RE: training

Hi Rob and welcome. Rob is a great personal and valuable friend of mine and I am sure he will do well here. I and glad you have joined us on this list. There are lots of helpful people who will make life easier for you in Mac Land, certainly a lot more expert than me. I think there is some links

Re: training

Hi robb and welcome to the list. I have had a mac since september last year and i'm loving it a lot. I Pretty much taught myself the Mac after a few basic instructions on how to navigate around. This list was also very helpful to me when I first got my mac and still is now. You will get a lot of

Re: Mountain Lion Rumours

Thats true. But still I get what Gordon's saying, :) Yeah they should totally do that!! :) On 7/23/12, Chris Moore wrote: > Gordon, > > Nothing to speculate, as Apple lays it bare here: > > http://www.apple.com/osx/whats-new/features.html > > All 200+ features you will find in Apple's new OS list

My temperamental iPhone!

Hi all, this is very bizarre. Here are several scenarios: 1. voiceover is turned on. no sound whatsoever from the phone. No voice, no background beeps; nothing. 2. someone rings. voiceover behaves perfectly. 3. voiceover is turned off. Phone behaves perfectly. I am confused. very very ver

ignore mail concerning tempremantal iPhone.

Got it fixed. My wife had to: 1. turn vo off; 2. launch iTunes for me; 3. play a track; 4. turn volume up. When no sound was coming out of the device, i.e., nothing was playing, using the buttons had no effect. It brings up an interesting one though: should VO volume not be separate, or sep

how i use a braille display

hi to all i have a humanware brailliant here where can i find please, a list of commands to operate it with an iphone and or ipad? many thanks will <--- 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

Re: how i use a braille display

Will -- Which exact model do you have and what results did you get when you searched the web? I used google to search for the words "apple.com humanware brailliant" and one of the first hits was Apple's own document titled "Humanware Brailliant: Device keys for VoiceOver navigation" which includ

skim with voiceover.

Hi all, well I'm still looking for a decent PDF reader on the mac. Sadly Skim still isn't doing it for me. In essence, it works well enough. However I find I get very stilted reading. for example I might get a sentence like: "s ee f igure 1. So I reckon that given some of you are using it

Re: Bento4 Mac

Hello Bryan On 23 Jul 2012, at 02:49, Bryan Jones wrote: • I'm running the latest Bento version (4.1.1) under Lion 10.7.4 on a 2011 MBA, and I also don't recall having the problem with any of the previous 4.x versions. Yes, we're running that version of Bento but our OS is slightly different.

Re: The new iPad.

Hello Sadam On 23 Jul 2012, at 11:31, Sadam Ahmed wrote: • What are the new features in the new iPad apart from the retina display? I believe that the only difference between iPad 2 and iPad 3 is the resolution of the camera. I think they both have the same technical specifications other th

Re: skim with voiceover.

I also get that but I really don't' know why I am. I got on on a quick start I was reading and it drove me up the wall. Any thoughts on this one? On Jul 24, 2012, at 8:47 AM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: > Hi all, > > well I'm still looking for a decent PDF reader on the mac. Sadly Skim still >

Re: skim with voiceover.

I've found Sarah that if you interact and turn on the keyboard lock and read line by line the text is fine. Not going to do that for a 500 page book though. :) On 24 Jul 2012, at 17:10, Sarah Alawami wrote: > I also get that but I really don't' know why I am. I got on on a quick start > I wa

Re: Merge Utility and VM Fusion

Eric --A few thoughts: 1. Regarding a utility named "Merge" -- Might you perhaps be referring to Apple's utility named "Migration Assistant?" If you really are using a program named Merge, could you provide some more details about it, such as where you found this utility, what it is supposed to

Re: Take control books

Hello Timothy Thank you very kindly. Actually this might be a good time to mention for the benefit of those who contacted us yesterday about buying books that we have your details and we will be getting back to you very soon. Gordon On 23 Jul 2012, at 13:10, Timothy J. Meloy wrote: Agreed.

