Re: Apple to live stream WWDC 2014 keynote on June 2; promises exciting announcements

2014-05-30 Thread Gordon Keen
Hi Better yet my son is attending for his company and is primed to champion access or I’ll want to know the reason why! Currently he is trying to sleep off the jet lag and was going to bed at six a.m our time ( ten p.m ) in San Francisco. Regards G From Bridgerule in glorious Devon,

Re: Safari Reader help

2014-05-28 Thread Gordon Keen
On 28 May 2014, at 15:57, David Griffith d.griff...@btinternet.com wrote: It is not available 100% of the time on any web site… (snipped for brevity ) On those that fail to read I use v+o u and arrow across to headers, select the article you want to read using v+o space bar and then v+o a

Re: Still need help with saving links

2013-07-21 Thread Gordon Keen
I concur, I use command l when I have a web page opened which tells me the url and a simple copy and paste allows me to put the address in an email or text doc. To add the url to my bookmarks I use command d. Regards G From Bridgerule in glorious Devon, England. On 20 Jul 2013, at 21:07,

Re: Where have all my voices gone?

2013-07-20 Thread Gordon Keen
Hi When you go in to the voice over utility and select speech then tab along to voices have you tried selecting customise? Once there arrow down, , on my mac book air I get a shed load of voices in dozens of languages or special effects, which you can try by pressing the play button. If

Re: help with safari

2013-06-22 Thread Gordon Keen
Hi Here's a useful link that may help, I have it bookmarked for easy reference: http://www.applevis.com/guides/voiceover-keyboard-shortcuts-mac-os-x On 22 Jun 2013, at 13:38, Margaret Booth margaretebo...@gmail.com wrote: HTH G From Bridgerule in glorious Devon, England. Can someone please

Re: can't quit my aps

2013-06-18 Thread Gordon Keen
Hi Have you tried a permissions repair in utilities - disc utility app? This can often sort out problems like this. Cheers G From Bridgerule in glorious Devon, England. On 18 Jun 2013, at 02:17, Cathy flowersandhe...@gmail.com wrote: hello all, weird problem. command Q is not working to

This may be of interest to U.K. list members: V.A.T

2012-10-18 Thread Gordon Keen
Hi On another access tech list a trusted contributor advised that when she went to the apple store in Belfast she was told ( and received the deduction in price ) that all apple products that had voice over were exempt from the dreaded v.a.t ( value added tax ) which is currently an eye

Re: Considering Mac, questions about Voiceover/access

2012-08-17 Thread Gordon Keen
Hi If you are on a budget don't forget that apple do a good deal on refurbished machines that are covered by a full one year guarantee - check out their web site for details. I can honestly say that switching to mac was the most liberating move I have made, I'm sure you will never regret the

Re: Basic RSS reader

2012-08-11 Thread Gordon Keen
Hi I am trying out shrook from the app store, so far it's not too bad although I am still trying to get to grips with the twitter feed. It's the right price as well, free! :-) Cheers G From Bridgerule in glorious Devon, England. On 11 Aug 2012, at 11:25, Paul Hopewell

Anyone using unison, a usernet reader?

2012-06-14 Thread Gordon Keen
Hi Having managed to download a few days worth of posts I would like to be able to browse backwards in a group but haven't managed to find any help with navigation commands. Can anyone help? I am subscribed to giganews, if that makes a difference. G From Bridgerule in glorious Devon,

Re: Deleting bookmarks in Safari

2012-05-08 Thread Gordon Keen
Have you tried interacting with the elements before clicking on them? Use v o plus the down arrow to achieve this. hth G From Bridgerule in glorious Devon, England. On 8 May 2012, at 00:56, Kristeen Hughes wrote: It seems like it should be as easy as folks say it is to delete an unwanted

Re: which is preferable: ipad or ipod touch?

2012-05-08 Thread Gordon Keen
Is it possible for you to get to an apple store or outlet so you can try them hands on? You only need to triple click the home key to get them talking and holding them in your mitts is the best way I know of deciding for yourself which will be best for you. We have both here, my sighted wife

Re: [access-uk] Mac virus article from The Daily Mail

2012-04-06 Thread Gordon Keen
Actually the current media doomsday panic is about a trojan not a virus and to have got it on your system you would have had to visit a dodgy web site and attempted to download a piece of code that related to, spit, an adobe installer - well, says it all doesn't it? It's up to the individual

Re: new ipad

2012-03-08 Thread Gordon Keen
Also it should be remembered that developers might be able to add functionality to existing software because of improved hardware for example the higher quality camera might improve o.c.r apps and other scanning software for voiceover to work with. Far to early to rush to judgement imho.

