Re: Converting Audible files to MP3 [was Re: Audiobook Builder questions.]

2012-07-01 Thread Esther
this still works for the other file formats? Also, Macupdate shows the latest version update from Macsome was released only 10 days ago (June 21, 2012). I haven't used the Macsome program myself, as I noted in my original post. Cheers, Esther On Jul 1, 2012, Arthur Barney wrot

Converting Audible files to MP3 [was Re: Audiobook Builder questions.]

2012-07-01 Thread Esther
using audio editing tools to extend the scripts that the Italian VoiceOver user group created for text to speech audio files. For more information on those, see the English version of their script pages at: http://www.universalaccess.it/script-english/ HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jun 30, 2012

Re: SpeedDots has the iPad screen prottector

2012-06-28 Thread Esther
Hello, Here's the contact reseller for SpeedDots in the UK. The iPad screen protectors are $25 and are for portrait mode. Andre Louis speedddots.onj.me email: speedd...@andrelouis.com HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jun 28, 2012, at 10:56 AM, Robert Hill wrote: > Hi all, > > Here&

Re: Audio Book Question.

2012-06-28 Thread Esther
udio books, then the convenience of being able to store them as single files with chapter marker navigation (if you use Splasm's software or similar freeware software to build the books), and the slight gain in sound quality relative to size makes it better to keep your audio books as .M4B file

Re: external gps receivers and the i-phone

2012-06-27 Thread Esther
ed people] http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/msg10357.html And you can use the access key shortcut Control-N (for Safari) to read down the thread. HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-

Sandboxing and the Mac App Store [was Re: a website for viewing apps that are no longer in the iTunes app store? Please?}

2012-06-26 Thread Esther
ated" Tuesday, 26th June 2012: http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=22842 HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto t

Re: a website for viewing apps that are no longer in the iTunes app store? Please?

2012-06-26 Thread Esther
e, the MacWorld article from last week: "TextExpander 4 adds features, but must leave the Mac App Store": http://www.macworld.com/article/1167373/textexpander_4_adds_features_leaves_mac_app_store.html HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jun 26, 2012, at 10:32 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Hello to

TaskPaper at the Mac App Store and Two Dollar Tuesday

2012-06-26 Thread Esther
ht want to check the Two Dollar Tuesday web site for the other offerings. TaskPaper: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/taskpaper/id42428?mt=12 HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net

Re: voiceover and progress indicators

2012-06-26 Thread Esther
Hi Lewis and Josh, On my system this setting (for "When progress indicator changes under VoiceOver cursor") is found under Verbosity and under the Announcements tab of VoiceOver Utility. Cheers, Esther On Jun 26, 2012, at 2:40 AM, josh gregory wrote: > Thanks! Greatl

Re: help with Kobo app.

2012-06-26 Thread Esther
age to let you navigate forwards or backwards. Otherwise, your reading access stops at the end of each chapter or section, and you have to use the table of contents to move forward. (Alternatively, you could toggle VoiceOver off and tap the right side of the page, then toggle VoiceOver on ag

Pandora app for Mac [was Re: Souces for Mac Software [was Re: Viruses?}]

2012-06-25 Thread Esther
anopub, which should serve as a Pandora client that is accessible on your Mac. (Pandora itself uses flash, so it has accessibility issues.) HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jun 25, 2012, at 4:13 PM, josh gregory wrote: > Thanks for that! I've had a peek at macupdate, actually downloaded a >

Souces for Mac Software [was Re: Viruses?}

2012-06-25 Thread Esther
ing an app. Also, some apps have free trial downloads at the developer's site. Developers are not allowed to place apps that stop working at some later time in the Mac App store, so you won't see 30-day free trial downloads of apps there -- even if the same (full-format) app is al

Re: Amadeus Pro

2012-06-25 Thread Esther
newer features and shortcuts that may not be covered in the older guides and in the version of Amadeus Pro that Eric worked with for his (older) podcast. HTH. Cheers, Esther > > On 6/25/12, Sarah Alawami wrote: >> Yep. http://gwenna.podbean.com will let you have a podcast that&

Re: making a universal mail signature for all email accounts

2012-06-25 Thread Esther
u can create multiple alternate all account signatures for your Mac mail accounts, and switch between them, while in iOS you have you edit the field each time you want to change your all account signature. Cheers, Esther On Jun 25, 2012, at 10:08 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Thats true. annoyin

