Putting a disk image on a USB drive

2013-06-06 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hi folks, I want to put a disk image of Vinux 4.0 on a USB drive, using disk utility. Does anyone know if this is possible? If so, how? Thanks. Rafael Bejarano -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group

FireFox accessibility

2013-04-12 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hi everyone, Which version of FireFox for the Mac OS is accessible with VO? Rafael -- 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...

ABBYY FineReader Express for Macintosh and Hovercam T5 V

2013-02-25 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hi all, The Hovercam Express app is indeed accessible with VO; thanks to Matthew for bringing that to my attention. The only drawback I see is that it is not possible to access the camera from within ABBYY FineReader Express, so creating a multi-page file from multiple images is consequently n

ABBYY FineReader Express for Macintosh and Hovercam T5 V

2013-02-25 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hello all, I for got to mention in my last post that the Hovercam T5 V does not appear to work with ABBYY FineReader for Mac. I believe Erik expressed an interest in using it. ABBYY FineReader does not appear to detect that the camera is plugged in to the Mac, and the software that comes with

Scanner to use with ABBYY FineReader Express for Mac

2013-02-25 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Just a quick note to all who replied to my request for information about which scanners work best with ABBYY FineReader Express for Macintosh. After reading your posts and researching the products that you recommended, I have come to the conclusion that the Canoscan Lide 110 is a good option; i

Scanners or cameras compatible with ABBYY FineReader Express

2013-02-23 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hello all, I am in the market for a scanner or document camera compatible with the ABBYY FineReader Express, OCR software. I would be most grateful for suggestions from those of you who use the software. Also, can anyone on this list tell me if the Canon Lide 60 scanner has software for Intel

Why use Chrome?

2013-02-07 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hi all, To those of you who use Chrome, why do so? Does it have advantages over Safari? Rafael -- 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 macvisionarie

Accessible video downloader

2013-02-03 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hi all, Can someone recommend an accessible app to download video from the internet? I tried RealPlayer Downloader, but it's interface is not accessible with VO. Cordially, Rafael -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscr

Accessible software

2013-01-30 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hi all, Can someone recommend an accessible BitTorrent client, and also an app to decompress .zip files? Thanks. Rafael -- 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 a

Re: Managing List Subscriptions [was Re: To the Moderator of this list]

2013-01-24 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Thank you. On Jan 23, 2013, at 2:26 PM, Esther wrote: Hello Laura, Rafael, J.P., Kimsan, Gigi, and Others You can manage both the type of your subscriptions (No Email, Email, Digest Email, or Unsubscribe to permanently leave the list) and the email address(es) that you use for all your Google G

RE: To the Moderator of this list

2013-01-22 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Thanks a lot. Rafael From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] on behalf of J.P. [jshandr...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 2:27 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: To the Moderator of this list Hey Ra

To the Moderator of this list

2013-01-22 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hello, At your convenience, would you please e-mail me with directions for changing my settings on this group's account, so as to be able to receive my messages in digest form? Thank you. Rafael -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" gro

RE: Boot camp Linux

2013-01-21 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
I've successfully installed Linux as a VMWare virtual machine, and it's also possible to download a USB drive version of Vinux to your Bootcamp Windows partition (assuming you have one). From there, you can install it on a thumb drive, which you can use on practically any computer.

RE: Stata and R for Mac

2013-01-20 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
I have not tried Stata, but I'm very interested in whether or not it is accessible. Please post on this list whatever you discover about the accessibility of Stata. Cordially, Rafael From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [macvisionaries@googlegroups.com]

RE: Good scanner and OCR?

2013-01-19 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
d solution. DocuScan is more expensive. Cheers, Anne On 19 Jan 2013, at 01:06, "Bejarano, Rafael P." wrote: > Hello, all, > > I need a very good OCR solution and either a scanner or a document camera > that will work with it. Money is no object, because I need it for w

Good scanner and OCR?

