Re: reading iBooks on the Mac?

2012-10-25 Thread Donna Goodin
Ah, too bad.  Thanks, Mary.
Donna
On Oct 25, 2012, at 10:29 PM, Mary Otten  wrote:

> No, there is no way to read ibooks on the Mac so far as I am aware.
> Mary
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Re: reading iBooks on the Mac?

2012-10-25 Thread Mary Otten
No, there is no way to read ibooks on the Mac so far as I am aware.
Mary

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Re: Rading messages and notifications with Skype on the Mac.

2012-10-25 Thread Rachel Feinberg
Hi Kawal,

All new chat messages and other things will come to you in the side bar of 
Skype. You know to interact with this table, choose the person you want, or 
stop at the contacts category. You can stop interacting, and vo+right arrow to 
the table to choose a contact. But if the person you want to read a message 
from, has sent you one, they'll be in your side bar, below contacts and recent. 
You can then press vo+j to jump from the side bar table, to the HTML area of 
Skype, where you will find the chat, call, and other history related to that 
contact. Navigate this with vo+left and right arrow. You can then press vo+J, 
or just start typing to get to the edit area to respond to the current chat.
Rachel
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> Hi.
> 
> I find when i have notifications and new messages in Skype using it on the 
> Mac, I can't find the messages or notifications.  I have had a look in all 
> the menus etc.
> 
> In the end I have to read everything using Skype on my I phone.  Can anyone 
> tell me how to read new messages and notifications on the Mac using Skype 
> please?  I use to be able to use this in the old version of Skype of two 
> years ago but can't do it now.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
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Re: reading e-mail

2012-10-25 Thread Alex Hall
Yes, that works best for reading, but I'm able to navigate and even highlight 
just fine. The only problem I've ever come across is that, if I move around 
with the commands and then decide to read from where I am with vo-a, vo reads 
from the top of the message instead of where my cursor is. Interacting fixes 
this, but I have no other problems.
On Oct 25, 2012, at 9:39 PM, Steve Holmes  wrote:

> For best results, interact with the message; so after you open it, press 
> Shift-VO-Downarrow and then you can use the various VO commands just given in 
> this thread.
> 
> On Oct 25, 2012, at 5:37 PM, Alex Hall  wrote:
> 
>> When you open a message, you are focused on the content adn can use the 
>> commands I sent earlier to move around. I was just saying that those 
>> commands are the same for reading an email as they are for writing pretty 
>> much anything on the mac.
>> On Oct 25, 2012, at 8:35 PM, "Estelita"  wrote:
>> 
>>> How can I activate the edit area please?
>>> Thank you.
>>> 
>>> - Original Message -
>>> From: Alex Hall
>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 7:01 PM
>>> Subject: Re: reading e-mail
>>> 
>>> Yes, just like in a document, writing an email, entering text online, or 
>>> anywhere in OSX you are writing or reviewing text in an edit area.
>>> Left/right: move by character
>>> Option left/right: move by word
>>> Cmd-left/right: jump to start or end of line
>>> up/down: move by line
>>> option-up/down: move by paragraph (I can't get this to work well)
>>> cmd-up/down: move to top or bottom of document
>>> (add the shift key to any of the above to select text by that command; 
>>> shift-cmd-down, for instance, selects from the cursor to the end of the 
>>> document)
>>> vo-c: read current character
>>> vo-w: read current word
>>> vo-l: read current line
>>> vo-s: read current sentence
>>> vo-p: read current paragraph
>>> (for character and word, press the keystroke again to hear phonetics or 
>>> spell the word)
>>> 
>>> On Oct 25, 2012, at 1:36 PM, "Estelita"  wrote:
>>> 
 Hello, when reading e-mail, is there keys combination to read by word, or 
 by sentence?
 Thank you, your assistance is very much appreciated.
 
 
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Re: MacMini

2012-10-25 Thread Alex Hall
I suspect the problems are software, not hardware, so I don't think a hardware 
refresh will change anything. I could be wrong, though, and some people have 
said on this list that they had no trouble even with older Minis. I guess try 
it with no monitor and see if you end up needing one.
On Oct 25, 2012, at 9:21 PM, Steve Holmes  wrote:

> I also had numerous issues with not having a monitor connected to my Mac 
> mini.  Got a lot of "Finder Busy" messages whenever I accessed Dropbox and I 
> had some other wierd situations that simply went away when I hooked one up.  
> Your friend could buy the cheapest monitor possible and these issues should 
> stay away.
> 
> What I'm wondering is if these brand new minis still will exhibit these 
> problems or not.
> 
> On Oct 25, 2012, at 10:05 AM, Donovan Osborn  wrote:
> 
>> That's very true, I bought the iMac primarily for the monitor. Just in case 
>> I got stuck. I don't have a monitor on my Windows computer and there has 
>> been many times when something went wrong with the sound and then I had to 
>> have my brother in law come over with a monitor.
>> Having a screen just made it easier to deal with.
>> Plus my nieces love it when they come over and can use the computer.
>> 
>> Sincerely,
>> 
>> Donovan Osborn
>> donovan303...@gmail.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 6:47 PM, Alex Hall  wrote:
>> 
>>> Personally, I like having a monitor. No, I can't use it, but my family can. 
>>> For instance, if I ever had a serious problem and vo or my sound card 
>>> stopped working, I have a recourse. Also, I can let others read things on 
>>> the screen, such as to proof something or take a quick look at an 
>>> interesting article. I consider the monitor a safety net and a good way to 
>>> have my computer open to anyone who may need it, for whatever reason. Plus, 
>>> as I said, I had no end of trouble when I had no screen, and now all is as 
>>> well as it can be with such low ram.
>>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 8:24 PM, Donovan Osborn  wrote:
>>> 
 About 3 years ago my friend told me the same thing. Now I don't know if 
 this is still a problem. But the way he got around it was to buy a adapter 
 that plug ins in to the USB  and connects to your TV. But you don't need 
 to really connect the TV, the adapter just fools it in to thinking that 
 there is a monitor connected.
 Again I don't know if this is still necessary, but if she buys the Mini 
 and dose have problems with it she could try this workaround.
 
 Sincerely,
 
 Donovan Osborn
 donovan303...@gmail.com
 
 
 
 On Oct 24, 2012, at 2:06 PM, Joanne Chua  wrote:
 
> Hi There,
> 
> I've an enquiry from one of my friend. She's looking at getting a
> MacMini but is not sure if it can operates without a mornitor. As
> she's totally blind, a mornitor aint gonna help her alot.
> I've try to contact Apple yesterday to explain the situation to them,
> unfortunately, they insist that "a MacMini can't be operate without a
> mornitor because you have no way seeing at  the screen without a
> mornitor.". At first, i thought might be the customer cunsultant lack
> of knowledge with the capability of there products, then i tried again
> a little later with the similar answer.
> I'm certain there's some Mac user here that using MacMini on this
> list. Can you please share some light on this matter?
> 
> thanks
> 
> Regards
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Re: reading e-mail

2012-10-25 Thread Steve Holmes
For best results, interact with the message; so after you open it, press 
Shift-VO-Downarrow and then you can use the various VO commands just given in 
this thread.

On Oct 25, 2012, at 5:37 PM, Alex Hall  wrote:

> When you open a message, you are focused on the content adn can use the 
> commands I sent earlier to move around. I was just saying that those commands 
> are the same for reading an email as they are for writing pretty much 
> anything on the mac.
> On Oct 25, 2012, at 8:35 PM, "Estelita"  wrote:
> 
>> How can I activate the edit area please?
>> Thank you.
>>  
>> - Original Message -
>> From: Alex Hall
>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 7:01 PM
>> Subject: Re: reading e-mail
>> 
>> Yes, just like in a document, writing an email, entering text online, or 
>> anywhere in OSX you are writing or reviewing text in an edit area.
>> Left/right: move by character
>> Option left/right: move by word
>> Cmd-left/right: jump to start or end of line
>> up/down: move by line
>> option-up/down: move by paragraph (I can't get this to work well)
>> cmd-up/down: move to top or bottom of document
>> (add the shift key to any of the above to select text by that command; 
>> shift-cmd-down, for instance, selects from the cursor to the end of the 
>> document)
>> vo-c: read current character
>> vo-w: read current word
>> vo-l: read current line
>> vo-s: read current sentence
>> vo-p: read current paragraph
>> (for character and word, press the keystroke again to hear phonetics or 
>> spell the word)
>> 
>> On Oct 25, 2012, at 1:36 PM, "Estelita"  wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello, when reading e-mail, is there keys combination to read by word, or 
>>> by sentence?
>>> Thank you, your assistance is very much appreciated.
>>>  
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Re: MacMini

2012-10-25 Thread Steve Holmes
I also had numerous issues with not having a monitor connected to my Mac mini.  
Got a lot of "Finder Busy" messages whenever I accessed Dropbox and I had some 
other wierd situations that simply went away when I hooked one up.  Your friend 
could buy the cheapest monitor possible and these issues should stay away.

What I'm wondering is if these brand new minis still will exhibit these 
problems or not.

On Oct 25, 2012, at 10:05 AM, Donovan Osborn  wrote:

> That's very true, I bought the iMac primarily for the monitor. Just in case I 
> got stuck. I don't have a monitor on my Windows computer and there has been 
> many times when something went wrong with the sound and then I had to have my 
> brother in law come over with a monitor.
> Having a screen just made it easier to deal with.
> Plus my nieces love it when they come over and can use the computer.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Donovan Osborn
> donovan303...@gmail.com
> 
> 
> 
> On Oct 24, 2012, at 6:47 PM, Alex Hall  wrote:
> 
>> Personally, I like having a monitor. No, I can't use it, but my family can. 
>> For instance, if I ever had a serious problem and vo or my sound card 
>> stopped working, I have a recourse. Also, I can let others read things on 
>> the screen, such as to proof something or take a quick look at an 
>> interesting article. I consider the monitor a safety net and a good way to 
>> have my computer open to anyone who may need it, for whatever reason. Plus, 
>> as I said, I had no end of trouble when I had no screen, and now all is as 
>> well as it can be with such low ram.
>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 8:24 PM, Donovan Osborn  wrote:
>> 
>>> About 3 years ago my friend told me the same thing. Now I don't know if 
>>> this is still a problem. But the way he got around it was to buy a adapter 
>>> that plug ins in to the USB  and connects to your TV. But you don't need to 
>>> really connect the TV, the adapter just fools it in to thinking that there 
>>> is a monitor connected.
>>> Again I don't know if this is still necessary, but if she buys the Mini and 
>>> dose have problems with it she could try this workaround.
>>> 
>>> Sincerely,
>>> 
>>> Donovan Osborn
>>> donovan303...@gmail.com
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 2:06 PM, Joanne Chua  wrote:
>>> 
 Hi There,
 
 I've an enquiry from one of my friend. She's looking at getting a
 MacMini but is not sure if it can operates without a mornitor. As
 she's totally blind, a mornitor aint gonna help her alot.
 I've try to contact Apple yesterday to explain the situation to them,
 unfortunately, they insist that "a MacMini can't be operate without a
 mornitor because you have no way seeing at  the screen without a
 mornitor.". At first, i thought might be the customer cunsultant lack
 of knowledge with the capability of there products, then i tried again
 a little later with the similar answer.
 I'm certain there's some Mac user here that using MacMini on this
 list. Can you please share some light on this matter?
 
 thanks
 
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Re: Setting up mac mini?

2012-10-25 Thread Steve Holmes
Yeah, I had this very experience last year when I bought my Mini.  I started 
out with a bluetooth keyboard and then I ran into the chicken or egg question.  
How do you pair the keyboard without speech and how do you start VO without a 
paired keyboard?  So I went back to the Apple store the next day and bought a 
full sized USB keyboard and got through it.  What happens for anyone not using 
VO is the dialog comes up saying that a keyboard is missing; you then get the 
opportunity to pair it and of course, a sighted person can just read the 
numbers and enter.  We need VO to do that.  Anyway, once VO is running, pairing 
the bluetooth keyboard is a sinch.