Re: New Facility Available To Members

Hi Arthur, Carolin and all Just to settle this for keeps. The proper URL is: Lynne inadvertently missed of the crucial "s" in the prefix of the URL. Gordon On 23 Jul 2012, at 14:31, Arthur Barney wrote: tried that URL, and it says t

Re: New Facility Available To Members

Hi Esther The ";" (semi-colon" was wrong. It should be: That's a pretty standard URL. Gordon On 23 Jul 2012, at 15:21, Esther wrote: I think that the prefix should be "https" and not "http". But I'm not sure that the automatic log i

Re: Profiles on iOS

Hi Sarah No, I don't mean either of those things actually. Let me explain. As part of the job I may be in line for shortly, it will be my duty to configure and maintain iPads for a bunch of students in an academy. What I wanted to do was to disable certain functions on the iPad, such as the

Re: skim with voiceover.

I found the same thing as well. I'm not even going to do that for an 11 page quick start. lol! Over all it's a good program, but for that nasty quirk. take care all. On Jul 24, 2012, at 9:14 AM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: > I've found Sarah that if you interact and turn on the keyboard lock and re

Re: Profiles on iOS

Hi Gordon, I think you might want to investigate the "restrictions," area of the settings app. This ought to do what you are looking for, or at least some of it. It was designed for parental controls, and includes such options as disabling the store, etc. Yours, Zack. On Jul 24, 2012, at 9:41 AM

Re: were

Hi Patricia To what does this refer? Sorry if I'm being dense. On 23 Jul 2012, at 16:53, Patricia Taylor wrote: were can I get this back up or dose iCloud have the same ? bye <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-acces

Re: iA Writer writing app for iPad and iPhone updates

Hi Esther, It sounds, from your description of the IA writer app, that you are actually using the iPad to type texts. I've been using an Apple bt keyboard to accomplish this if I have to write anything of length, because I find it so much faster to type that way without having to wait for vo fee

Re: Merge Utility and VM Fusion

Hi Brian, On Jul 24, 2012, at 12:21 PM, Bryan Jones wrote: > Eric --A few thoughts: > 1. Regarding a utility named "Merge" -- Might you perhaps be referring to > Apple's utility named "Migration Assistant?" If you really are using a > program named Merge, could you provide some more details abo

Re: Profiles on iOS

You might be able to use the iPhone configuration utility to do this. I don't use it in that fashion but from what i understand you can create specific profiles for specific things, for example to connect to a wifi network and all you do is email someone that profile and when they get to your

Re: SuperDuper! and Carbon Copy Cloner to backup [was Re: were]

Hi Esther Thank you for the reminder. Since I came home from hospital I have sadly neglected our blog. This will now be at tented too so that the URL http://blog.maciosaccess.net works once again. Gordon On 23 Jul 2012, at 17:10, Esther wrote: Hi, I'm guessing you are asking about Paul's

Re: changing tab group in java preferences using Voiceover

Hi Esther Yes, so I've now come to understand. Thanks for putting us right. Gordon On 23 Jul 2012, at 20:40, Esther wrote: This is a genuine accessibility issue with Java Preferences. VoiceOver doesn't see tabs other than the one that is currently selected, so they don't show up in item ch

Re: crash plan questions

Click the crashPlan central link with the mouse or VO+Shift+Space. Then the tabs appear. HTH Gordon You can let your friends use part of your backup plan if you wish. Gordon On 23 Jul 2012, at 20:48, Sarah Alawami wrote: I'm beginning to like the crash plan interface, and the price. especi

Re: changing tab group in java preferences using Voiceover

Gordon/ Esther: I'm in the process of filing a bug, however I'd like permission to use some of Esther's superb text. I won't comment here on anything relating to mountain lion; just to say that "all that glisters is not gold". Dónal On 24 Jul 2012, at 18:13, Gordon Smith wrote: > Hi Esther >

