Re: Mac Mini and idea for MacBooks

2010-04-16 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi Joe, Adding these things to a Mac mini at this time would make the price rival that of an iMac. I don't think Apple would want to do that. Remember, the mini is suppose to be the entry level mac. On Apr 16, 2010, at 5:58 AM, Joe Plummer wrote: Well that is what I would be wanting a

Re: Mac Mini and idea for MacBooks

2010-04-16 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, A good reason to get a Macbook pro is it's more upgradeable. If you have a 4 GB white Macbook I don't thing you can add more memory than that. Get a 4GB macbook pro and I believe you can later goe as high as 8GB. I rather by more ram than by a new computer if I can help it., On Apr 16,

MLB At bat app closing

2010-04-18 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hello list, I hope everyone had a nice weekend. I have been having some trouble with the MLB at bat 2010 app. It will just close similar to the facebook app. I thought it might be a voiceover thing so I turned it off while listening to a live broadcast of my Yankees. The app still closed

Re: importing samples into garage band

2010-04-19 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, It is not possible to assign samples to different keys in Garageband. I'm recording an audio tutorial on how to import samples and apple loops into GB projects. I'll post it here when I'm done later this morning. hth On Apr 19, 2010, at 6:06 AM, chad baker wrote: Hi i'm trying to

Re: MLB at bat app closing

2010-04-19 Thread Ricardo Walker
, Ricardo Walker wrote: Hello list, I hope everyone had a nice weekend. I have been having some trouble with the MLB at bat 2010 app. It will just close similar to the facebook app. I thought it might be a voiceover thing so I turned it off while listening to a live broadcast of my Yankees

Re: MLB at bat app closing

2010-04-19 Thread Ricardo Walker
the conclusion of every play. . On Apr 19, 2010, at 10:35 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Hi Esther, I had caught that post . I thought about it so I timed some of my usage. In the instances where the app closed, I was listening to the stream for less than 10 minutes each time except 1. This time

Audio tutorial on how to drag and drop samples into Garageband projects

2010-04-19 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hello list, Here is a quick audio tutorial on how to drag and drop apple loops and, your own samples into a garageband project. I was using Snow leopard with garageband 5 which is found in iLife 2009. Heres the link to the audio

Re: Article from the RNIB about the IPad

2010-04-20 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, When I tried to get the article, it said no file exist at the address On Apr 20, 2010, at 12:18 PM, marie Howarth wrote: Hi guys, Thought I'd put this article out there for everyone to discuss. I will be writing a blog on my opinions of this article shortly. But here it is for you all

Re: Article from the RNIB about the IPad

2010-04-20 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hello, I don't think turning on VO the way the iPhone/iPod touch/iPad is a great struggle for most the way it's currently configured but, I do think Apple should allow Voiceover to be turned on via the voice control. I wouldn't think this would be very difficult to implement. There are some

Re: Help with audacity

2010-04-21 Thread Ricardo Walker
of Ricardo Walker Sent: Sat 4/3/2010 8:42 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Help with audacity Hi Frank, check out www.icanworkthisthing.com There is a good manual there. And did you download the accessible version from http://audacity.homerow.net/index.php?dir=accessible

Re: Another Itunes question

2010-04-21 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hello, You aren't looking for the import settings button actually. Under the general tab in preferences, VO right arrow until you come to when you insert a CD:. Right after that there will be a pop up button. I believe by default it is set to ask to import CD. You can change this to

Re: Can a mini be connected to a TV and work with VoiceOver?

