Re: Moving apps to the doc

2011-11-13 Thread Esther
in the main context menu, I think. Starting with Snow Leopard, you can highlight an app or folder in Finder and press Shift-Command-T to place this item in the Dock. Cheers, Esther On Nov 13, 2011, at 17:37, Catherine Golding wrote: How do I move apps from the Utility folder-like Terminal

Re: Audio Review/Demo of the Jawbone Jambox

2011-11-13 Thread Esther
this on the Windows side. That is the one down side about using the Jawbone updates. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 13, 2011, at 14:48, Dane Trethowan wrote: For those who are either thinking of purchasing or who own one of these devices then I'm sure they'll find the review from the page at http

Re: mac loosing connection to the wifi network when coming out of sleep mode

2011-11-12 Thread Esther
that helps. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 11, 2011, at 19:45, Lyn her faithful furry friends wrote: Hi Esther, No I do not change location profiles, in fact I do not even know what that is. It just happens when I reopen the led in order to use my mac again after it's been to sleep

Re: Text editor

2011-11-11 Thread Esther
VMWare fusion. But Office for the Mac was not written to comply with Apple's accessibility APIs, so it will not work with VoiceOver. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 11, 2011, at 03:04, Koji Matsuda (Verizon) wrote: Wow, Ester, that was a very informative email. Thank you. I fell in love

Re: mac loosing connection to the wifi network when coming out of sleep mode

2011-11-11 Thread Esther
. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 10, 2011, at 19:26, Lyn her faithful furry friends wrote: Hello listers, I am having strange problems with my mac here. Well, when I do not use my mac, I just put the led down and it goes to sleep. However, when I want to use my mac again, I am encountering

Re: Text editor

2011-11-09 Thread Esther
for writing large numbers of (non-mathematical) papers at university, that's not the norm. HTH. Catherine, apologies for the late reply, but I lost the email that you sent me directly yesterday when I was trying to respond, so thanks for writing back on list. Cheers, Esther On Nov 9, 2011

Re: Voicover Tutorials

2011-11-09 Thread Esther
. You can also subscribe to the current Vision Australia podcast series on Apple and Other Accessible Technology in iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/apple-other-accessible-technology/id423121261 HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 9, 2011, at 10:15, Lovette Yewchan wrote: Where

Re: Shortcuts, etc.

2011-11-08 Thread Esther
checking out, because his short descriptions tell you the useful contexts in which you might use certain shortcuts. And he does list Command-Shift-T to put items in the dock. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 8, 2011, at 05:09, 1smart...@cox.net wrote: Hi Everyone, Apparently I am searching

Re: Cable needed for dock connection

2011-11-08 Thread Esther
, 2ft.) or similar title with the 6 ft. length, so you get the cable that is compatible with the Otterbox, and not the older cables that are compatible with every case except for the Otterbox. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 8, 2011, at 16:35, John Gunn wrote: Go to cablejive.com and you'll find

Re: Documentation for iPhone 4, iOS5 and Voice Over

2011-11-07 Thread Esther
a while ago on reorganizing the home screen. There are several reviews of apps. Hope this helps. Cheers, Esther On Nov 7, 2011, at 09:45, Red.Falcon wrote: Hi Michael! I'm sorry I've no knowledge of that stuff! :] Never use it! Colin On 7 Nov 2011, at 19:09, Michael Busboom wrote

Re: Accessible Games for the iPhone

2011-11-06 Thread Esther
. Among other things, you need to hold the iPhone in landscape mode. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 6, 2011, at 04:23, Matthew Chao wrote: Hi, Folks. Since Papa Sangre no longer works, and can't be found at the App Store, are there any accessible games for the iPhone? Thanks in advance. Matthew

Re: VO and iPhone 4/4s

2011-11-06 Thread Esther
computer), and they set it up by transferring his old phone number to the device. If you do that, VoiceOver won't automatically come up when you triple click Home, since I tried it. I know that's not quite what you're asking, but thought I would give this information. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov

