Oops, additional speaker needed! -Greek. -was- Czech, Dutch and Hungarian speakers, would you like to assist Looktel?

2011-11-01 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Again All, Oops, we also need a Greek speaker to assist with Looktel's Money Reader project. Please do read on and by all means, do write me back if you'd like to translate for us! Have a wonderful day / evening, All, wherever you may be! Smiles, Cara :) Hi All! Looktel needs a few quick

Looktel Blog - FCC Chairman's award presented to Looktel for the Looktel Money Reader

2011-11-02 Thread Cara Quinn
Hello All, for those interested, here's more on the recent FCC Chairman's AAA awards. Not only was Looktel honored here, but Apple as well. YOu can view -the ceremony in its entirety, linked to from the below blog posting. enjoy! Cara :) LookTel Blog has posted a new item, 'FCC Chairman's AAA

Still looking for people to help translate for Looktel Money Reader - Greek, Czech, and Hungarian speakers, would you like to assist Looktel?

2011-11-03 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi All, I'm re-sending the below note because Looktel still has spots available for people to assist us with translations for the Looktel Money Reader. (for iOS and upcoming on the Mac) WE'd be looking for these right away so please do feel free to write me back right away at

Adobe Flash - This is amazing news for us!…

2011-11-11 Thread Cara Quinn
I thought all of you might find this really interesting. This is actually really amazing news for us in the blind community! This is the first step to dealing with some of the extraordinarily difficult issues we've all had at times in accessing important content on the web! This is truly a

Quick mod note -was- Re: A Thanksgiving poem

2011-11-28 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey All, thanks so much for sharing the thanksgiving well wishes! Now, since its Cyber-Monday, I think we should move on to some Apple products, yes? thanks again for brightening up the season and do have a lovely day!… Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at:

Moderator Note -was- Re: OS X Mountain Lion

2012-04-20 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi all, as is said below here, let's make sure and keep this topic closed and move on. Piracy is not condoned here and those who promote it are unwelcome. So please steer this discussion back to where it belongs; legitimate legal uses of the Mac and Apple products. Thanks bunches! Cara :) On

Moderator note -was- Re: blindmicemegamall movie vault and illegal file-sharing allegation

2012-04-29 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi All, let me remind you that promoting / discussing illegal activity of any kind is not only unwelcome here but prohibited if you'd like to remain a member of this list. So please, let's separate out the MovieVault aspects of this thread from the on-topic discussion of iPads in the classroom

Moderator note - questions on the list and getting along as adults

2012-05-06 Thread Cara Quinn
Hello everyone; It's late here and I will give this recent list situation the attention it deserves. However, may I please ask, until tomorrow, that you all please consider being the adults that you are and taking the opportunity to get along with eachother. Here's what this means. • think

Moderator note -was- Re: Leaving the list.

2012-05-06 Thread Cara Quinn
Hello Lew, for the record, and as a note to others here, I not only appreciate off-list support but encourage such support. While this list is an excellent place to share information and ideas for working with the Mac and Apple products in general, certain situations can greatly benefit and

Moderator note -was- Re: Why can't someone just answer my Ical question without confusing me with a pod cast?

2012-05-06 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi all, first off, this is not targeted toward anyone of you. Please let's close this thread now. If people would like to offer real assistance without social disagreement on manners and such, then please do feel free to start a new topic and keep it informational. Remember, this list is not

Re: NFB Convention -- who is coming

2012-06-27 Thread Cara Quinn
I too will be at the upcoming convention, at the LookTel booth. To those of you who would like to say hi or just give me a piece of their mind ;) by all means, please stop by! See y'all soon! An Nancy, I'm absolutely looking forward to saying hi to you and the Digit eye's team again! Smiles,

Re: NFB Convention -- who is coming

2012-06-28 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi lists, I'm allowing this discussion here as long as it doesn't get too out -of-hand. I think this can be a good opportunity for Mac / iOS users to connect up and say hi. Please do keep this thread under control, K? What I mean is please let's just stay with networking here and not get into

LookTel Recognizer update now out!

