Re: Possible Cure for Safari Interaction Losing

2009-03-01 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey alex, thanks for the prescription, but unfortunately, I think I may have had an idiosyncratic reaction to this one! lol! I.E. I usually surf with my VO keys locked, and this doesn't seem to make a diff. I'll give this further examination though. Thanks for your

Re: mail problem with voiceover.

2009-03-03 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Søren, I'm actually not using the VO cursor when this happens. That's why I said it's a similar flavor of the issue. smile However, it does act funky for me either way. Have a nice day!… Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn

Re: Questions about bootcamp

2009-03-03 Thread Cara Quinn
Rafael, you can select an OS at startup by holding down the option key for a few seconds, when you hear the chime. then you'll simply use right or left arrows to select the OS and press enter to boot into that OS. The BootCamp installed OS will always be the last OS all the way to

Re: IWork and ILife

2009-03-06 Thread Cara Quinn
wrote: Hi, Cara et al: I was merely continueing the thread on whether ILife and IWork were accessible. So, in stating what I was doing, I hoped to convey that Apple is working with me to rectify the issues in ILife 09. Thanks, Alex, On 5-Mar-09, at 6:50 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: Alex

Re: time zone

2009-03-07 Thread Cara Quinn
at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn On Mar 7, 2009, at 2:31 AM, Cara Quinn wrote: Dean and Eliza, you sure can change the timezone with VO. smile Simply type a city in your timezone in the edit field and there you go. If the one you typed in isn't recognized, then go

IMPORTANT - Pole about future of MacVisionaries

2009-03-10 Thread Cara Quinn
Hello all, first off, please do not reply to this note. Details are below on this. I think I've come up with a workable solution for those listers who want a more informational list as well as those whom would like a more social environment in which to discuss Mac use as visually

Re: charging PDA's

2009-03-15 Thread Cara Quinn
Will, you should be able to charge any usb device on the Mac. As you well know, the usb on the Mac is standard. So this really would be a feature concerned with your device itself. For future reference, really these sorts of questions that are essentially non-Mac related and more

Re: charging PDA's

2009-03-15 Thread Cara Quinn
, 2009, at 11:09 AM, Cara Quinn wrote: Will, you should be able to charge any usb device on the Mac. As you well know, the usb on the Mac is standard. So this really would be a feature concerned with your device itself. For future reference, really these sorts of questions

Voting -and- OT posts

2009-03-16 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey All, just two quickie things this lovely Monday evening… Firstly, our list poll is still up at: http://poll.pollcode.com/jg97 I'll officially honor votes until Wednesday, March 18 at 4:00 PM PDT (california US) so vote vote vote! smile The poll, I believe will actually stay

Re: Restoring with Time Machine

2009-03-18 Thread Cara Quinn
and I got everything back. As a note, I did this after the install during the setup when you are offered choices of choosing to restore from another volume or from a time machine backup. On Mar 18, 2009, at 4:49 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: Hey All, happy Wednesday to you!… Okay, I have an issue

Re: Restoring with Time Machine

2009-03-18 Thread Cara Quinn
Care On Mar 18, 2009, at 6:57 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: John, where were you offered the choice of dates from which to restore?… I didn't see this at all. I chose restore from a Time Machine backup, but didn't see any place to enter or choose a date. Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online

Important!!! - Re: Poll Results

2009-03-19 Thread Cara Quinn
to have to opt out. Thanks for asking! Have an awesome week and weekend! JG On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 4:20 PM, Cara Quinn caraqu...@caraquinn.com wrote: Hey All; Thanks to all of you who voted!… YOU ROCK!!! :) louie louiem...@wavecable.com

Re: Off Topic: Poll on how to make paper money accessible

2009-03-24 Thread Cara Quinn
Okay, this is getting tiresome… Many of you already know what I'm about to say… smile To those who don't, or whom don't care, yet should, please do close this topic immediately!!! Okay, just so you all know, the next person who deliberately initiates an Off-topic thread here

