Is Anyone Else Having Problems Making Bootable Version Of Yosemite?

2014-10-17 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Hi guys. Has anyone else tried making a bootable copy of Yosemite with Disk Maker X? Every time I try to make one, I get the following error: Finder got an error: Can’t set disk Install OS X Yosemite to OS X Yosemite Install Disk. (-10006) This is with Disk Maker X Version 4B3 and OS X Yosemite.

Re: Is Anyone Else Having Problems Making Bootable Version Of Yosemite?

2014-10-17 Thread christopher hallsworth
I'm no good with Terminal either so will wait for an update to Diskmakerx which is probably the issue here; not ready for Yosemite yet. Sent from my Macbook Pro On 17 Oct 2014, at 07:39, Shawn Krasniuk bbssh...@icloud.com wrote: Hi guys. Has anyone else tried making a bootable copy of

Re: Yosemite Update

2014-10-17 Thread christopher hallsworth
Actually, you can bring up VoiceOver during the installation with Command-F5. At least I could. Sent from my Macbook Pro On 17 Oct 2014, at 06:26, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hi guys I didn’t have to turn VoiceOver on and off this time when the setup assistant came on. For

Re: Has Applevis Published The New VO Features Of Yosemite Yet?

2014-10-17 Thread christopher hallsworth
There is a lag here compared to Mavericks which was snappy. But at my end it's tolerable. Sent from my Macbook Pro On 17 Oct 2014, at 06:49, Maria and Joe Chapman bubbygirl1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi. just reading about the voice over lag bug with Yosemite. is anyone who has updated

The latest version of Garage Band going busy

2014-10-17 Thread Vic
Hello. A couple of hours ago I downloaded the latest update to Garage Band which promised some accessibility fixes. While the fixes were there, for example, the time is now announced, the smart controls inspector is fairly accessible, etc, I stumbled upon the problem of GB going busy to the

What is a badge?

2014-10-17 Thread George Cassell
Can anyone tell me what a badge means in Mail? -- George -- 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

answering calls on the mac?

2014-10-17 Thread May McDonald Homuth
Hey there everyone. For those that have the latest OS for the mac is there a setting I need to find or app so that calls also show on my mac? I've looked everywhere and can't figure what I'm missing, thanks. May and LD, Luna Moon! www.canadianlynx.ca m...@canadianlynx.ca -- You received this

Re: answering calls on the mac?

2014-10-17 Thread christopher hallsworth
Open FaceTime, then its preferences and make sure iPhone cellular calls is checked. You need to also ensure this is turned on for your iPhone. You do this by opening Settings then FaceTime. Sent from my Macbook Pro On 17 Oct 2014, at 09:10, May McDonald Homuth m...@canadianlynx.ca wrote:

Re: answering calls on the mac?

2014-10-17 Thread May McDonald Homuth
lol, ok, now I feel stupid hahah thanks. May and LD, Luna Moon! www.canadianlynx.ca m...@canadianlynx.ca May and LD, Luna Moon! www.canadianlynx.ca On Oct 17, 2014, at 4:12 AM, christopher hallsworth challswor...@icloud.com wrote: Open FaceTime, then its preferences and make sure iPhone

Re: What is a badge?

2014-10-17 Thread christopher hallsworth
When you see a badge VoiceOver tells you the number of unread items besides the app with the badge icon. For example Mail may show a badge with 1 unread email. Not sure what it looks like; maybe a picture of a badge you would wear on your shirt for example. Sent from my Macbook Pro On 17 Oct

Re: Apple presentation seemed to offer nothing

2014-10-17 Thread BobH.
I eventually got the VGA adapter for my Mini and hooked any old monitor to it. Don't even put it on often, or soon put it off once running. Not sure how Mini is meant to cope with that, I just don't do enough with it to really test it. I do the same with the old XP machine, and even got a

Safari and Arrow keys

2014-10-17 Thread David Griffith
I notice from Apple Vis that there is a claim that a major benefit of the upgrade to 10.10 is the ability to navigate and read and select using normal arrow keys in Safari. I just thought people should know that this has been available in Mavericks 10.9 for quite a while now. I first noticed

