Re: mac mini mic jack

2009-08-22 Thread Daniel Crone
Make sure your input device is the mike you want to use. Then make sure skype knows which input device should be used. On Aug 21, 2009, at 9:46 PM, John G. Heim wrote: I am trying to use skype on my mac mini. But the microphone doesn't work. I know the microphone I am using works because I

tdk discs?

2009-08-22 Thread william lomas
hi are tdk dual alyer dvd's known to burn in a macbook dual layer dvd burner? how do I know which brands are compatible? WIll --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group.

Voice Over and IAntiVirus

2009-08-22 Thread James Nash
Hi folks, As i do not have a Mac to hand at the moment - I need to buy a new one, I was wondering if anyone has used IAntiVirus with Voice Over. I know it is free, but so is Avast for Windows and it seems to be extremely good. I am only asking as I am interested I do not want to start a

Media players on Mac OS X

2009-08-22 Thread James Nash
Hi folks, I'm quite a big fan of using VLC to play my media files. However, when using Winamp, it's very easy to find how at waht point in the track I am. This also works in VLC, but is there a way to change it from displaying in seconds to minutes please? Thanks james

Re: Has anyone ever booted from tdm?

2009-08-22 Thread Scott Howell
Yeah I still want to figure out how to disassemble my iMac G5. THis is the last generation iMac G5. I want to replace the CDRom and it seems difficult to find good textual described info on taking it apart. Got all the clips pretty much, but the trick is separating the back cover from

Re: Has anyone ever booted from tdm?

2009-08-22 Thread Scott Howell
Ben, that just doesn't make sense. Your not going to find a PC with the same features or design of a Mac Pro. If you truly had a need for a Mac Pro, you'd purchase one, but such a machine is not generally necessary unless you again have a real need such as maybe for video/ sound editing

vm fusion question

2009-08-22 Thread a radix
Hello, I have heard in a podcast that you can copy over a windows xp installation from an existing computer into a virtual machine on the macintosh with fusion. But, my windows xp installation on my pc also has audio and video drivers installed. Wont this be a problem because I suppose on the

Re: Audio Editor

2009-08-22 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, I have never gotten the hang of Audio Hijack Pro. I don't know the first thing about what to do with it. I understand vaguely that you can sorta record from any input, but how is beyond me. Some day, when i've won the lottery, :-) i'll register it and then i have the possibility to

Re: Voice Over and reading IM messages.

2009-08-22 Thread Scott Chesworth
Or, if you don't want cursor wrapping to be enabled for some reason, you could use VO-shift-end to jump right to the bottom of the list of messages once you've interacted. On a laptop that keystroke is a bit of a handful, but it's there if you need it. hth Scott On 8/22/09, Brett Campbell

Re: Voice Over and reading IM messages.

2009-08-22 Thread Mark Baxter
Interact with the chat frame and then use shift function VO right arrow which will move you to the bottom right corner of that list, then VO left arrow ack through the most recent messages. Mark BurningHawk Baxter Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My

Re: Voice Over and IAntiVirus

2009-08-22 Thread kaare dehard
it works, last I remember, i did install it and was able to move around freely last december. On 22-Aug-09, at 5:01 AM, James Nash wrote: Hi folks, As i do not have a Mac to hand at the moment - I need to buy a new one, I was wondering if anyone has used IAntiVirus with Voice Over. I

RE: Disk image files

2009-08-22 Thread Donna Goodin
Thanks, Anna, and Dan. I did see the item called Unknown. Will check that out. (I'm currently still trying to fortify myself with lots of coffee) :) Donna -Original Message- From: Daniel Crone quirky.wiz...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 12:13 AM To:

Re: watching (analog) tv on the mac?