2013-01-18 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hello, all, I need a very good OCR solution and either a scanner or a document camera that will work with it. Money is no object, because I need it for work. I do a lot of reading, especially of scientific journals, so the solution must be very accurate. If any of you have recommendations, I

Re: New BARD website

2012-11-29 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
this morning and pulled up quite a large list of books by Stephen King, both in audio and Braille. Perhaps it's what you are searching for? Just a wild guess. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray Still a very proud and happy Mac user! On Nov 29, 2012, at 12:23 PM, "Bejarano, Rafael P

Re: New BARD website

2012-11-29 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
at you are searching for? Just a wild guess. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray Still a very proud and happy Mac user! On Nov 29, 2012, at 12:23 PM, "Bejarano, Rafael P." mailto:beja...@hsu.edu>> wrote: Thanks for replying. Actually, I did see the message, but they are stil

Re: New BARD website

2012-11-29 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
at 9:33 AM, matthew Dyer wrote: > Hi, > > The site went back online lastnight and after you log in you will see a > message about what happened on the 27th after the site went live. > > Matthew > > > On Nov 28, 2012, at 6:24 PM, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: > >

RE: New BARD website

2012-11-28 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: > Hi, > > The download links on the BARD website don't work for me since they updated > it. Has anyone else on this list experienced this problem? > > Rafael Bejarano > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

New BARD website

2012-11-28 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hi, The download links on the BARD website don't work for me since they updated it. Has anyone else on this list experienced this problem? Rafael Bejarano -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to

RE: Pages and APA 6th edition style

2012-10-21 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
If you are looking for software, such as that which works with Microsoft word to help detect formatting mistakes, I think you may be out of luck.I have never had any problems using Pages to format my own psychology papers, though, so you should be able to write papers in APA style in Pages w

Re: python development on the mac

2012-09-27 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
I use TextEdit, although my programs are relatively simple, so I haven't really had a need for a full-fledged editor. I haven't found an easy-to-use python GUI solution for the Mac, so if you know of one, please let me know what it is. Rafael Bejarano On Sep 27, 2012, at 7:54 AM, Mauricio Almei

Re: Mac with blackboard

2012-09-25 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
On strictly practical grounds, I would advise you to have a couple of other browsers available for times like this. I had trouble using Angel, which is course delivery software like Blackboard, with Safari, and what saved me was that I also had Windows installed in Bootcamp. Unfortunately, one

Re: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-24 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
. > On 9/24/12, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: >> True, but if one is having problems with VMWare, Bootcamp can be an >> accessible solution. Windows also seems to run faster under Bootcamp. >> >> Rafael Bejarano >> On Sep 24, 2012, at 12:15 PM, Marianne Denning wrote:

Re: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-24 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
True, but if one is having problems with VMWare, Bootcamp can be an accessible solution. Windows also seems to run faster under Bootcamp. Rafael Bejarano On Sep 24, 2012, at 12:15 PM, Marianne Denning wrote: > If you want to quickly go from OS 10 to Windows you probably need VM > Fusion. When

Re:

2012-09-20 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
ton > you want? This is a test where you have to select the correct answer > from four choices. > > On 9/20/12, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: >> I haven't used Windows in VMWare, but I installed it using Bootcamp, and it >> works well for me. I have had good succes

Re:

2012-09-20 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
I haven't used Windows in VMWare, but I installed it using Bootcamp, and it works well for me. I have had good success using the System Access screen reader to interact with Explorer and XL. Rafael Bejarano On Sep 20, 2012, at 12:00 PM, Marianne Denning wrote: > I have a student who needs to t

Re: iPhone

2012-09-05 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Sounds like the guy at the store wants to move product, to make room for the new iPhones. On Sep 5, 2012, at 1:27 PM, Mary Scott wrote: > I just spoke with the ATnT store and the guy there said the iPhone 4 is just > as good as the new one coming out and that I should go ahead and get the old >

Is it possible to install another operating system on a USB drive with the Mac?

