question about QCast

I was just trying to download the podcast application for the Mac from q-continuum.net. But every time I download, and then try to install the application onto the computer, VoiceOver gives me a warning that the file is damaged and that I must eject the disc image manually. Any ideas on what

Re: question about QCast

therefore under Yosemite and the longer term. David Griffith On 12/11/2014 17:09, Juliette Swiler wrote: I was just trying to download the podcast application for the Mac from q-continuum.net. But every time I download, and then try to install the application onto the computer, VoiceOver

question about log-in options

Hello, I know when I set up my Mac for the first time that it asked for an administrator name and password for logging in, as well as if the screen goes to sleep. This was working fine until I upgraded to Yosemite. Since then, it appears that I am now logged in as a guest user. How would I go

music streaming services

I was wondering if anyone knew if any of the streaming services had accessible apps for the Mac? I am referring to Pandora, Spotify, Rdio, Beats Music, etc. I did download Radium, and that does seem to be pretty accessible. Also, I am looking for something accessible for Twitter and Facebook

trouble with quickNav

This is strange. All of a sudden my QuickNav is giving me problems. When I turn it on with the left and right arrow keys, I can only left and right arrow through options. If I bring up a menu, I can’t up and down arrow through the choices without turning QuickNav off. Anyone ever seen this?

Re: question about log-in options

ESV) On Nov 14, 2014, at 6:40 PM, Juliette Swiler jmswi...@samobile.net wrote: Hello, I know when I set up my Mac for the first time that it asked for an administrator name and password for logging in, as well as if the screen goes to sleep. This was working fine until I upgraded

Re: question about log-in options

Problem solved. I was able to log out, and then use VoiceOver at the log-in screen to select my name as the user and then enter my password. On Nov 14, 2014, at 6:40 PM, Juliette Swiler jmswi...@samobile.net wrote: Hello, I know when I set up my Mac for the first time that it asked

question about Qcast

Has anyone used the podcast application from the q-continuum web site? I just downloaded it, and when it opened, all it says is Cast has no windows. How do I go any further in this app? I brought up the menu and there are no options past the Qcast menu option. Any ideas? Again, this comes from

qCast application

I wonder if something is wrong with my installation of qCast. It seems that when I open it, and arrow around, VO just announces qCast has no windows. Then after it is open for a short time, it says qCast error but doesn’t say anything about what the error is. Also, if I bring up the menu bar

Re: Braille Embosser and Compatible Software

I just consulted with someone at Duxbury about this and they say for now you need to run it on Windows on your Mac. I am downloading it now to see what happens. On Nov 19, 2014, at 1:17 PM, Scott Berry sb356...@gmail.com wrote: Tim, I haven’t checked but if Duxbury is ready for the Mac

running Windows on a Mac

Hi, I am wondering if I run System Access to Go as my screen reader under Windows, how can I get to the System Access menu, the caps lock doesn’t want to seem to work, and the only other option is insert, which I don’t think the laptops offer. Is there an alternative to the insert key on a

reading articles in Safari

I was reading an article from Google News earlier using Safari, and was wondering if there is a key I could press to get straight to the actual text of the article. For instance, I know if you run Window-Eyes on a Windows machine, you can press x to go directly to the main text of the article.

VoiceOver seems choppy

I am just noticing this morning while reading some emails, that VoiceOver seems really choppy. It will be reading a sentence and all of a sudden just stop. And I have to start over from scratch to make sure the message is heard correctly. Even as I am typing this, VoiceOver sticks on occasion.

running Embosser with Duxbury on my Mac

I am running a Mac Book Air with Windows 7 Professional and trying to get an Enabling Technologies embosser to work properly with Duxbury. I can’t seem to get the computer and embosser to communicate with each other properly. I am trying to use a USB to parallel port cable since the Mac does

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

As a longtime paid subscriber of the mobile network, I am shocked and saddened by this announcement. As myself, like many others depend on their service for our email and other content in the blindness community, including DocuScan plus, iBlink radio, etc., I would surely hate to see this

Re: running Embosser with Duxbury on my Mac

a certain date won't work on 7 no matter what cable you have. Don't be shy to call support. Sent from my android device. -Original Message- From: Juliette Swiler jmswi...@samobile.net To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 2:42 PM Subject: running Embosser

