Re: What does command option H do in Apple Mail

2013-04-27 Thread Teresa Cochran
Command-option-h hides all the other open windows. HtH, Teresa On Apr 27, 2013, at 6:05 PM, Jamie Pauls wrote: > In my clumsiness I hit command-option H while reading messages. VO said "Hide > others" but I have no idea what others were being referred to. A perusal of > the menus didn't shed a

Re: What does command option H do in Apple Mail

2013-04-27 Thread cait furness
I think it hides all your mailboxes. If you hit it again it unhides them all. I hope this is right. Caitlyn On 2013-04-27, at 9:14 PM, Timothy Emmons wrote: > Hey Jamy I'm going to take a stab but I may be wrong too. But, in my > experience, I think it's like minimizing everything, hiding the

Re: Installing Mountain Lion on Partition (Probably a very basic question)

2013-04-27 Thread Chris Blouch
Dunno if it's worth the effort. You can get an external firewire 500GB drive for about $80 these days so if you're dropping the cash on Protools you might want to just set up lion on another drive when the time comes or flip flop internal and external at that point in time (backup internal to e

Re: Good speakers for mac mini

2013-04-27 Thread Chris Blouch
Right, so the optical cable I got has a small headphone jack shape on one end and the typical square shape on the other going into my receiver to do the 5.1 decode. Works great. If you don't have a 5.1 receiver you can also get a standalone decoder but then you'll need to run that into 6 amps.

Re: What does command option H do in Apple Mail

2013-04-27 Thread Timothy Emmons
Hey Jamy I'm going to take a stab but I may be wrong too. But, in my experience, I think it's like minimizing everything, hiding the mail program and everything, but I may be wrong. Anybody else have a clue? Anyway, that's my try at it, hope that helps. On Apr 27, 2013, at 8:05 PM, Jamie Pauls

Re: closing an app that has no windows?

2013-04-27 Thread Alex Hall
Force quit... how did I forget that? Thanks! On Apr 27, 2013, at 9:26 PM, Danny Noonan wrote: > Force quit by cmd option escape or from apple menu. Select the app you want > to quit and VO right and close it > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 28/04/2013, at 11:16 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > >> Hi all

Re: What does command option H do in Apple Mail

2013-04-27 Thread Jamie Pauls
Very good. Thanks for the quick response. On Apr 27, 2013, at 8:14 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > To my knowledge, that command hides all other applications. It is a purely > visual thing, with no bearing on vo, so the conversation problems are likely > unrelated. > On Apr 27, 2013, at 9:05 PM, Jamie P

Re: closing an app that has no windows?

2013-04-27 Thread Danny Noonan
Force quit by cmd option escape or from apple menu. Select the app you want to quit and VO right and close it Sent from my iPhone On 28/04/2013, at 11:16 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > Hi all, > I opened Piano Pub to give it another try just now, and vo says it has no > windows. Worse, it has no menu

Extracting Audio from TV Shows

2013-04-27 Thread Jane
I bought three seasons of a TV show and I am downloading the videos to iTunes right now. Is there anyway I can just extract the audio even though the files are protected? Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe f

RE: closing an app that has no windows?

2013-04-27 Thread Scott Erichsen
Alex, Kill it from the force-Quit option in the apple menu. That's the best way. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Sunday, 28 April 2013 11:16 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: closin

closing an app that has no windows?

2013-04-27 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, I opened Piano Pub to give it another try just now, and vo says it has no windows. Worse, it has no menus, so cmd-q does not work. How can I close this application? On a side note, if anyone knows why it is not working, that would be helpful as well, but mostly I just want to close it so

Re: What does command option H do in Apple Mail

2013-04-27 Thread Alex Hall
To my knowledge, that command hides all other applications. It is a purely visual thing, with no bearing on vo, so the conversation problems are likely unrelated. On Apr 27, 2013, at 9:05 PM, Jamie Pauls wrote: > In my clumsiness I hit command-option H while reading messages. VO said "Hide > o

