[Mac-access]: ways to access braille in languages not already available on the mac, questions and thoughts?

2014-11-22 Thread Laurel and Stockard
I'm asking this on behalf of a friend. I realize that there is no Armenian voice in Voiceover and the Armenian Braille is not supported by the Mac. With that said, does anyone know of any 3rd party apps or scripts or anything that one could download to at least have access to Armenian braille

apple TV question

2014-08-02 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Cable TV but obviously I can't access all the menus because my TV doesn't talk. With the Apple TV connected to your TV, does anyone use that to control your cable and access the different channels etc? Thanks Laurel Laurel guide dog Stockard Scentsy Independent Consultant https

adding friends to custom lists Facebook

2014-07-26 Thread Laurel and Stockard
with this issue? It's driving me nuts, I wanna pull my hair out, and unfortunately, because I run several businesses and use FB to promote them, it's necessary so that I can post messages and show them only to people interested. Help please! Laurel guide dog Stockard Scentsy Independent Consultant https

accessible online meeting platform

2014-07-10 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Laurel guide dog Stockard Scentsy Independent Consultant https://laurelwheeler.scentsy.us --- 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

creating tags for a Facebook group

2014-06-18 Thread Laurel and Stockard
it with my iPhone, suggestions on how to add tags using ether device are welcome. Thanks Laurel guide dog Stockard Scentsy Independent Consultant https://laurelwheeler.scentsy.us --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac

tagging somebody on Facebook using Safari on Mac

2014-06-16 Thread Laurel and Stockard
find talk about using the @ symbol, start typing a name and a pop up menu, but i'm just not seeing it. Thanks! Laurel guide dog Stockard Scentsy Independent Consultant https://laurelwheeler.scentsy.us --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message

Re: tagging somebody on Facebook using Safari on Mac

2014-06-16 Thread Laurel and Stockard
or by first name only on IOS, but I've never tried it either. Thanks Laurel guide dog Stockard Scentsy Independent Consultant https://laurelwheeler.scentsy.us On Jun 16, 2014, at 1:33 PM, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: There is no such thing as a dumb question, except the ones

Re: tagging somebody on Facebook using Safari on Mac

2014-06-16 Thread Laurel and Stockard
. I don't think Voiceover is recognizing the menu, assuming it's there. I'm not sure if it's fixable or not, but maybe somebody more knowledgable than I can take this info and do something with it. Laurel guide dog Stockard Scentsy Independent Consultant https://laurelwheeler.scentsy.us

Re: tagging somebody on Facebook using Safari on Mac

2014-06-16 Thread Laurel and Stockard
The status tagging works in the mobile sight if you type your status and then move to the right and hit tag people, but thank God, now we've got a way to tag people in the middle of a status and not just at the end. :-) Thanks! Laurel guide dog Stockard Scentsy Independent Consultant https

creating a signature at the bottom of my email messages on mac

2014-06-08 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Hi guys, When I use the mail app on my iPhone I can have a set signature that gets inserted directly at the end of my message, but i can't seem to make that work on the mac the same way. I'd like to have a set signature at the bottom of my email messages. I tried this once before but it placed

mac charger dying

2014-06-08 Thread Laurel and Stockard
that without just being obviously damaged? Laurel guide dog Stockard Scentsy Independent Consultant https://laurelwheeler.scentsy.us --- 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

Re: Hebrew voices, thoughts and question?

2014-05-08 Thread Laurel and Stockard
, Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock...@gmail.com wrote: Hi guys, I ran across an interesting piece of information today regarding a Hebrew voice for text to speech solutions. Apparently, Nuance has developed recently and put out a Hebrew voice, named Carmit. This voice is available on windows

Re: Be ware of the Tune-in update.

2014-05-07 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Tim, what is Radium? I use Tune In almost every day, so I'm sad to see that I can't use the latest update. Laurel On May 7, 2014, at 4:06 PM, Tim Emmons temmo...@gmail.com wrote: Looks like Radium more and more on this end, Lol. I hate they broke it. Maybe they'll get it fixed but I think

radium was Re: Be ware of the Tune-in update.