On Oct 25, 2012, at 6:59 AM, Alex Hall  wrote:

> Well, if mice and trackpads work with no setup, that explains it. You just 
> click away until you are told to enter the password on the keyboard, and then 
> all is well. Of course, this does no good at all for blind users as there is 
> no mouse or trackpad command to launch vo, but it explains why sighted people 
> hav no trouble.
> On Oct 24, 2012, at 10:31 PM, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" 
>  wrote:
> 
>> I didn't say it wasn't stupid.  I just said that was the only way I knew to 
>> work around it.  LOL!  Smile.
>> 
>> Chris.
>> 
>> - Original Message - From: "Alex Hall" 
>> To: 
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 9:51 PM
>> Subject: Re: Setting up mac mini?
>> 
>> 
>> Okay, that makes sense. As I said, I was not sure. Still, I wonder how 
>> sighted people do it then, unless their magic mouse pairs automatically? I 
>> can't believe every mac owner in the world has to buy a usb keyboard for the 
>> thirty seconds it takes to pair their (much more expensive) apple keyboard?
>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 9:39 PM, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>>> Alex, you were misinformed.  That won't work, as the keyboard has to be 
>>> paired, being it's bluetooth.  But, how can he pair it, if it's the only 
>>> keyboard he's got access to?  He need a keyboard that wasn't bluetooth to 
>>> be able to even get to the status bar bluetooth icon to start with, to pair 
>>> it. See what he and I're saying?
>>> 
>>> Chris.
>>> 
>>> - Original Message - From: "Alex Hall" 
>>> To: 
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 9:20 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Setting up mac mini?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I may well be wrong, but I think it will work with the keyboard 
>>> automatically, provided it is an official Apple keyboard. That said, it 
>>> never hurts to have a cheap usb keyboard hanging around, just in case. 
>>> Still, the worst that happens is you start the machine (be sure you have a 
>>> monitor connected or it won't be happy) and you can't get vo to come on, so 
>>> you shut down, get a keyboard, and try again.
>>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 7:47 AM, Chris  wrote:
>>> 
 I think this is your only option as the mac mini is a dumb terminal 
 without these accessories.
 
 
 Christopher Hallsworth
 
 On 24/10/2012 09:39, Kliphton wrote:
> Okay, I have just ordered my new mac mini, got the fusion drive, and all 
> the
> good stuff that comes with it.  My question is, how do you set it up
> annishally?  Since it doesn't have a bt keyboard paired with it already, 
> and
> I don't want to go buy a USB just to activate my bt and connect my apple
> wireless keyboard.  Or is this my only option?  Suggestions and ideas
> welcomed please.
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Re: reading e-mail

2012-10-25 Thread Alex Hall
When you open a message, you are focused on the content adn can use the 
commands I sent earlier to move around. I was just saying that those commands 
are the same for reading an email as they are for writing pretty much anything 
on the mac.
On Oct 25, 2012, at 8:35 PM, "Estelita"  wrote:

> How can I activate the edit area please?
> Thank you.
>  
> - Original Message -
> From: Alex Hall
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 7:01 PM
> Subject: Re: reading e-mail
> 
> Yes, just like in a document, writing an email, entering text online, or 
> anywhere in OSX you are writing or reviewing text in an edit area.
> Left/right: move by character
> Option left/right: move by word
> Cmd-left/right: jump to start or end of line
> up/down: move by line
> option-up/down: move by paragraph (I can't get this to work well)
> cmd-up/down: move to top or bottom of document
> (add the shift key to any of the above to select text by that command; 
> shift-cmd-down, for instance, selects from the cursor to the end of the 
> document)
> vo-c: read current character
> vo-w: read current word
> vo-l: read current line
> vo-s: read current sentence
> vo-p: read current paragraph
> (for character and word, press the keystroke again to hear phonetics or spell 
> the word)
> 
> On Oct 25, 2012, at 1:36 PM, "Estelita"  wrote:
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>> Hello, when reading e-mail, is there keys combination to read by word, or by 
>> sentence?
>> Thank you, your assistance is very much appreciated.
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Re: reading e-mail

2012-10-25 Thread Estelita
How can I activate the edit area please?
Thank you.

  - Original Message - 
  From: Alex Hall 
  To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 7:01 PM
  Subject: Re: reading e-mail


  Yes, just like in a document, writing an email, entering text online, or 
anywhere in OSX you are writing or reviewing text in an edit area.
  Left/right: move by character
  Option left/right: move by word
  Cmd-left/right: jump to start or end of line
  up/down: move by line
  option-up/down: move by paragraph (I can't get this to work well)
  cmd-up/down: move to top or bottom of document
  (add the shift key to any of the above to select text by that command; 
shift-cmd-down, for instance, selects from the cursor to the end of the 
document)
  vo-c: read current character
  vo-w: read current word
  vo-l: read current line
  vo-s: read current sentence
  vo-p: read current paragraph
  (for character and word, press the keystroke again to hear phonetics or spell 
the word)


  On Oct 25, 2012, at 1:36 PM, "Estelita"  wrote:


Hello, when reading e-mail, is there keys combination to read by word, or 
by sentence?
Thank you, your assistance is very much appreciated.



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Re: VoiceOver and YOutube

2012-10-25 Thread Alex Hall
Not directly, but google around and I'm sure you can find a converter for that 
kind of thing. Handbrake might even do it, but I'm not sure.
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> Hi Alex. I was able to download Mactubes. Is there a way that I could convert 
> files to not just MP4 but to MP3 as well? I'd like to listen to videos on 
> Itunes.
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Re: getting started with pages

2012-10-25 Thread Scott Berry

yeah Chris I have the same problem too.



On 10/25/2012 12:31 PM, Chris Bruinenberg wrote:

Hi.
That would be great.
The thing i have trouble with is, let's say turning text to the appropriate 
style. font 12 point times new roman and double space.
Thanks for any assistance.

On Oct 25, 2012, at 1:04 AM, Anne Robertson  wrote:


Hello Chris,

I'm not a student, but I work as a freelance translator and most of the 
documents I work with are MS Word format. I use Pages and export to Word and 
the only formatting problem I have is with text boxes which do not stay in the 
correct position between the two formats. Styles and so on transfer just fine 
and by setting hotspots in the right places, you can check on the style of any 
piece of text easily.

If you have to write papers in either APA or MLA format, let me know and I can 
send you the Pages templates for these as they do not appear among those 
provided with Pages.

Cheers,

Anne


On 25 Oct 2012, at 06:16, Chris Bruinenberg  wrote:


Hi all.
Ok, so i am trying to get used to using pages, i currently use text pro but i 
have an issue. It will never keep my formatting when i forward my paper that i 
have written to somebody in microsoft word.
I would double space it and they would see that it turned out to be multiple 
spaced.
Would i have better luck using pages for compatibility?
What is the advice of users on the list who are currently in college dealing 
with writing term papers?
I will be doing the same this term and want to get a little more comfortable 
with it.
Thanks for any suggestions.

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reading iBooks on the Mac?

2012-10-25 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all,

Anyone know if there's a way to do this?
TIA,
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Re: VoiceOver and YOutube

2012-10-25 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Hi Alex. I was able to download Mactubes. Is there a way that I could convert 
files to not just MP4 but to MP3 as well? I'd like to listen to videos on 
Itunes.

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Re: Best GPS for me?

2012-10-25 Thread Tammy

Hhi,

thanks for the information.  Now all I have to do is figure out how to add 
personal places in foursquare and I'll be set!


Tammy

-Original Message- 
From: Ilkka Pirttimaa

Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 5:32 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Best GPS for me?

Tammy, currently there is no way to use BlindSquare to add place to
FourSquare. It's planned feature but now you have to do that with
FourSquare client. BlindSquare will then show it in category "Shared
Places" (I think it describes it better than "Private", since it's
shared among your 4sq frends).

In BlindSquare you can add your own places. They are totally private
to only you. They are stored to iCloud and synced in real time to your
other devices if you happen to have for example iPad and iPhone.

I have planned a feature that you could sync your own place to
FourSquare but I haven't done that for 3 reasons:

1) You can already do it by using FourSquare client
2) There is no way to delete own place from FourSquare via API
3) I have so much more interesting ideas under development so I think
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Re: Blindsquare (was Best GPS for me?)

2012-10-25 Thread Tammy

Hi,

I used it without 4square, but found I liked the checkins, and the game 
aspect of 4square.  You don't have to broadcast at all unless you want to. 
Blindsquare is totally a stand alone app if you want it to be, and works 
really well on the bus or when you're walking to tell you street crossings 
etc.


hth

Tammy

-Original Message- 
From: Alex Hall

Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 4:58 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Blindsquare (was Best GPS for me?)

Can this app be used without Foursquare entirely? It sounds useful when I am 
able to get an iPhone, but I don't use Foursquare and find those checkin 
tweets very annoying from others. Besides, I don't like the idea of my every 
move being broadcast to the world. Still, the app's ability to speak street 
names and mark commonly used locations seems perfect for my current 
navigational needs.

On Oct 25, 2012, at 4:50 PM, "Tammy"  wrote:


Hi,

Okay so I have home set and a couple other places in blind square, but how 
do I get them imported in to foursquare so I can check in to them?


Tammy

-Original Message- From: Ilkka Pirttimaa
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 1:29 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Best GPS for me?

You can check-in to Home too, so you will get points :-)

FourSquare will not publish location of your home outside of your
friends. I just checked that when I'm not logged in, 4sq give overall
map of the area with text "Since this is a home, the exact location is
not shared here. This map is of the approximate area."

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 7:36 PM, Tammy  wrote:

Hi,

Can you check in there on foursquare as well and have it show up publicly 
as

home or whatever you've called it?


Tammy

-Original Message- From: Ilkka Pirttimaa
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 12:29 AM

To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Best GPS for me?

I'm glad you like it. Next version is in Apple for review and it
support background operation too among other new features.

You can add a personal place by going to Tools (second button form top
of the screen) and "My places". It gives a list of your places and you
can use it as any search result list: Browse places, open for more
info, start tracking etc. On top bar there is Add-button.

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Rading messages and notifications with Skype on the Mac.

2012-10-25 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hi.

I find when i have notifications and new messages in Skype using it on the Mac, 
I can't find the messages or notifications.  I have had a look in all the menus 
etc.

In the end I have to read everything using Skype on my I phone.  Can anyone 
tell me how to read new messages and notifications on the Mac using Skype 
please?  I use to be able to use this in the old version of Skype of two years 
ago but can't do it now.

Thank you.

Kawal.

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Setting up iTunes

2012-10-25 Thread Agent086b
Hello, I have only used iTunes for sinking my iPhone, downloading & playing 
podcasts. I now wish to store my CDs on my Mac. What settings in iTunes are 
best to set up?
Thanks for any advice.
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Labelling buttons for Shawn

2012-10-25 Thread Allison Manzino
Hi Shawn and all,


I have heard of Mactubes but never tried it. In response to your question, 
Shawn about labelling buttons, VoiceOver has a keystroke for that. To label a 
button just press VO with the slash key and you will be able to enter a 
description for that button. I love this feature, one of VoiceOver's most 
coveted features for me.

Allison
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Re: Blindsquare (was Best GPS for me?)