Re: Transferring files to the Mac

2012-06-25 Thread Esther
ceOver Getting Started guide that you can access with VO-H, but it's laid out from a practical user's perspective. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jun 25, 2012, at 8:57 AM, John Panarese wrote: >It should show up on the desktop when you plug it in. If not, when in > Finder, type a comman

Re: Bento 4.1 on the Mac and Bento and Bento 4 for iOS devices

2012-06-22 Thread Esther
, but also removed some, so that synching contacts, tasks, and events is not maintained. And also, that people who have the older version of the app are now prompted to buy the new Bento 4 for iP ad version, without being told about the reduced feature set. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jun 22, 2012

Bento 4.1 on the Mac and Bento and Bento 4 for iOS devices

2012-06-22 Thread Esther
mments from users of these products in their most recent versions. Thanks, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at eithe

Re: Braille Screen Covers for iPad

2012-06-22 Thread Esther
e into production, since it gave them enough leeway to deal with all the issues taht came up during the actual production process. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an a

Re: Disabling the preview pain in mail using 10.6.8?

2012-06-22 Thread Esther
Mail, but if you are not using the "Classic" view, you can do the same by navigating with VO-Right arrow (or RIght arrow in Quick Nav mode) from the messages column to a vertical splitter and double clicking. (And while I have double clicked with the TrackPad here, I find it ea

Re: Braille Screen Covers for iPad

2012-06-21 Thread Esther
o I'll be able to report on how this works. Scott Howell, who tried one of the prototypes, stated that for maximum typing speed you would probably want to turn VoiceOver off and just touch type, similar to the way you'd use the Apple wireless keyboard. HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- M

Re: iPad & GPS

2012-06-21 Thread Esther
Hello Glenn, You wrote: >> The camera resolution of the iPhone 4 is not that good for OCR. I'll add my comments to Anne's that I've been successful using Prizmo with my iPhone 4 for this purpose. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply t

Re: iPad & GPS

2012-06-20 Thread Esther
yself, but there is Apple's documentation page on iMovie for iOS: http://www.apple.com/support/ios/imovie/ HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all

Re: iPad & GPS

2012-06-20 Thread Esther
cord audio and video at the same time. I think that you just use the camera app on the iPad to record video. There should be a button in the bottom right corner to switch the mode between photo and video. HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to t

Re: Ariadne GPS app

2012-06-20 Thread Esther
phones are basically phones that support applications, such as the ones you have on your iPod Touch, in addition to performing the normal functions of a mobile phone. HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-acce

Re: iPad & GPS

2012-06-20 Thread Esther
Hello Lynne, The other thing that you might enjoy about the third generation iPad is its camera: the camera on the iPad is as good as the one on the iPhone 4. (Note that the iPhone 4S has higher resolution, but the iPhone 4 camera is pretty good). Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At

Re: iPad & GPS

2012-06-20 Thread Esther
s better suited to pure text content, which are you going to develop for? It's simpler to provide the texts with accessible image descriptions on the iPad than to only release a fraction of your books for the iPhone. Again, just my thoughts and speculation. YMMV. Cheers, Esther On Jun

Re: Ariadne GPS app

2012-06-20 Thread Esther
cations and use your current GPS location. That information is easily retrieved, but I don't think there's a comparable database of intersection coordinates in easy to use format. Just my thoughts. YMMV. Cheers, Esther On Jun 20, 2012, at 4:50 AM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrot

Re: GPS on an iPod Touch {was Re: An Excellent GPS app for iPhone and visually impaired people]

2012-06-20 Thread Esther
ost effective for you in the long run than getting a GPS Bluetooth Receiver. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jun 20, 2012, at 6:16 AM, Lovette Yewchan wrote: > wow thanks. Lots of info a little overwhelming but I will save it and work > through the info. I live in Canada. > THanks. >

GPS on an iPod Touch {was Re: An Excellent GPS app for iPhone and visually impaired people]

2012-06-20 Thread Esther
ap database, so you need an active internet connection to use it. HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at

Re: Free Audiobook summer listening from SYNC YA

2012-06-14 Thread Esther
uding iPods of various sorts). If you want to use OverDrive Media Console to play your downloaded files you should remember to back up the .odm license files, as well. Bryan has used OverDrive Media Console on his Mac and iOS devices, so he may have some more comments or suggestions about usage.

