[Mac-access]: Clearing Credit Card Info in iTunes
Is there a way to remove the current credit card number stored in a Mac I use for work? Next Monday is my last day. The current card is no longer valid but it's still there and I would like to zero it out so that the next person to use this Mac can get itunes going again but on their Dime, not mine. Even though the present number has been invalid for many months, it might look like fraud if somebody tried to use it again and that's not a good thing. Thanks. Martin McCormick --- 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 the list's public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we always strive to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
[Mac-access]: Getting back a Login Startup Application
I accidentally removed an application name from the startup list. It is the Speech Synthesis Server which surprisingly does nothing bad to voiceover but kills the time announcements and other non-voiceover text-to-speech. I did find the very long path and file name I need to put back but I can't seem to make it happen. I go to system preferences and then users and login options and find the login options containing the remaining startup items plus the add startup application button. After pressing that button, I get several file tree viewing options and a search field plus the default button to add the application. Here is where the confusion happens. I have the path ending with the application's name in the clipboard buffer so I dump it in to the search field. A new menu opens up that has two rows. The top row is called file names and the bottom row is named matches and the path and application name appear to the right of that header. After closing the menu, the default button is greyed out so you can't add the application name. To be clear, I did not delete the application, only it's name in the list of applications that automatically start up when one logs in to this account. Thanks for any ideas or explanations that blow the fog away. Martin McCormick --- 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 the list's public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we always strive to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
[Mac-access]: Flash Upgrade; Is There Ever an End to this Process?
My father's iMac as well as mine at work both report that flash needs to be upgraded for security fixes. Since it was there at one time and only needs to be replaced with a new version, one would think this would almost be automatic. You'd just click something like upgrade now and be done. Each time I have tried to make flash work again, I get trapped in something that Orwell or Dante would appreciate. It seems as if you have to run the Adobe gontlet of mercantile pitches for photoshop and other products and all I want is to fix flash. What is the minimum amount of hoops one must jump through to get rid of this problem? Thanks for any and all good suggestions. Martin McCormick --- 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 the list's public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we always strive to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: App Store Update Things get Curioser and Curioser
This is correct. The four-finger tap also moves you to the bottom of your present window. The Control-up arrow moves you to the top where the Cancel button is In IOS8, however, I am about convinced there is something seriously wrong with the appstore update program. I fought with it on Monday evening until I had to break off and go to bed. After a night's rest, I fired it up again and carefully went over the touch screen with a fine-toothed comb, as a manner of speech. The window of interest is most of the screen with a boundary all around it. Above the top past the blank space are the iPad status bars and below the rectangle of focus is nothing down to the Home button. The Cancel button is no problem to find and is near the upper left-hand portion of the focus window along with the current page number. I promise you that nowhere in that window is either the Next Page or the Agree button. If using a keyboard, you hear those buttons announced and my wife confirms that you can see them and she even tapped Agree. Voiceover says nothing and no part of the iPad screen responds with Agree. If I use the 4-finger tap, Voiceover does say Agree but gives a little clunk as it does when you've touched something that won't work. Even after the 4-finger tap, no part of the screen says Agree or next page. I decided to do what I will call a rolling 4-finger tap. It's the kind of thing one might have done in Junior high school to aggravate a teacher where you tap your 4 fingers one at a time in very quick succession to give a ripping sound as in tttap. I almost fell out of my chair. There on the screen were those fields and they announce themselves like they should if you tap once above them. I Tapped Agree and to my amazement, it finally gave an alert message that I had agreed and after tapping OK, it went back in to the app store and is letting me update things. Here is something else I have always noticed in IOS and voiceover. If you do use a keyboard, you can arrow around in the area of focus but not the entire screen. If you touch someother area of focus, you can now move all around that part of the screen with the arrows. I think there is a key sequence to jump between different windows but it escapes me. I do know I ran 1 finger over every millimeter of the margin field and only found the status bars at the top and the big text rectangle full of legalese with it's Cancel and no other useful buttons. Is that rolling 4-finger tap anything that anybody knows about? This happens to be the app store legal agreement but I am sure this is the output of some standard web display program Apple uses for zillions of applications. I almost forgot that I tried the 2-finger slide up to read the whole window and it also failed to see any buttons but Cancel. The 3-finger swipe up tries to read you the next screen but just says Page 2 of 1 and is the bottom of the home page in my case. Three fingers down says Page 1 of 1 and is the first part of Home. Sorry for the length of this posting but I am sure I am not the only one to have hit this wall. Had I not used the keyboard at all, I wouldn't have been able to page back and forth through the document and that rolling tap I did was more out of frustration than out of technical knowledge. --- 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 the list's public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we always strive to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: App Store Update Things get Curioser and Curioser
