Re: Speaking New Line when reading using voice over

2010-11-26 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Larry, Kev, and everyone, I'm really confused by this complaint about VoiceOver always saying "New Line". This isn't happening for me. I've checked carefully with several types of documents to find new line characters, but VO isn't speaking them. I have Verbosity set to Medium and Punctua

Re: mb pro

2010-11-26 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hi. I have already made the purchase! My husband and I have the Iphone 4 but I also have the I Pod nano. We both have the 32 GB and we'll both have the 16 gb Nanos. I'll tell you a number of differences about both devices that people don't always realise. Firstly, both devices have a timer but

Re: selecting to end of document

2010-11-26 Thread Jude DaShiell
wget is your friend.On Thu, 25 Nov 2010, Teresa Cochran wrote: Hi Carolyn and all, You can use the VO-return on web pages, but it doesn't work well when you have a lot of different elements like headings and links. You'd have to interact with each one and that can become tedious. I simply sel

Re: selecting to end of document

2010-11-26 Thread erik burggraaf
Or the other thing is, if you want to copy an entire element off of a webpage with no fuss or muss, you can press control option shift c and that will copy the contents of the voiceover curser to the clipboard for pasting anywhere you like. It's not fool proof, but I have been known to sweep up

Re: chm files

2010-11-26 Thread Esther
Hi Louie, I don't suppose you could Google for a PDF version of the Zen Stone manual? I'm told there's an accessible iPhone app called CHMReader that will read CHM format. However, this article reviewing program options for "Reading CHM files on Macs" came up in my Google searches. I h

Replacing Windows Media Centre with a Mac

2010-11-26 Thread garth Humphreys
Hi All We currently have a Windows PC and have it connected to our main TV. We constantly use it for a DVR. It has a TV tuner card and with Windows Media Centre and the remote control, it works really well, especially for my sighted family. We use a blue tooth keyboard and mouse for when the co

Re: Apple TV and Netflix?

2010-11-26 Thread Donna Goodin
Thanks, Mary. Yeah, I do think $8 for unlimited streaming is a good deal. And it's a lot cheaper than what we're currently paying for cable. Take care, Donna On Nov 25, 2010, at 2:39 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > $8 for unlimited streaming is a good deal IMHO. You get a free one month > trial, so yo

ESpeak for the mac

2010-11-26 Thread brandt
Hi there folks, Due to being Afrikaans, I would like to know if eSpeak is available for the Mac. Being that no other voices has been made available for purchase, eSpeak is the only option. Regards, Brandt Steenkamp MSN/Windows live: brandt...@live.com Google talk: brandt.steenk...@gmail.com

Re: ESpeak for the mac

2010-11-26 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi, I have it installed here on my mac, but it's not intergrated with the rest of the apple speach features, so voiceover won't use it. There's an espeak list if you want to bug them about it or check to see if it's been developed further. Best, Erik Burggraaf User support consultant, Now pos

Apple TV and Netflix?

2010-11-26 Thread .dan.
For some years if one has a mail version of netflix the online version is included, including the $9 one at a time dvd plan. Now the $8 version is available for online only. XB IC|XC -- You received this message because you are

Re: mb pro

2010-11-26 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi: I'm getting a Nano as well. I'm not comfortable with using my phone with my treadmill. Sarai Bucciarelli Personal to win Amazon and other free gift cards, Come join me on www.swagbucks.com/refer/sdbuccia On Nov 26, 2010, at 4:02 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > Hi. > > I have already made the

Re: chm files

2010-11-26 Thread louie
Howdy Ester, Why I did do the google thing and found the manual. The thing is I have the manual in chm format, so I wanted to add a chm reader to my toolbox. Hang in there. On Nov 26, 2010, at 4:27 AM, Esther wrote: > Hi Louie, > > I don't suppose you could Google for a PDF version of the Zen S

Re: selecting to end of document

2010-11-26 Thread Carolyn Haas
Hi Erick: Thanks for this. It would be totally awesome if I had one more finger. Think I'll configure a righthand command for that, though. Again, thank you. Carolyn On Nov 26, 2010, at 5:26 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: > Or the other thing is, if you want to copy an entire element off of a webpa

Transmit: Viewing hidden files

2010-11-26 Thread Orin
Hi all, Just wondering how to do this, because WordPress install has a hidden file I need to move. Thanks. Orin orin8...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/orinks Skype: orin1112 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To p

Re: Transmit: Viewing hidden files

2010-11-26 Thread Esther
Hi Orin, Doesn't the "View" menu of Transmit's menu bar have a "Show invisible files" menu options that will let you see hidden files? HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 26, 2010, Orin wrote: Hi all, Just wondering how to do this, because WordPress install has a hidden file I need to move. T

Re: Transmit: Viewing hidden files

2010-11-26 Thread louie
Type the commands below in terminal to show all hidden files and to hide them. defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles ON defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles OFF On Nov 26, 2010, at 9:26 AM, Orin wrote: > Hi all, > > Just wondering how to do this, because WordPress inst

copying/pasting between fusion and mac?

