Re: First post

There is Zoom in Universal Access, wherein you can magnify the area around your cursor, either in the whole screen or in a window(picture-in-picture) a la ZoomText. Egun On, n Lagunak! Basque for G'day, Mates Louie P. (Pete) Nalda Http://www.myspace.com/lpnalda Http://www.facebook.com/lpnalda H

The correct syntax for getting a download link in dropbox

Hello all, there was a previous thread today, and in there, the syntax of how to write a link to get a file directly downloaded once you have it from dropbox. How you write it is you rid it of the www at the beginning and place a dl before the dropbox.com and put a dl? (that's a dl and a quest

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iPhoneDo you ever wish you had a certified, professional, knowledgeable reliable tech, to call, instant message, email or live chat with when ever you had a Mac problem, an IOS problem, an iPhone, iPod or iPad problem? maybe your Windows machine is acting up, or your Windows screen reader is slu

GarageBand on the iPhone

I've just started to play with GB after well over a year and am quite impressed. If anyone has done or even better still is using it ive got a few questions and will probably have more so if willing would love a mail chat off list. If there is a more appropriate list to ask, please let me know.

Re: First post

Hi david, You can use dictation for lazy jobs like working up a quick email without typing. The dictation options are in system preverences/dictation and speech. That won't do for x-code though I believe. You need way more precision for that application than dictation is capable of deliverin

Re: Fixing the Inbox Window in Mac Mail

Steve, It's command 1 to open the inbox, not command f1. Lisette On 6/04/2013, at 1:09 AM, Steve Holmes wrote: > Yeah, I got it figured out I found the Close all windows option so did > that and then restarted Mail; I always forget how to bring back > windows after closing them all. So I just re

Re: First post

David, Welcome to the list. Do you mean you would like to use the computer by using the mouse rather than VO-specific command short cuts? Depending on your vision level, the low vision settings may be of use. I am totally blind so I'm not familiar with any settings for increasing the font, e

First post

Hi all, I am David DelMonte . This is my first post here. I am an older technologist Who has recently developed low vision. Thank you for letting me join your group. So once again I am a newbie. What steps should I take to get my computer to where I can use it perhaps without a keyboard. An

Re: Serious question about Mac vs. Windows

Hi Kelly. I don't know what your friend was talking about, but you can indeed use a screen reader for Windows if you virtualize it. On my VM of XP, I have System Access, NVDA and Window-Eyes and they work with no problems. As for sluggishness, I don't experience any because I made sure that I wo

Windows 8 on VMware Fusion

Hi, I just installed windows 8 on my Mac using VMware Fusion and When I press the windows and enter key together, I can not start narrator. Please tell me what I have to do. I need to have narrator in order to install NVDA. Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

iAd Producer a11y framework, best practices, and stamdard

In the last couple of days, I have been working on iAd Producer accessibility API, standards, best practices, and interaction model: * iAd Producer on iMac 27" 2012 * Evaluated Blueprint, lookde at sample code, and different templates to review JS and CSS modules Analyzed Apple Developer Network fo

Re: Dropbox on the Mac

Hi Phil, Apologies, that wasn't as clear as it possibly should have been … it was early. :) What I meant was to add the dl in front of dropbox.com as you did, and also remove the www. so your link should be as follows: httP://dl.dropbox.com And then whatever the ending part of the name is which

Garageband: manipulated software instrument

Hi, I copied a software instrument loop to a new track. I then activated track information, pressed there on the first button "Software Instrument" and pressed then on the "Search" button. I'm not sure wether the button is called Search in an english version of Garageband but it's the button nex

Re: Serious question about Mac vs. Windows

Hello, garage band is accessible, and there are several podcasts on how to use it. :) I haven't got the hang of it yet. I don't feel like I have given up much as far as accessibility. Flash is a challenge, but that can be said for the windows side of things. :) Ya know how you may give up s

Re: Serious question about Mac vs. Windows

Hi Kelly I don't think anybody's told you about this yet, but there is a special accessibility number that Apple set up for blind and/or death customers. When and if you get your Mac, the number for that is 877-204-3930. It is my understanding that you have to have a screen reader for windows on

Re: Serious question about Mac vs. Windows

Hello everyone, First I want to say thank you for all the responses to my question. I have gotten such informative answers and I appreciate it. This is Kellie, Shannon's wife. *smile* I will address all my comments and questions in this one post so that I don't flood everyone's inBox with sev

RE: mac keyboard shortcuts, for mail

The classic view does this already. Go to Mail preferences, go to view, and check the box that says use classic view. Kliphton Senior (iMessage&Email) kliph...@icloud.com (Twitter&Skype) kliphton72 (Personal blog-read at your own risk!)