Re: Accessible Games for the iPhone

2011-11-06 Thread Esther
do with more tips. I can point you to some posts of these generic tips on another web site. The action of the game is carried by the texture and rich story, so this can take a long time. (There are both short and long versions of the game.) HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 6, 2011, at 08:51, Dónal

Re: VO and iPhone 4/4s

2011-11-06 Thread Esther
back into Lion's Application folder. If you power up the new iPhone with iOS 5 it should talk out of the box, according to my understanding. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 6, 2011, at 11:03, Matthew Chao wrote: Hi, Esther. I thought that with the new iOS 5 and/or the iPhone 4s, you could

Contacting Apple with Feedback about Accessibility Issues [was Re: help with apple email.]

2011-11-06 Thread Esther
Hello Michael, There is a second s in accessibility, The correct address to use to send feedback to Apple about VoiceOver issues is: accessibil...@apple.com Cheers, Esther On Nov 6, 2011, at 18:01, michael wrote: Hi guys is the email below the wright address to complane about voice over

Re: Free GigDaddy Multitrack Mixer Music App for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad

2011-11-06 Thread Esther
tracks that you upload). There are other people who could give you a better answer on this than I can. Cheers, Esther On Nov 6, 2011, at 20:48, Dane Trethowan wrote: Yep, I bought this app some time ago and just haven't had the time to play with it, thanks for reminding me. How does

Cocktail Registration [was Re: Registering a programme; I'm feeling really really Stupid!]

2011-11-03 Thread Esther
as an MacUpdate promo. I also print copies of receipts for electronic purchases from web sites with Command+P, and in the print dialog window I go to the PDF menu button, press it with VO-Space, and then select the option Save PDF to Web Receipts Folder. Cheers, Esther On Nov 3, 2011, at 01:06

PBS Presents: Steve Jobs - One Last Thing program

2011-11-03 Thread Esther
the Click To Flash plug in. Maybe somebody can report back if the web site works for users outside of the U.S., or if there is a UK Channel 4 web site. 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

Re: Ipad2 instruction books or pdcasts

2011-11-03 Thread Esther
to search for recent posts. Go to the web page at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net If you type a search into text box like: from: Esther iPad user guide and press return, you'll find a Google like list of links to matching posts that I made on the subject, sorted by relevancy. You

Re: PBS Presents: Steve Jobs - One Last Thing program

2011-11-03 Thread Esther
sets and already watched this, but maybe these links will be useful to those in other countries. 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 posted

David Pogue's Missing Manual eBook on Lion available for half price today

2011-11-02 Thread Esther
for the iPhone, as well as to his guide to Switching to the Mac, are due to come out in about a month. 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 posted

Re: Spliting a large MP3 file

2011-11-01 Thread Esther
files with chapter markers. The only drawback is if you want to use the same files in MP3 format -- perhaps because you also sometimes use them on an MP3 player. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Oct 29, 2011, at 10:33, Paul Hopewell wrote: Hello, Is there a low cost way on Lion to split a large

Re: bluetooth keybboard commands

2011-10-31 Thread Esther
how the upcoming reorganization of the mac-access list domain will affect the link addresses to the older archive posts. Cheers, Esther On Oct 31, 2011, at 05:30, Joe Quinn wrote: anyhone know where to get a list of the key commands for VO, using the blluetooth keyboard on IOS? thanks! i heard

Re: VO on or off

2011-10-31 Thread Esther
, and PowerPoint in the same category. Just keep asking questions. It's hard to get through the deluge of posts in the Inbox. Cheers, Esther On Oct 31, 2011, at 09:00, Jonathan Tyrer wrote: James, James, James, why must you take everything as an attack on the one? Didn't I just say

Re: Downloading iOS for AppleTV

2011-10-29 Thread Esther
generation Apple TV, there are links to version 4.4, 4.4.1, and 4.4.2 which should be the latest version of iOS 5. I haven't used these myself, but if the context menu doesn't help you here once the software is downloaded, try using an Option+Click. My very best to Gordon. HTH. Cheers, Esther