Free Audiobook summer listening from SYNC YA

2012-06-13 Thread Esther
les, and not just the non-expiring personal use token files for the books within the week that the books are offered. At any time after that you can transfer the files to another device for listening. HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this

Re: Notes regarding the newly-updated Adobe Digital Editions 1.8 Preview 4

2012-06-09 Thread Esther
/shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920022473.do • Breaking the Page: Preview Edition By Peter Meyers (3 chapter free sampler of full book) http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920020677.do The Preview version of this last ebook has a further description at one of the O'Reilly pages: http://radar.orei

Re: Nebulous Notes keyboard macros.

2012-06-05 Thread Esther
"Settings" that gives more details about the app. Nebulous Notes also supports Markdown editing, which is a way of generating HTML code through simple text mark up when passed through an app that supports this mark up. For example, instead of typing the code for a heading level thre

Nebulous Notes (for Dropbox) is free today

2012-06-02 Thread Esther
w the contents and open/save to any Dropbox folder. Here's the App Store URL: Nebulous Notes (for Dropbox) by Nuclear Elements (usually $3.99): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nebulous-notes-for-dropbox/id375006422?mt=8 HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --->

iBird Explorer Pro and iBird United Kingdom & Ireland apps on sale for $0.99

2012-05-10 Thread Esther
ginal post on this didn't make it out, so I'm resending. The sale prices are still valid. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto t

Re: New Take Control Book Available now!

2012-05-10 Thread Esther
that you must be a mac-access list member for a minimum time before you can purchase the Take Control books at the substantial discount. HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You ca

Text Writer notes and editing app free today

2012-05-03 Thread Esther
own". There is a symbol for each arrow in the text box, but VoiceOver just can't announce it." You may also want to re-label two of the buttons at the top of the screen: "18 envelope, button" might be changed to "mail", and "44 shoebox, button" might be cha

O'Reilly eBooks on Switching to the Mac and Missing Manual for Lion on sale today

2012-04-26 Thread Esther
e the best reference guides that we recommend for list users. You can read about the special discounts for Take Control books at the link to "Breaking News!" at the main mac-access web page: <http://www.mac-access.net/NewsFlash!.html> The discounted price for the Missing Manual b

Re: Having Trouble With iTunes, Please Help!

2012-04-23 Thread Esther
es busy message. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Apr 23, 2012, at 7:56 AM, Desi Noller wrote: > I am trying to reach Devices in my iTunes Sources table, but for some reason, > my Library Playlists are expanded, and I can't seem to Collapse them. Any > help with this would b

Re: Multiple mail signatures in iOS 5 [was Re: ONE SMALL GRIPE RE: IOS5.1]

2012-04-23 Thread Esther
Hi Sandy, Sounds good. I think when this came up in the earliest version of iOS 5 there may have been a limitation in multiple lines? Cheers, Esther On Apr 23, 2012, at 9:38 AM, Sandy Tomkins wrote: > Ester, > >Just an observation: The snippet I have set up using the &

Re: ONE SMALL GRIPE RE: IOS5.1

2012-04-23 Thread Esther
the coded bits that precede and follow commands to be inserted around your current insertion point position. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Apr 23, 2012, at 9:31 AM, Sandy Tomkins wrote: > Hallo Lynne, > >Sorry, my explanation was very bad, I was using the onboard keyboard! OK, > wha

Re: Speeding up the Mac voice

2012-04-23 Thread Esther
it may be inaccessible to VoiceOver, in which case you'd be much better off just screen capturing the images, sending them to an OCR program, and reading them with something more accessible. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Apr 23, 2012, at 9:11 AM, Marcy Weinberg wrote: > Go into speech in system

Multiple mail signatures in iOS 5 [was Re: ONE SMALL GRIPE RE: IOS5.1]

2012-04-23 Thread Esther
good notes, Twitter, and messenging apps will support TextExpander so you can compose using your custom-defined snippets within those apps. As for HTML coding, the control sequences will expand and leave your insertion point between the control elements if you use the TextExpander HTML snippets

Re: accessing power point presentation on the mac

2012-04-22 Thread Esther
note as long as you're not playing back, but then you have to move through the individual slides. Bryan's correct that Keynote is accessible -- except when you use the player to go through the entire presentation. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Apr 22, 2012, at 12:20 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote:

