Re: OSX Lion and memory

2011-07-28 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello Kevin On 27 Jul 2011, at 22:27, Kevin Barry wrote: You'd have to go back a few years to get one that couldn't. Not really. There are quite a few members using 2007 MacBooks I think. In actual fact we are one of them. Our mid-2007 MacBook won't handle 8GB of RAM. In fact I'm not sure it

Re: TrashMe

2011-07-28 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello John No. You just set up the preferences for it to watch the trash. When you add items which are apps to the trash it pops up and offers to delete the associated files. It's very good actually, so thanks to yourself and Sarah for the recommendation. Lynne On 27 Jul 2011, at 22:34, John

Re: OSX Lion and memory

2011-07-28 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Kevin Some of your info seems a little generic here. For instance, our MacBook Pro does not use 1333 MHZ DDR3, it uses 1067 MHZ. That apparently was the case until quite recently. Of course, I'm not qualified to answer as to what would happen if you use higher speed memory than the machine is

Humour; [Re: Apple's Catalogue Of Errors]

2011-07-28 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
hello Kevin This is actually quite a funny story; or it would be if it weren't so serious. :) Yes, I agree. As a visually abled user, I obviously need a monitor in order to use the machine unless it's one of those times I'm deliberately using VoiceOver. But Apple promotes environmentally

Re: Mac Mini Server question.

2011-07-28 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello Jim Yes, and no. The server software is different, and requires that you have more technical knowledge. Lynne On 27 Jul 2011, at 23:56, Jim Noseworthy wrote: Hi Folks: Is the server software on the Mac Mini fully accessible? --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this

Re: Humour; [Re: Apple's Catalogue Of Errors]

2011-07-28 Thread Kevin Barry
Well, then, a server doesn't require a monitor which is not what was stated before. Kevin At 03:15 AM 7/28/2011, you wrote: hello Kevin This is actually quite a funny story; or it would be if it weren't so serious. :) Yes, I agree. As a visually abled user, I obviously need a monitor in

Re: Mac Mini Server question.

2011-07-28 Thread Kevin Barry
Yet another bit of controlling from Apple. Lots of people, I think, (including me) wwould like to use the server hardware as a single user. But Apple only sells that hardware with the server OS installed. BTW, I am sure Apple requires a Mini to have a monitor to prevent someone from doing

Re: Mac Mini Server question.

2011-07-28 Thread Jim Noseworthy
Lynn: Can the initial server setup be accessed with Voiceover? Thanks. - Original Message - From: Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith ly...@mac-access.net To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 7:02 AM Subject: Re: Mac Mini Server question.

Re: Answering calls for help

2011-07-28 Thread Sandy Tomkins
Hallo The List, I should begin by confessing myself a shameless list lurker! I borrowed a MacBookPro, from college, last year and have since returned it. At the moment, I am working solely with an iPhone 4, a couple of BT keyboards and a BraillePen. So, no actual PC or Mac. I remain on

Re: Answering calls for help

2011-07-28 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello Sandy You are correct, this had absolutely nothing whatever to do with general spelling. Somebody has twisted it to suit their own ends. It was aimed at those who are taking no care when presenting URLs in messages. We are very well aware that some people have literacy skills which vary

Re: Humour; [Re: Apple's Catalogue Of Errors]

2011-07-28 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello Kevin On 28 Jul 2011, at 11:29, Kevin Barry wrote: • Well, then, a server doesn't require a monitor which is not what was stated before. Our late 2009 server will not function correctly if there is no monitor connected. You can argue till you're blue in the face but some people won't

Re: Mac Mini Server question.

2011-07-28 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello Jim On 28 Jul 2011, at 11:36, Jim Noseworthy wrote: • Can the initial server setup be accessed with Voiceover? Yes. But as I said earlier unless you know quite a lot about your network and unless you have your serial number, you can't use it. Also, bear in mind that if you change

voice for login password

2011-07-28 Thread michael weaver
can the voice be changed for the login dialogue? i have tried to do a fresh installation of lion but the voice it seems to have selected for login is the voice it used during the installation. i went through the speech settings for changing voices but cannot find an option to change the voice

Re: voice for login password

2011-07-28 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello Michael Yes. You need to log in as root and then change the default configuration. Lynne On 28 Jul 2011, at 15:09, michael weaver wrote: can the voice be changed for the login dialogue? i have tried to do a fresh installation of lion but the voice it seems to have selected for login is

Re: voice for login password

2011-07-28 Thread michael weaver
how do you do this? do you just type root in the password field and change the voices in the usual way? - Original Message - From: Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith ly...@mac-access.net To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Date sent: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:12:22 +0100

Re: Mac Mini Server question.

