Re: semi-pro list

2011-07-28 Thread carolyn Haas
my vision. Carolyn On Jul 28, 2011, at 11:18 AM, Courtney Curran wrote: > Hi, > I'm just curious, what do you mean by "simi professional"? > Thanks, Courtney > On Jul 28, 2011, at 12:27 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > >> So sorry to see you leave us. Indeed, let m

Re: semi-pro list

2011-07-28 Thread carolyn Haas
Hey Ray: Don't give me the shove-off quite yet, unless of course, it happens anyhow.:) Clearly, the style of no management is preferable for some people. But, I too long for a list related to things Apple, access, and not ego driven. Take care Carolyn On Jul 28, 2011, at 10:27 AM, Ray

semi-pro list

2011-07-28 Thread carolyn Haas
Hello list members: I'm writing in response to some of the latest goings on here. I'm Carolyn, a former moderator of the group. When I was asked to back off, and then told summarily that hundred of people had complained about my mod style, I decided perhaps my expectations were

Re: To the Moderators

2011-07-28 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Ron: It is very much like a free for all. There is one owner, Cara, Quinn and one moderator, Mark Taylor. There are no guidelines in place, because according to Mark Taylor there were hundreds of complaints about how the group was being moderated. Therefore, in the interest of those hundr

Re: strange behavior with Lion

2011-07-28 Thread carolyn Haas
lowing for speech with minimal disruption to the system during installation. Beyond that, I'm clueless why volume should be acting out. Carolyn On Jul 28, 2011, at 1:26 AM, Shen wrote: > So I came home today and thought I do some things on my MacBook Pro, > such as checking email and brows

Re: Strange thing with folders

2011-07-27 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Jeff and Allison: I have my view set to columns. When I open a folder, I do so by right arrowing, and the list behaves normally. I don't know if this is helpful or not, but you might want to try column. Take care Carolyn On Jul 27, 2011, at 5:00 PM, Jeff Bishop wrote: > I am als

Re: can't find the message content column

2011-07-27 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi ray: Awesome explanation here. I've been playing with mail, but didn't have a good sense yet of that layout. Someone described it to me as being similar to how iPad shows mail. Anyhow thank you. This helps. Carolyn On Jul 27, 2011, at 5:32 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > All I ha

Re: for those who's macbooks are running hot, I have a sollution

2011-07-27 Thread carolyn Haas
Hello Tim: As usual, very well thought out and very well spoken. I don't have the issue at present, thankfully. But, I really appreciate your succinct and clear explanation. Thank you. Carolyn On Jul 26, 2011, at 11:35 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi, > > I suggest that peopl

Re: for those who's macbooks are running hot, I have a sollution

2011-07-26 Thread carolyn Haas
presentation. I do appreciate your bring these things to my attention, and I certainly wish your good buddy the best in getting his Apple certification. Take care Carolyn On Jul 26, 2011, at 11:01 PM, Ben J Bloomgren wrote: > Carolyn, > > Regardless of any subsequent messages, this is

Re: for those who's macbooks are running hot, I have a sollution

2011-07-26 Thread carolyn Haas
Yes Dear. On Jul 26, 2011, at 10:19 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > Carolyn, BTW, no need to write me anything further. you've been put on my > block sender's list. > > > - Original Message - From: "carolyn Haas" > To: > Sent: Tuesday,

Re: Booting from the Lion Partition

2011-07-26 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Dan: Ok, thanks. That explains it then. Just wanted to be sure I didn't somehow botch things up before I can learn how to do so.:) Thanks again. Carolyn On Jul 26, 2011, at 9:54 PM, Dan Roy wrote: > Well, if you did the download and install, it asked for your Apple ID and &g

Re: for those who's macbooks are running hot, I have a sollution

2011-07-26 Thread carolyn Haas
This is ridiculous! Please apply with a grain of salt and at least two shots of tiquila!!! On Jul 26, 2011, at 9:27 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning! This is not! going to be for the > faint at heart. It's all software-sided, you won't be taking

Re: Booting from the Lion Partition

2011-07-26 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Dan: I'm confused. I haven't had to put my id in once I made the purchase. Install never asked for it. Have I missed something? (darn, thought this was going too easily to be true.:) Carolyn On Jul 26, 2011, at 6:49 PM, Dan Roy wrote: > I want to do a fresh install of Lio

Re: Why use a TrackPad?