2012-07-23 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hello, all, My subject line says it. I would like to install Ubuntu on a USB drive, and I'm wondering if it's possible to do so with the Mac. If anyone on here knows how to do this (or whether it's even possible), please do let me know. Thanks. Rafael Bejarano -- You received this message b

RE: found scanning program for the Mac

2012-07-03 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Thanks for passing this info along to us. What is the name of the scanning program, and is there a website where I might go to learn more about it? Cordially, Rafael Bejarano From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Beha

RE: navagating a pdf in preview

2012-06-25 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
There are at least three ways to navigate across pages in Preview: 1. The go-to-page item in the Go menu. 2. The Previous and Next buttons. 3. The list of images, which on my iMac running Snow Leopard, appears to the right of the text of each page. Rafael Bejarano ___

RE: is a paid screenreader for the mac a option?

2012-06-25 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
It would be nice to have a second screen-reading option. Every screen reader has its advantages and disadvantages, so it would be nice to be able to use the screen reader that works best for the task at hand. Rafael Bejarano From: macvisionaries@googlegr

RE: TV tuners for the Mac

2012-06-15 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
ough the EPG grid to schedule a show to record was not possible. There was some discussion on this list a while back about the pros and cons you might want to review. CB On 6/12/12 12:30 PM, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: > Hello all, > > I am considering buying Tubestick Hybrid, a TV tuner

TV tuners for the Mac

2012-06-12 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hello all, I am considering buying Tubestick Hybrid, a TV tuner for the Mac. Has any one on this list used it, and if so, is it accessible with VO? Or, can any one recommend a different option? Thanks. Rafael Bejarano -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Gro

RE: OCR for iPhone 4s or iPad

2012-06-10 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Is Prizmo available for the iPod Touch, also? Cordially, Rafael Bejarano From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anne Robertson [a...@anarchie.org.uk] Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 6:56 AM To: macvisionaries@googl

RE: A problem with my home network

2012-05-09 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
th my home network Weird. Sounds like it's having trouble reading or writing the setup info. Might be worth trying the usual repair permissions just in case that fixes it. CB On 5/9/12 3:10 PM, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: > Thanks for your input. My iMac is three years old, and ot

Re: A problem with my home network

2012-05-09 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
d some settings even when the machine is powered > off and those batteries eventually wear out. I think 5 years or so is > typical. > > CB > > On 5/9/12 12:07 PM, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: >> Hi listers, >> >> I can't seem to figure out how to get m

A problem with my home network

2012-05-09 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hi listers, I can't seem to figure out how to get my iMac to remember the settings for my home network when I turn it off. The next time that I start the computer, I have to go through the steps to set up the network all over again, as if I never had done it--turn on Airport, create a new netw

Re: ColorVisor, color identifier for iPhone

2012-05-01 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hello Jan, If you are interested in developing an app with a ready market, I suggest a reasonably priced OCR APP for the iPhone. You may know that Kurzweil has developed such an app for the National Federation of the Blind, but it costs over $1000 and is not available on the iPhone. Just thou

Re: Tips for reading PDF documents on the Mac

2012-04-11 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
however, as it's about > translating graphical representation into words and a logical order to > people-many of whom don't have a great concept of layout and formatting. > > On 9 Apr 2012, at 16:21, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: > >> Those are very helpful suggestions

Re: Tips for reading PDF documents on the Mac

2012-04-09 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Those are very helpful suggestions. I wonder, though: Have you ever tried reading pdf documents formatted in multiple columns? I can do so using an old PowerPC iBook running Tiger, but I can't seem to do so with newer Macs and OSs. Cordially, Rafael Bejarano On Apr 8, 2012, at 4:47 PM, Kirsten

Apple TV

2012-03-18 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hello, I just bought an Apple TV, third generation. If any of you own one, too, have you encountered any accessibility issues of which I should be aware? Thanks. Rafael Bejarano -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to th

Re: XCode

2012-03-12 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hello, Has anyone on this list tried using objective basic to code? If so, how accessible with VO is it? Cordially, Rafael On Mar 12, 2012, at 5:28 AM, Sean Murphy wrote: > Hi, > > > I have asked a similar questions before. All IDE's I have looked at under the > MAC were not accessible. EMa

RE: Tables [was:] Re: numbers

2012-02-23 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
ant possibility accessible with VoiceOver. Again: how to change specific data in a cell? Not entering data in an empty cell. That's easy. Hopefully my question is clearer now. Jürgen Am 22.02.2012 um 16:26 schrieb Bejarano, Rafael P.: > Tables has a data entry field. That is where data are entered

RE: Reading PDFs?