2012-10-25 Thread Alex Hall
That is a cool idea, though my town is so small that I doubt I would get 
accurate readings. Still, if it could just tell me my street, the intersection 
I am approaching, and nearby POIs, that's good enough for me when walking 
around. Now I just need the iPhone...
On Oct 25, 2012, at 5:26 PM, Ilkka Pirttimaa  wrote:

> It works totally without FourSquare. My initial idea was to make an
> app that you can use without any knowledge of smartphones. You don't
> even need to have FourSquare account. It can still access foursquare
> database and it get's information about other users check-in counts.
> That way it knows "what is the most popular cafe within 200 meter
> radius" where ever you are. I think this is kind of cool: People that
> likes to play game of FourSquare are helping you to find places that
> are the best (or at least most popular) of that category!
> 
> No other data source of POI's has this kind of information about REAL
> popularity compared to other places.
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Re: Best GPS for me?

2012-10-25 Thread Ilkka Pirttimaa
Tammy, currently there is no way to use BlindSquare to add place to
FourSquare. It's planned feature but now you have to do that with
FourSquare client. BlindSquare will then show it in category "Shared
Places" (I think it describes it better than "Private", since it's
shared among your 4sq frends).

In BlindSquare you can add your own places. They are totally private
to only you. They are stored to iCloud and synced in real time to your
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FourSquare but I haven't done that for 3 reasons:

1) You can already do it by using FourSquare client
2) There is no way to delete own place from FourSquare via API
3) I have so much more interesting ideas under development so I think
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Re: Blindsquare (was Best GPS for me?)

2012-10-25 Thread Ilkka Pirttimaa
It works totally without FourSquare. My initial idea was to make an
app that you can use without any knowledge of smartphones. You don't
even need to have FourSquare account. It can still access foursquare
database and it get's information about other users check-in counts.
That way it knows "what is the most popular cafe within 200 meter
radius" where ever you are. I think this is kind of cool: People that
likes to play game of FourSquare are helping you to find places that
are the best (or at least most popular) of that category!

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Blindsquare (was Best GPS for me?)

2012-10-25 Thread Alex Hall
Can this app be used without Foursquare entirely? It sounds useful when I am 
able to get an iPhone, but I don't use Foursquare and find those checkin tweets 
very annoying from others. Besides, I don't like the idea of my every move 
being broadcast to the world. Still, the app's ability to speak street names 
and mark commonly used locations seems perfect for my current navigational 
needs.
On Oct 25, 2012, at 4:50 PM, "Tammy"  wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Okay so I have home set and a couple other places in blind square, but how do 
> I get them imported in to foursquare so I can check in to them?
> 
> Tammy
> 
> -Original Message- From: Ilkka Pirttimaa
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 1:29 PM
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Best GPS for me?
> 
> You can check-in to Home too, so you will get points :-)
> 
> FourSquare will not publish location of your home outside of your
> friends. I just checked that when I'm not logged in, 4sq give overall
> map of the area with text "Since this is a home, the exact location is
> not shared here. This map is of the approximate area."
> 
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 7:36 PM, Tammy  wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Can you check in there on foursquare as well and have it show up publicly as
>> home or whatever you've called it?
>> 
>> 
>> Tammy
>> 
>> -Original Message- From: Ilkka Pirttimaa
>> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 12:29 AM
>> 
>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Re: Best GPS for me?
>> 
>> I'm glad you like it. Next version is in Apple for review and it
>> support background operation too among other new features.
>> 
>> You can add a personal place by going to Tools (second button form top
>> of the screen) and "My places". It gives a list of your places and you
>> can use it as any search result list: Browse places, open for more
>> info, start tracking etc. On top bar there is Add-button.
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Re: Best GPS for me?

2012-10-25 Thread Tammy

Hi,

Okay so I have home set and a couple other places in blind square, but how 
do I get them imported in to foursquare so I can check in to them?


Tammy

-Original Message- 
From: Ilkka Pirttimaa

Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 1:29 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Best GPS for me?

You can check-in to Home too, so you will get points :-)

FourSquare will not publish location of your home outside of your
friends. I just checked that when I'm not logged in, 4sq give overall
map of the area with text "Since this is a home, the exact location is
not shared here. This map is of the approximate area."

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 7:36 PM, Tammy  wrote:

Hi,

Can you check in there on foursquare as well and have it show up publicly 
as

home or whatever you've called it?


Tammy

-Original Message- From: Ilkka Pirttimaa
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 12:29 AM

To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Best GPS for me?

I'm glad you like it. Next version is in Apple for review and it
support background operation too among other new features.

You can add a personal place by going to Tools (second button form top
of the screen) and "My places". It gives a list of your places and you
can use it as any search result list: Browse places, open for more
info, start tracking etc. On top bar there is Add-button.

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nidus writer

2012-10-25 Thread Chris Bruinenberg
Hi all.
So i'm on a mission to find my favorite word processor for use in school.
I'm currently trying nidus writer pro, or express. One question i have is, how 
can you stop voiceover from bouncing around in the document?
I have interacted with the document, a 50 page or so chapter for school, and i 
will try to go to the next page and it bounces me back to the beginning of the 
whole document.
Does anybody have suggestions for jumping to previous and next page?
Thanks for any help and also to Anne for her help in pages.

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Re: getting started with pages

2012-10-25 Thread Mauricio Almeida
hi ann,

could you please send me those templates as well?
It would greatly help me out.

thank you,

Mauricio

On 10/25/12, Chris Bruinenberg  wrote:
> Hi.
> That would be great.
> The thing i have trouble with is, let's say turning text to the appropriate
> style. font 12 point times new roman and double space.
> Thanks for any assistance.
>
> On Oct 25, 2012, at 1:04 AM, Anne Robertson  wrote:
>
>> Hello Chris,
>>
>> I'm not a student, but I work as a freelance translator and most of the
>> documents I work with are MS Word format. I use Pages and export to Word
>> and the only formatting problem I have is with text boxes which do not
>> stay in the correct position between the two formats. Styles and so on
>> transfer just fine and by setting hotspots in the right places, you can
>> check on the style of any piece of text easily.
>>
>> If you have to write papers in either APA or MLA format, let me know and I
>> can send you the Pages templates for these as they do not appear among
>> those provided with Pages.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Anne
>>
>>
>> On 25 Oct 2012, at 06:16, Chris Bruinenberg  wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all.
>>> Ok, so i am trying to get used to using pages, i currently use text pro
>>> but i have an issue. It will never keep my formatting when i forward my
>>> paper that i have written to somebody in microsoft word.
>>> I would double space it and they would see that it turned out to be
>>> multiple spaced.
>>> Would i have better luck using pages for compatibility?
>>> What is the advice of users on the list who are currently in college
>>> dealing with writing term papers?
>>> I will be doing the same this term and want to get a little more
>>> comfortable with it.
>>> Thanks for any suggestions.
>>>
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Re: VoiceOver and YOutube

2012-10-25 Thread Alex Hall
That's easy, especially in Mactubes. I sy that because the buttons don't have 
labels, but they do have help tags, so you need only move to one and wait for 
the help tag (or press vo-shift-h) to know what it is for. Press vo-slash to 
bring up the "label element" dialog and type in the name (I uset use the same 
text as the help tag). It takes only a minute or two and then you don't have to 
worry about it.
On Oct 25, 2012, at 3:41 PM, Shawn Krasniuk  wrote:

> Hi Alison and Alex. I also experience this, and I thought it was just me that 
> is getting these progress indicator messages but thank god that it's not just 
> me. I was thinking of downloading Mactubes but I heard there were some 
> unlabelled buttons. I've never labelled buttons before so what are they and 
> how do I label a button?
> 
> Shawn
> Sent from my white Mac Book
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Re: VoiceOver and YOutube

2012-10-25 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Hi Alison and Alex. I also experience this, and I thought it was just me that 
is getting these progress indicator messages but thank god that it's not just 
me. I was thinking of downloading Mactubes but I heard there were some 
unlabelled buttons. I've never labelled buttons before so what are they and how 
do I label a button?

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Re: getting started with pages

2012-10-25 Thread Chris Bruinenberg
Hi.
That would be great.
The thing i have trouble with is, let's say turning text to the appropriate 
style. font 12 point times new roman and double space.
Thanks for any assistance.

On Oct 25, 2012, at 1:04 AM, Anne Robertson  wrote:

> Hello Chris,
> 
> I'm not a student, but I work as a freelance translator and most of the 
> documents I work with are MS Word format. I use Pages and export to Word and 
> the only formatting problem I have is with text boxes which do not stay in 
> the correct position between the two formats. Styles and so on transfer just 
> fine and by setting hotspots in the right places, you can check on the style 
> of any piece of text easily.
> 
> If you have to write papers in either APA or MLA format, let me know and I 
> can send you the Pages templates for these as they do not appear among those 
> provided with Pages.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Anne
> 
> 
> On 25 Oct 2012, at 06:16, Chris Bruinenberg  wrote:
> 
>> Hi all.
>> Ok, so i am trying to get used to using pages, i currently use text pro but 
>> i have an issue. It will never keep my formatting when i forward my paper 
>> that i have written to somebody in microsoft word.
>> I would double space it and they would see that it turned out to be multiple 
>> spaced.
>> Would i have better luck using pages for compatibility?
>> What is the advice of users on the list who are currently in college dealing 
>> with writing term papers?
>> I will be doing the same this term and want to get a little more comfortable 
>> with it.
>> Thanks for any suggestions.
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Re: VoiceOver and YOutube

2012-10-25 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Same thing happens to me too.


Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!

Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!

Skype name:
barefootedray

On Oct 25, 2012, at 9:11 AM, Alex Hall  wrote:

> Yes, I find that sometimes as well. Normally I use MacTubes to watch videos, 
> but if I get a youtube link I can't do that. I have set up a keyboard 
> commander command to mute speech and sounds, so i can just hit that if I find 
> the problem starting.
> On Oct 25, 2012, at 7:36 AM, Allison Manzino  wrote:
> 
>> Hi everyone,
>> Sorry for two posts today. I have been bugged by this one for a long time 
>> now. Sometimes when I play  videos from youtuube, VoiceOver will read out 
>> how much of the video is downloaded or something. like 9 out of 13 percent. 
>> This occurs while the video is playing and I have to quit VoiceOver every 
>> time I watch a video now. Are any of you experiencing this problem? I am 
>> running Lion with the latest version of Safari. I wonder if this is 
>> happening with some of the videos that are HTML5 compatible. This doesn't 
>> happen on every video, and I'm at a loss as to how to explain this. Thank 
>> you for any help.
>> 
>> Musically,
>> Allison
>> Please check out my podcast at:
>> http://www.gwennacast.com
>> Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take 
>> our breath away
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Re: reading e-mail

2012-10-25 Thread Alex Hall
Yes, just like in a document, writing an email, entering text online, or 
anywhere in OSX you are writing or reviewing text in an edit area.
Left/right: move by character
Option left/right: move by word
Cmd-left/right: jump to start or end of line
up/down: move by line
option-up/down: move by paragraph (I can't get this to work well)
cmd-up/down: move to top or bottom of document
(add the shift key to any of the above to select text by that command; 
shift-cmd-down, for instance, selects from the cursor to the end of the 
document)
vo-c: read current character
vo-w: read current word
vo-l: read current line
vo-s: read current sentence
vo-p: read current paragraph
(for character and word, press the keystroke again to hear phonetics or spell 
the word)

On Oct 25, 2012, at 1:36 PM, "Estelita"  wrote:

> Hello, when reading e-mail, is there keys combination to read by word, or by 
> sentence?
> Thank you, your assistance is very much appreciated.
>  
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reading e-mail

2012-10-25 Thread Estelita
Hello, when reading e-mail, is there keys combination to read by word, or by 
sentence?
Thank you, your assistance is very much appreciated.

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Re: Best GPS for me?

2012-10-25 Thread Ilkka Pirttimaa
You can check-in to Home too, so you will get points :-)

FourSquare will not publish location of your home outside of your
friends. I just checked that when I'm not logged in, 4sq give overall
map of the area with text "Since this is a home, the exact location is
not shared here. This map is of the approximate area."