2012-06-29 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi all, there's a new update to the LookTel Recognizer now out in the iOS App Store. here's the linkie and a description for those whom might not know about it. Enjoy! Cara :) --- http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/looktel-recognizer/id501088555?mt=8ls=1 Description LookTel Recognizer allows

Will be at ACB from 10 - 12

2012-07-08 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi all, Just wanted to send along a quick note to let you know that LookTel will be at the ACB convention this week from the 10th through the 12th. I'll be at the booth so please do stop by and say hello if you'd like! :) I'd love to say hi in person. Moderating these groups is a very special

Moderator Note - IMPORTANT - Please close the O T topics now…

2010-07-12 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi All; The Lockerz topic is going a bit too astray for this list, so I'm asking that it be closed now. This means that people asking for invites to this site need to be contacting eachother off this list starting immediately. NO more discussion of this should occur here… Now, as always,

Re: zoom on the IPhone Camera

2010-07-14 Thread Cara Quinn
Wow chris! that's my iPhone Quick Tip verbatim! lol! -thought I recognized it!… Thanks very much for answering this on-list and forwarding the tip along for everyone! I sure do appreciate it!… Have a terrific day!… Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at:

Accessible App - Meet Me

2010-07-30 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi All; I wanted to post about a very cool and accessible app called Meet Me. With it you can enter two locations and find places to meet in between. The app is 0.99 USD and I'll describe it in a bit more detail after the linkie! http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/meetme/id322956966?mt=8 To

Blind Controversial

2010-08-08 Thread Cara Quinn
Hello All; I wanted to let you all know of a blog I've started, called Blind Controversial. this may seem off-topic for these lists at the outset, but trust me, there will be much which not only deals with Apple related matters, but also much which is relevant based on list dynamics about all

Anna Dresner's book and A Key to Leopard -was- Re: Blind Controversial

2010-08-08 Thread Cara Quinn
others too. Paul. - Original Message - From: Cara Quinn caraqu...@caraquinn.com To: viph...@googlegroups.com Cc: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2010 9:59 AM Subject: Blind Controversial Hello All; I wanted to let you all know of a blog I've started, called Blind

Re: Help forcing Mac to recognize a USB device

2010-09-11 Thread Cara Quinn
Eric, this sounds like a faulty usb connector to me. I and a friend had identical thumb drives and I used both on my Mac. Mine would consistently be recognized and stay that way until I ejected it. However, his would not. It would either not be recognized, or be prematurely disconnected with

Re: Operation Could Not Be Completed; File exists

2010-09-30 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Teresa; Sorry I didn't get to this until now, but I'm hoping I caught you before you've taken the drastic step of archiving and reinstalling Mail. I've seen this problem before and I solved it by going into the Mailboxes menu and choosing the 'rebuild' option. this may take a few minutes

Fwd: URGENT: Updated Information Detailed Instructions FCC Cell Phone Accessibility Comments Due Thu 9/30 Agency Now Accepting Comments By Email

2010-09-30 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi All; I'm forwarding this note with updated info which allows people to send comments via email. Please get involved as it just doesn't get any easier than this!… Smiles, Cara :) Begin forwarded message: From: Mika Pyyhkala pyyhk...@gmail.com Date: September 29, 2010 4:55:49 PM PDT To:

Urgent! Making this even easier!…

2010-09-30 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi All; This is just a quick note with only the most important concise details on how to send your email comments during this last part of the FCC comment period which ends tomorrow. Please do take advantage of this opportunity. File Comments by email *Compose a standard email message

Re: Operation Could Not Be Completed; File exists

2010-09-30 Thread Cara Quinn
://twitter.com/ModelCara On Sep 30, 2010, at 1:36 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: My bad I forgot about that option. I'm drawing a blank at about 1:45 am. what does that option do again? I hope it fixes the poster's problem. Take care. On Sep 30, 2010, at 1:25 AM, Cara Quinn wrote: Hi Teresa; Sorry

Re: URGENT: Updated Information Detailed Instructions FCC Cell Phone Accessibility Comments Due Thu 9/30 Agency Now Accepting Comments By Email

2010-09-30 Thread Cara Quinn
, other list members understand or share this feeling. Is it a one liner they need, for my voice to be heard? Is it a story, a vote for something or something else? I will write today, but please explain the what about. Best regards. Paul. - Original Message - From: Cara Quinn

Mod note -was- RE: #ot configuring network settings with D-Link Extreme?