2009-08-22 Thread Søren Jensen
The EyeTV software or the remote control which comes with the tv tuner. Best regards: Søren Jensen Mail MSN: s...@coolfortheblind.dk Website: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ On 21/08/2009, at 10.53, hank smith wrote: what does any one suggest that we can use from the tv tuner end to control

Re: Voice Over and IAntiVirus

2009-08-22 Thread william lomas
it seems to be in 2 versions now free and paid from what i can gather? On 22 Aug 2009, at 14:02, kaare dehard wrote: it works, last I remember, i did install it and was able to move around freely last december. On 22-Aug-09, at 5:01 AM, James Nash wrote: Hi folks, As i do not have a

Simple editing in Amadeus Pro

2009-08-22 Thread Søren Jensen
Hi. I've just downloaded the latest version of Amadeus Pro, and I'm trying to get used to it. I've read the guides on ICanWorkThisThing.com which are very helpful. I have the following questions which I couldn't find the answers for in these guides: 1: If I place two markers, is it then

Re: Voice Over and IAntiVirus

2009-08-22 Thread Kamal Haffar
Hi James: That's what I use on my Mac. It seems to work quite well. It is free and the smart update feature works even in the free version. I believe they have a paid version but I don't know what's the difference between the free and paid. HTH Kamal At 05:01 AM 22/08/2009, you wrote: Hi

vm fusion and installing ubuntu

2009-08-22 Thread Tony Bernedal
Hi all. I have sucessfully installed a copy of windows xp on my mac with vm fusion and it work fine. I tried to install ubuntu but I can't figure out how to start a manual install of ubuntu. I can use the automatic one and it worked ok, but screenreading doesn't work great with a normal

Re: Voice Over and reading IM messages.

2009-08-22 Thread Chantel Cuddemi
vo shift function right arrow will do the trick. On Aug 21, 2009, at 11:59 PM, Jesse Bollinger wrote: Hi all, I just installed Adium and it's a blast. However I have a little problem. Everytime someone sends me a new message, I have to use the VO right arrow command to go through all the

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-22 Thread John Sanfilippo
personal opinion, The pac mate and street talk are both dead animals. The only thing I like about the pac mate now is the braille display and the ability to use it or the pac mate itself if either is not working. The braille display is the better part of the hardware, in my opinion. My

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-22 Thread Rich Ring
The iPhone is wonderful in many ways. I wish I could send contacts via bluetooth as I could with a Nokia phone, and I wish it was a bit easier to delete text messages, and I truly wish the battery life was better, but I do love the little critter. - Original Message - From: John

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-22 Thread Rich Ring
The Pac Mate is a different species of critter. Street Talk was a funky piece of software, at least now they're using something from Sendero group. But the Pac Mate as a machine is unstable and way too large. I know this is off topic, but the Braille Sense Plus is far better. -

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-22 Thread May and Wynter
It's actually not hard to delete text messages. What problem are you having or wha do you find hard about it? I have one and can try and help if you need. May, join my blog www.true-friends2009.com - Original Message - From: Rich Ring To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent:

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-22 Thread Mike Arrigo
I think in general the days of the specialty note taker are numbered. You can get a net book at a much cheaper price and it does a lot more. The only time someone might consider one of these now is if they really need a braille keyboard or a braille display, and even then, there are other

[Mac-cessibility News] A Few New Mac-cessibility Network Site Features

2009-08-22 Thread Maccessibility
A Few New Mac-cessibility Network Site Features In the week since the launch of the Mac-cessibility Network, we've received some feedback from users, and have begun implementing some new features and changes in response. We'd like to draw your attention to a few of these, and there are more on

Re: Voice Over and reading IM messages.