Re: User guide for MacBook pro

2011-10-28 Thread Esther
. Cheers, Esther On Oct 28, 2011, at 10:58, Margaret Booth wrote: Is there a user guide for the MacBook pro using lion like there is for the iPhone? If there is can someone tell me where I can find it Margaret --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address

Today's mupromo app, AirServer ($5.59), lets you use AirPlay streaming from iOS device to Mac

2011-10-28 Thread Esther
VoiceOver cleanly separated. 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

HTML versions of iOS 5 User Guides in different languages [was Re: iPod Touch IOS 5 User Guide]

2011-10-27 Thread Esther
Guide) is: http://help.apple.com/ipodtouch/5/voiceover/en/iph3e2e4218.html HTH. Cheers, Esther On Oct 24, 2011, at 09:49, Desi Noller wrote: Hi Bryan, Thanks so much! I actually did go to the Apple web site yesterday and read the info on how to download the PDF but couldn't make

Getting back access to the on-screen keyboard from an Apple Wireless Keyboard [was Re: iPhone 4 S Bluetooth keyboard info]

2011-10-26 Thread Esther
a Dictate button, since I don't have an iPhone 4S to play with. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Oct 26, 2011, at 13:15, Eric Caron wrote: Hi Jeff, Thanks for this. I now understand the limitations. The thing that really bothers me about the way this works is that some functions like

Re: How does someone use the app switcher on an iPod touch without VoiceOver?

2011-10-24 Thread Esther
sign in a red dot at the top of the program's icon, and tapping that worked to close the app. HTH. Cheers, Esther Hi Brett, The online iPhone User's Guide says that to remove an app from the recents list, touch and hold the application icon until it begins to wiggle, then tap the red

Re: Tagging music in Itunes reposted

2011-10-24 Thread Esther
VoiceOver the old and new tag information before applying the change. HTH. I just use iTunes for tagging. Cheers, Esther On Oct 23, 2011, at 23:22, Ian Harrison wrote: Apologies for nagging, but this is important to me. Does anyone have experience of using one of the following tagging apps from

Re: Downloading iOS5 for specific devices

2011-10-23 Thread Esther
are a Verizon or Sprint customer, you are using a CDMA phone. I don't know how this plays out in Europe. Here's the link: http://www.idownloadblog.com/iphone-downloads/ HTH. Cheers, Esther On Oct 22, 2011, at 15:40, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: Hello everybody Can anybody tell me whether

Re: Muted MBP speaker.

2011-10-20 Thread Esther
to recover. Cheers, Esther On Oct 19, 2011, at 20:46, Geoff Waaler wrote: Hi Bryan and list, Thanks for the tip!! It really did help, though the saga continues. While investigating my problem I went to system preferences - sound and apparently selected a different device

Re: syncing books to read 2 go

2011-10-20 Thread Esther
files directly from his CD won't work, unless he selected a zipped folder. Cheers, Esther On Oct 19, 2011, at 09:50, michael weaver wrote: i have some cds with daisy books on them. how do i get the daisy books to transfer to my i-phone so i can see them in read 2 go? after inserting a cd

Re: Resolved: Muted MBP speaker.

2011-10-20 Thread Esther
again. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Oct 20, 2011, at 06:54, Sarah Alawami wrote: There is a keystroke I use to check that. it's fn f10 or if you have your fn keys set at factory settings just f10. Glad you got it fixed. On Oct 20, 2011, at 9:19 AM, Geoff Waaler wrote: Okay, I had

ExpanDrive on sale as today's mupromo -- does it work with Lion?

