Overcast can't find my podcasts

2014-08-16 Thread Ian Harrison
Hi, Just downloaded this app to try out. It can't seem to find a lot of my podcasts, such as bbd friday night comedy or serotalk. You can paste in an url, but I don't know how to do this. Any kind helpers out there? Thanks Ian <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply

How can I stop streadsheets opening in Numbers at the top cell all the time?

2014-08-16 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - When I open a spreadsheet in Numbers, I want ti to open at the last row of cells, but it always opens at the top [a1], this is after I’ve interacted to get rid of the template screen, which I always get when Numbers opens. I’ve looked in the preferences for Numbers, but couldn’t see an

Re: How can I stop streadsheets opening in Numbers at the top cell all the time?

2014-08-16 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Andy, As far as I know, you can’t change this behaviour. But what’s so difficult about doing Cmd-down Arrow to get to the last row? Alternatively, you can do VO-Shift-End to get to the last cell. Cheers, Anne On 16 Aug 2014, at 11:14, Andy Collins wrote: > Hi all - > > When I open a

Re: I think I broke mail

2014-08-16 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Sarah, Here’s how I am able to rearrange columns in the classic view of Mail in Mavericks 10.9.4. Thanks to John Panarese’ excellent macforthe blind.com website for reminding me how to move focus to the header row. 1. Interact with the messages list in Mail. 2. Press VO+Shift+\ to move fo

a question about sharing files between two partitions

2014-08-16 Thread Michael Marshall
hey all, am thinking about trying the OS10 beta on a partition that I will be creating. my question is this, how do i go about accessing my documents and other files on my mavrics partition? i only want to share my music folders between the partitions. thanks for any help Michael <--- Mac Access

RE: using ICloud

2014-08-16 Thread Henry Miller
Hi Sarah Many thanks for your reply. At the moment, I do not have any IDevices although I might purchase an IPhone in the near future. I wonder which is the best way to back up my Mac bearing this in mind? Should I use the ICloud or purchase an external drive etc. Kind regards Henry

Re: How can I stop streadsheets opening in Numbers at the top cell all the time?

2014-08-16 Thread Andy Collins
Hi Anne - When I do CMD down arrow, I just get that ding sound that indicates the key stroke doesn’t exist, same for VO shift down arrow, that’s why I asked on list. Maybe I’am not using Numbers correctly. Each time I open a spreadsheet, I land in the layout area. I have to hit VO shift down ar

Re: a question about sharing files between two partitions

2014-08-16 Thread Kliphton Senior
I could be wrong, but I don't think you can share files between partitions. Also, they say the best way to test this beta is to get your system the way you want it, do a time machine backup, and then do the upgrade. If it's not what you want or like, then you can go bak to mavericks. Some are

Re: a question about sharing files between two partitions

2014-08-16 Thread Michael Marshall
hey, I have decided on a time machine option. Too many variables with partitioning. On 16 Aug 2014, at 11:25 pm, Kliphton Senior wrote: > I could be wrong, but I don't think you can share files between partitions. > Also, they say the best way to test this beta is to get your system the way >

Re: a question about sharing files between two partitions

2014-08-16 Thread Kliphton Senior
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Re: I think I broke mail

2014-08-16 Thread Eleanor Martha Burke
Sorry to be stupid here but I am interested in this although it all sounds highly technical for me at this stage does this differ from the default of the email client maybe somebody could explain to me in terms of Windows how this display is beneficial is John spoke publicly available are is it

Re: Accessible firewall for the mac?