2011-07-26 Thread carolyn Haas
figuration. JMO. Carolyn, On Jul 26, 2011, at 2:56 AM, Geoff Shang wrote: > On Mon, 25 Jul 2011, erik burggraaf wrote: > >> Well, it's one way of avoiding all the multi-finger keystrokes. > > Indeed. I forgot to mention that we bought a full-sized keyboard with numpad > so th

Re: Voice over lag and other lion issues

2011-07-25 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi David: Can you be bribed? On Jul 25, 2011, at 7:24 PM, David Tanner wrote: > I am certainly glad that I don't see nearly as many bugs in VoiceOver as you > will find in the shark. > > > > - Original Message - From: "Ricardo Walker" > To: > Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 8:12 AM > Su

Re: reminder wanted

2011-07-25 Thread carolyn Haas
; Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! > > Skype name: > barefootedray > > Facebook: > facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 > > > > On Jul 25, 2011, at 5:12 PM, carolyn Haas wrote: > >> Hi guys: >> I'm not in Lion yet. So, this may be irrelevant.

Re: Why use a TrackPad?

2011-07-25 Thread carolyn Haas
I don't know what came with the original setup of gestures, and which are the invented one.:) One of my face things to do wht the trackpad is continuous read. Then just turn it off when doing any serious typing. Take care Carolyn On Jul 25, 2011, at 3:15 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: &

Re: reminder wanted

2011-07-25 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi guys: I'm not in Lion yet. So, this may be irrelevant. But, will shift not work with home or end in the new configuration? Carolyn On Jul 25, 2011, at 2:38 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > Ricardo is understanding perfectly what I want to be able to do. Funny thing > is, I know t

Re: Both Braille Table Flavours.

2011-07-25 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Anne: What are these tables? Is this just related to braille printing? Carolyn On Jul 25, 2011, at 1:09 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Georges, > > Unfortunately, the CeciMac Braille tables won't work with Lion. There are no > plans to create new ones either since

Re: Absolutely incredibly awesome finding in Safari, Item chooser issue resolved!

2011-07-24 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Zach: I've always used it instead of the item chooser. I set option F to do this for the sake of convenience, and found after that Never messed with the item chooser at all. On Jul 24, 2011, at 2:37 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: > Hi Chris and All, > Maybe I'm missing something, but I always us

Re: Voice over lag and other lion issues

2011-07-22 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi David: Very well said. It's so easy to gripe and start blaming someone when what we did before doesn't work the same anymore. I like the way you've pointed this out. It sounds much better than I could have done. Take care Oh, and BTW: found that iPad setting. Thanks agai

Re: Totally bizarre finding with Safari 5.1 in Lion

2011-07-22 Thread carolyn Haas
whatever works dear On Jul 22, 2011, at 7:59 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > Carolyn, why don't you do me! a favor actually, and don't ever! contact me > on, nor! off list again. It's obvious we don't get along. > > I'll say no more on list than t

Re: Totally bizarre finding with Safari 5.1 in Lion

2011-07-22 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Chris: Do yourself and all of us a favor: Step away from the computer and chill for a while before writing a pointless rave like this. No one really needs to hear it. On Jul 22, 2011, at 6:37 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > Not exactly that anyone would really want! to download this,

Re: Inputting with grade two braille on the Mac.

2011-07-22 Thread carolyn Haas
Hey David: Had no idea! Wonderful! Thank you. Carolyn On Jul 22, 2011, at 6:31 PM, David Tanner wrote: > Well, go to your settings for Braille and set it for Contracted Braille > input. That is quite easy to do. > > - Original Message - From: "Caitlyn Furness&q

Re: Iphone bluetooth keyboard questions

2011-07-22 Thread carolyn Haas
getting an iPhone. Carolyn On Jul 22, 2011, at 5:25 PM, Red.Falcon wrote: > Hi all! > So I've finally joined the Iphone crowd! > I've had a little play with connecting my Apple keyboard with the Iphone and > it works great! > So to my question! > Is there a way to get bac

Re: The lion sleeps tonight

2011-07-22 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Carleen: Mine still thinks so, and it's been a year and a half.:) Carolyn On Jul 22, 2011, at 4:08 PM, carlene knight wrote: > Am I missing some voice choices? I'm only finding Alex, Fred, Olivia and > Vicki. I might be missing one or two, but only Alex sounds high qualit

Re: Inputting with grade two braille on the Mac.

