Re: nas storage finally connected, and a USB speaker question

2011-07-13 Thread Georges Zaynoun
Can one backup a bootcamp partition and get same results? Original message: Hello Kliphton, Thank you for the answer to how you got your virtual machine to recognize/see your network attached storage. To answer your next question, “Yes”; backing up your virtual machine means that you will

Stop Using Headset Annoying.

2011-07-13 Thread Georges Zaynoun
Hi! Once upon a time I connected my alva bc640 with feature pack to my macbook. Now each time I turn on the macbook if I don't have the feature pack ready the macbook complains. I don't want this annoyance any longer and con't want the macbook to see neither the alva display nor its feature

Windows7 Installed.

2011-07-13 Thread Georges Zaynoun
Hello! Now I used bootcamp and installed windows7 on both the imac and the mac mini. Contrary to when I installed xp on the imac, 7 was more difficult. The first thing I had to ensure was that I had the bootcamp partition formatted with windows, the oem dvd for windows7 could never format i

changing the function keys?

2011-07-13 Thread
What I mean is to change the function keys so I can use f11 for getting to the system tray, and f 12 to check the time. Would anyone happen to know how to do this? Right now, if I want to do either of these things, I have to hold the function key down, then push the corresponding function key, ki

RE: nas storage finally connected, and a USB speaker question

2011-07-13 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Kliphton, I'm not sure of what you mean by switching the function keys to non-media but what I am certain of is that any changes you make within the virtual machine will effect only the virtual machine's environment. I am sure there must be an exception to this genral rule-of-thumb

Re: nas storage finally connected, and a USB speaker question

2011-07-13 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hi Kliphton. You can connect your USB speakers definitely. Open VMware Fusion. Interact with tool bar and arrow right until you get to USB button. Stop interacting. You will have listed some devices which you have connected to your Mac. Find what you want to wan and vo Right until you hit

Re: Audio Production, was: Re: using a mac full time?

2011-07-13 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
When you say an MBox, what is that? Chris. - Original Message - From: "Gary Readfern-Gray" To: Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 3:50 PM Subject: Re: Audio Production, was: Re: using a mac full time? Hi Chris, just my short take on using a Mac and audio production. Well, I bought my

RE: nas storage finally connected, and a USB speaker question

2011-07-13 Thread
Not the great Mark Taylor!lol Yes I have found it to be pretty handy once I got use to it. I think I have one more issue. If I switch the function keys to non media, will that effect the Mac side of things? Kliphton SR (twitter) http://twitter.com/kliphton72 (Marriage Blog) http://cm-i-

RE: nas storage finally connected, and a USB speaker question

2011-07-13 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Kliphton, Thank you for the answer to how you got your virtual machine to recognize/see your network attached storage. To answer your next question, "Yes"; backing up your virtual machine means that you will not have to reinstall or authorize any Windows software. Kliphton, keep

RE: nas storage finally connected, and a USB speaker question

2011-07-13 Thread
Well, instead of interacting with the tool bar with the voice over navigation, I went to the apple menu and arrowed over to virtual machine menu. Once there I arrowed down until I came to network adapter sub menu. Once there I made sure network adapter was connected as well as the network to brid

Re: Is this calendar app accessible?

2011-07-13 Thread Ben J Bloomgren
Ical is a little funky, but once you get the hang of it, it's really full-on. It's also $0.00! Ben On Jul 13, 2011, at 3:49 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > Hi Christina, > You can download a demo of this app at http://flexibits.com/fantastical. > > Doug > > On 2011-07-13, at 7:03 PM, Christina wrote

RE: nas storage finally connected, and a USB speaker question

2011-07-13 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Kliphton, You are most welcomed for the help; could you please tell us what the problem was in getting your Windows Virtual machine to see your network attached storage? This will most definitely be useful to others who may encounter the same issue. By the way, which version o

nas storage finally connected, and a USB speaker question

2011-07-13 Thread
Hello, thanks to Mark and others for your patients. I finally figured out what the issue was. Last thing is, I have a set of USB speakers, so how do I tell my mac I want them to play sound out of them, instead of treating them like a input device? Kliphton SR (twitter)

Re: can't find nas storage on my network from VM fusion?