2012-02-22 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Subject: Re: Reading PDFs? Yes. You can read easily line or word. I've done it with chrome and safari. Sent from my iPhone On 22 Feb 2012, at 04:08, "Bejarano, Rafael P." wrote: > So, you are saying that using a web browser is better for reading pdf files > than using Preview

Re: numbers

2012-02-22 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
eleting a whole cell is easily possible. > > Thanks and all the best > Jürgen > > > Am 22.02.2012 um 05:45 schrieb Bejarano, Rafael P.: > >> If you are using an Intel-based Mac, then the first thing to do when you >> open the Tables application is to get the cur

RE: numbers

2012-02-21 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
support VO that much? All the best Jürgen Am 20.02.2012 um 18:24 schrieb Bejarano, Rafael P.: > If your spreadsheet needs are not very complicated, you might wish to > consider Tables. It's the spreadsheet app that I use on the Mac, and I > really like it. It has all the usual

RE: Reading PDFs?

2012-02-21 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
So, you are saying that using a web browser is better for reading pdf files than using Preview? Rafael Bejarano From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kirsten Edmondson [kirsten.edmond...@btinternet.com] Sent:

RE: reading PDFs

2012-02-21 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Locking VO is the only way I've found to read pdfs, too. It's also possible to move left and right on a line, one word at a time, using the left and right arrows, provided that VO is locked. There does not seem to be a way to read documents formatted in multiple columns, however, nor is it pos

Re: numbers

2012-02-20 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
If your spreadsheet needs are not very complicated, you might wish to consider Tables. It's the spreadsheet app that I use on the Mac, and I really like it. It has all the usual functions, and you can enter your own formulae, as well. You can save your work as xl files, too. Creating graphs

Re: Anyone Using Google Chrome with VO?

2012-02-07 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
How does Google Chrome do with Facebook? I find that Safari does not work very well with that website. Rafael Bejarano On Feb 7, 2012, at 9:48 AM, Larry Skutchan wrote: > Chrome works great with VO and is a very very nice browser. Once in a great > while, it is necessary to use Safari for some

Very unhappy with Pages

2012-02-06 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hello, all, Has any of you found the current version of pages to be less accessible than prior versions? There are buttons that are not read by Voiceover, and the Header and Footer fields are not spoken either. It may or may not be relevant, but I am running Snow Leopard on an iMac. Rafael

Re: Strange wireless network problem

2012-02-06 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
On Feb 6, 2012, at 12:18 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi, > > Have you previously connected fine to this same network? What security are > you using on the network? > > Later... > > On 2012-02-05, at 7:25 PM, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: > >> Hello, >> >

Strange wireless network problem

2012-02-05 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hello, I'm hoping someone on this list might have some insight into a problem I'm having when trying to sign onto my home wireless network. I'm using the airport software on a laptop (iBook g4) as the base station. I have no problems signing into the account from my iMac, running OSX. When I

Re: SPSS for Mac?

2011-09-20 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
nova > > http://udel.edu/~mcdonald/statnested.xls > > Here is one for a chi-square > > http://www.ling.upenn.edu/~clight/CHI-SQUARE.xls > > CB > > On 9/18/11 7:05 PM, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: >> If that's the case, could you provide a short tutorial of some

RE: SPSS for Mac?