2011-07-22 Thread carolyn Haas
With the iPhone, I can input grade 2 braille, but this sends my iPad into terrible fits.:) Has anon had experience with this? Any hope in sight of grade 2 and iPad? Thanks for any input (any grade will due.:)Carolyn On Jul 22, 2011, at 11:48 AM, Caitlyn Furness wrote: > Input in grade 2

Re: Making Mail Easier with Activities

2011-07-22 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Mark and Anne: Could he use them in rears order, starting with 0 or 9 so they wouldn't require a hand cross for the first 5? On Jul 22, 2011, at 10:26 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Mark, > > Have you thought of creating shortcuts in Keyboard commander for a couple of > hotspots? That s

Re: Turning off and on VO speech

2011-07-21 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi George: As far as I know, the only way to do this is with command f5 turning off VO. You can also turn it off in the menus under Vo utility, but I'm guessing you want something a little better than this.:) Carolyn On Jul 21, 2011, at 1:34 AM, Georges Zaynoun wrote: > I am wond

Re: What the heck is com.apple.doc.extra, and is there any way to make it go away?

2011-07-21 Thread carolyn Haas
There is, Chris: Turn off your computer! On Jul 21, 2011, at 7:30 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > Yes, on your ITunes thing! I flippen! hate it! > > Chris. > > - Original Message - > From: Daniel Miller > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 7:16 A

Italian iPad: was getting more voices for 10.7

2011-07-21 Thread carolyn Haas
n this, short of restoring the iPad to factory defaults? TIA Now Where's my spaghetti?:) Carolyn On Jul 21, 2011, at 8:46 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > Nope. I just downloaded eleven voices for free, including the English Indian > one and the Scottish and Irish. Also, I downloaded It

Re: one bad thing I've found in mail

2011-07-20 Thread carolyn Haas
y and be just a little envious as everyone dives in and I wait for financial skies to clear a little. (HMM, may be into bears by that time.:) Take care. Carolyn On Jul 20, 2011, at 2:41 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Yes, but that requires pressing fifty gazillion keys. I don't have th

Re: trying to download lion?

2011-07-20 Thread carolyn Haas
Tammy: Cmd-shift-A will get you to the applications folder. On Jul 20, 2011, at 2:29 PM, Tammy wrote: > What’s the best way to get to the aps folder? It’s in the doc but it appears > you can’t get there via that shortcut. > > > \Tammy > From: Zachary Kline > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011

a music question

2011-07-19 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi guys: I've gotten inspired to try again at ripping my vinyl to computer. I have some really intricate classical pieces, and, though I have severe herring loss, others don't,:) so I'd like to get the very best sound quality out of these that I can. The other variable is I'm working with a Gri

Re: adding to libery in the new itunes?

2011-07-17 Thread carolyn Haas
this helps. Carolyn On Jul 17, 2011, at 9:47 AM, trahern culver wrote: > thanks for your help i cant open difrent folders every time i press > the arro keys to do this v o sais "selection replaced" and now v o > also sais "file list" instead of saying "file brous

Re: maybe my macbook is too hot? was Re: can't get my macbook to stay shut down

2011-07-17 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Christina: My answer will not be likely to be very helpful. But, perhaps your computer is haunted? Ok, on a more serious note: Mine only runs pretty warm when I'm running a lot of apps at the same time, forcing it to work harder, or when I operate it on a soft surface. The only other tim

Resignation of Moderator

2011-07-15 Thread carolyn Haas
erested in Power, I'm interested in things Apple. For anyone who assumes otherwise of me, Assuming leads to misunderstanding and hurt. Enjoy your mac journey everyone. Carolyn -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To

Re: Prizmo on the Mac!

