RE: iphone4 podcast now up

2010-06-27 Thread Bryan Smart
Hi Cody. . I enjoyed your podcast. Good job on it. One bit that I'm not clear about with iOS 4 and folders, though, is how the dragging behavior to create folders affects the way that VO users rearrange apps on a single screen. For example, , before iOS 4, you would tap and hold on the app to

RE: Running Windows

2010-06-27 Thread Bryan Smart
Yep. VMWare Fusion is the only virtual machine software that works. Parallels and Virtual Box aren't accessible at all. Fusion costs about $80, unless they're running one of their frequent specials. Bryan -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

RE: saytext: new OCR app for IPhone

2010-06-27 Thread Bryan Smart
With Digit-Eyes, how do you find the bar code? When I was involved with the development of an accessible bar code system a few years back, cameras didn't do a good job. For the bar code recognition to work, the camera couldn't face the bar code at an angle, at it had to be right-side-up. Of

Re: saytext: new OCR app for IPhone

2010-06-27 Thread Chris Moore
No not really, it is tricky, if you have a enough sight to see where the barcode is then you have a bit more success. It has been hit and miss with me and to be honest by the time I have managed to get it to read a barcode I have placed the item under my iPal Solo to have it read instead. I I

RE: VoiceOver 4.0

2010-06-27 Thread Bryan Smart
1. I agree, scripts are great, and can help speed up many tasks. However, as it is right now, they aren't easy to share. That's a large reason why there aren't more people using them. When I made a move file script for VO, which I could explain how to operate in a single paragraph, I had to

Re: VoiceOver 4.0

2010-06-27 Thread Chris Moore
I am totally with you there, I am so frustrated that I can no longer use my music apps, Looks like I will be buying FUsion so I can do this! All that money I spent on Logic last year. Maybe we all need to formulate a list of new features we would like to see added to Voiceover, once its been

Re: VoiceOver 4.0

2010-06-27 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, No offense, but some of this just sounds like nitpicking. :) Firstly, with phone numbers, for example. There are a lot of different formats for phone numbers, depending on what your location is. I don't really think it's really necessary for the VoiceOver people to implement this, as you

Ichat and voice over

2010-06-27 Thread Nik Petersson
Hey, not sure when this happened, but ICHat used to read very well with VO. You just had to navigate to the HTML section and there was your chat session. Now, you navigate to the HTML part of the Ichat window and interact and all you see is the time stamp for each chat message. YOu can then

Re: iphone4 podcast now up

2010-06-27 Thread Cody Hurst
That is a strange thing, sometimes it will not create a folder, like if you moved the messages app somewhere else it may not create the folder. I think what you'll have to do is drag your icons to the empty spot and then go from there. On Jun 27, 2010, at 2:07 AM, Bryan Smart wrote: Hi Cody.

Re: saytext: new OCR app for IPhone

2010-06-27 Thread Allison Manzino
Hi all, I have managed to scan a few things with sighted assistance. I will do a podcast tomorrow on it. I think you have to wait for a minute or two for Digit-eyes to come back with a positive ID. I didn't know the ID Mate had a lazar camera that makes sense why it's so expensive. there is

Re: Answering a few questions about Daisy Bookworm for iPhone

2010-06-27 Thread Scott Howell
In the end Bryan it will come down to need. If a software program can be developed for less and still accomplish basically the same functions, people will buy it. I am not sure if what you say is absolutely correct and it really does not matter. I could easily purchase one of the Victor

Re: Answering a few questions about Daisy Bookworm for iPhone

2010-06-27 Thread Scott Howell
You are correct, the Android phone is not superior to the iPhone any longer and the os is not at all on the same level as iOS. Android will appeal more to those who like the open source model and like to tinker. A friend of mine has developed iPhone apps and is working on developing something

ACB Convention

2010-06-27 Thread Chris Snyder
Hi ladies and gentlemen, I am one of the people who is unfortunate enough to live in the hottest state in the US which I lovingly refer to as Arid Zona. Anyway, I am wondering if any of you fine visionaries are planning to attend the ACB convention in my hot city. If so, it might be fun to take

