Re: Opinions on I Mac.

2012-11-13 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Kawal, I use the 27in iMac, and have had three since 2010. They are well made, easy to navigate for ports etc, and powerful to run Voice Over without any form of issue at all. I would strongly recommend one with an SSD hard drive as that way it will be super nippy. if you are looking for

Re: setting up spacing in textedit

2012-11-13 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi there Well, if it were me and all else fails, I was select all the text, copy it to the clipboard, and paste it into a new file. Then you could see if the same problem exists. This is of course, after you tried unlocking it as and suggested. Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Nov 13, 2012, at

Re: Opinions on I Mac.

2012-11-13 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Great Neil. I'm going to get one with an SSD drive and a fusion drive. Can you please write to me off list, I have something to ask. Thank you. Kawal. On Nov 13, 2012, at 10:21 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav for...@talknav.com wrote: Kawal, I use the 27in iMac, and have had three since

Cannot choose gender on slacker account creation

2012-11-13 Thread Christine Grassman
I am trying to create a slacker account on my iPhone with the app. I cannot seem to select gender. Nothing I try is working, but the app says I must choose. Help is appreciated. Christine Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: accessable VPN's?

2012-11-13 Thread johns.kary
Ok, that's strange, because I have installed it and it just says WiTopia has no windows Any idea what I might have done wrong or something else I have to do? On 12/11/2012, at 10:52 PM, Kliphton kliph...@gmail.com wrote: Yes it is, even has an icon for the status bar, and notifications center.

Recording to an iDevice from a mixer

2012-11-13 Thread David Hole
Hi folks. Have anyone here tried recording directly from a mixer, for example a concert, using an iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch? If so, what did you use to record? I mean, is it possible to just connect from for example headphones on the mixer, and directly to the iDevice, or do I need some extra stuff

RE: Some questions about Mac Mini.

2012-11-13 Thread Jesus Garcia
This is true the one I am using as a entertainment control center has no monitor and it runs without any issues. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kliphton Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 02:14 To:

Re: Amadeus Pro Tutorial

2012-11-13 Thread Les Kriegler
Thanks for doing this. I am unable to download the file. I tried hitting Option Enter on the link, no luck. When I went into Safari from within the link, I saw a picture link for download, but nothing else. In any event, the file does not appear to be in my downloads folder. Les On Nov 12,

Has anyone imported a folder into iTunes lately?

2012-11-13 Thread Donna Goodin
Hello all, Just wondering if anyone else is able to import a folder into iTunes? I used to do this all the time, but it seems like something has changed. Now the only music I can see is the music that's already in my iTunes library? Am I crazy? Thanks, Donna -- You received this message

never mind, solved iTunes issue.

2012-11-13 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, Think I have it solved. Not sure what went wrong, but I'm seeing the rest of my music now. Sorry for the post. Cheers, Donna -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: Recording to an iDevice from a mixer

2012-11-13 Thread Chris Blouch
I haven't done this but found a page talking about some ways to do it here: http://workingipad.net/tutorial/2011/6/18/record-analog-audio-via-35mm-line-out-or-microphone-jack-int.html They seem to say the Headset Buddy will basically break out the in/out connections on the headphone jack into

Re: Google Plus?

2012-11-13 Thread Scott Rumery
Hi Mike, We were going to try and use Google Plus for our podcast but we found it to be very hard if not impossible to use. I do agree with you that this would be a great option if it were completely accessible, but it isn't at this point. Do you plan on using Skype for the podcast? If

my mini doesn't seem to sleep

2012-11-13 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, I have my mini set to turn the display off and sleep after half an hour, but I don't think it does it. Sure the screen goes off, but it wakes up almost immediately. On the other hand, when I put it to sleep using the menu item, it takes much longer to wake up, which seems to indicate

Re: Amadeus Pro Tutorial

2012-11-13 Thread Jürgen Fleger
Hi Mike, didn't work to download. Did you put the file in the Dropbox public folder? That's essential. Greetings Jürgen Am 13.11.2012 um 04:45 schrieb Mike M blinkin4...@gmail.com: Hey all, At the bottom of this email is a link to the MP3 in my dropbox about how to use Amadeus

Re: Adding CDs to iTunes that are not on the database

2012-11-13 Thread Chris Blouch
One other tidbit is that after you go through the trouble of putting in all that data it would be nice to submit it to Gracenote so others don't have to do it again. With the CD selected and all the data entered go to the Advanced menu and choose Submit CD Track Names. That way, after a few

Re: headphones question

2012-11-13 Thread Chris Blouch
I like circumaural headphones which are the kind which have large circular pads that go around the ears rather than press against them. I also like closed back because I often times use them to block out other noise. If you like that combination then you might want to try the Sennheiser HD250

Re: 128kb aac or 256kb mp3, which is higher quality?