2010-10-04 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi All; This is just a friendly reminder that unless a topic has to do with Mac / Apple, it's really not on-topic here. so please let's move the discussion of routers elsewhere unless we want to keep this related to Apple products, K? thanks so much and I wish y'all a lovely day / evening!…

Re: Loading previous versions of iOS with iTunes for Windows or Mac

2010-10-10 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Victor; With your phone connected to your Mac, while in iTunes, locate the 'restore' button with VO. Once it's selected, route your mouse pointer to the button with VO command F5 or the shortcut of your choice. Turn VO off and do an option click. As you know, you'll obviously need to use

Quick mod note - responding to digest posts -was- Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Tiffany and list! :) Tiffany, thanks for asking about replying to digest posts. On replying to posts; you're really welcome to respond to a post any way you'd like as long as it keeps it's context. I.E. if you can include enough of the original message you're responding to so that

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Cara Quinn
Well Neil you'd better become a Mac / VO convert right quick! -or else! *flicks riding crop* lol! Seriously though; no worries on any of this. :) Perhaps we could take this one issue at a time. if you'd like, as there are a lot of great minds here, perhaps we can go point by point on

Looktel Money Reader For Macintosh (OSX)

2011-12-21 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey All, for those of you whom may not have seen this… Looktel has just released Money Reader for Mac! Here's the linkie and the press release… Enjoy! Cara :) --- Looktel Money Reader for Macintosh http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/looktel-money-reader/id477052345?ls=1mt=12 NantWorks and IPPLEX

Re: Looktel Money Reader For Macintosh (OSX)

2011-12-21 Thread Cara Quinn
, Daniel Miller wrote: I’m unable to find that in the app store, so perhaps it didn’t propigate yet? H…. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cara Quinn Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 3:57 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Cc: viph

Moderator note - A formal apology

2012-01-14 Thread Cara Quinn
Hello All, firstly just let me say that i hope the new year is finding you all very well… :) I'm writing this note to both the VIPhone and MacVisionaries lists as I've not only been really, really busy, and wanted to apologize to you all for any delays in list administration that you've seen

Diffs / preferences between the two Looktel Money Readers?…

2012-01-14 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey All, am just wondering what people are thinking of the two Money Readers at this point? What are your feelings about the differences and do you have a preference for either the Mac or iPhone versions? This is not a question coming from Looktel, it's just my own curiosity. :) I'm just

Re: voice over's single thread issue

2012-01-22 Thread Cara Quinn
Yuma, excellent observation, and have you mentioned this to accessibil...@apple.com? If not, i'd definitely advise you to, as your experiences can be really helpful to them. Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter!

Re: Major Finder Problem Caused by Dropbox!

2012-02-15 Thread Cara Quinn
John, thanks for the tip that this option is still available. I wonder though; -seems like for the price, one might just as well by an inexpensive monitor! lol! Thanks again and have an awesome day!… Smiles, Cara :) On Feb 15, 2012, at 10:12 AM, John Panarese wrote: No, you can still fool

To anyone attending CSUN

2012-02-28 Thread Cara Quinn
Hello All, I just wanted to send out a quick note to say that if anyone here is attending CSUN, I'd love to meet you! Please do feel free to stop by the Looktel booth and say hello! I will be attending some of the talks so will not always be there but will be there a fair bit. So please do

My thanks to those at CSUN and on MacVisionaries and VIPhone!…

2012-03-06 Thread Cara Quinn
Hello All! I'd just like to take a minute to say thank you and acknowledge those listers whom took time and said hello at CSUN. I saw a whole lot of support for both these lists there, not only from listers themselves, but from venders / speakers as well. So to MacVisionaries and VIPhone

Re: Is the I phone 4s worth it?