Re: Profiles on iOS

Hi Zack Yes, I knew about that but the point is you cannot "lock" those options down. For instance, a student could simply go into the restrictions area and undo what I did. Gordon On 24 Jul 2012, at 17:43, Zachary Kline wrote: I think you might want to investigate the "restrictions," area

Re: Profiles on iOS

Hi Sarah I can't find that on the download page I'm afraid. I'm not saying it isn't there, just that I couldn't find it. Gordon On 24 Jul 2012, at 18:07, Sarah Alawami wrote: You might be able to use the iPhone configuration utility to do this. I don't use it in that fashion but from what

Re: Profiles on iOS

Hi Gordon, This might be what you're looking for? http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/apple-configurator/id434433123?mt=12 Cheers, Dónal On 24 Jul 2012, at 18:35, Gordon Smith wrote: > Hi Sarah > > I can't find that on the download page I'm afraid. I'm not saying it isn't > there, just that I c

RE: Profiles on iOS

Hi Gordon, I believe that what you are talking about is one of the new features of IOS 6. I know that we don't talk about rumors but I believe that this was one of the things that Apple mentioned in their keynote presentation back in June. I believe that the video is still on the Apple website.

Re: crash plan questions, and some issues with said software

Actually that didn't work. I had to turn off vo and then click it with the mouse. But you are supposed to be able to change settings like bandwidth speed and priority according to the wonderfully written faq i read all of and practically memorized. Except the settings part is no ware in the app

Re: Profiles on iOS

Hi Donal Thanks for this. But it won't allow me to download the darn thing. Gordon On 24 Jul 2012, at 18:40, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: Hi Gordon, This might be what you're looking for? http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/apple-configurator/id434433123?mt=12 Cheers, Dónal On 24 Jul 2012, at 18:3

Re: crash plan questions, and some issues with said software

It worked fine here Sarah On 24 Jul 2012, at 18:43, Sarah Alawami wrote: Actually that didn't work. I had to turn off vo and then click it with the mouse. But you are supposed to be able to change settings like bandwidth speed and priority according to the wonderfully written faq i read all

Re: Profiles on iOS

really? Any idea why? On 24 Jul 2012, at 18:47, Gordon Smith wrote: > Hi Donal > > Thanks for this. But it won't allow me to download the darn thing. > > Gordon > > On 24 Jul 2012, at 18:40, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: > > Hi Gordon, > > This might be what you're looking for? > > http://itu

command click not working

hi to all in itunes on the mac when i do command and click on restore button it is not bringing up a file open dialogue as i hear it is supposed to do for me to restore firmware from an IPSW file any help please? reply off list if easier <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To re

Re: command click not working

Actually it's option click. and the best work around it sot vo cmd f5 not he restore button, turn off vo and option click the restore button then turn on vo. You will then choose the ipsw for your restore. Take care. On Jul 24, 2012, at 11:14 AM, william lomas wrote: > hi to all in itune

Re: training

If you have a local apple store, see if there is a well-trained, enthusiastic VO user. I realize that they are few and far between, but, I have found one in Denver. She is terrific, as she actually uses VO and no monitor! Diane ! - Original Message - From: "Rob Murthwaite" To: Sent

Re: training

Diane, I will do this, useful advice. thanks Rob M On 24 Jul 2012, at 19:25, Diane Bomar wrote: > If you have a local apple store, see if there is a well-trained, > enthusiastic VO user. I realize that they are few and far between, but, I > have found one in Denver. > She is terrific, as sh

mac mini monitors was: Re: Dropbox, Finder, and Mini not playing nice together

I purchased a monitor for $99 at Best Buy, don't remember the brand, plus the cable. But, the cables are much less on Amazon. Diane - Original Message - From: "Eric Caron" To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 7:42 PM Subject: Re: Dropbox,Finder, and Mini not