2010-04-22 Thread Ricardo Walker
I'm a bit confused, I could be wrong but, to my knowledge, Macs don't even support HDMI. On a mac mini, all you need is a VGA connector. On Apr 21, 2010, at 10:49 PM, Brett Campbell wrote: Thanks Wes and Charlie. Forgive my ignorance, obviously I require a HDMI cable, how do I connect it

figured out how to assign your own sounds to keys in garageband

2010-04-22 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hello, I have heard people asking if it was possible to trigger your own audio files with a midi keyboard, or via musical typing. Well yes, it is possible. The problem is you will need a bit of sighted assistance to set it up. Step 1: If you don't already have one, create a software

Re: A time machine question

2010-04-23 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi Scott, Lol. She was correcting the key stroke which is control F2 F8 and F3, not Command F2 F3 and F8 On Apr 23, 2010, at 9:50 AM, Scott Howell wrote: Anne, that is what I said, but Apple menu, yes should probably said that instead of application menu. Command-f2 will take you to the

Re: Audio Books in Itunes and on the Ipod

2010-04-23 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi Kimberly, There is no other app needed. You can do this in iTunes. Add your audiobook to iTunes. When Find it in the iTunes app and press command I on it to open the get info dialog box. Now press the option tab. Here you will find a pop up button where you can label the file as an

Re: Where Is Samantha, on the Mac?

2010-04-23 Thread Ricardo Walker
Is it just me, or does Samantha talk with an inflection similar to the little girl robot Vicki from that TV show small wonder? lol. On Apr 23, 2010, at 10:59 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote: I agree completely. I've noticed Samantha popping up in car comercials where they are advertising the

Re: Audio tutorial on how to drag and drop samples into Garageband projects

2010-04-24 Thread Ricardo Walker
stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, 1:25 To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen. On Apr 19, 2010, at 1:09 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Hello list, Here is a quick

Re: Where Is Samantha, on the Mac?

2010-04-25 Thread Ricardo Walker
I have Heather on my windows mobile phone using mobile speak. That is one of the best voices I've ever heard. On Apr 25, 2010, at 12:30 AM, Bryan Smart wrote: I'd happily pay $100 for VoiceOver compatible Accapella voices to use on the iPhone/iPad. Hope someone is listening that can make

Re: weird VO thing

2010-04-26 Thread Ricardo Walker
Yup, Your not alone on this one. It's happen to me twice. I have no clue what caused it though. lol. Like Jim, I have saved my VO settings just in case. On Apr 26, 2010, at 4:43 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: Hi all, I just had the strangest thing happened. I was browsing on my Mac, and

Re: removing widgits

2010-04-28 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, Press control option command F2. Then you press enter to delete or, escape to cancel. On Apr 28, 2010, at 5:57 PM, chad baker wrote: Hi how do i remove widgits? I pressed f12 and i seen the running widgits. I bought the window chooser menu but how do you close the widgit out? --

Re: audible to mp3

2010-04-30 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, Why don't you give them the password to your account, have them download what they want, and change your password when they're done? On Apr 30, 2010, at 12:39 PM, william lomas wrote: for a friend On 30 Apr 2010, at 17:36, Michael Huckabay wrote: I have a ? why would you want to

Re: how to use an external microphone on a mac book pro

2010-04-30 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, What program are you using to record? On Apr 30, 2010, at 2:58 PM, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote: Yes I can choose the mic in the System prefferences, but I can not adjost the recording level, so it records to low. It can be done with some software, that I can download from:

Re: found VO scripts for logic

2010-05-03 Thread Ricardo Walker
Great!! Pleas post a link to them. tia On May 2, 2010, at 3:42 PM, Matthew Johnson wrote: hay all, Well about a year ago the RNIb comissioned a few programmers to write VO scripts for logic. They then lost interest in the project, and the programmer continued to get them to work. He's

Re: ITune chime gone

2010-05-04 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, You can have your cd ejected when it's done importing. It is in preferences under the general tab which is the default tab when you first open preferences. hth On May 3, 2010, at 10:20 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: I have a mini also, and personally I wish I could get mine just to eject it

Re: Mac OS X 10.7

2010-05-04 Thread Ricardo Walker
lol. Now that was funny. On May 4, 2010, at 3:02 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: What about Cougar! It could lure young victums into its cluchs after a couple of drinks! -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of

Re: Bringing Alison On Board My MacBookPro

2010-05-04 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I had no problem getting alison to show up in the VO utilities under speech. The problem is after I choose her. My Mac protests with profound silence. lol. No. But it doesn't speak when I try to navigate. Only when I checked the time. Then it just causes VO to go nuts. It took me

