Re: iCal

2010-05-31 Thread Scott Howell
When you enter a new activity you need to type in the name and then hit command-e to access the options, such as setting time, date, etc. On May 30, 2010, at 8:09 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: > Hi, events worked just fine for me. Todo's were a little sketchy. I had to > rout the mouse and click t

Re: VO not reading text in MS word for mac

2010-05-31 Thread Scott Howell
You may not directly to the place of purchase, but try. If that fails, contact Microsoft because you do have a valid issue. On May 30, 2010, at 8:59 PM, Sonnia wrote: > Thanks for the info. I'm just a bit upset now i have to buy more > software. and i doubt i could return the ms office for mac ei

sip phones was Re: Very cool voip

2010-05-31 Thread Frank Carmickle
Hello I have tried quite a few sip phones for the iphone and the only one that works for me is Media5. It also does a pretty good job with g722. Paired with how good the mic is on the iphone this thing sounds pretty darn good. I have a freeswitch instance running at a colo if anyone would l

Re: iCal

2010-05-31 Thread Frank Carmickle
Hello Erik On May 30, 2010, at 8:09 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: > Hi, events worked just fine for me. Todo's were a little sketchy. I had to > rout the mouse I setup todo's in mail with out any problem. Kind of weird that they are in both places. Give it a try it might be easier. HTH --FC

Re: iCal

2010-05-31 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi Frank, I tried that and it wanted to change my Imap prefix. Well... I thought I'd better not just in case I broke something. This is my work email and it wouldn't do to bring it down because of a failed experiment. Oddly enough though, when I hit the don't change button, a blank todo show

Re: Very cool voip

2010-05-31 Thread Brandon Misch
can you let the lists know what they say? tried to contact the support staff but got no e-mail address. just something about putting a discussion on the site. On May 31, 2010, at 12:15 AM, louie wrote: > I got it to work and sent a e-mail to support about accessibility. > > On May 30, 2010, a

Re: skype update on iphone

2010-05-31 Thread gladiator
I wonder how much it iwll cost after the free trial? I think only a nominal fee will be requested On May 30, 2010, at 11:42 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: > Will is correct. Both the table index at the right edge of the screen will > work, as well as the three-finger swipe up or down to see more pages o

Re: Subtitles

2010-05-31 Thread Chris Blouch
I had this in my inbox (which I use like a todo list) for quite some time and am finally trying to find a few things. A little googling around turned up a few utilities which will extract from a decrypted DVD folder. They seemed quite old so not sure if they will work: D-Subtitler http://www.v

Re: skype update on iphone

2010-05-31 Thread Cody Hurst
They'll probably do like phone companies do and charge a monthly rate like say 450 minutes. so this would defeat the purpose of getting voip unless it's a flat rate once a year like I piad for my unlimited calling in the u.s. On May 31, 2010, at 3:11 AM, gladiator wrote: > I wonder how much it i

Braille Lite Millennium as braille display with Mac?

2010-05-31 Thread Dean Martineau
I suspect this may not have been tested, but should it work to use a Braille Lite Millennium with a USB to serial converter as a braille display using VoiceOver? this is an old Freedom Scientific device which I own and like for other reasons but which, oddly enough, one can't use as a display with

Speech Recognition on the Mac

2010-05-31 Thread Dean Martineau
Does anybody have any experience with the fairly new Dragon Naturally Speaking app for the Mac, or with any other speech recognition app, with VoiceOver? Thanks. Dean ,To find out about the week's news in adaptive technology, subscribe to Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday by sending a blank message t

Re: Braille Lite Millennium as braille display with Mac?

2010-05-31 Thread erik burggraaf
Dean, I was able to set my m20 up as a braille display using a usb to serial no problem under window-eyes, and I'm assuming under jaws it would work the same way. As long as the data parameters are set up properly the usb port should function just like any other serial port. I was for sure ab

Re: Speech Recognition on the Mac

2010-05-31 Thread gladiator
do you mean macspeech or is dragon naturaly speaking itself on the mac now? On May 31, 2010, at 3:19 PM, Dean Martineau wrote: > Does anybody have any experience with the fairly new Dragon Naturally > Speaking app for the Mac, or with any other speech recognition app, > with VoiceOver? > > Thank

Re: Speech Recognition on the Mac

2010-05-31 Thread Maurice Mines
Hello it's Maurice, as you can see I'm replying to your message. As you being may not know, I have a written expression disorder. So I do use MacSpeech Dictate quite a bit these days, and so far it is much of what I expected a patient to be. Its success rate is roughly 85% or so. As you read thi

Japanese voice update for Snow Leopard at Dtalker web site [was Re: answered my own question on multi language dictionaries]

2010-05-31 Thread Esther
Hi Yuma, The Ultralingua dictionaries are accessible. Simon, a list member who was interested in using them for languages, spent some time working with the developers to ensure this. However, your initial question was about keeping up with your Japanese proficiency because of the lack o

Best App for Streaming Sirius?