Re: accessing power point presentation on the mac

2012-04-22 Thread Esther
well as reading the notes from the class powerpoint files, you can also play around with using export to find the best formats for your own presentation. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Apr 22, 2012, at 11:48 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Interesting. when I go to the tool bar I don't see

Re: accessing power point presentation on the mac

2012-04-22 Thread Esther
an actual PowerPoint presentation to try this on -- one that was constructed under PowerPoint and not in Keynote. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Apr 22, 2012, at 10:36 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Well as to exporting it says this > > Create a QuickTime movie that can be viewed on Macs

Re: accessing power point presentation on the mac

2012-04-21 Thread Esther
the single ear Bluetooth headsets, like the BlueAnt Q2 or Jawbone Era or Icon. Just some thoughts. I don't remember whether the 4S supports device mirroring through a VGA connector in the dock -- I think it might. I know the iPhone 4 does not. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac A

Re: accessing power point presentation on the mac

2012-04-21 Thread Esther
issue is using slideshow mode. You should certainly be able to give presentation using Skim to display things. And, as I mentioned, I could read through attached PowerPoint in mail. Each three finger scroll took me to another page, and VoiceOver read everything. Cheers, Esther On Apr 21

Re: Query about Safari

2012-04-21 Thread Esther
ou in the reverse direction, just as in switching apps with Command-tab and Command-Shift-tab. Cheers, Esther On Apr 21, 2012, at 9:16 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > You can have more then one page. Just hit cmd n to open a new one and use > cmd grave and cmd shift grave to go back and fo

Re: accessing power point presentation on the mac

2012-04-21 Thread Esther
comes up by default for this .pps file. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Apr 21, 2012, at 6:08 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Oh i've had a play with keynote and when I click play nothing shows up in the > slides just an ok button and a next pref button. Iv'e used it to rehearse my > ow

Re: how many usb devices can I have plugged in to my mac?

2012-04-16 Thread Esther
much power the hard drive itself needs to operate. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Apr 16, 2012, at 6:34 AM, Lyn & her faithful furry friends wrote: >> Hi listers, >> >> Wel, the question is in the subject line. How many USB devices can you have >> plugged in to you

Re: Questions about importing music from CD's into iTunes

2012-04-15 Thread Esther
efaults, which are your current settings (including changes you have made), while pressing the "escape" key acts the same way as pressing the "Cancel" button. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Apr 15, 2012, at 4:41 PM, Desi Noller wrote: > Hi Colin, > > Thanks so much! I

Re: Questions about importing music from CD's into iTunes

2012-04-15 Thread Esther
n't labeled, but the text descriptions are usually fairly detailed. Here's the link to "The Beginner's Guide to iTunes": • The Beginner’s Guide to iTunes by Jesse David Hollington (December 12, 2011): http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/the-beginners-guide-

Re: Using Siri

2012-04-15 Thread Esther
insistence, so it's worth repeating. Also, before asking Siri to perform more detailed actions, like "Call my wife", it can be useful to go through and identify people and their relations to you, whether you use nicknames, etc. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Apr 15, 2012, at 8:04

Re: Using Siri

2012-04-15 Thread Esther
an use it as a quick summary for other information. HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list&#

Re: quickword : i think that this text editor is accessible with VO

2012-04-14 Thread Esther
occasion. The link that Murielle supplied will work on the Mac, but will initially show the price (€15.99) for the Belgian App Store. Here's the link for the product in the U.S. Mac App Store: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quick-word/id480932218?mt=12 HTH. Cheers, Esther On Apr 14, 2012, at

Re: how to adapt a mac working with Leopard

2012-04-12 Thread Esther
source hog for your system. Travis may have some more suggestions about how to configure your system, but I think you may want to limit the number of processes that are running, that you cannot actually use. Best, Esther On Apr 12, 2012, at 3:09 PM, Murielle (listes) wrote: > Hello,

Re: how to adapt a mac working with Leopard

2012-04-12 Thread Esther
upgrade to a later model of the Mac which can run a more recent version of the operating system. That would allow you to be more productive immediately. Investing in even a new Mac Mini (or a slightly older Mac Mini -- or even a refurbished computer purchased from Apple), might work out better in the l

