Re: Can't register at mlb.com

2009-04-15 Thread Dan Eickmeier
It should be right before where it says the server will incript your information. Not sure why you're not coming across it . weird. I'm running the Safari 4 beta here. On Apr 15, 2009, at 2:01 PM, rayna424 wrote: Yeah, I went back. And I don't get the word button. There's the checkbox

Re: Program clean up

2009-04-17 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Ester, which of the 6 choices mentioned on that website is the most useable with VO? On Apr 17, 2009, at 3:14 PM, Esther wrote: Hi, Here's an article that describes six programs that will clean up after applications:

Re: Accessible file sharing client

2009-04-18 Thread Dan Eickmeier
And also there's a mac version of utorrent out there which is pretty good as well. On Apr 18, 2009, at 2:04 AM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: Hi, Tomato Torrent, Transmition, Bitrocket. These are some of them. Thanks, Alex, On 17-Apr-09, at 10:47 PM, Brett Campbell wrote: Has anyone found

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Yeah, maybe you can convince them to get macs as well? On Apr 18, 2009, at 5:04 AM, Jessi Rathwell wrote: just thought I'd make the subject more relevent lol. Alex, you got me beat lol! I have no idea how old mine was when I got it and I sho have no clue where it is now!! lol. I remember the

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Dan Eickmeier
lol seriously? Hahahahaa. On Apr 18, 2009, at 10:18 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: Hi, Oops, that is right. A goldy Black Lab. Well, OS 9.2.2 was actually given a funeral with Steve Jobs and a coffin and everything to symbolize the end of OS 9.2.2 and the classic apps and the beggining of OS X.

Re: vo crashes and answers to Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-19 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Yeah they do have a USB modem available, however, in reading reviews on it, I'm not too sure about it. Does anyone on this list here have it, and if so have they had good luck with it? Some of the reviews, make the product seem like it's not even worth the money. On Apr 19, 2009, at

Re: Anyone see System Profile or Skype 2.8 beta crashes?

2009-04-21 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hi Doug, I'm using 2.8 on my iMac ok here. And as far as the system profiler thing, maybe you at least need to hook up some sort of desplay adapter so that the mini thinks there's a desplay there? On Apr 21, 2009, at 9:19 AM, Scott Chesworth wrote: Hi Doug, 2.8 has the same behaviour here

Re: getting rid of Mobileme trial

2009-04-23 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Yeah I agree,don't think Mobile Me is worth it now, due to the current state of accessibility of me.com. Like you, when it becomes more accessible, I'd maybe consider it. On Apr 23, 2009, at 5:45 PM, Brent Harding wrote: Cool. I really don't want to end up getting billed for this thing.

Accessibility of services at talkshoe.com

2009-04-27 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hi all, Found this service because one of the podcasts that's available form macobserver.com the mac Geek gab, is going to use it to hold their 200th show on. Anybody tried this, and if so is it accessible? In looking at the information on what it's about, it sounds pretty cool.

Re: Remote Voiceover Technology Assistance

2009-04-28 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Alex, is this any different then using the screen sharing in iChat? I've done that quite a few times, and totally love it. It's really nice that we can do that through iChat. On Apr 27, 2009, at 4:16 AM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: Hi, All, Many of us know that we can use Skype to assist

Re: Inflated drafts folder... help?

2009-05-03 Thread Dan Eickmeier
H, that's a weird one. Don't have that happening every time i send a message, unless I do actually save it as a draft and go back to it later. On May 3, 2009, at 1:54 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: Hi friends, Apple mail is saving meriads of coppies of messages as I compose them and

Re: Help with iTuenes

2009-05-09 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hi,if you want to get to the store, go to the sources table, interact with it, and select iTunes store. HTH. On May 9, 2009, at 12:26 PM, rayna424 wrote: Ok I just downloaded and installed the latest itunes and there still isn't an obvious way of getting to the store and downloaded

Re: Can't get to latest messages in thread

2009-05-11 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hi Randi, why not set up your gmail account in Apple mail? If you're using a gmail account that is? Gmail works nicely with mail, and it's a lot easier than having to deal with the webmail. It's your preference and choice of course, but I'm just saying that in my opinion it'd be a

