Re: Downloading Audible Audiobooks on the Mac

2013-12-26 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Why not just get the Audible app for the I phone as then all books would be at your finger tips in a manner of speaking. I just use the Audible app and I don’t need iTunes to download books. A happy new year to you all and hope every one is having a good holiday break now that we’re between

Inverting colours

2013-12-26 Thread Terje Strømberg
Hi Colin and others, I can`t find go-command-8 for hot spot 8 in keyboard, keyboard shortcuts. When i am in table starting with Launchpad and doc and ending with short cuts for program. Wich one of these 9 categories is the hot spot 8 command hiding? And which sub category in the sub table to

Re: Inverting colours

2013-12-26 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi! I'm sorry I was not clear enough, so for any others reading this! 1, go to system pref's and select keyboard. 2, select the shortcuts tab. 3, select the accessibility category in the table. 4, in the table of key strokes find invert colours and interact with it until you hear VO say editing

installed mavericks

2013-12-26 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey everyone, well, on one of my macs, it refused to boot off of the internal drive, though all of the files were there. Not sure what happened, but, I decided this might be the time to install 10.9.1 on it. So far so good. It's actually much more responsive, and the mail program works fine,

I'm having problems with Gmail since traveling with my MBP!

2013-12-26 Thread Pete Nalda
Software OS X 10.9.1 (13B42). It’s not gotten anything new in my inbox since 12/24/13. My iPhone has current mail, but not my mac. It seems to just load the same 61 messages from 12/23-24/13 whenever I do cmd+shift+N. I’ve also noticed that my archive folder is still huge (1600 messages or

toggle bitween windows and mavericks, and partetioning my hd

2013-12-26 Thread Ramy Moustafa
Hi all: I'm using windows 64 bit on my mac mini, my question now, if I need to choose hwen booting, must I need sited assistance or what? And, if I need to divide my hd through windows, is it possible/ Thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: toggle bitween windows and mavericks, and partetioning my hd

2013-12-26 Thread Cameron Strife
Hi. holding down the option key when you hear the startup sound will bring up your boot choices. Just right arrow or left arrow and then hit enter. In startup disk under system preferences on mac, and, the bootcamp control panel under windows, you can change your default startup disk. Cameron.

Re: toggle bitween windows and mavericks, and partetioning my hd

2013-12-26 Thread Alex Hall
You can also install the Refit boot manager. I like it because it not only prompts you to choose a disk when you boot (defaulting to your default after a certain time if you do nothing), it gives you first-letter selection. When I boot, I can hit m for mac, w for windows, and, I think, r for

Re: installed mavericks

2013-12-26 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi: How did you transfer Maverics to make a bootable disk? On Dec 26, 2013, at 8:53 AM, Mike Arrigo n0...@charter.net wrote: Hey everyone, well, on one of my macs, it refused to boot off of the internal drive, though all of the files were there. Not sure what happened, but, I decided this

burning youtube video

2013-12-26 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi: How can I download a video off Youtube and burn it to DVD? I'm running Mountain Lion, I have VLC Media Player, and iDVD installed. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails

Re: burning youtube video

2013-12-26 Thread Ray Foret Jr
I’d get the video off Youtube by using Mactubes. Then, for burning to DVD, I’d use Burn. Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in! Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! On Dec 26, 2013, at 1:22 PM, Sarai

IOS sound effects volume adjustment

2013-12-26 Thread Phil Halton
is it possible to adjust the volume of the various VoiceOver sound effects? you know the thunk, bonk, click and other noises . I want to adjust their volume relative to VO so they aren't so loud, but still audible. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: IOS sound effects volume adjustment

2013-12-26 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I don’t think this is possible. Truth be told, I turned off Voiceover sound effects about 3 years ago. I honestly don’t miss them. For me, they never gave any usable feedback, and they make Voiceover navigation slower since, the effects and speech aren’t played simultaneously. Ricardo

Re: installed mavericks

2013-12-26 Thread Mike Arrigo
First, download the installer from the app store. There is an application called diskmaker x If you do a google search for it, it should be the first result. Once you have that, run it and follow the instructions. It will create a bootable install using a partition on a drive, or you can