Re: running Embosser with Duxbury on my Mac

class. /Roland Am Samstag, 22. November 2014 16:40:39 UTC+1 schrieb Juliette Swiler: Left a message yesterday for support at Enabling Technologies. Haven’t heard back from them yet. May have to try calling support at Duxbury Systems though. On Nov 21, 2014, at 5:34 PM, er...@erik-burggraaf.com

Re: running Embosser with Duxbury on my Mac

know systems besides windows. Best, Erik Burggraaf On Nov 22, 2014, at 8:35 PM, Juliette Swiler jmsw...@samobile.net javascript: wrote: Well, according to tech support from Enabling Technologies, the only way it will work is if I uninstall Windows and Fusion, and reinstall

Re: running Embosser with Duxbury on my Mac

and Duxbury once again. What you want to accomplish is quite reasonable. HTH. Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Nov 22, 2014, at 8:35 PM, Juliette Swiler jmswi...@samobile.net mailto:jmswi...@samobile.net wrote: Well, according to tech support from Enabling Technologies, the only way

Re: running Embosser with Duxbury on my Mac

VoiceOver asked me which system I wanted to connect to. Thanks for everyone’s input on this. I wish Enabling Technologies would not just take the easy way out and say the only way they know to connect is through Boot Camp. That sounds like a copout. On Nov 23, 2014, at 10:00 PM, Juliette Swiler

VMware fusion menus

One more question regarding the virtual machine menu. Do I have to have the cable connected in order for the connect USB printer port to appear? I just started up fusion and it doesn’t seem to appear without the cable connected. Once again, I am extremely grateful for everyone’s help and

Logitech keyboard

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

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

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: Is there any accessible way to sign up to Sirius XM?

I do not know if some of you have used the Sirius XM application for the iPhone in a while, but it seems perfectly accessible to me. Not only can I download on demand content, I can stream it wirelessly, as well as finding which channel I want to listen to, find out what program is playing on

Re: Apple TV and files not purchased

On this same topic, I have a question. If I have some DVDs that of TV shows that are not available on iTunes as of yet, should I just wait until iTunes adds them and then purchase them from the iTunes store to watch on my Apple TV? Or can I rip the DVDs into iTunes and tag them appropriately to

Re: Is there any accessible way to sign up to Sirius XM?

Also, regarding Sirius XM, if you have an Internet radio subscription, you can listen to Sirius XM channels through the Radium application on the Mac. This is totally accessible with VoiceOver, and works quite well. On Nov 26, 2014, at 10:28 PM, Juliette Swiler jmswi...@samobile.net wrote

question about Yofukoru

I use Yufukoru as my twitter client on the Mac. It works great as far as accessibility is concerned, but I have one question. If Twitter is particularly active, and VoiceOver continuously says how many rows are being added every time new tweets come in, this seems to prevent me from reading the

Re: hermes

Hi all, I am wondering where I might find this application? Thanks. Now if only we could get an accessible Facebook application for the Mac. On Dec 2, 2014, at 12:56 AM, deedra waters dee...@the-brannons.com wrote: I’m wondering if anyone knows how to stop it’s notifications every time it

question about Growl

I was able to download growl. I am wondering though how do I add an application like Yofukoru to Growl? Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

Hermes

So I just downloaded Hermes player for Pandora. So far so good, but I just wish when you interact with the table of stations, it wouldn’t say image every time you arrow down to a station. You have to stop interacting with the table in order to get VoiceOver to read what the station is. Also,

Re: question about Growl

that there was an app capable of using it so it added it automatically. Is Yorofukurou not showing up in the list of apps? Shawn Sent From My White MacBook On Dec 2, 2014, at 6:07 AM, Juliette Swiler jmswi...@samobile.net wrote: I was able to download growl. I am wondering though how do I add

Re: getting started

I would strongly recommend the Learning VoiceOver with the Mac book from National Braille Press. Also, I would strongly recommend getting a subscription to the Mac Masters Series from Fedora Outlier LLC. The web site is www.fedoraoutlier.com http://www.fedoraoutlier.com/. Hope this helps.

