Re: Metakine mini-bundle one-day sale of DVDRemaster Pro, Mac DVD Ripper Pro, and 8other apps for $39.99

2012-09-11 Thread Esther
their product web page if you want to try any apps before purchasing: http://www.metakine.com/products/ Cheers, Esther On Sep 11, 2012, at 2:53 AM, Esther wrote: > Hi All, > > Metakine, the makers of DVDRemaster Pro, have put together a mini-bundle sale > as today's MacUpdate Prom

Metakine mini-bundle one-day sale of DVDRemaster Pro, Mac DVD Ripper Pro, and 8other apps for $39.99

2012-09-11 Thread Esther
re VoiceOver accessiblity with this app. There is a freeware alternative, Handbrake, but DVDRemaster Pro will process in about a third the time, and also has other convenient features that simplify separate audio track extraction, compression from dual-layer DVDs, etc. HTH. Cheers, Esther

Go2Shell app and Navigating to a target directory in Terminal [was Re: Symbolic Links, Reminder]

2012-09-10 Thread Esther
ke it. Here's the link to the Go2Shell program at the Mac App Store: http://itunes.apple.com/app/go2shell/id445770608?mt=12 HTH. Cheers, Esther On Sep 10, 2012, at 3:26 AM, Gordon Smith wrote: > Hi > > This subject was discussed on Techno-Chat recently but I'm moving it h

Re: download managers.

2012-09-10 Thread Esther
out without knowing more about the specifics behind the original question. It seems likely to be accessible.) HTH. Cheers, Esther On Sep 9, 2012, at 11:32 PM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: > Hi Esther, > > wget or curl are the ones I'd use for this myself. Thanks for the feedb

FileApp Pro downloading app is free today at iTunes Store

2012-09-09 Thread Esther
ion file/folder moving, copying • Multi-selection file/folder ZIP • Multi file/folder email sending • Multi-selection deletion • Folder creation • Text file creation • Text (.txt) file editing • Voice Memo recording It's probably not going to remain free for much longer. HTH. Cheers, Esther &l

Re: download managers.

2012-09-09 Thread Esther
certain types of files, and more "Advanced" menu setttings. Sarah or somebody else might like to explore this and report back -- I checked it out on her site. I think Dónal may want to explore the settings to use before handing this to his friend. There's also supposed to be an iO

Re: chargers for a macbook pro.

2012-09-09 Thread Esther
the older Mag safe chargers -- the ones with the I-style connectors with cords that extend directly out from the computer connection port, instead of going out at 90 degree angle as with the newer L-style connectors -- on eBay, with 1-year warranties from some reputable sellers, but these are ref

Re: IOS backup strategies.

2012-09-05 Thread Esther
(I looked this up because I wanted to know how to extract ebooks from Stanza, before Apple made it possible to view files within apps.) HTH. Cheers, Esther >> On Sep 5, 2012, at 10:02 AM, Dónal Fitzpatrick >> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I've

Re: Instapaper help please

2012-09-03 Thread Esther
ant to apply this on your iOS device, find this bookmarklet, which will be synced over, in your Safari bookmarks menu. There are several RSS newsfeed apps and third party browser apps for iOS devices that will have their own built-in Instapaper integration. HTH. Cheers, Esther > >

Re: personal finance software and mountain lion

2012-09-03 Thread Esther
ink to the public mail archive at the end of each post, and type in search terms into the text box. For example, I typed in "from:Esther checkbook pro" and then pressed return, but you could have just typed in checkbook as your search term. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Sep 3, 2012, at 9

Re: Reading PDF files in ML.