RE: Serious question about Mac vs. Windows

Technically it doesn't support windows at all. You need a copy of fusion, or to use boot camp. But I know people who go as far back as XP with fusion. Kliphton Senior (iMessage&Email) kliph...@icloud.com (Twitter&Skype) kliphton72 (Personal blog-read at your o

Re: mac keyboard shortcuts, for mail

I guess ultimately, what I'd like: I enter on a thread to open it up. I have the option to hit right-option 1 reads sender, right-option2 reads recipients, right-option3 reads CC, and so on. If it was possible, it would be cool to know which message I'm in the thread. Say there is 6 messages i

Re: Serious question about Mac vs. Windows

What version of Windows does the Mac support? - Original Message - From: Richard Ring To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 11:26 AM Subject: Re: Serious question about Mac vs. Windows Any tool that accomplishes the tasks that are desired or requi

Re: big jam box updater?

I'm curious, have you guys tried Chrome to update the jam box. I know for me, if I'm having an issue with Safari, I give Chrome a whirl. Traci It's not too late! You got to fight for the right cure!!! I’ve climbed 1311 steps, and you can donate here! Let’s make a big difference in the fight agai

Re: Serious question about Mac vs. Windows

One thing that makes the price issue more interesting is that the really expensive windows screen readers are rarely needed anymore. For 95 percent of the users, system access or NVDA will more than suffice. Original message: Any tool that accomplishes the tasks that are desired or required is a

Re: Serious question about Mac vs. Windows

Any tool that accomplishes the tasks that are desired or required is a valid tool. For me, if I had to do heavy wordprocessing, I would prefer Windows. But that's just me. Although insofar as I know, the Mac is an incredibility well built machine, it does have rather a high price tag. Financial

Re: Dropbox on the Mac

Hi Rachael, I tried this and it worked great, but when I tried to put "dl.dropbox.com" as you said, it got a little confused. The link already had the dropbox.com site name in it, so I just added the "dl." part in front of "dropbox.com". that didn't work. Is that what you meant by saying "putting

Re: Dropbox on the Mac

lol Fair point. Donna On Apr 5, 2013, at 7:16 AM, Brandt wrote: > Hi Donna, > > That, I'm afraid to say, is one of the evils of technology. Be grateful that > we don't use snail mail much anymore. Sending somebody a disk overseas > would've taken you anything up to six weeks. > > Warm regard

Re: Dropbox on the Mac

Hi Donna, That, I'm afraid to say, is one of the evils of technology. Be grateful that we don't use snail mail much anymore. Sending somebody a disk overseas would've taken you anything up to six weeks. Warm regards, Brandt Steenkamp Sent from my macbook pro Contact me: Mobile/iMessage/Wats

Re: Dropbox on the Mac

Hi Brandt, I sort of figured that was the case, but it still seems odd to me that a large file would take like four hours. That's a pretty slow upload.:) Cheers, DonnaOn Apr 5, 2013, at 7:05 AM, Brandt wrote: > Hi Donna, > > This is not strange, it all depends on how long the file takes to u

Re: Fixing the Inbox Window in Mac Mail

Yeah, I got it figured out I found the Close all windows option so did that and then restarted Mail; I always forget how to bring back windows after closing them all. So I just restart the program. thanks for suggesting the command-F1 key. I'll have to look at the dock next time I manage to do th

Re: Dropbox on the Mac

Hi Donna, This is not strange, it all depends on how long the file takes to upload to the website, file size is a factor in this, as well as your Internet speed. With my 4 MB connection it takes a while, especially when uploading huge files. This is unfortunately something I do more often than

Re: big jam box updater?

Has anyone found an accessible way to do this on the Mac? So far, I come up empty. I can never find the button to start the actual update process and the stupid website causes VO to jump all over the place. On Thu, Apr 04, 2013 at 01:20:18PM -0400, Les Kriegler wrote: > I understand What you were

Re: Dropbox on the Mac

Hi Allison, I have noticed that it often takes a long time--as in several hours--for files to show up on the Dropbox website after I've copied them to the Dropbox folder. I don't know why this is. What seems to work for me is just to wait till it shows up, then use the process Rachel describe

Re: Dropbox on the Mac

Hi Allison, If you wish to get a link to a file for sharing, do the following: Select the file by navigating to it, then press vo+shift+M to bring up the context menu. Go down to dropbox submenu, then choose "get link." And your browser of choice will open, then you just copy the link from the a

Dropbox on the Mac

Hi all, I have a question about Dropbox. I know that since the release of Mountain Lion, it does now work with VoiceOver again. A perplexing thing happened when I installed it this morning. I can see the Dropbox folder just fine, but when I add files to it, they are not showing up on the Dropbo

Re: Serious question about Mac vs. Windows

Hi. I got my Mac over 2 years ago, it'll be 3 this November. I pretty much got adjusted to the Mac the day I got it. Funny story about it, the first day I purchased this thing, I sold my PC. I was like "I don't need it anymore." I think the reason why for some people the Mac is harder to use wit