Top Ten list of tools and techniques I used to successfully complete my first college semester as a blind student

2011-12-17 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello All, I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone on this list who shared your school experiences with me and offered good advice on tools and techniques. Now that my semester is over, I want to give back some information about some of those tools and techniques in hopes somebody else mig

Re: Cyberduck [was Re: accessible FTP client]

2011-12-17 Thread Paula Hobley
Thanks for that Esther, I will definitely check out these recommendations. I only want something really simple in terms of ftp, so this might be the go. Thanks again Paula On 18/12/2011, at 3:32 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Paula, > > I agree that Transmit is worth it, but if you want a free FTP c

Text document reader

2011-12-17 Thread Catherine Golding
The other day I was introduced to Abbyfein, a scanner/text reader that works particularly well with a scanner, converting the scanned material to text. The scanner recommended was the Canon, but I've forgotten the exact model, but I do recall it was under $100.00. Catherine G <--- Mac Access A

Cyberduck [was Re: accessible FTP client]

2011-12-17 Thread Esther
Hi Paula, I agree that Transmit is worth it, but if you want a free FTP client that is accessible, a number of people use Cyberduck. I'll point you to the download link at the MacUpdate site, since the version at the Mac App store cost $23.99: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/8392/cyberduck It'

Re: Discover music application

2011-12-17 Thread Paula Hobley
Which forums can I sign up for? Thanks for your help. Paula On 18/12/2011, at 2:21 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Yeah you can only ask for a refund once. and that sucks. but there ya go. > > Look for a contact link if you can and if not sign up for the forums if you > can do that. > > Good luck

Re: accessible FTP client

2011-12-17 Thread Paula Hobley
I had a look at transmit. All I want 2 be able to do is get some material off an ftp site. It's probably a little too expensive for the small amount that I need to be able to do with it. Thanks for the suggestion though. Take care Paula On 18/12/2011, at 2:20 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > I a

Re: VO helping me center a face in my iPhone's viewfinder

2011-12-17 Thread Sarah Alawami
Hmm that's interesting. maybe in a few years. You never know. You just never know. On Dec 17, 2011, at 3:14 PM, Glenn wrote: > I wonder if it will lead to facial recognition, so it will say mom on left > and dad on right, for example. > Glenn > - Original Message - > From: "Dónal Fitzpa

Re: Discover music application

2011-12-17 Thread Sarah Alawami
Yeah you can only ask for a refund once. and that sucks. but there ya go. Look for a contact link if you can and if not sign up for the forums if you can do that. Good luck. On Dec 17, 2011, at 7:16 PM, Paula Hobley wrote: > Hi there > > I've had a look at the support page, and I can't find a

Re: accessible FTP client

2011-12-17 Thread Sarah Alawami
I also use transmit and it's very well worth the price. I can't wait until the next major release when ever that is. and the dev is wonderful as well. On Dec 17, 2011, at 7:18 PM, Paula Hobley wrote: > Thanks Karen > > I will do this. > > Cheers > > Paula > On 18/12/2011, at 1:04 PM, 1smart...

Re: accessible FTP client

2011-12-17 Thread Paula Hobley
Thanks Karen I will do this. Cheers Paula On 18/12/2011, at 1:04 PM, 1smart...@cox.net wrote: > Try Transmit. Very easy to use. > > Karen > > - Original Message - From: "Paula Hobley" > To: "'Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility'" > Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 6:37 PM > Subject: access

Re: Discover music application

2011-12-17 Thread Paula Hobley
Hi there I've had a look at the support page, and I can't find a spot where I can contact the developer. This is all new to me and am still getting my head around it. Apple refunded my money for another app but told me they would not be able to do this if applications weren't accessible, but

Re: New Member Welcome and question about Pages

2011-12-17 Thread Paula Hobley
Thanks so much for that Colin, I shall try this and see how I go. I hope you are having a good day. Cheers Paula On 18/12/2011, at 12:36 PM, Red.Falcon wrote: > Hi Paula! > To open and close the inspector use the command! > Command+option+I > And press again to close! > Hth Colin > > On 17 Dec

Re: accessible FTP client

2011-12-17 Thread 1smart...@cox.net
Try Transmit. Very easy to use. Karen - Original Message - From: "Paula Hobley" To: "'Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility'" Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 6:37 PM Subject: accessible FTP client Hi there I am looking for an accessible FTP client. I have tried Yummy FTP but I find it

Re: New Member Welcome and question about Pages

2011-12-17 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi Paula! To open and close the inspector use the command! Command+option+I And press again to close! Hth Colin On 17 Dec 2011, at 21:37, Paula Hobley wrote: > Hi there > > Thank you for the very warm welcome. I'm a total novice when it comes to > the mac, although I am learning. I just purcha

Re: Discover music application

2011-12-17 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi Paula! First welcome to the list! I do believe that you might be able to get money back! I think the procedure is to contact the dev! And ask if accessibility could be added and if they reply no or something like that then you can tell Apple and they should refund your money! hth Colin! On 17

accessible FTP client

2011-12-17 Thread Paula Hobley
Hi there I am looking for an accessible FTP client. I have tried Yummy FTP but I find it hard to use. Does anybody have any suggestions? Thanks for your help. Cheers Paula <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-acc