Re: apple wired keyboard

2012-04-10 Thread Esther
Hi Will, Try looking under USB keyboard: http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MB110DK/B £40 for the keyboard with Numeric keypad. Cheers, Esther On Apr 10, 2012, at 7:37 AM, Tony Orlebar wrote: > have you try pc world > On 10 Apr 2012, at 15:12, william lomas wrote: > >>

Re: A really cool app for removing duplicates in iTunes

2012-04-08 Thread Esther
. A link to the Mail Archive site for this list is in the listed links at the bottom of each email post from this list. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Apr 8, 2012, at 10:23 AM, Stacey Robinson wrote: > Courtney, > I'm new to this list. My name is STacey Robinson. > I didn't know tha

Re: AT&T's iPhones: Free at last | Dialed In - CNET Blogs

2012-04-06 Thread Esther
www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57410586-85/at-ts-iphones-free-at-last/?tag=cnetRiver >>> >> Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages post

Re: AT&T's iPhones: Free at last | Dialed In - CNET Blogs

2012-04-06 Thread Esther
age services without paying huge amounts of money in international roaming charges. Cheers, Esther On Apr 6, 2012, at 8:54 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > This should be good news for those of us in the states. > > http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57410586-85/at-ts-iphones-free-at-last

Re: purchase playlist missing from itunes

2012-03-30 Thread Esther
r you can use the smart playlist rules to test whether there are any entries in your old "Purchased" playlist that aren't in your "New Purchased" playlist, and add them. I'm not sure why the "Purchased" playlist disappears in the first place, but it does

Re: saving webpages

2012-03-30 Thread Esther
Hi Sarah, I saw that in a Google search, but that may be a bit old. It's a front-end for wget, so you still may need to do a little extra work to get wget working. Cheers, Esther On Mar 30, 2012, at 9:06 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > google cocowget and you will find a application t

Re: saving webpages

2012-03-30 Thread Esther
use. Travis or someone system admin experience may be able to make some suggestions. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Mar 30, 2012, at 8:25 AM, william lomas wrote: > i'd want it though in HTM if possible to jump between articles on the > booksense, it must be doable since if you get publ

Re: Maclegion_2011_Winter_bundle question

2012-03-27 Thread Esther
ndividual apps were identified as download link images without names, although they were apparently listed in the same order as in my emailed receipt. So if you get stuck and can't find your email receipt, I'll check through my receipt and write out the applications in order. HTH. Cheers,

Re: Siri and UK users [was Re: Playing Catch-Up]

2012-03-25 Thread Esther
rnationally, and the app is usable on iOS devices with VoiceOver, although you'll prefer the iBooks reading experience. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Mar 24, 2012, at 4:52 AM, Tracy Thompson wrote: > Hello Esther > > I tried the link below and the book seems to have gone. Thank y

Siri and UK users [was Re: Playing Catch-Up]

2012-03-23 Thread Esther
i's voice recognition is for people with Scottish accents. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Mar 23, 2012, at 10:10 AM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: > Hello everybody > > I know from the messages I've had from certain concerned group members that > our silence has been noticed. Th

Re: get off now or replacement app

2012-03-23 Thread Esther
. All I need to do is put VO focus on the distance and Ariadne will count down the distance to the bus stop for me. It will also play an alarm when I am a certain distance from the stop. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Mar 22, 2012, at 10:50 AM, Paula Hobley wrote: > Hi Michael > > Than

NumPad Commander on laptop keyboard [was Re: iMac: first impressions]

2012-03-17 Thread Esther
The old archived list posts from April 2010 have a discussion thread titled "Keyboard Shortcuts from Numpad Commander without a Numpad" HTH. Cheers, Esther On Mar 15, 2012, at 3:00 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Actually it is. Just hold down the right arrow key and hit the num

Re: Try buying VMWare from the MacUpdate Promo site [was Re: Having problems with the vmware site.]

2012-03-17 Thread Esther
ives. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Mar 17, 2012, at 1:10 PM, matthew Dyer wrote: > Thanks ester. I wonder just out of curieosity if vmware is in the appstore. > I guess I will have to look. I just need to get a key for vmwAre since my > trial ran out some months ago. > > Matthew >

Try buying VMWare from the MacUpdate Promo site [was Re: Having problems with the vmware site.]

