Re: accessible application for burning a movie onto a dvd

2013-12-10 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Uh, I don’t think you can burn films you buy through ITunes on to DVD because of the restrictive characteritsics of the .m4v files and the fact that they are protected. Now, .mov files you record on your Iphone or other camera, you can burn those. I’d suggest using Burn for that. Sent from

Re: mac update?

2013-12-10 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi. I have used paragon for windows long ago, and it could be used with a little patience. Best regards Annie. Den 09 Dec 2013 kl. 22:56 skrev Esther mori...@mac.com: Hi, Cocktail (usually $19 for license) is certainly accessible. I used the previous version of ExpanDrive (usually $39.95

bookmarks hidden

2013-12-10 Thread jean parker
Hello All: Well somehow it has happened again. I go to my bookmarks and they are hidden somehow. The new bookmarks which is where they are is checked. If I stop interacting with the left hand table and arrow to the right, the next thing is a search field. Continuing to the right is a

Paragraph Styles in the New Pages

2013-12-10 Thread Des Delgadillo
I primarily use Pages for writing broadcast scripts and working on screenplays, and not having to do either thing for a few months, I was pleasantly surprised when I upgraded to the new Pages and found it significantly less clunky than before. My only question is: Is there still a way to create

Re: Paragraph Styles in the New Pages

2013-12-10 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Des, Unfortunately, there are no longer hot keys to do this. However, VO-j will take you to the Formatter, and I find that I land on the Paragraph styles button if that’s where I was last time. If you give your paragraph styles names beginning with different letters, you can just click

Escape Key was Speakable Items

2013-12-10 Thread Lee Jones
Dear List I have noticed that my escape key does not seem to work, I can be in a menu and the hint says press escape to exit the menu but it doesn't work. This is probably why speakable items fails. Is there any software explanation for this or is my escape key physically broken? Is it

Re: bookmarks hidden

2013-12-10 Thread Nicholas Parsons
Interact with the splitter and then VO-up arrow (I think, it could be VO and some other arrow, but I think it's up). Basically, play around with that and check each time if it's had the desired effect. Cheers, Nic On 11 Jan 2013, at 12:28 AM, jean parker radiofore...@gmail.com wrote: Hello

VM Fusion and Window-Eyes

2013-12-10 Thread Bill Holton
Hi. I have the latest version of Window-Eyes working well in a VM Fusion machine, except for one minor problem. When in a VM machine, Windows-tab is supposed to move you from program to program, like alt-tab usually does. It works fine using Narrator, but with WE, it doesn't. Instead of

Re: Escape Key was Speakable Items

2013-12-10 Thread Georgina Joyce
Hello, The same happened here after attempting to use speakable items. Gena On 10 Dec 2013, at 14:48, Lee Jones leejones...@sky.com wrote: Dear List I have noticed that my escape key does not seem to work, I can be in a menu and the hint says press escape to exit the menu but it doesn’t

Re: VM Fusion and Window-Eyes

2013-12-10 Thread Barry Hadder
Hi, Try option-tab. On Dec 10, 2013, at 10:03 AM, Bill Holton bill32...@gmail.com wrote: Hi. I have the latest version of Window-Eyes working well in a VM Fusion machine, except for one minor problem. When in a VM machine, Windows-tab is supposed to move you from program to program, like

Re: Escape Key was Speakable Items

2013-12-10 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi I changed the hot key to F12 instead of escape on my Apple bluetooth keyboard and it works fine! Colin On 10 Dec 2013, at 16:22, Georgina Joyce g...@gena-j.me.uk wrote: Hello, The same happened here after attempting to use speakable items. Gena On 10 Dec 2013, at 14:48, Lee Jones

Re: Escape Key was Speakable Items

2013-12-10 Thread BBS
Hi Gina and Lee. If your escape key doesn't work, you can also program it to listen for a key word. For example, if you wanted the keyword to be Siri, you could program it to respond everytime you say Siri. After you say the keyword, it'll make a sound and then you can issue the command you

Apple Care Policy

2013-12-10 Thread Antonio Guimaraes
Hi all, I don't know if this has been mentioned on this list, but you get AppleCare extended for three months if you upgrade to Mavericks. This policy is in place even for people with older computers like myself. I have a 2008 iMac, and I spent a considerable amount of time trying to fix my

Re: mac update?

