Re: MacBook Inquiries.

2013-03-23 Thread anita
Can this drive write CDS/DVD'S? - Original Message - From: "Scott Berry" To: Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 12:00 AM Subject: Re: MacBook Inquiries. To add further it can be internal or external. On 3/22/13 20:34, Ricardo Walker wrote: Hi, an optical drive is a drive that plays

Re: MacBook Inquiries.

2013-03-23 Thread anita
How do I switch between commands help and getting started? Is there any way to hide the getting started option? How is verbosity changed, or does this not apply to MacBookPros? - Original Message - From: "John Panarese" To: Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 10:59 PM Subject: Re: MacBook

Re: how to use DVD remaster

2013-03-23 Thread Chris Gilland
Wow, that's a shame! I was really hoping it would have worked. Chris. On Mar 23, 2013, at 11:29 PM, Michael Marshall wrote: > i'm going to have to lurn remaster because sadly DVD audio extractor isn't > accessible on the mac > On 24/03/2013, at 2:18 PM, "Chris Gilland" wrote: > >> You know

Re: MacBook Inquiries.

2013-03-23 Thread Lisette Wesseling
The left most key is function, the next one is control, then option, then command, then spacebar. VO means control and option together. On 24/03/2013, at 4:14 PM, "anita" wrote: > The VO keys are the first two, or is it three to the left of the spacebar, > right? Is it two or three keys: I

Re: how to use DVD remaster

2013-03-23 Thread Michael Marshall
i'm going to have to lurn remaster because sadly DVD audio extractor isn't accessible on the mac On 24/03/2013, at 2:18 PM, "Chris Gilland" wrote: > You know, > > I have DVD Remaster, but admittedly, I've not looked much at it. From what > I've seen, it seems extremely extremely powerful, but

Re: Converting video to audio

2013-03-23 Thread Chris Gilland
Mac, DVD Ripper. OK. Excellent. Thank you. I'll hop into Safari here in a sec and see if I can locate a trial. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Annie Skov Nielsen" To: Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 8:54 PM Subject: Re: Converting video to audio Hi. Use macdvdripper pro mdr

Re: how to use DVD remaster

2013-03-23 Thread Chris Gilland
You know, I have DVD Remaster, but admittedly, I've not looked much at it. From what I've seen, it seems extremely extremely powerful, but I just can't get my head around it. It seems extremely advanced. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Michael Marshall" To: Sent: Saturday, M

Re: Converting video to audio

2013-03-23 Thread Chris Gilland
Hear ye, hear ye! I'm totally with you. That would be absolutely awesome! to find. Oh well, this is why I have a virtual machine of XP SP3 Pro laying around. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Michael Marshall" To: Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 8:36 PM Subject: Re: Converting v

Re: MacBook Inquiries.

2013-03-23 Thread anita
The VO keys are the first two, or is it three to the left of the spacebar, right? Is it two or three keys: IE. VO+Option+Shift?+ - Original Message - From: "Lisette Wesseling" To: Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 10:55 PM Subject: Re: MacBook Inquiries. Press vo plus function key

Re: MacBook Inquiries.

2013-03-23 Thread John Panarese
Start with VO-h. That is the main help menu and contains all of the ways to get help, including commands help and the getting started guide. It is the best place to start. Adding additional languages for VoiceOver is done through the VoiceOver Utility under the Speech category in the

Re: MacBook Inquiries.

2013-03-23 Thread Lisette Wesseling
Press vo plus function key f8 On 24/03/2013, at 3:54 PM, "anita" wrote: > I'd like to change both if possible. Are there other ways of accessing more > detailed VO support from the product directly? Tried pressing VO+f8, to get > in to VO specific settings, but this didn't work. Am I missing a

Re: MacBook Inquiries.

2013-03-23 Thread anita
I'd like to change both if possible. Are there other ways of accessing more detailed VO support from the product directly? Tried pressing VO+f8, to get in to VO specific settings, but this didn't work. Am I missing a step? - Original Message - From: "John Panarese" To: Sent: Saturday,

Re: MacBook Inquiries.