Re: still no FB chat for me

2013-04-27 Thread Brandon Olivares
Go to the server settings tab for the Facebook account in Messages. It'll be set to port 5223 if it is SSL, or 5222 if not. Brandon On Apr 27, 2013, at 8:57 PM, John D. Lipsey wrote: > Software update shows no new updates. Also, how does one check if SSL is > disabled? I've never had need to

What does command option H do in Apple Mail

2013-04-27 Thread Jamie Pauls
In my clumsiness I hit command-option H while reading messages. VO said "Hide others" but I have no idea what others were being referred to. A perusal of the menus didn't shed a whole lot of light on the subject. I did, however, discover how to show my list of mailboxes which was handy indeed. O

Re: still no FB chat for me

2013-04-27 Thread John D. Lipsey
Software update shows no new updates. Also, how does one check if SSL is disabled? I've never had need to look at that before. Thanks! John Sent from my iPhone On Apr 27, 2013, at 17:22, Brandon Olivares wrote: > Have you updated your Mac lately? I think this might have been the reason > min

keyboards

2013-04-27 Thread wayne17a
Hello a couple of months ther was a thread about a Logitech wireless keyboard that could be paired with three Bluetooth devices so does anybody please have the link for this keyboards thanks in advance Wayne c -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVis

Re: Slow start-up and log-in

2013-04-27 Thread Rob Bender
Thanks for the very helpful information. I wanted to try a few things before buying a $99 program to fix the disk. I restored my drive from my Superdooper backup and it doesn't work better when I boot up from the internal hard drive. I used disk utility to erase the drive before the restore.

Re: still no FB chat for me

2013-04-27 Thread Brandon Olivares
Have you updated your Mac lately? I think this might have been the reason mine worked. Also, I think SSL has to be disabled. Not sure what the case is for you. Brandon On Apr 27, 2013, at 7:03 PM, "John D. Lipsey" wrote: > I've updated Adium, and I still have no better luck with facebook chat

Re: To Let My Computer Sleep or Not

2013-04-27 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, No. There isn't a universal sleep button or check box. hth Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Apr 27, 2013, at 7:01 PM, ppowell...@aol.com wrote: > I have had similar questions, most of which have been answered. However, when > di

still no FB chat for me

2013-04-27 Thread John D. Lipsey
I've updated Adium, and I still have no better luck with facebook chat than I've been having all week. I'm about ready to give up on this, but I refuse to bow to Facebook and just use the website for chatting when adium presents a much cleaner, simpler interface. If anyone did anything before

Re: To Let My Computer Sleep or Not

2013-04-27 Thread ppowells09
I have had similar questions, most of which have been answered. However, when disabling sleep, is there a general button that disables all sleep? From what I have seen in the pane to which you refer, one must disable or extend time for hard drive or screen separately. If there is a general way t

Re: We won!!!!! Voc Rehab is buying my student a MacBook Air

2013-04-27 Thread eric oyen
WOOT! I bet that was definitely frustrating to start with. So, inquiring minds want to know… what convinced the VR rep to acquiesce to your demands? -eric On Apr 27, 2013, at 6:37 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi all, > > for those who followed my earlier inquiry, we had a meeting with the VR > p

Re: switching windows with a braille display

2013-04-27 Thread Donna Goodin
Ah, you solved it Ricardo, didn't know to use the right/left arrow keys. Cheers, Donna On Apr 27, 2013, at 5:03 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi Donna, > > It should. Pressing VO F2 twice brings up the application chooser. Pressing > right arrow on one of your open applications brings you to a

Re: switching windows with a braille display

2013-04-27 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi Donna, It should. Pressing VO F2 twice brings up the application chooser. Pressing right arrow on one of your open applications brings you to a list of windows open in that app. hth Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Apr 27, 2013,

Re: switching windows with a braille display

2013-04-27 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi Donna, That's mighty odd. I just tested here and VO f1 lets me into each document I have open in numbers and text edit, as well as all my safari tabs and so on. I think we rely on command tab too much because we came from windows where accessing the task bar wasn't the thing to do. I try

Two more braille display questions

2013-04-27 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, 1. It looks like there should be a way to add commands to the list, and then assign them to a braille display key, but I can't figure out how to do it. Can someone tell me if this is possible, and if so, how do you do it? 2. when I try and navigate through the messages table in Mail,

Re: VoiceOver and MIDI sequencing

2013-04-27 Thread Phil Halton
no need to be sorry, we all just pipe in with whatever knowledge we have - it ain't personal. - Original Message - From: "Chris H" To: Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2013 3:46 PM Subject: Re: VoiceOver and MIDI sequencing I'm sorry about that and thanks for letting me stand corrected.