2010-11-26 Thread John D. Lipsey
Hi all: I have some information in my windows side that I'd like to copy to a webpage. Trying to copy with control c and paste with command v in safari doesn't work. I can't paste into text edit or anywhere else, either. Does the mac clipboard only remember stuff copied into it from the mac

Re: Replacing Windows Media Centre with a Mac

2010-11-26 Thread Jim Fettgather
Eye TV allows you to easily change the channel and to view your recorded programsl both of which are accessible with Voiceover. The program guide is not accessible with Voiceover, making it impossible to schedule recordings in advance. It is certainly possible to start a recording at any time

Re: selecting to end of document

2010-11-26 Thread Teresa Cochran
Actually, I hadn't thought of that. I'll try that in terminal sometime. Thanks. Teresa On Nov 26, 2010, at 3:10 AM, Jude DaShiell wrote: > wget is your friend.On Thu, 25 Nov 2010, Teresa Cochran wrote: > >> Hi Carolyn and all, >> >> You can use the VO-return on web pages, but it doesn't work we

VO issue when syncing podcast manually

2010-11-26 Thread Daniel Montalvo Charameli
Hey listers: Have you noticed a VO issue when trying to select from the podcast table the ones wanted for syncing? I have noticed it since I last updated itunes, i am using now the latest version of it, 10.1 I think it is. The thing is that my Voice Over does not tell me whether the podcast i

abisee eyepal now works with Mac and is on sale today only for $1275

2010-11-26 Thread Mary Otten
For those who are curious and have lots of money, the above subject line says it all. This price represents a very substantial discount off the usual price of this device, which connects via a usb cable to a Mac or a Windows pc and comes with software for either. The demos on the site are rather

Re: abisee eyepal now works with Mac and is on sale today only for $1275

2010-11-26 Thread Buddy Brannan
Huh. I have the Zoomexcamera already. Wonder what they'd do for me on that? -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY On Nov 26, 2010, at 3:14 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > For those who are curious and have lots of money, the above subject line says > it all. This pr

Re: abisee eyepal now works with Mac and is on sale today only for $1275

2010-11-26 Thread Mary Otten
I have no idea what they'd do regarding the price if you've already got the camera. But their tech support person, the one and only, is out for the long weekend, so finding anything beyond whatever is offered on the site could be problematic. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You recei

Re: copying/pasting between fusion and mac?

2010-11-26 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
No. I've copied stuff from windows with control C and pasted with command V and all seems fine. Kawal. On 26 Nov 2010, at 18:03, John D. Lipsey wrote: > Hi all: > > I have some information in my windows side that I'd like to copy to a > webpage. Trying to copy with control c and paste with c

tomtom USA $34.99

2010-11-26 Thread Mary Otten
The app store now has the tomtom usa app for the above noted price. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- 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 fro

Re: VO issue when syncing podcast manually

2010-11-26 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
I've noticed the same thing. On 26 Nov 2010, at 19:19, Daniel Montalvo Charameli wrote: > Hey listers: > > Have you noticed a VO issue when trying to select from the podcast table the > ones wanted for syncing? I have noticed it since I last updated itunes, i am > using now the latest version

Re: VO issue when syncing podcast manually

2010-11-26 Thread Daniel Montalvo Charameli
Good to know, thanks. then, does anybody know of an alternative to make sure what you are selecting? If you have just a few podcasts the issue is not important, but if you're dealing with a great amount of them you may get lost because voice Over does not give you any information. Best wishes.