2011-07-15 Thread carolyn Haas
Hey Colin: I had no idea it was available for the Mac. So, I have no other input except thanks for pointing this out.:) Carolyn On Jul 15, 2011, at 9:14 AM, Red.Falcon wrote: > Hi all! > Sorry to bring up OCR again! > But I've seen on the discussions people talking about vu sca

Re: Network problems

2011-07-15 Thread carolyn Haas
Hello Mark and Geoff: With all due respect to both of you, Please take this discussion off list. It really is kind of off topic, and not conducive to the resourcefulness we're striving for. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. Friendly, Carolyn On Jul 14, 2011, at 2:56

Re: Safari Keyboard Reference Posted

2011-07-13 Thread carolyn Haas
erstanding, and keep up the good posts. Enjoy the day. Carolyn On Jul 13, 2011, at 10:04 AM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > Hi Esther, > I have updated the keyboard reference with your suggestions. They are most > helpful. Please take a look and let me know if I can do anything else with >

Re: a couple of trackpad commander questions

2011-07-11 Thread carolyn Haas
to select yours to try to work with. Either some things are broken/changed, or I need a quick refresher course. I'm guessing it's the latter. But, now you've got me curious. I'll let you know what I find. Carolyn On Jul 11, 2011, at 11:26 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi J

Re: office applications

2011-07-11 Thread carolyn Haas
as well as helpful tips and links to podcasts and tutorials. You can find the archives by using the links at the bottom of every list post. HTH Carolyn On Jul 11, 2011, at 9:14 AM, james walton wrote: > How accessible is it? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 11, 20

Itunes and syncing: was permanently removing downloads

2011-07-09 Thread carolyn Haas
ue why it won't sync back, even though other apps are syncing. Take care and tia for any info. Carolyn On Jul 9, 2011, at 12:45 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > Perfect, Carolyn; thank you. I didn't even notice that apps playlist in the > library. Then I had an adventure with the apps

Re: Permanently Removing Downloaded Apps From all Devices

2011-07-08 Thread carolyn Haas
also keep apps in iTunes but have them not sync, by unchecking their checkboxes in the apps. table. HTH Carolyn On Jul 8, 2011, at 6:34 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > I'm using the most recent beta version of ITunes. There are a few apps that > aren't accessible, which I want to

Re: Question about Lion from the app store?

2011-07-07 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Joseph: I believe the Apple people indicated the program would not be sold as a disk. But, there would be a way to reinstall from ICloud. On Jul 6, 2011, at 10:04 PM, Joseph Norton wrote: > Hi: > > Sorry if this has been repeated, but, I'm wondering about the upgrade. > > I understand Lio

Re: Success! Help received.

2011-07-06 Thread carolyn Haas
retail stores particularly helpful, and, of course you have the best group of resourceful folks around you right here. Enjoy your Mac journey. Carolyn On Jul 5, 2011, at 10:34 PM, Cakes wrote: > Thanks again folks, > > I'm back up and running and VO is talking to me once again!

Re: Quick Question About Skype

2011-07-04 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Ezzy: Try working from the Address book tab. Also, if you dial a number from the dial pad, it will be with that person's name under contacts. Sounds odd, I know, but that's what happened with a couple of mine. Carolyn On Jul 3, 2011, at 7:51 PM, Ezzie Buenito wrote: > Hi

Re: Just bought Pages

2011-07-04 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Shannon: I only work with the blank one as well. The other ones would be pretty neat to understand and make use of, since I'm terrible at knowing page formatting.:) But, the fancy templates allude me. Take care Carolyn On Jul 2, 2011, at 10:08 PM, Shannon Dyer wrote: > Is

Re: [Bulk] jumping around the web?

2011-07-02 Thread carolyn Haas
know them. Or you can use command-vo-H to jump to headings, command-vo-m to go to same level headings. These have come in really handy since I learned them. One other trick is to look for the word "search", and text often starts just below that area. HTH Carolyn , On Jul 2, 2

Re: Just bought Pages

2011-07-02 Thread carolyn Haas
d might confuse you at first. Take care Carolyn On Jul 2, 2011, at 1:26 PM, Shannon Dyer wrote: > Hi, all. > > I just purchased Pages for my MacBook. Is there anything in particular you > think I should know to get the most out of the program? I'm used to using > earlier versi

Re: need some apple help...