2014-05-07 Thread Laurel and Stockard
, at 4:09 PM, Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock...@gmail.com wrote: Tim, what is Radium? I use Tune In almost every day, so I'm sad to see that I can't use the latest update. Laurel On May 7, 2014, at 4:06 PM, Tim Emmons temmo...@gmail.com wrote: Looks like Radium more and more on this end

ditching adium, need app recommendations for Facebook chatting

2014-05-04 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Hi all, I have been using the Adium messenger in order to do Facebook chatting for the last several months. I'm not satisfied with it though and I want to find a different app to connect to my facebook on my mac so that I can chat with it. I have 2 facebook accounts, one is my primary account

Re: ditching adium, need app recommendations for Facebook chatting

2014-05-04 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Apple boy christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Did you know the stock Messages app can handle Facebook? Just set it up using the Jabba protocol and use chat.facebook.com as the server. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth! On 04/05/2014 19:57, Laurel and Stockard

Re: ditching adium, need app recommendations for Facebook chatting

2014-05-04 Thread Laurel and Stockard
...@gmail.com wrote: Did you know the stock Messages app can handle Facebook? Just set it up using the Jabba protocol and use chat.facebook.com as the server. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth! On 04/05/2014 19:57, Laurel and Stockard wrote: Hi all, I have

Re: ditching adium, need app recommendations for Facebook chatting

2014-05-04 Thread Laurel and Stockard
and use chat.facebook.com as the server. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth! On 04/05/2014 19:57, Laurel and Stockard wrote: Hi all, I have been using the Adium messenger in order to do Facebook chatting for the last several months. I'm not satisfied

Re: ditching adium, need app recommendations for Facebook chatting

2014-05-04 Thread Laurel and Stockard
happiness is the truth! On 04/05/2014 20:50, Laurel and Stockard wrote: Thanks Chris, I actually got it to work. :-) The rest of y'all, I'm sorry for posting multiple messages, I just took awhile to get things to work. As for Adium, I know some of you all use it and like it, but I just couldn't

Re: ditching adium, need app recommendations for Facebook chatting

2014-05-04 Thread Laurel and Stockard
into Skype. I have mine set to just show online contacts and it shows all online contacts. On May 4, 2014, at 1:57 PM, Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I have been using the Adium messenger in order to do Facebook chatting for the last several months. I'm

the Quickbooks program

2014-05-01 Thread Laurel and Stockard
My dad and I are starting a business, we're looking at the Quickbook program for record keeping, transaction record keeping and credit card processing in combination with Intuit. Is there anybody who has had experience with Quickbook and can speak to its accessibility? Laurel --- Mac Access At

the MainStage 3 app for the mac

2014-04-21 Thread Laurel and Stockard
This is a music app for the mac available from the app store. I know it can be used by itself, and its sounds, instruments and loops, can be used with Garageband. Does anybody in this community have any information regarding the Mainstage app's accessibility? I'm primarily interested in the

Re: the MainStage 3 app for the mac

2014-04-21 Thread Laurel and Stockard
at least 3 or 4 times over the past few months to get it working, but I never was very impressed with what I got with it. I dono though, maybe XPand2 has just spoiled me in ProTools, along with the Piano Tech 4 Stage plugin. Chris. - Original Message - From: Laurel and Stockard

a GarageBand 10.0 instruments question, not sure if I have them all

2014-04-21 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Hey guys, Under the library browser in Garageband, I am able to see my virtual instruments that I can choose and play. Via online reading I've seen several instrument options, world instruments for example, that I don't have and want. I've looked for the directory of Garageband files to see

Re: the MainStage 3 app for the mac

2014-04-21 Thread Laurel and Stockard
the old garage band. But I think it will be the same situation for the new garage band. Sent from my IPhone On Apr 21, 2014, at 6:48 PM, Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Christopher, What I actually have in mind is buying Mainstage 3, installing all

Garage Band for the Mac, accessibility updates

2014-04-08 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Hi everyone, So, I noticed while installing updates this morning that Apple, as of about March 20, has updated Garage Band for the mac. Supposedly, this update includes improvements to the app's accessibility/voiceover. Has anybody played with it lately, and does anybody have any specific

resources for blind web developers was Re: Web Development

2014-04-05 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Hi Gordon and all, Currently, I'm using wordpress.org in combination with iPage.com to build a website. I'm glad you mentioned some of the other web building platforms out there as I might find them helpful in the future. My question sort of branches off this topic, hence the subject change.