2013-12-10 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Hello Esther and All, Just as an aside from an ignorant person as I sometimes feel to be, what do you use FTP client for? I have an ftp application installed on my macbook air which was free in the App Store, and it not infrequently launches as if s;spontaneously and asks me to specify a

Re: accessible application for burning a movie onto a dvd

2013-12-10 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Thanks, Ray. Where would you look for this application? Thanks again, Andrew -- 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: VM Fusion and Window-Eyes

2013-12-10 Thread Bill Holton
Yes, that is the key I am pressing. The Windows key is the option key on a Mac keyboard. On Dec 10, 2013, at 11:40 AM, Barry Hadder bhad...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Try option-tab. On Dec 10, 2013, at 10:03 AM, Bill Holton bill32...@gmail.com wrote: Hi. I have the latest version of

Re: Escape Key was Speakable Items

2013-12-10 Thread Georgina Joyce
Hello Collin, I can confirm that I changing from Esc worked here. However, I couldn’t get F12 to work. The widgets calculator likes F12. I wanted to use numeric zero but it wouldn’t have that, so I thought I’d try F12. By accepting Option + F12 Essc works as the backward command i.e.

Re: VM Fusion and Window-Eyes

2013-12-10 Thread BBS
That's odd. On my keyboard, the Windows key is the command key. -- Shawn Sent From My White MacBook Using SamNet -- 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

Re: last pass

2013-12-10 Thread Teresa Cochran
Yes, LastPass is accessible. I wouldn’t call it easy to use, however. Most of the time, it’s easy to add passwords, etc. but reviewing information is a little tricky. If you’re using Mavericks, you have to use Safari in full-screen mode to keep vO focused.. HtH, Teresa The Golden Age of

Re: Escape Key was Speakable Items

2013-12-10 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi Gena! Sorry I forgot I'd unselected f12 to open dashboard in the keyboard pref's I do not use it! That's why f12 works for me OK! *smile* Colin On 10 Dec 2013, at 17:11, Georgina Joyce g...@gena-j.me.uk wrote: Hello Collin, I can confirm that I changing from Esc worked here. However, I

Re: VM Fusion and Window-Eyes

2013-12-10 Thread Bill Holton
I used the keyboard settings in the Mac settings to switc h them one for the other. It makes it a lot easier to use a PC keyboard. But even on my Mac keyboard Window-Eyes seems to be interferring with my ability to use Option-tab to tab between programs, that keyboard has factory settings. On

Re: Setting up Voiceover to go through a different pair of speakers

2013-12-10 Thread Brian Fischler
Hey Nick, sorry forgot to mention that after I wrote that I went and found it, but didn't like it going through the old crappy speakers, so for now just going to have everything go through the new speakers. By the way anyone looking for a great pair of bluetooth speakers, I got the Logictech

Re: iPhones not joining network when hidden

2013-12-10 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Have they ever joined it? Our network at work is hidden and my iPad joins it without issue. I just had to make sure to enter everything properly at the start. I haven’t tried it with my iPhone though but I can’t see why it would be any different. What kind of router are you using for

Podcasts in VLC

2013-12-10 Thread Angus MacKinnon
Using VLC 2.11 in OS 10.9, I selected {Podcasts and activated the menu bar. However, I do not see a subscribe in the File Menu. How is someone to subscribe to a Podcast in VLC 2.11? Step by step instructions please? Thank you. I find iTunes so complex and hard to use. Angus MacKinnon Written

Accessible App: BitCoin Ticker

2013-12-10 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi All, Here is an accessible Bitcoin ticker. the app lists currency types on the ticker screen near the top. Below these, are a list of markets, and then below that (toward the middle of the screen is the actual updating info on bitcoin for the market and currency you have chosen. Under that