2011-07-01 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Eric: In case someone hasn't suggested this yet: If you look on Craigslist, there are always people offering to unlock a phone for a small fee. At least, here in Denver area there are.:) Good luck. Carolyn On Jul 1, 2011, at 12:10 AM, Eric Oyen wrote: > Hey folks I need some help

Re: .flack on the Mac

2011-06-30 Thread carolyn Haas
Of course, you could always rehire that a-flack guy who's out of work. On Jun 29, 2011, at 10:42 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > Sounds like some kind a movie title huh. Flack on da Mac. LOL! Anyway... > no, seriously, heheheheh... I have a whole discography here of an artist > that a

Re: Update on mac running hot, from bad to worse!

2011-06-28 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Kary: This really sounds like an issue to consult Apple's tech support about. Someone there might be able to point you to a more long term solution. I don't know if you have tried doing a search of the Apple site for the issue, but it might be worth a look. Best of luck, and I hope you don

Re: Mac book pro running very hot

2011-06-28 Thread carolyn Haas
Hello Mike: You might have missed this. Earlier in the thread, she said Apple Spell was using a high per centage, and resetting it temporarily made the issue stop. Carolyn On Jun 28, 2011, at 8:15 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > You might check the process manager, see if something is running t

Re: Contacting a Mod/Owner

2011-06-26 Thread carolyn Haas
Hello Chris: I recently listed the owner and mods. I'll do this again, in case anyone else has concerns or questions: List owner: Cara quinn: email: modelc...@gmail.com Moderators: Carolyn Haas: Email: chaas0...@gmail.com Mark taylor: email: mk...@ucla.edu Carolyn On Jun 26, 2011,

Re: internet

2011-06-21 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Craig: I believe it's a voiceover bug with Safari. I usually turn VO off and then on again, to achieve the same thing. Perhaps Alex is secretly a fan of firefox rather than Safari?:) On Jun 20, 2011, at 7:25 PM, Craig J Dunlop wrote: > when changing pages in safari voiceover will some tim

Re: ITunes navigation

2011-06-20 Thread carolyn Haas
Just another idea: If for some reason that doesn't work, you can shift-vo-end, and then vo-arrow back a couple and you're there. It beats arrowing all the way across. On Jun 20, 2011, at 3:45 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > Ron, Often Ricardo's suggestion of vo command h does exactly what you want, >

Re: Voiceover on the iPhone

2011-06-18 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi: I'd be taking that to the Apple store right away. Shouldn't be doing that, and I don't believe there's a setting that would affect that kind of change. carolyn On Jun 17, 2011, at 6:08 AM, Jeff Berwick wrote: > Hi all, > > When my iPhone battery drops belo

Re: Um, VO Doesn't Seem to Work with the Mobile Me Site?

2011-06-18 Thread carolyn Haas
6 copies of my resume, and 5 of my cover letter, each of which btw STILL has some spacing issues. And, I'm usually not a poor typist.:) Anyhow, iCloud will likely resolve the mobile quirks. Take care Carolyn On Jun 18, 2011, at 1:38 PM, Scott Howell wrote: > Carolyn, > > I wou

Re: Issuing VoiceOver commands on an IPhone with the Bluetooth keyboard

2011-06-18 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Paul: If you go to Apple.com, search for accessibility and keyboard commands, you should be able to find what you're looking for. Also, you can get this info at applevis.com On Jun 18, 2011, at 9:59 AM, Paul Hunt wrote: > Hello everyone. I want to know how to issue a VoiceOver Read Page co

Re: Braille on the I phone.

2011-06-18 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Kawal and Claus: This should definitely be reported to accessibil...@apple.com. It's really the only way things are going to be noticed and possibly fixed. Carolyn On Jun 17, 2011, at 2:33 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > Absolutely, it happens when I route my letter with the braille

Re: Um, VO Doesn't Seem to Work with the Mobile Me Site?

2011-06-18 Thread carolyn Haas
t them to provide solutions to serious issues like you're experiencing. And yes, I'll smile, still. :) Carolyn On Jun 17, 2011, at 10:06 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > Thanks for all the info, Bryan. I think I will simply have someone help log > in when I need to find my IPod

Re: How Are MS Word Tables Handled in TextEdit?

