Re: Voiceover not working when coming out of sleep mode

2013-12-11 Thread Kimberly thurman
Yep, me too. I’m using a 2013 MBA as well. On Dec 11, 2013, at 7:34 PM, Donna Goodin doniado...@me.com wrote: Hello: I'm experiencing this same issue, or at least a similar one. For me it seems tied to connecting and disconnecting from AC. I'm using a 2013 MacBook Air. Best, Donna On

Re: VMWare questions

2013-12-07 Thread Kimberly thurman
help The first thing you need to do I think is to get jaws talking so you can know whats going on. Try narrator while you're at it. and, if fusion asks if this is a new file, and you want to copy or move it, try the move option. On Dec 6, 2013, at 6:08 PM, Kimberly thurman kkthur

Installing Windows 7 on an MBA using the DVD drive from a Macbook Pro

2013-12-04 Thread Kimberly thurman
Is this possible? I don’t have a portable external DVD drive. Seems as though I recall hearing it is possible somewhere. Thanks in advance for any help! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and

Youtube videos in Safari

2013-10-03 Thread Kimberly thurman
All of a sudden they don't play. I've emptied the cash, went to flash under advanced in system preferences and deleted that stuff. I uninstalled and reinstalled Adobe Flash Player. I've repaired permissions, reset Safari, and I think that's all. I have a new MBA with ML. The videos played

Re: downloading mp3 podcasts

2013-10-03 Thread Kimberly thurman
Stacy, try option enter on the link to listen and see if that works. hth On Oct 3, 2013, at 9:58 PM, Stacey Robinson stacey...@bellsouth.net wrote: Hi all, I'm running Lion on my white macbook. I used to be able to download mp3 podcasts from companies like Hims by pressing option l I think

Re: Youtube videos in Safari

2013-10-03 Thread Kimberly thurman
? The one in the You Tube player. Take care 4. okt. 2013 kl. 02:30 skrev Kimberly thurman kkthur...@hotmail.com: All of a sudden they don't play. I've emptied the cash, went to flash under advanced in system preferences and deleted that stuff. I uninstalled and reinstalled Adobe Flash

Option T for time, Apple Script on new MBA

2013-09-21 Thread Kimberly thurman
Hello all: I just got a new Macbook Air, and I cannot remember how to enable Apple Script so I can get the time with option T. Can anyone help? I would so appreciate it. Best, Kim -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To

Re: Option T for time, Apple Script on new MBA

2013-09-21 Thread Kimberly thurman
this from memory, so sorry if some things are jumbled.. Cait, going for coffee now! On 2013-09-21, at 11:34 AM, Kimberly thurman kkthur...@hotmail.com wrote: Hello all: I just got a new Macbook Air, and I cannot remember how to enable Apple Script so I can get the time with option T

Maximizing the screen for the benefit of sighted folks

2013-08-28 Thread Kimberly thurman
Just as the subject line says, how do I do this, especially while in Safari so sighted people can watch a youtube video utilizing the entire screen? I appreciate any and all suggestions! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To

Re: facebook on the mac

2013-08-28 Thread Kimberly thurman
I installed this app, and it seems to keep disappearing on me. It doesn't show up when I command/tab through open apps, and I also hear Menu Tab has no windows. What am I doing wrong? On Aug 27, 2013, at 12:20 PM, Traci Duncan our4p...@gmail.com wrote: I use the free version of menuTab for

Re: facebook on the mac

2013-08-28 Thread Kimberly thurman
, at 6:18 PM, Kimberly thurman kkthur...@hotmail.com wrote: I installed this app, and it seems to keep disappearing on me. It doesn't show up when I command/tab through open apps, and I also hear Menu Tab has no windows. What am I doing wrong? On Aug 27, 2013, at 12:20 PM, Traci Duncan our4p

Re: Maximizing the screen for the benefit of sighted folks

2013-08-28 Thread Kimberly thurman
PM, Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, control command F enters you into full screen mode. hth Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Aug 28, 2013, at 12:37 PM, Kimberly thurman kkthur...@hotmail.com wrote: Just

Re: Lion?

