alternitive virtulation softwarwe that works with voice over?

2009-08-06 Thread hank smith
hello I use fusion vmware fusion that is to run windows when I need to. how ever the video with jaws is causing problems am wanting to know of other alternitive voice over friendly virtual machine programs simular to vmware that I can use? if it isn't easy navigatible can I get keyboard

Re: subject change music looping?

2009-08-06 Thread hank smith
can you tell me how you loop with it? perhaps a tutorial? or any tips on how to get started? I used acid pro in windows for this and I want to use garage band some of my remixes of other tunes kick major ars smily I to have heard garage band is more powerfull for loop and midi work any tips or

Re: gesturebased navigation on safari for themac?

2009-08-06 Thread hank smith
what if you have a mac mini how can this work? On Aug 5, 2009, at 12:31 AM, A-Pro Studio wrote: To control VoiceOver and Safari with gestures, you will have to wait for Snow Leopard. This is one of the many great features you will find in the new VoiceOver version coming with Snow Leopard in

Re: gesturebased navigation on safari for themac?

2009-08-06 Thread hank smith
To control VoiceOver and Safari with gestures, you will have to wait for Snow Leopard. This is one of the many great features you will find in the new VoiceOver version coming with Snow Leopard in September/ October, a way to control VoiceOver and all your Mac

Re: Book Resource

2009-08-06 Thread hank smith
any other way to get it besides book share? On Aug 5, 2009, at 2:26 AM, Les Kriegler wrote: Hi Anna, Thanks very much for this resource. I went to bookshare and grabbed it and will be reading it on my Icon BP. I noticed there were 2 books, one for Tiger and one for Leopard which is

RE: importing outlook express mailboxes to mail? Re: safari book marks folder location?

2009-08-06 Thread Donna Goodin
Hey Anna, Didn't know about the Pogue book. Thanks for posting that, I'm going to check it out. Best, Donna -Original Message- From: Woody Anna Dresner wadres...@att.net Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 1:10 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: importing outlook express

RE: Book Resource

2009-08-06 Thread Les Kriegler
like this will be right up my alley! Les __ NOD32 4311 (20090806) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

RE: Manually putting music on IPhone using Windows

2009-08-06 Thread Kim Carmichael
Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to work. Thanks for trying. Am I correct to think that this can be done using a Mac? If so, I might be getting mine sooner than later. Thanks Kim -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On

Windows Messenger

2009-08-06 Thread Kim Carmichael
Can somebody tell me how to use Windows Messenger on the IPhone? I put Fring on my phone thinking that would work, but I can't get back to the main list that it gave me in the beginning so I can choose messenger. Thanks Kim --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received

Re: alternitive virtulation softwarwe that works with voice over?

2009-08-06 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Hank, JAWS is working fine for me running Fusion and Windows XP. I installed Window-Eyes before I installed JAWS, as someone indicated this might smooth out any video issues. So you might try uninstalling JAWS, installing a Window-Eyes demo or full version, and then reinstalling JAWS.

prices gone up

2009-08-06 Thread william lomas
hi why have the itunes prices for single tracks gone up in the UK? any ideas? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

Iphone and syncronization

2009-08-06 Thread Christian
Hi all, Well, if I decide to switch to the iphone from my Windows Mobile phone how is it when i tcomes to syncronization of the calendar and contacts? Today I have syncronized my phone with Outlook with no problems but ws just wondering since I have heared that there were some issues with

Re: Question about iphone maps

2009-08-06 Thread Chris Hofstader
Hi, I've had trouble getting the iPhone Maps app to work as I would want it to. I read the chapter on iPhone Maps in the documentation (chapter 13) about five times and still cannot figure out how to get it to tell me my current location as a street name or something useful but,

Re: prices gone up

2009-08-06 Thread Chris Hofstader
When iTunes dropped DRM, they let the copyright holders pick prices for songs and albums so they will probably not all be the same anymore. On Aug 6, 2009, at 7:48 AM, william lomas wrote: hi why have the itunes prices for single tracks gone up in the UK? any ideas?