2011-07-13 Thread
I have checked this, and it still won't show me. I don't know what the issue is, I'm pretty good at figuring things out for myself, and following directions. But this issue is really causing me to want to throw my hands up and say forget it! Kliphton SR (twitter) http://twitter.com/kliphton72

Re: Network problems

2011-07-13 Thread
I'm having the same issue so to speak with vm fusion. I can see my attached nas storage with the mac side of things, but can't see it with windows. I have inter acted with the tool bar with in my fusion settings, and still can't see it. Can't even see my router on the windows side of things e

Re: Is this calendar app accessible?

2011-07-13 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hi Christina, You can download a demo of this app at http://flexibits.com/fantastical. Doug On 2011-07-13, at 7:03 PM, Christina wrote: > Hi, I just have not been able to grasp iCal and therefore, I do not use a > calendar app but I need to. Well, this mac app is very appealing to me > becau

Re: [Bulk] Joining a call to aa conference on skype?

2011-07-13 Thread Dawn Benbow
I can never seem to find the right dialog box to find the answer button on skype anymore. I feel for silly for this problem, but where can I find it? Dawn On Jul 12, 2011, at 10:20 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > See the list archives for my recent instructions how to add someone to a > Skype call.

Is this calendar app accessible?

2011-07-13 Thread Christina
Hi, I just have not been able to grasp iCal and therefore, I do not use a calendar app but I need to. Well, this mac app is very appealing to me because all you have to do is type in your event without having to move from edit text boxes and such. It's $19.99 and I don't want to fork out the b

RE: can't find nas storage on my network from VM fusion?

2011-07-13 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Kliphton, I was afraid my answer may cause more questions than it answered. When you open the VM Ware Fusion application, you are generally placed in a library from which you may choose which virtual machine to open. This is to what I am referring when I say the Fusion Window. So, aft

Re: Network problems

2011-07-13 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Ed. Troubleshooting network connectivity issues can be one of the most challenging a support person can face. However, rather than engaging in lengthy email correspondence, please send me your contact telephone number, off-list, and I will endeavor to assist you. Please include the city/

Re: Audio Production, was: Re: using a mac full time?

2011-07-13 Thread Gary Readfern-Gray
Hi Chris, just my short take on using a Mac and audio production. Well, I bought my mac to get an accessible version of Pro tools and found that I just wasn't using my Windows machine at home at all after that. Whilst I still use Jaws every day at work, I now prefer the Mac environment and nev

Re: A question about reading subtitling with VO

2011-07-13 Thread Chris Blouch
Seems like hotspots would do the trick but I couldn't get it to work. Under the hood there is a span with a class of "captions-text" which I assume is where my hotspot is attached when I set one. But when the next caption is inserted, instead of updating the text inside that span the entire spa

Network problems

2011-07-13 Thread Ed Worrell
Hello Listers, I am having some issues with seeing my network hard drive. My drive is plugged into a NetGear wireless hub. I can not see the hub or the drive plugged into it with my MacBook Pro. My MBP is running the latest version of the OS. Please help me figure it out. If need be , contact me

Re: Safari Keyboard Reference Posted

2011-07-13 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Doug and others: In the interest of streamline our traffic, and our resourcefulness, Can you please take up the tweaking of Doug's gracious efforts off list? This is in no way an attempt to rain on anyone's parade, but again, to try to keep things streamlined. Thank you for understanding, an

Re: A few brief questions about Apple Wireless Keyboard

2011-07-13 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hello. I believe option right or left arrow switches the page. At least it does with quick nav on. Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, & AIM: rwalker296 www.mobileaccess.org On Jul 13, 2011, at 12:10 PM, Tommy Craig wrote: > Hi, > > I haven't found how to jump from page to

RE: A few brief questions about Apple Wireless Keyboard

2011-07-13 Thread Tommy Craig
Hi, I haven't found how to jump from page to page but here are a few tips. control plus up arrow goes to the top of the page and control down arrow takes you to the bottom of the page. Double tap by pressing control option space. press the home button by pressing control option plus h. Al

Re: Safari Keyboard Reference Posted

2011-07-13 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hi Esther, I have updated the keyboard reference with your suggestions. They are most helpful. Please take a look and let me know if I can do anything else with it. Thank you very much, Doug On 2011-07-12, at 4:43 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Doug, > > One suggested addition for your Safari Key

A few brief questions about Apple Wireless Keyboard

2011-07-13 Thread Robert Hooper
Hello: I recently acquired an Apple Wireless Keyboard. I have a few questions about such: How does one go from page to page? Is there not a way to jump quickly from the top to the bottom of something (document, app, etc.)? I think I understand the concept of QuickNav, but I'm not too familiar w

Re: Garage Band: What on earth is the Deal!