2013-07-17 Thread Kimberly thurman
Hi Stacie: I have a 2009 Macbook Pro and previously updated to Lion. I hated it! It's been a while, so I can't remember just why. I did eventually update to ML, and I do like it. I seem to recall that the white Macbooks couldn't be updated to ML. Someone else will need to advise about

Re: MacBook Air upgrade options

2013-07-14 Thread Kimberly thurman
Hello all: I have been running Windows 7 in Fusion along side OSX with 8 gigs of ram on a 2009 MBP, and it runs very well, even with several apps open in windows and OSX. The ram is certainly the main issue here, but I'm sure all the processor speed you can afford will have added benefits.

Re: VMWare Fusion DVD arrived with no license key

2013-07-02 Thread Kimberly thurman
Oh well, guess you're not the only one who's a sucker. Maybe they'll run out of the DVD's before they fill my order. That's crap though. You're paying for what you could download for free from the VMware site. I'm of a good mind to send it back when it gets here, or at least call and tell

Re: Vmware Fusion Advice Requested

2013-06-25 Thread Kimberly thurman
Les, I orered the Fusion software from Dell as well, and got the same email saying it had been delayed. I wonder if we're going to get an email that states they don't actually have it? I hope not! It is a good deal. On Jun 25, 2013, at 4:18 PM, Chris Blouch cblo...@aol.com wrote: Well,

Re: Vmware Fusion Advice Requested

2013-06-25 Thread Kimberly thurman
: Kim, I sure hope we receive it. The day I was given was July 11. So if you receive it, please let me know. I'll post something to the list if I hear something else regarding this order. Thanks. Les Sent from my iPhone On Jun 25, 2013, at 5:43 PM, Kimberly thurman kkthur...@hotmail.com

Re: VMWare Fusion for $15 (plus shipping)

2013-06-17 Thread Kimberly thurman
I ordered this. After I upgraded to ML, my version 3 of Fusion no longer worked. I downloaded version 5 and used a 30-day trial, but just never paid to upgrade. I'm glad I saw this before I paid for the upgrade. I suppose this will come with the codes necessary to authorize Fusion version

Re: MAC Air opinions?

2013-03-07 Thread Kimberly thurman
If you ever think you want to run windows in a virtual machine with one of the windows screenreaders, I'd spring for the extra ram too. I upgraded my Macbook Pro to 8 gigs and it rocks with several applications open at once and running windows along side OSX. On Mar 6, 2013, at 4:33 PM, Cara

VMware fusion under ML

2013-01-29 Thread Kimberly thurman
Hi folks: I just upgraded to ML, and I was running VMware Fusion version 3. I know I need version 5. If I install version 5, can I just paste a folder in and not have to reinstall Windows 7, Jaws, and all that mess? If so, where is this folder, and what's its name? Any information is

Youtube videos do not play anymore in Webkit

2013-01-18 Thread Kimberly thurman
This has been a recent development. If I click a youtube video link while in Facebook, or anywhere for that matter, I go to the Youtube page, but can't get the video to play. I see no where on the page to make the video play. I end up launching VMware Fusion and opening the video in

Re: Accessible iOS sound editor

2013-01-16 Thread Kimberly thurman
I'm not Ester, but try pressing option/enter on the link. HTH On Jan 16, 2013, at 4:13 PM, Jürgen Fleger wrote: Hi Esther, thank you very much for your links below. For a while I have an issue downloading files and you might help me to solve it. I visited the side and found the link

Re: mountain lion impressions

2012-11-19 Thread Kimberly thurman
Mike, did you do a clean install or just the update? I upgraded to Lion at one poinnt from SL with my late 2009 Macbook Pro and absolutely hated the clunkiness of mail and other things. I would like to upgrade to ML now, but have been hesitant to do so. I use VMware Fusion and have

Re: iPad

2012-10-02 Thread Kimberly thurman
I got a brand new iPhone 5 delivered last Thursday from Sprint, and triple click of the home button did not turn VO on right out of the box. When my sighted husband got home, the set up screen was up asking what language I would like, etc., but no VO with triple click home. On Oct 2, 2012,

Re: iPad

2012-10-02 Thread Kimberly thurman
almost all the way. I did a 2 finger flick up, and increased the volume. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Oct 2, 2012, at 12:20 PM, Kimberly thurman kkthur...@hotmail.com wrote: I got a brand new iPhone 5 delivered last

Re: Selecting to End of Line in Safari Edit Fields

2012-09-27 Thread Kimberly thurman
Make sure quick nav is off. On Sep 27, 2012, at 4:50 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: I have no problem. On Sep 27, 2012, at 4:57 AM, Nicholas Parsons mr.nicholas.pars...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Recently I've noticed that the command shift right arrow and command shift left arrow keystrokes

Re: Why is iPhone 5 saying ask Sara?