Re: speed test

2009-05-12 Thread Dan Eickmeier
In trying this here, I can't find the start button on this site. I've checked to make sure java is enabled,and it is. COuld there be a plugin or something that I don't have, and have to get? On May 12, 2009, at 12:16 PM, Esther wrote: Hi Chris, What you can do is run a Google search

Re: VO Helpdesk now publically available

2009-05-17 Thread Dan Eickmeier
All i see in that dmg file is a soundflower folder, and an empty folder called VO helpdesk. Since I already have soundflower since i've got Audio hijack pro, what do i want to install from this disc image then? On May 17, 2009, at 5:16 AM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: Hi, Louis, Helpdesk

Re: Ghost in my Mail program? This is odd.

2009-05-17 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Not sure how that could've happen, maybe you'd set this gmail address to forward to that old address as well? But anyway, If you want to close windows in any app, mail included, rahter than just closing the entire application, command W is the keystroke you want. Mail is awesome,

Re: issue with mail and new safari 4 beta

2009-05-22 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hi Jessi, what i usually do is have my preview pane turned off, and instead of hitting VO J to read my messages, I can simply hit return, and VO will start reading the message which I've selected. In WIndows back when I used it, I heard that having the preview pane on in a mail client

Re: quickbooks 2009 appears to be accessible with voiceover.

2009-05-22 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Yes, would be very interested in that as well. On May 22, 2009, at 12:19 PM, John J Herzog wrote: Hi Michael, To get my demo, I just typed in quickbooks demo for mac into google. I remember the web site not being very straight forward on how to obtain the demo, but I'm glad I installed it.

Re: Adding e-mail addresses in address book?

2009-05-25 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hi Arthur, there is certainly a field there for email, but it's not really labeled well. And those pop-up buttons are to select home, work, etc. Those edit fields that aren't labeled, do have VO help tags though, so you can use VO H to tell what they are. I found this to be a little

Re: wonderful news about apple care

2009-05-25 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Yeah well said Jenni, I totally agree. I'd used WIndows,and a PC for a long time, and just got tired of it. I'd heard so many horror stories about Vista, and to be honest, I was tired of constantly having to pay every couple years to keep JAWS updated. I've been using macs now,

Re: Is there a Safari work around?

2009-05-26 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hi Bret, here's something you can try. Go into the develop menu, and change the user agent tosomething like Internet explorer. If you don't see the develop menu,it can be enabled under the advanced section of Safari's preferences. This should hopefully do the trick. On May 26, 2009,

setting up another user account in another language.

2009-05-27 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hey all, I'm aware that it is possible to set up another user account in another language if you wanted to, even if you've installed MacOS in English. A friend of mine is considering possibly getting a mac, and even though she can speak English very well, I think her first language is

Re: Clarification of legal agreements related to VoiceOver

2009-05-27 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hasn't Apple localised Mac os as a whole in multiple languages already though? On May 27, 2009, at 2:21 PM, Søren Jensen wrote: Hi. I'll follow these rules because I might get into trouble if I brake them, but I think it's very sad that it's not allowed to modify Voiceover and other

Re: voice over comes to the I phone

2009-06-09 Thread Dan Eickmeier
And what about that gps application that was demonstrated as part of the WWDC keynote. All the developer of that would have to do is make that accessible with VO on the iPhone? I'm assuming? On Jun 9, 2009, at 8:44 AM, Larry Wanger wrote: And, you've made the point. You have more choices

Re: voice over comes to the I phone

2009-06-09 Thread Dan Eickmeier
in the blind communitty or not. On 09/06/2009, Dan Eickmeier va3...@yahoo.ca wrote: And what about that gps application that was demonstrated as part of the WWDC keynote. All the developer of that would have to do is make that accessible with VO on the iPhone? I'm assuming? On Jun 9, 2009

Re: voice over comes to the I phone

2009-06-09 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Actually i've done this successfully, by hijacking system audio, hijacking my mic, and going back to the system audio session, and hitting record on that. On Jun 9, 2009, at 7:40 PM, Brent Harding wrote: What, there's a feature in OSX to run an app I download through to fix most of the

Re: Attention Syrinx users!