2011-06-18 Thread carolyn Haas
more info would go a long way to making Pages useful. As it is, I'm very very discouraged. Carolyn Haas On Jun 17, 2011, at 11:44 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > Hi, all, > > Yesterday I opened an MSWord document that I knew had a table in it. When I > opened it in Pages, as ex

Re: network

2011-06-16 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Clifton: You can simply go into your status menu, with vo-shift-MM. Look for your network's name, and vo-space on it. YOu should be prompted for your password or wpa or WEP. Enter that and it should connect. On Jun 16, 2011, at 2:53 PM, Kliph&Sharrie wrote: > So where do I go to connect

Re: Help, my gmail email account's not syncing to my mac or Ipod

2011-06-16 Thread carolyn Haas
ty cloud having hiccups, to the lunar eclipse.:) If it persists, I'd be interested to know what steps you're taking, and what's different. Best Carolyn On Jun 16, 2011, at 12:10 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: > Hi, My gmail account on apple mail on my Ipod and apple mail on both &g

Re: just submitted report to Vuescan Dev regarding Text edit

2011-06-13 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Ray: Thanks for taking the initiative to do this. He is pretty good about at least reading and considering feedback. I'll do the same when I try Vuescan again. Take care Carolyn On Jun 13, 2011, at 4:33 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > For the benefit of those of us having issues with T

Re: Flashdrive for Christine

2011-06-13 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Christine: At the risk of sounding archaic, you might just go ahead and burn a CD from iTunes, and .:) It would be a lot fewer headaches. The fact that you got half of your music to copy makes it seem as though a reformat isn't the answer. Carolyn On Jun 13, 2011, at 7:55 AM, Chri

Fwd: VueScan settings

2011-06-12 Thread carolyn Haas
website, not the Apple store. I don't know if the latest upgrade needs to be purchased. I'd guesss it depends on how long ago you got the earlier one. Now here are the settings Anne gave. HTH Carolyn Begin forwarded message: > From: Anne Robertson > Date: June 10, 2011 1:3

Re: List Messages

2011-06-12 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Dan: It's been going along all day. Not a lot of traffic, but definitely still alive. Might want to reboot and see if your mail has some kind of snag. Carolyn On Jun 12, 2011, at 8:02 PM, Dan Roy wrote: > I haven' received 1 message all day, I am wondering if the lis

Re: Issues with VueScan 9.x

2011-06-12 Thread carolyn Haas
Ray: This is erroneous info. I've done OCR with Vuescan. Only, it won't do orientation for you. Carolyn On Jun 12, 2011, at 5:23 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > Uh, well, sounds to me like your not running OCR at all. YOu need to run > VUScan and then run OCR with Abby Fine read

Re: sever/network issues

2011-06-11 Thread carolyn Haas
nd I can't get the network control group to save the changes when I try to rename the network to something other the the infamous "myqwest." But, yes. For the moment, it's working. (Man, it's hard to type with one's fingers crossed.:) Carolyn On Jun 11, 2011,

Re: NEver mind about Eloquent, it works.

2011-06-11 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Jes: I'm confused why you'd want to run Eloquence on the Mac. Is this the Eloquence that is a speech synthesizer, or some app I've not heard of. Please excuse my not knowing. Carolyn On Jun 11, 2011, at 2:57 PM, Jes Smith wrote: > Just had to turn VO off and back on aga

Re: Trouble with PDF files

2011-06-11 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Christine: It's possible that they were sent as scanned images, in which case you'd need an OCR program to read them. A long way around option, if you have a scanner is to print the attachment, and run it through your scanner for it's ocr capability. Carolyn On Jun 11, 20

Re: sever/network issues

2011-06-11 Thread carolyn Haas
west" name and settings At least it allowed me to remove my neighbor's unsecured Netgear server. And, at least it brought in the mail.:) CarolynOn Jun 11, 2011, at 7:31 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > You might try using control f8, this is the mac command for going to the > status menus.

sever/network issues

2011-06-10 Thread carolyn Haas
arated. I think I'm connected now, as Ive got 33 new messages here. But, it may be to the network next door. Any help in understanding any of this would be very much appreciated. Don't think I can sleep with my Mac out of sourest. (I know, that's weird. Isn't it?:) TIA for a

Re: email questions?