Re: ITune chime gone

2010-05-04 Thread Ricardo Walker
for that to be gone for me too. Thanks. S On May 4, 2010, at 1:33 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Hi, You can have your cd ejected when it's done importing. It is in preferences under the general tab which is the default tab when you first open preferences. hth On May 3, 2010, at 10:20 PM

Re: Returning my iPad

2010-05-05 Thread Ricardo Walker
Very good review, It is nice to read some of the drawbacks of a VO user on an iPad. It was well thought out and every displeasure was expanded upon. I hope even the people who disagree with the review don't go postal on us. Pleas. lol. I hope someone can put together their disagreements

Re: Accessible iPhone/iPad apps and refunds

2010-05-06 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I had recommended a five point accessibility scale on another list. I believe this is the most practical solution. Being that accessibility is so subjective, I think some kind of rating system would work the best. Instead of just choosing a rating for an app like it is now, maybe their

Re: Accessible iPhone/iPad apps and refunds

2010-05-07 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, That is why I suggested a rating system with categories. For example, labeled buttons would be one of the criteria for the rating system. Let the users define accessibility by essentially voting on a few general components that make up over all accessibility for an iPhone app. On May 6,

Re: Accessible iPhone/iPad apps and refunds

2010-05-07 Thread Ricardo Walker
Going by the model Apple has devised, I assume the accessibility of an app falls on the shoulders of the developers. On May 6, 2010, at 11:26 PM, olivia norman wrote: Also, I wonder who's responsibility it is to intigrate access into apps? Is it Apple's? The developers? John also makes

Re: Kind of a dumb (and maybe a little off-topic) question About the iPad I'm embarrased to ask.

2010-05-07 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I don't think you need to worry about accidental screen presses. The screen reacts to your skin not pressure. So having it in a big should be fine. On May 7, 2010, at 4:43 PM, Pete Nalda wrote: Hi all, I thought I'd ask this here because of the recent iPad talk on this list. Topic

Re: o.t, maybe. Nokia sues Apple in Wisconsin for infringement of Nokia patents

2010-05-09 Thread Ricardo Walker
Why do you hope Nokia looses? Just curious. On May 8, 2010, at 11:20 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: agreed. I do wonder what will come out of it though? I hoep nokia looses big time On May 8, 2010, at 4:14 PM, Ben Mustill-Rose wrote: Yet another boring lawsuit. I really think this type of

Re: o.t, maybe. Nokia sues Apple in Wisconsin for infringement of Nokia patents

2010-05-09 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I don't think Nokia feels particularly threaten in this case. From what I have read it is Apple and Nokia just trading lawsuits. A month ago Apple sued HTC. Do you think Apple did it because they were threatened? Maybe. And about Motorola. lol. If it wasn't for Android and the

Re: o.t, maybe. Nokia sues Apple in Wisconsin for infringement of Nokia patents

2010-05-09 Thread Ricardo Walker
on what I have read about this over the last many months and it makes about as much sense as half the lawsuits filed anymore. On May 9, 2010, at 5:23 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Hi, I don't think Nokia feels particularly threaten in this case. From what I have read it is Apple and Nokia

Re: o.t, maybe. Nokia sues Apple in Wisconsin for infringement of Nokia patents

2010-05-09 Thread Ricardo Walker
in a corner. On May 9, 2010, at 6:33 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: No, They could just be annoyed at apples lawsuit. That threatened angle just don't jive here. Their both have sued each other. So are they both threatened? lol. I think this is just how big business get back at each

Re: Audible.com Experience

2010-05-11 Thread Ricardo Walker
It sounds like the download might not of completed properly. This has happened to me from time to time using audible. Download the book again from your library and then see what happens. hth On May 11, 2010, at 8:27 AM, Rich Ring wrote: Does the Mac limit where you can play the files? In

