Re: a few questions about VMWare Fusion
To answer your questions take a look at the preferences in Fusion itself. Look under the keyboard and mouse category. Here you can modify both keyboard and mouse shortcuts and tell Fusion which mac keys if any to intercept. You can also remap one or more keys so that for example the accent key, the key to the left of the number 1 on an English UK keyboard, acts as an insert key when inside the VM. On 10/05/2014 02:30, Tristan wrote: Hi list, I just got my MacBook today and I'm loving it so far. I decided to try out a VM before I went the bootcamp route. A few questions: How do I make it so all commands feed straight to the VM? It seems that if I enter a MAC-specific command, like, command+tab, it ignores the fact that i'm interfaced with the VM and feeds it to Mac? Is there some special keystroke to start working with the VM without OSX intercepting certain keystrokes? Right now I've just been using ctrl+command+f to switch to full screen and turning VO off. Is there a way to make the capslock (or other key) work, for example as a screen reader modifier? Are there any other tweaks that would be useful? I'm using VMWare Fusion 6 Pro with Windows 7. I apologize for the excessive references to Windows on a Mac list -- I just really would like the crutch of Windows to lean on while I get acquainted to the Mac OS. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Rformatting my Mac
Lol the missing step is to boot into the recovery partition. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth! On 07/05/2014 18:50, Deb Lewis wrote: Hi: I'm returning my MacBook Air to myoffice and need to reformat it first. I went into Disk Utility and selected Erase but everything is greyed out even though I've selected the drive etc. I'm obviously missing some steps, LOL. I know this should be doable with VO because I think I've seen it happen before, but as I said, I'm obviously not quite getting it right since no options are available. Thanks in advance for any help. Deb -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Rformatting my Mac
No you don't. It just goes ahead and erases it once you agreed to do so. You can now quit Disk Utility and reinstall Mac Os X. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth! On 07/05/2014 19:49, Deb Lewis wrote: OK. Duh, I do feel stupid. This time nothing was greyed out and I agreed to all of the agreements. It didn't say anything like starting to reformat and it's just sitting there at least in terms of feedback. I assume I've done the deed since I didn't get any errors and there's no longer any VO? I guess I expected to get a start button or something after I agreed to everything. On 5/7/14, Tim Kilburn kilbu...@me.com wrote: Hi, As Chris mentioned, you must do this from the Recovery Partition. The reason everything is dimmed out is that you are currently running the MacOS from that HD, so you are not allowed to erase the blessed running system. So, restart your computer and as you hear the Startup Chime, hold down the cmd and r keys simultaneously for about 5 seconds then release. Wait for a minute or so then press cmd-f5 and see if VO activates. If it does, then you can erase the HD and install the OS to base system. If VO doesn't start, wait another minute or so and try again. It shouldn't take longer than that to bring up the utilities. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On May 7, 2014, at 11:50 AM, Deb Lewis deblewi...@gmail.com wrote: Hi: I'm returning my MacBook Air to myoffice and need to reformat it first. I went into Disk Utility and selected Erase but everything is greyed out even though I've selected the drive etc. I'm obviously missing some steps, LOL. I know this should be doable with VO because I think I've seen it happen before, but as I said, I'm obviously not quite getting it right since no options are available. Thanks in advance for any help. Deb -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Where do I find the applications folder and how do I delete a downloaded file from there?
To find the Applications folder just press command-shift-a from within the Finder. To find downloads open the downloads folder with option-command-l again from within the Finder. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth! On 27/04/2014 01:47, regina alvarado wrote: Hi: Thanks for the help with the signatures. Sure enough, I was not on my account. (smiles) Ah learning! Anyway, everything is; fixed with my signatures, but now I want to find downloads and delete the old Adobe files from applications folder. I read somewhere that when a new version of Adobe is downloaded that the previous one should be deleted. Maybe this is the reason I am not receiving signal from Adobe 13. Thus the question. Reggie and Allegra -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
For all Trackpad Commander
Hi all The Trackpad Commander allows one to control VoiceOver using familiar gestures such as one finger double tap. This is disabled by default and can be enabled in two ways. 1. Through the VoiceOver Utility under Commanders, Trackpad Tab. 2. Press control-option then whilst holding them down rotate clockwise on the trackpad. -- Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: MBraille
I'll share one more. Use self voicing mode activated with VoiceOver off. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth! On 23/04/2014 02:03, Nicholas Parsons wrote: Hi Brandon, I use and love mBraille. Here are my tips: Set it to always use away layout, table layout is only useful with the iPad, and even then it's no where near as easy as away layout. Turn tutorial mode off, this only seemed to make things difficult for me. Get the pro version, it's definitely worth being able to text, email and Google right from the app, though the fact that it automatically copies your text to clipboard when you close the app is fantastic and makes it easy to use. Even with the added delay of having to use a different app to type, I'm still much faster with mBraille. It's an app I use all the time and really enhances my iPhone. Best, Nic -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: MBraille
There are currently bugs which conflict with MBraille and iOS 7 with VoiceOver on. Not sure about 7.1 and 7.1.1. Not only that self voicing mode has its own advantages over using VoiceOver such as independent speech rate and volume per language and even per dialect. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth! On 23/04/2014 12:50, Brandon Olivares wrote: Chris, Thanks, but why is that? Brandon On Apr 23, 2014, at 3:23 AM, Chris Apple boy christopher...@gmail.com wrote: I'll share one more. Use self voicing mode activated with VoiceOver off. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth! On 23/04/2014 02:03, Nicholas Parsons wrote: Hi Brandon, I use and love mBraille. Here are my tips: Set it to always use away layout, table layout is only useful with the iPad, and even then it's no where near as easy as away layout. Turn tutorial mode off, this only seemed to make things difficult for me. Get the pro version, it's definitely worth being able to text, email and Google right from the app, though the fact that it automatically copies your text to clipboard when you close the app is fantastic and makes it easy to use. Even with the added delay of having to use a different app to type, I'm still much faster with mBraille. It's an app I use all the time and really enhances my iPhone. Best, Nic -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: what is growl?
