Re: Slightly O-T: Blind musicians list

2011-04-26 Thread Chris Norman
, On Apr 25, 2:27 am, joseph joseph.bi...@gmail.com wrote: hi midimag.org,  sorry i did not find the subscribe like. hth On 25 Apr 2011, at 00:12, Chris Norman wrote: Hiya All, I'm sorry that some of the lists I've posted this too, mean the post is slightly Off topic, but I'd like

Slightly O-T: Blind musicians list

2011-04-24 Thread Chris Norman
. Cheers, and sorry if I've waisted anyone's time. Take care, Chris Norman Email and MSN: chris.norm...@googlemail.com Skype [and iChat]: chris.norman7[@mac.com] Follow my music on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thechrisnormanproject -- You received this message because you are subscribed

A growl tip

2011-04-11 Thread Chris Norman
, and notifications become automagically accessible. I'm using Notify OS X, but you could probably use anything. HTH,. Take care, Chris Norman Email and MSN: chris.norm...@googlemail.com Skype [and iChat]: chris.norman7[@mac.com] Follow my music on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thechrisnormanproject

Re: A growl tip

2011-04-11 Thread Chris Norman
...@att.net wrote: Thing is, I just set mine to speech.  Speech seems the most logical choice. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 On Apr 11, 2011, at 6:10 AM, Chris Norman wrote

Re: A growl tip

2011-04-11 Thread Chris Norman
for this message. Sincerely, Scott   On Apr 11, 2011, at 7:10 AM, Chris Norman wrote: Hiya all, I imagine that most people have already figured this out, but I found something cool this morning regarding growl. If you go to system preferences, to the growl preference pain, and Display

Moving items in a playlist with VoiceOver

2011-03-18 Thread Chris Norman
care, Chris Norman Email and MSN: chris.norm...@googlemail.com Skype [and iChat]: chris.norman7[@mac.com] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from

Re: Converting video files

2011-03-13 Thread Chris Norman
on! Cheers, and take care. On Mar 12, 2:52 pm, Chris Norman chris.norm...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all, I fear this may be a bit of a stupid question, as I've done this before, but can't remember how! :P I need to convert a large number of AVI files into M4V, so I can play them on my iPod / iPhone

Re: playing movies purchased on iTunes

2011-03-13 Thread Chris Norman
While we're on the topic of Movies from iTunes, does anyone know if you can get films with Audio Description? it's available on most DVD's these days, and it's be great if the versions you download from iTunes had this feature too. If not, do people reckon it's worth badgering Apple about it?

Converting video files

2011-03-12 Thread Chris Norman
Hi all, I fear this may be a bit of a stupid question, as I've done this before, but can't remember how! :P I need to convert a large number of AVI files into M4V, so I can play them on my iPod / iPhone. Any ideas? Cheers, Take care, Chris Norman Email and MSN: chris.norm...@googlemail.com

Re: O M G, it's beautiful

2011-03-12 Thread Chris Norman
Well, I have to say, that was more like an artical than a post LOL, but after sailing through your graphic, if not relevant account, you can turn on VoiceOver with iTunes when you get your own iPad, so, unless you plan to be one of them people who just goes into Apple stores, and plays round with

Re: working with the previous recipients table?

2011-03-12 Thread Chris Norman
Hiya all, I'm joining this discussion a little late, so sorry if all this has already been said. I just spent a couple of seconds looking at it, and it seems this post is right, you can't do much useful with it, apart from one thing. If you find the entry you want (could possibly select multiple

Re: moving iTunes library

2011-03-12 Thread Chris Norman
I coppied my Itunes library recently, fron an external hard drive to my internal. For some reason, it said that some data in Itunes couldn't coppied for some reason or an other. If this happens, go to your termian (either in utilities, or through spotlight), and type something like the following:

Re: Very annoying Safari Busy message

2011-03-07 Thread Chris Norman
Another thing I tried, which I'm not sure has worked or not: Go to Voiceover Utility (VO+f8), then press command + 8 (I think), to get to the web catigory. Next, find the two radio buttons under Navigate web pages by:, and try using Navigate by grouped items, or whatever it's called. Didn't sort

Re: magic trackpad

2011-03-07 Thread Chris Norman
I'd heard it didn't work with VO, but maybe I'm wrong there. Are the Magic Trackpad, and the Magic Mouse different things? I think I'm thinking of magic mouse, or mighty mouse, or whatever the hell Apple called it LOL. On Mar 7, 4:07 am, Bart Bunting b...@bunting.net.au wrote: Hi David, You

Re: VmWare Fusion, xp and jaws

2011-03-07 Thread Chris Norman
I tried Sharp Keys, but it sayd (with the MSI version), that the application was too big to fit in memory, and (with the Zipped version), that there was a big application error, who's code I can't remember. The VM's running with a gig of RAM, and I'm sticking with NVDA until I can sort it. BTW,

Re: How can I maximize Safari?