Re: Just waht is off topic here

2009-03-24 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Greg, well you answered your own question. :-) Anything Mac- related is certainly on topic. I'm sure sorry you feel like this is 'wrath' but I've gotten *many* requests / complaints from list members whom pay for bandwidth, or have limited time in which to read list mail, but

Re: Just waht is off topic here

2009-03-25 Thread Cara Quinn
smile Are you guys *trying* to make my life difficult? lol! The vote on this already happened last week and everyone was told about it in advance. the results came in and I posted them. So please, can we simply get back to the topics at hand?… I'm posting this to the list now

Re: VO not reading when composing in Mail

2009-03-26 Thread Cara Quinn
-Morning Everett! Yes, this apparently has something to do with the version of the html rendering engine used in the new Safari 4 beta. I've been able to restore the proper behavior by tabbing out of, and then back into the message body while editing / reading / composing a message.

Re: New Mac man in town!

2009-03-26 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey Tom; Welcome to the list! I'll be including this info in the list welcome message very soon, but for now, here is our latest revision of MacVisionaries etiquette, so to speak. smile If anything doesn't make sense or you just have any questions at all regarding list policy

Re: New Mac man in town!

2009-03-26 Thread Cara Quinn
related to the iPhone but in the meantime the iPod is a common topic on the list although not exactly VO related. CB Cara Quinn wrote: Hey Tom; Welcome to the list! I'll be including this info in the list welcome message very soon, but for now, here is our latest revision

Re: xcode issue

2009-03-26 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Michael, you can get the latest version of XCode and XCode tools (one disc image) from the downloads section of: http://developer.apple.com YOu'll need an account, which is free. Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn On Mar 26,

Re: Hard Drive Access.

2009-03-31 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey Scott, they are star-shaped TORX drive screws. And yes, to those curious, I too have replaced ram and HD in one of my white MacBooks. So yes, it can easily be done by a VI / blind person (and a blonde! lol!) if they read well, the instructs and follow them. Check with Apple

Re: strange iTunes problem

2009-03-31 Thread Cara Quinn
Jessi, are the tracks you're playing, videos?… I ask, as you may need to close the video window when this happens. Once you start playing a video, and pause it, you can bring up a context menu on it and there should be an option to 'close video window.' If this is the issue,

Re: IBook Adapter was Re: Hard Drive Access.

2009-04-01 Thread Cara Quinn
the same again:) /sandi:) On Mar 31, 2009, at 2:40 PM, Scott Howell wrote: Thanks Cara, I suspected that is what they were. I'm amazed Sandi got them out with a knife. I guess this means she's really Sandi McGiver. :) On Mar 31, 2009, at 2:11 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: Hey Scott

OpenFire 4.3.1 and Jabber / IChat

2009-04-04 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey All, -Not the way I want to top off a lovely Friday eve, but I hadn't been able to start OpenFire to log into my local Jabber server with IChat. So I reinstalled OF 4.3.1 (an old ver, I know) and reconfiged it. All was fine until I came to the screen to add server plugins. the

Re: iTunes 8.1.1 available

2009-04-06 Thread Cara Quinn
This version is MUCH more responsive for me, so hopefully you'll like it! It's also possible (as Mark says) to again, tab between controls! OMG! this is a time saving relief! feeew! Smiles, Cara :) --- Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara View my Online Portfolio at:

List topic reminders (revision) Please read!…

2009-04-09 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey All, happy THU / FRI! I've made a few slight revisions to the on / off topic list for MacVisionaries, so I thought I'd post it here for your reading pleasure. smile Please do take just a minute or two to read through this as I believe a couple of points needed clarifying. My

Re: Reclaiming unallocated space on an HD

2009-04-11 Thread Cara Quinn
Message - From: Cara Quinn caraqu...@caraquinn.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 8:03 PM Subject: Reclaiming unallocated space on an HD Hey All, Happy Friday to you!… I'm wondering if there's an accessible way to reclaim unallocated HD space? I.E. I