2011-07-28 Thread Chris G
Hi, I wonder how the lion server add on you can buy in the AP store gets around the serial number. In the AP store there are two options, lion for $29USD and Lion server for $49.00 USD. You cannot purchase the Lion server from the AP store without having Lion installed on the machine. On

Re: voice for login password

2011-07-28 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Michael, An easier way to deal with this problem is to change the voice while you're in the login window. Just use the VO command VO-Cmd-Arrow keys, just as you would elsewhere. Cheers, Anne On 28 Jul 2011, at 16:25, michael weaver wrote: how do you do this? do you just type root

Re: Adobe Digital Editions Preview usable

2011-07-28 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Mike, Adobe Digital Editions is really for reading protected ebooks and it is therefore not possible to copy the content elsewhere unless you can take the time to make a screenshot of each page and perform OCR on it. Cheers, Anne On 28 Jul 2011, at 16:49, Michael Busboom wrote:

Re: keystrokes?

2011-07-28 Thread Julie Adkins
If you go into the Help in Mail and search for Keyboard Shortcuts, there is a list there. On Jul 26, 2011, at 5:27 PM, KliphSharrie wrote: Okay, I'm use to being able to do certain keystrokes to accomplish certain things. For example, to correct a word during spell check was alt C, to

Monitoring text formatting in Pages

2011-07-28 Thread James AUSTIN
Hi folks, Can someone please remind me how to monitor text formatting in Pages please? I think it has something to do with Hot Spots? Thanks TC :) James --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find a

Re: Adobe Digital Editions Preview usable

2011-07-28 Thread Jane
There's the rub; how do you get a good OCR program to do that? I hadn't even thought of that solution. Jane On Jul 28, 2011, at 11:35 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: Hello Mike, Adobe Digital Editions is really for reading protected ebooks and it is therefore not possible to copy the content

Re: Answering calls for help

2011-07-28 Thread Linda Mumford
Lynn, I did as you asked and reread Gordon's original email about this subject. Here it is for you to reread too: On Jul 27, 2011, at 6:17 AM, Gordon Smith wrote: Hi all When people on list reply to others who ask for advice, assistance, whatever, would you please check your spelling

iPod Touch Versus Notetaker

2011-07-28 Thread Desi Noller
Hi Everyone, I am facing a dilemma and would like your help. Because the answer to my question may not be directly related to this list, I would ask that you please write to me privately at: mailto:desiandca...@q.com Here is my dilemma and my question. My current Braille notetaker is about to

Folder Question using Snow Leopard

2011-07-28 Thread Jane
I want to set it up so that if my daughter clicks on a folder that has the contents of a DVD in it, the DVD player will open and go into full-screen mode. Is this possible, and if so, how do I do it? Jane --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your

Trouble monitoring text formatting in Pages

2011-07-28 Thread James AUSTIN
Hi again folks, I am still having trouble monitoring formatting in Pages. I have tried Anne's suggestion, but clearly, I am doing something wrong. I have interacted with the table to select the Heading for which i wanted to create a Hot Spot. I then stopped interacting and placed a Hot Spot.

adding items to the doc in lion

2011-07-28 Thread michael weaver
i can't seem to be able to add items to the doc in lion. for example i have just got hold of google chrome and it is in my applications folder but the keystrokes which did this in leopard don't appear to work. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your

Re: Folder Question using Snow Leopard

2011-07-28 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
YOu can certainly do a folder action applescript. From reading the DVD and standard edition scripting libraries I believe the below might be the basics of your script. Note however that I have never done a on opening folder action, nor have I worked with a DVD stored in a folder or attempted

Re: adding items to the doc in lion

2011-07-28 Thread Sarah Alawami
Really? they re working fine for me. cmd shift t work, or you can open the browser thing, go to the doc, find it, vo shift m, go to optionsand have it be kept in the doc. On Jul 28, 2011, at 1:41 PM, michael weaver wrote: i can't seem to be able to add items to the doc in lion. for example i

Re: speech and login

2011-07-28 Thread Sarah Alawami
Hello. go to system prefs, then users and groups, after that go to the logen items in the table, not the tab, choose use voice over at log check box. On Jul 28, 2011, at 12:59 PM, michael weaver wrote: i didn't realise if i wanted a clean install i had to erase the disk in utilities using

Mac Mini Server, displays, and voiceover.

2011-07-28 Thread Jim Noseworthy
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Fw: Voiceover, External displays, and Mac Mini Server issue

2011-07-28 Thread Jim Noseworthy
to participate, through the Holy Spirit, in the incarnate Son's communion with the Father. __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6332 (20110728) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

Moving onto a Mac

2011-07-28 Thread David Griffith
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Re: Moving onto a Mac

2011-07-28 Thread Sarah Alawami
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question about lion.

2011-07-28 Thread Michael Fridey
Hi guys I installed os lion okay but it came up with a install box first so i did not get to make a dvd copy first. So can i down load lion again then shut the install window wen it has down loaded then make a dvd copy. I just looked on app store but could not see a way to down load lion again.

Re: Nic thank you: Re: making lion disk

2011-07-28 Thread Jørgen Skov Nielsen
Hello Have anyone tryed to make a usb stick with the installation. I have tryed to do it in the disc utilities, but i can't find a place, there i can drop the destination in this case the usb stick. Can anyone explan, how to do that? Best regards Jorgen On Jul 22, 2011, at 8:13 PM, Mark Furness