Re: Time questions

2009-10-31 Thread Lynn Schneider
Thanks so much Nic. I didn't know about the keyboard commander, which actually was not enabled. That's why it didn't work. Now it works like a charm. Thanks again for your help. On Oct 31, 2009, at 7:56 PM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > > Hi, > Yes, it will automatically update the time when

Re: Installing Windows 7 With VmWare

2009-10-31 Thread John J Herzog
Deborah, I have installed windows multiple times under fusion 2. The process has remained exactly the same for fusion 3. After the DVD stops spinning, you need to give it some time. The way the windows install works is that it first copies many files to your hard drive via the DVD. Then, it

open SUSE cannot be auto installed in fusion. Different linux distro needed.

2009-10-31 Thread John J Herzog
Hi list, I found out how to get audio working in SUSE, but first this requires that it be installed. I have nobody sighted around, and there is no easy install option via fusion. Thus, I must choose another distribution. Are there any distros with working sound and the latest version of gn

RE: Installing Windows 7 With VmWare

2009-10-31 Thread Debra Turner
Have you installed any version of Windows under Fusion 3? Wonder if I could install Windows 7 under Fusion 2.0? I'll go pick up my MacBook Monday. Debra From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nicolai Svendsen Sent: Saturday, Octobe

Re: slight accessibility issue with fusion 3

2009-10-31 Thread John J Herzog
Deborah, I'm not exactly sure what you are asking here. You are correct that the virtual machine window is the one that contains all the settings, at least in the default view. So, here's what you can do. If on the virtual machine window, VO past the tool bar and before all the settings. You w

RE: slight accessibility issue with fusion 3

2009-10-31 Thread Debra Turner
Hi John and List, I think this is some of my problem. After the Dvd drive became inactive when trying to install Windows 7, "windows running" as well as shutdown and restart was in the virtual machine menu. How do I highlight the virtual machine window? Is that the window where all the settings

Re: Time questions

2009-10-31 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, You actually don't need VoiceOver to be controlled by AppleScript for that feature to work. If it is not checked, it will attempt to use the built-in speech and use the custom settings you have set in System Preferences>Speech>Text To Speech tab. of course, that is when it comes to th

Re: Time questions

2009-10-31 Thread Scott Howell
First yes the OS will update the time provided the checkbox is checked and by default it is. This is in system preferences under date and time. DOn't worry, your covered. As far as what you were told concerning the option key and letter 't' for having the time announced. Well first be sure

Re: Time questions

2009-10-31 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, Yes, it will automatically update the time when it changes to daylight savings time. And it is right option-T by default for the time. Notice there are two radio buttons for which option key you would like to use in the Keyboard commander under the "commanders" tab. Regards, Nic Skype:

Time questions

2009-10-31 Thread Lynn Schneider
Thanks to everyone for all the great info. I have two questions about time that I hope you can address. First, will Snowy be a smart little kitty and update my iMac's clock to daylight savings tonight or will I have to do it manually? Secondly, yesterday someone said that if you have the ch

Re: Installing Windows 7 With VmWare

2009-10-31 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, It's really easy to install. Simply launch a new virtual machine window, select easy install, point to the disk image or CDR and you're good to go. It'll automate it, and it works really well. I've done it with both 32 and 64-bit versions and it's been flawless. Of course, Narrator see

Re: Latest nes on Mac OS X 10.6.2

2009-10-31 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, You're having issues with Mail? What kind of problems? Regards, Nic Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On Oct 31, 2009, at 1:01 PM, James & Nash wrote: > > Hi list, > > If any of you are interested, here

Re: iTunes update and Playlist Browser

2009-10-31 Thread Scott Howell
Howard, toggling VOiceOver off/on will take care of this; a reboot is not necessary. On Oct 31, 2009, at 5:45 PM, Howard Dupuis wrote: > > Good news about iTunes and use of the keyboard to get around the > Playlist Browser -- after you reboot. This is the first thing I > checked after installi