2009-06-12 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hmmm, not sure what that is, when I tried to open that page, got a page that Safari couldn't find the server? On Jun 12, 2009, at 9:38 PM, Darcy Burnard wrote: Hi everyone. Apparently the twitter client Syrinx is being effected by the Twitpocalypse. If you don't know what that is, a

Re: Attention Syrinx users!

2009-06-12 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Or rather, that it couldn't connect to it? On Jun 12, 2009, at 11:25 PM, Dan Eickmeier wrote: Hmmm, not sure what that is, when I tried to open that page, got a page that Safari couldn't find the server? On Jun 12, 2009, at 9:38 PM, Darcy Burnard wrote: Hi everyone. Apparently the twitter

Re: Mac-cessibility Quick Tip #24

2009-06-14 Thread Dan Eickmeier
If you go to the view menu, and set your contact view to compact contact view, then VO will read mood messages along with the name of the contact. On Jun 14, 2009, at 4:48 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: Hey there. Thanks for the tip. Is there a way for VO users to actually see other mood

Re: Recognizing a heading which is also a link

2009-06-15 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Yes, that's what I do here, and if the heading doesn't contain a link, Voiceover will of course not say link. On Jun 15, 2009, at 3:54 AM, constantlyvaria...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! Now this may just be me not getting a concept right. Probably is. But here goes, anyway. Can somebody please

Re: Attention Syrinx users!

2009-06-15 Thread Dan Eickmeier
You can get Syrins from www.mrrsoftware.com, and it's free. On Jun 15, 2009, at 2:15 PM, matthew dyer wrote: Hi, Is this program serinc or how ever you say it built into the mac os or do you have to download it and I assoom it is free. Matthew On 6/13/09, Josh de Lioncourt

Re: Looking for iPhone List

2009-06-16 Thread Dan Eickmeier
viphone-subscr...@googlegroups.com On Jun 16, 2009, at 10:20 AM, Jane Jordan (Gmail) wrote: Apologies. I have lost the email or web page to subscribe to the iPhone list. Can someone please re-send it? Thanks. Jane --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You

Re: Shoutcast streaming from a Mac

2009-06-16 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hi, youcould most certainly do this, with nicecast from rogueamoeba, along with a product that is recommended on their site, called DJ, to go along with nicecast. Only thing is, I don't know about the mP3 Pro support, have no idea whether you can get that out of nicecast. On Jun 16,

Re: Pricing on Snow Leopard

2009-06-17 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Good questions Kevin, haven't really heard anything as of yet. With such a low price, i'd think it'd just be an upgrade disc, but not sure. Hard to say. On Jun 17, 2009, at 11:48 PM, Kevin Reeves wrote: So how are they doing this? Is this gonna be an update pushed to the leopard

Re: Problem signing up to mobile me

2009-06-19 Thread Dan Eickmeier
H, I agree. For us in the blind mac community, I think that Mobile me, isn't really worth the money they charge for it, due to how the web interface is in regards to accessibility right now. Hopefully this is something that Apple will seriously look at, and improve in the future.

Re: Pricing on Snow Leopard

2009-06-22 Thread Dan Eickmeier
He'd be able to check if it is for sure, by going to about this mac, in the apple menu. On Jun 22, 2009, at 12:12 PM, Chantel Cuddemi wrote: I think it is. He got it in two thousand seven. On Jun 22, 2009, at 12:09 PM, Dan Eickmeier wrote: so long as his mac is an intel Mac, he should

Re: VO accessible FTP Client

2009-06-29 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hi Mike, try Transmit from www.panic.com. IT's not free, but it's well worth it. On Jun 29, 2009, at 6:41 PM, Mike wrote: Hi all: Anyone knwo of an accessible VO FTP client? Tried Cyber Duck, don't like it. As well, when I try connecting to the web site I'm working on, I receive the

Re: recording with fision?