2014-08-16 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Michael, Little Snitch is a great security utility, and much of it is actually quite VO accessible. Unfortunately, you will need a sighted person to tick one checkbox in order to turn on that accessibility. I’ve included instructions below. (Please don’t flame the messenger about this par

Creating a bootible usb drive

2014-08-16 Thread matthew Dyer
Hello list. If this is kind of off topic, I am sorry up frunt. I have a linux distro that I want to install on another computer. If I burn it to a thumb drive, will it be bootible, or is there a program I can use to do this. Thanks. I am going today to get it so was wondering if it was possi

Re: I think I broke mail

2014-08-16 Thread Phil Halton
Three things, first of all, the word would be ignorant and not stupid. You're not stupid you just don't have certain information, And there's no reason to apologize for that. Secondly, if I were you I would completely forget about windows as a reference point for learning the Mac. They are two d

Re: a question about sharing files between two partitions

2014-08-16 Thread Michael Marshall
I feel good about this choice. Last time I tried partitioning FileVault disabled everything and it took the brilliance of two Apple geniuses to undo the damage. On 16 Aug 2014, at 11:30 pm, Kliphton Senior wrote: > Trust me, you are making the right choice. > >> Are you a Christian? Looking f

Re: Accessible firewall for the mac?

2014-08-16 Thread Michael Marshall
thanks will keep that app in mined. I am not greatly concerned about obtaining a firewall but i thank you for your help Michael On 16 Aug 2014, at 11:53 pm, Bryan Jones wrote: > Hello Michael, > > Little Snitch is a great security utility, and much of it is actually quite > VO accessible. Unf

RE: a question about sharing files between two partitions

2014-08-16 Thread Debbie April Yuille
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RE: a question about sharing files between two partitions

2014-08-16 Thread Debbie April Yuille
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Re: a question about sharing files between two partitions

2014-08-16 Thread Michael Marshall
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2014-08-16 Thread Debbie April Yuille
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Re: I think I broke mail

2014-08-16 Thread Eleanor Martha Burke
thanks I appreciate that however my reference to windows was only so that I could get an understanding as to the layout perhaps I could still get a description of the layout as I wanted to decide whether it is worth me doing it or not so to go back to one of my questions which was how does the l

Re: a question about sharing files between two partitions

2014-08-16 Thread Michael Marshall
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Re: Creating a bootible usb drive

2014-08-16 Thread Glenn
Matthew, Try here: http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/ You can select the distro you want and it installs it for you. Glenn - Original Message - From: "matthew Dyer" To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2014 9:11 AM Subject: Creatin

Re: How can I stop streadsheets opening in Numbers at the top cell all the time?

2014-08-16 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Andy, I interact once with the table then I can press Cmd-Down Arrow and I’m at the bottom of that column. Cmd-Right Arrow takes me to the end of the row. I have my mouse set to ignore the other cursors but I don’t know whether that makes a difference. Another thought, have you set Cmd-D

Re: How can I stop streadsheets opening in Numbers at the top cell all the time?

2014-08-16 Thread Andy Collins
Hi Anne - When I first interact after opening Numbers, VO says: Table 1 table. I had to interact again, and then VO announces: Table 1 table has been removed from selection. At this point, I was able to access my spreadsheet, but CMD down arrow, which hasn’t been reassigned to do something diff

Re: How can I stop streadsheets opening in Numbers at the top cell all the time?

2014-08-16 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Andy, I don’t get all the VO chatter you do because I have verbosity set to Low for Numbers but I do have to interact with table one. I tried with Quick Nav on and it still worked. Then I tried with the Trackpad commander on and it still worked. You didn’t say whether you’ve repaired per

Re: Accessible firewall for the mac?

2014-08-16 Thread Christian Schöpplein
Hi, do also take a look at the open source project icefloor. Its a firewall that can be used in adition to the default firewall of Mac OS. It is possible to build custom firewall roules, get an overview on the connections on the Mac, block applications, etc. The app is very accessible and can b

Re: How can I stop streadsheets opening in Numbers at the top cell all the time?

2014-08-16 Thread Andy Collins
Hi Anne - No, I haven’t ever repaired permissions. I know it has ben discussed, but while nothing appeared to be broken, I felt it best to leave alone. Maybe it’s time - Andy On 16 Aug 2014, at 17:20, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Andy, > > I don’t get all the VO chatter you do because I have

Re: How can I stop streadsheets opening in Numbers at the top cell all the time?