I did. Sarah k Alawami writes: I would email accessibil...@apple.com about this. I'm still on ios7 until my apps I use daily get updates which they slowly are. --- 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 the list's public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we always strive to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
App Store Update
After upgrading to IOS8, my one remaining drudgery task is the update to the app store. The drudgery part is that 36-page legal masterpiece that one must agree to in order to make the update happen so life can go on and the Earth won't get stuck on it's axis causing the ocean to boil. There are 36 pages in the agreement and I am not sure if you must click agree on each one or what. There are the same buttons for each page. There is Cancel, then the text, a link to send the agreement by email, Previous page, Next page and then the Agree button The design is clever in that you can not just tap next page 36 times and you're done. You must alternate between the text and the next page button to see the next page. The strange part was when I got to Page 36 of 36 and read it. I am not sure what one is supposed to do next because nothing changes. You are at the end of the agreement and there are the same buttons. Clicking Agree does nothing except you hear it echoed by the iPad's voice. It's like, What next? There are no complaints or errors but you can't seem to go forward. I tested the send agreement by email link and that worked just fine so those of you who have already done this, how do you get to the next step? Thanks. Martin --- 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 the list's public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we always strive to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: App Store Update
My thanks to all who answered. I had not tried the 4-finger jesture but was using a keyboard. The keyboard is handy for some things but like a hammer, it's not for every occasion. Martin Sarah k Alawami writes: Nope just hit agree and you re good to go. Use your scrol jestures or do a 4 finger touch at the bottom of the screen. --- 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 the list's public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we always strive to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: Bluetooth keyboard on IOS 8 I Am Not Happy! A fix
I got my iPad Back. Am I sorry about all those nasty things I said about Apple? Not in the least because this is big business at it's worst. Okay. Enough whining and griping from me. Here is the fix. It was aimed at iPhone users, but it does work on the iPad just fine. As in most software bugs, things aren't what they appear to be. The Caps-lock works correctly but the reporting of it's status is what is broken. I will condense what little I have learned so far. From:Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com She reported that turning quicknav on helps. You do that by pressing the Left-arrow and Right-arrow keys simultaneously. The system reports that quicknav is on. This gives you your arrows back but I would call this teaser mode because you can't yet click on/select any of the fields that are tantalizingly now reported as you arrow back and forth. Also, another bug in IOS8 is that voiceover crashes when one is using the arrow keys plus probably a few other things. The system goes silent briefly and you here Voiceover on and find that you are now back at the start of the list of available links to arrow through. This is annoying but if you arrow through things a little more slowly, it seems to crash less often. Time to go down another rabbit hole. One of the google searches I did turned up the following set of instructions on applevis. Follow these carefully. The following words are not mine but lifted from the email being referenced. Quoting: AppleVis If your Bluetooth keyboard doesn't work with VoiceOver except just a few functions in iOS 8.0, try the following steps to resolve the issue. Once the problem disappears, it doesn't appear again unless you change the iPhone language in Settings, General, Language Region. To make the problem disappear from your iPhone, follow these steps: 1. If you use just one software keyboard, temporarily add an arbitrary one in Settings, General, Keyboard, Keyboards, Add New Keyboard. 2. Open the Notes app. 3. Create a new note. 4. Press the left arrow key and the right arrow key simultaneously to turn off the quick navigation option. 5. Hold down the command key and press the space key several times to cycle through the list of software keyboards. 6. Press the left arrow key and the right arrow key simultaneously to turn on the quick navigation option. 7. Now your Bluetooth keyboard should work fine except other iOS bugs. 8. You may delete the software keyboard temporarily added at Settings, General, Keyboard, Keyboards. This is a copy of the email sent to RiVO customers to resolve the issue (http://goo.gl/GiBvWy) since it should also resolve the problem for other Bluetooth keyboards as well. End of quote This is Martin speaking now. After activating notes from the touch screen, I selected compose and did as the instructions said. I had selected a Spanish keyboard as the software keyboard so I typed Command+Space and heard Espaniole then English and then Espaniole again as there were now two software keyboards. I left it on English. You then just get out of notes and the BT KB now works as well as it did in IOS6. The IOS8 accessibility stack was simply not ready for prime time. While I do not have any inside knowledge of how the OS works, it appears that various parts of the system are not speaking to each other during installation and setup. If your are using an English or Russian or Chinese locale, all important modules such as the keyboard translator should understand which character sets to use without the end user having to essentially initialize them. In unix, we call this the environment and make use of environmental variables and it generally works beautifully. IOS is not unix but the concept is an old and tested one. We are using XYZ language so everything that deals with text and fonts knows this and behaves accordingly unless specifically told otherwise. I hope this helps somebody. Knowledge is worth a lot more when it is concentrated in one place. Treasure hunts are fun and challenging but sometimes, we just want stuff to work. Martin --- 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 the list's public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we always strive to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences
Re: Bluetooth keyboard on IOS 8 I Am Not Happy!
