VMWare Fusion, Voice Over and setting up keys

2009-05-15 Thread Michael Busboom
Please excuse the cross-posting, but I very much need some assistance and want to reach as many people as possible. I recently installed VMWare Fusion on my Mac Book, because there are two programs that I need professionally, and they only run under Windows. I use Window-Eyes as my Windows

RE: soundflower audio highjack pro issue resolved

2009-06-08 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi. Glad your problem is solved, but I have a question or two: I recently purchased Audio Hijack Pro and want to begin recording certain Skype conversations. I use my Mac's internal Microphone and normally, but not always, I use earphones for listening privately, both to VO and Skype. Is it

Apple Mail and IMAP

2009-06-08 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi. Can somebody tell me if it is possible to use IMAP with the mail program that comes with the Mac Book? I have reviewed the options for each of my accounts and can't find where to switch between POP3 and IMAP. Thanks in advance, Mike

RE: Apple Mail and IMAP

2009-06-09 Thread Michael Busboom
setup the account, you have to make that determination. To the best of my knowledge, once you setup the account and make the choice of imap etc. you can not change it. On Jun 8, 2009, at 8:33 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hi. Can somebody tell me if it is possible to use IMAP with the mail

Setting up three or four-way conversations with the Mac and Skype

2009-07-22 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello listers, In a few days, I will need to start planning an important blindness-related conference that will take place here in Vienna, Austria next year. We have decided to use Skype as our communications platform as we plan the event. I know that people like Josh, Cara and the

RE: safari 4.0.2 seems to get stuck

2009-07-22 Thread Michael Busboom
I am experiencing similar issues and eagerly await others' input on this subject. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John J Herzog Sent: Monday, 20 July, 2009 05:29 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject:

RE: keyboard shortcuts for Skype

2009-07-26 Thread Michael Busboom
One thing to remember is that these keyboard shortcuts will only work while you are in the application. So you won't be able to be in a wordprocessor, for example, and automatically answer a call. You will first need to make sure you are in Skype. -Original Message- From:

RE: shutting down virtual Windows without speech

2009-07-26 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi, Anna, My, it has been a long time since we spoke! However, during a visit to my parents in the States, I woke up one Sunday to Morning Edition Weekend and heard you doing an on-the-air puzzle with the Puzzle Master. You were spectacular! I don't know if anyone has addressed your question,

Weird IMAP Behavior; I am stuck

2010-04-17 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, I am wondering how to solve the following problem and could use the list's infinite wisdom! Because of the nature of my work, I frequently work in the Windows world using my PC. For the past several months, I have used Thunderbird as my Windows e-mail client and the Mail

Re: Weird IMAP Behavior; I am stuck

2010-04-17 Thread Michael Busboom
there is an option that will let you keep or delete sent items. You might check there to make sure that you never delete sent items. I use pop so not sure if imap behaves the same way but you might check it out anyway. Jim On Apr 17, 2010, at 12:29 PM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello everyone, I am

Will someone be demoing the Mac at Sight City in Frankfurt

2010-04-22 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, Next week, Sight City will be held in Frankfurt, Germany from April 28-30. Since I will be there, I was hoping to see what kind of presence the Apple folk have in the European arena. Does anyone know if any of the adaptive tech companies will be demoing Apple products with

Re: switching from windows, some questions?

2010-04-25 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello Kerie, While I can't answer your question about instant messaging, perhaps I can help out with the others. Like several people I know, I use both Windows as well as Mac OS Snow Leopard. Please find my answers below each question. On 2010-04-24 21:05, Kerie doyle wrote: Hi all,

If you dob';t understand IMAP, you can pay through the nose!

