eBook to ePub format converter

Hello, I want to convert some eBooks file in PDF, html and Doc format to ePub format for reading them in my iPhone. Does anybody know any ePub converter application for MacOS? I tested Calibre but it isn't accessible with voiceOver. There are many unlabeled controls and VO+space command

Re: flash on the mac

On 18 Jun 2010, at 23:49, William Windels wrote: does this mean that the flash plugin not work for us or do you have visited already sites with flash successfully? Controls within Flash content can receive keyboard focus, but the flash plugin does not expose any accessible names to the Mac

Question About How To Engage The White-On-Black Display Mode

Hello All, The help tag in the Universal Access Control Panel states that the hotkey command to engage the White-On-Black Display Mode is Control+Option+Command+8. However, this does not work. I am thinking that I am reading/doing something wrong but I cannot figure out what it could be.

Getting song title in the iTunes radio stations, is it possible?

Hi everyone. I've been curious about something for a long time and thought I'd get your input. When I listen to the radio stations that are provided through iTunes, often I will hear a song I like, but cannot seem to get the title. Also, I would like to automatically buy these songs in the

xm radio site

Hi has anyone tried the xm radio site i have a online subscription. I'm running into trouble when i click the channel it don't play i have the windows media quicktime components installed. Also i tried a different browser its called aol desktop and the stations played fine. thanks -- You

Re: Getting song title in the iTunes radio stations, is it possible?

Yep, there is something called the LCD section and that contains the information you are looking for. In a lot of cases you may have to wait for the information to change and show you the artist/title of the song since it also will display other info, which changes every 10 or 15 seconds. In

Re: installing windows on macs? What are the advantages/why do people opt for this?

There is full support for Exchange and in fact I use Apple Mail and iCal to manage my mail and calendar on the Mac and it works beautifully. The meeting proposals are automatically added to the calendar for me and I simply use iCal to choose if I accept/decline/or tentatively accept a meeting

Re: installing windows on macs? What are the advantages/why do people opt for this?

Donna, of the sites I have encountered with such, I have not had any problems on my Mac. Interesting that you have had problems. On Jun 18, 2010, at 10:48 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: I assume you're referring to my comment re audio captchas? What I was referring to is that on the Mac, I have

Re: Question About How To Engage The White-On-Black Display Mode

Good morning Mark. I ran into the same problem when I upgraded to snow leopard. Now, you have to turn VO off to have control option command 8 toggle black and white mode.. hth On Jun 19, 2010, at 5:02 AM, M. Taylor wrote: Hello All, The help tag in the Universal Access Control Panel

Re: New Mac Mini

It would sure be great, if we had an accessible solution for scheduling and recording and playing TV programs from cable or antenna.. On 6/18/2010 7:23 AM, Chris Moore wrote: I personally think this is a good step taken by Apple. The introduction of HDMI on the mini is fantastic for those who

new iMac

Hi all, Just wanted to let all of you know that I just received my new iMac 21.5 from my friend and am loving it. I will be getting a macbook pro next week. Take care all and let me know if you ahve any tips for using it. Coidy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: installing windows on macs? What are the advantages/why do people opt for this?

I have, and it really surprised me. I don't think it was a fluke, as I tried repeatedly to get the chaptcha to play. And it's happened a couple of times. I can't remember what the other site was, though. On Jun 19, 2010, at 5:43 AM, Scott Howell wrote: Donna, of the sites I have encountered

Re: DAISY question, and other programs to get for my Mac?

Thanks for this link, It’s a great help. Sorry it’s taken so long to reply, I’ve had major internet problems. Thanks again, Kari. On 6/14/10, Doug Lawlor doug.law...@gmail.com wrote: Hi: I use http://www.macupdate.com Hope this helps, Doug On 2010-06-14, at 6:15 AM, kary johns wrote:

Re: installing windows on macs? What are the advantages/why do people opt for this?