Re: Apple presentation seemed to offer nothing

2014-10-17 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Who is the majority? Not us and therefore snazzy visual things are always going to take presidence over boring non-visual things, that's the way of the world. That said, i think the keynote had much to offer. We got a release date for Ios 8.1, we got Yosemite and for those who unlike me are out

Re: Safari and Arrow keys

2014-10-17 Thread Michael Marshall
How exactly does this work? Is it just using the up-and-down arrows? I tried turning quick navigation off and going left and right read by character. On 17 Oct 2014, at 7:51 pm, David Griffith daj.griff...@gmail.com wrote: I notice from Apple Vis that there is a claim that a major benefit of

Unlabelled Buttons in Mail 8.0

2014-10-17 Thread Nicholas Parsons
I'm using Mail 8.0 on OS X Yosemite in the Classic view. When I open a Mail message as part of a conversation thread and interact with it, there is the header view on the left, then four unlabelled buttons and then the text of the message. Does anyone know what those buttons are? If so, I'll

Re: Apple presentation seemed to offer nothing

2014-10-17 Thread Chris G
They didn't say anything about the new iPads supporting apple pay. That is the only reason I'd upgrade my iPad mini 2. Chris Mystic Access Where the magic is in learning. 733 Delaware Rd 341 Buffalo, NY 14223 Phone: (716) 803-8528 web: www.mysticaccess.com Accessible Gadgets mailing list:

Re: Apple presentation seemed to offer nothing

2014-10-17 Thread Chris G
also, truthfully, the majority doesn't care about specs these days. As long as it does what they want and its responsive, they don't care. Mystic Access Where the magic is in learning. 733 Delaware Rd 341 Buffalo, NY 14223 Phone: (716) 803-8528 web: www.mysticaccess.com Accessible Gadgets

How do you download voices for your Mac?

2014-10-17 Thread Chenelle Hancock
Hello everyone! How do you download voices from Jimac using accessibility? Thank you so much have a great day Sent from my iPhone On 17 Oct 2014, at 4:24 am, macvisionaries@googlegroups.com wrote: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Google Groups Topic digest View all

Re: this is the mac email list right? for blind users?

2014-10-17 Thread Jen Wilgus
Thank you Sent from my iPhone On Oct 16, 2014, at 3:18 PM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries macvisionaries@googlegroups.com wrote: I checked you account and it was set to No Mail as opposed to Digest, Abridged or All Mail. I changed it back to All Mail so hopefully that gets things

Re: Apple presentation seemed to offer nothing

2014-10-17 Thread BobH.
They did you know, sure that was one of the few additions to the Mini for sure; and the air2 I think. - Original Message - From: Chris G jedik...@mysticaccesspodcast.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 10:40 AM Subject: Re: Apple presentation seemed to

Re: Apple presentation seemed to offer nothing

2014-10-17 Thread Chris G
It was just touch id. it is my understanding the mini 3 didn't even get a processor upgrade from the mini 2. Mystic Access Where the magic is in learning. 733 Delaware Rd 341 Buffalo, NY 14223 Phone: (716) 803-8528 web: www.mysticaccess.com Accessible Gadgets mailing list:

Re: How do you download voices for your Mac?

2014-10-17 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
System Preferences, Dictation and Speech, Text to Speech Tab. Sent from my laptop On 17/10/2014 11:08, Chenelle Hancock wrote: Hello everyone! How do you download voices from Jimac using accessibility? Thank you so much have a great day Sent from my iPhone On 17 Oct 2014, at 4:24 am,

Re: Apple presentation seemed to offer nothing

2014-10-17 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
Well trust us it does but only within select apps whereas Apple Pay on the iPhone 6 and 6+ will work both in select stores and apps. Sent from my laptop On 17/10/2014 10:40, Chris G wrote: They didn't say anything about the new iPads supporting apple pay. That is the only reason I'd upgrade

