RE: questions about NVDA

2009-12-11 Thread Simon Fogarty
Great, thanks for telling me that now. I was hoping to install boot camp on my new mbp 13inch when it arrives in about a week. So would I be better then using vm fusion or virtual box? Or will windows 7 be fine in a bootcamp setup? -Original Message- From:

RE: questions about NVDA

2009-12-11 Thread Simon Fogarty
There is also sa mobile or wha teever the other version is called that will run from a u3 pendrive. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Matt Roberts Sent: Friday, 11 December 2009 10:13 a.m. To:

RE: questions about NVDA

2009-12-12 Thread Simon Fogarty
Bootcamp, you'll probably need a sighted person around to read the Windows install. On Dec 11, 2009, at 4:15 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: Great, thanks for telling me that now. I was hoping to install boot camp on my new mbp 13inch when it arrives in about a week. So would I be better then using

RE: vmware and key combinations

2009-12-18 Thread Simon Fogarty
In that case the vm is not taking up the full screen size. I use vm fusion at work all the tiem and I have no problems other than lak of memory in the vm with using alt tab or any other windows based key commands -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

setting up wireless

2009-12-19 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi List, I've got 2 mac books that I have to setup wireless locations on, and I want to stop the users from changing the airport / wireless profiles, can I do this, and is s there somewhere I can find instructions on to do this. Cheers Simon F -- You received this message because you are

RE: setting up wireless

2009-12-19 Thread Simon Fogarty
...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Matt Roberts Sent: Sunday, 20 December 2009 4:05 p.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: setting up wireless On Dec 19, 2009, at 9:49 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: I've got 2 mac books that I have to setup wireless locations on, and I want to stop the users from

i pod touch

2009-12-21 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi List, The Ipod touch 3.1 64 gig, I'm assuming it's the new / ipod version with the accessible interface? I take it that voice over is built into it, can anyone confirm this and is it as good as the iphone interface without the phone? Cheers -- You received this message because you

RE: We better keep this going!

2009-12-24 Thread Simon Fogarty
John, 1 message is enough to put your message across. I've had at least 4 of these. Please check your settings in your mail client. To make sure it's sending only one copy simon -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On

RE: We better keep this going!

2009-12-24 Thread Simon Fogarty
Ummm, have you heard of the KNFB reader mobile. Last time I checked, the iphone could not and would not support the knfb reader mobile. You also would find it hard texting while on the move by foot using a caine or a guide dog and trying to textwith the iphone in one hand! Which I know I

i pod touch

2009-12-28 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi list, Can anyone tell me what the battery life on the new ipod touch, is like please? Is it better than the Iphone or just the same? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

IPOD touch sizes

2009-12-28 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi list, I'm just looking at the ipod touchs and I know the 32 And 64 gig versions are new models with voice over if I'm not mistaken. But I see a listing there on the apple site for an 8gig version as well, Is the 8gig version going to support voice over useage? Or is that using the older

RE: Ordered MacBook Pro!!!

2009-12-30 Thread Simon Fogarty
Can anyone tell me if apple have any plan to bring out a mac mini with blue ray player in it, at anytime soon? Cheers Simon f From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dan Eickmeier Sent: Wednesday, 30 December 2009 8:23 p.m. To:

attachments from this list.

2010-01-07 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi listers, I keep getting sent attachments from members on this list and the attachments arefiles labelled Att21334123.txt Etc or something along those lines. I'm wondering if anyone else is experiencing this problem? I have heard of this happening before when mac's were connecting

RE: attachments from this list.

2010-01-07 Thread Simon Fogarty
to the list owner, via the group interface on googlegroups yesterday to alert them it was happening. Cheers Dónal -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Simon Fogarty Sent: 07 January 2010 08:33 To: macvisionaries

RE: Loving this!!!