Re: chm files

2010-11-26 Thread Yvonne Thomson
The one I'm using is called iChm it works pretty well. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubsc

Re: abisee eyepal now works with Mac and is on sale today only for $1275

2010-11-26 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi Mary and all, One of the joys of being a self-styled user support consultant is that I get to play with some things like this for free. I've scooped up all the docs there are and I'll be putting together some podcasts on it later on in the month. You'll be able to get them from my website

Re: abisee eyepal now works with Mac and is on sale today only for $1275

2010-11-26 Thread Buddy Brannan
Well, good news for me. Apparently, all I had to do to use the Zoomex was to download the software and install it. I really got a good deal, someone was selling their barely used Zoomex, about a year or 18 months old, had to move it, so I got a steal. That, plus $200 to get up to the latest vers

Facebook and Adium contacts not showing up

2010-11-26 Thread Allison Manzino
Hi all, I read with interest lots of posts on Facebook and Adium. I found that when I connected my Facebook account, the contacts who were on chat would show up. Now they are not showing up and Adium is reporting the account is connected. Any suggestions or ideas? THank you in advance for all y

Re: abisee eyepal now works with Mac and is on sale today only for $1275

2010-11-26 Thread Buddy Brannan
Hey Eric, If you want some help or collaboration with this, let me know, as I have the Zoomex here. (It's the 3MP camera, but appears to be supported.) -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY On Nov 26, 2010, at 5:24 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: > Hi Mary and a

Re: abisee eyepal now works with Mac and is on sale today only for $1275

2010-11-26 Thread Justin Ekis
Hi all, I have the eye-pal hardware already, so I'm looking forward to trying this out. As soon as I get back from vacation I'll plug it in and see how it goes. I've already downloaded the mac software and it seems as if it will work exactly as it does on windows. I'll write back next week with

Re: abisee eyepal now works with Mac and is on sale today only for $1275

2010-11-26 Thread Justin Ekis
Hi Buddy, Interestingly, I use ProtectMac antivirus, and had to wait while the dmg was scanned after downloading. I could see the file names inside the .app bundle as the scan progressed through the disk image. There was a "wine" directory with a bunch of dll files in it. It seems to be running

Re: tomtom USA $34.99

2010-11-26 Thread Carolyn Haas
Hi Mary: How much info will 'tomtom speak? IE: upcoming intersection? TIA Carolyn On Nov 26, 2010, at 2:21 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > The app store now has the tomtom usa app for the above noted price. > > Mary > > Mary Otten > motte...@gmail.com > > > -- > You received this message because yo

Re: tomtom USA $34.99

2010-11-26 Thread Kevin Mattingly
Is that a sale price for today? Kev On Nov 26, 2010, at 4:21 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > The app store now has the tomtom usa app for the above noted price. > > Mary > > Mary Otten > motte...@gmail.com > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacV

Re: abisee eyepal now works with Mac and is on sale today only for $1275

2010-11-26 Thread Buddy Brannan
Ah, so that's how they do it then. Makes sense. Certainly shortens the development curve, doesn't it? -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY On Nov 26, 2010, at 5:37 PM, Justin Ekis wrote: > Hi Buddy, > > Interestingly, I use ProtectMac antivirus, and had to

Re: abisee eyepal now works with Mac and is on sale today only for $1275

2010-11-26 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Buddy, Your observations are interesting. I'm sorry to hear that they didn't integrate with voice over, as Alex is a whole lot better, in my opinion, than the voices that I heard demonstrated on the Windows demo I found on blindcooltech. What nobody has commented on in any of the demos is wh

Re: tomtom USA $34.99

2010-11-26 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Carolyn, I don't have tomtom, but what I have read from others' comments is that it does not speak upcoming intersection info, unless that intersection is a turning point on a route you're following, just like Navigon. Mike Arigo has commented on both tomtom and Navigon, since he's used both.

Re: abisee eyepal now works with Mac and is on sale today only for $1275

2010-11-26 Thread Mary Otten
One of the things that was mentioned on the Windows demo of the eyepal is that you can browse your hard drive to put your exported text documents into the directory of your choosing. If this is a hot key driven, self voicing app whose gui interface isn't accessible, how would you accomplish thi

Re: abisee eyepal now works with Mac and is on sale today only for $1275

2010-11-26 Thread Buddy Brannan
Yep, all the menus are self voicing, but I can't say anything about the file save dialogs. -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY On Nov 26, 2010, at 6:11 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > One of the things that was mentioned on the Windows demo of the eyepal is > tha

Fwd: ABiSee is Annoucning the Launch of Mac Compatible Instant Reader

2010-11-26 Thread Les Kriegler
Begin forwarded message: > From: "Kriegler, Leslie (OCFS)" > Date: November 26, 2010 10:30:38 AM EST > To: "kriegle...@gmail.com" > Subject: FW: ABiSee is Annoucning the Launch of Mac Compatible Instant Reader > > > > -Original Message- > From: ABISee Inc. [mailto:i...@abisee.com] >