Re: Accessible App: BitCoin Ticker

2013-12-10 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here Have you found use for bit coins and, if so, how and why? Regards, Cheree HeppeSent from my IPhone 4S On 10 Dec 2013, at 11:53, Cara Quinn caraqu...@caraquinn.com wrote: Hi All, Here is an accessible Bitcoin ticker. the app lists currency types on the ticker screen near the

Re: iPhones not joining network when hidden

2013-12-10 Thread Agent086b
Yes, they will connect to the network when I unhide it. The router is a Billion can’t remember the model. I bought my wife an iPad for Christmas. When she opens it I will try and see what happens with it. Thanks for the reply. Max On 11 Dec 2013, at 6:07 am, Tim Kilburn kilbur...@gmail.com

Re: Escape Key was Speakable Items

2013-12-10 Thread Georgina Joyce
Hello, I haven’t checked but I guess I can’t use numeric pad zero is because of using the commander. Although, I didn’t think I’d left it on. No need to apologise, thanks for the heads up on where to turn that pesty thing off. Gena On 10 Dec 2013, at 18:22, Red.Falcon

Re: Podcasts in VLC

2013-12-10 Thread Cheryl Homiak
You don't need the file menu and you don't activate the menu bar. Choose podcasts from the table, meaning interact with the table and when on podcasts stop interacting. Do vo-right arrow until you come to the subscribe button. Do vo-space on the subscribe button. A dialog comes up telling you

synching certain apps between devices and computers

2013-12-10 Thread Caitlyn and Maggie
hi, How do you make sure certain apps are synching content between devices and your desk top, if they are enabled to do that? I want my voice dream reader, bard mobile, and downcast apps to be synched with each other over devices, and obviously downcast should also be the same on my desk top.

Re: Accessible App: BitCoin Ticker

2013-12-10 Thread Cara Quinn
HI Cheree, Yes, bitcoin is beginning to be used by some retailers. This app is a ticker though, not a wallet. So you would not use it to spend or receive bitcoins. The purpose of this app is simply to track the trading value of bitcoin flexibly and conveniently. Hope this helps. Cara :) On

Re: iPhones not joining network when hidden

2013-12-10 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, When you added your iPhones, did you add them when the network was hidden? I’m not sure that they will connect if the network is hidden after the fact. Later… Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Dec 10, 2013, at 1:33 PM, Agent086b agent0...@bigpond.com wrote: Yes, they will

rumola

2013-12-10 Thread Patrick Neazer
Hello Everyone: I was wondering if people were still having success using rumola the safari extension. when I take a look at the website it indicates that it works with safari version 5.5. is that the case or will it work on later versions. Take good care and I wish you enough. Patrick PS.

good text to speech converter for product manuals?

2013-12-10 Thread trahern culver
hey all i have some product manuals i would like to access i would like to turn them in to audio files with both book marks and chapters like audio books. does any one know of any programs that will do this to a high standard? and that will work with pdf doc and rtf formats? your help with

Re: rumola

2013-12-10 Thread Greg Aikens
It is working for me using Safari 7 and Mavericks. On Dec 10, 2013, at 6:34 PM, Patrick Neazer patricknea...@mac.com wrote: Hello Everyone: I was wondering if people were still having success using rumola the safari extension. when I take a look at the website it indicates that it works

Re: rumola

2013-12-10 Thread Teresa Cochran
It works for me as well with Safari 7 and Mavericks. Teresa The Golden Age of science fiction is twelve.--Pete Graham On Dec 10, 2013, at 3:47 PM, Greg Aikens gpaik...@gmail.com wrote: It is working for me using Safari 7 and Mavericks. On Dec 10, 2013, at 6:34 PM, Patrick Neazer

Here's a New One Help

2013-12-10 Thread Brian Fischler
Hey all, Here's a new one. On my dock my downloads folder reverted back to stacks view, so I clicked VO shift M to open the menu, it never opened and now in safari and all over my computer in the middle of nowhere I am hearing VO read menu than the sound a menu drop down opening makes, and I

Re: Here's a New One Help

2013-12-10 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Did you try turning VO off then back on. Not sure why it happened but that might do the trick. Later… Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Dec 10, 2013, at 5:44 PM, Brian Fischler blindga...@gmail.com wrote: Hey all, Here's a new one. On my dock my downloads folder reverted back

USb turntable help/reccomendations.