2010-05-01 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello Friends, I just returned from the Sight City show in Frankfurt where I had the opportunity to check out some really cool technology. While there, I chose to use my mobile broadband service instead of paying for the daily hotel rates for a wireless connection in the hotel. WLAN would

Re: google

2010-05-15 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello Dan, So how does this work? At what stage in the process do I type XB? And then, when do I type IC|XC? I missed the beginning of this thread, but I really miss the google.com/ie deal and am looking for something equally as quick and convenient. Thanks, Mike -- You received this

Re: google

2010-05-16 Thread Michael Busboom
This is great; thanks! Mike On 2010-05-15 17:52, Shen wrote: Hello, Don't use the IC site. It is not that easy. First, you have to customize your search page. Then, you have to customize pages for your search. It does not give you searches of the entire web like google.com/ie did. It's a

Safari and Blackboard

2010-06-06 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello Everyone, Has anyone had experience using Safari with Blackboard? If so, I'd be interested in learning about your experiences, picking up pointers and, if I'm lucky, finding a how-to tutorial. I am wondering if it works in principle, or if it is a no from the get go. Thanks, Mike --

Considering purchasing an iPad, but ...

2010-06-06 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi everyone, As the subject implies, I am considering purchasing an iPad, primarily because I want to read E-books. Here are some questions I have: 1. Can one use the iPad in conjunction with Voice Over to read E-books purchased through the iTunes store? If there are limitations, what are

Re: OT--End of Freedom?

2010-06-06 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello. I don't really feel comfortable weighing in on this issue because the demise of JFW is apparently a rumor, nothing more. However, if you are looking for a positive experience with Windows 7, I would really consider using Windows 7 with Window-Eyes. It works great! As I write this

Noncontiguous selection of e/mail messages

2010-06-10 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, I am doing some reorganizing of e-mail messages and was wondering if there was a way to non-contiguously select messages in my inbox that I wanted to put in a specific mailbox. I tried turning cursor tracking off and VO-spacing on messages I wanted to select, but no joy. If

Confusion with multilingual Macs

2010-06-15 Thread Michael Busboom
as to precisely what I need to order to have Voice Over speaking German on my Mac. Kindest regards and if anyone can offer some assistance, please read on. Mike Michael Busboom wrote: Hi Beth, So just to make sure: If I order the German Cepstral voices, they will work with Voice Over? Is this correct

Re: Confusion with multilingual Macs

2010-06-16 Thread Michael Busboom
in a Pages document. Make sure you buy the full versions of the voices since GhostReader is also sold with versions that don't work with VoiceOver. Cheers, Anne On Jun 15, 2010, at 5:17 PM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello everyone, I have received so much help from this list

Copying and pasting in Mail

2010-06-23 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello listers, I've had so much success getting helpful information from this list that I couldn't resist asking a couple more questions. :) For reasons I do not understand, I am unable to copy information from one message in Mail and paste it into another message I am currently creating.

Re: How to copy text from PDF-files?

2011-08-25 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello Thomas, While this method works with some PDF files, it won't work at all with others. 1. When you encounter a PDF file, open it. On the Mac, the program used for looking at PDF files is called Preview, and it should automatically launch when you open the PDF file from within Finder.

Voice Input, Braille Output under Lion

2011-09-01 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, For a lot of health-related reasons that I won't go into, I need to slowly explore alternatives to keyboard input. My thinking is that I would use Nuance products; a recommendation for what to order would be needed. I would also like to use my BrailleNote Apex for Braille

Re: Voice Input, Braille Output under Lion

2011-09-01 Thread Michael Busboom
to ask them about it? As for your Braille display, I'm afraid I can't help there, either. Cheers, Anne On 1 Sep 2011, at 16:39, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello everyone, For a lot of health-related reasons that I won't go into, I need to slowly explore alternatives to keyboard input

Re: Voice Input, Braille Output under Lion

2011-09-01 Thread Michael Busboom
with German. I can find French and English, but nothing else. Have you contacted Nuance to ask them about it? As for your Braille display, I'm afraid I can't help there, either. Cheers, Anne On 1 Sep 2011, at 16:39, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello everyone, For a lot of health-related

