best suggestion I can give new Mac users, which I suppose I still am myself, is to jump in with both feet. Use the machine as much as you can, for different tasks. I went in cold turkey, have only booted my Linux laptop a handful of times since getting this MBP about six months ago.

Re: transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Joanne, for me the podcasts etc do help, but by far the biggest thing that very few people seem to throw up as the most obviously easy way into Mac usage is to use QuickNav. let me explain, there are a number of ways to use a Mac, unlike with a PC, where you can really only use the qwerty

Re: playing AVI files on the mac?

2011-06-08 Thread Matt Dierckens
vlc works fine. On 2011-06-08, at 9:19 AM, KliphSharrie wrote: Hi, I have a library of movies on a external hard drive. I tried to play them on my Imac, and it said something about needing an editional file or extention for quick time player, does anyone know where to get it from? Or is

Re: Itunes error message

2011-06-08 Thread Nickus de Vos
Yes I am set as a administrator. I also find it very waired it happens few times per day and not even when trying to save something, just happens while playing music. Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: Huh! That's? weired? Um? Hmm. Let's see here... OK, hmm. Have you got your user account

Re: multiple email accounts?

2011-06-08 Thread Isaac Obie
Hello Kliph, You know, you can have a mailbox for each account. For example: I have onne for Verizon, Gmail and Apple mail. So you won't need to worry about which one to answer first. Just go to the different mailboxes and answer all the mail there. You seem to be quite active in your imac. If

Getting Rid Of A Password.

2011-06-08 Thread Georges Zaynoun
Hello! I happened to type a password when I went through the setup process on my iMAC, how do I get rid of it? I don't want it anymore, thanks. -- Georges Zeinoun Timmerv. 6A, SE54163 SKÖVDE Tel: +46500201623, +46500482929 Mobile: +46707567315 E-mail: humorlessg...@samobile.net Email

Re: All the new features in Lion

2011-06-08 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, Amazon's media locker is a big hit. And Google's seem to be doing ok. There cloud services have been around for a few years now. . Its only do to a lack of accessibility why the blind community probably doesn't know more about it. And a lot of us use services like dropbox. IDK. The

Re: transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I think you will be disappointed. There is no quick fix to learning a new operating system and screen reader. The only way to learn it is to use it. The more you use it the faster you learn. Sure, there are many tips, tricks, and work arounds but, they won't mean much without

Re: All the new features in Lion

2011-06-08 Thread Doug Lawlor
I think for some reason Apple has all of this sourted out in some way. I am of the firm belief once we start using this new cloud stuff we will wonder how we lived without it. I for one am looking forward to all of this! Bring it on Apple. Cool stuff! Doug On 6/8/2011 8:34 AM, Kaare Dehard

Re: Chill mats?

2011-06-08 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Allison, I personally like to have a flat surface between my laptop and my lap, and I think products such as chill mats are a decent solution, though I usually settle for a large book, serving tray or something similar. I'm not sure about your particular situation, but I can tell you hot

Re: First time trying to use a flash drive with my Mac

2011-06-08 Thread Christine Grassman
Hi, Esther and others: thanks so much for your responses. I am now able to find the drive, and what I want to do is copy music files to it. However, I cannot figure out how to do this. I selected several files, copied them, then interacted with the empty table for the centon drive. I hit

Re: [Bulk] transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread Ray Foret Jr
I'd go here: www.blindcooltech.com and while there, I'd look for all the files called Mac Demo. That's how I got my head around it. Thanks Mike. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook:

Re: First time trying to use a flash drive with my Mac

2011-06-08 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Christine: I don't believe you can copy more than one at a t ime, unless they're in a folder. The other thing to keep in mind is you may need to interact in order to paste. VO should be telling you both when it copies, and when it is pasting, it should say, paste, copying from ...

Re: [Bulk] transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Joanne: There are a few different ways you can go when tackling the mac switch. One thing I found really helpful was to look at the switching 101 articles on the Mac. While they don't specifically address voiceover, they clarify some of the similarities and differences between PC and Mac.

Re: transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread Shannon Dyer
Joanne, I'm in the absolute same boat. I was a windows user forever, and my machine is now in the process of dying. So, I bought a Mac. I'm finding it quite overwhelming. I keep tweeting all these questions to Mac users that I know, and I do feel quite stupid at times. So, I, too, shall be

Re: Getting Rid Of A Password.