2013-12-10 Thread Jessica Moss
I'm wanting a usb turntable for Christmas, but not sure of a good model to buy, and kind of need a memory refresher on how to use one. I think I have the jist of it, needing to hook it into the line in/out jacks, which I'm not 100% sure which ones are where, and could use some tips on the

Re: Here's a New One Help

2013-12-10 Thread Brian Fischler
Hey Tim, Yup that was the first thing I did. I also noticed that now VO doesn't announce when I pull the dock up. I don't want to restart as then I lose the focus on my Night Owl Twitter timeline lists, but may have to to get everything to properly work again. The menu bar seems to have

an embarrassing question

2013-12-10 Thread don bishop
Hi, I haven’t been a mac user for too long, and when I started out I really didn’t know the commands well at all, so ended up pressing wrong keys very often. Anyway, during all that nonsense I managed to screw up the word Macintosh in the finder. Problem is I can’t figure out how to correct

Wordpress Webinar for the Blind

2013-12-10 Thread Mike M
Hi everyone! I’m setting up a webinar for Wordpress from an accessibility standpoint and I wanted to let you know about it. This is for people who have been wanting to set a Wordpress site up and haven’t, or who have and didn’t make it very far. I’m running two sites and

Re: an embarrassing question

2013-12-10 Thread Les Kriegler
Don, I think if you press the Return key, you can edit the name. If I had a dollar for each embarrassing thing I've done over the years, I'd be a wealthy man today! - Original Message - From: don bishop w6...@donbishop.org To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com CC: Date: Tuesday,

Re: an embarrassing question

2013-12-10 Thread Cheryl Homiak
It actually says Macintosh HD, right? And it's on your desktop? Okay, vokeys-arrow over to it and press return. It will say acintosh HD contents selected. Don't start typing or you'll have to type the whole thing because you will be replacing the name instead of adding to it. Left arrow and

bookmarks hidden

2013-12-10 Thread jean parker
Hello Nick: You've done it! I interacted with the splitter and hit vo up arrow. My question now is what does that do exactly? In other words, what is happening with that splitter to cause them to disappear? Where can I permanently fix this? Jean -- You received this message because you

Re: USb turntable help/reccomendations.

2013-12-10 Thread Chris Blouch
While I haven't played around with this, most USB turntables will not hook up to your line in/out jacks. The turntable will just connect via USB and have a built-in analog to digital converter. So it should just show up as a generic audio input device which you can record from using your

Re: Here's a New One Help

2013-12-10 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, When in the Finder, try cmd-n to create a new Finder window. May not do anything as it seems more confused than that but it’s worth a try. Later… Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Dec 10, 2013, at 7:57 PM, Brian Fischler blindga...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Tim, Yup that was the

Re: Podcasts in VLC

2013-12-10 Thread Angus MacKinnon
Cheryl Thank you. It took me some time to figure things out. I have now subscribed to a Podcast and now to figure out how to select and play a Podcast. Angus MacKinnon Written using a 27 inch iMac ÎÎÎ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: Podcasts in VLC

2013-12-10 Thread Cheryl Homiak
You are welcome! Put your podcast name in the search field and your episodes should appear in the table. Interact with the table, find the episode, and press return to play. I actually closed vlc and reopened it before I searched but I think that probably isn't necessary. -- Cheryl Go beyond

Re: an embarrassing question

2013-12-10 Thread don bishop
Cheryl and les, Thanks for your help, that did the trick. Don On Dec 10, 2013, at 7:33 PM, Cheryl Homiak cahom...@gmail.com wrote: It actually says Macintosh HD, right? And it's on your desktop? Okay, vokeys-arrow over to it and press return. It will say acintosh HD contents selected.