Re: changing tab group in java preferences using Voiceover

Hi Dónal, You have my permission to use any of my text, and you can also link to the discussions here using the Mail Archive site. This post doesn't cover the other issue about not being able to interact with and check/uncheck items in the tables on the Java Preferences tabs. As Paula also rep

Re: crash plan questions, and some issues with said software

Here is what happens when I try and do the actions w vo on. it's a screen cast so those with some vision might take a bit of pleasure out of it. lol! https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1672188/issues_with_crash_plan.mov As you can see there are some issues w the app. Take care all and be blessed. On Jul

Re: My temperamental iPhone!

This used to happen to me, quite frequently, especially after having the phone on a music dock, then taking it off. Hasn't happened under ios 5.1.1, though. My solution was to call the phone from another line, and raise the volume while the call was live. Sometimes that meant pressing the home

How to use a remote disk drive?

Hello Listers, I've seen several references to people using a remote disc drive on another Mac with their Mac Book Air or Mini. And, this will be used more often with the new mac Book Pro that has no CD drive. Can someone familiar with this process describe the steps needed? In my ca

Re: training

I had an excellent training experience when I took a series of Pages lessons via Skype with Anne & Archie Robertson. You can find more information about their education services at: http://cecimac.org/education.htm HTH, Bryan On Jul 24, 2012, at 6:29 AM, Rob Murthwaite wrote: > I am looking for

Re: iA Writer writing app for iPad and iPhone updates

Hello Mary, • It sounds, from your description of the IA writer app, that you are actually using the iPad to type texts. I've been using an Apple bt keyboard to accomplish this if I have to write anything of length, because I find it so much faster to type that way without having to wait for vo

Re: training

Hello, Rob, You will find much information and valuable training resources here: http://www.fedoraoutlier.com/ On Jul 24, 2012, at 6:29 AM, Rob Murthwaite wrote: Hi, I am relatively new to Macs having used Windows and Jaws for many years. My employer has only recently updated from snowleopar

Re: changing tab group in java preferences using Voiceover

Couldn't agree with you more Esther. As someone who's in the field of higher ed (from the other side I'll grant you) I recognise fully the importance. Mind you, why any institution would inflict blackboard on its staff/student cohort is beyond me. It was, is now and forever shall be…. … hideou

Re: changing tab group in java preferences using Voiceover

Esther I forgot to ask, do you have the bug number for the one you submitted last year? On 24 Jul 2012, at 18:44, Esther wrote: > Hi Dónal, > > You have my permission to use any of my text, and you can also link to the > discussions here using the Mail Archive site. This post doesn't cover th

how do I expand the gmail folder in mail?

Hi all, I've finally done it! I've joined the Mac world! While I'm finding a lot of help and for the most part, finding a lot of tasks easy to do, and in some cases, quicker than elsewhere, one thing eludes me at this time. How do I expand an item in the mail boxes window? I've set my gmail up as

Re: mac and daisy?

Bard does not have a way to play books on the computer. there is an RFBD reader but I have not had good luck with even getting it from the website. there are other apps but since I don't ever use my computer to play daisy I just have not bothered to learn about them. I play daisy stuff like RFBD

Re: changing tab group in java preferences using Voiceover

Hi Dónal, No, sorry, this is from memory. It might have been a little over a year ago that I reported the problems with Java Preferences. And not all universities use Blackboard, but some of the alternatives also have accessibility issues. Esther On Jul 24, 2012, at 10:52 AM, Dónal Fitzpatri

Re: changing tab group in java preferences using Voiceover

yes you're right there. We use moodle which isn't quite as bad as blackboard but stil has issues. Not to worry about the bug ID. I was just going to put it in one of the notes. Thanks Esther. Dónal On 24 Jul 2012, at 21:56, mori...@mac.com wrote: > Hi Dónal, > > No, sorry, this is from memo

RE: changing tab group in java preferences using Voiceover

Hi Dónal I agree, Blackboard is awful as is ELive! If I can help in any way when you are reporting the bug, please let me know. Take care Paula -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Dónal Fitzpatrick Sent: We

Adobi Editions

Hi folks. OK, does anyone know of an accessible way to download a trial version of Adobi Editions for the Mac? I can't find a link to actually download it to try it out. Any help would be appreciated. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@m

RE: how do I expand the gmail folder in mail?