2009-08-22 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
It might help to turn off cursor tracking while in the chat program. I do this for iChat. Then my voice over cursor does not move when I am typing. It probably would be enough to go to the VO utiltity and uncheck VoiceOver follows keyboard focus. Best, Jon On Aug 22, 2009, at 10:48 AM,

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-22 Thread Rich Ring
I would have to say you are correct. I do think, however, that there are individuals for whom they serve a purpose, especially those who need a device that does not entail all that a computer does. I would love an Apple net book. - Original Message - From: Mike Arrigo

Re: Victor Reader and really really need help with iPod

2009-08-22 Thread rayna424
Anna, I just love you! You've done it! Thank you thank you thank you I'm autofilling my stuff as we speak and its appearing on the iPod!!! Wooo h! Hugs hugs thank you thank you!! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-22 Thread kaare dehard
I don't think that given apple's views on quality for the buck that they will want to go in to the netbook territory, but they may wish to set themselves up in a new category with that tablet coming out next year. On 22-Aug-09, at 12:46 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: I think in general the days

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-22 Thread kaare dehard
Some of these barriers may also be perception related. To a group of people who may not be as confident or tech savvy, Having a special made device exclusive to their perceived needs may be a marketing draw all on it's own. Personally, I'd much rather have the universal access principles

Re: Victor Reader and really really need help with iPod

2009-08-22 Thread rayna424
I've completely filled my Nano now, got it all, my music, my books and podcasts!! Yay! I'm oh so happy!! Thanks again for all the help! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To

Re: Voice Over and IAntiVirus

2009-08-22 Thread Chris G
Hi, I installed iAnti Virus and didn't care for it's user interface. I installed protectmac and I like it's user interface. The iAnti virus UI seemed clumsy to me. On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:10:30 +0100 william lomas lomaswill...@googlemail.com wrote: it seems to be in 2 versions now free

Re: Voice Over and IAntiVirus

2009-08-22 Thread Dan
Hello, I also installed ProtectMac AntiVirus and I love the interface. I'm going to run it till the 31 days are over, or till Snowleopard comes out. I think I'll email them and see if it will be working on Snowleopard before making any purchases. For a long time, I have not used antivirus

Re: Simple editing in Amadeus Pro

2009-08-22 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Soren, Setting a second marker doesn't select anything. Once you set your second marker, press Command and either Left or Right Arrow to extend your selection to the previous or next marker. Then pressing Space will play what is selected if you use the default playback setting, which

Re: Media players on Mac OS X

2009-08-22 Thread Dane Trethowan
I didn't know there was a Winamp available for the Mac, does anyone have an url? Is it as good as Winamp for the PC? I have to admit that I think VLC to be one of the best media players around. On 22/08/2009, at 7:29 PM, James Nash wrote: Hi folks, I'm quite a big fan of using VLC to

Re: Voice Over and IAntiVirus

2009-08-22 Thread louie
Please let us know if you find any virus. Thank you. On Aug 22, 2009, at 11:26 AM, Dan wrote: Hello, I also installed ProtectMac AntiVirus and I love the interface. I'm going to run it till the 31 days are over, or till Snowleopard comes out. I think I'll email them and see if it will be

Re: Voice Over and IAntiVirus

2009-08-22 Thread Dan
Hello, I sure will. In all the time I've been using the mac, and the few times I used antivirus stuff, I never found anything at all. I started with Tiger and as I said earlier, while I've never found anything, it won't hurt. The only thing is this, that the application will really do it's

Virus testing!

2009-08-22 Thread Dan
Hello, Does anyone know if there is any thing such as a test string to see if the antivirus software really works? There was one for Windows and DOS but I don't remember what it was called and I don't even know if it would be a proper test for OS X. It was called something like Icor or,

Audio Hijack Pro

2009-08-22 Thread Dane Trethowan
Okay, I've changed the subject line here from Audio Editors to Audio Hijack Pro as Audio Hijack Pro is not an audio editor. Like just about every Mac programme I use here, you don't need to win the lottery to buy Audio Hijack Pro, I bought it in a bundle with Fission quite some time ago,

Re: Audio Hijack Pro

2009-08-22 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi there. What confudles me the most is the difference between components and sessions. Do i have to ... urm no, what do i do in order to, say hijack and record a stream of audio from a web page and to avoid having VO interupting all the time? Can i do that? /Krister 22 aug 2009 kl.