RE: Collins Thesaurus of the English Language inaccessible app

2011-12-17 Thread Paula Hobley
I had a go at posting something about it. I hope the information I provided is correct. It showed up in my twitter as being posted but I didn't provide a lot of info about it. -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf

Discover music application

2011-12-17 Thread Paula Hobley
Hi there I was wondering, does anybody know if the discover music application is accessible? I love to discover new artists and this looks like a good app but don't want to pay the money if it isn't accessible seeing as Apple doesn't refund your money. Thanks for your help with this. Cheers Pa

RE: New Member Welcome and question about Pages

2011-12-17 Thread Paula Hobley
Hi there Thank you for the very warm welcome. I'm a total novice when it comes to the mac, although I am learning. I just purchased a MacBook Pro 2 weeks ago. I was wondering, I have purchased pages. When I am in a pages document and bring up the inspector to get a word count of my document, I

Re: VO helping me center a face in my iPhone's viewfinder

2011-12-17 Thread Glenn
I wonder if it will lead to facial recognition, so it will say mom on left and dad on right, for example. Glenn - Original Message - From: "Dónal Fitzpatrick" To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 4:39 PM Subject: Re: VO helping me center a face in my iPhon

RE: Xmas treats

2011-12-17 Thread Paula Hobley
Are there any other good games for the IPhone I can find. I have Dimentions of the Universe but I can't figuire out how to play it. I think I must be a bit technologically challenged or something. Take care Paula -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-

Re: VO helping me center a face in my iPhone's viewfinder

2011-12-17 Thread Dónal Fitzpatrick
Apropos of this thread, I saw a lovely app at the recent Assets conference in Dundee which assisted blind photography. Hasn't been released yet but some people are doing some very interesting things in this domain. On 17 Dec 2011, at 22:37, Glenn wrote: > I have an iPhone 4, and it has worked f

Re: VO helping me center a face in my iPhone's viewfinder

2011-12-17 Thread Dónal Fitzpatrick
Apropos of this thread, I saw a lovely app at the recent Assets conference in Dundee which assisted blind photography. Hasn't been released yet but some people are doing some very interesting things in this domain. On 17 Dec 2011, at 22:37, Glenn wrote: > I have an iPhone 4, and it has worked f

Re: VO helping me center a face in my iPhone's viewfinder

2011-12-17 Thread Glenn
I have an iPhone 4, and it has worked flawlessly since I stumbled upon it just as Bryan did. Glenn - Original Message - From: "Sarah Alawami" To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 3:55 PM Subject: Re: VO helping me center a face in my iPhone's viewfinder

Re: Collins Thesaurus of the English Language inaccessible app

2011-12-17 Thread chris hallsworth
Go to www.applevis.com and follow the instructions. You should create an account before doing so but if you skip this you can post as an unregistered member and the moderators will approve the review before it gets posted publicly. On 17/12/2011 21:42, Paula Hobley wrote: Hi there I just thou

Re: Xmas treats

2011-12-17 Thread chris hallsworth
Papa Sangre will be my treat either from my own credit or from someone's ID whose app has been bought already. On 17/12/2011 21:50, Paula Hobley wrote: Something fun from the app store could be a good Xmas treat I think, or something self-endulgent. :) Enjoy whatever you treat yourself too. P

Re: VO helping me center a face in my iPhone's viewfinder

2011-12-17 Thread chris hallsworth
I can't get it to work either. It says autofocus but that's about it. On 17/12/2011 21:55, Sarah Alawami wrote: lol. I can hardly get that to work in ios 5 on my iPhone 4 but maybe I'll have better luck with my 4s when I get it in june. or if not the 4s then what ever is out there by then. I

Re: VO helping me center a face in my iPhone's viewfinder

2011-12-17 Thread Sarah Alawami
lol. I can hardly get that to work in ios 5 on my iPhone 4 but maybe I'll have better luck with my 4s when I get it in june. or if not the 4s then what ever is out there by then. I've heard good things about this face thing and I hope it improves with time. On Dec 17, 2011, at 1:20 PM, Bryan J

Re: Collins Thesaurus of the English Language inaccessible app

2011-12-17 Thread Sarah Alawami
All you need to do is create an account and then post a app review following the prompts. Take care. On Dec 17, 2011, at 1:42 PM, Paula Hobley wrote: > Hi there > I just thought I would let you all know that the application "Collins > Thesaurus of the English Language" is not accessible. I thou

Xmas treats

2011-12-17 Thread Paula Hobley
Something fun from the app store could be a good Xmas treat I think, or something self-endulgent. :) Enjoy whatever you treat yourself too. Paula -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Lewis Alexander Sent: Sund

Re: New Member Welcome

2011-12-17 Thread Lewis Alexander
lol cheers paula. it's going to be a busy one to be honest. the charity doesn't rest for a minute with me. as well as some IT work to do. christmas shopping just done, some christmas presents to pick up though. haven't decided what to treat myself to yet. lew On 17 Dec 2011, at 21:38, Paula H

