Has anyone tried WriteToGo Pocket on their iDevice?

2014-01-12 Thread Mike Busboom
Hello everyone, After listening to David Woodbridge's podcast on bluetooth keyboards with the iPhone, I went out and bought a bluetooth keyboard from the Apple Store. I love it and only wish that I had purchased one earlier on. Now, I am trying to determine which text editor might be a good

Re: Hard time converting a mp3

2014-01-12 Thread Stacey Robinson
Yes, You should be able to rename it as an m4r or put it in iTunes and save it as a tone. It's been a while since I've created a ringtone. Stacey Robinson stacey...@bellsouth.net On Jan 11, 2014, at 11:00 PM, Traci wrote: My ultimate goal is to get into a ring tone. Will this method work?

Re: How to use emacs on mac

2014-01-12 Thread Sandi Jazmin Kruse
the last time i needed VI was when i installed boom on the mac mini and had too manually delete all of its files, i found out at that time that vi was not too be had from my recovery disk, so rm too the rescue ;d That, is a another story intirely though:) Sandi On 1/11/14, Teresa Cochran

Re: Access Note

2014-01-12 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Be sure that your accessnote has been linked to dropbox. You can find the folder in dropbox apps and afb_accessnote. Upload your files and press sync in the accessnote app, and it should work. Best regards Annie. Den 11 Jan 2014 kl. 03:46 skrev Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com: Hi there I am

Re: Has anyone tried WriteToGo Pocket on their iDevice?

2014-01-12 Thread Daniel Hawkins
You can use Apple’s Pages. It is $9.99 and it is fully accessible and can sync with the Pages on your Mac. Also a free one that is accessible is QuickOffice, it is a MS Office editor and can sync with Google Drive. I heard Access Note is a must have for VO users and also try Evernote too.

Re: Has anyone tried WriteToGo Pocket on their iDevice?

2014-01-12 Thread Mike Busboom
Hello Daniel, I now have Access Note and will try it out. Since I have a DropBox account, this should work out. I note that there seems to be good documentation that comes along with the App, and that is never bad. Thanks for the tips. Mike On 12,Jan,2014, at 3:08 PM, Daniel Hawkins

Today's 30 minutes with VoiceOver

2014-01-12 Thread April Brown
I opened Safari. I turned VoiceOver on. After a dozen tries, I managed to get it onto the Bookmarks. Somehow, as I was transferring my notes to a Pages document, it crashed, and a low, low, grumbling male voice started speaking. I turned off VoiceOver, closed Safari, and tried again. Another

Re: Today's 30 minutes with VoiceOver

2014-01-12 Thread Ray Foret Jr
April, First, you are needlessly making far too much work for yourself all for nothing. Why do you insist you must turn Voice OVer off every time you get out of Safari. This is quite frankly, unnecessary. Also, the procedure you are using to try to open bookmarks is completely incorrect.

Re: Has anyone tried WriteToGo Pocket on their iDevice?

2014-01-12 Thread Eric Caron
Mike, I'm pretty sure Pages on the iphone with iOS 7 is now free. Check it in the app store. I purchased it a long time ago so not sure exactly how to see if it still has a cost. Eric Caron On Jan 12, 2014, at 11:58 AM, Mike Busboom mbusb...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Daniel, I

Re: Today's 30 minutes with VoiceOver

2014-01-12 Thread April Brown
The reason for turning VoiceOver off is to clear it, so when I open it back up, it will be back at the beginning, and maybe I can manage to figure out the steps to opening a web page from the bookmarks. I know it's incorrect. I haven't found directions anywhere. I just have multiple lists

Re: Hard time converting a mp3

2014-01-12 Thread Traci Duncan
There really must be some issue with this particular mp3. Lol, I’m giving up for now. If I only new the name of the alert I could find it elsewhere. Thanks for the assistance. On Jan 12, 2014, at 5:15 AM, Stacey Robinson stacey...@bellsouth.net wrote: Yes, You should be able to rename it

Recovery particion

2014-01-12 Thread Richard Ring
I restarted my Mac in order to repair permissions. I could not do this, as the button was dimmed. I then tried to repair the disk. I was informed that “lion file system repair was not supported.” Is there a remedy for this? You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of