Re: One Password

2014-10-17 Thread Nicholas Parsons
1Password will remember your Apple ID and log you into any Apple website for which you need your Apple ID, but 1Password won't be able to enter your Apple ID into the dialog box for iTunes, iBooks, FaceTime, Mail, Internet Accounts, etcetera. So I'd recommend making your Apple ID password

Re: pdf forms

2014-10-17 Thread Nicholas Parsons
PDFPen is available as a free trial download, so you might try your form with the free demo before you decide to buy, or if its just a one off thing then the demo version might do the trick for you. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries

Re: reading xml file

2014-10-17 Thread Christine Grassman
Change the extension from xml to html. You will be asked if you are sure. Then you should be able to open and read. HTH. Christine -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails

Re: Safari and Arrow keys

2014-10-17 Thread David Griffith
On most web sites reading a page inSafari will read as if you are reading a normal text window in Mail or textEdit. There are a few exception I find and in these circumstances have to revert to VO or Quick Nav for reading some text on some web pages. . I was going to include demonstrating this

Re: Yosemite Update

2014-10-17 Thread Martijn Coenen
Did you experience any new trouble with the update concerning VoiceOver? I'm always a bit hesitated to do big updates in fear it will break VoiceOver :) Martijn Op vrijdag 17 oktober 2014 07:26:49 UTC+2 schreef Gigi: Hi guys I didn’t have to turn VoiceOver on and off this time when the

fine reader pro is not functioning on Yosemite

2014-10-17 Thread Dionipher Herrera
Fine reader pro is not functioning on Yosemite. And I always hear embedded when I’m reading here on mail. -- 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: Yosemite Update

2014-10-17 Thread Christine Grassman
I am personally waiting for a little while before updating, but from what I've read, the only VoiceOver issue that will really irk is a lag, particularly if you use Nuance voices. It is supposedly not as bad if you use Alex, however. Check out this article on applevis:

Re: Yosemite Update

2014-10-17 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
You'll be pleased to know VoiceOver didn't lose focus at my end when Setup Assistant ran. It also didn't stop speaking either. I also no longer needed to quit and restart VoiceOver for it to work properly during Setup Assistant. There are some good fixes and maybe not so good fixes as with any

Re: Apple presentation seemed to offer nothing

2014-10-17 Thread Robin
But IS Apple's ApplePay friendly/accessible for VoiceOver (VO) users and/or Zoom users, I guess time will tell when Apple's iOS8.1 is PUSHED OUT to The Public on Monday, October 20TH. At 04:16 AM 10/17/2014, you wrote: Well trust us it does but only within select apps whereas Apple Pay on the

Re: Apple presentation seemed to offer nothing

2014-10-17 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
Yeah, time will tell, no one knows at the moment presumably because it's under NDA whether Apple Pay is VO friendly or not. Sent from my laptop On 17/10/2014 12:55, Robin wrote: But IS Apple's ApplePay friendly/accessible for VoiceOver (VO) users and/or Zoom users, I guess time will tell

Re: Safari and Arrow keys

2014-10-17 Thread Michael Marshall
cool, look forward to the podcasts On 17 Oct 2014, at 10:33 pm, David Griffith daj.griff...@gmail.com wrote: On most web sites reading a page inSafari will read as if you are reading a normal text window in Mail or textEdit. There are a few exception I find and in these circumstances have

Re: fine reader pro is not functioning on Yosemite

2014-10-17 Thread Michael Marshall
hey, According to the companies website an update is coming very soon. On 17 Oct 2014, at 10:43 pm, Dionipher Herrera dionip...@gmail.com wrote: Fine reader pro is not functioning on Yosemite. And I always hear embedded when I’m reading here on mail. -- You received this message because

Re: fine reader pro is not functioning on Yosemite

2014-10-17 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi. I would like to know when is very soon. I do not understand a major company as abbyy does not have such an update readdy when yosemite came out, it is no surprise, they have known for long that finereader pro will not work in yosemite. Best regards Annie. Den 17/10/2014 kl. 14.28 skrev