Re: Jacob Nielsen article on testing the iPad

2010-05-11 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, Keep in mind, the 7 people used in the studio had experience with an iPhone and 1 had been using an iPad for a week. So these people weren't completely in the dark when it came to using the UI found on the iPad On May 11, 2010, at 11:00 AM, Pete Nalda wrote: Ok. Yes I'll admit it was a

Re: Audible.com Experience

2010-05-11 Thread Ricardo Walker
Correct, Audible defaults to iTunes on the Mac. hth On May 11, 2010, at 9:17 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote: I don't think there is an Audible Manager for the Mac. When I tried to find it, I seem to recall there wasn't one. On May 11, 2010, at 10:48 AM, Carolyn wrote: Rich: I have a hunch,

Re: MY FIRST POST TO THIS LIST.

2010-05-12 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi Kawal. I hope all is well. I can help with your time question. 1st. Open up the Voiceover utility with control option F8. Then navigate down to commanders in the table. Once there, control option ( which will be referred to as VO) right arrow to the keyboard tab. Select it with VO

Re: OCR on the mac?

2010-05-12 Thread Ricardo Walker
Um, Have you tried google? On May 12, 2010, at 11:31 AM, clarence griffin wrote: where can I find this, can I do a search on the iTunes store? GF Goldfinga Productions Phone: 757-412-5494 Follow me on twitter http://www.twitter.com/goldfingas On May 12, 2010, at 11:27 AM,

Re: Podcasts on Garage Band

2010-05-12 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, Garageband in my opinion is about 85% accessible. Not having access to the timeline is a real pain but their are some things you can do to get around this. I made a audio tutorial on how to use the loops provided in Garageband as well as importing your own audio files. You can check it

Re: MY FIRST POST TO THIS LIST.

2010-05-12 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi Kawal, Open up the mail application and press command comma. This will open up preferences. Note: pressing command comma will open preferences in all applications on the Mac. Even 3rd party apps. Now once preferences is open press function control option left arrow. This command brings

Re: Podcasts on Garage Band

2010-05-13 Thread Ricardo Walker
Click track? I guess your speaking about the metronome? If so, press command U to toggle it on and off hth On May 13, 2010, at 4:02 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: and how do you get rid of the blasted click track when you record? I'm singing to a instrumental. Take care. On May 12, 2010, at

Re: mail settings?

2010-05-13 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, To have your messages displayed by date, interact with the messages table. Then VO right arrow over to the date column. Then press VO shift backslash. You can have VO display from newest to oldest or oldest to newest by pressing VO shift backslash again. FYI, this also works in iTunes

Re: mail settings?

2010-05-13 Thread Ricardo Walker
No problem. On May 13, 2010, at 2:13 PM, Carolyn wrote: Hi Ricardo: Many thhanks. Carolyn On May 13, 2010, at 9:10 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Hi, To have your messages displayed by date, interact with the messages table. Then VO right arrow over to the date column. Then press VO

Re: where to start

2010-05-13 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I suggest listening to the Mac podcasts on www. blindcooltech.com On May 13, 2010, at 2:34 PM, denise avant wrote: hello all, Except for the days when i used the versabraille, i've always used a dos or windows based computer. in those days, there was plenty of documentation supplied on

Re: Podcasts on Garage Band

2010-05-13 Thread Ricardo Walker
Thats one of the inaccessibilities of Garageband. Being you don't have access to the timeline you can't select portions of tracks to edit. It's the entire track or nothing. lol. You can just record over the parts you might mess up on though. hth On May 13, 2010, at 2:49 PM, Sarah Alawami

Re: Problem with creating playlists

2010-05-16 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I'm not having this problem. Could tell us step by step how your going about creating your playlists? Thanks On May 15, 2010, at 10:28 PM, Matthew Campbell wrote: Hello Everyone. When I create a playlist in iTunes, I don't get a chance to name it what I want and iTunes always calls it

Re: adding music folders in Itunes

2010-05-17 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, You canmove all your mp3s into a folder in the iTunes media folder called automatically added to iTunes. Then all the songs you put in the folder will be shown in iTunes. hth On May 17, 2010, at 7:09 PM, Allison Manzino wrote: Hi all, I was just wondering does anyone know how to