2011-03-06 Thread Chris Norman
Hiya mate. Not sure about maximising windows, but you can move windows with vo accent. Accent being the key between z and shift. Hth, Eric Brinkman wrote: Since I have some limited vision, I like being able to see the web pages I view, and I see best when they take up the entire screen. On

Re: DVD Ripping software on the Mac?

2011-03-06 Thread Chris Norman
With Handbreak, what I found to be good, is if you save the settings you prefer to a preset, then you can apply that to each title, then, press command shift e I think it is, to add it to the queue. When you've done this for all the titles, you then rip with command + enter I think. Not sure if

Re: Accessible MUD client

2011-03-05 Thread Chris Norman
to disappoint, Zack. On Mar 3, 2011, at 3:43 AM, Chris Norman wrote: Hi All, Not sure if this has been asked before, but I can't find anything in the archives. Does anyone know of an accessible MUD client for Mac OS X? I've used TT++, but it was a little bit dodgy to use, because

Re: Accessible MUD client

2011-03-05 Thread Chris Norman
Hi ALl, I can use telnet, but that's a bit like saying Why not use a piece of paper, instead of a computer? LOL. A MUD client gives you access to a whole load of stuff you can't get with telnet, trigger, and aliases to name just 2, although it does work, after a fashion. Voiceover chops off the

Accessible MUD client

2011-03-04 Thread Chris Norman
it???), Jaws does, and keeps talking regardless. Cheers, Take care, Chris Norman Email and MSN: chris.norm...@googlemail.com Skype [and iChat]: chris.norman7[@mac.com] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email

Re: multitrack recording

2011-03-04 Thread Chris Norman
Hiya mate, Garage band is easy as to record with, alternatively, if you really want to get into it, you could buy either Protools, or Logic, although I'm not sure about the current accessibility of either of those. If you're moving to mac afresh, I'd definately reccommend the Garage Band route,

Re: pitch correction in garage band

2011-03-04 Thread Chris Norman
First, you need to show either the track editer, or track info, I can't remember which, but it's dead easy LOL, so go figure it out for yourself! :P When you've done that, interact with the window, above the checkbox for loop browser (bottom of the window). In there, you'll (at some point), find

Re: VO will only say safari busy, safari ready on mobile facebook site?

2011-02-18 Thread Chris Norman
Yes, I am having this too, although I haven't found any way of getting round it, other than to use touch.facebook.com on my iPhone LOL. Sorry I can't help moree. Take care, johns.kary wrote: Hi lister's, For the last week or so every time I try to read comments, event invites or practically

Re: my Mac suddenly cannot see my time machine backup disk

2011-02-18 Thread Chris Norman
Hum... Depending on what your drive is, you can possibly get a utility to do a low level check on it. Failing that, now I notice you've got it fixed, and you're going to format, do a low level format, by having Mac OS X write 0's over th Ray Foret Jr wrote: Okay. This is too weird. I turn my

Re: my Mac suddenly cannot see my time machine backup disk

2011-02-18 Thread Chris Norman
Sorry for my partial post, I managed to hit the send key LOL. Yeah, I was saying... do a low level format. I believe Mac OS X does it when you set security options to write 0's over it. Either that, or I just checked, and OS X does have the dd utility built into it. You can load up the terminal,

Re: Itunes beginner's questions.

2011-02-18 Thread Chris Norman
1. How do you import a song into Itunes using the keyboard? Right now I just click it in its location in the finder (or my external drive) and let Itunes play it, which seems to import it automatically. Needless to say, though, this can get laborious! I have all my music organised by iTunes,

Re: Itunes beginner's questions.

2011-02-18 Thread Chris Norman
Sorry, I seem to be doing this a lot today. Turned the mouse off now LOL. 1. How do you import a song into Itunes using the keyboard? Right now I just click it in its location in the finder (or my external drive) and let Itunes play it, which seems to import it automatically. Needless to

Installing Windows XP with Bootcamp.

2011-02-14 Thread Chris Norman
. Take care, Chris Norman Email and MSN: chris.norm...@googlemail.com Skype [and iChat]: chris.norman7[@mac.com] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe

Re: .aif file question?

2011-02-12 Thread Chris Norman
is probably your best bet, as everyone knows about the .wav format. HTH, Take care, Chris Norman Email and MSN: chris.norm...@googlemail.com Skype [and iChat]: chris.norman7[@mac.com] On 12 Feb 2011, at 20:59, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi all, I am about to add some material to my production