Re: Audio Hijack Pro

2009-08-22 Thread Marie Howarth
I love audio high jack, have you at all managed to in whatever way select more than one effect. I know others have said this is impossible with VO, any tricks from your end here? On Aug 22, 2009, at 7:44 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Okay, I've changed the subject line here from Audio Editors

Braile labels and the disk drive

2009-08-22 Thread rayna424
Hi all, Does anyone label discs with a braille labeler? I'm wondering if the lible impedes the disk in the disk drive, since its so slim. Any experience? Thanks, Randi --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: Audio Hijack Pro

2009-08-22 Thread Marie Howarth
use the safari session. On Aug 22, 2009, at 8:39 PM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: Hi there. What confudles me the most is the difference between components and sessions. Do i have to ... urm no, what do i do in order to, say hijack and record a stream of audio from a web page and to avoid

Re: Braile labels and the disk drive

2009-08-22 Thread Marie Howarth
I personally wouldn't risk it, simply because something sticky in any disc drive may = bad news. On Aug 22, 2009, at 8:41 PM, rayna424 wrote: Hi all, Does anyone label discs with a braille labeler? I'm wondering if the lible impedes the disk in the disk drive, since its so slim. Any

Re: Audio Hijack Pro

2009-08-22 Thread Dane Trethowan
I wish I could say you were wrong smile and the worst thing is that the developers couldn't give a damn it seems but not to worry, you can use a good editor like Amaedus Pro to fix that problem. Marie Howarth wrote: I love audio high jack, have you at all managed to in whatever way select

Re: Braile labels and the disk drive

2009-08-22 Thread Dane Trethowan
That's absolutely out! its most likely that you won't even be able to access your disc if you attach any lbel to it and insert it into your Mac's drive. rayna424 wrote: Hi all, Does anyone label discs with a braille labeler? I'm wondering if the lible impedes the disk in the disk drive,

Re: Audio Hijack Pro

2009-08-22 Thread Marie Howarth
looks like I may just have to take the plunge and get amadeus then lol. I know I emailed the developers and they just said they'd pass it along lol. can you trial amadeus? On Aug 22, 2009, at 8:52 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: I wish I could say you were wrong smile and the worst thing is

Re: Braile labels and the disk drive

2009-08-22 Thread Dean Wilcox
Firstly I don't have a mac but anyway! I don't and wouldn't label the disc itself because it may catch the top of the drive and I find back when I had copied CDs badly labelled ones court the top when they spun in my CD player. I do label cases and sleves of discs though, that might be

readiris pro, does it require vuescan?

2009-08-22 Thread a radix
Hello, Is it possible to use readiris pro with just your scanners driver or do you have to use vuescan? Thanks, Greetings, Anouk, --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-22 Thread Donna Goodin
I'd have to disagree, at least as regards the software. The Braille Sense is FAR superior in terms of its hardware, but the software is quite primitive in many respects. As regards the PM versus an iphone, I do agree that they are different critters. If you do a lot of reading braille, or

Re: Audio Hijack Pro

2009-08-22 Thread Marie Howarth
O no, audio high jack works great and if the effects tab was accessible, I'd stick to it like glue. but I'm guessing I can audio high jack amadeus with the effects and such? On Aug 22, 2009, at 9:00 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Yep you can but don't throw Audio Hijack Pro away just like

Re: Braile labels and the disk drive

2009-08-22 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
This would definitely be a bad idea. Personally, I have never, and would never, put Braille labels on CD's/ DVD's. I didn't realize anyone did this. There is so much potential for problems by doing this that it seems too risky to me. :) I either put labels on the cases that the discs are

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-22 Thread Donna Goodin
I like them for reading. I prefer to read in braille, so they sort of serve as a dedicated book reader. I also sometimes do email on them, either when travelling, or when I just don't feel like being at the computer. I like this because you have the braille without having to work with