One line posts - Please read…

2009-04-11 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey All, hope yer having a terrific weekend! I just wanted to send along a quick reminder for you all to please be aware of sending one-line posts / responses to the list… I.E. This is not chat. This is an email list. smile If you have a short response, please do take care to make

Re: Reclaiming unallocated space on an HD

2009-04-11 Thread Cara Quinn
. Thanks, Alex, On 10-Apr-09, at 6:03 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: Hey All, Happy Friday to you!… I'm wondering if there's an accessible way to reclaim unallocated HD space? I.E. I currently have three partitions on my internal HD, and I've resized one to free up 5 gb of space that I'd like added

Re: iTunes was killed for cause

2009-05-24 Thread Cara Quinn
Jude, perhaps I've missed it; is there a question here for the list? I've personally never heard of ITunes / Apple doing this sort of thing. Were you given a reason and have you followed this up with Apple? ITunes does have a support page and there is also an old invention called

Re: mac protection plan

2009-05-24 Thread Cara Quinn
Jude, thanks for your note, however, in future, might you / others flesh these sorts of notes out a bit with more relevant details / links and such? This looks like it's meant as a response to something, but the something isn't clear! smile Just as an FYI, it seems as if you're

Re: mac protection plan

2009-05-24 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey Josh, thanks for the note! Yes; I completely agree. I'm betting Jude has some very good sources, so am looking forward to those links when he posts. this sort of thing is obviously very important to the Mac community as you've said… Smiles, Cara :) --- Follow me on Twitter!

IMPORTANT! Please read - List Guidelines Update

2009-05-24 Thread Cara Quinn
hey All, first off, let me simply apologize for my seeming absence over the past few weeks; Not only do I have a very busy life outside of this list, smile but have also had some seriously annoying internet issues over the past two weeks or so as well… So I do hope you'll forgive the

Re: iTunes was killed for cause

2009-05-24 Thread Cara Quinn
enough to disable an account. Just my thoughts. Thanks, Alex, On 24-May-09, at 4:16 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: alex, please explain the below if you would? I'm not following you here… Thanks so much and do have a lovely day!… Smiles, Cara :) --- Follow me on Twitter! https

Re: Clarification of legal agreements related to VoiceOver

2009-05-27 Thread Cara Quinn
, Cara, Meaning no disrespect. This is useful so that we don't all hale Apple with E-mails and the like and they refuse us help. Regards, Alex, On 27-May-09, at 6:28 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: Alex, and All, please only post notes with relevant information in them. Unless we can share some

Re: Clarification of legal agreements related to VoiceOver

2009-05-27 Thread Cara Quinn
PM, Cara Quinn wrote: Alex, yes, this *might* be useful however, quite honestly, (meaning no disrespect as well) No one cares whether you or anyone else has discussed whatever with whomever, unless you share something conclusive about it. Know what I mean?… If I posted something

Re: very nice experience at University Village Apple Store in Seattle Washington

2009-05-28 Thread Cara Quinn
hey Ben, thanks so much for sharing! this is exactly the kind of thing I personally love to hear. I'm glad that Apple is really stepping this great level of service up even further. For someone with or without a disability to go into a store and really be shown not only equal

Re: very nice experience at University Village Apple Store in Seattle Washington

2009-05-28 Thread Cara Quinn
Sean, I'd be happy to entertain your below points, but firstly, forgive me, but this honestly sounds like the very same rhetoric that I hear all too often in the blind community which simply is a negative response to touch screens?… Yes?… Is this really what your saying with the

Re: unsubscribe

2009-06-01 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Jeffrey, just unsubscribed you. Sorry the captcha is getting in the way; for future reference, check out: http://www.solona.net It's a site that helps VI / blind people with captchas. Feel free to join back up with us anytime, and have a great evening!… Smiles, Cara :) ---

