Re: starting to get irritated by IOS 8

Hi, I was under the impression that Berkeley systems got bought by Alva and, this is my own theory, they, Alva were more interested in Outspoken for Windows than they were of the mac version. Am i correct in any of this? /Krister > 30 mar 2015 kl. 21:53 skrev David Chittenden : > > Hello, > >

Re: Help me decide: Ecto vs. Mars Edit

Is Ecto still under development? I thought it had stopped being developed years ago. /Krister > 31 mar 2015 kl. 01:28 skrev Christopher-Mark Gilland : > > Guys, > > I must admit that I am fairly familiar with the Mars Edit application, but > when it comes to the Wordpress side of things, modif

Voice Dream Reader - Bug in latest Version?

Hello everyone, One of my favourite apps, if not !the! favorite one, is Voice Dream Reader, which I use every day. I am using the latest version of the app which, according to the Help documentation is version 3.30. I am also using the latest version of iOS8 on an iPhone 6 with 64 GB. I seem

Re: Fwd: This Needs to Stop

can someone ban Shawn mário navarro skrev den 2015-03-29 19:17: I received this message from Shawn time: 2 minutes. This proves what I said in the last message I wrote to all read below: from Shawn Mensagem Original Assunto:This Needs to Stop Data: Sun, 29 M

Re: My Appologies

if someone are a idiot you are BBS skrev den 2015-03-29 19:56: Hey guys. I'm sorry for writing off list to that idiot Mario. If that ruins my reputation on this list and if you think I should be punished for it, I can accept that. I wasn't aware that he was gonna forward my email that was pers

Re: Moderation of the list

Hi Chris, thanks for the info. If you're still in touch with Cara at all, you might suggest that if she's no longer engaged with this list, she might want to pass the mod hat onto someone else. Cheers, Donna > On Mar 30, 2015, at 9:06 AM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > I know

Re: Voice Dream Reader - Bug in latest Version?

I don't use the dictionary so haven't run into this, but I can say that emailing supp...@voicedreamapp.com, or mentioning @VoiceDreamApp on Twitter, will usually get you a response. > On Mar 31, 2015, at 4:39 AM, Mike Busboom wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > One of my favourite apps, if not !the

Re: Voice Dream Reader - Bug in latest Version?

This was very helpful, Alex; thank you. Mike > On 31,Mar,2015, at 14:33, Alex Hall wrote: > > I don't use the dictionary so haven't run into this, but I can say that > emailing supp...@voicedreamapp.com , or > mentioning @VoiceDreamApp on Twitter, will usuall

Re: starting to get irritated by IOS 8

FS is not a bad company. I think the main problem with jaws is that it's full of what programmers call "cruft". Cruft is inefficient code that has accumulated over many years. I would think it is especially difficult to avoid cruft with screen readers since they are so intricately linked to th

Re: starting to get irritated by IOS 8

I worked in an educational environment and we had to get rid of our Macs during the period when there was no screen reader for the version of Mac OS that was current at the time. We weren't going to run an old version of Mac OS. We switched a lot, I mean a lot, of machines over to Windows and

message question on the mac

Hello all, If I am trying to send a message from my mac in reply to a text message in the messages app, how do I go about sending the message? I tried pressing return, but that didn’t seem to work. Thanks for the help, Brian -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Googl

Re: starting to get irritated by IOS 8

According to wikipedia Berkeley systems was bought out by Sierra Online in 1997 for $13.8M. Sierra was bought by Vivendi and apparently was then folded into iwin.com. I've met Peter Korn who was one of the primary Windows developers of outspoken. A very smart and gentle person. CB On 3/31/15

Re: message question on the mac

Return should work on the Mac. You are seeing the conversation history on the Mac? Do you receive any error message when you press the return key? Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com

Re: message question on the mac

Hi, Pressing return is exactly what you need to do. If it is an iMessage, it should just automatically send. If it was originally a text from a non-Apple device user, then your Mac will be attempting to use the Continuity feature whereby it routes the message through your iPhone but it will s

Re: Moderation of the list

I haven't heard from her since last June but that isn't to say she isn't still lurking. I can't really recall the last time we had had an issue like this so we want to be sure we're not changing something that works based on an exception. CB On 3/31/15 7:44 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: Hi Chris,

Re: message question on the mac

Thanks Tim, it worked. Brian > On Mar 31, 2015, at 11:13 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > Hi, > > Pressing return is exactly what you need to do. If it is an iMessage, it > should just automatically send. If it was originally a text from a non-Apple > device user, then your Mac will be attempting

Re: message question on the mac

Hi John, Thanks for that, I got it to work. Brian > On Mar 31, 2015, at 11:08 AM, John Panarese wrote: > > Return should work on the Mac. You are seeing the conversation history on > the Mac? Do you receive any error message when you press the return key? > > > Take Care > > John D. Panar

