Latest Serotek blog post and the comment I left them.

2014-11-24 Thread Pamela Francis
Revving Up for the Road Ahead Serotek is undergoing some changes to better meet your needs as a digital consumer. The assistive technology industry has been shifting for a while now, and it would be foolish to believe yesterday’s formula will continue to work in today’s age of wearable

Re: Apple Scripts

2014-11-24 Thread Jürgen Fleger
Dear Nic, great, that works fabulously. Thanks for your help. All the best Jürgen Am 21.11.2014 um 06:24 schrieb Nicholas Parsons mr.nicholas.pars...@gmail.com: Hi Jürgen, Not sure if you ever got this working the way you wanted—I haven't been checking the list for a while. If not,

Re: Finder Podcast Part 1

2014-11-24 Thread Steve Holmes
Your link is broken! When I read your message about Part 1 of your Finder podcast, I hit VO-space on the link to your episode and that takes me to Safari but the page never fills. I just get an empty HTML page and interaction is impossible. Any way you might use an rss feed with audio

Re: Finder Podcast Reference Notes

2014-11-24 Thread Steve Holmes
What browser are you guys using to pull down these links? This is another message where the link just puts me into an empty HTML page. Safari Works on other pages so sendspace is a no-go over here. On Nov 23, 2014, at 7:52 AM, David Griffith daj.griff...@gmail.com wrote: Below is a link for

Re: Finder Podcast Number 2

2014-11-24 Thread Steve Holmes
This one doesn’t work either. What is wrong with these links that Safari just comes up with an empty HTML areas? I am using latest versions of everything on my Yosemite machine. On Nov 22, 2014, at 9:23 AM, David Griffith daj.griff...@gmail.com wrote: Finder Podcast 2 below. This one moves

Audiobook builder.

2014-11-24 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Has anyone used the audio book builder app? I bought it but i really don't know how to rip with it. Or should i rip with itunes instead? /A -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

Re: Anyone into Wine? (the software, not the drink)

2014-11-24 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! I am also intrested in this if someone got it to work. Thanks. /A 23 nov 2014 kl. 20:52 skrev Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com: Hi all, I'm missing my Windows audio games, and my MBA lacks the space for a virtual machine. So, I'm looking into getting some games running using an app called

Re: A little off topic, yet maybe relevant to some

2014-11-24 Thread Jessica Moss
Oh wow, had no idea they made apps for other operating systems as well, but never used them after I switched to the mac platform. I did a tryal subscription when I still used my windows machine, and loved it, and was debating over whether or not to get a paid subscription, but never did it. On

Re: terminal info

2014-11-24 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Do you have a braille display? If so you could compile brltty from source and use it on the terminal. /A 24 nov 2014 kl. 05:56 skrev deedra waters dee...@the-brannons.com: Here are some thoughts along with about 2.5 weeks of using the mac and terminal. I found things to work best if i

Re: Anyone into Wine? (the software, not the drink)

2014-11-24 Thread Piotr Machacz
I got a couple of games to work with wine bottler, even managed to install the sapi package. However I struggled somewhat with getting installing the VB6 runtimes to work which caused directX 8 games, like the kitchensinc stuff not to work. Other things like super egg hunt plus, swamp which

Re: Audiobook builder.

2014-11-24 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Hi, I used to use Audiobook Builder quite a lot, mostly to convert audiobooks which I had bought and and / or been given as presents into a single file. I found it quite good for that purpose. When you open The application, first you have to choose to create a new project. Give it a name

Re: Finder Podcast Number 2

2014-11-24 Thread Steve Holmes
Never mind. I saw the blank pages in Safari but I later found the files in my downloads folder in Finder so I didn’t realize that a download actually took place. On Nov 22, 2014, at 9:23 AM, David Griffith daj.griff...@gmail.com wrote: Finder This one moves on from using the name: command

Re: Apple Scripts

2014-11-24 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi guys I would like to say that I really appreciate the effort that has been put into making these Apple scripts available. Please keep up the wonderful work. I got the battery one to work finally. It didn’t at first because it took me a while to figure out I had to put in the key into where

RE: VMware fusion menus

2014-11-24 Thread george b
Yes you do -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Juliette Swiler Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 20:20 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: VMware fusion menus One more question regarding the virtual

Re: Finder Podcast Reference Notes

2014-11-24 Thread David Griffith
I think I saw that you had resolved your issue. Ironically I had planned to cover folder Actions and downloads notifications in the Podcast after next which may help you with this. The next one is using sort order to assist in various tasks. David Griffith Don=downloads 24 Nov 2014, at

Re: weird mac air issue when upgrading

2014-11-24 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Just a follow up to this.. I did try the window chooser and again, nothing happened. Afraid to just power off the mac air, I let it sit there a little while, but finally did power it off and waited about 30 seconds, turned it on again, and when it came up, I again got the set up assistant, but

Re: Anyone into Wine? (the software, not the drink)

2014-11-24 Thread Alex Hall
I've managed to get Swamp working. There's a delay when shooting, but all other sounds run very well. I'll put a guide together once I nail down the exact procedure. On Nov 24, 2014, at 8:27 AM, Piotr Machacz piterm...@gmail.com wrote: I got a couple of games to work with wine bottler, even

Re: Seeking file management software for backup strategy

2014-11-24 Thread Phil Halton
Just as a follow up to my own inquiry, I think that time machine with a airport time capsule unit is exactly what I need. I currently have a fairly elaborate software setup on the windows side via fusion to do essentially what time machine does, only I can only go back 7 days. Using a time

Re: Latest Serotek blog post and the comment I left them.