Re: To Let My Computer Sleep or Not

2013-04-27 Thread Jamie Pauls
That helps a lot. Thanks for the thorough explanation. One would think you were an AT trainer or something. :-) Take care. JP On Apr 27, 2013, at 3:46 PM, John Panarese wrote: > You can disable this behavior in System Preferences in the Security and > Privacy pane by disabling the need for

Re: To Let My Computer Sleep or Not

2013-04-27 Thread John Panarese
You can disable this behavior in System Preferences in the Security and Privacy pane by disabling the need for a password when the computer wakes from sleep. However, this tends to be a user call based on your environment. I use my computers at home, so I don't feel a PW is needed to wake t

Re: switching windows with a braille display

2013-04-27 Thread Donna Goodin
Well, I suppose that's an option, too. Thanks for the suggestion. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPad On Apr 27, 2013, at 3:26 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: Actually, I just go to the dock and then type the first few letters of the app I want. It's a few extra keystrokes, but I've gotten used to it

To Let My Computer Sleep or Not

2013-04-27 Thread Jamie Pauls
Greetings, all, Currently, after about ten minutes or so, I have to log back into my account when using my Mac. I assume the computer goes into something equivalent to screen saver mode, but I'm not certain. of that. I am curious as to whether it is a good idea to keep the computer set this way

Re: switching windows with a braille display

2013-04-27 Thread Teresa Cochran
Actually, I just go to the dock and then type the first few letters of the app I want. It's a few extra keystrokes, but I've gotten used to it. Teresa On Apr 27, 2013, at 12:42 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Interesting. For me, F1 doesn't allow me to choose subwindows. > Best, > Donna > On Apr 27,

Re[2]: VoiceOver and flash

2013-04-27 Thread Christian
Hi, Many thanks for that info! Christian On 2013-04-27 at 14:09 Mike Arrigo wrote: >Unfortunately no. Adobe refuses to make this accessible. Hopefully more >and more sites will move away from flash and start using html 5 which >should be more accessible. >On Apr 27, 2013, at 10:17 AM, "Christian

Re[2]: VoiceOver and MIDI sequencing

2013-04-27 Thread Christian
Hi, Many thanks for that info. So well then I will have to use Sonar for that. I am considering buying a Mac mini and just wanted to know. Many thanks, Christian On 2013-04-27 at 13:12 Phil Halton wrote: >MIDI sequencing is not accessible in GarageBand. > >- Original Message - >From: "

Re: VoiceOver and MIDI sequencing

2013-04-27 Thread Chris H
I'm sorry about that and thanks for letting me stand corrected. Christopher Hallsworth E-mail and Facebook: challswor...@sky.com Skype: chrishallsworth7266 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/@christopherh40 Find my blog at challsworth2.wordpress.com On 27/04/2013 18:12, Phil Halton wrote: MIDI se

Re: switching windows with a braille display

2013-04-27 Thread Donna Goodin
Interesting. For me, F1 doesn't allow me to choose subwindows. Best, Donna On Apr 27, 2013, at 2:36 PM, Devin Prater wrote: > Well, f1 is the app choser, which lets you choose thesubwindows too. And I > use cmd-tab all the time too. > sent from my Mac Mini with iCloud. > Devin prater > email an

Re: switching windows with a braille display

2013-04-27 Thread Devin Prater
Well, f1 is the app choser, which lets you choose thesubwindows too. And I use cmd-tab all the time too. sent from my Mac Mini with iCloud. Devin prater email and iMessage: d.pra...@me.com or r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com Skype: devinprater msn: devinpra...@live.com On Apr 27, 2013, at 2:34 PM, Donna G