2012-08-31 Thread Esther
s in some situations, but is using the same underlying structure as Preview. And when in doubt, just Google Skim at the MacUpdate site to find the link. Cheers, Esther On Sep 1, 2012, at 7:46 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Skim is not in here is the website. > > http://skim-app.sourc

Re: decription tool for dvds

2012-08-31 Thread Esther
Fairmount. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 28, 2012, at 11:24 PM, Gordon Smith wrote: > DVD Ripper Pro doesn't have as much functionality as DVD Remaster does. > You're looking at two different typess of application here. One handles the > reconstitution, so to speak, of a

Re: NumPad on laptop Macs and KeyRemap4Macbook

2012-08-24 Thread Esther
ner became a paid > app that I did not need to pay. Apparently because I donated I was > grandfathered in and not asked to pay another fee. It seemed like a small > example of doing something nice and having something nice come back to me as > a result. > > > Eric Car

Re: Can I rename an iPhone App?

2012-08-22 Thread Esther
ain, while this is a nice feature, it's still worthwhile to get the developer to fix the labels, because this is only a temporary and individual customization. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 22, 2012, at 06:02, Sarah Alawami wrote: > That works every ware. Be aware sometimes labels don&

Message in the Dark app [was Re: (what Fleksy means for us) was Re: Fleksy}

2012-08-21 Thread Esther
x27;s accessible. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 21, 2012, at 10:53, josh gregory wrote: > Andrea, do you know what platform this is for, mac or iOS? Thanks! > Best, > Josh > > On 8/21/12, Andrea Breier wrote: >> I saw a post the other day letting everyone know about another app li

Re: Can I rename an iPhone App?

2012-08-21 Thread Esther
e apps you'll hear a different label announced by VoiceOver. Cheers, Esther On Aug 21, 2012, at 08:49, Sarah Alawami wrote: > I don't think you can. YOu can how ever assign a voice over label too one of > them. double tap and hold with 2 fingers as if you were playing 2 notes

Re: More on YourFukurou

2012-08-21 Thread Esther
lder to the Desktop or elsewhere, then logging out and logging in again will sort your problem. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 20, 2012, at 22:51, Shaun Oliver wrote: > Hi all, > Ester, I did as you suggested. In fact, it was one of the steps I took > yesterday. for some reason, the pr

Re: Jumping to top of mailbox

2012-08-21 Thread Esther
system feature went away in Lion and above. It should still work for Mail if you try this on machines running Snow Leopard or earlier versions of Mac OS X. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 21, 2012, at 02:21, Travis Siegel wrote: > There's a system keyboard shortcut for this too, that

Re: Using list boxes in Safari

2012-08-20 Thread Esther
Hi Orin, I think you'll have to give an example of a web site where you're encountering this problem, since this is not an issue with VoiceOver that I can identify from your description. More specifically, this could be a problem with the way a particular web site is coded, but in order to vie

Re: Trash folder stats

2012-08-20 Thread Esther
quot;. There's a very good post in the archives that Travis wrote up about the best settings to use when using the Terminal with VoiceOver. I can probably dig up the link to the post in old archives if you need this. (This predates the use of the easily searchable Mail Archive as a secondary

Re: (what Fleksy means for us) was Re: Fleksy

2012-08-20 Thread Esther
Interesting that there's now a TUAW (The Unofficial Apple Weblog) article today about Fleksy: http://www.tuaw.com/2012/08/20/fleksy-is-an-alternate-text-input-tool-for-the-visually-impaired/ Not a lot of details, but it does show there's broader interest in this kind of app. Cheer

NumPad on laptop Macs and KeyRemap4Macbook

2012-08-20 Thread Esther
GateKeeper authorization. I can't give explicit directions for this. Please give feedback on the contents (which are rather long). So far I haven't heard whether anyone else has tried this. I'll post the draft below my signature. Cheers, Esther Getting NumPad and Vo

Re: (what Fleksy means for us) was Re: Fleksy

2012-08-20 Thread Esther
rk, I still find that any really good text editing app will have support for TextExpander (and Dropbox) built in. HTH. Just my thoughts. YMMV. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net Yo

Re: Carbon Copy Cloner blues.