Re: Today's 30 minutes with VoiceOver

2014-01-12 Thread Donna Goodin
April, I can't even imagine what approach you're trying to take here, or why you're taking it. In the nearly four years I've been using a Mac, I don't think I've *ever turned Voiceover off. You don't need to clear anything. Best, Donna On Jan 12, 2014, at 1:34 PM, April Brown

Re: Today's 30 minutes with VoiceOver

2014-01-12 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, April, It sounds like you very possibly could very much benefit from individual instruction. If you have an Apple Store in your area, you might find out if the folks there can refer you to someone. Or you can call Apple’s accessibility number for referrals. I am not saying this because we

Re: Today's 30 minutes with VoiceOver

2014-01-12 Thread April Brown
Hi Donna, I am trying to learn VoiceOver. Not successfully. I still have some vision, some days. I now have a headache. Thanks to Ray Foret, I can now open a web page, I just still can't figure out how to get it to read it without clicking where I need it to go. I have to learn to learn

Re: Today's 30 minutes with VoiceOver

2014-01-12 Thread April Brown
Hi Teresa, I really need on on one training. However, the techs have no training in VoiceOver. I did call the number once, and never reached a person, just high pitched screaming music. I did the online chat, and even that tech didn't know anything about VoiceOver. On Sunday,

Re: Today's 30 minutes with VoiceOver

2014-01-12 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi April, I think that Teresa is right. I didn't follow this thread from the beginning, but it seems pretty clear that there's a big piece that you're missing. Perhaps if you were able to work one on one with someone, You could more easily get the support you need so that you could avoid

Re: Today's 30 minutes with VoiceOver

2014-01-12 Thread April Brown
Hi Donna, I definitely need someone who can help me, and give a list. I do like the Mac much better, except for the tinier fonts thing. I never could figure out how to use even NVDA on Windows either. I had to increase fonts again today on Firefox and Pages. Almost too big to

Re: Today's 30 minutes with VoiceOver

2014-01-12 Thread Ray Foret Jr
But April, by turning Voice OVer on and off, you are not doing what you think you are doing. There is no starting at the beginning with Voice Over. Just leave it on. How else do you expect to learn it? For more, I’d go to: www.applevis.com and also, www.icanworkthisthing.com YOu simply must

Re: Today's 30 minutes with VoiceOver

2014-01-12 Thread April Brown
By turning it off, and then re-opening everything, I restart at the beginning, instead of stuck in a toolbar that I don't how to get out of. I have to know where it will start each time, so I can make notes, and be able to use it the next time. Perhaps tomorrow, my husband can listen to the

Re: Recovery particion

2014-01-12 Thread Matt Dierckens
Hey Richard. Sounds like you may have to reformat your computer. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 12, 2014, at 14:44, Richard Ring richr...@gmail.com wrote: I restarted my Mac in order to repair permissions. I could not do this, as the button was dimmed. I then tried to repair the disk. I was

Re: Today's 30 minutes with VoiceOver

2014-01-12 Thread Donna Goodin
What do you mean it beeps. I leave my Mac on with Voiceover running all the time, and it never beeps. The only sound I can think of that you might be hearing is the ding signifying that you got a new email. If that bothers you, then just close the email program, or disable the new mail

Re: Today's 30 minutes with VoiceOver

2014-01-12 Thread Regina Alvarado
April, best command I have learned myself at this point is command Q to close everything and command W to close windows. A few days ago I believe Sarai sent an article from Mac World. If it did anything for me, it made the layout of the screen much more understandable. I even learned what Time

Re: Today's 30 minutes with VoiceOver

2014-01-12 Thread April Brown
Hi Donna, It beeps if I hit an invalid command. Which appears to be about every combination I try on that list of common commands. It beeps and does nothing because it won't use that command there. On Sunday, January 12, 2014 3:26:10 PM UTC-5, Donna wrote: What do you mean it beeps. I

Re: Today's 30 minutes with VoiceOver

2014-01-12 Thread April Brown
Hi Regina, I thought about just trying to learn to use it in Mail. However, when I need it most right now, is the late afternoon, When I want to relax, the screen is too blurry to see, and some nice Internet surfing would be a good way to relax for twenty minutes. While learning