Growl is a notifications system that most of us used before Os X 10.8 Mountain Lion introduced the notification centre. It provides notifications for supported apps in the form of audio/visual notifications, the audio portion using the system voice to speak the notification. Regards Chris Happy Easter! On 18/04/2014 16:25, Jean Parker wrote: Hello All and happy Friday: I have read references to growl on this list before but have never understood what it is. Could someone give an explanation especially its relation to voiceover? Jean -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Status Menus Are Gone
Try control-f8. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 16/04/2014 19:18, Jane wrote: I can't seem to get to my Status menu things at all. VO-m twice doesn't work. None of the trackpad commands seem to work. I guess it is there, somewhere, but I can't access it. Do any of you have ideas? Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Time Machine or what
I don't know but SuperDuper looks pretty good. This is a drive cloaning program which also has the ability to restore from the cloan. Not available in the App Store so Google is your friend here. It is developed by Shirt Pocket. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 14/04/2014 06:54, Agent086b wrote: Hi all, I already backup my Mac to Carbonite. I wish to get a USB drive to have an on-site backup. Is there any reason why I shouldn't use TimeMachine? Or is there a better option? Thanks as always for any advice. Max -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: accessing the vm
Command-control-f. Whoever said Control-g that probably won't work in this case. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 14/04/2014 09:53, Caitlyn and Maggie wrote: Hi, How do you get focus on the window with your vm in it, so that you can do things in the vm? I usually hit command control enter to make sure it's in full screen mode. Today, though, that didn't work. I could hear nvda speaking, but couldn't get to the window to do anything in windows. The mac kept making a bonking noise every time I did command control enter. Tabbing didn't work, that just went back and forth on the toolbar. Restarting the vm didn't help, either, nor closing and reopening vmware. thanks for any help! Cait -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Time Machine or what
I think you can. It was certainly listed in my startup disk. Remember this is not Microsoft smile. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 14/04/2014 13:53, Phil Halton wrote: If you go the SuperDuper route, and you want the ability to use your external drive as a bootable drive - something I do - the drive will have to have Firewire connectivity. You can't boot from a USB drive as far as I know. I use the LaCie drives, they're good product and you can get them in firewire/USB. Also, you can get a Firewire800/thunderbolt adaptor to make the connection to your mac. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: accessing the vm
I think it was in 5 as well. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 14/04/2014 15:33, Caitlyn and Maggie wrote: Oh! Thanks so much! I thought the command for full screen mode was command control enter in version 6.x Cait On Apr 14, 2014, at 7:03 AM, Chris Apple boy christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Command-control-f. Whoever said Control-g that probably won't work in this case. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 14/04/2014 09:53, Caitlyn and Maggie wrote: Hi, How do you get focus on the window with your vm in it, so that you can do things in the vm? I usually hit command control enter to make sure it's in full screen mode. Today, though, that didn't work. I could hear nvda speaking, but couldn't get to the window to do anything in windows. The mac kept making a bonking noise every time I did command control enter. Tabbing didn't work, that just went back and forth on the toolbar. Restarting the vm didn't help, either, nor closing and reopening vmware. thanks for any help! Cait -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Finding stuff in Mac Os X was Re: Disregard my Automator question
This is it if I can't find what I expect to find in Mac Os X I interact and look around. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 11/04/2014 16:11, Alex Hall wrote: Hi again, Never mind, I found it. I had to interact with the action in the workflow - I didn't realize it was a container, I thought it was just text. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Finding stuff in Mac Os X was Re: Disregard my Automaton question
True. But even if it's not obvious to me I just interact anyway. Mostly it's nothing but the text just read out but you never know. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 11/04/2014 17:52, Alex Hall wrote: I interact as well. The thing is, there was no indication that the action could be interacted with. Normally, something is a group, or scroll area, or some other UI element. Still, at least now I know for future Automator use. On Apr 11, 2014, at 12:48 PM, Kerri shalo...@shaw.ca mailto:shalo...@shaw.ca wrote: and trust me, I'm *always forgetting to interact grin. -Original Message- From: Chris Apple boy Sent: Friday, April 11, 2014 8:34 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Finding stuff in Mac Os X was Re: Disregard my Automator question This is it if I can't find what I expect to find in Mac Os X I interact and look around. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 11/04/2014 16:11, Alex Hall wrote: Hi again, Never mind, I found it. I had to interact with the action in the workflow - I didn't realize it was a container, I thought it was just text. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com mailto:mehg...@icloud.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com mailto:mehg...@icloud.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: statusbar in 10.9.2 mavericks
Third party icons are accessible from 10.8 so why you can't activate them is a mystery to me. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 09/04/2014 20:53, William Windels wrote: Hello everyone, Since some time, I believe since mavericks or perhaps also in 10.8, the icons like dropbox , Skype, and other tirdparty apps can't be activated with vo+space. But, the icons that are part of the system: time-machine, dat/time, user-options... are perfectly accessible with vo+space. What could be wrong and perhaps: what could be the solution or workaround? Any hints are very welcome kind regards, William Windels -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Spell Check On The Mac
Hi Scott While I do not use the spell checker, I can tel you that yes this functionality is offered and is integrated into Mac Os X unlike Windows where you have to use programs that include a spell checker. Not so with Mac Os X. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 08/04/2014 11:44, Scott Duck wrote: Hi Everyone, How does spell check work on the Mac? In IOS, you have to read through the document, looking for misspelled words, and bring up the suggestion list one misspelled word at a time. I find this rather cumbersome. Is it better on the Mac? With Windows, In Word or Outlook, I can press F7 and spell check the entire document and the suggestion list comes up automatically for each misspelled word. Does the Mac offer something similar? Thanks, Scott Duck -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: garage band and keyboard.
You don't necessarily need a keyboard you can enable the typing window with command-shift-k and parts of your keyboard turns into a musical one. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 07/04/2014 04:45, Sandi Jazmin Kruse wrote: hi, as the subject line says, which keyboard so y'all use with garage band if any? also, when i get the right one do i just connect it via the usb port? Thanks in advance. Sandi -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Update on slow bootup
Hi all Got an update on the slow bootup of my mac. Apparently it's me not calculating how long it actually takes to boot up according to friends Gary Price and Lewis Crack when I brought it up in a Skype conference. They say it should take on average two minutes to boot. I think mine is less than that (over a minute) so definitely not slow at all; in fact it's the reverse. Also when they refer to slow boot they mean boot times longer than 10 minutes. I will have to use the stopwatch on my iPhone at some point and post the estimated time of how long it takes to boot my mac up. So watch out for that. For those who did help thank you; it was very much appreciated. -- Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Update on slow bootup
I think they mean in general regarding an actual slow bootup. I'm referring to what I thought was a problem with my Macbook Pro 2012 running Mavericks but it appears to be some ignorance on my part. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 07/04/2014 17:38, Tim Kilburn wrote: Hi, Not sure where they got those times from. I'm not sure I've ever seen a Mac boot up that slow since the early 90's. My MBP is ready to login after about 6 or 7 seconds, although, that's with an SSD. My iMac takes about a minute, has a spinning HD, is running Server software, and it has four external drives connected. I've forgotten where this thread started and what kind of machine you're running. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Apr 7, 2014, at 9:59 AM, Chris Apple boy christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all Got an update on the slow bootup of my mac. Apparently it's me not calculating how long it actually takes to boot up according to friends Gary Price and Lewis Crack when I brought it up in a Skype conference. They say it should take on average two minutes to boot. I think mine is less than that (over a minute) so definitely not slow at all; in fact it's the reverse. Also when they refer to slow boot they mean boot times longer than 10 minutes. I will have to use the stopwatch on my iPhone at some point and post the estimated time of how long it takes to boot my mac up. So watch out for that. For those who did help thank you; it was very much appreciated. -- Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Experience Switching to Mac
Hi all I bought my Macbook Pro in 2012 because I love what Apple has done to the iOS platform and thought why not. I'm slowly but surely switching full time so am ready for when my Windows 7 64 bit laptop dies. I certainly think it was worth every penny, and thanks to this and other lists as well as my own tutoring I can do most things on the Mac now, from basic web navigation to installing and using third party apps both from the web and the App Store. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 06/04/2014 03:34, Kevin Shaw wrote: Hi, * Hi Scott. As I have said, I am thinking about switching to the Mac and have been trying to gather more information about it. To that end, I have been asking specific questions. I will continue to do that but I would like some general feedback from people who have made the switch from Windows to the Mac. Why did you switch In the first place? * I didn't switch at first. I got a Macbook Pro in 2009 because I was going back to school and wanted a laptop that would take notes and that I didn't have to install JAWS on. In terms of cost savings, I looked at the costs vs. benefits of buying a Windows machine, a Windows license, Office, JAWS, plus the time required to reinstall and configure the system the correct way--including all of the anti-malware apps, disk configuration and all of the other tweako things you do with a Windows machine. When I got my Mac, I turned it on and was surfing the web and checking my email in 10 minutes flat. I've never had to defrag, do disk clean up, tweak an app, nor have I had a single virus or case of malware. For me, the benefit outweighed the cost. I kept a PC running to use Office until its power supply nearly caught fire in my house. I completed my Master's degree by learning to mark up documents in Pages with formatting, table of contents, pagination and sectioning. As an entrepreneur who needs complex spreadsheets, Numbers has worked like a champ. The holy grail of Mac accessibility is MS Office, but I think that is far in the distant future. Having switched, do you feel that it was the right choice for you? * Yes. I've saved lots of time and frustration by making the Mac my sole computer. I will probably get a PC for my office to work in Excel much faster than in Numbers, but all in all, I'm happy with the Mac as a platform. Do any of you regret having switched or have you even gone back to the PC? * No regrets for what I need to do. I've used PCs for work since switching and I still do all of the tweako things to get it to work right, but I doubt I'd make a PC my main machine. I have the Windows 7 DVD sitting in my desk, as I thought I'd be using BootCamp, but it's been a glorified paperweight ever since I got it. I've used my Mac to administer websites in WordPress, run MOnte Carlo simulations in Numbers, convert high-res video and audio, record bands and much more without any complaints, system hangs, kernel panics or critical software failures. Both platforms have their advantages and disadvantages and having a machine that's accessible out of the box for 97% of the most common tasks you need to do on a computer is a huge bonus. Cheers, Kevin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Two Mini questions
To rename anything in Mac Os X just press return once it is highlighted. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 05/04/2014 00:12, regina alvarado wrote: Hello all: Three questions. I know I put 2, but just throughout of a third. Sorry. 1. I somehow re-named my volume on the desktop. It is fine, but is there a way to have it go back to the previous name? What did I do to re-name it? It just turned up on the desktop with the name of my guide dog! How I accomplished it is a mystery to me. 2. Today I tried to download Adobe Flash 12. I have it downloaded but wish to uninstall 11. How do I do this? I could re-download 11, but I only want 12, current version. 3. When I downloaded Adobe Flash, it ended up out of downloads and on the desktop. What did I do incorrectly? I do not know if this is the 12 on the desktop or the older version. How can I tell to delete as above? Thank you for any help you can give on these things. Please be specific and step-by-step. I am learning the Mini, but by no means an expert! Thanks a bunch. Reggie and Allegra -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Using the mouse was Re: casperski accessibility?