2012-08-20 Thread Esther
n't tried this myself). Here's the URL to her blog article: http://mac-ios-access.net/2011/07/07/mac-osx-system-backup/ By the way, both SuperDuper! and CCC are now fully updated to Mountain Lion, so that might be an update amendment for that article. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Au

Re: deleting a hotkey from YoruFukurou

2012-08-20 Thread Esther
n quickly recover to older, working preferences if I do manage to change things by just copying an older version of the plist to this folder. Since these files are very small, this is a fast way to revert to older settings, and its not worth using TimeMachine to recover. HTH. Cheers, Esther

Re: Installer freeze question.

2012-08-19 Thread Esther
loops and MIDI loops in Apple Loops format. It can work with Audio Units plug-ins. Apple Macintosh Compatible FireWire and USB interfaces can be used to connect Audio and MIDI instruments to your Mac, and be recorded into GarageBand. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 18, 2012, at 1:58 PM, Danny Noon

Fleksy and Elements iOS apps on sale

2012-08-18 Thread Esther
37246?mt=8 HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- 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 Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http:/

Re: power nap was: Re: Software update on Mountain Lion

2012-08-17 Thread Esther
Safari Reader feature (Toggled on and off with Command-Shift-R) to read this page. This provides an "uncluttered" version of the article content that saves you having to navigate through extraneous links, ads, and graphics that appear on the same web page as an article. HTH. Chee

Re: Garage band questions.

2012-08-14 Thread Esther
uide for getting started with GarageBand 6 at Keith Reedy's icanworkthisthing.com web site: http://icanworkthisthing.com/docs/mac_with_voiceover/audio/GarageBand_6_with_Voiceover_editing_using_loops_and_more_rev3.shtml HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 12, 2012, at 1:58 PM, Danny Noonan wrote: >

Re: GarageBand question

2012-08-14 Thread Esther
page: http://www.mac-access.net/NewsFlash!.html Look for the section on "Take Control Books". HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 12, 2012, at 11:37 AM, "Phil Halton" wrote: > Can you direct me to the "take control" site? I tried once before to ask > Gordon about this,

Re: podcast downloading from BlindCoolTech.

2012-08-13 Thread Esther
uting mouse cursor to VoiceOver cursor. Just wanted to provide information that this really is bad coding on BCT home page as the source of your problems. Just keep doing extra interacting before you try the regular commands. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 13, 2012, at 10:55 AM, Esther wrote: > I

Re: podcast downloading from BlindCoolTech.

2012-08-13 Thread Esther
site generates a lot of errors when web validators are run on it. HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- 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 Mac-Access forum at

Re: pound key for skype

2012-08-12 Thread Esther
Hi Ian, If you're using a British keyboard then the pound key or "#" is typed with Option+ 3. On a U.S., Canadian, or Australian keyboard It's typed with Shift+3. But then, all we dollar users have to press Option+3 to get the symbol for pound (sterling) or "£".

Re: bible reading plans

2012-08-11 Thread Esther
/id340126784?mt=8 Spoken Word Audio Bible – New Testament http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spokenword-audio-bible-new/id304085181?mt=8 Cheers, Esther On Aug 11, 2012, at 4:48 AM, Ian McNamara wrote: > I may take a look at this App sounds like it might be a good one. I have the > bible and

Upcoming GPS apps [was Re: Navigon Offline Navigation App Available for $20 off on iOS, TwoWeeks Only [Dealhacker]]

2012-08-10 Thread Esther
Hi All, Yes, Navigon is one of the GPS apps that can be used on an iPod Touch with an external Bluetooth GPS receiver such as the XGPS150A from Dual Electronics or the Bad Elf GPS. Glenn's summary is correct, and you can check the recent list archives for my post in response to Lovette's questi

KeyRemap4MacBook and NumPad discoveries for laptops running VO

2012-08-10 Thread Esther
eloper's web page for those of you who are > interested: > http://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/ > > Note that there are two different versions of the software (version 7.8.0 > for Mountain Lion, Lion, and Snow Leopard, and version 5.1.0 for Leopard > and Tiger). This

