(round table) podcasting on the mac?

2011-10-31 Thread Anouk Radix
Hello everyone, Me and a friend of mine would like to make our very first podcast and we would like to do that on the mac. We communicate through skype, is there an audio editing app that can record straight from skype or do i need to use one program to record the conversation to record and

Re: (round table) podcasting on the mac?

2011-10-31 Thread Paul Erkens
Hi Anouk, I'm not a great multi people podcaster myself. So far I only did podcasts with my usb microphone, but from what I know, when 2 people skype together, they each record their own audio stream, so that it is of high quality, and not of skype quality. I don't know how Kevin Ciao does it

creating audio cd for the car

2011-10-31 Thread Gerry Cook
Hi all! I tried to burn a music cd so i could put it in a normal cd player, but when i went to vo m and arrowed down to burn the contence of the cd to a blank it said the name but seemed to just burn an image and there was no music, and there seems no option in itunes once you've ripped it in

importing an entire folder into iTunes?

2011-10-31 Thread Goodin, Donna
Hi all, Just wondering if there's a way to do this other than selecting all the songs and using Command-O. It seems like I remember there being a command that will allow you to import an entire folder, but I can't find it. TIA, Donna -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: steve Jobs in 1994.

2011-10-31 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, The point of this portion of the thread was pretty much about his motivations in regard to accessibility on the Mac and IOS and, how much of a role did he play in it. so, I'm not sure you can say there, end of story. No matter his motives, he saw a market and built for that….

Re: importing an entire folder into iTunes?

2011-10-31 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, In iTunes press command O to bring up the file browser and just press enter on the folder you wish to import. Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter Skype: rwalker296 www.mobileaccess.org On Oct 31, 2011, at 7:29 AM, Goodin, Donna wrote: Hi all, Just wondering if there's a way

Re: importing an entire folder into iTunes?

2011-10-31 Thread Goodin, Donna
Hey, Ricardo, thanks! Worked like a charm. I knew there was some way to do this. Cheers, Donna On Oct 31, 2011, at 7:52 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Hi, In iTunes press command O to bring up the file browser and just press enter on the folder you wish to import. Ricardo Walker

A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs - NYTimes.com

2011-10-31 Thread Hai Nguyen Ly
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/opinion/mona-simpsons-eulogy-for-steve-jobs.html?_r=1 A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs I grew up as an only child, with a single mother. Because we were poor and because I knew my father had emigrated from Syria, I imagined he looked like Omar Sharif. I hoped

Re: importing an entire folder into iTunes?

2011-10-31 Thread Ricardo Walker
No problem, Consider it a Birthday present my fellow Scorpio. lol Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter Skype: rwalker296 www.mobileaccess.org On Oct 31, 2011, at 8:03 AM, Goodin, Donna wrote: Hey, Ricardo, thanks! Worked like a charm. I knew there was some way to do this.

Re: importing an entire folder into iTunes?

2011-10-31 Thread Goodin, Donna
lol. I was thinking of you this morning. Hope you had a good one! Donna On Oct 31, 2011, at 8:36 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: No problem, Consider it a Birthday present my fellow Scorpio. lol Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter Skype: rwalker296 www.mobileaccess.org On Oct 31,

Re: A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs - NYTimes.com

2011-10-31 Thread Garth Humphreys
I now see why I kept hearing about this piece of writing. Thanks for posting it, I have been meaning to look it up and read the whole text. On 31/10/2011, at 10:07 PM, Hai Nguyen Ly wrote: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/opinion/mona-simpsons-eulogy-for-steve-jobs.html?_r=1 A Sister’s

podcasts about podcasting?Re: (round table) podcasting on the mac?

2011-10-31 Thread Anouk Radix
Hi Paul, Well, Florian told me that it is possible to record a skype conversation using audio hijack pro and then edit it in garageband. or use soundflower (as a sort of virtual soundcard) and then directly stream it to garageband or amadeus pro. I was wondering though for anyone who knows this

Speech Rate of Alerts in IChat?