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 7:36 PM, Tammy  wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Can you check in there on foursquare as well and have it show up publicly as
> home or whatever you've called it?
>
>
> Tammy
>
> -Original Message- From: Ilkka Pirttimaa
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 12:29 AM
>
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Best GPS for me?
>
> I'm glad you like it. Next version is in Apple for review and it
> support background operation too among other new features.
>
> You can add a personal place by going to Tools (second button form top
> of the screen) and "My places". It gives a list of your places and you
> can use it as any search result list: Browse places, open for more
> info, start tracking etc. On top bar there is Add-button.
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Re: MacMini

2012-10-25 Thread Donovan Osborn
That's very true, I bought the iMac primarily for the monitor. Just in case I 
got stuck. I don't have a monitor on my Windows computer and there has been 
many times when something went wrong with the sound and then I had to have my 
brother in law come over with a monitor.
Having a screen just made it easier to deal with.
Plus my nieces love it when they come over and can use the computer.

Sincerely,

Donovan Osborn
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On Oct 24, 2012, at 6:47 PM, Alex Hall  wrote:

> Personally, I like having a monitor. No, I can't use it, but my family can. 
> For instance, if I ever had a serious problem and vo or my sound card stopped 
> working, I have a recourse. Also, I can let others read things on the screen, 
> such as to proof something or take a quick look at an interesting article. I 
> consider the monitor a safety net and a good way to have my computer open to 
> anyone who may need it, for whatever reason. Plus, as I said, I had no end of 
> trouble when I had no screen, and now all is as well as it can be with such 
> low ram.
> On Oct 24, 2012, at 8:24 PM, Donovan Osborn  wrote:
> 
>> About 3 years ago my friend told me the same thing. Now I don't know if this 
>> is still a problem. But the way he got around it was to buy a adapter that 
>> plug ins in to the USB  and connects to your TV. But you don't need to 
>> really connect the TV, the adapter just fools it in to thinking that there 
>> is a monitor connected.
>> Again I don't know if this is still necessary, but if she buys the Mini and 
>> dose have problems with it she could try this workaround.
>> 
>> Sincerely,
>> 
>> Donovan Osborn
>> donovan303...@gmail.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 2:06 PM, Joanne Chua  wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi There,
>>> 
>>> I've an enquiry from one of my friend. She's looking at getting a
>>> MacMini but is not sure if it can operates without a mornitor. As
>>> she's totally blind, a mornitor aint gonna help her alot.
>>> I've try to contact Apple yesterday to explain the situation to them,
>>> unfortunately, they insist that "a MacMini can't be operate without a
>>> mornitor because you have no way seeing at  the screen without a
>>> mornitor.". At first, i thought might be the customer cunsultant lack
>>> of knowledge with the capability of there products, then i tried again
>>> a little later with the similar answer.
>>> I'm certain there's some Mac user here that using MacMini on this
>>> list. Can you please share some light on this matter?
>>> 
>>> thanks
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> Joanne
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Re: Live stream ofApple Event

2012-10-25 Thread Teresa Cochran
The Apple Keynotes are available as podcasts, so you will be able to catch it 
again soon.

Teresa

On Oct 23, 2012, at 11:25 AM, Cameron Strife  wrote:

> Hi. The iPad fourth gen, iPad mini and the new iMacs were the best
> things in the presentation in my opinion. The updates to the mac mini
> will also be great for those who use a mini...
> 
> I had serious issues with the streaming event. It was very
> frustrating. I had to reload every minute or two and every time the
> stream did return, I had missed a certain amount of content. It turned
> an experience I was looking forward to into a hair pulling frustration
> fest.
> 
> Cameron.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 10/23/12, Cheree Heppe  wrote:
>> Cheree Heppe here:
>> If they keep tweeking IBooks, it will become unusable by blind users
>> 
>> Sent from my IPhone 4S
>> 
>> On 23/10/2012, at 10:14 AM, Cheryl Homiak  wrote:
>> 
>>> They're talking about continuous scrolling in iBooks. I thought we could
>>> already do that.
>>> 
>>> --
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>>> 
>>> May the words of my mouth
>>> and the meditation of my heart
>>> be acceptable to You, Lord,
>>> my rock and my Redeemer.
>>> (Psalm 19:14 HCSB)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Oct 23, 2012, at 12:12 PM, Jane  wrote:
>>> 
 I had the page loaded since 11:00 and refreshed from 12:00 on.
 
 Jane
 
 
 
 
 On Oct 23, 2012, at 1:10 PM, Cheryl Homiak wrote:
 
> it's working here but keeps going on and off. In fact it just went off
> for longer than usual this time and I'm going to try reloading.
> Yeah, reloaded and got it back.
> But there do seem to be problems and I have a fast cable connection so
> it isn't my connection. Maybe it's all the people tuning in or maybe
> it's a technical glitch.
> 
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> May the words of my mouth
> and the meditation of my heart
> be acceptable to You, Lord,
> my rock and my Redeemer.
> (Psalm 19:14 HCSB)
> 
> 
> 
> On Oct 23, 2012, at 12:06 PM, Hank Smith 
> wrote:
> 
>> it isn't working in windows
>> On 10/23/2012 9:54 AM, Jane wrote:
>>> You can listen at:
>>> 
>>> http://www.apple.com/apple-events/october-2012/
>>> 
>> 
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Re: IOS6 and iPhone4?

2012-10-25 Thread Chris

Chris, Apple do a lightning to dock adaptor for a reasonable fee.


Christopher Hallsworth

On 25/10/2012 02:43, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:

Chris sighs...

You know, Cliff, I've actually heard mixed stories about this.  I've
heard of a friend who had a 4, not even a 4S, which I assume! is what
you're referring to, and she said it's a little slow with IOS 6, but
definitely by no means so slow it's unusable.  She actually loves it.
And that's saying something, being normally she's not very patient.  and
no, even if she were on this list, she'd not be offended at that
comment, as she'd be the first to tell you so, believe me.

So, yeah, I'd say your friend should be perfectly fine.  How do you like
the 5?  I can't wait to get mine in April, once I get a free upgrade.
The only thing that concerns me, is I won't be able to use my IHome
dock, as the docking USB port is way way way way smaller.  Or, do they
make adapters?

Chris.

- Original Message - From: "Kliphton" 
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 9:49 AM
Subject: IOS6 and iPhone4?


Hello, how is the performance of IOS6 on the iPhone 4?  I have a
iPhone5, so I have know clue. but I have a couple of friends who have
never had the iPhone at all, but want the cheaper option, and since the
iPhone4 is only 99 cent with a new contract, that is the option for
them.  So is it clunky, slow, or does it freeze up?  Or is there no
noticeable difference?  Thanks.



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Re: Best GPS for me?

2012-10-25 Thread Tammy

Hi,

Can you check in there on foursquare as well and have it show up publicly as 
home or whatever you've called it?


Tammy

-Original Message- 
From: Ilkka Pirttimaa

Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 12:29 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Best GPS for me?

I'm glad you like it. Next version is in Apple for review and it
support background operation too among other new features.

You can add a personal place by going to Tools (second button form top
of the screen) and "My places". It gives a list of your places and you
can use it as any search result list: Browse places, open for more
info, start tracking etc. On top bar there is Add-button.

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Re: Recording from tapes

2012-10-25 Thread Timothy Clark Music
another way to do this is to get an olympus if you have any of the olympus 
mottels laying around you can plug a linen  plug into it and the other end into 
the player and recording can be done directly into the olympus then dropped on 
to your computer.
web site 
 http://www.timothyclarkmusic.wordpress.com 
 phone number should you need to reach me 
 724-401-1224 
 check my site for more contact information. 
 thanks and may the good lord keep you and bless you. 
 Timothy

On Oct 25, 2012, at 11:26 AM, Allison Manzino wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I think you might need something called the Imike available from amazon.com 
> for $24. . It's the only way I can record from tapes. It has both an audio in 
> and out jack. You can plug a patch cord from your tape deck to the mac, and 
> then connect a pair of headphones. If you change the sound input to Imike it 
> will work. It has a USBcord to connect to the Mac. I have done this, but not 
> using Audacity though. I've only used Amadeus. I hope this helps :)!
> 
> Allison
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> breath away
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Re: Mac Mini from 2007 - How can I use it?

2012-10-25 Thread Cheryl Homiak
I think I read that SL security updates are not being done any more, but I'll 
try to check my information.

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On Oct 25, 2012, at 10:09 AM, matthew Dyer  wrote:

> Hi all,  Just a thought, but does anyone know if apple is still pushing out 
> security updates for sl?  I have not hurd anything abourt them not doing so.  
> I did receive a security update a few weeks ago, but just wondering as I do 
> not have the ram to run lion on this mac mini 2009.
> 
> Matthew
> 
> 
> On Oct 24, 2012, at 10:09 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:
> 
>> Put Linux on it!  LOL!  NO, I'm just kidding.  Seriously, yes, you probably 
>> could run ML if you upped the ram a bit.
>> 
>> Chris.
>> 
>> - Original Message - From: "David Hole" 
>> To: "MacVisionaries" 
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 5:47 PM
>> Subject: Mac Mini from 2007 - How can I use it?
>> 
>> 
>>> Hi folks.
>>> 
>>> I have a Mac Mini from 2007 that I by now don't have anything
>>> interesting purposes I can use it for, since it only have 1GB RAM.
>>> I could maybe have used it as a server, but Snow Leopard Server
>>> requires 2GB of RAM :-(
>>> 
>>> Anyone here who have good ideas for this machine?
>>> 
>>> Will I be able to run Mountain Lion if I upgrade the RAM on it?
>>> And if so, can I use the RAM I took out of my late 2010 MacBook Pro?
>>> 
>>> -David
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Re: Best GPS for me?

2012-10-25 Thread Ilkka Pirttimaa
For your knowledge, version 1.20 is sent to Apple for review. It will
have following changes:

NEW FEATURE: Works on background. You can disable this from settings.
NEW FEATURE: FourSquare leaderboard announcements
NEW FEATURE: Volume can be changed
NEW FEATURE: Web page of the venue can be opened
NEW FEATURE: Accessibility information is shown (Only Helsinki, Finland)
NEW FEATURE: Full support for iPhone 5
NEW FEATURE: Support for iOS 6 navigation
NEW FEATURE: If Speech switch is set to off, it's automatically turned
on if you use any other function
CHANGE: New version of Acapela speech synthesis
CHANGE: Selected radius is saved
CHANGE: Maximum speaking rate increased
CHANGE: Better control for bluetooth speakers
FIX: Upside Down orientation supported with iPhone 5
FIX: Minor fixes for iOS 6

NOTICE: Landscape usage is not supported anymore with iPhone because
it caused some problems. Compass still works in any orientations if
your screen is towards you. With iPhone 5 you can place your device to
your pocket upside down and compass notices this.
Usage of the proximity sensor is removed because it caused problems
for people reading screen from short distance. It is not needed
anymore since lock screen is now supported (background operation).
Background operation is on by default. It is not possible to listen to
music with background operation turned on. You can enable music
listening from settings.

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Re: Automator, launch application

2012-10-25 Thread Traci
Sure, I could do this under VO Commanders, but I enjoyed the challenge and 
learning something new about my Mac.  I also thought, the service shortcuts 
would work when VO is off.  I like to know the native Mac shortcuts as much as 
possible, in case there is a problem with VO.

Extending the shortcut discussion a bit further…  Have y'all noticed there is 3 
flippin ways to get or to open the desktop?  VO-shift-d, F11, then to open it 
command-shift-D.  Lol, I think I'll reassign one of those.