Re: Mac Switcher needs checkbook/financial software recommendation

2012-08-09 Thread Esther
convenient to use the Mac App Store to purchase. CheckBook Pro is pretty good, but unfortunately there's no corresponding iOS app from Splasm. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 9, 2012, at 3:27 AM, Gordon Smith wrote: > I haven't used this much, but personally I'd recommend Tables

Re: Printing jpeg files

2012-08-08 Thread Esther
Hello Roger, Just open the photos in Preview (or whatever you've set as your default app to display jpegs) and use Command-P to print. You'll get the normal printer window. HTH. Cheers, Esther Roger wrote: > Hello, > > I have been asked if it is possible to print pho

Re: Mac Switcher needs checkbook/financial software recommendation

2012-08-08 Thread Esther
umber of people use. Checkbook Pro is supposed to be Mountain Lion compatible. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 8, 2012, at 9:51 AM, Phil Halton wrote: > I've been using Excel on WindowsXP to make my own rather formula-intensive > checking and credit card registers and income/exp

Re: touch typing on iPad 3

2012-08-07 Thread Esther
aracters" is a good choice, or "Containers". HTH. Cheers, Esther Tommy Craig wrote: > Use the rotor. When you get to typing swipe up or down. > > Tommy > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access

Re: Software suggestions please.

2012-08-05 Thread Esther
price only applies there for a limited time: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dvdremaster-8/id527609547?mt=12 You may get better recommendations from someone who does a lot of video playing, editing, and music tagging, since I usually only check out this kind of software in response to questions.

Re: Tables in PDF documents

2012-08-03 Thread Esther
art from the PDF version, the conversion in the TextEdit window will read the same way. I tried a few other converters that gave the same behavior. That's also why I tried converting to HTML, as well with this program. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 3, 2012, at 9:51 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote

Re: Burning ML to SD card.

2012-08-03 Thread Esther
ns to use it to make a bootable clone handles this preparation and the formatting settings. But it is possible to prep the drive manually as I described by using the "Partition" tab of Disk Utility instead of the "Erase" tab. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 3, 2012, at 6:32 AM, Gor

Re: New iMac user with wi-fi/bluetooth problems

2012-08-02 Thread Esther
or some people. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 2, 2012, at 11:01 AM, Phil Halton wrote: > Hello, > > I've had my first Apple iMac for two days now. I've managed to connect to my > wi-fi network and the bluetooth trackPad works fine, but with the following > problems. >

Re: Burning ML to SD card.

2012-08-02 Thread Esther
id, "SuperDuper will work for cloning a hard drive, but it's not the right tool for making a bootable install drive. The three tools mentioned i nthe article are your best choices." HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post,

Re: Burning ML to SD card.

2012-08-02 Thread Esther
Hi Geoff, Did you format the SD card as GUID? I think that's necessary, although I haven't gone through these steps. There's also a way to create a bootable image that used Carbon Copy Cloner that I can dig out, HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 2, 2012, at 11:02 AM, Geo

DVDRemaster 8 currently on sale at the Mac App Store for a limited time

2012-08-02 Thread Esther
extensively. I think you can also get a trial download of the software from Metakine's web site at: http://www.metakine.com/products/dvdremaster/ The URL for DVDRemaster 8 at the Mac App Store is: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dvdremaster-8/id527609547?mt=12 HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Acces

Re: can not burn ml

2012-08-02 Thread Esther
Hello Michael, Yes, a thumb drive is the same as a USB memory stick, and can be plugged into the USB slot of your MacBook Pro. Esther On Aug 2, 2012, at 10:53 AM, michael weaver wrote: >> every those the same as usb sticks like the things that sometimes > get used as keyrings?

