Re: RTF version of IOS5 VoiceOver Manual?

2011-12-05 Thread Michael Busboom
As usual, Esther, your response was delightfully thorough and very helpful. The article I will be translating is by a blind user of the iPhone who wants to chronicle her experience with the device and what strategies she employs to accomplish specific tasks. Understanding the German is

new tc books

2011-12-05 Thread rk
ciao lyne, gordon and tracy. as usuale i would like to buy those two new books . please let me have the paypal order . Hello everybody I'm sorry I am a little late posting this; we are having problems about which I won't speak here. With iOS 5 and iCloud, Apple significantly expanded all

Re: Help with opening a PDF attachment on a Mac book pro

2011-12-05 Thread Sean Murphy
Margaret If you use vo + shift + m, this should provide you with an option to open the attachment. Otherwise the file menu should have an option. Once you have saved the file, then preview should permit you to view it. Sean On 05/12/2011, at 4:09 PM, Margaret Booth wrote: Can someone tell

Re: iPhone not showing up in iTunes

2011-12-05 Thread Sean Murphy
Hi all. The issue with iTunes not detecting the iPhone and other devices I have had as well. My issue was a bit more complex due to having development tools Xcode installed. If you only have iTunes and no Xcode. Then what John stated is correct. Install the full copy of iTunes from

Re: Help with opening a PDF attachment on a Mac book pro

2011-12-05 Thread John Gunn
Hello: Actually to view an attachment inside of an email message just press command-y. John On Dec 5, 2011, at 3:55 AM, Sean Murphy wrote: Margaret If you use vo + shift + m, this should provide you with an option to open the attachment. Otherwise the file menu should have an option.

oder 2 new books

2011-12-05 Thread Nigel Rhodes
Hello Lynne, I would like to order the 2 nwq books, on mail and ios 5 for the Ipad. I 'll await the paypal notice. thanks, qk Regards, Nigel Rhodes nigel.rho...@gmail.com --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to

Re: Altec Lansing inmotion KICK IMT 520 portable iPhone/iPod Dock

2011-12-05 Thread Sarah Alawami
Oh wow. If I do get this thing do you think it will supportx the 4s or 5 what ever comes out when I upgrade in june next year, or will I have to wait, again. lol! I don't have a iPod doc and never have, but Also will the apple remote I bought also control this thing/ I hear they can control

Re: Altec Lansing inmotion KICK IMT 520 portable iPhone/iPod Dock

2011-12-05 Thread Lewis Alexander
this system sounds like a good number of products here in the UK and yes by the sound of it, it's rather blind friendly. most of these systems are either remote comtrolled and use the dock for iphone / ipod touch, etc. it should support the iPhone 5 when released in the future as these

Re: Altec Lansing inmotion KICK IMT 520 portable iPhone/iPod Dock

2011-12-05 Thread Sarah Alawami
Will do. I don't want to sync my hard earned money in to something that won't work in a few months lol! Maybe if this will work I can ask for it for the holidays lol! or my birthday next year lol! On Dec 5, 2011, at 9:13 AM, Lewis Alexander wrote: this system sounds like a good number of

Re: Altec Lansing inmotion KICK IMT 520 portable iPhone/iPod Dock

2011-12-05 Thread Lewis Alexander
for me, not sure what I'm thinking of for christmas. my mind's not on it at the mo. busy trying to prepare some CD's for the older macs to get working. this is going to be difficult at best. time for a seriously strong coffee, chocolate, etc. maybe might treat myself to a macbook air... I've

Observation with iCloud backup

2011-12-05 Thread chris hallsworth
I have observed an alert I received on my iPhone 4 today telling me that an iCloud backup hasn't been performed in two weeks. I know why this is the case; I am not on wifi as I have been relocated temporarily for reasons I will not go into here. This is awesome as at least you are reminded

