Re: nano headphones

2009-07-31 Thread Charlie Doremus
If your headphones are less then one year old, take them to an Apple store and they should replace them. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2009, at 7:58 PM, william lomas wrote: > >hi does anyone know what the model and make are, of the > headphones > that ship ith the nano are? the

nano headphones

2009-07-31 Thread william lomas
hi does anyone know what the model and make are, of the headphones that ship ith the nano are? the 4g nano i mean? i ant replacements like the ones that came with the nano itself when I bought it last year. Regards WIll --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Y

RE: A question for you iphone users who also use windows mobile

2009-07-31 Thread Simon Fogarty
I'm slower with my IPhone than with my synbian s60 device N82). But I'm getting quicker the more I do with it. The best thing I find with the I phone is email from work, it's a lot more readable than from the s60 / mail for exchange From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:mac

Re: A question for you iphone users who also use windows mobile

2009-07-31 Thread patrickneazer
Hello Christian and all: I am sitting next to a symbian 60 phone which functions plenty enough like a windows mobile phone. On the other side of me is an iphone. I only use the sym 60 phone when it rings ... LOL. Other than that the iphone pretty much has replaced it. On Jul 31, 2009, at 9:2

RE: A question for you iphone users who also use windows mobile

2009-07-31 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Christian, I used MSP for two years before getting my Iphone. Since getting my IPhone, I haven't looked back. What I have said to people on the MSP list is think about what you want in a phone. If you want to work with Excel spreadsheets, and edit Word docs, the MSP phone is the better

A question for you iphone users who also use windows mobile

2009-07-31 Thread Christian
Hi all, I am currently using Windows Mobile with MSP and was just wondering how you Windows Mobile users find the iphone with VoiceOver? Have you allmost replaced your old Windows mobile phone with this one? >From what I have read I think I would have done it myself, but since I have >not been a

Re: Steve Ballmer calls Apple's Mac growth a "rounding error"

2009-07-31 Thread Robert Carter
Hi, I don't usually reply just to say that I agree. In this case, however, I think what was stated in this message is absolutely true. Robert Carter On Jul 31, 2009, at 6:55 PM, Mark Baxter wrote: > > I defy anyone to purchase a comparable computer *WITH* screen-reader, > to this MacBook Pro1

Re: Steve Ballmer calls Apple's Mac growth a "rounding error"

2009-07-31 Thread Mark Baxter
I defy anyone to purchase a comparable computer *WITH* screen-reader, to this MacBook Pro15 with 4G of RAM and a 2.4G processor. This thing is faster than *ANY* MS_based laptop I've ever seen for half again the price, and that's *WITHOUT* the screen-reader, which costs another computer's

Re: Steve Ballmer calls Apple's Mac growth a "rounding error"

2009-07-31 Thread John Panarese
Oh, yes, another myth. The laptop hunters ads are so full of mule muffins. Compare hardware and software, again. Yeah, you can buy a $500 Windows laptop, but you can buy a pair of clippers instead of a weed whacker too. Take Care John D. Panarese Managing Director Technologies for t

Re: Copying from an email

2009-07-31 Thread Mac Cougar
Thank you. That was what I needed. Steve On Jul 31, 2009, at 3:47 PM, Mark Baxter wrote: > > Place your cursor before what you wish to copy. Press VO Enter to > turn on highlighting. Move your cursor to the end where you want to > stop copying, then press VO Enter again to turn off selecting.

Re: Steve Ballmer calls Apple's Mac growth a "rounding error"

2009-07-31 Thread Chris Polk
lol, true my mbp 2.5 core 2 with 4 gb of ram. dell wants $2100 for the same specs in a xpsm1330 then a screen reader on top of that would be another 8 to 1000, around 3 grand. 1399 for a mbp, its got me everytime On Jul 31, 2009, at 4:05 PM, John Panarese wrote: > >In addition to this, I

Re: Steve Ballmer calls Apple's Mac growth a "rounding error"

2009-07-31 Thread John Panarese
In addition to this, I believe that I also read somewhere that if you actually compared Apple and PC higher end systems, such as Dells, the Mac Pro is actually more affordable. If I can dredge up the article, I'll post the link, but the author did this with three different Dell and Ma

Re: Steve Ballmer calls Apple's Mac growth a "rounding error"