Re: Using an iPad 2 - really new to this

2012-08-02 Thread Esther
ng in a straight line horizontally, you can rotate your iPad 90 degrees and try the gesture as a vertical swipe, where it's probably easier to get this "straight". But using the practice gestures area helps a lot, because VoiceOver will tell you the gesture it thinks you made witho

Re: the recovery tool

2012-07-29 Thread Esther
Hi Sarah, The Knowledge Base page on using Apple's Recovery Disk Assistant is here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4848 The recovery tool doesn't get copied to the flash drive. It will wipe the contents of your flash drive though, I believe. Cheers, Esther On Jul 29, 2012, at 3:56

Re: SuperDuper

2012-07-29 Thread Esther
you can recover your files from a Cloud storage system, which is what Sarah was talking about with Gordon on the subject of crash plan. HTH. Cheers, Esther > I get confused, Is that the free one that has paid features? > > On 7/29/12, Diane Bomar wrote: >> Yes, it has

Re: Mountain Lion App store question

2012-07-28 Thread Esther
account's Library preferences folder: ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.storeagent.plist ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.appstore.plist HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jul 28, 2012, at 2:08 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > I already tried this and it did not work. This from a clean install, twice. &g

Fn+Arrow Keys for Home, End, Page Up, and Page Down on Mac laptop keyboards [was Re: Forgetful - keyboard shortcuts needed please]

2012-07-28 Thread Esther
ng that a full keyboard is present. And I think that when I press the "Escape" key on the regular Apple Wireless Keyboard, the system somehow thinks that this is a keyboard without a numeric keypad. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jul 28, 2012, at 12:22 PM, Dennis Freedman wrote: > Hi folks

Re: Putting Mountain Lion on a bootable USB memory stick [was Re:burning mountain lion to disk]

2012-07-28 Thread Esther
should also be able to tell if there are no user files directly mounted that you're in the SD drive, I think. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jul 28, 2012, at 11:02 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Not that I'm aware of. I just try and memorize which is what. Clumsy but it > works. it would be

Re: Fleksy [Revisited]

2012-07-28 Thread Esther
ou'll find if you explore the keyboard that the layout of the Fleksy keyboard occupies a much larger portion of the screen than you're used to using, so you have to "exaggerate" the placement of the keys in your touch gestures to use this at present. HTH. Cheers, Esther O

Re: Mountain Lion App store question

2012-07-28 Thread Esther
ot; into the text field with no slash at the beginning needed -- just the slash between "Library and "Preferences". Once inthat folder find the two plist files to delete or move. Then reboot your Mac and check that your "Purchases" and "Updates" now look corr

Re: Mountain Lion App store question

2012-07-28 Thread Esther
ent for the folks who bought this through the Mac App Store. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jul 28, 2012, at 6:58 AM, Paul Hopewell wrote: > Hello, > I am having problems on Mountain Lion re-installing an App previously > installed from the Mac App store on Lion. I went to the purchases men

Re: Putting Mountain Lion on a bootable USB memory stick [was Re: burning mountain lion to disk]

2012-07-28 Thread Esther
If you're interested, here's the URL for the Kickstarter Nifty MiniDrive page: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1342319572/the-nifty-minidrive They've already raised pledges for 300 times their funding goal of $11,000 to make the device, and there's 5 more days to still accept pr

Putting Mountain Lion on a bootable USB memory stick [was Re: burning mountain lion to disk]

2012-07-27 Thread Esther
pbox.com/u/22572701/RecoveryDiskAssistant.dmg Note that I haven't loaded up Mountain Lion yet to try it, but I've heard others have done this successfully. Cheers, Esther On Jul 27, 2012, at 2:18 PM, Thomas McMahan wrote: > Did a get info and it said 4.18 gb, yes that is larger than

Re: flash player

2012-07-27 Thread Esther
cate it is a top level system folder -- not your user account's Library folder -- the slash after indicates that "Internet Plug-Ins" is a subfolder under "/Library". If you have questions about playing Flash on your Mac, please write back with more details about what yo

Re: ivox 3 licensing

2012-07-27 Thread Esther
you can use qualifiers that end in semi-colons like "from:" or "sort:" to modify results. For example, to limit your searches to messages posted by a given user, use "from:" (without quotes and with the colon at the end ofthe word) and then type in the user name.

Re: playing audiobooks at faster speeds on mac.