2011-06-08 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hi George, actually. IT's a good idea to have it. If you left it blank, don't know how you could authenticate, for anyhting that mayprompt for an admin password. On Jun 8, 2011, at 10:47 AM, Georges Zaynoun wrote: Hello! I happened to type a password when I went through the setup

Re: transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread KliphSharrie
I think I have got the navigation thing down, but transitioing from outlook, to apple mail is my biggest issue. So if anyone has the tricks and tips on how to get around apple mail on the mac, please let me know. You can email me off list since I know people here want us to search archives

Toggling Preview Payne in Mail: a how-to Tutorial

2011-06-08 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
OK, I myself and a few of my other friends have wondered how to toggle on and off the mail preview in mail that is below the messages table using Snow Leopard. It certainly was easier to do this in both Tiger and in Leopard, but, here's how to do it in 10.6. A sighted friend and I have

RE: transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread Kimberly
This is truly an incredibly helpful post. I've had my Mac for several months but haven't made the switch from Jaws and the pc because I find the command structure and especially web navigation totally not intuitive. But these two suggestions have made me want to give it another try. Kim

Re: First time trying to use a flash drive with my Mac

2011-06-08 Thread Christine Grassman
I can't select a bunch of files from my music folder at a time and copy them to the drive? What a pain! I will try one at a time and sww if that works. I could copy over the whole file, but then I'll have to go through and delete; I'm putting together some music files for my husband's iTunes

Re: Toggling Preview Payne in Mail: a how-to Tutorial

2011-06-08 Thread Ronald McEwan
Very nice but one question. Why would you want to either hide or unhide the preview pane? In the Journey, Ron On Jun 8, 2011, at 11:32 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: OK, I myself and a few of my other friends have wondered how to toggle on and off the mail preview in mail that is

Re: First time trying to use a flash drive with my Mac

2011-06-08 Thread Colin M
Hi there! Well I can copy tracks from my hd to a card in my phone! What I found is I open the card and open the place I want to put the music! Then I open a new finder window and open the hd go to the tracks I want and copy as normal! Then change the window with command+` on my keyboard is next

Vuescan question

2011-06-08 Thread Donna Goodin
Hello: When I installed Vuescan yesterday, it put a volume on my desktop. I would now like to remove it, but am unable to do so. Does anyone know how I can remove this? TIA, Donna -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to

Re: Vuescan question

2011-06-08 Thread Kimberly thurman
Donna, VO/shift/M, down to eject and there you go. hth On Jun 8, 2011, at 2:09 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: Hello: When I installed Vuescan yesterday, it put a volume on my desktop. I would now like to remove it, but am unable to do so. Does anyone know how I can remove this? TIA, Donna

Re: Toggling Preview Payne in Mail: a how-to Tutorial

2011-06-08 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
I like hiding it, for two reasons. 1. Most importantly, it gives you less screen clutter. 2. If you're coming from a windows background as I am, and on Windows, disabled the preview payne, then you might find having it enabled on the Mac to be a bit awquard. Each is to his/her own. If you

Re: Vuescan question

2011-06-08 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Can't you just highlight it, then hit command e to eject it? Remember, make sure you keyboard follows your voiceover cursor, otherwise voiceover may say you're focussed on it, when it all actualness, you're really not, which would explain why it wouldn't be working. Chris. - Original

Re: transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread KliphSharrie
Okay, I have a few questions that I haven't seen in the last few months. How do you put things on your desc top? And how do you move a folder from one place to the next? Like what command is like the applications key in windows, or alt key, these keys gave us the options to copy move or send

Re: Vuescan question

2011-06-08 Thread Donna Goodin
Oh, this is funny! Ejecting never occurred to me. And interestingly, there wasn't an option to eject in the context menu, but CommandE did the trick. thanks! Donna On Jun 8, 2011, at 2:18 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote: Donna, VO/shift/M, down to eject and there you go. hth On Jun 8, 2011,

Re: Toggling Preview Payne in Mail: a how-to Tutorial

2011-06-08 Thread KliphSharrie
Your info was not pointless! I'm coming from outlook 2010, and have been using outlook since 2005, and I always hid the preview pain. Your info was right on time, thanks a bunch! If you have any more tips please let me know. My email is skhleirpehctcoens7...@gmail.com thanks. On Jun 8,

Re: Toggling Preview Payne in Mail: a how-to Tutorial

2011-06-08 Thread Ronald McEwan
No worries. I was just curious. In the Journey, Ron On Jun 8, 2011, at 12:18 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: I like hiding it, for two reasons. 1. Most importantly, it gives you less screen clutter. 2. If you're coming from a windows background as I am, and on Windows,

Re: multiple email accounts?