Re: Moderation of the list

In the meantime, self moderation would work just fine...if people were so inclined. From The Believer. . . By way of the Chariots of the Gods cameth the Aliens who dwelt amongst the humans, and bringeth much knowledge. On 3/31/2015 4:44 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: Hi Chris, thanks for the i

m4b File Merging

Hello everyone, Does anyone know of an accessible program that would allow me to merge m4b files together that are of great length? For example, I have some books that I’ve merged with Audio Book Binder. Some of these books exceed the merging limit of 24 hours. Thus, I would like to merge the s

Re: Apple Script: Shut down the Mac

Chris, afplay doesn’t produce any sound on my mac min running yosemite. Too bad because is seems like a handy utility. 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, s

Re: Apple Script: Shut down the Mac

Weird. It works on my MacBook. I did afplay ~/Desktop/Peace.mp3 and it started playing. Tried the same thing on my ancient MacPro desktop and it also worked. Both boxes are on OSX 10.10.2. Are you sure the audio file was correct? Did it give any messages? Normally there should be no text outp

Re: m4b File Merging

The gpac package has a utility called mp4box that merges mp4s. To merge 3 files for example, you would do something like: cp file1.m4b file.m4b mp4box -cat file2.m4b -cat file3.m4b file.m4b This is discussed at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1900761. On Mar 31, 2015, at 10:34 AM, Emi

Re: starting to get irritated by IOS 8

Indeed, the education sector/section-508 (in the US) looks, on the existing evidence at least, to have been the cause for Apple’s commitment. A shame, I suppose, that it always takes legislation to set of this sort of thing. Can you remember when about which period it was that your institution

Re: starting to get irritated by IOS 8

This information comes from the blog of the person who worked at FS at the time and was involved in the negotiation. He was for it. The boss would not be convinced. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 31 Mar 2015, at 12:21,

Re: starting to get irritated by IOS 8

Not exactly. When Berkeley Systems went bankrupt, Alva bought Outspoken during the assets sale for a good price because they wanted the Windows code. They let the Mac version die immediately and ported the windows code into their own projects. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gma

history of voiceover (was: starting to get irritated by IOS 8)

Well, I didn't really make a note of the dates. I can only give them based on dates of historical events. I believe that I was using jaws 4.0 at the time. According to wikipedia, jaws 4.0 was released in 2001. That coincides nicely with the release of Mac Os X also in 2001. So I am going to sa

wifi-problems with windows 7 under bootcamp

Hi everyone, Sorry if this is slightly ot but i am using my mac privately now as well as in a workrelated situation. For the last situation i use windows 7 under bootcamp for productivity reasons. I notice however, that while on the macside wifi works great on windows the connection is V

Re: history of voiceover (was: starting to get irritated by IOS 8)

Hello, Actually VoiceOver came out with Leopard, OS X 10.4 in 2004 I purchased my first Mac Mini in September that year and it was the first with VoiceOver fully implemented. > On Mar 31, 2015, at 1:04 PM, Todor Fassl wrote: > > Well, I didn't really make a note of the dates. I can only give

Re: history of voiceover (was: starting to get irritated by IOS 8)

Hello, I goofed, it was Tiger, not Leopard. : > On Mar 31, 2015, at 1:16 PM, Joseph wrote: > > Hello, > Actually VoiceOver came out with Leopard, OS X 10.4 in 2004 I purchased my > first Mac Mini in September that year and it was the first with VoiceOver > fully implemented. > > >> On Mar 31

putting the bottom back on a Mac Mini

I just updated the memory in my Mini. I didn’t have any trouble getting the lid off of the computer to put it in, but I can’t get it to go back on. It will seem to fit nicely, but will not turn and lock back into place. I’d rather not leave it lose this way, even though it sits on the lid, so at

Re: I Player for the Mac.

I searched on Google. I can look for you if you cnnot find it. David Griffith On 30/03/2015 22:15, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: So where do you get this from? Kawal. On 30 Mar 2015, at 21:56, David Griffith wrote: I use Get i Player Automaker. with this you download the files and can play them

Re: Apple Script: Shut down the Mac

Yes, it works on mp3 files. Chris > On Mar 31, 2015, at 11:56 AM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Weird. It works on my MacBook. I did > > afplay ~/Desktop/Peace.mp3 > > and it started playing. Tried the same thing on my ancient MacPro desktop and > it also worked. Both boxes a

Sorting alphabetically in numbers

Hi All, Thank you for your help and feedback regarding learning numbers. How do I sort alphabetically in numbers? I'm creating a table with a specific group’s first name, last name and contact information. how do I sort the names alphabetically? Thank you for all the help, Laura -- You receive

Podcast?

Hello; Listers, I have a question! How can I search and play podcast on the Mac using iTunes? Please help! Jose Lomeli Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emai

Re: putting the bottom back on a Mac Mini

Hi Kristeen, I did a memory upgrade on my mini in 2013. The back goes on but requires a fair amount of force to lock it in position. I probably used to hands and placed my thumbs in the two holes on the back cover. HTH Chris > On Mar 31, 2015, at 4:25 PM, KristeenHughes wrote: > > I just u

Copying the contents of a pdf file into textedit

The subject says it all. When in the pdf viewer, how do I select text? I tried cmd+a which didn’t do anything. The next question is how to add textedit to the services menu in pdf viewer? TIA Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionari

Re: Help me decide: Ecto vs. Mars Edit

It might have been, I'm not honestly sure. Chris. --- Check out my web site at: http://www.clgproductions.net - Original Message - From: Krister Ekstrom To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 4:15 AM Subject: Re: Help me decide: Ecto vs. Mars Edit

Facebook for I O S: Is anyone else seeing this same issue?