2012-11-13 Thread Chris Blouch
Some say that per-bit you get higher quality out of AAC, but when the mp3 is twice as many bits it would be hard to imagine the AAC stuff sounding better. That and mp3 is just more universally supported. CB On 11/12/12 7:37 PM, Jesus Garcia wrote: Evening the higher the number the better the

Opinions on I Mac.

2012-11-13 Thread Nicholas Parsons
HI, I bought a mid 2011 iMac 21 2.7 GHz quad-core i5 processor with 4GB of RAM and 1TB HD earlier this year, along with a 13 MacBook Air 128 GB SSD with 1.7 GHz i5 processor. Basically, I absolutely love my iMac and don't regret buying it. I only slightly regret missing out on the new fusion

Re: Opinions on I Mac.

2012-11-13 Thread Alex Hall
I want to remind everyone of the great remapping app for the mac. With this app, you can map the vo keys to the capslock key, or (I believe) map the right command key to control, giving you vo keys on the right and left. If you plan to move around with your keyboard, perhaps sitting across the

Re: Amadeus Pro Tutorial

2012-11-13 Thread Harry Hogue
Mike and all, Mike, thank you for making this tutorial; I found it very helpful. How much does this software cost? Everyone else, to download the file, clik on the link provided in the e-mail. You will be taken to a webpage, and you want the link that says Download file 'x,' direct link. I

Re: Adding CDs to iTunes that are not on the database

2012-11-13 Thread Esther
Hi, I'll add a couple of points about the Gracenote database. First, there are standards for syntax and formatting for submission listed in their web page FAQ: http://www.gracenote.com/about/faqs/ Navigate to the heading on Are there guidelines for submitting (uploading) CDs? to read them.

OK some advice please on backups!

2012-11-13 Thread Red.Falcon
OK I have finally got a stand alone hard drive! It is a 2 terabyte elements and was wondering if I will need to reformat it? Before backing up my Mac! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: OK some advice please on backups!

2012-11-13 Thread Nektarios Mallas
Hello there. If the drive is formated with ntfs or other windows file system, you need to reformat the dirve ive with disk utility. Nektarios. On Nov 13, 2012, at 7:39 PM, Red.Falcon velocity.focu...@virginmedia.com wrote: OK I have finally got a stand alone hard drive! It is a 2 terabyte

Re: Opinions on I Mac.

2012-11-13 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hello. That is really great of you to do this for me. I already have a BT Apple keyboard and intend to buy the Apple USB keyboard which I didn't know about. I am going to get the new I Mac with SSD and Fusion drive and RAM isn't going to be an issue. When I'm ready I'm going to do it

Re: without passing through router?

2012-11-13 Thread Chris Blouch
Seems a bit slow. I usually get about 10GB/hour throughput on wifi backups, so I would expect 125GB to easily complete in a day. Of course if your machine goes to sleep or other things use up bandwidth your mileage may vary. There was also discussion about issues with slow performance on wifi

Signatures in Mail

2012-11-13 Thread Les Kriegler
I was asked how to have signatures appear in e-mail messages. I went into Preferences and saw a button for Signatures and the ability to add a signature, but I cannot figure out how to use the added signature. Any assistance appreciated. Les -- You received this message because you are

Re: Google Plus?

2012-11-13 Thread Mike M
Hello, Good to know. I didn't want to waste the time to find out if someone else had already done it. That is the plan as of right now. The only other way I have heard it done is to have each person just record their own voice, then everyone sends it to the same person who then

Re: Signatures in Mail

2012-11-13 Thread Harry Hogue
You add the signature, and once the signature is added, you will have an additional option as you tab through a new message creation, which will be for selecting what signature you want to use. If you only have one, this isn't a problem -- you can choose to use the signature or not, I think.

Re: Amadeus Pro Tutorial

2012-11-13 Thread Mike M
ALl, Below is a link to the same recording. This time in the public folder. If this one doesn't work then I am not sure what to do lol. Amadeus is $60 if I remember correctly. Thanks all. Mike On Nov 13, 2012, at 12:52 AM, Chris christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Can't

Re: Amadeus Pro Tutorial

2012-11-13 Thread Mike M
DOn't you hate it when you forget the link lol Here it is . https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rctjke1wqmgut3g/II5Vvt-16r Mike On Nov 13, 2012, at 12:52 AM, Chris christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Can't seem to download this directly like you should be able to on Dropbox. Please is it possible to post

Re: Google Plus?