Re: question about Yofukoru

, Juliette Swiler jmswi...@samobile.net wrote: I use Yufukoru as my twitter client on the Mac. It works great as far as accessibility is concerned, but I have one question. If Twitter is particularly active, and VoiceOver continuously says how many rows are being added every time new tweets

Re: flash content

I have both a NFL game rewind and audio pass subscription that use flash player to play the content. They both work extremely well on the Mac as long as you have flash player installed. You just have to install Flash Player first. On Dec 2, 2014, at 5:48 PM, Lorie McCloud lorice...@gmail.com

David Woodbridge's book from iBooks

I downloaded the book by David Woodbridge on my Mac from the iBooks store. But when I open iBooks on the iPhone, the book doesn’t show up. Is this only able to be viewed on the Mac? Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To

Re: Brailiant and Yosemite

I am glad I saw this thread. My Brilliant is coming back from being repaired by Humanware hopefully tomorrow, and I was going to try and pair it with my Mac for the first time this weekend. I will look out for any potential problems. On Dec 4, 2014, at 11:38 AM, Sarai Bucciarelli

commands with a braille display

So I was able to get my braille display successfully pared with my Mac. But is there a way to get a list of commands that I can do with the display? I looked in the commands help menu, but there are very few listed there. Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

adding custom braille display commands

I was just looking at the custom commands I could add to my braille display on the Mac. But I don’t see a couple of possibilities that I was hoping to add. One is a command to show the reader in Safari, and another was to go back a page when on a web page. Any ideas? -- You received this

one more question about braille display

For anyone who uses a braille display, if I set the web rotor to headings, links, etc., which keys do I use to cycle through the headings or links? Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

brilliant display

I am using a brilliant display with my Mac. It connects just fine via bluetooth, but I have a question. How do I keep the Mac from connecting the display so I can connect it to my iPhone? Do I have to remove the display each time? Also, to someone who answered my question about the rotor, I

question about Duxbury braille translator

I have a question for those who use Duxbury braille translator. If I am using a braille display to edit text, how come when I press a cursor routing key, nothing happens? I don’t know if there is a setting I am supposed to change. I am using System Access as my screen reader, along with a

using Apple superdrive

I have an optical USB superdrive that I purchased as an accessory to my Mac from the Apple store. However, is there anything in the virtual machine menu under Fusion that I can change to have it be able to connect via Windows 7? It connects just fine on the Macintosh side. Thanks for any help

installing boot camp drivers

I know I read somewhere about having to install boot camp drivers in my virtual machine if I wanted to run an Apple superdrive in Windows. The device shows up, but it will not allow me to insert a disc. But in all the instructions, it says insert the Mac dVD. What DVD are they talking about? I

Re: deezer accessability

Unfortunately, I can’t test this yet, because Deezer is not yet available in the United States. On Dec 19, 2014, at 2:58 AM, Trahern Culver sound.warrio...@gmail.com wrote: hi all, how accessible is the deezer music streaming survace on both mac os10 and iOS? your help with this

looking for an app for medical coding

So I found an application for the Mac that is accessible with VoiceOver for looking up ICD-9 diagnosis and procedure codes. But I am trying to find something that I could get CPT or HCPCS codes. Any ideas? Thanks. If I have to, I did find an accessible app for the iPhone that I can use. --

Re: Windows 7 CTRL-right and left arrow Function Problem

I am having this same problem with System Access and running Windows 7 on a Mac Book with VMware Fusion when trying to edit text in Duxbury. Any ideas? On Jan 18, 2015, at 11:13 AM, Emilio Hernandez emilio.s.hernan...@gmail.com wrote: Hello everyone, I am using VMWare Fusion 7 running

Turbotax application

Hello everyone, This is my first year eFiling my tax return using the Mac. I see that there is an app for Turbotax, but I am wondering how accessible this method would be for filing my return electronically using VoiceOver. Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

boot camp drivers

Does anyone know how I can get a CD drive running properly on a Mac Book running Windows 7 via Fusion? I must need boot camp drivers, but I don’t know where to get them. Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe

Re: Turbo Tax for 2014

Hello, Does this app actually allow you to electronically file directly from the app? Or do you have to print the form out after you fill it in and send it in via the postal service? Thanks. On Jan 28, 2015, at 9:46 AM, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hi guys Just wanted you guys to

have a quick question

HI all, I need to find out if anyone is on the ViPhone mailing list. For some reason, I am subscribed to the list and receiving messages just fine, but am not allowed to post to the group. How do I get off moderated status? Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: have a quick question