google voice, failure

2009-08-06 Thread Daniel Crone
Hello All. I tried signing up for google voice. That service lets one have a number which can ring wherever it is needed. After choosing the number I wanted, I could not find a contenue button at all. Safari would just go to another part of the page. With Windows, after clicking the

Re: Manually putting music on IPhone using Windows

2009-08-06 Thread Søren Jensen
Hi Kim. To manually copy the tracks you want on your Iphone, you can do the following: 1: Create a new playlist in Itunes 2: Go into your Iphone preferences from the Itunes program, and choose to syncronize with the new playlist you've just created. I don't know how to do that in Windows

Re: Keyboard Peoblem

2009-08-06 Thread Søren Jensen
Hi scott. Have you checked if there are any applications which starts up when you log onto your user? Yu can check that in the accounts settings in System preferences. Best regards: Søren Jensen Mail MSN: s...@coolfortheblind.dk Website: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ On 06/08/2009, at

Re: alternitive virtulation softwarwe that works with voice over?

2009-08-06 Thread Chris Blouch
I have Jaws 10 on Fusion working just fine and was on Jaws 9 before that. What kind of issues were you running into? The video intercept driver crashes Windows on Parallels but seems to also work ok with Sun's Virtual Box. VB is free so give it a whirl. The UI isn't as accessible but it has a

Re: prices gone up

2009-08-06 Thread william lomas
ah damn the prices per song now are way to expensive now forget it lol On 6 Aug 2009, at 13:53, Chris Hofstader wrote: When iTunes dropped DRM, they let the copyright holders pick prices for songs and albums so they will probably not all be the same anymore. On Aug 6, 2009, at 7:48 AM,

google voice problem resolved

2009-08-06 Thread Daniel Crone
Hello. Well, I gave it another go, using windows and s a. Too bad I could not find the continue button with Safari. But that is what fusion and running windows is for. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: google voice problem resolved

2009-08-06 Thread louie
I had to have sighted help to set up google voice. If any one figures out how to enter contacts please let the list know. On Aug 6, 2009, at 10:37 AM, Daniel Crone wrote: Hello. Well, I gave it another go, using windows and s a. Too bad I could not find the continue button with Safari.

Dictation Software With VO?

2009-08-06 Thread Chris Hofstader
Hi, I have a near legendary case of repetitive stress injuries in both hands, wrists, forearms and shoulders. For the work I do, I need to generate a whole lot of text. I tried MacSpeech Dictate and I find that many of its features (especially those borrowed directly from Naturally

podcast on recording software

2009-08-06 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Darcy and Holly, Any idea when you're going to do the podcast on recording software for the Mac? I need to record a podcast on the third generation iPod Shuffle, and I'd love to have pointers on good software to try. Thanks, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~

Re: Dictation Software With VO?

2009-08-06 Thread Chris Blouch
Dunno about dictation software but in the meantime you can keep your physical interaction to a minimum using the speech recognition features in the Speech settings of System Preferences. Basic stuff like opening a new mail, switching to the finder and such can be done via spoken words. It's

Re: Keyboard Peoblem

2009-08-06 Thread Esther
Hi Scott, Barry's explanation that you might have mouse keys turned on seems plausible. I tried an experiment where I connected an external keyboard to the USB port of my MacBook and pressed the ALT/Option key 5 times. That had the weird side effect of enabling mouse keys on my laptop

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

2009-08-06 Thread hank smith
where can you get the sdk at? and is it hard to learn? I like your game idea and await it smily On Aug 5, 2009, at 4:58 AM, Yuma Decaux wrote: Hi everyone, Just as an addendum to this conversation, i was meditating of sorts about some game theory and the controls of a game app which could

Re: A question about iPhone

2009-08-06 Thread Chris Blouch
On this specific thing or on the iPhone in general? CB Christian wrote: Hi, OK, any good tutorial or podcast i may listen to? On 2009-07-30 at 17:10 Chris Blouch wrote: Well, with voiceover on you can then follow the instructions here to turn it back off:

Re: google voice problem resolved

2009-08-06 Thread Buddy Brannan
I'd just like to *get* Google Voice. I'm still waiting for my invite. :( --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To

