Re: OT: torrent for freely available books?

2013-08-06 Thread Sandi Jazmin Kruse
hi, Now i am not really sure what kind of books you are after, but i believe Gutenberg, got a lot of stuff for free. I have used them a lot in the past and liked some of the books especially the Anne series /sandi On 8/5/13, Alex Hall mehg...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I just started using

Re: OT: torrent for freely available books?

2013-08-06 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Where do you get Torrent App from? Is it accessible with Voice over? On 6 Aug 2013, at 09:59 AM, Sandi Jazmin Kruse sandi1...@gmail.com wrote: hi, Now i am not really sure what kind of books you are after, but i believe Gutenberg, got a lot of stuff for free. I have used them a lot in the

Re: OT: torrent for freely available books?

2013-08-06 Thread Kliphton
Depending on what app you use to read books, there is a lot of free books on certain sites. Amazon has a kindle buffay, and a lot others. If you search the message arkives, I think someone posted a message about 25 links to get free e-books. Google should even work in this instance. HTH

Re: OT: torrent for freely available books?

2013-08-06 Thread Alex Hall
I've found lists of free book resources, and tried several. They are tedious to use, and that Ebook Buffet app it sluggish and confusing. That's why I was hoping for a torrent, or even a zip file, instead. Klifton, I think you said you had such a resource somewhere, or maybe that was someone

Re: OT: torrent for freely available books?

2013-08-06 Thread Alex Hall
It works perfectly, at least the parts I have used so far, and it is free. I just googled Utorrent, which worked even though that is not the correct name. On Aug 6, 2013, at 5:36 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu kawa...@me.com wrote: Where do you get Torrent App from? Is it accessible with Voice over?

Re: Ventrilo question

2013-08-06 Thread Mike
Interact with the list and scroll down to the room that you want to join. From there hold control, option, shift then press the spacebar twice. I was just using it last night so I know that it works. Let me know if you have any problems Mike Malarsie Motivational Speaker SSgt USAF (Retired)

Re: Accessible FTP software

2013-08-06 Thread -
Someone asked: does Terminal support secure FTP do you know? Yes, it is sftp and there is a man page for it. The commands once a connection is established are a bit different then plain ftp. XB -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries

Re: Accessible FTP software

2013-08-06 Thread Tyler Thompson
here’s a list of commands, i didn’t see another incredibly useful tutorial but, you should be able to get started with this: http://answers.stat.ucla.edu/groups/answers/wiki/7a848/ On Aug 6, 2013, at 6:22 AM, - dandun...@gmail.com wrote: Someone asked: does Terminal support secure FTP

Numbers Under Mavericks

2013-08-06 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hey guys I have a question, and maybe the people that know can't say. But, it's one of my concerns since I have a lot of Number files on my Mac, including my invoices so I can get paid. I tried the beta version online, and the thing didn't work with VoiceOver, as I believe I mentioned

VM and Office 2010

2013-08-06 Thread Bill Holton
Hi. I have Bootcamped my Mini, and I have also set up VM with a virtual machine using my bootcamp partition. My problem is, when I move back and forth from Boot camp to the VM machine, Office 2010 keeps asking me to re-authenticate my copy of office. I am guessing there is some simple solution

Re: Numbers Under Mavericks

2013-08-06 Thread Ray Foret jr
Now, surely, you should know by now we don't discuss beta versions here. Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in! Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user! On Aug 6, 2013, at 8:31 AM, Eugenia Firth

Re: Numbers Under Mavericks

2013-08-06 Thread Eugenia Firth
True, and I wasn't exactly asking for that. I guess what I want to know is what the complications would be if I put Mavericks and had to put Mountain Lion on my Mac at the same time. Or, would it be better to just wait and find out what everybody else has trouble with in the new version of

YoruFukurou Question

2013-08-06 Thread Brian Fischler
Hey all, Been using YoruFukurou a lot more since the death of Google Reader and have learned more of the in and outs. I seem to like to make more use of my lists and have set up tabs for my most commonly used lists. The issue is I am always a few hundred tweets behind. Occasionally I have to

Ipod 4 and App store problem

2013-08-06 Thread Dan Rathburn
Hello, I have an Ipod 4 32GB. When I select a category in the App store, no apps appear on the screen. The area between the category heading and the selections at the bottom, Featured, Top Charts, Genius, Search and Updates, is blank. Apps appear if Top Charts is selected but nothing in

ole aria?

2013-08-06 Thread Cait and Maggie
has anybody here ever used ole aria? I downloaded it today and installed it in my applications folder. when I tried to open it, it just sat there. anybody got any ideas? Thanks, Caitlyn -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To

can't get key bindings in Webvisum to take

2013-08-06 Thread Ray Foret jr
Okay, I managed to get Webvisum installed in to Firefox again. This is the latest stable build of Firefox we're talking about here. No matter what I try, though, I just cannot get new key bindings to stick in the prefs window for Web Visum. I tried typing cmd 6 just like that but without

windows7 VM requires re-activation after migration

2013-08-06 Thread Phil Halton
I used Migration Assistant to bring over all my settings, apps, etc from my iMac to my new MacBook Air, and all went well. When I first ran my windows7 VM, I had to reauthorize jaws - no problem. Then today, I was prompted to reauthorize windows itself - oh no. Well, I called microsoft and was

Re: Numbers Under Mavericks

2013-08-06 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I don’t see why upgrading to Mavericks would mean you would be forced to use iWorks in the cloud. You would just use the copy of Numbers you’ve been using all a long I would think. This is the way MS office is at least. You can run MS office 2013 on your computer or, use the cloud base

Re: ole aria?

2013-08-06 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, Could this application be running in the status menu? Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Aug 6, 2013, at 3:27 PM, Cait and Maggie caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com wrote: has anybody here ever used ole aria? I downloaded it today and

Amazon and Sony Are Requesting That The Accessibility Requirements Be Waved for E-Book Readers

2013-08-06 Thread Karen Lewellen
and when you *ahem!* read why it will rock your stockings..or socks as the case may be. -- Forwarded message -- http://www.blindbargains.com/bargains.php?m=9286 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To

Re: ole aria?

2013-08-06 Thread Cait and Maggie
um1, not to sound totally dumb, but exactly what is the status menu and how do I find it? also, how do I access Ole Aria if it is indeed in this mysterious status menu? thanks! Caitlyn On 2013-08-06, at 6:07 PM, Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Could this application be

Firefox 3.1 beta worse than useless

2013-08-06 Thread Ray Foret jr
Hi, Subject line pretty much says it all. My experience with Firefox Beta version 3.1 indicates a huge step backward in accessibility. Cannot do anything with it what so ever. Total desaster. Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in! Sincerely,

Re: ole aria?

2013-08-06 Thread Alex Hall
Press vo-m twice to enter the status menus, where are found wifi, bluetooth, time, Time Machine, and many other items both from the Mac and from installed apps. Olaria does not reside here, however. I tried it and got it to work, sort of. Honestly, I found it rather clunky and not very good for

Re: ole aria?

2013-08-06 Thread Cait and Maggie
Hi Alex, yeah, OK, I did try the menu extras or whatever it's called, too, and didn't find ole aria, either. I'm trying ti find a daisy reader for the mac or a way to have a way to make bookmarks in a scanned file, akin to k1000 so that I don't have to use a virtualized machine, if possible. I

Anyone gettingsafari busy, when using ebay?

2013-08-06 Thread Jessica Moss
I've been trying several times to use ebay with safari, and after doing a search then scrolling about maybe halfway or so down the page, I hear safari busy, then for some reason, voiceover decides to restart itself without me doing anything to it after a period of time after this has happened.