Yes you can mouse on the mac with VoiceOver alone. By default the VoiceOver cursor does not follow the mouse pointer but you can always route the mouse pointer to the location of the VoiceOver cursor with vo-command-f5 then simulate a click with vo-shift-space. This does not always work in all apps but it certainly can be done. You can also enable mouse keys and the right side of your keyboard turns into mouse simulation functions. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 05/04/2014 16:13, Deb Lewis wrote: I haven't tried the Mac version but the Windows version specifically requires you to use a mouse. When I spoke with them, it's intentional since they think keyboard interfaces are insecure. So, not sure if you can successfully mouse options on the Mac. But they're not interested in improving accessibility. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Virtrualizing Os X
See I thought so and thanks for the reassurance. I wouldn't dream of posting illegal or questionable content on here but I can see why one member brought this into discussion. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 05/04/2014 15:26, Piotr Machacz wrote: yeah, it's legal as long as you're running on apple hardware. What isn't is if you virtualise OS X on Windows. This is why Fusion has built in OS X support, but workstation ir player don't. On 04 Apr 2014, at 09:41 pm, Chris Apple boy christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all Someone can correct me on this but I thought recent versions of Os X; the license states that up to two copies can be installed including any copies running inside a virtual machine. If this is in fact illegal then may I sincerely apologize in advance and say it was my total ignorance on my part. Before I go I have also read that Fusion only allows recent versions of Os X to be installed and run inside a virtual machine as per Apple's terms. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 04/04/2014 20:20, Josh Gregory wrote: I am not a moderator, however, please note that this is, by all means, illegal and is a violation of Apple's terms of use, you perform this operation at your own risk. Thanks, Josh Sent from my iPhone On Apr 4, 2014, at 3:11 PM, christopher hallsworth christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all In recent versions of Vmware Fusion it is possible to create a virtual machine running recent versions of Os X client and all versions of Os X server. To do this: 1. In the Mac App Store Download the version of Os X you wish to run in your virtual machine. If you can go for Mavericks but if not Lion and Mountain Lion are supported. You can usually download these from the purchased section of the App Store. 2. When the installer runs, do not continue but instead press command-q to quit the installer. Failure to do this and the required .app file which you will use later will be deleted during installation. 3. Now you're ready to create a new virtual machine in Fusion. So open Fusion and press Command-N to run the new virtual machine assistant. 4. Choose to use an installation disk or image. Note You can also use the recovery partition to install Os X this way. This can be found by first clicking the more options button. From this point on I will assume you will be using the .app file for Os X you downloaded earlier. 5. When prompted select choose disk image... in the popup button. Locate the .app file for Os X and press return to continue. 6. Since Fusion detects that this is an Os X installer all you need to do is click finish button. You can also customize the virtual machine here by clicking customize settings button. But I recommend you leave these alone for now. 7. Start the virtual machine by clicking the startup button. Note For best results, please turn off VoiceOver on the host side. You can then turn on VoiceOver inside the virtual machine to talk you through the installer and to use Os X in general. If you have any problems or questions with these instructions please give us a shout on or off list. I'm saying this since I am new to virtualizing Os X myself. Also note the above instructions assume you are using Fusion 6. Earlier versions may therefore have slightly different results. Happy virtualizing! Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Using the mouse was Re: casperski accessibility?
I'm with you and think it's discrimination for security companies to flag assistive software as potentially malware. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 05/04/2014 17:21, Deb Lewis wrote: Yeah I definitely think it's worth trying on the Mac side. Mouse emulation didn't work on the Windows side and I realize it's not the same on the Mac. But I suspect you might have to turn VO off to get past their security. My primary issue was not wanting to give money to a company that was unwilling to even consider making their app more accessible as a conscious decision. On Apr 5, 2014, at 9:12 AM, Teresa Cochran batsfly...@me.com wrote: Just an additional note: mouse keys are independent of Voiceover, and use the actual mouse pointer, so if you can find the items you want to click on, it might be more reliable. As far as routing the vO cursor, you can do this, but you can also set navigation in VO utility to have the VO cursor always move the mouse pointer. HtH, Teresa Teresa Cochran batsfly...@me.com Facebook On Apr 5, 2014, at 9:03 AM, Chris Apple boy christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Yes you can mouse on the mac with VoiceOver alone. By default the VoiceOver cursor does not follow the mouse pointer but you can always route the mouse pointer to the location of the VoiceOver cursor with vo-command-f5 then simulate a click with vo-shift-space. This does not always work in all apps but it certainly can be done. You can also enable mouse keys and the right side of your keyboard turns into mouse simulation functions. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 05/04/2014 16:13, Deb Lewis wrote: I haven't tried the Mac version but the Windows version specifically requires you to use a mouse. When I spoke with them, it's intentional since they think keyboard interfaces are insecure. So, not sure if you can successfully mouse options on the Mac. But they're not interested in improving accessibility. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Virtualizing Os X
Re-sending to correct subject. Hi all In recent versions of Vmware Fusion it is possible to create a virtual machine running recent versions of Os X client and all versions of Os X server. To do this: 1. In the Mac App Store Download the version of Os X you wish to run in your virtual machine. If you can go for Mavericks but if not Lion and Mountain Lion are supported. You can usually download these from the purchased section of the App Store. 2. When the installer runs, do not continue but instead press command-q to quit the installer. Failure to do this and the required .app file which you will use later will be deleted during installation. 3. Now you're ready to create a new virtual machine in Fusion. So open Fusion and press Command-N to run the new virtual machine assistant. 4. Choose to use an installation disk or image. Note You can also use the recovery partition to install Os X this way. This can be found by first clicking the more options button. From this point on I will assume you will be using the .app file for Os X you downloaded earlier. 5. When prompted select choose disk image... in the popup button. Locate the .app file for Os X and press return to continue. 6. Since Fusion detects that this is an Os X installer all you need to do is click finish button. You can also customize the virtual machine here by clicking customize settings button. But I recommend you leave these alone for now. 7. Start the virtual machine by clicking the startup button. Note For best results, please turn off VoiceOver on the host side. You can then turn on VoiceOver inside the virtual machine to talk you through the installer and to use Os X in general. If you have any problems or questions with these instructions please give us a shout on or off list. I'm saying this since I am new to virtualizing Os X myself. Also note the above instructions assume you are using Fusion 6. Earlier versions may therefore have slightly different results. Happy virtualizing! Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Productivity Software on the Mac
Does this apply on the mac as well? Not talking about image Pdfs because as we all know these are not accessible unless sent to some Ocr package. I'm talking about editing Pdfs in general. I've not found one screen reader compatible program for Windows at least for the editing portion. Sure I can use the program but it's minimally functional. Take Nitro Pdf for example. I've heard good things about Pdf Pen is this the standard editor of choice for you? Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 04/04/2014 18:11, Teresa Cochran wrote: That's generally true with screen-readers. I have a sighted friend who uses Adobe acrobat to edit pdf files, but editing pdf with screen-readers has always been minimal in my experience. Even reading them is somewhat problematic. Teresa “Everything is interesting if you go into it deeply enough.”—Richard P. Feynman On Apr 4, 2014, at 9:50 AM, Chris Blouch cblo...@aol.com wrote: I've always thought of PDF as a consumption format rather than an editable document. Sort of like an mp3. You create an audio file in something with multiple tracks that you edit and such and when you're done you export to an mp3. Likewise you edit your document in Pages or the like and when you're done you can export to PDF. Once exported it's really hard to make any additional changes. CB On 4/2/14 8:23 AM, Josh Gregory wrote: Yes that's correct. However, oddly enough, pages cannot open PDF files, only export to them. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 2, 2014, at 8:20 AM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: Well I see you're right. You can only export files to word, PDF, epub, Pages 09, and text. I do know that textedit can do RTF. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 4 On Apr 2, 2014, at 8:12 AM, Josh Gregory joshkar...@gmail.com wrote: Weird, there was one format I know it said it couldn't support and I'm pretty sure it was RTF. Maybe I was wrong. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 2, 2014, at 8:06 AM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: Textedit will support RTF and so will pages. With pages you just can't write in RTF. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 4 On Apr 2, 2014, at 7:59 AM, Josh Gregory joshkar...