Re: labeling of frames and controls

2010-05-21 Thread Ricardo Walker
Have you been to gmails 'site lately? Plenty of frames there. There are a few on the google voice page as well On May 21, 2010, at 1:29 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: Does anyone use frames anymore except to serve ads? Really kind of an old-school way to assemble page content in light of

Re: labeling of frames and controls

2010-05-21 Thread Ricardo Walker
machine so I'm not sure how the screenreaders on that OS handles them. hth On May 21, 2010, at 3:16 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: I'm not on gmail or google voice. Are these for ads? Generally that's the only place I've encountered frames, at least on modern pages. CB Ricardo Walker wrote

Re: a couple itunes questions

2010-05-28 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi Carolyn, To get to the top of the source list I suggest pressing the letter M. This should take you to the first item in the list which is Music by default. I guess this might not work if you've created a playlist that starts with the letter M though. Ok, and to bring up context menus

Re: Rules

2010-05-30 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I think the problem is Macvisionaries is not in the From field when you receive a message. I suggest using Body contains macvisionaries instead. hth On May 30, 2010, at 3:26 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: Hi guys: I created a mail box for this list called Mac Visionaries list. I created

Re: Knike sports kit for iPod

2010-05-31 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, From what I've read from other listers, it is not accessible on the nano. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. On May 31, 2010, at 1:05 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: Hi guys: I'm thinking about buying an iPod Nano. I want to use something to keep track of the miles I walk on my

Re: Audio on ATT/Yahoo site?

2010-05-31 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi Donna, This is a kind of indirect solution to your problem but, I think you might find this useful in the long run. Try solona for captcha solving. It is very easy and quick. I usually get the captcha solved in less than a minute. On May 31, 2010, at 5:08 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: Hi all,

Re: importing contacts and bookmarks from mini to laptop

2010-06-01 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, You could just make V cards of your address book contacts and import them. hth On Jun 1, 2010, at 2:31 AM, Chris Snyder wrote: I'm curious if there's a way to import my mail and address book contacts as well as my safari bookmarks from the mini to the laptop without Mobile Me. Thanks.

Re: Audible content on Iphone

2010-06-01 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, Why an iPhone 3gs? Why not wait the month and get the iPhone 4g when it comes out? On Jun 1, 2010, at 7:48 PM, Allison Manzino wrote: Hi all, I'm contemplating purchasing an Iphone 3GS as my Nokia keeps freezing up. I'm thinking of getting the 32 gig one. Can you play audible content

Re: Beginning and End of Message Lists in Mail?

2010-06-02 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, Yes there is. interact with the list and press VO shift home to get to the top and, VO shift end to get to the bottom of the list. hth On Jun 2, 2010, at 10:26 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote: Hi, folk, Is there a keystroke for navigating to the top or bottom of a message list within a

Re: Beginning and End of Message Lists in Mail?

2010-06-02 Thread Ricardo Walker
Cool! I had no idea about this. Thanks for the tip. On Jun 2, 2010, at 11:52 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: Alternatively, you can press up or down arrow while holding down the option key. You do not have to interact with the table to do this. Donna On Jun 2, 2010, at 11:18 AM, Ricardo Walker

Re: Getting Out of the Box on the Mac

2010-06-02 Thread Ricardo Walker
Lol, Well put. On Jun 2, 2010, at 5:05 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: Hi Mark, The elegant way to do this is to check the box to rap the voiceover curser. Then when you reach the bottom or end of a dialog box, pressing vo right arrow will take you right back to the top. Similarly, if you are

Re: Capsha Solving On The Mack

2010-06-02 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, You don't have to use terminal to use solona. You can log into your account, take the screen shot of the page the captchas on. It will be saved in your desktop folder by default. On Jun 2, 2010, at 3:27 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: Hi, How do you solve capshas with the Mack? I got

Re: Beginning and End of Message Lists in Mail?