Audio Hijack Pro: just had an interesting idea

2009-08-22 Thread Dane Trethowan
Okay, we've been discussing Audio Hijack Pro and how inaccessible the Effects tab is? Well there may be another way around this. I regularly use the Scripting function of Audio Hijack Pro, you can set the software to run a Workflow automator script so given that? Well I can't see why one

Re: Audio Hijack Pro: just had an interesting idea

2009-08-22 Thread Marie Howarth
please let us know how that goes. :) On Aug 22, 2009, at 9:37 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Okay, we've been discussing Audio Hijack Pro and how inaccessible the Effects tab is? Well there may be another way around this. I regularly use the Scripting function of Audio Hijack Pro, you can

Re: Virus testing!

2009-08-22 Thread James Nash
Stupid question perhaps but what is a test string? is it what I think it is? - Original Message - From: Dan key...@comcast.net To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 7:37 PM Subject: Virus testing! Hello, Does anyone know if there is any thing such as a

Re: Virus testing!

2009-08-22 Thread Dan
Hello, It is a string of characters that produce a like virus response, but it in no way shape or form has a virus in it. If you want, I can email you the test link where you can learn all about it and how it works. However, I don't want to put it on the list, even though going to the site

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-22 Thread Rich Ring
When was the last time you checked it out? - Original Message - From: Donna Goodin To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 3:03 PM Subject: Re: iphone vs pac mate I'd have to disagree, at least as regards the software. The Braille Sense is

Re: Braile labels and the disk drive

2009-08-22 Thread Rich Ring
I could see putting a label on a case or a sleeve, but that's about it. - Original Message - From: Marie Howarth marie.jane2...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 2:50 PM Subject: Re: Braile labels and the disk drive I personally wouldn't

Re: vm fusion question

2009-08-22 Thread Scott Howell
Hmmm, that is curious, I have not heard that Anouk and I'm not so sure that is a good idea in any event. Best to start with a fresh install of windows. If you install windows as a VM, you can certainly make a backup of that and just copy it over itself if something becomes hosed. On Aug

Re: readiris pro, does it require vuescan?

2009-08-22 Thread Scott Howell
You do not have to use Vuescan. I only tried it once, but apparently it may offer some benefits with certain scanners with software interfaces that are problematic perhaps. I have used Read Iris with my HP scanner and the HP scanner's twain driver only. On Aug 22, 2009, at 3:37 PM, a radix

changing itunes library

2009-08-22 Thread Rebecca Redmile
Hello All: I wanted to clean up my Itunes libraries, make sure that I didn't have duplicate files etc. and generally make it easier to keep track of where everything is getting downloaded to, add playlists and synchronise it all iwth my IPhone. However, now that I've tidied up my iTunes

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-22 Thread Scott Howell
Funny, I had the opportunity to play with the iPhone at the ATT store today and I so wanted one. The big thing holding me up is that ATT doesn't have enough coverage quite yet in our subway system and VZW does have better coverage in general, but that didn't stop me from reaching toward

Re: Braile labels and the disk drive

2009-08-22 Thread rayna424
Wow am I glad I asked this question haha! On another email list, we were discussing the labelers, and someone mentioned needing to label a bunch of cds. I had decided to use a cd book to store my back up disks, and just label the sleaves, but thought I'd ask about the cds themselves. Very glad I

Re: Voice Over and IAntiVirus

2009-08-22 Thread Søren Jensen
Iantivirus works fine for me, and it's free. What do you find difficult in this application? Best regards: Søren Jensen Mail MSN: s...@coolfortheblind.dk Website: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ On 22/08/2009, at 20.01, Chris G wrote: Hi, I installed iAnti Virus and didn't care for it's

Re: Braile labels and the disk drive

2009-08-22 Thread Scott Howell
If your talking about a CD or DVD, absolutely do not under any circumstances put braille labels on them. You are really asking for trouble and if you damage your drive, you will have a drive to replace and it would not be covered under your warranty. On Aug 22, 2009, at 3:50 PM, Marie

Re: vm fusion question

2009-08-22 Thread a radix
Hello, yes I guess that might be the best solution too. I just listened to a podcast about vmware fusion (this is the first time i would be using a virtual machine), i guess you dont need to download the rea ldrivers for the mac you are using (the windows side of it) just the vmware tools and

RE: Virus testing!