Re: switching to an Ethernet connection

2009-10-31 Thread Scott Howell
Hmmm, that is a possibility, but not sure since I use dhcp. I wanted to do a combination of dhcp and static but didn't have enough machines to go through all that work. :) If I had a server and was forwarding ports, I'd have a need to do this without a doubt and would experiment more. I a

Re: my 2 months with a mac

2009-10-31 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, Actually, Adium supports a whole load of message services. It's extremely accessible. The only thing VoiceOver doesn't recognize is the unknown HTML content to the left of the edit field when entering a message. But when you interact with it, it's very accessible and easy to use. Rega

iTunes update and Playlist Browser

2009-10-31 Thread Howard Dupuis
Good news about iTunes and use of the keyboard to get around the Playlist Browser -- after you reboot. This is the first thing I checked after installing the update the other night, only to find that what had been broken appeared to remain so. But, after a reboot, keyboard functionality was back!

Re: Is there a Facebook application compatible on the mac patform ?

2009-10-31 Thread Esther
Hello Claude, You might want to listen to the latest podcast episode of Screenless Switchers (Episode 35, October 26, 2009), since they discuss different Twitter clients for the iPhone (including some that have accessibility issues): http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPo

Re: switching to an Ethernet connection

2009-10-31 Thread matthew Dyer
Mark, It would be in network prefs. HTH. Matthew On Oct 31, 2009, at 3:57 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > > I'm running Leopard on a MBP15; after plugging the cable into the > router and Ethernet connection, what app do I use to switch from > Airport to an Ethernet connection? I'm tota

Re: switching to an Ethernet connection

2009-10-31 Thread Richie Gardenhire
When I set up my Mac Mini with Leopard, I set the Airport connection as the Default; however, if you simply plug your Ethernet cable, Leopard should detect it automatically. There is a setting in the Network preference to "connect Automatically". This should automatically connect you, wh

Re: Is there a Facebook application compatible on the mac patform ?

2009-10-31 Thread michael A. Babcock
ok; and we hope that the developer of #syrinx would make an iphone app mike On Oct 31, 2009, at 12:09 PM, Claude Renaud wrote: > > Mike, > > > michael A. Babcock wrote: >> for the iphone or for the mac? >> For the iphone yes: >> http://maccessibility.net/iphone/apps/# >> for the mac, we use syri

Re: switching to an Ethernet connection

2009-10-31 Thread Esther
Hi Scott, I used to use this method of turning AirPort off under Tiger, and would automatically get switched to Ethernet, but after migrating to Leopard (and a MacBook), when I switch off AirPort and change over to Ethernet I can't automatically get a connection. Wonder if this is becau

Re: switching to an Ethernet connection

2009-10-31 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
Precisely; I want to see if the "internet flicker," I'm having lately goes away, and the router's within easy cable reach anyway... Thanks, all. :) Mark BurningHawk Baxter Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ --~-

Re: switching to an Ethernet connection

2009-10-31 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
Thanks; Network preferences was the place I didn't look, so thanks for teaching me that. As it turns out, all I did was shut of Airport an d the Ethernet connection to the router was there already. Slick, that. Mark BurningHawk Baxter Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1

Re: switching to an Ethernet connection

2009-10-31 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
Turns out, all I had to do was shut off Airport; the Ethernet connection established itself. :) Mark BurningHawk Baxter Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You r

Re: switching to an Ethernet connection

2009-10-31 Thread Scott Howell
Mark, if you turn AirPort off from the menu (where the clock etc. is located) it will automatically switch to the wired port. I do this quite often since I dont use the wireless while sitting at my desk. On Oct 31, 2009, at 3:57 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > > I'm running Leopard on a

Re: switching to an Ethernet connection

2009-10-31 Thread Esther
Hi Mark, Are you setting up ethernet for the first time? Remember that you can set up a location with your selected connecting preferences. As Frank said, you'll find information under the Network menu of System Preferences. The other way I force network changes if I don't want to crea

Re: Is there a Facebook application compatible on the mac patform ?