Traci 
Sent by Macbook Air Mail

On Oct 25, 2012, at 7:14 AM, "Red.Falcon"  
wrote:

> Hi there!
> That must have been added in Mountain Lion under Snowy Kitty you could only 
> pick one or the other!
> Nice little addition 
> Colin
> 
> I'm far too bad for Heaven!
> 
> The Devil is afraid I'll take his place!
> 
> On 25 Oct 2012, at 15:01, Alex Hall  wrote:
> 
>> In the keyboard commander window, there is a popup menu to select which 
>> option key to use (left, right, or both). Select both and there you go. You 
>> get the usual warning that the option key will not work normally after doing 
>> this, but it works fine provided the keystroke you want involves one or more 
>> modifiers in addition to option. I is only keystrokes that are option-only 
>> which will be affected.
>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 10:32 PM, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>>> No, you're not odd at all.  Hey, if it works for you, do it.  It's whatever 
>>> makes you feel most comfortable.
>>>  
>>> Chris.
>>>  
>>> - Original Message -
>>> From: Alex Hall
>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 9:54 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Automator, launch application
>>> 
>>> Certainly. I'm probably odd in this way, but I like to use mainstream 
>>> solutions whenever I can, even on the keyboard. I find myself using the 
>>> ctrl-f3 command to go to my dock instead of vo-d, for instance, and I very 
>>> much prefer setting up shotrcuts through the operating system if I can help 
>>> it. I don't know why, but there it is.
>>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 9:52 PM, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
 Or, even better, still:  in keyboard commander, or in numpad commander, 
 provided you have one like I do.
  
 Chris.
  
 - Original Message -
 From: Alex Hall
 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
 Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 2:13 PM
 Subject: Re: Automator, launch application
 
 Why not set one in keyboard shortcuts instead of making a service? If you 
 really want a service, try restarting; that, plus upgrading to the latest 
 ML release, did the trick when my own service experiment refused to 
 trigger.
 On Oct 24, 2012, at 1:17 PM, Traci  wrote:
 
> Hey, thanks for that tip.  I liked the podcast, however it didn't fully 
> help me.  It was definitely a VO issue, or maybe a vo user issue.  ;)
> 
> The happy news, is I have successfully created my service shortcut, but 
> the shortcut doesn't seem to work anywhere.  I can hit go-m, go to 
> finder, then arrow down to services, and my launch messages shortcut is 
> there.  I can vo-space on it, and the app launches, but when I'm sitting 
> on my desktop and hit my keyboard shortcut, the app doesn't launch.
> 
> I'm going to try a different key combo and see it that remedies the 
> problem.
> 
> I'm just so tickled I created the automator task!  Now lets see if I can 
> make it 100% successful.
> 
> Traci
> Sent by Macbook Air Mail
> 
> On Oct 23, 2012, at 9:25 PM, Nicholas Parsons 
>  wrote:
> 
>> Hi Tracy,
>> There's a good podcast series called Mac Automation Made Simple by Ben W 
>> something. It's not from a VoiceOver perspective, but it should let you 
>> know what you can do and then you can figure out how to achieve the same 
>> outcomes withVoiceOver. If you're interested and have 
>> trouble finding it let me know and I'll give you more information or the 
>> link or something.
>> Cheers,
>> Nic
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Re: Best GPS for me?

2012-10-25 Thread Mary Scott
I did it and it seems good.  Mel 
On Oct 25, 2012, at 9:26 AM, Les Kriegler  wrote:

> Hi Mary,
> 
> Why not download it using the App Store on your I Device?  I will be taking 
> it on a walk in the next day or so, I'm expecting really good results.
> 
> Les
> On Oct 25, 2012, at 8:44 AM, Mary Scott  wrote:
> 
>> I want to download this app.  It will save me a lot of frustration, if you 
>> could give me the link.  I am ready to take my new guide dog and go out on 
>> the town.  Mel  
>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 9:56 PM, Les Kriegler  wrote:
>> 
>>> I just purchased this app and highly recommend it.  I used it on the bus 
>>> today and it announced street crossings perfectly.  I look forward to 
>>> taking a walk with this app as I think it will be a great benefit in 
>>> announcing streets prior to my reaching them.  I do have a question about 
>>> setting markers.  Could you explain as to how to do this.  I think I may 
>>> have found it once from the main screen, but had difficulty in subsequent 
>>> attempts to locate it.  If it's on a certain part of the screen, I'd be 
>>> happy to try and locate it without continually flicking around.  Thanks for 
>>> a really useful app.
>>> 
>>> Les
>>> On Oct 22, 2012, at 10:54 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
 Hello! I'm developer of BlindSquare. There is no try-and-buy option
 since TTS costs always. You can still use Apple's returning policies,
 there is always possibility to return app and get money back.
 
 About what BlindSquare does: It reports automatically street addresses
 while you walk, next street crossing, automatic pedometer reading
 ("you have walked 700 meters in 7 minutes") and reporting of nearby
 places by categories (it automatically picks most popular places
 within selected radius, based on foursquare check-ins). This all
 happens just by launching the app so it takes no time to start using
 the app, even if you don't use FourSquare yourself.
 
 If you take phone out of the pocket, you can search categories, set
 reporting certain category on/off, "look around" (you get information
 what kind of places and what street crossings are in different
 directions), search with free search term, view information of places
 (name, address, phone number, www-site, twitter feed), start
 navigation to the place or do foursquare check-in.
 
 When you jump into the bus, BlindSquare  automatically notices it and
 starts reporting street crossing while bus is making a turn so you can
 keep track where you are.
 
 You can also add placemarks for yourself. They are synced to iCloud so
 if you have several devices (for example iPad + iPhone), you always
 get informed when you get near that place. Some users use this to give
 warning about bus stop they need to get off.
 
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Re: Recording from tapes

2012-10-25 Thread Allison Manzino
Hello,

I think you might need something called the Imike available from amazon.com for 
$24. . It's the only way I can record from tapes. It has both an audio in and 
out jack. You can plug a patch cord from your tape deck to the mac, and then 
connect a pair of headphones. If you change the sound input to Imike it will 
work. It has a USBcord to connect to the Mac. I have done this, but not using 
Audacity though. I've only used Amadeus. I hope this helps :)!

Allison

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Re: Mac Mini from 2007 - How can I use it?

2012-10-25 Thread matthew Dyer
Hi all,  Just a thought, but does anyone know if apple is still pushing out 
security updates for sl?  I have not hurd anything abourt them not doing so.  I 
did receive a security update a few weeks ago, but just wondering as I do not 
have the ram to run lion on this mac mini 2009.

Matthew


On Oct 24, 2012, at 10:09 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:

> Put Linux on it!  LOL!  NO, I'm just kidding.  Seriously, yes, you probably 
> could run ML if you upped the ram a bit.
> 
> Chris.
> 
> - Original Message - From: "David Hole" 
> To: "MacVisionaries" 
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 5:47 PM
> Subject: Mac Mini from 2007 - How can I use it?
> 
> 
>> Hi folks.
>> 
>> I have a Mac Mini from 2007 that I by now don't have anything
>> interesting purposes I can use it for, since it only have 1GB RAM.
>> I could maybe have used it as a server, but Snow Leopard Server
>> requires 2GB of RAM :-(
>> 
>> Anyone here who have good ideas for this machine?
>> 
>> Will I be able to run Mountain Lion if I upgrade the RAM on it?
>> And if so, can I use the RAM I took out of my late 2010 MacBook Pro?
>> 
>> -David
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Re: IOS6 and iPhone4?

2012-10-25 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Hi Kliphton. Oh, in that case, if your friend doesn't use Voiceover, then they 
shouldn't experience any performance issues at all.

Shawn
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Re: Automator, launch application

2012-10-25 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi there!
That must have been added in Mountain Lion under Snowy Kitty you could only 
pick one or the other!
Nice little addition 
Colin

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The Devil is afraid I'll take his place!

On 25 Oct 2012, at 15:01, Alex Hall  wrote:

> In the keyboard commander window, there is a popup menu to select which 
> option key to use (left, right, or both). Select both and there you go. You 
> get the usual warning that the option key will not work normally after doing 
> this, but it works fine provided the keystroke you want involves one or more 
> modifiers in addition to option. I is only keystrokes that are option-only 
> which will be affected.
> On Oct 24, 2012, at 10:32 PM, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" 
>  wrote:
> 
>> No, you're not odd at all.  Hey, if it works for you, do it.  It's whatever 
>> makes you feel most comfortable.
>>  
>> Chris.
>>  
>> - Original Message -
>> From: Alex Hall
>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 9:54 PM
>> Subject: Re: Automator, launch application
>> 
>> Certainly. I'm probably odd in this way, but I like to use mainstream 
>> solutions whenever I can, even on the keyboard. I find myself using the 
>> ctrl-f3 command to go to my dock instead of vo-d, for instance, and I very 
>> much prefer setting up shotrcuts through the operating system if I can help 
>> it. I don't know why, but there it is.
>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 9:52 PM, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>>> Or, even better, still:  in keyboard commander, or in numpad commander, 
>>> provided you have one like I do.
>>>  
>>> Chris.
>>>  
>>> - Original Message -
>>> From: Alex Hall
>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 2:13 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Automator, launch application
>>> 
>>> Why not set one in keyboard shortcuts instead of making a service? If you 
>>> really want a service, try restarting; that, plus upgrading to the latest 
>>> ML release, did the trick when my own service experiment refused to trigger.
>>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 1:17 PM, Traci  wrote:
>>> 
 Hey, thanks for that tip.  I liked the podcast, however it didn't fully 
 help me.  It was definitely a VO issue, or maybe a vo user issue.  ;)
 
 The happy news, is I have successfully created my service shortcut, but 
 the shortcut doesn't seem to work anywhere.  I can hit go-m, go to finder, 
 then arrow down to services, and my launch messages shortcut is there.  I 
 can vo-space on it, and the app launches, but when I'm sitting on my 
 desktop and hit my keyboard shortcut, the app doesn't launch.
 
 I'm going to try a different key combo and see it that remedies the 
 problem.
 
 I'm just so tickled I created the automator task!  Now lets see if I can 
 make it 100% successful.
 
 Traci
 Sent by Macbook Air Mail
 
 On Oct 23, 2012, at 9:25 PM, Nicholas Parsons 
  wrote:
 
> Hi Tracy,
> There's a good podcast series called Mac Automation Made Simple by Ben W 
> something. It's not from a VoiceOver perspective, but it should let you 
> know what you can do and then you can figure out how to achieve the same 
> outcomes withVoiceOver. If you're interested and have trouble 
> finding it let me know and I'll give you more information or the link or 
> something.
> Cheers,
> Nic
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Re: Best GPS for me?