Re: Samnet Socializer

2014-04-01 Thread Laurel and Stockard
seven day subscription to try all of the features of sam net and I don't think you will look back hope this helps -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Laurel and Stockard Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 9:26

accessible website building solutions

2014-04-01 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Hi guys, So, upon discovering straight from the Samnet Socializer people that it's not built for the mac, not generally accessible with the mac, and not recommended for mac, I've decided not to buy. So, that brings me to my subject here. I was going to use Samnet for the personal website

Re: accessible website building solutions

2014-04-01 Thread Laurel and Stockard
doing. Heha. Good luck. On Apr 1, 2014, at 9:32 AM, Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock...@gmail.com wrote: Hi guys, So, upon discovering straight from the Samnet Socializer people that it's not built for the mac, not generally accessible with the mac, and not recommended for mac, I've

Samnet Socializer

2014-03-31 Thread Laurel and Stockard
So, I'm looking at using Samnet Socializer sold by Serotek. I've heard it can help me better access social media as well as blog and run a personal website. Do any of you use this with the mac, iPad and iPhone and with Voiceover? Would you recommend this product? And finally, how compatible is

Re: searching for groups on Facebook, voiceover on the mac

2014-03-30 Thread Laurel and Stockard
://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. On Mar 29, 2014, at 8:24 PM, Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock...@gmail.com wrote: I'm having trouble searching facebook, specifically searching for groups to join, using Voiceover in Safari on the mac. Does anybody have any tips for how to use

searching for groups on Facebook, voiceover on the mac

2014-03-29 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Hi all, I'm having trouble searching facebook, specifically searching for groups to join, using Voiceover in Safari on the mac. Does anybody have any tips for how to use this function? Also, where can the archives for this list be found and searched? I believe there are a few other pieces of

language roter on the mac

2014-02-09 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Hi guys, So, I work with 4 or 5 different languages everyday, and I'm a huge fan of the language roter on the iPhone/iPad. It's really helpful to do one simple gesture and change the voiceover language. Is there a language roter on the mac that I can use? I do know how to do the command option

Re: language roter on the mac

2014-02-09 Thread Laurel and Stockard
. You can access it with a turn of the rotor clockwise whilst holding down the vo keys. . to turn it off reverse the jester. The track pad commander will work similarly on the mac as it does with ios with some additional jesters. Take care. On Feb 9, 2014, at 2:56 PM, Laurel and Stockard

Re: language roter on the mac

2014-02-09 Thread Laurel and Stockard
my iPhone On Feb 9, 2014, at 6:28 PM, Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Sarah, I do use the track pad commander to change roter options like navigating by word, paragraph etc, is there a way to customize this to add a language option? Laurel On Feb 9, 2014, at 5

adium

2014-01-22 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Hey guys, It's been a while since I've used Adium messenger for the mac, but I've started using it again. So, question. When somebody sends me a message, I can't seem to figure out where the message is for me to view, unless I click on my contacts name to see if it came from them or not. When

Re: adium

2014-01-22 Thread Laurel and Stockard
and any of the number keys on the keyboard to go to that conversation. The message is in the HTML content. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 22, 2014, at 1:20 PM, Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock...@gmail.com wrote: Hey guys, It's been a while since I've used Adium messenger for the mac, but I've

Re: adium

2014-01-22 Thread Laurel and Stockard
there? I've only found ones from years ago. Laurel On Jan 22, 2014, at 12:34 PM, Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock...@gmail.com wrote: I've tried for example command plus the number 1, and it won't do anything. I know that once I find the conversation, it's in the html content, but finding

Re: adium

2014-01-22 Thread Laurel and Stockard
iPhone On Jan 22, 2014, at 1:34 PM, Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock...@gmail.com wrote: I've tried for example command plus the number 1, and it won't do anything. I know that once I find the conversation, it's in the html content, but finding it is driving me crazy. Laurel On Jan 22

Re: adium

2014-01-22 Thread Laurel and Stockard
wrote: You can press the command plus slash key to go to your contacts, and command plus the accent key to go through your windows. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 22, 2014, at 1:37 PM, Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock...@gmail.com wrote: Ok, I've noticed that adium periodically announces

Re: adium

2014-01-22 Thread Laurel and Stockard
iPhone On Jan 22, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, but you know what, I think your suggestion about command plus accent and then command plus / is just what I was looking for. Somebody aught to create a voiceover short cut key guide

Re: adium

2014-01-22 Thread Laurel and Stockard
was like... OK, where on earth's that other window, for goodness sake! Chris. - Original Message - From: Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock...@gmail.com To: OS X iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 1:37 PM Subject: Re: adium Ok, I've

