Re: error message when playing videos using mactubes.

2013-05-21 Thread Jürgen Fleger
My current version is 3.1.6 and it works fine. Just to give you an idea. Am 22.05.2013 um 01:24 schrieb Jessica Moss : > Ok, had no idea there was an update, sense it never lets me know, unlike > every other piece of software that there is one. I'll give that a shot > though, thanx for the inf

noise-cancelling headphones

2013-05-21 Thread Helena Fehr
Hi, all! To whoever it was who asked about headphones, I found a pair from Logetech, called the Logetech H800 headset. It has a microphone as well as the headphones. It can be used both as a bluetooth, and also has a dongle support, which means you plug this tiny receiver thing into your USb, an

Re: Online banking issue redux

2013-05-21 Thread Harry Hogue
This is very vague on details; if you provide us with information regarding what settings your bank uses, what settings are typically recommended by users of the site, browser version, cookies, java, etc. we may be able to provide some more helpful ideas. Hopefully it is just a small setting, a

Re: Learning Objective C Xcode Source Files and .app files

2013-05-21 Thread Harry Hogue
Thanks much! I'll give these a look, and really appreciate the info/links and advice. Regards, Harry On May 21, 2013, at 7:00 PM, Barry Hadder wrote: > The Apple developer site is your best friend. You might find these links > helpful. > > http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentat

Re: Extremely! bizarre behavior with ITunes

2013-05-21 Thread Chris Gilland
As I said Mike, it's really quiet with Quick Look. You do have a very valid point though with the audio decoders in VLC, although, explain this to me: why then does WinAmp as well as Windows Media Player both on Windows play it fine, and why does Real One on windows play it fine, and on the ma

Re: Extremely! bizarre behavior with ITunes

2013-05-21 Thread Chris Gilland
Ricardo, first of all, I'm using a high deff television for my sound output, via h d m i on my mac mini, so I don't have the option of turning up or down the volume through OSX, but yes, the volume is turned up quite considerably, and yes, the volume in Itunes is up 100%. That was kind of the e

Re: Extremely! bizarre behavior with ITunes

2013-05-21 Thread michael babcock
Chris, Another thing you may want to consider aside from what Ricardo suggested, related to the level of iTunes volume, is potential lead the way that the video was encoded, I don't know much about video encoding, but I'm sure that VLC has alternative decoders, that may be able to handle the audio

Re: Extremely! bizarre behavior with ITunes

2013-05-21 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, is iTunes volume turned up as well as system volume? iTunes volume can be adjusted by command up and down arrow. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On May 21, 2013, at 9:40 PM, "Chris Gilland" wrote: > OK, I'm quite an advanced Mac u

Extremely! bizarre behavior with ITunes

2013-05-21 Thread Chris Gilland
OK, I'm quite an advanced Mac user, having had my macbook for now just over 2 years, plus playing with mac systems long before that, plus having my mac mini now for just over 3 months, and this month giving my mother a mac mini for her birthday, so yeah... that should be saying something, but, I

Re: Choppy Sound On a Virtual Machine

2013-05-21 Thread Alex Hall
The mac has 8gb of ram, but how much did you give to the vm? If it has 8, I'd give it 3 or 4, which should leave both systems happy enough. Of course, you can change that depending on what you plan to do with either OS while the vm is running, but as a general rule that should work. On May 21, 2

Re: Ideas for games?

2013-05-21 Thread Jessica Moss
Likewise, one for the mac as well if there isn't already that I don't know about. On May 21, 2013, at 8:28 PM, Nicholas Parsons wrote: > I'm sorry, everyone, all of you who said Uno or sports got the answer wrong. > Clearly the right answer, and best game by far, is Texas Hold'em, followed by >

Choppy Sound On a Virtual Machine

2013-05-21 Thread Earle
I am helping a friend set up a virtual machine and we have run into a problem. He is experiencing sound issues. The sound will either stutter or sound choppy. I read somewhere that we could edit a file and add a line that says pciSound.playBuffer = "14" The post said to experiment with the nu

Re: Learning Objective C Xcode Source Files and .app files

2013-05-21 Thread Barry Hadder
The Apple developer site is your best friend. You might find these links helpful. http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/ProgrammingWithObjectiveC/Introduction/Introduction.html https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/CocoaFundamen

Re: Ideas for games?