2011-10-18 Thread Esther
to set up your account. Afterwords, you can login to find a record of your receipts and purchases, and links to the software. This makes it easy to find your registration serial number records. The half-price promo is good for the next 12 hours. HTH. Cheers, Esther --- Mac Access At Mac Access

Getting iSync back for Lion [was Re: I sink alturnitive for lion]

2011-10-16 Thread Esther
. The alternative is to purchase a program like Missing Sync, which is supported for Lion, but which does not support as wide a range of mobile phones as the free iSync program. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Oct 16, 2011, at 07:04, Stuart Young wrote: Hi all. Does anyone know of a VO accessible

Take Control Guides on Apple Mail and other topics [was Re: Address Book Question]

2011-10-16 Thread Esther
to add contacts to your Address book. This is useful when you replied to someone earlier, but didn't have them as a contact. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Oct 16, 2011, at 09:52, Desi Noller wrote: Thanks so much Anne! Worked like a charm! How do you ever discover all this stuff anyway! Desi

Re: zoomreader

2011-10-16 Thread Esther
OCR without first using Prizmo. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Oct 16, 2011, at 11:07, william lomas wrote: hi has anyone gotten zoom reader then to OCR on the 4s? how good is it now for someone with no sight? --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address

Re: iCloud versus MobileMe Web interface = Same old same old?

2011-10-15 Thread Esther
. Cheers, Esther On Oct 15, 2011, at 15:44, Zachary Kline wrote: Hi Sarah and All, I'm not sure why we are all having such different experiences with the iCloud.com site, but I was just able to use FInd my iPod with no issues. Signing in is accessible, and from then on all but one

Re: Spanish Accents With Keyboard

2011-10-14 Thread Esther
typing a letter, you simply get the accent mark. For punctuation marks: inverted exclamation mark Option+1 inverted question mark Option+Shift+slash (Shift+/ is question mark) HTH. Cheers, Esther On Oct 13, 2011, Jane wrote: I had a list of keyboard combos to write Spanish accented

iTunes 10.5 with iOS 5 support released

2011-10-11 Thread Esther
.dmg Lynne and Gordon, you might want to put this on the software server. I imagine that the Apple servers will be very congested, and this may be difficult to download when iOS 5 gets released. HTH. Cheers, Esther --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please

Re: Steve Jobs; Let Us Never Forget!

2011-10-06 Thread Esther
and make choices. Cheers, Esther On 06/10/2011 04:11, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: Hello everybody It was with the greatest of regret that Gordon and I learned of the passing away of Steve Jobs yesterday. Steve will long be remembered I think by each and every one of us on this list

Re: Printing from my Ipad

2011-10-06 Thread Esther
://appadvice.com/appguides/show/printing As I said earlier, you might want to check Readdle's Lite version of their Printer app for compatibility with other printers, but this should work with Dane's configuration. Dar-Soft also has an iPhone version of this app. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Sep 30

Re: preview Plist file.

2011-10-06 Thread Esther
to a local backup folder -- I only wanted to keep copies of the most frequently used ones. You could also just send a query to accessibil...@apple.com, but of course that would be cheating smile. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Oct 6, 2011, at 00:24, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: I did indeed James

Re: EPub..

2011-10-05 Thread Esther
an alternative. Still, it's great that they're working on supporting accessible reading of ePub and PDF files with Adobe ADE DRM through this app. Cheers, Esther On Oct 5, 2011, at 11:15, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: Just a quick query. What are people using to read ePub files on the mac? I have

Re: Reading PDF books with Ibooks

2011-10-05 Thread Esther
ePub files. I've used FileChute (paid program that I already had) on my Mac to send myself and others links to ePub or PDF files on my MobileMe account. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Oct 5, 2011, at 11:25, Dane Trethowan wrote: On a somewhat different but nevertheless related matter, how do you add

Re: Automator Question

2011-10-03 Thread Esther
and their shortcut key sequence are listed under the Action menu of the Automator menu bar. HTH.  Cheers, Esther  On Oct 03, 2011, at 12:45 PM, Jane juanitatig...@gmail.com wrote: I am putting together an Automator action to turn text into audio files, encode them as different file types

Re: Upgrading Fusion Under Lion

2011-10-02 Thread Esther
Hi Matthew, The command to route your mouse cursor to your VoiceOver cursor is VO-Command-F5. You can also have VoiceOver check what is under the mouse and report it to you with VO-F5. Cheers, Esther On Oct 2, 2011, at 04:05, Matthew Chao wrote: Hi, Esther. Looks like I have to route

Re: where's the mic on Ipad 2?