2012-07-27 Thread Esther
but AirPlay support is built into Mountain Lion. Does this work for you? Your Mac does have to be a recent model to support the processor, but you could play your Audible audiobooks on your iPhone speeded up, and stream the content to your your Mac via AirPlay. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac A

Re: correction to my last message

2012-07-24 Thread Esther Hu
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. >

Re: iA Writer writing app for iPad and iPhone updates

2012-07-24 Thread Esther
've been doing other things than just trying to type with it. You can read more about this keyboard in a review by the Gadgeteer: • Touchfire Screen-Top Keyboard for iPad Review by Julie on July 11, 2012: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/07/11/touchfire-screen-top-keyboard-for-ipad-review/ Thi

Re: changing tab group in java preferences using Voiceover

2012-07-24 Thread Esther
presence in the field of higher education, and also support accessibility there, this has to be fixed. It's another one of those items that was reported to them previously, but is becoming more of an issue. Thanks, Esther On Jul 24, 2012, at 7:21 AM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: > Gord

Re: Java Preferences bug

2012-07-23 Thread Esther
do this because at that time Apple's release of java updates was running behind current software.) Cheers, Esther On Jul 23, 2012, at 1:49 PM, Paula Hobley wrote: > Hi to all of the developers > > Also, the other issue with Java Preferences in utilities is that once you > manag

Re: Mouse keys

2012-07-23 Thread Esther
imply not work now, but the first time I tried this and had Numpad Commander on, the Command, Control, and Option keys for VoiceOver stopped working until I turned Mouse Keys off. And Josh, on a Mac the right click of a mouse button is a Control-Click. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jul 23, 2012,

iA Writer writing app for iPad and iPhone updates

2012-07-23 Thread Esther
t.) I can't really recommend using this on the iPhone yet, but the iPad interface is quite nice. This app is also only $0.99. Here's the URL at the App Store: • iA Writer by Information Architects, Inc. ($0.99 universal binary works for both iPad and iPhone) http://itunes.apple.com/us/a

Re: Dropbox,Finder, and Mini not playing nice together

2012-07-23 Thread Esther
re mentioned are accessible. • "File Syncing Faceoff: Dropbox vs. Google Drive" by Whitson Gordon, April 24, 2012 http://lifehacker.com/5904731/desktop-file-syncing-faceoff-dropbox-vs-google-drive Hope you are otherwise enjoying your Mini. Cheers, Esther On Jul 23, 2012, at 9:11 AM, Er

Re: changing tab group in java preferences using Voiceover

2012-07-23 Thread Esther
er one it is, is visible to VoiceOver. If any list members are working as developers with the Mountain Lion gold master, please check the behavior of Java Preferences! HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jul 23, 2012, at 7:53 AM, Gordon Smith wrote: > Hi Paula > > have you tried using the Item

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

2012-07-23 Thread Esther
very well explained in the Take Control volume on Backing Up your Mac. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jul 23, 2012, at 5:53 AM, Patricia Taylor wrote: > were can I get this back up or dose iCloud have the same ? > bye > > Zaylyia <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply

Moving your cursor with Mouse Keys as an accessibility work around for Java Preferences [was Re: changing tab group in java preferences using Voiceover]

2012-07-23 Thread Esther
r situations where you need to use Mouse Keys. In a few circumstances where the focus jumps when I move my mouse cursor with Mouse Keys, I'll turn cursor tracking off (VO-Shift-F3) before I move with the keys, and then turn cursor tracking back on again (another VO-Shift-F3) when I'm don

Re: Dropbox,Finder, and Mini not playing nice together

2012-07-23 Thread Esther
post at his macfortheblind.com web page: http://macfortheblind.com/?p=591 HTH. Esther On Jul 23, 2012, at 4:26 AM, Eric Caron wrote: > Hi listers, > > For anyone else using a mini, or if a similar problem developes here is what > happened for me with Dropbox and mmy finder. >

Re: New Facility Available To Members

2012-07-23 Thread Esther
to use them, list members must currently copy the sections of from posts, launch the AppleScript editor, paste in the code, compile it, and then decide what format to save it in order to use the script. So it seems much easier if we can simply place copies of such scripts somewhere where any li