2009-10-31 Thread Claude Renaud
Mike, michael A. Babcock wrote: > for the iphone or for the mac? > For the iphone yes: > http://maccessibility.net/iphone/apps/# > for the mac, we use syrinx, or twitterrific > Thank you, I always kno Syrinx, I will take a look to the accessible Iphone app list... Regards, -- Claude Re

RE: switching to an Ethernet connection

2009-10-31 Thread Frank Ventura
Go into system preferences and then into Network and there should be a table of connections to choose from. Frank -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark BurningHawk Baxter Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:58 PM

switching to an Ethernet connection

2009-10-31 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
I'm running Leopard on a MBP15; after plugging the cable into the router and Ethernet connection, what app do I use to switch from Airport to an Ethernet connection? I'm totally drawing a blank here. :) Mark BurningHawk Baxter Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotma

Magic Mouse news

2009-10-31 Thread Claude Renaud
Good evening all, An interesting article about Magic Mouse updates on AppleInsider website entitled "Apple releases Magic Mouse software updates" available at http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/27/magic_mouse_software_update_released.html Cordialement, regards, -- Claude Renaud --

Re: Is there a Facebook application compatible on the mac patform ?

2009-10-31 Thread michael A. Babcock
for the iphone or for the mac? For the iphone yes: http://maccessibility.net/iphone/apps/# for the mac, we use syrinx, or twitterrific thanks mike On Oct 31, 2009, at 9:26 AM, Claude Renaud wrote: > > Mike, > > michael A. Babcock wrote: >> oh parden; >> yes there is a facebook client for the ipho

adding items to the doc with snow leopard and vo?

2009-10-31 Thread hank smith
hello how does one do this? I can't get anything to add to the doc I even tried placing the doc to boottom, write, and to the left and it still won't add items to doc --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "M

Re: Is there a Facebook application compatible on the mac patform ?

2009-10-31 Thread Claude Renaud
Mike, michael A. Babcock wrote: > oh parden; > yes there is a facebook client for the iphone. I havn't checked it > out, but i here it is accessible. > thanks > For Facebook I know, what I'm looking for is a twitter client for this device,, is there such one ? Regards, -- Claude Renaud

Re: Latest nes on Mac OS X 10.6.2

2009-10-31 Thread Søren Jensen
Nice. thanks for this awesome news. Best regards Søren Jensen Mail & MSN: s...@coolfortheblind.dk Website: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ Den Oct 31, 2009 kl. 1:01 PM skrev James & Nash: > > Hi list, > > If any of you are interested, here is the latest news that I have > found on > 10.6.2. I a

Re: my 2 months with a mac

2009-10-31 Thread kaare dehard
Hi there, what sort of difficulties is adium presenting for you? This might just be a learning curve thing, and perhaps we can help you sort it out. Msn for mac wasn't a pleasant experience for me:). On 2009-10-31, at 1:06 AM, Lynn Schneider wrote: > Hi. You said something that caught my att

Issues with zoom

2009-10-31 Thread Charlie Bates
Hi everyone I've been having some issues with the zoom function ever since I upgraded to snow leopard. I have found that whilst I am in zoom and I have the mouse resting over something the screen will just jump to another part of the screen. For example, if I click on my 'download' stack and ho

Latest nes on Mac OS X 10.6.2

2009-10-31 Thread James & Nash
Hi list, If any of you are interested, here is the latest news that I have found on 10.6.2. I am still having problems with Mail on my Mac so I'm using Outlook Express, so I apoligize for any issues with this E Mail. I might need to re-install SL to fix the problem but I hope not. Here is the

Re: WebAIM screen reader user survey results

2009-10-31 Thread Chris Hofstader
Hi, I was at the Open Source Accessibility Conference in Toronto Tuesday through Thursday and I'm now in Baltimore for the ACB Mid-Atlantic convention and will go home on Sunday. Thus, I haven't been able to read this study yet so I do not know how they gathered the information, hence, c

Re: my 2 months with a mac

2009-10-31 Thread a radix
Hello, I do use adium on the mac, when i use my mac, i also use skype. I mostly use my mac at school and in the library though so i do not use adium all that much. Still I find it fairly accessible and I do not use its built-in voice announcements. Greetings, Anouk, - Original Message ---