2012-11-13 Thread Scott Rumery
Plus with that approach of having all participants record their part of the podcast and then send it to you for the final edit I would think that you would lose the interactivity of all participants as they would not be able to talk to one another in order to have a conversation. I think that

Re: Timestamping documents in Pages

2012-11-13 Thread Chris Blouch
Start by using insert date and time someplace in the document using the Insert menu- Date Time. After that I select that date and do a VO-shift-M to bring up the contextual menu. From there choose Edit Date and Time. This will bring up a little modal dialog and the second tab stop is the

Re: Signatures in Mail

2012-11-13 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi Harry, Okay, when I composed a new e-mail, the options I saw were none which was checked by default and edit signature. I thought I would have seen an option to use the signature I created, but I haven't yet located that choice. Les On Nov 13, 2012, at 3:18 PM, Harry Hogue

changing the genre of iTunes Albums?

2012-11-13 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, I have some albums whose genre I would like to change. For example, they show as Classical, I'd like them labeled Holiday. Anyone know how to do this? TIA, Donna -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group,

Re: Signatures in Mail

2012-11-13 Thread Chris Bruinenberg
Hi. Did you make sure you didn't put the signature in the wrong account when you created it? I made that mistake. I don't use iCloud mail but it ended up there and i had to create a new one for my gmail account. Chris Bruinenberg cbrui...@gmail.com On Nov 13, 2012, at 12:26 PM, Les Kriegler

Re: Amadeus Pro Tutorial

2012-11-13 Thread Chris
Hello, here is what I get instead of the download starting immediately. Dropbox Create a Dropbox accountDownload Sign in Email Password Remember me Sign in Create an account Public Name Size Modified Amadeus%20Basics Amadeus Basics.mp3 6.33 MB 21 mins ago Flag for copyright Christopher

RE: changing the genre of iTunes Albums?

2012-11-13 Thread Daniel Miller
Select all the tracks of the album, press VO+shift+M, and go to get info. Navigate to the info tab, it may be called something different, and look for a genre dropdown. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna

Re: Signatures in Mail

2012-11-13 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi Chris, Okay, this does help. I had All Signatures highlighted, and changed to G Mail. So I put in my first name, and that shows as the default. Then I created a new message and what appeared in the e-mail was my first and last name and my e-mail address. It showed up at least twice in

Re: changing the genre of iTunes Albums?

2012-11-13 Thread Donna Goodin
Huh, interesting, thanks. I've been doing it that way, but figured there must be some way to change a genre for a whole album. Guess not. thanks, though. :) Best, Donna On Nov 13, 2012, at 2:48 PM, Daniel Miller miller...@gmail.com wrote: Select all the tracks of the album, press VO+shift+M,

Re: Signatures in Mail

2012-11-13 Thread Chris Bruinenberg
That's odd. Did you edit with this email? I saw only one signature. Chris Bruinenberg cbrui...@gmail.com On Nov 13, 2012, at 12:49 PM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Chris, Okay, this does help. I had All Signatures highlighted, and changed to G Mail. So I put in my first

Re: changing the genre of iTunes Albums?

2012-11-13 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi Donna! If you select all tracks in that album then when you put in to the field holiday that should do the whole album! Colin On 13 Nov 2012, at 20:50, Donna Goodin doniado...@me.com wrote: Huh, interesting, thanks. I've been doing it that way, but figured there must be some way to

Re: changing the genre of iTunes Albums?

2012-11-13 Thread Donna Goodin
Thanks, Colin. Best, Donna On Nov 13, 2012, at 3:10 PM, Red.Falcon velocity.focu...@virginmedia.com wrote: Hi Donna! If you select all tracks in that album then when you put in to the field holiday that should do the whole album! Colin On 13 Nov 2012, at 20:50, Donna Goodin

Re: Amadeus Pro Tutorial

2012-11-13 Thread Esther
Hello Chris, I haven't had a problem with Mike's links and listened to his podcast on my iPhone from his very first post. Can you just try downloading the file from mail on your Mac? If nothing else, use VO-Shift-M when focused on the link to his Dropbox file. And you should be able to use

Using numpad as a calculator

2012-11-13 Thread Stacey Robinson
Hi, I am using a USB keyboard with my white 2009 macbook. How do I use the numpad as a calculator? What do I do step by step to fix it so the numpad doesn't think it's a commander for other things? Thanks, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Chesley -- You received this message because you are