Re: installed mavericks

2013-12-26 Thread Daniel Chavez
Diskmaker X just as a warning, if ran under OS 10.9.1, won’t work. DiskMaker X developers are aware of this and have contacted Apple, whom have confirmed that the issue is a VO bug with AppleScript. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries

Re: IOS sound effects volume adjustment

2013-12-26 Thread Phil Halton
I'm going to give that a try myself Ricardo. They are superfluous sounds. from my IPhone On Dec 26, 2013, at 3:39 PM, Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I don’t think this is possible. Truth be told, I turned off Voiceover sound effects about 3 years ago. I honestly

Useing The Calendar With Mavericks

2013-12-26 Thread Christopher Edwards
Hello, Happy New Year to you all. I have been using some of my One-to-One training sessions at the local Apple store to have a look at Mavericks before upgrading. The first problem I encountered is with the Calendar. In Month View, I cannot navigate to either the end of the month or the

Re: Useing The Calendar With Mavericks

2013-12-26 Thread David Taylor
Hi, simply interact with the grid and use vo-left or right to move by day, and vo-up or down to move by week, remembering your command-left and command-right to move by month. Using tab, you can move through your appointments during the selected month too. Cheers Dave On 26 Dec 2013, at

RE: toggle bitween windows and mavericks, and partetioning my hd

2013-12-26 Thread Ramy Moustafa
Thanks so much for this, but can I creat new drives inside windows? To save my libraries on it? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cameron Strife Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2013 8:03 PM To:

Re: toggle bitween windows and mavericks, and partetioning my hd

2013-12-26 Thread Cameron Strife
Hi. Do you mean can you format external or other internal drives for windows, or, can you partition the drive that windows is on? Which one. On 12/26/13, Ramy Moustafa moshtaqlealga...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks so much for this, but can I creat new drives inside windows? To save my libraries

antivirus for mac, is it useful?

2013-12-26 Thread Ramy Moustafa
Hi all: Is it useful to use antivirus for mac? Or it's far from viruses? -- 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: antivirus for mac, is it useful?

2013-12-26 Thread Tyler Thompson
I’d recommend downloading virusBarrier (from the app store). Mac’s however don’t generally get Viruses. You have a small chance of getting one if you download a lot of 3rd party apps that you can’t find in the app store, past that it’s unlikely. On Dec 26, 2013, at 4:14 PM, Ramy Moustafa

Configuring Nicecast on Mac OS 10.9 (Mavericks)

2013-12-26 Thread Vic
Hello listers. Has anyone been successful in configuring the Nicecast broadcasting application on Mac OS 10.9? I am able to broadcast on a local network, however, nothing works when I try to broadcast externally. I went through the steps for my Airport Extreme, however, the ports appear to be

Re: Reading iBooks on the mac using braille display

2013-12-26 Thread Vic
Andrew, Unfortunately, not at this point. As things stand, iBooks 1.0x is not accessible with VoiceOver. We are all hoping the situation will change soon as Apple is keenly aware of the fact. Hope this helps. Vic On Monday, December 23, 2013 7:09:56 AM UTC-8, Andrew wrote: Listers, I

Using multiple desktops on Mac OS with VoiceOver

2013-12-26 Thread Vic
Hello all. Is my observation correct that there is no way to restrict command+tabbing between applications to a certain desktop? Say, I set up three of them. When I start command+tabbing between applications, Mac OS will let me switch to apps from other desktops as well. Do you find this

Apple submenu message, gets quite annoying...

2013-12-26 Thread Vic
Hello everyone. From a couple of days ago I am getting the Apple submenu message from VOiceOver when typing or performing other actions on my Mac. Does anyone know where I should look to eliminate this? Where may this message come from? Thanks for any pointers and ideas. Best, Vic -- You

Re: Configuring Nicecast on Mac OS 10.9 (Mavericks)

2013-12-26 Thread Daniel Chavez
What ports are you trying to use? Do you have any other modems, routers, etc, between you and your airport extreme? -- 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: Configuring Nicecast on Mac OS 10.9 (Mavericks)

2013-12-26 Thread Daniel Chavez
have you considered broadcasting on an actual server that has no port block restrictions? I can see if I can help you with that if you'd like. Email me off-list if you would like my help. topdog2...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: Configuring Nicecast on Mac OS 10.9 (Mavericks)