Snow Leopard for $10 for new Mac users

2009-08-06 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi, I just learned that if you bought your Mac on June 8 or later, you can update to Snow Leopard for $9.95 plus tax. I couldn't do it online unfortunately because they couldn't find my serial number for some reason, so I'm having to print out and mail in the order form, but it's a great

Re: Snow Leopard for $10 for new Mac users

2009-08-06 Thread Kane
Hi, Oh, yeah, I did the same thing just today. I found the website for my country, because otherwise I would not have been able to purchase it. It's understandable about the receipt, however. I even believe it actually tells you to send it along whether you fax it or email it in the disclaimer.

Safari Sounds

2009-08-06 Thread Barry Hadder
I'm just wondering if anybody else has noticed that in many instances the page load sound doesn't occur. An example is www.lioncourt.com. I think it's more tied to VO as the status text under the VO cursor doesn't seem to update while a page is loading, but when I place the mouse over

Re: google voice problem resolved

2009-08-06 Thread rayna424
This isn't directly related to Google talk or whatever, but in response to not finding the continue button. I had this problem on mlb.com, trying to sign in to use Gameday audio. There was no 'continue or submit button anywhere and I even called customer service. She could see the button, my

Re: To those who use Group Mode please

2009-08-06 Thread Barry Hadder
Open Voiceover utility with VO-f8, arrow down until you hear web in the categories, tab, change the radio button from dom to group. Items on a web page are grouped together in several groups. You don't have to move through each item at a time. If you don't like it, you can change it

RE: when closing lid

2009-08-06 Thread Frank Ventura
I cannot sleep our MacBook Air since I have a small bump dot on the F and J and one on the backspace. When I close the lid it hits the bump dots and presses the keys causing it to stay awake. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna

Re: Keyboard Peoblem

2009-08-06 Thread Scott Howell
Well Barry I'll b damned, that was exactly the issue. Huh, well that is really curious because it never occurred to me to check this to be honest since I just didn't make that connection between the usb and laptop keyboard. Of course I also stumped the Apple folks as well. :) Funny, I

Re: Keyboard Peoblem

2009-08-06 Thread Scott Howell
Wow, yeah, I was really considering this, but Barry pointed out mouse keys and thankfully it was that simple. I don't know why this didn't occur to me, but well this is really my first notebook since all my previous Macs have ben desktops. So, I learned something new. :) On Aug 5, 2009,

Re: when closing lid

2009-08-06 Thread Charlie Doremus
Did you do something to the aforementioned keys, like add dots? All qwerty keyboards have markings on the F J but not on spacebar. Seems strange machine will not sleep. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 6, 2009, at 2:17 PM, Frank Ventura frank.vent...@littlebreezes.com wrote: I cannot sleep

Re: Keyboard Peoblem

2009-08-06 Thread Scott Howell
Hey thanks, I sure did and I was about ready to go to some really extreme actions, but luckily the answer was presented and saved me a load of work. However, what is really curious is that mouse keys obviously persist from the first user to all subsequent users it seems. That just

Re: Keyboard Peoblem

2009-08-06 Thread Scott Howell
Hey Esther, Barry was right and having mouse keys on without realizing it really did cause the problem. What is really interesting is that upon first booting the machine, I could log into my account and the mouse keys of course were on, so sure enough things behaved oddly or as they

Re: Keyboard Peoblem

2009-08-06 Thread Barry Hadder
I got bit by it as well. I reinstalled Leopard and the whole works. It was only a year later that I figured out what it was. On Aug 6, 2009, at 7:37 PM, Scott Howell wrote: Well Barry I'll b damned, that was exactly the issue. Huh, well that is really curious because it never occurred

Re: Keyboard Peoblem

2009-08-06 Thread Scott Howell
Well, I guess it just goes to show that maybe starting at the very simplest thing and gradually working up to a reinstall makes more sense. :) I took a mid-size hammer to a smaller problem. :) Well hey, at least I learned something new today and thanks. On Aug 6, 2009, at 8:47 PM, Barry

Re: gesturebased navigation on safari for themac?