2012-10-25 Thread Ilkka Pirttimaa
Yes, just open "App Store" on your iPhone and search "blindsquare".
Here is link too: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blindsquare/id500557255?mt=8

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Re: VoiceOver and YOutube

2012-10-25 Thread Alex Hall
Yes, I find that sometimes as well. Normally I use MacTubes to watch videos, 
but if I get a youtube link I can't do that. I have set up a keyboard commander 
command to mute speech and sounds, so i can just hit that if I find the problem 
starting.
On Oct 25, 2012, at 7:36 AM, Allison Manzino  wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> Sorry for two posts today. I have been bugged by this one for a long time 
> now. Sometimes when I play  videos from youtuube, VoiceOver will read out how 
> much of the video is downloaded or something. like 9 out of 13 percent. This 
> occurs while the video is playing and I have to quit VoiceOver every time I 
> watch a video now. Are any of you experiencing this problem? I am running 
> Lion with the latest version of Safari. I wonder if this is happening with 
> some of the videos that are HTML5 compatible. This doesn't happen on every 
> video, and I'm at a loss as to how to explain this. Thank you for any help.
> 
> Musically,
> Allison
> Please check out my podcast at:
> http://www.gwennacast.com
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Re: Automator, launch application

2012-10-25 Thread Alex Hall
In the keyboard commander window, there is a popup menu to select which option 
key to use (left, right, or both). Select both and there you go. You get the 
usual warning that the option key will not work normally after doing this, but 
it works fine provided the keystroke you want involves one or more modifiers in 
addition to option. I is only keystrokes that are option-only which will be 
affected.
On Oct 24, 2012, at 10:32 PM, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" 
 wrote:

> No, you're not odd at all.  Hey, if it works for you, do it.  It's whatever 
> makes you feel most comfortable.
>  
> Chris.
>  
> - Original Message -
> From: Alex Hall
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 9:54 PM
> Subject: Re: Automator, launch application
> 
> Certainly. I'm probably odd in this way, but I like to use mainstream 
> solutions whenever I can, even on the keyboard. I find myself using the 
> ctrl-f3 command to go to my dock instead of vo-d, for instance, and I very 
> much prefer setting up shotrcuts through the operating system if I can help 
> it. I don't know why, but there it is.
> On Oct 24, 2012, at 9:52 PM, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" 
>  wrote:
> 
>> Or, even better, still:  in keyboard commander, or in numpad commander, 
>> provided you have one like I do.
>>  
>> Chris.
>>  
>> - Original Message -
>> From: Alex Hall
>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 2:13 PM
>> Subject: Re: Automator, launch application
>> 
>> Why not set one in keyboard shortcuts instead of making a service? If you 
>> really want a service, try restarting; that, plus upgrading to the latest ML 
>> release, did the trick when my own service experiment refused to trigger.
>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 1:17 PM, Traci  wrote:
>> 
>>> Hey, thanks for that tip.  I liked the podcast, however it didn't fully 
>>> help me.  It was definitely a VO issue, or maybe a vo user issue.  ;)
>>> 
>>> The happy news, is I have successfully created my service shortcut, but the 
>>> shortcut doesn't seem to work anywhere.  I can hit go-m, go to finder, then 
>>> arrow down to services, and my launch messages shortcut is there.  I can 
>>> vo-space on it, and the app launches, but when I'm sitting on my desktop 
>>> and hit my keyboard shortcut, the app doesn't launch.
>>> 
>>> I'm going to try a different key combo and see it that remedies the problem.
>>> 
>>> I'm just so tickled I created the automator task!  Now lets see if I can 
>>> make it 100% successful.
>>> 
>>> Traci
>>> Sent by Macbook Air Mail
>>> 
>>> On Oct 23, 2012, at 9:25 PM, Nicholas Parsons 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
 Hi Tracy,
 There's a good podcast series called Mac Automation Made Simple by Ben W 
 something. It's not from a VoiceOver perspective, but it should let you 
 know what you can do and then you can figure out how to achieve the same 
 outcomes withVoiceOver. If you're interested and have trouble 
 finding it let me know and I'll give you more information or the link or 
 something.
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Re: Setting up mac mini?

2012-10-25 Thread Alex Hall
Well, if mice and trackpads work with no setup, that explains it. You just 
click away until you are told to enter the password on the keyboard, and then 
all is well. Of course, this does no good at all for blind users as there is no 
mouse or trackpad command to launch vo, but it explains why sighted people hav 
no trouble.
On Oct 24, 2012, at 10:31 PM, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" 
 wrote:

> I didn't say it wasn't stupid.  I just said that was the only way I knew to 
> work around it.  LOL!  Smile.
> 
> Chris.
> 
> - Original Message - From: "Alex Hall" 
> To: 
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 9:51 PM
> Subject: Re: Setting up mac mini?
> 
> 
> Okay, that makes sense. As I said, I was not sure. Still, I wonder how 
> sighted people do it then, unless their magic mouse pairs automatically? I 
> can't believe every mac owner in the world has to buy a usb keyboard for the 
> thirty seconds it takes to pair their (much more expensive) apple keyboard?
> On Oct 24, 2012, at 9:39 PM, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" 
>  wrote:
> 
>> Alex, you were misinformed.  That won't work, as the keyboard has to be 
>> paired, being it's bluetooth.  But, how can he pair it, if it's the only 
>> keyboard he's got access to?  He need a keyboard that wasn't bluetooth to be 
>> able to even get to the status bar bluetooth icon to start with, to pair it. 
>> See what he and I're saying?
>> 
>> Chris.
>> 
>> - Original Message - From: "Alex Hall" 
>> To: 
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 9:20 AM
>> Subject: Re: Setting up mac mini?
>> 
>> 
>> I may well be wrong, but I think it will work with the keyboard 
>> automatically, provided it is an official Apple keyboard. That said, it 
>> never hurts to have a cheap usb keyboard hanging around, just in case. 
>> Still, the worst that happens is you start the machine (be sure you have a 
>> monitor connected or it won't be happy) and you can't get vo to come on, so 
>> you shut down, get a keyboard, and try again.
>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 7:47 AM, Chris  wrote:
>> 
>>> I think this is your only option as the mac mini is a dumb terminal without 
>>> these accessories.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Christopher Hallsworth
>>> 
>>> On 24/10/2012 09:39, Kliphton wrote:
 Okay, I have just ordered my new mac mini, got the fusion drive, and all 
 the
 good stuff that comes with it.  My question is, how do you set it up
 annishally?  Since it doesn't have a bt keyboard paired with it already, 
 and
 I don't want to go buy a USB just to activate my bt and connect my apple
 wireless keyboard.  Or is this my only option?  Suggestions and ideas
 welcomed please.
 
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Re: Best GPS for me?

2012-10-25 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi Mary,

Why not download it using the App Store on your I Device?  I will be taking it 
on a walk in the next day or so, I'm expecting really good results.

Les
On Oct 25, 2012, at 8:44 AM, Mary Scott  wrote:

> I want to download this app.  It will save me a lot of frustration, if you 
> could give me the link.  I am ready to take my new guide dog and go out on 
> the town.  Mel  
> On Oct 24, 2012, at 9:56 PM, Les Kriegler  wrote:
> 
>> I just purchased this app and highly recommend it.  I used it on the bus 
>> today and it announced street crossings perfectly.  I look forward to taking 
>> a walk with this app as I think it will be a great benefit in announcing 
>> streets prior to my reaching them.  I do have a question about setting 
>> markers.  Could you explain as to how to do this.  I think I may have found 
>> it once from the main screen, but had difficulty in subsequent attempts to 
>> locate it.  If it's on a certain part of the screen, I'd be happy to try and 
>> locate it without continually flicking around.  Thanks for a really useful 
>> app.
>> 
>> Les
>> On Oct 22, 2012, at 10:54 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa  
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello! I'm developer of BlindSquare. There is no try-and-buy option
>>> since TTS costs always. You can still use Apple's returning policies,
>>> there is always possibility to return app and get money back.
>>> 
>>> About what BlindSquare does: It reports automatically street addresses
>>> while you walk, next street crossing, automatic pedometer reading
>>> ("you have walked 700 meters in 7 minutes") and reporting of nearby
>>> places by categories (it automatically picks most popular places
>>> within selected radius, based on foursquare check-ins). This all
>>> happens just by launching the app so it takes no time to start using
>>> the app, even if you don't use FourSquare yourself.
>>> 
>>> If you take phone out of the pocket, you can search categories, set
>>> reporting certain category on/off, "look around" (you get information
>>> what kind of places and what street crossings are in different
>>> directions), search with free search term, view information of places
>>> (name, address, phone number, www-site, twitter feed), start
>>> navigation to the place or do foursquare check-in.
>>> 
>>> When you jump into the bus, BlindSquare  automatically notices it and
>>> starts reporting street crossing while bus is making a turn so you can
>>> keep track where you are.
>>> 
>>> You can also add placemarks for yourself. They are synced to iCloud so
>>> if you have several devices (for example iPad + iPhone), you always
>>> get informed when you get near that place. Some users use this to give
>>> warning about bus stop they need to get off.
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Re: question for my fellow fusion users

2012-10-25 Thread Hai Nguyen Ly
Good morning Kliphton:
I've not gotten a chance to run Fusion from a NAS drive, however I have used a 
Windows 7 VM running on an SSD as well as an HDD with a a USB enclosure. The 
takeaway is: the performance is going to vary depending on your system as well 
as the drive. Spinning drives are going to be unbearably slow if you've gotten 
used to an SSD. That being said, I did not run in to any degradation issues 
using a VM with an SSD. Overall performance was quite snappy.

Hai
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> Has anyone ever ran fusion or pulled there VM from a NAS drive or USB drive?  
> If so, how was the performance?
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Re: Best GPS for me?

2012-10-25 Thread Mary Scott
I want to download this app.  It will save me a lot of frustration, if you 
could give me the link.  I am ready to take my new guide dog and go out on the 
town.  Mel  
On Oct 24, 2012, at 9:56 PM, Les Kriegler  wrote:

> I just purchased this app and highly recommend it.  I used it on the bus 
> today and it announced street crossings perfectly.  I look forward to taking 
> a walk with this app as I think it will be a great benefit in announcing 
> streets prior to my reaching them.  I do have a question about setting 
> markers.  Could you explain as to how to do this.  I think I may have found 
> it once from the main screen, but had difficulty in subsequent attempts to 
> locate it.  If it's on a certain part of the screen, I'd be happy to try and 
> locate it without continually flicking around.  Thanks for a really useful 
> app.
> 
> Les
> On Oct 22, 2012, at 10:54 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa  
> wrote:
> 
>> Hello! I'm developer of BlindSquare. There is no try-and-buy option
>> since TTS costs always. You can still use Apple's returning policies,
>> there is always possibility to return app and get money back.
>> 
>> About what BlindSquare does: It reports automatically street addresses
>> while you walk, next street crossing, automatic pedometer reading
>> ("you have walked 700 meters in 7 minutes") and reporting of nearby
>> places by categories (it automatically picks most popular places
>> within selected radius, based on foursquare check-ins). This all
>> happens just by launching the app so it takes no time to start using
>> the app, even if you don't use FourSquare yourself.
>> 
>> If you take phone out of the pocket, you can search categories, set
>> reporting certain category on/off, "look around" (you get information
>> what kind of places and what street crossings are in different
>> directions), search with free search term, view information of places
>> (name, address, phone number, www-site, twitter feed), start
>> navigation to the place or do foursquare check-in.
>> 
>> When you jump into the bus, BlindSquare  automatically notices it and
>> starts reporting street crossing while bus is making a turn so you can
>> keep track where you are.
>> 
>> You can also add placemarks for yourself. They are synced to iCloud so
>> if you have several devices (for example iPad + iPhone), you always
>> get informed when you get near that place. Some users use this to give
>> warning about bus stop they need to get off.
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question for my fellow fusion users

2012-10-25 Thread Kliphton
Has anyone ever ran fusion or pulled there VM from a NAS drive or USB drive?  
If so, how was the performance?

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Recording From Tapes

2012-10-25 Thread tealgreen83
Hello List,

I'm wondering if anyone can help me. I am attempting to record from tapes using 
Audacity. When I plug tape player up to Mac, I can hear contents of tape going 
into the computer, but contents from tape are not getting recorded. Rather, my 
voice and movements are getting recorded. I have checked in System Preferences, 
Sound and Input for in-line, but only option is built in microphone. Do I need 
to purchase a USB cord for sound recording from tapes and other devices? 
Thanks, any help is greatly appreciated.

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VoiceOver and YOutube

2012-10-25 Thread Allison Manzino
Hi everyone,
Sorry for two posts today. I have been bugged by this one for a long time now. 
Sometimes when I play  videos from youtuube, VoiceOver will read out how much 
of the video is downloaded or something. like 9 out of 13 percent. This occurs 
while the video is playing and I have to quit VoiceOver every time I watch a 
video now. Are any of you experiencing this problem? I am running Lion with the 
latest version of Safari. I wonder if this is happening with some of the videos 
that are HTML5 compatible. This doesn't happen on every video, and I'm at a 
loss as to how to explain this. Thank you for any help.