2011-10-31 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, guys, I've noticed that the speech rate for alerts in IChat is quite slow, even for me. :) I'm wondering if there's a way to change it? I tried changing the rate in text-to-speech preferences in System Preferences, but there is no change. Thanks, Teresa We are made of star-stuff--Carl

Re: creating audio cd for the car

2011-10-31 Thread Esther
Hi Gerry, To make sure you burn an Audio CD, create your playlist in iTunes and select it in the sources table. Then, after you use VO-M and navigate to the File menu of iTunes and arrow down to the Burn Playlist to Disc menu option, select the radio button for Audio CD as the format in the

Re: steve Jobs in 1994.

2011-10-31 Thread Chris Blouch
When it comes to the quality v. quantity argument it is usually preceeded by discussions implying market share as an indication of product fitness. Obviously if there are more Windows boxes purchased, it must be better. I also know that cockroaches far outnumber people on this planet. CB On

iTunes Question and Other Stuff

2011-10-31 Thread Gavin
Hi Guys, Is there a way to back up the contents of an iPhone to a newly created iTunes library without removing anything from the iPhone itself? Whenever I select things like the Music or Apps radio buttons and tell iTunes that I want to sync those items, I get told that the data on the iPhone

google chrome question.

2011-10-31 Thread Nektarios Mallas
Hi list. I am experimenting with Google Chrome and I am looking for the option to not display images on web pages so to speed up loading and save bandwidth. Do you know where can I find it? I am looking in preferences but I can't find such a thing. Any help please? Nektarios. -- You received

Re: importing an entire folder into iTunes?

2011-10-31 Thread Traci
Will this work when importing from an external drive? Traci - Original Message - From: Goodin, Donna dgoo...@umich.edu To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 5:57 AM Subject: Re: importing an entire folder into iTunes? lol. I was thinking of you this

Importing into iTunes question

2011-10-31 Thread Bill Holton
If I am ripping a diskof TV episodes is there any way I can force iTunes to import them so they show up in the TV tab instead of the movie tab? Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: creating audio cd for the car

2011-10-31 Thread Gerry Cook
thanks there had to be a way just knowing it. Gerry Cook cheers gerry gerryc...@optusnet.com.au On 01/11/2011, at 3:25 AM, Esther wrote: Hi Gerry, To make sure you burn an Audio CD, create your playlist in iTunes and select it in the sources table. Then, after you use VO-M and navigate to

Re: creating audio cd for the car

2011-10-31 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Say, ever burned an audible.com book to CD using ITunes? I can't imagine how that's done. When I looked up the instructions at audible, it seemed to me like you had to access stuff I reckoned we don't have access to. For my audio CD's, I just use either Simply Burns or Burn. Great tools both

Safari Behavior on the Mac vs IPhone

2011-10-31 Thread Kevin Mattingly
I subscribe to a rivals sports site and generally after every game, they put up video of coaches and players. The videos are imbedded into the page. I can't access the play buttons on the Mac but can on the IPhone. Does anyone have an idea as to how I might get those buttons to show up on

Re: Adium Enquiries

2011-10-31 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi Gavin! I hope this will be of some help to you [It was for me] Colin On 28 Oct 2011, at 21:40, Gavin wrote: Hi guys, me again. Has anybody managed to get VoiceOver to speak the names of contacts in Adium's contacts table. All I hear is, empty, empty, empty when I scroll up and down.

