Re: fleksy is out!

2012-07-15 Thread krystal watson
actually for those that think using the letter hold feature slows typing down it really does not at least not fore me infact i am much faster typing using it that way as i am not stressed about what i am pressing and having to corect trillions of things that if i had pressed the right letter in

Re: fleksy is out!

2012-07-15 Thread william lomas
still want to try this but until ipad version is out i think i'm best off waiting even though it can sort of be used. trying it on a frends iphone later this week don't have an iphone at the moment On 15 Jul 2012, at 07:10, krystal watson krystalwat...@bluebottle.com wrote: actually for those

RE: Mic recommendation for multi purposes

2012-07-15 Thread David Griffith
If you live in the UK the Persula foundation - aka Tapesense were selling high quality mics for discounted prices last year. You have to be registered with them as a visually impaired person. David Griffith -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net

RE: Old Apple full size keyboard, Any concerns

2012-07-15 Thread David Griffith
I use one of these keyboards on my 2011 IMac with no problems. The ultra thing monstrosity that came with the IMac was for me a disaster as I developed terrible wrist pain and had to have them supported by tubigrip bandages for a week before they fully recovered. Thankfully no such problem with

Re: Topic Filters Now In Place

2012-07-15 Thread Andrea Breier
Gordon, you are absolutely amazing! I love how you are always trying to make everything you touch better. Hugs, Andrea M. Breier -Original Message- From: Gordon, Lynne Tracy Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 10:01 AM To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility Subject: Topic Filters Now In Place

DropBox

2012-07-15 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi For those who have had some difficulty with Lynne's instructions regarding updating DropBox. I think I can now answer the question regarding why the setup windows did not appear when you tried to update DropBox. Even if you stop the process from within Activity Monitor, there is another

Re: applying to work at apple

2012-07-15 Thread krystal watson
not sure but good luck On 15/07/2012, at 6:10 PM, william lomas wrote: hi all i applied to work at the apple store here in the west midlands but heard nothing back, is there a way one can check on an application? i don't understand how blind people in the US are getting jobs with apple

Re: applying to work at apple

2012-07-15 Thread william lomas
mine just says blank next to it when i checked my positions On 15 Jul 2012, at 14:55, Sadam Ahmed sadamahmed1...@gmail.com wrote: hi William, You can check the progress by logging in with your Apple ID the same Apple ID you used when applying for the position. Good luck. Best

Re: applying to work at apple

2012-07-15 Thread Sarah Alawami
There is not. I send in my application daily. Keep trying. and good luck. They get about 3 or 4 thousand applications daily. they have to only choose 5. Again good luck. On Jul 15, 2012, at 6:55 AM, Sadam Ahmed wrote: hi William, You can check the progress by logging in with your Apple ID

FaceTime Question

2012-07-15 Thread Jane
Is there any way to FaceTime with multiple people, as in call a person, then add another person to the call? Jane --- 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 an archive of all messages postedto the

Re: FaceTime Question

2012-07-15 Thread Sarah Alawami
There is, just hit the home button. Still though, you can onlyhave 1 person. Even when there is no video I dunno what the audio is but it takes up a heck of a lot of bandwidth. lol! On Jul 15, 2012, at 8:20 AM, Jane wrote: Darn. Isn't there a way to still use it without the camera on? I mean

Re: FaceTime Question

2012-07-15 Thread Jane
OK, so are there any alternatives to Skype that two people with Macs and a person with a PC can use? Jane On Jul 15, 2012, at 11:31 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: There is, just hit the home button. Still though, you can onlyhave 1 person. Even when there is no video I dunno what the audio is

Re: FaceTime Question

2012-07-15 Thread Sarah Alawami
lol. If there is i don't know about it. All I have used is skype and FaceTime, and both work well. Except with skype on iOS you cannot start conferences. you can ask if you can join them though. but since I'm drifting a bit I'll leave someone else to reply. On Jul 15, 2012, at 8:34 AM, Jane

Re: FaceTime Question

2012-07-15 Thread Laurie Mehta
On Jul 15, 2012, at 8:34 AM, Jane wrote: OK, so are there any alternatives to Skype that two people with Macs and a person with a PC can use? Hello Jane, Google Hang Out allows this, but I am not sure how accessible it is to blind and visually impaired computer users. When my family

Re: Is there a way to batch convert rtf files to txt using osx

2012-07-15 Thread Jonathan Cohn
You have a few options. The first is to see if there is a save a copy function in the automation work flows. Even if not, one should be able to write an AppleScript to duplicate a Pages document. Next is the question of batching. Is this a one time event? Do you want a contextual menu? Or

Re: Is there a way to batch convert rtf files to txt using osx

2012-07-15 Thread Sarah Alawami
Nah I like text files that way I can read them any ware, phone via dropbox, pc, mac, someone else's computer. lol! I hope this will be a 1 time thing but trying to do this in text edit would be a drag lol! On Jul 15, 2012, at 7:48 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: You have a few options. The first

Re: Is there a way to batch convert rtf files to txt using osx

2012-07-15 Thread Esther
Hi Sarah, You wrote: Hello to all. I'm grabbing a boatload of recipes and all of them are in rtf file or doc. is there a way to batch convert these to txt using osx? I don't need the pictures I just need the directions. lol! Yes, you can use as AppleScript to batch convert these .rtf and

Re: Is there a way to batch convert rtf files to txt using osx

2012-07-15 Thread Esther
HI All, Just noticed that it might have been confusing to use the ---begin script--- line to separate off the AppleScript for batch converting rtf and doc files to text. There are only five lines to the AppleScript code. And I probably should have added some comment lines to the beginning.