2009-07-31 Thread Scott Howell
Oh and one other point I can't possibly let slide by. You mention the cost of a Mac Pro,. Do you realize that most consumers can't purchase that much horsepower in a PC and not to mention from a local store such as an APple store? I honestly can't think of any Quad-core PCs on the market

Re: Steve Ballmer calls Apple's Mac growth a "rounding error"

2009-07-31 Thread Scott Howell
And of course your entitled to your opinion, but there are a few points you aren't considering. TO purchase a machine of the same quality will cost you considerably more than you may have considered. Apple does not cut corners on their hardware, they choose components, which will deliver

Re: the advent of audio/tactile games for the VIPs

2009-07-31 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Chris and all; the API used on both the Mac and IPhone is OpenAL, which is (as you may know) an open-source cross-platform 3D audio API. It's actually only one of the ApIs built in to Leopard by default. The IPHone however, relies on OpenAL exclusively for it's 3D audio. HTH and

Re: Copying from an email

2009-07-31 Thread Marie Howarth
you need to use vo--enter to use select mode. find the information you need to copy and then hit vo--enter and move the vo curser with vo-- right/left arrow until you've selected the information you need and then hit vo--enter again which will take you from select mode and hit command--c to

Re: artiles posted to this list

2009-07-31 Thread Scott Howell
I'll tell you why, it is not really appropriate to quote an entire article in such a fashion in some cases you may be violating the terms and conditions of the hosting site. Just click on the URL if your that interested and read the article. WHile your at it, look at the terms and conditi

Re: Copying from an email

2009-07-31 Thread Mark Baxter
Place your cursor before what you wish to copy. Press VO Enter to turn on highlighting. Move your cursor to the end where you want to stop copying, then press VO Enter again to turn off selecting. Press command C, and you're good to go. Mark BurningHawk Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1

Copying from an email

2009-07-31 Thread Mac Cougar
Hello, I need to find out how to copy just one thing from an email. I have and email with a phone number in it that I would like to copy. How do you select and copy from an email? ∂Thanks Steve --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are

Re: A question about iPhone

2009-07-31 Thread Cara Quinn
Just a super quickie correction here; in that one can actually have wifi on while the IPhone is in Airplane mode. In settings wifi is located right after airplane mode, so it's easy to turn one off while enabling the other… HTH and have a terrific day / weekend!… Smiles, CQ :) --- Vie

Re: Steve Ballmer calls Apple's Mac growth a "rounding error"

2009-07-31 Thread Tim Kilburn
> Hi Ben, You wrote: > To be honest, I agree with some of the points in this artical, Apples > hardware is rediculessly pricey. The only time that I have supported > apple in a hardware fassion is buying an ipod but I can't say that I > ever intend to purchase one of there computers from them - al

Re: My trip to see an iPhone with no success

2009-07-31 Thread Vicki Manley
Hi there, Sound very fussy people and not that up on disabilities especially those with a visual impairment. I hope it wasn't all O2 stores!! Best wishes, Vicki.On 31 Jul 2009, at 15:40, Christian wrote: > > Hi all! > OK, so today it was time for me to see and try the new iPhone. > I don't usua

Re: Steve Ballmer calls Apple's Mac growth a "rounding error"

2009-07-31 Thread John Panarese
That is, of course, a matter of personal opinion. You get what you pay for, as my dad often says. Buy junk, get junk. And, of course, pricy as it might be, it does not change the fact that people are buying it at a rate that should actually alarm Microsoft share holders. Numbers s

Re[2]: Another question about iphone

2009-07-31 Thread Christian
Hi, OK, that's great. How much information can you get from it? Is it possible to tell where you are? On 2009-07-31 at 22:36 Marie Howarth wrote: >yes Christian, it is. :) > >On Jul 31, 2009, at 10:30 PM, Christian wrote: > >> >> Hi, >> the maps application that is on the phone, is that accessi

Re: Another question about iphone

2009-07-31 Thread Marie Howarth
yes Christian, it is. :) On Jul 31, 2009, at 10:30 PM, Christian wrote: > > Hi, > the maps application that is on the phone, is that accessible with > VoiceOver? > I suppose it is. > many thanks, > Christian > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this mess

Another question about iphone

2009-07-31 Thread Christian
Hi, the maps application that is on the phone, is that accessible with VoiceOver? I suppose it is. many thanks, Christian --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group