2012-03-06 Thread Cara Quinn
Jenny, I completely agree with Buddy here. I actually test side-by-side every day with an iPhone 4 and 4S and even there, the speed difference is pretty obvious. So yes, you'll notice a marked improvement to say the very least, if you choose to upgrade from your 3GS to a 4S. Have a terrific

Re: My thanks to those at CSUN and on MacVisionaries and VIPhone!…

2012-03-06 Thread Cara Quinn
also be a solution though... -David On 06.03.2012, Cara Quinn modelc...@gmail.com wrote: Hello All! I'd just like to take a minute to say thank you and acknowledge those listers whom took time and said hello at CSUN. I saw a whole lot of support for both these lists there, not only from

TUAW article with some strong opinions on Recognizer

2012-03-06 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi All, thought some might find this interesting… -Thoughts?… Recognizer on TUAW (some pretty strong opinions) http://www.tuaw.com/2012/03/06/hands-on-with-looktel-recognizer-visual-recognition-through-an/ Have a lovely evening All! Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at:

Re: Material for showing Apple accessibility solutions

2012-04-06 Thread Cara Quinn
Daniela, first off, a big congratulations to you! Have you thought of contacting Apple accessibility? Perhaps they may actually have some of their own documents or material from their own site prepared into a presentational format that they'd be willing to share with you. -It may be a longshot

App Store should have the updated version soon -was- LookTel Recognizer Version 1.2 Released

2012-08-30 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi again All, just wanted to let you know to keep trying if the latest Recognizer update isn't showing for you in the App Store. the amount of time it takes the App Store to post updated versions may vary. Thank you! Cara :) --- Hi All, Recognizer Version 1.2 is out! Here's the linkie and

LookTel is looking for low-vision iPhone / iPad users

2012-09-13 Thread Cara Quinn
HI all, I just wanted to pass along a quick note to let y'all know that LookTel is looking for users of iDevices who are low-vision, whom would be interested in doing a brief interview about your experiences with iOS. If you would like to help out, then please go ahead and fill out the short

Re: Discussing the I pod 7 Gen allowed?

2012-09-22 Thread Cara Quinn
Kawal, Haven't seen a reply to you yet. So for you and others, of course discussion of all iPods is welcome here! :) Feel free to talk about any iOS device on this list. Thanks so very much for asking and I wish you and yours a lovely weekend!!! Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio

Re: We better keep this going!

2009-12-22 Thread Cara Quinn
Okay, guys, enough! Personally, as I read it, the original point was not necessarily to convert anyone to Apple. It was to establish that access out-of-the-box is a very desirable thing. I support this view whole-heartedly as do most (if not all) of us here. For some who may have

Re: Linux was Re: We better keep this going!

2009-12-23 Thread Cara Quinn
Okay All, as some have said here, this is really getting OT. As well, many here are missing the point. I believe that many here are so entrenched in the status quo of disability-specific 'after thought' style solutions that the gist of the original post is being completely missed.

Happy Holidays!!!

2009-12-24 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi All; Let me just take this opportunity to wish all of you a most lovely holiday celebration!!! I thank you, deeply and sincerely, for being a part of these communities. Your presence and contributions are most welcome and truly appreciated. You make these communities what they are!

Re: We better keep this going!