2010-01-08 Thread Simon Fogarty
I can't resist, She's not Volk Wagons Sister, I taking a guess at! -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Hofstader Sent: Saturday, 9 January 2010 3:15 a.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re:

RE: using fdisk

2010-01-12 Thread Simon Fogarty
A workmate of mine has done it, she took a ubuntu live disk and using I think it was DD converted the disk into a bootable image then loaded that on to the usb drive and we use it now for antivirus scanning of laptop machines If I can get instructions off her, I'll pass them on.

RE: BootCamp

2010-01-12 Thread Simon Fogarty
Is that fusion 3? I think we're using fusion 2 at work and I'm looking to up date things to a windows 7 platform. Cheers Simon -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Søren Jensen Sent: Tuesday, 12 January 2010

new mac

2010-01-19 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi List, Finally I've got my new mac book pro. I need to get a couple of things sorted out for work such as registering it on our network, this means I need the Ethernet address for both the wired and wireless / airport network adaptors. Can someone tell me where I go to find these, I

iphone email list

2010-01-20 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi mac listers, Could someone please give me the details to subscribe to the Iphone email list? Thanks if anyone can help. Cheers Simon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

tutorials for mac / vo instructions

2010-01-22 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi List, I know a few people have made podcasts / recordings of how to do different things on the mac os using VO, I hae a new mac book pro with 10.6.2 on it and would like to get some good indepth podcasts or similar on how to use VO, can anyone tell me where to get them from please. Chers

RE: remote control of a mac

2010-01-22 Thread Simon Fogarty
If you have sight yes. Vnc is what my work collegues use. But for being blind, hell I am still trying to find that out myself. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Aman Singer Sent: Saturday, 23 January 2010 4:25

RE: Apple's conference call discussing Q1 - 2010

2010-01-26 Thread Simon Fogarty
It’s called a tablet, Apple have seemingly purchased all the 10 inch touch screen panels over the last year or so all with the plan of selling the apple tablet. But thanks for the link, what time is it ment to be going live? From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

RE: Ipad has VoiceOver

2010-01-27 Thread Simon Fogarty
Dude, that blader control must be a problem. But 90 days, hell, NZ may have to wait till june / july before it gets here. Unless we buy ex USA. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Charlie Doremus Sent:

RE: Ipad has VoiceOver

2010-01-27 Thread Simon Fogarty
That you can / will be able to make phone calls on. That to me means it's an IPhone on steroids! -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of william lomas Sent: Thursday, 28 January 2010 10:34 a.m. To:

RE: creating ringtones from my own mp3's

2010-02-06 Thread Simon Fogarty
If you jail break your IPhone, I believe you can then use your own mp3 files as ring tones. But I'm not sure how much jail breaking the device screws up the workings for VO. It does in a few cases at least it did on a friend of mines device. Some of his apps no longer worked correctly .

RE: Wireless issue

2010-02-07 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yeah run it on channel 11 or 6 are my suggestions I've got no problems running mine on those chans . -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris G Sent: Sunday, 7 February 2010 2:25 a.m. To:

RE: New Zealand

2010-02-07 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yuma, Yeah Yuma, I'm a kiwi, from the south though. I'm in Dunedin, but I'll leave my anti Auckland attitude behind in this situation! Lol. \ Aucklands a big place, but it's the home of the RNZFB royal nz foundation of the blind. They have some pretty good rehab fascilities up there and

RE: New Zealand

2010-02-07 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yuma, Contact me off list, si...@blinky-net.com and also can you flick me your email address in the body of an email as well please. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Yuma Antoine Decaux Sent: Sunday, 7

printing from hardware overview

2010-02-12 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi List, I've got my printer connected, but I can't figureout how to print off my hardware overview page in about this mac? What is the print command or is it a print screen command. Thanks for any help. Simon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

RE: Fix for Sound Related Slowness on MBP

2010-02-13 Thread Simon Fogarty
I haven't noticed problems with MBP audio speeds but I have noticed problems related to speed of vm fusion on my MBP and on a couple of I macs I use. I find vm fusion is really slow even with 2 gig of ram and a dual core processor running. Anyone got a fix for this? Or has anyone got any

RE: How to set up Microsoft Exchange email in IPhone?