2009-07-12 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hi Hank, weird as it is, from what I've heard, Fision is only an editor, and you can't record with it. On Jul 6, 2009, at 3:13 AM, hank smith wrote: hello how do I record with fision? there is no record button what so ever I can't figure out the program Hank

Re: best twitter client

2009-07-17 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hi Will, I'd say Syrinx would be the best. I've been using it for quite a while , and love it On Jul 17, 2009, at 9:11 AM, william lomas wrote: hi what is the best twitter client people are using on the mac? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You

Re: jumping on the itunes store

2009-07-18 Thread Dan Eickmeier
I've noticed this as well, ever since maybe iTunes 8.2? It started after one of the updates to iTunes, since we've had access to the store. It's not the amount of ram in this Mac, as I've got 4 gigs in it. Not sure what it could be. On Jul 18, 2009, at 9:56 AM, Scott Howell wrote:

Re: mac/voiceover on a laptopRe: does reading on the mac take two hands?

2009-07-20 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Will have to test this, but I'm hearing that in the latest version of Fusion, which is virtualization software, that the capslock key, does get passed through to the VM properly now. On Jul 18, 2009, at 11:57 PM, May and Wynter wrote: If I put windows on my mac machine when I get it, do

Re: What Audio Editors are people using?

2009-07-21 Thread Dan Eickmeier
I prefer Amadeus pro as well. Not all that experienced with it yet. There was an editor which is a totally free app I believe, that was mentioned on the latest Mac Review cast, will have to take a look and get the site for it. Haven't tried it to see if it's accessible. On Jul 21, 2009,

Re: Mobile me

2009-07-22 Thread Dan Eickmeier
I agree Barry, as it is now, I don't think it's worth the $100 per year, or whatever its cost is. SUre, the mobile me preference pane in system preferences is fine, but if you had to change billing information, such as credit card information, it'd be very difficult. Certainly this is

Re: selecting text you are interacting with

2009-07-24 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hi Anna, what you'll need to do to select text on web pages, is interact with it of course, and then hit VO-enter to turn selection on, and then VO arrow around, until you've heard the end of whatever it is you want selected, hit VO-enter again to turn selection off, and then you can

Re: Safari 4.0.2

2009-07-25 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Try VO- left and right arrowing around, until you hear html content, and then interact? Sounds as if you're not on the HTML content area. On Jul 25, 2009, at 7:45 AM, Christina Athena wrote: Is anyone having difficulty with Safari 4.0.2 and Voiceover. I can't the voiceover to interact

Re: apple garageband?

2009-07-25 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hi Erik, pretty sure that the iLife suite, ships with all Macs. On Jul 25, 2009, at 12:23 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: Hi, It is farely accessible, except for the pan controls which are the major hurdle. I'm not sure why the volume should work but not the pan. Any way... You might want

Chatting with Coloquy?

2009-08-01 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hi all, I've figured out how to connect to an IRC server with this IRC client , but as far as looking at what people are saying, and typing messages, I haven't been able to figure this out, any help anyone? haven't been able to figure out where the window is to go to see what's going on

Re: This may be a very stupid question, but... was Re: Adding buddies in iChat

2009-08-01 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hi Jenny, ifyou want access to MSN, I'd definitely go with Adium, that's what I use, and love it. WHat didn't you like about it? maybe I can help you to get it customised so you will like it? There are all sorts of items under the events section of Adium preferences that you can

Re: repost command for downloading stuff directly?

2009-08-05 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hi hank, try option-enter On Aug 4, 2009, at 5:06 AM, hank smith wrote: hello what is the command to download stuff from sarafi directly? the other command besides vo shift m? it was just reposted I accidently deleeted it. Hank --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You

Re: Mail and Multiple E-Mail accounts

2009-08-07 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hi Jeffery,, Mail handles multiple accounts very very well. When you have more than one account, what will happen, is the inbox will be expandable, and you'll see inboxes for other accounts inside of it. f you collapse it, then you'll be able to read email from all of your accounts in

Re: recording software suggestions

2009-08-08 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Andanother onefor recording and editing is Amadeus pro, and you can find it at http://www.hairersoft.com, and I believe it's priced at $35 On Aug 8, 2009, at 1:42 PM, Portia wrote: Hi Anna, Are you looking for free recording software? Because if you are, you can use something like