Re: diget-eyes

2010-06-27 Thread Sarah Alawami
To my knoledge, the bar code can be upside down and slightly crocked. it I think emits a click to let yo now if you are getting clode to it and you just have to look for it but once you know where the bar code is on many products you are fine. S On Jun 26, 2010, at 11:16 PM, Bryan Smart

Re: iphone4 podcast now up

2010-06-27 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi Bryan, You move slightly to the left or right of an app to just move it's position. For example, if I have my mail app in the top left of the screen row 1 column 1, and the app next to it is my camera app in row 1 column 2 and I wanted them to switch positions I would double tap the mail

Re: Ichat and voice over

2010-06-27 Thread Chris Westbrook
I think it has something to do with safari five. I wrote apple accessibility and they said they are aware of it but didn't say anything more than that.… On Jun 27, 2010, at 3:46 AM, Nik Petersson wrote: Hey, not sure when this happened, but ICHat used to read very well with VO. You just had

Re: Ichat and voice over

2010-06-27 Thread Chris Moore
Yup, my iChat died after the Safari 5 update, I used to connect to Facebook chat with it. Now all I get is jibberish. I also reported it to Apple, wonder when we might see a fix? I am now trying to connect to FB chat via Adium, but it does not seem to accept my password and I know it is

Re: Pages09

2010-06-27 Thread Paul
Hello Anne. I like to create agendas for meetings. In addition, I like to write legal documents with outlined numbering like 1. 1.1 1.1.1 2.0 2.1 2.2. etc. I also like to use tables in my documents and to write letters and memos. Finally, I like to create address lists that I can translate into

Re: Bookmarks Bar in Safari [was Re: Safari question and first post from Mac]

2010-06-27 Thread Alfredo
I hope i am typing this ont he forums and not as a personal message. Thanks, ester I will try that out tomorrow . Alfredo -- 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

Re: ACB Convention

2010-06-27 Thread Slau Halatyn
Hey Chris, I'll be presenting a workshop on Pro Tools at the convention on Monday afternoon. It'll be great to catch up again. Slau On Jun 27, 2010, at 6:43 AM, Chris Snyder wrote: Hi ladies and gentlemen, I am one of the people who is unfortunate enough to live in the hottest state in

Safari, best way to navigate between multiple webpages

2010-06-27 Thread Alfredo
After working with safari and its tabs I have come to the conclusion that it is best to bring up web pages in new windows and not new tabs. My reasoning is that when you switch between tabs with control + tab, you are not given the name of the website that is inside that tab, VO only reads, “HTML

Itunes help please?

2010-06-27 Thread kary johns
Hi list, Can someone give me some pointer's on using itunes on the mac? Specifically, adding things to the library on the Mac from my windows laptop including iphone and ipad apps and sinking an iphone and ipad to itunes with out loosing what I already have on the iphone-ipad. I'm new to the

Re: Safari, best way to navigate between multiple webpages

2010-06-27 Thread Chris Moore
it would be useful if safari did read out tabs whilst cycling between them, have you emailed accessibil...@apple.com regarding this issue? If not, then send Apple some feedback on this. On 27 Jun 2010, at 13:37, Alfredo wrote: After working with safari and its tabs I have come to the

Re: Running Windows

2010-06-27 Thread Kevin Mattingly
Fusion is a pretty reasonable price through Amazon.com. Kev On Jun 27, 2010, at 2:10 AM, Bryan Smart wrote: Yep. VMWare Fusion is the only virtual machine software that works. Parallels and Virtual Box aren't accessible at all. Fusion costs about $80, unless they're running one of their

Re: Itunes help please?