As one who works, at least for a few more months, in networking and computing, I think we should upgrade our operating system whenever possible to the current state of the art for one's own security if nothing else. The hackers and crackers out there have usually figured out how to break in to older systems and the script monkeys happily spread the mischief around. It used to be they did it for bragging rights or because they were angry at someone else but now it's even more important to stay current because organized crime is involved and some of these exploits even have the backing of governments. So, stupid me, I decided to go ahead and upgrade my iPad to IOS8 today. Big mistake! This is a copy of the message I sent to accessibil...@apple.com. I suspect it will have no effect whatsoever, but I sent it after much thought and some cooling down. Message follows: Subject: IOS8 is Almost Totally Inaccessible. I am a systems engineer with Oklahoma State University who specializes in unix system programming and who enjoys solving technical issues as well as building electronic and mechanical things. I also happen to be a computer user who is blind and have used accessibility features in Linux andApple's OSX and IOS platforms. When I bought my iPad a couple of years ago, it came with IOS6.x installed and I was happy with the way voiceover worked. I did also buy a Logitech Bluetooth keyboard which is almost indispensable when entering large amounts of text or passwords. The on-screen keyboard is not impossible for a person who is blind to use, but it is awkward. Frankly, I much prefer real keys to hunting and tapping any day. When IOS7 came out, I upgraded to that and the BT keyboard was a little more quirky than before, but I had no trouble using it. One just got used to the way it behaved and there were no real show stoppers. If anybody knows that complex systems do not always work has hoped, it is me so one expects the occasional glitch or bug when something new comes out but the following is beyond ridiculous. On September 27 of 2014, I upgraded to IOS8.0.2 and that was a huge mistake. The bluetooth keyboard now is completely useless except for two very specific conditions: 1. All the control functions such as Escape, F11 and F12 actually still work. 2. The letters and numbers will still work when inside an application such as within a text-edit field but they do nothing when trying to navigate the screen. The iPad does emit a sound when the keyboard is switched on and off so it is not loosing contact. The Caps-Lock key always reports that Caps lock is on each time it is pressed but the resulting characters sent to a text application do reflect the correct case so all the scan codes are obviously being received and translated correctly. I would love to have my iPad back. It's loaded with possibilities and I downloaded the upgrade in good faith that it would cause the system to work better and be more secure. I was wrong and I am not happy at this time. Sincerely, Martin McCormick WB5AGZ Stillwater, OK Systems Engineer OSU Information Technology Department Telecommunications Services Group End of quoted message. At this time, I don't have any apps on the iPad that are very important so I wasn't too worried and wasn't really watching out for things like bluetooth keyboards not working any longer as that support is part of the OS and should be something that gets caught very early. It should be kind of like shipping ten-thousand washing machines without their power cords or drive motors. I have had a Linux upgrade go really badly, once, but that was totally my fault and hey, it's free anyway and I had backups of all the important stuff. One kind of expects better out of a multi-million-dollar corporation but I am not sure real adults are in charge of much of anything any more. Oh well, I am just blowing off steam now. Martin --- 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 the list's public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we always strive to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
KNFB Reader Does it work on the iPad?
The IPad I have is about 2 years old and came with IOS6 installed. I have since upgraded it to IOS7 and will upgrade to 8 shortly so it runs the right versions of IOS for the KNFB Reader but IPads weren't mentioned at all in their list of supported devices. The app is discussed at the following URL: http://www.knfbreader.com/ Thanks. Martin McCormick --- 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 the list's public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we always strive to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: KNFB Reader Does it work on the iPad?