2011-09-18 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
If that's the case, could you provide a short tutorial of some sort on how to calculate inferential stats, such as two-way ANOVAs and chi-square? That would be very helpful to those of us who are not highly proficient with the advanced functions of spreadsheets. Rafael

RE: Statistics Pro (currently free) iOS alternative to SPSS for Mac [Re: SPSS for Mac?]

2011-09-17 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
written text summaries. I've only done some quick testing, but this may be usable. Each menu item listed in the app, such as "Data Analysis", "Linear Regression", "Normal Distribution", etc. has two sub menus: Solver (where you input values) and Tutorial (whe

RE: SPSS for Mac?

2011-09-17 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
1900 Cannon Drive Columbus, Ohio 43210 (740) 856-8195 -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bejarano, Rafael P. Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2011 5:31 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: SPSS for Mac

RE: SPSS for Mac?

2011-09-17 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
I looked into SPSS a couple of years ago, and the Mac version was no more accessible than the Windows version. The best bet, I think, is to write software to calculate whatever stats one needs (or to have someone else do so, if one does not know how to code). The Python programming language ap

RE: PDF to text converterS, anyone?

2011-07-31 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
I will. Thanks again. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Esther [mori...@mac.com] Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 4:32 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: PDF to text converterS, anyone? Hi Raf

RE: PDF to text converterS, anyone?

2011-07-31 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
ument. >>> I tend to be a little selective about my text, so personally I have them >>> convert to rtf, run a utility here on shellworld that changes the rtf into >>> html, then run the html file through lynx for lovely text. >>> may be more steps than you des

PDF to text converters

2011-07-31 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Just a quick note to thank those of you who replied to my query about an app to convert pdf files to text. I appreciate your very prompt replies. Cordially, Rafael -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send

RE: PDF to text converterS, anyone?

2011-07-31 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
em >> convert to rtf, run a utility here on shellworld that changes the rtf into >> html, then run the html file through lynx for lovely text. >> may be more steps than you desire though, especially if you do not have >> access to the lynx text browser. >> If you ha

PDF to text converterS, anyone?

2011-07-30 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hi all, I am in need of a program that converts pdf files to text files. Can anyone here recommend such an app? Cordially, Rafael Bejarano -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@

Re: using a mac full time?

2011-07-11 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
A Mac is all I have ever used, since I started using computers around 25 years ago. I have never owned a Windows machine. I have been using Bootcamp for about a year and a half now, and it works just fine for those few tasks that I must perform in Windows. Rafael Bejarano On Jul 11, 2011, at

RE: PDF files

2011-06-29 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
a thought - but try highlighting the content of your document by pressing command+a and copying it to clipboard and then pasting into TextEdit. Good luck. Simon On 28 Jun 2011, at 00:05, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: > Hello all, > > I am trying to use Preview to read a multiple-column, pdf

PDF files

2011-06-27 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hello all, I am trying to use Preview to read a multiple-column, pdf file. The problem is that I don't want to read by column. I want to read line-by-line, from the left to the right of the document, but I can't seem to figure out how to do that. In other words, I would like for VO to ignore

Re: a step closer to true haptics not those rotor h

2011-04-07 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Pretty cool! Thanks for passing this on. Rafael Bejarano On Apr 7, 2011, at 1:37 PM, Yuma Decaux wrote: > http://www.cultofmac.com/could-the-ipad-3-use-the-third-dimension-of-pressure/89485?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cultofmac%2FbFow+%28Cult+of+Mac%29 > > > It's

RE: Scanners with OCR for the iPhone

2011-04-07 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Of joseph [joseph.bi...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 8:48 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Scanners with OCR for the iPhone hi i used saytext on iphone 3gs. it does not work. best On 6 Apr 2011, at 19:52, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: > Hello all, > > I&#x

Re: Scanners with OCR for the iPhone

2011-04-06 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1<http://www.facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1> On Apr 6, 2011, at 2:38 PM, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: Hi Anne, It sounds as though both apps still need a bit of work, before they can replace the traditional flat-bed scanner. I don't y

Re: Scanners with OCR for the iPhone

2011-04-06 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
practice before you can get decent results. > > Cheers, > > Anne > > On 6 Apr 2011, at 20:52, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> I've been reading a bit about two scanner/OCR apps for the iPhone: saytext >> and prizmo. Neit

Scanners with OCR for the iPhone

2011-04-06 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hello all, I've been reading a bit about two scanner/OCR apps for the iPhone: saytext and prizmo. Neither sounds sufficiently well developed to meet the needs of totally blind individuals at this time, but perhaps I'm underestimating their utility. Has anyone on this list tried either product,

RE: Flash card software for Mac?