Cannot Update GarageBand

2014-10-17 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Hello, I was doing my updates after upgrading to Yosemite, but I get this error when I try to upgrade GarageBand: This update is not available for this Apple ID either because it was bought by a different user or the item was refunded or cancelled. Why would it be saying this? I’ve never had

Re: More about audio output

2014-10-17 Thread Ibraheem Fakir
Hey Tracy, Can you send me the steps you took to do this? Sounds really convenient and I'd like to take a stab at it. All best, Ibraheem On Oct 16, 2014, at 4:33 PM, Traci Duncan our4p...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, So, I'm completely successful loving voiceOver through my headset iTunes

Re: Apple presentation seemed to offer nothing

2014-10-17 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Because its the less expensive mac. /A 16 okt 2014 kl. 21:52 skrev Michael Marshall mightymaggie...@gmail.com: What is the point of getting a mac mini? I just cannot understand it. Each to their own but it just makes no sense to me. On 17 Oct 2014, at 6:48 am, Rich Ring richr...@gmail.com

Re: Safari and Arrow keys

2014-10-17 Thread Alex Hall
Yes, OS X 10.9.5 did introduce this. However, I found it unreliable, slow, and all around not great. The implementation in Yosemite is far superior, to me at least. On Oct 17, 2014, at 8:27 AM, Michael Marshall mightymaggie...@gmail.com wrote: cool, look forward to the podcasts On 17 Oct

Re: Unlabelled Buttons in Mail 8.0

2014-10-17 Thread Alex Hall
I cannot reproduce this. I see the headers group, which holds the usual items, and the text just after it, and that's all. I'm not sure why I don't see what you do. On Oct 17, 2014, at 5:27 AM, Nicholas Parsons mr.nicholas.pars...@gmail.com wrote: I'm using Mail 8.0 on OS X Yosemite in the

RE: More about audio output

2014-10-17 Thread dooie13
Hi Tracy, Please provide a text copy. Thanks, Dooie13 -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ibraheem Fakir Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 05:35 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: More about audio

Response from TD Bank Mobile App Developers Regarding Reported Bugs

2014-10-17 Thread Christine Grassman
Hello, all. A couple weeks ago, I reported here about issues with TD Bank's web site and recent issues with the mobile app, the latter which had up to that point been completely accessible. Thanks to outreach by Karen Lewellen, another list member, I received an email from an

Re: starting to get irritated by IOS 8

2014-10-17 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
I too love the iPod and think it should have got some love. But Apple wants you to have a phone, so you'd better get one, and learn to love it. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

Re: Apple presentation seemed to offer nothing

2014-10-17 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
I thought the mini bogging down without a display (or adapter to trick it) had been fixed in more recent models? CB On 10/16/14, 3:57 PM, John Panarese wrote: Actually, there is. I've been using an adaptor since 2011 successfully. I can send the info to anyone who wants it. Take Care

Meteo not showing information.

2014-10-17 Thread Gabriele Battaglia
Hi all. On my iMac with Yosemite, within the notification center, today section, I have no information interacting with the meteo Widget. I’ve tried every idea I got in order to fix it but at the end I must give it up. Any help, please? Thank you very much. Gabriel. — Namasté! Sent from my

MacSmart?

2014-10-17 Thread Mark Baxter
I was downloading a file from SendSpace the other day; they have a new downloader app for Mac that you have to install to download the file. Now, I've got something called Macsmart, that I can't get rid of and which pops up ad pages in Safari every time I open a page, despite my having blocked

Re: Apple presentation seemed to offer nothing

2014-10-17 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
The tricky bit Apple is approaching is that hardware is about at the limit. Long ago the audio reached a point where any improvement would not be discernible by most people's ears (192k fanbois noted). Now the retina display has reached the same point where any more improvement won't be

reading xml file

2014-10-17 Thread Jean
Hi Christine: I tried changing the extension in finder but is still an xml file. What is the process for changing the extension? Jean -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails

Re: Apple presentation seemed to offer nothing

2014-10-17 Thread Cheryl Homiak
You can go on the website and look at specs. The visual stuff they want to actually show you during the presentation. -- 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

Re: reading xml file

2014-10-17 Thread Christine Grassman
I've had to do this for bookshare xml files: In the downloads folder, (or whatever folder your file is in,), when you open a file from the list, the filename appears with the extension. Erase the x in xml and input ht, or just erase the xml and write in html You will be given a

Re: Is Anyone Else Having Problems Making Bootable Version Of Yosemite?

