You are all fantastic, I cannot express that enough, and indeed, those instructions were absolute perfection. :) Spent today playing with Safari a little more, downloaded and installed Skype, and have played around the app store a bit. Thanks for your patient instruction; this is what makes the Mac community the amazing place that it is to be IMHO.
Thanks again guys, and as always, y'all rock unabashedly. On May 5, 2011, at 5:03 PM, carolyn Haas wrote: > Hi Jes: > See, no need for a podcast. It's all right here.:) > > > On May 5, 2011, at 4:24 AM, Jes Smith wrote: > >> You are giving me ideas for upcoming podcasts. >> To install an app: >> 1. Open the .dmg file with command-O. (Most apps come in dmg files, which >> are basically virtual cds.) However, If the app comes with the extension >> .pkg, that's just like the setup.exe file that you've seen a billion times >> in Windows. Anyway, >> 2. Copy the name of the app, for example, skype.app, into your applications >> folder. You can quickly get to the applications folder by typing >> command-shift-a >> 3. Press comand-v to paste the app. And there you have it. >> 4. Go to the desktop, and you will see somewhere the name of the virtual >> disk. eject it with command-E. >> As far as blogging software, I would recommend marsedit. You can google for >> it. It's not very expensive at all, easy to use, and works great with VO. >> And go ahead and install Skype. It has an interface similar to ITunes. >> HTH >> Jes >> >> On May 5, 2011, at 12:02 AM, ShamelessFanGirl wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Subject covers it really. I think I've got this process down, but want >>> confirmation before attempting. How is this done precisely? And on that >>> subject, what do y'all recommend for VO accessibility? Journaling/blogging >>> apps, news aggregators, and/or whatever starter tools you might find >>> useful/interesting. Also, to install Growl or no? And, I know it's been >>> beaten to death, but should I do Skype, or pass? >>> >>> Also, how would one go about selecting an email address from a mail header? >>> >>> Thanks in advance all, and I'm lovingthis thing so far. The switch has been >>> seamless, and iTunes/iPhone management here is a joy. I didn't hate it >>> under Windows, but at least on my Mac, VO is simply more responsive. The >>> system goes from shutdown to ready in no less than fifteen seconds. Haven't >>> timed this yet, but it's definitely no longer than that. Yeah, am in love. >>> :) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Twitter: @IndigoCellist >>> >>> Skype: shameless_FanGirl >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> -- >>> 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 >>> 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 macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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.