Deleting unwanted entries in FaceTime Favorites

2011-09-30 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello, Occasionally, I use FaceTime to contact friends and really enjoy the service. One problem I am having, however, is deleting unwanted entries in my FaceTime Favorites and Most Recent Entries. I have tried just hitting the Delete Key and I have also tried using VO-ShiftM to get a

Re: Read to go bookshare IOS app

2011-10-27 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi. I will be getting either an iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S next week, and I will purchase the app and get back to the list. Along these lines, I have never owned an iPhone and am wondering where I can learn all about the gestures I will need to master its usage, in order to use the iPhone

Re: hanging up in Skype?

2011-10-27 Thread Michael Busboom
A word of caution with this command: Cmd shift h works as long as you are in the Skype window and not interacting with the toolbar. Best regards, Mike On 25,Oct,2011, at 9:03 PM, Gerry Cook wrote: cmd shift h -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: Logitech Keyboard Problem Solved

2011-11-22 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello Scott, First of all, I am very glad that you found a solution to your problem. Although I don't own an external keyboard for my Mac, I am considering picking one up for my iPhone. What I wanted to know is how difficult it is to make sure that the battery in your solar keyboard is

Getting Mail to behave the way it used to

2010-06-30 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, I don't know what I did to precipitate this change, but Mail is behaving slightly differently than it used to. Yesterday, I was notified about a new version of Mail, and I downloaded it. I may have made some other changes as well, but the problem I am now having isn't

Re: Getting Mail to behave the way it used to

2010-07-05 Thread Michael Busboom
PM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello everyone, I don't know what I did to precipitate this change, but Mail is behaving slightly differently than it used to. Yesterday, I was notified about a new version of Mail, and I downloaded it. I may have made some other changes as well

Re: Getting Mail to behave the way it used to

2010-07-05 Thread Michael Busboom
the advice about VO-j is useless. Apple has broken Mail for those of us who read without using the Preview pane. You have to either read line by line with the arrow keys or interact then use VO-a to read the message. Cheers, Anne On Jun 30, 2010, at 7:40 PM, Michael Busboom wrote

Re: Getting Mail to behave the way it used to

2010-07-05 Thread Michael Busboom
the Preview pane. You have to either read line by line with the arrow keys or interact then use VO-a to read the message. Cheers, Anne On Jun 30, 2010, at 7:40 PM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello everyone, I don't know what I did to precipitate this change, but Mail is behaving slightly

Re: Getting Mail to behave the way it used to

2010-07-05 Thread Michael Busboom
as read after I've simply VO down arrowed past them, and I don't like that... On Jun 30, 2010, at 1:40 PM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello everyone, I don't know what I did to precipitate this change, but Mail is behaving slightly differently than it used to. Yesterday, I

A Take Control question

2010-07-06 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, Does anybody know if there is a Take Control book out there for the latest version of Mail or at least for Mail under Snow Leopard? Since I still have several questions about how to accomplish certain things in Mail, I thought it wiser to consult a manual before posting to a

Re: Receipt Requests in Mail

2010-07-12 Thread Michael Busboom
boss. Kindest regards, Mike On 12,Jul,2010, at 10:56 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: Hello Mike, Apple Mail does not support receipt requests. Cheers, Anne On Jul 12, 2010, at 10:34 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hi. Is it possible in Mail to be notified when someone asks for a return

Re: Receipt Requests in Mail

2010-07-12 Thread Michael Busboom
Normally, receipt requests aren't important to me, but they are to the organization for which I work. I'm afraid that if I don't find something, I'll have to do all my mail under Windows which, in my case, is very doable but not desirable. I guess I will need to look for new e-mail clients

Can a really cool Voice Over feature be enhanced?