2014-10-17 Thread Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona
I saw a beta for 10.10 on there website I downloaded it but didn't get a chance to try it. On 10/16/2014 11:39 PM, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: Hi guys. Has anyone else tried making a bootable copy of Yosemite with Disk Maker X? Every time I try to make one, I get the following error: Finder got an

Re: Safari and Arrow keys

2014-10-17 Thread 'Jim Fettgather' via MacVisionaries
When using up and down arrow keys in Safari, it seems like the syncronization is not exactly precise to where the voiceover cursor is located. Also, shouldn't there be a hotkey in Safari, with this new functionality, to read next paragraph? I could not seem to get this to work, so any

not getting emails

2014-10-17 Thread Juan Hernandez
Hi All, I am subscribed and I saw a few days ago through the google groups interface that my email was received. But I am not getting any emails from the list at all. Is the list still active? Best, Juan M. Hernandez Access technology Specialist Braille Institute of America

Yosemity Itunes

2014-10-17 Thread pam francis
Hi folks, I am about to throw this computer across the room. I am trying to use Itunes as it is layed out in Yosemity. There seems to be no more sidebar allowing me to get to artist, album or song. If this is what Apple calls progress, I will sell this thing go back to buggy windows. It can’t

Re: fine reader pro is not functioning on Yosemite

2014-10-17 Thread The Believer
Who knows what 'very soon' means but you know, if a company sets a date and then does not deliver by that date, they get trashed. And who knows why Finereader is not ready for Yosemite but again, they surely have mnay irons in the fire so really, must we get so irate when things do not go

Re: not getting emails

2014-10-17 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
I checked you account and for some reason it was set to No Mail. I changed it back to the usual All Mail. Hope that fixes it. CB On 10/17/14, 1:31 PM, Juan Hernandez wrote: Hi All, I am subscribed and I saw a few days ago through the google groups interface that my email was received. But

Re: not getting emails

2014-10-17 Thread Matt Dierckens
Hello, Oh yes, the list is very active.Let me know if you receive this message. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 Work email:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Personal email: matt.dierck...@gmail.com On Oct 17, 2014, at 13:31,

Mail Busy

2014-10-17 Thread 'Jim Fettgather' via MacVisionaries
This is a strange phenomenon. After installing Yosemite, after launching mail, it is perpetually busy. And I mean, it stays busy. Absolutely no way to read or compose mail, it’s simply stuck on busy. I sure don’t know how to fix this one. -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: fine reader pro is not functioning on Yosemite

2014-10-17 Thread Brandt Steenkamp
Yosemite DP's has been available since the WWDC so nobody has any excuses for their software not functioning as they should. MOST software I have tested since DP 2 or so has been running smoothly. I have experienced brief outages in functionality with some software, but all seems to be ok

Re: Yosemity Itunes

2014-10-17 Thread Joshua Tubbs
Hi, To get some semblance of the sidebar back at least for music, go to the “my music” radio button. First click the “music” radio button at the top of the screen, then check “My Music”. Then, VO right to the next radio button, which should be playlists. Once you do that the sidebar will be

Re: fine reader pro is not functioning on Yosemite

2014-10-17 Thread The Believer
The 'there is no excuse' game is counter productive. iOS 8 has now been out a month and iOS apps are still being updated for it. A new OS X will be no different. We as a whole are simply too caught up in instant gratification. How in blazes did we ever survive the pre- Apple days? (smiles)

Re: Mail Busy

2014-10-17 Thread Brandt Steenkamp
Hmm, that’s a new one. I will ask around, anyone have any ideas besides the obvious one of rebooting the machine? Warm regards, Brandt Steenkamp Sent from my macbook pro Contact me: Mobile/iMessage/WatsApp: +27605259181 Email: brandt.steenk...@gmail.com My ring to Skype: California, United