Re: Apple's Xcode tutorial

2014-01-09 Thread Laurel and Stockard
is: http://groups.google.com/group/mv-dev From recent activity, I would think you'll have much better luck if you repost over there, and I will definitely follow the thread!! Best regards. Geoff - Original Message - From: Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock...@gmail.com To: OS

looking for resource on developing an iPhone app using Xcode with voiceover

2014-01-06 Thread Laurel and Stockard
be really helpful! Laurel and Stockard --- 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://mail.tft

Apple's Xcode tutorial

2014-01-06 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Hi guys, so, I found a tutorial on starting out with Xcode by Apple. It starts by having you create a simple to do list app. I've made it as far as the create storyboard heading section, but now I'm stuck. Could somebody who is good at Xcode/with voiceover take a look at this and help me get

Re: I've made a start with GarageBand but am now stuck again

2013-12-25 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Hi all, hopefully this reply will send and my email is now working. Phill, are these directions for the previous, non mavericks, version of garage band? I didn't have garage band before mavericks, and only was able to get it after getting mavericks. I can't seem to get the instrument list

The email app on my Mac possibly going rogue

2013-12-20 Thread Laurel And Stockard
Laurel.Stockert email which showed in the from field. Any help or suggestions on this would be greatly a ppreciated. Thanks Laurel and Stockard --- 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

Skype on the mac, question

2013-12-18 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Hey guys, I use skype a lot and have a question. I know for sighted people, there's a way to make each skype chat conversation open in a new window. Is there a way to do this with voiceover, so I can just tab, or command tab, my way through may chat windows with skype? I think it would be

Re: Skype on the mac, question

2013-12-18 Thread Laurel and Stockard
keys to move through the open Windows of Skype, when you find the one you want press the return key. Note that Voiceover will tell you which is the current window etc. On 19 Dec 2013, at 8:43 am, Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock...@gmail.com wrote: Hey guys, I use skype a lot

iTunes randomly opening on my mac

2013-12-16 Thread Laurel and Stockard
HI guys, I'm running OS 10 Mavericks on my mac, and lately, I've noticed that iTunes will open just randomly. Like without me pressing any keys, or doing anything to open it. Sometimes, music will start playing without me even doing anything to open it, and sometimes not. Has anybody else

Re: iTunes randomly opening on my mac

2013-12-16 Thread Laurel and Stockard
if this is the case. Best, Zack. On 12/16/2013 12:45 PM, Laurel and Stockard wrote: HI guys, I'm running OS 10 Mavericks on my mac, and lately, I've noticed that iTunes will open just randomly. Like without me pressing any keys, or doing anything to open it. Sometimes, music will start playing

making Facebook accessible on the mac

2013-12-16 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Hi all, What's the best way to make facebook accessible on the mac using voiceover? I mean, I can navigate ok, but really, it's not as accessible as I would like it to be. I know it has been discussed here a long time ago, but just real quick, anybody have any suggestions as far as anything I

Re: making Facebook accessible on the mac

2013-12-16 Thread Laurel and Stockard
accessability itself. they are constantly changing the interface over there, etc. Caitlyn On Dec 16, 2013, at 4:06 PM, Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, What's the best way to make facebook accessible on the mac using voiceover? I mean, I can navigate ok

Re: making Facebook accessible on the mac

2013-12-16 Thread Laurel and Stockard
as right now I feel like I've been kicked by a mule. lol! Basically you will do that and choose your agent to be firefox 11 for windows. This will make the page radically different and easy to use. Tc all and be blessed. On Dec 16, 2013, at 1:41 PM, Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock

Re: voices for the mac, African American English dialect

2013-12-10 Thread Laurel and Stockard
, male or female, although African-American female voices are probably harder to pin a dialect down because of different inflexions from various parts of the country. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. On Dec 9, 2013, at 7:19 PM, Laurel and Stockard wrote: Hey guys, Sorry for all

can programs designed for lenox also be used on OS 10 Maverick

2013-12-10 Thread Laurel and Stockard
So, I'm looking at an open source program that would help me with learning another language. Here's the thing, it says the program is for windows or lennox though, but, I've been told that Lenox is pretty similar to actual OS 10 Mavericks. So, as my subject line says, could an open source

Re: Hebrew and voiceover/braille was Re: how does apple create it'svoiceover voices?

