Re: [macvoiceover] Re: System status

2011-02-21 Thread Earle M. Harrison
Another way of opening file attachments is by simply selecting the e-mail within the message list table and pressing Command-Y Best, Earle Harrison On Feb 21, 2011, at 7:13 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: I can't answer the Microsoft question, but, to directly open attachments in mail, you might

Re: scanning and the mac

2011-02-18 Thread Earle M. Harrison
Hi all, I believe that the problem is not loosing sound in the VM, but on the Windows side in a Boot Camp partition. I have set-up several 13 inch Macbook Pro and invariably experienced the problem of loosing sound on the Windows side. Last time, we were thrilled because we got sound to

Re: VO's response-time to keystrokes slowing down.

2011-02-18 Thread Earle M. Harrison
In the Applications folder you will find a utility called disk utility. You can do a spotlight search for disk utility and probably get it as a top hit. From the first aid tab, do a verify disk and then repair disk permissions to see if that improves the situation. If you are using less than

Re: scanning and the mac

2011-02-16 Thread Earle M. Harrison
Hello, My company is a Apple value add reseller and not only do we sell Apple computers, but we custom configure them for no additional charge. This means if you want a VMWare fusion set-up we will install the version of Windows that you want and custom configure using some tricks that we've

Re: VMWare Fusion and USB Ports

2011-02-12 Thread Earle M. Harrison
: Earle M. Harrison earle.harri...@comcast.net To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 4:35 PM Subject: Re: VMWare Fusion and USB Ports I see a USB button in the tool bar of the settings dialog, but the option to always let Windows have the USB ports doesn't

Re: VMWare Fusion and USB Ports

2011-02-12 Thread Earle M. Harrison
in Fusion more than once. - Original Message - From: Earle M. Harrison earle.harri...@comcast.net To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 4:35 PM Subject: Re: VMWare Fusion and USB Ports I see a USB button in the tool bar of the settings dialog

VMWare Fusion and USB Ports

2011-02-11 Thread Earle M. Harrison
Hi all, Is anybody aware of a way to have Windows grab the USB ports automatically when running within a VMWare virtual machine? In previous versions, you used to be able to connect and disconnect the USB, but in the latest version of VMWare fusion, it asks if you want to connect to the Mac

Re: VMWare Fusion and USB Ports

2011-02-11 Thread Earle M. Harrison
, 2011, at 10:26 AM, Earle M. Harrison earle.harri...@comcast.net wrote: Hi all, Is anybody aware of a way to have Windows grab the USB ports automatically when running within a VMWare virtual machine? In previous versions, you used to be able to connect and disconnect the USB

Re: Somebody with a little vision

2011-02-04 Thread Earle M. Harrison
, Earle M. Harrison wrote: Hi all, I'm working with a client who has some vision and something has got us kind of stumped. She used to be able to hold down the control key and swipe two fingers away and toward her on the trackpad two zoom the image in and out; however, this is no longer

Somebody with a little vision

2011-02-03 Thread Earle M. Harrison
Hi all, I'm working with a client who has some vision and something has got us kind of stumped. She used to be able to hold down the control key and swipe two fingers away and toward her on the trackpad two zoom the image in and out; however, this is no longer working. I've researched the

Somebody with a little vision

2011-02-03 Thread Earle M. Harrison
Hi all, I'm working with a client who has some vision and something has got us kind of stumped. She used to be able to hold down the control key and swipe two fingers away and toward her on the trackpad two zoom the image in and out; however, this is no longer working. I've researched the

Re: passthrough key

2011-01-25 Thread Earle M. Harrison
Hi, the keystroke is control-option-tab HTH Earle Harrison Handy Tech North America On Jan 24, 2011, at 10:41 PM, Scott Granados wrote: Mike mentions this key on his podcast concerning VM FUsion on the Mac. I believe this was a good use case because there were times you wanted to pass

Re: passthrough key

2011-01-25 Thread Earle M. Harrison
Ok, I should read my most recent e-mails before replying to a post (smile). Best, Earle Harrison Handy Tech North America On Jan 25, 2011, at 6:30 AM, Earle M. Harrison wrote: Hi, the keystroke is control-option-tab HTH Earle Harrison Handy Tech North America On Jan 24, 2011, at 10

