ok.
ty.
still, I can't understand why an audio captcha won't play at all when it worked
last month. I think I have the webkit address around here somewhere. I'll go
load it and see if that resolves anything.
-Eric
On Oct 8, 2010, at 8:57 PM, Carolyn Haas wrote:
> Eric:
> You might want to try
Eric:
You might want to try getting Webkit and installing it. Even if its just open
and you are using Safari, things seem to go better. Webkit is basically the
underlying framework for Safari, and a testing project for potential changes
and fixes in Safari. So, it often addresses issues befor
I seem to be having some problem with yahoo groups and their add groups page.
first, I could read all the headers down to the mail type (traditional) then it
wouldn't allow me to play the audio capcha (no audio) and now, every time I
attempt to enter the page itself, voiceover resets saying "voic
Oh!!
Thanks for this.
On Oct 8, 2010, at 1:00 PM, Brett Campbell wrote:
> Open the link with command shift L. You're not automatically moved to the
> Safari window, so you'll need to command tab, or however you like to do it,
> to get to the web page.
>
>
> Brett C.
>
> On Oct 8, 2010, at 4
Hi:
I can't say for sure whether they are bringing voiceover to apple tv. But I
would bet my next paycheck that if you contact accessibility, they would know,
and/or Apple would grant you a refund.
Sorry for your recent loss of vision. I can relate all too well as my hearing
fluctuates.
Take c
ok,
I tried to send a response and my mail client is being picky.
anyway, I have run across the problem before, a group wanting beta testers,
they advertise in a small window, and then fail to notify anyone whether they
were accepted or not. it can be a frustrating situation.
On Oct 8, 2010, at
I did the same. I think I got it on the Flying Blind mailing list.
Donna
On Oct 8, 2010, at 8:55 PM, Mary Otten wrote:
> Eric,
> Some months ago, there was an announcement circulated. I saw it on the
> blindbargains website, giving contact info, I think it was a link, that led
> to a form that
Cheree Heppe here:
I saw this on the Sendery GPS list:
We sent this updated version to Apple today. I hope it is posted within 3 or
4 days. Not sure if the weekend impacts these things.
As you will soon see, we fixed the bugs having to do with the saving of
settings and the country selection.
We
Claus;
You'll find the menu bar on the second screen of the installer. YOu should be
asked to choose your language on the first screen, and then on the next screen,
you can reach the menu bar by pressing VO M.
You'll find Disk Utility in the Tools menu and from here you can erase
(reformat) th
Scott (and others),
there may be some truth to my pushing here. I've been a screen reader user here
for only a short time (less than 3 months). believe me when I say this: I
thought I had a lot longer than I did, but if it hadn't been for the fact that
I jumped on the mac bandwagon a year ago, I
which Eric are you talking to (unless I am the only one).?
anyway, I have run across the problem before, a group wanting beta testers,
they advertise in a small window, and then fail to notify anyone whether they
were accepted or not. it can be a frustrating situation.
-Eric
On Oct 8, 2010, at
Eric,
Some months ago, there was an announcement circulated. I saw it on the
blindbargains website, giving contact info, I think it was a link, that led to
a form that you filled out if you were interested in being considered for the
beta test team for a Mac version of the Ipal product. I filled
Hi David,
Yes, that is exactly what I had to do. I was running a computer
store/isp, I was finding that the high contrast and magnification was not
cutting it anymore. One day I fired up my jaws and never looked back. I will
admit that I use my remaining vision for anything that I can
Hello,
I have a dongle and that works just fine.
Scott
On Oct 8, 2010, at 2:04 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote:
> I can't see why you can't put your jaws dongle in a USB port when in windows
> if you have fusion installed along with your operating system and jaws?
> On 8 Oct 2010, at 18:30, Mi
You want to wait until the screen fully comes up. Now, just press command+F5
to stat VO. Be aware that because you are now running off the DVD, the
response will be a littel sluggist. Once you are in the menu structure, you
will see the utilities menu.
Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted R
I preordered the apple tv back on September 13th and it just arrived
today, but in that one month I've actually lost a noticeable amount of
vision. Should I hold out for voiceover if it's even coming to apple
tv?
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After starting up using c to boot on the dvd, I manually start the install
program, but there is no utility menu, there is on the first screen a
utility program button, but if I press the button I either have to select a
go back button or the Mac will reboot back on the hard disk again.
I only put the logo on when it fits. Does the android stuff have accessibility
that is comparable?
On 2010-10-08, at 4:40 PM, Scott Granados wrote:
> Me too, honestly, I've been drinking the apple coolade a lot myself lately.