@gmail.com wrote: The one thing I don't like about it is that it does not support Rich text format files, this may seem a little picky but I think that a word processor such as pages should at least be able to support what I think is a pretty basic file format. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 2, 2014, at 7:45 AM, Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com wrote: Hi all. I have pages now, and I do like it. I kinda wish VO would announce a heading as a heading and not just as bold 18 pt, unless, that's all a heading is. On Apr 2, 2014, at 6:14 AM, Chris Apple boy christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Scott and all All I can say is I really like both TextEdit and Pages on my Macbook Pro 2012 model. Numbers for the mac I plan to get in the near future as well as Keynote which is Apple's answer to Microsoft PowerPoint. I've heard great things though about the latest Numbers and Keynote all of which sound promising. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 02/04/2014 11:58, Scott Duck wrote: Hi Everyone, OK, so far, so good. It sounds like OSX is about as stable as IOS, which is what I had hoped. My next question regarding the Mac involves productivity. How well does VoiceOver do with word processing and spreadsheets? It is my understanding that Text Edit is very accessible. Is this correct? What about Pages? Spell check is very cumbersome on IOS if you are working with a large document. I assume that spell check is better on the Mac. Is it? I am also very interested in Numbers. I do a lot of work with spreadsheets. Numbers for IOS is better than it used to be but, in terms of using it with VoiceOver, it's still rather cumbersome and not all that great if you have much work to do. Is Numbers for the Mac better? Thanks, Scott Duck -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https
Re: Virtrualizing Os X
Hi all Someone can correct me on this but I thought recent versions of Os X; the license states that up to two copies can be installed including any copies running inside a virtual machine. If this is in fact illegal then may I sincerely apologize in advance and say it was my total ignorance on my part. Before I go I have also read that Fusion only allows recent versions of Os X to be installed and run inside a virtual machine as per Apple's terms. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 04/04/2014 20:20, Josh Gregory wrote: I am not a moderator, however, please note that this is, by all means, illegal and is a violation of Apple's terms of use, you perform this operation at your own risk. Thanks, Josh Sent from my iPhone On Apr 4, 2014, at 3:11 PM, christopher hallsworth christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all In recent versions of Vmware Fusion it is possible to create a virtual machine running recent versions of Os X client and all versions of Os X server. To do this: 1. In the Mac App Store Download the version of Os X you wish to run in your virtual machine. If you can go for Mavericks but if not Lion and Mountain Lion are supported. You can usually download these from the purchased section of the App Store. 2. When the installer runs, do not continue but instead press command-q to quit the installer. Failure to do this and the required .app file which you will use later will be deleted during installation. 3. Now you're ready to create a new virtual machine in Fusion. So open Fusion and press Command-N to run the new virtual machine assistant. 4. Choose to use an installation disk or image. Note You can also use the recovery partition to install Os X this way. This can be found by first clicking the more options button. From this point on I will assume you will be using the .app file for Os X you downloaded earlier. 5. When prompted select choose disk image... in the popup button. Locate the .app file for Os X and press return to continue. 6. Since Fusion detects that this is an Os X installer all you need to do is click finish button. You can also customize the virtual machine here by clicking customize settings button. But I recommend you leave these alone for now. 7. Start the virtual machine by clicking the startup button. Note For best results, please turn off VoiceOver on the host side. You can then turn on VoiceOver inside the virtual machine to talk you through the installer and to use Os X in general. If you have any problems or questions with these instructions please give us a shout on or off list. I'm saying this since I am new to virtualizing Os X myself. Also note the above instructions assume you are using Fusion 6. Earlier versions may therefore have slightly different results. Happy virtualizing! Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Mac learning curve
I concur with one poster regarding the statement that once you've learnt the mac Os X interface it's pretty much the same throughout. I started out with Os X 10.7 Lion, then Os X 10.8 Mountain Lion and am now on Os X 10.9 Mavericks and the interface hasn't changed a whole lot unlike the jump from Windows Xp to Windows Vista to Windows 7 and beyond. -- Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Productivity Software on the Mac
Hi Scott and all All I can say is I really like both TextEdit and Pages on my Macbook Pro 2012 model. Numbers for the mac I plan to get in the near future as well as Keynote which is Apple's answer to Microsoft PowerPoint. I've heard great things though about the latest Numbers and Keynote all of which sound promising. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 02/04/2014 11:58, Scott Duck wrote: Hi Everyone, OK, so far, so good. It sounds like OSX is about as stable as IOS, which is what I had hoped. My next question regarding the Mac involves productivity. How well does VoiceOver do with word processing and spreadsheets? It is my understanding that Text Edit is very accessible. Is this correct? What about Pages? Spell check is very cumbersome on IOS if you are working with a large document. I assume that spell check is better on the Mac. Is it? I am also very interested in Numbers. I do a lot of work with spreadsheets. Numbers for IOS is better than it used to be but, in terms of using it with VoiceOver, it's still rather cumbersome and not all that great if you have much work to do. Is Numbers for the Mac better? Thanks, Scott Duck -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Simulating a Mac on a PC
I'm sure this is actually illegal under the Apple License terms for Mac Os X but someone can prove me wrong if they like. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 02/04/2014 16:17, Scott Duck wrote: Hi, Is there a relatively easy way to run OSX in a virtual environment on a PC? I know that, doing it that way, I wouldn't get the stability of a Mac but it would give me a taste of using one. And, by relatively easy, I don't mean in 246 easy steps. LOL Thanks, Scott Duck -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Simulating a Mac on a PC
Yes that is what's so nice about Apple Stores. Even though I haven't been in one I am hearing nothing but praise regarding the Apple Store. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 02/04/2014 19:36, Eugenia Firth wrote: Hi there For Scott who is new to the list, do you live near an Apple store? If you do, they will let you come in there, turn voiceover on, and do things with the computer. There is a tutorial that comes up when you first turn voiceover on that takes you through the basics. Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Apr 2, 2014, at 12:48 PM, alberto alberto.a...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, even with a bought copy you have those restrictions. On Apr 2, 2014, at 11:24 AM, Scott Duck scottduck1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Chris, You very well may be correct and it may be illegal any way that you do it, if it is even possible. However, just so there is no confusion, I wasn't talking about pirating it. I assume that, if I were to purchase a copy of OSX, I could legally install it on anything that I like, just as one can install Windows on a Mac if they own the copy of Windows that they are installing. However, it may not even be possible to purchase OSX without a Mac. Probably isn't, now that I think about it, as I don't think that they sell it on CD any more. Anyway, just didn't want you to think that I was trying to do something that I shouldn't. Thanks, Scott Duck -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Apple boy Sent: Wednesday, April 2, 2014 11:12 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Simulating a Mac on a PC I'm sure this is actually illegal under the Apple License terms for Mac Os X but someone can prove me wrong if they like. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 02/04/2014 16:17, Scott Duck wrote: Hi, Is there a relatively easy way to run OSX in a virtual environment on a PC? I know that, doing it that way, I wouldn't get the stability of a Mac but it would give me a taste of using one. And, by relatively easy, I don't mean in 246 easy steps. LOL Thanks, Scott Duck -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Simulating a Mac on a PC
See because Mac Os X is only available in the Mac App Store it is now impossible to purchase it for devices other than a mac. So even if it wasn't illegal you still have the restrictions and Apple certainly reinforces these by only making it available in the Mac App Store. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 02/04/2014 18:48, alberto wrote: Hi, even with a bought copy you have those restrictions. On Apr 2, 2014, at 11:24 AM, Scott Duck scottduck1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Chris, You very well may be correct and it may be illegal any way that you do it, if it is even possible. However, just so there is no confusion, I wasn't talking about pirating it. I assume that, if I were to purchase a copy of OSX, I could legally install it on anything that I like, just as one can install Windows on a Mac if they own the copy of Windows that they are installing. However, it may not even be possible to purchase OSX without a Mac. Probably isn't, now that I think about it, as I don't think that they sell it on CD any more. Anyway, just didn't want you to think that I was trying to do something that I shouldn't. Thanks, Scott Duck -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Apple boy Sent: Wednesday, April 2, 2014 11:12 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Simulating a Mac on a PC I'm sure this is actually illegal under the Apple License terms for Mac Os X but someone can prove me wrong if they like. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 02/04/2014 16:17, Scott Duck wrote: Hi, Is there a relatively easy way to run OSX in a virtual environment on a PC? I know that, doing it that way, I wouldn't get the stability of a Mac but it would give me a taste of using one. And, by relatively easy, I don't mean in 246 easy steps. LOL Thanks, Scott Duck -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Stability of the Mac