2010-07-12 Thread Michael Busboom
One of the things I love about Voice Over is the way that it alerts us when a mis-spelled word is encountered while reading. While this is really cool, I am wondering if it is possible to take advantage of this feature while typing. Whenever I type, my keyboard is silent, the way I like it.

Re: Can a really cool Voice Over feature be enhanced?

2010-07-12 Thread Michael Busboom
, that requires VoiceOver says the word, of course. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com GoogleTalk: chojiro1...@gmail.com Facebook Twitter Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk Yahoo! Messenger: cin368 AIM: cincinster On Jul 12, 2010, at 9:12 PM, Michael Busboom

Re: Receipt Requests in Mail

2010-07-13 Thread Michael Busboom
that if there was sufficient demand, APple would have implemented this facility into Mail, but apparently its use is not significant. On Jul 12, 2010, at 3:04 PM, Michael Busboom wrote: Normally, receipt requests aren't important to me, but they are to the organization for which I work

Re: Can a really cool Voice Over feature be enhanced?

2010-07-13 Thread Michael Busboom
Anne, yes. Mine plays a tone when it encounters a mis-spelled word. I am so excited about the idea of seeing this implemented that I will write a note to the Apple accessibility people right away. Cheers, Mike On 12,Jul,2010, at 11:33 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: Mike, Have you set it to

Re: Receipt Requests in Mail

2010-07-14 Thread Michael Busboom
: Mike, I understand that, but how do they use them? Do they send them with every message or expect you to send them with each message? Sounds a little overkill, but I am sure there is a reason. Thanks, On Jul 13, 2010, at 1:36 PM, Michael Busboom wrote: Actually, I hate them, but my place

Re: Receipt Requests in Mail

2010-07-14 Thread Michael Busboom
/project/release.cgi?pid=2 CB Michael Busboom wrote: Actually, I hate them, but my place of employment practically insist on them. For me personally, they are useless, and I don't blame Apple for never having implemented the feature. Nevertheless, I am stuck. On 12,Jul,2010, at 10:09 PM, Scott

Re: Receipt Requests in Mail

2010-07-14 Thread Michael Busboom
them? Do they send them with every message or expect you to send them with each message? Sounds a little overkill, but I am sure there is a reason. Thanks, On Jul 13, 2010, at 1:36 PM, Michael Busboom wrote: Actually, I hate them, but my place of employment practically insist on them

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello Donna, I put a Documents shortcut on the Dock, and it works fine. HTH, Mike On 2010-07-14 15:34, Donna Goodin wrote: Well, that at least saves a couple of steps. Thanks, Donna On Jul 14, 2010, at 9:07 AM, Matthew Campbell wrote: The easiest way to do this is to press Command

Re: Window Eyes under Fusion

2010-07-30 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi. I use Window-Eyes under Fusion all the time and have had absolutely no problems. A couple of keys are reversed, but it's not really a problem. Mike Aureco (spelling) did a fantastic job covering this topic on a Blind Cool Tech podcast. Best regards, Mike On 19,Jul,2010, at 10:40 PM,

Suggestion for making a great VO feature even better.

2010-07-31 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, Before submitting this feature request to the accessibility team at Apple, I was curious if (1) it is implemented already and (2) what others thought. I work in a multilingual context daily. I am very satisfied with my text-to-speech software, too. However, I occasionally have

Re: a question in mail

2010-08-01 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi, Ahmed, When you're in your list of messages, press the Option Key and while holding it down, press either the Arrow-Up Key or the Arrow-Down Key, depending on which direction you want to move. You will need to keep the Arrow-Up or Arrow-Down Key pressed for about a second or so. Hope

Making Open Office work better with VoiceOver?

2010-08-02 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi. I am running the latest version of Open Office and am having an annoying problem reading documents. Whenever I arrow up or down through a document, VO will make a soft clicking sound, say edit Text and then read the text on that particular line. Whenever I try to interact with the

Re: reading docx files?