New IPhone 3GS list regarding accessibility

2009-06-12 Thread Cara Quinn
Hello All; I've just started a list called VIPhone, (Visually Impaired - IPhone) on GoogleGroups to discuss the new Apple IPhone 3GS. the url is: http://groups.google.com/group/VIPhone Please feel free to share this url anywhere you like, to anyone you feel might want to

Re: New IPhone 3GS list regarding accessibility

2009-06-12 Thread Cara Quinn
the list run smoothly for all of us, or as many as possible, not just a few of us. Thanks for your note and have a nice weekend!… Sincerely, Cara :) Best wishes Simon On 12 Jun 2009, at 21:47, Cara Quinn wrote: Hello All; I've just started a list called VIPhone, (Visually Impaired

Re: New IPhone 3GS list regarding accessibility

2009-06-14 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Jane, the link for VIPhone is: http://groups.google.com/group/VIPhone See you there!… Smiles, Cara :) --- Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn On Jun 13, 2009, at 8:59 AM, Jane Jordan (GMail) wrote:

Re: Recognizing a heading which is also a link

2009-06-16 Thread Cara Quinn
Jessi, before we go calling people silly, why don't we try this for ourselves?… For the record, Alex is right. When you tab, when Safari is set correctly, your focus will stop on links even if they are shown as headings. You can then press enter if you like, to activate them. VO

List Tasks

2009-07-04 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey All, I just wanted to take a second to apologize for any delays in list tasks / approval of new members and such. I'm currently held up at a small airport with aircraft tech difficulties and had a few minutes to check in with y'all!… It's a teenie airport and a fairly small

Re: List Tasks

2009-07-04 Thread Cara Quinn
://twitter.com/ModelCara View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn On Jul 4, 2009, at 6:38 AM, Cara Quinn wrote: Hey All, I just wanted to take a second to apologize for any delays in list tasks / approval of new members and such. I'm currently held up at a small

Back in LA LA land! -and- List tasks

2009-07-05 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey All, -just wanted to let you know that (after 21 hrs of travel shenanigans) I'm back home in LA! woohoo! It will take me a few days to get caught up on MacVisionaries and VIPhone but be assured I will! smile As I'd said before, my apologies to anyone whom has gone without a

List News!!!

2009-07-14 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey All, just a quick one to check in and let ya'll know that Josh de Lioncourt is now assisting me with moderation of this list. So please do show some love, K?… Believe it or not, I'm still catching up on emails and such from my last trip, so for those whom might have contacted me

List Guidelines

2009-07-16 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey all, thought it was an appropriate time to post these again for your reading pleasure. Have an awesome day!… Smiles, Cara :) What is Off-topic for MacVisionaries? • Non-Mac-related postings • For Sale postings. You may email me privately if you have items for sale. • One line

Re: IPhone accessibility

2009-07-18 Thread Cara Quinn
Actually the link is: http://groups.google.com/group/VIPhone lol not as intuitive as Josh's. Hth Sent from my iPhone On Jul 18, 2009, at 7:19 PM, Josh de Lioncourt overl...@lioncourt.com wrote: And go me! I forgot to include the link to the VIPhone list. Brilliant, I am. Here it is.

Re: A question about iPhone

2009-07-31 Thread Cara Quinn
Just a super quickie correction here; in that one can actually have wifi on while the IPhone is in Airplane mode. In settings wifi is located right after airplane mode, so it's easy to turn one off while enabling the other… HTH and have a terrific day / weekend!… Smiles, CQ :) ---

Re: the advent of audio/tactile games for the VIPs

2009-07-31 Thread Cara Quinn
wonder why no one's heard of AudioQuake with MindGrid. The project has somewhat stalled out over the past two years, but the Jedi Quake, version, written by Cara Quinn and others, is the best 3D audio simulation I've seen. I can't speak for the parallel- processing audio capacity of the brain

Moderator Note - Request for people interested in assisting with list management

2010-04-24 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey All; -Just wanted to send along a quick one to see whom might be interested in helping manage the VIPhone and / or MacVisionaries lists. Feel free to contact me off-list at: caraqu...@caraquinn.com or modelc...@gmail.com Josh and I aren't sure just yet if we'll be taking on new

Moderator Note - Thank you All, and Congratulations to our two newest mods!