Hi all Sorry about that, I've not tested these myself so could only comment on the games I know are already available. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 02/04/2014 20:01, BBS wrote: I just want to correct the person that said there are only a few games on the Mac. There are a lot of games to play on here. I like to play RS Games and the Playroom on here with its web client. Shawn Sent From My White MacBook -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Arrigo Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 1:54 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Stability of the Mac I don't use muds, so that's not an issue for me, though I know this is important to some people. I think someone was developing a mac client called imud, but not sure what happened to it. Original message: Hmm, everything? Have you found a MUD client of the likes of Mush-z, that is free? Also, there are very few games for the blind on mac, although I must honestly say I don't play many games on Windows anyway, lol. Sent from my iPod On Apr 1, 2014, at 23:31, Mike Arrigo n0...@charter.net wrote: Yes, you can even reinstall your operating system completely without sighted help, this is something windows does not provide. If someone offered me a windows PC for free, I would say, thanks, but no thanks. the mac does everything I need, and does it better than windows. On Apr 1, 2014, at 4:23 PM, Andrew Lamanche ioani...@me.com wrote: All I have to say is that Mac is much much more stable than Windows with a screen reader. If things go wrong, I rarely feel I'm out of control. I am very rarely left in the middle of doing something without speech whereas on Windows it was and still is a frequent occurrence. I feel much more in control on my Mac. Andrew On 1 Apr 2014, at 20:21, Kristeen Hughes khwi...@gmail.com wrote: Jenine, I can basically echo what you say. I was a windows user from the windows 95 os. In fact, I worked for Microsoft for three years and so had to believe in something that provided me with my bread and butter, and of course, chocolate. (grin) However, I could crash any windows system with great ease. Some of it is the OS itself, which, although it is better in versions 7 and 8, still has more crashing issues than Mac. Some of it, probably most of it, is due to the fact the the screen reading software is separate from the os. this has always caused instability and i don't see that changing any time soon. When it comes to iOS, there's no contest in my oppinion. Talks and Mobile speaks and anything else is just so much more fickle than is the iOS. I, and lots of people i know, struggled constantly with crashes and lock-ups and having to turn the phone on and off a great number of times even in a day. I am very happy with both mac os and ios platforms andwould not want to give them up. . on apr 1, 2014, at 2:26 pm, jenine stanley dragonwalke...@gmail.com wrote: this is an interesting question. from just an average user point of view, i have been using my macbook pro since early february and use a windows laptop for work. they literally sit side by side on my desk. i had used the iphone since 2011 so was sort of familiar with how voiceover works and love it on the ios platform that said, it's very different on the mac or os side. speaking first to stability, i managed to crash the mbp twice in the first week but literally have not made the speech stop since then. has my mbp slowed down or acted strangely a few times without explanation? yes, but it's come back to its original performance soon after these fits. my windows machine frequently hangs up both in the operating system in general and because of screen reader/video issues. outlook is really bad about this and i usually have to reboot at least once a day. yes, i maintain my windows machine well with weekly cleaning and such but ... the one thing that you will find difficult at first but which, if you continue to plug away at it will soon become second nature, is the whole concept of interacting with things. i hated it at first and still am not fond of it. unlike the ios realm, you have to take an extra step to access some things using voice over. once you get used to it though and combine quick nav with the regular vo operation, and ask this list a ton of stupid questions, :) you'll be fine. i really like the variety of quality voices available with vo too. it's fast and responsive. i'm sold. be sure though to give yourself some time and be patient. beprepared to read over and over any and all instructions, podcasts and other things about switching, commands and apps. jenine stanley dragonwalke...@gmail.com on apr 1, 2014, at 2:14 pm, scott rumery blindfait...@gmail.com wrote: hello scott, you will probably get a lot of varying opinions on this topic so you will have to decide which
Re: keyboard app?
Hi all Yes it can work with an iPad. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 02/04/2014 21:03, Jessica wrote: how does that app work? can you use it with an ipad? Jessica jldai...@gmail.com On Apr 2, 2014, at 2:18 PM, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hi there I have one called type two phone which turns your Mac keyboard into a keyboard for your iPhone. Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Apr 2, 2014, at 12:52 PM, Kayaker sea...@me.com wrote: Hello, The app that I know that does this is called 1Keybaord. It basically requires a bluetooth enabled Mac and turns your Mac into a bluetooth keyboard. Here is a link to the app info at the developer's site: http://www.eyalw.com/1keyboard --k Faith doesn't give you the answers, it merely stops you from asking the questions. On Mar 23, 2014, at 6:57 AM, Kliphton --- kliph...@outlook.com wrote: I now have an MBP, and I think someone mentioned a while back there was an app that allowed you to use your MBP keyboard to switch between your phone and computer? I could be wrong, if I am not, can someone remind me? Thanks. Kliphton ~iMessageEmail~ kliph...@outlook.com ~Twitter,Instagram,FourSquareSkype~ kliphton72 ~Text only~ 914-820-2298 Personal blog-read at your own risk! http://kliphskorner.wordpress.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Stability of the Mac
Hi I think you'll find the mac more stable than Windows in several ways. First VoiceOver is integrated into the operating system known as Os X. Second Os X is unix-based so never mind more stable but more secure too and certainly less prone to viruses etc etc. Stability overall is about the same as it is for iOS. In other words if an app under Os X crashes VoiceOver or the whole Os does not go with it. Hope this helps. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 01/04/2014 16:44, Scott Duck wrote: Hi Everyone, As I said previously, I am thinking about getting a Mac and the main reason is that I am tired of the increasing instability of the PC environment. My first question is, is this really different on a Mac? I am using JAWS 15 with Windows 8. Both are not all that stable. I have been a JAWS user for 17 years and I have noticed a definite progressive increase in instability with the last few releases. JAWS crashes frequently and, even if it doesn't crash, it often stops talking when errors occur with other applications. Then, there's Windows 8. I don't mind the Windows 8 interface but several times per week, I will have a problem that requires me to restart my computer. I did not have that nearly as much with Windows 7. Also, it isn't unusual for me to install a program which will, either directly or through add ins, make Windows and/or JAWS more unstable. I then have to decide rather the additional functionality is worth the increased instability. I'm just tired of all the crashes and reboots and having to use three or four screen readers because I have to run one when another one crashes. By contrast, my iPhone and iPad, while not perfect, are certainly more stable. VoiceOver seldom just stops working. Of course, every single app is not accessible and they do not all work correctly but any problems with an app are almost always confined only to that app. When an app crashes, it usually does not also cause VoiceOver or the device to crash. Is this also true of the Mac? I have certainly used technology enough to know that none of it is perfect. However, I would like something that is better than the PC, when it comes to stability. Over all, in your experience, is the Mac more stable? Thanks, Scott Duck -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: New to the List
Welcome to the list! Maybe I should add that VoiceOver on the mac is as powerful as Jaws under Windows. Very customizable, very flexible, etc etc. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 01/04/2014 14:43, Scott Duck wrote: Hi everyone, I just joined the list. I do not have a Mac. I have been a JAWS user for about 17 years. I am getting tired of the increasing instability of JAWS and Windows in general. I am thinking about getting a mac but, before I put down that kind of money, I want to find out a little more about what I would be getting into. I am familiar with the IOS version of VoiceOver. I have a iPhone, a iPad, and two Apple TVs. I have been very impressed with the performance and stability of those devices and it is mostly this that has gotten me interested in the possibility of switching to the Mac. As I do not have a Mac, I may ask some questions that seem rather obvious to all you Mac users but please bear with me. I have a feeling that, eventually, I will be a Mac user too. Thanks, Scott Duck -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Stability of the Mac