Re: Safari Behavior on the Mac vs IPhone

2011-10-31 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, Kevin, Do you know which players the site uses for media? If it uses strictly flash, it will not be very accessible on the Mac. You could possibly try going to the mobile version on your computer, which will most likely not contain flash. HTH, Teresa Everything is interesting if you go

Re: Adium Enquiries

2011-10-31 Thread Red . Falcon
Hi Gavin! I hope this will be of some help to you [It was for me] Colin Well It would help if I put in the text! :] To make this easier, you can set up events for Adium for specific sound sets. This means that you can technically enable various different events for sound sets, so if you like

Re: Importing into iTunes question

2011-10-31 Thread Esther
HI Bill, I think you can use the Command+I Get Info shortcut to edit your tracks and navigate to the Options tab where you can change the pop up menu button for Media Kind from Movies to TV Shows. And you should be able to do this for multiple selected tracks at once if this works the same

Re: iTunes Question and Other Stuff

2011-10-31 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi Gavin! If you saw the reply to your Adium question I've just remembered to use facebook you need to set up a new user in facebook to make it work! I'll have to look for the steps but it's something to do with java in Adium! Colin On 31 Oct 2011, at 16:31, Gavin wrote: Hi Guys, Is there a

Re: Facebook chat instructions if needed was iTunes Question and Other Stuff

2011-10-31 Thread Red . Falcon
Hi Gavin again! Heres that facebook info if needed! 1. go to facebook.com and go to your account! 2. open account settings and select change user name [ even if you do not have one] 3. Facebook should give you some options and just after them will be a more link select it! 4. Now after the

Re: a note on microphones for macs

2011-10-31 Thread Chris Blouch
Depends on what headset you have. I use Sennheiser HD250 Linear II headphones which just plug right in to the headphone jack, but I'm assuming you're referring to some other kinds of headset. CB On 10/28/11 4:18 PM, Matt Dierckens wrote: I have a blue yeti microphone, but I wish taht I could

Re: a note on microphones for macs

2011-10-31 Thread Matt Dierckens
I can't remember what type of headset it is, but its a standard headphone microphone combo. Matt Sent from my macbook pro On 2011-10-31, at 4:46 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: Depends on what headset you have. I use Sennheiser HD250 Linear II headphones which just plug right in to the headphone

Re: a note on microphones for macs

2011-10-31 Thread Chris Blouch
I wonder if that's because it's a live digital audio stream and not analog. As a USB device it shouldn't have any issues being plugged into a USB cell phone charger port. CB On 10/28/11 5:03 PM, Brent Harding wrote: I'm not sure if this is only on my Blue Eyeball, if mine got fried a little

Re: a note on microphones for macs

2011-10-31 Thread Chris Blouch
What model and flavor is it? As a USB device it usually is just a matter of the manufacturer offering OSX drivers. Without that you'll be stuck. CB On 10/28/11 4:24 PM, Shannon Dyer wrote: I have no clue, but would be very interested in finding out. I have a wonderful USB headset that works

Re: creating audio cd for the car

2011-10-31 Thread Esther
Hi Ray, To burn Audible books to audio CDs using iTunes, use Command+I to access the Options tab of the Audible track and set the Start and Stop time boxes each time before burning the next segment (e.g., 0:00 to 80:00, then 80:00 to 160:00, etc.) Audible suggests that you just adjust the

uploading html code with accented letters

2011-10-31 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
Hi all, I am happy to say that I was able to use terminal to upload files to ftp so thanks for the tips. I am running into a different problem however. I am trying to upload a htm file containing accented letters. I saved in textedit. The characters are displaying well in textedit but not on

Re: uploading html code with accented letters

2011-10-31 Thread Chris Blouch
You should only use ascii text in your HTML. If you need special characters then you need to use entity identifiers as anything will have cross-browser/platform weirdness, if you get them to work at all. Entities are written as something; where something is replaced by some string of

viewing all Facebook activity via rss reader.

2011-10-31 Thread Nektarios Mallas
Hi list. Well the subject says it all. I would like to be able to view all my friend's posts and updates without having to visit the Facebook site. I wish to do this via rss. I am sure there is a way but i can't manage to find it. I wish to add the rss fee to Mail and read from there avoiding

Importing selection as playlist?