2010-05-31 Thread Alfred Puzzuoli
First off, I just wanted to say hello and introduce myself to everyone on the list. I may know many of you from my time on other lists in the past, and I look forward to meeting those with whom I have not yet become acquainted. As a new user, I of course have a ton of questions, but One in parti

Re: Braille Lite Millennium as braille display with Mac?

2010-05-31 Thread Teresa Cochran
I used a Braille Lite 40 for years with both JAWS and NVDA in Windows with a USB-to-serial converter. I've tried it on a Mac, but the only thing that recognizes it is the network preferences. I suppose it could work with the terminal, but that's not my main focus. Teresa On May 31, 2010, at 7

Re: Speech Recognition on the Mac

2010-05-31 Thread Maxwell Ivey Jr.
hello; its good to read your message. I only caught a couple of hiccups and am generally impressed. and I'm sure your family, friends, and business associates know you have this problem and don't mind a few missteps. i get worse emails from sighted people using blackberries or iphones.

Knike sports kit for iPod

2010-05-31 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi guys: I'm thinking about buying an iPod Nano. I want to use something to keep track of the miles I walk on my treadmill. Is the Nike Sports kit accessible? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email t

Re: Braille Lite Millennium as braille display with Mac?

2010-05-31 Thread Søren Jensen
Hi. Here are my thoughts: I don't think it's possible to use Braille displays or Braille devices with Voiceover simply because VOiceover only supports bluetooth and Braille displays through a USB connection. Jaws does only support Braille through serial connections which is being converted to U

adding items to the doc?

2010-05-31 Thread Matthew Alvernaz
Hi, I was wondering how I would go about adding new items to the doc with voiceover? Thannks, Matthew -- 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 th

Re: Best App for Streaming Sirius?

2010-05-31 Thread John J Herzog
Albert, Keep in mind that starplayr is no longer being updated. This means that, while you can stream some of sirius's channels, you do not have access to their online only content, which was added after starplayr's developers moved on to other things. This also applies to channels updated in r

Re: adding items to the doc?

2010-05-31 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi Matthew: When you are at the item you want to add, press command shift t. On May 31, 2010, at 12:22 PM, Matthew Alvernaz wrote: > Hi, I was wondering how I would go about adding new items to the doc with > voiceover? > Thannks, Matthew > > -- > You received this message because you are subsc

Re: Braille Lite Millennium as braille display with Mac?

2010-05-31 Thread Allison Manzino
Hi Søren, I thought I'd weigh in on this topic. As someone who has had trouble with her HumanWare Braille display, I can safely say that it is possible to use a braille display with VoiceOver. I have had some troubles hooking up my BrailleNote because the version of Keysoft I have is very old.

Re: adding items to the doc?

2010-05-31 Thread Sarah Alawami
Hello. 2 methods here. 1. start the app and then go to the doc and find the app, do a vo shift m and then arrow to options and enter on that, and enter on keep in doc. 2. go to the app in the apps list and hit command shift t to put it in the doc. S On May 31, 2010, at 10:22 AM, Matthew Alvern

Re: Speech Recognition on the Mac

2010-05-31 Thread Sarah Alawami
Yep that speech thing is pretty good. I don't use it but my spelling is quite bad. Take care. S On May 31, 2010, at 9:29 AM, Maxwell Ivey Jr. wrote: > hello; its good to read your message. I only caught a couple of hiccups and > am generally impressed. and I'm sure your family, friends, and

Re: skype update on iphone

2010-05-31 Thread Sarah Alawami
I would just wish they would not charge as we are paying for the bandwith from at&t so this stinks! On May 31, 2010, at 12:11 AM, gladiator wrote: > I wonder how much it iwll cost after the free trial? > I think only a nominal fee will be requested > > On May 30, 2010, at 11:42 PM, Cara Quinn wr

Mac Speech?