2010-06-02 Thread Ricardo Walker
Carolyn CH:) - Original Message - From: Ricardo Walker To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 9:18 AM Subject: Re: Beginning and End of Message Lists in Mail? Hi, Yes there is. interact with the list and press VO shift home to get to the top and, VO

Re: hard drives in macbook pro.

2010-06-02 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi kimberly, look under apple in the menu bar. Go into about this Mac. hth On Jun 2, 2010, at 7:28 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote: I do know the ram is DDR3, but I would be interested in knowing what type hard drive is in the MBP as well. Also, where do I go to find out my system

Re: Getting Out of the Box on the Mac

2010-06-03 Thread Ricardo Walker
I think they meant control option D which takes you to the Doc. hth On Jun 3, 2010, at 10:28 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: Oh wow interesting. I'll have to play with it. I still don't see how command option d can work. it does not for me not at all. It hit it from anywhere and nothing happens.

Re: ONCE A ALBUM HAS BEEN DOWNLOADED AND IS IN YOUR ITUNE LIBRARY.

2010-06-06 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi Kawal, I don't know if you were aware but, the touch pro 2 supports AAC and AAC plus which are the files used by the iTunes store. hth On Jun 6, 2010, at 8:13 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: Hi All. As I told you all I finally downloaded my album which I'm pleased with. I wish to know,

Re: Applescript for automatically dragging a loop to the timeline

2010-06-06 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, Lol. Not really. You can extend the loops as long as you desired once your have dropped it into the timeline. You just cut and paste. Here goes a tutorial on how to do it. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5326929/How%20to%20import%20your%20own%20samples%20into%20a%20garageband%20project.mp3 On

Re: ONCE A ALBUM HAS BEEN DOWNLOADED AND IS IN YOUR ITUNE LIBRARY.

2010-06-07 Thread Ricardo Walker
of doing this when I have XP (if it works this time) on my Mac along with Voice over which i mainly use? would I have to download a special thing for windows in order for moving files from Itunes or something? I'll have active sync installed! Kawal. On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:08 -0400, Ricardo

Safari media player more accessible

2010-06-07 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I notice that they have made the media player in safari 5 completely accessible. I listen to the Mac roundtable podcast and noticed all the buttons were labeled, and we had access to the scrub wheel. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: Audible.com site with safari 5

2010-06-08 Thread Ricardo Walker
Yes, I'm getting the same behavior. Voiceover resets itself when you try to interact with the html content. Very, very, annoying On Jun 8, 2010, at 12:59 PM, Peggy Fleischer wrote: I am finding that safari crashes with the audible web site. Voiceover keeps restarting. Has anyone else

Re: Solona screen protectors.

2010-06-08 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I purchased 2 of the screen protectors for my iPod touch. I have the full keyboard and the abbreviated versions. I think they can help a person with the speed and accuracy of their typing. More so the new iPhone/iPad/iPod touch user. I don't know if these screen protectors will change

Re: Audible.com site with safari 5

2010-06-08 Thread Ricardo Walker
, 2010, at 2:34 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Yes, I'm getting the same behavior. Voiceover resets itself when you try to interact with the html content. Very, very, annoying On Jun 8, 2010, at 12:59 PM, Peggy Fleischer wrote: I am finding that safari crashes with the audible web site

Re: Possible workaround to Safari5 Problems

2010-06-09 Thread Ricardo Walker
Wow! Have you tried going to audible.com? If you have an account and you sign in it goes bonkers. lol On Jun 9, 2010, at 5:37 PM, carlene knight wrote: I wonder why some of us are having so many problems and not others. I have had no problems with SF5 at all. What is going on here? I

Re: Facebook and Safari 5?

2010-06-10 Thread Ricardo Walker
Really? How do you post your comments to facebook then? On Jun 10, 2010, at 10:04 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: Hum, I don't use that particular feature, but if you tell me what page to look for it on I will scope it out and see if I can make it work. Best, Erik Burggraaf User support

Re: safari 5 again

2010-06-10 Thread Ricardo Walker
I tried this. It was a no go for me. I have to clear my cash before going to the audible site. On Jun 10, 2010, at 5:10 PM, Darcy Burnard wrote: The safari 5 and audible bug still happens for me even with clicktoflash installed. Doing the workaround of coming in to audible from a google

Re: Install iOS 4 today!