2010-08-03 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello Erik, You may have missed this note but then again, maybe not. I sent the following to the Macvisionaries List but didn't get any real helpful responses. I'm not trying to badger you at all, but you may have missed my note and you may have some thoughts. I would be curious to know if

Re: reading docx files?

2010-08-03 Thread Michael Busboom
podcast tutorial, Learn braille using the braille box. Visit http://www.erik-burggraaf.com and click podcasts to read more and subscribe. On 2010-08-03, at 9:41 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello Erik, You may have missed this note but then again, maybe not. I sent the following

Kind of funky, intermittent problem in mail

2010-08-03 Thread Michael Busboom
Has anyone ever had the following problem in Mail, and how did you solve it? Sometimes, when interacting with, and then arrowing through my list of mailboxes, I'll come across a mailbox with a lot of messages in it. Normally, when arrowing through the mailbox list, VO will announce the number

Re: Reopen office

2010-08-03 Thread Michael Busboom
but i can interact with th etext. I don't use open office for anything I do. Take care. On Aug 3, 2010, at 6:41 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello Erik, You may have missed this note but then again, maybe not. I sent the following to the Macvisionaries List but didn't get any real

Re: Reopen office

2010-08-04 Thread Michael Busboom
. Rajiv Original message Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 19:36:26 +0200 From: Michael Busboom m...@busboom.at Subject: Re: Reopen office To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Just out of curiosity, Sarah, what text editor do you use when or if you have to produce DOC files? Thanks

Tables in Text Edit

2010-08-04 Thread Michael Busboom
I have a question about tables in Text Edit. Is it necessary to know how many rows you will need for your table in advance. I have never created a table in Text Edit but when I went into the tables dialogue, I was asked how many rows and columns I would be needing. So here are my questions

Re: Suggestion for making a great VO feature even better.

2010-08-05 Thread Michael Busboom
. :) Thanks, On Jul 31, 2010, at 8:07 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello everyone, Before submitting this feature request to the accessibility team at Apple, I was curious if (1) it is implemented already and (2) what others thought. I work in a multilingual context daily. I am very

Re: interaction and getting one's teeth in to the Mac

2010-08-11 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi, Donna, As far as reading e-mail messages is concerned, I rarely interact with them as long as I am just interested in content. When I come across a message I wish to read, I just hit Enter on it, and VO reads it aloud. While this doesn't work in every program or situation, it's nice for

Re: dropbox

2010-08-13 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello. Although I cannot answer your question, I have one of my own. What is a drop box? Thanks, Mike On 13,Aug,2010, at 8:13 PM, louie wrote: Hi all, I am told by my sighted friend that there is a dropbox item on the finder menu bar. How do you get to this item? Thanks for any help.

Re: Suggestion for making a great VO feature even better.

2010-08-14 Thread Michael Busboom
is a good one I too asan end user would feel overwhelmed whenit comes to noises. S On Aug 5, 2010, at 9:07 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello Michael, Although I do not know how this feature would help, who am I to say that it wouldn't. There are a couple of things, however, that one must keep

Re: Magic Jack/Force Quiting An Application

2010-08-15 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi. I use Magic Jack all the time to call family and friends in the States. While the ability to call for free is great (well, I did pay the annual fee) the program, in terms of friendliness leaves much to be desired. I have found three ways to quit Magic Jack: 1. From almost anywhere, go

Re: Changing the order in which messages are displayed

2010-08-18 Thread Michael Busboom
Kevin, this is super; thanks! This is a VO command that I had forgotten about. It's beautiful! When I went into the Keyboard Help mode, it was announced as a VO command. I only wonder how many more hidden VO treasures I have either forgotten about or never even new existed. Thanks so much

Re: Magic Jack/Force Quiting An Application

2010-08-18 Thread Michael Busboom
needed because I don't keep Magic Jack plugged into my Mac all the time. Much appreciated, Linda On Aug 15, 2010, at 1:26 PM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hi. I use Magic Jack all the time to call family and friends in the States. While the ability to call for free is great (well, I did

Re: An iCal Question

2010-08-28 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi. In my office, I am the only Mac user. Everyone else uses Outlook running Windows to keep track of their appointments. Furthermore, they send out appointment notifications via e-mail that all of us are supposed to put into our work calendars. Is there an easy way for me to send them my

Multiple recipients in to: field?