Re: Altec Lansing inmotion KICK IMT 520 portable iPhone/iPod Dock

2011-12-05 Thread Chris Moore
Get a Commodore 64, great sound and so retro! On 5 Dec 2011, at 17:31, Red.Falcon wrote: Hi Lew! Nope you don't want one of those old things! Why don't you get that red hot number Atari 128K system! hahahahahaha :] Colin Qapla! On 5 Dec 2011, at 17:22, Lewis Alexander wrote: for me,

RE: Learning Apps in iOS

2011-12-05 Thread Bubba
Hi, some apps have some tutorialson it some have help section and some will even have podcast on their site and some will not have nothing at all. But one site to go to to get help on a app if it is listed up there is Apple Vist. So see link to it below. Also list like this is a great

Re: Altec Lansing inmotion KICK IMT 520 portable iPhone/iPod Dock

2011-12-05 Thread Dane Trethowan
Its compatible with all the iPhone range. On 06/12/2011, at 4:10 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: Oh wow. If I do get this thing do you think it will supportx the 4s or 5 what ever comes out when I upgrade in june next year, or will I have to wait, again. lol! I don't have a iPod doc and never

Re: Bad-Elf

2011-12-05 Thread Geoff Waaler
Perception of accessibility is subjective, however, to reiterate my prior post on this topic, I believe that for those using an iPhone 4S, Navigon 2.0 is absolutely no less accessible than the previous version. While its true that its no longer possible to cancel a route or change the speed

Re: Altec Lansing inmotion KICK IMT 520 portable iPhone/iPod Dock

2011-12-05 Thread Dane Trethowan
I'm sure there are many machines like the one I described out there. This one is certainly very easy to use whether you're blind or anything else, only problem might be for those with big fingers as the buttons on the remote control are a little small and they require a considerable amount of

Re: Altec Lansing inmotion KICK IMT 520 portable iPhone/iPod Dock

2011-12-05 Thread Lewis Alexander
(sincerest apologies. due to an oversight on my part, I had replied to the message and had exceeded data size. To all users on this list, if replying to messages, please reply but edit to only include the previous sender's comment. that way users won't receive message rejection errors, etc)

Navigon 2.0 performance [Was: Re: Bad-Elf]

2011-12-05 Thread Bryan Jones
Geoff, I guess this is paybacks for all the time you've patiently sat by with your 3GS while those of us with the 4 were sailing happily along. grin. I recently had the opportunity to use Navigon 2.o again, this time in Virginia, Maryland Delaware on my ATT iPhone 4 while traveling in a car,

Re: VMWare Fusion, anybody want help with download?

2011-12-05 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello Amber I am a little surprised by Lew's response to be honest. It sounded a bit discouraging for new members. Lew is not the only person in a position to help you with this, I'm happy too if you contact me off list. ly...@mac-access.net I'll be happy to help. You may need to give me a

Re: VMWare Fusion, anybody want help with download?

2011-12-05 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello David Setting up the VM is on topic. Where it goes off topic is once Windows is running, and the configuration. I hope that helps. I also agree totally with you; Lew's information is a little flawed. It's perfectly possible, even simple, for a blind person to create and maintain a

Re: iTether

2011-12-05 Thread Sarah Alawami
No it got pulled from all the apple app stores. We even in the us don't have access to it. I just contacted he app developer and he said there's no way to download it anymore. What a shame. On Dec 5, 2011, at 5:02 PM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: Hello Kevin I've just done a search

Re: VMWare Fusion, anybody want help with download?

2011-12-05 Thread Sarah Alawami
yeah I just set up the easy install and waited for a half an hour and it was up and running. so it is totally possibil to set up windows wiht out sighted help. On Dec 5, 2011, at 4:56 PM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: Hello David Setting up the VM is on topic. Where it goes off topic is

Re: Connecting iPhone to PC with iTunes

2011-12-05 Thread Sarah Alawami
I would write to the techno chat list as we only discuss mac operation systems here. Take care. On Dec 5, 2011, at 4:35 PM, Matthew Chao wrote: Hi, Folks. I was trying to help my significant other connect her iPhone to her PC. Couldn't get the iPhone to be seen by the PC. Something about