2013-03-23 Thread anita
Hi Chris, I'm not sure if my function keys are set for hardware functions or not. Just adjusted the speech rate. Can more voices be added, or just those that are installed by default? Anita - Original Message - From: "Chris H" To: Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 2:32 PM Subje

Re: how to use DVD remaster

2013-03-23 Thread Michael Marshall
thanks for all your help on this. On 24/03/2013, at 11:52 AM, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote: > I just export the audio. > > Chose tha export tab, select the format you wats and press export. > > Best regards Annie. > On Mar 24, 2013, at 1:38 AM, Michael Marshall > wrote: > >> hey, how do you go

Re: Converting video to audio

2013-03-23 Thread Michael Marshall
thanks, i will take a look at this program On 24/03/2013, at 11:54 AM, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote: > Hi. > > Use macdvdripper pro mdrp from metakine the same firm as dvdremaster. > > Best regards Annie. > On Mar 24, 2013, at 1:36 AM, Michael Marshall > wrote: > >> the one thing i havn't found

Re: MacBook Inquiries.

2013-03-23 Thread John Panarese
You can hit the escape key to get out of the getting started tutorial. If that doesn't work, try the letter v key. Are you talking switching VoiceOver languages or the keyboard language? Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macforthebli

Re: MacBook Inquiries.

2013-03-23 Thread anita
Hi Chris, As think I stated in another message, my MacBook Pro is in operation: just not sure how to get past the getting started tutorial. How much is that paid utility for use in Windows you mentioned? How do I change the languages in VO? Anita - Original Message - From: "Chri

Re: Mobile 100 Office HP Printer.

2013-03-23 Thread Phil Halton
please let us know what you think of it when you get the chance. - Original Message - From: "Kawal Gucukoglu" To: "macvisionaries" Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 7:47 PM Subject: Mobile 100 Office HP Printer. Hello. I don't know if any one remembers that I initiated a thread on P

Re: Converting video to audio

2013-03-23 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi. Use macdvdripper pro mdrp from metakine the same firm as dvdremaster. Best regards Annie. On Mar 24, 2013, at 1:36 AM, Michael Marshall wrote: > the one thing i havn't found is a good DVD dekriptor for the mac side sadly, > anyDVD doesn't have a mac equivalent > On 24/03/2013, at 10:09 AM

Re: how to use DVD remaster

2013-03-23 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
I just export the audio. Chose tha export tab, select the format you wats and press export. Best regards Annie. On Mar 24, 2013, at 1:38 AM, Michael Marshall wrote: > hey, how do you go about extracting the audio from DVD with remaster? > On 24/03/2013, at 11:00 AM, Annie Skov Nielsen

Re: checkboxes in firefox won't stay checked.

2013-03-23 Thread Jessica Moss
That's the one I went to after doing a google search for it, then found a download link, so of course naturally figured it was to download a piece of software. I couldn't find any instructions on the about page on how to operate it when I tried to learn more about it prior. On Mar 23, 2013, at

Re: how to use DVD remaster

2013-03-23 Thread Michael Marshall
hey, how do you go about extracting the audio from DVD with remaster? On 24/03/2013, at 11:00 AM, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote: > Hi. > > Yes it can. > > I extract wave and convert it in ITunes. > > Best regards Annie. > On Mar 23, 2013, at 9:35 PM, Michael Marshall > wrote: > >> hello list

Re: checkboxes in firefox won't stay checked.

2013-03-23 Thread Jessica Moss
Ok, there was a download link through bugzilla's web site, so thought it was a piece of software, how are you supposed to operate the site then? I didn't see instructions on how to operate it when I clicked the about, and more info, or whatever the other link was called in order to learn more i

Re: Converting video to audio

2013-03-23 Thread Michael Marshall
the one thing i havn't found is a good DVD dekriptor for the mac side sadly, anyDVD doesn't have a mac equivalent On 24/03/2013, at 10:09 AM, "Chris Gilland" wrote: > Ooo! They have a mac version? Ooo! Me wants, me wants! Provided it be > accessible! I'm a huge! fan of that software on the

Re: how to use DVD remaster

2013-03-23 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi. Yes it can. I extract wave and convert it in ITunes. Best regards Annie. On Mar 23, 2013, at 9:35 PM, Michael Marshall wrote: > hello listers, > i want to have a play with DVD audio remaster how do i go about using it? > can it extract audio? can you make it extract a title as chapters? >

Re: Converting video to audio

2013-03-23 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi. Somebody mentioned audio DVD extractor before. I have downloaded it, but I can not find out if we can sellect which type of audio we wants mp3 or m4a or what ever can be chosen. Has anybody a solution for that. Normally I use dvdremaster, but it would be great if dvd audio extractor could

Mobile 100 Office HP Printer.