2012-03-17 Thread Esther
on sale this weekend at mupromo.com: http://www.mupromo.com/deal/1807/5801/dvdremaster-pro HTH. Cheers, Esther On Mar 17, 2012, at 10:29 AM, matthew Dyer wrote: > Hi all, I am trying to purtchus a copy of vmware fusion, but the vmware > site is being a paimn/. I find the site hard

Re: keyboard commands

2012-03-16 Thread Esther
ss" display dialog "UI element scripting is not enabled. Check 'Enable access for assistive devices'" end tell end if end tell I'll try to followup on this, because I'm pressed for time right now. HTH. Cheers, Esther

Re: Can't pair keyboard to IPhone

2012-03-16 Thread Esther
be outside the active Bluetooth reception area. Just something else to check. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Mar 16, 2012, at 3:28 AM, Geoff Waaler wrote: > Hi Shaun, > > A couple IOS versions ago I experienced a situation where I was unable to > pair until I cleared out all items

Re: GMail and push?

2012-03-08 Thread Esther
list archived at the Mail Archive site.) Cheers, Esther On Mar 8, 2012, at 10:22 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > lol. I probably was. or at lease the source for giving the article link. lol! > > Take care and good luck. > On Mar 8, 2012, at 12:20 PM, Geoff Waaler wrote: > >>

Using Prizmo to OCR screenshots [was Re: How do I do a iPhone screenshot?]

2012-03-07 Thread Esther
that is supposed to provide help, and end up on a screen where VoiceOver doesn't read anything. It sometimes works. This is also the method you can use to check that some apps that apply copy protection to reading eBooks with DRM, like the Kindle app and the BlueFire Reader app that supports

Re: Changing a password

2012-03-07 Thread Esther
lick the lock to make changes" button, then VO-Space on the button and enter your password in the dialog window and press return. Then navigate to the pop up menu button for Automatic login and use VO-Space, then change the pop up button from "Off" to your name. Navigate back to

Re: How do I do a iPhone screenshot?

2012-03-06 Thread Esther
d before I press the sleep/lock aka power button at the top, then release both. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Mar 6, 2012, at 11:31 AM, Kevin Andrews wrote: > Press home and the lock button simultaneously, it'll take a picture of the > current screen. I've done this on a page of apps

Re: Tables in Preview

2012-03-06 Thread Esther
r. If you use Command-P to save the same web page to a PDF file, VoiceOver will read the items in the column of actions followed by the items in the column of command shortcuts. It doesn't matter whether I use Preview or Skim. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Mar 6, 2012, at 10:33 AM, Sarah Alawam

Re: Using Mac as bluetooth keyboard

2012-02-27 Thread Esther
ict of definitions. This probably can be made to work with VoiceOver with some feedback to the developer. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 26, 2012, at 10:10 PM, Daniela Rubio wrote: > Hello: > Thank you so much for the tip on Type2Phone. I just got it and it is great! > The only t

Re: ncftpd [was Re: CrushFtp Server.]

2012-02-26 Thread Esther
Hi Jim, I suspect this app might work from Terminal, but Travis could answer you authoritatively. I've never tried to run an FTP server. One thing I noticed is that the last pre-compiled build is for Snow Leopard. Cheers, Esther On Feb 26, 2012, at 5:59 AM, Jim Noseworthy wrote:

Re: Using Mac as bluetooth keyboard

2012-02-26 Thread Esther
te numeric keypad. The functions of the F-keys in the top row aren't announced. In fact, the set that are normally associated with a laptop keyboard are all announced as "unchecked checkbox", and unless you have hints turned on, you won't hear them as F1, F2, etc. HTH.

Re: Authenticacion question.

2012-02-26 Thread Esther
command in your Terminal session? There were a few posters who thought that just running the second command by itself would work to fix things. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 26, 2012, at 1:47 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Ok. goign back to this thread and sorry for bouncing I'm getting

Re: can't save a document in garage band.

2012-02-26 Thread Esther
the text box, and press return. On the main dialog window you should have the same filename as you originally chose, “tcjwb mic.band”. If you just try to save it to the new folder location, which was a folder you created under your Home directory, this may work. Let us know whether this works. Ch

Re: can't save a document in garage band.

2012-02-26 Thread Esther
TH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 26, 2012, at 12:44 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Actually I do have read right permitions in the documents folder. I checked > that. but I still cannot save that file and I made some changes to it. > > This will really come in handy when I start work on my

Re: can't save a document in garage band.