Musically,
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accessible ftp backup clients

2012-10-25 Thread Allison Manzino
Hi all,

I want to backup my website and started to look for accessible ftp clients that 
will make a backup of my site. Is this even possible? I currently have Transmit 
just newly updated and I just downloaded some of my Wordpress folders to my 
Macbook. My webhost has a backup service, but I want to keep copies of my 
website here just in case. Thank you for any assistance you can provide.

Sincerely,
Allison

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Re: ColorVisor version 2.0 now available

2012-10-25 Thread Jan Blüher, visorApps
Hallo Les,

thanks for buying the ColorVisor. Additionally to what Anne said, here is the 
direct Link to the english user manual on the ColorVisor support page:
http://visorApps.com/en/ColorVisor/handbuch01_en.htm

It is equal to the one inside the app.

If you have further questions, please feel free to contact me.

Enjoy

Jan

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Am 25.10.2012 um 11:50 schrieb Les Kriegler :

> I purchased your app last evening.  I went looking for a help file in order 
> to get started using this app, but didn't locate one.  Is there help for this 
> app?  If not, any pointers for getting started with this app will be 
> appreciated.  This is the first color identifier I've used, hence the 
> question.  Thanks.
> 
> Les
> On Oct 25, 2012, at 3:53 AM, "Jan Blüher, visorApps"  
> wrote:
> 
>> Hallo Christopher,
>> 
>> the ColorVisor costs 4.99$US in the US store and something equivalent in all 
>> the other regions it is available.
>> 
>> Greetings
>> 
>> Jan
>> 
>> ---
>> ColorVisor - The app to identify colors.
>> Available on the App Store:
>> http://itunes.com/app/ColorVisor
>> ---
>> Dr. Jan Blüher
>> visorApps - Accessible apps for iPad & iPhone
>> Bayreuther Str. 2
>> D-01187 Dresden
>> Germany
>> 
>> phone: +49 (0) 351 16053907
>> mobile: +49 (0) 176 34926242
>> e-mail: jan.blue...@visorapps.com
>> web: http://visorApps.com
>> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/#visorApps
>> Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/VisorApps
>> 
>> tax number: DE281706766
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Am 25.10.2012 um 03:47 schrieb "Christopher-Mark Gilland" 
>> :
>> 
>>> What're we talking pricewise for this app?
>>>  
>>> I have enough usable vision that I really don't need it, but I am curious.
>>>  
>>> Chris;.
>>>  
>>> - Original Message -
>>> From: "Jan Blüher, visorApps"
>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:34 AM
>>> Subject: Re: ColorVisor version 2.0 now available
>>> 
>>> Hallo Alex,
>>> 
>>> of course, an iPhone app is not always as accurate as a specially designed 
>>> and calibrated color detection device since it is simply not color 
>>> calibrated. I guess, this is the reason why people at Digit Eyes withdraw 
>>> from such a project. They couldn't get the accuracy they wanted. On the 
>>> other hand, I compare the results of the ColorVisor with a color detection 
>>> device I own and find them quite comparable. If you take into account that 
>>> the app is much cheaper than a special device, this method is worth a try. 
>>> There is also one big advantage in using the ColorVisor for color 
>>> recognition: you can scan remote object such as the sky and liquids. 
>>> Generally, you have to be more careful about lights and shadows when using 
>>> an app.
>>> 
>>> The ColorVisor also works well on the iPod and the iPad as far as you can   
>>>  control the surrounding light conditions or know how to deal with it. This 
>>> may sound a bit strange for a blind person to achieve, but with some 
>>> practise it is possible. Of course, you have more opportunities with a 
>>> torch.
>>> 
>>> I hope this answer gave you some impressions. We can extend the discussion 
>>> if you like.
>>> 
>>> Greetings
>>> 
>>> Jan
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ---
>>> ColorVisor - The app to identify colors.
>>> Available on the App Store:
>>> http://itunes.com/app/ColorVisor
>>> ---
>>> Dr. Jan Blüher
>>> visorApps - Accessible apps for iPad & iPhone
>>> Bayreuther Str. 2
>>> D-01187 Dresden
>>> Germany
>>> 
>>> phone: +49 (0) 351 16053907
>>> mobile: +49 (0) 176 34926242
>>> e-mail: jan.blue...@visorapps.com
>>> web: http://visorApps.com
>>> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/#visorApps
>>> Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/VisorApps
>>> 
>>> tax number: DE281706766
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Am 24.10.2012 um 15:17 schrieb Alex Hall :
>>> 
 Honestly, how well does this app work? I imagine you'd need an iPhone so 
 you can use the flash? I heard somewhere that the makers of Digit-Eyes 
 were looking into color identification, but they didn't finish it because 
 it was impossible to identify lighting conditions that could throw off the 
 hew of an object. I don't yet have an iPhone, but when I do I'd like to 
 find a good color identifier. As I said, I'm not even going to try it on 
 my iPod, as the camera on there is all but useless for anything more 
 complex than money identification.
 On Oct 24, 2012, at 7:26 AM, "Jan Blüher, visorApps" 
  wrote:
 
> Hallo MacVisionaries,
> 
> as announced earlier today, a new version of the 

Re: Best GPS for me?

2012-10-25 Thread Ilkka Pirttimaa
When you add your wifes workplace to "My Places" following happens:

1) When you get within selected radius, place is mentioned
automatically when you get close (so, in a bus you get "warning")
2) When you are within selected radius, selecting "My Places" category
lists this place and you can start tracking
3) When ever you go to Tools / My Places you get list of ALL of your
places. You can start navigation or tracking from there even if you
are outside of radius

If you start tracking the place, it is not mentioned so often when you
are more than 500 meters away. Distance and direction is reported more
often when you get closer.

Basically on main screen, everything is in scope of selected radius.
When you go "sub screens", you get wider look (search, my places)

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Re: ColorVisor version 2.0 now available

2012-10-25 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Les,

If you run your finger up the right-hand side of the screen, you'll find the 
Settings button. Just to the left of this is the Info button which will take 
you to a screen that has a link to the User Manual.

Cheers,

Anne



On 25 Oct 2012, at 11:50, Les Kriegler  wrote:

> I purchased your app last evening.  I went looking for a help file in order 
> to get started using this app, but didn't locate one.  Is there help for this 
> app?  If not, any pointers for getting started with this app will be 
> appreciated.  This is the first color identifier I've used, hence the 
> question.  Thanks.
> 
> Les

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Re: MacMini

2012-10-25 Thread Joanne Chua
Hi All

Thanks very much for the input. I'll definitely bring this discussion
with my friend. I guess she's thinking to save couple of hundrets and
also space by having a MacMini rather than a IMac.

I was able to test out a MacMini 2010 server version from a friend's
business. its workable, but indeed, when i plug in a mornitor, or when
i did a share mornitor screen, VO is much happier.

Thanks very much

Cheers
Joanne

On 25/10/2012, Christopher-Mark Gilland  wrote:
> I wonder why that would be.
>
> Chris.
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "matthew Dyer" 
> To: 
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 7:30 PM
> Subject: Re: MacMini
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> If you have a moditor, vo will run much better.  If you do not have one
>> then vo acts very strabnge and slowly.  Programs like safari will not work
>>
>> very well without a moditor.
>>
>> Matthew
>>
>>
>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 5:06 PM, Joanne Chua wrote:
>>
>>> Hi There,
>>>
>>> I've an enquiry from one of my friend. She's looking at getting a
>>> MacMini but is not sure if it can operates without a mornitor. As
>>> she's totally blind, a mornitor aint gonna help her alot.
>>> I've try to contact Apple yesterday to explain the situation to them,
>>> unfortunately, they insist that "a MacMini can't be operate without a
>>> mornitor because you have no way seeing at  the screen without a
>>> mornitor.". At first, i thought might be the customer cunsultant lack
>>> of knowledge with the capability of there products, then i tried again
>>> a little later with the similar answer.
>>> I'm certain there's some Mac user here that using MacMini on this
>>> list. Can you please share some light on this matter?
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Joanne
>>>
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Re: ColorVisor version 2.0 now available

2012-10-25 Thread Les Kriegler
I purchased your app last evening.  I went looking for a help file in order to 
get started using this app, but didn't locate one.  Is there help for this app? 
 If not, any pointers for getting started with this app will be appreciated.  
This is the first color identifier I've used, hence the question.  Thanks.

Les
On Oct 25, 2012, at 3:53 AM, "Jan Blüher, visorApps"  
wrote:

> Hallo Christopher,
> 
> the ColorVisor costs 4.99$US in the US store and something equivalent in all 
> the other regions it is available.
> 
> Greetings
> 
> Jan
> 
> ---
> ColorVisor - The app to identify colors.
> Available on the App Store:
> http://itunes.com/app/ColorVisor
> ---
> Dr. Jan Blüher
> visorApps - Accessible apps for iPad & iPhone
> Bayreuther Str. 2
> D-01187 Dresden
> Germany
> 
> phone: +49 (0) 351 16053907
> mobile: +49 (0) 176 34926242
> e-mail: jan.blue...@visorapps.com
> web: http://visorApps.com
> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/#visorApps
> Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/VisorApps
> 
> tax number: DE281706766
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Am 25.10.2012 um 03:47 schrieb "Christopher-Mark Gilland" 
> :
> 
>> What're we talking pricewise for this app?
>>  
>> I have enough usable vision that I really don't need it, but I am curious.
>>  
>> Chris;.
>>  
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "Jan Blüher, visorApps"
>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:34 AM
>> Subject: Re: ColorVisor version 2.0 now available
>> 
>> Hallo Alex,
>> 
>> of course, an iPhone app is not always as accurate as a specially designed 
>> and calibrated color detection device since it is simply not color 
>> calibrated. I guess, this is the reason why people at Digit Eyes withdraw 
>> from such a project. They couldn't get the accuracy they wanted. On the 
>> other hand, I compare the results of the ColorVisor with a color detection 
>> device I own and find them quite comparable. If you take into account that 
>> the app is much cheaper than a special device, this method is worth a try. 
>> There is also one big advantage in using the ColorVisor for color 
>> recognition: you can scan remote object such as the sky and liquids. 
>> Generally, you have to be more careful about lights and shadows when using 
>> an app.
>> 
>> The ColorVisor also works well on the iPod and the iPad as far as you can
>> control the surrounding light conditions or know how to deal with it. This 
>> may sound a bit strange for a blind person to achieve, but with some 
>> practise it is possible. Of course, you have more opportunities with a torch.
>> 
>> I hope this answer gave you some impressions. We can extend the discussion 
>> if you like.
>> 
>> Greetings
>> 
>> Jan
>> 
>> 
>> ---
>> ColorVisor - The app to identify colors.
>> Available on the App Store:
>> http://itunes.com/app/ColorVisor
>> ---
>> Dr. Jan Blüher
>> visorApps - Accessible apps for iPad & iPhone
>> Bayreuther Str. 2
>> D-01187 Dresden
>> Germany
>> 
>> phone: +49 (0) 351 16053907
>> mobile: +49 (0) 176 34926242
>> e-mail: jan.blue...@visorapps.com
>> web: http://visorApps.com
>> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/#visorApps
>> Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/VisorApps
>> 
>> tax number: DE281706766
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Am 24.10.2012 um 15:17 schrieb Alex Hall :
>> 
>>> Honestly, how well does this app work? I imagine you'd need an iPhone so 
>>> you can use the flash? I heard somewhere that the makers of Digit-Eyes were 
>>> looking into color identification, but they didn't finish it because it was 
>>> impossible to identify lighting conditions that could throw off the hew of 
>>> an object. I don't yet have an iPhone, but when I do I'd like to find a 
>>> good color identifier. As I said, I'm not even going to try it on my iPod, 
>>> as the camera on there is all but useless for anything more complex than 
>>> money identification.
>>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 7:26 AM, "Jan Blüher, visorApps" 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
 Hallo MacVisionaries,
 
 as announced earlier today, a new version of the ColorVisor has been   
  released. Version 2.0 is now available on the App Store and for update. 
 There are a number of new features. Some of them are:
 
 * There is now a better color naming due to refreshed reference color 
 palettes.
 * You can choose to identify only basic colors or differentiated color 
 shades.
 * VoiceOver verbosity during the color scan is now configurable. By 
 default, it does not announce color names during camera calibration 
 processes.
 * Additionally, a sound is played when the camera is calibrating itself. 
 This two things avoid the announcement of wrong color names during the 
 calibration, which was a problem in former versions.
 * The CMYK color components were replaced by HSB.
 