2013-05-21 Thread Alex Hall
For what it's worth, I'd be quite happy with a fully accessible Solitaire game, with options to flip one or three cards at a time and so on. Some board games would be okay, but I really do wish there was a completely accessible Solitaire app for iOS. On May 21, 2013, at 8:28 PM, Nicholas Parsons

Online banking issue redux

2013-05-21 Thread Christine Grassman
Some time ago I wrote that I went from being able to do everything on my bank's web site to being dumped out as soon as I logged in. At the time, I had updated the software on my MacBook, but my husband hadn't. This explained why I was able to use his computer to do my banking. Until now. He

Re: mac friendly host podcasting site.

2013-05-21 Thread Chris Gilland
Not bad. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Daniel C" To: Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 7:59 PM Subject: Re: mac friendly host podcasting site. 10GB for that price. The 10 GB is both the space and bandwidth. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Grou

Re: Ideas for games?

2013-05-21 Thread Nicholas Parsons
I'm sorry, everyone, all of you who said Uno or sports got the answer wrong. Clearly the right answer, and best game by far, is Texas Hold'em, followed by Monopoly and strategy games. Now, let me go and create some dummy accounts to lend voice to the truth I have just revealed. P.S. Uno is a gre

Re: Chess clock, was, Re: Excell macros in numbers

2013-05-21 Thread Alex Hall
Sorry, but I'm still not getting it. If a chess clock needs two timers, would you not need two clocks? Also, if time is essential, is it not faster to use the iPhone so you don't have to switch from app to app? I'm just trying to figure out how this might be accomplished on the mac in the easies

Re: mac friendly host podcasting site.

2013-05-21 Thread Daniel C
10GB for that price. The 10 GB is both the space and bandwidth. -- 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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To

Re: error message when playing videos using mactubes.

2013-05-21 Thread Jessica Moss
Ok, had no idea there was an update, sense it never lets me know, unlike every other piece of software that there is one. I'll give that a shot though, thanx for the info. On May 21, 2013, at 3:42 AM, Jürgen Fleger wrote: > Be sure using the last version of MacTubes. It happens from time to tim

Re: mac friendly host podcasting site.

2013-05-21 Thread Chris Gilland
Hmm, do you offer up to 8 gigs of data for only $10 a month? Not trying to compete nor challenge, just am curious if you could do something that low for that much storage. My company can, and will. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Daniel C" To: Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:54

Re: mac friendly host podcasting site.

2013-05-21 Thread Chris Gilland
Nektarios, If you are willing to pay via paypal, my company can offer you podcast hosting for as little as $10 a month, and absolutely no html except for maybe creating the html markup to put the link to the mp3 file itself on the page would be necessary. Basically if you are ok with each epp

Re: Courses for iOS and Os X?

2013-05-21 Thread Matt Dierckens
Hi, As I am also outside the US, I sure do. Email me privately off list and we can discuss this further. On 2013-05-21, at 6:11 PM, Chris H wrote: > Cheers! Do you do this outside of the Us as that's where I reside. > > > Chris > E-mail and Facebook: > challswor...@sky.com > Skype: > chrishalls

Re: Courses for iOS and Os X?

2013-05-21 Thread Chris H
Cheers! Do you do this outside of the Us as that's where I reside. Chris E-mail and Facebook: challswor...@sky.com Skype: chrishallsworth7266 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/@christopherh40 Find my blog at challsworth2.wordpress.com On 21/05/2013 22:52, Matt Dierckens wrote: Hi Chris, I offer

Re: Learning Objective C Xcode Source Files and .app files

2013-05-21 Thread Harry Hogue
Xcode is free to download from the Mac Ap Store. Thanks, Harry On May 21, 2013, at 3:42 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > I'm pretty sure you need to buy this from the Mac app store. > > hth > > Ricardo Walker > rica...@appletothecore.info > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.inf

Re: Courses for iOS and Os X?

2013-05-21 Thread Matt Dierckens
Hi Chris, I offer training on both IOS and OSZ for $10 an hour, if your interested, please let me know. Thanks. On 2013-05-21, at 5:49 PM, Chris H wrote: > Hello all > Does anybody know of courses for iOS and or Os X? Looking into refreshers or > learning new skills. Should be online and be ab

Courses for iOS and Os X?