2012-09-25 Thread Kimberly thurman
Could it be saying ask Siri? On Sep 25, 2012, at 1:41 PM, Blinkin wrote: Hello everyone, I finally got home from my business trip and got my iPhone 5 running this morning. I don't know if I have missed this topic already or if I am just missing something obvious but every time

Re: i.o.s. 6 question?

2012-09-22 Thread Kimberly thurman
IOS 6 is for iPods, iPhones, and iPads. Not for Macbook Pros. I think you might be confused about what you installed where. On Sep 22, 2012, at 10:35 PM, Chenelle Hancock wrote: Hi all, After installing i.o.s. 6 onto my mack book pro over three days ago. My mack after starting back

Re: powerpoints

2012-09-10 Thread Kimberly thurman
Just FYI, in the interest of truthful disclosure, Power Point is accessible with windows screenreaders. *smile* On Sep 10, 2012, at 11:36 AM, Chris Blouch wrote: Keynote is the Apple iWorks answer to Microsoft Office PowerPoint. With Powerpoint being totally inaccessible, Keynote is 100%

Macbook Pro keeps dropping wifi connection

2012-09-01 Thread Kimberly thurman
Hi folks: All of a sudden, today, my MBP, late 2009 model, still running SL, keeps dropping its wifi connection. When I check it in the system menu, VO M twice quickly, it says it is still connected to my home network, but Safari or Webkit just sits there. I turn airport off and then back

Re: Macbook Pro keeps dropping wifi connection

2012-09-01 Thread Kimberly thurman
I removed all remembered networks. I recycled the modem and router. We'll see what happens. It seems like I can switch about f5 or 6 web pages, and then it just drops out. It still shows as connected in the airport menu and in system prefs, but no internet. Let's pray it stays connected

Re: Macbook Pro keeps dropping wifi connection

2012-09-01 Thread Kimberly thurman
I found a checkbox that states something like known networks will be joined automatically. I guess a known network is one you've previously joined? It seems to be working just fine since I recycled everything. I hate connectivity issues. lol On Sep 1, 2012, at 6:36 PM, Mark BurningHawk

Re: Macbook Pro keeps dropping wifi connection

2012-09-01 Thread Kimberly thurman
I do appreciate the suggestions. If nothing else, commiseration helps. lol The problem seems to be at bay for now, so I'm happy. I'm leaning toward the fact that something was interfering with the signal for some reason. This is a late 2009 MBP that I have used extremely heavily since

Re: Audio in Safari

2012-08-18 Thread Kimberly thurman
Try tabbing through the installation interface for Flash. This may allow you to find the install button. On Aug 18, 2012, at 9:31 PM, Marc Sutton wrote: Hi List, It seems that now under Mountain LIon I don't have audio playback of youtube videos and other misc. audio. It may be flash

Re: Audio in Safari

2012-08-18 Thread Kimberly thurman
the button. Or vo space for that matter. I just heard the system bonk sound for no go. Marc On Aug 18, 2012, at 6:38 PM, Kimberly thurman kkthur...@hotmail.com wrote: Try tabbing through the installation interface for Flash. This may allow you to find the install button. On Aug 18

Re: Fleksy

2012-08-17 Thread Kimberly thurman
It's free to try, but if you want to do anything with the text you type, you must buy it within the app. It was $4.99 for the last 24 hours, and I don't know if that price still stands. If not on sale, it is $15. On Aug 17, 2012, at 7:03 PM, wayne coles wrote: HELLO I JUST DID

Re: what's the story with Menu Tab for Facebook?

