Re: Instructions on adding BrailleNote as Braille Display

2010-05-19 Thread Rebecca Redmile
Hi Alison: Your instructions worked really well, up until I pressed enter in terminal mode when the display said "bluetooth." It shows a blank screen on the brailleNote, but it recognised the pairing and everything. Do I need to turn voiceover off and on again? I'll try it. Rebecca On 2010-05-1

Re: Instructions on adding BrailleNote as Braille Display

2010-05-19 Thread Allison Manzino
Hi Rebecca, I think once the BrailleNote says Bluetooth once in Terminal Mode, you have to press enter again. If the pairing is successful, it should start displaying. I think the hard thing to determine is just because the BrailleNote says that it's paired with the Mac, doesn't mean it's alway

Re: a question about transmit

2010-05-19 Thread erik burggraaf
Hum, isn't that the point of a cue? presumably the cue sheet should retain all of it's info and grab files for you automaticly by default. Might be worth a quick note to the panic support team though. Best, Erik Burggraaf Join me Wednesday, May 26th at CNIB Tech Aids fair in Toronto. I'll be

Re: an Imac and voiceover?

2010-05-19 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
for the sake of everyones sanitty on the list, shal we just agree to disagree on this one Karren? To answer your original question, if the iMac has a 600mhz cpu, it will be able to run tiger (The first version of osx with voiceover) well enough but will not be able to run leopard or snow leopard -

Re: sharp keys and checking addresses in apple mail when composing.

2010-05-19 Thread Robert Carter
Hi, I am glad to hear that somebody successfully used SharpKeys with Windows 7. Was this the 64 bit version of Windows 7? I did get the fusion key remapping feature to work so that is another way to go about this. I think the SharpKey solution is better if it can be made to work. I gather from

Re: sharp keys and checking addresses in apple mail when composing.

2010-05-19 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, For anyone who's not following this, SharpKeys has to installs. An executable which cannot be used in Windows 7, and the .zip which is really just the program inside the archive not requiring an install. So if you have not tried this one on your 64-bit system, you might want to. I quickly

Re: sharp keys and checking addresses in apple mail when composing.

2010-05-19 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Yes, I'm running windows 7 32 bit. I didn't install it no. I just unzipped it, and pressed enter and the boxes containing both lists came up and it was simple enough to do. Kawal. On Wed, 19 May 2010 08:52 -0500, "Robert Carter" wrote: > Hi, > > I am glad to hear that somebody successfully use

Re: an Imac and voiceover?

2010-05-19 Thread Karen Lewellen
laughter! i was feeling the same. I got my answer long ago. Tiger is all this might do, making it not worth the upgrade, since as it is now it works fine for my personal needs. Once pro tools gives me a reason, I can simply get another machine. Kare On Wed, 19 May 2010, Ben Mustill-Rose wrote

Re: sharp keys and checking addresses in apple mail when composing.

2010-05-19 Thread Robert Carter
Hi, I just made the changes that I wanted to make using SharpKeys version 3 with 64 bit Windows 7. So, just running the SharpKeys executable with no problems. So, it is just the installer that doesn't work. I actually ran SharpKeys from a thumb drive and all worked perfectly. Thanks for this m

RE: an Imac and voiceover?

2010-05-19 Thread Bryan Smart
Hi. The accessibility support for Pro Tools will be in an update to Pro Tools 8. In order to run Pro Tools 8, you need an Intel Mac (the Power PC support stopped with Pro Tools 7). You must be running Leopard (10.5.5) or later. Actually, you might need a later version than that for full accessi

RE: an Imac and voiceover?

2010-05-19 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi Brian, Thanks for the well informed post. This is exactly why I will wait to buy my new mac until after this edition of pro tools is already out, and available. I want to get as I did for my present setup, the best computer for my needs. The interface will not be a problem, I already have

Re: a question about transmit

2010-05-19 Thread Sarah Alawami
Nope it does not retain when I restart ttransmit. IN fact let me see soemthing. NOpe I just started transmit and the queue is gone for good.. S On May 19, 2010, at 5:21 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: > Hum, isn't that the point of a cue? presumably the cue sheet should retain > all of it's info and

Parts of my speech has suddenly stopped working.