Re: Navigon 2.0 performance [Was: Re: Bad-Elf]

2011-12-05 Thread Sarah Alawami
They are aware of it actually. I heard about that on there twitter feed. Take care. On Dec 5, 2011, at 12:25 PM, Bryan Jones wrote: Geoff, I guess this is paybacks for all the time you've patiently sat by with your 3GS while those of us with the 4 were sailing happily along. grin. I

Re: oder 2 new books

2011-12-05 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello Nigel everybody We'd be grateful if you'd please send us these I'd like to buy messages privately to the support address. Not complaining; but it makes life easier for us. Thank you. Lynne On 5 Dec 2011, at 15:33, Nigel Rhodes wrote: Hello Lynne, I would like to order the 2 nwq

voice over crashes when switching sound cards

2011-12-05 Thread Sarah Alawami
Hello all. Using OS10.7.2. For the last few months now vo has been crashing when I switch outputs and I mean it's an all out crash. I tried to restart and that works but I can't switch outputs and restart every time. I even went to sound in the vo utility and switched sound cards then but

Re: Connecting iPhone to PC with iTunes

2011-12-05 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello Sarah everybody That's totally correct. Discussing the Apple Windows apps is off topic for this group. Sorry Matthew, but we have to be strict on this. Lynne On 6 Dec 2011, at 01:14, Sarah Alawami wrote: I would write to the techno chat list as we only discuss mac operation systems

Re: finding ways around

2011-12-05 Thread Mike Welty
He may have said there is no password but from what I understand you can't set up a mac without a password. I'd ask again to be sure otherwise you may be reinstalling OSX yourself -- From: Lovette Yewchan lyewc...@telus.net Sent: Tuesday,

Re: Altec Lansing inmotion KICK IMT 520 portable iPhone/iPod Dock

2011-12-05 Thread Justin Ekis
Thank you for this detailed review. I have had my eye on the IMT320, and this IMT520 looks just as good. At first glance, I can see no difference between the two devices but I'm sure there is something I'm missing. The 320 is less expensive by about $20.00 US, but I want to figure out what I'm

RE: finding ways around

2011-12-05 Thread David Griffith
I have no password on my Imac as I am the only person who uses it. I have never had any problems. Usually what I do if I am asked for authentication is press Item chooser and then end . This normally land me on the OK button and just press twice to activate. David Griffith. -Original

Re: Reading Chat HIstory in adium

2011-12-05 Thread Geoff Waaler
Hi Deb, As you explore the live chat window you'll notice an item identified as HTML. After interacting with that item, you can peruse the entire history. HTH. Geoff - Original Message - From: Deb Lewis To: mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 9:43 PM

Subject Lines; gentle reminder

2011-12-05 Thread Gordon, Lynne Tracy
Hello everybody Just a gentle reminder; please use topical subject lines. Things like Finding Ways don't tell other members what you're asking about, and may cause somebody who could help you to not read your message. There are lots of reasons for current subject lines, so please try to be on

Re: finding ways around

2011-12-05 Thread Sarah Alawami
Interesting? I hear that you must have a password on the newer operationg systemsj. I inow of someone else who does not have a password and you just hit enter. Not safe if you ask me. but if yoru person set it up wiht out a password Im sure there is a way to add one in your account? On Dec 5,

Re: finding ways around

2011-12-05 Thread william lomas
yes you go to user accounts, and then you can add a password On Dec 6, 2011, at 6:33 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: Interesting? I hear that you must have a password on the newer operationg systemsj. I inow of someone else who does not have a password and you just hit enter. Not safe if you ask

Re: finding ways around

2011-12-05 Thread Sarah Alawami
Ah thanks for that. Forgot about that. Again thanks for the reminder. Take care. On Dec 5, 2011, at 10:55 PM, william lomas wrote: yes you go to user accounts, and then you can add a password On Dec 6, 2011, at 6:33 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: Interesting? I hear that you must have a