2011-10-01 Thread Esther
is curving away from the glass -- much, much smaller than the headphone jack at the top left of the iPad 2, which you'll hit if you run your finger all the way to the top left of the device. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Oct 1, 2011, at 12:00, Courtney Curran wrote: Hi, Today, I got an Ipad 2, but I

Re: Simplenote vs. Evernote [was Re: Printing from my Ipad]

2011-10-01 Thread Esther
versions for iPhone and iPad. I don't know whether separate Airprint support is on the horizon for Simplenote, but I'm using the Dropbox sync capabilities of the Premium subscription for other purposes, and several apps will print from Dropbox. Cheers, Esther --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot

Re: gourmet for mac

2011-10-01 Thread Esther
Hi Stuart, The App Store is selling the Deluxe version of Mac Gourmet (that Dane and others use) for the same price as the regular version. This has extra shopping list features, etc. Yes, this is accessible. Another fairly accessible cooking app is Yummy Soup. Cheers, Esther On Oct 1

Re: protools

2011-09-28 Thread Esther
chipset issue and work-arounds for older Mac computers from the ProSound web site. I'm curious about how this issue may be transformed by later use of Thunderbolt instead of Firewire, but those connectors are not yet industry standard for existing equipment. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Sep 28

Re: Printing from my Ipad

2011-09-28 Thread Esther
for the iPhone, too. You might want to look into that, for general iPad printing. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Sep 28, 2011, at 07:47, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hi! Yep, I managed to print an email from my in-box on my Ipad and the process was dead easy, just select the Airplay compatible printer - in my

Re: Podcast on Lion OS

2011-09-28 Thread Esther
Mac Demo 14 9/9/2011 Mike Arrigo continues this informative series with a detailed discussion on Version 10.7, Lion, of the Mac operating system. 29.6 MB Cheers, Esther On 28 Sep 2011, at 04:23, Margaret Booth wrote: Does Mike Origo have a web site where I could access any of the other

Re: radio streams in iTunes

2011-09-19 Thread Esther
to begin with. Then you can copy and paste, and assemble larger playlists either manually or using smart playlist rules. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Sep 19, 2011, at 08:50, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: Evening peoples, I have been playing around with the radio streams in iTunes. However

Re: Opening a .chm archive

2011-09-18 Thread Esther
the free Lite version to be sure: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ichm-lite-chm-reader/id299499859?mt=8 The Lite version will work if you only keep one CHM file at a time. HTH. I haven't used these tools myself, but some VoiceOver users have reported that these work. Cheers, Esther On Sep 18, 2011

Re: Safari Bookmark Foders - The Method?

2011-09-13 Thread Esther
can leave in place or move to another location. Remember, to open a bookmark, all you need to do is find it in the table of bookmarks and press the space bar. Hope this helps. Cheers, Esther On Sep 12, 2011, at 19:56, David Griffith wrote: Ok Here is where I have got to with managing

Re: iTunes AppleScript Super Remove Dead Tracks [was Re: Cleaning up itunes library]

2011-09-12 Thread Esther
for iTunes web site is: http://dougscripts.com/ Cheers, Esther On Sep 12, 2011, at 08:50, Paul Hopewell wrote: Hello Esther, Many thanks for the attached. YOu are amazing - you always have an answer for everything! the Super remove dead tracks script is indeed just what I need. It found 1090

Re: any pdf reading apps out there

2011-09-09 Thread Esther
devices. These both require you to authorize your device or computer with Adobe. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Sep 9, 2011, at 08:31, Travis Siegel wrote: On Sep 9, 2011, at 10:13 AM, Kevin Chao wrote: I'm not aware of any other PDF reader, other than Preview and Digital Editions. Travis