2010-06-27 Thread Sarah Alawami
I have a podcast for beginners from a beginner but it covers some of what you want. Check i tout at http://marrie.podbean.com and look for a heading with itunes in it. actually look for 2. Good luck. On Jun 27, 2010, at 5:51 AM, kary johns wrote: Hi list, Can someone give me some pointer's

Re: VoiceOver 4.0

2010-06-27 Thread Alfredo
I would like to get the webpage name spoken by voice ofver when I am tabbing through safari windows. Better yet, I would like tog et the webpage name spoken by voice over when tabbing between tabs in a safari window. This feature would make browsing multiple pages, which many of us do, much

Re: Running Windows

2010-06-27 Thread Mike Arrigo
Voiceover does not work well with paralels, if you're going to run windows in a virtual machine, fusion is the way to go. On Jun 26, 2010, at 9:37 AM, Chris Moore wrote: I recently bought parallels desktop 5 with the view to run a demo version of JAWS. I already have Windows XP installed via

Question about audible.com

2010-06-27 Thread Kevin Mattingly
It may've been posted before but has anyone had luck with the audible.com site? It crashes on me everytime I try to go to the main page. Kev -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

cyberduck question

2010-06-27 Thread Cody Hurst
So I'm using cyberduck and when I log onto my server I see the table but when I expand folders all I see are file sizes also after uploading that podcast everyone else can play it but I can't seem to get it to play in safari. everything else will play, like podcasts on bct or any other files on

Re: Question about audible.com

2010-06-27 Thread Chris Moore
Some users have downloaded the updated webkit for Safari which seems to fix the problem www.webkit.org On 27 Jun 2010, at 15:06, Kevin Mattingly wrote: It may've been posted before but has anyone had luck with the audible.com site? It crashes on me everytime I try to go to the main page.

Re: Running Windows

2010-06-27 Thread Chris Moore
I wish I had of known this before I bought Parallels! Wonder if they will let me trade in? Currently downloading the 30 day trail of Fusion ... On 27 Jun 2010, at 14:58, Mike Arrigo wrote: Voiceover does not work well with paralels, if you're going to run windows in a virtual machine, fusion

Re: Question about audible.com

2010-06-27 Thread Kevin Mattingly
Thanks for the suggestion. That fixed it. Kev On Jun 27, 2010, at 10:10 AM, Chris Moore wrote: Some users have downloaded the updated webkit for Safari which seems to fix the problem www.webkit.org On 27 Jun 2010, at 15:06, Kevin Mattingly wrote: It may've been posted before but has

Re: saytext: new OCR app for IPhone

2010-06-27 Thread Keith Watson
It's not a laser camera. It's just a laser barcode reader, and in my opinion they over charge for the thing. I am not going to commit to anything here. But if I can get ahold of a bluetooth barcode reader, the laser type, I would like to port an app that I wrote for the Icon/Braille Plus that

Re: Question about audible.com

2010-06-27 Thread Kevin Mattingly
Its the base engine for Safari. You install it and run it instead of Safari. Worked like a charm. Kev On Jun 27, 2010, at 12:23 PM, Olivia Norman wrote: How does webkit work? Is it another web browser, or what? Do I run it instead of, or in conjunction with, safari? Thanks, Olivia

Re: help voice over is broke

2010-06-27 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hi. I've had this problem too. The only thing I did to overcome it was to stop interacting and then start interacting with the same again. Hope this helps. Kawal. On Jun 26, 2010, at 11:26 AM, chad baker wrote: Hi i ran into a strange problem this morning with vo. I can't read through

Re: dvds and the mac

2010-06-27 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Where is the mouse button please is it on the Track pad? Sorry for asking a stupid question. Kawal. On Jun 26, 2010, at 1:22 PM, Chris Moore wrote: The same eject button works on windows too if you are using boot camp or some sort of virtual machine, if the disc does not eject just hold the

Re: Question about audible.com

2010-06-27 Thread Chris Moore
Webkit is the open source engine that runs underneath Safari, it is also used by Nokia and Google etc These are nightly builds which are more up to date then the Safari 5 engine but still could contain bugs or even new ones. Its the best we have until Apple update Safari itself with a stable

Re: dvds and the mac

2010-06-27 Thread Chris Moore
Yes, hold this in, is your cd stuck? you should have an a eject key on the top right of your keyboard. On 27 Jun 2010, at 17:46, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: Where is the mouse button please is it on the Track pad? Sorry for asking a stupid question. Kawal. On Jun 26, 2010, at 1:22 PM, Chris

deleting apps on iphone 4?