Re: an odd issue with the guest account on my mac

2012-07-22 Thread Esther
t User" in the sidebar? Because you can set this up so that you have the box for "Allow guests to connect to shared folders" without checking the box for "Allow guests to log in to this computer". Cheers, Esther On Jul 22, 2012, at 11:34 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >

Re: changing tab group in java preferences using Voiceover

2012-07-22 Thread Esther
Mountain Lion, for anyone who has access to the gold master for development testing. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jul 22, 2012, at 4:01 AM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: > Paula > > The step I think you missed is to route the mouse pointer, > (VoiceOver+Command+F5). Do this ju

Re: changing tab group in java preferences using Voiceover

2012-07-21 Thread Esther
Once you're actually in the Network tab you can navigate through the elements. We used the verbosity settings so that VoiceOver would tell you when the radio button for the Network tab was under your mouse, even when we couldn't navigate there with the VoiceOver keyboard shortcuts. HTH

Blackboard & Java authentication problems after updates [was Re: technical help]

2012-07-21 Thread Esther
to run the certificate again, and check the security tab of java preferences to clear out your current stored certificates so they can be renewed. If you feel nervous doing that, you could wait to see whether someone else who has current experience both in using Blackboard and in java can respond to

Re: Magnification on iPad and applications

2012-07-21 Thread Esther
simply change the macro entries to simply be a regular character that you want to appear in the extra row of keys (such as adding numbers), if you check the archives for my posts in the discussion with Geoff about these features at the beginning of June, when the Nebulous Notes for Dropbox was

Re: Automatic downloads of new Book, Music, and App purchases on the iPhone [was Re: further to ibboks]

2012-07-20 Thread Esther
ooks (spelled with no space between "Audible" and "Books") to be interesting. If there are any low-vision users on the list, they might want to provide Audible with some feedback to improve the accessibility experience. These iBooks seem designed for the iPad, but also wo

Automatic downloads of new Book, Music, and App purchases on the iPhone [was Re: further to ibboks]

2012-07-20 Thread Esther
do this for Music and Apps, if you like. HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- 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 Mac-Access forum at either the list's

The EyePal on the Mac [was Re: EhePal?]

2012-07-20 Thread Esther
tform. X11 has no hooks in it for accessibility with VoiceOver because it long predates it. In some sense the port to OS X via X11 was probably easier, because many operating systems support X11. HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, plea

Re: Help! InfoVox-iVox disaster!

2012-07-19 Thread Esther
ox 3? HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jul 19, 2012, at 8:42 AM, Paul Hopewell wrote: > Hello, > I am running the latest version of Lion (10.7.4) with a full function copy of > InfoVox-IVox 2.0. > Following a recent post I decided to try upgrading to 3.0. SO I went to my > appli

Re: playing audiobooks at faster speeds on mac.

2012-07-16 Thread Esther
udiobook Converter to make the copy in faster than real time. In the case of archive links, I suggest that you use Control-N and Control-P to read down and up the other posts in the thread. HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, pleas

ePub reading options on the Mac [was Re: ePUB]

2012-07-16 Thread Esther
al version of iText Pro from the Lightway web site at: http://www.jp-lightway.com/appstore/english/iTextPro/ This is the URL of the site that they used before their Mac App Store offering, and it also has links to its web page versions in French, Italian, and German. iText is really a text editor

Re: Making a bootable USB

2012-07-16 Thread Esther
Drive" and read the instructions. This method uses SuperDuper! which you can get from: http://www.shirt-pocket.com/ HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jul 16, 2012, at 12:48 AM, John Gunn wrote: > Hello All: > > I should have done this when Lion came out but getting to it now. > > I

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

2012-07-15 Thread Esther
beginning. Esther (Commented AppleScript below -- comments take up more lines than the code does!) (* Convert doc and rtf files to text using the textutil convert option Written for Sarah on the mac-access list. Usage: Run the script and select the folder containing your file in the dialog wi