2009-12-27 Thread Cara Quinn
Chris, thanks for this! Now if we could just get people to use their spell-checkers! lol! Seriously though, info on resources such as the one on which you've posted, and the many conveniences built into the Mac OS for the alleviation of illiteracy, are truly welcomed here!… Smiles, CQ :)

Re: pausing on an IPod Touch

2009-12-27 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Carlene, double tap the screen with two fingers, while the music is playing, to pause. Doing the same gesture again, will resume playback. HTH and have a lovely evening / day wherever you may be!… Smiles, CQ :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn

Writing iPhone apps / Developers list

2009-12-29 Thread Cara Quinn
Hello All, I'm writing this message to the lists, in light of recent discussion on creating iPhone apps. The MV-Dev email list has quietly waited for this sort of thing for a while now. smile so I thought it was a good time to remind peeps of its existence. The MV-Dev list is meant for the

Moderator Note -was- Re: Possible nez browser replacement for Safari

2009-12-30 Thread Cara Quinn
To everyone, please don't post notes like the below, advising that there is such software to replace other software until you actually do just a bit of research into it or try it yourself. This is vague at best, and possibly misleading, so please, in future, do your homework first, K?…

Re: Possible nez browser replacement for Safari

2009-12-30 Thread Cara Quinn
chris, thanks very much for mentioning this. I completely agree, and would suggest people take heed of your advice. -Just be careful and intelligent. Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara

Accessible web-based Monopoly game for Macintosh, iPhone and iPod Touch

2010-01-02 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey All, I wanted to let you know of an accessible online Monopoly game for the Mac, iPhone and iPod Touch. It's from RS Games and can be found at the url: http://www.x-sight-interactive.net/rsgames/ YOu'll find a link on the page, entitled, 'Click here to learn more about Monopoly.'

Re: VO at Login Dialogue?

2010-01-03 Thread Cara Quinn
Chris, Find this option in system prefs, in the accounts tab (I believe) I'm not at my mac right now. Hth and have a wonderful day! Smiles, Cara :) Sent from my iPhone --- View my on-line portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/caraquinn On 03/01/2010, at 6:12 AM, Chris Hofstader

Re: wild idea?

2010-01-05 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Mary, well it looks like peeps have already suggested the bluetooth headset idea, but have you considered a simple FM transmitter? You can find very low-cost transmitters that should have no trouble transmitting from room to room, so you could send all your sound from your mini to a

New-World vs Old-World Computing…

2010-01-31 Thread Cara Quinn
Good day All! I thought I'd post the below, as I believe its sentiments are particularly relevant to our discussions of late, as well as to how VI / blind users deal with digital access in its current incarnation. I'll include both the link and the blog posting itself for convenience.

Re: new member

2010-01-31 Thread Cara Quinn
Lyn, it looks like others have already extended you a very warm welcome so I'll simply add my voice to theirs! Enjoy the list, and congratulations!… Smiles, Cara :) - MacVisionaries Moderatrix --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter!

Re: games for the mac

2010-02-09 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Nic, actually the package Bryan and I are working on now will be as easy to install as any other bit of professionally created Mac software, as it uses a standard GUI based Apple install program. As for a Mac version on the AGRIP site, it is there, but you'll need to find it in the

Re: games for the mac

2010-02-09 Thread Cara Quinn
Pete and all; Actually Audio Quake is nothing like a turn-by-turn text based game or mud. It's also not like the current ilk of blind-accessible games in that it's a completely 3D real-time physics-based online multi-player first-person-shooter. *how do you like that for a mouthful!* lol!

Re: Blog post: First Glance at Firefox Accessibility on OS X Snow Leopard

2010-02-11 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Aman, just let me echo your sentiments to Chris back at ya! smile nice to see you here! You asked about context, and its importance; Let me just comment that there have been many situations on the web in particular, where context itself has greatly assisted me. In particular, this has

Re: Blog post: First Glance at Firefox Accessibility on OS X Snow Leopard

2010-02-12 Thread Cara Quinn
I'd first like to encourage a calmer tone in this thread if I might. smile -If people are upset or worried about having switched, then that's fine. They're entitled to their feelings as we all are. Okay, *off my moderatrix soap box now* lol! Let me also suggest that one can use track

Re: new subscribers not getting confirmed?