2010-04-28 Thread Cara Quinn
Hello All; As you may have guessed from the subject, Josh and I have decided to take on two new moderators to assist us with list tasks between the VIPhone and MacVisionaries lists. We'd like to welcome and congratulate Olivia Norman and Geoff Waaler as our two newest moderators!

Accessible iPhone / iPod touch / iPad app: AnywhereAbs

2010-05-06 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey All; I dig this app and wanted to share it with you! It's called AnywhereAbs and it's 99 cents. I like it because it's quite simple, very accessible, and gives you quite a passible workout when traveling and / or on a tight schedule. I'll first post the app's description and

Re: Accessible iPhone/iPad apps and refunds

2010-05-06 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Bryan; I for one, agree with you whole-heartedly. I've actually been in touch with Apple about this in the past, and my contacts also felt it would be a good idea, however, as yet nothing has seemingly happened with it. I'd encourage you and anyone else interested to email

Re: Accessible iPhone/iPad apps and refunds

2010-05-06 Thread Cara Quinn
@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cara Quinn Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 6:29 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Accessible iPhone/iPad apps and refunds Hi Bryan; I for one, agree with you whole-heartedly. I've actually been in touch

Re: it's here!

2010-05-24 Thread Cara Quinn
Just a quickie; it's also worth noting here that you can use the brick part of the adapter with the small, two-prong assembly, to connect to power on aircraft and such (where applicable) so you don't need to have all the extra cord. So hanging on to the lil prongy bit is definitely a good

Re: Does anybody know an easy way of making HTML.

2010-05-29 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Annie, here's half an answer for you. :) You can import a text file or rtf into text edit and then simply save it as html. The text formatting will be preserved. There's a function in the edit menu of TextEdit to insert a link, so you'd need to highlight the text you'd like to create

Moderator Note: Please read -was- Re: Can anyone possibly help me?

2010-05-29 Thread Cara Quinn
William and list; There are basically four mods between the two groups now. (three for this group) I'll list the three contacts for MacVisionaries below. William, rather than post this here, could you not simply have emailed one of us?… -And, might I add, that calling us ignorant is

Re: skype update on iphone

2010-05-30 Thread Cara Quinn
Will is correct. Both the table index at the right edge of the screen will work, as well as the three-finger swipe up or down to see more pages of contacts. Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter!

Re: Audible content on Iphone

2010-06-01 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Allison; Yes, you can most definitely listen to Audible content on the iPhone. As for music playback, it does a quick little fade when the phone rings and then can be easily resumed when you finish the call. When not in the iPod app itself, you can do a two-finger double tap to

Re: Setting up hotkeys in Skype

2010-06-01 Thread Cara Quinn
Actually you can definitely set up Skype with hot keys, however you're right in that you can't set up a key for specifically answering a call. YOu go about this in System Preferences though, and not through Skype, which is probably why you missed it. :) I would have too, so no worries!

Re: accessing mail that was placed in junk folder by mail filter

2010-06-02 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Courtney; If you're talking about the filter in Mail itself, yes, you can access your junk mailbox. One very reliable way to get there is to go to your Mailboxes menu in the menu bar and choose 'Go to.' This will bring up another menu of your current mailboxes. Press enter on Junk

Re: 2 Questions from Mark Regarding The Mac Mail Client in Snow Leopard

2010-06-02 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Mark, while I don't know a quickie way to close all those windows, you should be able to simply interact with the splitter, to solve your other issue. Once you interact, you can move the splitter around with VO arrows. Best of luck and have a wonderful night!… Smiles, Cara :) ---

Re: hard drives in macbook pro.