Re: VoiceOver behaviors in Safari

2012-11-13 Thread Chris Blouch
Curious as to what benchmarks you used which found Safari slower than other browsers. Everything I could find shows Safari either the fastest or maybe #2. Maybe there is something wrong. I've heard Safari preferences can get corrupted and bog things down. Booting into recovery and doing a

Re: Amadeus Pro Tutorial

2012-11-13 Thread Chris
Thank you, I have managed to download it. I may retry Amadeus Pro. Tried it once but wanted to compare it to the Lite version. Thank you once again. Christopher Hallsworth On 13/11/2012 22:00, Esther wrote: Hello Chris, I haven't had a problem with Mike's links and listened to his podcast

Help Topic Unavailable Message Revisited: Bug or Not?

2012-11-13 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, all, Ok, I'm starting to think this is a bug. I've gone to ~/library/caches/hlpd and deleted it several times, and each time, the problem clears up for a few days, and then it's back. Help always has this generic message: For best results, connect your Mac to the Internet. or: This help

Re: Google Plus?

2012-11-13 Thread Tim Hornik
The way this has ben done in the past involves the following. First all users enter Hangouts with Extras.. Visually impaired users use Chrome and install the Accesible Hangouts plugin made by Mohammed Mansuer, I believe. There are some tools that allow you record the Hangout, though I never did

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!

2012-11-13 Thread Scott Rumery
Fedora Outlier would like to congratulate the winners of our first promotional giveaway. The winners are : @DHSHolly - $30 iTunes Gift Card @chefelenaw - iOS Book @RainbowWindsong - iOS Book @BarbaraLoos - iOS Book The winners have been contacted via Twitter and they will be receiving their

Re: Using numpad as a calculator

2012-11-13 Thread Esther
Hi Stacey, You need to turn off NumPad Commander to use the NumPad as a calculator? I think you can turn this on or off by pressing VO-Clear, where the Clear key on the NumPad might be above the 7 key. You can certainly turn off NumPad Commander from VoiceOver Utility (VO-F8), under the

Re: Airport Extreme configuration question

2012-11-13 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Press the Wireless Options button in the Wireless pane of Airport Utility for that Extreme. You can set both the 2.4 and 5 GHz channels there manually. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2012-11-13, at 1:29 PM, Bill Holton bill32...@gmail.com wrote: Hi. I think I have an

Opinions on I Mac.

2012-11-13 Thread Nicholas Parsons
I tried remapping the VoiceOver keys originally. However, no matter how you remap the keys, you'll never get a control, command and option key on both the left and the right of an Apple bluetooth keyboard. And as so many of the Mac OS X and VoiceOver keystrokes require a combination of these

Re: Using numpad as a calculator

2012-11-13 Thread Stacey Robinson
Ester, I got it. Thanks, On Nov 13, 2012, at 7:19 PM, Esther wrote: Hi Stacey, You need to turn off NumPad Commander to use the NumPad as a calculator? I think you can turn this on or off by pressing VO-Clear, where the Clear key on the NumPad might be above the 7 key. You can certainly

Come with me, on the path of creation the radio sweeper in GarageBand

2012-11-13 Thread Michael Babcock
Visit the link below to create an audio sweeper for a fake radio station, fictitious radio, and GarageBand. I used voice over in this video, and, I didn't explain what I was doing most of the time. However, you can join me on my adventure of creating a radio sweeper. http://youtu.be/zIMgnt9Zfr

Resize PDF using Preview or Other Alternative

2012-11-13 Thread Emilio Hernandez
Hello everyone, I do not know how to resize PDF files while insuring the integrity of the file remains esthetically pleasing. These are college transcripts I am trying to upload to an online application package for employment consideration. I am not sure if this will be something for which I

Re: changing the genre of iTunes Albums?

2012-11-13 Thread Cheryl Homiak
I think cmd-i gets you to the same place. Unless you've set it not to ask you, you will be asked if you want to edit multiple items or something like that. -- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 HCSB)

Re: Resize PDF using Preview or Other Alternative

2012-11-13 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Using Preview, this is totally accessible with VO: 1. Open the existing pdf. 2. Choose Export from the File menu. 3. Navigate to the Quartz Filter pop-up menu. 4. Select Resize. 5. Make sure it will save to the correct location then pRess the Save button or press return. That should

Re: Amadeus Pro Tutorial

2012-11-13 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi Esther, I highlighted the link and typed VO-Shift-M and chose download linked file. What I got was a file with an extension of .mp3 and .html. When I opened it, I saw the file name and that was it. I think I've seen this behavior before. How can this be rectified? Thanks. Les On Nov