Re: Today's 30 minutes with VoiceOver

2014-01-12 Thread Matt Dierckens
Hello. I have sent you an email off list regarding your mac. Thanks. Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com On Jan 12, 2014, at 3:58 PM, April Brown aprilbrownwr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Regina, I thought about just trying to learn to use it in Mail. However, when I need it most

webpage question and a Mini question

2014-01-12 Thread Regina Alvarado
My question of the day. Last night I was able to get on Netflix. I ask for it by command L. I was even able to find a program to watch. I did something with my remote, however, and the TV stopped talking again. This morning I played around and found my earphones from iPhone will work so I can

Re: webpage question and a Mini question

2014-01-12 Thread Matt Dierckens
Hi.\Do you want a volume control for the whole mini itself? If so, you can hit f11 or f12 to turn the volume up or down respectively. Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com On Jan 12, 2014, at 4:01 PM, Regina Alvarado reggie.alvar...@gmail.com wrote: My question of the day. Last night I was

Re: Installing Google Chrome on Mavericks

2014-01-12 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Chrome is an app copy, not an installer package. Use cmd-c to copy and cmd-option-v to Move the .dmg file that you put into your Applications folder onto your Desktop. Once it is on your Desktop, use cmd-o to open the disk image. From within the disk image window, navigate to the Google

Re: webpage question and a Mini question

2014-01-12 Thread Daniel Hawkins
To adjust voices or volume or pitch on the fly. Hold down three keys at the left of your keyboard.It is cmd, options, ctrl, once all three are held down, then use the left or right arrow to choose you want. Once you get what you want, use the up or down arrow to adjust. Daniel Hawkins - Posted

Re: Has anyone tried WriteToGo Pocket on their iDevice?

2014-01-12 Thread Daniel Hawkins
The free Pages, Numbers, and Keynote only applies to those that bought a new iDevice after August. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 12, 2014, at 1:32 PM, Eric Caron

Re: Today's 30 minutes with VoiceOver

2014-01-12 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi April, As others have mentioned, I believe that you're approaching this from a more difficult prospective than necessary. When you turn off VoiceOver (VO) before starting Safari, you're causing VO to behave different than most people on this list would experience. That is, if you start

Re: Today's 30 minutes with VoiceOver

2014-01-12 Thread alia robinson
I have no idea what this even means. voiceover doesn’t clear or *start over* am extremely confused here. Alia On Jan 12, 2014, at 2:52 PM, Donna Goodin doniado...@me.com wrote: April, I can't even imagine what approach you're trying to take here, or why you're taking it. In the nearly

Re: Today's 30 minutes with VoiceOver

2014-01-12 Thread April Brown
Hi Tim, Tomorrow I can try turning VoiceOver on before I open Safari. My head hurts too much tonight. Yes, I tried the training thin g three times, and couldn't even get it to work in the training module. I've printed a ten page list of commands, a 30 page list of commands, and a

Re: Today's 30 minutes with VoiceOver

2014-01-12 Thread April Brown
No more than I am, I'm sure. When something gets stuck on a computer, the common knowledge is to shut it down, and restart. Exactly what I was trying to do, every time VoiceOver would get stuck and every command I tried would just make it beep and do nothing. On Sunday, January 12, 2014

Re: Today's 30 minutes with VoiceOver

2014-01-12 Thread Vic
Where are you located? On Sunday, January 12, 2014 11:21:13 AM UTC-8, April Brown wrote: I opened Safari. I turned VoiceOver on. After a dozen tries, I managed to get it onto the Bookmarks. Somehow, as I was transferring my notes to a Pages document, it crashed, and a low, low, grumbling

Repairing Macbook AIr or recovering its data

2014-01-12 Thread Vic
Hello all. One of the most ordinary situations but the one I need your help with (especially if you live in California). My wife spilled some coffee on her Macbook Air and, naturally, the machine stopped working. At first, the machine wouldn't boot up, but after a day or so it eventually did.