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language inaccessible app

2011-12-17 Thread Paula Hobley
Hi there I just thought I would let you all know that the application "Collins Thesaurus of the English Language" is not accessible. I thought one of you might like to post this on the apple-vis directory of accessible applications. I don't know how to do this. Thanks Paula -Original Messa

RE: New Member Welcome

2011-12-17 Thread Paula Hobley
Hi Lew Hahaha :) thank you, rtea,coffee, chocolates and biscuits are always welcome. Rest assured, I will have many daft Mac questions. You have a lovely Xmas too. Take care Paula -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On

VO helping me center a face in my iPhone's viewfinder

2011-12-17 Thread Bryan Jones
Hi Folks, I imagine most of you already know about this feature, but I don't recall knowing about it until this afternoon when I stumbled upon it completely by accident. I think this is pretty darn cool. I was lying on the floor with the dog snoring against my left side and the cat purring ag

Re: New Member Welcome

2011-12-17 Thread chris hallsworth
Welcome to the list! On 17/12/2011 19:39, Gordon, Lynne & Tracy wrote: Hello everybody It is traditional when new members join the Mac Access Dot Net email forum that Gordon and I try to welcome the new member(s) personally. In keeping with that tradition, we are delighted to welcome: Paula H

Re: New Member Welcome

2011-12-17 Thread Lewis Alexander
Hi Pula, welcome to our inner sanctum. tea and coffee making facilities are always available, with a fresh selection of chocolate, biscuits and other comforts. pleas feel free to ask any questions mac related, no matter how daft they are. We're a fun bunch and always happy to help. all the b

New Member Welcome

2011-12-17 Thread Gordon, Lynne & Tracy
Hello everybody It is traditional when new members join the Mac Access Dot Net email forum that Gordon and I try to welcome the new member(s) personally. In keeping with that tradition, we are delighted to welcome: Paula Hobley to our number. We are gratified by the fact that Mac Access is growi

Re: premium voice again ios five

2011-12-17 Thread Sarah Alawami
Ok. leave it plugged in the computer. I get mine all the time that way, when I decide to use it lol! I have compact voice on as it is better for me. lol! it moght take from a few minutes to an hour depending on how big the voice is. It is 300 mb at least. On Dec 17, 2011, at 10:18 AM, william

Re: premium voice again ios five

2011-12-17 Thread william lomas
i do but nothing happening On Dec 17, 2011, at 6:17 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > You also need to plug it in to power like the computer or the wall. > > Take care. > On Dec 17, 2011, at 2:29 AM, william lomas wrote: > >> hi all i have my iphone 4 running 5.01 wifi on and connected to mains,

Re: premium voice again ios five

2011-12-17 Thread Sarah Alawami
You also need to plug it in to power like the computer or the wall. Take care. On Dec 17, 2011, at 2:29 AM, william lomas wrote: > hi all i have my iphone 4 running 5.01 wifi on and connected to mains, > yet even with my default language of english andcompact voice off, nothing > changin

Re: premium voice again ios five

2011-12-17 Thread william lomas
do i need wifi on as well at the moment nothing happening On Dec 17, 2011, at 11:30 AM, James AUSTIN wrote: > I think the Wi-Fi sync only syncs content that is already in your Library. > > On 17 Dec 2011, at 11:28, william lomas wrote: > >> oh i thought had plug in to mains not the computer

Re: premium voice again ios five

2011-12-17 Thread Ian McNamara
hi i've managed to get apps with out connecting my iphone to itunes since having i o s five. ho by the way all i've now got an iphone fours and i love it to bits. Ian McNamara <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.

Re: premium voice again ios five

2011-12-17 Thread James AUSTIN
I think the Wi-Fi sync only syncs content that is already in your Library. On 17 Dec 2011, at 11:28, william lomas wrote: > oh i thought had plug in to mains not the computer > > On Dec 17, 2011, at 11:26 AM, James AUSTIN wrote: > >> Hi Will, >> >> I could be wrong about this, but I think yo

Re: premium voice again ios five

2011-12-17 Thread william lomas
oh i thought had plug in to mains not the computer On Dec 17, 2011, at 11:26 AM, James AUSTIN wrote: > Hi Will, > > I could be wrong about this, but I think you need to be plugged directly to > the Mac with your USB cable, as the download comes from iTunes. I do not > think that the Wi-Fi sync

Re: premium voice again ios five

2011-12-17 Thread James AUSTIN
Hi Will, I could be wrong about this, but I think you need to be plugged directly to the Mac with your USB cable, as the download comes from iTunes. I do not think that the Wi-Fi sync capabilities of IOS 5+ do not extend to the downloading of content that is not already in your iTunes Library.

premium voice again ios five

2011-12-17 Thread william lomas
hi all i have my iphone 4 running 5.01 wifi on and connected to mains, yet even with my default language of english andcompact voice off, nothing changing? will <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net Y