Re: Scanners and OCR

2011-09-06 Thread Anne Robertson
Once again, I must point out that DocuScan only handles English. If you use any other language, this solution is not for you. Please remember that this list is international! Cheers, Anne On 6 Sep 2011, at 06:21, David Tanner wrote: Your best and most accessible scanning choice for the

Re: filevault Lion experiences

2011-09-06 Thread Paul Erkens
Hi Dan, Curious. How did you know that full Lion disk encryption is 128 bit? On Sep 6, 2011, at 12:50 AM, Dan wrote: Hello, I like the full disk Encryption in OS X 7. However, I also wish the end user could set it to 256 bit encryption instead of just 128 bit. Just my thoughts. Dan On

Re: filevault Lion experiences

2011-09-06 Thread Yuma Decaux
Hi, A newbie question on the encryption. Actually two. Does it have any latency once encrypted on an ssd drive? And how does it play with drop box? Best regards, Yuma On 6/09/2011, at 7:24 PM, Paul Erkens wrote: Hi Dan, Curious. How did you know that full Lion disk encryption is 128 bit?

Re: Running a Mac with Windows on

2011-09-06 Thread Paul Erkens
Hi William Windels, Windows is rather snappy on vmware fusion. I have xp and I'm running it without any trouble. It is true that you need to manage your usb devices when connecting them to the vm, but is workable really. In fusion, when windows is minimized and running, you have a bunch of

Re: more system sound feedback?

2011-09-06 Thread Paul Erkens
Hi Jef, If you do find out why growl is not entirely awake, please let us know. Paul. On Sep 5, 2011, at 6:45 PM, Jeff Berwick wrote: Well, now it has started working - sort of. Mail is now identifying a new message for me. I needed to stop Growl and then restart it. Restarting the

Mike H question about external speakers and air play.

2011-09-06 Thread Mike Huckabay
As my subject states I'm looking for a pare of stereo speakers in a Dalk that has wireless air play for Mac iPhone iPad and what not but can also charge anny IOs devices. If someone has a good reckimdation would you please pass it along to me. -- You received this message because you are

Re: VM Fusion and missing function keys?

2011-09-06 Thread Paul Erkens
Eric Caron, First make sure that on the mac side, you have your dashboard keys turned off in system preferences, keyboard, keyboard shortcuts. Then, make sure that in fusion, as I described yesterday, you turn off mac os10 keys so that they can be seen by windows, and won't be intercepted by

Re: Looking for an accessible audio converter

2011-09-06 Thread Paul Erkens
Hi Paul Henrichsen, Amadeus costs. Max is free. Max, however, is a cd ripper in the first place, but it can convert audio as well. It's very accessible. Hth, Paul. On Sep 6, 2011, at 6:38 AM, Paul Henrichsen wrote: Hi. I was looking for the audio converter called Max in the app store, but I

Re: petential mac user switching from jaws with boring first questions

2011-09-06 Thread Paul Erkens
Ioana, For switchers and other newcomers to the mac, Mike Arrigo did 13 or 14 podcasts on the mac. They are introductory, helpful and later on advanced. You can find them on www.blindcooltech.com. Hth, Paul. On Jul 22, 2011, at 6:32 PM, Ioana Gandrabur wrote: Hi all, I am thinking of

Re: filevault Lion experiences

2011-09-06 Thread Paul Erkens
Hi Yuma, I'm experiencing no latency on the encrypted drive. I now know that ssd is a lot faster than a normal hard drive, and because my mac is starting to get old, I still have a mechanical hard drive and there are no speed issues. Regarding dropbox, the Lion full disk encryption is

Re: filevault Lion experiences

2011-09-06 Thread Yuma Decaux
Thanks Paul for the clarifications. I might try it out but will read up on it a bit more. Cheers Yuma On 6/09/2011, at 8:02 PM, Paul Erkens wrote: Hi Yuma, I'm experiencing no latency on the encrypted drive. I now know that ssd is a lot faster than a normal hard drive, and because my mac

Re: Scanners and OCR

2011-09-06 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi. I have tried contacting the developer of docuscan, because it would be great if they could add support for other languages, but they do not answer that question at all. My brother has also asked them. In my opinion docuscan is great but rather slow. vuescan can do some OCR recognition

Re: Mike H question about external speakers and air play.