I certainly will. Assuming the app will install and run on the IPad, there are logistical issues. The rear-facing camera is in one corner of the bottom. It will need to be suspended over the middle of the reading area plus one will need a light source to aluminate it. I like to build things so this would be a good project. Modern LED lights are now available for the automotive industry so maybe I could find some white ones that would mount on a pannel. LED lights are relatively cool and don't require anywhere near as much current as do conventional incandescent lamps. They would also probably be easier to keep out of the direct view of the camera. Martin william lomas writes: Hello, I think to be fair it would install on an iPad, as it is running apples operating system. I don't know that what results we'd get using an iPad, but by all means try it? I think it's primarily designed for those using an iPhone. It's more portable. Let me know how you get on. --- 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 the list's public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we always strive to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
How do you know When Your Mac is Sick?
This sounds like the opening of a bad joke, but I am serious. My wife's Mac is running snowleopard and she reports that recently, she gets the spinning beach ball of death while running various applications. Are there any logs one can look at that are apt to be useful in figuring out whether the problem might be due to hardware failure or software issues? I am more familiar with FreeBSD and Linux and know that the log called messages or syslog on systems that have syslog is an excellent place to start but Mac's do their logging slightly differently so I might be missing something. Are there any diagnostic programs that can help you spot possible trouble? Thanks for any good suggestions. Martin McCormick --- 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 archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: Wire Colors
Thanks for the idea. I will give it a try as the price is right. The availability of high-quality color cameras coupled with powerful computers is a dream that was science fiction only a few years ago. James Bond might have had an iPhone-style camera but you really couldn't have bought one at any price ten or fifteen years ago. Sandratomkins writes: Martin, This is a bit of a tall order! But I can make a suggestion that you could try: The app I would suggest is called camfind. For example, I just took a shot of my coffee mug and the answer was black-and-white striped mug. Which is correct! So, if you use this app and isolate any given wire by sliding a sheet of plain paper underneath it, so that CamFind is only looking at one wire at a time, you may have success! Give it a try anyway, I think, hope I'm Right here, CamFind is a free app. So there's nothing to be lost? Happy snapping, Sandy --- 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 archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Another OCR Question About the iPad this time
I bought my iPad last February and it has the Lightning connector so it is a newer design. It has the FaceTime camera on the same side as the screen and a rear-facing camera on the back side of the upper-right corner. I remember a thread about how some of the iPads did not have enough resolution for scanning printed documents and I am asking whether or not the newer iPads can do OCR. Thanks. Martin McCormick --- 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 archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: Another OCR Question About the iPad this time
Thanks! I remember when I got mine, the Mini was in the store and the iPad Air had not yet come out. Mine started out as IOS6.1, I think so it should be new enough to work. Anne Robertson writes: Hello Martin, My base model iPad Mini works fine for OCR using either Prizmo or TextGrabber. --- 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 archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Wire Colors
One of the more interesting things I have wanted to do with the camera in an iPad/iPhone is using it to read wire colors. The problem is that many wires are not one simple color. In an Ethernet cable, for instance, there are 8 wires that are colored in such a way as to allow a technician to tell which lead belongs with it's mate making for four pairs. As one example, the first pair is called blue-white and consists of one lead which is mostly blue with little wite thready spots like dashes printed in the insulation. It's mate is white with little blue markings against the white background. There is another pair that is green and grey and so forth. An OCR program probably couldn't help you much because these are not characters but a pattern-matching program probably could do it if you could show it only one wire at a time. Has anybody done this with any success? By the way, the real monster in this problem is that wires inside of equipment are in all sorts of places and bundled tightly making it hard to isolate one out of, say, 15 or 20 or lots more. I have seen the wire bundle coming out of a relay rack at our local telephone exchange. This bundle was about the size of a pair of legs and probably had 4800 strands in it. The color scheme repeats itself indefinitely and then the whole rainbow goes in to a sheath of some color pattern along with other small bundles in their sheaths of different colors and that's how they do this on a huge scale. The camera on an IOS device would probably be able to see lots of wires at once but the job would be to isolate the one to identify and ignore the rest. Martin --- 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 archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: Another OCR Question About the iPad this time
Thank you. I can imagine the problem. I like building things when what one wants is not readily available. Does the stand try to put both halves of a book under the lens or do you need to slide it back and forth depending upon which side of the page one is reading? I have seen OCR programs that let you put an open book face down on the scanner glass and the software noticed the two separate blocks from each side of the book and gave you the text in the correct order. Esther writes: Hi Martin, Yes, the newer iPads do have enough resolution for scanning printed documents, but it is somewhat tricky to get the documents centered with the camera in the top right corner and much larger devices. I've heard some vendors are working on stands for the iPad, similar to the StandScan Pro, but I don't know if these will come with the same built-in lighting. --- 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 archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Mountain Lion Safari; Pages have Stopped Interacting when opened.
