Trying to Reach Dan Thompson

2013-06-16 Thread Les Kriegler
Dan, if you receive this e-mail, would you please write me privately. I exported the help file into a word document for the VoiceDream Reader and would like to email it to you. I was out of town when you wrote yesterday and didn't keep your message. Thanks. Les -- You received this

Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel

2013-06-16 Thread Nicholas Parsons
I too reckon you should just get the iMac. I love my iMac, and I can't even see the screen. When I did the calculations to decide the same question you're considering, it worked out to be cheaper and easier to just get an iMac rather than buying the Mac Mini, the keybaord, the TrackPad or

Re: Turning Voice Over On

2013-06-16 Thread Nicholas Parsons
An alternative if you have a TrackPad: • Tap twice on your TrackPad with three fingers. -- 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

Re: earpieces

2013-06-16 Thread Nicholas Parsons
HI Jean, How extensively have you used your Jabra Clear with your Mac now? Have you had any dificulties? Will you lose VoiceOver if you turn the Jabra Clear headset off and then on again, or if it runs out of batteries? When you first boot up your Mac and the OS loads, will VoiceOver default to

A Look at ProTools Part 1 has been uploaded

2013-06-16 Thread Chris Gilland
Good morning, or evening everyone, depending on where you're located. In the past, there has been a lot of discussion both on and off list about the accessibility and use of ProTools from an accessibility standpoint with Voiceover. I've been asked to appear on certain podcasts and then due to

Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel

2013-06-16 Thread zoe
Yes, I think your right. through lots of conversations with various people and messages from this list, I have decided to go with the base imac and since someone mentioned the upgrade to mavrick might be twenty or thirty dollars or even maybe free, I think I can't go wrong. From the messages

A Look at ProTools Part 2 is now available.

2013-06-16 Thread Chris Gilland
Here you go. http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/bfxeug Chris. -- 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: Fusion boot camp or parallel

2013-06-16 Thread Rebecca Sabo
Hi all, My name is Becky Sabo. I have pages loaded on my mack pro computer. It helps me a little but still frustrated with it. How do you write college papers on it? So I was wondering if I should load book camp or vm solution? I have had my mack pro computer for two in a half months. Any

Very close with VM Fusion, but have a few more questions

2013-06-16 Thread Bill Holton
Hi. I was able to get Windows 7 working under a VM window, using my bootcamp drive. But I have a few more questions. First, what do I need to do to be able to alt tab through my Win 7 windows? Second, when I do leave the Win 7 window and turn VO back on and do a bit with the Mac, when I

Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel

2013-06-16 Thread Nicholas Parsons
Yes, you can install JAWS or any other screen reader on the Windows part of your Mac. It doesn't matter whether it's running as a duel installation (i.e. bootcamp) or as a virtual machine (e.g. VM Fusion). I am curious if any of these people who keep saying parallels is inaccessible have

Re: iTunes match

2013-06-16 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
I purchased a gift cirtificut, and he hasn't received it yet. On Jun 15, 2013, at 11:30 PM, Tim Kilburn kilbur...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I don't believe so, but you can purchase a Gift Certificate through the iTunes Store that is eMailed to the recipient. The Gift Certificate usually can

Here is Part 3 of A Look at ProTools.

2013-06-16 Thread Chris Gilland
http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/lulafs Chris. -- 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 post to this

Re: Turning Voice Over On

2013-06-16 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Yes, Nick, that is a quick and easy one. I'll add, though, that you first must have Trackpad Commander turned on for this to work. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2013-06-16, at 4:00 AM, Nicholas Parsons mr.nicholas.pars...@gmail.com wrote: An alternative if you have

Re: night owl question

2013-06-16 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi: Thank you! Have you figured out how to search Twitter? On Jun 15, 2013, at 10:24 PM, Alex Hall mehg...@gmail.com wrote: Direct messages are in their own tab. Either cmd-right twice from the main timeline tab, or press ctrl-3. Incidentally, mentions are one tab right of the timeline, or

Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel

2013-06-16 Thread Phil Halton
Personally, I prefer using the MS Office suite with JAWS. I don't think anything comes close to the accessibility of jaws and MS word/Excel. I'm also new to the mac and have a bootcamp installation on my HD with JAWS and office. I Plan, like alot of others, to get VMWare fusion running so I

Re: Nightowl questions

2013-06-16 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi: This helps, thank you! I disabled auto fill the first day. I found it annoying. On Jun 15, 2013, at 10:44 PM, ppowell...@aol.com wrote: I sincerely hope this helps. Everyone is so helpful on this list, I save the answers I am given that work at the time. When you start it, the focus

Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel

2013-06-16 Thread zoe
Oh thanks so much, good to know I won't have problems with jaws. As I said the man at the apple store actually suggested parallel but if fusion does the trick and most people seem to like it I guess maybe that's the way to go especially if I'm going to be asking for advice on the use of the

Re: iTunes match

2013-06-16 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hmmm. I've only did the Gift Certificate thing once or twice and don't remember exactly how long it took for the recipient to receive it. I thought that it was more or less instantaneous other than if you were specific about when it was to be sent. The iTunes Store should send you a receipt

Re: iTunes match

2013-06-16 Thread Daniel Miller
Hi, No, it's not always instant. It can take up to a few hours. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 16, 2013, at 10:21 AM, Tim Kilburn kilbur...@gmail.com wrote: Hmmm. I've only did the Gift Certificate thing once or twice and don't remember exactly how long it took for the recipient to receive

A Look at ProTools Part 4

2013-06-16 Thread Chris Gilland
http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/rrqvb5 Chris. -- 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 post to this

iTunes match question

2013-06-16 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, Just a quick question. If I have iTunes match on, and a CD has been imported into iTunes Match, what happens if I then delete that CD? Does iTunes Match still let me play the iCloud version? Thanks, Donna -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: iTunes match question

2013-06-16 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, When you delete songs from your local machine, a dialog will appear asking you if you wish to remove it from only the local machine or from iCloud as well. So, essentially, you can play all items that are in iTunes Match from the Cloud if you wish. You'd just be using up data in the

Re: iTunes match question

2013-06-16 Thread Donna Goodin
OK, that's what I thought. thanks for confirming. Best, Donna On Jun 16, 2013, at 1:54 PM, Tim Kilburn kilbur...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, When you delete songs from your local machine, a dialog will appear asking you if you wish to remove it from only the local machine or from iCloud as

Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel

2013-06-16 Thread Alex Hall
Voiceover cannot speak on the boot screen since it is not loaded yet. Apple would have to add some form of speech into BIOS, which would be difficult to impossible. You can do what I did, though: install the Refit Boot Manager, letting you press m for mac or w for windows when you boot the

how long should Prizmo take to scan?

2013-06-16 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, I'm trying Prizmo again, now that I replaced my scanner with one that works. However, it takes around three or four minutes to scan one page, yet making a photocopy with the same printer/scanner takes no time at all. Is the scanning process different, or is Prizmo just slow? If the

VMWare Fusion for $15 (plus shipping)

2013-06-16 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, Fusion is normally $50 i believe, but Dell has a DVD of the program for only $15! I don't know if this is a sale and, if so, how long it will last, so if you need Fusion (as I do), go grab it now! Here is the link:

Strange Issue with VMWare Fusion/Sharing Virtual Machine between OSX User Accounts

2013-06-16 Thread Harry Hogue
Hello, In brief, the situation is as follows: Two different accounts for OSX and Windows both, one for personal and one for work, to keep things nicely separated. Tried to share the VM between both OSX user accounts by placing the VM in /users/shared, and now Sharpkeys mapping for right

Chess anyone?