2012-07-31 Thread Kimberly thurman
You can also choose internet explorer 8 or 9 to and it works pretty well. On Jul 31, 2012, at 8:08 PM, Rachel Feinberg wrote: Thanks very much for this, Chris. It works well for the most part! Except for links being all .php, and i found you had to choose firefox for windows, and not the

Not automatically interacting with HTML in Safari or Webkit

2012-07-29 Thread Kimberly thurman
As the subject line says, automatic interaction with the HTML area in these browsers doesn't happen anymore for some reason. Is there a setting somewhere? Thanks! Kim -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group,

Re: Not automatically interacting with HTML in Safari or Webkit

2012-07-29 Thread Kimberly thurman
I forgot to add that I'm using SL. On Jul 29, 2012, at 2:52 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote: As the subject line says, automatic interaction with the HTML area in these browsers doesn't happen anymore for some reason. Is there a setting somewhere? Thanks! Kim -- You received

Solved automatic interaction of HTML area in Safari and Webkit

2012-07-29 Thread Kimberly thurman
I did this by performing a reset. Working great now. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

Need to change email of my subscription to this list

2012-07-26 Thread Kimberly thurman
Hi folks: I'm switching to ATT Uverse tomorrow and I need to switch my subscription to this and the VIphone list to a new email address. Does anyone have Raul's email address so I can email him directly to get this done? Thanks much! -- You received this message because you are

Re: Upgrading to lion from snow leopard

2012-06-19 Thread Kimberly thurman
? On Jun 18, 2012, at 7:31 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote: You can upgrade from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion. I already tried the upgrade from SL to Lion and hated it. I went back to SL and don't know if I'll give ML a shot or not. On Jun 18, 2012, at 8:08 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Who's

Re: Upgrading to lion from snow leopard

2012-06-18 Thread Kimberly thurman
You can upgrade from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion. I already tried the upgrade from SL to Lion and hated it. I went back to SL and don't know if I'll give ML a shot or not. On Jun 18, 2012, at 8:08 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Who's to say you can update from snow leopard straight to Mountain

Re: ColorVisor update to Version 1.1

2012-06-13 Thread Kimberly thurman
Don't waste your money. On Jun 13, 2012, at 8:53 AM, Alex Hall wrote: I have a quick question. I don't have this app yet, so can't test this: how does it work in different light? For instance, will it know my green shirt from my yellow regardless of whether I am in florecent or incandescent

Re: ColorVisor update to Version 1.1

2012-06-13 Thread Kimberly thurman
There's absolutely nothing different. With this one, all you get is the privilege of spending $5 American, and still do not have a reliable color reader. On Jun 13, 2012, at 8:52 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: Please tell me what's so different avout this App as other colour apps have not

Re: Extreme mail weirdness! Am I being spammed? Is it a virus on the Mac?

2012-05-23 Thread Kimberly thurman
After much googling and endless frustration with emails which just kept reappearing after I deleted them multiple times from my inboxes, I removed all my mailboxes and added them again. This seems to have fixed the problem. Thanks for the suggestions. I still don't know what caused such a

Extreme mail weirdness! Am I being spammed? Is it a virus on the Mac?

2012-05-22 Thread Kimberly thurman
Hello listers, I have an email that keeps coming back in my inboxes no matter how many times I delete it. It seems to replicate itself about 5 or 6 times in 3 of my mail boxes. My ISP addresses, as well as my Hotmail inboxes are effected. These messages are always from May 17 and 18 at

Re: blindmicemegamall movie vault and illegal file-sharing allegation

2012-04-28 Thread Kimberly thurman
Christine, I agree with you completely. There is a screenreader company who also provides access to described content as part of their network. I wonder if these offerings were gotten completely on the up and up? I use the vault myself for my own entertainment and nothing more. I'm not

Re: Very odd mail server issue

2012-04-07 Thread Kimberly thurman
This happens to me using hotmail but not gmail. I'm still using SL. I upgraded to Lion, but hated it and went back to SL. On Apr 7, 2012, at 7:58 PM, Christine Grassman wrote: Happy holidays to all those celebrating. I am perplexed about something which has been happening almost every time

Re: Another Annoying issue in mail.

2012-02-28 Thread Kimberly thurman
: Why didn't you just go back to Mails classic layout then? Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Feb 27, 2012, at 7:56 PM, Kimberly thurman kimthur...@insightbb.com wrote: I updated to Lion a few weeks ago. Mail was awful under

Re: the mystery is solved! (was Another Annoying issue in mail)

2012-02-28 Thread Kimberly thurman
Yeah, I use threaded messages all the time and this did not work right at all under Lion. It would appear messages were from the wrong person all the time. Ugh! On Feb 28, 2012, at 11:15 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: Now, if we can only solve the read by thread issue. That's the one plegueing

Re: Add and remove apps from dock

2012-02-28 Thread Kimberly thurman
To add to dock, command/shift/T while you're sitting on the name of the application in the finder. You can remove from dock by pressing VO/shift/M and choosing options, and then choose remove from dock. I don't know a keystroke to remove from doc. Hope this helps! :) On Feb 28, 2012, at

Re: Another Annoying issue in mail.