Mods and it works more normally. There's no way round it. RobH. - Original Message - From: Juliette Swiler jmswi...@samobile.net To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Cc: Juliette Swiler jmswi...@samobile.net Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 1:18 PM Subject: have a quick question

setting up text message forwarding

Hi all, I am in the messages area of settings on my iPhone 4S. I want to turn text message forwarding on for my Mac Book Air. The problem is, my iPhone says enter the code that appears on my Mac into the text field, but the problem is I don’t see a code on my Mac. Am I missing a step? Thanks.

updating adobe flash player on the Mac

Hello, I am stumped on this one. Can anybody tell me what is the best way to update flash player for the Mac using VoiceOver? Every time I try to run the installer, it just keeps focusing on the installer helper. If I click on this, it says this item was removed. Does this mean the installation

purchases from iTunes

Hello all, I saw someone post about having trouble making purchases from the iTunes store recently. It appears to be happening to me all of a sudden. I even went in on my computer and changed my payment method, to no avail. I am now blocked from downloading a free app even, because it keeps

question about VM Fusion

Hi all, I just recently updated to the latest version of Fusion, and am wondering if anyone else has noticed a problem if you are running Windows 7 with a screen reader such as System Access or Window-Eyes. I can no longer seem to alt tab between various windows that are open. Does any one know

editing text when using a Windows screen reader

This is regarding editing text in a Windows document. Can I still use the usual commands such as control right arrow or alt left arrow to navigate a document for editing on the Mac? I haven’t been able to edit text efficiently on Windows on the mac for some reason. I am running Windows 7

just discovered ReadKit

Hi all, This might be a really stupid question. But I had both a Feed Rangler subscription as well as an old Feedly Account, and I would like to have only the Feed Rangler account. So how can I get the feeds from my Feedly account into Feed Rangler? Thanks. -- You received this message

Re: ripping DVDs

in the Apple TV? Thanks. On Apr 25, 2015, at 12:28 PM, Rob mr.robertc...@icloud.com wrote: Hi, I have not found any problems with VoiceOver and Mac DVD Ripper Pro. Why do you think its not accessible enough? I think its a great app. On 4/25/2015 12:17 PM, Juliette Swiler wrote: So I am looking

ripping DVDs

So I am looking for some advice on which DVD ripper to purchase. I have downloaded a trial of Mac DVD Ripper Pro, but can’t decide if it is friendly enough with VoiceOver. I am looking to rip DVDs to, mostly TV shows, to watch on my Apple TV. I have also heard a lot about Handbrake, but am

Re: ripping DVDs

info. Under Options, change home video to movie or TV show. you can also change info under the details tab. Im not on my Mac right now, so Im going on memory. I hope this points you in the correct direction. On 4/25/2015 2:10 PM, Juliette Swiler wrote: It definitely seems much simpler to use

Re: ripping DVDs

MacBook On Apr 25, 2015, at 8:32 PM, Juliette Swiler jmswi...@samobile.net mailto:jmswi...@samobile.net wrote: Hi there Rob, It worked. The show is now showing up in TV shows. Just one more question. I put in the title and season of the TV show, but in the edit field that says episode, how

question about RSS readers

Hi all, I saved an OPML file to my Mac that I exported from REadKit’s built-in RSS reader. I want to import it into Feed Rangler. How do I do this? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

CargoLifter

Hi all, Since the invention of MailDrop, I don’t believe I will be needing CargoLifter anymore. How can I remove it from the Mac? Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails

Re: just discovered ReadKit

that OPML file into your account with the other provider. Both websites should provide for import and export. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org http://mosen.org/ On 22/04/2015, at 12:10 am, Juliette Swiler jmswi

question about importing DVDs into iTunes

Hi all, I have some DVDs that I have imported into iTunes. But I am curious how do I get them to show up in iCloud? Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send

Re: question about importing DVDs into iTunes

or some other third party software. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Apr 28, 2015, at 06:34, Juliette Swiler jmswi...@samobile.net wrote: Hi all, I have some DVDs that I have imported into iTunes. But I am curious how do I get them to show up in iCloud? Thanks