Re: New user, accidentally turned speech off

2011-09-08 Thread Esther
. It you muted all you audio by mistake, pressing either the F12 key (or Fn+F12, depending on your setup), will take the volume back up. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Sep 8, 2011, at 09:35, Marcia Yale wrote: I am a new user of a brand new MacBook Air and I was setting up my VoiceOver preferences

Re: bus stop ap for the i-phone

2011-09-06 Thread Esther
?mt=8 HTH to get you started. Cheers, Esther On Sep 5, 2011, at 06:06, Geoff Waaler wrote: Hi Michael, The answer will depend on your location and needs. If I read mail headers correctly, you posted from London. It does not appear that the nextbus site works outside North America

Re: Looking for an accessible typing tutor application

2011-09-06 Thread Esther
type accented character combinations with standard keys. I don't know of a good typing tutor that isn't visual. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Sep 6, 2011, at 07:48, Bryan Jones wrote: Hello All, I'm in the process of attempting to adapt to a Spanish ISO QWERTY keyboard layout and am thinking I

Re: IS the GPS on my iPhone failing?

2011-09-05 Thread Esther
if your iPhone backups don't take over an hour, it's likely that this process won't take that long, either. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Sep 5, 2011, at 06:10, Geoff Waaler wrote: FWIW, I have ios 4.3.5 installed on my 3GS and am having no problems whatsoever with the current version of Navigon

Re: Magnification compatibility on OS X

2011-09-05 Thread Esther
://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/2011-February/009469.html If you activate the links for Previous message, you can also read the earlier discussion on bookmarklets to increase font size, and how they work. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Sep 5, 2011, at 07:01, Bryan Jones wrote: Hello James

Re: macbook pro

2011-09-05 Thread Esther
, and have them check whether it's present when you switch to their power adapter. If the adapter is the issue, just buy a new one to be safe. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Sep 5, 2011, at 12:42, Garry Turkington wrote: Hi, We've had 2 aluminium MacBook Pros and I could feel a very slight

Re: Backing up Bootcamp partition

2011-09-03 Thread Esther
, and it wasn't clear whether Clonezilla, a solution that worked under Snow Leopard and which is free and open source software, would also work under Lion. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Sep 2, 2011, at 21:44, Zachary Kline wrote: Hi Lynn, You're quite correct. CCC or SuperDuper would not back up any bootcamp

Re: Jawbone Jambox Website, could somebody test please?

2011-09-03 Thread Esther
to navigate Mytalk for the original Jambox software installation, can comment. (I'd like to hear if someone managed to do this successfully on a Mac; as far as I know, Geoff did manage it under Windows, but with difficulty.) Cheers, Esther On Sep 3, 2011, at 03:12, Gordon Smith wrote: Hi all

Re: How can I recover from hang/loop in Preview?

2011-09-02 Thread Esther
more thoughts about this. Cheers, Esther On Sep 2, 2011, at 11:16, Paul Hopewell wrote: Hello, I am running Mac OS 10.7.1 and am stuck in a hang/loop in Preview. Whenever I try to exit Preview or close a Preview window I have a dialogue asking if I want to save the changes to file x

Re: use my macbook pro as an access point?

2011-08-31 Thread Esther
quote HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 31, 2011, at 10:56, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: evening all, I'm currently in a hotel with only a wired network. Is there a way I can plug my MBP in, set it up as an access point and connect my iPad to the internet using this? Dónal Fitzpatrick dfitz

Re: @Quick access to web pages

2011-08-30 Thread Esther
. Cheers, Esther On Aug 30, 2011, at 00:21, Paul Hopewell wrote: Hello, Is there an accessible way to save links to frequently accessed web pages, such as the weather forecast, in the dock or on the desktop so that they can be quickly accessed? Many thanks. Paul Hopewell --- Mac

Re: radium was Re: dropbox

2011-08-28 Thread Esther
focus to the menu. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 28, 2011, at 16:57, joe quinn wrote: how do you access the xm raiod stuff? all i see upon etnering it, is a serach editbox. - Original Message - From: Esther mori...@mac.com To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent

Re: Keyboard for I-Mac

2011-08-25 Thread Esther
, their keys have more travel, similar to the older style desktop keyboards. The keyboards also work with PCs, although they are designed for Macs. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 25, 2011, at 05:05, Gordon Smith wrote: Hi John I, and I'm sure others, would appreciate that if you wouldn't

Re: Navigating Folders inFinder

2011-08-24 Thread Esther
with this list? It covers a lot of the conceptual differences in moving to a Mac. For those users with iOS devices, you can also download versions of the Take Control Guides in ePub format, and read them on your iOS devices (for example, in iBooks). HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 24, 2011, at 12:42

Re: Memory doubled - was Breaking into an MBP.

2011-08-22 Thread Esther
-Unibody-Mid-2010-RAM/4319/1 On Aug 21, 2011, at 19:34, Geoff Waaler wrote: Thanks to Colin, Lynne and Esther for your help. I kept waiting for Colin to arrive here in Chicago where I'm visiting my Mother but he never came, so I ran out to Wallgreens which is a drug store chain that also

Re: Marking Messages On iPad Using IMAP

2011-08-16 Thread Esther
, and start up Mail, it's much faster and simpler to manage and mark messages from there. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 16, 2011, at 05:38, Gordon Smith wrote: Hi all Anybody know how you change the status of a message using the iPad? I tried everything I can think of, no joy. Gordon

Re: Terminal Query

2011-08-15 Thread Esther
haven't tried the options mentioned in these last two paragraphs myself, but they're what I would look into. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 14, 2011, at 23:35, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: Hello everybody Does anybody happen to know whether there is a way to dump the output of a man

Man page entries sent to TextEdit or Preview [was Re: Terminal Query]

2011-08-15 Thread Esther
-a TextEdit } I'll bet Travis could also suggest some methods/refinements. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 15, 2011, at 01:43, Gordon Smith wrote: Hello Esther Thank you for the below. I'm replying on Lynne's behalf as she's had to go into work to cover for somebody. All she wants to do

Re: games for the mac

2011-08-10 Thread Esther
this myself). The other page is blocked to general access, although I know that some sections of the blog that Travis maintains are open to the public. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 6, 2011, at 05:20, krystal watson wrote: i tried both of those adresses and it said can not open the page

Re: Crucial Website

2011-08-04 Thread Esther
, iTunes 10.4 or Lion, so your results may differ.) In any case, a simple search typed in the text field works. I HTH. Cheers, Esther At 01:44 AM 8/4/2011, you wrote: Hi all Anybody managed to successfully navigate the crucial.com website using VO and Safari? I'm trying to buy some extra

Re: Migrate Time Machine backup to new Mac in Lion

2011-08-03 Thread Esther
to outline some of the issues. Anyone who is really interested in the details of support for NAS devices should go read the full discussion pages. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 2, 2011, at 19:57, Sarah Alawami wrote: I could have used this! but here ya go! Migrate Time Machine backup to new

Some iTunes references [was Re: How Can I Remove Items From iTunes?]

2011-08-03 Thread Esther
. Cheers, Esther On Aug 3, 2011, at 07:40, Desi Noller wrote: Hi Marcy, Thanks so much! It's funny how something so simple can sometimes seem sooo hard! LOL! I'm so glad we can ask what would I'm sure seem such silly questions to many here, without being made to feel foolish! Desi

Re: Migrate Time Machine backup to new Mac in Lion

2011-08-03 Thread Esther
interfaces. I'm meaning to answer that separately :) I'd check by taking a read through the (updated) Take Control Guides for (Upgrading to and Running) Lion. Cheers, Esther On Aug 3, 2011, at 10:59, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: Hello Esther, I presume the problems with nas storage devices don't

Re: Mac Mini Server question

2011-08-03 Thread Esther
well now for you. Incidentally, it seems that with the newer Mac Mini servers that come with both Lion server and Lion preloaded, you don't have to go through the complicated upgrade path you faced in order to just use the new Man Mini with Lion. Cheers, Esther On Aug 3, 2011, at 13:28, Jim

