RE: Magic Mouse news

2009-11-01 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hell, I couldn't do alot to be hnest. It works like a touch pad on top and a mouse click but you don't need to move the whole thing. I'm not a big mac / vo user so didn't really do lots I just tried accessing a few thigns and caused mor trouble on the machine than I needed. I just thought the

Receiving Files through iChat

2009-11-01 Thread Justin Kauflin
Does anyone know how to receive files through iChat? My buddy says that he's sending me the file and its waiting for me to accept, but I'm unable to see any dialogue that asks me to accept the file. Just wondering if its because Voice Over doesn't see the box? Any help would be greatly apprecia

RE: switching to an Ethernet connection

2009-11-01 Thread Frank Ventura
Good idea, this is also possible with a Windows DHCP server by ysing the DHCP snap in and I would assume Snow Leopard server has something similar. Frank -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Simon Fogarty Sent: Mond

RE: Magic Mouse news

2009-11-01 Thread Kevin Gibbs
Simon, Tell us what you could and couldn't do with it. Kevin -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Simon Fogarty Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 11:55 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Magic

RE: Magic Mouse news

2009-11-01 Thread Simon Fogarty
I had a play with one today. They are really cool. I thought it felt like a weird cell phone but it's pretty cool. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of william lomas Sent: Monday, 2 November 2009 6:37 a.m. To: ma

RE: switching to an Ethernet connection

2009-11-01 Thread Simon Fogarty
You can do a combo of dhcp and static ip addressing, but it's called reservation. In a dhcp server you can request that a mac address have a specific IP address each time it connects to the network. This is what is common with a server so that dns and dhcp / important servers on a system can ke

installing SL server on a macbook

2009-11-01 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Hi list, i've found this link, which gives some thorough info about open firmware, which is the boot seeker for all macs. http://mac.linux.be/content/guide-open-firmware-apple-bios There are a bunch of commands, pertaining to the solaris environment for booting the mac from different drive

Re: Toast?

2009-11-01 Thread Karen Lewellen
really? Then this, like pro tools, is another piece of mac programming that works in the outspoken 9.22 setup, but not in voiceover. Karen On Mon, 2 Nov 2009, Greg Kearney wrote: > > No it isn't. > > Gregory Kearney > Manager - Accessible Media > Association for the Blind of Western Australia

Re: -- -Toast?

2009-11-01 Thread David McLean
Thanks. You just savedme $99! On Nov 1, 2009, at 8:06 PM, Greg Kearney wrote: > > No it isn't. > > Gregory Kearney > Manager - Accessible Media > Association for the Blind of Western Australia > 61 Kitchener Avenue, PO Box 101 > Victoria Park 6979, WA Australia > > Telephone: +61 (08) 9311 8202

Re: Toast?

2009-11-01 Thread Greg Kearney
No it isn't. Gregory Kearney Manager - Accessible Media Association for the Blind of Western Australia 61 Kitchener Avenue, PO Box 101 Victoria Park 6979, WA Australia Telephone: +61 (08) 9311 8202 Telephone: +1 (307) 224-4022 (North America) Fax: +61 (08) 9361 8696 Toll free: 1800 658 388 (Aust

Toast?

2009-11-01 Thread David McLean
I found an interesting looking piece of software on the net this afternoon for burning cds on the mac called Toast. Has anyone used this software and is it usable wiht Voiceover? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Go

Can't Send Mail

2009-11-01 Thread Scott Howell
Folks, I've encountered a problem with Mail. I setup an account for my son on a machine he uses. I am using pop and we're sending/ receiving mail from Verizon our ISP. I am not having any problems sending mail, but we can't seem to receive mail on his machine. I've looked at the Verizon si

Re: VoiceOver loosing preferences

2009-11-01 Thread kaare dehard
Hi, I did have a loss of preferences once, but have not been able to duplicate it. This was also prior to 6.1 update. On 2009-11-01, at 4:50 PM, Matthew Campbell wrote: > > Hello list members. > Has anyone had to reload preferences after a turning off and then > turning back on of VoiceOver in

Re: VoiceOver loosing preferences

2009-11-01 Thread James & Nash
> Has anyone had to reload preferences after a turning off and then > turning back on of VoiceOver in snow leopard? > Thanks for any insight No Mathew I've never had to do this. But according to something I read a while ago, Voice Over is going to be addressed in the new update which is appa