2011-06-10 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Shameless: I believe you can create a group in your address book, though I've never messed with that. Otherwise, and you probably already know this) write them, and then a coma after each one. Carolyn On Jun 10, 2011, at 10:29 AM, ShamelessFanGirl wrote: > And adding to this quest

Re: not getting all responses to my email messages

2011-06-09 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Chris: Just a shot in the dark here: Is it possible you have your email set to thread view, and aren't expanding the threads to view all the messages? Just a thought. Carolyn On Jun 9, 2011, at 9:14 PM, Chris Snyder wrote: > Hi all, > For some reason, when I look at the message

Re: Updating Stream from a Mac

2011-06-09 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi: You can add books to the Victor Reader Stream from the Mac. You just can't use the companion software. Carolyn On Jun 9, 2011, at 3:16 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > No. It don't work. the companion don't work on the Mac. > > > Sincerely, > The Constantly Bar

Re: Music and iTunes

2011-06-09 Thread carolyn Haas
other question, I haven't looked at the latest so I'll let someone with a better handle on it answer. Take care Carolyn On Jun 9, 2011, at 1:47 AM, David Hole wrote: > Hi folks. > I have a few questions wich I hope someone have a good answer to :) > > - I think we have meen into t

Re: Buying a mac computer

2011-06-09 Thread carolyn Haas
ations and comparison tools. There is also some helpful information about making the switch from pc to mac, as well as information on accessibility. If you type switching, or accessibility into their search box, you'll likely find some good helpful info. Carolyn On Jun 9, 2011, at 7:19 AM, Wen

Re: Static text and Magic Trackpad

2011-06-08 Thread carolyn Haas
title. HTH Carolyn On Jun 8, 2011, at 10:28 PM, Kevin Gibbs wrote: > Guys, > I know I asked this once before without a response. I'm fond of > reading Huffington Post and other sites on my mac. Unfortunately, > whereas in JAWS I could easily cut to the first block of text in a &g

Re: First time trying to use a flash drive with my Mac

2011-06-08 Thread carolyn Haas
ll items selected. 6. Press cmd-c to copy or begin dragging or do whatever you wish to do. 7. Turn cursor tracking back on using VO-shift-f3 (add FN on a laptop). don't forget to do #7 as it will frustrate you to no end when cursor tracking is off and you're trying to do things you'r

Re: [Bulk] transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread carolyn Haas
s guide and a getting started with snowleopard built in. Also, , Handytech USA has a training manual written by Earl Harrison. It goes with a workshop the company offers here in the US. You may find it helpful. HTH Carolyn On Jun 8, 2011, at 10:20 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > I'd go h

Re: First time trying to use a flash drive with my Mac

2011-06-08 Thread carolyn Haas
e, copying from ..." Sometimes it's ust a bit of trial and error tinkering. Carolyn On Jun 8, 2011, at 10:01 AM, Christine Grassman wrote: > Hi, Esther and others: thanks so much for your responses. I am now able to > find the drive, and what I want to do is copy music files to it. Howe

Re: First time trying to use a flash drive with my Mac

2011-06-07 Thread carolyn Haas
ounds. You shouldn't have to do anything to the usb drive for it to work, though depending on what kind of files are there, some may not work HTH Carolyn. On Jun 7, 2011, at 8:27 PM, Christine Grassman wrote: > I did check that external disks were checked in Finder preferences to show

Re: Openning a file before my job interview on Monday

2011-06-07 Thread carolyn Haas
Christopher: You asked about a simple database program. That's why Bento was suggested. On Jun 7, 2011, at 5:39 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > Maybe I was mistaking but by the looks of this thread, I thought it was set > that Bento was a program Apple suggested for doing PowerPoint stuf

Re: ITunes In the Cloud

2011-06-07 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi: Thanks for clarifying. This all sounds so futuristic and a bit scary to me. Ok, so now y'all know I'm an old spirit of a girl.:) Carolyn On Jun 7, 2011, at 5:37 PM, Shen wrote: > Sorry for the confusion. Yes, I used the term iSync because the way > iTunes downloads your