> I'm already thinking about another Mac, just got the latest IPod t
What do you mean turning off the volume? Sorry that just didn't make sense to
me.
On 8 Oct 2010, at 23:32, Sarah Alawami wrote:
> Oh nice. I didn not know that. I did not think it was actually but I'll try
> and play with it one day.
> On Oct 8, 2010, at 3:26 PM, Chris Snyder wrote:
>
>> I fig
The thing you're overlooking is that, once the install comes up, you need to go
to the utility menu and from there, select the disk utility. You should be
familuar with what to do from there.
Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
A Very Proud and Happy Mac User!!!
E-Mail:
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Hi,
On the second tab probably called delete? the same tab where the delete
unused space option is?
Claus
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Subject: Re: reformating my system volume
You should see an erase disk. I don't kno
You should see an erase disk. I don't know why that is not there. anyone?
S
On Oct 8, 2010, at 3:26 PM, Claus Thøgersen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> since I have some strange problems on the web, I would like to reformat and
> then reinstall 10.6.4 on my Mini.
> I have tried to install from the 10.6 dvd,
Hi Les,
Is the beta private? Hopefully not, since you are telling us about it which
would be in violation of your non-disclosure. Where can people find info about
participating in the beta cycle?
Thanks,
Erik Burggraaf
User support consultant,
One on one access technology support and trainin
Oh nice. I didn not know that. I did not think it was actually but I'll try and
play with it one day.
On Oct 8, 2010, at 3:26 PM, Chris Snyder wrote:
> I figured it out. Apparently, the skype call volume is independent of the
> phone volume and external volume. If anyone else has this issue, jus
I figured it out. Apparently, the skype call volume is independent of the phone
volume and external volume. If anyone else has this issue, just turn up your
volume after you've hit the call button. That might help.
Friendly,
Chris
On Oct 8, 2010, at 12:37 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote:
> Hi.
>
>
Hi,
since I have some strange problems on the web, I would like to reformat and
then reinstall 10.6.4 on my Mini.
I have tried to install from the 10.6 dvd, but found that settings and files
placed on the Mac before was still on the hard disk.
I have tried to boot from the cd, and starting th
Sure. start the track or navigate with right and left arrows close to your
selection. then start playing with space, hit p to place a marker at your
start and p to place an end marker. Make sure that play selection under prefs
is selected under general. Now move to your end marker or your start
Hi all:
Back in the days of windows, I used goldwave for all my audio editing needs.
Now I'm plunging into Amadeus pro. One of the things I loved about goldwave
was how easy it was to select part of a track for copying/pasting, deleting,
etc. I could just use my left and right brackets and b
Yep i agree with every thing said i have only been a mac user for about a month
and i have to say i am glad i made the switch over. I have found the basics of
the mac a lot easyer than i found windows when i first started learning it in
2001. As i am a quick learner i did not really have a probl
Me too, honestly, I've been drinking the apple coolade a lot myself lately.
I'm already thinking about another Mac, just got the latest IPod touch and now
that the WSJ confirms Foxcomm is manufacturing VZ ready IPhones going with the
IPhone in January. The only thing holding me back is there a
Hi.
When I try to call someone using my Iphone, the voice gets stuck in the ear
piece. Do you know if that is happening to yours so hence your Iphone is
silent? Best thing to do is to press the home button twice so you get the menu
chooser and kill Skype before reloading again!
Kawal.
On 8
I really enjoyed your message especially when you said all you need was a Apple
Logo on your door!
On 8 Oct 2010, at 19:39, Charlie Doremus wrote:
> Thank you Scott for capturing my thoughts and putting them into words. I'm
> what is commonly referred to as a "high partial" by my friends. (Hope
Chris:
I've had issue whereby it attempts to call out and then goes dead, saying I
have no credits. When, in fact, I have a year's sucbscription. And all of the
help on this topic doesn't really relate. Anyone know who to contact?
Thanks and, I, too, appologize for being off topic.
-
Thank you Scott for capturing my thoughts and putting them into words. I'm what
is commonly referred to as a "high partial" by my friends. (Hope I spelled that
correctly. It's early and I just woke up.) I use all the tools offered through
Apple products. I use vo when I am proofreading large con
Oops? No actually on my cross post the person said the following.OtS is like
SPL, for another place and another time. All the same, it's the best software
broadcasting solution in the world. Leaves SPL lying in the dust. Not sure
though if that's for windows or mac. but back to the topic, is t
Hello David, Scott, and Others,
David, I'm not in a position to evaluate low vision use of the Mac,
and you're correct, there isn't a way in the existing Universal Access
preferences for adjusting the Display to do more than switch to white-
on-black, use grayscale, or adjust contrast. Tim
No issues here. try a swipe up instead and see if that helps. you might here
some of the stuff at the top but you will get to the text, or sometimes what I
do is flick to the message body and do a 2 finger swipe down.