Hi, Hmm. That's interesting. The only times I've had issues with that is when I'm missing a Safari plugin, and if I'm missing something I'm told what it is and how to get it. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com GoogleTalk: chojiro1...@gmail.com Facebook Twitter Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger:

Re: Question About How To Engage The White-On-Black Display Mode

Hi, In order to have the control stroke to work the reverse black and white you need to do the following,. 1. navigate to system preferences 2. Then go to keyboard 3. Once in there you will find that there are two tabs. You should v o spacebar on the keyboard shortcuts tab. 4. Then v o right

How to read ebooks on the Mac?

As the subject says, what’s the best way to read eBooks on the Mac? Every way I’ve tried to read eBooks or long text documents, it either stops every few lines or every paragraph, or makes that clicking sound after every couple of lines. Is there a way to read books and long documents without this

Re: installing windows on macs? What are the advantages/why do people opt for this?

Well, I'm glad to hear this, actually. But no, I didn't see anything about getting a Safari plug-in. Probably won't get to it for a few days, but maybe I'll go back to Yahoogroups and try again to see what happens. Strange. Donna On Jun 19, 2010, at 9:17 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: Hi,

Re: Question About How To Engage The White-On-Black Display Mode

Hello William, Your instructions are fine as far as they go, but they don't remove the conflict with the HotSpots command. To do this, you need to change the shortcut in System Preferences to something like Control-Command-F8. Cheers, Anne On Jun 19, 2010, at 3:24 PM, William Mutch wrote:

Re: Question About How To Engage The White-On-Black Display Mode

Hi, I still think its just easier to turn VO off, press the black on white toggle command and then, turn VO back on. On Jun 19, 2010, at 10:35 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: Hello William, Your instructions are fine as far as they go, but they don't remove the conflict with the HotSpots

What does elipsis mean when you are in the apple menu?

I just got my new mac, and, I am confuse at what the elipses means when I got ot a the apple menu. I press VO + M, to go to the menu. The I press the down arrow key. The software update, system preferencs, mac os 10 software speak elipses after the name. On another annoying note, how to you make

Re: What does elipsis mean when you are in the apple menu?

It means that a dialogue will open if you activate this menu item. Its like what jaws use to say dot dot dot when it got to an item that opened a dialogue. maybe it still says that; I don't know. It assumes that you know that the elipses means a dialogue will open if you activate the item.

looking for vm fusion

Hello all, What is the latest version of vm fusion? And where can I buy it? 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 unsubscribe from this group, send

ichat and msn

Hi all, A few weeks/months ago, there was a post here to use msn/facebook on ichat. I have already configured ichat with success but msn on ichat doesn't work yet. So, I have to use ichat and adium and for that reason , I still use adium because it can work with Facebook and msn both. However,

Re: What does elipsis mean when you are in the apple menu?

So does anyone know how to make alex less informative? He starts talking about 10 seconds after I land on somehting. Thsi is helpful for a newbie, like me, but it seems to be more annoying than helpful. Also how to you make alex quiet, such as with jaws, you press the control key to make him

Re: [macvoiceover] Can I et Syrinx to speak new tweets automatically?

Hi, I'm presuming the fact no one has replied means no one knows how this can be done? if that's so then fair enough but just wondering. thanks anyway, Phil On 17 Jun 2010, at 21:50, phil stephenson wrote: Hi, Related to the questions re Adium, iChat etc I was wondering if I could get

Re: What does elipsis mean when you are in the apple menu?

Hi, You can try setting the verbosity level to medium or low. You can find this in the VO settings (control option F8) or press control option V to open verbosity settings. You make Alex shut up by pressing control. Just like jaws. Difference being you can press control again to resume

Selecting text

Hi All: I'm trying to figure out how to select a line of text on a web page, and then paste it in to an edit field. I'm having no luck though. If I turn off cursor tracking, then I cannot navigate the page. Any ideas? Sarai Bucciarelli Personal Come join me on

Re: Mac/vo braille support

HI, No, I mean that I've tested it on the BC640 and the braille connect because those are the most popular displays here that have the braille input keyboard. I haven't played with the braille support download sent by Ann this week to see how grade two input works or if it does, but that would