2010-05-19 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, For some strange reason some of my system speech, not VO but other speech has stopped working. For example, Adium no longer announces messages as they arrive or who signed in etc, but the clock seems to work, it still speaks on the half hour. The message that some program needs my attention

Re: itunes and audiobook

2010-05-19 Thread Esther
Hi Christina, If you want to keep your audio book tracks separate, just play them from a playlist. You can create a playlist for your tracks by selecting them in the songs table (Command-A), and then using Command- Shift-N to create a new playlist from your selection. For audio books wit

Setting Up an Internet Connection

2010-05-19 Thread Ana G
Hi All, My question is what do I need to do to have an internet connection when I replace my PC with a Mac. I just got my MacBook Pro yesterday. I made it through the setup successfully. the Mac found my wireless home network, and I was able to type my password and connect without any proble

Re: Setting Up an Internet Connection

2010-05-19 Thread Pete Nalda
Hi, Since you've already put your Macbook pro onto the wireless network, all you have to do is just unplug the pc from the second box and then when you need to make changes to the network plug the Macbook Pro into where the pc was. I think I'm right on this but if anyone else has ideas go ahead

Re: itunes and audiobook

2010-05-19 Thread Christina
Wow, Ester. This is all great information and a big help. :) Thanks so much, Christina On May 19, 2010, at 11:32 AM, Esther wrote: > Hi Christina, > > If you want to keep your audio book tracks separate, just play them from a > playlist. You can create a playlist for your tracks by selecting

Re: External itunes library

2010-05-19 Thread Chris Blouch
So I'm not sure how this would work with purchased tracks, but you should be able to copy your whole iTunes folder from the internal drive to the external drive, hold down option while launching iTunes and then point it to your external drive copy of the library. CB Rob Lambert wrote: This co

Re: an Imac and voiceover?

2010-05-19 Thread Chris Blouch
AppleWorks was originally an Apple II program. Later Apple, through their Claris software division, created a GUI Mac equivalent called AppleWorks. Later, when Apple disbanded Claris, they brought it back in house and renamed it AppleWorks. It was bundled with a bunch of macs for a while and wa

Re: an Imac and voiceover?

2010-05-19 Thread Karen Lewellen
appleworks is fantastic in outspoken, just like a lot of other things. Karen On Wed, 19 May 2010, Chris Blouch wrote: AppleWorks was originally an Apple II program. Later Apple, through their Claris software division, created a GUI Mac equivalent called AppleWorks. Later, when Apple disbanded

RE: an Imac and voiceover?

2010-05-19 Thread Cameron
Hi. ah, neat, thanks for the info. Cameron. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Blouch Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 4:36 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: an Imac and voiceover? AppleWorks was origin

Re: Setting Up an Internet Connection

2010-05-19 Thread Chris Blouch
Right. The first box is probably your cable modem or DSL modem depending on how you are getting broadband. Those boxes generally only supply one ethernet port to plug in one device. The second box is probably your wireless router. It not only provides wireless internet service but it also lets

Jpegs and OCR

2010-05-19 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, folk, I have a number of sites and files I'd like to access. I used to use Kurzweil to perform OCR on Jpegs. Is there something I can use on the Mac for the same purpose? Thanks, Teresa -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. T

command to label stuff with vo? I forgot it

2010-05-19 Thread hank smith
hello what is command to label stuff with vo? I forgot it Hank -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+

Re: command to label stuff with vo? I forgot it

2010-05-19 Thread Slau Halatyn
Control-Option-/ (slash) Keyboard Help is your friend: Control-Option-k On May 19, 2010, at 6:41 PM, hank smith wrote: > hello what is command to label stuff with vo? > I forgot it > Hank > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" grou

Re: command to label stuff with vo? I forgot it

2010-05-19 Thread Allison Manzino
Hi Hank, I think it's command Shift slash if I'm not mistaken. I loved this feature. I used it with Amadeus Pro's marker feature. I hope I'm correct about this command. Have a great day. Allison On May 19, 2010, at 6:41 PM, hank smith wrote: > hello what is command to label stuff with vo? > I

An audiohijack pro question

2010-05-19 Thread Courtney Curran
Hi, I was wondering in audiohijack pro, if I can hijack my USB headset/microphone and Itunes at the same time. I was wondering because I may be broadcasting. Thanks, Courtney -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this gr