2013-06-16 Thread Dave
OK, is there a way to play the chess game on my Mac? If so, can I play against someone on my local network running a Mac as well? I can see the board, can see the pieces, but can't seem to figure out how to make moves and such. Thanks in advance. Dave -- You received this message because

Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel

2013-06-16 Thread zoe
h refit manager is that something extra I half to by or can apple add it on for me? Also since I'm going to be installing windows with jaws, and jaws can be configured to the log screen would that do the trick? - Original Message - From: Alex Hall mehg...@gmail.com To:

Re: Chess anyone?

2013-06-16 Thread Harry Hogue
I believe in the menus there is an option to speak moves, but I've not done much wit hthe game. Harry On Jun 16, 2013, at 2:07 PM, Dave dave...@gmail.com wrote: OK, is there a way to play the chess game on my Mac? If so, can I play against someone on my local network running a Mac as well?

Re: VMWare Fusion for $15 (plus shipping)

2013-06-16 Thread Danny Noonan
Lucky Americans. Grin. I've got to grab it but it'll be the $50 down under. Danny. Sent from my iPhone On 17/06/2013, at 5:53 AM, Alex Hall mehg...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Fusion is normally $50 i believe, but Dell has a DVD of the program for only $15! I don't know if this is a sale

Re: Chess anyone?

2013-06-16 Thread Estelita
Hi, When the chess program is open, it is set to play human against computer. Just type in your move, example: e2 e4 and the computer will reply its move. You can change the settings to play computer against human but it's a little bit tricky, just play around the chess menu to find how to do it.

contacts manager

2013-06-16 Thread jean parker
Tim and All: I think I've got it! Maybe. Navigating on the right side of the screen is clearly one key. I was having trouble scrolling through the alphabet because if I didn't scroll in exactly a straight line I would end up somewhere else. Also, being able to choose the fields on the right

Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel

2013-06-16 Thread Alex Hall
No, Refit is free and something you will add once you get your machine. Jaws can only read the Windows logon/lock screens, not the boot screen. When a computer first boots, no operating system has started yet, which is why no screen reader can possibly be loaded. On Jun 16, 2013, at 4:21 PM,

Re: Chess anyone?

2013-06-16 Thread Alex Hall
Yes, setting speak moves to on is helpful. what I do is enable Quicknav, then interact with the board grid and set my navigation to rows. I can then left arrow to go left, up arrow to go up, and so on. I can also simply press up-down on a pice, move to where I want it to go, and press up-down

Re: contacts manager

2013-06-16 Thread Alex Hall
You don't need to hit done until you are happy with the contact details. That is, only hit done when you have filled in every piece of information you want, not after each edit field. Double tapping a field to edit it will stop editing the previous one, so you will not end up with multiple

Re: VMWare Fusion for $15 (plus shipping)

2013-06-16 Thread Phil Halton
What's Dell doing selling a MAC version of VMWare? Of course, I know little about these things, but could that be a PC-based version of VMWare fusion? Will it run on a MAC? - Original Message - From: Alex Hall mehg...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, June

Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel

2013-06-16 Thread Phil Halton
Zoey, once the computer is running either in Mac or Windows, you can select the other OS from one of the utilities in MAC and also in Windows, then reboot. The computer will then reboot into the desired OS - that's how alot of people get around the problem of having no speech at boot time.

Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel

2013-06-16 Thread zoe
Oh ok got it now. One more question that I thought of and please accept my appologies for asking what may seem stupid questions and for asking them scattered, my mind is all over the place and I seem to be asking questions as they come. Am I to understand that with bootcamp the drive would be

Re: VMWare Fusion for $15 (plus shipping)

2013-06-16 Thread Alex Hall
It states that it is for OS10. I don't know why they are selling it, but I'm trying it out. On Jun 16, 2013, at 6:04 PM, Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com wrote: What's Dell doing selling a MAC version of VMWare? Of course, I know little about these things, but could that be a PC-based version

Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel

2013-06-16 Thread Alex Hall
It is not a problem, we have all been there. With bootcamp, the drive is partitioned; with Fusion, it is not. I don't know why Apple charges that much - any halfway decent computer geek can partition a drive in two minutes. If you decide to go bootcamp, I'd just enlist the help of some local

Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel

2013-06-16 Thread zoe
ok thanks will try the local way if i decide on the bootcamp but honestly it looks like the fusion is the better way. - Original Message - From: Alex Hall mehg...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 6:43 PM Subject: Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel

where do I fine accessible apps for the mack

2013-06-16 Thread Rebecca Sabo
Hi all, I was wondering where I could fine out what apps are accessible for the mack computer? I went to app vis to look and it it was not very easy to fine which one were free and accessible. Any help would be great. Becky Sabo On Jun 11, 2013, at 2:32 PM, Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com wrote:

RE: Here is Part 3 of A Look at ProTools.

2013-06-16 Thread David Tanner
Chris, Would you please post the link for the 4th tutorial again. I got the message, but it accidently got deleted, and now I can't find the deleted message. Thanks very much! -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf

Re: A Look at ProTools Part 1 has been uploaded

2013-06-16 Thread John Schucker
Hi Chris: I for one am really looking forward to checking this out, especially since I never did manage to find any of Kevin's stuff. I've seen links that claim to be for it, but they go nowhere. I'm currently mostly using windows but am seriously considering switching to mac, right now I

A Look at ProTools Part 5.

2013-06-16 Thread Chris Gilland
http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/cffpsb Chris. -- 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 post to this

Re: Here is Part 3 of A Look at ProTools.

2013-06-16 Thread Chris Gilland
Sure thing. One second... chris. - Original Message - From: David Tanner david.tanner...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 7:09 PM Subject: RE: Here is Part 3 of A Look at ProTools. Chris, Would you please post the link for the 4th tutorial

For David and others: Resending A Look at ProTools part 4

2013-06-16 Thread Chris Gilland
OK, upon request, here is part 4 again. http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/rrqvb5 Chris. -- 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

Re: A Look at ProTools Part 1 has been uploaded

2013-06-16 Thread Chris Gilland
You wrote: Will you be posting further parts to the list, or your own site, or somewhere else? Or is it a four part thing? Trust me, it's going to wind up being way way way way! more than 4 parts by the time it's over. I'd say more probably upwards of 10 or so. Yes, these will be posted

help with pages: line of text where on page and hwat page

2013-06-16 Thread Anouk Radix
Hello, With microsoft word, with my braille display, i can see on the status bar precisely what line of text i am working on in a page and at what page number that is. Is there something like this in pages on the mac as well? Thanks, Greetings, Anouk, -- You received this message because you

bit ot: problems with jfw 14 in win8pro vm

2013-06-16 Thread Anouk Radix
Hello, I have been playing with win8 in vmware fusion 5. With nvda everything works great but when i install jfw 14 demo (i have 13 myself) the braille does not work correctly, i think the speech does. While in nvda everything works fine. I dont think it is a driver issue because stuff does get

earpieces

2013-06-16 Thread jean parker
Hi Nick: I have not used it with the mac that extensively so I don't know if I can answer your questions. I have mostly used it with my i phone. I have only begun experimenting with sound input and output in system preferences. I know that I turn on bluetooth and connect the earpiece it

Re: VMWare Fusion for $15 (plus shipping)

2013-06-16 Thread Phil Halton
Alex, please let us/me know what you find. I'm in the market for VMWare Fusion too, and this price will get me off the fence if its the correct product. Where did you say you found it? Dell.com? - Original Message - From: Alex Hall mehg...@gmail.com To:

Re: VMWare Fusion for $15 (plus shipping)

2013-06-16 Thread Alex Hall
Yes, here's the link again. This is why I wish people would include the original message in replies... http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=usl=ens=bsdcs=04sku=A6502528dgc=SScid=261927lid=4738769acd=12309177348460817 On Jun 16, 2013, at 9:59 PM, Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com

Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel

2013-06-16 Thread Phil Halton
zoey, Bootcamp is set up by a program on the MAC called bootcamp assistant. That program partitions the drive for you and starts the installation process of Windows. That is, it partitions the drive then asks you to put the windows disk in the CD drive, then reboots and begins the Windows

Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel

2013-06-16 Thread Alex Hall
I don't recall if the iMacs still come with disk drives or not. If they don't, you will have a few extra steps to get bootcamp working using a thumb drive, or you can buy a USB disk drive and plug that in instead. I installed Bootcamp from a thumb drive, but I had a lot of sighted help. It

Re: VMWare Fusion for $15 (plus shipping)

2013-06-16 Thread Phil Halton
Alex, I just ordered the Fusion5 DVD from Dell. Nothing like a fire sale to get you moving on a project. Looks like we'll be comparing outcomes - I plan to use the existing bootcamp partion from Fusion5. - Original Message - From: Alex Hall mehg...@gmail.com To:

Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel

2013-06-16 Thread Mary Otten
Imacs do come with hard drives, or you can get the fusion drive or all flash storage, for a price, of course. What surprised me was that the iMac hard drive option is a 5400 rpm drive. †hat blew me away. I'd think they'd offer 7200 rpm. But the Apple store site clearly has it as a 5400 rpm,

Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel

2013-06-16 Thread Phil Halton
On a side note, I read a recent article/review of the new iMacs, and the reviewer felt strongly that the 27 inch model was by far the better deal. And, yes, you'll now need an external CD drive (sold by Apple for around $80) as they took them off the iMacs to make the thinner profile. -

Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel

2013-06-16 Thread Mary Otten
Phil, Interesting that the 27 inch iMac is seen as the better deal. But how much of that is based on the display, a factor that interest blind people not at all, unless, of course, you have enough vision to be able to take advantage of it. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received

Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel

2013-06-16 Thread zoe
Hey guys that's exactly the one I'm thinking of getting, the twenty seven inch, the gentlemen at the store though told me not to by the cd rom from apple and that I could get a much cheaper one else where maybe for thirty dollars or so. - Original Message - From: Mary Otten

Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel

2013-06-16 Thread zoe
Oh wait I think i'm getting tired or too much info has blocked my brain. The gentlemen told me there is a 1tb of storage and that i would need an external cd rom for installing software and windows that i would hook up via usb. - Original Message - From: Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com

redirecting downloads when in safari

2013-06-16 Thread shane christenson
Hi folks. Is there any way to tell safari to put downloads in another folder instead of the downloads folder? Thanks. Shane -- 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

mac equivalent for the 'my computer' in windows

2013-06-16 Thread shane christenson
Hi listers. What's the Mac equivalent of the windows 'my computer', and how do I get to it from desktop? Thanks. Shane -- 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

A Look at ProTools Part 6

2013-06-16 Thread Chris Gilland
OK guys, we have a lot of ground to cover here, so hold on to your hats! This is where we're going to really start getting into more navigation, and moving around within a session. Also, I'm gonna teach you the concept of markers, and how they are used, and more, why they are so incredible!

RE: mac equivalent for the 'my computer' in windows

2013-06-16 Thread Kliphton
Use command shift C. That will give you the same list windows would if you were in my computer. Kliphton Senior (iMessageEmail) kliph...@icloud.com (Twitter,instagram,foursquareSkype) kliphton72 (Text only) 914-820-2298 (Personal blog-read at your own risk!) http://kliphskorner.wordpress.com

Re: redirecting downloads when in safari

2013-06-16 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, In the General pane of your Safari Prefs, there is a pop-up menu where you can choose where to put downloaded files. By default, it is on the Downloads folder, select Other then choose where you wish them to be downloaded to. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2013-06-16,