2010-02-14 Thread Simon Fogarty
Jes, What is it you neeed to know. The exchange setup / ms mail account setup is very easy on an iphone. So long of course if you have the details for your exchange server. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf

RE: Virtualbox 3.1.4 released without VO working

2010-02-18 Thread Simon Fogarty
So are you saying that virtual box is not useable? I'm needing to set it up on a macbook pro with snow leopard and want to run either / both windows xp and windows 7 pro with jaws and need to know how usable virtual box is for me when it comes to vo accessibility. Thanks for any help.

RE: Virtualbox 3.1.4 released without VO working

2010-02-18 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Mike, So virtual box isn't accessible with vo? But getting jaws / windows installed to a mac machine isn't going to be an issue -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Pedersen Sent: Wednesday, 17

RE: latest open office link again please?

2010-02-22 Thread Simon Fogarty
Is open office for the mac accessible with vo? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cameron Sent: Friday, 19 February 2010 6:47 a.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: latest open office link again

RE: After I Phone is paired

2010-02-22 Thread Simon Fogarty
I know it's possible to do this with the I phone devices we have here in nz and ours are unlocked / in a friends case jail broken. And his works fine, he got it off apple.co.nz and I got mine from an apple retailer -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

RE: VMWare Fusion 3 / Windows 7

2010-02-25 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yeah I've found that vm 2 and vm 3 fusions are both slower than a turtle walking backwards up an ice slope. If only parallels was usable. Or virtual box. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of E.J. Zufelt Sent: Thursday, 25 February

virtual box

2010-02-26 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi List, I need some assistance with virtual box accessibility. Does anyone on this list use it at all? Or can anyone tell me if parallels 5 is going to let me work with a windows vm running jaws 10 or 11? I need to be able to use one of these vm products for work and after playing with

RE: After I Phone is paired

2010-02-27 Thread Simon Fogarty
Phones are not locked in new Zealand. I can buy a fone from Vodafone nz and take it to one of our other 3 providers and use it. Of course that is as long as the network / phone are compatible. The iphone can be used on any of our four networks and can be tethered on at least the two

RE: After I Phone is paired

2010-02-27 Thread Simon Fogarty
It is within new Zealand, I was using a laptop today with an I phone as the connection to the internet, using tethering. A friend does it all the time when he's away from home. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Frank Ventura

RE: After I Phone is paired

2010-02-27 Thread Simon Fogarty
ship outside of NZ. Frank -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Simon Fogarty Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 2:11 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: After I Phone is paired I know it's possible

RE: VM and initial sound issues

2010-02-27 Thread Simon Fogarty
Is it in vm fusion or vm workstation etc? If so then install vm tools! Also have you got a sound card installed with in the vm setup? No audio device then no sound. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of

RE: need help: windows 7 very sluggish in fusion

2010-02-27 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yeah, that's the big problem with vm fusion. It slows things down majorly. I've got a windows 7 and an xp vm fusion machine setup and they are crazyily slow. I do have a virtual box windows 7 machine as well and it's a lot faster just wish vb was more accessible. -Original Message-

RE: need help: windows 7 very sluggish in fusion

2010-02-27 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yeah I wish I could do this, but to put 8 gig of ram in my mbp which is running ddr3 sodims, it's going to cost me $1000 to do it. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of May McDonald Sent: Wednesday, 24 February

RE: need help: windows 7 very sluggish in fusion

2010-02-27 Thread Simon Fogarty
[mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Simon Fogarty Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 4:20 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: need help: windows 7 very sluggish in fusion Yeah I wish I could do this, but to put 8 gig of ram in my mbp which is running ddr3 sodims, it's

RE: VMWare Fusion 3 / Windows 7

2010-02-27 Thread Simon Fogarty
machine than is required on a physical computer. Bryan -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Simon Fogarty Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 3:26 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: VMWare Fusion

