Re: A couple of questions

2011-12-23 Thread Rachel Magario
Rahul, What are you using to get to the languages? are you in settings or are you using the language roter? usually double tap or vo space or up and down arrows together works for choosing the language in the list. In the roter just turn until you here language and then just flick until you fi

Re: email issues

2011-12-23 Thread Rachel Magario
Dear Nancy, What kind of issues? Maybe I could help if I knew a bit more. I am running mail with lion and with snow and I have different issues with each. Hoping to help. Rachel. On Dec 22, 2011, at 2:27 PM, Badger, Nancy wrote: > My work email is on exchange. I know that outlook is not acc

Re: Looktel Money Reader For Macintosh (OSX)

2011-12-23 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Jessica, The camera is located in the screen surround at the centre of the top. It feels like a tiny shiny round insert about 4 mm across. Cheers, Anne -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email

how do you close a single tab or window in safori

2011-12-23 Thread Blake Hardin
Hi, well how do you make a link open in another window like you can under windows by hitting shift inter? And command w closes the current window correct? Does mac always open windows in the same window unlike internet explorer that will some times choose to pop up another one when you click a link

accessible facebook chatting applications for mac?

2011-12-23 Thread Blake Hardin
Hi, well as I don't use the actual facebook site to chat is there a program I can use to get it to work? I tried I-chat and it does work but I can't seem to read the messages when I get them. Anything a little easier? Or am I just not doing something right? -- You received this message because yo

Re: adding a printer

2011-12-23 Thread Kirsten Edmondson
Hi, My printer is connected via network to my router, and I would like it to work over my Wifi network, should I simply try printing something and perhaps the same thing as you suggest below might occur? Thanks. Kirsten. On 23 Dec 2011, at 04:05, Kevin Shaw wrote: > Hi Kirsten, > > Try plu

Re: Control your Mac with your iPhone 4S!

2011-12-23 Thread Gigi
Good morning guys. I guess I don't get something. Except for desktop computers, why would someone want an app to control the Mac with the iPhone, unless of course it lets you do things easier from an accessibility standpoint. Regards, Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Dec 21, 2011, at 10:00 PM, Ha

Re: Control your Mac with your iPhone 4S!

2011-12-23 Thread Mr. L. Alexander
this kind of app was originally designed for guys like me, system engineers, network administrators, software engineers, etc to be able to examine a machine from a remote location, say as an example, if I'm on the road and receive an emergency callout, with the right information, I can remote co

checking battery of bluetooth device on mac mini?

2011-12-23 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
Hi all, My husband sais he can see the battery procentage of the keyboard and mouse somewhere in the status bar of the computer where the clock is. I arrowed around and could find nothing with vo. Is there a way to check this? Thanks, Ioana Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message b

Spell Catcher X

2011-12-23 Thread Scott Bresnahan
Hi, Just a general inquiry to see if anyone has tried using Spell Catcher X with VO and if theyliked it? Thank you. --Scott -- --Scott -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@goog

Re: how do you close a single tab or window in Safari

2011-12-23 Thread Scott Bresnahan
Hi, If you control click on the link, you'll get a contextual menu with an option to open link in new window. I am not aware of any modifier combination with a click that does this in Safari. The behavior of opening a new window without control clicking is solely under the control of the w

Re: adding a printer

2011-12-23 Thread Scott Bresnahan
Hi, You most likely will need to go to your Apple Menu, then to System Preferences, then to Printers and Fax. There, you'll see a list of printers available in a table. If you don't see your printer, you'll need to add it with he plus button or add printer button. Here's where it gets tri

Re: email issues

2011-12-23 Thread Badger, Nancy
Rachel, Yesterday morning I changed my password using my mac through the internet. This is my password for my work exchange account. Later, mac mail asked me to enter my password. No matter what I did, and I did it many times, it would not take my password. IT came and looked at what I was d

Re: accessible facebook chatting applications for mac?

2011-12-23 Thread Eric Oyen
I Use Adium here. its fully accessible and comes with a helper app called growl. I setup growl to automatically intercept incoming chat messages and it speaks them even if the app isn't focused. works like a charm. -eric On Dec 23, 2011, at 3:30 AM, Blake Hardin wrote: > Hi, well as I don't us

Re: email issues

2011-12-23 Thread Badger, Nancy
Chris, I am still running 10.68. Looks like I'll be upgrading this afternoon. Thanks Nancy On Dec 22, 2011, at 5:31 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: I'm told that Mail and calendar in general work much better with VO under OSX 10.7 than 10.6. Have you upgraded to the latest OS? CB On 12/22/11 3:27 PM,

RE: Question about making itunes playlists

2011-12-23 Thread Scott Bresnahan
Hi Missy, Although your multiple libraries does do what you want, I fear you are missing the conceptual metaphor of the iTunes Library and playlists. Your library is just that, your library of everything you have available to you. It's a single source flat list of all the stuff in iTunes.

Re: checking battery of bluetooth device on mac mini?

2011-12-23 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi Ioana! You can access the status bar with either vo+m+m or control+f8 and then arrow to the bluetooth menu and scroll down! In there will be all bluetooth devices you have linked and can get the info about the item from there! hth Colin On 23 Dec 2011, at 15:07, Ioana Gandrabur wrote: > Hi a

Re: checking battery of bluetooth device on mac mini?