2011-04-02 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
are any of the hypercard clones compatible with VoiceOver? Rafael Bejarano From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of .dan. [ddun...@city-net.com] Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 12:15 PM To: macvisionaries@googleg

Re: VoiceOver When Used with Preview Questions

2011-03-31 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Have you tried interacting with the text? You should be able to read by line, using the up- and down-arrow keys. You also should be able to read by word, using the lef- and right-arrow keys. Rafael Bejarano On Mar 31, 2011, at 2:53 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > Hello All, > > I must read several very

RE: Outspoken VS. VoiceOver

2011-03-22 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
As I see it, the fact that VO only works with applications created in Objective C/Cocoa is a serious limitation of this screen reader. That's not to say that I don't appreciate Apples commitment to providing a free screen reader, but I do miss the simplicity of Outspoken, as well as its greater

RE: Outspoken VS. VoiceOver

2011-03-21 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
I used to use Outspoken with Mac OS9. It was more intuitive than VO, in my opinion, but it also didn't give you as much accessibility as VO does (e.g., you couldn't navigate by paragraph vs. sentence with Outspoken). That said, I wish Outspoken were still available. There are many APPs that are

RE: Tips on Voiceover and Facebook

2011-03-21 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Instead of logging into facebook.com, go to m.facebook.com, the mobile version of the site. It's much more navigable with VO. Rafael Bejarano From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Simon Cavendish [simon.caven

Re: blackboard and Safari

2011-03-02 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
hgy some web btowsers only support windows based things and not > others? Ah well. looks like I have to borrow someone's computer for a > semester lol! > > Take care. > On Mar 1, 2011, at 2:01 PM, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: > >> The problem is that Angel does not supp

Re: blackboard and Safari

2011-03-01 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
I don't have > my bootcamp partition anymore. So is there a department I can contact to ask > if angel could be made more accessibil? > On Mar 1, 2011, at 10:22 AM, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: > >> I also would be very interested to know if Blackboard can be accessed with

Re: blackboard and Safari

2011-03-01 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
I also would be very interested to know if Blackboard can be accessed with Safari. Angel, another online course management system, is not accessible with Safari, so I am having to use Windows and the System Access screen reader to use Angel. If Blackboard is not accessible in Safari, perhaps you

Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard)

2011-02-05 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hello, Does anyone on this list have a copy of OS 10.5 (Leopard) for the PowerPC, that they might want to get rid of? I want to upgrade the operating system on an old iBook G4, and I believe 10.5 is the last version of the Mac OS that Apple released for PowerPC machines. Thank you. Rafael Bej

PDF files, again

2011-02-01 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hello, Has anyone noticed that VoiceOver reads certain pdf files opened in Preview perfectly well when the computer is running Tiger, whereas VO does not read the very same files very well at all on computers running Snow Leopard? Cordially, Rafael Bejarano -- You received this message becaus

PDF files

2011-01-30 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hi all, I wonder if anyone besides me has noticed a difference between how Preview reads PDF files on Snow Leopard and how it reads them on Tiger. In particular, certain PDF files are read just fine by Preview in Tiger, but not so well on a computer on which Snow Leopard is running. Any ideas w

Re: Instructions for using VO to navigate in Numbers

2011-01-26 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
hegh chew jaj Vam jaj Kak On 26 Jan 2011, at 17:00, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: That gives me something to start out with. Thanks. Rafael On Jan 26, 2011, at 10:35 AM, John André Netland wrote: Hi, There isn't any specific commands for VO and Numbers, but if you press VO-H and check out