2011-07-13 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, Are you using the latest version of Garageband that came with iLife 11? Its Garageband 6, and the latest version is 6.04. I'm not sure but, maybe the latency is do to your midi set up. I'm not exactly sure why this would be but, I'm using a USB connection from my board to my Mac and I do

Re: a couple of trackpad commander questions

2011-07-13 Thread Ricardo Walker
Yeah, Thats where it really shines. When you go into VO utilities and under navigation set the mouse cursor to move the VO cursor, you can explore an app or webpage. I found this pretty useful on facebook. It also helps me converse more effortlessly with sighted people about things on the Ma

Re: Track Panning in GarageBand

2011-07-13 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, Thats not accessible with voiceover. lol. I know, it sucks. Same thing with fades. Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, & AIM: rwalker296 www.mobileaccess.org On Jul 12, 2011, at 10:49 PM, Brandon Olivares wrote: > Hi, > > With Voiceover and in GarageBand, is there a w

Re: accessible DVD player software

2011-07-13 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi Ron! Do you open the dvd menu with command+d? I think the info is in there! Colin On 13 Jul 2011, at 14:03, Ronald McEwan wrote: > Hi all, > > I received some DVDs as a gift recently. These have more than one episode on > a disk. I am looking for some software that will read the title and

Re: mac keeper?

2011-07-13 Thread Kevin Shaw
HI Cliff, Here's a Youtube video that explains what Mac Keeper does. There seems to be a lot of misinformation about the app, as the company that makes it used some pretty terrible pop-up marketing techniques. I have seen the pop-up many times in my web travels. This is what has turned many off

Garage Band: What on earth is the Deal!

2011-07-13 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
OK, I have a standard USB 2.0 midi dongle that y's at the other end into the two round midi in and out plugs. I have the in and out connected to my in and out ports on my Yamaha DGX500 keyboard. I should add this isn't just a controler. It's a full fledged keyboard with 88 keys. There is not

accessible DVD player software

2011-07-13 Thread Ronald McEwan
Hi all, I received some DVDs as a gift recently. These have more than one episode on a disk. I am looking for some software that will read the title and chapters so I can jump to whatever episode I want to watch. Maybe I am missing some setting in the Apple Dvd player software as I can't g

Re: using a mac full time?

2011-07-13 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Krister, Here are the setup instructions for VueScan. If your scan is unsuccessful, without moving the document in the scanner, press Cmd-R and try again. You can do this up to 3 times to get the orientation right. Cheers, Anne 1) Select Input; 1.1) Task: Scan to file; 1.2) Source: Your

mp3 to txt?

2011-07-13 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, does anyone know if there's an app that will convert an mp3 file to txt? I know it's probably a long-shot, but I figured that if it exists, someone on this list would know. Cheers, Donna -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries"

Re: using a mac full time?

2011-07-13 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Ok, then i really have to be sure that it's not me who is doing things wrongly here. The strange thing is that many times when i try to scan, Vuescan crashes just after the scan and produces a .rtf file that can't be opened and when it scans, it produces bad ocr for some reason, that is many err

Re: [Bulk] Joining a call to aa conference on skype?

2011-07-13 Thread Naama Shang
Hi, There must be a way, if you can do it under windows, you must be able to do it under mac. Naama On 13 Jul 2011, at 12:56, Krister Ekstrom wrote: > Yes it will. As far as i know, there's no way to join an incoming call to a > conference that you are in, which is a PITA in my opinnion. If anyo

Re: [Bulk] Joining a call to aa conference on skype?

2011-07-13 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Yes it will. As far as i know, there's no way to join an incoming call to a conference that you are in, which is a PITA in my opinnion. If anyone has discovered a way to join an incoming call to an existing conference, please let me know, there has to be a way. /Krister 12 jul 2011 kl. 23.02 sk

A question about reading subtitling with VO

2011-07-13 Thread Jorge Fernandes
Hi, Since the launched of Youtube videos in HTML5 that it is possible to control all the buttons of the video interfaces with VoiceOver. I also noted that it is possible to read the subtitles, but I need continuosly press VO+left arrow VO+right arrow to positioning the cursor under the subtitles.