Re: best drive for super Dooper

2012-07-25 Thread Jonathan Cohn
You need the partition map to be set correctly when formatting a drive before it can be used as a bootable drive. I don't remeber the exact sequence, but you need to erase the disk and then there will be an advanced or details button that needs to e examined to set the partition map correctly.

Re: Reading RSS in Safari

2012-07-18 Thread Jonathan Cohn
And if nvianena can't do it then netnews wire can. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 18, 2012, at 12:40 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > I believe Vienna will do this. they don't have an iPhone app but on the mac > at least according to what I read it will do this. I don't' use google rss > things but

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

2012-07-15 Thread Jonathan Cohn
You have a few options. The first is to see if there is a save a copy function in the automation work flows. Even if not, one should be able to write an AppleScript to duplicate a "Pages" document. Next is the question of batching. Is this a one time event? Do you want a contextual menu? Or per

Re: How do I do what's listed in the link?

2012-07-11 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Hello, This is possible, but it depends on how your mouse follows voice over and also how the exact javascript to expose the hidden links works. In any case, this process will be easier using the IOS inscructions. If for some reason this is not possible, and you have mouse follows VO then: G

Re: Mac book crash and recovery

2012-07-05 Thread Jonathan Cohn
The fan running is only a symptom one can not tell what the cause is. Possibilities: 1. Large amounts of processing. Take a look at activity monitor. 2. Insufficient air flow for cooling. (best to use computer on hard flat surface). 3. Sensor not correctly interpreting / compensating for temperat

Re: NTPD

2012-06-01 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Ntpdc is what I used. I think the sub command was peers status. I hope that's useful. I had this bash script that I don't have anymore. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 1, 2012, at 9:07 AM, Gordon Smith wrote: > Hi all > > Could somebody refresh me as to how the "NTPD" command works in Terminal?

Re: mouse for the mac

2012-05-28 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Were you using the overdrive driver? Sent from my iPhone On May 28, 2012, at 7:10 AM, Arthur Barney wrote: > Hi William, > I would definitely buy a Mac Mouse. > I had a mouse that I used for the PC, and it didn't work well at all. > - Original Message - From: "william lomas" > To: "Mac

Re: mouse for the mac

2012-05-28 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I used a Microsoft mouse for os9 through x 10.5 with no problems except not be able to use the extra keys. Sent from my iPhone On May 28, 2012, at 5:45 AM, william lomas wrote: > so even a windows USB mouse? > > On 28 May 2012, at 10:15, Frank Ventura wrote: > >> Any USB mouse usually works.

Re: An old-school fix for a new Mac problem – USATODAY.com

2012-05-21 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I would not suggest a blind Mac user do this VoiceOver does not work in single user mode. Sent from my iPhone On May 21, 2012, at 12:16 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > mac <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net

Re: "finder busy"

2012-05-19 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Do you have a external or a network disk? My first suggestion is to wait it out. If that does not work, Close all your finder windows and then detach all desks and reboot again. Sent from my iPhone On May 19, 2012, at 12:22 AM, Kristeen Hughes wrote: > My computer was working fine this morni

Re: TC Conference On The Mac

2012-05-19 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I believe you need Jolla for this to work. You would also need to install Chaudet and your browser. Sent from my iPhone On May 19, 2012, at 5:12 AM, Earle wrote: > Maybe I didn't explain things properly. Sorry if my first message wasn't > clear enough. I meant do you need sighted help the f

Re: downloading books from BARDS with the Mac

2012-05-14 Thread Jonathan Cohn
My understanding of the NLS reader is that the folder must be in the root of the flash drive. The easiest way for me is to use the unarchiveing utility to unpack the zip file. Then you can copy the folder created to the USB device Jonathan Cohn On May 14, 2012, at 10:01 AM, William

Re: mail rules, so convinient

2012-05-12 Thread Jonathan Cohn
No, rules don't exist in iOS. But since you use gmail, there is the possibility of using filters. These are like rues except they are defined on gmail's web page. Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn On May 12, 2012, at 8:29 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: > Hi, > I didn't realiz

Re: E-Mail Issue

2012-05-06 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Do you have plaintext only on? Also, sometimes in imap mode, mail can be configured to only load messages after selecting them and this can confuse VoiceOver. Jonathan Cohn On May 6, 2012, at 10:38 AM, Kristeen Hughes wrote: > Certain mail messages are blank. I know they have text in t

Re: Managing Another Computer

2012-05-01 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Another possibility, is remote AppleScript. This only works for specific tasks that you know about ahead of time. Jonathan Cohn On Apr 29, 2012, at 12:01 PM, "Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith" wrote: > Hello Chris > > There are a number of ways to do this; but I

Re: Managing Another Computer

2012-05-01 Thread Jonathan Cohn
You might want to try Vnc://remoteHost This only works for sighted people. Jonathan Cohn On Apr 29, 2012, at 11:56 AM, John Panarese wrote: > I'm not sure exactly how to do it or the specific steps, but you would > use remote Management, remote login, or screen sharing serv

RE: iSync under Lion?

2011-09-02 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Wow you got iSync to work. I a Ways found it to be more hype thenfunction. Ibought a moto razr and found instrutions to modify the configuration to work with iSync, but then lost bluetooth for some reason. In any case, you should be able to find some sites that describe how to modify isync to

RE: NTPD syntax; [Reminder Please?]

2011-08-17 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Ntpdc is the command to query ntpd. Ntp.conf has the configurations. There are man pages for both. -Original Message- From: Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 9:10 PM To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility Subject: NTPD syntax; [Reminder Please?] Hello everybody Co

RE: shame on you apple

2011-07-31 Thread Jonathan Cohn
My mistake. My proofreading missed that. The key sequence should have been command option r -Original Message- From: Jon Cohn Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 3:56 PM To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility Subject: Re: shame on you apple Gordon, What I have read is that this is true with all