Re: switching windows with a braille display

2013-04-27 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Erik and Devin, Wow, I'm equally surprised that I'm the first person to raise this issue. I use CMD-Tab all the time, I would have thought that others using a braille display would have come across this problem. Seems like an odd command to leave out. I think I'll drop a line to Accessibi

Re: VoiceOver and flash

2013-04-27 Thread Mike Arrigo
Unfortunately no. Adobe refuses to make this accessible. Hopefully more and more sites will move away from flash and start using html 5 which should be more accessible. On Apr 27, 2013, at 10:17 AM, "Christian" wrote: > Hi all, > Now, with Mountain Lion, does anyone know if we can interact with

Re: switching windows with a braille display

2013-04-27 Thread erik burggraaf
Actually for Donna's purposes it would be better to use the application chooser VO f1. Best, Erik Burggraaf Follow my series of articles about setting up a small business through the ontario disability support program at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/blog Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5

Re: Facebook Chat — Working Again

2013-04-27 Thread Teresa Cochran
It's working for me again, too. Teresa On Apr 27, 2013, at 7:16 AM, Brandon Olivares wrote: > It started working for my wife last night. It still didn't work for me, so I > did some needed updates on my computer, and once it started up again, > everything was back to normal. > > Pax Christi,

printing a spreadsheet in numbers?

2013-04-27 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi all, Aghch I've just wasted a lot of paper and toner trying various ways to get a spreadsheet to print and it's not working. The thing just looks like crap I've got three tables on one sheet. What I need to do is size each table so that it prints nicely on a standard 8.5 by 11. Each t

Re: Continuous read with Read2Go app

2013-04-27 Thread Devin Prater
Wow, sounds like il b getting the app. I wish it could use e speak though Sent from my iPod On Apr 27, 2013, at 11:34 AM, Mike Busboom wrote: > Dear Esther, > > Thank you so much for your recommendation and detailed thoughts on Voice > Dream Reader. I downloaded the app, purchased some voic

Re: VoiceOver and MIDI sequencing

2013-04-27 Thread Phil Halton
MIDI sequencing is not accessible in GarageBand. - Original Message - From: "Chris H" To: Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2013 12:21 PM Subject: Re: VoiceOver and MIDI sequencing How about Garage Band. Christopher Hallsworth E-mail and Facebook: challswor...@sky.com Skype: chrishallswo

Re: Continuous read with Read2Go app

2013-04-27 Thread Mike Busboom
Dear Esther, Thank you so much for your recommendation and detailed thoughts on Voice Dream Reader. I downloaded the app, purchased some voices and enjoy the high quality of speech that the app offers. I will contact the developer because I am interested in using the app's dictionary feature,

Re: Apple Airport Extreme VS. Airport express

2013-04-27 Thread Richard Ring
Thanks, Tim! As always you have cleared it up for me! You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Apr 27, 2013, at 11:04 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi, > > The Extreme has a more powerful processor in it so it c

Re: VoiceOver and MIDI sequencing

2013-04-27 Thread Chris H
How about Garage Band. Christopher Hallsworth E-mail and Facebook: challswor...@sky.com Skype: chrishallsworth7266 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/@christopherh40 Find my blog at challsworth2.wordpress.com On 27/04/2013 16:18, Christian wrote: Hi all, Is there any accessible MIDI sequencer tha

Re: Safari and Amazon Video

2013-04-27 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
You vo space on start video heading. It's not really a heading. How can I watch it on my phone or iPad? I can't find the amazon app. On Apr 26, 2013, at 9:28 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > Wow. I can't even work out how to start the video. > > They really need to do something about their layout in

Re: Apple Airport Extreme VS. Airport express

2013-04-27 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, The Extreme has a more powerful processor in it so it can better handle the big demands for bandwidth. For normal household use though, this may not be a factor. The Extreme also has more ethernet ports for more wired connectivity. If you like streaming music from your computer to a ster