2010-08-28 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, Can someone please tell me the best way to insert multiple recipients in the To: CC: or BCC fields of an e-mail message I wish to send? Is each address separated by a Comma, Semicolon or what? Sometimes, the e-mail address I want is voiced after just typing a couple of

fine-tuning a Spotlight search

2010-08-28 Thread Michael Busboom
Does anybody know if there is a data sheet containing syntax usage under Spotlight? What I want to do specifically is fine-tune some of my searches. For example, I have a folder somewhere on my Mac called Journal, and I also have many, many files containing this word. Is there a way to tell

Re: fine-tuning a Spotlight search

2010-08-31 Thread Michael Busboom
by pressing space on both of them, 3, then, shift tab back to the list of findings. You can omit step 2, but you will get file names and hits where the file contains your search string. I was rather happy to discover how this works. Regards, js On Aug 28, 2010, at 2:11 PM, Michael

Re: Multiple recipients in to: field?

2010-08-31 Thread Michael Busboom
selection deleted. I've found that you can just ignore this. Now if there's a better, quicker, safer way I'm all ears, and always open to new, better ways of doing things. Best regards, John On Aug 28, 2010, at 2:04 PM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello everyone, Can someone please tell me

Re: Funny Issue with Mail

2010-09-04 Thread Michael Busboom
Justin, I have had this problem before and still do from time to time. I have narrowed it down to something that may have nothing to do at all with Apple Mail, but here is how I live with the problem which I have thus far been unable to solve: For several days, work colleagues were not

Blackboard, anyone?

2010-09-06 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi listers, Blackboard is an e-learning platform that many universities use for online distribution of course material. Recently, the beta version of Blackboard 9.1 was introduced, and I was wondering if anyone has had any experience using it. Actually, I wouldn't mind getting feedback from

Re: Blackboard, anyone?

2010-09-08 Thread Michael Busboom
On Sep 6, 2010, at 10:10 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hi listers, Blackboard is an e-learning platform that many universities use for online distribution of course material. Recently, the beta version of Blackboard 9.1 was introduced, and I was wondering if anyone has had any experience

Re: Blackboard, anyone?

2010-09-08 Thread Michael Busboom
. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Busboom Sent: Tuesday, 7 September 2010 3:10 a.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Blackboard, anyone? Hi listers, Blackboard is an e-learning

Re: Blackboard, anyone?

2010-09-08 Thread Michael Busboom
[mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Busboom Sent: Tuesday, 7 September 2010 3:10 a.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Blackboard, anyone? Hi listers, Blackboard is an e-learning platform that many universities use for online distribution of course

Unintentional Aliases and getting rid of them

2010-09-11 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi. Sometimes, apparently only when I am in Finder, I'm accidentally entering a keyboard combination that is generating Aliases to other things in my Finder Window. So here are my questions: 1. What keyboard combination creates Aliases and does this keyboard combination create them, even if

Re: Unintentional Aliases and getting rid of them

2010-09-13 Thread Michael Busboom
it does something else! Or you are hitting it by mistake! Why you can not delete them I do not know, I thought you just sat on it and pressed delete! hth Colin Skype focus_66 On 11 Sep 2010, at 18:07, Michael Busboom wrote: Hi. Sometimes, apparently only when I am in Finder, I'm accidentally

Re: Unintentional Aliases and getting rid of them

2010-09-13 Thread Michael Busboom
, Michael Busboom wrote: Hi. Sometimes, apparently only when I am in Finder, I'm accidentally entering a keyboard combination that is generating Aliases to other things in my Finder Window. So here are my questions: 1. What keyboard combination creates Aliases and does this keyboard