2010-06-27 Thread Donna Goodin
this gesture appears to have changed. Tapping and holding now seems to allow you to move an app, but not to delete it. I've checked the links to the manual that Esther posted, but haven't found anything on removing an app. Anyone figured out how to do this? TIA, Donna -- You received this

Re: dvds and the mac

2010-06-27 Thread Cody Hurst
if you have a new macbook or macbook pro, the trackpad is the mouse, just press down on it On Jun 27, 2010, at 12:46 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: Where is the mouse button please is it on the Track pad? Sorry for asking a stupid question. Kawal. On Jun 26, 2010, at 1:22 PM, Chris Moore

Re: deleting apps on iphone 4?

2010-06-27 Thread Cody Hurst
to delete an app, double tap it but do not hold On Jun 27, 2010, at 1:16 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: this gesture appears to have changed. Tapping and holding now seems to allow you to move an app, but not to delete it. I've checked the links to the manual that Esther posted, but haven't

Re: other voices for the macintosh computers

2010-06-27 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hi Ronald. It's good to have you on this list. As soon as i saw your name I knew it was you. Glad you are enjoying your Mac. Not had mine very long either. Kawal. On Jun 26, 2010, at 2:33 PM, RvR wrote: Hello Josh, Thanks for the suggestion. Will check them out. The voice creation

Re: deleting apps on iphone 4?

2010-06-27 Thread Donna Goodin
thanks! Donna On Jun 27, 2010, at 1:16 PM, Cody Hurst wrote: to delete an app, double tap it but do not hold On Jun 27, 2010, at 1:16 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: this gesture appears to have changed. Tapping and holding now seems to allow you to move an app, but not to delete it. I've

Re: VoiceOver 4.0

2010-06-27 Thread Mary Otten
I would love to see application specific settings and also an easy way to adjust speech rate on the fly. Another thing I would like is a way to skim through text while continuous reading is in progress. Move by line is something the screen readers have had for a while now, and it is very

Re: deleting apps on iphone 4?

2010-06-27 Thread Donna Goodin
I just tried it. When I doubl-tapped the app, it just opens, just like it did before. Donna On Jun 27, 2010, at 1:16 PM, Cody Hurst wrote: to delete an app, double tap it but do not hold On Jun 27, 2010, at 1:16 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: this gesture appears to have changed. Tapping and

Re: Running Windows

2010-06-27 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Fusion is the best. I installed Virtual machine (windows 7) without any sighted intervention. I until now had never in my life installed windows before. So I was proud of myself, especially that I'd not been using my mac Book Pro for long. Kawal. On Jun 26, 2010, at 3:37 PM, Chris Moore

Re: Itunes help please?

2010-06-27 Thread Allison Manzino
Hi Kari, I'm new to the Mac as well. I've only had my Macbook since April. I had this same trouble. As far as putting all my music content and stories on the Mac from Windows I used my Seagate hard drive and just plugged it in to the USB port on the Mac. To open something of this nature, you

Re: deleting apps on iphone 4?

2010-06-27 Thread Sarah Alawami
No the jester is still the same. double tap, hold and double click the app. I did it to remove skype off of my system a few days ago. S On Jun 27, 2010, at 10:16 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: this gesture appears to have changed. Tapping and holding now seems to allow you to move an app, but not

Re: Ichat and voice over

2010-06-27 Thread Nik Petersson
Thanks for this guys, looking back it did change around the time of the Safari upgrade. I'll e-mail Appel just to add more input and let you guys know if they come back with anything useful. THX Nik On 2010-06-27, at 4:49 AM, Chris Moore wrote: Yup, my iChat died after the Safari 5 update,

Re: deleting apps on iphone 4?