2014-11-24 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Hi Pamela. I agree with everything you said. Have you considered saying what you've said to Serotek directly? Sent from my iPhone On Nov 24, 2014, at 3:30 AM, Pamela Francis gypsykitt...@gmail.com wrote: Revving Up for the Road Ahead Serotek is undergoing some changes to better

Re: encountered the keyboard issue once again

2014-11-24 Thread Pablo Sandoval
I’ve had this issue before, In my case I’ve accidentally clicked the trackpad while I was typing, and this for some reason caused my keyboard to no longer input any characters. A restart of the computer resolved the issue though. What I’ve done to stop this from happening is to disable the

Re: Anyone into Wine? (the software, not the drink)

2014-11-24 Thread Devin Prater
That’d be nice. What’s this Lunix thing? Ah, I’ll google it. I’d also like to get a program called Mush-Z to work with it, but that’d require Sapi or something else. I doubt a screen reader could run under wine and still work with wine programs as usual. On Nov 23, 2014, at 1:52 PM, Alex Hall

Browsing and restoring prior versions in textedit, pages etc

2014-11-24 Thread Phil Halton
Is the restore prior versions functionality accessible with VO? Does anyone know how auto save and versioning works on the Mac and how we can prevent disasters like the one I experienced today? Today something got screwed up and I lost some work in a text edit document. I tried browsing

Re: Latest Serotek blog post and the comment I left them.

2014-11-24 Thread Pamela Francis
Hello, Yes, I have attempted to tell them how invaluable their services have been. However what I told them however, They came out very defensive as if they were a child rather than a Corporation closing the door on a resource many people depended on. Pam Francis On Nov 24, 2014, at 10:24

Re: Latest Serotek blog post and the comment I left them.

2014-11-24 Thread The Believer
Instead of putting them on the defensive, perhaps you can make suggestions to keep the service going. The only static in life is change, No one likes change yet its inevitable and not being willing to adapt to change will only break your head on that brick wall. No company is going to

Re: encountered the keyboard issue once again

2014-11-24 Thread Faisal ali
Hi Paul, Thank you for your response. It is nice to know someone else has had the issue. I will do as you suggested and disable it. Unfortunately, I use my trackpad a lot so it will be difficult at first. the bazaar thing is, my trackpad works perfectly fine when the keyboard seems to be

Re: vmware fusion an oops

2014-11-24 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
The terminology can get a bit confusing at times. Generally they call the overall machine's operating system the host OS. So in your case your host is OSX. The virtual machine is called the guest OS which could be Windows, Linux or anything else that runs on an Intel chip. I think you can even

emoticons

2014-11-24 Thread 'Maxwell Ivey' via MacVisionaries
hi group; can someone help me with two emoticons. the one for big smile :D just says d. I'd like to know how to tell voice over to say big smile. I'd also like to fix 3 which i'm told means heart or love in emoticons. thanks, max -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: Browsing and restoring prior versions in textedit, pages etc

2014-11-24 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi there You have my condolences on that because this is happened to me too. In my case, my latest disaster happened in pages. Do you have a time machine backup? At least in Mavericks, the ability to get previous versionwas somewhat limited. Sometimes you can get the last one opened by going

Re: Browsing and restoring prior versions in textedit, pages etc

2014-11-24 Thread David Griffith
I have just had a play with the revert feature. Basically I created four different versions of short document all with the same text except to say they said first version, second version etc. I think the problem is that the revert feature console has some un labelled button next to the file

Re: Latest Serotek blog post and the comment I left them.

2014-11-24 Thread Aleeha Dudley
I have a feeling that, even if we tried to be as gentle as possible, they would still act like children. Before they wiped it, their Twitter feed contained some mildly offensive and childish statements. Seems to me that there's little hope... On 11/24/14, The Believer ancient.ali...@icloud.com

Re: Browsing and restoring prior versions in textedit, pages etc

2014-11-24 Thread Phil Halton
I did the same thing just a few minutes ago, creating four versions of a document with a single line of text saying, “this is line x” where x is the version #, and doing a manual save after each change to x. I have found the following very accessible means of browsing and restoring previous

OT: looking for recommendations for good headphones

2014-11-24 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, I'm looking to replace my current headphones. They were $10 or $20 from Radio Shack, but have been working great for at least eight years. They still work perfectly, in fact, but the cushions on the speakers are gone and those around the cups are falling apart. Needless to say, they are

Re: OT: looking for recommendations for good headphones

2014-11-24 Thread Devin Prater
I am too. I’m just gonna use EarPods, I suppose. I just have to see which provider I use for an iPhone. I’ll have $100 for Christmas. Sorry if this gets even more off topic. I’ve used a logitech usb headset for at least a year or so. Headphones always break in my hands in a matter of months, or