2012-02-27 Thread Kimberly thurman
I updated to Lion a few weeks ago. Mail was awful under Lion, which is why I was not terribly upset this weekend when my Macbook Pro crashed completely for the first time ever in the 27 months I've owned it. I had to erase and reinstall from the Snow Leopard disk that came with the Macbook,

Help with reading mail by thread in Lion. (New Lion user)

2012-01-28 Thread Kimberly thurman
Hello all: I just updated my Mac Book Pro to Lion, and am a little baffled by mail. I have mine in threaded by conversation view, but it does not react like it did under SN. I'm trying to figure out how to read all the messages in a multimessage thread. I know there is some setting I should

Upgrading to Lion and my virtual machine with windows 7 and jaws

2012-01-13 Thread Kimberly thurman
HI folks: I still haven't taken the plunge and updated my MBP to Lion. I have VMware Fusion with Windows 7 in a virtual machine with JAWS. If I do a clean install, can I install the virtual machine inside Fusion from a Time machine backup? If not, what do you suggest? If I just run the

Re: issue with google chrome

2011-08-14 Thread Kimberly thurman
I'm having tons of issues with Safari as well, and the last three weeks sounds about right. I haven't updated to Lion yet either. Seems like several sites I visit tend to stall out just about the time I get to the information I need. The HTML will close and I'll be dumped into the bookmarks

Re: safari question in lion

2011-07-20 Thread Kimberly thurman
Doesn't command/option/L while in Safari to get to the downloads list work in Lion? I haven't updated yet. I'm taking the wait and see approach. :) On Jul 20, 2011, at 4:05 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: To get to the downloads in Safari, go to the Google search box with Cmd-Option-f then

Re: lion

2011-07-07 Thread Kimberly thurman
Hello Matt: If you go into the Apple menu (VO M) and down arrow until you come to App store and press enter, you can give it a look yourself. It works a lot like the iTunes store and the App store for the I devices. It's very similar. hth On Jul 7, 2011, at 10:14 PM, Matt Dierckens wrote:

Re: Generating Touchtones on the Mac

2011-07-06 Thread Kimberly thurman
Mark, I haven't experienced this with Skype, but I have a Magic Jack, and often have the same problem. I think the interference has something to do with the internet connecting with the land lines, cell phones, etc. I experience this when talking to people who have cell phones more than land

Re: Will It Be Easy To Install Lion?

2011-07-06 Thread Kimberly thurman
Mike, how about making a podcast of this? Just a suggestion. :) On Jul 6, 2011, at 9:16 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: We should be able to install it without sighted help, it can be installed as an upgrade, though I plan to make an install disk, erase my hard drive and install from scratch,

Re: Sort of bazaar problem with Voiceover Focus

2011-06-28 Thread Kimberly thurman
I have experienced this behavior on my late 2009 MBP ever since I first began using it. Restarting VO fixes it, so I've never let it concern me too much. On Jun 28, 2011, at 7:13 PM, Bryan Jones wrote: Hi Chris -- I have experienced this a bunch of times recently on my 2010 MBA. I've gotten

Re: average ram for a blind user?

2011-06-25 Thread Kimberly thurman
I have a late 2009 13 inch Macbook Pro with a 2.26 GHZ processor and 8 gigs of ram. I run Windows 7 under Fusion and OSX side by side with Voice Over and Jaws 12 both running. I have had several applications running on both sides at once very successfully. JAWS still crackles and slightly

Re: Vuescan a disappointment for OCR

2011-06-13 Thread Kimberly thurman
Is it possible your document was upside down? I made sure mine was right side up. I know that automatic orientation would be a great feature, but it is often easy to tell which end of a document is the top by a staple, or possibly even having someone orient documents for you before you throw

Re: Issues with VueScan 9.x

2011-06-12 Thread Kimberly thurman
Ray, Vuscan does now do OCR. I've had great success with it. Ann Robertson posted settings for this in the last few days and I'll post them at the end of this message. :) 1) Select Input; 1.1) Task: Scan to file; 1.2) Source: Your scanner; 1.3) Media: Text; 1.4) Media size: Auto; 1.5)