2010-03-25 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Donna et al; -Actually I check pending list memberships every two to three days so not sure why people might be having difficulties. One thing to note though, is that we ask that people take just a second to tell us a bit about themselves and how they found out about the group. (this

Re: new subscribers not getting confirmed?

2010-03-26 Thread Cara Quinn
, 2010, at 5:15 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: Hi Donna et al; -Actually I check pending list memberships every two to three days so not sure why people might be having difficulties. One thing to note though, is that we ask that people take just a second to tell us a bit about themselves and how

Moderator Note - The cat's away!… (will be out of town for a bit starting this weekend)

2010-03-30 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey All; Just wanted to officially let you know that I'll be headed out of town starting this weekend. Am off to Florida for a few days and will be seeing the STS 131 launch. If anyone in the area, would like to say hi, I'd sure love it! :) Do let me know off-list at:

Mod note - Windows, Windows screen readers and VMs

2010-03-30 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi All, a lister wrote me privately in regard to my earlier post concerning what's on and off topic for this list in regard to Windows and Windows screen readers. The lister was wondering if the question 'Why does my Jaws licens disappear when I change the ram settings?' or related such

Moderator note - Latest updates on list changes

2011-06-07 Thread Cara Quinn
Hello All; -Big week this week, with WWDC and such. Also as you may have noticed, we do in fact have a new moderator. Mark Taylor has already said hello and been kind enough to offer his assistance behind the scenes with moderation of these two lists. However I did want to make an important

Re: List for blind developers?

2011-06-09 Thread Cara Quinn
hey Zack; The name of the list you may have gotten is MV-Dev, and you can find it at: http://groups.google.com/group/mv-dev Have a great evening and Enjoy! Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On

Moderator note -was- Re: How many installs do I get with a purchase of Windows 7?

2011-06-20 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi All; This is a quick reminder to keep the Windows discussion related to its use on the Mac. So rather than basic Windows questions themselves, if we could simply keep the discussion here, related essentially to the Apple experience,that would be great! Thanks so much and do have a

Moderator note - Please read - list policy change for one-line notes

2011-07-10 Thread Cara Quinn
to email any of the list mods. Cara Quinn (list owner) : modelc...@gmail.com Carolyn Haas : chaas0...@gmail.com or Mark Taylor : mk...@ucla.edu Thanks so much to you all for reading and please do enjoy your day! Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com

MOderator Note - Please read

2011-07-28 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi All; Firstly, Mark is due to post a mod note as well today, so I'll let him speak for himself. For myself, I want to first apologize for being away / quiet for several weeks. The last two and a half or so have been taken up with quite the persistent and annoying little illness. So I

Moderator note -was- Re: To the Moderators

2011-07-28 Thread Cara Quinn
owner, Cara, Quinn and one moderator, Mark Taylor. There are no guidelines in place, because according to Mark Taylor there were hundreds of complaints about how the group was being moderated. Therefore, in the interest of those hundreds of alleged complaints and the people who made them

Re: semi-pro list

2011-07-28 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Cliff and list; -Just a reminder here, that I've actually asked that this topic be closed now. Please, if you'd like to discuss other lists then please do it elsewhere, K? Thanks so very much and please do have a totally awesome evening!… Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at:

Mod note -was- Re: The Chris Gilland saga.

2011-07-28 Thread Cara Quinn
Cliff and list; Once again, this is an additional note that I've also asked that we keep this sort of thing off this group, K? If anyone has any opinions, critique or suggestions for the mods about our character, or how this list works, then please write us directly and keep it off the list.