OK, has my Facebook just crapped out, or is this a known issue? It seems like since the latest update, you no longer can flick around the screen. Everything has to now be completely done with touch exploration. You can't even flick through your news feed. If you touch one of the tabs at the

Re: Sorting alphabetically in numbers

Hi, Navigate to the column you wish to sort by, press VO-shift-back slash, VO-down once to Columns, VO-space on that, then press VO-shift-m to bring up the Contextual menu and down two times for sorting in ascending order. You’ll need to press VO-shift-back slash once more to take focus out of

Re: Facebook for I O S: Is anyone else seeing this same issue?

Facebook version 27 works fine on my yphone5 with the latest ios. Regards, Feliciano For tech tips and updates Like my Facebook page: www.facebook.com/theblindman12v Follow me on Twitter: Www.twitter.com/theblindman12v Sent from the Super-iPhone > On Mar 31, 2015, at 2:27 PM, Chris

Re: Help me decide: Ecto vs. Mars Edit

i'm still using my copy of mars edit. best 20 bucks i ever spent works equally well with blogger or wordpress and on posts and pages good luck, max Maxwell Ivey Jr. phone 979-215-1770 Skype Maxwell Ivey twitter @maxwellivey as mr. midway www.midwaymarketplace.com email maxw...@midwaymarke

Re: Facebook for I O S: Is anyone else seeing this same issue?

I have this problem with my iPad mini, 1st gen, running iOS 7.12, and the latest native facebook app. No problem with my iphone6+, running iOS8.12, and latest native facebook app. Joanne Chua Send from my iPad > On 1 Apr 2015, at 8:04, Feliciano Godoy wrote: > > Facebook version 27 works fine

Re: Facebook for I O S: Is anyone else seeing this same issue?

Wow, weird. My IPhone 6 Plus with I O S 8.2 is what is exhibiting this issue. Strangeness. I've actually not tried with my IPad Air First Gen running 8.2, nor with my IPhone 5S running also, 8.2. It would be interesting to see how they compare. Chris. - Original Message - From:

Sharing videos, making them smaller

Hi all, I have two videos that my husband took that I’d like to share with someone. I zipped them in separate files and put them into dropbox. That was at about 1:00 this afternoon. They’re still uploading. Is there some way I can make them smaller and then send them to my friend via email? I sav

Re: Sharing videos, making them smaller

Hi, In QuickTime, use the Export feature. If you select iPhone, iPad and AppleTV, it will compress it considerably smaller. I had a 2.69 GB .mov file that would export to either 800 MB, 600 MB or 200 MB. Using those compression factors, you should be able to reduce the size of your movies co

Re: Copying the contents of a pdf file into textedit

I don’t know of a way to select text in a pdf, but I can tell you how to get all of the text into rtf or plain. The easiest way is to create an Automator workflow like the following. 1. open Automator and choose the services template. 2. Interact with the work flow area and set the service to h

Re: Sharing videos, making them smaller

Thanks Tim, I did that but it didn’t reduce them much. Blessings, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net > On Mar 31, 2015, at 8:00 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > Hi, > > In QuickTime, use the Export feature

Re: Copying the contents of a pdf file into textedit

I would like to suggest a much simpler variation on my initial suggestion. In the workflow, Git rid of the applescript and get finder item actions, change the input of the service to pdf file, and the application to Finder. The only action you need is the extract pdf text. I wasn’t able to mak

Re: Copying the contents of a pdf file into textedit

Chris, when you open a pdf in preview, the default pdf viewer, you need to interact twice in the pdf content group. then you can VO arrow up and down through the text, or select the entire text with command-A. Just copy and paste into a textedit window and you have it. As to setting up text edit

Re: Sharing videos, making them smaller

I use handbrake to compress the videos I make. I just the default settings and it really backs them down to a reasonable size, around 60% of original size. I don’t really understand all the settings in handbrake, but there is a compression factor percentage that you can fiddle with to get even s

Re: Apple Script: Shut down the Mac

Hi, Haven’t played with it much but here’s two sites that should help. https://www.dssw.co.uk/blog/2010-09-09-how-to-shut-down-your-mac-using-applescript/ for the Shutdown command that actually is reasonably easy to find in the Finder Scripting Dictionary. You need to be careful though as the

Re: Copying the contents of a pdf file into textedit

That will work fine for small documents, but for ones with hundreds of pages, Preview will stay busy for a very long time. The automator solution will take a second or less. I tried it will around 300 pages and it exported instantly. It’s a shame that we can’t at least select an individual page