Re: ports, firewalls and questions

2009-08-10 Thread Dan Eickmeier
A lot of routers are usually accessed via the web browser by going to an ip address, but couldn't Larry access the AE by opening up airport utility rather than going into the browser? I don't think any of the airport routers have a web interface of any kind, like that of a linksys,

Re: Updating Mac 10.5 (password)

2009-08-13 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Yes, I believe it can have a space in it. On Aug 14, 2009, at 12:40 AM, Dr.Khalid wrote: Hello! I tried to enter a username and password, but this didn't work. I still get the message that says either wrong username or password. Can the username have a spacebar? I.e a person first + last

Re: mac veils

2009-08-14 Thread Dan Eickmeier
And you can turn the screen curtain on and off on a mac with VO-shift- f11 On Aug 11, 2009, at 9:48 AM, Dan wrote: Hello, VoiceOver has always included the nifty feature known as Screen Curtain. Both in Tiger and Leopard. I see no reason for it to go away in Snow Leopard. Dan On Aug 11

Re: Response for Support Ticket #102495

2009-08-15 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Yeah seems to me as if this company has made a deliborate effort to not make their product accessible, rather than an effort to make it accessible. Are their productsfor the Mac, iPhone, or both? On Aug 10, 2009, at 9:08 PM, Greg Kearney wrote: I got this back from Fictionwise.com the

Re: Introducing the Mac-cessibility network for Visually Impaired Mac and iPhone Users

2009-08-17 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Just want to echo Anna's comments, what a wonderful resource, and good work on it as usual Josh. The more we get Mac accessibility stuff out there, I think the more people will be switching to Macs, especially if Potential switchers have a great, and awesome resource to go to like the

Re: Apps with status bar menus that VoiceOver can't get to [was Re: Caffine application for the MAC]

2009-08-17 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Another one that i've found, and recently started using, is the Mac version of Carbonite. There's an option to display status in the menu bar, but I'm not seeing it in my status menus, even though I have it checked. I've sent an email to them about this, so hopefully they'll fix it. On

Re: Apps with status bar menus that VoiceOver can't get to [was Re: Caffine application for the MAC]

2009-08-17 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Thanks Ester, will give that a try. On Aug 17, 2009, at 4:51 PM, Esther wrote: Hi Dan, In some cases, like ExpanDrive before the fix, the overall accessibility of the app is not affected because the same information is easily available through other menus or shortcuts and the status menu

Re: remote access / desktop support

2010-04-20 Thread Dan Eickmeier
THere is back to my mac, that you'd get with MObile me, but not sure how that is from an accessibility prospective. On Apr 19, 2010, at 3:16 PM, Bryan Smart wrote: Yes, it would be great if we could remotely connect to other Macs with speech. However, my main need is to be able to

Re: App store question

2010-04-20 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Oh yeah, you sure could do that. I did that for a while, before I got used to typing on the device. On Apr 20, 2010, at 8:22 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: Hi, I was wondering if I can buy an app for my Ipod Touch on the computer and transfer it that way. It's way too frustrating trying to

Re: Article from the RNIB about the IPad

2010-04-21 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Yeah, agreed there Anne. Apple does have it right, and obviously these blindness organizations expect VO, and any accessibility features to be turned on by default. The iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad are accessible out of the box in my opinion, because with those devices, you have to hook

Re: Speak It! app to use Infovox voices on the iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad

2010-04-21 Thread Dan Roy
Esther: I take it you don't have an iPad to test this out on, but, I will throw this out to the list. I am wondering if it would be possible to capture an entire ibook and have it read out by this speakit software? that would be an interesting concept indeed! On Apr 20, 2010, at 3:29 PM,

Re: the apple user?

2010-04-21 Thread Dan Roy
I love my Mac and would never go back to using windows as my main machine. However,the point about spreadsheets is, unfortunately, a good 1. I am forced to use windows for spreadsheet work, for now anyway! On Apr 21, 2010, at 3:38 AM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: good morning Denise, I

Re: the apple user?