Re: Selecting text

You can use command-shift-right arrow to select from cursor to the end of the line, command-shift-left arrow to select from cursor to the beginning of a line, and option-shift up-and-down arrows to select from one point on a line to the same point on the next or previous line. HTH, Teresa On

Re: Question About How To Engage The White-On-Black Display Mode

Thank you Ricardo. However, turning VoiceOver off does not cause the prescribed hotkey to work on my MacBook Pro. Mark On Jun 19, 2010, at 4:21 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Good morning Mark. I ran into the same problem when I upgraded to snow leopard. Now, you have to turn VO off to have

Re: Question About How To Engage The White-On-Black Display Mode

Hello William. Excellent instructions. They got me up and running in less than one minute. Have you ever considered writing a BLOG or an instructional manual? Thank you again. By the way, it is not necessary for me to first turn off VoiceOver in order to engage the hot-key. Mark On Jun

Re: Question About How To Engage The White-On-Black Display Mode

Hello, Ann. I have not begun working with hot spots, yet. However, I will go back into the keyboard universal settings and attempt to configure a hot key that is not in conflict with another. I have one question, however: Before William's very excellent instructions on how to engage the

Re: looking for vm fusion

http://www.vmware.com On Jun 19, 2010, at 12:48 PM, denise avant wrote: Hello all, What is the latest version of vm fusion? And where can I buy it? Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send

Re: [macvoiceover] Can I et Syrinx to speak new tweets automatically?

Hi Phil, That's a good question. I have no idea how to do this with Syrinx. I wonder if it can be done. I know it can be done in Adium but I'm not sure about Syrinx. Just thought I'd reply so you're not alone :) Allison On Jun 19, 2010, at 2:48 PM, phil stephenson wrote: Hi, I'm

Re: Syncing Iphone music library

Hi Donna, Thank you so much for this. I also figured out from your instructions and from a friend of mine how to change to Karen on the Iphone yay! Thank you again for taking the time to help me. It is greatly appreciated. Allison On Jun 17, 2010, at 12:53 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: Allison,

Changing to Karen on the Iphone

Hi all, I just figured out from Donna and another friend of mine who has an Ipod Touch how to change to Karen on the Iphone. I would assume it's the same for the Ipod. I thought I'd post the steps here in case anyone else dislikes Samantha as much as I do. For some reason, when you switch the

Re: Selecting text

Hello Sarai, If none of the previous suggestions work for you, remember that you can always save the last spoken phrase to the clipboard by pressing VO-Shift-C. Cheers, Anne On Jun 19, 2010, at 9:06 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: Hi All: I'm trying to figure out how to select a line of

Re: Question About How To Engage The White-On-Black Display Mode

Hello Mark, The ding sound you heard was because of the conflict with Hotspots. You were trying to describe the item at Hotspot 8 which was not set. This is what I meant about the conflict. If you want to use VoiceOver and to be able to toggle between black on white and white on black, you

Re: How to read ebooks on the Mac?

hi. I use textedit for all my ebooks, that goes for lit, pdf, rtf, etc ,etc When i am in a document in textedit, and just want it to start reading, i type ctrl option a thats it sandi On Jun 19, 2010, at 6:26 AM, kary johns wrote: As the subject says, what’s the best way to read eBooks on

Re: [macvoiceover] Can I et Syrinx to speak new tweets automatically?

Hi, Your answer is Growl. Growl has a Speech style, and when you set it and configure Syrinx, it can speak tweets. I don't recall if it can speak your timeline, but certainly mentions and direct messages on my end. The Speech style has a few bugs, and I'm hoping they will be ironed out.

Re: [macvoiceover] Can I et Syrinx to speak new tweets automatically?

Hi Nick, I never thought of that, thanks for that. How do you enable growl? I'm not seeing it anywhere in system preferences. Thanks for all your help. I used to love the speaking of tweets with qwitter. Allison On Jun 19, 2010, at 6:02 PM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: Hi, Your answer is

accessworld article reading weird?