2011-06-08 Thread KliphSharrie
That's fine for repplying, but I run a couple of mailing groups, and sometimes I send info to all of them, but want to send from a different account where I'm getting the information, and switching back and forth between accounts is pretty time consuming. So I was hoping there was a keystroke

Re: First time trying to use a flash drive with my Mac

2011-06-08 Thread carolyn Haas
HI christine: There is the option of selecting noncontiguous files, , I've just never understood it well enough to have it work for me. But it involves turning off cursor tracking while selecting Here is the how-to from an earlier post. On May 15, 2011, at 9:56 PM, Esther wrote: Hi Rose, ...

Re: transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Shannon, I tried to make the switch to Mac three times over, and failed, always resulting in me sending back my Mac within the 14 days. When I discovered QuickNav and the Item Chooser it finally made the cross over to the Mac world so much more easier and intuitive. Why these aspects of the

Re: transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Colin, don't forget if you are using quicknav, up and down arrow keys together is the same as control, options space. Regards, Neil Barnfather Talks List Administrator Twitter @neilbarnfather TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, for all your accessible phone, PDA and GPS

Re: EPub Reader, was: Re: new imac user needing apple mail help

2011-06-08 Thread erik burggraaf
There are about 5 of them in the app store for mac os. Best, Erik Burggraaf User support consultant, Now posting occasionally on twitter at eburggraaf, 1-888-255-5194 http://www.erik-burggraaf.com On 2011-06-07, at 6:28 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: Dan, You're confused on my

Re: Chill mats?

2011-06-08 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi, The conventional laptop design has 3 vents. One is usually on a side or back face and vents the power supply. The other two are usually on the bottom and are intended to disipate the heat from the processor and hard drive. The problem with these is that they usually aren't fanned.

Clearing Up Some Confusion Re: ICloud

2011-06-08 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, folks, There are some aspects of ICloud that are available in beta now, as was announced in the keynote address. One is the ITunes IBook store, which lets you purchase books on your computer and have books automatically downloaded on your IOS4.3.3 device. You can set this up in

Re: transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Kim, especially on the internet with Safari quicknav I found to be a blessing... launch Safari, enable quicknav, left / right keys together, if it says quicknav off, do it again so it says its on. now simply go to your favourite web-site, something you know the layout of well. press command l

RE: getting to an attached network drive?

2011-06-08 Thread Robert Hooper
Yes, this method works assuming that you have each new finder window automatically opening [user's] [mac model] directory, in which all hardware items, disk drives, and networks are visible. I believe the default window for new Finder windows is the User's Home folder, although I changed this a

Re: transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
hello, firstly you need to remember that MAc's have only in the last few years got the right mouse click, so most things can be achieved without that alt key press. using most MAc's to the left of the space bar there are four keys. FN, control, options and command. the control options keys

Re: transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread Shannon Dyer
I fought the signature battle yesterday. Finally, I won. So, open mail. Then, go to the menu bar and find preferences. You'll see a series of buttons, one of which is labeled signatures. Enable that one. Here's where it got tricky for me. You'll see a table. You have to control option shift

Re: transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
you can add a signature in Mail by launching Mail, then progressing to the preferences, which you press command comma to bring up. now provided quick nav is enabled, left arrow key to the tool bar, interact with the tool bar, which is down and right arrows at the same time, now right arrow

Re: transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
interacting is another Voice Over qwerk, it initially irritated the hell out of me, but now it saves me time, a lot of time, and makes things easier to understand. two ways of interacting, the documented way, control, options, shift, down arrow, and the reverse to stop interacting, control,

editing?