Re: Facebook and Adium contacts not showing up

2010-11-26 Thread John D. Lipsey
Allison I had this same issue the other day. Someone on Facebook saw my issue thanks to a status post on the subject and directed me to the following link. Apparently, the former implementation of facebook chat in ADium is causing problems, so they're recommending we use this work around. In

Re: Facebook and Adium contacts not showing up

2010-11-26 Thread Chris Westbrook
YOu may have considered this but are you sure some of your contacts are actually online? I thought I had the same problem when in reality it was just that no one was online, apparently everyone is out shopping for black Friday or something. On Nov 26, 2010, at 5:27 PM, Allison Manzino wrote: >

Re: Transmit: Viewing hidden files

2010-11-26 Thread Orin
Yeah it does. Thanks. Orin orin8...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/orinks Skype: orin1112 On Nov 26, 2010, at 12:45 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Orin, > > Doesn't the "View" menu of Transmit's menu bar have a "Show invisible files" > menu options that will let you see hidden files? >

One Password for the Mac

2010-11-26 Thread Scott Howell
Folks, I recall trying One Password out a while back and found a lot of unlabeled buttons and in general it was difficult to use. However, I have this app on my iPhone and it works very well. I was curious if anyone has used the Mac version recently and what your success is with the software.

Re: One Password for the Mac

2010-11-26 Thread Yuma Decaux
Hi, I've been using this software since the start, and even if some buttons and list items are unlabelled or say unknown, it's very straight forward. When a new password is entered because you just registered or decided to fill in a form, you vo left from the html page and you will have the opt

formating a thumb drive

2010-11-26 Thread louie
I just gave another list member information on formatting a thumb drive using disk utility. I dug out a old thumb drive and formatted it. The thumb dried formated fat 16. I do not find a way to format this thumb drive fat 32. How do I format fat 32? louie louiem...@wavecable.com -- You recei

Microsoft Office

2010-11-26 Thread Ezzy Bueno
Hello Listers, I've been trying to install Microsoft Office into my Mac. I've inserted the CD but nothing happens. Am I doing something wrong? Ezzy (Sent from my BrailleNote Apex) (512) 553-8553 Skype: SillyEz Facebook: www.facebook.com/sillyez -- You received this message because you are

Re: Microsoft Office

2010-11-26 Thread heather kd5cbl
I don't know if any vo users can help because msoffice for mac does not work on the mac with vo! If you have your one to one, I would have them install it. Unless you are using msoffice on your mac in the windows partition side, you have to have something like NVDA on a thumb-drive to know wha

Re: Facebook and Adium contacts not showing up

2010-11-26 Thread Chris Moore
That feature no longer works, remove that account and create a jabber account. To use jabber your facebook account will need a username, you can assign one in facebook preferences. Then log into facebook via your jabber account on Adium, your username would be your account name @chat.facebook.c

updating to 4.2 on the iphone with itunes

2010-11-26 Thread Nancy Badger
I found the option to update to 4.2 in itunes. However, when I tell it to update, I get a message that my purchased on iphone songs will be deleted. I can't figure out how to get my songs I have purchased on the iphone to itunes. I used to know how to do it in an earlier version, but I can't

Re: updating to 4.2 on the iphone with itunes

2010-11-26 Thread Sarah Alawami
Hello. Interact with the sources device and down arrow to your IDevice. Now hit vo shift m and hit enter on transfer purchases. THis should work. Hopefully someone has a better solution. S On Nov 26, 2010, at 20:37, Nancy Badger wrote: > I found the option to update to 4.2 in itunes. However

Re: Replacing Windows Media Centre with a Mac

2010-11-26 Thread Vaughn Bennison
Hi, I did the same thing, as my original media centre pc started falling over about 6 months ago. I've had a macbook pro since the beginning of the year, and got an EyeTV when I got my macbook. The software isn't at all accessible with VO. You can watch TV, but you can't set up recordings or

taking pictures with the computer

2010-11-26 Thread heather kd5cbl
Hello, I was wondering how easy it is to take pictures with an iphone? Also is there a simple camera that can conect to the computer if one wants to take pictures or video. I am trying to help my friend take pictures of her daughter and we are both blind sosometimes the pictures don't come out