2013-05-21 Thread Chris H
Hello all Does anybody know of courses for iOS and or Os X? Looking into refreshers or learning new skills. Should be online and be able to study from home. Don't worry if not. Thought I would ask around here. Any responses greatly appreciated. Thanks! -- Chris E-mail and Facebook: challswor.

Re: Learning Objective C Xcode Source Files and .app files

2013-05-21 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I'm pretty sure you need to buy this from the Mac app store. hth Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On May 21, 2013, at 5:09 PM, Chris H wrote: > Where can I get X-code from as it did not come with my Mac. > > > Chris > E-mail and F

Pages and info not showing on screen

2013-05-21 Thread Brandt
Hi there folks, I have a document with a large table which for some or other reason shows all the information to voiceover, but not on screen. Does anyone have a solution to this problem? If you can help, please do. Warm regards, Brandt Steenkamp Sent from my macbook pro Contact me: Mobile

Re: Noise Canceling Hadphones and Voiceover

2013-05-21 Thread Brian Fischler
Hey Chris, Thanks. I have read about these also. There seem to be a billion different kinds, of course all of them talk about blocking out noise while you are on a plane, not blocking out noise caused by planes flying over your home nonstop. For the expense, I want to make sur eI go with the mod

Re: Learning Objective C Xcode Source Files and .app files

2013-05-21 Thread Chris H
Where can I get X-code from as it did not come with my Mac. Chris E-mail and Facebook: challswor...@sky.com Skype: chrishallsworth7266 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/@christopherh40 Find my blog at challsworth2.wordpress.com On 21/05/2013 21:41, Harry Hogue wrote: Hello everyone, I am intere

Learning Objective C Xcode Source Files and .app files

2013-05-21 Thread Harry Hogue
Hello everyone, I am interested in learning to write programs on the Mac strictly through code so I can avoid all of the UI difficulties with VoiceOver. I have no previous experience with programming, but I know that this is possible. Is there anywhere I could find all of the original Xcode s

Re: Chess clock, was, Re: Excell macros in numbers

2013-05-21 Thread Brandt
Hi Esther, As you stated, correctly I might add, the app is not available in the South African app store. It is also rather inconvenient to have the clock on the phone and to have to wright the game moves on the mac. Being that I am actually not in the USA with access to said store, I would ha

Re: Text Adventure Games on OSX

2013-05-21 Thread Cait and Maggie
thanks for saying this. I just got zoom today. Cait On 2013-05-21, at 10:14 AM, Chris Blouch wrote: > Which flavor of the game did you download? Zoom creates an embedded browser > which dumps you to the interactive fiction database. Once you find a game you > like they offer it in several for

Re: Text Adventure Games on OSX

2013-05-21 Thread Noel Romey
Has anyone figured out how to change tts rate in xoom or is it best to use the vo cursor to review the screen? I like Xoom more than the windows interpreters even Ner On May 21, 2013, at 8:40 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: Zoom was OK, but I couldn't get it to download any of the games I wanted fro

Re: Root User Issue

2013-05-21 Thread Richard Ring
Thanks for your message. I do understand the dangers involved in enabling and using the root user. And, your diagnosis of the VoiceOver issue was spot on. Several days ago, I got VoiceOver to come on, and found myself in something called "dictation im". Using the mouse, via the keyboard, I was ab

Re: Noise Canceling Hadphones and Voiceover

2013-05-21 Thread Chris Blouch
Some folks also like the Sennheiser headphones: http://en-de.sennheiser.com/headphones/travel CB On 5/21/13 12:34 PM, Brian Fischler wrote: Hey all, Living in an area where they recently changed the flight patterns, I am being driven crazy by the airplanes, and noisy neighbors. I had bought

Re: Using messaging with fb chat

2013-05-21 Thread Brian Fischler
Yes, I have been using this method to chat for a bit, and it doesn't seem to sync up your messages sent via the web or iPhone, at least it works to send messages through messages On May 21, 2013, at 1:15 PM, dr.abdull...@gmail.com wrote: > Hello I found way to chat with messages app > By adding