Generally expanding anything in Mail, tree views, or message conversation threads, is simply a question of pressing the right cursor key. This does not always work if you have quick nav on, in which case I find that using option right does the trick. David Griffith -Original Message- From

correction to my last message

Sorry folks. That was Adobe Audition I need a link for. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFI

Re: how do I expand the gmail folder in mail?

For me vo back slash expands and collapses things as well as the right arrow. I use the vo trick as my hands are always in that position. Take care. On Jul 24, 2012, at 3:57 PM, David Griffith wrote: > Generally expanding anything in Mail, tree views, or message conversation > threads, is simpl

Re: correction to my last message

Hi John, A Google search brought up this link for the free trial download of Adobe Audition: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=audition Cheers, Esther On Jul 24, 2012, at 1:00 PM, John Panarese wrote: >Sorry folks. That was Adobe Audition I need a link for. > > Take C

Re: New Facility Available To Members

Hi, I can't connect to the server to access the facility. Thanks, Courtney On Jul 23, 2012, at 9:04 AM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: > http://files.mac-access.net?login=mac-access;mac-access> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to m

Re: New Facility Available To Members

I believe both the user name and password are mac-access. HTH T.J. On Jul 24, 2012, at 8:01 PM, Moop Curran wrote: > Hi, > I can't connect to the server to access the facility. > Thanks, > Courtney > On Jul 23, 2012, at 9:04 AM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: > >> http://files.mac-access.net?

Re: correction to my last message

Hi Esther, The problem is there must be Flash involved because there doesn't seem to be an actual download link for it, unless I am missing it. Take Care John Panarese jpanar...@mac-access.net On Jul 24, 2012, at 8:03 PM, Esther Hu wrote: > Hi John, > A Google search brought up this li

Re: how do I expand the gmail folder in mail?

Just tried it and I did not find it worked for expanding this message thread. I just got an error beep. Turning on voiceover keyboard help reported toggle expand disclosure on and off. I think this is slightly different? It may be that I am getting a different result as I have customised

Re: iPhone not saying the time

Swipe left to get to it, perhaps? On 7/24/12, Glenn wrote: > Hi, > I have an iPhone 4, with the latest update, well, within a month or two > anyway. > The problem is that VoiceOver used to say the time when I pressed the lock > button, and now it only says: > slide to unlock > * How do I get the

Re: More on Mouse keys

There is a slight drawback that I have found in having Mouse keys in the background when Num pad commander is on. It appears that num pad commander does not retain command of the 5 key. You will therefore lose focus when you think you are using 5 to deliver the of vo space you will in fact be d

time not being announced

Hi All, On the time not being spoken when I press the lock button, which I wrote in about earlier; I have not cleared my app switcher in about 3 or 4 weeks, so I did that, and that was not fixing it, so I did the reset with pressing the lock button 5 times, and it booted back and now it says the

"Finder Busy" Complex question

Hello all, The situation: Mac Mini running 10.6.8; 8 gigs ram and rather proficient Mac user. The computer ran fine until a couple months ago when the user abruptly disconnected the monitor which has not been used since. From that time, the computer has run very sluggishly anytime you activa

Re: how do I expand the gmail folder in mail?

No there is a bug wherein right and left arrow will not all the time expand and collapse threads. A reboot of vo or mail, or both helps. Take care. On Jul 24, 2012, at 6:12 PM, David Griffith wrote: > Just tried it and I did not find it worked for expanding this message thread. > I just got an