2011-06-08 Thread KliphSharrie
So, like I said before, I send email to multiple resipients. And sometimes I need to get rid of previous senders and headers. So how would I select to the end and beginning of a document or email? Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Mac will not stop trying to connect to server

2011-06-08 Thread Shannon Dyer
I seem to have done a bad thing. I tried to connect to the network in our house, but I typed it in wrong. Now, finder is trying and trying to connect to the server. I try to cancel, close, quit, and anything else I can think of, but none of it works. It just keeps telling me that it's busy, and

Re: editing?

2011-06-08 Thread Teresa Cochran
command-shift-up and command-shift-down Teresa On Jun 8, 2011, at 12:35 PM, KliphSharrie wrote: So, like I said before, I send email to multiple resipients. And sometimes I need to get rid of previous senders and headers. So how would I select to the end and beginning of a document or

clidking links in email and connecting blu tooths?

2011-06-08 Thread KliphSharrie
So, I get daily emails with links in them. I've tried vo space bar, and that doesn't click the link. How do I do this? Also, I tried connecting my blu tooth headset to my Imac, and it won't find it. Is there a certain kind I need, or is there a limit on the number of devices allowed at a

Re: editing?

2011-06-08 Thread Esther
Hi, To move from your current position in a mail message or document to the beginning of the document, use Command+Up Arrow. To move to the end of the message or document, use Command+Down Arrow. If you want to select from your current position to the beginning or end of the document, just

Re: editing?

2011-06-08 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
To select from the insertion point to the beginning of the document, is control+shift+home and to the end is control+shift+end. If you don't have home and end keys, try doing fn+shift+left arrow, and fn+shift+right arrow. Chris. - Original Message - From: KliphSharrie

Re: editing?

2011-06-08 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
OK, Teresa's correct, don't even listen to my previous post response. I do this so regularly I don't even think about it. frankly, I don't know what I was thinking a second ago. Teresa's exactly right. Shows what I know. LOL! Here's for a senior moment! Chris. - Original Message

last jquestions for now

2011-06-08 Thread KliphSharrie
Okay, what is I Chat? And what is another command for opening the applications folder, when I vo space bar on it, it doesn't open. finally, will the address-book except an import of a csv file from Microsoft outlook, or do I have to find another way to import? Heres another one, when I plug

Re: [Bulk] Re: editing?

2011-06-08 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Well, actually, Chris, you are not as far off the mark as you think. FN+shift+left and FN+shift+right do in fact select to beginning and to end respectively. So, of course, do command+shift+up to slect to begining and command+shift+down to select to end. Both work equally well. That

Re: [Bulk] Re: editing?

2011-06-08 Thread Colin M
Hi there! You can also use command+return/enter this is useful for picking text from within a lot of text! Just go to the first word you wish to copy and press that command then scroll down to the last word of the text [there should be a sound] then press that command again! All the text

Re: [Bulk] Re: editing?

2011-06-08 Thread Esther
Hi Ray, I wasn't going to comment on the answer Chris gave, but as far as using the Control key instead of the Command key in movement combinations, Apple started supporting that for text navigation in iOS documents with Bluetooth keyboards. I suppose that was because some Bluetooth keyboards

Re: clidking links in email and connecting blu tooths?

2011-06-08 Thread Colin M
Hi There! Sorry I cannot answer the bluetooth question! As for the links! Make sure your cursor is on the first part of the link! If the link is [say] the 5th item on a line right arrow until your on the beginning of the link! Then you can open vo+shift+m and you'll have different options to open

Re: clidking links in email and connecting blu tooths?

2011-06-08 Thread Esther
Hi, My guess is that Kliph's Bluetooth headset is still paired to his iPhone or other device. Depending on the model, even if his iPhone Bluetooth is not turned on and in the vicinity, he still may not be able to freely pair it with his Mac computer while that setting is in effect. But I

Re: last jquestions for now

2011-06-08 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi, I can answer a couple of your questions. There is a Mac shortcut to open the applications folder, which is cmd-shift-a from either the desktop or a Finder window. Similarly, cmd-shift-h will open the home folder and cmd-shift-o opens Documents. iChat is Apple's built-in instant messaging

Re: [Bulk] Re: editing?