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

2012-07-15 Thread Esther
eir web sites, if you're interested in the features: http://www.paprikaapp.com/help/iphone/ Cheers, Esther ---begin script--- set sourceFolder to choose folder tell application "Finder" to set theFiles to files of sourceFolder whose name extension is in {"doc", "d

Re: Naval Combat

2012-07-12 Thread Esther
ccording to their support web page, you can write to the developer at: navalcom...@mindrecursion.com They also have a twitter account: @mindrecursion Cheers, Esther On Jul 12, 2012, at 3:35 AM, krystal watson wrote: > it will work on i phone i pad and i pod i think > On 12/07/2012, at 11:08 PM,

Re: Naval Combat

2012-07-11 Thread Esther
ilored for the iPad layout. According to their support web page, you can write to the developer at: navalcom...@mindrecursion.com They also have a twitter account: @mindrecursion HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your mess

Re: audible app problems

2012-07-10 Thread Esther
t completing. This was an issue when they first released the app, and some of the downloads of even short files would take 50 minutes to complete, but now my downloads complete within a few minutes. Cheers, Esther > Glenn wrote: > >> Hi All, >> I got an account at audibl

Re: Help stopping a process in Activity Monitor

2012-07-10 Thread Esther
lad to hear that everything is working for you again. Best, Esther On Jul 10, 2012, at 10:18 AM, Eric Caron wrote: > Listers, > > I'm answering my own question for the archives and interested listers. > I called Apple and they could not help me end the WD Smartware

iTunes and multiple accounts [was Re: Changing from the Canadian App store to the American store.]

2012-07-09 Thread Esther
ion to iCloud, I had to authorize all my iOS devices with my MobileMe email-style user ID and then sign out of my iTunes account under "Store" in the settings menu, and sign in again with my iTunes Apple ID so that I can continue to make purchases on my devices. Bah, humbug , Es

Re: books from the iStore.

2012-07-08 Thread Esther
inga, read by Fred Berman http://www.audible.com/pd/ref=sr_1_1?asin=B005SI2ZIY HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- 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 Mac-Acc

Re: New Super drive help with recognition or mounting needed

2012-07-08 Thread Esther
ing in your dock. And of course, you can also reorder the items in your dock. The link to the tips and tricks page at macfortheblind.com has an entry under the heading: "Arranging Items on the Dock with VoiceOver" you can read for more details. HTH. Sorry to get off to other details.

Re: some questions about organizing mail messages

2012-07-07 Thread Esther
I navigate to the "From:" column in the mail messages table and then I use VO-R to announce all the information on that row starting from my current column without having to VO-right arrow, which saves a step or two. To select "Classic layout" bring up your Mail preference with Co

Re: Changing from the Canadian App store to the American store.

2012-07-07 Thread Esther
our store's country (in either iTunes or the App Store). And you won't be able to purchase items in the App Store for another country. Cheers, Esther On Jul 7, 2012, at 11:00 AM, Bryan Jones wrote: > Try the following to change countries in the Mac App Store: > 1. Launch the App

Re: Changing from the Canadian App store to the American store.

2012-07-07 Thread Esther
hange countries I can use the Web rotor (VO-U) and switch the rotor to "Images" with the arrow keys. On the power search page the "My Store" link image is the only image that will show up in this list. Laptop users might find that easier than VO-Fn-Shift-Right Arrow, wh

Re: time machine was: Re: MacBook Woe: A tale of a near Mac disaster, averted by good backups | Macworld

2012-07-02 Thread Esther
ontrol book on backups and download a PDF sample of the content here: http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/backing-up HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jul 2, 2012, at 7:56 AM, josh gregory wrote: > Oh wow... very interesting. And a good end to it, too. So this brings > up a question: How do you go ab

Re: Copy-Protecting A DVD

2012-07-01 Thread Esther
only additions that are made are to insert watermarks or alert messages that will appear in copies, so that users playing the DVD will know that this is not the original material. It doesn't prevent people from accessing the disc. Sorry not to have a better answer on this. Best, Esth

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