Hi,
I have a netgear readynas that has time machine support. A couple
months ago I used that time machine to completely restore my mac. It
was pretty cool to boot into the recovery partition and load the time
machine restore from the nas. I started the recovery process and walked
away. When I
Hello Niamh
First of all, my sincere condolences regarding losing your vision. As somebody
who has sight but is married to a blind man I can see both perspectives. I take
a deliberate interest in all things accessibility; and I wanted to offer you
some encouragement.
Please, firstly, discard t
Hello all
For those of you who use our Software facility, you can also find it here under
the Editors & Readers/Mac OSX category.
Lynne
On 30 Oct 2011, at 22:38, Bryan Jones wrote:
With regard to reading some flavors of ebooks using Adobe Digital Editions
Preview as mentioned by Anne R and ot
Hi there. I am new to the mac too and have tried to avoid going to the PC as a
rescue. It's been a steep learning curve but I'm slowly getting it. One thing
I still want to know is how to take my documents from the PC to the Mac and how
to know what programs will or won't work on a mac.
I find
Hi Sean and Margaret,
Sorry if I misinterpreted Margaret's question for a MacBook Pro user guide to
using Lion -- almost everyone asks about using VoiceOver and not the Lion
operating system functions irrespective of VoiceOver. The Vision Australia
links that I gave also discuss new features
Hello. someone made some apple scripts for skype a while back.
link:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8732985/Skype_Apple_Scripts.zip
Just unzip the folder in to the !username/library/scripts folder and create
keyboard shortcuts with the voice over keyboard commander. I have not tried
this yet but good
You all bring up some good points. I can sort of relate to this as have a
keyboard I use and I notice a decrease in speed when typing on my touch screen.
I'm not saying you are wrong or right, but there are some valid points and we
should not loose our skills we've learned when we use seri. I'm
I can reproduce this 100 percent of the time. And to add insult to injury the
saved and cancel buttons appear to freeze and you cannot quit text edit except
via a force quit.
Thanks.
On Oct 30, 2011, at 6:54 PM, Kevin Fjelsted wrote:
> Hello;
>
> I am using the latest version of Lion and Voice
Hi barbara
Yes i have but easy enough to correct.
When this happens all you need to do is hit control tab.
Feel free to ask as many questions as you have!
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 30, 2011, at 8:48 PM, "barbara jones" wrote:
> Thank you Michael. Have you ever hit a key and been bounced ou
Hi,
I can confirm this doesn't seem to be working properly. As a workaround, you
can always create new folders in separate finder windows. I suggest this should
be reported to Apple Accessibility if you haven't already.
Best,
Zack.
On Oct 30, 2011, at 6:54 PM, Kevin Fjelsted wrote:
> Hello;
>
>
Hello;
I am using the latest version of Lion and Voiceover is on.
WHen I try and create a new folder in the save as dialog within textedit the
new folder dialog is not accessible to VoiceOver.
Steps.
Open text edit
Choose file save as.
ENter a file name in the file name field.
Set browse to co
Thank you Michael. Have you ever hit a key and been bounced out of where
you were? Not sure how to get back in since I'm so new at all of this.
Barbara
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Sent: S
Thanks roger. I will try that just as soon as I know how to get started on
the Mac! I think it will take a couple of lessons before that happens but
it's sound advice. I did put VO on but accidentally hit a letter and it
bounced me out of whatever I was in so will have to be careful of that!
Barba
always keep it on.
On Oct 30, 2011, at 6:18 PM, barbara jones wrote:
> Hello
> I just purchased a Macbook Pro and will be going for one on one training
> soon. In the meantime I am listening to the tutorial and learning some
> commands.
> Should I turn VO on permanently or do I only turn it on f
I made the conversation from windows to the mac. It is a curve of learning but
the only thing I do on my windows system is mudding.
I have a lot more to learn but I love a mac.
If you flip to a mac understand and be patient with learning it.
On Oct 30, 2011, at 5:48 PM, James AUSTIN wrote:
> H
Hi Barbara,
One piece of advice I was given I offer to you.
Drop the pc and try to do everything you want on the Mac, if you are tempted
to go back to the pc, you will never be pushed to learn the Mac.
I didn't take the advice for quite a while and my pc was off for 3 months
while my universi
Are you two serious? The natural extension of this "logic" would seem to be:
why use email? Wouldn't it have been a better option to have inserted paper
into a type writer and sent carbon copies to everyone on the list?? After all
isn't it important to hang on to those skills relating to lin
Yes roger I do need voice over and am learning the commands so when I go for
the training, I will be able to use them. I use a PC now and have decided
to make the switch so am using the PC until I learn the Mac.
Thanks
Barbara
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From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net
[m
Yes, I agree. I think if I use Siri I will forget the last six months of
learning to use a touch screen. So not a waste of a feature but a waste
of my time if I was to use Siri entirely. Just some thoughts and
hopefully constructive criticism.
On 30/10/2011 23:20, James AUSTIN wrote:
Hi liste
Barbara,
If you need to use Voice Over then it's probably best to leave it on
permanently. Don't worry about the possibility of it interfering with
software like some other operating systems and screen readers, voice over
doesn't seem to have any truck with this.