2011-06-08 Thread KliphSharrie
what is the address to the mac access list? I could use all the pointers and help I can get! Thanks. Sent from Minister Miller's IPhone On Jun 8, 2011, at 4:12 PM, Esther mori...@mac.com wrote: Hi Ray, I wasn't going to comment on the answer Chris gave, but as far as using the Control

Re: transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread Esther
Hi Neil, You can also interact with the Trackpad Commander, if you have it enabled, by using a two finger swipe to the right, and you can stop interacting by using a two finger swipe to the left. I think you'll find this more convenient to use if you're navigating your home iTunes library and

Opening folders and Apps on the IPhone with the bluetooth keyboard

2011-06-08 Thread Paul Hunt
Hello everyone. Does anyone know how to open applications or folders on IPhones with a Bluetooth keyboard? Is there a VO help key for Bluetooth keyboards on IPhones? Thanks so much. On Jun 8, 2011, at 4:47 PM, KliphSharrie skhleirpehctcoens7...@gmail.com wrote: what is the address to the

Clearing Up Some Confusion Re: ICloud

2011-06-08 Thread Dan
Hi, folks, There are some aspects of ICloud that are available in beta now, as was announced in the keynote address. One is the ITunes IBook store, which lets you purchase books on your computer and have books automatically downloaded on your IOS4.3.3 device. You can set this up in

Re: EPub Reader, was: Re: new imac user needing apple mail help

2011-06-08 Thread Dan
Hello, I looked at iText Pro and iText , Express, and they only reads public domain and not protected EPUB material, don't know about the others. Dan On Jun 8, 2011, at 4:15 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: There are about 5 of them in the app store for mac os. Best, Erik Burggraaf User

Re: Vuescan question

2011-06-08 Thread Dan
Hello, Either reboot, or highlight the volume and press command E to eject the volume. When you open dmg files, they are opened in a volume and after you either install or place the application in your apps folder, you can then remove the volume. However, on another note, don't run the app from

Re: Opening folders and Apps on the IPhone with the bluetooth keyboard

2011-06-08 Thread Alex Hall
To open items, the equivalent of double tapping on them, is up arrow with down arrow, I believe. That may require quick nav to be on. Keyboard help is vo-k, and vo-b should exit it. On 6/8/11, Paul Hunt prh...@suddenlink.net wrote: Hello everyone. Does anyone know how to open applications or

Re: Opening folders and Apps on the IPhone with the bluetooth keyboard

2011-06-08 Thread Dan
Hello, Also, VO Space opens files and when using the keyboard. Dan On Jun 8, 2011, at 3:38 PM, Alex Hall wrote: To open items, the equivalent of double tapping on them, is up arrow with down arrow, I believe. That may require quick nav to be on. Keyboard help is vo-k, and vo-b should exit

Re: clidking links in email and connecting blu tooths?

2011-06-08 Thread KliphSharrie
I am using a plantronics voyager pro plus, and your suppose to be able to connect 2 devices to it. After reading your suggestions, I told my phone to forget the device. This still didn't work, so maybe there is a setting I'm missing. And I made sure both my phones with blue tooth capability

Re: transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread Joanne Chua
hi all, thanks alot for all the comments. its very helpful, and i welcome it all. i'll download the podcasts on blind cool tech today and go from there. and Niel your idea of quicknav is definitely what i'm going to try. i suppose i have the similar problem, i got a loan macbook pro sitting on

Re: Opening folders and Apps on the IPhone with the bluetooth keyboard

2011-06-08 Thread KliphSharrie
You can turn quick nav on and off by pushing the left and right arrows together at the same time, then hit the up and down arrows at the same time, this is the same as hiting vo space bar, either will work. On Jun 8, 2011, at 5:07 PM, Paul Hunt wrote: Hello everyone. Does anyone know how to

Re: Toggling Preview Payne in Mail: a how-to Tutorial

2011-06-08 Thread matthew Dyer on Mac Mini
Chris, I do not have a mouse. am I to understand that if I do not have a mouse that this will not work at all or is there a work around for this. I do not want to have to buy a mouse just to do this. Thanks. Mathew On Jun 8, 2011, at 1:32 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: OK, I myself

Re: transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread Mary Otten
I really agree about quicknav, except with web rotor on my Mac, I don't get the choice of words or characters, and I double checked in the web rotor setting in the vo utility. those choices are not in the menu of items for the rotor. How do you get words or characters included in the rotor?