2010-06-03 Thread Cara Quinn
Wow, I've had the opposite experience! lol! go figure! I've had one of mine (a 2007 white) apart several times and have had no issues with stripping screws or such. Which model is yours, by chance?… Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at:

Re: solona

2010-06-05 Thread Cara Quinn
Olivia; to adjust the brightness, use either F1 and F2 to lower or raise the brightness respectively, or add the function key, depending on how you have your function key settings set. To take a screen shot simply focus on the window you'd like to take the screen shot of, making sure your

Moderator Note -was- Re: [bcab] End of Freedom?

2010-06-07 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi All; while I (to be sure) really do find this topic tremendously interesting, it's wandering very much on the boundaries of serious off-topic land. :) so please, if you can incorporate some sort of relevant Mac / iPhone / iPod / iPad / Voiceover / general Apple content then by all

Moderator note - Installing iOS 4 early

2010-06-09 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi all; Well some of you are probably already going to guess what I'm going to say here. -but I'll say it anyway. :) If you want to do this sort of thing, then you'll need to take it off-list. While I totally see the 'cool' factor in installing the OS early, and am as excited as anyone

Re: Windows Narrator for vm fusion

2010-06-10 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Ana et al; -Actually just as a quickie clarification, the option key on the Mac replaces the alt key on Windows, so the command key is actually the windows key in this case. So when you're in Windows, the Windows key and alt keys are reversed. I.E. In a Windows environment, from the

Moderator Note - Discussion of pirated software on MacVisionaries / Installing iOS 4 early

2010-06-12 Thread Cara Quinn
Okay All; First things first. The next person (and anyone thereafter) to post details on obtaining / installation of pirated software on this list will simply have their posting privileges revoked. (no questions asked) Now, to be clear, by 'pirated software' I mean software that isn't

Re: opening applications folder in the doc

2010-06-12 Thread Cara Quinn
HI chris; have you tried pressing enter on the folder in the dock, that you'd like to open?… YOu should not only be able to see the items in said folder, but you should also be given the option to open the folder in Finder rather than just seeing it on the dock. Also, pressing VO

Re: opening applications folder in the doc

2010-06-12 Thread Cara Quinn
Ah, thanks for the shout out Mark! *big smile* However, it seems that in the dock, command down arrow is a fail! eek! For the dock (when speaking of folders) I usually use enter or VO shift m. Have a rockin' day / weekend!… Smiles, CQ :) --- View my Online Portfolio at:

Re: opening applications folder in the doc

2010-06-12 Thread Cara Quinn
that. thanks! Donna On Jun 12, 2010, at 5:12 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: Ah, thanks for the shout out Mark! *big smile* However, it seems that in the dock, command down arrow is a fail! eek! For the dock (when speaking of folders) I usually use enter or VO shift m. Have a rockin' day / weekend

Re: opening applications folder in the doc

2010-06-12 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Mary; When in the dock, VO space or enter will open a folder or app. YOu can also bring up a context menu with VO shift M which will have the 'open' option in it as well. I think I just missed the VO space option when responding to Chris and Mark! oops! Anyway, hope this helps.

Re: opening applications folder in the doc

2010-06-12 Thread Cara Quinn
-arrow on these icons will present you a list of whatever is in that particular folder. Mike On Jun 12, 2010, at 2:22 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: Hey Donna, cool beans! Also, command down arrow will open folders too. -And, once in a folder, command up arrow will do two things. Firstly

Re: opening applications folder in the doc

2010-06-12 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Mary; As Mike mentions, if you bring up a context menu on the folders you'd like to open, and make sure the list option is checked, you should be in luck. Have you tried this already?… Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me