RE: MacBook Pro 13 and wireless

2010-02-28 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Carolyn, If you go into system properties, Then network, and then into airport, is your machine set to pickup automatically on any wireless networks that are available? ALSO, WHEN YOUR USING YOUR DELL, IS IT ACTUALLY POSSIBLE TO SURF THE NET FROM A CONNECTION OR DO YOU JUST CONNNECT

RE: MacBook Pro 13 and wireless

2010-03-03 Thread Simon Fogarty
up thing. I know at home, it logs in automatically. Thank you for the suggestions. Carolyn ch:) - Original Message - From: Simon Fogarty mailto:si...@blinky-net.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 10:55 PM Subject: RE: MacBook Pro 13

ipod touch and voice over

2010-03-06 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi mac folks. I've just purchased myself a 64 gig touch. How the heck do I get voiceover started on it? I plugged it into my mbp and think I've activated it, but don't quote me on that. But can't find the info on how to switch vo on. I know that with my nano 4g I could turn vo on from

RE: ipod touch and voice over

2010-03-06 Thread Simon Fogarty
, accessibility, and then VOiceOver. Hopefully that will get you started. On Mar 6, 2010, at 6:00 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: Hi mac folks. I've just purchased myself a 64 gig touch. How the heck do I get voiceover started on it? I plugged it into my mbp and think I've activated it, but don't quote me

RE: ipod touch and voice over

2010-03-06 Thread Simon Fogarty
features. You can also with sighted assistance configure the setting from the iPod by going to settings, general, accessibility, and then VOiceOver. Hopefully that will get you started. On Mar 6, 2010, at 6:00 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: Hi mac folks. I've just purchased myself a 64 gig touch

RE: Issue with JAWS and VMWare

2010-03-07 Thread Simon Fogarty
Lindsay, Did anything change in the way of hardware? If it has then that is your problem. Unless it's windows 7 and your not using jaws 11.756. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Lindsay Yazzolino Sent:

ipod blue tooth and blue ant

2010-03-07 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Listers, I'm attempting to connect my Ipod touch to a blue ant V1 head set. But for some reason the Ipod isn't seeing the blue ant, is the ipod men tto work with headsets or is it only at this point keyboards and or phones etc? I would assume that a headset is fine, but can't seem to get

virtual box for mac

2010-03-07 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi lists, Sorry for the cross posting but I need to get this question answered, I'm using a mac book pro and snow leopard, with a virtual box vm running windows 7 ultimate and jaws11. I'm having trouble when I try to connect a usb memory stick to the vm, It is being seen by the mac, but will

RE: problem with jaws in VMware

2010-03-07 Thread Simon Fogarty
What's he using as a jaws / insert key? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of DJ Nezumi Sent: Sunday, 7 March 2010 11:26 a.m. To: MacVisionaries Subject: problem with jaws in VMware hi to all i am writing on behalf

RE: best ISP in New Zealand?

2010-03-08 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yuma, Firstly, it's not a great place, it's Auckland! And don't you forget it. The real world starts south of the creak. That creak being cook straite. Anyway. I use a company called Xnet, That is x net, It costs me $69.00 per month for both phone and internet, but then costs me 1

RE: a vmware question

2010-03-09 Thread Simon Fogarty
If the function keys are not behaving like normal pc function keys, then you need to change the keyboard settings in the mac preferences By default a mac doesn't use function keys like normal pc function keys. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

RE: skype

2010-03-12 Thread Simon Fogarty
I put it on my touch lastnight and I gotta admit it's pretty good for accessibility. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cody Sent: Thursday, 11 March 2010 4:24 a.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: skype Skype

RE: ftp question?

2010-03-13 Thread Simon Fogarty
Have them try logging in with the command ftp://username:passw...@domain name.whatever, this should I would hope help. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen Sent: Friday, 12 March 2010 4:03 a.m.

RE: ftp question?