Re: last jquestions for now

2011-06-08 Thread Teresa Cochran
You can open a file in Finder by pressing command-down-arrow. Yes, you can import a .csv file into Address Book. HTH, Teresa On Jun 8, 2011, at 2:42 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: Hi, I can answer a couple of your questions. There is a Mac shortcut to open the applications folder, which is

Re: Toggling Preview Payne in Mail: a how-to Tutorial

2011-06-08 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Do you not have a track pad? If not, I'm unaware of any other way. Sorry. Chris. - Original Message - From: matthew Dyer on Mac Mini ilovecountrymusic...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 7:17 PM Subject: Re: Toggling Preview Payne in Mail:

Re: transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Mary, In this case you want to interact with the text itself. This will let you read by characters or words, while restricting your attention to the specific element you're focused on. Hope this helps, Zack. On Jun 8, 2011, at 4:37 PM, Mary Otten wrote: I really agree about quicknav,

mail checking spelling

2011-06-08 Thread louie
Hi all, Is there a way to have mail only check my spelling when I reply to a message? louie louiem...@wavecable.com -- 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

Re: transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Mary, In that case you can use the normal VO character-by-character movement commands, vo-shift-left and right arrows, I believe. I suppose the rotor should sense you're not interested in the whole webpage but only a specific area of it, but it doesn't always seem to. I tend to use group

Re: mail checking spelling

2011-06-08 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Yep, sure is. just click on your prefs window and from there, choose the compose tab. Within the choises presented, you can choose to have mail check your spelling when ever you send a message. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name:

Re: transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread Colin M
Hi Mary! The confusion is in a email you use the left and up arrows or right and up to change from nav to words or characters, and when you first move to a web page the rota might still [with the arrows only] give you those options! But I found as soon as you move to another part of the page,

iCloud observation, and a comparative question.

2011-06-08 Thread Shameless FanGirl
Evening everyone, i've managed to gather updates across all devices, Mac and iDevides as far as additional apps go, but am not seeing the same behavior when/if an app has an update. In other words, updating is still a manual process. Anyone else seeing this? Other than that, I'm loving this

Visual input concerning screen brightness.

2011-06-08 Thread Shameless FanGirl
Hi again all, For those of you who choose to dial your brightness down on your Mac, but who choose to have it bright enough to be able to be adequately viewed, should you need it via sighted assistance, I'm told it's still perfectly fine at 10 to 15% brightness. Just thought I'd share that

Re: iCloud observation, and a comparative question.

2011-06-08 Thread Teresa Cochran
Yes, I've only seen updates with books and music. I got a book using ITunes on my Mac Mini and instantaneously received it on my IPod, which was not connected to the computer. Pretty cool. :) Teresa On Jun 8, 2011, at 6:18 PM, Shameless FanGirl wrote: Evening everyone, i've managed to

Re: iCloud observation, and a comparative question.

2011-06-08 Thread Teresa Cochran
Oh, I misspoke. I got a game, too. I haven't tried an app yet. Teresa On Jun 8, 2011, at 6:34 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: Yes, I've only seen updates with books and music. I got a book using ITunes on my Mac Mini and instantaneously received it on my IPod, which was not connected to the

best twitter client for the mac?

2011-06-08 Thread KliphSharrie
So, coming from windows I was a huge qwitter user. What appp can I use that will bring me close to the same expereience? Or that is easy to use? Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

Boot camp questions

2011-06-08 Thread Shannon Dyer
Hi, all. There are a few programs that won't run on the mac, and so, I was told that, using boot camp, I could get windows to run on the Mac. I'm not sure how to do this though, as I see no reference to boot camp anywhere on this machine. Also, I'm wondering if this is something I can do

Backspacing on a BrailleConnect with Voiceover

2011-06-08 Thread Jessie Kirchner
Hi List, I'm using a BrailleConnect 24 with my Mac to read and enter Braille into documents, but I can't figure out how to backspace over mistakes. There's nothing in the Assign Commands table either. Is there any way not to have to use the computer keyboard? I'm probably missing something.

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