 VoiceOver support is still unbroken and you can configure the ColorVisor 
 to behave as in former Versions.
 
 The ColorVisor and even more details can be found

Re: Best GPS for me?

2012-10-25 Thread Les Kriegler
Okay, thanks for this.  Does it matter the distance to the place one wishes to 
track.  In other words, I know places are identified by default at 490 feet.  
Let's say I wish to go to the bus stop that is around 4 or 5 miles away from my 
home.  Can I set that as a favorite place to track?  That may not be the best 
example, since the bus stop's intersection is identified.  But my wife works at 
a store that is about a half a mile away, and I'd like to have that location 
tracked as I walk.  Can that be accomplished?  Thanks.

Les
On Oct 25, 2012, at 12:29 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa  wrote:

> I'm glad you like it. Next version is in Apple for review and it
> support background operation too among other new features.
> 
> You can add a personal place by going to Tools (second button form top
> of the screen) and "My places". It gives a list of your places and you
> can use it as any search result list: Browse places, open for more
> info, start tracking etc. On top bar there is Add-button.
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Re: ColorVisor version 2.0 now available

2012-10-25 Thread Jan Blüher, visorApps
Hallo Alex,

I think there are two ways to achieve a calibration. First is  a calibrated 
sensor connected via Bluetooth. The second is a samll scanning box in front of 
the camera where you include some known colors next to the scanning object. The 
camera measures both, the known colors and the object and the app could 
calculate correction values to calibrate itself. On the iPhone, you do not have 
the foll control and knowledge about the torch. Its strenght may change and you 
do not know the exact value. Additionally, one can not guarantee, that every 
torch on any device has axactly the same torch color.

Greetings

Jan

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ColorVisor - The app to identify colors.
Available on the App Store:
http://itunes.com/app/ColorVisor
---
Dr. Jan Blüher
visorApps - Accessible apps for iPad & iPhone
Bayreuther Str. 2
D-01187 Dresden
Germany

phone: +49 (0) 351 16053907
mobile: +49 (0) 176 34926242
e-mail: jan.blue...@visorapps.com
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Am 24.10.2012 um 17:10 schrieb Alex Hall :

> Well, based on the calibration problems mentioned by the Digit-Eyes team, I 
> assumed some form of absolute lighting that the app knows and can filter 
> would be required. That's why I mentioned the flash; I figured a color 
> identifier would have you hold the phone within an inch or two of the object, 
> then flash the LEDs to give the image a lighting that the app could filter 
> out as it is always the same. I am hesitant to try more color identifiers, as 
> all the free ones I've tried on my iPod don't work reliably at all. Yet 
> another time when I wish Apple offered trials of apps...
> On Oct 24, 2012, at 10:34 AM, "Jan Blüher, visorApps" 
>  wrote:
> 
>> Hallo Alex,
>> 
>> of course, an iPhone app is not always as accurate as a specially designed 
>> and calibrated color detection device since it is simply not color 
>> calibrated. I guess, this is the reason why people at Digit Eyes withdraw 
>> from such a project. They couldn't get the accuracy they wanted. On the 
>> other hand, I compare the results of the ColorVisor with a color detection 
>> device I own and find them quite comparable. If you take into account that 
>> the app is much cheaper than a special device, this method is worth a try. 
>> There is also one big advantage in using the ColorVisor for color 
>> recognition: you can scan remote object such as the sky and liquids. 
>> Generally, you have to be more careful about lights and shadows when using 
>> an app.
>> 
>> The ColorVisor also works well on the iPod and the iPad as far as you can 
>> control the surrounding light conditions or know how to deal with it. This 
>> may sound a bit strange for a blind person to achieve, but with some 
>> practise it is possible. Of course, you have more opportunities with a torch.
>> 
>> I hope this answer gave you some impressions. We can extend the discussion 
>> if you like.
>> 
>> Greetings
>> 
>> Jan
>> 
>>  
>> ---
>> ColorVisor - The app to identify colors.
>> Available on the App Store:
>> http://itunes.com/app/ColorVisor
>> ---
>> Dr. Jan Blüher
>> visorApps - Accessible apps for iPad & iPhone
>> Bayreuther Str. 2
>> D-01187 Dresden
>> Germany
>> 
>> phone: +49 (0) 351 16053907
>> mobile: +49 (0) 176 34926242
>> e-mail: jan.blue...@visorapps.com
>> web: http://visorApps.com
>> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/#visorApps
>> Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/VisorApps
>> 
>> tax number: DE281706766
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Am 24.10.2012 um 15:17 schrieb Alex Hall :
>> 
>>> Honestly, how well does this app work? I imagine you'd need an iPhone so 
>>> you can use the flash? I heard somewhere that the makers of Digit-Eyes were 
>>> looking into color identification, but they didn't finish it because it was 
>>> impossible to identify lighting conditions that could throw off the hew of 
>>> an object. I don't yet have an iPhone, but when I do I'd like to find a 
>>> good color identifier. As I said, I'm not even going to try it on my iPod, 
>>> as the camera on there is all but useless for anything more complex than 
>>> money identification.
>>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 7:26 AM, "Jan Blüher, visorApps" 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
 Hallo MacVisionaries,
 
 as announced earlier today, a new version of the ColorVisor has been 
 released. Version 2.0 is now available on the App Store and for update. 
 There are a number of new features. Some of them are:
 
 * There is now a better color naming due to refreshed reference color 
 palettes.
 * You can choose to identify only basic colors or differentiated color 
 shades.
 * VoiceOver verbosity during the color scan is now configurable. By 
 default, it does not announce color names during camera calibration 
 processes.
 * Additionally, a sound is played when the camera is calibrating itself. 
 This two things avoid the announcement of wrong c

Re: getting started with pages

2012-10-25 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Chris,

I'm not a student, but I work as a freelance translator and most of the 
documents I work with are MS Word format. I use Pages and export to Word and 
the only formatting problem I have is with text boxes which do not stay in the 
correct position between the two formats. Styles and so on transfer just fine 
and by setting hotspots in the right places, you can check on the style of any 
piece of text easily.

If you have to write papers in either APA or MLA format, let me know and I can 
send you the Pages templates for these as they do not appear among those 
provided with Pages.

Cheers,

Anne


On 25 Oct 2012, at 06:16, Chris Bruinenberg  wrote:

> Hi all.
> Ok, so i am trying to get used to using pages, i currently use text pro but i 
> have an issue. It will never keep my formatting when i forward my paper that 
> i have written to somebody in microsoft word.
> I would double space it and they would see that it turned out to be multiple 
> spaced.
> Would i have better luck using pages for compatibility?
> What is the advice of users on the list who are currently in college dealing 
> with writing term papers?
> I will be doing the same this term and want to get a little more comfortable 
> with it.
> Thanks for any suggestions.
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Re: ColorVisor version 2.0 now available

2012-10-25 Thread Jan Blüher, visorApps
Hallo Christopher,

the ColorVisor costs 4.99$US in the US store and something equivalent in all 
the other regions it is available.

Greetings

Jan

---
ColorVisor - The app to identify colors.
Available on the App Store:
http://itunes.com/app/ColorVisor
---
Dr. Jan Blüher
visorApps - Accessible apps for iPad & iPhone
Bayreuther Str. 2
D-01187 Dresden
Germany

phone: +49 (0) 351 16053907
mobile: +49 (0) 176 34926242
e-mail: jan.blue...@visorapps.com
web: http://visorApps.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/#visorApps
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/VisorApps

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Am 25.10.2012 um 03:47 schrieb "Christopher-Mark Gilland" 
:

> What're we talking pricewise for this app?
>  
> I have enough usable vision that I really don't need it, but I am curious.
>  
> Chris;.
>  
> - Original Message -
> From: "Jan Blüher, visorApps"
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:34 AM
> Subject: Re: ColorVisor version 2.0 now available
> 
> Hallo Alex,
> 
> of course, an iPhone app is not always as accurate as a specially designed 
> and calibrated color detection device since it is simply not color 
> calibrated. I guess, this is the reason why people at Digit Eyes withdraw 
> from such a project. They couldn't get the accuracy they wanted. On the other 
> hand, I compare the results of the ColorVisor with a color detection device I 
> own and find them quite comparable. If you take into account that the app is 
> much cheaper than a special device, this method is worth a try. There is also 
> one big advantage in using the ColorVisor for color recognition: you can scan 
> remote object such as the sky and liquids. Generally, you have to be more 
> careful about lights and shadows when using an app.
> 
> The ColorVisor also works well on the iPod and the iPad as far as you can
> control the surrounding light conditions or know how to deal with it. This 
> may sound a bit strange for a blind person to achieve, but with some practise 
> it is possible. Of course, you have more opportunities with a torch.
> 
> I hope this answer gave you some impressions. We can extend the discussion if 
> you like.
> 
> Greetings
> 
> Jan
> 
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> 
> Am 24.10.2012 um 15:17 schrieb Alex Hall :
> 
>> Honestly, how well does this app work? I imagine you'd need an iPhone so you 
>> can use the flash? I heard somewhere that the makers of Digit-Eyes were 
>> looking into color identification, but they didn't finish it because it was 
>> impossible to identify lighting conditions that could throw off the hew of 
>> an object. I don't yet have an iPhone, but when I do I'd like to find a good 
>> color identifier. As I said, I'm not even going to try it on my iPod, as the 
>> camera on there is all but useless for anything more complex than money 
>> identification.
>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 7:26 AM, "Jan Blüher, visorApps" 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>>> Hallo MacVisionaries,
>>> 
>>> as announced earlier today, a new version of the ColorVisor has been
>>> released. Version 2.0 is now available on the App Store and for update. 
>>> There are a number of new features. Some of them are:
>>> 
>>> * There is now a better color naming due to refreshed reference color 
>>> palettes.
>>> * You can choose to identify only basic colors or differentiated color 
>>> shades.
>>> * VoiceOver verbosity during the color scan is now configurable. By 
>>> default, it does not announce color names during camera calibration 
>>> processes.
>>> * Additionally, a sound is played when the camera is calibrating itself. 
>>> This two things avoid the announcement of wrong color names during the 
>>> calibration, which was a problem in former versions.
>>> * The CMYK color components were replaced by HSB.
>>> 
>>> VoiceOver support is still unbroken and you can configure the ColorVisor to 
>>> behave as in former Versions.
>>> 
>>> The ColorVisor and even more details can be found on the App Store at
>>> http://iTunes.com/app/ColorVisor
>>> 
>>> More information and a user manual are available on the ColorVisor support 
>>> page at
>>> http://visorApps.com/ColorVisor/
>>> 
>>> 
>>> If you have any questions, hints, or comments do not hesitate to contact me 
>>> via this list, on my web site, or by using the new in-app support request. 
>>> Any feedback is much appreciated.
>>> 
>>> Greetings
>>> 
>>> Jan
>>> 
>>> 
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>>> ColorVisor - The app to identify colors.
>>> Available on the App Store:
>>> http://itunes.com/app/Co