Re: opening applications folder in the doc

2010-06-12 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey Anne; -Good points! However, for someone like me who just doesn't have a good memory for lots of keyboard shortcuts, and prefers the GUI approach, the Dock option is way more intuitive. Thanks so much for the reminder though! As always, you rock!… Smiles, Cara :) --- View my

Resolving strange Safari / OS issues -was- Re: can't order my iPhone because of VO bug

2010-06-15 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey Olivia, I notice others have replied to you with the suggestion of the Apple Store app. this is what I would have suggested as well. did it work? NOw a couple of more suggestions about your and others' general issues. • have you repaired permissions? -Just a little black magic to throw

Resolving strange Safari / OS issues -was- Re: can't order my iPhone because of VO bug

2010-06-15 Thread Cara Quinn
Ah, I should have clarified a bit on my last step. My sincere apologies. In order to wipe your drive and perform a fresh install of the latest combo update, you'll need to have your Snow Leopard disc from which to boot. Once you do this, and the install program begins, choose your language,

Re: How To Get VoiceOver To Read Mail Messages Automatically

2010-06-17 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Dave; What you'd like to do in Mail on the Mac in Snow Leopard 10.6.4 with VO, is certainly doable. :) First, simply move to the messages table and then just use plain arrow keys (no VO keys necessary) to move through your message headers. This will read the sender and subject etc. as

Re: How To Get VoiceOver To Read Mail Messages Automatically

2010-06-17 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Mary; While the process to rearrange columns is somewhat annoying in my opinion, :) it is really a set it and forget it type of thing, so once you do it you really need not do it again. I.E. these settings will persist over newer versions of Mail as well as entire OS updates or

Re: How To Get VoiceOver To Read Mail Messages Automatically

2010-06-17 Thread Cara Quinn
as possible. You've certainly given me just what I need to make sure our session works, so thank you. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cara Quinn Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 10:03 PM To: macvisionaries

Moderator Note - language / yelling through your keyboard

2010-06-17 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi All; while I know we all get a bit upset from time to time, let's please keep this a bit easy on the language. Okay?… I don't really mind the occasional bit of colorful language here and there for emphasis if need be, however, yelling through your keyboard I.E. throwing together a

Mod note -was- Re: advanced documentation for voice over?

2011-08-18 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey All, just want to send along a quick reminder that while you're totally free and even encouraged to connect up with other members here for assistance and such, please do it off the list. Go ahead and respond privately to say 'hi' / 'thank you' or 'nice to see ya' etc. -KNow what I mean?…

Re: more ram?

2011-08-21 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi James, and has this helped the busy issue? I can't tell from your message. So perhaps you could clarify and detail this a bit if you would? It sounds like you might have something valuable to share here, but the current brevity of the info in your below note just isn't getting that across to

Re: Getting my first mac

2011-08-21 Thread Cara Quinn
Traci welcome! Nice to have you along for this ride! :) Congratulations on your Mac and very glad you found us. Do feel free to send along any questions / experiences you may have as you go. There are a lot of great and intelligent people here who are more than happy to help. All the best to

Moderator note - Please read -was- Re: Immediate Need for VB.Net Developer in Indianapolis,IN

2011-08-22 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey All, Please do close this topic now, K? This posting was inappropriate here and the person has been banned. So let's move on now, K? My apologies for the spam. As general list policy, it's not okay to post solicitations, job offers, or advertisements of any kind here, without first

Moderator note -one-liners -was- Re: Immediate Need for VB.Net Developer in Indianapolis,IN

2011-08-22 Thread Cara Quinn
James and list; one liners like the below only contribute to the noise here. So please don't disrupt the group with them. The original post was inappropriate but your response, James, is just as much. Let the list mods take care of this sort of thing and we'll do it behind the scenes. I've

Re: Recommendation wanted for Jaws and Windows list like this one

2011-08-24 Thread Cara Quinn
Eric, no worries. YOu can feel free to ask your questions here. If you're using a Mac, and your questions have to do with that, then go right ahead and ask away. the only time questions might start to be off-topic would be when / if they merely ask about purely Windows or Jaws-specific