Braille Note, Power Point and a Mac

2010-09-15 Thread Michael Busboom
I need some advice and since this list has been so helpful so often, I thought I would see if someone can enlighten me. I will soon be receiving Power Point presentations in German that will need to be translated into English. For reasons that aren't important here, I will not be inserting my

Re: Braille Note, Power Point and a Mac

2010-09-17 Thread Michael Busboom
of the last file types in the list. Try that and see how it goes. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Busboom Sent: Thursday, 16 September 2010 12:07 a.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject

Advice on Archiving and Retrieving old Mail Messages

2010-09-22 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi Listers, Quite soon, I will need to archive all of my mailboxes and, in the future, refer to messages within the archive. The server that I keep my messages on is an IMAP server, and it is getting full. What I would like to do is archive all of the messages that I have sent and received,

VMWare Fusion and JFW

2010-10-07 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi. I have VMWare Fusion but use Window-Eyes when running Windows. I am attempting to assist a friend who recently purchased a Mac, along with VMWare Fusion. Is it possible to install JFW in a VMWare Fusion environment, or does the copy protection mechanism get in the way? Thanks in

Reading Magic Jack Windows

2010-10-08 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, I have been using Magic Jack for over a year now to keep in touch with family and friends in Canada and the States. Tonight, when I tried to launch Magic Jack, the line was dead and I was told that I had to use a special code shown below before I could start using Magic Talk.

Re: VMWare Fusion and JFW

2010-10-08 Thread Michael Busboom
a fusion and jfw user and it works very well. Didn't have to do anything special other than register the normal way over the internet. I am an ILM user though not a dongle user so that may be different. Hope that helps. On Oct 7, 2010, at 11:58 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hi. I have

Bluetooth Keyboard for iPhone 4?

2011-12-15 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, Since I find it very difficult to enter data on my iPhone, I am considering buying a bluetooth keyboard that, apparently, has been designed specifically for the iPhone. I was told that this bluetooth keyboard is made by a company called Boxwave and that is designed in such a

Establishing a connection between BrailleNote Apex and iPhone?

2011-12-15 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, I have an iPhone 4 and a BraileNote Apex (querty keyboard). Although I can read VoiceOver output on the Apex's Braille display, I am unable to input data from the Apex to the iPhone. Does anyone have any suggestions, please? I find data entry on the iPhone difficult, hence

Re: Establishing a connection between BrailleNote Apex and iPhone?

2011-12-16 Thread Michael Busboom
that. Unfortunately, there is currently no way to enter data using the full qwerty keyboard, but I would email both supp...@humanware.com and accessibil...@apple.com to request such functionality, so they know there is an interest. On 12/15/11, Michael Busboom m...@busboom.at wrote: Hello

Synchronizing MacBook Calendar and address book with Android phone?

2012-01-04 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello listers, I recently acquired an Android phone (HTC Desire Z) and want to synchronize it with my Mac Book's address book and calendar. Do I need to go through the cloud, or can I accomplish this through either a USB connection or Bluetooth? I was advised that for synchronization with

Making iPhone remember Bluetooth pairing

2012-01-06 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello Listers, I recently purchased a Bluetooth keyboard that was specifically designed for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. For the most part, the keyboard works well, the caveat being for the most part. whenever I turn off the keyboard and iPhone 4, they lose their pairing, and I need sighted

Re: Making iPhone remember Bluetooth pairing

2012-01-06 Thread Michael Busboom
that as it is designed for the iPhone, and the keyboard model should not be able to affect vo's ability to announce the pairing code. On 1/6/12, Michael Busboom m...@busboom.at wrote: Hello Listers, I recently purchased a Bluetooth keyboard that was specifically designed for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S

Re: Making iPhone remember Bluetooth pairing

2012-01-07 Thread Michael Busboom
(different brand) keyboard and see if the same thing happens. On 1/6/12, Michael Busboom m...@busboom.at wrote: Hi Alex, This happens every time I power off the iPhone and then switch it back on and thus far, VO has never read the numbers required for pairing. I will, however, go back

Re: a list of accessible apps?