2009-08-06 Thread Scott Howell
And to answer the question, you 'll need a multi-touch trackpad, which at this time is not available other than on the MacBook. On Aug 6, 2009, at 4:26 AM, hank smith wrote: To control VoiceOver and Safari with gestures, you will have to wait for Snow

RE: Snow Leopard for $10 for new Mac users

2009-08-06 Thread Les Kriegler
. Best, Anna __ NOD32 4313 (20090806) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group

Re: To those who use Group Mode please

2009-08-06 Thread rayna424
Oooh gotcha, ok, so group mode is just for web browsing then? I was afraid it would change VO or something. Thank you thank you thank you!!! Barry Hadder wrote: Open Voiceover utility with VO-f8, arrow down until you hear web in the categories, tab, change the radio button from dom to group.

Re: when closing lid

2009-08-06 Thread rayna424
This is odd...I have about 9 bump dots on my keys and this never happens to me. However, I got in the habit of putting it to sleep before shutting the lid...I just hit the power button once quickly and then select sleep. It sleeps and then I close the lid. I don't think this would make a

Re: Safari Sounds

2009-08-06 Thread rayna424
Yes yes yes. I have been noticing this as of late. Its not with any specific web page. It seems to happen at random. I'm so used to hearing the page load sound, that I don't hear it and think my internet is being slow. I just now turned on group mode to play with it, and its not playing loading

Re: Book Resource

2009-08-06 Thread Greg Kearney
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Re: prices gone up

2009-08-06 Thread rayna424
How much are they now? I'm still seeing 0.99 and 1.29 per song. Are they more than that in the UK? william lomas wrote: ah damn the prices per song now are way to expensive now forget it lol On 6 Aug 2009, at 13:53, Chris Hofstader wrote: When iTunes dropped DRM, they let the copyright

Re: Safari Sounds

2009-08-06 Thread patrickneazer
Hello there: Just chiming in. It happens here as well. No loading sound and the website does not matter. On Aug 6, 2009, at 9:30 PM, rayna424 wrote: Yes yes yes. I have been noticing this as of late. Its not with any specific web page. It seems to happen at random. I'm so used to hearing

RE: running leopard on a pc?

2009-08-06 Thread Frank Ventura
Where can you buy OSX Server software without having to purchase it with xserv hardware. I would love to virtualize a server role. Frank From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Blouch Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 5:27 PM To:

RE: mac mini without monitor and set up

2009-08-06 Thread Frank Ventura
Yes I set up the Mini we have here without any sighted assistance. I did not have a monitor attached. Just let it boot and try the command F5 to launch VO. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Marie Howarth Sent:

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

2009-08-06 Thread Yuma Decaux
Hi, You can grab the sdk on the apple site http://developer.apple.com/iPhone/program/download.html Its a 2 gig download so make sure you know what you're doing before venturing into this. If you do know. then forgive my pretense :) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You

deleting unwanted audio tracks from video files?

2009-08-06 Thread John J Herzog
Hi listers, Is there an accessible program that can remove unwanted audio tracks from movie files? There are some shows I have with both english and Spanish sound tracks. Though I can get whatever I want to play through vlc, quicktime only plays the spanish audio. Is there an accessible

mail busy?

2009-08-06 Thread Jessi and Goldina
hey guys so I think my poor macbook is rebelling against me or something lol. I love him to death and am so glad he's not a pc, but he's just acting strange!! first the spotlight issue, which I still haven't been able to get resolved...I looked at the page Felix sent me and my head just

Re: mail busy?

2009-08-06 Thread Mark Baxter
When you do a backup with Time Machine, does it back up old E-mail messages? I've never look. In preferences, you can set Mail to empty deleted messages every two weeks or week or whatever. Find me if something else is going whacky and maybe we can talk our way through it. Mark

Re: mail busy?

2009-08-06 Thread Jessi and Goldina
I dunno...I've never used time machine. probably wouldn't hurt, though!! hmmm. On 6-Aug-09, at 10:36 PM, Mark Baxter wrote: When you do a backup with Time Machine, does it back up old E-mail messages? I've never look. In preferences, you can set Mail to empty deleted messages every two