2010-03-13 Thread Simon Fogarty
Have her try accessing it using the Command K option and typing in the command to log on to the ftp site. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen Sent: Friday, 12 March 2010 4:43 a.m. To:

RE: -- RE: -- RE: -- -- RE: -- Using Jaws Curser in VMware fusion

2010-03-13 Thread Simon Fogarty
Exactly what I've done rather than have to re map keys to work with the vm environment. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David McLean Sent: Friday, 12 March 2010 3:57 a.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: -- RE: -- RE: --

RE: converting RAR files

2010-03-13 Thread Simon Fogarty
You need winrar, infact win rar is the best compression prog I've found, it does most of the main compression types. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ricardo Walker Sent: Saturday, 13 March 2010 3:12 a.m. To:

RE: converting RAR files

2010-03-13 Thread Simon Fogarty
: converting RAR files I wonder does 7zip work onthe mac? On Mar 13, 2010, at 1:20 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: You need winrar, infact win rar is the best compression prog I've found, it does most of the main compression types. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

RE: Prowl app for louder mail and other notification sounds [was Re: sounds very disappointing.]

2010-03-15 Thread Simon Fogarty
Bernard, You could always jail break it which allows you then to use your own sounds. That's what a friend of mine has done. He has the start trek communicator noise when he gets a text. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com]

RE: using facebook with safari

2010-03-16 Thread Simon Fogarty
I use bboth the lyte and the m.facebook access and I can't say I've seen the apps on it from within windows / IE or firefox either, so I don't see how it can be something apple have to work on. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

RE: virtual box for mac

2010-03-19 Thread Simon Fogarty
there is a USB device inserted it prompts asking if you want to give it to the Mac or Windows. Maybe Virtualbox needs something like this. CB Simon Fogarty wrote: Hi lists, Sorry for the cross posting but I need to get this question answered, I'm using a mac book pro and snow leopard

RE: Digest for macvisionaries@googlegroups.com - 25 Messages in 9 Topics

2010-03-19 Thread Simon Fogarty
at: http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact.html They usually respond within 24 hours and unlike other customer service folks, they write long, polite emails. :) I hope this helps. mani Topic: virtual box for mac http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries/t/effac71259b65287 Simon

RE: Speech problems with IPod Touch

2010-03-25 Thread Simon Fogarty
Three finger tap twice will mute / unmute voice over on the Ipod touch. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of carlene knight Sent: Thursday, 25 March 2010 6:43 a.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Speech

RE: How do I get 2 Virtual machines to communicate? Please! help!

2010-03-26 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Mathew, So let me get this right. Your running server 2k8 on netbooks? Or on / in Virtual machines? And your trying to make them a domain controller and a child domain of that parent domain. Are they both on the same IP range? Have you setup the parent domain machine first? Then

RE: How do I get 2 Virtual machines to communicate? Please! help!

2010-03-27 Thread Simon Fogarty
though. Thanks again for the suggestions. Matthew Campbell. On 2010-03-26, at 3:15 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: Hi Mathew, So let me get this right. Your running server 2k8 on netbooks? Or on / in Virtual machines? And your trying to make them a domain controller and a child domain

RE: IPhone accessibility

2010-03-28 Thread Simon Fogarty
? Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music: http://stage19music.com Mac-cessibility: http://www.Lioncourt.com Blog: http://lioncourtsmusings.blogspot.com GoodReads: http://goodreads.com/Lioncourt On Jul 21, 2009, at 2:03 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: Using it on the go I mean, while I?m walking

RE: iPad bluetooth keyboard

2010-04-05 Thread Simon Fogarty
The apple blue tooth keyboard does not have a number pad. I fell into that one when I went to by one. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joel Zimba Sent: Sunday, 4 April 2010 12:40 p.m. To:

RE: originator of the my mac mini thread

2010-04-05 Thread Simon Fogarty
So what is to stop someone taking a mac mini and put windows on it as a small windows box? I've thought that the mini would make a great media machine for my media system. I would only need a tv tuner card to connect to my TV / screen and it would be great, although my 5.1 sound system would