Re: iTunes behaves differently in Lion

2011-08-03 Thread Esther
Hi Kristeen and Sarah, I believe this is the iTunes 10.4 update, which is separate from the update to OS X 10.7 Lion. It's true that this version of iTunes is supposed to be optimized for Lion, but I think the issues may be with iTunes rather than Lion. Cheers, Esther On Aug 3, 2011, at 14

Re: WQuestion about 1 password on Lion

2011-08-03 Thread Esther
this is currently a bit of a moving target, and the conclusion that operations are more difficult under Lion is not a VoiceOver only complaint. So I don't think this has been discussed yet on list, and it certainly hasn't come to a resolution. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 3, 2011, at 09:56

Download status with VoiceOver [was Re: Should I delay buying I-Mac]

2011-08-01 Thread Esther
to install Mac OS X Server onto his Mac Mini, I never understood whether he really needed Mac OS X Server, because quite a lot of the software many people associate with server operations are built into every Mac. Cheers, Esther Cheers, Esther On Aug 1, 2011, at 01:57, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote

Re: Adobe Digital Editions Preview usable

2011-08-01 Thread Esther
libraries using OverDrive. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jul 30, 2011, at 02:28, Mary Otten wrote: Hi Esther, This new version of digital editions seems to be the first one that lets you have the same book on more than one device, because access is tied to your Adobe id. That's my impression from

Re: writing a document on the i-phone

2011-07-30 Thread Esther
, Esther On Jul 30, 2011, at 08:38, Bryan Jones wrote: Hello Douglas, Would you mind verifying the name of that App? The App named Documents to Go does not allow VO to read the body of any document, although some other parts of the App's interface are accessible. Thank you, Bryan

Nebulous Notes (for Dropbox) IOS app free for limited time

2011-07-29 Thread Esther
. 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 a monthly formatted archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at the following URL: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac

Re: Adobe Digital Editions Preview usable

2011-07-29 Thread Esther
the inaccessible Bluefire Reader if you start by downloading to your computer. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jul 29, 2011, at 17:53, Mary Otten wrote: My library does have overdrive, both pdf and epub offerings. But they want you to install the Flash player on your mac, as well as have Java script

Re: Adobe Digital Editions Preview usable

2011-07-27 Thread Esther
for minimize, close, and zoom, and the title bar, so this is a big improvement! Cheers, Esther On Jul 27, 2011, at 00:14, Anne Robertson wrote: Hello everyone, I haven't got much time to test this today, but in the brief period I've spent on it, it looks as though it's usable. It crashes

Re: Old Versions Of iTunes

2011-07-25 Thread Esther
anything that covers that. The old MacFixit site (before they sold it to CNet and the quality of content dropped) would probably have covered a topic like that. But it has been two years since that site was available, and the current site does not cover this subject. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jul

Re: Kobo's new update will not permit book purchases from within the app

2011-07-25 Thread Esther
Hi, Yes, books you purchase through the Kobo website still show up in your account in the app on your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. Cheers, Esther On Jul 25, 2011, at 07:23, Maria, Joe and Karly wrote: HI. so it's still possible to go to the website purchase a book and read

Re: Multipart posts don't play nice with other platforms.

2011-07-23 Thread Esther
the certificate was issued. Nic's certificates on this list have always been strange, since he started using them. At least that's consistent smile. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jul 23, 2011, at 11:06, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: Hello Esther Just to point out; Gordon isn't using a Comodo digital

Re: Question about upgrade from Leopard 10.5.6 to Lion

2011-07-21 Thread Esther
. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jul 21, 2011, at 11:14, Danny Leung wrote: Lynne, Thanks for the respond. I need to learn how to purchase / download the program from my Mac. Can this be done from my Windows machine? Danny --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please

What's new in Lion podcasts from Vision Australia

2011-07-21 Thread Esther
in Lion • Letter navigation in Lion Safari with VoiceOver • Lion Premium english voices demo 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 a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted

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