2010-06-27 Thread Sarah Alawami
Careful. if you just double tap it it opens the app. you have to do the passthrough jesture the left and double tap. S On Jun 27, 2010, at 10:16 AM, Cody Hurst wrote: to delete an app, double tap it but do not hold On Jun 27, 2010, at 1:16 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: this gesture appears to

Re: Ichat and voice over

2010-06-27 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Nick, For me, this ichat problem arose with the upgrade to Safari 5. I did send a message to apple, and I sent another one after the upgrade to 10.6.4 didn't fix the problem. Now, webkit has fixed the other safari problems that remained after the sl upgrade. but the ichat problem still

Re: deleting apps on iphone 4?

2010-06-27 Thread Donna Goodin
Thanks, Sarah. Actually, that is a slight change. You didn't used to haved to double-click on the app after the tap and hold. Thanks, Donna On Jun 27, 2010, at 1:34 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: No the jester is still the same. double tap, hold and double click the app. I did it to remove skype

Re: deleting apps on iphone 4?

2010-06-27 Thread Donna Goodin
Right. Got it. Thanks. Donna On Jun 27, 2010, at 1:35 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: Careful. if you just double tap it it opens the app. you have to do the passthrough jesture the left and double tap. S On Jun 27, 2010, at 10:16 AM, Cody Hurst wrote: to delete an app, double tap it but do

Re: VoiceOver 4.0

2010-06-27 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Mary, You can adjust speech rate on the fly by pressing VO-Command-Right arrow until you find Speech Rate, then using VO-Command-Up or Down arrow to adjust it. If you are adjusting the speech rate regularly, you will find it is the setting you are on. I adjust language all the time, so

Re: VoiceOver 4.0

2010-06-27 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Ann, I'm talking about skipping text while vo is reading, not stopping speech and reading by line etc. If you find yourself wanting to skip over chunks of text or lines, this is a very useful feature, one I use in my Windows life quite often. Since I use quicknav, I also don't tent to lock

Re: deleting apps on iphone 4?

2010-06-27 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi Donna, Allow me to clarify a bit. The delete an app gesture is the same. It just doesn't announce you've entered the mode anymore unless you have hints turned on. I know you just upgraded today so let me add, to open the app switcher menu press the home button twice. to remove/close the

RE: other voices for the macintosh computers

2010-06-27 Thread RvR
Hey Kawal, Nice to see you here also! Saw your name passing by on this list a few times and knew it was you for certain too [smile] How are you, do you still own the Touch Pro 2? I sold my HTC Touch Diamond 2 because I didn't like the Windows Mobile Mobile Speak 4 combo very much. Now have a Nokia

Commentary | Quick Nav on the Mac

2010-06-27 Thread Kevin Mattingly
I've found that using the quick nav key settings has really helped me out moving around on web pages. I have a Mac bluetooth keyboard that is setup more like the macbook. The quick nav allows a nice alternative to the numpad on a full sized keyboard. Kevin M. -- You received this message

accessing programs that display a status menu icon

2010-06-27 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi everyone. Has anyone seen programs that, when they run, place an icon in the status menu, I'm assuming this is the area on the top right of the desktop? I've tried 2 different programs, one to control the minimum fan speed, and a java application, both of these claim that they place

Re: Running Windows

2010-06-27 Thread Mike Arrigo
Apparently paralels, for reasons I will never understand chose to draw their controls to the screen directly instead of using standard mac controls. Try as I might, I can think of no advantage to this only disadvantages, so to make it accessible, it would need to be rewritten, whoever made that

Re: iphone4 podcast now up

2010-06-27 Thread Laura M
Bryan If you keep sliding once you hear VO announce that an app is on top of another app, you hear the normal beep, and the announcement of what row and column you're in, just as you always did. Letting go at that point causes the apps to switch position as usual. The only difference is that you

Re: deleting apps on iphone 4?

2010-06-27 Thread Donna Goodin
Thanks for this Ricardo. So far I'm really liking the upgrade, especially the typing. Take care, Donna On Jun 27, 2010, at 2:26 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Hi Donna, Allow me to clarify a bit. The delete an app gesture is the same. It just doesn't announce you've entered the mode anymore

Re: Question about audible.com

2010-06-27 Thread Michael Huckabay
Yes but if you install webket it should work just fine running the latest version. On 2010-06-27, at 9:06 AM, Kevin Mattingly wrote: It may've been posted before but has anyone had luck with the audible.com site? It crashes on me everytime I try to go to the main page. Kev -- You

Re: deleting apps on iphone 4?