Re: Repairing Macbook AIr or recovering its data

2014-01-12 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Hello, The biggest question is, what year is it? I think pre 2012 models you can remove the SSD and plug it to another computer. But I think the newer models everything is sodired on. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual

Searching in Mabericks Mail

2014-01-12 Thread Lee Jones
Dear List using Outlook and jaws I can search for specific text and it will bring up all the mail that contains the search string in the to field subject or message body. I have tried command f in mavericks mail but it seems to bring up messages that are unrelated to my terms. I have also

Re: Recovery particion

2014-01-12 Thread John Panarese
Did you do a disk verification first? Do you have a back up system drive you can boot form to try running disk utility from it? Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED

Moving through tabs and Closing them in Mavericks Safari

2014-01-12 Thread Lee Jones
Dear List, how do you cycle through tabs in mavericks safari and close them. In the menus it says command w same as closing a window, but how does it know whether you want the windows closing or the tab within the window closing? Command W always brings up mission control for me. Many

Re: Moving through tabs and Closing them in Mavericks Safari

2014-01-12 Thread Daniel Hawkins
I am not sure what is the best method. But here is what I do. Assuming you are in the HTML area. Now deinteract that, which I use Quicknav, by pressing left and down arrow at the same time. Now hit left arrow untill you get to the disired tab. Select it. now cmd w to close. or if you select it

Re: Today's 30 minutes with VoiceOver

2014-01-12 Thread Phil Halton
have you tried to learn VoiceOver basics by opening the VoiceOver help menu and selecting the quick start tutorial? Once you've worked through that tutorial you can read through the getting started guide? Me thinks you're making it far more complicated than it is. Honestly, start at the

Clamshell, or no sleep when closeing the Mac.

2014-01-12 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Hello all, The past few days I have been trying to figure out a way to keep my Mac from going into sleep mode when I close the lid. There are times when I’m downloading, or recording, or recoding files and it may take hours, so I want to close my Macbook Pro lid so my cat don’t jump on. So

Re: Recovery particion

2014-01-12 Thread Richard Ring
I do have a back up drive, I decided to do a smart update using super duper just a few hours ago. I actually just did a restore from that drive which is a passport for Mac. Now, I can’t even turn VO on when attempt to access the recovery partition using command r at start up. You can have an

Re: Today's 30 minutes with VoiceOver

2014-01-12 Thread Shawn AKA BBS
Hi April. I may be of some help. I have two options for you because you say you want one-on-one training. If you have Skype, you can add me to Skype and I'll be happy to teach you the basics to Voiceover. I have a friend on here that I've taught how to use the Mac and it helped her greatly.

Re: Recovery particion

2014-01-12 Thread John Panarese
The problem is when you do a clone, the recovery partition is not cloned. Try holding the option key down at startup and hit the right arrow key and then enter. Make sure the external drive is not connected when you do this. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel,

Re: Searching in Mabericks Mail

2014-01-12 Thread Traci Duncan
Type command-option-F, I believe. Type in your search terms, then arrow down. You’ll find options for your search term, message, sender, subject, etc. I then begin tabbing until I get to the message area to see the results. If there is a faster way, I don’t know it at this time. ;) HTH,

Re: webpage question and a Mini question

2014-01-12 Thread Gary
Regarding your question on how to get to the top of your web page: method 1: VO+SHIFT+Function Key+Left Arrow, this will work as long as your not inside a table, group, or content list. If you are, it will take you to the top of the table, group, or content list. You must first stop

Re: Searching in Mabericks Mail

2014-01-12 Thread Gary
While in your mail application, move to your tool bar and interact with it. Go to the search edit box and enter your term. A list of categories will be listed and you can move your arrow down or back up the list to select what you want, and press enter. Go to your messages table and the found

Creating an alios mail account in iCloud

2014-01-12 Thread Agent086b
Hi, recently I created an iCloud mail account. At the time I seam to remember that you can create an alias . Firstly I can’t find how I originally created the iCloud mail account. Please could somebody give me some pointers how to create an alias? Times like this I realise how old I really

MacGourmet on sale for $9.99 at the Mac App Store today (January 12, 2014)

2014-01-12 Thread Esther
Hi All, I recall during the discussion of cooking apps that some of you were interested in Mac Gourmet. I just noticed it is on sale at the Mac App store for $9.99, reduced from it's usual list price of $24.99. The announcement says Polar Vortex Promo! Embrace the cold and save money!