Re: adding recipient to address book

2011-06-07 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Ron: I believe the only way to do this is to VO-shift-M on that address, copy it and create a card in address book. Perhaps someone will correct me with a better way.:) Take care On Jun 7, 2011, at 2:29 PM, Ronald McEwan wrote: > Hi, > > How does one add a recipient, not the sender, in

Re: ITunes In the Cloud

2011-06-07 Thread carolyn Haas
Thanks Zak: I just never heard anyone talk about isync yesterday, and there's been so much speculation that I'm not sure what to believe anymore. Anyhow thank you. Carolyn On Jun 7, 2011, at 3:26 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: > Hi Carolyn, > iSync was his term for what is happ

Re: ITunes In the Cloud

2011-06-07 Thread carolyn Haas
Gee, that's not what I understood from the presentation. I'm confused by what you're saying here. I read everything yesterday, and nowhere did it mention iSync. On Jun 7, 2011, at 12:04 PM, Shen wrote: > Hi, > Cloud is not an accurate term. It's iSync. > There is no cloud in iTunes. It is a m

Re: selecting a scanner?

2011-06-07 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi: There is also a list of supported scanners on the vuescan site. On Jun 7, 2011, at 6:56 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Donna, > > I don't know the answer to your question, but Ed Hamrick is usually happy to > answer questions. Just look for the contact details on the Hamrick site. > >

Re: selecting a scanner?

2011-06-07 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi: Vuescan was around $40 us last I looked. On Jun 7, 2011, at 9:38 AM, Goldfinga Productions wrote: > What is the cost of this "vuescan?" > > > On Jun 7, 2011, at 8:53 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > >> Hi Anne, >> >> thanks, just downloaded Vuescan. The setup looks to be straight-forward >> e

Re: iBooks, iCloud and the Mac

2011-06-06 Thread carolyn Haas
Howard: Don't know about reading on the mac. If the files ae in pub format, and even if they're PDF, at least currently, they can't be read. ICloud is just the storage device. They wold have to make some major changes in iTunes to be able to erad them on the mac. imho Carolyn

Re: [Bulk] regarding Apple's announcement

2011-06-06 Thread carolyn Haas
I believe I heard it was only going to be available through the Mac App store, and one would have to burn their own backup cd. Either that, or given your Apple Id and password, iCloud could do the reinstall. Carolyn On Jun 6, 2011, at 5:50 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: > They're givi

Re: [Bulk] regarding Apple's announcement

2011-06-06 Thread carolyn Haas
HI Ray: Think they said July. Via download from mac app store for 29.95 or thereabout. Carolyn On Jun 6, 2011, at 3:17 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > Any idea when Lion is coming out? > > > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! > > Now a very proud and happy Mac us

Re: [Mac-cessibility News] Mac-cessibility Live Coverage of WWDC Keynote Address

2011-06-06 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Donna: I didn't get there in time. But if you go to Mac Rumors, there's some great coverage of what's being shown. Someone's an awesome notetaker.:) Carolyn On Jun 6, 2011, at 11:15 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Is anyone able to listen to this? I can't get it to pl

Re: Abisee?

2011-06-06 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Donna: I don't have Abbyy, and messed up my rial period of it. But, people have had good luck pairing it with iPhoto or vuescan. Vuescan works with more scanners, but I never got really comfortable with it's setup. I'll be interested to see what works well for you. Carolyn

Re: Abisee?

2011-06-06 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Erik: Well, I couldn't resist a bit of folly. Just tell them the controls are within a pinky-promise! A-Q-Z all in the pinky. With the shift to clinch the promise. Carolyn On Jun 6, 2011, at 9:01 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: > Hi Donna, It sounds like you could get by without

Re: Two questions about macbook trackpad

2011-06-06 Thread carolyn Haas
er, on the other hand done accidental mouse-clicks. HTH Carolyn On Jun 6, 2011, at 7:02 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > OK, lets get the essentials outta the way first. We're dealing with a white > parlicarbon stocked mid 2010 macbook running 10.6.7 Snowleopard, 2gb ram, 13

Re: braille display Assistance requested

2011-06-05 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Anne and George: If I understand this correctly, you can also mute speech with cord-M. Carolyn On Jun 5, 2011, at 3:30 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Georges, > > To mute the VoiceOver speech, you can either check the check box in VoiceOver > Utility, Speech, or set a short

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