S
On Oct 8, 2010, at 8:47 AM, cathyk wrote:
> Hi All,
> I just got an iphone
No issues here. I've been able to send and receive calls. Maybe it was an issue
with connection or there servers. It happened this week on my mac.
S
On Oct 8, 2010, at 11:10 AM, Chris Snyder wrote:
> Hi guys,
> I'm cross-posting this here, but feel free to answer off list as this isn't
> direct
Hi guys,
I'm cross-posting this here, but feel free to answer off list as this isn't
directly related to the mac, but rather the iPhone.
I seem to be having some trouble with my skype. The program loads fine, and I
can use the chat function, but all of a sudden in the past few days, I haven't
b
I can't see why you can't put your jaws dongle in a USB port when in windows if
you have fusion installed along with your operating system and jaws?
On 8 Oct 2010, at 18:30, Michael Busboom wrote:
> I would like to thank those who answered my question about JFW and Fusion. I
> will pass along y
I agree with ricardo if david still has useful vission and feels he can still
use it then i think that's a good thing. I do how ever think that if he does go
for a mac then using voice over along with the magnification tools that he
needs might be a good idear. I know my self if i had sight i wo
I would like to thank those who answered my question about JFW and Fusion. I
will pass along your answers. I suppose that my friend will know how to create
a JFW key?
I don't know if he uses a dongle.
All of you, thank you!
Mike
On 7,Oct,2010, at 10:45 PM, Scott Granados wrote:
> I'm a fusi
Hello everyone,
I have been using Magic Jack for over a year now to keep in touch with family
and friends in Canada and the States. Tonight, when I tried to launch Magic
Jack, the line was dead and I was told that I had to use a special code "shown
below" before I could start using "Magic Talk
Open the link with command shift L. You're not automatically moved to the
Safari window, so you'll need to command tab, or however you like to do it, to
get to the web page.
Brett C.
On Oct 8, 2010, at 4:51 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote:
> Hello,
>
> How do you go about opening a link in a tweet
Hi all,
I've managed to get Fusion installed and a VM supposedly set up, but when I go
into it, I can't do anything at all. It's Windows XP. I've tried what I thought
should get it working but with no luck.
Thanks
Dave
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Hi,
Can anybody tell me what I need to do to finally delete this please? I've got
as far as selecting a reason for cancellation but can't get the Cancel Account
button to activate despite trying vo-space, enter, space and routing the mouse
to the button and trying shift-vo-space! I've tried it
That was really well put!
I'm just imagining how much of a transition that must have been from
magnification to screen reading. I can relate to having to learn different
screen readers and that's trick enough. I must admit I force myself in these
situations by just diving in and using the pre
Hi All,
What's the best way of asking that an app be made accessible? I was
trying to read "Engaget" and a number of others. In the case of
Endgaget, its not being accessible is surprising since it's mostly
text. If the answer to my question is "contact the vendor," what's
the most effective wa
Hello David,
I have traveled the same road as you. I still have some vision,
however my vision is in themore advanced stages than you. I must use a
screen reader in order to effectively navigate my computer. I am also an
Adaptive Technology specialist. This thread has been incred
Hi All,
I just got an iphone 4 after using an earlier ipod touch, and find
that when reading a message using the 2 finger down-swipe vo will
often jump from the body of the message to the buttons. When there's
a problem, it lands on "mark as unread," then "delete," "refresh,"
"move," "reply," "com
Buy an Apple TV box and you won't even need to burn it to disc then :)
On 8 Oct 2010, at 15:33, Chris Snyder wrote:
> Hi guys,
> I bought an episode of a show on iTunes that I would like very much to burn
> to dvd for viewing on my home system. I haven't yet found a command to do
> this, and if
Hi guys,
I bought an episode of a show on iTunes that I would like very much to burn to
dvd for viewing on my home system. I haven't yet found a command to do this,
and if there isn't one, I would be happy enough to find a tool that would let
me decrypt it and turn it into a standard mp4 file so
David, don't worry about it, there are radicals in every crowd. Some folks
feel that being blind is like being part of some sort of race and view vision
or people who use vision as inferior. People of the same ilk who would with
hold medical treatment from their children so they would be blind
Thank you, I thought that was me misreading that.
Look at who was doing the pushing though, definitely bothers me when blind
people force their blindness on others who wish to use what's left of their
vision. Sounds like sour grapes to me.