2013-12-26 Thread Vic
Thank you! Do you mean broadcasting on a Mac server of my own or using one of the external servers? Thanks, Victor On Thursday, December 26, 2013 5:35:11 PM UTC-8, Topdog wrote: have you considered broadcasting on an actual server that has no port block restrictions? I can see if I can

Re: Configuring Nicecast on Mac OS 10.9 (Mavericks)

2013-12-26 Thread Daniel Chavez
Hi, That question was referring to an external server. The fact that you have ports blocked won’t help, even if you did setup a Mac server of your own, as all of the ports you plan to use, from the sounds of it, are blocked. So the local network works because no ports need to be forwarded or

Adding pictures to an iPad

2013-12-26 Thread Agent086b
Hello, I wish to copy my wife’s photos that are stored on my Mac to my wife’s iPad. Do I ad them to iTunes as if I were putting music on the iPad? Thanks as always for any advice. Max -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To

Re: installed mavericks

2013-12-26 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, I have noticed this as well, hopefully Apple will fix this. So far, this is the only issue I have seen in Mavericks. When typing, voiceover is much more responsive, I think I will be installing it on my other macs. On Dec 26, 2013, at 4:22 PM, Daniel Chavez topdog2...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: antivirus for mac, is it useful?

2013-12-26 Thread Mike Arrigo
Personally I don’t, but I think some people do, so it’s up to you. Te best protection of course is to use common sense. On Dec 26, 2013, at 5:14 PM, Ramy Moustafa moshtaqlealga...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all: Is it useful to use antivirus for mac? Or it’s far from viruses? -- You

Re: antivirus for mac, is it useful?

2013-12-26 Thread Littlefield, Tyler
Common sense only goes so far. A lot of people brag about how it has no viruses, but there are viruses out there for OSX and the market is getting larger. This means that the returns of writing a virus for OSX are much higher. Common sense is useful, but in today's world it's not everything.

Re: antivirus for mac, is it useful?

2013-12-26 Thread eric oyen
these days, common sense isn't enough. There are sites being infected with multi-platform malicious code that can infect your machine on a browse by session. Some flash on some sites can also infect your mac. We are no longer the odd man out when it comes to malicious software of any kind

Re: Downloading Audible Audiobooks on the Mac

2013-12-26 Thread Nicholas Parsons
HI Cheryl, I think I might have discovered the problem. I was unable to get your method to work at first. I could see the download links in the item chooser, but could not navigate to them. I was also unable to navigate to them using tab or VO-arrow keys. However, I turned off group items

Re: Downloading Audible Audiobooks on the Mac

2013-12-26 Thread Nicholas Parsons
Hi Kawal, Happy holidays to you too! Hope you're enjoying a break and keeping warm. Since Apple messed up audiobook navigation in the iOS 7 Music app, I have been using the Audible app. However, there are two reasons why I still like to download Audible audiobooks on my Mac. First, Audible

Re: Using multiple desktops on Mac OS with VoiceOver

2013-12-26 Thread Nicholas Parsons
Yes, I tried multiple desktops thinking I would only be able to command-tab between apps running on the current desktop. I thought that would make it convenient to keep different activities separate. I was disappointed it doesn't work like that. As it is, I'm not sure multiple desktops have any

Re: Downloading Audible Audiobooks on the Mac

2013-12-26 Thread Cheryl Homiak
Yes, I use dom order in safari and I do not group items within tables, at least not on Audible. -- Cheryl I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper thrown in the trash! Then God gave me a new heart and life: His joy for my despairing tears! And now,

editing audio tracks on the mac

2013-12-26 Thread William Windels
Hello, I would like to edit audio tracks that contains speech from a phone-call. The quality is not that good so I want to make it better , if possible. I have tried audacity but see not that difference with the normalize option. But perhaps more important: I can't edit any preferences, can't

Dish Network App?

2013-12-26 Thread Jim Portillo
Hi there, I'm wondering if anyone uses any of the Dish Network apps with VoiceOver, and if so, how accessible are they? I am getting Dish Network and want to be able to do things like program my DVR and such. Any help would be appreciated. Which ones should I download? Jim -- You