2011-09-06 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi. I know that some models from philips can be used. I think the dock I am thinking about is called fidelio 9090. Best regards Annie. Den Sep 6, 2011 kl. 9:31 AM skrev Mike Huckabay: As my subject states I'm looking for a pare of stereo speakers in a Dalk that has wireless air play for Mac

Re: Scanners and OCR

2011-09-06 Thread Paul Erkens
Hi Annie, Are you saying that fine reader express is not a sufficient scanning and OCR solution? Interested to hear your thoughts on that, as I'm about to buy it. Any info or experience appreciated. Paul. On Sep 6, 2011, at 11:31 AM, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote: Hi. I have tried contacting the

Re: filevault Lion experiences

2011-09-06 Thread Paul Erkens
Hi Yuma, The good thing about the disk encryption in Lion is, that there is not much you need to know about it. Just turn it on in sysprefs, follow the dialogs and off you go. Hth, Paul. On Sep 6, 2011, at 10:12 AM, Yuma Decaux wrote: Thanks Paul for the clarifications. I might try it out

Re: Mac Cleaner plus dock icons

2011-09-06 Thread Paul Erkens
Hi Sonnia, A question unanswered is how to remove an item from the dock. Go to the dock, vo d, move to the item you wish to remove, vo right, bring up the context menu for the item, vo shift m as in Mike, arrow down to options, vo down, go into the options submenu, vo right, arrow down to

ftp in finder is read only

2011-09-06 Thread Paul Erkens
Hi listers, When opening an ftp server on the internet from within finder in Lion, it is perfectly possible to download stuff. Command k to input the server name like ftp://ftp.somewhere.com, and I'm asked for my credentials. Using an ftp client, I have read and write permissions there.

Re: filevault Lion experiences

2011-09-06 Thread Dan
Hello Paul, It was in an Apple article I came across regarding the hole disk encryption in Lion. It was discussing the different encryption schemes currently in use and the reasons for them. It pointed out that generally, the 128 bit encryption was in most cases and for most people just as good

RE: Running a Mac with Windows on

2011-09-06 Thread Bill Holton
A related question. If I have a quad core Mini can I allocate it to four processors? If I do does Windows share the processers with Lion on a need to use basis? I suspect this must be true because otherwise you could not run VM Fusion with a single core chip. -Original Message- From:

Re: Scanners and OCR

2011-09-06 Thread Simon Cavendish
Dear Paul, I've been using Abbyy FineReaderExpress for a few years in multilingual environment, and it is a very good piece of OCR software. I don't use it to scan my multilingual documents as my scanner is 11 years' old and thus incompatible with FineReaderExpress. But I use it for

Re: Running a Mac with Windows on

2011-09-06 Thread Paul Erkens
Hi Bill, I would say: maybe you can consult the doc or help that comes with fusion. I suspect you're right but I myself don't know. But having a quad core and having fusion with windows 7, which can take advantage of multiple cores, i think it does make a difference to change the number of

a few questions on the new macbook air

2011-09-06 Thread Yuma Decaux
Hi all, I'm about to upgrade to the new macbook air and had 2 questions. My local apple reseller told me there was a custom order macbook air 13 inch with core i7 256 ssd and 8 gb of ram. But i can't find it anywhere on the applestore. Did the sales person just stuff up there? Now this second

Re: a few questions on the new macbook air

2011-09-06 Thread james walton
I can only answer the first question. You need to customize the air. That is what custom order means. On Sep 6, 2011, at 10:17 AM, Yuma Decaux jamy...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I'm about to upgrade to the new macbook air and had 2 questions. My local apple reseller told me there was a

Re: ftp in finder is read only

2011-09-06 Thread Chris Blouch
Not sure why Apple did it this way but the normal Finder connection to an FTP server is read only. Apparently if you install Google's MacFUSE, which is a framework for mounting all kinds of different volumes, you can then add Macfusion which lets you mount an FTP server as read/write. I

Re: sluggishness over the past few days?

2011-09-06 Thread Chris Blouch
What kind of Mac and what else is running? Any backups going? Are yo on a mini with no monitor? CB On 9/5/11 3:13 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: You know what? I've noticed that when typing e-mails, my Mac gets quite sluggish and doesn't respond as quickly as I have become accustomed too. Anybody

Re: sluggishness over the past few days?

2011-09-06 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Running a 15 inch Mac book pro. Lion. Only Skype and Audio Highjack pro running. Sluggishness seems only to happen when I reply to certain group e-mail messages. Very weird. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray

Re: a few questions on the new macbook air

2011-09-06 Thread Esther
Hi Yuma, For more details on the custom order 13 inch Macbook air, check this Apple web page that compares the specs of the 11 inch and 13 inch models. http://www.apple.com/macbookair/specs.html This is in table format, with two options for each model, with different base flash storage (64GB

Selection Replaced. No items selected

2011-09-06 Thread Jeff Berwick
Hi all, This is a problem that has annoyed me since I started using a Mac and I am wondering if there is something I can do to suppress this message. When I am reading long documents I get interrupted with a message saying Selection Replaced. No Items Selected. In some circumstances this

Re: Accessibility of applications on the menu bar

2011-09-06 Thread Traci
Hello Louie, Are these scripts publically available? I know the chicks dig mac site lists scripts. Thanks, Traci - Original Message - From: louie louiem...@wavecable.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 1:22 PM Subject: Re: Accessibility of

Editing audio files

2011-09-06 Thread Marco Kostense
Hello, I,m looking for an accessible program to edit audio files. I,ve tried Live but it is not verry good accessible. Is there somebody who knows which program is accessible with VO? Thanks for your reply. Best regards, Marco Kostense -- You received this message because you are

