Re: accessible youtube to mp3 converter

2011-12-04 Thread Kestrell
Here is the online converter which I use, but it won't convert any video which is longer than 20 minutes. http://www.youtube-mp3.org/ Kestrell - Original Message - From: Jessica To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2011 8:41 AM Subjec

Re: how to work with facebook?

2011-12-01 Thread Kestrell
formation about the program for which the app is being developed, and without more information and a less changeable interface, developing such an app becomes very difficult. Kestrell - Original Message - From: "Teresa Cochran" To: Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 9:59 AM

Pandora or equivalent accessible with VoiceOver?

2011-11-26 Thread Kestrell
nd an equivalent application? Thank you. Kestrell -- 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 this group, send email to macvisio

Re: spotify and the Mac

2011-11-24 Thread Kestrell
A quick scan of Google results for the search terms spotify and accessibility shows serious access issues using Spotify with NVDA, Jaws, and the IOS OSes. However, this site links to some scripts which can be used with Jaws http://www.lexdis.org.uk/technology/111 although I haven't tried this ye

Re: Facebook

2011-11-15 Thread Kestrell
I use the mobile site also m.facebook.com and it filters out a lot of the more annoying ads, game messages, and so on, which make the main site so overwhelming. My only piece of advice would be to start with a few friends or fan pages and then add more as you get used to it. Kes - Orig

Re: cannot recommend the migration assistant enough for new users switching from pc

2011-10-03 Thread Kestrell
Ioana, Does this allow the user to choose what gets ported over by using checkboxes or some other selection process? I have a lot of files on my old Windows laptop which I don't want to transfer over to my new Mac Air. Kes - Original Message - From: "Ioana Gandrabur" To: "MacVisi

Re: commands for editing and reviewing text?

2011-09-08 Thread Kestrell
Those are the basic Mac commands, but there are also the VoiceOver commands, which I find to often be more intuitive, such as VO-l read line VO-S read sentence VO-w read word VO-P read paragraph etc. Kes - Original Message - From: erik burggraaf To: macvisionaries@googlegroup

Re: commands for editing and reviewing text?

2011-09-08 Thread Kestrell
hen I stuck the labels on PostIt notes and stuck those no the top lid of my laptop. Whenever I can't remember a command, I flip the lid down and check the braille notes. Kestrell - Original Message - From: "Alex Hall" To: "MacVisionaries list" Sent: Thursd

Re: Youtube to MP3 Converter

2011-05-23 Thread Kestrell
Shawn, Thanks, this sounds promising! Kes - Original Message - From: Shawn Krasniuk To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 5:38 PM Subject: Youtube to MP3 Converter Kestrell, I use a website called Youtube To MP3 converter. It's a pretty

Re: abby fine reader express question

2011-05-23 Thread Kestrell
at to look for in a scanner, and 50 pages on OCR solutions and automations. I did not get to test any of the solutions yet. http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/samples/TCoYourPaperlessOffice-1.0-sample.pdf Jonathan On May 21, 2011, at 6:13 PM, Kestrell wrote: What is the title and author of

Re: mac book

2011-05-23 Thread Kestrell
What do you use for converting YouTube videos to mp3? I haven't found any accessible converters for this yet. Kestrell - Original Message - From: "gerry cook" To: Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 5:10 AM Subject: Re: mac book i have a lot of music on youtube and am c

Re: mac book

2011-05-23 Thread Kestrell
Is VO on he Mac able to handle flash, or does it just handle less well than Jaws on a Windows machine? It's not clear from your comment which is the case. The answer probably won't change my mind about getting a Mac, but it would be nice to know before I make the switch this summer. Kes ---

Re: abby fine reader express question

2011-05-21 Thread Kestrell
What is the title and author of this book? Kestrell - Original Message - From: "Jon Cohn" To: Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 12:53 PM Subject: Re: abby fine reader express question THere is a lot of complaining here... There is a take control book on creating a paperl

Re: what is up with the Facebook mobile site?

2011-05-20 Thread Kestrell
Facebook changes it's interface pretty regularly: in my experience, about the length of time it takes a blind computer user to become familiar with the previous incarnation of the interface. Actually, my sighted friends complain about these constant changes, also. Kes - Original Message -

Questions about Mac Air

2011-05-18 Thread Kestrell
a Mac? What is the scanning software used for the Mac? Is it free? Are there any blogs which focus on Voiceover, or which discuss access issues in regard to the Mac? Does anyone know when the new Lion OS is scheduled to be released? TIA, Kestrell -- You received this message because you are subsc

Re: New text-to-speech voices in Lion

2011-05-17 Thread Kestrell
I have always chosen male voices also, even before I developed the hearing impairment I now have--the mid-range male voices are definitely easier to hear. I also choose a Brit voice whenever possible. Kestrell - Original Message - From: "carolyn Haas" To: Sent: Tuesd