2011-12-23 Thread Esther
Hi Ioana, You can set up a Keyboard Commander shortcut for checking the battery level with an AppleScript, but as Colin states, the battery level, WiFi, date and time, etc. are all icons on the Status Menu bar. Navigate there either with the general Mac shortcut of Control+F8, or use the VoiceO

Nisus Writer Pro on sale at the Mac App Store today for $49.99

2011-12-23 Thread Esther
Hi All, For those new to the Mac or this list, Nisus Writer Pro, an accessible word processor that a number of users on this list prefer to Pages, is on sale today at the Mac App Store for $49.99 instead of the regular list price of $79.99. It was featured as part of a MacLegion Winter Bundle

Re: instructions for selecting text from safari

2011-12-23 Thread Esther
Hi Shannon, You originally posted: "Someone wrote an email with step by step instructions on how to select text and have it go to a text edit window. I can't find this email, but would like very much to have it. If possible, could someone forward it to me? I would appreciate it greatly." Since

Re: instructions for selecting text from safari

2011-12-23 Thread Shannon Dyer
Thank you so, so much for this. It is exactly what I was looking for. Shannon If you're a Pagan, Goddess-centered woman wishing to build community, write to womenofthegoddess-subscr...@quitelikely.com On Dec 23, 2011, at 5:20 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Shannon, > > You originally posted: > "Someon

My thoughts regarding the latest "VoiceOver On" podcast

2011-12-23 Thread Victor Tsaran
Hello "VoiceOver On" guys and everyone else on the list, First of all, I'll start by saying that I am not a Mac fan or anything-one else's, for that matter. I am only a fan of myself, . I just wanted to share a couple of my thoughts regarding the latest "VoiceOver On" podcast because, unfortunate

RE: My thoughts regarding the latest "VoiceOver On" podcast

2011-12-23 Thread Missy Hoppe
This is a very well-worded message, and I really appreciate your words of wisdom. I agree completely with nearly everything you've said. Every once in a while, I still find myself wondering if my macbook was a wise investment, but I do find myself enjoying it a little more with every passing week

Re: My thoughts regarding the latest "VoiceOver On" podcast

2011-12-23 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Victor, Bravo on an excellent post. While I did not hear the podcast in question, your comments are well balanced, thoughtful, and down right compelling. Most Sincerely, Mark On Dec 23, 2011, at 5:25 PM, Victor Tsaran wrote: > Hello "VoiceOver On" guys and everyone else on the list, > F

Re: My thoughts regarding the latest "VoiceOver On" podcast

2011-12-23 Thread Yuma Decaux
Hi Vic, I wanted to participate in supporting your perspective over this discussion. I fully agree and submit to the thought that the screen reader isn't the culprit though is immediately seen on the line of fire. Educating both users and developers in the system created for accessibility by ap

Another Dictation Breakthrough

2011-12-23 Thread M. Taylor
Hello everyone, I just want you all to know that I am dictating this message on my MacBook Pro, using my iPhone 4S. I'm using a program called Air dictate. Will the wonders never cease? Mark. PS I want you to know that I downloaded the program from the Apple App Store for 99 fcents for my iPho

Spotify on the IPhone

2011-12-23 Thread Kevin Mattingly
I downloaded it on my Mac Mini and the accessibility was certainly lacking a lot. I decided to try it on my IPhone 4S and I have to say it is awesome. If you want a really good program for listening to music (at a cost) Spotify on the IPhone is great. Kev -- You received this message because

Re: My thoughts regarding the latest "VoiceOver On" podcast

2011-12-23 Thread Mary Otten
Hello Yuma. I was interested in the net newswire application that you mentioned. So I went and read a bit about it, and one of the things I saw was a reference to the net newswire menu, accessed from the menu bar, naturally. This sounds like another of those accessibility problems. 3rd party men

Re: Spotify on the IPhone

2011-12-23 Thread Lynn Schneider
Kevin, am I correct that you need a Facebook account to use Spotify? I don't have one, but I'm finding the selection on Pandora a bit lacking these days, so have toyed with the idea of creating an account on Facebook just for the purpose of using Spotify. On Dec 24, 2011, at 12:16 AM, Kevin M

Re: My thoughts regarding the latest "VoiceOver On" podcast

2011-12-23 Thread Yuma Decaux
Hi mary Netnewswire is an application that stays opened as its own window, and i never actually access it via the menu bar nor try any contraption to access it. Maybe i should have made an addendum to the list of accessible applications with a list of mac voice over productivity tools i use ev

Re: Another Dictation Breakthrough

2011-12-23 Thread Brett Campbell
Hello Mark, This news is good to hear, yet perplexing. I installed Air Dictate on my phone, along with the software for my Mac earlier today. I found the iPhone app to be unresponsive with VoiceOver. I couldn't activate the prompt to connect my phone with the Mac. With VoiceOver off, sighted as

RE: Another Dictation Breakthrough

2011-12-23 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Brett, Your question is an excellent one and, by the way, thank you for alerting the developers of the VoiceOver challenges. I want you to know that I encountered all of the obstacles you described. In fact, I was almost ready to give up on the app in then I had the idea to close the ap