2010-06-12 Thread Ricardo Walker
I don't condone the use of pirated software but I mean really. They didn't ask what temperature to set the oven to cook little kids. lol. I do agree that this is probably not the forum to ask such questions. But in my opinion, getting something 2 weeks early that your going to get for free

Re: opening applications folder in the doc

2010-06-12 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, You have to interact to before using VO spacebar to open an application using the apllication browser in the finder. To not have to interact, I suggest just using command O to open an application. hth On Jun 12, 2010, at 10:33 AM, Chris Westbrook wrote: This seems like a really stupid

Re: Safari 5

2010-06-12 Thread Ricardo Walker
Good morning Olivia, For what its worth, after I unchecked move the voiceover cursor to it when opening a new webpage, I have experienced no more problems with Safari. On Jun 12, 2010, at 9:42 AM, Olivia Norman wrote: I really don't understand why some are having issues and others aren't? Is

Re: Install iOS 4 today!

2010-06-12 Thread Ricardo Walker
. Maybe it would not happen, but I would rather get my software from a legitimate source than some torrent site. Then again, my curiosity just isn't very strong I guess. On Jun 12, 2010, at 9:11 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: I don't condone the use of pirated software but I mean really. They didn't

error message when trying to download books from audible

2010-06-13 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I think this came up in a thread earlier this week but I can't remember. When I try to download a book from my My Library section of audible, I receive the message We're sorry, but there was a problem and your audio could not be downloaded. Please try your download again in a few

Re: really dumb question re opening/closing windows

2010-06-14 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi Donna, If you find you've closed all the windows in mail you can press command 1. This also works in safari, and some other programs. If you have this occur in iTunes, you press command option 1. hth On Jun 14, 2010, at 3:58 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: Hi all, Not sure why, but I

Re: error message when trying to download books from audible

2010-06-14 Thread Ricardo Walker
and have never seen that message before. Could it be the format? Or a problem with Audible? I'm sorry I can't be of more help. Allison On Jun 13, 2010, at 5:54 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Hi, I think this came up in a thread earlier this week but I can't remember. When I try to download

Re: The Safari 5 Journey

2010-06-16 Thread Ricardo Walker
Wow! It happens with all websites for you? For me and most others on the list, it is just 2 or 3 sites at the most. Most notably audible.com. On Jun 16, 2010, at 2:16 PM, Ginny Owens wrote: Hello. I thought I’d successfully avoided downloading Safari 5 when I unchecked it in Software

Re: Applications

2010-06-16 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I think you should keep in mind this is a list pretty much designed to get help when things go wrong. :). That being said, your likely to hear the uglier side of peoples experiences. After all, If everything worked as advertised there would be little use for such a list. Generally

Re: Apple Releases iTunes V9.2

2010-06-16 Thread Ricardo Walker
That's not necessarily true. I've had know bad experience on the Apple site regarding bugs. I couldn't pre order my iPhone yesterday because every tom, dick and harry was trying to do the same thing and crashed the system. Maybe the people testing don't have audible accounts? I think you

Re: Apple Releases iTunes V9.2

2010-06-16 Thread Ricardo Walker
I am surprised about the customer service. They are usually courteous even if they can't help. On Jun 16, 2010, at 6:37 PM, Andy Lane wrote: You are quite right Ricardo, Thank you for calming me down a little. I still feel let down that they wouldn't help when I tried to contact them on 4

Re: Install iOS 4 today!

2010-06-17 Thread Ricardo Walker
It sounds like your just mad for the sake of being mad. ATT is not screwing people over data prices per say. It is just the feeling of having limits placed on you. The timing was definitely grimy but, most people will end up saving money in the long run. On Jun 17, 2010, at 6:39 PM,

Re: Install iOS 4 today!