2013-03-23 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hello. I don't know if any one remembers that I initiated a thread on Printers forthe Mac, but today, I bought a mobile Office Jet Printer, the HP 100. I am going to get some sighted assistance to help me set it up. Has anyone used this printer? I'd like people's experiences and if it was

Re: Converting video to audio

2013-03-23 Thread Chris Gilland
Ooo! They have a mac version? Ooo! Me wants, me wants! Provided it be accessible! I'm a huge! fan of that software on the windows side of things. In fact, it's funny you'd mention this app, as I just used it not even an hour ago to rip a DVD I just bought. Full! on! Chris. - Original

Re: Extremely irritating problem when playing DVD's.

2013-03-23 Thread Chris Gilland
I'd rather not do that, as sometimes I have things from other apps which pop up on the screen that I need to be able to know about fairly quickly. Chris. - Original Message - From: Maria & Joe Chapman To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 4:26 PM

Re: checkboxes in firefox won't stay checked.

2013-03-23 Thread Scott Berry
So you just downloaded what? Bugzilla is a web site so I am confused. Sorry if I confused you. On 3/23/13 14:22, Jessica Moss wrote: I've just downloaded it, but can't figure out how to get it to installed. I've extracted it, but there are about a million files in it with some strange fil

Re: multiple languages at once?

2013-03-23 Thread Nektarios Mallas
Hi Erik. I am using my mac in both English and Greek. I am a native Greek speaker. It works very nice. There are many things you can do for Greek to work even better than the default settings. I also have some extra software to install for spell checking and better language support. I can ex

Re: checkboxes in firefox won't stay checked.

2013-03-23 Thread Scott Berry
Try this web site: http://bugzilla.mozilla.org On 3/23/13 13:22, Jessica Moss wrote: Oh cool, never heard of that; thanx for the info. On Mar 23, 2013, at 11:21 AM, Scott Berry wrote: Not sure than really. Nothing comes to mind for me. I wonder if this may be a bug. I guess you could g

Re: Converting video to audio

2013-03-23 Thread Michael Marshall
DVD audio extractor has a mac version but i don't know how it goes with VO i will be looking at it at some point. On 24/03/2013, at 12:26 AM, Chad Rohr wrote: > I have ripped some DVDs that I own with dvdReMaster to m4v format. Now I am > trying to just get the audio from the files. Can anyone

how to use DVD remaster

2013-03-23 Thread Michael Marshall
hello listers, i want to have a play with DVD audio remaster how do i go about using it? can it extract audio? can you make it extract a title as chapters? thanks for any help Michael -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubs

Re: Extremely irritating problem when playing DVD's.

2013-03-23 Thread Maria & Joe Chapman
Hi. this wouldn't really bother me as I use a pair of usb headphones and have voice over going through them and other stuff going through the speakers. I just take the headphones off if I'm listening to something like a dvd. Could you not just turn vo off and then turn it back on if you need

Re: checkboxes in firefox won't stay checked.

2013-03-23 Thread Jessica Moss
I've just downloaded it, but can't figure out how to get it to installed. I've extracted it, but there are about a million files in it with some strange file names that I've never heard of, but no instalation file. Can anyone help? On Mar 23, 2013, at 11:21 AM, Scott Berry wrote: > > Not sur

Re: MacBook Inquiries.

2013-03-23 Thread Chris H
Hello Anita as I say I'm not sure if the drive is even upgradable. I have a 500 Gb drive in mine and that is all I know. Sorry. Chris. Christopher Hallsworth E-mail and Facebook: challswor...@sky.com Skype: chrishallsworth7266 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/@christopherh40 Find my blog at cha

Re: MacBook Inquiries.

2013-03-23 Thread Chris H
Hello Anita Windows on mac is discussed quite a lot on this and other lists. While it is possible to run Windows on mac, the easiest and truly accessible way to do this is with a paid product called Vmware Fusion. That's all I will say for now until you get your mac up and running. I'm only tryi

Re: Extremely irritating problem when playing DVD's.