Re: fine reader pro is not functioning on Yosemite

2014-10-17 Thread Brandt Steenkamp
I am suffering from voluntary, selective memory loss. Those days are long ago, far behind us and long forgotten, never to return, hopefully. Warm regards, Brandt Steenkamp Sent from my macbook pro Contact me: Mobile/iMessage/WatsApp: +27605259181 Email: brandt.steenk...@gmail.com My ring

Re: More about audio output

2014-10-17 Thread Brian Fischler
Hey Tracy, The app audio switcher is it in the mac app store? I assume the app allows you to control the VO volume and your system volume at the same time without having to open volume in system preferences as currently the way I have my audio setup I have to toggle between my bluetooth

Re: Yosemity Itunes

2014-10-17 Thread Pamela Francis
They are sliding backwards very fast. I never thought I would say that about Apple. I've always trusted them. Their most recent iOS releases garbage, this release for their Mac doesn't seem to be a whole lot better. I would almost rather fight with windows then deal with a company I am

Re: Yosemity Itunes

2014-10-17 Thread The Believer
Putting one's trust in a for profit company is foolhardy. From The Believer. . . . . . what if it were true? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 10/17/2014 11:40 AM, Pamela Francis wrote: They are sliding backwards very fast. I never thought I would say that about Apple. I've always trusted

Any new zoom features in Yosemite?

2014-10-17 Thread Pete Nalda
Or features that are helpful to persons with low vision? I haven't updated to Yosemite yet, as I was waiting for continuity and handoff to be available on my phone with 8.1 so, if there's anything exciting, Maybe I'll go ahead and do the update.your thoughts would be appreciated and thanks in

Re: MacSmart?

2014-10-17 Thread Grant Hardy
Hi Mark, You’re infected with adware I’m afraid. One third-party site that seems to be quite authoritative with respect to Mac security including adware and malware is www.thesafemac.com. I am not affiliated with the author in any way, nor have I ever tried the site’s adware removal

Re: Apple presentation seemed to offer nothing

2014-10-17 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! I've couldn't say it better myself Cheryl. Thats how it is. I don't really bother but i ofcourse would like to hear more about hardware specs and voiceover and such as a tech nerd. /A 16 okt 2014 kl. 23:53 skrev Cheryl Homiak cah4...@icloud.com: That's because you are blind, just like I am!

Re: MacSmart?

2014-10-17 Thread Joshua Tubbs
The SendSpace wizard is still the SS downloader. It is not the “Sendspace downloader” that appears at random times when attempting to download a file. Refresh the page to get the normal “Click here to start download from Sendspace” link. On Oct 17, 2014, at 2:53 PM, Grant Hardy

Yosemite Mail, how to jump from column of accounts to messages?

2014-10-17 Thread Brett C.
Hello, Prior to Mail in Yosemite, I could use VO J to jump from a selected mail account in the column to the messages. I can't do this now. I have been finding the messages by arrowing all over the place until I find them. Does anyone have a tip for me to quickly access the messages from an

Re: MacSmart?

2014-10-17 Thread Grant Hardy
I'll clarify that it’s been months since I’ve downloaded a file from Sendspace, and I never use third party downloaders if they’re requested. I’m not saying that they are all bad or that Mark’s adware infection definitely came from Sendspace. It may well have come from somewhere else entirely.

Re: Yosemity Itunes

2014-10-17 Thread Colin Matthews
Hi! OK I'm still on Mavericks and my iTunes updated itself to that layout I had a shock when I got into iTunes! But it might be me and I've never used windows but I like the new iTunes That more button is where you can change to other things like Apps, Tones, Movies and so on! And when your on

Downloaded Yosemite

2014-10-17 Thread Edward Green
Hi, I'm currently going through the very slow process of downloading Yosemite. Is there any way I can use the version I'm downloading to update multiple Macs or do I need to download it on each one? If the download is stored somewhere, please could you tell me where so I can transfer it? We

Hopefully some Mac expert can help me here.