2010-06-27 Thread Ryan Mann
I don't understand. double tapping opens an application. On Jun 27, 2010, at 1:42 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: thanks! Donna On Jun 27, 2010, at 1:16 PM, Cody Hurst wrote: to delete an app, double tap it but do not hold On Jun 27, 2010, at 1:16 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: this gesture

RE: deleting apps on iphone 4?

2010-06-27 Thread Frank Ventura
To move an app, is it a single tap and hold or a double tap and then hold? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 1:16 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: deleting

Re: VoiceOver 4.0

2010-06-27 Thread Mary Otten
Hi John, Unless I'm just not doing it right, the present reading commands don't exactly do what I'm talking about. for example, control option down arrow is suppose to read next line. It does that. but what I want to be able to do, and can do with Windows screen readers and my ocr application

Using a Mac Mini without a monitor

2010-06-27 Thread Aman Singer
Hi, all. I find myself in some difficulty. I have available to me one of the new Mac Minis. However, I do not have a monitor at all times. Before I obtain the unit, I should like to know whether it would be possible to use it without a monitor. If so, are any settings required? If not,

Wigits and dash board, what are these things?

2010-06-27 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hi All. I've read a few messages re widgets and dash board. What are these widgets and what is Dash board? If I press FN function 12, I hear a noise but don't understand what all this means! Kawal. Kawal Gucukoglu (E-mail/MSN): kawal_gucuko...@sent.com (Skype ID): kawalgucukoglu

Re: Using a Mac Mini without a monitor

2010-06-27 Thread Kevin Mattingly
I'm not sure about the new Mini but mine requires one for Safari. Everything else runs fine. Have you thought about getting a KVM to use? That would allow you to use a single monitor on multiple computers. Kev On Jun 27, 2010, at 3:47 PM, Aman Singer wrote: Hi, all. I find myself in

Re: VoiceOver 4.0

2010-06-27 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Mary, OK, I understand now. What you need is GhostReader if what you want to do is just read a document. With GhostReader, you can skip any number of sentences or paragraphs and GhostReader will pick up immediately. I use this application for reading the original version of the document

Re: Windows on the mac question

2010-06-27 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hi Kev. Glad you have bought this subject up. I'm having the same problem. Some time ago, Mark Taylor wrote a message asking people to tell him how others got a jaws cursor. I'm having the same difficulty and need a jaws cursor. So if anyone can kindly tell us how they get around this

converting DVD

2010-06-27 Thread Larry Wanger
Hi, Can someone point me to software that I can use to convert DVD to MP4 or another file format that I can use. My wife has several DVDs she owns that have arobic workouts on them and, as she will be traveling quite a bit in the near future, she wants to end up being able to use the air video

Re: deleting apps on iphone 4?

2010-06-27 Thread Cody Hurst
you need to double tap and hold on second tap, when you hear moving that application let go and then double tap On Jun 27, 2010, at 1:44 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: I just tried it. When I doubl-tapped the app, it just opens, just like it did before. Donna On Jun 27, 2010, at 1:16 PM, Cody

Re: Commentary | Quick Nav on the Mac

2010-06-27 Thread Cody Hurst
I will agree here, and when I want to enter text it does not interfere. I really never saw the point in the numbpad commander anyway even though they redid the numbpad command commands and now they don't even ship macs with full sized kb's lol go figure On Jun 27, 2010, at 2:43 PM, Kevin

Re: iphone4 podcast now up

2010-06-27 Thread Cody Hurst
yep I just ried this and it does indeed work, it's just that you need to move the icon you want to move a little to the left or right of the icon you want to replace rather than combining.. On Jun 27, 2010, at 2:51 PM, Laura M wrote: Bryan If you keep sliding once you hear VO announce that

Re: Windows on the mac question

2010-06-27 Thread Kevin Mattingly
I found some data on remapping keys on the mac keyboard. Its a bit of a unix challenge and I am still working through the challenges of doing it. Based on my research. the Mac help key is the insert key on the standard keyboard. For macbooks and the keyboards minus a number pad, this key isn't

Re: VoiceOver 4.0

2010-06-27 Thread Chris Moore
Thanks for that Mary, do you not change the rate by pressing control + option + command and then use the cursor keys, or are you referring to an easier solution then that? On 27 Jun 2010, at 18:27, Mary Otten wrote: I would love to see application specific settings and also an easy way to

Re: deleting apps on iphone 4?