I forgot to mention this and it is amazing. No other platform other than some flavours of Linux provides a talking installer out of the box, and even then you must ensure sound is properly working. Not the case with Mac Os as it just works. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 01/04/2014 20:49, matthew Dyer wrote: Hi Scott, I have been using a mac for several years now and I find it to be much more stable then windows. I can tello you that mac osx is a different animal when it comes to interacting with it, but works and being that you can reinstall the os without sited help makes it all worth while. Matthew On Apr 1, 2014, at 11:44 AM, Scott Duck scottduck1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Everyone, As I said previously, I am thinking about getting a Mac and the main reason is that I am tired of the increasing instability of the PC environment. My first question is, is this really different on a Mac? I am using JAWS 15 with Windows 8. Both are not all that stable. I have been a JAWS user for 17 years and I have noticed a definite progressive increase in instability with the last few releases. JAWS crashes frequently and, even if it doesn't crash, it often stops talking when errors occur with other applications. Then, there's Windows 8. I don't mind the Windows 8 interface but several times per week, I will have a problem that requires me to restart my computer. I did not have that nearly as much with Windows 7. Also, it isn't unusual for me to install a program which will, either directly or through add ins, make Windows and/or JAWS more unstable. I then have to decide rather the additional functionality is worth the increased instability. I'm just tired of all the crashes and reboots and having to use three or four screen readers because I have to run one when another one crashes. By contrast, my iPhone and iPad, while not perfect, are certainly more stable. VoiceOver seldom just stops working. Of course, every single app is not accessible and they do not all work correctly but any problems with an app are almost always confined only to that app. When an app crashes, it usually does not also cause VoiceOver or the device to crash. Is this also true of the Mac? I have certainly used technology enough to know that none of it is perfect. However, I would like something that is better than the PC, when it comes to stability. Over all, in your experience, is the Mac more stable? Thanks, Scott Duck -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Formatting an SD Card
Erase on the mac is the same as formatting. Choose the format from the popup button and click erase button. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 01/04/2014 18:16, Les Kriegler wrote: I have a friend who wishes to format his SD card. We found an Erase option, but we cannot find the option to format the card. Assistance appreciated. Les -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Stability of the Mac
I like how VoiceOver says busy when an app is truly busy. This allows me to wait patiently and calmly dare I say unlike the Windows platform where I can either lose speech or the whole OS altogether. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 01/04/2014 17:29, Alex Hall wrote: I usually go one to three weeks between restarts on my Mac. Apps that are doing something or stop working don't affect the system, and Voiceover will kindly inform you that the app is 'busy instead of locking up. Other apps work fine even when one goes nuts, so you can force quit it or wait for it to error out on its own. Jaws, I've found, loves to randomly read graphics with only numbers for labels, or only read bits of a dialog, and so on. Jaws and NVDA both have a few different review modes you have to keep track of. Voiceover has one mode, and is simpler to use. I encourage you to go onto www.applevis.com and take a look at the page for Mac newbies, which offers a lot of resources that might give you some good information. Sorry if I've already suggested that page to you, I've sent a few people there today and I honestly don't remember if you were one of them or not. smile Keep checking that page, as I'm about to put up a blog post that I think will help you a lot. On Apr 1, 2014, at 11:44 AM, Scott Duck scottduck1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Everyone, As I said previously, I am thinking about getting a Mac and the main reason is that I am tired of the increasing instability of the PC environment. My first question is, is this really different on a Mac? I am using JAWS 15 with Windows 8. Both are not all that stable. I have been a JAWS user for 17 years and I have noticed a definite progressive increase in instability with the last few releases. JAWS crashes frequently and, even if it doesn't crash, it often stops talking when errors occur with other applications. Then, there's Windows 8. I don't mind the Windows 8 interface but several times per week, I will have a problem that requires me to restart my computer. I did not have that nearly as much with Windows 7. Also, it isn't unusual for me to install a program which will, either directly or through add ins, make Windows and/or JAWS more unstable. I then have to decide rather the additional functionality is worth the increased instability. I'm just tired of all the crashes and reboots and having to use three or four screen readers because I have to run one when another one crashes. By contrast, my iPhone and iPad, while not perfect, are certainly more stable. VoiceOver seldom just stops working. Of course, every single app is not accessible and they do not all work correctly but any problems with an app are almost always confined only to that app. When an app crashes, it usually does not also cause VoiceOver or the device to crash. Is this also true of the Mac? I have certainly used technology enough to know that none of it is perfect. However, I would like something that is better than the PC, when it comes to stability. Over all, in your experience, is the Mac more stable? Thanks, Scott Duck -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Stability of the Mac
Actually there are a few audio games now for Mac Os X, namely a couple by the good old Draconis Entertainment, others may exist as well which I do not know about. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 01/04/2014 16:59, Josh Gregory wrote: Yes, the Mac seems to be a lot more stable. I don't know if it was the laptop I had or what, but every time you would have to reboot it, you weren't sure if it would come back. Not going to really go into that but let's just say it didn't work a lot of the time. And as long as you're not into audio games and things like that, the Mac is definitely a good choice and very stable. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 1, 2014, at 11:51 AM, alberto alberto.a...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I personally find the mac platform extremely stable. I haven’t had a single app crash on me to the point where it crashed the whole system all crash’s were contained within the app itself. As for an added bonus in my opinion you don’t have to pay those jaws fees with voice over since it already comes integrated in to the OS itself. A pc for me becomes extremely expensive if you want to be up to date with your screen reader. On Apr 1, 2014, at 9:44 AM, Scott Duck scottduck1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Everyone, As I said previously, I am thinking about getting a Mac and the main reason is that I am tired of the increasing instability of the PC environment. My first question is, is this really different on a Mac? I am using JAWS 15 with Windows 8. Both are not all that stable. I have been a JAWS user for 17 years and I have noticed a definite progressive increase in instability with the last few releases. JAWS crashes frequently and, even if it doesn’t crash, it often stops talking when errors occur with other applications. Then, there’s Windows 8. I don’t mind the Windows 8 interface but several times per week, I will have a problem that requires me to restart my computer. I did not have that nearly as much with Windows 7. Also, it isn’t unusual for me to install a program which will, either directly or through add ins, make Windows and/or JAWS more unstable. I then have to decide rather the additional functionality is worth the increased instability. I’m just tired of all the crashes and reboots and having to use three or four screen readers because I have to run one when another one crashes. By contrast, my iPhone and iPad, while not perfect, are certainly more stable. VoiceOver seldom just stops working. Of course, every single app is not accessible and they do not all work correctly but any problems with an app are almost always confined only to that app. When an app crashes, it usually does not also cause VoiceOver or the device to crash. Is this also true of the Mac? I have certainly used technology enough to know that none of it is perfect. However, I would like something that is better than the PC, when it comes to stability. Over all, in your experience, is the Mac more stable? Thanks, Scott Duck -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Slow boot up?
Please Can you remind me, resetting the pram is command-p-r? Thanks! Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 26 Mar 2014, at 08:17, Anne Robertson a...@anarchie.org.uk wrote: Hello Chris, Have you reset the PRAM and repaired permissions? It isn't usually necessary to reinstall a system unless something drastic has happened. Cheers, Anne On 26 Mar 2014, at 08:45, christopher hallsworth christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all my Macbook Pro 2012 model running Os X 10.9.2 is slow booting up. Once booted all is well. I'm thinking of doing a clean install as never done one since owning this mac nearly two years ago. So should I go ahead and do this? My processor is Core I5 and memory is 4 GB. Any responses greatly appreciated. Thanks! Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Slow boot up?
Hi all An update; I reset the Pram, don't think it made a difference, has just done a clone using SuperDuper. At some point I will boot from the clone, format this disc and restore from the clone. Does this sound a good idea? Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 26 Mar 2014, at 10:13, Anne Robertson a...@anarchie.org.uk wrote: To reset the PRAM, shut down your computer, then hold down Command, Option, P and R and then press the Power key. Keep the four keys held down until you've heard the start up chime four times. Cheers, Anne -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Slow boot up?
Sorry to reply to my own message; I re-read your note. I only did it twice. Will try 4 times then. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 26 Mar 2014, at 10:13, Anne Robertson a...@anarchie.org.uk wrote: To reset the PRAM, shut down your computer, then hold down Command, Option, P and R and then press the Power key. Keep the four keys held down until you've heard the start up chime four times. Cheers, Anne -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: keyboard app?