RE: Don't know what to do with extracted RAR files

2010-04-06 Thread Simon Fogarty
Mani, Try clicking on the 00 file or if one has a .rar extension, then click on that. And it should unzip the files into one main file that you should be able to paly -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of mani

RE: Hi have a networking question

2010-04-06 Thread Simon Fogarty
If your going from the mac machine to the windows machine then try using the terminal. I think from memory its command K, Then use SMB at the start of your command So it would be something like Smb:\\ip-address, or domain name.com. If this is on your personal network then use the IP

RE: iPad Question

2010-04-06 Thread Simon Fogarty
Olivia I would love to hear more about the workings and features of the I-pad if you could give us all you know and learn over the next few weeks. What makes it better than the I-phone? From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of

snow leopard server

2010-04-06 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Listers, I've just been looking at the mac mini server machine that is being advertised on the apple website. A mac mini 2.53 processor with 4gig ram and runningt the snow leopard server os. Has anyone used this OS and how usable is it with voice over? Simon -- You received this

RE: Don't know what to do with extracted RAR files

2010-04-07 Thread Simon Fogarty
: Don't know what to do with extracted RAR files Simon, I tried clicking on each one of them and they are demanding an application to open with. QuickTime isn't one of them. Thanks, mani On Apr 6, 2:47 am, Simon Fogarty si...@blinky-net.com wrote: Mani,  Try clicking on the 00 file or if one has

RE: Need everyones input

2010-04-08 Thread Simon Fogarty
Are they word 2003 or word 2007 documents. Also, does this mean that VO is usable on these documents and the pages application? This would be a great thing over the macs and office type products.So Olivia, Let me get this correct. The IPad will let you open and edit word

RE: Used an iPad today

2010-04-09 Thread Simon Fogarty
Olivia and John, Yes I agree, the IPad is not a netbook, it's a digital / ebook reading device and or entertainment device. Yeah ok you can surf the net and or check email. But it's more for being able to source digital / ebook reading tool. Hence the reason a number of USA university /

RE: Used an iPad today

2010-04-09 Thread Simon Fogarty
Why, they're running the same OS on both IPhone and Ipad, are they not? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Smart Sent: Thursday, 8 April 2010 6:47 a.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE:

RE: Virus testing!

2009-08-22 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi List, I have access to an antivirus package called sophos which we use at work for both our corporate systems and student users. It's used for both mac and windows based platforms and although it's not perfect, but it catchs 95% of trouble and definition librarys are updated multiple times

RE: has anyone tried neooffice with vo?

2009-08-27 Thread Simon Fogarty
Neo office is the mac version of open office. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Blouch Sent: Thursday, 27 August 2009 5:39 a.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: has anyone tried neooffice with vo? Hmmm. I

RE: Statistics packages

2009-08-27 Thread Simon Fogarty
Any idea where we can get these scripts for spss? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Hofstader Sent: Friday, 28 August 2009 1:34 a.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Statistics packages

RE: Fusion Bliss with Snow Leopard and Windows 7

2009-09-08 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hay this is great to hear. I have to setup a snow leopard machine and then install vm fusion. I hadn't heard anything till now about fusions workings in SL. But I am stil having trouble with a couple of vm fusion things in leopard and that's things like activating usb drives in the vm xp

RE: The iPod Touch...

2009-09-22 Thread Simon Fogarty
You can however take music from one computer and copy it to another then put it on your iPod touch If you want an Ipod touch with a camera, then there is one out. It's called an IPone. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of

RE: Can Fusion work with a 64 bit OS?

2009-09-22 Thread Simon Fogarty
I know that in the windows version of fusion, called vm workstation, it is very possible to install a 64bit OS and run it as a VM. I have 2 vm 64bit server 2k8 machines and a 64 of xp pro. Gotta admit that 64bit os make a difference in the world of windows. -Original Message- From:

RE: load of rubbish!