2014-10-17 Thread Hope Paulos
Hi all. My father, who is cited, has a two-year-old MacBook Pro, running Mountain lion I believe. It is the operating system that is before Mavericks. Starting about a week ago, he says that his screen jumps around. He is unable to control the mouse, it is as if the computer has a mind of its

Re: Downloaded Yosemite

2014-10-17 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, When it finishes downloading, the Installer will open. Instead of pressing the Continue button, press cmd-q to Quit it. Now, go into your Applications folder and locate the Install Yosemite package and copy/paste it to another location. You can use the original to install it on the

Re: Hopefully some Mac expert can help me here.

2014-10-17 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, There's likely an issue with the built-in Trackpad. The easiest way to confirm or remedy this would be to go into the Accessibility pane of System Preferences and select the Mouse option from within the Table. Stop Interacting with the Table and check the box that tells the OS to ignore

Re: Yosemity Itunes

2014-10-17 Thread Robin
You're RIGHT as it pertains to their iOS App Store prior to the Official Launch of Apple's iOS7 Last Year, but THANKS to someone, who SPOKE OUt, the Bug and/or Flaw associated with Apple's iOS App Store was resolved prior to its (iOS7) Launch. I agree that they APPEAR to be sliding in terms

Re: Apple presentation seemed to offer nothing

2014-10-17 Thread Kevin Cussick
Hi, if you send it to kevin.cuss...@gmail.com I would be very grateful. thanks in advance. On 16 Oct 2014, at 20:57, John Panarese jpanar...@gmail.com wrote: Actually, there is. I've been using an adaptor since 2011 successfully. I can send the info to anyone who wants it. Take Care

Re: fine reader pro is not functioning on Yosemite

2014-10-17 Thread Dionipher Presas Herrera
I am just telling it to everybody,. I installed yosemite on my other partition so i'm not affected on it. i just want them to know that. On 17 Oct 2014, at 08:29 pm, Brandt Steenkamp brandt.steenk...@gmail.com wrote: I am suffering from voluntary, selective memory loss. Those days are long

Re: Downloaded Yosemite

2014-10-17 Thread Edward Green
Great thanks Tim. Ed On 17 Oct 2014, at 21:04, Tim Kilburn kilbu...@me.com wrote: Hi, When it finishes downloading, the Installer will open. Instead of pressing the Continue button, press cmd-q to Quit it. Now, go into your Applications folder and locate the Install Yosemite package

Re: answering calls on the mac?

2014-10-17 Thread matthew Dyer
Hi, I think you will have to wait till 8.1 is out on monday. Matthew On Oct 17, 2014, at 4:10 AM, May McDonald Homuth m...@canadianlynx.ca wrote: Hey there everyone. For those that have the latest OS for the mac is there a setting I need to find or app so that calls also show on my mac?

Re: answering calls on the mac?

2014-10-17 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Hi Matthew. Actually you can do it with iOS 8.0 .2. Sent from my iPhone On Oct 17, 2014, at 3:23 PM, matthew Dyer matthew.dy...@icloud.com wrote: Hi, I think you will have to wait till 8.1 is out on monday. Matthew On Oct 17, 2014, at 4:10 AM, May McDonald Homuth

Re: answering calls on the mac?

2014-10-17 Thread Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona
can the 4s do On 10/17/2014 1:30 PM, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: Hi Matthew. Actually you can do it with iOS 8.0 .2. Sent from my iPhone On Oct 17, 2014, at 3:23 PM, matthew Dyer matthew.dy...@icloud.com wrote: Hi, I think you will have to wait till 8.1 is out on monday. Matthew On Oct 17,

Re: Yosemite Mail, how to jump from column of accounts to messages?