2013-12-10 Thread Laurel and Stockard
for voiceover. Anybody interested? Laurel On Dec 10, 2013, at 12:48 AM, meadowlark77 meadowlar...@cox.net wrote: I'm with you there. Hebrew would be beautiful with our iPhone. Why not? Take care, Brenda mailto:meadowlar...@cox.net - Original Message - From: Laurel and Stockard

Re: can programs designed for lenox also be used on OS 10 Maverick

2013-12-10 Thread Laurel and Stockard
... In summation, it's possible, but don't hold your breath to it. Chris. - Original Message - From: Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock...@gmail.com To: OS X iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 6:05 PM Subject: can programs designed for lenox also be used

Re: can programs designed for lenox also be used on OS 10 Maverick

2013-12-10 Thread Laurel and Stockard
- From: Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock...@gmail.com To: OS X iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 6:05 PM Subject: can programs designed for lenox also be used on OS 10 Maverick So, I'm looking at an open source program that would help me

Re: can programs designed for lenox also be used on OS 10 Maverick

2013-12-10 Thread Laurel and Stockard
and figure it out. Not knowing the package, nor having the documentation in front of me, it's kind of hard to really guide you specifically. Chris. Chris. - Original Message - From: Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock...@gmail.com To: OS X iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac

Re: can programs designed for lenox also be used on OS 10 Maverick

2013-12-10 Thread Laurel and Stockard
meant to down your level of knowledge, I just think you're personally gonna get very very frustrated more quickly with this than you will have success. I could be wrong though. Chris. - Original Message - From: Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock...@gmail.com To: OS X iOS

requesting off list help with vm fusion

2013-12-09 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Hey guys, I need somebody to help me out with an aspect of vm fusion, but I don't want on list help because what I need deals with the windows side of vm fusion, specifically running a certain screen reader on the windows side. Since this list is only for the mac side of vm fusion, I don't want

ordering voiceover voices on the mac

2013-12-09 Thread Laurel and Stockard
When moving through the voiceover utility or roter on the mac, selecting different voices, is there a way to order the voices in the order of your favorite, or the ones you would use the most, so it's easier to switch between them? Also, how do you go about selecting a specific voice for a

Re: how does apple create it's voiceover voices?

2013-12-09 Thread Laurel and Stockard
. Take care. On Dec 9, 2013, at 6:25 PM, Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock...@gmail.com wrote: Ok, sorry, but curiosity got the best of me. As my subject says, how does apple create it's voiceover voices? I got to thinking about all the screen reader voices out there, particularly Apple's

Re: how does apple create it's voiceover voices?

2013-12-09 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Gregory joshkar...@gmail.com wrote: It's probably a lot to do though… Sent from my iPhone On Dec 9, 2013, at 9:40 PM, Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock...@gmail.com wrote: Oh that's cool, so I'm assuming that even for the different languages and all, they just hire a voice actor to say

voices for the mac, African American English dialect

2013-12-09 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Hey guys, Sorry for all the questions tonight, I'm just doing a lot of computer work. Now, this'll be the last one, I promise. :-) I know the subject sounds weird, but I have a friend who is looking for a voice for voiceover on the mac that speaks, in her words, more of an African American

Re: garage band help, how to add loops to a track

2013-12-02 Thread Laurel and Stockard
it at. I don’t ue the new gb so am not much help here. Take care. On Dec 2, 2013, at 5:27 PM, Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock...@gmail.com wrote: Hey guys, I like the tutorials that Sarah referred me to, their great! I do need help though. I can't figure out how to add an apple loop

good garage band tutorials

2013-12-01 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Hey guys, I just got the latest version of Garage Band. Do any of you know of any good voiceover tutorials for the current version of garage band? I'm having a hard time learning how to do things, specifically add loops to a track, and I can't seem to find a good vo tutorial either. I'm not

numbers documents

2013-11-30 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Hey guys, this might sound stupid, but I'm about to buy the numbers app, and I want to know how well it works with voiceover. Obviously, since it's an apple app it's accessible, but do y'all find it easy to work with? Thanks Laurel --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post,

update, trying to convert pages document

2013-11-16 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Hey guys, So, the other day I was trying to convert a pages document to word, using voiceover on my mac. I go to file, then export, then celect word, follow the prompts, save it with a different name, and finish. It saves it as a pages document and will not convert to word. I also tried, as