Re: Macvisionaries Wiki

2011-07-28 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey Kevin; While I'd certainly never discourage such a wiki, I will say that though it may be difficult for seasoned Mac users to hear the same questions over and over again, it can actually be a good thing in that new users will see answers to common questions that they themselves may not

Mod note - a final note from me tonight -was- Re: List Moderator Message To Come Later Today

2011-07-28 Thread Cara Quinn
Hello again All, and a lovely night to you and day to some. Let me remind you that there is to be no sniping / flaming on this list. This is one thing we just can't tolerate here. Surely you realize how many millions of better ways there are to communicate positively with eachother here so that

Re: Safari

2011-08-02 Thread Cara Quinn
Actually there is a partial work-around. Once you've typed text into a field, interact with that field. YOu'll now at least be able to reread / edit your text. this doesn't solve the issue of the characters or words not being spoken as you type them, but it does at least improve the situation

Re: gathering an imported audio book in Itunes

2011-08-02 Thread Cara Quinn
Mark, have you tried selecting your 'Recently Added' playlist in iTunes? This will show the latest files you've added so that you can either rename them or change their classification to audio book if you choose.. HTH and have a wonderful day! Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at:

Re: A tip for those using Apple Mail

2009-08-24 Thread Cara Quinn
Thanks Dane, for posting this; if I may, I'd like to also add that one can view Mail's activity at any time as well, by VO down arrowing twice from the mailboxes table. when Mail is idle, there will just be the 'Mail Activity' title, but when there's activity to be seen, you can VO

IMPORTANT - Re-post of petition link for Adobe Flash access

2009-08-28 Thread Cara Quinn
I just wanted to take this opportunity to post this link again for those whom may not have seen this. Also, below is an important note on successfully adding your signature to the petition. Please do go and give this a look if you haven't already?… Thanks so very much!… Smiles, Cara

Re: using Shazam on the Iphone

2009-08-28 Thread Cara Quinn
Actually you don't need to re-launch. Simply press and hold 'home, as if you were activating speech recognition, and then, once you hear the double beep to indicate that it's active, simply cancel with another press of 'home' and then you're back in Shazam with speech. HOpe this

Re: [Mac-cessibility News] FaceBook iPhone Application Updated With Accessibility Fixes

2009-09-05 Thread Cara Quinn
Okay All, I haven't finished reading this thread yet, but first off, just let me say there's no hijacking going on here at all. Josh and I moderate both this and the VIPhone group as well as administrate Maccessibility.net . So both these lists and the site are a part of eachother.

Re: [Mac-cessibility News] FaceBook iPhone Application Updated With Accessibility Fixes

2009-09-05 Thread Cara Quinn
Once again you all really do need to remember here that just because those of us here in America seem to have basically fast, free- flowing internet access, that's just not the case in all areas of the world, or even in this country. (US) There are many people whom pay based on

Re: [Mac-cessibility News] FaceBook iPhone Application Updated With Accessibility Fixes

2009-09-05 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Ben, no you didn't spell my name wrong, but thanks for the concern. YOu rock! :) Now, regarding iPhone discussion here; my apologies if I ever made it seem that it was unwelcome. In the list guidelines I continually post, I specifically mention that all Apple content is

Re: [Mac-cessibility News] FaceBook iPhone Application Updated With Accessibility Fixes

2009-09-05 Thread Cara Quinn
On 9/5/09, Cara Quinn modelc...@gmail.com wrote: Once again you all really do need to remember here that just because those of us here in America seem to have basically fast, free- flowing internet access, that's just not the case in all areas of the world, or even in this country. (US

Re: [Mac-cessibility News] FaceBook iPhone Application Updated With Accessibility Fixes

2009-09-05 Thread Cara Quinn
back at ya... Scott On 9/6/09, Cara Quinn modelc...@gmail.com wrote: Scott, no prob; :) I actually wasn't pointing any fingers on the critique thing but rather suggesting that ppl might begin thinking in the direction you are in the sense of what would benefit the whole rather than a few

Re: A Skype Status Menu Question

2009-09-05 Thread Cara Quinn
Mark, if you use compact contact view 'say that one three times fast' lol! you can see / follow a user's mood message. To know a user's status, you can set your contacts to be arranged by group by showing / managing contact groups in your contacts menu. Once you click 'show contact

Quick but important list note

2009-09-05 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi All; It's been brought to my attention, as well as being mentioned on- list just today, that some users seem to be responding privately to list posts, thereby causing list responses to go into people's private inboxes. One reason for this, may be that the 'reply all' command is