2010-06-18 Thread Ricardo Walker
to kill of any chance of acutlaly using it except at home. if I have to be home to stream audio with my I phone that I was going to buy I'd jus tuse my laptop On Jun 17, 2010, at 6:48 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: It sounds like your just mad for the sake of being mad. ATT is not screwing

Re: installing windows on macs? What are the advantages/why do people opt for this?

2010-06-18 Thread Ricardo Walker
Well put Mark. You know? A lot of times we do things just because we can. Like owning 2 pairs of sneakers. lol. You can only wear one pair at a time right? lol. But it just boils down to flexibility. There are things that the Mac with voiceover just don't or can't do at this point.

Re: itunes 9.2 not synching

2010-06-18 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, A friend of mine is having the same problem with an iPod classic on their windows machine On Jun 18, 2010, at 4:38 PM, Greg Weller wrote: pi just updated to version 9.2 of itunes on my windows xp machine and now it is not detecting my ipadanyone else have. this problem? greg

Re: Question About How To Engage The White-On-Black Display Mode

2010-06-19 Thread Ricardo Walker
Good morning Mark. I ran into the same problem when I upgraded to snow leopard. Now, you have to turn VO off to have control option command 8 toggle black and white mode.. hth On Jun 19, 2010, at 5:02 AM, M. Taylor wrote: Hello All, The help tag in the Universal Access Control Panel

Re: Question About How To Engage The White-On-Black Display Mode

2010-06-19 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I still think its just easier to turn VO off, press the black on white toggle command and then, turn VO back on. On Jun 19, 2010, at 10:35 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: Hello William, Your instructions are fine as far as they go, but they don't remove the conflict with the HotSpots

Re: What does elipsis mean when you are in the apple menu?

2010-06-19 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, You can try setting the verbosity level to medium or low. You can find this in the VO settings (control option F8) or press control option V to open verbosity settings. You make Alex shut up by pressing control. Just like jaws. Difference being you can press control again to resume

Re: Confused about issues in Safari 5

2010-06-20 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I could be wrong, please correct me if I am but, It seems that in regards to the audible .com bug, the people who aren't affected Don't live in the United States or are not logged into to audible with an account. This might be the cause of the different experiences. hth On Jun 20, 2010,

Re: Install iOS 4 today!

2010-06-20 Thread Ricardo Walker
accessibility solutionfor portable use On Jun 18, 2010, at 10:40 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Not enough competition? I can think of 4 other carriers off the top of my head. How much competition is needed? On Jun 18, 2010, at 8:51 AM, Ryan Mann wrote: I agree with you Donna. The problem

Re: Install iOS 4 today!

2010-06-20 Thread Ricardo Walker
at home. if I have to be home to stream audio with my I phone that I was going to buy I'd jus tuse my laptop On Jun 17, 2010, at 6:48 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: It sounds like your just mad for the sake of being mad. ATT is not screwing people over data prices per say. It is just the feeling

Re: Install iOS 4 today!

2010-06-20 Thread Ricardo Walker
audio with my I phone that I was going to buy I'd jus tuse my laptop On Jun 17, 2010, at 6:48 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: It sounds like your just mad for the sake of being mad. ATT is not screwing people over data prices per say. It is just the feeling of having limits placed on you

Re: Install iOS 4 today!

2010-06-20 Thread Ricardo Walker
. The iPhone is far better than those solutions. On Jun 20, 2010, at 6:23 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Only realistic option? So what were blind people using before last June? I agree the iPhone gives the most accessibility for the best overall price but it's not the only game in town. On Jun 20

Re: FB Games?

2010-06-21 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, The only one I know for a fact is accessible is mafia wars. On Jun 21, 2010, at 12:14 PM, clarence griffin wrote: Has anyone tried to play any games on the mace on line like the FaceBook games? I want to play some of those, but I know they are not accessible on the pc... I know Mafia

Iphone/iPod touch updat is out

2010-06-21 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, iPod touch and iPhone owners. You can update to version 4 of the OS now -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

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