I've done something I did not intend to do but am not sure what. When I go to an address in safari, I no longer hear the bleep sound followed by the reading of the opening web page even though I went in to the voiceover menu, selected the web row which happens to be Row 5 in the table and selected for it to read the page upon opening. Right now, I open a page and then need to move over to the html document, interact with that and it works. If one resets safari, the next attempt to open a page works with the page opening automatically but all subsequent opens require one to use the VO-arrows to find the html link and interact with it. I just upgraded to Mountain Lion 3 days ago and it was working fine so I know I killed something probably while attempting to adjust something else. Thanks. Martin --- 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 archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: Mountain Lion Safari; Pages have Stopped Interacting when opened.
Thank you. One wonders is anybody testing anything any more these days? It's not just Apple but it seems to be what the world of IT has come to these days. It took me all of 5 minutes this morning to realize that something isn't right as I wasted a whole day trying to fix it, thinking I had turned off something. Phil Halton writes: this is a known bug in safari . there is a podcast detailing the problem on applevis.com --- 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 archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: Mountain Lion Safari; Pages have Stopped Interacting when opened.
Phil Halton writes: this is a known bug in safari . there is a podcast detailing the problem on applevis.com a search on that website for safari will probably bring it up. It sure did. The podcast link now gives a 404 not found error, but there is a long discussion about this very problem and, of course, Apple says it is fixed in Mavericks. The discussion on applevis started in July or August and Apple argued that there was no problem until rather recently when someone in the accessibility group was able to duplicate it. To do that, you must turn the computer on, use voiceover and go to two average web sites. On the second one, you say, HMM. That's weird. It didn't give any audible feedback that the page loaded. If you leave the computer on, every site you visit after that misbehaves the same way. Nobody expects something as complex as a modern operating system to behave perfectly, but this bug should not have ever gotten out the door. Martin --- 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 archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Upgrade to Moutain Lion Successful, I think.
I tried the online upgrade in which you buy the software on line and they send you a PDF document which is password-protected. The document contains your authorization code that you use in the App store to redeal the actual upgrade package. When you launch Appstore, you enter the content code at the redeem button and once it has finished downloading, you are presented with a button to start. It all worked as advertised and I have only run up against one unexpected event. I hit VO-m for the menu bar, used VO's arrow key combinations to go down through Apple Menu and found About this Mac If I select that, I immediately am dropped back to my desktop. There is no error or complaint of any kind. It makes me think that something has changed in getting the information about one's Mac. The other items in the Apple Menu seemed normal. The only one I tried was System Preferences which opened just like it did in snowleopard. If anybody can tell me whether this is normal or broken, I would appreciate it. Oh yes, one other little strange thing. When I first started the system after the upgrade, an alert popped up saying that a document called speechserver.app was corrupted and couldn't be restored. Voiceover is working fine and came up on the same output device it had been on when I started the upgrade while still in snowleopard. I did run safari and tested it by filling in a form to request leave and that went perfectly. --- 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 archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: Java Preferences Configuration accessibility issues for Educational web sites [was Re: Snowleopard How does one Clear the Java Runtime Environment?]
Thank you very much. I appreciate your answer as several of us as in me and my coworkers have been beating our collective heads over this issue. This probably also means that other platforms are having issues, also. Since java is not an Apple product, I thoroughly understand the situation even if it still makes one grind one's teeth and resort to swearing. The end result is that it just plain doesn't work and you can't think your way out of the problem. I will forward your message to others in our organization because, as a university, we make heavy use of Blackboard and, in this case, another educational site which is heavily infested with java. We are working to upgrade my work Mac to Moutain Lion which brings the question, Will that make any difference? Esther writes: I think you've run up against the accessibility issues in the Java Preferences Utility, which is why you can't find options to clear your temporary files. This issue was discussed on list last year in connection with updates a user had to run to update Blackboard, and that discussion centered on Lion. However, the same underlying accessibility issues for using Java Preferences were true for Snow Leopard. I've changed the subject line of the post so people will know this is a general issue, especially for academic web sites of different sorts that use Java for course materials, and not specific to the fact that you were using Snow Leopard. You'll find most of the relevant posts if you search the Mail Archive for this list, and enter a search string like: from:Esther java preferences --- 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 archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Voiceover on Apple TV
We are thinking about possibly getting Apple TV. I am familiar with Voiceover on the Mac and iPad. Is the Voiceover on Apple TV similar and useful? Thank you. Martin McCormick --- 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 archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: Java Preferences Configuration accessibility issues for Educational web sites [was Re: Snowleopard How does one Clear the Java Runtime Environment?]