Re: question about importing DVDs into iTunes

, AB Canada On Apr 28, 2015, at 06:34, Juliette Swiler jmswi...@samobile.net wrote: Hi all, I have some DVDs that I have imported into iTunes. But I am curious how do I get them to show up in iCloud? Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: ripping DVDs

to manually choose each episode. meaning, if there are 8 episodes, you will have to add 8 actions before clicking the rip button. On 4/26/2015 6:12 PM, Juliette Swiler wrote: Maybe I should have manually selected the tracks to rip before I ripped them. How would I ensure that the episodes

Re: ripping DVDs

, Juliette Swiler wrote: Maybe I should have manually selected the tracks to rip before I ripped them. How would I ensure that the episodes get imported correctly? Are there additional steps I need to take before clicking rip? Thanks. On Apr 25, 2015, at 10:16 PM, Robert Cole mr.robertc

Adium

Hi all, Has anyone successfully been able to add their Twitter account to the Adium application? I see the Allow Access button with voiceover, but when I press it, nothing seems to happen. Any thoughts? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

getting .m4v files into the cloud

I have some TV shows that were converted to iTunes format, but I am trying to figure out how I can get them into the cloud, so they aren’t taking up so much hard drive space on my Mac. Is there a preference I need to change so the download isn’t just local? So that way it will upload them to

Re: getting .m4v files into the cloud

Yes, iCloud. On May 6, 2015, at 6:05 AM, Shaf shafpa...@gmail.com wrote: What cloud? iCloud? On 5/6/2015 4:58 AM, Juliette Swiler wrote: I have some TV shows that were converted to iTunes format, but I am trying to figure out how I can get them into the cloud, so they aren’t taking up so

question about Kodi media center

Hi all, I have successfully installed the Kodi Media Center, but if I get into an add-on that requires account credentials, how do I enter these? Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

question about Adium

I decided to download the latest version of Adium, and was able to set up my Facebook account with no problem. However, when I tried to set up Twitter, it keeps telling me Adium does not have access to my account. However, clicking on the allow access button with VoiceOver doesn’t seem to do

question about Instapaper

Hi everyone, I am rather new to using Instapaper. I am confused about something. Let’s say I want to share some articles from Umano to read later in Instapaper. When I do this, it puts the article title there, but how do you access the full text of an article once you get it in Instapaper? I

question about Radium

So I am able to search for stations OK using Radium on the Mac, but what happened to the ability to access my favorites? Anyone able to shed some light on this? This app doesn’t seem to be as accessible. The only reason I am keeping it is because I can get easier access to the XM satellite

Re: question about Radium

your favorites. HTH. Shawn Sent from my White MacBook On May 28, 2015, at 3:09 PM, Juliette Swiler jmswi...@samobile.net wrote: So I am able to search for stations OK using Radium on the Mac, but what happened to the ability to access my favorites? Anyone able to shed some light

Re: Radium Internet Radio Favorites

I just figured this out for myself the other day. So if you want to search for a particular station, you can type what you want in the search field. Or you can search the various categories. But if you are only interested in your favorites, interact with the search text field, but instead of

two questions about the Mac

Hi, My first question is I got an update notice for Fusion and I only see a learn more button, but no option to install it. How do I go about this? Also, in iTunes, I am having a strange problem where my podcasts will not update properly. However, they update properly via the podcasts app on my

Re: Update Fusion even if you don't have the current version on your Mac? was two questions about the Mac

something like “learn more”, or “update now”. this will take you to their web site. I am still using fusion 6.x so if they’ve changed things since then I can’t help more.. Cait On Aug 26, 2015, at 9:47 PM, Juliette Swiler jmswi...@samobile.net wrote: Hi, My first question is I got

Re: Has anyone figured out a way to buy Music from iTunes stores in other countries?

Hi Donna, I think I remember reading a book by Jonathan Moses, when he was writing his Mosen Consulting books about this topic. I don’t know if it is still available from his web site. But it was a good read. I would check that out. I think you have to have Apple ID accounts for each country

Re: Voiceover announces "Annotation Grammatical Error" in MS products

Hi guys, I have been having this problem as well. So I went into VoiceOver utility as you suggested, and since I have selected the selection that says do nothing, when encountering a misspelled word, it only says annotation grammatical error when I arrow to the next line. But when I arrow