2014-08-16 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Andy, You should repair permissions after installing new software and after updates. People who only use their Macs for simple tasks can get away with not repairing permissions, but as soon as you start using more complex programs such as Numbers, you’re going to encounter anomalous behav

Re: How can I stop streadsheets opening in Numbers at the top cell all the time?

2014-08-16 Thread Eleanor Martha Burke
Not Andy but what is Repan permissions and how is this done please > On 16 Aug 2014, at 18:09, Anne Robertson wrote: > > Hello Andy, > > You should repair permissions after installing new software and after updates. > > People who only use their Macs for simple tasks can get away with not > r

Re: I think I broke mail

2014-08-16 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Sorry that did not work. Focus will not move to the headers colomn witht he mouse. My table is still in focus. I've been having focus issues in 10.9 and up, now with 10.9.5 For th eone who was wondering about windows, I say in my training materinasl to through all skills out the window regardin

Re: using ICloud

2014-08-16 Thread Sarah k Alawami
I would at first get an external drive as with icloud you only get 5 gigs free. and wiht an external drive you can go up to 4t (no that is not a mis print) in size. I have a 1t phantom that I use for time machine back up and back blaze currently for my back up off site for everythign else. Ta

Re: How can I stop streadsheets opening in Numbers at the top cell all the time?

2014-08-16 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Eleanor, To repair permissions: • Open your Utilities folder (Cmd-Shift-u); • Type dis to get quickly to Disk Utility and open it (Cmd-o); • Interact with the table and navigate down to your hard drive (probably the second item in the list); • Stop interacting and navigate twice to the righ

Re: How can I stop streadsheets opening in Numbers at the top cell all the time?

2014-08-16 Thread Eleanor Martha Burke
thanks Anne Will make a note of these instructions and do this then from time to time > On 16 Aug 2014, at 18:37, Anne Robertson wrote: > > Hello Eleanor, > > To repair permissions: > • Open your Utilities folder (Cmd-Shift-u); > • Type dis to get quickly to Disk Utility and open it (Cmd-o); >

RE: using ICloud

2014-08-16 Thread Henry Miller
Hi Sarah Many thanks for your advice. Kind regards Henry -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Sarah k Alawami Sent: 16 August 2014 18:24 To: mac access list iOS Accessibility Subject: Re: using ICloud I wo

Re: How can I stop streadsheets opening in Numbers at the top cell all the time?

2014-08-16 Thread Andy Collins
Hi Anne - I’ve always respected your knowledge and experience, right from first coming to the mac and this list just over 12 months ago. Like I said, the only reason I haven’t done repairs etc was from fear of messing something up. Now a feel more confident with my mac, I am more brave about do

Re: Creating a bootible usb drive

2014-08-16 Thread matthew Dyer
Hi, When you say it installs it do you mean it installs it to the thumb drive. I want to install the latest sonar based off of mangaro. HTH. matthew Dyer matthew.dy...@icloud.com On Aug 16, 2014, at 10:48 AM, Glenn wrote: > Matthew, > Try here: > http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-u

Re: Creating a bootible usb drive

2014-08-16 Thread matthew Dyer
Ok just looked at the site but I have a mac and not windows. Is there something for macc that would work. Matthew matthew Dyer matthew.dy...@icloud.com On Aug 16, 2014, at 2:23 PM, matthew Dyer wrote: > Hi, > > When you say it installs it do you mean it installs it to the thumb drive.