2009-09-27 Thread Simon Fogarty
I've played with the iphone over a couple of months and I've gotta say, that although it's not a device for me. It's a bloody good attempt at accessibility and I think that 1. apple should be commended for their attempt at making it accessible out of the box. 2. it's a great device for those

RE: The iPod Touch...

2009-09-27 Thread Simon Fogarty
. Here's a new one. Does the iPod Touch (and iPhone) have regular mini-jacks or are they smaller than the normal ones? -David Simon Fogarty skrev: You can however take music from one computer and copy it to another then put it on your iPod touch If you want an Ipod touch with a camera

RE: using Mac with Blackboard

2009-09-29 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi donna, What are you using for your browser and is leopard your os? I use / deal with blackboard at work, I'm not a big user of the mac platform. But I can have a look tomorrow and can get back to you then. Can you email me at work on simon.foga...@otago.ac.nz And I'll see what I can

voice over instruction manuals

2009-09-29 Thread Simon Fogarty
hi guys and girls, ladies and gents. can anyone put me on to a good easy to read user guide for voice over, both for leopard or Snow leopard. if not both. cheers simon f. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the

RE: using Mac with Blackboard

2009-09-29 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Donna, sorry I missed that part earlier, yes I can give you the staff view of blackboards gradebook or waht ever bb 8 call it, can't remember if it's gradebook or grade center. but as I said, give me a yell at work and I'll let you know what I find. and let me point out, I'm a pc user more

RE: using Mac with Blackboard

2009-09-30 Thread Simon Fogarty
Donna, I ment to send this re my work address but ran out of time. with blackboard and the other system your using, try using IE 8 in compatibility mode. that is what Blackboard is suggesting currently for the problems being experienced. cheers Simon F -Original Message- From:

RE: voice over instruction manuals

2009-10-01 Thread Simon Fogarty
thanks anna, -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Woody Anna Dresner Sent: Wednesday, 30 September 2009 2:39 a.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: voice over instruction manuals Hi Simon. The

RE: VPN revisited

2009-10-01 Thread Simon Fogarty
christina, A vpn is like a pipe or portal / tunnel openning between your machine and your place of work that wil allow you to acces your business / work area as if you were on your work network. mainly it sets up a tunnel and then you remote access anothe rmachine in your work or internet

RE: Question on Remote Desktop with the Mac

2009-10-01 Thread Simon Fogarty
I use RDP remote desktop all the time between work machines and work / home etc. and it's fine, both vista and xp as well as server 2008. it's all pretty easy to work with, and jaws can be both statted and stopped remotely so nothings really a problem. Infact I used rdp to burn a DVD of

RE: Question on Remote Desktop with the Mac

2009-10-01 Thread Simon Fogarty
I've not tried to a vm of xp / vista / windows but I don't see why you couldn't if you open rdp and click on the options button, it opens all tabs so you can setup more configurations under the local resources tab, make sure that bring sound to this machine is checked otherwise you wont have

RE: Please advise about accessible statistics software

2009-10-05 Thread Simon Fogarty
Interesting, didn't know it was accessible. Spss I mean. But then again, it's now not known as spss. They've changed the name to something like Pasw. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Hofstader Sent:

RE: iPhone, my first impression

2009-10-05 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Christina, I've both witched to an iphone and then back to a nokia. And mainly because of the ease of use that a nokia gives you. My nokia n86 will do everything the iphone does, but uses keys rather than touch panel. Don't get me wrong, the IPhone is a great device and it should be looked

fusion and sl

2009-10-06 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi list, I'm using an I mac, which has just had SL installed on it, plus vm fusion with an xp and a windows 7 VM running in it. What I want to know is, are there instructions on using VM fusion anywhere, as I'm having trouble getting the VM for xp to pick up on the jaws USB authorisation

RE: Basic Web Authoring Tool for the Mac

2009-10-06 Thread Simon Fogarty
notepad 2, or any other text editing package will do fine. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Busboom Sent: Tuesday, 6 October 2009 4:54 a.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Basic Web Authoring Tool for the Mac

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