2010-04-21 Thread Dan Roy
you tried tables? -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY On Apr 21, 2010, at 8:15 AM, Dan Roy wrote: I love my Mac and would never go back to using windows as my main machine. However,the point about spreadsheets is, unfortunately, a good 1. I am

Re: the apple user?

2010-04-21 Thread Dan Roy
.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On Apr 21, 2010, at 2:15 PM, Dan Roy wrote: I love my Mac and would never go back to using windows as my main machine. However,the point about spreadsheets is, unfortunately, a good 1. I am forced to use

Re: Using Numbers (was Re: the apple user?)

2010-04-24 Thread Dan Roy
On Apr 21, 2010, at 2:15 PM, Dan Roy wrote: I love my Mac and would never go back to using windows as my main machine. However,the point about spreadsheets is, unfortunately, a good 1. I am forced to use windows for spreadsheet work, for now anyway! On Apr 21, 2010, at 3:38 AM, Dónal

Re: switch crashing when converting ma files

2010-04-29 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hi Sarah, if you don't have it installed, maybe installing flip4mac WMV will help and allow you to convert these files? On Apr 30, 2010, at 1:51 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: Hello to all. Have you noticed that switch crashes upon trying to convert wma files? I get an error which I report but

Re: parelells a complete waist of my time

2010-05-01 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Wow, that's unfortunate, as Klango is a great service. In a way I wish they'd port it over to the mac side. On Apr 30, 2010, at 5:35 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: o it's not. We've discussed it witht he devs and it does not appear tht they will be doign this any time soon. Tc. S On Apr

Re: What stream recorder for Mac?

2010-05-08 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Audio hijack pro would work nicely for something like this. It's price is $32.00. On May 8, 2010, at 2:13 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: Hi, this is a little bit off-topic. I was wondering the same thing about the Stream recorder, so how much does Audio Hijack pro cost? Thanks, Courtney On

Re: VMWare Fusion and installing Windows 7

2010-05-10 Thread Dan Roy
I don't know about vmware and what restrictions they have. However, you can use an upgrade CD to install from scratch. I am not sure why it works, but, it definitely does. On May 10, 2010, at 3:20 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: I thought, by definition, that a Windows7 upgrade CD required a

Re: a dialup modem for an imac

2010-05-11 Thread Dan Eickmeier
these days. CB .dan. wrote: I have a year old imac and want to have an usp external modem. My local apple store has none in stock and expect none. Am I correct in thinking that there is nothing particular about a modem for current macs that is different then those for a pc? I

Re: Mail and trash

2010-05-17 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hi Carolyn, not sure if you're using pop, or imap, but what you could try is rebuilding the trash mailbox. Select it in your mailboxes table, go to the mailboxes menu, and select rebuild. THis may possibly help. On May 17, 2010, at 2:24 PM, Carolyn wrote: Hi: I'm unable to delete emails.

Re: an Imac and voiceover?

2010-05-18 Thread Dan Eickmeier
, I've got an intel iMac which I got in 2007, and it's working just fine. But if your iMac you have is a power PC one, such as a g3, or g4, you're not going to be able to. THe latest OS that you'll be able to, would be Tiger. On May 17, 2010, at 6:33 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: anyone

Re: ibooks, epub files and different voice over voice

2010-05-22 Thread Dan Roy
You got to be kidding. I was excited about the ipad because all these books would be accessible to us. Yes, I guess they are, but, having to clear memory and or turning vo off and on to get to every page, well, that's a bit clunky. I am sure though these issues will be addressed soon! On

Re: Rewinding in Itunes

2010-05-22 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hi, you were close in trying command-left and right arrow, try command-option left and right arrows, and that'll do it. On May 22, 2010, at 11:17 PM, Allison Manzino wrote: Hi all, I have a dumb question but how do you rewind or fastforward in Itunes? command left and right arrow don't

Re: dropbox links

2010-05-22 Thread Dan Eickmeier
What I've found I've had to do, and what has worked best, is to take hte link form the email, copy it, nad then paste it intothe Safari address bar, and hit option return on it to download the file. On May 22, 2010, at 11:14 PM, Allison Manzino wrote: Hi all, How do you download a