2013-03-23 Thread Chris H
Hello Chris I can duplicate this on my Macbook Pro running Mountain Lion. I just command-tab to the Finder and be done with it. If I wish to access the Dvd Player controls then I can just temporarily undo full screen, do what I need to do, return to full screen, command-tab to the Finder and b

Re: checkboxes in firefox won't stay checked.

2013-03-23 Thread Jessica Moss
Oh cool, never heard of that; thanx for the info. On Mar 23, 2013, at 11:21 AM, Scott Berry wrote: > > Not sure than really. Nothing comes to mind for me. I wonder if this may be > a bug. I guess you could go to Mozillaand look for Bugzilla which is where > they track all the bugs and see if

Re: MacBook Inquiries.

2013-03-23 Thread Chris H
Hello Anita an optical drive plays and write Cds/Dvds. You can get both internal and external optical drives, called super drives. To change VoiceOver settings press vo-f8. If you have function keys set for hardware functions, which it is by default, you need to add fn to the combination. Also

Re: Display Options.

2013-03-23 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, The MacBook Pro does include CD/DVD Read/Write drive, USB connectivity, Card Reader slot, Thunderbolt connectivity but does not include a NumPad. You would need to purchase a third party USB NumPad if you require it. Yes, the MacOS is localized for numerous languages, you'll need to check

Re: Wireless.

2013-03-23 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Just an FYI that the MacPro does in fact come with wireless as well. Most of the time, i turn it off and use paired ethernet so that I have a 2 GB connection but it does come equipped with Wireless G, G, A and N capabilities. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2013-03-23, a

Re: Display Options.

2013-03-23 Thread Cameron Strife
All of these things are covered on the Apple web site, Apple dealer's web sites, or in the product documentation. Google.com and Apple.com are your friends. A little research can go a long way. Asking questions is fine, but, a bit of investigation beforehand most likely would have provided you some

Display Options.

2013-03-23 Thread anita
Hi List, Just to clarify, the MacBook Pro does have a CD slot, can both read and write CDS/DVD'S, has a card reader, and can accept USB connections? Like I've said, I hope I'm not leaving anything out from my list of things to ask the rep, when purchasing. Anita PS, VO speaks other

Re: Wireless.

2013-03-23 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Yes, All new macintosh's have built-in wireless except perhaps the top of the line MacPro which is designed as desktop machine for those that need the most power and flexibility. If your home wireless is older than five years then you might want to upgrade that. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 2

Re: checkboxes in firefox won't stay checked.

2013-03-23 Thread Scott Berry
Not sure than really. Nothing comes to mind for me. I wonder if this may be a bug. I guess you could go to Mozillaand look for Bugzilla which is where they track all the bugs and see if there are any bugs similar to yours. On 3/23/13 8:03, Jessica Moss wrote: Yeah, I just told it to updat

Extremely irritating problem when playing DVD's.

2013-03-23 Thread Chris Gilland
OK, guilty as charged, I confess, I've been using a mac now for over a year and a half, and only now have tried playing a DVD with the native DVD player app. I absolutely love it! Talk about accessible! Holy Cow! the only issue is that I have it set where once my DVD starts playing, I hit c

Re: Wireless.

2013-03-23 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi Anita, If your first time of turning on your Mac is at your home, then the set-up process includes a step where it will ask which wireless network you wish to join. If you do the set-up process elsewhere, the Mac will automatically ask you if you wish to join a network if it does not recogn

Re: checkboxes in firefox won't stay checked.

2013-03-23 Thread Jessica Moss
Yeah, I just told it to update a few days ago. On Mar 22, 2013, at 11:59 PM, Scott Berry wrote: > Jessica, > > Are you certain you have the latest version of Firefox? > > > > On 3/22/13 20:24, Jessica Moss wrote: >> I'm trying to customize my preference settings in firefox, and all the >> che

Re: MacBook Inquiries.

2013-03-23 Thread anita
Hi Chris, Will I be able to use Windows too on my Macbook Pro. I don't remember if discussion of that topic was mentioned on here yesterday. Perhaps it was another list. Anita - Original Message - From: "Chris H" To: Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 6:26 PM Subject: Re: MacBook In

Re: MacBook Inquiries.