Re: Issues with VueScan 9.x

2011-06-12 Thread Kimberly thurman
I think I purchased it through the Vuscan website, so I don't know. On Jun 12, 2011, at 9:06 PM, David Tanner wrote: Can VUScan be purchased through the app store? - Original Message - From: Kimberly thurman kimthur...@insightbb.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent

Re: Vuescan question

2011-06-08 Thread Kimberly thurman
Donna, VO/shift/M, down to eject and there you go. hth On Jun 8, 2011, at 2:09 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: Hello: When I installed Vuescan yesterday, it put a volume on my desktop. I would now like to remove it, but am unable to do so. Does anyone know how I can remove this? TIA, Donna

Re: a big noisy audible problem

2011-05-26 Thread Kimberly thurman
Hi Carolyn: I just went to audible.com, and didn't get any music whatsoever. I was using Webkit, if that makes any difference. I will look for a phone number for you though and get back soon. Maybe it's got something to do with extensions we do or do not have? Just a wild guess. :) On

Re: a big noisy audible problem

2011-05-26 Thread Kimberly thurman
Carolyn, I signed out of Audible, closed Webkit, opened it back up, typed in audible.com again, signed in and was unable to reproduce your problem Their phone number is: • 1-888-283-5051, and their hours of operation are until 10 p.m. eastern, I think, Monday through Friday, and until

Re: Hot Macbook Pro Controlling Fan

2011-05-24 Thread Kimberly thurman
more research try running my Mac on the AC power with out the battery installed. If anyone else has any other thoughts, then please join in. CJ On May 23, 2011, at 7:33 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote: My Macbook Pro only gets hot when I run Windows in VMware Fusion while I am also

Re: Hot Macbook Pro Controlling Fan

2011-05-23 Thread Kimberly thurman
My Macbook Pro only gets hot when I run Windows in VMware Fusion while I am also charging it. Once it gets so hot, speech does tend to stutter. I have 8 gigs of ram and my unit is a late 2009 Macbook Pro 13 inch. If I just run OSX, my MPB stays as cool as can be. On May 23, 2011, at 9:47 PM,

Re: abby fine reader express question

2011-05-20 Thread Kimberly thurman
Actually, I didn't think it took terribly long to process, but I just don't know if I want to drop $299 on it right now. I just wish there was another solution on the Mac that didn't require using to applications to get a scanned document, as is the case with needing to use Vuscan and then

Re: what is up with the Facebook mobile site?

2011-05-20 Thread Kimberly thurman
. Kes - Original Message - From: Kimberly thurman kimthur...@insightbb.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 9:59 PM Subject: Re: what is up with the Facebook mobile site? Ray, I think they're always messing with the mobile site. It has gotten

Re: abby fine reader express question

2011-05-20 Thread Kimberly thurman
, at 7:27 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote: Actually, I didn't think it took terribly long to process, but I just don't know if I want to drop $299 on it right now. I just wish there was another solution on the Mac that didn't require using to applications to get a scanned document, as is the case

Re: abby fine reader express question

2011-05-19 Thread Kimberly thurman
My Cannon Canoscan 220 worked great too. I haven't shelled out the $299 yet. I keep hoping for a less expensive solution. My demo of ABBYY Fine Reader Express ran out before I could get it going, so I don't know how well it works. Vuscan works well though, as the driver software with the

Re: what is up with the Facebook mobile site?

2011-05-19 Thread Kimberly thurman
Ray, I think they're always messing with the mobile site. It has gotten so bad that I use internet Explorer in-windows in my virtual machine for Facebook now. I hate too, but I got sick of the Safari busy crap all the time. I love my Mac, but the web browsing gets on my last nerve now and

Re: Digital Distribution, was Re: macbook pro or macbook air?

2011-05-17 Thread Kimberly thurman
Our car stereo has a USB port. I transfer music to a thumb drive, plug it into the stereo, and I have 16 gigs of music blasting away. I'm just waiting for the 32 gig USB drives to come down in price a little bit more and I'll have twice the amount of music on a tiny little device I can hold

Re: Digital Distribution, was Re: macbook pro or macbook air?