2011-10-31 Thread Traci
Hi all, I'm trying to import music from an external drive into my Mac. Some of this music is in folders, which were once playlists on my windows machine. Is there a way, where I can import the folder as a playlist, or select the items inside the folder and import them into a playlist?

Re: podcasts about podcasting?Re: (round table) podcasting on the mac?

2011-10-31 Thread Esther
Hi Anouk, Paul, and Others, Take a look at a podcast that Shane Jackson made about using Audio Hijack Pro to hijack separate tracks: http://blindworldblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/small-review-of-audio-hijack-pro.html The direct link to the podcast, rather than his blog page is:

Re: podcasts about podcasting?Re: (round table) podcasting on the mac?

2011-10-31 Thread Anouk Radix
Hi thanks a lot! I will perform the needed research tomorrow. Greetings, Anouk, On Oct 31, 2011, at 10:56 PM, Esther wrote: Hi Anouk, Paul, and Others, Take a look at a podcast that Shane Jackson made about using Audio Hijack Pro to hijack separate tracks:

Re: creating audio cd for the car

2011-10-31 Thread Adie
Hi people, So how would saving an Audible book to an SD card work? Would you be able to do that without messing around with start times? I'd would also like to copy a 13 hour radio series, which I have on CD, to an SD card. My guess would be, from reading this conversation, that I should make it

RE: steve Jobs in 1994.

2011-10-31 Thread Brian Miller
LOL! Exactly, and that's why I suggest that Apple under Jobs is not a classic market model, but as others have suggested, a new model entirely, one that focuses not on the absolute lowest price at all costs, but a quality experience. As the 1985 article discussing the roll out of the first MAC

Re: Safari Behavior on the Mac vs IPhone

2011-10-31 Thread Gigi
Hi Teresa. I am confused about something here. You said Flash wasn't accessible. However, my church has been using Flash Player from Adobe, and it works fine under Lion, except my stupid Wi-Fi keeps cutting out, which is something I'll need to take up with A T and T. However, is that the same

Re: Safari Behavior on the Mac vs IPhone

2011-10-31 Thread Teresa Cochran
I should clarify. The player controls are not accessible, but flash can be played if it starts up when the player is first loaded. Teresa On the other hand, there are different fingers. On Oct 31, 2011, at 4:15 PM, Gigi wrote: Hi Teresa. I am confused about something here. You said Flash

Re: apology to the list. sorry!

2011-10-31 Thread Kristyn Leigh
An apology is not sufficient for providing illegal versions of copyrighted materials to anyone. Perhaps the folks in the legal department at Audible would like to respond to your offer. On Oct 29, 2011, at 7:38 PM, Nektarios Mallas wrote: Guys, I posted a message to the list by accident a

Re: steve Jobs in 1994.

2011-10-31 Thread Kristyn Leigh
Last year a computer programmer from northern California told me he knows several folks at Apple. According to him, one of the programmers has a family member who is blind or visually impaired. That is probably a more likely motivation for the beginnings of accessibility than one of Steve's

Re: apology to the list. sorry!

2011-10-31 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, What would you rather he do instead? On 01/11/2011, Kristyn Leigh krist...@gmail.com wrote: An apology is not sufficient for providing illegal versions of copyrighted materials to anyone. Perhaps the folks in the legal department at Audible would like to respond to your offer. On Oct

Re: creating audio cd for the car

2011-10-31 Thread Kristyn Leigh
Thanks Esther! I tried once and gave up without digging deep enough for the answer. After the first disk, I had no idea how to split it to burn the next part. Kristyn On Oct 31, 2011, at 5:27 PM, Esther wrote: Hi Ray, To burn Audible books to audio CDs using iTunes, use Command+I to

Re: apology to the list. sorry!