Using messaging with fb chat

2013-05-21 Thread dr . abdullah6
Hello I found way to chat with messages app By adding jabr account then add chat.facebook.com But I can't see early messages sent by web or messenger Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from t

Re: Deleting a Device in System Sounds Preferences

2013-05-21 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, You need to have the Mac forget your bluetooth ear piece. Go to system preferences/bluetooth. Now, arrow down to the ear piece in the bluetooth devices table. Lastly, VO right arrow over to the remove button and press it. hth Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2the

Noise Canceling Hadphones and Voiceover

2013-05-21 Thread Brian Fischler
Hey all, Living in an area where they recently changed the flight patterns, I am being driven crazy by the airplanes, and noisy neighbors. I had bought a cheap pair of noise canceling headphones, but like anything you get what you pay for. I did a search for the best noise canceling, most of wh

disregard my Applescript question

2013-05-21 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, Never mind my Applescript question, I figured it out. As with all things Apple, it was easier than I thought it would be. In case anyone else ever has to do this, here's how: #set your script so it can be called property [name]: load POSIX file "/[path to script]/script_file.scpt" #use a

mostly OT: Applescript question

2013-05-21 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, I am creating a set of Applescripts I think many of us will find quite useful. In doing so, however, I am running into needing to use a few functions again and again across these scripts, so I put the functions into a utilities script. I can call them, but I can't work out how to set var

Re: Google Drive download issue

2013-05-21 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Using Google Drive in your browser is best done in Chrome with ChromeVox. It seems that Google has made a directed effort of making ChromeVox use many of the web elements resident on their pages more accessible with their ChromeVox interface. Alternatively, you could download the Google D

Re: Root User Issue

2013-05-21 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Previous cautions aside, although important, one thing that might be going on is that a Keychain dialog is popping up that is stopping your ability to activate VO, press Escape a few times to see if that dialog will go away then try cmd-f5 or fn-cmd-f5 to get VO to start. The Root user has

Re: Skipping YouTube Ads and Subtitles in YouTube Videos

2013-05-21 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi Harry, For skipping ads, I use chrome with the YouTube Options extension. This extension allows you to set those options and thus all videos you watch have the ads stripped out. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2013-05-19, at 10:47 PM, Harry Hogue wrote: > How did you di

Re: using keyboard

2013-05-21 Thread Chris Blouch
The article mentions importing stuff from external storage so I don't see why a flashdrive wouldn't work. Probably just not something that requires USB power to operate. Doing a USB to Braille display is getting into a pretty small use case so it would probably require somebody to just try it a

Re: using keyboard

2013-05-21 Thread Chris Blouch
Right, I found they have a similar thing for those: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD821ZM/A/lightning-to-usb-camera-adapter Whether it still works as a keyboard adapter is unknown. CB On 5/20/13 6:42 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Hi, Keep in mind, the iPhone 5, iPad mini, 4th generation iPad

Re: MBP Drive issues.

2013-05-21 Thread Chris Blouch
Are you sure your drive is working ok? You might want to start with checking the SMART status of the drive. Want to make sure this is some other corruption problem and not a drive starting to fail. Otherwise you could get everything all fixed up and just have it go out again. Easiest way to do

Re: voice dream and e-books

2013-05-21 Thread Christine Grassman
>From what I understand, no, because they are protected. It's a real shame, >though; I would love to have my chosen voice read everything. On May 21, 2013, at 10:21 AM, shane christenson wrote: > Hi, listers. Is there a way to make voice dream read books from Kindle, Nook, > or iBooks? If so,

voice dream and e-books

2013-05-21 Thread shane christenson
Hi, listers. Is there a way to make voice dream read books from Kindle, Nook, or iBooks? If so, how is this done? Thanks for any help. Shane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving em

Re: Text Adventure Games on OSX

2013-05-21 Thread Chris Blouch
Which flavor of the game did you download? Zoom creates an embedded browser which dumps you to the interactive fiction database. Once you find a game you like they offer it in several formats for download. You want to be sure to grab the zmachine version. CB On 5/21/13 8:40 AM, erik burggraaf

Re: mac friendly host podcasting site.