Safari 5 and Audible.com

2010-06-08 Thread Dan Roy
I have already reported this to accessibil...@apple.com. I am having the same problem with Audible as several others have already reported. However, in my case, using webkit is no different than using Safari. I don't know when this problem began, because, I haven't ben on the audible site in

Re: Another Bad Page with Safari5

2010-06-10 Thread Dan Roy
I didn't have any problems on this site either, but, the audible problem is definite. On Jun 9, 2010, at 11:23 AM, Pete Nalda wrote: Ok, I'm not having any trouble with VO on the below site. I was able to read all the headers. Was navigating with VO right and left. FWIW I did repair

Re: Possible workaround to Safari5 Problems

2010-06-10 Thread Dan Roy
Mary: When I turn off javascript the audible site works for me. However, when I attempt to download a book, nothing happens. I think javascript has to be enabled to make downloading work. Have you actually downloaded a book with javascript disabled? if so, then, my problem is different and

Re: Possible workaround to Safari5 Problems

2010-06-10 Thread Dan Roy
I have no problems on the Chase site including transactions. However, it won't work at all with Javascript disabled. if I do that, after logging on, I simply get a blank page. On Jun 9, 2010, at 6:00 PM, Olivia Norman wrote: I tried my creditcard site, same issue. Olivia Innovation

Re: Authorizing Audible to Play on Victor Stream Using a Mac

2010-06-12 Thread Dan Roy
Nope, I didn't save the key nor did I know I could. However, the next time I do this, I will certainly look for that key file on the stream and save it. On Jun 13, 2010, at 12:33 AM, Allison Manzino wrote: Hi Dan, Hmm did you save your audible key? I saved mine somewhere on my Windows

Re: Authorizing Audible to Play on Victor Stream Using a Mac

2010-06-13 Thread Dan Roy
audible and then re-register it again using the Mac? Just a thought, Kev On Jun 13, 2010, at 1:50 AM, Dan Roy wrote: Nope, I didn't save the key nor did I know I could. However, the next time I do this, I will certainly look for that key file on the stream and save it. On Jun 13

Re: web kit

2010-06-13 Thread Dan Roy
From either Safari or Webkit hit command-, for preferences, then, under the general settings you will find a popup button to set the default browser, it works fine for me. The only thing is, even though your using webkit as the default, when it opens, VO will still say Safari, I hope this

Re: VO crashing when I launch keynote!

2010-06-13 Thread Dan Roy
Well, I listened to the entire keynote and had no problems. They want vo users to click on a link that appears to be flash. It's much easier to use the quicktime link. On Jun 8, 2010, at 9:02 AM, Olivia Norman wrote: Here's one of the links I've experienced the issue where VO constantly

Re: Authorizing Audible to Play on Victor Stream Using a Mac

2010-06-13 Thread Dan Roy
ever issue As someone mentioned earlier, your authorization may be on your old PC. If you knew the name of the file, you might be ablew to find it. Kev On Jun 13, 2010, at 4:21 PM, Dan Roy wrote: As far as I know, the deice list on audible is just for reference. You have to use the audible

Re: Authorizing Audible to Play on Victor Stream Using a Mac

2010-06-13 Thread Dan Roy
I have no problems connecting the victor, but, it's much easier and faster to use a card reader anyway. This is true on both the Mac and the PC. However, authorizing the stream for audible, well, it seems as though it has to be done in windows. On Jun 13, 2010, at 7:32 PM, Ana G wrote:

Re: Audible books, can I listen to them/transfer them?

