Hey Raul, You said the computer needs to be on in order for this to work, correct? Just double-checking... Thanks, Macy
Sent from my iPhone On Apr 26, 2012, at 6:11 AM, "Raul A. Gallegos" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all. Just a follow up to my post from yesterday. At first I was going to > post a guide to AppleVis, but then saw that there was already a guide on it. > The link is: > http://www.applevis.com/guides/audiogalaxy-web-site-and-desktop-helper-jaws-11-and-window-eyes-perspective > > So, rather than re-invent the wheel, I edited my email and posted the steps > to adding and removing folders using Window-Eyes as a comment to this guide. > The link is: > http://www.applevis.com/guides/audiogalaxy-web-site-and-desktop-helper-jaws-11-and-window-eyes-perspective#comment-2967 > > So, there you have it. > > Happy listening. > > > -- > Raul A. Gallegos > Knowledge is power, and power corrupts. So study hard and be evil. > Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com > Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 > Facebook: http://facebook.com/rgallegos74 > > On 4/25/2012 7:37 AM, Raul A. Gallegos wrote: >> Hi all. I just want to share my experiences with this app. If you have >> heard of iTunes Match or Google Music, they are services where you can >> listen to your music from your iPhone or iPod anywhere you have online >> access. I won't get into all the details of iTunes Match or Google >> Music, but I will tell you about Audio Galaxy. First off, it's free. >> Second, it doesn't have a 25,000 song limit like iTunes Match does. >> Third, if your audio is comprised of many different formats such as mp3, >> wma, ogg, wav, ETC, it's all playable with Audio Galaxy because it >> re-encodes your music when it streams it to your device. >> >> First the iTunes link to download the app. >> http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/audiogalaxy-mobile/id373357030?mt=8 >> >> Next the Audio Galaxy web site. >> http://www.audiogalaxy.com >> >> You have to sign up with Audio Galaxy and create an account. You can >> make a stand alone account or you can link your Facebook account with it >> and that creates your account. Once you do that, from your mac or >> windows pc, you download the Audio Galaxy helper. This is a small >> program which runs all the time from your machine. This means that your >> computer must be online and logged in so that you can stream your audio >> from anywhere. Once the helper is downloaded and installed it will by >> default add the user account music folder to the list so that everything >> you have there is available. If you want to add additional folders, you >> need to right-click the helper from the system tray, and choose the >> manage folders link. This opens a list of all your folders in the >> standard Windows open dialog. Sorry Mac users, I don't know how to do >> this from the Mac. Unfortunately for windows users, arrowing through the >> folders doesn't give you keyboard access on checking and unchecking the >> folders you want to select. However, at least with Window-Eyes users, if >> you know how to use the mouse pointer, you can do this. If you are using >> another screen reader, I don't know how to tell you the following. >> Reading the steps for Window-Eyes users might help you do the equivalent >> in your preferred screen reader though. >> >> Assuming you are using the default layout of Window-Eyes, when the >> folder selection dialog opens, use your regular arrows to navigate this >> tree. Window-Eyes will tell you if the folder is checked, unchecked, or >> partially checked. If it is partially checked, it means you can right >> arrow the folder to see subfolders and one or more of those is checked. >> Now to check or uncheck a folder to be excluded or included in Audio >> Galaxy's folder list, do the following. >> >> 1. Arrow to the folder you want to add or remove. >> >> 2. Route the mouse pointer to the focus by pressing Insert-Numpad-Plus. >> >> 3. Press Numpad-5 to read the current line under the mouse to make sure >> it reads out the folder you want to add or remove. >> >> 4. If it doesn't, use Numpad-8 or Numpad-2 to move the mouse up or down >> a line at a time so you can reach the folder you want. >> >> 5. Once the mouse pointer is on the folder you want, press Numpad-4 or >> Numpad-6 to move left or right by characters until you reach the first >> character of the folder name. For example if the folder I want to add is >> called "Music Hits 2012" I would place the mouse pointer on the M of Music. >> >> 6. Here's the slightly tricky part. You have to move the mouse pointer >> to the left a little to place it on the check box to toggle whether this >> folder is included or not. If it's unchecked, it will be checked and >> vice versa. To do this, press Control-Shift-Numpad-4 a total of 5 times. >> This might vary depending on your screen resolution, but 5 times seems >> to be enough in the situations I've tried.. >> >> 7. Once the mouse pointer is on the check box, press the left-click >> button, Numpad-slash to toggle the check box. The slash key is located >> directly above the Numpad-8. >> >> If there are other folders visible on the screen which you want to >> toggle to checked or unchecked, you can repeat steps 4 through 8 as >> needed. However if the folder you want to work with next isn't visible >> on the screen, you will have to navigate to it starting with step 1. >> >> Once you have your folders set, you don't really have to mess with them. >> If you add any new music or remove old music, and this new or old music >> is inside a subfolder of an already selected folder, Audio Galaxy will >> automatically update the database. So for example if you just have the >> Music folder added, the default one, you can add or remove artist-titled >> subfolders inside it and you don't have to update anything as far as >> Audio Galaxy is concerned. >> >> Now, the mobile app. This is an app which runs on the iPhone and iPod, >> and probably the iPad. It is very Voice Over friendly and if you are >> looking at playing music you search for, or music at random, it is easy >> to navigate. There are other features such as tagging certain songs, or >> making your own playlists, but I haven't messed with that much. I read >> on the site that the current versions of the app allow you to create an >> account so you don't have to use the Audio Galaxy web site, but since >> I've had my account for 2 years now, I can't confirm this. Just so you >> know, Audio Galaxy isn't just for listening to your music and audio from >> an iOS device. You can fire up your second computer and login to the >> Audio Galaxy web site, log in, and see your music there for streaming. >> However since the web site isn't the most screen reader friendly, I >> haven't used it like this. Besides which, my main reason for using this >> service is to stream to my iPhone when I'm doing chores in the house, or >> when I'm on a road trip or visiting family in another city. >> >> I think I pretty much covered it all, at least the basics. I really >> don't know much more about this app other than what I've written here. >> >> Happy listening. >> . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