2013-05-21 Thread Daniel C
Hey there, My name's Daniel. I offer Podcast, personal, and business hosting and help with the setup and promotion of the podcasts. I'd be more than glad to discuss your needs for hosting off-list. Please send email to presa...@firestar-hosting.com With what you'd require for hosting and I'll wo

Deleting a Device in System Sounds Preferences

2013-05-21 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, guys, I have a bluetooth earpiece listed in system preferences, sounds. I don't use it anymore, and there's an error message every time I arrow past it in the list. I've found a workaround, since it's the second in the list and there are three items, I simply use VO-shift-home and -end to a

mac friendly host podcasting site.

2013-05-21 Thread Nektarios Mallas
Hello everyone. I would like to start my own podcast and I am looking for an accessible host dedicated to podcasting. I would like to have to deal with html and technical stuff as little as possible. Right now, I have the recording and making process all set and ready. I looked at www.libsyn

Re: Text Adventure Games on OSX

2013-05-21 Thread erik burggraaf
Zoom was OK, but I couldn't get it to download any of the games I wanted from it's online portal which I'm assuming is ifarchive. After trying about 10 games and not finding one that would download I gave up. Best, Erik Burggraaf Follow my series of articles about setting up a small business t

Re: Chess clock, was, Re: Excell macros in numbers

2013-05-21 Thread Esther
Hi Brandt, There is an iPhone chess clock app that is accessible with VoiceOver called the Merkmatics Chess Clock ($0.99 in the U.S. App Store). Unfortunately, it does not seem to be available in the South African App Store, (I know you remember the problems of getting the accessible versions of

Re: Ideas for games?

2013-05-21 Thread Donna Goodin
Solitaire is very addictive. And King's corner is fun, but it's a different game, at least to me. Donna On May 21, 2013, at 6:20 AM, Brandt wrote: > I would have to agree on Uno. I do not know Solitair well enough to comment. > > Warm regards, > > Brandt Steenkamp > > Sent from my macbook pr

Need help with apple script or automator

2013-05-21 Thread Brandt
Hi there guys, I asked about a chess clock earlier, and someone mentioned using apple script or Automator, but I have no idea how to go about such a thing. Is anyone willing and able to help me with this? If so, please either mail me off list or add me to Skype. My Skype ID can be found in my

Re: Ideas for games?

2013-05-21 Thread Brandt
I would have to agree on Uno. I do not know Solitair well enough to comment. Warm regards, Brandt Steenkamp Sent from my macbook pro Contact me: Mobile/iMessage/WatsApp: +27781205013 Email: brandt.steenk...@gmail.com My ring to Skype: California, United States +(1)760-5140161 Extensi

Re: Ideas for games?

2013-05-21 Thread Donna Goodin
I would love both Uno and Solitaire! Donna On May 21, 2013, at 12:37 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > I would love an accessible Uno game. > > Ricardo Walker > rica...@appletothecore.info > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On May 20, 2013, at 10:38 PM, Jessica Moss wrote: > >>

Re: VMWare Fusion questions

2013-05-21 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
If you need help with setting up jaws etc. There are a number of posts on the mail archive as we've spoken about them before in detail. However if you need any help with setting up jaws and you can't find the posts, please let us know and I can send you a few E-mails concerning the setting up of

Re: Ideas for games?

2013-05-21 Thread Chris H
Oh yes! Same here! And a bowling game would be nice too! Chris E-mail and Facebook: challswor...@sky.com Skype: chrishallsworth7266 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/@christopherh40 Find my blog at challsworth2.wordpress.com On 21/05/2013 06:37, Ricardo Walker wrote: I would love an accessible U

Re: error message when playing videos using mactubes.

2013-05-21 Thread Jürgen Fleger
Be sure using the last version of MacTubes. It happens from time to time as you described and what normally helped was an update to the newest version. All the best Jürgen Am 21.05.2013 um 03:40 schrieb Jessica Moss : > I've just tried several times to play a video using mactubes, and just get a

Re: Chess clock, was, Re: Excell macros in numbers

2013-05-21 Thread Brandt
Hi Chris, You are correct when saying that a chess clock has to counters. There is an iPhone app that is almost accessible, but it is not quite. Warm regards, Brandt Steenkamp Sent from my macbook pro Contact me: Mobile/iMessage/WatsApp: +27781205013 Email: brandt.steenk...@gmail.com My ri