Fixed certificate problem with Mail on Snow Leopard

2009-11-01 Thread James & Nash
Hi list, Well I am finally back on the Mac. I finally figured out how to fix the problem with the certificates. Here's what i did and what i subsequently realized. realisedI went into my user Preferences for my specific everyday account which is what i use for my daily computing. I delet

To those of you having issues with Groups mode in Safari

2009-11-01 Thread James & Nash
Hi list, I have also been having issues in Safari. It does seem slower to respond when groups mode is on but in my experience, this has always been the case. Also, I have found that at some point, usually the first time I try to click a link, Voice Over will restart itself. This has not h

Re: again, adium recent messages

2009-11-01 Thread a radix
Hey, Thanks for that tip! I will try that, if the cursor does wrap around, it should indeed work! Greetings, Anouk, - Original Message - From: Brett Campbell To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 6:38 PM Subject: Re: again, adium recent messages

Query about Web Router

2009-11-01 Thread James & Nash
Hi list, Why does the Web Router seem to repeat the links on a page please? I.e. I am currently watching a documentary on Youtube. There are two links for example: pt 1 1 and pt 1. Does anyone know why links are represented in this way? Thanks James --~--~-~--~~~-

VoiceOver loosing preferences

2009-11-01 Thread Matthew Campbell
Hello list members. Has anyone had to reload preferences after a turning off and then turning back on of VoiceOver in snow leopard? Thanks for any insight Matthew Campbell. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: Magic Mouse news

2009-11-01 Thread hank smith
when will it be? this really sucks - Original Message - From: "BlindMacMan" To: "MacVisionaries" Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 5:20 PM Subject: Re: Magic Mouse news Hello! Just so you know, according to accessibil...@apple.com, the Magic Mouse is ***NOT*** compatible with VoiceOve

Re: browser alternatives

2009-11-01 Thread hank smith
where can I get accessible version of opera at? and what works and doesn't work with vo with the version? - Original Message - From: "william lomas" To: Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 7:43 AM Subject: Re: browser alternatives > > Can we access flash then in opera? > No news on firefo

Re: VoiceOver and ITunes

2009-11-01 Thread James & Nash
Hi Scott, I think I found the navigation of podcasts very confusing, so I tried to avoid using it. But perhaps I'll give it another go. I'll have to update to the latest version. Thanks Take care James - Original Message - From: "Scott Howell" To: Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 5:

Re: VoiceOver and ITunes

2009-11-01 Thread Scott Howell
James, don't know what you mean by if the podcast portion of iTunes is accessible. The whole thing is pretty much accessible other than a few issues in the iTUnes store, but Apple has corrected the issue with the Playlist browser. Not sure what issues you had with the interface, but seems

Re: switching to an Ethernet connection

2009-11-01 Thread Scott Howell
Frank, that does make sense and perhaps I should check and see if the IP changes when switching between the two. Of course that would explain why a wired connection that has a static IP may not come up and take the place of the wireless that was turned off. Have to admit until I got a Mac, I

Re: again, adium recent messages

2009-11-01 Thread Brett Campbell
Hi, I read the most recent message by having VoiceOver curser wrapping turned on. When I interact with the message area, I just VO left arrow a single time and The most recent message is read. Brett C. On Nov 1, 2009, at 4:59 AM, a radix wrote: > Hello Nicolai and others, I just checked b

Re: Magic Mouse news

2009-11-01 Thread william lomas
that's rediculous lol On 1 Nov 2009, at 17:20, BlindMacMan wrote: > > Hello! > > Just so you know, according to accessibil...@apple.com, the Magic > Mouse is ***NOT*** compatible with VoiceOver... > > Lou. > > On Oct 31, 12:52 pm, Claude Renaud wrote: >> Good evening all, >> >> An interesting a

pairing an Icom hearing aid streamer with the Mac via Bluetooth

2009-11-01 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
I'm trying to pair my Icom hearing aid Bluetooth streamer device to my Macbook Pro running Leopard, in system prefs. I choose either "bluetooth headset," or "any device," and then set my streamer into discovery mode; is there anything specific I should do with the Mac to help them connect