2010-06-15 Thread Dan Roy
distinguishes between a leader and a follower Steve Jobs On Jun 13, 2010, at 8:30 PM, Dan Roy wrote: Yes, use a card reader with the SD card and you will be much better off. Once you have the Victor authorized for audible content, you will simply be able to copy the audible book from your

Re: safari 5 bug not fixed with new os release

2010-06-15 Thread Dan Roy
I don't use ichat, but, the only thing is, with the audible bug, someone would have to have an account to see it happen. I have no problems until signing in. Yes, I am also using the google search solution to get around the problem. The thing is, as time goes on, we will find more of these

Re: some more questions about streams and macs

2010-06-15 Thread Dan Roy
Right, but, most people who live in the US are eligible for the free NLS player which does the job nicely. the only down side to that free player is that it's quite large. This was done intentionally to facilitate people who have various physical disabilities as well as those who are elderly

Re: The Safari 5 Journey

2010-06-16 Thread Dan Roy
Anne: to my knowledge, your the first person who actually is logging on to audible and not experiencing the problem with Safari 5. I know, there's been many who went there and didn't have a problem, however, I don't think they logged on. This, however, is quite interesting indeed. Do you use

Re: Victor Stream

2010-06-16 Thread Dan Roy
So, audible authorization has to be done for each SD card. This would explain why my stream isn't working any more. This is a bit annoying. So, if I use a different SD card, I have to authorize again, this could be a bit annoying to say the least. On Jun 14, 2010, at 12:26 PM, Ana G wrote:

Re: issue with google chrome

2011-08-14 Thread Dan Roy
Why would you go back to windows, is Safari giving you that many problems? On Aug 14, 2011, at 12:54 AM, Eric Oyen wrote: well, I wanted to try out google chrome today and couldn't even get past the select a search engine interface. all it presented me with was 3 images and 3 unlabeled

charger Compadibility

2011-08-14 Thread Dan Roy
I am expecting my new macbook air to arrive tomorrow. Does anybody know if the charger from the macbook pro is compatible with the 1 from the macbook air. If I do sell the macbook pro, if the chargers are compatible, I can package the macbook pro with the brand new charger. Knowing my luck,

Re: charger Compadibility

2011-08-14 Thread Dan Roy
The more I think about it, the more doubtful I get. The batteries in that air have to be different. On Aug 14, 2011, at 5:02 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: I incredibly highly doubt it, but don't know for sure. Chris. - Original Message - From: Dan Roy droy1...@gmail.com

Re: issue with google chrome

2011-08-14 Thread Dan Roy
back to windows if I can avoid it. -Eric On Aug 14, 2011, at 10:50 AM, Dan Roy wrote: Why would you go back to windows, is Safari giving you that many problems? On Aug 14, 2011, at 12:54 AM, Eric Oyen wrote: well, I wanted to try out google chrome today and couldn't even get

Re: charger Compadibility

2011-08-15 Thread Dan Roy
faster. On Aug 14, 2011, at 1:08 PM, Dan Roy wrote: I am expecting my new macbook air to arrive tomorrow. Does anybody know if the charger from the macbook pro is compatible with the 1 from the macbook air. If I do sell the macbook pro, if the chargers are compatible, I can package

Re: Can't hear audio videos in Youtube under Lion

2011-08-21 Thread Dan Roy
I can only tell you what I found. By default, flash isn't installed with Lion, so, you would need to install the latest version. Alternatively, you could try testing the HTML5 version of utube. However, not all videos are put in to HTML5 so, I opted to do both things. This way, if there is

Re: iTunes 10.4.1 is out

2011-08-22 Thread Dan Roy
Yes, it works great! On Aug 22, 2011, at 4:28 PM, Darcy Burnard wrote: Apple has just released iTunes 10.4.1. A lot of the problems with iTunes in Lion seem to have been fixed with this update. It feels much more responsive, first letter navigation is back, and you can move through the

Re: going from an MBP to a MacBook Air

2011-08-28 Thread Dan Roy
I got mine about 10 days ago. Donna, like you, I upgraded the SSD to 256, and, like you, I am nnot totally convinced that i need to do that, but, I did it anyway. Yes, it's expensive. I also contemplated returning it, but, I love this expensive machine, it's not going back. On Aug 27,

Re: ready to throw MBA out a window, can someone help?

2011-08-28 Thread Dan Roy
wow, is that advisable. Your restoring an OS configured on different hardware to a different set of hardware and probably some driver differences. Now, if people tell me it works, great, but, I don't think it's recommended. Personally, I used my external drive which had a complete backup of

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