2010-05-31 Thread Donna Goodin
Is this app already installed? I've looked in my apps folder and done a spotlight search, but am not seeing it. If someone could let me know where to find it, or how to get it, I'd really appreciate it. TIA, Donna -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "

deleting direct messages in Syrinx?

2010-05-31 Thread Chantel Cuddemi
Hi all, Is there a way to delete direct messages within Syrinx? -- 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 macvisionari

Re: Knike sports kit for iPod

2010-05-31 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, >From what I've read from other listers, it is not accessible on the nano. >Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. On May 31, 2010, at 1:05 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: > Hi guys: > I'm thinking about buying an iPod Nano. I want to use something to keep track > of the miles I walk on my t

Re: Mac Speech?

2010-05-31 Thread Sarah Alawami
No you have to buy it. dunno from where though. Take care. On May 31, 2010, at 1:34 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Is this app already installed? I've looked in my apps folder and done a > spotlight search, but am not seeing it. If someone could let me know where > to find it, or how to get it, I'

Audio on ATT/Yahoo site?

2010-05-31 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, I was just trying to create an ID on the Yahoo/ATT site. I clicked the button to get the audio playback for the verisign code, and it did not play at all, despite my clicking replay several times. When I went over to my PC, I had no problems. Anyone know why the Audio wouldn't play o

Re: Knike sports kit for iPod

2010-05-31 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Darn! Oh well. Thanks anyway. On May 31, 2010, at 3:50 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > From what I've read from other listers, it is not accessible on the nano. > Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. > On May 31, 2010, at 1:05 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: > >> Hi guys: >> I'm thinking

Re: Mac Speech?

2010-05-31 Thread Donna Goodin
Ah, thanks! Donna On May 31, 2010, at 4:24 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > No you have to buy it. dunno from where though. > > Take care. > On May 31, 2010, at 1:34 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > >> Is this app already installed? I've looked in my apps folder and done a >> spotlight search, but am not s

Re: Braille Lite Millennium as braille display with Mac?

2010-05-31 Thread Søren Jensen
Hi. I'm sorry that I forgot to read what I wrote before I posted my mail. I wrote: >> I don't think it's possible to use Braille displays or Braille devices with >> Voiceover simply because VOiceover only supports bluetooth and Braille >> displays through a USB connection. But I ment: >> I don'

Re: Audio on ATT/Yahoo site?

2010-05-31 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi Donna, This is a kind of indirect solution to your problem but, I think you might find this useful in the long run. Try solona for captcha solving. It is very easy and quick. I usually get the captcha solved in less than a minute. On May 31, 2010, at 5:08 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi all,

Re: Audio on ATT/Yahoo site?

2010-05-31 Thread Donna Goodin
You know, maybe I'm a dolt, but I've had *horrible luck with the Solona site. It's been a while since I've tried it, though, so perhaps I should give it another try. Thanks for the suggestion. Donna On May 31, 2010, at 5:10 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi Donna, > > This is a kind of indirect s

Re: Braille Lite Millennium as braille display with Mac?

2010-05-31 Thread Allison Manzino
Hi Soren, That makes sense. I was confused by your post, smile. Now it makes sense. Allison On May 31, 2010, at 5:03 PM, Søren Jensen wrote: > Hi. > > I'm sorry that I forgot to read what I wrote before I posted my mail. I wrote: >>> I don't think it's possible to use Braille displays or Braill

The ITroll That Lives in my Macbook--Could VO Be Contributing

2010-05-31 Thread Ginny Owens
Hello, Mac peeps. This post might be a bit of a stretch topic-wise for the list, but I hope not. I have a 13-inch Macbook Pro that I purchased last December. It has a 500gb hd, and the processor is either 2.53 or 3.16. (2.53 I think.) At any rate, my hd has already been replaced once--less than t

Re: Japanese voice update for Snow Leopard at Dtalker web site [was Re: answered my own question on multi language dictionaries]

2010-05-31 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Hi Esther, Ultra lingua does work fine when you open it and make queries through their interface but their hotkey isn't accessible in the preferences and when i worked around it, and tried using it on a text the pop pup is actually not accessible so its a few steps back from what i really want

Re: Mac Speech?