2011-05-16 Thread Kimberly thurman
User names and passwords are just like locks on doors. They are really there to keep honest men honest. A thief will always find a way no matter the security measures used. I agree with Ricardo on this one. CD's and DVD's are going the way of the vinyl records and eight track tapes. On May

Re: Digital Distribution, was Re: macbook pro or macbook air?

2011-05-16 Thread Kimberly thurman
USB drives can be used to reinstall operating systems just as CD's and DVD's are. On May 16, 2011, at 12:36 PM, brandt wrote: If as you say, optical drives go the way of the Dodo, what will you do if whatever opperating system die? If whare as of now, you can install off of a DVD, what will

Re: Kindle For Ios4 Accessible? {{]sans}}

2011-05-13 Thread Kimberly thurman
Sorry, for now, that's the way it is. The only accessible Kindle app is the one for the Windows PC. hth :) Kim On May 13, 2011, at 4:33 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: Hi all, I can read the controls, but not book text. Is this the way it is, or am I missing something? By the way, I set up my

Re: Next Chrome with screen reader support

2011-05-13 Thread Kimberly thurman
I have tried it on a couple of pages with some success, but on the mobile Facebook site, while posting on someone's wall, the text I was writing was not read, but when I pressed the Post button, the post was added to the person's wall with what I had written. Makes it tough to proofread. :)

Re: DocuScan Plus

2011-05-07 Thread Kimberly thurman
Hello: I would guess that you have already chosen the app from the app store. Check in your applications folder by going to the finder and using the key combination of command/shift/A and then look for Docuscan Plus. hth On May 7, 2011, at 12:49 PM, Melanie Clouser wrote: Hello: I can't

Re: For those who can actually afford this, DocuScan Plus is now on the mac app store.

2011-04-30 Thread Kimberly thurman
with Snow Leopard. The Canon Lide runs really nice with DocuScan Plus. - Original Message - From: Kimberly thurman kimthur...@insightbb.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 6:45 PM Subject: Re: For those who can actually afford this, DocuScan Plus

Re: For those who can actually afford this, DocuScan Plus is now on the mac app store.

2011-04-29 Thread Kimberly thurman
I, like others, have tried Docuscan Plus today. So far, I am impressed, but I don't know if it's to the tune of $299. I agree the necessity of being connected to the internet in order to use the program is definitely a legitimate caveat. I don't really know that I want my account numbers and

Re: For those who can actually afford this, DocuScan Plus is now on the mac app store.

2011-04-29 Thread Kimberly thurman
I really want to be able to scan and do OCR on my Mac though. Maybe Fine Reader Express is the answer? I don't know. :) On Apr 29, 2011, at 9:05 PM, Mary Otten wrote: Hi Kimberly. I know this is probably not a popular recommendation for this list, but given that the cost of an upgrade to

Re: First-time download of bookshare book on Mac: how to unzip

2011-04-25 Thread Kimberly thurman
Hi: You need a program called the Unarchiver. I'm sure if you do a Google search, you'll come up with it. It's free and works great! :) Once you have this program, you can VO/shift/M on the zipped folder, arrow to open with, enter and the Unarchiver will be one of your choices. Enter on

Re: Activating a bookmark in safari

2011-04-23 Thread Kimberly thurman
, Kimberly thurman wrote: I have no idea why, but you have to VO/shift/M and choose open to activate a bookmark. On Apr 22, 2011, at 9:40 PM, Tony Hernandez wrote: HI everyone. I can't seem to get the bookmark to work. I added it, but when I click show all bookmarks in the bookmark menu

Re: MikeH: Hardware questions for late 2009 macbook.

2011-04-22 Thread Kimberly thurman
My 13 inch Macbook had only 2. It now has 8. I don't think any of them come with 8, but maybe you could upgrade if you bought online. Mine is a late 2009 Macbook Pro 13 inch. On Apr 22, 2011, at 6:29 PM, Mike Huckabay wrote: Hi I'm kerius if anny one knows if the late 2009 macbook's sport

Re: MikeH: Hardware questions for late 2009 macbook.