2013-03-23 Thread anita
The flash you're speaking of though, is different than flash content found on websites, right? - Original Message - From: "Christopher Kchao" To: Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 9:42 AM Subject: Re: MacBook Inquiries. Solid state drive use flash and no moving parts, as opposed to conv

Wireless.

2013-03-23 Thread anita
Hi List, How do I connect my MacBook to my wireless home network, once I bring it home from the store? I just wanna be certain of what to purchase, so if someone could e-mail me on or off-list, that'd be great, thanks! Anita -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: MacBook Inquiries.

2013-03-23 Thread Christopher Kchao
Solid state drive use flash and no moving parts, as opposed to conventional hard drives. THis essentially enable them to operate faster. If you're not doing anything too terribly intensive, it may be difficult to see immediate benefits from going with a SSD. Conventional hard drives are signific

Re: MacBook Inquiries.

2013-03-23 Thread anita
Can the drive write CDS and DVDS too? - Original Message - From: "Scott Berry" To: Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 12:00 AM Subject: Re: MacBook Inquiries. To add further it can be internal or external. On 3/22/13 20:34, Ricardo Walker wrote: Hi, an optical drive is a drive that

Re: MacBook Inquiries.

2013-03-23 Thread anita
Hi, You lost me. Not sure what is meant by seek time? - Original Message - From: "Christopher Kchao" To: Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 9:35 AM Subject: Re: MacBook Inquiries. Hi, There exists a multitude of configuration options for storage. I believe you're talking about the m

Re: MacBook Inquiries.

2013-03-23 Thread Christopher Kchao
Hi, There exists a multitude of configuration options for storage. I believe you're talking about the macBOok pro line, the one with the optical drive. Off the top of my head, I believe it starts out at 500Gb and up for hard drives. And then there are a bunch of SSD flash storage options. Quicker

Re: MacBook Inquiries.

2013-03-23 Thread anita
Hi Chris, What capacities for hard drives are available for the model we're discussing? Perhaps this doesn't apply, not sure. Anita - Original Message - From: "Chris H" To: Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 6:26 PM Subject: Re: MacBook Inquiries. Hello Anita then it's the Macbook

Converting video to audio

2013-03-23 Thread Chad Rohr
I have ripped some DVDs that I own with dvdReMaster to m4v format. Now I am trying to just get the audio from the files. Can anyone suggest the best way to go about this? Also if there is a way to do it with dvdReMaster without having to rip it to m4v format before hand could someone explain to

Re: multiple versions of Stanza on my Mac

2013-03-23 Thread ROBERT CARTER
Hi, This is a known issue with the Launch system services database. If you have the maintenance utility called cocktail, you can go to the system tab then to databases and have it rebuild the launch services database. This will temporarily take care of the problem but it will come back and have

Re: Speech off on MacBook Pro

2013-03-23 Thread Randy George
Thank you so much! That did the trick! I'm so glad I have folks like you around when this sort of stuff happens. :-) Thanks again. Randy Sent from my iPhone On Mar 23, 2013, at 5:35 AM, Gerry Cook wrote: > do a 3 finger double tap on the trackpad! which should turn speech back on if > you hav

Re: Speech off on MacBook Pro

2013-03-23 Thread Gerry Cook
do a 3 finger double tap on the trackpad! which should turn speech back on if you have it on I can't think of anything else. cheers gerry have a great day skype: gerry.cook1 email: gerryc...@optusnet.com.au On Mar 23, 2013, at 8:32 PM, Randy George wrote: > Hi all, > I have no idea how this ha

Speech off on MacBook Pro

2013-03-23 Thread Randy George
Hi all, I have no idea how this happened, but when I turn voiceover on it now says "voice over on, speech off ". How do I go about turning the speech back on even when voiceover is on? Sure it's something to do with the VO utility, but I live Alone, so haven't had anybody here to look at it. Som

Re: MacBook Inquiries.

2013-03-23 Thread BBS
Hi Anita. Yeah, unfortunately if you want a Macbook that has an optical drive, then the MacBook Pro is the best for you. There used to be a standard white MacBook which I have but they only sell those to university students now. That's the last thing I heard about the standard MacBooks so I don'