2009-08-22 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi List, I have access to an antivirus package called sophos which we use at work for both our corporate systems and student users. It's used for both mac and windows based platforms and although it's not perfect, but it catchs 95% of trouble and definition librarys are updated multiple times

Re: vm fusion question

2009-08-22 Thread Scott Howell
Correct, because I have found that trying to copy windows from one machine to another where the hardware is different, generally ends in disaster. I've tried this and the success was questionable and you could easily run into issues with the registration keys and other ugly problems. Just

A tip for those using Apple Mail

2009-08-22 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! A little tip for those of us who use Apple Mail, that's probably 99% of us smile though I did use Thunderbird a little earlier on the Windows machine to send a few emails smile. Wondering on the progress of the sending of your email? This information may be of particular interest if

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-22 Thread Donna Goodin
You get used to the typing. It can take a while, but you do. Best, Donna On Aug 22, 2009, at 5:29 PM, Scott Howell wrote: Funny, I had the opportunity to play with the iPhone at the ATT store today and I so wanted one. The big thing holding me up is that ATT doesn't have enough coverage

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-22 Thread Donna Goodin
I have one in my possession currently. The email program *! Donna On Aug 22, 2009, at 5:09 PM, Rich Ring wrote: When was the last time you checked it out? - Original Message - From: Donna Goodin To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 3:03 PM

Re: changing itunes library

2009-08-22 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Rebecca, Even though you've changed the location of your library and told iTunes via the PReferences dialog where to look, that only affects where future files you download will be placed. YOu have to import all the music into the iTunes library. Type Command-O, or choose Add to

Re: Audio Hijack Pro

2009-08-22 Thread Thomas McMahan
To avoid having VO heard while recording something you just have to have Audio Highjack highjack from the specific aplication, such as from a webpage's audio Safari as apposed to highjacking recording system audio. On Aug 22, 2009, at 2:39 PM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: Hi there. What

Hi,

2009-08-22 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
It is possible to record multiple inputs from Audio Hijack Pro simultaneously. Shane Jackson demonstrates this in a great podcast. basically, what you do is hijack system audio and start recording. Then find whatever else you want to record in the sessions components and start hijacking

Re: A tip for those using Apple Mail

2009-08-22 Thread Jeffrey Shockley
Hi, Thanks for that tip, that's pritty cool that Apple Mail can do that. Thanks again, Jeffrey - Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 7:38 PM Subject: A tip for those using Apple Mail Hi! A little

Re: vm fusion question

2009-08-22 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Anouk, In order to run Windows via Fusion, you need a Windows CD. This can't be an upgrade CD or a recovery disk. You then install Windows using that CD within Fusion. Once Windows is installed, Fusion loads the drivers you need automatically through something called VMWare tools. HTH,

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-22 Thread Daniel Crone
Hello. If I could go to that store, I would talk to that person's manager, and give that knowlegable sales person a commendation. It is rare, and a joy when finding someone who knows about voice over. On Aug 22, 2009, at 4:29 PM, Scott Howell wrote: Funny, I had the opportunity to play

turning off dot 7 with braille display

2009-08-22 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi, I'm trying to use my PAC Mate 40 braille display. At the moment, what I primarily want to do is read Grade 2 braille files from Web Braille, as I'm going to have to send my Braille Plus in to be fixed. I have it mostly the way I want it for this task: Grade 2 translation is off as