Re: Installing Flashplayer

2013-04-27 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, I don't believe that you did anything wrong. It sounds like it installed properly from what you've stated. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2013-04-27, at 4:11 AM, Rahul Bajaj wrote: > Hi all, > > I'll tell you how I tried to install it and please do tell me what I >

Re: switching windows with a braille display

2013-04-27 Thread Devin Prater
Wow. I'm surprised too. You could assign a command to the application menu or whatever vo calls vo+f2 sent from my Mac Mini with iCloud. Devin prater email and iMessage: d.pra...@me.com or r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com Skype: devinprater msn: devinpra...@live.com On Apr 27, 2013, at 10:38 AM, Donna Goo

Re: switching windows with a braille display

2013-04-27 Thread Donna Goodin
You know, it's funny. That's what I thought too. But when I looked at the list of available commands, I didn't see anything like that in it. I was surprised. Best, Donna Sent from my iPhone On Apr 27, 2013, at 10:24 AM, Devin Prater wrote: > U might b able to define one > > Sent from my iPod

Apple Airport Extreme VS. Airport express

2013-04-27 Thread Richard Ring
Hello: As the subject line implies, I'm considering strongly purchasing one of these devices. After reviewing the specs of both devices, I cannot see that there is a major difference between these 2 units regarding overall network functionality. Obviously, the Extreme costs quite a bit more than

Re: switching windows with a braille display

2013-04-27 Thread Devin Prater
U might b able to define one Sent from my iPod On Apr 27, 2013, at 9:14 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi all, > > is there a way to perform a Command-Tab keystroke with a braille display? > Thanks, > Donna > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Mac

Re[2]: Mountain Lion and music software

2013-04-27 Thread Christian
Hi, Sounds good, how much can we use it? For example, can we edit the music, like individual note events, etc? Many thanks, Christian On 2013-04-26 at 17:29 Kjsc Radio wrote: >Hi, there is GarageBand for mac and its accessible with VO > >Sent from my iPhone > >On 25/04/2013, at 12:42 PM, "Christ

VoiceOver and MIDI sequencing

2013-04-27 Thread Christian
Hi all, Is there any accessible MIDI sequencer that one can use with VoiceOver? Many thanks, Christian -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisio

VoiceOver and flash

2013-04-27 Thread Christian
Hi all, Now, with Mountain Lion, does anyone know if we can interact with flash content on webpages now? Many thanks, Christian -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it,

Re: Facebook Chat — Working Again

2013-04-27 Thread Brandon Olivares
It started working for my wife last night. It still didn't work for me, so I did some needed updates on my computer, and once it started up again, everything was back to normal. Pax Christi, Brandon Christ's Little Flock Cloud-based managed web hosting beginning at only $7.50. https://www.chri

switching windows with a braille display

2013-04-27 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, is there a way to perform a Command-Tab keystroke with a braille display? Thanks, Donna -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries

Addictive drums on garageband and questions.

2013-04-27 Thread KJSC radio
Hi all. I just got addictive drums on garageband. HOw ever, I have a couple of questions for thoughs who have gotten it to work. does anyone know how to change the presets on the drums? and one more thing, does anyone know how to create such presets should you want to make your own? Could this b

Re: USB Headset

2013-04-27 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, Yes. Very easily. In Voiceover utilities, in the sound category, select voiceover output to come through the USB headset. hthr Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Apr 25, 2013, at 10:19 PM, Richard Ring wrote: > Now, for my next

We won!!!!! Voc Rehab is buying my student a MacBook Air

2013-04-27 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, for those who followed my earlier inquiry, we had a meeting with the VR powers that be yesterday, and after a very long, and sometimes frustrating conversation they agreed to purchase an MBA for my student. She and I were both thrilled. thanks again to all who gave input. Cheers, Donn

Re: Installing Flashplayer

2013-04-27 Thread Rahul Bajaj
Hi all, I'll tell you how I tried to install it and please do tell me what I did incorrectly. 1. I opened the Adobe Flashplayer.DMG file from the download folder. 2. I opened the application. 3. I was asked to enter my username and password, and I entered it as per the instructions. 4. I got