Editing audio files

2011-09-06 Thread marco.kostense
Hello, I,m looking for an accessible program to edit audio files. I,ve tried Live but it is not verry good accessible. Is there somebody who knows which program is accessible with VO? Thanks for your reply. Best regards, Marco Kostense -- You received this message because you are

Re: Selection Replaced. No items selected

2011-09-06 Thread Simon Cavendish
I get annoyed by it too but have not found a way round it. It regularly happens when my mac begins its time machine backup procedure. Nuisance! On 6 Sep 2011, at 17:57, Jeff Berwick wrote: Hi all, This is a problem that has annoyed me since I started using a Mac and I am wondering if there

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2011-09-06 Thread Eric Oyen
sent that one to the wrong list sorry about that. -Eric -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

Re: Selection Replaced. No items selected

2011-09-06 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
I really thought it was my time machine saying all that when it had finished a Back Up. Yes it is annoying. ___ Kawal Gucukoglu (E-mail/MSN): kawa...@me.com (Skype ID): kawalgucukoglu (Mobile/text): +447905618396 On 6 Sep 2011, at 17:57, Jeff Berwick wrote: Hi all, This is a problem

Re: a few questions on the new macbook air

2011-09-06 Thread Yuma Decaux
Hi Esther, Thanks for the info. It does then seem as though the sales person at my apple shop was zealous in thinking there's an 8 gb ram custom upgrade for the 13 inch. Nonetheless i'm sure 4 gb is fine for the type of work that i'll do on it. Cheers, Yuma On 7/09/2011, at 4:05 AM,

shutting down with lion

2011-09-06 Thread craig J Dunlop
ever since I have put lion on my macbook pro it seems to take several attempts to get the computer to turn off. when I hit enter ore vo space bar it just sits for ever. I some times have to do this 3 or 4 times to get the computer to shutdown. has any one ells seen this? any ideas on what is

downloading running scripts

2011-09-06 Thread Traci
Hi all, I've been doing some googling and looking through group archives, however I cannot find a tutorial on my first download and install of scripts. Does anyone know of a good resource, or can share some instructions? For example, a script I'm interested in is: Say Battery Capacity

Re: [Bulk] shutting down with lion

2011-09-06 Thread Ray Foret Jr
I just use Command+Option+control+Eject to shut down. Works every time. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 On Sep 6, 2011, at 5:01 PM, craig J Dunlop wrote: ever since I have

sluggishness

2011-09-06 Thread Rosemary Gallagher
I have a mini with a monitor, snow leopard running and have tried restarting twice, plus shutting down and I only am running mail. this seems to only happen with the macvisionary email. single emails are fine. joy gallagher -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Help excepting authorization requests in iChat

2011-09-06 Thread Brett C.
When I get an authorization request popup in iChat, I just see a close button. I can't find any way to except an authorization in iChat. Can anyone tell me how to do this? Brett C. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to

Re: sluggishness over past few days

2011-09-06 Thread Candie Stiles
The main slugishness I have noticed occurs while using Safari. I hear Safari busy more often than I ever did in Snow Lepard. Sometimes I need to wait for quite a while before vo says Safari ready, and then if I enter a key stroke, there's a good chance it will go right back to saying Safari

Re: Scanners and OCR

2011-09-06 Thread David Tanner
But, it shouldn't mean that those who use English cannot recommend good products just because they only support English. Remember, there are probably a lot more folks on this list that use English than all other languages combined. Thanks for your time and consideration! - Original

mail problem

2011-09-06 Thread Maxwell Ivey Jr.
hello list; just wondering if anyone else is having this same problem. I have a business account with yahoo, so i have pop mail. I get my mail through apple mail just fine. I can send single emails and small bunches with no problem; but i get the server error message whenever trying to

Re: Drawing the screen curtain

2011-09-06 Thread Johnny Angel!
Hi Adrienne and all, Well all I can say is that God takes care of His own! The piano business is doing good. But it also means that i've been away from the list. So now I'm playing email catchup! I know, don't overuse the explanation mark! Right? smiley Anyway, I just wish to thank you

Re: Drawing the screen curtain

2011-09-06 Thread Johnny Angel!
Hi Recardo, H. That's exactly what I was doing. Seems to me I heard you say this once before. So then, what in fact is happening when the curtain is invoked? Just cureous. And thanks for the clairification. Johnny On Sep 4, 2011, at 5:40 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Hi, I'd just

Does VM Fusion work with JAWS?

2011-09-06 Thread Eric Caron
Listers using VM Fusion, By the thime I get this working I'll be able to be a consultant for future listers. I created a new VM not with Boot Camp and after fighting a bit I got Jaws 12 to instal. No matter what I do when I restart the virtual machine Jaws will not come up

Re: Scanners and OCR

2011-09-06 Thread Johnny Angel!
Hi! Which fast scanners work on the MacBook Pro? Thanks, Johnny On Sep 5, 2011, at 8:12 AM, Joanne Chua wrote: hi there, depends on what sort of document and how often you using it? the ocation can mean ones a week or ones a month or ones in few months. i personally suggest you to use