Roger
- Original Messa
Hi listers,
I don't have Seri, so I'm writing from a non-user perspective.
While Seri sounds cool, i am concerned that such reliance by some - not
necessarily on this list, but generally, will lead to a breakdown in other
skills. Typing for instance, particularly among Blind children. Again,
Hello
I just purchased a Macbook Pro and will be going for one on one training
soon. In the meantime I am listening to the tutorial and learning some
commands.
Should I turn VO on permanently or do I only turn it on for the VO commands?
It seems having it on would be easier than holding down the
As useful and fun as I find Siri, Apple needs to address a few apparent bugs
related to using Siri and voiceOver.
The reader will observe that when voiceover is turned off:
1. Lift to speak is more reliable -- hardly perfect, but lots more consistent.
2. Siri begins listening automatically upon
go to prefs then then tabs then check show favorites tab and then restart the
client.
On Oct 30, 2011, at 2:57 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
> Hi!
>
> How do you access your Favourites list in YoruFukurou?
>
> See, I'm still learning about what I regard as one of the best Twitter
> clients the pl
Hi James,
Nothing cold waterish about your points.
I think I am hoping to cross over eventually.
My problem is I only lost my vision 4 years ago, and struggled to conquer
Jaws and PC.
I think it is a worry blanket, you know the fear of starting again.
It is odd to say this, but shopping for apple
thanks Michael good tip.
- Original Message -
From: "Michael maslo"
To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility"
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: Apple and Windows
I use windows on my apple perfectly.
You need a mac and windows and vm fusion or something similar.
On Oct 30
Hi Niamh
First off, welcome to the list.
Please don't think that I'm trying to throw cold wanter on your desire to jump
to the Mac. The only word of caution I would give you is that you'll need to
think differently about Voice Over. It is a very different solution than other
offerings. Also,
With regard to reading some flavors of ebooks using Adobe Digital Editions
Preview as mentioned by Anne R and others, I just wanted to make sure we're all
talking about the same version here. The current released version of Adobe
Digital Editions is version 1.7; However, that version is not acce
Yep okay, felt sure you'd be providing the answer and felt equally sure that it
was something that had slipped my memory .
Thanks!
On 31/10/2011, at 9:03 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Just command-right arrow to the favorites tab. It's set as default to show,
> so that should do the
I use windows on my apple perfectly.
You need a mac and windows and vm fusion or something similar.
On Oct 30, 2011, at 5:07 PM, Niamh wrote:
> Want to make the jump from windows to apple.
> Is it safe to run windows on an Imac?
> Have heard horror stories from people who did it in the past.
> A
Want to make the jump from windows to apple.
Is it safe to run windows on an Imac?
Have heard horror stories from people who did it in the past.
Also which programmes will I need?
Niamh
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Hi!
Just command-right arrow to the favorites tab. It's set as default to show, so
that should do the trick for you. Keep in mind that it only loads a hundred of
your favorites, though.
Regards,
Nicolai
On Oct 30, 2011, at 10:57 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
> Hi!
>
> How do you access your Favou
Hi!
How do you access your Favourites list in YoruFukurou?
See, I'm still learning about what I regard as one of the best Twitter clients
the planet Earth has ever known .
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Hello Paul,
Programs typically register with Growl after they have launched. This means
that in order to re-register them, you must close and reopen them for the files
that send the registrations to act on it. Most of the time applications are
smart enough to figure this out, but it's not alway
Hi, Since sometime during the night I've had problems with the orientation
on my IPhone. It started out with the unlock screen being stuck in Landscape
mode with the home button to the right, even though once the phone was
successfully unlocked it returned to being in portrait mode. I should say
Can you use say Itunes to bring up the radio station you want and play it?
On 31/10/2011, at 7:48 AM, Lyn & her faithful furry friends wrote:
> Hello listers,
> Does anyone know of an accessible radio app for the mac other than iTunes? I
> once tried radium but I was not too impressed with it.
Ar, thanks for letting us know that the system will be lifted in
November. I will now say no more on this and watch future developments.
On 30/10/2011 20:36, Dane Trethowan wrote:
I wish you'd make up your mind, one minute you're saying its too good to be true and
the next your making an apolo
Hello listers,
Does anyone know of an accessible radio app for the mac other than iTunes? I
once tried radium but I was not too impressed with it. Unless I missed
something, I was unable to browse through stations. The only way I could
listen to a station is to type its name or some criteria
I suppose if one wanted to know what Growl did or didn't work with then one
could go into the "Applications" tab of Growl and see what was listed there.
On 31/10/2011, at 7:33 AM, Lyn & her faithful furry friends wrote:
> Hi listers,
>
> To answer Paul Hopewell's question, I believe Growl does
I wish you'd make up your mind, one minute you're saying its too good to be
true and the next your making an apology for saying that .
I can only speak for Siri in Australia and the information I have states that
any limitations on the system will be lifted in November, November has 30 days
and
2 ways you could tackle this, change the notification preferences in Skype so
that you're notified when a contact comes on line, by default Skype alerts you
with a sound, you can have Skype alert you with speech as well.