Re: Safari questions

2012-02-15 Thread Gordon Keen
I would also suggest that once interacting with the link you use the vo plus w toggle to read on the first press the word, second press by character and third press by phonetic spelling. It is also very useful to explore the potential of the web item rotor with vo plus u then moving the

Re: Safari questions

2012-02-15 Thread Gordon Keen
Isn't she wonderful? I've learnt so much from Esther's helpful posts, it's a pity there's not a BAFTA, Golden Globe or Oscar we can award her. Heartfelt thanks G From Bridgerule in glorious Devon, England. On 15 Feb 2012, at 17:20, Esther wrote: Hi Geoff, Kristeen, Gordon, and Others, I

Re: email getting around

2012-01-04 Thread Gordon Keen
Hi Have you checked that quick nav is turned off? Hit left and right arrows simultaneously to toggle between on and off. hth G From Bridgerule in glorious Devon, England. On 3 Jan 2012, at 21:38, Lovette Yewchan wrote: I must have a setting wrong as it still doesn't work sometimes it spells

Text and screen colours

2011-12-28 Thread Gordon Keen
Hi Thanks very much, all very helpful and I'll pass it along. Have a wee dram for the New Year with me. Cheers G From Bridgerule in glorious Devon, England. On 27 Dec 2011, at 18:19, Esther wrote: Hi Gordon, I don't know of a way to get a green text on black for the default screen

Text and screen colours

2011-12-27 Thread Gordon Keen
Hi A friend needs his computer to have green text on black for his dyslexia but I can only find an option to inverse the black on white or Grey scale in universal access. I guess it's possible but perhaps only through an app, can anyone point me to one? Regards G From Bridgerule in glorious

Re: App to record voice calls

2011-11-03 Thread Gordon Keen
Actually that's not accurate in the U.K. , the Telecommunications act does allow for the recording of calls as long as one party is aware of the recording - that's one person, could be the caller or the person called. The beeps are there for compliance to laws in other countries. At least this

FrequencyCast Show 69: Siri, the 4S and Printing | FrequencyCast UK Tech Podcast News

2011-11-01 Thread Gordon Keen
Hi Here are the show notes and links ( I hope ) for this amusing but informative tech podcast, they love apple stuff so worth a trawl through the past shows too. http://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/11/frequencycast-show-69-siri-the-4s-and-printing.html Regards G From Bridgerule in

Re: Online ebook converter

2011-10-09 Thread Gordon Keen
Hi Do you know I've never tried it, mostly because if I buy a DRM ebook it's in my preferred format already. As some countries consider such an act illegal I would not encourage anyone to do so. Regards G From Bridgerule in glorious Devon, England. On 8 Oct 2011, at 18:11, Mary Otten wrote:

Online ebook converter

2011-10-08 Thread Gordon Keen
Hi Here's a handy site for converting ebooks etc to your preferred formats. http://ebook.online-convert.com/ hth G From Bridgerule in glorious Devon, England. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can

TextGrabber • reghardware

2011-09-01 Thread Gordon Keen
Hi Sans iphone here so anyone want to try it for accessibility? http://www.reghardware.com/2011/09/01/app_of_the_week_ios_textgrabber/ If it works with voiceover perhaps someone could report back? Regards G From Bridgerule in glorious Devon, England. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---

Re: TextGrabber • reghardware

2011-09-01 Thread Gordon Keen
As usual Esther you are an angel. So seems like a little more work yet to get it just so but promising. Thanks for your insight. G From Bridgerule in glorious Devon, England. On 1 Sep 2011, at 14:03, Esther wrote: Hi Gordon, Maybe Sandy Tomkins would like to comment on TextGrabber, but I

Useful OS X keyboard shortcuts for troubleshooting | MacFixIt - CNET Reviews

2011-08-19 Thread Gordon Keen
Hi Here's a useful article to keep handy: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20094207-263/useful-os-x-keyboard-shortcuts-for-troubleshooting/?part=rsstag=feedsubj=MacFixIt Regards G From Bridgerule in glorious Devon, England. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this

Re: Office suite on the Mac

2011-08-04 Thread Gordon Keen
Hi My alter ego is absolutely correct of course but could I also urge you not to take it too fast, time taken just using the apps that come built in will be time very well spent and don't try and add new stuff before you have mastered the basics. It took me about a month to get comfortable

Re: Snow Leopard: Airplay and multiple speakers

2011-07-30 Thread Gordon Keen
No I think it's the same, airfoil works for me too. Airplay seems to work to remote speakers singlely so if I choose the dining room airport express in that room I can listen there but when i try the multi speaker setting it just comes out of the computer. Puzzled G From Bridgerule in