Re: OT: looking for recommendations for good headphones

2014-11-24 Thread matthew dyer
Hi Alex. Hope you find something good. If you do please share as ,like you I am looking as well. Matthew On Nov 24, 2014, at 5:14 PM, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com wrote: Hi all, I'm looking to replace my current headphones. They were $10 or $20 from Radio Shack, but have been

Re: OT: looking for recommendations for good headphones

2014-11-24 Thread Matt Dierckens
Hi Alex, It all depends on your price range. I'm a huge fan of Senheizer headphones, Sony's are nice too. Of course, if you really want to get expensive, Bose headphones, or even Beats by Dre. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext.

Re: OT: looking for recommendations for good headphones

2014-11-24 Thread Devin Prater
I’ve used beats before, and they couldn’t handle being in a backpack, in their own compartment. On Nov 24, 2014, at 4:30 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Alex, It all depends on your price range. I'm a huge fan of Senheizer headphones, Sony's are nice too. Of

Re: OT: looking for recommendations for good headphones

2014-11-24 Thread Pete Nalda
I like my urban ears headphones that I got at the Apple Store there the over the ear type kind of like beats, but they are a little bit more retro looking, looking sort of like headphones used to look in the 1920s but way more comfortable and the bass, is freaking awesome! And they fold up

Re: OT: looking for recommendations for good headphones

2014-11-24 Thread Aser Tolentino
Hi Alex, For audio editing, I use around-the-ear headphones, Sony MDRV6s, that sound great. They have a reputation for having a sound that doesn't mask the qualities of the original audio source. I wouldn't exactly call them mobile headphones, though they do fold up for transport or storage.

Re: Browsing and restoring prior versions in textedit, pages etc

2014-11-24 Thread Phil Halton
Having spent a little more time using the version control dialog/window, I have found that you can review previous versions either by setting the slider control to a version and then using the window chooser to bring up that version window, or, by restoring a copy of the currently selected

Re: OT: looking for recommendations for good headphones

2014-11-24 Thread Alex Hall
Thanks guys. I looked on Amazon, and the Sony ones are $85, but with 4.6 out of 5 stars and nearly 1800 reviews. Given that both are within my price range, would you say the Sennheiser or Sony is better? I'd love to have the quality of the Sony pair, but I'm a bit worried that they'll bring out

Re: OT: looking for recommendations for good headphones

2014-11-24 Thread Feliciano G
X2 on sony headphones for that budget. Regards, Feliciano Like my Facebook page: www.facebook.com/theblindman12v Follow me on Twitter: Www.twitter.com/theblindman12v Sent from the Super-iPhone On Nov 24, 2014, at 2:53 PM, Aser Tolentino agtolent...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Alex,

Re: Latest Serotek blog post and the comment I left them.

2014-11-24 Thread Jessica Moss
Well of course nobody is going to be completely forthcoming about their business, and unfortunately I haven't kept up with their feed, but look at Apple for example; they come out with new products on a regular basis, tell you just enough to tease, and that's just how they operate. We don't

Re: Latest Serotek blog post and the comment I left them.

2014-11-24 Thread Pamela Francis
Hello They may have wiped their Twitter feed, yet the replies were directed at me. I was asking valid questions that made them defensive. Coming from a corporate account, it seemed to me One could have been a little more professional. They may have wiped their Twitter feed, yet they did not

Handling an issue in iOS 8.1.1 where you can't type screen unlock code, phone number or a text message with a Bluetooth keyboard

2014-11-24 Thread Ein Lee
Briefly, if you cannot type into your iPhone with a Bluetooth keyboard, temporarily turn off the quick navigation option. When the quick navigation option is on in iOS 8.1.1, no typing of digits or text can be done to text field. You need to activate the text field first to turn it off. When

Logitech keyboard

2014-11-24 Thread Juliette Swiler
I am trying to use a full-sized wireless Logitech solar powered keyboard with my Mac. However, I seem to have found a couple of issues. First, when I am in Duxbury on the Windows side, and press control F4 to close a document, it does not work. Instead, it brings up the global printer setup

big thank-you

2014-11-24 Thread Juliette Swiler
I just wanted to thank whomever suggested that I go into the virtual machine menu and select the connect printer portt option. I got the embosser working as soon as I fixed the option that for some reason had the printer trying to send the print jobs to the Mac rather than Windows. All is well

using NFB Newsline with Safari

2014-11-24 Thread Juliette Swiler
HI all, Has anyone used the web news on demand section in NFB Newsline with Safari? I seem to be having trouble. Once I read an article, if I press command left bracket to go back a page, it gives me two or three pages of blank text before going back to the home page, in which case I am logged

Re: Latest Serotek blog post and the comment I left them.

2014-11-24 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Hi Pamela, The image this entity has garnered with its social platform is probably just as important as its initial tech goals, but some were more likely to disband due to internal pressure. Who is the expert for the synthesis engine is the question. Yuma Antoine Decaux Light has no value