Thanks for the thorough explanation. I will save this message in hopes of getting things to work in the near future. I don't know what it is about the education world that makes the planners and doers so in love with problematic technology. I am a tech lover, myself, but there is one over-arching consideration with designing a system. Will it work well for all comers? The more javascript and client-side technology one sticks in to the mix, the more one is certain that you will break something for somebody and the idea here is to communicate and educate and that seems to be secondary these days to making a pretty and slick-looking GUI. Okay. I'll stop right there. Many thanks again. I just want it to work so I will stop being nagged as to whether I have completed the assignment. Martin McCormick Esther writes: Apple has handed Java support back to Oracle. So I suppose the question is what version of Java you need to run in order to support BlackBoard and other educational content. I'm not sure whether your question is about the accessibility issues of using Java Preferences as a VoiceOver user or about the version of Java you need to be running to get your educational web software working on different browser platforms. --- 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 archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Snowleopard How does one Clear the Java Runtime Environment?
I must occasionally use the skillsoft web site which makes extensive use of java to run what they call their course player. It tends to lock up tighter than a drum and if you poke and prod long enough, one can get this document to appear telling you things to try such as setting the browser type to safari and clearing the cache. That is easy enough to do but the last step is to clear the JRE or Java Runtime Environment. Like any really important step, their description doesn't match what one actually gets so I wonder if snowleopard might have changed the procedure slightly. What you are supposed to do is clear temporary files in the JRE that may not be suitable for you, when using safari. The instructions in the course player said to go in to the finder menu, select go and then utilities but the only utility having anything to do with java did not have anything to do with the runtime environment. Thanks. --- 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 archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Still Not Adding Bookmarks to Safari
I've obviously done something wrong, but don't know what. Here it is in it's simplest form. I open safari, type in the URL in to the tool bar and hit Enter which gives me the opening page. I then tab until I leave html content and there is add bookmark which I click with VO-space. The dialog starts as to where to put the bookmark and I open the menu and select top sites which should make it show up when opening safari. I hit Escape which closes the menu showing top sites and move on over past Cancel to add and click that. One would thing that should do it but if you get out of safari and re-launch it, there is no new bookmark in the line having bookmarks like Apple and Youtube. It just disappears as far as I can tell. There is no complaint or error window that pops up, just a silent failure to store the new bookmark anywhere. I did look in the bookmarks menu and the bookmarks bar and there is nothing new. What else should I look at? As always, thanks for any and all suggestions. Martin McCormick --- 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 archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: Still Not Adding Bookmarks to Safari
Trevor and Sarah, Thanks. I thought about bugs because I just had a sighted coworker watch over my shoulder as I tried to add this url to the top sites folder and what he saw was exactly what I heard. It all acts like it works but no bookmark gets stored anywhere. You use the mouse and it works. trevor writes: I normally do command D and VO right to done. Thanks for the tip. On this system, the same thing happens. Command-d opens the diallog and you can VO-Right to Add default button. This Mac has OSX 10.6.8 with safari 5.1.9 6534.59.8 which I guess is a build number or something similar. I sure hope Apple decides to fix this because it is sure annoying when you need to use it. I don't feel quite so stupid now, but I sure wasted a bunch of time. Martin --- 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 archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: Managing Bookmarks in Safari under Snowleopard
Thanks for the documentation. I was able to delete the unwanted bookmarks. When trying to install a new one, however, I was able to get it in to the bookmarks bar but how do you move it so that it shows up as a button after starting safari? I got the new bookmark by logging in to the desired web site, logging out and then looking at the table in history. One of the 3 links created went to the home page which is what one needs for this site. I went to Add and the dialog presented the menu in which the only viable possibility was in the bookmarks bar. One of the many mysteries of this process is why top sites was greyed out. That is, of course, what I really wanted but I settled for the bookmarks bar for now. In addition to what I get payed to do, my project the last 2 days has been to get the bookmark I need sitting there next to the others that went in without nearly as much of a fight in times past. I had not needed to install any new bookmarks for maybe a year or so and there have been a couple of safari updates so whatever changes wer made must have tightened up the process. Martin Isaac Hebert writes: Once you have bookmarks stored on your system, you can rearrange, rename and delete items using the Bookmarks Editor. --- 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 archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Skillsoft Web Site and Java Better News