2014-10-17 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi there If you press command 1 you should get to your inbox, as far as I know, from anywhere in Mail. this was also true in Mavericks. I just tested it to make sure I was saying the right thing. Gigi On Oct 17, 2014, at 2:14 PM, Brett C. blindinnova...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, Prior

Re: Yosemite Update

2014-10-17 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi there No trouble so far. If there is anything, it is not obvious yet. Gigi On Oct 17, 2014, at 6:41 AM, Martijn Coenen coenen...@gmail.com wrote: Did you experience any new trouble with the update concerning VoiceOver? I'm always a bit hesitated to do big updates in fear it will break

Re: MacSmart?

2014-10-17 Thread Mark Baxter
Thanks a lot for this answer; very informative. Oddly, I did not give my password at any time to install anything. I shall have to track that down in Settings. Thanks again. * Mark BurningHawk Baxter http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: Yosemite Update

2014-10-17 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi You had more nerve than I did. I was afraid that would break something, so I left it alone and just waited for it to talk. Gigi On Oct 17, 2014, at 1:51 AM, christopher hallsworth challswor...@icloud.com wrote: Actually, you can bring up VoiceOver during the installation with

Re: MacSmart?

2014-10-17 Thread Mark Baxter
Yes, I usually do click on that, but it did not show up on the page anywhere. This Sendspace, page was quite different, and didn't have that trusty link on it at all. Curious. * Mark BurningHawk Baxter http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: Is Anyone Else Having Problems Making Bootable Version Of Yosemite?

2014-10-17 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Hank, Here’s how to do what you want using the terminal. Download OS X Yosemite Prepare your USB Flash Drive. To format the USB drive open Disk Utility. Plug the drive in into your Mac. Select the USB Flash drive from the table in Disk Utility. Select the “Erase” tab. Make sure the

Re: Yosemity Itunes

2014-10-17 Thread Cheryl Homiak
Interesting how one blind person says the iOS is garbage and Yosemite is close to that too while another blind person is enjoying the new features and using both while acknowledging some bugs and changes. What this tells me is that while there are real accessibility issues, at least some of

Re: pdf forms

2014-10-17 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi there Does not the demo version put extra stuff in the text so that you can't use it for anything drastic like filling out a one time form. Also, you can better believe you will eventually get a form to do from somebody somewhere. People just love those pdf forms, and I still hate them. I

Re: Yosemity Itunes

2014-10-17 Thread Cheryl Homiak
Yes, this is what I found too. It's true you can't really do the sidebar with sources like you used to but while that has been available, it hasn't been the default for quite a while. -- Cheryl I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper thrown in the

Re: Yosemity Itunes

2014-10-17 Thread David Chittenden
Well, I personally found Windows Ribbon to be even more frustrating. Apparently, in both cases, the new design is better for sighted users. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 18 Oct 2014, at 06:35, pam francis

Re: VMWare Fusion

2014-10-17 Thread Chris Moore
Hi Barry, I probably have a different configuration than you, but here's what works for me. When I start windows and am sure it has focus, I turn VO off. This is done by hitting command + control followed by cmd + f5. To move back to the mac I turn VO on with cmd + control followed by cmd +

Re: Downloaded Yosemite

2014-10-17 Thread Cheryl Homiak
I didn't even do cmd-q. I just went to applications and copied and pasted it elsewhere and went right back to the installer to continue. -- 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:

Re: VMWare Fusion

2014-10-17 Thread Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona
is there anyway to get the audio lag down? On 10/17/2014 2:03 PM, Chris Moore wrote: Hi Barry, I probably have a different configuration than you, but here's what works for me. When I start windows and am sure it has focus, I turn VO off. This is done by hitting command + control followed

Re: Mail Busy

2014-10-17 Thread 'Jim Fettgather' via MacVisionaries
Turns out, a monitor had become disconnected from the Mac Mini, everything was running terribly slow, now that the monitor is connected, Mail is working great, along with everything else so far in Yosemite. Thanks. From: Brandt Steenkamp Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 1:26 PM To:

elementary question

2014-10-17 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi guys I guess I should know this, but I haven’t done it for a while. I have an app which I want to add to the dock. The VoiceOver manual apparently has an incorrect command because it doesn’t work. This is the manual for Mavericks I’m talking about. What is the right command for adding an

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