2011-04-22 Thread Kimberly thurman
if it was sported. Thats all. On 2011-04-22, at 5:34 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote: My 13 inch Macbook had only 2. It now has 8. I don't think any of them come with 8, but maybe you could upgrade if you bought online. Mine is a late 2009 Macbook Pro 13 inch. On Apr 22, 2011, at 6:29 PM

Re: Activating a bookmark in safari

2011-04-22 Thread Kimberly thurman
I have no idea why, but you have to VO/shift/M and choose open to activate a bookmark. On Apr 22, 2011, at 9:40 PM, Tony Hernandez wrote: HI everyone. I can't seem to get the bookmark to work. I added it, but when I click show all bookmarks in the bookmark menu and navigate to the table

Re: Activating a bookmark in safari

2011-04-22 Thread Kimberly thurman
I hope so. It would be nice to use VO space or command O to open a bookmark. On Apr 22, 2011, at 10:29 PM, Tony Hernandez wrote: Hi Kimberly. Thank you for this. perhaps they will fix it in future releases. Tony On Apr 22, 2011, at 9:45 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote: I have no idea why

Re: Webkit and Safari Troubles. Click to Flash dialog coming up every time I open Safari or Webkit. HELP!!!

2011-04-12 Thread Kimberly thurman
Mary, I had to get rid of the Click to Flash extension. I had a devil of a time doing it too. As a matter of fact, I really don't know how I finally managed it, but as soon as I was able to get the preferences pane up for Safari, I went in and uninstalled Click to Flash. It drove me batty

Webkit and Safari Troubles. Click to Flash dialog coming up every time I open Safari or Webkit. HELP!!!

2011-04-11 Thread Kimberly thurman
Hi folks: Webkit and Safari seem to have gone bonkers on me. Every time I open either one, I get a dialog that pops up with click to flash release notes, etc., which I have to click the OK button to get out of. I then am put on an HTML page with what looks like preference choices for click

Re: Webkit and Safari Troubles. Click to Flash dialog coming up every time I open Safari or Webkit. HELP!!!

2011-04-11 Thread Kimberly thurman
this by saying that I've never used Click to Flash myself, and so don't know anything about it specifically. Hope this helps, Zack. On Apr 11, 2011, at 2:21 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote: Hi folks: Webkit and Safari seem to have gone bonkers on me. Every time I open either one, I get a dialog

How do I get rid of Click to Flash?

2011-04-11 Thread Kimberly thurman
HI folks. Safari and Webkit have gone crazy. How do I get rid of Click to Flash? All the choices under the Safari and Webkit menus are grayed out. Where is Click to Flash located on the Mac? I am getting a Click to Flash dialog everytime I load Safari or Webkit. When I close this, all the

Re: macbook air vs ipad 2

2011-03-04 Thread Kimberly thurman
I have an iPhone, iPod Touch, IPad (which my husbanf uses most of the time), and a Macbook Pro. Were it me, I would get the Macbook Air, but I like the keyboard. The small Macbook Air is so thin and light. It's not that much bigger than the iPad. Just my opinion. :) On Mar 4, 2011, at

Re: Very annoying Safari Busy message

2011-03-04 Thread Kimberly thurman
I had difficulties with FaceBook last night on the mobile site in WebKit. I would press VO/space on the see more stories link and it would do nothing. It was as if I hadn't done a thing. I also noticed that when I wanted to comment, I could press the comment link and it would take forever for

Re: Introducing Candle Shore Publishing

2011-03-01 Thread Kimberly thurman
I'm proud of you Mark. Congratulations! I'm also proud to say that you have ties to my Old Kentucky Home. :) On Mar 1, 2011, at 2:42 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote: Nice Andean music. More importantly, very exciting stuff. I'm definitely taking a look, as I enjoy writing. You are a man of

Re: setup for replying to list

2011-03-01 Thread Kimberly thurman
I think it's a great idea, and I do apologize for my congratulations email that went to the whole list. I really meant to send it privately and just wasn't thinking. Thanks for all the mods do to keep this vast and informative list running so smoothly. :) On Mar 1, 2011, at 1:52 PM, Alex

iPhone list

2011-02-22 Thread Kimberly thurman
HI folks: Would one of you lovely people be so kind as to give me the addi to subscribe to the iPhone list? I have a new one and could use a bit of direction. Thanks and smiles! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to

Re: fried google

2011-02-22 Thread Kimberly thurman
Yeah, my hotmail is doing the same thing. Ugh! Drives me nuts. On Feb 22, 2011, at 1:15 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: No. my gmail has been behaving. But my hotmail? Oh hotmail. :(. I get prompted for my password for it from Apple Mail like every other day. Ricardo Walker

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