I determined that the java on my Mac is up to date as I always run the software updates and I also flushed the cache in safari as this is one of the things the skillsoft site tells you to do if you are having trouble. I then logged right in the next time I tried. The only trouble I am having is that of adding a new bookmark in safari. The procedure appears to have changed and that will be my next message. Martin --- 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 archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Managing Bookmarks in Safari under Snowleopard
Something seems to have changed in safari under Snowleopard regarding the adding and deleting of bookmarks. I have created several in the past and placed them in Top Sites so you see them on opening safari. I can't seem to add new ones or delete old ones. One set of instructions I found basically said to activate safari and go in to menus and find the bookmarks menu, arrow to the bookmark to delete and press forward delete. What happens now is voiceover repeats that link every time you hit forward delete but nothing disappears. Adding a new link is equally frustrating. One can open safari, go to the site whose link you want to add and then well, I am not totally sure. The instructions for deletion also contained instructions for adding and they also can keep a fool busy all day not accomplishing anything useful. I did read an article stating that parental controls can keep one from adding new bookmarks, but there are no parental controls in effect. Another thing I read was that if one could not see all the bookmarks, safari wouldn't let you add new ones. When I open safari, The first link to the right is always show bookmarks and it is always unchecked. Later, there is more bookmarks and there is a bookmarks menu under that which covers lots of news sites and youtube. Any help is appreciated as I am either missing something or have a control set wrong that is preventing safari from allowing changes to bookmarks. Thanks as I am mystified. This is not supposed to be this difficult. Martin --- 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 archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: Managing Bookmarks in Safari under Snowleopard
Thank you. My Mac is at work but I will give all that a try tomorrow as I think I was close to what you posted but was possibly doing some things out of order. Isaac Hebert writes: Once you have bookmarks stored on your system, you can rearrange, rename and delete items using the Bookmarks Editor. From the Bookmarks Menu choose Show All Bookmarks, or click on the book icon on the left hand side of the Bookmarks Bar. Once in edit mode, you can easily see how your bookmarks are stored: --- 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 archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: New to OS X: How do I open a new Finder window?
David Griffith writes: If you press command shift C you will open a computer window very much like Window My Computer and you can navigate anywhere from there whilst your original window will stay open. I needed to open a finder window and called up the dock and clicked on finder. That appeared to do the same thing. If this is not equivalent, it might explain a problem I had later which I will describe in a separate message since it is not part of this question. --- 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 archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Skillsoft Web Site and Java
I am running OSX 10.6.8 and will need to access the skillsoft.com web site which says it works with safari but isn't working with this system yet. When you choose safari, it has nice clear instructions on what to do to make things work. First, you go in to safari, clear the cache and make sure java and javascript are enabled. They already were. The next thing is to open a new finder window which I think I did by clicking on finder's icon in the dock, going to the go menu and opening that which ultimately gets you to javapreferences. At that point, things went down hill. Javapreferences opened and presented an empty table and that's as far as I could get. The only thing left to do was force the window closed with command-q. What you are supposed to do is find something called network and perform somee tasks such as deleting files, there. It acts like java is either very sick or possibly not even installed. Any ideas are appreciated. Martin McCormick --- 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 archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: Skillsoft Web Site and Java
Thanks for the reply. If you or anybody hear any better news, I am all ears. Zachary Kline writes: The problem almost certainly isn?t with Java itself, but is with VoiceoVer?s poor support for this particular app, and Java-based GUIs in general. Sadly, I don?t know the specifics of how you can resolve this one. I?ve never done more than give the preferences a cursory look myself, and avoid Java whenever i can. Wish I and better news, Zack. --- 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 archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: Basic Safari and Voiceover Question Maybe Solved
Somebody on this list may have indirectly helped me out when answering another question. I opened the voiceover utility and changed the manner in which links are read from dom order to by groups That seemed to get the selected window to read. I will try a few different links to see if that did it, but it looks better. --- 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 archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/