Re: Jpegs and OCR

2010-05-19 Thread Allison Manzino
Hi Teresa, I wasn't aware you could use Kurzweil to read Jpegs. Wow, never tried that. I still have an HP Desktop running Kurzweil 10.5 I think. Hmm, I'll turn to google and get back to you. I'm sure others on this list know of such software. I was wondering about the same thing myself. Alliso

Re: An audiohijack pro question

2010-05-19 Thread Allison Manzino
Hi Courtney, I wonder if you can hijack Itunes and the USB Mike/headset at the same time. I'm not sure how you would hijack USB audio. I was wondering about that myself. If you plug in a USB headset, does it show up as a component in Audio Hijack? Allison On May 19, 2010, at 8:59 PM, Courtney

Re: Jpegs and OCR

2010-05-19 Thread Teresa Cochran
Right; at the risk of topic drift, Kurzweil uses a "virtual printer" driver in the print dialog to process image files. Enough said. I did just discover Abbyy Fine Reader and will try the demo. I won't be able to buy for awhile yet. Teresa On May 19, 2010, at 5:59 PM, Allison Manzino wrote: >

Re: An audiohijack pro question

2010-05-19 Thread Sarah Alawami
I don't think you can. you would have to hyjack system audio in order to accomplish what you are doing, I think. S On May 19, 2010, at 6:03 PM, Allison Manzino wrote: > Hi Courtney, > > I wonder if you can hijack Itunes and the USB Mike/headset at the same time. > I'm not sure how you would hi

Re: An audiohijack pro question

2010-05-19 Thread Courtney Curran
How do I hijack System audio and Itunes at the same time? Thanks, Courtney On 19/05/2010, at 9:18 in the Afternoon, Sarah Alawami wrote: > I don't think you can. you would have to hyjack system audio in order to > accomplish what you are doing, I think. > > S > On May 19, 2010, at 6:03 PM, Alli

Re: An audiohijack pro question

2010-05-19 Thread Courtney Curran
Then in that case, would a standard 3.5 mm microphone with no headset attached work? Courtney On 19/05/2010, at 9:18 in the Afternoon, Sarah Alawami wrote: > I don't think you can. you would have to hyjack system audio in order to > accomplish what you are doing, I think. > > S > On May 19, 20

Moving and deleting bookmarks

2010-05-19 Thread Linda Adams
Hello everyone, A good while back, Chris provided a good explanation of how the bookmark bar works, using command and the associated number to pull up web sites. He also gave me the following instructions if I wanted to re-arrange the bookmarks. For example, I want to move the one I use the most

Re: bluetooth headsets for apple products

2010-05-19 Thread Jon Cohn
I use and am quite happy with a Jabra Halo headset. There are a few reviews on line. In terms of voice over however, I can not really recommend its use. This is I believe because of a Apple issue. Essentially the problem is that the connection drops to save power and then a half word of tex

Re: Moving and deleting bookmarks

2010-05-19 Thread Chris Blouch
Missed a critical bit of text before the text you copied. Original post was: Easiest way I've found to rearrange is to open up the Show All Bookmarks with command-option-b, navigate to the bookmarks bar and then to the table listing the items in the bookmarks bar. From there you can highlight

PDF crashes again

2010-05-19 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Hi list, So this one is perplexing. I got a ultra fast macbook with 8 gigs of ram and an SSD clocking speeds of around 300mbps give or take on read and write, then i purchase a book from o reilly media, i get all excited, and the pdf crashes on me I tried then to open it with skim, which open

Re: An audiohijack pro question

2010-05-19 Thread Sarah Alawami
You don't. you hijack system audio and your mic at the same time. your itunes will come through system audio, as well as voice over which is a bit of a problem. Take care. S On May 19, 2010, at 6:38 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: > How do I hijack System audio and Itunes at the same time? > Thanks

Re: An audiohijack pro question

2010-05-19 Thread Sarah Alawami
No. you still will hear system audio. This si how I do my podcasts. On May 19, 2010, at 7:11 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: > Then in that case, would a standard 3.5 mm microphone with no headset > attached work? > Courtney > > On 19/05/2010, at 9:18 in the Afternoon, Sarah Alawami wrote: > >> I do