Look for Type2Phone in the Mac App Store. This is a paid app but well worth every penny. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 23 Mar 2014, at 10:57, Kliphton --- kliph...@outlook.com wrote: I now have an MBP, and I think someone mentioned a while back there was an app that allowed you to use your MBP keyboard to switch between your phone and computer? I could be wrong, if I am not, can someone remind me? Thanks. Kliphton ~iMessageEmail~ kliph...@outlook.com ~Twitter,Instagram,FourSquareSkype~ kliphton72 ~Text only~ 914-820-2298 Personal blog-read at your own risk! http://kliphskorner.wordpress.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: screen curtain
Vo-shift-f11 Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 23 Mar 2014, at 12:40, Kliphton --- kliph...@outlook.com wrote: what is the keystroke for screen curtin on the mac? Kliphton ~EmailiMessage~ kliph...@outlook.com ~Twitter,Instagram,FoursquareSkype~ kliphton72 (Text only) 914-820-2298 (Personal blog-Read at your own risk) http://kliphskorner.wordpress.com Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Airplane Mode on i5S
Just click on it and it will say airplane mode on. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 21/03/2014 04:03, Angus MacKinnon wrote: Everytime I click on Settings/Airplane Mode, Airplane Mode says OFF. How does a person turn on Airplane Mode? Thank you. Angus MacKinnon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: A surprisingaccessibility effort from microsoft - one note
Great! Now let's see it happen to other Office apps. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 17/03/2014 21:47, Piotr Machacz wrote: Hi all, So today while going through my usual routine of checking news sites, I found out that Microsoft released their note taking app, one note, on OS X and that it's free for limited time. One note existed for a while, but I never payed much attention to it, until now. I figured that it's free, so I might as well try it out, also see how well the mobile apps read. So, having downloaded the massive 400mb download, I must say I'm impressed. Maybe it shouldn't be all that surprising after seeing how accessible the office web apps are, but one note on mac? Someone really sat down to make the interface logical with voice over. There is a lot of information read about the various pages, like how many objects they contain. The content itself also reads very well, and Voiceover indicates links, images, and even Tables. The ribbon is also read very well and I personally find it easier to navigate with the VO cursor than I ever did with the focus on Windows. So, give this app a try while it's free. This also gives me really high hopes for the next edition of office for mac that is apparently to be released later this year. If this, and the web apps are anything to go by, it just might work very well. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: accessible thesaurus
Never thought about using the Window Chooser silly me ha. Thanks! Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 17/03/2014 21:26, Jim Gatteys wrote: If you are in the wrong widget you can do vo-f2 twice to get the widget bar. You should then find the dictionary widget if it is installed. Jim On Mar 17, 2014, at 4:12 PM, chris Apple Boy christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Same here any help with the dashboard would be greatly appreciated. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 17 Mar 2014, at 19:14, Christina C. blindmaclo...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I followed these steps but once I get into the widget place, I am stuck in calculator and I can't figure out how to get out of it and get to the dictionary/thesaurus. I'd really love access to a thesaurus. Thanks so much. On Mar 16, 2014, at 6:48 PM, Ray Foret Jr rforet7...@comcast.net wrote: Quite right Jim. Here's how I did it. 1. Open the widgit bar menu from F12. 2. Select dictionary from this drop down. 3. Type in or paste in the word you wish. 4. Now, from the pop up menu just to the left of the text box, select either dictionary or Thesaurus. 5. Now, press return. That'll do it. Many thanks Jim. Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in! Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! On Mar 16, 2014, at 6:34 PM, Jim Gatteys jgatt...@gmail.com wrote: I think there is even a dashboard widget to get there. I love the fact that the dictionary is available all over the mac and with just a few keystrokes. Jim On Mar 16, 2014, at 5:12 PM, Ray Foret Jr rforet7...@comcast.net wrote: Why yes, in fact, it does. But, it's been so long since I've fooled with it, I forgot how to get access to it. Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in! Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! On Mar 16, 2014, at 4:34 PM, Chris Apple boy christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Doesn't the mac have one built in? Matter of fact doesn't the iPhone do as well? They're sure buried from within their respective operating systems but they are there. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 16/03/2014 21:11, Jean Parker wrote: Hello All: What recommendations do people have for an accessible thesaurus for either i phone or mac? I went to the app store and there are several available but I don't want to get one until I know it will be accessible. Many thanks, Jean -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post
Re: Upgrading Vmware Fusion
Update - Windows 7 64 bit runs very well even with only 1 core assigned and 1 GB of RAM. I'm also doing tests on Os X as a virtual machine. Yes this can be done and for those speculating completely legal otherwise Fusion wouldn't allow such an operation. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 17/03/2014 21:15, chris Apple Boy wrote: I can tell you that startup as far as Fusion is concerned is much shorter in v6x than in v5x. Also, and this might just be my machine but Fusion keeps going even if there's a lot of disc activity. In v5 the mac would either delay in responding or report that Fusion is busy then ready. Again this could just be my machine and not a complaint at all. Will do some more testing with my Windows 7 64 bit VM. Note from V6x of Fusion anyone even without a Vmware account can trial the software at no charge for 30 days. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 17 Mar 2014, at 19:12, Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Chris, let us know if you find any advantage in upgrading as far as performance and such is concerned. I run windows7 64bit as well running fusion V5.4 on mavericks. On Mar 17, 2014, at 12:26 PM, christopher hallsworth christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all I have done my first application upgrade on this mac, I upgraded from Vmware Fusion 5x to 6x. The process was straightforward. All I had to do was: 1. Open the disc image in the Finder. 2. Copy the single .app file to the Applications folder. 3. Ran the copy from the Applications folder. 4. Followed the instructions, including entering in the password for my user account twice. This is akin to User Account Control under Windows Vista and later as well as other Unidx-based operating systems which Os X uses behind the scenes. This is so much better than Windows and upgrading Vmware Workstation. You are forced to uninstall the old version before you can install the new version. Not so with Vmware Fusion for the mac and no doubt other applications. Apps from the App Store are updated in the background as of Mavericks so even easier. I tell you what, the more I use this mac the more I realize why it can be such a hype. It is more stable, less prone to crashes or other bugs, and is certainly less prone to malware. I'm not against Windows at all; I just find the mac is good if not better at certain things such as the above. In fact, I have Windows working on this mac thanks to Fusion. It is Windows 7 64 bit. Anyway just thought I would share my £-.02 worth on upgrading mac applications. Hope you find this useful. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: recording internet stream with amadeus pro help
Recording streams is probably easier done with a third party app. Let us know if you want more. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 18/03/2014 16:11, Ioana Gandrabur wrote: Hi all, Is there a place I can find info about recording and saving internet streams with amadeus pro? I find the pdf user guide quite difficult to navigate with preview and could not easily locate the pertinent info. Any help is appreciated! Thanks and all the best, Ioana www.ioanagandrabur.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: recording internet stream with amadeus pro help
A thumbs up for Audio Hijack Pro. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 18/03/2014 18:50, Scott Berry wrote: Hey Chris, What would you suggest for recording Internet streams as I have some I would like to record as well. I also need something that has a way to set up times for the recording please? On Mar 18, 2014, at 10:59 AM, Chris Apple boy christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Recording streams is probably easier done with a third party app. Let us know if you want more. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 18/03/2014 16:11, Ioana Gandrabur wrote: Hi all, Is there a place I can find info about recording and saving internet streams with amadeus pro? I find the pdf user guide quite difficult to navigate with preview and could not easily locate the pertinent info. Any help is appreciated! Thanks and all the best, Ioana www.ioanagandrabur.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: tagging people in Facebook
Just to say on an UK keyboard the at symbol is shift apotrophe. Shit 2 is an open double quote. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 17/03/2014 01:22, Teresa Cochran wrote: It's hard to review what you do on any screen-reader, but this method has worked consistently for me. While writing your status, press the at symbol (shift-2 on the keyboard) immediately followed by the person's name or a large part outhe name and press enter. Finish the status. When you review your post on your wall with Voiceover, it will say the name with a link and menu, which indicates the person has been tagged. HtH, Teresa Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.--Groucho Marx On Mar 16, 2014, at 12:41 PM, Jenine Stanley dragonwalke...@gmail.com wrote: Oh, that would probably help if I had the right symbol. :) I'll try it. Jenine Stanley dragonwalke...@gmail.com On Mar 16, 2014, at 3:39 PM, Jim Portillo portillo@gmail.com wrote: I think it's actually the @ symbol, not the # symbol. Try that first. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jenine Stanley Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2014 12:34 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: tagging people in Facebook OK so I've been told that if you put the # symbol before a name in an FB post, that will tag the person. For some reason it only adds a link to the first word. Also, when I use the Tag people in your posts feature, it doesn't tag them but says I'm with them. What am I doing wrong? :) Using Safari and Mavericks on the FB Mobile site. Otherwise I love the interaction, Thanks! Jenine Stanley dragonwalke...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Question about a MacBook Pro