2010-06-27 Thread Cody Hurst
simplified: tap to select the icon double tap to open double tap and hold to enter pass through double tap and hold then double tap again will delete the application I don't use the hints because I don't feel like hearing all that extra stuff so this might be why you aren't understanding but

Re: Using a Mac Mini without a monitor

2010-06-27 Thread Cody Hurst
Im not so sure that a monitor is required, although it might be for the initial setup. I can say for sure a keyboard and mouse are required for the setup. I think when I had my mini back in 08 that it was required but I'm unsure On Jun 27, 2010, at 3:47 PM, Aman Singer wrote: Hi, all. I

How do you activate and deactivate the num lock

2010-06-27 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi all. One of my friends has made a mistake and got activated the num lock on his mac book. How is it possible to deactivate it again. I thought it was fn +f6, but I am not sure about that, it does not work on my own mac. The problem is that the row with the letters q w e r t y u i o shows

Re: Using a Mac Mini without a monitor

2010-06-27 Thread Chris G
On the new Mac minis a monitor is required. In my case the monitor isn't even turned on or plugged into AC power, just connected to the mini. On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:30:37 -0400 Cody Hurst cdog2...@gmail.com wrote: Im not so sure that a monitor is required, although it might be for the

Re: Using a Mac Mini without a monitor

2010-06-27 Thread Kevin Mattingly
Thanks to Mike Arrigo I found out about the monitor requirement. I bought this mac last month and spent 2 days trying to figure out why web pages loaded so slowly. Once I bought the dongle to use with my monitor, life was great and my mac experience became awesome. Kev On Jun 27, 2010, at

Re: ACB Convention

2010-06-27 Thread Larry Wanger
Hey Chris, I'm here in PHX as well and will be around the convention. Maybe we could try to plan some kind of meet-up for people on the list at one of the restaurants around the convention hotel in the evening. We could chat off list if necessary, formulate some plans and then maybe come up

Re: converting DVD

2010-06-27 Thread Chris Moore
I think Popcorn does this, there is also DVDRipper On 27 Jun 2010, at 21:12, Larry Wanger wrote: Hi, Can someone point me to software that I can use to convert DVD to MP4 or another file format that I can use. My wife has several DVDs she owns that have arobic workouts on them and, as

Re: Using a Mac Mini without a monitor

2010-06-27 Thread Chris Moore
You can also use an HD TV with the mac mini via HDMI if you have one of them kicking around. On 27 Jun 2010, at 21:35, Chris G wrote: On the new Mac minis a monitor is required. In my case the monitor isn't even turned on or plugged into AC power, just connected to the mini. On Sun,

Re: Using a Mac Mini without a monitor

2010-06-27 Thread Kevin Mattingly
Come on Chris, you're gonna make me want to go buy one of the new ones now. Kev On Jun 27, 2010, at 4:46 PM, Chris Moore wrote: You can also use an HD TV with the mac mini via HDMI if you have one of them kicking around. On 27 Jun 2010, at 21:35, Chris G wrote: On the new Mac minis a

Re: Using a Mac Mini without a monitor

2010-06-27 Thread Chris Moore
Treat yourself :o) On 27 Jun 2010, at 21:53, Kevin Mattingly wrote: Come on Chris, you're gonna make me want to go buy one of the new ones now. Kev On Jun 27, 2010, at 4:46 PM, Chris Moore wrote: You can also use an HD TV with the mac mini via HDMI if you have one of them kicking