Re: Instructions for using VO to navigate in Numbers

2011-01-26 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
you just have to learn > the application features like anyone else would do. Good luck! Smile. > > *** > John André Netland - Voice/sms +47 971 68 794 > > Visit online at www.a-pro-studio.no > *** > > On 26. jan. 2011, at 16.23, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: > >

Instructions for using VO to navigate in Numbers

2011-01-26 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hello all, I would like to start using Numbers as my spreadsheet app. Can anyone on this list point me to a quick start tutorial on the VO commands for Numbers? Thanks very much. Rafael Bejarano -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" grou

RE: I am now on dropbox but need help with the app

2011-01-10 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
If you figure it out, Please keep this list posted. I tried to download the DropBox app, and I did not find it accessible with VO. Rafael Bejarano From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Marlaina Lieberg [1guid

VMWare and Airport

2011-01-03 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hello, I am having trouble accessing my home network on a Windows XP virtual machine, via Airport. I would be most grateful for any suggestions as to what the problem might be and how to solve it. Cordially, Rafael Bejarano -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: the mac and productivity

2010-11-30 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
First, Microsoft Office is not accessible on the Mac, as far as I can tell. However, you can partition your harddrive using BootCamp, so that you can install Windows on one of the partitions, if you absolutely must use Windows software. Second, pdf files are very readable on the Mac, using Prev

Re: Question about Unix commands

2010-11-05 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
2010, at 1:22 PM, Garry Turkington wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Or escape the spaces with a backslash. >> >> Garry >> >> On 11/4/10, louie wrote: >>> Put quotes around the file name with spaces in the name. >>> >>> On Nov 3, 2010, at

Re: Question about Unix commands

2010-11-04 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Thanks. I'll try that. Rafael On Nov 3, 2010, at 10:25 PM, louie wrote: > Put quotes around the file name with spaces in the name. > > On Nov 3, 2010, at 8:14 PM, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> How does one get the ls command in Unix

Question about Unix commands

2010-11-03 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hello, How does one get the ls command in Unix to display directories whose names consist of more than one word, separated by a space? For example, ls /Users/Rafael/Documents/My Stuff or ls documents/my stuff Thanks in advance to anyone with the ability and inclination to help me out with this

RE: future of screen readers

2010-09-02 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hi: What is ubuntu-vinux? I thought the screen reader for Ubuntu was Orca. Rafael Bejarano From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Josh Kennedy [jkenn...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 4:52 PM To:

RE: windows screen readers

2010-08-29 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
t: Re: windows screen readers It seems to work with VM Fusion. Mike demonstrates this on his podcast. (mac demo 5). On Aug 28, 2010, at 10:28 PM, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: > I use System Access and find it very user friendly, unlike Jaws. Moreover, > System Access is relatively inexpensi

RE: windows screen readers

2010-08-28 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
I use System Access and find it very user friendly, unlike Jaws. Moreover, System Access is relatively inexpensive. I don't know if it works well with VMWare, though. Rafael Bejarano From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [macvisionar...@googlegroups.com]

Thanks to all who answered my faceBook question

2010-08-01 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
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RE: faceBook

2010-08-01 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
version of facebook is accessible. Go to m.facebook.com to use the mobile site. Hth, Chantel. On Aug 1, 2010, at 3:59 PM, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: > Hi all, > > Can anyone tell me if faceBook is accessible with VO? > > Thanks. > Rafael Bejarano > > -- > You received t

faceBook

2010-08-01 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hi all, Can anyone tell me if faceBook is accessible with VO? Thanks. Rafael Bejarano -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send

RE: Python

2010-06-30 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
:28 PM, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: > Hi, > > I've had some limited success with Python for Mac. I've gotten my programs to > run by writing them in a text editing file and then importing the code into > terminal. As far as I know, however, It's not possible to write ac

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