2010-05-31 Thread Courtney Curran
Hi, Sorry, I probably missed something, but what is this Mack Speech App? Thanks, Courtney On 31/05/2010, at 5:15 in the Afternoon, Donna Goodin wrote: > Ah, thanks! > Donna > On May 31, 2010, at 4:24 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > >> No you have to buy it. dunno from where though. >> >> Take care.

Re: The ITroll That Lives in my Macbook--Could VO Be Contributing

2010-05-31 Thread sandi sørensen
hi Ginny, i doubt it is voice over that is the cause of it, have had my mac book air since they came out and first now am i about to go and change too an ssd, instead of its usual hd. hopes that answers it, else write again :) Sandi On May 31, 2010, at 3:03 PM, Ginny Owens wrote: Hello,

RE: Best App for Streaming Sirius?

2010-05-31 Thread Al Puzzuoli
Then what about the Sirius web player itself? If it's supposed to work, I'm not sure what I'm missing. I've installed flash, as well as Flip4Mac, but I can't get it to actually play any streams. --Al -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googleg

Re: Japanese voice update for Snow Leopard at Dtalker web site [was Re: answered my own question on multi language dictionaries]

2010-05-31 Thread Esther
Hi Yuma, You wrote: Hi Esther, As for the japanese voices, i am checking through them to see if they are reliable and especially soft to the ear. Apparently they use the same breathing system as Alex so it sounds promising. Well, at least that link got quoted properly. My bad on the tr

Re: Mac Speech?

2010-05-31 Thread Sarah Alawami
It alous you to speak and dictate and it will wrote it in any text I think. On May 31, 2010, at 3:26 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: > Hi, > Sorry, I probably missed something, but what is this Mack Speech App? > Thanks, > Courtney > On 31/05/2010, at 5:15 in the Afternoon, Donna Goodin wrote: > >> Ah

RE: Best App for Streaming Sirius?

2010-05-31 Thread Bryan Smart
You probably need to press buttons on the flash player to control it. Flash is inaccessible, so VoiceOver can't see those. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Al Puzzuoli Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 7:05 PM To: m

Re: -- SPAM -- RE: Best App for Streaming Sirius?

2010-05-31 Thread David McLean
Have you tried Pulsar? Very easy to use and quite accessible. Costs a few but is worth it. On May 31, 2010, at 8:25 PM, Bryan Smart wrote: > You probably need to press buttons on the flash player to control it. Flash > is inaccessible, so VoiceOver can't see those. > > > -Original Messa

page break in TextEdit

2010-05-31 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
How is this done? I need to insert a hard page break in TextEdit in order to follow manuscript guidelines. Thanks. :) -- 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 un

re-sirius app

2010-05-31 Thread chad baker
Hi i'm running into the same problem with the xm site. Can't get the stations to play i got the flip for mac installed. -- 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 un

haptic film

2010-05-31 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
http://bit.ly/bQtFwb They are the inventors of the E-sense, the thin film which allows for haptic interaction through low frequency electric modulation. I spoke to one of their guys who said that developement and SDK phase aren't entirely mapped out yet as they are negotiating with various

Re: haptic film

2010-05-31 Thread Doug Lawlor
Speaking of this technology, I was listening to a BBC program and the announcer indicated that a company called Immersion was or has come out with a haptic iPhone sleeve. Has anyone else heard of this? I looked at the companies web site located at http://www.immersion.com/ but could not find any

Re: page break in TextEdit

2010-05-31 Thread Sarah Alawami
I don't think it can' I never ofumd a way to do it. Take care. S On May 31, 2010, at 5:55 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > How is this done? I need to insert a hard page break in TextEdit in order to > follow manuscript guidelines. > Thanks. :) > > -- > You received this message because y

Re: Snow Leopard dvd

2010-05-31 Thread Chris Snyder
Hi all, I put Leopard back on the laptop, and downloaded the firmware update as well as the upgrade to 10.5.8. I then tried the Snow leopard disc from my Mini, but I received the same message. So I went out and got the retail Snow Leopard disc, and it installed with no issue. The laptop is now

importing contacts and bookmarks from mini to laptop

2010-05-31 Thread Chris Snyder
I'm curious if there's a way to import my mail and address book contacts as well as my safari bookmarks from the mini to the laptop without Mobile Me. Thanks. Friendly, Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this gr