I have a 2012 Macbook Pro and love it. Wouldn't trade or sell it to anyone or for anything else. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 17 Mar 2014, at 16:52, Trey Bradley treyma...@gmail.com wrote: Hi I was wondering if anyone have a MacBook Pro or air that you want to sells Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: More seamless vs more isolated on VM virtual machine
Isn't it control command? That's what VoiceOver says when the VM is in full screen. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 17 Mar 2014, at 16:35, isaac isaac.heb...@gmail.com wrote: Have you tried using control and option to switch you back to mavericks. On Mar 17, 2014, at 11:22 AM, Bill Holton bill32...@gmail.com wrote: Hi. Is there any reason why I cannot run a virtual machine in Fusion created with the more seamless option? I seem to be having trouble, I cannot turn VO off and on while the VM is open, and neither command tab nor option tab seem to be moving me from the VM back to Mavericks. Perhaps I am doing something wrong, but thought I should make sure speech can be run in the more seamless mode with speech before I spend too much time tinkering. Any advice appreciated. Thanks. Bill -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: accessible thesaurus
Can we use this app offline? Obviously we can't use Apple or Wikipedia but can we use the integrated dictionary or thesaurus without an internet connection? If so this could be used as an offline reference tool should you not require such a connection. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 17 Mar 2014, at 20:22, Chris Blouch cblo...@aol.com wrote: On the Mac, if the app uses the standard text edit widget you can select a word using option-shift-left or right to select the word to the left or right of where you are. Then you can pull up the contextual menu with control+option+shift+M an the first item will be Look Up word_you_selected. When you do that it will create a popup with snippets from the dictionary, thesaurus and wikipedia. If you action one of those you'll get the full dictionary app. Across the top of the dictionary app there are tabs for All, Dictionary, Thesaurus, Apple and Wikipedia. You can action one of those tabs which will update the HTML content below them with whatever you picked. This should be available in most any text editing area. I did have some trouble if I wasn't interacting with the text area before I selected the word. When that happened the contextual menu wouldn't pop up. CB On 3/17/14 3:14 PM, Christina C. wrote: Hi, I followed these steps but once I get into the widget place, I am stuck in calculator and I can't figure out how to get out of it and get to the dictionary/thesaurus. I'd really love access to a thesaurus. Thanks so much. On Mar 16, 2014, at 6:48 PM, Ray Foret Jr rforet7...@comcast.net wrote: Quite right Jim. Here's how I did it. 1. Open the widgit bar menu from F12. 2. Select dictionary from this drop down. 3. Type in or paste in the word you wish. 4. Now, from the pop up menu just to the left of the text box, select either dictionary or Thesaurus. 5. Now, press return. That'll do it. Many thanks Jim. Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in! Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! On Mar 16, 2014, at 6:34 PM, Jim Gatteys jgatt...@gmail.com wrote: I think there is even a dashboard widget to get there. I love the fact that the dictionary is available all over the mac and with just a few keystrokes. Jim On Mar 16, 2014, at 5:12 PM, Ray Foret Jr rforet7...@comcast.net wrote: Why yes, in fact, it does. But, it's been so long since I've fooled with it, I forgot how to get access to it. Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in! Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! On Mar 16, 2014, at 4:34 PM, Chris Apple boy christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Doesn't the mac have one built in? Matter of fact doesn't the iPhone do as well? They're sure buried from within their respective operating systems but they are there. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 16/03/2014 21:11, Jean Parker wrote: Hello All: What recommendations do people have for an accessible thesaurus for either i phone or mac? I went to the app store and there are several available but I don't want to get one until I know it will be accessible. Many thanks, Jean -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries
Re: More seamless vs more isolated on VM virtual machine
Mine works too. Check the use Mac Os X shortcuts check box and make sure either command key is selected in the popup button. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 17 Mar 2014, at 19:17, Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com wrote: changing the integration won't affect those problems. perhaps look into the global short cut key preferences in fusion settings. I cammand tab back and forth between Mac and Windows all the time, and I can turn VO on and off regardless of the VM state. It must be something in your global shortcut settings. On Mar 17, 2014, at 12:22 PM, Bill Holton bill32...@gmail.com wrote: Hi. Is there any reason why I cannot run a virtual machine in Fusion created with the more seamless option? I seem to be having trouble, I cannot turn VO off and on while the VM is open, and neither command tab nor option tab seem to be moving me from the VM back to Mavericks. Perhaps I am doing something wrong, but thought I should make sure speech can be run in the more seamless mode with speech before I spend too much time tinkering. Any advice appreciated. Thanks. Bill -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: accessible thesaurus
Same here any help with the dashboard would be greatly appreciated. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 17 Mar 2014, at 19:14, Christina C. blindmaclo...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I followed these steps but once I get into the widget place, I am stuck in calculator and I can't figure out how to get out of it and get to the dictionary/thesaurus. I'd really love access to a thesaurus. Thanks so much. On Mar 16, 2014, at 6:48 PM, Ray Foret Jr rforet7...@comcast.net wrote: Quite right Jim. Here's how I did it. 1. Open the widgit bar menu from F12. 2. Select dictionary from this drop down. 3. Type in or paste in the word you wish. 4. Now, from the pop up menu just to the left of the text box, select either dictionary or Thesaurus. 5. Now, press return. That'll do it. Many thanks Jim. Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in! Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! On Mar 16, 2014, at 6:34 PM, Jim Gatteys jgatt...@gmail.com wrote: I think there is even a dashboard widget to get there. I love the fact that the dictionary is available all over the mac and with just a few keystrokes. Jim On Mar 16, 2014, at 5:12 PM, Ray Foret Jr rforet7...@comcast.net wrote: Why yes, in fact, it does. But, it's been so long since I've fooled with it, I forgot how to get access to it. Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in! Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! On Mar 16, 2014, at 4:34 PM, Chris Apple boy christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Doesn't the mac have one built in? Matter of fact doesn't the iPhone do as well? They're sure buried from within their respective operating systems but they are there. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 16/03/2014 21:11, Jean Parker wrote: Hello All: What recommendations do people have for an accessible thesaurus for either i phone or mac? I went to the app store and there are several available but I don't want to get one until I know it will be accessible. Many thanks, Jean -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries
Re: Upgrading Vmware Fusion
I can tell you that startup as far as Fusion is concerned is much shorter in v6x than in v5x. Also, and this might just be my machine but Fusion keeps going even if there's a lot of disc activity. In v5 the mac would either delay in responding or report that Fusion is busy then ready. Again this could just be my machine and not a complaint at all. Will do some more testing with my Windows 7 64 bit VM. Note from V6x of Fusion anyone even without a Vmware account can trial the software at no charge for 30 days. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 17 Mar 2014, at 19:12, Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Chris, let us know if you find any advantage in upgrading as far as performance and such is concerned. I run windows7 64bit as well running fusion V5.4 on mavericks. On Mar 17, 2014, at 12:26 PM, christopher hallsworth christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all I have done my first application upgrade on this mac, I upgraded from Vmware Fusion 5x to 6x. The process was straightforward. All I had to do was: 1. Open the disc image in the Finder. 2. Copy the single .app file to the Applications folder. 3. Ran the copy from the Applications folder. 4. Followed the instructions, including entering in the password for my user account twice. This is akin to User Account Control under Windows Vista and later as well as other Unidx-based operating systems which Os X uses behind the scenes. This is so much better than Windows and upgrading Vmware Workstation. You are forced to uninstall the old version before you can install the new version. Not so with Vmware Fusion for the mac and no doubt other applications. Apps from the App Store are updated in the background as of Mavericks so even easier. I tell you what, the more I use this mac the more I realize why it can be such a hype. It is more stable, less prone to crashes or other bugs, and is certainly less prone to malware. I'm not against Windows at all; I just find the mac is good if not better at certain things such as the above. In fact, I have Windows working on this mac thanks to Fusion. It is Windows 7 64 bit. Anyway just thought I would share my £-.02 worth on upgrading mac applications. Hope you find this useful. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: accessible thesaurus
Doesn't the mac have one built in? Matter of fact doesn't the iPhone do as well? They're sure buried from within their respective operating systems but they are there. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 16/03/2014 21:11, Jean Parker wrote: Hello All: What recommendations do people have for an accessible thesaurus for either i phone or mac? I went to the app store and there are several available but I don't want to get one until I know it will be accessible. Many thanks, Jean -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: braille production on the Mac
I hear Duxbury is coming to the mac. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 15/03/2014 21:39, Jenine Stanley wrote: What software do folks use for braille production on the Mac? I'd like something that interfaces with say, Pages, rather than a stand alone program but I'll entertain anything. I use an Embraille braille printer. Jenine Stanley dragonwalke...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