Re: basic financial software

2011-01-15 Thread Earle M. Harrison
Wow, I think the time it took for me to locate, download, install and then download bank transactions was no more than about 10 minutes. On first glance, this looks like a fantastic option for personal finances. Anybody know of a Mac accessible business finance option? Best, Earle Harrison

Re: queztion about Optical drives in the MacBook Pro

2011-01-11 Thread Earle M. Harrison
Hi, Do yourself a favor and set-up an appointment with the Apple store and bring it in if this is an option. As long as you can reproduce the problem the should be able to fix it at no cost to you and get he matter resolved and over with. I had a problem with my track pad about a month ago,

Re: Using full-sized keyboard with MacBook

2011-01-10 Thread Earle M. Harrison
Hi Zack, I used a utility called sharpkeys to map both insert and delete keys on my Macbook Pro and it works great. When I am in my Windows 7 virtual machine my right option key becomes my insert key and the right command key becomes my delete and it works out very comfortably for doing the

Re: Student in Detroit Area Looking for Mac/VO training?

2011-01-09 Thread Earle M. Harrison
Hello Al, My company Handy Tech NOrth America has developed a 3 day basic training workshop and a workbook and study guide that can be purchased separately for those who don't have the time or financial resources to do the three day class. We also offer telephone training on the subject at a

Re: learning voiceover the old fashioned way?

2011-01-04 Thread Earle M. Harrison
Hello Karen, My company, Handy Tech North America wrote a document called the Mac Academy Basic Training Workbook and Study guide that people tend to find helpful. It was written to augment the 3 day basic training workshop, but is available as a stand-alone product. It also comes with 17

Re: Anybody else having problems with FaceBook on Adium?

2011-01-04 Thread Earle M. Harrison
with adium. Its in the archives I think! hth Colin I'm far too bad for Heaven! The Devil is afraid I'll take his place! On 1 Jan 2011, at 20:35, Earle M. Harrison wrote: A couple of us have experienced something very strange with FaceBook and Adium in the past week or so. We hear that we

Re: Facebook and Adium contacts not showing up

2011-01-04 Thread Earle M. Harrison
Ok, I followed your instructions and contacts now show-up as some random num...@chat.facebook.com I'm guessing that this is because they have not yet created a user name for themselves? Best, Earle Harrison On Nov 26, 2010, at 10:36 PM, Chris Moore wrote: That feature no longer works,

Re: vmware fusion issue

2011-01-01 Thread Earle M. Harrison
Denice, Pressing Control-Command-Enter will cycle you between your single window and full window views. Within the single window view VO-Arrow until you see the your SD card and press VO-Space to connect it to Windows. HTH. Best, Earle Harrison Handy Tech North America On Dec 31, 2010, at

Anybody else having problems with FaceBook on Adium?

2011-01-01 Thread Earle M. Harrison
A couple of us have experienced something very strange with FaceBook and Adium in the past week or so. We hear that we have logged on successfully, and others can initiate a text chat with us, but contacts don't show-up in the contacts list. Any ideas? Best, Earle -- You received this

Re: Facebook and Adium contacts not showing up

2011-01-01 Thread Earle M. Harrison
Ok, discovered the fix for contacts being read as random numbers. You need to change contact name format under the view menu to alias to have the contact read properly. If you choose user, you will get numbers until the contact sets-up a user name under there FaceBook account settings. Best,

Re: Problem with mail please help

2010-12-29 Thread Earle M. Harrison
Hi Matthew, At the bottom of the Mailbox menu you will find an option called rebuild. Try rebuilding your mailbox and see if this clears up the issue. Best, Earle Harrison Handy Tech North America On Dec 29, 2010, at 12:11 PM, matthew Dyer wrote: Hi all, I have a problem when deleting

Re: EyePal and the mac update

2010-12-23 Thread Earle M. Harrison
Hello, I had some problems installing it as well. I discovered that after the software is downloaded and the disk image is mounted, you need to go into the disk image, copy Eye-Pal and press VO right arrow to Application alias within the same disk image window and paste it here. This should