2011-10-31 Thread Eric Oyen
I didn't see the original message, but I thought I should comment. offering to help with software or offering to acquire software is not a copyright offense UNLESS there is an offer to acquire it illegally or crack it to bypass copyright protections. also, US copyright laws are usually not

RE: A Sister's Eulogy for Steve Jobs - NYTimes.com

2011-10-31 Thread Allison Mervis
That was beautiful. _ From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Hai Nguyen Ly Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 5:08 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com; a-...@googlegroups.com Subject: A Sister's Eulogy for Steve Jobs - NYTimes.com

Re: Safari Behavior on the Mac vs IPhone

2011-10-31 Thread Mike Arrigo
I wonder if there are 2 versions of the page, a flash and an html version, if the site is giving you the flash version on the mac, you won't see the buttons since adobe refuses to make flash accessible. You might try this, open safari preferences and go to the security tab, uncheck the option

Re: Adium Enquiries

2011-10-31 Thread Mike Arrigo
Actually, voiceover always read the names for me, but if you get the newest beta, it solves a few voiceover issues, the empty thing is gone, and in a message window, it no longer says unknown, instead it says html content as it should. On Oct 31, 2011, at 2:55 PM, Red.Falcon wrote: Hi Gavin!

Re: Safari Behavior on the Mac vs IPhone

2011-10-31 Thread Kevin Mattingly
Well, Mike, That worked. I guess there's a reason for it all. Thanks for the help from all, Kev On Oct 31, 2011, at 8:57 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: I wonder if there are 2 versions of the page, a flash and an html version, if the site is giving you the flash version on the mac, you won't see

Re: Speech Rate of Alerts in IChat?

2011-10-31 Thread joseph
hi, how accessible is ichat? i had problems answering calls on snow leopard. is the screen sharing accessible? best On 31 Oct 2011, at 16:07, Teresa Cochran wrote: Hi, guys, I've noticed that the speech rate for alerts in IChat is quite slow, even for me. :) I'm wondering if there's a

Re: Track pad commander question

2011-10-31 Thread Jon Cohn
Well, one does not actually meed a script unless uou truely want to link send to the trackpad commandr. If you want to re-map send to F3 it is fairly easy to do. The below instructions are for Snow Leopard, if somebody needs me to test them in Lion I can do that. 1. Start system preferences.

Re: uploading html code with accented letters

2011-10-31 Thread Jon Cohn
I would trust Chris on this, he does has more experience than I do... However, I would have expected that if the HTML had indicated that the content-encoding was UTF-8 which I believe all Macintoshes use, then I would have expected the accented characters to be displayed correctly on the web

Re: Seri on the Mac?

2011-10-31 Thread Jon Cohn
Well, some of it is already there, and has been since before Voice Over, before OSX and possibly even before Steve Jobs was kicked out by the board. Macintoshes have had a speech recognition system. It does not work as flexibly as Siri, but you can have it understand several hundred commands

Re: Safari Behavior on the Mac vs IPhone

2011-10-31 Thread Mike Arrigo
Glad that worked, I actually leave plug ins disabled unless I know I will need flash, this will cause sites to provide an html version if possible which will read. Hopefully eventually html5 takes the place of flash and this is no longer an issue. On Oct 31, 2011, at 8:19 PM, Kevin Mattingly

Re: Speech Rate of Alerts in IChat?

2011-10-31 Thread Teresa Cochran
Actually I only use it for Facebook text chat and AIM. I'm sorry I can't help you with the other issues. Teresa Slow down; you'll get there faster. On Oct 31, 2011, at 6:19 PM, joseph wrote: hi, how accessible is ichat? i had problems answering calls on snow leopard. is the screen

help alex really slow

2011-10-31 Thread Rachel magario
My MBP is to slow. Alex is slow sometimes takes 3 seconds to read what is on my cursor. Other times sounds like a bad Skype connection. it will sort of eat the first word and speak the rest. It is doing the thing that safari is busy, but is doing with every single application I have on and it