I was trying to read the following article, and when I would do a vo shift a to read the whole thing after focusing on a heading, it would read the first paragraph and then start reading row one column one with like navigation links. What's up with that? Is this a bug or expected behavior? I

Re: Question About How To Engage The White-On-Black Display Mode

Hi Mark, Glad that my somewhat confusing instructions helped you. -- 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

Re: What does elipsis mean when you are in the apple menu?

Hello Alfredo. The delay you're experiencing has to do with the amount of delay set in the VoiceOver Utility with regard to providing hints. So, from within the VoiceOver Utility, you can either turn off hints or decrease the amount of delay it takes Alex to speak the hint from the time it

weird mail issue

All: I've changed something, and can't figure out what. I use to be able to see a URL in a message, vo shift m and choose open. Now, vo shift m doesn't work. Cursor tracking is on. Sarai Bucciarelli Personal Come join me on www.swagbucks.com/refer/sdbuccia -- You received this message

Re: weird mail issue

Hi Sarai, Hmm, I'm not sure what could have happened, but I wonder if you can just press VO F5 or VO command F5? Just a thought. Allison On Jun 19, 2010, at 8:00 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: All: I've changed something, and can't figure out what. I use to be able to see a URL in a

Re: How to read ebooks on the Mac?

How do you read PDF files in Textedit? I didn't think TextEdit supported the PDF format. On Jun 20, 2010, at 2:35 AM, sandi sørensen wrote: hi. I use textedit for all my ebooks, that goes for lit, pdf, rtf, etc ,etc When i am in a document in textedit, and just want it to start reading, i

Re: What does elipsis mean when you are in the apple menu?

Means there's a dialog box if you press enter on it. On Jun 19, 2010, at 4:14 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: Hi, I think it's a punctuation sign, almost like ... like you'd sometimes see in a book. Hth, Courtney On Jun 19, 2010, at 12:34 PM, Alfredo wrote: I just got my new mac, and, I am

using magic mouse like trackpad commander

Hi list, I was searching on the MV history I found someone asking if they could use an iPod touch as a track pad commander device. I'm wanting to know something different. I want to use the magic mouse like I would on my macbook. But, I don't see any trackpad tab in the VO preferences under

Re: using magic mouse like trackpad commander

Hi, Currently there is no accessibility with the magic mouse. There are rumors of a magic trackpad coming out which is probably a better tool but till then magic mouse is useless Cheers Yuma DX® -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries

Re: Changing to Karen on the Iphone

actually mine took place right away. Thanks for this though. that sounds much better! S On Jun 19, 2010, at 1:35 PM, Allison Manzino wrote: Hi all, I just figured out from Donna and another friend of mine who has an Ipod Touch how to change to Karen on the Iphone. I would assume it's the

Re: accessworld article reading weird?

Dear Chris, I want to let you know I read the article using the new Safari Reader and it read extremely well. The Safari Reader is accessed by going to command shift r. Once you press that key combo the reader is launched and you will be able to read the article. I hope this helps.

Re: Are there any Itunes video converters

I use mpeg stream clip to extract the audio from video files. However, if the iTunes videos you're talking about have been purchased from the store, mpeg stream clip may not be able to work because of the drm. Darcy On 2010-06-19, at 11:11 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: Hi, Are there any programs

Re: Are there any Itunes video converters

Hi, Yes I'm talking about the ones I bought. Courtney On Jun 19, 2010, at 11:43 PM, Darcy Burnard wrote: I use mpeg stream clip to extract the audio from video files. However, if the iTunes videos you're talking about have been purchased from the store, mpeg stream clip may not be able to

solution to sound issue with Fusion

Hi All, For those who are running Fusion 3.0 and were having the sound volume issue, I have found a solution. If you're running windows XP, go to the start menu, then run, then type sndvol32 and enter This will take you to the system sound dialog, and you will be able to shove the volume

Re: Changing to Karen on the Iphone

I just tried this on my ipad and it works there too...I am so happy...I checked the voice with the Avatamsaka Sutra and a paper on the cosmological constant from arXiv and she was wonderful!!! Sent from my iPad On 19/06/2010, at 10:23 PM, Sarah Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: actually