Apologies on Maccessibility multiple postings…

2009-09-06 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey All, my apologies for a multiple posting of the latest Maccessibility news article. -Especially in light of todays discussion. smile On the bright side though, the entire article is in the email! lol! Hope you all enjoy the cast and do have a lovely evening!… Smiles, Cara :)

Re: [Mac-cessibility News] FaceBook iPhone Application Updated With Accessibility Fixes

2009-09-06 Thread Cara Quinn
and prohibiting iPhone questions and statements here have both good and bad potential outcomes. cdh On Sep 5, 2009, at 6:47 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: Hi Ben, no you didn't spell my name wrong, but thanks for the concern. YOu rock! :) Now, regarding iPhone discussion here; my apologies if I ever made

Re: creating ringtones

2009-09-07 Thread Cara Quinn
Actually you can use either your own music or music that you've purchased from the iTunes store. If it's iTunes plus, then you can create ringtones yourself through iTunes without needing to purchase them. I believe this has already been posted here, but if it hasn't please do feel

Re: Voice Over with Apple Scripts, must get this off my chest

2009-09-07 Thread Cara Quinn
I'd need to agree with this. It's ridiculous to encourage the abandonment of a feature simply because you yourself might not like it or want to use it. As long as it's not interfering with your use of the product, complaining about it is really moot at best, and detrimental at

Re: reading menu items

2009-09-11 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Chris, settle on the menu item you'd like to read, and then do VO w twice quickly. HTH and have a great Fri eve! Smiles, CQ :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On Sep 10, 2009, at 11:12 AM,

Re: text edit

2009-09-11 Thread Cara Quinn
May, when you have the first doc open, simply then open the second. To navigate between them, use command ` (key to the left of the 1) Best and have a great weekend!… Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter!

Re: twitter for the mac, what will work with vo?

2009-09-23 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Maurice, two clients that work well are Twitterrific and Syrinx. Twitterrific is a smaller / lighter client (very fast to use) and you can get it from: http://iconfactory.com/software/twitterrific Syrinx is quite a bit more feature-rich and you can get it from:

Moderator note To those with issues receiving list mail

2009-11-10 Thread Cara Quinn
Hello All, I'm cross-posting this as this issue applies to both lists. Firstly, would those listers who are still receiving mail, kindly consider forwarding this along to those whom you may know, who may not be able, for whatever reason, to receive list mail? -My thanks to you!… So

Please welcome a new list mod!

2011-02-25 Thread Cara Quinn
Hello All! I just wanted to send along a little note to let you all know that we have a new list moderator. Carolyn Haas has agreed to assist in taking care of list business behind the scenes to keep things running smoothly for ya'll as well as post about list guidelines and such when

Final Moderator Note -was- Re: macbook air vs ipad 2

2011-03-07 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi All; I say final mod note in the subject because from here on out if people insist on ignoring some very polite yet clear requests from *any* of our mods, to either bring this topic back to Apple products or close it, then their posting privileges will simply be revoked; no questions asked.

Moderator note - posting about beta / prerelease software and one-liners

2011-03-10 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi All; Just a couple of quick reminders to let you know that posting anything about beta or prerelease software here on either VIPhone or MacVisionaries is not appropriate. Furthermore, to those who may not know, this is technically illegal and breaks NDAs (non-disclosure agreements) that

Re: NY Times Technology Coverage on the LookTel Money Reader App

2011-03-10 Thread Cara Quinn
My apologies for the cross-post, All… I felt this was important for people on both lists to see. I'd encourage peeps to read down to Esther's note after mine. -Thanks!… Esther; thanks so much for sending this along! I posted a comment at:

Official list position on announcements such as with these quakes / tsunamis

2011-03-11 Thread Cara Quinn
Hello All; Please, just let me start by wishing all of those listers in any effected areas of either these continuing quakes / tsunamis, safety, security and protection. This is an ongoing situation and as such, if there are any further emergency warnings / watches etc, they will most

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