On Oct 8, 2010, at 1:10 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote:
Same here. And like Mary, I've been scanning for years.
Donna
On Oct 8, 2010, at 8:41 AM, Buddy Brannan wrote:
> I also applied and heard zip, zilch, nada.
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>
>
>
> On Oct 8, 2010, at 7:03 AM, Mary Otten wrote:
>
>
I also applied and heard zip, zilch, nada.
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On Oct 8, 2010, at 7:03 AM, Mary Otten wrote:
> Having done scanning and reading for a very long time and beta tested for one
> of the well known Windows applications for the bl
Hi Donna!
You can resize the window with vo+shift+tilde and you can make it full screen
that way using the arrow keys, and when your done repeat the command to stop
resizing window!
hth Colin
Ps I think there is an easier way but cannot find it! :]
Maybe someone else will say [ you do this] hahah
Hi all,
Have a question. In the Window Menu, in this case in Text Edit, what do the two
options Zoom and Bring all to front do? I'm trying to find a way to make the
text Edit window take up the whole screen, and am hoping one of these items is
what I need.
Thanks,
Donna
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I would also be interested in this.
Best,
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On Oct 8, 2010, at 6:36 AM, David Taylor wrote:
> Anybody know if there's a way of getting involved in testing that? Scanning
> and reading is one thing I haven't yet shifted from Windows, though I haven't
> actually tried anything else just yet fo
Having done scanning and reading for a very long time and beta tested for one
of the well known Windows applications for the blind, I applied to get in to
the beta program for ABIC some months ago when I saw a notice that they were
looking for beta testers. Never heard a thing, so my guess is th
Hi Ricardo and Nic,
Thank you both for your recent posts. I had been considering how best to
respond to some of the comments made elsewhere in this thread, but I
think you guys have just about covered things for me .
All that I am trying to do is determine the combination of tools that
will
Hello,
How do you go about opening a link in a tweet in Syrinx? I can't figure this
out for the life of me. lol.
tia
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Anybody know if there's a way of getting involved in testing that? Scanning and
reading is one thing I haven't yet shifted from Windows, though I haven't
actually tried anything else just yet for this.
Cheers
Dave
On 8 Oct 2010, at 11:06, Les Kriegler wrote:
There are various flavors of the Ey
Hi Scott! :)
My point is this, and it always has been. I don't exactly think it's fair
discussing how we should help David and pretending we can play doctors, or even
put ourselves in his shoes if we have always been blind. TO quote something you
just said: "...but I would not view most of the
There are various flavors of the Eye-Pal. The Mac software is in Beta at
present.
Les
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Hi,
Most people here tend to forget or overlook that the NVDA screen reader has
evolved to a useable screen reader, and it is free running on the Windows
platform.
And yes you can by a Mac Mini now, but why not wait maybe a year and get
either a cheap used current model or a newer model tha
Nic,
From what I recall David wanted to know how well the Mac would function in the
case of his particular situation. Most the messages I have read on this thread
answered how some people experienced with screen magnification etc. True some
have made suggestions/comments who really had no exper
I kind of think this thread has provided him information and not jammed
VOiceOVer down his throat. I do not interpret comments here as medical
recommendations or any other such thing. If David is loosing his sight, then
the recommendations made, which are based on user experience make sense. I
Ricardo,
that may be true. I thought I had a decade or more before I was total. How
wrong I was. I had taken the mac plunge last year at the insistence of a good
friend. I have not regretted it. 4 months ago, I was happily using my mac in
screen magnifier m ode. the color inversion thing wasn't
Hi Krister!
I think there was a little bit of crossed wires!
No a fence Sarah, in the post there was a mention of that dj software, but I
think they were comparing it against dj3 for the Mac and were saying that dj3
was not as good as that other software for the pc!
hth Colin
On 8 Oct 2010, at 09
7 okt 2010 kl. 21.07 skrev Sarah Alawami:
> Actually someon erecomended ots dj. they say it is like spl but I don't use
> it at all.
ahem, what is that? never heard of it other than for pc, i think. Is it really
available for the mac and where can you ge∆t it?
/Krister
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Hi Ricardo,
I agree here. This sounds a lot more like pier pressure as opposed to simply
helping out. While I'm sure David appreciates the help and opinions of everyone
here, I don't think he needs to have a single solution thrust in his face,
especially not if his situation isn't clear to us.
Hi,
I think you guys are kinda losing focus on this one. David didn't ask for
advice on what accessibility tool would work best with his vision. :). We are
not his doctors. For all we know, He might not need the use of a screenreader
for a decade or more. He did stat after all he probably w
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