Re: How do you activate and deactivate the num lock

2010-06-27 Thread Esther
Hi Annie, If your friend's Macbook was made earlier than about November 2007 and has the Num lock key, then you're correct, you can toggle it off with either Fn+F6 or F6. The first combination is more likely for VoiceOver use. It depends on your Keyboard setup under System Preferences

RE: Using a Mac Mini without a monitor

2010-06-27 Thread Aman Singer
Hi, Kevin. I already have a KVM, I don't have a monitor at all, though. Do you think it would be possible to plug the KVM into the unit and that this would cause it to think a monitor is attached? Alternatively, has anyone found any sort of adapter which can fool the device into thinking

RE: Using a Mac Mini without a monitor

2010-06-27 Thread Aman Singer
Thank you, Chris. What happens when the monitor is not connected, and is there a way to make the device think a monitor is plugged in when it's not? Aman -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris G Sent: Sunday,

Bug in iOS 4.0

2010-06-27 Thread Chris Moore
Hey gang, Not sure if anyone else is having the same problem, but I have found a couple of bugs in iOS 4.0. The first is quite minor, the badge that appears on the mail app sometimes gives the impression I have unread messages from my mobile me account, but when I go to investigate there is

Re: Using a Mac Mini without a monitor

2010-06-27 Thread Chris G
Speaking from personal experience. When I disconnect the monitor web browsing is all but useless. On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:01:11 -0400 Aman Singer aman.sin...@gmail.com wrote: Thank you, Chris. What happens when the monitor is not connected, and is there a way to make the device think a

Re: Using a Mac Mini without a monitor

2010-06-27 Thread Kevin Mattingly
Yeah, I'll tell my wife, I bought it because Chris told me it was OK. Kev On Jun 27, 2010, at 4:58 PM, Chris Moore wrote: Treat yourself :o) On 27 Jun 2010, at 21:53, Kevin Mattingly wrote: Come on Chris, you're gonna make me want to go buy one of the new ones now. Kev On Jun 27, 2010,

Re: Using a Mac Mini without a monitor

2010-06-27 Thread Kevin Mattingly
I don't know of a way of making it happen. Kev On Jun 27, 2010, at 5:00 PM, Aman Singer wrote: Hi, Kevin. I already have a KVM, I don't have a monitor at all, though. Do you think it would be possible to plug the KVM into the unit and that this would cause it to think a monitor is

Re: Bug in iOS 4.0

2010-06-27 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, When your replying to a text double tap and hold in the edit field. When you let go the keyboard should pop up. On Jun 27, 2010, at 5:05 PM, Chris Moore wrote: Hey gang, Not sure if anyone else is having the same problem, but I have found a couple of bugs in iOS 4.0. The first is

Re: other voices for the macintosh computers

2010-06-27 Thread Courtney Curran
Hi, This might be off-topic, but the Infovox voices are really cool. After the 30-day trial, how much do they cost? Courtney On Jun 27, 2010, at 1:18 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: Hi Ronald. It's good to have you on this list. As soon as i saw your name I knew it was you. Glad you are

IBlink Radio

2010-06-27 Thread Frank Ventura
Hi, does anyone know if the Serotek app IBlink, works on an IPad? I installed it on a an IPad but running it shows only one unlabled button and something that says question. Am I doing something wrong? Frank -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: VoiceOver 4.0

2010-06-27 Thread John André Netland
Ah, I see what you mean Mary, currently VoiceOver will scrub through the text if you hold control-option-down arrow or only down arrow down while it scans through the text, but when you lift your fingers, it will stop in stead of continue reading, like you'd like it to do. It would be a neat

Re: deleting apps on iphone 4?

2010-06-27 Thread Donna Goodin
It's a double-tap, just like it used to be. Donna On Jun 27, 2010, at 3:14 PM, Frank Ventura wrote: To move an app, is it a single tap and hold or a double tap and then hold? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On

Re: Using a Mac Mini without a monitor

2010-06-27 Thread Chris Moore
Well all them pairs of shoes and hand bags she bought which were apparently on sale and saved her money were all my idea. so get your own back and set up that mac mini on your huge TV in the living room! Actually I am very jealous as this time last year when I could see I would have killed

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