Re[2]: My trip to see an iPhone with no success

2009-07-31 Thread Christian
Hi Donna and all, Yes, it's very frustrating especially when one of the stores told me that they will have a demo unit available a few days ago. But anyway, i at least heared the swedish voice and it sounded good. for about five seconds. Best regards, Christian On 2009-07-30 at 14:20 Donna Goo

Re: the advent of audio/tactile games for the VIPs

2009-07-31 Thread Chris Hofstader
Hi, There is most certainly a UNIX like driver for the touch screen operations. If you really feel like getting silicon under your fingernails, you can probably hack that part of the system to do what you want. This action, however, is way outside of Apple coding guidelines and may even

Re: Steve Ballmer calls Apple's Mac growth a "rounding error"

2009-07-31 Thread ben mustill-rose
To be honest, I agree with some of the points in this artical, Apples hardware is rediculessly pricey. The only time that I have supported apple in a hardware fassion is buying an ipod but I can't say that I ever intend to purchase one of there computers from them - all the macs I have were either

artiles posted to this list

2009-07-31 Thread Gene Richburg
Hi I was wondering if anyone could tell me why any some one posts an article to the list you always have to go the ws and dig it out of all the clutter. Why couldn't folks just copy the article to the clipboard and paste it into the message so that we don't have to spend time trying to find it?

Fwd: Steve Ballmer calls Apple's Mac growth a "rounding error"

2009-07-31 Thread John Panarese
My apologies for the cross posting and somewhat off topic nature of the post. However, I think this article really speaks volumes as to why Apple and Microsoft are going in opposite directions. The perspective of Ballmer has been MS's biggest problem for years now, and this speech t

Re: My trip to see an iPhone with no success

2009-07-31 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Christian, I'm so sorry! this happened to me the first couple of times I tried to see an Iphone, too. I remember how disappointed I was. I hope you get to see one soon. Best, Donna On Jul 31, 2009, at 10:40 AM, Christian wrote: > > Hi all! > OK, so today it was time for me to see and

Re: something is a miss here.

2009-07-31 Thread Scott Howell
Jon that may be true, but a few things to keep in mind. First it may not even be an Apple drive, it could be your external drive or even a Time Capsule drive. Additionally the utility can keep a file system in good order, so it does more than just recover the data and truthfully I try t

Re: braille tables

2009-07-31 Thread Tony Bernedal
Hi Anne. I can se what I can get together when I'm back from holliday. We have some documentation at work. We have made swedish braille tables for Baum and there products so I guess I can find something. All the best Tony 2009/7/31, Anne Robertson : > > Hello Tony, > > We can get started with the

Re: the advent of audio/tactile games for the VIPs

2009-07-31 Thread James Dietz
The site is http://www.fmod.org. If I was programming an interactive game it would probably speak for itself. I'd want to create my own gestures, and from what I understand VO uses it's own special gestures. On the Mac VO uses special keys, leaving the rest of the keyboard undisturbed and willing

Re: braille tables

2009-07-31 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Tony, We can get started with the table from JAWS for Windows, but we like to have the official Braille code complete with symbols such as can be found in training manuals. Cheers, Anne --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are s

Re: the advent of audio/tactile games for the VIPs

2009-07-31 Thread Chris Hofstader
Which site? On Jul 31, 2009, at 11:48 AM, Mark Baxter wrote: > > I get an "internal server error," with that site. > > > Mark BurningHawk > > Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 > MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com > My home page: > http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ > > > > --~--~-~--~~---

Re: braille tables

2009-07-31 Thread Tony Bernedal
Hi Anne. The only table I have by hand right now is the one thats in jaws for windows. Can you use that one or do you need something else. All the best Tony 2009/7/31, Anne Robertson : > > Hello Tony, > > Unfortunately, there is a bug in Leopard that prevents uncontracted > Braille remaining set.