Re: Creating a bootible usb drive

2014-08-16 Thread Sarah k Alawami
I would actually write to the techno chat list to get yoru question answered re linux and all of its veriance. JMT Take care and hth. On Aug 16, 2014, at 7:11 AM, matthew Dyer wrote: > Hello list. > > If this is kind of off topic, I am sorry up frunt. I have a linux distro > that I want

RE: Repair Permissions

2014-08-16 Thread Henry Miller
Hi Anne Many thanks for these instructions, they are greatly appreciated. I too have just upgraded to Mavericks and encountered a couple of issues-hopefully now that I have followed your instructions all wil be well. Kind regards Henry -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@m

Re: Creating a bootible usb drive

2014-08-16 Thread Glenn
Matthew, This utility installs the distro you want onto the thumbdrive, and you boot it up, like it is on a CD/DVD. So you will be a live user, and can install it along side your OS or just use it from the thumbdrive. Glenn - Original Message - From: "matthew Dyer" To: "Mac OSX & iOS Ac

iBooks

2014-08-16 Thread Gordon Smith
Hello everybody Just a quick question which somebody answered for me a while ago but to my shane I can no longer find the relevant message. Where are books stored when downloaded by iBooks? What format are they stored in? Is it possible to copy the text from an iBook and have it saved in, fo

Re: iBooks

2014-08-16 Thread Joshua Tubbs
I think the books are stored in your media library on your Mac. As for iOS, they seem like they open in their own preparatory format in iCloud. On the Mac they use the same format. > On Aug 16, 2014, at 3:45 PM, Gordon Smith wrote: > > Hello everybody > > Just a quick question which somebody

Re: iBooks

2014-08-16 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Gordon, Here’s where to find your iBooks: ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.BKAgentService/Data/Documents/iBooks/ Unfortunately, the names are not meaningful and the file type is epub. As far as I know, you can only open them in iBooks, unless you created them yourself, in which case, you c

I think my Mac is broken

2014-08-16 Thread Aleeha Dudley
I think my Mac is broken Hello all, I recently obtained a very old macbook pro and updated it to maverix. It has told me that it does not have any wifi hardware installed. It had this hardware installed before the upgrade. It also will not completely shut down. Even when I tell it to shut down

Re: a question about sharing files between two partitions

2014-08-16 Thread Jason White
Kliphton Senior wrote: > I could be wrong, but I don't think you can share files between partitions. You can, however, create symbolic links that span file systems. For this to work, the file systems on both partitions need to be mounted. <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to

Re: I think my Mac is broken

2014-08-16 Thread Sarah k Alawami
What happens if you boot in to recovery drive and scan yoru hd for any issues it might have? Take care. On Aug 16, 2014, at 2:57 PM, Aleeha Dudley wrote: > I think my Mac is broken > Hello all, > I recently obtained a very old macbook pro and updated it to maverix. It has > told me that it d

Re: I think my Mac is broken

2014-08-16 Thread Aleeha Dudley
I'm not exactly sure how to do that… I'm a very new Mac user. Aleeha Dudley and seeing eye dog Dallas Vice President, Ohio Association of blind students blindcowgirl1...@gmail.com "The wind of Heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears." Arabian proverb Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 16

Re: a question about sharing files between two partitions

2014-08-16 Thread Travis Siegel
If you just want to share a folder on one partition to a folder on another partition, (or a single file) you might be out of luck. However, it's common practice on unix systems to mount several partitions into various places in the file system which of course makes those files available to th

Re: iBooks

2014-08-16 Thread Travis Siegel
Anne (as always) offers excellent points on the ibook files. However, I have found that it's possible to simply use the unzip program (in terminal) to uncompress the ibook files. They are indeed simply epub books, but as with any other epub formatted ebooks, if they are encrypted, (and ma

For iOS8 devs: a feature request for iCloud drive

2014-08-16 Thread Devin Prater
Hi all. I have a request for apps that do not natively sync with iCloud drive. Bard mobile is a great app, but with a 16 gb iPod, not all books wanted can be gotten for offline reading. So, people should be able to backup data from the app's documents list to iCloud drive, I'll just call it iDri

Re: I think my Mac is broken

2014-08-16 Thread Timothy J. Meloy
Do a command R when powering up and it will boot in the recovery partition. Then you can use disc utility to scan your HD. You'll need to turn on VO manually. Don't think it will start automatically. Hope this helps. TJ > On Aug 16, 2014, at 9:33 PM, Aleeha Dudley wrote: > > I'm not exactly s