Perhaps there is a feedback or contact us link on the site? I met Tim once, and I can't imagine he would restrict NZ from access. Jon
On 22/10/2010, Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com> wrote: > Hi Esthre, > > I've tried this on both the mac and my windows 7 machines and I get similar > things happening. > I don't have trouble clicking the continue button, it just wont go to the > following / final review order page. And I can't figureout why. > It's like I've got something wrong or missing, but I can't find anything > after going throughthe entire page link by link and edit box by edit box. > > I'm starting to question whether or not my NZ credit card can actually work > on this site. > Do they allow for international purchases. > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Esther > Sent: Friday, 22 October 2010 3:00 a.m. > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Teaching Mac to sighted people > > Hi Simon, > > When you have entered your credit card information, route your mouse to the > "Continue" button (with VO-Command-F5, if you do not have your mouse cursor > set to track your VoiceOver cursor) and use VO-Shift- Space to click the > button. You'll be taken to a "Confirm Order" page which should contain your > STANZACAT discount, if you entered the coupon code earlier. Click the > "Finish Order" button to complete your transaction. > > If you ever encounter a situation where a button press does not seem to > "take" with VO-Space, try clicking the button. Technically, VO- Space should > perform the default action for any situation, which in this case is to click > the button. There are some cases where VO-Shift- Space (which I refer to as > a "software click") does not work, but where clicking with your trackpad or > mouse button ("hardware clicks") will work. Remember to first route your > mouse cursor to your VoiceOver cursor before you press your trackpad key (or > the whole trackpad in recent MacBook models) or mouse button to click, if > you have not set your mouse cursor to track your VoiceOver cursor in > VoiceOver Utility. Pressing the "5" key on the numeric keypad with Numpad > Commander turned on also counts as a "hardware click"; it will work in those > same cases where clicking a mouse or trackpad works when VO-Shift-Space and > VO-Space do not work to click a button. > > Incidentally, I've read that you can now purchase the O'Reilly eBooks in > iBooks, but I don't think that you get the DAISY and PDF versions of the > book when you do so, and I don't believe you can use any discount codes. > The eBook bundle purchases you make directly from the O'Reilly site should > also update if there are any minor revisions or corrections, or additional > eBook formats made available. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On Oct 20, 2010, at 20:53, Simon Fogarty wrote: > >> Hi Esther or anyone else that can help. >> >> I'm trying to purchase a couple of ebooks from O'Reilly's ebook site >> and keep getting a weird thing happening. >> >> Everytime I fill in the credit card details I hit continue and it >> tells me that the charge will be taken from my credit card, once I >> confirm / review my purchase in the next step. However it doesn't or >> at least I can't get to the next step. >> And it also clears out my credit card details >> >> I have checked with my bank and my cards fine to use internationally, >> I have the money in the account to cover the purchase, But yet I >> can't figure out wha the hells going on. >> And it wont give me an error messge to refer to either. >> >> Also, there is no place to put the 3 digit validation code, which a >> lot of online payment methods require for making a purchase. >> >> Just wondering if anyone else has had this sort of thing happen to >> them before and how they got through it. >> >> Thanks for any assistance on this, it's really starting to hack me >> off. >> >> Simon f >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Esther >> Sent: Saturday, 14 August 2010 8:48 p.m. >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Teaching Mac to sighted people >> >> Hi Simon, >> >> You can purchase a DRM-free, ePub version of "Mac OS X Snow Leopard: >> The Missing Manual" by David Pogue from O'Reilly's eBooks. They sell >> their eBooks in multi-format bundles that include PDF files that you >> can read in Preview and ePub versions that you can add to your iTunes >> Library and read in iBooks on your iPad (or iPhone or iPod Touch under >> iOS 4). They also have "Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, >> Snow Leopard Edition" by the same author. All the O'Reilly books are >> available through Bookshare.org, internationally, although the annual >> subscription for users outside of the U.S. is probably the cost of >> buying the book from O'Reilly in an eBook bundle that includes an ePub >> version. >> Here's their web site: >> >> http://oreilly.com/ebooks/ >> >> You'll need to create an account with log in for your purchases. >> Once you >> buy the eBook bundle, you'll have access to multiple formats of the >> book from your log in account. They'll also tell you if the book has >> been updated. I'm not sure if this is still valid, but they ran a >> promotion for eBook purchases in connection with the iPhone (Stanza >> app) last year, and the coupon code "STANZACAT" on checkout gave a 40% >> discount. >> >> HTH. Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> On Aug 11, 2010, Teresa Cochran wrote: >> >>> It's in pdf format. >>> >>> Teresa >>> >>> On Aug 11, 2010, at 11:40 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >>> >>>> Is this book available in an e book format, that I could read on my >>>> ipad? >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Teresa Cochran >>>> Sent: Wednesday, 11 August 2010 12:37 p.m. >>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> Subject: Re: Teaching Mac to sighted people >>>> >>>> Snow Leopard, The Missing Manual from OReilly publishers is an >>>> extremely good book. It describes in detail what the window controls >>>> look like and any keystrokes, if applicable, etc. I highly recommend >>>> it. >>>> >>>> Teresa >>>> On Aug 10, 2010, at 5:27 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi: >>>>> Now this is a switch. LOL. I've learned Windows from sighted >>>>> people, so >>>> have been able to adapt from their POV; however I'm learning the Mac >>>> from a blindness perspective. I'm trying to show a sighted person my >>>> Mac, and since I don't really know what the screen looks like, we're >>>> having issues. I.E. He cannot see the icons on the doc, and he >>>> cannot find the address bar in Safari. Any advice? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sarai Bucciarelli >>>>> Personal Come join me on www.swagbucks.com/refer/sdbuccia >>>>> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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