Re: braille tables

2009-07-31 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Tony, Unfortunately, there is a bug in Leopard that prevents uncontracted Braille remaining set. I have configured a Router Key on my PAC Mate 20 to turn contracted Braille off. As for Swedish Braille tables, we haven't done them yet, but if you would care to send us the code, we'll

Re: the advent of audio/tactile games for the VIPs

2009-07-31 Thread Mark Baxter
Why would you want to disable VO? Mark BurningHawk Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "

Re: the advent of audio/tactile games for the VIPs

2009-07-31 Thread James Dietz
Hey, The FMODEx Sound System has already been ported to the iPhone. Check the site: fmod.org. I haven't looked at the port myself as I don't have an iPhone. I've latent interests in coding and the iPhone app store looks like a real easy way to make a little money from even a slightly innovative

Re: braille tables

2009-07-31 Thread william lomas
further tables have to be created. In the braille settings you can uncheck the box that says use contracted braile On 31 Jul 2009, at 16:41, Tony Bernedal wrote: > > Hi all. > Does anyone here know if there is a swedish braille table available > somewhere? And can I disable contracted braille

Re: the advent of audio/tactile games for the VIPs

2009-07-31 Thread Mark Baxter
I get an "internal server error," with that site. Mark BurningHawk Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: eBay may have to shut down Skype

2009-07-31 Thread David Hole
iz-tech/shock-threat-to-shut-skype-20090731-e3qe.html > > CB > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@

braille tables

2009-07-31 Thread Tony Bernedal
Hi all. Does anyone here know if there is a swedish braille table available somewhere? And can I disable contracted braille forever? I don't like that I have to switch it off all times I start vo. I don't understand u s contracted braille very good. All the best. Tony. --~--~-~--~~---

eBay may have to shut down Skype

2009-07-31 Thread Chris Blouch
ved. http://www.theage.com.au/technology/biz-tech/shock-threat-to-shut-skype-20090731-e3qe.html CB --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send ema

Re: My trip to see an iPhone with no success

2009-07-31 Thread Mickey Quenzer
Hi: That unfortunatly seems to be the standard response when people want to really try out a piece of equipment. Sorry you had such trouble! *** MQ *** -- Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. Visit www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility anywhere.

My trip to see an iPhone with no success

2009-07-31 Thread Christian
Hi all! OK, so today it was time for me to see and try the new iPhone. I don't usually like these bigger stores due to their often lack of service I have experienced so I usually prefer some smaller stores where I have some contacts. Anyway, I went to the big shopping center here. When I visited

Re: the advent of audio/tactile games for the VIPs

2009-07-31 Thread Chris Hofstader
Hi, I'm not sure that an orientation application would need HrtF as buildings and such are big enough to not require pinpoint accuracy. Also, typical mobile computing ear buds are probably not accurate enough (unless you go for something like those from Shure at about $250) to deliver th

Re: the advent of audio/tactile games for the VIPs

2009-07-31 Thread Chris Blouch
Apple's audio APIs do support HRTF on OSX: http://developer.apple.com/audio/overview.html but apparently HRTF has not made it to the iPhone: http://www.steamboatmountaindesigns.com/blog/2009/02/openal-for-iphone-does-not-support-hrtf.html Would be nice if these guys ported the Mac fmod sound sy

Re: something is a miss here.

2009-07-31 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I had to run Disk Warrior once on my childrens's e-mac computer. The disk had enough errors that it took 3-4 days to recover data. There were 100's of files (mostly system files) that it could not recover, but I was able to reteive most of their documents. I then did a full format and re

Re: the advent of audio/tactile games for the VIPs

2009-07-31 Thread Chris Hofstader
Hi, Would it be useful if I started a 3dau...@lists.hofstader.com? I think we have a few people interested and private communication will cause some ideas to slip through , leaving some of the gang with a different set of notions than others which can cause real confusion as conversation

Re: the advent of audio/tactile games for the VIPs

2009-07-31 Thread Chris Hofstader
The most "accurate" spatial audio information uses a technique called Head Relative Transform Functions (HRTF) which simulates relatively precise tonal qualities of sounds that one perceives from a specific direction. Some of the research into what became these functions had humans sittin

Re: Format Utility

2009-07-31 Thread Scott Chesworth
Keith asked for Mac OS X format though, which I'm guessing means HFS, which as far as I know format.com can't do. Fat32 would probably be the best bet though if you need both OS's to be able to have read/write access from any mac. On 7/31/09, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Yeah it's called format.com

RE: Format Utility

2009-07-31 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yeah it's called format.com Try this. Format drive letter /u/fs:fat Or, go to control panel, admin tools, coputer management, disk manager, then find the external drive and right click on it to do a format then set the format as fat / fat 32 when you get to that option. -Original Messa

Re: the advent of audio/tactile games for the VIPs

2009-07-31 Thread Yuma Decaux
http://www.creativeapplications.net/iphone/face-it-iphone/ Here's the answer to your question about 3d audio. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email