Second, you could use Growl to notify you when the status of Skype changes
Hi listers,
To answer Paul Hopewell's question, I believe Growl does not work with Apple
software or so I am told anyway. Correct me if I am wrong of course. I have
not updated to the latest version given all the negative feedback I've had
regarding this app. The previous version works just f
Hello Nic,
When do programs register with Growl, at program start-up or when they first
try to output a notification? I am pretty sure iCal used to send Alert messages
for overdue events to growl in Snow Leopard and presumably should do that also
on Lion. However it does not seem to be doing so
I hear it's limited here in the UK. I think this is why I said what I
said about Siri being too good to be true. It may work perfectly over in
the US and no doubt other countries, but I hear it is limited here in
the UK.
On 30/10/2011 20:04, Jonathan Tyrer wrote:
I've had an iPhone 4S for thr
I've had an iPhone 4S for three days now. Getting Siri wasn't my
reason for getting the phone, but I was looking forward to using it.
I have to say, I'm very underwhelmed so far. OK, I accept that the
business search feature isn't available in the UK, but it also told me
that turn-by-turn wasn't
i notice when i leave my macbook when i am on skype that i don't
appear to get spoken feedback with voiceover when people in my
contact list comes on-line so i am wondering if i am missing
important information.
i don't know if this is anything to do with my screensaver
settings or not.
if this
I have succesfully set this up using wifi. Personal Hotspot if available
through your carrier allows you to use your iPhone as a modem and
effectively have internet access to your computer or other devices
whereever there is coverage. It works best on 3G, but Mobile Data alone
will also work; j
Hi Poul,
When you install Growl, try relaunching your application first. However, Growl
also has many major changes under the hood, some of which concern application
registration, which means that some of your applications will not register with
Growl until the applications have been updated to
I use both. It's good to have redundent back ups. Time machine for when you
need to restore to a week ago and for when you need to grab something you
removed by accident a few months ago and CCC for when you need to restore from
a bootable partition.
On Oct 30, 2011, at 9:31 AM, Mike Welty wro
It's all accessibil. You just need to browse the drive and put stuff back by
hand, or use the migration asistent to do that as well.
Take care.
On Oct 30, 2011, at 8:16 AM, william lomas wrote:
> HI all, how usable please, is time machine in Lion?
> I assume it clones my hard drive so my d
Hello All,
I have just installed growl 1.3 on Lion 10.7.2 and have set the display style
to speech. the only application in the growl list of applications is 1
password. I would expect at least Skype and Safari to also be in that table and
I could not spot any way to add other applications to t
I personally wouldn't use time machine as it can only be reverted back by
time machine itself. I'd look in to carbon copy cloner or something similar
that does a full drive image that way you can boot to the USB drive if you
have too to restore your mac.
---
HI all, how usable please, is time machine in Lion?
I assume it clones my hard drive so my documents folder, home folder, downloads
etc. and emails etc. are all kept in sync?
i have a 500 gb portable hard drive i wonder if i can get a 1 tb portable that
is only usb powered?
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Hello Anne,
I have just tried Adobe Digital Edition but alas it does not read my ipub book.
I will now go have a look at kobo
Many thanks.
Paul Hopewell
On 30 Oct 2011, at 07:51, Anne Robertson wrote:
> Hello Mary and Paul,
>
> Adobe Digital Editions Preview will read a number of DRM pro
No it's the iPhone 4 without the s.
On 30/10/2011 10:38, Ian McNamara wrote:
Hi chris is it the iphone four s you've got? i'm looking forward to getting an
Iphone soon as well.
Ian McNamara
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Hello.
I added one of the iBooks to Adobe Digital Editions library, but whenever I try
to read it, the program crashes, so I guess this is a no-go for reading iBooks.
Too bad!
Jane
On Oct 30, 2011, at 3:51 AM, Anne Robertson wrote:
> Hello Mary and Paul,
>
> Adobe Digital Editions Preview
Hi chris is it the iphone four s you've got? i'm looking forward to getting an
Iphone soon as well.
Ian McNamara
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You can find an archive of all messages postedto the M
As of Lion, I believe, Growl notifications are automatically read by VoiceOver
so yes; it should be a useful tool as it has been for those of us fortunate
enough to possess vision for quite some time.
Personally I use Growl for all kinds of notifications; including some quite
unorthodox ones l
Hello Esther
This post was up to your usual standards of excellence. Thank you most kindly
and I do acknowledge that I should have checked the list archive before posting
that because you had indeed sent a similar message last week some time. So
thank you again and I shall try to be more organi
Hello all.
I have to say I am loving my iPhone 4 to bits. This happened straight
away as soon as I took it off charge and began playing with it. What I
love about it is how easier to use the touch screen than it is on the
touch. But my favourite is the audio quality! It's awesome, and can be
v
Hello Mary and Paul,
Adobe Digital Editions Preview will read a number of DRM protected books on the
Mac. However, I don't know whether iBooks are included as I can't buy them in
English from the French iBookstore. I do, however, read ebooks from Kobo all
the time on my Mac.
Cheers,
Anne
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