Re: Magic Mouse news

2009-11-01 Thread BlindMacMan
Hello! Just so you know, according to accessibil...@apple.com, the Magic Mouse is ***NOT*** compatible with VoiceOver... Lou. On Oct 31, 12:52 pm, Claude Renaud wrote: > Good evening all, > > An interesting article about Magic Mouse updates on AppleInsider website > entitled "Apple releases Ma

Problems Burning an Audio Cd

2009-11-01 Thread David McLean
Hello, I'm running into a problem burning audio CDs using the Simply Burns application on the mac. I'm using a Mac Mini and am attempting to burn a folder that contains files with a .wav extension. However when the burning is complete and I play the cd on a standard Home CD Player the audio

VoiceOver and ITunes

2009-11-01 Thread James & Nash
Hi list, How well are ITunes and VoiceOver working together these days please? I seem to remember that there have been some problems with VO and ITunes of late, so I was wondering if the Podcast sections of ITunes was accessible with VO. I've never really liked ITunes and have tried my best to

RE: switching to an Ethernet connection

2009-11-01 Thread Frank Ventura
Scott, I think what is happening is that when the wireless obtains an IP through a DHCP server that IP has a specific lease time that is valid even if the connection is lost. So if you obtain a lease which is for 8 hours and two hours later you drop that wireless connection the Mac will still hol

Re: my 2 months with a mac

2009-11-01 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi Anouk, Try the keystroke control option shift end. End is the right arrow on a laptop keyboard, so if you have a macbook, try control option fn, shift right arrow. You may also want to grow a 6th finger on your left hand to ficilitate this. That keystroke will basicly just jump you s

Re: Issues with zoom

2009-11-01 Thread Pete Nalda
On Oct 31, 2009, at 7:34 AM, Charlie Bates wrote: > > 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

Re: Time questions

2009-11-01 Thread kaare dehard
trying to figure out the time thing to, so thought I'd open the mail and... When you checked the box for applescripts to be run via vo, have you enabled keyboard commander and made sure that the option key selected meets your needs? It only allows choice between left or right so i don't thin

again, adium recent messages

2009-11-01 Thread a radix
Hello Nicolai and others, I just checked but the show item in genera lpreferences is dimmed and so I cannot change it. This is strange because I do get all the messages someone has sent in the past while I just want to read the new message. Greetings, Anouk --~--~-~--~~~-

Re: my 2 months with a mac

2009-11-01 Thread a radix
Hello IU am using a laptop so that command is a bit complicated. Can you tell me where I can find that show message since I really only want to read the last message someone send. Thanks, Greetings, Anouk, - Original Message - From: Nicolai Svendsen To: macvisionaries@googlegroups

Re: my 2 months with a mac

2009-11-01 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, I should mention that's in the general tab in preferences. :) Regards, Nic Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On Nov 1, 2009, at 10:23 AM, a radix wrote: > Hello, In adium is there a way to delete all the

Re: my 2 months with a mac

2009-11-01 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, You can scroll to the last message by hitting VO-Shift-End. You can probably skip holding down shift as well, I suppose, though that's usually what I do but I'd imagine that'd work the same in this case. Also, there is a setting that is called "Show". Simply uncheck the box and you're g

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

2009-11-01 Thread Claude Renaud
Esther, Esther wrote: > 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 > Thank you for your offering but

Re: browser alternatives

2009-11-01 Thread Greg Kearney
no browser can support VoiceOver with Flash. That will not happen until Adobe fixes Flash for VoiceOver something Adobe has publicly indicated it has no interest in doing. Gregory Kearney Manager - Accessible Media Association for the Blind of Western Australia 61 Kitchener Avenue, PO Box 10

Re: my 2 months with a mac

2009-11-01 Thread a radix
Hello, In adium is there a way to delete all the previous messages that it is showing in the message window? I hate that i have to scroll to the end of the list all the time if I just want to read the last message someone send me. Greetings, Anouk, - Original Message - From: Nicolai

Re: browser alternatives

2009-11-01 Thread william lomas
Can we access flash then in opera? No news on firefox yet i tried the 3.6 beta 1 just released and no luc On 29 Oct 2009, at 17:38, Chris Blouch wrote: > > The page I played with was mostly content which I was able to navigate > around and read. Just tried a popup and was unable to figure out wh