Quick list policy change

2011-08-25 Thread Cara Quinn
Hello All; -Just a quick note to let you know that I've decided to moderate these two groups on my own once again. Let me just take a second here to thank Mark for his help in the interim. Mark had graciously offered his assistance for as long as I needed it and so here we are. :) Thank you

Re: Quick list policy change

2011-08-26 Thread Cara Quinn
days ago: allow anyone to sign up for this list instead of requiring them to be approved on an individual basis. On 8/25/11, Cara Quinn modelc...@gmail.com wrote: Hello All; -Just a quick note to let you know that I've decided to moderate these two groups on my own once again. Let me just

Looktel Money Reader 2.0 and new Looktel Mailing list and Blog

2011-09-26 Thread Cara Quinn
Hello All; I wanted to share with you some news. I'd firstly like to give VIPhone and MacVisionaries a heads-up and let y'all know that the Looktel Money Reader version 2.0 will be officially released in the App Store tomorrow, Sept. 27, 2011 (tonight in some areas). Rather than just United

Looktel needs you!

2011-09-30 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey All, am forwarding this along to the list. Some of you may want to assist. Hope all is well with all of you and that you're starting off you're weekend wonderfully! Smiles, Cara :) --- September 30, 2011 LookTel has a need for people in Europe, Canada, Australia, and the U.K. who have

Re: Ejecting A Flash Drive

2011-10-24 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Ezzie, if you bring up a context menu on the drive, you can choose the 'eject' option. YOu can either do a control click or VO-shift-M to bring up the context menu. HTH and have a lovely evening!… Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn

NantWorks Object Recognition Technology Wins FCC Chairman's Award

2011-10-27 Thread Cara Quinn
thought the Money Reader users among us might find this interesting… Have a great day All! Smiles, Cara :) --- NantWorks Object Recognition Technology Wins FCC Chairman's Award An Early Win for Newly Formed NantWorks LLC, LookTel Turns a Smart Phone into a Device That Helps the Blind to See

Looktel Blog

2011-10-27 Thread Cara Quinn
Oops, forgot to post the bloggie link! For anyone interested, here's the post on the Looktel blog: http://www.looktel.com/blog/nantworks-object-recognition-technology-wins-fcc-chairmans-award have a great day! Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at:

Re: Looktel Blog

2011-10-28 Thread Cara Quinn
your post. Could you reply to me privately, please? Thanks, Rachel. On Oct 27, 2011, at 4:56 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: Oops, forgot to post the bloggie link! For anyone interested, here's the post on the Looktel blog: http://www.looktel.com/blog/nantworks-object-recognition-technology-wins-fcc

Re: LookTell

2011-10-28 Thread Cara Quinn
Hello Eugenia, yes, general object recognition is definitely possible with the technology and is something that is in the works. Glad you found the press release interesting!… Have a great weekend!… Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn

Re: Digit-eyes and the latest IPHone 4S?

2011-10-28 Thread Cara Quinn
Kevin, I have great results with Digit-Eyes and I've had great results before the iPHone 4. Yes, it's picky sometimes only because it can take time to find the bar code. This isn't DE's fault. This is the fact that bar codes are not placed in consistent locations. :) -Know what I mean?…

Moderator note -was- Re: apology to the list. sorry!

2011-11-01 Thread Cara Quinn
Hello All, Firstly a happy Halloween to you! Okay so now on to list biz. There has been some questionable activity here of late, including posting of mp3 links which are, put simply, not legal. This is to say that those who download these are pirating them. I want you all to know that this

Czech, Dutch and Hungarian speakers, would you like to assist Looktel?

2011-11-01 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi All! Looktel needs a few quick translations for Money Reader in the next couple of days. Might we have anyone interested? We need a Czech translation, a Dutch translation, and a Hungarian translation. there are a few simple phrases which I'd send you in English, and then you could simply

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