2012-02-26 Thread Esther
I try to change a file in my home folder (e.g. rename) i am prompted for my password. I tried to reset permissions but that doesn't help. Would appreciate any suggestions. TIA. MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7) Write back with more details if that doesn't work for you. Best, Esther On Fe

ncftpd [was Re: CrushFtp Server.]

2012-02-26 Thread Esther
n not being able to run the ./configure for setting up CrushFtp Server. Cheers, Esther On Feb 26, 2012, at 2:29 AM, Jim Noseworthy wrote: > Travis: > > I thought about that one but I believe the price is now $190 for a single > user. > > Thanks. > > > - Orig

Re: Speeding up podcasts on iphone

2012-02-25 Thread Esther
discs in general, you have to download this if you want it on you system. You can get a copy of QuickTime Player 7 from: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL923 Then just use Command-K to toggle the A/V controls between show and hide, and navigate to the sliders for controlling playback speed. HTH. Cheers,

Re: Authenticacion question.

2012-02-25 Thread Esther
loads ~/Library ~/Movies ~/Music ~/Pictures ~/Public I think there are preference settings that Travis once outlines that make it easier to use Terminal. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 25, 2012, at 11:10 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > I'll try this out. > > thanks for this. I'

Re: FTP Problems

2012-02-25 Thread Esther
that works. P.S. I asume that anyone who tries this has at least some minimal experience using Terminal. Cheers, Esther On Feb 25, 2012, at 9:18 AM, Jim Noseworthy wrote: > Hi Again Folks: > > This must be my day to day. > > I am using Pure-Ftp server on my Mac Mini and I am

Re: Authenticacion question.

2012-02-25 Thread Esther
ur account's Library folder. Probably one person should try this out to see whether this works. I'll give the URL of the Apple Support Forum thread that discusses this. It's titled "Lion Permissions Problem": https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3202084?start=0&tstart=0 HTH. Ch

Re: Terminology question

2012-02-25 Thread Esther
file is necessary for that application -- it just gets installed directly with nothing to send to the Trash afterwards. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 25, 2012, at 6:52 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > That means to safly remove the drive. It unmounts the drive from the system > and you can then

Re: Getting to the ports to set up e-mail

2012-02-24 Thread Esther
g and adding the account again should work, since you'll be taken through the setup dialog. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 24, 2012, at 11:18 AM, Ann Byrne wrote: > Thanks a bunch. It's that last, with default settings, that my son-in-law > can mouse to but I can't seem to navig

Re: Getting to the ports to set up e-mail

2012-02-24 Thread Esther
h "1"), but the detailed instructions would depend on your specific server configuration. Again, you'd end up selecting the "Advanced" tab to make your changes to port number. There is an option with radio buttons to select either using the default ports (25, 465, or 587)

Speeding up podcasts on the Mac [was Re: Speeding up podcasts on iphone]

2012-02-23 Thread Esther
cessed from any app, so you can navigate to other applications and work while listening to the podcast. You can do more complicated setups that involved assigning keyboard shortcuts or making these AppleScripts into Services with Automator instead. This is just a very basic way to solve the problem. If you wa

Re: image verification?

2012-02-23 Thread Esther
Hi Maria, I've never tried this, but if you have your iPhone with VizWiz, could you take a picture of the screen of your Mac and have one of the web workers tell you what was in the CAPTCHA? Cheers, Esther >> On Feb 23, 2012, at 3:47 PM, Maria Chapman wrote: >> >>&

Re: Changing Safari's ID String

2012-02-23 Thread Esther
ed Browser w/ Download Manager & Dropbox ($0.99) by RichTech: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/atomic-web-browser-full-screen/id347929410?mt=8 HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You ca

Re: Changing Safari's ID String

2012-02-23 Thread Esther
ull-screen/id347929410?mt=8 HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web ar

Re: Changing Safari's ID String

2012-02-23 Thread Esther
Hi Martin, If you navigate to the menu bar (with VO-M or Control-F2), then VO-Right arrow past "Safari" or press "D" (with QuickNav off), can you access the "Develop" menu on the Safari menu bar? It should be to the right of "Bookmarks". HTH. Chee

Lightning Web Browser [was Re: Why does this web page not work on Mac]

2012-02-20 Thread Esther
ri. So my alternative suggestion for him still holds: use Safari on his iPhone to access the login/register site via the web page link for that Sony Ericsson support page. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 20, 2012, at 11:18 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > I've tried websites that don't w

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