Re: accessible online chatting using the mac

2013-11-14 Thread Laurel and Stockard
: Are you looking for a chat program or solution for web chat? Adium is the chat program I recommend for chats via instant messaged. It is very accessible. On 14/11/2013, at 9:08 AM, Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock...@gmail.com wrote: Hey guys, I know there are a lot of just plain chat rooms out

trying to convert pages document to word using mac

2013-11-14 Thread Laurel and Stockard
into my documents folder to view it, it still says it's a pages document. Somehow, it's not actually making it a word document. Thoughts? Laurel and Stockard --- 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

accessible online chatting using the mac

2013-11-13 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Hey guys, I know there are a lot of just plain chat rooms out there, where you can talk to other people all over the world, practice languages, etc. Do any of you know of an online chatting environment that is voiceover accessible using a mac? Also, I know a lot of websites and things use

downloading new voices on mac, voices sound weird

2013-10-27 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Hey guys. I've got OS 10.9 installed and that seems to be working well. I've downloaded some of the new voices for voiceover, Allison, Ava etc, but they sound weird. When I listen to the sound samples, and then listen to my computer, the voices sound way low and way different on my computer

Re: downloading new voices on mac, voices sound weird

2013-10-27 Thread Laurel and Stockard
having this problem a little while back, and as I recall a reboot solved it. Best, Zack. On Oct 27, 2013, at 11:18 AM, Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock...@gmail.com wrote: Hey guys. I've got OS 10.9 installed and that seems to be working well. I've downloaded some of the new voices

Re: OS X Mavricks, Wait a bit

2013-10-24 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Hey guys, is updating to the Mavericks OS 10.9 hard? How long on average did it take you. I'm just curious before I actually do it. Thanks Laurel On Oct 24, 2013, at 9:49 AM, Bryan Jones wrote: Hi Zach, Yes, I too have adjusted to using the VO+Shift+Home/End keystroke to move to top or

Re: OS X Mavricks, Wait a bit

2013-10-24 Thread Laurel And Stockard
Is it necessary to back the computer up to the Time Machine in case the Mavericks assistant does not work first before you start the install? Laurel and Stockard On Oct 24, 2013, at 14:15, Josh Gregory joshkar...@gmail.com wrote: First off,it is worth noting that unlike previous updates

Re: If You Have an iPhone And A Fritz! Box

2013-10-20 Thread Laurel And Stockard
Hi, Could you briefly describe what the Fritz box is? I've never even heard of that, but it sounds really neat. Thanks a lot. Laurel On Oct 20, 2013, at 21:05, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Hi! If you have an iPhone and a Fritz! Box then you may wish to take advantage of

how to read a microsoft excel document?

2013-10-01 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Hey all, I don't post much on here, but I have a question. Somebody sent me a microsoft excel spread sheet containing information that I want to access. What's the best way to access this document via voiceover and the mac? I know there are ways to convert the excel document to other formats,

google crome, is it accessible?

2013-08-25 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Hey guys, I'm sorry if this has been already covered recently, I've been out of the country for awhile so if it has, forgive me. I was renewing my Bookshare subscription and I saw that it's possible to read books on the web directly from the sight. It said though that in order to use all the

Re: how to install JAWS on a mac using VM fusion and windows 7

2013-01-26 Thread Laurel And Stockard
again, Laurel Laurel and Stockard On Jan 26, 2013, at 20:47, Josh Gregory joshkar...@gmail.com wrote: You couldn't install it directly through Safari, you'd have to find it in the downloads folder, but yes other than that to my knowledge it should work as you described. Sent from my iPhone

Re: I need somebody who has experience with vm fusion 5 on a mac

2012-10-17 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Ok. This is all really helpful. :) I have a couple more questions, where can I get edsharp? And what is a cpu, you were talking about 1 cpu or 4 cpu? I am pretty good with computers, but sometimes I miss the technical words. Also, do I need boot camp going in order to use vm fusion? And I dont

Re: I need somebody who has experience with vm fusion 5 on a mac

2012-10-17 Thread Laurel and Stockard
you know, some of you all who have a tun of experience with this vm fusion stuff, really aught to write a blog post about it. I bet if we could get some experienced people to make a check list so to speak for what people need to know before installing, and during the process of using vm fusion

Re: Are there any accessible crosswords for the mac?

2012-09-01 Thread Laurel and Stockard
I would also love to know where I can find an accessible crossword app or puzzle for the mac/iPad/iPhone. If you know of one, please tell us how you make it work. :) Thanks Laurel and Stockard the guide dog Sent from my iPad On Sep 1, 2012, at 7:47 AM, Anne Robertson a...@anarchie.org.uk wrote