Re: Is there an accessible kindle app for the mac?

2012-12-18 Thread Sarah Alawami
No, sadly, things have not changed. And it looks like Amazon are one of the companies that will not listen to anything that we have to say. This is sad because what if the university I go to are not going to honor our protests and switch to Kindle anyway? I have been lucky so far, but what about

Re: Learning iOS app now free.

2012-12-18 Thread Shaun Oliver
I have to say I'm in complete agreement with you. even though I pickup things fairly quickly, it doesn't hurt to have a tutorial to go through just to brush up even for the power users. this is a great idea in my opinion. On 18/12/2012, at 3:54 PM, Danny Noonan wrote: > I'm not commenting on yo

RE: Learning iOS app now free.

2012-12-18 Thread Missy Hoppe
Very, very well said! Whenever I get my first IPhone, I think this app will be a Godsend. Assuming it isn't terribly expensive, it will be 1 of the first things I load onto the phone. From what I've heard and also experienced in my feeble attempts to play with my mom's Ipad, The biggest problem

Re: But Let's Keep This thread On topic: [Was "Good Bluetooth Speaker?"]

2012-12-18 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hi all, I got a Jambox two weeks ago, an love the thing. WHen i first looked at the unit, was surprised at the size of it. , I wasn't sure exactly how good it was going to sound. , but wow, was i ever impressed, and frankly blown away by the sound of it. I read that you can get f

Re: Is there an accessible kindle app for the mac?

2012-12-18 Thread Mike Arrigo
Unfortunately the kindle app is not accessible on the mac, or any other platform besides the limited accessibility provided by the plug in for the kindle program in windows. It's obvious Amazon has no interest in making their books accessible. Original message: I have been on the applevis site

Re: dvd ripper?

2012-12-18 Thread Esther
Hi, When in doubt of where to find a Mac app, one of the first things to try is looking for it at the MacUpdate site. A Google search of "mpeg streamclip MacUpdate" brings up its entry page: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/15466/mpeg-streamclip You can download from there (since the app is fr

Re: But Let's Keep This thread On topic: [Was "Good Bluetooth Speaker?"]

2012-12-18 Thread Sarah k Alawami
I heard that part is or was problematic. is there a way you could email them to let them know that the site is problematic to voice over and other users of screen reading technology? , sure they re aware of it as you are not the only one that had issues. Be blessed. On Dec 18, 2012, at 5:18 AM,

Re: Kobo accessibility.

2012-12-18 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Orin, When you first open the Kobo app, assuming you've already bought a book from the Kobo website, you'll find the Library button at the bottom left of the screen. The button is just above the label saying Library. Tap this button and you'll be on a screen containing, at the top, the fo

Re: dvd ripper?

2012-12-18 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Ah I keep forgetting about that site. lol! I just use what I"m used to. Hehahahhaa. but that software is wonderful. if that does not work, rip the dvd using handbrake, then use mpeg stream clip to rip the audio out. a bit clunky but it does work. or use an automated folder action to do it. T

RE: Kobo accessibility.

2012-12-18 Thread Paula Hobley
Hi Anne How are you? Thank you for your instructions. I followed them, but I am unable to find the back button. When I hit an unlabelled button, it takes me back to the screen that says image, and has the buttons you have described. Can you please tell me how to find the back button? Thanks f

Return Address Labels

2012-12-18 Thread Desi Noller
Hi Everybody, Can someone tell me how to generate return address labels in either Pages or TextEdit? I'm just trying to generate a bunch of labels with my own return address on them, but can't figure out how. I've got all the ones done for the list of people I'm sending to, which I did in Con

Re: Kobo accessibility.

2012-12-18 Thread Jane
That's funny I htink on the US version of the app there is no ba k button so things can't be saved. I even had eric look at the screen with Voi eOver off and he can't find anything, so I am out of luck reading Kobo Books for now Jane On Dec 18, 2012, at 6:59 PM, "Paula Hobley" wrote: > Hi

RE: Kobo accessibility.

2012-12-18 Thread Paula Hobley
I'm having the same issue Jane. I've emailed them to ask them for tips for making the app accessible, if not, I figure they can give me my money back. Cheers Paula -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Jane Se

Empty Reminds You to Empty Your Mac's Trash

2012-12-18 Thread Sarah k Alawami
No reader on this page but basically this little gem can remind you to empty your trash if you forget. http://lifehacker.com/5969584/empty-remains-you-to-empty-your-macs-trash?utm_campaign=socialflow_lifehacker_twitter&utm_source=lifehacker_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow <--- Mac Access At Mac

vm ware fusion and dvd question

2012-12-18 Thread Melissa Tucker
where do I get the vmware fusion you all were talking about? apple doesn't have it anymore according to their site. also, what's the best dvd manager, I just got myself a cd drive for my mac. the super one plus or something like that. I need an accessible dvd manager. <--- Mac Access At Mac

Re: vm ware fusion and dvd question

2012-12-18 Thread Sarah k Alawami
bu dmd manager what do you mean, you want to catalog your dvds? Good luck. On Dec 18, 2012, at 7:14 PM, Melissa Tucker wrote: > where do I get the vmware fusion you all were talking about? apple doesn't > have it anymore according to their site. also, what's the best dvd manager, > I just go

Sink google contacts dialogue

2012-12-18 Thread Margaret
On mac book pro and I'm using lion I keep getting a dialogue coming up saying sink google contacts What I want to know is how do I prevent this dialogue coming up all the time. Margaret Sent from my iPhone <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address

Re: Sink google contacts dialogue

2012-12-18 Thread Sarah Alawami
Do you have a Google account set up in your address book? Go to the contacts application, then click preferences, then in the toolbar, click accounts. If you do have a Google account, try and remove it. Good luck. On Dec 18, 2012, at 22:42, Margaret wrote: > On mac book pro and I'm using lion

Re: Kobo accessibility.

2012-12-18 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Paula, I'm afraid my version of Kobo may be different from yours as I'm in France and have the Kobo by FNAC version, which is the only one I can get here. You could try having someone sighted look at it with VoiceOver off, but I see that Jane hasn't had much luck with that approach. It se