2012-01-08 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi, Johnny, Although I haven't had a chance to spend too much time with a Bible program that I have on my iPhone 4, I have been told by another blind iPhone user that it is very, very accessible. The Bible program is called Youversion, and I believe that you will find everything you need at

Re: a list of accessible apps?

2012-01-08 Thread Michael Busboom
. I'm wondering if anyone would know if this program would also work on the MacBook Pro as well? Johnny On Jan 8, 2012, at 2:14 PM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hi, Johnny, Although I haven't had a chance to spend too much time with a Bible program that I have on my iPhone 4, I have been told

Re: a list of accessible apps?

2012-01-10 Thread Michael Busboom
on my progress with Youversion. Johnny On Jan 9, 2012, at 2:45 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Johnny, hi. A couple of things that come to mind for the Mac might be www.biblegateway.com or MacSword. Bible Gateway is an online service that works quite well with the Mac and Safari

Effectively navigating through edit fields on iPhone with Bluetooth keyboards

2012-01-10 Thread Michael Busboom
I have recently acquired a Bluetooth keyboard with a tiny docking station to use with my iPhone 4 running IOS5. While it is easy enough to enter text into an edit field, via the Bluetooth keyboard, I have been unable to cursor or arrow through a text that I am creating in order to insert or

Re: Blackboard and Voice-over?

2012-01-10 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello Shanna, Although many portions of the Blackboard platform can be navigated with VO through Safari, there is one area that is difficult and, as far as I am concerned, inadequately accessible. I am referring to the discussion areas where students interact with one another and their

Installing an accessible version of Chrome on the Mac?

2012-01-11 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, Could someone please refer me to some documentation on how to install the latest version of Chrome with accessibility on my Mac? I am just a bit confused. Is the latest accessible version of Chrome called ChromeVox or is ChromeVox an extension for Chrome? Lastly, which

Re: Installing an accessible version of Chrome on the Mac?

2012-01-11 Thread Michael Busboom
, so after installing it for the first time, the browser should install new versions automatically. HTH, André On 11/01/2012, at 08:05, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello everyone, Could someone please refer me to some documentation on how to install the latest version of Chrome

Re: Effectively navigating through edit fields on iPhone with Bluetooth keyboards

2012-01-11 Thread Michael Busboom
:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Jan 11, 2012, at 4:47 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello Colin, Thank you very much for your list of keyboard commands. Unfortunately, my small Bluetooth keyboard apparently doesn't have a dedicated option key. If I want to invoke the option key, I have

Re: Blackboard Accessible

2012-01-12 Thread Michael Busboom
I believe that most institutions are now using 9.1. This version was supposed to have addressed bulletin board issues with regard to accessibility. Mike On 12,Jan,2012, at 1:38 AM, Scott Howell wrote: Do you know which version of Blackboard is being used? THis would be good info to have.

Re: Blackboard Accessible

2012-01-12 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello Ezzie, Is OmniWeb a Mac-based browser and when you used it, did you have many problems effectively participating in classroom discussions via Bulletin Board? Thanks, Mike On 11,Jan,2012, at 9:59 PM, ezzie bueno wrote: Hello Shanna, Mike and Others, I've used Blackboard successfully

Demonstrating the iPhone to a larger audience

2012-01-13 Thread Michael Busboom
Dear listers, In two months, I will be visiting my family in the U.S. While there, I will be doing a demonstration of access technology for blind people. While it won't be difficult to demo screen reader techniques on a Mac, I am still not sure how to demo VO on an iPhone. Most of the

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